JP2639621B2 - Golf ball collecting machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a myriad of golf balls Uchihanasa to facilities where there is a ball collection groove surrounding the artificial lawn, etc. of the field of the Gore-Ruff practice field, kicking flexible ball of the collection roll and kick-out by the wood, nearest toward the collection groove, etc.
The present invention relates to a golf ball collecting machine having a collecting function .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facility or the like having a ball collecting groove surrounding an artificial lawn or the like in a golf driving range, there is no power machine suitable for collecting innumerable golf balls in the collecting groove. Although large rakes and T-shaped collectors are used manually, there are drawbacks, such as the need to reduce the number of uses due to heavy labor, and the need to increase the stockpile of momentum golf balls. Was.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball collecting machine which can operate even in a relatively small place such as a driving range or the like.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention meets the above-mentioned object, and is steered in the left-right direction by a driver of a self-propelled vehicle by a control device such as a hydraulic cylinder at a front center of the self-propelled vehicle. The rear part of the ball collection vehicle is swingably connected and provided.
Ball collection rotatable by a drive device in a collection truck
Radiating several rotating plates on the axle of the collecting roll
And a rubber plate and a brush plate at the tip of each rotary plate.
And a flexible golf ball kicking material .

[0005]

In the golf ball collecting machine according to the present invention, the driver sitting on the driver's seat 2 of the self-propelled vehicle 1 drives the self-propelled vehicle 1 and moves the ball collecting vehicle 10 right and left by control devices such as the hydraulic cylinder 5. The swinging operation is performed within a range of about 35 °.
The axle 21 of the ball collecting roll 10 ′ is rotated independently of the speed of the self-propelled vehicle 1 by a drive device mounted on the rubber plate 25 attached to several rotating plates 24 in the radial direction of the axle 21. A golf ball that has rolled many on the ground is kicked forward by a flexible ball kicking material such as a brush plate,
And they are gathered by horizontal rocking to the left and right and kicked down into the ball collecting groove of the driving range or gathered at the gathering place on the ground.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the golf collecting roll cut along a line, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a part of FIG. 2 showing details of the relationship between the rotating machine and the ball collecting roll.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a self-propelled vehicle, which has a self-propelled ability to run by a gasoline engine or a mounted battery and an electric motor, and is provided with a driver's seat 2 and a steering wheel 3 for a driver. A protrusion 4 protruding from the front center of the self-propelled vehicle 1 has a ball collecting vehicle
Connecting the rear center, configured to allow more lateral about 35 ° horizontal swing (steering) operated by control devices such as a rod 6 of the hydraulic cylinder 5 projecting from moving vehicle 1. The control of the self-propelled vehicle 1 may be a radio-controlled remote control, in which an antenna or the like suitable for remote control is provided. At this time, the control device such as the hydraulic cylinder 5 must be capable of remote control.

The frame of the ball collection vehicle 10 is formed by connecting a frame rod 14 to the frame plates 12, 12 of a U-shaped connecting rod 13 composed of front and left and right frame plates 11, 12, 12.
The tip of the projecting piece 4 is connected and fixed to the projecting piece 15 projecting rearward from the center of the frame rod 14 by a shaft 16.
I do. The casters 18, 18 are attached to the lower surfaces of the horizontal plates 17, 17 obtained by bending the left and right frame plates 12, 12 outward, respectively.

[0009] connecting rod 13, a support plate which is supported by a rod 19, attached to hydraulic motor 20 driven Ri by the pressure oil fed from the moving vehicle 1, the output shaft 21 and the frame plate 12, 12 of the motor 20 The endless chain 22 is hung on the axle 21 of the ball collecting roll 10 'of the ball collecting wheel 10 whose both ends are rotatably supported. The hydraulic motor 20 is an example of a driving device , and may be an electric motor that rotates by electric power supplied from the vehicle 1. On the axle 21 of the ball collecting roll 10 ′ of the ball collecting vehicle 10, several (four in this embodiment) rotating plates 24 in the radial direction are fixed between both end plates 23, 23. A slightly flexible rubber plate 25 is attached to 24.
The rubber plate is an example of the flexible ball kicking material of the present invention,
A brush plate may be used. The lower surface of the kick material such as the rubber plate 25 is provided so as to be approximately the same height as the lower surfaces of the casters 18 and 18 and to be grounded .

Reference numeral 26 denotes a roof-type cover that uses the frame plate 11 on the front side of the ball collecting roll 10 'and the rod 19 as support members.

In the golf ball collecting machine of the present embodiment, the driver sitting on the driver's seat 2 of the self-propelled vehicle 1 drives the self-propelled vehicle 1 and moves the ball collecting vehicle 10 to the left and right by about 35 ° by the hydraulic cylinder 5. And swinging in the range. The ball collecting vehicle 10 rotates the axle 21 of the ball collecting roll 10 ′ independently of the speed of the self-propelled vehicle 1 by the mounted hydraulic motor 20, and rotates the golf balls which are rolled on the ground by the rubber plate 25.
The player kicks forward and gathers by horizontal swing operation to the left and right to kick down into the ball collecting groove 27 of the golf driving range or to gather at the gathering place on the ground.

[0012]

Golf ball collecting machine of the present invention, according to the present invention is made to the structure of the as described in detail in the Examples section and action, rather than rolling on the ground glean the ivy golf ball in a golf practice range, etc., It has a special effect of kicking the ball into the ball collecting groove and gathering it .

[Brief description of the drawings]

 The attached drawings show one embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 1 is a side view,

FIG. 2 is a plan view,

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the golf collecting roll cut along the line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a part of FIG. 2 showing details of a relationship between a rotating machine and a ball collecting roll;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 → self-propelled car 2 → driver seat 3 → steering handle 4 → projection piece 10 → ball collecting car 10 ′ → ball collecting roll 20 → hydraulic motor (drive unit) 21 → axle 24 → rotating plate 25 → rubber plate

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] At the front center of a self-propelled vehicle, a rear part of a ball collection vehicle steered in the left-right direction by a self-propelled vehicle driver by a control device such as a hydraulic cylinder is provided so as to be swingably connected.
A ball collection row driven by a drive to a collection vehicle
A few rotating plates on the axle of the collection roll.
And a rubber plate, a brush plate, etc. at the tip of each rotating plate.
A golf ball collecting machine comprising a flexible golf ball kicking material attached thereto.