Poker machine and card lifting device thereof

Abstract

The utility model discloses a poker machine and a card lifting device thereof, the card lifting device comprises a plurality of card lifting seats arranged around a card receiving seat, a card receiving box and the card lifting seats are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner inside and outside, the card lifting seats are provided with card lifting grooves, and card lifting plates are vertically connected with the card lifting seats in a sliding manner and can lift up and down in the card lifting grooves; the mahjong tile lifting device further comprises a rotating ring, the rotating ring penetrates through the mahjong tile lifting seats, a plurality of lifting cams are arranged on the top of the rotating ring, the lifting cams correspond to the mahjong tile lifting seats and the mahjong tile lifting plates in a one-to-one mode, and each lifting cam comprises an upward protruding part used for lifting the corresponding mahjong tile lifting plate to the top and a downward concave part used for descending the corresponding mahjong tile lifting plate to the bottom. And when the rotating ring rotates in a reciprocating manner, the tile lifting plate can be driven to lift up and down in the tile lifting groove. The scheme is simple in structure, reliable in operation, low in manufacturing cost and convenient to install and debug.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of poker machines, in particular to a poker machine and a card raising device thereof. Background Art

[0002] A series of patent documents with publication numbers CN103055499A, CN103055500A, etc. disclose a fully automatic poker machine, comprising: a card feed frame for placing playing cards, a card feeding mechanism for conveying playing cards is provided at the bottom of the card feed frame; a card sorting slot for vertically placing playing cards, the card sorting slot is provided with at least two card sorting components that can produce relative movement so as to move the playing cards so that they can be moved out of the card sorting slot in a manner where their length sides are vertical; a vertical card conveying device for vertically placing the playing cards sent out from the card feed frame in the card sorting slot; a card flipping device for turning over the front and back sides of the playing cards, the card flipping device being installed at the exit side of the card sorting slot; a card dealing device installed behind the card flipping device for randomly sending the playing cards to a plurality of card receiving boxes; and a plurality of card lifting devices for respectively lifting the playing cards in each card receiving box onto the tabletop. The card lifting device includes a card lifting seat, a card lifting port is provided on the card lifting seat, two door panels are provided in the card lifting port, the door panels are driven by a driving mechanism to rotate and open in the card lifting port, and a card supporting plate is provided under the card lifting port, which is driven by a driving mechanism to move up and down. However, each card lifting device requires two motors, and the manufacturing cost is relatively high.

[0003] A series of patent documents with publication numbers CN111317999A, CN111318003A, CN111318005A, etc. disclose a poker machine, wherein a card-delivering seat for fixing a card-delivering device is installed in the middle of the upper part of the card-receiving seat, and the card-delivering seat is driven to rotate relative to the card-receiving seat by a rotary drive mechanism, and a plurality of card-receiving positions are arranged around the card-delivering seat on the card-receiving seat, and each card-receiving position is provided with a card-pushing plate and a card-pushing chute, and the card-pushing plate reciprocates along the card-pushing chute from the inside to the outside of the card-receiving position by the card-pushing drive mechanism. This scheme has a simple structure, a small size, reliable operation and high efficiency. However, it adopts an integral lifting structure of the movement to lift the distributed poker cards onto the table, which has a complex structure, high manufacturing cost, and affects the application scenario and use experience.

[0004] A series of patent documents with publication numbers CN112973106A, CN111013124A, etc. disclose a poker machine, in which a card receiving device includes a plurality of card receiving boxes and a plurality of card pushing plates arranged around a card dealer, and the card receiving boxes and the card pushing plates are arranged one by one; the plurality of card receiving boxes are fixed on a rotating ring, the rotating ring is rotatably mounted on a base, the rotating ring is driven to rotate by a rotating motor, and each card receiving box is provided with a card pushing slide groove for slidingly cooperating with the card pushing plate; the card pushing plate is driven by a card pushing drive mechanism It makes reciprocating motion from inside to outside of the receiving box; when the card dealer deals cards, the card pusher moves to the outside of the receiving box close to the inside of the card dealer, the receiving box rotates, the card pusher does not move, and the playing cards are sent to the receiving box; when pushing cards, the card pusher enters the card pusher chute and moves from the inside to the outside to push the playing cards on the receiving box out of the receiving box, and a card lifting ring is arranged around the outside of the multiple receiving boxes, and a plurality of card receiving positions corresponding to the receiving boxes are arranged on the card lifting ring, and the card lifting ring is driven to lift by a lifting drive mechanism, so that a stack of playing cards of each party is lifted from the card loading port to the table. However, due to the large diameter of the card lifting ring, the overall lifting mechanism has high requirements, and the manufacturing cost is still high. In addition, the playing cards of each party are leaning against the card lifting ring, which is not convenient for players to take cards and has poor confidentiality, which affects its application scenarios and usage experience.

[0005] A series of patent documents with publication number CN113304462A and the like disclose a poker machine, wherein a card receiving device includes a plurality of card receiving boxes arranged around a card dealing device and a card handling device, the plurality of card receiving boxes are fixed on a rotating ring, the rotating ring is rotatably mounted on a base by a plurality of supporting rollers, the rotating ring is driven to rotate by a rotating motor, a plurality of card lifting devices are arranged on the base, the card lifting devices are arranged one by one with the card receiving boxes, the card lifting devices include a card bearing arm for supporting playing cards and a card lifting driving mechanism for driving the card bearing arm to rise and fall, and an opening corresponding to the card bearing arm is provided at the bottom of the card receiving box for the card bearing arm to pass through and rise and fall. When the card dealing device deals cards, the plurality of card receiving boxes rotate to randomly receive cards, and the card lifting device and its card bearing arm do not affect the dealing of cards; when the card lifting device lifts cards, the card receiving box stays above the card bearing arm of the card lifting device, the card lifting driving mechanism drives the card bearing arm to rise upward, and the card bearing arm supports the playing cards in the card receiving box and lifts them onto the table of the poker machine. The card lifting driving mechanism includes a card lifting base, a card lifting gear, a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a card receiving frame, a guide column and a card lifting rack. Two card lifting racks are slidably arranged on the card lifting base. A card lifting gear is arranged between the two card lifting racks. The card lifting gears are respectively meshed with the card lifting racks on both sides for transmission. Each card lifting rack is connected with a first connecting rod. The two first connecting rods are symmetrically cross-arranged and hinged at the intersection. The lower end of the first connecting rod is hinged to the card lifting rack, the upper end of the first connecting rod is hinged to the lower end of the second connecting rod, the upper ends of the two second connecting rods are hinged to the card receiving frame, the card receiving arm is fixedly connected to the card receiving frame or is integrally formed, the card receiving frame is slidably sleeved on the guide column, and the card lifting motor drives the card lifting gear to rotate; when the card lifting gear drives the hinged ends of the two card lifting racks to move away, the card receiving frame and its card receiving arm descend; when the card lifting gear drives the hinged ends of the two card lifting racks to approach, the card receiving frame and its card receiving arm rise. Each card-raising gear is fixedly connected or integrally formed with a driving arm, and also includes a circular card-raising driving ring, which is installed on the base of the poker machine and driven to rotate by the card-raising motor. Multiple card-raising devices are distributed on the outside of the card-raising driving ring. Multiple driving parts corresponding to multiple driving arms extend from the outer circumference of the card-raising driving ring. One driving part is movably connected to one driving arm through a slide groove. The card-raising motor drives each driving arm to swing and the card-raising gear to rotate by rotating the card-raising driving ring, thereby realizing the lifting of the card-holding frame and its card-holding arm. However, such a card-raising driving mechanism has a complex structure, cumbersome installation and debugging, and each card-loading port needs to be equipped with an independent door opening mechanism and driving motor, and the manufacturing cost is still high.

[0006] The brand-raising devices disclosed in a series of patent documents such as publication numbers CN112891912A and CN113941137A also have problems such as complex structure, cumbersome installation and debugging, high manufacturing cost, and user experience that needs to be improved. Summary of the invention

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a poker machine and a card upgrading device thereof, which has a simple structure, reliable operation, low manufacturing cost and convenient installation and debugging.

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0009] A card-raising device for a poker machine comprises a plurality of card-raising seats arranged around a card-receiving seat, wherein a card-receiving box and the card-raising seats are arranged in one-to-one correspondence inside and outside, the card-raising seats are provided with a card-raising slot, a card-raising plate is vertically slidably connected with the card-raising seats and can be lifted up and down in the card-raising slot; the device also comprises a rotating ring, which passes through each card-raising seat and is provided with a plurality of lifting cams on the top thereof, the lifting cams are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the card-raising seats and the card-raising plates, each lifting cam comprises an upward protrusion for lifting the card-raising plate to the top and a downward recess for lowering the card-raising plate to the bottom, and can drive the card-raising plate to be lifted up and down in the card-raising slot when the rotating ring rotates back and forth.

[0010] Preferably, the card-lifting plate and the card-lifting seat are vertically slidably connected via guide grooves, guide rails or guide rods.

[0011] Preferably, the left and right side walls of the card lifting seat are provided with through lifting cam grooves, and the lifting cams penetrate the lifting cam grooves.

[0012] Preferably, a lifting roller is installed on the outer side of the card lifting plate, and a lifting roller groove is opened on the outer side wall of the card lifting seat. The lifting roller moves up and down along the lifting roller groove, and the lifting cam on the rotating ring pushes the lifting roller to drive the card lifting plate to move up and down. In this way, the lifting cam can not only reliably and effectively push the lifting plate up and down, but also will not increase the overall height of the poker machine movement, making the poker machine lighter and thinner. At the same time, the lifting cam design space is larger and convenient for injection molding.

[0013] Preferably, an arc-shaped rack is fixed on the rotating ring, and a lifting motor is installed on the bottom plate, and the lifting motor is connected to the arc-shaped rack through a gear meshing transmission. In this way, the rotating ring is driven to reciprocate by the forward and reverse rotation of the lifting motor, and then the lifting cam drives the lifting plate to move up and down in the lifting slot, which has a simple structure and is easy to install and debug.

[0014] A poker machine comprises the card upgrading device of the poker machine as described above.

[0015] Preferably, it comprises a bottom plate, a control panel and a desktop plate, the desktop plate is provided with a plurality of card raising ports, and a card raising plate is arranged in the card raising ports; a card dealer, a card receiving device and the card raising device are installed on the bottom plate; the card dealer comprises a card storage box and a card dealer, and the card dealer rotates around its own center; the card receiving device comprises a card receiving seat fixed on the bottom plate, a plurality of card receiving boxes are arranged on the card receiving seat around the card dealer, and a card pushing plate for pushing the playing cards in the card receiving box to the outside is arranged in the card receiving box.

[0016] Preferably, the receiving box is an internal and external through structure, the left wall and the right wall of the receiving box are fixedly arranged on the receiving seat, when the card dealer deals cards, the card pusher is located on the inner side of the receiving box to form an inner card baffle wall, and the card raising seat is provided with an upper card baffle plate and an outer card baffle plate at a position opposite to the card outlet of the card dealer, and the playing cards are blocked by the upper card baffle plate and / or the outer card baffle plate after flying out of the card outlet of the card dealer and fall into the receiving box. In this way, the outer side of the receiving box does not need to be provided with an outer card baffle wall to prevent the playing cards from flying out, and when raising the cards, it is convenient for the card pusher plate to push the stacked playing cards onto the raising plate, and the structure is simple and convenient.

[0017] Preferably, the left side wall and the right side wall of the two adjacent card receiving boxes are connected as a whole to form a V-shaped card retaining frame, and the card retaining frame is fixed on the card receiving seat by fasteners. This has a reasonable structure and low manufacturing cost.

[0018] Preferably, the left wall and the right wall of the same receiving box have a larger spacing inside the receiving box and a smaller spacing outside, so as to form a constricted shape along the card pushing direction of the card pushing plate. In this way, not only is the card receiving box large enough to receive playing cards, but also the stacked playing cards can be neatly pushed out when the card pushing plate pushes the cards.

[0019] The utility model adopts the above technical scheme, and each lifting cam is integrally formed on the rotating ring to directly drive the lifting plate to rise and fall. The structure is simple and reasonable, the manufacturing accuracy and matching accuracy are higher, the installation and debugging are convenient, the motor drive load is small, and the movement consistency and reliability are better. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The drawings in the specification, which constitute a part of the present application, are used to provide a further understanding of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute a limitation on the present application.

[0021] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the poker machine of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the poker machine of the utility model (the card raising board rises to the table);

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the poker machine of the utility model (the cards are raised and dropped to the bottom);

[0024] Figure 4 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the lifting drive mechanism of the poker machine of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 5 This is the second structural diagram of the lifting drive mechanism of the poker machine of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the card dealer and card receiving device of the poker machine of the utility model (card receiving state);

[0027] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of a card dealer and a card receiving device of a poker machine of the utility model (card pushing state).

[0028] Among them, the bottom plate 1, the control panel 2, the desktop panel 3, the warehouse door 301, the card raising plate 302, the card raising seat 401, the card raising slot 4011, the lifting cam slot 4012, the lifting roller slot 4013, the upper card blocking plate 4014, the outer card blocking plate 4015, the lifting roller 402, the lifting cam 403, the arc rack 404, the gear 405, the lifting motor 406, the card receiving seat 5, the card receiving box 501, the card pushing plate 502, the card receiving box left side wall 503, the card receiving box right side wall 504, the card dealing device 6, the card storage box 601, and the playing cards 7. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0030] It should be noted that the following detailed descriptions are illustrative and are intended to provide further explanation of the present application. Unless otherwise specified, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meanings as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present application belongs.

[0031] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "include" and / or "comprises" are used in this specification, they indicate the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or their combinations.

[0033] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0034] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise clearly defined.

[0035] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0036] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0037] like Figures 1 to 3A poker machine shown in the figure comprises a bottom plate 1, a control panel 2 and a desktop plate 3, wherein the desktop plate 3 is provided with a plurality of card raising ports, and a card raising plate 302 is provided in each of the card raising ports; a card dealer 6, a card receiving device and a card raising device are installed on the bottom plate; the card dealer comprises a card storage box and a card dealer, and the card dealer is driven to rotate around its own center by a rotary drive mechanism; the card receiving device comprises a card receiving seat 5 fixed on the bottom plate 1, wherein a plurality of card receiving boxes 501 are provided on the card receiving seat 5 around the card dealer, and a card pushing plate 502 for pushing the playing cards in the card receiving box 501 outward is provided in the card receiving box 501; the card raising device comprises a plurality of card raising seats 401 arranged around the card receiving seat 5, and the card receiving boxes 501 and the card raising seat 401 The inside and outside are arranged one by one, the card-raising seat 401 is provided with a card-raising groove 4011, the card-raising plate 302 is vertically slidably connected with the card-raising seat 401 and is lifted up and down in the card-raising groove 4011; it also includes a rotating ring, the rotating ring passes through each card-raising seat 401 and is provided with a plurality of lifting cams 403 on the top thereof, the lifting cams 403 are arranged one by one with the card-raising seat 401 and the card-raising plate 302, each lifting cam 403 includes an upward protrusion for lifting the card-raising plate 302 to the top and a downward concave part for lowering the card-raising plate 302 to the bottom, and when the rotating ring reciprocates, it can drive the card-raising plate 302 to lift up and down in the card-raising groove 4011. In this way, each lifting cam is integrally formed on the rotating ring, the manufacturing precision and matching precision are higher, the installation and debugging are convenient, the motor drive load is small, and the movement consistency and reliability are better.

[0038] In this embodiment, the card-lifting plate 302 and the card-lifting seat 401 are preferably connected by vertical sliding via a guide groove, a guide rail or a guide rod.

[0039] In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the left and right side walls of the card lifting seat 401 are provided with through lifting cam grooves 4012 , and the lifting cam 403 passes through the lifting cam grooves 4012 .

[0040] This embodiment is preferred, as Figure 4 As shown, a lifting roller 402 is installed on the outer side of the card raising plate 302, and a lifting roller groove 4013 is opened on the outer side wall of the card raising seat 401. The lifting roller 402 moves up and down along the lifting roller groove 4013, and the lifting cam 403 on the rotating ring pushes the lifting roller 402 to drive the card raising plate 302 to move up and down. In this way, the lifting cam can not only reliably and effectively push the lifting plate to rise and fall, but also will not increase the overall height of the poker machine movement, making the poker machine thinner and lighter. At the same time, the lifting cam design space is larger and convenient for injection molding. In other embodiments, the lifting cam can also be set below the card raising plate to directly push the bottom of the card raising plate, or a roller is set at the bottom of the card raising plate to roll with the lifting cam.

[0041] This embodiment is preferred, as Figure 5As shown, an arc-shaped rack 404 is fixed on the rotating ring, and a lifting motor 406 is installed on the bottom plate 1, and the lifting motor 406 is meshed and connected with the arc-shaped rack 404 through a gear 405. In this way, the rotating ring is driven to reciprocate by the forward and reverse rotation of the lifting motor 406, and then the lifting cam 403 drives the card lifting plate 302 to move up and down in the card lifting slot 4011, which has a simple structure and is easy to install and debug.

[0042] In this embodiment, Figure 1 As shown, the center of the desktop panel 3 is a control panel 2, and a card placement port is provided on the control panel 2, and a door 301 that can be opened / closed is provided in the card placement port, and a card storage box of the card dealer is provided below the card placement port. A plurality of card raising ports are provided around the control panel 2, and the card raising plate 302 is provided in the card raising ports. In this embodiment, the bottom plate 1 can be common with conventional mahjong machines. In other embodiments, the bottom plate 1 can also be a base structure of various shapes such as a box or a disc.

[0043] The control panel 2 is provided with buttons for controlling the actions of starting, shuffling and loading cards. When playing cards, the player can set the playing rules on the control panel. The poker machine deals cards to each player according to the set playing rules. When dealing cards, the playing cards of each player are randomly dealt by the card dealer and are intermittently dealt to the card receiving position or card receiving box of each party according to the number of cards set by the player. In this embodiment, the control panel 2 is fixedly mounted on the card receiving device. In other embodiments, the control panel 2 can also be fixedly mounted on the control panel 2.

[0044] In this embodiment, Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the card receiving device includes a plurality of card receiving boxes 501 and a plurality of card pushing plates 502 arranged around the card dealer, and the card receiving boxes 501 and the card pushing plates 502 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence; the plurality of card receiving boxes 501 are arranged on a card receiving seat 5, and the card receiving seat 5 is fixed on a base plate 1, and a card pushing groove is provided at the bottom of each card receiving box 501 for sliding cooperation with the card pushing plate 502; the card pushing plate 502 is driven by a card pushing driving mechanism to reciprocate from the inner side of the card receiving box 501 to the outer side of the card receiving box 501.

[0045] When the card dealer deals cards, the card pushing plate 502 moves to the outside of the card receiving box 501 close to the inner side of the card dealer, and the card dealer rotates to deal cards, while the card receiving box 501 and the card pushing plate 502 remain stationary, and the playing cards are sent into the card receiving box 501; when raising the cards, the card raising plate 302 descends to the bottom, and the card pushing plate 502 moves from the inside to the outside to push the playing cards in the card receiving box 501 onto the card raising plate 302, and the card raising plate rises upward to send the playing cards to the table.

[0046] The card receiving box described in the utility model does not refer to a box in the narrow sense of a closed structure on all sides, but refers to a box-shaped space for receiving playing cards. The four walls of the card receiving box can be a visible physical structure, can also be invisible, can be connected as a whole, or can be respectively arranged on a plurality of parts. In this embodiment, the card receiving box 501 is an internal and external through structure, the left side wall 503 of the card receiving box and the right side wall 504 of the card receiving box are fixedly arranged on the card receiving seat 5, when the card dealer deals cards, the push card plate 502 is located at the inner side of the card receiving box 501 to form an inner side blocking wall, and the card raising seat 401 is provided with an upper blocking plate 4014 and an outer blocking plate 4015 at a position relative to the card outlet of the card dealer, and the playing cards are blocked by the upper blocking plate 4014 and / or the outer blocking plate 4015 from falling into the card receiving box 501 after flying out of the card outlet of the card dealer. In this way, the outer side of the card receiving box 501 does not need to be provided with an outer card blocking wall to prevent the playing cards from flying out. When raising the cards, the card pushing plate 502 is convenient to push the stacked playing cards onto the card raising plate 302, and the structure is simple and convenient.

[0047] In this embodiment, the left side wall 503 and the right side wall 504 of the two adjacent card receiving boxes are connected as a whole to form a V-shaped card retaining frame, and the card retaining frame is fixed on the card receiving seat 5 by fasteners. This structure is reasonable and the manufacturing cost is low.

[0048] In the present embodiment, the left side wall 503 and the right side wall 504 of the same card receiving box have a larger spacing on the inner side and a smaller spacing on the outer side, thereby forming a constricted shape along the card pushing direction of the card pushing plate. This not only provides a large space for the card receiving box to conveniently receive playing cards, but also enables the stacked playing cards to be neatly pushed out when the card pushing plate pushes the cards.

[0049] In this embodiment, the control panel 2 is fixed on the multiple sign-blocking frames, which is convenient for wiring and setting the door opening and closing drive mechanism.

[0050] For the specific configuration of the card pushing plate and its card pushing drive mechanism, as well as the specific configuration of the card dealing device and its rotation drive mechanism, please refer to a series of patent documents with publication numbers CN111318005A, CN111013124A, etc.

[0051] In this embodiment, the card pushing chute of the card pushing plate 502 extends from the inner side to the outer side of the card receiving box 501, and the card pushing chute is preferably arranged radially along the circumference of the card receiving seat 5. The card pushing driving mechanism of the card pushing plate 502 is arranged under the card receiving seat 5, including a card pushing motor, a card pushing driving member and a plurality of card pushing swing arms corresponding to a plurality of card pushing plates one by one, the card pushing driving member is in a circular ring shape, the card pushing driving member is installed at the bottom of the card receiving seat through a plurality of positioning rollers and is driven to rotate by the card pushing motor, a plurality of driving parts corresponding to a plurality of card pushing swing arms are extended on the outer circumference of the card pushing driving member, a driving part is movably connected to the middle part of a card pushing swing arm through a chute, one end of the card pushing swing arm is movably connected (hinged) to the bottom of the card receiving seat, and the other end of the card pushing swing arm is movably connected to the bottom of the card receiving seat through a chute and a card pushing roller, so that each card pushing swing arm is driven to rotate by rotating the card pushing driving member, thereby pushing the card pushing plate to push the card from the inner side of the card receiving position to the outer side or to reset the card from the outer side of the card receiving position to the inner side. Such a card pushing driving member synchronously drives multiple card pushing plates, has a simple structure, reasonable action, reliable operation and low manufacturing cost. The card pushing swing arm is in the shape of a V-shaped boomerang. The card pushing motor drives the card pushing driving member to rotate through the gear and gear ring matching structure, or the card pushing motor drives the card pushing driving member to rotate through the card pushing cam and slide groove matching structure.

[0052] In this embodiment, the card dealer is rotatably mounted at the center position of the upper part of the card receiving seat 5 through a bearing and is driven to rotate through a rotary drive mechanism. The rotary drive mechanism includes a rotary motor mounted at the bottom of the card receiving seat 5 and a driven wheel that is fixed and rotates synchronously with the card dealer in the circumferential direction. The rotary motor drives the driven wheel through a transmission belt and then drives the card dealer to rotate.

[0053] In this embodiment, the structure, principle, and operation process of the card dealer can refer to the structures, principles, operation processes, and methods disclosed in patent documents such as publication numbers CN209405643, CN110193184, CN111318005A, CN111013124A, and CN113304462A, as well as various alternative structures, principles, operation processes, and methods disclosed in these patent documents, and the same contents will not be repeated. In other embodiments, the card dealer may also have a pure card dealing function without the function of identifying the front and back sides of playing cards.

[0054] The poker card sorting process of the poker machine as described above is as follows:

[0055] 1) The door is open, the playing cards are placed in the card storage box, and the door is closed;

[0056] 2) The card dealer rotates to deal cards, sending the playing cards in the card storage box one by one to the receiving boxes of the receiving device;

[0057] 3) When each side's receiving box reaches the predetermined number of cards and receives the card raising signal, the card raising motor drives the rotating ring to rotate through the gear and arc rack, so that the lifting cam rotates a certain angle, and the card raising plate of each party descends along the lifting cam curved surface and the card raising slot on the card raising seat, and the card raising plate descends to the card receiving position, and the card pushing plate pushes the playing cards onto the card raising plate, the motor reverses, and the lifting cam rotates in the opposite direction to resume, and the card raising plate rises up to send the playing cards to the poker machine table, and the player takes the cards.

[0058] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an implementation", "specific implementation", "other implementations", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in combination with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment, implementation or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described above may also be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments, implementations or examples. The technical solution recorded in the present utility model also includes a technical solution formed by any one or more of the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described above in a separate or combined manner.

[0059] Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limiting the utility model. Ordinary technicians in the field can change, modify, replace, modify, delete some features, add features or re-combine features to form a technical solution in the above embodiments without departing from the principles and purpose of the utility model within the scope of the utility model. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the innovative principles of the utility model are still within the scope of the technical solution of the utility model.

Claims

1. A card-raising device for a poker machine, comprising a plurality of card-raising seats (401) arranged around a card-receiving seat (5), wherein a card-receiving box (501) and the card-raising seat (401) are arranged one by one inside and outside, the card-raising seat (401) is provided with a card-raising slot (4011), and a card-raising plate (302) is vertically slidably connected to the card-raising seat (401) and can be raised and lowered in the card-raising slot (4011); characterized in that: The device also includes a rotating ring, which passes through each card-raising seat (401) and is provided with a plurality of lifting cams (403) on the top thereof. The lifting cams (403) are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the card-raising seats (401) and the card-raising plates (302). Each lifting cam (403) includes an upward protrusion for raising the card-raising plate (302) to the top and a downward recessed portion for lowering the card-raising plate (302) to the bottom. When the rotating ring reciprocates, it can drive the card-raising plate (302) to rise and fall in the card-raising slot (4011).

2. A poker machine card raising device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card-raising plate (302) and the card-raising seat (401) are connected in a vertical sliding manner via a guide groove, a guide rail or a guide rod.

3. A card-raising device for a poker machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left and right side walls of the card lifting seat (401) are provided with through lifting cam grooves (4012), and the lifting cams (403) penetrate the lifting cam grooves (4012).

4. A card-raising device for a poker machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lifting roller (402) is installed on the outer side of the card lifting plate (302), and a lifting roller groove (4013) is opened on the outer side wall of the card lifting seat (401). The lifting roller (402) moves up and down along the lifting roller groove (4013), and the lifting cam (403) on the rotating ring pushes the lifting roller (402) to drive the card lifting plate (302) to move up and down.

5. A card-raising device for a poker machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: An arc-shaped rack (404) is fixed on the rotating ring, and a lifting motor (406) is installed on the bottom plate (1). The lifting motor (406) is meshed and transmission-connected with the arc-shaped rack (404) via a gear (405).

6. A poker machine, characterized in that: A card upgrading device for a poker machine comprising the device described in any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. A poker machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The invention comprises a bottom plate (1), a control panel (2) and a table top plate (3), wherein a plurality of card raising ports are arranged on the table top plate (3), and a card raising plate (302) is arranged in each of the card raising ports; a card dealer (6), a card receiving device and the card raising device are installed on the bottom plate; the card dealer comprises a card storage box and a card dealer, and the card dealer rotates around its own center; the card receiving device comprises a card receiving seat (5) fixed on the bottom plate (1), a plurality of card receiving boxes (501) are arranged on the card receiving seat (5) around the card dealer, and a card pushing plate (502) for pushing out playing cards in the card receiving box (501) is arranged in the card receiving box (501).

8. A poker machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The card receiving box (501) is an internal and external through structure, and the left side wall (503) and the right side wall (504) of the card receiving box are fixedly arranged on the card receiving seat (5). When the card dealer deals cards, the card pushing plate (502) is located on the inner side of the card receiving box (501) to form an inner card blocking wall, and the card raising seat (401) is provided with an upper card blocking plate (4014) and an outer card blocking plate (4015) at a position opposite to the card outlet of the card dealer. After the playing cards fly out of the card outlet of the card dealer, they are blocked by the upper card blocking plate (4014) and / or the outer card blocking plate (4015) and fall into the card receiving box (501).

9. A poker machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The left side wall (503) and the right side wall (504) of the two adjacent card receiving boxes are connected together to form a V-shaped card retaining frame, and the card retaining frame is fixed to the card receiving seat (5) by fasteners.

10. A poker machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The left side wall (503) and the right side wall (504) of the same card receiving box have a larger spacing inside the card receiving box and a smaller spacing outside the card receiving box, thereby forming a constricted shape along the card pushing direction of the card pushing plate.

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