IP Library Granted Patent US 10,201,731
Granted Patent B2
US 10,201,731 · App. 15/812,714 · Granted Feb 12, 2019

Golf ball

Inventors: Kohei Mimura (Kobe, JP); Toshiyuki Tarao (Kobe, JP); Hidetaka Inoue (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
A63B37/0022A63B37/0012A63B37/0031A63B37/0033A63B37/0043A63B37/0045A63B37/0064A63B37/0074A63B37/0075A63B37/0086A63B37/0096B32B25/042B32B25/14C08J7/042B29C45/14819B29K2009/00B29K2075/00B29K2995/007B29K2995/0082B29L2031/546B32B2307/536B32B2307/546C08J2309/00C08J2323/08C08J2353/00C08J2475/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,201,731
App. No.
15/812,714
Granted
Feb 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, a cover 8 positioned outside the core 4, and a paint film 10 positioned outside the cover 8. The paint film 10 includes an inner layer 12 and an outer layer 14 positioned outside the inner layer 12. A 10% modulus Mo of the outer layer 14 is lower than a 10% modulus Mi of the inner layer 12. A difference (Mi-Mo) between the modulus Mi and the modulus Mo is not less than 25.0 kgf/cm 2 . The cover 8 has a Shore D hardness Hc of not less than 50 and not greater than 65. The cover 8 has a thickness Tc of not less than 0.80 mm and not greater than 1.80 mm.

Claims (19)

1. A golf ball comprising a core, a cover positioned outside the core, and a paint film positioned outside the cover, wherein

the paint film includes an inner layer and an outer layer positioned outside the inner layer,

a 10% modulus Mo of the outer layer is lower than a 10% modulus Mi of the inner layer,

a difference (Mi-Mo) between the modulus Mi and the modulus Mo is not less than 25.0 kgf/cm 2 ,

the cover has a Shore D hardness Hc of not less than 50 and not greater than 65, and

the cover has a thickness Tc of not less than 0.80 mm and not greater than 1.80 mm.

2. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the modulus

Mi is not less than 100.0 kgf/cm 2 .

3. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the modulus

Mo is less than 100.0 kgf/cm 2 .

4. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein

the inner layer has a thickness Ti of not less than 5 μm and not greater than 30 μm, and

the outer layer has a thickness To of not less than 5 μm and not greater than 30 μm.

5. The golf ball according to claim 1 , further comprising

a mid layer between the core and the cover.

6. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the inner

layer is formed from a resin composition, and a base resin of the resin composition is a polyurethane.

7. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the outer layer is formed from a resin composition, and a base resin of the resin composition is a polyurethane.

8. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is formed from a resin composition, and a principal component of a base resin of the resin composition is an ionomer resin.

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 Nov 15, 2017
From: MIMURA, KOHEI; TARAO, TOSHIYUKI; INOUE, HIDETAKA
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 044138/0328 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-248578 · Dec 22, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180178072A1 · Jun 28, 2018