Token Dispenser Mounting Bracket for Game Cabinets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing token dispensing systems for arcade games require significant space and are cumbersome to install, leading to potential revenue loss due to limited game device placement and inefficient token refilling processes, as users must walk away from games to obtain tokens, and custom installations are costly and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A mounting bracket system for securing a token dispenser within a game device cabinet, including an attachment bracket, support plate, lock, and receiver cup, along with an electronic control circuit for low and empty token warnings and automatic dispensing, allowing for secure, space-efficient, and convenient token distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a token dispenser is located in a central area of the arcade away from individual game devices, then the token dispenser can be easily accessed, but users must walk away from game devices causing loss of gameplay time and potential revenue
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the token dispenser with the game device cabinet by providing a mounting bracket that secures the dispenser directly to the cabinet structure. This integration allows tokens to be dispensed at the location of the game device itself, eliminating the need for users to walk to a separate central dispensing area, thus reducing gameplay interruption time while maintaining easy access to tokens
2Loss of time
If a token dispenser is located immediately adjacent to each game device, then gameplay continuity is improved, but significant space is consumed that could be used for additional revenue-generating game devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent nests the token dispenser within the existing game device cabinet structure by mounting it to the interior panel of the cabinet. This nesting approach allows the dispenser to be positioned immediately adjacent to the game device without requiring additional external space, as it utilizes the existing cabinet volume and structure, thereby maintaining gameplay continuity while preserving arcade floor space for additional revenue-generating devices
3Reliability
If custom mounting installations are used for token dispensers, then secure installation is achieved, but installation cost and time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides a universal mounting bracket design that can be attached to the interior panel of game device cabinets through standardized drilling and fastening procedures. This universal design eliminates the need for custom-made installations for each dispenser, allowing the same bracket structure to be used across multiple installations while maintaining secure mounting, thereby significantly reducing both installation time and cost
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AI summary
A token dispensing system is adapted suitable for installing a token dispenser in a game device. A mounting bracket for the token dispenser provides a simple and inexpensive way to install the token dispenser as part of the token dispensing system inside the housing of a game device. The dispensing system includes an electronic control circuit that controls an alarm device to provide a low level warning signal when the level of tokens in the token dispenser is low and an empty warning signal when the token dispenser is empty. The electronic control circuit controls dispensing tokens from the token dispenser such that a user receives the correct number of tokens even if the dispenser runs out of tokens in the middle of dispensing a selected number of tokens during a transaction.