Golf Tee Longitudinal Ribs Impact Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf tees lack stability when struck by a golf club, leading to poor adherence to the ground and difficulty in recovery due to their smooth surfaces and designs that do not effectively retain the tee upon impact.
Innovation Solution
The golf tee features longitudinal ribs formed by central grooves on its side surface, providing increased fixation and stability when struck, maintaining a classical conical configuration for ground insertion and a cup-shaped head for ball stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the tee has a smooth surface, then it is easy to manufacture, but it lacks stability when struck by the golf club
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating longitudinal ribs only in the central area of the tee that contacts the ground, while maintaining a smooth surface elsewhere. This localized structural modification provides enhanced grip and stability during impact without complicating the overall manufacturing process, as the ribs can be formed through simple extrusion or molding techniques.
2Ease of manufacture
If the tee has a smooth surface, then the manufacturing cost is low, but the adherence to the ground when struck is very poor
Solution Approach 1:
The longitudinal ribs are implemented only in the specific region where the tee contacts the ground, providing localized enhancement of adherence properties. This approach maintains cost-effectiveness by avoiding complex manufacturing processes while targeting the precise area where improved ground contact is needed for stability during club impact.
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
The tee achieves greater stability and easier recovery upon impact, as it lands at a shorter distance, making it easier to find and reducing manufacturing and sales costs.
Implementation Method 1
the central area, the part which is inserted into the ground, is cylindrical and completely smooth. Therefore, its adherence to the ground when struck will be very poor
Implementation Method 2
the side surface, and more specifically the area between the point and the head or cup where the ball is placed, has longitudinal ribs in the direction of the generatrix
Data Source
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AI summary
The main feature of the tee is that the intermediate area between the pointed conical end (2) to stick it in the ground and the head or cup (3) to hold the ball has a number of longitudinal grooves (4) which form the corresponding ribs as a sort of wings (5) in the direction of the generatrix of that intermediate area of the body of the tee (1). This structure makes it possible to fix it to the ground in a more stable way, which is good for both the stability of the ball and in case the tee is struck, as the tee will land at a much shorter distance than conventional tees, which makes it easy to recover.