Patent application title:

AUTOMATIC PENDULUM DEVICE FOR BILLIARDS PRACTICE

Publication number:

US20250295980A1

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Application number:

18/637,511

Filed date:

2024-04-17

Smart Summary: An automatic swing device helps people practice billiards more efficiently. It includes a storage box for balls, a pendulum system to swing the balls, and an infrared sensor to detect obstacles. When the sensor doesn't see anything in the way, it means the ball has been hit and is out of position. The device then automatically places a new ball in the right spot for continuous practice. This setup saves time and keeps players focused on improving their skills without interruptions. 🚀 TL;DR

Abstract:

The invention discloses an automatic swing device for billiards practice, The invention provides a storage ball box, a pendulum ball module, an infrared detection module for detecting obstacles, and a control module, The electrical connection of the control module to the infrared detection module and the pendulum ball module, When the infrared detection module does not detect the obstacles, It means that the positioned billiard ball has been struck away, At this point, the control module drives the pendulum ball module, Place the billiards in the storage box in a fixed position, Allowing practitioners to maintain the hitting position, Continuous hitting practice, Instead of having to pick up the ball again after each stroke to affect the strike position, And it will help to improve practice efficiency and save time, And to improve the practitioners' interest.

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Classification:

A63D15/006 »  CPC main

Billiards, e.g. carom billiards or pocket billiards; Billiard tables Training or aiming arrangements on billiard tables

G01D5/142 »  CPC further

Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage using Hall-effect devices

A63D15/00 IPC

Billiards, e.g. carom billiards or pocket billiards; Billiard tables

G01D5/14 IPC

Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 2024205430556, filed on Mar. 19, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention patent relates to the field of billiards, especially an automatic billiards practice swing device.

BACKGROUND

With the height of the billiards atmosphere, players (such as amateur players or professional players) in order to improve the level of billiards, need to spend a lot of time to practice the ball accuracy and skills, but in the process of practice, need to spend a lot of time to pick up the ball, resulting in a lot of time waste, affect the interest and patience of practice. In fact, at the time of hitting the ball, after hand pole and power is particularly important, but if after hitting the ball, get up to pick up the ball and then put position, it is difficult to ponder and restore the last error or correct posture to hit the ball, so practice is difficult to make rapid progress, practice effect is poor.

SUMMARY

The embodiment of the present application provides an automatic swing ball device to solve at least one problem existing in the relevant technology. The technical scheme is as follows:

In the first aspect, the embodiment of this application provides an automatic swing device for billiards practice, including:

    • Storage ball box, used to accommodate billiards;
    • Set the ball module;
    • Infrared detection module, used for detecting obstacles;

The control module, electrically connected to the infrared detection module and the pendulum module, is used to drive the pendulum module to place the billiard ball in the storage box.

In one embodiment, the pendulum ball module includes a mechanical claw and a motor unit connected to the mechanical claw, and the motor unit is electrically connected to the control module.

In one embodiment, the swing ball module includes a baffle, a first lock switch, and a pushrod unit. The first lock switch is disposed at an outlet of the storage box and is electrically connected to the control module, the pushrod unit is connected to the baffle, and the pushrod unit is electrically connected to the control module.

In one embodiment, the baffle has a pull rod for pushing open the obstacle ball.

In one embodiment, the pushrod unit includes a pushrod and a motor, the pushrod is connected to the baffle and the motor, electrically connected to the control module.

In one embodiment, the pendulum ball module further includes a Hall detection unit that is electrically connected to the control module for detecting the position of the pusher.

In one embodiment, the baffle has a through hole and a second lock switch disposed in the through hole and electrically connected to the control module.

In one embodiment, the storage box includes a main body and a pad plate having a cavity for accommodating a billiard ball and an outlet communicating with the chamber, the pad disposed below the main body and the pad tilted toward the outlet.

In one embodiment, the control module comprises a control unit and a communication unit electrically connected to and for communication with the control unit, and the control unit is electrically connected to the infrared detection module and the pendulum ball module.

In one embodiment, the control module further includes a start button that is electrically connected to the control unit.

The beneficial effects in the above technical scheme include at least:

    • By setting for accommodating billiards storage ball box, pendulum module, infrared detection module and control module, control module and infrared detection module and pendulum module electric connection, when infrared detection module is not detection obstacles, billiards has been hit, the control module drive the ball module, put the ball box billiards, make the ball friends, can maintain the position, and do not need to pick up the ball after each ball, and then to strike the position, to improve the practice effect and save time.

The above overview is merely for the purpose of the instruction manual and is not intended to restrict in any way. In addition to the schematic aspects, embodiments and features described above, further aspects, embodiments and features of the present application will be easily understood by referring to the drawings and the following detailed description below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

In the attached drawings, the same attached drawing marks indicate the same or similar parts or elements, unless otherwise specified. These drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. It should be understood that these drawings set only ate some of the embodiment disclosed under this application and should not be considered as a limitation on the scope of this application.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the automatic swing ball device of this application;

FIG. 2 is a stereoscopic diagram of the initial state of the billiards practice automatic pendulum device in the embodiment of this application;

FIG. 3 is a stereoscopic diagram of the swing state of the billiards practice automatic pendulum device in the embodiment of this application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

In order to better understand the people in the art, the technical scheme in this application embodiment will be clearly and completely described in combination with the drawings in the embodiment of the application, obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field without making creative labor shall fall within the scope of protection in this application.

The specification and claim of the present application and the terms “first”, “second” and “third” in the accompanying drawings are only used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a specific order. Furthermore, the terms “include” and “have” and any deformation of them are intended to cover the non-exclusive inclusion. Referring to the embodiment herein means that specific features, structures, or features described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The occurrence of the phrase in each position in the specification does not necessarily mean the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive to other embodiments. It is both explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

The invention patent is further explained and explained below in combination with the attached drawings of the instruction manual and the specific embodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the embodiment of this application provides a billiards practice automatic pendulum device, including a pendulum module 1, an infrared detection module 2, a control module 3, and a storage box 4.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the storage box 4 is optional for accommodating a plurality of billiards T (billiards), and the storage box 4 has an outlet C for exporting the outlet C for the balls to strike the ball. Among them, the ball storage box 4 can be placed on the edge of the billiards table, the ball storage box 4 can be vertical shape, or the ball storage box 4 can be placed on the billiards table, and the ball friend can adjust the position of the ball storage box 4 according to their own practice needs. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, with the storage box 4 placed on a billiard table, the storage box 4 includes a main body 41 and a pad plate 42 with an accommodation chamber accommodating a plurality of billiards balls and an outlet C connected with the accommodation chamber, with the outlet C being the outlet C of the storage box 4; the pad plate 42 is tilted toward the exit C near the exit C is lower than the side of the exit C from the exit C, such as a inclination of 5°. In some embodiments, the main body 41 or the cushion plate 42 may be directly raised at the edge of the billiard table, thereby facilitating the billiards to roll out of the exit C without specific limitation.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, alternatively, in the present application embodiment, the swing ball module 1 includes a baffle 11, a first lock switch 12, a pusher unit 13, a Hall detection unit 14, the first lock switch 12 is provided at the outlet C of the storage box 4 and is electrically connected to the control module 3, and the control module 3 can control the opening of the first lock switch 12 so that the billiards roll out from the outlet C, or control the closing of the first lock switch 12 so that the billiards cannot roll out from the outlet C.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the pushrod unit 13 includes the pushrod 131, housing box 13213 and motor 133, the pushrod 131 is connected to the baffle 1,11 and motor 133, motor 133 to the control module 3, pusher 131 to the motor 133, the pushrod 131 and baffle 11 including, but not limited to by welding, jamming, screws, or pasting, etc., and the pushrod 131 may move the baffle 11; the motor 133 of the pushrod unit 13 is electrically connected to the control module 3. The housing box 132 is connected to the main body 41 of the storage box 4, and the housing box 132 is used to accommodate the putter 131.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the Hall detection unit 14 is electrically connected to the control module 3 for detecting the position of the push rod 131, and the Hall detection unit 14 is disposed in the housing box 132.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, in the present application embodiment, the baffle 11 has a main board 111 (on the main board 111), a second locking switch 112, a pull rod 113 and a limit board 114 on each side of the through hole, the main board 111 connected to the push rod 131, and one side of the main board 111 extending in the length direction of the motherboard 111, in some embodiments, the limit plate 114 may not be provided. Where the through hole is designed to be sized for billiards passing, the second lock switch 112 is disposed in the through hole and electrically connected to the control module 3 to control the billiards being fixed or passed by controlling the opening and closing of the second lock switch 112. Also, the limit plate 114 is used to guide the pool so that the pool can better roll into the through hole.

Optionally, the first lock switch 12 and the second lock switch 112 may be opened or closed by the control module 3, and the first lock switch 12 and the second lock switch 112 can be composed of a locking motor and a block connected to the locking motor, which drives the block or moves.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, in the present application embodiment, the infrared detection module 2 is provided on the baffle 11, and the infrared detection module 2 is electrically connected to the control module 3 for detecting obstacles. For example, the infrared detection module 2 may be provided on the main board 111 or the limit plate 114.

In the embodiment of this application, the control module 3 may be integrated in the form of a control board and connected to the main body 41 of the storage box 4, which is used to drive the pendulum ball module 1 to place the billiard ball in the storage box 4. Optionally, the control module 3 includes, but is not limited to, a control unit, a communication unit, a start button, an analog-to-digital conversion unit, a state indicator unit, a power supply unit, a power supply unit for a control unit, a start button, a digital conversion unit, a status indicator unit, a pendulum ball module 1, an infrared detection module 2, which electrically connects the pendulum ball module 1, a communication unit, a start button, a digital conversion unit, a state indicator unit, an analog-to-digital conversion unit to connect the Hall detection unit 14, and an infrared detection module 2.

Optionally, the analog-to-digital conversion circuit may convert the collected analog signal into a digital signal to the control unit to determine the position of the pushrod 131 or to determine whether there is an obstacle present.

Optionally, the communication unit may be a wifi module or a serial port communication circuit without specific limitation. The state indicator light unit is used to indicate the working state, service number count, single working time, etc. The control unit can record the single working time, and be displayed by the state indicator light unit; the state indicator light unit may include at least one display light and a display unit, such as a screen or a digital tube.

Alternatively, the communication unit is electrically connected to the control unit and used for communication with the terminal, and the player may send a start command to the control unit through the start button or the terminal; and the player may view the use of a billiard ball through the terminal.

It should be noted that the control unit may be composed of any one or more processor chips including MCU, FPGA, CPLD, DSP, ARM, etc., such as MCU of GD32F103 model; the analog-to-digital conversion unit, state indicator unit, and Hall detection unit 14 may be implemented using existing circuits without specific limitation.

Alternatively, in another embodiment, the ball module 1 may include a mechanical claw (not shown) and a motor unit (not illustrated), a motor unit connected to the mechanical claw, such as including but not limited to a transmission connection by gears, shafts, etc., and the motor unit electrically connected to the control module 3. Among them, the motor unit may include multiple motor subunits (each motor subunit is a motor), with a point on the billiard table as the reference, the different motor subunits can move in at least one of the X axis, Y axis, Z axis, under the control of the control module 3, the ball box 4, and then put the billiard to the position of the billiard table. It should be noted that the position of the mechanical claw to the billiards table can be set in advance according to the need, or the position of the mechanical claw can be adjusted in advance, so that the mechanical claw can put the billiards to the desired area. Optionally, the mechanical claw may be connected to the storage box 4, including but not limited to welding, bonding, screw connection, pasting, and so on, without specific limitation.

The specific working process of the present application embodiment is described below:

As shown in FIG. 2, for the initial state, the ball friends by operating terminal or start button, billiards practice automatic pendulum device began to work, control unit receives the detection results of infrared detection module 2, if the ball friends have a billiards, the infrared detection module 2 for no obstacles, namely the ball area without billiards, such as 10 cm ahead (can be based on the actual adjustment) in no ball:

    • 1) The control unit controls the motor unit of the pendulum module 1, and controls the mechanical claw to grab the pool in the storage box 4 to the ball table;
    • 2). The control unit controls the motor 133, Move the pushtter 131 forward 20 cm (the distance can be adjusted), Move the baffle 11 forward by 20 cm, As shown in Figure FIG. 33, In the position after the pushrod 131 and the baffle 11 are moved forward, At this time, the Hall detection unit 14 detects the push rod 131, The control unit controls the first lock-in switch 12 to open, After releasing a billiard ball, The control unit controls the first lock switch 12 to close (for example, the first lock switch 12 to be closed after a certain time interval), The billiard ball rolls into the through hole of the baffle 11, At this time, the control unit controls the second lock switch 112 in the closed (locked) state, At this point the pool stops in the hitting area, The control unit controls the second lock switch 112 to open and control the motor 133, With the pushrod 131 and the baffle 11 back 20 cm, Back to the initial state, The control unit then controls the second lock switch 112 off, Complete the automatic swing process of a billiards ball.

It is understandable that if the billiards is hit again, the detection result of infrared detection module 2 is that there is no obstacle, and the above process is repeated again, so as to realize the automatic ball swing for many times, facilitate the ball friends to strike training, which is conducive to improving the practice effect.

It should be noted that due to the limited detection range of the infrared detection module 2, the baffle 11 and the pull rod 113 can push away the obstacle ball in the shot area to achieve automatic placement without affecting the shot.

Optionally, in some embodiments, two billiards practice automatic pendulum devices may be provided to form a billiards practice automatic pendulum system, one for automatically placing the billiards (equivalent to the white ball) and the other one for being hit (equivalent to a ball other than the white ball).

Through the billiards practice automatic swing device in the embodiment of this application, the technical level and stability of billiards enthusiasts can be quickly improved, improve the feel of the ball and correct their wrong posture, and quickly improve the level of the ball. At the same time, for amateur or professional players to improve more fun and sense of participation.

The above is the better implementation of the patent of the invention, but the invention patent is not limited to the embodiment, familiar with the technical personnel in the spirit of the patent of the invention can make a variety of equivalent deformation or replacement, these equivalent deformation or replacement are contained within the scope of the claims of this application.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. An automatic billiards swing device that by:

Storage ball box, used to accommodate billiards;

Set the ball module;

Infrared detection module, used for detecting obstacles;

The control module, electrically connected to the infrared detection module and the pendulum module, is used to drive the pendulum module to place the billiard ball in the storage box.

2. The billiard practice automatic swing ball device according to claim 1, wherein the swing ball module comprises a mechanical claw and a motor unit, the motor unit is connected to the mechanical claw, and the motor unit is electrically connected to the control module.

3. The billiard practice automatic swing device according to claim 1, wherein the swing module comprises a baffle, a first lock switch, a pushrod unit, the first lock switch is disposed at the outlet of the storage box and electrically connected to the control module, the push rod unit is connected to the baffle, and the pushrod unit is electrically connected to the control module.

4. The billiard practice automatic swing device according to claim 3, wherein the baffle has a pull bar for pushing the obstacle ball.

5. The billiard practice automatic swing device according to claim 3, wherein the pushrod unit includes a pushrod and a motor, the pushrod is connected to the baffle and the motor, and the motor is electrically connected to the control module.

6. The billiard practice automatic swing device according to claim 5, wherein the swing module further comprises a Hall detection unit that is electrically connected to the control module for detecting the position of the pusher.

7. The billiard practice automatic swing device according to claim 3, wherein the baffle has a through hole and a second lock switch disposed in the through hole and electrically connected to the control module.

8. The billiard practice automatic pendulum device according to claim 3, wherein the storage box includes a main body and a pad plate having a holding cavity for accommodating a billiard ball and an outlet communicating with the holding chamber, the pad is provided below the main body and the pad is tilted toward the outlet.

9. The billiard practice automatic pendulum device according to claim 1, wherein the control module comprises a control unit and a communication unit electrically connected to and for communication with the terminal, and the control unit is electrically connected to the infrared detection module and the pendulum module.

10. The billiard practice automatic pendulum apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the control module further comprises a start button which is electrically connected to the control unit.

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