IP Library Granted Patent US 12673243
Granted Patent B2
US 12673243 · App. 18/746,344 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Golf club head and method for manufacturing same

Inventor: Tomonori Kitagawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.
A63B53/0445A63B53/0466
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12673243
App. No.
18/746,344
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head includes a first groove formed in a face portion of the head, and a second groove formed in the face portion and intersecting the first groove. A first protrusion is formed along an edge of the first groove. A second protrusion is formed along an edge of the second groove. A third protrusion is formed at an edge of an intersection between the first groove and the second groove, the third protrusion being higher than the first protrusion and the second protrusion.

Claims (32)

1 . A golf club head including a face portion, comprising:

a first groove formed in the face portion; and

a second groove formed in the face portion and intersecting the first groove, wherein

a first protrusion is formed along an edge of the first groove,

a second protrusion is formed along an edge of the second groove, and

a third protrusion is formed at an edge of an intersection between the first groove and the second groove, the third protrusion being higher than the first protrusion and the second protrusion.

2 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein

the first groove extends in a toe-heel direction.

3 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein

the first groove and the second groove are orthogonal to each other at the intersection.

4 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein

the first groove and the second groove intersect each other at an angle of 45 degrees or more and less than 90 degrees at the intersection.

5 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , further comprising

a third groove formed in the face portion and intersecting the first groove, wherein

a fourth protrusion is formed along an edge of the third groove,

a fifth protrusion is formed at an edge of an intersection between the first groove and the third groove, the fifth protrusion being higher than the first protrusion and the fourth protrusion, and

the second groove and the third groove extend in different directions.

6 . The golf club head according to claim 5 , wherein

the third groove intersects the second groove, and

a sixth protrusion is formed at an edge of an intersection between the second groove and the third groove, the sixth protrusion being higher than the second protrusion and the fourth protrusion.

7 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein

in the third protrusion,

the first groove and the second groove have a depth of less than 0.025 mm and a width of 0.1 mm or more and 1 mm or less, and

the third protrusion has a height that is 1.2 times or more a height of the first protrusion and 1.2 times or more a height of the second protrusion.

8 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein

the golf club head is a wood-type golf club head including a crown portion and a sole portion.

9 . A method for manufacturing a golf club head including a face portion, the method comprising:

a first laser processing step of forming, by laser processing, a first groove in a member forming the face portion; and

a second laser processing step of forming, by laser processing, a second groove in the member forming the face portion, the second groove intersecting the first groove, wherein

a first protrusion along an edge of the first groove is formed by the first laser processing step,

a second protrusion along an edge of the second groove and a third protrusion at an edge of an intersection between the first groove and the second groove are formed by the second laser processing step, and

the third protrusion is higher than the first protrusion and the second protrusion.