JP3017924U - Automatic golf ball feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] In the practice of hitting a golf ball, it is possible to eliminate the action of the player placing the balls one by one on the tee and to carry a golf ball that does not require particularly large equipment. Provide an automatic feeder. In an automatic golf ball supply device for automatically placing a golf ball on a tee, a ball storage part for accommodating a large number of balls, a guide passage part for feeding the ball from the storage part, and a ball on the tee. An automatic supply device for a golf ball, which is equipped with a ball distribution mechanism to be placed on a base and a transfer mechanism for moving the ball replenishment mechanism in a horizontal direction.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a ball feeder for automatically placing a golf ball on a tee, and particularly to a golf ball automatic feeder which does not require large-scale equipment and is portable.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In the past, when practicing golf hitting, the player had to put the balls on rubber tees one by one.

Originally, golf hitting practice is significant in that the player can feel the rhythm of a swing and the sensation of impact by hitting a large number of balls. However, in order for the player to place the balls one by one on the tee, he had to lean forward and be careful and careful, which made him feel bothered and tired. In addition, a series of movements for batting practice had to be interrupted, which caused a problem that the rhythm of the swing got out of order.

On the other hand, in recent golf practice areas, a device for automatically placing a ball on a tee has been installed by a large-scale ball feeder. In the conventional automatic ball feeder, a tee installed underground is used to move the tee up and down to place the ball on the practice mat, or an arm having a ball receiving part is horizontally rotated by about 90 ° to move the tee above the tee. It had a structure in which the ball was placed on.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, a device for automatically placing a golf ball on the tee is expensive and expensive, and it has been difficult to purchase by an individual. For this reason, when performing batting practice by automatic supply, there was a problem that it was necessary to go to a golf driving range where a device was installed.

In view of the above points, the present invention eliminates the action of the player placing balls one by one on a tee in golf hitting practice, and enables carrying without requiring particularly large-scale equipment. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic golf ball feeder.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic golf ball feeder for automatically placing a golf ball on a tee, and a ball storage unit for storing a large number of balls, and for delivering the balls from the storage unit. The present invention relates to a portable golf ball automatic supply device including a guide passage portion, a ball distribution mechanism for mounting a ball on a tee, and a transfer mechanism for horizontally moving the ball distribution mechanism.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows. The ball distribution mechanism has an arm, a receiving portion for holding and discharging the ball at one end of the arm, a solenoid portion for operating the receiving portion via an axis at the other end of the arm, and the solenoid. And a cam portion which is fixed to the arm adjacent to the portion and which performs the switching operation of the limit switch for switching the transfer operation of the arm.

The transfer mechanism includes a pair of pulleys that are rotated by driving a motor, and a belt that is interposed between the pulleys, and the arm of the ball distribution mechanism is fixed to the belt.

A foreign matter discharging mechanism is provided in the ball storage unit.

A ball discharging mechanism is provided in the guide passage.

A ball clogging prevention mechanism is provided in the ball supply device.

A ball individual feeding mechanism is provided in the ball supply device.

There is provided a foot switch that is turned on by the pressure when the surface is stepped on with a foot, and a locking projection for a golf club is provided on the surface.

[0015]

[Action]

 The operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

When the power switch 12 is turned on and the foot switch 55 is turned on, a motor (not shown) drives to rotate the pulley 101 in the (a) direction, and the arm 60 fixed to the belt 103 between the pulleys 101 and 102. Moves forward while holding ball A.

At the same time when the arm 60 starts moving forward, the convex portion 92 of the cam portion 90 releases the limit switch 110. At this time, the pair of rollers 93 moves forward while gripping the rail 130.

The roller 93 ascends at the bent portion 131 of the rail 130 and ascends the rear end of the arm 60, so that the tip end portion of the arm 60 descends with the roller 105 as a fulcrum. At this time, the ring 71 installed on the tip portion of the arm 60 places the ball A on the tee B while holding the ball A. Further, the convex portion 92 of the cam portion 90 releases the holding circuit of the limit switch 120 to stop the driving of the motor, and at the same time, the circuit of the solenoid portion 80 is input.

When the solenoid circuit works to push the holder 81 into the arm 60, the bending plate 82 urged by a spring or the like functions to prevent the holder 81 from returning. When the holder 81 is pushed into the arm 60, the shaft 74 fixed to the holder 81 pushes up the ring 71 with the pivot 72 as a fulcrum, so that the ring 71 releases the holding of the ball A.

The pulley 101 adjusted by the timer so that the arm returns about 1 second after the ball A is placed on the tee B rotates in the (b) direction. When the arm 60 moves rearward and the solenoid portion 80 reaches a substantially central position between the pulleys 101 and 102, the upper end of the bent plate 82 of the solenoid portion 80 contacts the convex shaft 140.

The bending plate 82 is pushed back by the convex shaft 140, and at the same time, the holding portion 81 is released from the lock, so that the holding portion 81 is returned to the outside of the arm 60 and the ring 71 of the ball receiving portion 70 is released. It is returned to the horizontal state. Further, when the arm 60 moves rearward, the convex portion 92 of the cam portion 90 turns off the limit switch 110 to stop the rotation of the motor.

[0022]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The main body 1 of the automatic golf ball feeder is provided with an outer frame 2, a first ball storage section 3 for accommodating the golf ball A, a second ball storage section 4, a ball guide passage section 5, a ball distribution mechanism 6, and A transfer mechanism 7 for moving the ball distribution mechanism 6 in the horizontal direction is provided.

The outer frame 2 has a storage hole 15 for storing the passage hole 11 of the ball distribution mechanism 6, the power switch 12, the hole portion 13 for discharging foreign matter, the ball monitoring hole 14, and the foot switch 55. It is provided. Further, legs 16 are installed on the bottom of the main body 1.

The first ball storage unit 3 has a flat plate shape and a locking portion 18 fixed inside the outer frame 2 of the main body 1 allows the golf ball A stored therein to be stored in the second ball storage unit 4 It is arranged in a tilted state so as to guide to.

The second ball storage portion 4 has a flat plate-shaped and convex guide portion 17, and is inclined in a state of guiding the ball A to the ball guide passage portion 5. It is installed in the lower part of the ball storage section 3 of.

The ball guide passage portion 5 has a width that allows the balls A to pass one by one, and has an appropriate angle to guide the balls A to the ball distribution mechanism 6.

Next, the ball distribution mechanism 6 and the transfer mechanism 7 for moving the ball distribution mechanism 6 in the horizontal direction will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7.

The ball distribution mechanism 6 includes an arm 60, a ball receiving portion 70, a solenoid portion 80, and a cam portion 90.

The arm 60 is hollow and has a rectangular tubular shape with an appropriate length. A ball receiving portion 70 capable of holding and discharging the golf ball A is provided at one end of the arm 60, and a solenoid for holding and discharging the ball on the ball receiving portion 70 via a shaft 74 at the other end. A cam unit 90 for switching the unit 80 and the limit switches 110 and 120 is installed. Further, the arm 60 is fixed to the belt 103 by fixing means 94 between the solenoid portion 80 and the cam portion 90.

The ball receiving portion 70 has a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the golf ball A, and a ring 71 having a tapered lower end is pivotally mounted on a pivot 72. Further, a ball engaging portion 73 for preventing the golf ball A from falling is provided below the ring 71. Further, below the pivot 72 of the ring 71, a shaft 74 for connecting to the solenoid portion 80 is mounted by a pin 75.

A holding portion 81 to which a shaft 74 is fixed is attached to the solenoid portion 80, and a folding portion urged by a spring or the like is locked to the back surface of the holding portion 81 to prevent the holding portion 81 from returning. A curved plate 82 is provided.

When the limit switch 120 is turned on, the solenoid section 80 has a function of pushing the ring 71 up via the shaft 74 by moving the holding section 81 to the arm 60 side.

The cam portion 90 is fixed to the arm 60, and is composed of a rectangular frame body 91, a convex portion 92 provided on the upper end of the frame body 91, and a pair of rollers 93 for holding the rail 130. , The protrusion 92 causes the limit switches 110 and 120 to be switched by the movement of the arm 60.

Next, the transfer mechanism 7 for moving the ball distribution mechanism 6 in the horizontal direction will be described. Between the pair of pulleys 101 and 102, a belt 103 having an uneven contact surface with the pulley is interposed, and the pulley 101 is connected to a motor (not shown). The arm 60 is fixed to the unevenness of the belt 103 by the fixing means 94.

A limit switch 110 is installed on the pulley 101 side, and a limit switch 120 is installed on the pulley 102 side so as to be operated by the movement of the convex portion 92 of the cam portion 90. The drive of the motor and the operation of the solenoid unit 80 are controlled.

On the pulley 102 side, rollers 104 and 105 for gripping the arm 60 and stably transferring the arm 60 are provided.

Next, the foreign matter discharging mechanism 20 will be described with reference to FIG. A foreign matter discharge mechanism 20 for discharging foreign matter such as dust and rainwater attached to the golf ball is provided on one side surface of the first ball storage unit 3. The foreign matter discharging mechanism 20 is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped ball guide pieces 21, a dust passage 22 and a discharge hole 23 for discharging the foreign matter to the outside at one end, and the discharge hole 23 is formed in the outer frame 2. Is communicated with the hole 13.

Foreign substances other than the golf ball A, such as rainwater and dust, are discharged from the discharge hole 23 to the outside of the main body 1 through the groove-shaped dust passage 22 provided in the lower portion of the ball guide piece 21. It

Next, the ball discharging mechanism 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The ball discharging mechanism 30 is provided at the end of the ball guide passage portion 5 for stopping the golf hitting practice halfway and taking out all the balls from the automatic supply device of the present invention.

In this ball discharging mechanism 30, the tip end portion 31 of the guide passage portion has a lower end portion rotatably attached by a pivot 32, and the other end lower portion is a locking piece 34 fixed to a handle 33. It is fixed by.

When the handle 33 is erected in the direction of arrow c, the tip portion 31 of the guide passage portion rotates about the pivot 32 in the direction of arrow d with the weight of the ball A. Then, the ball A stored in the first ball storage unit 3, the second ball storage unit 4, and the ball guide passage unit 5 passes through the passage unit 31 and is discharged from the ball discharge hole 35. .

Next, the ball clogging prevention device 40 will be described with reference to FIG. This ball clogging prevention device 40 is installed in the lower part of the second ball storage unit 4, one end of a bent arm 41 is provided with a flat plate 42 on which the ball A is placed, and the other end is It is rotatably attached by a pivot 44 and is in contact with the central shaft 43 of the pulley 102.

When the arm 60 moves forward and the rear portion of the arm 60 raises the roller 104 and the pulley 102 with the roller 105 as a fulcrum, the central shaft 43 of the pulley 102 raises the arm portion 41 with the pivot shaft 44 as a fulcrum. In this way, by moving the ball A, which is blocked near the confluence of the second ball storage unit 4 and the ball guide passage unit 5, upward, it is possible to prevent the ball clogging that occurs near the confluence.

Next, the golf ball individual feeding mechanism 50 will be described with reference to FIG. The individual ball feeding mechanism 50 is a mechanism for feeding the balls A one by one from the tip end portion 31 of the guide passage portion to the ring 71 of the ball receiving portion 70, and one piece 54 of the substantially L-shaped receiving plate 51 is provided in the passage portion 31. It is located at a position that can receive the golf ball in the approximate center.

As described above, the ball A of the passage portion 31 is prevented from falling downward by the receiving plate 51. However, when the arm 60 moves back, the convex portion of the pivot 72 of the ring 71 causes the receiving plate 51 to move downward. The convex piece 52 is tilted to release the lock of the ball A.

When the ball A is placed in the ring 71 and the distribution operation of the ball A is started again, the receiving plate 51 is returned to the substantially central portion of the passage portion 31 by the returning force of the thread spring 53, and the next ball is moved. Accept A.

Next, the foot switch 55 will be described with reference to FIG. The foot switch 55 is a foot switch for activating the ball distribution mechanism 6, and when the foot is stepped on the surface, the switch is turned on by the pressure.

A pipe-shaped locking convex portion 57 is fixed to an appropriate position on the surface 56 of the foot switch 55. This is not only to prevent slipping when the switch is turned on at the sole of the foot, but also to allow operation at the head of the golf club.

Next, the operation of the ball distribution mechanism 6 and the transfer mechanism 7 will be described with reference to the drawings.

When the power switch 12 is turned on and the foot switch 55 is turned on, the pulley 101 is rotated in the (a) direction by driving the motor. This causes the belt 103 to move the arm 60 forward, and the convex portion 92 of the cam portion 90 releases the limit switch 110. Such a transition is performed horizontally while the pair of rollers 93 grip the rail 130.

When the arm 60 moves further forward and the roller 93 reaches the bent portion 131 of the rail 130, the roller 93 rises while gripping the rail 130 at the first bent portion 131. When the roller 93 rises, the ball receiving portion 70 at the tip of the arm 60 descends while holding the ball A with the roller 105 as a fulcrum, and the ball A is placed on the tee B that has already been set. . At this time, the roller 104 and the pulley 102 are pushed up by the rear upper surface of the arm 60.

When the ball receiving portion 70 on the front side of the arm 60 descends, the arm 60 is clamped in the concave portion 19 of the passage hole 11 provided in the outer frame 2, so that lateral shake and vertical shake can be prevented. .

When the pulley 101 continues to rotate further, the roller 93 horizontally moves at the second bent portion 132 of the rail 130. Then, the convex portion 92 of the cam portion 90 releases the holding circuit of the limit switch 120 to stop the motor, and at the same time, the circuit of the solenoid portion 80 is input. When the circuit of the solenoid portion 80 is input, the holder 81 moves to the arm 60 side, and the bending plate 82 prevents the holder 81 from returning.

When the holder 81 moves to the arm 60 side, the shaft 74 fixed to the holder 81 is also moved to the tip of the arm 60 at the same time. One end of the shaft 74 is axially attached to the pin 75 of the ring 71 of the ball receiving portion 70, and when the shaft 74 moves forward, the pin 75 is pushed forward and the tip of the ring 71 is pivoted about the pivot 72. Rises.

The ball A is placed on the tee B while being held by the ring 71, but the holding state is released by raising the ring 71. After a lapse of about 1 second after the series of operations described above, the pulley 101 is rotated in the (b) direction by the timer (not shown), and the arm 60 is moved rearward.

As shown in FIG. 7, a convex shaft 140 is installed at a substantially central portion between the pulleys 101 and 102. When the arm 60 moves rearward and the solenoid portion 80 reaches the substantially central position, the upper end of the bent plate 82 of the solenoid portion 80 contacts the convex shaft 140. The bending plate 82 is pushed back by the convex shaft 140, and at the same time, the holding part 81 is unlocked, so that the holding part 81 projects to the outside of the arm 60, whereby the ring of the ball receiving part 70 is inserted via the shaft 74. 71 is returned to the horizontal state.

When the pulley 101 further rotates in the (b) direction, the convex portion 92 of the cam portion 90 turns off the limit switch 110, the rotation of the motor is stopped, and a series of ball delivery operations are completed.

[0058]

[Effect of device]

 As explained above, the golf ball automatic feeder of the present invention has the following effects by having the above-mentioned configuration. Compared to the conventional automatic feeder, the main body can be made smaller and lighter, and the main body can be carried. Further, since the ring of the ball receiving portion rises after the golf ball is placed on the tee, there is almost no mistake in placing the ball.

Since the foreign matter discharge mechanism such as rainwater and dust is provided in the ball storage unit of the main body, the range of use is wide and the management is easy. In addition, since the locking projection is provided on the foot switch, the switch can be turned on even when the head of the golf club is used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a golf ball automatic feeder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the automatic golf ball feeder of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the automatic golf ball feeder of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a ball ejection mechanism of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing a ball clogging prevention mechanism of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention.

10 (a) and 10 (b) are explanatory views respectively showing a ball individual feeding mechanism of the automatic golf ball feeder of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a foot switch of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Body 2 Outer Frame 3 First Ball Storage Section 4 Second Ball Storage Section 5 Ball Guide Passage Section 6 Ball Distributing Mechanism 7 Transfer Mechanism

Claims (8)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An automatic golf ball feeder for automatically placing a golf ball on a tee, comprising: a ball storage portion for accommodating a large number of balls; a guide passage portion for feeding the balls from the storage portion; An automatic portable golf ball supply device comprising a ball distribution mechanism mounted on a tee and a transfer mechanism for horizontally moving the ball distribution mechanism. 2. The ball delivery mechanism includes an arm, a receiving portion for holding and discharging a ball at one end of the arm, and a solenoid portion for operating the receiving portion via a shaft at the other end of the arm. 2. The automatic golf ball feeder according to claim 1, further comprising: a cam portion that is fixed to the arm adjacent to the solenoid portion and that performs a switching operation of a limit switch for switching a transfer operation of the arm. 3. The transfer mechanism comprises a pair of pulleys rotated by driving a motor, and a belt interposed between the pulleys, and an arm of the ball distribution mechanism is fixed to the belt. 2. An automatic feeder for golf balls according to 2. 4. The golf ball automatic feeder according to claim 1, wherein the ball storage unit is provided with a foreign matter discharging mechanism. 5. The automatic golf ball feeder according to claim 1, wherein a ball ejection mechanism is provided in the guide passage. 6. The golf ball automatic feeder according to claim 1, wherein a ball clogging prevention mechanism is provided in the ball feeder. 7. The automatic golf ball feeder according to claim 1, wherein a ball individual feeding mechanism is provided in the ball feeder. 8. A foot switch provided with a switch that is turned on by the pressure of the foot when the foot is stepped on the foot, and a projection for engaging a golf club is provided on the surface.
The automatic feeder for golf balls according to any one of items 1 to 7.