JPS60128064A - Golf cart - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a lawn on a golf course from being damaged, and as well to enhance the travel ability of a cart even on a rugged course, by generating air pressure between the cart and the ground surface with the use of a propeller, and by floating up the cart from the ground surface under this air-pressure. CONSTITUTION:When a starting signal is issued from a controller 11 carried by a golf player, the signal is transmitted to a control section 7 in the cart through an aerial antenna 8. The control section 7 drives a motor 2 to rotate a propeller 2. Due to this rotation of the propeller 3 air pressure is generated between the ground surface and an air pressure control plate 3 in the cart 1, and therefore, allows the cart 1 to slightly float up. Thereafter, a self-travelling unit is driven to advance the cart.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a cart for transporting a club bank used on a golf course.

[Prior art and its problems]

Conventionally, on golf courses, golf clubs are transported during play by being carried on carts with wheels or on carts with a driver's cab, so-called electric carts.

However, in the former method, the cart moves along the fairway, causing damage to the grass with its wheels, and carts without power equipment require manual effort to pull them, which is labor-intensive. In addition, with the latter method, carrying the golf club and driver at the same time would add considerable weight, so to avoid damaging the turf, the electric carts are limited to cart roads built along the edges of the fairways. It is troublesome to have to go to the edge of the fairway to get a love each time you need it during play. In addition, there are other carts such as the Morrail type cart, but they have the same drawbacks.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the conventional example and to provide a golf cart that is easy to use and can be moved freely anywhere without contacting the ground without causing damage to the grass.

[Key points of the invention]

However, this object is achieved according to the invention by providing a levitation and self-propelled device.

[Embodiments of the invention]

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

The figure is a front view showing one embodiment of the golf cart of the present invention.The golf cart 1 has a main body 1a assembled with a frame and surrounded by a hood, formed in the shape of a side saucer so that the lower part widens.
A propeller 2 is installed at the center of the bottom surface of the main body 1a as a levitation and self-propelled device.
A wind pressure control board 3 was arranged around the propeller 2.

The wind pressure control plate 3 has an outer peripheral edge projected downward to serve as a ground contact portion 3a, and is controlled by an operation control unit 7, which will be described later, to appropriately change the direction and blow out the wind in the lateral direction.

A machine room 4 is provided on the front upper surface of the main body 1a, a motor 6 is connected to a battery 5 mounted in the room 4, and a rotating shaft of the motor 6 is connected to the propeller 2.

Further, an operation control section 7 for controlling the function of the motor 6 and the direction device was provided in the chamber 4, and an antenna 8 attached to the upper surface of the chamber 4 was connected to a receiving device incorporated in the operation control section 7.

The rear upper surface of the main body 1a is a mounting stand 10 for the caddy bag 9.
shall be. It should be noted that the layout of the cart 1 is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and may include providing a separate propeller for forward movement and direction control, using a gasoline engine, or using solar cells in addition to batteries. There are various ways to incorporate it.

A portable operating device 1 that incorporates a transmitter that sends a control signal to the operation control section 7 separately from such a golf cart 1.
This operating device 11 and the operation control unit 7 of the cart 1 have a built-in follow-up circuit that allows the two to move without being separated by more than a certain distance or too close to each other.

By the way, as another embodiment, the levitation device may be a helicopter type device incorporating a propeller for upward movement or a device incorporating a balloon, in addition to the above-mentioned hovercraft structure using a propeller. Further, even if the bottom surface of the cart 1 is not completely in contact with the ground surface, as long as it does not press against the grass surface, it may be possible to incorporate a structure such as a rubber caterpillar and use this as an advancement mechanism.

Next, to explain how to use it, in order to move the cart 1, the controller 11 is attached to the player's waist, etc., and when a start signal is sent from the controller 11, the signal is transmitted to the control unit 7 via the antenna 8. As the motor 6 rotates, the propeller 2 rotates, which generates wind pressure between the ground and the wind pressure control plate 3, pressing the ground, causing the cart 1 to float slightly due to the lifting force, and then move forward.

The cart 1 receives a signal from the operating device 11 and moves forward following the player at a certain distance, and stops when the stop signal from the operating device 11 is received. In this way, the cart 1 always follows the player and travels in a floating position at a distance from the ground.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As mentioned above, since the golf cart of the present invention travels on the ground, there is no risk of damaging the grass on the golf course, and it also has good running performance even on uneven course surfaces.
Furthermore, since the golf club moves by itself following the player by remote control, there is no need for labor to transport the golf club, and there is no need to travel far to retrieve the golf club if necessary.

Furthermore, since there is no need to provide cart roads or running rails within the course, a good course with no obstacles can be obtained.
This allows for effective use of the site.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a front view showing an embodiment of the golf cart of the present invention. 1...Golf cart 1a...Main body 2...Propeller 3...Wind pressure control board 3a...Grounding part 4...
Machine room 5... Battery 6... Motor 7... Operation control section 8... Antenna 9... Caddy bag 10... Mounting stand 11... Controller applicant Tokyo Tatsuno Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A golf cart characterized by being equipped with a floating and self-propelled device.