Tightness-adjustable shuffling mechanism and dealing machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a shuffling mechanism with adjustable tightness. Comprising a card dealing machine body with card inlets formed in the left side and the right side, card bearing plates arranged in the card inlets and provided with longitudinal receding grooves, card shuffling rotating shafts arranged in the card inlets, card shuffling wheels arranged on the card shuffling rotating shafts and located in the longitudinal receding grooves, and a card shuffling driving motor set arranged on the front side of the card shuffling rotating shafts. The elastic floating piece is arranged on the upper side in the card inlet, the inner side of the elastic floating piece is hinged to the interior of the card dealing machine body, the connecting limiting piece is arranged in the card dealing machine body and located on the upper side of the elastic floating piece, and the elastic elastic piece is arranged on the connecting limiting piece in a sleeving mode. The utility model further discloses a dealing machine comprising the tightness-adjustable shuffling mechanism. According to the shuffling device, the distance between the elastic floating piece and the shuffling wheel located under the elastic floating piece is adjusted through cooperation of the connecting limiting piece and the elastic piece, so that the specific adjusting function of shuffling and feeding tightness is achieved, the problem of shuffling blocking can be solved, and the shuffling and feeding smoothness is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of card dealing machines, and more particularly to an adjustable shuffling mechanism and a card dealing machine. Background Technology

[0002] In daily life, playing cards is a form of entertainment. To save time on shuffling and dealing cards, and to reduce cheating, card dealing machines that can automatically shuffle and deal cards have been introduced to meet practical needs. However, existing card dealing machines cannot adjust the tightness of the shuffling and card feeding, which easily leads to card jamming. Therefore, those skilled in the art urgently need to develop a card dealing machine with adjustable shuffling and card feeding tightness to meet practical application requirements. Utility Model Content

[0003] The main objective of this application is to provide an adjustable shuffling machine, which aims to solve the aforementioned technical problems.

[0004] An adjustable-tension shuffling mechanism includes a card dealing machine body, wherein card inlets are provided on both the left and right sides of the card dealing machine body, and the adjustable-tension shuffling mechanism further includes:

[0005] The card receiving plate extends outward from the outside of the card inlet and is located inside the card inlet, and has a longitudinal clearance groove that runs vertically through it.

[0006] A shuffling shaft is located inside the card inlet;

[0007] A shuffling wheel is mounted on the shuffling shaft and located within the longitudinal clearance groove;

[0008] A shuffling drive motor assembly is located on the front side of the shuffling shaft and is used to drive the shuffling shaft to rotate the shuffling wheel;

[0009] A tensioning floating component is provided on the upper side inside the card inlet, and its inner side is hinged to the inside of the card dealing machine body;

[0010] A connecting limiting component is provided inside the body of the card dealing machine and located on the upper side of the tensioning floating component;

[0011] An elastic element is sleeved on the connecting limiting element, with its upper end limited by the connecting limiting element and its lower end in contact with the upper side of the elastic floating element, for adjusting the tightness of the card feeding between the elastic floating element and the shuffling wheel.

[0012] In the adjustable shuffling mechanism described above, there are two longitudinal clearance slots, which are spaced apart front and back.

[0013] The number of shuffling wheels is two, and each shuffling wheel has multiple outward-protruding shuffling ribs on its periphery.

[0014] As described above, in the adjustable shuffling mechanism, the tension floating member is located on the upper side of the shuffling wheel that is positioned at the front, and its lower side is provided with an inwardly inclined surface. The inwardly inclined surface cooperates with the shuffling rib to shuffle the playing cards one by one.

[0015] As described above, in the adjustable shuffling mechanism, the card-bearing plate is inclined with the outer side higher and the inner side lower.

[0016] In the adjustable shuffling mechanism described above, the tilt angle of the card-bearing plate ranges from 5° to 30°.

[0017] This application also provides a card dealing machine, including the adjustable shuffling mechanism described above.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the above application has the following advantages:

[0019] 1. This application uses the connecting limiting member and the tensioning elastic member to adjust the distance between the tensioning floating member and the shuffling wheel located directly below it, so as to realize the specific adjustment function of the tension of shuffling and card feeding, thereby solving the problem of card jamming during shuffling and card feeding, thus improving the smoothness of shuffling and card feeding, and further meeting the actual use needs.

[0020] 2. This application uses the connecting limiting member and the tensioning elastic member to adjust the distance between the tensioning floating member and the shuffling wheel located directly below it, so as to realize the specific adjustment function of the tension of shuffling and card feeding. Furthermore, the lower inner inclined surface cooperates with the shuffling rib to realize that the playing cards can be shuffled one by one into the card holding cavity. Then, the left and right sides can be alternately shuffled into the card holding cavity, thereby realizing a complete shuffling operation without duplicate cards. Attached Figure Description

[0021] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a front-view perspective view of the card-dealing machine of this application.

[0023] Figure 2 This is a rear perspective view of the card dealing machine of this application, showing the cover in the open state.

[0024] Figure 3 This is a partial exploded view of the card dealing machine of this application.

[0025] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the card dealing machine of this application.

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Local magnification Figure I .

[0027] Figure 6 This is another cross-sectional view of the card dealing machine in this application.

[0028] Figure 7 for Figure 6 Local magnification Figure II .

[0029] Figure 8 This is a partial exploded view of the card dealing machine of this application after some components have been hidden.

[0030] Figure 9 for Figure 8 Local magnification Figure III .

[0031] Figure 10 This is a perspective view of the card dealing wheel assembly and part of the card dealing drive assembly in the card dealing machine of this application.

[0032] Figure 11 This is a partial perspective view of the card dealing machine in this application, showing some components hidden.

[0033] Figure 12 for Figure 11 Local magnification Figure IV . Detailed Implementation

[0034] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0035] It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of this application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of each component in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicator will also change accordingly.

[0036] Furthermore, the use of terms such as "first" and "second" in this application is for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. Additionally, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but only on the basis of being achievable by those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, such a combination of technical solutions should be considered non-existent and not within the scope of protection claimed in this application.

[0037] In one embodiment of this application, as Figures 1 to 12 As shown, an adjustable shuffling mechanism includes a card dealing machine body 100, a card receiving plate 400, a shuffling shaft 51, a shuffling wheel 52, a shuffling drive motor assembly 53, a tension floating component 61, a connecting limiting component 62, and a tension elastic component 63.

[0038] Specifically, the card dealing machine body 100 has card inlets 1002 on both the left and right sides; the card receiving plate 400 extends out of the card inlet 1002 and is located inside the card inlet 1002, and has a vertical clearance groove 41 that runs vertically through it.

[0039] The shuffling shaft 51 is located inside the card inlet 1002; the shuffling wheel 52 is located on the shuffling shaft 51 and within the longitudinal clearance groove 41; the shuffling drive motor 53 is located on the front side of the shuffling shaft 51 and is used to drive the shuffling shaft 51 to rotate the shuffling wheel 52.

[0040] The tensioning floating member 61 is located inside the upper side of the card inlet 1002, and its inner side is hinged to the inside of the card dealing machine body 100; the connecting limiting member 62 is located inside the card dealing machine body 100 and above the tensioning floating member 61; the tensioning elastic member 63 is sleeved on the connecting limiting member 62, and its upper end is limited by the connecting limiting member 62, while its lower end contacts the upper side of the tensioning floating member 61, for adjusting the tension of the card feeding between the tensioning floating member 61 and the shuffling wheel 52. The tensioning elastic member 63 is preferably an elastic compression spring.

[0041] This application uses the connecting limiting member 62 and the tensioning elastic member 63 to adjust the distance between the tensioning floating member 61 and the shuffling wheel 52 located directly below it, so as to realize the specific adjustment function of the tension of shuffling and feeding, thereby solving the problem of card jamming during shuffling and feeding, thus improving the smoothness of shuffling and feeding, and further meeting the actual use needs.

[0042] Furthermore, there are two longitudinal clearance grooves 41, which are arranged at intervals.

[0043] There are two shuffling wheels 52, and each shuffling wheel 52 has multiple outwardly protruding shuffling ribs 521 on its periphery. The advantage is that the shuffling ribs 521 can easily guide the playing cards in contact with them into the card-containing cavity 1001.

[0044] Furthermore, the tensioning floating member 61 is located on the upper side of the shuffling wheel 52 which is positioned at the front, and its lower side is provided with an inwardly inclined surface 611. The inwardly inclined surface 611 cooperates with the shuffling rib 521 to shuffle the playing cards one by one.

[0045] When the shuffling drive motor 53 drives the shuffling shaft 51 to rotate the shuffling wheel 52, the left and right sides can be shuffled alternately, thus achieving a complete shuffling operation without duplicate cards.

[0046] Furthermore, the card-holding plate 400 is inclined with the outer side higher than the inner side, and its inclination angle ranges from 5° to 30°, preferably 15°. This is to facilitate the placement of the playing cards and to make them easier to shuffle by the shuffling wheel 52.

[0047] This application also provides a card dealing machine, including the adjustable shuffling mechanism as described above, as well as a base 200, a machine body rotation drive mechanism 300, and a card dealing mechanism 700;

[0048] The card dealing machine body 100 has a card-containing cavity 1001 inside, and card inlets 1002 connected to the card-containing cavity 1001 are opened on both the left and right sides of the card dealing machine body 100, and a card outlet 1003 connected to the card-containing cavity 1001 is opened on its lower front side.

[0049] The base 200 is located on the lower side of the card dealing machine body 100; the body rotation drive mechanism 300 is located between the card dealing machine body 100 and the base 200, and is used to drive the card dealing machine body 100 to rotate.

[0050] The card dealing mechanism 700 is located between the bottom of the card-containing cavity 1001 and the card-dispensing opening 1003, and is used to dispense the playing cards located in the card-containing cavity 1001 outward through the card-dispensing opening 1003.

[0051] The card dealing machine of this application drives the card dealing machine body 100 to rotate through the machine body rotation drive mechanism 300, and at the same time, the card dealing mechanism 700 dispenses the playing cards located in the card holding cavity 1001 one by one out through the card dispensing port 1003, thereby realizing the card dealing action.

[0052] Furthermore, the bottom of the container cavity 1001 is provided with a forward inclined surface 10011 that is inclined in the forward and downward direction, and a transverse clearance hole 100111 that is vertically through and horizontally arranged is provided on the forward inclined surface 10011.

[0053] The card dealing mechanism 700 includes a card feeding wheel assembly 71, a card dealing wheel assembly 72, a downward pressure guide assembly 73, and a card dealing drive assembly 74.

[0054] The card feeding wheel assembly 71 is disposed laterally in the lateral clearance hole 100111 and is used to rotate to feed playing cards forward; the card dealing wheel assembly 72 is disposed inside the card dispensing port 1003 and is used to rotate to roll playing cards forward so that playing cards are dealt through the card dispensing port 1003; the downward pressure guide assembly 73 is disposed between the card feeding wheel assembly 71 and the card dealing wheel assembly 72 and is used to press down the playing cards fed forward by the card feeding wheel assembly 71 and guide the playing cards to the card dealing wheel assembly 72; the card dealing drive assembly 74 is disposed inside the card dealing machine body 100 and is connected to the card dealing wheel assembly 72 and the card feeding wheel assembly 71, and is used to drive the card dealing wheel assembly 72 and the card feeding wheel assembly 71 to rotate simultaneously.

[0055] This application achieves integrated card feeding and card dealing by cooperating the card feeding wheel assembly 71, the card dealing wheel assembly 72, the downward pressure guide assembly 73, and the card dealing drive assembly 74, while also significantly reducing the space occupied and achieving the outstanding goal of a compact structure.

[0056] Furthermore, the card-feeding wheel assembly 71 includes a front card-feeding roller 711 and a rear card-feeding roller 712 arranged at a distance from each other. Both the front card-feeding roller 711 and the rear card-feeding roller 712 have outwardly protruding ribs 7100 on their outer periphery for feeding playing cards. This is to meet the usage requirements for feeding playing cards.

[0057] Furthermore, the downward pressure guide assembly 73 includes a downward pressure limiting member 731 and a forward tilting guide member 732;

[0058] The downward pressure limiting member 731 is located inside the card dispensing port 1003 on the upper rear side, and its lower side has an arc-shaped curved surface 7311; the forward tilting guide member 732 is located below the downward pressure limiting member 731, and it is inclined in a forward and downward direction; the rear side of the forward tilting guide member 732 is adjacent to the front card delivery roller 711, and its front side is close to the lower side of the arc-shaped curved surface 7311. Its advantage is that it enables the downward pressure to guide the playing cards to be smoothly transferred to the dealing wheel assembly 72.

[0059] Furthermore, the dealing wheel assembly 72 includes an upper dealing wheel 721 and a lower dealing wheel 722 arranged vertically.

[0060] The card dealing drive group 74 includes an upper rotating shaft 741, a lower rotating shaft 742, a front rotating shaft 743, a rear rotating shaft 744, a card dealing drive motor 745, a left transmission group 746, and a right transmission group 747.

[0061] The upper rotating shaft 741 is connected to the upper dealing wheel 721; the lower rotating shaft 742 is connected to the lower dealing wheel 722; the front rotating shaft 743 is connected to the front card feeding roller 711; the rear rotating shaft 744 is connected to the rear card feeding roller 712; the dealing drive motor 745 is located on the upper dealing wheel 721, and its left end is the power output end; the left transmission group 746 is connected between the left end of the dealing drive motor 745 and the left end of the lower rotating shaft 742; the right transmission group 747 is connected sequentially to the right end of the lower rotating shaft 742, the right end of the upper rotating shaft 741, the right end of the front rotating shaft 741, and the right end of the rear rotating shaft 742;

[0062] When the card-dealing drive motor 745 starts and drives the lower rotating shaft 741 to rotate, it can simultaneously drive the lower card-dealing wheel 722, the upper card-dealing wheel 721, the front card-feeding roller 711, and the rear card-feeding roller 712 to rotate. Its advantage is that it achieves integrated and simultaneous driving operation.

[0063] Furthermore, the card-containing cavity 1001 has a connecting opening 10012 on its upper rear side; the card dealing machine also includes a cover 800 located on the upper side of the card dealing machine body 100 for opening and closing the connecting opening 10012. The purpose is that when cards become stuck inside the card-containing cavity 1001, the playing cards can be rearranged by opening the cover 800.

[0064] Furthermore, the card dealing machine also includes a PCB circuit board 900, a control button 1000, and a rechargeable battery 1100;

[0065] The PCB circuit board 900 is located inside the card dealing machine body 100 to meet the circuit connection requirements.

[0066] The control button 1000 is located on the upper side of the card dealing machine body 100 and is electrically connected to the PCB circuit board 900; its purpose is to facilitate the user's selection of the switch and the direction of card dealing.

[0067] The storage battery 1100 is located inside the left side of the card dealing machine body 100 and is electrically connected to the PCB circuit board 900 for storing power. Its advantage is that it can be used in a mobile manner, avoiding the inconvenience of constant power-on use.

[0068] The above description is one implementation method provided in conjunction with specific content, and does not imply that the specific implementation of this application is limited to these descriptions. Any methods or structures that are similar to or identical to those of this application, or any technical deductions or substitutions made based on the concept of this application, should be considered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. An adjustable shuffling mechanism, comprising a card dealing machine body (100), wherein card inlets (1002) are provided on both the left and right sides of the card dealing machine body (100), characterized in that, The adjustable shuffling mechanism also includes: The card holder (400) extends outward from the card inlet (1002) and is located inside the card inlet (1002), and has a vertical clearance groove (41) that runs vertically through the card holder and is arranged in the longitudinal direction on its inner side. A shuffling spindle (51) is located inside the card inlet (1002); A shuffling wheel (52) is disposed on the shuffling shaft (51) and located in the longitudinal clearance groove (41); A shuffling drive motor assembly (53) is located on the front side of the shuffling shaft (51) and is used to drive the shuffling shaft (51) to rotate the shuffling wheel (52). A tensioning floating member (61) is provided on the upper side inside the card inlet (1002), and its inner side is hinged to the inside of the card dealing machine body (100). A connecting limiting member (62) is provided inside the body (100) of the card dealing machine and located on the upper side of the tensioning floating member (61); The tensioning elastic element (63) is sleeved on the connecting limiting element (62), and its upper end is limited by the connecting limiting element (62), while its lower end contacts the upper side of the tensioning floating element (61), and is used to adjust the tension of the card feeding between the tensioning floating element (61) and the shuffling wheel (52).

2. The adjustable tension shuffling mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of the longitudinal clearance grooves (41) is two, and they are arranged at intervals. The number of shuffling wheels (52) is two, and each shuffling wheel (52) has multiple outwardly protruding shuffling ribs (521) on its periphery.

3. The adjustable tension shuffling mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The tensioning floating member (61) is located on the upper side of the shuffling wheel (52) which is positioned at the front, and its lower side is provided with an inwardly inclined surface (611). The inwardly inclined surface (611) cooperates with the shuffling rib (521) to shuffle the playing cards one by one.

4. The adjustable tension shuffling mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The plate (400) is inclined with the outer side higher and the inner side lower.

5. The adjustable tension shuffling mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that, The tilt angle of the plate (400) is in the range of 5° to 30°.

6. A card dealing machine, characterized in that, Includes the adjustable tension shuffling mechanism as described in any one of claims 1 to 5.

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