TWM579993U - Golf ball - Google Patents

Abstract

A golf ball including at least one layer of ball shell, at least one layer of ball core and an antenna layer is provided. The ball core is covered by the ball shell. The antenna layer is inserted between the ball shell and the ball core, wherein a material of the antenna layer has conductive characteristic that made of fluidness or extendable characteristic with auto-recovery material after hit the ball.

Description

golf

The novel creation is related to a sporting goods, and in particular to a golf ball.

With the rapid development of science and technology, the material culture and quality of life have been continuously improved, and sports and leisure activities have become a trend. The golf that was originally considered to be exclusive to the senior aristocracy has become more popular with the trend of sports and leisure. Participating golfers are of all ages, with a lot of love for both men and women, and the number of people involved in golf has increased dramatically in recent years.

When performing a golf game, it is necessary to accurately determine the landing point of the golf ball that is hit, so that it does not take too much time for finding the golf ball. In view of this, some golf balls are designed as built-in chips and antennas to transmit signals to external devices in an active or passive manner for the purpose of sensing the position of the golf ball. However, the wafer and the antenna built in the golf ball are easily damaged by the impact force at the time of hitting the ball, and the center of gravity of the golf ball may change due to the arrangement of the wafer and the antenna and deviate from the center of mass to cause an unpredictable flight path.

The novel creation provides a golf ball that has good reliability while having the function of being sensed.

The golf ball of the present invention comprises at least one spherical shell, at least one spherical core and one antenna layer. The core is disposed in the spherical shell. The antenna layer is disposed between the spherical shell and the core, wherein the material of the antenna layer comprises a conductive material that has fluidity or ductility and can automatically recover and not break after impact.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the antenna layer is disposed on a surface of a spherical shell or a surface of a core.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, the antenna layer is arranged symmetrically to the center of the golf ball.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the golf ball includes at least two wafers, wherein at least two of the wafers are disposed between the spherical shell and the core and electrically connected to the antenna layer.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the at least two wafers are arranged in a manner symmetrical to the center of the golf ball.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the two wafers are disposed on a surface of a spherical shell or a surface of a core.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one spherical shell is a plurality of layers, and the two wafers are disposed between adjacent two spherical shells.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one core is multi-layered, and the two wafers are disposed between adjacent two-layer cores.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one spherical shell is a plurality of layers, and the antenna layer is disposed between the adjacent two spherical shells.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one layer of the core is a plurality of layers, and the antenna layer is disposed between the adjacent two cores.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the material of the antenna layer includes liquid metal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the material of the antenna layer includes metal powder.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the material of the antenna layer includes a conductive adhesive having ductility.

Based on the above, in the golf ball of the present invention, the antenna layer is composed of a conductive material having fluidity or ductility, so that it can be subjected to the fluidity or the extension property when subjected to the impact force of the hitting ball. The effect of the cushioning is obtained, and the integrity of the structure can be maintained or restored by the fluidity or ductility after being deformed by the impact.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood from the following description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a golf ball according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the golf ball 100 of the present embodiment includes at least one spherical shell 110 (shown as one layer), at least one core 120 (shown as a layer), and an antenna layer 130 . The core 120 is disposed in the spherical shell 110, and the antenna layer 130 is disposed between the spherical shell 110 and the core 120.

The material of the antenna layer 130 of the embodiment includes a conductive material having fluidity or ductility, so that it can be buffered or automatically recovered by the fluidity or ductility when subjected to the impact force of the hitting ball. The effect, and can be restored or maintained by the fluidity or ductility after being deformed by impact. Thereby, the conductivity and the antenna characteristics of the antenna layer 130 can be prevented from affecting the function of the antenna due to structural deformation or breakage caused by the impact force, thereby improving the durability and reliability of the golf ball 100.

The fluid conductive material may be a liquid metal, a metal powder, a conductive paste or the like, rather than a generally solid conductive material. More specifically, the fluid conductive material may be graphite selenium powder, silver paste or special conductive adhesive, etc., and the novel creation does not limit this.

In detail, the antenna layer 130 of the present embodiment is disposed on an inner surface 110a of the spherical shell 110 by printing, spraying or coating, and is coated with the spherical shell 110 outside the core 120. Further, the antenna layer 130 is disposed symmetrically with respect to the center C of the golf ball 100 to prevent the center of gravity of the golf ball 100 from being changed to a position other than the intended position due to the addition of the antenna layer 130.

Further, when the golf ball 100 is subjected to the hitting force, the center C of the golf ball 100 generally receives a large impact. In view of this, the antenna layer 130 is disposed between the spherical shell 110 and the core 120 as described above, and is not disposed at or near the center C of the golf ball 100 to prevent the antenna layer 130 from being subjected to excessive impact. damage.

2 is a side view of a partial structure of the golf ball of FIG. 1. In order to make the drawings clearer, FIG. 2 only shows the core 120 and the antenna layer 130 in FIG. The antenna layer 130 shown in FIG. 1 is merely illustrative, and the structure of the antenna layer 130 may actually extend in a meandering manner as shown in FIG. 2 and symmetrically distributed on the inner surface 110a of the spherical shell 110 (shown in FIG. 1). In other embodiments, the structure of the antenna layer 130 may be other extensions, and the present invention does not limit this.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the golf ball 100 of the present embodiment further includes at least two wafers 140 disposed on the inner surface 110 a of the spherical shell 110 between the spherical shell 110 and the core 120 and electrically connected to the antenna layer. 130. The antenna layer 130 and the chip 140 form, for example, a passive signal reflection module for reflecting the sensing signal from the external sensing device back to the external sensing device, so that the user can learn the golf through the external sensing device. The position of the ball 100.

In the present embodiment, the two wafers 140 are disposed in a manner symmetrical to the center C of the golf ball 100 to avoid changing the center of gravity of the golf ball 100 to a position other than the desired position due to the addition of the wafer 140. In other embodiments, the number of wafers 140 can be more, and is also configured in a manner that is symmetric with respect to the center of the ball C of the golf ball 100, and the novel creation does not limit its number.

Further, when the golf ball 100 is subjected to the hitting force, the center C of the golf ball 100 generally receives a large impact. In view of this, the wafer 140 is disposed between the spherical shell 110 and the core 120 as described above instead of being disposed at or near the center C of the golf ball 100 to prevent the wafer 140 from being damaged by excessive impact. Protect the integrity of the core.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a golf ball of another embodiment of the present invention. The golf ball 100A shown in FIG. 3 is different from the golf ball 100 shown in FIG. 1 in that the spherical shell 110 of the golf ball 100A is a plurality of layers (illustrated as three layers), and the core 120 is multi-layered (illustrated as three The antenna layer 130 and the wafer 140 are disposed on the inner surface 110a of one of the spherical shells 110 and are located between the adjacent two-layer spherical shells 110. In the golf ball 100A, the antenna layer 130 and the wafer 140 may also be disposed between the adjacent innermost spherical shell 110 and the outermost core 120, which is not limited by the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of a golf ball of another embodiment of the present invention. The golf ball 100B shown in FIG. 4 is different from the golf ball 100 shown in FIG. 1 in that the spherical shell 110 of the golf ball 100B is a plurality of layers (illustrated as two layers), and the core 120 is multi-layered (illustrated as four The antenna layer 130 and the wafer 140 are disposed on the inner surface 120a of one of the cores 120 and are located between the adjacent two cores 120. In the golf ball 100B, the antenna layer 130 and the wafer 140 may also be disposed between the adjacent innermost spherical shell 110 and the outermost spherical core 120, which is not limited by the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , under the arrangement shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the antenna layer 130 and the wafer 140 are not located at or near the center C of the golf ball 100A, 100B. It is also possible to prevent the antenna layer 130 and the wafer 140 from being damaged by excessive impact.

In summary, in the golf ball of the present invention, the antenna layer is composed of a conductive material having fluidity or ductility, so that it can be subjected to the fluidity or ductility when subjected to the impact force of the hitting ball. The effect of buffering or automatic recovery is obtained, and the structural integrity can be maintained by the fluidity or ductility after being deformed by impact. In addition, the antenna layer and the wafer are arranged symmetrically to the center of the golf ball to avoid changing the center of gravity of the golf ball to a position other than the desired position due to the addition of the antenna layer and the wafer. In addition, since the antenna layer and the wafer are disposed between the spherical shell and the core rather than at or near the center of the golf ball, the antenna layer and the wafer can be prevented from being damaged by excessive impact and protecting the core. Integrity.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the novel creation, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel creation. Retouching, the scope of protection of this new creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100, 100A, 100B‧‧ golf

110‧‧‧Spherical shell

110a, 120a‧‧‧ inner surface

120‧‧‧core

130‧‧‧Antenna layer

140‧‧‧ wafer

C‧‧‧球心

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a golf ball according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a side view of a partial structure of the golf ball of FIG. 1. Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a golf ball of another embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a golf ball of another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (13)

A golf ball comprising: at least one spherical shell; at least one core, disposed in the at least one spherical shell; and an antenna layer disposed between the at least one spherical shell and the at least one core, wherein the antenna layer The material includes conductive materials with fluidity or ductility. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the antenna layer is disposed on a surface of the at least one spherical shell or a surface of the at least one core. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the antenna layer is disposed in a manner symmetrical to a center of the golf ball. The golf ball of claim 1, comprising at least two wafers, wherein the at least two wafers are disposed between the at least one spherical shell and the at least one core and electrically connected to the antenna layer. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein the at least two wafers are disposed in a manner symmetrical to a center of the golf ball. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein the at least two wafers are disposed on a surface of the at least one spherical shell or a surface of the at least one core. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein the at least one spherical shell is in a plurality of layers, and the at least two wafers are disposed between two adjacent spherical shells. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein the number of the at least one core is a plurality of layers, and the at least two wafers are disposed between two adjacent layers of the core. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the at least one spherical shell is in a plurality of layers, and the antenna layer is disposed between two adjacent spherical shells. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one core is a plurality of layers, and the antenna layer is disposed between two adjacent cores. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the material of the antenna layer comprises a liquid metal. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the material of the antenna layer comprises a metal powder. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the material of the antenna layer comprises a conductive paste.