Golf club and golf club head

• US 20070037630A1
• Filed: 06/23/2006
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FU Sheng Industrial Company Limited (Cooperative Valiant APO Global UA)
• Original Assignee: FU Sheng Industrial Company Limited (Cooperative Valiant APO Global UA)
• Inventors: Chen, Hsin-Chih, Hsiao, Ming-Shih, Lan, Shou-Te
• Application Number:
  US11/474,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20070037630A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/220
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type

Abstract

A golf club including a head body and a feedback system is provided. The head body includes a striking face, a crown portion, a toe portion, a sole portion and a neck portion. The feedback system is disposed in the head body for outputting a feedback signal, such that the player can modify the stance and the swing in accordance with the feedback signal.

Claims

1. A golf club head, comprising:

a head body having a striking face and a neck; and

a feedback system disposed in the head body and actuated by a contact force to output a feedback signal when the striking face hits a golf ball.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the feedback system comprises:

a sensing device disposed on the striking face; and

a feedback device, electrically connected to the sensing device, wherein the sensing device is actuated by the contact force when the striking face hits the golf ball, and the feedback device outputs the feedback signal.

3. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the head body has an assembly cavity.

4. The golf club head according to claim 3, wherein the feedback system comprises a power supply device suitable for assembling into the assembly cavity and being electrically connected to the feedback device.

5. The golf club head according to claim 4, wherein the power supply device comprises:

a carrier suitable for assembling into the assembly cavity; and

a battery disposed on the carrier.

6. The golf club head according to claim 5, wherein the head body further comprises a transparent back cover having at least one insert hole corresponding to the assembly cavity, the transparent back cover is suitable for covering the feedback system disposed on the head body, and the carrier is suitable for simultaneously assembling into the insert hole and the assembly cavity, so as to fix the transparent back cover on the head body.

7. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein the sensing device comprises a piezoelectric sensing device.

8. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein the sensing device comprises a contact sensing device.

9. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein the feedback device comprises an LED.

10. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein the feedback device comprises a buzzer.

11. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the feedback signal comprises a light signal.

12. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the feedback signal comprises a sound signal.

13. A golf club, comprising:

a shaft;

a head body having a striking face and a neck, wherein the neck is suitable for being combined with shaft; and

a feedback system disposed in or on the head body and actuated by a contact force to output a feedback signal when the striking face hits a golf ball.

14. The golf club according to claim 13, wherein the feedback system comprises:

a sensing device disposed on the striking face; and

a feedback device disposed on or in the head body or on the shaft, and electrically connected to the sensing device, wherein the sensing device is actuated by the contact force when the striking face hits the golf ball, and the feedback device outputs the feedback signal.

15. The golf club according to claim 13, wherein the head body has an assembly cavity.

16. The golf club according to claim 14, wherein the feedback system comprises a power supply device suitable for assembling into the assembly cavity and being electrically connected to the feedback device.

17. The golf club according to claim 16, wherein the power supply device comprises:

a carrier suitable for assembling into the assembly cavity; and

a battery disposed on the carrier.

18. The golf club according to claim 17, wherein the head body further comprises a transparent back cover having at least one insert hole corresponding to the assembly cavity, the transparent back cover is suitable for covering the feedback system disposed on the head body, and the carrier is suitable for simultaneously assembling into the insert hole and the assembly cavity, so as to fix the transparent back cover on the head body.

19. The golf club according to claim 14, wherein the sensing device comprises a piezoelectric sensing device or a contact sensing device.

20. The golf club according to claim 14, wherein the feedback device comprises an LED, a buzzer or a vibrator.

21. The golf club according to claim 13, wherein the feedback signal comprises a light signal, a sound signal or a vibration signal.

22. A golf club head, comprising:

a head body having a striking face and a neck;

an opening formed on at least the top of the head body;

a transparent cover suitable for being combined with the opening; and

a feedback system disposed in or on the head body and actuated by a contact force to output a feedback signal when the striking face hits a golf ball.

23. The golf club according to claim 22, wherein the feedback system comprises:

a sensing device disposed on the striking face; and

a feedback device, electrically connected to the sensing device, wherein the sensing device is actuated by the contact force when the striking face hits the golf ball, and the feedback device outputs the feedback signal.

24. The golf club according to claim 22, wherein the feedback device comprises an LED.

25. The golf club according to claim 22, wherein the feedback signal comprises a light signal.