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Golf club head with damping member

a golf club and damping member technology, applied in the field of golf club heads, can solve the problems of frequent detachment, adverse impact on the bonding reliability between the weighting device and the indentation (or cavity), and the weighting device temporarily deforms, so as to improve the vibration absorption effect and facilitate assembly.

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-05-11
FUSHENG IND CO LTD
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Benefits of technology

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club head with improved vibration-absorbing effect while allowing easy assembly.
[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf club head with improved vibration-absorbing effect and reliable assembly.
[0010] The damping member includes an outer threading, and an inner periphery delimiting the compartment includes an inner threading for threadedly engaging with the outer threading of the damping member, allowing easy mounting and removal of the damping member.
[0014] In an embodiment, an inner periphery delimiting the receptacle of the damping member includes an inner threading, and the weight member includes an outer threading for threadedly engaging with the inner threading of the receptacle, allowing easy mounting and removal of the weight member. The weight member may further include a driving portion on an outer end thereof, allowing rotation of the weight member for mounting or disengaging the weight member into or from the receptacle.

Problems solved by technology

However, in either case, due to the nature of easy deformation of the elastomeric weighting device, the weighting device temporarily deforms during a swing.
The bonding reliability between the weighting device and indentation (or cavity) is adversely affected.
Further, the mechanical or chemical bonding of the weighting device causes inconvenience to frequent detachment of the weighting device for altering the number and / or the size of the high density members.
Further, the weight device has a relatively large size and thus compromises the weighting effect.
Further, rolling of the high density members in the receiving ports result in odd sound during a swing.

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[0025] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a golf club head in accordance with the present invention comprises a body 2 and at least one damping member 3 (one in this embodiment). The body 2 is made of metal or non-metal material, such as stainless steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, Fe—Mn—Al alloy, or carbon fiber. The body 2 can be formed by casting, forging, or mechanical processing. The body 2 in the illustrated embodiment is a wood-type golf club head body, detailed structure of which is not described to avoid redundancy. The body 2 includes at least one compartment 21 (one in this embodiment) in a rear end of a sole thereof. In the illustrated embodiment, an inner periphery delimiting the compartment 21 includes an inner threading 22 for threadedly engaging with the damping member 3.

[0026] The damping member 3 is substantially in the form of a bolt. The damping member 3 is made of a material the same as or different from that of the body 2, such as tungsten, iron, nickel, titanium, copp...

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[0029]FIG. 3 illustrates the present invention. In this embodiment, the body 2 is also a wood-type golf club head body. Nevertheless, the compartment 21 is defined in a sole. The compartment 21 in the illustrated embodiment is in the central portion of the sole. Nevertheless, the compartment 21 can be in a position adjacent to the toe, heel, or striking plate of the body 2. Thus, the position of the compartment 21 and the weight of the damping member 3 can be selected to meet different needs in the location of the CG and vibration-absorbing effect.

[0030]FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a third embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the body 2 is an iron-type golf club head body comprising a plurality of compartments 21 (three in this embodiment) in a bottom portion of a rear side thereof, and a plurality of damping members 3 (three in this embodiment) are respectively mounted in the compartments 21. Similar to the first embodiment, an inner periphery delimiting each compartment 21...

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Abstract

A golf club head includes a body having at least one compartment and at least one damping member removably mounted in the at least one compartment. The damping member includes a receptacle, and a damping block is mounted in the receptacle for absorbing vibrations during a swing. The damping member includes an outer threading, and an inner periphery delimiting the compartment includes an inner threading for threadedly engaging with the outer threading of the damping member, allowing easy mounting and removal of the damping member.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a golf club head. In particular, the present invention relates to a golf club head with at least one damping member. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] U.S. Pat. No. 6,409,612 discloses a weighting member for a golf club head. The club head comprises at least one indentation or cavity for receiving at least one weighting device composed of a polymer body having a plurality of receiving ports therein. A plurality of high density members are placed within a corresponding receiving port of the plurality of receiving ports. The plurality of high density members allow for the weight of the weight device to be modified depending on the number of the high density members placed within the receiving ports. The center of gravity of the golf club head can be adjusted while improving the overall vibration-absorbing effect of the golf club head. [0005] The weighting device is mechanical...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B53/04
CPCA63B53/0466A63B53/047A63B2053/0416A63B2053/0433A63B2053/0491A63B59/0092A63B60/02A63B60/54A63B53/0416A63B53/0433
Inventor LO, LAI-FA
Owner FUSHENG IND CO LTD
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