KR200452396Y1 - Golf ball automatic feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a golf ball automatic feeding device having a tee-up device and a golf ball transfer device that can be easily assembled and disassembled even at the time of installation.

Golf ball, indoor golf course, tee-up pin, tee-up device, link bar

Description

Golf ball automatic feeding device {omitted}

The present invention relates to a golf ball automatic feeding device, in particular, Utility Model Registration Publication No. 20-0432332 (2006.11.24) filed and filed by the applicant of the tee up device and golf ball transfer device It is an improved design to further improve.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0432332 (2006.11.24) "Golf ball automatic supply device"

Recently, due to the popularization of golf, indoor golf courses have been activated.

Accordingly, the automatic golf ball supplying device installed in the indoor golf course is made more precisely, and various sensors and motors are installed for sophisticated operation, and thus have a complicated structure.

The present applicant has provided the Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0432332 (Nov. 24, 2006) "Golf ball automatic supply device" to simplify the above complicated structure.

This design has achieved the above object by setting the drive of the tee-up device to the belt drive method for simple and precise operation.

However, the tee-up device and the golf ball transfer device applied to the above-mentioned conventional design have improved structure significantly compared to the previous devices, but there has been room for improvement in terms of power consumption or installation and assembly.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball automatic supply device having a tee-up device and a golf ball transfer device that can be easily assembled, disassembled even at the time of installation simpler, more sophisticated It is.

In one preferred embodiment, the inclined plate is formed to be inclined at the same angle as the inclined plate, the inclined plate is rotated when the golf ball is accommodated in the inclined plate base and the receiving groove formed along the outside of the inclined plate is rotated, the inclined plate base A golf ball transfer device for leaving the golf ball to the outside, the tee-up pin is seated up and down by the detached golf ball, the tee-up pin is combined to operate integrally, and to guide the operation of the block precisely A tee-up device composed of a guide bar, a control unit for controlling the operation of the golf ball transporting device and the tee-up device, and a guider for allowing the golf ball accommodated in the receiving groove to be separated while making a predetermined inclination to the inclined plate base of the golf ball transporting device. In the automatic golf ball supply device, a guide groove is formed on the back of the block of the tee-up device. Is formed, one end of the roller is inserted into the guide groove, the other end of the roller is operatively coupled to the link bar formed with the roller movement groove to one end, the other end of the link bar is rotatably fixed, A rotating groove is formed between the roller moving groove and the other end, and one end of the roller is operatively coupled to the rotating groove, the other end of the roller is coupled to one end of the rotating operation bar, and the other end of the operation bar is a reduction gear. Combined with the device, the reduction gear device is coupled to the motor shaft of the motor to rotate the operating bar in conjunction with the rotation of the motor, the rotating operating bar is operated by a roller that is operatively coupled to one end of the roller once the rotating groove Operating a link bar operatively coupled to a block to raise or lower the block by actuating a roller operatively coupled to one end of the link bar It characterized.

In addition, the motor shaft is characterized in that the outer gear is coupled to the circle gear consisting of irregularities and grooves, the light receiving sensor for detecting the rotation of the circle gear in a direction opposite to the outer peripheral surface of the circle gear.

Further objects and effects of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, and the detailed description and examples showing the preferred embodiments of the present invention do not limit the scope of the present invention.

According to the automatic golf ball supply device according to the present invention, by providing a reduction gear and a link operation coupled thereto, it provides a tee-up device that operates simply and precisely. Therefore, the installation method is simple and economical, there is no fear of malfunction, there is an effect of improving the operation reliability.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, like reference numerals designate functionally identical or similar parts throughout the drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing an installation state of the automatic golf ball supply device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a golf ball transfer apparatus applied to the present invention, Figure 3 is a state in which the tee-up device applied to the present invention is disassembled 4 is a view showing the operating state of the link bar applied to the present invention, Figures 5 and 6 are views showing the operating state of the link bar applied to the present invention, Figure 7 after the tee shot applied to the present invention 8 is a view showing a state before the operation of the tee-up pin, Figure 8 is a view showing a state after the operation of the tee-up pin after the tee shot applied to the present invention.

First, before explaining the present invention, the mechanism of the basic golf ball transfer device applied to the present invention is applied to the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0432332 (Golf Ball Automatic Feeding Device) filed by the applicant have.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the golf ball transport apparatus 10 includes an inclined plate base 14 formed to be inclined at the same angle as the inclined plate 12, and the inclined plate 12 is rotatably installed. .

The inclined plate 12 rotates in a clockwise direction, and accommodates the inserted golf ball 100 in the receiving groove 12a and serves to raise the inclined by the rotation, the golf ball 100 in the raised state outside Depart from

In particular, the inclined plate base 14 is further provided with a guider 16 for guiding the golf ball 100 accommodated in the receiving groove 12a so as to be exquisitely separated. The guider 16 guides the golf ball 100 moving upward by the rotation of the receiving groove 12a and then separates the raised golf ball 100 to the outside.

Although the device and the operation process for driving the inclined plate 12 in the present invention are not shown, it can be easily understood by those skilled in the art through the above-described utility model of the present applicant.

The golf ball 100 is separated as described above is guided to the seating portion 20 as shown in Figure 1 and the seating portion 20 is a stopper 22 that operates up and down to control the movement of the golf ball 100 Is installed to control the golf ball 100 is moved to the tee-up device (30).

In the present invention, the stopper 22 is linked to the operation of the tee-up device 30 to be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the golf ball 100 released from the seating part 20 by the operation of the stopper 22 equipped with the elastic spring 22a moves to the tee-up device 30.

The tee-up device 30 according to the present invention is a tee-up pin 32 on which the golf ball 100 is seated, the tee-up pin 32 is coupled to the block 34 to operate up and down, and the operation of the block 34 Consists of a guide bar 36 to guide.

The tee-up pin 32 applied to the present invention rises when the golf ball 100 is seated, serves to prepare a tee shot, and works integrally with the block 34.

In particular, the center of the tee-up pin 32, the light receiving sensor 38 is installed on the bottom of the block 34, the tee-up pin 32 after detecting the state in which the golf ball 100 is seated on the tee-up pin 32 ) Transmits a detection state for raising or lowering the control unit 200. At this time, the control unit 200 is to operate the tee-up device 20, the block 34 is lowered to the lower end of the above-mentioned stopper 22 of the seating portion 20 to lower the golf ball 100 It's moved.

Block 34 must be guided precisely because it must move up and down. To this end, a pair of guide bars 36 are inserted into the block 34, and the block 34 operates up and down in accordance with the guidance of the guide bar 36.

The following describes a structure for operating the block 34 up and down.

To this end, a guide groove 34a is formed in one side of the block 34, preferably in a direction opposite to the tee-up pin 32, and the guide groove 34a is fixed in the width direction of the block 34. It is formed in depth.

One side of the roller 42 is inserted into the guide groove 34a formed in the width direction, and one end of the link bar 40 is inserted into the other side. This link bar 40 extends in the longitudinal direction.

One end of the link bar 40 is formed with a roller moving groove 42a into which the other side of the roller 42 is inserted, and the roller moving groove 42a of the roller 42 allows the roller 42 to move. It is 0.05 mm-2 mm larger than diameter, and the slot groove is a shape extended in the longitudinal direction.

The other end of the link bar 40 is rotatably fixed.

Due to the structure of the other end is fixed as described above, once the external force is applied to rotate, this rotation moves the roller 42 inserted into the roller moving groove 42a formed at one end. Specifically, the roller 42 moves in the vector sum direction of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by the rotational force of the link bar 40, and the roller 42 moved in the vector sum direction is a guide groove into which the roller 42 is inserted. Moving along 34a, the block 34 is actuated by the force applied in the vector sum direction.

As described above, the block 34 is guided by the guide bar 36 and operates up and down.

On the other hand, between the one end and the other end of the link bar 40, a rotating groove 42b similar to the roller moving groove 42a described above is formed. One end of the roller 44 is also inserted into the rotation groove 42b, and the other end of the roller 44 is engaged with one end of the operation bar 46.

The operating bar 46 is rotated by an external force, the roller 44 is rotated along the rotation concentric circle of the operating bar 46.

The external force for rotating the operation bar 46 is coupled to the other end of the operation bar 46, the reduction gear device 50 is electrically connected to the control unit 200, the reduction gear device 50 of the motor 60 It is coupled with the motor shaft 62.

At this time, since the motor 60 is usually rotated at a high speed, the operation bar 46 can be operated at a desired speed only when the motor 60 is decelerated through the reduction gear device 50.

In the present invention, the reduction gear device 50 has an input shaft 52 for receiving a driving force from the motor shaft 62 of the motor 60 and an output shaft 54 for generating an output at regular intervals. 54 is connected to the other end of the operation bar 46.

That is, the control unit 200 operates the motor 60 by the signal of the light receiving sensor 38 installed on the lower surface of the block 34 and the lower part of the tee-up pin 32, and the motor 60 operates the reduction gear device ( Slowed through 50 to rotate the operating bar (46).

The roller 44 is coupled to one end of the operation bar 46, and the roller 44 is inserted into the rotation groove 42b of the link bar 40, thereby rotating the link bar 40.

At this time, due to the rotation of the operation bar 46, the link bar 40, the other end of which is rotatably fixed, receives the rotational force of the roller 44, and this rotational force may distort the link bar 40, but the roller 44 ) Rotates the link bar 40 while distributing rotational force while minimizing frictional resistance while moving along the slotting groove 42b.

That is, as the operation bar 46 rotates, the roller 44 rotates the link bar 40 while moving left and right along the rotation groove 42b.

In addition, the bias caused by the rise and fall of the block 34 is canceled by the guide bar 36 described above, and again the block 34 is guided precisely by the guide bar 36.

On the other hand, the block 34 that is raised and lowered due to the operation of the motor 60 as described above to control the rising and falling distance by installing a plurality of sensors 70 on the way block 34 is raised and lowered. It may be.

In addition, as the output shaft 54 of the motor 60 to control the rising and falling distance of the block 34, the rotational speed and the position of the inclined plate 12, the circle gear 80 and the circle gear 80 A light receiving sensor 90 for detecting rotation is installed. In particular, irregularities and grooves are uniformly formed on the outer circumferential surface of the circle gear 80.

That is, the control unit 200 calculates the number of rotations of the motor 60 by calculating the detection signal of the light receiving sensor 90 which detects the unevenness and the rotation of the grooves of the circle gear 80 and the block 34 according to the number of rotations. Control the rising and falling distance of the) or the motor not shown to rotate the inclined plate (12).

Next will be described the operation of the golf ball automatic feeding device as described above.

First, after taking a tee shot as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the tee-up pin 32 and the block 34 are operated by the operation of the motor 60 and the link bar 40 by the detection signal of the light receiving sensor 38. Will descend.

At this time, the golf ball transfer device 10 rotates the inclined plate 12, the golf ball 100 is received between the receiving grooves (12a) guided to the seating portion 20 while receiving the guidance of the guider 16 do.

Although not described in the description of the above-described configuration, the sensor 70 is also installed in the seating unit 20, if the golf ball 100 is seated on the seating unit 20, the sensor 70 detects this and the inclined plate 14 Will stop the rotation.

Again, the stopper 22 is installed in the seating part 20 so that the golf ball 100 is stopped for a while. Then, the tee-up pin 32 and the block 34 descend to push the lower end of the stopper 22. When the stopper 22 is lowered, the golf ball 100 is seated on the upper portion of the tee-up pin 32.

At this time, the falling state of the block 34 may be detected by the sensor 70 to prevent the fall further.

Subsequently, the seated golf ball 100 covers the light receiving sensor 38 installed on the bottom of the block 34, and the light receiving sensor 38 transmits this state to the control unit 200.

The transmitted signal causes the motor 60 to operate, and the motor 60 raises the tee-up pin 32 and the block 34 interlocked with the link bar 40.

Ascending of the block 34 detects the rotational speed of the detection sensor 70 or the motor shaft 62 that detects the rising of the block 34 and controls the rising height thereof. Stops and prepares for a tee shot.

This invention can be implemented in other various forms, without deviating from the mind or main characteristic. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are merely examples in all respects, and should not be construed restrictively. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the utility model registration request, and no limitation is imposed by the specification text. Again, all variations and modifications falling within the equivalent scope of the utility model registration claims are within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing an installation state of the automatic golf ball supply device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a golf ball transfer apparatus applied to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a view showing a disassembled tee-up device applied to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing the operating state of the link bar applied to the present invention.

5 and 6 are views showing the operating state of the link bar applied to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a view showing a state before the operation of the tee shot pin up applied to the present invention.

Figure 8 is a view showing a state after the operation of the tee shot after the tee shot applied to the present invention.

* Description of the major symbols in the drawings *

10: golf ball feeder 12: inclined plate

20: seating portion 30: tee-up device

40: link bar 50: reduction gear device

60: motor 70: sensor

100: golf ball 200: control unit

Claims (2)

It is formed to be inclined at the same angle as the inclined plate, the golf plate is rotated when the golf ball is accommodated in the inclined plate base and the receiving groove formed along the outer side of the inclined plate rotated, guided to the inclined plate base to leave the golf ball to the outside A tee-up pin, a tee-up pin to which the detached golf ball is seated and raised, a tee-up pin coupled to the tee-up pin, and a tee-up device configured to guide the operation of the block precisely; In the golf ball automatic supply device is further provided with a control unit for controlling the operation of the golf ball transfer device and tee-up device, and the guide plate for leaving the golf ball accommodated in the receiving groove in a predetermined slope to the base plate of the golf ball transfer device , Guide grooves are formed on the rear surface of the block of the tee-up device, One end of the roller is inserted into the guide groove, The other end of the roller is operatively coupled to the link bar formed with a roller moving groove in one end, The other end of the link bar is rotatably fixed, Rotating groove is formed between the roller moving groove and the other end, One end of the roller is operatively coupled to the rotation groove, the other end of the roller is coupled to one end of the rotating operating bar, The other end of the operation bar is coupled to the reduction gear device, the reduction gear device is coupled to the motor shaft of the motor to rotate the operation bar in conjunction with the rotation of the motor, the rotating operation bar is a roller operatively coupled to one end When activated, the rollers operate a link bar, the one end of which is operatively coupled to the pivoting groove, thereby raising or lowering the block by the operation of the roller operatively coupled to one end of the link bar. The method of claim 1, The motor shaft, the outer peripheral surface is coupled to the circle gear consisting of the concave-convex and concave groove, golf ball automatic supply device, characterized in that the light receiving sensor for detecting the rotation of the circle gear in a direction opposite to the outer peripheral surface of the circle gear.

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