Shuffling Machine Card-Allocating Box Grid Layers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shuffling machines do not ensure a completely even and fair shuffle, as they primarily reverse the order of cards without disrupting suits and numerals, leading to suspicions of uneven shuffling and potential fraudulent techniques during manual shuffling.
Innovation Solution
A shuffling machine with a card-allocating box featuring grid layers, a card-pushing mechanism, and a lift platform that randomly allocates and rearranges playing cards, ensuring a more even and fair distribution by destroying and rearranging the order of cards one by one.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual shuffling is used, then the shuffling process is simple and quick, but uneven shuffling occurs and fraudulent techniques can be applied
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical shuffling with an automated card shuffling machine that uses mechanical rollers and card allocation mechanisms to shuffle cards, eliminating human manipulation while ensuring fair and random card distribution through controlled mechanical processes
Solution Approach 2:
The card shuffling machine performs self-service by automatically dealing cards to players without requiring human intervention in the card distribution process, ensuring that the system itself maintains fairness rather than relying on human operators
2Extent of automation
If conventional shuffling machine is used, then automatic shuffling is achieved, but only the order of cards is reversed without disrupting suits and numerals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the card deck into individual cards and distributes them to different positions in the card allocation box, then rearranges them in a random pattern rather than maintaining sequential order, ensuring that both the order and the distribution of cards are randomized for fairer shuffling
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension of randomness by not only reversing card order but also randomly allocating cards to different positions in the card allocation box, creating a multi-dimensional shuffling approach that disrupts both sequence and spatial arrangement
Data Source
AI summary
A shuffling machine includes a base, a card-shuffling compartment, a card-moving mechanism, a card-allocating mechanism, and a card-pushing mechanism. The base is covered with a casing. One side of the card-shuffling compartment has a card-discharging port and a card inlet, and another side has a box opening. A card box is accommodated in the box opening. The card box has a card space therein. The card-moving mechanism includes a lift platform. A guide roller unit is provided on the lift platform. The lift platform is located in the card-shuffling compartment and passes through the card space. The card-allocating mechanism includes a card-allocating box. The card-allocating box has a plurality of grid layers. The card-pushing mechanism includes a push block that is moved horizontally. The card-allocating box is moved up and down for the push block to correspond to one of the grid layers.