KR101759886B1

KR101759886B1 - Apparatus for treating lost ball of golf game

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Publication number: KR101759886B1
Application number: KR1020160031863A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 문형호
Original assignee: 문형호
Priority date: 2016-03-17
Filing date: 2016-03-17
Publication date: 2017-07-31

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a golf ball loft ball processing apparatus for cleanly washing and drying collected lost ball balls during a golf game, and classifying the lost ball balls according to makers, colors, The present invention relates to a disinfecting machine comprising a sterilizing tank for containing a roast ball of golf and sterilizing it with useful microorganisms and carrying it, a washing unit for washing the loft ball lifted from the sterilizing tank, a rinsing unit for spraying and rinsing the water toward the lost ball, A control unit for performing a reading operation for classifying the lost ball against the photographed image of the lost ball transmitted from the outside in a state of storing image data such as maker, color, and scratch presence or absence of the lost ball against the lost ball, And a classifying unit for photographing the lost ball in front, rear, left, right, top and bottom while transferring the lost ball carried from the drying chamber by the conveyor, and transmitting the photographed image to the control unit and classifying the lost ball according to the reading of the control unit do.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a device for processing a lost ball collected during a golf game, and more particularly to a device for processing a lost-ball in a golf ball that cleans and dries the lost ball cleanly and then classifies the lost ball according to a maker,

As we all know, golf is a game in which a ball stopped at a stadium (field) equipped with a number of holes is put into a club and put in a designated hole and competes with the number of batters until that time. The golf ball used in such a golf game is standardized at a weight of 45.93 grams. On the surface of the golf ball, a number of dimples are formed on the surface of the golf ball as if it is a pom-pom so that the ball can fly accurately and when flying. However, because the dimple is easily filled with soil, foreign matter, and waste materials of the golf course, it is difficult to expect the original effect of the dimple. Therefore, the used golf ball needs to periodically clean its surface to remove foreign matter on the surface.

On the other hand, there are many cases where a golf ball is lost due to a hit or missed ball during a golf game. A lost golf ball is often called a lost ball. In general, these roast balls are resold and reused through a cleaning process in a state where they are collected in a large amount. Conventionally, the roast balls are cleaned by hand and are now used for golf balls such as those disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 of the following prior art documents Cleaning using a cleaning device is becoming common.

The cleaning device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a cylindrical brush roller having a spiral brush formed thereon carries a golf ball while cleaning it. Since the brush roller simultaneously carries out cleaning and transfer to the golf ball, There is a problem that can not be done well. In the golf ball cleaner of Patent Document 2, the transporting roller and the brush roller are provided separately, and the golf ball is transported by the transport roller while driving the brush roller to rotate the golf ball. However, There is a problem that the consumed electric power is large and the mechanical configuration is complicated because a pair of driving devices for driving is required. In the golf ball automatic washing machine of Patent Document 3, there is provided a transfer roller for transferring a golf ball into the inside of the cleaning part, and a cleaning brush facing the inner surface of the cleaning part and the outer circumferential surface of the transfer roller, respectively, There is a problem in that it is difficult to sufficiently clean the golf ball because there is a limit in supplying a sufficient amount of wash water because the wash water supply portion supplying wash water to the portion is formed in a long pipe shape and supplies the wash water through the nozzle.

Next, after washing the lost ball, conventionally, it has been customary for the operator to classify according to the maker of the roast ball, the color of the roast ball or whether it is damaged or not, and then to package and resell it. However, there is a problem in that labor stress is large in classifying the lost ball by the manual operation of the operator, and it is difficult to precisely classify the work. In this connection, Patent Document 4 discloses a notifying apparatus for a broken golf ball, which comprises a measuring camera unit and a control unit for detecting a defective golf ball whose shape is deformed or broken at a golf ball moving unit, Is compared with previously input information to determine whether or not the information is defective, and then the information is transmitted to the output device. However, in this apparatus, since the measuring camera is composed of the side camera and the upper camera, only the both sides and the upper portion of the golf ball can be photographed, so that it is impossible to judge whether the golf ball is defective or not in all aspects.

Registered Utility Model No. 20-0329275 of the Republic of Korea (Notice of October, 2003) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0953513 (Announced on April 21, 2010) Korean Patent No. 10-0970476 (Bulletin of July 16, 2010) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1436933 (Announced 2014.09.02)

As described above, the conventional golf ball cleaning apparatuses have a limitation in smoothly cleaning the golf ball while smoothly transporting the golf ball, the power consumption is large, and the mechanical configuration is complicated. Conventionally, there is a problem that accuracy is deteriorated due to manual operation of a worker or image reading by limited camera arrangement in classifying a golf ball (roast ball) according to a maker, a color, or a grade according to damage or the like. Furthermore, there has been no development of a device capable of continuously performing a series of operations for cleaning and sorting the lost ball, and the productivity is deteriorated due to the individual and pervasive performance of the cleaning operation and the sorting operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been developed in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to smoothly and sufficiently clean the rostball of a golf game, to precisely classify the washed roast ball according to the maker, It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf ball loft ball processing apparatus capable of successively performing such cleaning work and sorting work.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf club comprising: a sterilizing tank for containing a roast ball of golf and disinfecting the same with a useful microorganism and carrying it; a washing unit for washing the loft ball carried from the sterilizing tank; A drying chamber for drying the roast ball lifted from the rinse portion, and a drying chamber for drying the roast ball from the rinse portion, And a classifying unit for classifying the lost ball according to the readout of the control unit and photographing the lost ball by photographing the lost ball in front and rear, left and right and top and bottom while transporting the lost ball carried from the drying chamber by the conveyor, Of a lost-ball processing apparatus.

Particularly, the washing section is provided with a first feeding screw for feeding the roast ball in one direction and a ball feeding port through which the loft ball is inserted, and a tubular body which surrounds the first feeding screw and which is transported by the first feeding screw, A water tank for always supplying the cleaning liquid to the brush while receiving the first conveying screw and the brush, and driving means for rotatingly driving the first conveying screw. The rinsing unit includes a second conveying screw connected to the driving unit of the washing unit and driven to rotate simultaneously with the first conveying screw to convey the roll ball lifted from the washing unit in one direction and a second conveying screw connected to the roll ball conveyed by the second conveying screw And water spraying means for spraying and rinsing water. The drying chamber is accommodated in a state where the second feed screw of the rinse portion is extended, and the roll ball carried from the rinse portion is conveyed by the extended second conveying screw while drying by the hot air.

In the present invention, the conveyor of the sorting section is provided with a conveying surface for conveying the lost ball, wherein the conveying surface is provided with a window that is transparent or open so as to photograph the lower portion of the lost ball, A supporting base for supporting the base can be provided.

In the present invention, the sorting unit may include a plurality of sorting compartments classified according to maker, color, scratch presence or the like of the lost ball, and a discharging means for pushing the lost balls out of the conveying surface of the conveyor.

In the present invention, a horizontal hopper may be provided between the sterilizing tank and the washing unit, in which a passage is formed in the horizontal direction so that the lost ball is carried from the sterilizing tank to the washing unit without causing a bottleneck.

The present invention configured as above can be expected to have the following effects.

First, since the sterilizing tank and the washing unit, the rinsing unit, the drying chamber, the sorting unit, and the like constituting the processing apparatus of the present invention are constituted by a series of continuous apparatuses, the processing apparatus of the present invention can perform the washing operation and the sorting operation on the roast ball continuously And the productivity can be improved.

Second, the treatment apparatus of the present invention not only sterilizes the lost ball by the sterilizing liquid containing the useful microorganisms in the sterilizing tank, but also treats the tubular brush with a sufficient amount of the washing liquid in the washing tank for supplying the washing liquid at all times The washing of the roast ball is continuously and repeatedly performed, so that a very excellent cleaning effect can be obtained.

Third, since the first conveyance screw and the rinsing unit of the cleaning unit and the second conveyance screw of the drying chamber are simultaneously driven by one driving unit of the present invention, the consumed electric power and the mechanical construction can be simplified.

Fourth, the processing apparatus according to the present invention photographs multiple faces using six cameras located on the front, rear, left, right, and top and bottom sides of the lost balls, compares the photographed images with images of the database, and classifies the images according to the maker, color, It is possible to perform the classification work of the lost ball very accurately.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an apparatus for processing a lost ball of golf according to the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of a first transfer screw and a brush applied to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view of a classifying portion included in the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of a conveying surface, a support, and a camera arrangement of the conveying unit of the sorting unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view showing the discharging means provided in the classifying portion of the present invention in place of a lost ball. FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that the following embodiments are provided so that those skilled in the art can understand the present invention without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. It is not.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a first feed screw and a brush applied to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. And Fig. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of a conveying surface, a support, and a camera arrangement of the conveyor of the sorting part according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view showing the discharge means provided in the sorting part of the present invention in place of a lost ball.

As shown in the drawings, the apparatus for processing a golf ball of golf according to the present invention includes a sterilizing tank 10, a washing unit 20, a rinsing unit 30, a drying chamber 40, a control unit 50, 60 are provided as a series of continuous facilities, and each component will be described in detail as follows.

First, the sterilization tank 10 receives a large amount of the loft balls B to be cleaned and classified. Inside the sterilization tank 10, a sterilization liquid containing effective microorganisms (EM) having sterilizing power (11). Therefore, the roast balls B put into the sterilization tank 10 are sterilized by the useful microorganisms in the sterilizing liquid 11. [ The sterilization tank 10 is provided with a conveying means such as a bucket elevator 12 for moving the loft ball B accommodated in the sterilization tank 10 so that the sterilized roast ball B is conveyed to the bucket elevator 12 To the washing section 20 one by one.

In particular, a horizontal hopper 13 having a passage in the horizontal direction may be installed between the sterilizing tank 10 and the washing unit 20, The lost ball B can be carried back smoothly from the sterilizing bath 10 to the washing unit 20 without causing the bottleneck since the loft ball B moves one by one in the horizontal direction without dropping at the same time.

Next, the washing unit 20 performs washing on the loose ball B carried from the sterilizing tank 10. The washing unit 20 includes a washing tub 21a containing a washing liquid 21a mixed with detergent and water And the roll ball B inserted into the washing unit 20 is transferred in one direction in the water tub 21 and repeatedly washed. The cleaning unit 20 includes a first conveying screw 22 and a brush 23 installed in the water tub 21 and a driving means 24 for rotating the first conveying screw 22 outside the water tub 21 . In order to prevent the washing liquid 21a in the washing section 20 from leaking out, a common sealing is provided at both ends where the first feeding screw 22 is installed.

The first conveying screw 22 is rotatably supported at its both ends by the bearing member 25 in a state where the first conveying screws 22 are arranged in a straight line in the longitudinal direction of the water tub 21. The roll ball B is supported by the first conveying screw 22, (That is, in the front-back direction of the water tank). 1 and 2, the brush 23 is tubular enough to completely surround the first conveying screw 22 in the water tub 21. The brush 23 is provided with a cleaning brush 23a for cleaning the brush 23, Are tightly extended toward the first conveying screw 22 to clean the roll ball B conveyed by the first conveying screw 22. [ A ball insertion port 23b is formed on the upper side of the brush 23 so as to allow a lost ball B to be carried into the water tub 21 into the brush 23. A ball insertion slot 23b is formed through the ball insertion slot 23b, The washing liquid 21a is introduced together with the washing liquid B and the washing of the lost ball B is performed.

Particularly, since the first conveying screw 22 and the brush 23 are accommodated in the water tank 21 containing the washing liquid 21a, the washing liquid 21a is always supplied to the brush 23, The loft ball B being conveyed along the spiral of the first conveyance screw 22 is conveyed by the brush 23 with a sufficient amount of the washing liquid 21a By repeatedly washing repeatedly, the cleaning efficiency becomes very high.

The rinsing section 30 located at the next stage of the washing section 20 is composed of a rinsing tank 31 which forms a space separate from the washing section 20. In the rinsing tank 31, And a water spraying means 33 for spraying water toward the second conveyance screw 32 is provided in addition to the second conveyance screw 32 which is rotated and driven in conjunction with the second conveyance screw 22. The water spraying means 33 receives water from an external water supply source (not shown) and injects water into the rinsing tank 31 through the spray nozzle toward the second conveyance screw 32. The second conveying screw 32 and the water injecting means 33 are arranged at an interval enough to allow the roast ball B to pass therethrough so that the second conveying screw 32 can smoothly transfer the roast ball B .

In order to make the treatment apparatus of the present invention compact, it is preferable that the rinsing unit 30 is arranged in parallel with the washing unit 20, not in series, as shown in Fig. At this time, in order to make it easier for the roast ball B to be carried over from the washing section 20 to the rinsing section 30, it is necessary to move from the area where the washed roll ball B washed in the washing section 20 is discharged to the rinsing tank 31 A conveying means (not shown) such as an electric rotating roller may be provided at the coming position.

The second conveyance screw 32 provided at the rinsing section 30 is rotatably supported at the distal end of the first conveyance screw 22 so that the second conveyance screw 32 can be rotationally driven simultaneously by the drive means 24 for rotationally driving the first conveyance screw 22. [ And a second pulley 32a connected to the first pulley 22a by a connecting member 32b such as a belt. If the spiral direction of the first conveyance screw 22 is in the forward direction, the spiral direction of the second conveyance screw 32 is formed in the reverse direction. Thus, the cleaning unit 20 and the rinsing unit 30 are arranged in parallel, The transfer of the loft ball B in one structure can be continuously performed in the reverse direction from the forward direction. The lost ball B carried from the washing section 20 to the rinsing tank 31 is transported by the second transporting screw 32 and discharged from the water spraying means 33 by the water sprayed from the water spraying means 33, The remaining cleaning solution on the surface is cleaned cleanly. The bottom of the rinsing tank 31 is provided with a drain port 31a so that the water sprayed from the water spraying means 33 can be discharged.

Next, the drying chamber 40 is installed at a position next to the rinsing section 30, and accommodates a part of the second conveying screw 32 of the rinsing section 30 in an extended state. In the drying chamber 40, a hot air blower 41 for spraying hot air toward the roto ball B on the second conveyance screw 32 to completely dry the moisture on the surface of the roto ball B is provided. The roll ball B on the second conveyance screw 32 conveyed from the rinsing section 30 to the drying chamber 40 is conveyed to the separating section 60 in a completely dried state in the drying chamber 40. The second conveyance screw 32 and the hot air 41 are arranged at an interval enough to allow the loss ball B to pass therethrough so that the roll ball B can be smoothly conveyed by the second conveyance screw 32 .

3 shows a specific embodiment of the classifying unit 60. In FIG. The sorting section 60 classifies the lost ball B according to maker, color, presence or absence of a wound, etc., while conveying the lost ball B carried over from the drying chamber 40 by the conveyor 61. For this, the control unit 50 is provided with a database storing image data such as maker, color, and scratch state of the lost ball B, and stores the lost ball B, which is being conveyed through the conveyor 61, With the photographed images photographed at a plurality of positions by the plurality of cameras 64, to perform the reading for sorting the lost ball B. FIG.

The conveyor 61 has a conveying surface 63 of a belt structure for conveying the roll ball B while continuously and repeatedly rotating in a state in which the rotation is supported by a pair of rotary actuators 62, The surface 63 is provided with a window 63a which is transparent or open so that the lower part of the lost ball B can be photographed. When the window 63a is provided with a transparent structure, the window 63a is attached to the transfer surface 63 by a material such as glass or vinyl or acrylic. When the window 63a is provided with an open structure, the window 63a is formed to be vertically perforated. A support base 63b is provided around the window 63a to support the lost ball B in a state of being separated from the transfer surface 63. [ The window 63a and the support table 63b are continuously provided on the transfer surface 63 at regular intervals to continuously sort the roll balls B continuously carried from the drying chamber 40 to the classifying portion 60 .

4 shows the arrangement of the conveying surface 63, the supporting stand 63b, and the camera 64 provided in the conveyor 61 of the sorting unit 60. Fig. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 together, a front camera 64a, a rear camera 64b, a left camera 64c, and a right camera 64b are disposed on the front, back, right and left and upper and lower sides of the window 63a of the transfer surface 63, 64b, 64c, 64d, 64e, 64f are arranged in the form of a tripod, and the cameras 64a, 64b, 64c, 64d, 64e, 64f, And is installed around the window 63a at an angle that does not disturb or interfere with shooting the front, rear, left, right, and upper and lower sides of the window 63a. Although not shown in detail in the drawings, the cameras 64 are supported by appropriate support means on the transfer surface 63 and also include conventional transfer means capable of transferring image data to the control unit 50. [

The sorting unit 60 further includes a plurality of sorting boxes 65 that are classified according to the maker, color, and the degree of the wound state of the roast ball B, And can be carried out in the form of a moving truck. The conveyor 61 is also provided with a discharging means 66 for pushing the lost ball B from the conveying surface 63 of the conveyor into the separator 65. 5 shows a state in which the air is blown toward the lost ball B and the air is blown toward the support 63b on the conveying surface 63, Showing the ejection means 66 implemented with an air push which pushes the loft ball B supported by the pusher 65 into the slider 65. [

In the sorting unit 60 configured as described above, the loosened balls B carried from the drying chamber 40 are classified as follows. First, the loft ball B from the drying chamber 40 is placed on the support table 63b on the conveying surface 63 provided on the conveyor 61 of the sorting section 60). The front, rear, left, right, top, and bottom surfaces of the lost ball B are divided into six cameras 64, namely, a front camera 64a, a rear camera 64b, a left camera 64c, a right camera 64d, , And the lower camera 64f. Particularly, the lower surface of the lost ball B is able to shoot the lower camera 64f through the transparent or open window 63a of the transfer surface 63 without any restriction. The control unit 50 transmits the captured image data to the control unit 50. The control unit 50 displays images for each of the front and back, left and right, upper and lower sides of the lost ball B, images for each color, And a database constructed so that the lost ball B transported from the drying chamber 40 to the transport surface 63 in contrast with the photographed image transmitted from the cameras 64 is displayed on the display screen of any manufacturer, Is read. Subsequently, at the moment when the corresponding lost ball B is continuously conveyed on the conveyor 61 and is located in the classification box 65 of a specific maker / color / grade matching the read information, And the means 66 pushes the lost ball B into the sort box 65 so that the sorting is done. Lost balls classified into each maker / color / grade (65) are reused after being wrapped and transported separately.

As described above, the apparatus for processing the lost-ball of golf according to the present invention is characterized in that the washing operation and the sorting operation for the roast ball B are performed by the sterilizing tank 10, the washing unit 20, the rinsing unit 30, , The drying chamber (40), and the sorting section (60).

Particularly, the apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the sterilizing liquid 11 containing the useful microorganism is sterilized in the sterilization tank 10 and the sterilization treatment of the lost ball B is performed in the sterilization tank 10, The lost ball B is continuously and repeatedly washed in a state in which the brush 23 made of tubular material in the water tank 21 has a sufficient amount of the washing liquid 21a so that the loose ball B is smoothly and sufficiently cleaned automatically .

The driving means 24 for driving the first conveying screw 22 of the washing section 20 is also provided with the rinsing section 30 and the second conveying screw 32 for conveying the lost ball B in the drying chamber 40 The power consumption is reduced and the mechanical configuration is simplified.

Furthermore, in the classifying unit 60 of the present invention, the cleaned roll ball B is photographed by using six cameras 64 positioned on the front, rear, left, right, upper and lower sides, , Color, and grade according to the presence or absence of a wound, so that it is possible to perform highly accurate classification work.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, This is possible.

10: Sterilization tank 11: Sterilization solution
12: Bucket elevator 13: Horizontal hopper
20: washing section 21: water tank
21a: Cleaning liquid 22: First conveying screw
22a: first pulley 23: brush
23a: washing model 23b: ball inlet
24: drive means 25: bearing member
30: rinsing unit 31: rinsing tank
31a: Drain port 32: Second feed screw
32a: second pulley 32b: connecting member
33: water spraying means 40: drying chamber
41: hot air fan 50:
60: Classification unit 61: Conveyor
62: Rotary drive body 63: Feed surface
63a: window 63b: support
64: Camera 65: Sorted
66: discharge means B: rostball

Claims

A sterilization tank that accepts the golf ball and carries it after sterilizing it with useful microorganisms;
A first conveying screw for washing the loft ball lifted from the sterilizing tank and transferring the lost ball in one direction and a tubular member having a ball inlet for charging the loft ball and surrounding the periphery of the first conveying screw, A brush which cleans the roast ball carried by the first conveying screw, a water tank which constantly supplies the cleaning liquid to the brush while receiving the first conveying screw and the brush, and driving means for rotationally driving the first conveying screw A cleaning unit provided with the cleaning unit;
A second conveying screw connected to the driving unit of the washing unit and driven to rotate simultaneously with the first conveying screw to transfer the loft ball lifted from the washing unit in one direction and a second conveying screw connected to the roll ball conveyed by the second conveying screw, A rinsing unit having water spraying means for spraying and rinsing water;
A drying chamber in which the second conveying screw of the rinsing unit is received in an extended state and the loft ball lifted from the rinsing unit is conveyed by the extended conveying screw and dried by hot air;
A control unit for performing a reading operation for classifying the lost ball in contrast with a photographed image of a lost ball transmitted from the outside in a state in which image data of maker, color, or wound state of the lost ball is stored;
And a classifying unit for classifying the lost ball according to the reading of the control unit, and a classifying unit for classifying the lost ball according to the reading of the control unit, Processing device.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the conveyor of the sorting part has a conveying surface for conveying the lost ball, wherein the conveying surface is provided with a window that is transparent or open so as to take a photograph of the lower part of the loft ball, and that the rostball is separated from the conveying surface And a support base for supporting the golf ball of the golf ball.

The method according to claim 1,
In the classification section,
A plurality of sorting compartments classified according to maker, color, or wound status of the roast ball; and discharge means for pushing the lost ball from the conveying surface of the conveyor to the sorting compartment.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a horizontal hopper is provided between the sterilizing tank and the washing unit, the horizontal hopper having a passage formed in the horizontal direction so that the loft ball is carried from the sterilizing tank to the washing unit without causing a bottleneck.