JPH0910363A - Golf ball washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To effectively maintain the detergency of a golf ball and execute the replacement of a brush for washing easily and quickly. CONSTITUTION: A screw member 36 for shifting a golf ball 32 along a spiral carry path 34 is arranged inside an outer cylinder 30 in which a plurality of brushes 28 for washing are mounted. At the outer cylinder 30, an opening is formed, being extended in axial direction, and a plurality of brushes 29 are replaceably mounted in this opening, and each brush 28 is inclined by an angle θ deg.(≠0 deg.) each to the axis O of the screw member 36.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf ball cleaning device for continuously cleaning a large number of golf balls.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Generally, in order to automatically clean golf balls collected at a driving range, or
A golf ball cleaning apparatus is used for automatically cleaning the golf ball after barrel polishing in a golf ball manufacturing line.

As this type of golf ball cleaning device,
For example, it is known to rotate a rotating shaft provided with a cleaning brush on the outer periphery to rotate the golf ball along a spiral passage formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder to clean the golf ball ( See JP-A-5-317460 and JP-A-6-41755.

[0004]

However, in the above-described golf ball cleaning device, a large number of golf balls are usually cleaned continuously, and therefore the cleaning brush is easily worn. Therefore, the cleaning brush has to be replaced relatively frequently, but in the above-mentioned conventional technique, it is necessary to take out the rotary shaft provided with the cleaning brush from the outer cylinder body and replace the rotary shaft itself. As a result, it has been pointed out that the replacement work of the cleaning brush is considerably complicated and time-consuming, and the efficiency of the replacement work is not easily achieved.

The present invention solves this kind of problem, and provides a golf ball cleaning apparatus which can effectively maintain the cleaning property of a golf ball and can easily and quickly replace the cleaning brush. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an outer cylinder body having an opening for mounting a plurality of cleaning brushes exchangeably from the outer peripheral side, and A screw member for moving the golf ball along the spiral conveying path, and a driving unit for rotating the screw member, which is disposed inside the outer cylinder.
Each of the cleaning brushes is provided along the axial direction of the screw member, and is inclined by an angle θ ° (≠ 0 °) with respect to the axial line of the screw member.

[0007]

In the above golf ball cleaning apparatus according to the present invention, it is not necessary to take out the outer cylinder or the screw member when the brush is worn, and the brush attached to the outer cylinder is attached to the outer circumference of the outer cylinder. Can be exchanged from the side.
Therefore, the brush replacement work can be performed quickly and easily. Further, the brushes are provided side by side in a state of being inclined with respect to the axis of the screw member. Therefore, the golf ball moved by the screw member is sufficiently and surely cleaned through the brush, and the cleaning ability of the golf ball is improved.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A golf ball cleaning apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 indicates a golf ball cleaning apparatus according to this embodiment, and this cleaning apparatus 10
Is a cleaning mechanism 12 sequentially arranged along the cleaning line A.
And rinsing mechanism 14, drying mechanism 16 and waxing mechanism 18
And

The cleaning mechanism 12 is provided with a tank body 22 filled with the cleaning solution 20, and a heater 24 for adjusting the temperature of the cleaning solution 20 is arranged in the tank body 22 and fixed to the cleaning solution 20. The lower side of the cylindrical body 26 is immersed. A plurality of cleaning brushes 28 are provided in the fixed cylinder 26.
And a rotatable outer cylinder body 30 in which is mounted, and the outer cylinder body 30.
The golf ball 32 is disposed inside the
And a screw member 36 for moving along the outer cylinder body 30 and the screw member 36.
Drive means 38a for rotating and in opposite directions,
38b is provided (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of, for example, three slit-shaped opening portions 40 extending in the axial direction (direction of arrow B) are formed in the outer cylindrical body 30 at predetermined angular intervals.
A screw hole 42 is provided around each opening 40. A mounting plate 44 is disposed in each opening 40, and a screw 4 is inserted in a hole 46 and a screw hole 42 formed in the mounting plate 44.
By inserting 8, the mounting plate 44 is replaceably mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical body 30.

A plurality of, for example, eight brushes 28 are fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the mounting plate 44. Each brush 28
The screws are provided along the axial direction of the screw member 36 (direction of arrow B), and are inclined by an angle θ ° (≠ 0 °) with respect to the axis O of the screw member 36.

As shown in FIG. 4, the angle (helix winding angle) α ° formed by the outer circumference 34a of the screw thread forming the spiral conveying path 34 of the screw member 36 and the plane M orthogonal to the axis O of the screw member 36. On the other hand, the angle β ° formed by the screw thread outer periphery 34a and the brush 28 is set to less than 90 ° -α °, and more preferably less than 90 ° -2α °. Specifically, if the angle α ° is 15 °, the angle β ° is set to about 30 °.

As shown in FIG. 1, the screw member 36
Has a shaft portion 50 in which a golf ball passage 52 is formed which extends axially from the upper portion and is open outward at the lower end edge portion thereof. A transport path 54 for transporting the washed golf ball 32 to the rinsing mechanism 14 is provided on the upper side of the screw member 36.

As shown in FIG. 3, the driving means 38a includes a first motor 5 for rotating the outer cylinder 30 in the direction of arrow X.
6, the first motor 56 transmits the rotational force to the outer cylindrical body 30 via the first belt 58. Drive means 38b
Includes a second motor 60 for rotating the screw member 36 in the arrow Y direction (direction opposite to the arrow X direction), and the second motor 60 applies a rotational force to the screw member 36 via the second belt 62. To convey.

The rinsing mechanism 14 is constructed in substantially the same manner as the cleaning mechanism 12 described above. The internal structures of the drying mechanism 16 and the waxing mechanism 18 are substantially the same as the cleaning mechanism 12, but instead of the tank body 22, the drying mechanism 16 is provided with a dry air supply means (not shown), In this waxing mechanism 18, a wax supply means (not shown)
Is provided. In addition, the same components as those of the cleaning mechanism 12 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation of the golf ball cleaning device 10 thus constructed will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning liquid 20 in the tank body 22 constituting the cleaning mechanism 12 is the golf ball 32.
In order to improve the cleaning effect of the above, the heater 24 is heating to a predetermined temperature. Then, from the upper side of the shaft portion 50 forming the screw member 36 of the cleaning mechanism 12 to the passage 5
When the golf ball 32 is supplied to the golf ball 2, the golf ball 32 is led out from the lower end edge portion of the shaft portion 50 between the outer cylindrical body 30 and the screw member 36 through the passage 52.

Therefore, the first and second motors 56, 60 constituting the driving means 38a, 38b are driven, and the outer cylinder body 30 and the screw member 36 are respectively moved by the arrow X through the first and second belts 58, 62. Direction and arrow Y direction (opposite directions). Therefore, the golf ball 32 moves upward along the spiral transport path 34 under the rotating action of the screw member 36, and the plurality of brushes 2 mounted on the outer cylindrical body 30 rotating in the arrow X direction.
8 to be washed.

In this case, in this embodiment, each brush 28 is inclined by an angle θ ° (≠ 0 °) with respect to the axis O of the screw member 36. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the brush 28 is inclined by about 30 ° (angle β °) in the forward direction with respect to the spiral conveying path 34 of the screw member 36.

Therefore, the golf ball 32 which moves upward along the spiral conveying path 34 under the rotating action of the screw member 36 can contact substantially the entire surface of each brush 28. As a result, the golf ball 32 passes through the brush 28.
It is possible to reliably clean the golf ball, and in particular, it is possible to easily remove the dirt in the dimple of the golf ball 32.

In this embodiment, each brush 28 is set so as to be inclined by about 30 ° in the positive direction with respect to the spiral conveying path 34 of the screw member 36, but as shown in FIG. The brush 28 is set parallel to the spiral conveying path 34, or as shown in FIG.
The same effect can be obtained even if the angle is set to be inclined in the negative direction by the angle β ° with respect to the spiral conveying path 34. That is, the cleaning properties of the golf ball 32 are effectively improved by inclining each of the brushes 28 by an angle θ ° (≠ 0 °) with respect to the axis O of the screw member 36.

Further, in the present embodiment, the outer cylinder body 30 and the screw member 36 are rotated in opposite directions, so that the golf ball 3 is rotated as compared with the case where these are rotated in the same direction.
2 has the advantage that the cleaning ability is improved. Moreover, by controlling the driving of the first and second motors 56, 60, the rotational speeds of the outer cylinder body 30 and the screw member 36 can be changed. Therefore, the cleaning degree and the cleaning speed of the golf ball 32 can be adjusted, and the cleaning operation of the golf ball 32 can be efficiently performed.

The golf ball 32 is conveyed upward through the screw member 36 and then conveyed to the rinsing mechanism 14 side through the conveying path 54. From above the screw member 36 constituting the rinsing mechanism 14. It is supplied into the tank body 22. The golf ball 32 rinsed by the rinsing mechanism 14 is conveyed to the drying mechanism 16 and dried by discharging dry air. Further, the golf ball 32 is conveyed to the waxing mechanism 18 and subjected to wax treatment.

By the way, in the cleaning device 10, usually, a large number of golf balls 32 are continuously cleaned, so that the brush 28 is easily worn and the brush 28 is easily worn.
The replacement work is frequently performed. At this time, in this embodiment, first, the screw 48 fixing the mounting plate 44 to the outer cylinder body 30 is loosened, and the mounting plate 44 is detached from the outer cylinder body 30 integrally with the plurality of brushes 28. It Next, the mounting plate 44 to which the new plurality of brushes 28 are fixed is fixed to the outer cylinder body 30 via the screws 48.

Therefore, in this embodiment, for example, the outer cylinder 3
No need to separate the 0 and the screw member 36, only the brush 28 can be replaced from the outer peripheral side of the outer cylinder 30, and the replacement work of the brush 28 can be performed easily and quickly. The effect is obtained.

In this embodiment, the cleaning mechanism 12, the rinsing mechanism 14, the drying mechanism 16 and the waxing mechanism 18 are provided. However, for example, when the golf ball 32 is heavily soiled as in a golf driving range. The two or more cleaning mechanisms 12 may be installed side by side.

[0028]

According to the golf ball cleaning apparatus of the present invention, the following effects and advantages can be obtained.

When the brush is worn, it is not necessary to take out the outer cylinder or the screw member, and the brush attached to the outer cylinder can be replaced from the outer peripheral side of the outer cylinder. Therefore, the brush replacement work can be performed quickly and easily. Furthermore, since each brush is installed side by side in a state of being inclined with respect to the axis of the screw member, the golf ball moved by the screw member,
The golf ball is sufficiently and surely cleaned through the brush, and the cleaning ability of the golf ball is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration explanatory view of a cleaning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an outer cylinder and a brush that form the cleaning device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view of driving means for driving the outer cylinder and the screw member.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an inclined state of the brush with respect to the screw member.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another inclined state of the brush with respect to the screw member.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing still another inclined state of the brush with respect to the screw member.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Golf ball cleaning device 12 ... Cleaning mechanism 14 ... Rinse mechanism 16 ... Drying mechanism 18 ... Waxing mechanism 28 ... Brush 30 ... Outer cylinder 32 ... Golf ball 34 ... Spiral conveyance path 34a ... Screw thread outer periphery 36 ... Screw member 38a, 38b
Drive unit 40 Opening 44 Mounting plate 48 Screw 50 Shaft 52 Passage

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An outer cylindrical body having an opening for mounting a plurality of cleaning brushes from the outer peripheral side in a replaceable manner, and a golf ball provided in the outer cylindrical body and having a spiral conveying path. A screw member for moving along the screw member, and a drive means for rotating the screw member, wherein each of the cleaning brushes is installed side by side along the axial direction of the screw member. A golf ball cleaning device, wherein the golf ball cleaning device is inclined at an angle of θ ° (≠ 0 °) with respect to each of the axes. 2. The golf ball cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising drive means for rotating the outer cylindrical body in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the screw member.