JPH06304279A - Recovery of ball in golf practice range and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To practice golf during ball recovering work and improve efficiency at ball washming work by carrying out antomation and labor-saving in the ball recovering work. CONSTITUTION:A ball recovering device is constituted of a collectingpit 1, a U-shaped groove 2, a carrying-in device 3, a carrying-out device 4, and a transferring device 5, and a ball B on a field F is introduced into the collecting pit 1 which is filled with water by the U-shaped groove 2, and automatically collected by the carrying-in device 3. and the ball b is automatically separated from water by the crarrying-out device 4, and the ball B is sent upward over the collecting pit 1, and automatically transported to a ball collecting place T by the transporting device 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for collecting a golf ball in a field portion of a driving range.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, golf practice areas have become very busy due to the recent boom in golf, but the balls in the field that have been hit from the bats must be collected and transported to a ball feeder installed near the bats. I have to. Conventionally, as a method of collecting balls on a field portion in a driving range, the first method is to arrange an arbitrary number of U-shaped grooves in a pre-tilted field portion and use the inclination of the field portion. Then, the ball is guided to the U-shaped groove, conveyed to an appropriate place and accumulated manually, and then washed by a washing device and reused. Secondly, a water tank is provided in the field portion, and the U-shaped groove is provided in the inclined field portion as described above to guide the water into the water tank, and the ball is stretched in the water tank. A method of scooping up from the stored water and reusing it is also implemented using a net etc.

[0003]

However, in the first method described above, the work efficiency of ball recovery is low because of manual labor, and golf practice must be interrupted during the ball recovery operation. Further, various problems occur such as being uneconomical because an extra cleaning device is required. In the second method, the balls are guided to the water storage tank so that the balls are cleaned to some extent. However, since the balls are manually operated as described above, the operation efficiency of the ball recovery is low and the ball recovery operation is low. There are various problems such as having to interrupt golf practice. Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and aims at automation and labor saving of the ball collecting work, enabling golf practice during the ball collecting work, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball collecting method and a ball collecting device in a golf driving range where the efficiency of the ball cleaning work is improved.

[0004]

Therefore, the present invention is directed to the first aspect of the present invention.
In a ball collecting method in a golf driving range in which the balls in the field portion in the driving range are accumulated at a predetermined position, a ball on the field portion is formed by an arbitrary number of U-shaped grooves arranged in the field portion. -Guide the ball into the water-collecting pit provided in the field, collect the balls at a predetermined location in the pit by the carry-in device provided in the pit, and further separate the water by the carry-out device. It is characterized in that it is delivered to the upper part of the collecting pit and is delivered to a ball depositing place by a delivery device. Secondly, in the above-described first configuration, a delivery member such as air or water is forcibly delivered to the gap between the base bottom surface of the collecting pit and the covering member provided along the base bottom surface, and vibration is generated. By vibrating the covering member with a device, the balls on the covering member are accumulated at predetermined positions in the collecting pit.

Thirdly, in a ball collecting device in a golf driving range in which balls in a field portion of the driving range are accumulated at a predetermined position, a collecting pit which is recessed in the field portion and stores water, A U-shaped groove arranged in the field portion so as to be radially inclined toward the gathering pit; a carry-in device for gathering balls introduced into the gathering pit at a predetermined position in the gathering pit; A carry-out device for separating the moisture of the formed ball and sending it to the upper part of the collecting pit, and a ball sent to the upper part of the collecting pit.
And a transport device for transporting the package to the deposition site.

Fourthly, in the above-mentioned third structure, the carrying-in device is arranged so that the covering member is provided along the base bottom surface inclined toward the central portion of the collecting pit, and is forced between the covering member and the base bottom surface. And a delivery device for delivering a delivery member such as air or water. Also,
Fifthly, in the third or fourth configuration, the carrying-in device includes a covering member provided along the base bottom surface inclined toward the substantially central portion of the collecting pit, and a vibrating device for vibrating the covering member. It is characterized by having. Further, sixthly, in the third, fourth, or fifth configuration, the carry-out device has a lower end connected to the carry-in device and an upper end projected above the collecting pit to remove balls and moisture. At the same time, it is an automatic transporting device that feeds to the upper end and separates water at the upper end. And seventh,
In the third, fourth, or fifth configuration described above, in the carry-out device, the lower end is connected to the carry-in device, and the upper end is projected above the collecting pit to separate the water in the course of sending the ball upward. It is characterized by being an automatic transport device.

[0007]

In the present invention, in the first configuration, an arbitrary number of Us arranged in the field portion of the golf driving range.
The ball on the field portion is guided into the water-collecting pit provided in the field portion by the character groove, and the balls are accumulated at a predetermined position in the gathering pit by the carry-in device provided in the gathering pit. Further, the carrying-out device separates the water and sends it out to above the collecting pit, and the carrying device carries it to the ball accumulation place. According to this method, the ball recovery work can be automated and labor-saving, the ball recovery work can be performed during golf practice, and the ball cleaning work can be efficiently performed. Next, in the second configuration, the accumulation of the balls in a predetermined position in the carry-in device in the first configuration is performed by air or water in the gap between the base bottom surface of the collecting pit and the covering member provided along the base bottom surface. This is done by forcibly sending out the feeding member such as the above and vibrating the covering member by the vibrating device. According to this method, the surface on which the balls are placed vibrates, so that the balls in the collecting pit can be easily accumulated at the accumulation portion at the bottom.

Next, in the third structure, since there are gathering pits that store water in the field portion of the driving range and U-shaped grooves that are arranged so as to be radially inclined toward the gathering pits, the above-mentioned field portion is provided. Balls roll in the U-shaped groove and gather in the gathering pit. A carry-in device is provided in the gathering pit, and the carry-in device collects balls at a predetermined position in the gathering pit. The balls collected at the predetermined points in the gathering pit are sent out above the gathering pit by the carry-out device,
It is transported to the deposition site by the transport device. Therefore, the ball collection work can be automated and labor saving, and the ball collection work can be performed during golf practice. Further, since the ball is in the gathering pit that has been temporarily stored,
It is possible to improve the efficiency of cleaning work. next,
In the fourth configuration, in the third configuration, the base bottom surface of the gathering pit is inclined toward the substantially center, and a covering member is provided along this inclined surface, and between the covering member and the bottom bottom surface of the gathering pit. Since the delivery member is forcibly delivered by the delivery device, the balls can be easily collected at a predetermined position by vibrating the covering member. In addition, the vibration can enhance the cleaning effect.

Also in the fifth structure, since the vibrating device for vibrating the covering member is provided, the balls can be easily accumulated by this vibration and the cleaning effect can be enhanced. In addition, in the sixth or seventh configuration,
The carrying-out device is an automatic carrying device having a lower end connected to the carrying-in device and an upper end protruding above the gathering pit to send the ball to the upper end and to separate water in the upper end or in the middle thereof. It is also possible to replace the dirty water in the pit, which saves labor for cleaning the collective pit.

[0010]

EXAMPLES Next, one example will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 in order to further clarify the gist of the ball collecting method and device in the driving range of the present invention.
K is a ball collecting device in a golf driving range according to the present invention, which has a collecting pit 1, a U-shaped groove 2, a carry-in device 3, a carry-out device 4, and a carrying device 5. Here, water is stored in the gathering pit 1 that is recessed in the approximate center of F of the field portion in the golf driving range, and the six gathering pits 1 are arranged radially in the field portion F toward the gathering pit 1. A U-shaped groove 2 is provided. Further, three carrying-in devices 3 are arranged on the bottom surface of the collecting pit 1 on the upper and lower right sides in FIG. 1, and the carrying-in device 3 is located along the bottom surface 11 of the collecting pit 1 as shown in FIG. Covering member 31 made of a vinyl sheet provided, bottom surface 1 of the covering member 31 and collecting pit 1
A delivery device 32 including an air compressor or a water pump for forcibly delivering air or water as a delivery member between the two, and a device for delivering the ball B extended from the coating member 31 from the coating member 31. 4 and a vibrating device 33 having a vibrator 331 that vibrates the guide plate 34 and the covering member 31. Further, a spacer 35 for forming a gap is provided between the bottom surface 11 of the collecting pit 1 and the covering member 31.

Further, the carry-out device 4 is a pipe type screw conveyor, and is arranged along the bottom surface of the collecting pit 1 on the left side in FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG. The carry-out device 4 projects from the collecting pit 1, the carry-in port of the carry-out device 4 is guided from the guide plate 34, and the carry-out port is connected to a carrying device 5 described later. The transfer device 5 is a belt conveyor and is connected to the upper end of the transfer device 4 and arranged along the surface of the field portion F.

Next, regarding the operation of this embodiment, the field portion F is launched from the bat 6 at the golf driving range.
The ball B that has fallen to the above is guided to the U-shaped groove 2 by the inclination of the field portion F, is introduced into the collecting pit 1 by the inclination of the U-shaped groove 2, and is placed on the covering member 31 of the carry-in device 3. Placed. The ball B reaching the covering member 31 rolls on the inclined surface of the collecting pit 1, but even if the rolling of the ball B is impaired by dust or the like in the collecting pit 1, it is caused by the operation of the delivery device 32 and the vibration device 33. The balls B are rolled and accumulated by the vibration of the covering member 31 and the guide plate 34, and are thrown into the carry-in port of the carry-out device 4. Further, even if the covering member 31 becomes long, the balls placed by the delivery device 32 and the vibration device 33 can be easily accumulated at the carry-in port of the carry-out device 4 in the collecting pit. The ball and the water are simultaneously sent to the upper end by the operation of the carry-out device 4, and then the ball B is transferred to the ball depositing place T by the transfer device 5, and the water separated at the upper end is removed. The ball B is collected by flowing into the U-shaped groove U for running water, and the collecting pit 1
It is also possible to replace the water inside. Also, the ball B
Is temporarily stored in the stored pit 1, and
It is vibrated by the delivery device 32 and the vibration device 33, and further, since the carry-out device 4 carries out the ball together with the water,
The cleaning can be simplified even if the cleaning is performed and then further cleaning is performed.

The shape of each component according to the present invention,
The size, material, operating method, and the like may be arbitrarily determined within the range in which the above-mentioned objects, actions, and effects of the invention described below are achieved, and any of these changes alters the gist of the present invention. It goes without saying that it is not a thing.

[0014]

As described in detail above, according to the ball collecting method and the collecting apparatus of the present invention, the ball collecting work is automated and labor saving, and the ball collecting work can be performed during golf practice. In addition, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the ball cleaning work. Further, by forcibly sending air or water between the base bottom surface of the gathering pit and the covering member provided along the bottom face, and vibrating the covering member by the vibrating device, Even if the rolling of the ball is hindered by dust or the like, or the covering member becomes long, the placed balls can be easily accumulated in the collecting pit, so that the efficiency of the collecting operation can be improved. Become. Further, the carrying-out device is an automatic carrying device which connects the lower end to the carrying-out device and projects the upper end above the gathering pit to send the ball to the upper end and separate the water at the upper end or in the middle. It is also possible to replace the dirty water in the gathering pit and save labor in the gathering pit cleaning work. As described above, the present invention is a practical and excellent invention that has a unique effect that has never been obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Collecting pit 2 U-shaped groove 3 Carrying-in device 31 Covering member 32 Sending-out device 33 Vibrating device 331 Vibrator 34 Guide plate 4 Carrying-out device 5 Conveying device B-ball F Field part K Ball collecting device at golf driving range T-ball -Le accumulation place U U-shaped groove for running water

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A ball collecting method on a golf driving range in which balls in a field portion on a golf driving range are accumulated at a predetermined position, wherein the U-shaped grooves on the field portion are used to provide an arbitrary number of U-shaped grooves on the field portion. Of the ball is guided into the stored pit provided in the field section, the balls are accumulated at a predetermined position in the pit by the carry-in device provided in the pit, and the moisture is removed by the carry-out device. A method for collecting balls in a golf driving range, characterized in that the balls are separated and sent to the upper part of the collecting pit and transferred to a ball accumulation place by a transfer device. 2. A delivery member such as air or water is forcibly delivered into a gap between a bottom surface of the gathering pit and a covering member provided along the bottom surface, and the covering member is vibrated by a vibrating device. 2. The method for collecting balls in a driving range according to claim 1, wherein the balls on the covering member are accumulated at predetermined locations on the bottom of the collecting pit. 3. A ball collecting device in a golf driving range, in which balls in a field portion in a golf driving range are accumulated at a predetermined position, in a collecting pit which is recessed in the field portion and stores water, and in the field portion. U-shaped grooves radially inclined toward the gathering pit, a carry-in device for gathering a ball guided into the gathering pit at a predetermined position in the gathering pit, and a gathering ball In a driving range characterized by having a carry-out device for separating the moisture of the above and sending it out above the gathering pit, and a carrying device for carrying the balls sent above the gathering pit to a deposition location. Ball recovery device. 4. A carrying-in device forcibly sends out a covering member provided along a bottom surface of the foundation inclined toward the substantially central portion of the collecting pit, and a sending member such as air or water between the covering member and the bottom surface of the foundation. 4. A delivery device for controlling
Ball collecting device in the driving range described. 5. The carrying-in device has a covering member provided along a base bottom surface inclined toward the substantially central portion of the collecting pit, and a vibrating device for vibrating the covering member. The ball collecting device in the golf driving range described in 4. 6. An automatic transporting device, wherein a lower end of the carrying-out device is connected to the carrying-in device, and an upper end of the carrying-out device is projected above a collecting pit so that the ball and the water are simultaneously sent to the upper end and the water is separated at the upper end. The ball collecting device in a driving range according to claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein the device is a device. 7. The carry-out device is an automatic carrying device, the lower end of which is connected to the carry-in device and the upper end of which is projected above the collecting pit to separate water during the upward sending of the ball. The ball collecting device in a golf driving range according to claim 3, 4, or 5.