Portable box-type mahjong machine

Abstract

A portable box-type mahjong machine, comprising a box body (1) and a box cover (2). The box cover (2) is connected to the box body (1) in an openable and closable manner, the outer surface of the box cover (2) is configured to be a mahjong game tabletop , and a through hole (22) is formed in the middle of the box cover (2); a base unit (6) is arranged in the box body (1), the inner surface of the box cover (2) is attached to the top of the base unit (6) when the box cover (2) covers the box body (1), and a tile outlet (33), tile inlets (31), and an operation panel (32) of the base unit (6) are all exposed out of the outer surface of the box cover (2) from the through hole (22). The mahjong machine changes a conventional table-type structure of an automatic mahjong machine; by designing the automatic mahjong machine as a box-type structure, a portable box and a mahjong machine are ingeniously combined, so that a base unit , a tabletop , etc., of the automatic mahjong machine can be integrally and conveniently carried and moved, and temporary assembly of additional accessory parts in bulk is not needed, allowing players to conveniently carry and use the machine anytime; and the openable box cover (2) also facilitates players to directly handle problems such as mahjong tile jamming appearing in the base unit (6) and facilitates maintenance.

Description

Box type portable mahjong machine TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of automatic mahjong machine of entertainment equipment, and specifically relates to a box type automatic mahjong machine convenient to carry. BACKGROUND

[0002] As a popular entertainment game device, the automatic mahjong machine provides players with a more comfortable playing experience by using magnetic mahjong tiles. The existing automatic mahjong machine usually uses two sets of magnetic mahjong tiles, and basically adopts the traditional method of arranging all the mahjong tiles in front of the players, which determines that the automatic mahjong machine needs four sets of pushing and lifting mechanisms. Not only does this make the structure of the machine core (i.e. the mahjong main machine) itself more complex, but also the space and weight of the mahjong main machine cannot be reduced, making it difficult to achieve lightweight and portability of the mahjong machine.

[0003] The present inventor previously innovated and applied for an automatic mahjong machine with the publication number CN107376336B, which creatively changed the traditional mahjong machine. The creative automatic mahjong machine adopts a new mahjong machine structure designed by automatically pushing the mahjong tiles in the middle of the machine body for players to grab, which only needs one set of magnetic mahjong tiles to meet the normal use of players, simplifies the structure of the mahjong main machine, greatly reduces the number of parts and occupies less space, and is more portable than the traditional mahjong machine. Moreover, it can also prevent cheating and meet the adjustment of the number of mahjong tiles and even the number of players for different playing methods. However, the invention still does not further solve the problem of portability of the mahjong machine. Although the invention does not limit the overall structure of the final mahjong machine product, it is still difficult to break away from the traditional overall structure of the traditional table type mahjong machine based on technical bias or stereotypes during the implementation of the invention. As shown in the attached drawing 1, the invention with the publication number CN107376336B is easily used in the structure of the table type mahjong machine, and the final product is still a table type mahjong machine, which does not meet the actual needs of convenient carrying and moving.

[0004] With the rise of outdoor activities, people's demand for mahjong entertainment in many beautiful natural environments such as the wild is increasing, which requires the mahjong machine to be portable. The traditional table type mahjong machine obviously cannot meet this demand. How to further innovate the mahjong machine to be more portable becomes a technical problem to be solved, and it also needs to meet the demand of users to manually handle possible card jamming and other faults in the machine body at any time. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present application aims to provide an automatic mahjong machine with a box type structure that is convenient to carry and maintain.

[0006] In order to achieve the technical purpose, the scheme of the present application is: a box type portable mahjong machine, comprising a main machine for automatically shuffling and dealing magnetic mahjong tiles, a shuffling barrel is arranged at the bottom of the main machine, a dealing opening, a tile returning opening and an operation panel are arranged at the top of the main machine, a shuffling mechanism, a tile taking and conveying mechanism and a tile pushing and lifting mechanism are arranged in the shuffling barrel, the mahjong machine further comprises a box body and a box cover, the box cover is connected with the box body in an openable and closable manner, the outer surface of the box cover is configured as a mahjong game table top, and a through hole is formed in the middle of the box cover; the main machine of the mahjong machine is arranged in the box body, the inner surface of the box cover is attached to the top of the main machine when the box cover is closed, and the dealing opening, the tile returning opening and the operation panel of the main machine are arranged at the positions corresponding to the through hole of the box cover on the top of the main machine; when the box cover is closed, the dealing opening, the tile returning opening and the operation panel of the main machine are exposed on the outer surface of the box cover from the through hole.

[0007] As a further improvement, a disc member is arranged on the top of the main machine, the size of the surface of the disc member matches the size of the through hole of the box cover; the dealing opening, the tile returning opening and the operation panel are arranged on the disc member, and the disc member is exposed on the outer surface of the box cover from the through hole of the box cover when the box cover is closed.

[0008] As a further improvement, the dealing opening is formed at the central position of the disc member, and the tile pushing and lifting mechanism is located below the dealing opening; the operation panel is arranged in a ring shape around the dealing opening of the disc member; the tile returning opening is formed on the disc member at the outer peripheral position of the operation panel, and a rotatable tile returning door is further arranged at the bottom of the disc member.

[0009] As a further improvement, one side of the box cover is connected with the box body by a soft hinge or is pivotally connected with the box body, and the remaining sides of the box cover are connected with the box body by a zipper or a fastener.

[0010] As a further improvement, a box handle is arranged on at least one side wall of the box body.

[0011] As a further improvement, a power connection end is arranged on the main machine, and the power connection end is arranged on the side wall of the box body.

[0012] As a further improvement, a gear switch is arranged on the main machine, and the gear switch is arranged on the side wall of the box body.

[0013] As a further improvement, a component for fixing the main machine is arranged at the bottom of the box body.

[0014] As a further improvement, a raised stopper is arranged around the outer surface of the box cover.

[0015] As a further improvement, the box body and the box cover are square, and the outer contour of the main machine matches the box body.

[0016] The application completely changes the traditional table type structure of the automatic mahjong machine, designs the automatic mahjong machine as a box type structure, fixes the main machine of the mahjong machine in the box, directly constructs the box cover covering the box as the mahjong game table top, opens the through hole on the box cover to expose the card returning port and the operation panel on the top of the main machine for the players to operate, combines the portable box and the mahjong machine skillfully, enables the main machine and the table top of the automatic mahjong machine to be integrally portable, and does not need the temporary assembly of more other scattered accessory parts, meets the convenient and quick use of the players, in addition, the openable and closable box cover is also convenient for the players to directly treat and maintain the card jam and other problems in the main machine in time, the scheme is the overturning originality and innovation in the field of mahjong machines, and is extremely practical and has market value. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a traditional table type mahjong machine;

[0018] Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the box type mahjong machine in the use state of the application;

[0019] Fig. 3 is a top view of the view of Fig. 2;

[0020] Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the box type mahjong machine of the application when the box cover is opened;

[0021] Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the box type mahjong machine of the application;

[0022] Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the box type mahjong machine of the application in the storage state;

[0023] Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the main machine structure in the application;

[0024] Fig. 8 is an exploded view of the disc member in the application.

[0025] In the drawings:

[0026] 1 box, 11 power connection end, 12 gear switch;

[0027] 2 box cover, 21 raised stopper, 22 through hole;

[0028] 3 disc member, 31 card returning port, 32 operation panel, 33 card dealing port, 34 card returning door, 35 door opening and closing drive;

[0029] 4 box lifting handle, 5 magnetic mahjong tile;

[0030] 6 main machine, 61 top of main machine, 62 shuffling barrel, 63 tile pushing mechanism, 64 control unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The application will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples. In the following detailed description, certain exemplary embodiments of the application are described in terms of the specifications and details. It is clear to those skilled in the art that the described embodiments can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Therefore, the drawings and descriptions are illustrative in nature and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the claims.

[0032] As shown in Figs. 2 to 6, the present application is a box type portable mahjong machine, which is different from the traditional table type mahjong machine as shown in Fig. 1. The present application is based on the main innovative principle of an automatic mahjong machine disclosed in the inventor's earlier application with publication number CN107376336B, and is a further unique innovation based on the main innovative principle, rather than a further detailed improvement of the disclosed scheme of the automatic mahjong machine.

[0033] As shown in the accompanying drawings 4, 5, the box portable mahjong machine of the present application comprises a main machine 6 for automatic shuffling and dealing of magnetic mahjong tiles 5, the bottom of which is provided with a shuffling barrel 62 mainly for disarranging the recycled mahjong tiles; the top 61 of the main machine is provided with a dealing opening 33, a tile returning opening 31 and an operation panel 32, the operation panel 32 is used for the user to select the east, south, west and north directions and to throw the dice, start and stop the dealing and returning of tiles and other related operations when playing the mahjong machine; the shuffling barrel 62 is provided with a shuffling mechanism, a tile taking and conveying mechanism and a tile pushing and lifting mechanism 63, wherein the shuffling mechanism and the tile taking and conveying mechanism are not shown in the drawings of the present application and can be implemented by those skilled in the art in the light of the foregoing background art, which is not the innovation point of the present application and thus will not be described in detail in the present application. In the preferred embodiment, the tile pushing and lifting mechanism is arranged at the center of the main machine 6, the mahjong tiles are conveyed from the shuffling mechanism to the tile pushing and lifting mechanism through the tile taking and conveying mechanism, and then the mahjong tiles are sent out from the dealing opening 33 by the tile pushing and lifting mechanism for the players to grab; the tile taking and conveying mechanism is composed of two groups of conveying units arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the tile pushing and lifting mechanism, the conveying units are all connected with the tile pushing and lifting mechanism to send the mahjong tiles from the shuffling mechanism to the tile pushing and lifting mechanism; the tile pushing and lifting mechanism comprises a tile pushing and lifting platform and a pushing and lifting driving unit for driving the lifting platform to move up and down, the mahjong tiles are sent to the tile pushing and lifting platform by the conveying units, the platform surface of the tile pushing and lifting platform can be divided into two adjacent sides, and one mahjong tile can be horizontally placed on each side; one conveying unit corresponds to one side of the platform surface of the tile pushing and lifting platform, and the other conveying unit corresponds to the other side of the platform surface of the tile pushing and lifting platform; the tile pushing and lifting platform can simultaneously receive the mahjong tiles from the two conveying units when it is lowered, and the mahjong tiles on the platform surface are sent out from the dealing opening 33 by the tile pushing and lifting platform when it is raised for the players to grab. The tile returning opening 31 is an opening for returning the mahjong tiles to the shuffling barrel when the players need to return the mahjong tiles, and is provided with a tile returning door which can be opened and closed by a motor, the tile returning door closes the tile returning opening when the tiles do not need to be returned, so that the external objects cannot enter the main machine and the objects in the main machine cannot fall out of the main machine. In the preferred scheme, the above shuffling mechanism, tile taking and conveying mechanism, tile pushing and lifting mechanism, tile returning door and operation panel are generally controlled by a control unit 64.

[0034] The core of the present application is that the box type portable mahjong machine further comprises a box body 1 and a box cover 2, the box cover 2 is connected with the box body 1 in an openable and closable manner (i.e. can be opened and closed), as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the outer surface of the box cover 2 is configured as a mahjong game table, a through hole 22 is formed in the middle of the box cover 2, the main machine 6 of the mahjong machine is arranged in the box body 1, and preferably, the bottom of the box body is provided with a component for fixing the main machine. When the box cover 2 is closed with the box body 1, the inner surface of the box cover 2 is attached to the top 61 of the main machine; the function is to directly use the box cover as the mahjong game table, which is convenient for the player to carry the mahjong game table and the main machine integrally, without the need to carry a special mahjong game table additionally, and the box cover provides the game table while the main machine is stored and closed, which is one of the keys to portability. The dealing opening 33, the returning opening 31 and the operation panel 32 of the main machine 6 are arranged at positions corresponding to the through hole 22 of the box cover on the top 61 of the main machine; when the box cover 2 is closed with the box body 1, the dealing opening 33, the returning opening 31 and the operation panel 32 of the main machine 6 are exposed on the outer surface of the box cover 2 from the through hole 22, so that the box cover 2 not only stores and closes other parts of the main machine, but also provides the player with the space structure for directly using the operation panel of the mahjong machine on the outer surface of the box cover 2 and for taking and returning cards from the main machine. In addition, the openable and closable box cover 2 is also convenient for the player to directly deal with and maintain the card jam and other problems in the main machine 6.

[0035] In a preferred embodiment, in order to further match the main machine 6 and the box cover 2, the structure and cost optimization of the main machine 6 are considered, the top 61 of the main machine is configured with a disc component 3, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the surface size of the disc component 3 matches the size of the through hole 22 of the box cover 2, so as to ensure that the disc component 3 of the top 61 of the main machine can cover all other parts of the main machine except the disc component 3 when the box cover 2 is closed; the dealing opening 33, the returning opening 31 and the operation panel 32 are all arranged on the disc component 3, which is convenient for overall assembly; when the box cover 2 is closed with the box body 1, the disc component 3 is exposed on the outer surface of the box cover from the through hole 22 of the box cover. As a specific best embodiment, the dealing opening 33 is formed at the central part of the disc component 3, and the pushing and lifting mechanism 63 is located below the dealing opening 33; the operation panel 32 is configured in a ring shape and arranged around the dealing opening 33 of the disc component 3; the returning opening 31 is formed on the disc component 3 at the outer peripheral part of the operation panel 32, and the bottom of the disc component 3 is further provided with a rotatable returning door 34, and the returning door 34 is further provided with a door opening and closing drive 35, so that when the returning door 34 is rotated under the action of the door opening and closing drive 35, the returning opening 31 is closed, external objects cannot enter the main machine, and objects in the main machine cannot fall out of the main machine, so as to ensure the storage and closure, prevent the mahjong cards played in a game from falling back into the shuffling barrel, and ensure the normal playing of the player.

[0036] As a specific embodiment, one side of the box cover 2 is connected with the box body 1 by a soft hinge or is hinged, and the remaining sides of the box cover 2 are connected with the box body 1 by a zipper or a fastener. Of course, any other existing connection technology that can be used by those skilled in the art can also be used.

[0037] In order to facilitate the user to carry the mahjong machine of the application, as shown in Figure 2, at least one side wall of the box body 1 is provided with a box handle 4.

[0038] In order to facilitate power supply and operation, as shown in Figure 6, the main machine is provided with a power connection end 11, which is installed on the side wall of the box body. In the preferred embodiment, all motors of the main machine 6 are DC small motors, and a power bank can be used to directly power the main machine 6 and can be used for a long time. The main machine 6 is provided with a gear switch 12, which is installed on the side wall of the box body 1. The gear switch is mainly used to adjust the number of mahjong tiles for playing, the matching game, etc.

[0039] In order to be more in line with the traditional mahjong entertainment habits, in the preferred embodiment, a raised stopper 21 is arranged on the periphery of the outer surface of the box cover 1 for stopping the mahjong tiles, the box body 1 and the box cover 2 are designed as a square, and the outer contour of the main machine matches the box body.

[0040] The mahjong machine of the application contributes an innovative scheme, which can be conveniently carried to any location intended for entertainment, such as a bed, a floor, an outdoor lawn, various tables and stools, and can automatically play mahjong without any other accessory assembly. It is simple, fast, light and convenient. Only one piece of magnetic mahjong tile is needed, and the weight and power consumption are reduced, saving materials and resources. In addition, since the tiles are taken on demand, the number of tiles for starting and the game can be changed on the control program through the gear switch 12, so that two or three or four people can participate in the game, which is more suitable for the needs of portable games.

[0041] The application completely changes the traditional table structure of the automatic mahjong machine, and designs the automatic mahjong machine as a box body structure. The main machine of the mahjong machine is fixedly arranged in the box body, the box cover covering the box body is directly designed as a mahjong game table, and a through hole is formed in the box cover to expose the tile outlet on the top of the main machine and the operation panel for the player to operate. Such a structure design ingeniously combines the portable box and the mahjong machine, so that the main machine and the table of the automatic mahjong machine can be integrally carried and moved, and do not need to be temporarily assembled with more other scattered accessory parts, which meets the needs of the player to conveniently use it anytime and anywhere. In addition, the openable and closable box cover is also convenient for the player to directly process and maintain the jammed tiles in the main machine in time. The scheme is a revolutionary and innovative scheme in the field of mahjong machines, and has high practicability and market value.

[0042] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present application. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and the above-mentioned embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principles of the present application. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, various changes and improvements can be made to the present application, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the claimed present application. The scope of protection of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A box type portable mahjong machine, comprising a main machine for automatically shuffling and dealing magnetic mahjong tiles, wherein a shuffling barrel is arranged at the bottom of the main machine, a dealing opening, a tile returning opening and an operation panel are arranged at the top of the main machine, a shuffling mechanism, a tile taking and conveying mechanism and a tile pushing and lifting mechanism are arranged in the shuffling barrel. The mahjong machine further comprises a box body and a box cover, the box cover is connected with the box body in an openable and closable manner, the outer surface of the box cover is configured as a mahjong game table, a through hole is formed in the middle of the box cover; the main machine of the mahjong machine is arranged in the box body, the inner surface of the box cover is attached to the top of the main machine when the box cover is closed, the card outlet, the card returning port and the operation panel of the main machine are arranged at the positions corresponding to the through hole of the box cover on the top of the main machine; when the box cover is closed, the card outlet, the card returning port and the operation panel of the main machine are exposed on the outer surface of the box cover from the through hole.

2. The box-type portable mahjong machine according to claim 1, characterized by A disc member is arranged on the top of the main machine, the size of the surface of the disc member is matched with the size of the through hole of the box cover; the card outlet, the card returning port and the operation panel are arranged on the disc member, and the disc member is exposed on the outer surface of the box cover from the through hole of the box cover when the box cover is closed.

3. The box-type portable mahjong machine according to claim 2, characterized by The card outlet is arranged at the center of the disc member, and the pushing and lifting mechanism is arranged below the card outlet; the operation panel is arranged in a ring shape around the card outlet of the disc member; the card returning port is arranged on the disc member at the outer peripheral position of the operation panel, and a rotatable card returning door is further arranged on the bottom of the disc member.

4. The box-type portable mahjong machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by, The side of the box cover is connected with the box body by a soft hinge or is pivotally connected with the box body, and the other sides of the box cover are connected with the box body by a zipper or a fastener.

5. The box-type portable mahjong machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by, A box handle is arranged on at least one side wall of the box body.

6. The box-type portable mahjong machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by, The main machine is provided with a power connection end, and the power connection end is arranged on the side wall of the box body.

7. The box-type portable mahjong machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by, The main machine is provided with a gear switch, and the gear switch is arranged on the side wall of the box body.

8. The box-type portable mahjong machine according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized by, A component for fixing the main machine is arranged on the bottom of the box body.

9. The box-type portable mahjong machine according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized by, A raised stopper is arranged on the periphery of the outer surface of the box cover.

10. The box-type portable mahjong machine according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized by, The box body and the box cover are square, and the outer contour of the main machine is matched with the box body.

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