WO2019182291A1

WO2019182291A1 - Automatic tee-up device

Info

Publication number: WO2019182291A1
Application number: PCT/KR2019/003031
Authority: WO
Inventors: 남지현
Original assignee: 남지현
Priority date: 2018-03-20
Filing date: 2019-03-15
Publication date: 2019-09-26
Also published as: KR101879814B1

Abstract

The present invention relates an automatic tee-up device. A technical problem to be solved is to provide an automatic tee-up device capable of supplying balls continuously and stably and supplying the balls by independent control. In one embodiment, disclosed is an automatic tee-up device comprising: a ball supply part for accommodating a plurality of balls and supplying the accommodated balls; a ball transfer part for receiving a ball from the ball supply part and automatically transferring the ball to an external striking position , wherein it is detected whether or not there is a ball at the striking position, and the balls are sequentially transferred to the striking position according to the presence or absence of the ball; and a housing part divided into a first area for accommodating the ball supply part and a second area for accommodating the ball transfer part, the housing part being integrally formed.

Description

Auto tee-up device

The present invention relates to an auto tee-up device.

As the leisure population increases, the general public also organizes various sports clubs, not just watching sports, but also moves and runs to build friendships and improve health. For example, social baseball teams, soccer teams, or basketball teams regularly or irregularly meet at the stadium to play matches or improve their performance through physical strength or skill practice.

On the other hand, batting practice is essential for baseball among many sports. In general, the betting practice is conducted in such a way that the technical coach throws the ball to the hitter and the hitter hits the ball using the bat.

But this manpower method requires at least a ball thrower, especially at risk of a safety accident. For example, if the ball hit by the blower flies to the person who throws the ball or misses the bat when hitting, the ball may be very injured. If you hit your head or eyes with a hit ball, you may get a concussion, blindness or even death.

Accordingly, it is necessary to develop an automatic tee-up device for batting practice.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an auto tee-up apparatus capable of supplying a ball continuously and stably and supplying by independent control.

Auto tee-up apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the ball supply unit for receiving a plurality of balls, the ball supplied; A ball feeder which receives the ball from the ball supply part and automatically transfers the ball to an external hittable position, detects the presence of the ball at the hittable position, and sequentially transfers the ball to the hittable position according to the presence or absence of the ball; And a housing part which is divided into a first area accommodating the ball supply part and a second area accommodating the ball feed part and is integrally formed.

In addition, the ball supply unit, the ball receiving cylinder provides a ball receiving space extending from the upper portion of the first region to the inside in a cylindrical shape, the guide hole is formed in the lower inner side; A disk-shaped idler plate which is inclined toward the ball transfer part constituting the bottom surface of the ball receiving cylinder and rotates about a rotation axis; A first motor connected to a lower portion of the idle plate to repeatedly rotate the idle plate in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction; And a first guide member connected to the guide hole and installed to be inclined toward the bottom to transfer the ball from the ball supply part to the ball transfer part.

The ball transfer unit may further include: a first vertical moving unit unit for moving the ball received from the ball supply unit in a vertical direction to a first point; A ball holder for receiving the ball from the first vertical moving unit and mounting the ball at a first point; And a second vertical moving device unit configured to transfer the ball mounted at the first point in a vertical direction to mount the ball mounted at a second point outside of the integrated housing part.

The first vertical moving device may include: first sprockets respectively provided at upper and lower portions of the second region; A second motor for rotating the first sprocket; A chain connected to the first sprocket; And a ring-shaped grip installed at a predetermined interval in the chain, and having an opening having a portion of an edge open to receive and mount a ball from the ball supply part.

The ball holder may include: a first holder formed in an upper portion of the second area and receiving a ball from the grip to be mounted on the first point; And extending to be inclined upwardly from the first holder, and when the grip moves by the chain passes, the grip passes through the opening and takes over a ball from the grip and drops the ball to the first holder. It may include a second guide member.

The second vertical moving device may further include: second sprockets disposed on upper and lower portions of the second region; A third motor for rotating the second sprocket; A belt connected to the second sprocket; A connection member connected to the belt; And disposed on the central axis of the first holder, coupled to the connecting member to vertically move by the connecting member, and in the vertical upward movement, the ball mounted on the first holder is taken over and positioned at the second point. A tee for the tee, wherein the ball holder further includes a ring-shaped second holder disposed at a lower portion of the first holder and having a through hole through which the tee is penetrated. Is larger than the through hole of the second holder may have a stopper for limiting the tee to move to the second point.

The second vertical moving device may include a first sensor installed at a position parallel to the first holder of the second area, and configured to detect the presence or absence of a ball at the first point; And a second sensor installed outside the housing to sense the presence or absence of a ball at the second point, wherein the tee is provided when the ball is detected as being present through the first sensor. Operate to rise vertically, and when the ball is detected through the second sensor to detect that the ball does not exist, operate to lower the tee vertically, and the second motor, through the first sensor, the ball exists If it is detected that the operation is paused, the operation may be started when the third motor completes the operation of vertically lowering the tee.

In addition, a control unit for driving control of the ball supply unit and the ball transfer unit; And a wireless communication unit connected to the control unit for wireless communication with an external terminal and receiving a driving control signal from an external terminal for remote independent control of the ball supply unit and the ball transfer unit.

The apparatus may further include a third sensor installed at the front part of the housing, wherein the third sensor includes at least one of a 2D sensor and a biaxial sensor, and the wireless communication unit may externally detect data sensed through the third sensor. Wireless transmission to the terminal can be performed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an auto tee-up device capable of supplying a ball continuously and stably and supplying by independent control.

1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the auto tee-up apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a front view, a rear view and a side view of the auto tee-up apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a plan view of the auto tee-up apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the interior of the auto tee-up apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a ball supply part (first region) of the auto tee-up apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

6 to 10 are diagrams for explaining the ball feed part (second area) of the auto tee-up apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the auto tee-up apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing a front view, a rear view and a side view of the auto tee-up apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 4 is a view showing a plan view of the auto tee-up apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the interior of the auto tee-up apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is an auto tee-up device according to an embodiment of the present invention 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a ball supply part (first area), and FIGS. 6 to 10 are views for explaining a ball feed part (second area) of the auto tee-up apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 10, the auto tee-up apparatus 1000 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a ball supply unit 1100, a ball transfer unit 1200, a housing unit 1300, and a controller 1400. In addition, the auto tee-up apparatus 1000 may further include a wireless communication unit 1500, a third sensor 1600, and a power supply unit 1700.

In the present embodiment, the auto tee-up apparatus 1000 may be divided into a first area 1310 and a second area 1320 based on the housing part 1300, and the first area 1310 may include a ball supply part 1110. The second area 1320 may be accommodated and installed in the ball transfer part 1200.

The ball supply unit 1100 may receive a plurality of balls, and supply the accommodated balls to the ball transfer unit 1200. To this end, the ball supply unit 1100 may include at least one of the ball receiving cylinder 1110, the ball rotating plate 1120, the first motor 1130 and the first guide member 1140.

The ball receiving cylinder 1110 is configured to provide a space for accommodating a plurality of balls in a cylindrical shape from the upper portion of the first region 1310 to the inside, the guide hole 1111 is formed in the lower side of the inner side Can be. The upper portion of the ball receiving cylinder 1110 may be implemented in an open form, but may be made to be coupled to a removable cover (not shown). Guide hole 1111 may be formed so that the idle plate 1120 is connected to the inclined end, the width of the guide hole 1111 is larger than the diameter of the ball so that the two balls do not pass at once, and the size suitable to be smaller than twice the diameter of the ball It can be formed so that more than one ball can not pass through at once.

The idle plate 1120 forms the bottom surface of the ball receiving cylinder 1110 and is installed to be inclined toward the ball transfer unit 1200 around the rotation axis and may have a substantially flat disc shape. That is, the ball rotating plate 1120 is installed in a form inclined toward the guide hole 1111, so that the balls accommodated in the ball receiving cylinder 1110 is naturally rolled down toward the guide hole 1111.

On the idling plate 1120, at least one guide protrusion 1121 may be formed to protrude in a line shape toward the outer portion based on the center thereof. The guide protrusion 1211 may naturally guide balls positioned on the idle plate 1120 toward the guide hole 1111 while the idle plate 1120 is rotated by the first motor 1130.

Meanwhile, a plurality of guide rollers 1122 may be additionally installed in the idling plate 1120 to reduce the load or frictional force generated when the idling plate 1120 rotates. The guide roller 1122 rotates along an upper surface of a support member (not shown) installed below the idler plate 1120, thereby helping the idler plate 1120 to rotate more smoothly.

The first motor 1130 may be connected to a lower portion of the idler plate 1120 to repeatedly rotate the idler plate 1120 in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction. Here, the first direction may be a clockwise direction, the second direction may be a counterclockwise direction, but is not limited to the above direction and may be set in the opposite direction. The * j first motor 1130 may operate by receiving DC power.

However, the first motor 1130 may rotate the idler plate 1120 in a first direction for a first time and then rotate for a second time in a second direction, and may repeatedly perform this operation. Here, the first time may be the same time as the second time, but preferably, the first time may be set relatively longer than the second time. For example, the first motor 1130 rotates the idling plate 1120 about 30 seconds clockwise, and then rotates about 5 seconds counterclockwise after the 30 seconds, and repeatedly performs the rotation operation. have. Since the balls are accommodated in the guide hole 1111 because the plurality of balls gathered in the ball receiving cylinder 1110 are narrow guide holes 1111, the first motor 1130 uses the rotating plate 1120 to prevent this. By briefly rotating in the opposite direction instead of rotating only in the direction, the balls stuck to the guide hole 1111 at once can be dispersed.

The first guide member 1140 may be connected to the guide hole 1111 and may be inclined toward the lower portion of the guide hole 1111 to naturally drop the ball from the ball supply part 1100 to the ball transfer part 1200. The guide member 1140 may have an inclined surface and a guard surface surrounding the inclined surface, and thus may have a structure of a substantially connecting passage.

The ball transfer unit 1200 is provided with the ball from the ball supply unit 1100 automatically transfers to the external blowable position, detects the presence of the ball in the blowable position, and sequentially hits the ball to the position capable of hitting the ball Can be transferred to. To this end, the ball transport unit 1200 is mounted on the first vertical movement unit 1210 for vertically moving the ball to the first point, the ball holder 1220 for mounting the ball at the first point, and the first point. And a second vertical moving device unit 1230 for vertically moving the mounted ball to a second point.

The first vertical movement unit 1210 may move the ball received from the ball supply unit 1100 to a first point in the vertical direction. To this end, the first vertical movement unit 1210 may include at least one of the first sprocket 1211, the second motor 1212, the chain 1213, and the grip 1214.

The first sprocket 1211 may be installed at upper and lower portions of inner side surfaces of the second region 1320.

The second motor 1212 may be connected to any one of the two first sprockets 1211 to rotate the first sprocket 1211. The second motor 1212 may operate by receiving a DC power DC.

The chain 1213 may be installed to connect two first sprockets 1211, and the grip 1214 may be coupled at a predetermined interval.

The grip 1214 may be installed in the chain 1213 at regular intervals, and may be formed in a ring shape having an opening having a part of an edge open to receive and mount a ball from the ball supply unit 1100. For example, the grip 1214 may be formed in a 'U' shape or a shape such as a horse hoof. The grip 1214 receives the ball falling through the guide hole 1111 and transmits it to the first point according to the movement of the chain 1213, and the installation interval on the chain 1213 sequentially moves one ball. It is preferable to be installed at intervals that can be received.

The ball holder 1220 may receive a ball from the first vertical moving device unit 1210 to be mounted on the first point. To this end, the ball holder 1220 may include at least one of the first holder 1221, the second guide member 1222 and the second holder 1223.

The first holder 1221 is installed at an upper portion of the second region 1320, serves to sequentially receive the balls from the respective grips 1214 and to mount the balls at the first points, and may have a substantially ring shape. .

The second guide member 1222 extends to be inclined upwardly from the first holder 1221, and when the grip 1214 moving by the chain 1213 passes, the grip is opened through the opening of the grip 1214. The ball may be taken over from the grip 1214 and passed to the first holder 1221 while passing through the 1212.

The second holder 1223 may be spaced apart from the lower portion of the first holder 1221, and may have a through hole through which a tee 1235 described later may pass and may have a ring shape.

The second vertical movement unit 1230 may transfer the ball mounted at the first point by the ball holder 1220 in the vertical direction to be mounted on a second point outside the integrated housing part 1300. Here, the second point is a point where the ball is finally mounted and may be a position where the user hits the ball. To this end, the second vertical movement unit 1230 may include at least one of the tee 1235 of the second sprocket 1231, the third motor 1232, the belt 1233, and the connecting member 1234. In addition, the second vertical movement unit 1230 may further include a first sensor 1236 and a second sensor 1237.

The second sprockets 1231 may be installed at upper and lower portions of the second region 1320, respectively. However, the second sprocket 1231 may be installed on different sides of the first sprocket 1211 so as not to cause physical interference with each other.

The third motor 1232 may be connected to the second sprocket 1231 to rotate the second sprocket 1231. The third motor 1232 may operate by receiving a direct current power source DC.

The belt 1233 is connected to the second sprocket 1231 and may move in accordance with the rotation of the second sprocket 1231.

The connecting member 1234 may be connected to the belt 1233 and move vertically along the belt 1233.

The tee 1235 is disposed on the central axis of the first holder 1221, and is coupled to the connecting member 1234 to be vertically moved by the connecting member 1234, and the first holder 1221 is vertically moved. The ball mounted on the can be taken over and positioned at the second point. The tee 1235 may have a rod shape and may be formed of a silicon material. As such, when the tee 1235 is made of a silicon material, the restoring force may be improved than a tee made of a conventional rubber material.

A stopper 1235a may be formed at a lower end of the tee 1235a, and the stopper 1235a has a diameter larger than that of the second holder 1223, so that the second tee 1235 is vertically raised. By engaging the holder 1223 serves to limit or limit the position so that the tee 1235 can move only to the second point, and does not detach from the second holder 1223 when a physical impact is applied to the tee 1235. Can help restore better.

The stopper 1235a may be provided with a coupling protrusion (not shown) extending downward from the stopper 1235a. The coupling protrusion (not shown) may be bolted to a coupling hole (not shown) formed in the connecting member 1234. It may be firmly coupled to the connecting member 1234.

As such, by coupling and assembling the bottom portion of the tee 1235 to the connection member 1234, the reference point is directed toward the bottom of the tee 1235, thereby improving the accuracy of the restoration position against bending.

The first sensor 1236 may be installed at a position parallel to the first holder 1221 of the second region 1320, and may detect the presence or absence of a ball at a first point, and the second sensor 1237 may include a housing. It is installed on the outer side (upper surface) of the unit 1300 can detect the presence or absence of the ball at the second point. A more detailed description of the first sensor 1236 and the second sensor 1237 will be described later with reference to a driving method of the auto tier device 1000.

The housing part 1300 may be divided into a first area 1310 accommodating the ball supply part 1100 and a second area 1320 accommodating the ball transport part 1200, and may be integrally formed. That is, the part in which the ball supply part 1100 is accommodated and installed and the part in which the ball transfer part 1200 is accommodated and installed may be formed in one body and frame, not in a form in which a structure in which the ball supply part 1100 is accommodated or separated from each other is combined.

The controller 1400 may control driving of the ball supply unit 1100 and the ball transfer unit 1200, and a detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to a driving method of the auto tier apparatus 1000.

The wireless communication unit 1500 is connected to the control unit 1400 and wirelessly communicates with an external terminal (remote control, smartphone, tablet PC, etc.) (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc.), and receives a driving control signal from an external terminal to supply a ball supply unit ( 1100 and the ball transfer unit 1200 may be remotely controlled. That is, the controller 1400 is designed to sequentially transfer and position the ball through the first point to the second point according to a pre-programmed process, but by receiving individual control from the outside through the wireless communication unit 1500. Independent control in a way other than a predesigned program is possible.

The third sensor 1600 is installed on the front of the housing unit 1300 to detect the traveling direction of the ball hit from the second point, the inclination of the ball, the flight speed, and the like, the wireless data communication unit 1500 It can be transmitted to the external terminal through. In this case, by determining the hit, home run, foul, etc. based on the data detected by the third sensor 1600, by processing it can be an independent game in addition to simple hitting practice.

The power supply unit 1700 may include a rechargeable secondary battery, a charge / discharge protection circuit, a power supply terminal, and the like, and the first to

third motors

1130, 1212, and 1232 may be driven by a DC power source. Make it portable and use outdoors.

Referring to the driving method of the auto tee-up apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment, first, when the ball is fully accommodated in the ball supply unit 1100 and the power button is pressed, the idle plate 1120 is inclined at an oblique angle in the first direction. Will rotate. At this time, by rotating the ball in the second direction at regular intervals to disperse the balls caught in the guide hole 1111 so that the balls can enter the guide hole 1111 one by one.

The ball supplied through the guide hole 111 is seated by the grip 1214 to move vertically to the first point. At this time, when the grip 1214 reaches the first point, the second guide member 1222 penetrates the grip 1214 and naturally takes over the ball on the grip 1214 and falls to the first holder 1221. Can be. Accordingly, the ball may be transported to the first point where the first holder 1221 is located.

In this case, the first sensor 1236 installed in parallel with the first holder 1221 detects whether a ball exists on the first holder 1221, and if there is a ball, transmits it to the controller 1400, in which case the control unit 1400 ) May temporarily stop the operation of the first motor 1130 and the second motor 1212 and may operate the third motor 1232.

At this time, the tee 1235 is vertically raised through the center of the first holder 1221 by the operation of the third motor 1232. In this process, the ball seated in the first holder 1221 may be moved upward. Can be.

The second sensor 1237 detects whether a ball exists at a second point, and if it recognizes that the ball exists, it notifies the controller 1400 to pause the operation of the third motor 1232 through the control unit 1400. Can be. Thereafter, when the ball is not detected at the second point through the second sensor 1237, the controller 1400 may be notified to operate the third motor 1232 to vertically lower the tee 1235 through the controller 1400. have.

Subsequently, when the third motor 1232 completes the operation of vertically lowering the tee 1235, the controller 1400 starts the operation of the first motor 1130 and the second motor 1212 and moves to the first point. The operation of the ball supply unit 1100 and the ball transfer unit 1200 may be controlled so that the ball is located.

* Explanation of Codes *

1000: auto tee-up device

1100: ball supply

1110: ball receiver

1111: guide hole

1120: ball tumbler

1121: Guide turning

1122: guide roller

1130: first motor

1140: first guide member

1200: ball feeder

1210: first vertical feed unit

1211: first sprocket

1212: second motor

1213: chain

1214: Grip

1220: ball holder

1221: first holder

1222: second guide member

1223: second holder

1230: second vertical movement unit

1231: second sprocket

1232: third motor

1233: belt

1234: connection member

1235: tee

1235a: stopper

1236: first sensor

1237: second sensor

1300: housing

1310: first region

1320: second region

1400: control unit

1500: wireless communication unit

1600: third sensor

1700: power supply

Claims

A ball supply unit for receiving a plurality of balls and supplying the received balls;

A ball feeder which receives the ball from the ball supply part and automatically transfers the ball to an external hittable position, detects the presence of the ball at the hittable position, and sequentially transfers the ball to the hittable position according to the presence or absence of the ball; And

And a housing part which is divided into a first area accommodating the ball supply part and a second area accommodating the ball feed part and is integrally formed.
The method of claim 1,

The ball supply unit,

A ball receiving cylinder providing a ball receiving space extending from the upper portion of the first area into a cylinder and having a guide hole formed in the lower side of the inner side;

A disk-shaped idler plate which is inclined toward the ball transfer part constituting the bottom surface of the ball receiving cylinder and rotates about a rotation axis;

A first motor connected to a lower portion of the idle plate to repeatedly rotate the idle plate in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction; And

And a first guide member connected to the guide hole and installed to be inclined downward to transfer the ball from the ball supply part to the ball transfer part.
The method of claim 1,

The ball transfer unit,

A first vertical moving device unit for moving the ball received from the ball supply unit in a vertical direction to a first point;

A ball holder for receiving the ball from the first vertical moving unit and mounting the ball at a first point; And

And a second vertical moving device unit for transferring the ball mounted at the first point in a vertical direction to mount the ball mounted at a second point outside the unitary housing part.
The method of claim 3, wherein

The first vertical moving device unit,

First sprockets respectively provided on upper and lower portions of the second region;

A second motor for rotating the first sprocket;

A chain connected to the first sprocket; And

The auto tee-up apparatus is installed in the chain at regular intervals, and comprises a grip in the form of a ring having an open portion of the edge portion for receiving and mounting the ball from the ball supply.
The method of claim 4, wherein

The ball holder,

A first holder formed in an upper portion of the second area and configured to receive a ball from the grip and to mount the ball at the first point; And

Extending to be inclined upwardly from the first holder, and when the grip moves by the chain passes, the grip penetrates through the opening and takes over a ball from the grip and drops the ball to the first holder to transfer the grip. An auto tee-up device comprising two guide members.
The method of claim 5,

The second vertical moving device unit,

Second sprockets disposed on upper and lower portions of the second regions, respectively;

A third motor for rotating the second sprocket;

A belt connected to the second sprocket;

A connection member connected to the belt; And

Disposed on the central axis of the first holder, coupled to the connecting member to vertically move by the connecting member, and when vertically moving up, the ball mounted on the first holder is taken over and positioned at the second point; Including a tee,

The ball holder,

A second ring-shaped holder disposed below the first holder and having a through hole through which the tee is penetrated;

The tee is,

An auto tee-up device, characterized in that the lower end of the tee is formed larger than the through hole of the second holder to limit the tee to move to the second point.
The method of claim 6,

The second vertical moving device unit,

A first sensor installed at a position parallel to the first holder of the second area, and configured to detect the presence or absence of a ball at the first point; And

A second sensor installed outside the housing to detect the presence of a ball at the second point;

The third motor,

The tee is vertically raised when the ball is detected through the first sensor, and the tee is vertically lowered when it is detected that the ball is not present after detecting that the ball is present through the second sensor. and,

The second motor,

And stopping the operation when the ball is detected by the first sensor, and starting the operation when the third motor completes the operation of vertically lowering the tee.
The method of claim 1,

A control unit for driving control of the ball supply unit and the ball transfer unit; And

And a wireless communication unit connected to the control unit for wireless communication with an external terminal and receiving a driving control signal from an external terminal for remote independent control of the ball supply unit and the ball transfer unit.
The method of claim 8,

Further comprising a third sensor installed in the front portion of the housing portion,

The third sensor includes at least one of a 2D sensor and a biaxial sensor,

The wireless communication unit auto-teeing up device, characterized in that for wirelessly transmitting the data sensed through the third sensor to an external terminal.