Light emitting gaming device to reduce player fatigue

• US 7,699,315 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2007
• Issued: 04/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Inventors: Tanabe, Yasuaki, Hirato, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce; William M
• Application Number:
  US11/753,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20070284814A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,061 Days
• Field of Search: 273/138.1, 273/139, 273/143.R, 463/16, 463/20, 463/21, 463/25
• US Class Current: 273/143.00R
• 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 table for a player to carry out an operation of the game;

a light emitting portion which emits light; and

a light interception portion which intercepts at least some light heading toward a player, from among light emerging from a light source provided on the light emitting portion, wherein

the light emitting portion is arranged in an inside of a display device casing of a gaming machine display device mounted on an upper end of the cabinet,

an oblique light portion having a reflecting surface is provided on a side of the light emitting portion,

the plurality of light emitting portions are provided in an inside of a peripheral frame of the cabinet,

a light interception plate which constitutes the light interception portion and a transparent plate are provided on the peripheral frame, and

a lower display portion which emits light from under lamps is provided below the operation table of the cabinet.

2. The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein

the light emitting portion has a lens which converges the light emerging from the light source.

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