Illuminated interface dashboard for gaming machine
View Patent ↗A display system includes a cabinet, a transparent dashboard and a lighting system. The dashboard is fabricated to have at least two refractive indices such that when light from the lighting system is projected therethrough, a unique lighting effect is created.
1. A display system comprising:
a cabinet;
an at least partially transparent interface dashboard mounted on the cabinet comprising i) a first portion having a first refractive index, said first portion corresponding to a flat portion of said dashboard and ii) a second portion having a second refractive index different than the first refractive index;
at least one void corresponding to peripheral device positioned behind said at least one void and accessible by a user via said at least one void, sides of said at least one void corresponding to said second portion having a second refractive index different than the first refractive index, said sides of said at least one void extending from said flat portion into said dashboard; and
a lighting system positioned along an edge of the dashboard for propagating light through the dashboard and said edges of said at least one void, said lighting system spaced from said at least one void.
2. The display system of claim 1 wherein the lighting system comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes.
3. The display system of claim 1 wherein the dashboard is fabricated from either a polycarbonate or acrylic material.
4. The display system of claim 1 wherein the second portion comprises an etched area in the dashboard.
5. The display system of claim 1 wherein the second portion comprises an enclosed area within the dashboard.
6. The display system of claim 1 further comprising an opaque panel positioned directly behind the dashboard within the cabinet.