IP Library Granted Patent US 6,942,580
Granted Patent B2
US 6,942,580 · App. 10/779,669 · Granted Sep 13, 2005

Vibration-absorbing plate for golf club head

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Patent No.
US 6,942,580
App. No.
10/779,669
Granted
Sep 13, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head includes a body having a cavity in a rear side thereof, a striking plate provided on a front side of the body, and a vibration-absorbing plate fixed in the cavity of the body and not in contact with the striking plate. The damping effect of the golf club head and gripping comfort are improved.

Claims (19)

1. A golf club head, comprising:

a body made of a first material and including a cavity in a rear side thereof;

a striking plate provided on a front side of the body; and

a vibration-absorbing plate made of a second material relatively lighter than said first material of the body, and said vibration-absorbing plate fixed in the cavity of the body to directly absorb vibrations from the body and spaced apart from the striking plate to define a hollow chamber therebetween that said hollow chamber prevents from obstructing deformations of the striking plate to permit deformation of the striking plate while striking a golf ball, and said vibration-absorbing plate directly absorbs vibrations from the body, thereby the vibration-absorbing plate gaining a damping effect of the golf club head, the vibration-absorbing plate including a bent perimeter wall extending from a side thereof, the bent perimeter wall being engaged with an inner perimeter delimiting the cavity and said bent perimeter wall ensures said vibration-absorbing plate spaced apart from said striking plate after assembling.

2. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cavity of the body includes a stepped portion for supporting and fixing the vibration-absorbing plate.

3. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the striking plate is integrally formed with the body.

4. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body includes a recess in a front side thereof and an aperture that connects the recess to the cavity, the recess of the body including a stepped portion for supporting and fixing the striking plate in the recess.

5. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bent perimeter wall of the vibration-absorbing plate abuts against an inner side of a stepped portion of a recess of the body.

6. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body includes an extension rearward from a bottom thereof.

7. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body includes a compartment in a bottom thereof for receiving a weight member.

8. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibration-absorbing plate includes an opening in a central portion therefore.

9. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibration-absorbing plate includes a hole in a central portion thereof and a plurality of radial openings.

10. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibration-absorbing plate is one of a light metal plate and a light alloy plate.

11. The golf club head as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the light metal plate is formed from at least one of magnesium, aluminum, and titanium.

12. The golf club head as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the light alloy plate is formed from an alloy of at least one of magnesium, aluminum, and titanium.

13. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibration-absorbing plate is one of a plate formed by means of weaving one graphite, titanium wires, and poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide.

14. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibration-absorbing plate is one of a plate is a pre-pressed composite plate formed by means of mix-weaving at least two of graphite, titanium wires, titanium alloy wires, and poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide.

15. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the golf club head is an iron club head.

16. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hollow chamber is empty.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2011
From: FU SHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: FUSHENG PRECISION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026291/0314 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2010
From: NELSON PRECISION CASTING CO., LTD.
To: FU SHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024492/0457 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2004
From: HOU, WEN-CHING; CHEN, CHAN-TUNG; CHEN, YU-HONG
To: NELSON PRECISION CASTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 014997/0832 →