Modular Putter Head Assembly for Stable Weight Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing putters lack adjustability and stability, leading to inconsistent performance due to interchangeable weights that alter balance points and moment of inertia, and existing modular systems suffer from loose components causing undesirable vibrations.
Innovation Solution
A modular golf club head design with interchangeable pieces, including a first and second body and a fastener, allowing for customizable weight and shape adjustments while maintaining stability through secure attachment mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If interchangeable weights are used to adjust total weight, then weight customization is improved, but balance point and moment of inertia become unstable
Solution Approach 1:
The putter head is divided into multiple separable components: a body portion, a weight portion, and a shaft portion. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component while maintaining stable connections through recess-protrusion interfaces and secure attachment mechanisms, resolving the contradiction between weight customization and balance stability.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the putter head are assigned specific functions with optimized properties. The body portion contains recesses for receiving weight portions, the weight portions have specific masses for customization, and the shaft portion connects to form the complete assembly. This localized functional differentiation enables weight adjustment without compromising overall structural stability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If modular components are used for customization, then adaptability is improved, but component stability deteriorates due to loose connections
Solution Approach 1:
The weight portions are nested within recesses of the body portion, creating a fitted connection. The shaft portion is nested within a recess of the body portion or weight portion. This nesting arrangement ensures stable, vibration-free connections while maintaining the modular capability for customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The recess-protrusion interfaces act as intermediaries between the modular components. These interfaces provide precise alignment and stable connection, mediating between the need for easy disassembly/reassembly and the requirement for secure, vibration-free operation during use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple putters are purchased for different designs, then performance options are improved, but cost and storage space increase
Solution Approach 1:
The putter head is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple weight portions with different masses and configurations. A single body portion can be paired with different weight portions to create multiple performance variations, eliminating the need to own multiple complete putters while achieving diverse performance options.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosed systems and methods relate to improved customizable golf club heads. The golf club head can include a first body, a second body, and a fastener. The first body can include a striking face, a first top surface, a first bottom surface, a first heel, a first toe, a first rear wall opposite the striking face, and a hosel. The first body can further define at least one aperture. The second body can be removably attached to the first body. The second body can include a front face, a second top surface, a second bottom surface, a second heel, a second toe, and a second rear surface opposite the front face. The second body can define at least one second aperture. The fastener can extend through the at least one first aperture and into the at least one second aperture to attach the first and second bodies.