US 12,121,780 B2
Golf club head
Matthew Greensmith, Carlsbad, CA (US); Christopher Harbert, Carlsbad, CA (US); Todd Beach, San Diego, CA (US); Mark Greaney, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Matthew D. Johnson, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/124,134.
Prior Publication US 2022/0184466 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0412 (2020.08) [A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A driver-type golf club head, comprising:
a forward portion, comprising a strike face;
a rearward portion, opposite the forward portion;
a crown portion;
a sole portion, opposite the crown portion;
a heel portion;
a toe portion, opposite the heel portion;
a body that comprises a cup and a ring joined to the cup via a joint, wherein the cup defines the forward portion of the driver-type golf club head and the ring is separately formed relative to the crown portion; and
a sole insert attached to the cup and the ring;
wherein:
a volume of the driver-type golf club head is between 390 cubic centimeters (cc) and 600 cc;
a total mass of the driver-type golf club head is between 185 grams (g) and 210 g;
the driver-type golf club head is made from at least one first material, having a density between 0.9 g/cc and 3.5 g/cc, at least one second material, having a density between 3.6 g/cc and 5.5 g/cc, and at least one third material, having a density between 5.6 g/cc and 20.0 g/cc;
the at least one first material has a first mass no more than 55% of the total mass of the driver-type golf club head and no less than 25% of the total mass of the driver-type golf club head;
the at least one second material has a second mass no more than 65% of the total mass of the driver-type golf club head and no less than 20% of the total mass of the driver-type golf club head;
the at least one third material has a third mass equal to the total mass of the driver-type golf club head less the first mass of the at least one first material and the second mass of the at least one second material;
the cup is made from at least one of a titanium alloy or a steel alloy;
material of the ring has a density between 0.5 g/cc and 4.0 g/cc, wherein a mass element is attached to the ring and the mass element is located rearward of the sole insert and forms an exterior portion of the driver-type golf club head;
the at least one first material comprises a fiber-reinforced polymeric material comprising continuous fibers;
each one of the continuous fibers of the fiber-reinforced polymeric material does not extend from the crown portion to the sole portion of the driver-type golf club head;
the cup has a multi-piece construction comprising an upper cup piece and a lower cup piece;
the upper cup piece is made of either an aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy; and
the lower cup piece is made of either a steel alloy or a tungsten alloy.