Intelligent billiard ball washing and protecting machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to an intelligent billiard ball washing and protecting machine which comprises a housing, a washing assembly and a billiard ball fixing support, the washing assembly comprises a motor, a washing rotary table and wool felt, the housing comprises a base and a turning cover, the motor is located in the base, the shaft end of the motor is connected with the washing rotary table, the wool felt is arranged on the rotary table face of the washing rotary table, and a washing cavity is formed between the base and the turning cover. A billiard ball fixing support which is not in contact with the wool felt of the cleaning turntable is arranged in the cleaning cavity, and billiard ball holes for placing billiard balls are formed in the billiard ball fixing support; at least two cleaning stations are arranged in the base, each cleaning station corresponds to one cleaning assembly, namely, a motor, a cleaning rotary disc and a wool felt are arranged in each cleaning station, and the billiard ball fixing support covers the rotary disc face of each cleaning rotary disc at the same time. And the billiard ball holes of the billiard ball fixing bracket are equally divided and correspond to the cleaning turntables of the cleaning stations. The billiard ball cleaning device realizes high-rotating-speed, low-noise and low-vibration billiard ball cleaning, and is stable and reliable in work, high in cleaning efficiency and good in effect.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of billiard cleaning equipment, and is an intelligent billiard cleaning and care machine. Background Technology

[0002] Billiards, also known as table tennis or pinball, is a ball sport. During use, billiard balls inevitably accumulate dirt, altering the surface friction coefficient and reducing accuracy. Therefore, periodic cleaning is necessary to ensure reliable use. Traditional cleaning methods involve manual washing with water or hand-washing with a felt cloth. The main drawback of these methods is their high labor intensity and low cleaning efficiency. To address this issue, existing technologies include several automatic billiards cleaning machines. For example, Chinese Patent Publication No. CN102671563B, published on January 29, 2014, is titled "Billiards Cleaning Machine"; another example is Chinese Patent Publication No. CN207055900U, published on March 2, 2018, titled "A Billiards Cleaning Machine". Both of the above-mentioned billiard cleaning machines use a motor-driven turntable, with the felt on the turntable rotating the billiard balls to create a cleaning process. While the overall solution is relatively simple and mature, they share a common drawback: both employ a single-turntable structure, and the corresponding holes for the billiard balls in the positioning bracket are densely distributed. This structure, due to the heavy load on the turntable and the different eccentricities of each ball, results in poor overall stability during turntable rotation, especially at high speeds, leading to significant noise and vibration. Reducing the speed to balance noise or vibration makes it difficult to guarantee the cleaning efficiency and effectiveness of each ball. Therefore, improvements to existing billiard cleaning machines are needed. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To overcome the aforementioned shortcomings, the purpose of this utility model is to provide an intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine that solves the technical problems of existing similar billiards cleaning machines that use a single-disc structure, resulting in significant noise and vibration during high-speed cleaning and poor stability. This objective is achieved through the following technical solution.

[0004] A smart billiards cleaning and care machine includes a housing, cleaning components, and billiards fixing brackets. The cleaning components include a motor, a cleaning turntable, and felt. The housing includes a base and a flip-top. The motor is located inside the base and its shaft is connected to the cleaning turntable. The turntable surface is covered with felt. A cleaning chamber is formed between the base and the flip-top. A billiards fixing bracket, which is not in contact with the felt of the cleaning turntable, is located inside the cleaning chamber. The billiards fixing bracket has billiards holes for placing billiards. The key structural feature is that the base has at least two cleaning stations, each corresponding to a set of cleaning components. Each cleaning station contains a motor, a cleaning turntable, and felt. The billiards fixing bracket simultaneously covers the turntable surfaces of each cleaning turntable, and the billiards holes of the fixing bracket are evenly distributed and correspond to the cleaning turntables of each cleaning station. This structure employs a multi-turntable cleaning scheme, significantly reducing the load on each turntable compared to existing single-turntable systems. This effectively ensures structural stability at high speeds and reduces noise and vibration, achieving efficient cleaning of the billiards.

[0005] The billiard ball mounting bracket has a single-ring circular arrangement of holes corresponding to each cleaning turntable. This structure further improves the stability of the turntable during cleaning, accommodates higher cleaning speeds, and increases cleaning efficiency.

[0006] The inner wall of the billiard ball mounting bracket is equipped with a wool felt sleeve to clean the billiard ball. This structure further improves the cleaning effect of the billiard ball.

[0007] The washing turntable has a raised bushing at its center, and the turntable surface forms a concave circular groove. The central hole of the wool felt mates with the bushing, and the wool felt is completely embedded in the circular groove. This structure ensures that the wool felt rotates reliably with the turntable and is not easily deformed or detached.

[0008] The base includes an upper shell and a lower shell, with a motor mounting cavity between the upper and lower shells for mounting each motor. The upper shell has an upper vent at the top of each motor mounting cavity, and the lower shell has a lower vent at the bottom of each motor mounting cavity. When a motor is installed in its corresponding mounting cavity, an airflow channel is formed between the motor and the inner wall of the mounting cavity, connecting the upper and lower vents. The bottom surface of the cleaning turntable connected to the motor shaft end has blades that draw air in through the upper vents. When the cleaning turntable rotates, air is drawn into the mounting cavity through the lower vents, creating convection cooling for the motor. This structure effectively dissipates heat from the motor during the cleaning process, ensuring safety and extending the motor's lifespan. Furthermore, the heat entering the cleaning cavity also aids in the drying of the billiard balls.

[0009] The motor mounting cavity has heat dissipation channels connecting the upper and lower ends of the base in a circumferential position. The bottom of the lower housing has support feet, forming heat dissipation openings around its perimeter. When the cleaning turntable rotates, the blades at the bottom of the turntable drive some airflow through the heat dissipation channels to the heat dissipation openings for cooling. This structure facilitates faster air convection inside and outside the motor mounting cavity, thereby improving the heat dissipation effect on the motor and meeting higher motor speed requirements.

[0010] The base is equipped with a heating module that heats the cleaning chamber, and the billiard ball fixing bracket has convection holes that allow airflow up and down. This structure enables efficient drying of the billiard balls.

[0011] The base has a concave cavity at its top, and the periphery of the cavity is equipped with a UV lamp plate that sterilizes the billiard balls exposed between the cleaning turntable and the billiard ball fixing bracket. This structure enables UV sterilization of the billiard balls.

[0012] The outer side of the base is equipped with a control panel. This structure facilitates human-computer interaction.

[0013] The flip cover and the base are hinged together by a hinge member, which is fixed to the flip cover. The hinge member includes a body and spring pins located on both sides of the body. The base has a hinge position that mates with the hinge member. Both sides of the hinge position have pin holes that mate with the spring pins, and both sides of the hinge position have guide bevels to guide the spring pins on both sides of the hinge member to retract and slide into the pin holes. A microswitch is installed inside the base, which is linked to the hinge member. When the flip cover is opened, the hinge member separates from the microswitch, and the microswitch disconnects the power circuit of the motor. This structure facilitates quick assembly of the flip cover and the base, while ensuring timely motor disconnection when the flip cover is opened, thus improving safety during use.

[0014] This invention adopts a multi-disc design, achieving high speed, low noise, and low vibration. The overall operation is relatively stable and reliable, with high cleaning efficiency, good effect, and relatively safe use. It is suitable for use as a cleaning device for billiard balls, or as a structural improvement of similar equipment. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a partial exploded structural diagram of this utility model.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the base of this utility model.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the flip cover and base of this utility model.

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal cross-sectional structure of this utility model.

[0020] The numbers and names in the diagram are as follows: 1. Base, 101. Upper shell, 102. Lower shell, 103. Support leg, 104. Upper vent, 105. Lower vent, 106. Heat dissipation channel, 107. Hinge, 108. Pin hole, 109. Guide bevel, 2. Motor, 3. Heating module, 4. Hinge, 401. Body, 402. Spring pin, 5. Cleaning turntable, 501. Bushing, 502. Circular groove, 6. Wool felt, 7. Billiard ball fixing bracket, 701. Billiard ball hole, 702. Wool felt sleeve, 703. Convection hole, 8. Billiard ball, 9. Flip cover, 10. UV lamp panel, 11. Micro switch. Implementation

[0021] The present invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0022] like Figures 1-5 As shown, the intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine includes a cover, a cleaning component, and a billiards fixing bracket 7. The cover includes a base 1 and a flip cover 9. The base 1 and the flip cover 9 are hinged together. Specifically, a hinge member 4 is fixedly connected to one side of the flip cover 9. The hinge member 4 includes a body 401 and spring pins 402 located on both sides of the body 401. A hinge position 107 is provided on one side of the base 1 to cooperate with the hinge member 4. Pin holes 108 are provided on both sides of the hinge position 107 to cooperate with the spring pins 402. The hinge position 107 is also provided on both sides to guide the spring pins 402 on both sides of the hinge member 4 to retract and slide into the pin holes 108. By utilizing the extension and retraction of the spring pins 402 on both sides of the hinge member 4, the hinge member 4 and the hinge position 107 can achieve quick connection.

[0023] The aforementioned cleaning assembly includes a motor 2, a cleaning turntable 5, and a felt 6. The motor 2 is fixed inside the base 1 and its shaft end is fixedly connected to the cleaning turntable 5. The center of the turntable surface of the cleaning turntable 5 is provided with a protruding bushing 501, and the turntable surface forms a concave circular groove 502. The center hole of the felt 6 mates with the bushing 501, and the felt 6 is entirely embedded in the circular groove 502. A cleaning chamber is formed between the base 1 and the flip cover 9. A billiard ball fixing bracket 7, which is not in contact with the felt 6 of the cleaning turntable 5, is provided inside the cleaning chamber. The billiard ball fixing bracket 7 is provided with a billiard ball hole 701 for placing billiard balls 8, and a felt sleeve 702 for cleaning the billiard balls 8 is provided inside the billiard ball hole 701. The main structural design of this invention is as follows: the base 1 has two cleaning stations, each corresponding to a set of cleaning components, namely, each cleaning station is equipped with a motor 2, a cleaning turntable 5, and a wool felt 6. The billiard ball fixing bracket 7 covers the turntable surface of each cleaning turntable 5. The billiard ball holes 701 of the billiard ball fixing bracket 7 are evenly distributed and correspond to the cleaning turntable 5 of each cleaning station. The billiard ball holes 701 of the billiard ball fixing bracket 7 corresponding to one cleaning turntable 5 are distributed in a single ring. For example, if a set of billiard balls 8 has sixteen balls, then there are eight billiard ball holes 701 distributed in a single ring corresponding to one cleaning turntable 5.

[0024] The aforementioned base 1 is composed of an upper shell 101 and a lower shell 102 connected by bolts. Between the upper shell 101 and the lower shell 102, there is a motor mounting cavity for each motor 2. The upper shell 101 has an upper vent hole 104 at the top of each motor mounting cavity, and the lower shell 102 has a lower vent hole 105 at the bottom of each motor mounting cavity. When the motor 2 is installed in the corresponding motor mounting cavity, an airflow channel is formed between the motor 2 and the inner wall of the motor mounting cavity to conduct airflow through the upper vent hole 104 and the lower vent hole 105. The bottom surface of the cleaning turntable 5 connected to the shaft end of the motor 2 is provided with a blade that forms a suction air at the upper vent hole 104. That is, when the cleaning turntable 5 rotates, air is drawn into the motor mounting cavity through the lower vent hole 105 to form convection cooling for the motor 2. The motor mounting cavity is provided with heat dissipation channels 106 at the upper and lower ends of the conductive base 1 in the circumferential position. The bottom of the lower shell 102 is provided with support feet 103, that is, heat dissipation openings are formed around the bottom of the lower shell 102. When the cleaning turntable 5 rotates, the blades at the bottom of the cleaning turntable 5 drive some airflow from the heat dissipation channel 106 to the heat dissipation opening to form heat dissipation.

[0025] Furthermore, a concave cavity is formed at the top of the base 1, and the cleaning turntables 5 are all located within the concave cavity. A UV lamp plate 10 is provided on the periphery of the concave cavity to sterilize and disinfect the exposed billiard balls 8 between the cleaning turntables 5 and the billiard ball fixing bracket 7. A heating module 3 is provided in the center of the bottom surface of the concave cavity to heat the cleaning chamber. The billiard ball fixing bracket 7 is provided with convection holes 703 to facilitate the drying operation of the billiard balls 8 within the cleaning chamber. The control circuit board connected to the motor 2, UV lamp plate 10, and heating module 3 is fixed inside the base 1, and a control panel for connecting to the control circuit board is provided on the outside of the base 1 for convenient human-machine interaction.

[0026] Furthermore, to ensure the safety of the billiards washing and cleaning machine, the base 1 is equipped with a micro switch 11 that is linked with the hinge 4. The micro switch 11 is connected to the control circuit board. When the flip cover 9 is closed, the hinge 4 and the micro switch 11 abut against each other, and the control circuit board can start the motor 2 normally. When the flip cover 9 is opened, the hinge 4 and the micro switch 11 separate, and the micro switch 11 disconnects the power circuit of the motor 2, realizing the function of automatically stopping the machine when the flip cover 9 is opened, which is safer to use.

[0027] The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine operates as follows: First, open the flip cover 9 and place the billiards fixing bracket 7 into the cleaning chamber to form a reliable alignment connection with the base 1; then, place the billiards 8 to be cleaned into the billiards hole 701 of the billiards fixing bracket 7, and close the flip cover 9. The billiards fixing bracket 7 is reliably positioned between the flip cover 9 and the base 1; finally, turn on the motor 2 via the control panel. The motor 2 drives the cleaning turntable 5 to rotate at high speed. The wool felt 6 of the cleaning turntable 5 causes the billiards 8 to roll at high speed. When the billiards 8 rolls, it forms effective friction with the wool felt 6 and the wool felt sleeve 702, thus achieving the cleaning operation. When sterilization or drying is required, simply operate the control panel to turn on the UV lamp plate 10 and the heating module 3. During the cleaning process of the billiard balls, the blades at the bottom of the cleaning turntable 5 rotate, and the ventilation holes on the base 1 form a suction, which in turn generates convective heat dissipation for the motor 2. Part of the airflow entering the cleaning chamber is guided by the blades and discharged to the heat dissipation opening through the heat dissipation channel 106 in the base 1 to generate heat dissipation. The other part of the airflow works with the heating module 3 to dry the billiard balls 8 in the cleaning chamber, which is convenient and efficient to use.

[0028] The above description is intended to illustrate the technical means of this utility model and is not intended to limit the technical scope of this utility model. Any obvious improvements or substitutions made to this utility model by those skilled in the art based on existing common knowledge also fall within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. A smart billiards cleaning and care machine, comprising a housing, a cleaning assembly, and a billiards fixing bracket (7), wherein the cleaning assembly comprises a motor (2), a cleaning turntable (5), and a wool felt (6), the housing comprises a base (1) and a flip cover (9), the motor (2) is located inside the base (1) and its shaft end is connected to the cleaning turntable (5), the turntable surface of the cleaning turntable (5) is provided with wool felt (6), a cleaning chamber is formed between the base (1) and the flip cover (9), and a billiards fixing bracket (7) is provided inside the cleaning chamber, which is not in contact with the wool felt (6) of the cleaning turntable (5), and the billiards fixing bracket (7) is provided with a billiards hole (701) for placing billiards (8); characterized in that The base (1) is provided with at least two cleaning stations, each cleaning station corresponding to a set of cleaning components, that is, each cleaning station is provided with a motor (2), a cleaning turntable (5) and a wool felt (6). The billiard ball fixing bracket (7) covers the turntable surface of each cleaning turntable (5) at the same time, and the billiard ball holes (701) of the billiard ball fixing bracket (7) are evenly distributed and correspond to the cleaning turntable (5) of each cleaning station.

2. The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that... The billiard ball holes (701) corresponding to a cleaning turntable (5) in the billiard ball fixing bracket (7) are distributed in a single ring.

3. The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that... The inner wall of the billiard hole (701) of the billiard fixing bracket (7) is provided with a wool felt sleeve (702) for cleaning the billiard ball (8).

4. The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that... The center of the rotating surface of the cleaning turntable (5) is provided with a raised bushing (501), and the rotating surface forms a concave circular groove (502). The central hole of the wool felt (6) is engaged with the bushing (501), and the wool felt (6) is embedded in the circular groove (502).

5. The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that... The base (1) includes an upper shell (101) and a lower shell (102). There is a motor mounting cavity between the upper shell (101) and the lower shell (102) for mounting each motor (2). The upper shell (101) is provided with an upper vent hole (104) at the top of each motor mounting cavity, and the lower shell (102) is provided with a lower vent hole (105) at the bottom of each motor mounting cavity. When the motor (2) is installed in the corresponding motor mounting cavity, an airflow channel is formed between the motor (2) and the inner wall of the motor mounting cavity to connect the upper vent hole (104) and the lower vent hole (105). The bottom surface of the cleaning turntable (5) connected to the shaft end of the motor (2) is provided with a blade that forms a suction air at the upper vent hole (104). That is, when the cleaning turntable (5) rotates, air is drawn into the mounting cavity through the lower vent hole (105) to form convection heat dissipation for the motor (2).

6. The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine according to claim 5, characterized in that... The motor mounting cavity is provided with heat dissipation channels (106) at the upper and lower ends of the conductive base (1) in the circumferential position. The bottom of the lower shell (102) is provided with support feet (103), that is, heat dissipation openings are formed around the bottom of the lower shell (102). When the cleaning turntable (5) rotates, the blades at the bottom of the cleaning turntable (5) drive part of the airflow from the heat dissipation channel (106) to the heat dissipation opening to form heat dissipation.

7. The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that... The base (1) is provided with a heating module (3) that heats the cleaning chamber, and the billiard ball fixing bracket (7) is provided with a convection hole (703) that connects the upper and lower parts.

8. The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that... The base (1) has a concave cavity at the top, and the periphery of the concave cavity is provided with a UV lamp plate (10) for sterilizing and disinfecting the billiard ball (8) exposed between the cleaning turntable (5) and the billiard ball fixing bracket (7).

9. The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that... The outer side of the base (1) is provided with a control panel.

10. The intelligent billiards cleaning and care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that... The flip cover (9) and the base (1) are hinged together by a hinge (4). The hinge (4) is fixed to the flip cover (9). The hinge (4) includes a body (401) and spring pins (402) located on both sides of the body (401). The base (1) is provided with a hinge position (107) that cooperates with the hinge (4). The hinge position (107) is provided with pin holes (108) that cooperate with the spring pins (402) on both sides. The hinge position (107) is provided with guide bevels (109) that adapt to the spring pins (402) on both sides of the hinge (4) to retract and slide into the pin holes (108). The base (1) is provided with a micro switch (11) that is linked with the hinge (4). When the flip cover (9) is opened, the hinge (4) separates from the micro switch (11), and the micro switch (11) disconnects the power supply circuit of the motor (2).

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