JPS58149783A - Distributor of game card - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a dispensing machine for dispensing game cards such as playing cards.

When playing card games such as card games, the handler shuffles the cards beforehand and then distributes them, so the distribution of cards is often done fraudulently. It is very troublesome to do so.

Therefore, the present invention first divides the cards into two and places them on the left and right trays, and then by operating a switch, the left and right cards are cut and mixed together and dropped to one place, and then stacked at the position where they fell. The dispensing machine is configured so that the cards can be reliably dispensed and distributed one by one starting from the highest card. With this distribution machine, it is possible to speed up the game, eliminate individual differences in the shuffling of cards, and make it random, and it also eliminates the troublesomeness of the distributor, and prevents cards from being distributed illegally. You can completely eliminate the worry of being exposed. In addition, the present invention takes into account special protection measures in the event that the starting switch of the actuating mechanism is accidentally or tampered with, allowing proper use of the dispenser.

That is, the game card dispensing machine which is a feature of the present invention includes a storage section formed to be able to store cards in a stacked manner;
Send the card to this storage section! The shuffling mechanism includes a mixing mechanism and a discharging mechanism for discharging the cards housed in the storage section into a payout passage. The release mechanism includes a transfer trochanter and a first motor that drives the transfer trochanter, and the release mechanism is provided with a release trochanter disposed on the delivery path and operates in conjunction with the release trochanter and is operated by a spring. A transfer unit that is placed below and reciprocates on the storage unit while being supported by a guide unit with a height difference, and a second unit that drives the ejection trochanter.
A motor is provided, and the energizing circuit for the first motor includes a first starting switch that opens and closes the energizing circuit, and an auxiliary switch that is turned on when the transfer element is in the starting position and turned off when the transfer element is in the operating position. The energizing circuit for the second motor includes a second starting switch that opens and closes the energizing circuit, and a relay switch that is turned off by the first starting switch and is normally on. and a holding switch which is turned off when the transfer element is in the starting position and turned on when it is in the operating position, is connected in parallel with the second starting switch and the relay switch. It is provided in the energizing circuit of the motor, and an embodiment thereof will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The slave box 1, which houses the actuator to be described later, has an upper base box 2.
is attached removably, and a discharge cylinder 3 formed by joining parts 4 and 5 extending from the double-sided box 1.2 is provided on the front side of the double-sided box 1.2. A discharge port 3a is provided on the front surface of the device. An opening 7 large enough to allow a card 6 (see FIG. 6) to fall onto the lower root box 1 is provided in the center of the top plate 2a of the upper root box 2.
This opening 7 is covered by a cover 8 attached to the upper root box 2, and a gap 9 is provided between the cover 8 and the top plate 2a to allow the card 6 to enter toward the opening 7. It is a provision. In addition, an operation panel 10 housing a starting switch (to be described later) is mounted on the lower side of the center part of the rear surface of the handset box 1, and is attached to the bottom of the rear center part. The card holder 11 connected to the upper surface plate 2a of the upper case 2 is mounted in a freely undulating manner. The handset box 1 houses a card 6 shuffling mechanism and a discharge mechanism that are each operated by an electric motor. It operates and is designed to quickly cut and eject card 6. 10a is a pivot portion of the operation panel 1o.

First, the cutting and shuffling mechanism of the card 6 will be explained.

A pair of transfer trochanters 12a, 12b and 13a, 1 are provided on the upper surface 2a of the upper root box 2, located on the left and right sides of the opening 7, respectively.
3b is rotatably attached to each trochanter 12a.

Part of the peripheral surface of 12b, 13a, 13b is the upper surface 2
The upper surface portion 2 is removed from the notch portions 14 provided on
It protrudes slightly above a. Each of the above trochanters 12a, 12b
.

13a and 13b are both made of rubber, and are the first motor M.

can be rotated at the same time using an interlocking gear mechanism.

The first motor M is attached to the support frame 15 as shown in FIG. The rotating shaft 17 has a transfer trochanter 12a.

Gears 19, 20, 21, and 22 are fixed in correspondence with gears 12b, 13a, and 13'b, respectively.
9 to 22 are transfer trochanters 12a, 12b, 13a.
, 13 rotating shafts 23, 24, 25, 26, and crown gears 27, 28, 29, 30, respectively, are in mesh with each other. Among the crown gears 27 to 30, the crown gears 27 and 29 located on the inside have a smaller number of teeth than the crown gears A and 30 located on the outside.
The set 28 and the set of crown gears 29 and 30 mesh with the gears 19 to 22, respectively, so that they can rotate in opposite directions.
A set of transfer trochanters 12a, 12b and transfer trochanters 13a, 1
The mechanism is such that the pair 3b rotates in the opposite direction.

A first start switch S1 that starts a first motor M, and a second start switch S that starts a second motor M2 (described later) are built into the operation panel 10 described above, and both start switches S, , S, Operation push buttons 31 and 32 are set on the operation panel 10. A first start switch S is provided in the energizing circuit for the first motor M.

An auxiliary switch Sm is provided in series with the auxiliary switch Sm.

According to the shuffling mechanism configured as described above, the sixth
As shown in the figure, place the card 6 in two parts on the left and right placing parts formed on the upper surface 2a of the upper machine box 2. When SI is turned on, the first motor M1 is started and one set of transfer trochanters 12a, 12b and the other set of transfer trochanters 13a, 13b rotate simultaneously and in opposite directions. Due to this rotational action, the cards 6 stacked on the left and right are sent out one by one toward the opening 7 side through the gap 9 starting from the lowest quantity, and the cards 6 on the left and right are mixed together. They fall into the lower machine box 1 and are piled up in one place. In this case, the inner transfer trochanter 12
a', 13a is the outer transfer trochanter 12b.

Since it rotates faster than 13b, the sending down of card 6 is
This ensures that each card is properly separated from the succeeding cards, and the cards on the left and right can be mixed together sufficiently. Inner transfer trochanters 12a, 13 rotating at high speed
By setting the card 6 in an eccentric state, it is possible to apply vibration to the card 6 being fed out, and it is possible to prevent malfunctions caused by improper butting of the left and right cards when they fall.
As shown in the figure, if an inverted mountain-shaped guide 8a is provided on the inner surface of the cover 8, it is possible to facilitate the falling operation of the card 6 to a fixed position.

Next, a mechanism for ejecting the card 6 that has fallen into the lower machine box 1 will be explained.

The central part of the lower machine box 1, that is, the part directly below the opening 7 of the upper machine box 2, is formed as a storage part 33 for cards 6 that fall from the side of the upper machine box 2, and the front of the bottom plate 34 of this storage part 33 is The feeding passage 3 has a rising inclined surface part 35a on the side thereof.
5. This feeding passage 35 has a reed in the above-mentioned ejection cylinder 3, and a feeding trochanter and a feeding trochanter 37 are provided on the feeding passage 35 at intervals in the front and back direction, and both trochanters 36 and 37 are provided with a feeding trochanter and a feeding trochanter 37. A floating trochanter A, 39 is attached, and the card 6 is sandwiched between the delivery trochanter 37, the floating trochanter 39, the ejection trochanter and the floating trochanter A, and is fed out, 38a.

39a is a support shaft. As shown in Fig. 7, the ejection trochanter 3
6 is the second motor M! The delivery trochanter 37 is fixed to the rotating shaft 42 of a gear 41 meshing with the shaft gear 40, and the delivery trochanter 37 is detachably connected to the second motor M2 side via an interlocking gear mechanism. That is, in FIGS. 7, 17, and 18, a ratchet plate 44 is fixed to the rotating shaft 43 of the delivery trochanter 37, and the gear 45, which can be freely engaged and disengaged from the ratchet plate 44, is mounted on the rotating shaft 43. It is supported rotatably and slidably in the axial direction, and is normally connected to the ratchet plate 44 by the spring action of a coil spring 46 provided on the rotating shaft 43. The gear 45 is connected to the second motor M! via an interlocking gear mechanism generally designated by the reference numeral 47.
The ratchet plate 44 and the gear 45 are always connected to the shaft gear 40 side, and when a resistance force is generated in the interlocking gear mechanism 47, the connection between the ratchet plate 44 and the gear 45 is released, and the rotation is not transmitted to the delivery trochanter 37. Moreover, the interlocking gear mechanism 47 is set in a single motion relationship with the delivery trochanter 37 so that the delivery trochanter 37 can rotate at high speed. In the figure, the mallet is a spring receiver fixed to the rotating shaft.

A sun gear 50 is fixed to the side surface of the machine frame 49 in which the single-machine interlocking gear mechanism 47 is housed, and a planetary gear 52 rotatably attached to the tip of the main crank 51 is meshed with this sun gear 50. A rank shaft is fixed to the support shaft 53 of the planetary gear 52. The base of the main crank 51 is fixed between rotating shafts passing through the center of the sun gear group, and this rotating shaft 55 is always connected to the interlocking gear mechanism 47 side and can transmit rotation to the main crank 51.

One end of a connecting rod 56 is pivotally attached 58 to the tip of the slave crank 54.
However, the other end of the connecting rod portion is pivotally attached 581) to the sliding body 57. The sliding body 57 is slidably supported by a support rod 60 extending in the front-rear direction provided along the side wall 59 of the housing section described above, and is supported by a recess 57 provided on the side surface of the sliding body 57.
a fits into a guide protrusion 59a provided on the side surface of the side wall 59, so that the sliding body 57 can slide stably. A rotating frame 62 placed under the action of a coil spring 61 is connected to the sliding body 57 via the support rod ω,
Further, the support portion a (shaft tube portion) of the sliding body 57 is connected to the support rod 60.
The sliding body 57 and the rotating frame 62 slide on the support rod 60, apparently as one body. A transfer rod 63 is integrally connected to the rotating frame 62, and the tip of the transfer rod 63 faces above the housing portion, and a frictional transfer element 64 is fixed to the lower surface of the tip. The middle portion of the transfer rod 63 is supported by the upper edge 59b of the side wall 59 of the storage portion 33, and the upper edge 59b
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, ``b'' is a transfer rod 6 that is formed as a guide portion that descends diagonally from the right hand side in the figure and then extends horizontally forward, and that reciprocates with the sliding scale.
3 can be rotated in the vertical direction.

That is, the transfer rod 63 undergoes a vertical rotational movement during reciprocation due to the return action of the coil spring 61 and the guiding action of the upper edge 591), and therefore, the transfer rod 63 can also perform a similar movement.

The second motor M! a holding switch 4 for holding the energizing circuit of the auxiliary switch 8 for the aforementioned first motor M;
First, the auxiliary switch BS will be explained.

The auxiliary switch 81 is composed of a fixed contact piece 65 and a movable contact piece 66, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and a sliding member 57.
The pressing piece 57b provided on the movable contact piece 66 is turned on by pressing the movable contact piece 66. And the second motor M! When the slider 57 is activated and the sliding body 57 moves forward, the auxiliary switch Sm is turned off.

On the other hand, the holding switch S is composed of a fixed contact piece 67 and a movable contact piece brocade as shown in FIGS. It is equipped with a function that can be turned off by pressing the movable contact piece 6B. Then, when the second motor M2 is started and the sliding body 57 moves forward, the holding switch 84 is turned on.

According to the discharging mechanism configured as described above, the discharge of the six groups of cards that have fallen into the storage section by the above-mentioned cutting and shuffling mechanism is controlled by the second start switch S! The process is started by pressing the push button 32 to start the second motor M2. That is, the second motor M! When activated, the ejection trochanter then ejects,
The service trochanter 37 and the main crank 51 rotate at the same time, and
Accordingly, the rank gear is also rotated by the planetary gear 52, causing the connecting rod portion to perform a crank motion. Therefore, both the sliding body 57 and the transfer rod 63 start sliding in the front-rear direction, and the transfer element 64 is housed in the storage section 33 by the reciprocating movement of the transfer rod 63 in the front-rear direction and the rotational movement in the up-down direction. The card at the top of the group of six cards is pressed and transferred forward (see FIG. 15). Then, the card 6 that has advanced is sent to the side of the ejection trochanter 36 by the ejection trochanter 37, and the card 6 is transferred to the ejection port 3 by the ejection trochanter 36.
It is released outward from a.

In this case, since the front part of the storage part 33 is formed into the inclined surface part 35a, the uppermost card 6 and the next card 6 are reliably separated, and only the uppermost card is fed out to the side of the passage 35. can be transferred to Furthermore, when the leading edge of the card 6 fed out by the sending trochanter 37 rotating at a low speed reaches the ejecting trochanter 36, the advancing speed of the card 6 increases rapidly due to the ejecting trochanter 36 rotating at high speed. Since the edge of the card 6 is located on the side of the delivery trochanter 37, a resistance force is generated in the interlocking gear mechanism 47 due to the difference in rotational speed between the two trochanters 36 and 37. 44 is released, and the delivery trochanter 37 is placed in a state where it can freely rotate. Therefore, the card 6 is moved forward by the ejecting trochanter 36 which rotates at high speed, and is ejected from the ejecting port 3a with force.

Note that when the second motor M2 starts, the hold switch S4
is turned on, so even if the push button 32 is released, the energizing circuit of the second motor M2 is placed in a closed state, and this state is maintained until the sliding body 57 completes one reciprocating operation, so the push button Each time 32 is pressed, cards 6 can be ejected one by one. If the push button 32 is kept pressed, the cards 6 will be ejected continuously. Since the auxiliary switch S3 is off while the discharge mechanism is operating, even if the push button 31 of the first start switch S is pressed by mistake, the energizing circuit of the first motor M1 is open and turned off. The mixing mechanism works and is strong.

Therefore, the auxiliary switch S is not turned on unless the transfer element 64 of the discharge mechanism is in the starting position.
For example, even if the last card 6 remains on the upper machine box 2 side, the card cannot fall into the storage section 33 while the ejecting mechanism is operating, so the card may fall inappropriately onto the transfer rod 63. This inconvenience can be completely prevented.

In the above-mentioned release mechanism, two main and subordinate cranks 51 and 54 are used as operating members of the connecting rod 56, but this is to compactly accommodate the crank mechanism in a limited space, and the space is limited. Otherwise, only one crank is sufficient, and although a clutch system using a ratchet plate 44 and a gear 45 is adopted as a rotation transmission means for the delivery trochanter 37, it is of course possible to implement this by other means.

Next, first starting switch S1 and second starting switch S!
The first motor M, and the second motor M.

The means for controlling this will be explained with reference to FIGS. 19 to 22.

First starting switch S, and second starting switch S! is installed in the operation panel 10 formed in a case shape, and 69
is an insulating plate that is fixed inside the operation panel 10. 1st start switch S.

is caused by the fixed contact piece 70 and the movable contact piece 71, and the second start switch ff! are respectively constituted by a fixed contact piece 72 and a movable contact piece 73, and the movable contact piece 73 of the second start switch 82 is always in contact with the relay contact piece 71a provided on the movable contact piece 71 of the first start switch sl. A series of relay contact pieces 73a are provided. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21, the fixed contact piece 70 of the first start switch 81 is connected to the second start switch S! When pressed by the suppressor 74 protruding from the push button 32, the movable contact piece 71 is pushed down from the normal contactable position, and even if the push button 31 is pressed, the movable contact piece 7
1 cannot come into contact with the fixed contact piece 70, and when the movable contact piece 71 is pushed by the push button 31, the relay contact piece 71a is also pushed down at the same time, and the second start switch 8!
It is constructed so that it can be separated from the relay contact piece 73a connected to the side movable contact piece 73, and each of the above-mentioned contact pieces 70, 71
, 73 are all made of spring plates. The relay contacts 71a and 73'a function as a relay switch S that is always on when the second motor M is started.

According to this switch means, when the first starting switch S is on, the relay switch S is turned off, and when the second starting switch S is on, the first starting switch S is turned off.
1 cannot be turned on due to the distance between the fixed contact piece 70 and the movable contact piece 71. Therefore, both starting switches 8198! When push buttons 31 and 32 are pressed at the same time, the energizing circuits of the first and second motors M, , M are not closed, completely eliminating the problem of the mixing mechanism and the discharge mechanism operating at the same time. This can be prevented and the dispenser can be used properly at all times.

As shown in FIG. 22, a variable resistor R is provided in the energizing circuit of the second motor M to adjust the rotational speed of the second motor M, thereby freely controlling the card 6L and ejection speed by the ejection trochanter 36. It may also be implemented in a controlled manner. In the figure, 75 is a wheel, 76 is a fulcrum projection, and B is a power source.

The present invention is as described above, and by selectively operating the two start switches, it is possible to correctly perform the operations of shuffling the cards and discharging the cards one by one, thereby saving the time and effort of the distributing person. At the same time, the worry of cards being distributed illegally is completely eliminated. In addition, we have adopted a switch that completely eliminates the problem of the mixing and dispensing mechanisms operating at the same time, so even children can use this dispenser safely and properly, and there is no need to worry about it malfunctioning. Coupled with the fact that it is easy to handle, it is effective in speeding up and making card play fairer. Note that the ejecting mechanism can be separated from the cutting and shuffling mechanism and used as a device exclusively for ejecting cards one by one.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view;
Fig. 2 is a plan view, Fig. 3 is a front view, Fig. 4 is a side view, Fig. 5 is a plan view of the operating mechanism, Fig. 6 is a schematic front view showing the operating state of card shuffling, and Fig. 7. is a side view for explaining the interlocking gear mechanism of the discharge mechanism section, and FIG. 8 is a side view of A- in FIG.
9 is a side view of the release mechanism in a non-operating state, FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line C-a in FIG. 9. FIG. 12 is a side view of the release mechanism in an operating state, FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. 12, FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along the line Fi-B in FIG. 12, and FIGS. 17 is a partial front sectional view showing the rotation transmission part of the delivery trochanter; FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken along line FF in FIG. 17; 19
The figure is a perspective view showing the starting switch section, Figure 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line G-G in Figure 19, and Figure 21 is a sectional view of the
FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view similar to the one shown in the figure, and FIG. 22 is an electric circuit diagram. In the figure, 1 is an upper machine box, 2 is a lower machine box, 3a is a discharge port, 6 is a card, 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b are transfer trochanters, 33 is a storage section, 34 is a bottom plate, 35 is a feeding passage,
35a is an inclined surface part, 36 is a discharge trochanter, 47 is an interlocking gear mechanism, 59b is an upper edge (guide part), 63 is a transfer rod, 64 is a transfer element, Ml is a first motor, Ml is a second motor, S , S3 is the second starting switch, SL is the auxiliary switch, S4 is the holding switch, Ss is the relay switch, 73 is the movable contact piece of the second starting switch, and 70 is one contact of the first starting switch. The piece 74 is a presser. Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A storage section formed to accommodate cards in a stacked manner, a cutting and shuffling mechanism that feeds cards into the storage section, and a discharge mechanism that discharges the cards stored in the storage section from a feeding path. The cutting and shuffling mechanism includes a pair of transfer rotors arranged on the left and right sides above the storage section and rotating in mutually opposite directions, and a first motor that drives the transfer rotation 7. The mechanism operates in conjunction with a discharging trochanter disposed on the above-mentioned feeding path, and is placed under the action of a spring and reciprocates on the above-mentioned storage section while being supported by a guide section having a height difference. a second motor for driving the ejecting trochanter, and an energizing circuit for the first motor includes a first start switch for opening and closing the energizing circuit, and a first start switch for opening and closing the energizing circuit when the transfer element is in the starting position. is connected in series with an auxiliary switch that is turned on and turned off when it is in the operating position, and a second starting switch that opens and closes the urging circuit of the second motor; A relay switch is connected in series with the relay switch which is turned off when the transfer element is operated and is always on, and a holding switch is connected in series with the relay switch which is turned off when the transfer element is in the starting position and turned on when the transfer element is in the operating position. 1. A game card dispensing machine, characterized in that a second start switch and a relay switch are connected in parallel and provided in an energizing circuit for a second motor. (2) The game card dispensing machine according to claim (1), wherein a raised slope is formed between the bottom plate of the storage section and the feeding passage. (3) On the movable contact side of the second starting switch, there is a pusher that presses one contact piece of the first starting switch to prevent the first starting switch from turning on when the second starting switch is turned on. A game card dispensing machine according to claim (1), comprising: