Golf Putting Device Rotary Mounting for Height Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing golf putting practice devices fail to maintain a consistent target spot perpendicular to the putter head's striking face before, during, and after striking, and do not accommodate varying player heights and arm lengths, leading to inadequate practice conditions.

Innovation Solution

A golf putting practice device with a rotary body and elastic member that allows the mounting part to move along parallel rails, maintaining close contact with the putter head, and an auxiliary fastening unit for securing the putter head, ensuring consistent practice height and angle.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the putter head is fastened onto an axis connecting two wheels, then the putter head can be securely mounted, but the putter head is disposed at a higher position than its position in the real field, resulting in different golf ball striking conditions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemounting stabilityVSAvoidstriking condition accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a rotary body that can rotate around a rotation axis, allowing the mounting part to dynamically adjust its position. This rotational mechanism enables the putter head to be positioned at the correct height relative to the golf ball, matching real field conditions while maintaining secure mounting through the elastic member's continuous contact force.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the vertical position parameter of the putter head by utilizing the rotary body's rotation. The elastic member applies elastic force to maintain contact between the mounting part and the parallel rails, allowing the system to adapt the putter head's height to match real field striking conditions while preserving mounting stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Device complexity

If the mounting part moves along fixed parallel rails, then the structure is simple, but the trajectory formed by the putter head varies depending on player height and arm length, causing the mounting part to separate from the rails before and after striking

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverail structure simplicityVSAvoidcontact continuity

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the fixed parallel rails into a dynamic system where the mounting part can rotate with the rotary body. This allows the mounting part to maintain continuous contact with the rails throughout the putting motion, adapting to varying player heights and arm lengths while preserving structural simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The elastic member provides continuous feedback force to maintain contact between the mounting part and the parallel rails. This elastic force ensures that the mounting part remains engaged with the rails before, during, and after striking, preventing separation while keeping the structure simple.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If the target spot is fixed at a specific position, then the practice device provides a consistent target, but it cannot accommodate varying player heights and arm lengths, leading to inadequate practice conditions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetarget consistencyVSAvoidplayer variation accommodation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the target spot dynamic by connecting it to the rotary body that rotates with the putter head. This ensures the target spot moves with the putter head's arc, maintaining perpendicularity to the striking face for all players regardless of height or arm length, while providing consistent practice conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The rotary body mechanism provides universal adaptability across different players by accommodating varying heights and arm lengths through rotation. The system maintains the critical geometric relationship between the putter head, target spot, and striking face for all players, making the practice device universally applicable while maintaining practice consistency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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

Enables continuous and accurate practice of putting motions with the putter head, maintaining the target spot perpendicular to the striking face, accommodating different player heights and arm lengths, and allowing practice at the same height as in a real field.

Implementation Method 1

an elastic member 20 installed on one or two sides of the rotary body 2 with respect to the rotation axis 32 installed at a central part of the rotary body 2 to apply an elastic force to allow the rotary body 2 to make a rotational motion

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElastic force: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS11896885B2Golf putting practice device and auxiliary fastening unit for putter head

Publication Date: 2024.02.13 NA JONG KAP

AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a putting practice device for developing a putting motion for accurately striking a golf ball to a target spot, wherein the putting practice device can be used irrespective of a trajectory and curvature formed by a putter head when striking the golf ball. In addition, the present disclosure includes an auxiliary fastening unit for fastening the putter head to a mounting part.