Patent ID: 6811273
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
An illumination device, comprising:at least one transparent plate member, having a first main surface facing to the inside of a gaming machine, a second main surface facing to the outside of the gaming machine, and side surfaces connecting the first main surface and the second main surface; at least one illuminator, which emits a colored light beam, so as to be incident on at least one of the side surfaces; and at least one light director, provided in the plate member to direct the incident colored light beam toward the outside of the gaming machine, wherein: the transparent plate member is formed with a through hole such that a size of a first aperture at the first main surface is smaller than a size of a second aperture at the second main surface; and at least one of inner surfaces defined by the through hole connecting the first aperture and the second aperture serves as the light director.