KR200156568Y1 - Golf ball auto supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

The automatic golf ball feeder is rotatable to the operation bar 16 and the operation bar 16 in which a ball receiving member 20 having a supply means A for supplying golf balls one by one and a discharge hole 19 is formed. An operating rod 21, one end of which supports a golf ball supplied to the ball receiving member 20 at one end of the rotating bar 17 and the operating bar 16 to which the connecting bar 17 is formed, and a bent portion 22 is formed at the other end thereof. A spring 23 for pressing the rod 21 in one direction, and fixed to an upper surface of the case 1 at a predetermined rotational position of the actuating bar 16 so that the bent portion 22 of the actuating rod 21 is caught. Transfer means (B), pivoting bar (17) with stopper member (7) for retracting the working rod (21) to drop the golf ball through the discharge hole (19) in accordance with the continuous rotation of the operating bar (16). The rotation shaft 24 fixed to the motor, the motor 8 for driving the rotation shaft 24 in the forward and reverse directions, and the forward and backward directions of the rotation shaft 24. The drive means (D) having the limit switches (5, 6) for stopping rotation, and a pair of guide rails (25) fixed to the upper surface of the case (1), locks on one wall while being fitted to the guide rail (25) A screw hole 27 is formed to fasten the bolt 26, and the movable block 29, which is fixed to the upper side of the rotating shaft 28, is rotatably fixed to the upper end of the rotating shaft 28, and surrounds the operation bar 16. A positioning means (C) having a guide block (31) and a plurality of rollers (30) mounted on the guide block (31) for guiding the sliding movement of the actuation bar (16) through the guide block (31). do.

Description

Golf Ball Auto Feeder

The present invention relates to automatic golf ball supply, and more particularly, to an automatic golf ball supplying machine (Automatic Golf Ball Supplying Machine) to automatically withdraw the golf balls one by one to move to the desired hitting position.

In general, the golf ball automatic feeder is used to allow the golfer to repeatedly practice the swing motion by automatically supplying the golf ball in place of the caddy to the hitting position on the golf tee or brush mat. Typically, a golf ball automatic feeder, a golf ball storage unit for storing and supplying a golf ball, a golf ball transfer unit for extracting a golf ball from the golf ball storage unit and transferring the golf ball to a hitting position, and rotating an operation bar for transferring the golf ball It includes a drive for.

Referring to Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 90-8660, a golf ball supply device is described. In the golf ball supply device, a ball confirmation switch having a pressing pin is installed at the lower end of the network outflow passage, and at one side of the body, the rear end of the operation is condensed with the chain gear driven by the forward and reverse motor. The tip end of the operation is projected to the outside through the long hole is fixed and movable tongs are installed, the movable tongs are coupled to the front end of the operating rods inserted into the operation between the operation and the spring is supported, the rear end of the operating rods via the auxiliary spring Is connected to the mover of the solenoid. Therefore, when the motor is driven, the chain gear is rotated by the connected chain to move the golf ball to the striking position while rotating at a predetermined angle along the long hole of the body.

However, in the golf ball supply device according to the prior art structured as described above, there is a problem that the golf swing must always be made in accordance with the hitting position set by the machine because the rotation distance between operations is limited, and the golf ball is transported. Since the fixed forceps used to receive the action of the spring force has a problem that after a certain period of time the elastic force of the spring is changed to drop the golf ball to the floor frequently.

In addition, referring to Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 95-1360, a golf ball automatic feeder is described. In the automatic golf ball feeder, the ball storage portion is formed on the upper portion of the case in the shape of a quadrilateral box to make an inclined gutter on one side to make a ball discharge guide through the outgoing ball in front of the case, It is equipped with a braking protrusion installed on the supporting rotating plate to suppress the flow of the falling ball, and the ball discharge device is installed inside the lower outgoing hole with the ball discharge guide to install the operation between the inside and the annular stone rotating shaft fitted to the left and right rotating shafts. It is fixed to the connecting piece fitted to the connecting shaft of the rotating plate inserted into the hole, and the hole is penetrated into the interval between the operation so that the outer end is slightly projected into the inner side of the ball receiving part, and the opposite side is connected to the stator of the working plate connected to the annular stone. The coil spring is extended between the connecting piece and the working plate. Make a lower inclined contact surface and connect the outer end of the working piece with the connecting pin to the upper surface of the annular stone corresponding to the opposite side of the connecting piece, and connect the other end with the lower crank piece of the pivot shaft between the golf ball rotations and pull it to one end of the rotating plate. Hook up the line with the working piece, extend the coil spring on the opposite side, and drill the transverse guide hole on the outside of the access hole during the operation, and the supporting piece is built in the inside so that it can be fixed by moving from side to side through the fixing nut. The rotating shaft and the annular stone rotating shaft are put together with the pressing wheel and the bullet piece to maintain the tension, and are tightened with the pressing nut. The left and right rotating shafts are connected to the crank pieces of the left and right rotating plates operated by the left and right rotating motors by attaching the crank pieces to the bottom. .

However, in the automatic golf ball feeder according to the prior art structured as described above, as the number of parts is complicated, the cost can be increased and frequent failures can be ensured, and the reliable operation can be ensured. There was no problem, thereby degrading the merchandise of the golf ball automatic feeder. In addition, in order to lower the fall position of the golf ball toward the hitting position as much as possible, an inclined contact surface with a high outer side and a gradually lower inner side is formed on the upper end of the annular stone, but in this case, the golf ball acts upon the rotation between the operations. There was a problem that it is difficult to effectively remove the centrifugal force.

The present invention was devised to solve the problems inherent in the automatic golf ball feeder according to the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is to precisely match the supply position of the golf ball to the practice conditions in a simple and easy manner It provides a golf ball automatic feeder that can be changed easily, and the overall structure can be simplified, but its reliable operation is ensured and an external force that effectively prevents the golf ball from falling to the hitting position can be effectively removed.

1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention.

2 is a longitudinal longitudinal cross-sectional view of the portion A of FIG.

3 is a longitudinal longitudinal cross-sectional view of part A of FIG. 1, in which (a) shows a state in which supply of a golf ball is suppressed, and (b) shows a state in which a golf ball falls and is supplied to a ball receiving member.

4 is a partial cross-sectional side view of part B of FIG. 1, (a) shows a state in which the golf ball and the ball receiving member are supported by the actuating rod, and (b) the actuating rod is retracted so that the ball receiving member is rotated and the golf ball is rotated. It shows the state of falling down.

5 is a longitudinal sectional view of part C of FIG.

Figure 6 is a schematic plan view showing the operating state of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

A: supply means B: transfer means

C: Positioning means D: Driving means

1: case 2: support piece

3, 4: bracket 5, 6: limit switch

7: stopper member 8: motor

9: fixed base 10: golf ball feeder

11, 33: spring 12: golf ball stopper

13, 32: fixed pin 14: support stopper

15, 18: Hinge Shaft 16: Operation Bar

17: rotation bar 19: discharge hole

20: ball receiving member 21: operating rod

22: bend 23: spring

24, 28: rotating shaft 25: guide rail

26: lock bolt 27: screw hole

29: movable block 30: roller

31: Guide Bleeding

According to one aspect of the present invention, a golf ball automatic feeder is provided, the feeder, the support piece is installed on the upper surface of the case, the golf piece to provide a golf ball guide passage with the support piece while being integrally formed on the support piece Ball feeder, swinging between a golf ball support position fixed to the support piece to support one golf ball and a golf ball unsupported position not supporting any golf ball so as to pivot by a predetermined angle in one plane by the elasticity of the spring Falling position for allowing the golf ball to fall to the ball receiving member is fixed to the support piece so as to pivot by a predetermined angle in the other plane orthogonal to the one plane by the elasticity of the spring and the golf ball stop piece to be And a support stopper pivoted between a drop non-allowable position that does not allow the golf ball to fall into the ball receiving member. An operation bar having a supply means having a supply means and a ball receiving member having a discharge hole formed at one end thereof, a rotation bar having one end rotatably connected to the other end of the operation bar, and one end thereof being disposed inside the operation bar; An actuating rod supporting a golf ball supplied to the receiving member and having a bent portion formed at the other end thereof, a spring for pressing the actuating rod in one direction, and fixed to an upper surface of the case at a predetermined rotational position of the actuating bar to perform the actuation; A conveying means having a stopper member which causes the bending portion of the rod to be caught so that the actuating rod is retracted by the continuous rotation of the actuating bar so as to drop the golf ball through the discharge hole, and as long as it is fixed to the upper surface of the case. A pair of guide rails, slidably fitted to the pair of guide rails A movable block having a screw hole formed to lock the bolt in one side and a rotating shaft fixed to an upper wall, a guide block surrounding the operating bar while being fixed in a rotatable manner to an upper end of the rotating shaft, and the operation through the guide block. Positioning means having a plurality of rollers installed in the guide block for guiding the sliding movement of the bar and a rotating shaft fixed to the other end of the rotating bar, a motor for rotating the rotating shaft in the forward or reverse direction and of the rotating shaft And drive means having a pair of limit switches for stopping forward or reverse rotation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the ball receiving member is connected to one end of the operation bar in a rotatable manner by a hinge axis and supported by one end of the operation rod and one end of the operation rod. The golf ball which is not supported by the part is pivoted between the golf ball discharge positions for discharging the golf ball, and the golf ball dropped downward according to the turning of the ball receiving member because the discharge ball formed in the ball receiving member is formed obliquely. The ball can be accurately seated in the striking position on the golf tee or brush mat.

According to the above characteristics of the present invention, by changing the position of the movable block on the guide rail and tightening the lock bolt, it is possible to precisely change the supply position of the golf ball to match the practice conditions, While the structure is simple, its reliable operation is ensured, and the discharge hole is formed obliquely in the ball receiving member so that external force such as centrifugal force can be effectively prevented from acting on the golf ball falling to the hitting position.

Therefore, by first moving the movable block formed in the positioning means to determine the hitting position, and when the golf ball drawn out from the supply means is supplied to the ball receiving member of the conveying means, the driving means drives the motor to rotate the conveying means. It is designed to put the ball in the hitting position.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same reference numerals will be used for the same parts throughout the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a perspective view showing the overall structure of an automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention is shown, FIG. 2 is a lateral longitudinal cross-sectional view of a golf ball supply means, and FIG. 3 is a golf ball supply. A forward longitudinal cross-sectional view of the means is shown, and FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the golf ball conveying means showing a state in which the golf ball falls to the striking position, and FIG. 5 shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the positioning means.

Golf ball automatic feeder according to the present invention includes a supply means (A), a transfer means (B), a positioning means (C) and a driving means (D) provided on the upper surface of the case (1).

As the supply means A, the support piece 2 is installed upright on one side on the case 1, and the support piece 2 has a shape that is bent so as to be generally rounded as shown in FIG. The golf ball feeder 10 is integrally formed at a portion near the upper end of the support piece 2, and the golf ball feeder 10 provides a golf ball guide passage together with the support piece 2.

The golf ball guide passage generally extends obliquely from the upper end toward the lower end. The upper end of the golf ball guide passage, that is, the upper end of the golf ball feeder 10 is connected to a separate golf ball storage box (not shown) to receive the golf ball continuously. Close to the lower end of the golf ball guide passage, that is, the lower end of the golf ball feeder 10, the middle portion of the spring 11 is fixed to the support piece 2 so that it can be rotated around the fixing pin 13 . The golf ball stopper 12 is fixed to the lower half of the spring 11, the upper half of the spring 11 is caught by a separate protruding pin that is fixed to the support piece (2). The golf ball stopper 12 has a shape that is bent as shown, a golf ball support position for supporting one golf ball (see FIG. 3 (a)) and a golf ball unsupported position for not supporting any golf ball. (Refer to FIG. 3 (b)). At a position higher than the golf ball stopper 12, one bracket is fixed to the support piece 2, and the middle portion of the bracket is bent to be spaced apart from the support piece 2. The spring 33 is fixed to the middle of the bracket bent in this way by the fixing pin 32 in a rotatable manner. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the support stopper 14 is fixed to the right half of the spring 33, and the left half of the spring 33 is on the support piece 2. To land on. The support stopper 14 has a drop allowable position and the golf ball to allow the golf ball supported on the upper half of the golf ball stopper 12 to be dropped into the ball receiving member 20 to be described later. It is pivoted between drop unacceptable positions which do not allow it to fall down.

Thus, as shown in Fig. 3 (a), when the golf ball stopper 12 is in the golf ball support position and the support stopper 14 is in the drop non-allowable position, one golf ball is the golf ball. It is supported by the upper half of the stop piece 12 and is kept in a state where the fall is prevented by the support stopper 14. In this state, when the ball receiving member 20 is rotated inward and the support stopper 14 and the golf ball stopper 12 are pressed, the support stopper 14 is turned to the drop allowable position and the golf ball stopper 12 is The golf ball is pivoted to an unsupported position. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the golf ball previously supported by the upper half of the golf ball stopper 12 falls into the ball receiving member 20, and at the same time, the golf ball stops. The upper end of the piece 12 is lifted up to prevent downward movement of the next golf ball. When the ball receiving member 20 is rotated outward again to move the golf ball to the hitting position on the golf tee or brush mat, the support stopper 14 and the golf ball stopper 12 return to their original positions. And the next golf ball is smoothly moved to the upper half of the golf ball stopper 12 again.

Therefore, the supply means (A) of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention, the support piece 2 placed on one side of the case 1, and the golf ball feeder provided on the upper inner wall of the support piece (2) 10), the golf ball storage box provided as a separate container at one end of the golf ball feeder 10, and the elasticity of the spring (11) having a fixing pin 13 is installed on the outlet side of the golf ball feeder (10) The golf ball stop piece 12 which can be rotated by a predetermined angle by the support stopper 14 which supports one end of the golf ball stop piece 12 and is rotatably fixed to one side of the support piece 2. Includes ..

The left end of the actuating bar 16 is connected to the ball receiving member 20, which is provided as the conveying means B, by a hinge shaft 18, and on the right end of the acting bar 16, the hinge shaft 15 is connected to the ball receiving member 20. The front end of the pivot bar 17 is thereby connected in a rotatable manner. Discharge hole 19 is formed obliquely in the ball receiving member 20, so that the golf ball falling downward according to the turning of the ball receiving member 20 is not affected by the centrifugal force on the golf tee or brush mat Can be accurately seated in the hitting position. The actuation bar 16 has a rectangular hollow cross section, and within the actuation bar 16 the actuation rod 21 is arranged in a reciprocating manner. The left end of the actuating rod 21 supports the ball receiving member 20 and the golf ball supplied to the ball receiving member 20, and a bent portion 22 is formed at the right end of the actuating rod 21. At the point close to the right end of the actuation bar 16, the left end of the spring 23 is fixed, and the right end of the spring 23 is fixed to the bend 22 of the actuation rod 21. The spring 23 functions to pull the actuating rod 21 to the left. The actuation bar 16 can be rotated via the pivoting bar 17 by the drive means D, which will be described later, on the upper surface of the case 1 at a predetermined rotational position of the actuation bar 16. The stopper member 7 is fixed. When the actuation bar 16 is rotated to the predetermined rotational position, the bent portion 22 of the actuation rod 21 is caught by the stopper member 7 and thus actuated as the actuation bar 16 is continuously rotated. The rod 21 is retracted backward so that the golf ball falls through the discharge hole 19 while turning the ball receiving member 20. Therefore, the ball receiving member 20 is not supported by the golf ball receiving position and the left end of the operating rod 21 is supported by the left end of the operating rod 21 in the state of storing the golf ball. It is pivoted between the golf ball discharge positions for discharging the golf ball.

Therefore, the conveying means (B) of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention, the operation bar 16 and the rotation bar 17 are connected to each other via the hinge axis 15 and the left side of the operation bar 16 The ball receiving member 20 is fixed to the hinge side 18 and the discharge hole 19 is formed and disposed inside the operation bar 16 so that the left end supports the golf ball and the ball receiving member 20. The right end includes an actuating rod 21 having a bent portion 22 formed therein, and a spring 23 having both ends fixed to the bent portion 22 and the actuating bar 16, respectively.

As the positioning means C, a pair of guide rails 25 are fixed to the upper surface of the case 1, and the movable block 29 is slidably fitted to the guide rails 25. The screw hole 27 is formed in one side wall of the movable block 29 so that the lock bolt 26 may be fastened, and the rotating shaft 28 is fixed to the upper wall. At the upper end of the rotating shaft 28, a guide block 31 surrounding the operation bar 16 is fixed in a rotatable manner. In order to guide the sliding movement of the actuation bar 16 through the guide block 31, the guide block 31 is provided with a number of rollers 30.

The driving means (D) of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention is mounted on the rotary shaft 24 is fixed to the rear end of the rotation bar 17, the fixed base (9) fixed to the upper surface of the case (1) Mounted on the motor 8 and the pair of brackets 3 and 4 fixed to the upper surface of the case 1 to rotate the rotary shaft 24 in the forward or reverse direction, respectively, to stop the forward or reverse rotation of the rotary shaft 24. It includes a pair of limit switches (5, 6).

Hereinafter, the operation of the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention structured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

After the golfer decides where to practice hitting, such as a golf tee or a brush mat, the movable block 29 of the positioning means C is set to set the hitting position, and then the lock bolt 26 is tightened. . At this time, as a method of adjusting the position so that the golf ball is raised to the hitting position, first, the locking bolt 26 of the movable block 29 is loosened as shown in FIG. 5 and the operation bar provided with the ball receiving member 20 is provided. Rotate (16) to the hitting position, and then contact the first limit switch (5) to the hinge shaft (15) of the operating bar (16) and the rotating bar (17), and then tighten the lock bolt (26). .

Then, when the motor 8 is operated, the rotation bar 17 and the operation bar 16 of the golf ball transfer means B fixed to the rotation shaft 24 of the motor 8 mediate the hinge shaft 15. And the ball receiving member 20 of the operation bar 16 pushes the lower end of the support stopper 14 and the golf ball stopper 12 of the golf ball supply means A at the same time.

Therefore, as the support stopper 14 is turned to the dropping allowable position and the golf ball stopper 12 is turned to the golf ball non-supported position, the golf ball supported by the upper half of the golf ball stopper 12 is a ball receiving member. Falling to (20), the upper end of the golf ball stopper 12 is lifted upward to prevent the downward movement of the next golf ball. Then, when the hinge shaft 15 connecting the operation bar 16 and the rotation bar 17 comes into contact with the second limit switch 6 and the motor 8 rotates in reverse by the change of the timer, The member 20 is rotated toward the hitting position by the guide of the positioning means C, and the golf ball stopper 12 and the support stopper 14 of the golf ball supply means A are each spring 11, 33) to the original position.

Thus, the next golf ball is smoothly moved onto the upper half of the golf ball stopper 12, and the support stopper 14 prevents the next golf ball from falling.

At this time, just before the hinge shaft 15 of the actuation bar 16 and the rotation bar 17 hits the first limit switch 5, the actuation rod 21 disposed inside the actuation bar 16 is formed. The bent portion 22 is caught by the stopper member 7, and in this state, the operating rod 21 is retracted as the operating bar 16 is continuously rotated. Accordingly, the ball receiving member 20 supported by the left end of the actuating rod 21 is pivoted to the dropping allowable position about the hinge side 18, and at the same time the golf ball is inclined to the ball receiving member 20. Accurately and stably falls to the hitting position through the discharge hole 19 formed as an enemy.

In the automatic golf ball feeder according to the present invention operated as described above, there is an advantage that the golfer can determine the hitting position simply and accurately by moving the movable block 29 of the positioning means (C), the supply means ( A) and the conveying means B and the driving means D are also significantly simplified in structure.

According to the configuration as described above of the present invention, by changing the position of the movable block on the guide rail and tightening the lock bolt can be precisely changed the supply position of the golf ball to meet the practice conditions, the entire golf ball automatic feeder Its simple structure ensures reliable operation, and since the discharge hole is formed obliquely on the ball receiving member, it is possible to effectively prevent an external force such as centrifugal force from acting on the golf ball falling to the hitting position.

Although the present invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto and the present invention is not limited to the spirit or the field of the present invention provided by the following utility model registration claims. It will be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that these various modifications and variations can be made.

Claims (2)

In the automatic golf ball feeder, a golf piece for providing a golf ball guide passage together with the support piece (2) while being integrally formed on the support piece (2), the support piece (2) installed on the upper surface of the case (1) The ball feeder 10 and the spring 11 are fixed to the support piece 2 so as to be pivoted by a predetermined angle in one plane so as not to support the golf ball support position and any golf ball to support one golf ball. The support piece 2 so as to pivot by a predetermined angle in the golf ball stopper piece 12 which is pivoted between the golf ball unsupported positions, and the other plane orthogonal to the one plane by the elasticity of the spring 33. A support stopper that is pivoted between a drop-allowed position that is fixed to the golf ball and allows the golf ball to fall into the ball receiving member 20 and a drop non-allowable position that does not allow the golf ball to fall into the ball receiving member 20 ( Having An operation bar 16 having a water supply end A, a ball receiving member 20 having a discharge hole 19 formed at one end thereof, and a rotation end thereof rotatably connected to the other end of the operation bar 16. Bar 17, the operation rod 21 is disposed inside the operation bar 16, one end supports the golf ball supplied to the ball receiving member 20, the other end is formed with a bent portion 22 is formed A spring 23 for pressing the actuating rod 21 in one direction, and a bent portion of the actuating rod 21 fixed to an upper surface of the case 1 at a predetermined rotational position of the actuating bar 16; 22 with a stopper member 7 which causes the golf ball to fall through the discharge hole 19 by causing the actuating rod 21 to retract as the actuation bar 16 continues to rotate. Means (B), a pair of guide rails 25 fixed to the upper surface of the case 1, the one Movable block 29 is formed so that the screw hole 27 is fastened to the pair of guide rails 25 and the lock bolt 26 is fastened to one side wall, and the rotating shaft 28 is fixed to the upper wall. A guide block 31 surrounding the operating bar 16 while being secured in a rotatable manner to an upper end of the 28, and the guide for guiding sliding movement of the operating bar 16 through the guide block 31. Positioning means (C) having a plurality of rollers (30) installed in the block (31) and a rotating shaft (24) fixed to the other end of the rotating bar (17), rotating the rotating shaft (24) in the forward or reverse direction. A driving means (D) having a motor (8) for driving and a pair of limit switches (5, 6) for stopping forward or reverse rotation of the rotary shaft (24). feeder. 2. The ball receiving member (20) according to claim 1, wherein the ball receiving member (20) is pivotally connected to one end of the actuation bar (16) by a hinge shaft (18) and supported by one end of the actuating rod (21). The discharge hole is formed between the golf ball receiving position is not supported by one end of the operation rod 21 and the golf ball discharge position for discharging the golf ball, the ball receiving member 20 ( 19) is formed obliquely so that the golf ball falling down in accordance with the swing of the ball receiving member 20 can be accurately seated in the hitting position on the golf tee or brush mat.