Gaming machine

Abstract

A gaming machine having an illuminated object made up of a specific area and a non-specific area different from the specific area, the illuminated object being disposed on a front surface of the gaming machine, the gaming machine includes: a first light source for emitting light caused to enter the specific area from a rear-surface side of the illuminated object; a second light source for emitting light, the second light source being different from the first light source, and a light guide body for causing the light emitted by the second light source to enter the non-specific area through the rear-surface side of the illuminated object, the light guide body being disposed in a position spaced apart from the illuminated object.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is based on and claims a priority from the prior Japanese[0002]Patent Application No. 2009-211271 filed on Sep. 14, 2009, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Technical Field[0004]The present invention relates to a gaming machine for illuminating a front-surface panel with the use of a light source such as an LED.[0005]2. Background Art[0006]Conventionally, there has existed a display device employing a light guide panel, the whole of which is formed to have a surface in convex curved shape in a light-exiting direction. This light guide panel is provided to the display device so as to be spaced at a longer distance from a liquid crystal display panel in a position closer to the side surfaces of the light guide panel (refer to Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. Hei 9-219109). In this manner, the conventional display device has been intende...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumference and aims to provide a gaming machine which is capable of illuminating an illuminated object with substantially uniform brightness and facilitating installation work at low cost.

[0021]The present invention provides a gaming machine which is capable of illuminating an illuminated object with substantially uniform brightness and facilitating installation work at low cost.

Problems solved by technology

Such a configuration causes a problem that the liquid crystal display panel, generally, can be illuminated brightly in a position near the light source but not in a position distant from the light source.

Therefore, the light guide panel needs to be processed or deformed into a convex curved shape, which inevitably increases production cost, as compared to a flat-shaped device.

Furthermore, compared to the flat-shaped light guide panel, the light guide panel having such a convex curved shape requires more difficult work for installation to a rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel or sometimes requires an additional component for facilitating the installation, inevitably resulting in cost increase, complicated work, and so on.

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