A flexible shaft coupling for a gaming machine reel.

摘要

A reel unit for a gaming machine comprises a stepping motor 1 connected to drive the reel through a reduction gearbox 2 having an output shaft 3 coupled to a boss 5 forming part of the reel. The shaft end 3 forms a close fit with a circular opening 12 in the boss 5 and a transverse pin 8 extending through the shaft 3 is located in a transverse slot 14 in the face of the boss 5, the slot 14 being wider than the pin 8 and its sides engaging the pin only through a pair of resilient 0-rings 9 on each extending portion of the pin 8, each 0-ring being located in a respective recess 15 in the sides of the slot 14.