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US 2020/0368588 A1Published application
Golf club face plates with internal cell lattices and related methods
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsEric J. Morales, Erik M. Henrikson
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club face plates with internal cell lattices are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
Claims20
A method for forming a golf club head comprising:
- providing a golf club head body wherein the body comprises an opening in a front end;
- printing a face plate layer by layer having a cell lattice with an inner skin, an outer skin, a midsection, and a plurality of apertures using a powdered material;
- wherein in the outer skin comprises at least a portion of a strike face of the golf club head;
- wherein the cell lattice comprises a plurality of cells;
- wherein each of the plurality of apertures extends from a cell within the midsection of the cell lattice;
- wherein each of the plurality of apertures extends through the inner skin, or through the outer skin of the face plate;
- positioning the plurality of apertures to allow removal of excess powered material;
- applying force, pressure, or vibrations to loosen excess powered material within the cell lattice;
- applying compressed air to the plurality of apertures to remove excess powdered material;
- filling in the plurality of apertures resulting in a face plate having flush inner and outer surfaces;
- and
- coupling the face plate to the opening in the front end of the golf club head body.
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A method for forming a golf club head comprising:
- providing a golf club head body comprising an opening in a front end;
- printing a face plate having a cell lattice with an inner skin, an outer skin, a midsection, and a plurality of apertures using a powdered material;
- wherein in the outer skin comprises at least a portion of a strike face of the golf club head;
- wherein the cell lattice comprises a plurality of cells;
- wherein each of the plurality of cells further comprise cell walls;
- wherein the cell walls meet at cell junctions such that two or more cell walls couple together;
- wherein each of the plurality of apertures extends from a cell within the midsection of the cell lattice;
- wherein each of the plurality of apertures extends through the inner skin, or through the outer skin of the face plate;
- positioning the plurality of apertures to allow removal of excess powered material;
- applying force, pressure, or vibrations to loosen excess powered material within the cell lattice;
- applying compressed air to the plurality of apertures to remove excess powdered material;
- filling in the plurality of apertures resulting in a face plate having flush inner and outer surfaces;
- and
- coupling the face plate to the opening in the front end of the golf club head body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.