CN101569790B

CN101569790B - Device for automatically shuffling playing cards

Info

Publication number: CN101569790B
Application number: CN2008100955869A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 曾慈祥
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-04-29
Filing date: 2008-04-29
Publication date: 2012-06-27
Anticipated expiration: 2028-04-29
Also published as: CN101569790A

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, false shuffle the easy life uneven situation of shuffling with manual type; Secondly, in the process of shuffling, the unworthy person of shuffling can pass through skilled hand motion; Playing card are substituted privately, and then the result of control entire game, so far; Be flooded with artificial controllable unfair variable in the entire game process, will definitely weaken the interest that the player participates in.

Base this, for promoting fairness, the dealer is arranged after snipsnapsnorum is taken turns in every completion one, destruction should the pair playing card rapidly, and the secondary new playing card that break a seal in addition, the malpractices facts of phase to stop to shuffle and hidden with manual work; Yet this ruins the special purpose machinery except that purchase and sale in addition with the mode of destroying playing card, more can the lot of consumption playing card, and not only make cost increase, and the destruction process is time-consuming and can produce a large amount of paper scraps and dust, hinder 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 manual work to shuffle 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; Have one and receive the board space and be positioned at one first tank and one second tank of these both sides, receipts board space, have one first opening bottom first tank to communicate, have one second opening bottom second tank to communicate with this receipts board space 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 supplies playing card to stack; All board mechanisms; Be installed in this frame top; What this cut that but board mechanism has a transverse moving left and right dials plate, one first detector and one second detector, and this first detector records this platform top when having stacked playing card, controls in regular turn alternately to dial about this group plate and moves playing card this first tank of entering 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 replaces manual work through machinery and shuffles, 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 sketch map of the grooving of group plate cutting-up platform;

Fig. 8 is the sketch map 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 collection bits grooves 25

Filter screen 251 second collection bits 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 the present invention's one preferred embodiment 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, the bottom of this first,

second tank

11,12 has first, second opening 111,121 that communicates and supply playing card to pass through with this receipts board space A respectively, and the tank top then has two

baffle plates

15,16 of a pivot in frame 10 respectively; This two

baffle plate

15,16 has a plate face 151,161 and an arc guide block 152,162, is the example explanation with baffle plate 15, and 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, the switching mode of

baffle plate

15,16 is to see through that to be divided into frame 10 outside and can be along two

yoke frames

17,18 of bottom offset vertically upward, and two are located at the

actuator

19,20 of frame 10 bottoms 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, and its apical margin 171 was led and pushed away arc guide block 152 this moment; Cause the plate face 151 of baffle plate 15 to be and be horizontally set with to carry 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 on this first, second dividing

plate

13,14, be combined with respectively 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, and 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; The size of second opening 121 that the playing card of change confession according to this pass through, 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 collection bits groove 25 and the one second collection bits 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 collection bits 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 frame 10 inner past first collection bits groove 25 of board bits and the second collection bits 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 through 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 the 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, and the upper and lower displacement of aforementioned sliding seat 31 is to see through the motor (scheming not show) that the screw rod (figure does not show) and that combines with this sliding seat 31 orders about the forward and reverse rotation of this screw rod to reach as flowing mode; In addition; This platform 32 tops supply playing card to stack, and this platform 32 has a grooving 321 and a sensory panel 322, repeat after its function appearance:

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

This first detector 42 is located at this top, frame 10 back sides, and it records this platform 32

When the top has stacked playing card; Transmit signal to a circuit board (figure does not show); And the signal that a corresponding output is arranged controls this group plate about 41 in regular turn and alternately dials and move playing card and get into first tank 11 and second tank 12, like Figure 10, shown in 11, after each dialling is once moved playing card and moved about this group plate 41 is accomplished; 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 dialling plate 41 completion group boards; If when still having playing card P not get into first tank 11 or second tank 12 fully under recording (please with reference to Figure 11), will see through circuit board this first side wheel 21 of control 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 fully the playing card on the platform 32 be dialled in first tank 11 or second tank 12.

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 receive 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 accomplish cut the 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 seen off 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 will see through circuit board control runner and be rotated further when having detected playing card and remaining in opening part, up to detecting less than the playing card action of beginning to stop to shuffle.

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 through 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 with reference 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 and rise and accept the playing card of collecting in the casket 29, when platform 32 rises to playing card and recorded by first detector 42 (with reference to Fig. 9); The commentaries on classics that the screw rod of elevating mechanism 30 receives 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, is indebted to screw rod and is to receive random number control and produce the different number of turns and change influence into; With make that the playing card number of cutting board is different at every turn; And after each dialling was once moved the playing card action about dialling plate 41 and accomplishing, this two baffle plate 15,16 of first, second tank 11,12 tops changed to second place P2 from primary importance P1 rapidly, returns back to primary importance P1 afterwards again; So that playing card drop down onto first, second tank 11,12 bottoms respectively on baffle plate 15,16; Thereafter each dial to move doing once about system constantly repeats records platform 32 tops when not having playing card up to second detector 43, i.e. control is cut board mechanism 40 and stopped to cut the board action; Certainly, the present invention also can accomplish 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 through 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.

During no playing card, this platform 32 will descend structure of the present invention automatically above platform 32, and the beginning stops to continue to descend during to 53 inductions of the 4th detector; Shown in figure 12, the pressing plate 56 of this moment receives system control simultaneously and switches to depressed position P3, and first runner 51 begins to rotate with second runner 52 and with the playing card in first, second tank 11,12 toward receiving board space A drive; And crossover is on platform 32 in regular turn to cause playing card, and what must explain is that 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 when the 5th detector 54 respectively records in first, second tank 11,12 no any playing card, i.e. control system stops the action of shuffling.What must explain is again; When if the generation playing card are stuck in first 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 replaces manual work through machinery and shuffles, 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 is merely 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 supplies playing card to stack;

All board mechanisms; Be installed in this frame top, but this cut that board mechanism has a transverse moving left and right dial plate, one first detector and one second detector, this first detector records when having stacked playing card above this platform; Control in regular turn alternately to dial about this group plate and move playing card this first tank of entering 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 a baffle plate above first tank and second tank, this baffle plate can switch between a primary importance and a second place, and this baffle plate is accepted when primary importance from this plate of dialling of cutting board mechanism and dialled the playing card that move; When this 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 accomplishing 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 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, and it is outside and can be along bottom offset vertically upward that two yoke frames are divided into each tank of this frame; This cuts each group mobile signal of doing once about plate completion of dialling of board mechanism the reception of two actuators, and the yoke frame of control correspondence according to this moves, and leads pushing away the arc guide block when respectively moving on this yoke frame; The plate face that causes baffle plate is and is horizontally set with to accept playing card; When respectively this yoke frame moved down, each arc guide block carried 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, and this first and second side wheel is installed in the side of baffle plate near this receipts board space, and one the 3rd detector is installed in this group plate bottom; When having playing card not get into the baffle plate of first tank or second tank top fully under the 3rd detector records, control these playing card to be detected 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 second partition separation this receipts board space and this second tank, and 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 by the adjustment upper and lower displacement, use 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 accomplish cut the 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, and 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 with 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 supplies this to cut group plate cutting-up of board mechanism, uses fully playing card are dialled in first tank or second tank.

14. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that; This frame includes one first collection bits groove and the one second collection bits 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 is considered groove and this second collection bits groove absorption in order to the board bits that this frame is inner to be worth doing toward this first collection.

15. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, this first collection bits groove and this second collection bits groove are to combine with this frame with the mode that this frame is relatively separated.

16. device for automatically shuffling playing cards as claimed in claim 15; It is characterized in that; This first collection bits groove is equiped with a filter screen respectively with the rear end of this second collection bits groove, is barred from this first collection bits groove in order to the board bits that this frame is inner and considers groove inside to be worth doing with this second collection.

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.