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Plating layer structure of golf club head and forming method thereof

Plating layer structure of golf club head and forming method thereof description/claims

This invention relates to a plating layer structure of a golf club head and a forming method thereof, and more particularly, to a plating layer structure of a golf club head with a medium layer and a forming method thereof.

Current golf club heads are made of composite materials. In particular, the body and the striking plate of a golf club head are made from different materials. For example, the body can be made from 17-4PH stainless steel, and the striking plate can be made from 6Al-4V titanium alloy, thereby providing a golf club head having a body of high strength and a striking plate of excellent deformability.

For preventing ustiness or corrosion and improving appearance, a cladding material is formed on the surface of the golf club head to reduce the possibility of rusting and corrosion and improve the appearance thereof.

However, when using an electroplating method to form a plating layer on the golf club head with composite materials, in light of electrochemistry theory, the plating layer cannot directly be formed on some specific material, such as aluminum, titanium or nonmetallic materials. Therefore, the adhesion between the plating layer and the golf club head with composite materials (such as aluminum, titanium or nonmetallic materials) is poor, and the corrosion-resistance, rust-resistance or appearance of the golf club head cannot be enhanced.

Therefore, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a plating layer structure of a golf club head and a forming method thereof to electroplate a plating layer on the golf club head.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a golf club head with a plating layer structure, wherein the golf club head has the material that is not electroplating-compatible with the plating layer.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the plating layer structure of the golf club head comprises a medium layer and a plating layer. The medium layer is formed on the surface of the golf club head. The plating layer is formed on the medium layer, wherein at least a portion of the material of the golf club head is not electroplating-compatible with the material of the plating layer, and the material of the plating layer is electroplating-compatible with the material of the medium layer.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the method for forming the plating layer structure of the golf club head comprises: forming a medium layer on the surface of the golf club head; and electroplating a plating layer on the medium layer, wherein at least a portion of the material of the golf club head is not electroplating-compatible with the material of the plating layer, and the material of the plating layer is electroplating-compatible with the material of the medium layer.

Therefore, with the application of the plating layer structure of the golf club head and the forming method thereof disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention, the plating layer structure can be electroplated on the golf club head by the medium layer, thereby enhancing corrosion-resistance, rust-resistance and the appearance thereof.

The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow diagram showing the process for forming a plating layer structure of a golf club head according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing a golf club head according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional diagram showing a golf club head according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional diagram showing a golf club head according to a second embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional diagram showing a golf club head according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

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