JP6764192B2 - Game table - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game table for playing a game on a mat of a top plate.

There are various types of table games, but many of them decide the victory or defeat not only by moving cards and pieces, but also by counting points as represented by mahjong. For this reason, tools for counting points, such as score bars, are used, and many game tables are equipped with trays for accommodating score bars. For example, as described in Patent Document 1, many mahjong tables are provided with a score bar box and a tray that can be opened and closed for each player.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-93332

Taking mahjong as an example in a table game, you will pay and receive a point stick at the end of the stage such as one mahjong station. At the time of payment, the point stick is placed on the table to pay, and the winning side receives it from the table. At this time, I had to grab it by hand and store it in the score stick box, which was a little inconvenient. Further, when the score bar is moved from the top of the table to the score bar box, it passes through a position blocked from the field of view, so that there is a problem that there is room for fraud. An object of the present invention is to provide a game table that realizes convenience and fraud prevention by moving a score bar placed on a table as it is from the table to a score bar box.

The game table according to the present invention includes a mat and a top plate provided with a frame surrounding the mat, and a storage box for score bars connected to the top plate, and the frame of the top plate is relative to the mat. It has a thickness that forms a height, and openings are formed from the inside of the frame on each of the four sides of the top plate, and the openings penetrate from the upper side of the mat surface of the top plate to the storage box.

According to the present invention, a game tool placed on a mat, such as a score stick or a piece indicating a score, can be stored in the storage box as it is from the mat through the opening, so that it is convenient to store in the storage box. It is possible to further improve the fraud prevention effect in the process of containment in the storage box.

It is a side view of the game table which concerns on this embodiment. It is sectional drawing from the side of the game table which concerns on this embodiment. It is sectional drawing from the side which shows the fully automatic operation of the game table which concerns on this embodiment. It is a 1st perspective view of the game table which concerns on this embodiment. It is a second perspective view of the game table which concerns on this embodiment. It is a third perspective view of the game table which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure of the connection part which concerns on this embodiment.

The game table according to the present embodiment will be described by taking a mahjong table as an example, but the table is not necessarily limited to the mahjong table, and may be a table used for a card game or a board game. The game table according to the present embodiment is a table for a game that is performed on the table and uses sticks, pieces, chips, and the like for managing points.

Mahjong tables are divided into sitting table type and standing table type depending on the shape of the table. Use the sitting table type for tatami mats at homes and inns, and the standing table type when playing mahjong while sitting on a chair. Some products have removable support columns and can be reassembled by selecting a standing table or a sitting table according to the usage environment.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a game table according to the present embodiment. The mahjong table is a cubic housing for accommodating each component, and the top plate 100 is used as a table plate on which a plurality of tiles for playing mahjong are arranged by a maximum of four players. A frame 110 is attached to the top plate 100. The frame 110 is a frame 110 used in combination with the top plate 100, and a space having a size for the mat 120 is formed inside the frame 110. A metal fitting for supporting the frame 110 is attached to the lower portion of the top plate 100, and the frame 110 is placed on the metal fitting. The legs 300 are attached to the mahjong table body 100.

The mahjong table or the sparrow table as an example of the game table according to the present embodiment is a table having a square top plate 100 of 60-70 cm square as an example. The top plate 100 is usually formed in a square or rectangular shape. Generally, the top plate 100 is provided with a frame 110 around the table so that the mahjong tiles do not spill from the table, and the mahjong tiles are of green, blue or ash so as to absorb the sound of the mahjong tiles and not hurt the mahjong tiles. A felt mat 120 using color is stretched. That is, a top plate 100 composed of a square mat 120 to which felt or the like is attached and a frame 110 surrounding the mat 120 is provided.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view from the side surface of the game table according to the present embodiment. A point bar box (point bar box) 130 for accommodating the point bar is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the frame 110. The score bar box 130 is a form of a storage box for accommodating the score bar. The point bar box 130 is arranged in the center of the side surface of the frame 110 on each of the four circumferences, and is configured as a cavity inside the frame 110. As for the size, the score bar box 130 is usually made in a size that can accommodate the score sticks (dot bars) for all the members, but there is also a size that can accommodate the score bars (dot bars) for one origin.

In the present embodiment, the score bar box 130 is fixed to the frame 110 portion of the table instead of the drawer, and is configured so that the contents can be seen by all. According to the example of FIG. 2, the score bar box 130 is opened above the frame 110, and the score bar is placed and taken out from this opened portion. The score bar box 130, which is a storage box for the score bars, is connected to the top plate 100 with respect to the mat 120 and the top plate 100 provided with the frame 110 surrounding the mat 120.

The score bar box 130 may be housed in a drawer that houses the score bar. In the case of a drawer structure, the score bar box 130 is provided with an insulating material in a drawer shape that can be opened and closed on each of the four wall surfaces of the side frame portion of the mahjong table. While the drawer is opened, the score bar is thrown into the score bar box 130 in a sideways posture. The point bar box 130 is provided on each of the four wall surfaces of the frame 110 so as to be openable and closable, and a lid plate for covering the opening is attached to the outside by a hinge at the opening on the outer surface side of the recess provided in the side frame. The shaft is supported so as to rotate openly, and a score bar accommodating portion formed in a channel shape with the upper surface side open is provided on the inner surface side of the lid plate.

By pushing the lid plate toward the side frame, the score bar accommodating portion is fitted into the recess and closed by the lid plate, and by pulling out the lid plate, the score rod accommodating portion is exposed to the outside. It is designed to be in an open state.

As the score bar box 130, one having an opening shape at the upper side and one having a drawer shape can be considered. However, in any case of the present embodiment, each score bar is inside the frame 110. An opening 135 connected to the box 130 is formed. The frame 110 of the top plate 100 has a thickness that forms a height with respect to the mat 120, and an opening 135 is formed in the thick portion of the frame 110 of the top plate 100 on each of the four sides of the top plate 100. The opening 135 penetrates from the top plate 100 to the storage box (point bar box 130). The opening 135 is formed along each side of the top plate 100, and the width of the frame 110 of the top plate 100 of the opening 135 in the thickness direction is higher than the thickness of the mahjong scoring bar, and the shortest side of the mahjong tile. Lower than.

The score bar box 130 may be directly connected to the mat 120 instead of the frame 110. In this case, the openings 135 are provided not inside the frame 110 but on the four side sides of the mat 120, and penetrate from the top plate 100 to the storage box (score bar box 130). In this case as well, the openings 135 are formed along each side of the top plate 100. A hole may be made from the frame 110 in this way, or a hole may be made on the surface of the mat 120.

That is, the score bar box 130 and the opening 135 can be connected to either the frame 110 or the mat 120. In any case, it can be said that the score bar box 130 and the opening 135 are connected to the top plate 100. That is, the score bar box 130 is connected to the top plate 100, and the openings 135 are formed in the thick portions of the top plate 100 on each of the four sides of the top plate 100 and penetrate from the top plate 100 to the score bar box 130. become.

The mahjong table is divided into a fully automatic mahjong table (which performs washing and stacking electrically), a semi-automatic mahjong table (which automatically turns over), and a hand-made table, depending on the function of the table. The hand-made table is a name that has come to be used to distinguish it from the newly emerging automatic mahjong table. There is also an equilateral triangle table used exclusively for three-player mahjong. As a mahjong table, a case where this embodiment is adopted for a fully automatic mahjong table will be described.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view from the side showing the fully automatic operation of the game table according to the present embodiment. The fully automatic mahjong table is a table in which a top plate 100 as a mahjong table is mounted on the upper surface of a flat box-shaped machine frame containing a tile aligning device for automatically aligning mahjong tiles. On the top plate 100, a tile drop opening 200 is opened to drop the mahjong tiles that have finished the game of one station into the tile alignment device in the machine frame.

A square box for storing the drive motor, conduction mechanism, etc. is hung in the center of the bottom surface of the lid plate 210 as a means for opening and closing the lid plate 210 of the tile opening 200 for dropping the mahjong tiles that have finished one game. To do. A lid plate 210 for opening and closing the tile opening 200 is provided at the central portion of the mat 120, and is supported by a support column connecting the upper end portion from the lower surface side of the mat 120. The lower end side of the support column is vertically pushed into the box provided on the lower surface of the mat 120. The plunge end is connected to a cam mechanism or a gear mechanism consisting of a rack and a pinion that operates by conducting conduction through a motor stored in the box and its output shaft and conduction mechanism, and the cam mechanism or gear mechanism is connected to the gear mechanism. By the operation of, the lid plate 210 is raised to open the fitting opening 200.

From the tile drop mouth 200, insert the mahjong tiles that have finished the game of one station. It is opened at the central portion and is closed by a lid plate 210 that can be opened and closed. The mahjong tiles dropped from the tile opening 200 are received and washed, and then aligned in a predetermined alignment state. Four lifts 215 that raise the aligned mahjong tiles onto the upper surface of the mat 120 are mounted. Four openings (window holes) 220 are provided to expose the four lifts 215 to the upper surface side.

The mat 120 has a substantially square shape when viewed from above, and is provided with four openings 220. The four openings (tile outlets) 220 are formed in a rectangular shape along each of the four sides of the mat 120. The four tile outlets 220 are closed by a lift 215 formed of plate members having the same shape, and the lift 215 retracts and opens when a plurality of tiles are supplied from the inside of the top plate 100 to the tabletop. The tile opening 200 is formed in a square shape in the center of the mat 120. The tile drop opening 200 is closed by a lift 215 having the same shape, and the lift 215 rises and opens when a plurality of tiles are sent to the stirring device 230.

The stirring device 230 is a device that stirs a plurality of tiles in the main body. The stirrer 230 has a top, a turntable, four blades, an outer wall, and four magnets. The top is formed, for example, in a conical shape, and is arranged at the center of the turntable, that is, directly below the tile opening 200, with the apex facing upward. For example, when a tile is sent into the main body from the tile drop opening 200, the tile falls on the top and is scattered on a rotating plate (also called a turntable).

The turntable is a table member arranged in the center of the stirring device 230, which is inclined from the top to the periphery and widens the hem. Multiple tiles are sent onto the turntable, and the rotation of the tiles agitates the multiple tiles. The four blades are convex members that are curved in an arc shape, with one end connected to the top on the surface of the turntable and the other end arranged at equal intervals toward the periphery, forming a substantially spiral shape. The tiles are agitated more efficiently and are brought closer to the periphery.

The lift 215 is supported in a lid plate shape that closes the opening 220 on the upper surface side of the mat 120, and is arranged in a tiled state by the stirring device 230 at a position slightly closer to the central part from each edge of the four circumferences. Raise the tile to the top of the mat 120. The stirring device 230 cleans the mah-jong tiles that receive the mah-jong tiles that are dropped from the tile-dropping port 200, which is the drop port, and the mah-jong tiles that are received in the tile-washing hopper, and sends them out while keeping the posture constant. A delivery device, a transfer device that conveys the mahjong tiles delivered by the delivery device to positions adjacent to each lift 215, and an extrusion device that extrudes the mahjong tiles conveyed by the transfer device so as to transfer them to the upper surface of the lift 215. It consists of.

Next, the opening 135 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. Since the mahjong table as an example of the game table has been described above, the arrangement of the openings 135 will be described. In the present embodiment, the structure in which the inner circumference of the frame 110 is directly connected to the point bar box 130 will be mainly described.

FIG. 4 is a first perspective view of the game table according to the present embodiment. The positional relationship between the frame 110, the mat 120, and the score bar box 130 is common in FIGS. 4 to 6, but in FIG. 4, the opening 135 is included in the score bar storage area divided into a plurality of points in the score bar box 130. It has a structure that opens only on the rightmost side of. Here, the case where only the rightmost side is open is shown as an example, but it may be leftmost or in the middle.

By adopting a structure that is open to one of the score bar storage areas divided into a plurality of points in the score bar box 130, the received score bar can be stored separately from the other score bars. Alternatively, it can be stored in a state of being separated from the score bars having different properties. The size of the opening of the opening 135 is assumed to be such that a score stick, a piece, a chip, etc. can pass through, and a mahjong tile, etc. cannot pass through, but all of them, including the mahjong tile, can pass through. It may be large enough to allow.

FIG. 5 is a second perspective view of the game table according to the present embodiment. The positional relationship between the frame 110, the mat 120, and the score bar box 130 is common in FIGS. 4 to 6, but in FIG. 5, the opening 135 opens all the score bar storage areas divided into a plurality in the score bar box 130. It has a structure. By making the structure fully open, it is easier to store the received score sticks than when only a part is opened. The size of the opening of the opening 135 is assumed to be such that a score stick, a piece, a chip, etc. can pass through, and a mahjong tile, etc. cannot pass through, but all of them, including the mahjong tile, can pass through. It may be large enough to allow.

FIG. 6 is a third perspective view of the game table according to the present embodiment. The positional relationship between the frame 110, the mat 120, and the score bar box 130 is common in FIGS. 4 to 6, but in FIG. 6, the opening 135 is included in the score bar storage area divided into a plurality of points in the score bar box 130. It has a structure that opens only on the rightmost side of. However, the opening 135 is not a structure that is completely open on the far right, but is opened by a size that can just accommodate the score bar. Of course, in the same way, the case where only the rightmost side is open is shown as an example, but it may be the leftmost or the center.

By making the opening 135 smaller, it is possible to easily insert only the score bar. Since the mahjong tiles are larger than the score sticks as a lump, it is possible to prevent the mahjong tiles from accidentally passing through by making the structure so that the mahjong tiles cannot pass through. Other than mahjong tiles, for example, cards cannot be passed, so only the score stick can be passed selectively. The target to be selectively passed is not limited to the score stick, but other sticks, chips, pieces, etc. necessary for the game can be selectively passed.

The opening 135 may be provided with a window that can be slidably opened and closed on the mat 120 side or in the score bar box 130 so that the size of the window can be adjusted. By making it adjustable, the opening 135 is too large to prevent extra pieces and cards from passing through, and conversely it is too small to pass the necessary score sticks etc. Can be adjusted. The window provided in the opening 135 may be provided in any of the forms shown in FIGS. 4 to 6.

FIG. 7 shows a connecting portion according to the present embodiment. In particular, in the case of a structure in which the point bar box 130 is a drawer, the inner circumference of the frame 110 is often located away from the point bar box 130. In this case, a connecting portion 190 for connecting the point bar box 130 and the top plate 100 may be provided. By providing the connecting portion 190 with a member such as a metal fitting (not shown), attachment / detachment can be facilitated. The connecting portion 190 is not limited to the frame 110, and may be connected to the mat 120. In any case, it is connected to the top plate 100.

Further, by providing the connecting portion 190, it is possible to attach the score bar box 130 in various forms depending on the mode of the game to be played. In this embodiment, the case of playing mahjong is taken as an example, but not only the score stick but also pieces and cards indicating the score may be inserted, so by making it possible to attach a box suitable for the mode of the game. , You can also play various games.

In the example of FIG. 7, the left side shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to the left side of the frame 110 of FIG. The right side is a view of the connecting portion 190 as viewed from the mat 120 side. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the opening 135 in accordance with FIG. 5, but in the case of the examples of FIGS. 4 and 6, the opening 135 becomes smaller in accordance with this.

As the arrangement of the connecting portion 190, although not shown, the portion of each inner peripheral portion of the frame 110 of FIGS. 4 to 6 sandwiched between the mat 120 and the point bar box 130 is arranged as the connecting portion 190. The thickness of the connecting portion 190 may be formed over the entire thickness of the frame 110, or may be a thickness that surrounds the opening 135.

The point bar box 130 is connected to the position on the mat 120 side of the frame 110 by the connecting portion 190. Therefore, the score bar box 130 may be removable from the connecting portion 190. This facilitates maintenance management of the score bar box 130. Then, the opening 135 is formed as a hole of the connecting portion 190 so as to penetrate from the top plate 100 to the point bar box 130.

As another example of the case where the inner circumference of the frame 110 is located away from the point bar box 130, the connecting portion 190 may be divided into a first connecting portion on the top plate 100 side and a second connecting portion on the machine frame side. good. In this case, the main body portion of the table on which the top plate 100 is placed, the first connecting portion that connects the frame of the top plate 100 and the main body portion, and the second connecting portion that connects the main body portion and the point bar box 130. Will be further prepared. In this case, the opening 135 penetrates from the top plate 100 to the score bar box 130 by forming holes that penetrate the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. That is, even in a fully automatic mahjong table, the score bar box 130 can be easily attached and detached.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to Examples, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above Examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It is clear from the description of the claims that the form with such changes or improvements may be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

Top plate 100, frame 110, mat 120, score bar box 130, opening 135
Tile opening 200, lid plate 210, lift 215, opening (window hole) 220
Stirrer 230, legs 300

Claims (4)

A top plate with a mat and a frame surrounding the mat,
It is equipped with a storage box for point bars connected to the top plate.
The frame of the top plate has a thickness that forms a height with respect to the mat.
An opening is formed from the inside of the frame on each of the four sides of the top plate.
The opening penetrates from the upper side of the mat surface of the top plate to the storage box.
Game table. Further provided with a connecting portion for connecting the storage box and the top plate,
The game table according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed as a hole in the connecting portion so as to penetrate from the top plate to the storage box. The top plate is formed in a square or rectangular shape.
The opening is formed along each side of the top plate.
The game table according to claim 1 or 2. The width of the opening in the thickness direction of the frame of the top plate is higher than the thickness of the mahjong scoring bar and lower than the shortest side of the mahjong tile.
The game table according to any one of claims 1 to 3.