Method for processing a golf club head with cup shaped face component
First Claim
1. A method for producing a two-piece face component for assembly with an aft-body of a golf club head, the face component having an interior surface as well as an exterior surface, the method comprising:
- casting a face cup of the face component, the face cup including a front face and a return portion;
forming an opening in the front face of the face cup;
forming a striking face insert separate from the cast face cup;
inserting the striking face insert into the opening of the cast face cup simultaneously forming the face cup to the dimension complementary to the aft-body, andsecuring the striking face insert in the opening of the cast face cup to form an assembled face component, wherein the return portion of the assembled face component includes a thin walled flange with a thickness of no more than 0.060 inch.
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Abstract
A method for producing a golf club head (42) with a two-piece face component (60) and an aft-body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) includes a formed or forged striking face insert (72) and a cast face cup (74) with a front face (81) and a return portion (77) and separately forming the striking face insert (72). The striking face insert (72) is then pressed or swaged into an opening in the front face (81) of the cast face cup (74) while at the same time the cast face cup (74) is coined. The striking face insert (72) is then welded to the face cup (74) on the interior surface of the face component (60). The assembled face component (60) is then attached to the aft-body (61).
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20 Claims
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1. A method for producing a two-piece face component for assembly with an aft-body of a golf club head, the face component having an interior surface as well as an exterior surface, the method comprising:
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casting a face cup of the face component, the face cup including a front face and a return portion; forming an opening in the front face of the face cup; forming a striking face insert separate from the cast face cup; inserting the striking face insert into the opening of the cast face cup simultaneously forming the face cup to the dimension complementary to the aft-body, and securing the striking face insert in the opening of the cast face cup to form an assembled face component, wherein the return portion of the assembled face component includes a thin walled flange with a thickness of no more than 0.060 inch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for producing a golf club head including a two-piece face component and aft-body, the face component having an interior surface as well as an exterior surface, the method comprising:
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casting a face cup of the face component from a titanium alloy material, the face cup including a front face and a return portion; forming an opening in the front face of the face cup; forming a striking face insert separate from the face cup, the striking face insert being composed of a titanium alloy material; inserting the striking face insert into the opening of the cast face cup while simultaneously forming the face cup to a dimension complementary to the aft-body; machining the exterior surface of the face component such that the striking face insert and the front face of the face cup are flush; welding the striking face insert to the face cup, the welding occurring on the interior surface of the face component to form an assembled face component; and securing the assembled face component to the aft-body, wherein the return portion of the assembled face component includes a thin walled flange having a thickness of no more than 0.050 inch. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for producing a golf club head including a two-piece face component and an aft-body, the face component having an interior surface as well as an exterior surface, the method comprising:
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casting a face cup of the face component from a titanium alloy material, the face cup including a front face and a return portion; forming an opening in the front face of the face cup; forging a striking face insert from a titanium alloy material; swaging the forged striking face insert into the opening of the cast face cup while simultaneously forming the face cup to a dimension complementary to the aft-body; machining the exterior surface of the face component such that the striking face insert and the front face of the face cup are flush; welding the forged striking face insert to the face cup, the welding occurring on the interior surface of the face component to form an assembled face component; and securing the assembled face component to the aft-body, wherein the return portion of the assembled face component includes a thin walled flange having a thickness of no more than 0.050 inch. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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