JP2006189696A - Identification lamp and flag pin using the lamp and distance display plate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an identification lamp which has good visibility and is provided with a light source that emits light in the visible region toward a viewer and a protecting member that protects the light source from the impact made by a flying object. <P>SOLUTION: The identification lamp is provided with an LED lamp (light source) 18 which emits light in the visible region toward a golfer (the viewer) and a lamp guard (protecting member) 15 which protects the LED lamp 18 from the impact made by a golf ball (flying object). The lamp guard 15 surrounds the LED lamp 18 and is constituted into the shape (cylindrical shape) which is extended toward the golfer and has an opening O which is smaller than the minimum size of the golf ball. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an identification lamp including a light source that emits visible light toward a viewer, and a protective member that protects the light source from collision with an object flying, and a pin flagpole and a distance display board using the same.

  A pin flagpole installed on the green of a conventional golf driving range is provided with an LED lamp covered with a protective cover (protective member) on top of the rod-shaped pin flagpole so that a golfer (viewer) can see it. There is something. (For example, patent document 1).

JP 2003-345276 A

However, in such a pin flagpole, the LED lamp is covered with a transparent resin protective member, or a protective net is provided on the front surface of the LED lamp, so that the light from the LED lamp is blocked or weakened. There was a problem of poor visibility.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an identification lamp with high visibility.

For this reason, the invention according to claim 1 is a light source that emits visible light toward the viewer;
In the identification lamp provided with a protective member that protects the light source from the collision of the flying object,
The protection member is configured to have a shape surrounding the light source and extending toward the viewer, and having an opening smaller than the minimum dimension of the flying object.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the identification lamp according to the first aspect, the light source is a plurality of LED lamps.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the identification lamp according to the first aspect, the protection member has a cylindrical shape.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pin flagpole installed on the green of the driving range, wherein the identification lamp according to the first aspect is provided on a side portion of the pin flagpole.

  The invention according to claim 5 is a distance display plate installed in a golf driving range, wherein the identification lamp according to claim 1 is used for a distance display portion of the distance display plate.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the identification lamp including the light source that emits visible light toward the viewer and the protection member that protects the light source from the collision of the object flying, the protection member includes the light source. Since the opening is smaller than the minimum dimension of the flying object, the light source can be protected from damage without covering the light source. Therefore, it is possible to maintain good visibility from the viewer without blocking or weakening the light of the light source. Therefore, it is possible to provide an identification lamp with high visibility.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the light source is a plurality of LED lamps, power consumption can be reduced, and energy efficient identification can be provided.

  According to invention of Claim 3, since a protection member is cylindrical shape, it can process and manufacture a commercially available pipe and can manufacture for identification easily.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the pin flag pole installed on the green of the golf driving range, and the identification lamp according to claim 1 is provided on the side of the pin flag pole. A pin flagpole having an identification lamp having the described effects can be provided. Also, the light source is not damaged when the golf ball flies and collides with the identification lamp. In addition, the golfer who is a viewer can be entertained by devising the blinking method of the light source.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the distance display plate installed in the golf driving range, wherein the identification lamp according to claim 1 is used for the distance display portion of the distance display plate. It is possible to provide a distance display board including an identification lamp having the described effects. Also, the light source is not damaged when the golf ball flies and collides with the identification lamp. In addition, the golfer who is a viewer can be entertained by devising the blinking method of the light source.

(First embodiment)
Fig.1 (a) is a front view which shows an example of the pin flagpole of this invention, FIG.1 (b) is an A arrow side view of Fig.1 (a).
The pin flagpole 10 is provided near the cup on the golf driving range green.
The pin flag pole 10 is provided with a support column 12 on the mounting pipe 11 a of the pedestal 11, and a mounting rod 13 is provided at the upper end of the support column 12. A flag 14 is attached to the mounting rod 13. Cylindrical lamp guards 15 are installed in the column 12 at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the column 12, and a plurality of LED lamps to be described later are provided inside the lamp guard 15. A female connector 40b of the connector 40 is provided in the attachment pipe 11a, while a male connector 40a of the connector 40 is provided in the support column 12.
The female connector 40b is provided with an electric wire 41 at one end, and is wired in a conduit 42 provided in the ground and connected to a control panel (not shown). Moreover, the electric wire connected to the electrode of the LED lamp 18 mentioned later is attached to the male connector 40a.
Therefore, the plurality of LED lamps 18 attached to the column 12 can be controlled to be blinked sequentially by the control panel, blinking at the same time, or lighted all.
This control panel may be provided outside the net covering the golf driving range, or may be provided near the green.

2A is a partially enlarged side view of FIG. 1B as viewed in the direction of arrow B, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2A as viewed in the direction of arrow C.
Specifically, the support column 12 includes a frame 16, an LED lamp (light source) 18, a lamp guard (protective member) 15, a wiring cover 22, and the like.
The frame 16 is made of stainless steel having a substantially H-shaped cross section, and is provided with a through-hole 16A through which the lead wire of the LED lamp 18 penetrates at the center. As the cross-sectional shape of the frame 16, groove steel or flat steel is used in addition to the H steel.
The LED lamp 18 includes a lamp base 19 at the rear end, and a lead wire 20 extends from the lamp base 19. The LED lamp 18 is attached to the frame 16 so that the lamp base 19 can be seen through the through hole 16A while being held by the lamp attachment member 17. The LED lamp 18 may be directly connected to the terminal line at the rear end and attached without using the lamp base 19.
Note that a plurality of LED lamps 18 are housed inside a lamp guard 15 arranged and fixed in the longitudinal direction of the frame 16 as a single block.

The lamp guard 15 is composed of a steel pipe. When the material of the frame 16 is H-shaped steel or grooved steel, the frame 16 is provided so as to protrude from the flange 16B, and is welded to the web of the central horizontal plate of the frame 16. Install by. The diameter of the cylinder of the lamp guard 15 is set to be smaller than the diameter 43 mm of the golf ball (flying object). The lamp guard 15 is preferably mounted with its center line inclined slightly downward (about 2 degrees) below the horizontal. This is because, when the lamp guard 15 is horizontally disposed on the pin flag pole 10, when the pin flag pole 10 tilts backward due to a golf ball colliding with the pin flag pole 10, the axis of the lamp guard 15 becomes upward. In order to prevent the rainwater from flowing in during rain, the rainwater is transmitted to the lead wire and causes the LED lamp 18 to be short-circuited.
The wiring cover 22 is made of steel and has a U-shaped cross section.
After connecting the lead wires 20 of the LED lamps 18, the opposite side of the frame 16 from the lamp guard 15 is covered with the wiring cover 22, and the bolts 23 are tightened from the outside to attach the wiring cover 22 to the frame 16.
The LED lamp 18 and the lamp guard 15 are collectively referred to as an identification lamp. The lamp guard 15 has an opening O, and the LED lamp 18 emits visible light from the opening O. Therefore, there is nothing blocking between the LED lamp 18 and the golfer who is the viewer.
The LED lamp 18 can use light sources of all colors such as red, blue, green, orange, and purple.
In addition, a connector is provided between the base 11 and the frame 12. That is, a male contact is attached to the lower part of the frame 12 and a female contact is attached to the upper end of the base 11. Therefore, when the frame 12 can be freely inserted and removed from the pedestal 11, the pin flagpole 10 excellent in terms of maintenance and inspection can be obtained.

When the golfer (viewer) puts out a hole-in-one, the pin flagpole 10 configured in this way reacts with a sensor (not shown) provided in the cup and blinks the LED lamp 18 to notify that it is a hole-in-one.
In addition, about the method of blinking of the LED lamp 18, well-known methods, such as the method of blinking continuously from one end to the other end, the method of blinking continuously from a center part toward both ends, shall be used.
Further, since the lamp guard 15 is projected from the LED lamp 18 against the golf ball (flying object) flying toward the LED lamp 18, the golf ball is prevented from colliding with the LED lamp 18. Can be prevented. In addition, since the protective member is not provided on the front surface of the LED lamp 18, the LED lamp 18 can be easily recognized from the golfer.

In addition, the lamp guard 15 fixed to the support | pillar 12 is not limited to a cylindrical shape, For example, as shown to Fig.3 (a), it is good also as a steel hexagonal cylinder. In this case, the configuration / shape of the LED lamp 18 provided in the lamp guard 151 is the same as that shown in FIG.
Moreover, as shown in FIG.3 (b), it is good also as a steel square cylinder. Also in this case, the configuration and shape of the LED lamp 18 provided in the lamp guard 152 are the same as those shown in FIG.
Further, the blinking timing of the LED lamp 18 is not limited to hole-in-one, but may be blinked at regular intervals using a timer, or may be turned on when the surroundings become dark.

As described above, the identification lamp included in the pin flagpole 10 of the present invention includes the LED lamp (light source) 18 that emits visible light toward the golfer (viewer), and the LED lamp 18 as a golf ball (flying in). A lamp guard (protective member) 15 that protects against a collision of an object), the lamp guard 15 is formed in a shape (cylindrical shape) that surrounds the LED lamp 18 and extends toward the golfer, and the minimum size of the golf ball Smaller opening O. A plurality of LED lamps 18 may be provided. The lamp guard 15 has a cylindrical shape.
And the pin flagpole 10 provided with the identification lamp is a pin flagpole 10 installed on the green of the golf driving range.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4A is a front view showing an example of the distance display plate of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow D in FIG. The distance display board 30 is installed in the golf driving range and indicates the distance from the golfer.
The steel distance display plate 30 is provided with a plurality of through holes 32 to form a distance display portion 31 for displaying a predetermined number, and the lead wire 20 of the LED lamp 18 attached to the lamp mounting member is arranged from the front side to the back side. Let go through. Then, the wiring cover 221 is attached to the back side of the distance display plate 30 with the lead wire 20 attached to a cord (not shown).

On the other hand, a steel cylindrical lamp guard (protective member) 15 is attached to the front side of the distance display plate 30 by welding or the like so as to surround the LED lamp 18.
Note that the identification lamp attached to the distance display board 30 has the same configuration, operation, and effect as those described in the first embodiment, and therefore detailed description thereof is omitted.
Since the lamp guard 15 is attached to the outer periphery of the LED lamp 18 provided in the distance display plate 30 configured in this way, the lamp guard 15 prevents a collision even if a golf ball hit by the golfer hits the LED lamp 18. To work.
Therefore, the distance display board 30 of this example is installed in a golf driving range, and uses the above-described identification lamp for the distance display section 31 of the distance display board 30.
The number of LED lamps 18 attached to the distance display board 30 is appropriately adjusted according to the distance from the golfer, the performance of the LED lamps 18 and the like.
Further, the distance display plate 30 is attached to a stand or the like as necessary, and is installed at an elevation angle that can be seen well by a golfer.

(A) of an example of the pin flagpole of this invention is a front view, (b) is an A arrow side view of (a). (A) is a B arrow expanded front view of the pin flagpole shown in FIG.1 (b), (b) is C arrow sectional drawing of (a). (A), (b) is an enlarged front view of another example of the pin flagpole shown in FIG. 2, respectively. (A) of an example of the distance display board of this invention is a front view, (b) is D arrow sectional drawing of (a).

Explanation of symbols

10 pin flag pole 11 pedestal 12 support 13 mounting rod 14 flag 15, 151, 152 lamp guard (protective member: identification lamp)
16, 161, 162 Frame 16A, 32 Through hole 16B Flange 17 Lamp mounting member 18 LED lamp (light source: identification lamp)
19 Lamp base 20 Lead wire 22,221 Wiring cover 23 Bolt 30 Distance display board 31 Distance display O Opening

Claims (5)

A light source that emits visible light toward the viewer;
In the identification lamp provided with a protective member that protects the light source from the collision of the flying object,
The identification lamp, wherein the protection member is configured to have a shape surrounding the light source and extending toward the viewer, and having an opening smaller than a minimum dimension of the flying object.   The identification lamp according to claim 1, wherein the light source is a plurality of LED lamps.   The identification lamp according to claim 1, wherein the protection member has a cylindrical shape.   A pin flagpole installed on a green of a golf driving range, wherein the identification lamp according to claim 1 is provided on a side portion of the pin flagpole. A distance display board installed in a golf driving range, wherein the identification lamp according to claim 1 is used in a distance display section of the distance display board.

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