JP7182332B1 - Support device for golf ball collecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

A golf ball collection system is provided that picks up golf balls in a wider range by one movement of the device and leaves no unpicked balls. A golf ball collecting system (1) includes a pick-up mechanism (3) having a plurality of parallel discs (31) and a rotating shaft (32) to which the discs (31) are attached; A golf ball collecting device 2 having a storage mechanism 4 having parallel comb teeth 41, ... and a basket 42 for storing golf balls; , a wiper device 5 for removing golf balls left unpicked up out of the range of the trajectory of the pick-up mechanism 3; The wiper device 5 has a rod-shaped member 51 extending in the left-right direction behind the golf ball collecting device 2 during running, and a pair of rope members 52A and 52B for attaching the rod-shaped member 51 to the golf ball collecting device 2. is doing. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a support device for improving the ball collecting efficiency of a golf ball collecting device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a golf ball collecting device in which a plurality of discs are attached in parallel to a rotating shaft has been used to collect scattered golf balls at a golf driving range. This golf ball collecting device has a structure in which parallel discs roll on the ground so that the golf balls are sandwiched between the discs and picked up.

For example, the golf ball collecting device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a golf ball collecting device that picks up golf balls by making the diameter of the disk higher than the carrier frame of the truck, hollowing out the central part of the disk and connecting them to each other. The balls can be dropped directly onto the carrier, eliminating the need to transfer them from the basket to the carrier.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-71981

However, the conventional device including the golf ball collecting device of Patent Document 1 only picks up the golf balls existing within the width (range) of rolling of the disk by one movement of the device, and furthermore, the golf balls are left unpicked up. also occurred frequently.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a golf ball collecting system that picks up golf balls in a wider range by one movement of the device, and that none of the golf balls are left unpicked.

To achieve the above object, the golf ball collecting system of the present invention comprises a pick-up mechanism having a plurality of parallel discs and a rotating shaft to which the plurality of discs are attached; and a plurality of parallel comb teeth. a golf ball collection device having a basket for storing golf balls; a wiper device for removing out of the trajectory of;

Thus, the golf ball collecting system of the present invention includes a golf ball collecting device having a pick-up mechanism and a storage mechanism; a wiper device for removing any remaining golf balls out of the trajectory of the pick-up mechanism; With such a configuration, a golf ball collecting system that picks up golf balls in a wider range by one movement of the device and does not leave any unpicked golf balls.

1 is a plan view of an example golf ball collecting system; FIG. 1 is a side view of an example golf ball collecting system; FIG. It is a top view which expands and demonstrates the structure of a wiper apparatus. FIG. 4 is an operation diagram for explaining the operation of the golf ball collecting system of the embodiment;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the constituent elements described in the following examples are examples, and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention only to them.

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First, the overall configuration of a golf ball collecting system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the golf ball collecting system 1 of this embodiment includes a golf ball collecting device 2; and a wiper device 5 for removing the golf balls out of the range covered by the golf ball collecting device 2 alone.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the golf ball collection device 2 includes a pick-up mechanism 3 for picking up golf balls, a storage mechanism 4 for storing golf balls, and a mechanism for moving the entire device. It is composed of a tire 43 and a handle 44 for holding and pushing to roll. The golf ball collecting device 2 is not limited to the wheelbarrow type described here, and may be of the type towed by a light vehicle.

The pick-up mechanism 3 mainly penetrates a plurality of discs 31, . . . and a rotating shaft 32 that is mounted. The plurality of discs 31, . . . are arranged at intervals slightly narrower than the outer diameter of the golf ball.

Therefore, as the golf ball collecting device 2 rolls, the golf balls falling on the ground are sandwiched between the discs 31 and 31 and lifted up. Therefore, according to the pick-up mechanism 3, it is possible to pick up (lift) the golf ball within the range through which the plurality of discs 31, . . . pass.

The storage mechanism 4 mainly includes a plurality of discs 31, . . . a plurality of parallel comb teeth 41, . , a plurality of comb teeth 41, . . .

Therefore, the golf ball, which is sandwiched between the discs 31 and 31 and reaches the comb teeth 41 as the discs 31 and 31 roll, contacts the comb teeth 41 and moves between the discs 31 and 31 . , it will drop and be stored in the basket 42 . When the basket 42 becomes full, the basket 42 is removed and turned over to collect the golf balls.

The golf ball collecting system 1 of this embodiment includes a wiper which is disposed behind the golf ball collecting device 2 during running and removes golf balls left unpicked up outside the range of the trajectory of the pick-up mechanism 3. A device 5 is further provided.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the wiper device 5 includes a rod-shaped member 51 extending in the horizontal direction behind the golf ball ball collecting device 2 during running, and the rod-shaped member 51 attached to the golf ball ball collecting device 2. and a pair of rope members 52A, 52B (linked or connected).

In addition to the pair of rope members 52A and 52B, this embodiment further includes a third rope member 53 extending upward. For example, when reaching the pick-up point (the end point of a certain row), the rope member 53 is held and the wiper device 5 is once pulled up so as not to scatter the golf balls at the pick-up point. By carrying it to the store, you can leave the accumulated golf balls as they are. In other words, this rope member 53 has a function of lifting the wiper device 5 without the operator bending over.

The pair of rope members 52A and 52B have lengths different from each other, and are designed to eject a golf ball to only one of the left and right sides of the pick-up mechanism 3 during running. Here, it is assumed that the rope member 52A on the left side is relatively short and the rope member 52B on the right side is relatively long.

One ends (on the ball collector side) of these two rope members 52A and 52B are connected (connected) to the bases of the left and right handles 44 via hooks (or directly). Furthermore, one end (ball collector side) of the third rope member 53 is linked (connected) to the upper portion of the right handle 44 via a hook (or directly).

The bar member 51 is composed of a shaft member 510 attached to a pair of rope members 52A and 52B, and a cylindrical member 511 with a smooth surface that rotates about the shaft member 510 as a rotation axis. 5 is pulled and rolled, the cylindrical member 511 rotates. As the axial member 510, for example, a reinforcing bar can be used, and as the cylindrical member 511, for example, a vinyl chloride pipe can be used.

More specifically, the shaft member 510 is composed of a rod-shaped main body portion 510a, flange portions 510b, 510b at both left and right ends of the rod-shaped main body portion 510a, and an intermediate flange portion 510c. Further, the cylindrical member 511 is composed of a left cylindrical member 511A and a right cylindrical member 511B. The left and right rope members 52A and 52B are connected to the left flange portion 510b and the middle flange portion 510c.

The length of the rod-like member 51 of this embodiment is longer than the length of the rotating shaft of the pickup mechanism 3 . More precisely, the projected length of the rod-shaped member 51 in the direction perpendicular to the pulling direction (running direction of the ball collecting device 2) is the width covered by the pick-up mechanism 3—that is, the plurality of discs 31, . is longer than the length of the rotating shaft 32 on which is installed.

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Next, the actions and effects of the golf ball collecting system 1 of this embodiment will be listed and explained.

(1) As described above, the golf ball collecting system 1 of this embodiment includes a plurality of parallel discs 31, . . . and a storage mechanism 4 having a plurality of parallel comb teeth 41, ... and a basket 42 for storing golf balls; and a wiper device 5 disposed behind the ball device 2 for removing golf balls left unpicked up out of the range of the trajectory of the pick-up mechanism 3. With such a configuration, the golf ball collecting system 1 picks up golf balls in a wider range by one movement of the device and leaves no unpicked golf balls.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4 , when the handle 44 of the golf ball collecting device 2 is held and the golf ball is driven, the wiper device 5 pulled by the golf ball collecting device 2 picks up the remaining golf balls in the scanning range of the pick-up mechanism 3 . The golf ball that has been scanned can be moved to the area to be scanned next time. Furthermore, as will be described later, if the width of the wiper device 5 is increased, it is possible to move a golf ball wider than the scanning width of the pick-up mechanism 3 .

For example, in a golf ball collection system 1 having a wiper device 5 that is twice as wide as a conventional device, the amount of collected balls is the same as that of a conventional device without the wiper device 5 for the first time, but the second time After that, the amount of collected balls will be doubled. In other words, with the wiper device 5, a single movement can remove and collect golf balls in a range equivalent to two times without the wiper device 5. FIG.

(2) In addition, the wiper device 5 has, as a specific configuration, a rod-shaped member 51 extending in the left-right direction behind the golf ball ball collecting device 2 during running, and a pair of rod-shaped members 51 attached to the golf ball ball collecting device 2. rope members 52A and 52B. Thus, the function of the wiper device 5 can be realized with a simple configuration.

(3) Furthermore, the pair of rope members 52A and 52B have different lengths from each other so that the golf ball can be ejected only to either the left or right side of the pick-up mechanism 3 during running. By excluding (moving) the golf ball into the scanning range, it is possible to eliminate any leftovers.

(4) In addition, since the rod-like member 51 is composed of the axial member 510 attached to the pair of rope members 52A and 52B and the cylindrical member 511 rotating about the axial member 510 as a rotation axis, scanning There is no need to climb over the golf ball when playing, and the number of leftovers is further reduced. Furthermore, when pushing the golf ball collecting device 2 by hand, the resistance from the wiper device 5 is reduced, so that the pushing can be done lightly.

(5) Furthermore, the length of the rod-shaped member 51 is formed longer than the length of the rotation shaft 32 of the pick-up mechanism 3. In other words, the projected width should be wider than the scanning width of the pick-up mechanism 3. In this case, a wider range can be scanned with a smaller number of times, so the efficiency of collecting balls can be improved.

(6) In addition, the wiper device 5 is further provided with a third rope member 53 extending upward in order to lift the wiper device 5 itself. The device 5 itself can be lifted. This prevents the stored golf balls from scattering.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes to the extent that they do not depart from the gist of the present invention can be applied to the present invention. included.

For example, in the embodiment, as a specific configuration of the rod-shaped member 51 of the wiper device 5, the case of being composed of the axial member 510 and the cylindrical member 511 has been described, but it is not limited to this. It may be a rod-like member 51 that does not rotate.

1 Golf ball collecting system 2 Golf ball collecting device 3 Pick-up mechanism 31 Disk 32 Rotating shaft 4 Storage mechanism 41 Comb tooth 42 Basket 43 Tire 44 Handle 5 Wiper device 51 Rod member 510 Axial member 511 Cylindrical member 52 Rope member 52A Rope member (left side)
52B rope member (right side)
53 Rope member (upper part)

Claims (2)

A golf ball, comprising: a pickup mechanism having a plurality of parallel discs and a rotating shaft to which the plurality of discs are attached; and a storage mechanism having a plurality of parallel comb teeth and a basket for storing golf balls. a ball collecting device;
a wiper device disposed behind the golf ball collection device during running to remove golf balls left unpicked up outside the range of the trajectory of the pick-up mechanism ;
The wiper device has a rod-shaped member extending in the left-right direction behind the golf ball collecting device during running, and a pair of rope members for attaching the rod-shaped member to the golf ball collecting device,
The pair of rope members have lengths different from each other, and are adapted to eject a golf ball to only one of the left and right sides of the pick-up mechanism during running ,
The golf ball collecting system, wherein the length of the rod-shaped member is longer than the length of the rotation shaft of the pick-up mechanism. 3. The golf ball collecting system of claim 1 , wherein the wiper device further comprises a third upwardly extending rope member for lifting the wiper device itself.

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