Gaming Machine Topper Display Illumination Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional slot machines have a topper display device that only displays content towards the front, making it impossible for players to visually confirm game content from the side or back, requiring them to move forward to view it.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine with a topper display device and an illumination mechanism that emits light in all four directions, including sides and back, allowing visual confirmation from any angle by using light scattering members and light guiding portions to distribute illumination uniformly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the topper display device displays content towards the front only, then the display structure is simple, but players cannot visually confirm game content from side or back positions
Solution Approach 1:
The illumination mechanism transitions from single-direction (front) to multi-directional (all four directions) light emission, adding spatial dimensions to the illumination coverage. This allows players to view the topper display from any direction while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Light scattering members are introduced as intermediary elements between the light source and the external environment. These members scatter the light in multiple directions, enabling indirect illumination that makes the topper display visible from side and back positions without requiring complex multi-directional light sources.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the illumination mechanism emits light in all four directions, then players can identify the gaming machine from any position, but the illumination mechanism structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The illumination mechanism is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it illuminates the topper display towards the front for normal viewing, and towards the sides and back for visibility from various positions. The light scattering members enable a single illumination system to serve multiple directional purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The light scattering members change the directional parameters of the emitted light, transforming unidirectional light from the source into multi-directional illumination. By modifying the light propagation parameters through scattering, the system achieves omnidirectional visibility without requiring multiple separate light sources.
3Illumination intensity
If light scattering members are provided on both side walls with surfaces formed from front to back, then illumination light is emitted uniformly in all directions, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The illumination mechanism is segmented into multiple light scattering members, each responsible for illuminating specific directional zones. By dividing the overall illumination task into segments handled by individual members, the system achieves uniform light distribution while maintaining manageable manufacturing complexity for each component.
Solution Approach 2:
Each light scattering member is positioned and oriented to provide optimized illumination for its local region (front, side, or back). This local optimization approach ensures uniform overall illumination while allowing each component to be manufactured with standard processes, as each member only needs to fulfill its specific local function.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables players to easily identify and confirm game content from various positions, improving accessibility and convenience in selecting a slot machine without needing to move to the front.
Implementation Method 1
a light guiding portion which is provided between the light scattering member and the light source to cause the illumination light emitted from the light source to advance in the entire light scattering member in a scattered manner
Implementation Method 2
the light guiding portion may include an inclined surface which is inclined with respect to the direction in which the illumination light advances, and a part of the illumination light passes through the inclined surface whereas the remaining part of the illumination light is reflected by the inclined surface
Implementation Method 3
a part of the illumination light passes through the inclined surface whereas the remaining part of the illumination light is reflected by the inclined surface
Data Source
AI summary
To facilitate visual confirmation of the displayed content on a topper display device T211, from a direction in which the displayed content is visible, a gaming machine comprises: a gaming machine main body configured to run a game; a topper display device T211, which is provided on the gaming machine main body and configured to display game related content; and an illumination mechanism T3 provided to the topper display device T211 and configured to emit illumination light to all four directions.