Mahjong tile arranging module of automatic mahjong machine

Abstract

The invention discloses a tile arranging module of an automatic mahjong machine. The tile arranging module comprises a large disc, a first driving device and four sets of tile arranging assemblies. The large disc comprises an edge area and an inner area, and a plurality of square holes matched with mahjong tiles in shape are uniformly formed in the periphery of the edge area of the large disc at intervals; the four tile arranging assemblies are evenly arranged along the edge area so as to equally divide the edge area into four arc-shaped areas, and each tile arranging assembly comprises a tile receiving opening piece located below the square hole in the most edge side of the arc-shaped area and a large disc rail piece located below the remaining square holes in the arc-shaped area. The upper end face of the large disc rail piece is matched with the square hole above to form a containing groove for containing the mahjong tiles, and gaps between the large disc rail piece and the tile receiving opening pieces on the two adjacent sides are constructed to be suitable for allowing the mahjong tiles falling into the square hole to pass through along with rotation of the large disc. Square holes in the edge area of the large disc and the tile receiving opening piece and the large disc rail piece on the lower portion are matched to achieve tile shuffling and tidying in the rotating process, and the work stability is good.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automatic mahjong machine technology, and in particular to a tile arrangement module for an automatic mahjong machine. Background Technology

[0002] Automatic mahjong machines are widely used due to their convenience. Existing automatic mahjong machines typically use magnetic suction wheels to arrange the mahjong tiles. However, due to blind spots in the suction wheels and the weakening of suction power over time (magnetic attenuation / failure: magnets may fall off or shift due to long-term vibration, high temperature, and magnetic field interference; dirt on the wheel surface: dust, oil, etc.), problems such as missed tiles, weak shuffling, and idle spinning occur. This results in slow shuffling, long processing time, and poor operational stability, indicating room for improvement. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention aims to overcome the defects in the prior art and provides a tile sorting module for an automatic mahjong machine. The module uses square holes in the edge area of ​​the large plate, as well as the tile receiving port and the large plate track component below, to achieve shuffling and sorting of tiles during rotation. It adopts a mechanical structure and has good working stability.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a tile arrangement module for an automatic mahjong machine, comprising a large plate, a first driving device for driving the large plate to rotate, and four sets of tile arrangement components for cooperating with the large plate to arrange the tiles. The large plate includes an edge region and an inner region located inside the edge region. The large plate is constructed such that the mahjong tiles on its inner region can be transferred to the edge region during rotation. The edge region of the large plate is evenly spaced around its circumference with a number of square holes whose shapes are adapted to the mahjong tiles. The four sets of tile-sorting components are evenly arranged along the edge area to divide the edge area into four arc-shaped areas. Each set of tile-sorting components includes a tile-receiving opening below the square hole on the outermost side of the arc-shaped area, and a large disc track below the remaining square holes in the arc-shaped area. The upper end face of the large disc track cooperates with the square hole above to form a receiving groove for accommodating mahjong tiles. The gaps between the large disc track and the tile-receiving openings on the adjacent sides are all constructed to allow mahjong tiles falling into the square holes to pass over as the large disc rotates.

[0005] The following configuration is further provided: a flipping magnet is provided below the corresponding internal area of ​​the large disk for flipping the mahjong tiles to a face-down position, and / or a track magnet is provided on the track component of the large disk for sucking the face-down mahjong tiles into the receiving groove.

[0006] The configuration is further defined as follows: a large disc gear ring is provided on the lower surface of the corresponding internal area of ​​the large disc, and the first driving device is a large disc motor, which is connected to the large disc gear ring through a gear on its output shaft.

[0007] The arrangement is further configured such that: the tile arrangement component also includes a tile arrangement bracket located above the corresponding arc-shaped area and partially covering the square hole; the tile receiving port is located below the tile arrangement bracket; and a baffle is provided on the inner side of the tile arrangement bracket. The baffle is used to prevent mahjong tiles sliding down from the inner area from falling directly into the tile receiving port and to guide them away from the square hole of the tile receiving port.

[0008] The arrangement is further configured such that the distance between the tile arrangement bracket and the large tray is less than the thickness of the mahjong tiles, and the distance between the tile arrangement bracket and the large tray track is greater than the thickness of the mahjong tiles.

[0009] The design further includes: the internal area of ​​the large disk is a convex cone structure with an upward bulge, and a retaining edge is provided on the outer edge of the corresponding edge area of ​​the large disk.

[0010] The receiving port is further configured to receive two mahjong tiles at a time, with the height of the two mahjong tiles stacked being level with the bottom surface of the large tray.

[0011] The design is further configured such that: a through hole is provided in the middle of the large plate, and an extension bracket is provided in the through hole, and the mounting bracket is provided with a scraping strip for guiding the mahjong tiles in the inner area to the edge area during the rotation of the large plate.

[0012] The square hole is further configured as a tapered hole structure with a larger diameter at the top and a smaller diameter at the bottom.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has a simple and reasonable structure. The square holes on the edge of the large plate, the card receiving port below, and the large plate track work together to achieve shuffling and sorting of the tiles during rotation. The mechanical structure provides good working stability. At the same time, the coordinated operation of the flipping magnet, the track magnet, and the tile sorting bracket can reliably ensure that the mahjong tiles falling into the card receiving port are in a face-down position, thus ensuring the effectiveness of shuffling and sorting. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the tile arrangement module of an automatic mahjong machine according to the present invention. Figure 1 ; Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the card arrangement module. Figure 2 ; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure after the card arrangement module is partially hidden.

[0015] The following reference numerals are marked on the accompanying drawings: 10. Large plate; 11. Edge area; 111. Square hole; 112. Edge guard; 12. Internal area; 121. Large plate gear ring; 20. First drive device; 30. Card sorting assembly; 31. Card receiving port; 32. Large plate track assembly; 321. Track magnet; 33. Card sorting bracket; 331. Edge guard; 40. Card flipping magnet; 50. Mounting bracket; 51. Card scraping strip; 60. Mahjong tile. Detailed Implementation

[0016] The following detailed description of a specific embodiment of the present invention is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment.

[0017] The present invention provides a tile arrangement module for an automatic mahjong machine, as follows: Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the system includes a large plate 10, a first driving device 20, and four sets of tile-arranging assemblies 30. The first driving device 20 is used for the planar rotation of the large plate 10. Specifically, the lower surface of the large plate 10 is provided with a large plate gear ring 121 arranged with its center as the center. The first driving device 20 is a motor for the large plate 10. The motor is connected to the large plate gear ring 121 through a gear on its output shaft to drive the large plate 10 to rotate. The four sets of tile-arranging assemblies 30 cooperate with the large plate 10 to arrange the tiles and cooperate with the tile-feeding module and tile-raising module of the mahjong machine to form four rows of mahjong tiles on the table.

[0018] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the large disk 10 includes an edge region 11 and an inner region 12 located inside the edge region 11. The large disk 10 is configured such that the mahjong tiles 60 on its inner region 12 can be transferred to the edge region 11 during its rotation. Specifically, the inner region 12 is an upwardly raised truncated cone structure, and the edge region 11 is relatively flat with a retaining edge 112 on its edge. Thus, during the rotation of the large disk 10 driven by the first driving device 20, under the action of centrifugal force and the inclined plane, the mahjong tiles 60 on the inner region 12 will slide down to the edge region 11. The retaining edge 112 can prevent the mahjong tiles 60 from sliding out of the edge region 11. The large disk tooth ring 121 is provided on the lower surface of the inner region 12.

[0019] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the edge region 11 of the large plate 10 is evenly spaced with a number of square holes 111 whose shapes are adapted to the mahjong tiles 60. The square holes 111 are preferably tapered holes with a larger diameter at the top and a smaller diameter at the bottom to facilitate the entry of the mahjong tiles 60. Four sets of tile-arranging components 30 are evenly arranged along the edge region 11 of the large plate 10 to divide the edge region 11 into four arc-shaped regions. Each arc-shaped region has the same number of complete square holes 111. The arc-shaped regions are the edge regions 11 corresponding to the same set of large plate track components 32 and tile receiving components 31, and they change in real time during the rotation of the large plate 10. The arc-shaped regions mentioned below are all relative to the large plate 10 when it is stationary. Figure 3 The area between adjacent dotted lines is the arc-shaped area; each set of tile arrangement components 30 includes a tile receiving port 31 located below the outermost square hole 111 of the arc-shaped area, and a large plate track 32 located below the remaining square holes 111 of the arc-shaped area. The tile receiving port 31 is located in front of the large plate track 32 in the direction of rotation relative to the large plate 10. The upper end surface of the large plate track 32 is flush with the lower end surface of the large plate 10 to cooperate with the square hole 111 above to form a receiving groove for accommodating mahjong tiles 60. The gap between the large plate track 32 and the tile receiving ports 31 on both sides is constructed to be suitable for mahjong tiles 60 falling into the square holes 111 to pass over as the large plate 10 rotates. Thus, during the rotation of the large plate 10 driven by the first driving device 20, the mahjong tiles 60 falling into the square holes 111 can be continuously transferred towards the adjacent tile receiving port 31 under the drive of the large plate 10 until the mahjong tiles 60 fall into the tile receiving port 31 at a suitable position.

[0020] In the above scheme, the receiving port 31 is configured to receive two mahjong tiles 60 at a time, and the stacked height of the two mahjong tiles 60 is level with the bottom surface of the large plate 10. Thus, when the receiving port 31 receives two mahjong tiles 60, it will not affect the normal rotation of the large plate 10, but will also form a flat surface for the mahjong tiles 60 falling into the square hole 111 to pass through and be transferred to the adjacent large plate track 32. At the same time, the pusher component of the tile loading module pushes the two stacked mahjong tiles 60 in the receiving port 31 away, thereby realizing continuous tile sorting. The method of pushing away the mahjong tiles 60 in the receiving port 31 can be: 1. Each of the four receiving port 31 has a corresponding pusher component, and each of the four pusher components has an independent power source and operates independently; 2. Each of the four receiving port 31 has a corresponding pusher component, and the four pusher components are driven by the same power source and operate synchronously to push the tiles.

[0021] In this embodiment, as Figure 2As shown, to ensure that the mahjong tiles 60 falling into the receiving slot 31 are face down, the large plate 10 is provided with several flipping magnets 40 below the corresponding internal area 12, which flip the mahjong tiles 60 (with internally embedded magnets) to face down by repulsion, and / or the large plate 10 is provided with track magnets 321 on the track for sucking the face-down mahjong tiles 60 into the receiving slot; preferably, the flipping magnets 40 and track magnets 321 are provided at the same time, so that the mahjong tiles 60 falling into the receiving slot 31 can be further ensured to face down by the cooperation of the two.

[0022] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the tile arrangement component 30 also includes a tile arrangement bracket 33 located above the corresponding arc-shaped area and partially covering the square holes 111. The receiving port 31 is located below the tile arrangement bracket 33, that is, at least one square hole 111 on the side of the arc-shaped area away from the receiving port 31 is located outside the tile arrangement bracket 33. The inner side of the tile arrangement bracket 33 is provided with a baffle 331 that gradually slopes outward from one side of the receiving port 31 to the other side. The baffle 331 can prevent the mahjong tiles 60 sliding down from the inner area 12 of the large tray 10 from falling directly into the receiving port 31 and guide the mahjong tiles 60 to the square holes 111 away from the receiving port 31. This structure ensures that the mahjong tiles 60 that can fall into the receiving port 31 can only be obtained by the transfer of the large tray 10. Further preferably, the lower end face of the tile arrangement bracket 33 The distance between the mahjong tile 60 and the edge area 11 is less than the thickness of the mahjong tile 60, and the distance between the mahjong tile 60 and the upper surface of the large plate track 32 is greater than the thickness of the mahjong tile 60. This limits the mahjong tile 60 that can fall into the square hole 111 to pass through the tile arrangement bracket 33 and fall into the receiving slot 31 in the appropriate position. The mahjong tile 60 that does not enter the square hole 111 will be pushed away by the tile arrangement bracket 33. At the same time, the track magnet 321, which is at least set on the large plate track 32 located outside the tile arrangement bracket 33, can throw the mahjong tile 60 that has not been flipped to face down by the flip magnet 40 out of the square hole 111 and push it away with the tile arrangement bracket 33, thereby further ensuring that the mahjong tile 60 that passes through the tile arrangement bracket 33 and subsequently enters the receiving slot 31 is in the face-down state.

[0023] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the large plate 10 has a through hole at its rotation center (middle). An extension bracket 50 is provided in the through hole, and a scraping strip 51 is fixedly provided on the mounting bracket 50. The scraping strip 51 cooperates with the upper surface of the inner area 12 to better guide the mahjong tiles 60 on the inner area 12 to the edge area 11 during the rotation of the large plate 10, preferably to the edge 331 area of ​​the tile arrangement bracket 33 or the area between adjacent tile arrangement brackets 33.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has a simple and reasonable structure. The square holes on the edge of the large plate, the card receiving port below, and the large plate track work together to achieve shuffling and sorting of the tiles during rotation. The mechanical structure provides good working stability. At the same time, the coordinated operation of the flipping magnet, the track magnet, and the tile sorting bracket can reliably ensure that the mahjong tiles falling into the card receiving port are in a face-down position, thus ensuring the effectiveness of shuffling and sorting.

[0025] The above-disclosed embodiments are merely examples of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any variations that can be conceived by those skilled in the art should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tile arrangement module for an automatic mahjong machine, characterized in that, It includes a large plate, a first drive device for driving the plate to rotate, and four sets of plate-arranging components for cooperating with the large plate to arrange the plates; The large plate includes an edge region and an inner region located inside the edge region. The large plate is constructed such that the mahjong tiles on its inner region can be transferred to the edge region during rotation. The edge region of the large plate is evenly spaced around its circumference with a number of square holes whose shapes are adapted to the mahjong tiles. The four sets of tile-sorting components are evenly arranged along the edge area to divide the edge area into four arc-shaped areas. Each set of tile-sorting components includes a tile-receiving opening below the square hole on the outermost side of the arc-shaped area, and a large disc track below the remaining square holes in the arc-shaped area. The upper end face of the large disc track cooperates with the square hole above to form a receiving groove for accommodating mahjong tiles. The gaps between the large disc track and the tile-receiving openings on the adjacent sides are all constructed to allow mahjong tiles falling into the square holes to pass over as the large disc rotates.

2. The tile arrangement module of an automatic mahjong machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, Below the corresponding internal area of ​​the large disk, there is a flipping magnet for flipping the mahjong tiles to a face-down position, and / or there is a track magnet on the large disk track for sucking the face-down mahjong tiles into the receiving groove.

3. The tile arrangement module of an automatic mahjong machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, A large disc gear ring is provided on the lower surface of the corresponding internal area of ​​the large disc. The first driving device is a large disc motor, and the large disc motor is connected to the large disc gear ring through gear meshing on its output shaft.

4. The tile arrangement module of an automatic mahjong machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tile arrangement component also includes a tile arrangement bracket located above the corresponding arc-shaped area and partially covering the square hole. The tile receiving port is located below the tile arrangement bracket. A baffle is provided on the inner side of the tile arrangement bracket. The baffle is used to prevent the mahjong tiles sliding down from the inner area from falling directly into the tile receiving port and to guide them away from the square hole of the tile receiving port.

5. The tile-arranging module of an automatic mahjong machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The distance between the tile organizer and the large tray is less than the thickness of the mahjong tiles, while the distance between the tile organizer and the large tray track is greater than the thickness of the mahjong tiles.

6. The tile arrangement module of an automatic mahjong machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The internal area of ​​the large disk is a convex cone structure that rises upwards, and the outer edge of the corresponding edge area of ​​the large disk is provided with a retaining edge.

7. The tile arrangement module of an automatic mahjong machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The receiving port is configured to receive two mahjong tiles at a time, with the height of the two mahjong tiles stacked together being level with the bottom surface of the large tray.

8. The tile arrangement module of an automatic mahjong machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The large plate has a through hole in its middle part, and a mounting bracket extends through the through hole. The mounting bracket is equipped with a scraping strip for guiding the mahjong tiles in the inner area to the edge area during the rotation of the large plate.

9. The tile-arranging module of an automatic mahjong machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The square hole is a tapered hole structure with a larger diameter at the top and a smaller diameter at the bottom.

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