IP Library Granted Patent US 9,006,346
Granted Patent B2
US 9,006,346 · App. 13/727,319 · Granted Apr 14, 2015

Resin composition for golf ball and golf ball

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Patent No.
US 9,006,346
App. No.
13/727,319
Granted
Apr 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a resin composition for a golf ball and a golf ball which have high resilience while maintaining soft compression and also have low spin on driver shots, and therefore can achieve a long flight distance. The present invention relates to a resin composition for a golf ball, including an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized copolymer of (A) a C 3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and (B) a C 3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, the ionomer resin having a mass ratio of (A)/(B) of 10/90 to 25/75, and a degree of neutralization of 30 to 105 mol %.

Claims (12)

1. A golf ball, comprising a member formed from a resin composition for a golf ball, comprising an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized copolymer of (A) a C 3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and (B) a C 3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester,

the ionomer resin having a mass ratio of (A)/(B) of 10/90 to 25/75, and a degree of neutralization of 30 to 105 mol %.

2. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the mass ratio of (A)/(B) is 15/85 to 25/75.

3. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the ionomer resin has a degree of neutralization of 50 to 105 mol %.

4. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the (A) is at least one of an acrylic acid and a methacrylic acid, and the (B) is at least one of an acrylic acid ester and a methacrylic acid ester.

5. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the metal ion is a magnesium ion.

6. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the C 3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid (A) is selected from the group consisting of an acrylic acid, a methacrylic acid, a fumaric acid, a maleic acid, and a crotonic acid.

7. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the C 3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester (B) is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, n-butyl, or isobutyl esters of an acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, fumaric acid, or maleic acid.

8. A golf ball, comprising:

a core comprising a center and one or more interlayers covering the center; and

a cover covering the core,

wherein at least one part or an interlayer is formed from a resin composition for a golf ball, comprising an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized copolymer of (A) a C 3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and (B) a C 3-8 α,β-unsaturated acid ester, the ionomer resin having a mass ratio of (A)/(B) of 10/90 to 25/75, and a degree of neutralization of 30 to 105 mol %.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2012
From: SHIGA, KAZUKI; MURAKAMI, RYO; IKEDA, YOSHIYUKI
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 029535/0773 →