Tile feeding assembly and eight-opening mahjong machine

Abstract

The tile feeding assembly comprises a tile feeding push rod, the tile feeding push rod comprises a rod body, a fixed end and a free end, the fixed end and the free end are located at the two ends of the rod body, the fixed end is connected with a tile feeding driving unit, a tile feeding push head is fixedly arranged at the free end, and a tile pushing face is formed on the rod body. The tile feeding push rod is provided with two tile pushing positions, namely the tile feeding push head and the tile pushing face, the two tile pushing positions are fixedly arranged on the tile feeding push rod, the tile feeding mechanism is simple in structure, the tile feeding push rod is driven to swing by only one tile feeding driving unit, the tile feeding push head and the tile pushing face can be driven to work, and power is greatly saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of eight-mouth mahjong machines, and in particular relates to a card loading component and an eight-mouth mahjong machine. Background Art

[0002] Each side of the eight-mouth mahjong machine has two card-raising ports. The card-raising port near the player is the dealing sequence, while the card-raising port near the center of the mahjong machine is the drawing sequence. In this way, players do not need to manually draw cards at the beginning of the game, they can directly take the dealing sequence to start the game.

[0003] In order to deliver two rows of tiles to the table, each side of the traditional eight-mouth mahjong machine also needs to set up two card storage tracks to store the card dealing sequence and the card drawing sequence respectively. However, due to the different positions of the two card raising ports, the directions of the two card storage tracks are also inconsistent; in this case, two sets of card loading components are usually set up separately, working in the corresponding card storage tracks respectively, which has a high power cost.

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, a Chinese invention patent application with publication number CN118903805A discloses a card loading mechanism of an eight-mouth mahjong machine, which includes at least one card loading push rod and a card loading drive unit for driving all the card loading push rods to rotate around their respective rotation centers, a first card loading push rod and a second card loading push rod extending into a card storage channel are provided on the same card loading push rod, or two card loading push rods are respectively provided with a first card loading push head and a second card loading push head extending into the card storage channel, the first card loading push head is used to push the card dealing sequence in the card storage channel toward the card dealing sequence card outlet, and the second card loading push head is used to push the card drawing sequence in the card storage channel toward the card drawing sequence card outlet; and, since the directions of the first card loading push head and the second card loading push head are different, at least one of the two is movably arranged on the card loading push rod.

[0005] Although the card loading mechanism realizes the use of a card loading drive unit to drive all the card loading push heads, the movable connection between the card loading push head and the card loading push rod not only has a complex structure, but also has high requirements on the processing accuracy of the two. Otherwise, the two are prone to become stuck and unable to move. Summary of the invention

[0006] The invention aims to provide a card loading component and an eight-mouth mahjong machine to solve the problems existing in the prior art.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned object of the invention, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

[0008] A card loading component of an eight-mouth mahjong machine includes a card loading push rod, which includes a rod body and a fixed end and a free end at both ends of the rod body, the fixed end is connected to a card loading drive unit, the free end is fixed with a card loading push head, and a card pushing surface is formed on the rod body.

[0009] The present invention arranges two card pushing positions on the card loading push rod: a card loading push head and a card loading push face, and the two card pushing positions are fixedly arranged on the card loading push rod, which not only has a simple structure, but also only needs one card loading drive unit to drive the card loading push rod to swing, thereby driving the card loading push head and the card loading push face to work, which saves a lot of power.

[0010] Preferably, in the above-mentioned card loading assembly, the card pushing surface is an inclined surface, which is arranged at an obtuse angle with the free end of the card loading push rod and extends obliquely in the card pushing direction. The inclined card pushing surface can not only play the role of pushing cards, but also play the role of guiding mahjong tiles into a predetermined route.

[0011] Preferably, in the above-mentioned card loading assembly, the card loading pusher head extends downward from the free end of the rod body; that is, the working position of the card loading pusher head is lower than the working position of the card pushing surface.

[0012] The form of the card-carrying drive unit is diverse, and the present invention has no special requirements for this, and only two possible implementation methods are listed:

[0013] First, the fixed end is provided with a rotating shaft rotatably connected to the frame; the card loading drive unit comprises a card loading motor, and the rotating shaft is directly connected to the output shaft of the card loading motor through a coupling, or is connected through a transmission module.

[0014] Secondly, the card loading drive unit comprises a card loading motor, and a driving gear is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the card loading motor; the fixed end is disc-shaped, and one end surface of the fixed end is concave and has an annular gear ring, and the annular gear ring is meshed with the driving gear for transmission.

[0015] The present invention also provides an eight-mouth mahjong machine, which comprises a frame, each side of which is provided with a card loading mechanism, and the card loading mechanism comprises a card storage component and the above-mentioned card loading component.

[0016] Preferably, in the above-mentioned eight-mouth mahjong machine, the card storage assembly includes a card storage device, the card storage device is concavely provided with a card storage channel, the card storage channel has a card inlet, a first card outlet and a second card outlet, the main channel connecting the card inlet and the second card outlet is at a lower position, and the first card outlet is connected to the main channel through a branch channel at a higher position;

[0017] The card storage channel is arc-shaped, the main channel is on the outside, and the branch channel is on the inside;

[0018] The first card outlet and the second card outlet of the same card storage channel are located on the same side of the eight-mouth mahjong machine;

[0019] The card pushing head is used for pushing cards in the main channel, and the card pushing surface is used for pushing cards in the branch channel.

[0020] The card loading assembly of the present invention is very compatible with such a card storage device structure (the card storage channel is in a state of being high inside and low outside). When the number of card piles (three-layer or four-layer card piles, wherein the top one or two layers of all the card piles constitute the card dealing sequence, and the bottom two layers of all the card piles constitute the card drawing sequence) stored in the card storage channel from the card inlet reaches a predetermined number, the card loading pusher can push the card dealing sequence and the card drawing sequence at the card inlet at the same time; but since the main channel is at a lower position on the outside and the branch channel is at a higher position on the inside, as the card piles advance, the card dealing sequence will enter the branch channel, while the card drawing sequence will remain in the main channel; at this time, the card loading pusher still moves along the main channel to push the card drawing sequence, and the card pushing surface pushes the card dealing sequence when the rod body sweeps through the branch channel.

[0021] In different playing methods, there are large differences in the number of mahjong tiles stored in the card storage channel, the length of the card dealing sequence, etc.; in order to enable the sub-channel to quickly connect to the card dealing sequence regardless of the playing method, as a preferred embodiment, in the above-mentioned eight-mouth mahjong machine, the sub-channel has an extension section extending from the connection point with the outer channel to the card inlet direction;

[0022] Alternatively or in addition, a patch is installed in the branch channel, and the patch has a supporting convex eave protruding from the branch channel to the main channel and extending toward the card inlet.

[0023] The role of the supporting convex eaves is the same as that of the extension section, and the two can be set at the same time or separately. When the two are set at the same time, the extension section can play the role of supporting the convex eaves. At this time, the lengths of the two can be set differently, which is convenient for playing in different ways.

[0024] As a further preferred embodiment, in the above-mentioned eight-mouth mahjong machine, the extension section or the supporting convex eaves is located on the inner side wall of the main channel, and its width is smaller than the width of the main channel;

[0025] Furthermore, the width of the extension section or the supporting convex eave gradually narrows from the end facing the branch channel to the end facing the card inlet.

[0026] This is to prevent the extension section or supporting eaves from affecting the passage of the card-loading push head.

[0027] Preferably, in the above-mentioned eight-mouth mahjong machine, the card storage assembly further includes a card separator, on which a guide surface is formed that is consistent with the direction of the branch channel, and the guide surface is used to guide the card dealing sequence into the branch channel. After the guide surface is set, during the card pushing process of the card pusher, the card drawing sequence and the card dealing sequence will be automatically separated.

[0028] Compared with the prior art, the technical effects of the present invention are embodied in:

[0029] The present invention arranges two card pushing positions on the card loading push rod: a card loading push head and a card loading push face, and the two card pushing positions are fixedly arranged on the card loading push rod, which not only has a simple structure, but also only needs one card loading drive unit to drive the card loading push rod to swing, thereby driving the card loading push head and the card loading push face to work, which saves a lot of power. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a card loading component of an eight-mouth mahjong machine of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a card loading component of an eight-mouth mahjong machine of the present invention from another viewing angle;

[0032] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of an eight-mouth mahjong machine of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the medium and large licensing mechanism;

[0034] Figure 5 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the card loading mechanism shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The technical solution of the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0036] Example 1

[0037] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the present embodiment is a card loading assembly of an eight-mouth mahjong machine, the card loading assembly includes a card loading push rod 1, the card loading push rod 1 includes a rod body 11 and a fixed end 12 and a free end 13 at both ends of the rod body 11.

[0038] Among them, the fixed end 12 is disc-shaped, with a rotating shaft 14 rotatably connected to the mahjong machine in the center; the bottom end of the fixed end 12 is concave, and an annular gear ring 15 is formed on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 14; the above-mentioned card loading drive unit includes a card loading motor, and the output shaft of the card loading motor is fixedly connected to a driving gear 2 meshing with the annular gear ring 15, and the driving gear 2 is also rotatably connected to the mahjong machine.

[0039] Of course, in addition to the above-mentioned method of driving the card loading push rod 1 by meshing the driving gear 2 with the annular gear ring 15, other driving methods are also feasible, and this embodiment has no special requirements for this.

[0040] Depend on Figure 1 and Figure 2 It can be seen that a card pushing surface 16 is formed on the shaft 11 of the card pushing rod 1, and the card pushing surface 16 is arranged at an obtuse angle with the free end 13 of the card pushing rod 1, and extends obliquely toward the card pushing direction. The inclined card pushing surface 16 can not only play the role of pushing cards, but also play the role of guiding mahjong tiles into a predetermined route.

[0041] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the free end 13 of the card loading push rod 1 is integrally formed with or fixedly connected with a card loading push head 3, which extends vertically downward from the free end 13; that is, the working position of the card loading push head 3 is lower than the working position of the card pushing surface 16.

[0042] Example 2

[0043] like Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment is an eight-mouth mahjong machine, which includes a frame 4, and each side of the frame 4 is provided with a card loading mechanism.

[0044] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the card loading mechanism includes a stacking and pushing component 5, a card storage component 6, a card loading component that is the same as that in Example 1, and a card raising component 7; the stacking and pushing component 5 is used to push the card piles or mahjong tiles into the card storage component 6 for storage, the card loading component is used to push the card piles or mahjong tiles stored in the card storage component 6 forward to the card raising component 7, and the card raising component 7 is used to bring the mahjong tiles or card piles to the table.

[0045] Depend on Figure 4 and Figure 5 It can be seen that the stacking and pushing component 5 of the present embodiment includes a stacking seat 51 which is lifted and lowered on the mahjong machine, and an upper card holding platform 51a and a lower card holding platform 51b are formed on the stacking seat 51, wherein the upper card holding platform 51a is used to receive one or two layers of mahjong tiles, which constitute a card dealing sequence after being pushed into the card storage component 6; and the lower card holding platform 51b is used to receive two layers of mahjong tiles, which constitute a card drawing sequence after being pushed into the card storage component 6; and the card pushing head 52 is used to push the mahjong tiles on the upper card holding platform 51a and the lower card holding platform 51b into the card storage component 6 at one time.

[0046] The card storage assembly 6 in this embodiment includes a card storage device 61, and a card storage channel is recessed in the card storage device 61. The card storage channel is arc-shaped, and has a card input port 61a and two card output ports: a first card output port 61b and a second card output port 61c, and the two card output ports are located on the same side of the mahjong machine; wherein, the card dealing sequence leaves the card storage channel from the first card output port 61b and rises to the table top, while the card drawing sequence leaves the card storage channel from the second card output port 61c and rises to the table top.

[0047] from Figure 4 and Figure 5 It can be seen that the second card outlet 61c is directly connected to the card inlet 61a through the main channel 61d, and relatively speaking, the main channel 61d is at a lower position on the outside; while the first card outlet 61b is connected to the card inlet 61a by being connected to the main channel 61d, and the branch channel 61e connects the main channel 61d and the first card outlet 61b, which is only used for conveying the card dealing sequence; it can be seen that, relatively speaking, the branch channel 61e is at a higher position on the inside.

[0048] The card storage assembly 6 also includes a card distributor 62, the outer side of which is detachably connected to the card storage 61, thereby providing an outer side wall 62a for the main channel 61d together with the card storage 61; a guide surface 62b is formed on the inner side of the card distributor 62, the starting end of which is close to the card inlet 61a, and the terminal end extends to the first card outlet 61b after crossing the main channel 61d; the card dealing sequence advances along the guide surface 62b and is led by the guide surface 62b to the first card outlet 61b.

[0049] In different playing methods, the number of mahjong tiles stored in the card storage channel, the length of the card dealing sequence, etc., are quite different; in order to enable the sub-channel 61e to quickly connect to the card dealing sequence regardless of the playing method, such as Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the branch channel 61e has an extension section 61f extending from the connection point with the outer channel toward the card inlet 61a; or Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, a patch 63 is installed in the branch channel 61e, and the patch 63 has a supporting flange 63a protruding from the branch channel 61e to the main channel 61d and extending toward the card inlet 61a.

[0050] The extension section 61f and the supporting convex eaves 63a have the same function and can be set separately or simultaneously. When the two are set simultaneously, the extension section 61f can play the role of supporting the convex eaves 63a. At this time, the lengths of the two can be set differently, so that different sequence lengths can play a role in different playing methods.

[0051] from Figure 4 and Figure 5It can be seen that in this embodiment, the extension section 61f or the supporting convex eave 63a is located on the inner side wall of the main channel 61d, and its width is smaller than the width of the main channel 61d; and the width of the extension section 61f or the supporting convex eave 63a gradually narrows from the end facing the branch channel 61e to the end facing the card inlet 61a. This is to prevent the extension section 61f or the supporting convex eave 63a from hindering the card pusher 3 from moving forward.

[0052] In this embodiment, the card-raising component 7 includes a first card-raising board 71 and a second card-raising board 72 , and the card-dealing sequence is pushed onto the first card-raising board 71 , while the card-drawing sequence is pushed onto the second card-raising board 72 .

[0053] The working principle of the eight-mouth mahjong machine of this embodiment is:

[0054] Take the case where the number of tricks in the draw sequence is M, the number of tricks in the deal sequence is N, and the stacking component 5 stores three layers of tricks;

[0055] When the card pusher 52 pushes M three-layer card piles, two layers from the lower card receiving platform 51b and one layer from the upper card receiving platform 51a, into the main channel 61d from the card inlet 61a one by one, if M=N, the card loading motor is started at this time; if N>M, the upper card receiving platform 51a continues to receive mahjong tiles (the lower card receiving platform 51b does not receive tiles), and the card pusher 52 pushes the mahjong tiles into the main channel 61d one by one, which makes the existing card dealing sequence part in the main channel 61d move forward as a whole. After enough card dealing sequences are stored, the card loading motor starts to start;

[0056] As the card loading push rod 1 starts to swing, the card loading push head 3 pushes the card dealing sequence and the card drawing sequence forward at the card inlet 61a at the same time. However, the front end of the card dealing sequence enters the branch channel 61e under the guidance of the guide surface 62b, while the card drawing sequence remains in the main channel 61d.

[0057] After all the cards to be dealt have entered the branch channel 61e, the card-loading pusher 3 remains in the main channel 61d to push the card-drawing sequence, and the shaft 11 pushes the card-delivering sequence through the card-pushing surface 16 when passing through the branch channel 61e, until the card-delivering sequence is mounted on the first card-raising plate 71 and the card-drawing sequence is mounted on the second card-raising plate 72;

[0058] When the first card raising board 71 and the second card raising board 72 are raised, the card dealing sequence and the card drawing sequence can be respectively delivered to the table.

Claims

1. A card loading component for an eight-mouth mahjong machine, characterized in that: The card loading push rod (1) comprises a rod body (11) and a fixed end (12) and a free end (13) located at both ends of the rod body (11); the fixed end (12) is connected to a card loading drive unit; the free end (13) is fixedly provided with a card loading push head (3); and a card pushing surface (16) is formed on the rod body (11).

2. The card-carrying assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card pushing surface (16) is an inclined surface, which is arranged at an obtuse angle with the free end (13) of the card loading push rod (1) and extends obliquely toward the card pushing direction of the card loading push rod (1).

3. The card-carrying assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card loading pusher (3) extends downward from the free end (13) of the rod body (11).

4. The card-carrying assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The fixed end (12) is provided with a rotating shaft (14) rotatably connected to the frame (4); the card loading drive unit comprises a card loading motor, and the rotating shaft (14) is directly connected to the output shaft of the card loading motor through a coupling, or is connected through a transmission module.

5. The card-carrying assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card loading drive unit comprises a card loading motor, and a driving gear (2) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the card loading motor; the fixed end (12) is disc-shaped, and one end surface of the fixed end (12) is concave and has an annular gear ring (15), and the annular gear ring (15) is meshed with the driving gear (2) for transmission.

6. An eight-mouth mahjong machine, comprising a frame (4), characterized in that: Each side of the frame (4) is provided with a card loading mechanism, wherein the card loading mechanism comprises a card storage component (6) and a card loading component as described in any one of embodiments 1-5.

7. The eight-mouth mahjong machine as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The card storage assembly (6) comprises a card storage device (61), a card storage channel is concavely arranged in the card storage device (61), the card storage channel has a card inlet (61a), a first card outlet (61b) and a second card outlet (61c), a main channel (61d) connecting the card inlet (61a) and the second card outlet (61c) is located at a lower position, and the first card outlet (61b) is connected to the main channel (61d) via a branch channel (61e) located at a higher position; The card storage channel is arc-shaped, the main channel (61d) is located on the outside, and the branch channel (61e) is located on the inside; The first card outlet (61b) and the second card outlet (61c) of the same card storage channel are located on the same side of the eight-mouth mahjong machine; The card pushing head (3) is used for pushing cards in the main channel (61d), and the card pushing surface (16) is used for pushing cards in the branch channel (61e).

8. The eight-mouth mahjong machine as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The branch channel (61e) has an extension section (61f) extending from the connection point with the outer channel toward the card inlet (61a); Alternatively or in addition, a patch (63) is installed in the branch channel (61e), and the patch (63) has a supporting convex eave (63a) protruding from the branch channel (61e) toward the main channel (61d) and extending toward the card inlet (61a).

9. The eight-mouth mahjong machine as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: The extension section (61f) or the supporting eaves (63a) is located on the inner wall side of the main channel (61d), and its width is smaller than the width of the main channel (61d); Furthermore, the width of the extension section (61f) or the supporting convex eave (63a) gradually narrows from the end facing the branch channel (61e) to the end facing the card inlet (61a).

10. The eight-mouth mahjong machine as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The card storage assembly (6) further comprises a card distributor (62), on which a guide surface (62b) having the same direction as the branch channel (61e) is formed, and the guide surface (62b) is used to guide the card dealing sequence into the branch channel (61e).

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