Golf club head
A composite stiffening member with thermoplastic carbon composite improves the stiffness and acoustic performance of golf club heads, addressing the challenge of lightweight constructions with undesirable sound and feel.
US20260108786A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-04-23ACUSHNET CO
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- US19/424070
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-17
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-23
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing golf club designs struggle to achieve lightweight constructions that enhance discretionary mass while minimizing undesirable acoustic characteristics and maintaining desirable sound and feel during impact.
Method used
Incorporating a composite stiffening member with specific dimensions and materials, such as a thermoplastic carbon composite, into the golf club head to alter compliance characteristics and improve stiffness and acoustic performance.
Benefits of technology
The composite stiffening member enhances the golf club's stiffness and reduces undesirable sound and feel, providing improved performance and acoustic characteristics without compromising weight or durability.
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Abstract
A golf club head, including a metallic body, a composite panel affixed to the metallic body, the composite panel having a substantially constant thickness, and a composite stiffening member affixed to the composite panel, the composite stiffening member extending into the interior cavity, wherein the composite stiffening member height is at least twice the composite stiffening member width and wherein the composite stiffening member length is at least five times the composite stiffening member height, wherein the composite panel comprises a thermoplastic composite.
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