Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited

Deepak Chaudhari

Muharrem Abali

Calvin Kim

Prabhakar Mutukundu

Jeffrey Skeen

David Thompson

Vinh Tran

The present disclosure relates generally to system and method for mounting a topper screen and mounting bracket to the frame of a gaming machine cabinet. The topper mounting bracket may include an angled mounting plate, a topper electrical connector fastened to the angled mounting plate, and at least one mounting bolt fastened to and protruding from the angled mounting plate. The cabinet frame may include an angled mounting surface, a movable cabinet electrical connector coupled to the angled mounting surface, and at least one key slot positioned on the angled mounting surface. The topper mounting bracket may be mounted to the cabinet frame by aligning and engaging the at least one mounting bolt with the at least one key slot. Once engaged, the topper mounting bracket and topper screen is secured to the gaming machine cabinet allowing an installer to establish an electrical connection between the topper screen and the gaming machine cabinet by connecting the topper electrical connector with the movable cabinet electrical connector. The display mounting system allows a single installer to assemble and mount the topper display to the gaming machine cabinet safely and without assistance.

System and method for mounting a topper screen to a gaming machine cabinet

An electronic gaming machine including a cabinet defining an interior space. The electronic gaming machine also includes a door releasably fastened to the cabinet operable to move between a locked state preventing access to the interior space and an unlocked state permitting access to at least a portion of the interior space. A security housing comprising a locking assembly and an optical switch coupled to a processor. The locking assembly includes an actuator defining a channel. The optical switch comprises a transmitter and a receiver. When the door engages the locking assembly, the actuator is operable to move the channel to align with the transmitter and the receiver to form an optical path between the transmitter and the receiver through the channel and the optical switch is operable to communicate the locked state to at least one of the processor, the server computer, and the gaming system.

Opto-electronic locking assembly for electronic gaming machines

An electronic gaming machine that includes a cabinet, a display, and a hinge assembly coupled therebetween. The hinge assembly includes a first bracket coupled to the cabinet, a second bracket coupled to the display, and at least four pairs of interdigitated members extending between the first bracket and the second bracket. The hinge assembly is selectively expandable and retractable between a retracted position and an expanded position, and the hinge assembly is configured to swing the display from a lowered position to a raised position as the hinge assembly is expanded from the retracted position to the expanded position.

Articulating hinge assembly for use with a gaming machine cabinet

An electronic gaming machine that includes a cabinet, a display, and a hinge assembly coupled therebetween. The hinge assembly includes a first bracket coupled to the cabinet, a second bracket coupled to the display, a first link pair extending from the first bracket, and a second link pair extending from the first bracket. A third link pair is coupled to the first link pair, is coupled to the second link pair, and is coupled to the second bracket. A fourth link pair is extending from the second bracket, and is coupled to the second link pair. The link pairs are coupled to each other and to the brackets at pivot points. The hinge assembly is expandable and retractable between a retracted or expanded position, and is configured to swing the display from a lowered to a raised position as the hinge assembly is expanded.

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North Parramatta, Australia

Deepak Chaudhari