IP Library Granted Patent US 8,444,503
Granted Patent B2
US 8,444,503 · App. 12/766,750 · Granted May 21, 2013

Golf club head

Inventor: Tomio Kumamoto (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: SRI Sports Limited
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,444,503
App. No.
12/766,750
Granted
May 21, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head 2 has a face line 8 having a depth of D1 (mm). In a section line of a surface of the face line 8 , a boundary between a land area LA and the face line 8 is defined as a point Pa; a point of which a depth is [D¼] (mm) is defined as a point Pb; a point of which a depth is [D½] (mm) is defined as a point Pc; a point of which a depth is [(D1)×(¾)] (mm) is defined as a point Pd; a radius of a circle CL 1 passing through three points of the point Pa, the point Pb, and the point Pc is defined as R 3 (mm); a straight line passing through the point Pc and the point Pd is defined as a straight line Lcd; a straight line perpendicular to the land area LA is defined as a straight line Lp; and an angle between the straight line Lcd and the straight line Lp is defined as θm. At that time, the radius R 3 is 0.01 (mm) or greater and 0.10 (mm) or less, and the angle θm is 40 degrees or greater and 70 degrees or less.

Claims (32)

1. A golf club head comprising a face line having a depth of D1 (mm) and a land area,

wherein when a boundary between the land area and the face line in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as a point Pa; a point of which a depth is [D¼] (mm) is defined as a point Pb; a point of which a depth is [D½] (mm) is defined as a point Pc; a point of which a depth is [(D1)×(¾)] (mm) is defined as a point Pd; a radius of a circle CL 1 passing through three points of the point Pa, the point Pb, and the point Pc is defined as R 3 (mm); a straight line passing through the point Pc and the point Pd is defined as a straight line Lcd; a straight line perpendicular to the land area is defined as a straight line Lp; and an angle between the straight line Lcd and the straight line Lp is defined as θm,

the radius R 3 is 0.01 (mm) or greater and 0.10 (mm) or less, and the angle θm is 40 degrees or greater and 70 degrees or less.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the section line is smoothly continuously formed between the point Pa and the point Pd.

3. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum value Zm of a deviation distance between the section line of the point Pa to the point Pc and the circle CL 1 is equal to or less than 0.05 mm.

4. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the radius R 3 is equal to or less than 0.090 (mm).

5. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the radius R 3 is equal to or less than 0.080 (mm).

6. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein an angle θ 1 between a tangent at the point Pa and the land area is equal to or less than 30 degrees.

7. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein an angle θ 2 between a tangent Le 1 of the circle CL 1 at the point Pa and the land area LA is equal to or less than 30 degrees.

8. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a curvature radius Ra at each of points between the point Pa and the point Pc is constant.

9. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a curvature radius Ra at each of points between the point Pa and the point Pc is not constant.

10. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a straight line portion is included between the point Pa and the point Pc.

11. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein only a curved line is included between the point Pa and the point Pc.

12. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a curvature radius Ra at each of points between the point Pb and the point Pc is constant.

13. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a curvature radius Ra at each of points between the point Pb and the point Pc is not constant.

14. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a straight line portion is included between the point Pb and the point Pc.

15. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a curvature radius Ra at each of points between the point Pc and the point Pd is constant.

16. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a straight line portion is included between the point Pc and the point Pd.

17. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein only a straight line is included between the point Pc and the point Pd.

18. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of a straight line and/or a curved line is smoothly continuously formed between the point Pa and the point Pd.

19. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a groove width W 1 is 0.20 mm or greater and 0.889 mm or less.

20. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the face line is formed using a cutter rotated about an axis line z 1 ;

a cutting surface of the cutter has a conical surface; and

an angle θg 1 between the axis line z 1 and the conical surface is 40 degrees or greater and 70 degrees or less.

21. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the groove angle θm (degree) and the radius R 3 (mm) satisfy the following formula (F1):

R 3≧−0.002 ×θm+ 0.14  (F1).

22. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the groove angle θm (degree) and the radius R 3 (mm) satisfy the following formula (F2):

R 3≧−0.002 ×θm+ 0.16  (F2).

23. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the groove angle θm (degree) and the radius R 3 (mm) satisfy the following formula (F3):

R 3≦−0.002 ×θm+ 0.20  (F3).

24. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the groove angle θm (degree) and the radius R 3 (mm) satisfy the following formula (F4):

R 3≦−0.002 ×θm+ 0.18  (F4).

Assignments (3)
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 Sep 22, 2010
From: KUMAMOTO, TOMIO
To: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 025031/0108 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-133639 · Jun 3, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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