Golf Club Weight Adjustment Member Lip Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing weight adjustment members for golf club heads fail to completely prevent excess adhesive from escaping the tuning port, leading to a less than desirable appearance and increased inspection time for adhesive residue.
Innovation Solution
A weight adjustment member with a cap and base design, featuring a lip that conceals the tuning port rim and a locating device for precise positioning, which collects and hides excess adhesive within recesses and prevents it from escaping, ensuring secure adhesion without visible adhesive leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-generated harmful factors
If a groove is formed in the side surface of the weight adjustment member to collect excess adhesive, then most excess adhesive is prevented from escaping the tuning port, but some adhesive still escapes and may be visible between the weight adjustment member and tuning port wall
Solution Approach 1:
The weight adjustment member is divided into two functional parts: a base that receives adhesive and a cap that conceals the assembly. The cap segments the visual field by hiding the tuning port rim and any adhesive that escapes, separating the adhesive containment function from the visual appearance function.
Solution Approach 2:
The cap acts as an intermediary element between the adhesive application process and the final appearance. It mediates by concealing the tuning port rim and any visible adhesive, transforming the harmful effect of adhesive leakage into an acceptable appearance.
2Strength
If adhesive is applied to affix the weight adjustment member in the tuning port, then secure adhesion is achieved, but excess adhesive may escape and mar the back face of the golf club head
Solution Approach 1:
The cap is pre-installed on the base before adhesive application. This preliminary action creates a containment structure that guides excess adhesive into hidden recesses rather than allowing it to escape onto the visible surfaces of the golf club head.
Solution Approach 2:
The cap and base design converts the harmful effect of excess adhesive into a beneficial containment system. Adhesive that would normally be wasted or cause defects is redirected into hidden recesses, where it serves to fill gaps and ensure complete adhesion without compromising appearance.
3Manufacturing precision
If a cap with lip is added to conceal the tuning port rim, then adhesive visibility is hidden, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cap and base are merged into a single integrated weight adjustment member assembly. This combination eliminates the need for separate adhesive containment features, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining the appearance quality benefits of the concealed design.
Solution Approach 2:
The cap serves multiple functions simultaneously: it conceals the tuning port rim for aesthetic purposes, contains excess adhesive in recesses, and provides structural support for the weight adjustment member. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional components, simplifying the overall device.
Data Source
AI summary
A weight adjustment member may be mounted in a tuning port in a golf club head and secured therein using adhesive. The weight adjustment member includes a lip which prevents excess adhesive from escaping the tuning port and hides adhesive that might otherwise be visible between the weight adjustment member and the tuning port. Locating devices that mate with each other are included in the tuning port and on the weight adjustment member. A method of mounting the weight adjustment member in the tuning port of a golf club head is also provided.