Systems and methods for a variable thickness club head
AssigneeCobra Golf Incorporated
InventorsD. Clayton Evans, Ryan L. Roach, Michael T. McDonnell
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Abstract
A crownplate for a golf club head includes a shell formed from a first plurality of pre-preg plies and a second plurality of pre-preg plies and defining a first thickness area and a second thickness area. The first plurality of pre-preg plies includes a resin material and a first plurality of fibers and the second plurality of pre-preg plies includes a resin material and a second plurality of fibers. The first plurality of pre-preg plies have a first tensile strength and a first amount of graphene, and the second plurality of pre-preg plies have a second tensile strength and a second amount of graphene. The second plurality of pre-preg plies define an outer periphery of the crownplate.
Claims17
A component for a golf club head, the component comprising:
- a shell formed from a first plurality of pre-preg plies and a second plurality of pre-preg plies and defining a first thickness area and a second thickness area, the first plurality of pre-preg plies comprising a resin material and a first plurality of fibers and the second plurality of pre-preg plies comprising a resin material and a second plurality of fibers,
- wherein the first plurality of pre-preg plies comprise a first tensile strength and a first amount of graphene, and the second plurality of pre-preg plies comprise a second tensile strength and a second amount of graphene,
- wherein the first amount of graphene is different from the second amount of graphene, and
- wherein the second plurality of pre-preg plies define an outer periphery of the component.
A method of forming a component for a golf club head, the method comprising:
- providing a first amount of graphene that is configured for use as an additive in a first plurality of fibers in the component of the golf club head,
- wherein the first plurality of fibers are configured to be formed as a first plurality of composite pre-preg plies that include the first plurality of fibers and a resin material,
- wherein the first plurality of composite pre-preg plies are configured to be aligned within a mold cavity in a first configuration in the shape of the component,
- wherein a plurality of sacrificial sheets are configured to define one or both of a first thickness area and a second thickness area of the component,
- wherein the first plurality of composite pre-preg plies are configured to be heated to form the component, and
- wherein the sacrificial sheets are configured to be removed to form the first configuration of the component.
A component for a golf club head, the component comprising:
- a shell formed from a first plurality of pre-preg plies and a second plurality of pre-preg plies and defining a first thickness area and a second thickness area, the first plurality of pre-preg plies comprising a resin material and a first plurality of fibers and the second plurality of pre-preg plies comprising a resin material and a second plurality of fibers,
- wherein the second thickness area is thicker than the first thickness area,
- wherein the first plurality of pre-preg plies comprise a first tensile strength, the second plurality of pre-preg plies comprise a second tensile strength, and the first tensile strength is higher than the second tensile strength,
- wherein the first plurality of pre-preg plies comprises a first amount of graphene and the second plurality of pre-preg plies comprises a second amount of graphene, and
- wherein the first amount of graphene is higher than the second amount of graphene.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.