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US 2023/0051234 A1Published application
Golf club head having multi-material face and method of manufacture
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsGrant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh
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Abstract
A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a multi-material striking face portion that is made out of a backing layer having a frontal pocket, made out of titanium, and an insert, made out of a composite material, adapted to be inserted into the frontal pocket. The frontal pocket and the insert could have complementary dovetail shaped undercut features to create a mechanical bond between these two components.
Claims20
A golf club head comprising:
- a striking face provided near a forward portion of said golf club head;
- and
- a body portion connected to an aft portion of said striking face further comprising a crown, a sole, and a skirt, wherein said body portion is made out of a first material having a first density,
- wherein said striking face is substantially formed of a second material having a second density,
- wherein said second density is less than about 1.70 g/cm3, and
- wherein said striking face has a characteristic time slope of greater than about 10 and less than about 45.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a striking face provided near a forward portion of said golf club head;
- and
- a body portion connected to an aft portion of said striking face further comprising a crown, a sole, and a skirt, wherein said body portion is made out of a first material having a first density,
- wherein said striking face is substantially formed of a second material having a second density,
- wherein said second density is less than about 1.70 g/cm3,
- wherein said striking face has a characteristic time slope of greater than about 10 and less than about 45, and
- wherein said golf club head has a first peak frequency to volume ratio of greater than about 7.0 hertz/cc and less than about 15.0 hertz/cc,
- said first peak frequency to volume ratio is defined as a first peak frequency of a signal power diagram of the sound of said golf club head as it impacts a golf ball, divided by a volume of said golf club head.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a striking face provided near a forward portion of said golf club head;
- said striking face further comprising;
- an external layer located at a frontal surface of said striking face, adapted to make contact with a golf ball, and
- an internal backing portion, located rearward and contacting a rear surface of said external layer, and
- wherein said internal backing portion has a thickness of greater than about 1.5 mm and less than about 3.0 mm, and
- a body portion connected to an aft portion of said striking face further comprising a crown, a sole, and a skirt, wherein said body portion is made out of a first material having a first density,
- wherein said striking face has a characteristic time slope of greater than about 10 and less than about 45.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.