Deck classification device

Abstract

The technical purpose of the present invention is to provide a deck classification device capable of configuring, into one or more decks, a card which is recyclable and not squeezed. To this end, a deck classification device of the present invention comprises: a support unit; a card input unit which is provided on one side of the support unit and into which a plurality of cards is input; a card transfer unit provided across from one side of the support unit to the other side thereof and transferring cards one by one from the card input unit to the other side of the support unit; a photographing unit provided at the support unit and obtaining an image by photographing the card transferred by the card transfer unit; and a card classification unit which is provided on the other side of the support unit and determines whether the card photographed by the photographing unit is required or not for configuration of a deck, so as to classify a demanded card and an un-demanded card.

Description

Deck sorting device

[0001] The present invention relates to a deck sorting device.

[0002] In card games, a deck is a general term for a 52-card deck. This deck consists of cards in four suits—hearts, diamonds, spades, and clubs—without jokers, and is shuffled by a dealer or a shuffling machine before use.

[0003] For example, depending on the card game, pinochle sometimes includes a joker card in the deck, but traditional card games like poker rarely use it. Furthermore, games like baccarat typically use eight decks, or a total of 416 cards.

[0004] These decks are used after being shuffled by the dealer or a shuffling machine, and when a card game begins, the dealer takes cards from the deck and distributes them to the players, etc., and the players who receive the cards often squeeze them during the process of checking the cards, damaging them. Meanwhile, the deck after the game is completed is discarded as is, and this deck includes cards that have been squeezed by the hands of players etc. and cards that have not been squeezed. For reference, cards that have not been squeezed include cards that are left over and cards that have only been in the dealer's hand, and in the deck after the game is completed, these unsqueezed cards account for approximately 60% or more.

[0005] However, even though unsqueezed cards are clean and reusable, without any bends or creases, discarding them along with squeezed cards can result in economic and environmental losses. For example, game operators face financial losses due to having to discard and repurchase reusable cards. Environmentally, this can lead to resource waste and pollution.

[0006] The technical problem of the present invention is to provide a deck sorting device capable of organizing recyclable, non-squeezed cards into one or more decks.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, a deck sorting device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a support; a card input portion provided on one side of the support portion and into which a plurality of cards are input; a card transfer portion provided across from one side of the support portion to the other side thereof and transferring cards one by one from the card input portion to the other side of the support portion; a photographing portion provided on the support portion and taking an image from a card transferred by the card transfer portion; and a card sorting portion provided on the other side of the support portion and determining whether a card photographed by the photographing portion is a required card required to form a deck or a non-requested card and classifying the required cards and non-requested cards.

[0008] The card sorting unit may include a sorting driving unit provided on the other side of the support unit and providing a moving force; a mounting unit moved by the sorting driving unit; a sorting box detachably mounted on the mounting unit and having a request card receiving unit for receiving the request card and a non-request card receiving unit for receiving the non-request card sequentially arranged; and a sorting control unit for determining whether a card photographed by the photographing unit is the request card or the non-request card, and if determined to be the request card, driving the sorting driving unit so that the request card is received in the request card receiving unit so that the request card receiving unit is placed at the discharge end of the card transport unit, and if determined to be the non-request card, driving the sorting driving unit so that the non-request card is received in the non-request card receiving unit so that the non-request card receiving unit is placed at the discharge end of the card transport unit.

[0009] The card sorting unit may further include a photographing trigger sensor provided on the support unit and sending a trigger signal to the classification control unit so that a card transported through the card transport unit reaches the photographing unit, so that the card is photographed by the photographing unit; and a card standby sensor provided on the other side of the support unit and sending a standby signal to the classification control unit when a card transported by the card transport unit reaches the exit side of the card transport unit.

[0010] The above-mentioned classification driving unit may include a classification driving motor fixed to the other side of the support unit; a classification driving timing pulley axially coupled to the classification driving motor; a classification driven timing pulley rotatably provided on the support unit at a distance from the classification driving timing pulley; and a classification timing belt connecting the classification driving timing pulley and the classification driven timing pulley and to which the mounting unit is fixed.

[0011] The above classification control unit may include a shooting control unit that receives a sensing value from the shooting trigger sensor and drives the shooting unit; an image determination unit that receives an image of a card shot from the shooting unit and determines whether it is an image of the requested card; and a classification drive control unit that drives the classification drive unit depending on whether the card determined by the image determination unit is the requested card or the non-requested card.

[0012] The above classification control unit may further include a transport drive control unit that determines whether movement of the classification box is required before a card transported by the card transport unit is received in either the request card receiving unit or the non-request card receiving unit when the card is detected by the card waiting sensor, and if movement of the classification box is required, stops the card transport unit so that the card transport unit is placed in a standby state.

[0013] The above classification control unit may further include a card stacking compliance control unit that controls the classification drive unit to gradually move the classification box downward in accordance with the number of request cards stacked in the request card receiving unit so that the request card transported by the card transport unit is placed directly above the uppermost request card among the request cards already accommodated in the request card receiving unit.

[0014] The above-mentioned fixing unit may include a fixing bracket having one end fixed to the classification timing belt; a vertical fixing plate provided at the other end of the fixing bracket and vertical to the ground to support the side of the classification box; and a horizontal fixing plate provided at the lower end of the vertical fixing plate and horizontal to the ground to support the lower surface of the classification box.

[0015] The above-mentioned fixing part may further include a box-attaching magnet provided on the vertical fixing plate and detachably attaching the side of the classification box to the vertical fixing plate by magnetic force.

[0016] The card transport unit may include a transport drive motor provided on the support unit; a first roller rotatably provided on the support unit; a second roller rotatably provided on the support unit with a gap from the first roller in the transport direction of the card; a third roller rotatably provided on the support unit with a gap from the second roller in the transport direction of the card; and a power transmission unit that transmits the rotational force of the transport drive motor to the first, second, and third rollers.

[0017] The power transmission unit may include a driving timing pulley for transport that is axially coupled to the driving motor for transport; a first driven timing pulley for transport that is axially coupled to the first roller; a second driven timing pulley for transport that is axially coupled to the second roller; a third driven timing pulley for transport that is axially coupled to the third roller; and a timing belt for transport that transmits the power of the driving timing pulley for transport to the first, second, and third driven timing pulleys for transport.

[0018] The outer diameter of the first transmission driven timing pulley may be designed to be larger than the outer diameter of the second transmission driven timing pulley, and the outer diameter of the second transmission driven timing pulley may be designed to be larger than the outer diameter of the third transmission driven timing pulley.

[0019] The above card transfer unit may further include a transfer guide unit that guides the transfer of the cart.

[0020] The above-mentioned transport guide unit may include a plate-shaped lower transport guide unit provided in the support unit and having a through hole through which the second and third rollers pass and guiding transport of the card; and an upper transport guide unit provided at a vertical interval from the lower transport guide unit and having first and second corresponding rollers corresponding to the second and third rollers, respectively, and forming a movement path of the card between the upper and lower transport guide units.

[0021] The above transport guide unit may further include an upper and lower detachable unit for attaching and detaching the upper transport guide unit to and from the lower transport guide unit.

[0022] The above upper and lower detachable parts may be upper and lower detachable magnets that are detached by magnetic force.

[0023] The above card insertion portion may include a card loading portion provided on one side of the support portion and on which a plurality of cards are loaded; and a card pressing portion that presses down from above the plurality of cards loaded in the card loading portion.

[0024] The card pressing portion may include a pressing drive motor fixed to one side of the support portion; a pressing drive timing pulley axially coupled to the pressing drive motor; a pressing driven timing pulley provided with a vertical gap from the pressing drive timing pulley; a pressing timing belt connecting the pressing drive timing pulley and the pressing driven timing pulley; and a pressing pad fixed to the pressing timing belt and pressing a card according to movement of the pressing timing belt.

[0025] As described above, the deck classification device according to the embodiment of the present invention can have the following effects.

[0026] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a deck sorting device includes a support unit, a card input unit, a card transfer unit, a photographing unit, and a card sorting unit, wherein the card sorting unit is provided on the other side of the support unit and provides a technical configuration for judging whether a card photographed by the photographing unit is a required card required to form a deck or a non-required card that is not required, and classifying the required cards and non-required cards, so that one deck can be formed by classifying required cards required to form a deck and non-required cards that are not required, and through such classification, cards that are not squeezed can be formed into one or more decks and reused.

[0027] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the card sorting unit provides a technical configuration including a sorting drive unit, a settling unit, a sorting box, and a sorting control unit, so that the sorting box settling in the settling unit can be moved by the sorting drive unit, and when a card photographed through a photographing unit is determined to be a request card by the sorting control unit, the sorting control unit drives the sorting drive unit so that the request card is accommodated in the request card receiving unit of the sorting box, so that the request card receiving unit is placed at the discharge end of the card transport unit, and when a card photographed through a photographing unit is determined to be a non-requested card by the sorting control unit, the sorting control unit drives the sorting drive unit so that the non-requested card receiving unit of the sorting box is accommodated in the non-requested card receiving unit, so that the non-requested card receiving unit is placed at the discharge end of the card transport unit, so that the request cards constituting the deck can be accurately sorted in such a manner that the request cards are accommodated in the request card receiving unit of the sorting box, and the non-requested cards are accommodated in the non-requested card receiving unit of the sorting box.

[0028] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the card sorting unit provides a technical configuration further including a shooting trigger sensor and a card waiting sensor, so that when a card conveyed through the card conveying unit is detected by the shooting trigger sensor, the sorting control unit (e.g., the shooting control unit) can receive this sensing value and drive the shooting unit, and when a card conveyed continuously by the card conveying unit is detected by the card waiting sensor, the sorting control unit (e.g., the transport drive control unit) can receive this sensing value and determine whether movement of the sorting box is required before being accommodated in either the request card receiving unit or the non-request card receiving unit, and if movement of the sorting box is required, the card conveying unit can be stopped to be placed in a waiting state.

[0029] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the classification control unit provides a technical configuration including a shooting control unit, an image determination unit, and a classification drive control unit, so that when a sensing value is received from a shooting trigger sensor, the shooting control unit can drive the shooting unit, when an image of a photographed card is received, the image determination unit can determine whether it is an image of a requested card, and when information on a requested card or a non-requested card is received, the classification drive control unit can drive the classification drive unit to adjust the position of the classification box.

[0030] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the classification control unit provides a technical configuration further including a card stacking compliance control unit, the card stacking compliance control unit can control the classification drive unit to gradually move downwards the classification box according to the number of request cards stacked in the request card receiving unit, so that the request card conveyed by the card conveyance unit can be placed just above the uppermost request card among the request cards already accommodated in the request card receiving unit, that is, the height difference between the request card just before being accommodated and the card already accommodated can be appropriately maintained, so that the phenomenon of the request card just before being accommodated being overturned while being accommodated in the request card receiving unit of the sorting box can be prevented.

[0031] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the mounting portion provides a technical configuration including a fixing bracket, a vertical mounting plate, a horizontal mounting plate, and a box-attaching magnet, so that when all the required cards are filled in the required card receiving portion of the sorting box to form one deck, only the sorting box can be easily and quickly removed from the mounting portion through the box-attaching magnet, and ultimately, it is easy to move the cards in the sorting box to a card box provided externally.

[0032] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a card transport unit includes a transport drive motor, a first roller, a second roller, a third roller, and a power transmission unit, and the power transmission unit includes a transport drive timing pulley, a first transport driven timing pulley, a second transport driven timing pulley, a third transport driven timing pulley, and a transport timing belt, and the outer diameter of the first transport driven timing pulley is designed to be larger than the outer diameter of the second transport driven timing pulley, and the outer diameter of the second transport driven timing pulley is designed to be larger than the outer diameter of the third transport driven timing pulley, so that while a plurality of cards are transported along the first, second, and third rollers, the gap between the front card and the back card can gradually widen due to the difference in the outer diameters of the arranged timing pulleys, thereby preventing the cards from overlapping each other, thereby preventing a photographing error through the photographing unit or an error in receiving them into the sorting box.

[0033] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the card transport section further includes a transport guide section, and the transport guide section provides a technical configuration including a lower transport guide section and an upper transport guide section, so that a movement path for the card can be formed between the lower transport guide section and the upper transport guide section, thereby preventing the card from bouncing or being lost during transport.

[0034] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the transport guide part further includes an upper and lower detachable part, and the upper and lower detachable part provides a technical configuration including an upper and lower detachable magnet, so that when a card moving between the lower and upper transport guide parts is jammed therebetween, the upper transport guide part can be quickly and easily removed through the upper and lower detachable magnets to quickly remove the jammed card.

[0035] FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a deck classification device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] Fig. 2 is a left side view schematically illustrating the deck classification device of Fig. 1.

[0037] Figure 3 is a right side view schematically showing the deck classification device of Figure 1.

[0038] Fig. 4 is a conceptual diagram schematically illustrating a card sorting unit among the deck sorting devices of Fig. 3.

[0039] Fig. 5 is a schematic drawing showing a state in which a classification box mounted on a mounting portion of the card classification portion of Fig. 4 has moved upward.

[0040] Figure 6 is a block diagram schematically showing the classification control unit of the card classification unit.

[0041] Fig. 7 is a conceptual diagram schematically illustrating the power transmission unit of the card transfer unit of the deck sorting device of Fig. 1.

[0042] Fig. 8 is a conceptual diagram schematically illustrating a transfer guide unit of a card transfer unit in the deck sorting device of Fig. 1.

[0043] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

[0044] FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a deck sorting device according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left side view schematically showing the deck sorting device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a right side view schematically showing the deck sorting device of FIG. 1.

[0045] Fig. 4 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a card sorting unit of the deck sorting device of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which a sorting box seated on a mounting unit of the card sorting unit of Fig. 4 has moved upward, and Fig. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing a sorting control unit of the card sorting unit. Fig. 7 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a power transmission unit of the card transport unit of the deck sorting device of Fig. 1, and Fig. 8 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a transport guide unit of the card transport unit of the deck sorting device of Fig. 1.

[0046]

[0047] A deck sorting device (100) according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a support unit (110), a card input unit (120), a card transport unit (130), a photographing unit (140), and a card sorting unit (150), as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 8. Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail with continued reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

[0048] The support member (110) is a component forming the skeleton of the deck sorting device (100) of the present invention. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the support member (110) may be formed by combining a vertical frame (111) and a horizontal frame (112).

[0049] The card input section (120) is a component for inputting multiple cards (not shown). This card input section (120) may be provided on one side (left side) of the support section (110), as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0050] The card transfer unit (130) is a component for transferring cards (see 10 in FIG. 8) one by one from the card input unit (120) to the other side (right side) of the support unit (110). As illustrated in FIG. 1, this card transfer unit (130) may be provided across the support unit (110) from one side (left side) to the other side (right side).

[0051] The photographing unit (140) is a component for photographing an image of a card (see 10 in FIG. 8). This photographing unit (140) may be provided above the card transport unit (130) among the support units (110), as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3. Furthermore, the photographing unit (140) may also be provided below the card transport unit (130) among the support units (110), as illustrated in FIG. 1. Accordingly, in order to inspect both sides of the card (10), images of both sides of the card (10) can be photographed through the photographing units (140) respectively positioned above and below.

[0052] The card sorting unit (150) is a component that determines whether a card (10) photographed by the photographing unit (140) is a required card required to form a deck or an unrequired card, and classifies the required cards and unrequired cards. This card sorting unit (150) may be provided on the other side (right side) of the support unit (110), as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3 .

[0053] Therefore, since the above components are provided, a deck can be constructed by classifying the required cards for forming a deck from the non-required cards, and through this classification, the cards that are not squeezed can be reused by forming one or more decks. For reference, a deck refers to a group of cards containing cards of the suit and number required for a card game. One deck contains 52 cards, and in games such as baccarat, eight decks, or a group of 416 cards in total, are typically used, so eight decks can be constructed using the deck classification device of the present invention.

[0054]

[0055] Hereinafter, the card sorting unit (150) will be described in more detail with reference again to FIGS. 1, 3 to 6.

[0056] The card sorting unit (150) may include a sorting driving unit (151), a settling unit (152), a sorting box (153), and a sorting control unit (154), as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 6.

[0057] The sorting drive unit (151) may be provided on the other side (right side) of the support unit (110) as illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, for example, and may provide a moving force in the up-and-down direction. In another example, not illustrated, it may also provide a moving force in the left-right direction. The mounting unit (152) may be moved up-and-down by the sorting drive unit (151) as illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, for example, where the sorting box (153) is mounted. In another example, not illustrated, it may also be moved left-right by the sorting drive unit. The classification box (153) can be detachably mounted on the mounting portion (152) as illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, for example, and is provided with a request card receiving portion (153a) for receiving a request card and a non-request card receiving portion (153b) for receiving a non-request card, and may be arranged sequentially from bottom to top, or, as another example not illustrated, may be arranged sequentially from left to right (or right to left). The classification control unit (154) determines whether the card photographed by the photographing unit (140) is a request card or a non-requested card, and if it is determined to be a request card, it drives the classification drive unit (151) so that the request card is accommodated in the request card receiving unit (153a) of the classification box (153) so that the request card receiving unit (153a) is placed at the discharge end of the card transport unit (130), and if it is determined to be a non-requested card, it drives the classification drive unit (151) so that the non-requested card is accommodated in the non-requested card receiving unit (153b) of the classification box (153) so that the non-requested card receiving unit (153b) is placed at the discharge end of the card transport unit (130). Here, the classification control unit (154) may be implemented with one or more microprocessors in which such control operations are set.

[0058] Accordingly, the sorting box (153) mounted on the mounting portion (152) can be driven by the sorting drive portion (151), and when the card photographed through the photographing portion (140) is judged as a request card by the sorting control portion (154), the sorting control portion (154) drives the sorting drive portion (151) so that the request card is accommodated in the request card receiving portion (153a) of the sorting box (153), so that the request card receiving portion (153a) is placed at the discharge end of the card transport portion (130), and when the card photographed through the photographing portion (140) is judged as a non-request card by the sorting control portion (154), the sorting control portion (154) drives the sorting drive portion (151) so that the non-request card is accommodated in the non-request card receiving portion (153b) of the sorting box (153), so that the non-request card is placed at the discharge end of the card transport portion (130). The receiving section (153b) can be placed so that the requested cards are received in the requested card receiving section (153a) of the sorting box (153) and the non-requested cards are received in the non-requested card receiving section (153b) of the sorting box (153), so that the requested cards that make up the deck can be accurately classified.

[0059] Here, the sorting drive unit (151) may include a sorting drive motor (151a), a sorting drive timing pulley (151b), a sorting driven timing pulley (151c), and a sorting timing belt (151d), as illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5. The sorting drive motor (151a) may be fixed to the other side (right) of the support unit (110). The sorting drive timing pulley (151b) may be axially coupled to the sorting drive motor (151a) to receive rotational force. The sorting driven timing pulley (151c) may be rotatably provided on the support unit (110) at a distance from the sorting drive timing pulley (151b). The sorting timing belt (151d) may connect between the sorting drive timing pulley (151b) and the sorting driven timing pulley (151c), and may have a mounting member fixed thereto so as to move together.

[0060] In addition, the card sorting unit (150) may further include a shooting trigger sensor (155) and a card waiting sensor (156), as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 6.

[0061] The trigger sensor (155) for shooting can be provided above or below the card transport section (130) among the support sections (110), and can send a trigger signal to the classification control section (154) so ​​that the card (see 10 in FIG. 8) transported through the card transport section (130) can be photographed by the shooting section (140) when it reaches the shooting section. The card waiting sensor (156) can be provided above the exit side of the card transport section (130) among the support sections (110), and can send a waiting signal to the classification control section (154) when the card transported by the card transport section (130) reaches the exit side of the card transport section (130). Accordingly, when a card transported through the card transport unit (130) is detected by the shooting trigger sensor (155), the classification control unit (154) [e.g., the shooting control unit (154a)] can receive this sensing value and drive the shooting unit (140), and when the card transported through the card transport unit (130) is detected by the card standby sensor (156), the classification control unit (154) [e.g., the transport drive control unit (154d)] can receive this sensing value and determine whether movement of the sorting box (153) is required before being received in either the request card receiving unit (153a) or the non-request card receiving unit (153b), and if movement of the sorting box (153) is required, the card transport unit (130) can be stopped to be placed in a standby state.For example, to elaborate on the relationship between the card waiting sensor (156) and the sorting control unit (154), when a card that has been photographed by the photographing unit (140) and has already been detected as a request card by the sorting control unit (154) is detected by the card waiting sensor (156), the sorting control unit (154) first checks the position of the request card receiving unit (153a) of the sorting box (153) through the sorting drive unit (151), and if it is determined that the position of the request card receiving unit (153a) is at a position where the request card can be received, the card transport unit (130) is continuously driven to control the card to be discharged to the request card receiving unit (153a). However, if it is determined that the position of the non-request card receiving unit (153b) other than the request card receiving unit (153a) is at a position where the request card can be received, the sorting control unit controls the sorting drive unit (151) so that the request card receiving unit (153a) is placed at a position where the request card can be received, and the request card The operation of the card transport unit (130) can be stopped during the time it takes for the position of the receiving unit (153a) to move.

[0062] Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 6, the classification control unit (154) will be described in more detail.

[0063] The classification control unit (154) may include a shooting control unit (154a), an image judgment unit (154b), and a classification drive control unit (154c), as illustrated in FIG. 6. The shooting control unit (154a) may receive a sensing value from a shooting trigger sensor (155) and drive the shooting unit (140). The image judgment unit (154b) may receive an image of a card captured by the shooting unit (140) and determine whether it is an image of a requested card. The classification drive control unit (154c) may drive the classification drive unit (151) depending on whether the card determined by the image judgment unit (154b) is a requested card or a non-requested card.

[0064] Accordingly, when a sensing value is received from a shooting trigger sensor (155), the shooting control unit (154a) can drive the shooting unit (140), when an image of a photographed card is received, the image determination unit (154b) can determine whether it is an image of a requested card, and when information on a requested card or a non-requested card is received, the classification drive control unit (154c) can drive the classification drive unit (151) to adjust the upper and lower positions of the classification box (153) as described above.

[0065] Furthermore, the classification control unit (154) may further include a transport drive control unit (154d) as illustrated in Fig. 6. When a card transported by the card transport unit (130) is detected by the card waiting sensor (156), the transport drive control unit (154d) determines whether movement of the sorting box (153) is required before the card is received in either the request card receiving unit (153a) or the non-request card receiving unit (153b), and if movement of the sorting box (153) is required, the card transport unit (130) may be stopped so that the card transport unit (130) is placed in a standby state.

[0066] In addition, the classification control unit (154) may further include a card stacking compliance control unit (154e) as illustrated in FIG. 6. The card stacking compliance control unit (154e) may control the sorting drive unit (151) to gradually move the sorting box (153) downwards in accordance with the number of request cards stacked in the request card receiving unit (153a) so that the request card transported by the card transport unit (130) is placed directly above the uppermost request card among the request cards already accommodated in the request card receiving unit (153a). Therefore, the height difference between the request card immediately before being accommodated and the card already accommodated can be appropriately maintained, thereby preventing the phenomenon in which the request card immediately before being accommodated is flipped over while being accommodated in the request card receiving unit (153a) of the sorting box (153).

[0067] Hereinafter, the fixing portion (152) will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

[0068] The mounting portion (152) may include a fixed bracket (152a), a vertical mounting plate (152b), and a horizontal mounting plate (152c), as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 . The fixed bracket (152a) may have one end fixed to the sorting timing belt (151d) so as to move together with the sorting timing belt (151d). The vertical mounting plate (152b) may be provided at the other end of the fixed bracket (152a), may be perpendicular to the ground, and may support the side of the sorting box (153). The horizontal mounting plate (152c) may be provided at the lower end of the vertical mounting plate (152b), may be horizontal to the ground, and may support the lower surface of the sorting box (153).

[0069] Furthermore, the mounting portion (152) may further include a box-attaching magnet (152d) as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. The box-attaching magnet (152d) may be provided on the vertical mounting plate (152b) and may detachably attach the side of the sorting box (153) to the vertical mounting plate by magnetic force. Accordingly, when the request card receiving portion (153a) of the sorting box (153) is filled with all request cards to form one deck, only the sorting box (153) can be easily and quickly removed from the mounting portion (152) through the box-attaching magnet (152d), and ultimately, it may be easy to move the cards of the sorting box (153) to a card box (not illustrated) provided externally.

[0070]

[0071] Hereinafter, the card transfer unit (130) will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8.

[0072] The card transport unit (130) may include a transport drive motor (131), a first roller (132), a second roller (133), a third roller (134), and a power transmission unit (135), as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 7, and 8. The transport drive motor (131) may be provided on the support unit (110). The first roller (132) may be rotatably provided on the support unit (110), the second roller (133) may be rotatably provided on the support unit (110) at a distance from the first roller (132) in the transport direction of the card (10), and the third roller (134) may be rotatably provided on the support unit (110) at a distance from the second roller (133) in the transport direction of the card (10). The power transmission unit (135) can transmit the rotational power of the transport drive motor (131) to the first, second, and third rollers (132)(133)(134).

[0073] Here, the power transmission unit (135) may include a driving timing pulley for transfer (135a), a first driven timing pulley for transfer (135b), a second driven timing pulley for transfer (135c), a third driven timing pulley for transfer (135d), and a timing belt for transfer (135e), as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 7. The driving timing pulley for transfer (135a) may be axially coupled to the driving motor for transfer (131). The first driven timing pulley for transfer (135b) may be axially coupled to the first roller (132), the second driven timing pulley for transfer (135c) may be axially coupled to the second roller (133), and the third driven timing pulley for transfer (135d) may be axially coupled to the third roller (134). The transmission timing belt (135e) can transmit the power of the transmission drive timing pulley (135a) to the first, second, and third transmission driven timing pulleys (135b) (135c) (135d). For reference, the drawing reference numeral "T10" is a tension pulley for applying tension to the classification timing belt (151d).

[0074] In particular, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the outer diameter (D1) of the first transport driven timing pulley (135b) may be designed to be larger than the outer diameter (D2) of the second transport driven timing pulley (135c), and the outer diameter (D2) of the second transport driven timing pulley (135c) may be designed to be larger than the outer diameter (D3) of the third transport driven timing pulley (135d). Accordingly, while a plurality of cards are transported along the first, second, and third rollers (132)(133)(134), the gap between the front card and the back card may gradually widen due to the difference in the outer diameters of the arranged timing pulleys, thereby preventing the cards from overlapping each other, thereby preventing a shooting error through the shooting unit or an acceptance error into the sorting box (153).

[0075] In addition, the card transfer unit (130) may further include a transfer guide unit (136) that guides the transfer of the cart (10), as illustrated in FIG. 8.

[0076] The transport guide (136) may include a lower transport guide (136a) and an upper transport guide (136b), as illustrated in FIG. 8. The lower transport guide (136a) may be provided on the support (110) and may have a through hole (not illustrated) through which the second and third rollers (133) (134) pass. The upper transport guide (136b) may be provided with a vertical distance from the lower transport guide (136a) and may have first and second corresponding rollers (R11) (R12) corresponding to the second and third rollers (133) (134), respectively, and may form a movement path of the card (10) between it and the lower transport guide (136a). Accordingly, a passage for the card (10) to move can be formed between the lower transport guide (136a) and the upper transport guide (136b), thereby preventing the card (10) from bouncing off or being lost during transport. Furthermore, the lower transport guide (136a) and the upper transport guide (136b) can have a plate shape and can be made of a transparent material so that the card (10) passing between them can be photographed by the photographing unit (140).

[0077] In addition, the transport guide (136) may further include an upper and lower detachable part (137) for attaching and detaching the upper transport guide (136b) to and from the lower transport guide (136a), as illustrated in FIG. 8. Specifically, the upper and lower detachable part (137) may be a magnet (137a) for attaching and detaching magnetically. Accordingly, when a card moving between the lower transport guide (136a) and the upper transport guide (136b) becomes jammed, the upper transport guide (136b) can be quickly and easily detached through the magnet (137a) for attaching and detaching, thereby quickly removing the jammed card.

[0078]

[0079] Hereinafter, the card insertion portion (120) will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0080] The card input unit (120) may include a card loading unit (121) and a card pressing unit (122), as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. The card loading unit (121) may be provided on one side (left) of the support unit (110), and a plurality of cards (not illustrated) may be placed thereon. The card pressing unit (122) may press a plurality of cards loaded in the card loading unit (121) from top to bottom. Accordingly, sufficient friction may be generated on the first roller (132) of the card transport unit (130) described above, and the cards may be smoothly transported according to the rotation of the first roller (132).

[0081] For example, the card pressing unit (122) may include a pressing drive motor (122a), a pressing drive timing pulley (122b), a pressing driven timing pulley (122c), and a pressing timing belt (122d), as illustrated in FIG. 2. The pressing drive motor (122a) may be fixed to one side (left) of the support unit (110). The pressing drive timing pulley (122b) may be axially coupled to the pressing drive motor (122a). The pressing driven timing pulley (122c) may be rotatably provided on the support unit (110) with a vertical gap from the pressing drive timing pulley (122b), and the pressing timing belt (122d) may be connected between the pressing drive timing pulley (122b) and the pressing driven timing pulley (122c). The pressing pad may be fixed to a pressing timing belt (122d) and may press the card according to the movement of the pressing timing belt (122d). As another example, although not shown, the card pressing portion may utilize the power of a motor, the elasticity of an elastic body, gravity, etc.

[0082]

[0083] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements made by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention defined in the following claims also fall within the scope of the present invention.

[0084] The present invention relates to a deck sorting device and has industrial applicability.

Claims

1. As a deck sorting device, Support; A card input section provided on one side of the above support and into which a plurality of cards are input; A card transfer unit provided across from one side of the support to the other side of the support unit and transferring cards one by one from the card input unit to the other side of the support unit; A photographing unit provided on the support member and taking an image from a card transported by the card transport unit; and A card classification unit provided on the other side of the support unit and determining whether the card photographed by the photographing unit is a required card required to form a deck or a non-required card, and classifying the required cards and non-required cards; Including Deck sorting device.

2. In paragraph 1, The above card classification section, A classification driving unit provided on the other side of the above support and providing moving force; A mounting part moved by the above classification driving part; A classification box that is detachably mounted on the mounting portion and has a request card receiving portion that receives the request card, a non-request card receiving portion that receives the non-request card, and a non-request card receiving portion sequentially arranged; and A classification control unit that determines whether a card captured by the camera is the requested card or the non-requested card, and if determined to be the requested card, drives the classification drive unit so that the requested card is received in the requested card receiving unit so that the requested card receiving unit is placed at the discharge end of the card transport unit, and if determined to be the non-requested card, drives the classification drive unit so that the non-requested card is received in the non-requested card receiving unit so that the non-requested card receiving unit is placed at the discharge end of the card transport unit; Including Deck sorting device.

3. In paragraph 2, The above classification driving unit is, A classification drive motor fixed to the other side of the above support; A classification drive timing pulley coupled to the above classification drive motor; A classification driven timing pulley rotatably provided on the support member at a distance from the classification driven timing pulley; and A sorting timing belt connecting between the above-mentioned sorting drive timing pulley and the above-mentioned sorting driven timing pulley and to which the above-mentioned fixing portion is fixed; Including Deck sorting device.

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