Automatic ball collection system for table tennis
AssigneeShu-Hua Liu
InventorsShu-Hua Liu, Po-Heng Liu
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Abstract
The automatic ball collection system contains a blower sub-system and a collection device. The blower sub-system drives the balls on the ground towards the collection device, and the balls are then automatically collected by the collection device. The blower sub-system contains a number of blowing devices configured at the corners capable of producing air flow substantially along ground surface so as to push the balls to roll towards the collection device. As such, the players' time and effort in constant bending and picking up balls, and the possible injury resulted as such are avoided.
Claims10
An automatic ball collection system for collecting balls of table tennis comprising a blower sub-subsystem and a collection device;
- said blower sub-system comprising:
- a first blowing device having a first air outlet and said first blowing device producing an air flow directed toward the pound through said first air outlet;
- a second blowing device having a second air outlet and said second blowing device producing an air flow directed toward the ground through said second air outlet;
- a third blowing device having a third air outlet and said third blowing device producing an air flow directed toward the ground through said third air outlet;
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- a fourth blowing device having a fourth air outlet and said fourth blowing device producing an air flow directed toward the ground through said fourth air outlet;
- where said first, second, third, and fourth blowing devices are positioned at an area's four corners, all having said first, second, third, and fourth air outlets facing said area;
- and
- said collection device inside said area comprising:
- a pipe having a diameter larger than that of a ball for table tennis, an air inlet positioned adjacent to the ground, said air inlet having an aperture larger than the diameter of a ball for table tennis;
- a fifth blowing device having a fifth air outlet connected to an end of said pipe so that air flow from said fifth blowing device is directed into said pipe;
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- a basket connected to the other end of said pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.