TABLE TENNIS ROBOT AND METHOD OF OPERATION

Title:

TABLE TENNIS ROBOT AND METHOD OF OPERATION

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/056641

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A robot server assembly (20) having a back panel (21), a ball feed collector plate (23) extending outwardly from the bottom of back panel with its horizontal plane positioned an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the back panel (21), a rotatable ball pickup mechanism (24) positioned between a the ball collector mounting section (22) of the back panel and the ball feed collector plate and having a plurality of ball pickup structures (78, 80, 81, 82) extending into the collector plate; a ball guide (25) at the upper end of the back panel; a substantially transparent front cover (28) attached to the front surface of the back panel (21) and extending from the bottom of the ball guide (25) to ball pickup mechanism (24) to define an enclosed ball passageway (30); an oscillator (32) is mounted to the top of the back panel above the ball guide, with a serving head assembly (34) attached to the oscillator through a pivot guide (35). The robot server assembly (20) includes a digital controller (204) that operates multiple functions of the robot server assembly from a menu of functions and can be interfaced with a personal computer for the development of specialized drills.

Inventors:

THOMAN LAWRENCE MICHAEL (US)
CEVIK BURAK (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2010/054253

Publication Date:

September 29, 2011

Filing Date:

October 27, 2010

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

NEWGY IND INC (US)
THOMAN LAWRENCE MICHAEL (US)
CEVIK BURAK (US)

International Classes:

A63B69/40; A63B67/04; A63B71/04

Domestic Patent References:

WO2001097928A1

2001-12-27

Foreign References:

JPH0382239U	1991-08-22
JPH0371345B2	1991-11-12
JPH1189990A	1999-04-06

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