Thermal Management Systems For Wagering Game Terminals
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1. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising:
- a game cabinet containing an electronics component used in conjunction with the wagering game, the electronics component producing heat; and
an air duct located within the cabinet and defining an air-flow passageway, the air duct having an intake port, an outtake port, and at least one first vent between the intake port and the outtake port, the intake port being configured to receive air into the air duct, the outtake port being configured to exhaust air out of the game cabinet, the first vent receiving air heated by the electronics component.
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming terminal for playing a wagering game comprises a game cabinet containing an electronics component that is used in conjunction with the wagering game. The electronics component produces heat. An air duct is located within the cabinet. The air duct defines an air-flow passageway. The air duct has an intake port, an outtake port and at least one first vent between the intake port and the outtake port. The intake port is configured to receive air into the air duct and the outtake port is configured to exhaust air out of the game cabinet. The at least one vent receives air heated by the electronics component.
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1. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising:
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a game cabinet containing an electronics component used in conjunction with the wagering game, the electronics component producing heat; and an air duct located within the cabinet and defining an air-flow passageway, the air duct having an intake port, an outtake port, and at least one first vent between the intake port and the outtake port, the intake port being configured to receive air into the air duct, the outtake port being configured to exhaust air out of the game cabinet, the first vent receiving air heated by the electronics component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising:
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a game cabinet; an interior wall within the cabinet dividing the cabinet into a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber containing an electronics component used in conjunction with the wagering game, the electronics component producing heat; and at least one thermoelectric assembly disposed adjacent to the interior wall, the at least one thermoelectric assembly being configured to transfer heat from the first chamber to the second chamber. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of cooling electronics within a cabinet of a gaming machine, the cabinet being defined by a plurality of walls and a base floor, the cabinet including an internal duct, the method comprising:
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guiding warm air into a first vent within the duct at a location above the base floor of the cabinet, the duct defining an air-flow passageway, the air-flow passageway being shaped to substantially maintain the warm air within the air-flow passageway so as to not permit the warm air to re-enter a region adjacent the electronics; conveying the warm air upward within the air-flow passageway; exhausting the warm air from an upper portion of the cabinet; and while the warm air is exhausting from the cabinet, drawing ambient air that is cooler than the exhausted warm air into a lower portion of the cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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