JPH0319400Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a card dispensing device suitable for use in card picking games.

That is, the card dispensing device according to the present invention,
The main body is rotatably supported on a support base, and when the main body is rotated, cards can be dispensed one by one.
Therefore, this card dispensing device can be used on a table or the like to enjoy a game in which several people exchange cards. In other words, several people surround this card dispensing device, and the main unit rotates at a predetermined speed while randomly dispensing (or more accurately dispensing) cards in a 360° direction. You can play by competing to quickly pick up cards according to the rules.

In the card dispensing device according to the present invention, a main body 1 is provided with a card storage section 20 capable of storing a plurality of cards 8 and a card ejection opening 10, and a drive mechanism consisting of a motor 42 and a reduction gear group 40 is provided in the main body 1. , the card storage section 20 has an opening 29 for sending out the card.
At the same time, the claw 2 that locks with the bottom card
5, 25 and a card feeding plate 2 provided with a tension spring 28
3, and the card feeding plate 23 accommodates a card feeding mechanism that reciprocates and feeds out the cards 8 one by one when the upright plate 23a and the cam protrusion 63 of the drive mechanism engage, and a reduction gear group 40. A rotating member 70 consisting of a swinging shaft 71 with an engaging piece 75 projecting thereon and a swinging plate 72 with a tension spring 73 stretched thereon is disposed in the machine frame 11. The gear shaft 64 having the engaging protrusion 74 protruding from the gear 53 and the gear shaft 62 having the cam protrusion 63 attached thereto are set to different rotational speeds and engaged. A card feeding mechanism in which the piece 75 engages with a protrusion 41 protruding from the upright plate 23a to prevent the upright plate 23a from advancing; a roller 55 that rotates in conjunction with the drive mechanism; and a roller pressed against the roller 55. 57, and the main body 1 are rotatably provided on the support base 4 in conjunction with the drive mechanism.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The main body 1 of the card dispensing device according to the present invention has a bottom plate 2 and a removable top cover 1a (FIG. 3), and is rotatably supported on a support base 4. Each member within the main body 1 is arranged as shown in the plan cross-sectional view of FIG. That is, a case-shaped card storage section 20 is provided in the center of the main body 1, and the card storage section 2
A substantially L-shaped machine frame 11 having a built-in motor 42 and a reduction gear train constituted by a plurality of gears is disposed at a position adjacent to the machine frame 11. Further, the battery boxes 80, 80 are provided separately on both sides of the main body 1 so that the center of gravity does not shift when the main body 1 rotates. 81, 81... are electrically conductive contact pieces, which are terminals 42a, 42a of the motor 42.
and are connected in series via switch 9. The switch 9 consists of a contact piece 9c attached to a slide plate 9b integrated with the knob 9a, and a fixed contact piece 9d, and by sliding the knob 9a,
The drive of the motor 42 is controlled when the contact pieces 9c and 9d approach and separate.

Next, each member configured as described above will be explained in detail.

First, the drive section and drive mechanism provided inside the machine frame 11 will be explained. Inside the machine frame 11 is a motor 4.
2 and a reduction gear group 40 consisting of a plurality of gears is housed. That is, the motor pinion 43 meshes with a gear 45 that is rotatably mounted on a gear shaft 54 of the first stage, and a small gear 46 that is rotatably mounted on the same shaft meshes with a gear 47 that is rotatably mounted on a gear shaft 58 of the second stage. . The small gear 48 that is attached to the gear shaft 58 meshes with the gear 49 that is attached to the third stage gear shaft 59. The small gear 50 that is attached to the gear shaft 59 meshes with the gear 51 that is attached to the gear shaft 62 of the fourth stage. The small gear 52 that is attached to the gear shaft 62 meshes with the gear 53 that is attached to the gear shaft 64 of the final fifth stage. The gear shaft 54 of the first stage protrudes and extends from the machine frame 11, and has a roller 55 pivotally attached to its tip end. Also,
The fourth stage gear shaft 62 also protrudes from the machine frame 11, and has a disk 61 constituting a cam member attached to its tip, and a projection 63 corresponding to a cam projection on the disk 61. It is installed protrudingly.

Next, the card storage section 20 and the card dispensing mechanism for dispensing cards one by one will be explained. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, approximately the center of the main body 1 has a predetermined depth, and a plurality of cards 8 can be stacked and stored from the upper opening. A storage section 20 is provided.

At the lower end of the front wall of the card storage section 20, a bottom plate 21 is provided with a card delivery opening 29 formed at a height level flush with the bottom plate 21, as shown in FIG.
A rib 20a is provided on the top to reduce frictional resistance when the card 8 is fed out. In addition, a plurality of parallel groove holes 22 are cut out in the rear part of the bottom plate 21.

On the other hand, on the back surface of the card storage section 20, a card feeding plate 23 shown in the fourth figure is disposed so as to be able to move back and forth in the front and rear directions. At the tips of the parallel projecting pieces 24, 24 extending from the rear of the card feeding plate 23,
A claw 2 that is a locking means that locks with the end surface of the lowest card of the card 8 stored in the card storage section 20
5,25 are provided. The claws 25, 25 fit into the slots 22, 22 of the bottom plate 21 of the card storage section 20 and are slidable, and the claws 25 protrude beyond the bottom plate 21 by the same thickness as the thickness of one card 8. ing. Further, on the back surface of the bottom plate 21, locking portions 26 and 2 provided on the bottom plate 21 and the card feeding plate 23 are provided.
A tension spring 28 is stretched between 7 and biases the card feed plate 23 so that it can slide forward.

Therefore, when the card feed plate 23 moves forward due to the spring force of the tension spring 28, the claw 2 at the rear end
5 and 25 move along the slots 22 and 22, and a large number of cards 8 stored in the card storage section 20 are removed.
It engages with the edge of the lowest card 8 among them, and pushes one card 8 out of the opening 29 of the storage section 20.

Next, a card feeding mechanism for operating the card feeding plate 23 will be explained.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an upright plate 23a stands up from one end of the card feed plate 23 along one side wall of the card storage section 20. As shown in FIGS. This standing board 2
The front end edge 23b of 3a engages with a cam protrusion 63 of a disc 61 that is pivotally attached to a fourth stage gear shaft 62 protruding from the machine frame 11. Therefore, the disk 61
rotates, and the cam protrusion 63 touches the front edge 2 of the upright plate 23a.
3b and pulls the card feeding plate 23.
Then, when the cam protrusion 63 moves forward, the card feeding plate 23 is also moved forward and returned by the tension spring 28. In this way, the card feeding plate 23 reciprocates in the front and back direction while the switch 9 is closed, and the card feeding plate 23 moves back and forth in the front and rear direction.
Cards 8 in 0 are sent out in order starting from the lowest card.

Next, a mechanism for ejecting the card 8 sent out from the card storage section 20 to the outside of the main body will be explained.

A roller 55 is rotatably installed in front of the opening 29 of the card storage section 20. This roller 5
5 is a first stage gear shaft 5 protruding from the machine frame 11.
It is pivoted on the tip side of 4. Further, a roller 57 is pivotally supported by a support frame 56 made of synthetic resin at the front of the back surface of the card storage section 20 and is elastically pressed against the roller 55 . Therefore, the gear shaft 5 of the first stage
4 rotates at high speed, the pair of rollers 55, 57 also rotate at high speed, so that the card 8 pushed out by the card feed plate 23 is transferred to each roller 55, 5.
7 and is thrown out from the outlet 10 provided in the main body 1. In addition, 1b, 1
b is a guide rib that guides the card 8 to the ejection port 10.

Further, the push-down member 30 has its base end pivotally supported on the wall surface of the main body 1, is provided along the side surface of the card storage section 20, is bent upward at approximately the middle part of the card storage section 20, and is further inserted into the card storage section 20. The cards 8 are bent so as to be inserted into the card storage section 20, and a downward force is applied to the bent section 32 by a spring 31 wound around the shaft support, so that the cards 8 are stacked and stored in the card storage section 20. ... is pressed from above by the card feeding plate 23 to ensure that the cards are sent out one by one.

The card dispensing mechanism according to the present invention has the above-described structure, and the cards 8 are regularly dispensed from the main body. However, when the cards 8 are played out in a game where players compete to be the first to take out the cards, the timing of the cards being played out can be easily understood, so there is a risk that the game will lack variety. Therefore, in this embodiment, card 8
The cards are sent out randomly, and the forward movement of the card feeding plate 23 is irregularly blocked by a blocking mechanism described below.

Next, the blocking mechanism will be explained. As shown in FIG. 2, in the machine frame 11 provided on one side of the main body 1 that accommodates the gear group 40 of the drive mechanism, a rotating member 70 is provided with a swinging shaft 71 at the lower end of a swinging plate 72. is provided, and both ends of the swing shaft 71 are supported on the lower edge of the machine frame 11. Then, the swing plate 72 and the machine frame 1
A tension spring 73 is stretched between 1 and 1.

On the other hand, the gear 53 that is pivotally attached to the gear shaft 64 of the fifth stage
An arc-shaped engagement protrusion 74 is provided on the side surface of the swing plate 72, and is positioned so as to come into contact with the side edge of the swing plate 72 from the rear. And the engagement protrusion 74
When the rocking plate 72 engages with the rear edge of the rocking plate 72, the rocking plate 72 is pushed forward against the spring force and rotates within a predetermined angle range, and when the engaging protrusion 74 is disengaged, , which returns to an upright position by the force of a spring.

At the other end of the swing shaft 71 of the rotating member 70, an engaging piece 75 is provided toward the front and projects in a direction perpendicular to the axis. When this engaging piece 75 is positioned horizontally facing forward as shown in FIG. The provided protrusion 41 moves back and forth on the lower side without engaging with the engagement piece 75, but when the engagement piece 75 rotates downward about the swing shaft 71, the protrusion 4
1 is locked by the engaging piece 75, and therefore the card feeding plate 23 does not move forward and the card 8 is not fed out during this period.

To explain this with reference to FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. , the swing plate 72 is pulled by the tension spring 73 and rotates backward, and the engagement piece 75 does not engage with the protrusion 41, so that the card feed plate 23
moves back and forth and sends out the card 8. However, as shown in FIG.
rotates vertically downward, the protrusion 41 that has passed through the engagement piece 75 and moved to the rear side is prevented from moving forward, and the card feed plate 23 does not move forward. Then, when the engagement protrusion 74 rotates and separates from the rear edge of the swing plate 72, the swing plate 72 is pulled by the spring 73 and returns to rotation, and the engagement between the protrusion 41 and the engagement piece 75 is released. Therefore, the card feed plate 23 can move forward.

Further, since the rotational speeds of the fifth stage gear shaft 64 and the fourth stage gear shaft 64 to which the cam protrusion 63 is attached are different, the protrusion 41 and the engagement piece 75 engage with each other, and the card feed plate 23 moves forward. Opportunities to prevent this will occur randomly. Therefore, when the card feeding plate 23 moves forward, the cards 8 that are fed out from the outlet 10 on the front of the main body 1 are irregularly fed out around the main body 1 while it is rotating. Become.

Next, the mechanism for rotating the device main body 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. A rotating plate 60 having a relatively thick wall and having a rough outer circumferential edge is attached to the third stage gear shaft 59. There is. The rotary plate 60 is connected to the friction wheel 6 (the first
Figure) It contacts the outer periphery and transmits rotation to it.
Therefore, when the gear group 40 is rotated by the drive of the motor 42, the friction wheel 6 rotates, and the main body 1, which is supported by the support base 4 below, rotates around the shaft 3. Note that the above-mentioned linkage means using a friction wheel to rotate the main body 1 on the support base 4 is one example, and for example, although not shown, a crown gear is pivotally attached to the third stage gear shaft 59, The friction wheel can also be used by using a method such as installing a gear that meshes with the crown gear and a gear shaft that meshes with a rack carved on the inner peripheral surface of the support base 4 between the main body 1 and the support base 4. The same effect as the linking means can be obtained.

The auxiliary wheels 6a, 6a are for making the device main body 1 rotate smoothly.

Next, an example of how to play a game using the present device will be explained. For multiple cards 8...
Plus and minus points are written on the card 8, and this card 8 is stored in the card storage section 20 of the main body 1.
The main body 1 of the apparatus is placed in the center of the tabletop, and the switch 9 is closed. Then, while the main body 1 rotates, the cards 8 fly out in all directions and are scattered on the tabletop. For example, as shown in FIG.
I have it in my hand. Then, when you hit the card 8 that pops out from above as if you were picking up a karuta, the suction cup 9
The card 8 can be attracted to the card 1. The winner or loser is determined by adding up the plus and minus points of the cards 8 obtained in this way, and the trick when taking card 8 is to check the score and take it quickly.

As explained above, according to the card dispensing device of the present invention, the main body of the card dispensing device rotates while dispensing cards in various directions on the table, so it can be used, for example, when playing a game similar to Karuta-tori. It can be played with a large number of people and has a simple structure.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the card dispensing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view of the main body,
Figure 3 is a side sectional view in the line direction of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the card feed plate, Figures 5A and B are side views showing the blocking mechanism of the card feed plate, and Figure 6 is a game FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Device main body, 4... Support stand, 8... Card, 10... Card ejection opening, 11... Machine frame, 20
... Card storage section, 23 ... Card feed plate, 29
... opening, 40 ... gear group, 55 ... roller,
61...Cam disc.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The main body 1 is provided with a card storage section 20 that can store a plurality of cards 8 and a card ejecting port 10. The main body 1 includes a drive mechanism consisting of a motor 42 and a group of reduction gears 40, and the card storage section 20 has a card ejection port 10. A card feeding plate 23 is provided with an opening 29 and a tension spring 28 and claws 25, 25 for locking the lowest card. A card feeding mechanism that reciprocates and feeds out the cards 8 one by one when the cam protrusion 63 of the mechanism is engaged, and a swing shaft with an engaging piece 75 protruding inside the machine frame 11 housing the reduction gear group 40. 71 and a swinging plate 72 on which a tension spring 73 is stretched. The gear shaft 6 has a protruding engagement protrusion 74.
4 and a gear shaft 62 to which a cam protrusion 63 is attached are set at different rotational speeds, and an engaging piece 75 engages with a protrusion 41 protruding from the upright plate 23a to prevent the forward movement of the upright plate 23a. and a roller 55 that rotates in conjunction with the drive mechanism.
A card dispensing device characterized in that a card dispensing mechanism consisting of a roller 57 pressed against the card dispensing mechanism, and the main body 1 are rotatably provided on a support base 4 in conjunction with the drive mechanism.