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US 9,174,110 B2Granted
Robotic putting system
OwnerNorman Douglas Bittnerinventor
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Abstract
A robotic putting system includes a mechanism for actively and physically guiding a putter head along a determined preferred putting path. The golfer need only hold the putter and allow the robotic mechanism to guide the motion of the putter head. The system enables a golfer to develop and practice a feel for the preferred path/stroke.
Claims6
A robotic putting system comprising:
- a housing defining a space for a putter head to make a putting stroke;
- an operating mechanism cooperable with the housing, the operating mechanism including a servo motor connected to a worm gear, and a carriage mechanism mounted on the worm gear, the carriage mechanism including a hosel clamp extending through the housing and securable to a hosel of the putter, wherein the carriage mechanism is displaceable back and forth by the worm gear;
- an X-component template cooperable with the carriage mechanism and configured to actively control a horizontal position of the hosel clamp as the carriage mechanism is displaced back and forth by the worm gear, wherein the horizontal position of the hosel clamp is perpendicular to the back and forth displacement of the carriage mechanism;
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- a Y-component template cooperable with the carriage mechanism and configured to control vertical movement of the hosel clamp as the carriage mechanism is displaced back and forth by the worm gear,
- wherein the X-component template comprises an X-component cam slot, wherein the hosel clamp is disposed in the cam slot and acts as a first cam follower, wherein the Y-component template comprises a Y-component cam slot, and wherein the carriage mechanism comprises a second cam follower disposed in the Y-component cam slot.
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A robotic putting system comprising:
- a housing defining a space for a putter head to make a putting stroke;
- an operating mechanism cooperable with the housing, the operating mechanism including a servo motor connected to a worm gear, and a carriage mechanism mounted on the worm gear, the carriage mechanism including a hosel clamp extending through the housing and securable to a hosel of the putter;
- an X-component template cooperable with the carriage mechanism and including an X-component cam slot, wherein the hosel clamp is disposed in the cam slot and acts as a first cam follower as the carriage mechanism is displaced back and forth by the worm gear;
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- a Y-component template cooperable with the carriage mechanism and including a Y-component cam slot, wherein the carriage mechanism comprises a second cam follower disposed in the Y-component cam slot configured to control vertical movement of the hosel clamp as the carriage mechanism is displaced back and forth by the worm gear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.