Lottery Ball Machine with Modular Segmentation and Dynamic Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lottery ball machines can only operate one game at a time, making them inconvenient for players and limiting economic efficiency, as they cannot simultaneously draw balls for multiple games, and recycling mechanisms are not efficient for different game setups.
Innovation Solution
A lottery ball machine with multiple accommodation spaces, a ball control seat featuring receiving tubes and displacement plates, and blowers that allow for simultaneous operation of multiple games, enabling easy ball recycling and observation, and reducing equipment costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a conventional lottery ball machine is used, then one game can be played, but only one game at a time, which limits economic efficiency and convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The ball machine is divided into multiple independent accommodation spaces (first, second, third accommodation spaces) that can operate simultaneously. Each space has its own ball inlet, ball track, and control mechanism, allowing multiple games to be played at the same time without interfering with each other, thus increasing productivity while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The machine is designed with universal components that serve multiple functions. The ball control mechanism can selectively control balls from different accommodation spaces through the same ball track. The recycling mechanism can handle balls from any accommodation space and return them to the appropriate space, allowing a single machine to perform multiple game types simultaneously
2Ease of operation
If multiple separate game machines are used to play multiple games simultaneously, then player convenience improves, but equipment cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple game functions are merged into a single integrated machine. The machine combines multiple accommodation spaces, a shared ball track system, and a unified control mechanism into one device. This allows players to access multiple games simultaneously at a single location, improving convenience while reducing the need for multiple separate machines and associated costs
Solution Approach 2:
The machine provides universal access to multiple games through a single interface. Players can select different games and have balls drawn from appropriate accommodation spaces through the same ball dispensing mechanism, eliminating the need to move between separate machines and reducing overall equipment requirements
3Adaptability or versatility
If a single ball machine is used for one game, then the structure is simple, but the adaptability for different games is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The ball control mechanism is designed to be dynamic and reconfigurable. The control system can selectively activate different accommodation spaces and control which ball tracks are active based on the selected game type. This dynamic control allows the same physical structure to adapt to different game configurations without requiring complex permanent modifications
Solution Approach 2:
The machine allows changing operational parameters such as which accommodation spaces are active, which ball tracks are in use, and how the recycling mechanism routes balls. These parameter changes enable the same hardware to support different game types and configurations, increasing adaptability without adding significant structural complexity
4Productivity
If balls are recycled through a single route, then the mechanism is simple, but efficiency for different game setups is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The recycling mechanism features dynamic routing capabilities where balls can be directed through different paths based on game requirements. The system can selectively activate recycling routes that return balls to specific accommodation spaces, allowing efficient ball management for different game setups while using a unified recycling mechanism that doesn't require complex fixed infrastructure for each possible route
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables multiple games to be played simultaneously, enhancing player experience and economic benefits by allowing easy observation of drawn balls and reducing equipment costs through efficient ball recycling and operation.
Implementation Method 1
a blower, and the ball control seat comprises... Each blower is located under the air outlet of the ball tray
Data Source
AI summary
A lottery ball machine includes a box body, having tubes at a top thereof; a ball guide seat, having upper through holes and ball return holes at a top thereof and ball passages therein, upper ends of the ball passages being connected to the upper through holes, lower ends of the ball passages being communicated with the tubes; a ball control seat disposed above the ball guide seat, including an upper seat plate assembly having ball outlets, a lower seat plate having limit holes, receiving tubes connected to the limit holes, and displacement plates disposed at the bottom of the lower seat plate; ball tracks, upper ends of the ball tracks being disposed under the ball return holes, lower ends of the ball tracks corresponding to the box body, a gate assembly being provided between each ball track and the box body; and blowers, located under the box body.