This application claims priorities from Taiwan Patent Application No. 104144807, filed on Dec. 31, 2015, and Taiwan Patent Application No. 105218881, filed on Dec. 9, 2016, in the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a ball collecting device, in particular with respect to a ball collecting device with ball collecting module.
2. Description of the Related Art
With the improvement of people's living standards and attention of health, a variety of ball games, such as golf, tennis, table tennis, baseball and so on, has become one of the modern leisure activities. However, in conventional ball games, it is often needed to pick up balls distributed around the course during training or after the game or practice such that the balls can be collected together into a collection bucket. Therefore, in addition to paying attention on the ball games, athletes need to spend a lot of manpower, time and energy to collect the balls, which will unavoidably affect the training efficiency of the athletes and may even result in muscle soreness and other injuries due to repeatedly picking up the balls.
Currently, there is a technique used for collecting balls by rotating a ball collecting utensil. However, this kind of ball collecting utensil can only collect the balls in the specific area because of its size limitation. The user must scroll the ball collecting utensil backward and forward repeatedly to collect all of the balls, resulting in time and energy wasting.
In view of the aforementioned technical problems of the prior art, one purpose of the present invention is to provide a ball collecting device with ball collecting module so as to solve the problem of inefficiently collecting balls because of size limitation of the ball collecting utensil in prior art.
In order to accomplish the preceding purpose, the present invention provides a ball collecting device with ball collecting module, which comprises: a collecting component and at least one ball collecting module. The collecting component has an accommodation space being used for accommodating at least one ball such that the ball can be collected into the accommodation space by rotating the collecting component backward and forward. The ball collecting module is pivoted on the collecting component such that an angle is formed between the ball collecting module and a rotation axle of the collecting component, and the angle is smaller than 90 degrees or equal to 90 degrees. A constant distance between the ball collecting module and a plane is maintained when the ball is collected by the ball collecting device.
The collecting component comprises: at least one rod; a first cover and a second cover disposed on two opposite ends of the rod respectively; and at least one ring-shaped body disposed on the rod with a predetermined interval apart between the first cover and the second cover to form the accommodation space together.
The ball collecting device of the present invention further comprises a support connection module comprising: at least one connection unit disposed on one side of the collecting component; and at least one support module, wherein one end of the support module is connected to the connection unit, and another end of the support module is configured to optionally lean against the plane. Besides, the ball collecting device of the present invention further comprises a control module connected to the connection unit.
The amount of the ball collecting module is two, and the ball collecting modules are pivoted on opposite sides of the collecting component respectively.
The ball collecting module comprises: at least one first ball collecting unit detachably pivoted on the support module; and at least one second ball collecting unit pivoted on the first ball collecting unit. Wherein, the first ball collecting unit is substantially perpendicular to the rotation axle of the collecting component, and the angle is formed between the second ball collecting unit and the rotation axle.
The first ball collecting unit is pivoted on the support module by a first bearing, and the second ball collecting unit is pivoted on the first ball collecting unit by a second bearing.
The ball collecting device of the present invention further comprises a plurality of rollers disposed on two opposite ends of the second ball collecting unit respectively.
The first cover, the second cover and/or the ring-shaped body further comprise(s) at least one hollow part, and a diameter of the hollow part is adjusted according to a diameter of the ball to control the passing of the ball through the hollow part.
A plurality of elastic elements are disposed around the peripheries of one side of the first cover, one side of the second cover and two sides of the ring-shaped body respectively, and the elastic elements are extended in a direction parallel to the rotation axle.
The constant distance between the ball collecting module and the plane is automatically maintained when the ball is collected by the ball collecting device.
The constant distance is identical to a radius of the rollers when the ball is collected by the ball collecting device.
The constant distance between the ball collecting module and the plane is maintained if an angle between the control module and the plane is changed.
The constant distance between the second ball collecting unit and the plane is automatically maintained by a spring or a weight of the second ball collecting unit.
The second ball collecting unit is at a height from the plane, and the height is smaller than or equal to a diameter of the ball.
The second ball collecting unit is a stepped or stepless stretchable structure to steppedly or steplessly adjust a length of the second ball collecting unit.
The second ball collecting unit is composed of a plurality of stretching rods, which are sleeved together, and the length of the second ball collecting unit after stretching is fixed by a positioning assembly configured on the adjacent stretching rods.
The positioning assembly comprises at least one positioning hole and at least one positioning pin disposed on the adjacent stretching rods respectively.
The positioning pin is disposed on one of the adjacent stretching rods and inserted into the positioning hole of the other one of the adjacent stretching rods from inside or outside of the other one of the adjacent stretching rods.
The positioning assembly is a screw-type positioning element to fix the length of the second ball collecting unit after stretching.
In accordance with the preceding description, the ball collecting device with ball collecting module of the present invention may have one or more following advantages:
(1) In the ball collecting device with ball collecting module of the present invention, the ball collecting module is disposed on one side of the collecting component. In contrast to the ball collecting utensil without the ball collecting module in prior art, the ball collecting area can be expanded by the ball collecting module to improve the ball collecting efficiency regardless of the size of the collecting component.
(2) In the ball collecting device with ball collecting module of the present invention, the distance between the ball collecting module and the plane can be maintained constantly such that the ball will not be missed from the gap between the ball collecting module and the plane.
(3) In the ball collecting device with ball collecting module of the present invention, the ball can be allowed to pass through the hollow part by adjusting the diameter of the hollow part of the first cover, the second cover and/or the ring-shaped body, and the convenience of moving or getting the balls can be thereby improved.
(4) In the ball collecting device with ball collecting module of the present invention, the balls can be collected into the accommodation space of the collecting component easily and will be prohibited to get out of the collecting component by disposing the elastic elements around the peripheries of one side of the first cover, one side of the second cover and two sides of the ring-shaped body.
For better understanding and knowledge of the technical features and attainable technical effects of the present invention, it is to be understood that the preferred embodiments and the accompanying detailed description are given hereinafter.
For purposes of understanding the technical features, contents, advantages and technical effects achieved thereby, various embodiments of the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Drawings are used for illustrating and assisting in understanding the detailed description, not represent the real scale and precise configuration of the present invention. Therefore, the claims cope of the subject matter are not interpreted or limited by the scale and configuration of the accompanying drawings. Further, for purposes of explanation, in the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise.
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An angle θ is formed between the ball collecting module 20 and a rotation axle X of the collecting component 10 so as to expand the ball collecting area of the ball collecting device of the present invention. The angle θ is, for example, smaller than 90 degrees or equal to 90 degrees. Therefore, in contrast to the ball collecting utensil without the ball collecting module, the ball collecting area in the present invention can be expanded by the ball collecting module 20 to improve the ball collecting efficiency regardless of the size of the collecting component 10. Besides, the ball collecting module 20 is such as a detachable structure, the storage volume of the ball collecting device of the present invention can be therefore reduced. Additionally, the predetermined interval of the ring-shaped body 14 disposed on the rod 11 can be designed or configured to allow the balls with different diameters to pass therethrough such that the user can choose the ball collecting device with suitable predetermined interval according to the diameter of the ball 80 to be collected. In the present specification, the amount of the rod 11 is such as three (as shown in
In addition, when the ball 80 is collected by the ball collecting device of the present invention, a constant distance between the ball collecting module 20 and a plane P is maintained, which will be further illustrated in
The first cover 12, the second cover 13 and/or the ring-shaped body 14 can further comprise(s) at least one hollow part 15 respectively, and a diameter of the hollow part 15 can be adjusted according to a diameter of the ball 80 for passing the ball 80 through the hollow part 15. Besides, first cover 12, the second cover 13 and the ring-shaped body 14 of the collecting component 10 can have a double-layer structure respectively. For example, the double-layer structure is such as two overlapped ring-shaped plates having same amount and position of the hollow parts 15 (not shown in
The ball collecting device with ball collecting module of the present invention can further comprise a support connection module 30, which is a support connection assembly. The support connection module 30 comprises at least one connection unit 31 and at least one support module 32, which is a support device. The connection unit 31 is disposed on one side of the collecting component 10, and one end of the support module 32 is connected to the connection unit 31, and another end of the support module 32 is configured to optionally lean against the plane P. Besides, the ball collecting device with ball collecting module of the present invention can further comprise a control module 40, which is a control device such as a rod, connected to the connection unit 31. The user can determine the collecting direction of the ball collecting device by holding and controlling the control module 40. And, the constant distance between the ball collecting module 20 and the plane P is automatically maintained constantly if an angle between the control module 40 and the plane P is changed. In the drawings of the present invention, the amount of the connection unit 31 is such as two, and these two connection units 31 are disposed on opposite sides of the collecting component 10 respectively and are located on the rotation axle X of the collecting component 10. The ends of the support module 32 and the control module 40 are connected to these two connection units 31 respectively such that the support module 32 can steadily contact with the plane P and the ball collecting device is in a standing state when the ball collecting device of the present invention is not utilized for collecting the ball 80 as shown in
The amount of the ball collecting module 20 is such as two, and the ball collecting modules 20 are pivoted on the opposite sides of the collecting component 10 respectively. Besides, the ball collecting module 20, which is a ball collecting assembly, at least comprises at least one first ball collecting unit 21 and at least one second ball collecting unit 22. The first ball collecting unit 21 is detachably pivoted on the support module 32, and the second ball collecting unit 22 is pivoted on the first ball collecting unit 21. And, as shown in
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The ball collecting device with ball collecting module of the present invention can further comprise a plurality of rollers 51, 52 disposed on two ends of the second ball collecting unit 22 respectively. As shown in
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In summary, the ball collecting efficiency and convenience of colleting or getting the balls can be improved by using the ball collecting device with ball collecting module of the present invention, and the ball collecting device of the present invention can be adapted for the users having different heights and ball collecting habits.
While the invention has been described by way of example(s) and in terms of the preferred embodiment(s), it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements and procedures, and the scope of the appended claims therefore should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements and procedures.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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104144807 | Dec 2015 | TW | national |
105218881 | Dec 2016 | TW | national |