Slot-type gaming machine with improved cabinet
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Solution Overview
Problem
Slot machines require sufficient spacing when installed next to each other due to the collision risk of operation tables when the front door is opened for maintenance, limiting the number of machines that can be installed in a given area.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine design featuring a pivotable front door with a cutout on the operation table's side closer to the hinge, allowing the door to open fully for maintenance while avoiding collisions with adjacent machines, thus reducing the necessary spacing between them.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If the front door is designed to open fully for maintenance access, then ease of maintenance is improved, but collision with adjacent machines occurs requiring larger spacing
Solution Approach 1:
The operation table is extracted from the front door structure and positioned separately on the cabinet body. This separation allows the front door to open fully without the operation table interfering with adjacent machines, while the operation table remains accessible to players through its position on the cabinet body.
Solution Approach 2:
The front door assembly is segmented into two independent components: the front door itself for maintenance access, and the operation table mounted separately on the cabinet body. This segmentation enables the front door to swing open completely while the operation table remains stationary and accessible, eliminating the collision problem.
2Reliability
If larger spacing is provided between adjacent machines, then collision is avoided, but the number of machines that can be installed in a given area decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The operation table is extracted from the front door and repositioned on the cabinet body, allowing the front door to open fully without requiring additional spacing for collision avoidance. This enables tighter installation density while maintaining reliable operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of positioning the operation table on the front door (which causes collision), the design inverts the arrangement by mounting the operation table on the stationary cabinet body while the front door opens independently. This inversion eliminates the need for extra spacing.
3Ease of operation
If the operation table is positioned on the front door, then player accessibility is improved, but maintenance access is hindered when door is open
Solution Approach 1:
The operation table is extracted from the moving front door and repositioned on the stationary cabinet body. This allows players to access the operation table easily while the front door opens fully for maintenance, as the operation table remains in a fixed, accessible position independent of door movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is segmented into the movable front door for maintenance access and the stationary operation table on the cabinet body for player interaction. This segmentation allows both functions to operate independently without interfering with each other.
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AI summary
A gaming machine is provided, which includes a cabinet having a front opening, a front door, a display device, an input device and a controller. The front door is pivotably coupled to the cabinet via a hinge that is attached to a lateral end portion at a front face of the cabinet, and opens and closes the front opening. The display device is placed in the front face of the cabinet. The input device allows a player to perform operation related to the game. The front door has an operation table that projects forward from the cabinet. The input device is placed on the operation table. A cutout is arranged such that a side portion of the operation table closer to the hinge has a recess.