Propellent-Driven Golf Club with Rotary Magazine and Range Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current golf clubs require a swinging motion to generate kinetic energy, which is difficult due to the weight and complexity of the club, leading to mechanical failures, incomplete powder burns, and inconsistent ball travel distances, making them impractical and challenging to use effectively.
Innovation Solution
A propellent-driven golf club design featuring a hollow shaft with a motorized handle and rotary magazine, using a series of gun powder cartridges that generate high-pressure gas to propel the ball without swinging, incorporating a vortex generator and range control mechanism to control the ball's distance, and a one-piece striker/piston with reduced friction and lubrication needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If a swinging motion is used to generate kinetic energy, then the club can propel the ball, but the weight and complexity of the club increases leading to mechanical failures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical swinging system with a propellent-driven system using high-pressure gas generated from cartridges. The gas drives a piston or directly propels the ball, eliminating the need for heavy club heads and complex swinging mechanics, thereby reducing mechanical failures while maintaining power delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses high-pressure gas (pneumatic system) generated from cartridges to drive the ball. The gas expands rapidly to propel the piston or directly push the ball, providing powerful kinetic energy without requiring the user to swing a heavy club, thus improving reliability while maintaining power.
2Power
If explosive charge is added to the club head, then additional energy is provided, but the club design becomes heavier causing errant swings
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the explosive charge from the club head structure and places it in removable cartridges. This separates the energy delivery mechanism from the club body, allowing the club to remain lightweight while still providing powerful energy delivery when needed. The cartridges are inserted only when energy delivery is required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static heavy club head design to a dynamic cartridge-based system. The club can be configured with or without cartridges depending on the shot requirements, allowing the effective weight and energy delivery to be dynamically adjusted. This flexibility prevents the club from being consistently heavy while maintaining the option for high-power shots.
3Power
If multiple energy sources are combined in the club, then more energy is available, but the energy release timing is inconsistent resulting in poor performance
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the energy delivery system into separate functional components: the cartridge contains the propellent and timing mechanism, while the club body contains the delivery mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and ensures precise timing synchronization between energy release and ball contact, eliminating the synchronization problems of combined energy sources.
4Power
If the club is designed to require precise swinging to hit a sweet spot, then energy delivery is optimized, but the difficulty of operation increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the precision swinging mechanism with a straightforward cartridge-firing mechanism. Instead of requiring the user to execute a precise arc and make contact with a small sweet spot area, the user simply activates the cartridge which delivers energy directly to the ball. This dramatically simplifies the operation while maintaining or improving energy delivery efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and consistent ball propulsion from a static position, reducing mechanical failures and improving distance control, making the golf club easier to use and manufacture while maintaining reliability and performance.
Implementation Method 1
a propellent-driven golf club to launch a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent-driven golf club... using a series of gun powder cartridges that generate high-pressure gas to propel the ball
Implementation Method 2
incorporating a vortex generator and range control mechanism to control the ball's distance
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a propellent-driven golf club to launch a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent-driven golf club. Accordingly, the propellent-driven golf club may include a hollow shaft and a handle attached to the hollow shaft. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may include a golf club head assembly attached to the hollow shaft. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a rotary magazine configured to receive a reloadable wafer, the firing mechanism operationally coupled to the triggering device, a firing cylinder port configured to mate with at least a portion of the cartridge, a vortex generator, a range control mechanism comprising a range control valve fluidly coupled to an egress port of the chamber, a firing cylinder bore fluidly coupled to an outlet of the range control valve, and a piston movably disposed in the firing cylinder bore.