JP2610202B2 - Golf driving range equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf driving range facility for golfers to improve their skills and practice with interest.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, golf ball supply apparatuses, recovery apparatuses, transport apparatuses, and cleaning apparatuses (practical Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-156971, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
871, Japanese Utility Model Application 60-85530, Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 1-1554
No. 67, etc.) are known.
As a device that can be practiced with interest to golfers, a hole-in-one display device (Jpn.
80, JP-A-64-39777). This device detects that a golf ball has entered a hole by a sensor or the like, and displays the result on a lamp or the like to notify the golfer that the golf ball has entered directly.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0003] However, a golf driving range usually has a large number of bats, whereas only a few holes have poles. Therefore, it may not always be possible to easily determine from which bat the ball hit from the ball has entered the hole.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to be able to reliably identify from which bat the ball hit the hole. An object of the present invention is to provide facilities for a golf driving range.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a golf ball supply mechanism having a ball feeding device for supplying a golf ball provided with an identification number corresponding to a bat to each bat, A golf ball collection mechanism for separately collecting the golf ball and the other golf balls entering the hole formed in the hole, and a detection sensor provided in the middle of the golf ball collection mechanism for detecting an identification number given to the golf ball A golf ball transport mechanism for transporting the collected golf ball to the bat formation floor, a golf ball cleaning mechanism provided in the middle of the golf ball transport mechanism for cleaning the golf ball, and a golf ball Ball dispensing machine comprising a conveyor for transporting golf balls and a branch pipe for distributing golf balls to each of the throwing devices A detection sensor that is provided in the middle of the conveyor and immediately before each of the branch pipes and detects the identification number given to the golf ball, and turns when the identification number matches the at-bat number of the next branch pipe. A golf ball sorting mechanism having a rotating plate for moving and introducing the golf ball into the branch pipe; and a display device provided near each at-bat to notify that the hit golf ball has directly entered the hole. It features golf driving range equipment.

[0006]

The golf ball provided with the identification number is caused to appear on the hitting mat by the golf ball supply mechanism. A golf ball hit by a ball and entering a green hole is detected by an identification number detection mechanism provided in the middle of the golf ball collection mechanism, and the golf ball hit from which ball is hit is identified.

Thereafter, the golf ball is collected by a golf ball collection mechanism, the golf ball is washed by a golf ball washing mechanism provided in the middle of the golf ball transport mechanism, and separated by a golf ball separation mechanism. Is sent to the ball-at-a-time throwing device corresponding to the identification number by the golf ball arrangement mechanism.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the golf driving range equipment of the present invention includes a golf ball supply mechanism 1, a golf ball collection mechanism 2, an identification number detection mechanism 3, a golf ball transport mechanism 4, and a golf ball cleaning mechanism. A mechanism 5, a golf ball arrangement mechanism 6, and a golf ball sorting mechanism 7.

As shown in FIG. 1, the golf ball supply mechanism 1 includes a ball feeding device 8, a ball feeding tube 9, and a lifting mechanism 10.

The ball-sending device 8 temporarily stores the golf balls a that have been placed, and discharges the golf balls a to the ball-sending tube 9 at appropriate times.

The ball feeding tube 9 moves the golf ball a up and down
The lifting mechanism 10 raises the sent golf ball a and causes the golf ball a to appear on the hitting mat 11.

Here, the golf ball a has a turn at bat number b.
Is assigned an identification number c. As shown in FIG. 2, the identification number c may be directly printed on the golf ball a, or as shown in FIG. 3, the identification label d may be printed with the identification number c. May be adhered to a golf ball a. In any case, the identification number c is assigned in advance to the golf ball a.

The golf ball a hit by the golfer falls on the ground 12 and is scattered, and some of them are formed on the green 13 and directly enter the hole 15 where the pole 14 is set up. is there.

The golf ball collection mechanism 2 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the collecting pipe 16, the collecting groove 17, and the conveying groove 18
Consists of

The collection tube 16 is connected to the bottom of the hole 15 so that the golf ball a entering the hole 15
5 to the collection tube 16.

The collecting groove 17 is a groove formed so as to cross the inside of the ground 12 and collects the golf balls a scattered in the ground 12 and also collects the golf balls a entering the hole 15. Balls are collected through a tube 16.

The transfer groove 18 is a groove formed on one side of the gland 12 and connected to one side of the collecting groove 17 so that the golf balls a collected in the collecting groove 17 can be transferred to the golf ball. It is sent to the mechanism 4.

The identification number detecting mechanism 3 is provided in the middle of the golf ball collecting mechanism 2. It may be provided in the lower part of the hole 15 or in the middle of the collection pipe 16. The identification number detection mechanism 3 includes a detection sensor 19 and a wiring 20, detects the identification number c given to the golf ball a by the detection sensor 19, and determines from which bat the golf ball a is hit. , And as shown in FIG.
A lighting output, a sound output, or the like is output to the display device 21 provided near the corresponding at-bat to notify the golf player at that at-bat that the hit golf ball a has directly entered the hole 15. As the detection sensor 19, an appropriate type of sensor, such as an optical sensor or a magnetic sensor, is used depending on the mode of providing the identification number c.

The golf ball transport mechanism 4 includes the transport groove 1
8 for transporting the golf ball a recovered to the turn at bat formation floor 22, and comprises bucket conveyors 23, 24, 25 and a chute 26 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the golf ball a collected by the transport groove 18 is moved to the lower opening 1 of the transport groove 18 as shown in FIG.
8a, it is introduced into the hopper 23a of the bucket conveyor 23. The hopper 23a is raised by the operation of the bucket conveyor 23, and the golf ball a in the hopper 23a is introduced into the golf ball cleaning mechanism 5.

The golf ball cleaning mechanism 5 is for cleaning the collected golf ball a.

The washed golf ball a is then introduced from the golf ball washing mechanism 5 into the hopper 24a of the bucket conveyor 24, and the hopper 24a is raised by the operation of the bucket conveyor 24, and the golf ball a in the hopper 24a is lifted. Is sent to the chute 26. Then, the golf ball a passing through the chute 26 is introduced into the hopper 25a of the bucket conveyor 25.

By the operation of the bucket conveyor 25, the hopper 25a is raised, and the golf ball a is sent to the horizontal conveyor 27.

The golf ball dispensing mechanism 6 disposes a golf ball a at each turn at bat. As shown in FIG. 6, the horizontal conveyor 27, the branch pipe 28 and the return pipe 2 are used.
9 The horizontal conveyor 27 transports the sent golf ball a in the horizontal direction and introduces the golf ball a into each of the branch pipes 28. The branch pipe 28 transfers the golf ball a to the vicinity of the turn at bat of the turn at bat formation floor 22. The ball is sent to the above-mentioned throwing device 8 installed in the ball.

The golf ball separation mechanism 7 separates the golf balls a for arranging the golf balls at the turn at bat corresponding to the identification number c. As shown in FIG. And it is provided immediately before each branch pipe 28.

The golf ball sorting mechanism 7 includes a guide plate 30,
It comprises a rotating plate 31, a detection sensor 32 fixed to the guide plate 30, and a rotary solenoid 33 for rotating the rotating plate 31. The horizontal conveyor 27 has an introduction path 34 for introducing the golf ball a into the branch pipe 28.

The golf ball a conveyed by the horizontal conveyor 27 is guided by the guide plate 30 and its identification number c is detected by the detection sensor 32. When the identification number c matches the turn at bat number b to which the branch pipe 28 immediately follows, the rotary solenoid 33 is operated, and the rotary plate 31 is rotated by a predetermined angle with respect to the transport direction. From the above, the golf ball a is guided to the branch pipe 28 through the introduction path 34.

On the other hand, if the identification number c does not match the turn at bat number b to which the branch pipe 28 immediately follows, the rotary
Since the solenoid 33 does not operate and the rotating plate 31 is parallel to the transport direction, the golf ball a is transported by the horizontal conveyor 27 as it is.

Therefore, the golf ball a has its identification number c.
And the ball will be distributed to the corresponding bat.

On the other hand, the extra or inseparable golf ball a is returned from the horizontal conveyor 27 to the hopper 25a of the bucket conveyor 25 via the return pipe 29.

[0032]

Since the golf ball a is given an identification number c in advance, by detecting the identification number c, it is easy to determine from which bat the golf ball a hit from directly hits the hole. Can be identified.

Further, the golf ball is detected by detecting the identification number c.
Since the golf ball a is automatically sorted at the turn at bat corresponding to the identification number c, the sorting work by hand is unnecessary, and the work labor can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the vicinity of a turn at bat.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the golf ball on which an identification number is printed.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an identification label.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view of the vicinity of a green.

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view of a golf ball transport mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory view of a turn at bat formation floor.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a golf ball sorting mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a golf ball c identification number d identification label 1 golf ball supply mechanism 2 golf ball collection mechanism 3 identification number detection mechanism 4 golf ball transport mechanism 5 golf ball washing mechanism 6 golf ball distribution mechanism 7 golf ball sorting mechanism 13 green 15 hole

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A golf ball supply mechanism having a ball feeding device for supplying a golf ball provided with an identification number corresponding to a turn at bat to each turn at bat, a golf ball entering a hole formed in a green, and other golf balls A golf ball collecting mechanism for collecting the golf balls separately, and an identification number provided in the middle of the golf ball collecting mechanism and assigned to the golf ball.
Identification number detection mechanism having a detection sensor for detecting a golf ball, a golf ball transport mechanism for transporting a collected golf ball to a bat formation floor, and a golf ball cleaning mechanism provided in the middle of the golf ball transport mechanism for cleaning a golf ball Mechanism, conveyor and golf ball for transporting golf balls
A golf ball dispensing mechanism comprising a branch pipe for disposing a ball to each of the throwing devices; and
Provided immediately before each branch pipe, the knowledge given to the golf ball
Detection sensor for detecting another number, branch number immediately after identification number
If the ball matches the turn at bat number,
A golf ball sorting mechanism having a rotating plate for introducing a ball into a branch pipe, and a golf ball provided near each at-bat,
A display device that notifies the player that the ball has entered the hole directly
Equipment for driving range with golf. 2. The golf driving range facility according to claim 1, wherein the identification number is provided by printing the identification number on a golf ball. 3. The equipment for a golf driving range according to claim 1, wherein the identification number is provided by attaching an identification label to a golf ball.