Card output mechanism applied to card distribution system

Abstract

The utility model provides a card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system, the card output mechanism is used for taking out cards in the card distribution system and sending the cards to a player area, the card distribution system comprises a card collection mechanism used for collecting the cards, and a card identification device used for identifying the colors and points of the cards, the playing card output mechanism is used for outputting playing cards, the playing card caching mechanism is used for receiving the playing cards output by the playing card collecting mechanism, and the controller is used for controlling the playing card collecting mechanism, the playing card recognition device and the playing card caching mechanism to work. The card taking device is used for taking the cards out of the card caching mechanism one by one; the card box is used for accommodating the cards taken out by the card taking device; and the transportation device is used for bearing the card box and transferring the card box to a player area.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of card dispenser, especially to a card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system. BACKGROUND

[0002] Card games are not only a popular form of entertainment, but also intellectual sports, such as Mahjong and Douzhuang. According to different game rules, one or more decks of cards are usually used for playing, wherein each deck of cards includes four suits of spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds, each suit includes thirteen cards of different point values, including 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, and each card is sorted according to its suit and point value under different game rules.

[0003] During the process of playing card games, after a round is over, the cards need to be shuffled and distributed again before the next round can continue. Currently, the shuffling and distribution actions are mainly implemented by manual operation, of course, there are also mechanical devices to replace it, such as automatic card dispensers on the market. However, whether it is manual or automatic card dispensers, the shuffling and distribution are generally sorted by players themselves after they receive their hands in card games.

[0004] Although the automatic card dispenser has improved the game speed and achieved more thorough and random shuffling compared to manual card dispensing, in order to further improve the game speed and the game experience of players, the utility model provides a card distribution system which can sort the shuffled cards according to the rules, so that players do not need to sort the cards when they receive their hands. SUMMARY

[0005] In order to further improve the game speed and the game experience of players, the utility model relates to a card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system, which can directly send the sorted hands of each player to the players.

[0006] According to the first aspect of the utility model, the card output mechanism applied to the card distribution system is used to take out the cards in the card distribution system and send them to the player area, wherein the card distribution system includes a card collection mechanism for collecting cards, a card identification device for identifying the suit and point value of the cards, a card buffer mechanism for receiving the cards output from the card collection mechanism, and a controller for controlling the operation of the card collection mechanism, card identification device and card buffer mechanism, characterized in that the card output mechanism includes:

[0007] A card taking device for taking out the cards from the card buffer mechanism one by one;

[0008] A card box for containing the cards taken out from the card buffer mechanism;

[0009] A transport device for carrying the card box and moving the card box to the player area.

[0010] In some embodiments, the card taking device comprises a card picker and a power assembly for driving the card picker to move back and forth along a straight line, the moving path of the card picker is perpendicular to the moving path of the card buffer mechanism, the card slot for storing the cards of the card buffer mechanism is arranged above the moving path of the card picker, when the card picker moves to below the card slot along the moving path, an upper folded part of the card picker picks up the card unit and all the cards below the card unit and sends the card unit to the card box.

[0011] In some embodiments, the card picker specifically comprises a flat part and an upper folded part.

[0012] In some embodiments, when the card picker picks up the cards, the cards completely adhere to the bearing surface of the flat part of the card picker.

[0013] In some embodiments, the card box is arranged at the other end of the moving path of the card picker relative to the card buffer mechanism, the card box is vertically misaligned with the card picker, when the card picker takes a card from the card buffer mechanism and moves to the card box for misaligned separation, the card falls into the card box.

[0014] In some embodiments, the end of the card box close to the card picker extends a slanting guide towards the bearing surface of the card picker, the extended end of the slanting guide is below the bearing surface of the card picker and forms an angle with the bearing surface of the card picker, when the card carried by the card picker approaches the card box, the bottom surface of the card contacts the slanting guide, the card is guided along the slanting guide to separate from the bearing surface of the card picker and is further pushed into the card box by the upper folded part.

[0015] In some embodiments, the power assembly comprises an output synchronous belt, an output motor for driving the output synchronous belt to move, and a guide rail parallel to the moving path of the card picker, the card picker is slidably installed on the guide rail through a driving block, the card picker is further detachably installed on the output synchronous belt through the driving block, when the output motor drives the output synchronous belt to move, the card picker is further driven to move back and forth along the guide rail in a straight line.

[0016] In some embodiments, a photoelectric sensor is arranged on the moving path of the card picker for self-checking and resetting of the card picker.

[0017] In some embodiments, the transport device comprises a rotating disc and a rotating disc motor for driving the rotating disc to rotate, and a plurality of card boxes are fixedly installed on the rotating disc at predetermined intervals, and the rotating disc motor drives the rotating disc to rotate to move the card boxes one by one to the card taking position for card taking.

[0018] In some embodiments, the transport device further comprises a positioner for positioning the position of the rotating disc or the card boxes.

[0019] In some embodiments, other mechanisms of the card dispensing system can be:

[0020] A card collecting mechanism, comprising a card collecting bin and a moving device located below the card collecting bin, the card collecting bin is used to collect a preset number of cards in disorder, and the moving device is used to move the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin one by one;

[0021] A card identifying device for identifying the suit and point of the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin;

[0022] A card buffering mechanism, comprising at least M card units arranged along the same line, each card unit comprising N card slots arranged along the same line, the card slots are used to sequentially match and receive the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin moved by the moving device, wherein the cards in all card slots under each card unit are arranged in order from top to bottom or from bottom to top according to the card point and / or suit;

[0023] It should be noted that the number of card units M and the number of card slots N can be determined according to the number of players and the game rules, for example, in a fan-tan card game, M can be set to 4, i.e. there are 4 card units, and N is set to 27, i.e. there are 27 card slots under each card unit, and the cards in all card slots under each card unit are the final hand cards sent to the players. The numbers determined according to the actual situation are not described in detail here. It can be understood that a person skilled in the art can define the card to be received by each card slot through a computer, i.e. the first card slot under the first card unit receives a card with a suit of spade and a point of 1, the second card slot under the first card unit receives a card with a suit of club and a point of 5, and so on. When defining each card slot, the card slots under each card unit are sorted according to the rules, i.e. the card slots under each card unit are arranged from top to bottom or from bottom to top according to the suit and / or point. Therefore, when all card slots under the card unit receive the corresponding cards, the card unit can output a complete set of sorted hand cards that can be sent to the players.

[0024] In some embodiments, the card recognition device comprises a camera module, the bottom of the card collection bin is provided with an open area, and the camera module is arranged below the open area. The camera module captures the color and point information of the lowest card in the card collection bin through the open area and sends the color and point information of the lowest card in the card collection bin to the controller.

[0025] It should be noted that each card has an identification mark that can identify the color and point, and the open area is designed to allow the identification mark of the lowest card in the card collection bin to be exposed, so that the camera module can capture the identification image. The shape and specific position are not limited here, and the camera module identifies the point and color of the card through the captured identification image. The image recognition technology used by the camera module is a common technology in the image recognition field, and will not be described here.

[0026] In some embodiments, the card distribution system further comprises a controller for determining the corresponding card unit of the lowest card in the card collection bin and the card slot under the card unit according to the color and point of the lowest card in the card collection bin identified by the card recognition device, and controlling the card buffer mechanism to move the card slot under the card unit to the outlet of the moving device in the card collection mechanism.

[0027] It should be noted that the controller can include one or more, which can be an independent circuit unit and its program or an integrated circuit subunit or its program in each mechanism.

[0028] In some embodiments, the card recognition device is set at a predetermined time interval to capture identification images in time sequence. It can be understood that the time interval is determined according to the transmission speed of the lowest card in the card collection bin, as long as the time interval is set to meet the shooting before each card is transmitted.

[0029] In some embodiments, the card recognition device further comprises a shooting sensor arranged on the moving path of the lowest card in the card collection bin in the card collection mechanism. When the lowest card in the card collection bin moves to the detection area detected by the shooting sensor along the card moving path, the camera module is triggered to shoot. Specifically, the shooting sensor can be one of infrared sensors, photoelectric sensors and other sensors that can detect cards.

[0030] It should be noted that the installation position of the shooting sensor is the position where the lowest card of the card collecting bin moves to the position where the camera region of the camera module is aligned with the identification mark. The specific shooting sensor position is set in relation to the hollow region and the position of the camera module. It can be understood that as long as the card can be shot through the hollow region when the camera module is triggered to shoot by the detection region of the shooting sensor, the position can be corrected by continuous testing by those skilled in the art, and no more details are given here.

[0031] In some embodiments, the moving device comprises a first motor and a first synchronous belt driven by the first motor, the first synchronous belt is arranged below the card collecting bin, the lowest card of the card collecting bin is in contact with the first synchronous belt, when the first motor drives the first synchronous belt to move, the first synchronous belt moves the lowest card of the card collecting bin out of the card collecting bin by friction.

[0032] In some embodiments, the width of the first synchronous belt is less than the width of the card.

[0033] It should be noted that because the lowest card of the card collecting bin not only needs to be transported, but also needs to leak out the identification mark for the card recognition device to collect images, the width of the first synchronous belt is not greater than the width of the card, so as to prevent the first synchronous belt from completely covering the identification mark of the card.

[0034] In some embodiments, the moving device comprises a second motor, a second synchronous belt driven by the second motor, and a first roller and a second roller driven by the second synchronous belt, the lowest card of the card collecting bin is sequentially conveyed to the outlet of the moving device through the first roller and the second roller.

[0035] In some embodiments, the moving device comprises a second motor, a second synchronous belt, a first roller, a speed reduction synchronous belt, and a second roller, the second motor drives the second roller to rotate through the second synchronous belt, the second roller drives the first roller to rotate through the speed reduction synchronous belt, the lowest card of the card collecting bin is sequentially conveyed to the outlet of the moving device through the first roller and the second roller, and the linear speed ratio of the first roller to the second roller is 1:2.

[0036] Further, the second motor comprises a driving axle, the first roller axle comprises a driven axle, the second roller axle comprises a driven axle and a driving axle, the driving axle of the second motor is drivingly connected with the driven axle of the second roller axle through the second synchronous belt, the driving axle of the second roller axle is drivingly connected with the driven axle of the first roller axle through the speed-reducing synchronous belt, the wheel radius of the driving axle of the second motor, the driven axle of the first roller axle and the driven axle of the second roller axle are equal, and the wheel radius of the driving axle of the second roller axle is 1:2 of the wheel radius of the driven axle of the first roller axle.

[0037] It should be noted that the two roller axles are designed to have a speed difference, which makes the playing cards accelerate to leave the outlet, increases the distance with the next playing card, and further prevents the phenomenon that two playing cards are simultaneously conveyed to the outlet.

[0038] In some embodiments, the outlet of the moving device is a limiting outlet, and the height of the limiting outlet only allows one playing card to pass through.

[0039] In some embodiments, the playing card collecting mechanism further comprises a playing card pressing plate for pressing the playing cards in the playing card collecting bin, so that the lowest playing card in the playing card collecting bin is kept in close contact with the moving device. The pressing force of the playing card pressing plate can ensure that all the playing cards in the playing card collecting bin are successfully pressed to make the lowest playing card in the playing card collecting bin keep in close contact with the moving device, so that the moving device sends the playing cards out one by one by friction.

[0040] In some embodiments, the playing card pressing plate is rotatably arranged on one side of the top of the playing card collecting bin along a rotating shaft. When it is necessary to collect playing cards, the playing card pressing plate is rotated to open the playing card inlet of the playing card collecting bin. After the collection is completed, the playing card pressing plate is rotated to exert a self-weight pressure from the top of the playing card collecting bin to press the playing cards in the playing card collecting bin.

[0041] In some embodiments, the playing card collecting mechanism further comprises a playing card position sensor arranged on the playing card output path of the moving device, which is used to detect the push-out position of the lowest playing card in the playing card collecting bin and send the information of the detected push-out position of the lowest playing card in the playing card collecting bin to the controller. In actual use, the playing card position sensor is used to detect the failure of the process of inserting the playing cards from the playing card collecting bin into the playing card buffer mechanism (the failure forms include that the cards are not sent to the position and not sent out, and the failure reasons include that the cards are deformed or have a corner missing). When the card insertion fails, the moving device is driven by the first motor to pull back the playing cards and then reinsert them. If the failure occurs for multiple times, the system will report a fault, which can be solved by manually replacing the cards.

[0042] In some embodiments, a predetermined interval is provided between each of the playing card units of the playing card buffer mechanism. The interval is set to facilitate the subsequent identification of the playing card units.

[0043] In some embodiments, each of the card units in the card unit and the card slot under the card unit can reciprocate vertically relative to the outlet of the moving device.

[0044] It should be noted that the card collecting mechanism is relatively static, in order to match different cards into different card slots, each of the card units in the card unit can move vertically relative to the outlet of the transmission, when the card recognition device recognizes the color and point information of the lowest card in the card collecting bin, the controller will quickly move the card slot corresponding to the received color and point information to the outlet to receive the card, the vertical movement is more accurate, faster and easier to implement than other movement modes.

[0045] In some embodiments, the card buffer mechanism further comprises a third motor, the card unit comprises a buffer frame composed of a top plate and two oppositely arranged side plates fixedly connected to the top plate, the third motor drives the buffer frame to move linearly, the two side plates in the buffer frame are vertically distributed with M card units on the inner side of each side plate, and each card unit comprises N card slots vertically distributed.

[0046] In some embodiments, the outer side of one of the two side plates is fixedly provided with a first driving block, the first driving block is detachably sleeved on a straight section of a third synchronous belt, the third motor drives the third synchronous belt to reciprocate, thereby driving the card unit to reciprocate vertically along a straight line.

[0047] In some embodiments, the outer side of one of the two side plates is fixedly provided with a first driving block, the first driving block is detachably sleeved on a straight section of a third synchronous belt, the third motor drives the third synchronous belt to reciprocate, thereby driving the card unit to reciprocate vertically along a straight line.

[0048] In some embodiments, one side of the straight section of the third synchronous belt is provided with a guide rail in parallel, the first driving block is slidably connected to the guide rail, each of the card units in the card unit performs vertical reciprocating motion along the guide rail, and the arrangement of the guide rail can calibrate the movement path of the buffer frame, so that the buffer frame moves more accurately under the control of the third motor.

[0049] In some embodiments, the card caching mechanism further comprises a positioning sensor for detecting the position of the predetermined card unit and sending the position information of the predetermined card unit to the controller, and the positioning sensor can also allow the card caching mechanism to perform self-checking reset before inserting the card, further improving the accuracy of the movement of the caching frame under the control of the third motor.

[0050] In some embodiments, the card caching mechanism further comprises a card blocking device for limiting the card entering the card unit to prevent the risk of subsequent card bending caused by the protrusion of the card relative to the card slot after insertion.

[0051] In some embodiments, the card blocking device can be a baffle fixedly arranged on the other side opposite to the card insertion side of the caching frame, for limiting the poker entering the card position.

[0052] In some embodiments, the card caching mechanism further comprises a rebound limiter for limiting the card entering the card unit to prevent the risk of subsequent card bending caused by the protrusion of the card relative to the card slot after insertion.

[0053] In some embodiments, the rebound limiter can be an elastic member arranged on one of the side plates, for applying a transverse force to clamp the poker entering the caching frame.

[0054] In some embodiments, the rebound limiter can be a barb member arranged on the card rack card insertion side, for limiting the poker entering the card rack.

[0055] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0056] The card output mechanism of the utility model takes out the cards cached according to rules by setting the card taking device capable of moving back and forth along a straight line, such as the cards arranged in a certain order, and sets the transport device capable of rotating and the card box capable of being carried by the transport device to quickly and accurately take out and transport each player's hand card to the player area convenient for the player to directly take up, and the function of taking cards in the accurate and fast card distribution system is realized through a relatively simple structure. The card output structure of the utility model has the effects of simple structure, strong stability and low error rate, and has good practical effect in the card distribution system for regularly caching cards. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0057] Figure 1 is the structure view of the card distribution system suitable for the card output mechanism provided by the utility model;

[0058] Figure 2 is Figure 1 is the structure view of the card collecting mechanism of the card distribution system in the utility model

[0059] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is a side structural view of the card collecting mechanism;

[0060] Figure 4 is Figure 3 is a structural view of the card collecting mechanism with hidden side plates;

[0061] Figure 5 is Figure 4 is a partial structural view of the moving device of the card collecting mechanism;

[0062] Figure 6 is Figure 5 is a partial structural view of the moving device;

[0063] Figure 7 is a side structural view of the card collecting mechanism with hidden side plates, wherein cards are placed in the card collecting bin in the view;

[0064] Figure 8 is a structural view of another moving device of the card collecting mechanism.

[0065] Figure 9 is Figure 1 is a structural view of the card caching mechanism;

[0066] Figure 10 is Figure 9 is a rear structural view of the card caching mechanism;

[0067] Figure 11 is Figure 9 is a structural view of the card caching mechanism with hidden card units;

[0068] Figure 12 is a structural view of the card unit;

[0069] Figure 13 is Figure 12 is an enlarged view of the F area;

[0070] Figure 14 is a structural view of the transport device of the card output mechanism provided by the utility model;

[0071] Figure 15 is a structural view of the card taking device of the card output mechanism provided by the utility model;

[0072] Figure 16 is a structural view of the card box of the card output mechanism provided by the utility model;

[0073] Figure 17 is applied to Figure 1 is a step diagram of the card control method of the card distribution system.

[0074] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS: 0, card, 1, card collecting mechanism, 2, card identification device, 3, card buffer mechanism, 4, card output mechanism, 10, card collecting bin, 11, hollow area, 12, first motor, 13, first synchronous belt, 14, second motor, 15, second synchronous belt, 16, first roller shaft, 17, speed reduction synchronous belt, 18, second roller shaft, 19, drive shaft of second motor, 110, driven shaft of first roller shaft, 111, driven shaft of second roller shaft, 112, drive shaft of second roller shaft, 115, card pressing plate, 113, L-shaped card stopper, 114, card position sensor, 21, shooting sensor, 31, third motor, 32, buffer rack, 33, first driving block, 34, third synchronous belt, 35, first guide rail, 36, first positioning sensor, 37, arched card protector, 41, card box, 42, card shuffler, 43, upper folding part of card shuffler, 44, bearing surface of card shuffler, 45, oblique guide leg, 46, output synchronous belt, 47, output motor, 48, second guide rail, 49, second driving block, 410, photoelectric sensor, 411, turntable, 412, fifth motor;

[0075] Wherein, A, B, C, D are all card units, A1, A2, B1 are all card slots, G is a predetermined interval between card units. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0076] Preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that the present application is more thoroughly and completely conveyed to those skilled in the art, and the scope of the present application is fully conveyed to those skilled in the art.

[0077] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application. As used in the description of the application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It also should be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0078] It should be understood that although the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are used to describe various information in the present application, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other.

[0079] In addition, in the full description of the utility model, it needs to be explained that for the orientation words, such as the terms“center”,“transverse”,“longitudinal”,“lateral”,“length”,“width”,“thickness”,“upper”,“lower”,“front”,“rear”,“left”,“right”,“vertical”,“perpendicular”,“horizontal”,“top”,“bottom”,“inner”,“outer”,“clockwise”,“counterclockwise” and the like indicate the orientation and positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings or the orientation or positional relationship commonly used by those skilled in the art, which is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and is not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and cannot be understood as limiting the specific protection scope of the utility model.

[0080] The system and method adopted by the utility model are conventional systems and methods in the technical field, unless otherwise specified.

[0081] The paper card distribution system based on the paper card output mechanism will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0082] Firstly, referring to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 9 , Figure 14 and Figure 15 , the first embodiment of the utility model provides a paper card distribution system adapted to the paper card output mechanism of the utility model, which comprises:

[0083] The paper card collection mechanism 1 comprises a paper card collection bin 10 and a moving device located below the paper card collection bin 10, the paper card collection bin 10 is used to collect a preset number of paper cards 0 in disorder, and the moving device is used to move the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collection bin 10 one by one;

[0084] The paper card recognition device 2 is used to identify the color and point information of the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collection bin 10;

[0085] The card buffer mechanism 3 comprises M card units arranged along the same line, and each card unit comprises N card slots arranged along the same line, and the card slots are used to sequentially match and receive the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 moved by the moving device, wherein the cards in all the card slots under each card unit are arranged in order from top to bottom or from bottom to top according to the card value and / or color, and the order arrangement includes the following cases: 1, from small to large in value from bottom to top; 2, from small to large in value from top to bottom; 3, from large to small in value from bottom to top; 4, from large to small in value from top to bottom; 5, from small to large in color from bottom to top; 6, from small to large in color from top to bottom; 7, from large to small in color from bottom to top; 8, from large to small in color from top to bottom; 9, from small to large in value and color from bottom to top; 10, from small to large in value and color from top to bottom; 11, from large to small in value and color from bottom to top; 12, from large to small in value and color from top to bottom.

[0086] The card output mechanism 4 is used to sequentially receive the cards in all the N card slots in any one of the card units, and move the received cards to a designated position on the table.

[0087] The controller is used to determine the card unit corresponding to the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 and the card slot under the card unit according to the color and value information of the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 identified by the card identification device 2, and control the card buffer mechanism 3 to move the card slot under the card unit to the outlet of the moving device in the card collection mechanism. It should be noted that the controller stores the serial number and corresponding position of each card unit and the card slot under the card unit.

[0088] It should be noted that the number of card units M and the number of card slots N can be determined according to the number of players and the game rules. For example, in a fan-tan card game, two decks of cards are needed, a total of 108 cards, so M can be set to 4, i.e. 4 card units, and N can be set to 27, i.e. 27 card slots in each card unit. For another example, in a domino card game, one deck of cards is needed, a total of 54 cards, so M can be set to 4, i.e. 4 card units, and N can be set to 17, i.e. 17 card slots in each card unit, and the 17 card slots in 3 card units store 17 cards, and the 17 card slots in 1 card unit store 3 cards. The number of cards in each card slot in each card unit is the final hand of cards sent to the player, and the number of cards in each card slot in each card unit is determined according to the actual situation and will not be described here. It can be understood that a person skilled in the art can define the cards that each card slot needs to receive by computer, i.e. the first card slot under the first card unit receives a card with a suit of spades and a point of 1, the second card slot under the first card unit receives a card with a suit of clubs and a point of 5, and so on. When defining each card slot, the cards received by the card slots in each card unit are sorted according to the rules, i.e. the card slots in each card unit are arranged from top to bottom or from bottom to top according to the suit and / or point. Therefore, when all the card slots in the card unit receive the corresponding cards, the card unit can output a deck of cards that have been sorted according to the rules and can be sent to the player's hand.

[0089] It should also be noted that the controller can include one or more, which can be independent circuit units and their programs or integrated circuit sub-units and their programs in each mechanism.

[0090] The operation process of the card distribution system is as follows: the disordered cards are collected based on the card collection bin 10 of the card collection mechanism 1, then the cards in the card collection bin 10 are output one by one by the moving device of the card collection mechanism 1, at the same time, the suit and point information of the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 to be output is identified by the card identification device 2, then the controller controls the pre-defined card buffer mechanism 3 to receive the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10, the pre-set card buffer mechanism 3 corresponds to the cards that each card slot under each card unit should receive, and each card slot under each card unit is sorted based on the rules, i.e. when all the card slots under all the card units receive all the cards, all the cards in each card unit are sorted from top to bottom or from bottom to top based on the suit and / or point. Finally, the sorted cards are directly transferred to the player's hand by the card output mechanism 4.

[0091] Next, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 ,Figure 3 、 Figure 4 、 Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 and Figure 8 , specifically introduces the card collecting mechanism 1 and the card recognition device 2:

[0092] Among them, combined with Figure 2 and Figure 4 , the card recognition device 2 is a camera module, the bottom of the card collecting bin 10 is provided with a hollow area 11, the camera module is arranged below the hollow area 11, the camera module shoots the color and point information of the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin 10 through the hollow area 11, and sends the color and point information of the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin 10 to the controller. It should be noted that each card has an identification mark that can identify the color and point, as long as the hollow area 11 is designed to allow the identification mark of the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin 10 to leak out, so that the camera module can shoot the identification mark image, its shape and specific position are not limited here, and the camera module identifies the point and color of the card through the identification mark image collected. The image recognition technology used by the camera module is a common technology in the image recognition field, and will not be described here.

[0093] In some embodiments, the card recognition device 2 sets a predetermined time interval to shoot and collect identification images in time sequence. It can be understood that the time interval is determined according to the transmission speed of the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin 10, as long as the time interval is set to meet the shooting before each card is transmitted.

[0094] Combined with Figure 2 and Figure 4In some embodiments, the card recognition device 2 further comprises a shooting sensor 21 arranged on the moving path of the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10. When the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 moves to the detection area of the shooting sensor 21, the camera module is triggered to shoot. Specifically, the shooting sensor 21 can be one of an infrared sensor, a photoelectric sensor 410, and the like. It should be noted that the installation position of the shooting sensor 21 is the position where the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 just misses the identification mark and the camera area of the camera module is aligned with the identification mark. Specifically, the position of the shooting sensor 21 is related to the positions of the hollow area 11 and the camera module. It can be understood that as long as the card can be shot through the hollow area 11 when the camera module is triggered to shoot by the shooting sensor 21, the position can be adjusted through continuous testing by those skilled in the art, and thus no further description is given here.

[0095] In combination with Figure 8 In some embodiments, the moving device comprises a first motor 12 and a first synchronous belt 13 driven by the first motor 12. The first synchronous belt 13 is arranged below the card collection bin 10, and the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 is in contact with the first synchronous belt 13. When the first motor 12 drives the first synchronous belt 13 to move, the first synchronous belt 13 moves the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 out of the card collection bin 10 one by one by friction. The width of the first synchronous belt 13 is less than the width of the card. It should be noted that because the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 needs to be transmitted and the identification mark needs to be missed to allow the card recognition device 2 to collect images, the width of the first synchronous belt 13 is not greater than the width of the card to prevent the first synchronous belt 13 from completely covering the identification mark of the card.

[0096] In combination with Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, the moving device comprises a second motor 14, a second synchronous belt 15, a first roller shaft 16, a speed reduction synchronous belt 17, and a second roller shaft 18. The second motor 14 drives the second roller shaft 18 to rotate through the second synchronous belt 15. The second roller shaft 18 drives the first roller shaft 16 to rotate through the speed reduction synchronous belt 17. The card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10 is sequentially transmitted to the outlet of the moving device through the first roller shaft 16 and the second roller shaft 18. The linear speed ratio of the first roller shaft 16 to the second roller shaft 18 is 1:2.

[0097] Further, the second motor 14 comprises a driving wheel shaft, the first roller shaft 16 comprises a driven wheel shaft, the second roller shaft 18 comprises a driven wheel shaft and a driving wheel shaft, the driving wheel shaft 19 of the second motor 14 is drivingly connected with the driven wheel shaft 111 of the second roller shaft 18 through the second synchronous belt 15, the driving wheel shaft 112 of the second roller shaft 18 is drivingly connected with the driven wheel shaft 110 of the first roller shaft 16 through the reduction synchronous belt 17, the wheel radius of the driving wheel shaft 19 of the second motor 14, the driven wheel shaft 110 of the first roller shaft 16 and the driven wheel shaft 111 of the second roller shaft 18 are all equal, and the wheel radius of the driving wheel shaft 112 of the second roller shaft 18 is 1:2 of the wheel radius of the driven wheel shaft 110 of the first roller shaft 16.

[0098] It should be noted that the two roller shafts are designed to have a speed difference, which makes the playing cards accelerate to leave the outlet, increases the distance with the next playing card, and further prevents the phenomenon that two playing cards are simultaneously conveyed to the outlet.

[0099] In combination with Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 7 , in some embodiments, the bottom end surface of the playing card collecting bin 10 is inclined, and the playing card collecting mechanism 1 further comprises a playing card pressing plate 115 for pressing the playing cards in the playing card collecting bin 10, so that the lowest playing card in the collecting bin can be kept in close contact with the moving device. The pressing force of the playing card pressing plate 115 can ensure that all the playing cards in the playing card collecting bin 10 are successfully pressed so that the lowest playing card in the collecting bin can be kept in close contact with the moving device, so that the moving device can send the playing cards out one by one by friction.

[0100] In some embodiments, the playing card pressing plate 115 is rotatably arranged on one side of the top of the playing card collecting bin 10 along a rotating shaft. When it is necessary to collect playing cards, the playing card pressing plate 115 is rotated to open the playing card inlet of the playing card collecting bin 10. After the collection is completed, the playing card pressing plate 115 is rotated to apply a self-weight pressure from the top of the collecting bin to the playing cards in the playing card collecting bin 10 to press the playing cards.

[0101] In combination with Figure 7 , in some embodiments, an L-shaped playing card stopper 113 is arranged in the playing card collecting bin 10. The L-shaped playing card stopper 113 comprises a vertical part and a horizontal part. The vertical part cooperates with the inner wall of the playing card collecting bin 10 to form a playing card accommodating bin. The vertical part blocks the movement of the playing cards other than the output playing cards in the movement direction of the output playing cards. The horizontal part cooperates with the top end tangent line of at least one roller shaft to form a limiting outlet, which only allows one playing card to pass through, further solving the problem of playing card output failure caused by the connection of playing cards.

[0102] In combination with Figure 3In some embodiments, in order to detect and solve the faults occurring in the process of card transmission, the card collecting mechanism 1 further comprises a card position sensor 114 arranged on the card output path of the moving device, which is used to detect the push-out position of the lowest card in the card collecting bin 10 and send the detected information of the push-out position of the lowest card in the card collecting bin 10 to the controller; in actual use, the card position sensor 114 is used to detect the faults (fault forms include that the card is not pushed to the position and not pushed out, and the causes of the faults include that the card is deformed or has a corner missing) occurring in the process of inserting the card from the card collecting bin 10 into the card buffer mechanism 3, when the card insertion fails, the first motor 12 drives the moving device to pull back the card and then re-insert it, and if it fails multiple times, it will report a fault, which will be solved by manual card replacement.

[0103] Next, in combination with Figure 1 , Figure 9 , Figure 10 , Figure 11 , Figure 12 and Figure 13 , the card buffer mechanism 3 will be described in detail:

[0104] First, in combination with Figure 1 , Figure 12 and Figure 13 , the card unit in the card buffer mechanism 3 and the card slot under the card unit will be described, in one of the embodiments, based on the rules of the Mahjong card game, there are 4 card units in the buffer mechanism, and each card unit has 27 card slots, please refer to Figure 12 and Figure 13 , the four card units from bottom to top are card unit A, card unit B, card unit C and card unit D, wherein all the card slots under the card unit A from bottom to top are A1, A2, A3……A27, and so on, all the card slots under the card unit B from bottom to top are B1~B27, all the card slots under the card unit C from bottom to top are C1~C27, and all the card slots under the card unit D from bottom to top are D1~D27, then, the card slots under each card unit are first sorted from small to large according to the point number from bottom to top, and then sorted according to the suit from big to small, that is, the definition of corresponding card receiving, for example, after the definition, the card slot A1 under the card unit A corresponds to receive the 3 of spades, A2 corresponds to receive the 3 of clubs, A3 corresponds to receive the 4 of spades, A4 corresponds to receive the 7 of hearts……and so on, the action of these definitions is to produce a random array matched with the card point number and suit by computer, and then to associate the card unit and the card slot under the card unit one by one, the production and association method of the random array will be described in detail in one of the card distribution methods below.

[0105] In another embodiment, based on the rules of the Chinese card game Dou Di Zhu, in addition to the association method described above, 17 card slots can be arranged in each of the four card units A, B, C, and D, respectively. Alternatively, 14 card slots A1, A2...A14; B1, B2...B14, C1, C2...C14, D1, D2...D14 can be arranged in each of the four card units A, B, C, and D, respectively. Since the color of the card is not considered in the rules of the Chinese card game Dou Di Zhu, only 14 card slots are needed to receive cards with point values of 3, 4...J, Q, K, 1, 2, and King, respectively. Each card slot can store up to 4 cards with the same point value. Then, based on the rules of the Chinese card game Dou Di Zhu, the card slots under each card unit are sorted from bottom to top in ascending order of point value. For example, after the sorting, card slot A1 under card unit A corresponds to receiving a black card with a point value of 3, card slot A2 corresponds to receiving a spade card with a point value of 4, card slot A3 is empty, card slot A4 corresponds to receiving a heart card with a point value of 5, and so on. Three card units receive 17 cards each, and one card unit receives 3 cards. The defined actions are combined with the card units and the card slots under the card units to form a one-to-one association. This association method will be described in detail in a card distribution method below.

[0106] In some embodiments, a predetermined gap G is provided between each of the card units of the card buffer mechanism 3. This gap is set to facilitate the subsequent identification of the card units.

[0107] In some embodiments, each of the card units and the card slots under the card units can move vertically relative to the outlet of the moving device. It should be noted that the card collection mechanism 1 is relatively static. In order to accommodate different cards into different card slots, each of the card units can move vertically relative to the outlet of the moving device. When the card recognition device 2 identifies the color and point value information of the card at the bottom of the card collection bin 10, the controller moves the card slot corresponding to the color and point value information to the outlet to receive the card. The vertical movement is more accurate, faster, and easier to implement than other movement methods.

[0108] In combination with Figure 9 , Figure 10 , Figure 11 and Figure 12In some embodiments, the card caching mechanism 3 further comprises a third motor 31, and the card unit comprises a caching rack 32 composed of a top plate and two opposite side plates fixedly connected to the top plate, the third motor 31 drives the caching rack 32 to move linearly, and the two opposite side plates of the caching rack 32 are vertically provided with M card units, and each card unit is vertically provided with N card slots.

[0109] In some embodiments, the outer side of one of the two side plates is fixedly provided with a first driving block 33 which is detachably sleeved on a flat section of a third synchronous belt 34, the third motor 31 drives the third synchronous belt 34 to reciprocate, thereby driving the card unit to vertically reciprocate linearly.

[0110] In some embodiments, one side of the flat section of the third synchronous belt 34 is provided in parallel with a first guide rail 35, the first driving block 33 is slidingly connected to the first guide rail 35, and each card unit in the card unit performs vertical reciprocation along the first guide rail 35, and the arrangement of the first guide rail 35 can calibrate the movement path of the caching rack 32, so that the caching rack 32 driven by the third motor 31 moves more accurately.

[0111] In some embodiments, the card caching mechanism 3 further comprises a first positioning sensor 36 for detecting the position of a predetermined card unit and sending the position information of the predetermined card unit to the controller, and the positioning sensor can also allow the card caching mechanism 3 to perform self-checking and resetting before inserting the card, thereby further improving the movement accuracy of the caching rack 32 driven by the third motor 31.

[0112] In some embodiments, the card caching mechanism 3 further comprises a card blocking device for limiting the card entering the card unit to prevent the risk of subsequent card bending caused by the protrusion of the card relative to the card slot after the card is inserted.

[0113] In some embodiments, the card blocking device can be a baffle fixedly arranged on the opposite side of the card insertion side of the caching rack 32, for limiting the poker entering the card position.

[0114] In some embodiments, the card caching mechanism 3 further comprises a rebound limiter for limiting the card entering the card unit to prevent the risk of subsequent card bending caused by the protrusion of the card relative to the card slot after the card is inserted and rebounds.

[0115] In some embodiments, the rebound limiter can be an elastic member arranged on one of the two side plates, for applying a lateral force to clamp the playing cards into the buffer rack 32.

[0116] In some embodiments, the rebound limiter can be a hook member arranged on one side of the card rack, for limiting the playing cards entering the card rack.

[0117] Next, in combination with Figure 14 , Figure 15 , Figure 16 and Figure 17 , the second embodiment of the paper card output mechanism of the utility model is specifically disclosed, and the paper card output mechanism comprises:

[0118] card boxes 41, each of the card boxes 41 is used for accommodating the paper cards in all N paper card slots under each of the paper card units.

[0119] a card taking device, which is used for sequentially taking out the paper cards in all N paper card slots in each of the paper card units in sequence;

[0120] a turntable 411 device, which is used for carrying the card boxes 41 and moving the card boxes 41 to the designated positions of the card table.

[0121] In combination with Figure 15 , in some embodiments of the paper card output mechanism of the utility model, the card taking device comprises a card shuffler 42 and a power assembly driving the card shuffler 42, the power assembly drives the card shuffler 42 to move back and forth along a straight line, the moving path of the card shuffler 42 is perpendicular to the moving paths of the paper card units and the paper card slots under the paper card units, the paper card units and the paper card slots under the paper card units are arranged above the moving path of the card shuffler 42, when the card shuffler 42 moves to below the paper card units along the moving path, an upper folding part of the card shuffler 42 shuffles all the paper cards in the paper card units and the paper card slots under the paper card units to send the paper cards to the card boxes 41.

[0122] It should be noted that the card shuffler 42 takes out the paper cards in all the paper card slots under each of the paper card units from bottom to top in one set of paper card units, in actual use, after each of the paper card units receives the specified paper cards, moves to the uppermost position, the card shuffler 42 moves to the uppermost end in the direction of the paper card units, so that the card shuffler 42 is located directly below the paper card units, then the paper card units are moved downward by a predetermined distance, so that the upper folding part 43 of the card shuffler 42 is aligned with all the paper card slots under the lowermost paper card unit, then the card shuffler 42 is driven to move to the card boxes 41, so that all the paper cards in the paper card units and the paper card slots under the paper card units are taken out and sent to the card boxes 41, and the same operation is repeated until all the paper cards in the N paper card units are taken out and sent to the card boxes 41.

[0123] In combination withFigure 1 、 Figure 9 and Figure 15 In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, the card dialer 42 can also be used as the card stopper. Specifically, when the card storage mechanism feeds cards, the card dialer 42 moves towards the card storage mechanism 3 until the upper folding part 43 of the card dialer 42 reaches the end face on the other side of the card slot relative to the card feeding side.

[0124] In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, when the card dialer 42 takes cards, the card unit to be taken moves to the lowermost card under the card unit, and the lowermost card completely adheres to the bearing surface 44 of the card dialer 42.

[0125] In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, the card box 41 is arranged at the other end of the moving path of the card dialer 42 relative to the card unit, and the card box 41 is vertically offset from the card dialer 42. After the card dialer 42 takes a card from the card unit and moves it to the card box 41, the card is separated by offsetting and falls into the card box 41.

[0126] In combination with Figure 15 and Figure 16 In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, the end of the card box 41 close to the card dialer 42 extends a diagonal guide foot 45 towards the bearing surface 44 of the card dialer 42. The extension end of the diagonal guide foot 45 is below the bearing surface 44 of the card dialer 42 and forms an angle with the bearing surface 44 of the card dialer 42. When the card dialer 42 carries the card close to the card box 41, the bottom surface of the card contacts the diagonal guide foot 45, the card is guided along the diagonal guide foot 45 to separate from the bearing surface 44 of the card dialer 42, and the card is continuously pushed into the card box 41 by the upper folding part.

[0127] In combination with Figure 9 In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, the card storage mechanism 3 further comprises an arched card protector 37 arranged on the card moving path between the card storage mechanism 3 and the card output mechanism 4, which is used to prevent the card from shaking left and right during the process of being taken out from the card storage mechanism 3 by the card output mechanism 4.

[0128] Referring to Figure 15In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, the power assembly comprises an output synchronous belt 46, an output motor 47 driving the movement of the output synchronous belt 46, and a second guide rail 48 parallel to the moving path of the card picker 42, the card picker 42 is slidably installed on the second guide rail 48 through a second driving block 49, and the card picker 42 is also detachably installed on the output synchronous belt 46, when the output motor 47 drives the movement of the output synchronous belt 46, the card picker 42 is further driven to move linearly along the second guide rail 48, and the second guide rail 48 can calibrate the moving path of the card picker 42, so that the card picker 42 controlled by the output motor 47 moves more accurately.

[0129] In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, a photoelectric sensor 410 is arranged on the moving path of the card picker 42 for self-checking and resetting of the card picker 42.

[0130] Referring to Figure 14 In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, the turntable 411 device comprises a turntable 411 and a fifth motor 412 driving the rotation of the turntable 411, and a plurality of card boxes 41 are fixedly installed on the turntable 411 at predetermined intervals, and the fifth motor 412 drives the rotation of the turntable 411 to move the card boxes 41 one by one to the card taking position for card taking.

[0131] In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, the turntable 411 device further comprises a positioner for positioning the position of the turntable 411 or the card box 41, and in this embodiment, the position of the card box 41 on the turntable 411 is also the position of the player.

[0132] In some embodiments of the card output mechanism, one side of the card box 41 receiving the cards is upwardly inclined relative to the horizontal plane, and the card bearing surface of the card box 41 forms a predetermined angle with the horizontal plane, and the inclined design of the bearing surface of the card box 41 can prevent the cards from falling off when the card box 41 and the turntable 411 device rotate.

[0133] The card output mechanism can take out the cards stored according to the rules, such as the cards stored in a certain order, and the transport device can rotate and the card box can be carried by the transport device to quickly and accurately take out and transport each player's hand of cards to the player area for the player to directly take up, and the function of taking cards in the accurate and fast card distribution system is realized through a relatively simple structure. The card output mechanism has the effects of simple structure, high stability and low error rate, and has good practical effect in the card distribution system of regularly storing cards.

[0134] The utility model discloses a third embodiment further provides a kind of card distribution system, it includes:

[0135] Card collection mechanism, including card collection bin and mobile device located below the card collection bin, the collection bin is used to collect the preset number of cards in disorder discharge, the mobile device is used to move the card collection bin bottom card one by one.

[0136] Card identification device, for identifying the color and point information of the card collection bin bottom card;

[0137] Card cache mechanism, at least including M card units along the same straight line distribution, each card unit includes N card slot along the same straight line distribution, the card slot is used to successively match and receive the card collection bin bottom card moved by the mobile device;

[0138] Card output mechanism, for successively receiving the card in all N card slot in any one of the card unit in order, and the multiple cards after receiving are moved to the specified position of table;

[0139] Controller, for determining the card unit and the card slot under the card unit corresponding to the card collection bin bottom card according to the color and point information of the card collection bin bottom card identified by the card identification device, and control card cache mechanism moves the card slot under the card unit to the outlet of the mobile device in card collection mechanism, it needs to be explained that, the serial number and corresponding position of each card unit and the card slot under the card unit are stored in the controller.

[0140] The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that each of the card units in the card caching mechanism is horizontally distributed along a same straight line, and the card slots under each card unit are vertically distributed along a same straight line, when the card caching mechanism receives cards, after the controller confirms the point and / or color of the cards to be received, the controller controls the card units of the card caching mechanism to move horizontally along the straight line until the specified card unit to receive the cards moves to the card outlet of the moving device, then controls the specified card unit to move vertically along the straight line until the specified card slot under the specified card unit is aligned with the card outlet of the moving device; when the card caching mechanism outputs cards, the controller controls the card taking device under the card output mechanism 4 to move to a specified position below the card caching mechanism, then controls the card unit under the card caching mechanism 3 to move to the card taking device after the card unit under the card taking device is taken away, the card taking device can output the cards. It can be understood that the mechanical connection relationship between all the card units can be rigid connection driven by a same motor to realize simultaneous horizontal movement, each card unit can be rigid connection driven by a same motor to realize simultaneous vertical movement, or each card unit can be driven by a motor to realize independent vertical movement.

[0141] The above is the introduction of the card distribution system provided by the utility model.

[0142] Next, combined with Figure 17 , the card distribution method provided by the utility model is introduced:

[0143] S100, based on the number of players and the current game mode, K groups of random arrays are generated, each of the random arrays includes L elements, and the elements of each of the random arrays are associated with card points and / or card colors;

[0144] It should be noted that the method first initializes the array based on the number of players and the current game mode, that is, the number of players and the current game mode are first confirmed, so that the number and color of the cards to be used are confirmed, and then all elements of the array are confirmed based on the required cards. For example, based on the rules of the Sic Bo card game, there can be 4 players, each player has 27 cards, and all cards of all numbers and colors are composed of two decks of cards totaling 108 cards. Therefore, when initializing, first define that there are 108 elements in the array, and the elements under the array include 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, … 52, 52, 53, 53 in order. After determining the array and all elements under the array, all elements are bound one by one with the card numbers and colors, such as binding the first and second elements “0” under the array with the card of number 1 and color spade, binding the third and fourth elements “1” under the array with the card of number 2 and color spade, and so on until the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth elements “12” under the array are bound with the card of number K and color spade. At this point, all cards of all numbers of color spade have been bound with the elements under the array. Similarly, the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth elements under the array to the fifty-first and fifty-second elements, that is, “13”-“25”, are sequentially bound with all cards of all numbers of color clubs. The fifty-third and fifty-fourth elements under the array to the seventy-seventh and seventy-eighth elements, that is, “26”-“38”, are sequentially bound with all cards of all numbers of color hearts. The seventy-ninth and eightieth elements under the array to the one hundred and third and one hundred and fourth elements, that is, “39”-“51”, are sequentially bound with all cards of all numbers of color black spades. The one hundred and fifth and one hundred and sixth elements under the array, that is, “52”, are bound with the ace of spades. The one hundred and seventh and one hundred and eighth elements under the array, that is, “53”, are bound with the king of spades. At this point, all elements under the array are associated with all cards. Then, the four groups of random arrays are generated based on the 108 elements bound with the card numbers and colors, wherein each group of random arrays has 27 elements.

[0145] It can be understood that random arrays can also be generated according to other rules. For example, in the Dou Di Gong card game, a total of 54 cards are used under one deck of cards, which are divided into 3 players' hands and one set of alternative cards, wherein each player has 17 cards and the alternative cards have 3 cards. Therefore, four groups of random arrays are generated, wherein three groups of random arrays have 17 elements, and one group of random arrays has 3 elements.

[0146] It should be noted that the random array is generated by the computer based on the array of defined elements, and the number of players and the options of game modes can be pre-set and stored in the PLC module of the card distribution device for switching selection by the players.

[0147] In some embodiments, the generation of the random array can have two ways, one is to directly produce N random arrays, and then sort the random arrays according to the card point size and card color or directly generate ordered random arrays sorted according to the card point size and card color, and the other is to produce a random array, divide the random array into N groups, and then sort the random array. After each card distribution is completed, a new random array is generated.

[0148] S200, respectively, each of the random arrays is associated with a card unit in the card buffer mechanism that can move in a straight line direction, and the elements in each of the random arrays are associated with the card slots in the corresponding card unit;

[0149] It should be noted that the association method can be explained as follows: based on the above rules of the pachinko game, four random arrays N1, N2, N3, and N4 are generated, each of which has 27 elements, and the random arrays N1, N2, N3, and N4 are respectively associated with the card units A, B, C, and D. The elements in the random array N1 are respectively bound to the card slots A1, A2, A3, …, A27 under the card unit A in order. In specific implementation, for example, the first element of the random array N1 is “2”, which means that the corresponding bound card is the black 3, the second element is “15”, which means that the corresponding bound card is the spade 3, the third element is “42”, which means that the corresponding bound card is the club 4, and the fourth element is “32”, which means that the corresponding bound card is the heart 7. Therefore, the card slot A1 under the card unit A receives the black 3, A2 receives the spade 3, A3 receives the club 4, and A4 receives the heart 7. …, and so on. All card slots under the card units B, C, and D are associated, and the association is re-established after each game is completed.

[0150] Alternatively, when the card slot only receives cards according to the point number, the card slot can be set to receive multiple cards, first bind the card slot A1 under the card unit A with the elements "0", "13", "26", "39", which represent that the card slot A1 only receives cards with a point number of 1, bind the card slot A1 under the card unit A with the elements "1", "14", "27", "40", which represent that the card slot A2 only receives cards with a point number of 2, and so on. Bind the card slot A13 under the card unit A with the elements "12", "25", "38", "57", which represent that the card slot A13 only receives cards with a point number of K, and so on. Define all card slots under the card units B, C and D in the same way, then according to the random array of the computer, associate each card slot, and then calculate the number of elements associated with each card slot. Allow empty slots, then when all the card slots under each card unit are associated with a total of 27 cards, the association ends, and a new association is performed after each game is completed.

[0151] S300, acquiring the point number and the card suit of the card to be distributed identified by the card identification device, and determining the card unit and the card slot in the card storage mechanism corresponding to the card to be distributed based on the point number and / or the card suit.

[0152] It should be noted that according to the point number and the card suit of the card to be distributed identified by the card identification device, the specific element corresponding to the card is determined, and the card unit and the card slot corresponding to the card are determined according to the random array in which the specific element is located and the specific element.

[0153] S400, controlling the card storage unit to move so that the card unit and the card slot corresponding to the card to be distributed move to align with the card outlet of the card collection mechanism, and the cards in all card slots under each card unit are arranged in descending or ascending order according to the point number and / or the card suit.

[0154] It should be noted that the positions of each card unit in the storage mechanism and each card slot under each card unit, and the position of the card outlet of the card collection mechanism are stored in the PLC module of the card distribution device.

[0155] It should be further noted that the cards in all card slots under each card unit are arranged in descending or ascending order according to the point number and / or the card suit, which specifically includes two cases:

[0156] In one case, when each card slot under each card unit only corresponds to receive one card, it is necessary to sort the elements in each random array according to the point and / or color first, and then bind all the sorted random arrays to the card unit one by one, and the elements in each sorted random array are bound to the card slot under the card unit in order.

[0157] In another case, when each card slot under each card unit can correspond to receive multiple cards, it is necessary to define the cards corresponding to each card slot according to the point and / or color in order, bind each random array to the card unit, and calculate the number of elements in the random array corresponding to the card unit. The number of elements is the number of cards that each card slot needs to receive.

[0158] S500, based on the association relationship between each card unit and the player, the cards in all card slots in the card unit are transported to the corresponding player area. Specifically, based on the correspondence between the card unit serial number and the player serial number, the cards in all card slots in the card unit are transported to the corresponding player area.

[0159] Finally, a card distribution device is introduced, which comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor;

[0160] The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to execute the computer program to realize the following card distribution method:

[0161] S100, based on the number of players and the current game mode, K random arrays are generated, and the elements in each random array are associated with the card point and / or card color;

[0162] S200, respectively associate each random array with the card unit in the card buffer mechanism that can move in a straight line direction, and the elements in each random array are associated with the card slot in the corresponding card unit;

[0163] S300, obtain the card point and card color of the card to be distributed identified by the card recognition device, and determine the card unit and card slot in the card buffer mechanism corresponding to the distributed card based on the card point and / or card color.

[0164] S400, the control paper card buffer unit moves, so that the to-be-distributed paper card corresponds to the paper card slot under the paper card unit in the paper card buffer mechanism moves to align the card outlet of the paper card collection mechanism, and all paper cards in each group of paper card slots are arranged in descending or ascending order according to the number and / or color.

[0165] S500, based on the association relationship between each group of paper card units and the players, all paper cards in the paper card slots in the paper card units are transported to the corresponding player area.

[0166] The utility model discloses a paper card collection warehouse based on paper card collection mechanism carries out the recovery to the paper card of disorderly discharge, then realizes the paper card in the paper card collection warehouse output by the moving device of paper card collection mechanism gradually, and simultaneously, the color and number information of the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collection warehouse that will be output are identified by combining the paper card identification device, then the controller controls the paper card buffer mechanism that sets up in advance to receive the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collection warehouse, in the paper card buffer mechanism that sets up in advance, the paper card that each paper card slot under each paper card unit should receive is corresponded, and the difference from prior art is that each paper card slot under each paper card unit is sorted based on rules, that is, when all card slots under all paper card units receive all paper cards, all paper cards of each paper card unit are sorted from top to bottom or from bottom to top based on color and / or number and can be directly sent to the player's hand, so as to accelerate the game efficiency and improve the player experience, in addition, the completeness of the number, color and number of paper cards can be inspected by combining the paper card identification device and the paper card buffer mechanism, and the situation of missing cards and duplicate cards in the game is prevented.

[0167] The above only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary skilled person in the art, under the premise of not departing from the utility model creative idea, still can make a number of deformation and improvement, these all belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A card output mechanism for a card dealing system, the card output mechanism being used to remove cards from the card dealing system and deliver them to the player area, wherein, The card distribution system includes a card collecting mechanism for collecting cards, a card recognition device for identifying the suit and rank of cards, a card buffer mechanism for receiving cards output from the card collecting mechanism, and a controller for controlling the operation of the card collecting mechanism, the card recognition device, and the card buffer mechanism. The card output mechanism comprises: A card-retrieving device is used to retrieve cards one by one from a card buffer mechanism. The card-retrieving device includes a card-dispensing device and a power component that drives the card-dispensing device to move back and forth in a straight line. A card holder for holding the playing cards dispensed by the card dispensing device; A transport device for carrying the card box and moving it to the player area.

2. The card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The card-dispensing device specifically includes a straight section and an upward-folding section.

3. The card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The moving path of the card dispenser is perpendicular to the moving path of the card buffer mechanism. The card buffer mechanism has a card slot for storing cards located above the moving path of the card dispenser. When the card dispenser moves along the moving path to the bottom of the card slot, the upper fold of the card dispenser moves the card unit and all the cards under the card unit to take out the card unit and send it to the card box.

4. The card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system according to claim 3, characterized in that, When the card dispenser picks up a card, the card is completely in contact with the bearing surface of the straight part of the card dispenser.

5. The card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The card box is located at the other end of the card dispenser's moving path relative to the card buffer mechanism. The bearing surface of the card box is on a different horizontal plane from the bearing surface of the card dispenser. When the card dispenser takes a card from the card buffer mechanism, it moves it to the card box for misalignment and separation so that the card falls into the card box.

6. The card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The card box has a slanted guide foot extending from one end near the card dispenser towards the card dispenser's bearing surface. The extended end of the slanted guide foot is located below the card dispenser's bearing surface and forms an angle with the card dispenser's bearing surface. When the card dispenser carries a card close to the card box, the bottom surface of the card contacts the slanted guide foot. The card is guided along the slanted guide foot to separate from the card dispenser's bearing surface and is then pushed into the card box by the upper fold.

7. The card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The power assembly includes an output synchronous belt, an output motor that drives the output synchronous belt, and a guide rail parallel to the movement path of the card puller. The card puller is slidably mounted on the guide rail via a drive block. The card puller is also detachably mounted on the output synchronous belt via the drive block. When the output motor drives the output synchronous belt, it causes the card puller to perform linear reciprocating motion along the guide rail.

8. The card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system according to claim 2, characterized in that, A photoelectric sensor is installed along the movement path of the card dispenser for self-testing and resetting.

9. The card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transport device includes a turntable and a turntable motor that drives the turntable to rotate. Several of the card boxes are fixedly installed on the turntable at predetermined intervals. The turntable motor drives the turntable to rotate and moves the card boxes one by one to the card-taking position in the player area for card taking.

10. The card output mechanism applied to a card distribution system according to claim 9, characterized in that, The transport device also includes a locator for positioning the turntable or card box.

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