Modular Gaming Cabinet With Replaceable Topper
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming cabinet configurations require shutdown and removal for maintenance or game changes, leading to disruptions and increased costs, as they are not adaptable to incorporate different game types, especially those with mechanical elements like roulette, which also face space constraints.
Innovation Solution
A modular gaming cabinet design featuring a base section with a controller module and replaceable toppers, including a vertical roulette mechanism, allowing for quick game changes without disrupting the cabinet's position or requiring other machines to be shut down, enabling a variety of games including dice, wheel, and ball games.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the cabinet is designed with fixed game components, then the structural integrity and alignment with other cabinets is maintained, but the ability to change game types is limited and requires complete cabinet replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The cabinet is divided into a base section and a replaceable topper section. The base section contains the controller module and computer module with universal connectors, while the topper section contains the game-specific mechanical components. This segmentation allows the topper to be replaced without affecting the base section or other cabinets, enabling game type changes while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base section is designed with universal connectors and a standardized interface that can accommodate multiple types of toppers. The controller module and computer module are configured to work with various game toppers through these universal connectors, allowing a single base section to support multiple game types by simply changing the topper.
2Ease of repair
If the cabinet is pulled out for maintenance or game changes, then access to internal components is improved, but disruptions to the gaming area and other machines increase
Solution Approach 1:
The topper section is extracted as a separate, self-contained module that can be quickly removed from the base section. This extraction allows maintenance personnel to access and replace the topper without needing to pull out the entire cabinet or shut down other machines, significantly reducing gaming disruption time while maintaining ease of repair.
3Adaptability or versatility
If horizontal space is allocated for roulette wheel, then the roulette game can be played, but the cabinet size becomes too large for standard row configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The roulette wheel is reoriented from a horizontal configuration to a vertical configuration. This dimensional change allows the roulette wheel to fit within the vertical space of the topper section without increasing the horizontal footprint of the cabinet, enabling roulette game capability while maintaining compatibility with standard row configurations.
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AI summary
A gaming cabinet is described that includes a base section and a replaceable topper. The base section including a controller module and a computer module. The controller module including a plurality of connectors. The base section having an upper section and a lower section. The upper section including an interactive display and one or more buttons configured to enable a player to interact with the two or more games at least partially displayed on the display. The replaceable topper being configured to connect to the base section. The replaceable topper including electronics configured to enable an aspect of a first game among the two or more games to be played and including a plurality of connectors configured to mate with the plurality of connectors of the base section, wherein replacement of the replaceable topper enables a second game among the two or more games to be played.