阅读说明：本技术 一种球类游戏设备 (Ball game equipment ) 是由 刘国雄 于 2019-09-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及游戏设备技术领域,公开了一种球类游戏设备,该游戏设备包含上球机构与集球机构,其中,该游戏设备的上球机构设有两个供球通道,能够在不同速度状态下完成不同供球通道的自动切换,进而实现长时间连续快速上球。(The invention relates to the technical field of game equipment, and discloses ball game equipment which comprises a ball feeding mechanism and a ball collecting mechanism, wherein the ball feeding mechanism of the game equipment is provided with two ball feeding channels, so that the automatic switching of different ball feeding channels can be completed under different speed states, and the long-time continuous and rapid ball feeding is further realized.)

1. A ball game device is characterized by comprising a ball feeding mechanism, wherein the ball feeding mechanism comprises a ball frame and a ball feeding device arranged on the ball frame, the ball frame is provided with a first ball path and a second ball path, the second ball path is arranged above the first ball path, one end of the first ball path is provided with a first ball inlet, the other end of the first ball path is provided with a ball outlet, one end of the second ball path is provided with a second ball inlet, the other end of the second ball path is provided with a ball falling port which can lead the balls on the second ball path to fall into the first ball path, the ball feeding device comprises a first ball feeding wheel and a second ball feeding wheel which can drive balls on the first ball path to move towards the ball outlet through friction, and the first ball sending wheel and the second ball sending wheel are arranged in the front-back direction according to the moving direction of balls on the first lane, and the ball falling port is arranged between the first ball sending wheel and the second ball sending wheel.

2. the ball game apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first lane comprises a downward inclined section and an upward inclined section, the first ball inlet is disposed at an end of the downward inclined section away from the upward inclined section, the ball outlet is disposed at an end of the upward inclined section away from the downward inclined section, the first ball feeding wheel is configured to drive balls on the upward inclined section to move towards the ball outlet, and the second ball feeding wheel is configured to drive balls on the downward inclined section to move towards the upward inclined section.

3. The ball game apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second lane is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, and the second ball inlet is provided at a top end of the second lane, and the ball drop port is provided at a bottom end of the second lane.

4. The ball game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rack includes a first main body plate and a first side plate that face each other, and a lower plate, an upper plate, and a top plate are connected therebetween, the lower plate, the first main body plate, and the first side plate being sequentially arranged from bottom to top, wherein the first lane is defined by the lower plate, the first main body plate, and the first side plate, the second lane is defined by the upper plate, the first main body plate, and the first side plate, the first ball feeding wheel is provided between the first main body plate and the first side plate, and the second ball feeding wheel is provided on the first side plate.

5. The ball game apparatus of claim 4, wherein the ball feed device includes a first ball feed motor drivingly connected to the first ball feed wheel and a second ball feed motor drivingly connected to the second ball feed wheel, the first side plate including a mounting plate, the first ball feed motor and the second ball feed motor being disposed on the mounting plate.

6. A ball game apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a ball collecting mechanism disposed above the upper ball mechanism, the ball collecting mechanism including a ball collecting groove, the ball collecting groove being provided with a first ball drop opening and a second ball drop opening, the first ball drop opening facing the first ball inlet, the second ball drop opening facing the second ball inlet.

7. The ball game apparatus of claim 6, wherein the ball collecting mechanism comprises a second main body plate and a second side plate which are arranged face to face, a first bottom plate, a ball distributing assembly and a second bottom plate are connected between the second main body plate and the second side plate, and the second main body plate, the second side plate, the first bottom plate, the ball distributing assembly and the second bottom plate enclose the ball collecting groove; the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate are both obliquely arranged relative to the horizontal plane, the top end of the first bottom plate is far away from the ball distributing assembly, and the top end of the second bottom plate is far away from the ball distributing assembly.

8. The ball game apparatus of claim 7, wherein the ball distribution assembly includes a first ball distribution plate and a second ball distribution plate, the first ball distribution plate and the second ball distribution plate are both disposed at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane, a top end of the first ball distribution plate is connected to a top end of the second ball distribution plate, the first ball drop port is disposed between the first bottom plate and the first ball distribution plate, and the second ball drop port is disposed between the second bottom plate and the second ball distribution plate.

9. A ball game apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a first partition is provided on the first sole plate and a second partition is provided on the second sole plate, the first partition extending to the first ball splitter plate and the second partition extending to the second ball splitter plate.

10. A ball game apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a ball agitator assembly is provided beneath each of the first and second sole plates, the ball stirring component comprises a ball stirring motor, a ball stirring shaft and a ball stirring rod arranged on the ball stirring shaft, the ball stirring motor is arranged on the second main body plate, the ball stirring shaft is in transmission connection with the ball stirring motor, through holes are arranged on the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate and rotate along with the ball stirring shaft, the ball stirring rods can enter and exit the ball collecting groove through the through holes, the number of the ball stirring rods is two or more, the ball stirring rods on the same ball stirring shaft can be divided into two groups, the ball stirring rods in the same group are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the ball stirring shaft, and the projections of the two groups of ball stirring rods on the same ball stirring shaft on a plane vertical to the ball stirring shaft are mutually staggered.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of game equipment, in particular to ball game equipment.

Background

Ball game machines generally include a ball collecting mechanism provided at a predetermined drop position of a ball of the game machine, and a ball feeding mechanism for feeding the collected balls back to the game table. The existing ball feeding mechanism is mostly used for feeding balls through a single channel, the ball feeding efficiency is low, and the condition that equipment idles due to untimely ball feeding can also occur when the ball feeding mechanism runs at a high speed.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above technical problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game apparatus, in which a ball feeding mechanism is provided with two ball feeding channels, so that automatic switching between different ball feeding channels can be completed at different speeds, and continuous and rapid ball feeding for a long time can be realized.

Based on the above, the invention provides ball game equipment, which comprises an upper ball mechanism, wherein the upper ball mechanism comprises a ball frame and a ball feeding device arranged on the ball frame, the ball frame is provided with a first ball path and a second ball path, the second ball path is arranged above the first ball path, one end of the first ball path is provided with a first ball inlet, the other end of the first ball path is provided with a ball outlet, one end of the second ball path is provided with a second ball inlet, the other end of the second ball path is provided with a ball falling port capable of enabling balls on the second ball path to fall into the first ball path, the ball feeding device comprises a first ball feeding wheel and a second ball feeding wheel, the first ball feeding wheel and the second ball feeding wheel can drive the balls on the first ball path to move towards the ball outlet through friction, and the first ball feeding wheel and the second ball feeding wheel are arranged back and forth according to the moving direction of the balls on the first ball path, the ball falling port is arranged between the first ball sending wheel and the second ball sending wheel.

Preferably, the first ball path includes a downward inclined section and an upward inclined section, the first ball inlet is disposed at one end of the downward inclined section away from the upward inclined section, the ball outlet is disposed at one end of the upward inclined section away from the downward inclined section, the first ball feeding wheel is configured to drive balls on the upward inclined section to move towards the ball outlet, and the second ball feeding wheel is configured to drive balls on the downward inclined section to move towards the upward inclined section.

Preferably, the second lane is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, the second ball inlet is arranged at the top end of the second lane, and the ball drop port is arranged at the bottom end of the second lane.

Preferably, the ball rack includes a first main body plate and a first side plate which are arranged face to face, a lower plate, an upper plate and a top plate which are arranged from bottom to top in sequence are connected between the first main body plate and the first side plate, the lower plate, the first main body plate and the first side plate enclose a first ball path, the upper plate, the first main body plate and the first side plate enclose a second ball path, the first ball feeding wheel is arranged between the first main body plate and the first side plate, and the second ball feeding wheel is arranged on the first side plate.

Preferably, the ball feeding device comprises a first ball feeding motor and a second ball feeding motor, the first ball feeding motor is in transmission connection with the first ball feeding wheel, the second ball feeding motor is in transmission connection with the second ball feeding wheel, the first side plate comprises an installation plate, and the first ball feeding motor and the second ball feeding motor are arranged on the installation plate.

Preferably, the ball collecting mechanism is arranged above the upper ball mechanism and comprises a ball collecting groove, the ball collecting groove is provided with a first ball dropping port and a second ball dropping port, the first ball dropping port is over against the first ball inlet, and the second ball dropping port is over against the second ball inlet.

Preferably, the ball collecting mechanism includes a second main body plate and a second side plate which are arranged face to face, a first bottom plate, a ball distributing assembly and a second bottom plate are connected between the second main body plate and the second side plate, and the second main body plate, the second side plate, the first bottom plate, the ball distributing assembly and the second bottom plate enclose the ball collecting groove; the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate are both obliquely arranged relative to the horizontal plane, the top end of the first bottom plate is far away from the ball distributing assembly, and the top end of the second bottom plate is far away from the ball distributing assembly.

Preferably, the ball distributing assembly includes a first ball distributing plate and a second ball distributing plate, both the first ball distributing plate and the second ball distributing plate are arranged in an inclined manner relative to a horizontal plane, the top end of the first ball distributing plate is connected with the top end of the second ball distributing plate, the first ball dropping port is arranged between the first bottom plate and the first ball distributing plate, and the second ball dropping port is arranged between the second bottom plate and the second ball distributing plate.

Preferably, a first partition plate is arranged on the first bottom plate, a second partition plate is arranged on the second bottom plate, the first partition plate extends to the first spherical splitter plate, and the second partition plate extends to the second spherical splitter plate.

As a preferable scheme, ball stirring assemblies are arranged below the first base plate and the second base plate, each ball stirring assembly comprises a ball stirring shaft and ball stirring rods arranged on the ball stirring shaft, through holes are formed in the first base plate and the second base plate, the ball stirring rods can enter and exit the ball collecting grooves through the through holes along with the rotation of the ball stirring shafts, the number of the ball stirring rods is two or more, the ball stirring rods on the same ball stirring shaft can be divided into two groups, the ball stirring rods in the same group are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the ball stirring shaft, and the projections of the two groups of ball stirring rods on the same ball stirring shaft on a plane perpendicular to the ball stirring shaft are mutually staggered; stir the ball subassembly including stirring the ball motor, stir the ball motor with it is connected to stir ball spindle drive, just it locates to stir the ball motor on the second main part board.

Compared with the prior art, the ball game equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention has the beneficial effects that:

The ball feeding mechanism of the ball game equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention adopts two ball feeding channels of a first ball channel and a second ball channel to supply balls, and is simultaneously provided with a first ball feeding wheel and a second ball feeding wheel to drive the balls to move; when the game equipment is in high-speed operation, the balls in the first lane are consumed at high speed, when the subsequent ball supply of the first lane is insufficient, the balls in the second lane can quickly flow into the middle positions of the two ball feeding wheels on the first lane under the combined action of the gravity of the whole row of balls and the friction driving force of the first ball feeding wheel, and the gap formed by instant lack of balls is timely filled, so that the ball outlet can be quickly and continuously conveyed.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an upper ball mechanism of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of a ball feeding mechanism of an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a ball collecting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure: 100. a ball feeding mechanism; 101. a first lane; 102. a second lane; 103. a first ball inlet; 104. a second ball inlet; 105. a ball outlet; 106. a ball falling port; 107. a first ball feed wheel; 108. a second ball feed wheel; 109. a first ball feeding motor; 110. a second ball feeding motor; 111. a first main body plate; 112. a first side plate; 113. a lower layer plate; 114. an upper plate; 115. a top layer plate; 116. an observation plate; 117. mounting a plate; 200. a ball collecting mechanism; 201. a ball collecting groove; 202. a first lower ball port; 203. a second ball discharging port; 204. a second main body plate; 205. a second side plate; 206. a first base plate; 207. a second base plate; 208. a ball separating assembly; 209. a first separator; 210. a second separator; 211. stirring a ball shaft; 212. stirring a ball rod; 213. a noise reduction layer; 214. a protective cover; 215. a ball stirring motor.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

It should be understood that the terms "first", "second", etc. are used herein to describe various information, but the information should not be limited to these terms, and these terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the invention. The "first" information may also be referred to as "second" information, and the "second" information may also be referred to as "first" information.

as shown in fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a ball game apparatus, which includes a ball feeding mechanism 100, the ball feeding mechanism 100 includes a ball rack and a ball feeding device, the ball rack is provided with a first lane 101 and a second lane 102, the second ball path 102 is arranged above the first ball path 101, one end of the first ball path 101 is provided with a first ball inlet 103, the other end of the first ball path 101 is provided with a ball outlet 105, one end of the second ball path 102 is provided with a second ball inlet 104, the other end of the second ball path 102 is provided with a ball drop port 106 which can enable balls on the second ball path 102 to drop into the first ball path 101, the ball feeding device comprises a first ball feeding wheel 107 and a second ball feeding wheel 108 which can drive balls on the first ball path 101 to move towards the ball outlet 105 through friction, the first ball feeding wheel 107 and the second ball feeding wheel 108 are arranged back and forth according to the moving direction of the balls on the first ball path 101, and the ball drop port 106 is arranged between the first ball feeding wheel 107 and the second ball feeding wheel 108.

Different from the conventional ball game device, the ball feeding mechanism of the ball game device provided by the embodiment of the invention adopts two ball feeding channels, namely the first ball channel 101 and the second ball channel 102, to feed balls, and is provided with a first ball feeding wheel 107 and a second ball feeding wheel 108 to drive the balls to move.

When the game device runs at a low speed, the first ball path 101 and the second ball path 102 are all full of balls, the balls in the first ball path 101 flow into the second ball feeding wheel 108 under the action of self gravity and the weight of the whole row of balls and are uninterruptedly conveyed to the first ball feeding wheel 107, and the first ball feeding wheel 107 conveys the balls to the ball outlet 105 for use in subsequent positions. At low speed, the ball path between the first ball feed wheel 107 and the second ball feed wheel 108 is filled with balls all the time, and there is not enough clearance, so that the balls in the second ball path 102 cannot flow into the first ball path 101 through the ball drop port 106 between the first ball feed wheel 107 and the second ball feed wheel 108, and the balls in the second ball path 102 are not consumed.

When the game device is in high-speed operation, the balls in the first lane 101 are consumed at high speed, when the subsequent ball supply is insufficient, the balls between the first ball delivery wheel 107 and the second ball delivery wheel 108 lose the power for pushing the balls between the first ball delivery wheel 107 and the second ball delivery wheel 108 due to short-time ball shortage supply in the first lane 101, at the moment, the balls between the first ball delivery wheel 107 and the second ball delivery wheel 108 close to the first ball delivery wheel 107 are delivered by the first ball delivery wheel 107, the space is vacated to the balls in the second lane 102, and the balls in the second lane 102 more rapidly flow into the middle positions of the two ball delivery wheels on the first lane 101 under the combined action of the accumulated gravity of the whole row of balls and the friction driving force of the first ball delivery wheel 107, the gap formed by the instantaneous ball shortage is timely filled, so that the switching between the first lane 101 and the second lane 102 is naturally and smoothly completed, thereby ensuring that the ball outlet 105 can convey balls quickly and continuously.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, in order to ensure the movement of the balls in the lane, the first lane 101 is provided with a downward inclined section and an upward inclined section, the first ball inlet 103 is provided at one end of the downward inclined section away from the upward inclined section, the ball outlet 105 is provided at one end of the upward inclined section away from the downward inclined section, the first ball feeding wheel 107 is used for driving the balls on the upward inclined section to move towards the ball outlet 105, and the second ball feeding wheel 108 is used for driving the balls on the downward inclined section to move towards the upward inclined section; the second lane 102 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, the second ball inlet 104 is disposed at the top end of the second lane 102, and the ball drop port 106 is disposed at the bottom end of the second lane 102. The ball in the lane can not only move by utilizing the gravity of the ball, but also complete the movement by driving the ball sending wheel. Meanwhile, the ball rack comprises a first main body plate 111 and a first side plate 112 which are arranged face to face, a lower layer plate 113, an upper layer plate 114 and a top layer plate 115 which are sequentially arranged from bottom to top are connected between the first main body plate 111 and the first side plate 112, wherein the lower layer plate 113, the first main body plate 111 and the first side plate 112 enclose a first ball path 101, the upper layer plate 114, the first main body plate 111 and the first side plate 112 enclose a second ball path 102, balls move on the first ball path 101 and the second ball path 102, a first ball conveying wheel 107 is arranged between the first main body plate 111 and the first side plate 112, and a second ball conveying wheel 108 is arranged on the first side plate 112.

Furthermore, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the ball feeding device includes a first ball feeding motor 109 and a second ball feeding motor 110, the first ball feeding motor 109 is in driving connection with the first ball feeding wheel 107, the second ball feeding motor 110 is in driving connection with the second ball feeding wheel 108, and the ball feeding motors provide sufficient driving force for the ball feeding wheels, so as to ensure the normal conveying of balls in the ball way. The first side plate 112 comprises a mounting plate 117 and an observation plate 116, and the first ball feeding motor 109 and the second ball feeding motor 110 are arranged on the mounting plate 117; the observation plate 116 is a transparent plate, which can provide a visual area inside the fairway, so that an operator can conveniently check the internal condition and timely remove faults.

In addition, as shown in fig. 3, the ball game device according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a ball collecting mechanism 200 disposed above the upper ball mechanism 100, the ball collecting mechanism 200 includes a ball collecting groove 201, the ball collecting groove 201 is provided with a first lower ball inlet 202 and a second lower ball inlet 203, the first lower ball inlet 202 faces the first ball inlet 103, and the second lower ball inlet 203 faces the second ball inlet 104.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, the ball collecting mechanism 200 includes a second main body plate 204 and a second side plate 205 which are disposed opposite to each other, and a first bottom plate 206, a ball distributing assembly 208 and a second bottom plate 207 are connected therebetween, and the second main body plate 204, the second side plate 205, the first bottom plate 206, the ball distributing assembly 208 and the second bottom plate 207 enclose a ball collecting groove 201.

The inner surface of the ball collecting groove 201 is provided with a noise reduction layer 213 for reducing noise generated when balls in the ball collecting groove 201 collide with each other.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, first base plate 206 and second base plate 207 are each disposed at an angle with respect to the horizontal plane, and the top end of first base plate 206 is distal from ball distributing element 208 and the top end of second base plate 207 is distal from ball distributing element 208. Meanwhile, the ball distributing assembly 208 includes a first ball distributing plate and a second ball distributing plate, both of which are disposed in an inclined manner with respect to the horizontal plane, the top end of the first ball distributing plate is connected with the top end of the second ball distributing plate, the first lower ball opening 202 is disposed between the first bottom plate 206 and the first ball distributing plate, and the second lower ball opening 203 is disposed between the second bottom plate 207 and the second ball distributing plate. Meanwhile, a first partition 209 is arranged on the first bottom plate 206 and the first partition 209 extends to the first ball dividing plate; a second partition 210 is arranged on the second bottom plate 207, the second partition 210 extends to the second ball dividing plate, and the first partition 209 and the second partition 210 are parallel to the second main body plate 204.

The first bottom plate 206, the second bottom plate 207 and the ball distributing assembly 208 are all obliquely arranged, so that balls in the ball collecting groove 201 can automatically fall under the action of self gravity; the two ball distributing plates of the ball distributing component 208 form a triangular structure, and the two ball distributing plates respectively correspond to the two lower ball openings, so that balls falling into the ball collecting groove 201 can be naturally divided into two parts when falling onto the ball distributing component 208 and then fall into the upper ball mechanism 100; the partition plates arranged on the first bottom plate 206 and the second bottom plate 207 divide the balls in the ball collecting groove 201 into two orderly rows, and ensure that the balls can fall quickly without blocking the ball outlet.

Still further, as shown in fig. 3, ball stirring assemblies are disposed below the first base plate 206 and the second base plate 207, each ball stirring assembly includes a ball stirring shaft 211 and ball stirring rods 212 disposed on the ball stirring shaft 211, through holes are disposed on the first base plate 206 and the second base plate 207, the ball stirring rods 212 can enter and exit the ball collecting groove 201 through the through holes along with rotation of the ball stirring shaft 211, the ball stirring rods 212 are two or more, the ball stirring rods 212 on the same ball stirring shaft 211 can be divided into two groups, the ball stirring rods 212 of the same group are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the ball stirring shaft 211, and projections of the two ball stirring rods 212 on the same ball stirring shaft 211 on a plane perpendicular to the ball stirring shaft 211 are staggered with each other.

As shown in fig. 3, the ball stirring assembly arranged below the ball collecting groove 201 can stir the balls in the ball collecting groove 201, so that the balls in the ball collecting groove 201 are arranged neatly, and fall into the upper ball mechanism 100 through the lower ball opening quickly, and meanwhile, the ball stirring rods 212 on the same ball stirring shaft 211 are arranged in a staggered manner, so that the resistance of the ball stirring rods 212 during ball stirring can be effectively reduced.

meanwhile, as shown in fig. 3, a protective cover 214 is arranged outside the ball stirring assembly to prevent the ball stirring rod 212 from causing injury to an operator during operation.

In order to ensure that the ball stirring rod can continuously stir the balls in the ball collecting groove, the ball stirring assembly comprises a ball stirring motor 215, the ball stirring motor 215 is arranged on the second main body plate 204, and the ball stirring shaft 211 is in transmission connection with the ball stirring motor 215.

In conclusion, the ball game device provided by the embodiment adopts the ball feeding structure with two ball feeding channels automatically switched to supply balls and the ball collecting mechanism capable of supplying balls in time, so that long-time continuous and quick ball feeding can be ensured.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, and these modifications and substitutions should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.