Gaming Machine Modular Cabinet With Sliding Display Brackets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming machines have difficulty in changing display monitor configurations, which are expensive and inflexible.
Innovation Solution
A modular cabinet system for gaming machines that allows for adjustable display unit configurations, including a display unit assembly with sliding bracket assemblies that enable movement and support of multiple display units, facilitating various game themes and play styles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If predesigned display monitor configurations are used in known gaming cabinets, then manufacturing and installation are simplified, but changes to display monitor configurations become difficult and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic display support system where the bracket assembly can be adjusted between multiple fixed positions along a vertical guide. This allows the display monitor configuration to change from static to dynamic, enabling operators to reposition displays between different heights and orientations without requiring complete disassembly or specialized tools, thus resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and configuration flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The display support system is segmented into modular components including a bracket assembly, guide rails, and positioning mechanisms that can be independently adjusted. This segmentation allows the display configuration to be modified by moving individual components rather than reconfiguring the entire system, maintaining ease of manufacture while enabling flexible display arrangements
2Stability of the object's composition
If fixed display monitor configurations are implemented in gaming machines, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different game themes and play styles is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly incorporates a dynamic positioning mechanism that allows the display monitor to be moved between multiple predetermined stable positions while maintaining structural integrity at each position. This dynamic capability enables the system to adapt to different game themes and play styles by reconfiguring display arrangements without compromising structural stability
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is designed with universal mounting features and standardized interfaces that can accommodate various display monitor configurations for different game themes. The same structural framework supports multiple display arrangements, making the system multi-functional and adaptable to diverse gaming requirements while maintaining structural stability
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AI summary
A gaming machine including a modular cabinet system is described herein. The modular cabinet system includes a cabinet stand assembly, a control unit housing mounted on the cabinet stand assembly, and a display unit support assembly mounted to the control unit housing. The control unit housing defines an interior cavity enclosing a game control unit assembly of the gaming machine. The display unit support assembly includes a primary display support member and a primary bracket assembly slidably coupled to the primary display support member. The primary display support member defines an interior equipment cavity configured to receive the primary bracket assembly therein. The primary bracket assembly is coupled to a primary display unit of the gaming machine to support the primary display unit from the primary display support member and to allow the primary display unit to move with respect to the primary display support member.