Golf Putter Face Structural Isolation Michell Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current golf putters lack the structural efficiency and accuracy to achieve a large moment of inertia, leading to reduced precision and accuracy in off-center hits, which affects golfer performance and scores.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a Michell Structure with a semicircular support member and radial ribs, structurally isolating the face from the rear structure, allowing for maximum discretionary mass distribution around the perimeter to increase the moment of inertia and minimize energy loss during off-center impacts, using high-density materials like tungsten powder to enhance performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If mass is distributed to the perimeter to increase moment of inertia, then off-center hit performance is improved, but structural efficiency and accuracy are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The putter head is divided into functionally independent segments: a thin face structure for precision, a semicircular support member for structural integrity, and peripheral mass distribution for moment of inertia. The face is structurally isolated from the rear structure through gaps, allowing each segment to optimize its specific function without compromising the others.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the putter head are given different structural qualities: the face is made thin and precise for accuracy, the support member is made semicircular and robust for structural efficiency, and the perimeter is weighted for moment of inertia. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by allowing each region to specialize in its primary function.
2Quantity of substance
If the face is structurally isolated from the rear structure, then discretionary mass can be maximized at the perimeter, but structural support may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The semicircular support member acts as an intermediary element between the face and the rear structure. It provides the necessary structural support and connection while allowing the face to be structurally isolated. This intermediary enables the face to be thin and precise while still maintaining overall structural integrity through the support member.
Solution Approach 2:
The putter head employs a composite structure combining different material properties and densities. High-density materials are strategically placed at the perimeter to maximize moment of inertia, while the face and support structures use materials optimized for their specific functional requirements, creating a composite construction that balances mass distribution with structural support.
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 design improves off-center hit performance by maintaining energy and reducing vibration, resulting in a more solid impact feel and increased distance, providing better precision and accuracy compared to traditional putters.
Implementation Method 1
allowing for maximum discretionary mass distribution around the perimeter to increase the moment of inertia
Implementation Method 2
minimize energy loss during off-center impacts
Implementation Method 3
maintaining energy and reducing vibration
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AI summary
An improved golf putter is provided. In one aspect, the putter has an isolated face. The face is connected to a semicircular support member forming a semicircular aperture between the face and the support member. A pair of ribs is connected to the semicircular support member and forms a first aperture therebetween. A first wall is connected to the pair of radial ribs and to a second wall. The first wall and the second wall are separated by a connecting wall, and form at least two apertures therebetween. A plurality of gaps is formed between the first wall and the face. The plurality of gaps structurally isolates the face from the structure thereby forming an improved golf putter.