IP Library Granted Patent US 8,562,456
Granted Patent B2
US 8,562,456 · App. 12/909,884 · Granted Oct 22, 2013

Golf club head

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Patent No.
US 8,562,456
App. No.
12/909,884
Granted
Oct 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head 2 includes a face line 8 having a depth of D 1 (mm) and a land area LA. When a boundary point between the land area LA and the face line 8 in a section line of a surface of the face line 8 is defined as Pa; a point of which a depth is T 1 (mm) is defined as Pb; and a curvature radius of the section line between the point Pa and the point Pb is defined as R 1 (mm), the golf club head 2 satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2): R1>T1  (1) 0.10≦T1≦0.5  (2) Preferably, a ratio (R 1 /T 1 ) is greater than 1.0 and is equal to or less than 3.0.

Claims (61)

1. A golf club head comprising:

a face line having a depth of D 1 (mm); and

a land area,

wherein if a boundary point between the land area and the face line in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pa; a point of which a depth is T 1 (mm) in the section line is defined as Pb; and a curvature radius of the section line between the point Pa and the point Pb is defined as R 1 (mm), the golf club head satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2):

R1>T1   (1)

0.10≦T1≦0.5   (2)

and wherein if a bottom face width of the face line is defined as W 2 (mm), the width W 2 is 0.2 (mm) or greater and 0.7 (mm) or less.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio (R 1 /T 1 ) is greater than 1.0 and is equal to or less than 3.0.

3. The golf club head according to claim 1 ,

wherein if a face line width measured by 30 degree method of measurement is defined as W 1 (mm) and a bottom face width of the face line is defined as W 2 (mm), a ratio (Wl/W 2 ) is 1.5 or greater and 3.0 or less.

4. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein if a point at a height H 1 (mm) from a bottom face of the face line that is in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pc, and an intersection point of a side face of the face line and the bottom face of the face line is defined as Pd,

the point Pc coincides with the point Pb, or is located on a bottom face side with respect to point Pb;

a roundness having a curvature radius of r 1 (mm) and projecting toward the outside of the face line is present between the point Pc and the point Pd; and

the curvature radius r 1 is smaller than the curvature radius R 1 .

5. The golf club head according to claim 1 , if a point at a height H 1 (mm) from a bottom face of the face line that is in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pc, and an intersection point of a side face of the face line and the bottom face of the face line is defined as Pd,

the point Pc coincides with the point Pb, or is located on a bottom face side with respect to point Pb;

a roundness having a curvature radius of r 1 (mm) and projecting toward the outside of the face line is present between the point Pc and the point Pd; and

wherein the curvature radius R 1 is constant and the curvature radius r 1 is constant.

6. The golf club head according to claim 1 , if a point at a height H 1 (mm) from a bottom face of the face line that is in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pc, and an intersection point of a side face of the face line and the bottom face of the face line is defined as Pd,

the point Pc coincides with the point Pb, or is located on a bottom face side with respect to point Pb;

a roundness having a curvature radius of r 1 (mm) and projecting toward the outside of the face line is present between the point Pc and the point Pd; and

wherein a side face of the face line is occupied by only a first portion having the curvature radius R 1 and a second portion having the curvature radius r 1 .

7. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the face line is formed by a cutting process using a cutter.

8. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the curvature radius R 1 is equal to or less than 0.80 (mm).

9. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein if a face line width measured by a 30 degree method of measurement is defined as W 1 (mm), the width W 1 is 0.4 (mm) or greater and 0.9 (mm) or less.

10. The golf club head according to claim 1 ,

wherein if a point at a height H 1 (mm) from a bottom face of the face line that is in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pc, and an intersection point of a side face of the face line and the bottom face of the face line is defined as Pd,

the point Pc coincides with the point Pb, or is located on a bottom face side with respect to the point Pb;

a roundness having a curvature radius of r 1 (mm) and projecting toward the outside of the face line is present between the point Pc and the point Pd; and

the curvature radius r 1 is 0.02 (mm) or greater and 0.15 (mm) or less.

11. A golf club head comprising:

a face line having a depth of D 1 (mm); and

a land area,

wherein if a boundary point between the land area and the face line in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pa; a point of which a depth is T 1 (mm) in the section line is defined as Pb; and a curvature radius of the section line between the point Pa and the point Pb is defined as R 1 (mm), the golf club head satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2):

R1>T1   (1)

0.10≦T1≦0.5   (2)

wherein if a face line width measured by 30 degree method of measurement is defined as W 1 (mm) and a bottom face width of the face line is defined as W 2 (mm), a ratio (W 1 /W 2 ) is 1.5 or greater and 3.0 or less.

12. The golf club head according to claim 11 , wherein a ratio (R 1 /T 1 ) is greater than 1.0 and is equal to or less than 3.0.

13. The golf club head according to claim 11 , wherein if a point at a height H 1 (mm) from a bottom face of the face line that is in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pc, and an intersection point of a side face of the face line and the bottom face of the face line is defined as Pd,

the point Pc coincides with the point Pb, or is located on a bottom face side with respect to point Pb;

a roundness having a curvature radius of r 1 (mm) and projecting toward the outside of the face line is present between the point Pc and the point Pd; and

the curvature radius r 1 is smaller than the curvature radius R 1 .

14. The golf club head according to claim 11 , if a point at a height H 1 (mm) from a bottom face of the face line that is in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pc, and an intersection point of a side face of the face line and the bottom face of the face line is defined as Pd.,

the point Pc coincides with the point Pb, or is located on a bottom face side with respect to point Pb;

a roundness having a curvature radius of r 1 (mm) and projecting toward the outside of the face line is present between the point Pc and the point Pd; and

wherein a side face of the face line is occupied by only a first portion having the curvature radius R 1 and a second portion having the curvature radius r 1 .

15. The golf club head according to claim 11 , wherein the face line is formed by a cutting process using a cutter.

16. The golf club head according to claim 11 , wherein if a face line width measured by a 30 degree method of measurement is defined as W 1 (mm), the width W 1 is 0.4 (mm) or greater and 0.9 (mm) or less.

17. A golf club head comprising:

a face line having a depth of D 1 (mm); and

a land area,

wherein if a boundary point between the land area and the face line in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pa; a point of which a depth is T 1 (mm) in the section line is defined as Pb; and a curvature radius of the section line between the point Pa and the point Pb is defined as R 1 (mm), the golf club head satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2):

R1>T1   (1)

0.10≦T1≦0.5   (2)

wherein if a point at a height H 1 (mm) from a bottom face of the face line that is in a section line of a surface of the face line is defined as Pc, and an intersection point of a side face of the face line and the bottom face of the face line is defined as Pd,

the point Pc coincides with the point Pb, or is located on a bottom face side with respect to the point Pb;

a roundness having a curvature radius of r 1 (mm) and projecting toward the outside of the face line is present between the point Pc and the point Pd; and

the curvature radius r 1 is 0.02 (mm) or greater and 0.15 (mm) or less.

18. The golf club head according to claim 17 , wherein the curvature radius rl is smaller than the curvature radius R 1 .

19. The golf club head according to claim 17 , wherein a side face of the face line is occupied by only a first portion having the curvature radius R 1 and a second portion having the curvature radius r 1 .

20. The golf club head according to claim 17 , wherein the curvature radius R 1 is equal to or less than 0.80 (mm).

Assignments (2)
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 →