Multiple material golf club head
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a face component composed of a metal material, the face component having a striking plate portion and a return portion, the return portion including at least an upper lateral section and a lower lateral section with a sole extension, the striking plate portion having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch, the return portion having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch, the return portion extending at least 0.25 inch from a perimeter of the striking plate portion; and
an aft-body composed of a non-metal material, the aft-body having a crown portion and a sole portion, the aft-body attached to the return portion of the face component;
wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution of 0.80 to 0.94.
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Abstract
A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft-body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a ribbon section (90). The face component (60) is composed of a metal material, and the aft-body (61) is composed of a non-metal material such as a composite material or a thermoplastic material. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has concentric regions of thickness with the thickness portion in the center (102).
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12 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a face component composed of a metal material, the face component having a striking plate portion and a return portion, the return portion including at least an upper lateral section and a lower lateral section with a sole extension, the striking plate portion having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch, the return portion having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch, the return portion extending at least 0.25 inch from a perimeter of the striking plate portion; and an aft-body composed of a non-metal material, the aft-body having a crown portion and a sole portion, the aft-body attached to the return portion of the face component; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution of 0.80 to 0.94. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A golf club head comprising:
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a face component composed of a metal material, the face component having a striking plate portion and a return portion, the return portion including at least an upper lateral section and a lower lateral section with a sole extension, the striking plate portion having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch, the return portion having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch, the upper lateral section of the return portion extending a distance in the range of 0.25 inch to 1.5 inches from a perimeter of the striking plate portion, and the sole extension extending in the range of 0.05 inch to 3.0 inches from an edge of the return portion; and an aft-body composed of a non-metal material, the aft-body having a crown portion and a sole portion, the aft-body attached to the return portion of the face component, the aft-body having a thickness in the range of 0.015 inch to 0.100 inch; wherein the moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity is greater than 3000 grams-centimeter squared, and the moment of inertia about the Iyy axis through the center of gravity is greater than 1900 grams-centimeter squared.
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10. A golf club head comprising:
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a face component composed of a metal material, the face component having a striking plate portion and a return portion, the striking plate portion having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch, the return portion extending at least 0.25 inch from a perimeter of the striking plate portion; and an aft-body composed of a non-metal material, the aft-body having a crown portion and a sole portion, the aft-body attached to the return portion of the face component; wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 350 cubic centimeters to 525 cubic centimeters, a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of greater than 3000 grams-centimeter squared, and a moment of inertia about the Iyy axis through the center of gravity of greater than 1900 grams-centimeter squared.
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11. A golf club head comprising:
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a face component composed of a titanium alloy material and comprising a return portion and a striking plate portion, the striking plate portion having concentric regions of varying thickness with the thickest region about the center of the striking plate portion; and an aft-body composed of a non-metal material and having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.100 inch, the aft-body comprising crown portion, a sole portion, and an inward recessed portion, the return portion overlapping and being attached to the inward recessed portion, wherein the golf club head has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of greater than 3000 grams-centimeter squared, and a moment of inertia about the Iyy axis through the center of gravity of greater than 1900 grams-centimeter squared. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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