Golf club heads with ribs and related methods
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a heel portion comprising a heel end;
a toe portion comprising a toe end;
a sole;
a crown; and
a ribbed region comprising at least part of at least one of the heel portion, the toe portion, the sole, or the crown;
wherein;
the ribbed region comprises;
a ribbed wall comprising;
a ribbed wall interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head; and
a ribbed wall exterior surface facing an exterior of the golf club head opposite the ribbed wall interior surface;
andone or more ribs protruding from the ribbed wall and comprising;
a first rib comprising;
a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib;
a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length; and
a first rib exterior section, located at the ribbed wall exterior surface, and extended along the first rib length opposite the first rib interior section;
the first rib interior section comprises a first rib interior height; and
the first rib exterior section comprises a first rib exterior height greater than the first rib interior height.
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Abstract
A golf club head comprising a ribbed region on at least one of a heel portion, a toe portion, sole, or crown. The ribbed region comprises a ribbed wall with an interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head, and a ribbed wall exterior facing an exterior of the golf club head. The ribbed region further comprises at least one rib protruding from the ribbed region. The first rib comprises a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib, a first rib interior section located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and a first rib exterior section located at the ribbed wall exterior surface.
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23 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a heel portion comprising a heel end; a toe portion comprising a toe end; a sole; a crown; and a ribbed region comprising at least part of at least one of the heel portion, the toe portion, the sole, or the crown; wherein; the ribbed region comprises; a ribbed wall comprising; a ribbed wall interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head; and a ribbed wall exterior surface facing an exterior of the golf club head opposite the ribbed wall interior surface; and one or more ribs protruding from the ribbed wall and comprising; a first rib comprising;
a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib;
a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length; and
a first rib exterior section, located at the ribbed wall exterior surface, and extended along the first rib length opposite the first rib interior section;
the first rib interior section comprises a first rib interior height; and
the first rib exterior section comprises a first rib exterior height greater than the first rib interior height. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for manufacturing a golf club head, the method comprising:
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providing a body comprising; a heel portion; a toe portion; a sole; and a crown; providing a ribbed region comprising; a ribbed wall; and one or more ribs protruding from the ribbed wall; wherein; the ribbed region is located at at least part of at least one of the heel portion, the toe portion, the sole, or the crown; the ribbed wall comprises; a ribbed wall interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head; and a ribbed wall exterior surface facing an exterior of the golf club head opposite the ribbed wall interior surface; and the one or more ribs comprise; a first rib comprising; a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib; a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length; and a first rib exterior section, located at the ribbed wall exterior surface, and extended along the first rib length opposite the first rib interior section; the first rib interior section comprises a first rib interior height; and the first rib exterior section comprises a first rib exterior height greater than the first rib interior height. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A golf club head comprising:
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a heel portion comprising a heel end; a toe portion comprising a toe end; a sole; a crown; a skirt between the sole and the crown; a faceplate coupled to at least one of the sole or the crown at a club head front end; and a first ribbed region comprising at least part of the crown; wherein; the first ribbed region comprises; a first ribbed wall comprising; a first ribbed wall interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head; a first ribbed wall exterior surface facing an exterior of the golf club head opposite the first ribbed wall interior surface; and a first ribbed wall thickness of approximately 0.38 mm to approximately 0.76 mm between the first ribbed wall interior surface and the first ribbed wall exterior surface; and ribs protruding from the first ribbed wall and comprising; a first rib comprising;
a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib;
a first rib interior section, protruding from the first ribbed wall interior surface by approximately 0.25 mm to approximately 1.27 mm throughout the first rib length;
a first rib exterior section, protruding from the first ribbed wall exterior surface by approximately 0.25 mm to approximately 1.27 mm and opposite the first rib interior section throughout the first rib length;a second ribbed region comprising at least part of the sole and having a second ribbed wall thickness of approximately 0.13 mm to approximately 1.27 mm; a third ribbed region comprising at least part of the sole and having a third ribbed wall thickness of approximately 1.27 mm to approximately 1.27 mm; and a sole thick region located at the sole, having a thickness greater than the second and third ribbed wall thicknesses, and separating the second ribbed region from the third ribbed region; wherein; the second ribbed region extends to the skirt and is located at the toe portion of the golf club head; and the third ribbed region extends to the skirt and is located at the heel portion of the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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