JP2926322B2 - Golf ball transfer device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf ball transfer device installed at a driving range, for example, and more particularly to a golf ball transfer device for transferring a golf ball by a chain.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At a driving range, golf balls hit from each at-bat and scattered on a green are collected, washed, transported to each at-bat side, and installed in front of an automatic tee-up device for at-bat. Is stored in the ball tank device.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a golf ball transfer device studied by the present inventor earlier. This golf ball transport device mainly includes a long casing 50, a ball transport chain 51 movably disposed therein, and a rail 52 installed in the casing 50.

[0004] The casing 50 has both side walls 53, 53 and a bottom wall 54, is open at the top, closed by a lid 55, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section. It extends vertically long. A large number of rollers 56 are rotatably supported at a predetermined interval at a lower portion of the chain 51, and a large number of ball moving protrusions 57 are provided at an upper portion of the chain 51 at a predetermined interval. The configuration is such that the golf balls 58 on the rails 52 are individually rolled and conveyed while being pushed by the protrusions 57.

[0005] The golf ball transfer device is buried in a concrete floor of a driving range, and a mat (not shown) or the like is laid on the golf ball transfer device.

[0006]

For the convenience of maintenance of the golf ball transfer device, the cover 55 is provided with the casing 5.
The rainwater enters the inside of the casing 50 through the gap between the casing 50 and the lid 55, and accumulates on the bottom wall 54. Since the chain 51 is disposed on the bottom wall 54, the accumulated water or its vapor causes rust at each part of the chain 51, so that the movement of the chain 51, that is, the conveyance of the golf ball 58 is smooth. Problems such as noise and short life.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball transport apparatus which solves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and which smoothly moves a chain, that is, transports a golf ball, has no noise, and has a long life. is there.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a golf ball having a side wall, a bottom wall, an upper opening, an opening closed by a lid, and extending in a golf ball transport direction. And a ball transport chain, which is provided with a roller rotatably attached at a predetermined interval at a predetermined interval, and a ball moving protrusion is provided at a predetermined interval, and is movably disposed in the casing. A drain gutter is provided on the inner surface of both side walls of the casing to collect rainwater flowing down the inner surface of the side wall and discharge the rainwater to the outside of the casing.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As described above, the present invention provides drainage gutters on the inner surfaces of both side walls of a casing, so that rainwater does not accumulate in the casing, and thus rusting of the chain can be prevented. Accordingly, the golf ball is always smoothly transported by the chain, noise can be suppressed, noise can be maintained, and the life of the golf ball transport device can be extended.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a golf ball transport device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall layout view of the golf ball transport device, FIG. FIG. 4 is a system diagram showing a flow of a golf ball near a bat, and FIG. 5 is a side view of a chain installed in a golf ball transport device.

First, the flow of collecting and arranging golf balls will be described with reference to FIG. Golf balls hit at a golf driving range are collected in a ball pivot 2 by a ball collecting system 1, and the golf balls are cleaned and dried by a plurality of cleaning devices 3. The dried golf balls are once collected in the next ball buffer 4 and a plurality of ball throwing devices 5
The ball is thrown to each batting side through the throwing line 6. The golf ball not used in the bat is returned to the ball buffer 4 through a return line 7.

Next, the flow of the golf ball near the bat will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG.
A large number of distributors 8 are installed at predetermined intervals in the middle of a ball sending line 6 extending from the ball feeder, and a ball box for storing a predetermined amount of golf balls at the tip of a branch line 9 branched from each distributor 8. 10 are installed. Then, golf balls are supplied from the ball box 10 to the automatic tee-up device 11 one by one.

Behind the automatic tee-up device 11,
Operation disk 12 corresponding to each automatic tee-up device 11
Each operation disk 12 is connected to a central controller (not shown) by a power supply line 13 and a data transmission line 14.

Next, for example, a ball transfer device installed on the ball feed line 6 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 2, an endless chain 20 is arranged so as to go around each turn at bat (distributor 8), and this chain 20 is driven to rotate in a certain direction by a driving sprocket 22 connected to a motor 21. . Reference numeral 23 in the figure denotes a driven sprocket installed at a bent portion of the chain 20 or the like, and the distance d between the forward side chain 20 and the backward side chain 20 is as narrow as about 5 to 15 cm. The transport speed of the chain 20 is 10 to 30 cm / sec.
It is about.

As shown in FIG. 5, a ball moving projection 24 is provided at a predetermined interval above the chain 20, and golf balls 25 are individually inserted between the ball moving projections 24. I have. In the case of this embodiment, the chain 2
No. 0 link pin 28 extends upward and the ball moving protrusion 2
It is 4.

A lower guide roller 26 made of synthetic resin is provided below the chain 20 at a predetermined interval.
The guide roller 26 is connected to a bottom wall 32 of a housing 30 described later.
Rolls on a base 27 provided integrally with the chain 20 to smoothly move the chain 20. In addition, link pin 28
, A side guide roller 29 made of a synthetic resin is rotatably supported.

The endless chain 20 is housed in a housing 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 30 has both side walls 31, 31 and a bottom wall 32, and is open at the top, the opening is closed by a lid 33, and the cross-sectional shape is substantially U-shaped. It extends vertically in the drawing.

A gutter portion 33 for collecting rainwater which penetrates through the gap between the opening of the housing 30 and the lid 33 and travels down the inner surface of the side wall 31 is formed on both side walls 31, 31 in the longitudinal direction of the housing 30. Are formed continuously along. Drainage ports 34 are opened in some places at positions opposing the gutter 33 on the side wall 31.

A plurality of rail support walls 35 are erected at the center of the bottom wall 32, and a rail 36 having a substantially angled cross section inclined on both sides is mounted on the rail support walls 35. Locking claws 37 are provided on both lower sides of the rail 36, and the rail support walls 35 on both outer sides of the rail support wall 35 are provided.
The rail 36 is fixed on the rail support wall 35 by engaging with the locking wall 38 formed on the rail.

The locking wall 38 and the inner wall 39 which is a part of the gutter 33 are opposed to each other.
The side guide rollers 29 of the chain 20 pass between the two, and the locking wall 38 and the inner wall 39 also serve to prevent the chain 20 from rolling.
Although not shown in FIG. 1, the chain 20 is also arranged on the base 27 on the right side as viewed in the drawing, one of which is the outward route, and the other is the return route.

The golf ball transfer device is buried in a concrete floor of a driving range, and a mat (not shown) or the like is laid on the golf ball transfer device.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, since drainage gutters are provided on the inner surfaces of both side walls of the casing, rainwater does not accumulate in the casing, so that rusting of the chain can be prevented. Accordingly, the golf ball is always smoothly transported by the chain, noise can be suppressed, noise can be maintained, and the life of the golf ball transport device can be extended.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a golf ball transport device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall layout view of the golf ball transport device.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram showing a flow of collection and arrangement of golf balls.

FIG. 4 is a system diagram showing a flow of a golf ball near a turn at bat;

FIG. 5 is a side view of a chain used in the golf ball transport device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the golf ball transfer device discussed earlier by the present inventors.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 chain 24 ball moving projection 25 golf ball 26 lower guide roller 27 base 28 link pin 29 side guide roller 30 housing 31 side wall 32 bottom wall 33 gutter section 34 drain port 35 rail support wall 36 rail 37 locking claw 38 locking Wall 39 inner wall

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An upper opening having both side walls and a bottom wall, the opening being closed by a lid, and a casing extending in a golf ball transport direction; and a roller rotatably spaced at a predetermined interval. And a ball transfer chain provided at predetermined intervals and provided with a ball moving protrusion at a predetermined interval, and a ball transfer chain movably disposed in the casing. A golf ball transport device comprising a drain gutter for collecting rainwater generated and draining the water outside the casing.