Gaming machine operation button, and control deck and gaming machine comprising same
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsTakuya Kudo, Masaaki Sumi, Hiroyuki Onitsuka
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Abstract
An operation switch 30 is a gaming machine operation button that receives operation inputs to a gaming machine 1, and comprises a base plate 50, an operation button unit 36, and a touch switch 31. The operation button unit 36 is supported by the base plate 50, and is used by a player to input a first operation. The touch switch 31 is provided around the outer periphery of the operation button unit 36, and is used by the player to input a second operation that is different from the first operation.
Claims11
An operation button for a gaming machine, which receives operation inputs to the gaming machine, the operation button comprising:
- a base;
- a first operation unit that is supported on the base and to which a player inputs a first operation;
- a second operation unit that is provided around an outer periphery of the first operation unit and to which the player inputs a second operation that is different from the first operation;
- and
- an elastic member that is provided between the first operation unit and the base, and configured to push the first operation unit back upward in response to a push-down operation by the player,
- wherein the first operation unit is pressed by the player to perform the first operation.
An operation button for a gaming machine, which receives operation inputs to the gaming machine, the operation button comprising:
- a base;
- a first operation unit that is supported on the base and to which a player inputs a first operation;
- and
- a second operation unit that is provided around an outer periphery of the first operation unit and to which the player inputs a second operation that is different from the first operation,
- wherein the second operation unit has a top plate, a pattern display layer that is provided to the lower layer of the top plate and displays a pattern indicating a position of the second operation unit, and a touch switch layer on which the second operation is performed when the player's finger touches the position of the second operation unit on the top plate.
An operation button for a gaming machine, which receives operation inputs to the gaming machine, the operation button comprising:
- a base;
- a first operation unit that is supported on the base and to which a player inputs a first operation;
- a second operation unit that is provided around an outer periphery of the first operation unit and to which the player inputs a second operation that is different from the first operation, and
- a game start detection unit configured to detect that play on the gaming machine has started,
- wherein the second operation unit has a top plate and a pattern display layer that is provided to the lower portion of the top plate and displays a pattern indicating the position of the second operation unit, and
- the operation button for a gaming machine further comprises:
- a light source unit that emits light toward the pattern display layer;
- and
- a control unit that controls the light source unit to emit the light when the game start detection unit detects a start of play on the gaming machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.