Golf club head having a multi-material face and method of manufacture
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsGrant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh, Ryuichi Sugimae
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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. The insert may be bonded to the frontal pocket using an adhesive impregnated within a glass fiber weave.
Claims6
A method of bonding a face insert to a pocket of a striking face of a golf club head, said method comprising:
- preparing a surface of said pocket for bonding;
- applying an adhesive to said surface of said pocket;
- placing a glass fiber weave in said pocket;
- allowing said adhesive to impregnate said glass fiber weave;
- placing a composite material making up said face insert into said pocket;
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- curing said adhesive and said composite material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.