Patent ID: 11915897
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. An electronic gaming machine (EGM), comprising:
a game controller; and
an input interface assembly, communicably coupled to the game controller, comprising:
a substrate defining an upper surface and a lower surface;
a non-penetrating pushbutton assembly, including:
an upper button assembly positioned on the upper surface of the substrate, the upper button assembly including:
a button frame coupled to the upper surface of the substrate;
a button face positioned in the button frame and configured to be pressed such that the button face moves within the button frame toward the upper surface of the substrate;
an upper induction coil positioned in the button frame;
a biasing mechanism configured to bias the button face away from the upper surface of the substrate;
an upper control board electrically coupled to the upper induction coil; and
at least one switch positioned in the button frame such that the at least one switch is closed when the button face is pressed; and

a lower button assembly positioned at the lower surface of the substrate, the lower button assembly including:
a lower induction coil positioned to power the upper induction coil, and
a lower control board electrically coupled to the lower induction coil;

wherein the lower induction coil is configured to power the upper induction coil such that the upper induction coil powers the upper control board;
wherein the upper control board is configured to signal the lower button assembly when the at least one switch is closed and in response the lower control board is configured to signal the EGM that the button face has been pressed.