Replaceable Striking Plate Golf Club Head Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golf club heads often suffer from undesirable feel due to mis-hits and wear out over time, leading to the need for frequent replacement.
Innovation Solution
A golf club head design featuring a replaceable striking plate with a recessed region and threaded bosses, allowing for easy attachment and detachment, which includes a gasket assembly for improved feel and durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a metal face plate is used, then durability is improved, but feel quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The club head is divided into separate components: a main body and a replaceable face plate. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the main body provides structural durability while the face plate can be designed for optimal feel and performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The face plate material is changed from traditional metal to synthetic resin, fundamentally altering the material parameter to improve feel quality while maintaining acceptable durability through the replaceable design.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a synthetic resin face is used, then feel quality is improved, but durability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The face plate is designed to be replaceable rather than permanent. When the synthetic resin face wears out, it can be discarded and a new face plate can be installed, extending the overall life of the club head while maintaining the feel benefits of synthetic resin.
Solution Approach 2:
The face plate is extracted as a separate, removable component from the main body. This allows the face to be replaced independently when worn, separating the durability issue from the feel quality benefit.
3Ease of repair
If the face plate is made replaceable, then ease of repair is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The club head is segmented into a main body and a face plate connected through a recessed region with fastening features. This segmentation enables easy replacement of the face plate while the recessed region design simplifies the connection mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The face plate is inserted into a recessed region of the main body, creating a nested structure. The recessed region contains integrated fastening features (threaded openings and bosses) that simplify the attachment mechanism while maintaining structural integrity.
4Reliability
If score lines wear away, then reliability deteriorates, but replacement cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
When score lines wear away and affect performance, the face plate can be replaced rather than the entire club head. This recovers the club's playing quality at a fraction of the cost of replacing the complete club head.
Solution Approach 2:
The wear-resistant properties are localized to the replaceable face plate component. When this component wears, it can be swapped for a fresh one, maintaining the club's performance parameters without investing in a completely new club head.
Data Source
AI summary
An iron-type golf club head is disclosed including a main body including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. The main body has a recessed region including a relief region in the front portion. A replaceable striking plate is inserted into the recessed region and the relief region. The replaceable striking plate includes a front surface, a first rear surface region and a second rear surface region. A threaded opening is located on the rear surface of the replaceable striking plate and receives a fastener to retain the replaceable striking plate on the front portion of the main body and within the recessed region and relief region.