Gaming machine with a light guiding plate subjected to a light scattering process and having a light deflection pattern

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8241121
APP PUB NO 20110124411A1
SERIAL NO

12929516

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A gaming machine includes a liquid crystal display 27 having a liquid crystal panel 173 and a light guiding plate 174 placed at the rear of the liquid crystal panel 173 for guiding light emitted from illumination light means 176a, 176b for the liquid crystal panel 173 into the liquid crystal panel 173, and a variable display device placed at the rear of the liquid crystal display 27 and having a plurality of reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided in a row each on which a plurality of symbols are arranged. Parts of the light guiding plate 174 to which the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are opposed are cut out or are formed with recesses on the reel side and light scattering process is applied on end faces 174a, 174b, and 174c of the cutouts or the recesses.

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  • UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sekiguchi, Hirofumi Tokyo, JP 7 291
Tanimura, Tatsuhiko Tokyo, JP 27 323

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