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 device comprising:
- a display device;
- a podium;
- and
- a drive assembly coupled by at least one mechanical linkage to the display device and the podium, wherein the drive assembly is configured to hold the display device in an open position by providing a force at least in part by using the podium as a counterweight, and wherein the open position provides access to at least one internal component of the electronic gaming device.
A drive assembly coupled by at least one mechanical linkage to a display device and a podium, wherein the drive assembly is configured to hold the display device in an open position by providing a force at least in part by using the podium as a counterweight, and wherein the open position provides access to at least one internal component of an electronic gaming device.
A method of assembling an electronic gaming system, the method comprising:
- providing a display device;
- providing a podium;
- and
- coupling a drive assembly to the display device and the podium with at least one mechanical linkage, wherein the drive assembly is configured to hold the display device in an open position by providing a force at least in part by using the podium as a counterweight, and wherein the open position provides access to at least one internal component of the electronic gaming device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.