Abstract

A puncture equipment for puncturing a fiber prepreg material includes a feeding roller set, a tension-controlling roller set, a puncture apparatus, and a roll-wrapping apparatus. The feeding roller set is adapted to deliver the fiber prepreg material along a feeding direction. The tension-controlling roller set is located downstream of the feeding roller set, and adapted to impart tension to the fiber prepreg material and to continuously deliver the fiber prepreg material along the feeding direction. The puncture apparatus is located downstream of the tension-controlling roller set, and includes a needle-carrying plate, a base plate, and a plurality of needles that are detachably disposed on the needle-carrying plate. The roll-wrapping apparatus is located downstream of the puncture apparatus and adapted to roll wrap the fiber prepreg material. A method for puncturing a fiber prepreg material is also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

• B29B 13/00 - Conditioning or physical treatment of the material to be shaped

Abstract

A method of making a golf club head includes a preparation step, a weaving step, and a forming step. In the preparation step, a pattern of a golf club head having a plurality of parts is drawn using a computer. In the weaving step, a plurality of fiber bundles are woven to form a rough blank simulating the pattern of the golf club head drawn by the computer. The rough blank has a plurality of portions corresponding to the parts of the golf club head. In the forming step, the rough blank is placed in a mold, after which applying one of heat and energy to the mold is performed to form the golf club head having an uneven thickness.

IPC Classes  ?

• B29C 70/48 - Shaping or impregnating by compression for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using matched moulds, e.g. for deforming sheet moulding compounds [SMC] or prepregs and impregnating the reinforcements in the closed mould, e.g. resin transfer moulding [RTM]
• B29C 70/22 - Fibrous reinforcements only characterised by the structure of fibrous reinforcements using fibres of substantial or continuous length oriented in at least two directions forming a two dimensional structure

Abstract

A multi-piece wheel frame includes a rim and a disc. The rim includes a barrel, and an outer rim portion protruding outwardly from the barrel. The outer rim portion forms an inclined surface, and a ring edge surface connected to an outer edge of the inclined surface and cooperating with the inclined surface to form an obtuse angle. The disc is fixed to the rim, and includes a disc core, a plurality of spoke portions extending radially outwardly from the disc core, and a reinforced ring portion connected to the spoke portions and fixed to the outer rim portion. The reinforced ring portion abuts against at least one of the inclined surface and the ring edge surface.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60B 23/10 - Attaching rim to wheel body by screws, bolts, pins, or clips arranged axially
• B60B 3/10 - Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body apertured to simulate spoked wheels

Abstract

A multi-piece wheel rim includes a first component made of carbon fiber and having a plurality of slots; dissimilar material members made of a material other than carbon fiber and respectively fixed into the slots, each dissimilar member having plasticity and a tapped hole; threaded bushings engaging respectively and threadedly the tapped holes of the dissimilar material members; a second component; and headed screws extending through the second component and respectively engaging threadedly the threaded bushings, thereby fastening the second component to the first component. A method is hereby disclosed for fastening together components of the multi-piece wheel rim.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60B 25/20 - Arrangement of screw, bolts, or shouldered pins
• B60B 25/18 - Arrangement of split rings

Abstract

A golf club head includes a club head main body, a club head complementary component, and a protection component. The club head main body defines an opening which includes an inner opening section and an outer opening section spatially connected to and located outside the inner opening section. The club head complementary component is disposed in the inner opening section and connected to the club head main body. The protection component is disposed in the outer opening section and connected to the club head complementary component to cover the club head complementary component. The protection component is made of a carbon fiber impregnated with thermoplastic polyurethane, and has a Shore D hardness ranging from 40 to 70.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 53/04 - Heads

Abstract

A wheel rim includes a body unit, angularly spaced-apart fastening units, and sealing units corresponding respectively in position to the fastening units. The body unit includes spokes and a peripheral wall surrounding the spokes and having radially opposite inner and outer surfaces. Each fastening unit includes a fastening member that extends through the peripheral wall and into a respective one of the spokes for fastening the same, and that has a head disposed outwardly of the outer peripheral wall, and a gasket that is clamped between the head and the outer surface and that is sleeved on the fastening member. For each fastening unit, the respective sealing unit includes an outer sealing layer adhered on an outer face of the fastening member and the outer surface for covering the head and the gasket, and an inner sealing layer adhered on and clamped between the outer surface and the gasket.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60B 21/06 - Rims characterised by means for attaching spokes

Abstract

A wheel rim includes a rim body, two flanges and two reinforcing structures. The rim body surrounds an axis and is made of carbon fiber composite material. The flanges protrude radially and outwardly from an outer peripheral surface of the rim body, spaced apart from each other along the axis, are made of carbon fiber composite material, and define respectively two spaces therein. The reinforcing structures are respectively received in the spaces, and each of the reinforcing structures includes a plurality of fiber bundles fixed in a respective one of the flanges. Each of the fiber bundles includes at least two strands of carbon fibers being twisted.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60B 21/10 - Rims characterised by the form of tyre-seat or flange, e.g. corrugated

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a striking plate of a golf club head includes the steps of: a sewing step, in which at least one roving material is sewn onto a base material so as to form a laminate blank with an uneven thickness in a normal direction of the base material; and a forming step, in which the laminate blank is placed in a mold cavity of a mold and is formed into the striking plate with an uneven thickness.

IPC Classes  ?

• B29C 70/42 - Shaping or impregnating by compression for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
• B29C 70/44 - Shaping or impregnating by compression for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using isostatic pressure, e.g. pressure difference-moulding, vacuum bag-moulding, autoclave-moulding or expanding rubber-moulding
• B29C 51/00 - Shaping by thermoforming, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawingApparatus therefor
• B29C 51/10 - Forming by pressure difference, e.g. vacuum
• B29C 65/62 - Stitching
• B29K 309/08 - Glass
• B29L 31/52 - Sports equipmentToys
• B29K 23/00 - Use of polyalkenes as moulding material

Abstract

A golf club head includes a club head main body and a crown. The club head main body includes a main portion, and a receiving portion connected to the main portion. The main portion has an outer shell surface, and an upright side wall surface interconnecting the outer shell surface and the receiving portion. The crown includes a covering portion, and a protrusion protruding upwardly from an outer periphery of the covering portion, adjoining the side wall surface, and having a to-be-ground surface flushing with the outer shell surface. A height difference between the protrusion and the covering portion prevents the covering portion from being ground.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 53/04 - Heads

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle rim having a rim body made from a fiber composite material, the rim body having two rim flange areas and a rim bed area connecting the two rim flange areas, and at least one rim flange area being reinforced by at least one fiber bundle and this at least one fiber bundle being surrounded by a compression wrap. The invention also relates to a vehicle wheel with the vehicle rim and to a production method for the vehicle rim.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60B 21/10 - Rims characterised by the form of tyre-seat or flange, e.g. corrugated

Abstract

A wheel includes a spoke having a mounting hole that extends in a radial direction, and a blind hole that extends in an axial direction and that is in spatial communication with the mounting hole. The wheel includes a rim having a second through hole that is aligned with the mounting hole. The wheel further includes a connecting unit connecting the spoke with the rim. The connecting unit includes a rod extending through the through hole into the mounting hole and having an engaging hole that is aligned with the blind hole. The connecting unit further includes a fastener extending through the blind hole into the engaging hole and engaging with the engaging hole.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60B 1/14 - Attaching spokes to rim or hub
• B60B 5/02 - Wheels, spokes, disc bodies, rims, hubs, wholly or predominantly made of non-metallic material made of synthetic material
• B60B 23/10 - Attaching rim to wheel body by screws, bolts, pins, or clips arranged axially
• B60B 23/08 - Attaching rim to wheel body by screws, bolts, pins, or clips arranged radially

Abstract

The invention refers to a vehicle rim (1) with a rim body (2) made of fiber composite material, comprising a first subpreform (3) at a first axial end and a third subpreform (5) at the opposite second axial end, wherein a second subpreform (4) is arranged between the first subpreform (3) and the third subpreform (5), wherein the second subpreform (3) engages into a front connecting cavity (6) formed by the first subpreform (3) as well as also into a rear connecting cavity (7) being formed by the third subpreform (5). The invention also refers to a method for the production of a vehicle rim (1) with a rim body (2) made of fiber composite material, wherein an NCF material (19) comprising carbon fibers, glass fibers and/or aramid fibers is created respectively for the formation of a first subpreform (3) for a first axial end of the rim body (2) and of a third subpreform (5) for the opposite axial end of the rim body (2) with a connecting cavity (6, 7), respectively, wherein a second subpreform (4) made of a same or a similar NCF material (19) is inserted into the connecting cavity (6 and/or 7) and is fixed thereat.

IPC Classes  ?

• B29D 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• B29C 70/52 - Pultrusion, i.e. forming and compressing by continuously pulling through a die

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a golf club head part includes the steps of: sewing at least one roving material onto a base material, so as to form a laminate blank; placing the laminate blank into a cavity of a mold assembly; vacuuming the cavity, and then impregnating a resin material into the laminate blank that is placed in the cavity under vacuum; and thermoforming the laminate blank and the resin material in the cavity into the golf club head part.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 53/04 - Heads
• B29C 70/44 - Shaping or impregnating by compression for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using isostatic pressure, e.g. pressure difference-moulding, vacuum bag-moulding, autoclave-moulding or expanding rubber-moulding
• B29B 11/04 - Making preforms by assembling preformed material
• B29C 70/54 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations
• B29L 31/52 - Sports equipmentToys
• B29K 101/12 - Thermoplastic materials

Abstract

A method includes: providing a mold assembly includes lower and upper molds; placing a release film on the lower mold and vacuuming a lower cavity of the lower mold; attaching a first molding member to the release film, and moving the release film and the first molding member into an upper cavity of the upper mold; placing a transfer film on the lower mold and vacuuming the lower cavity; attaching a second molding member to the transfer film; hot molding the first and second molding member into a golf club head part having a patterned surface formed by a transfer surface of the transfer film; and connecting the golf club head part to a golf head shell to obtain a golf club head.

IPC Classes  ?

• B29C 33/56 - CoatingsReleasing, lubricating or separating agents
• A63B 53/04 - Heads
• B29C 70/46 - Shaping or impregnating by compression for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using matched moulds, e.g. for deforming sheet moulding compounds [SMC] or prepregs
• B29C 33/68 - Release sheets
• B29L 31/52 - Sports equipmentToys
• B29K 307/04 - Carbon

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a golf club head having a weight member includes: providing a weight block made of a metal material; disposing an isolation layer on the weight block to form the weight member; delivering a wax material to form a wax pattern covering a portion of the weight member; coating the weight member and the wax pattern with a shell mold plaster to form a shell mold covering the same; performing a de-waxing process which leaves a mold cavity in the shell mold; and casting a molten metal material in the mold cavity to form a club head main body, and removing the shell mold to form the golf club head having the weight member embedded in the club head main body. A golf club head manufactured by the method is also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 53/04 - Heads
• B22C 7/02 - Lost patterns
• B22D 19/00 - Casting in, on, or around, objects which form part of the product
• B22C 9/22 - Moulds for peculiarly-shaped castings
• B22C 9/04 - Use of lost patterns

Goods & Services

Aeronautical apparatus, machines and appliances; components for aircraft seats, namely, seatrests, armrests, seat pads, seat backs, table trays and fittings; air vehicles; bicycle frames; bicycle wheels; motorcycle frames; bicycle wheel rims; bicycles; boats; bodies for vehicles; bicycle wheel hubs; vehicle wheel hubs; vehicle wheel rims; vehicle wheels.

Goods & Services

Bicycles; bicycle kickstands; bicycle handlebars; bicycle cranks; bicycle pedals; bicycle wheels; bicycle frames; electric bicycles.

Goods & Services

Rubber, raw or semi-worked; gutta-percha; gum, raw or semi-worked; asbestos; mica, raw or partly processed; semi-worked goods of plastic [substances] (including in extruded form for use in manufacture), in particular fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials, in particular for use in the fields of automotive technology, aeronautics, sports, medical technology, electronic engineering, security; packing, stopping and insulating materials; flexible pipes, not of metal.

Goods & Services

Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic sheets for use in the manufacture of parts and subcomponents for automotive, recreational, industrial and aerospace applications

Abstract

A process for manufacturing a golf club head includes steps of: placing a patterned release film on a lower mold half, making the patterned release film intimately contact an upward pressed region of the lower mold half, laminating a carbon fiber composite sheet on the patterned release film to form a laminate, hot-pressing the laminate by pressing a downward pressing region of an upper mold half toward the upward pressed region of the lower mold half to thereby form a decorative piece, and fitting the decorative piece into a depressed region of a club head body to obtain the golf club head.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 53/04 - Heads
• B29C 70/42 - Shaping or impregnating by compression for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles

Abstract

A golf club head includes a head unit, and an insertion unit including a housing body, an intelligent unit and an encapsulant. The housing body defines a receiving space, and has a base wall, a surrounding wall, an external thread for engaging an internal thread of the head unit, a recess formed in the base wall, and multiple hollow portions formed in and extending between the base wall and the surrounding wall. The intelligent unit is received in the receiving space, and includes a first circuit board, two charging electrodes disposed on the first circuit board, and a capacitor connected to the first circuit board and the charging electrodes. The encapsulant is received in the receiving space, partially covers the first circuit board, and exposes the charging electrodes.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 43/00 - Balls with special arrangements
• A63B 53/04 - Heads
• A63B 60/46 - Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing

Abstract

A golf ball head includes a head unit and an insertion unit. The insertion unit includes a housing body, an intelligent unit and an encapsulant. The housing body is threaded into an installation hole of the head unit, defines a receiving space, and has a base wall, a surrounding wall, an external thread for threadedly engaging the internal thread, and a recess formed in the base wall. The intelligent unit is received in the receiving space, and includes a circuit board, two charging electrodes disposed on the first circuit board, and a capacitor connected to the first circuit board and the charging electrodes. The encapsulant is received in the receiving space and exposes the charging electrodes.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 69/36 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
• A63B 53/04 - Heads

Abstract

A golf club head includes a head body and a weight-balancing device. The head body is formed with a weighting recess. The weight-balancing device includes a coupling unit having a surrounding wall threadedly engaging the weighting recess, and an intelligent monitoring unit disposed inside the coupling unit. The intelligent monitoring unit includes a shell that is made of a signal-transmittable material and that is partially exposed form the surrounding wall, an intelligent monitoring element that is disposed in the shell and that is operable to detect data related to performance characteristics of a golf swing, and a wireless transmitter that is coupled to the monitoring element and that is operable to output the data.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 24/00 - Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups
• A63B 53/04 - Heads

Goods & Services

Bicycles; bicycle parts, namely, brakes, frames, handlebar grips, gears, kickstands, change-speed gears, forks, front fork joints, sprockets, pedals, saddles, seat posts; handlebars [of two-wheeled motor vehicles or bicycles]; mudguards [of two-wheeled motor vehicles or bicycles]; wheel hubs [of two-wheeled motor vehicles or bicycles]. Prepreg materials made of carbon fibers; resin-pre-impregnated fiber structures (prepares); carbon fiber prepregs, namely, resin bonded carbon fibers in the form of sheet for industrial use; carbon fibers not for textile use; prepregs in the nature of carbon fibers not for textile use, namely, carbon fiber structures for non-textile use impregnated with epoxy resins for use in the manufacture and production of a wide variety of goods; semi-processed plastic substances, namely, prepregs; semi-finished goods made of plastic, namely, prepregs for the electrical insulation industry and ski component manufacture as well as plastic sheets for industrial uses; glass fiber prepregs and aramid fiber prepregs. Golf bags; golf bags with or without wheels; golf balls; golf club bags; golf club covers; golf club heads; golf club shafts; golf clubs; golf gloves; golf irons; head covers for golf clubs.

Goods & Services

[ BICYCLES; BICYCLE PARTS, namely, BRAKES, FRAMES, HANDLEBAR GRIPS, GEARS, KICKSTANDS, CHANGE-SPEED GEARS, FORKS, FRONT FORK JOINTS, SPROCKETS, PEDALS, SADDLES, SEAT POSTS; HANDLEBARS FOR TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLES AND BICYCLES; MUDGUARDS FOR TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLES AND BICYCLES; WHEEL HUBS FOR TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLES AND BICYCLES ] [ CARBON FIBER PREPREGS, namely, RESIN BONDED CARBON FIBERS IN THE FORM OF SHEET FOR INDUSTRIAL USE AND NOT FOR TEXTILE USE; CARBON FIBERS NOT FOR TEXTILE USE; ] PREPREGS IN THE NATURE OF CARBON FIBERS NOT FOR TEXTILE USE, namely, CARBON FIBER STRUCTURES BEING PREPREG MATERIALS MADE OF CARBON FIBERS IN THE FORM OF PROFILES, BOARDS, SHEETS, AND BLOCKS FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING FOR NON-TEXTILE USE IMPREGNATED WITH EPOXY RESINS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE AND PRODUCTION OF A WIDE VARIETY OF GOODS INCLUDING FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE AND PRODUCTION OF SPORTING GOODS, CARS, CAR PARTS, AND FOR INDUSTRIAL USE AND FOR USE IN THE ELECTRICAL INSULATION INDUSTRY [ GOLF BAGS; GOLF BAGS WITH OR WITHOUT WHEELS; ] GOLF BALLS [ ; GOLF CLUB BAGS; GOLF CLUB COVERS; GOLF CLUB HEADS; GOLF CLUB SHAFTS; GOLF CLUBS; GOLF GLOVES; GOLF IRONS; HEAD COVERS FOR GOLF CLUBS ]

Abstract

A golf club head structure is provided, which includes a body and a striking plate. The body is formed with a first frame opening portion and a second frame opening portion on one side surface. The cross-section of the first frame opening portion is a C-shaped frame opening. Furthermore, the striking plate is formed with a frame-opening joining portion and a frame-opening recessed portion corresponding to the body. The frame-opening joining portion and the frame opening recessed portion are snapped respectively with the first frame opening portion and the second frame opening portion, thereby fixing the striking plate into the body. By implementing the golf club head structure, a joining structure with a preferred strength is provided, thereby effectively enhancing the bearing of the striking stress.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 53/04 - Heads