CN101569790A

CN101569790A - Device for automatically shuffling playing cards

Info

Publication number: CN101569790A
Application number: CNA2008100955869A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 曾慈祥
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-04-29
Filing date: 2008-04-29
Publication date: 2009-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 2028-04-29
Also published as: CN101569790B

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for automatically shuffling playing cards, which is characterized in that a card collecting space is formed at the middle part of a stand, and a first containing groove and a second containing groove are respectively arranged at both sides of the card collecting space; a lifting mechanism is provided with a platform which is positioned in the card collecting space; a card dividing mechanism is used for conveying the playing cards on the platform to the first containing groove and the second containing groove in a pushing mode for many times; a card shuffling mechanism is provided with a first rotating wheel and a second rotating wheel which are positioned at the bottoms of the first containing groove and the second containing groove, wherein the first rotating wheel and the second rotating wheel are used for alternately stacking the playing cards in the first containing groove and the second containing groove on the platform again; a plurality of detectors are respectively arranged in different positions, and each detector is used for detecting the position of each playing card and controlling the movement of the card dividing mechanism and the card shuffling mechanism; and a collecting box can be used for fetching the playing cards which are shuffled and are laid on the platform.

Description

Device for automatically shuffling playing cards

Technical field

The present invention is relevant with the snipsnapsnorum device, more detailed is meant a kind of device for automatically shuffling playing cards.

Background technology

Usually before carrying out snipsnapsnorum, need with the skilled action of shuffling of the person of shuffling, so that the playing card in the whole secondary playing card are counted and pattern is random number and arranges, make that the combination of the gambling party in player's hand can be different in each recreation the phase, use increase recreation justice with interesting.

Yet, vacation is shuffled with manual type, the Yi Sheng uneven situation of shuffling, secondly, in the process of shuffling, the unworthy person of shuffling can pass through skilled hand motion, playing card are substituted privately, and then controlled the result of whole recreation, so far, be flooded with artificial controllable unfair variable in the whole game process, will definitely weaken the interest that the player participates in.

Base this, be to promote fairness, have the dealer whenever finish one take turns snipsnapsnorum after, destroy this pair playing card rapidly, and the secondary new playing card that break a seal in addition, the malpractices facts of phase to stop to be hidden manually to shuffle; Yet this ruins the special purpose machinery except that purchasing and selling in addition in the mode of destroying playing card, more can consume playing card in a large number, not only make cost increase, and the destruction process is time-consuming and can produce a large amount of paper scraps and dust, hinders subsequent treatment and harm context.In view of this, this case inventor thinks funiculus through detailed, and long-pending exploitation and the manufacturing experience of being engaged in relevant industries for many years, and generation of the present invention is arranged eventually.

Summary of the invention

Main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of device for automatically shuffling playing cards, is to replace manually shuffling with machinery, and the justice that can reach evenly shuffle effect and lifting recreation is with interesting.

Edge is to reach above-mentioned purpose, a kind of device for automatically shuffling playing cards provided by the present invention, comprise a frame, having one receives the board space and is positioned at one first tank and one second tank of these both sides, receipts board space, first tank bottom has one first opening and communicates with this receipts board space, and second tank bottom has one second opening and communicates with this receipts board space; One elevating mechanism has one and can receive the platform of displacement vertically in the board space in this, and this platform top stacks for playing card; All board mechanisms, be installed in this frame top, but this cuts group plate, one first detector and one second detector that board mechanism has a transverse moving left and right, this first detector records this platform top when having stacked playing card, control in regular turn alternately to dial about this group plate and move playing card and enter this first tank and this second tank, when this second detector recorded the no playing card in this platform top, control was cut board mechanism and is stopped to cut board and move; One riffling device, comprise at least one first runner that is installed in this first tank bottom respectively and at least one second runner that is installed in this second tank bottom, first runner and second runner are cut after board mechanism stops to cut board action at this, begin to rotate and drive the playing card that are positioned at first tank and second tank respectively and follow this first opening and past this receipts board spatial concentration of this second opening respectively, and playing card in turn stack on this platform top again.

By this, the present invention manually shuffles by the machinery replacement, and making shuffles reaches full-automatic, and shuffles evenly, so, can promote the fairness and the interest of recreation, and can reduce the use amount of playing card.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of device for automatically shuffling playing cards of the present invention;

The inner front side structure of the device for automatically shuffling playing cards of Fig. 2 presentation graphs 1;

Fig. 3 is the partial enlarged drawing of Fig. 2;

The internal backside structure of the device for automatically shuffling playing cards of Fig. 4 presentation graphs 1;

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view of Fig. 2;

The inside left structure of the device for automatically shuffling playing cards of Fig. 6 presentation graphs 1;

Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of the grooving of group plate cutting-up platform;

Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of pressing plate and driver element interlock;

Fig. 9 to 12 is the schematic flow sheet of shuffling of device for automatically shuffling playing cards.

[primary clustering symbol description]

Device for automatically shuffling playing cards 100

Frame 10 first tanks 11

First opening, 111 second tanks 12

Second opening, 121 first dividing plates 13

Second partition 14 bolts 141

The bolt body 141a of portion bolt head 141b

Baffle

plate

15,16 plate faces 151

Arc guide block 152

yoke frames

17,18

Apical margin 171

actuators

19,20

Motor 191 bull sticks 192

First side wheel, 21 second side wheels 22

First catch, 23 second catch 24

Screw 241 first crumb loading grooves 25

Filter screen 251 second crumb loading grooves 26

Fan 27 is collected casket 29

Elevating mechanism 30 sliding seats 31

Platform 32 groovings 321

Sensory panel 322

Cut 40 groups of plates 41 of board mechanism

First detector, 42 second detectors 43

The 3rd detector 44 riffling devices 50

First runner, 51 second runners 52

The 4th detector 53 the 5th detector 54

The 6th detector 55 pressing plates 56

Driver element 57 transmission groups 571

Rotating disk 571a motor 572

Sensor 573 is received board space A

Primary importance P1 second place P2

Lift position P4 on the depressed position P3

The specific embodiment

See also the device for automatically shuffling playing cards 100 of a preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 to 8, it comprises a frame 10, an elevating mechanism 30, all board mechanisms 40 and a riffling device 50; Wherein:

These frame 10 middle parts have one and receive board space A, are arranged with one first tank 11 and one second tank 12 in these A both sides, receipts board space, are arranged with one first dividing plate 13 and a second partition 14 between this first,

second tank

11,12 and this receipts board space A; Wherein, this is first years old,

second tank

11,12 bottom have respectively communicate with this receipts board space A and for playing card pass through one first, second opening 111,121, the tank top then has two baffle plates 15 of a pivot in frame 10 respectively, 16, this two

baffle plate

15,16 have a plate face 151,161 and one arc guide block 152,162, with baffle plate 15 is the example explanation, baffle plate 15 can switch between a primary importance P1 (with reference to Fig. 2) and a second place P2 (with reference to Fig. 3), in the present embodiment,

baffle plate

15,16 switching mode is to see through that to be divided into frame 10 outside and can be along two yoke frames 17 of bottom offset vertically upward, 18, and two actuator 19 of being located at frame 10 bottoms, 20 and reach, be the example explanation with yoke frame 17 with actuator 19 again, wherein, actuator 19 comprises motor 191 and bull stick 192,192 swings of motor 191 acknowledge(ment) signals control bull stick, and then drive yoke frame 17 rises or descends, please cooperate Fig. 2,5, be that expression yoke frame 17 is in raised state, its apical margin 171 was led and was pushed away arc guide block 152 this moment, cause the plate face 151 of baffle plate 15 to be and be horizontally set with the carrying playing card, and under the 17 decline states of the yoke frame shown in Fig. 3 and 12, arc guide block 152 rotates and causes plate face 151 swings of baffle plate 15 to be uprightly, and playing card will be fallen in the corresponding tank automatically this moment.

This frame 10 is equiped with one first side wheel 21 and one second side wheel 22 at

baffle plate

15,16 respectively near sides of receiving board space A, and be combined with respectively on this first, second dividing

plate

13,14 can be along first and

second catch

23,24 of corresponding dividing plate upper and lower displacement; With second catch 24 is example explanation (seeing also Fig. 5), these second catch, 24 first halves have a screw 241, this second partition 14 wears a bolt 141, and bolt 141 141a of body portion stretch in this screw 241, the head 141b of bolt 141 is limited and only can be turned in the original place, the user sees through forward and reverse bolt 141 that turns can control 24 risings of second catch or decline, change the size of second opening 121 that passes through for playing card according to this, in like manner, first catch 23 also sees through same control mode to change second opening, 121 sizes.

This frame 10 is provided with the one first crumb loading groove 25 and the one second crumb loading groove 26 of same structure in addition below this first and

second tank

11,12, its grade with can be relatively this frame 10 mode of separating combine with this frame 10, and crumb loading groove rear end is equiped with a filter screen, and the filter screen 251 with Fig. 1 is an example now; Again, frame 10 back sides are equiped with two fans 27, and when fan 27 rotated, the suction of its generation can adsorb the board bits of frame 10 inside toward the first crumb loading groove 25 and the second crumb loading groove, 26 directions, and sees through the interception of filter screen, helps clearing up the board bits.

In addition, this frame 10 comprises that also one collects casket 29, this collection casket 29 be with can be relatively this frame 10 mode of separating combine with this frame 10, in order to collect the playing card in the board space A, the user can collect the extraction/insertion of casket 29 by this, and carries out the playing card exchange with miscellaneous equipment (as: dealing device) quickly and easily.

This elevating mechanism 30 has one and is incorporated into frame 10 back sides and can comes and goes the sliding seat 31 of displacement along vertical direction, and one be incorporated into this sliding seat 31 and stretch into platform 32 in this receipts board space A, by this, this platform 32 can be received among the A of board space along displacement vertically in this, the upper and lower displacement of aforementioned sliding seat 31 is to see through the motor (scheming not show) that a screw rod that combines with this sliding seat 31 (figure does not show) and orders about the forward and reverse rotation of this screw rod to reach as flowing mode, in addition, these platform 32 tops stack for playing card, and this platform 32 has a grooving 321 and a sensory panel 322, and its function repeats after holding:

Please refer to Fig. 5, this is cut board mechanism 40 and is installed in frame 10 tops, but this cuts group plate 41, one first detector 42, one second detector 43 and one the 3rd detector 44 that board mechanism 40 has a transverse moving left and right; Wherein:

This first detector 42 is located at this top, frame 10 back sides, it records these platform 32 tops when having stacked playing card, transmit signal to a circuit board (figure does not show), and the signal that a corresponding output is arranged is controlled this group plate about 41 in regular turn and is alternately dialled and move playing card and enter first tank 11 and second tank 12, shown in Figure 10,11, after each dialling is once moved the playing card action about this group plate 41 is finished, this two

baffle plate

15,16 of first,

second tank

11,12 tops changes to second place P2 from primary importance P1 rapidly, returns back to primary importance P1 afterwards again;

This second detector 43 is installed on this platform 32, and it records these platform 32 tops when not having playing card, sees through circuit board control and cuts board mechanism 40 and stop to cut the board action;

The 3rd detector 44 is installed in this group plate 41 bottoms, the 3rd detector 44 is when group plate 41 is finished group board, if when still having playing card P not enter first tank 11 or second tank 12 fully under recording (please refer to Figure 11), will see through circuit board and control this

first side wheel

21 or 22 counter-rotatings of second side wheel and drive the past receipts of the playing card P board space A direction that these quilt record and retire; Please cooperate Fig. 7 in addition, when the design of these platform 32 groovings 321, effect are to provide this group plate 41 last cutting-ups to pass through, can the playing card on the platform 32 be dialled in first tank 11 or second tank 12 fully.

This riffling device 50 comprises 2 first runners 51 and 2 second runners 52 that are installed in these second tank, 12 bottoms that are installed in these first tank, 11 bottoms respectively, wherein, form between first runner 51 and first dividing plate, 13 root edges and form this second opening 121 between these first opening, 111, the second runners 52 and second partition 14 root edges; This first runner 51 and second runner 52 are cut after board mechanism 40 stops to cut board action at this, it is concentrated with this second opening 121 past this receipts board space A from this first opening 111 to be subjected to circuit board control to begin to rotate and drive respectively the playing card that are positioned at first tank 11 and second tank 12, and playing card in turn again crossover in these platform 32 tops;

This riffling device 50 includes one in addition and is installed in slightly the 4th detector 53 at place, below of first, second opening 111,121, when this cut board mechanism 40 finish cut board action after, the platform 32 of this elevating mechanism 30 moves down at once, when the 4th detector 53 records the platform 32 that moves down, soon control platform 32 and stop fixed this place, accept playing card in order to do being beneficial to;

This riffling device 50 also comprises two the 5th detectors 54, each the 5th detector 54 is installed in the bottom of first tank 11 and second tank 12 respectively, when this 2 the 5th detector 54 recorded in first,

second tank

11,12 of top no playing card, first or

second runner

51,52 that sees through circuit board control correspondence stopped operating.

In addition, for failing to be sent smoothly in the exit of avoiding playing card in the process of shuffling to remain in first opening 111 or second opening 121, the riffling device 50 of present embodiment also sets up one the 6th detector 55 separately in the exit of first opening 111 and second opening 121, if each the 6th detector 55 is when having detected playing card and having remained in opening part, to be rotated further through circuit board control runner, up to detecting less than the action that stops to shuffle of playing card beginning.

This riffling device 50 comprises a pressing plate 56 and a driver element 57 that is installed in this frame 10, this driver element 57 comprises a transmission group 571, a motor 572 and a sensor 573, this sensor 573 is by detecting the different protuberances of transmission group 571 bottom rotating disk 571a, control motor 572 according to this and order about this transmission group that comprises bevel gear 571 starts, and then drive this pressing plate 56 and press down to lift between the P4 of position on position P3 and one in one and switch, this pressing plate 56 is when depressed position P3, can suppress the playing card of shuffling effectively, have the effectiveness that helps the arrangement playing card.

More than be the explanation of device for automatically shuffling playing cards 100 each member of the present invention and relevant position thereof, the action of then concise and to the point narration device for automatically shuffling playing cards 100 of the present invention is in the back:

Please refer to Fig. 1,9 to 12, the user puts into playing card earlier to collect casket 29, then will collect the receipts board space A that casket 29 inserts this frame 10, and starting switch, at this moment, the sliding seat 31 of elevating mechanism 30 will drive platform 32 risings and accept the playing card of collecting in the casket 29, when platform 32 rises to playing card and is recorded by first detector 42 (with reference to Fig. 9), the commentaries on classics that the screw rod of elevating mechanism 30 is subjected to random number control to produce the different number of turns is advanced, make playing card be higher than first detector, 42 certain distances, this distance promptly is to dial the amount that plate 41 is cut board at every turn, be indebted to screw rod and be and be subjected to random number control and produce the different number of turns and change into influence, the playing card number difference of at every turn cutting board will be made, and after each dialling is once moved the playing card action about dialling plate 41 and finishing, first, second tank 11, this two baffle plate 15 of 12 tops, 16 change to second place P2 from primary importance P1 rapidly, return back to primary importance P1 afterwards again, so that playing card are from baffle plate 15, drop down onto first respectively on 16, second tank 11,12 bottoms, thereafter each group mobile work once about system constantly repeats, record platform 32 tops when not having playing card up to second detector 43, i.e. control is cut board mechanism 40 and is stopped to cut the board action; Certainly, the present invention also can finish all cut the board action after, each baffle plate of beginning control 15,16 switches to second place P2 from primary importance P1, continues the action of shuffling thereafter again; Other what deserves to be mentioned is, when generation playing card P is not dialled in second tank 12 fully (with reference to Figure 11), system will be by the detection of the 3rd detector 44, drives the playing card P that these quilt record and retires toward this receipts board space A and control 22 counter-rotatings of second side wheel, treats the next board of cutting.

Structure of the present invention is above platform 32 during no playing card, this platform 32 will descend automatically, the beginning stops to continue to descend during to 53 inductions of the 4th detector, as shown in figure 12, the pressing plate 56 of this moment is subjected to system's control simultaneously and switches to depressed position P3, and first runner 51 and second runner 52 begin to rotate and with first, second tank 11, playing card in 12 drive toward receiving board space A, and cause playing card in regular turn crossover on platform 32, what must illustrate is, pressing plate 56 both sides are hypotenuse, effect with guiding playing card, and this moment, platform 32 is understood controlled and is vibrations a little up and down, in order to do helping putting in order playing card, and respectively the 5th detector 54 records first, second tank 11, in 12 during no any playing card, i.e. the control system action that stops to shuffle.What must illustrate is again, if taking place, playing card are stuck in first when opening 111 or second opening 121, the 6th detector 55 will be rotated further really playing card are pushed through circuit board control first or second runner 51 or 52 and receive board space A, detect less than the action that stops to shuffle of playing card beginning up to the 6th detector 55.

In sum, the present invention manually shuffles by the machinery replacement, and the feasible operation of shuffling reaches comprehensive automation and washes, cuts uniform effect, thus, except that fairness that can promote recreation and interest, more can significantly reduce the use amount of playing card, use and significantly save cost.

The above only is a preferable possible embodiments of the present invention, uses the equivalent structure variation that specification of the present invention and claim are done such as, ought to be included in the claim of the present invention.

Claims

1. a device for automatically shuffling playing cards is characterized in that, comprises:

One frame has one and receives the board space and be positioned at one first tank and one second tank of these both sides, receipts board space, has one first opening bottom first tank to communicate with this receipts board space, has one second opening bottom second tank to communicate with this receipts board space;

One elevating mechanism has one and can receive the platform of displacement vertically in the board space in this, and this platform top stacks for playing card;

All board mechanisms, be installed in this frame top, but this cuts group plate, one first detector and one second detector that board mechanism has a transverse moving left and right, this first detector records this platform top when having stacked playing card, control in regular turn alternately to dial about this group plate and move playing card and enter this first tank and this second tank, when this second detector recorded the no playing card in this platform top, control was cut board mechanism and is stopped to cut the board action, this platform decline;

One riffling device, comprise at least one first runner that is installed in this first tank bottom respectively and at least one second runner that is installed in this second tank bottom, first runner and second runner are cut after board mechanism stops to cut board action at this, begin to rotate and drive the playing card that are positioned at first tank and second tank respectively and follow this first opening and past this receipts board spatial concentration of this second opening respectively, and playing card in turn again crossover above the platform that has descended.

2. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this frame respectively is provided with two baffle plates above first tank and second tank, this two baffle plate can switch between a primary importance and a second place, this two baffle plate is accepted when primary importance from this plate of dialling of cutting board mechanism and is dialled the playing card that move, when this two baffle plate switched to the second place, the playing card of baffle plate top were fallen in corresponding first tank or second tank.

3. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, this is cut about dialling plate and finishing of board mechanism after each dialling once moves the playing card action, and the baffle plate of first and second tank top changes to the second place from primary importance rapidly, and returns back to primary importance again.

4. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, respectively this baffle plate system axle pivot is on this frame, baffle plate has a plate face of accepting playing card, and baffle plate one end is provided with an arc guide block, it is outside and can be along bottom offset vertically upward that two yoke frames are divided into each tank of this frame, two actuators receive this and cut about dialling plate and finishing of board mechanism each dialling to move and make signal once, the corresponding yoke frame of control moves according to this, lead when respectively moving on this yoke frame and push away the arc guide block, the plate face that causes baffle plate is and is horizontally set with accepting playing card, when respectively this yoke frame moves down, each arc guide block carries over rotation, and the plate that the causes baffle plate swing that faces down is uprightly to release out playing card.

5. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, this frame also has one first side wheel and one second side wheel, this first and second side wheel is installed in the side of baffle plate near this receipts board space, one the 3rd detector is installed in this group plate bottom, when having playing card not enter the baffle plate of first tank or second tank top fully under the 3rd detector records, control these detected playing card of this first side wheel or second side wheel rotation drive and retire toward this receipts board space.

6. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this frame has one first dividing plate and separates this receipts board space and this first tank, this first opening is formed between the first dividing plate root edge and first runner, and one second partition separate this receipts board space and this second tank, this second opening is formed between the second partition root edge and second runner; At least one catch combines with a dividing plate wherein, and this catch can be adjusted upper and lower displacement, uses to change the openings of sizes that playing card pass through.

7. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, this at least one catch includes one first catch and one second catch, this first catch is installed in this first dividing plate and is positioned at directly over this first runner, and this second catch is installed in this second partition and is positioned at directly over this second runner.

8. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this elevating mechanism has one and is incorporated into this frame back side and can comes and goes the sliding seat of displacement along vertical direction, and this platform is incorporated into this sliding seat and stretches into this receipts board space.

9. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, this riffling device includes the 4th detector that is installed on this frame, this cut board mechanism finish cut board action after, the platform of this elevating mechanism moves down, after the 4th detector records this platform that moves down, control this platform and be positioned at this first and second opening below.

10. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, include two the 5th detectors, each the 5th detector is installed in this first tank bottom and this second tank bottom respectively, when respectively the 5th detector recorded in first or second tank of top no playing card, first or second runner of control correspondence stopped operating.

11. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, also includes one and collects casket, is to combine with this frame in the mode that this frame is relatively separated, this collection casket is in order to collect the playing card that stack above this platform.

12. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, also include two the 6th detectors and be installed in this frame respectively, be positioned at the playing card of this first opening and this second opening in order to detection out of the ordinary, when respectively the 6th detector recorded this first opening and this second opening part and do not have playing card, action stopped to shuffle.

13. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the platform of this elevating mechanism has all grooves, and this grooving is used fully and playing card dialled in first tank or second tank for this group plate cutting-up of cutting board mechanism.

14. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this frame includes one first crumb loading groove and the one second crumb loading groove that is positioned at this first tank and this second tank below, at least one fan is installed in this frame back side, and this fan adsorbs toward this first crumb loading groove and this second crumb loading groove in order to the board bits with this frame inside.

15. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, this first crumb loading groove and this second crumb loading groove are to combine with this frame in the mode of can relative this frame separating.

16. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that, the rear end of this first crumb loading groove and this second crumb loading groove is equiped with a filter screen respectively, is barred from this first crumb loading groove and this second crumb loading groove inside in order to the board bits with this frame inside.

17. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this riffling device comprises a pressing plate and a driver element, this pressing plate and this driver element are installed on this frame, this driver element can drive this pressing plate and press down to lift between the position on position and one in one and switch, when depressed position, this pressing plate is positioned at the receipts board space of this frame, and can guide the playing card that follow this first opening and past this receipts board spatial concentration of this second opening.