TWM651410U - Pickleball racket with segmented core - Google Patents

Abstract

A pickleball racket with a segmented core, including a board body and a grip body. The board body has a core, a frame and two surface layers. The frame is located on the periphery of the core. The core defines at least two hitting response parts adjacent to each other. , a segmented gap is formed between any two hitting response parts, the two surface layers are spaced apart from each other and are respectively assembled on the core and the frame, and the grip body is formed from the bottom side of the frame of the plate body. Thereby, the core of the board body is easily deformed through the segmented gaps between the hitting response parts, which is beneficial to controlling the time the pickleball ball stays on the board body, and is also beneficial to controlling the rotation force of the board body on the pickleball ball.

Description

Pickleball racket with segmented core

The present invention relates to a pickleball racket, in particular to a pickleball racket with a segmented core.

Pickleball is a rapidly emerging racket sport. It has always been the goal of manufacturers to continue to create a racket that improves user performance and enhances user confidence.

Please refer to Figure 1 for a diagram of U.S. Patent Publication No. US10377093B2, which discloses a pickleball racket whose core C is made of carbon fiber material. However, a large area of the hard carbon fiber material is used, causing the core C to have high stiffness (Stiffness) and deflection (Deflection). Small, with low Flexion and high Coefficient of Restitution (COR), the core C is not easily deformed, which is not conducive to controlling the time the pickleball ball stays on the pickleball racket, nor is it conducive to controlling the rotation force of the pickleball racket on the pickleball ball. .

In view of this, the creator of this case worked hard to research and finally developed this new type of pickleball racket with a segmented core.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pickleball racket with a segmented core to solve the above problems mentioned in the prior art.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a pickleball racket with a segmented core is provided, including: a board body, including: a core defining at least two hitting response parts adjacent to each other, and any two of the at least two hitting responding parts are A segmented gap is formed between the parts; a frame is provided on the peripheral side of the core; And two surface layers, the two surface layers are spaced apart from each other and are respectively arranged on the core and the frame, and the two surface layers correspond to the at least two ball-hitting response parts.

Thereby, the core of the present invention is easily deformed through the segmented gaps between the hitting response parts, which is beneficial to controlling the time the pickleball stays on the board, and is also beneficial to controlling the rotational force of the board on the pickleball.

The above is only used to describe the problems to be solved by the present invention, the technical means to solve the problems and the effects thereof. The specific details of the present invention will be introduced in detail in the following implementation modes and related drawings.

[usual usage]

C:Core

[This new model]

10: Pickleball racket

20:Plate body

21:Core

21A: Shot response department

21A1, 21A1’: components

21A2: Component clearance

21B: Segment gap

21B1: Filler parts

22:Frame

23: Surface layer

30:Hold the body

31: Grip

Figure 1: Plane view of a conventional pickleball racket.

Figure 2: A plan view of the first embodiment of the new pickleball racket with segmented core.

Figure 3: The combined cross-sectional view continued from Figure 2 of the new pickleball racket with segmented core.

Figure 4: A partial exploded view continued from Figure 3 of the new pickleball racket with segmented core.

Figure 5: A partial exploded view continued from Figure 4 of the new pickleball racket with segmented core.

Figure 6: A partial enlarged view continued from Figure 2 of the new pickleball racket with segmented core.

Figure 7: A plan view of the second embodiment of the new pickleball racket with segmented core.

In order to enable your review committee to have a better understanding of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are listed below along with the drawings, which are described in detail below: The present invention provides a pickleball racket with a segmented core. The present invention uses a pickleball racket as an example. However, the pickleball racket can also be used to manufacture rackets of different sizes, such as table tennis racket (Table Tennis Paddle) or beach paddle (Beach Paddle). ).

Please refer to Figures 2 to 5 at the same time. The pickleball racket 10 includes a board body 20 and a grip body 30. The board body 20 includes a core 21 and a frame 22. The frame 22 is located on the peripheral side of the core 21, wherein: this The core 21 defines at least two impact response portions 21A adjacent to each other. The present invention adopts a number of five impact response portions 21A as an example, but is not limited to the number disclosed above. A segmented gap 21B is further formed between any two hitting response parts 21A, and the size of the segmented gap 21B depends on how densely or sparsely any two hitting responding parts 21A are arranged.

Thereby, the core 21 is easily deformed by combining each impact response portion 21A and the segmented gap 21B between the impact response portion 21A. The deformation comes from reducing stiffness (Stiffness), increasing deflection (Deflection), and increasing flexion (Flexion). , lowering the coefficient of restitution (COR), so as to facilitate controlling the time the pickleball ball stays on the board body 20, and also to control the rotation force of the board body 20 on the pickleball ball.

When the number of segmented gaps 21B is 2 or more (inclusive), the forming directions of any two segmented gaps 21B are selected from intersecting and non-intersecting, or a combination thereof. The forming direction is based on the arrow direction X in the figure as a reference.

Each hitting response part 21A is further provided with a plurality of components 21A1 in the shape of a polygonal column, a cylinder, a semi-cylinder, an arc column or a deformation of the aforementioned column. The component 21A1 has a first response parameter. This first response parameter It is stiffness, but is not limited to stiffness (such as one or a combination of deflection, buckling and restitution coefficient related to stiffness). These components 21A1 are arranged with each other, and any component 21A1 extends between corresponding frame edges of the frame 22 , wherein these components 21A1 are arranged longitudinally with each other as an embodiment, or These components are arranged horizontally with each other as another embodiment, or these components are arranged diagonally with each other as another embodiment, but are not limited to any one or combination of the longitudinal arrangement, transverse arrangement and oblique arrangement disclosed above. .

There is further a component gap 21A2 between any two components 21A1, and the size of the component gap 21A2 depends on how densely or sparsely any two components 21A1 are arranged.

Each component 21A1 is made of one of honeycomb structure and rib structure, but is not limited thereto. For the honeycomb structure, please refer to Figure 1 of US Patent Publication No. US20180104555A1. Rib structure. The structure can be seen in Figure 7 of US Patent Publication No. US10377093B2. The aforementioned patent is for reference only and is not intended to limit component 21A1. In addition, each component 21A1 is made of one of carbon fiber materials, hard plastic materials, and hard foam materials, but is not limited thereto.

The frame 22 has a second response parameter, and the second response parameter is stiffness, but is not limited to stiffness (for example, one or a combination of deflection, buckling, and restitution coefficients related to stiffness). The frame 22 is made of one of polyethylene (Polyethylene, PE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, EVA), but is not limited thereto.

Therefore, the first response parameter of the component 21A1 and the second response parameter of the frame 22 are different from each other, and are further made of different materials with different stiffnesses. The present invention is implemented with the first response parameter of the component 21A1 being greater than the second response parameter of the frame 22 For example, that is, the stiffness of the component 21A1 is greater than the stiffness of the frame 22 as an example, but it is not limited to the above disclosed embodiment.

The board body 20 further includes two surface layers 23 spaced apart from each other. Each surface layer 23 is respectively arranged on the core 21 and the frame 22 . Each surface layer 23 is further arranged on the components of the hitting response part 21A of the core 21 . 21A1 and frame 22. The two surface layers 23 are made of one of carbon fiber and glass fiber, but are not limited thereto.

The grip body 30 is formed from the bottom side of the frame 22 of the plate body 20 and can be longitudinally extended or longitudinally connected. The vertical direction is based on the arrow direction Y in the diagram. The grip body 30 and the plate body 20 may be made of the same material or may be made of different materials. The width and thickness of the grip body 30 are different from that of the plate body 20, which are changes made to allow the user to hold it comfortably.

The grip body 30 is further assembled with a handle 31. A further embodiment of the aforementioned assembly is a sleeve assembly, but is not limited to a sleeve assembly. The handle 31 is made of a synthetic rubber, but is not limited to this. The handle 31 This allows the user to control the board body 20 more stably.

The segmented gap 21B (please refer to Figure 6) of the core 21 is further provided with a filling piece 21B1. This filling piece 21B1 has an elastic coefficient. The size of the elastic coefficient depends on the user's needs. The difference in the elastic coefficient will cause the impact sound to be different. change. The filling member 21B1 is further a rubber band with the elastic coefficient.

Please refer to Figure 7. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is the first impact response part 21A. The number of components 21A1' of each impact response part 21A can be 1. In this case, the components 21A1' do not need to be arranged with each other. . Furthermore, each impact response portion 21A may be provided with one or a combination thereof selected from the component 21A1 and the component 21A1'. Any two adjacent components 21A1 and 21A1' are made of one of a honeycomb structure and a rib structure, but are not limited to this. Any two adjacent components 21A1 and 21A1' are It is made of one of carbon fiber materials, hard plastic materials and hard foam materials, but is not limited to this.

The descriptions such as "first" and "second" mentioned in this model are for distinction and do not represent the order of precedence.

To sum up: The new core 21 is easy to deform through the combination of the hitting response part 21A and the segmented gap 21B. The deformation comes from the reduction of stiffness, the increase of deflection, the improvement of buckling, and the reduction of the recovery coefficient, which is beneficial to controlling the pickleball to stay on the board. The time of the body 20 is also conducive to controlling the rotation force of the board body 20 on the pickleball.

Finally, the above disclosed embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all of them are protected by the present invention. New type. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the appended patent application scope.

10: Pickleball racket

20:Plate body

21:Core

21A: Shot response department

21A1:Components

21A2: Component clearance

21B: Segment gap

22:Frame

30:Hold the body

31: Grip

Claims (8)

A pickleball racket with a segmented core containing: A board body, including: A core defining at least two impact-responsive parts adjacent to each other, and forming a segmented gap between any two of the at least two impact-responsive parts; a frame provided around the core; and Two surface layers are respectively arranged on the core and the frame and are spaced apart from each other. The two surface layers correspond to at least two ball-hitting response parts. The pickleball racket with a segmented core as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least two ball-hitting response parts are further provided with a plurality of components, the components having a first response parameter, the components being arranged with each other, and the components Extending between corresponding edges of the frame, the two surfaces are assembled on the components of the core. The pickleball racket with a segmented core as claimed in claim 2, wherein the components are selected from one or a combination of longitudinal arrangement, transverse arrangement, and diagonal arrangement, and there is a further step between any two components. There is a component gap, and these components are made of one of honeycomb structure and rib structure, and these components are made of one of carbon fiber material, hard plastic material and hard foam material. The pickleball racket with a segmented core as claimed in claim 2, wherein the frame has a second response parameter, and the first response parameter of the components and the second response parameter of the frame are made of different materials. , the first response parameter and the second response parameter are stiffness. The pickleball racket with segmented core as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame is selected from one of polyethylene and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and the two surface layers are selected from one of carbon fiber and one of glass fiber. Made of one. The pickleball racket with a segmented core as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a grip body that is longitudinally extended or longitudinally connected to the bottom side of the frame of the plate body, and the grip body is further assembled A grip, the grip is made of synthetic rubber. The pickleball racket with a segmented core as claimed in claim 1, wherein the forming directions of any two segmented gaps are selected from one of intersecting and non-intersecting, or a combination thereof. The pickleball racket with a segmented core as claimed in claim 1, wherein the segmented gap is further provided with a filling piece, the filling piece has an elastic coefficient, and the filling piece is further a rubber band with the elastic coefficient.

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