Mahjong machine and tile storage device thereof

Abstract

The utility model discloses a mahjong machine and a tile storage device thereof, the tile storage device comprises at least one tile storage channel, the tile storage channel is composed of a front straight line section, a first arc section and a first rear straight line section which are sequentially arranged and smoothly connected, and the central angle of the first arc section is smaller than 180 degrees. According to the mahjong machine, the mahjong storage channel is not purely linear or arc-shaped, but consists of the front linear section, the first arc-shaped section and the first rear linear section, so that the size of the mahjong storage channel can be reduced on the premise of ensuring the length of the mahjong storage channel; and the resistance applied to the mahjong tiles by the tile storage channel in the tile feeding process can be reduced (the resistance applied to the mahjong tiles is greatly reduced in the front straight line section and the first rear straight line section), so that double benefits are achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of mahjong machines, specifically relating to a mahjong machine and its card storage device. Background Technology

[0002] Mahjong machines have a card storage channel in their card storage unit for storing card stacks. Based on the different shapes of the card storage channel, mahjong machines on the market can be divided into the following two categories.

[0003] In the first type of mahjong machine, the card storage channel is a straight strip, and the card stacks in the card storage channel basically only contact the bottom of the card storage channel. Therefore, the card storage channel does not obstruct the movement of the card stacks too much. However, the strip-shaped card storage channel is mostly used in mahjong machines with vertical card lifting. In mahjong machines with inclined card lifting, the length of the card storage channel needs to be greatly extended, making the mahjong machine too large.

[0004] The second type of mahjong machine is usually a ramp-lifting mahjong machine. In this type of mahjong machine, the card storage channel is set to be an arc greater than 180°. This type of card storage channel structure is compact and will not cause the mahjong machine to be too large. However, in this type of card storage channel, the card blocks are in contact with the bottom and side walls of the card storage channel, which puts considerable resistance to the movement of the card blocks in the card storage channel. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a mahjong machine and its card storage device, which is not only compact and small in size, but also does not cause too much resistance to the card-playing process.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the technical solution of this utility model is as follows:

[0007] A card storage device for a mahjong machine includes at least one card storage channel, which is composed of a front straight segment, a first arc segment, and a first rear straight segment arranged sequentially and smoothly connected, wherein the central angle of the first arc segment is less than 180°.

[0008] In this invention, the card storage channel is not simply a straight line or an arc, but is composed of a front straight section, a first arc section, and a first rear straight section. This not only reduces the volume of the card storage channel while ensuring its length, but also reduces the resistance exerted on the mahjong tiles by the card storage channel during the card loading process (the resistance on the mahjong tiles is greatly reduced in the front straight section and the first rear straight section), achieving two goals at once.

[0009] This invention does not impose any restrictions on the lengths of the front straight segment, the first arc segment, and the first rear straight segment, as long as they are sufficient to store mahjong tiles when used together. In a more preferred embodiment, a relatively longer first arc segment is more beneficial for reducing the volume of the tile storage channel; that is, preferably, the lengths of the front straight segment and the first rear straight segment are both shorter than the length of the first arc segment.

[0010] The smaller the central angle of the first arc segment, the larger the angle between the front straight segment and the first rear straight segment. This is not conducive to further reducing the size of the card storage device, nor is it conducive to setting up a simple card-laying component. To avoid this problem, preferably, in the above-mentioned card storage device, the central angle of the first arc segment is between 120° and 179.9°. Obviously, when the structure of the card-laying component is not considered, or only the size of the card storage device is controlled within an appropriate range without pursuing smaller dimensions, the present invention does not require a specific size for the short central angle of the first arc segment; any angle less than 180° meets the requirements of the present invention.

[0011] In the card storage device of this utility model, the number and form of card storage channels can be varied, mainly including the following three situations:

[0012] The first type: The card storage channel has a card inlet and a card outlet, the card inlet being connected to the front straight section and the card outlet being connected to the first rear straight section.

[0013] The second type: The card storage channel has a card inlet, a first card outlet and a second card outlet. The card inlet and the first card outlet form a first channel, and the card inlet and the second card outlet form a second channel. At least one of the first channel and the second channel consists of a front straight segment, a first arc segment and a first rear straight segment that are arranged sequentially and smoothly connected.

[0014] The third type: The card storage channel has a card inlet, a first card outlet, and a second card outlet, with a main channel formed between the card inlet and the second card outlet, and the first card outlet connected to the main channel through a branch channel;

[0015] The main channel at least consists of a front straight segment, a first arc segment, and a first rear straight segment that are arranged sequentially and smoothly connected.

[0016] Preferably, in the third scenario described above, the sub-channel is composed of a second arc-shaped segment and a second straight segment; or, the sub-channel is an arc-shaped channel.

[0017] This utility model also provides a mahjong machine, which includes a frame, and the aforementioned card storage devices are provided on all four sides of the frame.

[0018] Preferably, the mahjong machine also includes a card-feeding push rod, the fixed end of which is movably connected to the card storage device, and the free end of which has at least one card-feeding push head that extends into the card storage channel to perform a card-feeding action.

[0019] The aforementioned license plate pusher is either fixedly or movably mounted on the license plate pusher rod.

[0020] Preferably, in the mahjong machine described above, the card-adding pusher moves from the card-in port of the card storage channel to the card-out port and continues to move to return to the card-in port;

[0021] Alternatively, the card-adding pusher moves from the card-in port of the card storage channel to the card-out port and then returns to the card-in port along the same route.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the technical effects of this utility model are reflected in:

[0023] (1) In this utility model, the card storage channel is not simply a straight line or an arc, but is composed of a front straight line segment, a first arc segment and a first rear straight line segment. This can reduce its volume while ensuring the length of the card storage channel, and also reduce the resistance exerted on the mahjong tiles by the card storage channel during the card loading process (the resistance on the mahjong tiles is greatly reduced in the front straight line segment and the first rear straight line segment), achieving two goals at once.

[0024] (2) In this utility model, the relatively long length of the first arc segment is not only more conducive to reducing the volume of the card storage channel, but also to using the card pushing head fixedly connected to the card pushing rod to carry out the card pushing action. Attached Figure Description

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the first structure of a card storage device for a mahjong machine according to the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the card storage device from another perspective;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a second structure of a mahjong machine card storage device according to the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the card storage device from another perspective;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the first structure of a mahjong machine according to the present invention;

[0030] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the second structure of a mahjong machine according to the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The technical solution of this utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0032] Example 1

[0033] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in the figure, this embodiment is a card storage device for a mahjong machine. The card storage device has a card storage channel recessed inside. The card storage channel has a card inlet 1 and a card outlet 2. Between the card inlet 1 and the card outlet 2, a front straight segment 3, a first arc segment 4 and a first rear straight segment 5 are arranged sequentially and smoothly connected.

[0034] It is important to note that the central angle of the first arc segment 4 is less than 180°. This is to avoid excessive resistance when the mahjong tiles pass through the first arc segment 4 due to an excessively large arc. However, in order to minimize the volume of the tile storage channel while ensuring sufficient length, and to minimize the angle between the front straight segment 3 and the first rear straight segment 5, the central angle of the first arc segment 4 should also be close to 180° (e.g., 120-179.9°).

[0035] In this embodiment, there are no restrictions on the lengths of the front straight segment 3, the first arc segment 4, and the first rear straight segment 5, as long as they are sufficient to store mahjong tiles when used together. In a more preferred embodiment, a relatively longer first arc segment 4, while the relatively shorter lengths of the front straight segment 3 and the first rear straight segment 5, is more conducive to reducing the volume of the tile storage channel.

[0036] Example 2

[0037] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment of a mahjong machine card storage device has a structure that is basically the same as that of embodiment 1, except that:

[0038] The card storage channel has a card inlet 1, a first card outlet 21, and a second card outlet 22. The card inlet 1 and the second card outlet 22 form a main channel, and the first card outlet 21 is connected to the main channel through a branch channel. The main channel consists of a front straight section 3, a first arc section 4, and a first rear straight section 5 arranged sequentially and smoothly connected, while the branch channel consists of a second arc section 6 and a second rear straight section 7, or only the second arc section 6.

[0039] Example 3

[0040] This embodiment provides a card storage device for a mahjong machine, which has a structure that is basically the same as that in Embodiment 1. The difference is that the card storage channel has a card inlet 1, a first card outlet 21, and a second card outlet 22. The card inlet 1 and the first card outlet 21 form a first channel, and the card inlet 1 and the second card outlet 22 form a second channel. The first channel and the second channel are independent of each other. At least one of the first channel and the second channel is composed of a front straight segment 3, a first arc segment 4, and a first rear straight segment 5 that are arranged sequentially and smoothly connected.

[0041] Example 4

[0042] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown in the figure, this embodiment is a mahjong machine, which includes a frame 8, and the four sides of the frame 8 are provided with card storage devices according to embodiment 1, embodiment 2 or embodiment 3.

[0043] like Figure 5 or Figure 6 As shown, the mahjong machine also includes a card-feeding push rod 9. The fixed end of the card-feeding push rod 9 is movably connected to the card storage device. The free end of the card-feeding push rod 9 has a card-feeding push head 10 that extends into the card storage channel. When the card-feeding push rod 9 rotates around its fixed end, the card-feeding push head 10 performs a card-pushing action in the card storage channel, pushing the mahjong tiles from the card inlet 1 to the card outlet 2.

[0044] In this embodiment, the card-adding push head 10 can be fixedly mounted on the card-adding push rod 9. In this case, the front straight segment 3, the first arc segment 4, the second arc segment 6, the first rear straight segment 5, and the second rear straight segment 7 can be compatible with the circumferential trajectory of the card-adding push head 10. If the card storage channel cannot be compatible with the circumferential trajectory due to reasons such as the angle of the first arc segment 4 becoming smaller or the length of the front straight segment 3, the first rear straight segment 5, and the second rear straight segment 7 increasing, it is necessary to movably mount the card-adding push head 10 on the card-adding push rod 9 so that the card-adding push rod 9 can change its position on the card-adding push rod 9 at any time with the card storage channel.

[0045] In this embodiment, after the card-adding pusher 9 moves from the card-inlet 1 to the card-outlet 2 in the card-storage channel, it can continue to move forward 360° to return to the card-inlet 1; or it can return to the card-inlet 1 along the original path; this utility model has no limitation in this regard.

Claims

1. A tile storage device for a mahjong machine, comprising at least one tile storage channel, characterized in that, The card storage channel is composed of a front straight section (3), a first arc section (4) and a first rear straight section (5) arranged sequentially and smoothly connected. The central angle of the first arc section (4) is less than 180°.

2. The card storage device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The lengths of the front straight segment (3) and the first rear straight segment (5) are both less than the length of the first arc segment (4).

3. The card storage device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The central angle of the first arc segment (4) is between 120° and 179.9°.

4. The card storage device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The card storage channel has a card inlet (1) and a card outlet (2). The card inlet (1) is connected to the front straight section (3), and the card outlet (2) is connected to the first rear straight section (5).

5. The card storage device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The card storage channel has a card inlet (1), a first card outlet (21) and a second card outlet (22). The card inlet (1) and the first card outlet (21) form a first channel, and the card inlet (1) and the second card outlet (22) form a second channel. At least one of the first channel and the second channel consists of a front straight section (3), a first arc section (4) and a first rear straight section (5) arranged sequentially and smoothly connected.

6. The card storage device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The card storage channel has a card inlet (1), a first card outlet (21) and a second card outlet (22), and the card inlet (1) and the second card outlet (22) form a main channel. The first card outlet (21) is connected to the main channel through a branch channel. The main channel at least consists of a front straight segment (3), a first arc segment (4) and a first rear straight segment (5) arranged sequentially and smoothly connected.

7. The card storage device as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The sub-channel is composed of a second arc segment (6) and a second straight segment (7).

8. A mahjong machine, comprising a frame (8), characterized in that, The rack (8) is provided with card storage devices as described in any one of claims 1-7 on all four sides.

9. The mahjong machine as described in claim 8, characterized in that, It also includes a card-adding push rod (9), the fixed end of which is movably connected to the card storage device, and the free end of which has at least one card-adding push head (10) that extends into the card storage channel to perform the card-adding action; The license plate pusher (10) is fixedly or movably mounted on the license plate pusher (9).

10. The mahjong machine as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The card-adding pusher (9) moves from the card-inlet (1) of the card storage channel to the card-outlet (2) and continues to move back to the card-inlet (1); Alternatively, the card-adding pusher (9) moves from the card-inlet (1) of the card storage channel to the card-outlet (2) and then returns to the card-inlet (1) along the same path.

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