Golf Putting Machine with Laser Direction Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf putting practice machines lack stability, difficulty in leveling, limited laser beam emitting range, excessive friction, and height adjustment issues, which hinder accurate speed and direction measurement of a golf ball during practice.
Innovation Solution
A golf putting practice machine equipped with a laser pointer, a laser direction adjustment plate, a force-conversion roller, an inclined height plate, and a ball height adjustment mechanism, allowing for precise direction and speed measurement by emitting a laser beam and converting freefall into horizontal force, ensuring smooth ball rolling and minimizing height differences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a laser pointer is added to indicate direction, then direction indication capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The laser pointer is integrated into the existing aiming plate structure, allowing the same device to serve both as a mechanical aiming guide and an optical direction indicator. The laser pointer shares the mounting structure and adjustment mechanism with the aiming plate, reducing overall device complexity while adding directional indication capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The laser beam acts as an intermediary between the mechanical aiming plate and the golf ball, providing visual direction indication without requiring direct mechanical contact. This optical mediator allows for non-contact direction guidance, improving measurement precision while avoiding additional mechanical complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If the aiming plate structure is simplified for easier fabrication, then ease of manufacture is improved, but stability and leveling capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The aiming plate structure is divided into modular components that can be independently fabricated and assembled. This segmentation allows each part to be manufactured with standard tolerances using simple processes, while the assembled structure achieves the required stability through precise interface design between modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The design incorporates adjustable parameters such as plate thickness, support leg lengths, and mounting hole positions that can be modified during fabrication to achieve both ease of manufacture and stability. By changing these parameters, the structure can be optimized for either simple fabrication or enhanced stability depending on the specific application requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The machine enables precise recognition of golf ball speed and direction, improving putting accuracy, allowing for the reproduction of accurate direction and distance, creation of putting maps, training of caddies, and evaluation of golf balls, while being lightweight, easy to fabricate, and reducing operational complexity.
Implementation Method 1
a laser pointer 2 that is configured to emit the laser beam toward the laser direction adjustment plate 1
Implementation Method 2
a force-conversion roller 7 that is configured to convert the freefall of a golf ball into a horizontal force
Implementation Method 3
causing much friction on connection members during the freefall of a golf ball
Implementation Method 4
an inclined height plate 9 that is connected to the force-conversion roller 7 so as to cause the golf ball to freefall
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a golf putting practice machine having a laser pointer, the golf putting practice machine includes: a laser direction adjustment plate (1) that that determines whether or not an emitted laser beam is directed in a normal direction; a laser pointer (2) that emits the laser beam toward the laser direction adjustment plate (1) when an ON/OFF switch (2-1) is in the ON state, wherein said switch is arranged to enable or prevent the emission of the laser beam; a laser pointer accommodating portion (3) that accommodates and fixes the laser pointer (2); a laser mount (4) on which the laser pointer accommodating portion (3) is mounted in an adhering manner; an aiming upper plate (5) on which the laser direction adjustment plate (1) and the laser mount (4) are placed so as to be slidable; an aiming plate (6) on which the aiming upper plate (5) is placed such that the ongoing direction of a golf ball is accurately set; a force-conversion roller (7) that converts the freefall of a golf ball into a horizontal force; a horizontal adjustment support plate (8) that fixes and supports the force-conversion roller (7) and performs leveling; an inclined height plate (9) that is connected to the force-conversion roller (7) so as to cause the golf ball to freefall; and a ball height adjustment plate (10) that is slidably connected to the inclined height plate (9) so as to determine the height from which the golf ball freefalls.