JPS61155501A - Track for running car of golf field - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a rail for use at a golf course in a traveling vehicle that rides together with golf equipment or a player and is driven by a prime mover around the golf course. 0 (Prior art) Conventionally, as the running I rails for golf courses, apart from hand-pushed caddy carts that do not use rails, electric carts that use motive power to run are well known. However, this type of cart requires driving skills, or recently, electromagnetic cables have been buried under the road surface to generate electromagnetic waves, and sensors installed in the cart catch this and determine the course, while the cart is automatically operated by remote control etc. In addition, the mole rail type, which runs along a track installed on the ground or underground, has been implemented. However, the above-mentioned electric carts damage the lawn, which is important for golf courses, and require the construction of a paved road to replace the rails, as well as a driver, and the remote-controlled mole rail type, which is installed on the ground, becomes an eyesore for the players. There were drawbacks that included danger. In addition, in underground installations, a large groove (approximately 100 mm wide) is dug on the ground surface and a rail is installed in the groove, so it is possible for a ball to fall into this groove or hit the rail and cause an accident. Daji
There are serious things that can cause you to lose interest in a band. The electromagnetic type described above has also been proposed for automatic driving, but this also requires paved roads. These facilities are installed in inconspicuous locations, such as outside the rough outside the fairway or in the woods, due to the landscape of the golf course and the nature of the play. The caddy carries the club horizontally, which wastes a lot of time, and the caddy's errands extend the playing time, and sometimes Grayer can't wait to carry the club horizontally and ends up holding the club inappropriately. Sometimes the grass gets gray, which loses interest.Furthermore, the marking work on the grass, which is damaged during shots, has to be carried around because the marking is on a caddy cart, which is far away. It becomes difficult to act together with the player.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In order to eliminate the fundamental drawbacks of the conventional technology as described above, the present invention can be installed within the fairway, which was previously unthinkable. We propose a rail that will allow a vehicle that carries not only clubs and other equipment but also players to run on its own without any damage.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The rail of the present invention has a tunnel section with an internal cross section of approximately hexagonal, and an external shape that approximately follows the internal shape or an appropriate shape, and has a length of, for example, /m x 41m. The length shall be suitable for easy handling, and if necessary, the end face shall have a slight angle. The tunnel part has an upper part communicating with the outside, and the inside part has a V-shaped slope on the inner surface of the upper shoulder part, and the lower part has a V-shaped slope part on the inner surface of the bottom part. An exposed surface is formed in the portion. In addition, one side of a cover such as a flexible plate or artificial grass of approximately the same color as the lawn is fixed by adhesive or other means on the exit surface of both sections, and the other side is fixed approximately in the center of the gap with a slightly shaped cover. Install them with a slight gap between them, or almost butt-like.

Note that it is preferable that the exposed surface has a slight slope.

The material of the rail of the present invention may be metal, but it is preferable to use a reinforced plastic, ie, a plastic material such as F, R, P, or resin concrete.

The above-mentioned track of the present invention is one in which a running vehicle, that is, a cart, is self-propelled as disclosed in the original patent application No. 27j?da5ko of Showa, 5''9, which is the applicant's earlier application, and the exposed surface is used for golfing. The present invention is buried in the fairway of the fairway at the same level as the ground surface in the order of the course, and the running wheels of the cart are in contact with the ■-shaped slope on the inner surface of the bottom, and the fall prevention wheels are in contact with the half-shaped slope on the inner surface of the shoulder. It is guided by one rail and runs on its own.Therefore, there is no contact with the grass on the fairway, so it does not cause any damage to the grass, and the part exposed above the fairway is extremely thin, so It is difficult to recognize the existence of such tracks at first glance, and they do not interfere with play, and they do not detract from the scenery.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described in detail.

The rail 1 is made of plastic resin concrete and has an almost hexagonal internal shape, with a gap 2 at the top having a width of about 3 mm, for example. The spacer part 2 is formed at such a level that a small golf ball does not fall at rys degrees, and communicates with the tunnel part 3 whose inner diameter width and upper and lower widths are, for example, 10 to 730 mm.
In both classes, the exposed surface 4 has a relatively narrow width, for example, 70 AO, and the width exposed to the ground surface including the interval 2 is approximately 50 to AO.
A V-shaped slope 5 is formed on the inner surface of the upper shoulder portion of the tunnel portion 3, and a V-shaped slope 6 is formed on the inner surface of the lower bottom portion. The spacing section 2 is formed around the point where the apex crosses the square slope 5, and if necessary, a receiving groove 7 is formed via a step 9 at the point where the square slope 60 intersects. Furthermore, a stepped portion 8 is formed at the end of the H-shaped slope 5 on the inner surface of the shoulder above the shoulder, and furthermore, both end surfaces of the rail 10 are not only perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rail but also formed at a slight angle (7
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(Function) The rail 1 is buried in the fairway of a golf course according to the order of the course, with the exposed surface 4 and the upper surface of the interval part 2 placed on the ground surface 10. In this case, if the rail is buried in a straight line, the end surface of the rail should be at right angles, and if it is curved, the end surface of the rail should be at an angle commensurate with the size of the curve. One side of the cover 11, such as a board or artificial turf made of a flexible material such as rubber or plastic having the same color as the color of the cover 11, is attached using a fixing means such as adhesive, and the other side is slightly overlapped or butted. The gap portion 2 is covered so as to have some gap in the shape. A traveling vehicle guided by this rail 1 (not shown) and operated electrically or mechanically, or manually, by remote control, or by means of a limit switch, etc., is the Showa model of the original patent application mentioned above. 9th year patent application No. 27! II! As shown in the example shown in No. A running wheel and seven overturn prevention wheels are arranged in a triangular shape, seven sets each at the front and rear of the cart, and at least one of the front and rear running wheels is driven by power. It looks like this. That is, in the drawing, there is one running wheel '@12 that rotates in contact with the square-shaped slope 6, and seven overturn prevention wheels 13 that elastically contact the square-shaped slope 5 via the frame 14 and are rotatable. However, the frame 14, which supports the collapse prevention wheel 13 as /Ifi, is connected via a vertical shaft 15 to the base (not shown) and the traveling vehicle installed thereon by pushing open the cover 11.

Incidentally, rainwater, dirt, leaves, sand, etc. that infiltrate through the gap 2 and the seam of the cover 11 slide down the ■-shaped slope 6 and become trapped in the receiving groove 7. It is possible to clean by sweeping out dust and other debris in a timely manner, or by running a suction cleaner mounted on the traveling vehicle.

7 lunges 13' on both left and right 1111 wheels 13' to prevent falling
, and this is engaged with the stepped portion 8 formed at the end of the V-shaped slope, and if necessary, 7 langes 1 are also provided on the running wheel 12.
2′ and engages with the stepped portion (not shown).
Alternatively, as shown in the figure, when engaging with this using a step 9, reading of the engagement rail 1 and running on a curved portion can be made safe and smooth.

Furthermore, when moving from the green to the T-ground of the next course, for example, when ascending or descending on a steep slope, a rope is installed in the rail 1 between the upper and lower sections so that it can move endlessly or reciprocally. Also, there is a grip or catcher on the running vehicle side (for example, JP-A-37-/3θ Tobu! issue night is JP-A-Show! R9)
It is preferable to provide a device such as the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7.20360 and move the rope up and down by connecting the rope to the traveling vehicle, thereby ensuring safety and especially when carrying a player.

(Effects of the Invention) The rail of the present invention can be easily produced in large quantities by plastic molding, and supports the entire load of golf equipment or players at the bottom of the rail located underground. On the ■-shaped slope, the load acts almost at right angles to the left and right sway of the vehicle, so there is no unreasonable action on the running shaft or the ■-shaped slope, and sand on the square slope is also likely to accumulate in the receiving groove. The upper step part, which is convenient for cleaning, engages with the flange and has the effect of smoothing the running of the vehicle and minimizing side-to-side rocking.

It is indicated by a line. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view.

Codes: 1 is the rail, 2 is the interval, 3 is the tunnel, 4 is the exposed surface, 5 is the square slope, 6 is the square slope, 7 is the receiving groove, 8 is the step, 9 is the step, 10 is the ground surface. .

Fu S Kaisho 61-155501 (4) Article IIA Figure 2 2. 9

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A relatively narrow gap extends to the same level as the ground surface, and has an approximately hexagonal inner surface consisting of left and right side walls communicating with this gap, a H-shaped slope on the inner surface of the shoulder, and a V-shaped slope on the inner surface of the bottom. It is composed of a rail that forms a tunnel part and has the gap part in the center part of the V-shaped slope, and the rail is buried in the order of the golf course with the gap part exposed to the ground surface, and this single rail is used to prevent people and A rail for a vehicle on a golf course, which is characterized by carrying golf equipment on it. (2) A step is formed in the center of the V-shaped slope on the inner surface of the bottom of the tunnel section to serve as a receiving groove, and earth, sand, rainwater, etc. that enter the tunnel section fall down the slope and are concentrated, so that it can be used as a receiving groove for vehicles. The rail according to claim 1, characterized in that the rail runs smoothly and is easily collected and removed. (3) The rail according to claims 1 and 2, wherein a stepped portion is formed on at least the V-shaped slope on the inner surface of the shoulder portion of the tunnel portion and the V-shaped slope on the inner surface of the bottom portion.