JPS62114579A - Agitating and arranging mechanism of mahjongg pies - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an automatic mahjong machine, in particular, which feeds cleaned mahjong pies to an alignment mechanism while automatically stirring them, arranges them in a prescribed manner, and places them on a playing surface. This paper relates to a mechanism for stirring and arranging mahjong pies each time they are sent up.

[Prior art and its problems]

When a mahjong game ends, all the competitors do a shipai (washing pai) and line up to prepare for the next game. Moreover, there were times when contestants committed cheating, such as cheating and cheating.

To solve these problems, several automatic mahjong pie arranging devices have been developed to allow players to clean the pies without touching them, but in all cases, the clamping mechanism Due to this, the feeding speed when feeding the pie to other mechanisms while grasping it one by one is extremely slow and it is not possible to meet the demand for quick processing, or the mahjong pie fed out from the stirring mechanism is The feeding mechanism for feeding the balls onto the competition surface (table surface) after arranging them in the same number as the number of players is complicated and requires considerable effort in terms of handling and maintenance. It had the drawback of not being able to fully meet the demand for ease of maintenance and handling operations.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to configure a stirring mechanism simply and accurately, and to quickly and accurately send the stirred mahjong pie to the alignment mechanism. To provide an automatic stirring and arranging mechanism for mahjong pies, which supplies mahjong pies and allows the mahjong pies arranged in a predetermined number to be easily sent to a playing field.

[Key points of the invention]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a conveyance mechanism for mahjong pie using a conveyor belt mechanism, after the mahjong pie that has been properly stirred by the stirring mechanism is sent out from the stirring mechanism, the conveyance direction is immediately corrected. The mahjong pies that have been lined up in a predetermined number on each side on each side corresponding to the players are sent out so that they are lined up on two sides on each side corresponding to the players, and the mahjong pies that are lined up on each side and a predetermined number on each side are sent out as necessary. The device is configured to stand by so that it can be sent out to the competition surface by a sending mechanism.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The stirring and alignment mechanism of the present invention includes a stirring and feeding mechanism A for mahjong pies, a posture changing mechanism B for changing the moving posture of the mahjong pies P...P sent out from this, and a mahjong pie changed by the changing mechanism B. Conveyance mechanism C1 that conveys P...P
and a feeding mechanism for feeding the aligned mahjong pies P...P onto the playing surface, in which a part of the above-mentioned conveying mechanism C can slide on the inside.

The stirring and alignment mechanism A of the mahjong pie includes a rotating stirring body 1 having an inverted bowl shape or a conical shape with a gentle arc, and an outer circumferential surface of the rotating stirring body 1 that is inclined, and a part of the rotating stirring body 1 has the above-mentioned shape. It consists of a rotary stirring body 1 and a ring-shaped rotary transfer body 2 attached so as to be in contact with it.

The above-mentioned rotary agitator 1 is for supplying the mahjong pie P...P after the competition, which has been dropped from the competition surface (table surface), to the ring-shaped rotary conveyor 2 while stirring it. A portion of the peripheral edge is arranged so as to be in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the ring-shaped rotary transfer body 2 on the same plane.

The ring-shaped rotary transfer body 2 has an appropriate width, and has an inner diameter that matches the outer diameter of the rotary agitator l, or a size that allows a part of its inner diameter to come into contact with the outer peripheral edge of the rotary agitator l. It is formed into a ring shape, and the above-mentioned mahjong pie P is printed on its surface.
...Magnetic material 21 for attracting P by magnetic force...
21 are buried at predetermined intervals.

This ring-shaped rotary transfer body 2 is a stirred mahjong pie P
. . . It has the function of sending out P to the alignment mechanism, and the inlet of the discharge gutter 22 is located at the inclined upper end of the rotating body which is provided in a tilted manner.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a surrounding wall for preventing the mahjong bait from jumping out during stirring or transport, and is provided close to the periphery of the inclined rotary transport body 2.

In the figure, reference numerals 24 and 25 are guides for controlling the posture of the mahjong pie attached to the surrounding wall 23, and the posture of the mahjong pie sent up and transferred by the rotary transfer body 2 is not suitable for feeding into the mechanism later (standing, etc.). Alternatively, if the pie is not magnetized in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, or it is magnetized in a direction transverse to the rotation direction of the rotating body, etc., it is transferred as a magnet. By coming into contact with this guide, the posture is controlled or the rotating transport body 2 is detached and removed.

In addition, in the embodiment, the ring-shaped rotary transfer body 2
is configured to receive the rotational force from the power M by locking a transmission belt in a groove formed in its circumferential body, but is not limited to this, and can be synchronized with the rotating agitator 1. You can freely select the rotation mechanism etc.

The end of the discharge gutter 22 of the pie P is connected to a changing mechanism that changes the attitude of the transferred pie.

The changing mechanism B that changes the posture of the pie is placed on the back side of the conveying mechanism C facing the end of the discharge gutter 22, and the side surface with the upper part inclined toward the front is shaped like a "< ”
The mahjong pie P...P, which is formed into a letter-like shape and has been transferred along the long strip direction with the letter face facing downwards, is transferred by the changing mechanism B.
By passing through the character surface, the posture of the character surface is changed so that it comes into contact with the suction surface of the conveyance mechanism C which is sliding in an upright state.

The conveyance mechanism C mainly consists of a combination of a narrow conveyance heald 31 and a large number of magnetic bodies 32...32 attached to one side of the conveyance heald at appropriate intervals,
The above-mentioned conveyor belt 31 has guide gears 33...33.
By moving while being locked to the mahjong table T, it is possible to slide positions parallel to each surface of the mahjong table T. Note that any one of the guide gears 33 . . . 33 described above is connected to a power source serving as a driving source. Conveyance belt 3
The heald 31 slides endlessly, and slides parallel to each surface on the surface corresponding to the player, so that when the entire heald 31 is viewed from above, it has a rectangular shape close to a square. That's what I do.

The mahjong pie conveyor belt 31 is combined with a feeding mechanism for feeding the aligned mahjong pies P...P onto the playing surface on each side.

The above-mentioned feed-up mechanism includes an alignment plate 41 for lining up a predetermined number of pies P. Along the guide groove 43, there are operating links 44, 44 for feeding the alignment plate to the competition surface, and a rotating shaft 45 for fixedly supporting the base end of the operating link 44 and rotating it. The rotating shaft 45 is connected to an appropriate power source (not shown). Reference numeral 5 denotes a drive gear for driving the elevation of the mahjong pie receiving plate 6, which forms a part of the table surface, and it comes into contact with an elevating guide 61 provided so as to hang down from the back surface of the pie receiving plate 6. It is designed to be driven up and down. The above-mentioned lifting guide 61 has a rack gear 62 carved on its side surface, and this gear 62 meshes with the drive gear 5 to form a rack and pinion mechanism.

7 is a temporary feeding device for pushing out the aligned mahjong pie P...P to the front, and a pushing rod 71 provided on the back side.
It is made to push out and retreat by the reciprocating movement of. Incidentally, although the driving source of the delivery service 71 is not particularly shown,
It is preferable to configure it so that it can move back and forth using several solenoid rods. 8 is a stopper that restricts the passage of the pie, and when a predetermined number of pie passes are confirmed by a counter such as an optical sensor, a shutter 81 regulates the flow of the pie, and a feed mechanism D provided on each surface. - Only a certain number of mahjong pies stay in D. Note that the above-mentioned opening/closing operation of the shutter 81 is operated by a solenoid switch or the like.

In the figure, numerals 9...9 are pie falling guide plates provided on the top plate of the mahjong table, and by opening these guide plates 9...9, mahjong pies P...P are moved to the rotary stirring body 1 It falls on the surface of The Mahjong Pie P used in the present invention is
Similar to the conventional mahjong pie, a magnetic material or a metal plate having sand-absorbing properties is embedded inside the mahjong pie, so that it can be magnetically attached to the magnetic material 21 provided on the rotary transfer body.

Next, the operation of the device according to the present invention will be explained.

First, the mahjong pie P...P after the competition is dropped onto the surface of the rotating agitator 1 by opening the release guide plates 9...9 provided on the tabletop.
...P is sent out to the outside of the inclined surface while being appropriately agitated by the rotation of the rotary agitator 1, and is finally guided to the rotary transfer body 2.

The mahjong pie P guided in this way is transferred to the rotary transport body 2.
The mahjong pie P...P guided to the discharge gutter 22 is guided up in the direction of the discharge gutter 22 while being magnetically attracted by the magnetic bodies 21 buried at appropriate intervals. Flows down and is guided by the posture changing mechanism B while changing its posture and standing upright at its base end. The base end of the changing mechanism B is designed to allow the conveyor heel 1-31 to pass through, and what's more! Since magnetic bodies 32...32 are attached to the one-feeding heald at predetermined intervals, the magnetic bodies 32 sequentially magnetize the pies P and transport them. The transported pies P...P are fed so as to be aligned sequentially from the feed-up mechanism located at the farthest position from the attitude changing mechanism B, and a certain number of pies are placed on the alignment plate 41 of the mechanism. (Normally 17 pieces) are arranged, the pie is fed into the feeding mechanism located in front of the pie, filling the alignment plate 41 in the mechanism, and repeating this sequentially, the pie is placed on all sides. Make sure that the feed-up R section is full.

When a predetermined number of pies are arranged in this way, a power interlocked with a sensor etc. is activated to drive the delivery rod 71 of the pie delivery plate 7 and send out all the pies to the surface of the pie alignment plate 41 located in the front. When a predetermined number of pies (17 pieces) are arranged on one side, the same operation is performed on the next side, and the required amount of mahjong pies P...P are arranged on all sides. , by repeating this twice, 17 sheets x 2
The pie alignment of the columns is completed. Furthermore, in addition to the method described above, the method of arranging the mahjong pies P in the feed-up mechanism is to complete the operation of 17 pieces x 2 stages on each side and then move to the next feed-up mechanism. It is also possible to do this. ) In this way, when a predetermined number of mahjong pies P...P are lined up on the pie arranging plates 41 of all the feeding mechanisms D...D, the i-function of the device reaches a stage. , waits for the next operation in this state. (That is, wait for the competition being played on the table to end).

When the competition on the table surface is finished and the falling guide plates 9...9 are released, the rotating shaft 45 of the sending mechanism is driven to rotate by the power that is linked to this. 45 is driven, the alignment plate on which a predetermined number of pies are placed rises along the groove of the guide/n3 while being gripped at both ends by the operating link 44 fixed to the rotating shaft. The mahjong pies P...P, which were standing upright parallel to each other at the start of this ascent, change from an upright state to a lying state as they rise along the guide groove 43, and the two pies on the two sides at the solstice point are Automatically changes to stacked state.

Also, when performing the above operation, on the one hand, the rotating shaft 4
Due to the engagement of the drive gear 5 attached to the drive gear 5 and the rack gear 62 attached to the elevation guide rod 61, the elevation guide rod 61 is pulled down and the pie receiving plate 6 is lowered. When the pie receiving plate 6 descends to the surface of the feeding mechanism, the alignment plate 41 is placed exactly on that surface.
The mahjong pies P...P arranged above are sent in and transferred to the 6th pie receiving plate. Since the rotary shaft 45 is set to perform a constant reciprocating motion within a predetermined time, when the rotary shaft 45 starts to rotate in the opposite direction, the alignment plate 41 into which the mahjong pie has been sent is operated in the opposite direction to the above-described operation. The pie receiving plate 6 descends to wait for the next pie to be fed, and the pie receiving plate 6 that has received the pie rises directly to the table surface so that the next game can be played. (In addition, during this time, the pies that were dropped from the table onto the rotating stirring body 1 in the previous competition were stirred and transferred in the same way as described above, and then aligned again with the feeding mechanism in the same manner as above. (Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, the operation is performed in an extremely short period of time immediately after starting the next competition on the table. In the meantime, it is possible to accurately and quickly line up the mahjong pies after the end of the competition and prepare for the next competition, completely solving many of the problems that conventional automatic mahjong tables had. It was possible to do so.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mahjong table, FIG. A partially cutaway perspective view;
FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the main parts, FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view showing the attitude change mechanism, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the strike/seven-paddle mechanism.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the feed mechanism, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the same figure. A... Stirring sending mechanism, B... Attitude change mechanism, C
... Conveyance mechanism, D... Feed-up a mechanism, 1... Rotating stirring body, 2... Rotating transfer body, 21... Magnetic body, 22
...Discharge gutter, 23...Enclosing wall, 24.25...Posture control guide, 31...Transportation heald, 32...Magnetic material, 33...Guide gear, 41...Alignment plate , 42
... Guide plate, 43 ... Guide groove, 44 ... Operating link, 45 ... Rotating shaft, 5 ... Drive gear, 6 ...
・Temporary pie holder, 61... Lifting guide, 62... Rack gear, 7... Pie sending plate, 71... Extrusion rod, 8... Stopper, 81... Shutter, 9
...Pie falling guide plate patent applicant Yoshihiko Kawanishi patent applicant
Fumihiko Furuya Patent Applicant New
Wife Kim - Representative Patent Attorney Takeshi Murashita
Page 1 of the page 1 (Contents (no changes) Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Procedure Ne+li Indication of 1985 Patent Application No. 252942 2 Name of the invention Mahjong Pie Stirring and Aligning Mechanism 3 Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Patent Applicant Address 1-23-4 Midorigaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Name Yoshihiko Kasai ( 4. Agent 103 Address: 8th floor, Kususei Building, 1-6-19 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Telephone: 03-271-0956 January 8, 1986 (Delivery date: January 28, 1987)i , 3・1.2+6
: 7.7ili original content drawing engraving 8, attached list of N categories

Claims (1)

[Claims] A mahjong pie agitation and delivery mechanism, a conveyance mechanism that conveys the mahjong pie sent out from the mechanism, and a part of the conveyance mechanism that can slide on the inside, and arranged mahjong pies are competed. The above-mentioned stirring and feeding mechanism is composed of a rotating stirring body that is approximately conical in shape, and a rotating stirring body that rotates around the outer periphery of the stirring body. A ring-shaped rotary transfer body is embedded, and a portion of the rotary transfer body is close to the outer circumferential surface of the rotary stirring body on the same plane. ii. The rotary transfer body is provided so as to be inclined, and a discharge gutter for discharging the placed mahjong pie is connected to the upper end thereof. iii. The lower end of the discharge gutter is positioned so as to face the conveying belt mechanism, with or without a posture changing mechanism. iv. Magnetic bodies are attached to the surface of the conveying belt at appropriate intervals, and the mahjong pie is attracted to the magnetic bodies so that it can be conveyed. v The pies transferred by the conveyor belt are fed into a feeding mechanism and are stood upright in two rows of a predetermined number on an alignment plate in the mechanism, and then the alignment plate lifts both ends of the pie using actuating links. and during the lifting operation, the alignment plate is moved from a horizontal state to an upright state. vi When the arranging board rises, a pie receiving plate, which is a part of the top plate of the mahjong table, descends to receive a predetermined number of stacked mahjong pies sent up by the arranging board, and then immediately rises. ing. Mahjong pie's stirring and alignment mechanism is characterized by: