1. A fuel injector comprising:
a body having a hollow interior portion,
a valve reciprocally disposed within the hollow interior portion of the body,
a valve seat disposed within the hollow interior portion of the body, the valve seat having an opening, wherein the valve seat is positioned within the body such that the opening is closed when the valve is in a closed position and the opening permits fluid to pass through the opening when the valve is not in the closed position,
wherein at least a portion of the valve seat frictionally contacts the body, an orifice plate fastened to the valve seat, the orifice plate having at least one hole adapted to permit fluid to pass through the hole, and
at least one protrusion extending substantially inwardly from the body and positioned downstream of the orifice plate.
2. A fuel injector as in claim 1, wherein the valve seat comprises at least a first exterior surface portion and a second exterior surface portion, wherein the first exterior surface portion and the second exterior surface portion are offset along an axial direction of the valve seat, the second exterior portion is closest to the valve seat opening, the first exterior surface portion frictionally contacts the body and the second exterior surface portion does not frictionally contact the body.
3. A fuel injector as in claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a relatively thin wall portion that frictionally contacts at least a portion of the valve seat.
4. A fuel injector as in claim 1, wherein the orifice plate is ring welded to the valve seat and the ring weld completely encircles the valve seat opening.
5. A fuel injector as in claim 1, wherein the orifice plate is platter-shaped and an external edge of the orifice plate is bent to the upstream side in the axial direction, wherein the external edge contacts the valve seat.
6. A fuel injector as in claim 1, wherein the orifice plate is platter-shaped and an external edge of the orifice plate is bent to the downstream side in the axial direction, and the external edge frictionally contacts the body.
7. A fuel injector as in claim 1, wherein the at least one protrusion contacts the orifice plate.
8. A fuel injector as in claim 7, wherein the valve seat comprises at least a first exterior surface portion and a second exterior surface portion, wherein the first exterior surface portion and the second exterior surface portion are offset along an axial direction of the valve seat, the second exterior portion is closest to the valve seat opening, the first exterior surface portion frictionally contacts the body and the second exterior surface portion does not frictionally contact the body and the body further comprises a relatively thin wall portion that frictionally contacts the first exterior surface portion of the valve seat.
9. A fuel injector comprising:
a body having a hollow interior portion,
a valve reciprocally disposed within the hollow interior portion of the body,
a valve seat disposed within the hollow interior portion of the body, the valve seat having an opening, wherein the valve seat is positioned within the body such that the opening is closed when the valve is in a closed position and the opening permits fluid to pass through the opening when the valve is not in the closed position, wherein a first portion of the outer surface of the valve seat frictionally contacts the body and a second portion of the outer surface of the valve seat does not frictionally contact the body, the first and second portion being offset along the axial direction of the valve seat and the second portion is closest to the valve seat opening and
an orifice plate fastened to the valve seat, the orifice plate having at least one hole adapted to permit fluid to pass through the hole.
10. A fuel injector as in claim 9, further comprising at least one protrusion extending substantially inwardly from the body and positioned downstream of the orifice plate.
11. A fuel injector as in claim 10, wherein the at least one protrusion contacts the orifice plate.
12. A fuel injector as in claim 9, wherein the orifice plate is welded to the valve seat by a ring weld that completely encircles the valve seat opening.
13. A fuel injector as in claim 9, wherein the orifice plate is platter-shaped and an external edge of the orifice plate is bent to the upstream side in the axial direction, wherein the external edge contacts the valve seat.
14. A fuel injector as in claim 9, wherein the orifice plate is platter-shaped and an external edge of the orifice plate is bent to the downstream side in the axial direction, and the external edge frictionally contacts the body.
15. A fuel injector as in claim 9, wherein the body further comprises a relatively thin wall portion that frictionally contacts at least a portion of the valve seat.
15. A method of manufacturing a fuel injector comprising:
inserting a valve seat into a fuel injector body while simultaneously measuring fluid volume per unit time passing through the fuel injector, wherein at least a portion of the valve seat frictionally contacts the inner surface of the fuel injector body and the valve seat has an opening adapted to permit fluid to pass through the opening, wherein an orifice plate is fastened to the valve seat and comprises at least one hole adapted to permit fluid to pass through the hole,
stopping the insertion when the desired fluid volume per unit time is achieved, and
forming at least one protrusion from the inner surface of the fuel injector body downstream of the valve seat.
17. A method as in claim 16, further comprising forming the protrusion so that the protrusion contacts the orifice plate.
18. A method as in claim 17, wherein an outer circumference of a portion of the valve seat closest to the valve seat opening is less than an inner circumference of the fuel injector body before the valve seat is inserted into the fuel injector body.
19. A method as in claim 16, wherein an outer circumference of a portion of the valve seat closest to the valve seat opening is less than an inner circumference of the fuel injector body before the valve seat is inserted into the fuel injector body.
20. A method as in claim 16, further comprising welding the orifice plate to the valve seat before inserting the valve seat into the fuel injector body, wherein the weld completely encircles the valve seat opening.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A network server in a casino environment, the network server comprising:
a communications interface configured to communicate with a plurality of gaming machines via a network;
memory configured to store an aspect ratio specific data set including data associated with generating graphics information for a wager-based game for a plurality of specific aspect ratios; and
one or more processors operable to:
receive from a first gaming machine, via the communications interface, an indication of a first aspect ratio associated with a first video display at the first gaming machine, the first gaming machine storing base data for displaying content associated with the wager-based game;
select, based on the first aspect ratio, first aspect ratio specific data from the aspect ratio specific data set that can complement or replace at least a portion of the base data in order to display the content on the first display at the first aspect ratio; and
transmit to the first gaming machine, via the communications interface, the first aspect ratio specific data for displaying the content on the first gaming machine, thereby allowing the base data and the first aspect ratio specific data to be used to display the content on the first display.
2. A network server as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to:
receive from a second gaming machine, via the communications interface, an indication of a second aspect ratio associated with a second video display at the second gaming machine, the second gaming machine storing base data for displaying content associated with the wager-based game;
select, based on the second aspect ratio, second aspect ratio specific data from the aspect ratio specific data set that can complement or replace at least a portion of the base data in order to display the content on the second display at the second aspect ratio; and
transmit to the second gaming machine, via the communications interface, the second aspect ratio specific data for displaying the content on the second gaming machine, thereby allowing the base data and the second aspect ratio specific data to be used to display the content on the second display.
3. A network server as recited in claim 1, wherein the aspect ratio specific data set comprises a plurality of subsets of data, each subset comprising graphics content designed for display at a specific aspect ratio.
4. A network server as recited in claim 1, wherein the first aspect ratio specific data includes graphical content modeled in accordance with a three-dimensional (3D) model designed in accordance with the first aspect ratio.
5. A network server as recited in claim 1, wherein the base data includes a set of base (or model) objects for displaying on a plurality of aspect ratios.
6. A network server as recited in claim 5, wherein the first aspect ratio specific data can be used to effectively modify, at the gaming machine, one or more of the set of base objects in order to display them on the first display in accordance with one or more design criteria for displaying content on the first aspect ratio.
7. A network server as recited in claim 6, wherein modifying the one or more base objects comprises one or more of the following: scaling a base object, moving a base object, changing a relationship between two or more base objects, and introducing a new relationship between two base objects or modified base objects.
8. A network server as recited in claim 7, wherein the first aspect ratio specific data includes one or more other objects not included in the base objects, thereby allowing the one or more other objects to be added to the base objects when the content is displayed for the first aspect ratio.
9. A network server as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to determine whether the base data is sufficient to display content for the first aspect ratio.
10. A network server as recited in claim 9, wherein determining whether the base data is sufficient to display the content for the first aspect ratio comprises:
determining whether display of the base data meets one or more criteria for displaying the content on the first aspect ratio, the criteria including a regulatory requirement.
11. A gaming machine configured to present a wager-based game, the gaming machine comprising:
a communications interface configured to communicate with a network server via a network;
a first display configured to display content associated with the wager-based game;
memory configured to store base data for displaying content associated with the wager-based game; and
one or more processors operable to:
transmit to the network server, via the communications interface, an indication of a first aspect ratio associated with the first display at the gaming machine; and
receive from the network server, via the communications interface, first aspect ratio specific data for displaying the content on the gaming machine that can complement or replace at least a portion of the base data in order to display the content on the first display at the first aspect ratio, the first aspect ratio specific data selected from an aspect ratio specific data set including data associated with generating graphics information for a wager-based game for a plurality of specific aspect ratios, thereby allowing the base data and the first aspect ratio specific data to be used to display the content on the first display.
12. A gaming machine as recited in claim 11, wherein the aspect ratio specific data set comprises a plurality of subsets of data, each subset comprising graphics content designed for display at a specific aspect ratio.
13. A gaming machine as recited in claim 11, wherein the base data includes a set of base (or model) objects for displaying on a plurality of aspect ratios.
14. A gaming machine as recited in claim 13, wherein the first aspect ratio specific data can be used to effectively modify, at the gaming machine, one or more of the set of base objects in order to display them on the first display in accordance with one or more design criteria for displaying content on the first aspect ratio.
15. A gaming machine as recited in claim 14, wherein modifying the one or more base objects comprises one or more of the following: scaling a base object, moving a base object, changing a relationship between two or more base objects, and introducing a new relationship between two base objects or modified base objects.
16. A gaming machine as recited in claim 15, wherein the first aspect ratio specific data includes one or more other objects not included in the base objects, thereby allowing the one or more other objects to be added to the base objects when the content is displayed for the first aspect ratio.
17. A gaming machine as recited in claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to determine whether the base data is sufficient to display content for the first aspect ratio.
18. A gaming machine as recited in claim 17, wherein determining whether the base data is sufficient to display the content for the first aspect ratio comprises:
determining whether display of the base data meets one or more criteria for displaying the content on the first aspect ratio, the criteria including a regulatory requirement.
19. A method for adapting content at a gaming machine for display at a first aspect ratio, the method comprising:
transmitting to a network server from a gaming machine, via a communications interface at the gaming machine, an indication of a first aspect ratio associated with a first display at the gaming machine;
receiving at the gaming machine from the network server, via the communications interface, first aspect ratio specific data for displaying the content on the gaming machine, the first aspect ratio specific data selected from an aspect ratio specific data set including data associated with generating graphics information for a wager-based game for a plurality of specific aspect ratios; and
displaying the content on the first display at the first aspect ratio by using the first aspect ratio specific data to complement or replace at least a portion of the base data.
20. A method as recited in claim 19, wherein the aspect ratio specific data set comprises a plurality of subsets of data, each subset comprising graphics content designed for display at a specific aspect ratio.
21. A method as recited in claim 19, wherein the base data includes a set of base (or model) objects for displaying on a plurality of aspect ratios.
22. A method as recited in claim 21, wherein the first aspect ratio specific data can be used to effectively modify, at the gaming machine, one or more of the set of base objects in order to display them on the first display in accordance with one or more design criteria for displaying content on the first aspect ratio.
23. A method as recited in claim 22, wherein modifying the one or more base objects comprises one or more of the following: scaling a base object, moving a base object, changing a relationship between two or more base objects, and introducing a new relationship between two base objects or modified base objects.
24. A method as recited in claim 19, wherein the first aspect ratio specific data includes one or more other objects not included in the base objects, thereby allowing the one or more other objects to be added to the base objects when the content is displayed for the first aspect ratio.
25. A method as recited in claim 19, further comprising determine whether the base data is sufficient to display content for the first aspect ratio.
26. A method as recited in claim 25, wherein determining whether the base data is sufficient to display the content for the first aspect ratio comprises:
determining whether display of the base data meets one or more criteria for displaying the content on the first aspect ratio, the criteria including a regulatory requirement.