IP Library Granted Patent US 9,211,459
Granted Patent B2
US 9,211,459 · App. 14/336,131 · Granted Dec 15, 2015

Golf club

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Patent No.
US 9,211,459
App. No.
14/336,131
Granted
Dec 15, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The club length of a golf club is 43 inches or greater and 48 inches or less. A club inertia moment Ix about a swing axis is equal to or less than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ). A ratio (Ihs/Ix) is equal to or greater than 0.88, if a head inertia moment about the swing axis is defined as Ihs (kg·cm 2 ). The inertia moment Ix (kg·cm 2 ) is calculated by Equation (1) below, and the inertia moment Ihs (kg·cm 2 ) is calculated by Equation (2) below: Ix=Wc ×( Lc +60) 2 +Ic   (1) Ihs=Wh ×( Lh +60) 2 +Ih   (2).

Claims (34)

1. A golf club comprising:

a head, a shaft, and a grip, wherein:

a club length is 43 inches or greater and 48 inches or less;

a club inertia moment Ix about a swing axis is equal to or less than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 );

if a head inertia moment about the swing axis is defined as Ihs (kg·cm 2 ), a ratio (Ihs/Ix) is equal to or greater than 0.88; and

if a club weight is defined as Wc (kg),

a head weight is defined as Wh (kg),

an axial direction distance from a grip end to a center of gravity of the club is defined as Lc (cm),

an axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the head is defined as Lh (cm),

a club inertia moment about the center of gravity of the club is defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ), and

a head inertia moment about the center of gravity of the head is defined as Ih (kg·cm 2 ),

the inertia moment Ix (kg·cm 2 ) is calculated by Equation (1) below, and the inertia moment Ihs (kg·cm 2 ) is calculated by Equation (2) below:

Ix=Wc ×( Lc+ 60) 2 +Ic   (1)

Ihs=Wh ×( Lh+ 60) 2 +Ih   (2).

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

a shaft inertia moment Iss (kg·cm 2 ) about the swing axis is equal to or less than 700; and

if a shaft weight is defined as Ws (kg),

an axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Ls (cm), and

a shaft inertia moment about the center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Is (kg·cm 2 ),

the inertia moment Iss is calculated by Equation (3) below:

Iss=Ws ×( Ls+ 60) 2 +Is   (3).

3. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein:

a grip inertia moment Igs (kg·cm 2 ) about the swing axis is equal to or less than 150; and

if a grip weight is defined as Wg (kg),

an axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the grip is defined as Lg (cm), and

a grip inertia moment about the center of gravity of the grip is defined as Ig (kg·cm 2 ),

the inertia moment Igs is calculated by Equation (4) below:

Igs=Wg ×( Lg+ 60) 2 +Ig   (4).

4. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein if a shaft inertia moment about the swing axis is defined as Iss (kg·cm 2 ), Iss/Ix is 0.092 or greater and 0.120 or less.

5. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein if an axial direction distance from a shaft tip end to a center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Lf1, and a shaft length is defined as Lf2, Lf1/Lf2 is 0.55 or greater and 0.67 or less.

6. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the head weight Wh is 0.175 kg or greater and 0.200 kg or less.

7. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein:

the inertia moment Ix is equal to or greater than 6.30×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ); and

the ratio (Ihs/Ix) is equal to or less than 0.93.

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 Jul 22, 2014
From: NAKAMURA, TAKASHI
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 033365/0309 →