METHOD OF MODIFYING ELECTRONICS CONTAINED IN A CONTROLLER BOX OF A PINBALL MACHINE

摘要

The pinball machine includes a cabinet (22), a playfield (24) mounted to the cabinet, and a backbox (42) extending upwardly from a rear portion of the cabinet. To facilitate modification of electronics controlling the operation of the pinball machine, a controller box assembly (112) is installed in the backbox. The controller box assembly comprises a rail structure (114) mounted within the backbox and a controller box movably mounted relative to the rail structure to open and close the controller box. The controller box containing the electronics may be pivoted downwardly while remaining in engagement with the rail structure to provide easy access into the controller box. To limit the movement of the controller box during shipping, a locking mechanism mounted to the backbox includes a locking arm rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking arm (130) maintains the controller box in the closed position when the locking arm is disposed in the locked position.