JPH08182779A - Load box of golf ball collecting machine and discharge pit in golf practice range - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To discharge received golf balls to a washing pit in a short time by forming a discharge port having a lid opened and closed on an inclined bottom plate or side plate of a load box to close the discharge port in collecting the golf balls and open the same in discharging the golf ball. CONSTITUTION: A bottom plate 23 of a load box 21 is inclined slightly downward toward the right side to the proceeding direction. The inclining angle allows golf balls to move naturally to the low side. The bottom plate 23 is provided on the lowest part with a rectangular discharge port 24 and a lid 25 is formed which covers the whole opening surface of the discharge port 24. The lid 25 is provided with rollers 26 on both side parts and rear surface so that the lid can move horizontally on the lower plate member of the bottom plate 23 to open or close the discharge port 24 by the operation of a cylinder 27. When the golf balls are collected, the discharge port 24 is closed with the lid 25 and when the golf balls are discharged into a washing pit, the lid 25 is opened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packing box of a golf ball collecting machine for collecting golf balls hit at a driving range and discharging the balls into a discharge pit for cleaning balls, and a discharge pit at a driving range. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional golf ball collecting machine used in a golf driving range is shown in FIG. FIG.
0 is a perspective view showing a conventional golf ball ball collector. In the figure, a ball collector 1 used in a golf driving range has a configuration in which a driver's cab 2 and a luggage box 3 are connected by a connecting portion 4.
The driver's cab 2 is a wire mesh 5 so that you can collect balls even during sales play.
The number of balls possessed can be halved. The ball guide 6 has a rubber plate attached in front of the tire 7, and prevents the golf ball 8 from being left behind and the tire 7 from being stepped on. A plurality of discs 9 made of a reinforced resin or the like are arranged side by side at a predetermined interval on the rear portion of the packing box 3, and the golf discs are rotated between adjacent discs 9 while rotating while the ball collector 1 is running. The ball 8 is sandwiched and picked up and guided to the upper shoot 10. The chute 10 has a plurality of round bars arranged side by side at a predetermined interval, and guides the golf ball 8 picked up by the disc 9 into a plurality of containers 71 housed in the luggage box 3. Is.

On the other hand, in the conventional golf driving range, as shown in the plan view of the conventional golf driving range in FIG. 11, the golf ball 8 shot from the striking field 12 of the golf driving range 11 has the outer circumference of the turf surface 13. When it hits the net stretched over, it falls into the U-shaped groove 14, is pushed by the water flow inside it, and automatically falls into the cleaning pit 15. Reference numeral 16 denotes a cleaning device for cleaning the golf ball 8 dropped in the cleaning pit 15 for use.

At such a golf practice range 11, the golf ball 8 is automatically clamped and picked up by the disc 9 of the ball collector 1 by running the ball collector 1 on the turf surface 13 after business.
It is accommodated in the container 71 of the packing box 3. After that, the ball collector 1 that collects the golf balls 8 is driven to a predetermined position in the driving range 11, where the worker 72 moves the container 71.
Are lifted one by one and transported to the cleaning pit 15.

[0005]

However, in the conventional golf driving range 11, after the ball collector 1 has been driven to a predetermined position in the golf driving range 11, the worker 72 takes out the containers 71 one by one to wash the pit. Since it had to be transported up to 15, it took time to work, and it usually took about one and a half hours for three people per day. Further, in order to ensure safety, since the work is performed in the early morning or night other than the business hours, the burden on the worker 72 is heavy. And the container 71 is usually 50 k per box with the golf balls 8 loaded.
Since the weight is about g, it is a heavy work, and the waist may be hurt due to the middle waist posture when lifting. In addition, the packing box 3 of the ball collector 1 is rotated in a dump manner to
Ball collector 1 for discharging the golf ball 8 in the U-shaped groove 14 or the like
Although it is also sold, since it uses an electric motor or a hydraulic cylinder, it is expensive and expensive.

Therefore, the present invention is a golf ball collecting ball which can be easily and inexpensively manufactured without imposing a burden on an operator and can discharge a golf ball contained in a packing box to a cleaning pit in a short time. The problem is to provide a packing box for the machine and a discharge pit for driving ranges.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cargo box for a golf ball collecting machine, which has a golf ball discharge port provided on an inclined bottom plate or a part of a side wall, and which opens and closes the discharge port. It comprises a lid body that freely closes and lid body opening / closing means that opens and closes the lid body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cargo box for a golf ball ball collecting machine comprising the lid opening / closing means according to the first aspect.
It is configured to reciprocate by a cylinder or an electric motor through a connecting member that connects the lid body.

Further, a luggage box of the golf ball ball collecting machine according to the invention of claim 3 is provided with the lid opening / closing means according to claim 1.
A lower end is connected to the lid via a connecting member, and is composed of an operating member that rotates in a fixed direction around a fulcrum provided in an intermediate portion and a biasing unit that biases the operating member in the fixed direction. It was done.

The discharge pit of the golf driving range according to the invention of claim 4 is provided on the site of the golf driving range, and has an opening into which the golf ball in the packing box of the golf ball collecting machine is loaded. And a discharge path for introducing the golf ball thrown into the opening into a cleaning pit outside the driving range.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a discharge port provided in a bottom plate or a part of a side wall of the luggage box, a lid body for opening and closing the discharge port, and a lid body opening and closing for opening and closing the lid body. When the ball is collected, the golf ball picked up by closing the discharge port of the packing box with the lid opening / closing means and directly picking up the golf ball does not go through the container or the like. Housed inside.

On the other hand, when the golf balls stored in the packing box are discharged to the washing pit, the ball collector is run to the discharge pit provided in the golf driving range or to the U-shaped groove around the driving range to cover the golf ball. When the lid is moved through the opening / closing means to open the discharge port of the luggage box, the bottom plate of the luggage box is inclined, so that all the golf balls in the luggage box naturally drop from the discharge port of the luggage box. Then, after the golf ball falls into the discharge pit or the U-shaped groove, it rolls inside and is automatically dropped into the cleaning pit. As a result, it is possible to easily and inexpensively manufacture the packing box of the ball collector, and the operator does not need any labor simply by operating the lid opening / closing means, and the burden of transportation work is released and the working time is reduced. Is shortened.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the lid opening / closing means according to the first aspect is reciprocated by a cylinder or an electric motor via a connecting member that connects the lid opening and closing means. In particular, it is possible to operate the ball collector from the driver's cab, which facilitates discharge work to the cleaning pit and discharge work even during play.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the lid opening / closing means according to the first aspect is connected to the lid through a connecting member at one end thereof, and is rotated in a fixed direction around a fulcrum provided at an intermediate portion as an axis. The operating member and the urging means for urging the operating member in a certain direction are included, so that the lid can be opened and closed with a particularly simple and inexpensive structure.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an opening into which the golf ball in the packing box of the golf ball collector is thrown, and a golf ball thrown into the opening are placed outside the golf practice range on the site within the golf practice range. Since there is a discharge pit consisting of a discharge path to be introduced into the cleaning pit, the bag box of the ball collector is stopped above the opening of the discharge pit, and the golf box in the bag of the ball collector is placed at the opening. When the ball is thrown in, the golf ball is naturally dropped and discharged into the washing pit outside the driving range through the discharge path. As a result, the labor of manually transporting the containers containing the golf balls in the packing box of the ball collector one by one becomes unnecessary, and the working time is shortened.

[0016]

【Example】

<First Embodiment> A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a packing box and a discharge pit of a golf ball collecting machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a plan view showing a state in which the discharge port of the packing box in FIG. 1 is closed, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the packing box in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which the discharging port of the packing box in FIG. 1 is opened. It is a figure. 2 and 4 show a portion below the bottom surface of the packing box.

In the figure, a packing box 21 is composed of a side wall 22 and a bottom plate 23, and the bottom plate 23 is slightly inclined downward to the right with respect to the traveling direction, and the inclination angle of the golf ball 8 is natural. It is large enough to move to the lower side. A rectangular outlet 24 is provided at the lowest portion of the bottom plate 23 that is inclined to the one side. Furthermore,
Below the bottom plate 23, there is provided a lid body 25 made of a plate material such as a rectangular steel plate that covers the entire opening surface of the discharge port 24. The lid body 25 is provided with rollers 26 attached to both sides and the back surface. The bottom plate 23 can be moved horizontally on a plate material below the bottom plate 23. A cylinder 27 whose rod extends and contracts in the horizontal direction is mounted on the plate material below the bottom plate 23, and its operation can be operated from the driver's cab 2 of the ball collector 1 via a cable 28. There is. A roller 29 is attached to the tip of the rod of the cylinder 27.
A rectangular rod 30 that reciprocates in the horizontal direction in conjunction with the movement of the rod of the cylinder 27 is connected via the.
The lid 25 can reciprocate via two connecting rods 31 connected to the opposite side of 0.

On the other hand, a discharge pit 41 communicating with the cleaning pit 15 is provided near the cleaning device 16 in the driving range 11 shown in FIG.
1 penetrates the opening 42 and the outer wall of the driving range 11,
The end portion is formed by the discharge path 43 facing the upper opening of the cleaning pit 15. And the discharge pit 41
A grid-like lid 44 for preventing a fall accident is placed in the opening 42. The cylinder 27 can be operated by using the battery power source of the ball collector 1.

Next, the operation and action of the luggage box of the golf ball ball collector of the first embodiment constructed as described above will be explained. First, when the golf ball 8 hit into the golf driving range 11 is collected, the golf ball 8 on the turf surface is disc 9 while the ball collector 1 is running, as in the conventional example. After being pinched by and picked up by, it moves on the chute 10 and falls into the packing box 21. Here, since the container 71 is not housed in the packing box 21, it is directly stored in the packing box 21. At this time, the bottom plate 23 of the packing box 21 is attached to the discharge port 2
Since the golf ball 8 is inclined to the 4 side,
Although the golf ball 8 moves to the side, the inclination angle is small, and the golf ball 8 rolls on the bottom plate 23. Therefore, the golf ball 8 is accommodated in the packing box 21 almost uniformly, and the golf ball 8 is biased to only one side. There is no risk of losing the running balance.

Next, the operation of discharging the golf balls 8 loaded in the packing box 21 to the cleaning pit 15 will be described. At the time of discharging, after the golf ball 8 on the turf surface is accommodated, the ball collector 1 travels to the discharging pit 41 in the driving range 11, and the discharging port 24 of the packing box 21 opens at the opening 42 of the discharging pit 41. Stop at the top. Therefore, if the worker retracts the rod of the cylinder 27 from the operator's cab 2 shown in FIG. 10 by remote control via the cable 28, the lid 25 moves to the cylinder 27 side via the square rod 30 and the connecting rod 31. . As a result, the discharge port 24 of the bottom plate 23 is opened, so that the golf ball 8 in the luggage box 21 is discharged from the discharge port 24.
After being dropped from and discharged into the opening 42 of the discharge pit 41, it is automatically guided from the discharge path 43 into the cleaning pit 15. Here, since the bottom plate 23 of the packing box 21 is slightly inclined toward the discharge port 24 side, all the golf balls 8 in the packing box 21 are discharged into the discharging pit 41.

As a result, the worker can naturally drop the golf ball 8 in the luggage box 21 and discharge it into the cleaning pit 15 by merely operating the cylinder 27 from the inside of the operator's cab 2, and the container 71 is Since it is not necessary to take out the boxes one by one from the packing box 21 and carry them to the cleaning pit 15, the golf balls 8 in the packing box 21 can be discharged into the cleaning pit 15 in a short time, and the burden of carrying heavy objects is released. To be done.

<Second Embodiment> Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which the discharge port is closed in the packing box of the golf ball collecting machine of the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the packing box of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is the packing of FIG. It is a top view showing the state where the discharge opening was opened in the box. It should be noted that both FIGS. 5 and 7 show the portion below the bottom plate of the luggage box, as in FIGS. 2 and 4. Further, in the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 are the same as or correspond to the components of the first embodiment.

In the figure, a motor 51 is mounted on a plate material below the bottom plate 23 of the luggage box 21, and the motor 51 is connected via a cable 52 to the cab 2 of the ball collector 1.
It is possible to operate from. A ball screw 54 is connected to the shaft of the motor 51 via a connection tool 53, and a square rod 55 is attached to an intermediate portion of the ball screw 54, which moves in the horizontal direction as the ball screw 54 rotates. It is supposed to do. And the square bar 55 has 2
A book connecting rod 56 is connected, and the other end is connected to the lid 25. In addition, a support rod 57 is installed at the tip of the ball screw 54 between the side walls 22, and holds the tip of the ball screw 54 at the center. Reference numerals 58 and 59 are limit switches attached to the support rod 57.

The packing box of the ball collector of the second embodiment constructed as described above uses the motor 51 instead of the cylinder 27 of the first embodiment, and opens and closes the lid 25. ,
The same effects as in the first embodiment can be expected, and similar effects can be expected.
The limit switch 58 and the limit switch 59
Respectively contact the end surface of the lid 25 and the square rod 55 to prevent the lid 25 from overshooting in the horizontal movement.

<Third Embodiment> Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the discharge port is closed in the packing box of the golf ball collecting machine of the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the discharge port is opened in the packing box of FIG. Is. In the figure,
7 to 7 are the same as or correspond to the constituent parts of the first and second embodiments.

In the figure, a pair of slide guides 61 made of a steel plate or the like having a substantially U-shaped cross section are attached in the horizontal direction below the bottom plate 23 on the front and rear side walls 22 of the luggage box 21, and the lid 25 is provided therebetween. Can be slid horizontally. In addition, a substantially U-shaped cutout hole 62 is formed in the bottom plate 23 on the opposite side of the discharge port 24, and an operation member 63 made of a metal rod or the like penetrates through the cutout hole 62, and the side wall 22 is formed.
The support shaft 64 of the support member 64 attached to the shaft can be pivoted in the vertical direction. Further, the lower end of the operating member 63 is connected to the end of the lid 25.
The end portion of the book connecting rod 66 is rotatably connected via a shaft pin 67. That is, the lid 25 is configured to open and close the discharge port 24 by moving horizontally through the connecting rod 66 by the lever action of the operating member 63. Reference numeral 68 is a partition plate that surrounds the outer peripheral portion of the cutout hole 62 of the bottom plate 23, and 69 is a coil spring that biases the operation member 63 in a direction that normally closes the lid 25.

Next, the operation of discharging the golf ball into the discharge pit in the packing box of the ball collector of the third embodiment constructed as described above will be explained. Normally, the operating member 63 is inclined in the direction in which the lid 25 is closed by the biasing force of the coil spring 69. Therefore, when ejecting the golf ball 8, the operator pushes up the operating member 63 against the biasing force of the coil spring 69, and the operating member 6 with the support shaft 65 as a fulcrum.
The upper end of 3 is rotated toward the discharge port 24. Then, the lower end portion of the operating member 63 rotates in the direction opposite to the discharge port 24, so that the two connecting rods 66 and the lid body 25 move to the cutout hole 62 side in conjunction with this. At this time, both ends of the lid body 25 are slid in the slide guide 61, the direction thereof is regulated, and the lid body 25 moves in the horizontal direction. Along with this, the discharge port 24 is opened, and the golf ball 8 accommodated in the packing box 21 passes from the discharge port 24 through the gap between the grid-like lids 44 of the discharge pit 41 to pass from the discharge path 43 to the cleaning pit. Drop into 15. As a result, the worker does not have to take out the containers 71 one by one from the packing box 21 and carry them to the cleaning pit 15 as in the first and second embodiments. 8 can be discharged into the cleaning pit 15 in a short time, and the burden of heavy load transportation can be released.

By the way, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the bottom plate 23 of the packing box 21 is inclined to the right side in the traveling direction and one discharge port 24 is provided at a position corresponding to the bottom plate 23. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the inclination direction of the bottom plate 23 is set to the left side, the front side, or the rear side in the traveling direction, or the central portion is slightly raised or lowered, and the drainage is removed correspondingly. An outlet 24 can also be provided. The outlet 24 may be formed in the side wall 22,
In addition, a plurality may be provided.

Further, the lid 44 placed for safety in the opening 42 of the discharge pit 41 of each of the above-mentioned embodiments is in the form of a lattice, but it is not limited to this, and is made of, for example, one steel plate. In addition, it may be configured such that at the time of discharging, one end is pivoted upward to be opened.

In each of the above embodiments, the ball collector 1 is driven to the discharge pit 41 and discharged from here to the cleaning pit 15 outside the golf practice range 11. Driving range 11 without
It can also be discharged to the U-shaped groove 14 around the.

[0031]

As described above, in the cargo box of the golf ball ball collecting machine according to the invention of claim 1, the discharge port provided in the inclined bottom plate or a part of the side wall and the discharge port are closed so as to be openable and closable. And a lid opening / closing means for opening / closing the lid. Therefore, when the golf ball stored in the packing box is discharged to the washing pit, the ball collector is run to the discharge pit provided in the golf driving range or to the U-shaped groove around the golf driving range, and the lid opening / closing means is used. , If the lid is moved to open the discharge port of the luggage box, the bottom plate of the luggage box is inclined,
All the golf balls in the packing box can be naturally dropped from the discharging port of the packing box, and further, the discharging pit or U
It can be automatically dropped into the cleaning pit via a groove. As a result, it is possible to easily and inexpensively manufacture the packing box of the ball collector, and the worker can perform the discharging work without any labor simply by operating the lid opening / closing means. Not only is the burden relieved, but the work time can be shortened.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cargo box for a golf ball ball collecting machine, wherein the lid opening / closing means according to the first aspect is connected to a cylinder or an electric motor via a connecting member for connecting the lid opening / closing means to the lid. Since it is designed to reciprocate, it is possible to operate the lid of the discharge port of the packing box from the operation room of the ball collector, which facilitates discharge work to the cleaning pit and during play. Can also be discharged.

Further, in the luggage box of the golf ball collecting machine of the invention of claim 3, one end of the lid opening / closing means of claim 1 is connected to the lid through a connecting member, and an intermediate portion is formed. Since it is composed of an operating member that rotates in a fixed direction around a provided fulcrum and a biasing unit that biases the operating member in a fixed direction, the lid body is particularly simple and inexpensive. It can be opened and closed.

The discharge pit of the golf driving range according to the invention of claim 4 has an opening for inserting the golf ball in the packing box of the golf ball collecting machine and the opening in the site of the driving range. Since there is a discharge pit consisting of a discharge path for introducing the golf ball thrown into the cleaning pit outside the driving range, the packing box of the ball collector is stopped above the opening of the discharge pit, and the opening If a golf ball in the packing box of the ball collector is thrown in, it can be discharged to the washing pit outside the driving range through the discharge path by spontaneous fall. As a result, it is not necessary to manually carry the containers containing the golf balls in the packing box of the ball collector one by one, and the working time can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a packing box and a discharge pit of a golf ball ball collector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which a discharge port of the packing box shown in FIG. 1 is closed.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the luggage box of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which a discharge port of the packing box shown in FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which the discharge port is closed in the packing box of the golf ball ball collector according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the luggage box of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which a discharge port is opened in the packing box shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the discharge port is closed in the luggage box of the golf ball collector according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a discharge port is opened in the packing box of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a conventional golf ball collector.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a conventional golf driving range.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Ball Collector 8 Golf Ball 11 Golf Practice Field 15 Cleaning Pit 21 Packing Box 22 Side Wall 23 Bottom Plate 24 Discharge Port 25 Lid 27 Cylinder 31, 56, 66 Connecting Rod 41 Discharge Pit 42 Opening 43 Discharge Path 51 Motor 63 Operation Member 65 spindle 69 coil spring

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A golf ball discharge opening provided on a sloped bottom plate or a part of a side wall, a lid for opening and closing the discharge opening, and a lid opening and closing means for opening and closing the lid. A packing box for a golf ball collecting machine, which is characterized by: 2. The lid opening / closing means includes a cylinder or an electric motor, and a connecting member that reciprocates by connecting the cylinder or the electric motor and the lid to each other. Packing box for a golf ball collector. 3. The lid opening / closing means includes an operating member whose lower end is connected to the lid via a connecting member, and which rotates in a fixed direction about a fulcrum provided in an intermediate portion, and the operating member. The packing box for a golf ball ball collector according to claim 1, comprising a biasing means for biasing in a fixed direction. 4. An opening provided on a site within a golf driving range, into which a golf ball in a packing box of the golf ball collector is loaded, and a golf ball loaded into the opening is washed outside the driving range. A discharge pit of a golf driving range, which is provided with a discharge passage to be introduced into the pit.