ES2228248A1 - Safety device for detecting people in areas with golf balls impacting in blind shots, has frame provided with light source for emission of laser beams, and detector detecting reflected light and traffic light using processor - Google Patents

Abstract

The device (21) has a set of driven blocks, housing, and a chassis or frame (22) that is made of rigid material. The chassis or frame is provided with a light source (24) for emission of a laser beams. A ray detector (25) detects reflected light and traffic light (27) using a processor (26).

Description

Security device for the detection of people in golf course areas on which balls impact driven in blind strokes.

Object of the invention

The present specification refers to a application for an Invention Patent corresponding to a safety device for the detection of people in areas of golf courses on which hit balls are hit blind, whose purpose is to make the device, provided with an external sensor, preferably a sensor presence, whose purpose is to identify the presence of people over a specified distance range, and specifically the called critical area, risk area or blind spot, detecting any movement that occurs in it, and putting into operation a mechanism to alert players of the match in which the blind stroke of golf will take place.

Field of the Invention

This invention has its application within the industry dedicated to the manufacture of apparatus, devices or alarm and surveillance elements, having as final application their employment within the industry dedicated to the manufacture of mechanisms, devices and auxiliary elements for the fields of Golf.

Background of the invention

The golf courses are made up of holes with pairs 3, 4 and 5, and usually the design of these conforms by a nonlinear trajectory, both horizontally and vertically, the so-called "bumps" can then appear blind. "

Additionally, "blows" may occur. blind "when adverse weather conditions occur for the player who has to hit (face sun, fog, etc.), since the term "blind hit" applies to every blow that a golfer with difficulties for Visualize your goal.

The aforementioned "blind strokes" are usually normally blows in which it is intended to reach a distance of between 100 and 300 meters, and the golf ball reaches speeds that exceed 210 km / h.

The term "Dogleg" is used within the golf sport with reference to the holes that twist your right or left path. Many holes are designed in straight line, from the starting stroke (on the tee), to the hole (on the green).

However, there are holes designed with a turn to left or right, usually located in the area center of the hole layout. A hole that turns right is usually called "dogleg right", and a hole that turns to the left is usually called "dogleg left".

In almost all the golf courses in the world there are holes, especially pairs 4 and 5, that involve critical areas or of risk by having to perform "blind strokes" on them, since that the player cannot know for sure if the match that antecedent is still in the drop zone of his next hit.

Motion sensors, for detection of intruders, have evolved from linear sensors, to methods that cover nonlinear surfaces, however by the applicant is not aware of the existence until moment of no motion detection system applied to Increase safety on golf courses.

It should be taken into account that the areas that are they must detect on golf courses, they can be large areas and irregular relief, which does not allow the use of systems similar to those contemplated in the following inventions. TO to know:

- Invention Patent WO 99/03080, in which an intruder detection system is described, which, even incorporating non-linear detection sensors, it is incapacitated to carry out presence detection in a wide area with irregular relief.

- Utility Model requested in Spain with the number 200102302, published with the corresponding number 1,050,758 to a device for access control, which has as purpose the control of the people who will access, making control over tickets that have a printed code of bars, the device incorporating a connected reading unit to an interpretation unit that, if necessary, triggers a signal means and / or access blocking means.

- Invention Patent US4949074, which refers to an intruder detection method that projects lightning infrared towards a visual field in which the detection device and the reception of the reflex, generating a output signal if the signal differs from the signal of reference.

- US Patent 3715953, which allows scanning a section, determined by a TV camera, a Laser emitter and a signal interpretation system.

However, the applicant does not is aware of the current existence of a invention that presents the characteristics described in this memory and have a specific application for the purpose pursued.

Description of the invention

Security device for the detection of people in golf course areas on which balls impact driven in blind strokes object of the invention, is configured in himself as an obvious novelty that not only controls the area where your performance is required, but simultaneously launches a warning mechanism to players of the following match, that is, match in which one of the players or several golfers are going to make blind strokes.

More specifically, the device security for the detection of people in golf course areas on which balls driven in blind strokes hit object of the invention is constituted from a carrier structure of a sensor that covers only the risk zone, that is, the area that in principle may be occupied by another group of players who are playing a game, or workers performing the maintenance of the field, having the specific mission of reporting your occupation reducing risk of impact.

For this, the invention has a sensor of presence that, properly preconfigured, performs scanning or continuous scanning when the area is in operation risk, and that may be implemented with the relevant application that will analyze the received data and contrast it with the originals, thus achieving their adaptation to any hole in a course, regardless of whether this guarded route is uphill, downhill, turn to left or right, and decrease false alarms.

If presence is detected in the risk zone, the invention will activate the mechanisms incorporated therein or connected to it, specifically put into operation a signal preferably acoustic, bright, wave or video.

In the case of wave signal emission, a sender will transfer it and a receiver located in the area from where the blind hit is executed, it will convert that signal into a signal Acoustic, bright or video.

Additionally the sensor can receive the signal directly from an issuer, carried by players who they find in the risk zone, and in this way, the invention Increase in effectiveness.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, is accompanied herein descriptive, as an integral part of it, two sheets of plans in which with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, it has been represented the following:

Figure number 1. Corresponds to a scheme of operation of the safety device for the detection of people in golf course areas on which balls impact driven in blind strokes.

Figure number 2. Corresponds to a view schematic of the object of the invention, which can adopt Any external configuration deemed appropriate.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

The security device for the detection of people in golf course areas on which balls impact driven in blind strokes is composed of an external sensor (1), provided with alternative power supplies (10), and that They can be both autonomous and non-autonomous.

The invention must be preconfigured initially, for which it presents a preconfiguration block (1 ') of the external sensor (1), in order to scan only the risk zone through block (2) and store the data originals

The sensor (1) scans the risk zone and a through the data generation block (3) these are analyzed and if these data do not vary with respect to the originals, return to start the scanning process, for which the block of data generation is interconnected by the blocks corresponding to the absence of detection (4) or that of presence detection presence (5), starting again the scanning process when there is no detection, while yes variation of the data is detected versus the original data, analyze the information in order to verify the existence of possible errors, for which it has a block (6) configured as an error filter block, returning to principle of the process if yes or generating an alarm by block (7) in the negative case, restarting the process.

Additionally the invention may be in stand-by or inactivity situation through block (8), inactivating the system when it is not detected presence for a defined time, for which it presents a block (9) of no detection or starting up again the detection process at the moment it is detected again presence through the presence detection block (9 ').

In view of figure number 2 and leaving fully explained the utility of the invention, the device of security for the detection of people in golf course areas on which hit balls driven in blind strokes (21), is equipped with a laser beam, which scans or scans of the defined risk zone, and analyzes the reflected light to determine if movement is occurring in said area of risk, and if so, analyze the information, filter the same in order to verify the existence of an error, and if not error exists, emits a light signal, by activating a traffic light (27) of LED system, characterized by its long life useful and low consumption, and can also produce a signal Acoustic, sound or video.

Specifically, the invention incorporates a housing, chassis or frame (22) of any shape, preferably of rigid, weatherproof material, in which it has been provided a light source (24) for the emission of the laser beam, the which makes a scan or scan of the defined risk zone.

The beam of light is then transformed into reflected light beam that returns to the device, for which the invention has a light ray detector (25) reflected.

Finally, the invention incorporates a processor (26) of signals interpreting variations, comparing the intensity and distance from stored data, and from this way, variations between inputs and stored data they will mean the presence of an individual in the risk zone.

The invention incorporates the mechanism for filter those large or small objects, not susceptible to generate the alarm, such as branches, leaves, small animals, etc., thus avoiding the production of false alarms

Once the data is generated, and analyzed by part of the sensor, and in case of presence detection it will be set to the traffic light of the upper part of the system (27), visible from the area where the blind strike is to be executed.

The ray of light will preferably be laser, and the stored data, which will be compared with the data received, are initially taxed by scanning the area of risk, preferably, the signal processor (26) will be composed of an application that will compare the data received with initially stored target data, that is, each one of the reference points of the risk zone.

The invention is preferably equipped with energy self-feeding means (23), because the locations where it will be located normally lack electric current, such as batteries or the like, or well an energy generator using solar panels, being able to feed directly from the electrical installation.

At the base of the security device for the detection of people in areas of golf courses on which hit balls driven in blind strokes (21) the existence of a space (28) enabled to store the battery (23) or power supply.

Claims (4)

1. Safety device for the detection of people in golf course areas on which balls driven in blind strokes impact, characterized by being constituted as an applicable device for installation in an area that covers the risk zone or blind zone of a hole in a golf course, and the scan by an external sensor (1) for the presence or movement detection, incorporating an identifier filter of objects or animals large or small, even in motion (6), presenting an alarm system (7), which evidences the presence within the area of risk of people, having the sensor (1) ability to, after the generation of the data and analysis of them, transform the information received into signals that can be seen by the player who will perform the "blind hit" through the alarm system (7), incorporating energy self-supply means (10), such as batteries or similar, or a generated r energy through solar panels, being able to connect directly to the power grid. 2. Safety device for the detection of people in golf course areas on which balls driven in blind strokes impact, according to the first claim, characterized by incorporating an additional device configured as a signal receiver that covers the risk zone and a transmitter carried by the players, trained to emit an alarm if it detects a signal in the risk zone. 3. Safety device for the detection of people in golf course areas on which balls driven in blind strokes impact, according to the first claim, characterized by incorporating an additional device, located in the area from which a stroke is to be executed blind and alert to the presence, within the area of risk, of other people. 4. Safety device for the detection of people in golf course areas on which balls driven in blind strokes impact, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the device (21) is configured from a housing, chassis or frame ( 22) preferably made of rigid, weather-resistant material, provided with a light source (24) for the emission of laser beam, having a detector (25) of reflected light rays and a signal processor (26), as well as a traffic light at the top.