Cabin door of poker dealing machine, cabin door driving assembly and cabin door driving method
By designing the guide plate and electromagnetic drive components of the chamfered structure in the poker dealer, the problem of tilting and jamming of the playing cards during the conveying process is solved, and the smooth conveying of the playing cards and the smoothness of the split operation of the playing cards is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411402203.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-09
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-18
AI Technical Summary
During the playing card delivery process, the existing poker dealer may cause the playing card to tilt due to the difference in sizes of different styles of playing cards. In turn, the front end of the playing card is covered on the hatch when the hatch door is closed, resulting in damage and jamming of the playing card. , affects the operation of the card.
A hatch door of a poker dealer is designed, adopting a guide plate and a connecting rod structure. The front end of the guide plate is equipped with a chamfered structure, and the thickness gradually increases. The rear end is fixed to the connecting rod and passes through the drive rod and the mounting frame. The electromagnetic drive assembly realizes automatic opening and closing of the hatch door.
Through the chamfer structure of the guide plate and the design of the electromagnetic drive assembly, the risk of playing cards tilting during the conveying process is reduced, ensuring that playing cards enter the cabin smoothly, avoiding damage and jamming of playing cards, and improving the operation of playing cards Fluency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of entertainment equipment, and in particular to a door of a poker dealer, a door driving component and a door driving method. Background Art
[0002] The poker dealer can deliver the vertically stacked poker cards one by one horizontally during the card dealing operation, and there are multiple compartments arranged in sequence on the conveying track of the poker cards. When the poker cards are at a certain set distance from the compartment, the hatch on the card inlet of the compartment will open, allowing the poker cards that continue to be conveyed to fall into the compartment. If the hatch remains closed, the poker cards will pass through the compartment and be conveyed to the next compartment.
[0003] The playing card conveying tracks on existing poker dealers are mostly of fixed width. Due to the differences in size between different styles of playing cards, if there is a certain degree of difference between the length of the playing cards and the width of the track during the horizontal conveyance of the playing cards, the playing cards may tilt during the conveyance process. As a result, when the distance between the playing cards and the cabin does not reach the set distance (that is, when the cabin door is in a closed state), the front end of the playing cards in the moving direction may cover the cabin door. When the cabin door is opened, not only will the playing cards be damaged and stuck, but the subsequent card dealing operation will also be affected. Summary of the invention
[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a door, a door driving assembly and a door driving method of a poker dealing machine, which can ensure smooth card dealing operation, expand the range of playing cards applicable to the poker machine, and reduce the restrictions on the use of the poker dealing machine by the types of playing cards.
[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above problems is:
[0006] A hatch of a poker dealer, comprising:
[0007] two guide tabs;
[0008] A connecting rod, which is used for connecting two guide pieces;
[0009] Among them, the two guide plates on the connecting rod are symmetrically arranged, the outer end of the front end of the guide plate is provided with a chamfered structure, the thickness of the guide plate gradually increases from its front end to its rear end, the rear end of the guide plate is sleeved and fixed on the connecting rod, and the top surface and bottom surface of the guide plate are respectively flat and upward curved.
[0010] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the bottom end of the rear end of the guide piece is extended along the curvature of the bottom surface of the guide piece to form an extension piece.
[0011] The present invention also provides a driving assembly for a hatch of a poker dealer according to any one of the above technical solutions, comprising:
[0012] The driving rod is made of metal material and has a connecting hole extending radially through the outer end thereof;
[0013] A mounting frame is made of insulating material and is wound with a coil. A sliding cavity is provided on the mounting frame along its axial direction, and the diameter of the sliding cavity is greater than the diameter of the driving rod;
[0014] Among them, one end of the connecting rod is bent to form a connecting part and the two are arranged at a right angle, the connecting part is inserted into the connecting hole and the diameter of the connecting part is smaller than the diameter of the connecting hole, the inner end of the driving rod is slidably arranged in the sliding cavity and can rotate, the central axis of the driving rod and the mounting frame are on the same straight line and a spring is arranged between the two for applying a force to the driving rod to extend from the sliding cavity, and the two ends of the spring are respectively against the driving rod and the mounting frame.
[0015] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, it also includes two mounting sleeves, which are respectively mounted on the two ends of the connecting rod and can rotate. The connecting rod is installed on the frame of the poker dealing machine through the two mounting sleeves. Limit blocks are provided at two opposite positions on the outer end of the mounting sleeve. The limit blocks are arranged perpendicular to the mounting sleeve. Limit strips are provided at two opposite positions on the inner end of the mounting sleeve. The limit strips are inclined relative to the mounting sleeve and can be elastically bent.
[0016] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, an opening is provided on the side of the mounting sleeve at one end of the connecting rod, the opening is connected to the cavity of the mounting sleeve, the width of the opening gradually decreases from outside to inside along the radial direction of the mounting sleeve and the minimum width of the opening is smaller than the diameter of the connecting rod.
[0017] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the mounting frame includes a winding rod, and the two ends of the winding rod are respectively integrally connected with a first baffle and a second baffle, and the first baffle and the second baffle are both arranged at right angles to the winding rod. The sliding cavity is opened on one end of the winding rod, and the second baffle is located on the other end of the winding rod. The second baffle is integrally connected with a mounting plate and the two are arranged at right angles, and a waist-shaped hole is opened on the mounting plate.
[0018] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, a protrusion is provided on the edge of the second baffle, and two through holes for the power lines to pass through are opened on the protrusion.
[0019] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, a heat dissipation hole is provided on the second baffle, the heat dissipation hole is connected to the sliding cavity and the diameter of the heat dissipation hole is smaller than the diameter of the driving rod.
[0020] The present invention also provides a door driving method based on the door driving assembly described in any one of the above technical solutions, comprising the following steps:
[0021] Step 1: The coil is energized to generate a magnetic field, so that the driving rod is extended into the sliding cavity by the electromagnetic force, and the spring is compressed at the same time;
[0022] Step 2: The driving rod pulls the connecting part, so that the connecting rod drives the guide piece to flip up and block the horizontal conveying track of the playing cards, and at the same time the card inlet of the cabin is opened;
[0023] Step 3: After the playing cards fall into the cabin due to the guidance of the guide plate, the power supply to the coil is stopped, so that the driving rod is reset under the action of the spring and drives the guide plate to flip down and close the card inlet of the cabin.
[0024] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, in step one and step three, when the cabin is in a closed state, the top surface of the guide piece and the edge of the card inlet are on the same horizontal plane.
[0025] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages and effects:
[0026] (1) The present invention reduces the area of the front end of the guide plate by setting a chamfered structure on the guide plate, so that during the tilted conveying of the playing cards, the risk of the playing cards covering the guide plate when the cabin door is opened due to the set distance between the playing cards and the cabin is reduced. While ensuring the smooth card dealing operation, the present invention can also expand the range of playing cards applicable to the playing card machine and reduce the restrictions on the use of the playing card types on the poker dealing machine.
[0027] (2) The present invention arranges the structure between the guide plate and the connecting rod so that there is a corresponding spacing space between the two guide plates for placing the playing card conveying device. This improves the compactness of the structure and also reduces the risk of motion interference between the two operations of opening the hatch and conveying the playing cards in a straight line, thereby achieving the effect of the playing cards being conveyed falling into the cabin with the hatch opened, thereby ensuring the operation of separating the playing cards. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0028] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a hatch perspective 1 of a poker dealer in Example 1.
[0029] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a hatch view 2 of a poker dealer machine in Example 1.
[0030] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 The structural schematic diagram of the side of the guide piece is shown in .
[0031] Figure 4It is a structural schematic diagram of a hatch drive assembly of Example 2.
[0032] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the installation and use status of a hatch drive assembly in Example 2.
[0033] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure between the driving rod and the connecting rod shown in.
[0034] Figure 7 yes Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the installation structure of the other end of the connecting rod on the rack is shown in .
[0035] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure on one end of the connecting rod is shown in FIG.
[0036] Fig. 9 yes Figure 5 The structural schematic diagram of the installation status of the mounting bracket on the rack is shown in FIG.
[0037] Fig.10 yes Fig. 9 A schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of the mounting frame shown in FIG.
[0038] Fig.11 yes Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of a partial mounting frame is shown in FIG.
[0039] Among them, there are a guide plate 1, a chamfered structure 11, an extension plate 12, an extension portion 13, a groove 14, a reinforcement plate 15, a connecting rod 2, a connecting portion 21, a plane shape 31, an arc shape 32, a drive rod 4, a connecting hole 41, a spring 42, a mounting frame 5, a coil 51, a sliding cavity 52, an insulating tape 53, a terminal 54, a mounting sleeve 6, a limit block 61, a limit strip 62, an opening 63, a winding rod 71, a first baffle 72, a second baffle 73, a mounting plate 74, a waist-shaped hole 75, a limit plate 76, a connecting plate 77, a protrusion 81, a through hole 82, a heat dissipation hole 83, a frame 91, and a cabin 92. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0040] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and by way of examples. The following examples are intended to explain the present invention but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.
[0041] Embodiment 1.
[0042] See also Figure 1-Figure 3The hatch of a poker dealer in this embodiment includes two guide pieces 1 and a connecting rod 2 for connecting the two guide pieces 1. The two guide pieces 1 on the connecting rod 2 are symmetrically arranged. The outer end of the front end of the guide piece 1 is provided with a chamfered structure 11. The thickness of the guide piece 1 gradually increases from the front end to the rear end. The rear end of the guide piece 1 is sleeved and fixed on the connecting rod 2. The top surface and the bottom surface of the guide piece 1 are respectively flat 31 and an upward curved surface 32.
[0043] When in use, the hatch will be installed on the card inlet of the cabin of the poker dealer, so that the card inlet is in a closed state. During the horizontal and linear transportation of the playing cards, the hatch will rotate and open, so that the guide sheet 1 blocks the moving trajectory of the playing cards. As the playing cards continue to be transported, the playing cards will contact the guide sheet 1 and fall into the cabin through the card inlet under the guidance of the bottom surface of the guide sheet 1, thereby achieving the effect that the playing cards in the pile of playing cards enter different cabins during the process of sequential transportation, completing the card separation operation of the playing card pile.
[0044] See also Figure 2 , Figure 3 The bottom end of the rear end of the guide piece 1 is extended along the curvature of the bottom surface of the guide piece 1 to form an extension piece 12, which increases the guiding length of the guide piece 1 for guiding the movement of the playing cards and ensures the guiding effect of the guide piece 1.
[0045] In this embodiment, the extension piece 12 is integrally connected with an extension portion 13, and the two extension portions 13 on the connecting rod 2 are symmetrically arranged, which facilitates the taking of the guide piece 1. At the same time, when the playing cards are dealt, while ensuring that the playing cards move in sequence between the compartments on their straight conveying trajectory, the length of the guide piece 1 is shortened, thereby increasing the angle that the guide piece 1 needs to rotate when its front end moves to a specific height, thereby reducing the difficulty of controlling the door.
[0046] Embodiment 2.
[0047] See also Figure 4-Figure 11 The present embodiment is a driving component of the hatch of the poker dealer described in the first embodiment, including a driving rod 4 and a mounting frame 5. The driving rod 4 is made of metal material and a connecting hole 41 is radially penetrated on the outer end thereof. The mounting frame 5 is made of insulating material and a coil 51 is wound thereon. A sliding cavity 52 is opened on the mounting frame 5 along its axial direction. The inner end of the driving rod 4 is slidably arranged in the sliding cavity 52 and can rotate. The diameter of the sliding cavity 52 is larger than the diameter of the driving rod 4, so that there is a gap between the driving rod 4 and the sliding cavity 52, thereby ensuring the driving effect of the magnetic field generated by the coil 51 after power is turned on on the driving rod 4.
[0048] Among them, one end of the connecting rod 2 is bent to form a connecting portion 21 and the two are arranged at a right angle. The connecting portion 21 is inserted into the connecting hole 41 and the diameter of the connecting portion 21 is smaller than the diameter of the connecting hole 41, so that there is a movable margin between the connecting portion 21 and the driving rod 4, thereby ensuring the driving effect that the driving rod 4 can rotate the connecting rod 2 relative to the cabin via the connecting portion 21. The central axes of the driving rod 4 and the mounting frame 5 are on the same straight line and a spring 42 is provided between the two for applying a force extending from the sliding cavity 52 to the driving rod 4, and the two ends of the spring 42 are respectively against the driving rod 4 and the mounting frame 5.
[0049] When the card inlet of the cabin is in a closed state, the top surface of the guide piece 1 is on the same horizontal plane as the edge of the card inlet. When the coil 51 on the mounting frame 5 is powered and current passes through the coil 51, the magnetic field generated on the coil 51 causes the driving rod 4 to extend into the sliding cavity 52 under the action of electromagnetic force, and the spring 42 is compressed and enables the driving rod 4 to pull the connecting rod 2 to rotate at a certain angle, so that the guide piece 1 flips up and blocks the horizontal conveying track of the playing cards. At this time, the card inlet of the cabin changes from a closed state to an open state, and when the coil 51 is stopped from being powered, the driving rod 4 can be reset under the action of the spring 42 to restore the original state, thereby driving the guide piece 1 to flip down and reset, so that the card inlet of the cabin changes from an open state to a closed state.
[0050] In this embodiment, by directly arranging the coil 51 on the mounting frame 5, the number of components and the assembly process are reduced, thereby improving the manufacturing efficiency and reducing the manufacturing cost. Moreover, since the mounting frame 5 can be directly manufactured by injection molding, it is beneficial to control the weight of the driving component while reducing the manufacturing difficulty, thereby reducing the impact on the strength of the driving component installed in a suspended manner on the frame, thereby ensuring the stability of the driving effect.
[0051] In this embodiment, the diameter of the connecting rod 2 is 1.5 mm-3 mm, and the diameter of the connecting hole 41 is 2.5 mm-4 mm.
[0052] In this embodiment, the coil 51 is wrapped with an insulating tape 53 to ensure safety in use. Both wiring terminals of the coil 51 are exposed on the insulating tape 53, which improves the convenience of wiring. After the wiring is completed, the insulating tape 53 can be used to wrap the wiring terminals or the wiring terminals can be pushed into the insulating tape 53 on the coil 51.
[0053] In this embodiment, a groove 14 is provided on the bottom surface of the guide piece 1, which not only ensures the guiding effect of the bottom surface of the guide piece 1 on the playing cards, but also reduces the amount of material required to manufacture the guide piece 1, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. A reinforcing piece 15 is provided in the groove 14, which improves the structural strength of the guide piece 1 and ensures the stability of the shape of the guide piece 1.
[0054] See also Figure 6-Figure 8 , and also includes two mounting sleeves 6, which are respectively sleeved on the two ends of the connecting rod 2 and are rotatable. The connecting rod 2 is installed on the frame of the poker dealer through the two mounting sleeves 6, and two relative positions on the outer end of the mounting sleeve 6 are provided with limit blocks 61, and the limit blocks 61 are arranged perpendicular to the mounting sleeve 6. Two relative positions on the inner end of the mounting sleeve 6 are provided with limit strips 62, and the limit strips 62 are inclined relative to the mounting sleeve 6 and can be elastically bent, so that the mounting sleeve 6 can be detachably installed on the frame of the poker dealer in a card-connected manner through the limit blocks 61 and the limit strips 62, thereby improving the installation convenience of the hatch on the card inlet while also ensuring the switching of the hatch between the closed state and the open state of the card inlet.
[0055] See also Figure 8 An opening 63 is provided on the side surface of the mounting sleeve 6 at one end of the connecting rod 2, and the opening 63 is communicated with the cavity of the mounting sleeve 6, thereby reducing the inconvenience caused by the connecting portion 21 on one end of the connecting rod 2 to the installation of the mounting sleeve 6. The width of the opening 63 gradually decreases from the outside to the inside along the radial direction of the mounting sleeve 6, and the minimum width of the opening 63 is smaller than the diameter of the connecting rod 2, thereby ensuring the stability of the installation of the mounting sleeve 6 on one end of the connecting rod 2.
[0056] See also Figure 9-11 The mounting frame 5 includes a winding rod 71, and the two ends of the winding rod 71 are respectively integrally connected with a first baffle 72 and a second baffle 73, and the first baffle 72 and the second baffle 73 are both arranged at right angles to the winding rod 71, thereby ensuring the stability of the arrangement of the coil 51 on the winding rod 71. The sliding cavity 52 is opened on one end of the winding rod 71, and the second baffle 73 is located on the other end of the winding rod 71. The second baffle 73 is integrally connected with a mounting piece 74 and the two are arranged at right angles. The mounting piece 74 is provided with a waist-shaped hole 75, so that the installation position of the mounting frame 5 can be adjusted, thereby ensuring the driving effect of the driving rod 4 while also improving the convenience of installation.
[0057] In this embodiment, a limiting piece 76 is integrally connected to the first blocking piece 72. When the mounting frame 5 is installed, the stability of the installation can be improved by inserting the limiting piece 76 on the frame.
[0058] In this embodiment, two connecting plates 77 are provided between the second blocking plate 73 and the mounting plate 74. The two connecting plates 77 are symmetrically arranged with respect to the mounting plate 74, thereby ensuring the structural strength between the second blocking plate 73 and the mounting plate 74 and improving the stability of the structure. The waist-shaped hole 75 is located between the two connecting plates 77.
[0059] See also Fig. 9 , Fig.10A protrusion 81 is provided on the edge of the second baffle 73, and two through holes 82 are provided on the protrusion 81 for the power supply line to pass through, thereby ensuring the orderly arrangement of the wires connected to the coil 51 and reducing the risk of the wires affecting the operation of the poker dealer.
[0060] See also Fig.10 , Fig.11 A heat dissipation hole 83 is provided on the second baffle 73, and the heat dissipation hole 83 is connected to the sliding cavity 52. The diameter of the heat dissipation hole 83 is smaller than the diameter of the driving rod 4. While ensuring heat dissipation, it also prevents the driving rod 4 from being separated from the mounting frame 5 when driven by the coil 51 after power is turned on.
[0061] The above contents described in this specification are merely examples of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications or additions to the specific embodiments described or replace them in similar ways, as long as they do not deviate from the contents of the present specification or exceed the scope defined by the claims, they shall all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A hatch of a poker dealer, characterized in that: include: two guide tabs; A connecting rod, which is used for connecting two guide pieces; Among them, the two guide plates on the connecting rod are symmetrically arranged, the outer end of the front end of the guide plate is provided with a chamfered structure, the thickness of the guide plate gradually increases from its front end to its rear end, the rear end of the guide plate is sleeved and fixed on the connecting rod, and the top surface and bottom surface of the guide plate are respectively flat and upward curved.
2. The door of the poker dealer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the rear end of the guide piece is extended along the curvature of the bottom surface of the guide piece to form an extension piece.
3. A drive assembly for a hatch of a poker dealer according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that: include: The driving rod is made of metal material and has a connecting hole extending through the outer end thereof in a radial direction; A mounting frame is made of insulating material and is wound with a coil. A sliding cavity is provided on the mounting frame along its axial direction, and the diameter of the sliding cavity is greater than the diameter of the driving rod; Among them, one end of the connecting rod is bent to form a connecting part and the two are arranged at a right angle, the connecting part is inserted into the connecting hole and the diameter of the connecting part is smaller than the diameter of the connecting hole, the inner end of the driving rod is slidably arranged in the sliding cavity and can rotate, the central axis of the driving rod and the mounting frame are on the same straight line and a spring is arranged between the two for applying a force to the driving rod to extend from the sliding cavity, and the two ends of the spring are respectively against the driving rod and the mounting frame.
4. The door drive assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: It also includes two mounting sleeves, which are respectively mounted on the two ends of the connecting rod and can rotate. The connecting rod is installed on the frame of the poker dealer through the two mounting sleeves. Limit blocks are provided at two opposite positions on the outer end of the mounting sleeve. The limit blocks are arranged perpendicular to the mounting sleeve. Limit strips are provided at two opposite positions on the inner end of the mounting sleeve. The limit strips are inclined relative to the mounting sleeve and can be elastically bent.
5. The door drive assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: An opening is provided on the side of the mounting sleeve at one end of the connecting rod, the opening is communicated with the cavity of the mounting sleeve, the width of the opening gradually decreases from outside to inside along the radial direction of the mounting sleeve, and the minimum width of the opening is smaller than the diameter of the connecting rod.
6. The door drive assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The mounting frame includes a winding rod, and the two ends of the winding rod are respectively integrally connected with a first baffle and a second baffle, and the first baffle and the second baffle are both arranged at right angles to the winding rod. The sliding cavity is opened on one end of the winding rod, and the second baffle is located on the other end of the winding rod. The second baffle is integrally connected with a mounting plate and the two are arranged at right angles, and a waist-shaped hole is opened on the mounting plate.
7. The door drive assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: A protrusion is provided on the edge of the second baffle, and two through holes for the power supply line to pass through are opened on the protrusion.
8. The door drive assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second baffle is provided with a heat dissipation hole, the heat dissipation hole is communicated with the sliding cavity and the diameter of the heat dissipation hole is smaller than the diameter of the driving rod.
9. A door driving method based on the door driving assembly according to any one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that: The steps include: Step 1: The coil is energized to generate a magnetic field, so that the driving rod is extended into the sliding cavity by the electromagnetic force, and the spring is compressed at the same time; Step 2: The driving rod pulls the connecting part, so that the connecting rod drives the guide piece to flip up and block the horizontal conveying track of the playing cards, and at the same time the card inlet of the cabin is opened; Step 3: After the playing cards fall into the cabin due to the guidance of the guide plate, the power supply to the coil is stopped, so that the driving rod is reset under the action of the spring and drives the guide plate to flip down and close the card inlet of the cabin.
10. The door driving method according to claim 9, characterized in that: In step 1 and step 3, when the cabin is in a closed state, the top surface of the guide sheet and the edge of the card inlet are on the same horizontal plane.