JPH0529732Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a ball ejecting and teeing up device that allows golf balls to be ejected and teed up by pedal operations in batting centers and golf driving ranges.

(Prior art) In a conventional golf ball practice ball dispenser, when the pedal is depressed, only one ball is ejected from the ball storage gutter, and the ball is guided by a rubber ball guide to the desired direction to the golf mat. It rolls and stops.

A player picks up a rolling ball, places it on the desired tee, and hits the ball.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) With conventional ball ejectors, the player must manually place the ball on the tee, which is time-consuming when practicing to shoot a large number of balls. was.

The problem of this invention is to solve such conventional problems,
To provide a ball take-out take-up device which eliminates troublesome take-up by automatically performing take-up of the ball.

(Means for Solving the Problem) The gist of the present invention that solves the problem is as follows: 1. A ball pushing mechanism that sends out one golf ball with one pedal operation, and a ball pushing mechanism that delivers the pushed golf ball to a predetermined position on the ball hitting field. a stop hole for stopping the
It has an elastic tee that moves up and down through the stop hole, and a buried pedal tee interlocking mechanism that lowers the tee when the pedal is depressed and lifts the tee when the pedal is released, and the pedal tee interlocking mechanism is attached to the pedal lever. It consists of an elevating rod that ascends and descends, a connecting rod that connects the lower end of the elevating rod and the lower end of the tee, and a fulcrum holder that is provided in the middle of the connecting rod and swings the connecting rod like a seesaw. This golf ball ejecting tee up device has a fulcrum holder that can be manually moved to change the lifting stroke of the tee and adjust the height at which the golf ball is lifted by the tee.

2. Attach the fulcrum holder to a rack gear that is movable in the longitudinal direction of the connecting rod, engage a pinion gear rotated by a handle with the rack gear, and change the position of the fulcrum holder by operating the handle to change the height of the golf tee. Claim 1
The ball ejecting device mentioned above.

3. A ball pushing mechanism that sends out one golf ball with one pedal operation, and a stop hole that stops the pushed golf ball at a predetermined position on the ball hitting field.
It has an elastic tee that moves up and down through the stop hole, and a buried pedal tee interlocking mechanism that lowers the tee when the pedal is depressed and lifts the tee when the pedal is released, and the ball pushing mechanism accommodates the ball. A tilted cylindrical body that can swing,
The opening end of the cylinder is lifted by pressing the pedal to eject only one golf ball, and a stopper facing the raised opening end of the cylinder prevents continuous ejection of balls. Tea-up device.

4. The ball ejection tie-up device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tee has a structure in which a spring is enclosed inside a cylindrical elastic rubber.

(Function) In the present invention, when the pedal is depressed, the tee sinks due to the pedal tee interlocking mechanism, and only one ball is ejected from the ball pushing mechanism, rolls on the mat, stops at the stop hole, and comes to rest. When the pedal is then released, the pedal tee interlocking mechanism is activated and the tee rises, lifting the stationary ball above the stop hole and lifting it up. If the player shoots in this state, the tee is elastic, so it deforms and only the ball flies, and the tee remains as it is.
It allows the following uses: Since the pedal tee interlocking mechanism is buried below the pine, it does not interfere with shooting or is noticeable.

Furthermore, if a tee height adjustment mechanism is attached, the club,
The height of the tee can be changed depending on the type of shot and the player's preference. In particular, a pedal tee interlocking mechanism in which the lower end of the tee and the lower end of an elevator rod attached to the pedal plate are connected by a connecting rod and a fulcrum holder is provided in the middle is simple and less prone to failure. By attaching a fulcrum support moving mechanism using a handle, pinion gear, and rack gear to this, the take-up height can be adjusted easily and with less trouble. In this mechanism, when the handle is rotated, the pinion gear rotates, and the rack gear that meshes with it moves, changing the position of the fulcrum holder. The amount of edge stroke changes. This allows the tee height to be changed. By making the height of the top surface of the tee in the sunken state the same as or slightly lower than the height of the top surface of the golf mat, even if you can hit the ball by placing it directly on the mat without using the tee, The ball rolls on the top surface of the tee in the stop hole, and instead of stopping at the stop hole, it rolls all the way to the front of the mat and can be hit with the mat. The ball pushing mechanism uses a rocking system in which a swingable cylinder housing balls is lifted by pressing the pedal to eject only one ball, and a stopper prevents continuous ejection of the next ball. There is also a lifting method in which a push-out plate interlocked with the pedal inserts between the ball guide and the cylinder to eject only one ball without moving the cylinder containing the ball. In either case, only one ball can be ejected easily and reliably by pedal operation. In addition, if the opening at the tip of the ball feeding pipe, which has a large slope of about 7%, is placed close to and facing the opening on the ball introduction side of the swingable cylinder, it is possible to This can be effective if a tube for sending the ball can be attached to the batting seat. In particular, if the upper part of the opening on the ball introduction side of the cylinder is cut out in an arc shape, when the cylinder swings and the opening on the ball introduction side descends, the ball in the ball sending pipe will be affected by the pressing force of the ball due to the high slope. The ball can move forward by about 1/2 the ball diameter without any movement, and when the opening on the ball introduction side of the cylinder rises, the balls in the last row of the cylinder are pushed toward the tip by the balls in the ball sending pipe, and the balls enter the cylinder. This is to reliably move all of the balls forward by one degree. Furthermore, by enclosing a spring inside the elastic rubber cylinder, it is possible to increase the supporting force of the ball and reduce the impact of the shot, thereby increasing durability.

(Example) Examples will be described below based on the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the ball pushing mechanism of the embodiment, Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of the same, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the same pedal tee interlocking mechanism, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same,
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a lifting method of the ball pushing mechanism.

In the figure, A and A' are ball pushing mechanisms, B is a stop hole, C is a tee, D is a pedal tee interlocking mechanism, E is a tee height adjustment mechanism, and F is a golf mat.

Ball pushing mechanism A has a slope of approximately 3%, accommodates balls, and has a fulcrum 40 near the ball introduction side with a ratio of 3:1.
A swingable cylindrical body 1 provided with a cylindrical body 1, a pedal 2, and a pedal lever 3 bent into a shape with the pedal attached.
, a bearing part 4 that serves as a fulcrum of the pedal lever, a lifting rod 5 attached to the tip of the pedal lever, and a slide plate 6 that also connects the tip of the pedal lever.
, a mouth ring 7 that slidably attaches the slide plate 6 to the tip of the cylinder 1, a stopper 8 that prevents the balls from being continuously ejected, a ball guide section 9 that guides the balls toward the mat, and a ball guide section. A ball stopper projection 10 provided at a position facing the opening of the cylindrical body 1, and a casing 11.
, a ball conductor 12 made of rubber, a ball sending pipe 38 with a strong slope of about 7% located close to the opening 37 on the ball introduction side of the cylinder 1, and an upper part of the opening 37 of the cylinder 1. It consists of a notch 39 provided in the.

Next, the pedal tee interlocking mechanism D includes a lifting rod 5 attached to the tip of the pedal lever, a connecting rod 20 connecting the lower end of the lifting rod and the lower end of the tee C, a fulcrum holder 21, and a fulcrum holder. rack gear 22
, a guide rail 23 for movably guiding the rack gear in the longitudinal direction of the connecting rod, and a rack gear 22.
A pinion gear 24 meshed with the pinion gear, an inclined handle shaft 25 on which the pinion gear is attached, an inclined cylinder body 26 into which the handle shaft is inserted and supported, and a tee height adjustment device mounted above the handle shaft. A ring ball 28 connects the handle 27, the connecting rod 20, and the lifting rod 5, and the tip of the connecting rod 20 is inserted and urged outward by a spring 35, and is pivotally connected to the lower end of the tee C, and a guide shaft 36. It consists of a pivot portion 29 that is slidably guided up and down, a steel spring 30, a stopper rubber 31, and a scale needle 32 of the handle 27. Tee C is a cylindrical elastic body with a spring 33 sealed inside.

In this example, the sphere is fed into the cylinder 1,
When the pedal 2 is depressed, the slide plate 6 at the tip of the pedal lever 3 rises, lifting the cylinder 1 and
The ball located between the tip opening of the cylinder body 1 and the ball stopper projection 10 is pushed and sent over the ball stopper projection 10 to the guide section 9, and the ball is sent from the guide section 9 via the ball conductor 12 onto the golf mat F. It rolls over and is caught in the stop hole B and comes to rest. When you remove your foot from pedal 2, pedal 2
rises, its tip goes down, and the lifting rod 5 descends, pushing down one end of the connecting rod 20. Connecting rod 20
rotates around the fulcrum holder 21, and the tee C attached to the other end of the connecting rod 20 lifts the ball waiting above the stop hole B and raises it to the required height. On the other hand, when the pedal is depressed, the ball introduction side opening 37 of the cylinder 1 is lowered, thereby causing the ball throwing pipe 3
Since the ball in 8 has a notch 39 above the opening 37, it can move about half of the ball toward the cylinder 1 without any trouble. next,
When the pedal is released, the opening 37 rises, and at that time, the balls in the last row of the barrel 1 hit the incoming ball from the ball sending pipe 38, and the reaction force pushes the balls inside the barrel 1 forward. When the ball is hit, the ball moves forward by one ball, and the ball in the ball throwing pipe 38 also moves completely forward by one ball (see FIG. 6). Thereafter, when the player bats the ball, the ball will fly away, and the elasticity of the rubber and the internal spring 33 reduce the impact of batting and increase the durability of Tee-C.

If the height of the top surface of tee C when it is lowered is approximately the same as the top surface of golf mat F, the ball will pass through stop hole B on the top surface of tee C and move to the front of golf mat F. It can be stopped by In this way, with a single operation of the handle 27, it is easy to use the Tee C for use or for shooting by placing the ball on the golf mat without using it, making it extremely convenient.

Next, the ball pushing mechanism shown in FIG. 5 is another example of the ball pushing mechanism of the above embodiment, and when installed in place of the ball pushing mechanism of the above embodiment, constitutes another embodiment. In the lift-type ball pushing mechanism shown in FIG. 5, the cylinder 1 is stationary, and the extrusion plate 34 at the tip of the pedal lever 3 inserts into the gap between the opening of the cylinder 1 and the ball stopper projection 10. In this example, the ball rises to push out only one ball, and the next ball remains stationary.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, it is possible to automatically send out balls one by one and take up the ball by operating the pedal, and the player does not have to use his hands to take up the ball, thereby saving the trouble of taking up the ball. This allowed me to concentrate on my practice.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the ball pushing mechanism of the embodiment, Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of the same, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the pedal tee interlocking mechanism, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the same. Vertical sectional view showing another example of the ball pushing mechanism, No. 6
The figure is an explanatory view showing a connecting portion between a swinging cylinder and a ball sending pipe. A, A'...Ball pushing mechanism, B...Stop hole, C...
... Tee, D... Pedal Tee interlocking mechanism, E...
Tee height adjustment mechanism, F... Golf mat, 1...
... Cylinder body, 2 ... Pedal, 5 ... Lifting rod, 8 ... Stopper, 9 ... Ball guide section, 10 ... Ball stop projection,
20... Connecting rod, 21... Fulcrum holder, 22... Rack gear, 24... Pinion gear, 27... Handle, 33... Spring, 37... Opening, 38
...Throwing pipe, 39...notch.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A ball pushing mechanism that feeds out one golf ball with one pedal operation, and a stop hole that stops the pushed golf ball at a predetermined position on the ball hitting field.
It has an elastic tee that moves up and down through the stop hole, and an embedded pedal tee interlocking mechanism that lowers the tee when the pedal is depressed and lifts the tee when the pedal is released, and the pedal tee interlocking mechanism is attached to the pedal lever. It consists of an elevating rod that ascends and descends, a connecting rod that connects the lower end of the elevating rod and the lower end of the tee, and a fulcrum holder that is provided in the middle of the connecting rod and swings the connecting rod like a seesaw. This golf ball ejecting tee up device has a fulcrum holder that can be manually moved to change the lifting stroke of the tee and adjust the height at which the golf ball is lifted by the tee. 2. Attach the fulcrum holder to a rack gear that is movable in the longitudinal direction of the connecting rod, engage a pinion gear rotated by a handle with the rack gear, and change the position of the fulcrum holder by operating the handle to change the height of the golf tee. Claim 1
The ball ejecting device mentioned above. 3. A ball pushing mechanism that sends out one golf ball with one pedal operation, and a stop hole that stops the pushed golf ball at a predetermined position on the ball hitting field.
It has an elastic tee that moves up and down the stop hole, and a buried pedal tee interlocking mechanism that sinks the tee when the pedal is depressed and lifts it when the pedal is released, and the ball pushing mechanism accommodates the ball. A tilted cylindrical body that can swing,
The opening end of the cylinder is lifted by pressing the pedal to eject only one golf ball, and a stopper facing the raised opening end of the cylinder prevents continuous ejection of balls. Tea-up device. 4. The ball ejection tie-up device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tee has a structure in which a spring is enclosed inside a cylindrical elastic rubber.