Golf Club Grip Housing for Accessory Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Incorporating accessories within golf club grips often leads to undesirable deformation, such as bulging, which affects the golfer's performance and comfort due to relative motion between the accessory and the club, and can negatively impact data acquisition by sensors.
Innovation Solution
A golf club grip with a flared internal bore and a housing portion designed to house accessories, featuring a decreasing circumference and a region of harder material, along with an accessory configuration that creates an interference fit, to prevent movement and maintain a consistent taper, enhancing both performance and feel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an accessory is incorporated within a grip, then the golfer can use enhanced performance tracking and enjoyment features, but the accessory causes movement within the grip during club impact which affects performance and data acquisition
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory is nested within a dedicated housing portion that is integrated into the grip structure. The housing portion includes a recess specifically shaped to receive and contain the accessory, preventing it from moving independently during club impact while maintaining its functional capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The housing portion acts as an intermediary structure between the grip and the accessory. It provides a stable mounting platform that isolates the accessory from the dynamic forces during impact, while still allowing the accessory to perform its tracking and sensing functions
2Adaptability or versatility
If an accessory is placed within a grip, then performance tracking is enabled, but it causes undesirable deformation and bulging of the grip that distracts the golfer
Solution Approach 1:
The grip is segmented into distinct functional zones: a housing portion for the accessory, an internal bore for the shaft, and a gripping surface for the hand. This segmentation allows the accessory housing to be integrated without causing overall grip deformation, as each zone is structurally independent yet coordinated
Solution Approach 2:
The housing portion is designed with specific local structural characteristics (decreasing circumference from first end to second end) that differ from the rest of the grip. This local quality adjustment allows the housing to contain the accessory without transmitting deforming forces to the overall grip structure
3Shape
If the internal bore circumference is decreased from first end to second end, then grip deformation and bulging are reduced, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The internal bore circumference parameter is changed progressively from the first end to the second end of the housing portion. This gradual parameter change creates a tapered geometry that naturally resists bulging while being achievable through standard injection molding techniques with appropriately designed molds
Data Source
AI summary
The invention generally relates to a grip for a golf club having a housing portion specifically for housing an accessory, the grip specifically configured to enhance performance and enjoyment of the game of golf. Grips of the invention help to provide a smoother gripping surface and to prevent relative motion between the accessory and the club when the accessory is coupled to the club.