Automatic card shuffler
First Claim
1. An automatic card shuffler comprisingtwo stands arranged in parallel, said stands each defining a working space;
- two conveying units respectively mounted in said stands in a bottom side of the working space of the associating stand, said conveying units each comprising two conveying wheels and a motor controllable to rotate said conveying wheels for conveying playing cards out of the associating stands toward a space between said stands;
two limiters respectively mounted in said stands at an outer side opposite to each other, said limiters each comprising a lifting frame, an actuating bar, a motor for turning said actuating bar to lift said lifting frame, and two baffles bilaterally pivoted to said lifting frame and inserted into the working space of the associating stands for holding playing cards above the conveying wheels of the associating conveying unit, said baffles being biased for letting playing cards fall therefrom to the conveying wheels of the associating conveying unit when the associating lifting frame is lowered in the working space of the associating stand to a predetermined elevation; and
a card carrier unit set between said stands, said card carrier unit comprising a vertical sliding track, a vertical screw rod disposed in parallel to said vertical sliding track, a motor adapted to rotate said vertical screw rod, a slide coupled to said vertical screw rod and movable along said vertical sliding track upon rotation of the motor of said card carrier unit, and a holder plate affixed to the slide of said card carrier unit for collecting playing cards delivered from said conveying units.
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Abstract
An automatic card shuffler includes two parallel stands, two conveying units respectively mounted in the stands for conveying playing cards out of the associating stands toward a space between the stands, two limiters respectively mounted in the stands for holding playing cards for delivery by the conveying units individually, a card carrier unit set between the stands and controllable to lift a holder plate for collecting playing cards delivered from the conveying units, a constraint mechanism set between the stands for holding playing cards on the holder plate in a stack, and a card dispensing mechanism disposed above the stands for pushing playing cards out of the holder plate of the card carrier unit toward the baffles of the limiters in the working spaces of the stands alternatively.
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3 Claims
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1. An automatic card shuffler comprising
two stands arranged in parallel, said stands each defining a working space; -
two conveying units respectively mounted in said stands in a bottom side of the working space of the associating stand, said conveying units each comprising two conveying wheels and a motor controllable to rotate said conveying wheels for conveying playing cards out of the associating stands toward a space between said stands; two limiters respectively mounted in said stands at an outer side opposite to each other, said limiters each comprising a lifting frame, an actuating bar, a motor for turning said actuating bar to lift said lifting frame, and two baffles bilaterally pivoted to said lifting frame and inserted into the working space of the associating stands for holding playing cards above the conveying wheels of the associating conveying unit, said baffles being biased for letting playing cards fall therefrom to the conveying wheels of the associating conveying unit when the associating lifting frame is lowered in the working space of the associating stand to a predetermined elevation; and a card carrier unit set between said stands, said card carrier unit comprising a vertical sliding track, a vertical screw rod disposed in parallel to said vertical sliding track, a motor adapted to rotate said vertical screw rod, a slide coupled to said vertical screw rod and movable along said vertical sliding track upon rotation of the motor of said card carrier unit, and a holder plate affixed to the slide of said card carrier unit for collecting playing cards delivered from said conveying units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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