IP Library Granted Patent US 8,674,025
Granted Patent B2
US 8,674,025 · App. 13/084,128 · Granted Mar 18, 2014

Golf ball resin composition and golf ball

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Patent No.
US 8,674,025
App. No.
13/084,128
Granted
Mar 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition with an excellent resilience and fluidity. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition with a high hardness and durability. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great distance with an ionomer cover. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition comprising, (A) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms; (B) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, and (C) a zinc compound, wherein a content ratio ((A)/(B)) of (A) component to (B) component ranges from 50/50 to 80/20 in a mass ratio and a content of (C) component ranges from 0.1 part to 20 parts with respect to 100 parts by mass of a sum of (A) component and (B) component, and the golf ball resin composition has a melt flow rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) of 15 g/10 min or more.

Claims (37)

1. A golf ball resin composition comprising, a resin component and (C) a zinc compound,

wherein the resin component consists of (A) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and (B) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms,

wherein a content ratio ((A)/(B)) of (A) component to (B) component ranges from 50/50 to 80/20 in a mass ratio and a content of (C) component ranges from 0.1 part to 20 parts with respect to 100 parts by mass of a sum of (A) component and (B) component, and the golf ball resin composition has a melt flow rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) of 15 g/10 min or more and a slab hardness ranging from 61 to 70 in Shore D hardness,

wherein (A) the ionomer resin has a melt flow rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) ranging from 0.1 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min, and

wherein (B) the binary copolymer has a melt flow rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) ranging from 100 g/10 min to 1000 g/10 min.

2. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (A) the ionomer resin has the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid component in a content of 15 mass % or more.

3. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (A) the ionomer resin is neutralized with zinc.

4. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (C) the zinc compound is zinc oxide, zinc hydroxide, or zinc carbonate.

5. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein A1, A2, B1, and B2 defined below satisfy following expressions:

P 1 =A 1/( A 1 +B 1)

P 2 =A 2/( A 2 +B 2)

0.2 ≦P 1≦1.0

0.3 ≦P 2≦1.0

1.5 ≦P 2 /P 1≦2.5

wherein A1 is defined as an area under a peak around 1600 cm −1 and B1 is defined as an area under a peak around 1700 cm −1 in a spectrum obtained by analyzing the golf ball composition before injection molding by FT-IR, and A2 is defined as an area under a peak around 1600 cm −1 and B2 is defined as an area under a peak around 1700 cm −1 in a spectrum obtained by analyzing the golf ball composition after injection molding by FT-IR.

6. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein a degree of neutralization of the carboxyl groups contained in (A) the ionomer resin ranges from 15 mole % to 90 mole %.

7. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (A) the ionomer resin has a bending stiffness ranging from 140 MPa to 550 MPa.

8. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (A) the ionomer resin has a slab hardness ranging from 50 to 75 in Shore D hardness.

9. A golf ball comprising a constituent member formed by injection molding a golf ball resin composition which comprises a resin component and (C) a zinc compound,

wherein the resin component consists of (A) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and (B) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms,

wherein a content ratio ((A)/(B)) of (A) component to (B) component ranges from 50/50 to 80/20 in a mass ratio and a content of (C) component ranges from 0.1 part to 20 parts with respect to 100 parts by mass of a sum of (A) component and (B) component, and the golf ball resin composition has a melt flow rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) of 15 g/10 min or more and a slab hardness ranging from 61 to 70 in Shore D hardness,

wherein (A) the ionomer resin has a melt flow rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) ranging from 0.1 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min, and

wherein (B) the binary copolymer has a melt flow rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) ranging from 100 g/10 min to 1000 g/10 min.

10. The golf ball according to claim 9 , wherein the constituent member is a cover.

11. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein the cover has a thickness ranging from 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm.

12. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein the golf ball has an intermediate layer with a thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 6.0 mm.

13. The golf ball according to claim 12 , wherein the intermediate layer has a hardness ranging from 30 to 65 in Shore D hardness.

14. The golf ball according to claim 9 , wherein (A) the ionomer resin has the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid component in a content of 15 mass % or more, and is neutralized with zinc.

15. The golf ball according to claim 9 , wherein (A) the binary ionomer resin has a bending stiffness ranging from 140 MPa to 550 MPa, a melt flow rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) ranging from 0.1 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min, and a slab hardness ranging from 50 to 75 in Shore D hardness.

16. The golf ball according to claim 9 , wherein (C) the zinc compound is zinc oxide, zinc hydroxide, or zinc carbonate.

17. The golf ball according to claim 9 , wherein A1, A2, B1, and B2 defined below satisfy following expressions:

P 1 =A 1/( A 1 +B 1)

P 2 =A 2/( A 2 +B 2)

0.2 ≦P 1≦1.0

0.3 ≦P 2≦1.0

1.5 ≦P 2 /P 1≦2.5

wherein A1 is defined as an area under a peak around 1600 cm −1 and B1 is defined as an area under a peak around 1700 cm −1 in a spectrum obtained by analyzing the golf ball composition before injection molding by FT-IR, and A2 is defined as an area under a peak around 1600 cm −1 and B2 is defined as an area under a peak around 1700 cm −1 in a spectrum obtained by analyzing the golf ball composition after injection molding by FT-IR.

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 Apr 12, 2011
From: SHIGEMITSU, TAKAHIRO
To: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 026117/0666 →