IP Library Granted Patent US 10,105,581
Granted Patent B2
US 10,105,581 · App. 15/606,300 · Granted Oct 23, 2018

Golf club head

Inventors: Hiroshi Abe (Kobe, JP); Yoshinori Sano (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
A63B53/047A63B60/50A63B53/04A63B2053/042A63B2053/0408A63B2053/0433A63B2053/0491
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Patent No.
US 10,105,581
App. No.
15/606,300
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head comprises a head main body 10 , a weight member 20 and a fixing member 30 . The head main body 10 is provided with a convex portion 19 protruding toward the outside of the head. The weight member 20 is provided with a through hole 22 , and disposed outside the head main body so that the convex portion is positioned in the through hole. The fixing member 30 is welded to the head main body in a state in which the fixing member covers at least a part of the weight member from the outer side of the head. A securing portion 50 for fixing the weight member to the head main body is formed between the through hole and the convex portion.

Claims (30)

1. A golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a convex portion protruding toward an outside of the head,

a weight member provided with a through hole, and disposed outside the head main body so that the convex portion is positioned in the through hole, wherein the through hole has an inside opening and an outside opening on an inner side of the head and on the outer side of the head, respectively, and wherein a cross-sectional area of the through hole is larger at the outside opening than at the inside opening, and

a fixing member welded to the head main body in a state in which the fixing member covers at least a part of the weight member from an outer side of the head,

wherein a securing portion for fixing the weight member to the head main body is formed between the through hole and the convex portion, and wherein the securing portion is a weld bead united with the convex portion.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the convex portion is provided with a tip end side having a tapered part.

3. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the through hole is formed in a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the weight member.

4. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a specific gravity of the weight member is greater than a specific gravity of the fixing member which is greater than a specific gravity of the head main body.

5. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein weldability of a material forming the head main body to a material forming the fixing member is higher than weldability of the material forming the head main body to a material forming the weight member.

6. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the head main body is provided with a recess, which is recessed from an outer surface of the head having a finished shape, and in which the weight member is disposed.

7. A golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a convex portion protruding toward an outside of the head,

a weight member provided with a through hole, and disposed outside the head main body so that the convex portion is positioned in the through hole, wherein the through hole has an inside opening and an outside opening on an inner side of the head and on the outer side of the head, respectively, and the through hole has a tapered portion whose cross-sectional area is gradually decreased from the outside opening toward the head main body, and

a fixing member welded to the head main body in a state in which the fixing member covers at least a part of the weight member from an outer side of the head,

wherein a securing portion for fixing the weight member to the head main body is formed between the through hole and the convex portion, wherein the securing portion is a weld bead united with the convex portion.

8. A golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a convex portion protruding toward an outside of the head,

a weight member provided with a through hole, and disposed outside the head main body so that the convex portion is positioned in the through hole, and

a fixing member welded to the head main body in a state in which the fixing member covers at least a part of the weight member from an outer side of the head,

wherein a securing portion for fixing the weight member to the head main body is formed between the through hole and the convex portion,

wherein the head main body is provided with a recess, which is recessed from an outer surface of the head having a finished shape, and in which the weight member is disposed, and

wherein the weight member is disposed in the recess without being exposed in the outer surface of the head which surface has the finished shape, a surface of the weight member facing toward the outside of the head is provided with an edge portion having a first stepped portion, and the first stepped portion is covered with a weld bead united with the convex portion.

9. The golf club head according to claim 8 , wherein said surface of the weight member facing toward the outside of the head is provided with an edge portion having a second stepped portion, and the second stepped portion is covered with a part of a weld bead which welds the head main body and the fixing member together.

10. A golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a convex portion protruding toward an outside of the head,

a weight member provided with a through hole, and disposed outside the head main body so that the convex portion is positioned in the through hole, and

a fixing member welded to the head main body in a state in which the fixing member covers at least a part of the weight member from an outer side of the head,

wherein a securing portion for fixing the weight member to the head main body is formed between the through hole and the convex portion,

wherein the head main body is provided with a recess, which is recessed from an outer surface of the head having a finished shape, and in which the weight member is disposed, and

wherein the weight member is disposed in the recess without being exposed in the outer surface of the head which surface has the finished shape, a surface of the weight member facing toward the outside of the head is provided with an edge portion having a stepped portion, and the stepped portion is covered with a part of a weld bead which welds the head main body and the fixing member together.

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 May 30, 2017
From: ABE, HIROSHI; SANO, YOSHINORI
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 042526/0844 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-130586 · Jun 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180001157A1 · Jan 4, 2018
Cited By (1)
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