IP Library Granted Patent US 9,126,112
Granted Patent B2
US 9,126,112 · App. 13/625,157 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Display device for gaming machine and gaming machine including the same

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,126,112
App. No.
13/625,157
Granted
Sep 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a shutter assembly configured to cover and uncover the display panel at least in part, the shutter assembly including a first sliding door configured to move along a guide; and a driving unit configured to drive the first sliding door.

Claims (15)

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a display device configured to display information for a game;

a memory;

a controller configured to control the display device;

wherein the display device comprises:

a display panel;

a shutter assembly configured to cover and uncover the display panel at least in part, the shutter assembly comprising a first sliding door configured to move along a guide; and

a driving unit configured to drive the first sliding door,

wherein the memory stores information about movement of the first sliding door, and

wherein the controller controls the driving unit based on the information stored in the memory,

wherein the driving unit comprises a motor and a power transmission member that is configured to transmit power generated by the motor to the first sliding door and comprises a belt and a pair of pulleys coupled to the belt,

wherein the shutter assembly further comprises a belt catcher coupled to the first sliding door and the belt, and the belt catcher comprises a pair of protrusions forming a recess to receive the belt, and at least one of the pair of protrusions comprises teeth,

wherein the guide comprises an upper guide channel between the belt and the first sliding door, the upper guide channel is configured to guide an upper surface of the first sliding door and has a trench, and the belt catcher is fixed to the first sliding door through the trench,

wherein the guide further comprises a lower guide channel configured to guide a lower surface of the first sliding door, and

the shutter assembly further comprises a connecting plate that connects the upper guide channel and the lower guide channel and includes a threshold configured to obstruct the first sliding door from getting out of a predetermined range in a path of the first sliding door.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2023
From: INTERBLOCK USA L.C.
To: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 065430/0971 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2023
From: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
To: ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 065254/0238 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2023
From: INTERBLOCK USA L.C.
To: INTERBLOCK D.O.O.
Reel/Frame 065101/0673 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2023
From: ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
To: INTERBLOCK USA L.C.
Reel/Frame 064719/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2012
From: JOKO, SATOSHI; IKE, HIROATSU; KITAMURA, KENTA; OKADA, KAZUO
To: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION; ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 029109/0365 →