Slope tile playing mahjong machine and tile feeding method thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses a slope tile playing mahjong machine and a tile playing method thereof. The method comprises a first tile playing mode implemented by the following steps: (1) enabling a tile stacking assembly to convey a tile playing sequence into a tile storage channel; (2) a card pushing head is made to run to the tail of the card dealing sequence, and when the card pushing head conveys the card dealing sequence to a card outlet of a card storage channel, a card stacking assembly continues to convey a card touching sequence into the card storage channel; (3) enabling the card lifting plate to sink, and enabling the card pushing head to push the dealing sequence to the card lifting plate; (4) lifting the card lifting plate to be flush with the panel, and sinking the card lifting plate again after the dealing sequence leaves the card lifting plate; meanwhile, enabling the tile pushing head to rotate to a starting point and pushing the tile-touching sequence to a tile outlet of the tile storage channel; and (5) the tile pushing head pushes the tile pushing sequence to the tile lifting plate, and then the tile lifting plate is lifted to be flush with the panel. According to the invention, an eight-opening machine playing method is implemented in the four-opening slope playing mahjong machine, so that the interestingness is enhanced, and a player does not need to manually grab tiles during opening.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of mahjong machines, and particularly relates to a slope card - playing mahjong machine and a card - placing method thereof. Background Art

[0002] On the panel of an eight - opening mahjong machine (abbreviated as eight - opening machine), two card - lifting openings are provided on each side. Among them, the card - lifting opening near the panel edge is used to send out the mahjong tiles required for dealing cards at the start of the game, while the card - lifting opening near the panel center is used to send out the mahjong tiles required for drawing cards. In this way, the step of manually drawing cards at the start of the game is eliminated, and players can quickly enter the game.

[0003] Although this eight - opening machine is convenient to use, it requires an independent card - sending component for each card - lifting opening. The internal structure of the mahjong machine is more complex than that of an ordinary four - opening machine, not only with a high cost but also an increased failure rate.

[0004] In order to achieve the functions of an eight - opening machine in a four - opening machine, a Chinese invention patent with the publication number CN101934142B discloses a card - lifting mechanism for a four - opening mahjong machine with eight - opening machine functions. The card - lifting mechanism includes a bracket, on which a lifting aluminum bar assembly is provided. A power motor is arranged under the bracket, and a motor gear is connected to the output shaft of the motor. The outer side of the motor gear is meshed with a left rocker arm assembly with a left rotating shaft, and the inner side of the motor gear is meshed with a cam gear. The cam gear is coaxially arranged with a mahjong tile flat - pushing mechanism on the other side of the bracket through a middle rotating shaft; the outer side of the cam gear is meshed with a right rocker arm assembly. The right rocker arm assembly includes a right rotating shaft, the right rotating shaft passes through the bracket and is connected to a card - lifting signal wheel on the other side of the bracket. An induction circuit board is arranged on the bracket beside the card - lifting signal wheel. The card - lifting signal wheel includes a card - lifting signal wheel I and a card - lifting signal wheel II. The two card - lifting signal wheels can trigger the induction circuit board to send a signal to stop the motor, and the triggering positions of the two card - lifting signal wheels are staggered by a certain angle; at least one of the left rotating shaft, the middle rotating shaft and the right rotating shaft is provided with a one - way bearing with an anti - reverse function.

[0005] This card - lifting mechanism divides the card - lifting process into a first card - lifting stage and a second card - lifting stage by setting a pause during the whole card - lifting process. Among them, in the first card - lifting stage, only the mahjong tiles on the top layer protrude from the panel. After the player takes away this row of mahjong tiles, the second card - lifting stage starts to lift the remaining two layers of mahjong tiles above the panel.

[0006] The disadvantages of this card - lifting mechanism are as follows: (1) It is only suitable for mahjong machines with lifting card - playing, and not suitable for mahjong machines with slope card - playing; (2) It needs to be equipped with a stacking and pushing head that can stack three - layer card stacks, and has high requirements for card stacking. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide a sloping card - playing mahjong machine and its card - loading method, and this card - loading method can implement the gameplay of an eight - port machine in a four - port sloping card - playing mahjong machine.

[0008] To achieve the above - mentioned object of the invention, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

[0009] A card - loading method for a sloping card - playing mahjong machine, and this card - loading method includes a first card - loading mode implemented through the following steps:

[0010] (1) Make the stacking and pushing head convey the dealing sequence into the card storage channel;

[0011] (2) Make the pushing head run to the end of the dealing sequence. When the pushing head conveys the dealing sequence to the card - playing opening of the card storage channel, make the stacking and pushing head continue to convey the drawing sequence into the card storage channel;

[0012] (3) Make the lifting plate sink, and make the pushing head push the dealing sequence onto the lifting plate;

[0013] (4) Make the lifting plate lift to be flush with the panel. After the dealing sequence leaves the lifting plate, make the lifting plate sink again;

[0014] Meanwhile, make the pushing head rotate back to the starting point and push the drawing sequence to the card - playing opening of the card storage channel;

[0015] (5) Make the pushing head push the drawing sequence onto the lifting plate, and then make the lifting plate lift to be flush with the panel.

[0016] In this first card - loading mode, the pushing head has two card - pushing strokes, and the lifting plate also has two lifting operations. Among them, the first card - pushing stroke occurs after the dealing sequence enters the card storage channel. The pushing head will first push the dealing sequence to the card - playing opening of the card storage channel. At this time, the lifting plate performs the first lifting operation and first lifts the dealing sequence onto the panel;

[0017] During the process of the first card - pushing stroke and the first lifting operation, the drawing sequence is also sent into the card storage channel one by one. When the dealing sequence is all pushed onto the lifting plate, the pushing head also returns to the starting point of the card storage channel. At this time, the drawing sequence has all entered the card storage channel, and the pushing head is about to push the drawing sequence to the card - playing opening of the card storage channel. This is the second card - pushing stroke; when the dealing sequence on the lifting plate is removed, the lifting plate also starts the second lifting operation and lifts the drawing sequence onto the panel. In this way, the gameplay of an eight - port machine is implemented in a four - port sloping card - playing mahjong machine, enhancing the fun of the mahjong machine, and players do not need to manually draw cards at the beginning of the game, saving time and effort.

[0018] In the present invention, the number of mahjong tiles in the card - dealing sequence can also be set arbitrarily. Regardless of the number of mahjong tiles contained in the stack of tiles in the stacking and pushing head, one can easily change the card - dealing sequence by adjusting the number of tiles in the stack pushed during the first card - pushing operation. Moreover, the card - dealing sequence can be a single - layer sequence, or a double - layer or triple - layer sequence, which can be specifically set by those skilled in the art according to needs. This not only greatly reduces the requirements for stacking tiles in the stacking and pushing head, but also is compatible with more gameplay methods.

[0019] During the process of stacking the stack of tiles in the stacking and pushing head, there is already a time interval itself, and affected by the efficiency of the tile - picking component in transporting mahjong tiles to the stacking and pushing head, this time interval may be extended. However, in order to avoid affecting the start of the first card - pushing stroke, preferably, in step (2), first make the stacking and pushing head pause in transporting tiles, and then make the card - pushing head run to the end of the card - dealing sequence. When the card - pushing head runs to the end of the card - dealing sequence, the stacking and pushing head restarts. This is to prevent the mahjong tiles originally belonging to the tile - drawing sequence from accidentally entering the card - dealing sequence.

[0020] In order to control the volume of the mahjong machine, the length of the card - storing channel in existing mahjong machines is basically set to be "fully loaded", that is, the total length of the stack of tiles is basically equivalent to the length of the card - storing channel. Therefore, when the card - pushing head inserts into the card - dealing sequence and the tile - drawing sequence, it will occupy the space in the card - storing channel, resulting in at least the last stack of tiles in the tile - drawing sequence being unable to enter the card - storing channel. And usually, the last few mahjong tiles in the shuffling barrel require more time for sorting the tiles. If one has to wait for the card - pushing head to return to the starting point after pushing the card - dealing sequence before stacking tiles, it will lead to an extended time for taking up tiles in the tile - drawing sequence.

[0021] To eliminate this influence, preferably, in step (3), after the card - pushing head pushes the card - dealing sequence to the card - discharging port of the card - storing channel, make the card - pushing head pause until a preset amount of mahjong tiles are hidden in the card - delivering channel, and then the lifting plate sinks.

[0022] That is to say, after the card - pushing head pushes the card - dealing sequence to the card - discharging port of the card - storing channel, make the card - pushing head pause and not return to the card - pushing starting point first. At this time, although more tiles in the tile - drawing sequence cannot be temporarily stored in the card - storing channel, the remaining mahjong tiles will first be hidden in the card - delivering channel. After a preset amount of mahjong tiles are hidden in the card - delivering channels of all parties, the lifting plate sinks, and the card - pushing head immediately returns to the origin after pushing the card - dealing sequence onto the lifting plate. During this process, the stacking and pushing head also stacks the hidden tiles into a stack of tiles. Before the card - pushing head returns to the origin, it can ensure that the last stack of tiles in the tile - drawing sequence has been pushed into the card - storing channel. In this way, it will neither result in the need to reduce the number of tiles for this tile - taking mode, nor cause an extended time for taking up tiles in the tile - drawing sequence.

[0023] Preferably, in step (3) of the above-mentioned card-dealing method, a first sensing module is arranged at the card-feeding port of the card-storing channel to detect the number of card stacks entering the card-storing channel; a second sensing module is arranged at the card-dealing port of the card-storing channel to detect whether the card-dealing sequence reaches the card-dealing port;

[0024] In step (4), a third sensing module is arranged on the card-lifting plate or on the moving path of the card-dealing sequence to detect whether the card-dealing sequence leaves the card-lifting plate;

[0025] The second sensing module and the third sensing module are both connected to the main control module, and only in the first card-dealing mode, the second sensing module and the third sensing module communicate with the main control module, while in the second card-dealing mode, they do not communicate with the main control module.

[0026] It can be seen that in the first card-dealing mode, the card-pushing head is inserted between the card-dealing sequence and the card-drawing sequence, and after pushing the card-dealing sequence, it returns to the end of the card-drawing sequence, thus realizing the card-dealing of the card-dealing sequence and the card-drawing sequence in batches; not only does the card-pushing head need to run two circles, but the card-lifting plate also needs to be lifted and lowered twice.

[0027] To further simplify the card-dealing procedure, the card-dealing method of the present invention further includes a second card-dealing mode implemented through the following steps:

[0028] S1 Lower the card-lifting plate to present the card-dealing sequence;

[0029] S2 Judge whether the entire card-dealing sequence has been placed on the panel. If so, pause the card-lifting plate from presenting the card-drawing sequence;

[0030] S3 Judge whether the card-dealing sequence has been taken away. If so, proceed to the next step;

[0031] S4 Judge whether the entire card-drawing sequence has been placed on the card-lifting plate. If not, continue to present the card-drawing sequence by the card-lifting plate. If so, raise the card-lifting plate;

[0032] The second card-dealing mode and the first card-dealing mode are both provided in the mahjong machine and can be switched between each other.

[0033] That is, the card-dealing method of the present invention has at least two card-dealing modes. These two card-dealing modes are based on basically the same mahjong machine structure, so they can be switched according to needs. However, at the same time, these two card-dealing modes are still independent of each other and can operate independently.

[0034] In the second card-lifting mode, the present invention discovers that an angle will be formed between the card-lifting plate and the panel when the card-lifting plate descends, thereby causing the mahjong tiles on the panel to be naturally separated from the mahjong tiles remaining on the card-lifting plate. In this way, the card-lifting plate can be directly used to achieve the sequential presentation of the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence. That is, when the mahjong machine confirms that all the tiles in the dealing sequence have been placed on the panel, the mahjong machine will pause the operation of all card-lifting mechanisms to prevent the tiles in the drawing sequence from being placed on the panel. At this time, the player can conveniently take away the dealing sequence from the gap between the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence. After the mahjong machine confirms that the dealing sequence has been taken away, each card-lifting mechanism will restart, and the card-lifting plate will continue to present the drawing sequence. In this way, the card-lifting plate can achieve the sequential presentation of the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence during one descent and ascent process.

[0035] Compared with the first card-lifting mode, the card-lifting process in the second card-lifting mode is simpler, the card-lifting efficiency is higher, and the user experience is better. Moreover, since the card-lifting plate only lifts and descends once, the wear of each component of the card-lifting mechanism (especially the card-lifting plate hinged to the main frame) is greatly reduced, and both the manufacturing cost and the maintenance cost are significantly reduced.

[0036] It can be seen that the card-lifting method of the present invention can also be compatible with the third card-lifting mode, that is, the traditional four-hole machine gameplay: the pusher head pushes the stack of tiles in the card storage channel onto the card-lifting plate at one time, making the gameplay of the slope card-dealing mahjong machine of the present invention more diverse and the audience wider.

[0037] In the second card-lifting mode, the separation of the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence is achieved by the angle between the card-lifting plate and the panel, and the pusher head does not participate. Therefore, the pusher head should adopt a simple pushing method. That is, in step S1, by placing the pusher head at the end of the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence and pushing the dealing sequence and the pushing sequence onto the card-lifting plate together to achieve the presentation of the dealing sequence by the card-lifting plate.

[0038] In step S2, the pusher head is paused to achieve the pause of the presentation of the drawing sequence by the card-lifting plate.

[0039] In this way, the pusher head will not occupy the original card storage space in the card storage channel and only needs to cooperate with the card-lifting plate to pause. Preferably, in steps S2 and S3, a dealing sequence storage area adjacent to the card-lifting plate is set on the panel, and a fourth sensing module is installed in the dealing sequence storage area to monitor whether all the tiles in the dealing sequence have been placed on the panel and whether the dealing sequence has been taken away.

[0040] The fourth sensing module is connected to the main control module, and only in the second card-lifting mode does the fourth sensing module communicate with the main control module. In the first card-lifting mode, it does not communicate with the main control module.

[0041] Affected by the size of the mahjong tiles, in the second card-lifting mode, when the dealing sequence is placed on the panel, the drawing sequence has two states:

[0042] First, when the dealing sequence reaches the panel, all of the drawing sequences have reached the lifting board (the size of the mahjong tiles is relatively small).

[0043] At this time, step S4 further includes: restarting the pusher head and returning it to the origin to wait for the next push.

[0044] Second, when the dealing sequence reaches the panel, not all of the drawing sequences have reached the lifting board (the size of the mahjong tiles is relatively large).

[0045] At this time, step S4 is achieved by restarting the pusher head and continuously pushing the drawing sequences so that the lifting board continues to present the drawing sequences.

[0046] That is to say, the pusher head can push the dealing sequence onto the panel at one time and at the same time push the drawing sequences onto the lifting board; or it can push the dealing sequence onto the panel for the first time and at the same time push part of the drawing sequences onto the lifting board, and then push the remaining drawing sequences onto the lifting board for the second time; it depends on the size of the mahjong tiles.

[0047] Regardless of which card - lifting mode it is, it is preferred to set the lifting boards of all parties to be driven by the same lifting drive unit to descend or ascend synchronously; in this way, power can be saved, and at the same time, the four - party synchronous operation can be ensured, reducing the failure nodes.

[0048] It is also preferred to have a card - hiding operation, that is, the above - mentioned card - lifting method further includes:

[0049] Pausing each stack pusher head, and after all the remaining mahjong tiles in the shuffling tray are evenly hidden in each card - feeding channel, restarting each stack pusher head synchronously to stack at least the last card stack of the drawing sequences and push them into the card - storing channel.

[0050] By setting a fifth sensing module in the card - feeding channel to detect whether the number of hidden cards in the card - feeding channel has reached a preset value, and the fifth sensing module communicates with the main control module in both the first card - lifting mode and the second card - lifting mode.

[0051] Among them, the card - hiding operation is more necessary in the first card - lifting mode, and in the second card - lifting mode, it can ensure that complete drawing sequences are simultaneously stored in the card - storing channels of all parties to ensure the synchronous operation of the pusher heads of all parties.

[0052] The present invention also provides a slope - type card - playing mahjong machine, and this slope - type card - playing mahjong machine uses the above - mentioned card - lifting method for card - lifting.

[0053] Preferably, the slope - type card - playing mahjong machine includes a frame, and a card - storing channel and a pusher head that runs along a circular route to push cards and return to the starting point are arranged inside the frame, and the card - storing channel is arc - shaped and the bending angle is greater than 180°.

[0054] A shuffling barrel is formed in the center of the rack, and card feeding components, stacking and pushing heads, card pushing components, and card lifting components are provided on all four sides of the shuffling barrel. The card feeding components, stacking and pushing heads, card pushing components, and card lifting components are all controlled by a control component to operate.

[0055] The control component includes a main control module and a first induction module, a second induction module, and a third induction module connected to the main control module.

[0056] The first induction module is arranged at the card inlet of the card storage channel for detecting the number of card stacks entering the card storage channel; the second induction module is arranged at the card outlet of the card storage channel for detecting whether the card dealing sequence or the card drawing sequence reaches the card outlet; the third induction module is arranged on the card lifting plate of the card lifting component or on the moving path of the card dealing sequence for detecting whether the card dealing sequence leaves the card lifting plate.

[0057] The main control module is used for receiving the output signals of the first induction module, the second induction module, and the third induction module and controlling the stacking and pushing head, the card pushing component, and the card lifting component to operate according to the program of the first card placing mode.

[0058] In the first card placing mode, when the first induction module detects that the card dealing sequence has all entered the card storage channel, the stacking and pushing head is paused, and stacking starts after the card pushing head runs to the end of the card dealing sequence; when the second induction module detects that the first card stack of the card dealing sequence reaches the card outlet of the card storage channel, a signal is sent to the main control module, and the main control module pauses the card pushing component; when the preset number of card stacks of the card drawing sequence (monitored by the first induction module) has been deposited in the card storage channel, the main control module simultaneously starts the card pushing component and the card lifting component, and the card pushing component and the card lifting component cooperate to bring the card dealing sequence onto the panel; subsequently, the card pushing head of the card pushing component returns to the starting point and pushes the card drawing sequence towards the card outlet of the card storage channel. When the second induction module detects that the card drawing sequence reaches the card outlet of the card storage channel, the main control module pauses the card pushing component; when the third induction module detects that the card dealing sequence has left the card lifting plate, the main control module starts the card pushing components and the card lifting components of all parties again, and the two cooperate to bring the card drawing sequence onto the panel.

[0059] In the present invention, the positions of the second induction module and the third induction module are determined, but the first induction module can be arranged at the card inlet of the card storage channel to directly detect the number of card stacks entering the card storage channel, or can be arranged at the stacking component to detect the number of cards stacked by the stacking component, or can be arranged at the end of the card feeding channel (for feeding cards to the stacking component) to detect the number of cards fed to the stacking component; obviously, setting the first induction module at the card inlet of the card storage channel results in more accurate detection results.

[0060] To enable the mahjong machine of the present invention to also implement card dealing in the above-mentioned second card dealing mode, in the above-mentioned inclined card dealing mahjong machine, a panel is provided on the top surface of the frame, and a card dealing opening is formed on the panel, and a card dealing sequence storage area adjacent to the card dealing opening is formed on the panel;

[0061] The control component further includes a fourth sensing module and an operation panel connected to the main control module;

[0062] The fourth sensing module is arranged in the card dealing sequence storage area of the panel, and is used to monitor whether the card dealing sequence has reached the panel and whether the card dealing sequence has been taken away;

[0063] The main control module is used to receive the output signal of the fourth sensing module and control the stacking and pushing head, the card pushing component and the card lifting component to work according to the program of the second card dealing mode;

[0064] An operation button for switching the card dealing mode is provided on the operation panel.

[0065] In the second card dealing mode, when a preset amount of card stacks have been deposited in the card storage channel (which can be detected by the first sensing module), the main control module immediately starts the card pushing component and the card lifting component, the card lifting plate descends, and the card dealing sequence first reaches the panel. When the fourth sensing module detects that the card dealing sequence has all reached the panel, the main control module immediately pauses the card pushing component. When the fourth sensing module detects that the card dealing sequence has been taken away, the main control module immediately starts the card pushing component to push all the drawn card sequences onto the card lifting plate, and finally the card lifting plate rises to bring the drawn card sequences onto the panel.

[0066] It can be seen that compared with the traditional inclined card dealing mahjong machine, the structure of the mahjong machine of the present invention has little change, and only by cleverly adding sensing modules at corresponding positions to realize the control of the operation of each component; this also makes the compatibility of the two card dealing modes very high, and players can select their favorite card dealing mode through the operation button when using it.

[0067] Preferably, in the above-mentioned inclined card dealing mahjong machine, the control component further includes a fifth sensing module connected to the main control module, and the fifth sensing module is arranged in the card feeding channel of the card feeding component and is used to monitor whether the number of hidden cards in the card feeding channel reaches a preset value;

[0068] The main control module is used to receive the output signal of the fifth sensing module and control the stacking and pushing head, the card pushing component and the card lifting component to work according to the program of the first card dealing mode or the second card dealing mode.

[0069] When the first induction module detects that a preset quantity of card stacks has been deposited in the card storage channel, the main control module pauses the stacking and pushing head; the card delivery channel then starts to hide cards. When the fifth induction module detects that the quantity of hidden cards has reached the preset value, it sends a signal to the main control module to resume card stacking and push the last remaining card stack into the card storage channel.

[0070] In the present invention, the types of induction modules are optional and those skilled in the art can select according to actual situations; several ways are listed in the present invention to supplement the description of the working process of the mahjong machine.

[0071] As a further preference, in the above-mentioned slope card-dealing mahjong machine, the fifth induction module 66 is a magnetic induction counter or an infrared sensor;

[0072] The first induction module is a magnetic induction counter or an infrared sensor;

[0073] The second induction module is a pressure sensor, a magnetic inductor or an infrared sensor;

[0074] The third induction module is a pressure sensor or a magnetic inductor;

[0075] The fourth induction module is a magnetic induction counter. At least one magnetic induction counter is located at one end of the card-dealing sequence storage area close to the card-dealing outlet, corresponding to the position of the last card stack or the last mahjong card in the card-dealing sequence; or, the fourth induction module is a pressure sensor or a magnetic inductor. At least one pressure sensor or magnetic sensor is located at one end of the card-dealing sequence storage area far from the card-dealing outlet, corresponding to the position of the first card stack or the first card in the card-dealing sequence.

[0076] For the second induction module and the third induction module, as long as they can detect the arrival or departure of the mahjong cards, pressure sensors, magnetic inductors or infrared sensors can be selected (it is not convenient to use infrared sensors at the position where the third induction module is located); the fifth induction module, the first induction module and the fourth induction module need to count the mahjong cards or need to detect whether the mahjong cards reach the target position, so magnetic induction counters, pressure sensors or magnetic sensors can be used.

[0077] As a further preference, in the above-mentioned slope card-dealing mahjong machine, a through hole for accommodating the fourth induction module is formed on the panel, and a thin protective cover for protecting the fourth induction module is arranged in the through hole; the top surface of the thin protective cover is flush with the top surface of the panel;

[0078] The thin protective cover has a U-shaped cross section. The thin protective cover is integrally formed with or fixedly connected to the main frame, and a accommodating space for accommodating the fourth induction module is formed between the thin protective cover and the main frame;

[0079] The length of the card-lifting plate described above is shortened so that the connection position between the card-dealing sequence storage area and the card-playing outlet is closer to the center line of the panel, or on the center line of the panel, or beyond the center line of the panel;

[0080] The card-pushing assembly described above includes a card-pushing turntable disposed in the center of the card storage channel, and the card-pushing head is fixed on the outer peripheral edge of the card-pushing turntable; the card-pushing turntable is driven to rotate by a card-pushing motor;

[0081] The card-lifting assembly described above includes a card-lifting plate hinged at the card-playing outlet. The card-lifting plates at the four sides of the panel are driven to act synchronously by the same card-lifting driving unit. Each card-lifting plate is linked with an annular linkage through a corresponding transmission unit. The card-lifting driving unit is used to drive the annular linkage or at least one transmission unit to work;

[0082] The transmission unit described above includes a swinging member. The fixed end of the swinging member is hinged to the main frame, and the annular linkage is used to drive the swinging member to swing; a card-lifting curve groove is formed at the bottom of the card-lifting plate, and a card-lifting bearing that is in rolling or sliding fit with the card-lifting curve groove is provided at the free end of the swinging member;

[0083] A first transmission rack is provided on the annular linkage, and a transmission gear that meshes and transmits with the first transmission rack is provided at the fixed end of the swinging member; the transmission gear is a complete gear or an incomplete gear;

[0084] The card-lifting driving unit described above includes a card-lifting motor, and the output shaft of the card-lifting motor is fixedly connected to the transmission gear or the swinging member; alternatively, a second transmission rack is provided on the annular linkage, and a driving gear that meshes and transmits with the second transmission rack is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the card-lifting motor; the driving gear is a complete gear or an incomplete gear.

[0085] Among them, the purpose of setting the through hole is to make the fourth induction module closer to the top surface of the panel and not be blocked by the thick panel, thereby improving the detection sensitivity; in addition to playing a simple protection role, the thin protective cover can also form a accommodating space with a certain structural strength for accommodating the fourth induction module to prevent the fourth induction module from being damaged by pressure.

[0086] In traditional mahjong machines, the length of the card-playing outlet (that is, the length of the card-lifting plate is relatively long), and there are two defects: First, the time for the card-dealing sequence to reach the panel through the card-lifting plate is prolonged; Second, the card-dealing sequence on the panel is too close to the left hand side of the player, and it is inconvenient for the player to move it in front of him.

[0087] To solve the above problems, the length of the card-raising board in the present invention is shorter than that in the existing mahjong machine, which makes the position of the card-dealing sequence storage area move to the right, closer to the center line of the panel, so as to ensure that the card-dealing sequence is closer to the player and convenient to move; and when the length of the card-raising board is shortened, the time required for the card-dealing sequence to reach the panel from the card storage channel is also shortened, leaving more time for the player to sort out the card-dealing sequence.

[0088] In the present invention, the transmission unit, the annular linkage and the card-raising drive unit are compactly and cleverly matched, and one card-raising drive unit is used to drive all the card-raising boards to work, which not only saves power but also ensures that all the card-raising boards work synchronously.

[0089] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0090] (1) In the first card loading mode of the present invention, the card pushing head has two card pushing strokes, and the card raising board also has two card raising operations. Among them, the first card pushing stroke occurs after the card dealing sequence enters the card storage channel. The card pushing head will first push the card dealing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel. At this time, the card raising board implements the first card raising operation, first raising the card dealing sequence to the panel; during the first card pushing stroke and the first card raising operation, the card drawing sequence is also sent into the card storage channel one by one. When the card dealing sequence is all pushed to the card raising board, the card pushing head also returns to the starting point of the card storage channel. At this time, the card drawing sequence has all entered the card storage channel. The card pushing head is about to push the card drawing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel. This is the second card pushing stroke; when the card dealing sequence on the card raising board is removed, the card raising board also starts the second card raising operation, raising the card drawing sequence to the panel. In this way, the eight-mouth mahjong machine gameplay is implemented in the four-mouth sloped mahjong machine, the fun of the mahjong machine is enhanced, and the player does not need to manually draw cards at the beginning of the game, which saves time and effort.

[0091] (2) In the present invention, after the card pusher pushes the card dealing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel, the card pusher is paused and does not return to the card pushing starting point; at this time, although the card storage channel cannot temporarily store more card drawing sequences, the remaining mahjong tiles will be hidden in the card delivery channel first, and the card raising board will sink only after the preset amount of mahjong tiles are hidden in the card delivery channels of all parties. The card pushing head will return to the origin immediately after pushing the card dealing sequence to the card raising board. In this process, the stacking and pushing machine head will also stack the hidden cards into a pile of tiles, and before the card pushing head returns to the origin, it can ensure that the last pile of tiles in the card drawing sequence has been pushed into the card storage channel. In this way, it will not cause the need to reduce the number of tiles before proceeding in this card loading mode, nor will it cause the card loading time of the card drawing sequence to be extended.

[0092] (3) The present invention discovers that when the card-lifting plate descends, an angle will be formed with the panel, and thus the mahjong tiles that climb onto the panel and the mahjong tiles remaining on the card-lifting plate will be naturally separated; in this way, the card-lifting plate can be directly used to achieve the sequential presentation of the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence. Therefore, the second card-lifting mode is proposed, that is: when the mahjong machine confirms that all the dealing sequence has climbed onto the panel, the mahjong machine will pause the work of all card-lifting mechanisms to prevent the drawing sequence from climbing onto the panel; at this time, the player can conveniently take away the dealing sequence from the gap between the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence. When the mahjong machine confirms that the dealing sequence has been taken away, each card-lifting mechanism will restart, and the card-lifting plate will continue to present the drawing sequence; in this way, the card-lifting plate can achieve the sequential presentation of the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence during one descent and ascent process; compared with the first card-lifting mode, the card-lifting process of the second card-lifting mode is simpler, the card-lifting efficiency is higher, and the user experience is better; moreover, since the card-lifting plate only lifts and descends once, the wear of each component of the card-lifting mechanism (especially the card-lifting plate hinged to the main frame) is greatly reduced, and both the manufacturing cost and the maintenance cost are greatly reduced.

[0093] (4) In the second card-lifting mode, the present invention makes the pusher head at the end of the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence, and pushes the dealing sequence and the pushing sequence together towards the card-lifting plate to achieve the presentation of the dealing sequence by the card-lifting plate; by making the pusher head pause working to achieve the pause presentation of the drawing sequence by the card-lifting plate; in this way, the pusher head does not occupy the original card storage space in the card storage channel, and only needs to cooperate with the card-lifting plate to pause working.

[0094] (5) In the present invention, a through hole for accommodating the fourth sensing module is opened on the panel. The purpose of setting the through hole is to make the fourth sensing module closer to the top surface of the panel and not be blocked by the thick panel, thereby improving the detection sensitivity; the thin protective cover not only plays a simple protection role, but also can form a accommodating space with a certain structural strength for accommodating the fourth sensing module, avoiding the fourth sensing module from being damaged by pressure.

[0095] (6) The length of the card-lifting plate in the present invention is shorter than that of the card-lifting plate in the existing mahjong machine, which makes the position of the dealing sequence storage area shift to the right and closer to the center line of the panel. In this way, in the second card-lifting mode, it can be ensured that the dealing sequence is closer to the player's body, which is convenient for moving; and when the length of the card-lifting plate is shortened, the time required for the dealing sequence to reach the panel from the card storage channel is also shortened, leaving more time for the player to sort out the dealing sequence.

[0096] (7) In the present invention, the cooperation between the transmission unit, the annular linkage and the card-lifting drive unit is compact and ingenious. Using one card-lifting drive unit to drive all card-lifting plates to work can not only save power, but also ensure synchronous work in all four directions and reduce the failure nodes.

[0097] (8)In addition to the first card-playing mode and the second card-playing mode, the card-playing method of the present invention can also be compatible with a third card-playing mode, that is, the traditional four-player mahjong machine gameplay: the pusher head pushes the stack of cards in the card storage channel onto the card-lifting board at one time; players can select their favorite card-playing mode through the operation buttons on the operation panel, making the gameplay of the slope card-playing mahjong machine of the present invention more diverse and having a wider audience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0098] Figure 1 It is a flowchart of the card-playing method (the first card-playing mode) of the slope card-playing mahjong machine of the present invention;

[0099] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the card-playing mechanism in the slope card-playing mahjong machine when using the first card-playing mode;

[0100] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the card-playing mechanism in the slope card-playing mahjong machine when using the first card-playing mode from another perspective;

[0101] Figure 4 It is a module connection diagram of the slope card-playing mahjong machine when using the first card-playing mode;

[0102] Figure 5 It is a flowchart of the card-playing method (the second card-playing mode) of the slope card-playing mahjong machine of the present invention;

[0103] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the slope card-playing mahjong machine with two card-playing modes;

[0104] Figure 7 It is a top view structural diagram of the slope card-playing mahjong machine with two card-playing modes;

[0105] Figure 8 It is an exploded structural diagram of the slope card-playing mahjong machine with two card-playing modes;

[0106] Figure 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of the slope card-playing mahjong machine with two card-playing modes from another perspective;

[0107] Figure 10 It is an internal structural diagram of the slope card-playing mahjong machine with two card-playing modes;

[0108] Figure 11 It is a schematic structural diagram of the card-lifting component in the slope card-playing mahjong machine with two card-playing modes;

[0109] Figure 12 It is a module connection diagram of the slope card-playing mahjong machine with two card-playing modes. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0110] The technical solution of the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0111] Embodiment 1

[0112] The card dealing method of a ramp card dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment includes a first card dealing mode implemented through the following steps, and its process is as Figure 1 shown:

[0113] (1) Make the stacking and pushing head convey the dealing sequence into the card storage channel;

[0114] (2) Make the pushing head run to the end of the dealing sequence. When the pushing head conveys the dealing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel, make the stacking and pushing head continue to convey the drawing sequence into the card storage channel;

[0115] Among them, a first induction module is arranged at the card inlet of the card storage channel to detect the number of card stacks of the dealing sequence entering the card storage channel; after the dealing sequence enters the card storage channel completely, first make the stacking and pushing head pause conveying, and then make the pushing head run to the end of the dealing sequence;

[0116] (3) Make the lifting board sink, and make the pushing head push the dealing sequence onto the lifting board;

[0117] Among them, a second induction module 63 is arranged at the card outlet of the card storage channel 200 to detect whether the dealing sequence reaches the card outlet; after the pushing head pushes the dealing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel, the lifting board sinks;

[0118] (4) Make the lifting board lift to be flush with the panel, and after the dealing sequence leaves the lifting board, make the lifting board sink again;

[0119] Meanwhile, make the pushing head rotate back to the starting point and push the drawing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel;

[0120] Among them, a third induction module is arranged on the lifting board or on the moving path of the dealing sequence to detect whether the dealing sequence leaves the lifting board;

[0121] (5) Make the pushing head push the drawing sequence onto the lifting board, and then make the lifting board lift to be flush with the panel.

[0122] Embodiment 2

[0123] The card dealing method of a ramp card dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment is basically the same as that in Embodiment 1, except that: in step (3), after the pushing head pushes the dealing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel, first make the pushing head and the stacking and pushing head pause. At this time, the card sending channel starts to hide cards, and the fifth induction module arranged in the card sending channel is used to detect the number of hidden cards. Until a preset amount of mahjong cards are hidden in the card sending channel, the pushing head is restarted;

[0124] In step (4), during the card pushing and rotation of the card pushing head, the stacking and pushing head also restarts, quickly stacks the hidden cards in the card feeding channel, and before the card pushing head returns to its original position, the remaining card stacks have been pushed into the card storage channel.

[0125] Embodiment 3

[0126] The method for feeding cards of the slope card - discharging mahjong machine in this embodiment is basically the same as that in Embodiment 1 or 2. The difference lies in that: in steps (3) and (4), the card - lifting plates of all parties are driven by the same card - lifting driving unit to descend or ascend synchronously.

[0127] Embodiment 4

[0128] The slope card - discharging mahjong machine in this embodiment includes a stacking and pushing head 3 and a card - feeding mechanism. Among them, the structure of the card - feeding mechanism is as Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, and it includes a frame 1. Inside the frame 1, there is a card storage channel 200 that is curved in an arc and has a bending angle greater than 180°. A card - pushing component 4 for pushing mahjong cards along the card storage channel 200, and a card - lifting component 5 for lifting mahjong cards onto the panel. The operations of the card - pushing component 4 and the card - lifting component 5 are both controlled by a control component 6.

[0129] Among them, the card - pushing component 4 includes a card - pushing turntable 41 arranged in the center of the card storage channel 200. A card - pushing head 42 extending into the card storage channel 200 is fixedly arranged on the outer peripheral edge of the card - pushing turntable 41. The card - pushing turntable 41 is connected to a card - pushing motor 43. The card - pushing motor 43 is used to drive the card - pushing turntable 41 to rotate, so that the card - pushing head 42 can push mahjong cards along the card storage channel 200.

[0130] The card - lifting component 5 includes a card - lifting plate 51. One end of the card - lifting plate 51 is hinged to the frame 1, and the other end can be freely lifted. Driven by a card - lifting motor 57, the card - lifting plate 51 can rotate around its hinge point, so as to lift the mahjong cards in the card storage channel 200 onto the panel. When the card - lifting plate 51 is in a horizontal state, it is flush with the panel.

[0131] In this embodiment, the card - pushing head 42 has two card - pushing strokes. Correspondingly, the card - lifting plate 51 also has two card - lifting operations. In the first card - pushing and card - lifting operation, the card - dealing sequence required for the player to start the game is first sent onto the panel, and the card - drawing sequence required during the player's game process will be sent onto the panel in the second card - pushing and card - lifting operation.

[0132] In order to precisely control the two card - pushing and card - lifting operations, the control component 6 of this embodiment includes a main control module 61, and a first sensing module 62, a second sensing module 63, and a third sensing module 64 connected to the main control module 61.

[0133] Among them, the first sensing module 62 can be arranged at the card inlet of the card storage channel 200 to directly detect the number of card stacks entering the card storage channel 200, so as to confirm that all the card stacks in the dealing sequence or the preset number of card stacks in the drawing sequence have completely entered the card storage channel 200. The first sensing module 62 can also be arranged at the stacking head 3 to detect the number of cards stacked by the stacking head 3, and can also be arranged at the end of the card delivery channel (500) for delivering cards to the stacking head 3 to detect the number of cards delivered to the stacking head 3; because the number of stacked cards and the number of delivered cards correspond to the number of card stacks entering the card storage channel 200. Obviously, when the first sensing module 62 is arranged at the card inlet of the card storage channel 200, the detection result of the number of card stacks entering the card storage channel 200 is more accurate.

[0134] The second sensing module 63 is arranged at the card outlet of the card storage channel 200 to detect whether the dealing sequence or the drawing sequence reaches the card outlet and whether it is ready to lift the cards; and the third sensing module 64 is arranged on the card lifting plate 51 to detect whether the dealing sequence has left the card lifting plate 51. Only when the dealing sequence leaves the card lifting plate 51 can the card lifting plate 51 sink again to receive the drawing sequence. Obviously, the third sensing module 64 can also be arranged on the necessary moving path of the dealing sequence.

[0135] In this embodiment, the first sensing module 62 can adopt a magnetic induction counter or an infrared sensor, the second sensing module 63 can adopt a pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor or an infrared sensor, and the third sensing module 64 can adopt a pressure sensor or a magnetic sensor.

[0136] The card feeding method of the slope-dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment includes the following steps:

[0137] (1) Make the stacking head 3 convey the dealing sequence into the card storage channel 200;

[0138] Among them, the dealing sequence can be a single-layer sequence, a double-layer sequence or a triple-layer sequence, and the number of mahjong cards contained in the dealing sequence also matches the corresponding gameplay. There are no special requirements for this embodiment;

[0139] (2) Make the card pushing head 42 run to the end of the dealing sequence. When the card pushing head 42 conveys the dealing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel 200, make the stacking head 3 continue to convey the drawing sequence into the card storage channel 200;

[0140] Specifically, when the first sensing module 62 detects that the dealing sequence has completely entered the card storage channel 200, the main control module 61 makes the stacking head 3 pause and starts the card pushing motor 43 to make the card pushing head 42 run to the end of the dealing sequence;

[0141] After the card pusher head 42 runs to the end of the card dealing sequence, it does not stop its card pushing action but continues to push until the card dealing sequence is pushed to the card outlet of the card storage channel 200. When the second sensing module 63 detects the first mahjong tile in the card dealing sequence, the main control module 61 pauses the card pushing motor 43, and the card dealing sequence waits at the card outlet of the card storage channel 200;

[0142] When the card pusher head 42 runs to the end of the card dealing sequence, the main control module 61 also starts the stacking pusher head 3 again, and the stacking pusher head 3 continues to convey the card drawing sequence into the card storage channel 200;

[0143] (3) Lower the card lifting plate 51 and make the card pusher head 42 push the card dealing sequence onto the card lifting plate 51;

[0144] Specifically, when the first sensing module 62 detects that the card drawing sequence has all entered the card storage channel 200, the main control module 61 starts the card lifting motor 57 to lower the free end of the card lifting plate 51 until it is connected to the card outlet of the card storage channel 200; at this time, the main control module 61 also starts the card pushing motor 43 again to make the card pusher head 42 push the card dealing sequence onto the card lifting plate 51;

[0145] (4) Lift the card lifting plate 51 to be flush with the panel, and after the card dealing sequence leaves the card lifting plate 51, lower the card lifting plate 51 again;

[0146] At the same time, make the card pusher head 42 rotate back to the starting point and push the card drawing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel 200;

[0147] Specifically, when the entire card dealing sequence is transferred to the card lifting plate 51, the card lifting motor 57 rotates in reverse to lift the free end of the card lifting plate 51 to be flush with the panel; during this process, the card pushing motor 43 does not stop working, and the card pusher head 42 continues to rotate and run to the starting point, the card inlet of the card storage channel 200, after transferring the card dealing sequence to the card lifting plate 51, and pushes the card drawing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel 200. When the second sensing module 63 detects the first mahjong tile in the card drawing sequence, the main control module 61 pauses the card pushing motor 43;

[0148] If the card dealing sequence on the card lifting plate 51 is not taken away, the card lifting plate 51 always maintains its horizontal state; only when the third sensing module 64 detects that the card dealing sequence has been taken away, the main control module 61 starts the card lifting motor 57 again to lower the free end of the card lifting plate 51 to be connected to the card outlet of the card storage channel 200;

[0149] (5) Make the card pusher head 42 push the card drawing sequence onto the card lifting plate 51, and then lift the card lifting plate 51 to be flush with the panel;

[0150] Specifically, after the free end of the card-lifting plate 51 sinks in place, the main control module 61 starts the card-pushing motor 43 again, so that the card-pushing head 42 pushes the drawn card sequence onto the card-lifting plate 51. After the entire drawn card sequence is transferred onto the card-lifting plate 51, the main control module 61 controls the card-lifting motor 57 to reverse, causing the free end of the card-lifting plate 51 to lift up to be flush with the panel until the end of a game;

[0151] After the card-pushing head 42 pushes the entire drawn card sequence onto the card-lifting plate 51, it continues to rotate back to the starting point. At this time, the main control module 61 pauses the card-pushing motor 43, and the card-pushing head 42 waits here for the next push of the dealt card sequence.

[0152] Embodiment 5

[0153] A ramp card-dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment has basically the same structure as that in Embodiment 4, except that: the control component further includes a fifth sensing module 66 connected to the main control module. The fifth sensing module 66 is arranged in the card-sending channel 500 of the card-sending component and is used to monitor whether the number of hidden cards in the card-sending channel 500 reaches a preset value;

[0154] The main control module is used to receive the output signal of the fifth sensing module 66 and control the stacking and pushing head, the card-pushing component, and the card-lifting component to work according to the procedures of the first card-lifting mode or the second card-lifting mode.

[0155] The fifth sensing module 66 can adopt a magnetic induction counter or an infrared sensor.

[0156] When the first sensing module detects that the card stack of the drawn card sequence has been deposited in the card storage channel to the preset amount, the main control module immediately pauses the stacking and pushing head; the card-sending channel 500 starts to hide cards. When the fifth sensing module 66 detects that the number of hidden cards has reached the preset value, it sends a signal to the main control module. At this time, the stacking and pushing head restarts stacking and pushes the last remaining card stack of the drawn card sequence into the card storage channel.

[0157] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the number of card stacks of the drawn card sequence is at least one more than that in Embodiment 4.

[0158] Embodiment 6

[0159] A ramp card-dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment has basically the same structure as that in Embodiment 4 or 5, except that: the card-lifting components at all sides of the machine frame work synchronously, and the structure of the card-lifting component is the same as that adopted in Embodiment 10 below.

[0160] Embodiment 7

[0161] Such as Figure 5As shown in the figure, the present embodiment provides a method for placing cards on a sloped card-dealing mahjong machine. In addition to the first card-placement mode that is the same as that in Embodiment 1, the method also has a second card-placement mode implemented through the following steps:

[0162] S1 Lower the card-lifting plate to present the card-dealing sequence;

[0163] Specifically, after lowering the card-lifting plate, the pusher head at the end of the card-dealing sequence and the drawing sequence pushes the card-dealing sequence and the pushing sequence together onto the card-lifting plate (i.e., the presentation of the card-dealing sequence by the card-lifting plate depends on the pushing action of the pusher head);

[0164] S2 Determine whether the entire card-dealing sequence has been placed on the panel. If so, pause the card-lifting plate from presenting the drawing sequence;

[0165] Since the card-dealing sequence is in front of the drawing sequence, if the entire card-dealing sequence has been placed on the panel, then the card-lifting plate is presenting the drawing sequence at this time. At this time, stop the pushing action of the pusher head, and the card-lifting plate will then pause presenting the drawing sequence;

[0166] If the entire card-dealing sequence has not been placed on the panel, then continue to push the pusher head to make the card-lifting plate continue to present the card-dealing sequence (or the card-dealing sequence and the drawing sequence) until the entire card-dealing sequence has been placed on the panel;

[0167] By setting a card-dealing sequence storage area adjacent to the card-lifting plate on the panel and installing a fourth sensing module in the card-dealing sequence storage area to monitor whether the entire card-dealing sequence has been placed on the panel;

[0168] S3 Determine whether the card-dealing sequence has been taken away. If so, proceed to the next step;

[0169] S4 Determine whether the entire drawing sequence has been placed on the card-lifting plate. If not, make the card-lifting plate continue to present the drawing sequence. If so, make the card-lifting plate rise;

[0170] When the entire card-dealing sequence has been placed on the panel, a gap is formed between the card-dealing sequence and the drawing sequence. At this time, the player can take away the card-dealing sequence from this gap; if the card-dealing sequence has not been taken away, then keep the card-lifting plate in a paused presenting state;

[0171] If the card-dealing sequence has been taken away, then determine whether the entire drawing sequence has been placed on the card-lifting plate. If not, restart the pusher head to push the cards. Correspondingly, the card-lifting plate will then continue to present the drawing sequence until the entire drawing sequence has been placed on the card-lifting plate. At this time, even if the card-lifting plate rises, the pusher head returns to its original position and waits for the next card push; if so, directly make the card-lifting plate rise and the pusher head return to its original position;

[0172] Whether the card-dealing sequence has been taken away can also be monitored by the fourth sensing module, and the main control module makes a judgment based on the monitoring result of the fourth sensing module.

[0173] The second card-dealing mode described above can be freely switched with the first card-dealing mode for use.

[0174] Embodiment 8

[0175] The card-dealing method of a slope card-dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment is basically the same as that in Embodiment 7, except that: each card-lifting plate is driven by the same card-lifting driving unit to descend or ascend synchronously.

[0176] Embodiment 9

[0177] The card-dealing method of a slope card-dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment is basically the same as that in Embodiment 7 or 8, except that:

[0178] It further includes the following steps: making each stacking pusher head pause, and after all the remaining mahjong tiles in the shuffling tray are evenly hidden in each card-sending channel, then starting each stacking pusher head synchronously again, stacking at least the last card stack of the drawing sequence and pushing it into the card-storing channel.

[0179] That is, during card stacking, the work of the front card stacks is freely carried out by each stacking pusher head, but at least the last one card stack (the number of card stacks is determined by the number of mahjong tiles that can be hidden in the card-sending channel) requires the four stacking pusher heads to work synchronously to ensure that a sufficient number of card stacks are simultaneously stored in each card-storing channel and ensure that the subsequent card-dealing operations are completely synchronous.

[0180] Embodiment 10

[0181] As Figure 6 、 Figure 7 、 Figure 8 and Figure 9 shown, a slope card-dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment has the same basic structure as that in Embodiment 4, including a frame 1. A shuffling barrel 100 is formed in the center of the frame 1. Card-sending components 2, stacking pusher heads 3, card-pushing components 4, and card-lifting components 5 are provided on the four sides of the shuffling barrel 100. The card-sending component 2 is used to suck mahjong tiles from the shuffling barrel 100 and send them to the stacking pusher head 3 through the card-sending channel 500. The stacking pusher head 3 is used to stack mahjong tiles into card stacks and push them into the card-storing channel 200 one by one. After all the card stacks are pushed into the card-storing channel 200, the card-pushing component 4 pushes all the card stacks up to the card-lifting component 5 together.

[0182] The structures of the card-sending component 2, the stacking pusher head 3, and the card-pushing component 4 are the same as those in Embodiment 4 and are well-known to those skilled in the art, so they will not be elaborated in this embodiment.

[0183] The differences are:

[0184] As Figure 10 and Figure 11As shown, the card-raising component 5 includes a card-raising plate 51 hinged to the frame 1. In this embodiment, the card-raising plates 51 on the four sides of the frame 1 (only one side is shown in the figure) are driven by the same card-raising drive unit to descend and rise synchronously. The implementation method is: an annular linkage 52 is installed on the frame 1, and each card-raising plate 51 is linked to the annular linkage 52 through a transmission unit. In this way, the card-raising drive unit can synchronously drive all the card-raising plates 51 by driving the annular linkage 52 or at least one transmission unit to work.

[0185] This embodiment takes the example of the brand-raising drive unit directly driving the annular linkage member 52 for further explanation. Figure 10 and Figure 11 It can be seen that the card-lifting drive unit includes a card-lifting motor 57 (not shown in the figure), and a driving gear 53 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the card-lifting motor 57; and a second transmission rack 52a meshing with the driving gear 53 is provided on the annular linkage member 52. When the card-lifting motor 57 is working, the annular linkage member 52 will also rotate.

[0186] The transmission unit includes a swinging member 54, the fixed end of which is hinged to the frame 1 through an axis, and a transmission gear 55 is also provided at the fixed end of the swinging member 54, and a first transmission rack 52b meshing with the transmission gear 55 is provided on the annular linkage member 52; when the card-raising driving unit drives the annular linkage member 52 to rotate, the free end of the swinging member 54 will swing. The free end of the swinging member 54 is provided with a card-raising bearing, and a card-raising curved groove 56 is formed at the bottom of the card-raising plate 51, and the card-raising bearing is inserted into the card-raising curved groove 56 to roll or slide with it; when the swinging member 54 swings, the card-raising bearing will roll or slide along the card-raising curved groove 56, thereby driving the card-raising plate 51 to descend or ascend.

[0187] It can be seen that the swing amplitude of the swinging member 54 is not large, so the first transmission rack 52b and the second transmission rack 52a are not long. Accordingly, the driving gear 53 and the transmission gear 55 can be either complete gears or incomplete gears.

[0188] Meanwhile, the first transmission rack 52b and the second transmission rack 52a can be on the same plane of the annular linkage 52, or on different planes, depending on the layout of the internal structure of the frame 1. In this embodiment, the output shaft of the card lifting motor 57 is arranged above the card feeding assembly 2, and the transmission gear 55 cannot be too close to the card lifting plate 51, so the first transmission rack 52b and the transmission gear 55 are arranged lower, and the second transmission rack 52a and the driving gear 53 are arranged higher.

[0189] The top surface of the rack 1 is provided with a panel 7, and four card - playing openings 71 are formed on the panel 7. Each card - lifting plate 51 is located at the corresponding card - playing opening 71. When the card - lifting plate 51 descends, an included angle is formed between the card - lifting plate 51 and the panel 7; when the card - lifting plate 51 ascends, it is flush with the top surface of the panel 7.

[0190] In this embodiment, the stack of cards in the card - storage channel 200 is not sent to the panel 7 all at once, but is loaded in two times: The first is the deal sequence, that is, the mahjong tiles required when the player starts the game; the deal sequence can be composed of a stack of cards or a single - layer of mahjong tiles; the second is the draw sequence, that is, the mahjong tiles for the player to draw cards during the game process, and the draw sequence is usually composed of a stack of cards.

[0191] Therefore, from Figure 6 、 Figure 7 and Figure 8 it can be seen that a deal - sequence storage area 300 adjacent to the card - playing opening 71 is also formed on the panel 7. The deal - sequence storage area 300 is used to store the deal sequence during the first card - loading. During the second card - loading, in most cases, the draw sequence will also partially or completely occupy the deal - sequence storage area 300, but not necessarily.

[0192] At least one fourth sensing module 65 is provided in the deal - sequence storage area 300. The fourth sensing module 65, the above - mentioned card - lifting assembly 5 and the card - pushing assembly 4 are all connected to the main control module 61. The function of the fourth sensing module 65 is to monitor whether the deal sequence reaches the panel 7 during the first card - loading and does not work during the second card - loading. Since an angle is formed between the card - lifting plate 51 and the panel 7 when the card - lifting plate 51 descends, the fourth sensing module 65 cannot detect the deal sequence on the card - lifting plate 51; only when the deal sequence reaches the panel 7 can it be detected by the fourth sensing module 65.

[0193] After the fourth sensing module 65 detects that the deal sequence has left the card - lifting plate 51 and reached the panel 7, it will send a signal to the main control module 61. After receiving this signal, the main control module 61 will pause the card - pushing action of the card - pushing assembly 4; after the player removes the deal sequence, the main control module 61 will start the card - pushing assembly 4 again, and the card - pushing assembly 4 will continue to push the draw sequence. After the draw sequence is completely pushed onto the card - lifting plate 51, the main control module 61 will start the card - lifting assembly 5 to make the card - lifting plate 51 ascend (before this, the card - lifting plate 51 always remains in the descending state).

[0194] It can be seen that after the deal sequence completely reaches the panel 7, a gap is formed between the deal sequence and the stack of cards or mahjong tiles on the card - lifting plate 51, and the player can easily move the deal sequence away without accidentally touching the draw sequence.

[0195] Such as Figure 7As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the connection position between the card dealing sequence storage area 300 and the card dealing outlet 71 is close to, on, or beyond the midline of the panel 7, so as to ensure that the card dealing sequence is closer to the player's front for easy movement. Moreover, the rightward movement of the card dealing sequence storage area 300 is achieved by shortening the length of the card lifting plate 51. When the length of the card lifting plate 51 is shortened, the time required for the card dealing sequence to reach the panel 7 from the card storage channel 200 is also shortened, leaving more time for the player to sort out the card dealing sequence.

[0196] Since this embodiment uses the feedback signal of the fourth sensing module 65 to control the operation of the card pushing component 4, the card lifting plate 51 does not need to rise to deliver the card dealing sequence, nor does it need to descend to receive the card drawing sequence. During the entire card lifting process, the card lifting plate 51 only descends and rises once, and the intermediate pause time of the card pushing component 4 is short. As long as the player removes the card dealing sequence, the card pushing component 4 can immediately resume operation, which not only saves the time required for card loading and lifting, but also extends the service life of the card lifting component 5 (especially the hinged structure between the card lifting plate 51 and the frame 1). At the same time, compared with the existing mahjong machine structure, the modification is small, and the mold opening cost is greatly reduced.

[0197] In order to control the volume of the mahjong machine, the length of the card storage channel 200 in the existing mahjong machine is basically set to be "fully loaded", that is, the total length of the card stacks is basically equivalent to the length of the card storage channel 200. However, in this embodiment, the card pushing component 4 pushes the cards at the rearmost side of the card dealing sequence and the card drawing sequence, rather than inserting into the card dealing sequence and the card drawing sequence. Therefore, the card pushing component 4 does not occupy the space inside the card storage channel 200, which enables the user to choose to directly push all the card stacks onto the panel 7 at one time in the traditional four-outlet machine gameplay under the same mahjong card gameplay, or to choose the gameplay of the present invention that first pushes the card dealing sequence and then the card drawing sequence, providing a better customer experience.

[0198] It should be noted that affected by the size of the mahjong cards, the working mode of the card pushing component 4 in the present invention is not unique. When the size of the mahjong cards is large, when the card dealing sequence reaches the panel 7, the card drawing sequence may not have been completely pushed onto the card lifting plate 51; at this time, after the player removes the card dealing sequence, the card pushing component 4 will continue to push the cards until the entire card drawing sequence is pushed onto the card lifting plate 51, and then the card lifting plate 51 will rise; the card pushing component 4 then returns to its original position and waits for the next card push. When the size of the mahjong cards is small, when the card dealing sequence reaches the panel 7, the card drawing sequence may have been completely pushed onto the card lifting plate 51; at this time, after the player removes the card dealing sequence, the main control module 61 will simultaneously start the operation of the card pushing component 4 and the card lifting component 5. Among them, the card pushing component 4 directly returns to its original position and waits for the next card push, while the card lifting plate 51 of the card lifting component 5 directly rises.

[0199] The types of the fourth induction module 65 that can be used in this embodiment are diverse. As an example, the magnetic induction counter is adopted in this embodiment. The magnetic induction counter can count the mahjong tiles passing by it, and then the main control module 61 can judge whether the entire dealing sequence has been transferred to the panel 7 according to the counting result.

[0200] In this case, a preferable solution is to set the magnetic induction counter at one end of the dealing sequence storage area 300 close to the card outlet 71 (as Figure 10 shown), corresponding to the position of the last stack of cards or the last mahjong tile in the dealing sequence; thus, when the first stack of cards or the first mahjong tile in the dealing sequence enters the dealing sequence storage area 300, the magnetic induction counter starts to count. When the count reaches the preset value, a feedback signal is sent to the main control module 61, and the main control module 61 then pauses the card pushing component 4.

[0201] The magnetic induction counter can also be set at other positions in the dealing sequence storage area 300, as long as the position where it is located matches the quantity to be counted. Multiple magnetic induction counters can also be set. In this case, the main control module 61 can control the card pushing component 4 after comparing the counting data of multiple magnetic induction counters.

[0202] As Figure 8 、 Figure 10 and Figure 11 shown, the setting method of the magnetic induction counter in this embodiment is as follows: A thin protective cover 11 is integrally formed on the frame 1. The thin protective cover 11 has a U-shaped cross-section. Therefore, a receiving space 400 for accommodating the magnetic induction counter can be formed between the thin protective cover 11 and the frame 1, thereby protecting the magnetic induction counter. The size of the receiving space 400 can be equivalent to that of the magnetic induction counter or larger than the magnetic induction counter; there are no special requirements for this embodiment, as long as it is ensured that the magnetic induction counter is installed on the top wall of the receiving space 400.

[0203] Meanwhile, a through hole 72 is opened at the corresponding position of the panel 7; when the panel 7 covers the frame 1, the thin protective cover 11 is incorporated into the through hole 72, and the top surface of the thin protective cover 11 is flush with the top surface of the panel 7. The thickness of the thin protective cover 11 is smaller than that of the panel 7. Therefore, the magnetic induction counter is closer to the plane where the top surface of the panel 7 is located and can detect the mahjong tiles more sensitively.

[0204] The module connection diagram of the slope card - dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment is as Figure 12 shown. As can be seen from Figure 12 , the control component 6 further includes an operation panel 67 connected to the main control module 61. Operation buttons are provided on the operation panel 67. Through these operation buttons, the user can select the desired card - placing mode.

[0205] The working principle of the slope card-dealing mahjong machine in this embodiment is as follows:

[0206] When the user selects the first card-dealing mode by operating the button, the main control module 61 communicates with the fifth sensing module 66, the first sensing module 62, the second sensing module 63, and the third sensing module 64, and implements the card-dealing operation using the same method as in Embodiment 4;

[0207] When the user selects the second card-dealing mode by operating the button, the main control module 61 communicates with the fifth sensing module 66, the first sensing module 62, and the fourth sensing module, and implements the card-dealing operation using the following method:

[0208] The card-sending component 2 sucks the mahjong tiles from the shuffling barrel 100 and sends them to the stacking and pushing head 3. The stacking and pushing head 3 stacks the mahjong tiles into tile stacks. Taking 18 tile stacks to be stacked for each side as an example, the stacking and pushing head 3 first stacks at least 15 tile stacks, and the pushing component 4 pushes the tile stacks into the card storage channel 200 one by one;

[0209] The remaining mahjong tiles are temporarily stored in the corresponding card-sending channels 500 after being sucked. After at least six remaining mahjong tiles are stored in the card-sending channels (500) of all four sides (i.e., "hiding cards", monitored by the fifth sensing module 66), the stacking and pushing head 3 quickly stacks the tiles in a short time. After the pushing component 4 pushes these several tile stacks into the card storage channel 200, the main control module 61 simultaneously starts the card-lifting components 5 of all four sides, and the card-lifting plates 51 descend simultaneously. The pushing component 4 pushes all the tile stacks at the end of the queue;

[0210] When the card-dealing sequence at the head of the queue is transferred from the card-lifting plate 51 to the panel 7, the magnetic induction counter starts to count the number of tile stacks passing through it. When the counted quantity is consistent with the preset quantity, the main control module 61 pauses the pushing component 4, and the card-lifting plate 51 remains in the descending state. At this time, some or all of the drawn tile sequences are stored on the card-lifting plate 51, and the player moves the card-dealing sequence in the card-dealing sequence storage area 300 in front of him / herself;

[0211] At this time, when the magnetic induction counter detects that there are no mahjong tiles in the card-dealing sequence storage area 300, it sends a signal to the main control module 61. The main control module 61 starts the pushing component 4 again to push the remaining part of the drawn tile sequence in the card storage channel 200 onto the card-lifting plate 51; at this time, the main control module 61 starts the card-lifting motor 57 of the card-lifting component 5. Under the meshing transmission of the transmission gear 55 and the second transmission rack 52a, the annular linkage 52 rotates. And under the meshing transmission of the first transmission rack 52b and the transmission gear 55, the swing member 54 swings. The free end of the swing member 54 upwardly supports the card-lifting plate 51, causing it to rise to be flush with the panel 7. At this time, the module sequence is also all sent onto the panel 7; meanwhile, the pushing component 4 also returns to its original position and waits for the next round of pushing.

[0212] If when the card dealing sequence reaches the panel 7, the card drawing sequence has been completely transferred to the card lifting board 51, then at this time, after the main control module 61 starts the card pushing component 4, the card pushing component 4 directly returns to its original position;

[0213] When the user selects the third card placing mode by operating the button, the main control module only communicates with the fifth induction module 66 and the first induction module 62, and implements the card placing operation using the traditional four-hole machine gameplay.

[0214] Embodiment 11

[0215] The structure of the slope card-playing mahjong machine in this embodiment is basically the same as that in Embodiment 10, except that: the fourth induction module 65 used is a pressure sensor.

[0216] At this time, it is preferably to set the pressure sensor at one end of the card dealing sequence storage area 300 away from the card playing outlet 71, corresponding to the position of the first card stack or the first card in the card dealing sequence, for detecting whether the first card stack or the first card in the card dealing sequence reaches the corresponding position.

[0217] Embodiment 12

[0218] The structure of the slope card-playing mahjong machine in this embodiment is basically the same as that in Embodiment 10, except that: the fourth induction module 65 used is a magnetic inductor.

[0219] One magnetic inductor can be set. The magnetic sensor can be at one end of the card dealing sequence storage area 300 away from the card playing outlet 71, corresponding to the position of the first card stack or the first card in the card dealing sequence; thus when the pressure sensor or the magnetic sensor detects a mahjong card, it means that the first card stack or the first card of the card dealing sequence reaches the predetermined position, indicating that the entire card dealing sequence is in place; the magnetic sensor can also be at one end of the card dealing sequence storage area 300 close to the card playing outlet 71, corresponding to the position of the last card stack or the last card in the card dealing sequence; at this time, each time the magnetic sensor detects a card stack or a mahjong card, it sends a signal once, and the main control module 61 can control the card pushing component 4 according to the number of signals received.

[0220] Multiple magnetic sensors can also be set, and the main control module 61 can also compare multiple groups of induction data to ensure precise control.

[0221] Embodiment 13

[0222] The structure of the slope card-playing mahjong machine in this embodiment is basically the same as that in Embodiment 10, except that: the card dealing sequence is a single layer of mahjong cards.

[0223] Embodiment 14

[0224] In this embodiment, a slope card - playing mahjong machine has a structure that is basically the same as that of Embodiment 10, except that: each card - lifting component 5 is not linked and is driven to work by an independent card - lifting driving unit.

[0225] Embodiment 15

[0226] In this embodiment, a slope card - playing mahjong machine has a structure that is basically the same as that of Embodiment 10, except that: the stacking and pushing head 3 continuously stacks cards without the operation of hiding cards in the card - sending channel 500.

Claims

1. A method for feeding tiles in a mahjong machine with a sloping tile output, characterized in that, Including a first card-dealing mode implemented through the following steps: (1) Feed the dealing sequence into the card storage channel (200) by the stacking pusher head (3); (2) Move the pushing head (42) to the end of the dealing sequence. When the pushing head (42) feeds the dealing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel (200), continue to feed the drawing sequence into the card storage channel (200) by the stacking pusher head (3); (3) Lower the card-lifting plate (51), and make the pushing head (42) push the dealing sequence onto the card-lifting plate (51); (4) Lift the card-lifting plate (51) until it is flush with the panel. After the dealing sequence leaves the card-lifting plate (51), lower the card-lifting plate (51) again; Meanwhile, rotate the pushing head (42) back to the starting point and push the drawing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel (200); (5) Make the pushing head (42) push the drawing sequence onto the card-lifting plate (51), and then lift the card-lifting plate (51) until it is flush with the panel.

2. The vehicle registration method according to claim 1, wherein In step (2), first pause the feeding of the stacking pusher head (3), and then move the pushing head (42) to the end of the dealing sequence; In step (3), after the pushing head (42) pushes the dealing sequence to the card outlet of the card storage channel (200), pause the pushing head (42). The card-lifting plate (51) does not sink until a preset amount of mahjong tiles are hidden in the card delivery channel (500).

3. The license plate application method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step (3), detect the number of card stacks entering the card storage channel (200) by setting a first sensing module (62) at the card inlet of the card storage channel (200); detect whether the dealing sequence reaches the card outlet by setting a second sensing module (63) at the card outlet of the card storage channel (200); In step (4), detect whether the dealing sequence leaves the card-lifting plate (51) by setting a third sensing module (64) on the card-lifting plate (51) or on the moving path of the dealing sequence; The first sensing module (62), the second sensing module (63), and the third sensing module (64) are all connected to the main control module (61), and only in the first card-dealing mode, the second sensing module (63) and the third sensing module (64) communicate with the main control module (61).

4. The license plate application method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also including a second card-dealing mode implemented through the following steps: S1 Lower the card-lifting plate (51) to present the dealing sequence; S2 Judge whether the entire dealing sequence has been placed on the panel (6). If so, pause the card-lifting plate (51) from presenting the drawing sequence; S3 Judge whether the dealing sequence has been taken away. If so, proceed to the next step; S4 Judge whether the entire drawing sequence has been placed on the card-lifting plate (51). If not, continue to present the drawing sequence by the card-lifting plate (51). If so, lift the card-lifting plate (51); The second card-dealing mode and the first card-dealing mode are both set in the mahjong machine and can be switched with each other.

5. The vehicle registration method according to claim 4, wherein In step S1, by placing the pushing head (42) at the end of the dealing sequence and the drawing sequence and pushing the dealing sequence and the pushing sequence together onto the card-lifting plate (51), the card-lifting plate (51) presents the dealing sequence; In step S2, pause the operation of the pushing head (42) to pause the card-lifting plate (51) from presenting the drawing sequence.

6. The vehicle registration method according to claim 1, wherein In steps S2 and S3, by setting a card - dealing sequence storage area (300) adjacent to the card - lifting plate on the panel (7), and installing a fourth sensing module (65) in the card - dealing sequence storage area (300) to monitor whether the entire card - dealing sequence has been placed on the panel (7) and whether the card - dealing sequence has been taken away; The fourth sensing module (65) is connected to the main control module (61), and the fourth sensing module (65) communicates with the main control module (61) only in the second card - placing mode.

7. The vehicle registration method according to claim 1, wherein When the card - dealing sequence is placed on the panel (7), the entire drawing - card sequence has been placed on the card - lifting plate (51); Step S4 further includes: making the card - pushing head (42) start again and return to the origin to wait for the next card - pushing; Or, when the card - dealing sequence is placed on the panel (7), the entire drawing - card sequence has not been placed on the card - lifting plate (51); Step S4 makes the card - pushing head (42) start again and continue to push the drawing - card sequence to enable the card - lifting plate (51) to continue presenting the drawing - card sequence.

8. The vehicle licensing method according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The card - lifting plates (51) of all parties are driven by the same card - lifting drive unit to descend or ascend synchronously; It also includes: pausing each stack of card - pushing heads (3), and only after all the remaining mahjong tiles in the shuffling tray are evenly stored in each card - feeding channel (500), starting each stack of card - pushing heads (3) again synchronously to stack at least the last card stack of the drawing - card sequence and push it into the card - storing channel (200); By setting a fifth sensing module (66) in the card - feeding channel (500) to detect whether the number of hidden cards in the card - feeding channel (500) has reached a preset value, and the fifth sensing module (66) communicates with the main control module (61) in both the first card - placing mode and the second card - placing mode.

9. A slope card - playing mahjong machine, characterized in that, Use the card - placing method as described in any one of claims 1 - 8 for card - placing.

10. The slope card-dealing mahjong machine according to claim 9, wherein, The slope - card - playing mahjong machine includes a frame (1), and a card - storing channel (200) and a card - pushing head (42) that runs along an annular route to push cards and return to the starting point are provided inside the frame (1). The card - storing channel (200) is arc - shaped and the bending angle is greater than 180°; On all four sides of the frame (1), there are provided a card - feeding component (2), a stack of card - pushing heads (3), a card - pushing component (4), and a card - lifting component (5), and the card - feeding component (2), the stack of card - pushing heads (3), the card - pushing component (4), and the card - lifting component (5) are all controlled by a control component (6) to work; The control component (6) includes a main control module (61) and a first sensing module (62), a second sensing module (63), and a third sensing module (64) connected to the main control module (61); The first sensing module (62) is arranged at the card - entering port of the card - storing channel (200) for detecting the number of card stacks entering the card - storing channel (200); the second sensing module (63) is arranged at the card - leaving port of the card - storing channel (200) for detecting whether the card - dealing sequence or the drawing - card sequence reaches the card - leaving port; the third sensing module (64) is arranged on the card - lifting plate (51) of the card - lifting component or on the moving path of the card - dealing sequence for detecting whether the card - dealing sequence leaves the card - lifting plate (51); The described main control module (61) is used to receive the output signals of the first induction module (62), the second induction module (63) and the third induction module (64) and control the stacking and pushing head (3), the card pushing assembly (4) and the card lifting assembly (5) to work according to the program of the first card loading mode.

11. The ramp card - playing mahjong machine according to claim 10, wherein, The top surface of the described rack (1) is provided with a panel (7), and a card outlet (71) is opened on the panel (7). A card dealing sequence storage area (300) adjacent to the card outlet (71) is formed on the panel (7); The described control assembly (6) further includes a fourth induction module (65) and an operation panel connected to the main control module (61); The described fourth induction module (65) is arranged in the card dealing sequence storage area (300) of the panel (7) and is used to monitor whether the card dealing sequence reaches the panel (6) and whether the card dealing sequence is taken away; The described main control module (61) is used to receive the output signal of the fourth induction module (65) and control the stacking and pushing head (3), the card pushing assembly (4) and the card lifting assembly (5) to work according to the program of the second card loading mode; The operation panel is provided with an operation button for switching the card loading mode.

12. The ramp card - dealing mahjong machine according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that, The described control assembly (6) further includes a fifth induction module (66) connected to the main control module (61). The described fifth induction module (66) is arranged in the card delivery channel (500) of the card delivery assembly and is used to monitor whether the number of hidden cards in the card delivery channel (500) reaches a preset value; The described main control module (61) is used to receive the output signal of the fifth induction module (66) and control the stacking and pushing head (3), the card pushing assembly (4) and the card lifting assembly (5) to work according to the program of the first card loading mode or the second card loading mode.

13. The slope card-dealing mahjong machine according to claim 12, wherein, The described fifth induction module (66) is a magnetic induction counter or an infrared sensor; The described first induction module (62) is a magnetic induction counter or an infrared sensor; The described second induction module (63) is a pressure sensor, a magnetic inductor or an infrared sensor; The described third induction module (64) is a pressure sensor or a magnetic inductor; The described fourth induction module (65) is a magnetic induction counter. At least one magnetic induction counter is located at one end of the card dealing sequence storage area (300) close to the card outlet (61), corresponding to the position of the last card stack or the last mahjong tile in the card dealing sequence; or, the described fourth induction module (65) is a pressure sensor or a magnetic inductor. At least one pressure sensor or magnetic sensor is located at one end of the card dealing sequence storage area (300) far from the card outlet (61), corresponding to the position of the first card stack or the first card in the card dealing sequence.

14. The ramp card-dealing mahjong machine according to claim 11, wherein A through hole (72) for accommodating the fourth induction module (65) is opened on the panel (6). A thin protective cover (11) for protecting the fourth induction module (65) is arranged in the through hole (72); the top surface of the thin protective cover (11) is flush with the top surface of the panel (7); The thin protective cover (11) has a U-shaped cross-section, and the thin protective cover (11) is integrally formed or fixedly connected to the main frame (1). A receiving space (400) for accommodating the fourth sensing module (65) is formed between the thin protective cover (11) and the main frame (1); The length of the card-lifting plate (51) is shortened so that the connection position between the card-dealing sequence storage area (300) and the card outlet (61) is closer to the center line of the panel or at the center line of the panel or beyond the center line of the panel; The card-pushing assembly (4) includes a card-pushing turntable (41) disposed at the center of the card storage channel (200), and the card-pushing head (42) is fixedly provided on the outer peripheral edge of the card-pushing turntable (41); the card-pushing turntable (41) is driven to rotate by a card-pushing motor (43); The card-lifting assembly (5) includes a card-lifting plate (51) hinged at the card outlet (61). The card-lifting plates (51) at the four sides of the panel (6) are driven to act synchronously by the same card-lifting driving unit. Each card-lifting plate (51) is linked with an annular linkage member (52) through a corresponding transmission unit, and the card-lifting driving unit is used to drive the annular linkage member (52) or at least one transmission unit to work; The transmission unit includes a swinging member (54). The fixed end of the swinging member (54) is hinged to the main frame (1), and the annular linkage member (52) is used to drive the swinging member (54) to swing; a card-lifting curve groove (56) is formed at the bottom of the card-lifting plate (51), and the free end of the swinging member (54) is provided with a card-lifting bearing that rolls or slides in cooperation with the card-lifting curve groove (56); A first transmission rack (52b) is provided on the annular linkage member (52), and a transmission gear (55) meshing and driving with the first transmission rack (52b) is provided at the fixed end of the swinging member (54); the transmission gear (55) is a complete gear or an incomplete gear; The card-lifting driving unit includes a card-lifting motor (57). The output shaft of the card-lifting motor (57) is fixedly connected to the transmission gear (55) or the swinging member (54); alternatively, a second transmission rack (52a) is provided on the annular linkage member (52), and a driving gear (53) meshing and driving with the second transmission rack (52a) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the card-lifting motor (57); the driving gear (53) is a complete gear or an incomplete gear.

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