Method of making a golf club head having a brazed striking plate

• US 7,186,191 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2004
• Issued: 03/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: FU Sheng Industrial Company Limited (Cooperative Valiant APO Global UA)
• Original Assignee: Nelson Precision Casting Co., Ltd. (Cooperative Valiant APO Global UA)
• Inventors: Chen, Chan-Tung, Huang, Chun-Yung
• Primary Examiner(s): EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE
• Application Number:
  US10/849,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20050258217A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,020 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 473/345
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• 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: B23K 1/0008 specially adapted for particular articles or work
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 33/00 Specially-profiled edge portions of workpieces for making soldering or welding connections; Filling the seams formed thereby B23K11/14 takes precedence

Abstract

A method of making a golf club head is disclosed. A striking plate is attached to a front open end of a metal casing to cover an opening. The striking plate is placed over the front open end by contacting a rear surface of the striking plate with the front open end, thereby creating a clearance between the rear surface and the front open end. A brazing material is positioned on one of the rear surface and the front open end externally of and immediately adjacent the clearance. When the brazing material melts, it flows into the clearance through a capillary action, thereby forming a layer of brazing material between the rear surface and the front open end.

Claims

1. A method of making a golf club head, comprising:

preparing a metal body including a front open end which defines an opening;

preparing a striking plate having a rear surface to be bonded to said front open end of the metal body, one of said front open end of the body and said rear surface of the striking plate providing at least one extension lug, said extension lug located on a section of one of said front open end of the body and said rear surface of the striking plate, said extension lug being protruded to be exposed on an outer circumference of the body;

connecting said striking plate with said front open end by contacting said rear surface with said front open end, thereby creating a clearance between said rear surface and said front open end and around said opening, said clearance having at least one clearance section adjacent said extension lug;

positioning a brazing material on said extension lug provided on one of said rear surface and said front open end and immediately adjacent said clearance section; and

causing said brazing material to melt and to flow into said clearance section through a capillary action, thereby forming a layer of said brazing material between said rear surface and said front open end.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said brazing material is positioned by being seated against one of said rear surface and said front open end externally of said opening.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising the step of adding said brazing material to said clearance when the amount of said brazing material in said clearance is insufficient, wherein an additional amount of said brazing material is positioned on one of said rear surface and said front open end externally of said clearance and is heated to flow into said clearance by a capillary action.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said brazing material has a melting point which is lower than the melting points of said striking plate and said body.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said extension lug extends outwardly from said front open end of the body in a direction away from the opening.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said extension lug forms a shoulder with an outer peripheral face of the body.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said extension lug extends outwardly from said rear surface of the striking plate in a direction away from the opening of the body.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said extension lug forms a shoulder with an outer peripheral face of the striking plate.