Vertical playing card distribution system

Abstract

The utility model discloses a vertical type card distribution system, the vertical type card distribution system comprises a card dealing mechanism, a first driving device, a card recognition device and a card caching mechanism, the card dealing mechanism comprises a card collecting bin and a card dealing device, the card collecting bin is used for collecting cards which are arranged disorderly and have a preset number, and the card dealing device is used for dealing the cards with the card dealing device. The card dealing device is used for outputting the cards in the card collecting bin one by one; the first driving device is used for driving the card dealing mechanism to reciprocate along the horizontal direction, so that the card dealing device can output cards at a specified position in the horizontal direction; the card recognition device is used for recognizing the pattern and / or point information of the cards output by the card dealing mechanism; the card caching mechanism at least comprises M card units which are arranged side by side, each card unit at least comprises N card clamping grooves which are distributed in the horizontal direction, and each card clamping groove is used for containing cards with corresponding patterns and / or point information and receiving the cards output by the card dealing device one by one.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of card dealing machines, in particular to a vertical card distributing system. Background Art

[0002] Card games are a very popular form of entertainment with a long history and a variety of ways to play. Different card games have different rules and strategies, such as playing cards such as egg throwing, landlords, Texas Hold'em, bridge, blackjack (21 points), stud, etc. These card games are also intellectual sports. According to different game rules, one or more decks of cards are usually used to play the game, wherein each deck of cards includes four types of spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds, and each suit includes thirteen cards of different points, including 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K. Under different game rules, each card is sorted by size according to its suit and / or points.

[0003] At present, the actions of shuffling and distributing cards are mainly achieved manually. When playing a card game, the cards need to be reshuffled and redistributed after a round is finished before continuing to the next round, which affects the efficiency and experience of the game. However, in order to further improve the game speed and the game experience of the players, the utility model proposes a card distribution system to achieve the effect of card distribution. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the problems existing in the related art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a vertical card distribution system, which can deal cards according to a given arbitrary sequence and achieve the effect of card separation.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a vertical playing card distribution system, the vertical playing card distribution system comprising:

[0006] A card dealing mechanism, comprising a card collecting bin and a card dealing device, wherein the card collecting bin is used to collect a preset number of cards that are arranged in a disordered manner, and the card dealing device is used to output the cards in the card collecting bin one by one in a non-horizontal state;

[0007] A first driving device is used to cause the card issuing mechanism and the card buffer mechanism to move in a horizontal direction to change their relative positions, so that the card issuing mechanism can output cards at a designated position in the horizontal direction;

[0008] A card recognition device, used to recognize the suit and / or point information of the cards output by the card dealing mechanism;

[0009] A card caching mechanism, at least including M card units arranged side by side, each card unit at least including N card slots distributed in the horizontal direction, the card slots being used for placing cards vertically or obliquely, each card slot being used for accommodating cards corresponding to suit and / or point information, and each of the card slots being used to sequentially match and receive the cards output one by one by a card dealing device.

[0010] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0011] Based on the card collection bin of the card dealing mechanism of the present utility model, the disorderly discharged cards are recycled. By presetting the cards to be received by the card slots in the card caching mechanism, the cards received by all the card slots under each card unit are sorted according to rules. Then, through the horizontal movement of the card dealing mechanism and the output of the cards by the card dealing device, it is realized that each card can enter the designated position. While the cards are being output, combined with the card identification device to identify the suit and / or point information of the cards about to be output, the card slots that the cards need to enter can be confirmed. Different from the prior art, each card slot under each card unit is sorted based on a sequence generated by a computer. When the sequence is arranged in an orderly manner, after all the cards are received by all the card slots under all the card units, all the cards of each card unit are sorted based on the suit and / or point from top to bottom or from bottom to top, and the card combinations can be directly sent to the players' hands without the players having to sort the cards again. When the sequence is arranged in a disorderly manner, the dealt cards are also disorderly, and this disorderly sequence can reflect sufficient shuffling. All in all, this card distribution system is more helpful for accelerating the game efficiency and improving the players' experience compared with the prior art. In addition, it can also combine the card identification device and the card caching mechanism to check the integrity of the points, suits, and numbers of the cards, preventing the situation of missing cards or duplicate cards in the card game.

[0012] Other features and advantages of the present utility model will be described in the subsequent specification, and part of them will become obvious from the specification or be understood by implementing the present utility model. The objectives and other advantages of the present utility model can be achieved and obtained through the structures specifically pointed out in the written specification, claims, and drawings. Description of the Drawings

[0013] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model with the card dealing mechanism omitted;

[0015] Figure 3Schematic diagram of the buffer structure of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the card unit structure of the buffer structure of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the transition unit structure of the buffer structure of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the export unit structure of the buffer structure of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the card dealing device structure of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 8 Top view structure diagram of the card dealing device of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the card collection bin structure of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model.

[0022] Figure 10 Schematic diagram of the structure of the first driving device of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 11 Schematic diagram of the structure of the card output mechanism of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 12 Schematic diagram of the structure of the limiting device of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 13 Schematic diagram of the structure of the card buffer module of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 14 Schematic diagram of the structure of the card push rod of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 15 Schematic diagram of the structure of the card push rod in the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 16 Schematic diagram of the structure of the push rod and the push motor of the vertical card distribution system in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 17 This is a schematic structural diagram of the pushing rod and the pushing motor of the vertical card distribution system in the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] Reference numerals:

[0031] 1. Card dealing mechanism; 2. Card collection bin; 3. Card dealing device; 4. First driving device; 5. Card identification device; 6. Card buffer mechanism; 7. Card unit; 8. Card slot; 9. Partition bar; 11. Transition unit; 12. Support plate; 13. Export unit; 14. Blocking bar; 15. Pushing groove; 16. Pushing channel; 17. Partition module; 18. Transition module; 19. Export module; 20. Guide connecting plate; 21. Card pushing mechanism; 22. Card pushing rod; 23. Card output mechanism; 24. Output seat; 25. Third driving device; 26. Limiting device; 27. Hollow area; 28. Pulley; 29. Card pressing plate; 291. Pressing plate motor; 30. Moving module; 31. Card dealing module; 32. First motor; 33. First roller shaft; 34. Second roller shaft; 35. First driven roller shaft; 36. Second motor; 37. Third roller shaft; 38. Second driven roller shaft; 39. Elastic member; 40. Vertical driving device; 41. Pushing rod; 42. Pushing motor; 50. Card buffer module. Detailed implementation manners

[0032] Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the present utility model will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present utility model are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present utility model can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present utility model more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present utility model to those skilled in the art.

[0033] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field to which the present utility model belongs. The terms used in the description of the present utility model herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present utility model. The singular forms "a", "the", and "said" used in the present utility model and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0034] It should be understood that although the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. may be used in the present utility model to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other.

[0035] The methods and equipment adopted by the present utility model, unless otherwise specified, are all conventional reagents, methods and equipment in this technical field.

[0036] To facilitate the understanding of the embodiments of the present utility model, the vertical card distribution system in the related art will be described first. In the prior art, during the process of playing a card game, after one round is over, it is necessary to reshuffle and redistribute the cards before continuing with the next round. Currently, the actions of shuffling and distributing are mainly carried out manually. Of course, there are also mechanical devices to replace them, such as the automatic card shufflers on the market. However, currently, neither manual operation nor automatic card shufflers can deal cards according to a custom sorting order. This sorting order can be a disordered sequence generated by a computer, or a sequence sorted according to a predetermined rule, such as sorting by card strength, or by card points or suits. Based on this, the present application provides a vertical card distribution system that can deal cards according to any given sequence, and can also ensure that the order of the cards in the player's hand is the same as the sequence order when the player receives the cards.

[0037] As shown in the accompanying drawings, a vertical card distribution system provided in Embodiment 1 of the present application includes:

[0038] A card dealing mechanism 1, including a card collection bin 2 and a card dealing device 3. The card collection bin 2 is used to collect a preset number of cards arranged disorderly, and the card dealing device 3 is used to output the cards in the card collection bin 2 one by one in a non-horizontal state.

[0039] A first driving device 4, used to move the card dealing mechanism 1 and the card buffer mechanism 6 to change their relative positions in the horizontal direction, so that the card dealing device 3 can output cards at a specified position in the horizontal direction.

[0040] A card identification device 5, used to identify the suit and / or point information of the cards output by the card dealing mechanism 1.

[0041] A card buffer mechanism 6, at least including M card units 7 arranged side by side. Each card unit 7 at least includes N card slots 8 distributed in the horizontal direction. The card slots 8 are used to place cards vertically or obliquely. Each card slot 8 is used to accommodate cards corresponding to the suit and / or point information, and each card slot 8 is used to receive the cards output one by one by the card dealing device 3 one by one.

[0042] In the present invention, by providing card slots 8 separately arranged in the horizontal direction, the card dealing device 3 is used to output the cards in the card collection bin 2 one by one in a non-horizontal state; this can overall reduce the height of the card dealing system and simplify the structure of the card dealing system; during the card dealing process, the card units 7 of the card buffering mechanism do not need to move, and the card dealing device 3 can directly deliver the cards to the card slots 8 of the corresponding card units 7, reducing the precision requirements for the up-and-down or left-and-right movement of the card buffering mechanism, enabling the matching of a driving device with lower precision and reducing the equipment cost.

[0043] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the cards are placed vertically in the corresponding card slots 8; it should also be noted that placing vertically means the cards are placed in a vertical manner, that is, the cards can be placed with their shorter sides facing up and down, or the cards can be placed with their shorter sides facing forward and backward. The angle formed by the surface of the card and the horizontal plane is not limited, that is, the card can be perpendicular to the horizontal plane, or the surface of the card can be inclined.

[0044] It should be noted that the movement of the first driving device 4 causing the relative position change between the card dealing mechanism 1 and the card buffering mechanism 6 in the horizontal direction can be that the first driving device 4 drives the card dealing mechanism 1 to perform a reciprocating movement in the horizontal direction so that the card dealing device 3 can output cards at a specified position in the horizontal direction, or the first driving device 4 drives the card buffering mechanism 6 to perform a reciprocating movement in the horizontal direction so that the card dealing device 3 can output cards at a specified position in the horizontal direction, or the first driving device 4 simultaneously drives the card dealing mechanism 1 and the card buffering mechanism 6 to move in the horizontal direction so that the card dealing device 3 can output cards at a specified position in the horizontal direction; this can shorten the moving distance of a single mechanism and improve the card dealing efficiency.

[0045] It should also be noted that the number of card units 7M and the number of card slots 8N can be determined according to the number of players and the game rules. For example, in the Guandan card game, M can be set to 4, that is, there are 4 card units 7, and N is 27, that is, there are 27 card slots under each card unit 7. Among them, the cards in all the card slots 8 under each card unit 7 are all the final hands sent to the players. The numbers determined according to the actual situation will not be elaborated here. It can be understood that those skilled in the art can generate a sequence through a computer. The sequence can be ordered or disordered. According to the sequence, each card slot 8 is defined to receive the corresponding card. That is, the first card slot under the first card unit 7 receives the card with the suit of diamonds and the point of 1, and the second card slot under the first card unit 7 receives the card with the suit of clubs and the point of 5, and so on. When defining each card slot 8, the card slots 8 under each card unit 7 are sorted according to the sequence produced by the computer. The sequence can be ordered or disordered. Taking the ordered sequence as an example: the card slots 8 under each card unit 7 are arranged from top to bottom or from bottom to top according to the suit and / or point. Then, the horizontal movement of the card collection bin 2 can be coordinated with the vertical movement of the card unit 7 to specify the card slot 8 corresponding to each card. When all the card slots 8 under the card unit 7 receive the corresponding cards, the card unit 7 can output a set of sorted hands that can be sent to the players according to the rules.

[0046] The card collection bin 2 based on the card dealing mechanism 1 recycles the disorderly arranged cards. By presetting the cards to be received by the card slots 8 in the card buffer mechanism 6, all the cards received by the card slots 8 under each card unit 7 are sorted according to rules. Then, through the horizontal movement of the card dealing mechanism 1 and the output of the cards by the dealing device 3, each card can enter the designated position. While the cards are being output, by combining the card recognition device 5 to recognize the suit and / or point information of the cards about to be output, the card slot 8 that the cards need to enter can be confirmed. Different from the prior art, each card slot 8 under each card unit 7 is sorted based on a computer-generated sequence. When the sequence is arranged in an orderly manner, after all the card slots under all the card units 7 have received all the cards, all the cards in each card unit 7 are sorted based on the suit and / or point from top to bottom or from bottom to top, and the card combination can be directly sent to the player's hand without the player having to sort the cards again. When the sequence is arranged in a disorderly manner, the dealt cards are also disorderly, and this disorderly sequence can reflect thorough shuffling. All in all, this card distribution system is more conducive to accelerating the game efficiency and improving the player experience compared with the prior art. In addition, the card recognition device 5 and the card buffer mechanism 6 can be combined to check the integrity of the points, suits, and the number of cards to prevent the situation of missing cards or duplicate cards in the card game.

[0047] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the cards in all the card slots 8 under each group of the card units 7 are sorted according to a computer-generated sequence.

[0048] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the cards in all the card slots 8 under each group of the card units 7 are arranged from small to large or from large to small according to the points and / or suits.

[0049] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the cards in all the card slots 8 under each group of the card units 7 are arranged from large to small or from small to large according to the card strength.

[0050] Specifically, the cards in all the card slots 8 under each card unit 7 are arranged according to a preset rule, where the preset rule can be:

[0051] 1. Sort in order according to the card points and / or suits, and the sorting includes the following situations: 1. From bottom to top in ascending order of points; 2. From top to bottom in ascending order of points; 3. From bottom to top in ascending order of suits (the suit order can be set by those skilled in the art according to different card game rules, such as black > red > plum > square in descending order); 4. From top to bottom in ascending order of suits (the suit order can be set by those skilled in the art according to different card game rules, such as black > red > plum > square in descending order); 5. From bottom to top in ascending order of points and suits, where points take precedence; 6. From top to bottom in ascending order of points and suits, where points take precedence; 7. From bottom to top in ascending order of suits and / or points, where suits take precedence; 8. From top to bottom in ascending order of suits and / or points.

[0052] 2. Sort in order according to the card strength. For example, in the rules of the game of Guandan, referring to Table 1, sort from bottom to top or from top to bottom in ascending order of card strength.

[0053] Card combination Card strength Four kings x14 Eight-head bomb x13 Seven-head bomb x12 Six-head bomb x11 Straight flush x10 Five-head bomb x9 Four-head bomb x8 Two kings x7 Three sequences x6 Three consecutive pairs x5 Three-of-a-kind with two cards x4 Mixed-color straight x3 Three-of-a-kind without any additional cards x2 Pair x1 Single card x0

[0054] Table 1

[0055] It can be understood that different card types in Table 1 correspond to different card strengths, and the card strength increases gradually from x0, x1, x2,..., x14. The definition of card strength can be modified according to different card game rules (for example, the card strength of the three-of-a-kind with a pair is 6x, the card strength of the mixed straight is 5x, the card strength of the three consecutive straights is 4x, the card strength of the three consecutive pairs is 3x, and so on). Defining card strength is only used to assist in judging the priority when sorting cards. Therefore, in specific applications, when sorting cards according to card strength, it is not limited to the card strength defined in Table 1.

[0056] As an example, in a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card strength can be set such that the card type with a large card strength can suppress the card type with a small card strength in the card game; for example, in the game of Guandan, a straight flush can suppress a five-of-a-kind bomb, that is, the card strength of a straight flush is greater than that of a five-of-a-kind bomb.

[0057] In other preferred embodiments, the card strength can also be set such that the number of cards corresponding to the card type with a large card strength is greater than the number of cards corresponding to the card type with a small card strength. For example, the number of cards in the three consecutive straights card type is 6, and the number of cards in the three-of-a-kind with a pair card type is 5.

[0058] Of course, according to different card rules, different card types can also be matched with different card strengths, and the matching of card types and card strengths under other rules will not be elaborated here.

[0059] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card distribution system further includes a controller, which is configured to determine the card unit 7 corresponding to the cards to be issued from the card collection bin 2 and the card slots 8 under the card unit 7 according to the suit and / or point value of the cards to be issued recognized by the card recognition device 5, and control the card collection bin 2 and the card unit 7 to move to relative positions for card output and reception. It can be understood that the relative position can be interpreted as the position where the card outlet of the card collection bin 2 is aligned with the card inlet of the card slot 8 under the corresponding card unit 7.

[0060] It should be noted that the controller may include one or more, which can be an independent circuit unit and its program, or a circuit sub-unit integrated in each mechanism or its program.

[0061] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card recognition device 5 sets a predetermined time interval and performs recognition in sequence. It can be understood that the time interval is determined according to the transmission speed of the cards to be issued from the card collection bin 2, and as long as the time interval is set to meet the requirement of recognizing each card before it is transmitted.

[0062] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card recognition device 5 further includes a recognition sensor, which is arranged on the moving path of the cards to be issued from the card collection bin 2 in the card collection mechanism. When the cards to be issued from the card collection bin 2 move along the card moving path to the detection area detected by the recognition sensor, the card recognition device 5 is triggered to perform recognition of the card point value and suit. Specifically, the recognition sensor can be one of sensors such as an infrared sensor, a photoelectric sensor, etc. that can detect cards.

[0063] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card unit 7 at least includes partition bars 9 distributed in the horizontal direction, and N card slots 8 are formed between the partition bars 9 in the card unit 7;

[0064] It should be noted that the partition bars 9 can be arranged at the top and / or bottom of the card unit 7; the partition bars 9 can also connect the top and bottom of the card unit 7, so that a single partition bar 9 can divide the card unit 7 into left and right parts; that is, the card unit 7 is divided into N card slots 8 through the partition bars 9.

[0065] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a guide angle for guiding the cards into the card slots 8 is provided at the card inlet of each card unit 7, and the guide angle is located on the side of the partition bar 9; this guide angle makes it easier for the cards to be inserted into the card slots 8 and prevents the cards from being damaged due to collision with the vertical surface and bending.

[0066] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card buffering mechanism further includes an export unit 13, and the export unit 13 gradually narrows from the inlet to the outlet, so that the cards buffered by the card unit 7 are gathered and exported from the outlet of the export unit 13.

[0067] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the outlet of the export unit 13 is inclined, so that the cards gathered and output from the outlet of the export unit 13 change from the vertical placement state to the horizontal placement state under the action of gravity; it should be noted that the export channel is integrally formed, and the transition inside the export channel is smooth, so that the cards can better change from the vertical placement state to the horizontal placement state when being pushed out; it should also be noted that the vertical placement state means that the cards are placed vertically, that is, the cards can be placed with the shorter sides facing up and down, or the cards can be placed with the shorter sides facing forward and backward, and the angle formed by the surface of the cards and the horizontal plane is not limited, that is, the cards can be perpendicular to the horizontal plane, or the surface of the cards can be inclined; preferably, the angle formed by the outlet and the vertical direction ranges from 30 to 80 degrees.

[0068] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card buffering mechanism further includes a transition unit 11, the transition unit 11 is provided with a support plate 12 for placing the cards to prevent them from tipping over, and both ends of the transition unit 11 are respectively connected to the corresponding card unit 7 and the export unit 13;

[0069] It should be noted that the distance between the support plates 12 is greater than the width or the length of the cards, and the distance between the support plates 12 depends on the placement form of the cards in the card unit 7 or the transition unit 11; if the short sides of the cards face up and down, the distance between the support plates 12 is greater than the length of the cards, and if the short sides of the cards face forward and backward, the distance between the support plates 12 is greater than the width of the cards;

[0070] By providing the transition unit 11 and the support plate 12, when the cards are pushed out from the card unit 7 through the transition unit 11 and the export unit 13 in sequence; on the one hand, during the process of pushing out the cards, it is avoided that the cards directly enter the export unit 13 when passing through the card slots 8 and the partition strips 9, and due to the action of the partition strips 9, the cards are bent when entering the channel where the cards gradually gather in the export unit 13, and the transition unit 11 provides a transition space; on the other hand, during the process of pushing out the cards, due to the fact that the cards are out of the action of the card slots 8 and the partition strips 9, the cards fall down during the vertical pushing process, resulting in the cards being stuck in the transition unit 11.

[0071] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a rotatable blocking bar 14 is provided between each of the transition units 11 and the output unit 13, and the blocking bar 14 is used to prevent the cards received by the card unit 7 from sliding out of the intermediate compartment. By providing the blocking bar 14, the cards entering the card unit 7 are limited, and the risk of subsequent cards falling due to protrusion relative to the card slot 8 after the cards are inserted is prevented.

[0072] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the blocking bar 14 is connected to the transition unit 11 through a mounting piece, and the mounting piece is fixedly arranged on the top of the transition unit 11, and the mounting piece extends a mounting strip to a position between the transition unit 11 and the output unit 13, and the blocking bar 14 is rotatably connected to the mounting strip; when the card issuing mechanism 1 outputs the cards to the transition unit 11, the blocking bar 14 can prevent the cards from sliding out of the transition unit 11; and when the cards in the card unit 7 are subjected to the force of the card pushing mechanism 21, the cards in the card unit 7 will push the blocking bar 14 accordingly, and at this time, the pushing force on the blocking bar 14 is greater than the blocking force of its own gravity, so the blocking bar 14 rotates upward along the mounting piece and is pushed away, and when the cards are completely pushed out of the card unit 7 and the transition unit 11, the blocking bar 14 is reset to its original static state under the action of gravity and continues to perform the blocking effect of preventing the cards from falling when inserted.

[0073] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the card buffer mechanism 6 also includes an ejection groove 15, and the ejection groove 15 is respectively arranged on both sides of the card unit 7, the transition unit 11 and the export unit 13, and the ejection groove 15 forms an ejection channel 16; by setting the ejection channel 16, the effect of ejecting the cards in the transition unit 11 is better, and the cards in the transition unit 11 can be better ejected from the export unit 13.

[0074] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the width of the push-out channel 16 is greater than the total width of all the card slots 8 in the paper tray unit; by setting the width of the push-out channel 16 to be greater than the total width of all the card slots 8 in the card unit 7, the cards in the transition unit 11 can be better pushed out from the export unit 13, avoiding that the cards in the outermost card slots 8 of the card unit 7 are not pushed out.

[0075] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the card buffer mechanism 6 includes a card separation module 17, a transition module 18 and an export module 19 connected in sequence, the card separation module 17 includes M card units 7 arranged side by side, the transition module 18 includes M transition units 11 arranged side by side, and the export module 19 includes M export units 13 arranged side by side.

[0076] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the M playing card units 7 arranged side by side can be integrally formed, or can be joined together by a snap or screw connection method with individual independent playing card units 7.

[0077] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the playing card caching mechanism 6 includes M playing card caching modules arranged side by side, and the playing card caching module includes a playing card unit 7, a transition unit 11, and an export unit 13 connected in sequence.

[0078] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the playing card unit 7, the transition unit 11, and the export unit 13 connected in sequence can be integrally formed, or can be joined together by a snap or screw connection method.

[0079] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the first driving device 4 is used to drive the playing card dealing mechanism 1 to perform a reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction, so that the dealing device 3 can output playing cards at a specified position in the horizontal direction.

[0080] With reference to the accompanying drawings, the playing card caching mechanism 6 will be specifically explained:

[0081] First, the playing card unit 7 in the playing card caching mechanism 6 and the playing card slots 8 under the playing card unit 7 will be described. In one implementation, based on the rules of the Guandan playing card game, there are 4 playing card units 7 in the caching mechanism, and there are 27 playing card slots 8 under each playing card unit 7. The four playing card units 7 from left to right are playing card unit 7A, playing card unit 7B, playing card unit 7C, and playing card unit 7D respectively. All the playing card slots 8 under the playing card unit 7A are A1, A2, A3... A27 from left to right or from right to left. Similarly, all the playing card slots 8 under the playing card unit 7B are B1 to B27 from left to right or from right to left, all the playing card slots 8 under the playing card unit 7C are C1 to C27 from left to right or from right to left, and all the playing card slots 8 under the playing card unit 7D are D1 to D27 from left to right or from right to left. Then, the playing card slots 8 under each playing card unit 7 are sorted from left to right or from right to left first in ascending order of points, and then sorted in the order of diamond, club, heart, spade in terms of suit for the definition of corresponding playing card reception. For example, after the definition, the playing card slot 8A1 under the playing card unit 7A corresponds to receiving the diamond 3, A2 corresponds to receiving the club 3, A3 corresponds to receiving the spade 4, A4 corresponds to receiving the heart 7... and so on. These defining actions are performed by the computer to generate a random array that matches the playing card points and suits, and then one-by-one association is carried out in combination with the playing card unit 7 and the playing card slots 8 under the playing card unit 7. The generation and association method of the random array will be described in detail in a playing card distribution method below.

[0082] In another embodiment, based on the rules of the Dou Di Zhu card game, in addition to respectively setting 17 card slots 8 in the four card units 7A, B, C, and D according to the above-mentioned association method, it is also possible to respectively set 14 card slots 8A1, A2... A14; B1, B2... B14, C1, C2... C14, D1, D2... D14 in the four card units 7A, B, C, and D. Because under the rules of the Dou Di Zhu card game, the suits of the cards do not need to be considered, so only 14 card slots 8 are needed to respectively receive the cards with points 3, 4... J, Q, K, 1, 2, and the king in sequence. Each card slot 8 can store at most 4 cards with the same point value. Then, based on the rules of the Dou Di Zhu card game, the card slots 8 under each card unit 7 are defined to be sorted from smallest to largest in point value from left to right or from right to left. For example, after definition, the card slot 8A1 under the card unit 7A corresponds to receiving the 3 of diamonds, A2 corresponds to receiving the 4 of clubs, A3 is empty, A4 corresponds to receiving the 5 of hearts... and so on. Among them, 3 card units 7 each receive 17 cards, and 1 card unit 7 receives 3 cards. These defining actions are performed by the computer generating a random array and then associating it with the card unit 7 and the card slots 8 under the card unit 7 one by one. These association methods will be described in detail in a card distribution method below.

[0083] Combined with the accompanying drawings, specifically explain the card pushing mechanism 21:

[0084] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the vertical card distribution system further includes a card pushing mechanism 21 for pushing the cards in the card buffer mechanism 6.

[0085] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the card pushing mechanism 21 includes a card push rod 22 corresponding to each card unit 7 one by one and a second driving device for driving the card push rod 22 to reciprocate horizontally. When the card push rod 22 reciprocates horizontally, it respectively completes the card pushing operation of pushing all the cards in the corresponding card unit 7 out and the reset operation of resetting the card push rod 22.

[0086] It should be noted that the card push rod 22 matches the width of the card unit 7 or the pushing channel. When the card push rod 22 reciprocates horizontally, it can push the cards in the card unit 7 out. Preferably, when the card push rod 22 reciprocates horizontally, it can push the cards in the card unit 7 out through the transition unit 11 and the export unit 13 in sequence.

[0087] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the card buffering mechanism is connected to the vertical driving device 40, and the vertical driving device 40 is used to drive the card buffering mechanism to move up and down. It should be noted that when the vertical driving device 40 moves the card buffering mechanism up and down, when the vertical height of the card push rod 22 does not correspond to that of the pushing groove 15, for example, when the card push rod 22 is arranged below the card dealing device, the vertical driving device 40 can be used to drive the card buffering mechanism to move downward so that the position of the card push rod 22 corresponds to that of the pushing groove 15, and then the card push rod 22 can be used to push the cards out of the card buffering mechanism.

[0088] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card push rod 22 is fixedly connected to a guiding connecting plate 20 to form a rigid body, and the second driving device drives the guiding connecting plate 20 to perform reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction, thereby driving the card push rod 22 to perform synchronous reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction.

[0089] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card pushing mechanism 21 further includes a horizontally arranged pushing guide rod, the guiding connecting plate 20 is provided with a guide hole for cooperating with the pushing guide rod, and the rigid body performs reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction along the pushing guide rod.

[0090] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the width of the card push rod 22 is greater than the total width of all the card slots 8 in the card unit 7.

[0091] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card pushing mechanism 21 further includes a third positioning sensor for the reset self-check of the card pushing mechanism 21.

[0092] With reference to the accompanying drawings, the card output mechanism 23 will be specifically explained:

[0093] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the vertical card dealing system further includes a card output mechanism 23, and the card output mechanism 23 is used to receive the cards pushed out from the card buffering mechanism 6 by the card pushing mechanism 21 and convey these cards to a designated area.

[0094] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the vertical card output mechanism 23 includes an output seat 24 corresponding to the card unit 7 and a third driving device 25 for driving the output seat 24 to perform reciprocating motion in a designated direction, and the output seat 24 is used to receive the cards pushed out from the card unit 7.

[0095] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, all output seats 24 are fixedly connected by a guiding connecting plate 20 to form a rigid body. The third driving device 25 is provided with a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is respectively drivingly connected to both ends of the guiding connecting plate 20 through connecting rods. By driving the guiding connecting plate 20 to move up and down in the vertical direction, all output seats 24 are driven to move up and down in the vertical direction.

[0096] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card output mechanism 23 further includes two position sensors, and the third driving device 25 controls the rising and falling distances of the output seat 24 according to the signals of the position sensors.

[0097] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card output mechanism 23 further includes a fourth positioning sensor for self-checking the reset of the card output mechanism 23.

[0098] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card output mechanism 23 further includes a limiting device 26, which is used to limit the moving path of the output seat 24 and limit the third driving device 25 from exceeding the stroke during operation.

[0099] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card pushing mechanism 21 remains at the position where the card pushing action is completed after the card pushing action, and is used to assist the card output mechanism 23 in guiding the cards during the process of outputting the cards to the player area, so as to prevent the cards from falling during the output process.

[0100] Combined with the accompanying drawings, specifically explain the card identification device 5:

[0101] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card identification device 5 identifies the suit and / or point information of the cards by means of image recognition. The card identification device 5 includes a camera module. A hollow area 27 is provided on the side of the card collection bin 2. The card identification device 5 is arranged corresponding to the hollow area 27, and the camera module shoots and collects the suit and / or point information of the cards to be issued in the card collection bin 2 through the hollow area 27.

[0102] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the ways for the card identification device 5 to identify the suit and / or point information of the cards at least include image recognition, NFC recognition, two-dimensional code recognition, bar code recognition, low-light recognition or RFID recognition.

[0103] It should be noted that in this specific embodiment, the card recognition device 5 recognizes the suit and / or point information of the cards by means of image recognition. The card recognition device 5 includes a camera module. A hollow area 27 is provided on the side of the card collection bin 2. The camera module is correspondingly arranged with the hollow area 27. The camera module shoots and collects the suit and / or point information of the cards to be issued in the card collection bin 2 through the hollow area 27, and sends the suit and / or point information of the cards to be issued in the card collection bin 2 to the controller. It should be noted that each card is provided with an identification mark that can recognize the suit and / or points. The hollow area 27 only needs to be designed to allow the identification mark of the card to be issued on the side of the card collection bin 2 to leak out, so that the camera module can capture the identification mark image. Its shape and specific position are not limited here. The camera module recognizes the points and suits of the cards through the captured identification mark image. The image recognition technology used by the camera module is a relatively common technology in the field of image recognition, and will not be elaborated here.

[0104] Combined with the attached drawings, specifically explain the card collection bin 2:

[0105] In a preferred manner in the embodiment of the present invention, a hollow area 27 is provided on the side of the card collection bin 2. The card recognition device 5 is correspondingly arranged with the hollow area 27. The card recognition device 5 shoots and collects the suit and point information of the card closest to the hollow area 27 in the card collection bin 2 through the hollow area 27.

[0106] In a preferred manner in the embodiment of the present invention, a detection sensor is provided on the moving path of the card closest to the hollow area 27 in the card collection bin 2. When the card closest to the hollow area 27 in the card collection bin 2 moves along the card moving path to the detection area of the detection sensor, the card recognition device 5 is triggered to perform recognition.

[0107] In a preferred manner in the embodiment of the present invention, a pulley 28 is further provided on the side of the card collection bin 2 where the hollow area 27 is located. The pulley 28 is used to reduce the friction when the card issuing device 3 issues the card closest to the hollow area 27.

[0108] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card collection mechanism further includes a card pressing plate 29 for pressing the cards in the card collection bin 2 to keep the cards in the card collection bin 2 in close contact with the first roller 33; the card pressing plate 29 is connected to a pressing plate motor, and the pressing plate motor is used to push the card pressing plate 29 to reciprocate horizontally, so that the card pressing plate 29 presses towards the card outlet of the card collection bin 2 for card dealing or the card pressing plate 29 moves away from the card outlet of the card collection bin 2 for putting cards into the card collection bin 2. The pressing force of the card pressing plate 29 can ensure that all the cards in the card collection bin 2 are smoothly pressed, so that the cards to be dealt in the card collection bin 2 remain in close contact with the moving module 30, so that the moving module 30 can send out the cards one by one through friction.

[0109] With reference to the accompanying drawings, the card dealing device 3 will be specifically explained:

[0110] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card dealing device 3 includes a moving module 30 and a card dealing module 31. The moving module 30 is arranged at the card outlet of the card collection bin 2 and is used to move the cards to be output from the card collection bin 2, and the card dealing module 31 is used to output the cards moved by the moving module 30.

[0111] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the card dealing device further includes a pushing rod 41 and a pushing motor 42 connected to the pushing rod 41. The pushing rod 41 is arranged corresponding to the vertical height of the pushing groove 15, and the pushing rod 41 is used to extend into the pushing groove 15 to push out the cards in the card buffering mechanism; the pushing motor 42 is used to push the pushing rod 41 to reciprocate; the pushing rod 41 and the pushing motor 42 are arranged below the card dealing module 31.

[0112] It should be noted that the pushing rod 41 matches the width of the card unit 7 or the width of the pushing channel. When the pushing rod 41 reciprocates horizontally, it can push out the cards in the card unit 7. Preferably, when the pushing rod 41 reciprocates horizontally, the cards in the card unit 7 can be pushed out through the transition unit 11 and the guiding unit 13 in sequence; after the card dealing module 31 finishes dealing cards, the cards in the card unit 7 can be directly pushed out by the pushing motor 42 and the pushing rod 41 in sequence; by arranging the pushing rod 41 corresponding to the vertical height of the pushing groove 15, it is not necessary to set a vertical driving device to move the card buffering mechanism up and down to realize the corresponding vertical height of the card pushing rod 22 and the pushing groove 15.

[0113] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the moving module 30 includes a first motor 32, a first roller 33, a second roller 34 and a first driven roller 35. The first roller 33 and the second roller 34 are arranged along the moving path of the cards, and the first roller 33 is arranged in the card collection bin 2;

[0114] The first motor 32 drives the first roller shaft 33 and the second roller shaft 34 to rotate through a synchronous belt. The first driven roller shaft 35 is arranged relatively close to the second roller shaft 34. The playing cards to be issued in the playing card collection bin 2 are sequentially conveyed to the card dealing module 31 through the first roller shaft 33 and the second roller shaft 34; the playing cards to be issued in the playing card collection bin 2 are sequentially conveyed to the outlet of the moving module 30 through the first roller shaft 33 and the second roller shaft 34.

[0115] It should be noted that the first driven roller shaft 35 is arranged relatively close to the second roller shaft 34, and the first driven roller shaft 35 and the second roller shaft 34 may be close in contact or non-contact.

[0116] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the card dealing module 31 includes a second motor 36, a third roller shaft 37 and a second driven roller shaft 38. The first roller shaft 33, the second roller shaft 34 and the third roller shaft 37 are sequentially arranged along the moving path of the playing cards; the second motor 36 drives the third roller shaft 37 to rotate through a synchronous belt. The second driven roller shaft 38 is arranged relatively close to the third roller shaft 37, and the second driven roller shaft 38 and the third roller shaft 37 output the playing cards moved by the moving module 30.

[0117] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, elastic members 39 are provided at both ends of the first driven roller shaft 35 and both ends of the second driven roller shaft 38; by providing the elastic members 39, the extrusion pushing force between the first driven roller shaft 35 and the second roller shaft 34 can be increased, and the playing cards can be better dealt out; the extrusion pushing force between the second driven roller shaft 38 and the third roller shaft 37 can be increased, and the playing cards can be better dealt out.

[0118] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a detection sensor is provided between the second roller shaft 34 and the third roller shaft 37, and the detection sensor is used to detect whether there is a playing card passing by.

[0119] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the distance between the first roller shaft 33 and the second roller shaft 34 is less than the length or width of the playing card, and the distance between the second roller shaft 34 and the third roller shaft 37 is less than the length or width of the playing card;

[0120] It should be noted that the distance between the first roller shaft 33 and the second roller shaft 34 depends on the placement form of the playing card during the card dealing process; if the playing card is dealt out with the short side facing the up and down direction, the distance between the first roller shaft 33 and the second roller shaft 34 is less than the width of the playing card, and if the playing card is dealt out with the short side facing the left and right direction, the distance between the first roller shaft 33 and the second roller shaft 34 is less than the length of the playing card.

[0121] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the card dealing mechanism 1 further includes a horizontally arranged first guide rail and a mounting plate slidably mounted on the first guide rail. The card collection bin 2 and the card dealing device 3 are fixedly mounted on the mounting plate. The mounting plate is also fixedly connected to a first synchronous belt. The first driving device 4 drives the first synchronous belt to reciprocate, thereby driving the mounting plate to perform a reciprocating movement in the horizontal direction along the first guide rail. The setting of the guide rail can calibrate the movement path of the card collection bin 2, making the movement in the horizontal direction more accurate.

[0122] It should be noted that the array is initialized based on the number of players and the current card game mode, that is, first confirm the number of players and the current card game mode, so as to confirm the points, suits, and quantities of the cards to be used, and then confirm all elements of the array based on the required cards. For example, based on the rules of the Guandan card game, there can be 4 players, and each player has 27 cards. All the cards of all points and suits consist of two decks of cards, totaling 108 cards. Then, when initializing, first define that there are 108 elements in the array. The elements in this array include in sequence: 0, 0, 1, 1,, 2, 2,, 3, 3, …… 52, 52, 53, 53; after determining the array and all the elements in the array, bind all the elements to the card points and suits one by one. For example, bind the first and second elements "0" in the array to the card with a point of 1 and a suit of diamond, bind the third and fourth elements "1" in the array to the card with a point of 2 and a suit of diamond, until the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth elements "12" in the array are bound to the card with a point of K and a suit of diamond. At this point, all the cards of all points with the suit of diamond have been bound to the elements in the array. By analogy, bind the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth elements to the fifty-first and fifty-second elements in the array, that is, "13" to "25" in sequence to all the cards of all points with the suit of club, bind the fifty-third and fifty-fourth elements to the seventy-seventh and seventy-eighth elements in the array, that is, "26" to "38" in sequence to all the cards of all points with the suit of heart, bind the seventy-ninth and eightieth elements to the one hundred and third and one hundred and fourth elements in the array, that is, "39" to "51" in sequence to all the cards of all points with the suit of spade, bind the one hundred and fifth and one hundred and sixth elements in the array, that is, "52" to the little king, and bind the one hundred and seventh and one hundred and eighth elements in the array, that is, "53" to the big king. At this point, all the elements in the array have been associated and bound to all the cards; then generate the 4 groups of random arrays based on these 108 elements bound to the card points and suits. Among them, each group of random arrays has 27 elements.

[0123] It can be understood that random arrays can also be generated according to other rules. For example, in the landlord card game, a total of 54 cards are used in a deck. These 54 cards are divided into the hands of 3 players and a set of alternative cards. Among them, each player has 17 cards and there are 3 alternative cards. Then 4 groups of random arrays are generated. Among them, 3 groups of random arrays have 17 elements, and 1 group of random arrays has 3 elements.

[0124] It should also be noted that the random array is generated by the computer by shuffling an array with defined elements. The options for the number of players and the card game mode can be preset and stored in the PLC module of the card distribution system for players to switch and select when using.

[0125] It should also be noted that the association method can be understood as follows. For example, based on the above-mentioned rules of the guandan game, 4 groups of random arrays N1, N2, N3, and N4 are generated. Each group of random arrays has 27 elements. The random arrays N1, N2, N3, and N4 are respectively associated with the card units 7A, B, C, and D. The elements in the random array N1 are respectively bound to the card slots 8A1, A2, A3... A27 under the card unit 7A in sequence. In specific implementation, if the first element of the random array N1 is "2", it means the corresponding bound card is the diamond 3; the second element is "15", which means the corresponding bound card is the club 3; the third element is "42", which means the corresponding bound card is the spade 4; the fourth element is "32", which means the corresponding bound card is the heart 7. Then the card slot 8A1 under the card unit 7A receives the diamond 3, A2 receives the club 3, A3 receives the spade 4, A4 receives the heart 7... and so on until all the card slots 8 under the card units 7B, C, and D are associated. After each game is completed, a new association is made.

[0126] Or, when the card slot 8 only receives cards according to the points, it can be set that the card slot 8 can receive multiple cards. First, the card slot 8A1 under the card unit 7A is bound to the elements "0", "13", "26", "39", indicating that the card slot 8A1 only receives cards with a point value of 1. The card slot 8A1 under the card unit 7A is bound to the elements "1", "14", "27", "40", indicating that the card slot 8A2 only receives cards with a point value of 2... The card slot 8A13 under the card unit 7A is bound to the elements "12", "25", "38", "57", indicating that the card slot 8A13 only receives cards with a point value of K. And so on, all the card slots 8 under all the card units 7B, C, and D are defined. Then, after associating each card slot 8 according to the computer's random array, calculate the number of elements associated with each card slot 8. Empty slots are allowed. Then, when all the card slots 8 under each card unit 7 are associated with a total of 27 cards, the association ends. After each game is completed, a new association is made.

[0127] Finally, it should be noted that the positions of each card unit 7 and each card slot 8 under each card unit 7 in the storage cache mechanism of the PLC module of the card distribution system, and the position of the card collection mechanism 1 relative to the card outlet of each card unit 7 are stored.

[0128] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each group of the random arrays is associated with the card unit 7 respectively, and the elements in each group of the random arrays are associated with the card slots 8 in the corresponding card unit 7. Specifically, it includes: sorting all the elements in each group of the random arrays according to the card points and / or suits they correspond to, binding the sorted random array to the card unit 7, and binding each element under the sorted random array to the card slots 8 under the card unit 7 bound by the random array one by one in sequence. Specifically, when each card slot 8 under each card unit 7 only corresponds to receiving one card, it is necessary to first sort the elements in each group of random arrays according to the points and / or suits, and then bind all the sorted random arrays to the card unit 7 one by one. The elements under each group of sorted random arrays are bound to the card slots 8 under the card unit 7 in sequence one by one. The sorting method in this case can be: sorting the suits of each card according to the magnitude of the element values, and sorting the points of each card according to the remainder obtained by dividing the value by 13.

[0129] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each card slot 8 includes one card, or multiple cards with the same card points and / or suits.

[0130] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each group of the random arrays is associated with the card unit 7 respectively, and the elements in each group of the random arrays are associated with the card slots 8 in the corresponding card unit 7. Specifically, it includes defining the card points and / or suits received by all the card slots 8 under each card unit 7, binding each group of the random arrays to the card unit 7, and binding each element under the random array to the card slots 8 under the card unit 7 bound by the random array one by one. Specifically, when each card slot 8 under each card unit 7 can correspond to receiving multiple cards, it is necessary to first define the cards received by each card slot 8 in sequence according to the points and / or suits, bind each group of random arrays to the card unit 7, and calculate the number of elements of the random array corresponding to the card unit 7. The number of elements is the number of cards that each card slot 8 needs to receive.

[0131] A preferred embodiment of the present utility model generates K groups of random arrays based on the number of players and the current card game mode. Each element of each group of random arrays is associated with the card point and / or card suit. Specifically, it includes pre-storing the number of groups of random arrays corresponding to the number of players and the current card game mode, and the number of elements of the corresponding random arrays. Based on all the elements of all the random arrays, a total random array is generated, and then the total random array is sequentially divided into K groups to generate K groups of random arrays. Each element of each group of random arrays is associated with the card point and / or card suit.

[0132] A preferred embodiment of the present utility model generates K groups of random arrays based on the number of players and the current card game mode. Each element of each group of random arrays is associated with the card point and / or card suit. Specifically, it includes pre-storing the number of groups of random arrays corresponding to the number of players and the current card game mode, and the number of elements of the corresponding random arrays. Based on all the elements of all the random arrays, all the elements are randomly placed into K groups of random arrays one by one to generate K groups of random arrays. Each element of each group of random arrays is associated with the card point and / or card suit.

[0133] A preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the current card game mode is the Guandan mode, the number of players is 4, the number of groups of random arrays K is 4, and the number of elements in each group of random arrays is 27.

[0134] The present utility model recovers the disorderly arranged cards based on the card collection bin 2 of the card dealing mechanism 1. By presetting the cards to be received by the card slots 8 in the card buffer mechanism 6, all the cards received by the card slots 8 under each card unit 7 are sorted according to rules. Then, through the horizontal movement of the card dealing mechanism 1 and the output of the cards by the dealing device 3, each card can enter the designated position. While the cards are being output, combined with the card identification device 5 to identify the suit and / or point information of the cards to be output, the card slot 8 that the cards need to enter can be confirmed. Different from the prior art, each card slot 8 under each card unit 7 is sorted based on a computer-generated sequence. When the sequence is arranged in an orderly manner, after all the card slots under all the card units 7 have received all the cards, all the cards of each card unit 7 are sorted based on the suit and / or point from top to bottom or from bottom to top, and the card combinations can be directly sent to the players' hands without the players having to sort the cards again. When the sequence is arranged disorderly, the cards dealt are also disorderly, and this disorderly sequence can reflect sufficient shuffling. In short, this card distribution system is more helpful in accelerating the game efficiency and improving the players' experience compared with the prior art. In addition, it can also combine the card identification device 5 and the card buffer mechanism 6 to check the integrity of the card points, suits and the number of cards, and prevent the situation of missing cards or duplicate cards in the card game.

[0135] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vertical playing card distribution system, characterized in that: The vertical playing card distribution system comprises: A card dealing mechanism, comprising a card collecting bin and a card dealing device, wherein the card collecting bin is used to collect a preset number of cards that are arranged in a disordered manner, and the card dealing device is used to output the cards in the card collecting bin one by one in a non-horizontal state; A first driving device is used to cause the card issuing mechanism and the card buffer mechanism to move in a horizontal direction to change their relative positions, so that the card issuing mechanism can output cards at a designated position in the horizontal direction; A card recognition device, used to recognize the suit and / or point information of the cards output by the card dealing mechanism; A card buffer mechanism comprises at least M card units arranged side by side, each card unit comprises at least N card slots distributed in the horizontal direction, the card slots are used to place cards vertically or obliquely, each card slot is used to accommodate cards with corresponding suit and / or point information, and each of the card slots is used to match the cards output by the card issuing device one by one.

2. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The playing card unit at least includes dividing strips distributed in the horizontal direction, and N playing card slots are formed between the dividing strips in the playing card unit.

3. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The card inlet of each of the card units is provided with a chamfer for guiding the cards into the card slot, and the chamfer is located on the side of the partition strip.

4. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card cache mechanism also includes an output unit, which is gradually narrowed from the entrance to the exit so that the cards cached by the card unit are gathered and output from the exit of the output unit.

5. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outlet of the output unit is arranged to be inclined so that the cards gathered and output from the outlet of the output unit are changed from a vertical placement state to a horizontal placement state under the action of gravity.

6. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The card buffer mechanism also includes a transition unit, which is provided with a support plate for placing and dumping the cards, and two ends of the transition unit are respectively connected to the corresponding card unit and the output unit.

7. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 6, characterized in that: A rotatable blocking bar is provided between each of the transition units and the exporting unit, and the blocking bar is used to prevent the playing cards received by the playing card unit from sliding out of the intermediate compartment.

8. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The card buffer mechanism further comprises a push-out groove, which is respectively arranged on both sides of the card unit, the transition unit and the output unit, and the push-out groove forms a push-out channel.

9. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The card buffer mechanism includes a card separation module, a transition module and an export module connected in sequence, the card separation module includes M card units arranged side by side, the transition module includes M transition units arranged side by side, and the export module includes M export units arranged side by side.

10. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The card cache mechanism includes M card cache modules arranged side by side, and the card cache module includes a card unit, a transition unit and a derivation unit connected in sequence.

11. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card dealing device comprises a moving module and a card dealing module. The moving module is arranged at the card outlet of the card collecting bin and is used to move the cards to be output from the card collecting bin. The card dealing module is used to output the cards moved by the moving module.

12. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 11, characterized in that: The moving module comprises a first motor, a first roller, a second roller and a first driven roller, the first roller and the second roller are arranged along the moving path of the playing cards, and the first roller is arranged in the playing card collecting bin; The first motor drives the first roller and the second roller to rotate through a synchronous belt, the first driven roller is relatively close to the second roller, and the cards to be issued from the card collection bin are sequentially transmitted to the card issuing module through the first roller and the second roller.

13. The vertical playing card distribution system according to claim 12, characterized in that: The card dealing module includes a second motor, a third roller and a second driven roller, and the first roller, the second roller and the third roller are arranged in sequence along the moving path of the cards; the second motor drives the third roller to rotate through a synchronous belt, and the second driven roller and the third roller are arranged relatively close to each other, and the second driven roller and the third roller output the cards moved by the moving module.

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