JPH08141123A - Golf ball releasing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To dispense with picking golf balls to promote golf playing while relieving the user's waist of stress and keeping the user's hands from dirt by providing an acoustic panel inside a cup and a striking means for releasing a golf ball on the acoustic plate out of the cup. CONSTITUTION: A golf ball B going into a cup C rolls onto a positioning part 15, then abuts to the peripheral surface of a striking rod 33 and stops immediately in front of a golf ball hole 12. Then a switch is turned on so that as a cam 39 is rotated clockwise, the golf ball B is guided by the inclined part 14 of an acoustic panel 10 and rolls onto the positioning part 15. The cam 39 rotates and thereby releases the stored energy of a spring member 37 at the depressed position of the striking rod 33. The spring member 37 then moves the striking rod 33 while accelerating it, and a locking bar 34 stops when abutting to the upper end of an oblong groove 31a. The upper end of the striking rod 33 then strikes the golf ball B on the golf ball hole 12, so that the golf ball B is automatically released out of the cup C.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf ball discharging device, and more particularly, a golf ball in a cup on a green at a golf course or a driving range is placed outside the cup at the intention of a user such as a golfer. The present invention relates to a device that automatically releases a golf ball so that a golfer or the like can save the trouble of picking up a golf ball.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when playing on a golf course or the like, a golf ball put in a cup on the green is usually taken out by the golfer by putting his / her hand into the cup.

[0003]

However, it is troublesome for a golfer to insert his / her hand into a narrow cup and pick up the golf ball inside, and the golfer bends his / her back to perform such work. It might be a burden on the golfer's waist. Further, in rainy weather or the like, the golfer's hands or arms may touch the cup and become dirty.

Further, if the operation of picking up the golf ball in the cup is slow, the player who puts the ball next time will be annoyed, and as a result, promotion of play will be hindered. Therefore, even if it is desired to quickly pick up the golf ball in the cup, it is not always the case that all the players play with such consciousness.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a golfer or the like can take out the golf ball in the cup without inserting his / her hand into the cup, so that the golfer or the like can save the trouble of picking up the golf ball and can reduce the burden on the waist. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball discharging device capable of preventing the hands of a golfer or the like from being soiled even in rainy weather or the like and promoting play.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf ball discharging device, wherein an acceleration is applied to an acoustic plate arranged in a cup and a golf ball on the acoustic plate.
It is provided with a striking means which is drive-controlled so as to discharge it out of the cup.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf ball discharging device, which is disposed in a cup, supports a golf ball in the cup, and interferes with the pin hole into which a pin formed in the center is inserted. An acoustic board having a golf ball hole having a diameter smaller than that of the golf ball formed at a position not formed, and a guide means for guiding the golf ball to the golf ball hole, and corresponding to the golf ball hole below the acoustic board. The golf ball is located at a position where the golf ball is sunk below the golf ball hole and is acceleratedly driven from the sunk position to a position projecting above the golf ball hole. And a striking means to do so.

A golf ball discharging device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the golf ball discharging device according to the second aspect, wherein the striking means is a cylindrical shape disposed below the acoustic board at a position corresponding to the golf ball hole. A support cylinder, a cylindrical striking rod that is slidably arranged in the support barrel, and is movable between the retracted position and the projecting position, and is disposed below the striking rod of the support cylinder. A spring member for urging the striking rod from the retracted position to the projecting position; and a striking state for moving the striking rod from the projecting position to the retracted position against the spring force of the spring member. Then, after that, the spring member is composed of driving means for releasing the energy storage.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the golf ball releasing apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, the driving means is arranged at a distance corresponding to a distance from the retracted position to the projected position in the vertical direction of the side surface of the support cylinder. The formed long groove, the locking rod integrally formed on the side surface of the striking rod, and protruding laterally from the long groove of the support cylinder, and the locking rod locked at the projecting position of the striking rod, It is composed of a cam for releasing the locking rod at the retracted position of the striking rod, a motor for rotationally driving the cam, and control means for driving and controlling the motor.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the golf ball supported on the acoustic plate in the cup is automatically discharged to the outside of the cup by drivingly controlling the hitting means.

In the second aspect of the invention, the golf ball contained in the cup is supported by the acoustic board and is guided by the guiding means to be positioned on the golf ball hole without interfering with the pin hole or the pin. . Then, when the striking means is driven to accelerately drive from the retracted position to the projecting position, the golf ball on the golf ball hole is automatically striking out of the cup by the striking means.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the spring member is energized and held in the energized state by the driving means, and thereafter, the energized state of the spring member is released to release the spring member so that the spring member is hit. Is moved from the immersed position to the projected position at an accelerated rate. Then, the striking rod passes upward through the golf ball hole, hits the golf ball on the golf ball hole, and the golf ball is automatically discharged to the outside of the cup.

According to the present invention, when the motor is driven by the control means to rotate the cam, the cam locks the locking rod at the protruding position and releases the locking rod at the retracted position. Then, the locking rod accelerates in the long groove from the retracted position of the striking rod to the projecting position by the spring force of the spring member, and the striking rod strikes the golf ball on the golf ball hole to It is automatically released to the outside of the cup. At this time, the long groove is
Since the side surface of the support cylinder is formed in the vertical direction by a distance corresponding to the distance from the retracted position to the projecting position, the range of movement of the striking rod is between the retracting position and the projecting position, and the striking rod is securely in the projecting position. Stop at.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A golf ball discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the case of a golf ball discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the case of a golf ball discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an acoustic board of a golf ball discharging device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the golf ball discharging device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the golf ball discharging device of this embodiment is used by being disposed in a cup C provided at an arbitrary position such as a green on a golf course. The acoustic plate 10 arranged in the cup C and a bottomed cylindrical case 20 integrally formed on the lower surface of the acoustic plate 10.
It has and. The sound board 10 collides with the golf ball B that has dropped into the cup C to generate a dropping sound, and supports the golf ball B in the cup C. Further, the acoustic board 10 of the present embodiment has a circular pin hole 11 into which the pin P formed at the center is inserted and a circular shape having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the golf ball B formed at a position where it does not interfere with the pin hole 11. It has a golf ball hole 12 and guide means for guiding the golf ball B to the golf ball hole 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide means of the acoustic board 10 is formed at a position facing the golf ball hole 12 by approximately 180 degrees with respect to the pin hole 11, bends upward, and extends in the radial direction. It comprises a portion 13 and an inclined portion 14 whose height gradually decreases in the circumferential direction from the highest portion 13 to the golf ball hole 12. In addition, the golf ball hole 12 of the acoustic board 10
The outer periphery of the golf ball is hemispherically curved downward to form a positioning portion 15 for stopping the positioning of the golf ball B immediately above the golf ball hole 12.

Below the sound board 10 in the case 20, a striking means is arranged at a position corresponding to the golf ball hole 12. The striking means is a cylindrical support cylinder 31 arranged at a position corresponding to the golf ball hole 12 below the acoustic board 10, and a cylindrical striking rod 33 slidably arranged in the support cylinder 31. It has and. The striking rod 33 is located at a position (the position shown by a solid line in FIG. 2) where the striking rod 33 is located below the golf ball hole 12 and the golf ball hole 12.
It is arranged so as to be movable between a projecting position projecting further upward (position shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2). A spring member 37 including a compression coil spring or the like for urging the striking rod 33 from the retracted position to the protruding position is arranged below the striking rod 33 in the support cylinder 31.

Further, the striking means moves the striking rod 33 against the spring force of the spring member 37 from the projecting position to the retracted position to set the spring member 37 in a stored state, and thereafter, the spring member 37. And driving means for releasing the energy storage of.
The drive means has a long groove 31 formed in a vertical direction on the side surface of the support cylinder 31 in a distance corresponding to the distance from the retracted position to the projected position.
a, a locking rod 34 that is integrally formed on the side surface of the striking rod 33 and projects laterally from the long groove 31a of the support cylinder 31, and the striking rod 3
A cam 39 that locks the locking rod 34 at the protruding position of 3 and releases the locking rod 34 at the retracted position of the striking rod 33, a motor 41 that rotationally drives the cam 39, and a control means that drives and controls the motor 41. Drive circuit 64 (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 2, the long groove 31a of the support cylinder 31 has a semicircular shape at both upper and lower ends corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the locking rod 34, and the locking rod 34 is at the retracted position and the projected position of the striking rod 33. It is designed to support smoothly. Then, when the locking rod 34 comes into contact with the lower end of the long groove 31a, the striking rod 33 becomes the retracted position, and when the engaging rod 34 comes into contact with the upper end of the long groove 31a, the striking rod 33 comes into the protruding position. The position and the vertical dimension of the long groove 31a are determined. The striking rod 33 and the locking rod 34 are usually
Due to the spring force of the spring member 37, the spring member 37 is at the protruding position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.

The cam 39 follows the rotation locus as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2, and at the locking position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. The locking rod 34 is locked, and the locking rod 34 is pressed downward with its rotation, and the striking rod 33 is moved downward to the retracted position against the spring force of the spring member 37, and is released as shown by the solid line in FIG. In position,
The length and the arrangement position are determined so that the locking with the peripheral surface of the locking bar 34 is released. The motor 41 comprises a known electric motor such as a DC motor, and its drive shaft 41a is provided with a worm gear (not shown) to rotate the rotary shaft 3 of the cam 39.
9a, the driving force of the driving force is converted by 90 degrees and transmitted to the cam 39, as indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. The drive shaft 41a of the motor 41
A known reduction gear device is provided between the rotary shaft 39a of the cam 39 and the cam 39, and the drive force of the motor 41 is amplified and transmitted to the cam 39 even when the drive force of the motor 41 is small.
It is preferable that the hitting bar 33 can be pushed down smoothly by 9 in a smooth and reliable manner.

Then, at a position where it does not interfere with the pin P, the support cylinder 31, the cam 39, and the motor 41 in the case 20,
A receiving unit 60 having a drive circuit 64 as the control unit built therein and a DC power source 43 including a battery for supplying electric power to the receiving unit 60 and the motor 41 are provided. Also,
A supporting recess 21 having substantially the same diameter as that of the pin P projecting downward is formed at a position of the bottom wall of the case 20 facing the pin hole 11, and supports the lower end of the pin P inserted into the pin hole 11. Then, the pin P is stably held in the vertical state.

Next, the electrical construction of this embodiment including the control means will be described with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, the motor 41 is driven so that it can be operated remotely, as shown in FIG.
A known remote control device including a transmitting means 50 and a receiving means 60 is used. The transmitting unit 50 includes an encoder 51, a driver 52, and a converter 53 such as an ultrasonic oscillator (speaker) or an LED, and wirelessly transmits a control signal including ultrasonic waves or infrared rays having a predetermined frequency. That is,
In order to prevent malfunction due to disturbances such as other sound waves or sunlight, the transmission unit 50 performs predetermined encoding by the encoder 51, and drives the converter 53 by the driver 52 based on the encoded signal from the encoder 51. To do. In addition, in order to improve the usability of the golfer or the like, it is preferable that the transmitting means 50 be configured to be attachable / detachable to a grip portion of a putter or the like. In addition to this, it can be put in a pocket of the golfer or the like, and attached to a belt or the like. It is preferable to make it as small as possible and easily carry it while playing.

On the other hand, the receiving means 60 includes a converter 61 such as an ultrasonic oscillator (speaker) or an LED, and an amplification detection circuit 6
2, a decoder 63 and a drive circuit 64, the converter 61 of the transmitting means 50 detects a control signal, the amplification detection circuit 62 amplifies and detects the detection signal, and the decoder 63 decodes the code. The signal is used as a control signal for driving the motor 41 to rotationally drive the motor 41. The rotation operation of the motor 41 is continuously performed as long as the switch (not shown) of the transmission means 50 is turned on, as long as the cam 39 is rotated from the locked position to the released position in FIG. Such a control system may be used, or the control system may be such that when the switch (not shown) of the transmission means 50 is turned on once, the motor 41 automatically makes one rotation.

Next, the operation of the golf ball discharging device of the present embodiment constructed as described above will be explained.

First, the golf ball B in the cup C
Is supported by the acoustic plate 10 and is guided by the inclined portion 14 from the highest portion 13 of the guide means to roll toward the positioning portion 15 without interfering with the pin hole 11 or the pin P. At this time, in a normal state in which the motor 41 is not driven and the cam 39 is not rotated, the striking rod 33 is located at the projecting position projecting from the golf ball hole 12, so that the golf ball B is indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. First, it abuts on the peripheral surface of the striking rod 33 protruding from the golf ball hole 12, and stops immediately before the golf ball hole 12.

Here, when a golfer or the like approaches the cup C and turns on the switch of the transmitting means 50 at a desired timing, the motor 41 is driven by the control signal from the drive circuit 64, and the cam 39 moves the timepiece in FIG. Rotate around. The cam 39 locks the locking rod 34 at the protruding position of the striking rod 33 by its tip and releases it at the retracted position, so that the striking rod 3
3 is pushed down from the protruding position to the retracted position against the spring force of the spring member 37. Then, the golf ball B stopped immediately before the golf ball hole 12 is guided by the inclined portion 14 of the acoustic board 10 to roll to the positioning portion 15 and is positioned by the positioning portion 15 to be positioned in the golf ball hole 12. Stop right above.

As the cam 39 rotates, the cam 39 releases the energy of the spring member 37 at the retracted position of the striking rod 33 and releases it. As a result, the spring member 37 accelerates the striking rod 33 from the retracted position to the projected position. At this time, the locking rod 34 is acceleratedly moved in the long groove 31a from the lower end to the upper end by the spring force of the spring member 37, so that the long groove 3
It contacts the upper end of 1a and stops. At this time, the long groove 31a
Is formed in the vertical direction on the side surface of the support cylinder 31 by a distance corresponding to the distance from the retracted position to the projecting position, the moving range of the striking rod 33 is between the retracting position and the projecting position, and the striking rod 33 is Stops securely at the protruding position. Therefore,
The striking rod 33 smoothly moves from the retracted position to the protruding position, passes through the golf ball hole 12 upward, and strikes the golf ball B on the golf ball hole 12 with its upper end surface, It is automatically discharged upward toward the outside of the cup C.

Therefore, the golfer or the like can receive the golf ball B discharged from the cup C by hand or the like and use it for the next play. As a result, the golfer or the like can take out the golf ball B in the cup C without inserting his / her hand into the cup C, save the golf ball or the like from picking up the golf ball B, and reduce the burden on the waist. Also, it is possible to prevent the hands, etc. of a golfer from getting dirty even in the rain. It should be noted that the spring force of the spring member 37 and the striking rod 33 so that the golf ball B discharged from the cup C can be stably discharged to a height position where a golfer or the like can easily receive it by a hand or the like.
It is preferable to previously adjust the moving stroke and the mass.

Hereinafter, even when the next golfer puts and the golf ball B falls into the cup C,
In the same manner as described above, the golf ball B in the cup C can be automatically discharged right above the cup C by remote control from the transmitting means 50. In this way, cup C one after another
By promptly taking out the golf ball B that has fallen inside, play is promoted as a result.

In the golf ball ejecting apparatus of this embodiment, since the golf ball hole 12 is at a position where it does not interfere with the pin hole 11, the pin P is inserted into the cup C at a time other than putting, such as when approaching. Even if the golf ball B falls into the cup C with
The releasing operation of the golf ball B can be performed smoothly and reliably.

By the way, in the above embodiment, the striking rod 33 is driven by the spring member 37 so as to strike and release the golf ball B, but other driving means such as solenoid driving of the striking rod 33 may be used. Good.

[0031]

As described above, in the golf ball discharging device of the first aspect of the present invention, the golf ball supported on the acoustic plate inside the cup is automatically moved to the outside of the cup by drivingly controlling the hitting means. Since it is released into the cup, the golf ball etc. can take out the golf ball in the cup without inserting the hand into the cup, the labor of the golfer etc. is saved, the waist load is eliminated, and in the case of rain, etc. Also, it is possible to prevent the hands of a golfer or the like from being soiled and to promote the play.

In the golf ball discharging device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the golf ball contained in the cup is supported by the acoustic board and is guided by the guide means without interfering with the pin hole or the pin. When the golf ball is positioned above and the driving means is driven at an accelerated speed from the retracted position to the projected position, the golf ball on the golf ball hole is automatically discharged by the hitting means to the outside of the cup. Etc. can remove the golf ball inside the cup to the outside without inserting their hands into the cup, save the labor of the golfer, etc., reduce the burden on the waist and keep the golfer's hand etc. even in rainy weather etc. It is possible to prevent soiling and promote play. In addition, even if the golf ball falls into the cup while the pin is still inserted in the cup, the golf ball can be discharged smoothly and reliably.

In the golf ball discharging device of the third aspect of the present invention, the spring member is energized by the driving means to hold the spring member in the energized state, and thereafter the energized state of the spring member is released to release the spring member. The member accelerates the striking rod from the retracted position to the projecting position, the striking rod passes upward through the golf ball hole, and strikes the golf ball on the golf ball hole.
Since the golf ball is automatically released to the outside of the cup, it is possible for the golfer, etc. to take out the golf ball inside the cup without putting his or her hand in the cup, saving the golfer's time and effort and reducing the burden on the waist. In addition, it is possible to prevent the player's hands from being soiled even in the case of rain and to promote the play.

In the golf ball discharging device of the invention of claim 4, the control means drives the motor to rotate the cam,
When the cam locks the locking rod at the projecting position and releases it at the retracted position, the locking rod accelerates in the long groove from the retracted position of the striking rod to the projecting position by the spring force of the spring member, and strikes it. Since the rod hits the golf ball in the hole and the golf ball automatically ejects to the outside of the cup, it is possible for a golfer or the like to take out the golf ball inside the cup without inserting his / her hand into the cup. Therefore, it is possible to save the labor of the golfer and the like, to reduce the burden on the waist, prevent the golfer and the like from being soiled even in the rain, and to promote the play. Moreover,
At this time, since the long groove is formed in the vertical direction of the side surface of the support cylinder by a distance corresponding to the distance from the retracted position to the projecting position, the movement range of the striking rod is between the retracted position and the projecting position. Since the rod stops reliably at the protruding position, the movement stroke of the striking rod is always constant, the height of the golf ball discharged outside the cup becomes constant, and the golf ball released from the cup can be easily handed by a golfer or the like. Easy to receive by.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of a case of a golf ball discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the case of the golf ball discharging device which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an acoustic board of a golf ball discharging device which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a golf ball discharging device which is an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 B golf ball C cup P pin 10 acoustic plate 11 pin hole 12 golf ball hole 13 highest part (guide means) 14 inclined part (guide means) 15 positioning part (guide means) 31 support cylinder (striking means) 31a long groove (driving means) ) 33 striking rod (striking means) 34 locking rod (driving means) 37 spring member (striking means) 39 cam (driving means) 41 motor (driving means) 50 transmitting means 60 receiving means 64 driving circuit (control means)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A sound plate disposed in the cup, and a hitting means controlled to drive the golf ball on the sound plate to accelerate the golf ball and discharge the golf ball to the outside of the cup. Golf ball ejecting device. 2. A pin hole for supporting a golf ball in the cup and inserting a pin formed at the center, and a diameter of the golf ball formed at a position where the pin hole does not interfere with the pin hole. An acoustic board having a golf ball hole having a small diameter and a guide means for guiding the golf ball to the golf ball hole; and a sound board disposed below the sound board at a position corresponding to the golf ball hole. And a striking means for driving the golf ball on the golf ball hole to the outside of the cup by acceleratingly driven from a recessed position that is recessed downward to a projecting position that projects upward from the golf ball hole. Golf ball ejecting device. 3. The striking means is a cylindrical support cylinder disposed below the acoustic board at a position corresponding to the golf ball hole, and is slidably arranged in the support cylinder.
A cylindrical striking rod movable between the retracted position and the projecting position, and a spring member arranged below the striking rod of the support cylinder and biasing the striking rod from the retracted position to the projecting position. Drive means for moving the striking rod against the spring force of the spring member from the projecting position to the retracted position to bring the spring member into a stored state, and thereafter releasing the stored state of the spring member. The golf ball discharging device according to claim 2, further comprising: 4. The drive means is integrally formed on a side surface of the striking rod with a long groove formed in a vertical direction of a side surface of the support cylinder and corresponding to a distance from the retracted position to the projected position. A locking bar that projects laterally from the long groove of the cylinder; a cam that locks the locking bar at the projecting position of the striking bar and releases the locking bar at the retracted position of the striking bar; 4. The golf ball discharging device according to claim 3, further comprising a motor that rotationally drives the cam, and a control unit that drives and controls the motor.