Dimple patterns for golf balls
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09855465B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-02

    申请号:US15379559

    申请日:2016-12-15

    申请人: Acushnet Company

    IPC分类号: A63B37/06 A63B37/00

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines.

    Golf ball dimple profile
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09789363B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-17

    申请号:US14981383

    申请日:2015-12-28

    申请人: Acushnet Company

    IPC分类号: A63B37/12 A63B37/00

    摘要: The present invention concerns a golf ball having dimples with a cross-sectional profile comprising a conical top portion and a non-conical bottom portion. More particularly, the profiles of the present invention are defined by three independent parameters: dimple diameter (DD), edge angle (ΦEDGE), and saucer ratio (Sr). These parameters fully define the dimple shape and allow for greater flexibility in constructing a dimple profile versus conventional spherical dimples. Further, conical dimples provide a unique dimple cross-section which is visually distinct.