Modular Gaming Table Insert for Rapid Layout Change
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming table layouts require shutdown and manual disconnection of sensors for changes, leading to inefficiency and potential damage, and affect sensor accuracy if not placed correctly.
Innovation Solution
A modular gaming table design with a recessed section in the tabletop to house removable inserts, allowing quick changes of layouts and precise sensor alignment, featuring light sensors for chip and card detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional manual layout changing method is used, then layout can be changed, but table shutdown is required and sensor disconnection is needed leading to inefficiency and potential damage
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming table layout is divided into separate modular inserts that can be independently removed and replaced. Each insert contains the gaming surface and design elements, allowing individual layout changes without affecting the entire table structure or requiring sensor disconnection, thus enabling rapid layout changes during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable layout inserts are designed to nest within the table structure, fitting into designated recesses or slots in the table surface. This nested arrangement allows multiple layout options to be stored and quickly swapped, enabling fast layout changes without table shutdown while maintaining precise alignment with underlying sensors.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional layout changing method is used, then layout can be changed, but sensor accuracy is affected if layout is not placed accurately
Solution Approach 1:
The modular inserts incorporate localized alignment features such as guide rails, registration marks, or mechanical stops at specific locations on the insert and within the table structure. These localized quality enhancements ensure that each insert automatically aligns with the underlying sensors in the correct position, guaranteeing accurate sensor readings regardless of which layout is installed.
3Ease of operation
If sensors are positioned on top of the gaming table layout, then chip and hand detection can be performed, but device damage is more likely and maintenance is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of positioning sensors on top of the layout where they are exposed to damage, the sensor array is inverted and positioned beneath the table surface. The modular inserts then interface with these hidden sensors through recessed areas or transparent sections, protecting the sensors from physical damage while maintaining detection functionality and allowing easy access for maintenance by simply removing the insert.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid layout changes with minimal downtime and ensures accurate sensor placement for improved tracking and detection, reducing maintenance risks and improving operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of light sensors are positioned within the recessed section
Data Source
AI summary
The invention generally pertains to a modular gaming table having a quick-change insert for use with a plurality of sensors associated with the gaming table. By way of example, the modular gaming table has table top with a recessed section cut into the top surface. Several light sensors are positioned within the recessed section. A removable insert is provided having a gaming table layout covering the top surface. The removable insert is sized to fit within the table top recessed section and cover the plurality of light sensors. The light sensors are configured to detect a playing card or gaming chip on the top surface of the removable insert through the gaming table layout. The removable insert is a quick-change insert meaning it is configured to be removed from the table top recessed section to replace the gaming table layout without disturbing the position of the light sensors.