Ball serving machine capable of being adjusted in up-down and left-right swinging mode

The swing arm and rotating mechanism are controlled by a driving device to achieve the up, down, left and right adjustment of the ball serving machine, which solves the problem of fixed serving height of existing ball serving machines, provides a flexible training method and stable serving effect, and is suitable for tennis and pickleball practice.

CN223311624UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-09DONGGUAN FULIHONG SPORTING GOODS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422255234.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-13
Publication Date
2025-09-09
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-13

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Technical Problem

The existing ball-serving machine has a fixed serving height, is difficult to adjust, is troublesome to operate, is inconvenient to use, and has a small scope of application.

Method used

The first drive device is used to control the up and down movement of the swing arm, linking the serving mechanism to perform serving operations at different heights, and the up, down, left and right adjustment of the serving machine is achieved through the swing mechanism and the rotation mechanism. Combined with the design of the stop part, the stability of the serving mechanism and multi-angle serving are ensured.

Benefits of technology

The utility model realizes flexible adjustment of the serving height and angle, is simple to operate, easy to use, has a wide range of applications, meets the diverse training needs of practitioners, and has a reasonable structural design and occupies a small space.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a pitching machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right for adjustment, which comprises a seat body, a pitching frame, a pitching mechanism and a swinging mechanism, the pitching frame is arranged at the upper end of the seat body, and the pitching frame is provided with a ball inlet channel; the lower end of the ball serving mechanism is arranged at the front end of the ball serving frame in an up-down swinging manner and communicates with the ball inlet channel, so that balls in the ball inlet channel are served outwards; the swing mechanism is arranged on the seat body and located on the lower side of the serving mechanism, the swing mechanism comprises a swing arm and a first driving device, the first driving device is in driving connection to the lower end of the swing arm, and the upper end of the swing arm is connected to the lower side of the front end of the serving mechanism; thus, the first driving device is used for controlling the swing arm to move up and down so as to link up-down swing of the ball serving mechanism, so that the ball serving mechanism can conduct ball serving operation at different heights, the practice requirement of a practitioner is met, the structural design is simple, ingenious and reasonable, operation is easy, use is convenient, training of the practitioner is facilitated, usability is good, and the application range is wide.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of ball serving machines, in particular to a ball serving machine which can be swung up and down and left and right and is suitable for serving tennis and pickleball. Background Art

[0002] As people's living standards continue to improve, more and more people realize the importance of having good physical fitness, and gradually strengthen various sports training. Therefore, there is an increasingly broad market for various ball sports equipment. When people practice, they will use ball machines to practice to reduce the need for accompanying personnel to pick up balls. One person can practice playing ball with the training machine, effectively improving their competitive skills and achieving the purpose of exercise.

[0003] Existing ball-serving machines usually use two ball-serving wheels to rotate as the power for serving, which has the advantages of high speed, easy control, and cost-effectiveness. The ball falls into the position of the two ball-serving wheels to perform the serving action, thereby enabling the practitioner to practice hitting the ball. However, the structural design of the existing ball-serving machines is poor. The serving height of the ball-serving machines is usually fixed. When the serving height is desired to be changed, an object must be placed at the front side of the lower end of the ball-serving machine to adjust the serving height of the ball-serving machine. The poor structural design makes the operation complicated and inconvenient to use, which is not conducive to the practitioner's training, has poor usability, and has a small scope of application.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to study a new technical solution to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, the present invention aims to address the deficiencies in the prior art, and its main purpose is to provide a ball serving machine that can be adjusted to swing up and down and left and right. The first drive device is used to control the up and down movement of the swing arm to link the up and down swing of the ball serving mechanism, thereby enabling the ball serving mechanism to perform ball serving operations at different heights, thereby meeting the practice needs of practitioners. The invention is simple to operate, easy to use, beneficial to the training of practitioners, has good usability, and a wide range of applications.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A ball serving machine that can be swung up and down and left and right, includes a seat, a serving rack, a serving mechanism and a swinging mechanism, wherein: the serving rack is arranged at the upper end of the seat, and the serving rack has a goal channel; the lower end of the serving mechanism can be swung up and down and is arranged at the front end of the serving rack and is connected to the goal channel to serve the ball in the goal channel outward; the swinging mechanism is arranged on the seat and located on the lower side of the serving mechanism, and the swinging mechanism includes a swing arm and a first drive device, the first drive device is drivingly connected to the lower end of the swing arm, and the upper end of the swing arm is connected to the lower side of the front end of the serving mechanism.

[0008] As a preferred solution, the seat body is provided with a first stop portion extending upward, the first stop portion is located at the lower side of the front end of the ball serving mechanism, the first stop portion has a cavity with an upper end opening, the swing mechanism is arranged on the cavity, the upper end of the swing arm passes through the upper end opening and is exposed outside the first stop portion, when the swing mechanism controls the ball serving mechanism to swing downward, the lower side stop of the front end of the ball serving mechanism is positioned on the first stop portion.

[0009] As a preferred solution, a second stop portion is provided at the lower end of the ball serving mechanism, and the second stop portion has a groove extending upward. The upper end of the swing arm is connected to the front section of the groove, and a baffle is provided in the chamber. The baffle is located below the second stop portion and on the rear side of the swing arm. When the swing mechanism controls the ball serving mechanism to swing downward, the second stop portion extends into the chamber from the upper end opening and stops and is positioned at the upper end of the baffle.

[0010] As a preferred solution, the baffle is an oblique plate extending obliquely upward from the back to the front.

[0011] As a preferred solution, a connecting piece for connecting to a swing arm is provided on the groove, a connecting groove with an open lower end is provided on the connecting piece, and the upper end of the swing arm is provided in the connecting groove.

[0012] As a preferred solution, a third stop is provided on the serving rack, and the third stop is located above the serving mechanism. When the swing mechanism controls the serving mechanism to swing upward, the upper end stop of the serving mechanism is positioned on the third stop.

[0013] As a preferred solution, the ball-serving mechanism includes a shell and a ball-serving wheel and a second driving device arranged on the shell. The shell is provided with a ball-serving channel with a front-end ball-serving port, and the rear end of the ball-serving channel is connected to the ball-serving channel through the ball-serving port. There are two ball-serving wheels and two second driving devices. The two ball-serving wheels are arranged on the left and right sides of the ball-serving channel in a left-right spacing pattern. The two second driving devices are respectively driven and connected to the two ball-serving wheels. A first pivot hole is provided on the lower side of the rear end of the shell, and a second pivot hole is provided on the lower side of the front end of the ball-serving rack. The first pivot hole is located beside the second pivot hole and is connected by bolts to realize the movable connection of the shell on the ball-serving rack. The upper end of the swing arm is connected to the lower side of the front end of the shell.

[0014] As a preferred solution, it also includes a rotating mechanism, which is driven and connected to the lower end of the seat body to control the left and right rotation of the seat body, thereby linking the serving rack and the serving mechanism to rotate left and right.

[0015] As a preferred solution, the rotating mechanism includes a base, a rotating seat and a rotating device. The rotating seat can be horizontally rotatably arranged at the upper end of the base. The rotating device is driven and connected to the rotating seat and is arranged on the base. The rotating seat is provided with a placement groove for positioning the seat body.

[0016] As a preferred solution, the seat body is detachably arranged on the placement groove.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. Specifically, it can be seen from the above technical solution that it mainly realizes the serving mechanism to serve at different heights by setting a swing mechanism and utilizing a first driving device to control the up and down movement of the swing arm to link the up and down swing of the serving mechanism, thereby meeting the practice needs of practitioners. The structural design is simple, ingenious and reasonable, the operation is simple, and the use is convenient, which is beneficial to the training of practitioners, has good usability, and a wide range of applications.

[0018] Secondly, the first stop portion is provided to stop the lower side of the front end of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings downward, and the second stop portion and the baffle are provided to stop the middle position of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings downward, thereby ensuring the stability of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings downward and having strong practicality. At the same time, the third stop portion is provided to facilitate the stop position of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings upward, so that the ball-serving mechanism can swing up and down within a limited range, thereby ensuring the stability of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings.

[0019] In addition, the setting of the rotating mechanism enables the ball machine to serve at different angles on the left and right, further enriching the serving effect of the ball machine, thereby meeting the practice needs of practitioners. At the same time, the detachable setting of the base on the placement slot reduces the space occupied by the entire machine, making it easier for practitioners to store the product.

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the structural features and effects of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a first cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0024] Description of the accompanying drawings:

[0025] 10. Base 11. First stopper

[0026] 111. Upper opening 112. Chamber

[0027] 113, baffle 12, control switch

[0028] 13. Speed ​​Regulator 14. Bolt

[0029] 20. Service rack 21. Goal channel

[0030] 22. Third stopper 23. Goal opening

[0031] 30. Ball-serving mechanism 31. Second stopper

[0032] 311, groove 312, connecting piece

[0033] 313, connecting groove 32, housing

[0034] 321, front serving port 322, serving channel

[0035] 323, first pivot hole 33, serving wheel

[0036] 40. Swing mechanism 41. Swing arm

[0037] 42. First driving device 50. Rotating mechanism

[0038] 51. Base 52. Rotating seat

[0039] 521, placement slot 53, rotating device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 As shown, it shows the specific structure of an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0041] A ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right, comprising a seat 10, a serving rack 20, a serving mechanism 30 and a swing mechanism 40, wherein:

[0042] The serving rack 20 is arranged at the upper end of the seat body 10, and the serving rack 20 has a goal channel 21; the lower end of the serving mechanism 30 can swing up and down and is arranged at the front end of the serving rack 20 and is connected to the goal channel 21 to serve the ball in the goal channel 21 outward; the swinging mechanism 40 is arranged on the seat body 10 and is located at the lower side of the serving mechanism 30, and the swinging mechanism 40 includes a swing arm 41 and a first driving device 42, the first driving device 42 is driven and connected to the lower end of the swing arm 41, and the upper end of the swing arm 41 is connected to the lower side of the front end of the serving mechanism 30; in this way, the first driving device is used to control the up and down movement of the swing arm to link the up and down swing of the serving mechanism, so as to realize the serving operation of different heights by the serving mechanism, thereby meeting the practice needs of the practitioners. The structural design is simple, ingenious and reasonable, simple to operate, easy to use, conducive to the training of the practitioners, good usability and wide range of applications.

[0043] Furthermore, the seat body 10 is provided with a first stopper 11 extending upward. The first stopper 11 is located at the lower front end of the ball serving mechanism 30. The first stopper 11 has a chamber 112 with an upper opening 111. The swing mechanism 40 is disposed on the chamber 112. The upper end of the swing arm 41 passes through the upper opening 111 and is exposed outside the first stopper 11. When the swing mechanism 40 controls the ball serving mechanism 30 to swing downward, the lower front end stopper of the ball serving mechanism 30 is positioned on the first stopper 11.

[0044] Here, the lower end of the serving mechanism 30 is provided with a second stopper 31, and the second stopper 31 has a groove 311 extending upward. The upper end of the swing arm 41 is connected to the front section of the groove 311. A baffle 113 is provided in the chamber 112. The baffle 113 is located below the second stopper 31 and at the rear side of the swing arm 41. When the swing mechanism 40 controls the serving mechanism 30 to swing downward, the second stopper 31 extends from the upper end opening 111 into the chamber 112 and stops at the upper end of the baffle 113. Specifically, the groove 31 1 is provided with a connecting piece 312 for connecting with the swing arm, and the connecting piece 312 is provided with a connecting groove 313 with an open lower end. The upper end of the swing arm 41 is set in the connecting groove 313. Preferably, the baffle 113 is an oblique plate extending obliquely upward from the back to the front. In this way, the setting of the first stop portion can stop the lower side of the front end of the ball serving mechanism when it swings downward. In conjunction with the setting of the second stop portion and the baffle, the middle position of the ball serving mechanism is stopped when it swings downward, thereby ensuring the stability of the ball serving mechanism when it swings downward and having strong practicality.

[0045] The serving rack 20 is provided with a third stop 22, and the third stop 22 is located above the serving mechanism 30. When the swing mechanism 40 controls the serving mechanism 30 to swing upward, the upper end stop of the serving mechanism 30 is positioned on the third stop 22. In this way, the setting of the third stop facilitates the stop positioning of the serving mechanism when it swings upward, and cooperates with the setting of the first stop and the second stop to enable the serving mechanism to swing up and down within a limited range, thereby ensuring the stability of the serving mechanism when it swings.

[0046] In addition, the ball-serving mechanism 30 includes a shell 32, a ball-serving wheel 33 and a second driving device (not shown in the figure) arranged on the shell 32. The shell 32 is provided with a ball-serving channel 322 with a front ball-serving port 321. The rear end of the ball-serving channel 322 is connected to the goal channel 21 through the goal port 23. There are two ball-serving wheels 33 and two second driving devices. The two ball-serving wheels 33 are arranged on the left and right sides of the ball-serving channel 322 in a left-right spacing pattern. The two second driving devices are respectively driven and connected to the two ball-serving wheels 33. A first pivot hole 323 is provided on the lower side of the rear end of the shell 32, and a second pivot hole (not shown in the figure) is provided on the lower side of the front end of the ball-serving rack 20. The first pivot hole 323 is located on the side of the second pivot hole and is connected by a bolt 14 to realize the movable connection of the shell 32 on the ball-serving rack 20. The upper end of the swing arm 41 is connected to the lower side of the front end of the shell 32.

[0047] The swivel mechanism 50 is also included, and the swivel mechanism 50 is driven and connected to the lower end of the seat body 10 to control the left and right rotation of the seat body 10, thereby linking the ball serving rack 20 and the ball serving mechanism 30 to rotate left and right. Specifically, the swivel mechanism 50 includes a base 51, a swivel seat 52 and a swivel device 53. The swivel seat 52 can be horizontally rotatably arranged at the upper end of the base 51. The swivel device 53 is driven and connected to the swivel seat 52 and is arranged on the base 51. The swivel seat 52 is provided with a placement groove 521 for positioning the seat body, and the seat body 10 is detachably arranged on the placement groove 521. In this way, the setting of the swivel mechanism enables the ball serving machine to serve at different angles left and right, further enriching the serving effect of the ball serving machine, thereby meeting the practice needs of the practitioners. At the same time, the detachable setting of the seat body on the placement groove reduces the occupied space of the whole machine, so that the practitioners can store the product conveniently.

[0048] Preferably, a control mechanism (not shown in the figure) is provided in the base body 10, and a control switch 12 and a speed regulator 13 are provided on the control mechanism. The rotating device 53 is connected to the control mechanism through a power cord, and the control mechanism is respectively connected to the first drive device 42 and the second drive device. In this way, the speed regulator is set to control the first and second drive devices to speed up or slow down the swing speed and the serving speed of the serving mechanism to control the serving frequency of the ball and meet the needs of the practitioner.

[0049] The design focus of the utility model is that it mainly realizes the serving mechanism to serve at different heights by setting a swing mechanism and utilizing a first driving device to control the up and down movement of the swing arm to link the up and down swing of the serving mechanism, thereby meeting the practice needs of the practitioners. The structure design is simple, ingenious and reasonable, the operation is simple, and the use is convenient, which is beneficial to the training of the practitioners, has good usability, and a wide range of applications.

[0050] Secondly, the first stop portion is provided to stop the lower side of the front end of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings downward, and the second stop portion and the baffle are provided to stop the middle position of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings downward, thereby ensuring the stability of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings downward and having strong practicality. At the same time, the third stop portion is provided to facilitate the stop position of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings upward, so that the ball-serving mechanism can swing up and down within a limited range, thereby ensuring the stability of the ball-serving mechanism when it swings.

[0051] In addition, the setting of the rotating mechanism enables the ball machine to serve at different angles on the left and right, further enriching the serving effect of the ball machine, thereby meeting the practice needs of practitioners. At the same time, the detachable setting of the base on the placement slot reduces the space occupied by the entire machine, making it easier for practitioners to store the product.

[0052] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, any minor modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A ball machine that can be swung up and down or left and right, characterized by: It includes a seat body, a serving rack, a serving mechanism and a swinging mechanism, wherein: the serving rack is arranged at the upper end of the seat body, and the serving rack has a goal channel; the lower end of the serving mechanism can swing up and down and is arranged at the front end of the serving rack and is connected to the goal channel to serve the ball in the goal channel outward; the swinging mechanism is arranged on the seat body and located at the lower side of the serving mechanism, and the swinging mechanism includes a swing arm and a first driving device, the first driving device is drivingly connected to the lower end of the swing arm, and the upper end of the swing arm is connected to the lower side of the front end of the serving mechanism.

2. A ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right according to claim 1, characterized in that: The seat body is provided with a first stop portion extending upward, and the first stop portion is located at the lower side of the front end of the ball serving mechanism. The first stop portion has a cavity with an upper end opening. The swing mechanism is arranged on the cavity, and the upper end of the swing arm passes through the upper end opening and is exposed outside the first stop portion. When the swing mechanism controls the ball serving mechanism to swing downward, the lower side stop of the front end of the ball serving mechanism is positioned on the first stop portion.

3. The ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right according to claim 2, characterized in that: A second stop is provided at the lower end of the ball serving mechanism, and the second stop has a groove extending upward. The upper end of the swing arm is connected to the front section of the groove. A baffle is provided in the chamber, and the baffle is located below the second stop and on the rear side of the swing arm. When the swing mechanism controls the ball serving mechanism to swing downward, the second stop extends into the chamber from the upper end opening and stops and is positioned at the upper end of the baffle.

4. The ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right according to claim 3, characterized in that: The baffle is an oblique plate extending obliquely upward from the rear to the front.

5. The ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right according to claim 3, characterized in that: The groove is provided with a connecting piece for connecting with the swing arm, the connecting piece is provided with a connecting groove with an open lower end, and the upper end of the swing arm is arranged in the connecting groove.

6. The ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right according to claim 1, characterized in that: The serving rack is provided with a third stopper, and the third stopper is located above the serving mechanism. When the swing mechanism controls the serving mechanism to swing upward, the upper end stopper of the serving mechanism is positioned on the third stopper.

7. The ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ball-serving mechanism includes a shell, a ball-serving wheel and a second driving device arranged on the shell. The shell is provided with a ball-serving channel with a front-end ball-serving port. The rear end of the ball-serving channel is connected to the ball-serving channel through the ball-serving port. There are two ball-serving wheels and two second driving devices. The two ball-serving wheels are arranged on the left and right sides of the ball-serving channel in a left-right spacing pattern. The two second driving devices are respectively driven and connected to the two ball-serving wheels. A first pivot hole is provided on the lower side of the rear end of the shell, and a second pivot hole is provided on the lower side of the front end of the ball-serving rack. The first pivot hole is located beside the second pivot hole and is connected by bolts to realize the movable connection of the shell on the ball-serving rack. The upper end of the swing arm is connected to the lower side of the front end of the shell.

8. The ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right according to claim 1, characterized in that: The utility model also includes a rotating mechanism, which is driven and connected to the lower end of the seat body to control the seat body to rotate left and right, thereby linking the serving rack and the serving mechanism to rotate left and right.

9. The ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right according to claim 8, characterized in that: The rotating mechanism includes a base, a rotating seat and a rotating device. The rotating seat can be horizontally rotatably arranged at the upper end of the base. The rotating device is driven and connected to the rotating seat and is arranged on the base. The rotating seat is provided with a placement groove for positioning the seat body.

10. The ball serving machine capable of swinging up and down and left and right according to claim 9, characterized in that: The seat body is detachably arranged on the placement groove.