GAMING DEVICE

• US 20100184511A1
• Filed: 03/26/2010
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Inventors: Tanabe, Yasuaki, HIRATO, Jun
• Granted Patent: US 8,480,086 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/30
• 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

Abstract

To provide a gaming machine which achieves a reduction in a player'"'"'s fatigue.

A gaming machine 1 according to the invention includes a cabinet 3, having a display portion 4 which displays information relating to a game and operation buttons 11 for a player to carry out an operation of the game, a power lamp light emitting portion 300 which emits light, and a lens barrel 310 which intercepts at least some of light heading toward a player, from among light emerging from LED'"'"'s 302 provided on the power lamp light emitting portion 300. In this kind of gaming machine 1, at least some of the light heading toward the player, from among the light emerging from the LED'"'"'s 302 of the power lamp light emitting portion 300, is intercepted by the lens barrel 310. For this reason, light from the power lamp light emitting portion 300 entering the player'"'"'s field of vision being reduced by the lens barrel 310, fatigue of a player continuing the game is reduced.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a cabinet having a display portion which displays information relating to a game, and an operation portion for a player to carry out an operation of the game on a front surface thereof;

a light emitting portion which is provided at a position further above the display portion provided on an upper portion of the cabinet; and

a light interception portion which intercepts at least some of light heading toward a player who operates the operation portion from among light emerging from a light source provided on the light emitting portion.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting portion has a lens which converges the light emerging from the light source.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the light interception portion further surrounds a periphery of the lens.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the light interception portion is formed in a cylindrical shape which surrounds the light source, and the light from the light source emerges approximately horizontally from a front opening.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display portion has an upper variable display portion, a middle variable display portion and a lower variable display portion, and the light emitting portion is a top lamp provided above the upper variable display portion.