Mahjong machine and its card picking and transporting system

Abstract

The invention relates to a mahjong machine and a card picking and transporting system thereof. The card picking and transporting system comprises a card feeding device, a stacking and pushing device and a ramp card loading device. The ramp card loading device comprises a card loading component and a card lifting component. The card loading component comprises a card storage slot for storing mahjong cards, a card loading pushing head for pushing mahjong cards along a ramp and a ramp card loading driving mechanism thereof. The card lifting component comprises a card lifting supporting plate and a card lifting driving mechanism thereof. The stacking and pushing device comprises a card pushing head, a card bearing platform and a card pushing motor. The stacking and pushing device pushes the stacked mahjong cards into the card storage slot through a card inlet of the card storage slot. One end of the card storage slot is a second card outlet, which is connected to the card lifting supporting plate when falling. The other end of the card storage slot is a blocking part for preventing the mahjong cards from passing through. The card inlet of the card storage slot is arranged between the blocking part and the second card outlet. The overall structure of the invention is more compact and reasonable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of mahjong machines, and in particular to a mahjong machine and a card picking and transporting system thereof. Background Art

[0002] The current fully automatic mahjong machine can integrate functions such as shuffling and dice rolling, which provides a lot of convenience for people to play mahjong. However, the current fully automatic mahjong machine basically has only four exits, and the two-layer mahjong machine can only be raised to the table from the four exits respectively. When playing cards, it is still necessary to cut and arrange the cards manually, which is not only troublesome to operate, but also often results in wrong cutting of cards, and the cards can only be reshuffled.

[0003] In order to solve this problem, a Chinese invention patent with publication number CN109248437 discloses a card feeding mechanism of an eight-mouth fully automatic mahjong machine, the mahjong machine comprising a frame, a large plate arranged in the frame, and two exits arranged on each side of the large plate; the card feeding mechanism comprises a starting card feeding track arranged on each side of the large plate, a first card feeding track and a second card feeding track arranged on each side of the large plate, the starting ends of the first card feeding track and the second card feeding track are both connected to the corresponding starting card feeding track, and the card feeding ends of the first card feeding track and the second card feeding track are respectively arranged corresponding to the two exits on the same side of the large plate; a first card pushing head is slidably installed in the starting card feeding track and the first card feeding track, and a card pushing head is slidably installed on the starting card feeding track and the second card feeding track; a driving structure for driving the first card pushing head and the card pushing head to simultaneously start from the starting card feeding track and simultaneously reach their respective card feeding ends.

[0004] Although the card feeding mechanism of this patent realizes the simultaneous card feeding and card separation, thus saving the card separation time, the large plate of this patent requires two tracks on each side, two card pushing heads and two sets of driving structures for driving the card pushing heads to move, and the overall structure is relatively complex. In addition, this patent uses a wire rope to drive the card pushing head, the wire rope motor has a large load, the steel wire is prone to shaking and breaking, the card loading process is not stable enough, and the service life of the wire rope is short.

[0005] In addition, the Chinese invention patent with publication number CN101569794 discloses a double-push-and-raise mechanism for an eight-mouth automatic mahjong table, including a lift seat, a motor, a lift plate assembly, a push plate assembly and a transmission assembly, wherein the motor, lift plate assembly, push plate assembly and transmission assembly are mounted on the lift seat; the push plate assembly includes: a cylindrical cam connected to the transmission assembly and rotated under the drive of the transmission assembly; a push plate, having a push plate bearing and a push plate guide shaft, the push plate bearing is connected to the push plate guide shaft through a push plate guide sleeve, the push plate bearing is in contact with the cam circumference of the cylindrical cam, and the push plate bearing reciprocates along the push plate guide shaft under the rotation of the cylindrical cam. Although the technical solution of this patent realizes the double-push-and-raise process of the eight-mouth automatic mahjong table, the mechanism has many parts and components and the overall structure is complex. Summary of the invention

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a mahjong machine and a card picking and transporting system thereof, wherein the card picking and transporting system can make the entire mahjong machine compact and improve space utilization.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0008] A card picking and transporting system comprises a card feeding device for picking up mahjong tiles one by one from a shuffling plate and delivering them, a stacking and pushing device for stacking two mahjong tiles into one pile and pushing them out, and a ramp loading device for delivering the arranged mahjong tiles in multiple piles onto a mahjong machine table. The ramp loading device comprises a loading component and a lifting component. The loading component comprises a storage slot for storing mahjong tiles, a loading pushing head for pushing mahjong tiles along a slope and a ramp loading driving mechanism thereof. The lifting component comprises a lifting supporting plate and a lifting driving mechanism thereof. The stacking and pushing device comprises a pushing head, a card receiving platform and a pushing motor.

[0009] The card pushing motor drives the card pushing head to enter and exit the card receiving platform to push the stacked mahjong cards on the card receiving platform into the card storage slot through the card inlet of the card storage slot. The card storage slot includes at least one arc-shaped curved portion, one end of the card storage slot is a second card outlet, and the second card outlet is connected to the card lifting support plate when falling. The other end of the card storage slot is a blocking portion for preventing the mahjong cards from passing through. The card inlet of the card storage slot is arranged between the blocking portion and the second card outlet;

[0010] The card receiving platform is connected to the card outlet of the card feeding device and is lower than the card outlet of the card feeding device, and the card pushing head and the card inlet of the card storage slot are respectively located on the opposite sides of the card receiving platform; when one end of the card lifting support plate descends, the card storage slot, the card receiving platform and the card lifting support plate together form a sloped card loading channel for mahjong cards, and the card pushing head can be moved in and out of the sloped card loading channel.

[0011] Preferably, when there are enough mahjong tiles in the tile storage slot, the tile pushing head can rise or fall relative to the sloped tile loading channel.

[0012] Preferably, when there are enough mahjong tiles in the card storage slot, the card pushing head can be translated to the left or to the right relative to the sloped card loading channel.

[0013] Preferably, when there are enough mahjong tiles in the tile storage slot, the tile pushing head can be turned over in the tile pushing direction to move out of the sloped tile loading channel.

[0014] Preferably, the card pushing motor drives the card holding table to rise and fall so as to stack two mahjong tiles into a pile, and can drive the card pushing head to slide horizontally and rise and fall. When pushing the cards, the card pushing head is located above the card holding table, and the card pushing motor drives the card pushing head to slide horizontally in and out just above the card holding table to push out the stacked mahjong tiles. When the card pushing head completes a card pushing and returns to its original position, the card pushing motor drives the card pushing head to descend until the top of the card pushing head is no higher than the upper surface of the card holding table.

[0015] Preferably, the card pushing motor drives the card receiving table to rise and fall so as to stack two mahjong tiles into a pile, and can drive the card pushing head to slide horizontally and rise and fall. When pushing cards, the card pushing head is located above the card receiving table, and the card pushing motor rotates forward to drive the card pushing head to slide horizontally in and out of the top of the card receiving table to push out the stacked mahjong tiles. When loading cards, the card pushing motor reverses to drive the card pushing head to descend until the top of the card pushing head is no higher than the upper surface of the card receiving table.

[0016] Preferably, the card-lifting drive mechanism includes a card-lifting bracket and a card-lifting motor, one end of the card-lifting support plate is mounted on the card-lifting bracket, and the other end of the card-lifting support plate is a movable end and is driven up and down by the card-lifting motor.

[0017] Preferably, the card lifting drive mechanism includes a card lifting bracket, one end of the card lifting support plate is mounted on the card lifting bracket, and the other end of the card lifting support plate is a movable end and is driven up and down by a card pushing motor.

[0018] Preferably, the slope card loading drive mechanism uses a rocker arm, a steel wire rope, a synchronous belt or a chain to drive the card loading push head.

[0019] A mahjong machine comprises the card picking and transporting system as described above.

[0020] The present invention arranges the card inlet of the card storage slot between the second card outlet and the blocking portion, so that the stacking and pushing device is located below the card storage slot, thereby making the entire mahjong machine compact and improving space utilization. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a mahjong machine desktop of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the process of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the process of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the process of the present invention Figure 3 ;

[0025] Figure 5 yes Figure 3 Explosion diagram of

[0026] Figure 6 The overall structure of the stacking head of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0027] Figure 7 The overall structure of the stacking head of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 (Omit the head box);

[0028] Figure 8 yes Figure 6 Explosion diagram of

[0029] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the installation of the card pushing head, the horizontal pushing slider and the lifting slider of the present invention;

[0030] Fig.10 It is a structural schematic diagram of the flat push slider of the present invention;

[0031] Fig.11 The schematic diagram of the stacking process of the stacking head of the present invention is Figure 1 ;

[0032] Fig.12 The schematic diagram of the stacking process of the stacking head of the present invention is Figure 2 ;

[0033] Fig.13 The schematic diagram of the stacking process of the stacking head of the present invention is Figure 3 ;

[0034] Fig.14 The schematic diagram of the stacking process of the stacking head of the present invention is Figure 4 ;

[0035] Fig.15 The schematic diagram of the stacking process of the stacking head of the present invention is Figure 5 ;

[0036] Fig.16 The schematic diagram of the stacking process of the stacking head of the present invention is Figure 6 ;

[0037] Fig.17is a schematic diagram of a first curved groove of the present invention;

[0038] Fig.18 is a schematic diagram of a second curved groove of the present invention;

[0039] Fig.19 This is a schematic diagram of the card loading process of the flat push card loading device of the present invention. Figure 1 (Push in place);

[0040] Fig. 20 This is a schematic diagram of the card loading process of the flat push card loading device of the present invention. Figure 2 (Push in place);

[0041] Fig.21 This is a schematic diagram of the card loading process of the flat push card loading device of the present invention. Figure 3 (Push in place);

[0042] Fig. 22 This is a schematic diagram of the card loading process of the flat push card loading device of the present invention. Figure 4 (Push in place);

[0043] Fig.23 This is a schematic diagram of the card loading process of the flat push card loading device of the present invention. Figure 5 (Push in place);

[0044] Fig.24 This is a schematic diagram of the card loading process of the flat push card loading device of the present invention. Figure 1 (Desktop tray lowering and pushing flat);

[0045] Fig.25 This is a schematic diagram of the card loading process of the flat push card loading device of the present invention. Figure 2 (Desktop tray lowering and pushing flat);

[0046] Fig.26 This is a schematic diagram of the card loading process of the flat push card loading device of the present invention. Figure 3 (Desktop tray lowering and pushing flat);

[0047] Fig. 27 This is a schematic diagram of the card loading process of the flat push card loading device of the present invention. Figure 4 (Desktop tray lowering and pushing flat);

[0048] Fig.28 It is a schematic diagram of the whole machine bracket of the present invention;

[0049] Fig.29 is a schematic diagram of a desktop layout according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Fig.30 It is a structural schematic diagram of a third embodiment of a mahjong machine of the present invention (the mahjong machine desktop is omitted);

[0051] Fig.31Schematic diagram of the process of loading cards in the third embodiment of the mahjong machine of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0052] Fig.32 Schematic diagram of the process of loading cards in the third embodiment of the mahjong machine of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0053] Fig.33 Schematic diagram of the process of loading cards in the third embodiment of the mahjong machine of the present invention Figure 3 ;

[0054] Fig.34 Schematic diagram of the process of loading cards in the third embodiment of the mahjong machine of the present invention Figure 4 ;

[0055] Fig.35 Schematic diagram of the process of loading cards in the third embodiment of the mahjong machine of the present invention Figure 5 ;

[0056] Fig.36 Schematic diagram of the process of loading cards in the third embodiment of the mahjong machine of the present invention Figure 6 ;

[0057] Fig.37 Schematic diagram of the card raising component of the fourth embodiment of the mahjong machine of the present invention Figure 1 (The lifting plate is flush with the mahjong machine tabletop);

[0058] Fig.38 Schematic diagram of the card raising component of the fourth embodiment of the mahjong machine of the present invention Figure 2 (The movable end of the lifting plate descends);

[0059] Fig.39 Schematic diagram of an explosion of a stacking push device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[0060] Description of the accompanying drawings: 1. Mahjong tabletop; 10. Mahjong tiles; 2. Rack; 3. Shuffle plate; 4. Card feeding device; 5. Stacking device; 6. Flat push card loading device; 7. Slope card loading device; 11. Inner card outlet; 12. Outer card outlet; 13. Tabletop card outlet; 61. Card receiving strip; 71. Card storage slot; 711. Blocking part; 72. Card loading push head; 51. Pushing head; 52. Card receiving table; 73. Lifting plate; 76. Card loading push rod; 53. Head box; 54. Card pushing motor; 55. First curve wheel; 56. Second curve wheel; 531. First swing arm; 551. First curve slot; 521. Rolling slot; 532. Second swing arm; 533. Horizontal guide column; 57. Flat push slider; 571. Flat push slot; 534. Vertical guide column; 58. Lifting Slider; 535, third swing arm; 561, second curved groove; 5351, guide block; 581, slide groove; 59, card blocking member; 591, card viewing light eye; 62, second card loading motor; 63, first cover plate; 64, second cover plate; 501, camshaft; 5011, one-way bearing A; 5012, one-way bearing B; 502, third curved wheel; 5013, eccentric wheel sleeve; 503, movable cam swing rod; 731, card lifting groove; 732, first connecting rod; 734, guide member; 735, second connecting rod; 736, third connecting rod; 737, fourth connecting rod; 504, fourth swing arm; 505, fifth swing arm; 506, second rotating shaft; 507, second push slider; 508, second lifting slider; 509, sixth swing arm; 500, seventh swing arm. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0061] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0062] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0063] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise clearly specified.

[0064] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0065] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0066] In the present invention, the center of the mahjong machine is regarded as the inside, and the periphery of the mahjong machine is regarded as the outside.

[0067] In the description of this specification, the A surface and the B surface are "flush" and "matched in height" both mean that the height difference between the A surface and the B surface is within 5 mm.

[0068] Embodiment 1:

[0069] like Figures 1 to 5The mahjong machine shown in the figure is a mahjong machine, comprising a mahjong machine desktop 1, a frame 2, a central control panel assembly located in the center of the bottom plate of the frame 2 and a shuffling plate 3, four sets of card picking and transporting systems are arranged around the shuffling plate 3, the card picking and transporting system comprises a card feeding device 4 for picking up mahjong tiles 10 from the shuffling plate 3 one by one and sending them out, a stacking and pushing device 5 for stacking two mahjong tiles 10 into a pile and pushing them out, the card picking and transporting system also comprises a flat-pushing card loading device 6 and a slope card loading device 7 for delivering the arranged mahjong tiles 10 in multiple piles onto the mahjong machine desktop 1, four inner card outlets 11 and four outer card outlets 12 are arranged on the mahjong machine desktop 1, the four outer card outlets 12 are surrounded by a rectangular shape, the four inner card outlets 11 are surrounded by a rectangular shape and are distributed on the inner side of the outer card outlet 12, the flat-pushing card loading device 6 is installed at the outer card outlet 12 and comprises a card receiving strip 61 for storing the mahjong tiles 10 and a card receiving strip 61 for storing the mahjong tiles 10 The mahjong tiles 10 on the card strip 61 are sent to the mahjong machine table 1 by a flat push card loading drive mechanism. The slope card loading device 7 includes a card loading component and a card lifting component. The card loading component includes a card storage slot 71 for storing mahjong tiles 10, a card loading push head 72 for pushing mahjong tiles 10 along the slope and its slope card loading drive mechanism. The card lifting component is installed at the inner card outlet 11. The card lifting component includes a card lifting support plate 73 and its card lifting drive mechanism. Device 5 pushes the stacked mahjong tiles 10 into the card storage slot 71 through the card inlet of the card storage slot 71. The card storage slot 71 includes at least one arc-shaped curved portion. One end of the card storage slot 71 is a first card outlet, which is connected to the card receiving strip 61 in the horizontal push card loading device 6. The other end of the card storage slot 71 is a second card outlet, which is connected to the card lifting support plate 73 in the card loading component. The card inlet of the card storage slot 71 is arranged between the first card outlet and the second card outlet.

[0070] In this embodiment, the slope card loading drive mechanism drives the card loading push head 72 to reciprocate along the card storage slot 71 and enables it to have a first card pushing position and a second card pushing position; when storing cards, the card pushing head 51 pushes a pile of mahjong tiles 10 stacked on the card receiving table 52 into the card storage slot 71 through the card inlet of the card storage slot 71. When the card storage slot 71 has enough mahjong tiles 10, the slope card loading drive mechanism drives the card loading push head 72 to move from the first card pushing position to the second card pushing position and pushes multiple piles of mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card receiving strip 61. The card loading push head 72 stays at the first card pushing position. In the second card pushing position, the card pushing head 51 continues to push the stacked mahjong tiles 10 into the card storage slot 71 until there are enough mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 again; when loading cards, the card pushing motor 54 drives the card pushing head 51 to descend until the top of the card pushing head 51 is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving table 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot 71, and the slope card loading drive mechanism drives the card loading pushing head 72 to move from the second card pushing position to the first card pushing position and pushes the multi-deck mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the mahjong machine table top 1, and the flat card loading device 6 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving strip 61 onto the mahjong machine table top 1. Further preferably, the stacking and pushing device 5 is provided with a counting device, and when the number of piles of mahjong tiles 10 on the card storage slot 71 of the slope card loading device 7 reaches a preset first value, the stacking and pushing device 5 stops stacking and pushing the cards, and the card loading drive mechanism drives the card loading push head 72 to move from the first card pushing position to the second card pushing position and pushes the multiple piles of mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card receiving strip 61, and then the stacking and pushing device 5 starts stacking and pushing the cards again until the number of piles of mahjong tiles 10 on the card storage slot 71 reaches a preset second value, at which time the stacking and pushing device 5 stops stacking and pushing the cards.

[0071] The card feeding device 4 in one set of card picking and transporting systems is located between the card lifting assembly and the card pushing device 6 in another adjacent set of card picking and transporting systems; the specific structure of the card feeding device 4 can be found in patent documents such as publication number CN105413161A, CN106492454A, and CN106669142A; the card feeding device 4 generally includes a card feeding box, a guide plate is provided in front of the card feeding port of the card feeding box, a card feeding wheel with a magnet is provided at the card feeding port of the card feeding box, a tensioning wheel and a driving wheel are provided in the card feeding box, a card discharging wheel is provided at the card discharging port of the card feeding box, and a conveyor belt is wrapped around the card feeding wheel, the card discharging wheel and the driving wheel and is tensioned by the tensioning wheel. The card feeding port is provided with a card guide groove, the width of the card feeding port is slightly larger than the width of the selected mahjong tiles 10 and shorter than the length of the mahjong tiles 10, and the height of the card feeding port is larger than the thickness of the mahjong tiles 10 and smaller than the width of the mahjong tiles 10. One, two, three or four magnets are embedded in the card feeding wheel. The portion of the outer circumferential surface of the card feeding wheel opposite to the magnet is designed as a plane corresponding to the size of the mahjong tiles 10. The mahjong tiles 10 are uniformly facing downward after the rotation of the card feeding wheel, and are uniformly fed in the length direction of the mahjong tiles 10 after passing through the card guide groove. The running path of the mahjong tiles 10 in the card feeding device 4 is a card feeding channel, which starts from the card feeding port of the card feeding box and ends at the card outlet of the card feeding box.

[0072] like Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, the stacking and pushing device 5 includes a card pushing head 51 and a card receiving platform 52, the card receiving platform 52 is connected to the card outlet of the card feeding device 4 and is slightly lower than the card outlet of the card feeding device 4, the card pushing head 51 and the card inlet of the card storage slot 71 are respectively located on the opposite sides of the card receiving platform 52, the card receiving platform 52 and the card pushing head 72 are respectively located on both sides of the card pushing head 51, when the card receiving platform 52 receives the first mahjong tile 10 delivered by the card feeding device 4, then the card receiving platform 52 descends and makes the upper surface of the mahjong tile 10 on the card receiving platform 52 not higher than the card outlet of the card feeding channel, then the card receiving platform 52 receives the second mahjong tile 10 delivered by the card feeding device 4 and stacks them into a pile, and the card pushing head 51 pushes the stacked mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving platform 52 onto the card storage slot 71.

[0073] Among them, the first way for the card pushing head 51 to push the mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving platform 52 to the card storage slot 71 is: when a pile of tiles is stacked on the card receiving platform 52, the card receiving platform 52 rises to the initial position, and then the card pushing head 51 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 to the card storage slot 71, and then the card receiving platform 52 waits for the next round of stacking tiles.

[0074] The second way in which the pusher 51 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving platform 52 onto the card storage slot 71 is: when a pile of tiles is stacked on the card receiving platform 52, the pusher 51 directly pushes the mahjong tiles 10 onto the card storage slot 71, and then the card receiving platform 52 rises to the initial position to wait for the next round of stacking.

[0075] In the embodiment of the present application, the card pushing head 51 uses the first method to push the mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving table 52 onto the card storage slot 71.

[0076] like Figure 2-5 As shown, the push-up card loading device 6 and the card-lifting assembly in the card picking and transporting system in the same group are both located on the adjacent two sides of the shuffling plate 3, the card-lifting assembly is located on the inner side of the push-up card loading device 6, and the card-discharging direction of the first card-discharging port of the card storage slot 71 is rotated at an angle greater than 45° and not greater than 135° in the clockwise direction compared to the card-discharging direction of the second card-discharging port; further preferably, the card-discharging direction of the first card-discharging port of the card storage slot 71 is rotated at an angle greater than 75° and not greater than 105° in the clockwise direction compared to the card-discharging direction of the second card-discharging port.

[0077] In other embodiments, the push-up card loading device 6 and the card-lifting assembly in the same group of card picking and transporting systems can also be respectively located on the same side of the shuffling plate 3, and the card-lifting assembly is located on the inner side of the push-up card loading device 6, and the card-discharging direction of the first card outlet of the card storage slot 71 is rotated by an angle of no more than 45° in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction compared to the card-discharging direction of the second card outlet; further preferably, the card-discharging direction of the first card outlet of the card storage slot 71 is rotated by an angle of no more than 15° in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction compared to the card-discharging direction of the second card outlet.

[0078] In this embodiment, the slope card-loading device 7 also includes a card-lifting component. The specific structure of the card-lifting component can be found in patent documents with publication numbers CN201906453U, CN201949619U, CN102133480A, CN103861280A and CN204699375U. Generally speaking, one party's card-lifting component includes a card-lifting bracket, a card-lifting support plate 73 and a card-lifting motor. The card-lifting bracket is provided with a card-lifting slot, the card-lifting support plate 73 is located at the upper part of the card-lifting slot, and one end of the card-lifting support plate 73 is installed on the card-lifting slot, and the other end of the card-lifting support plate 73 can move and is driven up and down by the card-lifting motor through a transmission mechanism such as a cam or a card-lifting rocker arm. The card-lifting bracket is also provided with a sensor C for detecting the position of the card-lifting support plate 73, for example, two upper and lower Hall elements or photocells.

[0079] When the movable end of the card lifting support plate 73 descends, the movable end of the card lifting support plate 73 is connected to the card storage slot 71. At this time, the card storage slot 71, the card receiving platform 52 and the card lifting support plate 73 together form an inclined card loading channel for mahjong tiles 10, and the card pushing head 51 can be moved in and out of the inclined card loading channel; this is arranged because before the card storage slot 71 and the card receiving strip 61 are full of mahjong tiles 10, the card pushing head 51 needs to push the mahjong tiles 10 toward the card storage slot 71 and onto the card receiving strip 61 along the card storage slot 71, so the card pushing head 51 is located in the inclined card loading channel, when the card storage slot 71 and the card receiving strip 61 are full of mahjong tiles 10, the inclined card loading device 7 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the tabletop, if the card pushing head 51 is located in the inclined card loading channel, it will block the passage of the mahjong tiles 10, so the card pushing head 51 is no longer located in the inclined card loading channel.

[0080] The first way for the pusher 51 to move out of or into the sloped card loading passage is that when there are enough mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 and on the card receiving strip 61, the pusher 51 rises or falls relative to the sloped card loading passage.

[0081] The second way for the pusher head 51 to move out of or into the sloped card loading passage is that when there are enough mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 and on the card receiving strip 61, the pusher head 51 moves horizontally to the left or to the right relative to the sloped card loading passage.

[0082] The third way for the pusher head 51 to move out of the ramped card loading channel is that when there are enough mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 and on the card receiving strip 61, the pusher head 51 can be turned over in the card pushing direction to move out of the ramped card loading channel.

[0083] In this embodiment, the first card outlet and the second card outlet of the card storage slot 71 are located at the same height; such a configuration can facilitate the card pushing head 51 and the card pushing head 72 to push cards.

[0084] In another embodiment of the present application, the second card outlet of the card storage slot 71 is higher than the first card outlet.

[0085] In this embodiment, the card pushing head 72 has multiple card pushing parts on one side close to the card raising support plate 73, and these multiple card pushing parts respectively contact two mahjong tiles 10 stacked up and down in the same pile, among which the card pushing part contacting the lower mahjong tiles 10 protrudes from the card pushing part contacting the upper mahjong tiles 10.

[0086] In this embodiment, the card loading drive mechanism can use a rocker, a wire rope, a synchronous belt or a chain to drive the card loading push head 72.

[0087] The first embodiment: the card loading drive mechanism adopts a synchronous belt to drive the card loading push head 72, including a first card loading motor, a synchronous belt, a synchronous wheel and a synchronous belt track installed on the card loading bracket, the synchronous wheel is fixed on the output shaft of the first card loading motor, the synchronous belt is meshed with the synchronous wheel, and a card loading push head 72 is fixed on one end of the synchronous belt. The first card loading motor drives the card loading push head 72 to move through the synchronous wheel and the synchronous belt, and then drives the card loading push head 72 to move from the first card pushing position to the second card pushing position and push the mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card receiving strip 61, and drives the card loading push head 72 to move from the second card pushing position to the first card pushing position and push the mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card lifting support plate 73.

[0088] The second embodiment: the card loading drive mechanism adopts a chain to drive the card loading push head 72, including a first card loading motor, a gear, a chain, and a chain track installed on the card loading bracket, the gear is fixed on the output shaft of the first card loading motor, the chain is meshed with the gear, and a card loading push head 72 is fixed at one end of the chain, the first card loading motor drives the card loading push head 72 to move through the chain, and then drives the card loading push head 72 to move from the first card pushing position to the second card pushing position and push the mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card receiving strip 61, and drives the card loading push head 72 to move from the second card pushing position to the first card pushing position and push the mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card lifting support plate 73.

[0089] The third embodiment: the card loading drive mechanism can also use a wire rope to drive the card loading push head 72, including a first card loading motor, an active reel and a wire rope installed on the card loading bracket. The first card loading motor is fixed on the card loading bracket and is located on the inner side of the card storage slot 71. The active reel is driven to rotate by the first card loading motor. The wire rope is connected to the active reel after winding through multiple guide wheels and the card storage slot 71. The card loading push head 72 is fixed on the wire rope. When the first card loading motor moves the wire rope through the active reel, the card loading push head 72 moves on the card loading track, thereby driving the card loading push head 72 to move from the first card pushing position to the second card pushing position and push the mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card receiving strip 61, and driving the card loading push head 72 to move from the second card pushing position to the first card pushing position and push the mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card lifting support plate 73.

[0090] The fourth embodiment, as Figure 2-5As shown, the card loading drive mechanism adopts a rocker arm to drive the card loading push head 72, including a first card loading motor and a card loading push rod 76 installed on the card loading bracket. The card loading push rod 76 rotates along its positioning end as the axis, and the card loading push head 72 is installed on the movable end of the card loading push rod 76. The first card loading motor drives the card loading push rod 76 to swing back and forth, thereby causing the card loading push head 72 on the movable end of the card loading push rod 76 to reciprocate along the card storage slot 71, thereby driving the card loading push head 72 to move from the first card pushing position to the second card pushing position and push the mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card receiving strip 61, and driving the card loading push head 72 to move from the second card pushing position to the first card pushing position and push the mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card lifting support plate 73.

[0091] In this embodiment, when the card-loading push rod 76 drives the card-loading push head 72 to rotate clockwise, one side of the card-loading push head 72 pushes the multi-pile mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the card receiving strip 61; when the card-loading push rod 76 drives the card-loading push head 72 to rotate counterclockwise, the other side of the card-loading push head 72 pushes the multi-pile mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 along the card lifting support plate 73 onto the mahjong machine table 1.

[0092] In this embodiment, the specific structure of using the first card loading motor to drive the card loading push rod 76 to swing back and forth can refer to the relevant contents disclosed in Chinese patent documents with publication numbers CN208893603U, CN106492454A, and CN207734594U.

[0093] It is worth noting that if Fig.28 The whole machine bracket shown is composed of the card raising bracket, card loading bracket and card storage slot 71 in four slope card loading devices 7, wherein the general practice is: the card raising bracket, card loading bracket and card storage slot 71 in a single slope card loading device 7 should be integrally injection molded to form a slope bracket to ensure its supporting strength and facilitate assembly, and then the four slope brackets are fixedly connected. Of course, the card raising bracket, card loading bracket and card storage slot 71 in the four slope card loading devices 7 can also be integrally injection molded.

[0094] like Figure 6-16 As shown, the stacking and pushing device 5 also includes a head box 53 and a card pushing motor 54 installed on the head box 53, and the card pushing motor 54 is used to drive the card receiving platform 52 to rise and fall relative to the head box 53, and drive the card pushing head 51 to rise and fall relative to the head box 53 and translate and slide;

[0095] Among them, when pushing cards, the card pushing head 51 is located above the card receiving platform 52, and the card pushing motor 54 drives the card pushing head 51 to slide in and out directly above the card receiving platform 52 to push out the stacked mahjong tiles 10. When the card pushing head 51 completes pushing cards and returns to one side of the card receiving platform 52, the card pushing motor 54 drives the card pushing head 51 to descend until the top of the card pushing head 51 is no higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot 71.

[0096] In this embodiment, the head box 53 is also provided with a first curve wheel 55 and a second curve wheel 56 that are transmission-coordinated with the card pushing motor 54. The first curve wheel 55 is transmission-connected with the card pushing head 51 and the card receiving platform 52, and the second curve wheel 56 is transmission-connected with the card pushing head 51. The card pushing motor 54 drives the first curve wheel 55 to rotate to drive the card pushing head 51 to slide in and out of the card receiving platform 52 to achieve card pushing and the card receiving platform 52 to rise and fall to achieve stacking of two cards. The card pushing motor 54 drives the second curve wheel 56 to rotate to drive the card pushing head 51 to rise and fall; further preferably, a driving gear, a first gear, a transmission gear and a second gear are also provided. The driving gear is directly driven to rotate by the card pushing motor 54, the first gear and the transmission gear rotate coaxially, the first gear is transmission-coordinated with the driving gear and is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the second curve wheel 56, and the second gear is transmission-coordinated with the transmission gear and is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the first curve wheel 55.

[0097] In this embodiment, a first swing arm 531 is further provided, and the first curve wheel 55 is provided with Fig.17 The first curved groove 551 shown, the lower half of the first swing arm 531 is driven and matched with the first curved groove 551 through a roller, the top of the first swing arm 531 is driven and matched with the card receiving platform 52 through a roller and the bottom is hinged with the head box 53, the card pushing motor 54 drives the first curved wheel 55 to rotate to drive the first swing arm 531 to swing, so that the card receiving platform 52 rises and falls and has a first stop position and a second stop position with different heights, when the card receiving platform 52 is located at the first stop position, the card receiving platform 52 receives the first mahjong tile 10 onto the card receiving platform 52, when the card receiving platform 52 is located at the second stop position, the card receiving platform 52 receives the second mahjong tile 10 onto the first mahjong tile 10 so that the two mahjong tiles 10 are stacked into one pile. Further preferably, the first swing arm 531 is installed with a first rolling bearing and a second rolling bearing, the first rolling bearing is movably matched with the first curved groove 551, and the card receiving platform 52 is provided with a rolling groove 521 matched with the second rolling bearing.

[0098] In this embodiment, a second swing arm 532 is fixed or integrally formed on the first curve wheel 55, and at least two lateral guide columns 533 and a horizontal push slider 57 that can slide horizontally on the lateral guide column 533 are fixed on the head box 53. The card pushing head 51 is installed on the horizontal push slider 57 and can be raised and lowered relative to the horizontal push slider 57. The movable end of the second swing arm 532 is movably cooperated with the horizontal push slider 57. The card pushing motor 54 drives the first curve wheel 55 to rotate to drive the second swing arm 532 to rotate, thereby making the card pushing head 51 slide horizontally in and out of the card receiving table 52 to push out the stacked mahjong tiles 10. Further preferably, a push groove 571 is provided on the push slider 57, and a third rolling bearing is installed on the movable end of the second swing arm 532. The third rolling bearing is movably matched with the push groove 571, and the push groove 571 includes at least a curved groove. When the third rolling bearing on the second swing arm 532 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise and the motion trajectory of the third rolling bearing coincides with the curved groove, the second swing arm 532 has no force on the push slider 57, so that the card pushing head 51 can be in a stationary state in the horizontal direction.

[0099] In this embodiment, if Fig.10 The push sliding block 57 shown has a push groove 571 which is composed of a connected arc groove and a straight groove, wherein the arc segment can coincide with the motion trajectory of the third rolling bearing.

[0100] The push groove 571 in the push slider 57 is composed of a connected arc groove and two straight grooves, wherein the arc segment can coincide with the motion trajectory of the third rolling bearing. The specific structure thereof can be referred to the appendix of the specification in the Chinese patent document with publication number CN206063744U. Figure 2 .

[0101] In this embodiment, the second swing arm 532 is installed on one side of the first curve wheel 55 close to the second curve wheel 56 , and the first curve groove 551 is located on the other side of the first curve wheel 55 .

[0102] like Fig. 9As shown, the horizontal push slider 57 is also fixedly provided with at least two vertical guide columns 534, and a lifting slider 58 that can be lifted up and down on the vertical guide columns 534, the card pushing head 51 is fixedly installed on the lifting slider 58, and the head box 53 is also provided with a third swing arm 535, the bottom end of the third swing arm 535 is hinged with the head box 53 and the top end is movably cooperated with the lifting slider 58, and the second curve wheel 56 is also provided with a second curve groove 561, the lower half of the third swing arm 535 is movably cooperated with the second curve groove 561, and the third swing arm 535 is driven by the second curve wheel 56 to swing, thereby driving the lifting slider 58 and the card pushing head 51 to move up and down. Further preferably, the third swing arm 535 is also fixedly provided with a fifth rolling bearing and a guide block 5351, and the lifting slider 58 is also provided with a horizontal slide groove 581, and the left and right ends of the slide groove 581 are both open, and the guide block 5351 and the slide groove 581 are movably cooperated to prevent the lifting slider 58 from falling during the translation process, and the fifth rolling bearing and the slide groove 581 are movably cooperated to control the lifting and lowering of the lifting slider 58 on the vertical guide rail, wherein the distance between the center of the fifth rolling bearing and the guide block 5351 is less than the length of the slide groove 581.

[0103] It is worth noting that in the embodiment of the present application, the transverse guide column 533 is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the head box 53, the vertical guide column 534 is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the horizontal push slider 57, and the card pushing head 51 is fixedly connected with the lifting slider 58; in other embodiments, the vertical guide column 534 is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the head box 53 and the transverse guide column 533 is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the lifting slider 58 and the card pushing head 51 is fixedly connected with the horizontal push slider 57. This solution is also feasible.

[0104] In this embodiment, a card blocking member 59 is further provided, and the card blocking member 59 is installed on the head box 53. The card blocking member 59 and the card pushing head 51 are located on two adjacent sides of the card receiving platform 52, and the card blocking member 59 and the card outlet of the card feeding device 4 are located on two opposite sides of the card receiving platform 52; further preferably, the card blocking member 59 is also provided with a card viewing light eye 591.

[0105] The card stacking and pushing process of the stacking and pushing device 5 is as follows:

[0106] like Fig.11 As shown, the card receiving platform 52 is in the first stop position, the card pushing head 51 is in the third stop position, the card feeding device 4 transports the mahjong tiles 10 along the length direction thereof to the card receiving platform 52, and after the card viewing photoeye 591 on the card blocking member 59 senses that the mahjong tiles 10 are in place, the card pushing motor 54 is started to drive the first curve wheel 55 and the second curve wheel 56 to rotate;

[0107] like Fig.12As shown, the card receiving platform 52 is lowered by about the height of one mahjong tile 10 so that the card receiving platform 52 is in the second stop position, the card pushing head 51 is in the third stop position, and the card feeding device 4 transports the mahjong tile 10 along its length direction to the first mahjong tile 10 on the card receiving platform 52, thereby stacking a pile of mahjong tiles 10;

[0108] like Fig.13 As shown, the card pushing motor 54 continues to drive the first curve wheel 55 and the second curve wheel 56 to rotate, the card receiving platform 52 rises from the second stop position to the first stop position, and the card pushing head 51 is in the third stop position;

[0109] like Fig.14 As shown, the card pushing motor 54 continues to drive the first curved wheel 55 and the second curved wheel 56 to rotate, the card receiving platform 52 is stationary, and the card pushing head 51 pushes the mahjong tile 10 along the card storage slot 71 toward the card receiving strip 61 or toward the card storage slot 71;

[0110] like Fig.15 As shown, the card pushing motor 54 continues to drive the first curve wheel 55 and the second curve wheel 56 to rotate, and the card pushing head 51 retreats to the initial position; the card receiving platform 52 is stationary;

[0111] like Fig.16 As shown, the card pushing motor 54 continues to drive the first curve wheel 55 and the second curve wheel 56 to rotate, and the card pushing head 51 drops to the fourth stop position; the card receiving platform 52 is stationary;

[0112] The card pushing motor 54 continues to drive the first curve wheel 55 and the second curve wheel 56 to rotate, so that the card pushing head 51 and the card receiving platform 52 return to the initial state as shown in the figure.

[0113] The above steps are repeated until the card receiving strip 61 and the card storage slot 71 are fully filled with mahjong tiles 10, and then the card pushing head 51 and the card receiving platform 52 are kept in the state as shown in the figure to allow the mahjong tiles 10 to pass when loading.

[0114] A stacking and pushing method of a mahjong machine includes a card pushing head 51 and a card receiving platform 52. The card receiving platform 52 is used to receive mahjong tiles 10 transported from a card outlet of a card feeding device 4 along the length direction of the mahjong tiles 10. The card pushing head 51 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 from the card receiving platform 52 to a card storage slot 71 along its width direction. The card outlet of the card feeding device 4 and the card pushing head 51 are respectively located on two adjacent sides of the card receiving platform 52. The card pushing head 51 and the card inlet of the card storage slot 71 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the card receiving platform 52. The stacking and pushing device 5 stacks and pushes two mahjong tiles 10, including the following steps:

[0115] 1) The card receiving platform 52 stays at a first height, which is lower than the height of the card outlet of the card delivery device 4, and the card receiving platform 52 receives the first mahjong tile 10 delivered from the card delivery device 4;

[0116] 2) After the first mahjong tile 10 is detected to be in place, the card receiving platform 52 descends and stays at the second height. At this time, the top surface of the first mahjong tile 10 is lower than the card outlet of the card delivery device 4, and the card receiving platform 52 receives the second mahjong tile 10 delivered from the card delivery channel, and the second mahjong tile 10 is stacked on the first mahjong tile 10;

[0117] 3) After detecting that the second mahjong tile 10 is in place, the pusher 51 pushes the two stacked mahjong tiles 10 onto the storage slot 71;

[0118] 4) After pushing the card, the card pushing head 51 returns to its original position, and then the card pushing head 51 descends and the top of the card pushing head 51 is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52.

[0119] like Figure 24-27 As shown, the horizontal push card loading device 6 is a tabletop support plate descending horizontal push card loading device 6, including a lattice plate, and a second card loading motor 62 installed on the lattice plate, a card pushing mechanism and a lifting mechanism. The mahjong machine tabletop 1 is provided with a first cover plate 63 flush with the mahjong machine tabletop 1, and the lifting mechanism drives the first cover plate 63 to rise and fall, and the second card loading motor 62 rotates, and drives the first cover plate 63 to fall to a height matching the card receiving strip 61 through the lifting mechanism, and then the mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving strip 61 are pushed onto the first cover plate 63 through the card pushing mechanism, and then the first cover plate 63 rises to the tabletop; further preferably, the upper part of the lattice plate is the card receiving strip 61, the first cover plate 63 is longitudinally slidably arranged on the front side of the card receiving strip 61, and the card pushing mechanism is arranged at the rear of the lattice plate.

[0120] A support frame with a bottom cam curve is provided under the first cover plate 63, and the lifting mechanism includes four gears installed on the lattice plate and meshing with each other in sequence. The output shaft of the second card-loading motor 62 is fixed to one of the gears, and two outer gears of the four gears are equipped with lifting cranks that cooperate with the bottom cam curve of the support frame to drive the first cover plate 63 up and down.

[0121] The card pushing mechanism includes a card pushing bracket, a card pushing swing arm, a rocker, a card pushing plate and a shaft. The card pushing plate is arranged on the rear side of the card bearing strip 61. The card pushing plate is slidably arranged on the guide rod through a horizontal pushing slider 57, and is slidably connected to the card pushing bracket front and back. A reset device is provided between the horizontal pushing slider 57 and the lattice plate. The card pushing bracket is located on the rear side of the lattice plate. The shaft is installed on the card pushing bracket through a bearing seat. The card pushing swing arm and the rocker are both fixed on the shaft. A card pushing cam is installed on the inner gear of one of the four gears. The card pushing cam cooperates with the rocker to push the card pushing swing arm to swing, and the upper end of the card pushing swing arm is in contact with the horizontal pushing slider 57.

[0122] In other embodiments, the horizontal push card loading device 6 can also adopt an in-situ horizontal push card loading device 6, such as Figure 19-23 As shown, it includes a lattice plate, and a second card-loading motor 62, a card-pushing mechanism and a lifting mechanism installed on the lattice plate. The second card-loading motor 62 rotates, and drives the card-receiving bar 61 to rise to be flush with the mahjong machine table top 1 through the lifting mechanism, and then the mahjong tiles 10 on the card-receiving bar 61 are pushed onto the mahjong machine table top 1 through the card-pushing mechanism, and then the card-receiving bar 61 descends and resets.

[0123] In this embodiment, the second card-loading motor 62 is connected to the card-pushing mechanism and the lifting mechanism through a gear transmission device; the gear transmission device includes a left lifting gear, a driving gear, a push-pull gear and a right lifting gear installed on the lattice plate and meshing with each other in sequence, and the driving gear is connected to the output shaft of the second card-loading motor 62; the lifting mechanism includes two lifting cranks, and a support frame with a bottom cam curve is provided under the card-bearing bar 61, and the movable ends of the two lifting cranks are respectively supported by the bottom cam curve of the support frame, and the two lifting cranks are respectively installed on the left lifting gear and the right lifting gear; the card-pushing mechanism includes It includes a card pushing cam, a transmission main shaft, two card pushing rockers, a card pushing plate and a first connecting member. The card pushing cam is fixedly connected to the push-pull gear, one end of the first connecting member is transmission-coordinated with the card pushing cam, the other end of the first connecting member is fixed on the transmission main shaft, the transmission main shaft is mounted on the lattice plate and can rotate, the lower ends of the two card pushing rockers are respectively fixed on the transmission main shaft, and the upper ends of the two card pushing rockers jointly push the card pushing plate to move; the card pushing plate is fixed on a flat pushing slider 57, the flat pushing slider 57 is slidably connected to the card pushing bracket, the flat pushing slider 57 is driven to translate by the card pushing rocker, and the card pushing bracket is fixedly connected to the card bearing strip 61 and rises and falls synchronously.

[0124] In this embodiment, a second cover plate 64 is further provided, and the second cover plate 64 can be moved in and out of the card outlet 12. When the second cover plate 64 is located in the card outlet 12, the second cover plate 64 is flush with the mahjong machine table top 1. When the second cover plate 64 moves out of the card outlet 12, the lifting mechanism can drive the card bearing bar 61 to rise to be flush with the mahjong machine table top 1 and the mahjong tiles 10 pass through the card outlet 12, and the card pushing mechanism can push the mahjong tiles 10 onto the mahjong machine table top 1.

[0125] In this embodiment, the second cover plate 64 is hinged to the lattice plate through a spring hinge, and a retaining edge is provided on one side of the card outlet 12 to keep the second cover plate 64 horizontal. A vertical push rod is fixed on the lifting bracket, and a rolling bearing is installed on the top of the vertical push rod. When the lifting bracket rises, the vertical push rod pushes the second cover plate 64 open, so that the height of the card bearing strip 61 is equal to or higher than the mahjong machine table 1. The rolling bearing on the top of the vertical push rod reduces the friction between the second cover plate 64 and the vertical push rod, making the movement smoother and prolonging the service life.

[0126] In this embodiment, the second cover plate 64 can also be raised and lowered by a separate lifting mechanism to move in and out of the card outlet 12 .

[0127] In this embodiment, the second cover plate 64 can also be fixedly connected to the card receiving strip 61 so as to be moved in and out of the card outlet 12 .

[0128] The method of loading 10 mahjong tiles on the above mahjong machine is as follows:

[0129] A method for loading mahjong tiles on a mahjong machine, the mahjong machine comprising a mahjong tabletop 1 and a shuffling plate 3, four sets of card picking and transporting systems are arranged around the shuffling plate 3, the card picking and transporting systems comprising a card feeding device 4 for picking up mahjong tiles 10 from the shuffling plate 3 one by one and delivering them, a stacking and pushing device 5 for stacking two mahjong tiles 10 into a pile and pushing them out, the stacking and pushing device 5 comprising a card pushing head 51, a card receiving platform 52 and a card pushing motor 54;

[0130] The card picking and transporting system also includes a flat-push card loading device 6 and a slope card loading device 7 for delivering the arranged multi-deck mahjong tiles 10 onto the mahjong machine table 1. The mahjong machine table 1 is provided with four inner card outlets 11 and four outer card outlets 12. The flat-push card loading device 6 is installed at the outer card outlets 12 and includes a card receiving strip 61 for storing the mahjong tiles 10 and a flat-push card loading drive mechanism for delivering the mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving strip 61 onto the mahjong machine table 1. The slope card loading device 7 includes a card loading component and a card lifting component. The card loading component includes a A card storage slot for storing mahjong tiles 10, a card loading pusher 72 for pushing mahjong tiles 10 onto a slope and a card loading drive mechanism thereof, a card lifting assembly installed at the inner card outlet 11, and a card lifting assembly including a card lifting support plate 73 and a card lifting drive mechanism thereof; one end of the card storage slot is a first card outlet, and the first card outlet is connected to the card bearing strip 61 in the flat push card loading device 6, and the other end of the card storage slot is a second card outlet, and the second card outlet is connected to the card lifting support plate 73 in the card loading assembly, and the card inlet of the card storage slot is arranged between the first card outlet and the second card outlet;

[0131] The card-loading pusher 72 reciprocates along the card storage slot and has a first card-pushing position and a second card-pushing position. When storing cards, the card-pushing head 51 pushes a pile of mahjong tiles 10 stacked on the card-receiving platform 52 into the card storage slot through the card inlet of the card storage slot. When the card storage slot is filled with enough mahjong tiles 10, the card-loading pusher 72 moves from the first card-pushing position to the second card-pushing position and pushes multiple piles of mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot onto the card-receiving strip 61, and the card-loading pusher 72 stops. The pusher 51 remains in the second card pushing position and continues to push the stacked mahjong tiles 10 into the card storage slot until there are enough mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot again; when loading the tiles, the pusher 51 moves out of the sloped loading channel, and the loading pusher 72 moves from the second card pushing position to the first card pushing position and pushes the multi-pile mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot onto the mahjong machine table top 1, and the flat-pushing loading device 6 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 on the card bearing strip 61 onto the mahjong machine table top 1.

[0132] In this embodiment, the four inner card outlets 11 are distributed in a rectangular shape, the four outer card outlets 12 are distributed in a rectangular shape and are located outside the four inner card outlets 11, and the card lifting component is located on the inner side of the horizontal push card loading device 6.

[0133] In this embodiment, the card lifting support plate 73 is located in the inner card outlet 11 and is flush with the mahjong machine table top 1. When the cards are loaded on the slope, one end of the card lifting support plate 73 descends and is connected to the card storage slot or the card receiving platform 52. The card storage slot, the card receiving platform 52 and the card lifting support plate 73 together constitute a sloped card loading channel for the mahjong tiles 10. The card loading pusher 72 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 along the sloped card loading channel to the card lifting support plate 73 and the mahjong machine table top 1, and then the card lifting support plate 73 is flipped up to be flush with the mahjong machine table top 1 to complete the sloped card loading.

[0134] In this embodiment, the card pushing motor 54 can drive the card pushing head 51 to descend until the top of the card pushing head 51 is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot.

[0135] In this embodiment, the card storage slot includes an arc-shaped curved portion, and the bending angle of the arc-shaped curved portion is greater than 90°.

[0136] In this embodiment, the stacking device 5 stacks and pushes two mahjong tiles 10, using the following steps:

[0137] 1) The card receiving platform 52 stays at a first height, which is lower than the height of the card outlet of the card delivery device 4, and the card receiving platform 52 receives the first mahjong tile 10 delivered from the card delivery device 4;

[0138] 2) After the first mahjong tile 10 is detected to be in place, the card receiving platform 52 descends and stays at the second height. At this time, the top surface of the first mahjong tile 10 is lower than the card outlet of the card delivery device 4, and the card receiving platform 52 receives the second mahjong tile 10 delivered from the card delivery channel, and the second mahjong tile 10 is stacked on the first mahjong tile 10;

[0139] 3) After detecting that the second mahjong tile 10 is in place, the pusher 51 pushes the two stacked mahjong tiles 10 onto the storage slot;

[0140] 4) After pushing the cards, the card pushing head 51 returns to its original position, and then the card pushing head 51 descends and the top of the card pushing head 51 is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot.

[0141] In this embodiment, the stacking device 5 also includes a head box 53, a first curve wheel 55, a second curve wheel 56, a first swing arm 531, a third swing arm 535, a horizontal push slider 57 and a lifting slider 58. The first curve wheel 55 and the second curve wheel 56 are installed in the head box 53 and are connected to the card pushing motor 54 in a transmission manner. The card receiving platform 52 is installed on one side of the head box 53 and is connected to slide up and down relative to the head box 53. The horizontal push slider 57 is installed in the head box 53 and is connected to the head box 53 in a translational and sliding manner. The lifting slider 58 is installed on the horizontal push slider 57 and is connected to the horizontal push slider 57 in an up and down sliding manner. The card pushing head 51 is fixedly connected to the lifting slider 58; one end of the first swing arm 531 is hinged to the head box 53, and the other end of the first swing arm 531 is movably matched with the card receiving platform 52. One end of the third swing arm 535 is hinged to the head box 53, and the other end of the third swing arm 535 is movably cooperated with the lifting slider 58; a first curved groove 551 is provided on one end face of the first curved wheel 55, and the first swing arm 531 is transmitted and cooperated with the first curved groove 551 through a roller to drive the card receiving platform 52 to move up and down to stack two cards, and the other end face of the first curved wheel 55 is transmitted and cooperated with the horizontal push slider 57 through a roller to drive the horizontal push slider 57 to move horizontally and slide, thereby realizing the horizontal movement and pushing of the card pushing head 51; a second curved groove 561 is provided on the end face of the second curved wheel 56, and the lower half of the third swing arm 535 is transmitted and cooperated with the second curved groove 561 through a roller to drive the lifting slider 58 to move up and down on the horizontal push slider 57, thereby realizing the up and down lifting of the card pushing head 51.

[0142] In this embodiment, when pushing the cards horizontally, the card receiving bar 61 rises through the card outlet 12 to be flush with the mahjong machine table top 1, and then the mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving bar 61 are pushed onto the mahjong machine table top 1, and then the card receiving bar 61 descends and resets to wait for the next round of card loading.

[0143] In this embodiment, when pushing the cards horizontally, the first cover plate 63 on the outgoing card opening 12 drops to a height matching the card receiving strip 61, and then the mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving strip 61 are pushed out onto the first cover plate 63, and then the first cover plate 63 rises to be flush with the mahjong machine tabletop 1.

[0144] A mahjong machine adopts the above-mentioned mahjong machine card loading method.

[0145] Embodiment 2:

[0146] The difference between the embodiment of the present application and the first embodiment is that the four inner card outlets and the four outer card outlets on the mahjong machine table are parallel to each other and to the edge of the mahjong machine table, so that the card outlet direction of the first card outlet of the card storage slot is 0 degrees or 90 degrees in the clockwise direction compared to the card outlet direction of the second card outlet, and the card lifting support plate 73 in the card lifting assembly is parallel to the card bearing strip in the parallel push card loading device. Such a setting can make full use of the overall space in the mahjong machine. When the size of the mahjong machine table is determined, the distance between the inner card outlet and the outer card outlet and the distance between the inner card outlets on the opposite sides can be increased, leaving a larger space for the stacking device and the shuffling plate, so that the overall performance of the mahjong machine can be in a better state.

[0147] Embodiment three:

[0148] The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that there is no push-on card loading device 6 in the embodiment of the present application, and there are only four card outlets on the mahjong machine table 1, and the entire mahjong machine is a four-mouth mahjong machine. Such a configuration can facilitate the shipment of the manufacturer, and the manufacturer can first assemble the mahjong machine in the style of a four-mouth mahjong machine. If the customer needs a four-mouth mahjong machine, it can be shipped directly. If the customer needs an eight-mouth mahjong machine, the push-on card loading device 6 is assembled into the original four-mouth mahjong machine and the mahjong machine table 1 is replaced with a corresponding mahjong machine table 1 with eight card outlets.

[0149] like Fig.29 and Fig.30As shown, a mahjong machine includes a mahjong tabletop 1, a frame 2, a central control panel assembly located in the center of the bottom plate of the frame 2, and a shuffling plate 3. Four sets of card picking and transporting systems are arranged around the shuffling plate 3. The card picking and transporting systems include a card feeding device 4 for picking up mahjong tiles 10 from the shuffling plate 3 one by one and sending them out, a stacking and pushing device 5 for stacking two mahjong tiles 10 into a pile and pushing them out, and a sloped card loading device 7 for delivering the arranged mahjong tiles 10 in multiple piles onto the mahjong tabletop 1 of the mahjong machine. The mahjong tabletop 1 is provided with four tabletop card outlets 13 in a rectangular shape. The sloped card loading device 7 includes a card loading assembly and a card lifting assembly. The card loading assembly includes a card storage slot 71 for storing mahjong tiles 10, a card lifting slot 72 for pushing the mahjong tiles 10 along the slope The card-loading push head 72 and its slope card-loading drive mechanism, the card-lifting component is installed at the card outlet 13 on the desktop, the card-lifting component includes a card-lifting support plate 73 and its card-lifting drive mechanism, the stacking and pushing device 5 includes a card-pushing head 51, a card-receiving platform 52 and a card-pushing motor 54, the card-pushing motor 54 drives the card-pushing head 51 to enter and exit the top of the card-receiving platform 52 to push the stacked mahjong tiles 10 on the card-receiving platform 52 into the card storage slot 71 through the card inlet of the card storage slot 71, the card storage slot 71 includes at least one arc-shaped curved portion, one end of the card storage slot 71 is a second card outlet, and the second card outlet is connected to the card-lifting support plate 73 when falling, and the other end of the card storage slot 71 is a blocking portion 711 for preventing the mahjong tiles 10 from passing through, and the card inlet of the card storage slot 71 is arranged between the blocking portion 711 and the second card outlet.

[0150] In the embodiment of the present application, the slope card loading drive mechanism can use a rocker arm, a steel wire rope, a synchronous belt or a chain to drive the card loading push head.

[0151] like Figure 31-36 As shown, the ramp card loading drive mechanism uses a rocker rod to drive the card loading pusher 72 to reciprocate along the card storage slot 71 and enable it to have a first card pushing position and a second card pushing position;

[0152] like Fig.31 and Fig.32 The figure shows the first card storage of the mahjong machine. The pushing head 51 pushes a pile of mahjong tiles 10 stacked on the card receiving table 52 into the card storage slot 71 through the card inlet of the card storage slot 71 until M piles of mahjong tiles 10 are arranged in the card storage slot 71. The ramp card loading drive mechanism drives the loading pushing head 72 to move from the first card pushing position to the second card pushing position and pushes the M piles of mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 along the card storage slot 71 toward the blocking portion 711. The loading pushing head 72 stays at the second card pushing position.

[0153] like Fig.33 The figure shows the second storage of mahjong tiles in the mahjong machine. The pusher 51 pushes a pile of mahjong tiles 10 stacked on the receiving table 52 into the storage slot 71 through the card inlet of the storage slot 71 until M+N piles of mahjong tiles 10 are arranged in the storage slot 71.

[0154] like Fig.34 and Fig.35 The figure shows the first loading of mahjong tiles on the mahjong machine. The pusher 51 descends until the top of the pusher 51 is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot 71. The movable end of the lifting plate 73 descends. The ramp loading drive mechanism first drives the loading pusher 72 to move from the second pushing position to the first pushing position and pushes the N-deck mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the mahjong machine tabletop 1. Then the movable end of the lifting plate 73 rises to be flush with the mahjong machine tabletop 1.

[0155] like Fig.36 The figure shows the second card loading of the mahjong machine. The movable end of the card lifting support plate 73 descends, and the ramp card loading drive mechanism drives the card loading pusher 72 from the first card pushing position to pass through the blocking portion 711, the second card pushing position, the second card outlet in the same direction and return to the first card pushing position and push the M-dung mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the mahjong machine table top 1. Then the movable end of the card lifting support plate 73 rises to be flush with the mahjong machine table top 1, and the card loading is completed.

[0156] Among them, the total number of mahjong tiles 10 required by one party = M + N, and the number of mahjong tiles 10 required by the player for the first time is the number of mahjong tiles 10 corresponding to N piles.

[0157] In the embodiment of the present application, a channel through which the card-loading push head 72 can pass is provided at the blocking portion 711 of the card storage slot 71; further preferably, the channel can be a groove provided on the blocking portion 711 through which the card-loading push head 72 can pass, or a gap is left between the blocking portion 711 and the side wall of the card storage slot 71 for the card-loading push head 72 to pass, or other forms of channels through which the card-loading push head 72 can pass.

[0158] In the embodiment of the present application, when the ramp card loading driving mechanism drives the card loading push head 72 to move from the first card pushing position to the second card pushing position, the card pushing head 51 does not hinder the card loading push head 72 from passing. Further preferably, the card loading push head 72 is close to the inner side of the card storage slot 71, and the card pushing head 51 is close to the outer side of the card storage slot 71; or the card loading push head 72 is close to the outer side of the card storage slot 71, and the card pushing head 51 is close to the inner side of the card storage slot 71; or a groove is provided in the middle of the card pushing head 51 for the card loading push head 72 to pass through; or the avoidance method of the card pushing head 51 and the card loading push head 72 can also refer to the Chinese patent document with publication number CN201949628U.

[0159] In the embodiment of the present application, when there are enough mahjong tiles 10 in the tile storage slot 71, the tile pushing head 51 can rise or fall relative to the sloped tile loading channel.

[0160] In the embodiment of the present application, when there are enough mahjong tiles 10 in the tile storage slot 71, the tile pushing head 51 can be translated to the left or to the right relative to the sloped tile loading channel.

[0161] In the embodiment of the present application, when there are enough mahjong tiles 10 in the tile storage slot 71, the tile pushing head 51 can be turned over in the tile pushing direction to move out of the sloped tile loading channel.

[0162] In the embodiment of the present application, the method of loading cards on the mahjong machine is:

[0163] The player presses the card-loading button to send the first card-loading signal, and the card-lifting motor drives the movable end of the card-lifting support plate 73 to descend. After the card-lifting pusher 72 pushes the N-pile mahjong tiles 10 onto the mahjong machine table 1, the card-lifting motor drives the card-lifting support plate 73 to rise, and the player manually takes the N-pile mahjong tiles 10 on the card-lifting support plate 73 to the front;

[0164] The player presses the card-loading button again to send a second card-loading signal, and the card-lifting motor drives the movable end of the card-lifting supporting plate 73 to descend. After the card-loading pushing head 72 pushes the remaining M-dung mahjong tiles 10 onto the mahjong machine table 1, the card-lifting motor drives the card-lifting supporting plate 73 to rise, and the card-loading is completed.

[0165] This configuration can achieve the functions of an eight-port machine through a four-port machine.

[0166] It is worth noting that, in other embodiments, the ramp card loading drive mechanism drives the card loading push head 72 to reciprocate along the card storage slot 71 and there is only one third card pushing position. When storing cards, the card pushing head 51 pushes a pile of mahjong tiles 10 stacked on the card receiving platform 52 into the card storage slot 71 through the card inlet of the card storage slot 71 until there are enough mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71; when loading cards, the card pushing head 51 descends until the top of the card pushing head 51 is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot 71, and one end of the card lifting support plate 73 descends, and the ramp card loading drive mechanism drives the card loading push head 72 from the third card pushing position along the same direction through the card inlet and the second card outlet of the card storage slot 71 in sequence and then returns to the third card pushing position and pushes multiple piles of mahjong tiles 10 in the card storage slot 71 onto the mahjong machine table top 1, and then one end of the card lifting support plate 73 rises to be flush with the mahjong machine table top 1 to complete the card loading.

[0167] Further preferably, the third card pushing position is located between the card pushing head 51 and the card lifting support plate 73; or the third card pushing position is located in the card storage slot 71 and close to the blocking portion 711 of the card storage slot 71.

[0168] This configuration only realizes the function of a four-port machine.

[0169] Embodiment 4:

[0170] The difference between this embodiment and the third embodiment is that the structures of the stacking and pushing device 5 and the card lifting component are different.

[0171] like Fig.39 As shown, the stacking and pushing device 5 includes a head box 53, and a card pushing motor 54, a card pushing head 51 and a card receiving platform 52 installed on the head box 53. The card pushing motor 54 drives the card pushing head 51 to push the stacked mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving platform 52 into the card storage slot 71 through the card inlet of the card storage slot 71. The card pushing motor 54 drives the card pushing head 51 to descend in the reverse direction until the top of the card pushing head 51 is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot 71 and drives the card lifting driving mechanism to lower one end of the card lifting support plate 73 to connect with the card storage slot 71.

[0172] The stacking device 5 is also provided with a camshaft 501 which is in transmission cooperation with the card pushing motor 54, and a one-way bearing A5011 and a one-way bearing B5012 which are sleeved on the camshaft 501, and a third curve wheel 502, an eccentric wheel sleeve 5013 and a movable cam swing rod 503 which are in transmission cooperation with the card pushing motor 54, the one-way bearing A5011 and the one-way bearing B5012 can rotate in opposite directions, the inner surface of the third curve wheel 502 is in transmission cooperation with the outer surface of the one-way bearing A5011, the inner surface of the eccentric wheel sleeve 5013 is in transmission cooperation with the outer surface of the one-way bearing B5012 and the outer surface is in transmission cooperation with the cam portion The inner surface transmission cooperates, the third curved wheel 502 is transmission connected with the card pushing head 51 and the card receiving platform 52, the active cam rocker rod 503 is transmission connected with the card pushing head 51 and the card lifting support plate 73, the card pushing motor 54 drives the third curved wheel 502 to rotate in the forward direction to drive the card pushing head 51 to slide in and out of the card receiving platform 52 to push the cards and the card receiving platform 52 to lift up and down to stack two cards, the card pushing motor 54 drives the active cam rocker rod 503 to swing in the reverse direction to drive the card pushing head 51 to lift up and down and at the same time drive one end of the card lifting support plate 73 to be lowered to connect with the card storage slot 71 and rise to be flush with the mahjong machine table top 1.

[0173] Further preferably, the movable cam rocker 503 includes a cam portion and a first rocker and a second rocker located on both sides of the cam portion, the outer end of the first rocker is transmission connected to the card pushing head 51, and the outer end of the second rocker is transmission connected to the card lifting support plate 73; the maximum distance between the upper and lower inner surfaces of the cam portion is greater than the maximum distance between the left and right inner surfaces, the maximum distance between the upper and lower inner surfaces of the cam portion is less than the rotation radius of the two eccentric wheel sleeves 5013, and the maximum distance between the left and right inner surfaces of the cam portion is greater than the diameter of the eccentric wheel sleeve 5013; and when the card pushing motor 54 is reversed, the eccentric wheel sleeve 5013 rotates eccentrically to drive the first rocker and the second rocker to swing.

[0174] It is worth noting that when the third curve wheel 502 stops rotating, since the third curve wheel 502 is matched with the camshaft 501 through the one-way bearing A5011, and due to the rotational inertia and reaction force, the third curve wheel 502 will have a swinging motion. Similarly, the eccentric wheel sleeve 5013 will also have a swinging motion. Therefore, in order to eliminate this phenomenon, the head box 53 is also provided with a sleeve, a one-way bearing C and a one-way bearing D. The sleeve is fixedly installed in the head box 53, and the camshaft 501 passes through the sleeve and can rotate in the sleeve. The inner surface of the one-way bearing C and the inner surface of the one-way bearing D are respectively matched with the outer surface of the sleeve. The outer surface of the one-way bearing C is matched with the inner surface of the third curve wheel 502. The outer surface of the one-way bearing D is matched with the eccentric wheel sleeve 5013. The one-way bearing C and the one-way bearing A5011 can rotate in opposite directions, and the one-way bearing D and the one-way bearing B5012 can rotate in opposite directions.

[0175] like Fig.37 and Fig.38 As shown, the card lifting drive mechanism includes a card lifting bracket, and a card lifting groove 731 fixedly connected to or integrally formed with the lower surface of the card lifting support plate 73, and a first connecting rod 732 whose top end is transmission-coordinated with the card lifting groove 731 through a roller, and a first rotating shaft rotatably installed on the card lifting bracket, the first rotating shaft is transmission-connected to the card pushing motor 54, the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected to or integrally formed with the bottom end of the first connecting rod 732, the fixed end of the card lifting support plate 73 is hinged to the card lifting bracket, the card lifting groove 731 is parallel to the card lifting support plate 73, and the card pushing motor 54 reverse rotation drives the first connecting rod 732 to rotate with the first rotating shaft as the rotation axis, so that the top end of the first connecting rod 732 moves in the direction close to the fixed end of the lifting support plate 73 or moves in the direction away from the fixed end of the lifting support plate 73, wherein, when the top end of the first connecting rod 732 moves in the direction close to the fixed end of the lifting support plate 73, the movable end of the lifting support plate 73 descends to connect with the card storage slot 71, and when the top end of the first connecting rod 732 moves in the direction away from the fixed end of the lifting support plate 73, the movable end of the lifting support plate 73 rises to be flush with the mahjong machine tabletop 1. Further preferably, when the movable end of the lifting support plate 73 rises to be flush with the mahjong machine tabletop 1, the angle formed by the first connecting rod 732 and the lifting slot 731 is not less than 90°.

[0176] The card lifting drive mechanism also includes a guide member 734, a second connecting rod 735, a third connecting rod 736 and a fourth connecting rod 737. The guide member 734 is fixedly mounted on the card loading bracket, the third connecting rod 736 can slide on the guide member 734, the bottom end of the second connecting rod 735 is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft or is integrally formed, the second connecting rod 735 is also provided with a first limiting long hole, the fourth connecting rod 737 is rotatably mounted on the head box 53, the bottom end of the fourth connecting rod 737 is hinged to the second swing rod and the upper half is provided with a second limiting long hole, the two ends of the third connecting rod 736 are respectively matched with the first limiting long hole and the second limiting long hole through rollers, the card pushing motor 54 reverses and drives the first steering shaft to rotate in one direction and then in another direction through the second connecting rod 735, the third connecting rod 736 and the fourth connecting rod 737.

[0177] In this embodiment, a fourth swing arm 504 is further provided, and a third curved groove is provided on the third curved wheel 502. The lower half of the fourth swing arm 504 is transmission-coordinated with the third curved groove via a roller. One end of the fourth swing arm 504 is transmission-coordinated with the card receiving platform 52 via a roller and the other end is hinged to the head box 53. The card pushing motor 54 drives the third curved wheel 502 to rotate in the forward direction to drive the fourth swing arm 504 to swing, so that the card receiving platform 52 can be lifted up and down and has a first stop position and a second stop position with different heights. When the card receiving platform 52 is located at the first stop position, the card receiving platform 52 receives the first mahjong tile 10 onto the card receiving platform 52. When the card receiving platform 52 is located at the second stop position, the card receiving platform 52 receives the second mahjong tile 10 onto the first mahjong tile 10, thereby stacking the two mahjong tiles 10 into one pile. Further preferably, the fourth swing arm 504 is mounted with a first rolling bearing and a second rolling bearing, the first rolling bearing is movably matched with the third curved groove, and the card bearing platform 52 is provided with a rolling groove 521 matched with the second rolling bearing.

[0178] In this embodiment, a fifth swing arm 505 is fixed or integrally formed on the third curve wheel 502, and at least two second transverse guide columns 533 and a second horizontal push slider 507 that can slide horizontally on the second transverse guide column 533 are fixed on the head box 53. The card pushing head 51 is installed on the second horizontal push slider 507, and the outer end of the fifth swing arm 505 is movably cooperated with the second horizontal push slider 507. The card pushing motor 54 drives the third curve wheel 502 to rotate to drive the fifth swing arm 505 to rotate, thereby making the card pushing head 51 slide horizontally in and out of the card receiving table 52 to push out the stacked mahjong tiles 10. It is further preferred that a push groove 571 is further provided on the second push slider 507, and a third rolling bearing is installed on the movable end of the fifth swing arm 505. The third rolling bearing is movably matched with the push groove 571, and the push groove 571 includes at least a curved groove. When the third rolling bearing on the fifth swing arm 505 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise and the motion trajectory of the third rolling bearing coincides with the curved groove, the fifth swing arm 505 has no force on the second push slider 507, thereby making the card pushing head 51 stationary in the horizontal direction.

[0179] In this embodiment, the horizontal push groove 571 in the second horizontal push slider 507 is composed of a connected arc groove and a linear groove, wherein the arc segment can coincide with the motion trajectory of the third rolling bearing.

[0180] The push groove 571 in the second push slider 507 is composed of a connected arc groove and two straight grooves, wherein the arc segment can coincide with the motion trajectory of the third rolling bearing. The specific structure thereof can be referred to in the specification appendix of the Chinese patent document with publication number CN206063744U. Figure 2 .

[0181] In this embodiment, the third curved groove is located on one side of the third curved wheel 502 close to the movable cam swing rod 503 , and the fifth swing arm 505 is installed on the other side opposite to the third curved wheel 502 .

[0182] There is also a second rotating shaft 506 rotatably mounted on the head box 53, and a sixth swing arm 509 and a seventh swing arm 500 fixedly mounted on the second rotating shaft 506. The second horizontal push slider 507 is also fixedly provided with at least two vertical guide columns 534, and a second lifting slider 508 that can be lifted up and down on the vertical guide columns 534. The card pushing head 51 is fixedly mounted on the second lifting slider 508. The outer end of the sixth swing arm 509 is movably matched with the second lifting slider 508, and the outer end of the seventh swing arm 500 is hinged to the outer end of the first swing rod. Further preferably, the sixth swing arm 509 is also fixedly provided with a fifth rolling bearing and a guide block 5351, the second lifting slider 508 is also provided with a horizontal slide groove 581, the left and right ends of the slide groove 581 are both open, the guide block 5351 and the slide groove 581 are movably cooperated to prevent the second lifting slider 508 from falling during the translation process, and the fifth rolling bearing and the slide groove 581 are movably cooperated to control the lifting and lowering of the second lifting slider 508 on the vertical guide rail, wherein the distance between the center of the fifth rolling bearing and the guide block 5351 is less than the length of the slide groove 581.

[0183] It is worth noting that in the embodiment of the present application, the second transverse guide column 533 is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the head box 53, the vertical guide column 534 is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the second horizontal pushing slider 507, and the card pushing head 51 is fixedly connected with the second lifting slider 508; in other embodiments, the vertical guide column 534 is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the head box 53 and the second transverse guide column 533 is fixedly connected or integrally formed with the second lifting slider 508 and the card pushing head 51 is fixedly connected with the second horizontal pushing slider 507. This solution is also feasible.

[0184] In this embodiment, a second card blocking member 59 is further provided, and the second card blocking member 59 is installed on the head box 53, the second card blocking member 59 and the card pushing head 51 are located on two adjacent sides of the card receiving platform 52, and the second card blocking member 59 and the card outlet of the card feeding device 4 are located on two opposite sides of the card receiving platform 52; further preferably, the second card blocking member 59 is also provided with a card viewing light eye 591.

[0185] The card stacking and pushing process of the stacking and pushing device 5 is as follows:

[0186] The card receiving platform 52 is in the first stop position, the card pushing head 51 is stationary, the card feeding device 4 conveys the mahjong tiles 10 along the length direction thereof to the card receiving platform 52, and after the card viewing photoeye 591 on the card blocking member 59 senses that the mahjong tiles 10 are in place, the card pushing motor 54 starts to rotate forward to drive the third curve wheel 502 to rotate;

[0187] The card receiving platform 52 is lowered to a height of about one mahjong tile 10 so that the card receiving platform 52 is in the second stop position, the card pushing head 51 is in the third stop position, and the card feeding device 4 transports the mahjong tile 10 along its length direction to the first mahjong tile 10 on the card receiving platform 52, thereby stacking a pile of mahjong tiles 10;

[0188] The card pushing motor 54 continues to rotate forward to drive the third curve wheel 502 to rotate, the card receiving platform 52 rises from the second stop position to the first stop position, and the card pushing head 51 is stationary;

[0189] The pusher motor 54 continues to rotate forward to drive the third curve wheel 502 to rotate, the card receiving platform 52 is stationary, and the pusher head 51 moves horizontally in and out of the top of the card receiving platform 52 to push a pile of mahjong tiles 10 to the card storage slot 71;

[0190] Repeat the above steps until a sufficient number of mahjong tiles 10 are arranged in the card storage slot 71;

[0191] The card pushing motor 54 reverses to drive the movable cam swing rod 503 to swing, and the card pushing head 51 vertically descends from the initial position until the top of the card pushing head 51 is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot 71; the card receiving platform 52 is stationary.

[0192] A stacking and pushing method of a mahjong machine includes a card pushing head 51 and a card receiving platform 52. The card receiving platform 52 is used to receive mahjong tiles 10 transported from a card outlet of a card feeding device 4 along the length direction of the mahjong tiles 10. The card pushing head 51 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 from the card receiving platform 52 to a card storage slot 71 along its width direction. The card outlet of the card feeding device 4 and the card pushing head 51 are respectively located on two adjacent sides of the card receiving platform 52. The card pushing head 51 and the card inlet of the card storage slot 71 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the card receiving platform 52. The stacking and pushing device 5 stacks and pushes two mahjong tiles 10, including the following steps:

[0193] 1) The card receiving platform 52 stays at a first height, which is lower than the height of the card outlet of the card delivery device 4, and the card receiving platform 52 receives the first mahjong tile 10 delivered from the card delivery device 4;

[0194] 2) After the first mahjong tile 10 is detected to be in place, the card receiving platform 52 descends and stays at the second height. At this time, the top surface of the first mahjong tile 10 is lower than the card outlet of the card delivery device 4, and the card receiving platform 52 receives the second mahjong tile 10 sent from the card delivery channel, and the second mahjong tile 10 is stacked on the first mahjong tile 10;

[0195] 3) After detecting that the second mahjong tile 10 is in place, the pusher 51 moves in and out of the top of the card receiving platform 52 to push the two stacked mahjong tiles 10 onto the card storage slot 71;

[0196] 4) Repeat the above steps until a sufficient number of mahjong tiles 10 are arranged in the card storage slot 71;

[0197] 5) The card pushing head 51 descends vertically from the initial position until the top of the card pushing head 51 is no higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot 71.

[0198] In the embodiment of the present application, the method of loading cards on the mahjong machine is:

[0199] The player presses the card loading button to send the first card loading signal, and the card pushing motor 54 drives the movable end of the card lifting support plate 73 to descend and the card pushing head 51 to descend. After the card loading push head 72 pushes the N-th pile of mahjong tiles 10 onto the mahjong machine table 1, the card pushing motor 54 drives the card lifting support plate 73 and the card pushing head 51 to rise, and the player manually takes the N-th pile of mahjong tiles 10 on the card lifting support plate 73 to the front;

[0200] The player presses the card loading button again to send out a second card loading signal, and the card pushing motor 54 simultaneously drives the movable end of the card lifting support plate 73 to descend and the card pushing head 51 to descend. After the card loading pushing head 72 pushes the remaining M-dung mahjong tiles 10 onto the mahjong machine table 1, the card pushing motor 54 simultaneously drives the card lifting support plate 73 and the card pushing head 51 to rise, completing the card loading.

[0201] This configuration can achieve the functions of an eight-port machine through a four-port machine.

[0202] It is worth noting that the embodiment of the present application can still realize the function of only a four-port machine as described in the third embodiment by changing the card pushing position of the card pushing head 72.

[0203] Embodiment five:

[0204] This embodiment adopts the stacking and pushing device 5 in the fourth embodiment and the card lifting component in the first embodiment.

[0205] That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the card pushing motor 54 in the stacking and pushing device 5 drives the card pushing head 51 to push the stacked mahjong tiles 10 on the card receiving platform 52 into the card storage slot 71 through the card inlet of the card storage slot 71, and the card pushing motor 54 drives the card pushing head 51 to descend until the top of the card pushing head 51 is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform 52 or the bottom surface of the card storage slot 71;

[0206] The card lifting assembly includes a card lifting motor, which drives the movable end of the card lifting support plate 73 to move up and down.

[0207] It is worth noting that, for embodiments one to five, although the stacking and pushing device 5 stacks the mahjong tiles 10 and then pushes them onto the card storage slot 71 by the card pushing head 51, the initial position of the card receiving platform 52 can be changed so that the card pushing head 51 only pushes one mahjong tile 10, that is, when the card feeding device 4 feeds the first mahjong tile 10, the card receiving platform 52 is in the second stop position, and then the card receiving platform 52 rises to the first stop position, and then the mahjong tile 10 is pushed onto the card storage slot 71 by the card pushing head 51, so that the card pushing head 72 can push an odd number of mahjong tiles 10 onto the mahjong machine table top 1.

[0208] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0209] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. A person skilled in the art may change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention without departing from the principles and purpose of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A card picking and transporting system, comprising a card feeding device (4) for picking up mahjong tiles (10) one by one from a shuffling plate (3) and delivering them, a stacking and pushing device (5) for stacking two mahjong tiles (10) into a pile and pushing them out, and a sloped card loading device (7) for delivering the arranged mahjong tiles (10) in multiple piles onto a mahjong machine table (1), the sloped card loading device (7) comprising a card loading component and a card lifting component, the card loading component comprising a card storage slot (71) for storing mahjong tiles (10), a card loading pusher (72) for pushing the mahjong tiles (10) along the slope and its sloped card loading drive mechanism, the card lifting component comprising a card lifting support plate (73) and its card lifting drive mechanism, the stacking and pushing device (5) comprising a card pushing head (51), a card receiving platform (52) and a card pushing motor (54); characterized in that The card pushing motor (54) drives the card pushing head (51) to move in and out of the card receiving platform (52) to push the stacked mahjong tiles (10) on the card receiving platform (52) into the card storage slot (71) through the card inlet of the card storage slot (71). The card storage slot (71) comprises at least one arc-shaped curved portion. One end of the card storage slot (71) is a second card outlet, which is connected to a card lifting support plate (73) when falling. The other end of the card storage slot (71) is a blocking portion (711) for preventing the mahjong tiles (10) from passing through. The card inlet of the card storage slot (71) is arranged between the blocking portion (711) and the second card outlet. The card receiving platform (52) is connected to the card outlet of the card feeding device (4) and is lower than the card outlet of the card feeding device (4). When one end of the card raising support plate (73) descends, the card storage slot (71), the card receiving platform (52) and the card raising support plate (73) together form a sloped card-loading passage for mahjong tiles (10), and the card pushing head (51) can be moved in and out of the sloped card-loading passage.

2. A card picking and transporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: When there are enough mahjong tiles (10) in the tile storage slot (71), the tile pushing head (51) can rise or fall relative to the sloped tile loading channel.

3. A card picking and transporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: When there are enough mahjong tiles (10) in the tile storage slot (71), the tile pushing head (51) can be translated to the left or to the right relative to the sloped tile loading channel.

4. A card picking and transporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: When there are enough mahjong tiles (10) in the tile storage slot (71), the tile pushing head (51) can be turned over in the tile pushing direction to move out of the sloped tile loading channel.

5. A card picking and transporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card pushing motor (54) drives the card receiving platform (52) to move up and down so as to stack two mahjong tiles (10) into one pile, and can drive the card pushing head (51) to slide horizontally and move up and down. When pushing cards, the card pushing head (51) is located above the card receiving platform (52). The card pushing motor (54) drives the card pushing head (51) to slide horizontally in and out of the top of the card receiving platform (52) to push out the stacked mahjong tiles (10). When the card pushing head (51) completes one card pushing and returns to its original position, the card pushing motor (54) drives the card pushing head (51) to descend until the top of the card pushing head (51) is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform (52).

6. A card picking and transporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card pushing motor (54) drives the card receiving platform (52) to move up and down so as to stack two mahjong tiles (10) into one pile, and can drive the card pushing head (51) to slide horizontally and move up and down. When pushing cards, the card pushing head (51) is located above the card receiving platform (52). The card pushing motor (54) drives the card pushing head (51) to slide horizontally in and out of the top of the card receiving platform (52) to push out the stacked mahjong tiles (10). When loading cards, the card pushing motor (54) drives the card pushing head (51) to move horizontally and move in and out of the top of the card receiving platform (52) until the top of the card pushing head (51) is not higher than the upper surface of the card receiving platform (52).

7. A card picking and transporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card lifting driving mechanism comprises a card lifting bracket and a card lifting motor. One end of the card lifting supporting plate (73) is mounted on the card lifting bracket, and the other end of the card lifting supporting plate (73) is a movable end and is driven by the card lifting motor to move up and down.

8. A card picking and transporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card lifting driving mechanism comprises a card lifting bracket, one end of a card lifting supporting plate (73) is mounted on the card lifting bracket, and the other end of the card lifting supporting plate (73) is a movable end and is driven to move up and down by a card pushing motor (54).

9. A card picking and transporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slope card loading driving mechanism adopts a swing rod, a steel wire rope, a synchronous belt or a chain to drive the card loading push head (72).

10. A mahjong machine, characterized in that: It comprises a card picking and transporting system as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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