Game Table Score Counter Rod Positioning and Bead Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bead-type score counters on game tables face issues with installation positioning accuracy and durability due to material scratches and jamming, leading to potential deviation and damage over time.
Innovation Solution
A game table score counter design featuring a middle rod with anti-collision protective rings and fixing rods, along with a protective sleeve for scoring beads, ensures accurate installation and reduces collision forces, maintaining the rod's axis position and extending service life.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional bead-type score counters are installed on game tables, then the structure is simple and installation is convenient, but the installation positioning accuracy deteriorates and the rod body position deviates after use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a fixing rod as an intermediary component between the middle rod and the table body. The fixing rod includes a fixing hole that receives the middle rod, and a limiting hole that works with a limiting pin to prevent deviation. This intermediary structure enables both convenient installation and accurate positioning without requiring complex direct attachment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the fixing mechanism into separate functional components: the middle rod, the fixing rod, the limiting pin, and the spring. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently - the fixing rod provides mounting, the limiting pin provides positioning accuracy, and the spring provides maintaining force, collectively solving both installation convenience and positioning precision requirements.
2Strength
If scoring beads are made of metal or hard plastic material, then the structure is durable, but the beads scratch the rod body when moving, causing jams and damages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a protective sleeve as an intermediary layer between the scoring beads and the middle rod. The protective sleeve is made of a material that is softer than the scoring beads (such as rubber or plastic), allowing the durable metal or hard plastic beads to move along the rod without directly contacting and scratching it. This intermediary protective layer maintains bead durability while eliminating the harmful scratching effect.
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AI summary
A game table includes a table body and a score counter mounted to the table body. The score counter includes a middle rod and a plurality of scoring beads. The scoring beads are movably sleeved on the middle rod. Two ends of the middle rod are provided with fixing rods, respectively. The two ends of the middle rod are inserted into fixing holes of the fixing rods to be positioned therein. The score counter has an ingenious design and can be installed conveniently. The installation and positioning accuracy is good. After a period of use, the middle rod of the score counter is still in the axis position, and the reliability of use is good.