Portable Screen Used in Game Machine

• US 20080167126A1
• Filed: 01/05/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Action Electronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Action Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Peng, Juen-Tien
• Application Number:
  US11/620,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20080167126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/32
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

A portable screen is used in a game machine and integrated therewith. The users can enjoy the audio-visual amusement supplying by the game machine at any time and any position. The portable screen is also easy to be received and schlepped. Furthermore, the present invention preferably includes a game machine having a plurality of heat-dissipating holes. The portable screen includes a base and a screen body coupled on the base. The base of the portable screen has a plurality of latches corresponding to the heat-dissipating holes of the game machine to fasten in the heat-dissipating holes. The assembly only needs an action without any addition tool to integrate the portable screen with the game machine successfully.

Claims

1. A portable screen used in a game machine, wherein the portable screen is integrated with the game machine.

2. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 1, wherein the portable screen is a liquid crystal display.

3. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 1, wherein the game machine is selected from a group consisting of XBOX 360, PS2 and N64.

4. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 3, wherein the XBOX 360 includes a plurality of heat-dissipating holes arranged at the two opposite side of the top surface of the XBOX 360.

5. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 4, wherein the portable screen integrated with the game machine, comprises:

a screen body; and

a base coupled with the screen body, the base having a plurality of latches arranged correspondingly to the heat-dissipating holes to fasten the heat-dissipating holes such that the screen body is fixed on the game machine.

6. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 5, wherein the latches are made of an elastic material.

7. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 6, wherein each one of the latches comprises a head portion, the head portion passes through one of the heat-dissipating holes by pressing, and is limited to the heat-dissipating holes by relapsing.

8. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 7, wherein the heat portion has a width larger than an aperture of each of the heat-dissipating holes.

9. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 5, wherein the latches are moveable and assembled on the base to be adjusted.

10. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 5, wherein the screen body is coupled on the base, and rotate to open and close with the base.

11. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 10, wherein the screen body is coupled with the backside of the base.

12. The portable screen used in the game machine of claim 11, wherein the screen body comprises a screen display facing towards the base, and the screen display may be received in a manner facing towards the base to be protected.