IP Library Granted Patent US 7,674,188
Granted Patent B2
US 7,674,188 · App. 11/941,530 · Granted Mar 9, 2010

Golf club head

Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,674,188
App. No.
11/941,530
Granted
Mar 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head of this invention includes a face, a plurality of score line grooves formed on the face, and traces formed in the face by milling. Edges of the score line grooves are rounded with a radius of not more than 0.2 mm. A width W (mm) of the score line groove measured with the rounded edge being included, a width Ws (mm) between the score line grooves adjacent to one another, a width Wr (mm) of the score line groove measured based on the 30 degrees measurement rule and a cross section area S (mm 2 ) of the score line grooves satisfy the flowing expressions; W/Ws×100≧35(%) and S/(Wr×0.5)×100≧70(%). The face in which the traces are formed has the arithmetic mean deviation of the profile (Ra) of not less than 4.00 μm.

Claims (17)

1. A golf club head comprising:

a face;

a plurality of score line grooves formed on the face; and

a plurality of striations formed in the face by milling,

wherein edges of each score line groove are rounded with a radius of not more than 0.2 mm,

wherein a width W (mm) of the score line groove measured including the rounded edges and a width Ws (mm) representing a distance between adjacent score line grooves satisfy a first expression:

S /( Wr× 0.5)×100≧70(%), and

wherein a width Wr (mm) of the score line groove measured based on a 30 degrees measurement rule and a cross section area S (mm 2 ) of the score line grooves satisfy a second expression:

W/Ws× 100≧35(%)

wherein the face in which the striations are formed has an arithmetic mean deviation of a profile (Ra) of not less than 4.00 μm, and

wherein each striation forms a circular arc, said striations are the only circular arcs on said face, said striations do not intersect with each other on said face, and each score line groove intersects with a plurality of said striations.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the face in which the striations are formed has the arithmetic mean deviation of the profile (Ra) of between 4.00 μm and 4.57 μm, inclusive.

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

an angle formed by an arrangement direction of the plurality of striations and the score line groove is between 40 degrees and 70 degrees, inclusive, as viewed clockwise from a toe side end of the score line groove,

the arrangement direction is a direction that intersects the center of the circular arc of each striation.

4. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the width Wr is not less than 0.6 mm and not more than 0.9 mm.

5. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the second expression is 67(%)W/Ws×100≧38(%).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2007
From: BAN, WATARU
To: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020127/0391 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-320751 · Nov 28, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080125243A1 · May 29, 2008