Card collecting mechanism

Abstract

The utility model discloses a card collecting mechanism, the card collecting mechanism is used for collecting the preset number of cards which are arranged disorderly and moving and outputting the cards in the card collecting mechanism one by one, the card distributing system comprises the card collecting mechanism used for collecting the cards and a card identifying device used for identifying the patterns and the points of the cards, the card collecting mechanism is used for collecting cards, the card identifying device is used for identifying the cards, the card caching mechanism is used for receiving the cards output from the card collecting mechanism, and the controller is used for controlling the operation of the card collecting mechanism, the card identifying device and the card caching mechanism, and is characterized in that the card collecting mechanism comprises a card collecting bin used for containing a preset number of cards which are arranged disorderly; and the moving device comprises at least two roll shafts which are arranged in parallel front and back at a preset interval and is used for moving the cards in the card collecting bin one by one.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a card dispenser field especially relates to a paper card collection mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] Paper card game is not only a more popular entertainment way, and paper card game includes egg, and the paper card game such as fighting lord, and these paper card games are also intelligence sports, according to different game rules, usually use a or multiple paper cards to play, wherein, each paper card includes spade, heart, plum blossom and square four, and each color includes thirteen different point cards, including 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, under different game rules, each paper card is sorted according to its color and point.

[0003] In the process of playing paper card game, after finishing a round, it needs to be redistributed after reshuffling, and then the next round is continued, and at present, the action of shuffling and distributing is mainly realized by artificial, of course, there is also a mechanical device instead, such as automatic card dispenser on the market, but, at present, whether artificial or automatic card dispenser, in general paper card game, players need to sort the paper card of chaotic card sequence after getting hand card.

[0004] Although automatic card dispenser has improved the game speed compared with artificial card dispenser and realized more thorough and random shuffling, however, in order to further improve the game speed and the game experience of players, a paper card distribution system is needed, which can realize that the well-shuffled paper card is sorted according to the rules, so that the player does not need to sort when getting hand card, in this process, the paper card needs to be collected and then output, but it is found in practice that the output of paper card with belt will cause the output of paper card in series and then lead to output failure, therefore, a paper card collection mechanism is proposed. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] In order to further improve the game speed and the game experience of players, the utility model provides a paper card collection mechanism for collecting paper card and conveying paper card, which is applied to paper card distribution system, and the system can directly send the sorted hand card of each player to the player.

[0006] According to the first aspect of the utility model provides paper collection mechanism, paper collection mechanism is applied to paper dispensing system, paper collection mechanism is used for collecting the paper of preset quantity in disorder and moves the paper in paper collection mechanism output paper by piece, wherein, the paper dispensing system includes, paper collection mechanism for collecting paper, paper identification device for identifying paper color and point, paper buffer mechanism for receiving the paper output from the paper collection mechanism, and controller for controlling the paper collection mechanism, paper identification device and paper buffer mechanism operation;The paper collection mechanism includes:

[0007] Paper collection bin for accommodating the paper of preset quantity in disorder;Moving device including at least two roller shafts arranged in parallel in front and back with predetermined interval, for moving the paper of paper collection bin by piece.

[0008] In some embodiments, the predetermined interval between the two roller shafts is not greater than the length of the paper. It should be noted that the general paper is rectangular, and the length of the paper here is the length of the longer side of the rectangular paper. The roller shafts need to continuously transfer the paper, so the distance between the roller shafts is less than the length of the paper.

[0009] In some embodiments, the bottom of the paper collection bin is provided with a hollow area, and a camera module is arranged below the hollow area. The camera module captures the color and point information of the lowermost paper in the paper collection bin through the hollow area.

[0010] It should be noted that each paper has an identification mark that can identify the color and point. The hollow area is designed to allow the identification mark of the lowermost paper in the paper collection bin to leak out, 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 paper 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.

[0011] In some embodiments, the paper identification device sets a predetermined time interval to capture the identification image in time sequence. It can be understood that the time interval is determined according to the transmission speed of the lowermost paper in the paper collection bin. As long as the time interval is set to meet the shooting before each paper is transmitted.

[0012] In some embodiments, a detection sensor is arranged on the moving path of the lowest card in the card collecting bin of the card collecting mechanism, and the camera module is triggered to take a picture when the lowest card in the card collecting bin moves to the detection area of the detection sensor along the card moving path. Specifically, the detection sensor can be one of an infrared sensor, a photoelectric sensor, and the like.

[0013] It should be noted that the installation position of the detection sensor is the position where the lowest card in the card collecting bin moves to the position where the identification mark is just identified and the camera area of the camera module is aligned with the identification mark. Specifically, the position of the detection sensor is related to the position of the camera module and the hollow area. It can be understood that as long as the camera module can take a picture through the hollow area when the card passes through the detection area of the detection sensor, the position can be adjusted through continuous testing by those skilled in the art, and thus no further description is given here.

[0014] 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, and the lowest card in the card collecting bin is sequentially conveyed to the outlet of the moving device through the first roller and the second roller.

[0015] 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 in 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.

[0016] Further, the second motor comprises a driving axle, the first roller comprises a driven axle, and the second roller 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 through the second synchronous belt, the driving axle of the second roller is drivingly connected with the driven axle of the first roller through the speed reduction synchronous belt, the wheel radii of the driving axle of the second motor, the driven axle of the first roller, and the driven axle of the second roller are equal, and the wheel radius ratio of the driving axle of the second roller to the driven axle of the first roller is 1:2.

[0017] It should be noted that the two rollers are designed to have a speed difference, which makes the card accelerate out of the outlet, increases the distance with the next card, and further prevents the phenomenon that two cards are conveyed to the outlet at the same time.

[0018] In some embodiments, the bottom surface of the card collecting bin is inclined, and the card collecting mechanism further comprises a card pressing plate for pressing the cards in the card collecting bin, so that the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin is kept in close contact with the moving device, and the pressing force of the card pressing plate can ensure that all the cards in the card collecting bin are successfully pressed to keep the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin in close contact with the moving device, so that the moving device sends the cards out one by one through friction.

[0019] It should be noted that the inclined bottom surface can overcome the inertia of the cards, that is, the cards in contact with the output cards have a tendency to fall backward to offset the associated tendency to solve the associated problem.

[0020] In some embodiments, the card pressing plate is rotatably arranged on one side of the top of the card collecting bin along a rotating shaft, when it is necessary to collect cards, the card pressing plate is rotated to open the card inlet of the card collecting bin, and after the collection is completed, the card pressing plate is rotated to exert a self-weight force from the top of the card collecting bin to press the cards in the card collecting bin.

[0021] In some embodiments, the moving device is arranged below the card collecting bin, and the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin is in close contact with the upper end surface of the roller shaft.

[0022] In some embodiments, an L-shaped card blocking device is arranged in the card collecting bin, the L-shaped card blocking device comprises a vertical part and a horizontal part, the vertical part cooperates with the inner wall of the card collecting bin to form a card accommodating bin, the vertical part blocks the movement of the cards other than the card to be output in the movement direction of the card to be output, and the horizontal part cooperates with the top end tangent of at least one roller shaft to form a limiting outlet, the limiting outlet only allows one card to pass through, further solving the problem of failure caused by the associated output of the cards.

[0023] In the embodiments provided in the second aspect of the present application, the card distribution system comprises:

[0024] A card collecting mechanism comprising a card collecting bin and a moving device arranged below the card collecting bin, the card collecting bin is used for collecting a preset number of cards in disorder, and the moving device is used for moving the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin one by one;

[0025] A card identifying device for identifying the suit and point value of the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin;

[0026] The paper card caching mechanism comprises M paper card units arranged along the same line, and each paper card unit comprises N paper card slots arranged along the same line, and the paper card slots are used to sequentially match and receive the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collecting bin moved by the moving device, wherein the paper cards in all the paper card slots under each paper card unit are arranged in order from top to bottom or from bottom to top according to the card value and / or the card suit.

[0027] It should be noted that the number of paper card units M and the number of paper card slots N can be determined according to the number of players and the game rules. For example, in a Pai Gow card game, M can be set to 4, i.e. there are 4 paper card units, and N can be set to 27, i.e. there are 27 card slots under each paper card unit. The paper cards in all the paper card slots under each paper 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 paper cards corresponding to each paper card slot by computer, i.e. the first card slot under the first paper card unit receives a paper card with a suit of spades and a value of 1, the second card slot under the first paper card unit receives a paper card with a suit of clubs and a value of 5, and so on. When defining each paper card slot, the paper card slots under each paper card unit are arranged in order, i.e. the paper card slots under each paper card unit are arranged in order from top to bottom or from bottom to top according to the card suit and / or the card value. Therefore, when all the paper card slots under the paper card unit receive the corresponding paper cards, the paper card unit can output a complete set of ordered hand cards that can be sent to the players.

[0028] In some embodiments, the paper card recognition device comprises a camera module, the bottom of the paper card collecting bin is provided with an open area, and the camera module is arranged below the open area. The camera module captures the suit and value information of the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collecting bin through the open area and sends the suit and value information of the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collecting bin to the controller.

[0029] It should be noted that each paper card has an identification mark that can identify the suit and value. The open area is designed to allow the identification mark of the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collecting bin to be exposed, so that the camera module can capture the identification image. The shape and specific position of the open area are not limited here. The camera module identifies the value and suit of the paper card by capturing the identification image. The image recognition technology used by the camera module is a common technology in the image recognition field, and is not described in detail here.

[0030] In some embodiments, the card dispensing system further comprises a controller configured to determine the card unit corresponding to the card at the bottom of the card collection bin and the card slot under the card unit according to the color and point of the card at the bottom of the card collection bin identified by the card identification device, and control the card buffering mechanism to move the card slot under the card unit to the outlet of the moving device in the card collection mechanism.

[0031] It should 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.

[0032] In some embodiments, the card identification device sets a predetermined time interval to 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 collection bin, as long as the time interval is set to meet the shooting before each card transmission.

[0033] In some embodiments, the card identification device further comprises a shooting sensor arranged on the moving path of the card at the bottom of the card collection bin in the card collection mechanism. When the card at the bottom of 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.

[0034] It should be noted that the installation position of the shooting sensor is the position where the card at the bottom of the card collection bin moves to the position where the identification mark is just identified and the camera area of the camera module is aligned with the identification mark. The specific shooting sensor position is related to the position of the camera module and the hollow area. It can be understood that as long as the card can pass through the hollow area to be shot by the camera module when the shooting sensor triggers the camera module to shoot, the position can be corrected by continuous testing by those skilled in the art, and no more details are given here.

[0035] In some embodiments, the moving device comprises a first motor and a first synchronous belt driven by the first motor, the first synchronous belt being arranged below the card collection bin, the card at the bottom of the card collection bin being in contact with the first synchronous belt, when the first motor drives the first synchronous belt to move, the first synchronous belt moves the card at the bottom of the card collection bin out of the card collection bin one by one by friction.

[0036] In some embodiments, the width of the first synchronous belt is less than the width of the card.

[0037] It should be noted that the width of the first synchronous belt cannot be greater than the width of the card, so as to prevent the first synchronous belt from completely covering the identification mark of the card.

[0038] 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, and the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin is sequentially conveyed to the outlet of the moving device by the first roller and the second roller.

[0039] 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 card at the bottom of the card collecting bin is sequentially conveyed to the outlet of the moving device by the first roller and the second roller, and the linear speed ratio of the first roller to the second roller is 1:2.

[0040] Further, the second motor comprises a driving axle, the first roller comprises a driven axle, the second roller 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 through the second synchronous belt, the driving axle of the second roller is drivingly connected with the driven axle of the first roller through the speed reduction synchronous belt, the wheel radius of the driving axle of the second motor, the driven axle of the first roller, and the driven axle of the second roller are all equal, and the wheel radius ratio of the driving axle of the second roller to the driven axle of the first roller is 1:2.

[0041] It should be noted that the two rollers are designed to have a speed difference, which makes the card accelerate out of the outlet, increases the distance with the next card, and further prevents the phenomenon that two cards are conveyed to the outlet at the same time.

[0042] In some embodiments, the outlet of the moving device is a limiting outlet, and the height of the limiting outlet only allows one card to pass through.

[0043] In some embodiments, the card collecting mechanism further comprises a card pressing plate for pressing the cards in the card collecting bin, so that the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin is kept in close contact with the moving device. The pressing force of the card pressing plate can ensure that all the cards in the card collecting bin are successfully pressed to keep the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin in close contact with the moving device, so that the moving device can send the cards out one by one by friction.

[0044] In some embodiments, the card pressing plate is rotatably arranged on one side of the top of the card collecting bin along a rotating shaft. When it is necessary to collect cards, the card pressing plate is rotated to open the card inlet of the card collecting bin. After the collection is completed, the card pressing plate is rotated to press the cards in the card collecting bin under the self-weight force exerted by the card pressing plate from the top of the card collecting bin.

[0045] In some embodiments, the card collecting mechanism further comprises a card position sensor 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 and send the information of the detected push-out position of the lowest card in the card collecting bin to the controller. In actual use, the card position sensor is used to detect the failure of the card insertion process from the card collecting bin to the card buffer mechanism (the failure forms include that the card is not inserted to the position and not inserted out, and the causes of the failure include that the card is deformed or has a missing corner). When the card insertion fails, the first motor drives the moving device to pull back the card and then re-insert the card. If the failure occurs for multiple times, the failure will be reported, and the card will be replaced manually.

[0046] In some embodiments, a predetermined interval is arranged between each of the card units of the card buffer mechanism. The interval is set to facilitate the subsequent card taking and distinguish the card units.

[0047] In some embodiments, each of the card units in the card unit and the card slot under the card units can vertically reciprocate relative to the outlet of the moving device.

[0048] It should be noted that the card collecting mechanism is relatively static. In order to match different cards to different card slots, each of the card units in the card unit can vertically move 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.

[0049] 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 opposite side plates fixedly connected to the top plate, the third motor drives the buffer frame to move along a straight line, the opposite inner sides of the two side plates in the buffer frame are vertically distributed with M card units, and each of the card units comprises N card slots vertically distributed.

[0050] In some embodiments, one of the two side plates is fixedly provided with a first driving block which is detachably sleeved on a flat section of a third synchronous belt, and the third motor drives the third synchronous belt to reciprocate, thereby driving the card unit to perform linear vertical reciprocating motion.

[0051] In some embodiments, one of the two side plates is fixedly provided with a first driving block which is detachably sleeved on a flat section of a third synchronous belt, and the third motor drives the third synchronous belt to reciprocate, thereby driving the card unit to perform linear vertical reciprocating motion.

[0052] In some embodiments, one side of the flat section of the third synchronous belt is provided in parallel with a guide rail, and the first driving block is slidingly connected to the guide rail, and each of the card units in the card storage mechanism performs vertical reciprocating motion along the guide rail. The provision of the guide rail can calibrate the movement path of the card storage mechanism, and the movement of the card storage mechanism under the control of the third motor is more accurate.

[0053] In some embodiments, the card storage mechanism further comprises a positioning sensor for detecting the position of a predetermined card unit and sending the position information of the predetermined card unit to the controller. The positioning sensor can also allow the card storage mechanism to perform self-checking and resetting before inserting the card, further improving the accuracy of the movement of the card storage mechanism under the control of the third motor.

[0054] In some embodiments, the card storage mechanism further comprises a card stopper for limiting the card entering the card unit, preventing the card from protruding relative to the card slot after insertion and causing the risk of subsequent card bending.

[0055] In some embodiments, the card stopper can be a baffle fixedly provided on the other side opposite to the card insertion side of the card storage mechanism, for limiting the card entering the card slot.

[0056] In some embodiments, the card storage mechanism further comprises a rebound limiter for limiting the card entering the card unit, preventing the card from protruding relative to the card slot after insertion and rebounding and causing the risk of subsequent card bending.

[0057] In some embodiments, the rebound limiter can be an elastic member provided on one of the two side plates, for applying a transverse force to clamp the card entering the card storage mechanism.

[0058] In some embodiments, the rebound limiter can be an inverted hook member provided on the card storage mechanism, for limiting the card entering the card storage mechanism.

[0059] In some embodiments, the card distribution system further comprises:

[0060] A card output mechanism is arranged to sequentially receive cards from all N card slots in each of the card units and to deliver the received cards to a designated position on the table.

[0061] In some embodiments, the card output mechanism comprises card boxes, each of which is arranged to receive cards from all N card slots under each of the card units; a card taking device arranged to sequentially take cards from all N card slots in each of the card units; and a carousel device arranged to carry the card boxes and to deliver the card boxes to the designated position on the table.

[0062] In some embodiments, the card taking device comprises a card picker and a power assembly arranged to drive the card picker to move back and forth along a straight path, the moving path of the card picker being perpendicular to the moving path of the card units and the card slots under the card units, the card units and the card slots under the card units being arranged above the moving path of the card picker, when the card picker moves to below the card units and the card slots under the card units along the moving path, an upper folding portion of the card picker picks up all the cards under the card units and delivers the cards to the card boxes.

[0063] It is to be noted that the card picker sequentially picks up all the cards from all the card slots under each of the card units one by one from bottom to top, in actual use, after each of the card units receives all the designated cards, it is moved to the topmost position, the card picker is moved to the topmost position towards the card units so that the card picker is located directly below the card units, then the card units are moved downward by a predetermined distance, so that the upper folding portion of the card picker is aligned with all the card slots under the bottommost card units, then the card picker is driven to move towards the card boxes to pick up all the cards from the card units and the card slots under the card units and deliver the cards to the card boxes, and the process is repeated until all the cards in the N card units are picked up and delivered to the card boxes.

[0064] In some embodiments, when the card picker picks up the cards, the bottommost card of the card units and the card slots under the card units completely fits the carrying surface of the card picker.

[0065] In some embodiments, the card boxes are arranged at the other end of the moving path of the card picker relative to the card units, the card boxes are vertically misaligned with the card picker, after the card picker picks up a portion of cards from the card units and delivers the cards to the card boxes, the card picker is misaligned with the card boxes to allow the cards to fall into the card boxes.

[0066] In some embodiments, the end of the card box close to the card dealer extends a slanting guide towards the bearing surface of the card dealer, the extended end of the slanting guide is below the bearing surface of the card dealer and forms an angle with the bearing surface of the card dealer, when the card dealer carries the card close to 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 dealer and is further pushed into the card box by the upper folding part.

[0067] In some embodiments, the power assembly comprises a fourth synchronous belt, a fourth motor driving the fourth synchronous belt to move, and a guide rail parallel to the moving path of the card dealer, the card dealer is slidably installed on the guide rail through a driving block, the card dealer is further detachably installed on the fourth synchronous belt through the driving block, the fourth motor drives the fourth synchronous belt to move, which further drives the card dealer to move along the guide rail, the guide rail can calibrate the moving path of the card dealer, and the card dealer controlled by the fourth motor moves more accurately.

[0068] In some embodiments, a photoelectric sensor is arranged on the moving path of the card dealer for self-checking and resetting of the card dealer.

[0069] In some embodiments, the rotating disc device comprises a rotating disc and a fifth motor driving the rotating disc to rotate, a plurality of the card boxes are fixedly installed on the rotating disc at predetermined intervals, and the fifth motor drives the rotating disc to rotate to move the card boxes to the card taking position one by one for card taking.

[0070] In some embodiments, the rotating disc device further comprises a positioner for positioning the position of the rotating disc or the card box.

[0071] In some embodiments, the card buffer mechanism further comprises an arched card protector fixedly arranged on the moving path of the card between the card buffer mechanism and the card output mechanism, for preventing the card from shaking left and right during the process of being taken out from the card buffer mechanism by the card output mechanism.

[0072] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0073] The card collecting mechanism of the utility model is provided with a card collecting bin for accommodating disordered cards, the roller shafts arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals are used to make the cards output from the card collecting bin, the problem of card connection in the prior art card collecting mechanism is solved, the cards can be matched and entered into the card buffer mechanism one by one, and the function of dealing cards one by one is realized through a relatively simple and practical structure. The card collecting mechanism of the utility model has the effects of simple structure, strong stability and low card connection rate, and has good practical effects in the card distribution system for regularly buffering cards. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0074] Figure 1 is a structural view of a card distribution system to which the card collecting mechanism provided by the utility model is applicable;

[0075] Figure 2 is a structural view of the card collecting mechanism provided by the utility model;

[0076] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is a side structural view of the card collecting mechanism in the middle;

[0077] Figure 4 is Figure 3 is a structural view of the card collecting mechanism after hiding the side plate in the middle;

[0078] Figure 5 is Figure 4 is a partial structural view of the moving device of the card collecting mechanism in the middle;

[0079] Figure 6 is Figure 5 is a partial structural view of the moving device in the middle;

[0080] Figure 7 is a side structural view of the card collecting mechanism after hiding the side plate, wherein the card collecting bin in the view is placed with cards;

[0081] Figure 8 is a structural view of another moving device of the card collecting mechanism.

[0082] Figure 9 is Figure 1 is a structural view of the card buffer mechanism in the middle;

[0083] Figure 10 is Figure 9 is a back structural view of the card buffer mechanism in the middle;

[0084] Figure 11 is Figure 9 is a structural view of the card buffer mechanism after hiding the card unit in the middle;

[0085] Figure 12 is a structural view of the card unit;

[0086] Figure 13 is Figure 12 is an enlarged view of the F area in the middle;

[0087] Figure 14 is a structural view of the rotating disc device of the card output mechanism provided by the utility model;

[0088] Figure 15 is a structural view of the card taking device of the card output mechanism provided by the utility model;

[0089] Figure 16 is the structural view of the card box of the card output mechanism provided by the utility model,

[0090] Figure 17 is applied to Figure 1 card control method of card distribution system.

[0091] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS: 0, card, 1, card collection mechanism, 2, card identification device, 3, card buffer mechanism, 4, card output mechanism, 10, card collection bin, 11, hollow area, 12, first motor, 13, first synchronous belt, 14, second motor, 15, second synchronous belt, 16, first roller, 17, speed reduction synchronous belt, 18, second roller, 19, drive shaft of second motor, 110, driven shaft of first roller, 111, driven shaft of second roller, 112, drive shaft of second roller, 115, card pressing plate, 113, L-shaped card stopper, 114, card position sensor, 21, shooting sensor, 31, third motor, 32, buffer frame, 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 shifter, 43, upper folding part of card shifter, 44, bearing surface of card shifter, 45, oblique guide leg, 46, fourth synchronous belt, 47, fourth motor, 48, second guide rail, 49, second driving block, 410, photoelectric sensor, 411, turntable, 412, fifth motor;

[0092] Wherein, A, B, C, D are all card units, A1, A2, B1 are all card slots, G is the predetermined interval between card units. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0093] The preferred embodiments of the utility model will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the utility model are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the utility model can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described here. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the utility model more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the utility model to those skilled in the art.

[0094] 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 this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "and / or," as used herein, refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0095] It should be understood that although the terms "first", "second", "third" and the like can be used herein to describe various information, the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another type of information.

[0096] In addition, in the entire description of the present application, it should be noted that for the orientation words, such as the terms "center", "transverse", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "perpendicular", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. Indicate the orientation and positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings or commonly used by those skilled in the art, only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element 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 present application.

[0097] The system and method adopted by the present application are conventional systems and methods in the technical field unless otherwise specified.

[0098] The paper card distribution system provided by the present application will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings.

[0099] First, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 9 , Figure 14 and Figure 15 , the first embodiment of the present application provides a paper card distribution system adapted to the paper card output mechanism of the present application, which comprises:

[0100] 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;

[0101] A card recognition device 2 is configured to recognize the rank and suit information of the lowest card in the card collection bin 10.

[0102] A card buffer mechanism 3 includes M card units arranged along the same line, and each card unit includes N card slots arranged along the same line, which are configured to sequentially receive the lowest card in the card collection bin 10 moved by the moving device. 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 rank and / or suit, which includes the following cases: 1. from small to large in rank from bottom to top; 2. from small to large in rank from top to bottom; 3. from large to small in rank from bottom to top; 4. from large to small in rank from top to bottom; 5. from small to large in suit from bottom to top; 6. from small to large in suit from top to bottom; 7. from large to small in suit from bottom to top; 8. from large to small in suit from top to bottom; 9. from small to large in rank and suit from bottom to top; 10. from small to large in rank and suit from top to bottom; 11. from large to small in rank and suit from bottom to top; 12. from large to small in rank and suit from top to bottom.

[0103] A card output mechanism 4 is configured to sequentially receive all the N cards in any one of the card units, and move the received cards to a designated position on the table.

[0104] A controller is configured to determine the card unit corresponding to the lowest card in the card collection bin 10 and the card slots under the card unit according to the rank and suit information of the lowest card in the card collection bin 10 recognized by the card recognition device 2, and control the card buffer mechanism 3 to move the card slots 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 slots under the card unit.

[0105] 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, that is, there are 4 card units, and N is 27, that is, there are 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, that is, there are 4 card units, and N is 17, that is, there are 17 card slots in each card unit, and 17 cards are stored in each card slot. In the three card units, and 3 cards are stored in the 17 card slots in the one card unit. Among them, the cards in all the card slots in each card unit are the final hands sent to the players. The numbers determined according to the actual situation are not described here. It can be understood that those skilled in the art can define the cards that each card slot needs to receive through a computer, that is, 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, that is, 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 can be sent to the player's hand according to the rules.

[0106] 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 or their programs in each mechanism.

[0107] The operation process of the card distribution system is as follows: based on the card collection mechanism 1, the disordered cards are collected in the card collection bin 10, then the cards in the card collection bin 10 are output one by one through 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 card that each card slot under each card unit should receive. Each card slot under each card unit is sorted according to the rules, that is, 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 according to the suit and / or point. Finally, the sorted cards are directly transferred to the player's hand through the card output mechanism 4.

[0108] Next, refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 ,Figure 3 、 Figure 4 、 Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 and Figure 8 , specifically disclosed in the utility model embodiment paper collection mechanism 1 and paper identification device 2:

[0109] Among them, in combination Figure 2 and Figure 4 , the paper identification device 2 is a camera module, the bottom of the paper collection bin 10 is provided with a hollow area 11, the camera module is arranged below the hollow area 11, the camera module collects the color and point information of the lowest card of the paper collection bin 10 by shooting through the hollow area 11, and sends the color and point information of the lowest card of the paper collection bin 10 to the controller, it should be noted that each card is provided with an identification mark that can identify the color and point, the hollow area 11 is only designed to allow the identification mark of the lowest card of the paper collection bin 10 to leak out, so that the camera module can shoot the identification mark image, the 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, and the image recognition technology used by the camera module is a common technology in the image recognition field, and will not be described here.

[0110] In some embodiments of the utility model paper collection mechanism, the paper identification device 2 is set at a predetermined time interval, and the identification mark image is collected by shooting in time sequence, and it can be understood that the time interval is determined according to the transmission speed of the lowest card of the paper collection bin 10, as long as the time interval is set to meet the shooting before each card is transmitted.

[0111] In combination Figure 2 and Figure 4The card recognition device 2 further comprises a shooting sensor 21 in some embodiments of the card collecting mechanism. The shooting sensor 21 is arranged on a moving path of the card at the lowermost part of the card collecting bin 10. When the card at the lowermost part of the card collecting bin 10 moves to a detection area detected by the shooting sensor 21 along the card moving path, the camera module is triggered to shoot. Specifically, the shooting sensor 21 can be one of an infrared sensor, a photoelectric sensor 410 and other sensors capable of detecting cards. It should be noted that the installation position of the shooting sensor 21 is the position where the card at the lowermost part of the card collecting bin 10 moves to just out of the recognition mark and the camera area of the camera module is aligned with the mark. Specifically, the position of the shooting sensor 21 is arranged in relation to the position of the camera module and the hollow area 11. 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 detection area of the shooting sensor 21, the position can be corrected through continuous testing by those skilled in the art, and no more details are given here.

[0112] The moving device comprises at least two rollers arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, for moving the cards in the card collecting bin one by one. Specifically, 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 16, a speed reduction synchronous belt 17 and a second roller 18. The second motor 14 drives the second roller 18 to rotate through the second synchronous belt 15. The second roller 18 drives the first roller 16 to rotate through the speed reduction synchronous belt 17. The card at the lowermost part of the card collecting bin 10 is conveyed to the outlet of the moving device through the first roller 16 and the second roller 18 in turn. The linear speed ratio of the first roller 16 to the second roller 18 is 1:2. The predetermined interval between the two rollers is not greater than the length of the card. It should be noted that the general card is a rectangle. Here, the length of the card refers to the length of the longer side of the rectangular card. The distance between the rollers needs to be less than the length of the card for continuous transmission of the card. In actual application, when the predetermined interval is 48 mm, the failure rate of the card is the lowest when the card is dealt one by one.

[0113] 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.

[0114] 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.

[0115] In combination with Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 7 , in some embodiments of the playing card collecting mechanism, the bottom 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 to keep the lowest playing card in the collecting bin in close contact with the moving device, so that the moving device can send the playing cards out one by one through the friction force.

[0116] It should be noted that the inclined bottom surface can overcome the inertia of the playing cards, that is, the playing cards in contact with the output playing cards have a tendency to fall backward to offset the associated tendency to solve the associated problem.

[0117] In some embodiments of the playing card collecting mechanism, 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 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 force from the top of the collecting bin to press the playing cards in the playing card collecting bin 10.

[0118] In combination with Figure 7In some embodiments of the card collecting mechanism, the L-shaped card blocking device 113 is arranged in the card collecting bin 10, and the L-shaped card blocking device 113 comprises a vertical part and a horizontal part.

[0119] In combination Figure 3 In some embodiments of the card collecting mechanism, in order to detect and solve the fault occurring in the card transmission process, 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 for detecting the push-out position of the lowermost card of the card collecting bin 10 and sending the information of the detected push-out position of the lowermost card of the card collecting bin 10 to the controller; in actual use, the card position sensor 114 is used for detecting the fault (the fault forms include that the card is not sent to the position and is not sent out, and the fault reasons include that the card is deformed or has an angle) in the process that the card is inserted into the card buffer mechanism 3 from the card collecting bin 10, when the card insertion fault occurs, the first motor 12 drives the moving device to draw back the card and then reinserts the card, and the fault is reported after multiple failures, and the card is replaced by manual operation.

[0120] The card collecting mechanism comprises a card collecting bin for accommodating disordered cards, and the card collecting bin is designed by arranging the roller shafts in parallel at a predetermined interval, so that the card can be output from the card collecting bin, the problem of card connection in the existing card collecting mechanism is solved, the cards can be matched and entered into the card buffer mechanism one by one, and the function of dealing cards one by one is realized through a relatively simple and practical structure.

[0121] In combination Figure 8In some embodiments of the playing card collecting mechanism of this utility model, the moving device includes a first motor 12 and a first synchronous belt 13 driven by the first motor 12. The first synchronous belt 13 is disposed below the playing card collecting bin 10. The playing card at the bottom of the playing card collecting 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 playing card at the bottom of the playing card collecting bin 10 one by one straight out of the playing card collecting bin 10 by means of friction. The width of the first synchronous belt 13 is smaller than the width of the playing card. It should be noted that because the playing card at the bottom of the playing card collecting bin 10 not only needs to be transported, but also needs to have its identification mark exposed so that the playing card recognition device 2 can capture the image, the width of the first synchronous belt 13 must not be greater than the width of the playing card to prevent the first synchronous belt 13 from completely covering the identification mark of the playing card.

[0122] Next, combined Figure 1 , Figure 9 , Figure 10 , Figure 11 , Figure 12 and Figure 13 The card buffer mechanism 3 is described in detail below:

[0123] First, combined Figure 1 , Figure 12 and Figure 13 First, the card units and card slots under the card units in the card buffer mechanism 3 will be described. In one embodiment, such as based on the rules of the Guandan card game, the buffer mechanism has 4 card units, and each card unit has 27 card slots. See [reference needed]. 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. The card slots under card unit A are numbered A1, A2, A3...A27 from bottom to top, and so on. Similarly, the card slots under card unit B are numbered B1~B27 from bottom to top, the card slots under card unit C are numbered C1~C27 from bottom to top, and the card slots under card unit D are numbered D1~D27 from bottom to top. Then, the card slots under each card unit are arranged from bottom to top in descending order of their point value. The cards are first sorted by suit, then by diamond, club, heart, spade, and so on, to define the corresponding card receiving methods. For example, after definition, card slot A1 under card unit A corresponds to receiving diamond 3, A2 corresponds to receiving club 3, A3 corresponds to receiving spade 4, A4 corresponds to receiving heart 7, and so on. These definition actions are performed by the computer generating a random array that matches the card points and suits, and then combining it with the card unit and the card slots under the card unit to associate them one by one. The method of generating and associating the random array will be described in detail in the following card distribution method.

[0124] 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. Because in the rules of the Chinese card game Dou Di Zhu, the color of the card is not considered, only 14 card slots are needed to receive cards with point values of 3, 4...J, Q, K, 1, 2, and King, respectively, in order. 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 defined from bottom to top in order of point value from small to large. For example, after definition, the card slot A1 under the card unit A corresponds to receiving the block 3, A2 corresponds to receiving the spade 4, A3 is empty, A4 corresponds to receiving the heart 5... and so on. Three card units receive 17 cards, 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 associate one by one. The association method will be described in detail in a card distribution method below.

[0125] In some embodiments, a predetermined gap G is provided between each of the card units of the card buffer mechanism 3. The gap is set to facilitate the subsequent distinction between the card units when taking cards.

[0126] In some embodiments, each of the card units in the card unit 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 stationary. In order to accommodate different cards into different card slots, each of the card units in the card unit can move vertically relative to the outlet of the moving device. When the card recognition device 2 recognizes 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 received 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.

[0127] 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. The two opposite side plates of the caching rack 32 are each vertically provided with M card units. Each card unit comprises N card slots vertically arranged. According to the movement mode of each card unit in the card unit, the arrangement mode of each card unit in the card unit is matched.

[0128] 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.

[0129] In some embodiments, one side of the flat section of the third synchronous belt 34 is parallelly provided with a first guide rail 35. The first driving block 33 is slidingly connected to the first guide rail 35. Each card unit in the card unit performs vertical reciprocation along the first guide rail 35. 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.

[0130] 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. The positioning sensor can also allow the card caching mechanism 3 to perform self-checking and resetting before inserting cards, further improving the accuracy of the movement of the caching rack 32 driven by the third motor 31.

[0131] In some embodiments, the card caching mechanism 3 further comprises a card blocking device for limiting the cards entering the card unit to prevent the risk of subsequent card bending caused by the protrusion of the cards relative to the card slots after insertion.

[0132] 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 cards entering the card unit.

[0133] In some embodiments, the card caching mechanism 3 further comprises a rebound limiter for limiting the cards entering the card unit to prevent the risk of subsequent card bending caused by the protrusion of the cards relative to the card slots after rebounding after insertion.

[0134] 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.

[0135] 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.

[0136] Next, the paper card output structure will be described in detail in combination with Figure 14 、 Figure 15 、 Figure 16 and Figure 17 , which comprises:

[0137] card boxes 41, each of which is used to accommodate the paper cards in all the N paper card slots under each of the paper card units; a card taking device, which is used to sequentially take out the paper cards in all the N paper card slots in each of the paper card units in order; and a turntable 411 device, which is used to carry the card boxes 41 and move the card boxes 41 to the designated positions of the card table.

[0138] In combination Figure 15 , in some embodiments, the card taking device comprises a card shifter 42 and a power assembly driving the card shifter 42 to move back and forth along a straight line, the moving path of the card shifter 42 is perpendicular to the moving path 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 shifter 42, when the card shifter 42 moves to below the paper card units along the moving path, an upper folding part of the card shifter 42 shifts all the paper cards under the paper card units to the card boxes 41.

[0139] It should be noted that the card shifter 42 takes out all the paper cards in the paper card slots under each of the paper card units from bottom to top one by one, in actual use, after each of the paper card units receives the designated paper cards, moves to the uppermost position, the card shifter 42 moves to the uppermost position in the direction of the paper card units, so that the card shifter 42 is located directly below the paper card units, then moves the paper card units downward by a predetermined distance, so that the upper folding part 43 of the card shifter 42 is aligned with all the paper card slots under the lowermost paper card unit, then drives the card shifter 42 to move to the card boxes 41, to take out all the paper cards in the paper card units and the paper card slots under the paper card units to the card boxes 41, and so on, until all the paper cards in the N paper card units are taken out and sent to the card boxes 41.

[0140] In combination Figure 1 、 Figure 9 and Figure 15 , the paper card output structure further comprises a card box moving device, which is used to move the card boxes 41 to the designated positions of the card table.In some embodiments, the card dialer 42 can also be used as the card stopper, in particular, when the card storage mechanism feeds the cards, the card dialer 42 moves towards the card storage mechanism 3 until the upper fold 43 of the card dialer 42 reaches the end face of the other side of the card slot opposite to the feeding side.

[0141] In some embodiments, when the card dialer 42 takes the cards, the card unit to be taken moves to the lowermost card under the card unit to completely fit the bearing surface 44 of the card dialer 42.

[0142] In some embodiments, the card box 41 is arranged at the other end of the moving path of the card dialer 42 opposite to the card unit, and the card box 41 is vertically staggered with the card dialer 42. When the card dialer 42 takes a card from the card unit and moves to the card box 41, the card is separated by the staggering and falls into the card box 41.

[0143] In combination Figure 15 and Figure 16 In some embodiments, the card box 41 extends a slanted guide 45 towards the bearing surface 44 of the card dialer 42 at one end close to the card dialer 42, and the extension end of the slanted guide 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 slanted guide 45, the card is guided along the slanted guide 45 to separate from the bearing surface 44 of the card dialer 42 and is further pushed by the upper fold to the card box 41.

[0144] In combination Figure 9 In some embodiments, the card storage mechanism 3 further comprises an arched card protector 37 fixedly arranged on the moving path of the cards between the card storage mechanism 3 and the card output mechanism 4, for preventing the cards from shaking left and right during the process of being taken out from the card storage mechanism 3 by the card output mechanism 4.

[0145] In combination Figure 15 In some embodiments, the power assembly comprises a fourth synchronous belt 46, a fourth motor 47 driving the movement of the fourth synchronous belt 46, and a second guide rail 48 parallel to the moving path of the card dialer 42. The card dialer 42 is slidably installed on the second guide rail 48 through a second driving block 49, and the card dialer 42 is further detachably installed on the fourth synchronous belt 46. When the fourth motor 47 drives the movement of the fourth synchronous belt 46, the card dialer 42 is further driven to reciprocate along the second guide rail 48. The arrangement of the second guide rail 48 can calibrate the moving path of the card dialer 42, so that the movement of the card dialer 42 controlled by the fourth motor 47 is more accurate.

[0146] In some embodiments, a photoelectric sensor 410 is arranged on the moving path of the card dialer 42 for self-checking and resetting of the card dialer 42.

[0147] Referring to Figure 14 In some embodiments, the rotating disc 411 device comprises a rotating disc 411 and a fifth motor 412 for driving the rotating disc 411 to rotate, and a plurality of card boxes 41 are fixedly installed on the rotating disc 411 at predetermined intervals, and the fifth motor 412 drives the rotating disc 411 to rotate to move the card boxes 41 one by one to the card taking position for taking cards.

[0148] In some embodiments, the rotating disc 411 device further comprises a positioner for positioning the position of the rotating disc 411 or the card box 41. In this embodiment, the position of the card box 41 on the rotating disc 411 is also the position of the player.

[0149] In some embodiments, one side of the card box 41 receiving the playing cards is upwardly inclined relative to the horizontal plane, and the card carrying surface of the card box 41 forms a predetermined angle with the horizontal plane. The inclined design of the card carrying surface of the card box 41 can prevent the playing cards from falling off when the card box 41 and the rotating disc 411 device rotate.

[0150] The second embodiment of the utility model also provides a playing card distribution system, which comprises:

[0151] A playing card collecting mechanism, comprising a playing card collecting bin and a moving device below the playing card collecting bin, the collecting bin is used for collecting a preset number of playing cards in disorder, and the moving device is used for moving the playing card at the bottom of the playing card collecting bin one by one.

[0152] A playing card identification device for identifying the color and point information of the playing card at the bottom of the playing card collecting bin;

[0153] A playing card buffering mechanism, comprising M playing card units distributed along the same straight line, and each playing card unit comprises N playing card slots distributed along the same straight line, and the playing card slots are used for sequentially matching and receiving the playing card at the bottom of the playing card collecting bin moved by the moving device;

[0154] A playing card output mechanism for sequentially receiving the playing cards in all N playing card slots in any one of the playing card units in order and moving the received playing cards to a designated position of a card table;

[0155] A controller is configured to determine the card unit corresponding to the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin according to the information of the card at the bottom of the card collecting bin identified by the card identification device and the card slot under the card unit, and control the card buffer mechanism to move the card slot under the card unit to the outlet of the moving device in the card collecting mechanism, and it is to be noted that the serial number and corresponding position of each card unit and the card slot under the card unit are stored in the controller.

[0156] The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that each card unit in the card buffer mechanism is horizontally distributed along the same line, and the card slot under each card unit is vertically distributed along the same line, and when the card buffer mechanism receives cards, after the controller confirms the point and / or color of the card to be received, the controller controls the card units of the card buffer mechanism to move horizontally along the line until the designated card unit of the card to be received moves to the card outlet of the moving device, and then controls the designated card unit to move vertically along the line until the designated card slot under the designated card unit is aligned with the card outlet of the moving device; when the card buffer mechanism outputs cards, the controller controls the card taking device under the card output mechanism 4 to move to a designated position below the card buffer mechanism, and then controls the card unit of the card buffer mechanism 3 to move to the card taking device after the card unit of the card buffer mechanism 3 to be output is matched with the card taking device, and the card taking device can take all the cards under the card unit.

[0157] The above is an introduction to the card distribution system provided by the present application.

[0158] Next, the card distribution method applied to the card distribution system provided by the present application will be introduced in combination with Figure 17

[0159] S100, generating K groups of random arrays based on the number of players and the current game mode, each of the random arrays including L elements, and the elements of each of the random arrays being associated with card points and / or card colors;

[0160] ​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” to “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” to “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” to “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.

[0161] It can be understood that random arrays can also be generated according to other rules. For example, in the Dou Dizhu 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.

[0162] 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.

[0163] 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, and generate a new random array after each card distribution is completed.

[0164] 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;

[0165] 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, and 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, and in the specific implementation, for example, the first element of the random array N1 is “2”, which means that the corresponding bound card is the card of 3 of the black suit, the second element is “15”, which means that the corresponding bound card is the card of 3 of the plum suit, the third element is “42”, which means that the corresponding bound card is the card of 4 of the black suit, and the fourth element is “32”, which means that the corresponding bound card is the card of 7 of the red suit, so that the card slot A1 under the card unit A receives the card of 3 of the black suit, A2 receives the card of 3 of the plum suit, A3 receives the card of 4 of the black suit, and A4 receives the card of 7 of the red suit, and so on, until all the card slots under the card units B, C, and D are associated, and the association is re-established after each game is completed.

[0166] Alternatively, when the card slot only receives cards according to the point number, the card slot can be set to receive multiple cards. First, the card slot A1 under the card unit A is bound with the elements "0", "13", "26" and "39", which means that the card slot A1 only receives cards with a point number of 1. The card slot A1 under the card unit A is bound with the elements "1", "14", "27" and "40", which means that the card slot A2 only receives cards with a point number of 2. Similarly, the card slot A13 under the card unit A is bound with the elements "12", "25", "38" and "57", which means that the card slot A13 only receives cards with a point number of K. Similarly, all card slots under the card units B, C and D are defined, and then according to the random array of the computer, each card slot is associated. The number of elements associated with each card slot is calculated, and the empty slot is allowed. When the total number of cards associated with all card slots under each card unit is 27, the association ends, and a new association is performed after each game.

[0167] 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.

[0168] 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.

[0169] S400, controlling the movement of the card storage unit so that the card unit and the card slot corresponding to the card to be distributed in the card storage mechanism move to align with the card outlet of the card collection mechanism. 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.

[0170] It should be noted that the positions of each card unit and each card slot under each card unit in the card storage mechanism and the position of the card outlet of the card collection mechanism are stored in the PLC module of the card distribution device.

[0171] 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 includes two cases:

[0172] 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.

[0173] 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.

[0174] 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.

[0175] Finally, a card distribution device is introduced, which comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor;

[0176] 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:

[0177] 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;

[0178] 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;

[0179] S300, obtain the card point and card color of the card to be distributed identified by the card identification 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.

[0180] 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.

[0181] 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.

[0182] The utility model discloses a paper card collection warehouse based on paper card collection mechanism recycles the paper card of disordered discharge, then realizes the paper card in the paper card collection warehouse output by the moving device of paper card collection mechanism, and combines the color and number information of the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collection warehouse that will be output with the paper card identification device to control the paper card buffer mechanism that is set in advance to receive the paper card at the bottom of the paper card collection warehouse, and the paper card buffer mechanism that is set in advance corresponds to the paper card that should be received in each paper card slot under each paper card unit, 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 in 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 hands of players, so as to accelerate the game efficiency and improve the player experience, in addition, the paper card identification device and paper card buffer mechanism can also be combined to check the completeness of the number, color and number of paper cards, and prevent the occurrence of missing cards and duplicate cards in the game.

[0183] 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 collecting mechanism characterized by, The card collecting mechanism comprises: a card collecting bin for accommodating a preset number of cards in disorder; a moving device comprising at least two rollers arranged in parallel in front of and behind each other at a predetermined interval for moving the cards in the card collecting bin one by one.

2. The card collecting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The predetermined interval between the two rollers is not greater than the length of the card.

3. The card collection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein, The bottom of the card collecting bin is provided with an open area, and a camera module is arranged below the open area, and the camera module captures the color and point information of the lowest card in the card collecting bin through the open area.

4. The card collection mechanism according to claim 3, wherein, A detection sensor is arranged on the moving path of the lowest card in the card collecting bin, and when the lowest card in the card collecting bin moves to the detection area of the detection sensor along the moving path of the card, the camera module is triggered to capture.

5. The card collection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein, The moving device comprises a motor, a synchronous belt, a first roller, a speed reduction synchronous belt and a second roller, the motor drives the second roller to rotate through the synchronous belt, the second roller drives the first roller to rotate through the speed reduction synchronous belt, and the lowest card in the card collecting bin is conveyed to the outlet of the moving device in turn through the first roller and the second roller.

6. The card collection mechanism according to claim 5, wherein, The motor comprises a driving wheel shaft, the first roller comprises a driven wheel shaft, the second roller comprises a driven wheel shaft and a driving wheel shaft, the driving wheel shaft of the motor is drivingly connected with the driven wheel shaft of the second roller through the synchronous belt, and the driving wheel shaft of the second roller is drivingly connected with the driven wheel shaft of the first roller through the speed reduction synchronous belt.

7. The card collection mechanism according to claim 6, wherein, The wheel radii of the driving wheel shaft, the driven wheel shaft of the first roller and the driven wheel shaft of the second roller are equal, and the wheel radius of the driving wheel shaft of the second roller is 1:2 of the wheel radius of the driven wheel shaft of the first roller.

8. The card collection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein, The bottom surface of the card collecting bin is inclined, and the card collecting mechanism further comprises a card pressing plate for pressing the cards in the card collecting bin tightly, so that the cards in the card collecting bin are kept in close contact with the moving device.

9. The card collection mechanism according to claim 8, wherein, The card pressing plate is rotatably arranged on one side of the top of the card collecting bin.

10. The card collection mechanism according to claim 9, wherein, The moving device is arranged below the card collecting bin, and the lowest card in the card collecting bin is in close contact with the upper end surface of the roller.

11. The card collection mechanism of claim 1, wherein, The card collecting bin is provided with an L-shaped card stopper, which comprises a vertical part and a horizontal part, the vertical part cooperates with the inner wall of the card collecting bin to form a card accommodating bin, the vertical part blocks the movement of the cards other than the to-be-output card in the moving direction of the to-be-output card, and the horizontal part cooperates with the top end tangent line of at least one roller to form a limiting outlet, which only allows one card to pass through.

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