Mahjong tile feeding mechanism, mahjong machine and mahjong tile feeding control method

Abstract

The invention aims to provide the tile feeding mechanism, the mahjong machine and the tile feeding control method thereof, which can accurately perform various actions in tile feeding and are more flexible to use. The tile feeding mechanism comprises a tile supply device, a tile stacking device, a tile storage device, a tile pushing device and a tile lifting device, and the tile stacking device is provided with a stacked tile counting sensor for counting mahjong tiles stacked to form tile piers and used for enabling a control device to judge the number of stacked tiles according to sensing signals of the tile storage sensor; a mahjong tile storage sensor capable of sensing mahjong tiles is arranged at a mahjong tile outlet of the mahjong tile groove and used for enabling the control device to judge whether the mahjong tiles exist at the mahjong tile outlet or not according to sensing signals of the mahjong tile storage sensor so as to judge whether the mahjong tiles on the foremost side reach the mahjong tile outlet or not, and the mahjong tile lifting device is provided with a bearing plate for bearing mahjong tile piers. A bearing sensor for sensing the mahjong tiles is arranged at the receiving end of the bearing plate and is used for enabling a control device to judge whether the mahjong tiles exist on the bearing plate or not according to signals of the bearing sensor.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the field of mahjong entertainment equipment, relates to a mahjong machine, and in particular to a card loading mechanism for loading mahjong tiles, a mahjong machine containing the card loading mechanism, and a card loading method thereof. Background Art

[0002] A mahjong machine usually has a shuffling mechanism for shuffling mahjong tiles, a loading mechanism for stacking the shuffled tiles and placing them on a table for use, an operating panel mechanism for a user to input operating instructions, and a table frame mechanism for overall support.

[0003] Among them, the card loading mechanism needs to be set up corresponding to each user. For example, if a common mahjong machine is used by four users, four sets of card loading mechanisms need to be set up; in this case, each set of card loading mechanisms also needs to realize actions such as stacking cards, storing cards, pushing cards, and raising cards. Some mahjong machines in the prior art can realize automatic card loading through these actions after automatic shuffling, but the actions such as stacking cards and pushing cards are usually only performed in a preset manner, and it is difficult to achieve accurate settings, resulting in a very fixed card loading mode, and often only cards can be loaded according to a predetermined mode. For example, the initial hand and the cards to be taken are loaded at one time, so that the user needs to manually separate the initial hand; or, the initial hand and the cards to be taken can be loaded twice, and the user takes the initial hand and then inputs the card loading instruction to load the cards to be taken, but in this mode of loading cards twice, the number of cards loaded twice is completely fixed and cannot be changed.

[0004] Due to the fixed card-loading mode, it is difficult for users to change the card-loading mode or change the number of cards in a certain card-loading mode as needed. In particular, in the two-time card-loading mode, users cannot change the number of cards each time, resulting in poor flexibility in using the mahjong machine and affecting the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the present application provides a card-loading mechanism, a mahjong machine and a card-loading control method thereof, which can accurately perform various actions in card-loading and are more flexible to use.

[0006] Specifically, the present invention provides a card loading mechanism, which is arranged in a mahjong machine and is used for stacking and loading mahjong cards in a shuffling mechanism of the mahjong machine under the control of a control device, comprising: a card supply device for sucking mahjong cards from the shuffling mechanism and supplying cards, a card stacking device for stacking cards supplied by the card supply device to form card piles, a card storage device having a card slot for storing card piles, a card pushing device for pushing and transporting the card piles in the card slots, and a card lifting device for raising the pushed and transported card piles to a tabletop, wherein the card stacking device has a card stacking function for stacking mahjong cards stacked to form card piles. The stacked card counting sensor is used to allow the control device to determine the number of stacked cards according to the sensing signal of the card storage sensor. The card outlet of the card slot is provided with a card storage sensor that can sense mahjong cards, which is used to allow the control device to determine whether there are mahjong cards at the card outlet according to the sensing signal of the card storage sensor, so as to determine whether the frontmost mahjong card has reached the card outlet. The card lifting device has a carrying plate for carrying the card pile, and the receiving end of the carrying plate is provided with a carrying sensor that senses mahjong cards, which is used to allow the control device to determine whether there are still mahjong cards on the carrying plate according to the signal of the carrying sensor.

[0007] The card-lifting mechanism provided by the present invention may also have such a technical feature, wherein the card-lifting device is also provided with a swing sensing component for sensing the swing position of the supporting plate, which is used to allow the control device to determine whether the supporting plate is in an upper swing position or a lower swing position according to the sensing signal, thereby being able to control the movement of the supporting device.

[0008] The card loading mechanism provided by the present invention may also have such technical features, wherein a card pushing device comprises a card pushing arm for pushing the card pile and a card pushing sensing component, the card pushing arm is provided with a card pushing head for pushing the cards in the card slot, the card pushing sensing component comprises a card pushing sensing part arranged on the card pushing rotating seat, a first card pushing sensor and a second card pushing sensor correspondingly arranged below the card pushing rotating seat, the first card pushing sensor corresponds to a predetermined card stacking entrance waiting position in front of the card inlet, and the second card pushing sensor corresponds to a predetermined card raising entrance waiting position in front of the card outlet, and is used for allowing the control device to judge whether the card pushing head has reached the card stacking entrance waiting position or the card raising entrance waiting position according to the sensing signal, thereby being able to control the action of the card pushing device according to the judgment result.

[0009] The present invention also provides a mahjong machine, characterized in that it includes: an operating disk mechanism, having an operating disk for allowing a user to input instructions; a shuffling mechanism, used to shuffle mahjong tiles, arranged below the operating disk mechanism; and multiple card loading mechanisms, used to stack and load the shuffled mahjong tiles, wherein the card loading mechanism is any of the above card loading mechanisms.

[0010] The present invention also provides a card loading control method, which uses the above mahjong machine to control card loading in a two-time card loading mode in which the mahjong tiles are divided into n pieces and m pieces for loading twice, and is characterized in that it includes: a first card stacking step, a control device determines the number of stacked cards according to a sensing signal of a stacking card counting sensor, once the number of stacked cards reaches n, the control device controls a card supply device to stop supplying cards, controls a card stacking device to stop stacking cards, and controls a card pushing device to push cards, and a second card stacking step, the control device determines whether the frontmost mahjong card among the n mahjong tiles has reached a card outlet according to a sensing signal of a card storage sensor, and controls the card pushing device to stop pushing cards when it is determined that the mahjong card has reached the card outlet, and controls the card supply device to continue supplying cards, and controls the card stacking device to continue stacking cards.

[0011] The above-mentioned card loading control method provided by the present invention may also have such a technical feature, wherein, in the second card stacking step, the control device determines the number of stacked cards according to the sensing signal of the stacking counting sensor, and once the number of stacked cards reaches m, the control device controls the corresponding stacking device to suspend stacking cards, and controls the card supply device to withdraw cards, and further controls the shuffling mechanism to stop the shuffling action when the number of stacked cards of all card loading mechanisms reaches m.

[0012] The above-mentioned card loading control method provided by the present invention may also include: a first card raising step, the control device controls the card raising device to allow the supporting plate to swing downward, and controls the card pushing device to push n mahjong tiles after the supporting plate reaches the lower swinging position, and further controls the card raising device to allow the supporting plate to swing upward when the card pushing device reaches the card raising entrance waiting position corresponding to the card outlet, thereby loading the card pile consisting of n mahjong tiles, wherein the control device determines whether the operating disk mechanism receives an instruction to start the next round, and controls the operating disk mechanism to rise when receiving the instruction to start the next round so that the user can push the mahjong tiles on the table into the shuffling mechanism and determines whether an instruction to allow the operating disk to descend is received, and the control device controls the first card raising step when receiving the instruction to allow the operating disk to descend.

[0013] The above-mentioned card loading control method provided by the present invention may also include: a second card raising step, the control device controls the card raising device to allow the carrying plate to swing downward, and further controls the card pushing device to push m mahjong tiles after the carrying plate reaches the lower swinging position, and controls the card raising device to allow the carrying plate to swing upward when the card pushing device reaches the card raising entrance waiting position corresponding to the card outlet, thereby loading the pile of m mahjong tiles, wherein the control device determines whether all the mahjong tiles on the carrying plate have been taken away according to the sensing signal of the carrying sensor after the first card raising step, and controls the second card raising step to be performed when it is determined that all the mahjong tiles have been taken away.

[0014] The above-mentioned card loading control method provided by the present invention may also have such a technical feature, wherein the control device controls the first card stacking step after the second card raising step.

[0015] The present invention also provides another card loading control method, which also adopts the above mahjong machine to control the card loading in a one-time loading mode of loading mahjong tiles one by one according to x pieces, and is characterized in that it includes: a stacking step, a control device determines the number of stacked cards according to the sensing signal of the stacking counting sensor, and once the number of stacked cards reaches x, the control device controls the card supply device to withdraw the cards and controls the stacking device to stop stacking the cards; a card loading step, the control device controls the card lifting device to make the supporting plate swing downward, further controls the card pushing device to push x mahjong tiles after the supporting plate reaches the lower swinging position, and controls the card lifting device to make the supporting plate swing upward when the card pushing device reaches the card lifting entrance waiting position corresponding to the card outlet, thereby loading the card pile consisting of x mahjong tiles.

[0016] Function and Effect of the Invention

[0017] According to the card loading mechanism, mahjong machine and card loading control method provided by the present invention, since the stacked card counting sensor can sense the mahjong tiles stacked to form a pile, the control device can determine the number of stacked cards, and at the same time, the card storage sensor at the card outlet of the card slot can sense the mahjong tiles, so that the control device can determine whether the frontmost mahjong tile is pushed to the card outlet during the card pushing process. Therefore, the control device can control the card supply device and the card stacking device according to the actual number of stacked cards, so that the card supply and card stacking are stopped after the required number of stacked cards is reached, and the number of supplied and stacked cards is accurately controllable; at the same time, the control device can also control the card pushing device according to whether the frontmost mahjong tile is pushed to the card outlet. Once the frontmost mahjong tile is pushed to the card outlet, the card pushing device is controlled to stop, so that the mahjong tile can arrive at the card outlet to wait, and there is no waiting caused by the card pushing action when the cards need to be raised. Furthermore, since the control of the card pushing device is achieved by sensing the frontmost mahjong tile, even if the number of mahjong tiles that need to be promoted changes (for example, the user changes the number setting) and the number of mahjong tiles between the frontmost mahjong tile and the position where the card pushing device pushes the tiles (for example, the position of the pushing tile head) changes, it does not affect the accurate implementation of the card pushing action, so that the mahjong tiles can still be accurately promoted.

[0018] Moreover, since the load sensor at the receiving end of the load plate can sense the mahjong tiles, the control device can determine whether there are still mahjong tiles on the load plate according to the signal of the load sensor. When there are still mahjong tiles on the load plate, the card raising action can be omitted to avoid the mahjong tiles being affected by the swinging action of the load plate when they have not been completely taken out.

[0019] In addition, through the card loading mechanism, mahjong machine and card loading control method of the present invention, since the number of card stacks is precisely controllable, the user can choose different card loading modes and the number of cards to be loaded in two times according to needs, which is more flexible to use and can meet different usage needs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 is a structural block diagram of a mahjong machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 is a structural diagram of a mahjong machine from one angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 is a structural diagram of a mahjong machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with part of the structure omitted;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of a card loading mechanism from one angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 is a structural diagram of the card loading mechanism of an embodiment of the present invention from another angle;

[0025] Figure 6 is a structural diagram of a card supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 7 is a structural block diagram of a card stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 8 is a structural diagram of a card stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Fig. 9 It is a structural diagram of the card stacking device of an embodiment of the present invention after omitting the card stacking housing and the card stacking motor;

[0029] Fig.10 It is a structural diagram of one side of a card stacking block according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Fig.11 is a structural diagram of a shift block driving block according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Fig.12 is a structural diagram of a card storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Fig.13 It is a structural diagram of the matching parts of the card storage device, the card stacking device and the card supply device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Fig.14 It is a cross-sectional structural diagram of a card slot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] Fig.15It is a structural block diagram of a card pushing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Fig.16 It is a structural diagram of a card pushing device from one angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Fig.17 This is a structural diagram of the card-pushing device from another angle;

[0037] Fig.18 It is a top view of the partial structure of the card storage device and the card pushing device in this embodiment;

[0038] Fig.19 yes Fig.18 An enlarged view of the portion within the middle frame A;

[0039] Fig. 20 It is a structural block diagram of a brand-raising device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Fig.21 It is a structural diagram of a brand-raising device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0041] Fig. 22 It is a structural diagram of the card lifting device of the embodiment of the present invention after omitting the bearing frame;

[0042] Fig.23 is a structural diagram of a surface of one side of a driven wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Fig.24 It is a structural diagram of the swing connecting rod of the present invention;

[0044] Fig.25 is a structural diagram of the other side surface of the driven wheel of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Fig.26 , 27 It is a flow chart of the card loading action of the mahjong machine in the double card loading mode according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] Fig.28 The present invention is a flowchart of the mahjong machine in the one-time card loading mode.

[0047] Reference numerals:

[0048] Mahjong machine 100; card loading mechanism 101; card supply device 10; card suction wheel 11; card supply rack 12; belt assembly 13; card supply motor 14; card supply belt 15; guide wheel 16; tension wheel 17; card stacking device 20; card stacking block 21; card stacking block slot 211; card stacking block driving rod 22; card stacking driving shaft 221; card stacking driving wheel 23; card stacking driving slot 231; inner concave section 231A; outer convex section 231B; card stacking motor 24; card shifting block 25; card shifting connecting rod 26; card shifting driving block 27; card shifting chute 271; card stacking housing 28; card stacking control unit 291; card stacking counting sensor 2 9; card storage device 30; card storage plate 31; rotating shaft 310; baffle 311; card slot 312; upper card slot 312A; lower card slot 312B; card inlet 312C; card outlet 312D; pillar 313; driven wheel slot 314; connecting rod matching slot 315; driven wheel shaft 316; upper slot plate 32; flange 321; lower slot plate 33; inner slot plate 34; card storage sensor 35; card pushing device 40; card pushing seat 41; notch 41A; rotating slot 411; recessed section 412; card pushing rotating seat 42; rotating center 42A; push arm mounting protrusion 421; push arm mounting hole 422; rotating Seat teeth 423; sensor mounting hole 425; push card arm 43; push card head 431; push card slider 432; push card motor 44; push card driving gear 45; push card sensing assembly 46; first push card sensor 461; second push card sensor 462; push card sensing circuit board 464; push card control unit 47; card lifting device 50; card lifting control unit 501; carrier frame 51; bearing slot 511; opening end 511A; carrier plate 52; bearing sensor 502; bearing matching slot 521; swing motor 53; swing arm 54; swing shaft 541; swing shaft tooth 542; swing slider 543; swing connecting rod 55; driven wheel matching end 551; swing matching end 552; roller 553; swing matching tooth 554; swing driving wheel 56; swing driven wheel 57; track groove 572; distal end 572A; proximal end 572B; first swing sensing part 58; second swing sensing part 59; swing sensing assembly 60; first swing sensor 61; second swing sensor 62; operating panel mechanism 102; table frame mechanism 103; outer frame 104; table top 105; card output slot 105A; lower frame 106; shuffling mechanism 107; control device 108; mahjong tiles 200. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] The specific implementation of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0050] <Example>

[0051] Figure 1 is a block diagram of a mahjong machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a structural diagram of a mahjong machine from an angle according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3It is a structural diagram of a mahjong machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with a part of the structure omitted.

[0052] like Figure 1-3 As shown, this embodiment provides a mahjong machine 100 for automatically shuffling and loading mahjong tiles 200, including a loading mechanism 101, an operating disk mechanism 102, a table frame mechanism 103, a shuffling mechanism 107 and a control device 108.

[0053] The table frame mechanism 103 includes an outer frame 104, a table top 105 mounted on the outer frame 104, and a lower frame 106 for supporting the table top 105 and other mechanisms. The bottom of the lower frame 106 is provided with table legs ( Figure 2 , Figure 3 The table legs are omitted. Figure 2 The outer frame 104, the lower frame 106, the table top 105 and the shuffling mechanism 107 are further omitted).

[0054] The operation disk mechanism 102 is arranged in the middle of the table top 105, and an operation disk 1021 is arranged on the top thereof. The operation disk 1021 is provided with a plurality of different operation buttons (not shown in the figure) for the user to input operation instructions. In this embodiment, the operation disk mechanism 102 is also provided with a lifting assembly, which can make the operation disk 1021 rise under the control of the control device 108, so as to expose the gap between the operation disk 1021 and the table top 105, and the user can push the used mahjong tiles 200 into the gap to shuffle the tiles.

[0055] The shuffling mechanism 107 is disposed below the operating panel 1021, and is used to receive used mahjong tiles 200 and shuffle them. It includes a shuffling plate for carrying and rotating the mahjong tiles and a driving motor for driving the shuffling plate to rotate. Its specific structure and function are the same as those of the prior art and will not be described in detail herein.

[0056] The mahjong machine 100 of this embodiment can be used by four users at the same time, and accordingly, four card loading mechanisms 101 are provided, which are respectively located at the four corners of the lower frame 106 .

[0057] The control device 108 is used to control the operation of each component of the mahjong machine 100 according to the operation instructions input by the user. The control device 108 can be a chip or an industrial computer or a microcomputer with a predetermined control program, and is connected to the operating panel mechanism 102 and each controlled component and sensor of the mahjong machine 100. In addition, in this embodiment, each control unit described below can include a control program integrated in the control device 108, or can include a control program set in a separate chip, which is electrically connected or communicatively connected to the control device 108; at the same time, each control unit can also be provided with an appropriate signal transmission or control circuit structure to realize the reception of sensor signals and the control of controlled components.

[0058] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of a card loading mechanism from one angle according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 It is a structural diagram from another angle of the card loading mechanism of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0059] like Figure 1-5 As shown, the card loading mechanism 101 includes a card supply device 10 , a card stacking device 20 , a card storage device 30 , a card pushing device 40 and a card raising device 50 .

[0060] Figure 6 It is a structural diagram of a card supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0061] like Figure 4-6 As shown, the card supply device 10 is used to absorb mahjong cards from the shuffling mechanism and supply the cards, and includes a card suction wheel 11, a card supply rack 12, a belt assembly 13 and a card supply motor 14.

[0062] Among them, the card supply rack 12 is fixedly installed on the lower frame 106, located near the shuffling mechanism 101, and has an opening facing the shuffling plate of the shuffling mechanism 101. The card suction wheel 11 is rotatably installed at the opening. The output end of the card supply motor 14 is connected to the card suction wheel 11, and can drive the card suction wheel 11 to rotate under the control of the control device 108.

[0063] The belt assembly 13 includes a card supply belt 15 wound around the card suction wheel 11, a guide wheel 16 for guiding the card supply belt 15, and a tensioning wheel 17 for tensioning the card supply belt 15. The guide wheel 16 is installed near the card stacking device 20 so that the card supply belt 15 can transport the mahjong cards thereon to the card stacking device 20.

[0064] In this embodiment, a plurality of card-attracting magnets are installed on the card-attracting wheel 11, and the mahjong tiles 200 are all inlaid with magnetic materials that can be mutually attracted to the shuffling magnets. When the card-attracting wheel 11 rotates under the drive of the card-supplying motor 14, the card-attracting magnets rotated to the downward position can absorb the mahjong tiles 200 below, and the mahjong tiles 200 are driven to the top of the card-attracting wheel 11 as the card-attracting wheel 11 continues to rotate, and then are transported to the stacking device 20 by the card-supplying belt 15.

[0065] Figure 7 is a structural block diagram of a card stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 1 is a structural diagram of a card stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 9 It is a structural diagram of the card stacking device of an embodiment of the present invention after omitting the card stacking housing and the card stacking motor.

[0066] like Figure 4-5 As shown in , 7-9, the card stacking device 20 is used to stack single mahjong tiles supplied by the card supply device 10 to form a pile of tiles with two tiles stacked together, including a card stacking unit, a card shifting unit, a card stacking control unit 291 and a card stacking sensing component, wherein the card stacking sensing component includes a card stacking counting sensor 29.

[0067] The stacking unit includes a stacking block 21, a stacking block driving rod 22, a stacking driving wheel 23 and a stacking motor 24, and the card shifting unit includes a card shifting block 25, a card shifting connecting rod 26 and a card shifting driving block 27. In addition, the stacking device 20 also has a stacking housing 28 for accommodating and supporting the stacking unit and the components in the card shifting unit.

[0068] The top of the stacking block 21 is a plane, which is located near the guide wheel 16 of the card supply belt 15 in the initial state, and can receive the mahjong tiles conveyed by the card supply belt 15. The stacking block 21 is also provided with a stacking block slot 211, and one end of the stacking block driving rod 22 is a movable end, which is slidably engaged in the stacking block slot 211 through a slider.

[0069] like Fig. 9 As shown, the stacking driving wheel 23 is mounted on the output shaft of the stacking motor 24 and rotates under the drive of the stacking motor 24. A stacking driving groove 231 is provided on one side of the stacking motor 23. The stacking motor 24 receives the stacking control signal sent by the stacking control unit 291, and operates and drives the rotation of the stacking driving wheel 23 according to the stacking control signal.

[0070] The other end of the stacking block driving rod 22 is a fixed end, which has a stacking block driving shaft 221 hinged on the stacking block housing 27; the middle part of the stacking block driving rod 22 is also provided with a slider slidably engaged in the stacking block driving groove 231. When the stacking block driving wheel 23 rotates, the stacking block driving rod 22 swings up and down, and drives the stacking block 21 to move up and down through its movable end.

[0071] Fig.10 It is a structural diagram of one side of a card stacking block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0072] like Fig.10 As shown, the stacking driving groove 231 is approximately annular in shape, and has an inner concave section 231A with a reduced radius and an outer convex section 231B with an increased radius. When the slider in the middle of the stacking block driving rod 22 is in the inner concave section 231A, the top plane of the stacking block 21 is lower than the upper plane of the end of the card supply belt 15, and the height difference is slightly greater than the thickness of two mahjong tiles, so that the mahjong tiles transported by the card supply belt 15 can be stacked and fall on the top plane of the stacking block 21; when the slider in the middle of the stacking block driving rod 22 runs to the outer convex section 231B, it can drive the stacking block 21 to move slightly upward as a whole, so that the card shifting block 25 can perform the card shifting action.

[0073] like Figure 8-9 As shown, the card-shifting block 25 is fixed on the top of the card-shifting connecting rod 26. The card-shifting connecting rod 26 is bent in an approximately L-shaped shape, and its lower end is fixed on a side of the card-shifting driving block 27.

[0074] Fig.11 4 is a structural diagram of a shift block driving block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0075] like Figure 8-9 As shown in Figures 11, an arc-shaped card-digging slot 271 is provided on the other side of the card-digging driving block 27, and a slider slidably engaged in the card-digging slot 271 is provided on the other side of the card-stacking driving wheel 23 (i.e., the side opposite to the side where the card-stacking block slot 211 is located); as the card-stacking driving wheel 23 rotates, under the action of the slider and the card-digging slot 271, the card-digging driving block 27 intermittently moves back and forth and drives the card-digging block 25 to move back and forth through the card-digging connecting rod 26, so that when the two mahjong tiles 200 on the top of the card-stacking block 21 overlap to form a pile of tiles, the pile of tiles is moved toward the card storage device 30.

[0076] like Figure 8-9 As shown, the stack card counting sensor 29 is arranged near the stacking block 21, and can be installed on the card slot-related components of the card storage device 30, or can be installed by a separate mounting bracket. The stack card counting sensor 29 is a magnetic induction sensor, which can generate an induction signal when the mahjong tiles 200 with a magnet embedded therein pass through, thereby counting the mahjong tiles 200 stacked and entering the card storage device 30. Since two mahjong tiles 200 are stacked to form a pile, the total number of mahjong tiles 200 counted according to the induction signal of the stack card counting sensor 29 is divided by 2, and the number of piles of mahjong tiles 200 can be known at the same time.

[0077] Fig.12 It is a structural diagram of a card storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0078] like Fig.12 As shown, the card storage device 30 is used to store card piles, and includes a card storage tray 31, an upper slot plate 32, a lower slot plate 33, an inner slot plate 34, and a card storage sensing component.

[0079] The card storage tray 31 is generally in a square shape, with one corner being notched and the other three corners being arc-shaped, with a retaining wall 311 extending vertically upward at the edge, and a protrusion in the middle, so that a groove is formed between the retaining wall 311 and the protrusion in the middle, i.e., a card slot 312. In addition, a support 313 is further provided at the bottom of the card storage tray 31, and the card storage tray 31 is mounted on the lower frame 106 through the support 313.

[0080] The upper slot plate 32 is a plate-like component that matches the shape of the baffle wall 311 and is embedded in the upper part of the inner surface of the baffle wall 311 (equivalent to the outer side surface of the card slot 312); the lower slot plate 33 is a plate-like component that matches the card slot 312 and is embedded in the bottom surface of the card slot 312; the inner slot plate 34 is approximately annular and is adapted to the middle protrusion of the card storage tray 31, and is installed on the outer edge of the middle protrusion of the card storage tray 31 (equivalent to the inner side surface of the card slot 312).

[0081] Fig.13 This is a structural diagram of the card storage device, the card stacking device, and the card supply device in an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.13 In order to show the coordination relationship between the components, some components of the card storage device, the card stacking device and the card supply device are omitted.

[0082] like Figure 4-5 As shown in Figures 1 and 13, the card supply device 10 and the card stacking device 20 are located at the corner of the notch of the card storage tray 31 and are arranged near one end of the card slot 312, wherein the card stacking block 21 is located at the end opening of the card slot 312. When the card block 25 is used to push the card pile toward the card storage device 30, the card pile will enter the card slot from the end opening of the card slot 312; when the next card pile is stacked and pushed toward the card slot 312 by the card block 25, the card pile will also push the card pile that has entered the card slot 312, and so on and so forth, a certain number of card piles can be stored in the card slot 312. Hereinafter, the end opening of the card slot 312 is referred to as the card inlet 312C.

[0083] Fig.14 It is a cross-sectional structural diagram of a card slot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0084] like Fig.14As shown, the upper slot plate 32, the lower slot plate 33 and the inner slot plate 34 are all adapted to the card slot 312, and together constitute a card storage slot structure that can store and allow the card piles to pass. Among them, the bottom end of the upper slot plate 32 has a flange 321 protruding toward the center direction of the card slot 312, and the upper half of the inner slot plate 34 protrudes outward, so that two parts with different upper and lower movement radii (i.e., distances relative to the center of the card storage plate 31) are formed in the card slot 312, namely, the upper card slot 312A and the lower card slot 312B (as shown in the dotted box). The upper card slot 312A and the lower card slot 312B correspond to the upper and lower mahjong tiles in the card pile, respectively. Since the movement radius of the upper card slot 312A is larger, the mahjong tiles on the upper layer will slightly lag behind the mahjong tiles on the lower layer during the movement in the card slot 312.

[0085] The end of the card slot 312 is connected to the card raising device 50, and the mahjong tile 200 can leave the card slot 312 from this end position and enter the card raising device 50. Hereinafter, the end opening is referred to as the card outlet 312D.

[0086] The card storage sensing component includes a card storage sensor 35 arranged at the card outlet 312D. The card storage sensor 35 is a magnetic induction sensor. When there is a card pile at the card outlet 312D, the magnet in the mahjong tile 200 is sensed to generate a corresponding induction signal.

[0087] Fig.15 is a structural block diagram of a card pushing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig.16 1 is a structural diagram of a card pushing device according to an embodiment of the present invention from one angle. Fig.17 It is a structural diagram of the card pushing device from another angle.

[0088] like Figure 4-5 As shown in Figures 15-17, the card pushing device 40 is used to push and transport the card pile stored in the card storage device 30, and includes a card pushing seat 41, a card pushing rotating seat 42, a card pushing arm 43, a card pushing motor 44, a card pushing active gear 45, a card pushing sensing component 46 and a card pushing control unit 47, wherein the card pushing sensing component includes a first card pushing sensor 461, a second card pushing sensor 462 and a card pushing sensing trigger.

[0089] The card pusher 41 is fixedly mounted in the middle of the card storage tray 31, with a circular notch 41A in the middle and a circle of rotation groove 411 around the periphery. The shape and contour of the rotation groove 411 are basically matched with the card loading groove 312A, but the size is smaller, and there is a concave section 412 near the notch of the card storage tray 31.

[0090] The card pushing rotating seat 42 is rotatably mounted on the card storage tray 31 via a rotating shaft 310, and is entirely located in the notch 41A, with the upper surface exposed from the notch 41A. A push arm mounting protrusion 421 is provided on the upper surface of the card pushing rotating seat 42, and a push arm mounting hole 422 extending through the push arm mounting protrusion 421 in the horizontal direction is provided.

[0091] One end of the pusher arm 43 is movably mounted in the pusher arm mounting hole 422, and the other end is provided with a pusher head 431 for pushing the tiles in the tile slot 321. The lower end of the pusher head 431 is provided with a pusher protrusion 433 extending along the pusher direction, which can push the lower layer of mahjong tiles further forward, and in combination with the structural design of the larger movement radius of the upper tile slot 312A, the upper layer of mahjong tiles can always be slightly behind the lower layer of mahjong tiles.

[0092] When the pile of tiles reaches the tile lifting device 50, the friction between the upper tiles is small because they only touch the lower tiles. After the thrust of the tile pushing head 431 is removed, it is usually easy to slide forward a short distance. In this embodiment, the two structural designs of the tile pushing protrusion 433 and the larger movement radius of the tile loading slot 312A are coordinated to keep the upper tiles slightly behind during the movement. After the thrust is removed, the upper tiles slide this short distance and overlap just above the lower tiles, so that the tiles can be stacked neatly when loading.

[0093] The card pushing arm 43 is also provided with a card pushing slider 432 located near the card pushing head 431 , and the card pushing slider 432 is slidably embedded in the rotating groove 411 .

[0094] The card pushing motor 44 is arranged below the card pushing seat 41, and a card pushing driving gear 45 is installed on its output shaft. The lower surface of the card pushing rotating seat 42 is provided with a rotating seat tooth 423 meshing with the card pushing driving gear 45, so that the card pushing motor 44 can drive the card pushing rotating seat 42 to rotate. When the card pushing rotating seat 42 rotates, the card pushing slider 432 also moves in the rotating groove 411 accordingly, driving the card pushing head 431 to push the card pile in the card groove 321. Since the rotating groove 411 has a concave section 412, when the card pushing slider 432 reaches the position of the concave section 412, the distance between the card pushing slider 432 and the rotation center 42A (i.e., the center of the rotating shaft 310) of the card pushing rotating seat 42 will be shortened, so that the card pushing head 431 shrinks inwardly toward the rotation center direction without contacting with the components of the card supply device 10 and the card stacking device 20, thereby avoiding mutual interference.

[0095] Fig.18 1 is a top view of the card storage device and the card pushing device in this embodiment, and the card pushing rotating seat is not shown in the figure. Fig.19 yes Fig.18 An enlarged view of the inner part of the middle frame A. Fig.18and Fig.19 The push card rotating seat is not shown, and Fig.19 The edge structure of the card-pushing gear is shown in dotted lines.

[0096] like Fig.18 and Fig.19 As shown, the card pushing sensing component 46 includes a first card pushing sensor 461 , a second card pushing sensor 462 , a card pushing sensing portion (not shown in the figure), and a card pushing sensing circuit board 464 .

[0097] Among them, a side edge of the card pushing rotating seat 42 has a sensing part installation hole 425, which runs through the axial direction of the card pushing rotating seat 42, has a circular axial cross-section, and has a larger aperture inside than at both ends.

[0098] The push card sensing part is a roughly cylindrical magnet, which is arranged in the sensing part mounting hole 425, so it can move along an arc as the push card rotating seat 42 rotates. In addition, the sensing part mounting hole 425 and the push arm mounting hole 422 are respectively located on both sides of a diameter direction of the push card rotating seat 42, and an angle is formed between the connecting direction of the sensing part mounting hole 425 and the rotation center 42A and the length direction of the push card arm 42, and the angle is an acute angle, and the angle is 40° to 50°. In the present embodiment, the angle is specifically 45°.

[0099] The card pushing sensing circuit board 464 is roughly T-shaped, and the upper side of the T is arc-shaped. The first card pushing sensor 461 and the second card pushing sensor 462 are both magnetic induction sensors, which are respectively arranged on the two ends of the upper side of the card pushing sensing circuit board 464, and the two sensors and the card pushing sensing part are located on the same circumference of the card pushing rotating seat 42, that is, the distances of the three to the central axis of the card pushing rotating seat 42 are basically equal, so the two sensors are located directly below the moving path of the card pushing sensing part. When the card pushing sensing part moves to the top of one of the two sensors, the sensor can sense the card pushing sensing part and generate a corresponding sensing signal.

[0100] Among them, the first card pushing sensor 461 is relatively closer to the card inlet 312C, and is set corresponding to the predetermined card stacking entrance waiting position P1 in front of the card inlet 312C. When the card pushing rotating seat 42 rotates to the point where the first card pushing sensor 461 senses the card pushing sensing part (that is, the card pushing sensing part is roughly located directly above the first card pushing sensor 461), and under the guidance of the recessed section 412, the card pushing head 431 is located at the predetermined card stacking entrance waiting position P1.

[0101] In this embodiment, the stacking entrance waiting position P1 is a position behind the card inlet 312C along the card pushing direction, and is located between the card inlet 312C and the card lifting device 50. This position has a relatively large free space, so its specific position can be set according to needs. In addition, the recessed section 412 is also located near the stacking entrance waiting position P1.

[0102] The second card pushing sensor 462 is relatively closer to the card outlet 312D, and is set corresponding to the predetermined card raising entrance waiting position P2 in front of the card outlet 312D. When the card pushing rotating seat 42 rotates to the point where the second card pushing sensor 462 senses the card pushing sensing part, the card pushing head 431 is located at the card raising entrance waiting position P2, that is, exactly at the card outlet 312D position of the card slot 312.

[0103] like Fig.19 As shown, the line connecting the first card pushing sensor 461 and the center 42A of the card pushing rotating seat 42 is the first line L1, the line connecting the second card pushing sensor 462 and the center 42A of the card pushing rotating seat 42 is the second line L2, and the angle between the first line L1 and the second line L2 is 40° to 50°, and is 45° in this embodiment. And the angle is set correspondingly to the angle between the direction of the line connecting the above-mentioned sensor mounting hole 425 and the center 42A of the card pushing rotating seat 42 and the length direction of the card pushing arm 42.

[0104] In the initial state, the card pushing head 431 is located at the card stacking entrance waiting position P1, thereby avoiding interference with the card stacking device 20. After the card stacking device 20 completes the stacking and pushing of a predetermined number of mahjong tiles to form several piles of mahjong tiles, the card pushing motor 44 drives the card pushing arm 43 to rotate, and the card pushing arm 43 pushes these several piles of mahjong tiles to move along the card slot 312 until the card pushing arm 43 rotates to the point where the first card pushing sensor 461 senses the card pushing sensing part, and the card pushing motor 44 is controlled to stop according to the sensing signal, so that the card pushing head 431 stops at the card raising entrance waiting position P2. At this time, the several piles of mahjong tiles pushed by it are located at the bottom of the carrying plate 52. The card pushing head 431 can prevent these several piles of mahjong tiles from falling from the carrying plate 52, and will not interfere with the plate end of the carrying plate 52.

[0105] Then, when the supporting plate 52 rotates to raise the cards, the card pushing motor 44 drives the card pushing arm 43 to rotate again until the card pushing arm 43 rotates to the point where the second card pushing sensor 462 senses the card pushing sensing part, and controls the card pushing motor 44 to stop according to the sensing signal, so that the card pushing head 431 stops at the card stacking entrance waiting position P1. At this time, the card pushing head 431 is located near the card inlet 312C and will not interfere with the card stacking device 20.

[0106] The card pushing control unit 47 controls the operation of the card pushing motor 44 according to the sensing signals of the first card pushing sensor 461 and the second card pushing sensor 462, so that the card pushing head 431 can push the predetermined card pile from the card slot 312 to the card lifting device 50 when pushing cards is needed.

[0107] Fig. 20 is a structural block diagram of a brand-raising device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig.21 1 is a structural diagram of a brand-raising device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 22 It is a structural diagram of the card lifting device of an embodiment of the present invention after omitting the supporting frame.

[0108] like Figure 3-5 As shown in 20-22, the card lifting device 50 is used to lift the pile of cards pushed by the card pushing device 40 to the table, and includes a bearing unit, a swing unit and a card lifting control unit 501, wherein the bearing unit includes a bearing frame 51, a bearing plate 52 and a bearing sensor 502, and the swing unit includes a swing motor 53, a swing arm 54, a swing connecting rod 55, a swing gear set composed of a swing driving wheel 56 and a swing driven wheel 57, and a swing sensing component 60. Among them, the card lifting control unit 501 is used to control the operation of each component in the card lifting device 50 during the card lifting process.

[0109] The carrier frame 51 is fixedly mounted on the lower frame 106, and is located near the card supply frame 12 and is fixedly connected to the card supply frame 12 to form a frame body. An opening is formed at the lower end of one side of the carrier frame 51 to facilitate the exposure of the card suction wheel 11, and a bearing groove 511 is formed at the upper end. The bearing groove 511 has an open end 511A, and its opening faces the rear end of the card slot 312, and the depth of the bearing groove 511 gradually increases from the other end to the open end 511A.

[0110] The carrying plate 52 is used to carry the pile of cards to be loaded. The carrying plate 52 is a long strip-shaped plate-like member, one end of which is a receiving end that can receive the pile of cards pushed by the pushing arm 43 from the card slot 312, and is located at the open end 511A; the other end is a mounting end, which is rotatably mounted on the other end of the carrying slot 511 relative to the open end 511A through a rotating shaft, so that the carrying plate 52 can swing up and down in the carrying slot 511, and accordingly, its receiving end can rise or fall at the open end 511A.

[0111] In this embodiment, a bearing sensor 502 is provided at the edge of the receiving end of the bearing plate 52, and the bearing sensor 502 is a magnetic induction sensor. When the pushing arm 43 pushes the card pile in the card slot 312 onto the bearing plate 52, the bearing sensor 502 can sense the magnet in the mahjong tile, thereby generating a corresponding induction signal; when the card at the edge of the receiving end is taken away, the bearing sensor 502 can no longer sense the magnet in the mahjong tile, and no longer generates a corresponding induction signal.

[0112] Since the pile of cards pushed by the card pushing arm 43 is usually distributed from the edge of the receiving end to the installation end, and the cards at the edge of the receiving end are usually taken away last, therefore, the bearing sensor 502 cannot sense the mahjong cards, which means that all the mahjong cards on the bearing plate 52 have been taken away, and the next card raising action can be prepared.

[0113] The table top 105 is provided with a card output slot 105A corresponding to the position and matching the shape of the supporting plate 52. When the supporting plate 52 swings upward until the receiving end rises to the highest position, the supporting plate 52 as a whole is exposed from the table top at the card output slot 105, and the user can take away the card pile on the supporting plate 52. The position of the supporting plate 52 in this state is referred to as the upper swing position of the supporting plate 52 hereinafter; when the supporting plate 52 swings downward until the receiving end drops to the lowest position, the receiving end is basically flush with the bottom of the card slot 312, and the card pushing arm 43 can push the card pile in the card slot 312 from the receiving end to the supporting plate 52. The position of the supporting plate 52 in this state is referred to as the lower swing position of the supporting plate 52 hereinafter.

[0114] The swing motor 53 is installed below the card storage tray 31 , and its output shaft extends upward to above the card storage tray 31 .

[0115] The swing driving wheel 56 is installed on the output shaft of the swing motor 53 and can rotate under the drive of the swing motor 53 .

[0116] A driven wheel groove 314 is provided on the card storage tray 31 near the swing driving wheel 56. The swing driven wheel 57 is rotatably installed in the driven wheel groove 314 through a driven wheel shaft 316. It is meshed with the swing driving wheel 56 and can be driven by the swing driving wheel 56 to rotate under the drive of the swing motor 53.

[0117] Fig.23 It is a structural diagram of one side surface of the driven wheel of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0118] like Figure 21-23 As shown, a track groove 572 is provided on one side surface of the swinging driven wheel 57. The track groove 572 is in a shape of protruding on one side, and the far end 572A is farthest from the center of the swinging driven wheel 57 (the rotation center, that is, the center of the driven wheel shaft 316), and the proximal end 572B is closest to the center of the swinging driven wheel 57.

[0119] Fig.24 It is a structural diagram of the swing connecting rod of the present invention.

[0120] like Figure 21-22As shown in Figures 24, both ends of the swing link 55 each have an end portion in the shape of a straight rod, one of which is a driven wheel mating end 551 that cooperates with the swing driven wheel 57, and the other end is a swing mating end 552 that cooperates with the swing arm 54. In this embodiment, the length directions of the driven wheel mating end 551 and the swing mating end 552 are parallel to each other.

[0121] A straight connecting rod matching groove 315 whose size matches the driven wheel matching end 551 is provided in the driven wheel groove 314 . The driven wheel matching end 551 is located in the connecting rod matching groove 315 , so that the driven wheel matching end 551 is roughly located below the swinging driven wheel 57 .

[0122] The surface of the side where the track groove 572 of the swing driven wheel 57 is located faces downward, and a roller 553 is also provided on the upper surface of the driven wheel mating end 551. The roller 553 is slidably embedded in the track groove 572, so that when the swing driven wheel 57 rotates, the swing connecting rod 55 can be driven by the roller 553 to reciprocate along the length direction of the connecting rod mating groove 315.

[0123] like Fig. 22 As shown, a swing shaft portion 541 is provided at the lower end of the swing arm 54 , and the swing shaft portion 541 is penetrated and arranged on the supporting frame 51 , so that the swing arm 54 can rotate around the swing shaft portion 541 and swing up and down.

[0124] The end of the swing shaft portion 541 exposed on the outside of the carrier frame 51 is provided with swing shaft teeth 542 distributed along the circumferential direction, and the swing matching end 552 is provided with swing matching teeth 554 distributed along the length direction. The swing shaft teeth 542 and the swing matching teeth 554 are meshed with each other. When the swing link 55 reciprocates and translates, it can drive the swing arm 54 to swing up and down.

[0125] A bearing matching groove 521 is provided on the lower surface of the receiving end of the bearing plate 52, and a swinging slider 543 is provided on the upper end of the swinging arm 54 to be slidably matched in the bearing matching groove 521. When the swinging arm 54 swings up and down driven by the swinging link 55, the receiving end of the bearing plate 52 can be driven to swing up and down, that is, to swing back and forth between the upper swinging position and the lower swinging position.

[0126] Since the distal end 572A and the proximal end 572B of the track groove 572 correspond to the two ends of the reciprocating translation stroke of the swing link 55 respectively, when the roller 553 moves toward the distal end 572A, the swing arm 54 will rotate in the direction away from the swing link 55, and vice versa.

[0127] In the present invention, the relative positions of the swing link 55 and the swing arm 54 can be changed according to the different meshing states of the swing shaft teeth 542 and the swing matching teeth 554, so the movement of the swing link 55 can correspond to the different lifting and lowering movements of the swing arm 54, as follows:

[0128] When the swing link 55 is in a retracted state (i.e., the roller 553 is located at the proximal end 572B and the swing link 55 is located closer to the swing driven wheel 57), and the swing arm 54 is facing upward, the rotational movement of the swing arm 54 away from the swing link 55 will cause its upper end to move downward; when the swing link 55 is in a retracted state and the swing arm 54 is toward the swing link 55 (at this time the swing arm 54 is in an approximately horizontal state), the rotational movement of the swing arm 54 away from the swing link 55 will cause its upper end to move upward.

[0129] Therefore, the distal end 572A of the track groove 572 corresponds to one of the upper swing position and the lower swing position of the supporting plate 52, while the proximal end 572B corresponds to the other one of the upper swing position and the lower swing position.

[0130] In this embodiment, the former situation (i.e. the situation where the swing link 55 is in a retracted state and the swing arm 54 is in a vertical state) is taken as an example for specific description.

[0131] Fig.25 It is a structural diagram of the other side surface of the driven wheel of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0132] like Figure 21-22 As shown in FIGS. 25 and 25 , the other side surface (i.e. the upward surface) of the swing driven wheel 57 is provided with a first swing sensing portion 58 and a second swing sensing portion 59 .

[0133] Fig.25 In the figure, different circumferences of the swing driven wheel 57 are shown in the form of dotted circles. Fig.19 As shown, with the center of the driven wheel shaft 316 as the center of the circle, the first swing sensing portion 58 and the second swing sensing portion 59 are distributed on both sides of the driven wheel shaft 316, and the two are located on the same diameter of the swinging driven wheel 57, but are located on different circumferences of the swinging driven wheel 57 (that is, the distances between the two and the rotation center of the swinging driven wheel 57 are different).

[0134] In addition, the distal end 572A and the proximal end 572B of the present embodiment are also on the same diameter line of the swing driven wheel 57 .

[0135] The swing sensing assembly 60 includes a first swing sensor 61 matched with the first swing sensing portion 58 and a second swing sensor 62 matched with the second sensing portion 58 .

[0136] In this embodiment, the first swing sensing portion 58 and the second swing sensing portion 59 are both magnets, and the first swing sensor 61 and the second swing sensor 62 are both magnetic induction sensors.

[0137] In this embodiment, the first swing sensor 61 and the second swing sensor 62 are both arranged at specific positions, so that when the roller 553 reaches the proximal end 572B, the first swing sensing portion 58 just reaches below the first swing sensor 61, and when the roller 553 reaches the distal end 572A, the second swing sensing portion 59 just reaches below the second swing sensor 62.

[0138] Thus, when the roller 553 reaches the proximal end 572B, so that when the swing arm 54 is in a vertical state and the supporting plate 52 is in an upper swing position, the first swing sensor 61 just senses the first swing sensing part 58 and outputs a sensing signal; when the roller 553 reaches the distal end 572A, so that when the swing arm 54 swings from a vertical state to a horizontal state and the supporting plate 52 is in a lower swing position, the second swing sensor 62 just senses the second swing sensing part 59 and outputs a sensing signal.

[0139] In addition, when the roller 553 is neither at the proximal end 572B nor at the distal end 572A, the first swing sensor 61 and the second swing sensor 62 do not output a sensing signal, indicating that the supporting plate 52 is at a position between the upper swing position and the lower swing position.

[0140] Therefore, the first swing sensing part 58 of the present embodiment corresponds to the upper swing position of the carrier plate 52, and the second swing sensing part 59 corresponds to the lower swing position of the carrier plate 52. Through the sensing signals outputted in real time by the first swing sensor 61 and the second swing sensor 62, the card raising control unit 501 can accurately determine whether the current carrier plate 52 is in the lower swing position, the upper swing position, or between the two positions.

[0141] The mahjong machine 100 of this embodiment can use a two-time card loading control method or a one-time card loading control method according to the user's choice. The user can select a usage mode (two-time card loading or one-time card loading) through the operating panel 1021, and then the control device 108 shuffles, stacks and loads the cards according to the user's choice.

[0142] In addition, the mahjong machine 100 of this embodiment can be adapted to two decks of cards, so that when one deck of cards is on the table 105 for the user to use, the other deck of cards is shuffled, stacked, etc. under the table 105, and the cards are immediately put on after the previous deck of cards is used up, so that the user does not need to wait for shuffling and stacking.

[0143] In conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the method for controlling the loading of mahjong tiles in the mahjong machine 100 of the present embodiment is described by taking the usage mode adapted to two decks of tiles and two loadings as an example. In the usage mode of two loadings, the number of tiles loaded for the first and second times can be set by the user according to the needs. The number of tiles loaded for the first time is recorded as n tiles, and the number of tiles loaded for the second time is recorded as m tiles. Since a deck of mahjong tiles 200 can be played by four users, (m+n)×4 is the total number of tiles in a deck of mahjong tiles 200.

[0144] Among them, n and m can be even numbers or odd numbers. In the case of even numbers, it is equivalent to playing all cards in the form of multiple tricks, and in the case of odd numbers, it is equivalent to playing all cards in the form of multiple tricks + 1 card. The specific values ​​of n and m can be set by the user through the operating panel 1021 according to different playing methods, or the control device 108 pre-stores the values ​​of n and m corresponding to different playing methods, allowing the user to select according to the name of the playing method through the operating panel 1021, and the control device 108 sets the values ​​of n and m based on the selected playing method name.

[0145] After the user has finished using a deck of cards, the user can input a shuffling instruction through the operating disk 1021. At this time, the control device 108 controls the operating disk mechanism 102 to rise, exposing the gap between the operating disk 1021 and the table top 105. The user can push the scattered mahjong tiles 200 on the table top 105 into the gap, and after all the mahjong tiles 200 are pushed in, input an instruction to allow the operating disk to descend through the operating disk 1021 (that is, the mahjong tiles 200 have all been pushed in, and the operating disk 102 can be lowered). Then the control device 108 controls the operating disk mechanism 102 to descend, and the mahjong machine 100 shuffles, stacks and loads the cards.

[0146] Fig.26 , 27 The present invention is a flowchart of the mahjong machine in the double card loading mode.

[0147] like Figure 26-27 As shown, the action flow of the mahjong machine 100 of this embodiment in the two-card mode includes the following steps:

[0148] In step S1-1, the control device 108 controls the shuffling mechanism 107 to keep the shuffling disk in a rotating state, and then proceeds to step S1-2.

[0149] In step S1-2, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to operate so that the card pushing head 431 moves in the card slot 312, and determines whether the card pushing head 431 reaches the card stacking entrance waiting position P1 based on the sensing signal of the second card pushing sensor 462. If it is determined to have reached the waiting position P1, step S1-3 is entered.

[0150] In step S1-3, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to pause action (i.e., the card pushing motor 44 stops rotating), and at the same time controls the card supply device 10 of each card loading mechanism 101 to supply cards respectively, controls the card stacking device 20 of each card loading mechanism 101 to stack cards, and determines the number of stacked cards currently according to the sensing signal of the stacking card counting sensor 29. When the number reaches n, it enters step S1-4.

[0151] In step S1-4, the control device 108 controls the corresponding card stacking device 20 to pause stacking (ie, the card stacking motor 24 pauses rotation), and controls the corresponding card supplying device 10 to pause supplying cards (ie, the card supplying motor 14 pauses rotation), and then enters step S1-5.

[0152] In step S1-5, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to push cards, and determines whether the frontmost card pile reaches the card outlet 312D according to whether the card storage sensor 35 generates a sensing signal of the mahjong tiles 200. When it is determined to have reached the card outlet 312D, step S1-6 is entered.

[0153] Step S1-6, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to stop pushing cards (i.e. the card pushing motor 44 stops rotating), and controls the card supplying device 10 to continue supplying cards, and controls the card stacking device 20 to continue stacking cards, and judges the number of stacked cards in the current card loading mechanism 101 according to the sensing signal of the stacking card counting sensor 29. When the number reaches m, enters step S1-7.

[0154] In step S1-7, the control device 108 controls the corresponding stacking device 20 to stop stacking cards, and controls the corresponding card supply device 10 to withdraw cards (i.e., controls the card supply motor 14 to rotate in the opposite direction, so that the remaining mahjong tiles 200 on the card supply belt 15 are reversed back to the shuffling plate, so that the card supply devices 10 in other card loading mechanisms 101 can absorb the cards); after the number of stacked cards in the four card loading mechanisms 101 reaches m, the control device 108 controls the shuffling mechanism 107 to stop the shuffling action (i.e., the shuffling plate stops rotating), and the card supply device 10 stops pushing the cards.

[0155] After the above steps S1-7 are completed, in the four card loading mechanisms 101, the number of mahjong tiles 200 in the card slots 312 in front of the card pushing head 431 is n, and the number of mahjong tiles 200 in the card slots 312 behind the card pushing head 431 is m. At this time, all the mahjong tiles 200 in a deck of cards have been divided into four equal parts and are respectively located in the card slots 312 of each card loading mechanism 101, and the mahjong tiles 200 in each card slot 312 are divided into two parts, n and m, by the card pushing head 431.

[0156] Generally, the total time consumed by the entire process of steps S1-1 to S1-7 is shorter than the time of a round of mahjong game, so at this time the user is usually still using another set of mahjong tiles 200 to play on the table 105. When the user finishes a round of game and is ready to play the next round, the user can input the instruction to start the next round through the operation panel 1021, and then the control device 108 determines whether the operation panel mechanism 102 receives the instruction to start the next round, and if it is determined that the instruction to start the next round is received, the next step, i.e., the action of step S1-8, is performed.

[0157] In step S1-8, the control device 108 controls the operating disk mechanism 102 to rise, exposing the gap between the operating disk 1021 and the table top 105, so that the user can push the scattered mahjong tiles on the table top 105 into the gap, and then enters step S1-9.

[0158] In step S1-9, the control device 108 determines whether the operating panel mechanism 102 has received an instruction from the user through the operating panel 1021 to allow the operating panel to descend, and if it is determined that the instruction has been received, the control device 108 proceeds to step S1-10.

[0159] In step S1-10, the control device 108 controls the operating disk mechanism 102 to descend, controls the shuffling mechanism 107 to start shuffling, and further controls the card lifting device 50 to make the supporting plate 52 swing downward after the operating disk mechanism 102 descends, and determines whether the supporting plate 52 reaches the lower swing position based on the sensing signal of the second swing sensor 62. If it is determined that the supporting plate 52 has reached the lower swing position, step S1-11 is entered.

[0160] In step S1-11, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to push cards so that the card pushing head 431 pushes n mahjong tiles 200 to the supporting plate 52, and determines whether the card pushing head 431 reaches the card raising entrance waiting position P2 according to the sensing signal of the first card pushing sensor 461. When it is determined that it has arrived, the card pushing device 40 is controlled to stop pushing cards, and then enters step S1-12.

[0161] In step S1-12, the control device 108 controls the card lifting device 50 to swing the supporting plate 52 upward so that n mahjong tiles 200 rise to the table top, and determines whether the supporting plate 52 reaches the upper swing position based on the sensing signal of the first swing sensor 61. If it is determined to have reached the upper swing position, step S1-13 is entered.

[0162] In step S1-13, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to continue pushing the cards. The card pushing head 431 is driven to pass the card raising entrance waiting position P2 and push the card pile consisting of m mahjong tiles 200 in the card slot 312. The control device 108 determines whether the frontmost card pile has reached the card outlet 312D according to whether the card storage sensor 35 generates a sensing signal of the mahjong tiles 200. When it is determined that it has reached the card pile, it enters step S1-14.

[0163] In step S1-14, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to stop pushing cards, and then determines whether all the mahjong tiles 200 on the supporting plate 52 have been taken away according to the sensing signal of the supporting sensor 502. When the supporting sensor 502 does not generate a sensing signal, it is determined that all the mahjong tiles 200 have been taken away, and enters step S1-15.

[0164] In step S1-15, the control device 108 controls the card lifting device 50 to make the supporting plate 52 swing downward, and determines whether the supporting plate 52 reaches the lower swing position according to the sensing signal of the second swing sensor 62. If it is determined that the supporting plate 52 reaches the lower swing position, step S1-16 is entered.

[0165] In step S1-16, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to perform a card pushing action so that the card pushing head 431 pushes m mahjong tiles 200 onto the supporting plate 52, and determines whether the card pushing head 431 reaches the card raising entrance waiting position P2 according to the sensing signal of the first card pushing sensor 461, and enters step S1-17 when it is determined that the card pushing head 431 has reached the card raising entrance waiting position P2.

[0166] Step S1-17, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to stop pushing cards, and then enters step S1-18.

[0167] In step S1-18, the control device 108 controls the card-raising device 50 to make the supporting plate 52 swing upward so that the m mahjong tiles 200 rise to the table top, and determines whether the supporting plate 52 reaches the upper swing position based on the sensing signal of the first swing sensor 61. When it is determined that the supporting plate 52 has reached the upper swing position, the card-raising device 50 is controlled to stop.

[0168] After the above-mentioned step S1-18 is finished, the state of the mahjong tiles 200 is equivalent to the state at the end of step S1-1. At this time, the next step can be continued from step S1-2.

[0169] In this embodiment, if the instruction received after step S1-7 is not the next round instruction but the end instruction (i.e., the instruction not to proceed to the next round), the control device 108 can directly end the work of all components. In addition, the control device 108 can also control the operation disk mechanism 102 to rise, allowing the user to push all the mahjong tiles on the desktop, and control the operation disk mechanism 102 to descend after the user inputs the instruction to allow the operation disk to descend, and end the work of all components in a state where one deck of mahjong tiles remains in the shuffle tray and another deck of mahjong tiles remains in the card slot 312. Thus, the user can directly control the card raising device 50 and the card pushing device 40 to cooperate with each other to put on the cards when using the device next time, without waiting. In addition, in step S1-4, since the card feeding device 10 is usually located at the end position of card feeding (i.e., above the stacking block 21) when the card feeding device 10 pauses feeding cards, it can block the mahjong tiles 200 on the card feeding belt 15. Therefore, in this step, the control device 108 can also only control the stacking device 20 to pause stacking cards, without controlling the card feeding motor 14 of the card feeding device 10 to pause rotating, and the effect of pausing card feeding can also be achieved.

[0170] In addition to the above-mentioned two-time loading mode, the mahjong machine 100 of this embodiment can also operate according to the one-time loading mode without changing the mahjong tiles 200 based on the user's selection (for example, the one-time loading mode is selected through the operating panel 102), that is, the one-time loading mode is also applicable to two decks of cards.

[0171] In the one-time loading mode, after using a deck of cards, the user can input a shuffling instruction through the operating disk 1021. At this time, the control device 108 controls the operating disk mechanism 102 to rise, exposing the gap between the operating disk 1021 and the table 105. The user can push the scattered mahjong tiles 200 on the table 105 into the gap, and after all the mahjong tiles 200 are pushed in, input an instruction to allow the operating disk to descend through the operating disk 1021. Then the control device 108 controls the operating disk mechanism 102 to descend, and the mahjong machine 100 shuffles, stacks and loads the cards. At this time, the number of stacking and loading cards performed by each loading mechanism 101 is n+m, and n+m is denoted as x below.

[0172] Fig.28 The present invention is a flowchart of the mahjong machine in the one-time card loading mode.

[0173] like Fig.28 As shown, the action flow of the mahjong machine 100 of this embodiment in the one-time card mode includes the following steps:

[0174] In step S2-1, the control device 108 controls the shuffling mechanism 107 to shuffle the cards, and while the shuffling disk is kept in the rotating state, the process proceeds to step S2-2.

[0175] In step S2-2, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to operate so that the card pushing head 431 moves in the card slot 312, and determines whether the card pushing head 431 reaches the card stacking entrance waiting position P1 based on the sensing signal of the second card pushing sensor 462. If it is determined to have reached the waiting position P1, step S2-3 is entered.

[0176] In step S2-3, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to pause the card pushing action (i.e., the card pushing motor 44 pauses rotation), and at the same time controls the card supply device 10 of each card loading mechanism 101 to supply cards respectively, controls the card stacking device 20 of each card loading mechanism 101 to stack cards, and determines the number of stacked cards currently according to the sensing signal of the stacking card counting sensor 29. When the number reaches x, it enters step S2-4.

[0177] Step S2-4, the control device 108 controls the corresponding card stacking device 20 to stop stacking cards, and controls the corresponding card supply device 10 to withdraw cards; after the number of stacked cards in the four card loading mechanisms 101 reaches x, the control device 108 controls the shuffling mechanism 107 to stop the shuffling action.

[0178] After the above step S2 - 4 is completed, in the four card loading mechanisms 101 , the number of mahjong tiles 200 in the card slots 312 is x. At this time, all the mahjong tiles 200 in a deck of cards are already in the card slots 312 .

[0179] Generally, the total time consumed by the entire process of steps S2-1 to S2-4 is shorter than the time of a round of mahjong game, so the user is usually still using another set of mahjong tiles 200 to play on the table 105. When the user finishes a round of game and is ready to play the next round, he can input the instruction of starting the next round through the operation panel 1021, and then the control device 108 performs the next step, i.e., the action of step S2-5 according to the instruction.

[0180] In step S2-5, the control device 108 determines whether the operating disk mechanism 102 has received the instruction to start the next round. If it is determined that it has received the instruction, the control device 108 controls the operating disk mechanism 102 to rise, exposing the gap between the operating disk 1021 and the table top 105, so that the user can push the scattered mahjong tiles 200 on the table top 105 into the gap, and then enters step S2-6.

[0181] In step S2-6, the control device 108 determines whether the operating panel mechanism 102 has received an instruction to allow the operating panel to descend, and if it is determined that the instruction has been received, the control device 108 proceeds to step S2-7.

[0182] In step S2-7, the control device 108 controls the operating disk mechanism 102 to rise, controls the shuffling mechanism 107 to start shuffling, and further controls the card lifting device 50 to make the supporting plate 52 swing downward after the operating disk mechanism 102 descends, and determines whether the supporting plate 52 reaches the lower swing position based on the sensing signal of the second swing sensor 62. If it is determined that the supporting plate 52 has reached the lower swing position, step S2-8 is entered.

[0183] In step S2-8, the control device 108 controls the card pushing device 40 to push cards, and determines whether the card pushing head 431 reaches the card raising entrance waiting position P2 according to the sensing signal of the second card pushing sensor 462. When it is determined that it has arrived, the card pushing device 40 is controlled to stop pushing cards, and then enters step S2-9.

[0184] In step S2-9, the control device 108 controls the card-lifting device 50 to make the supporting plate 52 swing upward, and determines whether the supporting plate 52 reaches the upper swing position according to the sensing signal of the first swing sensor 61. When it is determined that the supporting plate 52 reaches the upper swing position, the card-lifting device 50 is controlled to stop.

[0185] After the above-mentioned step S2-9 ends, the state of the mahjong tiles 200 is equivalent to the state before the step S2-1 starts. At this time, the next step can be continued from step S2-1.

[0186] In the one-time card loading mode, if the instruction received after step S2-4 is not the next round instruction but the end instruction (i.e., the instruction not to proceed to the next round), the control device 108 can still control the operation disk mechanism 102 to rise, allowing the user to push all the mahjong tiles on the table, and control the operation disk mechanism 102 to descend after the user inputs the instruction to allow the operation disk to descend, and the operation of all components is terminated in the state where one deck of mahjong tiles remains in the shuffle tray and the other deck of mahjong tiles remains in the card slot 312. Therefore, the user can directly control the card lifting device 50 and the card pushing device 40 to cooperate with each other to load the cards when using the device next time without waiting.

[0187] In addition, as described above, in the one-time card loading mode, the sensing signals of the card storage sensor 35 and the load-bearing sensor 502 are ineffective. Therefore, in the one-time card loading mode, the control device 108 may not receive signals from the two sensors, or turn off the two sensors.

[0188] Example Function and Effect

[0189] According to the card loading mechanism, mahjong machine and card loading control method provided in this embodiment, since the stacked card counting sensor 29 can sense the mahjong tiles 200 stacked to form a pile, the control device 108 can determine the number of stacked cards, and at the same time, the card storage sensor 35 of the card outlet 312D of the card slot 312 can sense the mahjong tiles 200, so that the control device 108 can determine whether the frontmost mahjong tile 200 is pushed to the card outlet 312D during the card withdrawal process. Therefore, the control device 108 can determine the number of stacked cards according to the actual number of stacked cards. The card supply device 10 and the card stacking device 20 are controlled so that the card supply and stacking are stopped when the required number of stacked cards is reached, and the number of card supply and stacking can be accurately controlled; at the same time, the control device 108 can also control the card pushing device 40 according to whether the frontmost mahjong tile 200 is pushed to the card outlet 312D. Once the frontmost mahjong tile 200 is pushed to the card outlet 312D, the card pushing is stopped, so that the mahjong tile 200 can reach the card outlet 312D to wait, and there is no waiting caused by the card pushing action when the card needs to be raised.

[0190] Furthermore, since the control of the card pushing device 40 is based on whether the frontmost mahjong tile 200 reaches the card outlet, even if the user changes the number of tiles that need to be raised (for example, changing the set number value of n or m in the two-time card loading mode), resulting in a change in the number of mahjong tiles between the frontmost mahjong tile and the position of the card pushing head 431, the present embodiment can also accurately push these mahjong tiles to the card outlet 312D for waiting, so that no matter how the set number value changes, these mahjong tiles can be accurately raised without causing waiting.

[0191] Furthermore, since the load sensor 502 at the receiving end of the load plate 52 can sense the mahjong tiles 200, the control device 108 can determine whether there are still mahjong tiles on the load plate 52 based on the signal of the load sensor 502. When there are still mahjong tiles 200 on the load plate 52, the card raising action can be omitted, thereby preventing the mahjong tiles 200 from being affected by the swinging action of the load plate 52 when they have not been completely taken away.

[0192] Further, in the two-time card-loading mode of the embodiment, because in the process of stacking n cards (i.e., in the first card-loading step), the control device 108 controls the card supply device 10 to suspend the card supply and the card stacking device 20 to suspend the card stacking after judging that the number of stacked cards reaches n, and also controls the card pushing device 40 to push the cards, and then performs the card stacking process of m cards (i.e., the second card stacking step), so the card loading control method of the embodiment can separate the card piles formed by the card pushing device 40 n and m mahjong tiles 200, and realize the stacking and loading of the cards twice. In this process, because after the first card stacking step is completed, the control device 108 stops pushing the cards after judging that the card pushing device 40 pushes the mahjong tiles 200 to the card outlet 312D, therefore, the mahjong tiles 200 stacked for the first time are in a state of being able to be raised immediately, and the user can be raised to the desktop without waiting when the user needs to load the cards.

[0193] In addition, in the embodiment, in the second card stacking step, the control device 108 controls the card stacking device 20 to stop stacking cards and controls the card supply device 10 to withdraw cards when it determines that the number of stacked cards has reached m. Therefore, it can avoid the card supply device 10 of a certain card loading mechanism 101 accumulating mahjong tiles 200, resulting in insufficient number of mahjong tiles 200 in other card loading mechanisms 101.

[0194] In the embodiment, after receiving the instruction to start the next game, the control device 108 first controls the operating disk mechanism 102 to rise so that the user can push the table mahjong tiles 200 into the shuffling mechanism 107. After the user pushes all the mahjong tiles 200 and issues an instruction to allow the operating disk 102 to descend, and the operating disk mechanism 102 descends, the pile of mahjong tiles 200 is raised (i.e., the first raising step is performed). Therefore, when the first raising step is performed, there will be no residual mahjong tiles 200 on the table board 105, thereby avoiding confusion between the two decks of mahjong tiles 200.

[0195] Moreover, after the first raising step is completed, the control device 108 controls the raising step of m mahjong tiles 200 (i.e., the second raising step) only when it is determined according to the sensing signal of the load-bearing sensor 502 that all the mahjong tiles on the carrying plate 52 have been taken away. Therefore, after the n mahjong tiles 200 as the initial hand are taken away, the second raising step can be automatically performed without the user issuing an instruction. On the one hand, it can reduce the action of inputting instructions for the user and provide a smoother user experience. On the other hand, it can also avoid the problem of the mahjong tiles 200 on the carrying plate 52 slipping off due to the second raising of the tiles when the initial hand has not been taken away.

[0196] In addition, since the present embodiment can also carry out licensing in a two-time licensing mode or a one-time licensing mode according to the user's selection, and the number of n and m in the two-time licensing mode can be set according to demand, and even if the set number values ​​of n and m are changed, two-time licensing can still be carried out according to user demand, therefore, the usage method is very flexible and can meet the various usage needs of different users.

[0197] Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. The above-mentioned embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the technical solution may be subject to various changes and improvements, and these changes and improvements shall fall within the scope of protection claimed by the present invention.

Claims

1. A card loading mechanism, arranged in a mahjong machine, for stacking and loading mahjong tiles in a shuffling mechanism of the mahjong machine under the control of a control device, comprising: a card supply device for sucking the mahjong tiles from the shuffling mechanism and supplying the tiles, a card stacking device for stacking the tiles supplied by the card supply device to form a tile pile, a card storage device having a tile slot for storing the tile pile, a card pushing device for pushing and transporting the tile pile in the tile slot, and a card raising device for raising the pushed and transported tile pile to the tabletop, Features: The stacking device has a stacking card counting sensor for sensing the mahjong tiles stacked to form the pile, so that the control device can determine the number of stacked tiles according to the sensing signal of the stacking card sensor. The card outlet of the card slot is provided with a card storage sensor capable of sensing the mahjong tiles, so that the control device can judge whether the mahjong tiles exist at the card outlet according to the sensing signal of the card storage sensor, thereby judging whether the frontmost mahjong tiles have reached the card outlet. The card lifting device has a carrying plate for carrying the card pile, and a carrying sensor for sensing the mahjong tiles is provided at the receiving end of the carrying plate, so that the control device can judge whether the mahjong tiles still exist on the carrying plate according to the signal of the carrying sensor.

2. The card-carrying mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: in, The card lifting device is also provided with a swing sensing component for sensing the swing position of the supporting plate, which is used to allow the control device to determine whether the supporting plate is in an upper swing position or a lower swing position according to the sensing signal, thereby being able to control the movement of the supporting device.

3. The card-loading mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: in, The card pushing device comprises a card pushing arm for pushing the card pile and a card pushing sensing component. The card pushing arm is provided with a card pushing head for pushing cards in the card slot. The card pushing sensing component includes a card pushing sensing part arranged on the card pushing rotating seat, a first card pushing sensor and a second card pushing sensor correspondingly arranged below the card pushing rotating seat, the first card pushing sensor corresponds to a predetermined card stacking entrance waiting position in front of the card inlet, and the second card pushing sensor corresponds to a predetermined card raising entrance waiting position in front of the card outlet, and is used to allow the control device to determine whether the card pushing head has reached the card stacking entrance waiting position or the card raising entrance waiting position according to the sensing signal, so as to control the action of the card pushing device according to the judgment result.

4. A mahjong machine, characterized in that: include: An operating panel mechanism having an operating panel for allowing a user to input instructions; A shuffling mechanism, used for shuffling mahjong tiles, is arranged below the operating disk mechanism; as well as Multiple card loading mechanisms are used to stack and load the shuffled mahjong tiles. Wherein, the licensing mechanism is the licensing mechanism described in any one of claims 1-3.

5. A method for controlling the loading of tiles, using the mahjong machine as claimed in claim 4 to control the loading of tiles in a two-time loading mode in which the tiles are divided into n tiles and m tiles for loading twice, characterized in that: include: In the first card stacking step, the control device determines the number of stacked cards according to the sensing signal of the stacking card counting sensor. Once the number of stacked cards reaches n, the control device controls the stacking device to stop stacking cards and controls the pushing device to push cards. In the second card stacking step, the control device determines whether the frontmost mahjong card among the n mahjong tiles has reached the card outlet according to the sensing signal of the card storage sensor, and controls the card pushing device to suspend the card pushing action when it is determined to have reached the card outlet, and controls the card supply device to continue supplying cards and the card stacking device to continue stacking cards.

6. The license plate control method according to claim 5, characterized in that: in, In the second card stacking step, the control device determines the number of stacked cards according to the sensing signal of the stacking card counting sensor. Once the number of stacked cards reaches m, the control device controls the corresponding stacking device to stop stacking cards, and controls the card supply device to withdraw cards. Further, when the number of stacked cards of all the card loading mechanisms reaches m, the control device controls the shuffling mechanism to stop the shuffling action.

7. The license plate control method according to claim 6, characterized in that: Also includes: In the first step of raising the tiles, the control device controls the tile raising device to make the supporting plate swing downward, controls the tile pushing device to push the n mahjong tiles after the supporting plate reaches the lower swinging position, and further controls the tile raising device to make the supporting plate swing upward when the pushing device reaches the waiting position for the tile raising entrance corresponding to the tile outlet, thereby placing tiles on the tile pile consisting of the n mahjong tiles. The control device determines whether the operating disk mechanism has received an instruction to start the next round, and when receiving the instruction to start the next round, controls the operating disk mechanism to rise so that the user can push the mahjong tiles on the table into the shuffling mechanism and determines whether an instruction to allow the operating disk to descend has been received. The control device controls the operating disk mechanism to descend upon receiving an instruction to allow the operating disk to descend, and further controls the first card raising step to be performed after the operating disk mechanism descends.

8. The license plate control method according to claim 7, characterized in that: Also includes: In the second card raising step, the control device controls the card raising device to make the supporting plate swing downward, further controls the card pushing device to push the m mahjong tiles after the supporting plate reaches the lower swinging position, and controls the card raising device to make the supporting plate swing upward when the card pushing device reaches the card raising entrance waiting position corresponding to the card outlet, thereby placing the m mahjong tiles on the pile. Wherein, after the first step of raising the mahjong tiles, the control device determines whether all the mahjong tiles on the supporting plate have been taken away according to the sensing signal of the supporting sensor, and controls the second step of raising the mahjong tiles when it is determined that all the mahjong tiles have been taken away.

9. The license plate control method according to claim 8, characterized in that: in, The control device controls the first card stacking step after the second card raising step.

10. A method for controlling the loading of mahjong tiles, using the mahjong machine as claimed in claim 4 to control the loading of mahjong tiles in a one-time loading mode in which the mahjong tiles are loaded one at a time according to x pieces, characterized in that: include: In a card stacking step, the control device determines the number of stacked cards according to the sensing signal of the stacking card counting sensor, and once the number of stacked cards reaches x, the control device controls the card supply device to withdraw the cards and controls the card stacking device to stop stacking the cards; In the card loading step, the control device controls the card lifting device to allow the supporting plate to swing downward, and further controls the card pushing device to push the x mahjong tiles after the supporting plate reaches the lower swinging position, and controls the card lifting device to allow the supporting plate to swing upward when the card pushing device reaches the card lifting entrance waiting position corresponding to the card outlet, thereby loading the card pile consisting of the x mahjong tiles.

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