Golf Club Weight Bracket with Malleable Lip
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf club weight attachment mechanisms face challenges in securing high-density weights to club heads due to compatibility issues with materials, leading to structural integrity problems and aesthetic concerns, particularly with weights that are not weldable or brazable.
Innovation Solution
A golf club head design incorporating a bracket with a malleable lip to securely clamp a high-density weight member within a shell portion, which is then welded or brazed to the club head, allowing for precise adjustment of the center of gravity without relying on welding or brazing directly to the weight member.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If welding or brazing is used to attach weights to the club head, then structural integrity is improved, but compatibility with high-density weight materials deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a bracket as an intermediary component between the club head and the high-density weight member. The bracket is welded or brazed to the club head, while the weight member is mechanically secured to the bracket using a malleable lip that deforms to clamp the weight. This intermediary structure resolves the material compatibility issue by separating the bonding interface (bracket to club head) from the weight attachment interface (bracket to weight member), allowing high-density materials like tungsten to be used without direct welding or brazing.
2Measurement precision
If high-density weight materials are used, then center of gravity adjustment precision is improved, but material compatibility for bonding deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket serves as a mediator that enables the use of high-density weight materials (such as tungsten with specific gravity of 19.3) without requiring direct bonding. The malleable lip on the bracket deforms to mechanically clamp the weight member, providing a secure attachment that accommodates high-density materials while maintaining precise center of gravity adjustment capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the attachment mechanism from thermal bonding (welding/brazing) to mechanical bonding (deformed malleable lip). This parameter change in the attachment method allows high-density weight materials to be used, as the mechanical clamping action does not depend on material compatibility for thermal bonding, thereby enabling precise center of gravity adjustment with high-density materials.
3Strength
If weights are securely attached to the club head, then structural integrity is improved, but aesthetic integration deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a nested structure where the weight member is attached to the bracket, and the bracket is attached to the club head. The bracket and weight member are positioned such that they can be contained within or integrated into the club head structure, with the malleable lip deforming around the weight member to provide secure attachment while maintaining a streamlined appearance.
4Ease of manufacture
If a malleable lip bracket is used to clamp weights, then ease of manufacture is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the parameter change of the malleable lip material, which deforms under compression to clamp the weight member. This material property allows for simplified manufacturing compared to traditional welding or brazing of high-density materials, as the bracket can be mechanically formed and then deformed to secure the weight, reducing manufacturing complexity despite the added component.
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 enables the use of high-density weights that are not traditionally weldable, providing improved structural integrity and aesthetic integration while allowing for precise adjustment of the club head's center of gravity, enhancing launch characteristics and ball velocity.
Implementation Method 1
The bracket can comprise a malleable lip configured to clamp the weight member in place at the shell portion
Implementation Method 2
welded or brazed to the club head
Implementation Method 3
welded or brazed to the club head
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of golf club weight attachment mechanisms are described herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a head body with an interior cavity, a shell portion, and a bracket with a weight member coupled to the bracket. In one embodiment, the bracket and the weight member can be configured to be fully contained within the interior cavity. Other examples and related methods are also described herein.