Golf club head
View Patent ↗A golf club head is disclosed. The golf club head comprises a main body, a striking plate and a thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material. The main body includes a chamber. The striking plate is disposed on the front side of the main body. The thickness of the striking plate is between 0.76 mm and 2.25 mm. The thermoplastic elastic shock absorber is formed in the chamber of the main body and touches the back of the striking plate, wherein the density of the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is between 0.5 g/cm 3 and 1.3 g/cm 3 .
1. A golf club head, comprising:
a main body including a chamber;
a striking plate disposed on the front side of the main body, wherein the chamber is connected to the rear side of the striking plate, and the thickness of the striking plate is substantially between 0.76 mm and 2.25 mm; and
a thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material formed in the chamber of the main body and touching the rear side of the striking plate, wherein the density of the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is substantially between 0.5 g/cm 3 and 1.3 g/cm 3 ;
wherein the characteristic time of the golf club head is substantially less than 257 micro-seconds.
2. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the main body further includes an injection hole connected to the chamber to inject the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material.
3. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is SIS, SBS, SEBS, TPE, TPR, TPU, TPV, TPO or TPEE.
4. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flexural modulus of the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is substantially between 2.07 MPa and 339 MPa.
5. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tensile strength of the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is substantially between 0.17 MPa and 52.7 MPa.
6. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tensile elongation of the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is substantially between 2.9% and 810%.
7. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the volume compression ratio of the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is substantially less than 7%.
8. The golf club head as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the volume compression ratio of the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is substantially between 3.5% and 7%.
9. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the striking plate is uniform.
10. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the striking plate is not uniform.
11. The golf club head as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the thickness in the middle area of the striking plate is greater than the thickness in the peripheral area thereof.
12. The golf club head as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the thickness in the middle area of the striking plate is less than the thickness in the peripheral area thereof.
13. The golf club head as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the thickness variation of the striking plate is a ladder type variation.
14. The golf club head as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the thickness variation of the striking plate is a gradual type variation.
15. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the material of the main body is selected from a group consisting of carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel, Fe—Mn—Al alloy, Ni-based alloy, cast iron, titanium alloy, aluminum alloy, Al—Mg alloy, tungsten alloy, copper alloy, ceramics, carbon fiber, plastics or any composition thereof.
16. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the material of the striking plate is selected from a group consisting of carbon steel, stainless steel, Fe—Mn—Al alloy, titanium alloy, aluminum alloy, copper alloy, ceramics, carbon fiber, plastics or any composition thereof.
17. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the relationship between the thickness of the striking plate and the characteristic time of the golf club head is expressed as:
y <−204.58 x+ 712.88
wherein x and y are respectively the thickness of the striking plate and the characteristic time of the golf club head.
18. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the striking plate is formed as one piece together with the main body.
19. A golf club head, comprising:
a main body including a chamber and an injection hole;
a striking plate disposed on the front side of the main body, wherein the chamber is connected to the rear side of the striking plate, and the thickness of the striking plate is substantially between 0.76 mm and 2.25 mm; and
a thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material formed in the chamber, injected through the injection hole and touching the rear side of the striking plate, wherein the density of the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is substantially between 0.5 g/cm 3 and 1.3 g/cm 3 ;
wherein the characteristic time of the golf club head is substantially less than 239 micro-seconds.
20. The golf club head as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the thermoplastic elastic vibration-absorbing material is SIS, SBS, SEBS, TPE, TPR, TPU, TPV, TPO or TPEE.