KR102284930B1 - Vacuum Suction Golf Ball Feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vacuum suction-type supply device for a golf ball, which has a structure improved so that a golf ball is teed up in a vacuum adsorbed state in a tee-up cylinder, thereby miniaturizing the diameter of the tee-up cylinder, minimizing the contact area between a golf ball and a tee-up cylinder, reducing hitting resistance, and improving a flying distance by reducing spin. In particular, a main component comprises: a main body (10); an inclined stage (20); a tee-up cylinder (30); and an air inlet unit (40) to shorten a tee-up cycle time by a rapid transfer mode by preventing a golf ball from being separated while moving upward.

Description

Vacuum Suction Golf Ball Feeder {Vacuum Suction Golf Ball Feeder}

The present invention relates to a vacuum suction type golf ball supply device, and more particularly, the structure is improved so that the golf ball is teeed up in a vacuum adsorbed state to the tee-up cylinder, so that the diameter of the tee-up cylinder can be miniaturized, and thereby the contact area between the golf ball and the tee-up cylinder As this is minimized, the striking resistance is reduced, the spin is reduced to improve the flying distance, and in particular, the golf ball is prevented from being separated during upward movement, thereby reducing the tee-up cycle time by the rapid transfer mode. will be.

Golf is a sport in which a small round golf ball is hit with a golf body and put into a small hole, and the game is decided by inserting it with a small number of hits.

Recently, as golf is widely spread to the public, many people enjoy golf, and the population is also increasing.

In order to enjoy golf, it is very important to learn the technique of hitting a golf ball in a desired direction and landing it at a desired distance, and these skills are usually practiced at indoor and outdoor golf driving ranges before going out to the golf course.

A device for automatically supplying golf balls to golfers in such a golf driving range is an automatic golf ball supply device called a so-called tee-up device.

Such an automatic golf ball supply device includes the automatic golf ball tee-up device of Korean Patent No. 10-623159, the golf ball tee-up device of the domestic registered utility model No. 20-431940, the automatic golf ball supply device of Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2008-65570, Various technologies have been proposed, such as the hole transfer belt type golf ball transfer device of Korean Patent No. 10-835344, and the golf ball automatic supply device of the golf practice machine of Korean Patent No. 10-807658 by the present applicant.

However, since the prior art is a configuration in which the golf ball is moved upward while supported on the tee-up pin, the tee-up pin diameter must be adjusted to prevent the golf ball from being separated while the golf ball is being moved due to the structural nature of the golf ball being seated on the top of the tee-up pin and moving. The tee-up pin's flexibility was lowered due to this, and the feeling of hitting the golf ball was lowered, and the negative effect was acting as a hindrance to swing practice.

Accordingly, the present invention was conceived to solve the above problems, and the structure is improved so that the golf ball is teeed up in a vacuum adsorbed state to the tee-up cylinder, so that the diameter of the tee-up cylinder can be miniaturized. To provide a vacuum adsorption type golf ball supply device that can reduce hitting resistance while minimizing, reduce spin, improve flying distance, and reduce tee-up cycle time by rapid traverse mode by preventing the golf ball from breaking out during upward movement that has its purpose.

In order to achieve this object, a feature of the present invention includes: a main body 10 provided with a guide rail 14 to guide the movement of the golf ball 1, which is supplied individually on the feeder 12; an inclined stage 20 for seating and supporting the golf ball 1 supplied on the guide rail 14 and having a tee-up hole 22 formed on the bottom surface; The golf ball (1) is installed under the inclined stage (20), the inside is formed as an empty hollow tube, the suction port (32) is formed on the upper part, and is moved upward through the tee-up hole (22) by the driving part (34). ) a tee-up cylinder (30) for transferring the swing hit point; And when the tee-up cylinder 30 moves upward, by sucking the air inside the tee-up cylinder 30, an air suction unit 40 provided to adsorb the golf ball 1 to the suction port 32; characterized in that

At this time, the air suction part 40 is inserted into the tee-up cylinder 30, the lower end of the rod rod 42 fixed to the bottom of the body 10, and the rod rod 42 is installed on the upper end of the tee-up cylinder. (30) Consists of a piston 44 that sucks internal air, and when the tee-up cylinder 30 moves upward by the driving unit 34, the air inside the tee-up cylinder 30 is moved by sliding motion with the piston 44 It is characterized in that it is provided so that the golf ball (1) is transferred upward in a vacuum-adsorbed state while being sucked into the suction port (32).

In addition, an outdoor air inlet 33 is formed in the lower portion of the tee-up cylinder 30, and the outdoor air inlet 33 introduces external air into the tee-up cylinder 30 when the tee-up cylinder 30 moves to top dead center. It is characterized in that the golf ball (1) is provided so that the vacuum suction force is released.

In addition, a plurality of intake holes (32a) are dispersedly disposed in the suction port (32) of the tee-up cylinder (30), and it is characterized in that it is provided so that a vacuum suction force is generated at a plurality of places by the intake holes (32a).

In addition, the tee-up cylinder 30 is characterized in that it consists of a hard lower tube body (30a) connected to the driving unit (34), and a soft upper tube body (30b) connected to the upper part of the lower tube portion (30a).

According to the above configuration and action, the present invention has improved the structure so that the golf ball is teeed up in a vacuum adsorbed state to the tee-up cylinder, so that the diameter of the tee-up cylinder can be miniaturized. In addition, the spin is reduced to improve the flying distance, and in particular, the golf ball is prevented from being separated during upward movement, thereby shortening the tee-up cycle time by the rapid traverse mode.

1 is a configuration diagram showing the overall vacuum suction type golf ball supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram showing a state in which the tee-up cylinder of the vacuum suction type golf ball supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention is moved upward.
Figure 3 is a configuration diagram showing a tee-up cylinder of the vacuum suction type golf ball supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing an intake hole of a vacuum suction type golf ball supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to a vacuum suction type golf ball supply device, which has a structure improved so that the golf ball is teeed up in a vacuum-adsorbed state to the tee-up cylinder, so that the diameter of the tee-up cylinder can be miniaturized, thereby minimizing the contact area between the golf ball and the tee-up cylinder. Main body 10, inclined stage 20, tee-up to reduce hitting resistance and reduce spin to improve flying distance. It consists of a main configuration including a cylinder 30 and an air intake unit 40 .

The main body 10 according to the present invention is provided with a guide rail 14 to guide the movement of the golf ball 1 that is individually supplied on the feeder 12 . The main body 10 is provided such that the feeder 12 is individually supplied with golf balls one by one by the rotational force of a circular plate in which a plurality of receiving grooves are formed, or the golf balls are individually supplied on a conveyor belt in which a plurality of partitions are installed. Since the golf ball feeder device is to apply a conventional feeder device, a detailed structural description will be omitted.

In addition, the inclined stage 20 according to the present invention seated and supported the golf ball 1 supplied on the guide rail 14 , and a tee-up hole 22 is formed on the bottom surface. The inclined stage 20 has a high end disposed to correspond to the guide rail 14, and a receiving groove is formed at the low side end so that a golf ball is seated and waiting, and a tee-up hole 22 is formed on the bottom surface corresponding to the receiving groove. is formed, to form a vertical movement flow path of the t-up cylinder 30 to be described later.

In addition, the tee-up cylinder 30 according to the present invention is installed under the inclined stage 20 , and the suction port 32 is formed at the top while the inside is formed as an empty hollow tube, and the tee-up hole is formed by the driving unit 34 . It is provided to transfer the golf ball (1) to the swing hit point while moving upward through the (22).

At this time, the tee-up cylinder 30 is supported by the guide rail to guide the upward and downward movement, and at this time, the driving unit 34 is connected to the belt moving in orbit as shown in FIG. 2 at the lower end of the tee-up cylinder 30. , The up and down movement of the tee-up cylinder 30 is controlled according to the forward and reverse driving directions of the motor, or, although not shown through the drawings, the rotational motion of the motor is converted into a linear motion by using a cam and a cam wheel. 30) is also possible.

And, the tee-up cylinder 30 is formed of a soft tube containing rubber, or as shown in FIG. 3 , the t-up cylinder 30 is a hard lower tube body 30a including a metal tube and a plastic tube connected to the driving unit 34 . ) and a soft upper tube body (30b) including a rubber tube connected to the upper portion of the lower tube portion (30a). Accordingly, even if the tee-up cylinder 30 is formed as a small tube with a diameter of 5 to 15 mm, power transmission by the drive unit 34 by the hard lower tube body 30a is easy, and the soft upper tube body 30b interferes with the swing during swing. This is prevented.

In addition, the air suction unit 40 according to the present invention is provided to suck the air inside the tee-up cylinder 30 when the tee-up cylinder 30 moves upward, and to adsorb the golf ball 1 to the suction port 32 . do.

At this time, the air suction part 40 is inserted into the tee-up cylinder 30, the lower end of the rod rod 42 fixed to the bottom of the body 10, and the rod rod 42 is installed on the upper end of the tee-up cylinder. (30) It consists of a piston 44 for sucking the internal air.

And when the tee-up cylinder 30 is moved upward by the driving unit 34, the air inside the tee-up cylinder 30 is sucked by sliding motion with the piston 44, and the golf ball 1 is vacuumed in the suction port 32. As it is provided to be transported upward in an adsorbed state, even if the tee-up cylinder 30 is formed as a small tube having a diameter of 5 to 15 mm, separation is prevented while the golf ball moves upward to the swing hitting point.

As such, since the tee-up cylinder 30 generates suction force through the suction port 32 by the upward movement force by the driving unit 34, it is not necessary to provide a separate vacuum generator, so that the device can be compacted and the manufacturing cost is reduced. do.

In addition, due to the miniaturization of the diameter of the tee-up cylinder 30, the contact area between the golf ball 1 and the tee-up cylinder 30 is minimized, the striking resistance is reduced, and the spin is reduced to improve the flying distance, especially the golf ball ( 1) There is an advantage in that the tee-up cycle time due to the rapid traverse mode is shortened by preventing departure during this upward movement.

In addition, an outdoor air inlet 33 is formed in the lower portion of the tee-up cylinder 30, and the outdoor air inlet 33 introduces external air into the tee-up cylinder 30 when the tee-up cylinder 30 moves to top dead center. The golf ball (1) is provided so that the vacuum adsorption force is released. Referring to FIG. 2 , the outdoor air inlet 33 is configured to be positioned above the piston 44 at the position where the tee-up cylinder 30 has reached top dead center.

Accordingly, when the golf ball 1 reaches the top dead center (swing hit point) in a state in which the golf ball 1 is adsorbed and fixed to the suction port 32 in the tee-up cylinder 30, the outside air enters the tee-up cylinder 30 through the outdoor air inlet 33 to the outside. As air flows in and the adsorption force through the adsorption port 32 is released, the resistance due to adsorption when hitting the golf ball 1 is released.

In FIG. 4 , a plurality of intake holes 32a are dispersedly disposed in the suction port 32 of the tee-up cylinder 30 , and a vacuum suction force is generated at a plurality of places by the intake holes 32a. Accordingly, due to the nature of the concave-convex grooves formed on the surface of the golf ball 1, at least one of the plurality of intake holes 32a is adsorbed to a position where the concave-convex grooves are not formed, so that the golf ball 1 is adsorbed and fixed.

10: body 20: inclined stage
30: tee-up cylinder 40: air intake

Claims (5)

a main body 10 provided with a guide rail 14 to guide the movement of the golf balls 1 that are individually supplied on the feeder 12;
an inclined stage 20 for seating and supporting the golf ball 1 supplied on the guide rail 14 and having a tee-up hole 22 formed on the bottom surface;
The golf ball (1) is installed under the inclined stage 20, the inside is formed of an empty hollow tube, and the suction port 32 is formed at the upper part, and is moved upward through the tee-up hole 22 by the driving unit 34. ) a tee-up cylinder (30) for transferring the swing hit point; and
When the tee-up cylinder 30 moves upward, the air suction unit 40 is provided to suck the air inside the tee-up cylinder 30 and to adsorb the golf ball 1 to the suction port 32;
The air suction part 40 is installed in the tee-up cylinder 30, the lower end is fixed to the bottom of the body 10, the rod rod 42, and the rod rod 42 is installed in the upper end of the tee-up cylinder 30 ) Consists of a piston 44 that sucks internal air, and when the tee-up cylinder 30 moves upward by the driving unit 34, the air inside the t-up cylinder 30 is sucked by sliding motion with the piston 44 It is provided so that the golf ball (1) is transferred upward in a vacuum adsorbed state in the suction port (32),
An outdoor air inlet 33 is formed in the lower portion of the tee-up cylinder 30, and the outdoor air inlet 33 introduces external air into the tee-up cylinder 30 when the tee-up cylinder 30 is moved to top dead center to introduce a golf ball. (1) Vacuum adsorption type golf ball supply device, characterized in that provided so as to release the vacuum adsorption force. delete delete The method of claim 1,
A plurality of intake holes (32a) are dispersedly disposed in the suction port (32) of the tee-up cylinder (30), and vacuum suction type golf ball supply, characterized in that it is provided to generate a vacuum suction force at a plurality of places by the intake holes (32a) Device. The method of claim 1,
The tee-up cylinder 30 is a vacuum suction golf ball, characterized in that it consists of a hard lower tube body 30a connected to the driving unit 34, and a soft upper tube body 30b connected to the upper part of the lower tube portion 30a. supply device.

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