CN112587910A - Poker machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a poker machine, wherein a first card outlet is positioned below a card turning wheel, the card turning wheel is arranged at the inner side of a card turning channel and positioned between the first card outlet and a second card outlet, a card turning component is arranged at one end, close to the first card outlet, of the outer side of the card turning channel, the first card outlet and the second card outlet respectively face opposite directions for card discharging, and cards discharged from the first card outlet do not need to be turned over, so that the cards are directly sent to a card receiving device; if the identification element identifies that the playing cards need to be turned over, the playing cards are rearranged and dealt through the card arranging channel which returns to the card arranging device through the second card outlet after being turned over through the card turning channel. Therefore, the continuous conveying and dealing of the playing cards have the advantages of simple structure, reliable action, high card dealing speed and low error rate.

Description

Poker machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of poker machines, in particular to a poker machine.

Background

Playing cards are a favorite entertainment item, and after playing a game, players need to manage, shuffle and deal the cards. In order to save the dealing time, people invent an automatic dealing machine to deal cards, for example, a four-mouth dealing machine for playing cards is disclosed in the patent document with the publication number of CN201164714Y, the four-mouth dealing machine is provided with a shuffling cavity, a shuffling differential mechanism driven by a shuffling motor is arranged in the center of the shuffling cavity, four conveying belts connected to a dealing mechanism are uniformly distributed around the four-mouth dealing machine, the conveying belts are driven by a conveying motor, one side of each conveying belt is provided with a card arranging wheel, the other side of each conveying belt is provided with a stop block matched with the card arranging wheel, a spiral deflector rod is arranged on the card arranging wheel, and a counting light eye is arranged at the output end of the. When the card dealing machine is used, disordered cards are placed into the shuffling cavity with the front face facing downwards, and are dealt from the four card outlet ports after passing through the card shuffling differential mechanism, the card arranging wheel and the card dealing mechanism. Although the card dealing machine basically completes the actions of shuffling and dealing, the card dealing machine still cannot avoid the need that players fold, sort and turn over the playing cards with different front and back faces, so that the labor intensity in the game is high, and the waiting time is long.

Patent document No. CN102580307A discloses a full-automatic poker machine, which includes a mounting base plate and a plurality of support legs disposed at the bottom of the mounting base plate; the mounting bottom plate is provided with a card inlet parallel to the desktop in an opening mode and used for placing playing cards, a shuffling and primary card distributing device arranged at one end of the card inlet and used for primarily separating the disordered playing cards, and a card arranging and secondary card distributing device arranged at the other end of the shuffling and primary card distributing device and used for adjusting the playing cards in the same direction and separating the playing cards into single cards; the card turning and dealing device is arranged at the other end of the card arranging and distributing device and is used for turning the single playing cards with different front and back surfaces into the same direction and dealing the single playing cards according to the regulations; the card pushing device is arranged at the other end of the card turning and dealing device and used for dealing the playing cards; the card lifting device is arranged on one side of the card pushing device and used for lifting the playing cards onto the table top. The card shuffling and primary card distributing device achieves primary card distributing (namely, separating playing cards into a few cards) through different rotating speeds of a card feeding belt and a card distributing belt, the card arranging and secondary card distributing device conveys the playing cards through the secondary card distributing belt and achieves card arranging (namely, adjusting the playing cards to the same direction) through the card arranging belts on two sides and the auxiliary card arranging belts on two sides, the card overturning device achieves card overturning (namely, overturning the playing cards to a required surface) through cooperation of a card overturning plate and three card overturning belts in a concave design, the card dealing device achieves random card dealing (namely, card shuffling and dealing) through cooperation of a card dealing belt and a card dealing rod, the dealt playing cards directly fall on a card pushing panel and then are pushed onto a card lifting panel through the card pushing rod, and the playing cards are lifted onto a tabletop of the card table through the card lifting device.

Although the above-mentioned poker machine basically realizes the actions of arranging, shuffling and dealing the playing cards, the following problems exist due to the structural limitation: 1. the playing cards are easily embedded into a gap between the conveying belt and the peripheral wall, so that the playing cards are easily damaged, lost, stuck or broken;

2. playing cards are horizontally placed on the conveying belt, and are stirred to rotate in a horizontal plane to adjust the orientation through opposite movement of the two card following belts on two sides, so that the aim of horizontal card arrangement is fulfilled, the playing cards are easily floated and stuck between the two card following belts on the two sides, and even the playing cards are damaged or embedded into the belt gap, and the conveying speed and the length of the conveying belt have higher requirements, so that the card arrangement efficiency is lower;

3. the card turning plate is matched with the three card turning belts to turn cards, so that the defects of unstable card turning and low card turning efficiency exist, and the defect that the cards are clamped into the gaps of the belts also exists;

4. the adoption of the dealing belt and the plurality of the dealing openings which are arranged in a straight line has the defects of unstable dealing and low dealing efficiency, and the playing cards in a plurality of card positions are lifted at the same position, so that the player is inconvenient to take the playing cards and cheating possibility exists.

Patent document CN103055499A discloses a fully automatic poker machine, comprising: the card feeding frame is used for placing playing cards, and the bottom of the card feeding frame is provided with a card sending mechanism for sending the playing cards; the card arranging groove is used for vertically placing the playing cards, and at least two card arranging components which can generate relative movement so as to poke the playing cards to move out of the card arranging groove in a length side vertical mode are arranged in the card arranging groove; the vertical card transferring device is used for vertically placing the playing cards sent out from the card inlet frame in the card arranging groove; the card turning device is used for turning the front side and the back side of the playing cards and is arranged on the outlet side of the card arranging groove; a card dealing device arranged behind the card turning device and used for randomly sending the playing cards to a plurality of card receiving boxes; and the card lifting devices are used for respectively lifting the playing cards in the card receiving boxes to the table top. The poker machine uses common poker cards and adopts a vertical card arranging mode, so that the card arranging accuracy and efficiency are greatly improved. However, the poker machine has more parts and devices and high manufacturing cost.

Patent document No. CN105854274A discloses a poker machine and a poker arranging method thereof, wherein a poker arranging device and a vertical poker transferring device are omitted, a poker discharging mechanism is arranged at a poker discharging port of the existing poker feeding frame, the poker discharging mechanism sends out a single poker to enter the poker turning device for turning over and dealing, the poker which is already arranged into a pile can be separated, turned over, shuffled and dealt, the shuffling efficiency is high, the reliability is good, and the machine manufacturing cost is low. However, the card turning device of the poker machine can only send one mahjong to the card turning box for identification, turning and sending out for dealing, the card turning efficiency is low, and the card turning box has the disadvantages of high rotation noise, large motor load, complex structure and poor stability. In addition, the poker machine has loose structural arrangement, large volume and low installation efficiency.

Patent documents with publication numbers CN110812827, CN110787444, CN111282258 and CN111298424 disclose a poker machine, comprising: the card feeding device is characterized in that a control panel is arranged in the center of a panel, and a card placing opening for placing playing cards is formed below the control panel when the control panel is lifted; the card arranging device is characterized in that a central turntable driven by a turntable motor to rotate is arranged in the center of a card arranging seat, an arc-shaped card arranging channel for arranging playing cards is formed between the central turntable and the outer side wall of the card arranging channel, and a plurality of conveying rollers are arranged at the bottom of the arc-shaped card arranging channel; the dealing device comprises a card storage box and a card dealing device, wherein the card dealing device comprises a card distributing mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a card turning mechanism; the card receiving device comprises a plurality of card receiving boxes arranged around the card distributor, and the card receiving boxes are driven to rotate relative to the card distributor through a rotary driving mechanism. Therefore, the disordered playing cards can be automatically sorted and distributed to all players, automatic and efficient playing card sorting is realized, and all main device components are reasonable in layout, compact in structure and high in space utilization rate. However, the two card outlets of the card dealing device are arranged in the same direction in a vertically adjacent mode, so that the playing cards cannot be conveyed continuously, and the card dealing speed is low and is easy to block.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems, the invention aims to provide a poker machine, which has the advantages of continuous conveying, card arranging and dealing of poker cards, simple structure, reliable action, high card dealing speed and low error rate.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a poker machine comprises a card arranging device, a card distributor and a card receiving device, wherein the card arranging device is arranged above the card distributor and comprises a card arranging seat and a central turntable, the periphery of the card arranging seat is surrounded with the outer side wall of a card arranging channel, an arc-shaped card arranging channel for arranging poker cards is formed between the central turntable and the outer side wall of the card arranging channel, the card distributor comprises a card storing box and a card distributing device, one side of the bottom of the card storing box is communicated with a card inlet channel of the card distributor, an outlet of the card arranging device is connected with the card storing box, the card receiving device comprises a plurality of card receiving positions or card receiving boxes which are arranged around the card distributor and driven by a rotary driving mechanism to rotate relative to the card distributor, the card distributor comprises a card distributing mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a card turning mechanism, and the channels for the poker cards in the card distributing device comprise a card inlet channel, a conveying channel, a first card outlet, a card turning channel and a second card outlet, a card turning component for opening or closing the card turning channel or the first card outlet is arranged near the first card outlet, when the card turning component closes the card turning channel or opens the first card outlet, the card inlet channel, the conveying channel and the first card outlet are sequentially communicated, and when the card turning component opens the card turning channel and closes the first card outlet, the card inlet channel, the conveying channel, the card turning channel and the second card outlet are sequentially communicated; the card turning mechanism comprises a card turning wheel, a card turning pressing wheel and a card turning part, the card turning wheel is a driving wheel and is driven by a card turning motor to rotate, the card turning pressing wheel is a driven wheel and is in rolling contact with the card turning wheel, a first card outlet is positioned below the card turning wheel, a card turning channel is formed between the card turning wheel and the card turning pressing wheel, the card turning wheel is installed on the inner side of the card turning channel and is positioned between the first card outlet and a second card outlet, the card turning channel extends to the other side of the card turning wheel, which is far away from the first card outlet, from one side of the card turning wheel, which is close to the first card outlet along the partial arc circumference of the card turning wheel, the card turning part for opening or closing the card turning channel or the first card outlet is arranged at one end, which is close to the first card outlet, of the card turning channel, a second card outlet is arranged at one end, which is far away from the first card outlet, the second card outlet is communicated with the card arranging channel of the card arranging device, and the first card outlet and the second card outlet face opposite directions respectively, the card turning driving mechanism drives the card turning component to swing so as to open or close the card turning channel or the first card outlet.

Preferably, a plurality of first conveying wheels used for conveying the playing cards are arranged in the conveying channel, a plurality of second conveying wheels used for conveying the playing cards are arranged in the card turning channel, the first conveying wheels are in transmission connection with the card dealing motor, and the second conveying wheels are in transmission connection with the card turning motor.

Preferably, the bottom of the card storage box is provided with a detection sensor for detecting whether playing cards are put in and a card sending wheel for pushing the playing cards to a card feeding channel of the card dealing device, a side wall of the card storage box, which is close to the card feeding channel of the card dealing device, is provided with a card blocking plate, the card blocking plate is provided with a plurality of card feeding convex edges, a card distributing wheel of the card dealing device is arranged below the card feeding convex edges, and a plurality of card feeding bulges are formed on the inner wall of the bottom of the card storage box between the card sending wheel and the card distributing wheel, so that the card feeding bulges and the card feeding convex edges form the card feeding channel of the card dealing device.

Preferably, the card distributing mechanism is arranged at the card inlet channel of the card dealing device, the conveying mechanism is arranged at the position of the conveying channel, and the card turning mechanism is arranged at the position of the card turning channel.

Preferably, the conveying channel of the card distributor is internally provided with an identification element for identifying the front and the back of the playing cards and a plurality of detection elements for detecting the playing cards.

Preferably, when the card turning component closes the card turning channel or opens the first card outlet, the card inlet channel, the conveying channel and the first card outlet are communicated in sequence, and the playing cards are sent to the card receiving position of the card receiving seat from the first card outlet; when the card turning component opens the card turning channel and closes the first card outlet, the card feeding channel, the conveying channel, the card turning channel and the second card outlet are sequentially communicated, the playing cards are blocked by the card turning component after coming out from the conveying channel and then enter the card turning channel, are clamped and conveyed by the card turning wheel and the card turning pressing wheel, are turned back and forth through the card turning channel by 180 degrees to turn over the front and back of the passing playing cards, and then enter the arc-shaped card arranging channel of the card arranging device through the second card outlet to rearrange and deal the playing cards.

Preferably, the card turning channel comprises an inner side wall of the card turning channel, the swing center of the card turning component is located in the middle of the card turning channel, so that two swing end parts are formed on two sides of the swing center of the card turning component, and the inner side of the card turning component is in an arc shape corresponding to the periphery of the card turning wheel.

Preferably, the swing center of the card turning member is located at one end thereof.

Preferably, the card turning driving mechanism for driving the card turning component to open or close the first card outlet channel is an electromagnet, a crank is fixed at one end of a card turning shaft of the card turning component, and the swinging end of the crank is connected with the movable end of the electromagnet through a connecting rod.

Preferably, the card arranging device further comprises an upper shell which is covered above the arc-shaped card arranging channel, and a card turning channel support of the card turning channel in the card dealing device is fixedly connected with the upper shell.

According to the technical scheme, the first card outlet and the second card outlet are respectively used for playing cards in opposite directions, and the playing cards sent out by the first card outlet do not need to be turned over, so that the playing cards are directly sent to the card receiving device; if the recognition element recognizes that the playing cards need to be turned over, the playing cards are returned to the card arranging channel of the card arranging device through the second card outlet after being turned over through the card turning channel, and then the cards are rearranged and dealt. Therefore, the continuous conveying and dealing of the playing cards have the advantages of simple structure, reliable action, high card dealing speed and low error rate.

Description of the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a card arranging device and card shoe of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is one of the schematic structural views of the card shoe of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a second schematic view of the card shoe of the present invention;

figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a card shoe of the present invention (dealing cards from a first outlet);

figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the card shoe of the present invention (returning playing cards from the second outlet to the card dealing path);

the card dealing device comprises a card dispenser 40, a card storage box 41, a card sending wheel 411, a card distributing wheel 415, a card dealing device 42, an electromagnet 421, a first conveying wheel 422, a card turning wheel 423, a card turning component 424, a card turning channel support 425, a second conveying wheel 426, a card dealing motor 427, a card turning motor 428, a first card outlet 43, a card turning channel 44 and a second card outlet 45. The card arranging device comprises a control panel 303, a card arranging device 6, an upper shell 601, a card arranging seat 602 and a center turntable 606.

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.

Example 1:

a poker machine, as shown in figures 1 to 5, includes: the card arranging device 6 is arranged above the card dealing device 40 and comprises a card storing box 41 and a card dealing device 42, an outlet of the card arranging device 6 is connected with the card storing box 41, the card receiving device comprises a plurality of card receiving positions or card receiving boxes arranged around the card dealing device 40, and the card receiving positions or the card receiving boxes are driven to rotate relative to the card dealing device 40 through a rotation driving mechanism.

In this embodiment, the similar center of mahjong machine is advanced the tablet mode, and the base top is equipped with the panel, advances the tablet device and includes: the center of the panel is provided with a control panel 303, the control panel 303 is driven by a central lifting mechanism to lift, a card placing opening for placing playing cards is formed below the control panel 303 when the control panel 303 rises, the card placing opening is covered when the control panel 303 descends, and the card arranging device 6 is arranged below the control panel 303.

The poker machine can be placed on a desktop as an independent machine for a player to use, under the use scene, a plurality of openings can be formed in the side wall of the base for the player to extend in to take the poker cards, the poker cards of all parties can be withdrawn to a plurality of poker card taking positions outside the side wall of the base by the corresponding poker card pushing mechanism, and certainly, a plurality of openings can be formed in the top panel for the player to take the poker cards. More times, the poker machine is embedded into a central hole of a poker table, only the panel and the control panel 303 are exposed and are flush with the tabletop, playing of players cannot be influenced, the poker machine is very convenient to manufacture, install and maintain, and under the use scene, a lifting driving mechanism needs to be arranged on the poker receiving device to drive the distributed poker parties to lift to the tabletop so that the players can take the poker cards.

In this embodiment, the base includes circular bottom plate and cask shape lateral wall, installs power and its switch on the base. A plurality of mahjong tile feeding ports are formed in the periphery of the control panel 303 on the panel, cover plates are mounted on the mahjong tile feeding ports (the cover plates can be opened by being pushed up passively or opened actively by corresponding driving mechanisms when mahjong tiles are fed), and a mahjong tile receiving device is arranged below the mahjong tile feeding ports. It should be noted that the base of the present invention is not limited to a cylindrical shape, and may be a square column shape, a polygonal column shape, a quincunx column shape, a frustum shape, and other various shapes.

The card arranging device 6, the card receiving device and the matching structure between the card receiving device and the card dealing device can be specific structures disclosed in patent documents with publication numbers of CN110812827, CN110787444, CN111282258, CN111298424 and the like.

The card arranging device 6 comprises an upper shell 601, a card arranging seat 602 and a central turntable 606, the card arranging seat 602 is directly or indirectly fixed on the base, the central turntable 606 is arranged in the center of the card arranging seat 602, the central turntable 606 is driven to rotate by a turntable motor arranged on the card arranging seat 602, the periphery of the card arranging seat 602 is surrounded by the outer side wall of a card arranging channel, an arc-shaped card arranging channel for arranging the playing cards is formed between the central turntable 606 and the outer side wall of the card arranging channel, the bottom of the arc-shaped card arranging channel is provided with a plurality of conveying rollers for conveying the playing cards, one end of the arc-shaped card arranging channel is provided with a card discharging baffle, a card arranging channel outlet is formed between the card discharging baffle and the bottom of the arc-shaped card arranging channel for the playing cards to be discharged along the length direction of the playing cards, a card storage box 41 of the card distributor 40 is positioned below the card arranging channel outlet to receive the discharged playing cards, wherein the width of the arc-shaped, the distance between two adjacent conveying rollers is smaller than the length of the playing cards, and the width of the outlet of the card arranging channel is close to the width of the playing cards. Thus, the disordered playing cards put in from the card placing port are rotationally shifted into the arc-shaped card arranging channel through the central turntable 606, the playing cards with the length directions basically consistent with the conveying directions of the conveying rollers in the arc-shaped card arranging channel are conveyed out from the card arranging channel outlet by the conveying rollers, the playing cards with the length directions inconsistent with the conveying directions of the conveying rollers in the arc-shaped card arranging channel are shifted by the central turntable and the conveying rollers respectively to rotate until the length directions of the playing cards are basically consistent with the conveying directions of the conveying rollers in the arc-shaped card arranging channel and are sent out, and the disordered playing cards are arranged into the width directions to be sent out forwards to realize card arranging. Preferably, the rotation direction of the central turntable is opposite to the direction of the conveying rollers for conveying the playing cards so as to promote the rotation of the playing cards with different orientations, so that the playing cards are arranged into a certain orientation, and the card arranging efficiency is improved.

The card dealing device 40 is fixed on the base and located below the card arranging seat 602, the card dealing device comprises a card storing box 41 and a card dealing device 42, an upper opening of the card storing box 41 is located below an outlet of the card arranging channel, one side of the bottom of the card storing box 41 is communicated with a card inlet channel of the card dealing device 42, the card dealing device 42 comprises a card distributing mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a card turning mechanism, and the card turning mechanism is located below the outer side of the central turntable 606. In this embodiment, the structure, principle, action process and method of the playing cards in the card storage box 41, the card distribution mechanism, the conveying mechanism and the card turning mechanism can refer to the specific structure and various alternative structures, principles, action processes and methods disclosed in patent documents with publication numbers of CN110812827, CN110787444, CN111282258, CN111298424, etc.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the card shoe 41 and the card dealing device 42 are respectively disposed at the left and right sides of the card shoe 4, and one side of the bottom of the card shoe 41 is communicated with the card inlet channel of the card dealing device 42. In this embodiment, the card storage box is used for placing the stacked playing cards, the bottom of the card storage box 41 is provided with a detection sensor for detecting whether the playing cards are placed or not and a card sending wheel 411 for pushing the playing cards to a card feeding channel of the card sending device 42, a card blocking plate is formed on one side wall of the card storage box 41 close to the card feeding channel of the card sending device 42, a plurality of card feeding convex ribs are arranged on the card blocking plate, a card distributing wheel 415 of the card sending device 42 is arranged below the card feeding convex ribs, and a plurality of card feeding protrusions are formed on the inner wall of the bottom of the card storage box 41 between the card sending wheel 411 and the card distributing wheel 415, so that the card feeding channels of the card sending device 42 are formed between the card feeding protrusions and the card feeding convex ribs, and the card feeding channels in concave-convex matching are helpful for squeezing and rubbing the overlapped playing cards for separation. Further preferably, the plurality of mahjong inlet bulges and the plurality of mahjong inlet convex ribs are arranged in a staggered mode, so that a better mahjong rubbing and separating effect is achieved.

The card dealing device 42 comprises a card distributing mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a card turning mechanism, wherein a passage for playing cards to pass in the card dealing device 42 comprises a card inlet passage, a conveying passage, a first card outlet 43, a card turning passage 44 and a second card outlet 45, a card turning part 424 for opening or closing the card turning passage 44 or the first card outlet 43 is arranged near the first card outlet 43, when the card turning part 424 closes the card turning passage 44 or opens the first card outlet 43, the card inlet passage, the conveying passage and the first card outlet 43 are sequentially communicated, and when the card turning part 424 opens the card turning passage 44 and closes the first card outlet 43, the card inlet passage, the conveying passage, the card turning passage 44 and the second card outlet 45 are sequentially communicated. The card distributing mechanism is arranged at the card inlet channel of the card dealing device 42, the conveying mechanism is arranged at the position of the conveying channel, and the card turning mechanism is arranged at the position of the card turning channel 44.

The specific structures and methods of the card-separating mechanism and the conveying mechanism can adopt the structures and methods disclosed in patent documents with publication numbers of CN110812827, CN110787444, CN111282258, CN111298424 and the like. A plurality of first conveying wheels 422 for conveying the playing cards are arranged in the conveying channel, a plurality of second conveying wheels 426 for conveying the playing cards are arranged in the card turning channel 44, the first conveying wheels 422 are in transmission connection with a card dealing motor 427, and the second conveying wheels 426 and the card turning wheels 423 are in transmission connection with a card turning motor 428. The conveying channel of the card distributor is internally provided with an identification element for identifying the front and the back of the playing cards and a plurality of detection elements for detecting the playing cards. As a specific structure and method for identifying the front and back sides of the playing card, those disclosed in patent documents CN110812827, CN110787444, CN111282258, CN111298424 and the like can be used.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the card flipping mechanism includes a card flipping wheel 423, a card flipping pressing wheel and a card flipping component 424, the card flipping wheel 423 is a driving wheel and is driven by a card flipping motor 428 to rotate, the card flipping pressing wheel is a driven wheel and is in rolling contact with the card flipping wheel 423, the first card outlet 43 is located below the card flipping wheel 423, a card flipping path 44 is formed between the card flipping wheel 423 and the card flipping pressing wheel, the card flipping wheel 423 is installed on the inner side of the card flipping path 44 and is located between the first card outlet 43 and the second card outlet 45, the card flipping path 44 extends from one side of the card flipping wheel 423 close to the first card outlet 43 to the other side of the card flipping wheel 423 far from the first card outlet 43 along a part of the arc circumference of the card flipping wheel 423, the card flipping component 424 for opening or closing the card flipping path 44 or the first card outlet 43 is arranged on the outer side of the card turning path 44 close to the first card outlet 43, the one end of the card path 44 far from the first card outlet 43 is provided with the second card outlet 45, the second card outlet 45 is communicated with the card arranging channel of the card arranging device 6, so that the first card outlet 43 and the second card outlet 45 respectively discharge cards towards opposite directions, and the playing cards discharged by the first card outlet 43 do not need to be turned over, so that the playing cards are directly sent to the card receiving device; if the identification element identifies that the playing card needs to be turned over, the playing card passes through the card turning channel and is turned over and then returns to the card arranging channel of the card arranging device 6 through the second card outlet 45. The card-turning driving mechanism drives the card-turning member 424 to swing so as to open or close the card-turning passage 44 or the first card-outlet 43. As shown in fig. 3, when the card-turning component 424 closes the card-turning passage 44 or opens the first card-outlet 43, the card-inlet passage, the conveying passage and the first card-outlet 43 are communicated in sequence, and the playing cards are delivered from the first card-outlet 43 to the card-receiving position of the card-receiving base 2; as shown in fig. 4, when the card turning component 424 opens the card turning channel 44 and closes the first card outlet 43, the card feeding channel, the conveying channel, the card turning channel 44 and the second card outlet 45 are sequentially communicated, the playing cards are blocked by the card turning component 424 after coming out of the conveying channel, are turned to enter the card turning channel 44 and are clamped and conveyed by the card turning wheel 423 and the card turning pressing wheel, the passing playing cards are turned back and forth through the card turning channel for 180 degrees so as to realize the turning of the front and back sides of the playing cards, and then enter the card arranging channel of the card arranging device 6 through the second card outlet 45 for rearranging and dealing, so that the playing cards are continuously conveyed, and the dealing speed is increased.

The card turning wheel 423, the card turning pressing wheel, the first conveying wheel 422 and the second conveying wheel 426 can be roller-type parts or a plurality of wheel-type parts arranged on the same shaft. In this embodiment, the card turning wheel 423, the card turning pressing wheel, the first conveying wheel 422 and the second conveying wheel 426 respectively comprise a plurality of wheels arranged on respective shafts, the card turning part 424 also comprises a plurality of parts arranged on the same rotating shaft, and the card turning part 424 and the card turning wheel 423 are arranged in a staggered manner, so that the structure is simple, and the installation and the matching are convenient. Rubber rings can be arranged on the card turning wheel 423, the card turning pressing wheel, the first conveying wheel 422 and the second conveying wheel 426 to increase the friction force with the playing cards.

In this embodiment, the card turning channel 44 includes the card turning channel inside wall, and the swing center of the card turning part 424 is located its intermediate position to be formed with two swing ends in the both sides of its swing center, the inboard of the card turning part 424 is the arc corresponding with the periphery of the card turning wheel 423, and the card turning part 424 not only can play better effect of blocking and turning, but also the card turning part 424 can play the effect of the card turning channel outside wall, and the card turning channel outside wall does not need to be specially set up. In other embodiments, the swing center of the card turning member 424 is located at one end thereof, and the outer side wall of the card turning path is specially provided to ensure smooth passage of the playing cards in the card turning path 44.

In this embodiment, the card turning channel 44 and the second card outlet channel are arranged above the conveying channel, so that the height of the card distributor and even the poker machine is more reasonable, the machine model is thinner, and the number of the stored cards is more. Of course, the card turning path 44 and the second card-out path may be provided below the transfer path, if space permits.

To ensure the delivery pressure and avoid slippage, the flipping wheel is preferably given a tendency to press against the flipping wheel 423 by an energizing mechanism. These energizing mechanisms may be elastic members such as springs, elastic pieces, elastic rings, elastic shafts, or the like, or may be elastic energizing mechanisms composed of a plurality of members. In the embodiment, the card turning pressing wheel is provided with the elastic rubber ring to be tightly pressed with the card turning wheel 423, so that the card turning pressing wheel is convenient to install and simple and reliable in structure.

The card turning driving mechanism for driving the card turning component 424 to open or close the first card outlet channel (open the card turning channel 44) can be realized by a motor through a speed reducing mechanism or a transmission mechanism, in the embodiment, the card turning driving mechanism is driven by an electromagnet 421, a crank is fixed at one end of a card turning shaft of the card turning component 424, and a swinging end of the crank is connected with a movable end of the electromagnet 421 through a connecting rod, so that when the card turning component 424 needs to move, the electromagnet 421 pulls the card turning component 424 to swing through the connecting rod and the crank. Because the card turning action is carried out according to the result that the front and the back of the playing card are identified by the camera, the card turning action is selective and intermittent, the electromagnet of the embodiment has more reasonable structure and low manufacturing cost.

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 the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and not to be construed as limiting the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations to the above embodiments without departing from the principle and spirit of the present invention, and any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical spirit of the present invention still fall within the technical scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A poker machine, the card arrangement device (6), the card dispenser (40) and meet the device, the card arrangement device (6) is installed above the card dispenser (40), the card arrangement device (6) includes arranging the card seat (602) and central rotary table (606), arrange the card seat (602) and surround and set up and arrange the outer wall of the card channel all around, form the arcuate card channel used for arranging the poker card between outer wall of central rotary table (606) and the card channel of arranging, the card dispenser includes storing the card box (41) and dealing device (42), one side of bottom of storing the card box (41) communicates with card channel of advancing of the card dispenser (42), the outlet port of the card arrangement device (6) connects and stores the card box (41), meet the device including connecting the card position or accepting the card box around the card dispenser (40) and set up, these connect the card position or accepting the card box and rotate relative to the card dispenser (40) through the drive of the rotary drive mechanism, characterized by, the card dealing device (42) comprises a card distributing mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a card turning mechanism, wherein a passage for playing cards to pass in the card dealing device (42) comprises a card inlet passage, a conveying passage, a first card outlet (43), a card turning passage (44) and a second card outlet (45), a card turning component (424) for opening or closing the card turning passage (44) or the first card outlet (43) is arranged near the first card outlet (43), when the card turning component (424) closes the card turning passage (44) or opens the first card outlet (43), the card inlet passage, the conveying passage and the first card outlet (43) are sequentially communicated, and when the card turning component (424) opens the card turning passage (44) and closes the first card outlet (43), the card inlet passage, the conveying passage, the card turning passage (44) and the second card outlet (45) are sequentially communicated; the card turning mechanism comprises a card turning wheel (423), a card turning pressing wheel and a card turning part (424), the card turning wheel (423) is a driving wheel and is driven by a card turning motor (428) to rotate, the card turning pressing wheel is a driven wheel and is in rolling contact with the card turning wheel (423), a first card outlet (43) is positioned below the card turning wheel (423), a card turning channel (44) is formed between the card turning wheel (423) and the card turning pressing wheel, the card turning wheel (423) is installed on the inner side of the card turning channel (44) and is positioned between the first card outlet (43) and a second card outlet (45), the card turning channel (44) extends to the other side, far away from the first card outlet (43), of the card turning wheel (423 from one side, close to the first card outlet (43), of the card turning wheel (423) along part of the arc circumference of the card turning wheel (423), and the card turning part (424) for opening or closing the card turning channel (44) or the first card outlet (43) is arranged at one end, close to the first card outlet (43), of the outer side of the card turning channel (44), one end of the card turning channel (44) far away from the first card outlet (43) is provided with a second card outlet (45), the second card outlet (45) is communicated with the arc-shaped card arranging channel of the card arranging device (6), the first card outlet (43) and the second card outlet (45) respectively discharge cards towards opposite directions, and the card turning driving mechanism drives the card turning component (424) to swing so as to open or close the card turning channel (44) or the first card outlet (43).

2. A playing card machine according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of first transport wheels (422) for transporting playing cards are provided in the transport path, a plurality of second transport wheels (426) for transporting playing cards are provided in the card turning path (44), the first transport wheels (422) being drivingly connected to the card dealing motor (427), the second transport wheels (426) being drivingly connected to the card turning motor (428).

3. The playing card machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a detecting sensor for detecting whether playing cards are put in and a card feeding wheel (411) for pushing the playing cards to a card feeding passage of the card dealing device (42) are installed at the bottom of the card storing box (41), a card blocking plate is formed on one side wall of the card storing box (41) close to the card feeding passage of the card dealing device (42), a plurality of card feeding convex ribs are arranged on the card blocking plate, a card distributing wheel (415) of the card dealing device (42) is arranged below the card feeding convex ribs, and a plurality of card feeding bulges are formed on the inner wall of the bottom of the card storing box (41) between the card feeding wheel (411) and the card distributing wheel (415), so that the card feeding passage of the card dealing device (42) is formed between the card feeding bulges and the card feeding convex ribs.

4. A playing card machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the card distribution mechanism is mounted at the card infeed path of the card dealing arrangement (42), the transport mechanism is mounted at the transport path position and the card turning mechanism is mounted at the card turning path (44).

5. The playing card machine of claim 1 wherein the card shoe has a delivery path with identification elements for identifying the front and back sides of the playing card and a plurality of detection elements for detecting the playing card.

6. A playing card machine according to claim 1, characterized in that when the card-turning part (424) closes the card-turning passage (44) or opens the first card-outlet (43), the card-feeding passage, the transport passage and the first card-outlet (43) are in communication in sequence, and playing cards are fed out from the first card-outlet (43) to the card-receiving position of the card-receiving base (2); when the card turning component (424) opens the card turning channel (44) and closes the first card outlet (43), the card feeding channel, the conveying channel, the card turning channel (44) and the second card outlet (45) are sequentially communicated, the playing cards are blocked by the card turning component (424) after coming out of the conveying channel, turn to enter the card turning channel (44) and are clamped and conveyed by the card turning wheel (423) and the card turning pressing wheel, the passing playing cards are turned back and forth through the card turning channel for 180 degrees so as to turn over the front and back of the playing cards, and then the playing cards enter the arc-shaped card arranging channel of the card arranging device (6) through the second card outlet (45) to be rearranged and dealt.

7. A playing card machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the card turning path (44) includes a card turning path inner side wall, the swing center of the card turning member (424) is located at a middle position thereof so as to form two swing end portions on both sides of the swing center thereof, and the inner side of the card turning member (424) has an arc shape corresponding to the outer circumference of the card turning wheel (423).

8. A poker machine according to claim 1, characterised in that the centre of oscillation of the card-turning member (424) is located at one end thereof.

9. The poker machine according to claim 1, wherein the card-turning driving mechanism for driving the card-turning member (424) to open or close the first card-discharging passage is an electromagnet (421), and a crank is fixed to one end of a card-turning shaft of the card-turning member (424), and a swing end of the crank is connected to a movable end of the electromagnet (421) through a connecting rod.

10. The card-playing machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the card-arranging device (6) further comprises an upper housing (601) covering the curved card-arranging passage, and the card-turning passage support (425) of the card-turning passage (44) of the card-dealing device (42) is fixedly connected to the upper housing (601).

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