公开(公告)号：US20160343204A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-24

申请号：US14717298

申请日：2015-05-20

Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.

Inventor： STEPHEN J. MAHER ,  MICHAEL CORRISTINE ,  GREGORY E. KLOSTERMANN ,  ANDREW LLOYD

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  E05D11/10 ,  E05F3/02 ,  E05D3/02

CPC classification number: G07F17/3216 ,  E05D3/022 ,  E05D2005/067 ,  E05F1/1091 ,  E05F1/1292 ,  E05F3/02 ,  E05Y2201/416 ,  E05Y2900/60 ,  E05Y2900/608

Abstract: A gaming system includes a housing having gaming components therein. The housing has a door opening and a door capable of rotating about a hinge axis defined by a set of hinge pins rigidly affixed to the housing. Attached to the door are a set of hinge arms having a set of specially shaped hinge slots positioned around the hinge pins. The hinge arms are additionally coupled to the housing by a set of spring components. When the housing door is not in a closed position, the spring components bias the door to an open position. When the housing door is in the closed position, the spring components bias the door in a direction defined by the hinge slots such that the door remains in a neutral position minimizing a spacing gap along one edge of the door. A set of roller guides align the door with a set of corresponding roller pins when the door approaches the closed position, and a locking mechanism is configured to latch the door to the housing in the closed position.

Abstract translation: 游戏系统包括其中具有游戏组件的壳体。 壳体具有门开口和能够围绕由刚性地固定到壳体的一组铰链销限定的铰链轴线旋转的门。 连接到门的是一组铰链臂，其具有围绕铰链销定位的一组特殊形状的铰链槽。 铰链臂还通过一组弹簧部件联接到壳体。 当外壳门不处于关闭位置时，弹簧部件将门偏压到打开位置。 当壳体门处于关闭位置时，弹簧部件沿着由铰链槽限定的方向偏压门，使得门保持在中间位置，从而最小化沿门的一个边缘的间隔距离。 当门接近关闭位置时，一组滚子导轨将门与一组相应的滚针对齐，并且锁定机构构造成在关闭位置将门锁定到壳体。