Golf Club Head Adapter Nesting for Low Center of Gravity
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf club designs that allow for adjustable attachment angles of the shaft to the club head using adapters often result in a raised center of gravity due to the need for a large opening in the sole portion, compromising the club's balance and performance.
Innovation Solution
A golf club design featuring a shaft, club head with a hosel portion and sole portion, utilizing two adapters with specific coupling mechanisms and a fixing member to adjust the attachment angle without increasing the sole opening size, thereby maintaining the center of gravity low.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a large opening is formed in the sole portion to insert the head adapter, then the shaft can be attached at various angles, but the center of gravity of the head is raised
Solution Approach 1:
The second adapter is nested within the internal space of the golf club head, housed between the hosel portion and sole portion. This nesting approach allows the adapter mechanism to be integrated within the existing head structure rather than requiring external attachment through a large sole opening, thereby maintaining the center of gravity position while still enabling angle adjustment functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes the internal three-dimensional space of the golf club head by creating an internal space that extends from the hosel portion to the sole portion. The second adapter is positioned within this internal space, and the fixing member is inserted through the sole portion to secure the adapter from below. This dimensional approach allows the adapter mechanism to be housed internally without requiring a large opening in the sole portion, thus preventing the center of gravity from being raised while maintaining adjustability
2Adaptability or versatility
If two adapters are used to enable multiple attachment angles, then the shaft can be coupled at various angles, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The first adapter and second adapter are merged into a compact integrated system where the second adapter is housed within the internal space of the golf club head and couples to the first adapter. The fixing member integrates the assembly by securing both adapters together. This merging of components achieves multiple attachment angle positions while minimizing the overall number of separate parts and reducing device complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A golf club includes a shaft, a golf club head, a first adapter, a second adapter, and a fixing member that detachably fixes the second adapter to the first adapter. An internal space of the golf club head has a housing portion for housing the second adapter, and the housing portion is configured to regulate movement of the second adapter. A third opening portion that communicates with the housing portion and in which the second adapter can be inserted is formed in the surface of the golf club head. A first coupling portion of the first adapter is configured to incline relative to the shaft, and a second coupling portion of the second adapter is configured such that the first adapter is coupled at an angle to the second adapter.