IP Library Granted Patent US 9,033,820
Granted Patent B2
US 9,033,820 · App. 13/770,134 · Granted May 19, 2015

Golf club head

Inventor: Akira Kato (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
A63B53/04B23K26/0087A63B2053/0445A63B53/047A63B2053/0408B23K26/367B23K26/4005B23K26/4015B23K26/4065B23K26/4085A63B53/0466A63B53/0487
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Patent No.
US 9,033,820
App. No.
13/770,134
Granted
May 19, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head of the present invention includes a face. The face has a score line groove, a fine groove, and a land area. A depth of the fine groove is 0.01 mm or greater and less than 0.03 mm. A width of the fine groove is 0.1 mm or greater and 0.3 mm or less. A pitch of the fine groove is 0.3 mm or greater and 0.7 mm or less. Preferably, the face further has a protruding part protruding beyond the land area. Preferably, the protruding part is provided on a top blade side of the fine groove. Preferably, the protruding part extends along the fine groove.

Claims (30)

1. A golf club head comprising a face, wherein

the face has a score line groove, a fine groove, and a land area;

a depth of the fine groove is 0.01 mm or greater and less than 0.03 mm;

a width of the fine groove is 0.1 mm or greater and 0.3 mm or less:

a pitch of the fine groove is 0.3 mm or greater and 0.7 mm or less;

the face has a protruding part protruding beyond the land area; and

the pitch of the fine groove is 1.5 times or greater the width of the fine groove and 5 times or less the width of the fine groove.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein

the protruding part is provided on a top blade side of the fine groove; and

the protruding part extends along the fine groove.

3. The golf club head according to claim 2 , wherein a height of the protruding part is 0.001 mm or greater and 0.02 mm or less.

4. The golf club head according to claim 2 , wherein the protruding part is adjacent to the fine groove.

5. The golf club head according to claim 2 , wherein the protruding part is provided only on the top blade side of the fine groove.

6. The golf club head according to claim 5 , wherein the golf club head is manufactured by a manufacturing method comprising the steps of:

making a fluid dissolved by irradiation of the laser flow by gravity while irradiating the face with the laser in a state where the face is inclined so that a sole surface side of the face is located above the top blade side; and

solidifying the fluid to form the protruding part.

7. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the fine groove is formed using a laser; and

the protruding part is formed by moving a portion heated by the laser by the operation of gravity.

8. The golf club head according to claim 7 , wherein the golf club head is manufactured by a manufacturing method comprising the steps of:

making a fluid dissolved by irradiation of the laser flow by gravity while irradiating the face with the laser in a state where the face is inclined; and

solidifying the fluid to form the protruding part.

9. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein an angle θ between the score line groove and the fine groove is −45 degrees or greater and 45 degrees or less.

10. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of score line grooves are formed;

the plurality of fine grooves are formed;

all the score line grooves are parallel to each other; and

all the fine grooves are parallel to the score line grooves.

11. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the fine groove is inclined with respect to the score line groove; and

the fine groove is inclined so that a toe side of the fine groove is located on a top blade side.

12. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the fine groove is inclined with respect to the score line groove; and

the fine groove is inclined so that a toe side of the fine groove is located on a sole side.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Nov 7, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 047440/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2013
From: KATO, AKIRA
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 029837/0717 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-043126 · Feb 29, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130225319A1 · Aug 29, 2013