Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be considered as limiting the present invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "a plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
In the invention, the center of the mahjong machine is taken as the inside, and the periphery of the mahjong machine is taken as the outside.
In the invention, the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of a single motor only represent the opposite rotation directions of the single motor, namely when one motor rotates forwards and the other motor rotates backwards, the rotation directions of the two motors can be the same or different.
A mahjong machine as shown in fig. 1-3, comprising a bottom plate 1, a mahjong machine table surface 2, a shuffling tray 3 located at the center and a driving mechanism thereof, and four groups of card picking and carrying systems surrounding the four sides of the shuffling tray 3, wherein the card picking and carrying systems comprise a card sending device 4 for picking and sending out mahjong tiles 10 from the shuffling tray 3 one by one, a flat pushing and card feeding device 5 and a slope card feeding mechanism 6 for sending the arranged mahjong tiles 10 to the mahjong machine table surface 2, and a card pushing machine head 7 for pushing the mahjong tiles 10 to the flat pushing and card feeding device 5 and the slope card feeding mechanism 6 respectively, wherein the four flat pushing and card feeding devices 5 are enclosed into a rectangular shape parallel to the edge of the table surface, the four slope card feeding mechanisms 6 are enclosed into a rectangular shape parallel to the edge of the table surface, and the slope card feeding mechanism 6 is located outside the flat pushing and card feeding device 5.
The mahjong tile pushing machine head 7 can push a single mahjong tile 10 to the horizontal pushing and tile loading device 5 until the first layer mahjong tile 10 of the horizontal pushing and tile loading device 5 is fully arranged, then the mahjong tile pushing machine head 7 pushes the second layer mahjong tile 10 to the first layer mahjong tile 10, and then the horizontal pushing and tile loading device 5 pushes the mahjong tiles to lift to the mahjong machine table surface 2.
The card pushing head 7 can also push a single mahjong card 10 to move on the slope card loading mechanism 6 until the number of the mahjong cards reaches the designated number, and then the slope card loading mechanism 6 pushes the mahjong card to lift the mahjong card to the tabletop 2 of the mahjong machine.
Like this, whole mahjong machine is carried for individual layer mahjong tiles 10 all the time at the in-process of carrying mahjong tiles 10, the perpendicular distance that shortens mahjong tiles 10 that can show like this rises to mahjong machine desktop 2, namely to mechanism 6 is played on the slope, its slope is showing and is slowing down, and then make the process of playing tiles more mild more stable, to pushing away tablet aircraft nose 7, it no longer need carry out the action of folding the mahjong tiles 10, make and push away tablet mechanism simple structure, and mahjong tiles 10 easily turn over the tablet scheduling problem when having avoided folding the tablet, and to whole mahjong machine, can make four groups pick up the tablet handling system and arrange compacter, and then reduce the volume of whole mahjong machine.
The mahjong machine table surface 2 shown in fig. 4-5 is provided with four inner card outlets 25 and four outer card outlets 26, the four inner card outlets 25 are rectangular openings and parallel to the edge of the mahjong machine table surface 2, the four outer card outlets 26 are positioned outside the inner card outlets 25, the four outer card outlets 26 are respectively positioned at four corners of the mahjong machine table surface 2 or are close to four corners, the flat push card feeding device 5 feeds two layers of mahjong cards 10 to the mahjong machine table surface 2 through the four inner card outlets 25, and the slope card feeding mechanism 6 feeds a single layer of mahjong cards to the mahjong machine table surface 2 through the four outer card outlets 26.
In the embodiment of the present application, the distribution of the four inner outlets 25 is different from that of the prior similar four-outlet mahjong machine as follows: the mahjong loading of the four-mouth mahjong machine is to convey all the mahjong tiles 10 to the tabletop 2 of the mahjong machine through the four tile outlets, so that the tile outlets of the four-mouth mahjong machine are required to accommodate the mahjong tiles 10 with the complete pier number, and now, the four-mouth mahjong machine head stacking component and the horizontal pushing component are integrated into a whole, so that relatively more space is occupied, the minimum length of the tile supporting plate is not less than 540mm, in the eight-mouth mahjong machine in the embodiment of the application, the inner tile outlet 25 only needs to accommodate the mahjong tiles 10 with the rest pier number after a player grabs 12-13 tiles, and thus, the maximum length of the supporting plate can not exceed 458 mm. The arrangement can enable the distance between the inner opening and the outer opening to be far, and space is reserved for the mahjong pushing component of the machine head, in order to ensure that the overall performance of the mahjong machine is in a better state in the eight-opening mahjong machine in the embodiment of the application, the spacing distance between the two inner mahjong outlet openings 25 is controlled within a range of 400mm-540mm, and the width of the inner mahjong outlet openings 25 is controlled within a range of no more than 458 mm.
The card-pushing head 7 shown in fig. 14 comprises a head box 71, at least one card-pushing motor 72, a first card-pushing head 73, a second card-pushing head 74, a card-blocking block 75, a first curve wheel 76 and a second curve wheel 77, wherein the at least one card-pushing motor 72 is mounted on the head box 71; the first card pushing head 73 is mounted on the machine head box 71 and is driven by the card pushing motor 72 to slide in a translation mode relative to the machine head box 71; the second card pushing head 74 is mounted on the machine head box 71 and is driven by the card pushing motor 72 to slide in a translation mode relative to the machine head box 71; the card blocking block 75 is arranged on the head box 71 and is driven by the card pushing motor 72 to move up and down relative to the head box 71; and a first pushing position 421 and a second pushing position 422 which are arranged back and forth along the conveying direction of the mahjong tiles 10, wherein the tile blocking block 75 is arranged between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position 422 and can be lifted up and down to block the mahjong tiles 10 and allow the mahjong tiles 10 to pass, the first pushing head 73 is positioned on one side of the first pushing position 421 and slides in and out of the first pushing position 421 to push the tiles, and the second pushing head 74 is positioned on one side of the second pushing position 422 and slides in and out of the second pushing position 422 to push the tiles. Further preferably, the card inlet and the first card pushing head 73 of the horizontal card pushing and feeding device 5 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the first card pushing position 421, and the card inlet and the second card pushing head 74 of the slope card feeding mechanism 6 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the second card pushing position 422; when the blocking block 75 moves between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position 422, the blocking block 75 blocks the mahjong tiles 10 from entering the second pushing position 422, and the first pushing head 73 pushes the single mahjong tile 10 located at the first pushing position 421 into the tile inlet of the flat pushing and loading device 5; when the blocking block 75 moves out of the range between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position 422, the mahjong tiles 10 enter the second pushing position 422, and the second pushing head 74 pushes the single mahjong tile 10 located at the second pushing position 422 into the tile inlet of the slope tile feeding mechanism 6.
The first card pushing position 421 is a position space outside the card outlet of the card sending device 4 for the first card pushing head 73 to push cards, the second card pushing position 422 is a position space outside the first card pushing position 421 for the second card pushing head 74 to push cards, the card blocking block 75 is moved between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422, the card blocking block 75 is positioned in the space height of the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422, the moving of the card blocking block 75 out of the space height between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422 means that the card blocking block 75 is not positioned in the space height of the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422, in this embodiment, the conveying belt of the card sending device 4 extends to a position below the first card pushing position 421 to form a first card bearing table for storing mahjong cards 10.
Specifically, a first curve wheel 76, a second curve wheel 77 and a first mounting seat 78 are arranged on the machine head box 71, the first mounting seat 78 is connected with the machine head box 71 in a vertical sliding manner, the tile blocking block 75 is fixed on the first mounting seat 78, the first mounting seat 78 is connected with the first curve wheel 76 in a transmission manner, the first tile pushing head 73 is connected with the first mounting seat 78 in a sliding manner in a translation manner, the second tile pushing head 74 is connected with the machine head box 71 in a sliding manner in a translation manner, the first tile pushing head 73 and the second tile pushing head 74 are respectively connected with the second curve wheel 77 in a transmission manner, and the first curve wheel 76 and the second curve wheel 77 are respectively connected with the tile pushing motor 72 in a transmission manner; the card pushing motor 72 drives the first card pushing head 73 and the card blocking block 75 to lift together through the first curve wheel 76, and the card pushing motor 72 drives the first card pushing head 73 and/or the second card pushing head 74 to push cards through the second curve wheel 77; further preferably, a seventh connecting block 782 is arranged at the bottom of the first mounting seat 78, a fourth rolling bearing 781 is arranged at the bottom of the seventh connecting block 782, a plurality of guide posts are further arranged on the upper surface of the handpiece box 71, the first mounting seat 78 is arranged on the guide posts in a lifting manner, and when the first curve wheel 76 rotates, the fourth rolling bearing 781 can be jacked up, so that the first mounting seat 78 stably ascends through the guide posts, and the first card pushing head 73 and the card blocking block 75 ascend.
Specifically, when the blocking block 75 moves between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position 422, the blocking block 75 blocks the mahjong tiles 10 from entering the second pushing position 422, and the first pushing head 73 pushes the single mahjong tile 10 located at the first pushing position 421; when the card blocking block 75 moves out of the position between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422, the mahjong tiles 10 enter the second card pushing position 422, the second card pushing head 74 pushes the single mahjong tile 10 located at the second card pushing position 422, and the first card pushing head 73 does not push the single mahjong tile 10 passing through the first card pushing position 421.
Specifically, a first connecting block 70 is arranged in the nose box 71, the lower portion of the first connecting block 70 is hinged to the nose box 71, the upper portion of the first connecting block 70 is movably matched with a first card pushing head 73 and/or a second card pushing head 74, and the first connecting block 70 is driven by a second curve wheel 77 to swing so as to push the first card pushing head 73 and/or the second card pushing head 74 to push cards.
Specifically, the card blocking block 75 comprises a first card blocking portion 751 and a second card blocking portion 752, wherein the first card blocking portion 751 is consistent with the forward pushing direction of the first card pushing head 73, the second card blocking portion 752 is perpendicular to the forward pushing direction of the first card pushing head 73, the first card blocking portion 751 and the second card blocking portion 752 are fixedly connected or integrally formed, and the second card blocking portion 752 is lower than the first card blocking portion 751; preferably, the distance between the highest point of the second card retaining portion 752 and the lowest point of the first card retaining portion 751 is less than the thickness of one mahjong card 10, further preferably, the second card retaining portion 752 moves in and out between the first card pushing position 421 of the card feeding device 4 and the card inlet of the card pushing and loading device 5 to achieve blocking or passing, the first card retaining portion 751 moves in and out between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422 to achieve blocking or passing, and the conveying belt of the card feeding device 4 extends to the first card retaining portion 751 of the card retaining block 75 between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422; when the first card blocking part 751 is blocked between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422, the second card blocking part 752 moves out of the position between the first card pushing position 421 of the card feeding device 4 and the card inlet of the flat-pushing card feeding device 5, so that the first card pushing head 73 can push a single mahjong card 10 located at the first card pushing position 421 into the card inlet of the flat-pushing card feeding device 5; when the first deck portion 751 moves out of the range between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position 422, the second deck portion 752 enters between the first pushing position 421 of the card feeding device 4 and the card inlet of the flat-pushing card feeding device 5 to prevent the mahjong tiles 10 from entering the card inlet of the flat-pushing card feeding device 5.
Specifically, the second card pushing head 74 includes a sliding portion for sliding on the head box 71 and a card pushing portion for pushing a card, which protrudes outward of the head box 71.
When one tile pushing motor 72 is arranged in the tile pushing machine head 7, a first connecting shaft 711 is arranged at the bottom in the machine head box 71, a first connecting block 70 capable of rotating around the first connecting shaft 711 is sleeved on the first connecting shaft 711, a fifth rolling bearing 701 is arranged at the lower part of the first connecting block 70, at least one sixth rolling bearing 702 is arranged at the upper part of the first connecting block 70, the fifth rolling bearing 701 can rotate relative to the axial lead of the fifth rolling bearing 701 and is in contact with a second curve wheel 77, and the sixth rolling bearing 702 can rotate around the axial lead of the sixth rolling bearing and is in contact with at least a second tile pushing head 74; further preferably, the first mounting seat 78 is provided with a first sliding slot, the first card pushing head 73 can slide on the first sliding slot, the upper surface of the handpiece box 71 is provided with a second sliding slot, and the second card pushing head 74 can slide on the second sliding slot.
In order to push the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 simultaneously by the rotation of the first connecting block 70, the first embodiment is as follows: the first connecting block 70 is a Y-shaped block, two sixth rolling bearings 702 are arranged at the upper part of the first connecting block 70, and the two sixth rolling bearings 702 are respectively contacted with the first tile pushing head 73 and the second tile pushing head 74, so that when the tile pushing motor 72 rotates forwards to drive the second curve wheel 77 to rotate forwards, the first connecting block 70 rotates to drive the second tile pushing head 74 to push forwards, and the first tile pushing head 73 is static or pushes forwards; preferably, a third connecting block 731 is arranged at the bottom of the first card pushing head 73, a fourth connecting block 741 is arranged at the bottom of the second card pushing head 74, the third connecting block 731 and the first card pushing head 73 are fixedly connected or integrally formed, the fourth connecting block 741 and the second card pushing head 74 are fixedly connected or integrally formed, and the two sixth rolling bearings 702 are respectively in contact with the vertical surfaces of the third connecting block 731 and the fourth connecting block 741.
In order to push the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 simultaneously by the rotation of the first connecting block 70, the second embodiment is as follows: a sixth rolling bearing 702 is arranged at the upper part of the first connecting block 70, the sixth rolling bearing 702 is in contact with the second tile pushing head 74, a third chute in the vertical direction is arranged on the second tile pushing head 74, and the first tile pushing head 73 can slide up and down on the third chute, so that when the second curve wheel 77 is driven to rotate forward by the tile pushing motor 72, the first connecting block 70 rotates to drive the second tile pushing head 74 to push forward, and the first tile pushing head 73 is static or pushes forward; further preferably, a fifth connecting block is arranged at the bottom of the first mahjong pushing head 73, a sixth connecting block is arranged at the bottom of the second mahjong pushing head 74, the fifth connecting block and the first mahjong pushing head 73 are fixedly connected or integrally formed, the sixth connecting block and the second mahjong pushing head 74 are fixedly connected or integrally formed, the sixth connecting block is an L-shaped block, a third sliding groove in the vertical direction is arranged at the tail end of the sixth connecting block, and the fifth sliding groove can slide up and down on the third sliding groove.
In order to return the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 to the original positions after being pushed forwards, the first embodiment is as follows: the automatic mahjong machine is further provided with a first tension spring and a second tension spring, one end of the first tension spring is connected with the first mahjong pushing head 73, the other end of the first tension spring is connected with the first mounting seat 78 or the machine head box 71, one end of the second tension spring is connected with the second mahjong pushing head 74, the other end of the second tension spring is connected with the machine head box 71, and when the first mahjong pushing head 73 and the second mahjong pushing head 74 are pushed forwards, the first mahjong pushing head 73 and the second mahjong pushing head 74 are respectively pulled back to the original positions through the first tension spring and the second tension spring; further preferably, the first positioning column is arranged on the first mahjong head 73, the second positioning column is arranged on the upper surface of the first mounting seat 78 or the handpiece box 71, the connecting line of the first positioning column and the second positioning column is consistent with the forward pushing direction of the first mahjong head 73, one end of the first tension spring is sleeved on the first positioning column, the other end of the first tension spring is sleeved on the second positioning column, so that the first mahjong head 73 can be pulled back to the original position through the first tension spring after being pushed forward, and the second tension spring also can be used for connecting the second mahjong head 74 and the handpiece box 71 through the positioning column, so that the second mahjong head 74 can be pulled back to the original position through the second tension spring after being pushed forward.
In order to push the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 back to the original position, the second embodiment is: the first card pushing head 73 and/or the second card pushing head 74 and the contact surface of the sixth rolling bearing 702 are respectively a first contact surface and a second contact surface, the first contact surface and the second contact surface are perpendicular to the forward pushing direction of the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74, when the second curve wheel 77 rotates to enable the sixth rolling bearing 702 or the seventh rolling bearing to exert acting force on the first contact surface, the second card pushing head 74 pushes forwards, the first card pushing head 73 is static or pushes forwards, and when the second curve wheel 77 rotates to enable the sixth rolling bearing 702 or the seventh rolling bearing to exert acting force on the second contact surface, the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 return to the original positions, so that the reset by a tension spring is not needed, and the cost is saved. Preferably, an eighth connecting block is arranged at the bottom of the first mahjong pushing head 73, a ninth connecting block is arranged at the bottom of the second mahjong pushing head 74, the eighth connecting block is fixedly connected with or integrally formed with the first mahjong pushing head 73, the ninth connecting block is fixedly connected with or integrally formed with the second mahjong pushing head 74, the eighth connecting block is parallel to the third connecting block 731 or the fifth connecting block, and the ninth connecting block is parallel to the fourth connecting block 741 or the sixth connecting block;
when the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 are pushed forward by adopting the first embodiment, one of the sixth rolling bearings 702 is sandwiched between the eighth connecting block and the third connecting block 731 or the fifth connecting block, the other sixth rolling bearing 702 is sandwiched between the ninth connecting block and the fourth connecting block 741 or the sixth connecting block, the surfaces of the third connecting block 731 and the fourth connecting block 741, which are in contact with the sixth rolling bearing 702, are first contact surfaces or the surfaces of the fifth connecting block and the sixth connecting block, which are in contact with the sixth rolling bearing 702, are first contact surfaces, and the surfaces of the eighth connecting block and the ninth connecting block, which are in contact with the sixth rolling bearing 702, are second contact surfaces;
when the second embodiment is adopted to push the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 forward, the sixth rolling bearing 702 is sandwiched between the ninth connecting block and the fourth connecting block 741 or the sixth connecting block, a surface of the sixth connecting block or the fourth connecting block 741, which is in contact with the sixth rolling bearing 702, is a first contact surface, and a surface of the ninth connecting block, which is in contact with the sixth rolling bearing 702, is a second contact surface.
Specifically, the first curved wheel 76 and the second curved wheel 77 are fixedly connected or integrally formed.
When push away in the tablet aircraft nose 7 and push away tablet motor 72 and be two, including first push away tablet motor 72 and second push away tablet motor 72 promptly, first push away tablet motor 72 and second push away tablet motor 72 and are located aircraft nose box 71 both sides respectively, first push away tablet motor 72 is used for driving first mount pad 78 oscilaltion to control and keep off tablet piece 75 and first push away tablet head 73 oscilaltion, second pushes away tablet motor 72 drive second connecting block and rotates, second connecting block upper portion pushes away tablet head 73 and/or second and pushes away tablet head 74 clearance fit with first, thereby makes the second push away tablet head 74 and pushes away before, and first push away tablet head 73 static or push away before.
Two ways of returning the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 to the original positions after being pushed forward are provided, and the same way of returning the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 to the original positions after being pushed forward in one card pushing motor 72 is provided.
The card feeding device 4 shown in fig. 3 comprises a card feeding box 41, a guide plate is arranged in front of a card inlet of the card feeding box 41, a card feeding wheel with a magnet is arranged at the card inlet of the card feeding box 41, a tension wheel and a driving wheel are arranged in the card feeding box 41, a card discharging wheel is arranged at a card discharging port of the card feeding box 41, and a conveyor belt is wrapped on the card feeding wheel, the card discharging wheel and the driving wheel and tensioned by the tension wheel. The mahjong inlet is provided with a guiding groove for guiding mahjong tiles, the width of the mahjong inlet is slightly larger than the width of the selected mahjong tiles 10 and shorter than the length of the mahjong tiles 10, and the height of the mahjong inlet is larger than the thickness of the mahjong tiles 10 and smaller than the width of the mahjong tiles 10. One, two, three or four magnets are embedded in the mahjong tile feeding wheel, the part opposite to the magnets on the outer circumferential surface of the mahjong tile feeding wheel is designed to be a plane corresponding to the size of the mahjong tiles 10, the mahjong tiles 10 are unified to be face-down after the mahjong tile feeding wheel rotates, and are unified to be mahjong tiles 10 in the length direction after the mahjong tile feeding wheel rotates along the mahjong tile guide groove.
The running path of the mahjong tiles 10 in the tile feeding device 4 is a tile feeding channel 42, the tile feeding channel 42 starts from the tile inlet of the tile feeding box 41 and ends at the tile outlet of the tile feeding box 41, the tile feeding channel 42 is a linear channel, the tile outlet of the tile feeding channel 42 is connected with the slope tile feeding mechanism 6, and when the mahjong tiles 10 are conveyed to the tile outlet of the tile feeding channel 42, the mahjong tiles are conveyed to the slope tile feeding mechanism 6 through the tile discharging wheel; a first tile pushing position 421 and a second tile pushing position 422 are sequentially arranged outside the tile outlet of the tile sending channel 42 along the direction of sending out the mahjong tiles 10, the tile inlet and the first tile pushing head 73 of the flat tile pushing and loading device 5 are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the first tile pushing position 421, and the tile inlet and the second tile pushing head 74 of the slope tile loading mechanism 6 are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the second tile pushing position 422; when the blocking block 75 moves between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position 422, the blocking block 75 blocks the mahjong tiles 10 from entering the second pushing position 422, and the first pushing head 73 pushes the single mahjong tile 10 located at the first pushing position 421 into the tile inlet of the flat pushing and loading device 5; when the blocking block 75 moves out of the range between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position 422, the mahjong tiles 10 enter the second pushing position 422, and the second pushing head 74 pushes the single mahjong tile 10 located at the second pushing position 422 into the tile inlet of the slope tile feeding mechanism 6.
Specifically, the second card stopping portion 752 moves in and out between the first card pushing position 421 of the card feeding device 4 and the card inlet of the card pushing and loading device 5 to realize blocking or passing, the first card stopping portion 751 moves in and out between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422 to realize blocking or passing, and the conveying belt of the card feeding device 4 extends to the first card stopping portion 751 of the card stopping block 75 between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422; when the first card blocking part 751 is blocked between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422, the second card blocking part 752 moves out of the position between the first card pushing position 421 of the card feeding device 4 and the card inlet of the flat-pushing card feeding device 5, so that the first card pushing head 73 can push a single mahjong card 10 located at the first card pushing position 421 into the card inlet of the flat-pushing card feeding device 5; when the first deck portion 751 moves out of the range between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position 422, the second deck portion 752 enters between the first pushing position 421 of the card feeding device 4 and the card inlet of the flat-pushing card feeding device 5 to prevent the mahjong tiles 10 from entering the card inlet of the flat-pushing card feeding device 5.
At least two in-place detection devices are also provided, one in-place detection device being located on the first card pushing head 73 and the other in-place detection device being located in the ramp card-up mechanism 6.
The specific process of coaxially driving the first curve wheel 76 and the second curve wheel 77 by a tile pushing motor 72 and leading the mahjong tiles 10 to enter the flat-pushing tile loading device 5 and the slope tile loading mechanism 6 respectively is as follows:
as shown in fig. 15, when the card feeding device 5 is pushed horizontally, the initial position of the blocking block 75 is in the low position, that is, the first blocking portion 751 is located between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position 422, when the card feeding device 4 conveys the mahjong tiles 10 to the first pushing position 421, the mahjong tiles 10 are blocked by the first blocking portion 751, and after the mahjong tiles 10 are sensed by the in-position detecting device located on the first pushing head 73, as shown in fig. 16, the card pushing motor 72 rotates forward to drive the first curve wheel 76 and the second curve wheel 77 to rotate forward, wherein the first curve wheel 76 rotates along a concentric curve, the second curve wheel 77 rotates along a rising curve to drive the first connecting block 70 to rotate around the first connecting shaft 711 and push the first pushing head 73 and the second pushing head 74 forward, at this time, the first blocking portion 751 is still located between the first pushing position 421 and the second pushing position, that is, the gap between the first blocking portion 422 and the card feeding track 751 is smaller than the height of the mahjong tiles 10, the second tile retaining part 752 is positioned below a tile inlet of the flat-pushing tile feeding device 5, the first tile pushing head 73 pushes a single mahjong tile 10 to enter the flat-pushing tile feeding device 5 from the first tile pushing position 421, the second tile pushing head 74 pushes the mahjong tile in an empty mode, then the tile pushing motor 72 rotates reversely, the first tile pushing head 73 and the second tile pushing head 74 return to the original positions to wait for tile pushing, and the action is repeated until the mahjong tiles 10 in the flat-pushing tile feeding device 5 reach the designated number;
after the card feeding device 5 is pushed horizontally and full of cards are fed, as shown in fig. 17, the card pushing motor 72 rotates reversely to drive the first curved wheel 76 and the second curved wheel 77 to rotate, wherein the first curve wheel 76 moves up along a curve, the second curve wheel 77 moves along a curve of a concentric circle, the card blocking block 75, the first mounting seat 78 and the first card pushing head 73 are driven to move up, that is, the clearance between the first card blocking part 751 and the card feeding track is larger than the height of the mahjong tiles 10, the second card blocking part 752 enters between the first card pushing position 421 of the card feeding device 4 and the card inlet of the card pushing and feeding device 5, so as to prevent the mahjong tiles 10 from entering the tile inlet of the flat-pushing tile-loading device 5, the mahjong tiles 10 enter the second tile-pushing position 422, and in addition, because the first tile-pushing head 73 is lifted, the third connecting block 731 at the bottom thereof is no longer in contact with the sixth rolling bearing 702 or the third connecting block 731 and the eighth connecting block are no longer in contact with the sixth rolling bearing 702.
As shown in fig. 18, the tile pushing motor 72 continues to rotate reversely to drive the first curved wheel 76 and the second curved wheel 77 to rotate, wherein the first curved wheel 76 moves along a concentric curve, the second curved wheel 77 moves along an ascending curve to drive the first connecting block 70 to rotate around the first connecting shaft 711 and push the second tile pushing head 74 forward, at this time, the tile blocking block 75 has moved out between the first tile pushing position 421 and the second tile pushing position 422, that is, a single tile 10 has entered the second tile pushing position 422 and is then pushed by the second tile pushing head 74, the first tile pushing head 73 is stationary, then the tile pushing motor 72 rotates forward, the first tile pushing head 73 and the second tile pushing head 74 return to the original positions, and this action is repeated until the tile 10 in the tile ramp mechanism 6 reaches a designated number.
When two card pushing motors 72 are arranged in the card pushing head 7, the card pushing process is as follows:
when the first card blocking portion 751 is located between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422, the second card pushing motor 72 rotates forward to drive the second connecting block to rotate, so that the second card pushing head 74 pushes forward, and the first card pushing head 73 pushes forward; then the second card pushing motor 72 reversely rotates to return to the original position, and the first card pushing head 73 and the second card pushing head 74 return to the original position; repeating the action until the mahjong tiles 10 in the tile pushing device 5 reach the specified number;
after the card feeding device 5 is pushed horizontally and full of cards are fed, the first card pushing motor 72 rotates forward to enable the first card pushing head 73 and the card blocking block 75 to ascend; namely, the first card blocking part 751 moves out of the position between the first card pushing position 421 and the second card pushing position 422, the second card blocking part 752 enters the position between the first card pushing position 421 of the card sending device 4 and the card inlet of the flat card pushing device 5, and the mahjong tiles 10 enter the second card pushing position 422;
the second card pushing motor 72 rotates forward to drive the second connecting block to rotate, so that the second card pushing head 74 pushes forward, and the first card pushing head 73 is static; then the second card pushing motor 72 reversely rotates to return to the original position, and the second card pushing head 74 returns to the original position; repeating the action until the mahjong tiles 10 in the slope tile loading mechanism 6 reach the specified number;
the first card pushing motor 72 is reversely rotated to return to the home position, so that the first card pushing head 73 and the card blocking block 75 are lowered and return to the home position.
The flat-pushing card-feeding device 5 shown in fig. 6-13 is a first implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application, and performs card feeding by raising a card first and then pushing a card, in this implementation manner, the flat-pushing card-feeding device 5 includes a checkerboard 51, and a first card-feeding motor 52, a card-supporting plate 553, a card-pushing mechanism and a lifting mechanism mounted on the checkerboard 51, where the card-supporting plate 553 is connected with the checkerboard 51 in a vertical sliding manner, and the card-pushing mechanism and the lifting mechanism are respectively connected with the first card-feeding motor 52 in a transmission manner; the method is characterized in that: the first tile feeding motor 52 drives the tile supporting plate 553 to lift through the lifting mechanism, and when the tile supporting plate 553 rises to be level with the tabletop 2 of the mahjong machine, the first tile feeding motor 52 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 on the tile supporting plate 553 out to the tabletop 2 of the mahjong machine through the tile pushing mechanism; the checkered plate 51 is further provided with a warping plate 56, the warping plate 56 is located on the card feeding side of the card supporting plate 553 and is staggered and avoided with the card supporting plate 553, one end of the warping plate 56 is hinged with the checkered plate 51, and the other end of the warping plate 56 is driven by the first card feeding motor 52 to warp or put down.
Specifically, the movable end of the rocker 56 has two stop positions of tilting upward and leveling, when the rocker 56 is tilted upward, the height of the highest point of the rocker 56 from the upper surface of the card support 553 is not less than the thickness of a single mahjong tile 10, and when the rocker 56 is leveled, the rocker 56 is flush with the upper surface of the card support 553.
Specifically, the first tile feeding motor 52 is in transmission connection with the tile pushing mechanism and the lifting mechanism through a gear transmission device; the gear transmission device comprises a left lifting gear 531, a driving gear 532, a push-pull gear 533 and a right lifting gear 534 which are sequentially meshed with each other and are arranged on the lattice plate 51, and the driving gear 532 is connected with an output shaft of the first mahjong tile loading motor 52; the lifting mechanism comprises two lifting cranks 554, a supporting frame 555 with a bottom cam curve is arranged below the mahjong support plate 553, the movable ends of the two lifting cranks 554 are respectively matched and supported with the bottom cam curve of the supporting frame 555, and the two lifting cranks 554 are respectively arranged on a left lifting gear 531 and a right lifting gear 534; the mahjong tile pushing mechanism comprises a mahjong tile pushing cam 541, a transmission main shaft 542, two mahjong tile pushing rocking bars 543, a mahjong tile pushing plate 544 and a first connecting piece 545, wherein the mahjong tile pushing cam 541 is fixedly connected with a push-pull gear 533, one end of the first connecting piece 545 is in transmission fit with the mahjong tile pushing cam 541, the other end of the first connecting piece 545 is fixed on the transmission main shaft 542, the transmission main shaft 542 is installed on the lattice plate 51 and can rotate, the lower ends of the two mahjong tile pushing rocking bars 543 are respectively fixed on the transmission main shaft 542, and the upper ends of the two mahjong tile pushing rocking bars 543 jointly push the mahjong tile pushing plate 544 to move; the tile pushing plate 544 is fixed on a horizontal pushing slide block, the horizontal pushing slide block is connected with a tile pushing bracket 546 in a sliding mode, the horizontal pushing slide block is driven to move horizontally by a tile pushing rocker 543, and the tile pushing bracket 546 is fixedly connected with the tile supporting plate 553 to lift synchronously.
It should be noted that, in order to ensure a good transmission effect, the transmission main shaft 542, the two tile pushing rockers 543 and the first connecting piece 545 are injection-molded and integrally formed in the processing process.
Specifically, a rocker cam 57 and a rocker 56 gear coaxially and fixedly arranged with the rocker cam 57 are mounted on the lattice plate 51, and the rocker 56 gear is in transmission with the left lifting gear 531 or the right lifting gear 534 in a matching manner.
It should be noted that the rocker cam 57 can also be mounted on the lifting crank 554 and integrally formed with the lifting crank 554, and the lower surface of the rocker 56 is provided with a first protrusion cooperating with the rocker cam 57, so that the rocker 56 can still have two stop positions of tilting upward and leveling downward by the rotation of the lifting crank 554 and the cooperation between the rocker cam 57 and the first protrusion.
Specifically, the left lifting gear 531 or the right lifting gear 534 has double-layer teeth, one of which is full and is in meshing transmission with the driving gear 532 or the push-pull gear 533, and the other of which is incomplete and is in meshing transmission with the rocker 56.
Specifically, the tile pushing bracket 546 is installed below the tile supporting plate 553, two sliding rods 547 are fixed on the tile pushing bracket 546, the horizontal pushing sliding block slides on the sliding rods 547 and is reset through a spring, two extending portions 5481 extend upwards from the horizontal pushing sliding block, the tile pushing plate 544 is installed on the two extending portions 5481, third rolling bearings 5431 are arranged at the tops of the two tile pushing rocking rods 543, and when the tile pushing bracket 546 and the tile supporting plate 553 are lifted, the two third rolling bearings 5431 respectively abut against two sides of the horizontal pushing sliding block.
As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the card stacking process in this embodiment is as follows: when the seesaw 56 is tilted upwards, the height difference between the highest point and the lowest point of the seesaw 56 is at least the thickness of a single mahjong tile 10, and the tilted end of the seesaw 56 is connected with the first tile pushing position 421, so that the mahjong tile 10 can be pushed onto the tile supporting plate 553 by the first tile pushing head 73, when the first layer mahjong tile 10 is pushed, the seesaw 56 is laid flat, at the moment, the seesaw 56 is flush with the upper surface of the tile supporting plate 553, the upper surface of the single-layer mahjong tile 10 is flush with the first tile pushing position 421 or slightly lower than the first tile pushing position 421, and the first tile pushing head 73 can continue to push tiles until the mahjong tile 10 reaches the designated number of piers, and the stacking is finished.
Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing that the card support plate 553 starts to ascend during the process of raising the card by the card pushing device 5, fig. 10 is a schematic diagram showing that the card support plate 553 ascends to the highest position during the process of raising the card by the card pushing device 5, that is, the card support plate 553 ascends to the highest position and the card pushing plate 544 has pushed to the farthest position, fig. 11 is a schematic diagram showing that the card support plate 553 ascends to the highest position and the card pushing plate 544 has retreated to the original position during the process of raising the card by the card pushing device 5, fig. 12 is a schematic diagram showing that the card support plate 553 ascends to the highest position and the card pushing plate 544 has retreated to the original position during the process of raising the card by the card pushing device 5, and fig. 13 is a schematic diagram showing that the card support plate 553 descends and the tilting plate 56 is still in the flat state after the card pushing device 5 finishes pushing.
Specifically, the first way of horizontally pushing the card-pushing device 5 to lift the card first and then push the card is as follows: four first inner mahjong tile outlets 25 and four first cover plates which are distributed in a rectangular shape are arranged on the mahjong machine table top 2, the upper surface of each first cover plate is flush with the mahjong machine table top 2 and seals the corresponding first inner mahjong tile outlet 25, a plurality of first ejector rods are further distributed on the tile supporting plate 553, each first cover plate is connected with the corresponding first ejector rod, the first mahjong tile feeding motor 52 drives the two lifting cranks 554 to rotate and enable the tile supporting plate 553 to ascend, the first cover plates are further jacked up by the aid of the plurality of first ejector rods, and when the tile supporting plate 553 ascends to be flush with or higher than the table top, the tile pushing rocker 543 pushes the tile pushing plate 544 to push out the mahjong tiles 10; preferably, the first cover plate is fixedly connected with the first ejector rod or integrally formed; it should be noted that the first cover plate may also be lifted by the tiles 10.
Specifically, the second way of horizontally pushing the card-pushing device 5 to lift the card first and then push the card is as follows: the mahjong machine table top 2 is provided with four second inner mahjong tile outlets 25 and four second cover plates which are distributed in a rectangular shape, the upper surfaces of the second cover plates are flush with the mahjong machine table top 2 and seal the second inner mahjong tile outlets 25, at least two second ejector rods are distributed on the tile supporting plate 553, one side of each second cover plate is hinged with the mahjong machine table top 2, the other side of each second cover plate can be jacked up by the at least two second ejector rods, the first mahjong tile loading motor 52 drives the two lifting cranks 554 to rotate and enable the tile supporting plate 553 to ascend, so that the at least two second ejector rods jack up the second cover plate, and when the tile supporting plate 553 ascends to be flush with the table top or higher than the table top, the tile pushing rocker 543 pushes the tile pushing plate 543 to push out the mahjong tiles 10; it should be noted that the second cover plate may also be lifted by the tiles 10.
The flat push card-raising device 5 in the example of this application is a second embodiment that still raises cards and then pushes cards, and this embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that there is no paddle 56 and the structure associated with the paddle 56.
In this embodiment, the stacking process is as follows: in the initial state, the tile supporting plate 553 has a height matching the first tile pushing position 421, the first tile pushing head 73 can push the tiles to the tile supporting plate 553 through the first tile pushing position 421, when the first layer of tiles 10 are fully paved, the first tile feeding motor 52 drives the lifting crank 554 to rotate, so that the tile supporting plate 553 descends, the descending height is the thickness of one tile 10, and then the first tile pushing head 73 can continue to push tiles until the tiles 10 reach the designated number of piers, and the stacking is completed.
The card lifting mode can adopt the card lifting mode of the card pushing device 5 in the first embodiment, but since the card supporting plate 553 has a descending process in the card stacking process, if the first cover plate and the first ejector rod are fixedly connected or integrally formed, the first cover plate is also driven to descend when the card supporting plate 553 descends, which is obviously not preferable, so that in order to avoid the situation, the first cover plate and the first ejector rod are movably connected, so that when the card supporting plate 553 ascends and descends within a certain height range, the first cover plate cannot be driven to ascend and descend, and when the card supporting plate 553 exceeds the height range, the card supporting plate 553 ascends and descends to drive the first cover plate to ascend and descend.
The third embodiment of the flat-pushing card-loading device 5 in the embodiment of the present application is different from the first embodiment in that a card-loading manner of first pushing a card and then lifting the card is adopted, that is, the lifting mechanism is not used for controlling the lifting of the card supporting plate 553, but is used for controlling the lifting of the cover plate on the mahjong machine table top 2, and the specific structure can refer to chinese patent publication No. CN 104436635A.
The stacking process is the same as the first embodiment.
The card lifting process comprises the following steps: after the mahjong tiles are stacked, the lifting mechanism controls the cover plate to descend to the height matched with the mahjong tile supporting plate 553, then the mahjong tiles 10 are pushed onto the cover plate by the mahjong tile pushing mechanism, and then the lifting mechanism controls the cover plate to ascend to the height flush with the table top 2 of the mahjong machine, so that the mahjong tiles are lifted.
The flat push card-pushing device 5 in the embodiment of this application is a fourth embodiment, and the embodiment is different from the third embodiment in that there is no rocker 56 and no structure related to the rocker 56, and the specific structure can refer to chinese patent publication No. CN 201271493Y.
The stacking manner is the same as that of the second embodiment.
The card raising manner is the same as that of the third embodiment.
It should be noted that the maximum difference between the flat push-up device 5 of the first and second embodiments and the flat push-up device 5 of the third and fourth embodiments is:
the mahjong tiles 10 in the flat push tile feeding device 5 in the first and second embodiments are lifted to the mahjong machine table surface 2 and then pushed by the tile pushing rocker 543 to push the tile pushing plate 544 to push the mahjong tiles 10, while the mahjong tiles 10 in the flat push tile feeding device 5 in the third and fourth embodiments are pushed by the tile pushing rocker 543 to push the tile pushing plate 544 to push the mahjong tiles 10 and then lifted to the mahjong machine table surface 2, i.e. the space occupied by pushing the mahjong tiles 10 out in the flat push tile feeding device 5 in the first and second embodiments is transferred to the mahjong machine table surface 2 of the mahjong machine, so that the internal space of the mahjong machine is more abundant, and the volume of the mahjong machine can be reduced.
The ramp card raising mechanism 6 as shown in figures 19 and 22 is a first embodiment of the present application embodiment, in this embodiment, the ramp card-loading mechanism 6 includes a card-loading drive mechanism and a card-loading support, the mahjong tile feeding support is provided with a first mahjong tile feeding guide rail 63 for storing mahjong tiles 10 and a mahjong tile feeding and pushing head 612 moving along the first mahjong tile feeding guide rail 63 for feeding mahjong tiles, the first tile feeding guide 63 stores the single-layered mahjong tiles 10 in an array along the width direction of the mahjong tiles 10, and one section of the first mahjong tile feeding guide rail 63 close to the mahjong tile outlet on the mahjong machine table top 2 is a slope section which extends upwards in an inclined way and is jointed with the mahjong machine table top 2, the card feeding driving mechanism comprises a card feeding chain 611, the card feeding pushing head 612 is arranged on the card feeding chain 611, the mahjong tile feeding chain 611 moves along the bottom groove of the first mahjong tile feeding guide rail 63 and is matched with the mahjong tile feeding track of the mahjong tiles 10; the mahjong machine is characterized in that a first turning plate 23 is arranged on a mahjong outlet on the table top 2 of the mahjong machine, one side of the first turning plate 23 is hinged with the table top 2 of the mahjong machine or a mahjong loading support, the mahjong loading chain 611 moves to drive the mahjong loading pushing head 612 to move, further, the mahjong tiles 10 are pushed to advance along the first mahjong loading guide rail 63 and jack up the other side of the first turning plate 23, and then the mahjong tiles 10 are pushed to the table top 2 of the mahjong machine along the slope section.
Specifically, the card-loading pushing head 612 is connected with the card-loading chain 611 in a vertical sliding manner through two lifting rods 6122, the card-loading pushing head 612 is fixed to or integrally formed at the upper ends of the two lifting rods 6122, the lower ends of the two lifting rods 6122 are fixed to or integrally formed with a base 6121, the two lifting rods 6122 penetrate through chain links of the card-loading chain 611 and are respectively sleeved with spring pieces 6124, the lower ends of the spring pieces 6124 abut against the base 6121, and the upper ends of the spring pieces abut against the card-loading chain 611; the base 6121 is further provided with a roller 6125, the card feeding support is further provided with a first guide rail 64 matched with the roller 6125, and the first guide rail 64 is located below the slope section of the first card feeding guide rail 63.
Specifically, the first card guide rail 63 comprises an inner guide rail 631 and an outer guide rail 632 which are distributed on the inner side and the outer side of the bottom groove, the inner guide rail 631 comprises a horizontal first linear guide rail 6311 and a first arc guide rail 6312 which inclines upwards, and the outer guide rail 632 comprises a horizontal second linear guide rail 6321 and a second arc guide rail 6322 which inclines upwards; further preferably, the inner guide rail 631 and the outer guide rail 632 are integrally formed by injection molding, and particularly, the first linear guide rail 6311 and the second linear guide rail 6321 are integrally connected by a groove capable of accommodating the mahjong tile feeding chain 611 and the mahjong tile feeding and pushing head 612, so that the installation is convenient, and the matching precision of the inner guide rail 631 and the outer guide rail 632 can be improved.
Specifically, the card pushing surface of the card pushing head 612 includes a vertical surface and an inclined surface 61232. Further preferably, the vertical surface and the inclined surface 61232 are in smooth transition; when the card-pushing head 612 pushes the card in the first card-pushing guide 63, the card-pushing surface is a vertical surface in the horizontal first linear guide 6311 and second linear guide 6321, and the card-pushing surface is an inclined surface 61232 in the first arc-shaped guide 6312 and second arc-shaped guide 6322 inclined upward.
Specifically, the first listing guide 63 is made of a material with a smooth and wear-resistant surface, such as polyoxymethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, or the like, or a smooth and wear-resistant patch is mounted on the first listing guide 63. The first mahjong tile feeding guide rail 63 is installed on the mahjong tile feeding support as an independent part, and the mahjong tile feeding support is made of materials with poor performance and low price, so that the use requirement can be met, and the manufacturing cost of a machine can be reduced. The first card guide 63 is preferably positioned by a plurality of T-shaped locking projections to engage with the card support and is secured by fasteners for ease of installation.
Specifically, one side of the first turning plate 23 is hinged to the mahjong machine table top 2 through a hinge, a fixing portion of the hinge is fixedly connected with the bottom of the mahjong machine table top 2, a moving portion of the hinge is fixedly connected with the bottom of the first turning plate 23, a torsion spring endowing the moving portion with a downward rotation trend is sleeved on a rotating shaft of the hinge, and a limiting portion limiting the downward rotation range of the moving portion is formed by extending a fixing portion of the hinge. Thus, the first flap 23 provides less resistance to the tiles 10 and does not interfere with the loading and shuffling of the tiles 10. The hinge type and the torsion spring are adopted for resetting, the structure is simple and reliable, the size is small, and the cost is low.
And for four slope tile-playing mechanisms 6 which are distributed in a rectangular shape in the mahjong machine:
as shown in fig. 20, four first card feeding guide rails 63 in the four slope card feeding mechanisms 6 are connected end to form a quadrangle, and the joints of the head and the tail of two adjacent first card feeding guide rails 63 are arranged in a staggered manner; so as to maximize the utilization of space and make room for the second card pushing head 74, thereby facilitating the card pushing of the second card pushing head 74.
The four card feeding chains 611 of the four slope card feeding mechanisms 6 shown in fig. 21 are connected end to form a closed loop and are guided by at least two diagonally disposed chain guide blocks 613, the chain guide blocks 613 are in smooth contact with the card feeding chains 611, and the chain guide blocks 613 are fixed to the card feeding support or the bottom plate 1.
Of the two first rails 64 of the two adjacent ramp card feed mechanisms 6 shown in figure 20, one first rail 64 is positioned below the first arcuate rail 6312 of one first card feed rail 63 and the other first rail 64 is positioned below the second arcuate rail 6322 of the other first card feed rail 63. The arrangement is that the four first card-feeding guide rails 63 enclose a rounded rectangle and are arranged in an up-and-down staggered manner, so that the card-pushing tracks of the four card-pushing heads in the process of playing cards on a slope are overlapped, that is, the movement track of the initial segment of one card-feeding card-pushing head 612 is overlapped with the movement track of the tail segment of the next card-feeding card-pushing head 612 in the horizontal direction, but one card-feeding card-pushing head 612 needs to be pushed horizontally in the initial segment and needs to be lifted in the tail segment, so that the adjacent first guide rails 64 are respectively located below the first arc guide rail 6312 and the second arc guide rail 6322 to avoid the overlapping of the card-pushing tracks.
Specifically, a second card-feeding motor 68 is further provided, and the second card-feeding motor 68 is located outside any one of the slope card-feeding mechanisms 6 and is in transmission fit with the card-feeding chain 611.
The card-feeding process of the slope card-feeding mechanism 6 is as follows: the second feeding motor 68 rotates positively to drive the feeding chain 611 to move so as to drive the four feeding pushing heads 612 to move simultaneously, the feeding pushing heads 612 push the single-layer mahjong tiles 10 to advance in the first feeding guide rail 63 along the width direction of the single-layer mahjong tiles, the mahjong tiles 10 jack up the first turning plate 23 in the ascending process until the feeding pushing heads 612 push all the mahjong tiles 10 to the table top 2 of the mahjong machine, then the second feeding motor 68 rotates reversely so that the feeding pushing heads 612 return to the original position, and the first turning plate 23 also returns to the original position under the action of the torsion spring, so that the feeding is completed.
By adopting the slope card-feeding mechanism 6 in the embodiment, the whole card-feeding process can be more gentle, so that the mahjong tiles 10 can not be stopped or blocked due to the overlarge slope of the slope.
It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the first card feeding guide rail 63 in the slope card feeding mechanism 6 extends to the second card pushing position 422 to form a second card bearing table for storing the mahjong cards 10, and the four card feeding chains 611 are connected end to end and form a closed loop in the groove formed by the inner guide rail and the outer guide rail, and drive the card feeding and pushing head 612 to reciprocate back and forth, so that the card feeding and pushing head 612 overlaps the second card pushing head 74 in position, and a wider groove is formed in the middle of the second card bearing table, which allows the mahjong cards 10 to fall and clamp the mahjong cards 10, therefore, the second card pushing head 74 is provided with a first avoiding groove, the second card bearing table is provided with a fixed plate, the lower end of the fixed plate is hinged with a movable plate through a hinge, the upper end of the fixed plate is provided with a first card bearing block, the upper end of the movable plate is provided with a second card bearing block, and the first card bearing block are combined together to form the second card bearing table which can be opened, one side of the first tile bearing block and the second tile bearing block, which is close to the tile pushing head 612, is provided with a chamfer, so that when the tile pushing head 612 pushes the tile, the second tile pushing head 74 can be avoided, and the movable plate is opened along the chamfer to push the mahjong tile 10, and the specific structure of the mahjong tile can refer to the Chinese patent document with the publication number of CN 201949628U.
The card ramp mechanism 6 shown in fig. 23 is a second embodiment of the present embodiment, and is different from the card ramp mechanism 6 of the first embodiment in that:
the slope mahjong tile feeding mechanism 6 comprises a second mahjong tile feeding guide rail and a second turning plate 24, the second turning plate 24 is located at a mahjong tile outlet of the mahjong machine table surface 2, the second turning plate 24 is hinged to the mahjong machine table surface 2, the second turning plate 24 has two stop positions which are flush with the mahjong machine table surface 2 and are in butt joint with the second mahjong tile feeding guide rail, in the slope mahjong tile feeding process, the second turning plate 24 falls down and is in butt joint with the second mahjong tile feeding guide rail, the mahjong tile feeding pushing head 612 pushes the single-layer mahjong tiles 10 to be pushed to the tail end of the second mahjong tile feeding guide rail along the length direction of the mahjong tile feeding head, so that the last mahjong tile 10 is also pushed to the second turning plate 24, then the second turning plate 24 is lifted to be flush with the table surface, and then the mahjong tile feeding pushing head 612 returns to the original position to finish the mahjong tile feeding.
Specifically, the slope mahjong loading mechanism 6 further comprises a mahjong loading chain, the second mahjong loading guide rail comprises an inner guide rail and an outer guide rail which are distributed on the inner side and the outer side of the groove at the bottom, the inner guide rail comprises a third linear guide rail and a third arc guide rail which are horizontally arranged, and the outer guide rail comprises a fourth linear guide rail and a fourth arc guide rail which are horizontally arranged; the mahjong tile feeding chain is positioned in the bottom groove between the inner guide rail and the outer guide rail and is matched with the mahjong tile feeding track. Further preferably, the inner guide rail and the outer guide rail are integrally formed, so that the installation is convenient, and the matching precision of the inner guide rail and the outer guide rail can be improved.
Specifically, the mahjong tile feeding device is further provided with a turning plate cam 66 and a turning plate ejector rod 67, the turning plate cam 66 is in transmission connection with a first tile feeding motor 52 in the flat pushing and tile feeding device 5, one end of the turning plate ejector rod 67 is hinged with the lattice plate 51, the other end of the turning plate ejector rod 67 is driven by the turning plate cam 66 to swing up and down and is connected with the second turning plate 24, and therefore the second turning plate 24 has two stop positions which are flush with the mahjong machine table surface 2 and are in butt joint with a second tile feeding guide rail; the arrangement is reasonable in space arrangement, and a mahjong lifting motor is saved compared with the prior art.
The card feeding driving mechanism of the slope card feeding mechanism 6 for completing card lifting in the embodiment can be various, for example, the card feeding is completed in a chain driving mode, the specific structure can refer to Chinese patent document with publication number CN208877886U or other similar chain driving structures, the card feeding can also be completed in a steel wire rope driving mode, the specific structure can refer to Chinese patent document with publication number CN105413166A or other similar chain driving structures, the card feeding can also be completed in a synchronous belt mode, and the specific structure can refer to Chinese patent document with publication number CN208694237U or other similar synchronous belt driving structures.
It should be noted that the second embodiment of the sloped card-loading mechanism 6 may employ multiple card-loading drive mechanisms because the card-loading drive mechanisms only operate on horizontal segments during the card loading process and the card-pushing paths of adjacent card-loading card-pushing heads 612 do not overlap.
The mahjong loading method of the mahjong machine comprises the following steps:
the mahjong tiles 10 on the shuffling tray 3 are dialed to the lower part of the tile inlets of the four tile sending devices 4, and are sucked up by the tile sucking wheels in the tile sending devices 4 to enter the tile sending channel 42 and are straightened to be sent along the length direction; the mahjong tile feeding device 4 is sequentially provided with a first tile pushing position 421 and a second tile pushing position 422 along the direction of feeding out the mahjong tiles 10, the tile pushing machine head 7 pushes a single mahjong tile 10 on the first tile pushing position 421 to the horizontal tile pushing and feeding device 5, and the tile pushing machine head 7 pushes a single mahjong tile 10 on the second tile pushing position 422 to the slope tile feeding mechanism 6; after a sufficient number of mahjong tiles 10 are stored in the flat-pushing tile loading device 5 and the slope tile loading mechanism 6, the arranged mahjong tiles 10 are conveyed to the mahjong machine table top 2 through the flat-pushing tile loading device 5 and the slope tile loading mechanism 6.
Specifically, it goes out tablet mouth 25 and four outer tablet mouths 26 to be equipped with four in the mahjong machine desktop 2, go out tablet mouth 25 in four for being the rectangle four sides respectively, four outer tablet mouths 26 are located in the tablet mouth 25 outside and are close to four corners of rectangle respectively, it delivers two-layer mahjong tiles 10 to mahjong machine desktop 2 to go out tablet mouth 25 in four through to push away the tablet device 5 on the flat, tablet mechanism 6 delivers single-layer mahjong tiles to mahjong machine desktop 2 through four outer tablet mouths 26 on the slope.
In the horizontal pushing card-feeding device 5, the first card-stacking mode is as follows: the mahjong tile pushing device comprises a tile supporting plate 553 used for storing a double-layer mahjong tile 10, wherein a warped plate 56 is arranged on the tile inlet side of the tile supporting plate 553, the warped plate 56 is flush with the tile supporting plate 553, is staggered and arranged in an avoiding way, and one end of the warped plate 56 close to a first tile pushing position 421 can be tilted upwards; when the tile supporting plate 553 is connected with a first layer of mahjong tiles 10, the movable end of the tilting plate 56 tilts and is matched with the height of the first tile pushing position 421, the mahjong tiles 10 are pushed onto the tile supporting plate 553 along the tilting plate 56 from the first tile pushing position 421, when the first layer of mahjong tiles 10 on the tile supporting plate 553 are fully arranged, the movable end of the tilting plate 56 falls down and is connected with a second layer of mahjong tiles 10, at the moment, the upper surface of the first layer of mahjong tiles 10 is matched with the height of the first tile pushing position 421, and the tile pushing head 7 continues to push the tiles until the second layer of mahjong tiles 10 are fully arranged.
The second card folding mode is as follows: the mahjong tile pushing device comprises a tile supporting board 553 used for storing double-layer mahjong tiles 10, the tile supporting board 553 is provided with two stop positions which are matched with the height of a first tile pushing position 421 and are at least lower than the thickness of one mahjong tile 10 at the first tile pushing position 421, when the tile supporting board 553 is connected with a first layer mahjong tile 10, the tile supporting board 553 is matched with the height of the first tile pushing position 421, the mahjong tile 10 is conveyed to the tile supporting board 553 through the first tile pushing position 421, when the first layer mahjong tile 10 on the tile supporting board 553 is fully arranged, the tile supporting board 553 descends, the height is at least equal to the thickness of one mahjong tile 10, and the tile pushing machine head 7 continues to push tiles until a second layer mahjong tile 10 is fully arranged.
The first card lifting mode is as follows: when a card-up signal is received, which is often issued by a player, the card support 553 is raised to a position flush with or higher than the mahjong table top 2, and then the mahjong cards 10 on the card support 553 are pushed out onto the mahjong table top 2, and then the card support 553 is lowered to the original position to wait for the next deck of tiles.
The second card lifting mode is as follows: when a card-up signal is received, which is often sent by a player, the cover plate on the inner card outlet 25 is lowered to a height matching the card support plate 553, and the mahjong tiles 10 on the card support plate 553 are pushed out onto the cover plate, and then the cover plate is raised until the mahjong machine table top 2 is flush.
In the slope card-feeding mechanism 6, the first card-feeding mode is as follows: when a card-feeding signal is received, the card-feeding signal is often sent by a player, the card-feeding and pushing head 612 pushes the mahjong tiles 10 to advance along the first card-feeding guide rail 63 and can jack up the first turning plate 23 hinged with the mahjong machine table surface 2 on the outer card-discharging opening 26 until all the mahjong tiles 10 are pushed to the table surface, then the card-feeding and pushing head 612 returns to the original position, and after the card-feeding is finished, the mahjong tiles 10 are distributed as shown in fig. 25.
The second card-dealing mode is as follows: when receiving the mahjong tile feeding signal, the mahjong tile feeding signal is often sent by a player, a second turning plate 24 hinged with the mahjong machine table surface 2 on the mahjong tile outlet 26 falls down and is connected with a second mahjong tile feeding guide rail, the mahjong tiles 10 on the second mahjong tile feeding guide rail are pushed onto the second turning plate 24 by the mahjong tile feeding head, the second turning plate 24 is turned upwards to be flush with the mahjong machine table surface 2, and after the mahjong tile feeding is finished, the mahjong tiles 10 are distributed as shown in fig. 26.
It should be noted that, in the description of the present specification, the "flush" and "height matching" of the a-face and the B-face each mean that the difference in height between the a-face and the B-face is within 5 mm.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the principle and spirit of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.