WO2014092467A1 - Golf tee having guideline display function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf tee having functions for setting a destination landing point of a golf ball and for displaying a guideline which is helpful for providing a psychological sense of calm while at address. When a ball is placed on top of the tee, due to the weight of the golf ball triggering a power source, a point light, such as a laser beam or an LED light, shines out from one side of the tee body to the above-ground surface and displays a guideline on the ground in front thereof due to a reflecting unit provided below the top of the tee, thereby allowing, during a golf play, an accurate address, a psychological sense of calm and a progression of a smooth play on the part of a player due to a display of a straight line from the point of the tee shot towards the destination landing point to which the ball travels. Optionally, when the weight of the golf ball disappears from the top of the tee when the golf ball is hit, after a set time has elapsed therefrom, a sound can be made to emanate from the golf tee for a set duration, thereby allowing the worry for losing same to be minimized.

Description

Golf tee with guidelines display function

The present invention relates to a golf tee having a guideline display function that helps psychological stability in setting and addressing a target landing point of a golf ball, and more particularly, a golf ball on a tee top. When put on, the power is applied by the weight of the golf ball so that the laser beam or LED light as a point light source is irradiated upward from one side of the tee body and the front surface is made by using the reflector formed on the bottom of the tee top. It is shown as a guideline on the line, and optionally has a guideline display function to make a sound transmission for a predetermined time after a certain time after the golf ball is hit by the tee top and the weight of the golf ball disappears. It's about tee.

A golf tee refers to an article designed to be positioned to be spaced apart from the ground so as to be suitable for hitting a golf ball. An golf tee is an essential consumable item of golf equipment. Because it gives a difference, it plays an important role.

In general, golf tees are known to be suitable for inserting the ball into the drive head at about half the height. A high tee gives high ballistic hook characteristics, and a low tee gives a low ballistic fade or slice ( slice), the ball is tilted in the direction of the tee to put the ball, even at the same tee height, the trajectory is lowered and the probability of fading pitch is increased. You can get it.

Golf tees are usually made of wood, plastic, or elastomeric resins. Timber tees are less resistant but break more. Plastic tees do not break well but are more costly to lose after a tee shot. Of course, there is a disadvantage that the golfers have a high risk of losing stress, and the rubber tee does not break well and there is a relatively low risk of loss, but it is jagged due to severe resistance to the club at impact It is known to be the cause of a tee shot, and professional golfers mainly prefer wood, but for amateurs, tee using various high-performance polymers has recently been preferred.

On the other hand, in a formal golf game, when setting and addressing a target point, the golf ball and the target point are aligned in a straight line 1 to 3m behind the golf ball, and the shot is taken. Of course, it is determined by and that other physical aids cannot be used.

However, in the case of a typical amateur golfer, the golf ball is aligned with the target point 1 to 3 m behind the golf ball, and a random virtual point is set on the grass 0.5 to 1 m in front of the golf ball, and the stance is addressed. Or draw a line on the golf ball and look at the above line of the golf ball to prepare for the target point and check whether it is in line with the target point 1 to 3m behind the golf ball and take a stance to address In many cases, the address is different from that of the intended target point, and it is not easy to have a psychological stability in the address, which consumes a lot of time, causing a delay in play time.

However, the situation of the domestic golf course is used by a lot of golfers in a relatively small number of holes (holes), so the fast play time is required, so the delay of one team leads to the delay or waiting of another team.

Therefore, in the golf game or practice of the conventional amateur guides the direction of the landing target point of the golf ball has been proposed a variety of tee to help psychological stability at the address or to enhance the practice effect.

Conventionally, a golf tee having such a direction guide function has a long direction direction arrow or a direction indicating extension part attached to one side, or a separate short tee connected with a string to prevent the loss and direction of the golf tee to the ground. Short teees are typically connected to form straight lines, and one directional golf tee is known in the art to direct a target direction using a variety of other physical means.

However, such a conventional directional golf tee is very different from the regular golf tee shape, so the heterogeneity is great, and there is a problem that it is inconvenient to carry or troublesome to use disassembly and assembly. What is not happening is the reality.

Meanwhile, a golf tee having a conventional LED light emitting structure has been proposed, and as a typical example, Utility Model Publication No. 2011-0007652 (published on Aug. 2011) discloses a head up that is endemic to beginners when teeing up. In order to prevent the up) to put the golf ball LED off and the upper body is separated by the hit of the golf ball is proposed a golf tee for preventing head-up of the structure that the LED is lit, Korean Patent No. 0900726 (2009.05. 27. Register) proposes golf tees with LED capsules that make the LEDs flash by switching, or emit only when tee shots, to cause interest in golf or to be easy to find when lost. It is completely independent of the instruction function.

Therefore, in the art, while guiding the correct direction of the target point in the shot, the golfer can give the psychological stability in taking and addressing the correct stance, while being compact in accordance with the modern sense and ease of use. There has been a demand for the development of golf tees having a high direction indicating function.

Therefore, the first object of the present invention is to guide the correct direction of the target point when the shot, and accordingly, the golfer can give a psychological stability in addressing and taking the correct stance, while also showing a guideline that enables rapid play progress To provide a golf tee having a function.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a golf tee having a guideline display function that can be easily identified by adjusting the intensity of the above-described guideline even in a bright daylight or dark environment of the surrounding atmosphere will be.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a golf tee having a guideline display function that is less likely to be damaged such as failure or breakage.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a golf tee having a guideline display function having a compact configuration, which meets a modern sense and has high usability and portability.

The fifth object of the present invention is to provide a golf tee having a guideline display function capable of adjusting the length of the guideline in accordance with the above object.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide a golf tee having a guideline display function that can be easily found even if a golf tee is blown off by a shot in accordance with the above object.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention for smoothly achieving the first to fourth objects of the present invention described above, a tee top having a seating portion in which a switch is located and a reflecting portion formed in at least a portion of an inclined bottom surface )and; A tee body connected to the tee top; A tee point connected to the tee body by an elastic connecting member; Located in the housing integrally formed on one side of the tee body and consists of a drive unit including a battery, a light emitting unit and a lens: the golf ball is placed on the seating portion of the tee top for a shot (shot) A golf tee having a guideline display function for irradiating a guideline to the ground by reflecting the light beam emitted from the light emitting unit to the reflecting unit is electrically connected by the self-weight of the Is provided.

According to the present invention, there is provided a golf tee having a guideline display function attached to a cover formed with a plurality of parallel fine concavo-convex portions in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the golf ball on the upper portion of the lens.

According to the present invention, it is preferable that the reflecting portion is formed of an electroless plated chromium reflecting film or an aluminum vapor deposition reflecting film, or a chromium or aluminum thin plate.

In addition, according to the present invention, the reflector may be any of a convex reflector, a concave reflector, or a flat reflector.

According to the present invention, the light emitting unit may be formed as a laser light emitting unit or an LED light emitting unit, preferably a laser light emitting unit.

In addition, according to the present invention, the housing and the tee top and the tee body having the built-in drive unit is formed of a polyurethane having excellent impact resistance and impact shock resistance, the tee point is formed of polyethylene or polycarbonate, It may be preferable that the elastic connecting member is formed of silicone rubber.

According to the present invention, it is possible to select the appropriate brightness of the guideline according to the ambient illumination according to the season, time zone, and region by forming the driving unit to adjust the brightness by step by pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming. It is preferable.

   According to the present invention, a base is formed at the bottom of the tee body, an inclined portion is formed at a base end in the opposite direction of the driving portion, and a support portion having an extension portion is formed at the upper side of the tee point. Preferably, the tee body and the driving portion are formed so as not to oscillate by the inclined portion and the support portion when the tee body and the driving portion are bent from the tee point toward the driving portion and then restored when shot.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention for smoothly achieving the fifth object of the present invention, the reflector is formed to enable the adjustment of the length of the guideline by being formed of a chrome or aluminum reflector capable of adjusting the bending angle. Golf tees with guideline visibility are provided.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention for smoothly achieving the sixth object of the present invention, further comprising a micom and a sound emitting means having a timer function in the drive unit, a golf ball shot by the shot from the seating unit Guidelines for minimizing the risk of loss by allowing easy search when the golf tee is blown by a shot by making sound transmission from the sound transmitting means after a predetermined period of time and removing the sound after the predetermined time has elapsed. A golf tee having a display function is provided.

Golf tee having a guideline display function according to the present invention guides the correct direction of the target point at the time of shot, and accordingly, the golfer can give the psychological stability in addressing and taking the correct stance, and also proceeds quickly. It is made possible, and it is a compact structure, and it conforms to the modern sense, and it is easy to use and portable, and there is little possibility of breakdown or damage.

In addition, you can optionally choose the brightness of the appropriate guideline according to the ambient illumination according to the season, time zone, and region. In addition, you can choose the color of the guideline by selecting the color of the LED. The length can also be adjusted, and if necessary, the golf tee can be easily found by the sound signal even if the tee is blown by the shot.

1 is a partial cross-sectional front view of a golf tee having a guideline display function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a cover having a partial cross-sectional side view and fine concave-convex portion of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing the instantaneous bending state immediately after the tee shot.

Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an operating state of the guideline by the convex reflector in the state where the golf ball is seated.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an operating state showing a guideline showing state by a concave reflector in a state where a golf ball is seated. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing angle adjustment of a reflector for adjusting the guideline length.

The present invention includes a tee top having a seating portion in which a switch is located and a reflecting portion formed in at least a portion of an inclined bottom surface; A tee body connected to the tee top; A tee point connected to the tee body by an elastic connecting member; Located in the housing integrally formed on one side of the tee body and consists of a drive unit including a battery, a light emitting unit and a lens: the golf ball is placed on the seating portion of the tee top for a shot (shot) The switch is electrically connected to each other by the weight of the switch, and the light beam emitted from the light emitting unit is reflected to the reflecting unit and has a guideline display function of irradiating a guideline to the ground.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a partial cross-sectional front view of a golf tee 1 having a guideline display function according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing an instant bending state immediately after a tee shot. 4 and 5 are explanatory diagrams showing an operating state of the guideline 30 by the convex reflecting portion 2c or the concave reflecting portion 2c in the state where the golf ball 10 is seated, respectively. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the angle adjustment of the reflector 2c for adjusting the length of the vision of the guideline 30, which will be referred to together for convenience of description.

First, the main configuration of the golf tee (1) having a guideline display function according to the present invention, the seating portion (2a) and the inclined bottom surface (2b) on which the switch (2d) is placed and a golf ball (not shown) A dish-shaped tee top 2 having a reflecting portion 2c formed in at least a portion of the tee, a tee body 3 connected to the tee top 2, and elasticity The battery is located in a tee point 4 connected to the tee body 3 by a connecting member 5 and a housing 6e integrally formed on one side of the tee body 3. 6d, the drive part 6 including the light emission part 6a and the lens 6b.

Here, the switch (2d) is placed on the seating portion (2a) of the tee top (2) for the tee shot (tee shot) switch 2d by the weight of the golf ball electrical The light beam 20 emitted from the light emitting unit 6a is reflected by the reflecting unit 2c to irradiate the guideline 30 to the ground, and the golf ball 10 is blown by a tee shot. Next, the switch (2d) is made to the electrical disconnection by the original position, the switch (2d) by the elastic force of the metal piece itself or the elastic force of the small spring and the weight of the golf ball 10 having a weight of about 410g It is installed to be on and off.

In the figure, reference numeral 6c denotes a conductive wire.

Further, in the present invention, a cover 6f having a plurality of fine uneven portions 6f 'formed on an upper surface or a bottom surface of the lens 6b formed in parallel with each other in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the golf ball travels. The light beam 20 irradiated from the light emitting portion 6a serving as the point light source is previously converted into a linear light source while passing through the cover 6f and refracted by the reflecting portion 2c. It may be desirable to form so that the line is made better when shown as a guideline (30).

The cover 6f in which the plurality of fine uneven parts 6f 'formed in parallel with each other are formed on the upper surface or the bottom is golfer as the longitudinal length of the fine uneven parts 6f' (that is, the y-axis length). The longer the length orthogonal to the advancing direction of the ball and the smaller the horizontal spacing (i.e., the x-axis spacing) between the fine uneven parts 6f 'disposed in parallel with each other, the direction orthogonal to the above length (i.e., The full-width at half maximum (FWHM) angle in the x-axis direction increases, and the full-width half-angle in the parallel direction (that is, the y-axis direction) tends to be very small. In other words, since the height is constant at all positions along the y-axis length, the transmitted light travels straight without any diffusion. In the x-axis length, the height is increased by the valleys and floors of the fine uneven portion 6f '. As a result, the transmitted light diffuses greatly in the x-axis direction by refraction diffusion, focusing, and remixing of the light. As a result, the point light source forms a linear or ellipsoidal light, which is well known in the light guide plate field. Specific details thereof are known from light diffusing members disclosed in, for example, Korean Patent No. 10-1051029, and the like, wherein a cover having a thin plate-shaped uneven portion 6f 'formed on the upper and / or lower surfaces thereof ( Of course, 6f) is readily available commercially.

Meanwhile, the reflector 2c may be an electroless plated chromium reflector or an aluminum vapor deposition reflector, or may be formed of a mirror thin plate made of chromium or aluminum, and the reflector 2c may be a convex reflector or a concave reflection. Although it may be either a part or a flat reflector, a convex reflector is preferable in view of ease of line formation, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and of course, a concave reflector or a planar reflector may be provided.

In the present invention, the light emitting unit 6a is not particularly limited as long as the guideline 30 is easily visible to the naked eye without being influenced by the surrounding environment. It may be formed of a laser light emitting unit or an LED light emitting unit having excellent impact properties and high light emission intensity, and is preferably a laser light emitting unit having excellent straightness.

Here, the housing 6e and the tee top 2 and the tee body 3 in which the driving part 6 is built are formed of a resin such as a synthetic resin having excellent impact resistance and impact shock resistance, for example, polyurethane.

In addition, the tee point 4 fixed to the ground 40 is formed of polyethylene or polycarbonate, preferably polycarbonate having high rigidity.

In addition, the elastic connecting member 5 as a core material for connecting the tee body 3 and the tee point 4 is an elastomer having a high elastic force and a restoring force, and may be preferably formed of silicone rubber. .

   The base 3a formed at the bottom of the tee body 3 is formed with an inclined portion 3b at an opposite side to the side on which the driving portion 6 is located, while the upper portion of the tee point 4 is formed. The support portion 4a formed at the upper portion is provided with an extension portion 4b toward the inclined portion 3b, and as shown in FIG. 3, the tee body 3 and the driving portion 6 at the time of the tee shot have a tee point. It is formed so that it can be bent in the direction toward the drive unit 6, separated from the moment by 4, and immediately fixed by the inclined portion 3b and the support portion 4a, which function as stoppers when it is restored immediately after being bent. As a result, the swinging motion is not performed.

On the other hand, the driving unit 6 is formed to enable the step-by-step brightness adjustment by the pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming (dimensions) to adjust the appropriate brightness of the guidelines 30 according to the ambient illumination according to the season, time zone, and terrain The dimming by the driving unit 6 in the present invention is not limited to the above-described PWM method, and may employ an analog dimming method, which is also within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, by selectively forming the reflector 2c as a chrome or aluminum reflector and adjusting the bending angle thereof, the reflector 2c is raised to raise the guide line 30. It may be formed so that the length of the vision or the distance from the golf tee 1 can be adjusted, which is also within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, if necessary, the driving unit 6 may further include a known sound transmitting means (not shown) such as a microcomputer (not shown) having a timer function and a melody chip. The sound emitting means described above after a predetermined time after the golf ball 10 reaches the ground after the golf ball 10 is hit by the tee shot from (2a), for example, about 8 to 12 seconds, specifically about 10 seconds. Sound transmission such as a melody or a buzzer (not shown) is made for a predetermined time, for example, about 5 to 30 seconds, and specifically about 5 to 10 seconds, so that the golf tee 1 can be easily moved even when the golf tee 1 is blown off by a tee shot. It is possible to minimize the risk of loss by enabling (1) to be found, which is also within the scope of the present invention.

In the present invention, since the driving part 6 including the light emitting part 6a is not formed in the tee body 3, the tee shot is formed outside of one side of the tee body 3 in the direction in which the golf ball 10 flows. Even if the driver head accidentally hits the tee body 3 at the time, the shock can be efficiently absorbed and the shock can be effectively buffered so that the impact is not transmitted directly to the drive unit 6. By using the reflecting portion 2c formed on the inclined bottom surface 2b of the surface, it can be effectively displayed as the guideline 30 instead of the guide point on the ground, and the structural stability of the driving portion 6 can be improved. .

Claims (10)

A tee top having a seating portion in which the switch is located and a reflecting portion formed in at least a portion of the inclined bottom surface; A tee body connected to the tee top; A tee point connected to the tee body by an elastic connecting member; Located in the housing integrally formed on one side of the tee body and consists of a drive unit including a battery, a light emitting unit and a lens: When the golf ball is placed on the seat of the tee top for a shot, the switch is electrically connected by the weight of the golf ball so that the light beam emitted from the light emitting part is reflected to the reflecting part and guided to the ground. Looking into the line Golf tee with guidelines display. The guide of claim 1, wherein a cover having a plurality of parallel fine concavo-convex portions formed in a direction orthogonal to a traveling direction of the golf ball is attached to an upper portion of the lens to convert a point light source into a linear light source or a long elliptical light source. Golf tee with line vision function. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the reflector has a guideline display function formed of an electroless plated chromium or aluminum vapor deposition reflective film or a chromium or aluminum thin plate. 4. The golf tee of claim 3, wherein the reflector is a convex reflector, a concave reflector, or a flat reflector. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the reflector is a chrome or aluminum reflector capable of adjusting a bending angle. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the light emitting part has a guideline display function of being a laser light emitting part or an LED light emitting part. According to claim 1, wherein the housing and the tee top and the tee body with the built-in drive unit is formed of a polyurethane having excellent impact resistance and impact shock resistance, the tee point is formed of polyethylene or polycarbonate, A golf tee having a guideline display function, wherein the elastic connecting member is formed of silicone rubber. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the driving unit is capable of adjusting brightness by stages by pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming. According to claim 1, wherein the base is formed on the bottom of the tee body, the inclined portion is formed on the base end in the opposite direction of the drive portion, the support portion having an extension on the side of the inclined portion above the tee point A golf tee having a guideline display function formed. The method of claim 1, wherein the drive unit further comprises a microcomputer and a sound emitting means having a timer function, the sound transmission from the sound transmitting means after a predetermined period of time when the golf ball is removed by the shot from the seating portion A golf tee having a guideline display function, wherein the sound transmission is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed.

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