Method for manufacturing iron-type golf club head

• US 5,676,605 A
• Filed: 05/06/1996
• Issued: 10/14/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Endo Seisakusho
• Original Assignee: K.K. Endo Seisakusho
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Kenji
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US08/642,879
• Time in Patent Office: 526 Days
• Field of Search: 473/324, 473/325, 473/326, 473/327, 473/328, 473/329, 473/330, 473/331, 473/332, 473/345, 473/346, 473/347, 473/349, 473/350, 473/342
• US Class Current: 473/331
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0445 Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/045 Strengthening ribs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/52 with slits

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a golf club head, which enables a face to be formed thinner to realize a more free distribution of weight. A flat surface 1A of a head body 1 is formed with plural cavities 6 to strengthen a face 4. Thus, the face 4 can be made thinner, which enables the distributing of thus obtained surplus weight to other parts of the head body 1. Each cavity 6 is disposed opposite to an area 9A between adjacent score lines 5. Accordingly, sufficient thicknes A of the face 4 can be guaranteed to prevent the degradating of strength caused by forming the thinner face 4.

Claims

1. An iron-type golf club head having a metallic head body with a shaft attaching portion at one side thereof and a face at a front side thereof, said face being formed with adjacent score lines thereon, which comprises:

a rear surface opposite to said face, said rear surface being formed with a plurality of cavities by forging, wherein forging of said cavities provides grain flows adjacent said cavities, each cavity having a substantially flat bottom area and having at least one inclined side surface extending from said bottom area, wherein the bottom area only is completely disposed within an area opposite to an area between the aforesaid adjacent score lines.

2. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein said face is formed to a thickness ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 mm.

3. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein said inclined side surface is gently curved relative to the rear surface of said face.

4. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein each cavity forms a plurality of arc-shaped side surfaces relative to the rear surface of said face.

5. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein said inclined side surface is formed as an inclined plane relative to said bottom area.

6. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein each cavity is formed substantially square or rectangular as viewed from said rear surface.

7. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the plurality cavities are formed to line up in at least one file.

8. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein said side surface has at least a portion that extends outside said area opposite the area between the aforesaid adjacent score lines.

9. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein each of said score lines has a width ranging from 0.7 to 1.0 mm and a depth ranging from 0.3 to 0.6 mm, while each of said cavities has a width ranging from 2.0 to 3.5 mm, and a depth ranging from 0.3 to 0.6 mm.

10. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 8, wherein said head body is made of steel, pure titanium, titanium alloy, beryllium or copper alloy.