EP4570331A1 - Ballpositionierungs- und designerkennungsmaschine - Google Patents

Ballpositionierungs- und designerkennungsmaschine Download PDF

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EP4570331A1
EP4570331A1 EP23383276.5A EP23383276A EP4570331A1 EP 4570331 A1 EP4570331 A1 EP 4570331A1 EP 23383276 A EP23383276 A EP 23383276A EP 4570331 A1 EP4570331 A1 EP 4570331A1
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ball
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Rafael ZAMORA
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Producciones De Moldes SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B45/00—Apparatus or methods for manufacturing balls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B41/00—Hollow inflatable balls
    • A63B41/12—Tools or devices for blowing up or closing balls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B45/00—Apparatus or methods for manufacturing balls
    • A63B45/02—Marking of balls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B47/00—Devices for handling or treating balls, e.g. for holding or carrying balls
    • A63B47/008—Devices for measuring or verifying ball characteristics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/05—Image processing for measuring physical parameters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/10—Positions
    • A63B2220/13—Relative positions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/80—Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
    • A63B2220/801—Contact switches
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/80—Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
    • A63B2220/806—Video cameras
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/80—Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
    • A63B2220/807—Photo cameras
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/05—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment with suction cups
    • A63B2225/055—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment with suction cups used for fixing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2243/00—Specific ball sports not provided for in A63B2102/00 - A63B2102/38
    • A63B2243/0025—Football

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  • the present invention relates to a ball positioning machine, whose obvious purpose is to place balls in the precise place based on the location of the valve, which also performs design pattern recognition through the use of hydraulic cylinders that rotate the ball on the three three-dimensional axes in combination with three recognition chambers of the valve, the antipodal part of the valve and the recognition of the specific design of the ball.
  • the object of the invention is to improve both the accuracy in the placement or positioning of balls, and the yield in their fast placement in a correct positioning, reducing the economical cost required in the process.
  • the yield is rather low, because a long placement time is used and the specific design of balls is not checked, sometimes allowing the designs to be defective and be considered a defective ball to be sold at a lower cost.
  • This machine has no background of the invention, as the only thing it has in common with previous inventions would be the automatic filling of balls, but not their positioning, which it is always carried out.
  • the aim is to achieve the correct positioning and revision of design patterns at the same time time as allowing for filling by means of other machines for this purpose.
  • the proposed ball positioning machine has been conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems, dramatically improving both precision and yield in the placement of balls to be filled, compared to manual processes or methods, reducing the working time of users with a substantial improvement in the quality of work and with the consequent economic benefit.
  • the invention machine is made up of a working surface or frame where the pusher cylinder, located on the lower plane of the frame, vertically lifts the ball, that can be introduced manually or by means of an automated self-loading feeder, through a hole where a sensor detects the ball.
  • This movement is given through rollers, improving the sliding movement, taking it to the receiving place where the search and positioning system of the ball starts to to be executed.
  • elements 1 ( Figure 1 ) act at the same time holding the ball by means sliding elements that allow it to move freely without being thrown away.
  • servomotors (elements 2 in Figure 1 ) arranged in an upper arc on the frame also to be adjusted to the ball through O-rings, and so that they can carry out very fast vertical, horizontal and lateral turning movements, which help in the search of the valve during such turns by means of a chamber (element 3 in Figure 1 ) that uses specific software (named HALCON), to locate both the valve, recognize the design pattern and locate the antipodal part of the valve through design pattern recognition.
  • HALCON specific software
  • the rotation of the ball is driven after the actuation of servomotors that exert a precise pressure to rotate the ball quickly until the chamber has detected the valve.
  • the chamber (element 3 in Figure 1 ) is the one that detects the valve position, while the hexagonal pattern that matches the ball and also allows locating the opposite pole of the valve is detected.
  • the ball is held in place by a suction cup which is vacuum-actuated and the deviation of the movement transfer is corrected using the reference hexagonal pattern.
  • the chamber is controlled with Halcon software, through algorithms that act on valve search, pattern recognition and location opposite the valve, which cannot be the object of this invention.
  • the described ball positioning machine is designed to place balls in the precise place based on the location of the valve and it recognizes design patterns and is characterized because it is made up of a frame with three sliding elements (1.1, 1.2 and 1.3) and an upper arc structure where servomotors (2.1 and 2.2) are located which rotate the ball in lateral, vertical and horizontal turns in combination with the recognition chamber (3.1) of the valve, the antipodal part of the valve and the recognition of the specific design of the ball.

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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0215970B1 (de) * 1985-09-23 1989-07-05 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited Methode zur Positionierung von Bällen mit Naht
US5632205A (en) * 1995-06-07 1997-05-27 Acushnet Company Apparatus for the spatial orientation and manipulation of a game ball
US7283657B1 (en) * 2002-08-07 2007-10-16 Carlson Ralph L Method and system for automatically orienting a spherical object
US20150085046A1 (en) * 2013-09-26 2015-03-26 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Machine for inkjet printing three-dimensional objects
US9688078B1 (en) * 2016-03-10 2017-06-27 Xerox Corporation Method and apparatus for printing on a spherical object

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0215970B1 (de) * 1985-09-23 1989-07-05 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited Methode zur Positionierung von Bällen mit Naht
US5632205A (en) * 1995-06-07 1997-05-27 Acushnet Company Apparatus for the spatial orientation and manipulation of a game ball
US7283657B1 (en) * 2002-08-07 2007-10-16 Carlson Ralph L Method and system for automatically orienting a spherical object
US20150085046A1 (en) * 2013-09-26 2015-03-26 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Machine for inkjet printing three-dimensional objects
US9688078B1 (en) * 2016-03-10 2017-06-27 Xerox Corporation Method and apparatus for printing on a spherical object

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