Vertical Game Medium Accommodation Device with Antenna Reading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing game medium accommodation devices, such as portable readers, have limited installation flexibility due to their horizontal configuration, which restricts the placement of multiple game media and reduces the degree of freedom in installation locations, especially when storing large numbers of game media.
Innovation Solution
A vertical game medium accommodation device with a tray mechanism that stacks accommodation cases along a reading surface, featuring a reading mechanism with antennas for radio communication, allowing for flexible installation and accommodating game media of varying sizes using spacer members to maintain consistent positional relationships with the antennas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If game media are placed on a horizontally disposed currency reading surface, then the reading mechanism can read electronic information from the game media, but the degree of freedom in installation location is reduced and the device cannot accommodate large numbers of game media efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a horizontal arrangement of game media to a vertical stacking configuration. Multiple accommodation cases are stacked vertically along the reading surface, enabling the system to accommodate a larger quantity of game media while maintaining a compact horizontal footprint. This vertical dimensionality change directly resolves the contradiction by increasing storage capacity without requiring additional horizontal space, thereby improving installation flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested structure where multiple accommodation cases containing game media are stacked vertically within a single device housing. Each accommodation case functions as a nested unit that can be independently inserted and removed. This nesting approach allows the system to store large numbers of game media in a compact configuration, resolving the contradiction between quantity accommodated and installation freedom.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accommodation cases are stacked vertically along the reading surface, then the degree of freedom in installation location increases, but maintaining consistent positional relationships between game media and antennas becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates pre-formed guide rails and positioning structures within each accommodation case before the game media are inserted. These preliminary positioning features ensure that when accommodation cases are stacked vertically, the game media automatically align to consistent positions relative to the reading antennas. This preliminary action resolves the contradiction by establishing positional precision through pre-designed mechanical guides rather than relying on post-assembly adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements localized positioning features such as guide rails, positioning pins, and alignment grooves at specific locations within each accommodation case. These local quality enhancements ensure that only the critical regions requiring precision (where game media interface with reading antennas) have enhanced positioning features, while other parts of the structure maintain design flexibility. This resolves the contradiction by applying precision measures only where necessary.
3Reliability
If spacer members are used to regulate positions of game media center portions, then reading stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs spacer members that automatically self-align and self-position when accommodation cases are stacked vertically. The spacers utilize gravity-assisted insertion and friction-based locking mechanisms that require no additional actuators or complex control systems. This self-service approach provides reliable positioning and reading stability while minimizing the addition of complex mechanical components, thereby resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution increases installation flexibility while enabling stable reading of electronic information from game media, reducing the risk of communication interference and facilitating easy handling and visual verification of game media values through a display device.
Implementation Method 1
a reading mechanism including an antenna disposed on the reading surface, the reading mechanism being configured to read electronic information relating to the game media and stored in the game media by radio communication between the antenna and the game media
Data Source
AI summary
Equivalent exchange operation of exchanging a game medium for another type of game medium is performed in a shorter time. A game medium accommodation device includes: a tray mechanism configured to hold a plurality of accommodation cases stacked in an up-down direction along a reading surface continuing in the up-down direction, each of the accommodation cases accommodating a bundle of game media aligned in a horizontal direction; and an antenna board disposed on the reading surface. The game medium accommodation device reads electronic information relating to the game media and stored in the game media, by radio communication between the antenna board and the game media.