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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Wms Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Scot W Salzman, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Aaron W Levinsky, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Sten H Mejenborg, Cumming, GA (US);
Christopher J Talko, Chicago, IL (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system internally secures a modular, critical-electronics central processing unit (CPU) box enclosure having various security features, a power source, a power regulator module, a removable fan assembly, and a backplane providing connection between all the other elements contained within the housing. The removable fan assembly is a modular, hot-swappable, encased unit that provides air flow in a plurality of directions using a corresponding plurality of individually sensed and controlled fans. The fan assembly can be removed during operation of the wagering game machine without interfering with the operations of any other electronic component and without breaking one or more validated seals of the enclosure, the validated seals enabling the gaming system to perform a wagering game having regulatory approval in a given jurisdiction. The removable fan assembly is coupled to one or more processing units that detects, monitors, and controls the operation of the individual fans the fan assembly.