Portable automatic playing card dispensing game table

Abstract

The application discloses a portable automatic card dispensing game table, which comprises a pedestal and a table top for playing poker, wherein the pedestal is provided with a card dispensing mechanism and a plurality of card storage compartments, the cards dispensed by the card dispensing mechanism are stored in the card storage compartments, the card storage compartments are provided with card dispensing openings exposed on the surface or side of the game table, and each card storage compartment is matched with a card pushing mechanism for pushing the cards in the card storage compartment to the card dispensing opening for players to take. The application has a simple and light overall structure, can automatically dispense cards and has a table top suitable for carrying to various places for playing, and through the cooperation of the card dispensing mechanism and the plurality of card storage compartments and the cooperation of the card pushing mechanism and the card storage compartments and the card dispensing openings, automatic distribution and orderly storage of the cards are realized, so that players can play with two sets of cards in a cycle without waiting, and the use convenience and the experience of smooth playing are greatly improved. The application has a compact and reasonable structure, a clever design and great market value.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of card and board game entertainment equipment, specifically to a portable automatic card dealing game console. Background Technology

[0002] In poker games, players typically shuffle and draw cards themselves, or a designated person manually deals the cards. This is not only inefficient and tiring, but also prone to cheating and misdealing, affecting the gaming experience. While some automatic card dealers have emerged, existing devices usually only offer the basic function of dealing cards. The dealt cards are scattered and disorganized, requiring players to manually organize them. They cannot achieve orderly card storage or targeted card dealing. Furthermore, after finishing their hand, players must return the deck to the dealer and wait for the next round, compromising game flow. Moreover, existing dealers typically only offer automatic dealing; players need to adapt to different tabletops and surfaces to use them, making them inconvenient for outdoor environments without a table. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the aforementioned problems, the present invention aims to provide a portable automatic card dealing game table that also functions as a game table, which automatically distributes, orderly stores, and automatically ejects stored playing cards.

[0004] To achieve this technical objective, the present invention comprises a base and a table for playing cards. The base is equipped with a card dealing mechanism and a plurality of card storage compartments. The playing cards dealt by the card dealing mechanism are stored in the card storage compartments. Each card storage compartment has a card dispensing opening that protrudes from the surface or side of the game table. Each card storage compartment is equipped with a card pushing mechanism to push the playing cards from the storage compartments to the card dispensing openings for the player to retrieve. The table surface has a card placement opening corresponding to the position of the card dealing mechanism for placing the playing cards into the card dealing mechanism.

[0005] Preferably, the card dealing mechanism is rotatably disposed at the center of the platform and has a card dealing outlet; the card storage compartment is fixedly disposed on the platform around the card dealing mechanism and has an inlet at the end of the card storage compartment facing the card dealing mechanism; the card dealing mechanism is configured to dispense playing cards into the card storage compartment when rotated to the point where the card dealing outlet corresponds to the inlet.

[0006] Preferably, the card dealing mechanism includes a rotating disk frame and a disk frame drive assembly for driving the rotating disk frame to rotate. The rotating disk frame is provided with a card holding cavity for placing playing cards to be dealt, and a card dealing motor assembly is provided at the bottom of the card holding cavity.

[0007] Preferably, the disk frame drive assembly includes a gear ring disposed on the rotating disk frame, a gear meshing with the gear ring, and a disk frame drive motor for driving the gear; a plurality of stabilizing wheels are also provided around the rotating disk frame, and the wheel surfaces of the stabilizing wheels abut against the edges of the rotating disk frame.

[0008] Preferably, the stabilizing wheel has limiting rings extending from both sides of its wheel surface, the limiting rings forming grooves with the wheel surface, and the edge of the rotating disc frame is embedded in these grooves.

[0009] Preferably, the rotating disk frame has two card-holding cavities arranged side by side with opposite card-dispensing outlet directions; there are four card storage compartments; the correspondence between the rotating disk frame and the card storage compartments is set such that when the rotating disk frame rotates to the first position, the two card-dispensing outlets correspond to the card-inlet openings of two of the card storage compartments respectively; when the rotating disk rotates from the first position to the second position by a set angle, the two card-dispensing outlets correspond to the card-inlet openings of the other two card storage compartments respectively.

[0010] Preferably, the set angle is 90 degrees; the number of stabilizing wheels is 4, evenly distributed around the rotating disk frame.

[0011] Preferably, the card dealing motor assembly includes a belt support, a card dealing motor, a timing belt, a roller shaft, and a matching rubber wheel; the card dealing motor is mounted on the belt support and drives the timing belt to rotate, the timing belt is provided with a matching rubber wheel at its tail end, and the timing belt and the roller shaft clamp together to form a transmission channel for pushing and conveying the playing cards in the card holding cavity from the card dealing outlet to the card inlet and into the card storage compartment.

[0012] Preferably, the card pushing mechanism includes a slide rail, a sliding push block, a card pushing motor, a rope winding reel, and a pull cable; the slide rail is correspondingly arranged on the card dispensing side of each card storage compartment, and the sliding push block is installed on the slide rail; the card pushing motor is driven and connected to the rope winding reel, and a pull cable is wound on the rope winding reel, the tail end of the pull cable being connected to the sliding push block; the card pushing motor pulls the sliding push block along the slide rail through the rope winding reel and the pull cable, pushing the playing cards stored in the card storage compartment to extend to the card dispensing compartment opening.

[0013] Preferably, the card-dispensing end of the slide rail is provided with an inclined bridge plate, and the inclined bridge plate is provided with an inclined channel communicating with the card-dispensing compartment; the inclined bridge plate is provided with a card-pressing elastic strip that abuts against the slide rail, which is used to press the playing cards from above when the sliding push block pushes the playing cards.

[0014] Preferably, the slide rail is provided with a reset elastic element, which extends along the pushing direction of the slide rail. One end of the reset elastic element is fixedly connected to the slide rail, and the other end is connected to the sliding push block.

[0015] Preferably, the card-laying opening is provided with a card-laying cover, which is located in the middle of the table and cooperates with the table.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: The game table of this invention has a simple and lightweight overall structure, can automatically deal cards, and also serves as a game table surface, making it suitable for carrying to various venues and occasions for gaming; in particular, through the cooperation of the card dealing mechanism and multiple card storage compartments, as well as the card pushing mechanism in conjunction with the card storage compartments and their card dispensing slots, the automatic distribution and orderly stacking and storage of playing cards are achieved, allowing players to use two sets of cards in a cycle. After finishing one set of cards, they can seamlessly take the automatically distributed and stacked second set of cards to continue the game without waiting, greatly improving the convenience of use and the smooth gaming experience; this invention has a compact and reasonable structure, ingenious design, and has great market value. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is one of the internal structural diagrams of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a second schematic diagram of the internal structure of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the rotating disk frame and disk frame drive assembly in this invention;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the rotating disk frame in this invention;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the card dealing motor assembly in this invention;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the card-pushing mechanism in the present invention;

[0023] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

[0027] In the picture: 1. Game table; 11. Table base; 12. Card cover; 13. Table surface;

[0028] 2. Card dealing mechanism; 21. Rotating disc frame; 22. Disc frame drive motor; 221. Gear ring; 222. Gear; 223. Stabilizing wheel; 23. Card holding cavity; 24. Card dealing outlet; 25. Card dealing motor assembly; 251. Belt support; 252. Card dealing motor; 253. Synchronous belt; 254. Roller; 255. Matching rubber wheel;

[0029] 3. Card storage area; 31. Card entry point; 32. Card exit point;

[0030] 4. Card pushing mechanism; 41. Slide rail; 42. Sliding push block; 43. Card pushing motor; 44. Rope winding disc; 45. Cable; 46. Inclined bridge plate; 47. Inclined channel; 48. Card pressing elastic strip; 49. Reset elastic element. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. To provide a clear and complete description of the technical solution, the following embodiments are selected for illustration; these embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention; other embodiments obtained based on this application without inventive effort are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0032] In the following embodiments, it should be noted that the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," "top / bottom," etc., are all based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the purpose of clearly describing this embodiment. They do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application. At the same time, the terms "first" and "second" in the embodiments are only used for descriptive purposes and do not represent an indication or implication of relative importance.

[0033] like Figures 1-6 As shown, a portable automatic card dealing game table is a flat game table 1 with a cavity. The game table 1 includes a base 11 and a table surface 13, which are enclosed by the two. The table surface 13 serves as the card playing surface. The entire structure is simple and lightweight, making it convenient to carry to any location, such as outdoors. In the preferred embodiment, the game table also includes a card cover 12 adapted to the table surface 13.

[0034] The unique innovation of this invention lies in the arrangement of a card dealing mechanism 2 and a plurality of card storage compartments 3 within the base. The playing cards dealt by the card dealing mechanism 2 are stored in the card storage compartments 3. Each card storage compartment 3 has a card dispensing opening 32 exposed on the surface or side of the game table 1. Each card storage compartment 3 is equipped with a card pushing mechanism 4 for pushing the playing cards from the card storage compartment 3 to the card dispensing opening 32 for the player to take. The center of the table surface 13, corresponding to the position of the card dealing mechanism, has a card placement opening for placing the playing cards into the card dealing mechanism. The advantages of this method are as follows: (i) Two sets of playing cards can be used. While the player is playing one set of cards, the other set of cards is distributed to the card storage compartments in the table by the card dealing mechanism and stored for later use. When the first set of cards is played, the player can directly take the extended and stored other set of cards to continue the game without waiting; (ii) With the help of the space limitation of the card storage compartments, the cards dealt by the card dealing mechanism can be stacked in an orderly and neat manner, instead of being scattered in a disorderly manner; (iii) There is no need to find other tabletops for use. The game table of this invention can be placed in various outdoor places such as lawns, beds, and beaches. The playing cards are not easily damaged by the venue, and the player's experience is also excellent.

[0035] A further innovation of this invention lies in the fact that the card dealing mechanism 2 is rotatably positioned at the center of the base 11, while the card storage compartment 3 is fixedly mounted around the card dealing mechanism 2 on the base 11. This layout is stable and simple. A single card dealing mechanism can distribute cards to several card storage compartments in different positions simply by rotating and adjusting the position of the card dealing outlet. This design is highly advantageous for achieving lightweight portability and reducing product costs. The card dealing mechanism 2 has a card dealing outlet 24, and the card storage compartment 3 has an inlet 31 at its end facing the card dealing mechanism 2. The card dealing mechanism 2 is configured to dispense playing cards into the card storage compartment 3 when rotated until the card dealing outlet 24 aligns with the inlet 31. The specific electrical control design is achievable by those skilled in the art based on existing technology, and will not be elaborated upon in detail here. During card dealing, the disk frame drive motor 22 drives the rotating disk frame 21 to rotate at the center of the base 11 via gears 222 and a gear ring 221. The card storage compartment 3 has an inlet 31 at its end facing the card dealing mechanism 2.

[0036] To better achieve lightweight, stability, and accuracy, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the card dealing mechanism 2 includes a rotating disk frame 21 and a disk frame drive assembly for driving the rotating disk frame 21 to rotate. The disk frame drive assembly includes a gear ring 221 mounted on the rotating disk frame 21, and so on. Figure 4As shown, the gear 222 meshes with the gear ring 221 and is driven by the disk frame drive motor 22. To save costs and reduce weight, in the most preferred embodiment, only one disk frame drive motor 22 is used. In this case, to ensure the rotational stability and accuracy of the rotating disk frame, a plurality of unpowered stabilizing wheels 223 are also provided around the rotating disk frame 21, with the wheel surface of the stabilizing wheel 223 abutting against the edge of the rotating disk frame 21. Furthermore, limiting rings extend from both sides of the wheel surface of the stabilizing wheel 223, forming grooves with the wheel surface. The edge of the rotating disk frame is embedded in these grooves. This arrangement further enhances the axial and radial stability and accuracy of the card dealing mechanism. In the optimal embodiment, there are four stabilizing wheels 223, evenly distributed around the rotating disk frame.

[0037] To maximize card dealing efficiency and minimize rotation angle to extend service life, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the rotating disk frame 21 is provided with two side-by-side card holding cavities 23, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the card-dealing outlets 24 of the two card-holding cavities 23 face opposite directions. This design allows for the simultaneous dispensing of one card forward and one card backward. In other words, when the rotating tray 21 is rotated to the same position, two cards can be dispensed at the same time, and these two cards can enter different storage compartments. If this design were not used and there were only one dispensing outlet, a 180-degree rotation would be required to dispense cards to the rear storage compartment, significantly reducing efficiency. Excessive or frequent rotations can also reduce accuracy and lifespan. A card-placement opening is located at the center of the tabletop 13, corresponding to the card-dealing mechanism. This opening is fitted with an openable card-placement cover 12. Players can open the cover 12 and place the cards to be dealt into the card-holding cavities 23 through the card-placement opening.

[0038] In the preferred embodiment, the card storage compartments 3 of the present invention are configured as four (of course, other numbers are also possible). The positions of the card storage compartments are designed with the aforementioned rotating frame 21 having two card-dealing outlets in mind. That is, the correspondence between the rotating frame 21 and the card storage compartments 3 is configured such that when the rotating frame 21 rotates to the first position, the two card-dealing outlets 24 correspond to the card inlets 31 of two of the card storage compartments 3, respectively; when the rotating frame 21 rotates 90 degrees from the first position to the second position, the two card-dealing outlets 24 correspond to the card inlets 31 of the other two card storage compartments 3, respectively. This allows the card-dealing mechanism to rotate within a 90-degree rotation angle range, and each position can simultaneously deal cards to two card storage compartments, resulting in very high efficiency and a very scientific and reasonable layout, which is extremely beneficial for simplifying and lightweighting the game table of the present invention.

[0039] Combination Figure 1 and Figure 2A card-dealing motor assembly 25 is installed at the bottom of the card-holding cavity 23. The card-dealing motor assembly 25 includes a belt bracket 251, a card-dealing motor 252, a timing belt 253, a roller 254, and a matching rubber wheel 255. The card-dealing motor 252 is mounted on the belt bracket 251 and drives the timing belt 253 to rotate. The matching rubber wheel 255 is provided at the end of the timing belt 253, and a playing card clamping and transmission channel is formed between the matching rubber wheel 255 and the timing belt 253. When the card-dealing mechanism 2 is in the corresponding position, the card-dealing motor 252 starts, driving the timing belt 253 and the matching rubber wheel 255 to continuously push the playing cards in the card-holding cavity 23 horizontally, smoothly conveying them from the card-dealing outlet 24 into the card-inlet 31 of the corresponding card storage compartment 3.

[0040] Each of the four card storage compartments 3 is equipped with an independent card pushing mechanism 4, used to push the playing cards inside the storage compartment 3 to the outside for players to take. The card pushing mechanism 4 includes a slide rail 41, a sliding push block 42, a card pushing motor 43, a rope winding reel 44, and a pull cable 45. The slide rail 41 is correspondingly set on the card dispensing side of each card storage compartment 3, and the sliding push block 42 is installed on the slide rail 41. The card pushing motor 43 is driven and connected to the rope winding reel 44, and multiple sets of pull cables 45 are wound on the rope winding reel 44. The end of each pull cable 45 is connected to a sliding push block 42.

[0041] When the game requires playing a card, the card pusher motor 43 starts, driving the winding coil 44 to rotate and wind up the cable 45. The cable 45 pulls the sliding pusher block 42 to move forward along the slide rail 41. The sliding pusher block 42 pushes against the playing cards in the card storage compartment 3 and pushes them to the card playing end of the slide rail 41.

[0042] The card-dispensing end of the slide rail 41 is equipped with an inclined bridge plate 46, which has an inclined channel 47 communicating with the card-dispensing opening 32. An elastic card-pressing strip 48 is suspended downwards and abuts against the surface of the slide rail 41 on the inclined bridge plate 46. When the sliding push block 42 pushes the playing cards, the elastic card-pressing strip 48 firmly presses the playing cards from above, preventing them from tilting or lifting. The sliding push block 42 continues to push the playing cards forward, and guided and pressed by the elastic card-pressing strip 48, the playing cards slide upwards along the inclined channel 47 of the inclined bridge plate 46, finally smoothly extending from the card-dispensing opening 32 for the player to take.

[0043] A reset elastic element 49 is also provided on the slide rail 41. The reset elastic element 49 extends parallel to the pushing direction of the slide rail 41. One end of the reset elastic element 49 is fixedly connected to the fixed end of the slide rail 41, and the other end is connected to the sliding push block 42. When the pusher motor 43 drives the cable 45 to pull the sliding push block 42 forward to play a card, the reset elastic element 49 is gradually stretched and stores energy. When the card-pushing action is completed and the pusher motor 43 stops winding the cable 45, the reset elastic element 49 automatically pulls the sliding push block 42 back to its initial position along the slide rail 41 by its own constant restoring force. At the same time, since the reset elastic element 49 always applies a backward pulling force, even if the cable 45 is in a slack state, it can ensure that the cable 45 is always in a taut state, ensuring instantaneous response to the next round of card playing action. The reset elastic element mentioned here can be a spring, coil spring, magnetic attraction, or other components that can achieve reset.

[0044] like Figures 7 to 9 The diagram illustrates several embodiments of the card holder cover 12 in manual mode. In manual mode, the card holder cover 12 is attached to the base 11 via magnetic attraction, snap-fit, or hinge. When cards need to be placed, the player simply removes or opens the card holder cover 12 manually, exposing the central card opening. After placing the playing cards into the card storage cavity 23, the card holder cover 12 is replaced, facilitating gameplay and preventing discarded cards from entering the storage cavity 23. In the preferred embodiment, the card holder cover 12 also features a through-hole for easy finger gripping.

[0045] As a more intelligent preferred embodiment, such as Figure 10 As shown, the card holder cover 12 can be designed as an automatic flip-top or automatic open-top structure. When the player needs to add playing cards, the control circuit activates the drive unit to automatically flip the card holder cover 12 upwards or automatically retract it to reveal the card-holding cavity 23 and card-adding opening of the internal card-dealing mechanism 2. After adding cards, the card holder cover 12 automatically flips downwards or extends to close and re-close on the table surface 13, forming a flat playing card table surface. The relevant structural design scheme is not shown in detail in this invention; those skilled in the art can make corresponding specific designs and implement the above functions according to their needs. Figures 7 to 9 Manual mode and Figure 10 The automatic modes are interchangeable and all fall within the scope of protection of this invention.

[0046] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any minor modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A portable automatic card dealing game console, characterized in that, The device includes a base and a table for playing poker. The base is equipped with a card dealing mechanism and multiple card storage compartments. The playing cards dealt by the card dealing mechanism are stored in the card storage compartments. Each card storage compartment has a card dispensing opening that protrudes from the surface or side of the game table. Each card storage compartment is equipped with a card pushing mechanism to push the playing cards out of the card storage compartments to the card dispensing openings for the player to take. The table surface has a card placement opening corresponding to the position of the card dealing mechanism for placing the playing cards into the card dealing mechanism.

2. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 1, characterized in that, The card dealing mechanism is rotatably mounted at the center of the platform and has a card dealing outlet. The card storage compartment is fixedly mounted on the platform and surrounds the card dealing mechanism. The end of the card storage compartment facing the card dealing mechanism has a card inlet. The card dealing mechanism is configured to dispense playing cards into the card storage compartment when it rotates to the point where the card dealing outlet aligns with the card inlet.

3. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 2, characterized in that, The card dealing mechanism includes a rotating disk frame and a disk frame drive assembly for driving the rotating disk frame to rotate. The rotating disk frame is provided with a card holding cavity for placing playing cards to be dealt, and a card dealing motor assembly is provided at the bottom of the card holding cavity.

4. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 3, characterized in that, The disk frame drive assembly includes a gear ring mounted on the rotating disk frame, a gear meshing with the gear ring, and a disk frame drive motor driving the gear; a plurality of stabilizing wheels are also provided around the rotating disk frame, and the wheel surfaces of the stabilizing wheels abut against the edges of the rotating disk frame.

5. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 4, characterized in that, The rotating disk frame has two card-holding cavities, which are arranged side by side with opposite card-dispensing outlet directions. There are four card storage compartments. The correspondence between the rotating disk frame and the card storage compartments is set such that when the rotating disk frame rotates to the first position, the two card-dispensing outlets correspond to the card-inlet openings of two of the card storage compartments. When the rotating disk rotates from the first position to the second position by a set angle, the two card-dispensing outlets correspond to the card-inlet openings of the other two card storage compartments.

6. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 5, characterized in that, The stabilizing wheel has limiting rings extending from both sides of its wheel surface. The limiting rings and the wheel surface form a groove, and the edge of the rotating disk frame is embedded in the groove.

7. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 6, characterized in that, The set angle is 90 degrees; the number of stabilizing wheels is 4, evenly distributed around the rotating disk frame.

8. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 3, characterized in that, The card dealing motor assembly includes a belt support, a card dealing motor, a timing belt, a roller shaft, and a matching rubber wheel. The card dealing motor is mounted on the belt support and drives the timing belt to rotate. The timing belt is equipped with a matching rubber wheel at its tail end. The timing belt and the roller shaft clamp together to form a transmission channel, which is used to push and transport the playing cards in the card holding cavity from the card dealing outlet to the card inlet and into the card storage compartment.

9. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 8, characterized in that, The card-pushing mechanism includes a slide rail, a sliding pusher, a card-pushing motor, a rope winding reel, and a pull cable. The slide rail is correspondingly arranged on the card-dispensing side of each card storage compartment, and the sliding pusher is installed on the slide rail. The card-pushing motor is driven and connected to the rope winding reel, and a pull cable is wound on the rope winding reel. The end of the pull cable is connected to the sliding pusher. The card-pushing motor pulls the sliding pusher along the slide rail through the rope winding reel and the pull cable, pushing the playing cards stored in the card storage compartment to extend to the card-dispensing compartment opening.

10. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 9, characterized in that, The slide rail has a card-dispensing end with an inclined bridge plate, and the inclined bridge plate has an inclined channel communicating with the card-dispensing compartment. The inclined bridge plate has a card-pressing elastic strip that abuts against the slide rail, which is used to press the playing cards from above when the sliding push block pushes the playing cards.

11. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to claim 10, characterized in that, The slide rail is provided with a reset elastic element, which extends along the pushing direction of the slide rail. One end of the reset elastic element is fixedly connected to the slide rail, and the other end is connected to the sliding push block.

12. The portable automatic card dealing game console according to any one of claims 1-11, characterized in that, The card-laying opening is provided with a card-laying cover, which is located in the middle of the table and fits into the table.

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