Patent Application
20050233818
(a) Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to device for golfing, and in particular, a golf-ball pushing device that employs a blower to deliver a ball via use of sensors.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a golf-ball pushing device with a seat body having a blower, a golf-ball pushing module, and a golf-ball delivery module characterized in that the golf-ball pushing module includes a motor positioned within the seat body of the pushing device and a pushing mechanism which is capable of repeating a pushing movement, and the pushing mechanism reaches a receiving seat at the side of the seat body, the receiving seat is mounted with sensor and a ball-entry tube such that when a golf-ball is dropped to the ball-entry tube, the sensor linked to the motor triggers the ball-pushing module to move forward; the ball-delivery module includes a covering seat and a ball-delivery tube, and the covering seat is linked to the receiving seat of the ball-pushing module, and the covering seat is connected to the ball-delivery tube; and the blower is connected to the ball-delivery tube which provides wind to the ball-delivery tube.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a golf-ball pushing device wherein the seat body and the receiving seat 12 are formed by the extension of a top plate and a bottom plate, and a long rail and a short rail are positioned the two plates, the long rail is located at the two sides of the interior of the seat body, and the short rail is located at the two sides of the interior of the receiving seat, and the long rail and the short rail are respectively provided with recess at the inner side thereof, and the pushing mechanism includes a cam and a pushing seat and the pushing seat is provided with recess at the sides thereof, and the pushing seat has an arch-shaped through hole and the cam is pivotally mounted at the through hole; thereby the motor drives the cam to rotate, and the cam is pushed to move within the through hole so that the pushing seat is repeatedly pushed forward and backward, and when the pushing seat is pushed backward, the interior of the receiving seat is formed into a cavity allowing a golf ball to drop and to hold the golf ball, and when the pushing seat moves forward to the receiving seat, the golf ball is pushed forward to the covering seat.
The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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In accordance with the present invention, the golf-ball pushing module 1 includes a seat body 11, a receiving seat 12 and pushing mechanism 13 within the seat. The pushing mechanism 13 is located within the seat body 11 and is operated by a motor M. The pushing movement will extend to the interior of the receiving seat 12 at the lateral side of the seat body 11. The receiving seat 12 includes sensor S and a ball-entry tube 14 such that the ball 4 will drop to the receiving seat 12 from the ball-entry tube 14, and the sensor S links to motor M to trigger the pushing mechanism 13 to proceed with the pushing movement. The seat body 11, the receiving seat 12 are formed by the extension of the top plate P1 and the bottom plate P2, and there is a long rail 15 and a short rail 16 positioned in between. The long rail 15 is located at the two sides of the interior of the seat body 11, and the short rail 16 is located at the two sides of the interior of the receiving seat 12, as shown in
The ball-delivery module 2 includes a covering seat 21 and a ball-delivery tube 22. The covering seat 21 is in communication with the receiving seat 12 of the ball-pushing module 1, and is also in communication with the ball-delivery tube 22. The ball-delivery tube 22 is provided with a through hole (not shown) at the covering seat 21.
The blower module 3 is connected to the ball-delivery tube 22, which provides strong wind to the ball-delivery tube 22 so that the golf ball 4 is delivered.
In operation, the golf ball 4 is dropped to the receiving seat 12 from the cavity 5 of the ball-entering tube 1, as shown in
In addition, the ball-delivery module 2, at the covering seat 21, is mounted with a sensor S which is connected to the blower 3 such that when the ball 4 is pushed to the sensor S, and is sensed, a signal to the blower 3 to generate wind is transmitted. Thus, the blower 3 does not need to be at a standby state. As long as the sensor S has sensed a signal, wind is generated.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
