Electronic gaming machine including monitor and podium counterweight
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Barbour, Dominic Biondo, Donald Rodd
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Abstract
An electronic gaming machine is described. The electronic gaming machine includes a pedestal including a monitor configured to display an electronic game, a podium configured to receive user input during play of the electronic game, and a drive mechanism operable to selectively move the monitor relative to the pedestal between an open position and a closed position, the drive mechanism including at least one biasing element, a wire harness coupled to the monitor, at least one cable coupled to the podium, and a tensioner, wherein the podium and the tensioner provide a force to control movement of the monitor between the open position and the closed position.
Claims20
An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a pedestal including a monitor configured to display an electronic game;
- a podium configured to receive user input during play of the electronic game;
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- a drive mechanism operable to selectively move the monitor relative to the pedestal between an open position and a closed position, the drive mechanism including at least one biasing element, a wire harness coupled to the monitor, at least one cable coupled to the podium, and a tensioner, wherein the podium and the tensioner provide a force to control movement of the monitor between the open position and the closed position.
A method of controlling movement of a monitor and a podium between an open position and a closed position, wherein the monitor is configured to display an electronic game and the podium is configured to receive user input during play of the electronic game, the method comprising:
- causing the podium to move from a closed position to an open position, wherein a drive mechanism operable to selectively move the monitor relative to a pedestal between an open position and a closed position includes at least one biasing element, a wire harness coupled to the monitor, at least one cable coupled to the podium, and a tensioner, and wherein when the podium moves from the closed position to the open position, the biasing element applies force in a first direction and the podium and the tensioner act as counter forces to the biasing element to prevent the monitor from moving from the open position to the closed position until a human applies force to at least one of the podium or the monitor.
An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a first element including a monitor;
- a second element, wherein the second element is a counterweight to the first element;
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- a drive mechanism operable to selectively move the monitor relative to the second element between an open position and a closed position, the drive mechanism including at least one biasing element, a wire harness coupled to the monitor, at least one cable coupled to the second element, and a tensioner, wherein the second element and the tensioner provide a force to control movement of the monitor between the open position and the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.