Golf club head and manufacturing method therefor

• US 20060199665A1
• Filed: 05/20/2005
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fusheng Precision Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: FU Sheng Industrial Company Limited (Cooperative Valiant APO Global UA)
• Inventors: Lo, Lai-Fa
• Granted Patent: US 7,396,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/345
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0437 with special crown configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence

Abstract

A golf club head includes a body having at least one assembling opening and at least one cover plate mounted in the at least one assembling opening. A plurality of spaced spot welding points are provided along a joint area between the cover plate and the perimeter wall of the assembling opening. A brazing bonding portion is located between a pair of the spaced spot welding points adjacent to each other. The spot welding points and the brazing bonding portions securely fix the cover plate in the assembling opening to improve the bonding reliability.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a body including at least one assembling opening delimited by a perimeter wall;

at least one cover plate mounted in said at least one assembling opening;

a plurality of spaced spot welding points along a joint area between said at least one cover plate and the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening; and

a plurality of brazing bonding portions, each said brazing bonding portion being located between a pair of the spaced spot welding points adjacent to each other, said spot welding points and said brazing bonding portions securely fixing said at least one cover plate in said at least one assembling opening.

2. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening includes a stepped portion for supporting said at least one cover plate.

3. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one cover plate includes a perimeter flange along a bottom of a perimeter thereof, the perimeter flange engaging with the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening.

4. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spot welding points are formed by high-energy full-penetration welding.

5. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one cover plate has a thickness of 0.1-1.0 mm.

6. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one cover plate includes a plurality of lugs on a perimeter thereof for indicating positions for forming the spot welding points, and wherein a brazing material for forming each said brazing bonding portion is filled into a space between a pair of the lugs.

7. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening includes a plurality of inwardly projecting lugs for supporting a perimeter of said at least one cover plate and for indicating positions for forming the spot welding points, and wherein a brazing material for forming each said brazing bonding portion is filled into a space between a pair of the lugs.

8. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one assembling opening is provided on at least one of a crown portion, a sole portion, a rear portion, and a skirt portion of the body.

9. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the golf club head is one of wooden type, iron type, utility type, and putter type.

10. A method for manufacturing a golf club head, comprising:

preparing a golf club head body with at least one assembling opening;

preparing at least one cover plate and placing said at least one cover plate in said at least one assembling opening;

forming a plurality of spot welding points along a joint area between said at least one cover plate and a perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening by welding;

applying a brazing material along the joint area between said at least one cover plate and the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening; and

melting the brazing material by heating to cause molten brazing material to fill gaps between said at least one cover plate and the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening, thereby forming a brazing bonding portion between a pair of the spot welding points adjacent to each other.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening includes an outwardly projecting perimeter flange for preventing the brazing material from flowing out of the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a step of removing the perimeter flange after formation of the brazing bonding portions.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening includes a stepped portion for supporting said at least one cover plate.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said at least one cover plate includes a perimeter flange along a bottom of a perimeter thereof, the perimeter flange engaging with the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the spot welding points are formed by high-energy welding using a high-energy source.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the high-energy source is one of a laser beam, electronic beam, and plasma.

17. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the spot welding points are formed by welding in an Argon-protected environment.

18. The method as claimed in claim 10, the spot welding points are formed by high-energy full-penetration welding via a high-energy source.

19. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the perimeter wall of the assembling opening said at least one assembling opening is made of one of metal and alloy.

20. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said at least one cover plate is made of one of metal and alloy.

21. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said at least one cover plate has a thickness of 0.1-1.0 mm.

22. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said at least one cover plate includes a plurality of lugs on a perimeter thereof for indicating positions for forming the spot welding points, and wherein a brazing material for forming each said brazing bonding portion is filled into a space between a pair of the lugs.

23. The golf club head as claimed in claim 10, wherein the perimeter wall of said at least one assembling opening includes a plurality of inwardly projecting lugs for supporting a perimeter of said at least one cover plate and for indicating positions for forming the spot welding points, and wherein a brazing material for forming each said brazing bonding portion is filled into a space between a pair of the lugs.

24. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said at least one assembling opening is provided on at least one of a crown portion, a sole portion, a rear portion, and a skirt portion of the body.