Card inverting device, card game machine, and card inverting method
US6543770B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F1/14
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention aims to reverse and transport a card in an automated card game machine, and relates to a card reversing device that reverses and transports each card, with no one touching the card. The present invention also relates to such a card game machine and a card reversing method. Each card placed on a card placement unit of a table is pulled by the magnetic force of a magnetic circuit having three electromagnet units. Accordingly, when a slider that supports the magnetic circuit is moved by a card transportation mechanism, the card slides on the upper surface of the card placement unit as if to follow the movement of the magnetic circuit. With one end portion of the card being attracted to the center electromagnet unit, the card is reversed by 180 degrees by the repulsive force generated between the other end portion of the card and the left-side electromagnet unit.
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