IP Library Granted Patent US 10,016,663
Granted Patent B2
US 10,016,663 · App. 15/199,317 · Granted Jul 10, 2018

Golf club

Inventor: Takashi Nakamura (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
A63B53/0466A63B53/00A63B53/10A63B60/42A63B2053/0408B29C70/32B29C70/545B29K2063/00B29K2105/0881B29K2307/04B29L2031/5227
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Patent No.
US 10,016,663
App. No.
15/199,317
Granted
Jul 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A club 2 includes a head 4 , a shaft 6 and a grip 8 . A club length L 1 is equal to or greater than 43 inches and equal to or less than 48 inches. A frequency of the club is equal to or greater than 240 (cpm) and equal to or less than 290 (cpm). A club inertia moment Ix is equal to or greater than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ) and equal to or less than 7.50×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ). A ratio Iss/Ix is equal to or greater than 0.085 and equal to or less than 0.115. The inertia moment Ix is a club inertia moment about a swing axis Zx. The moment Iss is a shaft inertia moment about the swing axis Zx.

Claims (60)

1. A golf club comprising:

a head;

a shaft having a shaft weight defined as Ws (kg);

a grip;

a club weight defined as Wc (kg);

an axial-direction distance between a grip end to a center of gravity of the golf club defined as Lc (cm);

an axial-direction distance between a grip end of the shaft to a center of gravity of the shaft defined as Ls (cm);

a club frequency greater than or equal to 240 cpm and less than or equal to 290 cpm;

a moment of inertia about an axis parallel to a virtual axis of swing and passing through the center of gravity of the golf club defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 );

a moment of inertia about an axis parallel to the virtual axis of swing and passing through the center of gravity of the shaft defined as Is (kg·cm 2 );

a shaft moment of inertia Iss about the virtual axis of swing defined by the following formula (1):

Iss=Ws ×( Ls+ 60 cm) 2 +Is   (1)

a club moment of inertia Ix about the virtual axis of swing defined by the following formula (2):

Ix=Wc ×( Lc+ 60 cm) 2 +Ic   (2)

a club static moment Mt (kg·cm) calculated by the following equation (5):

Mt=Wc ×( Lc− 35.6 cm)  (5),

wherein:

Ix greater than or equal to 6.90×10 3 kg·cm 2 and less than or equal to 7.50×10 3 kg·cm 2 ;

a ratio Iss/Ix is greater than or equal to 0.085 and less than or equal to 0.115; and

Mt is greater than or equal to 16.3 kg·cm and less than or equal to 18.0 kg·cm.

2. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio Ix/Mt is greater than or equal to 415 and less than or equal to 442.

3. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein Iss is less than or equal to 900 kg·cm 2 .

4. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio Lf 1 /Lf 2 is greater than or equal to 0.55 and equal to or less than 0.67 where Lf 1 (cm) is defined as the axial-directional distance from the tip end of the shaft to the center of gravity of the shaft and Lf 2 (cm) is the shaft length.

5. The golf club according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a grip weight defined as Wg (kg);

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

a moment of inertia about an axis parallel to the virtual axis of swing and passing through the center of gravity of the grip defined as Ig (kg·cm 2 ); and

a grip moment of inertia about the virtual axis of swing calculated by the following formula (3):

Igs=Wg ×( Lg+ 60 cm) 2 +Ig   (3),

wherein Igs is less than or equal to 280 kg·cm 2 .

6. A golf club comprising:

a head;

a shaft having a shaft weight defined as Ws (kg);

a grip;

a club weight defined as Wc (kg);

an axial-direction distance between a grip end to a center of gravity of the golf club defined as Lc (cm);

an axial-direction distance between a grip end of the shaft to a center of gravity of the shaft defined as Ls (cm);

a club frequency greater than or equal to 240 cpm and less than or equal to 290 cpm;

a moment of inertia about an axis parallel to a virtual axis of swing and passing through the center of gravity of the golf club defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 );

a moment of inertia about an axis parallel to the virtual axis of swing and passing through the center of gravity of the shaft defined as Is (kg·cm 2 );

a shaft moment of inertia Iss about the virtual axis of swing defined by the following formula (1):

Iss=Ws ×( Ls+ 60 cm) 2 +Is   (1)

a club moment of inertia Ix (kg·cm 2 ) about the virtual axis of swing defined by the following formula (2):

Ix=Wc ×( Lc+ 60 cm) 2 +Ic   (2)

a club static moment Mt (kg·cm) calculated by the following equation (5):

Mt=Wc ×( Lc− 35.6 cm)  (5),

wherein:

Ix greater than or equal to 6.90×10 3 kg·cm 2 and less than or equal to 7.50×10 3 kg·cm 2 ;

a ratio Iss/Ix is greater than or equal to 0.085 and less than or equal to 0.115; and

a ratio Ix/Mt is greater than or equal to 415 and less than or equal to 442.

7. The golf club according to claim 6 , wherein Iss is less than or equal to 900 kg·cm 2 .

8. The golf club according to claim 6 , wherein a ratio Lf 1 /Lf 2 is greater than or equal to 0.55 and equal to or less than 0.67 where Lf 1 (cm) is defined as the axial-directional distance from the tip end of the shaft to the center of gravity of the shaft and Lf 2 (cm) is the shaft length.

9. The golf club according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a grip weight defined as Wg (kg);

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

a moment of inertia about an axis parallel to the virtual axis of swing and passing through the center of gravity of the grip defined as Ig (kg·cm 2 ); and

a grip moment of inertia about the virtual axis of swing calculated by the following formula (3):

Igs=Wg ×( Lg+ 60 cm) 2 +Ig   (3),

wherein Igs is less than or equal to 280 kg·cm 2 .

10. The golf club according to claim 6 , wherein Mt is greater than or equal to 16.3 kg·cm and less than or equal to 18.0 kg·cm.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-196099 · Sep 20, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
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