KR100292783B1 - Golf ball conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf ball conveying apparatus having a high design margin and a long service life, which can be reduced in thickness, and provides a golf ball conveying apparatus having the following configuration as a means for solving the problem. An endless-shaped ball conveying chain moving along the conveying direction of the golf ball, a drive source for rotationally driving the chain, a ball moving projection protruding at a predetermined distance from the chain, and protruding at a predetermined interval from the chain. Golf ball conveying apparatus provided with the guide roller provided.

Description

Golf ball conveying device

[Industrial use]

The present invention relates to, for example, a golf practice apparatus installed in a golf driving range and the like, and more particularly, to a golf ball conveying apparatus.

[Prior art]

At the golf driving range, golf balls that are scattered on each green at each plate are collected, washed, and returned to each plate, and collected in a ball tank device installed in front of the automatic tee-up device of the plate.

A belt conveyor is normally used as a golf ball conveying apparatus provided in this golf ball conveying line.

However, the golf ball conveying device formed by this belt conveyor has an endless belt installed in the vertical direction, so that the total height of the golf ball conveying device becomes high, especially when the golf ball conveying device is embedded on the concrete floor of two or more floors. The concrete floor inevitably thickens.

In addition, the noise caused by the belt driving or the collision between the golf balls is high. In addition, since the belt conveyor extends in a straight line shape, when a conveying line of a golf ball is bent, a plurality of short belt conveyors are combined and passed down by dropping onto the belt conveyor, and a plurality of belt conveyors are required. There are drawbacks such as higher.

In addition to the belt conveyor, there is a device for conveying golf balls with screws. However, since the screw is extended in a straight shape, when the conveying line is bent, it is necessary to combine a plurality of screws. Becomes

In addition, since the screw and the golf ball are in direct contact with each other, the screw is not supplied with lubricating oil. Therefore, the screw has a short service life.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball conveying apparatus having a high design margin and a long service life by eliminating the drawbacks of the prior art.

1 is a system diagram showing the flow of a golf ball house and volleyball in a golf practice apparatus.

2 is a system diagram showing the flow of a golf ball near the plate at bat.

3 is an overall layout view of a golf ball conveying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a side view of the chain used in the golf ball conveying apparatus.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main portion of the golf ball conveying device.

6 is a plan view of the U-turn portion of the golf ball conveying device.

7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vicinity of a balanced ball tank device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a plan view of a balanced ball tank device.

9 is a plan view of a ball transfer plate used in a balanced ball tank device.

10 is a side view of the transfer plate of the ball.

11 is a front view of a support member for use in a balanced ball tank device.

12 is a side view of the support member.

FIG. 13 is a partial sectional view showing a connection structure of each drive plate and a motor in a balanced ball tank device. FIG.

14 is a view for explaining the rotational operation of the ball transfer plate in the balanced ball tank device.

Fig. 15 is a front view of a part of the golf ball dispensing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention in cross section.

16 is a perspective view of a shifting member used in a golf ball dispensing apparatus.

17 is a side view of the elevating member in the automatic tee-up apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

18 is a top view of the automatic tee-up device.

19 is a side view of the automatic tee-up device showing a state where the elevating member is in the standby position.

20 is a side view of the automatic tee-up device, showing a state where the elevating member is in a raised position.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

20: chain 24: protrusion for moving the ball

25: golf ball 26: lower guide roller

27: base 28: link pin

29: side guide roller 30: housing

31 side wall 32 bottom wall

33: gutter 34: drain

35: rail support wall 36: rail

37: hook nail part 38: hook wall

39: inner wall

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect of the present invention provides an endless ball conveying chain that moves according to a golf ball conveying method, a driving source for rotating the chain, and a ball protruding at a predetermined distance from the chain. It characterized in that it comprises a moving projection and a guide roller protruding at a predetermined interval on the chain.

In order to achieve the above object, the second aspect of the present invention provides a casing and a roller having both side walls and a bottom wall, the upper side of which is opened, the opening of which is closed by a cover, and extending in the conveying direction of the golf ball. It is provided rotatably at a predetermined interval, and is provided with ball movement protrusions at predetermined intervals, and is provided with an endless ball conveying chain which is installed in the casing so as to be movable, and is provided on both inner walls of the casing. And a drainage trough for collecting rainwater flowing down by conveying the inner surface of the side wall and draining it out of the casing.

Embodiment of the Invention

The first aspect of the present invention is thinner than a belt conveyor by using a chain as described above, and therefore, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the concrete floor, especially in a prow of two or more layers.

In addition, it is possible to bend and bend freely by using the sprocket, so there is a margin in design. Furthermore, even if the throwing line is bent and curved, the golf ball can be conveyed in one chain, so that the golf ball can be conveyed reliably and the reliability is improved. Become.

Furthermore, since the ball moving protrusion is separated from the chain, a lubricating oil can be supplied to the chain and a golf ball conveying device with a long service life is provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by providing drainage gutters on both inner walls of the casing as described above, rainwater does not clog in the casing and lead can be prevented from occurring in the chain. Therefore, the golf ball conveyance by the chain is always smooth, there is no noise, silence is maintained, and the life of the golf ball conveying device can be extended.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a system diagram showing the flow of a golf ball house and volleyball according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a system diagram showing the flow of a golf ball near the turn at bat, and FIG. 3 is an overall installation of the golf ball conveying apparatus. 4 is a side view of the chain provided in the golf ball conveying apparatus.

First, the flow of the golf ball house and volleyball will be described using FIG. 1. The golf ball hit by the golf driving range is collected in the ball pivot 2 by the collecting system 1, and the golf ball is washed with a plurality of cleaning devices 3 and dried. The dry golf ball is collected once in the next ball buffer 4 and thrown toward each plate through the throwing line 6 by the plurality of ball throwing devices 5. The golf ball, which was not used at the plate, is returned to the ball buffer 4 through the return line 7.

Next, the flow of the golf ball near the turn at bat will be described with reference to FIG. 2. As shown in Fig. 2, in the middle of the throwing line 6 extending from the ball throwing device 5, a plurality of distribution devices 8 are provided at predetermined intervals, and branch lines branched from each distribution device 8 are provided. At the tip of (9), the ball tank device 10 which stocks a predetermined amount of golf balls is provided. And one golf ball is supplied from this ball tank apparatus 10 to the automatic tee-up apparatus 11 one by one.

At the rear of the automatic tee-up device 11, an operation disk 12 is provided in correspondence with each automatic tee-up device 11, and each operation disk 12 is centered by a power supply line 13 and a data transmission line 14. It is connected to the controller of Doshiani.

Next, the ball conveying apparatus provided in the throwing line 6 etc. is demonstrated concretely using FIG. 3, FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, an endless chain 20 is installed as it travels through each turn at batter (distributing device 8), and the chain 20 is fixed by a drive sprocket 22 connected to the motor 21. Driven in the direction of rotation. In the figure, 23 is a driven sprocket installed in the bent portion of the chain 20, and the distance d between the chain 20 on the reciprocating side and the chain 20 on the double-side side is 5 to 15. It is narrow about cm. The conveyance speed of the chain 20 is about 10-30 cm / sec.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ball movement protrusion 24 is provided in the upper part of the chain 20 at predetermined intervals, and the golf ball 25 enters individually between this ball movement protrusion 24. As shown in FIG. . In the present embodiment, the link pin 28 of the chain 20 extends upward to form a ball movement protrusion 24.

The lower guide roller 26 made of synthetic resin is provided below the chain 20 at predetermined intervals, and the guide roller 26 is integrally installed on the bottom wall 32 of the housing 30 to be described later. ), The movement of the chain 20 is smoothed. The link pin 28 is rotatably supported by a side guide roller 29 made of synthetic resin.

The endless chain 20 is stored in the housing 30. As shown in FIG. 5, the housing 30 has both side walls 31 and 31 and a bottom wall 32, the upper side of which is opened, the opening of which is closed by a cover 33, and the cross-sectional shape is almost C-shaped. It extends in the vertical direction toward the drawing.

In both side walls 31 and 31, a trough 33 for collecting rainwater that enters from the gap between the opening of the housing 30 and the cover 33 and flows down through the inner surface of the side wall 31 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the housing 30. It is formed continuously along. The drain opening 34 is provided in several places in the position which faces the trough 33 of the side wall 31. As shown in FIG.

The rail support wall 35 of several strands is erected in the center of the bottom wall 32, and the rail 36 of a substantially mountain-shaped cross section inclined to both sides is mounted on the upper part. The hook nail part 37 is provided in the lower both sides of the rail 36, and is engaged with the length wall 38 formed in the rail support wall 35 of both the outer sides of the rail support wall 35, and the rail 36 It is fixed on the rail support wall 35.

The side guide roller 29 of the chain 20 faces the inner side wall 39 which forms part of the hanger wall 38 and the trough 33 mentioned above, and is between the hanger wall 38 and the inner side wall 39. The passage wall 38 and the inner wall 39 thus serve to prevent the horizontal shake of the chain 20. In addition, although it abbreviate | omitted in FIG. 5, the chain 20 is provided also on the base 27 of the right side toward a figure, and the other side is a return path, and the other side is a return path.

This golf ball conveying apparatus is embedded in a concrete floor of a golf practice range, and a mat (not shown) is attached to the golf ball conveying apparatus.

6 is a plan view of a U turn portion of the golf ball conveying apparatus. As shown in Fig. 6, the U-turn portion is provided with inner and outer guide members 40a and 40b formed in a U-turn shape and guides the chain 20 to bend along the guide members 40a and 40b. A reciprocating sprocket 23 (see FIG. 3) is provided below the members 40a and 40b. Therefore, in this U-turn part, the chain 20 can U-turn in the state which put the golf ball 25 on. In FIG. 6, the case of the U-turn portion has been described, but the present invention can be applied to a bent portion such as an L-shape or an S-shape, for example.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram near the balance ball tank device, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of the balance ball tank device thereof.

As described above, the golf ball 1 collected at the golf driving range is distributed to the balanced ball tank device 10 installed in each plate by the golf ball conveying device 41 which is cleanly washed by the washing apparatus and formed as a chain conveyor. . The balance ball tank apparatus 10 is mainly comprised by the box 42 and the drive part 43 which collect | arrange and arrange | sort a large number of golf balls 25. FIG. The golf balls 25 discharged one by one from the balanced ball tank device 10 (box 42) are supplied to the automatic tee-up device 11 and provided to the batting ball.

Opening the lid (not shown) of the box 42 described above, as shown in Fig. 8, side walls 44a, 44b, 44c, and 44d are erected along four sides, and one golf ball ( A ball outlet 45 having a size through which 25 can pass is formed, and a ball supply hole 46 having a size through which a plurality of golf balls 25 passes is formed in a part of the side wall 44d and the ball supply hole ( 46 is connected to the golf ball conveying device 41.

At the bottom of the box 42, a plurality of ball transfer plates 47 are arranged in parallel with the side wall (outlet side wall) 44b on which the ball outlet 45 is formed. As shown in Fig. 9, the ball transfer plate 47 has a long and thin band shape, and as shown in Fig. 10, the ball transfer portion 48 and the ball transfer portion 48 are bent in a substantially &quot; &quot; shape. It consists of the shaft 49 which protrudes from the both ends of (), and the connection part 50 erected at the one end of the ball feed part 48.

On the inner side of the side wall 44a and the side wall 44c of the box 42, a supporting member 51 is provided along the side, and as shown in Fig. 12, the supporting member 51 has a substantially L-shaped side shape. The teeth 52 are formed at predetermined intervals inside the teeth 52 and the shaft 49 of the ball transfer plate 47 is rotatably inserted between the teeth 52 and the teeth 52 so as to be rotatable. Positioning of 47 is performed.

Inside the one support member 51, a plurality of ball transfer plates 47 are arranged in parallel with the first driving plate 53 and the second driving plate 54 and are arranged in the box 42 at one interval. The pins 55 are rotatably connected to the 1st drive board 53 and the 2nd drive board 54, respectively. In the case of the present embodiment, 47- (1), 47- (2), 47- (3), 47- (4), ...- 47- (n- 1), 47- (n), when odd-numbered ball transfer plate 47- (1), 47- (3), ... 47- (n-1) is the first drive plate 53 Even-numbered ball transfer plates 47- (2), 47- (4), ... 47- (n) are connected to the second drive plate 54.

As shown in Fig. 13, the first eccentric cam 56 is rotatable at the drive side end of the first drive plate 53, and the second eccentric cam 57 is rotatable at the end of the drive side of the second drive plate 54, respectively. Is installed. The 1st eccentric cam 56 and the 2nd eccentric cam 57 are fixed to the motor shaft 58 so that the rotational phase may shift 180 degree | times, and the motor 59 which has this motor shaft 58 is shown in FIG. It is accommodated in the drive part 43 as mentioned above.

When the motor 43 is driven, the first drive plate 53 and the second drive plate 54 reciprocate in a 180 degree phase shift due to the rotation of the first eccentric cam 56 and the second eccentric cam 57. The ball conveying plate 47 which is connected to and moves is rotated by a predetermined angle about the axis 49. Fig. 14 shows this state and the ball transfer plate 47 repeats the rotation between the position of the dotted line at the position of the solid line. In this embodiment, the rotation angle θ of the ball transfer plate 47 is set within a range of 20 to 30 degrees.

As described above, since the first drive plate 53 and the second drive plate 54 reciprocate in a 180-degree phase shift, for example, an odd-numbered ball transfer plate 47- (1), 47- (3 ), ... 47- (2), 47- (4), ... 47- (n) are even lines when rotated to the position indicated by the dotted line by 47- (n-1) Is in the position indicated by. Therefore, the golf ball 25 placed on the ball transfer plate 47- (1) rolls and moves on the adjacent ball transfer plate 47- (2) by the rotation operation of the ball transfer plate 47- (1). As the transfer plate 47 rotates at one interval in this manner, the golf balls 25 are forcibly sent in the direction of the discharge side wall 44b.

The golf balls 25 are aligned in a row so as to be opposed to the discharge side side wall 44b and discharged one by one from the ball discharge port 45 and are supplied to the automatic tee-up device 11 (see FIG. 7).

As shown in FIG. 8, the shielding plate 60 is provided in the vicinity of the ball discharge port 45 in parallel with the discharge side wall 44b at a position where two golf balls are separated from the discharge side wall 44b. Without this shielding plate 60, the golf ball 25 forcibly sent by the ball transfer plate 47 enters between the rows of golf balls lined up in a row along the discharge side side wall 44b. There is a fear that the supply of the golf ball 25 to the furnace may not be smooth. Thereby, the shielding plate 60 is provided in the above-described position, thereby preventing the golf ball 25 from entering the golf ball row and making the discharge of the golf ball 25 smoother. The length of the shielding plate 60 is sufficient as the length of about 3-6 shares of golf balls.

FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are views for explaining the golf device distribution device 8, FIG. 15 is a plan view in which a portion of the vicinity of the distribution port including the shifting member is sectional view, and FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the shifting member.

As shown in FIG. 15, the chain 20 described above is provided to be movable in a conveyance path formed by the guide members 40a and 40b, and the distribution port 61 is spaced at a predetermined distance from the guide member 40a. Is formed, connected to the distribution port 61, and a distribution path 33 constituting the branch line 9 is provided and connected to the balanced ball tank device 10.

A shift member 63 as shown in FIG. 16 is provided between the chain 20 and the ball distribution port 61. On the shifting member 63, the inclined surface 65 gradually raised from the upstream side to the downstream side of the conveyance direction (arrow direction) 64 of the golf ball 25 and the upper surface 66 connected to the downstream side of the inclined surface 65. Side wall 67a having a sidewall is provided, and the inclined surface 65 is inclined so as to be lowered toward the other guide member 40a from one guide member 40b.

Two sidewalls 67b having an installation hole 68 formed on the opposite side to the sidewall 67a are provided, and are arranged between the sidewall 67b on the upstream side of the conveying direction (arrow direction) 64 and the sidewall 67b on the downstream side. The recess 69 is provided with a dimension substantially the same as that of the ball distribution port 61 or slightly wider than that.

As shown in FIG. 15, the shift member 63 is provided in the guide wall 40a so that the recessed part 69 may face the ball distribution port 61, and the inclination surface 65 upstream of the inclined surface 65 in the installation state is shown. The tip is equal to or slightly below the surface on which the ball of the chain 20 is placed and the position of the upper surface 66 of the side wall 67a is approximately equal to the upper surface of the ball movement protrusion 24 of the chain 20. Or slightly higher than that.

As shown in FIG. 15, the golf ball 25 conveyed while being seated on the chain 20 and pressed by the ball moving protrusion 24 gradually raises the inclined surface 65 of the misalignment member 63 and at the same time, the inclined surface 65. The golf ball 25 is slightly rolled toward the dispensing opening 61 by the action of the golf ball 25, and the golf ball 25 is pushed by the dispensing opening 61 by the pressing force of the protrusion 24. After passing over the portion 69, the direction is diverted to the branch path 62 so as to be smoothly distributed.

FIG. 17 is a side view of the elevating member in the automatic tee-up apparatus, FIG. 18 is a top view of its automatic tee-up apparatus, FIG. 19 is a side view of the automatic tee-up apparatus showing the state in which the elevating member is in the standby position, and FIG. 20 Is a side view of the automatic tee-up device showing a state where the lifting member is in the lift limit position.

As shown in FIG. 17, a tee 71 having a predetermined height is provided on the upper surface of the box-shaped lifting member 70. In the elevating member 70, a pulse motor 72 capable of forward and reverse rotation is accommodated, and pinions 73 and 73 made of synthetic resin are provided on the drive shafts on both sides of the pulse motor 72. At four corners of the side surface of the elevating member 70, such as the side where the pinion 73 protrudes, the guide rollers 74a and 74b made of synthetic resin are provided so as not to interfere with the pinion 73.

As shown in Fig. 17, the elevating member 70 is a first fixing member 75 which is a plate material having a substantially flat crank shape, and a second fixing member 76 which is a plate material having a substantially C-shaped flat shape. The vertical movement is provided in the space formed between them. As shown in FIG. 19, the supply duct 77 is connected to the 1st fixing member 75, and the golf balls 25 are supplied through the supply duct 77 one by one from the ball tank apparatus 10. FIG.

The flanges 78 provided on both sides of the first fixing member 75 are fixed with synthetic resin racks 79 extending in the vertical movement direction of the tee 71. It extends linearly from the standby position of 71 (refer FIG. 19) over the raise limit position of the tee 71. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 18, the pinion 73 of the elevating member 70 is engaged with the rack 79, respectively, and the front guide roller 74a of the elevating member 70 is provided on the inner surface of the first fixing member 75. As shown in FIG. The elevating member 70 is disposed between the first fixing member 75 and the first fixing member 76 so as to be in contact, and so that the rear guide roller 74b of the elevating member 70 contacts the inner surface of the fixing member 76. Is installed.

As shown in FIG. 19, in the standby state of the tee 71, the elevating member 70 is positioned below the fixing members 75 and 76 so that the pinion 73 is engaged with the lower portion of the rack 79. The upper end of the tee 71 is located near the junction (supply port) of the supply duct 77.

Based on the tee-up signal from the controller (Dokani), one golf ball 25 passes through the supply duct 77 in the ball tank device 10 and falls on the tee 71. When the golf ball 25 is placed on the tee 71 by a first sensor (such as an ultrasonic sensor) or an optical sensor, the pulse motor 72 is rotated forward based on this detection signal. The pinion 73 rotates by the driving of the pulse motor 72, and the lifting member 70 rises along the rack 79. In response to the movement of the elevating member 70, the guide rollers 74a and 74b electrically rotate the inner surfaces of the fixing members 75 and 76 to smoothly move the elevating member 70.

When the pulse signal supplied to the pulse motor 72 is counted by a counter (together) and reaches a predetermined number of counts, the tee 71 reaches the rising limit (see FIG. 20) and the driving of the pulse motor 72 is stopped.

Therefore, when the golf ball 25 on the tee 71 is hit by a second sensor (such as an ultrasonic sensor) or an optical sensor, the pulse motor 72 is reversely rotated based on this detection signal. Let's do it. The pinion 73 also rotates in reverse by the driving of the pulse motor 72, and the elevating member 70 descends along the rack 79 to the position of FIG. 19.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the chain can be made thinner than the belt conveyor by using the chain as described above, and therefore, the concrete floor can be thinned, especially in a profession of two or more layers.

In addition, the sprocket can be used to freely bend and bend, so there is room in the design. Furthermore, even if the throwing line is bent and curved, the golf ball can be conveyed in one chain, so that the golf ball can be conveyed reliably and improved in reliability. .

In addition, since the ball moving protrusion is far from the chain, a lubricating oil can be supplied to the chain and a golf ball conveying device having a long service life is provided.

As described above, in the second aspect of the present invention, by installing drainage gutters on both inner walls of the casing, rainwater does not clog in the casing and rust of the chain is prevented. Therefore, the conveyance of the golf ball by the chain is always smooth, no noise is generated, the silence is maintained, and the life of the golf ball conveying device is extended.

Claims (2)

An endless ball conveying chain moving along a conveying direction of a golf ball, a driving source for rotating the chain, a ball moving projection protruding at a predetermined distance from the chain, and protruding at a predetermined interval from the chain. The golf ball conveying apparatus provided with the guide roller provided. Both sides and the bottom wall are opened and the upper part is opened. The opening is closed by a cover, and the casing extending in the conveying direction of the golf ball and the roller are rotatably placed at predetermined intervals, and the ball movement projection is predetermined. An endless ball conveying chain, which is installed at intervals of the casing, and which is movable in the casing, and collects rainwater flowing through the inner sidewalls of both sidewalls of the casing and drains it out of the casing Golf ball conveying apparatus characterized in that the gutter is installed.

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