Golf club head and manufacturing method for the same
US-2015367199-A1 · Dec 24, 2015 · US
Golf club head
US2016008677A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016008677-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514792749-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jul 9, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jan 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A golf club head according to this invention is a wood type golf club head including a face portion, a crown portion, and a sole portion. A plurality of grooves are formed in the face portion. The depth of the plurality of grooves is less than 0.025 mm. A film having a thickness not more than the depth is formed on the face portion by a surface treatment.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A wood type golf club head including a face portion, a crown portion, and a sole portion, wherein a plurality of grooves are formed in the face portion, a depth of the plurality of grooves is less than 0.025 mm, and a film having a thickness not more than the depth is formed on the face portion by a surface treatment. 2 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness is not more than 10 μm. 3 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of grooves are formed by laser machining. 4 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the surface treatment is ion plating. 5 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the surface treatment is a diamond like carbon process. 6 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of grooves are arrayed in an up-and-down direction of the face portion. 7 . The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein each groove of the plurality of grooves comprises a straight groove extending in a toe-heel direction, and the plurality of grooves are arrayed in an up-and-down direction of the face portion at equal pitches.
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- A63B53/0466Primary
wood-type · CPC title
Human Necessities · mapped topic
Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface · CPC title
characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016008677A1 cover?
- A golf club head according to this invention is a wood type golf club head including a face portion, a crown portion, and a sole portion. A plurality of grooves are formed in the face portion. The depth of the plurality of grooves is less than 0.025 mm. A film having a thickness not more than the depth is formed on the face portion by a surface treatment.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bridgestone Sports Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A63B53/0466. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Jan 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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