Golf Training Device Stability via Segmented Ramps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf training devices lack stability when a ball passes over them due to uneven ground bearing, causing the base to unbalance as multiple members enter a constrained state simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A golf training device with an annular support featuring angularly distributed members having external and internal ramps, along with additional feet that provide ground support and guide the ball, ensuring stability and simulating a conventional golf hole by using a snap-fitting mounting structure and differing materials for the ramps to manage ball speed and prevent tipping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple members are arranged to allow ball passage through constrained state, then the device can simulate a golf hole effectively, but the device becomes unstable and unbalanced when the ball passes over it
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into multiple independent members angularly distributed around the hole, each capable of moving independently between stable and constrained states. This segmentation allows the ball to interact with members sequentially rather than simultaneously, maintaining stability while preserving simulation accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The feet are pre-positioned on the ground support structure to provide preliminary stabilization before the ball arrives. The mounting structure is pre-configured to allow members to transition smoothly from stable to constrained states, preventing sudden unbalancing when the ball passes over the device.
2Stability of the object's composition
If external ramps bear against the ground to provide stability, then the device is stable in the stable state, but the ground bearing is modified when members enter constrained contact
Solution Approach 1:
The feet serve as intermediary elements between the ground and the members. They provide a consistent ground bearing surface that does not change when members transition to constrained state, thereby maintaining reliable and consistent ground contact while allowing the members to move freely.
Solution Approach 2:
By separating the ground support function (performed by feet) from the ball interaction function (performed by members), the device ensures that ground bearing remains consistent while members can independently transition between states without affecting overall stability.
3Ease of operation
If members are arranged angularly distributed to guide the ball, then the device guides the ball effectively, but several adjacent members pass into constrained state simultaneously causing unbalancing
Solution Approach 1:
The angular distribution of members is optimized so that they are spaced apart sufficiently to prevent simultaneous constriction. This segmentation in space ensures that when the ball passes over the device, only one or two adjacent members enter constrained state at a time, preventing base unbalancing while maintaining effective ball guidance.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure is pre-designed with adequate spacing and flexible connections to allow members to transition to constrained states sequentially rather than simultaneously. This preliminary structural configuration prevents sudden unbalancing while preserving the ball guidance function.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a golf training device comprising an annular support with a hole for a golf ball is formed. The support being provided with a plurality of members angularly distributed with each member having an external ramp and an internal ramp. The ramps are arranged to have a stable state with the external ramp arranged in a plane of access to the hole. The internal ramp is arranged protruding around the hole, and a state constrained by the passage of the ball on the member wherein the internal ramp is lowered inside of the hole. The annular support has a plurality of feet which are angularly distributed between the members, each one of the feet having a lower ground support wall and an upper wall forming an access ramp to the hole.