Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a face portion having a front surface and a back surface opposite of the front surface, the back surface having a perimeter portion;
a body portion having an interior cavity, the body portion having a front portion with a perimeter edge portion defining an outermost surface of the front portion, the perimeter edge portion of the body portion attached to the perimeter portion of the face portion;
a first filler material coupled to a portion of an inner wall of the body portion, the first filler material including a rubber material and having a first density; and
a second filler material injection molded into the interior cavity between the first filler material and the face portion, the second filler material including a thermoset material and having a second density different from the first density,wherein a maximum width of the first filler material is aligned with a central portion of the face portion, andwherein the back surface of the face portion includes a continuous groove extending along and proximate to a perimeter of the face portion, and wherein the groove is filled with the second filler material.
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion comprising a first material. The body portion may have a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, a front portion having a face portion. The golf club head may include an interior cavity partially, substantially, or entirely filled with a first filler material and a second filler material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
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19 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion having a front surface and a back surface opposite of the front surface, the back surface having a perimeter portion; a body portion having an interior cavity, the body portion having a front portion with a perimeter edge portion defining an outermost surface of the front portion, the perimeter edge portion of the body portion attached to the perimeter portion of the face portion; a first filler material coupled to a portion of an inner wall of the body portion, the first filler material including a rubber material and having a first density; and a second filler material injection molded into the interior cavity between the first filler material and the face portion, the second filler material including a thermoset material and having a second density different from the first density, wherein a maximum width of the first filler material is aligned with a central portion of the face portion, and wherein the back surface of the face portion includes a continuous groove extending along and proximate to a perimeter of the face portion, and wherein the groove is filled with the second filler material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion having a front surface and a back surface opposite of the front surface, the face portion defining a loft angle, the face portion including a groove on the back surface extending proximate to a periphery of the face portion; a body portion coupled to the face portion, the body portion having an interior cavity including a central recessed portion aligned with a central portion of the face portion, the central recessed portion having a shape associated with the loft angle, the central recessed portion including a maximum width of the interior cavity; a first filler material coupled to the body portion in at least the central recessed portion and filling the central recessed portion; and a second filler material injection molded into the interior cavity, at least a portion of the second filler material coupled to the back surface of the face portion and located between the first filler material in the central recessed portion and the face portion, the second filler material having at least one different material property than the first filler material, wherein the groove is at least partially filled with the second filler material. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion having a front surface and a back surface opposite of the front surface; a body portion coupled to the face portion, the body portion having an interior cavity and one or more inner walls; a first filler material coupled to the body portion, the first filler material covering at least 25% of the one or more inner walls; and a second filler material injection molded into the interior cavity, wherein a coefficient of restitution (COR) of the first filler material is greater than the COR of the second filler material, wherein a greatest width of the first filler material is at or proximate to a central portion of the face portion, and wherein the back surface of the face portion includes a continuous groove extending along and proximate to a perimeter of the face portion, and wherein the groove is filled with the second filler material. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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