Golf club head
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorNaruhiro Mizutani
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a hollow portion. The head includes a first member having an opening, and a second member attached to the first member and covering the opening. The first member includes a first rib projected toward the hollow portion. The second member includes a second rib projected toward the hollow portion. The first rib is engaged with the second rib. A Young's modulus of a material of the second member may be smaller than that of the first member. The second member may be adhered to the first member using an adhesive.
Claims22
A golf club head comprising a hollow portion, wherein
- the golf club head further comprises a first member including an opening, and a second member attached to the first member and covering the opening,
- the first member includes a first rib projected toward the hollow portion from an inner surface of the first member,
- the second member includes a second rib projected toward the hollow portion from an inner surface of the second member,
- the first rib is engaged with the second rib to form a composite rib,
- an entirety of the second rib is located apart from an outer edge of the inner surface of the second member, and
- the composite rib extends across the opening to thereby traverse and divide the opening into two portions.
A golf club head comprising a hollow portion, wherein
- the golf club head further comprises a first member including an opening, and a second member attached to the first member and covering the opening,
- the first member includes a first rib projected toward the hollow portion from an inner surface of the first member,
- the second member includes a second rib projected toward the hollow portion from an inner surface of the second member,
- the first rib is engaged with the second rib to form a composite rib,
- the composite rib intersects the opening,
- the first member includes a support portion formed on a circumference of the opening and forming a stepped-down portion on an outer surface of the first member, and a body portion constituting a circumference of the support portion,
- the second member includes a peripheral edge portion that is joined to the support portion, and
- the first rib extends from the body portion, through the support portion, to an upper side of the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.