AU2010224448B2 - Trolleys - Google Patents

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AU2010224448B2
AU2010224448B2 AU2010224448A AU2010224448A AU2010224448B2 AU 2010224448 B2 AU2010224448 B2 AU 2010224448B2 AU 2010224448 A AU2010224448 A AU 2010224448A AU 2010224448 A AU2010224448 A AU 2010224448A AU 2010224448 B2 AU2010224448 B2 AU 2010224448B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B5/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B55/00—Bags for golf clubs; Stands for golf clubs for use on the course; Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
    • A63B55/60—Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
    • A63B55/61—Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags motorised
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L1/00—Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L53/00—Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
    • B60L53/10—Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle
    • B60L53/14—Conductive energy transfer
    • B60L53/16—Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B1/00—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor
    • B62B1/26—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape
    • B62B1/262—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape the objects being of elongated shape, e.g. fishing rods, golf clubs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B5/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
    • B62B5/0026—Propulsion aids
    • B62B5/0033—Electric motors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L2200/00—Type of vehicles
    • B60L2200/30—Trolleys
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B60R11/02—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2202/00—Indexing codes relating to type or characteristics of transported articles
    • B62B2202/40—Sport articles
    • B62B2202/404—Golf articles, e.g. golfbags
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/70—Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/7072—Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02T90/10—Technologies relating to charging of electric vehicles
    • Y02T90/14—Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

An electrically powered golf trolley, comprising a battery supplying electrical current for powering the trolley and an electrical connection interface in the form of a plug or socket through which a separate portable electrical component with a part that cooperates with the connection interface may be electrically coupled to the battery to be powered for normal use and/or to be charged. Figure MOTOcaddy Pat speci 24109/10

Description

TROLLEYS The present invention relates to electrically powered sports trolleys. It is known to use trolleys for the convenient transport of sporting 5 equipment before, during or after play. Such trolleys or carts are collectively herein referred to as sports trolleys. These may or may not also transport people, but the present invention is particularly concerned with those that are not intended to carry people. A particular common example of this is golf trolleys which are designed to assist in the transportation of golf bags and golf 10 clubs as a player moves around a course. To assist in the movement of such trolleys around a course it is well known for them to be provided with electrical motors adapted to drive the wheels. Batteries are provided in order to supply the electric motor or motors with the necessary electrical current to operate. It is increasingly common these days for sportsmen to use portable 15 electronic equipment either as part of the sport or simply personal use whilst playing or during appropriate pauses. Such equipment may include for example mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs and the like. In some sports, particularly golf, equipment such as GPS receivers are used in order to monitor a golfer's position on a course and provide useful data such as 20 distance to the hole. It has been found that the batteries employed in powered such trolleys have ample capacity to assist in powering portable peripheral devices when in use. Therefore, it is an aim of the present invention to provide a mechanism by which portable electronic devices may be powered from the trolley's power 25 source to ensure sufficient duration of operation. MOTOcaddy pat spec 24109/10 -2 Therefore, according to the present invention there is provided an electrically powered golf trolley, comprising a battery supplying electrical current for powering the trolley and an electrical connection interface in the form of a plug or socket through which a separate portable electrical 5 component with a part that cooperates with the connection interface may be electrically coupled to the battery to be powered for normal use and/or to be charged. Such a golf trolley, in addition to the features previously mentioned, would be provided with a means to support a golf bag. Further, one or more 10 electric motor and appropriate controllers may be provided to drive wheels on the trolley as is well known. The electrical connection interface is a plug or a socket to which a co operating part on the portable electrical component is connectable. It is highly preferred that the electrical connection interface on the trolley comprises a 15 USB socket such that any portable device adapted to be charged through a USB connection may be connected and charged and/or powered. Preferably the trolley includes a handle and the electrical connection interface is provided on or adjacent the handle for ease of connection. In order that the portable electrical component can be safely located on 20 the trolley whilst connected to the electrical connection interface it is preferred that the trolley further comprises appropriate support means to support the component on the trolley. Such support means might simply take the form of a surface upon which the item can be placed or a hook from which it could be hung. In more preferred embodiments such support means might comprise 25 an appropriately configured bracket or recess into which the electrical MOTOcaddy pat speci 24/09/10 -3 component may be securely located. This permits the component to be placed on the trolley, connected to the electrical connection interface and remain so whilst the trolley is moving over potentially uneven terrain. Advantageously the electrical connection interface is provided closely 5 adjacent to any such support means. Potentially the electrical connection means and support means may be configured such that location of an electrical component within the support means automatically causes an electrical connection between the electrical connection interface and the component. 10 In addition to the electrical connection between the component and the battery achieving the supply of power to the electrical component it is possible that the connection may also provide a control/data exchange interface between the portable component and any other constituent or device forming part of the trolley. For example, if the portable electrical component is a GPS 15 receiver it is possible that the interface with the trolley could be used to control the movement of the trolley as well as powering the electrical component. In order that it may be better understood, but by way of example only, an embodiment of the present invention will now be described in more details with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: 20 Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of trolley according to the present invention; and Figure 2 is an enlarged underside view of the handle showing the electrical connection interface. Referring to Figures 1 and 2, there is shown an embodiment of golf 25 trolley according to the present invention. The trolley generally comprises a MOTOcaddy pat spec 24/09/10 -4 frame 10 supported by three wheels 11 which allow the trolley to roll over the ground. A golf bag 13 is supported on the framework 10 and carries golf clubs 14 for use whilst playing. The frame supports a battery pack 15 which powers motors that drive the rear wheels 11. These rear wheels are 5 configured such that a separate motor drives each wheel therefore allowing independent control of the two rear wheels and as a consequence the direction of the trolley's movement. At the upper end of the frame is a handle 16 which can be used to manoeuvre the trolley. If appropriate, control mechanisms for the drive io motors may be located in the handle. On the underside of the handle (best seen in Figure 2) there is an electrical connection interface in the form of a universal serial bus (USB) type connector 18. This connector is provided on the underside of the handle to ensure minimum visual impact when not in use and to help protect it from adverse climatic conditions. A protective cap (not 15 shown) may also be provided to improve protection from the environment. When a golfer wishes to connect a portable electronic component (not shown) the golfer removes any the protective cap from the USB connector 18 and engages an interface lead (not shown) provided with the electrical component into the USB port at one end and the electrical component at the 20 other (if not permanently integrated). The electrical component is then supported on the handle of the trolley. The support means to hold the electrical component are not shown in the accompanying drawings. The golfer may then manoeuvre the trolley normally whilst the electrical component is supported and is powered and/or charged by electrical supply 25 from the battery pack 15. MOTOcaddy pat speci 24109/10 -5 Given that the battery pack could operate at a voltage, such as 12 volts, that may be different to the desired USB output voltage, suitable regulatory electronic components are provided within the handle (and are not visible in the attached) in order to regulate the output from the USB port. 5 Wires extend within the frame from the battery pack to the USB port and or regulatory components. MOTOcaddy pat spec 24109/10

Claims (4)

1. An electrically powered golf trolley having 3 wheels, a handle by which the trolley may be steered by a person walking behind; means to support a golf bag but 5 not a person on the trolley; a battery supplying electrical current powering one or more wheel of the trolley; an electrical connection interface in the form of a USB socket through which a separate portable electrical component with a part that cooperates with the connection interface is electrically coupled to the battery to be powered for normal use and/or to be charged; and means to support the portable 10 electrical component whilst connected to the USB electrical connection interface.
2. A golf trolley as claimed in claim 1, in which the means to support the portable electrical component are located on or near the handle.
3. A golf trolley as claimed in any of the preceding claims, which further comprises current and or voltage alteration means between the battery and the 15 electrical connection interface to regulate the electrical output therefrom.
4. A golf trolley as claimed in any of the preceding claims, in which the electrical connection interface is provided on or adjacent the handle. 8df26f3a-a312-41ff-a746-d385959e47da 17/11/15
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US6496141B2 (en) * 1998-09-28 2002-12-17 Vxt, L.L.C. Hybrid system and method for golf course distance determination using GPS navigation signals
US20050252700A1 (en) * 2002-06-04 2005-11-17 Chin Kitauchi Powered manual propelling vehicle
EP1635476A2 (en) * 2004-09-08 2006-03-15 Belkin Corporation Holder, electrical supply and RF transmitter unit for electronic devices
EP1655830A1 (en) * 2004-10-28 2006-05-10 Textron, Inc. AC drive system for electrically operated vehicle
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