IP Library Granted Patent US 8,888,611
Granted Patent B2
US 8,888,611 · App. 13/210,084 · Granted Nov 18, 2014

Golf ball cover material and golf ball using the same

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Patent No.
US 8,888,611
App. No.
13/210,084
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball which has an increased dry spin rate and wet spin rate on approach shots without sacrificing the processability into the cover. The present invention provides a golf ball cover material having shear loss moduli G1″ (Pa), G2″ (Pa), and G3″ (Pa) that satisfy following equations when measured using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus at following conditions. log G1″≦7.09  (1) log G2″≧7.17  (2) log G3″≦7.14  (3) G1″ measuring conditions: shear mode, oscillation frequency: 10 Hz, temperature: 0° C., strain: 0.05%; G2″ measuring conditions: shear mode, oscillation frequency: 10 Hz, temperature: −30° C., strain: 0.05%; and G3″ measuring conditions: shear mode, oscillation frequency: 10 Hz, temperature: 0° C., strain: 5%.

Claims (30)

1. A golf ball cover material comprising polyurethane as a resin component,

wherein the polyurethane has a polyol component with a number average molecular weight ranging from 650 to 1,700 as a constituent, and the golf ball cover material has shear loss moduli G1″ (Pa), G2″ (Pa), and G3″ (Pa) that satisfy following equations when measured using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus at following conditions:

log G1″≦7.09  (1)

log G2″≧7.17  (2)

log G3″≦7.14  (3)

G1″ measuring conditions: shear mode, oscillation frequency: 10 Hz, temperature: 0° C., strain: 0.05%;

G2″ measuring conditions: shear mode, oscillation frequency: 10 Hz, temperature: −30° C., strain: 0.05%; and

G3″ measuring conditions: shear mode, oscillation frequency: 10 Hz, temperature: 0° C., strain: 5%.

2. The golf ball cover material according to claim 1 , wherein log G3″ ranges from 6.00 to 7.09.

3. The golf ball cover material according to claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane has polytetramethylene ether glycol as a polyol component.

4. The golf ball cover material according to claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane has dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate as a polyisocyanate component.

5. The golf ball cover material according to claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane has a chain extender having a molecular weight ranging from 30 to 400.

6. The golf ball cover material according to claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane has 1,4-butane diol as a chain extender component.

7. The golf ball cover material according to claim 1 , wherein the golf ball cover material has JIS-A hardness of 74 or more.

8. A golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed from a golf ball cover material comprising polyurethane as a resin component,

wherein the polyurethane has a polyol component with a number average molecular weight ranging from 650 to 1,700 as a constituent, and the golf ball cover material has shear loss moduli G1″ (Pa), G2″ (Pa), and G3″ (Pa) that satisfy following equations when measured using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus at following conditions:

log G1″≦7.09  (1)

log G2″≧7.17  (2)

log G3″≦7.14  (3)

G1″ measuring conditions: shear mode, oscillation frequency: 10 Hz, temperature: 0° C., strain: 0.05%;

G2″ measuring conditions: shear mode, oscillation frequency: 10 Hz, temperature: −30° C., strain: 0.05%; and

G3″ measuring conditions: shear mode, oscillation frequency: 10 Hz, temperature: 0° C., strain: 5%.

9. The golf ball according to claim 8 , wherein log G3″ ranges from 6.00 to 7.09.

10. The golf ball according to claim 8 , wherein the polyurethane has polytetramethylene ether glycol as a polyol component.

11. The golf ball according to claim 8 , wherein the polyurethane has dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate as a polyisocyanate component.

12. The golf ball according to claim 8 , wherein the polyurethane has a chain extender having a molecular weight ranging from 30 to 400.

13. The golf ball according to claim 8 , wherein the polyurethane has 1,4-butane diol as a chain extender component.

14. The golf ball according to claim 8 , wherein the cover has a thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 2.0 mm.

15. The golf ball according to claim 8 , wherein the cover material has JIS-A hardness of 74 or more.

16. The golf ball according to claim 8 , wherein the core has a compression deformation amount of 2.40 mm or more and 3.20 mm or less, when applying a load from 98 N as an initial load to 1275N as a final load to the core.

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 Aug 16, 2011
From: SHIGA, KAZUYOSHI; TARAO, TOSHIYUKI; OHAMA, KEIJI
To: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 026755/0255 →