Wireless-Charged Acousto-Optic Gulf Ball

• US 20100227705A1
• Filed: 08/07/2009
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yung-Chieh Huang
• Original Assignee: Yung-Chieh Huang
• Inventors: HUANG, Yung-Chieh
• Application Number:
  US12/537,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20100227705A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/353
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0053 for locating an object, e.g. a lost ball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/08 magnetic
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/74 with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0003 Golf balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0039 characterised by the material
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0055 with non-spherical insert(s)
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0075 Three piece balls, i.e. cover, intermediate layer and core
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces

Abstract

A golf ball is easily found with lighting and buzzing. A battery in the golf ball is charged with a current from its induction coil through electromagnetic induction. On charging, the circuit in the golf ball can stop functioning. Thus, life-time of the battery is prolonged while power used is cut down. And, contamination owing to frequently replacing the battery is diminished.

Claims

1. A wireless-charged acousto-optic golf ball, comprising

a ball body, said ball body having a containing space;

a light-transparent filler, said light-transparent filler being gelatinous, said light-transparent filler being located in said containing space;

an electric circuit, said electric circuit being packaged into one-piece, said electric circuit being located in said light-transparent filler, said electric circuit comprising

a magneto electricity generator, said magneto electricity generator having a induction coil;

a battery unit, said battery unit being electrically coupled to said magneto electricity generator;

a control unit, said control unit being electrically coupled to said battery unit, said control unit having an antenna;

a piezoelectric unit, said piezoelectric unit being electrically coupled to said control unit to rectify and filter electricity provided by said battery unit into a stable power source to operate said control unit;

a light-emitting unit, said light-emitting unit being electrically coupled to said control unit to light on obtaining a lighting signal from said control unit;

a buzzer unit, said buzzer unit being electrically coupled to said control unit to buzz on obtaining a buzzing signal from said control unit; and

a timing unit, said timing unit being electrically coupled to said control unit and said battery unit to provide a timing signal,

wherein, when said golf ball is hit, said control unit is triggered to obtain a timing signal from said timing unit and output a lighting signal and a buzzing signal to said light-emitting unit and said buzzer unit respectively combined with said timing signal; and

said battery unit provides electricity to said light-emitting unit and said buzzer unit to control said light-emitting unit to light and said buzzer unit to buzz with said lighting signal and said buzzing signal; and

wherein said magneto electricity generator is electronically coupled to an external electromagnetic inducting device, said induction coil of said magneto electricity generator is corresponding to an active coil of said external electromagnetic inducting device, and said magneto electricity generator has a charging driving circuit to obtain an induced current from said induction coil through electromagnetic induction to charge said battery unit.

2. The system according to claim 1,

wherein, when said antenna of said control unit receives a wireless signal from an external emitter, said control unit is triggered to obtain a timing signal from said timing unit and output a lighting signal and a buzzing signal to said light-emitting unit and said buzzer unit respectively combined with said timing signal;

and said battery unit provides electricity to said light-emitting unit and said buzzer unit to control said light-emitting unit to light and said buzzer unit to buzz with said lighting signal and said buzzing signal.

3. The system according to claim 1,

wherein said light-emitting unit is a light-emitting diode.

4. The system according to claim 1,

where in said buzzer unit is selected from a group consisting of a buzzer and a speaker.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said light-emitting unit and buzzer unit are actuated synchronously.

6. The system according to claim 1,

wherein said light-emitting unit and buzzer unit are actuated asynchronously.

7. The system according to claim 1,

wherein said light-emitting unit emits a light selected from a group consisting of a constant light and a twinkling light.

8. The system according to claim 1,

wherein said lighting signal contains a timing signal for lighting.

9. The system according to claim 1,

wherein said buzzing signal contains a timing signal for buzzing.

11. The system according to claim 1,

wherein, when said antenna of said control unit receives a wireless signal from an external emitter, said control unit is triggered to obtain a timing signal from said timing unit and output a lighting signal to said light-emitting unit combined with said timing signal;

and said battery unit provides electricity to said light-emitting unit to control said light-emitting unit to light with said lighting signal.

10. A wireless-charged acousto-optic golf ball, comprising

a ball body, said ball body having a containing space;

a light-transparent filler, said light-transparent filler being gelatinous, said light-transparent filler being located in said containing space;

an electric circuit, said electric circuit being packaged into one-piece, said electric circuit being located in said light-transparent filler, said electric circuit comprising

a magneto electricity generator, said magneto electricity generator having a induction coil;

a battery unit, said battery unit being electrically coupled to said magneto electricity generator;

a control unit, said control unit being electrically coupled to said battery unit, said control unit having an antenna;

a piezoelectric unit, said piezoelectric unit being electrically coupled to said control unit to rectify and filter electricity provided by said battery unit into a stable power source to operate said control unit;

a light-emitting unit, said light-emitting unit being electrically coupled to said control unit to obtain a lighting signal from said control unit to light;

a buzzer unit, said buzzer unit being electrically coupled to said control unit to obtain a buzzing signal from said control unit to buzz; and

a timing unit, said timing unit being electrically coupled to said control unit and said battery unit,

wherein, when said golf ball is hit, said control unit is triggered to obtain a timing signal from said timing unit and output a lighting signal to said light-emitting unit combined with said timing signal; and

said battery unit provides electricity to said light-emitting unit to control said light-emitting unit to light with said lighting signal; and

wherein said magneto electricity generator is electronically coupled to an external electromagnetic inducting device, said induction coil of said magneto electricity generator is corresponding to an active coil of said external electromagnetic inducting device, and said magneto electricity generator has a charging driving circuit to obtain an induced current to charge said battery unit by said induction coil through electromagnetic induction.

12. The system according to claim 10,

wherein said light-emitting unit is a light-emitting diode.

13. The system according to claim 10,

where in said light-emitting unit emits a light selected from a group consisting of a constant light and a twinkling light.

14. The system according to claim 10,

wherein said lighting signal contains a timing signal for lighting.