JP6317510B1 - Device for sending out collected golf ball at driving range - Google Patents

Abstract

When a golf ball collected at a golf driving range is temporarily stored, the golf balls can be sequentially sent out in an aligned state, and can be smoothly conveyed by a conveying device. A ball storage tank 11 for storing a collected golf ball B, a ball delivery path 12 provided so as to align and move the golf ball B in a circular manner in the ball storage tank 11, and a connection to the ball delivery path 12 In the vicinity of the ball delivery port 13, the ball delivery port 15 for ejecting a water flow that causes the ball delivery port 13 to move the golf ball B in the ball delivery path 12. And a ball breaker water jet pipe 16 for jetting a water flow that breaks the golf ball B that is overlapped with each other. In addition, a water separation chute 14 made of a plurality of rod-shaped materials surrounding the delivered golf ball B is connected to the ball delivery port 13, and the golf ball B separated from water is sucked and conveyed by a vacuum-type conveyance pipe 17. Like that. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention makes a golf ball collected through a collection groove formed in an inclined shape so as to be moved and sent out using, for example, water flow after hitting a golf driving range into a so-called lump. The present invention also relates to a recovered golf ball delivery device in a golf driving range that can be transported to a golf ball cleaning device, for example, without difficulty after collecting the balls.

  Conventionally, a golf ball hit at a golf driving range is quickly washed after collection, and after washing, for example, it is delivered and distributed to a ball lending machine or the like installed in the vicinity of a hitting seat and lent to a practitioner by a predetermined number. It is supposed to be. In addition, when the golf ball collected from the ground of the practice field is temporarily stored and further transported to a cleaning device or a lending machine, for example, a transport pipe or the like piped between them is used. In order to carry it, it is necessary to send out the golf balls which are stored together one by one to the carrying pipe.

  As a series of systems for collecting, cleaning, and renting golf balls for that purpose, for example, a golf ball ball feeding / washing system in a golf driving range according to Patent Document 1, a golf ball transport pump, and the like have been proposed. In this system, the golf balls collected in the ball collecting grooves are moved to the pit device by using a water flow, and the golf balls collected together with the water in the pit device are sucked and discharged from the water by a golf ball transport pump. After that, only the golf ball separated from the water is washed, dried, and supplied to the bat through the return pipe.

  Further, for example, in the ball pitching device in the golf driving range of Patent Document 2, the balls are sent out one by one by wind power, and in the ball unloading device of Patent Document 3, the balls are sent one by one by the brush arranged on the sending chute. In the ball jam prevention device in the golf practice machine of Patent Document 4, the parallel rails that roll and feed the balls are moved up and down sequentially with respect to the ball breaking protruding pieces arranged between the parallel rails. In the collected golf ball sorting device disclosed in Patent Document 5, a ball cutting roller is driven above the ball delivery port to prevent overlapping balls.

  Also, the golf balls collected by using the water flow are temporarily stored in the storage tank together with the water, and then separated from the water by, for example, a conveyor device and sent out to a cleaning device or the like. A system has also been proposed.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-34778 JP 2010-88677 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-108077 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-24367 Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-41631

  According to the system of Patent Document 1 described above, when a golf ball collected in a pit device using water flow is sent out by a golf ball transport pump, the golf balls settled in water are sequentially placed by the impeller blades of the wide-area suction port in the transport pump. Even if each one is sucked in and then sent out, the golf ball may harden in the form of dumplings in the vicinity of the wide-area suction port due to fluctuations in the amount of sedimentation of the golf ball, water flow velocity, and the like.

  In addition, all of the configurations shown in Patent Document 2 to Patent Document 5 in which the golf balls are sent out from the stored hopper and the like one by one are surely sent out one by one. However, it is necessary to finely adjust a member that contacts the golf ball, and the handling thereof is troublesome.

  Furthermore, in the delivery system configured to take out the golf ball from the storage tank by separating it from the water by the conveyor device, if water adheres to the drive part of the conveyor device, it will be corroded and rusted with use. Maintenance, inspection, repair, and replacement were necessary.

  Therefore, the present invention was created in view of various circumstances that existed in the past, and its purpose is to collect the collected golf balls temporarily at a golf driving range, for example, by using a current collecting groove. After being stored, the stored golf balls can be sent out one by one in an aligned state, and further, the sent golf balls are transported by vacuum suction to cause water. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for delivering a collected golf ball in a driving range capable of preventing damage, rust and the like from occurring on a transporting device and the like.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a collection golf ball delivery device that delivers a large number of golf balls B collected in a golf driving range and stored together, one by one, A ball storage tank 11 into which a large number of collected golf balls B are supplied and introduced, and a golf ball B supplied and introduced is provided around the bottom of the ball storage tank 11 so as to be aligned and moved in a circular manner within the ball storage tank 11. The ball delivery path 12 connected to the ball delivery path 12 and disposed at the bottom of the ball storage tank 11; and the ball delivery exit 13 connects the golf ball B in the ball delivery path 12 A water flow jetting pipe 15 disposed in the ball storage tank 11 for jetting a water stream to be moved to the alligator and a water flow that breaks the overlapping golf ball B generated in the vicinity of the ball delivery port 13 are jetted. And characterized in that it comprises a ball break for water jet pipe 16 which is HaiSo the ball reservoir 11 to.
The ball storage tank 11 is collected by the water flow in the inclined ball collecting groove 1 provided on the ground of the golf driving range, and the collected golf ball B is separated from the water and guided to the ball storage tank 11. The ball guide passage 3 can be connected to the ball collecting groove 1.
The ball delivery path 12 has a width corresponding to the outer diameter width of the golf ball B as an outer periphery of a bulging portion 11A provided in a bulging shape at the bottom of the ball storage tub 11 toward the inside of the ball storage tub 11 itself. And can be configured by bending in a plane.
Ball delivery for water jetting tube 15, the ball outlet 13 with respect to the center of the ball reservoir 11 provided on the opposite side, injection water outlet stream ejected from the ball delivery for water jetting tube 15, It can be configured to reach the ball delivery port 13 along the bent ball delivery path 12.
The ball breaking water jet pipe 16 directs the water flow in the opposite direction opposite to the direction of the jet water flow by the ball sending water jet pipe 15 toward the upper direction of the golf balls B aligned in the ball delivery path 12. Can be configured to be ejected.
A water separation chute 14 is connected to the ball outlet 13, and the water separation chute 14 surrounds the periphery of the golf ball B so that the golf ball B can be inserted into the outer periphery of the golf ball B. It can be configured by being formed in a downward inclined shape by a plurality of rod-like members arranged along.

In the apparatus for delivering a collected golf ball in the golf driving range according to the present invention configured as described above, the golf ball B collected and collected after being hit at the golf driving range is introduced into the ball storage tank 11. Then, the water flow from the ball discharge water jet pipe 15 sequentially moves the golf balls B aligned in the ball discharge path 12 to the ball discharge outlet 13, while the water flow from the ball breaking water jet pipe 16. However, the golf ball B which may stay in a lump even temporarily at the ball delivery port 13 is broken, and the golf ball B is smoothly delivered successively from the ball delivery port 13.
The ball delivery path 12 that is curved in a plane guides the water stream ejected from the ball delivery water jet pipe 15 that is ejected into the ball delivery path 12 so as to reach the ball delivery outlet 13. 12, the golf balls B aligned are moved to the ball outlet 13.
A ball breaking water jet pipe 16 that jets a water stream upward of the ball delivery path 12 is a so-called ball even if a plurality of golf balls B overlap and accumulate in a lump in the vicinity of the ball delivery outlet 13. The golf ball B that breaks down the pool and is aligned and moved in the ball delivery path 12 is successively and continuously delivered from the ball delivery port 13.
The water separation chute 14 connected and connected to the ball delivery port 13 drops and separates the water adhering to the golf ball B when passing the golf ball B discharged from the ball delivery port 13. The golf ball B alone is sent out to a predetermined location by draining the water flowing down from the ball 11 through the ball outlet 13.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, the golf ball B hit in the golf driving range is collected by, for example, the ball collecting groove 1 and collected, and then transported to the cleaning device C, the lending machine L, etc. When the golf balls B are returned and reused, the recovered golf balls B can be sequentially and continuously sent out one by one. Moreover, even if the water is collected and sent out, there is no drive part etc. in the equipment for transportation, so there is no damage or rust due to water, and its maintenance and inspection are easy. Even if it is installed in an existing golf driving range, it does not cost excessively and can be installed and installed easily.

  That is, in the present invention, the ball storage tank 11 to which the golf ball B is supplied and introduced, the ball delivery path 12 provided so as to align and move the golf ball B in a circular manner in the ball storage tank 11, and this A ball outlet 13 disposed in communication with the ball delivery path 12, a ball delivery water jet pipe 15 for ejecting a water flow that causes the ball delivery outlet 13 to move the golf ball B in the ball delivery path 12, and This is because it is provided with a ball breaking water jet pipe 16 for jetting a water flow that breaks the overlapping golf ball B. As a result, each of the collected and collected golf balls B is sent out one by one, and the delivery is made by a continuous water flow for moving and a reverse water flow for breaking the ball, and sending out. Ease of maintenance and inspection due to the fact that the transporting equipment or the like does not have a driving part can be obtained.

  In addition, when the golf ball B is supplied to the ball storage tank 11 from the ball collecting groove 1 through the ball guiding passage 3, even if the golf ball B is moved in the ball collecting groove 1 by using a water flow, Since the passage 3 separates the water generated by the water flow in the ball collecting groove 1, the water for collecting and moving is excluded and only the golf ball B is introduced and guided into the ball storage tank 11.

  The ball delivery path 12 is provided with a width corresponding to the outer diameter width of the golf ball B around the bottom of the ball storage tank 11 so as to move in a circular manner within the ball storage tank 11. Can be aligned and moved in the ball delivery path 12, and the golf ball B can be delivered to the ball delivery port 13 in an aligned state by the water flow of the ball delivery water jet pipe 15.

  Since the water flow from the ball discharge water jet pipe 15 and the water flow from the ball breaker water jet pipe 16 are opposite to each other, the golf ball B overlaps in the vicinity of the ball outlet 13 and becomes a lump. Thus, even if a so-called ball pool occurs, the water stream ejected from the ball breaking water jet pipe 16 breaks the ball pool, and the water stream from the ball sending water jet pipe 15 is aligned in the ball delivery path 12. In combination with the movement of the golf ball B, the golf balls B can be sequentially and continuously sent out from the ball outlet 13 one by one.

  A water separation chute 14 is connected to and communicated with the ball delivery port 13, and the water separation chute 14 is formed in a downwardly inclined shape with a plurality of rod-shaped members surrounding the golf ball B, thereby separating the water. When passing through the chute 14, the water adhering to the golf ball B is dropped and separated, and the water flow in the ball storage tank 11 is also drained from the ball outlet 13. It is sent out in a state that is not. Furthermore, as it is suction conveyance of the conveyance pipe 17 by the vacuum action, for example, conveyance equipment for conveyance to the cleaning device C or the like is damaged by water or the like and is not rusted, and their inspection and maintenance are easy. Thus, various costs associated with repair and replacement can be greatly reduced.

  In addition, the code | symbol attached | subjected in each means of the means for solving said subject and the effect of invention was attached | subjected in order to make easy reference with the part which shows each structure part described in drawing. The present invention is not limited to these descriptions, structures, shapes, and the like indicated by reference numerals and the like in the drawings.

It is a general | schematic perspective view which shows one form for implementing this invention. It is also a plan view. It is also a front view. It is a side view similarly. It is a general | schematic perspective view of partial omission of the golf driving range similarly installed with this invention apparatus.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 11 shown in the drawing is a ball storage tank formed in a substantially cylindrical drum shape, for example. This ball storage tank 11 is collected by a ball collecting groove 1 having a U-shaped cross section for collecting balls provided at the bottom of the ball rolling inclined surface 2 having a predetermined inclination angle at the ground of the golf driving range. The golf ball B is collected by being collected by the water flow generated in the ball collecting groove 1 and then stored.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the ball collecting groove 1 is formed at the bottom of a ball rolling inclined surface 2 inclined at the back of the ground of the golf driving range, for example, facing the batting side and the back of the driving range. For example, it is provided by making it incline toward the other side part from any one side part of a practice field. A water flow is generated by supplying water from the upper direction to the lower direction, and the golf ball B rolls on the ball rolling inclined surface 2 and falls into the ball collecting groove 1 and is collected. Is made to flow downward by a water flow.

  The ball storage tank 11 is forward of the lower direction of the ball collecting groove 1, for example, a practice field so as to store the golf ball B carried in the lower direction of the ball collecting groove 1 by flowing in the ball collecting groove 1. It is arrange | positioned in the side part vicinity, and the collect | recovered golf ball B is temporarily stored.

  A ball guide passage 3 for guiding the collected golf ball B to the ball storage tank 11 is provided at the end of the ball collecting groove 1 located in the downward direction, and is connected to the ball storage tank 11. As shown in the figure, the ball guide passage 3 is configured to store a water exclusion plate 4 inclined downwardly from the end of the ball collecting groove 1 and a golf ball B separated from water by the water exclusion plate 4. And an introduction guide unit 6 for introducing and guiding the tank 11.

  The water exclusion plate 4 is a plate having a predetermined width having a plurality of protrusions 5 arranged in parallel along the water flow direction flowing down from the ball collecting groove 1 at a slightly narrower interval than the outer diameter width of the golf ball B. It is formed in a shape. The water adhering to the golf ball B that rolls on the ridge 5 drops between the ridges 5 by rolling, and passes through a drain opening formed below the water exclusion plate 4 provided if necessary. The wastewater is circulated as it is.

  The introduction guide portion 6 is continuously formed at the end of the water exclusion plate 4. For example, as shown in the figure, when the ball storage tank 11 is arranged adjacent to the outer side of the water exclusion plate 4, A plane having a predetermined width gradually inclined downward as it reaches the part is substantially L-shaped, and the end of the introduction guide part 6 is connected to and communicated with the ball storage tank 11. In addition, this introduction guide part 6, and the said water exclusion board 4 grade | etc., Can also be made from a punching board or a slatted board without making it plate shape.

  The ball storage tank 11 corresponds to the outer diameter width of the golf ball B at the bottom of the ball storage tank 11 so that the golf ball B is aligned and moved along the inner periphery of the ball storage tank 11 itself. A ball delivery path 12 having a width and bending in a plane is formed. As shown in the figure, the ball delivery path 12 is provided in a bulging shape at the bottom of the ball storage tank 11, for example, inward of the ball storage tank 11 itself, and at a height corresponding to the outer diameter of the golf ball B. It is formed as the outer periphery of the bulged part. As a result, the golf ball B supplied and introduced from the introduction guide portion 6 is dropped onto the ball delivery path 12 from the bulging portion and rolls in the ball delivery path 12, and the ball storage tank 11. It is designed to be stirred inside.

  A ball delivery port 13 having an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the golf ball B is connected to the ball delivery path 12 and connected to the bottom of the ball storage tank 11. Further, a water separation chute 14 is connected to the ball delivery port 13, and the golf ball B in the ball delivery path 12 is delivered to the outside of the ball storage tank 11 through the ball delivery port 13 and the water separation chute 14. ing.

Further, in the ball delivery path 12, a ball delivery water jet pipe 15 is formed in the ball delivery path 12 for jetting and forming a water stream that forcibly moves the golf ball B in the ball delivery path 12 by the ball delivery outlet 13. It is arranged toward. The ball delivery for water jetting tube 15, for example, a ball outlet 13 with respect to the center of the ball reservoir 11 provided on the opposite side, jet water flow that will be ejected from the ball delivery for water jet pipe 15 Is configured to move the golf ball B in the ball delivery path 12 to the ball delivery opening 13 by reaching the ball delivery opening 13 along the bent ball delivery path 12.

  On the other hand, above the ball outlet 13, the golf ball B moved by the ball outlet water jet pipe 15 is on the ball outlet 13 and in the vicinity thereof, for example, a plurality of golf balls B overlap to form a dumpling. In order to break down the golf ball B so that the upper golf ball B when it becomes a ball pool is removed, and only the golf balls B in the ball delivery path 12 are inserted into the ball delivery port 13 one by one sequentially The ball breaking water jet pipe 16 for generating the jet water flow is provided. The water flow generated by the ball breaking water jet pipe 16 is in a direction opposite to the direction of the jet water flow generated by the ball sending water jet pipe 15 and is moved in an aligned state in the ball sending path 12. In this case, the jet ball does not directly act on the golf ball B but is directed upward in the golf ball B in the ball delivery path 12.

  In addition, water fed at a predetermined pressure from the water flow pump P is ejected to the ball discharge water jet tube 15 and the ball breaker water jet tube 16, and the jet water flow is the water separation chute 14. It is also possible to circulate and use the water drained from.

  Further, for example, as shown in the figure, the water separation chute 14 surrounds the periphery of the golf ball B so as to allow the golf ball B to be inserted therein, and is arranged along the outer diameter edge of the golf ball B, for example, It is formed in a downward inclined shape by a rod-shaped material. The water separation chute 14 drains the water flowing down from the ball outlet 13 so that when the golf ball B passes through the water separation chute 14, water attached to the golf ball B itself is removed. ing. The water separation chute 14 itself is not limited to being formed by four rod-shaped members, and for example, the number of rod-shaped members can be increased or decreased, or a cylindrical net member can be used.

  When the water separation chute 14 is formed of, for example, a plurality of rod-shaped members, a front fixing ring connected to the ball outlet 13, a rear fixing ring fixed at the rear position, and a gap between them If necessary, it is provided so that the front and rear, the middle, etc. of each rod-shaped member are positioned and fixed by an appropriate number of relay rings arranged.

  The rear part of the water separation chute 14 is connected to a transport pipe 17 such as a suction hose for vacuum for sending the golf ball B to a predetermined location, for example, the cleaning device C, and the like. The golf ball B that has passed through the water separation chute 14 is sent out by being sucked.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the golf ball delivery device according to the present invention is disposed in the lower direction of the ball collecting groove 1 inclined at the bottom of the ball rolling inclined surface 2 formed on the ground of the golf driving range. The The transport pipe 17 transports the golf ball B to, for example, a cleaning device C provided at a predetermined place of the practice field, and the cleaned golf ball B is disposed in the vicinity of the hitting bat via an appropriate transport device or the like. L is supplied. On the other hand, the water flow generated to move the golf ball B in the ball collecting groove 1 is separated from the golf ball B by the water exclusion plate 4 and reused, and the golf jetted and supplied into the ball storage tank 11. The water flow for forcibly moving the ball B and the water flow for breaking the golf ball B overlapping on the ball delivery path 12 are circulated and used as being drained from the ball outlet 13 and reused.

  Thus, for example, in the delivery device according to the present invention installed in a golf driving range, the golf ball B collected in the ball collecting groove 1 via the ball rolling inclined surface 2 is generated in the ball collecting groove 1. By passing through the ball guide passage 3 together with the water flow, it is separated from the water for collecting and moving and guided into the ball storage tank 11. The golf ball B introduced and guided into the ball storage tank 11 is forcibly moved to the ball outlet 13 by the jet water flow from the ball outgoing water jet pipe 15 in the ball delivery path 12. If a plurality of golf balls B are in the shape of a ball in the vicinity of the ball delivery port 13 or the like, the golf ball B is broken by the ball breaking water jet pipe 16 and forced ejection from the ball sending water jet pipe 15. Combined with the water flow, one by one is discharged from the ball outlet 13 to the water separation chute 14. In this water separation chute 14, the water adhering to the golf ball B while passing through the water separation chute 14 is removed and drained, and the golf ball B is conveyed to, for example, the cleaning device C by the conveyance pipe 17 having a vacuum action.

B ... Golf ball C ... Cleaning device L ... Lending machine P ... Water pump 1 ... Collecting groove 2 ... Ball rolling inclined surface 3 ... Ball guide passage 4 ... Water exclusion plate 5 ... Projection part 6 ... Introduction guide part 11 ... Ball storage tank 11A ... Swelling portion 12 ... Ball delivery path 13 ... Ball delivery outlet 14 ... Water separation chute 15 ... Ball delivery water jet pipe 16 ... Ball breaking water jet pipe 17 ... Conveying pipe

Claims (6)

  A collecting golf ball delivery device for delivering a large number of golf balls collected and stored together in a golf driving range, one by one, and a ball storage tank into which a large number of collected golf balls are supplied and introduced A ball delivery path provided around the bottom of the ball storage tank so that the introduced golf balls are aligned and moved in a circular manner in the ball storage tank, and a bottom part of the ball storage tank connected to the ball delivery path. A ball delivery port arranged in the ball storage tank, a ball delivery water jet pipe arranged in the ball storage tank so as to eject a water stream that moves the golf ball in the ball delivery path to the trap, and a ball delivery port In a golf driving range comprising: a ball breaker water jet pipe disposed in a ball storage tank so as to jet a water stream that breaks up overlapping golf balls generated in the vicinity Delivery device of Osamu golf ball.   The ball storage tank is collected by a water flow in an inclined collection groove provided on the ground of the golf driving range, and the collected golf ball is separated from water and guided to the ball storage tank by a ball guide passage. The apparatus for delivering a collected golf ball at a driving range according to claim 1, which is connected to a ball collecting groove.   The ball delivery path has a width corresponding to the outer diameter width of the golf ball as an outer periphery of a bulging portion provided in a bulging shape toward the inside of the ball reservoir itself at the bottom of the ball reservoir. The apparatus for delivering a collected golf ball at a driving range according to claim 1, wherein the device is formed by bending the golf ball. Ball delivery for water jet tube, the ball outlet with respect to the center of the ball reservoir provided on the opposite side, injection water outlet stream ejected from the ball delivery for water jet tube is tortuous The apparatus for delivering a collected golf ball at a golf driving range according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the apparatus is configured to reach a ball delivery opening along a ball delivery path.   The ball breaking water jet pipe jets a water flow in the opposite direction opposite to the direction of the jet water flow by the ball sending water jet pipe toward the upper direction of the golf balls aligned in the ball sending path. The apparatus for delivering a collected golf ball at a driving range according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   A water separation chute is connected to the ball outlet, and the water separation chute is a plurality of water separation chutes that are arranged along the outer diameter edge of the golf ball so as to surround the golf ball so as to be inserted therethrough. The apparatus for delivering a collected golf ball in a driving range according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the device is formed in a downwardly inclined manner by a bar-like material.

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