Patent ID: 6290162
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29L,B65H

Abstract:
A golf ball manufacturing apparatus for obtaining a wound string core by winding a string, made of rubber, on a core, the apparatus comprising:a string winding means for winding the string on the core, the string winding means including upper and lower pair of string winding rollers for holding and rotating the core to wind the string on, the pair of rollers arranged to move close to and apart from the other pair of rollers; anda treatment means of string starting end for winding a starting end of the string on the core and for transferring the core to the string winding means, the treatment means including a clamp provided with a holding shaft to be driven to rotate having a holding needle for holding down the starting end of the string on the core, a rotatable pressing shaft facing to the holding shaft and holding the core with the holding shaft, and a clamp reciprocation mechanism for moving the holding shaft and the pressing shaft to be close to or apart from each other, and a moving mechanism for moving the clamp to the upper and lower string winding rollers side.