Electronic Gaming Device with a Light-effect Arrangement

Abstract

The present invention is a gaming machine such as a slot machine having a housing with a light-effect arrangement for creation of light effects. The gaming machine has at least one reflector arranged on the housing such that the reflector is positioned with respect to a remote light source to reflect a light beam from the remote light source at least partly towards the front of the housing. The housing may include a light source, which may be a strip of LED lights that emits a light beam. This arrangement is particularly beneficial in modern gaming devices. A higher degree of design freedom relative to light source arrangement is achieved through the use of reflectors and the light source.

1 . A gaming device, comprising:
 a housing having an outside and a front;   at least one reflector arranged on the housing, said reflector having an open capture cross section for capturing at least a part of a light beam emitted from a neighbouring light source and for reflecting the captured light beam at least partly towards the front of the housing.   
     
     
         2 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the reflector is convex. 
     
     
         3 . A gaming device according to one of the previous claims, wherein a first light source is arranged on the outside of the housing for emitting a light beam, and wherein the first light source directs light away from the reflector. 
     
     
         4 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the housing has an edge, the reflector is convex in shape and embedded in the edge to enable the edge to shade the reflector from the first light source. 
     
     
         5 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the housing has an edge and a first light source, the first light source is positioned adjacent to the reflector, the reflector concave in shape and embedded in the edge to shade the reflector from the first light source. 
     
     
         6 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the housing has an edge and the reflector attaches to the edge, the reflector is concave, having an elongated shape to form a reflective channel. 
     
     
         7 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the housing has a wall, and the reflector forms at least a portion of the wall. 
     
     
         8 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the reflector is metallic. 
     
     
         9 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the housing has housing panels, the housing panels incline towards one another, the reflector is positioned between the housing panels. 
     
     
         10 . A set of gaming devices, comprising:
 a first housing having an outside;   a first light source arranged on the outside of the first housing for emitting a first light beam;   a second housing having an outside;   a second light source arranged on the outside of the second housing for emitting the second light beam;   the first housing further comprises at least one first reflector arranged on the outside of the first housing for reflecting the second light beam; and   the second housing further comprises at least one second reflector mounted on the outside of the second housing for reflecting the first light beam.   
     
     
         11 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the first reflector arranged on the first housing is oriented to reflect light emitted from the second light source at least partly towards the front of the first housing. 
     
     
         12 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the second reflector arranged on the second housing is oriented to reflect light emitted from the first light source at least partly towards the front of the second housing. 
     
     
         13 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the first housing has a side wall, and the second housing has a side wall, the light source of the first housing is positioned on the first housing side wall, and the light source of the second housing is positioned on the second housing side wall. 
     
     
         14 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the first housing has an edge, and the second housing has an edge, the reflector of the first housing is positioned on the edge of the first housing, and the reflector of the second housing is positioned on the edge of the second housing. 
     
     
         15 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the first housing has a plurality of reflectors and light sources, and the second housing has a plurality of reflectors and light sources. 
     
     
         16 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the first housing has a lateral edge extending vertically and the second housing has a lateral edge extending vertically, the reflector of the first housing is mounted on the first housing lateral edge and the reflector of the second housing is mounted on the second housing lateral edge. 
     
     
         17 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the first housing has a lateral edge extending diagonally and the second housing has a lateral edge extending diagonally, the reflector of the first housing is mounted on the first housing lateral edge and the reflector of the second housing is mounted on the second housing lateral edge. 
     
     
         18 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10  further comprising a group center, and multiple housings, said multiple housings being arranged about the group center to face radially outwards from the group center. 
     
     
         19 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10  further comprising multiple housings, said multiple housings being arranged in side-by-side alignment. 
     
     
         20 . A set of gaming devices as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the reflector of the first housing and the reflector of the second housing are metallic.