Gaming machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9842460
SERIAL NO

14790068

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It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine whose casing is made compact with a reduced number of components of a radiation mechanism. A slot machine comprising a casing 411 accommodating therein a security cage SK having therein a APX motherboard AM and having a shelf board R21, wherein the APX motherboard has a control unit (not-shown CPU), and a fan configured to cool the control unit; an air hole 411i is formed on a side surface of the casing 411; the shelf board R21 has a hollow portion; and the hollow portion serves as an air intake duct which, with an aide of a negative pressure generated in the security cage SK by the fan, supplies an external air from the air hole 411i to the security cage SK.

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  • ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.;UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ikeda, Hiromichi Tokyo, JP 12 75
Sasaki, Yoshitomo Tokyo, JP 21 177
Shimizu, Akira Tokyo, JP 333 15369
Tanimura, Tatsuhiko Tokyo, JP 27 323

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