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Description
【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、中空コアとカバー層から成る中空ソリッドゴルフボールに関し、更に詳述すると、慣性モーメントが大きく、飛行中のスピン減衰が少なく、飛距離が増大したゴルフボールに関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
ゴルフボールの内部を中空にする中空ゴルフボールが提案されている(実開平3-63354号公報等)。内部を中空にすることにより、重量を外側に配分して慣性モーメントを増大し、飛距離を増大することができる。また、内部が中空であるために、インパクト時に衝撃も小さくすることが可能である。
【0003】
しかしながら、実際には内部を中空にして慣性モーメントを上げることは可能であるが、逆に重量が不足する傾向があり、勢いゴム組成物の比重を大きくするために、充填材の配合量を多くすることになり、ゴム成分の重量分率が減って、反発特性が低下することになる。また、インパクト時の変形量の衝撃に関しては中空にすることにより、インパクト時のボールの変形量が増大して、衝撃は小さくなる。しかし、一方でボールの変形量が大きいことは、それによるエネルギーのロスが大きくなり、そのために反発特性が著しく低下する傾向にある。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、上記のような従来の中空ソリッドゴルフボールの有する問題点を解決し、反発特性を低下することなく慣性モーメントを大きくすることにより、スピン量が少なく、飛行中のスピン減衰を抑制して、飛距離を増大させ、かつ打撃時フィーリングの優れた中空ソリッドゴルフボールを提供することを目的とする。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者らは上記目的を達成すべく鋭意検討を行った結果、直径5〜22mmを有する中空部(1)と中空コア外層部(2)から成る中空コアを用いると共に、2層構造を有するカバーの内側カバー層(3)に高比重充填材を含有してその比重を特定範囲内に限定することにより、高反発でかつ慣性モーメントを大きくすることができ、飛行中のスピン減衰を抑制することができるため、飛距離を増大させ得ることを見い出し、本発明を完成させるに至った。
【0006】
即ち、本発明は、中空コア(5)と該コア上に形成されたカバーから成り、該カバーが内側カバー層(3)と外側カバー層(4)の2層カバー構造を有する中空ソリッドゴルフボールにおいて、
該中空コア(5)が直径5〜22mmを有する中空部(1)と該中空部以外の中空コア外層部(2)から成り、
該中空コア外層部(2)が、基材ゴムとしてのシス‐1,4‐ブタジエンゴム、不飽和カルボン酸の一部または全部の金属塩、有機過酸化物を含有するゴム組成物を加硫成形して形成され、ゴム重量分率55%以上を有し、かつシス‐1 , 4‐ブタジエンゴムの全基材ゴム中の含有量が90%以上であり、該不飽和カルボン酸の一部または全部の金属塩が、アクリル酸亜鉛またはメタクリル酸亜鉛であり、かつその含有量が基材ゴム100重量部に対して15〜40重量部であり、
該内側カバー層(3)が、アイオノマー樹脂から形成され、高比重充填材を含有し、かつ比重1〜3、ショアD硬度55〜75および厚さ1〜3mmを有し、
該外側カバー層(4)が、ショアD硬度55〜75および厚さ1〜3mmを有することを特徴とする中空ソリッドゴルフボールに関する。
【0007】
以下、本発明について更に詳述すると、本発明のゴルフボールは、中空部(1)と中空コア外層部(2)から成る中空コア(5)と、該コア上に形成された内側カバー層(3)と外側カバー層(4)の2層カバーから成る。この中空コアの中空部の直径が大きいほど、慣性モーメントが大きいゴルフボールを得ることができるが、コアにおいて反発弾性を有するゴム組成物の加硫成形物層が減少することから、中空部の直径は5〜22mmの範囲であることが好ましい。22mmより大きくすると中空コア外層部に比重調整のために充填材を多量に使用する必要があり、反発が低くなり過ぎる。また5mmより小さいと中空の効果が見られなくなる。また、中空コアの直径は35〜40mmであり、それにより中空コア外層部の厚さは8〜17mmとなる。
【0008】
本発明の中空ソリッドゴルフボールの作製方法としては、図2に示すような半球金型(6)および中子金型(7)を用いて、ゴム組成物を半球金型(6)に挿入し、その上から半球状の金属製中子金型(7)で圧縮し、150〜170℃で10〜30分間加硫して得られた椀状半球を2つ貼り合わせて中空コアを得る。上記コアにカバー用樹脂を、それに限定されないが、射出成形により被覆した後、ペイントを施して、ゴルフボールを得る。
【0009】
中空コア外層部(2)は基材ゴム、不飽和カルボン酸の金属塩、有機過酸化物、充填材等を配合したゴム組成物を上記のように加熱、加圧、成形することにより得られる。基材ゴムとしては、従来からソリッドゴルフボールに用いられている天然ゴムおよび/または合成ゴムが用いられ、特にシス-1,4-構造少なくとも90%以上、好ましくは95%以上を有するシス-1,4-ポリブタジエンゴムが好ましく、所望により、天然ゴム、ポリイソプレンゴム、スチレンポリブタジエンゴム、EPDM等を配合してもよい。本発明では、高反発性のゴルフボールを得るため、上記ゴム組成物中の基材ゴムの重量分率が55重量%以上、好ましくは60重量%以上であり、基材ゴム中のシス-1,4-ブタジエンゴムの含有量が90%以上、好ましくは95%以上であることが望ましい。
【0010】
不飽和カルボン酸の金属塩は共架橋剤として作用し、特にアクリル酸またはメタクリル酸等のような炭素数3〜8のα,β-不飽和カルボン酸の、亜鉛、マグネシウム塩等の一価または二価の金属塩が挙げられるが、高い反発性を付与するアクリル酸亜鉛が好適である。配合量は基材ゴム100重量部に対して、15〜40重量部、好ましくは23〜32重量部が好適である。40重量部より多いと硬くなり過ぎ、フィーリングが悪くなり、15重量部より少ないと反発が悪くなり飛距離が低下する。また、この配合量は、中空径の大きさ、カバー材料等の種類によって所望の弾性率を付与するために調整されてもよい。
【0011】
有機過酸化物は架橋剤または硬化剤として作用し、例えばジクミルパーオキサイド、1,1-ビス(t-ブチルパーオキシ)-3,5-トリメチルシクロヘキサン、2,5-ジメチル-2,5-ジ(t-ブチルパーオキシ)ヘキサン、ジ-t-ブチルパーオキサイド等が挙げられ、ジクミルパーオキサイドが好適である。配合量は、基材ゴム100重量部に対して0.1〜3.0重量部、好ましくは0.3〜2.5重量部である。0.1重量部未満では軟らかくなり過ぎて反発が悪くなり飛距離が低下する。2.0重量部を越えると硬くなり過ぎ、フィーリングが悪くなる。
【0012】
充填材は、ゴルフボールのコアに通常配合されるものであればよく、例えば無機塩、具体的には、酸化亜鉛、硫酸バリウム、炭酸カルシウム等が挙げられ、高比重金属充填材、例えばタングステン粉末、モリブデン粉末等およびそれらの混合物と併用してもよい。本発明に用いる中空コアは通常の中実コアに比べて重量が不足する傾向があるので、無機塩と高比重金属粉末の混合物を用いるのが好ましい。配合量は、それぞれ基材ゴム100重量部に対して5〜110重量部であることが好ましい。5重量部未満では重量調整が難しく、110重量部を越えるとゴムの重量分率が小さくなり反発が低くなり過ぎる。
【0013】
次いで、上記中空コア上には内側カバー層(3)および外側カバー層(4)の順に2層から成るカバーを被覆する。カバーはソリッドゴルフボールのカバー材として通常使用されるアイオノマー樹脂で形成することができ、また少量の他の樹脂を加えてもよい。アイオノマー樹脂としては、エチレン-(メタ)アクリル酸の共重合体中のカルボン酸の一部を金属イオンで中和したもの、またはその混合物が用いられる。上記の中和する金属イオンとしては、アルカリ金属イオン、例えばNaイオン、Kイオン、Liイオン等;2価金属イオン、例えばZnイオン、Caイオン、Mgイオン等;3価金属イオン、例えばAlイオン、Ndイオン等;およびそれらの混合物が挙げられるが、Naイオン、Znイオン、Liイオン等が反発性、耐久性等からよく用いられる。アイオノマー樹脂の具体例としては、それだけに限定されないが、ハイミラン1557、1605、1652、1702、1705、1706、1707、1855、1856(三井デュポンポリケミカル社製)、IOTEC 7010、8000(エクソン(Exxon)社製)等を例示することができる。
【0014】
更に、内側カバー層(3)は、高比重充填材、例えばタングステン粉末、モリブデン粉末等およびそれらの混合物を含有し、比重1〜3、好ましくは1.2〜3を有する。内側カバー層(3)の比重が、1未満では慣性モーメントが大きくならず飛距離が低下し、3より大きいと高比重充填材の添加量が多くなりコアのゴム重量分率を大きくすることができず反発特性が低下する。高比重充填材の配合量は、基材樹脂100重量部に対して、5〜90重量部であることが好ましい。5重量部未満では内側カバーの比重が大きくならず、90重量部を越えると内側カバーの比重が大きくなり過ぎる。また、内側カバー層(3)および外側カバー層(4)はショアD硬度55〜75および厚さ1〜3mmを有する。共に、厚さ1mm未満では重量配分が少なくなりコアのゴム重量分率を大きくできないため反発特性が向上せず、3mmを越えるとコアの厚さが薄くなり反発特性が低下する。ショアD硬度が75を越えると、ボールが硬くなりフィーリングが悪くなり、55未満では反発特性が低下する。
【0015】
また、上記カバー用組成物には、着色のために二酸化チタン等の添加物や、その他の添加剤、例えば紫外線吸収剤、光安定剤並びに蛍光材料または蛍光増白剤等を、ゴルフボールカバーによる所望の特性が損なわれない範囲で含有していてもよいが、通常、着色剤の配合量は0.1〜0.5重量部が好ましい。
【0016】
本発明のカバー層は、ゴルフボールのカバーの形成に使用されている一般に公知の方法、例えば射出成形、プレス成形等により形成される。カバー層を被覆する際に通常、ディンプルと呼ばれるくぼみを多数表面上に形成する。本発明のゴルフボールは美観を高め、商品価値を上げるために、通常ペイントで被覆され、市場に投入される。
【0017】
本発明では、反発特性を低下することなく、慣性モーメントが大きく、飛行中のスピン減衰が小さく、飛距離が増大したゴルフボールを提供する。
【0018】
【実施例】
本発明を実施例により更に詳細に説明する。但し、本発明はこれら実施例に限定されるものではない。
【0019】
中空コアの作製
以下の表1に示す配合のゴム組成物を、図2に示す上下金型(6)および(7)を用いて、160℃で20分間加硫成形して、中空半球を作製した。中空部の直径は、表3に示すように2種とした。この中空半球の2つを2液性エポキシ接着剤で貼り合わせて、直径37mmの中空コアを作製した。
【0020】
【表1】
【0021】
実施例1〜4および比較例2〜3
カバーの成形
(i)内側カバー層
上記のように得られた中空コア上に、表2に示す配合のカバー用組成物を射出形成により厚さ1.5mmとなるように被覆して、直径40mmを有する球を得た。
(ii)外側カバー層
上記内側カバー層上に、表2に示すカバー用組成物を射出成形により、厚さ1.5mmとなり、かつその表面にディンプル400個が配されるように被覆して、2液硬化型ウレタンペイントでペイント塗装を施して、直径43mmを有する中空ソリッドゴルフボールを作製した。
【0022】
比較例1
上記表1に示す配合Aのゴム組成物を、図3に示す半球状の上下金型(8)および(9)により、160℃で20分間加硫成形し、直径38.4mmの中実コアを得た。得られた中実コア上に、表2に示す配合eのカバー用組成物を射出形成により厚さ2.3mmとなり、かつその表面にディンプル400個が配されるように被覆して、2液硬化型ウレタンペイントでペイント塗装を施して、直径43mmを有する中実ソリッドゴルフボールを作製した。
【0023】
【表2】
【0024】
得られた各ゴルフボールについて、ボール初速、スピン、飛行中スピン減衰、飛距離(キャリー)、およびフィーリングについて評価を行い、その結果を表3に示す。試験方法は以下の通り行った。
【0025】
(試験方法)
▲1▼ボール初速、スピン、キャリー
ツルーテンパー社製スイングロボットにドライバー(ダンロップDP914)を取付け、ゴルフボールをヘッドスピード45m/秒で打ち出した際の、ボール初速およびスピン、キャリーを測定した。
▲2▼飛行中のスピン減衰
ツルーテンパー社製スイングロボットにドライバーを取付け、ゴルフボールをヘッドスピード45m/秒で打撃し、打出されたゴルフボールの140ヤード地点にて、飛行中のスピン量の計測を行った。測定方法は、ボールの表面を図4のように4分割して白黒に塗り分ける。140ヤード地点にて、ライトを下から照らし、白黒を色別するセンサーを下にセットしてライトを通過した際の白黒の時間軸波形をオシロスコープでとらえ、その波形の周期より次式を用いて1分間当たりの回転数、即ちスピンを求める。
更に、次式よりスピン減衰を求める。
▲3▼フィーリング
ハンディーキャップ10以内のゴルファー100人による実打を行い、その際のフィーリングを下記の判定基準により評価した。
【0026】
(試験結果)
【表3】
【0027】
以上の結果より、本発明のコア内部が中空で、内側カバー層に高比重充填材を含有する中空ゴルフボール(実施例1〜4)は、内側カバー層に高比重充填材を含有しない中空ゴルフボール(比較例2〜3)および中実のゴルフボール(比較例1)に比べて、ドライバーでの飛距離が大きく、中実のゴルフボール(比較例1)に比べてフィーリングが優れていることが認められた。
【0028】
【発明の効果】
本発明のソリッドゴルフボールは、中空部と中空コア外層部から成る中空コアを用いると共に、カバーを2層構造とし、その内側カバー層に高比重充填材を含有し、フィーリングおよび反発特性を低下することなく、飛距離を増大させたものである。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】 本発明のゴルフボールの断面概略図である。
【図2】 本発明の中空コア成形用の金型の断面概略図である。
【図3】 比較例1用の中実コア成形用の金型の断面概略図である。
【図4】 スピン測定のため白黒に塗り分けたゴルフボールの概略図である。
【符号の説明】
1 … 中空部
2 … 中空コア外層部
3 … 内側カバー層
4 … 外側カバー層
5 … 中空コア
6 … 半球金型
7 … 中子金型
8 … 半球上金型
9 … 半球下金型[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hollow solid golf ball comprising a hollow core and a cover layer. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf ball having a large moment of inertia, a low spin decay during flight, and an increased flight distance.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A hollow golf ball in which the interior of the golf ball is hollow has been proposed (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-63354). By making the interior hollow, it is possible to increase the moment of inertia by distributing the weight to the outside and increase the flight distance. Moreover, since the inside is hollow, it is possible to reduce the impact at the time of impact.
[0003]
However, it is actually possible to increase the moment of inertia by hollowing out the inside, but conversely, there is a tendency for the weight to be insufficient, and in order to increase the specific gravity of the momentum rubber composition, the blending amount of the filler is increased. As a result, the weight fraction of the rubber component decreases, and the resilience characteristics deteriorate. Further, by making the impact of the deformation amount at the time of impact hollow, the deformation amount of the ball at the time of impact increases and the impact becomes smaller. However, on the other hand, when the amount of deformation of the ball is large, energy loss due to this increases, so that the resilience characteristic tends to be remarkably deteriorated.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention solves the problems of the conventional hollow solid golf balls as described above, and increases the moment of inertia without deteriorating the rebound characteristics, thereby reducing the spin amount and suppressing spin attenuation during flight. An object of the present invention is to provide a hollow solid golf ball having an increased flight distance and an excellent feeling when hit.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the present inventors used a hollow core composed of a hollow portion (1) having a diameter of 5 to 22 mm and a hollow core outer layer portion (2) and has a two-layer structure. By containing a high specific gravity filler in the inner cover layer (3) of the cover and limiting the specific gravity within a specific range, it is possible to increase the moment of inertia with high repulsion and suppress spin attenuation during flight. Therefore, it has been found that the flight distance can be increased, and the present invention has been completed.
[0006]
That is, the present invention comprises a hollow solid golf ball comprising a hollow core (5) and a cover formed on the core, the cover having a two-layer cover structure of an inner cover layer (3) and an outer cover layer (4). In
The hollow core (5) comprises a hollow part (1) having a diameter of 5 to 22 mm and a hollow core outer layer part (2) other than the hollow part,
Vulcanized hollow core outer layer (2) is, cis-1,4-butadiene rubber as a base rubber, a part or all of the metal salts of unsaturated carboxylic acid, a rubber composition containing an organic peroxide molded to be formed, has more than 55% rubber by weight fraction, and cis -1, the content of all the base rubber 4-butadiene rubber is 90% or more, part of the unsaturated carboxylic acid Or all the metal salts are zinc acrylate or zinc methacrylate, and the content thereof is 15 to 40 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the base rubber,
The inner cover layer (3) is formed from an ionomer resin , contains a high specific gravity filler, has a specific gravity of 1-3 , a Shore D hardness of 55-75, and a thickness of 1-3 mm ;
The outer cover layer (4) relates to a hollow solid golf ball characterized by having a Shore D hardness of 55 to 75 and a thickness of 1 to 3 mm .
[0007]
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.The golf ball of the present invention includes a hollow core (5) comprising a hollow portion (1) and a hollow core outer layer portion (2), and an inner cover layer ( It consists of a two-layer cover 3) and an outer cover layer (4). As the diameter of the hollow portion of the hollow core increases, a golf ball having a large moment of inertia can be obtained. However, since the vulcanized molded layer of the rubber composition having rebound resilience in the core decreases, the diameter of the hollow portion Is preferably in the range of 5 to 22 mm. If it is larger than 22 mm, it is necessary to use a large amount of filler for adjusting the specific gravity in the outer layer of the hollow core, and the rebound becomes too low. If it is smaller than 5 mm, the hollow effect cannot be seen. The diameter of the hollow core is 35 to 40 mm, so that the thickness of the hollow core outer layer portion is 8 to 17 mm.
[0008]
As a method for producing a hollow solid golf ball of the present invention, a rubber composition is inserted into a hemispherical mold (6) using a hemispherical mold (6) and a core mold (7) as shown in FIG. Compressed with a hemispherical metal core mold (7) from above, and bonded together two bowl-shaped hemispheres obtained by vulcanization at 150-170 ° C. for 10-30 minutes to obtain a hollow core. Although the cover resin is not limited thereto, the core is coated by injection molding and then painted to obtain a golf ball.
[0009]
The hollow core outer layer part (2) is obtained by heating, pressing and molding a rubber composition containing a base rubber, a metal salt of an unsaturated carboxylic acid, an organic peroxide, a filler and the like as described above. . As the base rubber, natural rubber and / or synthetic rubber conventionally used for solid golf balls are used, and in particular, cis-1 having a cis-1,4-structure of at least 90% or more, preferably 95% or more. 1,4-polybutadiene rubber is preferred, and if desired, natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber, styrene polybutadiene rubber, EPDM or the like may be blended. In the present invention, in order to obtain a highly repellent golf ball, the weight fraction of the base rubber in the rubber composition is 55% by weight or more, preferably 60% by weight or more. It is desirable that the content of 1,4-butadiene rubber is 90% or more, preferably 95% or more.
[0010]
The metal salt of the unsaturated carboxylic acid acts as a co-crosslinking agent, and is particularly monovalent or zinc or magnesium salt of an α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms such as acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. Although a divalent metal salt is mentioned, the zinc acrylate which provides high resilience is suitable. The compounding amount is 15 to 40 parts by weight, preferably 23 to 32 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the base rubber. If it exceeds 40 parts by weight, it will be too hard and the feeling will be poor. If it is less than 15 parts by weight, the rebound will be poor and the flight distance will be reduced. This blending amount may be adjusted to give a desired elastic modulus depending on the size of the hollow diameter, the type of cover material, and the like.
[0011]
Organic peroxides act as crosslinkers or curing agents such as dicumyl peroxide, 1,1-bis (t-butylperoxy) -3,5-trimethylcyclohexane, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5- Examples thereof include di (t-butylperoxy) hexane and di-t-butyl peroxide, and dicumyl peroxide is preferable. The amount is 0.1 to 3.0 parts by weight, preferably 0.3 to 2.5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the base rubber. If it is less than 0.1 parts by weight, it becomes too soft and the rebound becomes worse and the flight distance decreases. If it exceeds 2.0 parts by weight, it becomes too hard and the feeling becomes worse.
[0012]
The filler is not particularly limited as long as it is usually blended in the core of the golf ball, and examples thereof include inorganic salts such as zinc oxide, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, and the like, and high specific gravity metal fillers such as tungsten powder. , Molybdenum powder and the like and mixtures thereof. Since the hollow core used in the present invention tends to be less weight than a normal solid core, it is preferable to use a mixture of an inorganic salt and a high specific gravity metal powder. The blending amount is preferably 5 to 110 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the base rubber. If it is less than 5 parts by weight, it is difficult to adjust the weight, and if it exceeds 110 parts by weight, the weight fraction of the rubber becomes small and the rebound becomes too low.
[0013]
Next, a cover comprising two layers in order of the inner cover layer (3) and the outer cover layer (4) is coated on the hollow core. The cover can be formed of an ionomer resin that is usually used as a cover material for solid golf balls, and a small amount of other resin may be added. As the ionomer resin, one obtained by neutralizing a part of the carboxylic acid in the ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid copolymer with a metal ion or a mixture thereof is used. Examples of the metal ions to be neutralized include alkali metal ions such as Na ions, K ions and Li ions; divalent metal ions such as Zn ions, Ca ions and Mg ions; trivalent metal ions such as Al ions, Nd ions and the like; and mixtures thereof, Na ions, Zn ions, Li ions, etc. are often used from the viewpoint of resilience and durability. Specific examples of ionomer resins include, but are not limited to, Himiran 1557, 1605, 1652, 1702, 1705, 1706, 1707, 1855, 1856 (Mitsui DuPont Polychemical), IOTEC 7010, 8000 (Exxon) Etc.).
[0014]
Furthermore, the inner cover layer (3) contains a high specific gravity filler, such as tungsten powder, molybdenum powder, etc. and mixtures thereof and has a specific gravity of 1-3, preferably 1.2-3. If the specific gravity of the inner cover layer (3) is less than 1, the moment of inertia will not increase and the flight distance will decrease. If it is greater than 3, the amount of high specific gravity filler added will increase and the rubber weight fraction of the core will increase. The rebound characteristics cannot be achieved. The blending amount of the high specific gravity filler is preferably 5 to 90 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the base resin. If it is less than 5 parts by weight, the specific gravity of the inner cover will not increase, and if it exceeds 90 parts by weight, the specific gravity of the inner cover will be too high. The inner cover layer (3) and the outer cover layer (4) have a Shore D hardness of 55 to 75 and a thickness of 1 to 3 mm. In both cases, when the thickness is less than 1 mm, the weight distribution is reduced and the rubber weight fraction of the core cannot be increased, so that the resilience characteristics are not improved. When the thickness exceeds 3 mm, the core thickness becomes thin and the resilience characteristics deteriorate. If the Shore D hardness exceeds 75, the ball becomes hard and the feeling becomes poor, and if it is less than 55, the resilience characteristics deteriorate.
[0015]
In addition, the above cover composition contains an additive such as titanium dioxide for coloring, and other additives such as an ultraviolet absorber, a light stabilizer and a fluorescent material or a fluorescent brightening agent. Although it may contain in the range which does not impair a desired characteristic, normally the compounding quantity of a coloring agent has a preferable 0.1-0.5 weight part.
[0016]
The cover layer of the present invention is formed by a generally known method used for forming a golf ball cover, such as injection molding or press molding. When covering the cover layer, a number of depressions called dimples are usually formed on the surface. The golf ball of the present invention is usually coated with paint and put on the market in order to enhance the beauty and increase the commercial value.
[0017]
The present invention provides a golf ball having a large moment of inertia, a small spin decay during flight, and an increased flight distance without deteriorating rebound characteristics.
[0018]
【Example】
The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples.
[0019]
Production of hollow core A rubber composition having the composition shown in Table 1 below was vulcanized and molded at 160 ° C for 20 minutes using the upper and lower molds (6) and (7) shown in Fig. 2, A hollow hemisphere was made. The diameter of the hollow part was made into 2 types as shown in Table 3. Two hollow hemispheres were bonded with a two-component epoxy adhesive to produce a hollow core with a diameter of 37 mm.
[0020]
[Table 1]
[0021]
Examples 1-4 and Comparative Examples 2-3
Cover molding
(i) Inner cover layer On the hollow core obtained as described above, a cover composition having the composition shown in Table 2 was coated by injection molding to a thickness of 1.5 mm, and a sphere having a diameter of 40 mm was formed. Obtained.
(ii) Outer cover layer On the inner cover layer, the cover composition shown in Table 2 is coated by injection molding so that the thickness is 1.5 mm and 400 dimples are arranged on the surface. A hollow solid golf ball having a diameter of 43 mm was prepared by applying paint with a liquid curable urethane paint.
[0022]
Comparative Example 1
The rubber composition of Formulation A shown in Table 1 above was vulcanized for 20 minutes at 160 ° C. using hemispherical upper and lower molds (8) and (9) shown in FIG. 3, and a solid core with a diameter of 38.4 mm was formed. Obtained. Covering the obtained solid core with a cover composition having the composition e shown in Table 2 by injection molding so that the thickness becomes 2.3 mm and 400 dimples are arranged on the surface thereof. A solid solid golf ball having a diameter of 43 mm was prepared by painting with a type urethane paint.
[0023]
[Table 2]
[0024]
For each of the obtained golf balls, the initial ball speed, spin, spin attenuation during flight, flight distance (carry), and feeling were evaluated, and the results are shown in Table 3. The test method was as follows.
[0025]
(Test method)
(1) Initial ball speed, spin, and carry carry A driver (Dunlop DP914) was attached to a swing robot manufactured by Trutemper, and the initial ball velocity, spin, and carry when a golf ball was launched at a head speed of 45 m / second were measured.
(2) Spin attenuator during flight Attach a driver to a swing robot made by True Temper, hit a golf ball at a head speed of 45m / sec, and measure the amount of spin during flight at the 140 yards point of the hit golf ball. Went. In the measurement method, the surface of the ball is divided into four parts as shown in FIG. At 140 yards, illuminate the light from the bottom, set the sensor that separates black and white, and capture the time axis waveform of black and white when passing through the light with an oscilloscope, and use the following formula from the period of the waveform The number of revolutions per minute, that is, the spin is obtained.
Further, the spin decay is obtained from the following equation.
(3) Feeling Handicap 100 hit golfers within 10 were hit and the feeling at that time was evaluated according to the following criteria.
[0026]
(Test results)
[Table 3]
[0027]
From the above results, the hollow golf ball (Examples 1 to 4) in which the core of the present invention is hollow and the inner cover layer contains the high specific gravity filler is a hollow golf ball that does not contain the high specific gravity filler in the inner cover layer. Compared to the ball (Comparative Examples 2 to 3) and a solid golf ball (Comparative Example 1), the flight distance by the driver is large, and the feeling is superior to the solid golf ball (Comparative Example 1). It was recognized that
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
The solid golf ball of the present invention uses a hollow core composed of a hollow portion and a hollow core outer layer portion, and the cover has a two-layer structure, and the inner cover layer contains a high specific gravity filler to reduce feeling and resilience characteristics. Without increasing the flight distance.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a golf ball of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a mold for forming a hollow core of the present invention.
3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a solid core molding die for Comparative Example 1. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a golf ball that is separately painted in black and white for spin measurement.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Hollow part 2 ... Hollow core
Claims (1)
該中空コア(5)が直径5〜22mmを有する中空部(1)と該中空部以外の中空コア外層部(2)から成り、
該中空コア外層部(2)が、基材ゴムとしてのシス‐1,4‐ブタジエンゴム、不飽和カルボン酸の一部または全部の金属塩、有機過酸化物を含有するゴム組成物を加硫成形して形成され、ゴム重量分率55%以上を有し、かつシス‐1 , 4‐ブタジエンゴムの全基材ゴム中の含有量が90%以上であり、該不飽和カルボン酸の一部または全部の金属塩が、アクリル酸亜鉛またはメタクリル酸亜鉛であり、かつその含有量が基材ゴム100重量部に対して15〜40重量部であり、
該内側カバー層(3)が、アイオノマー樹脂から形成され、高比重充填材を含有し、かつ比重1〜3、ショアD硬度55〜75および厚さ1〜3mmを有し、
該外側カバー層(4)が、ショアD硬度55〜75および厚さ1〜3mmを有することを特徴とする中空ソリッドゴルフボール。A hollow solid golf ball comprising a hollow core (5) and a cover formed on the core, wherein the cover has a two-layer cover structure of an inner cover layer (3) and an outer cover layer (4).
The hollow core (5) comprises a hollow part (1) having a diameter of 5 to 22 mm and a hollow core outer layer part (2) other than the hollow part,
Vulcanized hollow core outer layer (2) is, cis-1,4-butadiene rubber as a base rubber, a part or all of the metal salts of unsaturated carboxylic acid, a rubber composition containing an organic peroxide molded to be formed, has more than 55% rubber by weight fraction, and cis -1, the content of all the base rubber 4-butadiene rubber is 90% or more, part of the unsaturated carboxylic acid Or all the metal salts are zinc acrylate or zinc methacrylate, and the content thereof is 15 to 40 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the base rubber,
The inner cover layer (3) is formed from an ionomer resin , contains a high specific gravity filler, has a specific gravity of 1-3 , a Shore D hardness of 55-75, and a thickness of 1-3 mm ;
A hollow solid golf ball, wherein the outer cover layer (4) has a Shore D hardness of 55 to 75 and a thickness of 1 to 3 mm .
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