Device for stabilizing gaming machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12592117-B2
Application number	US-202318478981-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2023
Priority date	Sep 29, 2023
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

An apparatus may include a display housing that may include a display mount interface configured to securely mount a main display module and a housing extension interface at a first side of a bottom end of the display housing. The housing extension interface may be configured to securely mount a housing extension to the display housing. The apparatus may further include at least one stabilizer connected with the display housing and configured to be movable between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration. When in the deployed configuration, the stabilizer may extend outward from a second side opposite the first side of the bottom end of the display housing by at least a predetermined amount. When in the stowed configuration, the stabilizer may not extend outward from the second side of the housing by the predetermined amount.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus comprising:
a display housing comprising:
a display mount interface configured to securely mount a main display module; and
a housing extension interface at a first side of a bottom end of the display housing, wherein the housing extension interface is configured to securely mount a housing extension to the display housing, wherein the display housing is configured to support the main display module in an elevated position relative to a floor when the main display module is mounted to the display mount interface and the bottom end of the display housing is resting on the floor; and
at least one stabilizer connected with the display housing and configured to be movable between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration, wherein, in the deployed configuration, the stabilizer extends outward from a second side opposite the first side of the bottom end of the display housing by at least a predetermined amount and, in the stowed configuration, the stabilizer is prevented from extending past the predetermined amount.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing extension comprises: a button deck configured to provide a user interface, a player seat configured to provide seating for a user of the apparatus, or both.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising the main display module, wherein the main display module is mounted to the display mount interface.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the display housing is no more than 2.5 inches thick in a direction perpendicular to the second side and above the bottom end of the display housing.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein when mounted in the elevated position relative to the floor, the center of gravity of the main display module is at least 7 feet away from the bottom end of the display housing.

6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein, the main display module comprises a monitor with a diagonal size of at least 28 inches.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stabilizer comprises an elongated member.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising:
at least one linear guide configured to guide the elongated member during movement between the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration, wherein, when the at least one stabilizer is in the stowed configuration, at least a portion of the elongated member is retracted into the linear guide further than when the at least one stabilizer is in the deployed configuration.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the elongated member has a length equal to or shorter than a length of the linear guide such that, when in the stowed configuration, the elongated member can fully retract into the linear guide.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the elongated member comprises:
a first end, wherein, when the at least one stabilizer is in the deployed configuration, the first end extends outward from the second side of the bottom end of the display housing; a second end opposite the first end; and a first positive stop positioned between the first end and the second end, wherein, when the at least one stabilizer is in the deployed configuration, the first positive stop engages with a feature of the linear guide to stop the elongated member from further extending outward from the second side of the bottom end of the display housing beyond the predetermined amount.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the elongated member further comprises a second positive stop positioned at the first end of the elongated member, wherein the second positive stop is configured to be fastened to the second side of the display housing when in the stowed configuration.

12 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein, when moving the stabilizer between the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration, at least a portion of the elongated member rotates outward from the display housing and about an axis that is above the bottom end of the display housing.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the axis is parallel to the floor when the bottom end of the display housing is resting on the floor.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein, when moving the stabilizer from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration, the axis moves down towards the bottom end of the display housing.

15 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein, when moving the stabilizer from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration, the axis stays fixed and the elongated member extends such that, when the stabilizer is in the deployed configuration, a lower end of the elongated member reaches the floor when the bottom end of the display housing is resting on the floor.

16 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the axis is perpendicular to the floor when the bottom end of the display housing is resting on the floor.

17 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stabilizer engages the display housing through a four-bar linkage mechanism.

18 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one stabilizer comprises two stabilizers, the display housing further comprises a cable port located at the bottom end of the display housing and between the two stabilizers, and the cable port is configured to accommodate cables.

19 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising one or more wheels located at the bottom end of the display housing, wherein the one or more wheels protrude downward from the bottom end of the display housing to a greater extent than the at least one stabilizer.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the one or more wheels comprise:
a first set of wheels comprising at least one wheel; and a second set of wheels comprising at least one wheel, wherein the one or more wheels are arranged such that the first set of wheels is positioned closer to the first side of the bottom end of the display housing than the second set of wheels.

Assignees

• Aristocrat Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Mcnierney James
• Bristol Michael
• Gonzalez Joshua
• Goldstein Brian

Classifications

• A63F13/90

  Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring, connections or cabinets · CPC title

• G07F17/3216 Primary

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