Panel mounting apparatus for game machine and game machine using the same
US6231446A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a panel mounting apparatus for mounting a light-transmittable panel to an opening of a top box of a game machine containing a fluorescent lamp, a pair of retainer frames for retaining a pair of parallel ends of the panel are formed on the periphery of the opening. One of the retainer frames is provided with a movable member for changing the shape of the retainer frames between a state of preventing the removal of the panel and a state of allowing the attachment and detachment of the panel. Disclosed also is a game machine using the panel mounting apparatus.
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