Golf ball
First Claim
1. A solid golf ball comprising a thread wound core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed from a heated mixture of:
- (A) an ionomer resin, (B) a thermoplastic elastomer having a carboxyl group, and (C) a block copolymer having a styrene-butadiene-styrene structure wherein some of the unsaturated bonds in the butadiene block are epoxidized, or a block copolymer having styrene-isoprene-styrene structure wherein some of the unsaturated bonds in the polyisoprene block are epoxidized, said cover having a flexural modulus of from 130 to 275 Mpa and a Shore D-scale hardness of from 40 to 60.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a multi-layer structure golf ball having a thread rubber layer, which has good shot feel and controllability as well as satisfactory flight performance and cut resistance. The golf ball includes a thread wound core and a cover covering the thread wound core, wherein the cover is formed from a heated mixture of:
(A) an ionomer resin,
(B) a thermoplastic elastomer having a carboxyl group or a thermoplastic elastomer having a terminal OH group, and
(C) a block copolymer having a styrene-butadiene-styrene structure in which the polybutadiene block contains epoxy groups, or a block copolymer having styrene-isoprene-styrene structure in which the polyisoprene block contains epoxy groups,
the cover have a flexural modulus of from 50 to 300 MPa and a Shore D-scale hardness of from 40 to 60.
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7 Claims
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1. A solid golf ball comprising a thread wound core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed from a heated mixture of:
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(A) an ionomer resin, (B) a thermoplastic elastomer having a carboxyl group, and (C) a block copolymer having a styrene-butadiene-styrene structure wherein some of the unsaturated bonds in the butadiene block are epoxidized, or a block copolymer having styrene-isoprene-styrene structure wherein some of the unsaturated bonds in the polyisoprene block are epoxidized, said cover having a flexural modulus of from 130 to 275 Mpa and a Shore D-scale hardness of from 40 to 60.
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2. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the ionomer resin is obtained by neutralizing at least a portion of carboxyl groups in a copolymer of ethylene and acrylic or methacrylic acid with metal ion and/or obtained by neutralizing at least a portion of carboxyl groups in a terpolymer of ethylene, acrylic or methacrylic acid and an α
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-unsaturated carboxylate with metal ion, which has an acid content of from 10 to 20% by weight, when its backbone is a copolymer of ethylene and acrylic or methacrylic acid, or has an acid content of from 5 to 20% by weight, when its backbone is a terpolymer of ethylene, acrylic or methacrylic acid and an α
,β
-unsaturated carboxylate.
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3. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the ionomer resin is obtained by neutralizing at least a portion of carboxyl groups in a copolymer of ethylene and acrylic or methacrylic acid with metal ion, which has a melt index of 3 to 7 and a flexural modulus of 200 to 400 MPa.
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4. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer having a carboxyl group is a maleic anhydride-modified thermoplastic elastomer.
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5. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer having a carboxyl group is a terpolymer of ethylene, an unsaturated carboxylate and an unsaturated carboxylic acid.
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6. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the thread wound core is composed of a center and a thread rubber layer formed by winding a thread rubber around the center, and the center is a solid center and a diameter of the center is from 28 to 38 mm and a deformation amount of 0.5 to 2.5 mm, the deformation amount being determined by applying a weight of from an initial load of 10 Kg to a final load of 30 Kg on the solid center and measuring a change of the deformation of the solid center by mm.
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7. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the thread wound core is composed of a center and a thread rubber layer formed by winding a thread rubber around the center, and the center is a liquid center and a diameter of the center is from 26 to 34 mm.
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