JPH0626925U - Golf ball washer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Cleaning golf balls that have become contaminated due to intense contact with turf or artificial turf at golf driving ranges. [Structure] A golf ball is placed in a cylindrical container containing chemical water and a rubber or plastic chip, and the stirring blade shaft is rotated to rub the ball and chip inside the container to contaminate the golf ball surface and small dents. Those that remove things.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 If you use it in a practice area, it will be soiled with mud and colored with turf or artificial turf.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 A horizontal cylinder having a stirring bar arranged in a cylindrical shape was incorporated and washed by stirring. Another method is to arrange a plurality of brush rolls and pass over them.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The coloring did not come off, and especially the dirt that adhered to the small dents on the balls did not come off. It is large and requires a large installation space. Noise was high due to lifting and dropping during stirring.

[0004]

[Means for Solving Problems]

 (1) Since it is necessary to rub the balls with a strong force to remove the coloring, the balls are stacked and weight is applied. (2) The blades were agitated to rub the balls evenly. (3) Incorporate rubber or plastic chips of a particle size that will contact even small dents in the ball. As a result, in addition to the effect of removing the coloring of the small dents, the noise generated during stirring can be reduced. (4) The washing tank was filled with water to reduce the load at the time of starting the stirring driving force, and water was decreased to increase contact during washing.

[0005]

[Action]

 By the above means, the contact of the ball surface was made close to improve the cleaning action and reduce the noise.

[0006]

【Example】

 The cleaning tank 1 has a rocking shaft 1a with a rocking pulley and a rocking shaft 1b on both sides, and they are rockably supported by tank rocking bearings 3, respectively. The washing tank 1 has a stirring blade 2. The stirring blade 2 is fixed to the blade shaft 2b by the blade side plates 2a on both sides. The blade shaft 2b penetrates through the center of the swing shafts 1a and 1b of the cleaning tank 1 to the outside of the tank, and is rotatably supported by the blade shaft bearings 4 on both sides. The blade shaft 2b is rotated by a blade shaft drive motor 7 via a blade shaft drive pulley 5, a chain (1) 20, and a blade shaft drive motor pulley 6. The cleaning tank 1 is composed of a rocking shaft 1a with a rocking pulley, a rocking shaft driving pulley 8, a chain (2) 21, and a rocking shaft driving motor pulley 9 through a rocking shaft driving motor 10. It swings at a predetermined angle. The drain box 11 drains the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank. There is a net with the wash tank 1 with holes smaller than the chips so that the chips 19 in the tank do not drain together. Draining is performed at a specified time with the tank drain valve open. The support frame 13 supports the tank swing bearing 3, the blade shaft bearing 4, the blade shaft drive motor 7, the swing shaft drive motor 10, and the like. The spray pipe 14 has a nozzle and supplies water from the automatic water supply valve 22 to inject water from the nozzle onto the upper portion of the container tank 15. The lattice tank 15 receives the balls 18 washed in the washing tank 1, and the lattice 16 is attached so that the chips 19 drop to the lower part. A pump 17 is installed at the bottom. By the way, the ball is washed by performing the following operations for the entire device as described above. The ball 18, the chip 19 and the cleaning liquid are put in the cleaning tank 1. Insert balls 18 and chips 19 so that they are approximately in the lower half of the washing tank so that the ball weight is applied to the bottom ball as much as possible. The tip 19 removes contaminants by rubbing the dents of the balls which cannot be rubbed by contact between the balls, and has smaller particles than the dents. Allow the material to be pumped using something that precipitates in water. As described above, the cleaning tank 1 containing the balls 18, the chips 19 and the cleaning liquid is fixed, and the stirring blade 2 arranged therein is rotated for a predetermined time. As a result, the balls and chips are in strong contact with each other, and the contaminants that are firmly attached are also removed. By mixing the chips 19, not only the cleaning power is increased, but also the noise caused by stirring the balls is reduced. After a certain period of time when the contaminants on the ball surface are removed, the tank drain valve 12 is opened and the cleaning liquid is discarded. After discarding the cleaning liquid, the tank drain valve 12 is closed, the automatic water supply valve (2) 23 is opened, fresh water is put into the cleaning tank 1, and the stirring blade is rotated again. This is to wash away the cleaning liquid adhering to the balls 18 and the chips 19, which is equivalent to cleaning with cedar. By operating the tank drain valve 12 and the automatic water supply valve (2) 23, it is possible to wash the cedar several times. After the cleaning of the cedar, the cleaning tank 1 is swung to the position shown in the side view of FIG. 4 showing the time of discharging the balls, and the balls 18, the chips 19, and the cleaning water are discharged into the lattice tank 15. At this point, the washing water and most of the chips pass through the grate 16 and accumulate in the lower part of the grate tank 15. It seems that some chips remain on the balls on the grid 16. Therefore, water is supplied to the spray pipe 14 through the automatic water supply valve (1) 22, and water is jetted from the nozzle to flush the chip. The cleaned balls on the lattice tank 16 are collected from one end of the lattice tank 16 to complete the cleaning of the balls. The chips that have dropped to the bottom of the lattice tank 15 can be transferred to the cleaning tank together with the cleaning water by the pump 17 to prepare for the next cleaning. At the next cleaning, it is necessary to replenish the cleaning tank from the chemical tank because the cleaning water has no chemical content. The present invention can also make the above series of steps fully automatic by using an automatic control panel.

[0008]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state where a golf ball washer is being stirred.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a golf ball cleaner.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a golf ball cleaner.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing when the golf ball washer is discharged.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Washing tank 1a Swing shaft with swing pulley
1b Swing shaft 2 Stirring blade 2a Blade side plate
2b Blade shaft 3 Tank swing bearing 4 Blade shaft bearing 5 Blade shaft drive pulley 6 Blade shaft drive motor pulley 7 Blade shaft drive motor 8 Swing shaft drive pulley 9 Swing shaft drive motor pulley 10 Swing shaft drive motor 11 Drain box 12 Tank drain valve 13 Support frame 14 Spray pipe 15 Lattice tank 16 Lattice 17 Pump 18 Ball 19 Chip 20 Chain (1) 21 Chain (2) 22 Automatic water supply valve (1) 23 Automatic water supply valve (2)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A washing tank having a water supply valve and a drain valve, which swings, a stirring blade rotating in the washing tank, and a pump for transferring a grid and chips for collecting the balls after washing the balls. A washing machine having a lattice tank to perform.