MAHJONG TILE
A mahjong tile includes a main body, a cover, a magnet, an induction chip, and a transparent board. The main body has a chip trough at an inner side thereof, connecting poles protruding from a top surface thereof, and a tile face trough at a bottom thereof. The cover corresponds to the main body and has connecting holes and an accommodation trough at a bottom thereof. The magnet is accommodated in the accommodation trough. Upper and lower ends of the magnet are magnet poles of the magnet. The induction chip is for a sensor to read the suite and numeric of the mahjong tile. The magnet of the mahjong tile supplies magnetism, enabling the mahjong tile to be delivered for playing a computer game with the amusement of the real mahjong tile. This can prevent the players from touching the tiles and increase the fairness of the game.
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BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION Field of InventionThe present invention relates to a mahjong tile, and more particularly to a mahjong tile having a magnet and an induction chip therein.
Description of Related ArtsThere are two types of mahjong games on the market, one with real mahjong tiles and the other with virtual mahjong tiles. The real mahjong tile is made of plastics and has a three-dimensional shape. The bottom surface of the real mahjong tile is printed or etched with a suite and a numeric of the mahjong tile. When playing a game, the players first shuffle and stack the mahjong tiles on a mahjong table in preparation for the game, and then take the required tiles for playing the game. These days, a variety of game machines and online game software are developed. A screen is used to show the process of the game. Through a keyboard, buttons or operation interfaces, the players manipulate a computer game. In addition to the rules of the traditional mahjong game, the game machines and online game software also provide a lot of sound and light effects to increase the fun of the game. However, the foregoing games have the following drawbacks.
1. The players directly touch the real mahjong tiles. Some players may have the intent to cheat in the game by marking the mahjong tiles when shuffling or taking the mahjong tiles. The players mistrust each other, each with his own axe to grind. Although the game is fun, the justice and fairness of the game may be challenged.
2. Virtual mahjong tiles can prevent the players from touching the tiles, but this way has lost the reality of the mahjong tiles. The greatest pleasure of the mahjong game is that the players can shuffle, stack and take the tiles before the game. For a virtual mahjong game, the tiles are controlled and output by the software. This deprives the players of their amusement and excitement to take the tiles. Thus, the mahjong tiles need to be improved. Accordingly, the inventor of the present invention has devoted himself based on his many years of practical experiences to solve this problem.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTIONIn view of the problems and drawbacks of the prior art, the inventor of the present invention has devoted himself based on his many years of practical experiences to provide an improved mahjong tile. The primary object of the present invention is to provide a mahjong tile having a magnet and an induction chip therein. The mahjong tile can be taken out at random by means of magnetism for playing a game. The induction chip is for a sensor to read the suite and numeric of the mahjong tile. This can prevent the players from touching the tiles and increase the fairness of the game.
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Although particular embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A mahjong tile, comprising a rectangular main body, a cover, a magnet, an induction chip, and a transparent board; an inner side of the main body being formed with a chip trough, the main body having a tile face trough at a bottom thereof and a plurality of side recesses around the tile face trough, the transparent board being located in the tile face trough, a surface of the transparent board having a suit and a numeric thereon, an edge of the transparent board being provided with a plurality of protrusions corresponding to the side recesses for the transparent board to be engaged in the tile face trough, not protruding out of a bottom surface the main body to protect the suite and the to numeric of the transparent board from being rubbed off; the cover corresponding in size to the main body to cover a top of the main body, a bottom central portion of the cover being formed with an accommodation trough arranged same as a long axis direction of the cover; the magnet being accommodated in the accommodation trough, upper and lower ends of the magnet being magnet poles of the magnet; the induction chip being inserted in the chip trough and covered with a protection sleeve.
2. The mahjong tile as claimed in claim 1, wherein the chip trough has a notch, one side of the cover is provided with a raised press piece corresponding to the notch, and the press piece is engaged in the notch to press against the induction chip.
3. The mahjong tile as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover further two side troughs at two short sides of the accommodation troughs.
4. The mahjong tile as claimed in claim 1, wherein a top surface of the main body is provided with a plurality of protruding connecting studs, a bottom surface of the cover is formed with a plurality of connecting holes corresponding to the connecting studs, and the connecting studs are inserted into the connecting holes.
5. The mahjong tile as claimed in claim 4, wherein the main body has an edge groove around a top circumferential portion thereof, a bottom of the cover is formed with a lower flange corresponding to the edge groove, and the lower flange is engaged with the edge groove.
6. The mahjong tile as claimed in claim 4, wherein the main body is provided with grid-like ribs therein, and tops of the ribs lean against the magnet.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 1, 2016
Publication Date: Mar 1, 2018
Inventor: Tzu-Hsiang Tseng (Taichung City)
Application Number: 15/253,879