The idea to automate simple tasks is very common today. We decided to design a mechanism for dealing cards based on concepts learned in class. This mechanism allows the user to turn a crank and automatically deal cards to four different people.
The primary movement of the mechanism will stem from a four bar crank rocker. We plan to rotate the crank in a full 360 motion which will allow for the rocker to create a specific profile. The cards will be released along this profile.
The dealing of the cards is achieved with a slider crank. The cranking motion is provided by a gear train that connects the rotation of the crank rocker crank shaft to the slider crank shaft. Attached to the slider is a custom 3D printed piece that pushes the cards, one at a time, out of the card holder.
