Title:
【発明の名称】ゴルフ練習場システムとその人工グリーン及び立設標的スタンド
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2796062
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A golf driving range system for golfers to practice their driving skills is provided. The driving range system includes a plurality of tee boxes. Each tee box has a renewable ball stock and an automatic golf ball tee-up machine. The balls in the ball stock of each tee box have identifying characteristics for relating the balls to the particular tee box. The system has a yard and ball return gutters. The yard has sloped surfaces to cause any golf balls landing on the yard to roll toward the ball return gutters. At least one target is positioned in the yard. The target has a winning ball identification apparatus for sensing the identifying characteristics of a ball hitting the target and relaying this information to a scoring device. The ball return gutters deliver balls landing in the yard to a ball distribution apparatus, which has a return ball identification apparatus for sensing the identifying characteristics of a ball and distributing the ball back to the renewable ball stocks of the tee boxes. The identifying characteristics for the golf balls can include, for example, color, symbols, bar codes, magnetism, or any combination thereof. The ball identification apparatus include suitable devices for detecting color, graphic images, bar codes, or magnetism, depending on which type of identifying characteristics are employed.
Inventors:
TAKAGI HIDEAKI
Application Number:
JP22212394A
Publication Date:
September 10, 1998
Filing Date:
September 16, 1994
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KUMATORYA MINORU
International Classes:
A63B69/36; A63B37/00; A63B43/00; A63B47/02; A63B63/00; (IPC1-7): A63B69/36
Domestic Patent References:
| JP4347180A | ||||
| JP1130772U | ||||
| JP353271U | ||||
| JP391460Y1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kei Osawa