Explosion-proof hitting ball and training device including the same
An explosion-proof hitting ball and a training device including the same are provided, wherein the explosion-proof hitting ball includes: a tubular member made of plastic material and including an outer wall; and a ball member made of explosion-proof material and including a tubular wall and a ball wall, the tubular wall and the ball wall being transverse and connected to each other to form a chamber, the tubular wall being disposed around the tubular member and integrally connected to the outer wall by melting-connection.
1. A training device comprising:
a base;
a connection rod assembly connected to and vertically extending upward from the base; and
an explosion-proof hitting ball including:
a tubular member made of plastic material and including an outer wall; and
a ball member made of explosion-proof material and including a tubular wall and a ball wall, the tubular wall and the ball wall being transverse and connected to each other to form a chamber, the tubular wall being disposed around the tubular member and integrally connected to the outer wall by a melting connection;
wherein the explosion-proof hitting ball is disposed around a proximal end of the connection rod assembly.
2. The training device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular member is harder than the ball member.
3. The training device of claim 2 , wherein:
the explosion-proof hitting ball further includes a metal tube, and the tubular member is disposed around the metal tube;
the tubular member has a wall thickness larger than a wall thickness of the tubular wall;
a sum of the wall thickness of the tubular member and the wall thickness of the tubular wall is defined as a first dimension, a wall thickness of the ball wall is defined as a second dimension, and the first dimension is larger than the second dimension;
the ball member and the tubular member are made of different materials, and the tubular wall and the outer wall are made of different materials and integrally connected to each other by the melting connection;
the tubular member is protrusive beyond the ball member;
the ball member is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polypropylene (PP);
a ratio of the first dimension to the second dimension ranges from 1.1 to 2.0; and
the explosion-proof hitting ball further includes a valve member, and the valve member is disposed on the ball member and controllably in communication with the chamber and an outside of the ball member.
4. The training device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular member has a wall thickness larger than a wall thickness of the tubular wall.
5. The training device of claim 1 , wherein a sum of a wall thickness of the tubular member and a wall thickness of the tubular wall is defined as a first dimension, a wall thickness of the ball wall is defined as a second dimension, and the first dimension is larger than the second dimension.
6. The training device of claim 1 , wherein the ball member and the tubular member are made of different materials, and the tubular wall and the outer wall are made of different materials and integrally connected to each other by the melting-connection.
7. The training device claim 1 , further including a metal tube, wherein the tubular member is disposed around the metal tube.
8. The training device of claim 1 , wherein the connection rod assembly includes a main portion, a blocking portion, a plug and a fixation assembly, the main portion defines an axial direction and a radial direction, the blocking portion projects in the radial direction on a side of the main portion remote from the base, the explosion-proof hitting ball is disposed around the main portion about the axial direction and abutted against the blocking portion, the plug is positioned in an opening of the main portion remote from the base, and the fixation assembly is connected to the plug and blocks the explosion-proof hitting ball in the axial direction.
9. The training device of claim 8 , wherein the ball wall of the explosion-proof hitting ball includes a receiving hole, the receiving hole has a diametric dimension larger than an inner diametric dimension of the tubular wall, the plug includes a threaded hole disposed therethrough, the threaded hole is in communication with an interior of the main portion and the receiving hole, the fixation assembly includes a screw and a washer, the washer is received within the receiving hole and abutted against an end of the tubular wall, the screw is disposed through the washer and screwed to the threaded hole.