Electronic gaming machine with access door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11195369-B2
Application number	US-202016867290-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2020
Priority date	May 5, 2020
Publication date	Dec 7, 2021
Grant date	Dec 7, 2021

Abstract

A pedestal system including a pedestal is described. The pedestal includes a base, an access door, and a button deck. The access door is rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a first open position and a first closed position wherein the access door is configured to allow access to an interior portion of the pedestal. The button deck includes one or more of a display and a button panel including one or more buttons. The button deck is rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a second open position and a second closed position wherein the button deck is configured to allow access to the interior portion of the pedestal when the button deck is in the second open position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pedestal system including a pedestal, the pedestal comprising:
a base;
an access door rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a first open position and a first closed position, wherein the access door is configured to allow access to an interior portion of the pedestal;
a logic cage located in the interior portion of the pedestal; and
a button deck comprising one or more of a display and a button panel comprising one or more buttons, the button deck being rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a second open position and a second closed position, wherein the button deck is configured to allow access to the interior portion of the pedestal when the button deck is in the second open position.

2. The pedestal system of claim 1 , wherein at least one security screw coupled to the button deck is accessible when the access door is in an open position.

3. The pedestal system of claim 1 , wherein the access door is positioned proximate to a top of the pedestal, is in a horizontal orientation when in the first closed position, and is in a vertical orientation when in the first open position.

4. The pedestal system of claim 1 , further comprising a display device spaced apart from the pedestal.

5. The pedestal system of claim 4 wherein the display device is spaced a distance away from the pedestal such that the display device does not interfere with vertical access to the interior portion of the pedestal.

6. The pedestal system of claim 4 wherein the display device is spaced a distance away from the pedestal so as to allow full rotation of the access door and the button deck.

7. A pedestal system including a pedestal, the pedestal comprising:
a base;
an access door rotatably coupled to the pedestal between an open position and a closed position, wherein the access door is configured to allow access to an interior portion of the pedestal when the access door is in the open position;
a button deck comprising one or more of a display and a button panel comprising one or more buttons;
a logic cage located in the interior portion of the pedestal; and
a bill validator located in the interior portion of the pedestal.

8. The pedestal system of claim 7 , wherein the bill validator is configured to be removably coupled to a housing.

9. The pedestal system of claim 8 , wherein the housing is configured to be removably coupled to a spring loaded mechanism.

10. The pedestal system of claim 9 , wherein when the access door is in the open position, the spring loaded mechanism is actuated such that the bill validator extends upward out of the interior portion of the pedestal.

11. The pedestal system of claim 10 , wherein when the bill validator extends upward out of the interior portion of the pedestal, a cash box located underneath the bill validator is accessible.

12. The pedestal system of claim 7 , wherein the bill validator is located underneath a second access door located in the interior portion of the pedestal.

13. The pedestal system of claim 12 , wherein the bill validator is accessible when the second access door is unlocked.

14. The pedestal system of claim 7 , further comprising a printer located in the interior portion of the pedestal.

15. The pedestal system of claim 14 , wherein the printer is configured to be removably coupled to a housing.

16. The pedestal system of claim 15 , wherein the housing is configured to be removably coupled to a spring loaded mechanism.

17. The pedestal system of claim 16 , wherein when the access door is in an open position, the spring loaded mechanism is actuated such that the printer extends upward out of the interior portion of the pedestal.

18. The pedestal system of claim 7 , wherein the logic cage is configured to be removably coupled to a spring loaded mechanism.

19. The pedestal system of claim 18 , wherein when the access door is in an open position, the spring loaded mechanism is actuated such that the logic cage extends upward out of the interior portion of the pedestal.

Assignees

• Aristocrat Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Barbour Timothy
• Weaver Lori
• Priddy Ryan
• Dundaraddi Kiran
• Lamb William

Classifications

• G07F17/3267

  Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games · CPC title

• G07F17/3241

  Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance (computer security G06F21/00) · CPC title

• G07F17/3246

  involving coins and/or banknotes · CPC title

• G07F17/3239

  Tracking of individual players · CPC title

• G07F17/3216 Primary

  Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects · CPC title