CN103877711A - Interchangeable shaft system - Google Patents
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Abstract
A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head and a fastener. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The fastener retains the shaft sleeve in the hosel. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features are provided that provide discreet orientations between the shaft and club head.
Description
The cross reference of related application
The application is the current unsettled U.S. Patent application the 13/209th of submitting on August 12nd, 2011, the part of No. 318 continues, described U.S. Patent application the 13/209th, it is for No. 318 the U.S. Patent application the 12/560th of submitting on September 16th, 2009, be for No. 931 present U.S.7, 997, 997 part continues, described U.S.7, 997, the 997th, the U.S. Patent application the 11/958th of submitting on December 18th, 2007, be for No. 412 present U.S.7, 878, 921 part continues, and the U.S. Patent application the 12/493rd of submitting on June 29th, 2009, be for No. 517 present U.S.8, 235, 834 part continues, described U.S.8, 235, the 834th, the U.S. Patent application the 12/336th of submitting on December 17th, 2008, it is for No. 748 present United States Patent (USP) the 7th, 874, the part of No. 934 continues, described United States Patent (USP) the 7th, 874, it is for No. 934 the U.S. Patent application the 12/023rd of submitting on January 31st, 2008, it is for No. 402 present United States Patent (USP) the 7th, 699, the part of No. 717 continues, its full content is all incorporated to herein by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to golf clubs, and the golf clubs of the improvement connector between shaft and club head with the replaceability of providing and controllability is provided.
Background technology
In order to improve their match, golfer often customizes their equipment to coordinate it to swing especially.Make shaft and club head when interchangeable without method easily, provide shop that individual character matches or trading company or must have a large amount of clubs with special characteristic, or must use complicated dismounting and assembling process to change special club.For example, if golfer wants to attempt having the golf ball bar body of differently curved characteristic, or use the club head with different quality, center of gravity or rotary inertia, it is exactly unpractical carrying out in the past these changes.Golf equipment manufacturer increases the various clubs that golfer can use gradually.For example, can provide the golf clubs of particular model to adapt to the needs of specific golfers with several different lofts and bar head inclination angle.In addition, golfer can select shaft, no matter be metal or graphite shaft, and the length that can adjust shaft is to adapt to their swinging.Recently, occurred that permission shaft and club head parts (for example adjustable weight) can change to promote the golf clubs of this customization procedure.
A United States Patent (USP) the 3rd that example is Wheeler, 524, No. 646, name is called " golf clubs assembly ".The patent of Wheeler discloses a kind of push rod with handle and ball pushing rod head, wherein both can separate from shaft.Clamp structure is arranged on the top and bottom of described shaft, and clamp structure has internal thread, and described internal thread engages the external screw thread being arranged on the lower end of handle and the upper end of ball pushing rod head handle, so that these parts are fixed on to shaft.The bottom of shaft also comprises in the time that ball pushing rod head is connected to shaft, with the flange of the upper end in contact of ball pushing rod head handle.This design produces inaesthetic protuberance and produces another inaesthetic protuberance in the bottom of shaft on the top of shaft.
Another example is the United States Patent (USP) the 4th of Wu Dengren, and 852, No. 782, name is called " equipment playing golf ".Wu's patent discloses one group of equipment playing golf, and described equipment comprises shaft and multiple club head of an adjustable in length, and they design for easily assembly and disassembly.Connecting rod is inserted in one end of shaft and pin remains on connecting rod in described shaft.The lock part of connecting rod is configured to extend into the neck of club head and passes the slit in neck.After lock part is stretched through slit, connecting rod rotates with respect to club head, and each parts are locked together.Neck also comprises the inclined end portion surface that is configured to during the relative rotation between connecting rod and club head, the end of pin be guided to adjacent stop surfaces.
Another example is the United States Patent (USP) the 4th of not Rayleigh, and 943, No. 059, name is called " golf clubs with removable head ".The patent of Rayleigh does not disclose a kind of push rod golf clubs, and described push rod golf clubs comprises releasable glof club head and elongated golf ball bar body.Club head hosel has the plug of threaded axial hole.Threaded rod remains on the connector part of shaft and is threaded into the axial hole of club head plug, for operationally shaft being connected to bar head.
Another example is the United States Patent (USP) the 5th of Wa Erke, and 433, No. 442, name is called " golf clubs with quick release lever head ".The patent of Wa Erke discloses a kind of golf clubs, and wherein club head is fixed to shaft by connecting rod and quick-release latch.The upper end of connecting rod has the external screw thread that engages the internal thread in the bottom that is formed at shaft.The hosel of club head is inserted in the lower end of connecting rod, and the lower end of connecting rod has the diameter aperture of aiming at the diameter aperture in hosel to receive quick-release latch.
No. the 5th, 722,901, the United States Patent (USP) that another example is the people such as Ba Lun, name is called " a kind of for trying the releasable fastening structure of golf ball bar body and head ".The patent of Ba Lun discloses a kind of releasable fixed structure of bayonet type for golf clubs and ball body.Club head hosel have it diameter steady pin in the hole of extending.The head of shaft has the passage of two relative " U " or " J " shape.The head portion of shaft is by axially-movable and rotatablely move and be fastened on hosel pin.Spring in hosel keeps this interconnection that can be fastening, but allows manually to produce axially inside hosel motion, for assembly and disassembly rapidly.
No. the 5th, 951,411, the United States Patent (USP) that another example is the people such as Wood, name is called " hosel coupling assembly and using method thereof ".The patent of Wood discloses a kind of golf clubs, and described golf clubs comprises club head, interchangeable shaft and the hosel with anti-rotation equipment.Hosel comprises the alignment members with the inclined-plane being fixed by double-screw bolt in hosel hole.The sleeve that is fixed on shaft end forms another alignment configurations element and is suitable for engaging the alignment members being arranged in hosel hole.The locking device that is arranged on shaft engages with hosel, to fix releasedly shaft with respect to club head.
Another example is the United States Patent (USP) the 6th of Roc again, and 547, No. 673, name is called " interchangeable glof club head and adjustable handle system ".The patent of Roc discloses a kind of golf clubs having for separate the quick release member of club head from shaft.Release member is the two-piece type connector that comprises the lower connector of the hosel that is fixed on club head and be fixed on the upper connector of the bottom of shaft fast.Upper connector has sheath and ball snap close, and both are all radially outward outstanding from the lower end of upper connector.The upper end of lower connector have be formed on wherein for receiving the corresponding slit of upper connector sheath, and for holding the independent hole of ball snap close.In the time that shaft is coupled to club head, the fixing ball snap close in lower connector hole is to be fixed to club head by shaft.
Another example Shi Ka top grade people's of section United States Patent (USP) the 7th, 083, No. 529, name is called " golf clubs with interchangeable bar head-shaft connector ".The patent of Ka Kete discloses a kind of golf clubs, and its layout with sleeve/pipe substitutes traditional hosel so that interchangeable shaft is connected to club head, is devoted to lightening material weight and Fast Installation is provided.Pass the machanical fastener (screw) that enters club head at the bottom of bar for shaft is fixed to club head.
Another example is the U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2001/0007835A1 of Ba Lun, and name is called " a kind of modular golf clubs system and method ".The application of Ba Lun discloses a kind of modular golf clubs that comprises club head, hosel and shaft.Hosel is connected to shaft and by complementary interactive surfaces, bonding or mechanical cooperation stops rotates.Together with club head is connected on by collet type connector releasedly with shaft.
Other published patent documentation, as United States Patent (USP) the 7th, 300, No. 359, the 7th, 344, No. 449 and the 7th, No. 2006/0287125th, 427, No. 239 and U.S. Patent Application Publication, disclose interchangeable shaft and the club head of the Anti rotation device being positioned between them.
In some instances, the structure that allows shaft and club head to change also provides the ability that the characteristic of golf clubs is adjusted.An example is the fertile United States Patent (USP) the 4th pausing, and 948, No. 132, name is called " golf clubs ".The patent of fertile has been described a kind of golf clubs by club head and the assembling of shaft assembly.Shaft assembly comprises the end portion that limits the axle tilting with respect to shaft.The end portion of shaft assembly comprises the cylindrical outer surface with groove or spine, and the discontinuous portion in surface in the hosel hole of groove or spine member club head, to can locate with respect to club head shaft assembly with difference configuration.
Another example is the United States Patent (USP) the 4th of hillside plot, and 854, No. 582, name is called " the bar head connection device in golf clubs ".The patent of hillside plot discloses a kind of glof club head, and it comprises the shaft that is connected to club head by part is set, and setting unit is divided into the sleeve in the shaft hole with inclination.Patent has described how rotary setting part is to change the direction of hole and shaft, and the direction of the bar head that leans on shaft is changed.
The example of the patent of Wo Dun and hillside plot all provides limited adjustable.Particularly, the patent of Wo Dun and hillside plot all provides and forms pole face and bar head orientation that the peripheral configuration (perimetric formation) of any interior location is not provided in periphery.The orientation being provided by known system is provided Figure 43, and described known system has eight available relative positions between shaft and club head, and shaft is with the 1.25 ° of inclinations of approximately tilting.Due to apparent from diagram, interior location is not provided, this adversely limits the ability that golf clubs is finely tuned.
In this area, still need band to improve the golf clubs of connector, improve connector the assembling more firmly with improvement controllability is provided, and it is more easily manufactured.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to a kind of interchangeable club body system for golf clubs.The invention provides the interchangeability between shaft and club head, it produces minimum optional feature and manufactures difficulty.Several embodiments of the present invention are described below.
In one embodiment, golf clubs comprises glof club head, elongated shaft, shaft sleeve, the first tapered member, the second tapered member and securing member.Glof club head comprises glof club head body and limits the hosel in hosel hole.Shaft sleeve is coupled to the distal portions of (is coupled to) shaft and comprises the sleeve body and the shaft hole that limit longitudinal axis.The first tapered member limits first angle of wedge between sleeve hole and shaft sleeve and hosel.The second tapered member limits second angle of wedge between sleeve hole and shaft sleeve and hosel.Shaft sleeve is connected to releasedly club head by securing member, and tapered member is plugged between a part and hosel for shaft sleeve.The first tapered member and the second tapered member provide two angle adjustabilitys, so that multiple coupled position to be provided, wherein each position produces the particular combinations that loft (loft angle) is directed and bar head inclination angle/bar base angle (lie angle) is directed, and described position can produce based on all coupled position the position of rectangular graph matrix, described matrix comprises multiple row and multiple row, and at least one in described multiple row and multiple row comprises at least three row or column.
In another embodiment, golf clubs comprises glof club head, elongate body, shaft sleeve, the first tubular element, the second tubular element, keeper and securing member.Glof club head comprises glof club head body and hosel.Hosel limits the hosel aligning members (features) of hosel hole and multiple proximal parts that are arranged on hosel.Shaft sleeve is coupled to the distal portions of shaft and comprises sleeve body and multiple sleeve aligning members.Sleeve aligning members stretches out from the outer surface of sleeve body along circumferential isolated multiple positions around a part for sleeve body.Sleeve body limits longitudinal axis and shaft hole.The first tubular element limits sleeve hole and comprises the multiple aligning members that engage multiple sleeve aligning members.The second tubular element comprises multiple aligning members of multiple joint the first tubular elements and the aligning members of multiple hosel aligning members.Keeper is arranged on the sleeve of shaft, makes in the time that shaft sleeve and keeper separate from glof club head, and at least one in the first tubular element and the second tubular element is maintained on the shaft sleeve between sleeve aligning members and keeper.Shaft sleeve is connected to releasedly club head by securing member, and the first tubular element and the second tubular element are plugged between a part and hosel for shaft sleeve.Aligning members is configured to provide the even number relative position between the first tubular element and the second tubular element.
In another embodiment, golf clubs comprises glof club head, elongated shaft, shaft sleeve, tapered member, extension and securing member.Glof club head comprises glof club head body and limits the hosel in hosel hole.Shaft sleeve is coupled to the distal portions of shaft and comprises the sleeve body that limits longitudinal axis and shaft hole.Tapered member is plugged between a part and hosel for shaft sleeve.Tapered member limits the angle of wedge between sleeve hole and shaft sleeve and hosel.Extended element comprises and engages tapered member and shaft sleeve and the parallel cooperative end part surface of in hosel.Securing member is connected to club head by shaft sleeve releasedly, and tapered member and extension are plugged between a part and hosel for shaft sleeve.
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Accompanying drawing has formed a part for description, read together with description, and in appended accompanying drawing, identical figure numbers is for representing the part that each view is identical:
Fig. 1 is a part of side view of the example golf club of an embodiment who comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the decomposition view of the golf clubs of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the cross section view intercepting along the line 3-3 shown in Fig. 1 of golf clubs;
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system;
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of the proximal part of the golf clubs of Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 is the perspective view with another embodiment of the proximal part of the hosel of the golf clubs of interchangeable club body system;
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system;
Fig. 8 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system;
Fig. 9 is the partial cross sectional views of another embodiment of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system;
Figure 10 is the decomposition view of the golf clubs of another embodiment that comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 11 is the schematic diagram of the connector between shaft sleeve and the shaft of interchangeable club body system;
Figure 12 is the side view of a part for the golf clubs of another embodiment that comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 13 is the exploded view of the golf clubs of Figure 12;
Figure 14 is the cross section view intercepting along the line 14-14 shown in figure of golf clubs;
Figure 15-19th, can mix the side view of the various marks of the golf clubs that comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 20 is the perspective view of a part for the example golf club of an embodiment who comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 21 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system;
Figure 22 is the cross section view that the line 22-22 along Figure 20 of the golf clubs that comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention intercepts;
Figure 23 is the cross section view that intercepts of plane extending along the longitudinal axis of a part of an embodiment that runs through shaft sleeve;
Figure 24 is the cross section view that intercepts of plane extending along the longitudinal axis of a part of another embodiment that runs through shaft sleeve
Figure 25 is the perspective view of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system;
Figure 26 is the cross section view that the 26-26 along the line of the shaft sleeve that engages with complementary hosel intercepts;
Figure 27 is another cross section view that the 26-26 along the line of the shaft sleeve that engages with complementary hosel intercepts;
Figure 28 is the side view of a part for the example golf club of an embodiment who comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 29 A-C is the partial cross sectional views that shows the interchangeable club body system of Figure 28 with various configurations;
Figure 30 A to Figure 30 D is the schematic diagram that shows interchangeable club body system with various configurations;
Figure 31 is according to the side view of the aligning parts of interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 32 is the cross section view that the 32-32 along the line of the aligning parts of Figure 31 intercepts;
Figure 33 is the side view of another embodiment of the aligning parts of interchangeable club body system;
Figure 34 is the cross section view that the 34-34 along the line of the aligning parts of Figure 33 intercepts;
Figure 35 is another cross section view that the aligning parts of Figure 33 34-34 along the line intercepts;
Figure 36 is the side view of another embodiment of the aligning parts of interchangeable club body system;
Figure 37 is the cross section view that the 37-37 along the line of the aligning parts of Figure 36 intercepts;
Figure 38 is the decomposition view of the golf clubs of another embodiment that comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 39 is the side view that is included in the side view of the tapered member in the interchangeable club body system of Figure 38;
Figure 40 is the cross section view intercepting along the line 40-40 shown in Figure 38;
Figure 41 A-Figure 41 D is the schematic diagram of the angular relationship between shaft and the hosel in the embodiment of interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 42 is the top view of glof club head;
Figure 43 shows the pole face of known adjustable shaft system and the chart of bar head orientation;
Figure 44 shows the pole face of an embodiment and the chart of bar head orientation of adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 45 shows the pole face of another embodiment and the chart of bar head orientation of adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 46 shows the pole face of another embodiment and the chart of bar head orientation of adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 47 shows the pole face of another embodiment and the chart of bar head orientation of adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 48 shows the pole face of another embodiment and the chart of bar head orientation of adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 49 shows the pole face of another embodiment and the chart of bar head orientation of adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 50 shows the pole face of another embodiment and the chart of bar head orientation of adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 51 is the decomposition view of the golf clubs of another embodiment that comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 52 is the cross section view intercepting along the line 52-52 shown in Figure 51;
Figure 53 is the decomposition view of the golf clubs of another embodiment that comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 54 is the cutaway view intercepting along the line 54-54 shown in Figure 53;
Figure 55 is the side view that is included in the tapered member of Figure 53;
Figure 56 is the decomposition view of the golf clubs of another embodiment that comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 57 is the cross section view that the 57-57 along the line shown in Figure 56 intercepts;
Figure 58 A and 58B are the perspective views of the mark that provides in a part for golf clubs that comprises adjustable interchangeable club body system;
Figure 59 A and 59B are the perspective views of the mark that provides in a part for golf clubs that comprises adjustable interchangeable club body system;
Figure 60 A and 60B are the perspective views of the mark that provides in a part for golf clubs that comprises adjustable interchangeable club body system;
Figure 61 is the perspective view of a part for the example golf club of an embodiment who comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 62 is the cross section view intercepting along the line 62-62 shown in Figure 61;
Figure 63 is the cross section view that is similar to another embodiment of the golf clubs of Figure 62 in view;
Figure 64 is the decomposition view of the golf clubs of Figure 62;
Figure 65 is the perspective view that is included in the sleeve body in the golf clubs of Figure 62;
Figure 66 is the perspective view that is included in the tapered member in the golf clubs of Figure 62;
Figure 67 is the perspective view that is included in the take up member in the golf clubs of Figure 62;
Figure 68 is the cross section view of the wedge members combination shown in the take up member shown in Figure 67 and Figure 66;
Figure 69 is included in shaft sleeve assembly in the golf clubs of Figure 62 and the cross section view of tapered member;
Figure 70 is included in shaft sleeve assembly in the golf clubs of Figure 62 and another cross section view of tapered member;
Figure 71 is the side view of a part for the golf clubs of Figure 61;
Figure 72 A to Figure 72 D is the schematic diagram that shows the golf clubs of Figure 61 with various configurations;
Figure 73 and Figure 74 are the side views that is incorporated into the mark of the golf clubs of Figure 61;
Figure 75 and Figure 76 are the side views that can be incorporated into other mark of the golf clubs of Figure 61;
Figure 77 is the perspective view of the golf clubs of an embodiment who comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 78 is the cutaway view intercepting along the line 78-78 shown in Figure 77;
Figure 79 is the decomposition view of shaft sleeve, tapered member and the keeper of the golf clubs of Figure 77;
Figure 80 is the cutaway view that is included in the hosel part of the glof club head in the golf clubs of Figure 77;
Figure 81 is the cutaway view of another structure of the hosel part shown in Figure 80;
Figure 82 is the cutaway view of another the optional structure shown in Figure 80;
Figure 83 is the cutaway view of another structure of the hosel part of the golf clubs embodiment shown in Figure 22;
Figure 84 is the decomposition view of another shaft sleeve assembly and tapered member;
Figure 85 is the shaft sleeve assembly of the Figure 84 in glof club head and the cutaway view of tapered member;
Figure 86 comprises multiple adjustment members, comprises the decomposition view of the interchangeable club body system of multiple tapered members and at least one extended element;
Figure 87 is the top view of adjustment means;
Figure 88 is the decomposition view that comprises the interchangeable club body system of multiple adjustment means;
Figure 89 is the perspective view of the golf clubs of an embodiment who comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention;
Figure 90 is shaft sleeve, comprises the adjustment means of tapered member and extended element, and the decomposition view of the keeper of the golf clubs of Figure 89;
Figure 91 is the decomposition view of the interchangeable club body system of the adjustment means of a tapered member while comprising;
Figure 92 is the decomposition view that comprises the interchangeable club body system of adjustment means;
Figure 93 is the top view of the tapered member of the system of Figure 92;
Figure 94 is the side view of the tapered member of the system of Figure 92; And
Figure 95 is the front view of the system of Figure 92.
Detailed description of the invention
The present invention relates to the interchangeable club body system for the shaft of golf clubs being connected to club head.Such a system can be for providing the personalization assembling of various shaft types and club head and/or the adjustability between shaft and club head being provided.Several embodiments of the present invention are described below.
Unless clearly stated in addition, amount, rotary inertia, position of centre of gravity, loft and the draft angle (draft angle) of for example material in description subsequent section and all number ranges, quantity, value and the percentage of other characteristic have all been preced with determiner " approximately " before can regarding as, even if term " approximately " may clearly not occur together with value, quantity or scope.Correspondingly, unless the contrary indicated otherwise, what the digital parameters in description subsequent section and additional claim was set forth is approximation, and it can change according to the characteristic of the needs that reach out for by the present invention.On bottom line, the application does not attempt to limit by doctrine of equivalents the scope for claim, and each digital parameters should at least be explained according to recorded significant digits and by the principle that rounds up.
Although the number range that the present invention sets forth to wide region and parameter are approximations, the numerical value of setting forth is in certain embodiments by record as far as possible accurately.But any numerical value comprises some error being caused by the standard deviation existing in their corresponding thermometricallies inherently.And, in the time that the number range of excursion is set forth, can estimate that the combination of these values of any value that comprises narration can be used here.
The golf clubs that comprises interchangeable club body system 10 of the present invention generally includes shaft 12, shaft sleeve 14, club head 16 and securing member 18.Interchangeable club body system 10 can be by club assembler for repeatedly changing the combination of shaft 12 and club head 16 during installation.This system makes assembling can utilize wieldy part to combine to consider that farthest assembling is selected.In an embodiment, after the combination of the shaft 12 of selecting to need and club head 16, can fix interchangeable club body system 10, to avoid ordinary consumer to take apart semipermanently.Or interchangeable club body system 10 can be configured to make consumer to operate connecting, to replace shaft 12 or club head 16 and/or to determine the adjustable between shaft 12 and club head 16.
As shown in the figure, interchangeable club body system of the present invention is attached to the golf clubs of a wooden type (driver style).But should be appreciated that interchangeable club body system of the present invention can be incorporated into the golf clubs of any pattern.For example, interchangeable club body system can be incorporated into the golf clubs of push rod, wedge, iron, mixed pole (hybrids) and/or meadow wood (fairway wood) type.
With reference to figure 1-5, shaft 12 is connected to club head 16 by interchangeable club body system 10, is connected to selectively different club head 16 so that different shaft 12 can overlap socket joint circle by hosel.Interchangeable club body system 10 generally includes shaft sleeve 14 and securing member 18, and within described shaft sleeve 14 is connected to shaft 12 and is received at least in part the hosel 20 of club head 16, and described securing member 18 is connected to club head 16 by sleeve 14 releasedly.
In the interchangeable club body system 10 having installed, within the distal portions 34 of shaft 12 is received in the shaft hole 36 of sleeve 14, and be connected to reliably there.Shaft 12 can use any fixing means to be connected in reliably sleeve 14.For example, can adopt such as the method for attachment of melting welding, supersonic welding, solder brazing, solder, bonding, machanical fastener etc.Can utilize the adhesive of for example epoxy resin or other similar material to fix reliably shaft 12 and sleeve 14.Preferably, within end 34 is combined in the shaft hole 36 of the adhesive that uses for example epoxy resin.Or, the parts of shaft sleeve, for example threaded portion and aligning members can be incorporated into structure or co-molded with shaft.
In the present embodiment, the near-end 28 of hosel 20 is outwards configured in the position separating with bizet 25 from bar head 16, and comprises the hosel aligning members of at least one at least a portion that extends through the sidewall of hosel 20.Between the bar head 16 of hosel aligning members in the golf clubs assembling and shaft 12, provide at least one discrete aligned orientation.In the present embodiment, hosel 20 comprises the aligning members of a pair of notch 32 forms, and each notch 32 extends through the sidewall that hosel 20 is adjacent with near-end 28, that is, each notch 32 extends to the outer surface of the near-end 28 of hosel 20 from sleeve hole 30.
It should be understood that hosel aligning members needn't extend fully through the sidewall of hosel, and may only extend through a part for sidewall, as shown in Figure 6 shown in embodiment.Particularly, the proximal part 22 of hosel 21 can comprise the notch 33 of a part for the sidewall that only extends through hosel 21.For example, the notch 33 of the present embodiment comprises and is roughly trapezoidal cross section, described embodiment before being similar to; But notch 33 radially extends through a part for the sidewall of the proximal part 22 of hosel 21 from sleeve hole 29, and not crossing with the outer surface of hosel 21.When expecting that aligning members is concealed while not allowing user see, this embodiment may be preferred.
Tang 42 laterally stretches out and exceeds the outer surface of the adjacent body 38 in interface between body 38 and lasso 40.The shape of tang 42 is selected to the shape that coordinates notch 32, to prevent in the time that tang 42 engages with notch 32, and sleeve 14 and hosel 20 relative rotation of the longitudinal axis around hosel 20 in either direction.For example, tang 42 has and is roughly trapezoidal shape of cross section, and described trapezoidal shape is selected to and coordinates and the trapezoidal shape of engagement slot 32.It is tapers that tang 42 is configured to make them, have towards the narrow portion of the distal orientation of sleeve 14 and divide, and notch 32 is similarly for taper, has towards the narrow portion of 26 orientations at the bottom of the bar of bar head 16 and divides.Preferably, tang is tapered with the angle of approximately 0 ° to approximately 20 °, the axle with respect to parallel with the longitudinal axis of body 38 with notch.In addition, the outer surface of tang 42 is curved surfaces, and the overall diameter of the near-end 28 of diameter and hosel 20 is basic identical, makes in the golf clubs assembling, and the outer surface of tang 42 flushes substantially with the outer surface of hosel 20.It should be understood, however, that if necessary, the outer surface of tang and the near-end of hosel need not to be and flush.
The complementary shape of notch 32 and tang 42 is guaranteed when interchangeable club body system 10 is in the time assembling, the secure fit between sleeve 14 and hosel 20.Particularly, in the time that sleeve 14 inserts the sleeve hole 30 of hosel 20, the tapered side of tang 42 is forced the tapered sidewalls of butt notch 32, guarantees that to provide sleeve 14 is with respect to the consistent of hosel 20 and secure fit that can resetting.Conical surface also prevents the rotary gap (play) of the sleeve 14 that causes because of manufacturing tolerance or wearing and tearing and hosel 20.Alternatively, hosel and sleeve aligning members may have in assembling process and to engage so that bent limit and the sidewall of similar secure fit to be provided.
In the present embodiment, the overall diameter of body 38 is less than the overall diameter of the far-end of lasso 40, makes to produce convex shoulder 46 on the interface between body 38 and lasso 40.In assembling process, the body part 38 of sleeve inserts sleeve hole 30, until that convex shoulder 46 is configured to is adjacent with the top edge of hosel 20.In the present embodiment, size, tapering and/or the curvature of hosel and sleeve aligning members (for example, tang 42 and notch 32) are preferably chosen to, and making, in the time of assembling golf clubs, has a small amount of gap between convex shoulder 46 and hosel 20.In addition,, about the present embodiment, the size of tang 42 and notch 32 and tapering are selected such that there is a small amount of gap between the distal surface of tang 42 and the distal surface of notch 32.Described gap allows sleeve 14 and the size that the relative position of hosel 20 is easy to by handling aligning members separately to control.Preferably, in the golf clubs assembling, the gap value between convex shoulder 46 and hosel 20 is visually imperceptible, or be at least not easy noticeable.For example, gap value can change between 0.005-0.030 inch.In the embodiment that utilizes tapered member, as mentioned below, size, tapering and/or the curvature of aligning members is preferably chosen to make the end surface butt shaft sleeve of tapered member and the complementary ends surface of hosel, makes the relative angle between parts may be easier to control.
In sleeve 14 and/or hosel 20, also can provide coating or surface treatment, to prevent corrosion and/or required aesthetic appearance to be provided and/or extra architectural characteristic is provided.For example, utilizing by the first metal material, the sleeve 14 forming such as, aluminium and by the second metal material, such as, in the embodiment of the hosel 20 that titanium forms, sleeve 14 can be made anodization to prevent couple corrosion.As another example, nonmetal sleeve 14 can be coated with nickel, metal construction outward appearance to be provided and/or extra intensity is provided.Coating may be selected to provides any desirable characteristics, for example, improves intensity.Coating can be the metal coating with nanocrystalline grains structure, such as, nickel alloy.
As shown in Figure 3,20 parts of hosel extend through club head 16.An independent fastener hole 50 is provided, and it extends in club head 16 at 26 near-end at the bottom of bar, and with hosel 20 coaxial alignments substantially.The near-end of fastener hole 50 ends at proximal flange/flange (flange) 54.Flange 54 is roughly annular, and provides area supported for the head of securing member 18.The handle (shank) of securing member 18 extends through flange 54, crosses the gap 52 between fastener hole 50 and hosel 20, through flange 31, and engages with the flange 44 of sleeve 14.
In assembling process, in the time that securing member 18 is tightened, sleeve 14 is drawn into hosel 20.Meanwhile, the tang 42 of sleeve 14 is drawn into the notch 32 of hosel 20, and the tapered side of tang 42 is forced the tapered sidewalls of butt notch 32.Conical interface between tang 42 and notch 32 guarantees that, in the time that securing member 18 is tightened in sleeve 14, coordinating between sleeve 14 and hosel 20 becomes safer gradually, and sleeve 14 moves to predetermined in hosel 20 and position repeatably.
As mentioned before, the near-end 28 of the position of hosel aligning members and hosel 20 is adjacent, and extends through at least a portion of the sidewall of hosel 20.Hosel aligning members is positioned to simplify with the near-end 28 consecutive roots the earth of hosel 20 to the manufacture of hosel aligning members and club head 16, this is because described region easily enters.Particularly, by simple processing technology and use common instrument, the aligning members with precision tolerance can be incorporated to hosel 20.For example, can use on diameter the sidewall that through the tapered end milling cutter of the near-end 28 of casting club head 16, entirety is extended through hosel 20, such as, the trapezoidal hosel aligning members that is roughly of notch 32 is carried out machining.Due to this location, use simple instrument and technique, the hosel aligning members that size is strictly controlled may be easy to construct, and it has any required form.
Aligning members can be positioned on around arbitrary position of the circumference of sleeve 14 and hosel 20.Preferably, a pair of aligning members is configured to long separated approximately 180 ° of the week (that is, aligning members is radially relative) around body 38 and hosel 20, and the pole face 24 of the position of one of them parts and club head 16 is adjacent.This orientation causes in the time that user is placed on ready position by club and watches along the sight line of the longitudinal axis that is in substantially parallel relationship to shaft 12, and aligning members is obscured invisible.This orientation also allows in adjustment process, and user, by along substantially watching club head 16 perpendicular to the sight line of pole face 24, is easy to see aligning members.
As supplementary features, can provide locking mechanism, to prevent that securing member 18 from throwing off from sleeve 14.Can utilize arbitrary locking mechanism.For example, lock washer can be arranged between the head and adjacent area supported of securing member 18.Select as another kind, locking screw thread design, such as, execute the screwed hole 48 that must jail (Spiralock) locking internal thread form (being positioned at the registration mark of the company of the Detroit cutting tool industry on Michigan's Madison highland) can be incorporated into flange 44.Select as another kind, thread lock material, can be used to securing member 18 or screwed hole 48 such as Loctite thread lock adhesive (registration mark of the Henkel company of Pennsylvanian Gulph Mills).And securing member 18 may be equipped with locking piece, such as, insert lock (patch lock).In addition, grafting material, such as, epoxy resin can be after assembling with the interface of club head 16 on be coated on the head of securing member 18.
As another feature, can utilize retainer 56, make in the time that securing member 18 does not engage with sleeve 14, securing member 18 still remains in club head 16.Changing in the process of shaft 12, expect that securing member 18 remains in club head 16, it can not be misplaced.Retainer 56 is connected to the handle of securing member 18, and location, and flange is plugged between retainer 56 and the head of securing member 18.The size of retainer 56 is configured to make it can not pass the through hole of flange separately.Retainer 56 can be clip, and it is frictionally connected to the handle of the securing member 18 adjacent with the flange 31 of hosel 20, and is located to be inserted between retainer 56 and the head of securing member 18 in flange 31.
With reference to Fig. 7 and 8, will the embodiment of the multi-piece type shaft sleeve that can replace the shaft sleeve 14 in described before interchangeable club body system be described.Than single-piece mechanism or molded shaft sleeve, multi-piece type embodiment provides the configuration that allows to use optional machining technique.In addition, it also provides extra selection for introduce multiple material in single shaft sleeve, and it can provide weight and/or manufacture advantage.In an embodiment, shaft sleeve 63 comprises multi-piece type structure, and it comprises body 65, a pair of aligning members (for example, tang 67) and lasso 69.In the present embodiment, tang 67 is one with lasso 69, but body 65 is independent assemblies.
Body 65 is roughly cylindrical, and comprises in the time assembling on shaft, the adjacent near-end of far-end of position and lasso 69.The near-end of body 65 comprises that size and dimension is configured to the notch 71 of the size and dimension that coordinates tang 67.Particularly, notch 71 preferably size and dimension be configured such that between the distal surface of lasso 69 and the proximal end face of body 65 or be very close to each other between the side surface of tang 67 and the side surface of notch 71.In addition, the thickness of tang 67 is selected such that in the time that shaft sleeve 63 is assembled, and a part for tang 67 extends radially outwardly and exceeds the outer surface of body 65.The part of the tang 67 therefore, extending radially outwardly from body 65 can be used for engaging with the fastener being arranged on the proximal part of hosel of above-mentioned glof club head.
With reference to Fig. 8, will another optional embodiment of shaft sleeve be described.Shaft sleeve 64 comprises body 66, a pair of aligning members (for example, tang 68) and lasso 70.Tang 68 is one with body 66, and lasso 70 separates with body 66 with tang 68.Body 66 is roughly cylindrical, and comprises in the time assembling on shaft, the adjacent near-end of far-end of position and lasso 70.Tang 68 laterally stretches out from the body 66 adjacent with the near-end of body 66.
Body 66 and lasso 70 can be made up of any materials, and they can be made up of identical or different material.For example, body 66 can be by metal material, such as, aluminium machining forms, and lasso 70 can be by nonmetallic materials, molded or machine-processed the forming such as, nylon.Can save with different materials the weight of whole metal sleeve, enough architecture quality and table of joint areas still can be provided simultaneously.In addition, can select different materials, so that required aesthetic characteristic to be provided.
If necessary, the body of arbitrary embodiment of shaft sleeve can further comprise weight saving parts.For example, and as shown in Figure 8, dash area 72 can comprise slit, recess, through hole or reduce any other parts of structure body 66 material therefor volumes.As long as for shaft and shaft sleeve fully connect the surface area that provides enough, the volume of bulk material can reduce in any required part of shaft sleeve body.
Fig. 9 illustrates the another embodiment of shaft sleeve.With described embodiment is similar before, shaft sleeve 74 comprises body 76, lasso 78 and from the horizontal outward extending tang 80 of body 76.Shaft sleeve 74 is illustrative single-piece shaft bush structures, and it is by nonmetallic materials, such as, for example, nylon, fiber-reinforced polymer or Merlon are molded to be formed.Because this structure, shaft sleeve 74 also comprises the threaded insert 82 in the remote flange 84 that is molded into sleeve 74.Threaded insert 82 can comprise the permission inserts molded parts that put in place securely, such as, annular knurl and/or one or more rib or flange.
Figure 10 shows the another embodiment of shaft sleeve, and it illustrates the exploded view of a part of another embodiment of the golf clubs that comprises interchangeable club body system.Embodiment described in before being similar to, golf clubs comprises that the interchangeable club body system by comprising shaft sleeve 94 is connected to the shaft 90 of the hosel 92 of club head.
In the present embodiment, sleeve 94 utilizes multi-piece type structure.Sleeve 94 comprises the sleeve pipe aligning members all-in-one-piece body 96 forming with lasso 98 with by the independent pin 100 that is connected to body 96 and lasso 98.Pin 100 extends across the interface of body 96 and lasso 98 on diameter, and is connected to securely body 96 and lasso 98.Pin 100 length is selected such that the two ends of pin 100 laterally stretch out and exceeds the outer surface of body 96.Preferably, pin every one end of 100 laterally stretches out corresponding to the distance of the thickness of the sidewall of the hosel 92 of club head from body 96, and the two ends of pin 100 are flushed substantially with the outer surface of hosel 92.Although pin 100 is illustrated as being roughly columniform member, it should be understood that, it may have any required shape of cross section, and hosel 92 can comprise the hosel aligning members with arbitrary complementary shape.For example, pin 100 may be to have any polygon shape of cross section, such as the key of, triangle, trapezoidal, square, rectangle, rhombus etc.
Interchangeable club body system of the present invention can be configured to the angle attribute of the golf clubs assembling, and comprises that face angle, bar head inclination angle and loft provide adjustable.As mentioned above, the configuration of hosel and sleeve aligning members provides the discrete orientation of sleeve with respect to hosel.Shaft can be installed on sleeve, makes shaft not coaxial with sleeve.This dislocation allow sleeve with respect to the discrete orientation each time of hosel corresponding to shaft the difference orientation with respect to club head.For example, by shaft being installed on sleeve, the longitudinal axis of shaft is rotated with respect to shaft, the angle attribute of the golf clubs that can assemble with respect to the orientation adjustment of hosel by change shaft sleeve.
As shown in Figure 11, shaft 102 is installed on sleeve 104, makes angle attribute, or the Selection and Constitute of angle attribute can be adjusted between at least the first configuration and the second configuration.Particularly, the longitudinal axis A in the shaft hole 106 of sleeve 104 can rotate with respect to the lasso 110 of the longitudinal axis B of body 108 and sleeve 104 (, shaft hole is not coaxial with body 108).Preferably, shaft hole rotates approximately 0 ° to approximately 5 ° with respect to the longitudinal axis of body.Therefore,, in the time that shaft 102 is inserted in shaft hole 106, the longitudinal axis of shaft 102 is coaxial with the longitudinal axis A in shaft hole 106.By approximately 180 ° of turnbarrels 104, shaft 102 with respect to the orientation of sleeve 104 from becoming negative angle with respect to the positive angle of longitudinal axis B.
The direction of the rotation offset between axle A and axle B can be located with respect to hosel and sleeve aligning members, makes the rotation between two positions of sleeve in hosel change face angle.Particularly, sleeve can be connected to the primary importance corresponding to the first configuration in hosel, and wherein face opens wide.Then, sleeve can be connected to the second place in hosel, for example, sleeve is from primary importance Rotate 180 °, and it is corresponding to the second configuration, and wherein face seals.It should be understood that described position may be arbitrary combination of sealing, neutral or open face orientation, and in certain embodiments, these two kinds of positions can be sealing or open, but differ different amounts.It should be understood that shaft 102 and sleeve 104 can connect, to two or more configurations are provided.For example, sleeve can be configured to have two above relative configurations with the glof club head of following, and utilizes thus multiple combinations of angle attribute that adjustable is provided.
In addition, the degree of depth of hosel aligning members may be different, and therefore, by multiple hosel aligning members with different depth are provided, the total length that comprises the golf clubs of the interchangeable club body system of the present invention is adjustable.For example, in an embodiment, a pair of have from the hosel aligning members of the different depth of hosel near-end be arranged on glof club head.Shaft sleeve is provided, and it comprises single sleeve aligning members, and its size and dimension is configured to engage with any one in hosel aligning members.In the first configuration, sleeve aligning members engages with darker hosel aligning members, and this can cause sleeve to be pulled into first degree of depth in hosel, and the first golf clubs total length is provided thus.In the second configuration, sleeve aligning members engages with more shallow hosel aligning members, and this can cause sleeve to be pulled into second degree of depth in hosel, and it is less than first degree of depth, and the second golf clubs total length is provided thus, and it is less than the first total length.
With reference to Figure 12-14, will another embodiment of the interchangeable club body system of the present invention be described.Before interchangeable club body system 120 is similar to, described embodiment part is that it comprises the shaft sleeve 122 and the securing member 126 of maintenance sleeve 122 in the hosel 128 of bar head 130 that are connected to shaft 124 generally.But in the present embodiment, securing member 126 is one with lasso 132.
Securing member 126 is integrated in lasso 132, and forms a part for lasso 132.Particularly, securing member 126 is distal portions of lasso 132, and it is configured to mechanically engage a part for hosel 128.For example, securing member 126 is parts of lasso 132, and it comprises thread inner surface 144 and is configured to threadably to engage the thread outer surface 146 of hosel 128.
Mark can be set, to clearly indicate the configuration with respect to club head at the mid-club of golf club body assembling.For example, and as mentioned above, shaft can be connected to shaft sleeve, and club can be assembled with the first or second configuration.Mark can be positioned in shaft sleeve and/or hosel, to indicate the configuration assembling.It is only visible with assembling in assembling process or in assembling process as requested afterwards that mark can be oriented to make it.
With reference to figure 15-19, can provide any type of mark.Mark can be that cloudy quarter, embossment, printing and/or painting are painted, and they can be one or more letters, numeral, symbol, point and/or other marks of distinguishing golf clubs available configuration.Mark can be included in club head, the shaft sleeve of the golf clubs assembling, or in any part of shaft.Preferably, mark is arranged in sleeve and/or hosel aligning members, or adjacent with sleeve and/or hosel aligning members.
As shown in Fig. 1,15 and 16, mark can comprise the letter corresponding to golf clubs configuration.In an embodiment, mark 150 is " O ", and it is positioned in sleeve aligning members and corresponding to the face angle configuration of the opening of golf clubs.In addition, what mark 152 adopted is the form of letter " C ", is arranged in another sleeve aligning members configuring corresponding to the face angle club of sealing.
As shown in fig. 1, hosel and shaft sleeve aligning members (for example, notch 32 and tang 42) and/or mark are positioned to reduce those parts observability in use.Particularly, in the time of assembling golf clubs, tang 42 is positioned such that they are relative directly each other on an axle about the circumference of hosel 20, and the plane that described axle limits with the pole face 24 by club head 16 is substantially vertical.Therefore, tang 42 is visible along the sight line vertical with pole face 24 cardinal principles of club head 16.But, when club is remained on ready position inch by user, tang 42 be obscured invisible,, aligning members is sightless along the axle of the longitudinal axis that is in substantially parallel relationship to shaft, and when glof club head is in the time addressing, golf clubs has the outward appearance of the golf clubs that lacks interchangeable club body system.
The extra embodiment of mark is shown in Figure 17 and 18.In Figure 17, mark 154 and 156 comprises letter and symbol (for example, " L+ " and " L-").The combination of letter, symbol and/or numeral can be used for clearly indicating the configuration of the golf clubs assembling.In the present embodiment, mark 154 and 156 is particularly suitable for indicating respectively bar head inclination angle or the loft of the club head increasing and reduce.In addition, mark can be set with which mark being included on sleeve 14 to user's instruction configures corresponding to the golf clubs assembling.As another example, mark 158, as shown in Figure 19, can comprise numeral, such as, " 0 " and " 1 " or " 1 " and " 2 " are with the configuration of indication component.
The interchangeable club body system of the present invention provides the advantage that is better than the conventional method of matching (fitting) club.Matching in process of routine, user need to do test with multiple nonadjustable sample of single golf clubs and swing.For example, conventional golf matches car or bag, generally includes multiple sample 6 irons, and it has multiple configurations.User need to attempt these many auspicious clubs to attempt determining which sample has most suitable configuration.But, because each sample club is nonadjustable, thus the difference between indivedual assemblies of multiple sample clubs extra variable is incorporated into and is matched in step, and match car or bag need to comprise many independent and complete sample clubs.
Utilize the interchangeable club body system of the present invention, golf clubs and user's the method for matching has been removed many extra variablees, and minimizes by making to match the needed component count of step the quantity that reduces required full sample club.Interchangeable club body system allows single club head to use together from different shafts whole in matching process, and/or uses single club head by changing single shaft with respect to the orientation of club head.If necessary, this system also allows different club head to use together with single shaft.
The method comprises provides the golf clubs that comprises the interchangeable club body system in the first configuration of the present invention.Next, user brandishes the golf clubs in the first configuration.Analyze swinging and the flight characteristics of ball of user, and break the interchangeable club body system of golf clubs and be reassembled into the second configuration.Then, user brandishes the golf clubs in the second configuration, and, analyze swinging and the flight characteristics of ball of user.Can configure these steps of repetition according to the golf clubs of any amount.Finally, determine the club configuration applicable for user based on the analysis that user is swung.
Be reassembled in the process of the second configuration at interchangeable club body system, can carry out many different operations.For example, the shaft and the sleeve that in the first configuration, are included in the combination in golf clubs can redirect with respect to club head, to change one or combination of the angle attribute of golf clubs.In addition, can replace the combination of shaft and sleeve, and different shafts and sleeve can be connected to club head.May need the replacement of shaft and sleeve combination to change angle attribute and/or any other physical attribute of golf clubs, as the length of flexible, the shaft of shaft, grasp pattern and sensation etc.
Another embodiment of golf clubs comprises interchangeable club body system of the present invention, is shown in Figure 20-22.Interchangeable club body system 160 generally includes the securing member 166 in the hosel 168 that is connected to the shaft sleeve 162 of shaft 164 and sleeve 162 is remained on to club head 170.But in the present embodiment, hosel 168 extends through whole club head 170 so that simultaneously with at the bottom of the bizet 171 of club head 170 and bar 173 both are crossing.
In the golf clubs assembling, the body 174 of sleeve 162 is contained in the sleeve hole 180 of hosel 168 at least in part.Directed body 174 makes the aligning members (for example, notch) of the hosel 168 of the aligning members engage complementary of sleeve 162.In addition, can also comprise lasso 172, the near-end of its butt shaft sleeve 162 is to provide the tapering transition between shaft sleeve 162 and shaft 164.
Securing member 166 is elongated machanical fasteners, for example the mechanical screw of engagement with threaded aperture in sleeve 162.The size of securing member 166 and sleeve 162 is set to the length that is threadedly engaged with that provides enough, to bear the axial force being placed on interchangeable club body system 160.
Interchangeable club body system 160 also comprises retainer 177, while joint with sleeve 162, for example, during the replacement or orientation of shaft, securing member 166 is remained in the hosel 168 of club head 170 with convenient securing member.Retainer 177 is bodies of tubulose, and its side of 173 at the bottom of hosel 168 is near bar is slidably received within hosel 168, and the head of securing member 166 is arranged between retainer 177 and flange 176.Select the internal diameter of retainer 177 so that it is less than the external diameter of securing member 166 heads, but be greater than the outside dimension for the instrument of turn Fastener 166.Alternatively, retainer can be solid plug, and it is preferably dismountable, and making can touch fastener 166 in the time removing fixator.
In addition, use the sleeve with required weight, can change the swing weight of the golf clubs of being combined with interchangeable club body system of the present invention.In the assembling process of golf clubs, normally counterweight of bar head, to compensate manufacturing tolerance and/or produce required swing weight.In the present embodiment, can provide and there is different weight shaft tube-in-tube structures, so as they can be easily with the weight-matched of other assembly so that required swing weight to be provided.
With reference to Figure 23, shaft sleeve 182 comprises body, and it has shaft part 186 and securing member part 188.Shaft part 186 be generally tubular and limit shaft hole 187, its size is set to receive the end of golf ball bar body.Securing member part 188 is substantial cylindrical, and the external diameter having is preferably less than or equal to the outside dimension of shaft part 186.Securing member part 188 comprises the screwed hole 190 that extends to pillar (post) 194, and this screwed hole is jointing fastener in the interchangeable club body system assembling.In the present embodiment, securing member part 188 also comprises counterweight 192, and it is connected to pillar 194.Counterweight 192 is configured to removably be connected to pillar 194 conventionally, makes the counterweight 192 with different quality can optionally be connected to securing member part 188.For example, counterweight 192 can engage with the hickey between counterweight 192 and pillar 194, or counterweight 192 engages with pillar 194 slidably, and machanical fastener 196(by radially extending through counterweight 192 is for example, hold-down screw or pin) fix in position.Select as another kind, counterweight 192 can be for example by apply adhesive semipermanent be connected on body, or for good and all connect, for example by welding, be pressed into and coordinate or shrinkage assembling.
With reference to Figure 24, will another embodiment of shaft sleeve 202 be described.Shaft sleeve 202 comprises body, and it has shaft part 206 and securing member part 208.Be similar to previously described embodiment, shaft part 206 is configured to receive the end of golf ball bar body, and securing member part 208 is configured to jointing fastener maintenance in the interchangeable club body system assembling.Securing member part 208 comprises counterweight 210, and it forms a part for securing member part 208.Especially, counterweight 210 is sleeves co-molded with the securing member part 208 of shaft sleeve 202, makes counterweight 210 for good and all be connected to shaft sleeve 202.
Select the material of counterweight of the above embodiment and size so that the final weight of needs of shaft sleeve to be provided.Can construct the shaft sleeve with different counterweights, so that shaft sleeve can mate at assembly process the weight of club head, thereby provide required swing weight.Counterweight is made up of the material with the density different from the remainder of shaft sleeve conventionally.For example, for aluminium shaft sleeve is increased to quality, can adopt the counterweight of titanium, steel and/or tungsten structure.In addition, the polymer that powder is filled, for example, can use tungsten filled thermoplastic.The quality of aluminium shaft sleeve can by employing have the density lower than aluminium material (for example, Merlon or fibre reinforced plastics) structure counterweight and reduce.
With reference to Figure 25, will another embodiment of shaft sleeve 212 be described.Sleeve 212 comprises body 214 and aligning members, and this aligning members is to locate near the proximal part of body 214 with the form of tang 216.The present embodiment comprises proximal part three tang 216 of equi-spaced apart circumferentially round body 214, that is, and and around the about 120 ° of intervals of body 214.Body 214 is substantial cylindrical, and comprises near-end, and this near-end is adjacent to the far-end configuration of lasso in the golf clubs assembling.Select the diameter in the length of shaft sleeve 212 and the shaft hole 218 of sleeve 212, to the mating surface area enough with golf ball bar body is provided.
Prevent relatively rotating between shaft sleeve and hosel by the joint between the aligning members on hosel and shaft sleeve.Especially, butt between the respective side surface of the hosel aligning members of the side surface 217 of tang 216 and complementation.Can be placed in the positive force of butt side surface and the value of tangential force to change in directed side surface 217.
With reference to Figure 26, shaft sleeve 222 comprises the tang 224 with side surface 226, and shaft sleeve 222 is shown and is bonded in hosel 228, and this hosel comprises the notch 230 that coordinates tang 224.The side surface 226 of tang 224 is generally flat, and is oriented in the plane that radially extends through shaft sleeve 222.Similarly, the side surface 231 of notch 230 is generally flat, and is oriented in the plane that radially extends through shaft sleeve 222.Due to this orientation, when sleeve 222 is in the time that its longitudinal axis rotates with respect to hosel 228, the power and the side surface that between the side surface 226 of tang 224 and the side 231 of notch 230, produce are roughly orthogonal directed.
In another embodiment shown in Figure 27, shaft sleeve 232 comprises the tang 234 with side surface 236, and is depicted as and is bonded in hosel 238, and this hosel comprises the notch 240 that coordinates tang 234.The side surface 236 of tang 234 is generally flat, and is oriented in and radially extends through in the parallel and isolated plane of shaft sleeve 232.Similarly, the side surface 241 of notch 240 is normally flat, and be oriented in be parallel to and with radially extend through in the isolated plane of shaft sleeve 232.Due to this orientation, when sleeve 232 is in the time that its longitudinal axis rotates with respect to hosel 238, the power producing between the side surface 236 of tang 234 and the side surface 241 of notch 240 comprises the component of and tangent orientation orthogonal with respect to side surface.The side surface that it should be understood that aligning members needs not to be flat, for example, by comprising the side surface with facet, makes them in the time being placed under rotary load, be easy to self centering.
With reference to Figure 28 and 29, will another embodiment of interchangeable club body system 250 be described.By allowing shaft sleeve 252 tilted to the hosel 258 of glof club head 260, except allowing to carry out 180 ° of rotations with respect to hosel 258, interchangeable club body system 250 is configured to provide other adjustable to system.Interchangeable club body system 250 generally includes and is connected to the shaft sleeve 252 of shaft 254 and sleeve 252 is remained on to the securing member 256 in hosel 258.
As shown in Figure 29 A-29C, the cylindrical side of tang 262 and notch 272 is relative to each other slided, and makes shaft sleeve 252 around the axle rotation that extends through its surperficial center of curvature, and tilts with respect to hosel 258.Figure 29 A is being illustrated in the shaft sleeve 252 of primary importance, and in this position, it is to tilt with respect to the anticlockwise angle [alpha] of hosel 258.Figure 29 B is illustrated in the shaft sleeve 252 of the second place, and in this position, shaft sleeve 252 aligns with hosel 258 longitudinal axis.Figure 29 C is illustrated in the shaft sleeve 252 of the 3rd position, and in this position, shaft sleeve 252 is to tilt with respect to the clockwise angle [alpha] of hosel 258.
Selection extends to the external diameter of a part for the shaft sleeve 252 of hosel 258, makes between shaft sleeve 252 and the inner surface of hosel 258 as inclination angular travel provides gap.In addition, the size of selecting hole 276,278 so that in the whole range of movement of shaft sleeve 252 for securing member 256 provides gap.
The controllability that the schematically illustrated interchangeable club body system 250 of Figure 30 A-30D provides.Allow shaft sleeve 252 tilted in hosel 258, and shaft sleeve 252 can be with respect to hosel 258 Rotate 180s °.In addition, shaft 254 is arranged in shaft sleeve 252 with the shaft angle [alpha] of the longitudinal axis with respect to shaft sleeve 252.Therefore, shaft 254 increases with respect to the system that does not allow inclination with respect to the angular travel scope of the longitudinal axis of hosel 258.For example, in the first direction as shown in Figure 30 A, shaft 254 is oriented in clockwise position with the angle [alpha] of the longitudinal axis C with respect to hosel 258, and shaft sleeve 252 is coaxial directed with hosel 258.In the second direction as shown in Figure 30 B, shaft sleeve 252 counterclockwise tilts with the angle [alpha] with respect to axle C, and this causes shaft 254 and axle C co-axially align.In Figure 30 C, in the time comparing with the orientation of Figure 30 A and 30B, shaft sleeve 252 is around axle C Rotate 180 °, and with axle C co-axially align, make shaft 254 to be oriented in counterclockwise position with respect to angle-α of axle C.By make the counterclockwise tilt angle alpha of shaft sleeve 252 with respect to hosel, change the orientation of shaft 254, make shaft 254 bar axle C and counterclockwise rotate to-2 α angles with respect to axle C further away from each other.Tilt and rotate by configuration shaft sleeve 252, realizing other shaft orientation.In addition, in such structure, the angular travel of shaft is greater than the required angular travel of shaft sleeve within hosel.In addition, by allowing shaft sleeve 252 to tilt, can in the single plane of for example bar head plane and so on, provide all shaft orientations.
The alignment members that interchangeable club body system comprises can have various structures.Being shown in the embodiment of Figure 31 and 32, alignment members 284 comprises body 286, and it comprises mating holes 288 and counterweight chamber 290.As previously described about other embodiment, mating holes 288 is configured to aim at and extends to the securing member 292 of shaft sleeve, and shaft sleeve is remained on to the required orientation with respect to the hosel of glof club head.In the present embodiment, mating holes 288 comprises tapering part 294, and the tapering part 296 of its butt securing member 292, so that securing member 292 is wedged into specific direction.
It is empty to reduce the weight of alignment members 284 that counterweight chamber 290 can be used for comprising that independent weighted 298 maybe can remain.Can comprise that weighted 298 is to change the swing weight of the glof club head that comprises alignment members 284, and by comprising weighted 298 in alignment members 284, extra counterweight is placed near shaft axle.The moment of inertia of this position opposing connection shaft axle when alternative swing counterweight is provided has minimum impact, thereby can significantly not affect the ability of club around the rotation of shaft axle.In addition, at the bottom of extra counterweight is placed in bar, so normally preferred to avoid increasing the center of gravity of glof club head.
Figure 33 and 34 illustrates another alignment members.Alignment members 300 comprises body 302, and it limits the slit 304 that regulates multiple securing member 306 orientations.Securing member 306 is arranged in the shaft sleeve 308 of the hosel 310 of glof club head through slit 304 and joint.As shown in figure 34, slit 304 comprises multiple mitigations (detente) position, and the plurality of mitigation position is formed by counterbore (counterbores) 312, and counterbore 312 is crossing with slit 304, and receives the convex shoulder 314 being included on securing member 306.This structure allows to depart from counterbore 312 by recession securing member 306 to the convex shoulder 314 that is enough to make securing member 306 and changes the orientation of securing member 306 and shaft sleeve 308, and securing member 306 fully need not be separated from shaft sleeve 308.
As an alternative, compressible member 316, for example compressible packing ring or sleeve, and limiter 318 can be configured on the securing member 306 between shaft sleeve 308 and hosel 310.In the time that securing member 306 is dropped back, compressible member 316 is compressed between retainer 318 and hosel 310, forces convex shoulder 314 to remain in counterbore 312 to help to locate during use securing member 306.In another embodiment shown in Figure 35, counterbore can be substituted by reaming 320, and can comprise the securing member 324 with tapering part 322.Utilize the securing member 324 of reaming 320 and taper that additional advantage can be provided, its joint between structure causes securing member 324 and shaft sleeve 308 to be positioned oneself in the direction of needs.
With reference to Figure 36 and 37, alignment members 330 comprises the body 332 with circular cross-sectional shape.Body 332 limits arc slit 334, and it receives securing member 336.Arc slit 334 is configured to securing member can be directed between alignment members 330 center and the edge of alignment members by rotary alignment member 330 within fastener hole, and securing member 336 keeps engaging with shaft sleeve.The sidewall 338 of body 332 can comprise coating or face component, for example annular knurl, and it provides friction between body 332 and fastener hole, so that not freely rotation within fastener hole of alignment members 330.
Select the shape of alignment members and fastener hole to the activity needing is provided.The body of alignment members can have shape of cross section, and it allows body to receive in fastener hole with one of multiple orientations, and shape of cross section is for example the shape of ellipse, star, polygonal or other any its activity of permission.Or the cross section of the body of alignment members can be circular, so that body can rotate within fastener hole, thereby allow continuous adjustment.As further replacing, the shape of the body of alignment members is formed as within fastener hole, only having a possible orientation, for example, by making the shape of alignment members asymmetric.
Below with reference to Figure 38-40, will another embodiment of interchangeable club body system 340 be described, it provides the adjustable of double angle.By comprising the tapered member 341 being inserted between shaft sleeve 342 and the hosel 347 of rod head noumenon 343, interchangeable club body system 340 is configured to provide other adjustable to system.Especially, shaft sleeve 342 is attached to shaft 344, extend through tapered member 341, and be contained at least in part in hosel 347.Securing member 349 is connected to club head 343 by sleeve 342 releasedly.
In an embodiment, shaft sleeve 342 comprises shaft hole 345, it has not coaxial with the body of shaft sleeve 342 longitudinal axis, and while being connected to the far-end of shaft 344 with convenient shaft sleeve 342, the longitudinal axis of shaft sleeve 342 becomes shaft angle [alpha] with respect to the longitudinal axis of shaft 344.As described in this, the maximum angular deflection plane of shaft sleeve 342 is transversal planes, the longitudinal axis of its extend through shaft sleeve 342 and by the central shaft in shaft hole 345, while inserting in shaft hole 345 with convenient shaft sleeve 342, differential seat angle maximum between shaft sleeve 342 and shaft 344 is consistent with this plane.Shaft angle is preferably less than about 10 °, and is more preferably less than about 5 °.
The contrary end surfaces 346 of tapered member 341 is angled each other, make in the time that tapered member 341 inserts between shaft sleeve 342 and hosel 347, shaft 344 limits with respect to the combination of the position of club head 343 with respect to position and the shaft sleeve 342 of club head 343 by tapered member 341 with respect to the orientation of club head 343.
After shaft sleeve 342 inserts tapered member 341, retainer 362 is attached to shaft sleeve 342, so that tapered member 341 remains on shaft sleeve 342.Retainer 362 is attached to the far-end of shaft sleeve 342, makes to allow tapered member 341 to slide between retainer 362 and tang 354.Therefore this, can change inclination angle and the elevation angle orientation of shaft 344 with respect to golf club 343, and need not fully break interchangeable club body system 340, if can prevent that system from breaking completely and tapered member 341 is lost.For example, can select the bonding length of securing member 349 to be greater than the bonding length of every cover align structures, the member that makes interchangeable club body system 340 can reorientation and need not be broken system completely.
In another embodiment, shaft sleeve comprises shaft hole, and it has the longitudinal axis coaxial with the body of shaft sleeve.In such an embodiment, tapered member provides the adjustable of angle, and keeps the position of the rotation of shaft and grasping.Therefore directed shaft and grasping can remain on the orientation needing.Directed shaft comprises that those shafts with physical attribute and those have asymmetric figure, and described physical attribute is for example hardness, and striking point on the ball etc. depends on direction and the position of the power on shaft that is applied to.Directed grasping comprises that those directional cues with visible or sense of touch grasp, and are commonly referred to prompting and grasp.
Select shaft angle [alpha] and the value of wedge angle β and the position of align structures and quantity, to scope of activities and the quantity of the discrete orientation needing can be provided.For example, face in accurate embodiment in the maximum angular displacement plane of the shaft sleeve that makes to have combined and shaft and the maximum angular displacement of tapered member, the value of the scope of angular movement is provided by the increase of shaft angle [alpha] and wedge angle β, and the quantity of discrete orientation depends on whether shaft angle [alpha] has identical value, as wedge angle β.
At Figure 41 (A)-41(D) shown in, the maximum angular deflection plane of the maximum angular deflection plane of tapered member and the combination of shaft sleeve and shaft is oriented the planar registration of they and paper.With reference to figure 41(A) and 41(B), interchangeable club body system 370 comprises shaft sleeve 372, shaft 374 and tapered member 376, they are attached to the hosel 378 of glof club head.Tapered member 376 comprises the end surfaces each other in wedge angle β, and shaft 374 has the shaft angle beta of same magnitude with respect to 372 one-tenth, shaft sleeve and wedge angle α.In addition, align structures and the tapered member 376 of configuration shaft sleeve 372, so that maximum deflection plane can be coplanar or parallel.Therefore,, as shown in Figure 41 (A), in some orientations, the angular deflection of the angular deflection payment shaft sleeve 372 of tapered member 376, makes shaft 374 coaxial or parallel with hosel 378 longitudinal axis C.The payment of angular deflection causes multiple positions of the shaft sleeve 372 that combined and tapered member 376 to produce the shaft orientation repeating.In other orientation, as shown in Figure 41 (B), shaft 374 is the summation of wedge angle β and shaft angle [alpha] with respect to the angular deflection of hosel 378 longitudinal axis C.
With reference to figure 41(C) and 41(D), another interchangeable club body system 380 comprises shaft sleeve 382, shaft 384 and the tapered member 386 with hosel 388 combinations of glof club head.Tapered member 386 comprises the end surfaces each other in wedge angle β, and shaft 384 is with respect to 382 one-tenth shaft angle [alpha] of shaft sleeve, and shaft angle a has the value different from wedge angle β.In the align structures of shaft sleeve 382 and tapered member 386 is configured to make embodiment that maximum deflection plane can be coplanar or parallel, different angular deflection values provide some orientations, wherein angular deflection adds, some orientations are also provided, wherein some Shi Minus of angular deflection are few, but payment by halves.As shown in Figure 41 (C), shaft 384 is different with shaft angle [alpha] from wedge angle β with respect to the angular deflection of hosel 388 longitudinal axis C.In other orientation, as shown in Figure 41 (D), shaft 384 is the summation of wedge angle β and shaft angle [alpha] with respect to the angular deflection of hosel 388 longitudinal axis C.
The shaft sleeve tapered member of the embodiment of the interchangeable club body system of the present invention and/or the quantity of hosel and position can be directed, so that maximum deflection plane can have with respect to any orientation in advance of bar head.Therefore, can be changed the pattern providing with respect to the available orienting station of bar head by shaft, to the adjustable pattern needing is provided.For example, for the embodiment with two available orientations of different face angle and the constant shaft elevation angle is provided, for example be configured with along the maximum displacement plane (being the plane D of Figure 42) of the shaft sleeve of 0 ° of planar alignment of bar head at the interchangeable club body system shown in Fig. 1-3, and shaft sleeve can rotate and make shaft towards 0 ° directed or towards the directed deflection of 180 °.
In another embodiment, provide interchangeable club body system, it has two available orienting stations, wherein only changes the shaft elevation angle.This embodiment can be incorporated into the golf clubs of any kind, but may be beneficial to iron golf club especially, because between erecting stage, hope changes the shaft elevation angle and does not change loft conventionally, to remain on the carry gap between iron.In such embodiments, interchangeable club body system, for example, shown in Fig. 1-3, is configured with the maximum displacement plane of the shaft sleeve that the 90 ° of planes (, the plane F of Figure 42) along bar head aim at.
With reference to Figure 44-48, by describe the inclination angle of embodiment with elevation angle orientation compared with nominal or design load variation, described embodiment has tapered member and shaft with respect to the maximum deflection plane of the angular deflection of shaft sleeve and big or small difference orientation.In each embodiment, aligning members is configured to make have four relative positions between shaft sleeve and tapered member and tapered member and hosel, but should be realized the relative aligned position that can provide more or less between assembly.The inclination angle and the elevation angle orientation that are provided by the embodiment of interchangeable club body system are provided Figure 44.In an embodiment, tapered member and shaft sleeve each provide the angular deflection of 1 ° and aligning members to be configured to make the maximum displacement plane can be along plane D and/or F orientation, as shown in figure 42.Because the size of angular displacement and the possibility of maximum displacement plane of assembly are directed, orientation forms rhombus matrix conventionally on the figure of change of pitch angle (Δ inclination angle (loft)) and elevation angle variation (the Δ elevation angle (lie)), and it comprises at least one inner orientation.But, being different from known system, the combination of assembly has identical displacement size and has and can make the ability of displacement payment by directed those assemblies, thereby provides inclination angle or the elevation angle not to have vicissitudinous neutral position compared with design load.In addition, being combined in of assembly also provides interior location in matrix, different from the circumference matrix providing in known system.
In another embodiment, provide the system of big or small tapered member and the shaft sleeve with different angular displacements, it provides extra inclination angle orientation and elevation angle orientation, as shown in figure 45.The plane that tapered member provides the angular displacement of 0.5 ° and shaft sleeve to provide the angular displacement of 1 ° and aligning members to be configured to the maximum angular displacement that makes wedge shape part and shaft sleeve can be along the plane D of Figure 42 and/or F orientation.Because varying in size of the displacement of tapered member and shaft sleeve, so provide the axle of the HeΔ elevation angle, the Δ inclination angle combination shown in having with respect to ten six (16) individual discrete locations of bar head.
Can change the available orientation of the plane of maximum angular displacement, with embodiment line comparison above, in order to the rectangular orientation matrix of inner orientation to be provided.Preferably, in matrix, inclination angle value is identical with each available elevation value, as shown in by Figure 46-48 embodiment provided.This structure is useful especially because it provides multiple orientations, wherein can adjustable inclination and the elevation angle in one, keep the roughly constant of other simultaneously.Especially, be configured to, in the upper directed system with tapered member and the shaft sleeve of aligning members that has of 45 ° and 135 ° of planes (, the plane E of Figure 42 and G), provide inclination angle and the elevation angle orientation with rectangular matrix.
With reference to Figure 46, show and there is the tapered member of identical angular displacement size and the embodiment of shaft sleeve.In this specific embodiment, tapered member and shaft sleeve respectively have about 1.0 ° of big or small angular displacements.The plane that in those assemblies, the aligning members of Mei ー is configured to the maximum angular deflection that makes each member can be aimed at the plane E of Figure 42 and/or G.Directed and big or small combination provides the adjustable in 3 × 3 square formations of different available inclination angles and elevation angle orientation.Be appreciated that and there is inclination angle and the elevation angle orientation (, the different combination of tapered member and shaft sleeve orientation causes the structure that golf clubs repeats) that the tapered member of formed objects and the accumulation performance of shaft sleeve cause multiple repetitions.
With reference to Figure 47 and 48, show and there is two inclination angles of the tapered member of different angular displacement sizes and shaft sleeve and the embodiment of elevation angle orientation.Especially, the embodiment of Figure 47 comprises the shaft sleeve that provides the tapered member of about 0.5 ° of angular displacement and provide about 1.0 ° of angular displacements.Alignment members is configured to make the maximum angular deflection plane of each member to aim at the plane E of Figure 42 and/or G.Directed and big or small combination provides the adjustable within 4 × 4 square formations of available discrete inclination angle and elevation angle orientation.In the embodiment of Figure 48, tapered member provides the angular displacement of about 0.7 °, and shaft sleeve provides the angular displacement of about 1.45 °, and maximum angular displacement plane can be directed on the plane E of Figure 42 and/or G.In the embodiment that comprises different angular displacement sizes, preferably, the size of tapered member angular displacement is less than the size of shaft sleeve angle displacement, to reduce the movement of fastener head.
With reference to Figure 49 and 50, show the tapered member of the different angular displacement sizes of having of other embodiment and the inclination angle of shaft sleeve and elevation angle orientation.These embodiment comprise the shaft sleeve that provides the tapered member of about 0.5 ° of angular displacement and provide about 1.0 ° of angular displacements.In addition, be different for the quantity of each assembly available position, for example, in these embodiments, wedge-shaped member can be placed in four orientations with respect to hosel, and shaft sleeve can be placed in eight orientations with respect to tapered member.In the embodiment of Figure 49, tapered member is oriented such that the angular displacement plane of tapered member maximum can be along plane D and/or the F orientation in Figure 42.In the embodiment of Figure 50, tapered member is oriented such that the angular displacement plane of tapered member maximum can be along plane E and/or the G orientation in Figure 42.Because shaft sleeve can be at any eight orientations for place about the circle spacing, so the angular displacement plane of shaft sleeve maximum can be along plane D, E, F and/or the G orientation in Figure 42 in these two embodiment.
With reference to Figure 51 and 52, the interchangeable club body system 390 that provides whole ballbar length to regulate description.In system 390, extended element 391 is replaced tapered member, or the tapered member (as shown in the figure) with different length can be provided.Conventionally, system 390 comprises the shaft sleeve 392 that is coupled to shaft 394, and shaft sleeve 392 extends through extended element 391 and is partly contained in the hosel 397 of bar head 393, although in certain embodiments, utilize longer extended element 391, shaft sleeve 392 cannot be accommodated in hosel 397.Securing member 399 is connected to bar head 393 by securing member extension 398 by sleeve 392 releasedly.Lasso 395 is arranged on the shaft 394 adjacent with the near-end of shaft sleeve 392.
In the system 390 assembling, shaft sleeve 392 is inserted in extended element 391 and is inserted in hosel 397.Be appreciated that the part of the shaft sleeve 392 extending in hosel 397, if any, depend on the length of extended element 391 and required length adjustment scope.Aligning members is included in shaft sleeve 392, extended element 391 and hosel 397, make when assemble completely and when tightening system the relative rotation between assembly be prevented from.In an illustrated embodiment, the aligning members of shaft sleeve 392 comprises the tang 404 circumferentially uniformly-spaced arranging around shaft sleeve 392.Tang 404 is made into certain size and is shaped to supplement the notch 406 of the near-end that is included in extended element 391.The far-end of extended element 391 comprises aligning members, for example tang 408, and it is made into certain size and is shaped to supplement the aligning members of the near-end that is included in hosel 397, for example notch 410.In the interchangeable club body system 390 assembling, the tang 404 of shaft sleeve 392 engages with the notch 406 of extended element 391 and the tang 408 of extended element 391 and the notch 410 of hosel 397 engage.
Securing member 399 extend through the part of bar head 393 and hosel 397 and with the engage threaded being arranged in the distal tip 412 of securing member extension 398.The shank part 414 of securing member extension 398 from the head 412 to near-end extend and engage with shaft sleeve 392.Preferably, head 412 has the external diameter of the internal diameter of hosel of being approximately equal to 397, makes engaging between head 412 and hosel 397 that the coaxial alignment between shaft sleeve 392 and hosel 397 is provided.Be appreciated that can use have enough length do not use to engage the securing member of shaft sleeve 392 comprise in the middle of the securing member of securing member extension 398.In an embodiment, utilize securing member extension 398, multiple securing member extensions can be provided, it forms to provide swing weight to regulate by different materials and whole head weight regulates.For example, securing member extension can be made up of any material that is provided for the sufficient intensity impacting, as titanium, steel, tungsten, aluminium etc.
With reference to Figure 53-55, will another embodiment of interchangeable club body system 420 be described, this interchangeable club body system 420 comprises the tapered member 421 between shaft sleeve 422 and the hosel 427 that is inserted in rod head noumenon 423, so that two angular adjustability to be provided.Except the structure of keeper 432 and tapered member 421, the present embodiment is structurally similar to the embodiment of Figure 38-40.Shaft sleeve 422 is coupled to shaft 424, extends through tapered member 421 and be partly accommodated in hosel 427.Securing member 429 is connected to bar head 423 by sleeve 422 releasedly.Lasso 425 is arranged on the shaft 424 adjacent with the near-end of shaft sleeve 422.
After shaft sleeve 422 is inserted in wedge-shaped element 421, on shaft sleeve 422, produce keeper 432, tapered member 421 is maintained on shaft sleeve 422.Keeper 432 is parts, as the projection of the outer surface extension from shaft sleeve 422.Keeper 432 is made into certain size and makes its generation be greater than the external diameter of the effective shaft sleeve 422 of the diameter in hole 440, thereby prevents that tapered member 421 from slipping over keeper 432 and preventing that it from sliding off shaft sleeve 422.
Securing member 429 comprises handle 442 and 444.444 comprise curved bearing surface, and this curved bearing surface is docked with the curved surface of packing ring 446.444 curved bearing surface is freely directed against the curved surface of the packing ring 446 shaft sleeve 422 simultaneously that slides.In addition, packing ring 446 be made into certain size make shaft sleeve 422 with respect to the operation of the angle orientation of hosel in its can be in the interior slip of fastener hole 448.
With reference to Figure 56 and 57, description is provided to another embodiment of the interchangeable club body system of whole ballbar length adjusting.In system 450, extended element 451 is replaced tapered member, but has the structure of the tapered member 421 of the system of being similar to 420.System 450 comprises the shaft sleeve 452 that is coupled to shaft 454, and shaft sleeve 452 extends through extended element 451, and it is partly contained in the hosel 457 of bar head 453.Securing member 459 is connected to bar head 453 by securing member extension 458 by sleeve 452 releasedly.Lasso 455 is arranged on the shaft 454 adjacent with the near-end of shaft sleeve 452.
Be similar to other embodiment, shaft sleeve 452 comprises body 460 and multiple aligning members (for example, tang 464).Body 460 limits the shaft hole 462 of the far-end that holds shaft 454.Shaft hole 462 can be coaxial or angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of shaft sleeve 452, and this depends on whether need angular adjustment.Tang 464 laterally extends outwardly beyond the outer surface that is close to the near-end of body 460 instead of the body of far-end 460.
Aligning members is included in shaft sleeve 452, alignment portion 466 and hosel 457, and the relative rotation between assembly in the time of assembling and tightening system is prevented from.In an illustrated embodiment, the aligning members of shaft sleeve 452 comprises the tang 464 circumferentially uniformly-spaced arranging round shaft sleeve 452.Tang 464 is made into certain size and is shaped to supplement the notch 465 of the near-end that is included in extended element 451.The far-end of extended element 451 comprises aligning members, for example tang 467, and it is made into certain size and is shaped to supplement the aligning members of the near-end that is included in hosel 457, for example notch 465.In the interchangeable club body system 450 assembling, the tang 464 of shaft sleeve 452 engages with the notch 465 of extended element 451 and the tang 467 of extended element 451 and the notch 470 of hosel 457 engage.
Securing member 459 extend through the part of bar head 453 and hosel 457 and with the engage threaded being arranged in the distal tip 462 of securing member extension 458.The shank part 463 of securing member extension 458 from the head 462 to near-end extend and engage with shaft sleeve 452.Preferably, head 462 has the external diameter of the internal diameter of hosel of being approximately equal to 457, makes engaging between head 462 and hosel 457 that the coaxial alignment between shaft sleeve 452 and hosel 457 is provided.Be appreciated that can use have enough length do not use to engage the securing member of shaft sleeve 452 comprise in the middle of the securing member of securing member extension 458.In an embodiment, utilize securing member extension 458, multiple securing member extensions can be provided, it forms to provide swing weight to regulate by different materials and whole head weight regulates.For example, securing member extension can be made up of any material that is provided for the sufficient intensity impacting, as titanium, steel, tungsten, aluminium etc.
In shaft sleeve, tapered member and/or the hosel of the adjustable system of two angles, mark can be set.Described mark be provided to quantitative, qualitative or its specify in combination the orientation of bar head.Mark can be included in any part of bar head, shaft sleeve, shaft and/or tapered member of the golf clubs assembling.Preferably, mark is arranged on the aligning members of shaft sleeve, tapered member and/or hosel or is adjacent.Mark can be carved, projection, printing and/or japanning, and they can be one or more letters, numeral, symbol, point and/or other marks of distinguishing the useful configuration of golf clubs.
With reference to Figure 58 A and 58B, interchangeable club body system 480 comprises mark 484, and it provides instruction vision, quantity of golf clubs inclination angle and elevation angle orientation.With reference to the inclination angle shown in Figure 45 and elevation angle orientation, structure is described.Quantitative mark is particularly suitable for such system: wherein, aligning members be configured to make the maximum angular displacement plane of tapered member and shaft sleeve can be roughly along the plane of 0 ° of bar head and 90 ° (, the plane D of Figure 42 and/or F) orientation, because the elevation angle and inclination angle plane are closer corresponding to alignment surface.System 480 comprises the shaft sleeve 482 that the tapered member of about 0.5 ° of angular displacement 481 is provided and about 1.0 ° of angular displacements are provided.In an example, bar head 483 is configured to have the design shaft elevation angle of about 58.5 ° and the design loft of about 10.0 °.Mark 484 provides the ability of definite regulated inclination angle and elevation value to user.For example, the structure of Figure 58 A is corresponding to the directed golf clubs having as shown in the position D of region I, this club has the shaft elevation angle of about 59.0 °, add that by the shaft elevation angle of designing the adjusted value that provided by mark (for example as shown in the figure, 58.5 °-0.5 °+1.0 °=59.0 °), and there is the loft (for example, 10.0 °+0.0 °+0.0 °=10.0 °) of about 10.0 °.The structure of Figure 58 B is corresponding to the directed golf clubs having as shown in the position C of region I, this club have about 59.5 ° the shaft elevation angle (for example, 58.5 °+0.0 °+1.0 °) and the loft (for example, 100 °-0.5 °+0.0 °) of about 9.5 °.
Figure 59 A and 59B show the example of qualitative mark, are described with reference to the inclination angle shown in Figure 47 and elevation angle orientation.Interchangeable club body system 490 comprises mark 494, its provide the inclination angle of golf clubs and the vision of elevation angle orientation, qualitatively instruction.Qualitative mark is specially adapted to such system: wherein, aligning members be configured to the plane of the maximum angular displacement that makes tapered member and shaft sleeve can be roughly along 45 ° and 135 ° of plane orientations of bar head.System 490 comprises tapered member 491, and it provides the angular displacement of about 0.5 °; And shaft sleeve 492, it provides the angular displacement of about 1.0 °.With reference to Figure 47, shaft sleeve 492 is arranged in which region in four regions in the orientation of golf clubs with respect to the location positioning of bar head 493, and tapered member 491 with respect to the location positioning of bar head 493 which position in this region corresponding to golf clubs orientation.For example, the structure of Figure 59 A is corresponding to having inclination angle as shown in the position B in region 4 and the golf clubs of elevation angle orientation.Utilization has the bar head 493 of the design loft of the design shaft elevation angle of about 58.5 ° and about 10.0 °, and this position is corresponding to the golf clubs of loft with the pole face elevation angle of about 58.15 ° and about 10.35 °.But the structure of Figure 59 B is corresponding to having inclination angle as shown in the position C in region 3 and the golf clubs at the elevation angle, the position C in region 3 is corresponding to the shaft elevation angle of about 57.45 ° and the loft of about 8.95 °.
Figure 60 A and 60B show and will carry out another embodiment of the mark of combination about the directed quantitative and qualitative analysis information of bar head 503.In this embodiment, system 500 comprises the qualitative mark 505 on quantitative mark 504 and the tapered member 501 on shaft sleeve 502.It is identical with system 490 that this is configured in other side.The structure of Figure 60 A is identical with the structure of Figure 59 A, and the structure of Figure 60 B is identical with the structure of Figure 59 B.
Various external members can be provided, and these external members comprise the golf clubs of the controllability of utilizing interchangeable club body system.In a kind of external member, glof club head is provided, has there is shaft and multiple tapered member of shaft sleeve.Preferably, the size of the angular displacement of shaft sleeve is identical with the size of one of multiple tapered members, makes golf clubs (, design) inclination angle and the elevation angle that can be configured to have nominal.Another of multiple wedge shape parts has the size of the angular displacement different from shaft sleeve, makes to provide larger available inclination angle and the matrix of elevation angle orientation.
In another embodiment of external member, at least one bar head and multiple shaft assembly are provided.Shaft assembly comprises respectively shaft, shaft sleeve and tapered member.One of shaft assembly comprises having identical with shaft sleeve or be the tapered member (that is, tapered member with provide length-adjustable extended element similar extended element) of the angular displacement size of 0 °, makes to provide neutral directed.Multiple bar heads of the angle attribute with different designs can be provided.In addition, shaft assembly can be configured to the difference orientation of the plane of the maximum displacement that tapered member and shaft sleeve are provided, and makes to provide inclination angle orientation and the rectangle of elevation angle orientation or the matrix of rhombus.By multiple shaft assemblies or tapered member are provided, the available inclination angle for golf clubs producing from external member and elevation angle orientation become the synthetic of the inclination angle that can obtain from each shaft assembly and elevation angle orientation.The available orientation of larger arrangement as a result of, can be provided.
In collocation/assembling (fitting) method, can use the golf clubs that comprises the of the present invention pair of adjustable interchangeable club body system of angle.In one approach, provide the golf clubs of neutral position, and user uses club to impact one or more golf.Flight characteristics to ball is analyzed.Select preferred inclination angle and elevation angle alignment regions and adjust golf clubs so that the structure in selected areas to be provided.User utilizes the club of the second structure and the flight characteristics of ball is analyzed.Preferably, the multiple orientations in selected areas are tested to determine preferred for the user inclination angle and elevation angle orientation.In another approach, first golf clubs is arranged on close at least one of neutral or the inclination angle of design and the inclination angle of elevation value and elevation angle orientation, and carries out remaining method step described above.
Embodiments of the invention describe as an example of actuator type club example.But, should be appreciated that, the golf clubs of any type can utilize interchangeable club body system of the present invention.For example, iron golf club can comprise interchangeable club body system, and in addition, interchangeable club body system can be configured to the shaft elevation angle of adjusting lever.In addition, interchangeable club body system can be used in non-golfing equipment, as fishing rod, for the pointing instrumentation of gun, plummet etc.
The interchangeable club body system that is specially adapted to regulate the shaft elevation angle in iron golf club is described with reference to Figure 61-76.But, be appreciated that described system can be used for the golf clubs of any type, comprises iron, aluminum medal wood and push rod.Especially, golf clubs 510 comprises interchangeable club body system, and it allows the shaft elevation angle of user adjusting lever 510 and does not change any other angle attribute (for example, loft and face angle) of club.Shown in example in, user can regulate golf clubs 510, make provides four different shaft elevation value in keeping constant inclination angle and face angle.In addition, interchangeable club body system provides a kind of adjustable mechanism, and this mechanism allows the external diameter of the hosel of glof club head to minimize.Be inserted in the interchangeable club body system in hosel at previous require sleeve and shaft, the external diameter of hosel that requires in place of sleeve, shaft and hosel is relatively large to hold assembly in place.But, in the present embodiment, only there is flexible connecting device must be inserted in hosel, therefore the external diameter of hosel can be maintained and be less than 14.0mm, is more preferably less than 13.5mm, and is even more preferably less than 13.0mm.
The ball 552 that sleeve body 542 is configured to have tubular portion 546, multiple shaft sleeve aligning members (for example tang 548), the pillar 550 extending from tubular portion 546 and the far-end from pillar 550 extend.Tubular portion 546 defines the shaft hole 554 of the far-end that holds shaft 514.Select the length of tubular portion 546 to provide enough bond length that the distal portions of shaft 514 is adhered to sleeve body 542.
Take up member 544 comprises cavity 560, and it holds a part of sleeve body 542 and securing member fastener, for example, screwed hole 562, its securing member 520 by golf clubs 510 inside that assemble engages.Part cavity 560 is shaped as the fit structure complementation (for example, pillar 550 and ball 552) with sleeve body 542.For example, the proximal part of cavity 560 comprises matching surface 561, its normally spherical spherical outer surface with coupling ball 552, and the size of this part of cavity 560 is configured to make the ball 552 can be at cavity 560 internal rotatings.
The proximal part that limits the take up member 544 of cavity 560 preferably selects flexure member to make, for example multiple flexing arms 563, thereby by making flexure member distortion and ball 552 is inserted to cavity 560 to make take up member 544 can be connected to sleeve body 542.Therefore, the proximal part of take up member 544 is usually configured to chuck, but in the time being assembled in complete golf clubs 510, take up member 544 is used to sleeve body 542 be pulled to club head 512 instead of tighten at ball 552.
Take up member 544 also comprises tapered member retainer 564, on the shaft sleeve assembly 516 that tapered member 518 is trapped in assemble.In the present embodiment, retainer 564 is the projections that are included in the distal portions of take up member 544, and the diameter that it has increased take up member 544 effectively can not slip over tapered member 518.Retainer 564 can be that the integral part of take up member 544 or it can be independent elements that is connected to take up member 544, pin or the retainer ring of for example, embodiment before being similar to.In addition, retainer 564 can be used as making take up member 544 to be registered to the key in hosel hole 536.The distal portions of take up member 544 comprises flat board 565, itself and the truncation part in hosel hole 536 and the near-end complementation of flange 540 that are close to.Dull and stereotyped 565 prevent that with engaging of the truncation part in hosel hole 536 take up member 544 from rotating with respect to hosel 534.Hosel hole 536 comprises groove 576, and it holds retainer 564, makes take up member 544 be bonded to the required orientation of flat board 565 to engage the truncation part in hosel hole 536.Preferably, groove 576 is aimed at Z axis, make this thickness remain on hosel 534 towards tip with towards the part of heel.In addition, the joint of wedge shape retainer and hosel hole slot can be used for preventing that take up member is with respect to the rotation of hosel hole, thereby has avoided the dull and stereotyped needs with blocking hosel hole.
With reference to figure 68-70, the assembling of shaft sleeve assembly 516 is described.Before assembling shaft sleeve assembly 516, tapered member 518 slides into take up member 544, makes the hole 566 being limited by tapered member 518 hold the proximal part of take up member 544, as shown in Figure 68.The near-end of cavity 560 comprises aperture 568, and its diameter having is less than the diameter of ball 552, but is greater than the diameter of pillar 550.As shown in Figure 69, in aperture 568, ball 552 is compressed against in take up member 544, make arm 563 flexibly outwardly-bent and temporarily increase aperture 568 diameter until ball 552 slide through aperture 568 and enter in cavity 560.Preferably, hole 566 comprises near-end tapering part 570, and it provides gap to make it bending in assembling process to flexing arm 563.Preferably, retainer 564 is positioned in take up member 544, makes tapered member 518 can in take up member 544, slide to such an extent that enough far make the deflection of arm 563 can not be hindered in the insertion process of ball 552.
As shown in Figure 70, slide through behind aperture 568 at ball 552, arm 563 replications, make them partly around ball 552.Position of arm 563 replication, the overall diameter of the take up member 544 that this position provides is less than the interior diameter in the hole 566 of tapered member 518, tapered member 518 can be slided by the tubular portion 546 towards sleeve body in take up member 544, but be not to slide through it.In addition, arm 563 is bent back to a position, and this position allows ball 552 at cavity 560 internal rotatings.This configuration is advantageous particularly, and this is because tapered member 518 is trapped on shaft sleeve assembly 516, but it can freely rotate with respect to shaft sleeve assembly 516.
The far-end of shaft 514 is inserted into the tubular portion 546 of sleeve body 542, and, for example, above being connected to adhesives such as epoxy resin by use.Sleeve pipe 572 is also arranged on shaft, between its outer surface at shaft 514 and sleeve body 542, provides tapering transition.Sleeve pipe 572 also comprises distal portions, and this distal portions is accommodated in countersunk or the counterbore in sleeve body 542.Preferably, sleeve pipe 572, by making than the more compressible material of the material of sleeve body 542, makes in the time that shaft 514 is bent, and sleeve pipe 572 provides the bending radius of a transition, wherein shaft 514 meets sleeve body 542, and making shaft 514 is to be not easy fracture.
In the configuration shown in Figure 70, shaft 514, shaft sleeve assembly 516 and tapered member 518 combine, and form shaft sub-component, its can with glof club head 512 in other similar shaft sub-components exchange.For example, have as weight, crooked outline, multiple shafts of rigidity etc. different qualities, can be connected to shaft sleeve assembly and tapered member separately, and it can provide by external member together with one or more glof club heads.Select as another kind, multiple shaft sub-components can be provided with identical shaft, but the angular adjustability of different amounts and/or different length.In adjustment process, multiple shaft sub-components can use together with one or more glof club heads.
In the golf clubs 510 assembling, comprise that the shaft sub-component of shaft 514, shaft sleeve assembly 516 and tapered member 518 is coupled to club head 512 and securing member 520.As shown in Figure 62, in the golf clubs 510 assembling, securing member 520 extends through fastener hole 539, by flange 540 and be screwed in the hole 562 of distal portions of take up member 544.In the time that securing member 520 is tightened, take up member 544 is travelled in linearly and is drawn deeper in hosel hole 536.The inside dimension 536 in hosel hole 536 is selected as being suitable for holding slidably take up member 544, prevents that arm 563 is outwardly-bent simultaneously, and ball 552 is maintained in the cavity 560 of proximal part of take up member.In addition, preferably, hosel hole 536 has parallel or connects subparallel sidewall, make in the time that take up member 544 is drawn into hosel hole 536, arm 563 can not be forced to curve inwardly against ball 552, makes in the time that securing member 520 is tightened, and ball 552 can rotate in cavity 560.In one embodiment, shaft sleeve assembly and tapered member are all made of titanium, ball 552 has the diameter of about 0.313 inch, pillar 550 has the diameter of about 0.250 inch, and described flexing arm has the radial thickness of at least about 0.020 inch, and be more preferably at least about 0.030 inch.
Another kind of assembly is shown in Figure 63.In optional assembly, golf club head, take up member and securing member are changed from embodiment above, make the front side wall of the hosel in the heel of fastener hole and club head by further spaced apart.Other element is identical with those elements that are included in above-mentioned golf clubs 510, therefore, can use identical Reference numeral.Golf clubs 511 is made up of shaft 514, shaft sleeve assembly, tapered member 518, bar head 513 and securing member 521.Shaft sleeve assembly comprises sleeve body 542 and take up member 545.Club head 513 comprises hosel, and it defines the hosel hole that comprises fastener hole 541 and flange.In the present embodiment, fastener hole 541 is departed from towards the rear portion of club head 513 by the longitudinal axis of the proximal part from hosel hole fastener hole 541 and the antetheca 578 of hosel is spaced.As the result at this interval, crossing at the bottom of the bar of this fastener hole and club head, instead of the antetheca of the heel of this club head.Fastener hole 541 has prevented that with the spacing of antetheca 578 this antetheca from becoming very thin at the opening part of contiguous fastener hole 541, and infringement may be prevented from like this.The opening that this spacing also can ensure fastener hole 541 is for being sightless the user of address.Identical with embodiment above of the function of interchangeable system, though as described in the golf clubs 510 about in deviation post, this be because securing member 521 can be in hosel hole translation take up member 545.
Referring again to golf clubs 510, in the club assembling, tapered member 518 is trapped between hosel 534 and sleeve body 542, and creates predetermined angular relationship between hosel 534 and sleeve body 542.Tapered member 518 is tubular bodies, and it defines hole 566, and extend between proximal end face 558 and distal surface 559 in this hole 566.Both comprise multiple wedge shape aligning members that exist with the form of notch 556 and tang 557 proximal end face 558 and distal surface 559.Notch 556 is shaped as tang 548 complementations with sleeve body 542, makes in the time of sleeve body 542 and tapered member 518 butt, and tang 548 is accommodated in notch 556.Similarly, the tang 557 of tapered member 518 is shaped as the notch complementation with hosel 534, makes in the time of tapered member 518 and hosel 534 butt, and tang 557 is accommodated in notch 538, as shown in Figure 61 and 71.The end surface of tapered member 518 is angled so that angle of wedge β to be provided relative to one another.One or two end surface can be angled with respect to the longitudinal axis in hole 566.By changing the amplitude of angle orientation of end surface, sleeve body 542 can be changed with respect to the position of club head 521.
In the time that shaft sub-component is coupled to club head 512 and securing member 520 and is tightened, it forces sleeve body 542 and tapered member 518 butts, and forces tapered member 518 and hosel 534 butts.Specifically, the proximal end face 558 of the distal surface butt tapered member 518 of the tubular portion 546 of sleeve body 542, and the proximal end face 574 of the distal surface 559 butt hosels 534 of tapered member 518.Or this tang can arrange size with notch at each interface abutting part is only contacted in the tapered side surface of tang and notch.In the present embodiment, the end surface of tapered member 518 is directed, and making their mutual angles is the angle of wedge β with previously selected value, and this value is preferably ° left and right, 0 ° of left and right to 5.Therefore, in the time of each portion butt, sleeve body 542 is to be kept with respect to the angled orientation of hosel 534, and this hosel 534 limits by orientation and the wedge angle of tapered member 518.In the golf clubs assembling, between aligning members, the interaction of (, the tang of each several part and notch) has prevented the relative rotation between glof club head and shaft, and interchangeable club body system can not be unclamped in use.
Should be understood that, the structure of tapered member 518 and directed change the orientation of shaft 514 with respect to the club head 512 in golf clubs 510.Shaft 514 can further change by the shaft hole 554 that tubular portion 546 is provided with respect to the orientation of club head 512, its remainder with respect to sleeve body 542 becomes shaft angle α, thereby makes to have changed the angular orientation of shaft 514 with respect to club head 512 with respect to the rotation of the sleeve body 542 of club head 512.
In the present embodiment, the structure of aligning members, tapered member 518 and the sleeve body 542 of hosel 534 causes tapered member 518 to have the position available with respect to two of hosel 534, and sleeve body 542 has the position available with respect to two of tapered member 518.These positions are oriented such that this shaft angle α and angle of wedge β add.In one embodiment, each element is constructed, and making those angles is only in the X-Y plane of golf clubs 510, to add, and the only bar head inclination angle of golf clubs 510 is changed.Select shaft angle [alpha], angle of wedge β and the size with respect to the hosel end face angle at a target stem inclination angle, to provide three or four discrete bar head inclination angles (, not needing to replace any element) to the golf clubs 510 that uses single pole body assembly.
In addition, aligning members is positioned so that they are roughly aimed at the Z axis of glof club head, and this glof club head roughly extends in forward-backward directions.Therefore in the direction that, tang and notch clash into golf at batting surface 524, roughly align.This orientation is preferred, makes the impact load that moves to this shaft from described glof club head more be evenly distributed in the each several part of hosel, tapered member and the sleeve body of adjacent alignment part.For example, have been found that along X-axis location aligning members and can make the each several part of near-end of the hosel between hosel aligning members more easily bending with respect to similar size and material.
The additional characteristic of each element of the present embodiment is shown in Figure 72 A-D.In this example, the size of shaft angle α and angle of wedge β is different, and the end surface of hosel 534 is to be directed with respect to the angle at a target stem inclination angle.Specifically, the size of shaft angle α is 1 °, and the size of angle of wedge β is 2 °, and hosel end surface with respect to a target stem inclination angle by vertically-oriented 1 °.Because the size of shaft angle and the angle of wedge is different, this system provides four discrete angle positions,, 2 ° of flat-shaped primary importances (Figure 72 A), the second place (Figure 72 B) at a coupling target stem inclination angle, 2 ° of vertical the 3rd positions (Figure 72 C), and 4 ° of vertical the 4th positions (Figure 72 D).Selectively, the size of shaft angle and the angle of wedge can be identical, makes to provide three discrete angle positions (, the structure at four angles is all with two that have in the position of identical synthetic angle).
Other example has been described in table 1 below.Be similar to foregoing embodiment, it is adjustable at X-Y plane that tapered member and sleeve body are configured to make glof club head, and make this bar head inclination angle is adjustable in the case of other angle attribute that does not affect golf clubs.In addition, each in sleeve body and tapered member has the position available with respect to two of club head.The size at the angle of wedge and shaft angle is identical, makes two configurations have identical accumulated angle.Specifically, the size of each in shaft angle and the angle of wedge is 1 °, and each orientation in sleeve body and tapered member has determined that the effect of 1 ° is just or negative (, vertically or keep flat).The child's hair twisted in a knot-childhood of the each available combination of sleeve body and tapered member is illustrated below.As configure as shown in B and C, although these configurations are different, total accumulated angle is identical, and therefore these examples provide three discrete angle positions, comprise a target stem inclination angle, and 2 ° vertically keep flat with 2 °.
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In another embodiment, tapered member can be omitted, and sleeve body is directly connected in the hosel of glof club head, and making to provide single angular adjustability.In such an embodiment, by previous described similar shaft sleeve assembly, shaft is connected to glof club head, but does not have tapered member to be coupled to this shaft sleeve assembly.This shaft sleeve assembly comprises sleeve body and take up member, and securing member engages this take up member take up member is pulled into this hosel.But along with this take up member is drawn into this hosel, this sleeve body is forced to proximal end face butt hosel instead of tapered member.
As shown in Figure 62, fastener-holder 580 is preferably also included within the golf clubs assembling.While adopting retainer that securing member 520 is not engaged with take up member 544, be maintained at the inside of club head 512.Retainer 580 can ensure, in the time that securing member 520 separates with shaft sub-component, securing member 520 can not drop out from club head 512.The process of therefore, exchanging shaft sub-component has greatly been simplified.
Mark is preferably arranged on bar head 510, and indication rod head is with respect to the orientation of shaft.Below with reference to the embodiment of Figure 73 and 74 descriptive markups.Mark 582 is arranged in sleeve body 542, and mark 584 is arranged on tapered member 518, and at least one mark 586 is arranged in hosel 534.In golf clubs 510, the aligning members of sleeve body, tapered member and hosel is positioned at the front and rear surfaces of hosel 534, mark 582,584 and 586 be arranged on hosel with surface and toe surface, instead of be arranged on or adjacent alignment part directly.Also selected marker is to describe quantitatively the structure of bar head 512, and mark is additivity, makes user to determine the shaft elevation angle compared with desired value by the value that increases the mark contiguous with the mark 586 of hosel.For example, the golf clubs 510 of assembling have in Figure 73 from the target shaft elevation angle to vertical direction rotation 4 ° of shaft elevations angle that obtain [for example, + 2 °+(+2 °)], and there are the 2 ° of shaft elevations angle that obtain of rotation [for example ,+2 °+0 °] from the target shaft elevation angle to vertical direction in Figure 74.As shown, although the angle being provided by each corresponding assembly needn't be provided mark especially, be preferably configured to mate total structure.
With reference to Figure 75 and 76, the structure of Marker exchange is described.Especially, the contiguous hosel aligning members of mark is arranged at front and rear surfaces.In addition, show ー structure of hosel mark Ling.Be similar to previously described embodiment, the mark 582 of sleeve body 542 and the mark 584 of wedge-shaped member 518 are quantitative and additivity.The position of mark provides other benefit in the present embodiment, because more hidden concerning user's sight line at the tense marker that addresses.Any mark that is described in this can be oriented when golf clubs is in any when directed, and for example vertically (as shown in Figure 73 and 74), Xie is Xiang ー limit (as shown in Figure 58-60), or is inverted (as shown in Figure 75 and 76), and these marks are vertical.By arrange mark make when golf clubs be inverted tense marker be vertical, the benefit separately adding can be provided, because along with golf clubs is inverted, bar head rotates and/or is removed and/or is mounted with respect to shaft is more possible, so can be easy to read flag during such process.
Another embodiment that comprises the golf clubs of interchangeable club body system of the present invention is described with reference to Figure 77-81.Golf clubs 600 generally includes glof club head 602 and shaft 604, and this shaft 604 is coupled to glof club head by interchangeable club body system.In an illustrated embodiment, glof club head 602 is usually configured to ducted body golf clubs, for example metal die model glof club head, and comprise face 606, this face 606 defines at the bottom of striking surface 607, bizet 608, bar 610, and the edge 612 extending around the periphery of the club head 602 between 610 at the bottom of bizet 608 and bar, and being arranged on the hosel 613 of the heel of club head, this hosel 613 provides a kind of structure to connecting shaft 604.
Hosel 613 defines hosel hole 615, and comprises multiple hosel aligning members that exist with the form of notch 626, and this part is partly extending the sidewall of hosel 613 with the isolated position of near-end 628 of hosel 613.Preferably, the interval of the near-end of hosel aligning members and hosel 613 be about 15.0mm to 20.0mm left and right, and 17.0mm to 18.0mm left and right more preferably.Hosel 613 also comprises at least one window 630, and this window extends through the sidewall of the proximal part of hosel 613 completely, makes by golf clubs is placed on predetermined direction, and the mark that is embedded into hosel 613 is visible.Window 630 can be the recessed portion of hosel, routine as directed groove, or it can be an aperture, and if if required, window 630 can also comprise the insert being made up of transparent material.As shown in the figure, the mark of instruction hosel configuration is included in shaft sleeve 614 and tapered member 616, and preferably, only having those marks of the accurate configuration of instruction golf clubs 600 is visible by window 630 at any given time.In addition, these marks are only visible with side in hosel 613 while being checked.Therefore,, in the time that golf clubs 600 is maintained at address, there is no mark is visible to user.
The interchangeable club body system of the present embodiment is constructed such that each element (for example, shaft sleeve 614, tapered member 616 and retainer 618) all arranges than at the bottom of the more close bar of previous embodiment 610.Therefore, the raise trend of center of gravity of the golf club that assembles of the quality of these elements is less.For example, in one embodiment, these elements have been lowered about 20.5mm, and the center of gravity of this glof club head having caused has been lowered 1.5mm about.
Interchangeable club body system is generally made up of the following: the shaft sleeve 614 that is directly coupled to shaft 604, be slidably received within the tapered member 616 of shaft sleeve 614, and being coupled to the retainer 618 of shaft sleeve 614, the size of this retainer 618 is set such that tapered member 618 is maintained at shaft sleeve 614.Shaft sleeve 614 comprises shaft hole 620, it has longitudinal axis, this longitudinal axis is preferably not coaxial with the body of shaft sleeve 614, makes in the time that shaft sleeve 614 is coupled to the far-end of shaft 604, and the longitudinal axis of shaft sleeve 614 becomes shaft angle α with respect to the longitudinal axis of shaft 604.Shaft sleeve comprises multiple sleeve aligning members that exist with the form of tang 622, and its outer surface from the distal portions of shaft sleeve 614 stretches out.
The sleeve aligning members of the present embodiment is arranged on shaft sleeve 614, makes their approximately centers of the length in shaft sleeve 614.Preferably, sleeve aligning members is arranged on 30% left and right, left and right to 60% from the near-end of shaft sleeve 614 to the length of shaft sleeve 614, and 40% left and right, left and right to 50% more preferably.Select the position of sleeve aligning members so that the required angle inclination of top and the bottom of sleeve is provided, allow tapered member 616 to be hunted down and rotation on shaft sleeve 614 with maintenance simultaneously.By sleeve aligning members being positioned to the far-end that more approaches shaft sleeve 614, its pivot by the shaft sleeve with respect to club head 602 is placed at the bottom of more close bar 610 position, and this has reduced the far-end of shaft sleeve 614 and the required gap of securing member 624 to be rotated in adjustment process.
Distal portions and its size that retainer 618 is coupled to shaft sleeve 614 are set up, and tapered member 616 is maintained on shaft sleeve 614.For example, the distal portions of shaft sleeve 614 is being inserted into behind the hole 642 of tapered member 616, retainer is coupled to the far-end of shaft sleeve 614.Select the overall diameter of retainer 618 to make it be greater than the diameter in hole 642, tapered member 616 is trapped on the shaft sleeve 614 between retainer 618 and tang 622.Preferably, retainer 618 is detachably connected to shaft sleeve 614, for example, undertaken by hickey.
Securing member 624 extends through distal portions and the flange 644 in hosel hole 615, and engages the distal portions of shaft sleeve 614.In the time that securing member 624 is tightened, shaft sleeve 614 is pulled into hosel 613,, this makes effectively butt tapered member 616 of shaft sleeve 614, also make tapered member 616 effectively butt comprise a part of hosel 613 of hosel aligning members.As with reference to embodiment above in more detail as shown in above and as described in, preferably, securing member 624 comprises head 625, it comprises bending bearing-surface, the curved surface of this bearing-surface joint ring 648.
Preferably, fastener-holder 646 is also included, and makes in the time that securing member 624 separates from shaft sleeve, and this securing member is maintained at club head 602.Retainer 646 is arranged on the handle of securing member 624 flange 644 is inserted between retainer 646 and the head of securing member 624.The size of retainer 646 is set up, and makes in the case of not using very large power, and thread handle is prevented from sliding through the aperture of retainer 646.
In another embodiment, shown in Figure 81, hosel aligning members is made up of alignment members 662, and it is independent of casting glof club head 660 and is constructed, and is coupled to club head subsequently, for example, connect by welding, brazing or by adhesive means.This structure can be used for the structure of the hosel of simplifying golf clubs, particularly hosel aligning members.This alignment members 662 is roughly tubular element, and this member comprises multiple notches 664, their size and dimension be configured to shaft sleeve on aligning members complementation.Notch 664 preferably extends through the whole sidewall of alignment members 662 to simplify the manufacture of alignment members and glof club head.But notch can be configured to only partly extend through sidewall, if need extra surf zone by bonding alignment members 662 or be welded to club head 660.
Describe optional hosel structure with reference to Figure 82, this structure can be merged in the club head of golf clubs 600.In the embodiment shown, glof club head 670 is made up of the club head body 675 that holds hosel pipe 672.Hosel pipe 672 is such elements, and it is independent of club head body 675 and is constructed and is coupled to club head body, for example, by the mode of welding, brazing or adhesion, hosel pipe is connected to club head body.Because hosel pipe 672 is constructed to independent element, the manufacturing technology of simplifying by use and equipment, it can be fabricated, and the while still allows the structure of the required part of the precision of interchangeable club body system.Additionally, independently tubular construction allows the building material of element to be different from the material of rod head noumenon 675.For example, by the hosel pipe that has low-density material and form, for example aluminium, can be used to the quality of the heel that reduces glof club head.Alternatively, this pipe can be made up of high density material, to increase the quality of root of glof club head.As another kind of replacement scheme, the part of hosel pipe can be made up of the material of different densities the position of the center of gravity that changes as required this pipe, for example, in the time that it is arranged on club head body, low-density proximal part and highdensity distal portions are for reducing the center of gravity of this pipe.
Hosel aligning members, it is to exist with the form of notch 686, it is arranged on the proximal part 678 in hosel hole 674.Hosel aligning members is roughly in the position of adjacent windows 684 and longitudinally spaced apart between the near-end of hosel pipe 672 and flange 680, and it has a kind of structure, this structure is the same with the hosel aligning members of the hosel 613 of golf club head 602 substantially.
With reference to Figure 83, by the another kind of structure of the glof club head of description Figure 22.Especially, glof club head 700 is to be formed by independent hosel pipe 702 and club head body 704 structures.Be similar to embodiment above, the manufacture that independent hosel pipe 702 can be used for changing the mass property of hosel and/or simplifies club head 700.In the present embodiment, hosel aligning members (for example, notch 705) is arranged on the near-end of hosel pipe 702 and window is not set in hosel pipe 702.As a result, hosel pipe 702 comprises mounting flange 706, bizet mounting surface general plane and ring-type of mounting flange 706 butt club head bodies 704.Club head body 704 also comprises bizet mounting flange 707, and bizet mounting flange 707 is tubular portions of the bizet 709 of club head body 704, and it provides butt and has been coupled to the cylindrical form interior surface on the cylindrical outer surface of proximal part of hosel pipe.At the bottom of bar, mounting flange 708 is tubular portions of 710 at the bottom of the bar of club head body 704, and it provides butt and has been coupled to the cylindrical form interior surface on the cylindrical outer surface of distal portions of hosel pipe.If necessary, between hosel pipe 702 and bizet mounting flange 707 and/or can be threaded on the surface between mounting flange 708 at the bottom of hosel pipe 702 and bar, so that hosel pipe 702 is screwed in club head body 704.Alternatively or additionally, for hosel pipe is screwed in club head body, hosel pipe can be soldered, brazing or bond on club head body.
Referring now to Figure 84-Figure 85,, will the shaft sleeve assembly 720 of the shaft sleeve 614 in the embodiment that can be used to replace Figure 77 be described.In some cases, golf ball bar body is constructed such that they have based on predetermined directed special characteristic.In other cases, golf club handle be constructed such that they have need to be with respect to the shape of the certain orientation of the remainder of golf clubs.Especially, some handles are configured to ridge or alignment mark, and handle is mounted with specific orientation, make in the time that handle is controlled them provide aligning for user.Therefore, people expect to provide a kind of system, and no matter this system allows handle and/or shaft to be oriented in preposition and the configuration of interchangeable club body system.Shaft sleeve assembly 720 is configured to make can be with respect to comprising that glof club head in the golf clubs assembling of interchangeable club body system of the present invention changes the orientation of golf ball bar body and golf club grip and do not change the configuration of interchangeable club body system.
In the present embodiment, the shaft sleeve of integral type is replaced by the shaft sleeve assembly 720 in golf clubs 600, and the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of remaining part remains unchanged.Like this, the reference number using in common parts also remains unchanged.Shaft sleeve assembly 720 comprises sleeve body 724, shaft adapter 726 and locking component 728.Sleeve body 724 fasteners 624 are connected in club head 602.Sleeve body 724 comprises that the wedge shape aligning members (for example, notch 638) in for example, tapered member 616 in sleeve aligning members (, tang 730) and the golf clubs that assembles engages.Sleeve body 724 comprises hole adapter 732, and hole adapter 732 is configured to receive a part for shaft adapter 726 and be coupled on it.
Can carry out orientation by the shaft adapter 726 in turnbarrel body 724 to the shaft of the golf clubs that comprises shaft sleeve assembly 720 as required.Then, locking component 728 is secured in sleeve body 724, shaft adapter 726 is remained in required orientation simultaneously.Fastened locking component 728 prevents that shaft adapter 726 from rotating with respect to sleeve body 724, and shaft is locked in specific orientation.
Embodiment also can comprise the combination of tapered member and/or extended element, as described below.For example, can be by one or more tapered members and one or more extended elements being combined to provide the controllability of angle and length.In addition, can be by comprising that multiple tapered members provide two angular adjustability, and can be by the one or more adjustable in length that provide in extended element are provided.
With reference to Figure 86 and Figure 87, description is provided to an embodiment of the interchangeable club body system external member of two angular adjustability and length adjustment.Interchangeable club body system 750 is configured to by comprising that multiple parts that can be inserted between shaft sleeve 752 and club head body 754 provide extra controllability.In external member, can provide multiple tapered members with different length, for example the first tapered member 756 and longer the second tapered member 758 than the first tapered member 756.In addition, or as comprising the replacement scheme of the second tapered member 758, can provide the extended element 760 that can combine with, two or additional tapered member.
In the interchangeable club body system assembling, adjustment means (as used herein, " adjustment means " is intended to comprise the combination of single tapered member, single extended element and tapered member and/or extended element) is inserted between shaft sleeve 752 and the hosel 762 of club head body 754.Shaft sleeve 752 is coupled on shaft 764, extends through adjustment means, and is at least partly accommodated in hosel 762.Securing member 766 is connected to sleeve 752 in club head 754 releasedly.
In one embodiment, shaft sleeve 752 comprises shaft hole, shaft hole has not coaxial with the body of shaft sleeve 752 longitudinal axis, like this, in the time that shaft sleeve 752 is coupled on the far-end of shaft 764, the longitudinal axis of shaft sleeve 752 becomes shaft angle [alpha] with respect to the longitudinal axis of shaft 764.Shaft angle [alpha] is preferably less than approximately 10 °, and is more preferably less than approximately 5 °.
The relative end surface of each tapered member 756,758 is relative to each other angled, makes in the time that one of them tapered member is inserted between shaft sleeve 752 and hosel 762, and shaft sleeve 752 is angled with respect to hosel 762.Because shaft 764 is with respect to 752 one-tenth shaft angle [alpha] of shaft sleeve, so shaft 764 is to be limited by the orientation of the tapered member with respect to club head body 754 and the directed combination of shaft sleeve 752 with respect to the angle orientation of club head body 754.
Be similar to embodiment above, each tapered member comprises cylindrical body, and this cylindrical body has end surface, and these end surfaces are oriented relative to one another to angle of wedge β, and it is uneven making these surfaces.The adjacent component of the interchangeable club body system 750 of those uneven end surface butts, makes adjacent component keep crooked, so that the longitudinal axis of adjacent component is relative to each other angled.In addition, be included in aligning members on the end of body relative to each other angled.Angle of wedge β is preferably less than approximately 10 °, and is more preferably less than approximately 5 °.
Shaft sleeve 752 is inserted through adjustment means and is inserted in hosel 762, to make these parts have required relative orientation.The multiple aligning members that are included in shaft sleeve 752, adjustment means and hosel 762 provide the multiple discrete orientation of shaft with respect to club head.Any boundary that connects that each between shaft sleeve, adjustment means and hosel for example connects, in boundary and adjustment means (, comprise in the embodiment of the multiple parts in adjustment means) comprises the complementary tang of the discrete relative orientation that these parts are provided and the joint of notch.
Because people wish to exchange tapered member and/or extended element, so comprised retainer, this retainer allows to remove adjustment means from shaft sleeve.This retainer comprises projection 770, and projection 770 is extended from the distal portions of shaft sleeve 752.Each tapered member and extended element that external member comprises comprise keyway, hold slidably projection when the size of keyway is set in it is oriented at respect to the certain orientation of shaft sleeve.In the time being mounted, the size of adjustment means is provided between retainer and the tang of shaft sleeve and slides.Because need specific orientation come alignment protrusion 770 and keyway 772, so in the time that the shaft sleeve of combination and adjustment means are separated from club head body 754, adjustment means is maintained on shaft sleeve conventionally.
With reference now to Figure 88,, description is provided to another embodiment of the interchangeable club body system external member of two angular adjustability and length adjustment.Be similar to embodiment above, interchangeable club body system 780 is configured to by comprising that adjustment means provides angle and the length adjustment to system, adjustment means can comprise multiple parts, and this adjustment means is inserted between shaft sleeve 782 and the hosel 783 of club head body 784.In external member, tapered member 786 can use separately, or with multiple extended elements 788,790,792 in one or morely combine to form adjustment means.Shaft sleeve 782 is coupled on shaft 794, extends through adjustment means and is at least partly accommodated in hosel 783.Securing member 798 is connected to sleeve 782 on club head body 784 releasedly.
As shown in the figure, shaft sleeve 782 comprises shaft hole, and shaft hole has not coaxial with the body of shaft sleeve 782 longitudinal axis, like this, in the time that shaft sleeve 782 is coupled on the far-end of shaft 794, the longitudinal axis of shaft sleeve 782 becomes shaft angle [alpha] with respect to the longitudinal axis of shaft 794.Shaft angle [alpha] is preferably less than approximately 10 °, and is more preferably less than approximately 5 °.
The relative end surface of tapered member 786 is relative to each other angled, makes in the time that tapered member 786 is inserted between shaft sleeve 782 and hosel 783, and shaft sleeve 782 is angled with respect to hosel 783.Because shaft 794 is with respect to 782 one-tenth shaft angle [alpha] of shaft sleeve, so shaft 794 is to be limited by the orientation of the tapered member with respect to club head body 784 and the directed combination of shaft sleeve 782 with respect to the angle orientation of club head body 784.
Be similar to embodiment above, each tapered member comprises cylindrical body, and this cylindrical body has end surface, and these end surfaces are oriented relative to one another to angle of wedge β, and it is uneven making these surfaces.The adjacent component of the interchangeable club body system 780 of those uneven end surface butts, makes adjacent component keep crooked, so that the longitudinal axis of adjacent component is relative to each other angled.In addition, be included in aligning members on the end of body relative to each other angled.Angle of wedge β is preferably less than approximately 10 °, and is more preferably less than approximately 5 °.
Each in extended element 788,790,792 comprises the cylindrical body with end surface, and these end surfaces are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of extended element.In the present embodiment, extended element can be inserted between tapered member 786 and hosel 783 so that those parts spaces are opened to predetermined length.Especially, the length of extended element is selected for increases identical amount by the total length of golf clubs, or the length of the combination of these extended elements can be selected the amount total length is increased to combination.The length of each extended element is preferably in the scope of approximately 0.125 inch to approximately 3.0 inches.
With reference to Figure 89 and Figure 90, will another embodiment of interchangeable shaft assembly 800 be described.Interchangeable club body system 800 is shown to have tapered member 802 and extended element 804, and tapered member 802 and extended element 804 are maintained on shaft sleeve 806 by retainer 808 movably.Retainer 808 is as being threadably engaged the far-end that is detachably connected to shaft sleeve 806.Because clamper 808 is movably, so one or two in tapered member 802 and extended element 804 can easily be removed or be provided different angular adjustment and/or the alternative means of length is replaced.In addition, because tapered member 802 and extended element 804 are both kept, this assembly can be easily removed to change tapered member 802 and extended element 804 orientation with respect to shaft sleeve 806 from glof club head 810.
Referring now to Figure 91,, a kind of interchangeable club body system 820 comprises and being coupled on shaft sleeve 826 so that multiple tapered members 822,824 of multi-angle controllability to be provided, and this multi-angle controllability comprises two angular adjustability and larger controllability.Tapered member 822,824 is all maintained on shaft sleeve 826 by retainer 828, and retainer 828 is coupled to the far-end of shaft sleeve 826.
In another embodiment, two combinations with the tapered member in non-coaxial shaft hole provide the controllability that can be called as the extra level of multi-angle controllability.Especially, by comprising the tapered member 822,824 simultaneously not with the shaft hole coaxial with the body of shaft sleeve 826, provide third level angular adjustability.The size of the angle of wedge and the shaft angle of shaft sleeve that can select each tapered member, it is identical or different making them.By selecting two angles to have identical size, they can united use to offset the impact of those parts.For example, each angle of wedge can be selected as having identical size, and this is by directed two tapered members, makes to aim at maximum angular displacement plane, and the angle of wedge can be added together or subtract each other and cancel out each other.Preferably, each in the angle of wedge and shaft angle has the size that is less than 10 ° and is more preferably less than approximately 5 °.
Each tapered member 822,824, shaft sleeve 826 and hosel 832 comprise the complementary tang and the notch that in the time that assembly is fastened, engage.The length of tang and the degree of depth of notch are selected so that the joint of desired depth to be provided, and can be selected to change the length of tapered member 822,824.For example, the length of tang and complementary notch is preferably in the scope of 0.0625 inch-0.25 inch.
With reference to figure 92-Figure 95, description is configured such that to all angular adjustment are provided at the interchangeable club body system 840 in single plane.Interchangeable club body system 840 comprises shaft sleeve 842, tapered member 846 and the glof club head 848 of the far-end that is coupled to golf ball bar body 844.Shaft sleeve 842 is detachably connected in the hosel 850 of glof club head 848, and tapered member 846 is inserted between shaft sleeve 842 and hosel 850.
Illustrated embodiment is configured to provide the angular adjustment of for example, four positions in single plane (, the bar head plane of golf clubs).Shaft sleeve 842, tapered member 846 and hosel 850 be configured to provide shaft 844 in bar head plane with respect to four of club head 848 discrete orientations.Each in shaft sleeve 842, tapered member 846 and hosel 850 has complementary aligning members, and this complementary aligning members allows there are two relative positions between the adjacent members in the glof club head assembling.Especially, between shaft sleeve 842 and tapered member 846, there are two available relative positions, and between tapered member 846 and hosel 850, have two available relative positions.
The number of the relative position between adjacent component can be selected to limit directed by creating complementary aligning members (as by comprising complementary tang and the notch with different size and/or interval).In illustrated embodiment, the size of tang and notch is selected such that between adjacent parts, there are two relative positions.As shown in Figure 93 and Figure 94, tapered member 846 is included on one end of tubulose tapered member 846 radially first pair of tang 852 respect to one another, and adjacent with the first pair of tang also second pair of tang 854 respect to one another radially.These paired tang for example relative to each other rotate as shown in the figure 90 °.Each in first pair of tang 852 is greater than each in second pair of tang 854, and shaft sleeve 842 and hosel 850 have complementary parts.Due to tang size, between tapered member 846 and component, only have two available relative positions.The end of tapered member 846 can have the identical or different aligning members configuration that the discrete orientation of requisite number object is provided.Angle of wedge β is preferably less than approximately 10 °, and is more preferably less than approximately 5 °.
The relative end surface of tapered member 846 is relative to each other angled, makes in the time that tapered member 846 is inserted between shaft sleeve 842 and hosel 850, and shaft sleeve 842 is angled with respect to hosel 850.Because shaft 844 is with respect to 842 one-tenth shaft angle [alpha] of shaft sleeve, so shaft 844 is to be limited by the orientation of the tapered member with respect to club head 848 and the directed combination of shaft sleeve 842 with respect to the angle orientation of club head 848.
Retainer 856 is coupled to the far-end of shaft sleeve 842.The size of retainer 856 is designed such that tapered member 846 is coupled on shaft sleeve 842, and tapered member 846 is allowed to slide between retainer 856 and the tang of shaft sleeve 842 simultaneously.
It is adjustable that tapered member 846 and shaft sleeve 842 are configured to make glof club head in X-Y plane, is adjustable, and can affect other angle attributes of golf clubs to make bar head inclination angle.In addition, each in sleeve body and tapered member has two available positions with respect to club head.In one embodiment, the size of the angle of wedge and shaft angle is different, makes interchangeable club body system 840 that four discrete bar head inclination angles are provided.Especially,
The size of shaft angle is that 1 ° and the angle of wedge are 2 °.The total angle with respect to a target stem inclination angle of each available combination of sleeve body and tapered member is as shown in table 2 below.
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Although clearly, illustrative examples of the present invention disclosed herein has realized above-mentioned purpose, is appreciated that and can designs many amendments and other embodiment by those skilled in the art.Element in an embodiment can be incorporated in other embodiment.Therefore, should be appreciated that claims are intended to cover all such modifications and embodiment, this will fall in the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. a golf clubs, comprises:
Glof club head, it comprises glof club head body and hosel, described hosel limits hosel hole;
Elongated shaft;
Shaft sleeve, it is coupled to the distal portions of described shaft, and described shaft sleeve comprises sleeve body, and described sleeve body limits longitudinal axis and shaft hole;
The first tapered member, it limits sleeve hole and first angle of wedge between described shaft sleeve and described hosel;
The second tapered member, it limits sleeve hole and second angle of wedge between described shaft sleeve and described hosel; And
Securing member, it is connected to described shaft sleeve in described club head releasedly, and described tapered member is plugged between a part and described hosel for described shaft sleeve,
Wherein, described the first tapered member and described the second tapered member provide two angular adjustability, so that multiple coupled position to be provided, wherein each position produces the particular combinations of loft orientation and bar head inclination angle orientation, and described position can produce based on all described coupled position the patterned matrix of rectangle, described matrix comprises multiple row and multiple row, and at least one in described multiple row and described multiple row comprises at least three row or column.
2. golf clubs according to claim 1, is characterized in that, in described tapered member one is disposed near of another tapered member on described shaft sleeve.
3. golf clubs according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the varying in size in the size of described second angle of wedge of described the second tapered member of described first angle of wedge of described the first tapered member.
4. a golf clubs, comprises:
Glof club head, it comprises glof club head body and hosel, and described hosel limits hosel hole and multiple hosel aligning members, and wherein, described hosel aligning members is arranged in the proximal part of described hosel;
Elongated shaft;
Shaft sleeve, it is coupled to the distal portions of described shaft, described shaft sleeve comprises sleeve body and multiple sleeve aligning members, described multiple sleeve aligning members stretches out from the outer surface of described sleeve body along circumferential isolated multiple positions in the part around described sleeve body, and described shaft body limits longitudinal axis and shaft hole;
The first tubular element, it comprises multiple aligning members, and described multiple aligning members engage with described multiple sleeve aligning members, and described tubular element limits sleeve hole;
The second tubular element, it comprises multiple aligning members, and described multiple aligning members engage with multiple aligning members and described multiple hosel aligning members of described the first tubular element;
Retainer, it is arranged on described shaft sleeve, make in the time that described shaft sleeve and described retainer separate from described glof club head, at least one in described the first tubular element and described the second tubular element is maintained on the described shaft sleeve between described sleeve aligning members and described retainer; With
Securing member, it is connected to described shaft sleeve in described club head releasedly, and described the first tubular element and described the second tubular element are plugged between a part and described hosel for described shaft sleeve,
Wherein, described aligning members is configured to provide the even number relative position between described the first tubular element and described the second tubular element.
5. golf clubs according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, at least one in described the first tubular element and described the second tubular element is tapered member, described tapered member comprises multiple wedge shape aligning members, wherein, described tapered member provides the angle of wedge between described shaft sleeve and described hosel.
6. golf clubs according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described shaft hole is angled with respect to the described longitudinal axis of described shaft body, makes described shaft sleeve that the shaft angle between described shaft sleeve and described shaft is provided.
7. golf clubs according to claim 6, is characterized in that, the size of the described angle of wedge and described shaft angle is different.
8. golf clubs according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, each in described the first tubular element and described the second tubular element is tapered member, described tapered member comprises multiple wedge shape aligning members, wherein, described the first tubular element is the first tapered member that limits first angle of wedge between described shaft sleeve and described hosel, wherein said the second tubular element is the second tapered member that limits second angle of wedge between described shaft sleeve and described hosel, wherein, varying in size in the size of described second angle of wedge of described first angle of wedge.
9. golf clubs according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described hosel aligning members is arranged on the near-end of described hosel.
10. golf clubs according to claim 9, is characterized in that, multiple notches that described hosel aligning members comprises the sidewall that extends through at least in part described hosel.
11. golf clubs according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described the first tubular element and described the second tubular element are all maintained on described shaft sleeve, and are inserted between described sleeve aligning members and described retainer.
12. golf clubs according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, in described the first tubular element and described the second tubular element, at least one is the extended element that comprises multiple extended element aligning members, and wherein, described extended element provides parallel cooperative end part surface.
13. 1 kinds of golf clubs, comprise:
Glof club head, it comprises glof club head body and hosel, described hosel limits hosel hole;
Elongated shaft;
Shaft sleeve, it is coupled to the distal portions of described shaft, and described shaft sleeve comprises sleeve body, and described sleeve body limits longitudinal axis and shaft hole;
Tapered member, it is plugged between a part and described hosel for described shaft sleeve, and wherein, described tapered member limits the angle of wedge between described shaft sleeve and described hosel, and described tapered member limits shaft hole;
Extended element, it is plugged between a part and described hosel for described shaft sleeve, wherein, described extended element comprises parallel cooperative end part surface, and described parallel cooperative end part surface and described tapered member also engage with in described shaft sleeve and described hosel one; And
Securing member, it is connected to described shaft sleeve in described club head releasedly, and described the first tapered member and described extended element are inserted between a part and described hosel for described shaft sleeve.
14. golf clubs as claimed in claim 13, is characterized in that, described tapered member is arranged near of another extended element on described shaft sleeve.
15. golf clubs as claimed in claim 13, is characterized in that, described shaft hole is angled with respect to the described longitudinal axis of described shaft body, make described shaft sleeve that the shaft angle between described shaft sleeve and described shaft is provided.
16. golf clubs as claimed in claim 15, is characterized in that, the size of the described angle of wedge and described shaft angle is different.
17. 1 kinds of golf clubs, comprise:
Glof club head, it comprises glof club head body and hosel, described hosel limits hosel hole;
Elongated shaft;
Shaft sleeve, it is coupled to the distal portions of described shaft, and described shaft sleeve comprises sleeve body, and described sleeve body limits longitudinal axis and shaft hole;
Tapered member, it is plugged between a part and described hosel for described shaft sleeve, and wherein, described tapered member limits the angle of wedge between described shaft sleeve and described hosel, and described tapered member limits sleeve hole;
Securing member, it is connected to described shaft sleeve in described club head releasedly, and described the first tapered member and described extended element are inserted between a part and described hosel for described shaft sleeve,
Wherein, described hosel, described shaft sleeve and described tapered member are configured to provide the multiple discrete shaft orientation with respect to described glof club head in single plane.
18. golf clubs as claimed in claim 17, is characterized in that, described hosel, described shaft sleeve and described tapered member are configured to the shaft orientation that provides discrete with respect at least four of described golf clubs.
19. golf clubs as claimed in claim 17, is characterized in that, described multiple discrete shaft orientations are arranged in the bar head plane of described golf clubs.
20. golf clubs as claimed in claim 17, is characterized in that, described shaft hole limits shaft angle, and the size of described shaft angle and the size of the described angle of wedge are different.
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