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Method and apparatus for active control of golf club impact

A golf ball and club head technology, applied in the field of advanced sports equipment design

Active Publication Date: 2006-11-22
美国领峰公司
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This reuse beneficially controls collision events

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[0045] The following description assumes that the basic principles of piezoelectric materials, operations and modes have been understood, such as those described by Jaffe, Cook and Jaffe in Academia Press, 1971, "Piezoelectric Ceramics" and references cited therein. Thus, the content of the publication is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Another useful reference document describing the field of piezoelectric mechanics is "Piezoelectric Shells" by H.S. Tzou, Kluwer, Academic Publishers, MASS., 1993, which is also incorporated herein by reference.

[0046]Exciter coupling (connection) to the hitting surface

[0047] There are several ways to couple (connect) the excitation element and the transducer to the end face of the club, that is, the interaction surface between the ball and the head. The transducer can be directly coupled (connected) to 1) the relative deformation of the striking surface (elastic), 2) absolute motion (inertia) using various techniques, or 3) ...

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A method and apparatus for actively controlling the impact between a club head and a golf ball. A golf club head has a face with an actuator material or device mechanically coupled to influence face motion. The face actuation controls impact parameters, impact properties, or resulting ball parameters such as speed, direction and spin rates resulting from the impact event between the face of the club and the golf ball. Further, the apparatus has a control device for determining the actuation of the face. Several embodiments are presented for controlling parameters such as ball speed and direction. The invention can use energy derived from the ball impact, converted into electrical energy, and then reapplied in a controlled fashion to influence an aspect of the face, such as position, velocity, deformation, stiffness, vibration, motion, temperature, or other physical parameter.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of advanced sports equipment design, and more particularly to the design and operation of a golf club head system for controlling collision between a club head and a golf ball. Background technique [0002] Cross-references to related applications [0003] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 494,739 filed on August 14, 2003 and U.S. Patent Application No. 10 / 915,804 filed on August 9, 2004. [0004] The present invention relates to the increase in accuracy and distance of golf clubs (for example, long shots) by applying control technology and actuation technology to club design. Over the years, there have been many improvements that have had a major impact on the accuracy and distance that golfers can achieve. These improvements usually focus on the design of passive systems; they do not have the ability to change any physical parameter under active control during a swin...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B53/04A63B60/46A63B102/32
Inventor 耐斯比特·W·哈格伍德詹森·霍罗德茨基
Owner 美国领峰公司