Golf club head
A golf club head includes a head body and a striking plate member. The head body has a front opening, and an inner periphery defining the front opening. The striking plate member covers the front opening, and includes a front plate, and a back plate opposite to the front plate. One of the front and back plates is made of a carbon fiber plastic material. The other one of the front and back plates is made of a titanium alloy.
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a golf club head, more particularly to a golf club head that has a good vibration-absorbing effect.
2. Description of the Related Art
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Although the conventional golf club head 2 of
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a golf club head that can absorb vibration during hitting of a golf ball so that a player can control stably a striking direction of the golf ball and so that any feelings of discomfort given to the player as a result of receiving the transmission of vibration can be reduced.
According to one aspect of this invention, a golf club head comprises a head body and a striking plate member. The head body has a front opening, and an inner periphery defining the front opening. The striking plate member covers the front opening, and includes a front plate that has a front face with a striking zone, and a back plate opposite to the front plate. One of the front and back plates is made of a carbon fiber plastic material. The other one of the front and back plates is made of a titanium alloy.
According to another aspect of this invention, a golf club head comprises a head body and a striking plate member. The head body has a front opening, and an inner periphery defining the front opening. The striking plate member covers the front opening, and includes a front plate that has a front face with a striking zone, and a back plate opposite to the front plate. The head body further has a plurality of lugs that project from the inner periphery and that are spaced apart angularly from each other relative to a center of the striking zone. Each of the lugs is formed with an engaging hole. Each of the front and back plates is formed with a plurality of through holes corresponding to the engaging holes in the lugs. The striking plate member further includes a plurality of fasteners that extend respectively through the through holes in the front and back plates and the engaging holes of the lugs to secure the striking plate member to the head body.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
Before the present invention is described in greater detail, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the disclosure.
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The head body 5 has a front opening 52, an inner periphery 51 defining the front opening 52, and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart lugs 53 projecting from the inner periphery 51. Each of the lugs 53 is formed with an engaging hole 531. In this embodiment, the engaging hole 531 of each of the lugs 53 is a screw hole. There are twelve lugs 53 provided along the inner periphery 51 of the head body 5. However, the number of the lugs 53 can be varied as needed.
The striking plate member 6 covers the front opening 52 of the head body 5, and includes a front plate 61 made of a carbon fiber plastic material and adapted to strike a golf ball (not shown), a back plate 62 opposite to the front plate 61 and made of a titanium alloy, and a plurality of fasteners 532, in the form of screws. Each of the front and back plates 61, 62 is formed with a plurality of through holes 610, 620 corresponding to the engaging holes 531 in the lugs 53. The front plate 61 has a thickness of 0.5 mm.
The fasteners 532 extend respectively through the through holes 610, 620 in the front and back plates 61, 62, and engage threadedly the engaging holes 531 in the respective lugs 53, thereby securing the front and back plates 61, 62 to the inner periphery 51 of the head body 5 and covering the front opening 52. Because the fasteners 532 are exposed on the front plate 61, it is preferable that the golf club head of the present invention be provided with an outer cover layer (not shown) so as to enhance the appearance of the golf club head.
When the golf club head of the present invention strikes the golf ball, through the use of a carbon fiber plastic material for the front plate 61, the vibration produced during hitting of the golf ball is directly absorbed by the front plate 61. The support provided by the titanium alloyed back plate 62 enhances the vibration-absorbing ability of the front plate 61. As such, the vibration that is transferred to the player's hands is minimized, and the player can stably and accurately strike the golf ball in a desired direction. Because the vibration that is transmitted to the player's hands is minimized, any feelings of discomfort given to the player are reduced.
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While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
Claims
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a head body having a front opening and an inner periphery defining said front opening; and
- a striking plate member covering said front opening, and including a front plate that has a front face with a striking zone, and a back plate opposite to said front plate, one of said front and back plates being made of a carbon fiber plastic material, the other one of said front and back plates being made of a titanium alloy.
2. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein said front plate is made of a carbon fiber plastic material, and said back plate is made of a titanium alloy.
3. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein said front plate is made of a titanium alloy, and said back plate is made of a carbon fiber plastic material.
4. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein said head body further has a plurality of lugs that project from said inner periphery and that are spaced apart angularly from each other relative to a center of said striking zone, each of said lugs being formed with an engaging hole, each of said front and back plates being formed with a plurality of through holes corresponding to said engaging holes in said lugs, said striking plate member further including a plurality of fasteners that extend respectively through said through holes in said front and back plates and said engaging holes of said lugs to secure said striking plate member to said head body.
5. A golf club head comprising:
- a head body having a front opening, and an inner periphery defining said front opening;
- a striking plate member covering said front opening, and including a front plate that has a front face with a striking zone, and a back plate opposite to said front plate; and
- said head body further having a plurality of lugs that project from said inner periphery and that are spaced apart angularly from each other relative to a center of said striking zone, each of said lugs being formed with an engaging hole, each of said front and back plates being formed with a plurality of through holes corresponding to said engaging holes in said lugs, said striking plate member further including a plurality of fasteners that extend respectively through said through holes in said front and back plates and said engaging holes of said lugs to secure said striking plate member to said head body.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 28, 2006
Publication Date: Jan 3, 2008
Applicant:
Inventors: Chon-Chen Lin (Ping-Tung Hsien), Shun-Fu Hu (Ping-Tung Hsien), Yen-Chi Hsu (Ping-Tung Hsien)
Application Number: 11/476,032
International Classification: A63B 53/00 (20060101);