IP Library Granted Patent US 7,901,297
Granted Patent B2
US 7,901,297 · App. 12/355,344 · Granted Mar 8, 2011

Golf club head

Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,901,297
App. No.
12/355,344
Granted
Mar 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention provides a golf club head including a plurality of score lines on the face. The golf club head includes a plurality of striations formed on the face and extending from a toe side to a heel side. A depth Dp of each striation satisfies 10 μm≦Dp≦40 μm. A cross-sectional shape of each striation is an isosceles trapezoid having an upper base at the face side and a lower base at the back side of the golf club head. The upper base and lower base satisfy the upper base>the lower base. A width Pb of the bottom portion of each protrusion formed between the striations and a width Wb of the lower base satisfy Pb<Wb.

Claims (21)

1. A golf club head including a plurality of score lines on a face, comprising

a plurality of striations formed on said face and extending from a toe side to a heel side,

wherein a depth Dp of each striation satisfies:

10 μm≦D≦40 μm,

a cross-sectional shape of each striation is a isosceles trapezoid having an upper base at the face side and a lower base at a back side of the golf club head,

the upper base and lower base satisfy:

the upper base>the lower base, and

a width Pb of each protrusion formed between the striations and a width Wb of the lower base satisfies:

Pb<Wb.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a width Pu of an upper portion of each protrusion satisfy:

0<D≦15 μm.

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

a surface roughness of a region in said face with said striations satisfies in the arithmetic mean deviation of the profile Ra,

1.0 μm≦Ra≦5.0 μm.

4. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein an angle θ between side surfaces of striations adjacent to one another satisfies:

30 degrees≦θ≦140 degrees.

5. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a pitch P between the protrusions satisfies:

100 μm≦P≦600 μm.

6. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a cross section area A (inch 2 ) of said score line, a width W (inch) of said score line measured based on the 30 degrees measurement rule and a distance S (inch) between said score lines adjacent one another satisfy:

A /( W+S )≦0.003, and

edges of said score lines are formed to be positioned within a second virtual circle with a radius of 0.011 inches, the second virtual circle being concentric with a first virtual circle which internally touches said side surface and said face with a radius of 0.010 inches.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2009
From: BAN, WATARU; SATO, FUMIAKI; WADA, KOZUE
To: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-262060 · Oct 8, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100087270A1 · Apr 8, 2010