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US 2010/0062861 A1Published application
Gaming machine capable of protecting control unit against cheating and tampering
AssigneeAruze Gaming America, Inc.
InventorKatsuhiro KIDO
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Abstract
A gaming machine 1 includes: a cabinet 2; a top door 3 that is openable and closable, and disposed on an upper portion T of the cabinet 2; and a main display 31 that is disposed on the top door 3 and performs display related to a game. In addition, the cabinet 2 has a main housing portion 22 that houses a control unit 61 and a sub housing portion 21 that is provided between the top door 3 and the main housing portion 22. In the sub housing portion 21, a relay portion (211) that relays a connection of the main display 3 and a control unit 61.
Claims7
A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a door that is disposed to be openable and closable, and disposed on an upper portion of the cabinet;
- a display device that visually, or auditorily and visually, presents information related to a game on a surface side of the door according to electrical control;
- a control unit that is electrically connected with the display device via a signal line cable transmitting an electrical signal, executes a game based on a game program, and transmits an electrical signal for controlling the display device via the signal line cable in order to perform display according to a result of performing the game;
- an input device that is connected with the control unit and can accept input related to a game;
- a relay portion, which is a dummy of the control unit, disposed at a relay position along the signal line cable that connects the control unit with the display device;
- a sub housing portion that houses the relay portion, in a state which is visually recognizable from the opening, at a position close to an opening of the door in a case in which the door is opened;
- and
- a main housing portion that is disposed at a side of the sub housing portion that is opposite to a side thereof on which the opening is formed, and houses the control unit,
- wherein the sub housing portion and the main housing portion are divided by a dividing board that forms a bottom face of the sub housing portion other than a portion through which the signal line cable passes, and the opening, the sub housing portion, and the main housing portion are disposed so as to be stacked in a downward direction in this order.
7 more elements
A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet that houses devices which execute a game;
- a top door that is openable and closable, and disposed on an upper portion of the cabinet;
- a display that is disposed on the top door and performs display related to the game, and
- a control unit that executes the game, wherein:
- the cabinet includes
- a main housing portion that houses the control unit and
- a sub housing portion that is provided between the main housing portion and the top door, and houses a relay portion that relays the display to the control unit.
4 more elements
A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet that houses devices which execute a game;
- a display that performs display related to the game;
- a top door that is openable and closable, and in which the display is disposed;
- a control unit that executes the game;
- an application unit that is disposed on the cabinet, operates in response to a signal from the control unit, and is detachable;
- and
- a connection portion that electrically connects the control unit with the application unit.
4 more elements
A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a top door that is openable and closable, and disposed on an upper portion of the cabinet;
- a display that is disposed on an upper face of the top door so as to be tilted toward a front face side of the cabinet, and performs display related to a game;
- a control unit that executes the game;
- and
- an application unit that is detachable, and operates in response to a signal from the control unit,
- wherein the cabinet includes:
- a main housing portion that houses the control unit;
- and
- a connection portion that is disposed between the main housing portion and the top door, and electrically connects the control unit with the application unit,
- and wherein the application unit is provided in a back face side end portion of an upper face of the cabinet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.