Patent ID: 8758144

Claim:
A gaming machine, comprising: a cabinet defining a first interior region of the gaming machine, the cabinet adapted to house a plurality of gaming machine components; an optical module positioned within or about the first interior region and having a first display device; and a lighting module positioned within or about the first interior region and having: an enclosure defining a second interior region, the enclosure having: a light film defining a first surface, a plate defining a second surface offset from the first surface by a gap and having a third surface on an opposite side of the plate from the second surface, and a plurality of light sources positioned in the gap between the first surface and the second surface; and a cooling component adapted to recirculate a cooling medium within the enclosure and around the plate such that the cooling medium flows across the second surface in a first direction and across the third surface in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction so as to transfer heat generated from the plurality of light sources out of the lighting module, wherein the lighting module is removably coupled to the optical module such that the lighting module may be removed and replaced without disturbing the optical module, and wherein the cooling component comprises an airflow plenum coupled to the third surface, the airflow plenum having a first plurality of channels on a first side and a second plurality of channels on a second side, wherein: the first plurality of channels and the plate are configured to direct the cooling medium across the plate towards a first end of the plate and into the gap between the first surface and the second surface, the second surface and the first surface are configured to direct the cooling medium flowed into the gap from the first end across the plate, past the light sources, and towards a second end of the plate opposite the first end, and the second plurality of channels and the plate are configured to direct the cooling medium from the second end and towards the first end via the second plurality of channels.