Push Button Switch Light Guide Plate Visual Effects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing push button switches for amusement machines, such as slot machines, lack complex and exciting visual effects due to limited configurations, and previous solutions complicate electric signal connections or restrict visual effects to light emission patterns on light guide plates.
Innovation Solution
A push button switch with a button section made of a light-transmitting material, featuring a light guide plate arranged parallel to the push operation surface, a moving mechanism, a detecting section, and a light source that emits light into the light guide plate via its lateral surface, with the base having a transparent area corresponding to the push operation surface, allowing for intricate light emission patterns and visual effects without complicating the electric signal connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If an organic light emitting diode display section is provided in the button, then visual effects are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the display function from the button itself and relocates it to the installation surface. The button becomes a simple light guide structure without embedded display sections, while the installation surface displays the visual content. This separation simplifies the button's internal structure and electric signal connections while maintaining rich visual effects.
2Illumination intensity
If the entire surface of the light guide plate is embossed with light emission patterns, then visual effects are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the complex embossed light emission patterns from the light guide plate and relocates them to the installation surface. The light guide plate retains only its basic light guiding function with simple structure, while the installation surface displays the intricate patterns through backlighting, thereby reducing structural complexity while maintaining visual richness.
3Illumination intensity
If a transparent part or opening is provided in the base, then visual effects are improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the button structure into modular components: the button body, the base with transparent part, and the installation surface. The transparent part in the base is positioned to align with the push operation surface area, creating a clear visual pathway. This segmentation allows for standardized manufacturing of each component with tolerances that are easier to control than overall assembly precision.
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 complex and exciting visual effects with a simple configuration, enhancing player engagement by creating a sense of depth and variable visibility of images or characters through controlled light emission patterns, providing a three-dimensional visual experience.
Implementation Method 1
a light guide plate arranged in parallel with a push operation surface of the button section... a light source that emits light entering the light guide plate via a lateral surface of the light guide plate
Data Source
AI summary
A push button switch has a button section having a push operation surface that is made of a light-transmitting material, and a light guide plate arranged in parallel with the push operation surface, a moving mechanism that causes the button section to move in parallel with a pushing direction, a detecting section that detects when the button section has moved in parallel with the pushing direction, a light source that emits light that enters the light guide plate via a lateral surface of the light guide plate, and a base positioned on a rear surface side of the button section, on which the moving mechanism is disposed. The moving mechanism holds the button section at an area other than an area corresponding to the push operation surface. The detecting section and the light source are positioned outside the area corresponding to the push operation surface.