Golf club head and process for making the same
OwnerHou-Teng Leeinventor
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Abstract
In a process for making a golf club head, an open hollow body is formed from metal to define a front striking panel, a bottom panel and a hollow neck section of the golf club head. The bottom panel extends rearwardly from a bottom end of the striking panel. The neck section is connected to the striking and bottom panels. A moldable closed hollow body is formed using a resin-impregnated fiber sheet material, and is positioned inside the open hollow body. An air bag is placed inside the closed hollow body. The open and closed hollow bodies are subsequently placed in a mold. The mold is heated, and air is blown into the air bag so as to pressurize the closed hollow body against inner surfaces of the open hollow body and the mold until the resin-impregnated fiber sheet material is cured.
Claims10
A process for making a golf club head, comprising:
- forming an open hollow body which is made of metal and which defines a front striking panel, a bottom panel and a hollow neck section of the golf club head, said bottom panel extending rearwardly from a bottom end of said striking panel, said neck section being connected to said striking panel and said bottom panel;
- forming a moldable closed hollow body by using a resin-impregnated fiber sheet material, and positioning said closed hollow body inside said open hollow body;
- placing an air bag inside said closed hollow body;
- placing said open and closed hollow bodies in a mold;
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- heating said mold and blowing air into said air bag so as to pressurize said closed hollow body against an inner surface of said open hollow body and an inner surface of said mold until said resin-impregnated fiber sheet material is cured.
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