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

Abstract

The invention discloses a tile feeding mechanism, a mahjong machine and a tile feeding method thereof.The tile feeding mechanism comprises a tile lifting assembly, a tile conveying assembly and a controller, the tile lifting assembly comprises a lifting table and a first driving part, the lifting table is arranged in a table body and corresponds to a tile inlet and outlet, and the first driving part is in driving connection with the lifting table; the mahjong tile conveying assembly comprises a first conveying unit and a second conveying unit, the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit are arranged on the two sides of the lifting table in the first direction and each comprise two conveying structures, and the four conveying structures selectively convey mahjong tiles to the lifting table; the controller is electrically connected with the four conveying structures and the first driving part so as to control one of the four conveying structures to convey the mahjong tiles to the lifting platform or control multiple of the four conveying structures to convey the mahjong tiles according to different / same tile feeding sequences; in this way, shuffling is conducted while the cards are fed, and the card feeding efficiency is improved; and two pairs of mahjong tiles are not required to be played, so that the weight is reduced, the cost is reduced, and a player can be prevented from cheating during stacking.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of mahjong machines, and in particular to a card loading mechanism, a mahjong machine and a card loading method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Existing mahjong machines usually have two sets of mahjong tiles. When playing one set of mahjong tiles, the other set of mahjong tiles is shuffled and stacked under the tabletop of the mahjong machine. After a round of games, the set of mahjong tiles on the tabletop is pushed into the body of the mahjong table, and the other set of mahjong tiles rises from the four sides of the tabletop of the mahjong machine. Although this method is efficient, the two sets of mahjong tiles are heavy and costly, and stacking the mahjong tiles on the tabletop is easy to cheat.

[0003] In response to this, a mahjong machine that only uses one deck of mahjong tiles has appeared on the market, but it is only provided with two mahjong tile conveying units, and the tiles need to be shuffled in conjunction with a shuffling structure before being loaded, resulting in low efficiency in loading tiles. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a card loading mechanism, a mahjong machine and a card loading method thereof, aiming to solve the above problems.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a card loading mechanism for use in a mahjong machine, comprising:

[0006] The card lifting component includes a lifting platform and a first driving member, wherein the lifting platform is used to be arranged in the receiving groove of the table body of the mahjong machine and is arranged corresponding to the card entry and exit of the table top of the mahjong machine, and the first driving member is drivingly connected to the lifting platform and is used to drive the lifting platform to move in the up and down direction relative to the table body;

[0007] A card conveying assembly, comprising a first conveying unit and a second conveying unit, wherein the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit are arranged on both sides of the lifting platform in the first direction, and the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit respectively comprise two conveying structures, and the four conveying structures can selectively convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform, so that the lifting platform can convey at least one mahjong tile to the table through the card inlet and outlet; and

[0008] A controller is electrically connected to the four conveying structures and the first driving member to control one of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform, or to control multiple of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform in different / same card loading sequences;

[0009] Wherein, the first direction is arranged perpendicular to the up-down direction.

[0010] Optionally, the lifting platform has a first upper tile portion and a second upper tile portion sequentially distributed along the first direction, and the first upper tile portion and the second upper tile portion can accommodate two mahjong tiles respectively;

[0011] One of the two conveying structures of the first conveying unit is arranged corresponding to the first card loading part, and the other is arranged corresponding to the first card loading part or the second card loading part;

[0012] One of the two conveying structures of the second conveying unit is arranged corresponding to the second card-loading part, and the other is arranged corresponding to the first card-loading part or the second card-loading part.

[0013] Optionally, one of the two conveying structures of the first conveying unit is a first upper conveying structure, and the other is a first lower conveying structure, the first upper conveying structure is arranged above the first lower conveying structure and corresponds to the first upper card portion, and the first lower conveying structure corresponds to the second upper card portion;

[0014] One of the two conveying structures of the second conveying unit is a second upper conveying structure, and the other is a second lower conveying structure, the second upper conveying structure is arranged above the second lower conveying structure and corresponds to the second upper card portion, and the second lower conveying structure corresponds to the first upper card portion;

[0015] The table body is provided with a card-discharging position, an upper card-discharging position and a lower card-discharging position in sequence along the up-down direction. The card-discharging position is flush with the card-entry and exit port, or is arranged below and adjacent to the card-entry and exit port, the upper card-discharging position is flush with the first upper conveying structure and the second upper conveying structure, or is arranged below and adjacent to the first upper conveying structure and the second upper conveying structure, the lower card-discharging position is flush with the first lower conveying structure and the second lower conveying structure, or is arranged below and adjacent to the first lower conveying structure and the second lower conveying structure, and the lifting platform can move to the card-discharging position, the upper card-discharging position and the lower card-discharging position, so that the conveying structure can convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform.

[0016] Optionally, the card lifting assembly further includes a stop frame, which is disposed between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit and corresponds to the lifting platform;

[0017] The stop frame is arranged to penetrate along the up-down direction, so that the lifting platform can move inside and outside the lifting platform along the up-down direction;

[0018] The side wall of the stop frame close to the first conveying unit is provided with a first card inlet for the first conveying unit to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform;

[0019] The side wall of the stop frame close to the second conveying unit is provided with a second card inlet for the second conveying unit to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform.

[0020] Optionally, a partition plate extending along the up-down direction is provided in the middle of the stop frame, which is used to separate the stop frame along the first direction into a first stop portion corresponding to the first card-loading portion, and a second stop portion corresponding to the second card-loading portion, and the first stop portion and the second stop portion are respectively provided with the first card-loading port and the second card-loading port staggered along the up-down direction;

[0021] The lifting platform is provided with an avoidance groove corresponding to the partition plate.

[0022] Optionally, each of the conveying structures includes a conveying track, at least one adapter plate and a driving module, the conveying track is bent, and its output end is arranged corresponding to the lifting platform, the adapter plate is arranged at the bending part of the conveying track, and part of the adapter plate is pressed on the conveying track, and the driving module is used to drive the mahjong tiles on the conveying track to move toward the output end;

[0023] The controller is electrically connected to the driving module.

[0024] Optionally, the driving module includes:

[0025] A driving wheel, arranged at the input end of the conveying track;

[0026] At least one first driven wheel, disposed at a bend of the conveying track;

[0027] A second driven wheel, disposed at the output end of the conveying track;

[0028] A first transmission belt comprises a first transmission section and a second transmission section connected to each other, wherein the first transmission section is arranged at the lower side of the conveying track and is sequentially sleeved on the driving wheel, the first driven wheel and the second driven wheel, and the second transmission section is arranged at the upper side of the conveying track and is sequentially sleeved on the second driven wheel, the adapter plate and the driving wheel; and,

[0029] a second driving member, drivingly connected to the driving wheel to drive the driving wheel to rotate, so that the driving wheel drives the first driven wheel, the second driven wheel and the adapter plate to rotate through the first transmission belt;

[0030] The controller is electrically connected to the second driving member.

[0031] Optionally, the mahjong tiles are magnetic mahjong tiles;

[0032] Each of the conveying structures also includes a card suction wheel and a second transmission belt. The card suction wheel is arranged at the input end of the conveying track and is arranged away from the conveying track relative to the driving wheel, and is used to absorb the mahjong tiles in the table body. The second transmission belt is sleeved on the outer circumference of the card suction wheel and the driving wheel so that the driving wheel drives the card suction wheel to rotate.

[0033] The present invention also provides a mahjong machine, comprising:

[0034] The table body has a receiving slot with the notch upwardly arranged;

[0035] A tabletop is covered on the notch of the receiving slot, and a card entry and exit port is penetrated in the middle thereof; and,

[0036] A card-loading mechanism is arranged on the table body;

[0037] Wherein, the licensing institutions include:

[0038] The card lifting component includes a lifting platform and a first driving member, wherein the lifting platform is used to be arranged in the receiving groove of the table body of the mahjong machine and is arranged corresponding to the card entry and exit of the table top of the mahjong machine, and the first driving member is drivingly connected to the lifting platform and is used to drive the lifting platform to move in the up and down direction relative to the table body;

[0039] A card conveying assembly, comprising a first conveying unit and a second conveying unit, wherein the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit are arranged on both sides of the lifting platform in the first direction, and the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit respectively comprise two conveying structures, and the four conveying structures can selectively convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform, so that the lifting platform can convey at least one mahjong tile to the table through the card inlet and outlet; and

[0040] A controller is electrically connected to the four conveying structures and the first driving member to control one of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform, or to control multiple of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform in different / same card loading sequences;

[0041] Wherein, the first direction is arranged perpendicular to the up-down direction.

[0042] The present invention also provides a card loading method, which is applicable to a mahjong machine. The card loading method comprises the following steps:

[0043] Driving four conveying structures in the mahjong machine to pick up the mahjong tiles in the table body of the mahjong machine;

[0044] Driving one of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform, or driving a plurality of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform in the mahjong machine in different / same card loading sequences;

[0045] The lifting platform is driven upward to the card entry and exit port by the first driving member in the mahjong machine to transport mahjong tiles onto the tabletop of the mahjong machine.

[0046] In the technical solution of the present invention, mahjong tiles can be transported to the lifting platform through one of the four conveying structures to realize the loading of a single mahjong tile, or multiple conveying structures among the four conveying structures can be used to transport mahjong tiles to the lifting platform to realize the loading of multiple mahjong tiles at the same time. At the same time, one or more of the four conveying structures can be selected to transport mahjong tiles to the lifting platform in different / same loading orders to realize random loading. In this way, the tiles can be shuffled while being loaded, thereby reducing or even omitting the shuffling time of the tiles in the body of the mahjong machine and improving the loading efficiency. Furthermore, the loading mechanism can only load part of the mahjong tiles each time, that is, the tiles can be played and taken at any time in each game, rather than loading a whole deck of mahjong tiles all at once, so that only one deck of mahjong tiles is needed for playing, and two decks of mahjong tiles are not needed, which reduces weight and cost, and prevents players from cheating when arranging the tiles. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0047] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0048] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a card loading mechanism provided by the present invention at a viewing angle;

[0049] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the Zhongshangpai mechanism from another perspective;

[0050] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of some structures of the China-Shangpai mechanism;

[0051] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the license plate raising component of the middle license plate raising mechanism;

[0052] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The structural diagram of the lifting platform in FIG.

[0053] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the stop frame and the partition plate;

[0054] Figure 7 A schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a mahjong machine provided by the present invention;

[0055] Figure 8 The present invention provides a flow chart of the license plate registration method.

[0056] Description of Figure Numbers:

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[0059] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0060] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0061] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0062] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the meaning of "and / or" appearing in the full text includes three parallel schemes. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes scheme A, or scheme B, or a scheme that satisfies both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0063] Existing mahjong machines usually have two sets of mahjong tiles. When playing one set of mahjong tiles, the other set of mahjong tiles is shuffled and stacked under the tabletop of the mahjong machine. After a round of games, the set of mahjong tiles on the tabletop is pushed into the body of the mahjong table, and the other set of mahjong tiles rises from the four sides of the tabletop of the mahjong machine. Although this method is efficient, the two sets of mahjong tiles are heavy and costly, and stacking the mahjong tiles on the tabletop is easy to cheat.

[0064] In response to this, a mahjong machine that only uses one deck of mahjong tiles has appeared on the market, but it is only provided with two mahjong tile conveying units, and the tiles need to be shuffled in conjunction with a shuffling structure before being loaded, resulting in low efficiency in loading tiles.

[0065] In view of this, the present invention provides a mahjong machine 1000, please refer to Figure 7 The mahjong machine 1000 includes a table body 200, a table top 300 and a card loading mechanism 100. The table body 200 has a receiving groove with a notch arranged upward. The table top 300 is covered on the notch of the receiving groove, and a card entry and exit port 310 is passed through the middle thereof. The card loading mechanism 100 is arranged in the receiving groove. The main inventive point of the present invention lies in the improvement of the card loading mechanism 100. The card loading mechanism 100 is mainly described below in conjunction with specific drawings.

[0066] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The card loading mechanism 100 includes a card raising component 1, a card conveying component 2 and a controller. The card raising component 1 includes a lifting platform 11 and a first driving member. The lifting platform 11 is used to be arranged in a receiving groove of the table body 200 of the mahjong machine 1000, and is arranged corresponding to the card entry and exit port 310 of the desktop 300 of the mahjong machine 1000. The first driving member is drivingly connected to the lifting platform 11 and is used to drive the lifting platform 11 to move relative to the table body 200 in the up and down direction; the card conveying component 2 includes a first conveying unit 21 and a second conveying unit 22. The first conveying unit 21 and the second conveying unit 22 are arranged on both sides of the lifting platform 11 in the first direction. The first conveying unit 21 and the second conveying unit 22 respectively include two conveying structures, and the four conveying structures can selectively convey mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11, so that the lifting platform 11 can convey at least one mahjong tile 2000 to the table top 300 through the card entry and exit port 310; the controller is electrically connected to the four conveying structures and the first driving member to control one of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11, or control multiple of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11 in different / same card loading sequences; wherein the first direction is arranged perpendicular to the up and down direction.

[0067] In the technical solution of the present invention, a single mahjong tile 2000 can be placed on the lifting platform 11 by one of the four conveying structures, or multiple mahjong tiles 2000 can be placed on the lifting platform 11 by multiple conveying structures among the four conveying structures. At the same time, one or more of the four conveying structures can be selected to convey the mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11 in different / same placing sequences, so as to achieve random placing. Therefore, the cards can be shuffled while being put on the board, thereby reducing or even omitting the shuffling time of the mahjong tiles 2000 in the body of the mahjong machine 1000, and improving the efficiency of putting on the cards; further, the card-putting mechanism 100 can only put on part of the mahjong tiles 2000 each time, that is, the tiles can be taken as they are played in each game, rather than putting on a whole deck of mahjong tiles 2000 at one time, so that only one deck of mahjong tiles 2000 is needed for playing, instead of two decks of mahjong tiles 2000, which reduces weight, reduces costs, and prevents players from cheating when arranging the cards.

[0068] It should be noted that, in the present invention, the control of multiple of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11 in different / same card loading sequences, wherein the different card loading sequences are that the multiple conveying structures load the tiles in different sequences, and the same card loading sequence is that the multiple conveying structures load the tiles in a preset sequence. More specifically, for example, the four conveying structures include a first conveying structure, a second conveying structure, a third conveying structure, and a fourth conveying structure. When the four conveying structures are controlled to load the tiles at the same time, the selection of conveying mahjong tiles 2000 in different card loading sequences may be that the first conveying structure, the second conveying structure, the third conveying structure, and the fourth conveying structure are selected to load the tiles in sequence when the tiles are loaded for the first time, and the second conveying structure, the third conveying structure, the fourth conveying structure, and the first conveying structure are selected to load the tiles in sequence when the tiles are loaded for the second time, and the second conveying structure, the first conveying structure, the fourth conveying structure, and the third conveying structure are selected to load the tiles in sequence when the tiles are loaded for the third time, and the second conveying structure, the first conveying structure, the fourth conveying structure, and the third conveying structure are selected to load the tiles in sequence when the tiles are loaded for the fourth time, and two conveying structures among the second conveying structure, the third conveying structure, the first conveying structure, and the fourth conveying structure are selected to load the tiles continuously when the tiles are loaded for the fourth time. The mahjong tiles 2000 are transported in the same order, and the orderly loading of the tiles can be selected according to the order of the first transport structure, the second transport structure, the third transport structure and the fourth transport structure in sequence until a pair of mahjong tiles 2000 are all loaded, and a game of mahjong is ended, or the orderly loading of the tiles can be selected according to the order of the second transport structure, the first transport structure, the fourth transport structure and the third transport structure in sequence, or the orderly loading of the tiles can be selected according to the order of the second transport structure, the third transport structure, the first transport structure and the fourth transport structure in sequence, or the orderly loading of the tiles can be selected according to the order of two transport structures of the second transport structure, the third transport structure, the first transport structure and the fourth transport structure being loaded twice in a row, or other preset order can be selected for orderly loading. In this way, after a game of mahjong is played, a deck of mahjong tiles 2000 will be shuffled when it falls into the body, and each of the conveying structures will randomly select a mahjong tile 2000 to be loaded. Therefore, no matter the cards are loaded in different orders or in the same order, the cards are loaded randomly, thereby achieving a shuffling effect.

[0069] It should also be noted that the card inlet and outlet 310 is divided into a card outlet and two card inlets. In one embodiment of the present invention, the card outlet is located in the middle and is used for the lifting platform 11 to load cards. The two card inlets are arranged on both sides of the card outlet and are used for the mahjong tiles 2000 on the table 300 to fall into the table body 200. More specifically, the card outlet is square and the card inlet is semicircular.

[0070] For further information, see Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5The lifting platform 11 has a first loading part 111 and a second loading part 112 sequentially distributed along the first direction, and the first loading part 111 and the second loading part 112 can accommodate two mahjong tiles 2000 respectively; one of the two conveying structures of the first conveying unit 21 is set corresponding to the first loading part 111, and the other is set corresponding to the first loading part 111 or the second loading part 112; one of the two conveying structures of the second conveying unit 22 is set corresponding to the second loading part 112, and the other is set corresponding to the first loading part 111 or the second loading part 112. In this way, four mahjong tiles 2000 can be loaded in two stacks.

[0071] It should be noted that, in the present invention, the position setting methods of the four conveying structures specifically include:

[0072] In the first arrangement, the two conveying structures of the first conveying unit 21 are arranged corresponding to the first card-carrying portion 111 and are stacked in the up-down direction, and the two conveying structures of the second conveying unit 22 are arranged corresponding to the second card-carrying portion 112 and are stacked in the up-down direction;

[0073] In the second configuration, the two conveying structures of the first conveying unit 21 are both arranged corresponding to the second upper card portion 112 and are stacked in the up-down direction, and the two conveying structures of the second conveying unit 22 are both arranged corresponding to the first upper card portion 111 and are stacked in the up-down direction;

[0074] The third setting method is that one of the two conveying structures of the first conveying unit 21 is set corresponding to the first card-loading part 111, and the other is set corresponding to the second card-loading part 112, and one of the two conveying structures of the second conveying unit 22 is set corresponding to the first card-loading part 111, and the other is set corresponding to the second card-loading part 112.

[0075] More specifically, in the third method, the conveying structures arranged on both sides of each upper card portion can be staggered in the up and down directions or arranged in parallel. At the same time, the two conveying structures of each conveying unit can be staggered in the up and down directions or arranged in parallel.

[0076] For further information, see Figure 1In one embodiment of the present invention, one of the two conveying structures of the first conveying unit 21 is a first upper conveying structure 211, and the other is a first lower conveying structure 212. The first upper conveying structure 211 is arranged above the first lower conveying structure 212 and corresponds to the first upper card portion 111, and the first lower conveying structure 212 corresponds to the second upper card portion 112; one of the two conveying structures of the second conveying unit 22 is a second upper conveying structure 221, and the other is a second lower conveying structure 222. The second upper conveying structure 221 is arranged above the second lower conveying structure 222 and corresponds to the second upper card portion 112, and the second lower conveying structure 222 corresponds to the first upper card portion 111; the inner edge of the table body 200 is A card-discharging position, an upper card-discharging position and a lower card-discharging position are sequentially arranged in the lower direction. The card-discharging position is flush with the card-entry and exit port 310, or is arranged below and adjacent to the card-entry and exit port 310. The upper card-discharging position is flush with the first upper conveying structure 211 and the second upper conveying structure 221, or is arranged below and adjacent to the first upper conveying structure 211 and the second upper conveying structure 221. The lower card-discharging position is flush with the first lower conveying structure 212 and the second lower conveying structure 222, or is arranged below and adjacent to the first lower conveying structure 212 and the second lower conveying structure 222. The lifting platform 11 can move to the card-discharging position, the upper card-discharging position and the lower card-discharging position, so that the conveying structure can convey mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11.

[0077] Thus, taking the example of conveying two stacks of four mahjong tiles 2000 for loading, the loading mode of the lifting platform 11 specifically includes:

[0078] In the first card loading mode, the lifting platform 11 first moves to the lower card loading position, at which time, the first lower conveying structure 212 and the second lower conveying structure 222 respectively convey a mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and then the first upper conveying structure 211 and the second upper conveying structure 221 respectively convey a mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and then the lifting platform 11 rises to the card output position to complete the card loading;

[0079] In the second card loading mode, the lifting platform 11 first moves to the upper card loading position, at which time, the first upper conveying structure 211 and the second upper conveying structure 221 respectively convey a mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and the lifting platform 11 then descends to the lower card loading position, at which time, the first upper conveying structure 211 and the second upper conveying structure 221 respectively convey a mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and then the lifting platform 11 rises to the card output position to complete the card loading;

[0080] In the third card loading mode, the lifting platform 11 first moves to the upper card loading position, at which time, the first upper conveying structure 211 conveys a mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and the lifting platform 11 then descends to the lower card loading position, and the first upper conveying structure 211 conveys another mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and at the same time, the first lower conveying structure 212 and the second upper conveying structure 221 respectively convey a mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and then the lifting platform 11 rises to the card output position to complete the card loading;

[0081] In the fourth card loading mode, the lifting platform 11 first moves to the upper card loading position, at which time the second upper conveying structure 221 conveys a mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and the lifting platform 11 then descends to the lower card loading position, and the second upper conveying structure 221 conveys another mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and at the same time, the second lower conveying structure 222 and the first upper conveying structure 211 respectively convey a mahjong tile 2000 to the lifting platform 11, and then the lifting platform 11 rises to the card output position to complete the card loading.

[0082] Furthermore, the table body 200 is further provided with a bottom-layer upper tablet position, which is arranged below the bottom-layer upper tablet position, and the distance between the bottom-layer upper tablet position and the lower-layer conveying structure (the first lower-layer conveying structure 212 and the second lower-layer conveying structure 222) is greater than or equal to the sum of the heights of two mahjong tiles 2000. In this way, the first lower-layer conveying structure 212 and the second lower-layer conveying structure 222 can respectively continuously convey two mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11, or the first upper-layer conveying structure 211 and the second upper-layer conveying structure 221 can respectively continuously convey three or four mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11, so that the multiple mahjong tiles 2000 on the lifting platform 11 can be placed in four stacks.

[0083] For details, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 6In one embodiment of the present invention, the card lifting component 1 also includes a stop frame 12, which is arranged between the first conveying unit 21 and the second conveying unit 22, and is arranged corresponding to the lifting platform 11; the stop frame 12 is arranged to penetrate along the up-down direction, so that the lifting platform 11 can move inside and outside the lifting platform 11 along the up-down direction; the side wall of the stop frame 12 close to the first conveying unit 21 is provided with a first card inlet 121, so that the first conveying unit 21 can convey mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11; the side wall of the stop frame 12 close to the second conveying unit 22 is provided with a second card inlet 122, so that the second conveying unit 22 can convey mahjong tiles 2000 to the lifting platform 11. In this way, the mahjong tiles 2000 can be limited by the side wall of the stop frame 12 to prevent the mahjong tiles 2000 from being over-transported and causing at least a large area of ​​the mahjong tiles 2000 to move outside the lifting platform 11, causing the tiles to be flipped over during the loading process or affecting the loading of other mahjong tiles 2000.

[0084] For further information, see Figure 4 and Figure 6 The middle part of the stop frame 12 is provided with a partition plate 13 extending in the up-down direction, which is used to separate the stop frame 12 in the first direction into a first stop portion 123 corresponding to the first card loading portion 111 and a second stop portion 124 corresponding to the second card loading portion 112. The first stop portion 123 and the second stop portion 124 are respectively provided with the first card input port 121 and the second card input port 122 staggered in the up-down direction; the lifting platform 11 is provided with an avoidance groove corresponding to the partition plate 13. In this way, the mahjong tiles 2000 are further limited by the partition plate 13, so that multiple mahjong tiles 2000 can be loaded neatly.

[0085] For details, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 Each of the conveying structures includes a conveying track 2a, at least one adapter plate 2b and a driving module 2c. The conveying track 2a is bent, and its output end is arranged corresponding to the lifting platform 11. The adapter plate 2b is arranged at the bending part of the conveying track 2a, and part of the adapter plate 2b is pressed on the conveying track 2a. The driving module 2c is used to drive the mahjong tiles 2000 on the conveying track 2a to move toward the output end; the controller is electrically connected to the driving module 2c. In this way, the corner space of the main body of the mahjong machine 1000 can be effectively utilized, and the bending problem of the conveying path can be cleverly solved through the adapter plate 2b, so as to avoid the mahjong tiles 2000 from getting stuck at the corner.

[0086] It should be noted that, in the present invention, the number of the transfer plates 2b in the conveying structure can be one or two, according to specific needs. More specifically, the first upper conveying structure 211 and the second upper conveying structure 221 are respectively provided with two transfer plates 2b (such as Figure 1 and Figure 3 The first lower conveying structure 212 and the second lower conveying structure 222 are each provided with a transfer plate 2b (as shown in FIG. Figure 1 shown).

[0087] For further information, see Figures 1 to 3 The driving module 2c includes a driving wheel 2c1, at least one first driven wheel 2c2, a second driven wheel 2c3, a first transmission belt 2c4 and a second driving member, wherein the driving wheel 2c1 is arranged at the input end of the conveying track 2a; the first driven wheel 2c2 is arranged at the bending part of the conveying track 2a; the second driven wheel 2c3 is arranged at the output end of the conveying track 2a; the first transmission belt 2c4 includes a first transmission section and a second transmission section connected to each other, the first transmission section is arranged at the lower side of the conveying track 2a, and is sequentially sleeved on the driving wheel 2c1, the first driven wheel 2c2 and the second driven wheel 2c3, the second transmission section is arranged on the upper side of the conveying track 2a, and is sequentially sleeved on the second driven wheel 2c3, the adapter plate 2b and the driving wheel 2c1; the second driving member is drivingly connected to the driving wheel 2c1 to drive the driving wheel 2c1 to rotate, so that the driving wheel 2c1 drives the first driven wheel 2c2, the second driven wheel 2c3 and the adapter plate 2b to rotate through the first transmission belt 2c4; the controller is electrically connected to the second driving member.

[0088] It should be noted that, in the present invention, the number of the first driven wheels 2c2 is not limited, and can be one, two, three, etc., according to the turning angle requirements. Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment of the present invention, two first driven wheels 2c2 are provided.

[0089] For further information, see Figures 1 to 3, the mahjong tiles 2000 are magnetic mahjong tiles 2000; each of the conveying structures further comprises a card-absorbing wheel 2d and a second transmission belt 2e, the card-absorbing wheel 2d is arranged at the input end of the conveying track 2a, and is arranged away from the conveying track 2a relative to the driving wheel 2c1, and is used to absorb the mahjong tiles 2000 in the table body 200, and the second transmission belt 2e is sleeved on the outer periphery of the card-absorbing wheel 2d and the driving wheel 2c1, so that the driving wheel 2c1 drives the card-absorbing wheel 2d to rotate. In this way, the card-absorbing wheel 2d is rotated through the transmission of the driving wheel 2c1, so that the absorbed mahjong tiles 2000 can be conveyed to the conveying track 2a.

[0090] The conveying process of the mahjong tiles 2000 is as follows: the second driving member drives the driving wheel 2c1 to rotate, thereby driving the first driven wheel 2c2, the second driven wheel 2c3, the first transmission belt 2c4, the adapter plate 2b, the second transmission belt 2e and the card suction wheel 2d to rotate, each of the card suction wheels 2d first sucks up the mahjong tiles 2000 that fall into the table body 200 of the mahjong machine 1000 one by one, and conveys the sucked mahjong tiles 2000 one by one to the input end of the conveying track 2a through the rotation, and the mahjong tiles at the input end are sucked up by the card suction wheel 2d. The mahjong tiles 2000 move toward the bending part of the conveying track 2a under the transmission action of the first transmission belt 2c4 and the pushing action of the next mahjong tile 2000. When the mahjong tiles 2000 move to the bending part of the conveying track 2a, part of the mahjong plate is arranged on the periphery of the adapter plate 2b, and turns under the action of the adapter plate 2b, and then moves toward the output end of the conveying track 2a until the mahjong tiles 2000 move to the output end, and then move to the lifting platform 11 under the action of the first transmission belt 2c4.

[0091] Specifically, in other embodiments of the present invention, the mahjong tiles 2000 are non-magnetic and can be made of materials commonly used for conventional mahjong tiles 2000, such as wood, bamboo, jade, stone, plastic, etc.

[0092] Furthermore, each of the conveying structures also includes a card face identifier and a card flipping structure, the card face identifier is used to identify the front and back sides of the mahjong tiles 2000, and the card flipping structure is used to flip the mahjong tiles 2000 and convey the mahjong tiles 2000 to the conveying track 2a; the controller is electrically connected to the card face identifier and the card flipping structure.

[0093] More specifically, the card face identifier may be composed of a light source and a camera, and the camera is used to capture the image of the mahjong tile 2000 to identify the front and back sides of the mahjong tile 2000; the card face identifier may also be composed of an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic transmitter, and the ultrasonic transmitter is used to transmit ultrasonic waves to the mahjong tile 2000, and the ultrasonic probe receives the ultrasonic waves reflected back by the mahjong tile 2000, thereby identifying the front and back sides of the mahjong tile 2000.

[0094] Specifically, in the present invention, the arrangement form of the second driving member is not limited. More specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the second driving member is a driving motor.

[0095] Specifically, in the present invention, the setting form of the first driving component is not restricted. More specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the first driving component is a stepper motor. Compared with the DC motor that needs to be used with a Hall sensor, the stepper motor can be combined with the motion algorithm in the controller to control the movement stroke of the lifting platform 11. Furthermore, through PWM signal control, the stepper motor directly runs the specified stroke without relying on the Hall sensor as a reference for the movement stroke. At the same time, the motion control of the lifting platform 11 during the licensing process can also be realized, such as slow ascent and descent, damping motion and other high-level requirements.

[0096] The present invention also provides a method for loading cards, which is applicable to the mahjong machine described above. Figure 8 The registration method comprises the following steps:

[0097] Step S100: driving four conveying structures in the mahjong machine to pick up the mahjong tiles in the table body of the mahjong machine.

[0098] Specifically, the mahjong tiles are first picked up by the card suction wheel and transported to the conveying track, and then the mahjong tiles are transported to the output end of the conveying track by the first transmission belt and the adapter plate.

[0099] Step S200: driving one of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform, or driving multiple of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform in the mahjong machine in different / same card loading sequences.

[0100] In this step, the controller can be used to control the four conveying structures to randomly load cards, so that they can have a shuffling function while loading cards, thereby reducing or even eliminating the shuffling time.

[0101] It should be noted that in this step, the four conveying structures randomly load the cards, and the lifting platform also needs to move between the card discharging position, the upper card loading position, the lower card loading position and the bottom card loading position. The specific card loading mode has been described above and will not be repeated here.

[0102] Step S300: driving the lifting platform upward to the card entry and exit port through the first driving member in the mahjong machine to transport mahjong tiles onto the tabletop of the mahjong machine.

[0103] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A card loading mechanism, used in a mahjong machine, characterized in that: The licensing agencies include: The card lifting component includes a lifting platform and a first driving member, wherein the lifting platform is used to be arranged in the receiving groove of the table body of the mahjong machine and is arranged corresponding to the card entry and exit of the table top of the mahjong machine, and the first driving member is drivingly connected to the lifting platform and is used to drive the lifting platform to move in the up and down direction relative to the table body; A card conveying assembly, comprising a first conveying unit and a second conveying unit, wherein the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit are arranged on both sides of the lifting platform in the first direction, and the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit respectively comprise two conveying structures, and the four conveying structures can selectively convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform, so that the lifting platform can convey at least one mahjong tile to the table through the card inlet and outlet; and A controller is electrically connected to the four conveying structures and the first driving member to control one of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform, or to control multiple of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform in different / same card loading sequences; Wherein, the first direction is arranged perpendicular to the up-down direction.

2. The card-carrying mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting platform has a first upper tile portion and a second upper tile portion sequentially distributed along the first direction, and the first upper tile portion and the second upper tile portion can accommodate two mahjong tiles respectively; One of the two conveying structures of the first conveying unit is arranged corresponding to the first card loading part, and the other is arranged corresponding to the first card loading part or the second card loading part; One of the two conveying structures of the second conveying unit is arranged corresponding to the second card-loading part, and the other is arranged corresponding to the first card-loading part or the second card-loading part.

3. The card-loading mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: One of the two conveying structures of the first conveying unit is a first upper conveying structure, and the other is a first lower conveying structure, the first upper conveying structure is arranged above the first lower conveying structure and corresponds to the first upper card portion, and the first lower conveying structure corresponds to the second upper card portion; One of the two conveying structures of the second conveying unit is a second upper conveying structure, and the other is a second lower conveying structure, the second upper conveying structure is arranged above the second lower conveying structure and corresponds to the second upper card portion, and the second lower conveying structure corresponds to the first upper card portion; The table body is provided with a card-discharging position, an upper card-discharging position and a lower card-discharging position in sequence along the up-down direction. The card-discharging position is flush with the card-entry and exit port, or is arranged below and adjacent to the card-entry and exit port, the upper card-discharging position is flush with the first upper conveying structure and the second upper conveying structure, or is arranged below and adjacent to the first upper conveying structure and the second upper conveying structure, the lower card-discharging position is flush with the first lower conveying structure and the second lower conveying structure, or is arranged below and adjacent to the first lower conveying structure and the second lower conveying structure, and the lifting platform can move to the card-discharging position, the upper card-discharging position and the lower card-discharging position, so that the conveying structure can convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform.

4. The card-carrying mechanism according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The card lifting assembly further includes a stop frame, which is disposed between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit and corresponds to the lifting platform; The stop frame is arranged to penetrate along the up-down direction, so that the lifting platform can move inside and outside the lifting platform along the up-down direction; The side wall of the stop frame close to the first conveying unit is provided with a first card inlet for the first conveying unit to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform; The side wall of the stop frame close to the second conveying unit is provided with a second card inlet for the second conveying unit to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform.

5. The card-loading mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: A partition plate extending along the up-down direction is provided in the middle of the stop frame, which is used to separate the stop frame along the first direction into a first stop portion corresponding to the first card-loading portion, and a second stop portion corresponding to the second card-loading portion, and the first stop portion and the second stop portion are respectively provided with the first card-loading opening and the second card-loading opening staggered along the up-down direction; The lifting platform is provided with an avoidance groove corresponding to the partition plate.

6. The card-loading mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the conveying structures includes a conveying track, at least one adapter plate and a driving module. The conveying track is bent, and its output end is arranged corresponding to the lifting platform. The adapter plate is arranged at the bending part of the conveying track, and part of the adapter plate is pressed on the conveying track. The driving module is used to drive the mahjong tiles on the conveying track to move toward the output end; The controller is electrically connected to the driving module.

7. The card-loading mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The driving module comprises: A driving wheel, arranged at the input end of the conveying track; At least one first driven wheel, disposed at a bend of the conveying track; A second driven wheel, disposed at the output end of the conveying track; A first transmission belt comprises a first transmission section and a second transmission section connected to each other, wherein the first transmission section is arranged at the lower side of the conveying track and is sequentially sleeved on the driving wheel, the first driven wheel and the second driven wheel, and the second transmission section is arranged at the upper side of the conveying track and is sequentially sleeved on the second driven wheel, the adapter plate and the driving wheel; and, a second driving member, drivingly connected to the driving wheel to drive the driving wheel to rotate, so that the driving wheel drives the first driven wheel, the second driven wheel and the adapter plate to rotate through the first transmission belt; The controller is electrically connected to the second driving member.

8. The card-carrying mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: The mahjong tiles are magnetic mahjong tiles; Each of the conveying structures also includes a card suction wheel and a second transmission belt. The card suction wheel is arranged at the input end of the conveying track and is arranged away from the conveying track relative to the driving wheel, and is used to absorb the mahjong tiles in the table body. The second transmission belt is sleeved on the outer circumference of the card suction wheel and the driving wheel so that the driving wheel drives the card suction wheel to rotate.

9. A mahjong machine, characterized in that: include: The table body has a receiving slot with the notch upwardly arranged; A tabletop is covered on the notch of the receiving slot, and a card entry and exit port is penetrated in the middle thereof; and, The card-entry mechanism as described in any one of claims 1 to 8 is arranged on the table body.

10. A method for loading cards, applicable to the mahjong machine as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that: The method for getting a license plate comprises the following steps: Driving four conveying structures in the mahjong machine to pick up the mahjong tiles in the table body of the mahjong machine; Driving one of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform, or driving a plurality of the four conveying structures to convey mahjong tiles to the lifting platform in the mahjong machine in different / same card loading sequences; The lifting platform is driven upward to the card entry and exit port by the first driving member in the mahjong machine to transport mahjong tiles onto the tabletop of the mahjong machine.

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