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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2022
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a hollow shaft including a hoop layer. The shaft weight is 50 g or less. The shaft has a flexural rigidity EI (N·m) and a shaft wall thickness t (mm). In a first region having a distance of 200 mm to 300 mm from the tip end, EI/t is 10 or greater and 40 or less. In a second region having a distance of 800 mm to 900 mm from the tip end, EI/t is 45 or greater and 80 or less. The hoop layer includes a partial hoop layer disposed in a part of an entire length of the shaft. The partial hoop layer includes a specific butt hoop layer that is not present in the first region and that is disposed over an entirety of the second region. The specific butt hoop layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm or greater.
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