EP0911068B1 - Golfball, der durch Funkpeilung wiederauffindbar ist - Google Patents
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- EP0911068B1 EP0911068B1 EP98119116A EP98119116A EP0911068B1 EP 0911068 B1 EP0911068 B1 EP 0911068B1 EP 98119116 A EP98119116 A EP 98119116A EP 98119116 A EP98119116 A EP 98119116A EP 0911068 B1 EP0911068 B1 EP 0911068B1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B43/00—Balls with special arrangements
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B24/00—Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
- A63B24/0021—Tracking a path or terminating locations
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B24/00—Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
- A63B24/0021—Tracking a path or terminating locations
- A63B2024/0053—Tracking a path or terminating locations for locating an object, e.g. a lost ball
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
- A63B2225/50—Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
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- the invention relates to a golf ball made by Radio bearing can be found with a Transmitting module, an antenna, a power supply and a switch-on unit for the transmitter, at which the transmitter has a quartz crystal as a resonator having.
- the golf ball is with one after the tee activated transmitter.
- a portable direction finder provided.
- Such with electronic balls of retrievable golf balls are with passive transmitters without their own Energy supply using resonance effects work, and / or with active transmitters.
- a golf ball with a resonance chip that is considered passive Sender works is in DE-OS 36 09 016 A1 described.
- the resonance chip has a transmitter module, by a search signal from a portable DF transmitter / receiver is excited and on Radiates resonance signal.
- Such a passive Transmitter has the disadvantage that the portable direction finder have both a receiver and a transmitter got to. This is expensive and requires two different frequencies to operate the retrievable golf balls.
- the transmitter is as active transmission block executed by an in Golf ball integrated battery powered becomes.
- the transmitter is a search signal portable direction finder activated. This too
- the direction finder must be both a receiver and also have a transmitter.
- a must in the golf ball sufficiently sensitive receiving circuit for that Search signal to be integrated to provide a reliable Activation even at a greater distance between Ensure golf ball and finder.
- the US-PS 3,782,730 shows a golf ball with a active transmitter by an electromagnetic Alternating field of the direction finder is activated.
- the Range of the alternating field is relatively small, so that the approximate direction of one further from the direction finder removed golf ball can not be located.
- EP-PS 0 518 913 B1 there is a golf ball with a integrated active transmitter described.
- the circuit is powered by a inductively charged capacitor, the transmitter activated immediately after charging is complete. It is a relatively expensive portable direction finder with built-in charging station required.
- the Golf balls to avoid frequency overlap and to save energy until shortly before the tee in the charging station. This compares to Playing with conventional golf balls is an undesirable one Impairment.
- FR 2 616 335 is a rediscoverable golf ball shown in which the activation of the transmitter by an acceleration sensor. This recognizes the impulse on the golf ball when teeing off. to Deactivating the transmitter is a timer intended.
- This circuit has the disadvantage that a additional, relatively expensive acceleration sensor necessary is.
- a golf ball by radio direction finding is retrievable with one only after one To create a discount activatable transmitter.
- the Switch-on device for the transmitter should be reliable, be inexpensive and easy.
- the golf ball should an active transmitter, an antenna and a Have energy supply at its core and with the help of a portable direction finder can be found again.
- the object is achieved in that the switch-on unit by a signal from Quartz crystal is activated that the switch-on unit has a threshold switch, the Threshold switch on the quartz crystal Compares voltage with a reference voltage and at Exceeding the reference voltage the transmitter block activated and that as a voltage on the quartz crystal is present, one by accelerating the Quartz oscillating voltage occurring at the tee evaluated based on a piezoelectric effect is, a simultaneous use of the Quartz crystal both as a resonator and as Acceleration sensor is provided.
- the switch-on unit is a threshold switch that when the transmitter is switched off on the quartz crystal applied voltage with a reference voltage compares. If the reference voltage is exceeded the threshold switch is switched on and the Transmission module activated.
- the Reference voltage is at least 60 mA. So that is the quartz crystal both as an acceleration sensor for Activate the send module as well Clock supply of the transmitter block can be used. On additional switch-on sensor is no longer required.
- a Switch-off unit provided that the transmitter block after switches off at a certain time.
- This Switch-off unit can be a counter module that Clock impulses of those at the transmitter clocked clock frequencies of the quartz crystal counts and the transmission block after reaching one Reference value deactivated.
- the structure of the transmitter electronics is shown in FIG Block diagram shown. It is a transmission module 1 provided with a quartz crystal 2 as a resonator. On Such a quartz-controlled transmitter is also a phase-locked loop (PLL) known.
- the transmission module 1 is clocked by the quartz crystal 2, the Vibration frequency is clocked down.
- To activate and deactivation of the transmitter module 1 is one Switch-on unit 3 with a threshold switch intended.
- the switch-on unit 3 is also with the Quartz crystal 2 connected. When you reach one Reference voltage, which is approximately 60 mV the transmitter module 1 is activated via line 4.
- the oscillation frequency of the quartz crystal 2 must Operation of the transmitter module 1 are clocked down.
- This clock rate is counted by a clock counter.
- the Transmission module 1 is deactivated as soon as a certain one Number of bars is reached that a defined Broadcast time corresponds.
- the transmission power of the transmitter module 1 is one radiated antenna 5 integrated in the golf ball.
- a loop antenna is advantageously used for this purpose used that electrically an LC parallel resonant circuit equivalent. It consists of a single turn, the as a conductor track on the, the circuit elements supporting board, is executed.
- the required Parallel capacitance can be an SMD capacitance or a printed interdigital capacity.
- a battery can be used. Because the Switch-on unit 3 and the transmitter module 1 in Hibernate need no energy and the Transmitter module 1 activated only after the tee and after is switched off at a defined time, that is sufficient Charging capacity of conventional batteries for the Average lifespan of a golf ball is four Rounds of golf.
- the bearing of the golf ball can be done with known portable ones Direction finders take place.
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- ein Blockschaltbild der in den Golfball integrierten Sendeelektronik.
Claims (3)
- Golfball, der durch Funkpeilung wiederauffindbar ist, mit einem Sendebaustein (1), einer Antenne (5), einer Energieversorgung (6) und einer Einschalteinheit (3) für den Sendebaustein (1), bei dem der Sendebaustein (1) einen Schwingquarz (2) als Resonator aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einschalteinheit (3) durch ein Signal des Schwingquarzes (2) aktiviert wird, daß die Einschalteinheit (3) einen Schwellwertschalter aufweist, wobei der Schwellwertschalter die am Schwingquarz (2) anliegende Spannung mit einer Referenzspannung vergleicht und bei Überschreiten der Referenzspannung den Sendebaustein (1) aktiviert und daß als Spannung, die am Schwingquarz (2) anliegt, eine durch eine Beschleunigung des Schwingquarzes (2) beim Abschlag auftretende Spannung aufgrund eines piezoelektrischen Efektes ausgewertet wird, wobei eine gleichzeitige Verwendung des Schwingquarzes sowohl als Resonator als auch als Beschleunigungssensor vorgesehen ist.
- Golfball nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch eine zeitgesteuerte Ausschalteinheit für den Sendebaustein (1).
- Golfball nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ausschalteinheit einen Zähler für die Taktimpulse des Schwingquarzes (2) aufweist, wobei der Sendebaustein (1) deaktiviert wird, sobald die gezählten Taktimpulse einen Referenzwert erreicht haben.
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DE19746168A DE19746168C2 (de) | 1997-10-18 | 1997-10-18 | Golfball, der durch Funkpeilung wiederauffindbar ist |
DE19746168 | 1997-10-18 |
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EP0911068A1 EP0911068A1 (de) | 1999-04-28 |
EP0911068B1 true EP0911068B1 (de) | 2003-03-05 |
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EP98119116A Expired - Lifetime EP0911068B1 (de) | 1997-10-18 | 1998-10-09 | Golfball, der durch Funkpeilung wiederauffindbar ist |
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AT (1) | ATE233584T1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE19746168C2 (de) |
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AU2001237430A1 (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-09-17 | Cairos Technologies Ag | Device for detecting the position and/or movement of objects and/or living things |
DE20004174U1 (de) * | 2000-03-06 | 2001-07-19 | Braun, Hartmut, 76307 Karlsbad | Spielgerät, Einrichtung zur Erfassung des Spielgeräts sowie Teile dieser Einrichtung |
DE10362202B4 (de) * | 2003-08-22 | 2011-08-11 | CAIROS technologies AG, 76307 | Ballsensor |
DE10350300A1 (de) * | 2003-10-28 | 2005-06-02 | Helmut Staudt | In Kompartimente unterteilter Ball mit integrierten elektronischen Übertragungsmitteln |
GB2428592B (en) * | 2005-07-27 | 2010-02-17 | Ashley Ratcliffe | Transmitter tag |
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US3782730A (en) * | 1971-12-02 | 1974-01-01 | Euronics Ltd | Golf ball |
US4675816A (en) * | 1985-08-26 | 1987-06-23 | Brandon Ronald E | Electronic method of locating a football |
BE903665A (nl) * | 1985-11-19 | 1986-05-20 | Tomtec N V S A | Een middel voor de televisieketens om tijdens voetbalwedstrijden geluiden veroorzaakt door het schoppen van de bal hoorbaar te maken. |
DE3609016A1 (de) * | 1986-03-18 | 1987-09-24 | Ingrid Sahr | Golfball und schlaeger |
FR2616335A1 (fr) * | 1987-06-11 | 1988-12-16 | Sonigo Ariel | Balle de golf munie d'un dispositif de reperage |
DE8709503U1 (de) * | 1987-07-10 | 1987-12-10 | Mayer, Helmut, 7342 Bad Ditzenbach | Golfball |
DE3732762A1 (de) * | 1987-09-29 | 1989-04-06 | Michael Weber | Einrichtung zum wiederauffinden von golfbaellen |
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EP0911068A1 (de) | 1999-04-28 |
DE19746168A1 (de) | 1999-04-22 |
ATE233584T1 (de) | 2003-03-15 |
DE19746168C2 (de) | 2001-03-22 |
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