TWM568721U - Automatic ball picker robot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic croquet robot, which comprises a robot body; a control device is arranged on the robot body, and comprises a control module, a power supply module and an obstacle sense electrically connected to each other. a measuring module, an image recognition module, a first driving module and a second driving module; a mobile device is disposed on the bottom side of the robot body and driven by the first driving module; The ball-carrying device is disposed on the robot body, and has a fan connected to the second driving module, a ball collecting space for accommodating the fan, and a nozzle, wherein one end of the nozzle is set in the collecting space. The other end extends to the outside.

Description

Automatic ball picking robot

This creation is about an automatic ball picking robot, especially an automatic ball picking robot that can walk automatically and pick up the scattered balls on the ground. The sucked balls will be stored in the ball collection space, so that It is convenient for the user to directly take the collected sphere.

In general, ball sports are widely loved by people. When training baseball, billiards, tennis, golf, and badminton, a large number of balls are used in order to improve training efficiency and save time for picking up the ball. Sufficient balls can be quickly and repeatedly trained to achieve the best training results; however, after a period of training, a large number of balls are usually scattered on the ground. Players or trainers need to place a ball Picking one up and finishing the training is quite time consuming and laborious.

Republic of China Patent Bulletin No. TW M495876 "ball picker" has a suction device, a ball picking tube, a telescopic tube, a barrier net and a collection component. The front end of the ball picking tube, and the telescoping tube is composed of the rear tube, the middle tube and the front tube. The outer end of the front tube is provided with a suction port, and the collection part is located below the ball picking tube. The suction device can be opened to generate suction force, and the cylinder before the telescopic cylinder is pulled out, and the balls scattered on the ground are drawn from the suction port into the ball picking cylinder, and the ball touches the barrier net provided in the ball picking cylinder. The ball will be popped forward slightly, causing it to fall down to collect in the collection part.

However, this kind of ball picker provides personnel with a hand-held design to pick up the ball in a posture without bending over, but it still needs to let the person pick up the ball in various places on the field, so it still takes time. Therefore, how to provide a device that can automatically pick up the spheres, so that players or trainers do not need to spend extra time and energy to clean up the spheres scattered on the ground after training, this has become the creator's consideration direction.

Today, the creator is in view of the fact that the above existing ball picking equipment still has many defects in practical implementation, so it is a tireless spirit, supplemented by its rich professional knowledge and years of practical experience to improve it , And based on this to create this creation.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide an automatic ball picking robot that can automatically move around the court and detect obstacles and spheres scattered on the ground at the same time. When encountering obstacles, it can automatically dodge to avoid directly hitting obstacles. When an object with a target on the ground is identified, it can be picked up and collected into the ball collection space to achieve the function of automatically picking up the ball.

In order to achieve the above implementation purpose, an automatic ball picking robot is created, which includes: a robot body; a control device, which is arranged on the robot body, and includes a control module electrically connected to each other, and a power supply. Module, an obstacle sensing module, an image recognition module, a first drive module and a second drive module; a mobile device is set on the bottom side of the robot body and passes through the first drive The module is driven; and a ball picking device is set on the robot body and has a fan connected to the second drive module, a ball-collecting space for the fan, and a suction nozzle, one of which is connected to the group It is set in the ball collecting space, and the other end extends to the outside.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control device further includes a manual switch electrically connected to the control module, an infrared remote control or a sound control module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control device further includes a display panel electrically connected to the control module and a weight sensor.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the power supply module is a secondary battery, and the power supply module is further electrically connected with a power warning lamp.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device is selected from a plurality of tracks or a plurality of tires and is evenly arranged on the bottom side of the robot body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first driving module and the second driving module are driving motors.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the obstacle sensing module is an ultrasonic sensor.

The purpose of this creation and the advantages of its structure and function will be explained based on the structure shown in the following drawings, in conjunction with specific embodiments, so that the review members can have a more in-depth and specific understanding of this creation.

Please refer to the first to third pictures, this invention creates an automatic ball picking robot, which includes: a robot body (1); a control device (2), which is set on the robot body (1) and contains A control module (21), a power supply module (22), an obstacle sensing module (23), an image recognition module (24), and a first drive module (25) are electrically connected to each other. ) And a second drive module (26), the control device (2) can be electrically connected to a manual switch, an infrared remote control or a sound control module of the control module (21) for opening and closing, and the power supply module The group (22) may be, for example, a secondary battery, and is further electrically connected with a power warning lamp (221), and the obstacle sensing module (23) may be, for example, an ultrasonic sensor; a mobile device (3), It is set on the bottom side of the robot body (1) and driven by the first drive module (25) which is the drive motor. It uses multiple tracks or multiple tires and is evenly arranged on the robot body (1). The bottom side; and a ball picking device (4), which is arranged on the robot body (1), has a fan (41) connected to the second drive module (26), and a container The ball collecting space (42) of the fan (41) and a suction nozzle (43), one end of the suction nozzle (43) is set in the ball collecting space (42), the other end extends to the outside, and the control device ( 2) The second driving module (26) is a driving motor.

The control device (2) further includes a display panel (27) electrically connected to the control module (21) and a weight sensor (28). The weight sensor (28) can sense the ball space. The number of spheres in (42) is displayed on the display panel (27), and the user can directly know whether the current ball-collecting space (42) is full from the display panel (27).

In addition, through the following specific examples, the scope of the present invention can be further proved, but it is not intended to limit the scope of the creation in any form.

Please refer to the first picture to the third picture. In this creation, the automatic ball picking robot can enter the route planning of the robot body (1) in the field before the control module (21) of the control device (2), or make The robot body (1) randomly walks around the court. In actual use, the user can activate the control module (21) through a manual switch, an infrared remote control, or a sound control module. The sound control module receives the user's speech. Make a specific statement, and after analysis, send the corresponding command to the control module (21); when the control module (21) of the control device (2) receives the start signal, the power supply module (22) will output the power To the components of the control device (2), and whether the power of the power supply module (22) is sufficient can be distinguished by the color of the power warning lamp (221);

After the control device (2) is activated, the control module (21) issues an instruction to the first drive module (25), so that the first drive module (25) drive unit is located on the bottom of the robot body (1). (3), the mobile device (3) will move according to the route plan set in the control module (21), and the obstacle sensing module (23) and image recognition module (24) will move toward the robot body (1 ) The obstacle is scanned before. The obstacle sensor module (23) scans with an ultrasonic sensor. It sends out an ultrasonic signal and receives the reflected ultrasonic signal. If there is no front of the robot body (1), The reflection distance of obstacles and ultrasonic signals will remain at a certain value. If there are obstacles in front, the reflection distance of ultrasonic signals will start to change. As the distance gets closer, the reflection distance will become shorter and shorter. The measurement module (23) transmits the received ultrasonic reflection signal to the control module (21), and the control module (21) can analyze the distance of the obstacle in front, and issue an instruction to the first A drive module (25), which makes the mobile device (3) turn to avoid obstacles and prevent the machine Human body (1) directly hit an obstacle;

The image recognition module (24) captures the image of the area in front of the robot body (1) through the camera lens, and continuously transmits the image to the control module (21), and the control module (21) analyzes whether there is any The sphere (5) of the target. When the sphere (5) is detected in the front area of the robot body (1), the control module (21) will issue instructions to the first drive module (25) and the second drive module. (26), let the first driving module (25) cause the mobile device (3) to advance toward the sphere (5), and the second driving module (26) drives the fan (41) of the ball picking device (4) to start rotating, The fan (41) generates suction in the ball collecting space (42), and the moving device (3) will gradually bring the suction nozzle (43) set in the ball collecting space (42) closer to the sphere (5) and pass through the suction nozzle (43) ) Extend to the outer end to suck the sphere (5) into the ball collecting space (42), as shown in the fourth and fifth pictures. In this way, the balls (5) scattered on the ground will be collected one by one in the ball. In the space (42), to achieve the function of automatic ball picking.

Furthermore, the control device (2) may further be provided with a display panel (27) and a weight sensor (28). The display panel (27) is provided on the top side of the robot body (1). The information displayed on the display panel (27) can be seen, and the weight sensor (28) needs to measure the weight of the ball collecting space (42) of the ball picking device (4); before using, you need to know the spheres in the stadium ( 5) What is the weight? Take a billiard ball as an example. A standard billiard ball (5) is about 2.7 grams. Therefore, the total weight in the ball collecting space (42) is measured by a weight sensor (28), and The total weight information is transmitted to the control module (21). The control module (21) estimates the number of spheres (5) that have been collected in the current ball collection space (42), and this amount of information will be transmitted to the display panel ( 27), the number of balls collected by the ball picking device (4) is displayed on the display panel (27), so that the user can clearly know how many balls (5) have been collected by the ball picking device (4) through the display panel (27) ; It can also be set in advance that when the sphere (5) collects a certain number, the ball collection space (42) is full, so that the full ball information is presented on the display panel ( 27), and in the full ball state, the control module (21) can also give instructions to stop the operation of the first drive module (25) and the second drive module (26) first, so that the user can first After taking out the sphere (5) in the ball collecting space (42), the ball picking operation is performed again.

According to the above implementation description, compared with the existing technology, this creation has the following advantages:

1. The control module of this automatic ball picking robot can make the robot body automatically advance and steer, and automatically detect the information in the front area, so that the robot body can avoid obstacles when it moves, and find the target sphere. In the process of finding the sphere, the creation does not need human assistance, which is quite time-saving and labor-saving for the user.

2. The ball picking device of this automatic ball picking robot can draw the ball into the ball collecting space through the wind generated by the fan when approaching the ball, so that the ball is stored in the ball collecting space to achieve the effect of automatic ball picking.

3. This creative automatic ball picking robot can be further equipped with a display panel and a weight sensor. The weight sensor is used to measure the weight in the ball collection space, which represents the total weight of the collected spheres, which can be estimated from the total weight. The number of spheres is displayed, and this number information is displayed on the display panel. In this way, the user does not need to bend down to check, and can know how many spheres have been collected in the current creation.

In summary, the automatic ball picking robot of this creation can indeed achieve the expected use effect through the embodiments disclosed above, and this creation has not been disclosed before the application, and it has fully complied with the provisions of the Patent Law and Claim. I filed an application for a new type of patent in accordance with the law, and I urge you to examine it and grant the patent.

However, the illustrations and descriptions disclosed above are only preferred embodiments of this creation, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this creation. Anyone who is familiar with the art, based on the characteristics of this creation, does other things. Equivalent changes or modifications should be regarded as not departing from the design scope of this creation.

(1) ‧‧‧Robot body
(2) ‧‧‧Control device

(21) ‧‧‧Control Module
(22) ‧‧‧Power supply module

(221) ‧‧‧ Battery warning light
(23) ‧‧‧ obstacle detection module

(24) ‧‧‧Image recognition module
(25) ‧‧‧First Drive Module

(26) ‧‧‧Second Drive Module
(27) ‧‧‧Display Panel

(28) ‧‧‧Weight Sensor
(3) ‧‧‧mobile device

(4) ‧‧‧ Ball Picking Device
(41) ‧‧‧Fan

(42) ‧‧‧Set Ball Space
(43) ‧‧‧Nozzle

(5) ‧ ‧ sphere

The first picture: the overall appearance of the preferred embodiment of this creation.

The second picture: a front view of the preferred embodiment of this creation.

Figure 3: Block diagram of the control device architecture of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4: Schematic diagram of picking up the ball in its preferred embodiment (1).

Figure 5: Schematic diagram of picking up the ball in its preferred embodiment (2).

Claims (7)

An automatic ball picking robot includes: a robot body; a control device, which is arranged on the robot body and includes a control module, a power supply module, and an obstacle sensing system which are electrically connected to each other; A module, an image recognition module, a first drive module, and a second drive module; a mobile device, which is arranged on the bottom side of the robot body and is driven by the first drive module; and The ball picking device is arranged on the robot body and has a fan connected to the second driving module, a ball collecting space for containing the fan, and a suction nozzle, wherein one end of the suction nozzle is arranged on the Inside the ball collection space, the other end extends to the outside. According to the automatic ball picking robot described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the control device further includes a manual switch, an infrared remote control or a sound control module electrically connected to one of the control modules. According to the automatic ball picking robot described in item 1 of the patent application scope, the control device further includes a display panel and a weight sensor electrically connected to the control module. According to the automatic ball picking robot described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the power supply module is a secondary battery, and the power supply module is further electrically connected with a power warning lamp. The automatic ball picking robot described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the moving device is selected from a plurality of tracks or a plurality of tires and is evenly arranged on the bottom side of the robot body. The automatic ball picking robot described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first driving module and the second driving module are driving motors. According to the automatic ball picking robot described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the obstacle sensing module is an ultrasonic sensor.