Golf Club Head

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024198187-A1
Application number	US-202318377226-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 5, 2023
Priority date	Dec 16, 2022
Publication date	Jun 20, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A golf club head with a central body component is disclosed herein. The central body component includes a crown portion and a sole portion. The crown portion is composed of a continuous carbon fiber reinforced epoxy material. The sole portion is composed of a chopped carbon fiber reinforced vinyl ester sheet molding compound material. The central body component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior

First claim

We claim as our invention the following:

1 . A golf club head comprising:
a face component with a stiffening member; a central body component comprising
a crown portion composed of a first carbon based material,
a sole portion composed of a second carbon based material,
wherein the crown portion is attached to the sole portion,
wherein the component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior;
an aft-component; wherein the face component is attached to a front opening of the central body and the aft component is attached to a rear opening of the central body; wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters.

2 . The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has an Izz moment of inertia ranging from 4000 g-cm 2 to 6000 g-cm 2 .

3 . The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the face component is composed of a titanium alloy material.

4 . The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the aft-component is composed of a metal material.

5 . The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the first carbon based material has continuous fibers and the second carbon based material has chopped fibers.

6 . The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the sole portion has a toe edge wall and a heel edge wall.

7 . The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has an Iyy moment of inertia ranging from 2500 g-cm 2 to 4000 g-cm 2 .

8 . The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has an Ixx moment of inertia ranging from 2000 g-cm 2 to 3500 g-cm2.

9 . A golf club head comprising:
a face component; a central body component comprising
a crown portion composed of a first carbon based material,
a sole portion composed of a second carbon based material,
wherein the crown portion is attached to the sole portion,
wherein the component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior;
an aft-component; wherein the face component is attached to a front opening of the central body and the aft component is attached to a rear opening of the central body; wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters.

10 . The golf club head according to claim 9 wherein the golf club head has an Izz moment of inertia ranging from 4000 g-cm 2 to 6000 g-cm 2 .

11 . The golf club head according to claim 9 wherein the face component is composed of a titanium alloy material.

12 . The golf club head according to claim 9 wherein the aft-component is composed of a metal material.

13 . The golf club head according to claim 9 wherein the golf club head has an Iyy moment of inertia ranging from 2500 g-cm 2 to 4000 g-cm 2 .

14 . The golf club head according to claim 9 wherein the golf club head has an Ixx moment of inertia ranging from 2000 g-cm 2 to 3500 g-cm 2 .

15 . A golf club head comprising:
a face component; a central body component comprising
a crown portion composed of a continuous carbon fiber reinforced epoxy material, wherein the crown portion has a thickness ranging from 0.025 inch to 0.040 inch,
a sole portion composed of a chopped carbon fiber reinforced vinyl ester sheet molding compound material, the sole portion having a thickness ranging from 0.040 inch to 0.240 inch,
wherein the crown portion is attached to the sole portion,
wherein the component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior;
an aft-component; wherein the face component is attached to a front opening of the central body and the aft component is attached to a rear opening of the central body; wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters.

16 . The golf club head according to claim 15 wherein the golf club head has an Izz moment of inertia ranging from 4000 g-cm 2 to 6000 g-cm 2 .

17 . The golf club head according to claim 15 wherein the face component is composed of a titanium alloy material.

18 . The golf club head according to claim 15 wherein the aft-component is composed of a metal material.

19 . The golf club head according to claim 15 wherein the golf club head has an Iyy moment of inertia ranging from 2500 g-cm 2 to 4000 g-cm 2 .

20 . The golf club head according to claim 15 wherein the golf club head has an Ixx moment of inertia ranging from 2000 g-cm 2 to 3500 g-cm 2 .

Assignees

• Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp

Inventors

• Demille Brandon D
• Watson William C
• Leblanc Dominic

Classifications

• A63B2209/02

  with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres · CPC title

• A63B53/0466 Primary

  wood-type · CPC title

• A63B53/0412

  Volume · CPC title

• A63B53/0437

  with special crown configurations · CPC title

• A63B53/0454

  Strengthening ribs on the rear surface of the impact face plate · CPC title