Golf club head

• US 7,507,168 B2
• Filed: 03/01/2007
• Issued: 03/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Advanced International Multitech Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Advanced International Multitech Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tseng, Chieh-Fu, Hou, Yuan-Jen, Chou, I-Nan, Lai, Chang-Horng, Liu, Tai-Kung
• Primary Examiner(s): BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER
• Application Number:
  US11/680,734
• Publication Number:
  US 20080214322A1
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: 473345-346, 473/348, 473/349
• US Class Current: 473/346
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/02 with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0437 with special crown configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/045 Strengthening ribs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type

Abstract

A golf club head includes a hollow head body, a metal plate, and a compression resistant plate. The hollow head body is formed with an opening. The metal plate is fixed to the hollow head body, covers the opening, and has a thickness ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 mm. The compression resistant plate is bonded to an inner surface of the metal plate and spans the opening.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a metallic hollow head body having a front striking face, a rear side opposite to said front striking face, a top side, and an opening formed at said top side;

a metal plate formed as a separate piece from said hollow head body, said metal plate being fixed to said hollow head body and covering said opening; and

a compression resistant plate glued to an inner surface of said metal plate and spanning said opening, said compression resistant plate having a specific gravity less than that of said hollow head body,

whereby a center of gravity of the golf club head is lowered,

wherein said compression resistant plate has a rib projecting inwardly from said compression resistant plate, spanning said opening, and extending in a front-to-rear direction.

2. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hollow head body includes an inner periphery that defines said opening, and that is stepped to form a shoulder formation around said opening, said metal plate being seated on and fixed to said shoulder formation.

3. The golf club head as claimed in claim 2, wherein said compression resistant plate is fitted in said opening.

4. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said compression resistant plate is made of a material selected from the group consisting of a carbon fiber composite material, a glass fiber composite material, a boron fiber composite material, a short fiber thermoplastic composite material, a titanium fiber composite material, a titanium mesh composite material, an aluminum alloy, and a magnesium alloy.

5. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal plate is made of a material selected from the group consisting of a titanium alloy, an aluminum alloy, a magnesium alloy, and a stainless steel.

6. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal plate is glued to said hollow head body.

7. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal plate has a thickness smaller than that of a wall of said hollow head body.

8. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific gravity of said compression resistant plate is less than 2.8.

9. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal plate has a thickness ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 mm.