CN111282258B

CN111282258B - Poker machine and card turning mechanism thereof

Info

Publication number: CN111282258B
Application number: CN202010070355.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姜子法; 胡取贤
Original assignee: Zhejiang Xuanhe Electromechanical Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Chaosheng Electromechanical Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-21
Filing date: 2020-01-21
Publication date: 2024-09-13
Anticipated expiration: 2040-01-21
Also published as: CN111282258A

Abstract

The invention discloses a card turning mechanism of a poker machine, which comprises a first card discharging pressing wheel, a card turning pressing wheel and a second card discharging pressing wheel, wherein a first card discharging channel is formed between the card turning wheel and the first card discharging pressing wheel, a card turning channel is formed between the card turning wheel and the card turning pressing wheel, a second card discharging channel is formed between the card turning pressing wheel and the second card discharging pressing wheel, a card turning component for opening or closing the first card discharging channel is arranged at the outer side of the card turning channel, one end of the card turning channel, which is far away from the first card discharging channel, is provided with a card pushing component, a fourth card discharging wheel and a fourth card discharging pressing wheel are arranged at the outer sides of outlets of the first card discharging channel and the second card discharging channel, and a card discharging port for discharging the poker cards from the first card discharging channel or the second card discharging channel to a card receiving position is formed between the fourth card discharging wheel and the fourth card discharging wheel; according to the scheme, the two card outlets of the original first card outlet channel and the second card outlet channel are combined into one card outlet, so that the card turning is more stable and reliable, and the card dealing efficiency is high.

Description

Poker machine and card turning mechanism thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of poker machines, in particular to a poker machine and a card turning mechanism thereof.

Background

Playing cards are a favorite entertainment item, and after playing a game, players are required to arrange cards, shuffle cards and deal cards. In order to save the time of dealing, an automatic dealing machine is invented to deal cards, for example, a four-port dealing machine for playing cards is disclosed in patent document with publication number CN201164714Y, and is provided with a shuffling cavity, a shuffling differential mechanism driven by a shuffling motor is arranged in the center of the shuffling cavity, four conveying belts connected to a dealing mechanism are uniformly distributed around the shuffling cavity, the conveying belts are driven by the conveying motor, one side of each conveying belt is provided with a card arranging wheel, the other side of each conveying belt is provided with a stop block matched with the card arranging wheel, the card arranging wheel is provided with a spiral deflector rod, and the output end of the dealing mechanism is provided with a counting light eye. When the card dealing machine is used, the disordered cards are placed into the card shuffling cavity in a face-down mode, and are dealt from four card outlets after passing through the card shuffling differential mechanism, the card shuffling wheels and the card dealing mechanism. Although the card dealing machine basically completes the actions of shuffling and dealing, the card dealing machine still cannot avoid the need of players to collect, sort and turn the playing cards with different front and back faces, so that the labor intensity in the game is high and the waiting time is long.

The patent document with publication number CN102580307A discloses a full-automatic poker machine, which comprises a mounting baseplate and a plurality of supporting legs arranged at the bottom of the mounting baseplate; the device comprises a mounting bottom plate, a shuffling and primary card distributing device, a card distributing device and a card distributing device, wherein the mounting bottom plate is provided with a card inlet parallel to a tabletop opening mode and used for placing playing cards, the shuffling and primary card distributing device is arranged at one end of the card inlet and used for primarily separating the disordered playing cards, and the card distributing device is arranged at the other end of the shuffling and primary card distributing device and used for adjusting the playing cards in the same direction and separating the playing cards into single playing cards; the card turning and dealing device is arranged at the other end of the card distributing device and is used for turning and dealing the playing cards with different front and back sides into the same direction according to the stipulation; the card pushing device is arranged at the other end of the card turning and dealing device and used for dealing and moving the playing cards; and the card lifting device is arranged at one side of the card pushing device and used for lifting the playing cards to the table top. The shuffling and primary card distributing device realizes primary card distributing (the playing cards are separated into a few playing cards) through different rotating speeds of the card feeding belt and the card distributing belt, the card arranging and secondary card distributing device conveys the playing cards through the secondary card distributing belt and realizes the card arranging through the card arranging belt and the auxiliary card arranging belt on two sides (the playing cards are adjusted to the same direction, namely, card arranging), the card overturning device realizes card overturning (the playing cards are overturned to a required surface) through the cooperation of the card overturning plate and three card overturning belts in a concave design, the card distributing device realizes random card distributing (namely, shuffling and distributing) through the cooperation of the card distributing belt and the card distributing rod, the distributed playing cards are directly dropped on the card pushing panel and then pushed onto the card lifting panel through the card pushing rod, and the card lifting device lifts the playing cards on the table top.

Although the above-mentioned poker machine basically realizes actions such as card sorting, shuffling and dealing of the playing cards, the following problems exist due to the structural limitations:

1. The gap between the conveying belt and the peripheral wall is easy to embed playing cards, so that the playing cards are easy to damage and miss, seize or equipment failure;

2. the playing cards are horizontally placed on the conveying belt, and the playing cards are stirred to rotate in a horizontal plane to adjust the direction by the opposite movement of the two sides of the conveying belt, so that the purpose of horizontal card sorting is achieved, the playing cards are easy to float and block between the two sides of the conveying belt, even the playing cards are damaged or embedded into a belt gap, and the conveying speed and the length of the conveying belt are high, so that the card sorting efficiency is low;

3. the card turning plate and the three card turning belts are matched to realize card turning, so that the defects of unstable card turning and low card turning efficiency exist, and the defect that the playing cards are clamped into the belt gaps also exist;

4. the dealing belt and the plurality of dealing openings are adopted, the disadvantages of unstable dealing and low dealing efficiency exist, the dealing of the plurality of cards is lifted at the same position, and the dealing of the players is inconvenient and the cheating possibility exists.

Patent document publication CN103055499a discloses a full-automatic poker machine comprising: a card feeding frame for placing playing cards, wherein the bottom of the card feeding frame is provided with a card feeding mechanism for conveying the playing cards; the card arranging groove is used for vertically placing the playing cards, and at least two card arranging components capable of relatively moving are arranged in the card arranging groove, so that the playing cards can be shifted out of the card arranging groove in a manner that the length sides of the playing cards are vertical; a vertical card transfer device for vertically placing the playing cards sent out from the card feeding frame in the card arranging groove; the card overturning device is used for overturning the front and back sides of the playing cards and is arranged at the outlet side of the card arranging groove; a dealing device arranged behind the card turning device for randomly sending the playing cards to a plurality of card receiving boxes; and the card lifting devices are used for lifting the playing cards in the card receiving boxes to the table top respectively. The poker machine uses common poker cards, adopts a vertical card arranging mode, and greatly improves card arranging accuracy and efficiency. However, the poker machine has more parts and devices and high manufacturing cost.

The patent document with the publication number of CN105854274A discloses a poker machine and a poker card arranging method thereof, a card arranging device and a vertical card moving device are omitted, a card discharging mechanism is arranged at a card outlet of an existing card inlet frame, and a single poker card is discharged from the card discharging mechanism and enters a card turning device to be turned over and dealt, so that the poker cards which are already arranged into a pile can be separated, turned over, shuffled and dealt, the shuffling efficiency is high, the reliability is good, and the machine manufacturing cost is low. However, the turning device of the poker machine can only send one mahjong tile to the turning box at a time, and can recognize, turn over and send out the dealing tiles, the turning efficiency is low, and the turning box has large rotation noise, large motor load, complex structure and poor stability. In addition, the poker machine has loose structural arrangement, large volume and low installation efficiency.

Patent documents with publication numbers of CN209405643, CN110193184 and the like disclose a poker machine, a card turning mechanism and a card distributor thereof, wherein a first card discharging channel is formed between a card turning wheel and a first card discharging pinch roller, a card turning channel is formed between the card turning wheel and a card turning pinch roller, a second card discharging channel is formed between the card turning pinch roller and a second card discharging pinch roller, the card turning channel extends from one side of the card turning wheel, which is close to the first card discharging channel, to the other side of the card turning wheel, which is far away from the first card discharging channel, along the partial arc circumference of the card turning wheel, a card turning component for opening or closing an outlet of the first card discharging channel is arranged outside the card turning channel, one end of the card turning channel, which is far away from the first card discharging channel, is provided with a card pushing component, and the second card discharging channel is arranged at a position opposite to the card pushing component outside the card turning channel. According to the scheme, the card turning channels are arranged to turn over the playing cards needing to be turned over, the non-turned-over playing cards and the turned-over playing cards are respectively sent out from the two card discharging channels, and the card turning and dealing can be continuously carried out, so that the card turning efficiency and dealing efficiency are greatly improved. However, two card discharging channels are adopted for dealing, and the problems that the guiding structure is complex and the card discharging positions are not accurate and consistent exist.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems, the invention aims to provide the poker machine and the card turning mechanism thereof, which have simple and reasonable structure, combine two card outlets of the original first card outlet channel and the second card outlet channel into one card outlet, ensure that the card turning and dealing are more stable and reliable, the card falling position is accurate and does not drift, the card turning and dealing efficiency is high, and the accuracy is high.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme:

A card turning mechanism of a poker machine comprises a first card discharging pressing wheel (4207), a card turning wheel (4210), a card turning pressing wheel (4211) and a second card discharging pressing wheel (4212), wherein the card turning wheel (4210) is a driving wheel and is driven to rotate by a card turning motor (4230), the first card discharging pressing wheel (4207), the card turning pressing wheel (4211) and the second card discharging pressing wheel (4212) are driven wheels, the first card discharging pressing wheel (4207) and the card turning pressing wheel (4211) are respectively in rolling contact with the card turning wheel (4210), the second card discharging pressing wheel (4212) is in rolling contact with the card turning pressing wheel (4211) to form a first card discharging channel (4208) between the card turning wheel (4210) and the first card discharging pressing wheel (4207), a card turning channel (4224) is formed between the card turning wheel (4210) and the card turning pressing wheel (4211), a second card discharging channel (4213) is formed between the card turning wheel (4211) and the second card discharging pressing wheel (4212), the card discharging wheel (4210) is arranged on one side of the card discharging channel (428) and is far away from the card turning channel (428) and is arranged on the other side of the card discharging channel (428) and is located on the other side of the card discharging channel (428) and is far away from the card turning channel (4208), the card turning component (4209) for opening or closing the first card discharging channel (4208) is arranged at the outer side of the card turning channel (4224), one end of the card turning channel (4224) far away from the first card discharging channel (4208) is provided with a card pushing component (4216), the second card discharging channel (4213) is arranged at the outer side of the card turning channel (4224) and at a position opposite to the card pushing component (4216), and the card turning component (4209) is driven by the card turning driving mechanism to open or close the first card discharging channel (4208); a fourth card discharging wheel (4226) and a fourth card discharging pressing wheel (4228) are arranged outside the outlets of the first card discharging channel (4208) and the second card discharging channel (4213), and a card discharging opening (4227) for discharging the playing cards from the first card discharging channel (4208) or the second card discharging channel (4213) to a card receiving position is formed between the fourth card discharging wheel (4226) and the fourth card discharging pressing wheel (4228); when the card turning component (4209) opens the outlet of the first card outlet channel (4208), the conveying channel, the first card outlet channel (4208) and the card outlet (4227) are connected in sequence, and playing cards are sent out from the card outlet (4227); when the card turning part (4209) opens the card turning channel (4224) and closes the first card discharging channel (4208), the conveying channel, the first card discharging channel (4208), the card turning channel (4224), the second card discharging channel (4213) and the card discharging opening (4227) are sequentially connected, and the playing cards are discharged from the card discharging opening (4227).

Preferably, the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221), the card turning channel outer side wall (4220) and/or the card turning component (4209) are/is positioned in a space surrounded by the first card discharging channel outer side wall, the second card discharging channel outer side wall (4214) and the card turning channel inner side wall (4215), and the first card discharging channel outer side wall and the card turning pinch roller (4211) are respectively close to two ends of the card turning channel outer side wall (4220) or the card turning component (4209).

Preferably, a third card-discharging wheel (4225) and a third card-discharging pressing wheel (4222) which are correspondingly matched with the third card-discharging wheel (4225) are arranged between the card-turning wheel (4210) and the fourth card-discharging wheel (4226).

Preferably, the card feeding device is further provided with a second card discharging channel inner side wall, a card turning channel outer side wall (4220), a first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) and a second card discharging channel inner side wall are fixedly connected into a whole and are distributed in three sides, a card turning pressing wheel (4211) is arranged at a joint close to the card turning channel inner side wall (4215) and the second card discharging channel inner side wall, and a third card discharging wheel (4225) or a third card discharging pressing wheel (4222) is arranged on the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) opposite to the card turning pressing wheel (4211).

Preferably, the card feeding device is further provided with a second card discharging channel inner side wall, the card turning component (4209), the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) and the second card discharging channel inner side wall are distributed in three sides, the card turning pressing wheel (4211) is arranged at a joint close to the card turning component (4209) and the second card discharging channel inner side wall, and the third card discharging wheel (4225) or the third card discharging pressing wheel (4222) is arranged on the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) opposite to the card turning pressing wheel (4211).

Preferably, the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) and the card turning channel outer side wall (4220) are fixedly connected into a whole.

Preferably, the card turning member (4209) is driven to swing by the card turning driving mechanism to open or close the first card discharging channel (4208); the swing center of the card turning component (4209) is positioned at the middle position or one end part of the card turning component, and the inner side of the card turning component (4209) is in an arc shape corresponding to the periphery of the card turning wheel (4210); the card turning channel (4224) and the second card discharging channel (4213) are disposed above or below the first card discharging channel (4208).

Preferably, the card turning driving mechanism for driving the card turning part (4209) to open or close the outlet of the first card discharging channel (4208) is an electromagnet (4229), one end of a card turning shaft of the card turning part (4209) is fixed with a crank, and the swinging end of the crank is connected with the movable end of the electromagnet (4229) through a connecting rod, so that when the card turning part (4209) is required to act, the electromagnet (4229) pulls the card turning part (4209) to swing through the connecting rod and the crank.

A poker machine comprising a card flipping mechanism as described above.

A poker machine comprising a card feed device for feeding playing cards, a card sorting device (6) for sorting the playing cards into uniform orientation and feeding out, a card dispenser (40) for sorting the playing cards one by one Zhang Fasong to a card receiving device (20), and a card receiving device (20) for receiving the playing cards; the card dealing device comprises a card storage box (41) and a card dealing device (42), wherein the card dealing device (42) comprises a card distributing mechanism for separating the playing cards in the card storage box into one piece and sending the one piece to a conveying mechanism, a conveying mechanism for identifying the front and the back of the playing cards and conveying the playing cards to a card turning mechanism, and a card turning mechanism for turning the playing cards as required and sending the playing cards to a card receiving device; the card turning mechanism is the card turning mechanism.

By adopting the technical scheme, the card-turning and dealing device has a simple and reasonable structure, combines two card outlets of the original first card-discharging channel and the second card-discharging channel into one card-discharging port, ensures that the card-turning and dealing is more stable and reliable, the card-falling position is accurate and does not drift, the card-turning and dealing efficiency is high, and the accuracy is high.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view (with the face plate removed) of the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the card receiving seat (with the card lifting ring falling) in the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the card receiving seat (with the card lifting ring raised) in the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a card managing apparatus in the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a card managing apparatus in the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a card managing apparatus in the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the internal structure of a card managing apparatus in the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the card shoe of the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a second schematic view of the construction of a card dispenser in the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a card shoe in the poker machine of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the card flipping mechanism of the present invention (direct card discard);

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the card turning mechanism (card after turning and card discharge)

Fig. 14 is a schematic view of a card turning mechanism according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the playing card 10, the base 1, the card receiving device 20, the card pushing motor 201, the card pushing cam 2011, the card pushing plate 202, the card pushing roller 2021, the rotating motor 203, the card pushing driving piece 206, the card pushing swinging arm 207, the card receiving box 210, the rotating ring 211, the card pushing fixing frame 212, the card lifting ring 213, the card blocking ring 214,

A face plate 3, a card feed port 302, a control plate 303, a control plate face plate 3031, a control plate circuit board 3032, a control plate base 3033, a lift guide 304, a lift base 305, a lift intermediate gear 306, a central lift cam 307, a central lift motor 308,

A card dispenser 40, a card shoe 41, a first transport wheel 4203, a transport bottom wall 4204, a second transport wheel 4205, a first card discharge roller rack 4206, a first card discharge roller 4207, a first card discharge path 4208, a card turning member 4209, a card turning wheel 4210, a card turning roller 4211, a second card discharge roller 4212, a second card discharge path 4213, a second card discharge path outer side wall 4214, a card turning path inner side wall 4215, a pusher member 4216, a second transport roller 4217, a transport top wall 4218, a first transport roller 4219, a card turning path outer side wall 4220, a first card discharge path inner side wall 4221, a third card discharge roller 4222, a transition wheel 4223, a card turning path 4224, a third card discharge roller 4225, a fourth card discharge roller 4226, a card discharge port 4227, a fourth card discharge roller 4228, an electromagnet 4229, a card turning motor 4230, a first sensor 4235, a second sensor 4236, a third sensor 4237, a sensor 4238, a sensor 4229, a sensor 4243,

A lifting driving part 5, a lifting motor 501, a lifting protrusion 502, a lifting swing arm 503, a lifting motor bracket 504,

Card arranging device 6, upper shell 601, card arranging seat 602, card arranging channel outer side wall 603, outer side motor 604, conveying roller 605, central turntable 606, turntable upper conical surface 6061, turntable card poking inclined surface 6062, turntable side wall 6063, card discharging baffle 607, outer side supporting roller 608, turntable motor 609 and card arranging channel outlet 610.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly defined.

In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

A poker machine as shown in figures 1 and 2, comprising: the card dealing device comprises a base 1, and a card dealing device 6, a card dealing device 40 and a card receiving device 20 which are arranged on or in the base, wherein the card dealing device 6 is arranged above the card dealing device 40, the card dealing device comprises a card storage box 41 and a card dealing device 42, an outlet of the card dealing device 6 is connected with the card storage box 41, the card receiving device 20 comprises a plurality of card receiving positions or card receiving boxes 210 which are arranged around the card dealing device 40, and the card receiving positions or the card receiving boxes 210 are driven to rotate relative to the card dealing device 40 through a rotary driving mechanism.

In this embodiment, the center card feeding mode similar to that of a mahjong machine is provided with a panel 3 at the top of a base 1, and the card feeding device comprises: the center of the panel 3 is provided with a control panel 303, the control panel 303 is driven to lift by a central lifting mechanism, a card placing port for placing playing cards is formed below the control panel 303 when the control panel 303 is lifted, the card placing port is covered when the control panel 303 is lifted, and the card arranging device 6 is arranged below the control panel 303.

The poker machine can be placed on a tabletop as an independent machine for players, under the use scene, a plurality of openings can be formed in the side wall of the base for the players to go into to take the playing cards, the playing cards of all sides can be withdrawn to a plurality of card taking positions outside the side wall of the base by the corresponding card pushing mechanism, and a plurality of openings can be formed in the top panel 3 for the players to take the playing cards. When more playing cards are embedded in the central hole of the card table, only the panel 3 and the control panel 303 are exposed and are flush with the table top, so that playing cards are not affected by players, and the playing card receiving device is very convenient to manufacture, install and maintain.

In this embodiment, the base 1 includes a circular bottom plate and a cylindrical side wall, and a power supply and a power switch thereof are mounted on the base. The panel 3 is provided with a plurality of card feeding ports 302 around the control panel 303, and a cover plate (the cover plate can be passively jacked to open or actively opened by a corresponding driving mechanism when feeding cards) is arranged on the card feeding ports 302, and the card receiving device 20 is arranged below the card feeding ports 302. It should be noted that the base of the present invention is not limited to a cylindrical shape, but may be a square column shape, a polygonal column shape, a quincuncial column shape, a frustum shape, and other various shapes.

As shown in fig. 5,6 and 7, the card sorting device 6 includes a card sorting seat 602, a card sorting channel outer side wall 603 and a central turntable 606, the card sorting seat 602 is directly fixed or indirectly fixed on the base 1, the center turntable 606 is arranged in the center of the card sorting seat 602, the central turntable 606 is driven to rotate by a turntable motor 609 installed on the card sorting seat 602, the card sorting seat 602 is circumferentially provided with the card sorting channel outer side wall 603, an arc-shaped card sorting channel for sorting playing cards is formed between the central turntable 606 and the card sorting channel outer side wall 603, a plurality of conveying rollers 605 for conveying playing cards are arranged at the bottom of the arc-shaped card sorting channel, a card outlet 610 is formed between the card outlet 607 and the bottom of the arc-shaped card sorting channel for delivering playing cards along the length direction, the card storage box 41 of the card dispenser 40 is positioned below the card sorting channel outlet 610 for receiving the delivered playing cards, wherein the width of the arc-shaped card sorting channel is smaller than the length of playing cards and larger than the width of playing cards, the distance between two adjacent conveying rollers 605 is smaller than the width of the playing channel 610, and the width of the playing channel is smaller than the playing channel 610 is close to the playing channel. In this way, the chaotic playing cards placed from the card placing port are rotated and stirred into the arc card arranging channel through the central turntable 606, the playing cards with the length directions basically consistent with the conveying directions of the conveying rollers 605 in the arc card arranging channel are sent out from the card arranging channel outlet 610 by the conveying rollers 605, the playing cards with the length directions inconsistent with the conveying directions of the conveying rollers 605 in the arc card arranging channel are stirred and rotated by the central turntable 606 and the conveying rollers 605 until the length directions of the playing cards are basically consistent with the conveying directions of the conveying rollers 605 in the arc card arranging channel and are sent out, and accordingly the chaotic and disordered playing cards are arranged into the playing cards with the width directions to be sent out. Preferably, the rotation direction of the central turntable 606 is opposite to the direction in which the conveying roller 605 conveys the playing cards so as to promote rotation of the playing cards with inconsistent orientation, thereby arranging the playing cards into a certain orientation and improving card arranging efficiency.

As shown in fig. 5, the top of the central turntable 606 is a turntable upper conical surface 6061, a plurality of turntable card poking inclined surfaces 6062 which are arranged along the circumferential direction of the central turntable 606 and are upwardly protruded are formed at the lower edge of the turntable upper conical surface 6061, and a turntable side wall 6063 is formed at a position close to the bottom of the card arranging channel at the lower part of the central turntable 606. Thus, the conical surface 6061 on the turntable is helpful for the playing cards to move to the peripheral edge of the central turntable 606 to fall into the card sorting channel, the turntable card poking inclined surface 6062 can prevent the playing cards from being blocked or floating while poking the playing cards to rotate, and the turntable side wall 6063 is vertically arranged and can limit and guide the playing cards positioned at the bottom of the card sorting channel so as to ensure the conveying direction.

In order to further improve the card arranging efficiency and the card feeding efficiency of the card arranging channel, preferably, the plurality of conveying rollers 605 are distributed along the radial direction of the circular central turntable 606, and the conveying rollers 605 are tapered rollers with small inner end radius and large outer end radius. Therefore, by forming different conveying areas and conveying speeds on the inner side and the outer side of the card arranging channel, the rapid conveying of the playing cards in the circular arc-shaped card arranging channel is realized, and the blocking and floating of the playing cards are avoided.

In order to further improve the card arranging efficiency, preferably, the outer side wall 603 of the card arranging channel is supported by a plurality of outer side supporting rollers 608 to be erected on the card arranging seat 602 and is driven to rotate by the outer side motor 604. Thus, the card arranging channel outer side wall 603 can also actively rotate, and the card arranging efficiency can be improved by reasonably controlling the rotation direction and/or rotation speed of the central rotating disc 606 and the card arranging channel outer side wall 603, so that the card is prevented from being blocked and floating.

In a preferred embodiment, the outer side wall 603 of the card arranging channel is integrally formed or fixedly provided with an outer side gear and a bottom gear, and the outer side motor 604 fixed on the card arranging seat 602 or the base 1 is meshed with the outer side gear through an output gear to drive the outer side wall 603 of the card arranging channel to rotate, and the bottom gear is meshed with an outer side end gear of the conveying roller 605 to drive the conveying roller 605 to rotate, so that the card arranging seat is simple and reasonable in structure, convenient to manufacture and assemble and low in cost.

In order to further improve the card discharging efficiency and stability, a card discharging mechanism is mounted at the card sorting channel outlet 610, and reference may be made to WO2018196759A1 for specific structure of the card discharging mechanism.

In this embodiment, an upper housing 601 for covering the central turntable 606 and the upper portion of the card arranging channel is fixed above the card arranging seat 602, so that the card arranging channel forms a relatively closed space, thereby avoiding confusion caused by other mechanisms of the playing cards entering the machine core, and improving card arranging efficiency. Of course, in other embodiments, a housing for covering the card shoe 602 and its upper drive components may also be provided on the side or bottom of the card shoe 602. Accordingly, the card discharging mechanism may be mounted on the card discharging shutter 607, or may be mounted on the card sorting seat 502 or the upper housing 601.

In this embodiment, the other end of the arcuate card sorting channel is closed, and the card storage shoe is located between the closed end and the outlet end of the arcuate card sorting channel. In other embodiments, in order to further improve the card sorting efficiency of the card sorting device, two ends of the arc-shaped card sorting channel are respectively provided with a card sorting channel outlet, the card storage box is positioned between the two outlets, and the playing cards coming out from the two outlets directly enter the card storage box. In general, the two outlets can be staggered to discharge cards by controlling the rotation speed and the rotation direction of the central turntable, the conveying roller and/or the outer side wall of the card arranging channel, so that the problems of overlong transportation distance, dead angle card and the like of part of playing cards existing in one outlet can be avoided, rapid card discharge is realized, and card arranging efficiency is improved.

In this embodiment, the control panel 303 is provided with keys for controlling actions such as starting, shuffling, and playing cards, and the player can set playing rules on the control panel during playing. The playing cards of each player are dealt by the card-dealing device at random, and are intermittently dealt to the card-receiving positions or card-receiving boxes of each player according to the number set by the player. The control panel 303 and its central lifting mechanism may refer to a central lifting mechanism of a mahjong machine, for example, a central lifting mechanism disclosed in patent documents with publication numbers CN206881093, CN206881095, CN205235367, etc.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the control board 303 includes a control board panel 3031, a control board circuit board 3032 and a control board base 3033, the control board circuit board 3032 is fixed in the control board base 3033, and the control board panel 3031 covers the control board circuit board 3032. The central lifting mechanism comprises a lifting guide rod 304, a lifting seat 305, a central lifting cam 307 and a central lifting motor 308, the control panel base 3033 is fixed at the upper end of the lifting guide rod 304, the lifting seat 305 is sleeved outside the lifting guide rod 304, the lifting seat 305 is fixed on a card arranging seat 602, the central lifting cam 307 is sleeved at the lower part of the lifting seat 305, through grooves are formed in two sides of the lifting seat 305, a supporting rod is fixed at the lower end of the lifting guide rod 304, two ends of the supporting rod extend out of the through grooves in the lifting seat 305 and can move up and down along the through grooves, two extending ends of the supporting rod are propped against cam curved surfaces on the central lifting cam 307, and the central lifting cam 307 is driven to rotate by the central lifting motor 308, so that the supporting rod and the control panel at the top end of the lifting guide rod 304 are driven to lift and fall.

In this embodiment, an external gear is integrally formed or fixed on the outer side of the central lifting cam 307, and is in transmission connection with the central lifting motor 308 fixed on the card tidying seat 602 through the lifting intermediate gear 306 and/or a transmission belt. In other embodiments, the central lifting cam 307 and the central lifting motor 308 may be connected by other transmission modes, for example, a speed reducing mechanism is arranged between the central lifting cam and the central lifting motor, or a chain transmission is used between the central lifting cam and the central lifting motor. In other embodiments, rollers or bearings may be mounted on both protruding ends of the support bar to abut the cam curved surface on the central lifting cam 307.

In this embodiment, a central turntable 606 is sleeved outside the lifting seat 305, the upper end of the lifting seat 305 extends out of the top of the central turntable 606, the two parts are connected through a bearing and can rotate relatively, a turntable motor 609 is installed on the card sorting seat 602 and is in transmission connection with the central turntable 606 through a transmission belt and/or an intermediate gear 6091, and an inner gear ring is integrally formed or fixedly arranged on the inner side wall of the bottom of the central turntable 606 and meshed with the intermediate gear 6091 for transmission. In other embodiments, the central turntable 606 and the turntable motor 609 may be connected by other transmission methods, for example, a reduction mechanism is provided between the two or a chain transmission is provided between the two.

In this embodiment, the internal structure of the dealer 40 is basically the same as that disclosed in patent documents CN209405643, CN110193184, etc., except that: in this embodiment, the delivery channel is extended to accommodate the setting of the card shuffling device 6 and, instead, the card shoe 40 is fixed against rotation, and the card receiving position or card shoe in the card receiving device rotates to achieve random card receiving. The concrete explanation is as follows:

As shown in fig. 2, 9, 10 and 11, the card dealing device 40 is fixed on the base 1 and is located below the card arranging seat 602, the card dealing device comprises a card storage box 41 and a card dealing device 42, an upper opening of the card storage box 41 is located below a card arranging channel outlet 610, one side of the bottom of the card storage box 41 is communicated with a card feeding channel of the card dealing device 42, the card dealing device 42 comprises a card distributing mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a card turning mechanism, and the card turning mechanism is located below the outer side of the central turntable 606. In this embodiment, the playing cards are transported along the width direction of the playing cards in the card storage box 41, the card distributing mechanism, the transporting mechanism and the card turning mechanism, and the structures, principles, action processes and methods thereof can all adopt structures, principles, action processes and methods disclosed in patent documents with publication numbers CN209405643 and CN110193184, and various alternative structures, principles, action processes and methods disclosed in patent documents with publication numbers CN209405643 and CN110193184, which are not repeated.

On the basis of the disclosure in patent documents CN209405643, CN110193184, etc., the conveying channel of the conveying mechanism is prolonged, so two recognition elements (cameras 4238) for recognizing the front and back sides of the playing card are preferably disposed on the conveying bottom wall 4204 or the conveying top wall 4218 of the conveying channel, and preferably, the two recognition elements are disposed diagonally opposite sides of the playing card for respectively detecting two patterns diagonally opposite sides of the front side of the playing card, so as to improve accuracy and efficiency of recognizing the front and back sides of the playing card. The two identification elements can be triggered to work by the same detection sensor for detecting the in-place playing cards, or can be respectively triggered to work by two detection sensors for detecting the in-place playing cards. When the detecting sensor detects the playing cards, the camera is started simultaneously or in a delayed mode, so that the camera can just shoot pattern information on the diagonally opposite fixed positions of the playing cards in the conveying channel, and the controller can identify the front and the back of the playing cards according to the pattern information, for example, the front is judged when the character pattern is identified. Other structures, principles, action processes and methods for identifying the front and back sides of the playing card are the same as those of patent documents with publication numbers of CN209405643, CN110193184 and the like and various alternative structures, principles, action processes and methods thereof.

In this embodiment, it is also preferable that a thickness measuring assembly for detecting whether or not there is overlap of playing cards passing through the conveying path is provided on the conveying bottom wall 4204 or the conveying top wall 4218 of the conveying path, the thickness measuring assembly including a rotary member 4240, a thickness measuring wheel 4241, a thickness measuring sensor 4242 and a thickness measuring conveying wheel 4243, the thickness measuring wheel 4241 and the thickness measuring conveying wheel 4243 being vertically corresponding and mounted on the conveying bottom wall 4204 and the conveying top wall 4218 of the conveying path, respectively, the shaft of the thickness measuring wheel 4241 being mounted on the rotary member 4240, one end of the rotary member 4240 being hinged with the conveying bottom wall 4204 or the conveying top wall 4218 of the conveying path, the other end of the rotary member 4240 being movable and being correspondingly engaged with the thickness measuring sensor 4242 mounted on the conveying bottom wall 4204 or the conveying top wall 4218, and the trend of the rotary member 4240 and the thickness measuring wheel 4241 being pressed against the thickness measuring conveying wheel 4243 by an elastic member. When the playing cards pass through the space between the thickness measuring wheel 4241 and the thickness measuring conveying wheel 4243, the thickness measuring wheel 4241 and the rotating member 4240 are lifted upwards, the thickness measuring sensor 4242 can determine the thickness of the passing playing cards according to the up-down changing distance of the movable end of the rotating member 4240, and when the measured thickness is close to or even exceeds the thickness of two playing cards, the controller judges that the two or more playing cards are overlapped, and the conveying mechanism returns the playing cards into the card storage box 41 to feed the playing cards again for distributing the playing cards. This can further reduce card distribution errors and malfunctions. The thickness measuring assembly can be matched with thickness measuring structures or methods in patent documents with publication numbers of CN209405643, CN110193184 and the like, and can also be used independently, and of course, the thickness measuring assembly can also be used for measuring thickness in patent documents with publication numbers of CN209405643, CN110193184 and the like, and various alternative structures, principles, action processes and methods thereof.

As shown in fig. 11, 12, 13 and 14, in this embodiment, the card turning mechanism includes a first card discharging roller 4207, a card turning roller 4210, a card turning roller 4211 and a second card discharging roller 4212, the card turning roller 4210 is a driving wheel and is driven to rotate by a card turning motor 4230, the first card discharging roller 4207, the card turning roller 4211 and the second card discharging roller 4212 are driven wheels, the first card discharging roller 4207 and the card turning roller 4211 are respectively in rolling contact with the card turning roller 4210, the second card discharging roller 4212 is in rolling contact with the card turning roller 4211, a first card discharging channel 4208 is formed between the card turning roller 4210 and the first card discharging roller 4207, A card turning channel 4224 is formed between the card turning wheel 4210 and the card turning pinch roller 4211, a second card discharging channel 4213 is formed between the card turning pinch roller 4211 and the second card discharging pinch roller 4212, the card turning wheel 4210 is arranged at the inner side of the card turning channel 4224 and positioned between the first card discharging channel 4208 and the second card discharging channel 4213, the card turning channel 4224 extends along the partial arc circumference of the card turning wheel 4210 from one side of the card turning wheel 4210 near the first card discharging channel 4208 to the other side of the card turning wheel 4210 far away from the first card discharging channel 4208, a card turning component 4209 for opening or closing the card turning channel 4224 or the first card discharging channel 4208 is arranged at one end of the outer side of the card turning channel 4224 near the first card discharging channel 4208, One end of the card turning channel 4224 away from the first card discharging channel 4208 is provided with a card pushing member 4216, and the second card discharging channel 4213 is arranged at a position opposite to the card pushing member 4216 outside the card turning channel 4224, and the card turning member 4209 is driven to swing by the card turning driving mechanism so as to open or close the card turning channel 4224 or the first card discharging channel 4208. As shown in fig. 11 and 12, when the card turning member 4209 closes the card turning passage 4224 or opens the outlet of the first card discharging passage 4208, the card feeding passage 4103, the conveying passage and the first card discharging passage 4208 are sequentially connected, and playing cards are discharged from the first card discharging passage 4208 to the card receiving position of the card receiving seat 2; As shown in fig. 13 and 14, when the card turning member 4209 opens the card turning channel 4224 and closes the outlet of the first card discharging channel 4208, the card feeding channel 4103, the conveying channel, the first card discharging channel 4208, the card turning channel 4224 and the second card discharging channel 4213 are sequentially connected, the playing card after coming out of the first card discharging channel 4208 is blocked from turning into the card turning channel 4224 by the card turning member 4209 and is sent to the end of the card turning channel 4224 by the card turning wheel 4210 and the card turning wheel 4211, the front end of the playing card abuts against the card pushing member 4216, the playing card returns to a flat state after passing through the card turning wheel 4211 at the rear end thereof, under the thrust action of the card pushing component 4216, the rear end of the playing card firstly enters the second card discharging channel 4213 and is sent out to the card receiving position of the card receiving seat 2 by the card turning pressing wheel 4211 and the second card discharging pressing wheel 4212. Therefore, the passing playing cards are turned back and forth through the card turning channel for 180 degrees, so that the front and back sides of the playing cards are turned over.

In this embodiment, the card turning wheel 4210, the first card discharging wheel 4207, the card turning wheel 4211, and the second card discharging wheel 4212 may be one roller part or may be multiple wheel parts mounted on the same shaft. In this embodiment, the card turning wheel 4210, the first card discharging wheel 4207, the card turning wheel 4211 and the second card discharging wheel 4212 comprise a plurality of wheels mounted on respective shafts, the card turning member 4209 also comprises a plurality of members mounted on the same shaft, and the card turning member 4209 and the card turning wheel 4210 are arranged in a staggered manner, so that the card turning machine has a simple structure and is convenient to mount and cooperate. Rubber rings may be mounted on the card flipping wheel 4210, the first card output pinch roller 4207, the card flipping pinch roller 4211, and/or the second card output pinch roller 4212 to increase friction with the playing cards.

As shown in fig. 11, in this embodiment, the card turning channel 4224 includes an inner side wall 4215 of the card turning channel, and the swing center (card turning shaft) of the card turning member 4209 is located at the middle position, so that two swing ends are formed at two sides of the swing center, and the inner side of the card turning member 4209 is in an arc shape corresponding to the periphery of the card turning wheel 4210, so that the card turning member 4209 can not only perform a better blocking and turning function, but also the card turning member 4209 can perform a function of an outer side wall of the card turning channel, and no special arrangement of the outer side wall of the card turning channel is required. In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, 13, and 14, the swing center (card turning shaft) of the card turning member 4209 is located at one end thereof, and the card turning channel outer wall 4220 is specially provided to ensure smooth passage of the playing cards in the card turning channel 4224.

As shown in fig. 11, in this embodiment, the card turning channel 4224 and the second card discharging channel 4213 are disposed above the first card discharging channel 4208 (i.e., the card turning wheel 4210, the card turning wheel 4211, and the second card discharging wheel 4212 are disposed above the first card discharging wheel 4207), so that the height of the dealer or even the flyer is set to be more reasonable, and the number of thinner cards is more. Of course, the card flipping path 4224 and the second card discharging path 4213 may be disposed below the first card discharging path 4208 (i.e., the card flipping wheel 4210, the card flipping roller 4211, and the card discharging roller 4212 are disposed below the first card discharging roller 4207) as shown in fig. 12, 13, and 14.

In order to avoid the blocking of the playing cards in the card turning channel 4224 by the close side wall, ensure that the playing cards can enter the second card discharging channel 4213 between the card turning pinch roller 4211 and the second card discharging pinch roller 4212, a transition wheel 4223 is arranged on the outer side wall 4214 of the second card discharging channel, which is provided with the second card discharging pinch roller 4212, and is close to the card turning wheel 4210 to guide the playing cards between the card turning pinch roller 4211 and the second card discharging pinch roller 4212.

To ensure delivery pressure and to avoid slippage, first discharge roller 4207 and/or discard roller 4211 are preferably biased against discard roller 4210 by respective biasing mechanisms, and second discharge roller 4212 is preferably biased against discard roller 4211 by a biasing mechanism. The energizing means may be an elastic member such as a spring, a spring piece, an elastic ring, or an elastic shaft, or may be an elastic energizing means composed of a plurality of members. In this embodiment, the first card discharging roller 4207 is rotatably mounted on the first card discharging roller frame 4206, the first card discharging roller frame 4206 is hinged to the conveying bottom wall 4204 of the conveying channel, and a torsion spring is provided on the hinge sleeve to urge the first card discharging roller 4207 to press the card turning wheel 4210, an elastic rubber ring is mounted on the card turning roller 4211 to press the card turning wheel 4210, and the second card discharging roller 4212 is mounted on the outer side wall 4214 of the second card discharging channel by an elastic shaft to press the card turning roller 4211. Thus, the installation is convenient, and the structure is simple and reliable.

The card turning driving mechanism for driving the card turning member 4209 to open or close the first card discharging channel 4208 (opening the card turning channel 4224) may be realized by a motor through a speed reducing mechanism or a transmission mechanism, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 9 to 11, an electromagnet 4229 is used to drive, one end of a card turning shaft 42091 of the card turning member 4209 is fixed with a crank 4234, and the swinging end of the crank 4234 is connected with the movable end of the electromagnet 4229 through a connecting rod 4233, so that when the card turning member 4209 is required to move, the electromagnet 4229 pulls the card turning member 4209 to swing through the connecting rod 4233 and the crank 4234. Because the card turning action is performed according to the result of recognizing the front and back sides of the playing card by the camera and is selective and intermittent, the electromagnet structure of the embodiment is more reasonable and the manufacturing cost is low.

The card pusher 4216 may be an elastic member such as a spring, a spring piece, or an elastic band, or may be an elastic energizing mechanism composed of a plurality of members. In this embodiment, the card pusher member 4216 is a plurality of springs disposed at the end of the channel. Thus, the structure is simple and the installation is convenient.

In another alternative embodiment of the card flipping mechanism, the card flipping path 4224 is directly connected to the card shoe 41, and the second card discharging path 4213, the second card discharging pinch roller 4212 and the card pushing member 4216 are not provided, and the flipped playing cards are directly returned to the card shoe for re-feeding and dealing. That is, the card turning mechanism comprises a first card discharging pressing wheel, a card turning wheel and a card turning pressing wheel, wherein the card turning wheel is a driving wheel and is driven to rotate by a card turning motor, the first card discharging pressing wheel and the card turning pressing wheel are driven wheels, the first card discharging pressing wheel and the card turning pressing wheel are respectively in rolling contact with the card turning wheel, a first card discharging channel is formed between the card turning wheel and the first card discharging pressing wheel, the card turning channel is formed between the card turning wheel and the card turning pressing wheel, the card turning wheel is arranged at the inner side of the card turning channel, the card turning channel extends from one side, close to the first card discharging channel, of the card turning wheel to the other side, far away from the first card discharging channel, of the card turning wheel along the arc-shaped circumference of the card turning wheel, the tail end of the card turning channel is communicated to the space in the card storage box, a card turning part for opening or closing the card turning channel is arranged at one end, close to the first card discharging channel, and the card turning part is driven by the card turning driving mechanism to swing so as to open or close the card turning channel or the first card discharging channel. When the card turning part closes the card turning channel or opens the outlet of the first card discharging channel, the card feeding channel, the conveying channel and the first card discharging channel are sequentially connected, and the playing cards are sent out from the first card discharging channel to the card receiving position of the card receiving seat; when the card turning part opens the card turning channel and closes the outlet of the first card discharging channel, the card feeding channel, the conveying channel, the first card discharging channel and the card turning channel are sequentially connected, the playing cards are blocked by the card turning part to turn to enter the card turning channel after coming out from the first card discharging channel, and are sent to the tail end of the card turning channel by the card turning wheel and the card turning pinch roller to enter the card storage box (a plurality of conveying wheels and pinch rollers thereof can be arranged between the card storage box and the card turning wheel for conveying the playing cards). Therefore, the passing playing cards are turned back and forth through the card turning channel, so that the front and back sides of the playing cards are turned over. The other structures are the same as described above. The structure scheme can make the depth of the card storage box shallow and the height of the poker machine low, but the card dealing efficiency is relatively low and the manufacturing cost is high.

It should be noted that, the first card discharging channel 4208 and the second card discharging channel 4213 may be outlets directly connected to the card receiving position (i.e. the card turning mechanism has two card discharging openings), as shown in fig. 11; in other embodiments, instead of directly engaging the outlets of the first card slot 4208 and the second card slot 4213, one or more slots (or rollers) for further transporting playing cards may be provided after the first card slot 4208 and/or the second card slot 4213 to the card slot, as shown in fig. 12-14, and a fourth card slot wheel 4226 and a fourth card slot wheel 4228 may be provided outside the outlets of the first card slot 4208 and the second card slot 4213, and a card slot 4227 for transporting the pick cards from the first card slot 4208 or the second card slot 4213 to the card slot is formed between the fourth card slot 4226 and the fourth card slot 4228, so that the two slots of the first card slot and the second card slot are combined into one card slot, and the card is dealt more stably and reliably, and does not drift accurately. In order to ensure that playing cards are transported from the first card path 4208 to the card outlet 4227 quickly and reliably, a third card wheel 4225 is provided between the card flipping wheel 4210 and the fourth card wheel 4226, and a third card wheel 4222 is provided in corresponding engagement with the third card wheel 4225.

The first conveying wheel 4203, the second conveying wheel 4205, the turning wheel 4210, the third card discharging wheel 4225, and the fourth card discharging wheel 4226 are all driving wheels, and the turning wheel 4211, the first card discharging wheel 4207, the second card discharging wheel 4212, the third card discharging wheel 4222, the fourth card discharging wheel 4228, the second conveying wheel 4217, and the first conveying wheel 4219 are all driven wheels. The card-turning channel outer side wall 4220 (or the card-turning member 4209) and the first card-discharging channel inner side wall 4221 are positioned inside the space surrounded by the first card-discharging channel outer side wall, the second card-discharging channel outer side wall 4214 and the card-turning channel inner side wall 4215, and the first card-discharging channel outer side wall and the card-turning pinch roller 4211 are respectively close to two ends of the card-turning channel outer side wall 4220 (or the card-turning member 4209); preferably, the first card discharging channel inner side wall 4221 and the card turning channel outer side wall 4220 are fixedly connected into a whole; the second card discharging channel inner side wall, the card turning channel outer side wall 4220 (or the card turning component 4209), the first card discharging channel inner side wall 4221 and the second card discharging channel inner side wall are fixedly connected into a whole and distributed in three sides, the card turning pinch roller 4211 is arranged near the joint of the card turning channel inner side wall 4215 (or the card turning component 4209) and the second card discharging channel inner side wall, and the third card discharging wheel 4225 or the third card discharging pinch roller 4222 is arranged on the first card discharging channel inner side wall 4221 opposite to the card turning pinch roller 4211.

As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, in this embodiment, the card receiving device 20 includes a plurality of card receiving shoes 210 and a plurality of card pushing plates 202, which are disposed around the card dealer 40 and the central turntable 606, and the card receiving shoes 210 and the card pushing plates 202 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence; the card receiving boxes 210 are fixed on a rotating ring 211, the rotating ring 211 is rotatably erected on the base 1 by a plurality of supporting rollers, the rotating ring 211 is driven to rotate by a rotating motor 203, and the bottom of each card receiving box 210 is provided with a card pushing chute for sliding fit with the card pushing plate 202; the card pushing plate 202 is driven by a card pushing driving mechanism to reciprocate from the inside of the card receiving box 210 to the outside of the card receiving box 210. When the card dealer deals, the card pushing plate 202 moves to the outside of the card receiving box 210 and is close to the inner side of the card dealer, the card receiving box 210 rotates, the card pushing plate 202 is not moved, and the playing cards are sent into the card receiving box 210; when pushing, the card pushing plate 202 enters the card pushing chute 21 and moves from inside to outside to push the playing cards on the card shoe 210 out of the card shoe 210. The card pushing chute 21 extends from the inside to the outside of the card shoe 210, and the card pushing chute 21 is preferably disposed radially along the circumference of the rotating ring 211. An internal gear is arranged on the inner side of the rotary ring 211, and the rotary motor 203 is meshed with the internal gear on the rotary ring 211 through a gear.

The card pushing driving mechanism is arranged on the base 1 and comprises a card pushing motor 201, a card pushing driving piece 206 and a plurality of card pushing swing arms 207 which are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of card pushing plates 202, the card pushing driving piece 206 is in a circular ring shape, the card pushing driving piece 206 is arranged at the bottom of the base 1 through a plurality of positioning rollers B and is driven to rotate by the card pushing motor 201, a plurality of driving parts which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of card pushing swing arms 207 extend out of the outer circumference of the card pushing driving piece 206, one driving part is movably connected with the middle part of one card pushing swing arm 207 through a sliding groove A, one end of the card pushing swing arm 207 is movably connected (hinged) with the base 1, and the other end of the card pushing swing arm 207 is movably connected (hinged) with the bottom of the card pushing plate 202, so that the card pushing driving piece 206 is pushed to rotate through rotation of the card pushing driving piece 206, and then the card pushing plate 202 is pushed from the outside of the card receiving box 210 to the inside of the card receiving box 210 or reset from the inside of the card receiving box 210. The card pushing driving piece synchronously drives the plurality of card pushing plates, and has the advantages of simple structure, reasonable action, reliable operation and low manufacturing cost. The card pushing swing arm 207 is in a V-shaped return force mark shape. The card pushing motor 201 drives the card pushing driving member 206 to rotate through a gear and gear ring matching structure, or the card pushing motor 201 drives the card pushing driving member 206 to rotate through a card pushing cam 2011 and chute matching structure. The card pushing driving piece 206 is located at the inner side of the rotating ring 211, in order to be convenient for hinging with the card pushing swing arm 207, a plurality of card pushing fixing frames 212 corresponding to the card pushing swing arm 207 one by one are fixed on the base 1, one end of the card pushing swing arm 207 is hinged with the card pushing fixing frames 212, and the hinged end of the card pushing fixing frames 212 is located above the rotating ring 211 and located at the inner side of the joint of the card receiving box 210 and the rotating ring 211.

In this embodiment, the card receiving boxes 210 are of an inner-outer through structure, a card blocking ring 214 and a card lifting ring 213 are arranged around the outer sides of the card receiving boxes 210, a plurality of card bearing positions corresponding to the card receiving boxes 210 one by one are arranged on the card lifting ring 213, and the card lifting ring 213 is driven to lift by a lifting driving mechanism, so that a stack of playing cards in each direction is lifted up from the card loading opening 302. In order to save space and optimize the structure, it is preferable to place a stack of playing cards in an inclined manner at the card bearing position of the card lifting ring 213. The blocking ring 214 blocks the outside of the card receiving box 210 during dealing to prevent playing cards from falling out of the card receiving box 210, and the blocking ring 214 descends during pushing, and the card pushing plate 202 pushes playing cards in the card receiving box 210 to the card bearing position of the card lifting ring 213. Preferably, the card retaining ring 214 is integrally formed or fixedly disposed at the lower portion of the card lifting ring 213.

The lifting driving mechanism comprises a lifting driving part 5, a lifting motor 501 and a plurality of lifting swing arms 503, wherein the lifting swing arms 503 are uniformly distributed below the card lifting ring 213, one end of each lifting swing arm 503 is hinged with the base 1, the other end of each lifting swing arm 503 abuts against the bottom of the card lifting ring 213, and the lifting motor 501 drives the lifting swing arms 503 to swing synchronously through the lifting driving part 5 so as to push the card lifting ring 213 to lift. In this embodiment, the lifting driving member 5 is in a ring shape, the top of the periphery of the ring shape is provided with a plurality of lifting protrusions 502 corresponding to a plurality of lifting swing arms 503, the lifting protrusions 502 are propped against the middle supporting rollers of the lifting swing arms 503, the lifting driving member 5 is installed on the base 1 through the supporting rollers and the positioning rollers and can rotate around the rotation center, in this embodiment, the plurality of supporting rollers 101 are arranged on the outer side of the ring of the lifting driving member, the lifting driving member is provided with grooves matched with the grooves so as to achieve the effect of limiting the rotation range of the lifting driving member 5, and the plurality of positioning rollers are installed on the inner side of the ring of the lifting driving member 5 so as to achieve the effect of positioning the rotation center of the lifting driving member; when the lifting driving piece 5 rotates under the driving of the lifting motor 501, the middle supporting rollers on the lifting swing arms 503 respectively move along the corresponding lifting protrusions 502 on the lifting driving piece 5, so that the lifting protrusions 502 push the lifting swing arms 503 to swing, and the effect that one ends of the lifting swing arms 503, which are propped against the bottom of the card lifting ring 213, lift up and down is achieved, namely, the effect of lifting the card lifting ring 213 is achieved. In this embodiment, the lifting motor 501 drives the lifting driving member to rotate by means of the driving gear engaged with the gear ring or engaged with the gear ring. In other embodiments, the lift motor may be provided with a lift driving device 5 in a manner disclosed in patent documents CN209405643, CN110193184, and the like.

A poker machine, as described above, comprising:

the card arranging device 6 is used for arranging the playing cards into the cards which are consistent in orientation and sent out, the center of the card arranging device 6 is provided with a control panel 303, the control panel 303 is driven by a center lifting mechanism to lift, a card placing port for placing the playing cards is formed below the control panel 303 when the control panel 303 is lifted, the card placing port is covered when the control panel 303 is lifted, and a card arranging channel of the card arranging device 6 is positioned below the control panel 303; the card arranging device 6 comprises a card arranging seat 602, a central turntable 606 driven to rotate by a turntable motor 609 is arranged in the center of the card arranging seat 602, a card arranging channel outer side wall 603 is circumferentially arranged around the card arranging seat 602, an arc card arranging channel for arranging playing cards is formed between the central turntable 606 and the card arranging channel outer side wall 603, a plurality of conveying rollers 605 for conveying the playing cards are arranged at the bottom of the arc card arranging channel, and the rotation direction of the central turntable 606 is opposite to the conveying direction of the conveying rollers 605;

A card dispenser 40 for dispensing one Zhang Fasong playing cards to the card receiving device 20, the card dispenser comprising a card shoe 41 and a card dispensing device 42, the outlet of the card sorting device 6 being connected to the card shoe 41; the dealing device 42 comprises a card distributing mechanism for separating the playing cards in the card storage box into one piece and delivering the piece to the delivering mechanism, a delivering mechanism for identifying the front and the back of the playing cards and delivering the playing cards to the card turning mechanism, and a card turning mechanism for turning the playing cards as required and delivering the playing cards to the card receiving device;

the card receiving device 20 for receiving playing cards, the card receiving device 20 comprising a plurality of card shoes 210 disposed around the card shoe 40, the card shoes 210 being driven in rotation relative to the card shoe 40 by a rotary drive mechanism.

The playing card sorting method of the playing card machine comprises the following steps:

1) The control panel is lifted, and the control panel is lowered after the playing cards are put into the card arranging device;

2) The card arranging device arranges the playing cards into the same orientation and sends the playing cards to the card storage box; the card arranging device arranges cards into a certain orientation through the rotation of the central turntable and the rotation of the conveying roller (the movement directions of the cards are opposite when the central turntable and the conveying roller rotate), so that the cards move along the rotation direction of the conveying roller;

3) The card distributing mechanism separates the playing cards in the card storage box into pieces and sends the pieces to the conveying mechanism;

4) The conveying mechanism identifies the front and back sides of the playing cards and conveys the playing cards to the card turning mechanism;

5) The card turning mechanism turns over the playing cards according to the requirements and sends the playing cards to each card receiving box in the card receiving device;

6) When dealing and feeding, the card pushing plate pushes the playing cards in the card receiving box to the card lifting ring, and the card lifting ring lifts the playing cards of all sides to the table top.

Specifically, according to the playing method set by the player, the motor of the control panel rotates to drive the control panel to rise, the played cards can be pushed in from different directions on the tabletop, and the players push the cards in the machine in different states; the cards that have been dealt inside the machine then rise to the table according to the player's settings, and the player continues with the next game. The players push the cards into the machine, the cards are kept at a certain angle through the card shuffling device and sent to the card dealing device according to the sorted sequence, the card dealing device detects the card signal, and the single cards are dealt according to the playing method set by the players. All cards passing through the card dealing device are turned into an orientation, and according to a set rule, the rotating motor randomly rotates for a certain angle to drive the card receiving box fixedly connected with the rotating ring to rotate, and the cards are randomly sent into the set card receiving box until the set number of cards is completed. Waiting for the player to begin the next round. When the next office starts, the card pushing motor rotates, the annular card pushing driving piece is driven to rotate by the card pushing cam, so that the card pushing swing arm swings and pushes the card pushing plate, and the card in the card receiving box is pushed to the card lifting ring and then the card pushing plate returns to the original position. At this time, the lifting motor works to drive the lifting driving piece to rotate, so that the card lifting swing arm is pushed to rotate, the card lifting ring is lifted to a set height, the cards are lifted to the table top, and the card lifting action is completed. When waiting for the player to take the cards, the player starts to deal the cards, turn over the cards and deal the cards.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "particular examples," or "some embodiments," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the invention, and that variations, modifications, alternatives and variations may be made to the above embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention, and any simple modification, equivalent variation and modification of the above embodiments in light of the technical principles of the invention may be made within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A card turning mechanism of a poker machine comprises a first card discharging pressing wheel (4207), a card turning wheel (4210), a card turning pressing wheel (4211) and a second card discharging pressing wheel (4212), wherein the card turning wheel (4210) is a driving wheel and is driven to rotate by a card turning motor (4230), the first card discharging pressing wheel (4207), the card turning pressing wheel (4211) and the second card discharging pressing wheel (4212) are driven wheels, the first card discharging pressing wheel (4207) and the card turning pressing wheel (4211) are respectively in rolling contact with the card turning wheel (4210), the second card discharging pressing wheel (4212) is in rolling contact with the card turning pressing wheel (4211) to form a first card discharging channel (4208) between the card turning wheel (4210) and the first card discharging pressing wheel (4207), a card turning channel (4224) is formed between the card turning wheel (4210) and the card turning pressing wheel (4211), a second card discharging channel (4213) is formed between the card turning wheel (4211) and the second card discharging pressing wheel (4212), the card discharging wheel (4210) is arranged on one side of the card discharging channel (428) and is far away from the card turning wheel (428) and is arranged on the other side of the card discharging channel (428) and is far away from the card turning wheel (428) and is arranged on the card discharging channel (428), the card turning component (4209) for opening or closing the first card discharging channel (4208) is arranged at the outer side of the card turning channel (4224), one end of the card turning channel (4224) far away from the first card discharging channel (4208) is provided with a card pushing component (4216), the second card discharging channel (4213) is arranged at the outer side of the card turning channel (4224) and at a position opposite to the card pushing component (4216), and the card turning component (4209) is driven by the card turning driving mechanism to open or close the first card discharging channel (4208); the card feeding device is characterized in that a fourth card feeding wheel (4226) and a fourth card feeding pinch roller (4228) are arranged outside the outlets of the first card feeding channel (4208) and the second card feeding channel (4213), and a card feeding port (4227) for feeding playing cards from the first card feeding channel (4208) or the second card feeding channel (4213) to a card receiving position is formed between the fourth card feeding wheel (4226) and the fourth card feeding pinch roller (4228); when the card turning component (4209) opens the outlet of the first card outlet channel (4208), the conveying channel, the first card outlet channel (4208) and the card outlet (4227) are connected in sequence, and playing cards are sent out from the card outlet (4227); when the card turning part (4209) opens the card turning channel (4224) and closes the first card discharging channel (4208), the conveying channel, the first card discharging channel (4208), the card turning channel (4224), the second card discharging channel (4213) and the card discharging opening (4227) are sequentially connected, and the playing cards are discharged from the card discharging opening (4227);

The first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221), the card turning channel outer side wall (4220) and/or the card turning component (4209) are positioned in a space surrounded by the first card discharging channel outer side wall, the second card discharging channel outer side wall (4214) and the card turning channel inner side wall (4215), and the first card discharging channel outer side wall and the card turning pinch roller (4211) are respectively close to two ends of the card turning channel outer side wall (4220) or the card turning component (4209);

the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) and the card turning channel outer side wall (4220) are fixedly connected into a whole.

2. The card turning mechanism of the poker machine according to claim 1, wherein a third card discharging wheel (4225) and a third card discharging pinch roller (4222) which is correspondingly matched with the third card discharging wheel (4225) are arranged between the card turning wheel (4210) and the fourth card discharging wheel (4226).

3. The card turning mechanism of the poker machine according to claim 2, further comprising a second card discharging channel inner side wall, wherein the card discharging channel outer side wall (4220), the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) and the second card discharging channel inner side wall are fixedly connected into a whole and distributed in three sides, the card turning pinch roller (4211) is arranged at a joint close to the card turning channel inner side wall (4215) and the second card discharging channel inner side wall, and the third card discharging wheel (4225) or the third card discharging pinch roller (4222) is arranged on the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) opposite to the card turning pinch roller (4211).

4. The card turning mechanism of the poker machine according to claim 2, further comprising a second card discharging channel inner side wall, wherein the card turning member (4209), the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) and the second card discharging channel inner side wall are three-sided, the card turning roller (4211) is disposed near a junction of the card turning member (4209) and the second card discharging channel inner side wall, and the third card discharging roller (4225) or the third card discharging roller (4222) is disposed on the first card discharging channel inner side wall (4221) opposite to the card turning roller (4211).

5. A card turning mechanism of a poker machine according to claim 1, wherein the card turning member (4209) is driven to swing by the card turning driving mechanism to open or close the first card discharge path (4208); the swing center of the card turning component (4209) is positioned at the middle position or one end part of the card turning component, and the inner side of the card turning component (4209) is in an arc shape corresponding to the periphery of the card turning wheel (4210); the card turning channel (4224) and the second card discharging channel (4213) are disposed above or below the first card discharging channel (4208).

6. A card turning mechanism of a poker machine according to claim 1, wherein the card turning driving mechanism for driving the card turning member (4209) to open or close the outlet of the first card outlet channel (4208) is an electromagnet (4229), one end of the card turning shaft of the card turning member (4209) is fixed with a crank, and the swinging end of the crank is connected with the movable end of the electromagnet (4229) through a connecting rod, so that when the card turning member (4209) is required to be actuated, the electromagnet (4229) pulls the card turning member (4209) to swing through the connecting rod and the crank.

7. A poker machine comprising a card flipping mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A poker machine, characterized by comprising a card feeding device for feeding poker cards, a card sorting device (6) for sorting the poker cards into consistent orientations and feeding out, a card dispenser (40) for sorting one Zhang Fasong of the poker cards to a card receiving device (20), and a card receiving device (20) for receiving the poker cards; the card dealing device comprises a card storage box (41) and a card dealing device (42), wherein the card dealing device (42) comprises a card distributing mechanism for separating the playing cards in the card storage box into one piece and sending the one piece to a conveying mechanism, a conveying mechanism for identifying the front and the back of the playing cards and conveying the playing cards to a card turning mechanism, and a card turning mechanism for turning over the playing cards as required and sending the playing cards to a card receiving device; the card turning mechanism is a card turning mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.