CN111420376A - Golf club head measuring device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A golf club head measuring device and method, which include: a supporting platform; a fixing member, located at one end of the supporting platform, having a clamping seat and a pressing tool that can clamp each other; a bracket, located at the other end opposite to the supporting platform, the bracket having a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and a guide rail between the first end and the second end; a knocking module, having a sliding seat, the sliding seat can be slidably combined with the guide rail, the sliding seat has a rotating shaft and a ratchet coaxial with the rotating shaft, the knocking module has a clamping member, the clamping member is displaced in the axial direction of the ratchet by a control element to clamp the ratchet, the rotating shaft is connected to a knocking member by a cantilever; and a pushing module, electrically connected to the control element, the pushing module has a pushing member, and the pushing member is opposite to the cantilever located on the knocking module.

Description

Golf club head measuring device and method

technical field

The present invention relates to a measuring device, in particular to a golf club head measuring device and a measuring method.

Background technique

Generally, when measuring the flexibility of the hitting face of a golf club head, manual tapping is used to measure the flexibility of the hitting face. However, manual measurement takes a long time, and there are differences in interpretation when measuring by different people, and There will also be measurement errors due to human error.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a golf club head measurement device and a method thereof, which automate the measurement.

The golf club head measuring device of the present invention comprises: a bearing platform; a fixing member located at one end of the bearing platform, with a clamping base and a pressing tool that can be clamped to each other; a bracket located opposite to the bearing platform At the other end, the bracket has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and there is a guide rail between the first end and the second end; a knocking module has a sliding seat, the sliding seat can Sliding is combined with the guide rail, the sliding seat has a rotating shaft and a ratchet wheel coaxial with the rotating shaft, the knocking module has a latching piece, and the latching piece is connected to the ratchet wheel through a control element. The shaft is displaced in the axial direction to clamp against the ratchet, the rotating shaft is connected to a knocking piece through a cantilever; and a pushing module is electrically connected to the control element, the pushing module has a pushing piece, the pushing The abutment is positioned on the cantilever of the percussion module.

The golf club head measuring method of the present invention includes: fixing a golf club test piece to the fixing piece, so that the hitting of the ball head of the golf club test piece faces a striking module located on the bracket; Use the control element of the knocking module to control the pressing piece of the pressing module to push the knocking module, so that the cantilever rotates to a predetermined height with the rotating shaft as the axis, and is locked with the pressing piece Abutting against the ratchet of the predetermined height; and allowing the cantilever and the striking piece to swing freely to strike the ball head.

Accordingly, in the golf club head measuring device and method of the present invention, the striking module has the control element, and the control element generates a signal to control the pushing piece of the pushing module to push the pushing element of the pushing module against the striking module. The cantilever, and the abutting member for controlling the striking module is pressed against the ratchet, whereby the striking member can be automatically swayed to strike the ball head at a predetermined height to simulate striking the ball head with different strengths. Measuring flexibility can avoid differences in interpretation caused by manual measurement, and has the effect of improving measurement efficiency and measurement accuracy.

Wherein, there is a clamping space between the top end and the bottom end of the clamping seat, and the pressing tool is screwed to the top end of the clamping seat by a screw, so that the pressing tool is located in the clamping space. In this way, it has the effect of stably fixing the golf club to be tested between the pressing tool and the clamping seat.

Wherein, the peripheral edge of the ratchet wheel starts adjacent to the lower end of the sliding seat, and has a first ratchet tooth, a second ratchet tooth and a third ratchet tooth in sequence. The second ratchet or the third ratchet. In this way, the ball head can be swayed and struck from different predetermined heights respectively, so as to simulate the effect of striking the ball head with different strengths.

The golf club head measuring device of the present invention further includes a calibration module, the calibration module has a sliding seat, the sliding seat is slidably combined with the guide rail, and the sliding seat has a ball head alignment The ball head alignment part has three protruding alignment pins, and the plane formed by the tips of the three alignment pins is located on the same extension plane as a beating surface of the beating piece. In this way, the striking piece can strike the striking surface of the ball head evenly, thereby avoiding measurement errors caused by uneven force application.

The golf club head measuring method of the present invention further includes adjusting the three alignment pins of the ball head to fit on the calibration module, so as to align the percussion module located on the bracket. In this way, the striking piece can strike the striking surface of the ball head evenly, thereby avoiding measurement errors caused by uneven force application.

Wherein, the cantilever is rotated to a position of 45° relative to the natural sag, so that the knocker oscillates to strike the ball head, and the measurement is repeated three times to measure the flexibility, and the cantilever is rotated to 30° relative to the natural sag. ° position, so that the striker pendulum strikes the ball head, and repeat the measurement three times to measure the flexibility, and then rotate the cantilever to a position of 15° relative to the natural hanging, so that the striker pendulums The ball head is tapped and the measurement is repeated three times to measure flexibility. In this way, the ball head can be swayed and struck from different predetermined heights respectively, so as to simulate the effect of striking the ball head with different strengths.

Wherein, the striking piece is made to swing freely at a speed of 0.65-1.3 m/s to strike the ball head. In this way, there is an effect of improving the measurement accuracy.

Wherein, the time for the striking piece to contact the ball head is 220-264 μs. In this way, there is an effect of improving the measurement accuracy.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the golf club head measuring device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial structural diagram of the calibration module of the golf club head measuring device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an action situation diagram as shown in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is a partial structural diagram of the alignment cantilever of the pushing module of the golf club head measuring device of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a partial structural view of the abutting member and the ratchet of the golf club head measuring device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an action situation diagram as shown in FIG. 4 .

FIG. 7 is an action situation diagram as shown in FIG. 5 .

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing the action situation of the hitting member of the golf club head measuring device of the present invention swinging freely to hit the ball head.

Description of reference numerals

(this invention)

1 carrying table

2 fixings

21 Clamp base 22 Press tool

23 Screws

3 brackets

31 First end 32 Second end

33 Rails

4 Knock Mods

41 Sliding seat 42 Two arms

43 Rotary axis 44 Cantilever

45 Striker 451 Measuring unit

452 Strike face 46 Ratchet

461 Ratchet 461a First Ratchet

461b 2nd ratchet 461c 3rd ratchet

47 Snaps 471 Control elements

5 Push Module

51 Pushing piece 52 Connecting arm

53 Drive

6 Calibration module

61 Sliding seat 62 Ball joint part

621 Alignment needle 622 Laser sight

S Clamping space

(current technology)

9 Golf ball DUT 91 Ball head.

Detailed ways

In order to make the above-mentioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are enumerated below, and are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

Directionality or similar terms used throughout this disclosure, such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top (top)", "bottom (bottom)", "inside", "outside" , "side surface", etc., mainly refer to the directions of the drawings, and each directionality or its similar terms are only used to assist the description and understanding of the various embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Similar terms such as "combined", "combined" or "assembled" mentioned in the whole of the present invention mainly include the components that can be separated without destroying the components after being connected, or the components cannot be separated after being connected, which are common knowledge in the field. It can be selected according to the material of the components to be connected or the assembly requirements.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is an embodiment of the golf club head measuring device of the present invention, which includes a bearing platform 1 , and opposite ends of the bearing platform 1 may respectively have a fixing member 2 and a bracket 3 . The bracket 3 is combined with a knocking module 4 and a pushing module 5, which can fix one end of a golf club to be tested 9 on the fixing member 2, and make the other end of the golf ball to be tested 9 ball head. 91 pairs of the percussion module 4 located on the bracket 3, to push the percussion module 4 to hammer the ball head 91 through the pushing module 5 for measurement.

For example, the fixing member 2 can fix the golf club head test member 9 by clamping or snapping. In this embodiment, the fixing member 2 has a clamping base 21 and a pressing member that can be clamped to each other. There is a clamping space S between the top end and the bottom end of the clamping base 22. The pressing tool 22 is screwed to the top of the clamping base 21 through a screw 23, so that the pressing tool 22 is located in the clamping tool 22. In the space S, the screw 23 can be rotated to control the pressing tool 22 to move toward the bottom end in the clamping space S, so as to press the clamping base 21 .

The bracket 3 has a first end 31 and a second end 32 opposite to the direction perpendicular to the carrying platform 1 , and a guide rail 33 is arranged between the first end 31 and the second end 32 , and the guide rail 33 can be used for Provides a sliding combination for the percussion module 4 . For example, the guide rail 33 can be two guide rods connecting the first end 31 and the second end 32, and the knocking module 4 can be combined with the two guide rods, so that the knocking module 4 can be used in There is sliding between the first end 31 and the second end 32 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 , and FIG. 5 , the knocking module 4 has a sliding seat 41 , the sliding seat 41 is slidably combined with the guide rail 33 , and the lower end of the sliding seat 41 may have a sliding seat 41 . Two arms 42 formed by extension, a rotating shaft 43 is pivotally connected between the two arms 42, and a knocking member 45 is connected between the two ends of the rotating shaft 43 through a cantilever 44, whereby the sliding seat 41 can be The guide rail 33 is moved up and down to adjust the height of the striker 45 , so that the striker 45 can align the ball head 91 of the golf ball under test 9 , and the striker 45 can rotate with the axis of rotation. 43 is the axis to swing and strike the ball head 91 from a predetermined height. The striking piece 45 has a measuring unit 451 , and the measuring unit 451 can be electrically connected to a computer or a computer (not shown). When the striking piece 45 strikes the ball head 91 , it can pass through the measuring unit 451 The flexibility of the ball head 91 was measured by recording the time from when the striker 45 contacted the ball head 91 until it bounced off the ball head 91 .

The knocking module 4 may have a ratchet wheel 46 coaxial with the rotating shaft 43, and an abutting member 47 that is engaged with the ratchet wheel 46 in the axial direction. Specifically, the ratchet wheel 46 may follow the rotating shaft. 43 pivots and rotates, and the peripheral edge of the ratchet wheel 46 has a plurality of ratchet teeth 461. By the abutting member 47 being stuck against one of the plurality of ratchet teeth 461, the knocking member 45 can be positioned at the start of vertical vertical movement. For a predetermined height of the pendulum, for example, the number of the ratchet teeth 461 can be set according to the user's requirements, so as to position the knocking member 45 at different predetermined heights, which is not limited in the present invention.

In this embodiment, the peripheral edge of the ratchet wheel 46 has three ratchet teeth 461 , and the three ratchet teeth 461 can respectively correspond to three predetermined heights at which the knocking member 45 starts to swing. For example, the peripheral edge of the ratchet wheel 46 Starting from the lower end of the sliding seat 41, there may be a first ratchet 461a, a second ratchet 461b and a third ratchet 461c in sequence. When the second ratchet 461b or the third ratchet 461c is used, the cantilever 44 and the knocker 45 can be raised to 45°, 30° or 15° relative to the natural sag with the rotating shaft 43 as the axis. According to the three predetermined heights, the ball head 91 can be swayed and struck from different predetermined heights respectively, so as to simulate the effect of striking the ball head 91 with different strengths.

In addition, the latching member 47 can be set by a control element 471 to move forward in the axial direction of the ratchet wheel 46 to latch against one of the three ratchet teeth 461 to position the cantilever 44 and the knocking member 45 Start to swing at a predetermined height, and the abutting member 47 can be displaced and reset in the axial direction of the ratchet 46 so as not to abut one of the three ratchet teeth 461, so that the knocking member 45 is free from the predetermined height. The height begins to sag.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the pushing module 5 has a pushing member 51 , and the pushing member 51 is opposite to the cantilever 44 of the knocking module 4 , so that the pushing member 51 can push the cantilever 44 and the cantilever 44 . The knocking member 45 rotates to the predetermined height with the rotating shaft 43 as the axis. In this embodiment, the pushing member 51 can be connected to a driving device 53 through a connecting arm 52 , and the driving device 53 can be a motor to drive the connecting arm 52 to rotate. For example, the connecting arm 52 can face the direction of the cantilever 44 . Rotate so that the pushing member 51 pushes against the cantilever 44 , or the connecting arm 52 can rotate in a direction away from the cantilever 44 , so that the cantilever 44 can swing freely. The driving device 53 can be electrically connected to the control element 471 of the knocking module 4, whereby the controlling element 471 can simultaneously control the pushing module 5 to push the cantilever 44 and the knocking member 45 to the predetermined height. And the latching member 47 moves forward to latch against the corresponding ratchet teeth 461 , which has the effect of automatically positioning the knocking member 45 to the predetermined height.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , and FIG. 3 , in order to further ensure the accuracy of the measured value of the striking piece 45 hitting the ball head 91 , the golf club head measuring device of the present invention may further include a calibration module 6 , which The calibration module 6 has a sliding seat 61 , the sliding seat 61 is slidably combined with the guide rail 33 , and the sliding seat 61 has a ball head aligning part 62 , which can adjust the ball head of the sliding seat 61 The positioning portion 62 is positioned on the ball head 91 to correct the position of the ball head 91 . The plane formed by the tips of the alignment pins 621 is located on the same extension plane as the striking surface 452 of the striking member 45 . Accordingly, the geometric center of the striking surface of the ball head 91 can be adjusted to fit the three After the tips of the alignment pins 621 are removed, the sliding seat 61 of the calibration module 6 is removed, and then the sliding seat 41 of the striking module 4 is adjusted so that the striking member 45 can align the striking of the ball head 91 The geometric center of the surface, so that the striking surface 452 of the striking piece 45 can be attached to the ball head 91, so that the striking piece 45 can evenly hit the striking surface of the ball head 91, so as to avoid measurement errors caused by uneven application of force Effect. In addition, the ball head aligning part 62 can also have a laser sight 622, which can further accurately locate the geometric center of the striking surface of the ball head 91 and avoid errors caused by human eye recognition.

Through the aforementioned structure, the golf club head measuring device of the present invention can perform a golf club head measuring method. Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 6 , and FIG. 7 . The holding space S of the fixing member 2, and the screw member 23 is rotated to control the pressing tool 22 to move toward the bottom end in the holding space S, so as to press the golf club test piece 9 against the pressing member 23. Between the tool 22 and the clamping seat 21, the striking face of the ball head 91 at the other end of the golf club to be tested 9 is located on the striking member 45. Specifically, the striking module 4 can be slid The seat 41 slides on the guide rail 33 , so that the striking member 45 is located at the striking surface of the ball head 91 , especially at the geometric center of the striking surface of the ball head 91 . With the control element 471 of the knocking module 4, the pressing member 51 of the pressing module 5 is controlled to push the cantilever 44 of the knocking module 4 and the knocking member 45 to rotate around the rotating shaft 43 to After the predetermined height, the abutting member 47 is controlled to abut against the ratchet teeth 461 corresponding to the predetermined height, thereby simulating the required measured knocking force.

Referring to FIG. 8 , when the latching member 47 is not latched against the ratchet 461 , the cantilever 44 and the knocking member 45 can swing freely to strike the ball head 91 , whereby the knocking member 45 can The measuring unit 451 of the striker 45 records the time between the striker 45 contacting the ball head 91 and bouncing off the ball head 91 to measure the flexibility of the ball head 91 .

Preferably, the striking member 45 can be swung vertically at a speed of 0.65-1.3 m/s to strike the ball head 91 . ° position, so that the knocking piece 45 swings to knock the ball head 91, and repeat the measurement three times to measure the flexibility, continue to push the pushing piece 51 to the position of the cantilever 44 to 30°, so that the knocking piece 51 The striker 45 swings and strikes the ball head 91, and repeats the measurement three times to measure the flexibility, and then the pusher 51 pushes the cantilever 44 to the position of 15°, so that the striker 45 swings and strikes the ball head 91. The ball head 91 is measured three times to measure the flexibility, whereby the measuring unit 451 of the striking member 45 measures the time that the striking member 45 contacts the ball head 91 , which can fall within 220-264 μs. Accordingly, the flexibility of the ball head 91 can be accurately measured. The measurement result of the measuring method of the present invention differs from the standard value by 0.3 μs, and the existing manual tapping measurement result differs from the standard value by 1.7 μs. The measurement method performed by the golf club head measuring device of the present invention has a smaller error in each measurement, that is, the accuracy is better than manual stroke measurement, and the measurement method performed by the golf club head measuring device of the present invention is less than 10%. About 650 golf club test pieces can be measured in one hour, and the existing manual tapping measurement can only measure about 350 golf club test pieces within 10 hours. The measurement method performed by the measurement device has a higher efficiency than manual tapping measurement.

Please continue to refer to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the striking face of the ball head 91 is located in front of the striking member 45 , and a correction step may be performed on the position of the ball head 91 to adjust the position of the sliding seat 61 . The position 62 is opposite to the ball head 91. After adjusting the geometric center of the striking surface of the ball head 91 to fit the tips of the three alignment pins 621, remove the sliding seat 61 of the calibration module 6, and then adjust the The sliding seat 41 of the striking module 4 enables the striking member 45 to align the geometric center of the striking surface of the ball head 91 , thereby further accurately positioning the geometric center of the striking surface of the ball head 91 .

To sum up, in the golf club head measuring device and the method thereof of the present invention, the striking module has the control element, and the control element generates a signal to control the pushing member of the pushing module to push against the knocking The cantilever of the module, and the abutting piece that controls the knocking module are stuck against the ratchet, whereby the knocking piece can be automatically swayed to strike the ball head at a predetermined height to simulate striking the ball with different strengths. Using the ball head to measure the flexibility can avoid the difference in interpretation caused by manual measurement, and has the effect of improving the measurement efficiency and measurement accuracy.

Although the present invention has been disclosed by the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications relative to the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It belongs to the technical category protected by the present invention, so the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the claims.

Claims (9)

1. A golf club head measuring device, comprising:

a carrier table;

the fixing piece is positioned at one end of the bearing table and is provided with a clamping seat and a pressing tool which can be clamped mutually;

the bracket is positioned at the other end opposite to the bearing table and provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite, and a guide rail is arranged between the first end and the second end;

the knocking module is provided with a sliding seat, the sliding seat can be combined with the guide rail in a sliding manner, the sliding seat is provided with a rotating shaft and a ratchet wheel coaxial with the rotating shaft, the knocking module is provided with a clamping and abutting piece, the clamping and abutting piece moves in the axial direction of the ratchet wheel through a control element to clamp and abut against the ratchet wheel, and the rotating shaft is connected with a knocking piece through a cantilever; and

and the pushing module is electrically connected with the control element and is provided with a pushing piece, and the pushing piece is opposite to the cantilever of the knocking module.

2. The golf club head measuring device of claim 1, wherein a clamping space is provided between the top end and the bottom end of the holder, and the presser is screwed to the top end of the holder by a screw member so that the presser is located in the clamping space.

3. The golf club head measuring device of claim 1, wherein the periphery of the ratchet wheel is provided with a first ratchet, a second ratchet and a third ratchet in sequence from the lower end of the sliding seat, and the engaging member engages with the first ratchet, the second ratchet or the third ratchet.

4. The device for measuring the golf club head according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a calibration module having a sliding seat slidably coupled to the guide rail, the sliding seat having a ball aligning portion, the ball aligning portion having three protruding alignment pins, the plane formed by connecting the tips of the three alignment pins and a striking surface of the striking member being located on the same extension plane.

5. A measuring method using the golf club head measuring device according to claim 4, comprising:

fixing a piece to be tested of the golf club on the fixing piece, so that the hitting surface of the head of the piece to be tested of the golf club is positioned on the hitting piece;

the control element of the knocking module is used for controlling the pushing piece of the pushing module to push the knocking module, so that the cantilever rotates to a preset height by taking the rotating shaft as an axis, and the clamping piece is used for clamping the ratchet wheel corresponding to the preset height; and

so that the cantilever and the knocking piece freely swing to knock the ball head.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising adjusting three alignment pins of the ball head to fit the calibration module to align with the striking face.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the cantilever is rotated to a position at 45 ° relative to natural sag to cause the plexor member to sag against the ball and the measurements are repeated three times to measure flexibility, the cantilever is rotated to a position at 30 ° relative to natural sag to cause the plexor member to sag against the ball and the measurements are repeated three times to measure flexibility, the cantilever is rotated to a position at 15 ° relative to natural sag to cause the plexor member to sag against the ball and the measurements are repeated three times to measure flexibility.

8. The measuring method according to claim 5, wherein the striking member is freely swung at a speed of 0.65 to 1.3 m/s to strike the ball head.

9. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the contact time of the striking element with the ball head is 220-264 μ s.

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