IP Library Granted Patent US 7,468,005
Granted Patent B2
US 7,468,005 · App. 11/103,555 · Granted Dec 23, 2008

Golf club head

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Patent No.
US 7,468,005
App. No.
11/103,555
Granted
Dec 23, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention prevents a resin member from being broken so as to improve durability. The invention provides a golf club head ( 1 ) in which at least apart of a crown portion ( 4 ) forming an upper surface of the head is formed by a resin member (FR) made of a fiber reinforced resin in which a fiber is oriented in a matrix resin. The resin member (FR) includes a one-way fiber reinforced resin layer in which the fiber is oriented in one direction, and a fiber intersection lamination portion which is laminated so as to differentiate a direction of the fiber. At least two one-way fiber reinforced resin layers which are adjacent in a thickness direction are intersected at an angle of 30 to 130 degrees of the fiber. Further, a compressive strength of the fiber of the one-way fiber reinforced resin layer which is arranged in an innermost side in the fiber intersection lamination portion is set to be equal to or more than 1.3 GPa.

Claims (17)

1. A golf club head in which at least a part of a crown portion forming an upper surface of the head is formed by a resin member made of a fiber reinforced resin in which a fiber is oriented in a matrix resin,

wherein said resin member includes a fiber intersection lamination portion where one-way fiber reinforced resin layers are laminated,

the fiber of said one-way fiber reinforced resin layer being oriented in one direction respectively,

the fibers of at least two one-way fiber reinforced resin layers being adjacent in a thickness direction are intersecting at an angle of 30 to 90 degrees with respect to said fibers, and

a compressive strength of the fiber of the one-way fiber reinforced resin layer which is arranged in an innermost side in said fiber intersection lamination portion is set to be equal to or more than 1.3 GPa.

2. A golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a tensile strength of the fiber in the one-way fiber reinforced resin layer which is arranged in an outermost side is equal to or more than 3.5 GPa, in said fiber intersection lamination portion.

3. A golf club head as claimed in claim 1 or 2 , wherein said fiber intersection lamination portion is constituted by at least three one-way fiber reinforced resin layers, and the compressive strength of the fiber σ c 1 , σ c 2 , λ σ cn, wherein n is an integer equal to or more than three, of the one-way fiber reinforced resin layers sequentially from that arranged in the inner side satisfies the following expressions (1) and (2):

σc1≧σc2≧ . . . ≧σcn  (1)

σc1>σcn  (2).

4. A golf club head as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said expression (1) is expressed by the following expression (1)′:

σc1>σc2> . . . >σcn  (1)′.

5. A golf club head as claimed in claim 1 or 2 , wherein said fiber intersection lamination portion is constituted by at least three one-way fiber reinforced resin layers, and tensile strength of the fiber σ t 1 , σ t 2 , λ σ tn, wherein n is an integer equal to or more than three, of the one-way fiber reinforced resin layers sequentially from that arranged in the inner side satisfies the following expressions (3) and (4):

σt1≦σt2≦ . . . ≦σtn  (3)

σt1<σtn  (4).

6. A golf club head as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said expression (3) is expressed by the following expression (3)′:

σt1<σt2< . . . <σtn  (3)′.

7. A golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said resin member includes a fiber woven portion in which the fibers extend at least in two directions, at an outer side of said fiber intersection lamination portion.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045932/0024 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2005
From: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016574/0799 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2005
From: KOUNO, MASARU; KUMAMOTO, TOMIO
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 016476/0928 →