Automatic bag falling ball gathering guide rail structure and billiard table

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic gathering guide rail structure and billiard table of falling bag ball, including the fixed billiard bag of billiard table body and set up with the billiard hole intercommunication on the bottom surface of billiard table body and set up the ball gathering guide rail under the billiard bag, the ball gathering guide rail includes two side guide rail and central guide rail, the side guide rail is set up in an inclined way, the central guide rail is set up in the central guide rail. A ball outlet arranged at the lowest position of the side guide rail is communicated with the ball inlet end of the central guide rail through a connecting guide rail. According to the automatic gathering guide rail structure for the balls falling into the bag, the balls falling into the ball bags are gathered into the ball collecting unit through the ball collecting guide rail, the time for collecting the balls in all the ball bags is shortened, the ball placing efficiency is improved, the time for a player to wait for placing the balls is shortened, and the experience feeling of the player is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of billiard table technology, and more specifically, to an automatic ball-gathering guide rail structure and a billiard table. Background Technology

[0002] Billiards, also known as pool, is a sport and recreational activity in which players use cues on a billiard table to strike the cue ball according to certain rules, causing it to hit object balls and pocket them in the table. Because billiards originated in Europe around the 14th century, it has evolved over many years into a sport encompassing several categories, such as snooker, nine-ball, and Chinese billiards.

[0003] Six holes are set at the four corners and the middle of the two long sides of the pool table. After a game ends, the balls that have fallen into the holes need to be placed back on the pool table before the start of a new game.

[0004] Patent document CN 220736137 U discloses a billiard table, including a support leg module, a support beam module, a tabletop, a tablecloth, and a panel module. The support beam module is supported on the support leg module, the tabletop is supported on the support beam module, the tablecloth covers the tabletop, and the panel module is disposed on the tabletop covering the tablecloth. This utility model's billiard table has high force balance and load-bearing strength, good flatness and no deformation, resulting in good stability and improved user experience. It is also easy to disassemble and store.

[0005] Existing pool tables cannot automatically collect balls that have fallen into pockets. The balls need to be retrieved from each of the six pockets, which is time-consuming and inefficient. Players also have to wait a long time to put the balls back in place, which reduces the player's experience.

[0006] Therefore, it is necessary to propose an automatic ball-gathering guide structure to solve the problems existing in the prior art. Utility Model Content

[0007] The utility model description section introduces a series of simplified concepts, which will be further explained in detail in the detailed description section. This utility model description section is not intended to limit the key features and essential technical features of the claimed technical solution, nor is it intended to determine the scope of protection of the claimed technical solution.

[0008] To solve the above problems, this utility model provides an automatic ball-gathering guide structure, including a ball bag fixedly mounted on the bottom surface of the billiard table body and connected to the ball pocket, and a ball-gathering guide rail located below the ball bag. The ball-gathering guide rail includes two side guide rails and a central guide rail. The side guide rails are inclined, and the ball outlet located at the lowest point of the side guide rail is connected to the ball-pouring end of the central guide rail through the connecting guide rail.

[0009] Preferably, a ball-dropping hole is provided on the bottom surface of the end of the connecting guide rail away from the side guide rail, the ball-dropping hole is located above the ball-dropping end of the central guide rail, and the ball-dropping holes of the two connecting guide rails are staggered along the length of the central guide rail.

[0010] Preferably, the side guide rail is straight, and the ball outlet is located at the lower end of the side guide rail.

[0011] Preferably, the side guide rail is V-shaped, and the ball outlet is located at the inflection point of the V-shape.

[0012] Preferably, the side guide rails, the central guide rail, and the connecting guide rails are all semi-circular cylindrical shapes.

[0013] Preferably, the side guide rail, the central guide rail, and the connecting guide rail are all multiple rails arranged in parallel in an upward-opening arc shape, and the multiple rails are fixedly connected by multiple connecting plates arranged along the length of the rails.

[0014] Preferably, an interception assembly is installed on the central guide rail. The interception assembly includes a support plate, an electric push rod is fixedly installed on one side of the support plate, and the interception plate is fixedly installed on the telescopic rod of the electric push rod.

[0015] This utility model provides a billiard table, including a billiard table body and an automatic ball-gathering guide rail structure as described in the above-mentioned technical solution, which is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the billiard table body.

[0016] Preferably, the automatic ball-gathering guide structure collects the balls into the collection unit (inside) at the bottom of the billiard table body.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The automatic ball-gathering guide rail structure described in this utility model gathers the balls that have fallen into the pockets into the ball-gathering unit via the ball-gathering guide rail, reducing the time spent collecting balls from each pocket, improving ball-setting efficiency, reducing the time players spend waiting to set the balls, and enhancing the player's experience.

[0019] The automatic ball-gathering guide rail structure for pocketing described in this utility model, other advantages, objectives and features of this utility model will be partly apparent from the following description, and partly understood by those skilled in the art through research and practice of this utility model. Attached Figure Description

[0020] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the present invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0021] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of the billiard table with an automatic ball-gathering guide rail structure for installing pocketed balls disclosed in this utility model.

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the semi-cylindrical ball-collecting guide rail disclosed in this utility model.

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the ball-dropping hole of the semi-cylindrical ball-collecting guide rail disclosed in this utility model;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the ball-collecting guide rail composed of a single-sided trapezoidal track disclosed in this utility model.

[0025] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the ball-dropping hole of the ball-collecting guide rail composed of a single-sided trapezoidal track disclosed in this utility model.

[0026] Figure 6 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the ball-collecting guide rail composed of trapezoidal tracks disclosed in this utility model;

[0027] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the interception component disclosed in this utility model;

[0028] Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of another interception component disclosed in this utility model;

[0029] Figure 9 for Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the interception component from the front view;

[0030] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of another interception component disclosed in this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, so that those skilled in the art can implement it based on the description.

[0032] It should be understood that terms such as “having,” “comprising,” and “including” as used herein do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements or combinations thereof.

[0033] like Figure 1-7As shown, an automatic ball-gathering guide structure includes a ball bag 1 fixedly mounted on the bottom surface of the billiard table body 100 and connected to the ball hole 101, and a ball-gathering guide 2 disposed below the ball bag 1. The ball-gathering guide 2 includes two side guides 3 and a central guide 4. The side guides 3 are inclined, and the ball outlet 5 disposed at the lowest point of the side guides 3 is connected to the ball-pouring end 7 of the central guide 4 through a connecting guide 6.

[0034] Furthermore, a ball-dropping hole 8 is opened on the bottom surface of the end of the connecting guide rail 6 away from the side guide rail 3. The ball-dropping hole 8 is located above the ball-dropping end 7 of the central guide rail 4. The two ball-dropping holes 8 of the connecting guide rail 6 are staggered along the length of the central guide rail 4, and the diameter of the ball-dropping hole 8 is larger than the diameter of the ball.

[0035] Furthermore, this utility model provides two structural forms of side guide rails. One is that the side guide rail 3 is straight, and the ball outlet 5 is located at the lower end of the side guide rail 3.

[0036] Another type is where the side guide rail 3 is V-shaped, and the ball outlet 5 is located at the inflection point of the V-shape.

[0037] Furthermore, this utility model provides two structures for the side guide rail 3, the central guide rail 4, and the connecting guide rail 6. One structure is that the side guide rail 3, the central guide rail 4, and the connecting guide rail 6 are all semi-circular cylindrical.

[0038] Another structure is that the side guide rail 3, the central guide rail 4 and the connecting guide rail 6 are all multiple rails 9 arranged in parallel in an upward-opening arc shape, and the multiple rails 9 are fixedly connected by multiple connecting plates 10 arranged along the length of the rails 9.

[0039] Furthermore, an interception assembly is provided on the central guide rail 4. The interception assembly includes a support plate 11, an electric push rod 12 is fixedly installed on one side of the support plate 11, and an interception plate 14 is fixedly installed on the telescopic rod 13 of the electric push rod 12.

[0040] The working principle of the above technical solution is as follows: The ball collecting guide rail 2 includes two side guide rails 3 and a central guide rail 4. The two side guide rails can be symmetrically arranged on both sides of the central guide rail 4. The side guide rails 3 are inclined and include two types: straight and V-shaped. The ball outlet 5 is opened at the lowest point of the side guide rail 3. The side guide rail 3 can be fixedly arranged at the lower part of the ball bag 1, or it can be fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the billiard table 100 by a connecting rod. The two side guide rails 3 are symmetrically arranged in the vertical plane containing the long axis of the billiard table. The axis of the central guide rail 3 is in the vertical plane containing the long axis of the billiard table. The central guide rail is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the billiard table by a connecting rod. One side guide rail 3 is directly below the three ball bags on the same side.

[0041] After the ball falls from the pocket into the side guide rail 3, the inclined side guide rail 3 guides the ball to roll towards the lowest point of the side guide rail 3. After rolling to the lowest point, it enters the connecting guide rail 6 from the ball outlet 5. The connecting guide rail 6 is inclined, with one end of the connecting guide rail 6 connected to the side guide rail 3 being higher than the end near the central guide rail 4. After the ball enters the connecting guide rail 6, it rolls towards the end near the central guide rail 4. The bottom of the connecting guide rail 6, above the central guide rail 4, has a ball-dropping hole 9. After the ball rolls to the position of the ball-dropping hole, it falls into the central guide rail 4 from the ball-dropping hole. The central guide rail 4 is inclined, and the lower end of the central guide rail 4 is fixedly connected to the ball-collecting unit 102. The ball enters the ball-collecting unit 102 for subsequent ball-spinning mechanism to spin the ball.

[0042] The connection between the connecting guide rail 6 and the side guide rail 3 can be such that one end of the connecting guide rail 6 is fixedly connected to and communicates with the lower end of the side guide rail 3, or it can be set as follows: Figure 4 The side rail 3 shown is V-shaped. One end of the connecting rail 6 is fixedly connected to the inflection point of the V-shape of the side rail 3 and is connected. The side rail 3 can also be set as a V-shaped rail that is not connected in the middle. The connecting rail 6 can be fixedly connected to the two opposite ends of the side rail 3 through the positions of the two legs of the herringbone rail. The height of the end of the connecting rail 6 connected to the side rail 3 is higher than the height of the end of the connecting rail 6 that is closer to the central rail 4.

[0043] The side guide rail 3, the central guide rail 4, and the connecting guide rail 6 can be multiple rails 9 arranged in parallel to form an upward-opening arc. The opening of the arc is larger than the diameter of the sphere. The multiple rails 9 are fixedly connected by multiple connecting plates 10 arranged along the length of the rails 9. Figure 6 As shown, this utility model is illustrated using four tracks 9 as an example. The four tracks 9 are fixedly connected by a connecting plate 10 to form an upward-opening trapezoidal structure. In practical applications, three tracks 9 can also be used to form an inverted triangular shape. The width of the upper opening of the formed ball-collecting guide rail is greater than the diameter of the ball, and the gap between adjacent tracks is smaller than the diameter of the ball to prevent the ball from falling out of the gap between the tracks 9. The shape of the connecting plate 10 can be set to match... Figure 6 The same semicircle can also be set as a circle or an ellipse. It should be noted that when using a circle or an ellipse connecting plate, the position of the connecting plate 10 should avoid the position of the ball bag. The connecting plate 10 should not be located below the ball bag to prevent the circle or ellipse connecting plate 10 from obstructing the fall of the ball. The connection method between the connecting plate and the track 10 can be welding or embedding. The embedding method is to open a groove on the inner side of the connecting plate that is adapted to the shape of the track 9, and embed the track 9 into the groove of the connecting plate.

[0044] The support plate 11 can also be fixedly mounted on the connecting guide rail 6. The lower end of the support plate 11 is fixedly connected to the edge of the opening of the connecting guide rail 6, leaving a channel for the ball to pass through.

[0045] To prevent the connecting rail 6, which connects to the V-shaped side rail 3, from being located below the two ball pockets on the long side, making it inconvenient to remove the cue ball, the V-shaped side rail 3 can be set to an asymmetrical V-shape, so that the inflection point of the V-shape is offset from the ball pockets on the long side along the length of the billiard table.

[0046] The beneficial effects of the above technical solution are as follows:

[0047] The automatic ball-gathering guide rail structure described in this utility model gathers the balls that have fallen into the pockets into the ball-gathering unit via the ball-gathering guide rail, reducing the time spent collecting balls from each pocket, improving ball-setting efficiency, reducing the time players spend waiting to set the balls, and enhancing the player's experience.

[0048] To improve the efficiency of ball collection and placement, each billiard table can be equipped with two sets of balls. When one set of balls is placed on the table to start a game, the other set of balls is placed into the ball placement mechanism. Once the previous game ends, the set of balls in the ball placement mechanism can be placed onto the table, further improving the ball placement efficiency. To prevent the two sets of balls from getting mixed up, an interception component is installed at the end of the central guide rail 4 furthest from the ball-popping end 7. At the start of a game, the interception component lowers the interception plate 14 to separate the first set of balls on the table from the second set of balls in the ball placement mechanism. After a game ends, when the ball placement mechanism places the second set of balls onto the table, the interception plate 14 opens, releasing the first set of balls into the ball placement mechanism. After releasing the first set of balls, the interception plate 14 falls down to intercept the second set of balls. This cycle continues to separate the two sets of balls, preventing them from getting mixed up.

[0049] This utility model also provides a structure for an interception component, such as... Figure 8-9 As shown, the system includes a support plate 11 fixedly mounted on the bottom surface of the billiard table. A rotary motor 15 is fixedly mounted on one side of the support plate 11. The power output shaft of the rotary motor 15 extends through the support plate 11 to the other side of the support plate 11. A semi-circular rotating baffle 16 is fixedly mounted on the power output shaft of the rotary motor. The radius of the rotating baffle 16 is smaller than the radius of the arc formed by the ball guide rail. Figure 8-9As shown, this example illustrates the interception component positioned above the central guide rail 4. In the initial state, the arc surface of the rotating baffle 16 rotates to the top of the central guide rail 4, with the lower part of the arc entering the interior of the central guide rail 4 to block the first set of balls. Before the second game begins after the first set of balls has been used, the rotating motor 14 drives the rotating baffle 16 to rotate, causing the arc part of the rotating baffle 16 to rotate to the upward position. The rotating baffle releases the ball to the ball-swinging mechanism. Before the second game begins, the rotating baffle 16 rotates back to its initial position to begin intercepting the second set of balls.

[0050] This invention also provides another structure for the interception component, such as... Figure 10 As shown, taking the example of setting the interception component on the central guide rail 4, the central guide rail 4 is a semi-circular cylindrical shape. The interception component includes a bracket 17 set on the bottom surface of the central guide rail. The bracket 17 is L-shaped. An interception push rod 18 is fixedly set on the inner side wall of the short side of the bracket 17. The telescopic rod 19 of the interception push rod 18 passes through the interception hole 20 on the bottom surface of the central guide rail 4 and enters the central guide rail 4. The interception push rod can be a general model with a size and weight suitable for setting on the lower part of the central guide rail 4. For the central guide rail formed by fixing the rail 9 through the connecting plate 10 to form an arc, the bracket 17 can be fixedly connected to the rail 9. The telescopic rod of the interception push rod can be aligned with the gap between the rails 9. This will not be repeated here.

[0051] This utility model also provides a billiard table, including a billiard table body 100 and an automatic ball-gathering guide rail structure as described in the above-mentioned technical solution, which is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the billiard table body 100.

[0052] Furthermore, the automatic ball-gathering guide structure collects the balls into the collection unit 102 at the bottom of the billiard table body 100.

[0053] The working principle of the above technical solution is as follows: the automatic ball-gathering guide structure set under the billiard table collects the balls into the collection unit, which facilitates the subsequent ball-setting mechanism.

[0054] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

[0055] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between them; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0056] Although the embodiments of this utility model have been disclosed above, they are not limited to the applications listed in the specification and embodiments. They can be applied to various fields suitable for this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other modifications can be easily made. Therefore, without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and their equivalents, this utility model is not limited to the specific details and the illustrations shown and described herein.

Claims

1. A pocket ball automatic gathering guide rail structure, characterized by, The application relates to a billiard table body (100) comprising a pocket (1) arranged on the bottom surface of the billiard table body (100) and communicated with a hole (101), and a ball collecting guide rail (2) arranged below the pocket (1), wherein the ball collecting guide rail (2) comprises two side guide rails (3) and a central guide rail (4), the side guide rails (3) are arranged in an inclined mode, and a ball outlet (5) arranged at the lowest position of the side guide rails (3) is communicated with a ball inlet end (7) of the central guide rail (4) through a connecting guide rail (6).

2. The pocket ball automatic gathering guide rail structure according to claim 1, wherein, A ball falling hole (8) is arranged on the bottom surface of the end of the connecting guide rail (6) away from the side guide rail (3), the ball falling hole (8) is arranged above the ball inlet end (7) of the central guide rail (4), and the ball falling holes (8) of the two connecting guide rails (6) are arranged in a staggered mode along the length direction of the central guide rail (4).

3. The pocket ball automatic gathering guide rail structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, The side guide rail (3) is in a straight line mode, and the ball outlet (5) is arranged at the low end of the side guide rail (3).

4. The pocket ball automatic gathering guide rail structure according to claim 2, wherein, The side guide rail (3) is in a V mode, and the ball outlet (5) is arranged at the inflection point of the V mode.

5. The pocket ball automatic gathering rail structure according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The side guide rail (3), the central guide rail (4) and the connecting guide rail (6) are all in a semicircular cylinder mode.

6. The pocket ball automatic gathering rail structure according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein, The side guide rail (3), the central guide rail (4) and the connecting guide rail (6) are all in a mode that a plurality of guide rails (9) are arranged in parallel and in an arc shape with the opening upward, and the plurality of guide rails (9) are fixedly connected through a plurality of connecting plates (10) arranged along the length direction of the guide rail (9).

7. The pocket ball automatic gathering guide rail structure according to claim 5, wherein, The central guide rail (4) is provided with an intercepting assembly, the intercepting assembly comprises a support plate (11), a motor-driven push rod (12) is fixedly arranged on one side surface of the support plate (11), and an intercepting plate (14) is fixedly arranged on the telescopic rod (13) of the motor-driven push rod (12).

8. The pocket ball automatic gathering guide rail structure according to claim 6, wherein, The central guide rail (4) is provided with an intercepting assembly, the intercepting assembly comprises a support plate (11) fixedly arranged on the bottom surface of the billiard table body, a motor-driven push rod (12) is fixedly arranged on one side surface of the support plate (11), and an intercepting plate (14) is fixedly arranged on the telescopic rod (13) of the motor-driven push rod (12).

9. A billiard table, characterized in that The application relates to a billiard table body (100) and a ball automatic collecting guide rail structure as claimed in any one of claims 1-8 fixedly arranged on the bottom surface of the billiard table body (100).

10. Billiard table according to claim 9, characterized in that The ball automatic collecting guide rail structure collects the balls into a collecting unit (102) arranged at the lower part of the billiard table body (100).

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