Golf Club Head Adjustable Weight System Center of Gravity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wood-type golf club heads face challenges in optimizing weight distribution and center of gravity adjustment to enhance ball distance and accuracy, particularly in addressing individual golfer swing shortcomings and environmental factors.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an adjustable weight system within the golf club head, featuring a rotatable drive mechanism and slidable weight, allowing for precise adjustment of the center of gravity along multiple axes through a curved weight channel and locking mechanism, enabling the weight to conform and translate smoothly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an adjustable weight system is implemented in the golf club head, then center of gravity adjustment capability and adaptability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The weight system transitions from a static fixed configuration to a dynamic adjustable configuration. The weight can be repositioned along the curved channel and rotated to different orientations, allowing the center of gravity to be dynamically adjusted based on individual golfer needs and swing characteristics, directly resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The weight system is segmented into independent adjustable components: the weight element itself, the curved channel defining its path, and the locking mechanism. This segmentation allows for modular adjustment of weight position and orientation without requiring complete redesign of the club head structure, managing complexity while enhancing adaptability.
2Reliability
If a locking mechanism is added to secure the weight position, then reliability of weight placement is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is designed to automatically engage and secure the weight in its selected position without requiring additional tools or complex procedures. The mechanism self-activates when the weight reaches its desired location along the curved channel, providing reliable positioning while minimizing the complexity of operation and structure.
3Ease of operation
If the weight is made flexible to conform to the curved channel, then ease of adjustment and smooth translation are improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The weight element incorporates flexible material properties that allow it to conform to the curved channel geometry during adjustment. This flexibility enables smooth translation along the curved path and easy engagement with the channel, improving ease of operation while the manufacturing precision requirements are managed through the design of the channel itself rather than the weight.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution allows for customizable weight distribution and center of gravity adjustment, improving ball distance and accuracy by accommodating various golfer swings and environmental conditions, thereby enhancing playability and performance.
Implementation Method 1
a component of the locking mechanism translates between an unlocked position and a locked position in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the drive mechanism; and wherein the locking mechanism directly engages and prevents movement of at least one of the drive mechanism and the slidable weight
Implementation Method 2
the drive mechanism is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and the weight is slidable along an axis of translation; wherein the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the axis of translation at an interface of the drive mechanism and the weight
Implementation Method 3
the drive mechanism comprises a plurality of teeth; wherein the weight comprises a plurality of cogs that complement the plurality of teeth of the drive mechanism; wherein the plurality of teeth of the drive mechanism engage the plurality of cogs of the weight so that rotation of the drive mechanism about an axis of rotation forces the weight to translate along the axis of translation
Implementation Method 4
The weight is flexible, allowing the weight to conform and translate smoothly along the curved weight channel
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AI summary
A golf club head, including an adjustable weight system including a drive mechanism, a locking mechanism, and a weight, wherein the drive mechanism is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and the weight is slidable along an axis of translation, wherein the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the axis of translation at an interface of the drive mechanism and the weight, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a plurality of teeth, wherein the weight comprises a plurality of cogs, wherein the plurality of teeth of the drive mechanism engage the plurality of cogs of the weight so that rotation of the drive mechanism about an axis of rotation forces the weight to translate along the axis of translation, wherein a component of the locking mechanism translates between an unlocked position and a locked position in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the drive mechanism.