EP0688235A1 - Vorrichtung zum reinigen und beschleunigen von im wesentlichen zylindrischen-, quaderförmigen-, und kugelförmigen gegenständen, insbesondere von golf bällen - Google Patents
Vorrichtung zum reinigen und beschleunigen von im wesentlichen zylindrischen-, quaderförmigen-, und kugelförmigen gegenständen, insbesondere von golf bällenInfo
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- EP0688235A1 EP0688235A1 EP94929476A EP94929476A EP0688235A1 EP 0688235 A1 EP0688235 A1 EP 0688235A1 EP 94929476 A EP94929476 A EP 94929476A EP 94929476 A EP94929476 A EP 94929476A EP 0688235 A1 EP0688235 A1 EP 0688235A1
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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Definitions
- spherical objects in particular golf balls.
- the invention relates generally to a device for cleaning and accelerating objects that are substantially cylindrical, cuboid, and spherical.
- the invention relates to a device for cleaning golf balls, which ensures a high ball throughput.
- Devices of this type are used on golf courses mainly in practice, since on the one hand they play with a large number of golf balls and on the other hand the balls become dirty both through contact with the ground and through very short grass residues, such as those produced when cutting the greens.
- the dirt that settles in the knobs of the golf balls and possibly dries there leads to an extremely negative influence on the flight properties of the golf balls.
- both a high cleaning performance and a high ball throughput must be guaranteed for such a device.
- a device for cleaning golf balls is known for example from US Pat. No. 4,181,996.
- the known arrangement has a round brush attached to a roller.
- a metal band, the flat side of which is oriented parallel to the brush axis, is arranged helically around the brush in such a way that the golf balls can be guided along the brush roller.
- driving the roller for example by a motor, the golf balls are driven in the guide along the brush roller and cleaned in this way.
- the cleaning process can be supported by adding a cleaning agent, for example water.
- the dirt caused by contact with the ground is generally completely removed; However, very short grass residues often stick to the balls, especially when playing on a damp court.
- the object of the invention is therefore to provide a device of the type mentioned, which ensures complete cleaning of the balls, which reduces the stress on the plastic-coated surface of the golf balls when cleaning, and has a comparatively simple structure and thus a manufacture and maintenance with enables reduced costs.
- the device is designed such that the objects to be cleaned are pre-cleaned by a device for pre-cleaning and acceleration and are accelerated to a speed that enables them to run completely through a brush channel for final cleaning.
- the objects in a tube are generated by generating a negative pressure by means of a liquid or gaseous jet (hereinafter the gaseous or liquid substance used for this is referred to as the working medium), which enters the tube through a nozzle-shaped opening at a small angle, accelerates.
- a liquid or gaseous jet hereinafter the gaseous or liquid substance used for this is referred to as the working medium
- FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the brush channel of the preferred exemplary embodiment from FIG. 1.
- a preferred exemplary embodiment of the present invention has a device 2 for pre-cleaning and accelerating the objects 1 to be cleaned (for example the soiled golf balls) and a brush channel 3.
- the device 2 comprises a tube 4 with two separate sections 4a for acceleration and 4b for further acceleration and pre-cleaning of the objects.
- the space created by the separation is in the form of an annular opening or nozzle 5.
- a part of the first section 4a of the tube 4 is surrounded by a tubular chamber 6.
- This chamber 6 is further defined by a tubular outer wall 6a and by an end wall 6b.
- the tubular chamber tapers, the tubular outer wall 6a merging into the second section 4b of the tube 4.
- both the first section 4a of the tube 4 and the end wall 6b as well as the tubular wall 6b and the second section 4b of the tube 4 are integrally formed.
- the two parts are connected to one another on the end wall 6b and the tubular outer wall 6a, for example by external and internal threads.
- a sealing ring 8 is optionally provided.
- an adjustment mechanism is also provided which enables the effective area of the opening 5 to be changed.
- an external thread in the tubular outer wall 6a and an internal thread in the end wall 6b or the reverse arrangement equivalent thereto can be provided.
- the area of the opening can be regulated by the screwing depth of the external thread into the internal thread.
- the first or second section of the tube 4a or 4b, the Ab end wall 6b and the tubular outer wall 6a of the chamber, as well as the tapering section of the tubular outer wall 6a are each made in one piece and are connected to one another, for example, by threads and / or flanges.
- the device 2 can consist of plastic and can be produced, for example, by an injection molding process. As a result, the device can be manufactured very inexpensively.
- the device 2 for pre-cleaning and acceleration can consist of other materials, especially if certain physical or chemical properties of the working medium used are to be taken into account. If, for example, an acidic working medium is used to increase the cleaning effect of the device, the device can consist of acid-resistant material, for example steel or cast steel.
- a metal or metal alloy such as brass, steel or cast steel can be used.
- the parts that come into contact with the working medium can also be provided with a protective layer, which in particular reduces the material wear caused by the high pressure with which the working medium is introduced into the device.
- a brush channel 3 coaxially connects with a substantially circular cross section.
- the channel comprises bristles 10 which are mounted on a tubular support 9 perpendicular to the axis of the channel.
- 2 shows an advantageous embodiment of the brush channel, in which the carrier 9 consists of two tube halves 3a, 3b.
- the carrier 9 can also be formed by a plurality of longitudinal elements which are segment-shaped in cross section. Both embodiments make the brush channel 3 particularly easy to maintain and clean.
- the bristles form an acute angle with the direction of movement of the object to be cleaned (indicated by the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1).
- the material of the bristles 10 is to be matched to the objects to be cleaned in such a way that both the wear on the bristles and the wear on the surface of the object to be cleaned are minimized.
- bristles made of nylon are suitable for cleaning soiled golf balls.
- a liquid or gaseous working medium is supplied under pressure to the tubular chamber 6 by a pump (not shown) connected via the pump connection 7. This working medium flows through the annular opening 5 of the chamber 6 through the same.
- the pressure with which the working medium is supplied results in a total flow velocity of the working medium in the tubular chamber 6.
- this flow rate increases, with the increase in the taper or the reduction in the volume effective medium.
- the working medium therefore reaches the greatest flow velocity in the annular opening 5.
- the object 1 is pre-cleaned by the working medium flowing out. For example, dirt that has accumulated in the nubs of the golf ball and has dried there is dissolved and already partially washed away.
- the object 1 After the object 1 has left this second section 4b, it enters the brush channel 3.
- This post-cleaning is additionally reinforced by the working medium emerging from the device 2 and flowing through the brush channel 3.
- the dirt still adhering to the object for example short grass residues adhering to the golf balls, is thus brushed off and also washed away from the working medium.
- it In order to ensure complete cleaning of the spherical object, it must either already have an angular momentum before entering the device, or an angular momentum must be supplied to it in the device.
- An initial angular momentum of the object can be caused, for example, by passing the object through a curved tube into the device.
- an angular momentum can be transmitted to the object in that, for example, the pressure of the incoming working medium in the annular opening 5 varies depending on the location due to a suitable device.
- an angular momentum can be transmitted to the object by making some of the bristles 10 longer than the remaining bristles.
- the dimensions of the device for acceleration are to be determined in such a way that when it exits it has a speed which enables it to run completely through the brush channel.
- the ball throughput through the device is essentially determined by the acceleration performance of the device 2.
- Acceleration performance in turn depends essentially on the negative pressure generated in the area of the annular opening; The greater the negative pressure (or the lower the pressure) in this area, the higher the acceleration performance.
- the negative pressure can be increased by increasing the flow rate of the working medium in the region of the annular opening. This can be brought about by increasing the throughput of the working medium, for example by using a more powerful pump, or by reducing the opening 5. In addition to the increased acceleration power, the increase in the throughput of the working medium also leads to an increase in the cleaning action both in the second section 4b of the tube 4 and in the brush channel 3 flushed through.
- the cleaning effect in the second section 4b of the tube 4 can be increased by adding a cleaning agent.
- gases or gas mixtures can also be used.
- the working medium is collected and repeatedly fed to the device via the pump. So that the pump, the tubular chamber and the area of the opening in this embodiment are not contaminated by the working medium already used, a filter device can be provided for cleaning the working medium before it is supplied again.
- the almost frictionless acceleration of the object in the first section 4a of the tube 4, as well as the acceleration in the flowing working medium, furthermore reduce the stress on the plastic-coated surface of the golf balls to be cleaned, which leads to an extension of the lifespan of the golf balls in comparison to known cleaning devices.
- the acceleration in the device 2 according to the invention also ensures a ball throughput which corresponds to the throughput of the devices according to the prior art.
- the comparatively simple structure of the device compared to the prior art also ensures reduced costs in both the manufacture and the maintenance of the device.
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Applications Claiming Priority (7)
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DE9315651U | 1993-10-17 | ||
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DE9317192U DE9317192U1 (de) | 1993-10-17 | 1993-11-10 | Vorrichtung zum Reinigen von im wesentlichen kugelförmigen Gegenständen |
DE9317192U | 1993-11-10 | ||
DE4401462A DE4401462C2 (de) | 1993-10-17 | 1994-01-19 | Vorrichtung zum Reinigen und Beschleunigen von im wesentlichen zylindrischen-, quaderförmigen-, und kugelförmigen Gegenständen, insbesondere von Golfbällen |
DE4401462 | 1994-01-19 | ||
PCT/DE1994/001221 WO1995011064A1 (de) | 1993-10-17 | 1994-10-14 | Vorrichtung zum reinigen und beschleunigen von im wesentlichen zylindrischen-, quaderförmigen-, und kugelförmigen gegenständen, insbesondere von golf bällen |
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EP0688235A1 true EP0688235A1 (de) | 1995-12-27 |
EP0688235B1 EP0688235B1 (de) | 1998-05-13 |
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WO (1) | WO1995011064A1 (de) |
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- 1994-10-14 WO PCT/DE1994/001221 patent/WO1995011064A1/de active IP Right Grant
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ATE165986T1 (de) | 1998-05-15 |
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