Gaming machine

• US 20030195035A1
• Filed: 03/31/2003
• Published: 10/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konami Gaming Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Corporation
• Inventors: Onuki, Yoshikazu, Watanabe, Kaoru, Sasazaki, Takao
• Granted Patent: US 6,926,606 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members

Abstract

A gaming machine includes at least one reel to be rotated. A reel belt is attached onto an outer circumferential face of the reel. The reel belt includes a half mirror layer, and a print layer on which at least one symbol is printed. The print layer is placed behind the half mirror layer when viewed from a front face of the gaming machine.

Claims

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

at least one reel, to be rotated; and

a reel belt, attached onto an outer circumferential face of the reel, the reel belt comprising;

a half mirror layer; and

a first print layer, on which at least one first symbol is printed, placed behind the half mirror layer when viewed from a front face of the gaming machine.

2. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1, wherein the half mirror layer is provided so as to overlap at least a part of the first symbol.

3. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1, wherein the reel belt further comprises a second print layer, on which at least one second symbol is printed, placed before the half mirror layer when viewed from the front face of the gaming machine.

4. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 3, wherein the second print layer includes a portion transparent with respect to visible light.

5. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 3, wherein the half mirror layer is provided so as to overlap at least a part of at least one of the first symbol and the second symbol.

6. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1, wherein the half mirror layer is laminated on the first print layer.

7. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1, wherein the half mirror layer is laminated on a film layer having transparency with respect to visible light.

8. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 7, wherein the film layer is placed in front of the half mirror layer when viewed from the front face of the gaming machine.

9. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a light source placed behind the reel belt when viewed from the front face of the gaming machine, for emitting visible light toward the front face of the gaming machine.

10. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 3, wherein:

a plurality of first regions are arranged on the first print layer in a rotating direction of the reel such that the first symbol is printed in each of the first regions;

a plurality of second regions are arranged on the second print layer in the rotating direction of the reel such that the second symbol is printed in each of the second regions; and

each of the first regions is associated with at least one of second regions.