IP Library Granted Patent US 9,168,423
Granted Patent B2
US 9,168,423 · App. 13/756,725 · Granted Oct 27, 2015

Golf ball

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Patent No.
US 9,168,423
App. No.
13/756,725
Granted
Oct 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present is to provide a golf ball having an increased spin rate on approach shots. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a goof shot feeling on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, and having a coefficient of friction calculated using a contact force tester of 0.35 or more and 0.60 or less.

Claims (18)

1. A golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, and having a coefficient of friction calculated using a contact force tester of 0.35 or more and 0.60 or less, wherein

the paint film is formed from a base resin which is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyol and two or more polyisocyanates,

a molar ratio (NCO/OH) of the isocyanate groups (NCO) of the two or more polyisocyanates to the hydroxyl groups (OH) of the polyol is 0.1 or more and 0.9 or less in the reaction between the two or more polyisocyanates and the polyol,

the polyol includes a urethane polyol obtained by a reaction between a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component,

the polyol component constituting the urethane polyol includes a triol component and a diol component, and a mixing ratio (triol component/diol component) of the triol component to the diol component is 0.2 or more and 6.0 or less in mass ratio,

the two or more polyisocyanates include a derivative of hexamethylene diisocyanate and a derivative of isophorone diisocyanate,

a mixing ratio of the derivative of hexamethylene diisocyanate and the derivative of isophorone diisocyanate (HDI derivative /IPDI derivative) ranges from 80/20 to 50/50 in a mass ratio, and

the paint film has a thickness of 10 μm or more and less than 30 μm.

2. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the derivative of hexamethylene diisocyanate includes a biuret-modified product of hexamethylene diisocyanate and isocyanurate of hexamethylene diisocyanate.

3. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the derivative of isophorone diisocyanate includes isocyanurate of isophorone diisocyanate.

4. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the paint film has a 100% elastic modulus of 15 kgf/cm 2 or more and 240 kgf/cm 2 or less.

5. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the paint film has a 50% elastic modulus of 10 kgf/cm 2 or more and 180 kgf/cm 2 or less.

6. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the paint film has a 10% elastic modulus of 5 kgf/cm 2 or more and 160 kgf/cm 2 or less.

7. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the paint film has the coefficient of friction of 0.37 or more and 0.56 or less.

8. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the paint film has the coefficient of friction of 0.39 or more and 0.54 or less.

9. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the derivative of hexamethylene diisocyanate includes a biuret-modified product of hexamethylene diisocyanate and isocyanurate of hexamethylene diisocyanate, and the derivative of isophorone diisocyanate includes isocyanurate of isophorone diisocyanate.

10. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio (NCO/OH) of the isocyanate groups (NCO) of the two or more polyisocyanates to the hydroxyl groups (OH) of the polyol is 0.1 or more and 0.8 or less.

11. The golf ball according to claim 9 , wherein the molar ratio (NCO/OH) of the isocyanate groups (NCO) of the two or more polyisocyanates to the hydroxyl groups (OH) of the polyol is 0.1 or more and 0.8 or less.

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 Feb 4, 2013
From: TARAO, TOSHIYUKI; HORIUCHI, KUNIYASU
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029749/0210 →