Gaming machine having enhanced emotive lighting feature

摘要

A gaming machine includes a light source concealed within a cabinet frame, a light pipe, and a contoured reflective surface. The light pipe has a distal end adjacent to the light source and a proximal end along the cabinet frame and directly viewable from the player position. The light pipe directs the initial light from the distal end to the proximal end such that (a) some initial light exits the proximal end as direct light viewable from the player position and (b) some initial light exits a pipe section, extending between the distal end and the proximal end, as washed light. The contoured reflective surface is adjacent to the proximal end along the cabinet frame, and is configured to receive the washed light from the pipe section and to reflect at least some of the washed light as indirect light viewable from the player position.

主权项

1. A gaming machine comprising:
a cabinet including a cabinet frame facing a player position in front of the gaming machine; one or more display devices within the cabinet frame and configured to display a wagering game; at least one light source concealed within the cabinet such that the light source is not viewable from the player position, the light source emitting initial light; at least one light pipe having a proximal end, a distal end, and a pipe section extending therebetween, the distal end being adjacent to the light source, the proximal end being positioned along the cabinet frame and directly viewable from the player position, the light pipe directing the initial light from the distal end to the proximal end such that (a) some of the initial light exits the proximal end as direct light viewable from the player position and (b) some of the initial light exits the pipe section as washed light; and at least one contoured reflective surface adjacent to the proximal end along the cabinet frame, the reflective surface being configured to receive the washed light from the pipe section and reflect at least some of the washed light as indirect light viewable from the player position.