Slot-type gaming machine with improved cabinet

Abstract

A gaming machine is provided, which includes a cabinet having a front opening, a front door, a display device, an input device and a controller. The front door is pivotably coupled to the cabinet via a hinge that is attached to a lateral end portion at a front face of the cabinet, and opens and closes the front opening. The display device is placed in the front face of the cabinet. The input device allows a player to perform operation related to the game. The front door has an operation table that projects forward from the cabinet. The input device is placed on the operation table. A cutout is arranged such that a side portion of the operation table closer to the hinge has a recess.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A gaming machine, comprising:
 a cabinet having a front opening; 
 a front door pivotably coupled to the cabinet via a hinge that is attached to a lateral end portion at a front face of the cabinet, the front door opening and closing the front opening side of the cabinet and at a front side thereof; 
 a display device that is placed in the front face of the cabinet and displays information related to a game;and  
 an input device for allowing a player to perform to input an operation related to the game; and 
 a controller that performs processing related to execution of the game in response to an input to the input device, 
 wherein gaming machine; wherein, the front door has includes an operation table that projects maintains a fixed position relative to the front door, and projects forward from the cabinet from the front door, 
 wherein the input device is placed on the operation table, 
 wherein a side portion located at a front end of the operation table closer to the hinge is provided with a cutout portion such that a contour of the operation table is asymmetrically configured, 
 wherein the cutout portion is formed at a front and toward a periphery of the operation table, which extends along the width direction of the front door, 
 wherein the side portion of the operation table including the cutout portion has a smaller lateral width than the remaining portions of the operation table when viewed from the front of the gaming machine, 
 wherein the operation table maintains a same position with respect to the front door regardless of whether the front door is opened or closed, and 
 wherein in the operation table, which maintains a same position with respect to the front door, the cutout portion maintains a same position with respect to the front door when the front door is closed 
 the operation table extends along a width of the front door and includes an asymmetrically configured front edge perimeter to thereby form an operation table side having a recess and an operation table side having a protrusion, and 
 the operation table side having the recess is disposed toward the side of the front door including the hinge and the operation table side having the protrusion is disposed toward the side of the front door opposite the side of the front door including the hinge. 
 
     
     
       2. The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the cutout portion front edge perimeter corresponding to the operation table side having the recess is concaved toward the cabinet front door when compared with the front edge perimeter corresponding to the operation table side having the protrusion. 
     
     
       3. The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the cutout portion is formed at a front and toward a periphery of the operation table which has a longitudinal length that is substantially the same as the width as of the front door. 
     
     
       4. The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the cutout portion is formed so as to be concaved toward the cabinet, at a front and toward a periphery of the operation table which has substantially the same width as the front door operation table side having the recess has a depth extending from the front door that is less than a depth of the operation table side having the protrusion. 
     
     
       5. The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the cutout portion is formed at an end of the operation table distal to the front door operation table side corresponding to the recess has a longitudinal length that is less than a longitudinal length of the operation table side corresponding to the protrusion. 
     
     
       6. A gaming machine, comprising:
 a cabinet having a front opening; 
 a front door pivotably coupled to the cabinet via a hinge that is attached to a lateral end portion at a front face of the cabinet, the front door opening and closing the front opening side of the cabinet and at a front side thereof; and,  
 a display device that is placed in the front face of the cabinet and displays information related to a game; 
 a bet button for allowing an arbitrary amount of bets; 
 a start button for allowing a game to start in response to betting through the bet button; 
 an input device that has including at least the one of a bet button to input a bet and the a start button to input a game start command; 
 a controller that performs processing related to execution of the game in response to an input to the input device, 
 whereinwherein, the front door hasincludes an operation table that projectsmaintains a fixed position relative to the front door, and projects forward from the cabinetfront door, 
 wherein the input device is placed on the operation table, 
 wherein the operation table extends along a width of the front door and includes an asymmetrically configured front edge perimeter to thereby form an operation table having a first recessed side portion located at a front end of the operation table disposed closer to the hinge is provided with a cutout such that a contour of the operation table is asymmetrically configured, 
 wherein the cutout is formed at a front and toward a periphery of the operation table, which extends along the width direction of the front door, and a second protruding side portion disposed away from the hinge; and, 
 wherein the first recessed side portion provided with the cutout of the operation table has a smaller width of the operation table than the other portions of the operation table depth, which extends from the front door and to the front edge perimeter, than the second protruding side portion when viewed from the front of the gaming machine, 
 wherein a rest portion is provided at a second side portion opposite to the first side portion, 
 wherein the start button is arranged so as to be on a closer side with respect to the rest portion on the operation table, 
 wherein the operation table maintains a same position with respect to the front door regardless of whether the front door is opened or closed, and 
 wherein in the operation table, which maintains a same position with respect to the front door, the cutout portion maintains a same position with respect to the front door when the front door is closed. 
 
     
     
       7. The gaming machine according to  claim 6 , wherein the cutout portion is formed at a front and toward a periphery of the operation table which has a longitudinal length that is substantially the same as the width as of the front door. 
     
     
       8. The gaming machine according to  claim 6 , wherein the cutout portion is formed so as to be front edge perimeter corresponding to the first recessed side portion is concaved toward the cabinet, at a front and toward a periphery of and the operation table which has a longitudinal length that is substantially the same as the width as of the front door. 
     
     
       9. The gaming machine according to  claim 6 , wherein the cutout portion is formed at an end of the operation table distal to the front door operation table side corresponding to the first recessed side portion has a longitudinal length that is less than a longitudinal length of the operation table side corresponding to the second protruding side portion. 
     
     
       10. A gaming machine, comprising:
 a cabinet having a front opening; 
 a front door pivotably coupled to the cabinet via a hinge that is attached to a lateral end portion at a front face of the cabinet, the front door opening and closing the front opening side of the cabinet and at a front side thereof; 
 a display device that is placed in the front face of the cabinet and displays information related to a game; and,  
 an input device for allowing a player to perform to input an operation related to the game gaming machine; and 
 a controller that performs processing related to execution of the game in response to an input to the input device, 
 wherein the front door has an operation table that maintains a fixed position relative to the front door and projects forward from the cabinet front door, 
 wherein the input device is placed on the operation table, 
 wherein the operation table including an asymmetrically contoured front face comprises a cutout portion and a protruding portion extends along a width of the front door and includes an asymmetrically configured front edge perimeter to thereby form an operation table side having a recess and an operation table side having a protrusion, 
 wherein the cutout portion is formed at a front and toward a periphery of the operation table, which extends along the width direction of the front door, 
 wherein the cutout portion operation table side having the recess is disposed proximate a lateral side of the cabinet including the hinge, 
 wherein the protruding portion operation table side having the protrusion is disposed distal a the lateral side of the cabinet including the hinge, 
 wherein the cutout portion operation table side having the recess is disposed toward the cabinet front door relative to the protruding portion operation table side having the protrusion, and  
 wherein the cutout portion allows the front door to be opened so as to minimizewhen the front door is opened, interference of the operation table with a structure adjacent the cabinet and proximate the hinge,is reduced  
 wherein the operation table maintains a same position with respect to the front door regardless of whether the front door is opened or closed, and 
 wherein in the operation table, which maintains a same position with respect to the front door, the cutout portion maintains a same position with respect to the front door when the front door is closed. 
 
     
     
       11. The gaming machine according to  claim 10 , wherein the cutout portion is formed at a front and toward a periphery of the operation table which has a longitudinal length that is substantially the same as the width as of the front door. 
     
     
       12. The gaming machine according to  claim 10 , wherein the cutout portion is formed so as to be operation table side having the recess is concaved toward the cabinet, at a front and toward a periphery of and the operation table which has a longitudinal length that is substantially the same as the width as of the front door. 
     
     
       13. The gaming machine according to  claim 10 , wherein the cutout portion is formed at an end of the operation table distal to the front door operation table side having the recess has a depth extending from the front door that is less than a depth of the operation table side having the protrusion. 
     
     
       14. The gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein the operation table side having the recess has a longitudinal length that is less than a longitudinal length of the operation table side having the protrusion.  
     
     
       15. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the input device is disposed on the operation table.  
     
     
       16. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the input device is disposed on the operation table.  
     
     
       17. The gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein the input device is disposed on the operation table.  
     
     
       18. A gaming machine, comprising:
 a cabinet having a front opening;   a front door pivotably coupled to the cabinet via a hinge attached to a lateral side of the cabinet and at a front side thereof;   an operation table projecting frontward from the front door; and   an input device configured to input an operation related to the gaming machine; wherein,
 the operation table maintains a fixed position relative to the front door and extends along a width of the front door, 
 the operation table includes an asymmetrically configured front edge perimeter that serves to define an operation table depth that extends forward from the front door and to the front edge perimeter of the operation table, the operation table depth varying as the operation table extends along the width of the front door; and wherein, 
 the operation table depth on a side of the operation table closer to the hinge is less than the operation table depth on that side of the operation table that is opposite the hinge.  
   
     
     
       19. The gaming machine according to claim 18, wherein the front edge perimeter corresponding to the operation table side closer to the hinge is concaved toward the front door when compared with the front edge perimeter corresponding to the operation table side opposite the hinge.  
     
     
       20. The gaming machine according to claim 18, wherein the operation table has substantially a same longitudinal length as the width of the front door.  
     
     
       21. The gaming machine according to claim 18, wherein the input device is disposed on the operation table.