Ball storage device for tennis training machine and tennis training machine

By designing a detachable ball storage device, the problems of large size of the ball storage device and tennis balls falling off are solved, realizing the portability and stability of the tennis training machine, which is suitable for ball storage and transportation in tennis training machines.

CN223861250UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-03JINHUA INTELLIGENT MFG RES INST +1
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Application Number
CN202520091215.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-15
Publication Date
2026-02-03
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-15

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Technical Problem

Existing tennis training machines have bulky and inconvenient ball storage devices, and the tennis balls are prone to falling out during transportation, increasing the difficulty of transportation.

Method used

Design a detachable ball storage device, including a ball storage box and a ball storage bladder, made of a material with rebound and deformation functions, with a top cover and bottom plate that can be sealed, combined with a support rod and an elastic ring to achieve portability and stability, and the support rod can slide to reduce the space occupied.

Benefits of technology

It reduces the cost of tennis training machines, improves portability and stability, prevents tennis balls from falling during transportation, and is suitable for transportation and storage in different scenarios.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a ball storage device for a tennis training machine and the tennis training machine, and relates to the technical field of tennis training machines, the ball storage device comprises a ball storage device body, the ball storage device body is provided with a containing cavity, the top and the bottom of the ball storage device body are both provided with openings, and the ball storage device body is detachably arranged on a base of the tennis training machine. When the ball storage device body is mounted on the base, the opening in the bottom of the ball storage device is communicated with the ball inlet of the base; when the ball storage device body is detached from the base, at least one of the two openings in the top and the bottom of the ball storage device body can be closed to serve as a bottom face to support the tennis balls in the bottom face. The ball storage device can be installed on the base of the tennis training machine to serve as the ball storage device of the tennis training machine and can also be detached from the base to serve as an independent ball storage bag so that the ball storage device can be transferred, detached, stored and picked up conveniently, cost is reduced, and meanwhile portability of the tennis training machine is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to tennis training machine technical field, in particular to a tennis training machine is with ball storage device and tennis training machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the popularity of tennis, the demand for efficient training equipment is increasing. The traditional manual ball picking and feeding method is low in efficiency, and the tennis training machine emerges as the times require. In the prior art, an additional ball bag is usually provided to pick up balls in the field and transport balls in or out of the field. This not only requires an additional purchase or manufacture of a ball bag, but also the traditional fence type and wall type ball storage devices embedded in the body of the tennis machine are large in size and difficult to put into a transport setting such as a trunk of a car, which increases the difficulty of transportation. In addition, the top of the existing ball storage device is an open structure, and the tennis balls are easy to fall off when transported together with the training machine, increasing the difficulty of transportation. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at providing a tennis training machine ball storage device and a tennis training machine to solve the problems of the prior art, reduce the cost, and improve the portability of the tennis training machine.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following scheme:

[0005] The utility model provides a tennis training machine ball storage device, which comprises a ball storage device body, the ball storage device body has a containing cavity, the top and bottom of the ball storage device body are provided with openings, the ball storage device body can be detachably arranged on the base of the tennis training machine, in the state that the ball storage device body is mounted on the base, the opening in the bottom of the ball storage device body and the ball inlet of the base are communicated, in the state that the ball storage device body is detached from the base, at least one of the two openings in the top and bottom of the ball storage device body can be closed to support the tennis balls in it as a bottom surface.

[0006] Preferably, the ball storage device body is a ball storage box, the ball storage box comprises a first wall and a top cover, the first wall is in a sleeve structure, the first wall and the top cover are made of materials with both rebound function and deformation function, the deformation function enables the ball storage box to have deformation ability when subjected to external force, and the rebound function enables the ball storage box to have the ability to restore to the original state when not subjected to external force, the top cover is connected with the top edge of the first wall through a zipper, in the state that the ball storage device body is detached from the base and the top cover closes the opening in the top of the first wall, the top cover can support the tennis balls in it as a bottom surface.

[0007] Preferably, the bottom of the first surrounding wall is connected with a bottom sheet, the circumferential edge of the bottom sheet is connected with the bottom edge of the first surrounding wall, the bottom sheet is provided with a ball outlet for aligning and communicating with the ball inlet of the base; the bottom sheet is made of flexible material so that the bottom sheet is attached to the arc-shaped upper surface of the top of the base under the pressure of the tennis ball, the bottom sheet around the ball outlet is connected with a tensioning rope, the tensioning rope is arranged around the ball outlet, and tensioning the tensioning rope can drive the bottom sheet to extend towards the ball outlet to reduce or close the ball outlet; after the tensioning rope is loosened, the bottom sheet restores to the initial state under the action of the elasticity of the material itself and expands or opens the ball outlet.

[0008] Preferably, the material of the first surrounding wall and the top cover is non-elastic textile fabric, and the material of the bottom sheet is elastic textile fabric.

[0009] Preferably, the ball storage device body is a ball storage bag, the ball storage bag comprises a second surrounding wall and a sealing structure, the second surrounding wall is made of flexible material, and the top and bottom of the second surrounding wall are provided with sealing structures capable of opening and closing the openings of the top and bottom of the second surrounding wall.

[0010] Preferably, the sealing structure at the top of the second surrounding wall is a tensioning rope, a zipper or a magic tape, and the sealing structure at the bottom is a tensioning rope.

[0011] Preferably, a plurality of supporting rods are further included, a plurality of elastic rings are connected to the outer side walls of the first surrounding wall or the second surrounding wall, the supporting rods are vertically installed on the base, the supporting rods protrude from the top of the base, the plurality of supporting rods are arranged around the first surrounding wall or the second surrounding wall, and the elastic rings are correspondingly arranged on the supporting rods, the elastic rings can be sleeved on the supporting rods and realize the installation of the ball storage device body on the base.

[0012] Preferably, the top of the base is provided with a sliding hole, the supporting rods are slidingly arranged in the sliding hole, in the state that the elastic rings are sleeved on the supporting rods, the elastic rings can pull the supporting rods towards the inner side to generate a friction force between the hole wall of the sliding hole and the supporting rods, and the generated friction force is greater than the gravity of the supporting rods; in the state that the elastic rings are not sleeved on the supporting rods, the supporting rods slide towards the inside of the base under the action of the gravity of the supporting rods, and the top of the supporting rod is provided with a clamping head, the cross-sectional dimension of the clamping head is greater than the dimension of the top of the sliding hole.

[0013] Preferably, the base top is further provided with a plurality of supporting protrusions, the plurality of supporting protrusions are arranged around the first surrounding wall or the second surrounding wall, and the first surrounding wall or the second surrounding wall arranged close to the bottom is arranged on the supporting protrusions.

[0014] The utility model discloses still provide a kind of tennis training machine, comprising: the tennis training machine is used as ball storage device as described above.

[0015] The utility model relative to prior art obtains following technical effect:

[0016] The ball storage device can be installed on the base of the tennis training machine as the ball storage device of the tennis training machine, and can be detached from the base as a separate ball storage bag for transfer, disassembly, storage and ball picking. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be simply introduced below, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative labor.

[0018] Figure 1 The structure schematic diagram of the tennis training machine with the ball storage box provided by the utility model embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0019] Figure 2 The structure schematic diagram of the ball storage box in the open state of top cover is shown in the figure. Figure 1

[0020] Figure 3 The structure schematic diagram of the ball storage box is shown in the figure. Figure 1

[0021] Figure 4 Another view in another direction is shown in the figure. Figure 3

[0022] The structure schematic diagram of the base and supporting rod is shown in the figure. Figure 5 Figure 1 The structure schematic diagram of the tennis training machine with the ball storage bag provided by the utility model embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0023] Figure 6

[0024] ​​​​In the figure: 1 - clamp head; 2 - ball storage bag; 3 - support rod; 4 - base; 5 - tensioning rope; 6 - elastic ring; 7 - ball storage box; 8 - support protrusion; 9 - first enclosing wall; 10 - top cover; 11 - bottom sheet; 12 - ball outlet; 13 - ball inlet; 14 - telescopic pull rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application.

[0026] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more apparent, obvious and easy to understand, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0027] The embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figures 1 to 6

[0028] The embodiments of the present application provide a ball storage device for a tennis training machine, hereinafter referred to as a ball storage device, comprising: a ball storage device body, the ball storage device body has a containing cavity, the ball storage device body top and bottom are provided with openings, the ball storage device body is detachably arranged on the base 4 of the tennis training machine, in the state that the ball storage device body is installed on the base 4, the opening of the bottom of the ball storage device body and the ball inlet 13 of the base 4 are communicated; in the state that the ball storage device body is detached from the base 4, at least one of the two openings of the top and bottom of the ball storage device body can be closed to serve as a bottom surface to support the tennis balls inside.

[0029] The use cases are as follows:

[0030] The first kind: during training, the ball storage device is installed on the base 4, the ball storage device serves as a part of the structure of the tennis training machine, and the ball storage device is used to supply balls into the base 4.

[0031] The second kind: during transportation, the ball storage device is detached from the base 4, which can be divided into parts to achieve the purpose of portability.

[0032] The third kind: during in-stadium ball picking, the ball storage device is detached from the base 4, then one of the openings is closed to serve as a bottom surface to support the tennis balls inside, and then the ball storage device is held to pick up the balls.

[0033] ​In addition, the utility model has an embodiment that the upper and lower openings can be closed, and the embodiment has a fourth use condition: the ball storage device loaded with the tennis balls is transported together with the base, and the top of the ball storage device is closed before transportation, so that the tennis balls will not fall off due to jolting.

[0034] The ball storage device can be mounted on the base 4 of the tennis training machine as the ball storage device of the tennis training machine, and can be detached from the base 4 as a separate ball storage bag, so as to be transported, disassembled and stored and used for picking up the tennis balls.

[0035] The utility model mainly provides two kinds of ball storage device bodies, one is a ball storage box 7 with certain rigidity, and the other is a flexible ball storage bag 2.

[0036] The utility model first explains the ball storage box 7, specifically, the ball storage box 7 includes a first surrounding wall 9 and a top cover 10; the first surrounding wall 9 is in sleeve structure, and the first surrounding wall 9 and the top cover 10 are made of materials with both rebound function and deformation function; the deformation function enables the ball storage box 7 to have deformation ability when subjected to external force, and the rebound function enables the ball storage box 7 to have the ability to restore to the original state when not subjected to external force; the top cover 10 is connected with the top edge of the first surrounding wall 9 through a zipper, and the top cover 10 can support the tennis balls in it as a bottom surface in the state that the ball storage device body is detached from the base 4 and the top cover 10 closes the top opening of the first surrounding wall 9.

[0037] The ball storage box 7 in the embodiment has certain rigidity to improve the structural strength, and can carry more tennis balls, so that the ball storage box 7 is not seriously deformed in a drooping shape or even damaged when filled with the tennis balls, and is suitable for storing larger balls or more tennis balls; in addition, the ball storage box 7 with certain rigidity has the shape of a box in normal state, so that the overall shape of the tennis training machine is regular and beautiful, and the ball storage box 7 has deformability, and can be appropriately compressed and deformed when transported to be placed in a small space of a transport equipment.

[0038] In some embodiments, the bottom of the first surrounding wall 9 is connected with a bottom sheet 11, the circumferential edge of the bottom sheet 11 is connected with the bottom edge of the first surrounding wall 9, the bottom sheet 11 is provided with a ball outlet 12, the ball outlet 12 is used for aligning with and communicating with the ball inlet 13 of the base 4; the bottom sheet 11 is made of flexible material to make the bottom sheet adhere to the arc-shaped upper surface of the top of the base under the pressure of the tennis balls; the bottom sheet 11 on the side of the ball outlet 12 is connected with a tightening rope 5, the tightening rope 5 is arranged around the ball outlet 12, and tightening the tightening rope 5 can drive the bottom sheet 11 to extend towards the ball outlet 12 to reduce or close the ball outlet 12; after the tightening rope 5 is loosened, the bottom sheet 11 restores to the initial state and expands or opens the ball outlet 12 under the action of the material elasticity of the bottom sheet 11.

[0039] The embodiment achieves the purpose of closing the bottom opening of the first surrounding wall 9 by using the bottom sheet 11 and the tensioning rope 5, and the application scenario is as follows: when transferring, the ball storage box 7 can be detached from the base 4, and then the top opening and the bottom opening of the first surrounding wall 9 are closed by using the top cover 10 and the bottom sheet 11 respectively. The tennis balls in the closed ball storage box 7 will not spill due to jolting, and therefore, the ball storage box 7 provided by the embodiment is very convenient for transferring the tennis balls.

[0040] In some embodiments, the materials of the first surrounding wall 9 and the top cover 10 are non-elastic textile materials such as nylon, PU and canvas, and the material of the bottom sheet is elastic textile material such as spandex.

[0041] The embodiment achieves the functions of resilience and deformation of the first surrounding wall 9 and the top cover 10.

[0042] Different from the above several embodiments, in the embodiment of the utility model, the ball storage device body is a ball storage bag 2, the ball storage bag 2 includes a second surrounding wall and a sealing structure, the second surrounding wall is made of flexible material, the top and the bottom of the second surrounding wall are provided with the sealing structure, and the sealing structure can open and close the openings of the top and the bottom of the second surrounding wall.

[0043] The ball storage bag 2 in the embodiment is equivalent to the existing ball bag, and different from the ball bag, the ball storage bag 2 in the embodiment can be installed on the base 4 as a part of the tennis ball training machine to supply the balls into the base 4.

[0044] Compared with the scheme of the ball storage box 7, the embodiment is beneficial to the process of picking up the balls and transferring the balls after being loaded into the bag by the user, and is better in portability.

[0045] In some embodiments, the sealing structure of the top of the second surrounding wall is a tensioning rope, a zipper or a magic tape, and the sealing structure of the bottom is a tensioning rope.

[0046] The embodiment achieves the purpose of sealing the top and the bottom of the ball storage bag 2, and it can be understood that, when transferring, the top and the bottom of the ball storage bag 2 need to be sealed, when picking up the balls, only one opening needs to be closed, and the other opening is used as the ball inlet of the ball storage bag 2, and when being installed on the base 4 as a part of the tennis ball training machine to supply the balls into the base 4, at least the bottom opening of the ball storage bag 2 is opened to facilitate the balls to leak downward. In addition, since the tensioning rope is used to seal the bottom, when the ball storage bag 2 is loaded with the balls, the ball storage bag 2 can be placed on the base, and then the tensioning rope is loosened to achieve that the balls enter the base to be launched, or the tensioning rope is tightened to seal the bottom of the ball storage bag 2 on the base, and then the ball storage bag 2 loaded with the balls can be detached from the base to be transferred or picked up.

[0047] Specifically, Figure 6 Only the embodiment of using the tight rope 5 to seal is shown, when being set as a zipper, the top edge of the ball storage bag 2 is divided into two edges with the same length, and then two zipper teeth capable of engaging are connected on the two edges respectively, so as to realize the purpose of sealing by using the zipper; when being set as a magic tape, the hook surface and the hair surface of the magic tape are arranged on the inner side of the top edge of the ball storage bag 2, and the hook surface and the hair surface can be adhered after the top edge of the ball storage bag 2 is folded and pressed.

[0048] Whether it is the ball storage bag 2 or the ball storage box 7, they are detachably arranged on the base 4, in order to improve the stability in the installed state, the utility model provides the following scheme to fix the ball storage bag 2 and the ball storage box 7.

[0049] In some embodiments, the utility model embodiment further includes a plurality of support rods 3, a plurality of elastic rings 6 are connected to the outer side wall of the first enclosing wall 9 or the second enclosing wall, the support rod 3 is vertically installed on the base 4, the support rod 3 extends from the top of the base 4, a plurality of support rods 3 are arranged around the first enclosing wall 9 or the second enclosing wall, the elastic ring 6 is arranged corresponding to the support rod 3, and the elastic ring 6 can be sleeved on the support rod 3 and realize that the ball storage device body is installed on the base 4.

[0050] The embodiment uses the support rod 3 to support the ball storage bag 2 and the ball storage box 7, thereby improving the stability in the installed state.

[0051] In some embodiments, the top of the base 4 is provided with a sliding hole, the support rod 3 is slidingly arranged in the sliding hole, in the state that the elastic ring 6 is sleeved on the support rod 3, the elastic ring 6 can pull the support rod 3 towards the inner side to generate a friction force between the hole wall of the sliding hole and the support rod 3, and the generated friction force is greater than the gravity of the support rod 3; in the state that the elastic ring 6 is not sleeved on the support rod 3, the support rod 3 slides towards the inside of the base 4 under the action of its own gravity, and the top of the support rod 3 is provided with a clamping head 1, and the cross-sectional dimension of the clamping head 1 is greater than the dimension of the top of the sliding hole.

[0052] In the use of the embodiment, when the ball storage bag 2 and the ball storage box 7 are detached from the base 4, the support rod 3 slides towards the inside of the base 4 under the action of its own gravity, thereby reducing the height of the base 4, so as to facilitate transportation and improve portability. The design of the embodiment effectively reduces the overall occupied space of the device, facilitates the transportation and storage of the tennis training machine in different scenes.

[0053] In some embodiments, the bottom of the support rod 3 is provided with a clamping convex, the clamping convex is used to prevent the support rod from being detached from the sliding hole, the clamping head 1 is detachably connected with the support rod 3, the top plate structure of the top of the base is detachable, the sliding hole is arranged on the top plate, and the clamping head 1 is detachably connected with the support rod 3, so as to facilitate the installation and dismounting of the support rod.

[0054] In some embodiments, the base 4 is further provided with a plurality of supporting protrusions 8, which are arranged around the first surrounding wall 9 or the second surrounding wall 9, and the elastic ring 6 arranged at the bottom is sleeved on the supporting protrusions 8.

[0055] This embodiment further improves the stability of the ball storage bag 2 and the ball storage box 7 in the installed state.

[0056] The utility model further provides a tennis training machine, include: as above described tennis training machine is with ball storage device.

[0057] This embodiment has all the advantages of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0058] The tennis training machine has a telescopic pull rod 14, which can be telescopic to reduce the occupied volume during transportation and facilitate different height people to pull.

[0059] It is noted that the base 4 in the utility model has the purpose of receiving the tennis balls dropped from the ball storage device and launching or discharging the tennis balls.

[0060] The principles and implementation modes of the utility model are described by applying specific examples in the utility model. The above-mentioned embodiment is only used to help understand the method and core idea of the utility model. Meanwhile, for the general technical personnel in the field, the specific implementation mode and application range will be changed according to the idea of the utility model. In conclusion, the content of the specification should not be understood as the limitation of the utility model.

Claims

1. A ball storing device for a tennis training machine, characterized in that: The application relates to a ball storage device for a tennis training machine. The ball storage device body has a containing cavity, and the top and bottom of the ball storage device body are provided with openings; the ball storage device body can be detachably arranged on the base of the tennis training machine; when the ball storage device body is arranged on the base, the opening in the bottom of the ball storage device body is communicated with the ball inlet of the base; when the ball storage device body is detached from the base, at least one of the two openings in the top and bottom of the ball storage device body can be closed to serve as a bottom surface to support the tennis balls in the ball storage device body.

2. The ball storing device for a tennis training machine according to claim 1, wherein: The ball storage device body is a ball storage box which comprises a first surrounding wall and a top cover; the first surrounding wall is in a sleeve structure; the first surrounding wall and the top cover are made of materials with both rebounding function and deformation function; the deformation function enables the ball storage box to be deformed under external force; the rebounding function enables the ball storage box to restore to the original state without external force; the top cover is connected with the top edge of the first surrounding wall through a zipper; when the ball storage device body is detached from the base and the top cover closes the opening in the top of the first surrounding wall, the top cover can serve as a bottom surface to support the tennis balls in the ball storage box.

3. The ball storage device for a tennis training machine according to claim 2, wherein: The bottom of the first surrounding wall is connected with a bottom sheet; the circumferential edge of the bottom sheet is connected with the bottom edge of the first surrounding wall; the bottom sheet is provided with a ball outlet which is used for aligning with and being communicated with the ball inlet of the base; the bottom sheet is made of flexible material so that the bottom sheet can be attached to the arc-shaped upper surface of the top of the base under the pressure of the tennis balls; the bottom sheet around the ball outlet is connected with a tightening rope; the tightening rope is arranged around the ball outlet; tightening the tightening rope can drive the bottom sheet to extend towards the ball outlet so as to reduce or close the ball outlet; after the tightening rope is loosened, the bottom sheet restores to the initial state under the action of the material elasticity and expands or opens the ball outlet.

4. The ball storage device for a tennis training machine according to claim 3, wherein: The materials of the first surrounding wall and the top cover are non-elastic textile fabrics; the material of the bottom sheet is elastic textile fabric.

5. The ball storage device for a tennis training machine according to claim 1, wherein: The ball storage device body is a ball storage bag which comprises a second surrounding wall and a sealing structure; the second surrounding wall is made of flexible material; the top and bottom of the second surrounding wall are provided with sealing structures which can open and close the openings in the top and bottom of the second surrounding wall.

6. The ball storage device for a tennis training machine according to claim 5, wherein: The sealing structure in the top of the second surrounding wall is a tightening rope, a zipper or a magic tape; the sealing structure in the bottom is a tightening rope.

7. The ball storage device for a tennis training machine according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that: A plurality of supporting rods are arranged on the outside of the first surrounding wall or the second surrounding wall; the supporting rods are vertically arranged on the base; the supporting rods extend from the top of the base; the supporting rods are arranged around the first surrounding wall or the second surrounding wall; the elastic rings are arranged corresponding to the supporting rods; the elastic rings can be sleeved on the supporting rods and realize the arrangement of the ball storage device body on the base.

8. The ball storage device for a tennis training machine according to claim 7, wherein: The base top is provided with a sliding hole, the support rod is slidingly arranged in the sliding hole, the elastic ring is arranged on the support rod, the elastic ring can pull the support rod inward to generate a friction force between the hole wall of the sliding hole and the support rod, and the generated friction force is greater than the gravity of the support rod; in the state that the support rod is not sleeved with the elastic ring, the support rod slides toward the inside of the base under the action of its own gravity, the top of the support rod is provided with a clamping head, and the cross-sectional size of the clamping head is greater than the size of the top of the sliding hole.

9. The ball storage device for a tennis ball training machine according to claim 8, wherein: The base top is further provided with a plurality of support protrusions, and the plurality of support protrusions are arranged around the first enclosing wall or the second enclosing wall, and the elastic ring arranged near the bottom of the first enclosing wall or the second enclosing wall is sleeved on the support protrusion.

10. A tennis training machine characterized by: The application relates to a tennis training machine and a ball storage device thereof. The ball storage device of the tennis training machine.