Golf club head with flexible face
A golf club head includes a front member and a rear member. The rear member has a neck, and the front member has a face and a flexible portion projected from a top of a back side of the face. The front member is connected to the rear member to form the golf club head with the flexible portion as at least a part of a crown of the golf club head.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a golf club, and more particularly to a golf club head, which a face thereof is leaned backward when it hits a ball.
2. Description of the Related Art
In a golf club head, “Loft” is an angle between a face of the golf club head and a vertical plane. The golf club head with greater loft will drive the ball higher and shorter, and the ball runs a shorter distance when it falls to the ground. Such golf club is superior in ball control. The conventional golf club head usually has a fixed loft.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe primary objective of the present invention is to provide a golf club head, which a face thereof is leaned backward when it hit a ball. The face will has a greater loft when it hit the ball to drive the ball higher, and the restoring force of the face will drive the ball further.
According to the objectives of the present invention, a golf club head includes a front member and a rear member. The rear member has a neck, and the front member has a face and a flexible portion projected from a top of a back side of the face. The front member is connected to the rear member to form the golf club head with the flexible portion as at least a part of a crown of the golf club head.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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The advantages of the present invention are listed hereunder:
1. The flexible portion gives the face a greater deformation that the face of the present invention has a superior flexibility.
2. The loft of the face is greater when it hit the ball that drives the ball higher.
3. The front member has no neck thereon, which may be made by casting to reduce the cost.
4. The golf club head of the present invention has the front member and the rear member combined by brazing that is contributive to make the front member by casting. It is hard to have a precise size when the front member is made by casting, especially there are many curved portions on the front member. The engagement of the protrusion and the slot will give a greater tolerance in the sizes of the front member and the rear member combined.
5. The front member is made by titanium, which is a light metal, to make the flexible portion with a thinner thickness. It also helps the center of gravity of the golf club head moving to a lower and rear position.
The description above is a few preferred embodiments of the present invention and the equivalence of the present invention is still in the scope of the claim of the present invention.
Claims
1. A golf club head, comprising a front member and a rear member, wherein the rear member has a neck, and the front member has a face and a flexible portion projected from a top of a back side of the face, and the front member is connected to the rear member by brazing to form the golf club head with the flexible portion as at least a part of a crown of the golf club head.
2. The golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the front member is made of titanium alloy and is made by casting.
3. The golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the front member has a bore, in which a face plate is fixed to form the face.
4. The golf club head as defined in claim 2, wherein the flexible portion of the front member has a thickness less than 1.2 mm.
5. The golf club head as defined in claim 3, wherein the flexible portion of the front member has a thickness less than 1.2 mm.
6. The golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the front member and the rear member are provided with a protrusion and a slot for engagement.
Type: Application
Filed: May 12, 2006
Publication Date: Nov 15, 2007
Inventor: Archer Chen (Taichung)
Application Number: 11/432,371
International Classification: A63B 53/00 (20060101);