Support for a drive motor of image-bearing rollers in amusement machines

• US 20050023750A1
• Filed: 07/02/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Proindumar, S.L.
• Original Assignee: Proindumar, S.L.
• Inventors: Munoz, Jesus Franco
• Granted Patent: US 7,306,224 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/142.R
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects

Abstract

The support for a drive motor of image-bearing rollers in amusement machines constitutes an assembly allowing for its removal with regard to a general support (8) fixed to the machine, constituted of a base (1) on which the motor (2) is fixed, which has lugs (7) projecting from the base which are coupled in necks (9) arranged for that purpose on the general support, in combination with a laminar portion (12) of said base which is housed in a groove (11) arranged in the general support, said base locking to the general support by means of a tilting side arm (13) hinged to the general support, which establishes an electric contact by means of a pin connecter (4) arranged on the respective side of the base of the motor for the feed thereof, the base having in the upper part a removable handle (5) coupled by locking on said base for its gripping and removal.

Claims

1. A support for a drive motor of image-bearing rollers in amusement machines, in which the motor (2) is arranged inside the corresponding image-bearing roller, the shaft (3) of the motor being coupled to the roller for the rotation of the latter during the operation of the motor, characterized in that it is constituted of a base (1) on which the motor is fixed, said base having coupling means for coupling it to the general support (8) fixed to the structure of the machine, said base with the motor being locked to the general support by means of a tilting side arm (13) hinged to the general support, an arm which in turn establishes, in said locked position, electric contact with a pin connecter (4) arranged for that purpose on the respective side of the base of the motor, gripping means for gripping said base having been provided so that the latter, and therewith the motor, can be removed with regard to the machine.

2. A support for the drive motor of image-bearing rollers in amusement machines according to claim 1, characterized in that the coupling means for coupling between the base of the motor and the general support are constituted of lugs (7) projecting from the base which are coupled in necks (9) arranged for that purpose on the general support, in combination with a laminar portion (12) of said base of the motor which is housed in a groove (11) arranged for that purpose in the upper part of the general support, the latter having anchor legs (10) for the fixing to the corresponding structure of the machine.

3. A support for the drive motor of image-bearing rollers in amusement machines according to claim 1, characterized in that the gripping means for gripping the base are constituted of a removable handle (5) coupled by locking on said base (1) of the motor (2).