Intelligent dealing machine with pre-dealing function

Abstract

The utility model provides an intelligent dealing machine with a pre-dealing function, which comprises a card storage bin, a pre-dealing bin, a card outlet, a card identifying assembly, a control assembly, a dealing assembly, a rotating mechanism and a position detection assembly, wherein the card storage bin, the pre-dealing bin and the card outlet are sequentially communicated and arranged; the card storage bin comprises an identification area used for identifying card faces, at least part of the card identification area is hollow or transparent, the card identification assembly comprises an image acquisition module and an image identification module which are electrically connected, and the image acquisition module is arranged on one side of the identification area of the card storage bin; the card dealing assembly comprises a first card conveying assembly arranged in the card storage bin and a second card conveying assembly arranged in the card pre-dealing bin. According to the utility model, cards with specified colors and points can be sent to specified players in different time and spaces, the colors and the points of all the cards of the players at the same positions on the table are completely consistent, and the card dealing efficiency is greatly improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of chess and card distribution, and particularly relates to an intelligent card dealer with a pre-dealing function. BACKGROUND

[0002] In common bridge games, four players at each table form two teams to compete, and the players at several tables compete through multiple rounds or score or elimination, and finally a winning team is determined according to certain rules. If cards are randomly dealt at each table in each round, the card strength of the players at each table may differ greatly, and the game result and the strength of the players cannot be measured by a unified standard, so it is necessary to provide the players at the same position at each table with the same hand of cards in each round, for example, in the first round, the hand of cards of the players in the south direction at all n tables is completely consistent, the hand of cards of the players in the north direction is completely consistent, and the hands of the players in the east and west directions are the same. In this way, the influence of card-dealing luck on the game can be avoided, and the fairness of the competition can be improved.

[0003] A kind of automatic card dealer is disclosed in Chinese patent for invention with authorization announcement No.CN103611288B, comprising rack, rack is equipped with card storage chamber and multiple card distribution chamber, card storage chamber and card distribution chamber are arranged side by side along rack axis, the width of card storage chamber and each card distribution chamber respectively just accommodate a card, card storage chamber is located at the head end of rack, card storage chamber has card holder, card is placed on card holder, the color and point of the bottom card are exposed below card holder card storage chamber is equipped with card recognition mechanism, card recognition mechanism includes the camera and illuminating lamp for obtaining card color, point, and the image obtained by camera is input into controller. When using the automatic card dealer to deal cards, first put a stack of cards into card storage chamber;Card recognition mechanism obtains the color and point of the bottom card, and inputs the color and point information of card into controller. Controller pre-stores dealing information, which refers to the color and point information of the card to be distributed in each card distribution chamber. The card information recognized by card recognition mechanism is compared with the pre-stored dealing information in controller to determine the card should be transmitted to which card distribution chamber. However, the card dealer needs to send cards to card distribution chamber and then distribute them to each direction, which significantly reduces the efficiency of card dealing. UTILITARY MODEL

[0004] To solve the problems in the prior art, the utility model provides a kind of intelligent card dealer with pre-dealing function, to obtain the color and point by identification and match with pre-set card library to obtain the direction of the card to be distributed, realize the card with specified color and point is sent to specified player, and realize that all hand card colors and points of the players at the same position on the table are completely consistent at different times and spaces. By setting pre-dealing warehouse, the efficiency of card dealing is greatly improved.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present invention, an intelligent card dealing machine with a pre-dealing function is provided, comprising a card storage compartment, a pre-dealing compartment and a card dispensing port arranged in sequence, as well as a card recognition component, a control component, a card dealing component, a rotating mechanism and a position detection component;

[0006] The card storage compartment includes a recognition area for identifying the cards, and the recognition area is at least partially hollow or transparent;

[0007] The card recognition component includes an image acquisition module and an image recognition module that are electrically connected, and the image acquisition module is disposed on one side of the recognition area of ​​the card storage compartment;

[0008] The second card delivery component includes a first card delivery component disposed in the card storage compartment and a second card delivery component disposed in the pre-issue card compartment;

[0009] The control component is electrically connected to the image recognition module, the card dealing component, and the rotating mechanism, respectively.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment of the intelligent card dealing machine with pre-dealing function of this utility model, the length of the pre-dealing compartment is not less than the length of the recognition area.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of the intelligent card dealing machine with pre-dealing function of this utility model, the card dealing machine further includes a housing; the first card feeding component includes a card feeding friction wheel and a first drive motor for driving the card feeding friction wheel to rotate, the two being connected by a synchronous conveyor belt; the card feeding friction wheel is connected to the housing through a rotating shaft; the second card feeding component includes a card dealing friction wheel and a second drive motor for driving the card dealing friction wheel to rotate, the two being connected by a synchronous conveyor belt; the card dealing friction wheel is connected to the housing through a rotating shaft.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the intelligent card dealing machine with pre-dealing function of this utility model, the card dealing machine further includes a housing. The first card feeding component includes a card feeding friction wheel, a first synchronous wheel and a second synchronous wheel disposed at both ends of the card feeding friction wheel, and a first drive motor for driving the card feeding friction wheel to rotate. The card feeding friction wheel, the first synchronous wheel and the second synchronous wheel are connected to the housing through a first rotating shaft, and the first drive motor is connected to the first synchronous wheel through a first synchronous conveyor belt. The second card feeding component includes a card dealing friction wheel and a third synchronous wheel. The card dealing friction wheel and the third synchronous wheel are connected to the housing through a second rotating shaft, and the second synchronous wheel and the third synchronous wheel are connected through a second synchronous conveyor belt.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the intelligent card dealing machine with pre-dealing function of this utility model, the card dealing friction wheel is arranged in the pre-dealing compartment in a direction parallel to the card dealing opening, vibrating back and forth.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the intelligent card dealing machine with pre-dealing function of this utility model, the rotating mechanism includes a rotating support base, a rotating drive wheel and a rotating driven wheel located below the rotating support base, and a third drive motor. The rotating support base is disposed at the bottom of the card dealing machine. The rotating drive wheel is connected to the housing through a third rotating shaft. The rotating driven wheel is connected to the rotating support base through a fourth rotating shaft. The third drive motor is connected to the rotating drive wheel and the rotating drive wheel through a synchronous conveyor belt.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. This utility model sets up an identification and control component in the card dealing machine. By identifying the suit and rank, the card is matched with a pre-set card library to determine the position where the card should be assigned. This enables the card of a specified suit and rank to be sent to a specified player. Furthermore, it ensures that all cards in the hands of players at the same position on the table have the same suit and rank, regardless of the time or location.

[0017] 2. This utility model sets up a pre-dealing card compartment in the card dealing machine. While the rotating mechanism is operating, the cards that have been identified are pre-transmitted to the pre-dealing card compartment. In this case, the card recognition component can simultaneously identify and match the next card to be dealt, thereby realizing a continuous cycle of recognition, rotation and card dealing, which greatly improves the card dealing efficiency.

[0018] 3. When a card is stuck, this utility model controls the second component to rotate in the opposite direction and simultaneously implements micro-vibration to vibrate and return the card to the card storage compartment, thereby effectively solving the card problem and greatly improving the card dealing efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Fig. 1 A schematic diagram of the main sectional view of the intelligent card dealing machine of this utility model;

[0020] Fig. 2 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of this utility model's intelligent card dealing machine;

[0021] Fig. 3 A bottom view of the intelligent card dealing machine of this utility model.

[0022] Among them, 1-card storage compartment, 2-pre-card distribution compartment, 3-card dispensing port, 4-identification component, 5-first card delivery component, 501-first synchronous pulley, 502-card delivery friction wheel, 503-second synchronous pulley, 6-second card delivery component, 7-first drive motor, 8-card dispensing sensor, 9-rotation mechanism, 901-rotation drive wheel, 902-rotation driven wheel, 903-rotation motor, 10-first synchronous transmission belt, 11-second synchronous transmission belt. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0024] refer to Figs. 1-3 A specific embodiment of this utility model provides an intelligent card dealing machine with a pre-dealing function. The intelligent card dealing machine includes a housing, a card storage compartment 1, a pre-dealing compartment 2 and a card dispensing port 3 arranged in sequence within the housing, as well as a card recognition component 4, a control component, a card dealing component, a rotating mechanism 9 and a position recognition component.

[0025] The housing is also provided with a card placement opening for placing cards in the card storage compartment, and the card placement opening is connected to the card storage compartment;

[0026] A hollow card recognition area is provided on the bottom side of the card storage compartment away from the card dispensing port;

[0027] The card recognition component includes an image acquisition module and an image recognition module electrically connected, with the image acquisition module disposed below the card recognition area;

[0028] The card-dealing component includes a first card-delivering component 5 disposed in the card storage compartment and a second card-delivering component 6 disposed in the pre-dealing compartment;

[0029] The control component is electrically connected to the image recognition module, the card dealing component, and the rotating mechanism 9, respectively.

[0030] The card dealing machine also includes a power supply and a switch disposed inside the housing. The power supply is electrically connected to the card recognition component, the control component, the first card feeding component, the second card feeding component, and the rotating mechanism. In addition, the card dealing machine can also be powered by an external power source, in which case the card dealing machine is provided with a plug for connecting to the external power source.

[0031] In specific embodiments of this utility model, the structure of the first card feeding component 5 and the second card feeding component 6 is not particularly limited. Common roller transmission methods in the art can achieve the purpose of card feeding of this utility model. In this embodiment, the first card feeding component may include a card feeding friction wheel and a first drive motor for driving the card feeding friction wheel to rotate, and the two are connected by a synchronous conveyor belt. The card feeding friction wheel is connected to the housing through a rotating shaft. The second card feeding component includes a card dealing friction wheel and a second drive motor for driving the card dealing friction wheel to rotate, and the two are connected by a synchronous conveyor belt. The card dealing friction wheel is connected to the housing through a rotating shaft. Furthermore, considering size, weight, and cost, a structure can be adopted in which the first card-feeding assembly and the second card-feeding assembly are driven by a single drive motor. Specifically, the first card-feeding assembly includes a card-feeding friction wheel 502, a first synchronous wheel 501 and a second synchronous wheel 503 disposed at both ends of the card-feeding friction wheel, and a first drive motor 7 for driving the card-feeding friction wheel to rotate. The card-feeding friction wheel 502, the first synchronous wheel 501, and the second synchronous wheel 503 are connected to the housing via a first rotating shaft, and the first drive motor 7 is connected to the first synchronous wheel 501 via a first synchronous conveyor belt 10. The second card-feeding assembly includes a card-dealing friction wheel and a third synchronous wheel. The card-dealing friction wheel and the third synchronous wheel are connected to the housing via a second rotating shaft, and the second synchronous wheel 503 and the third synchronous wheel are connected via a second synchronous conveyor belt 11.

[0032] In a specific embodiment of this utility model, a driven wheel is provided above the card-dealing friction wheel, and a gap is left between the card-dealing friction wheel and the driven wheel to allow the cards to pass smoothly. The cards can be transmitted and dealt more smoothly by the pressure of the driven wheel.

[0033] In the specific embodiments of this utility model, the rotating mechanism is not particularly limited. Common rotating methods in the art can achieve the purpose of rotating the card dealer of this utility model. In this embodiment, the rotating mechanism 9 may include a rotating support base, a rotating drive wheel 901 and a rotating driven wheel 902 located below the rotating support base, and a third drive motor 903. The rotating support base is disposed at the bottom of the card dealer. The rotating drive wheel 901 is connected to the housing through a rotating shaft. The rotating driven wheel 902 is connected to the rotating support base through a rotating shaft. The third drive motor 903 is connected to the rotating drive wheel 901 and the rotating drive wheel 902 through a synchronous conveyor belt.

[0034] In specific embodiments of this utility model, the integration method of the image card recognition component and the control component is not particularly limited. Whether it is a design that integrates all or part of the components or a completely independent component layout, the purpose of this utility model can be achieved.

[0035] In another specific embodiment of this utility model, supplementary lights are also provided around the image recognition module to improve the accuracy of image recognition.

[0036] In another specific embodiment of this utility model, the card-dealing friction wheel and / or the card-feeding friction wheel are reciprocatingly vibrating within the pre-dealing compartment along the direction of the card-dealing opening. When the card-dealing machine jams (i.e., multiple cards are being delivered simultaneously), the control component controls the second card-feeding component to rotate in the opposite direction and simultaneously activate reciprocating micro-vibration along the direction of the card outlet, thereby transferring the excess cards back to the card storage compartment, thus achieving smooth card dealing without manual intervention.

[0037] In another specific embodiment of this utility model, the card dealing machine also includes a card dispensing sensor disposed at the card dispensing port. On the one hand, when a single motor controls both the card feeding component and the card dealing component, the card dispensing sensor will stop the operation of the card feeding component when it detects a card, so as to prevent the card from being dealt prematurely. On the other hand, the card dispensing sensor can count the number of cards that have been dealt. When the number reaches the upper limit of the preset card pool, the card dealing can be completed directly without stopping the operation of the card feeding component and a message indicating that the card dealing is complete will be displayed.

[0038] Based on the aforementioned intelligent card dealing machine (e.g., the card feeding component and the card dealing component are each controlled by their own motors), the specific card dealing method includes the following steps:

[0039] 1) Place the cards to be assigned in the card storage compartment;

[0040] 2) The card recognition component is used to identify the cards to be dealt, and the identified suit and rank are transmitted to the control component;

[0041] 3) The position detection component is used to detect the current position of the dealing port, and the current position of the dealing port is transmitted to the control component;

[0042] 4) The control component matches the received suit and rank with a pre-set deck to determine the position to which the card to be dealt should be assigned. The pre-set deck includes suit, rank, and position.

[0043] 5) The control component compares the position to which the card to be dealt should be assigned with the current position of the card-dealing slot: when the two positions are the same, the control component controls the first card-delivering component and the second card-delivering component to deliver the card to be dealt to the card-dealing slot for distribution; when the two positions are different, the control component simultaneously controls the rotating component to rotate the card-dealing slot to the position determined in step 4) and then stops rotating, and the first card-delivering component delivers the card to the pre-dealing slot, and then the control component controls the second card-delivering component to deliver the card to be dealt to the card-dealing slot for distribution.

[0044] 6) After the card to be dealt leaves the recognition area, repeat steps 2) to 5) until all cards to be assigned are dealt. In step 3), the current card dealing position is replaced with the position of the previous card to be dealt obtained by the control component.

[0045] Based on the aforementioned intelligent card dealing machine (e.g., the card feeding component and the card dealing component are controlled by a single motor), the card dealing method may also include the following steps:

[0046] 1) Place the cards to be assigned in the card storage compartment;

[0047] 2) The card recognition component is used to identify the cards to be dealt, and the identified suit and rank are transmitted to the control component;

[0048] 3) The position detection component is used to detect the current position of the dealing port, and the current position of the dealing port is transmitted to the control component;

[0049] 4) The control component is used to match the received suit and rank with a pre-set deck to determine the position to which the card to be dealt should be assigned. The pre-set deck includes suit, rank, and position.

[0050] 5) The control component compares the position to which the card to be dealt should be assigned with the current position of the card dealing port: when the two positions are the same, the control component controls the first card delivery component and the second card delivery component to deliver the card to the card dealing sensor at the card dealing port and stop delivering when the sensor recognizes that there is a card; when the two positions are different, the control component simultaneously controls the rotating component to rotate the card dealing port to the position determined in step 4) and then stop rotating, and the first card delivery component and the second card delivery component to deliver the card to the card dealing sensor at the card dealing port and stop delivering when the sensor recognizes that there is a card.

[0051] 6) Determine whether the number of currently identified cards has reached the maximum number of cards to be dealt. When the maximum number of cards to be dealt is reached, the control component controls the second card delivery component to deliver the cards through the card outlet, i.e., all cards are dealt. When the maximum number of cards to be dealt is not reached, the card recognition component is used to identify the next card to be dealt and transmits the identified suit and rank to the control component. Then the control component controls the second card delivery component to deliver the cards from the card outlet in step 5).

[0052] 7) Repeat steps 3) through 6) until all cards to be assigned have been dealt.

[0053] In another specific embodiment of this utility model, the method further includes the step of initializing the position of the card dealing machine before placing the cards to be distributed into the card storage compartment.

[0054] In another specific embodiment of this utility model, the deck of cards to be dealt can be sent to the control component via a remote control system, or the deck of cards to be dealt can be pre-stored within the control component. Furthermore, the module within the control component that stores the deck of cards to be dealt can also be set up separately by being electrically connected to the control component.

[0055] It should be noted that, based on the above embodiments of this utility model, those skilled in the art can fully realize the scope of the independent claims and dependent claims of this utility model, and the implementation process and methods are the same as those in the above embodiments; and the parts of this utility model not described in detail belong to the well-known technology in the art. However, the protection scope of this utility model is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An intelligent card dealing machine with pre-dealing function, characterized in that, It includes a card storage compartment, a pre-dealing compartment and a card dispensing port arranged in sequence, as well as a card recognition component, a control component, a card dispensing component, a rotating mechanism and a position detection component; The card storage compartment includes a recognition area for identifying the cards, and the recognition area is at least partially hollow or transparent; The card recognition component includes an image acquisition module and an image recognition module that are electrically connected, and the image acquisition module is disposed on one side of the recognition area of ​​the card storage compartment; The card-dealing component includes a first card-delivering component disposed in the card storage compartment and a second card-delivering component disposed in the pre-dealing compartment. The control component is electrically connected to the image recognition module, the card dealing component, and the rotating mechanism, respectively.

2. The intelligent card dealing machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The length of the pre-issued card compartment is not less than the length of the identification area.

3. The intelligent card dealing machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The card dealing machine also includes supplementary lights positioned around the image acquisition module.

4. The intelligent card dealing machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The card dealing machine also includes a card dispensing sensor located at the card dispensing port.

5. The intelligent card dealing machine as described in any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The card dealing machine also includes a housing. The first card feeding assembly includes a card feeding friction wheel and a first drive motor for driving the card feeding friction wheel to rotate. The two are connected by a synchronous conveyor belt. The card feeding friction wheel is connected to the housing through a rotating shaft. The second card feeding assembly includes a card dealing friction wheel and a second drive motor for driving the card dealing friction wheel to rotate. The two are connected by a synchronous conveyor belt. The card dealing friction wheel is connected to the housing through a rotating shaft.

6. The intelligent card dealing machine as described in any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The card dealing machine further includes a housing. The first card feeding assembly includes a card feeding friction wheel, a first synchronous wheel and a second synchronous wheel disposed at both ends of the card feeding friction wheel, and a first drive motor for driving the card feeding friction wheel to rotate. The card feeding friction wheel, the first synchronous wheel and the second synchronous wheel are connected to the housing via a first rotating shaft, and the first drive motor and the first synchronous wheel are connected via a first synchronous conveyor belt. The second card feeding assembly includes a card dealing friction wheel and a third synchronous wheel. The card dealing friction wheel and the third synchronous wheel are connected to the housing via a second rotating shaft, and the second synchronous wheel and the third synchronous wheel are connected via a second synchronous conveyor belt.

7. The intelligent card dealing machine as described in claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The card-dealing friction wheel and / or the card-feeding friction wheel can be reciprocated and vibrated in the pre-dealing compartment in a direction parallel to the card-dealing opening.

8. The intelligent card dealing machine as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The rotating mechanism includes a rotating support base, a rotating drive wheel and a rotating driven wheel located below the rotating support base, and a third drive motor. The rotating support base is located at the bottom of the card dealing machine. The rotating drive wheel is connected to the housing via a third rotating shaft. The rotating driven wheel is connected to the rotating support base via a fourth rotating shaft. The third drive motor is connected to the rotating drive wheel, and the rotating drive wheel and the rotating driven wheel are connected via a synchronous conveyor belt.

9. The intelligent card dealing machine as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The rotating mechanism includes a rotating support base, a rotating drive wheel and a rotating driven wheel located below the rotating support base, and a third drive motor. The rotating support base is located at the bottom of the card dealing machine. The rotating drive wheel is connected to the housing via a third rotating shaft. The rotating driven wheel is connected to the rotating support base via a fourth rotating shaft. The third drive motor is connected to the rotating drive wheel, and the rotating drive wheel and the rotating driven wheel are connected via a synchronous conveyor belt.

10. The intelligent card dealing machine as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The rotating mechanism includes a rotating support base, a rotating drive wheel and a rotating driven wheel located below the rotating support base, and a third drive motor. The rotating support base is located at the bottom of the card dealing machine. The rotating drive wheel is connected to the housing via a third rotating shaft. The rotating driven wheel is connected to the rotating support base via a fourth rotating shaft. The third drive motor is connected to the rotating drive wheel, and the rotating drive wheel and the rotating driven wheel are connected via a synchronous conveyor belt.

Images