KR100474674B1 - Transfer device of golf ball - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf ball transfer device.

Golf ball conveying apparatus according to the present invention, the conveyor 40 for seating the golf ball 31 on the upper end portion consisting of the sequential (41b, 43b) and the valley (41c, 43c) and conveys laterally by one pitch, Motor (M) for operating the conveyor 40, links (51, 53, 55) for connecting the motor (M) and the conveyor 40, and the tee up device (33) from the conveyor (40) It is configured to include a public air supply pipe 59 that is a passage for supplying the golf ball 31. And, the conveyor 40 is provided symmetrically to each other on the left and right sides, the fixing portion 41 is fixedly installed and the transfer portion 43 is installed in the interior of the fixing portion is interlocked with the links (51, 53, 55) is coupled And the fixing part 41 and the conveying part 43 of the conveyor 40 are formed in a channel shape, and the upper end has a sawtooth shape. Between the left and the right side of the conveyor 40 is provided with a ball seating portion 57 for seating the golf ball 31 transferred from the conveyor 40, the rear end of the conveyor 40 is a tolerance end 44 It is further provided. According to the golf ball transfer apparatus of the golf practice machine according to the present invention having such a configuration, there is an advantage that the power is saved and the golf ball is more accurately supplied to the tee-up apparatus.

Description

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The present invention relates to a golf ball transfer device, and more particularly, to a golf ball transfer device that the golf ball is conveyed by one pitch from the conveyor provided on both sides.

Golf practice machine is a device that can be practiced to hit golf without going out of the field, usually installed indoors and outdoors, and in recent years, construction of a golf practice range with advanced automation facilities to provide convenience to users in response to the trend of golf popularization is spreading. Such a golf practice range is constructed in a multi-layered or single-layered type, and is usually constructed by embedding a golf ball tee-up device on a concrete floor of an indoor and outdoor golf practice range.

The floor structure of a general indoor and outdoor golf practice range is formed by placing a regularly bent plate on the H-Beam horizontally arranged at a predetermined interval, and then cast concrete at a predetermined height thereon. At this time, by providing a space for embedding the golf ball tee-up device in a desired position to fix the case, the tee-up device is installed into the case and the artificial turf mat is covered thereon.

1 shows an example of a golf ball transfer device according to the prior art in a plan view. According to this, a plurality of tee-up device (3) for teeing up the golf ball (1) is provided side by side and the ball (1) hit by a golfer (golfer) in front of and above the tee-up device (3) Hanging and falling net 5 is installed. And, the bottom surface is formed with an inclined surface 10 to roll down the golf ball (1) caught by the mesh (5).

The lower end of the inclined surface 10, the channel 11 is installed in the longitudinal direction, the horizontal conveyor 12 is installed inside the channel 11, both sides of the horizontal conveyor 12 is not shown Although it does not install a drive roller while the drive roller on one side is provided with a DC motor (M) to drive the drive roller.

Although not shown in the lower portion of the horizontal conveyor 12, asymmetrical bearings are provided at regular intervals. That is, the bearings are arranged back and forth, but the size of the front bearing is smaller than the size of the rear bearing so that the upper surface of the horizontal conveyor 12 is inclined toward the front. In front of the horizontal conveyor 12, a public air supply pipe 16, which sends the golf ball 1 on the horizontal conveyor 12 to the tee-up device 3, is buried underground, and at the tip of the public air supply pipe 16, golf A tee-up device 3 for teeing up the ball 1 is provided.

Both ends of the horizontal conveyor 12 are provided with a blocking plate 18 for preventing the golf ball 1 from being separated from the channel 11 and reducing friction with the horizontal conveyor 12. The left end is '┗' shape, and the right end is '┛' shape. And, the DC motor (M) is fixed to the horizontal conveyor (12) It is configured to have a means for reverse rotation.

In addition, the blocking plate 18 is to prevent the golf ball 1 from being separated from the channel 11 and to reduce friction with the horizontal conveyor, and a relay 19 on one side of the blocking plate 18. By the electric signal of the piston 20a is configured to have a means for moving the blocking plate 18 to the left and right by installing the solenoid valve 20 is operated before and after.

It will be described that the golf exerciser is operated in the prior art having such a configuration.

When the golfer hits the golf ball 1 that is teeed up, the golf ball 1 is caught by the net 5 and falls on the inclined surface 10 forming the bottom surface, and is installed at the lower end of the inclined surface 10. It flows into the horizontal conveyor (12). Subsequently, the horizontal conveyor 12 rotated by the DC motor M moves the golf ball 1 to one side. At this time, since the horizontal conveyor 12 is formed to be inclined forward, golf on the horizontal conveyor 12 is performed. The ball 1 flows into the public air supply pipe 16 provided in front of the horizontal conveyor 12, and the golf ball 1 not introduced into the public air supply pipe 16 remains seated on the horizontal conveyor 12. It continues to flow to one side.

In addition, the relay 19 provided at both ends of the horizontal conveyor 12 sends an electrical signal to the solenoid valve 20 to advance the piston 20a and at the same time, respectively, by the piston 20a. The separated blocking plate 18 is collected to the center of the upper horizontal conveyor 12 to temporarily store the golf ball (1) transported by the horizontal conveyor (12).

When the golf ball 1 collected in the blocking plate 18 is a predetermined quantity, the DC motor (M) is rotated in reverse to drive the horizontal conveyor (12) in the reverse direction. Therefore, the golf ball 1 on the horizontal conveyor 12 is moved to one side different from the above. At this time, if the golf ball 1 is not filled in any one of the plurality of public air supply pipe 16, the golf ball 1 is introduced into the public air supply pipe 16 as described above. In addition, the golf ball 1 introduced into the public air supply pipe 16 is transferred to the inside of the tee-up device 3, but is not shown, but is seated on the top of the rubber tee, so that the golfer may hit.

However, the above-described prior art has the following problems.

In the configuration as described above, a plurality of tee-up device (3) is to use one horizontal conveyor (12). That is, the golf ball (1) for transporting the horizontal conveyor (12) is to supply a golf ball (1) to a plurality of tee-up device (3), whether the golf ball (1) loading of the tee-up device (3) Regardless of one golfer practicing golf. That is, the horizontal conveyor 12 continues to operate even when only one of the plurality of golf exercisers is used and even when it is not necessary to supply the golf ball 1 to the tee-up device 3. Therefore, there is a problem that causes waste of power.

In addition, the golf ball (1) for transporting the horizontal conveyor (12) is to be automatically supplied into the public air supply pipe 16 when the public air supply pipe 16 is empty while being transported. Therefore, when the conveying speed of the horizontal conveyor 12 is high, the golf balls 1 collide with each other, or there are foreign matters or flaws on the horizontal conveyor 12, the golf ball 1 is not properly supplied. There is a problem.

In the prior art as described above, since the horizontal conveyor 12 is constituted by a belt, deflection occurs, and when the belt is extended according to long-term use, slippage occurs between the belt and the pulley. Therefore, the flow of the horizontal conveyor 12 is not smooth, there is a problem that can not transport the golf ball (1). In addition, in the related art, since a plurality of golf exercisers are connected to one horizontal conveyor 12, there is a problem in that the layout of the entire golf practice range cannot be varied.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to provide a golf ball transfer device that is driven only when the supply of golf balls to the tee-up device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball transfer device that the golf ball is more accurately supplied to the tee-up device.

Golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the conveyor to seat the golf ball on the upper end portion consisting of a continuous mountain and the valley to be transported laterally by one pitch, a motor for operating the conveyor; It comprises a link connecting the motor and the conveyor, and a public air supply pipe that is a passage for supplying a golf ball from the conveyor to the tee-up device.

The conveyor is provided symmetrically to each other on the left and right sides, and is interlocked, it is composed of a fixed part to be installed fixedly and a transport part installed in the fixed part interlocked with the link.

The fixed part and the conveying part of the conveyor are formed in a channel shape and the upper end is formed in a sawtooth shape.

The conveying part is provided with a conveying guide pin penetrating a side surface, and the fixing part is inclined to form a pin guide part for guiding the movement of the conveying guide pin.

The lower end of the transfer unit is further provided with a connecting portion connected to the link.

Between the left and the right of the conveyor is provided with a ball seat for seating the golf ball transferred from the conveyor.

The co-seated portion is formed to be inclined forward.

A rear end of the conveyor is further formed to interlock with the conveying part so that a golf ball is selectively provided to allow the golf ball to selectively flow into the conveyor.

The link includes a left link, one end of which is connected to a connection part formed at the lower end of the conveying part of the left conveyor, a right link of which one end is connected to the connection part formed at the lower part of the conveying part of the right conveyor, and a central link of which one end is connected to the motor. The other end of the left link and the other end of the right link and the other end of the central link are coupled by one hinge axis.

According to the golf ball transfer apparatus of the golf practice machine according to the present invention having such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the operation of the unnecessary conveyor has the effect of saving power, and also has the advantage that the golf ball is more accurately supplied to the tee-up apparatus.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a golf exerciser employing a golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a front view of a portion of a preferred embodiment of the golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention. 4 is a partial exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the conveyor constituting the main portion of the preferred embodiment of the golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 5 is the side of the golf exerciser employing the golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention A cross section is shown.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, a tee-up device 33 for teeing up the golf ball 31 is provided, and the golf ball 31 hit by a golfer in front of and above the tee-up device 33. ) Is provided with a mesh 35 for filtering to fall downward. And, the bottom surface is formed with an inclined surface 37 to roll down the golf ball 31 is caught by the mesh 35.

The lower end of the inclined surface 37 is provided with a channel 39 in the left and right direction, the front portion of the channel 39 is formed to extend upwards, the upper end of this front portion is bent vertically backward and then bent downward again do. Therefore, a space in which the conveyor 40 and the golf ball 31 are seated is formed in the channel 39.

Conveyor 40 is installed at the inner lower end of the channel 39. The conveyor 40 is composed of a combination of the fixing part 41 and the transfer part 43 as shown in Figs. Shaped in shape and provided symmetrically to each other on the left and right sides of the channel (39). In addition, the fixing part 41 is formed to have a relatively wider width than the conveying part 43 so that the conveying part 43 is seated inside the fixing part 41, and the fixing part 41 and the conveying part 43. ) Is shaped into a gear shape. That is, it consists of a series of peaks 41b and 43b which are triangular vertices and valleys 41c and 43c recessed downward, and has a sawtooth shape.

The conveying part 43 is provided with a plurality of conveying guide pins 43a through the side surface, and the fixing part 41 has a pin guide part 41a serving as a movement path of the conveying guide pin 43a. It is formed to be inclined at a position corresponding to the guide pin 43a. In addition, one side lower end of the transfer part 43 is provided with a connection part 45 to be connected to the link 51 to be described below.

In addition, the conveying guide pin 43a is formed to extend rearward and is coupled to the tolerance end 44 provided on the rear of the fixing part 41 so as to extend left and right corresponding to the conveyor 40. The upper end of the tolerance end 44 is formed to have a height corresponding to the upper end of the conveying part 43. The upper end is formed to be bent backwards and then vertically bent downward again, and the upper end is a golf ball 31 at the top. When it is seated, a predetermined slope is formed toward the front so that the golf ball 31 can be rolled forward. Therefore, the tolerance section 44 is interlocked with the transfer section 43 so as to selectively move the golf ball 31 introduced on the conveyor 40 from the inclined surface 37 while moving up and down.

One end of the left link 51 is connected to the lower end of the left connection part 45 of the connection parts 45 and 45 ', and one end of the right link 53 is coupled to the lower end of the right connection part 45'. And, the other end of the left link 51 and the right link 53 is configured to be connected to each other, one end of the central link 55 is coupled together. On the other hand, the other end of the central link 55 is connected to the drive motor (M), each of the connecting portions of the links (51, 53, 55) are configured to be rotatable including a hinge axis.

In addition, a ball seat 57 is provided between the left and right conveyor 40 provided in the channel 39 to seat the golf ball 31 transferred by the conveyor 40. The upper end of the ball seat 57 is formed to be inclined forward and formed to roll down the golf ball 31 conveyed by the conveyor 40 to the inside of the air supply pipe 59 to be described below.

Next, as shown in Figure 5, in front of the ball seat 57 is provided with a public air supply pipe 59 that is a passage for supplying the golf ball 31 to the tee-up device 33 to be described below, One end of the public air supply pipe 59 is connected to the tee-up device (33). In addition, the inside of the public air supply pipe 59 is provided with a detection sensor 59 'for detecting the presence or absence of the golf ball 31, to control the operation of the conveyor (40).

The tee-up device 33 provided in front of the public air supply pipe 59 is a device for teeing up the golf ball 31 supplied through the public air supply pipe 59, and is perpendicular to an upper portion of the bottom plate 61 on a rectangular plate. A slider 63 sliding upward and downward, a tee 65 coupled to the slider 63 to move up and down, and a golf ball 31 seated on an upper end thereof, and elevating and driving the slider 63. Slider driving portion 67 for the, the rotation member 69 for seating the golf ball 31 supplied from the air supply pipe 59 on the tee 65, and the golf ball 31 on the tee 65 ) Is configured to include a detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of seating.

In addition, the tee-up device 33 is formed in the upper plate 71 of the rectangular plate forms an upper surface, a circular through-hole 73 is formed in the upper plate 71 so that the tee 65 penetrates up and down, The upper part is covered with grass (not shown).

The operation of the golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described.

When the golfer hits the golf ball 31 teeed up at the plate, the hit golf ball 31 is caught on the net 35 and falls on the inclined surface 37 forming the bottom surface. The golf ball 31 dropped on the inclined surface 37 flows down to the front end of the inclined surface 37, in which the golf ball 31 is connected to the tolerance end portion 44 seated in the channel 39. As a result, the inflow into the channel 39 is blocked.

The golf ball 31 blocked by the tolerance end 44 is selectively supplied to the conveyor 40 according to the operation of the conveyor 40. That is, the tolerance end portion 44 is operated in conjunction with the conveying portion 43 of the conveyor 40, when the conveying portion 43 moves downward, the tolerance portion 44 is also lowered downwards, at this time golf Ball 31 is introduced into the conveyor 40. In addition, when the tolerance end portion 44 rises upward with the transfer part 43, the inflow of the golf ball 31 is blocked.

Looking at the operation of the conveyor 40 in detail with reference to Figures 3 to 5, the central link 55 is rotated in accordance with the driving of the motor (M), the left side according to the rotation of the central link (55) The link 51 and the right link 53 also rotate together. That is, since one end of the left and right links 51 and 53 is connected to one end of the central link 55, the transfer part of the conveyor 40 connected to the other end while interlocking together as the central link 55 rotates. Move (43) left and right.

For example, when the transfer part 43 on the left side moves to the right side as the center link 55 rotates, the transfer unit 43 'on the right side also moves to the right side. Accordingly, the transfer guide pins 43a and 43a 'inserted into and fixed to the transfer units 43 and 43' move along the pin guides 41a and 41a '. In this case, since the inclination of the left pin guide portion 41a is relatively high on the right side, the transfer portion 43 on the left side moves to the right side and also moves upward.

Therefore, the left conveying part 43 protrudes upward of the fixing part 41 and advances to the right, wherein the bone 43c of the conveying part 43 is seated on the bone 41c of the fixing part 41. Lifting the golf ball 31 is moved to the right and positioned above the other goal 41c of the fixing part 41 on the right one step. That is, the point A 'which is the valley 43c of the transfer part 43 corresponding to the point A of the fixing part 41 in FIG. 3 by the above operation is a position corresponding to the point B of the fixing part 41. It will move to the B 'position.

After the operation as described above, the transfer unit 43 is returned to the original form again according to the driving of the motor (M), the process is the reverse of the above. That is, the conveying part 43, which receives the force from the right side by the left link 51 is moved to the left side, at which time the conveying guide pin 43a moves downward left along the pin guide part 41a. . Accordingly, the transfer part 43 moves downward to the left while descending downward, and when this happens, the golf ball 31 seated on the valley 43c of the transfer part 43 is moved to the fixed part 41. It is placed in the valley 41c. In other words, the golf ball 31 at the point A of the fixing portion 41 is completed transfer to the point B.

As described above, the golf ball 31 transferred to the right by one step is eventually moved to the upper end of the ball seat 57. In this case, the golf ball 31 is rolled forward by the inclined portion formed on the upper end of the ball seat 57 is introduced into the inside of the public air supply pipe (59).

On the other hand, since the right side conveyor 40 is coupled to one end of the left link 51, one end of the right link 53 is transferred to the opposite side of the conveyor 40 on the left side. That is, since the right pin guide portion 41a 'is shaped to be symmetrical with the left pin guide portion 41a, the right transfer portion 43 moves to the right while moving upward in the right direction. The conveying part 43 'of is moved downward while reversing to the right.

Therefore, when the transfer unit 43 on the left transfers the golf ball 31, the transfer unit 43 'on the right side returns to its original shape, and the transfer unit 43 on the left side transfers the golf ball 31. When the operation of returning to the original state is finished, the right conveying portion 43 'is to move the golf ball 31 to the left one step, that is, the center of the conveyor 40.

As a result, when the golf ball 31 is supplied from the left conveyor 40 to the ball seat 57 while using one motor M, the golf ball 31 is not supplied from the right conveyor 40. On the contrary, when the golf ball 31 is supplied from the right conveyor 40, the golf ball 31 is not supplied from the left conveyor 40.

In addition, the tolerance end portion 44 serves to selectively enter the golf ball 31 flowing down the inclined surface 37 onto the conveyor 40. That is, since the tolerance end portion 44 is coupled by the transfer part 43 and the transfer guide pin 43a, when the transfer part 43 descends downward, the tolerance part 44 descends downward together, and the fixing part 41 When the valley 41c is empty, the golf ball 31 is introduced and seated on the valley 41c of the fixing part 41.

When the conveying part 43 is raised upward, the tolerance end portion 44 also protrudes upward, thereby preventing the inflow of the golf ball 31 into the conveyor 40. Therefore, the golf ball 31 seated on the valley 43c of the transfer part 43 can safely move without colliding with the golf ball 31 introduced from the inclined surface 37.

The golf ball 31 seated on the ball seat 57 rolls forward and passes through the public air supply pipe 59 to be supplied to the tee-up device 33. In the inside of the public air supply pipe 59, the golf balls 31 are aligned in a row and supplied to the tee-up device 33 one by one, and the lower end of the golf ball 31 is provided with a sensor 59 'to provide a golf ball ( 31) detect the presence or absence. Therefore, when there is no golf ball 31 to drive the motor (M) so that the conveyor 40 is operated.

The golf ball 31 introduced into the public air supply pipe 59 is seated on the top of the tee 65 of the tee-up device 33, and the golf ball 31 is placed on the top of the tee 65 of the tee-up device 33. When none is detected by a detection sensor (not shown), the slider 63 is lowered downward, and the pivot member 69 is subsequently rotated to hit the golf ball 31 of the public air supply pipe 59 with the tee. It will rest on the top of 65.

When the golf ball 31 is seated on the upper end of the tee 65, the slider 63 moves upward by the driving of the slider driver 67 so that the tee 65 protrudes to the ground. Therefore, a golfer can hit the golf ball 31 seated on the top of the tee 65. In addition, the golf ball 31 hit by this is caught by the mesh 35 so that the process described above is repeated so that the golfer (golf) will be able to continue the golfer practice.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

For example, in the above, although the upper end of the conveyor 40 is formed in a sawtooth shape, it is also possible to form a rounded shape such as forming a semi-circular shape in which the center portion is recessed.

As described above, according to the present invention, the golf ball transfer device is configured to be fed to the tee-up device by selectively transferring the golf ball by one step by a conveyor provided symmetrically on each of the left and right sides. Therefore, even when used for a long time, the conveyor does not increase like a belt conveyor, so that the golf ball is accurately transferred, thereby reducing the error of the equipment, thereby improving the reliability of the golf exerciser.

In addition, in the prior art, a golf ball is sufficiently loaded in the tee-up device of the golf practice machine, so that even when the supply of the golf ball is unnecessary, the horizontal conveyor continues to operate so that power is wasted. Conveyor is configured to be driven only when the ball is required to supply power to prevent the golf simulator from wasting power.

In addition, since the golf ball conveying conveyor can be provided separately in each golf practice, the effect of varying the overall layout of the golf practice range is also expected.

1 is a plan view of a conventional golf exerciser.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a golf exerciser employing a golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a front view of the conveyor portion showing the main portion of a preferred embodiment of the golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the conveyor constituting the main portion of the preferred embodiment of the golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing the main portion of the golf exerciser employing the golf ball transfer apparatus according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

31.Golf ball 33. Tee-up device

35. Mesh 37. Slope

39. Channel 40. Conveyor

41.41 '. Fixing portions 41a, 41a '. Pin Guide

41b, 43b. Acid 41c, 43c. goal

43,43 '. Conveying portions 43a, 43a '. Feed guide pin

44. Tolerance 45,45 '. Connection

51.Left Link 53.Right Link

55. Central link 57. Public seat

59. Public officials 59 '. Sensor

61. Bottom Plate 63. Slider

65. Tee 67. Slider driver

69. Rotating member 71. Top plate

73. Through Hole M. Drive Motor

Claims (9)

Conveyor for transporting to the side by pitch by seating the golf ball on the upper end consisting of a continuous mountain and goal, A motor for operating the conveyor; A link connecting the motor and the conveyor; Golf ball transfer device characterized in that it comprises a public air supply pipe which is a passage for supplying the golf ball from the conveyor to the tee-up device. The golf ball transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveyors are symmetrically disposed on the left and right sides and interlocked with each other, and the fixed part is installed in the fixed part and the transport part is installed in the fixed part and interlocked with the link. The golf ball transport apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the fixing part and the conveying part of the conveyor are formed in a channel shape and the upper end is formed in a saw tooth shape. The golf ball transport apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transport unit has a transport guide pin penetrating a side surface, and the pin guide unit is formed to be inclined to guide the movement of the transport guide pin to the fixing unit. The golf ball transport apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a connection part connected to the link at a lower end of the transport part. The golf ball transport apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein a ball seat is provided between the left and right conveyors for seating a golf ball transferred from the conveyor. 7. The golf ball transport apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the ball seat is formed to be inclined forward. 7. The golf ball transport apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a rear end of the conveyor is formed to be interlocked with the transport unit to further allow a golf ball to selectively flow into the conveyor. According to claim 1, wherein the link is one end of the left link is connected to the connecting portion formed on the lower end of the conveying portion of the left conveyor, A right link having one end connected to a connecting part formed at a lower end of a conveying part of the right conveyor; One end is configured to include a central link connected to the motor, And the other end of the left link, the other end of the right link, and the other end of the central link are coupled by one hinge axis.