US20050155697A1 - Method for manufacturing composite clubs - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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- A63B53/10—Non-metallic shafts
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
- B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
- B29C70/28—Shaping operations therefor
- B29C70/30—Shaping by lay-up, i.e. applying fibres, tape or broadsheet on a mould, former or core; Shaping by spray-up, i.e. spraying of fibres on a mould, former or core
- B29C70/32—Shaping by lay-up, i.e. applying fibres, tape or broadsheet on a mould, former or core; Shaping by spray-up, i.e. spraying of fibres on a mould, former or core on a rotating mould, former or core
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
- A63B2209/02—Characteristics of used materials with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
- A63B60/06—Handles
- A63B60/14—Coverings specially adapted for handles, e.g. sleeves or ribbons
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
- B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
- B29L2031/52—Sports equipment ; Games; Articles for amusement; Toys
- B29L2031/5227—Clubs
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing composite clubs to reduce torsional deformation.
- Innovated materials have been constantly introduced for club fabrication in order to enable hitting ball to fly a greater distance.
- One of the approaches is to generate maximum torsion to reduce deformation of the club.
- altering the material often results in excessive torsion during club swinging, and produces too much deformation.
- change of club manufacturing method can enhance club swinging effect, it does not provide required torsion. And it does not help much in reducing the torsional deformation. Users have to improve swinging technique to achieve the desired result. It is not effective.
- conventional clubs made from carbon fibers and glass fibers usually are fabricated by wrapping a solid steel core, then the steel core is removed to form a hollow club tube. The material forming the club tube has to withstand the swinging torsion. Deformation increases and the strength cannot be enhanced.
- the present invention aims to provide a method for manufacturing composite clubs that can reduce the deformation and increase the strength.
- the method according to the invention includes forming a base material on a metal tube that has a brushed surface by coating a bonding resin; then covering the entire metal tube surface with a layer of glass fiber fabric or carbon fiber fabric or both; wrapping the fabric on the metal tube with a forming adhesive fabric; heating the wrapped metal tube in a two-stage process; peeling off the forming adhesive fabric; finally fabricating the surface to complete the finished product of the composite club.
- FIG. 1 is the manufacturing process flow chart of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the metal tube of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the metal tube coating with a bonding resin according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the metal tube wrapped with a glass fiber fabric according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5A is a schematic view of the metal tube wrapped with a forming adhesive fabric according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5B is a cross section taken on line 5 B- 5 B in FIG. 5A .
- FIG. 6 is a cross section of another embodiment of the present invention.
- the method for manufacturing composite clubs according to the invention includes steps as follow:
- FIG. 6 for another embodiment of the invention. It is substantially like the one shown in FIG. 1 . The difference is that the metal tube 1 coated with the bonding resin 11 is covered by both the glass fiber fabric 2 and the carbon fiber fabric 20 . Then it is wrapped by the forming adhesive fabric 3 , and heated in a two-stage heating process to bond the glass fiber fabric 2 and the carbon fiber fabric 20 on the surface of the metal tube 1 . Then the forming adhesive fabric 3 is removed and the surface of the metal tube is processed.
- the finished composite club includes a metal tube 1 wrapped by two layers of fabrics.
- the resulting gold club has less deformation and a greater strength. It offers significant improvements over the conventional golf clubs.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing composite clubs includes the steps: forming a base material by forming a brushed surface on the peripheral surface of a metal tube; coating a bonding resin on the brushed surface of the metal tube; covering the entire outer surface of the metal tube that is coated with the base material with an impregnated glass fiber fabric or a carbon fiber fabric; wrapping the metal tube with a forming adhesive fabric to fix the glass fiber fabric; processing a two-stage heating for the metal tube; and removing the forming adhesive fabric from the metal tube and fabricating the surface of the metal tube to form a finished composite club that has reduced torsional deformation.
Description
- The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing composite clubs to reduce torsional deformation.
- Innovated materials have been constantly introduced for club fabrication in order to enable hitting ball to fly a greater distance. One of the approaches is to generate maximum torsion to reduce deformation of the club. However, altering the material often results in excessive torsion during club swinging, and produces too much deformation. Compared with the conventional rigid clubs, although change of club manufacturing method can enhance club swinging effect, it does not provide required torsion. And it does not help much in reducing the torsional deformation. Users have to improve swinging technique to achieve the desired result. It is not effective. On the other hand, conventional clubs made from carbon fibers and glass fibers usually are fabricated by wrapping a solid steel core, then the steel core is removed to form a hollow club tube. The material forming the club tube has to withstand the swinging torsion. Deformation increases and the strength cannot be enhanced.
- In view of the aforesaid disadvantages occurred to the conventional clubs that have a greater torsional deformation and smaller strength, the present invention aims to provide a method for manufacturing composite clubs that can reduce the deformation and increase the strength. The method according to the invention includes forming a base material on a metal tube that has a brushed surface by coating a bonding resin; then covering the entire metal tube surface with a layer of glass fiber fabric or carbon fiber fabric or both; wrapping the fabric on the metal tube with a forming adhesive fabric; heating the wrapped metal tube in a two-stage process; peeling off the forming adhesive fabric; finally fabricating the surface to complete the finished product of the composite club.
- The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is the manufacturing process flow chart of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the metal tube of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the metal tube coating with a bonding resin according to the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the metal tube wrapped with a glass fiber fabric according to the present invention. -
FIG. 5A is a schematic view of the metal tube wrapped with a forming adhesive fabric according to the present invention. -
FIG. 5B is a cross section taken online 5B-5B inFIG. 5A . -
FIG. 6 is a cross section of another embodiment of the present invention. - Please referring to
FIG. 1 , the method for manufacturing composite clubs according to the invention includes steps as follow: -
- (a) Form base material 40:
- Prior to manufacturing the golf club, forming a brushed
surface 10 on the peripheral surface of a metal tube 1 (referring toFIG. 2 );
- Prior to manufacturing the golf club, forming a brushed
- (b) Bonding resin 41:
- Coating a bonding
resin 11 on the brushedsurface 10 of the metal tube 1 (referring toFIG. 3 );
- Coating a bonding
- (c) Impregnating fabric 42:
- Impregnating a layer of resin (not shown in the drawings) on a glass fiber fabric 2 (or carbon fiber fabric 20);
- (d)—Cover the metal tube 43:
- Covering the entire surface of the
metal tube 1 coated with the base material with the impregnated glass fiber fabric 2 (or carbon fiber fabric 20) (referring toFIG. 4 );
- Covering the entire surface of the
- (e) Wrap the forming adhesive fabric 44:
- Wrapping the
metal tube 1 covered by the glass fiber fabric 2 (or carbon fiber fabric 20) with a formingadhesive fabric 3 to fix the glass fiber fabric 2 (or carbon fiber fabric 20) (referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B);
- Wrapping the
- (f) Two-stage heating 45:
- Heating the
metal tube 1 wrapped with the formingadhesive fabric 3 to bond and cure the glass fiber fabric 2 (or carbon fiber fabric 20) on the surface of themetal tube 1; and
- Heating the
- (g) Fabricate the surface process 46:
- Removing the forming
adhesive fabric 3 from themetal tube 1, and fabricating the surface of the metal tube 1 (such as coating paint) to become a finished club that has a reduced torsional deformation and an enhanced strength.
- Removing the forming
- (a) Form base material 40:
- Refer to
FIG. 6 for another embodiment of the invention. It is substantially like the one shown inFIG. 1 . The difference is that themetal tube 1 coated with thebonding resin 11 is covered by both theglass fiber fabric 2 and thecarbon fiber fabric 20. Then it is wrapped by the formingadhesive fabric 3, and heated in a two-stage heating process to bond theglass fiber fabric 2 and thecarbon fiber fabric 20 on the surface of themetal tube 1. Then the formingadhesive fabric 3 is removed and the surface of the metal tube is processed. The finished composite club includes ametal tube 1 wrapped by two layers of fabrics. - By means of the aforesaid method, the resulting gold club has less deformation and a greater strength. It offers significant improvements over the conventional golf clubs.
Claims (3)
1. A method for manufacturing composite clubs, comprising steps of:
(a) forming a base material by forming a brushed surface on the peripheral surface of a metal tube;
(b) coating a bonding resin on the brushed surface of the metal tube;
(c) impregnating a layer of resin on a glass fiber fabric;
(d) covering the entire outer surface of the metal tube coated with the base material with the impregnated glass fiber fabric;
(e) wrapping the metal tube that is covered by the glass fiber fabric with a forming adhesive fabric to fix the glass fiber fabric;
(f) processing a two-stage heating for the metal tube that is wrapped with the forming adhesive fabric to bond and cure the glass fiber fabric on the surface of the metal tube; and
(g) removing the forming adhesive fabric from the metal tube and fabricating the surface of the metal tube.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal tube at step (d) is selectively covered by the glass fiber fabric or a carbon fiber fabric.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal tube at step (d) is covered by the glass fiber fabric and a carbon fiber fabric.
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US6354957B1 (en) * | 1997-03-31 | 2002-03-12 | Daiwa Seiko, Inc. | Golf club shaft |
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US2809144A (en) * | 1955-01-27 | 1957-10-08 | Narmco Sporting Goods Company | Method of making a composite golf shaft for a golf club |
US5076871A (en) * | 1990-01-11 | 1991-12-31 | The Boeing Company | Method of forming composite prepreg articles utilizing heat-shrinkable braided sleeves |
US6354957B1 (en) * | 1997-03-31 | 2002-03-12 | Daiwa Seiko, Inc. | Golf club shaft |
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CN102029396A (en) * | 2010-12-06 | 2011-04-27 | 西北有色金属研究院 | Method for preparing integral type seamless metal fiber perforated pipe and tangling device |
CN104324493A (en) * | 2014-09-30 | 2015-02-04 | 王鹏威 | Golf club production method |
US11230882B2 (en) * | 2015-05-08 | 2022-01-25 | Lutron Technology Company Llc | Low-deflection roller shade tube for large openings |
CN106003756A (en) * | 2016-05-17 | 2016-10-12 | 李继承 | Method for producing ultralarge-pipe-diameter and ultrahigh-pressure fiber reinforced plastic pipe |
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