Golf club head

• US 7,691,007 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2007
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co Limited (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co Limited (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Inventors: Ban, Wataru, Nguyen, Vinh-Duy Thai
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti; Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US11/619,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20080167138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,188 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350, 473287-291
• US Class Current: 473/330
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/402 giving spin
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0445 Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type

Abstract

This invention provides a plurality of grooves formed on a face of the golf club head. Each of a pair of side surfaces of each of the grooves has a first surface leading to the face and a second surface leading to the first surface in the depth direction of the groove. A first angle between the first surfaces of each of said pair of the side surfaces is larger than a second angle between the second surfaces of each of the said pair of the side surfaces. Edges of the groove are rounded. A width W (mm) of the groove measured including the rounded edges, a width Ws (mm) between the grooves adjacent one another, a width Wr (mm) of the groove measured based on the 30 degrees measurement rule and a cross section area S (mm²) of the groove satisfy the following expressions; W/Ws×100≧40(%), S/(Ws×0.5)×100≧70(%).

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a plurality of grooves formed on a face of the golf club head; and

each groove of said plurality of grooves including a pair of side surfaces of, each side surface having a first surface contiguous with the face and a second surface contiguous with said first surface in a depth direction of said groove,

wherein a first angle between said first surfaces of each of said pair of the side surfaces is larger than a second angle between said second surfaces of each of said pair of the side surfaces,

edges of said groove are rounded,

wherein a width W (mm) of said groove measured including said rounded edges and a width Ws (mm) representing a distance between said adjacent grooves satisfy a formula

W/Ws×

100≧

40(%), and

wherein a width Wr (mm) of said groove measured based on a 30 degrees measurement rule and a cross section area S (mm²) of said groove satisfy a formula

S/(Wr×

0.5)×

100≧

70(%).

2. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

said first angle is not more than 50 degrees;

and

a radius for said rounded edge of said groove is not more than 0.2 mm.

3. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

said width Wr (mm) of said groove measured based on the 30 degrees measurement rule is equal to or more than 0.6 (mm) and not more than 0.9 (mm).

4. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

the width Wr (mm) and the cross section area S (mm²) satisfy a formula

S/(Wr×

0.5)×

100≧

80(%).

5. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

the width W (mm) and the width Ws (mm) satisfy a formula

42(%)≦

W/Ws×

100≦

47(%).

6. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein said groove includes a bottom that is contiguous with each second surface of the pair of side surfaces.