Patent ID: 8216074

Claim:
A gaming machine, comprising: a housing with an opening in front thereof; and a front door pivotally coupled to one side of the housing so as to open and close the opening, wherein the front door includes: a display portion that is substantially flat and disposed in an upper portion of the housing; a decorative panel that is flat and disposed in a lower portion of the housing; and an operation portion disposed in a middle portion of the housing, a front portion of the operation portion projecting with respect to the display portion and the decorative panel, and a rear portion of the operation portion being internally installed in the front door, wherein the operation portion includes: a support member with a concave cross section of that encloses a rear portion of the operation portion, both distal portions of the support member being fixed to the front door; a pair of slide members that slidably couple both distal portions of the support member to both walls of the operation portion so as to allow the operation portion to move in forward and backward directions with respect to the front door; a rod member, a first distal portion of the rod member being fixed to a rear wall of the operation portion, and a second distal portion of the rod member projecting from a surface of the support member that is spaced a predetermined distance from the rear wall; a biasing member to allow the operation portion to move in a forward direction, the biasing member being attached to the rod member and a lock mechanism to allow the operation portion to be maintained selectively in a backwardly moved position and a forwardly restored position, wherein the operation portion is configured to move backward such that a front surface of the front door is maintained flush while the front door is opened.