NEED STATEMENT:GAME MACHINE [CLAW MACHINE ]

INTRODUCTION

CLAW MACHINE-IT IS A TYPE OF ARCADE GAME KNOWN AS MERCHANDISER.A CLAW CRANE CONSIST OF MANY PARTS BUT BASIC COMPONENTS ARE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD(PCB),POWER SUPPLY,CURRENCY DETECTOR,TIMER/CREDIT DISPLAY,JOYSTICK,WIRING HARNESS/LOOM,GANTRY ASSEMBLY,COIL AND CLAW ASSEMBLY.THE CLAW HAS 2-3 FINGERS.THE MAIN CABINET IS TYPICALLY CONSTRUCTED OF MEDIUM-DENSITY FIBERBOARD OR ALUMINIUM ALLOY,WHICH MAKES IT EASIER TO RELOCATE AS WELL AS CHEAPER TO PRODUCE.A LOT OF CLAW MACHINES HAVE FULL LED LIGHTING ON THE FRONT AND BEHIND A PARTIALLY-TRANSPARENT PLASTIC PANEL. CLAW MACHINE GANTRY ASSEMBLIES TYPICALLY CONSIST OF TWO MAIN MOVING CARRIAGES.THE FIRST CONTROLS THE MOVEMENT ALONG THE FORWARD AND BACK AXIS.THIS IS THE LONG MOVING SET OF RAILS.ON THESE RAILS SITS THE GANTRY CARRIAGE/BOX.THIS IS THE ACTUAL COMPONENT THE CLAW IS SUSPENDED FROM,AND IT CONTAINS THE MOTORS FOR SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT,ALONGSIDE THE MOTOR AND PULLEYS FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE CLAW ON THE Y-AXIS.THESE GANTRIES ALSO CONTAIN A SERIES OF SMALL ELECTRONIC SWITCHES,WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LETTING THE MAIN PCB KNOWWHEN THE CARRIAGES HAVE REACHED THEIR LIMITS OF MOVEMENT,AS WELL AS WHEN THE CLAW IS AT THE TOP OR BOTTOM.

THE TOP HALF OF THE MACHINE NORMALLY CONSISTS OF A MATAL FRAME,WITH TEMPERED SAFETY GLASS WINDOWS.THE MACHINE'S MARQUEE,TYPICALLY LOCATED ABOVE OR BEHIND THE TOP OF THE GLASS WINDOW,IS TYPICALLY ACRYLIC PANEL WITH A GRAPHIC DEPICTING BOLD LETTERING,THAT READS THE MODEL OF THE MACHINE.