JP6271627B2 - Ball collecting device having a ball collecting module - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball collecting device, and more particularly to a ball collecting device including a ball collecting module.

  With the improvement of the standard of living and the emphasis on health, various ball games such as golf, tennis, table tennis, and baseball have become one of the main leisure activities of modern people. However, in these ball games, it is necessary to collect balls scattered in the stadium to store the balls in a basket or a ball storage bucket, whether during a game, during or after practice. A person who performs a ball game not only concentrates on the ball game itself but also needs to pick up a ball using a great deal of physical strength, time and mental power, so the ball pickup affects the practice efficiency of the person who performs the ball game. There is even a possibility of causing injury such as muscle pain by picking up the overlapping balls.

  Currently, there is prior art for collecting balls by rotating the ball collecting tool. However, the collection range of such a collection tool is limited by the size of the collection tool, and only a specific range of balls can be collected, and the user collects all balls unless the collection tool is rotated many times. Can't do so, it takes time and wears.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a ball collecting device including a ball collecting module, which is limited in size of the ball collecting tool and cannot efficiently collect balls. The purpose is to solve the problem.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.

  A ball collecting apparatus including a ball collecting module according to the present invention includes a collecting component and a ball collecting module. The collecting component has a receiving space for receiving at least one sphere, and the rotating of the collecting component can collect at least one sphere in the receiving space. The ball collection module is pivotally connected to the collection component, forms a depression angle with the rotation axis of the collection component, and the depression angle is less than or equal to 90 degrees. When the ball collecting device collects the spheres, the ball collecting module and the plane keep a constant distance.

  The collecting component is installed on the housing at a fixed interval between at least one housing, a first cover and a second cover provided at both ends of the housing, and the first cover and the second cover. The first cover, the second cover, and the annular body constitute the housing space.

  A ball collecting apparatus including a ball collecting module according to the present invention includes a connection unit installed on one side of a collecting component, and a stopper module having one end connected to the connection unit and the other end selectively supported on a flat surface. It further includes a stopper connection module. In addition, the ball collecting apparatus including the ball collecting module of the present invention further includes a control module connected to the connection unit.

  The number of ball collection modules is two and the ball collection modules are pivotally connected to opposite sides of the collection component.

The first ball collecting unit includes: a first ball collecting unit pivotally connected to the stopper module in a removable manner; and a second ball collecting unit pivotally connected to the first ball collecting unit. Is perpendicular to the rotation axis, and the second ball collecting unit forms a depression angle with the rotation axis.

  The first ball collecting unit is pivotally connected to the stopper module by a bearing, and the second ball collecting unit is pivotally connected to the first ball collecting unit by a bearing.

  In the ball collecting device including the ball collecting module of the present invention, a plurality of rollers are installed at both ends of the second ball collecting unit, and when the ball collecting device collects the balls, the invariable distance becomes the radius of the roller.

  The first cover and the second cover and / or the annular body include a hollow portion, and the diameter of the hollow portion is adjusted based on the diameter of the sphere so that at least one sphere can pass through.

  The first cover, the second cover, and the annular body are provided with cushioning materials on both peripheral edges, and the cushioning material is parallel to the rotation axis of the collecting component.

  The ball collecting device including the ball collecting module of the present invention has the following effects.

  [1] Since the ball collecting device including the ball collecting module according to the present invention includes the ball collecting module on the side surface, the size of the collecting component is not limited as in the known ball collecting tool having no ball collecting module. By using the ball collecting module, the ball collecting range can be expanded and the ball collecting efficiency can be improved.

  [2] In the ball collecting apparatus provided with the ball collecting module of the present invention, the ball collecting module and the plane can maintain a constant distance, so that the ball does not fall from the gap between the ball collecting module and the plane.

  [3] In the ball collecting device including the ball collecting module of the present invention, the sphere passes through the hollowed portion by adjusting the diameter of the hollowed portion provided in the first cover, the second cover and / or the annular body. It becomes possible to increase the convenience of moving the sphere or taking out the sphere.

[4] In the ball collecting apparatus provided with the ball collecting module of the present invention, the first cover, the second cover, and the annular body are provided with cushioning materials on both side peripheries, so that the sphere easily enters the collecting component housing space. And the sphere is less likely to spill from the collecting component.

1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a ball collecting apparatus including a ball collecting module of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the area A in FIG. 1 is a top view of a first embodiment of a ball collecting apparatus including a ball collecting module of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the area B in FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of a ball collecting apparatus including a ball collecting module of the present invention. It is the schematic at the time of using a ball | bowl collection apparatus provided with the ball collection module of this invention. It is a side view of 2nd Example of a ball collection apparatus provided with the ball collection module of this invention.

  In order that the technical features and advantages of the present invention may be more fully understood, a preferred embodiment thereof will be described below in conjunction with the detailed description with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a ball collecting apparatus having a ball collecting module according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a section A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a ball collecting having a ball collecting module according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the area B in FIG. 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ball collecting apparatus including the ball collecting module of the present invention includes a collecting component 10 and a ball collecting module 20. The collecting component 10 has an accommodating space for accommodating at least one sphere, and can collect at least one sphere in the accommodating space by using the rotation of the collecting component. By way of example, in the present invention the collection component 10 can include at least one housing 11, a first cover 12, a second cover 13, and at least one annular body 14, the first cover 12 and the second Covers 13 are respectively provided at both ends of the casing 11, and the annular bodies 14 are installed on the casing 11 at regular intervals between the first cover 12 and the second cover 13. The cover 13 and the annular body constitute an accommodation space that can accommodate at least one sphere. The structure of the collection component 10 described above is merely an example, and is not limited thereto. The ball collecting module 20 is pivotally connected to the collecting component 10, forms a depression angle θ with the rotation axis X of the collecting component 10, and widens the ball collecting range of the ball collecting device. The depression angle θ is, for example, smaller than or equal to 90 degrees. Therefore, the present invention is not limited by the size of the collecting component 10 as compared to a known ball collecting tool that does not have a ball collecting module, and the ball collecting module 20 widens the collecting range and improves the collecting efficiency. Further, the ball collecting module 20 can have a removable structure, and the storage volume of the ball collecting device can be reduced. Furthermore, since the annular body 14 is installed on the housing 11 at regular intervals according to the diameter of the sphere 80, the user can select an appropriate ball collecting device according to the diameter of the sphere 80. In this specification, the number of the casings 11 is three (see FIG. 3), but the number is not limited to this.

  When the ball collecting apparatus of the present invention collects spheres, the ball collecting module 20 and the plane P maintain an invariable distance (described later with reference to FIG. 6), and this invariant distance is smaller than the diameter of the sphere 80. The sphere 80 does not fall from the gap between the ball collecting module 20 and the plane P. In this specification, the plane P is the ground.

  The first cover 12, the second cover 13 and / or the annular body 14 further includes at least one hollow portion 15, the diameter of the hollow portion 15 being based on the diameter of the sphere so that the sphere 80 can pass through the hollow portion 15. Can be adjusted. The first cover 12, the second cover 13, and the annular body 14 of the collecting component 10 each have a two-layer structure. For example, this double structure is formed by overlapping annular plates having the same number and the same position of the punched portions 15 (not shown in the figure). The cutouts 15 are complexed with each other to form a closed state, or mutually open. When the punched-out portion 15 is in an open state and the size of the hole of the punched-out portion 15 is larger than the diameter of the sphere 80, the user can take out the sphere 80 from the punched-out portion 15. When the punched-out portion 15 is in the closed state or the hole size of the punched-out portion 15 is smaller than the diameter of the sphere 80, the user cannot take out the sphere 80 from the punched-out portion 15. The punched-out portion 15 can adjust the size of the punched-out portion 15 using an adjusting device having a structure such as a shutter or a shielding plate of a camera. Furthermore, the user can determine the size of the hole in the punched-out portion 15 based on the diameter of the sphere to be collected.

  The ball collecting device including the ball collecting module of the present invention can include the stopper connecting module 30. The stopper connection module 30 includes at least one connection unit 31 and at least one stopper module 32. The connection unit 31 is installed on one side of the collecting component 10, one end of the stopper module 32 is connected to the connection unit 31, and the other end of the stopper module 32 is selectively supported on a plane. The ball collecting device including the ball collecting module of the present invention includes a control module 40 connected to the connection unit 31. The user can determine the ball collecting direction of the ball collecting device through the control module 40. In the drawings of the present specification, the number of connection units 31 is two, for example. The two connection units 31 are provided on the rotation axis X of the collection component 10 and on both sides of the collection component 10 opposite to each other. Both ends of the stopper module 32 and the control module 40 are connected to the two connection units 31, respectively. When the ball collecting device is not used, the stopper module 32 firmly contacts the plane P, and the ball collecting device is in a standing state. (See FIG. 5). The number of connection units 31 and stopper modules 32 is not limited to this, and the user can adjust the actual demand.

  The number of the ball collecting modules 20 may be two, for example, and the ball collecting modules 20 are pivotally connected to opposite sides of the collecting component 10. The ball collecting module 20 can include at least one first ball collecting unit 21 and second ball collecting unit 22. The first ball collecting unit 21 is pivotally connected to the stopper module 32 in a removable manner, and the second ball collecting unit 22 is pivotally connected to the first ball collecting unit 21. The first ball collecting unit 21 can be perpendicular to the rotation axis X, and the second ball collecting unit 22 forms a depression angle θ with the rotation axis X (see FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first ball collecting unit 21 can be pivotally connected to the stopper module 32 by a bearing 70, and the second ball collecting unit 22 can also be pivoted to the first ball collecting unit 21 by a bearing 72. A branch connection can be made. The bearing 70 and the bearing 72 can reduce the frictional force between the first ball collecting unit 21 and the stopper module 32 and the frictional force between the second ball collecting unit 22 and the first ball collecting unit 21. The degree increases. Furthermore, the first ball collecting unit 21 can be pivotally connected to the stopper module 32 in a removable form, for example in the shape of C. In addition, the pivot connection method of the 1st ball collection unit 21 and the 2nd ball collection unit 22 is not restricted to said method.

  The ball collecting apparatus including the ball collecting module of the present invention can include a plurality of rollers 51 and 52 installed at both ends of the second ball collecting unit 22. When the ball collecting device collects the spheres, the invariable distance becomes the radius r of the rollers 51 and 52 (see FIG. 5). Since the second ball collecting unit 22 of the ball collecting device can maintain a constant distance from the plane P based on the spring or its own gravity, the rollers 51 and 52 and the plane P are in contact, and the ball 80 is the second ball collecting unit 22. And the plane P will not fall.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic view when using a ball collecting apparatus including the ball collecting module of the present invention. When the ball collecting apparatus of the present invention collects spheres, the ball collecting module 20 and the plane P maintain a constant distance. Even when users of different heights collect balls using the ball collecting device including the ball collecting module of the present invention, the second ball collecting unit 22 of the ball collecting module 20 can maintain an invariable distance from the plane P. . Therefore, the ball collecting device of the present invention is also suitable for use by users of different heights. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the user collects the spheres while pushing the ball collecting device, the second ball collecting unit 22 can maintain an invariable distance from the plane P. Therefore, the ball collecting apparatus of the present invention is also suitable for use by users having different ball collecting habits.

  FIG. 7 is a side view of a second embodiment of the ball collecting apparatus provided with the ball collecting module of the present invention. In the second embodiment of the ball collecting device of the present invention, a buffer material 60 is provided on one side of the first cover 12, one side of the second cover 13, and the peripheral edge on both sides of the annular body 14. It is parallel to the direction. Here, the material of the cushioning material 60 may be a flexible material such as rubber, silica gel, or plastic. When the ball 80 to be collected comes into contact with the collecting component 10, the cushioning material 60 is deformed by the downward pressure generated by the rotation, and the ball 80 is a housing space between the first cover 12 and the annular body 14, the two annular bodies 14. Into the storage space between the second cover 13 and the annular body 14. Further, since the gap between the two annular bodies 14 facing each other is smaller than the diameter of the sphere 80, the sphere 80 in the accommodation space can be prevented from falling from the collection component 10.

  As described above, the ball collecting apparatus including the ball collecting module of the present invention improves the ball collecting efficiency, the convenience of collecting and taking out the ball, and is suitable for users having different heights and usage habits.

  The terminology used herein and the above description are for describing the embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any equivalents of the special items disclosed in the present invention should not be excluded. It should also be understood that various modifications of the claims of the present invention are acceptable.

10: Collecting component 11: Housing 12: First cover 13: Second cover 14: Ring body 15: Bored portion 20: Collecting module 21: First collecting unit 22: Second collecting unit 30: Stopper connection Module 31: Connection unit 32: Stopper module 40: Control module 51, 52: Roller 60: Buffer material 70.72: Bearing A, B: Area X: Rotation axis θ: Depression angle P: Plane 80: Ball r: Radius

Claims (8)

A collection component having a receiving space for receiving at least one sphere;
A ball collecting module pivotally connected to the collecting component, forming a depression angle with a rotation axis of the collecting component, and a depression angle being less than or equal to 90 degrees;
A connection unit installed on one side of the collecting component; and a stopper connection module including a stopper module having one end connected to the connection unit and the other end selectively supported on a plane;
A control module connected to the connection unit;
A ball collecting device comprising:
Utilizing the rotation of the collecting component, at least one sphere can be collected in the receiving space, and the direction of collecting can be determined through the control module;
When the ball collecting device collects spheres, the ball collecting module and the plane keep an invariable distance,
In a state where the other end of the stopper module is supported by a flat surface, the control module extends upward,
The ball collecting apparatus , wherein the other end of the stopper module can be separated from the plane by tilting the control module from a state where the other end of the stopper module is supported by the plane . The collection component is
At least one enclosure,
A first cover and a second cover provided at both ends of the housing;
An annular body installed on the housing at regular intervals between the first cover and the second cover;
The ball collecting apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:   The ball collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the number of the ball collecting modules is two, and the ball collecting modules are pivotally connected to opposite sides of the collecting component. The ball collecting module is
A first ball collecting unit pivotally connected to the stopper module in a removable manner;
A second ball collecting unit pivotally connected to the first ball collecting unit;
Including
The ball collecting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first ball collecting unit is perpendicular to the rotation axis, and the second ball collecting unit forms a depression angle with the rotation shaft. 5. The ball collecting apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the first ball collecting unit is pivotally connected to the stopper module by a bearing, and the second ball collecting unit is pivotally connected to the first ball collecting unit by a bearing. The ball collecting apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of rollers are installed at both ends of the second ball collecting unit, and when the ball collecting apparatus collects spheres, the invariable distance is a radius of the roller.   The first cover and the second cover and / or the annular body includes at least one hollow portion, and the diameter of the hollow portion is adjusted based on the diameter of the sphere so that at least one sphere can pass through. The ball collecting apparatus according to claim 2.   The ball collecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein cushioning materials are provided on both peripheral edges of the first cover, the second cover, and the annular body, and the cushioning material is parallel to the rotation axis.