US 12,482,325 B2
Reverse drive protection assembly for a gaming machine handle
Alvin Chen, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/226,066.
Prior Publication US 2025/0037535 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3216 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3204 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for a gaming handle on a gaming machine, a reverse drive protection assembly comprising:
a face plate operable to be fixed to the gaming machine;
a ratchet plate on the face plate, the ratchet plate comprising a plurality of angled teeth, each angled tooth of the plurality of angled teeth having a first side and a second side; and
a hub attached to the face plate, the hub comprising a torsion spring attached to at least one reaction hole, a return spring, and a reaction pin, and being rotatable in a first direction from a first position with respect to the face plate, and rotatable from a second position in a second direction opposite the first direction to the first position, the reaction pin engaging the torsion spring, and the torsion spring counteracting the return spring thereby initiating a return bias for the hub to return to the first position,
wherein the reaction pin is operable to move over the first side of at least one of the plurality of angled teeth responsive to a first external torque being applied to move the hub in the first direction, and to move over the second side of at least one of the plurality of angled teeth responsive to a second external torque exceeding the return bias being applied to move the hub in the second direction.