Golf club head having uniform deformation structure

• US 7,169,062 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2004
• Issued: 01/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• 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, Yun-Fang
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim; Eugene
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUNTER, ALVIN A
• Application Number:
  US10/958,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20060073906A1
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350
• US Class Current: 473/342
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/045 Strengthening ribs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0458 with non-uniform thickness of the impact face plate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type

Abstract

A golf club head includes a golf club head body, a striking plate and a plurality of equal-length buffers. In assembling, the striking plate mechanically connects to a front side of the golf club head body. Each of the equal-length buffers radially extends from an outer periphery to a center portion on a rear surface of the striking plate, and performs identical elastic deformation. Each of the equal-length buffers has an inner end adapted to commonly delimit a configuration for a striking zone substantially similar to that of the outer periphery of the striking plate.

Claims

1. A golf club head having a uniform deformation structure, comprising:

a golf club head body including an assembling hole at its front side;

a striking plate including an outer surface and an inner surface, the striking plate connected to the assembling hole of the front side of the golf club head body; and

a plurality of the equal-length buffers spaced apart from each other on an outer periphery of the inner surface of the striking plate, each of the equal-length buffers having an inner end and an outer end;

wherein each of said equal-length buffers radially extends from a center portion to an outer periphery of the striking plate,

wherein each of the equal-length buffers is a protruded rib projected from the inner surface of the striking plate, and has a width gradually increasing from the inner end to the outer end.

2. The golf club head having the uniform deformation structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the inner ends of the equal-length buffers commonly delimit a configuration for a striking zone substantially similar to that of the outer periphery of the striking plate.

3. The golf club head having the uniform deformation structure as defined in claim 1, wherein each of the protruded ribs of the equal-length buffers has a thickness gradually increasing from the inner end to the outer end;

and wherein, when striking golf ball, changes in thickness of each of the equal-length buffers further prevent the stress force directly transmitting to the rim of the assembling hole of the golf club head body.

4. The golf club head having the uniform deformation structure as defined in claim 3, wherein the thickness of the protruded rib ranges between 0 and 30 mm.