IP Library Granted Patent US 12685905
Granted Patent B2
US 12685905 · App. 18/585,071 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Golf ball

Inventors: Takahiro Sajima (Kobe, JP); Daijiro Kojima (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
A63B37/00922A63B37/0075A63B37/0096
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12685905
App. No.
18/585,071
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf ball can include a core, amid layer, and a cover. In the golf ball, a hardness Ho at a central point of the core, a core surface hardness Hs, a hardness H1 at a point to which a distance from the central point of the core can be equal to 25% of a radius of the core, a hardness H2 at a point to which a distance from the central point of the core can be equal to 75% of the radius of the core, a hardness Hm of the mid layer, and a hardness Hc of the cover can satisfy all of the following relational expressions. Ho ≤ H ⁢ 1 ≤ H ⁢ 2 ≤ Hs ( 1 ) Ho < Hs ( 2 ) ( Hs - Ho ) * ( 3 / 2 ) ≤ ( Hm - Hc ) ( 3 ) ( Hs - Hc ) * ( 3 / 2 ) ≤ ( Hm - Hs ) . ( 4 )

Claims (346)

1 . A golf ball comprising:

a spherical core,

a mid layer positioned outside the core, and

a cover positioned outside the mid layer,

wherein the golf ball satisfies the following relational expressions (1) to (4):

Ho

H

1

H

2

Hs

,

(

1

)

Ho

<

Hs

,

(

2

)

(

Hs

-

Ho

)

*

(

3

/

2

)

(

Hm

-

Hc

)

,

and

(

3

)

(

Hs

-

Hc

)

*

(

3

/

2

)

(

Hm

-

Hs

)

,

(

4

)

wherein

Ho: Shore-C hardness at a central point of the core,

Hs: Shore-C hardness at a surface of the core,

H1: Shore-C hardness at a point to which a distance from the central point of the core is equal to 25% of a radius of the core,

H2: Shore-C hardness at a point to which a distance from the central point of the core is equal to 75% of the radius of the core,

Hm: Shore-C hardness of the mid layer,

Hc: Shore-C hardness of the cover,

wherein the golf ball further satisfies the following relational expression (7):

(

Hm

-

H

2

)

>

¯

23

,

(

7

)

and

wherein a compressive deformation Dc of the core is 3.80-5.00 mm.

2 . The golf ball according to claim 1 , further satisfying the following relational expression (5):

Hc

<

¯

Hs

.

(

5

)

3 . The golf ball according to claim 1 , further satisfying the following relational expression (6):

Ho

<

¯

Hc

.

(

6

)

4 . The golf ball according to claim 1 , further satisfying the following relational expression (8):

(

Hm

-

H

1

)

<

¯

3

6

.

(

8

)

5 . The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein

a material of the mid layer is a resin composition, and

a base polymer of the resin composition is an ionomer resin.

6 . The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein

a material of the cover is a resin composition, and

a base polymer of the resin composition is an ionomer resin.

7 . The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the mid layer directly contacts the core and the cover.

8 . The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein a compressive deformation Db of the golf ball is 3.00 mm-3.40 mm.

9 . The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between Hm and H2 is 23 to 30.

10 . A golf ball comprising:

a spherical core,

a mid layer positioned outside the core, and

a cover positioned outside the mid layer,

wherein the golf ball satisfies the following relational expressions (1) to (4):

Ho

H

1

H

2

Hs

,

(

1

)

Ho

<

Hs

,

(

2

)

(

Hs

-

Ho

)

*

(

3

/

2

)

(

Hm

-

Hc

)

,

and

(

3

)

(

Hs

-

Hc

)

*

(

3

/

2

)

(

Hm

-

Hs

)

,

(

4

)

wherein

Ho: Shore-C hardness at a central point of the core,

Hs: Shore-C hardness at a surface of the core,

H1: Shore-C hardness at a point to which a distance from the central point of the core is equal to 25% of a radius of the core,

H2: Shore-C hardness at a point to which a distance from the central point of the core is equal to 75% of the radius of the core,

Hm: Shore-C hardness of the mid layer, and

Hc: Shore-C hardness of the cover, and

wherein

a difference between Hm and H2 is 25 to 27, and

a compressive deformation Dc of the core is 3.80-5.00 mm.

11 . The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein the mid layer directly contacts the core and the cover.

12 . The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein a compressive deformation Db of the golf ball is 3.00 mm-3.40 mm.

13 . A golf ball comprising:

a spherical core,

a mid layer positioned outside the core, and

a cover positioned outside the mid layer,

wherein the golf ball satisfies the following relational expressions (1) to (4):

Ho

H

1

H

2

Hs

,

(

1

)

Ho

<

Hs

,

(

2

)

(

Hs

-

Ho

)

*

(

3

/

2

)

(

Hm

-

Hc

)

,

and

(

3

)

(

Hs

-

Hc

)

*

(

3

/

2

)

(

Hm

-

Hs

)

,

(

4

)

wherein

Ho: Shore-C hardness at a central point of the core,

Hs: Shore-C hardness at a surface of the core,

H1: Shore-C hardness at a point to which a distance from the central point of the core is equal to 25% of a radius of the core,

H2: Shore-C hardness at a point to which a distance from the central point of the core is equal to 75% of the radius of the core,

Hm: Shore-C hardness of the mid layer, and

Hc: Shore-C hardness of the cover, and

wherein the golf ball satisfies the following relational expressions (5) to (8):

Hc

Hs

,

(

5

)

Ho

Hc

,

(

6

)

(

Hm

-

H

2

)

23

,

and

(

7

)

(

Hm

-

H

1

)

36

,

(

8

)

and

wherein

a difference between Hm and H2 is 23 to 30,

a compressive deformation Dc of the core is 3.80-5.00 mm, and

a compressive deformation Db of the golf ball is 3.00 mm-3.40 mm.

14 . The golf ball according to claim 13 , wherein the mid layer directly contacts the core and the cover.

15 . The golf ball according to claim 13 , wherein the difference between Hm and H2 is 25 to 27.