Gaming machine
View Patent ↗A gaming machine in which the number of parts for securing a decorative panel is small, so the decorative panel is easy to attach and detach. A frame supports a decorative panel from a front face of the decorative panel. The frame is detachably attached to a door. The door is provided with a support part for supporting the decorative panel from a rear face of the decorative panel. When the frame is secured to the door, the decorative panel is held between the frame and the support part.
1. A gaming machine comprising:
a cabinet;
a light source;
a decorative panel, disposed in front of the light source, including a first surface on which light from the light source is incident;
support means, provided within the cabinet, for supporting the decorative panel at the first surface;
a frame, detachably attached to the cabinet, including a back face for supporting the decorative panel at a second surface of the decorative panel, opposite the first surface, when the frame is secured to the cabinet; and
a cover attached to the back face of the frame, exposing a peripheral part of the first surface of the decorative panel, covering the light source, and having an opening directed toward the frame, wherein a space for accommodating the decorative panel is located between the cover and the back face of the frame.
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the support means supports the decorative panel while contacting only a peripheral part of the first surface of the decorative panel.
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the frame further comprises panel safety means, disposed at a position opposing a bottom end of the decorative panel, for preventing the decorative panel from dropping out of the frame.
4. The gaming machine according to claim 3 , wherein the frame includes an insertion opening for receiving the decorative panel from a bottom end of the decorative panel.
5. The gaming machine according to claim 3 , including a shaft attached to the cabinet, wherein one end of the frame is supported by the shaft for rotation of the frame about the shaft.
6. A gaming machine comprising:
a cabinet;
a light source;
a decorative panel, disposed in front of the light source, including a first surface on which light from the light source is incident;
a frame, detachably attached to the cabinet, including a back face for supporting the decorative panel at a second surface of the decorative panel, opposite the first surface, when the frame is secured to the cabinet;
a resilient support located within and projecting outwardly toward the decorative panel, for supporting the decorative panel at the first surface when the frame is secured to the cabinet; and
a cover attached to the back face of the frame, exposing a peripheral part of the first surface of the decorative panel, covering the light source, and having an opening directed toward the frame, wherein a space for accommodating the decorative panel is located between the cover and the back face of the frame.
7. The gaming machine according to claim 6 , wherein the resilient support supports the decorative panel while contacting only a peripheral part of the first surface of the decorative panel.
8. The gaming machine according to claim 6 , wherein the frame further comprises a projecting bottom flange, disposed at a position opposing a bottom end of the decorative panel, for preventing the decorative panel from dropping out of the frame.
9. The gaming machine according to claim 7 , wherein the frame includes an insertion opening for receiving the decorative panel from a bottom end of the decorative panel.
10. The gaming machine according to claim 7 , including a shaft attached to the cabinet, wherein one end of the frame is supported by the shaft for rotation of the frame about the shaft.