JPH07250922A - Golf ball cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a compact golf ball cleaner which is portable anywhere, and is simple to permit use as needed during playing. CONSTITUTION:A main body case 1 is provided with a driving part 5 for housing a motor 3 and a battery 4 in its lower part and is provided with a ball holding part 7 for holding a golf ball 6 charged into its upper part. A lower part fixing brush 8 is arranged in a position where the golf ball 6 is received in the ball holding part 7 of the main body case 1. Three pieces of perpendicular rotary brushes 9 and three pieces of side part stationary brushes 10 are alternately arranged at approximately equal intervals in the side parts. Three pieces of the rotating brushes 9 are connected to the motor 3 having the battery 4 as its power source. An upper stationary brush 11 is arranged in the position opposite to a lower stationary brush 8 on the main body case l side of a cap 2. The arrangement of the brushes is properly changeable. A sponge, etc., contg. grinding materials are properly utilizable in place of the brushes.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electric cleaner for golf balls, which is capable of cleaning the ball at any time during play.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, if a ball becomes dirty during playing golf, it has to be wiped with a towel or the like, which is troublesome and cannot be removed.

Further, as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-1075, a golf ball is placed on an electric cart so that the golf ball can be washed at any time during play and the ball is automatically washed by using its power source. Such a device has been proposed.

[0004]

If there is a compact and high-performance golf ball cleaner that a golfer or a caddy can carry at any time and use it at any time during play,
It can be expected that the troublesome work of cleaning the ball with a towel as in the past will not be required, the atmosphere of golf will become smarter, and the taste of play itself will be enhanced.

Further, in the case of the device described in the above publication, since it is mounted on an electric cart, it lacks portability and convenience.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a compact golf ball cleaner that can be carried anywhere, can be used easily at any time during play.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A golf ball cleaner according to the present invention comprises a cleaning member which forms a ball holding portion capable of holding a golf ball, and which comes into contact with the golf ball held by the ball holding portion and rotates, and the cleaning member. A main body case provided with electric means for driving the member; and a lid body having a cleaning member fixed to a position that covers the ball holding portion of the main body case and in contact with the golf ball held by the ball holding portion. To do.

Here, the cleaning member may be a brush on both the main body case side and the lid side, or may be another cleaning member such as a sponge containing abrasives, or one of them may be a brush. The other may be a sponge containing an abrasive.

On the body case side, a fixed brush may be arranged on the bottom of the ball holding portion and a rotating brush may be arranged on the side portion. In this case, the cleaning member on the lid side is preferably a brush.

When the cleaning member on the lid side is a sponge containing abrasives, the cleaning member on the main body side is preferably a rotary sponge containing abrasives or a rotating brush.

[0011]

The golf ball cleaner of the present invention puts a dirty golf ball in the ball holding portion of the main body case. Then, cover it and turn on the power.

When the power source is turned on in this manner, a cleaning member on the main body case side, for example, a brush, a sponge containing abrasives and the like rotates to rotate the golf ball, and a cleaning member on the lid side,
For example, a golf ball is polished in cooperation with a brush or a sponge containing abrasives, or a rotating brush on the main body case rotates the golf ball to cooperate with a fixed brush on the main body case and a cleaning member such as a brush on the lid side. And polish the golf ball.

In the golf ball cleaner of the present invention, the main body case may be of a size that accommodates, for example, a rotating brush, a motor and a battery, and forms a ball holding portion, and the lid body is a ball of the main body case. It suffices to have a size that covers the holding portion and disposes a brush or the like, and the overall size is compact and lightweight, and a golfer or caddy can be always carried.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Example 1. 1 and 2 schematically show the structure of a golf ball cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a horizontal sectional view of a ball holding portion of the golf ball cleaner, and FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the golf ball cleaner. It is a figure. In the figure, 1 is a main body case and 2 is a lid.

In the golf ball cleaner of this embodiment, the main body case 1 has a lower portion which constitutes a driving portion 5 having a driving motor 3 and a power source battery 4, and an upper portion which is cylindrical so as to hold the thrown golf ball 6. The ball holding portion 7 of FIG.

The main body case 1 is provided with a lower fixed brush 8 at the center of the bottom of the ball holding portion 7 so as to receive the golf ball 6, and is mounted on the lower fixed brush 8 at the side position. Three rotating brushes 9 are provided vertically at substantially equal intervals so as to contact the golf ball 6 formed, and three side fixing brushes 10 are provided at positions sandwiched by these rotating brushes 9 toward the center. ing. The three rotating brushes 9 are connected to the motor 3, and the motor 3 is connected to the battery 4 via a switch (not shown).

Further, the lid 2 is provided with an upper fixed brush 11 at a position facing the lower fixed brush 8 on the main body case 1 side so as to come into contact with the held golf ball 6.

This golf ball cleaner is carried by a golfer or a caddy, and the lid 2 is opened to put the golf ball 6 in the ball holding portion 7 of the main body case 1 at the time of use. In this way, when the golf ball 6 is inserted, the lid 2 is closed, and the power is turned on, the three rotating brushes 9 rotate and rotate the golf ball 6 together. And the rotating brush 9,
The upper, lower and side fixed brushes 8, 10, 11 cooperate to polish the golf ball 6.

Example 2. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing the structure of the golf ball cleaner according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a main body case and 2 is a lid.

The body case 1 has a lower portion which constitutes a driving portion 5 having a motor 3 and a battery 4, and an upper portion which comprises a hemispherical rotating portion 12, and a ball holding portion 7 which is disposed above the rotating portion 12. is doing. Then, a hemispherical lower abrasive sponge 13A is fixed to the inner surface of the rotating portion 12 so as to receive the lower half of the golf ball 6. The rotating unit 12 is connected to the motor 3, and the motor 3 is connected to the battery 4 via a switch (not shown).

The lid 2 has a hemisphere at a position facing the ball holding portion 7 on the main body case 1 side so as to cover the upper half of the golf ball 6 held by the ball holding portion 7 on the main body case 1 side. A sponge 13B having a circular upper abrasive material is arranged.

When the golf ball 6 is put in the ball holding portion 7 of the main body case 1, the lid 2 is closed and the power is turned on, the lower abrasive sponge 13A rotates together with the rotating portion 12,
The golf ball 6 is rotated. Then, the lower abrasive-containing sponge 13A and the upper abrasive-containing sponge 13B.
And cooperate to polish the golf ball 6.

Example 3. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing the structure of the golf ball cleaner of Example 3 of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a main body case and 2 is a lid.

The lower portion of the main body case 1 constitutes a drive unit 5 having a motor 3 and a battery 4, the upper portion thereof has a horizontal rotating brush 14, and the ball holding portion 7 is provided above the rotating brush 14. ing. The rotary brush 14 is connected to the motor 3, and the motor 3 is connected to the battery 4 via a switch (not shown).

A hemispherical sponge 13 containing abrasive material is arranged on the lid body 2 so as to cover the golf ball 6 held by the ball holding portion 7 on the body case 1 side.

When the golf ball 6 of the main body case 1 is placed, the lid 2 is closed and the power is turned on, the rotary brush 14 rotates to rotate the golf ball 6 together. Then, the rotating brush 14 and the sponge 13 containing the abrasive on the lid 2 side cooperate to polish the golf ball 6.

The above embodiment is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this, and various embodiments such as the material, structure, and arrangement of the cleaning member are possible.

Further, in the present invention, it is also possible to make the parts common to other portable appliances, for example, by diverting the driving part such as an electric shaver or an electric toothbrush which has already been put to practical use for the driving part. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[0030]

The present invention is constructed as described above, and the main body case only needs to have a size for accommodating, for example, a rotating brush, a motor and a battery, and a ball holding portion. It is sufficient that the golf ball cleaner has a size enough to cover the ball holding portion of the main body case and to dispose the brush or the like, so that the golf ball cleaner can be made compact and lightweight as a whole and excellent in portability. Further, this golf ball cleaner can be carried and used at any time during the play, which makes the golf atmosphere smarter and enhances the taste of the play itself.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a horizontal sectional view of a ball holding portion of a golf ball cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a golf ball cleaner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a golf ball cleaner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a golf ball cleaner according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Body Case 2 Lid Body 3 Motor 4 Battery 5 Driving Unit 6 Golf Ball 7 Ball Holding Unit 8 Lower Fixed Brush 9 Rotating Brush 10 Side Fixing Brush 11 Upper Fixed Brush 12 Rotating Unit 13 Sponge with Abrasive Material 13A Sponge with Lower Abrasive Material 13B Sponge with abrasive on top 14 Rotating brush

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main body case provided with a cleaning member for forming a ball holding portion capable of holding a golf ball and rotating in contact with the golf ball held by the ball holding portion and an electric means for driving the cleaning member. A golf ball cleaner comprising: a cover body having a cleaning member fixed to a position covering the ball holding portion of the main body case so as to come into contact with the golf ball held by the ball holding portion. 2. The golf ball cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the rotating cleaning member provided on the main body case is a brush. 3. The golf ball cleaner according to claim 2, wherein a fixed brush is arranged on the bottom of the ball holding portion and a rotating brush is arranged on the side of the main body case. 4. The golf ball cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member fixed to the lid is a brush. 5. The golf ball cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member fixed to the lid is a sponge containing an abrasive.