Gaming machine illuminating arrangement

Abstract

A gaming machine 10 includes a chamber-defining portion that defines a chamber 62 . A panel 58 carrying gaming machine artwork 28 is arranged on one side of the chamber 62 . A light diffusing element 60 is arranged on an opposed side of the chamber 62 in spaced relationship relative to the panel 62 A gaming machine illuminating arrangement 50 is arranged in the chamber between the panel 58 and the light diffusing element 60.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A gaming machine illuminating arrangement, the illuminating arrangement including: 
 a carrier; and    a plurality of semiconductor illuminating elements arranged in a predetermined array on the carrier.    
     
     
         2 . The arrangement of  claim 1  in which the carrier is a strip of printed circuit board (PCB) carrying conductive traces for connecting the illuminating elements to a control means for supplying electrical power to the PCB, the control means being part of a controller of the gaming machine.  
     
     
         3 . The arrangement of  claim 1  in which the semiconductor illuminating elements are in the form of light emitting diodes (LED's).  
     
     
         4 . The arrangement of  claim 3  in which the LED's are arranged in a sequence of repeating groups on the strip.  
     
     
         5 . The arrangement of  claim 4  in which each group comprises a predetermined number of differently coloured LED's.  
     
     
         6 . The arrangement of  claim 5  in which each group of LED's comprises LED's corresponding to the three primary colours.  
     
     
         7 . A gaming machine which includes: 
 a chamber-defining portion that defines a chamber;    a panel carrying gaming machine artwork arranged on one side of the chamber;    a light diffusing element arranged on an opposed side of the chamber in spaced relationship relative to the panel; and    a gaming machine illuminating arrangement, as claimed in any of the preceding claims, arranged in the chamber between the panel and the light diffusing element.    
     
     
         8 . The gaming machine of  claim 7  in which the light diffusing element is in the form of a diffuser plate.  
     
     
         9 . The gaming machine of  claim 7  which includes a control means for controlling operation of the illuminating arrangement.  
     
     
         10 . The gaming machine of  claim 7  in which the chamber defining means is arranged in a top box of the gaming machine.  
     
     
         11 . The gaming machine of  claim 7  in which the chamber defining means is arranged in a belly of the gaming machine.