Golf club head
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1. An iron type go if club head comprising:
- a head main body having a front surface side and a rear surface side;
a face plate fixed to the front surface side of said head main body to form a face surface of said golf club head;
a cavity portion formed in said head main body, said cavity portion open to the front surface side and closed by the rear surface side; and
a viscoelastic body inserted in a compressed state in a space formed by said cavity portion,wherein said viscoelastic body is made by mixing a plurality of types of viscoelastic materials with loss coefficients temperature dependences of which are different, andwherein an axial edge on the front surface of a circumferential wall defining said cavity portion comprises;
a contacting portion that contacts a rear surface of said face plate; and
a non-contacting portion spaced apart from the rear surface of said face plate to form a gap between said non-contacting portion and the rear surface of said face plate, the gap communicating with said cavity portion and allowing extension of the viscoelastic body into itself.
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Abstract
This invention provides a golf club head having a viscoelastic body, wherein the viscoelastic body is made by mixing a plurality of types of viscoelastic materials with loss coefficients temperature dependences of which are different.
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1. An iron type go if club head comprising:
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a head main body having a front surface side and a rear surface side; a face plate fixed to the front surface side of said head main body to form a face surface of said golf club head; a cavity portion formed in said head main body, said cavity portion open to the front surface side and closed by the rear surface side; and a viscoelastic body inserted in a compressed state in a space formed by said cavity portion, wherein said viscoelastic body is made by mixing a plurality of types of viscoelastic materials with loss coefficients temperature dependences of which are different, and wherein an axial edge on the front surface of a circumferential wall defining said cavity portion comprises; a contacting portion that contacts a rear surface of said face plate; and a non-contacting portion spaced apart from the rear surface of said face plate to form a gap between said non-contacting portion and the rear surface of said face plate, the gap communicating with said cavity portion and allowing extension of the viscoelastic body into itself. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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