Console Footrest Illumination via Entertainment Machine Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Console designs for coin-operated entertainment machines often lack a comfortable seating arrangement for operators, particularly with regards to foot placement, leading to discomfort and inefficient space usage.
Innovation Solution
A console design with integrated side walls and a rear wall that includes a footrest space illuminated by lighting from the entertainment machine, eliminating the need for separate lighting fixtures and wiring, and utilizing electrical contact areas on the console to power both the machine and lighting from the entertainment machine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a foot rest space is added to the console to improve operator comfort, then operator comfort is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional structural elements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the foot rest space with the console's existing side walls and rear wall structure, integrating the comfort feature into the existing framework rather than adding completely separate structural elements. The lighting means are also integrated into the console's upper end wall, merging multiple functions into a unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The console structure serves multiple functions: it provides support for the gaming machine, creates a foot rest space for operator comfort, and incorporates lighting means to indicate the foot rest area. The electrical contact areas serve dual purposes by powering both the gaming machine and the lighting means.
2Loss of information
If lighting means are integrated into the console to illuminate the foot rest space, then operator awareness and comfort are improved, but the device complexity and wiring requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting means are integrated into the console's upper end wall structure, combining the illumination function with the existing console framework. The electrical contact areas on the console directly interface with the gaming machine's power supply, eliminating the need for separate wiring infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming machine's existing power supply system serves dual purposes by powering both the gaming machine itself and the lighting means in the foot rest space. The console's electrical contact areas facilitate this self-service arrangement, allowing the system to illuminate the foot rest space without requiring external wiring or additional power infrastructure.
3Ease of manufacture
If electrical contact areas are provided on the console to power both the machine and lighting, then infrastructure requirements are reduced, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical contact areas are integrated into the console's upper end wall, combining the power distribution function for both the gaming machine and lighting means into a single structural element. This integration simplifies installation by eliminating separate wiring infrastructure while the contacts are designed to align with corresponding areas on the gaming machine.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrical contact areas serve universal purposes by providing power to both the gaming machine and the lighting means through a single interface system. This multi-functional design reduces the number of separate connections needed while requiring precise alignment to ensure reliable electrical contact for multiple functions.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances operator comfort by providing a clear indication of the footrest space, encouraging a more comfortable seating position and improving space efficiency without additional infrastructure.
Implementation Method 1
lighting means are provided for illuminating the foot rest space
Data Source
AI summary
A console for receiving an entertainment machine thereon is disclosed, which includes side- and rear walls that are defining a space for use as a foot rest space, which space is illuminated by associated lighting.