Semi-automatic rugby ball launcher

By designing a semi-automatic rugby launcher, the direction and height of the launch can be adjusted using control buttons and a rotating mechanism. This solves the problems of existing rugby launchers requiring manual operation and having a single launch direction, enabling single-person or multi-person practice and broad applicability.

CN223555453UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-18DONGGUAN FULIHONG SPORTING GOODS CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422558355.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-22
Publication Date
2025-11-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-22

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Technical Problem

The existing rugby ball-launching machine has a poor structural design, requires manual operation, and has a single launching direction, which cannot meet the needs of single or multiple people practicing and has a limited scope of application.

Method used

A semi-automatic rugby launcher was designed. The ball delivery rack is controlled to move toward the launching device via control buttons or an operating unit. Different launching directions are achieved by combining a rotation mechanism. A slide and slider are provided to improve stability. A reset device is set up to achieve automatic reset. The user can manually adjust the launching direction and height.

Benefits of technology

It enables single-person or multi-person rugby serve practice, meets different practice needs, improves the stability and usability of the serve, has a wide range of applications, and features a clever and reasonable structural design.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a semi-automatic rugby football launcher which comprises a machine base, a football serving frame, a football feeding frame, a football serving device and a displacement device, and the football serving frame is provided with a football serving channel with a football serving opening and a football inlet. The serving device is arranged in the serving channel; the ball feeding frame is movably arranged at the ball inlet, the displacement device is in driving connection with the ball feeding frame, the ball feeding frame is provided with an operation part, and the displacement device is provided with a control button; a rotating mechanism for adjusting the serving direction is arranged at the lower end of the base; thus, through the design of all the components, the control button or the operation part is used for controlling the ball feeding frame to move towards the ball serving device, so that semi-automatic ball serving of the rugby is achieved, a practicer can practice under the condition of one person or multiple persons, in cooperation with the arrangement of the rotating mechanism, ball serving of the launcher in different ball serving directions is achieved, and the practicability is high. The training device is ingenious and reasonable in structural design, good in usability and wide in application range.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field technology of ball launching machine, especially to a semi-automatic rugby launching device. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, rugby (Rugby Football) is a kind of ball game in which two teams compete against each other, and it is intense and full of appreciation. In the rugby game, players cooperate with each other by using individual skills to achieve the purpose of attack and defense. Its characteristics are that the number of players participating in the game is the largest, which cannot be compared with all ball games. In the rugby game, not only do athletes require strong physique, tall stature, fast running ability and brave and tenacious will, but also athletes are required to complete complex body contact technical movements and tactical cooperation under the condition of being blocked by opponents. It requires athletes to have the flexibility and jumping ability of basketball players, the skill of kicking the ball of football players, and the fast and agile speed of short-distance runners. It is a comprehensive sports project integrating basketball, football and track and field, and has high interest and ornamental value.

[0003] There are various ball launching devices on the sports goods market, such as table tennis, badminton, tennis and baseball launching devices. Since their appearance, the ability of receiving and launching balls, jumping ability, motion sensitivity, endurance and other basic skill levels of athletes engaged in these ball games and enthusiasts have been significantly improved. However, the existing rugby launching machine has poor structure design, and the ball launching operation needs manual operation, so that the user cannot practice alone, and the ball launching direction of the launching machine is single, which cannot meet the practice needs of users and has small application range.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to study a new technical scheme to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] Therefore, the utility model mainly aims at the defects of the prior art, and provides a semi-automatic rugby launching device. Through the design of various components, the control button or operation part is used to control the movement of the ball feeding frame towards the ball launching device, so as to realize the semi-automatic launching of the rugby. This is beneficial to the practice of the practitioner in the case of single person or multiple persons, and the rotary mechanism is arranged to realize the ball launching in different directions of the launching device, so as to meet the practice needs of the practitioner and have wide application range.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] The utility model provides a kind of semi-automatic rugby launcher, including base, ball launcher, ball feeder, ball launching device and displacement device, wherein: the ball launcher is arranged on base, the ball launcher has ball launching passage with ball launching port, ball inlet port;The ball launching device is arranged in ball launching passage and between ball launching port and ball inlet port;The ball feeder is movably arranged at ball inlet port towards ball launching device, the displacement device is drivingly connected to ball feeder, the ball feeder is provided with operating part for user to manually push, the displacement device has control button, and the control button is arranged on ball launcher.

[0008] And, the lower end of the base is provided with a rotating mechanism for adjusting the direction of the ball launching, the rotating mechanism includes a base and a rotating seat arranged on the base, and a rotating device, the rotating seat is horizontally rotatably arranged on the upper end of the base, the rotating device is drivingly connected to the rotating seat, and the base is arranged on the upper end of the rotating seat.

[0009] As a preferred solution, the base is detachably arranged on the rotating seat.

[0010] As a preferred solution, the ball launcher is provided with a chute in communication with the ball launching passage, the chute is arranged in front and back, the lower end of the ball feeder is provided with a sliding block, the sliding block enters the interior of the ball launcher from the chute, and the displacement device is drivingly connected to the sliding block.

[0011] As a preferred solution, the ball feeder and the ball launcher are provided with a reset device for controlling the reset of the ball feeder towards the ball inlet port.

[0012] As a preferred solution, the reset device is a reset spring.

[0013] As a preferred solution, the ball launcher includes an upper frame body and a lower frame body, the ball launching port, the ball inlet port, the ball launching passage, the ball feeder, the ball launching device and the displacement device are all arranged on the upper frame body, the lower end of the upper frame body is horizontally rotatably arranged on the upper end of the lower frame body, the upper end of the lower frame body is provided with a pivot joint part, the lower end of the upper frame body is provided with a first pivot joint hole, the pivot joint part is adapted to the first pivot joint hole, and the lower frame body is arranged on the base.

[0014] As a preferred solution, the upper frame body is provided with a first locking member for locking the rotation angle of the upper frame body and the lower frame body, the outer side of the upper frame body is provided with an avoiding port in communication with the first pivot joint hole, the first locking member is movably arranged on the avoiding port, the outer side of the pivot joint part is provided with at least one first locking hole, and when the first locking member is separated from the first locking hole, the upper frame body can rotate on the lower frame body.

[0015] As a preferred scheme, the lower end of the ball launching frame is rotatably arranged on the base through a rotating shaft, the base is provided with a second locking member, the lower end of the ball launching frame is provided with a second locking hole corresponding to the second locking member, the second locking hole is arranged at two or more positions along the outer diameter of the rotating shaft, and the second locking member is positioned in any second locking hole to fix the position of the ball launching frame on the base, so that the ball launching height of the ball launching frame is adjusted.

[0016] As a preferred scheme, the base is provided with a mounting groove extending downward, the mounting groove is provided with a second pivot hole matching the rotating shaft, and the lower end of the ball launching frame extends into the mounting groove and is arranged on the second pivot hole.

[0017] As a preferred scheme, the base is provided with a control device, the control device is provided with a control switch, the control switch is exposed outside the base, the control device is connected to the ball launching device, the displacement device and the control button respectively, and the control device is connected to the rotating device of the base through a wire.

[0018] The utility model discloses have obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with prior art, specifically speaking, from the above technical scheme, it mainly is through the design of each component, utilizes control button or operation part to control the movement of ball feeding frame to ball launching device, to realize the semi-automatic ball launching of rugby, is favorable to the practice of the practitioner in the case of single person or many people, cooperates the setting of rotating mechanism, to realize the ball launching of different ball launching directions of launcher, to meet the practice demand of the practitioner, the structure design is ingenious and reasonable, and the usability is good, and the application range is wide.

[0019] Secondly, the setting of the sliding groove and the sliding block improves the stability of the ball feeding frame during movement, cooperates the setting of the reset device to realize the automatic reset of the ball feeding frame, to facilitate the placement of the next rugby, and the usability is good, simultaneously, the setting of the pivot joint and the first pivot hole enables the user to manually adjust the direction of the rugby, to meet the practice demand of the practitioner, and the setting of the first locking member and the first locking hole realizes the angle positioning of the upper frame body on the lower frame body, avoids the deviation of the upper frame body from the lower frame body during ball launching, and guarantees the use stability between the upper frame body and the lower frame body.

[0020] In addition, the front and back adjustable setting of the ball launching frame realizes the ball launching of rugby at different heights, further meets the practice demand of the practitioner, and the setting of the second locking member and the second locking hole realizes the positioning of the ball launching frame on the base, avoids the deviation of the ball launching frame from the base during the ball launching of rugby, improves the use stability of the ball launching frame on the base, and the usability is good.

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the structural features and effects of the utility model, the utility model will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Fig. 1 This is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Fig. 2 This is a first sectional view of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Fig. 3 This is a second sectional view of an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0025] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram:

[0026] 101, Second locking hole 10, Machine base

[0027] 11. Serve rack 111. Serve opening

[0028] 112. Goal opening; 113. Service channel

[0029] 114. Slide rail; 115. Upper frame.

[0030] 116. Lower frame 117. Pivot joint

[0031] 118. First pivot hole; 119. Clearance opening

[0032] 12. Ball feeding rack 121. Operation department

[0033] 122. Sliding block; 13. Ball serving device

[0034] 131. Flywheel 132. Drive unit

[0035] 14. Displacement device; 141. Control button

[0036] 15. First locking element; 16. Mounting slot

[0037] 161. Second pivot hole; 162. Rotating shaft

[0038] 171. Control switch; 18. Power supply

[0039] 19. Handle 20. Rotating mechanism

[0040] 21. Base 22. Rotating seat

[0041] 221. Slot 23. Rotating device. Detailed Implementation

[0042] Please refer to Figs. 1 to 3 As shown, it illustrates the specific structure of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0043] A kind of semi-automatic rugby launcher, including base 10, launching frame 11, ball feeder 12, ball launching device 13 and displacement device 14, wherein: the launching frame 11 is arranged on base 10, the launching frame 11 has ball launching channel 113 with ball launching port 111, ball inlet 112;The ball launching device 13 is arranged in ball launching channel 113 and located between ball launching port 111 and ball inlet 112, the ball launching device 13 includes two flywheels 131 and two drive devices 132, two flywheels 131 are arranged on ball launching channel 113 with left and right spacing, two drive devices 132 are connected to two flywheels 131 respectively;

[0044] The ball feeder 12 is movably arranged at ball inlet 112 towards ball launching device 13, the displacement device 14 is drivingly connected to ball feeder 12 and arranged on launching frame 11, the ball feeder 12 is provided with operating part 121 for user to manually push, the displacement device 14 has control button 141, and the control button 141 is arranged on launching frame 11;

[0045] And, the lower end of the base 10 is provided with a rotating mechanism 20 for adjusting the launching direction, the rotating mechanism 20 includes a base 21, a rotating seat 22 arranged on the base 21, and a rotating device 23, the rotating seat 22 is horizontally rotatably arranged on the upper end of the base 21, the rotating device 23 is drivingly connected to the rotating seat 22, and the base 10 is arranged on the upper end of the rotating seat 22;Preferably, the base 10 is detachably arranged on the rotating seat 22, the rotating seat 22 is provided with a clamping groove 221, and the base 10 is detachably arranged on the clamping groove 221, so that, by the design of each part, the ball feeder is moved towards the ball launching device by the control button or the operating part, to realize semi-automatic launching of rugby, which is beneficial to the practice of the practitioner in the case of single or multiple persons, and the rotating mechanism is arranged to realize launching in different launching directions of the launcher, so as to meet the practice needs of the practitioner, and the detachable arrangement of the rotating mechanism and the base facilitates the disassembly and storage of the whole product, has good usability and wide application range.

[0046] The launching frame 11 is provided with a chute 114 communicating with the ball launching channel, the chute 114 is arranged in front of and behind, the lower end of the ball feeder 12 is provided with a sliding block 122, the sliding block 122 enters the inside of the launching frame 11 from the chute 114, and the displacement device 14 is drivingly connected to the sliding block 122, preferably, the ball feeder 12 and the launching frame 11 are provided with a reset device (not shown in the figure) for controlling the reset of the ball feeder towards the ball inlet, and the reset device is a reset spring, so that the arrangement of the chute and the sliding block improves the stability of the ball feeder during moving, and the arrangement of the reset device realizes the automatic reset of the ball feeder, so as to facilitate the placement and use of the next rugby, and has good usability.

[0047] In the embodiment, the ball launching stand 11 comprises an upper stand body 115 and a lower stand body 116, the ball launching port 111, the ball entering port 112, the ball launching channel 113, the ball feeding stand 12, the ball launching device 13 and the displacement device 14 are arranged on the upper stand body 115, the lower end of the upper stand body 115 is arranged on the upper end of the lower stand body 116 in a horizontally rotatable manner, the upper end of the lower stand body 116 is provided with a pivot joint part 117, the lower end of the upper stand body 115 is provided with a first pivot joint hole 118, the pivot joint part 117 is adapted to the first pivot joint hole 118, and the lower stand body 116 is arranged on the machine base 10;

[0048] Specifically, the upper stand body 115 is provided with a first locking part 15 for locking the rotation angle of the upper stand body and the lower stand body, the outer side of the upper stand body 115 is provided with an avoiding port 119 communicated with the first pivot joint hole 118, the first locking part 15 is movably arranged on the avoiding port 119, the outer side of the pivot joint part 117 is provided with at least one first locking hole (not shown in the figure), the first locking hole is located on the inner side of the avoiding port 119, when the first locking part 15 is separated from the first locking hole, the upper stand body 115 can rotate on the lower stand body 116, in this way, the arrangement of the pivot joint part and the first pivot joint hole enables the user to manually adjust the direction of the rugby ball to meet the practice needs of the practitioner, and the arrangement of the first locking part and the first locking hole enables the angle positioning of the upper stand body on the lower stand body, avoids the deviation of the upper stand body from the lower stand body during the ball launching, and ensures the use stability between the upper stand body and the lower stand body.

[0049] In addition, the lower end of the lower stand body 116 of the ball launching stand 11 is arranged on the machine base 10 in a front and back rotatable manner through a rotating shaft 162, the machine base 10 is provided with a second locking part (not shown in the figure), the lower end of the ball launching stand 11 is provided with a second locking hole 101 corresponding to the second locking part, the second locking hole 101 is provided with two or more than two and is arranged in a spaced manner along the outer diameter of the rotating shaft, the second locking part is located in any second locking hole 101 to fix the position of the ball launching stand 11 on the machine base 10, thereby realizing the height adjustment of the ball launching of the ball launching stand, the machine base 10 is provided with a mounting groove 16 extending downward, the mounting groove 16 is provided with a second pivot joint hole 161 matching the rotating shaft, the lower end of the ball launching stand 11 extends into the mounting groove 16, and the rotating shaft 162 is arranged on the second pivot joint hole 161; in this way, the front and back of the ball launching stand is arranged in an adjustable manner to realize the different height launching of the rugby ball, further meet the practice needs of the practitioner, at the same time, the arrangement of the second locking part and the second locking hole enables the positioning of the ball launching stand on the machine base, avoids the deviation of the ball launching stand from the machine base during the ball launching of the rugby ball, improves the use stability of the ball launching stand on the machine base, and has good usability.

[0050] The control device is provided on the base 10, and has a control switch 171 exposed outside the base 10, is connected to the driving device 132, the displacement device 14 and the control button 141 respectively, is connected to the rotating device 23 through an electric wire, and comprises a power supply 18 provided on the base 10, or provided on the base 21, or provided on the base 10 and the base 21 respectively.

[0051] Preferably, the rear end of the ball launcher 11 is provided with a handle 19 for the user to grab and move.

[0052] The utility model discloses the design emphasis lies in, it is mainly through the design of each component, utilizes control button or operation part control ball feeder and moves towards the ball launching device, to realize the semi -automatic ball launching of rugby, is favorable to the practice of the single person or many people under the condition and practices, cooperates the setting of rotating mechanism, to realize the ball launching of different ball launching direction of launcher, thereby satisfies the practice demand of the practice, and the structure design is ingenious and reasonable, and the usability is good, and the scope of application is wide,

[0053] Secondly, the setting of the sliding groove and the sliding block improves the stability of the ball feeder when moving, cooperates the setting of the reset device to realize the automatic reset of the ball feeder, so as to facilitate the placement of the next rugby, and the usability is good, and the setting of the pivot joint and the first pivot joint hole, the user can manually adjust the direction of the rugby to satisfy the practice demand of the practice, and the setting of the first locking piece and the first locking hole realizes the angle positioning of the upper rack body on the lower rack body, avoids the deviation of the upper rack body from the lower rack body when launching the ball, and guarantees the use stability between the upper rack body and the lower rack body.

[0054] And the front and rear adjustable setting of the ball launcher realizes the ball launching of rugby at different heights, further satisfies the practice demand of the practice, and the setting of the second locking piece and the second locking hole realizes the positioning of the ball launcher on the base, avoids the deviation of the ball launcher from the base during the ball launching process, improves the use stability of the ball launcher on the base, and the usability is good.

[0055] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the technical range of the utility model, so any slight modification, equivalent change and modification made according to the technical essence of the utility model to the above embodiment still belongs to the range of the technical scheme of the utility model.

Claims

1. A semi-automatic rugby launcher characterised in that: The device comprises a machine base, a ball launching frame, a ball feeding frame, a ball launching device and a displacement device, wherein the ball launching frame is arranged on the machine base and has a ball launching channel with a ball launching opening and a ball feeding opening; the ball launching device is arranged in the ball launching channel and between the ball launching opening and the ball feeding opening; the ball feeding frame is movably arranged at the ball feeding opening towards the ball launching device; the displacement device is drivingly connected to the ball feeding frame; the ball feeding frame is provided with an operation part for manual pushing by a user; the displacement device is provided with a control button arranged on the ball launching frame; and the lower end of the machine base is provided with a rotating mechanism for adjusting the launching direction, which comprises a base, a rotating seat arranged on the base and a rotating device, the rotating seat is horizontally rotatably arranged on the upper end of the base, and the rotating device is drivingly connected to the rotating seat, and the machine base is arranged on the upper end of the rotating seat. The machine base is detachably arranged on the rotating seat.

2. A semi-automatic rugby launcher according to claim 1, characterised in that: The ball launching frame is provided with a chute in communication with the ball launching channel, the chute is arranged in a front-rear direction, the lower end of the ball feeding frame is provided with a sliding block, the sliding block enters the interior of the ball launching frame from the chute, and the displacement device is drivingly connected to the sliding block.

3. A semi-automatic rugby launcher according to claim 1, characterised in that: The ball feeding frame and the ball launching frame are provided with a reset device for controlling the reset of the ball feeding frame towards the ball feeding opening.

4. A semi-automatic rugby ball launcher according to claim 1, wherein: The reset device is a reset spring.

5. A semi-automatic rugby launcher according to claim 4, characterised in that: The ball launching frame comprises an upper frame body and a lower frame body, the ball launching opening, the ball feeding opening, the ball launching channel, the ball feeding frame, the ball launching device and the displacement device are arranged on the upper frame body, the lower end of the upper frame body is horizontally rotatably arranged on the upper end of the lower frame body, the upper end of the lower frame body is provided with a pivot joint part, the lower end of the upper frame body is provided with a first pivot joint hole, the pivot joint part is adapted to the first pivot joint hole, and the lower frame body is arranged on the machine base.

6. A semi-automatic rugby launcher according to claim 1, characterised in that: The upper frame body is provided with a first locking member for locking the rotation angle of the upper frame body and the lower frame body, the outer side of the upper frame body is provided with an avoiding opening in communication with the first pivot joint hole, the first locking member is movably arranged on the avoiding opening, the outer side of the pivot joint part is provided with at least one first locking hole, and when the first locking member is separated from the first locking hole, the upper frame body can rotate on the lower frame body.

7. A semi-automatic rugby ball launcher according to claim 6, wherein: The lower end of the ball launching frame is rotatably arranged on the machine base through a rotating shaft, the machine base is provided with a second locking member, the lower end of the ball launching frame is provided with a second locking hole corresponding to the second locking member, the second locking hole is provided with two or more than two and is arranged in a spaced manner along the outer diameter of the rotating shaft, the second locking member is positioned in any second locking hole to fix the position of the ball launching frame on the base, so as to realize the height adjustment of the ball launching frame.

8. A semi-automatic rugby launcher according to claim 1, characterised in that: The machine base is provided with a mounting groove extending downward, the mounting groove is provided with a second pivot joint hole matched with the rotating shaft, the lower end of the ball launching frame extends into the mounting groove, and the rotating shaft is arranged on the second pivot joint hole.

9. A semi-automatic rugby launcher according to claim 8, characterised in that: The machine base is provided with a control device, the control device has a control switch, the control switch is exposed outside the machine base, the control device is respectively connected to the ball launching device, the displacement device and the control button, and the control device is connected to the rotating device through an electric wire.

10. A semi-automatic rugby ball launcher as claimed in claim 1, wherein: ​