ES2303392B1 - MECHANICAL ARM COLLECTOR AND POSITIONER OF GOLF BALLS, AND FOR THE IMPLANT AND RESCUE OF SUPPORTS AND PADS IN GOLF COURSES. - Google Patents

Abstract

Mechanical arm collector and positioner golf balls, and for the implant and rescue of supports and Pills on golf courses.

It comprises a hollow cylindrical body for handling and internal proximal drive and an external proximal mechanism coordinated to generate action and reaction movements in a plurality of fasteners and releasers of the essential components of golf.

Appropriate to facilitate the actions of golf players and as entertainment and playful game.

Description

Mechanical arm collector and positioner golf balls, and for the implant and rescue of supports and Pills on golf courses.

Object of the request

The present invention relates to an arm mechanic, collector and positioner of golf balls, and for the implant and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses.

Technical sector of the invention

It is the industry dedicated to the manufacture of articles and accessories for the practice of sports, and that of manufacture of playful, educational and similar games.

Background of the invention

In the current state of the art it does not exist, in knowledge of the author of the present invention, no background  of the object of it. There is no news of the existence, in the market or in the project and / or construction phase, of any kind of apparatus or device that allows to mechanically perform the collection and positioning of golf balls and their accessories in the playing fields

In the practice of this sport the classic problem of the participants, in performing the  different and successive plays, must make fast and continued movements that affect different parts of the body, particularly, of the arms, hands and back, movements that, to repeated and intense force, they produce muscular fatigue, pains and even injuries in those parts. By having to adopt forced and fast positions originate overloads, pulls and impingement in different areas of the body, which can reach certain severity and even get to totally prevent the practice of golf.

The mentioned problems are increased in the case of precarious, elderly health players and even young, for the realization of efforts normally necessary for the implant and rescue of supports and pads Markers

It was therefore necessary to have means of mechanical assistance that will facilitate the practice of the sport of golf especially to people in the conditions mentioned, avoiding them to make those unwanted movements. Sayings movements consist mainly of catching balls located on the floor and the implant and the recovery of supports and disc-shaped marker pads, all with appendages of temporary fixation.

Brief Description of the Invention

Looking for a solution to the problem mentioned, it has proposed the construction of a mechanical arm that allows The collection of golf balls without the need for your user have to perform unnecessary body gestures and adopt awkward and even dangerous postures for your physical integrity or either that alter their ability to perform each and every one of the plays and operations that the practice of sport implies.

The invention comprises the realization of a articulated mechanical arm for the collection and placement of golf balls, placement of marker pads and supports, and their subsequent rescue or recovery. Mechanical arm it comprises an external and internal distal (remote) mechanism and a internal (near) proximal mechanism, with respective elements functional coordinates, which will be described below.

To facilitate the explanation, the present description of some drawings in which represented, by way of illustrative and non-limiting example, a case of realization of a mechanical arm collector and positioner of  golf balls and for the implant and rescue of supports and pills on golf courses, according to the beginners of the claims.

Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1 represents the external component basic of the new mechanical arm, seen externally and in sections longitudinal and transverse.

Figure 2A shows the distal functional part exploded and figure 2B the same part assembled.

Figure 3 represents the functional part exploded proximal.

Figure 4A shows the distal functional part exploded and figure 4B the same part assembled.

Figure 5A represents the functional part exploded proximal and figure 5B the same part mounted,

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Detailed description of the invention

The designated elements with numbers in the Drawings correspond to the parts indicated below.

a) The device that constitutes the new arm mechanical is formed, according to figure 1, from a tubular body 1 of length and diameter appropriate to its function, whose body cylindrical has an elongated slot 2 and two openings 3 and Four.

b) The distal or mediate mechanism with respect to object of the arm comprises, according to figures 2A and 2B, a body 10  tubular and with three zones of different diameters, whose part I of smaller width is intended for coupling to one end of the first component 1. The 10-II widest end it has longitudinal grooves 11 and an annular element exterior 12, defining an envelope for a clamping mechanism that it comprises a plurality (for example, four) of elements 15 L-shaped fasteners or equivalent, articulated by a end to respective divergent appendages of a core piece 14 mounted on one end of the shaft 7, the which is guided by the bushing 9, is provided at its other end of a cylindrical head 6 and surrounded by the coil spring 8. This way you have it. a multi-clamp presser system, determined by arms 15 and lamellar appendages 40 derivatives thereof. Its trend motivated by spring 8 is to close and its opening is done by moving the axis 17, by head 6.

The articulation of the arms 15 in the form of L or  equivalent is done by means of axes inserted in the holes I and II and at the ends of the workpiece appendages 14.

c) The proximal functional part of the new arm, according to figure 3, the double cylindrical component 28 forms diameter, provided with grooves 29 and 30 at its widest part, surrounded by a surrounding annular element 31 and housing in its the cylindrical part narrower part 27.

The 32, moon-shaped teeth, and the pivot teeth 33, in a complex way, articulate by its central parts in the outer annular element 31 and they constitute fastening elements in convergence.

The cylindrical ring 34, small in height to its diameter, it presents a pair of notches I, a tab delimiter II, a base III wall and an IV tab for the double diameter cylindrical body 28.

d) The internal distal arm mechanism Mechanic of the invention comprises, according to Figures 4A and 4B, in the inside of the tubular body 1, the cylindrical bodies 16 and 19 mounted on shaft 17 (guided and stabilized by bushing 18) and associated, by means of radial screws 20, to two push buttons External 21 manually operated. The body 19 presents a tubular projection 41 axial female and this one houses a helical spring 42

e) The internal proximal mechanism, according to the Figures 5A and 5B, comprises the cylindrical body 22, of greater diameter at its female ends I (with central stem 43) and II (with threaded hole to receive shaft 24 of extreme thread). Be prevents the rotation of the body 22 by the guide-stop 5 on the outside of the body 1.

Helical spring 23 determines the position of shaft 24 and is supported by nut 25 and washer 26 depending from head external to body 1.

Slots 3 and 4 of body 1 (fig. 1) determine five possible positions of the mobile functional part, to  to know:

to.

Distal slip (opening of the arms 15 for its pressing function of a ball);

b.

Proximal slip (opening of the elements 32 and 33 in order of their media press function and marker tablet);

C.

Fixation, for anchoring screw 20;

d.

Deposit, to place the arms 15 in semi-open position;

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Rest, rest of the elements phones, especially 32 and 33 retaining the brackets or the marker tablet

Element 39 is a piece of a material non-slip (rubber, plastic, etc.) that serves as a stop for the hand when driving the tubular body 1 on the ground.

The mechanical arm that is described, in addition to its application in the sport of golf, can serve also as an element of playful play, hobby and teaching, suitable, for example, for children, improving their ability and ability to concentration.

The invention within its essentiality, may be put into practice in other embodiments that differ in detail from that indicated by way of example in the description, and which will also achieve the protection that is collected. It can therefore be manufactured in any shape and size with the most appropriate materials and means for keeping all this included in the spirit of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. Mechanical arm for the collection and positioning of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, designed to facilitate the actions of the players, especially the collection of balls and the implantation and rescue of the supports and the marker pads, characterized by comprising a hollow cylindrical body (1) for handling and actuation, associated with an external distal mechanism (5-15), an internal distal mechanism (16-21), an internal proximal mechanism (22-26) and an external proximal mechanism (27-35) coordinated to generate action and reaction movements in a plurality of fastener and releasing elements of the essential components of the sport of golf. 2. Mechanical arm collector and positioner of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, according to the claim characterized in that the hollow cylindrical body (1) comprises an elongated groove (2) and two grooves ( 3, 4) of complex form, corresponding respectively to the positions of a guide and stop element (5) and of pushbuttons (21) determining the operative situation of the pressing and releasing mechanisms. 3. Mechanical arm for the collection and positioning of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, according to claim 2, characterized in that the grooves (3, 4) have fixing areas for the pressing mechanisms ( 32, 33) corresponding respectively to the rest and closing of said pressing elements, their distal and proximal opening slide, their lateral fixing slide and their position of depositing a ball on a support. 4. Mechanical arm collector and positioner of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the distal functional mechanism comprises a drive shaft (7) and a helical spring (8) surrounding, a cylindrical body (10) of three diameters, an external circular element (12) in function of axis of the pressing elements (32, 33), a body-core (14) derived in various divergent arms coupled to respective pressing elements (15) preferably in the form of L and laminar termination carriers (40). 5. Mechanical arm collector and positioner of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, according to claim 4, characterized in that the articulation of the press elements (15) is effected by a pair of holes in its minor arms and axes associated with the body (10) and the body-core (14). 6. Mechanical arm for the collection and positioning of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the internal distal mechanism comprises, inside the tubular body (1 ), a longitudinal axis (17) guided centrally by a cylindrical body (18) and at its ends, two cylindrical bodies (16, 19) bearing the external pushbuttons (21), one (19) of said bodies being extended in an appendix tubular coupling (41) and a helical spring (42) inside. 7. Mechanical arm collector and positioner of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the internal proximal mechanism comprises, inside the tubular body (1 ), a cylindrical body (22) of larger diameter terminations, one of which joins an outer shaft (24) surrounded by a helical spring (23) and provided with a circular head (25, 26). 8. Mechanical arm for the collection and positioning of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the external proximal mechanism comprises a double diameter cylindrical body (28) , provided in its narrowest part with a tubular body (27) of guide and stop and, in its widest part, with a plurality of longitudinal grooves (29, 30) intended to receive the press elements (32, 33) articulated in an external annular element (31) and retained by an internal cylindrical ring (34). 9. Mechanical arm for the collection and positioning of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining elements (32) as a tooth have the form of a crescent moon with a central perforation for its articulation. 10. Mechanical arm for the collection and positioning of golf balls, and for the implantation and rescue of supports and pads on golf courses, according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining elements (33) as triggers have a complex shape with a nail (I) and a tail (II) and a central perforation for its articulation.