CN202516285U - Automatic mahjong tile outlet lifting-pushing device of mahjong machine - Google Patents

Automatic mahjong tile outlet lifting-pushing device of mahjong machine Download PDF

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CN202516285U
CN202516285U CN2012200646157U CN201220064615U CN202516285U CN 202516285 U CN202516285 U CN 202516285U CN 2012200646157 U CN2012200646157 U CN 2012200646157U CN 201220064615 U CN201220064615 U CN 201220064615U CN 202516285 U CN202516285 U CN 202516285U
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The utility model discloses an automatic mahjong tile outlet lifting-pushing device of a mahjong machine. The automatic mahjong tile outlet lifting-pushing device comprises a support, a tile supporting plate and a rotation tile pushing mechanism, wherein the support is provided with a rocker mechanism, the rocker mechanism drives the tile supporting plate to do lifting motion, and the rotation tile pushing mechanism comprises at least one rotating shaft arranged on the tile supporting plate in a rotation manner; the upper end of each rotating shaft is fixed with an upper rotating rod, the upper rotating rod is connected with a tile pushing plate which can push mahjong tiles to a desktop from the tile supporting plate, and the tile pushing plate is provided with a first guide groove; and the front end of the upper rotating rod is arranged in the first guide groove in a sliding manner, the lower end of each rotating shaft is fixed with a lower rotating rod, the rocker mechanism is provided with a driving rod, and the lower rotating rod is provided with a driven rod which is matched with the driving rod and can drive the rotating shaft to rotate. The automatic mahjong tile outlet lifting-pushing device provided by the utility model has the advantages that the swing mechanism hoists the mahjong tiles so as to jack a cover plate of a hinge-free desktop to be opened, and then drives the rotation tile pushing mechanism to push the mahjong tiles on the desktop, the structure is simple, the failure rate is low, and the automatic mahjong tile outlet lifting-pushing device can be combined with a hinge-free mahjong machine desktop for use.

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Automatic mahjong-playing machine is played a card to rise and is pushed away device
Technical field
The utility model relates to automatic mahjong-playing machine and plays a card to rise and push away device.
Background technology
Mahjong is as a kind of public recreation stress-relieving activity now, and the market of automatic mahjong-playing machine is also developed rapidly.Mah-jong pieces will be pushed to desktop from the mahjong pieces outlet of desktop after the inner washed board heap of mahjong machine is good, be provided with capping in the mahjong pieces outlet; The set-up mode of present capping has two kinds; The firstth, capping is operated by actuating unit, straight up and down, posts the tablecloth consistent with desktop in the capping; The secondth, one side of capping links to each other with the desktop on mahjong pieces outlet limit through hinge, and capping is overturn along hinge, is to post the tablecloth consistent with desktop equally in the capping.More than two kinds of set-up modes; Because the tablecloth in the capping all is to be attached in the capping again after being cut into the capping size earlier; There is certain error during cutting,, destroyed the attractive in appearance of desktop integral body so have the gap between tablecloth in the capping and the tablecloth on the desktop; When capping is opened or closed, all can produce bigger noise simultaneously.So we have invented a kind of automatic mahjong-playing machine and have used desktop; Comprise the desktop body; The upper surface of said desktop body is fixed with tablecloth, has four mahjong pieces outlets on the said desktop body, is equipped with capping in said each mahjong pieces outlet; The upper surface of said capping is fixed on the bottom surface of tablecloth, and the tablecloth of said each mahjong pieces outlet top all has the scarfing that capping is opened towards desktop body center.The upset of capping need not used the connector of hinge and so on; And use tablecloth to connect as upset, and capping upset noiseless, it is low that simple cost is installed; Because the tablecloth in the capping gets off without cutting; Just sever along cover rim, therefore scarfing is not seen on the tablecloth surface after the capping closure, makes desktop seem attractive in appearance complete.But to this table top of automatic mahjong machine, just can not adopt elder generation in the past to shift mah-jong pieces onto mode of going up desktop again, that need design mah-jong pieces again rises the board mah-jong pushing device.
The utility model content
The purpose of the utility model is to provide automatic mahjong-playing machine to play a card to rise and pushes away device, and the mah-jong pieces push lifting device that can effectively solve existing automatic mahjong-playing machine can't be applicable to the problem of the integral type desktop that hinge-less connects.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the utility model is realized through following technical scheme: automatic mahjong-playing machine is played a card to rise and is pushed away device, comprises support, card bearing board, rotation piece-pushing mechanism; Said support is provided with endplay device; Said endplay device drives the card bearing board elevating movement, and said rotation piece-pushing mechanism comprises that at least one rotation is arranged on the rotating shaft on the card bearing board, and the upper end of every rotating shaft all is fixed with bull stick; The said bull stick of going up links to each other with the Mah-jongg push plate that mah-jong pieces are shifted onto on the desktop from card bearing board; Have first gathering sill on the said Mah-jongg push plate, the said front end of going up bull stick is slidingly arranged in first gathering sill, and the lower end of said every rotating shaft all is fixed with down bull stick; Said endplay device is provided with driving lever, and said down bull stick is provided with and cooperates with driving lever and drive the follower lever of rotating shaft rotation.
Preferably; Said endplay device comprises at least one rocking bar; The bottom of said rocking bar is rotated and is arranged on the support; Have second gathering sill on the said card bearing board, the upper end of said rocking bar is slidingly arranged in second gathering sill, and said support is provided with the limiting and guiding device that the restriction card bearing board can only vertically move; Make rocking bar can drive card bearing board and do the motion of keeping straight on up and down.
Preferably, said limiting and guiding device is two perpendicular baffle plates, and said perpendicular baffle plate vertically is arranged on the support at card bearing board two ends respectively; Simple in structure, easily manufactured.
Preferably, the leading portion of said second gathering sill is a straight-line groove, and the back segment of said second gathering sill keeps static deep-slotted chip breaker for when rocking bar is swung, making card bearing board; Rise to desktop when parallel at card bearing board, the motion of rocking bar swing driven rotary piece-pushing mechanism, it is static that card bearing board will keep, and makes things convenient for mah-jong pieces to release on the desktop.
Preferably, said rocking bar has two, is provided with first connecting rod between said two rocking bars; Said first connecting rod and two rocking bars all are rotationally connected, and said rotating shaft also has two, are provided with second connecting rod between said two following bull sticks; Said second connecting rod and two following bull sticks all are rotationally connected; Said second connecting rod is provided with passive bar, and said first connecting rod is provided with and promotes the driving lever that passive bar moves, and is provided with the elasticity reset device that makes the Mah-jongg push plate return between said second connecting rod and the card bearing board; Simple structure realizes that rocking bar drives rotating shaft and rotates.
Preferably, under original state, between driving lever and the passive bar segment distance is arranged, this distance arrives the difference in height of mahjong desktop when not rising for card bearing board; Be not raised at card bearing board and guarantee that Mah-jongg push plate does not move when concordant with desktop.
Preferably; The line of said two rotating shafts is parallel with the mahjong table limit; The last bull stick equal in length of fixing in said two rotating shafts; Have showdown locating slot longitudinally on the said card bearing board, said Mah-jongg push plate is provided with and the suitable alignment pin of showdown locating slot, and the lower end of said alignment pin is arranged on the showdown locating slot all the time; Guarantee the Mah-jongg push plate rectilinear motion.
Optional; The line of said two rotating shafts is parallel with the mahjong table limit; Last bull stick length fixing in said two rotating shafts is unequal; Have the showdown locating slot near short end of going up bull stick on the said card bearing board, said Mah-jongg push plate is provided with and the suitable alignment pin of showdown locating slot, and the lower end of said alignment pin is arranged in the showdown locating slot all the time; Can release the mah-jong pieces of inclination.
Compared with prior art; The utility model has the advantages that: the cover plate that mah-jong pieces rise the hinge-less desktop is backed down through swing mechanism; Through swing mechanism driven rotary piece-pushing mechanism mah-jong pieces are released on the desktop, fault rate simple in structure is low again, can be well and hinge-less mahjong machine table face be used; Owing to release to the desktop center when mah-jong pieces are played a card, make things convenient for the entertainer that enough distance codes boards are arranged like this.
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Fig. 1 plays a card for the utility model automatic mahjong-playing machine and rises the structural representation when pushing away device and not starting;
Fig. 2 plays a card for the utility model automatic mahjong-playing machine and rises the structural representation when pushing away the motion of device endplay device and making card bearing board run to the desktop flush position;
Fig. 3 plays a card to rise for the utility model automatic mahjong-playing machine and pushes away endplay device and the structural representation that rotates piece-pushing mechanism in the device;
Fig. 4 plays a card for the utility model automatic mahjong-playing machine and rises the structural representation when pushing away that the motion of rotation piece-pushing mechanism is shifted mah-jong pieces onto desktop among the device embodiment one;
Fig. 5 plays a card for the utility model automatic mahjong-playing machine and rises the structural representation when pushing away that the motion of rotation piece-pushing mechanism is shifted mah-jong pieces onto desktop among the device embodiment two.
The specific embodiment
Embodiment one:
Consult Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 and play a card for the utility model automatic mahjong-playing machine and rise the embodiment one push away device, automatic mahjong-playing machine is played a card to rise and is pushed away device, comprises support 1, card bearing board 2, rotation piece-pushing mechanism; Said support 1 is provided with endplay device, and said endplay device drives card bearing board 2 elevating movements, and said rotation piece-pushing mechanism comprises that at least one rotation is arranged on the rotating shaft 3 on the card bearing board 2; The upper end of every rotating shaft 3 all is fixed with bull stick 4, and the said bull stick 4 of going up links to each other with the Mah-jongg push plate 5 that mah-jong pieces are shifted onto on the desktop from card bearing board 2, has first gathering sill 9 on the said Mah-jongg push plate 5; The said front end of going up bull stick 4 is slidingly arranged in first gathering sill 9, and the lower end of said every rotating shaft 3 all is fixed with down bull stick 11, and said endplay device is provided with driving lever 14; Said down bull stick 11 is provided with and cooperates with driving lever 14 and drives the follower lever 13 that rotating shaft 3 is rotated, and a segment distance is arranged between driving lever 14 and the passive bar 13 under original state, and this distance is the difference in height that card bearing board 2 arrives mahjong desktop 15 when not rising; Said endplay device comprises at least one rocking bar 6; The bottom of said rocking bar 6 is rotated and is arranged on the support 1, has second gathering sill 7 on the said card bearing board 2, and the upper end of said rocking bar 6 is slidingly arranged in second gathering sill 7; Said support 1 is provided with the limiting and guiding device that restriction card bearing board 2 can only vertically move; Said limiting and guiding device is two perpendicular baffle plates 8, and said perpendicular baffle plate 8 vertically is arranged on respectively on the support 1 at card bearing board 2 two ends, and the leading portion of said second gathering sill 7 is a straight-line groove; The back segment of said second gathering sill 7 is for making card bearing board 2 keep static deep-slotted chip breaker when rocking bar 6 is swung; Said rocking bar 6 has two, is provided with first connecting rod 10 between said two rocking bars 6, and said first connecting rod 10 and two rocking bars 6 all are rotationally connected; Said rotating shaft 3 also has two; Be provided with second connecting rod 12 between said two following bull sticks 11, said second connecting rod 12 and two following bull sticks 11 all are rotationally connected, and said second connecting rod 12 is provided with passive bar 13; Said first connecting rod 10 is provided with and promotes the driving lever 14 that passive bar 13 moves, and is provided with the elasticity reset device that makes Mah-jongg push plate 5 returns between said second connecting rod 12 and the card bearing board 2.
Washed mah-jong pieces are arranged and are positioned on the card bearing board 2, utilize crank mechanism 18 to drive rocking bar 6 and begin to the vertical position swing from horizontal level, slide in the leading portion of second gathering sill 7 in the upper end of rocking bar 6; Card bearing board 2 beginnings motion is straight up backed down the capping on the mahjong table up to mah-jong pieces, and card bearing board 2 is concordant with desktop; The upper end of rocking bar 6 gets into the back segment of second gathering sill 7, rocking bar 6 continuation this moment motion in second gathering sill 7, but card bearing board 2 keeps static; Passive bar 13 on the second connecting rod 12 between driving lever 14 on the first connecting rod 10 between two rocking bars 6 and two rotating shafts 3 contacts; Rocking bar 6 continues motion makes driving lever 14 promote passive bar 13 motions, and passive bar 13 drives second connecting rod 12 rotates rotating shaft 3, and the rotation of rotating shaft 3 makes that going up bull stick 4 begins to rotate; Driving Mah-jongg push plate 5 shifts mah-jong pieces on the desktop onto from card bearing board 2; Alignment pin 17 in this process on the Mah-jongg push plate 5 moves in the locating slot of card bearing board 2 all the time, because the interaction of alignment pin 17 and locating slot makes Mah-jongg push plate 5 can only do the rectilinear motion of front and back; After mah-jong pieces are shifted onto on the desktop, press the said process antikinesis.
Embodiment two:
As shown in Figure 5; Be with the difference of embodiment one: the line of said two rotating shafts 3 is parallel with the mahjong table limit; Last bull stick 4 length fixing in said two rotating shafts 3 are unequal; Have showdown locating slot 16 near short end of going up bull stick 4 on the said card bearing board 2, said Mah-jongg push plate 5 is provided with the alignment pin 17 suitable with showdown locating slot 16, and the lower end of said alignment pin 17 is arranged in the showdown locating slot 16 all the time.
The course of work of present embodiment is with after the difference of embodiment one is driving lever 14 and passive bar 13 contacts; The individual rotating shaft 3 of passive bar 13 second connecting rod 12 companies of making undetermined is rotated simultaneously; Owing to last bull stick 4 length in two rotating shafts 3 are unequal; So Mah-jongg push plate 5 is released the back mah-jong pieces with mah-jong pieces and lined up oblique line, the entertainer just can directly begin to take domino like this, has saved entertainer's single stepping.
The above is merely the specific embodiment of the utility model; But the technical characterictic of the utility model is not limited thereto; Any those skilled in the art is in the field of the utility model, and variation of being done or modification all are encompassed among the claim of the utility model.

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1. automatic mahjong-playing machine is played a card to rise and is pushed away device; It is characterized in that: comprise support (1), card bearing board (2), rotation piece-pushing mechanism; Said support (1) is provided with endplay device; Said endplay device drives card bearing board (2) elevating movement, and said rotation piece-pushing mechanism comprises that at least one rotation is arranged on the rotating shaft (3) on the card bearing board (2), and the upper end of every rotating shaft (3) all is fixed with bull stick (4); The said bull stick (4) of going up links to each other with the Mah-jongg push plate (5) that mah-jong pieces are shifted onto on the desktop from card bearing board (2); Have first gathering sill (9) on the said Mah-jongg push plate (5), the said front end of going up bull stick (4) is slidingly arranged in first gathering sill (9), and the lower end of said every rotating shaft (3) all is fixed with down bull stick (11); Said endplay device is provided with driving lever (14), and said down bull stick (11) is provided with and cooperates with driving lever (14) and drive the follower lever (13) of rotating shaft (3) rotation.
2. automatic mahjong-playing machine as claimed in claim 1 is played a card to rise and is pushed away device; It is characterized in that: said endplay device comprises at least one rocking bar (6); The bottom of said rocking bar (6) is rotated and is arranged on the support (1); Have second gathering sill (7) on the said card bearing board (2), the upper end of said rocking bar (6) is slidingly arranged in second gathering sill (7), and said support (1) is provided with the limiting and guiding device that restriction card bearing board (2) can only vertically move.
3. automatic mahjong-playing machine as claimed in claim 2 is played a card to rise and is pushed away device, and it is characterized in that: said limiting and guiding device is two perpendicular baffle plates (8), and said perpendicular baffle plate (8) vertically is arranged on respectively on the support (1) at card bearing board (2) two ends.
4. automatic mahjong-playing machine as claimed in claim 2 is played a card to rise and is pushed away device, and it is characterized in that: the leading portion of said second gathering sill (7) is a straight-line groove, and the back segment of said second gathering sill (7) keeps static deep-slotted chip breaker for when rocking bar (6) is swung, making card bearing board (2).
5. automatic mahjong-playing machine as claimed in claim 2 is played a card to rise and is pushed away device; It is characterized in that: said rocking bar (6) has two; Be provided with first connecting rod (10) between said two rocking bars (6); Said first connecting rod (10) all is rotationally connected with two rocking bars (6), and said rotating shaft (3) also has two, is provided with second connecting rod (12) between said two following bull sticks (11); Said second connecting rod (12) all is rotationally connected with two following bull sticks (11); Said second connecting rod (12) is provided with passive bar (13), and said first connecting rod (10) is provided with and promotes the driving lever (14) that passive bar (13) moves, and is provided with the elasticity reset device that makes Mah-jongg push plate (5) return between said second connecting rod (12) and the card bearing board (2).
6. automatic mahjong-playing machine as claimed in claim 1 is played a card to rise and pushed away device, it is characterized in that: between driving lever under original state (14) and the passive bar (13) segment distance is arranged, this distance is card bearing board (2) arrives mahjong desktop (15) when not rising a difference in height.
7. play a card to rise like claim 5 or 6 described automatic mahjong-playing machines and push away device; It is characterized in that: the line of said two rotating shafts (3) is parallel with the mahjong table limit; Fixing last bull stick (4) equal in length is gone up in said two rotating shafts (3); Have showdown locating slot (16) longitudinally on the said card bearing board (2), said Mah-jongg push plate (5) is provided with the alignment pin (17) suitable with showdown locating slot (16), and the lower end of said alignment pin (17) is arranged on showdown locating slot (16) all the time.
8. play a card to rise like claim 5 or 6 described automatic mahjong-playing machines and push away device; It is characterized in that: the line of said two rotating shafts (3) is parallel with the mahjong table limit; It is unequal that fixing last bull stick (4) length is gone up in said two rotating shafts (3); Said card bearing board (2) is gone up near short end of going up bull stick (4) and is had showdown locating slot (16), and said Mah-jongg push plate (5) is provided with the alignment pin (17) suitable with showdown locating slot (16), and the lower end of said alignment pin (17) is arranged in the showdown locating slot (16) all the time.
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