Iron Golf Club Head Internal Weighting for Hidden CG Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf club head designs fail to provide an aesthetically pleasing way to adjust weighting and center of gravity while preserving the traditional look and shape of the club head.
Innovation Solution
A golf club head with a rear cavity that houses a weight assembly, featuring a cover that conceals the weight from view, allowing adjustment of the center of gravity by positioning the weight in internal heel or toe receptacles, and a fastener to secure the cover, enabling the weight to be strategically placed to alter the club's performance characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If visual weighting adjustments are made in iron type golf club heads, then weighting adjustability is improved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the weighting adjustment mechanism from the visible exterior and relocates it to the interior cavity of the club head. The weight can be removed and repositioned within the cavity, allowing weighting adjustment without any external visual indicators or modifications that would compromise the aesthetic appearance of the club head.
Solution Approach 2:
The weight is nested within the internal cavity of the club head, concealed by the club head structure itself. This nesting approach allows the weighting mechanism to be fully integrated and hidden, maintaining the traditional visual appearance while enabling adjustability through internal repositioning of the weight.
2Measurement precision
If weighting screws with different densities are used, then center of gravity adjustment is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the internal cavity into distinct receptacles positioned at different locations (heel, toe, center). This segmentation allows the weight to be moved between discrete positions to adjust the center of gravity, providing precise control without requiring multiple different weight components or complex adjustment mechanisms.
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AI summary
A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention provides an improved weighting system that fits in seamlessly with the traditional shaping of a wedge type golf club head that preserves the aesthetics of the golf club head that golfer have come to expect.