Hinged Gaming Display for Safe Maintenance Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing height of gaming machines due to additional or larger screens and toppers makes it difficult and unsafe for technicians to perform maintenance tasks, such as repair and replacement, as they require the use of ladders and result in increased labor costs and safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine design featuring a display that is hingedly connected to the cabinet, allowing it to pivot in two directions about first and second hinges, enabling easier access to internal components and safer maintenance by allowing the display to be moved to a position closer to the ground.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional or larger screens and toppers are added to enhance visual effects and game play, then the visual and audio-visual capabilities are improved, but the height of the gaming machine increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The display is made movable through a hinge mechanism that allows it to pivot between a closed position (providing enhanced visual effects) and an open position (allowing access to internal components). This dynamic transformation resolves the contradiction by enabling the display to serve dual purposes: enhancing visual capabilities when closed and facilitating maintenance when opened.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the height of the gaming machine is increased to accommodate additional screens, then enhanced visual effects are achieved, but maintenance becomes difficult and unsafe requiring ladders
Solution Approach 1:
The hinged display can be opened to transform the gaming machine from a tall, inaccessible structure to one with accessible internal components. This dynamic reconfiguration allows technicians to perform maintenance at ground level without requiring ladders, while the display can be closed to provide enhanced visual effects during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The display is separated from the main cabinet structure through the hinge mechanism, allowing it to be independently opened and closed. This segmentation enables the display to be moved out of the way during maintenance while remaining integrated during operation, resolving the accessibility issue without compromising the visual enhancement capability.
3Shape
If the display is positioned high to maintain aesthetic appearance, then visual appeal is improved, but access to internal components becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The display transitions from a fixed high position to a movable component that can be opened downward. This dynamic movement allows the display to maintain its aesthetic appearance during operation while enabling easy access to internal components during maintenance, eliminating the trade-off between appearance and repairability.
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming machine comprises a cabinet defining an internal space and a display mountable to the cabinet. The display at least partly covers the internal space in a closed position and is hingedly connected to the cabinet. The display is pivotable about a first hinge in an upward direction from the closed position to a first position. The display is also pivotable in a downward direction about a second hinge from the first position to a second position. The display in the second position enables easier access to the internal space and the rear of the display for maintenance tasks. The display may also be removed from the cabinet in the second position.