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US 2010/0071193 A1Published application
Method for constructing a multiple piece golf club head
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorBRADLEY C. RICE
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a golf club head is disclosed herein. The method includes using four pieces (face component, sole component, crown component and a weight chip) to manufacture a golf club head with greater benefits than the prior art. The method includes tacking an aft-body to a face component prior to welding, and using 2-axis welding.
Claims1
A method for manufacturing a golf club head, the method comprising:
- generating a CAD net size for the golf club head and the components of the golf club head, the components comprising a face component, a crown component, a sole component and a weight chip component;
- forming the face component, the face component substantially matching the CAD net size, the face component comprising a striking plate portion, a return portion and a hosel having a bore;
- reaming the bore of the hosel to ensure a predetermined loft angle and lie angle for the golf club head to create a reamed face component;
- forming the crown component, the crown component substantially matching the CAD net size;
- forming the sole component, the sole component substantially matching the CAD net size;
- forming the weight chip component, the weight chip component substantially matching the CAD net size;
- tacking the weight chip component to an internal surface of the sole component to create a tacked weight component;
- welding the tacked weight component to the internal surface of the sole component to create a welded sole component;
- tacking the crown component to the welded sole component to create tacked aft-body;
- tacking the tacked aft-body to the reamed face component to create a tacked golf club head;
- welding the tacked golf club head to create a welded golf club head;
- grinding the welded golf club head to create a ground golf club head;
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- finishing the ground golf club head to create a finished golf club head.
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