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US 2004/0062025 A1Published application
Illumination unit for reels of slot machine
AssigneeKonami Corporation
InventorsMasatoshi Satoh, Misao Yamanaka, Masanori Suganuma
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Abstract
At least one transparent plate member has a first main surface facing to the inside of a gaming machine, a second main surface facing to the outside of the gaming machine, and side surfaces connecting the first main surface and the second main surface. At least one illuminator emits a colored light beam, so as to be incident on at least one of the side surfaces. At least one light director is provided in the plate member to direct the incident colored light beam toward the outside of the gaming machine.
Claims14
An illumination device, comprising:
- at least one transparent plate member, having a first main surface facing to the inside of a gaming machine, a second main surface facing to the outside of the gaming machine, and side surfaces connecting the first main surface and the second main surface;
- at least one illuminator, which emits a colored light beam, so as to be incident on at least one of the side surfaces;
- at least one light director, provided in the plate member to direct the incident colored light beam toward the outside of the gaming machine.
A gaming machine, comprising:
- an illuminated object provided inside of the gaming machine;
- a transparent plate member, having a first main surface facing to the inside of the gaming machine, a second main surface facing to the outside of the gaming machine, and side surfaces connecting the first main surface and the second main surface;
- an illuminator, which emits a colored light beam;
- so as to be incident on at least one of the side surfaces,
- a light director, provided in the plate member to direct the incident colored light beam toward the outside of the gaming machine;
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- a controller, which controls an intensity of the colored light beam emitted from the illuminator, in accordance with a situation of a game performed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.