JP4413606B2 - Card game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card game machine using an actual card.

  Conventionally, for example, in a game machine using a card for playing cards (hereinafter simply referred to as a card), an image of the card is displayed on the display screen, and the player proceeds with the game by viewing the card image displayed on the display screen. As the game progresses, the game will be confirmed.

However, the above card game machine has the following problems.
In the above card game machine, only an image of a card different from the actual card is displayed on the display screen, so there is a problem that it lacks realism when compared with a game played using an actual card. there were.
Also, in the conventional card game machine, since the computer distributes the card based on the program, the player can grasp the game pattern executed by the computer to some extent as the number of times of playing is increased and predict the game win / loss to some extent. I can do it. Therefore, there is a problem that the fun of the game is reduced.
The above problem can be solved by using a real card. However, when using a real card, it is extremely difficult to shuffle the card (mix and cut multiple cards). It is difficult to use a real card in a game machine because it requires difficult operations.
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to use a real card at a low cost without using a pseudo card such as an image, so that realism and fun can be achieved. The object is to provide a card game machine that can be improved.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 uses a card having self-other identification information for identifying itself and others on the front surface and having commonality in the design of the back surface. In a card game machine in which a game is executed by paying out the cards one by one from a group of cards formed by stacking a plurality of the same cards in the shape, the cards collected after the completion of the game are rearranged in a random card order. The shuffling means shuffles the card group, and the shuffling means includes a first holding means for holding the cards collected after the game is completed in a stacked state, and a card held by the first holding means. and retrieval means for retrieving a portion of the card from the group, a plurality of cards taken out by the take-out means at a lower position of the first holding means Second holding means for holding taking only, and a third holding means for holding receive the same second plurality of cards which are integrated in the holding means, the third retaining means the first The holding means is disposed at a position adjacent to the horizontal direction, and half of the cards are received from the first holding means to the second holding means by the first shuffle, and the half of the cards are received by the first transport means. A half of the cards received in the third holding means by the stacking means in the second and subsequent shuffles and the remaining cards of the first holding means are alternately placed in the third holding means. The gist of the invention is that the second holding means stacks and the card group that has been stacked is accommodated in the first holding means by the second transport means .
The gist of the invention according to claim 2 is that, in the invention according to claim 1, each holding means has a box shape that opens in substantially the same area as the card .
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, in the pre-process of the card removal operation by the removal means or the card lamination operation by the lamination means, The gist of the invention is that it is provided with a pressing means that prevents the card from collapsing .
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, when the pressing means is lowered, the pressing means is lowered by its own weight, and when the pressing means is separated from the card group, an external force is applied. The gist of the invention is that it includes switching means for forcibly raising the pressing means .
The gist of the invention according to claim 5 is that, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, each operation from the first holding means to the laminating means is performed a plurality of times. .
(Function)
In the invention described in claim 1, the cards collected after the game is completed are rearranged in the order of random cards by the shuffle means. At this time, in the first shuffle, half of the cards are first received from the first holding means to the second holding means in the lower position, and the half of the cards are placed horizontally with the first holding means by the first transport means. It is made to accommodate in the adjacent 3rd holding means. Next, in the second and subsequent shuffles, half of the cards accommodated in the third holding means by the stacking means and the remaining cards of the first holding means are alternately stacked on the second holding means, and the stacking is completed. The group is accommodated in the first holding means by the second conveying means.
In the invention according to claim 2 , in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 1, when the card group is stacked and held on each holding means, the outer peripheral surface of the card group is in contact with the inner side surface of the holding means It becomes. As a result, the card group is stacked in a predetermined order, and the card is prevented from being displaced or collapsed during transportation.
In the invention described in claim 3 , in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1 or 2 , the card group is formed by the pressing means in the pre-process of the card extracting operation by the extracting means or the card stacking operation by the stacking means. Pressed from above. Thus, the cards are held in an orderly stacked state, and the card removal operation by the removal means or the card lamination operation by the lamination means is performed smoothly one by one.
In the invention according to claim 4 , in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 3 , the pressing means is lowered by its own weight when lowered by the switching means. Further, when the pressing means is separated from the card group by the switching means, an external force is applied and the pressing means is forcibly raised. Thereby, when the card group is pressed, the load on each holding means for holding the card group is only the weight of the pressing means, and no extra load is applied to the holding means. Further, since the lowering of the pressing means is stopped by contact with the card group, a complicated configuration for switching and controlling the lowering position of the pressing means in accordance with the loading amount (card number) of the card group is not required.
In the invention according to claim 5 , in addition to the action of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , the operation from the first holding means to the stacking means is repeated a plurality of times, and the cards are mixed firmly. It becomes.

According to the invention described in claim 1-5, taken out one by one reliably card, or so can be laminated, it is possible to more reliably prevent troubles card shuffling operation, before distributing the card group It is possible to make the game more surely divided, and as a result, the game can be further enjoyed .

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the card game machine 11 is divided into an operation unit 12 and an exhibition unit 13. A monitor display 14 on which various images are displayed is arranged on a table T surface forming the upper surface of the operation unit 12. Around the display monitor 14, control panels 15 are installed at five locations so as to surround the monitor 14. A medal payout port 16 is provided on the side surface of the operation unit 12 corresponding to each control panel 15. A medal payout device 17 is installed in the operation unit 12 corresponding to each medal payout port 16. The player operates the buttons 18 on the control panel 15 to input marks and numbers at desired positions on the monitor display 14.
A large cut-out window 13a is formed on the front surface of the display section 13, and a transparent acrylic plate 20 is fitted in the position of the window 13a. A card table 19 as an inclined surface is disposed inside the exhibition unit 13. The card table 19 is exposed to the outside through the acrylic plate 20 from the window 13a. The card table 19 is disposed on the front surface of the base 54 described later.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the surface of the card table 19 is formed in a planar shape, but the extending direction is not vertical but is arranged as an inclined surface that protrudes forward on the lower side rather than the upper side. . In the first embodiment, the card table 19 is made of a stainless steel plate material, and a hairline process for promoting slippage of the card C is applied to the planar surface. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, two sets of four guide plates 21 extending in the vertical direction are mounted on the surface of the card table 19 on the left and right. A space S is provided in the pair of guide plates 21, and the interval between the spaces S is slightly larger than the width of the card C. At the center of each space S, a stopper 22 extending in the horizontal direction is provided in a state of protruding from the surface of the card table 19 by about 2 mm to 3 mm. A through hole 23 is formed in a portion of the card table 19 above each stopper 22.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a pair of card reversing devices 31 are installed on the back surface of the card table 19 corresponding to the through hole 23. The bracket 32 is attached and fixed to the back surface of the card table 19 by a connecting pin 33. Each bracket 32 supports three arms 35a to 35c of a first arm 35a, a second arm 35b, and a third arm 35c via an arm shaft 34. The arms 35 a to 35 c are arranged at the same pitch as the pitch of the through holes 23.
A push-up portion 37 that is curved upward is formed at the tip of the body portion 36 of each of the arms 35a to 35c. The body portion 36 of each arm 35a to 35c and the bracket 32 are connected by a spring 38. Due to the elastic force of the spring 38, each arm 35a to 35c is always counterclockwise around the arm shaft 34 in FIGS. It is energized in the turning direction. A cam shaft 39 is rotatably supported at a portion of the bracket 32 below the body portion 36. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a constant velocity cam 40 is pivotally attached to the cam shaft 39 at a portion facing the rear end surface 36a of the body portion 36 of the first arm 35a and the second arm 35b. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a speed change cam 41 is pivotally attached to a portion of the cam shaft 39 that faces the rear end surface 36a of the body portion 36 of the third arm 35c.
As shown in FIG. 5, the constant velocity cam 40 facing the first arm 35a and the constant velocity cam 40 facing the second arm 35b are formed with a constant radial distance from the center of rotation to the pressing surface 40a. ing. As shown in FIG. 4, the two constant velocity cams 40 are pivotally attached to the cam shaft 39 with the phases of the pressing surfaces 40a being shifted. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the speed change cam 41 facing the third arm 35c is different from the other constant speed cams 40 in that the radial distance from the rotation center to the pressing surface 41a is gradually increased. In the first embodiment, the distance from the center of the speed change cam 41 to the longest portion of the pressing surface 41a is configured to be the same as the distance from the center of the constant velocity cam 40 to the pressing surface 40a.
As shown in FIG. 4, an arm motor 42 is connected to one end of the cam shaft 39, and the cam shaft 39 rotates integrally with the rotation of the arm motor 42. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the arm motor 42 is rotated, the pressing surfaces 40a and 41a of the cams 40 and 41 are in sliding contact with the rear ends 36a of the body portions 36 of the arms 35a to 35c. Press. When the rear end surface 36a of the body portion 36 is pressed against the pressing surfaces 40a and 41a of the cams 40 and 41, it rotates in the clockwise direction in the figure against the elastic force of the spring 38, and the push-up portion 37 penetrates. The hole 23 is exposed on the upper surface of the card table 19. When the contact between the rear end surface 36a of the trunk portion 36 and the pressing surfaces 40a and 41a is released, the elastic force of the spring 38 causes the spring 36 to return to the original position (FIGS. 5A and 6A). It comes to return.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a guide groove 51 extending in the horizontal direction is formed in the lower surface of the card table 19. A card collecting device 52 is disposed below the card table 19. A collection guide rail 53 constituting a part of the card collection device 52 is fixedly attached to the base 54. A collection motor 55 is attached to the right end side of the collection guide rail 53, and a drive pulley 56 is attached to the motor 55. A driven pulley 57 is arranged on the left end side of the collection guide rail 53. A belt 58 is hung between the pulleys 56 and 57. A card collecting plate 60 is connected to a part of the belt 58 via a connecting plate 59. The card collection plate 60 is formed in a substantially L shape in a front view including a base end portion 60a and a collection portion 60b. A roller 61 is attached to the back surface of the base end portion 60a. Each roller 61 is engaged with the collection guide rail 53. Further, an engaging convex portion 62 is formed on the back side of the collecting portion 60 b of the card collecting plate 60, and the engaging convex portion 62 is engaged in the guide groove 51. As the collecting motor 55 is driven, the card collecting plate 60 moves along the collecting guide rail 53 between two positions, the A position indicated by the solid line and the B position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. It has become.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a card distribution device 70 is disposed above the card table 19 and on the base 54. A distribution motor 72 is fixed to the right end side of the distribution guide rail 71 constituting the card distribution device 70, and a drive pulley 73 is attached to the motor 72. A driven pulley 74 is disposed on the left end side of the distribution guide rail 71. A distribution belt 75 is hung between the pulleys 73 and 74.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7 to 13, a guide roller 82 of a distribution carrier 81 is engaged with the distribution guide rail 71. The guide roller 82 is attached to the body plate 84 via a roller bracket 83. The distance between the side walls 84a and 84b of the body plate 84 is set slightly larger than the width of the card C used in this embodiment. A spring fixing plate 85 is attached to the center of the body plate 84. A card stacking plate 86 is disposed above the spring fixing plate 85. The card stacking plate 86 is formed in a bowl shape, and its engaging portion 86a protrudes from the moving hole 87 formed in the left side wall 84a of the body plate 84 to the opposite surface.
Four conical coil springs 89 are arranged between the stacking portion 86 b of the card stacking plate 86 and the spring fixing plate 85. The card loading plate 86 is always biased upward by the spring 89. Above the card stacking plate 86, a pair of front and rear shafts 90, 91 are rotatably supported between the side walls 84a, 84b of the body plate 84. A pair of front and rear distribution motors 92 is fixed to the right side surface 84 b of the body plate 84. The shafts 90 and 91 are respectively attached to the motors 92. A pair of left and right feeding rollers 93 are attached to the shafts 90 and 91 so as to be rotatable together with the shafts 90 and 91. When the stacking portion 86 b of the card stacking plate 86 comes into contact with the feeding roller 93, the upward movement of the card stacking plate 86 is restricted.

The engaging portion 86a of the card stacking plate 86 is disposed between a pair of guide plates 94 attached to the left side wall 84a of the body plate 84, and a rack 95 extending in the vertical direction is attached to the engaging portion 86a. ing. A lifting motor 97 is attached to the lower surface of the body plate 84 via a motor bracket 96. A pinion gear 98 is pivotally attached to the elevating motor 97, and the gear 98 meshes with the rack 95. A portion of the pinion gear 98 is notched to form a notched portion 98a without teeth. In a state where the notch 98a faces the rack 95, the meshing relationship with the rack 95 is released, and the card stacking plate 86 is lifted by the elastic force of the coil spring 89, so that the state shown in FIGS. Retained. Further, when the pinion gear 98 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 11 as the elevating motor 97 is driven, the gear 98 meshes with the rack 95 and the rack 95 moves downward, and the card stacking plate 86 is moved. Is lowered against the elastic force of the coil spring 89. In FIG. 7, the upper right corner of the stacking portion 86b is a notched portion 86c. A sensor unit 106 is attached to the notch 86c. A CCD camera 107 and an LED (light emitting diode) 108 are mounted on the sensor unit 106. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, a substantially L-shaped lever 100 is rotatably supported on the right side wall 84 b of the body plate 84 via a shaft 99. The holding surface 100 a of the lever 100 faces the front end surface of the card stacking plate 86, and the upper end surface thereof is set slightly lower than the stacking portion 86 b of the card stacking plate 86. The right side wall 84b of the body plate 84 and the lever 100 are connected by a spring 101, and the lever 100 is always urged clockwise in FIG. Further, when the solenoid 103 is attached to the right side wall 84b of the body plate 84 via the bracket 102 and the solenoid 103 is in a non-excited state, the rod 103a is contracted as shown in FIG. The holding surface 100 a of the lever 100 is held in a state of facing the front surface of the card stacking plate 86.
On the other hand, when the solenoid 103 is in an excited state, as shown in FIG. 8, the rod 103a is in an extended state, and the operating surface 100b of the lever 100 is pressed by the rod 103a, and the holding surface 100a of the lever 100 and the card stacking plate are pressed. The opposing relationship with the front end face of 86 is released. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, the distribution belt 75 is connected to the upper portion of the right side wall 84 b of the body plate 84. As the distribution motor 92 is driven, the distribution carrier 81 is moved along the distribution guide rail 71 between the two positions C and D in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, a distribution carrier position detection sensor 105 that detects the position of the distribution carrier 81 with respect to the card table 19 is mounted on the distribution guide rail 71. As shown in FIG. 1, the distribution carrier 81 is disposed outside the frame of the window 13a, and the distribution carrier 81 is always shielded by the frame portion of the display unit 13 so that it cannot be seen from the outside.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 14, a card storage device 110 is disposed on the left side of the guide groove 51. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a shaft 112 is rotatably supported between a pair of support plates 111 constituting the card accommodation device 110. An accommodation motor 113 is fixed to the lower support plate 111, and a shaft 112 is attached to the motor 113. An accommodation box 114 is fixed to the shaft 112 so as to be integrally rotatable. The side of the storage box 114 that faces the guide groove 51 is an opening 114 a that opens, and the opening 114 a faces the engagement protrusion 62 of the card collection plate 60. The storage box 114 is driven by the drive of the storage motor 113. It rotates between the two positions of the card storage position in FIG. 15 and the card ejection position in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a side plate 117 is disposed on the left side of the storage box 114. A pair of left and right guide plates 116 are attached to the side plate 117. A through-hole 118 that opens vertically is formed between the guide plates 16, and the engaging portion 115 a of the card stacking plate 115 is exposed to the opposite surface side of the side plate 117 from the through-hole 118. A rack 119 is attached to the engaging portion 115 a of the card stacking plate 115. A motor plate 120 is connected to a lower portion of the side plate 117, and a lift motor 121 is attached to the motor plate 120. A pinion gear 122 is pivotally attached to the elevating motor 121, and the pinion gear 122 meshes with the rack 119. As the elevating motor 121 is driven, the stacking portion 115b of the card stacking plate 115 moves up and down between the A position and the B position in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 17, a card shuffle device 130 as shuffle means is arranged above the card accommodation device 110. As shown in FIG. 18, the support 131 a of the delivery-side card stacking plate 131 as the first holding means constituting the card shuffle device 130 is exposed from the through hole 132 of the side plate 117 to the opposite surface side of the side plate 117. is doing. The support 131a moves up and down along a pair of left and right guide plates 133 connected to the side plate 117. A rack 134 is connected to the support portion 131 a of the delivery side card stacking plate 131. A lift motor 136 is connected to the side plate 117 via a motor plate 135. A pinion gear 137 is pivotally attached to the same unit 136. The pinion gear 137 meshes with the rack 134, and the stacking portion 131b of the sending-side card stacking plate 131 moves up and down between position A and position B in FIG. Yes. A sensor 180 a for detecting the height of the stacking portion 131 b with respect to the side plate 117 is attached to a portion of the side plate 117 below the stacking portion 131 b of the delivery side loading plate 131. In addition, a sensor 180b for detecting the height of the stacking section 150b with respect to the side plate 151 is attached below the stacking section 150b of the receiving side card stacking plate 150.
As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a roller support plate 138 is connected to a portion of the side plate 117 above the guide plate 133. Four guide rollers 139 are rotatably supported on the upper surface of the roller support plate 138. The guide portion 140a of the extrusion plate 140 is engaged with the guide roller 139. Further, the extrusion plate 140 is formed with an extrusion portion 140b that is bent at a right angle with respect to the guide portion 140a and faces the through hole 142 of the side plate 117. A rack 143 is connected to the upper surface of the guide portion 140a. An extrusion motor 145 is connected to a portion of the side plate 117 above the extrusion plate 140 via a motor plate 144. A pinion gear 146 is attached to the push motor 145. The pinion gear 146 meshes with the rack 143. With the driving of the extrusion motor 145, the extrusion plate 140 moves horizontally between the two positions of C and D in FIG. In the first embodiment, the first conveying means is configured by the guide roller 139, the extrusion plate 140, the rack 143, the extrusion motor 145, the pinion gear 146, and the like.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the support portion 150 a of the receiving card stacking plate 150 as the second holding means constituting the card shuffler 130 is opposite to the through hole 152 of the right side plate 151. And is disposed between a pair of left and right guide plates 153 connected to the side plate 151. A rack 154 is attached to the support portion 150 a of the receiving side card stacking plate 150. A lift motor 156 is connected to the side plate 151 through a motor plate 155. A pinion gear 157 is attached to the motor 156. The pinion gear 157 meshes with the rack 154. As the elevating motor 156 is driven, the stacking portion 150b of the receiving side card stacking plate 150 moves up and down from the E position to the F position in FIG.
A pair of left and right support plates 158 are fixed to the side plate 151. A drive shaft 159 is rotatably supported between the both support plates 158. A tilt bracket 160 is rotatably supported via the shaft 159. One end of the drive side shaft 159 is pivotally attached to a feed motor 161 fixed to the upper support plate 158. A drive pulley 162 is pivotally attached to the center of the drive side shaft 159 so as to be integrally rotatable. A driven shaft 163 is rotatably supported on the left portion of the tilt bracket 160. A driven pulley 164 is attached to the central portion of the shaft 163 so as to be integrally rotatable. Rollers 165 are pivotally attached to both ends of the driven shaft 159 so as to be integrally rotatable. A belt 166 is hung on the driving pulley 162 and the driven pulley 164. As the feed motor 161 is driven, the roller 165 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise in FIG.

A protrusion 160 a is formed on the right side of the tilt bracket 160 so as to protrude from the through hole 167 of the side plate 151 to the opposite surface. A solenoid 170 is attached and fixed to a portion of the side plate 151 above the protruding portion 160a. The upper surface of the tilting plate bracket 160 is pressed by a leaf spring 169 fixed to the side plate 151, and the tilting bracket 160 is always urged counterclockwise about the drive side shaft 159 by the elastic force of the spring 169. . When the rod 171 of the solenoid 170 is contracted, the tilt bracket 160 is held in the horizontal state shown in FIG. It is held in a tilted state as shown.
In the first embodiment, the tilting bracket 160, the feed motor 161, the roller 165, the belt 166, and the like constitute a second transport unit.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 20, a relay plate 181 is disposed between the card shuffle device 130 and the card distribution device 70. A guide rail 183 is supported on the side plate 117 via pins 182, and a motor support plate 184 is attached to one end surface of the guide rail 183. A feed motor 185 is supported on the plate 184, and a drive pulley 186 is attached to the motor 185. A pulley plate 187 is attached to the other end side of the guide rail 183. A driven pulley 188 is mounted on the pulley plate 187. A delivery belt 189 is hung between the drive pulley 186 and the driven pulley 188.
The guide plate 183 is engaged with a delivery plate 190 via a guide roller 191. The front portion of the body 190a of the delivery plate 190 is substantially the same width as the card C, and the height is equivalent to four sets of cards. Extrusion portions 190b that are slightly higher than the number of sheets (one set = 52 sheets excluding joker) are connected. The delivery belt 189 is connected to the body 190 a of the delivery plate 190. As the delivery motor 185 is driven, the delivery plate 190 reciprocates from position A to position B in FIG. When the delivery plate 190 is moved, the push-out portion 190b slightly covers the stacking portion 115b of the card stacking plate 115 of the card receiving device 110, the stacking portion 131b of the sending card stacking plate 131 of the card shuffle device 130, and the upper surface of the relay plate 181. It is designed to move in contact.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The game machine 11 is driven and controlled by a controller (not shown) based on a preset program.
During the game standby, the distribution carrier 81 is waiting at the position D in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 21, a plurality of cards C are placed between the stacking portion 86b of the card stacking plate 86 and the feeding roller 93 in a state of being turned over as a card group CA (four sets of cards in the first embodiment). At this time, since the notch portion 98a of the pinion gear 98 is held in a state of facing the rack 95, the card C is loaded with the stacking portion 86b and the feeding roller by the elastic force of the coil spring 89. The solenoid 103 is held in a non-excited state, and the lever 100 is held in a state facing the end surface of the stacking portion 86. Thus, the stacking portion 86b. The card group CA held between the roller 100 and the feeding roller 93 is pressed by the pressing portion 100a of the lever 100 even if the card group CA tries to slide forward under its own weight. Thus, the card C is prevented from jumping out of the distribution carrier 81. Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in Fig. 26, the card C is also turned over to the stacking portion 131b of the sending-side stacking plate 131 of the card shuffle device 130. In this state, four sets of cards C are on standby as a card group CB.

In the first embodiment, the contents of the game are divided into a bunker (controller) and each player, and the game is played with a prediction of whether the game to be played will be a bunker, a player, or a draw. The so-called baccarat game is adopted. In the first embodiment, detailed description of the contents of the baccarat game is omitted.
When playing a game, first, the player predicts the outcome of the game and inputs a desired mark or number on the monitor display 14 by operating the button 18 on the operation panel 15. When the input of the marks and numbers is completed, the distribution motor 72 of the card distribution device 70 is driven, and the distribution carrier 81 travels along the distribution guide rail 71 in the direction of position D in FIG. And if it moves to the position facing the space S1, the driving of the distribution motor 72 is stopped, and the distribution carrier 81 stops at that position. When the distribution carrier 81 stops, the distribution motor 92 is driven in the reverse rotation direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 22, the card C on the uppermost surface is moved upward by the rotation of the feeding roller 93, and the mark (numbers and marks such as clubs and diamonds) M of the uppermost card C is moved upward. Passes over the CCD camera 107 of the sensor unit 106, and the mark M of the card C is identified by the CCD camera 107. At this time, the illumination from the LED 108 allows the CCD 108 to reliably identify the mark M on the card C even on the back surface of the card C where no external light is applied. The mark M of the card C identified by the sensor unit 106 is stored by the controller.
When the identification of the mark M on the card C is completed, the distribution motor 92 is driven in the forward rotation direction, and the feeding roller 93 discharges the uppermost card C from the distribution carrier 81 onto the card table 19 as shown in FIG. . The card C discharged from the distribution carrier 81 falls and moves between the spaces S1 (P position in FIG. 2). Then, the card C slides and falls between the spaces S1 along the guide plate 21, and its movement is restricted by contacting the stopper 22 (Q position in FIG. 2). When the distribution of the card C to the space S1 is completed, the distribution motor 72 is driven again, and the distribution carrier 81 moves to a position facing the adjacent space S2. In this case as well, after the mark of the uppermost card C is identified, the card C is distributed in the space S2. The same operation is performed up to the space S6. The controller stores the marks of all distributed cards C. Then, the mark input by the player before the card C is distributed is compared with the mark of the card C distributed this time to determine whether the game is won or lost. Here, the controller does not yet notify the player of the result of the win / loss. The stop operation at the position corresponding to each of the spaces S1 to S6 of the distribution carrier 81 is performed by the controller controlling the driving of the distribution motor 72 based on the detection signal from the distribution carrier position detection sensor 105. .

Next, the arm motor 42 of the card reversing device 31 is driven. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cams 40, 41 rotate as the motor 42 is driven to press the rear end surface 36 a of the body portion 36 of the arms 35 a to 35 c. The push-up portions 37 of the arms 35 a to 35 c are exposed to the surface of the card table 19 from the through holes 23 of the card table 19 by the pressing operation of the cams 40 and 41. At this time, the left arm 35a, the central arm 35b, and the right arm 35c are exposed on the surface of the card table 19 in this order. That is, the card C is pushed up by the push-up portions 37 of the arms 35a to 35c, and rotates with the end portion in contact with the stopper 22 as a base point (FIGS. 5B and 6B states, and the R position in FIG. 2). )). At this time, the push-up part 37 of each arm 35a to 35c presses the upper part (the direction away from the stopper 22) from the center part of the card C. When the predetermined amount of rotation is exceeded, the card C is separated from the stopper 22 by its own weight and falls into the spaces S1 to S6 below the stopper 22 (FIGS. 5C and 6C, and FIG. 2). S position)). At this time, the card C whose back surface is in an exposed state is inverted to expose the front surface on which the mark is written, and the player can check the mark of each card C. In the first embodiment, two sets of card reversing devices 31 are provided, but both card reversing devices 31 are driven at the same timing. Of course, it can also be configured to be driven at different timings.
The left arm 35a and the central arm 35b push up the card C at a constant speed by the action of the constant velocity cam 40 to reverse the card C. On the other hand, the right arm 35c gradually increases the speed by the action of the speed change cam 41 to reverse the card C. Each inverted card C comes into contact with the side surface of the collection guide rail 53 and further drop movement is restricted (position S in FIG. 2).

When all the cards C on the card table 19 fall to the S position in FIG. 2, the controller before the card C is distributed, the marks and numbers input by the operation of the button 18 by the player and the card C recognized from the sensor unit 106. Comparing with the mark M, calculation such as determination of win / loss and the number of medals to be paid out with respect to the multiplication rate is performed. Based on the calculation result, the medal payout device 17 corresponding to the player who has won the game is driven to pay out a predetermined number of medals to the predetermined number of medal payout ports 16.
When the medal payout is completed, the collecting motor 55 is driven to move the card collecting plate 60 from the A position to the B position in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, each card C on the card table 19 is pressed from the right by the engaging convex portion 62 of the card collection plate 60 and sequentially with the card collection plate 60 (from the card C on the space S6 side). The card C on the S1 side) is collected on the card accommodation device 110 side. As shown in FIG. 14, the collected six cards C are accommodated in the box 114 from the opening 114 a of the accommodation box 114 of the card accommodation device 110. When the card C is stored in the storage box 114, the recovery motor 55 is driven in reverse to return the card recovery plate 60 to the position A in FIG. This completes the process of one game. When six cards C are stored in the storage box 114, the storage motor 113 is driven to rotate the storage box 114 from the position of FIG. 15 to the position of FIG. As the storage box 114 rotates, the card C in the box 114 moves onto the stacking portion 115b of the card stacking plate 115. Then, the next game is started, and the card C is distributed from the distribution carrier 81 onto the card table 19 and collected by the card collection plate 60 in the same manner as described above, and the card C in the accommodation box 114 is also collected. Moves onto the stacking portion 115b. The lift motor 121 is driven so that the height of the stacking portion 115b with respect to the storage box 114 is lowered according to the number of cards C on the stacking portion 115b (actually, the number of transfers from the storage box 114 to the stacking portion 115b). Then, the position of the stacking unit 115b is gradually lowered. Thereby, even if the number of cards C on the stacking unit 115b increases, the card C is smoothly transferred from the storage box 114 to the stacking unit 115b.

When the game is repeated and the card C of the card group CA loaded on the distribution carrier 81 is lost (or decreased), the distribution carrier 81 moves to the C position facing the relay plate 181 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 24, when the distribution carrier 81 moves to a position facing the relay plate 181, the delivery motor 185 is driven to advance the delivery plate 190, and the card group CB that has been waiting in the card shuffle device 130 is distributed. It is transported to a position facing the carrier 81. Then, the lifting / lowering motor 97 of the distribution carrier 81 is driven so that the stacking portion 86b of the card stacking plate 86 is lowered to the lowest position, the solenoid 103 is excited and the rod 103a protrudes, the pressing portion 100a of the lever 100 and the stacking surface 86b. Is cancelled.
In this state, as shown in FIG. 25, the delivery plate 190 further moves forward to transfer the card group CB from the relay plate 181 onto the stacking portion 86b of the distribution carrier 81. When the card group CA (CB) is placed on the distribution carrier 81, the delivery motor 185 is driven in reverse, and the delivery plate 190 moves backward to move to the position E in FIG. At the same time, the lifting / lowering motor 97 of the distribution carrier 81 is driven to face the notch portion 98 a of the pinion gear 98 and the rack 95, so that the meshing of both is released, and the loading portion 86 b is vigorous by the elastic force of the coil spring 89. As shown in FIG. 21, the card group CA is clamped by the stacking portion 86b and the feeding roller 93 in a state where the elastic force of the coil spring 89 is applied. When the game is started, the distribution carrier 81 moves in the direction of the D position in FIG. 3 as described above, and the mark M on the card C is read and distributed.

On the other hand, when a predetermined number (four sets) of card groups CB are stacked on the card stacking plate 115 of the card accommodation apparatus 110, the lifting motor 121 is driven to raise the stacking portion 115b to the highest position. Then, the card group CB on the stacking unit 115b is conveyed to the stacking unit 131b of the sending-side stacking plate 131 of the card shuffle device 130 by the sending plate 190 (see FIG. 26). When the card group CB is conveyed onto the stacking portion 131b of the delivery-side stacking plate 131, as shown in FIG. 27, the lifting motor 136 is driven to raise the stacking portion 131b by a predetermined amount. Next, the extrusion motor 145 is driven, and the extrusion plate 140 protrudes from the through hole 142 toward the receiving side stacking plate 150. At this time, the tilt bracket 160 is held in a tilted state as the solenoid 170 is excited. Further, the height of the stacking portion 150b of the receiving side stacking plate 150 at this time is held at a predetermined height set in advance corresponding to the height of the stacking portion 131b of the sending side stacking plate 131. The controller drives and controls the heights of the stacking portions 131b and 150b based on signals from the sensors 180a and 180b that detect the heights of the stacking portions 131b and 150b.
As the extrusion plate 140 protrudes toward the receiving side stacking plate 150, a plurality of cards C in the upper layer of the card group CB facing the extrusion portion 140b of the extrusion plate 140 are transferred to the receiving side stacking plate 150 by the extrusion portion 140b. It is conveyed to the stacking unit 150b side. When the card C is transported from the stacking unit 131b to the stacking unit 150b, the push-out motor 145 is reversely driven, and the push-out plate 140 returns to the position shown in FIG. Subsequently, all the cards C on the remaining stacking portion 131b are delivered to the stacking portion 150b of the receiving-side stacking plate 150 in the same manner a plurality of times. The delivery of the card C varies randomly each time. That is, the raising amount of the loading portion 131b of the sending-side loading plate 131 changes, and the lowering position of the receiving-side loading plate 150 loading portion 150b also changes according to the rising position of the loading portion 131b of the sending-side loading plate 131. Thereby, the smooth delivery of the card | curd C can be performed.

Then, when all the cards C are delivered to the stacking portion 150b of the receiving side stacking plate 150, as shown in FIG. 28, the excitation of the solenoid 170 is released, the rod 171 of the solenoid 170 contracts, and the tilt bracket 160 becomes horizontal. Return to the state. At this time, the card group CB is held between the stacking portion 150b and the roller 165 in a state where the elastic force of the leaf spring 169 is applied. Then, as shown in FIG. 29, the feed motor 161 is driven, and the card group CB on the stacking unit 150 b in contact with the roller 165 is fed out one by one onto the stacking unit 131 b of the sending-side stacking plate 131. As the number of cards C fed to the delivery-side card stacking plate 131 is gradually increased, the stacking portion 150b is gradually raised to prevent a gap from being formed between the supply roller 156 and the card C. In addition, the stacking portion 131b of the delivery-side stacking plate 131 gradually descends as the number of cards C increases.
When the delivery of all the cards C from the receiving side card stacking plate 150 side to the sending side card stacking plate 131 is completed, the transfer of the card group CB from the sending side stacking plate 131 to the receiving side stacking plate 150 is performed again as described above. Done. Then, the cards C are fed out from the receiving side loading plate 150 one by one as described above. A card C delivery operation is performed a plurality of times (for example, five times) between the sending side card stacking plate 131 and the receiving side card stacking plate 150. The number of cards C transferred from the sending-side card stacking plate 131 to the receiving-side card stacking plate 150 is randomly changed each time. By changing the number of cards C each time and delivering the cards, the order of the cards C in the stacked state is largely changed. That is, the card shuffle device 130 shuffles the card group CB (operation to cut the card C). After a predetermined number of delivery operations, the card group CB stands by on the stacking portion 131b of the sending-side card stacking plate 131.
Then, when the cards C distributed by the distribution carrier 81 disappear (decrease) and the distribution carrier 81 moves to the position C in FIG. The group CB is conveyed onto the stacking portion 86 b of the card stacking plate 86 of the distribution carrier 81.
The above operation is repeated. A game is played by the card game machine 11 of the first embodiment.

Since the card game machine 11 is configured in the first embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Compared with a conventional game machine using a pseudo card such as an image, the use of the real card C in the first embodiment improves the reality of the game and makes the card game interesting. Can be greatly improved.
(2) The card C before distribution is shuffled by the card shuffle device 130 using the real card C. Thereby, the controller of the card game machine 11 cannot recognize the stacking order of the cards C. Therefore, unlike the prior art in which cards are distributed based on a predetermined program, it is very difficult for a player to predict a game result. As a result, the difficulty of the game increases and the game can be played more happily.
(3) By carrying out the card C transfer operation between the sending side loading plate 131 and the receiving side loading plate 150, that is, the shuffling operation a plurality of times, the stacking state of the card group CB is more than before the shuffling state. It can surely fall apart. Thereby, the difficulty of a game improves and it can play a game more happily.
(4) When the card C is transported from the sending-side card stacking plate 131 to the receiving-side card stacking plate 150, it is sent to the receiving-side card stacking plate 150 according to the number of stacked cards C on the receiving-side card stacking plate 150. The height position between the side card laminated plate 131 is changed. That is, as the number of cards C on the receiving side card stacking plate 150 increases, the height of the receiving side card stacking plate 150 with respect to the sending side card stacking plate 131 is reduced. When the card C is transported from the card, the card C transported to the card group CB on the receiving side card stacking plate 150 is prevented from interfering with each other, and a smooth card C transport operation can be performed. Thereby, the trouble at the time of a shuffle operation | movement can be suppressed and a smooth game progress is attained by extension.
(5) When the card C is transported from the receiving side card stacking plate 150 to the sending side card stacking plate 131, the receiving side card stacking plate 131 and the receiving side card stacking plate 131 receive the card C according to the number of stacked cards C on the sending side card stacking plate 131. The height position between the side card laminated plate 150 is changed. That is, as the number of cards C on the sending-side card stacking plate 131 increases, the height of the sending-side card stacking plate 131 relative to the receiving-side card stacking plate 151 is reduced, so that the receiving-side card stacking plate 151. When the card C is fed out, the card C fed out to the card group CB on the sending-side card stacking plate 131 is prevented from interfering with each other, and a smooth card C transporting operation can be performed. Thereby, the trouble at the time of a shuffle operation | movement can be suppressed and a smooth game progress is attained by extension.
(6) When the card group CB on the sending-side stacking plate 131 is transported (paid out) to the receiving-side stacking plate 150, the card group CB is always transported from the upper layer portion of the card group CB. Thereby, collapse of card group CB can be prevented. That is, when a plurality of cards C are to be transported from the middle layer or lower layer of the card group CB to the receiving side stacking plate 150, the card group on the upper layer of the card C to be transported may collapse. Therefore, in this embodiment, the card group CB can be prevented from collapsing, and the card C can be reliably shuffled.
(7) Since the card table 19 is made of a stainless steel plate with a hairline, the card C can be smoothly slid and stress applied to the player during the game can be reduced.

(8) The sensor unit 106 including the CCD camera 107 and the LED 108 is provided on the distribution carrier 81 so that the mark M of the card C before distribution is identified in advance. Then, the numbers and marks inputted by the operation of the button 18 by the player are compared with the mark M of the card C identified in advance, and the game result is judged before the card C is reversed on the card table 19. (Determined without notifying the player). As a result, the game result can be quickly notified to the player after the reversal of all the cards C is completed, and the smooth game progress is possible. As a result, the game can be played more happily without giving stress to the player.
(9) When identifying the mark M of the card C, the entire card C is not projected and identified by the CCD camera 107, but only the mark M displayed at the corner of the card C is projected and identified. did. As a result, the CCD camera 107 can be downsized and the card distribution device 70 can be downsized as compared with the case where the entire card C is displayed.
(10) In the first embodiment, in addition to the card group CA loaded on the distribution carrier 81, another card group CB is kept in the card shuffle device 130, so that the game is played a plurality of times. Even when the card group CA of the distribution carrier 81 is lost, the card group CB can be quickly conveyed to the distribution carrier 81. That is, when only one group of card groups CA is prepared, the card group CA can be transported to the distribution carrier 81 only after all the cards C are collected to form the card group CA. In this case, it takes a long time for the player to wait until the next game is played, causing stress to the player. However, by preparing two groups of card groups CA and CB, the stress applied to the player during the game standby time can be reduced. As a result, the game can be further enjoyed.

(Embodiment 2)
The card game machine of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the specific structure of the shuffle means. The shuffle means of the card game machine according to the second embodiment will be briefly described below.
As shown in FIG. 30, the card shuffle means in the card game machine of the second embodiment is provided with elevators 201 and 202 at two front and rear locations. A first card box 203 as a first holding means is disposed on the side of the elevator 201 on the front side (right side in FIG. 30). The first card box 203 is a rectangular cylinder surrounded on four sides by walls. The position where the first card box 203 intersects the elevator 201 is used as a reference position, and the first card box 203 can be moved backward (leftward in FIG. 30). A collection box 204 is disposed below the first card box 203. The collection box 204 is a rectangular cylinder surrounded on four sides by walls. The collection box 204 corresponds to the card stacking plate 115 in the first embodiment. The recovery box 204 stores cards recovered from the card storage device 110. The collection box 204 is movable to a position that intersects the elevator 201 with the position where the card is received from the card storage device 110 as a reference position.
A card shuffle device 205 is disposed between the elevators 201 and 202. The card shuffle device 205 is provided with a roller mechanism 206 serving as a taking-out means for drawing out cards one by one and a stacking means. A guide tray 207 is extended before and after the roller mechanism portion 206. Below the roller mechanism 206, a carry-out box 209 as a second holding means for receiving the card fed out from the roller mechanism 206 is disposed. The carry-out box 209 is a rectangular cylinder surrounded on four sides by walls. The carry-out box 209 is movable to a position that intersects with the front and rear elevators 201 and 202 with reference to the lower position of the roller mechanism 206.
A third card box 210 serving as a third holding means is disposed on the side of the elevator 201 on the heel side (player side). The third card box 210 is a rectangular cylinder surrounded on four sides by walls. The third card box 210 is disposed at a position facing the first card box 203 with the roller mechanism 206 interposed therebetween, and the operation thereof is also symmetric with the first card box 203. A distribution box 211 is disposed at an upper position of the third card box 210.

In such a configuration, the shuffling action of the card C will be described in particular. Each box in FIG. 30 indicates the reference position with diagonal lines.
The card collected from the card accommodation apparatus 110 (already inverted) is accommodated in the collection box 204 and moves from the A1 position to the A2 position (elevator 201 position). Here, the card groups CA and CB in the collection box 204 are raised by the lifting tray 212 of the elevator 201 while leaving the collection box 204 and are arranged in the first card box 203. Here, the first card box 203 moves from the B1 position to the B2 position (on the guide tray 207). Along with this movement, the card groups CA and CB on the lifting tray 212 are also pushed out to the first card box 203 and moved onto the guide tray 207.

Subsequently, the card mechanism CA and CB in the first card box 203 are fed out one by one from the lower side by the roller mechanism 206, and half of the cards C are accommodated in the carry-out box 209 at the C1 position. That is, half of the cards remain in the first card box 203. When half of the cards C are received, the carry-out box 209 moves to the C2 position (elevator 202 position). Half of the cards in the carry-out box 209 are raised by the elevator tray 213 of the elevator 202 while leaving the carry-out box 209 and are placed in the third card box 210. Here, the third card box 210 moves from the D1 position to the D2 position (on the guide tray 207). Along with this movement, half of the cards C on the lifting tray 213 are also pushed out to the third card box 210 and moved onto the guide tray 207. Next, a half of the cards C in the first and third card boxes 203 and 210 are alternately fed out one by one from the lower side by the roller mechanism 206, and the half of the cards are returned to the C1 position. Is housed. This completes the first shuffle.
When the first shuffle is completed, the carry-out box 209 moves to the C3 position (elevator 201 position). Then, the card groups CA and CB in the collection box 204 are raised by the elevator tray 212 of the elevator 201 while leaving the collection box 204, and are arranged in the first card box 203. Thereafter, the second shuffle operation is performed in the same process as described above.
In the second embodiment, when five shuffles are completed, the carry-out box 209 moves to the C2 position (elevator 202 position). The card groups CA and CB in the carry-out box 209 that has been shuffled by the elevator tray 213 of the elevator 202 are raised leaving the carry-out box 209 and delivered to the distribution box 211. Thereafter, the cards of the previous card groups CA and CB are When the game disappears, it is handed over to the distribution carrier 81 as a new card group CA, CB. The number of shuffles can be changed as appropriate.

In the second embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The card C before distribution is shuffled by the card shuffle device 205 using a real card C. Thereby, the controller of the card game machine 11 cannot recognize the stacking order of the cards C. Therefore, unlike the prior art in which cards are distributed based on a predetermined program, it is very difficult for a player to predict a game result. As a result, the difficulty of the game increases and the game can be played more happily.
(2) By dividing the card C in half and stacking them alternately, the card group CA and CB can be surely arranged in a different order, so that the card C can be mixed more firmly. It will be.
(3) Since the shuffle operation is performed a plurality of times, the stacked state of the card groups CA and CB can be more reliably separated than before the shuffle operation. Thereby, the difficulty of a game improves and it can play a game more happily.
(4) Half of the cards C fed out from the first card box 203 by the roller mechanism unit 206 are accommodated in the carry-out box 209 at the lower position. The card box 203 cannot be shuffled alternately. However, since the card C is transported from the carry-out box 209 to the upper shuffle position via the third card box 210, such a problem does not occur.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the third embodiment, the shuffle means of the second embodiment is further described.
As shown in FIG. 31, the base 301 is provided with a first elevator 302 and a second elevator 303 constituting the conveying means in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in the figure). The overall heights of both elevators 301 and 302 are different, and the overall height of the second elevator 303 is set higher than the overall height of the first elevator 302 disposed on the front side. As shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the first guide plate 305 and the second guide plate 306 are engaged with the quadrangular columnar frame 304 constituting the first elevator 302 so as to be movable up and down along the frame 304. Has been. A support bracket 307 is fixed to the left side surface (front surface in FIG. 31) of the first guide plate 305 disposed on the lower side. A fixed plate 308 is connected to the upper surface of the support bracket 307. A card stacking plate 309 is fixed on the upper surface of the fixing plate 308. The upper surface of the card stacking plate 309 is smaller than the area of the card C. An elevating bracket 310 is connected and fixed to the back surface (left side surface in FIG. 31) of the first guide plate 305. A driving pulley 311 is supported on an upper portion of the back surface (left side surface in FIG. 31) of the first elevator 302. A motor (not shown) is connected to the driving pulley 311, and the driving pulley 311 rotates forward and backward as the motor is driven. A driven pulley 312 is supported on the lower part of the back surface of the first elevator 302. A belt 313 is hung on the pulleys 311 and 312. The elevating bracket 310 is connected to a belt 313 so that the card stacking plate 309 moves up and down between the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position in FIG.
A horizontal L-shaped weight 314 as a pressing means is supported on the left side surface (front surface in FIG. 31) of the second guide plate 306. A pressing surface 314 a of the weight 314 faces the card stacking plate 309. A lifting bracket 319 is connected and fixed to the front surface (the right side surface in FIG. 31) of the second guide plate 306. A driving pulley 315 is supported on an upper portion of the front surface (right side surface in FIG. 31) of the first elevator 302. A motor 316 is connected to the driving pulley 315 via a one-way clutch 320 as switching means. A driven pulley 317 is supported at the lower part of the front surface of the first elevator 302. A belt 318 is hung on both pulleys 315 and 317. The lifting bracket 319 is connected to a belt 318.

As shown in FIG. 32, the one-way clutch 320 transmits the rotational force of the motor 316 to the driving pulley 315 only when the motor 316 rotates normally (clockwise in FIG. 32A). On the other hand, the one-way clutch 320 does not transmit the rotational force of the motor 316 to the driving pulley 315 when the motor 316 is reversed. That is, due to the action of the one-way clutch 320, the rotational force of the motor 316 is transmitted to the driving pulley 315 only when the motor 316 is rotating forward, and the driving force of the motor 316 is not transmitted to the driving pulley 315 when the motor 316 is reversed. ing. Accordingly, the weight 314 is forcibly raised when the motor 316 is rotated forward, and the weight 314 is lowered by its own weight when the motor 316 is reversed. Further, when the rotation of the motor 316 is stopped, the weight 314 is stopped and held at the position when the motor 316 is stopped.
As shown in FIG. 31, the second elevator 303 is also provided with a card stacking plate 309 and a weight 314, similarly to the first elevator 302. In the present embodiment, the elevators 302 and 303 are different from each other only in that the total height of the frame 304, the maximum rising position of the card stacking plate 309, and the maximum rising position of the weight 314 are different. A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 31, a card shuffle device 321 as a shuffle means is disposed between the first elevator 302 and the second elevator 303. A card sliding contact plate 323 is supported on the side plate 322 constituting the card shuffle device 321. The card sliding contact plate 323 is held in a horizontal state at the same height as both the card stacking plates 309 in a state where the card sliding plates 323 are held at the standby position (position shown in FIG. 31) of the both card stacking plates 309. A card collection plate 325 is disposed in front of the card stacking plate 309 on the first elevator 302 side (on the right side in FIG. 31). Above the card collection plate 325, the card storage device 110 described in the above embodiments is arranged. The card collecting plate 325 is held in a horizontal state at the same height as the card stacking plate 309 when the card stacking plate 309 of the first elevator 302 is held at the standby position in FIG. That is, the upper surfaces of the card collection plate 325, both card stacking plates 309 (in the standby position), and the card sliding contact plate 323 are in a straight line relationship.
A first card transport box 331 is placed on the upper surface of the card collection plate 325. As shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the first card transport box 331 is formed in a square cylinder shape, and the upper and lower surfaces are opened with substantially the same area as the card C. Further, in FIG. 32, a cutout portion 331a cut out in the vertical direction is formed on the right side surface of the first card transport box 331. The inner side surface of the first card transport box 331 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the card C to restrict the movement of the card C with respect to the box 331.

A second card transport box 341 as a second holding means having the same shape as the first card transport box 331 is placed on the card sliding contact plate 323, and the second card transport box 341 is also moved up and down. A cutout portion 341a extending in the direction is formed. The card transport boxes 331 and 341 move along the first guide rails 345 supported by the side plates 322 while sliding on the plates 309, 323 and 325 by the driving force of a motor (not shown). Yes.
A pair of front and rear (a pair of left and right in FIG. 31) first and second card shuffle plates 351 and 352 are supported on the side plate 322 between the first and second elevators 302 and 303. Both shuffle plates 351 and 352 are supported at the same height as the upper surface of the card stacking plate 309 in a state where the upper surfaces thereof are held at the raised position of the card stacking plate 309 (the position of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 32). Has been. Roller exposure holes 351a and 352a are formed in the vicinity of the tip portions of both card shuffle plates 351 and 352, respectively.
In addition, card detection holes 351b and 352b are formed in the center of both shuffle plates 351 and 352, respectively. Card sensors 353 and 354 for detecting the card C are mounted below the card detection holes 351b and 352b, respectively. Supply rollers 355 and 356 are supported below the card shuffle plates 351 and 352, respectively. The upper outer peripheral surfaces of both supply rollers 355 and 356 are exposed on the upper surfaces of the shuffle plates 351 and 352 from the roller exposure holes 351a and 352a. The supply rollers 355 and 356 are positively rotated by motors 357 and 358, respectively.

Further, platen rollers 359 and 360 are supported in the tip direction of both card shuffle plates 351 and 352, respectively. Both platen rollers 359 and 360 are positively rotated by motors 361 and 362, respectively. The rollers 355 and 359 on the first shuffle plate 351 side rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 31, and the rollers 356 and 360 on the second shuffle plate 352 side rotate clockwise. Discharged card detection sensors 363 and 364 are disposed above the platen rollers 359 and 360 in contact with the rollers 359 and 360. The rollers 355, 356, 359, 360, the motors 357, 358, 361, 362, and the sensors 353, 354 are supported by a side plate 322. In the present embodiment, the first card shuffle plate 351, the supply roller 355, the platen roller 359, the motors 357 and 361, the ejection card detection sensor 363, and the like constitute the take-out means. The second card shuffle plate 352, the supply roller 356, the platen roller 360, the motors 358 and 362, the discharge card detection sensor 364, and the like constitute a stacking unit.
In addition, a second guide rail 367 extending in parallel with the first guide rail 345 is supported on the upper side of the side plate 322. The second guide rail 367 is engaged with a first card supply box 371 as a first holding means, a third holding means, and a second card supply box 372 as a conveying means. Both supply boxes 371 and 372 are moved in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 31) between the position shown in FIG. 31 and the position shown in FIG. It has become. When the card supply boxes 371 and 372 are moved, the lower end surfaces of the card supply boxes 371 and 372 are in sliding contact with the upper surfaces of the shuffle plates 351 and 352. Relief portions 371b and 372b are provided below the opposite surfaces of both card supply boxes 371 and 372 so as not to interfere with the supply rollers 355 and 356 when the card supply boxes 371 and 372 are moved toward the shuffle plates 351 and 352. Is formed. Further, the card supply boxes 371 and 372 are respectively formed with notches 371a and 372a extending in the vertical direction in the same manner as the card transport boxes 331 and 341.

  A card distribution device 390 is disposed above the card table 19. An elevator 391 is arranged in the card distribution device 390 used in the present embodiment. The elevator 391 is integrated with the card distribution device 390 and reciprocates in the left-right direction above the card table 19. A distribution card stacking plate 392 having the same shape as the card stacking plate 309 is disposed in the elevator 391. As the elevator 391 is driven, the distribution card stacking plate 392 moves up and down. The card distribution device 390 is provided with a guide rail 393 extending in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 31). A distribution card box 394 having the same shape as the card transport box 331 is engaged with the guide rail 393. The box 394 is moved along the guide rail 393 between two positions in FIGS. 31 and 42 by a driving force of a motor (not shown).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 31, at the time of a game, the cards C are distributed one by one from the uppermost card C of the card group CA loaded on the card distribution device 390 to the card table 19. Then, the card C distributed on the card table 19 is stored in the card storage device 110 by a card collection device (not shown in the present embodiment) at the end of one game. The card storage device 110 reverses the stored card C and discharges it to the first card transport box 331. Therefore, the card C accommodated in the first card transport box 331 is held in an inverted state. When a game is played a plurality of times and a predetermined number (four sets) of cards C are stacked and held in the first card transport box 331, the first card transport box 331 displays them as a card group CB. Transport to position 33, ie, first elevator 302 position. At this time, the card group CB is pressed against the inner surface of the front side (the right inner surface in FIG. 33) of the first card transport box 331, while sliding on the card collection plate 325 and the card stacking plate 309. It moves together with the first card transport box 331.
When the card group CB moves, each card C comes into contact with the inner wall of the first card transport box 331, and movement in the front-rear and left-right directions is restricted. When the first card transport box 331 reaches the position of the first elevator 302, the motor 316 on the elevator 302 side rotates counterclockwise in FIG. At this time, the rotational force of the motor 316 is not transmitted to the driving pulley 315 by the one-way clutch 320, the driving pulley 315 becomes free, and the weight 314 falls due to its own weight. Then, when the pressing surface 314a of the weight 314 comes into contact with the card CB in the first card transport box 331, the weight 314 stops dropping. At this time, even if the card C in the first card transport box 331 is tilted and stacked, the card C is pressed from above by the pressing surface 314a of the weight 314, so that the tilt of the card C is forced. Each card C is stacked and held in a close contact state.

When the dropping operation of the weight 314 is completed, the card laminated plate 309 on the first elevator 302 side rises to the position in FIG. 34, that is, the same height as the first card shuffle plate 351. At this time, the motor 316 is still rotating counterclockwise. That is, the weight 314 rises integrally with the card group CB by the ascending force of the card stacking plate 309 while riding on the card group CB. Therefore, when the card group CB is raised, the card group CB is held between the card stacking plate 309 and the pressing surface 314a of the weight 314, and the inclination of the card group CB is prevented when the card group CB is raised.
When the card group CB is raised to the position shown in FIG. 34, the motor 316 rotates clockwise in FIG. 32, and the weight 314 is forcibly raised to the highest position (position shown in FIG. 31). Then, the first card supply box 371 moves onto the first card shuffle plate 351. At this time, the card group CB is pressed against the inner side of the front side (the right inner side in FIG. 35) of the first card supply box 371, and the card group CB is placed on the card stacking plate 309 and the first card shuffle plate 351. It moves onto the first card shuffle plate 351 while sliding.
When the card group CB moves onto the first card shuffle plate 351, the motors 357 and 361 are driven, and the supply roller 355 feeds the card C on the lowermost surface of the card group CB toward the platen roller 359. The drawn out card C is ejected rearward while being sandwiched between the platen roller 359 and the ejection card detection sensor 363. The discharged card C is accommodated in the waiting second card transport box 341. When a predetermined number (two sets) of cards C are discharged from the first card supply box 371, the discharging operation of the card C is stopped. The number of cards C ejected is counted by a controller (not shown) based on a signal from the ejected card detection sensor 363.

As shown in FIG. 36, when a predetermined number of cards C are accommodated, the second card transport box 341 transports to the second elevator 303 position. At this time, the card group CB is pressed against the inner surface on the front side (the right inner surface in FIG. 36) of the second card transport box 341, and slidably contacts the card sliding contact plate 323 and the card stacking plate 309. However, it moves together with the second card transport box 341. When the card group CB moves, each card C comes into contact with the inner wall of the second card transport box 341, and movement in the front-rear and left-right directions is restricted. When the second card transport box 341 reaches the position of the second elevator 303, the motor 316 on the elevator 303 side rotates counterclockwise in FIG. At this time, similarly to the first elevator 302 side, the weight 314 falls by its own weight due to the action of the one-way clutch 320. Then, when the pressing surface 314a of the weight 314 comes into contact with the card CB in the second card transport box 341, the weight 314 stops dropping.
Next, the card laminated plate 309 on the second elevator 303 side rises to the position shown in FIG. 37, that is, to the same height as the second card shuffle plate 352. At this time, similarly to the first elevator 302 side, the card group CB is raised to a predetermined position while being held between the card stacking plate 309 and the pressing surface 314a of the weight 314. Then, the second card transport box 341 returns to the position shown in FIG.

When the card group CB is raised to the position shown in FIG. 37, the weight 314 is forcibly raised to the highest position (position shown in FIG. 31). Then, the second card supply box 372 moves onto the second card shuffle plate 352. At this time, the card group CB is pressed against the inner surface on the rear side (the left inner surface in FIG. 38) of the second card supply box 372, and the card group CB is placed on the card stack plate 309 and the second card shuffle plate 352. Is moved onto the second card shuffle plate 352 while sliding.
As shown in FIG. 38, when the card group CB moves onto the second card shuffle plate 352, the motors 357, 358, 361, and 362 are driven, and the cards C are alternately inserted from the card supply boxes 371 and 372. 2 is discharged to the second card transport box 341. Accordingly, the stacking order of the cards C discharged into the second card transport box 341 is as follows: the card C on the first card supply box 371 side, the card C on the second card supply box 372 side, and the first card supply. The cards are stacked alternately with the cards C on the box 371 side. The timing of alternately discharging the cards C in both boxes 371 and 372 is performed by the controller driving and controlling the motors 357, 358, 361 and 362 based on signals from the both discharge card detection sensors 363 and 364. When all the cards C in both boxes 371 and 372 are ejected, the controller stops the motor motors 357, 358, 361, and 362 based on signals from the card sensors 353 and 354. This completes the first shuffle operation.

Next, as shown in FIG. 39, when the second card transport box 341 moves to the first elevator 302 to transport the card group CB, the card group CB in the first card transport box 331 is raised. Similarly, the weight 314 falls and the card stacking plate 309 rises to the position shown in FIG. 34 while pressing the card CB in the second card transport box 341 from above. Thereafter, similarly to the above, the operations of FIGS. 34 to 39 are repeated a plurality of times (in this embodiment, five times). That is, the shuffle operation is performed five times. Note that the number of shuffle operations may be changed as appropriate.
When the predetermined number of shuffle operations are completed, as shown in FIG. 40, the second card transport box 341 transports the card group CB to the second elevator 303 position, and the weight 314 descends to press the card group CB. . Then, as shown in FIG. 41, the card stacking plate 309 rises to a position facing the card distribution device 390 in a state where the weight 314 holds the card group CB. Next, after the weight 314 rises to the maximum height, the distribution card box 394 moves forward (rightward in FIG. 42), and the card group is transferred from the card stacking plate 309 to the distribution card stacking plate 392 of the card distribution device 390. CB transfers to become a card group CA for distribution. As a result, the card group CA is replenished to the card distribution device 390, and the card distribution device 390 can distribute the card C. The card distribution device 390 distributes from the uppermost card C of the card group CA as in the above embodiments. Then, the elevator 391 is driven according to the remaining number of cards C, and the distribution card stacking plate 392 is raised.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the card C is shuffled and the card distribution device 390 is replenished with the card group CA. In this embodiment, the card group CA is replenished before all the cards C mounted on the card distribution device 390 are distributed. That is, when the number of cards C in the card distribution device 390 is reduced, the card group CA is replenished. In this case, first, the card stacking plate 309 on the second elevator 303 side is raised to the height of FIG. Next, the distribution card box 394 of the card distribution device 390 is moved backward (leftward in FIG. 42). At this time, the remaining card group CA is pressed by the front inner surface of the distribution card box 394 and moves onto the card stacking plate 309 while slidingly contacting the distribution card stacking plate 392 and the card stacking plate 309. Then, the weight 314 descends and the card stacking plate 309 descends to the position of FIG. 37 while pressing the card group CB on the card stacking plate 309. Then, the second card supply box 372 moves forward, and the card group CB on the card stacking plate 309 moves onto the second card shuffle plate 352. Then, the motors 358 and 362 are driven, and all the cards C on the second card shuffle plate 352 are discharged into the second transport box 341. In this state, the first transport box 331 containing the card group CB moves to the first elevator 302, and the card C is shuffled as described above.

In the third embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The card C before distribution is shuffled by the card shuffle device 321 using a real card C. As a result, the controller that controls the progress of the game cannot recognize the stacking order of the cards C. Therefore, unlike the prior art in which cards are distributed based on a predetermined program, it is very difficult for a player to predict a game result. As a result, the difficulty of the game increases and the game can be played more happily.
(2) By dividing the card C in half and alternately stacking them one by one, the card group CA and CB can be surely arranged in the order in which the cards C are arranged differently. And will be shuffled.
(3) Since the shuffle operation is performed a plurality of times, the stacked state of the card groups CA and CB can be more reliably separated than before the shuffle operation. Thereby, the difficulty of a game improves and it can play a game more happily.
(4) By forming the boxes 331, 341, 371, 372, and 394 for accommodating and transporting the card C into a box shape having an opening substantially the same area as the card C, the boxes 331, 341, 371, 372, and 394 are formed. The inner surface of the card is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the card C to restrict the movement in the front-rear and left-right directions. That is, the orientation of each card C is kept constant. As a result, when the card groups CA and CB are moved up and down or when the card C is shuffled, some cards C are clogged with other members to stop the game machine, or the card groups CA and CB collapse when the card C is transported. It is possible to prevent problems from occurring.
(5) When the card group CB is moved by the card stacking plate 309, the card group CB is pressed from above by the weight 314. As a result, even when some of the cards C in the card group CB are inclined and stacked, the weight of the weight 314 keeps the card C in a normal contact state. Accordingly, the rollers 355, 356, 359, and 360 can reliably feed the cards C one by one during the shuffling operation of the card C, thereby preventing the occurrence of a shuffle operation failure.

(6) The one-way clutch 320 is used as a mechanism for raising and lowering the weight 314 so that the weight 314 is forcibly raised when the motor 316 is rotated forward and the weight 314 is lowered by its own weight when the motor 316 is reversed. Then, when the card stacking plate 309 is raised, that is, when the card group CB is raised, the motor 320 is reversed so that the weight 314 is in a free state (a state in which it falls by its own weight). This eliminates the need for a mechanism for matching the timing of the raising operation of the card stacking plate 309 and the raising operation of the weight 314. That is, when the lifting / lowering operation of the weight 314 is always forcibly performed by the driving force of the motor 316, the lifting / lowering speed of the card stacking plate 309 and the lifting / lowering speed of the weight 314 must be matched. When there is a difference between the two speeds, for example, when the rising speed of the card stacking plate 309 is faster than the rising speed of the weight 314, the weight 314 is moved up and down on the card stacking plate 309 in addition to the weight of the weight 314. The load of the various drive mechanisms is applied, and the drive mechanism such as the card stacking plate 309 and its peripheral members (the first guide plate 305, the support bracket 307, etc.) and the various pulleys 311, 312 may be damaged. Further, when the ascent speed of the card stacking plate 309 is slower than the ascent speed of the weight 314, the pressing surface 314a of the weight 314 is separated from the card group CB, and the card C May float up. In this case, the card C is not normally fed out by the rollers 355, 356, 359, and 360.
For this reason, the ascending speed of the card stacking plate 309 and the weight 314 needs to be always constant, and the stop position of the weight 314 with respect to the card stacking plate 309 is always a position where the card group CB is pressed with an optimal pressing force. It is necessary to. However, in order to satisfy these conditions, a complicated timing mechanism is required, so that the game machine becomes very expensive and the maintenance of the apparatus needs to be performed frequently.
However, in the present embodiment, the problem of the ascending speed and the relative positional relationship between the card stacking plate 309 and the weight 314 can be solved only by providing the one-way clutch 320, which is one member, between the motor 316 and the pulley 315. As a result, the cost can be reduced and the maintenance becomes easy.

The present invention may be embodied in the following manner.
-In each embodiment, you may change suitably the installation number of the card shuffler 130,205,321 as a shuffle means. By installing a plurality of card shuffle devices 130, 205, and 321 and performing a shuffle operation of the card C with each card shuffle device 130, 205, 321, the stacking relationship of the cards C can be more varied.
In the first embodiment, the card C fed out from the receiving-side card stacking plate 150 as the second holding means constituting the card shuffler 130 as the shuffle means is sent out from the sending-side stacking plate 131 as the first holding means. However, when the cards C are stacked to some extent to form a card group, the card C fed out from the receiving card stacking plate 150 is not the top surface of the card group, but the card group. You may hand it over in the middle of the group. In this case, the card C is further shuffled more efficiently.
In the first embodiment, both the stacking plates 131 of the sending-side stacking plate 131 as the first holding means and the receiving-side card stacking plate 150 as the second holding means constituting the shuffle device 130 as the shuffle means, Although the height of 150 is changed, it is materialized without changing the height of the stacking plates 131 and 150, or is realized by changing the height of only one of the stacking plates 131 and 150. May be.
In the first embodiment, the card shuffle device 130 as the shuffle means 130 may be embodied by appropriately changing the number of times the card C is transferred (shuffle number) between the sending side stacking plate 131 and the receiving side card stacking plate 150.
In the first embodiment, the card C fed out from the delivery-side card stacking plate 131 as the first holding means constituting the card shuffle device 130 as the shuffle means is always held in the second position from the upper layer of the card group CB. Although the card C is transported to the receiving side card stacking plate 150 as a means, when the card C is transported from the sending side card stacking plate 131, the card C is transported from the middle layer or lower layer of the card group CB. Also good.

In the first embodiment, the conveying means for the card group CB on the sending side card stacking plate 131 as the first holding means constituting the shuffle device 130 constituting the shuffle means, and the receiving side as the second holding means The conveying means for the card group CB on the card stacking plate 150 may have the same configuration. That is, the card group CB on each of the card stacking plates 131 and 150 is transported by being pushed out by the push plate 140 as the first transport means, or fed out by the rotational force of the roller 165 as the second transport means. May be conveyed.
In the first embodiment, all the cards C on the sending card stacking plate 131 as the first holding means constituting the card shuffler 130 as the shuffle means are all received on the receiving side loading plate 150 as the second holding means. However, the card C may be transported from the receiving side card stacking plate 150 to the sending side card stacking plate 131 with several cards C left on the sending side card stacking plate 131.
In the second embodiment, the card C is divided into half, but it is not always necessary to divide the card C so that it is exactly half.
In the second and third embodiments, the card C is divided into two, but this may be divided into three or more.
In the second embodiment, the card C is fed out to the carry-out box 209 at the lower stage by the roller mechanism 206. However, the feeding may be performed in other feeding directions.
-In Embodiment 3, you may actualize, without providing the weight 314 as a press means.
In the third embodiment, in one card transport box of the first card transport box 331 or the second card transport box 341, accommodation of the card C from the card collection device 110, and a card group to each elevator 302, 303 You may actualize so that conveyance of CB and accommodation of the card | curd C discharged | emitted from the card shuffler 321 may be performed.
In the third embodiment, the lifting and lowering operation of the weight 314 as the pressing means may be always performed by the rotational force of the motor 16 without providing the one-way clutch 320 as the switching means.
In the card distribution device 70 according to each of the above embodiments, the card C held by the distribution carrier 81 is pushed out by the frictional force of the feeding roller 93 and discharged onto the card table 19. The card C may be distributed. For example, instead of the feeding roller 93, a suction pad that sucks and holds the card may be provided in the distribution carrier 81. In such a configuration, the uppermost card C is sucked by the suction pad and conveyed from the distribution carrier 81 toward the card table 19. The card C dropped from the suction pad at a predetermined position is further fed directly or by a feed roller or the like and discharged onto the card table 19.

-You may embody using cards other than the card C (for example, a tarot card etc.).
-It may be embodied by appropriately changing the number of cards C distributed on the card table 19 as an inclined surface per game.
-It may be embodied by appropriately changing the number of card groups CA and CB.
The determination of the game result by the controller may be performed after the card C is reversed.
In the above embodiment, the sensor unit 106 for identifying the mark M of the card C is provided in the distribution carrier 81. However, the sensor unit 106 is provided in each of the spaces S1 to S6 on the card table 19, and the card C has the space S1. The mark M may be identified when passing through S6.
The material of the card table 19 as the inclined surface may be embodied by being made of a metal such as synthetic resin or aluminum having a low frictional resistance.
As shown in FIG. 43, a pair of upper and lower through-holes 401 are provided below the card table 19 at an interval narrower than the vertical width of the card C on the extension line of each guide plate 21. Therefore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the number of guide plates 21 is eight, so the total number of through holes 401 is 16. Then, a solenoid 402 is disposed on the back surface of the card table 19 facing each through hole 401 so that the rod 403 of the solenoid 402 protrudes from the through hole 401 toward the front surface side of the card table 19. That is, as shown in FIG. 43A, when the solenoid 402 is excited, the rod 403 expands and is projected and held from the through hole 401 to the surface of the card table 19, and when the solenoid 402 is not excited, the rod 403 contracts. So as to be concealed in the through hole 401.
Then, when the card C is distributed, the rod 403 is extended, whereby the card C is held between the rods 403 facing each other in the left-right direction, and is held in a normal stop state without being inclined with respect to the card table 19. When the card C is collected, the card 403 can be collected without causing the card collection device (not shown here) to interfere with the rod 403 by contracting the rod 403. The rod 403 may be replaced with a plate-shaped member, or the number of rods 403 (solenoids 402) may be changed as appropriate.
By configuring in this way, the state of the card C can be kept constant, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a collection error by the card collection device when the card C is collected.
In addition, the present invention can be freely implemented in a modified form without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Other technical ideas that can be grasped from the above-described embodiments in order to achieve the object of the present invention will be described below as additional notes.
(1) The first conveying means and the second conveying means always convey a card from the upper layer side of the card group when conveying the card onto each holding table. 5. The card game machine according to any one of 4.
(2) At least one of the first transfer means and the second transfer means pushes out a plurality of cards from the card group on the holding table and transfers them onto another holding table. The card game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 or appendix 1.
(3) At least one of the first conveying means and the second conveying means conveys the uppermost card of the card group on the holding table onto another holding table by the rotational force of a roller. The card game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, or appendix 1 or appendix 2.
(4) The shuffling by the shuffle means is performed after the game is finished and the card shown to the player is reversed by the card reversing means. A card game machine according to any one of the above.
The card reversing means corresponds to the card accommodation device 110 in the above embodiment.
(5) The card game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 or appendix 1 to appendix 4, wherein one card is selected from a card group formed by stacking a plurality of the cards having the same shape. Distributing means for distributing with the back side exposed one by one, an inclined surface on which the card distributed by the distributing means slides, and a stopping means for stopping the card sliding on the inclined surface at a predetermined position on the inclined surface Card reversal means for forcibly reversing the card stopped by the stop means so that the front side is exposed and allowing the display contents written on the surface of the card to be visually recognized from the outside. A predetermined profit is given to the player based on the self-other identification information.
(6) In the card game machine of appendix 5, the card reversing means forcibly reverses the card by applying an external force to the card from the opposite side of the exposed back surface of the card so that the front side of the card is exposed. What you did.

The perspective view of the card game machine in embodiment concerning this invention. The sectional side view of the card table of the same embodiment. The top view of the card table of the same embodiment. The top view of the card inversion apparatus of the same embodiment. (A) Side sectional drawing of the card inversion apparatus which shows the standby state of the constant velocity cam of the same embodiment. (B) is a sectional side view of the card reversing device showing a state in which the constant velocity cam rotates to push up the arm. (C) is a sectional side view of the card reversing device showing a state in which the constant velocity cam further rotates from the state of (b) to release the engagement with the arm. (A) Side sectional drawing of the card inversion apparatus which shows the standby state of the speed change cam of the same embodiment. FIG. 4B is a side sectional view of the card reversing device showing a state in which the shift cam rotates and pushes up the arm. (C) is a sectional side view of the card reversing device showing a state in which the shift cam is further rotated from the state of (b) to release the engagement with the arm. The top view in the lever closed state of the distribution carrier of the same embodiment. The top view in the lever open state of the distribution carrier of the same embodiment. The front view in the state where the loading plate of the distribution carrier of the same embodiment is rising. The front sectional view of the state where the loading plate of the distribution carrier of the same embodiment is rising. The front sectional view which shows the state which the loading plate of the distribution carrier of the same embodiment is falling. The side view of the distribution carrier of the same embodiment. The sectional side view of the distribution carrier of the same embodiment. The top view of the card accommodation apparatus of the same embodiment. The sectional side view of the card accommodation apparatus of the same embodiment. The side sectional view of the card accommodation device in the state where the accommodation box of the same embodiment rotated. The top view of the card shuffle apparatus of the same embodiment. The front sectional view of the tilting plate of the card shuffle device of the same embodiment in a horizontal state. The front sectional view of the tilting plate of the tilting plate of the card shuffle device of the same embodiment. The side view which shows the movement locus | trajectory of the delivery plate of the same embodiment. The front view of the distribution carrier which loaded the card | curd of the same embodiment. The top view of the distribution carrier at the time of the mark reading of the card | curd of the same embodiment. The top view at the time of the card distribution of the distribution carrier of the same embodiment. The side view before delivering a card | curd from the relay plate of the same embodiment to a distribution carrier. The side view of the state which delivered the card | curd to the distribution carrier from the relay plate of the same embodiment. The side sectional view of a card shuffle device in the state where the card of the same embodiment was loaded on the sending side loading plate. The side sectional view of the card shuffle device in the state where the card of the same embodiment is delivered from the sending side loading plate to the receiving side loading plate. The side sectional view of the card shuffle device in the state where all the cards are delivered from the sending side loading plate of the same embodiment to the receiving side loading plate. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the card shuffle device in a state where cards are transferred one by one from the receiving side loading plate to the sending side loading plate. FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the vicinity of a card shuffle device according to a second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a partial side cross-sectional view in the vicinity of a card shuffle device according to a third embodiment. (A) is a front view of the 1st elevator 302 in Embodiment 3. FIG. (B) is a top view which shows the relationship between a motor, a one-way clutch, and a drive side pulley. FIG. 32 is a partial cross-sectional side view in the vicinity of a card shuffle device showing a state in which a card group is conveyed to the first elevator from the state of FIG. 31 in the third embodiment. FIG. 34 is a partial side cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the card shuffle device showing a state where the card group is raised from the state of FIG. 33 in the third embodiment. FIG. 35 is a partial side cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the card shuffle device showing a state in which the card group is conveyed to the shuffle device side from the state of FIG. FIG. 36 is a partial cross-sectional side view in the vicinity of the card shuffle device showing a state where the card group is conveyed to the second elevator from the state of FIG. 35 in the third embodiment. FIG. 38 is a side view of the vicinity of the card shuffle device showing a state in which the card group is raised from the state of FIG. 36 in the third embodiment. FIG. 38 is a side view of the vicinity of a card shuffle device showing a state where cards are shuffled from the state of FIG. 37 in the third embodiment. FIG. 39 is a side view of the vicinity of the card shuffle device showing a state in which a card group shuffled from the state of FIG. 38 in the third embodiment is conveyed to the first elevator. The side view of the card shuffle apparatus vicinity which shows the state which conveyed the card group shuffled the predetermined number of times in Embodiment 3 to the 2nd elevator. FIG. 41 is a side view of the vicinity of the card shuffle device showing a state where the card group is further raised from the state of FIG. 40 in the third embodiment. FIG. 42 is a side view of the vicinity of the card shuffle device showing a state where the card group is conveyed to the card distribution device from the state of FIG. 41 in the third embodiment. The sectional side view of the card table in another embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  130, 205... Card shuffle device constituting shuffle means, 131... Delivery side loading plate as first holding means, 139... Guide roller constituting first transport means, 140. Extrusion plate, 143... Rack constituting first conveying means, 145... Motor constituting first conveying means, 146... Pinion gear constituting first conveying means, 150 .. receiving as second holding means. Side laminated plate, 160 ... tilt bracket, 161 ... feed motor constituting the second conveying means, 165 ... roller constituting the second conveying means, 166 ... belt constituting the second conveying means, 203 ... first The first card box constituting the holding means, 209... The unloading box constituting the second holding means, 210... Constituting the third holding means. 202 ... an elevator constituting the conveying means, 303 ... a second elevator constituting the conveying means, 314 ... a weight constituting the pressing means, 320 ... a one-way clutch constituting a switching means, 341 ... second holding Second card transport case constituting means, 351... First card shuffle plate, 355... Supply roller constituting take-out means, 359... Platen roller constituting take-out means, 357. DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS: Motor constituting extraction means, 363 ... Ejection card detection sensor constituting extraction means, 352 ... Second card shuffle plate, 356 ... Supply roller constituting lamination means, 360 ... Platen roller constituting laying means, 358 ... Motors 358, 362 constituting the stacking means Motor constituting means, 364... Ejecting card detection sensor constituting stacking means, 371... First card supply box constituting first holding means, 372. Second card supply constituting third holding means. Box, C ... card, CB ... card group.

Claims (5)

One card from a group of cards composed of multiple identical cards with the same external shape, using self-other identification information on the front that identifies the other and the other, and a common design for the back In the card game machine where the game is executed by paying out the same card one by one,
A shuffle means is provided for shuffling the cards so that the cards collected after the game is completed are arranged in a random card order,
The shuffle means includes a first holding means for holding the cards collected after the game is completed in a stacked state, and a taking out means for taking out a part of the cards from the card group held by the first holding means. a second holding means for holding receive a plurality of cards taken out by the take-out means at a lower position of the first holding means, a plurality of cards that are stacked in the second holding means receives And holding third holding means,
The third holding means is disposed at a position adjacent to the first holding means in the horizontal direction, and half of the cards are accommodated in the second holding means from the first holding means by the first shuffle. The first holding means is allowed to be accommodated in the third holding means, and half of the cards received in the third holding means by the stacking means in the second and subsequent shuffles, and the first The remaining cards of the holding means are alternately stacked on the second holding means, and the card group that has been stacked is accommodated in the first holding means by the second transport means. Card game machine. 2. The card game machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the holding means has a box shape having an opening substantially the same area as the card. In the pre-process of the card taking-out operation by the taking-out means or the card stacking operation by the laminating means, it is provided with pressing means for pressing the card group held and stacked from above to prevent the card from collapsing. The card game machine according to claim 1 or 2. A switching means is provided for lowering the pressing means by its own weight when the pressing means is lowered, and forcibly raising the pressing means by applying an external force when separating the pressing means from the card group. Item 4. A card game machine according to item 3. 5. The card game machine according to claim 1, wherein each operation from the first holding unit to the stacking unit is performed a plurality of times .

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