Articulating hinge assembly for use with a gaming machine cabinet
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorsDeepak Chaudhari, Prabhakar Mutukundu, Muharrem Abali
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Abstract
An electronic gaming machine that includes a cabinet, a display, and a hinge assembly coupled therebetween. The hinge assembly includes a first bracket coupled to the cabinet, a second bracket coupled to the display, and at least four pairs of interdigitated members extending between the first bracket and the second bracket. The hinge assembly is selectively expandable and retractable between a retracted position and an expanded position, and the hinge assembly is configured to swing the display from a lowered position to a raised position as the hinge assembly is expanded from the retracted position to the expanded position.
Claims20
An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a display;
- and
- a hinge assembly coupled between the cabinet and the display, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first bracket coupled to the cabinet;
- a second bracket coupled to the display;
- and
- a linkage system extending between the first bracket and the second bracket, wherein the hinge assembly is configured to move the display along a range of motion from a lowered position to a raised position, the range of motion including a first segment extending downward and outward from the cabinet to an apex and a second segment extending upward and outward from the apex.
A hinge assembly comprising:
- a first bracket configured to be coupled to a gaming machine cabinet;
- a second bracket configured to be coupled to a gaming machine display;
- and
- a linkage system extending between the first bracket and the second bracket, wherein the hinge assembly is configured to move along a range of motion from a lowered position to a raised position, the range of motion including a first segment extending downward and outward from the gaming machine cabinet to an apex and a second segment extending upward and outward from the apex.
An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a display;
- and
- a hinge assembly coupled between the cabinet and the display, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first bracket coupled to the cabinet;
- a second bracket coupled to the display;
- and
- a linkage system extending between the first bracket and the second bracket, the linkage system including a first link pair and a second link pair, the first link pair including links having a linear shape and the second link pair including links having an oblique shape, wherein the hinge assembly is configured to swing the display from a lowered position to a raised position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.