Gaming Display Mounting with Drop-In Connectors and 3D Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines with multiple displays and lighting features face challenges in convenient and secure mounting, as well as proper alignment, which affects their aesthetic appearance and operational efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A mounting configuration with connectors and a locking mechanism that allows for secure attachment of secondary displays to a base cabinet, along with a three-dimensional alignment system using X, Y, and Z position adjustments to ensure proper alignment of displays and lighting features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a secondary display is added to expand the gaming machine, then the functionality and aesthetic appearance are improved, but the complexity of mounting and aligning components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate modular components: connectors attached to the display frame, mounts attached to the support structure, and a locking mechanism. This segmentation allows independent assembly and alignment of each component, simplifying the overall mounting process while maintaining expansion capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Connectors and mounts are pre-positioned on the display frame and support structure respectively, with sloping edges that guide alignment before final engagement. This preliminary positioning ensures proper alignment is achieved automatically during the dropping motion, reducing the need for complex adjustment procedures.
2Ease of operation
If connectors are designed to drop into mounts for easy installation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of secure attachment may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is designed to engage automatically after the dropping motion, providing secure attachment that prevents accidental disengagement. This preliminary locking action ensures both ease of installation and reliable secure attachment without requiring complex manual adjustment procedures.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple adjustment mechanisms are added for three-dimensional alignment, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The alignment system utilizes three-dimensional adjustment capabilities through the support structure's positioning mechanisms, allowing alignment in X, Y, and Z directions. This multi-dimensional approach achieves precise alignment of multiple displays and lighting features without requiring overly complex two-dimensional adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure integrates multiple functions: it provides mechanical support for the display, enables three-dimensional positioning adjustments, and incorporates the locking mechanism. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity by combining alignment and securing functions into a single integrated structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming machine includes a video display mounting configuration, such as for mounting a secondary video display to a base cabinet having a first or primary video display. The mounting comprises connectors on a display frame which drop into mounts of a display support. The mounting may include a locking mechanism. An alignment configuration is also provided, such as for aligning different gaming machine components such as two video displays and/or light rings, trim or the like, relative to one another in three dimensions.