Gaming machine having a distributed mode acoustic radiator
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
- at least one display panel in the gaming machine, a front surface of the display panel having printed on it information for a player; and
at least one transducer mounted to a back surface of at least one display panel so as to impart vibration to the display panel and create an acoustic signal audible to the player.
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Abstract
A transducer is affixed to the rear side of a display panel of a gaming machine so as to vibrate the glass and transmit sound to the player. In one embodiment, the transducer and panel form a distributed mode acoustic radiator, where sound is produced from the vibration of the panel due to resonant bending wave modes.
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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at least one display panel in the gaming machine, a front surface of the display panel having printed on it information for a player; and
at least one transducer mounted to a back surface of at least one display panel so as to impart vibration to the display panel and create an acoustic signal audible to the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of generating sound in a gaming machine, the machine having at least one display panel, a front surface of the display panel having printed on it information for a player, the method comprising:
applying excitation signals to at least one transducer mounted to a back surface of the at least one display panel so as to impart vibration to the at least one display panel and create an acoustic signal audible to the player. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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