Patent ID: 6984178
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf ball dispensing device comprising an elevating means, a ball seat and a railing means, characterized in that: the elevating means includes a seat body, an elevating power module, a sliding block and a first, a second and a third sensors, and the seat body is mounted on the body of the dispensing device and is connected to the elevating power module and the sensors, and the sliding block is pivotally mounted to the elevating power module so that the sliding block is capable of moving upward or downward to an upper point and a lower point, and the elevating power module is provided with a first motor, the first and second sensors are respectively mounted on an upper and a lower portions of the seat body between which the sliding block can slide, the first motor is connected with the elevating power module so that the first motor will be moved in unison with the elevating power module, the third sensor is mounted on the sliding block of the seat body, the fourth sensor is mounted on the ball seat for detecting whether there is a ball on the ball seat and can move in unison with the first motor, the ball seat includes a base seat thereunder and a ball-holding rod thereabove, the base seat has a center hole for passage of the ball-holding rod, the ball holding rod is fastened on a bottom side of the base seat, the fourth sensor is mounted on the bottom side of the base seat and located close to the center hole of the base seat, and the base seat is mounted to the sliding block of the elevating means so that the base seat moves together with the sliding block, and the base seat is extended with an extension rod so that the elevation to the upper point and the lower point is stopped by the sensing of the first and second sensor; the railing means includes two railing plates, railing body, a second motor and a ball-pushing seat, and the two railing plates are connected to the body of the dispensing device, and the railing body is mounted between two railing plates and the second motor is connected to the third sensor and mounted to the railing plates and to drive the ball-pushing seat to rotate, the ball-pushing seat has a ball-holding section at one side, allowing a golf ball to be placed on the railing body, and a second motor drives the ball-pushing seat to rotate and the ball-holding section is used to push the golf ball to move forward to the elevating means, and the golf ball to drop onto the ball-holding rod of the ball seat.