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US 10,357,901 B2Granted
Golf club head having multi-material face and method of manufacture
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsUday V. Deshmukh, John Morin
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Abstract
A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face portion that is backed by a composite layer. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally be manufactured via a bladder molding process that applies hydrostatic forces to the composite layer to create a more consistent bond between the composite material and the metallic material.
Claims15
A method of manufacturing a golf club head comprising:
- placing one or more layers of composite behind a metallic striking face portion of said golf club head;
- partially curing said one or more layers of composite;
- placing a bladder behind said partially cured one or more layers of composite;
- applying pressure to said bladder causing said bladder to deform;
- and
- fully curing said one or more layers of composite;
- wherein said metallic striking face portion has a face cup geometry with a return portion,
- wherein said metallic striking face has a thickness of between 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm;
- and
- wherein said one or more layers of composite also has a face cup geometry with a return portion, wherein an internal surface of said metallic striking face portion and an external surface of said one or more layers of composite are joined together, and
- attaching said metallic striking face portion that is backed by said one or more layers of composite to a separately formed rear portion to create said golf club head.
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A method of manufacturing a golf club head comprising:
- placing one or more layers of composite behind said metallic striking face portion of said golf club head;
- placing a bladder behind said one or more layers of composite;
- applying pressure to said bladder causing said bladder to deform;
- and
- fully curing said one or more layers of composite,
- wherein said step of fully curing said one or more layers of composite further comprises a step of applying a hydrostatic force in one or more directions to said one or more layers of composite,
- wherein said metallic striking face portion has a face cup geometry with a return portion,
- wherein said metallic striking face has a thickness of between 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm;
- wherein said one or more layers of composite also has a face cup geometry with a return portion, wherein an internal surface of said metallic striking face portion and an external surface of said one or more layers of composite are joined together;
- and
- wherein said return portion of said metallic portion is longer than said return portion of said one or more layers of composite, and
- attaching said metallic striking face portion that is backed by said one or more layers of composite to a separately formed rear portion to create said golf club head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.