U.S. patent application number 10/231098 was filed with the patent office on 2004-01-01 for arched lamp case.
This patent application is currently assigned to Subsino Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Wu, David.
Application Number | 20040001335 10/231098 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 29708796 |
Filed Date | 2004-01-01 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040001335 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wu, David |
January 1, 2004 |
Arched lamp case
Abstract
The arched lamp case for a game machine is provided with a lamp
frame in the shape of an arched frame, a lot of LED' are mounted
thereon, and is provided with a changeable external frame member of
which the inner side can be fixedly connected to the lamp frame, a
transparent internal lining frame member is provided between the
external frame member and the lamp frame. The LED's can be exposed
via through holes provided on the external frame member, and can
flash in pursuance of digital signals generated according to the
kinds of rewards of games or in pursuance of analog signals of
sounds. Thereby, acoustic and video effects can be increased when
the lamp case is installed on a game machine.
Inventors: |
Wu, David; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BRUCE H. TROXELL
5205 LEESBURG PIKE, SUITE 1404
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22041
US
|
Assignee: |
Subsino Co., Ltd.
|
Family ID: |
29708796 |
Appl. No.: |
10/231098 |
Filed: |
August 30, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
362/127 ;
362/133 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G07F 17/32 20130101;
G07F 17/3216 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
362/127 ;
362/133 |
International
Class: |
A47B 023/06 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 28, 2002 |
CN |
91209806 |
Claims
1. An arched lamp case for a game machine, said lamp case is
provided with a lamp frame that is an electric circuit board in the
shape of an arched frame, a lot of light emitting members are
mounted and a plurality of positioning holes are mutually spaced
thereon; said lamp case is further provided with a changeable
external frame member which is in the shape in corresponding to
that of said lamp frame; said lamp case is further provided with a
plurality of light penetration through holes at locations in
corresponding respectively to said light emitting members, and is
provided with fixing stubs in corresponding to said positioning
holes on the peripheral surface of said lamp frame in order that
said lamp frame is connected with said external frame member; said
lamp case is further provided between said lamp frame and said
external frame member with an internal lining frame member.
2. The arched lamp case for a game machine as claimed in claim 1,
wherein said external frame member is provided with an inwardly
bending flange, said internal lining frame member is slightly
smaller than said lamp frame and is positioned between said
inwardly bending flange and said electric circuit board.
3. The arched lamp case for a game machine as claimed in claim 1,
wherein each of said light penetration through holes of said
external frame member is mounted thereover with a transparent
hood.
4. The arched lamp case for a game machine as claimed in claim 1,
wherein said light emitting members are LED's for controlling
flashing under cooperation of a built-in CPU with a related
electric circuit in pursuance of digital signals generated
according to the kinds of rewards of games.
5. The arched lamp case for a game machine as claimed in claim 1,
wherein said light emitting members are LED's for controlling
flashing under cooperation of a built-in CPU with a related
electric circuit in pursuance of analog signals of sounds.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention is related to an arched lamp case for
a game machine, and especially to such a lamp case suitable for
installing at an evident position on the surface of a game machine
to provide flashing and sound effects in cooperation with
proceeding of the game machine.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Conventional game machines have variant and professional
designs of software; they have formed a kind of industry with quite
a lot of commercial chances. By virtue that their main function is
playing games, the game machines are provided with highly
attractive acoustic and video effects, and these effects have
become an important subject in designing.
[0005] However, in the game machines available presently, the game
machines can only be provided, in addition to the acoustic and
video effects created in the screens designed for various games, on
the upper and lower surfaces thereof with various static decorative
patterns, hence the fun and the acoustic and video effects of them
are still in adequate.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide an arched
lamp case for a game machine, which case includes a lamp frame with
a lot of light emitting diodes (LED's) to be mounted in
corresponding with the design of an external frame member and a
transparent internal lining frame member connecting with each
other. Thereby, each light emitting diode can illuminate though a
light penetration through hole provided on the external frame
member. These light emitting diodes can form flashing functions of
different modes through built-in CPU's and related electric
circuits in pursuance of the digital signals generated according to
the kinds of rewards of games or in pursuance of the analog signals
of the volumes and tones of sounds. The entire arched lamp case
thereby can be installed at an evident position on the surface of a
game machine to provide more attractive acoustic and video effects,
and this is the primary object of the present invention.
[0007] The present invention will be apparent in its novelty and
features after reading the detailed description of the preferred
embodiment thereof in reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is an analytic perspective view showing the elements
of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1 in an assembling state;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken from FIG. 2 showing a
connecting area;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken from FIG. 2 showing an area
where LED's are;
[0012] FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an enlarged area "A"
taken from FIG. 3;
[0013] FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing an enlarged area "B"
taken from FIG. 4;
[0014] FIG. 7 is a front view relative to FIG. 6;
[0015] FIG. 8 is a sectional top view relative to FIG. 7;
[0016] FIG. 9 is a flow chart of the electric circuit workable for
the present invention FIG. 7;
[0017] FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing the present
invention is installed on a game machine.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0018] Referring to FIGS. 1-4 in the first place, the present
invention is comprised of an external frame member 10 and an
internal lining frame member 20 which are changeable, and a lamp
frame 30. The internal lining frame member 20 made of transparent
material (such as acryl) can be clung to and positioned on the
inner surface of the external frame member 10, the other side of
the internal lining frame member 20 is assembled with the lamp
frame 30; a lot of LED's mounted on the lamp frame 30 can have the
light thereof penetrated through the external frame member 10.
[0019] In the preferred embodiment shown, the lamp frame 30 is an
electric circuit board in the shape of an arched frame, a lot of
light emitting lamps 31 (such as mono-colored or multi-colored
LED's) can be mutually spaced and mounted thereon. In this
embodiment, every three LED's 31 form a group, a positioning hole
32 is provided between every two groups of LED's 31.
[0020] The internal lining frame member 20 made of transparent
material can be slightly smaller than the lamp frame 30; in this
embodiment, the radius of the frame member 20 is not larger than
that of the circle where the LED's 31 are provided peripherally on
the lamp frame 30.
[0021] As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, in the preferred embodiment of the
present invention, the external frame member 10 is provided in
corresponding with the position of each group of LED's 31 on the
lamp frame 30 with a through hole 11, and fixing stubs 12 with
screw holes in corresponding to the positioning holes 32 and an
inwardly bending flange 13 are provided on the peripheral surface
of the lamp frame 30. Thereby, the electric circuit board of the
lamp frame 30 provided with a lot of LED's 31 can be connected with
the external frame member 10 by using screws 33, and the internal
lining frame member 20 can be locked between the inwardly bending
flange 13 of the external frame member 10 and the lamp frame 30
(referring to FIG. 5); and the LED's 31 face to the through holes
11 (referring to FIG. 6).
[0022] In the preferred embodiment shown, each through hole 11 of
the external frame member 10 can be mounted thereover with a
transparent hood 40. And as shown in FIGS. 1, 7 and 8, each through
hole 11 can be a tapered hole; and each transparent hood 40 can
have a tapered section, the area of the transparent hood 40 is
equal to that of the through hole 11, the transparent hood 40 is
provided with two engaging hooks 41, 42 (referring to FIG. 8). So
that the transparent hood 40 can be pressed into the through hole
11 and fixed by elastic force.
[0023] As shown in FIG. 10, the entire lamp case of present
invention can thereby be installed at an evident position on the
surface (i.e., as shown in the drawing, at the upper surface) of a
game machine 90, to provide video and acoustic effects in
cooperation with proceeding of the game machine. For example, the
lamp case can have the lamps lightened group by group in pursuance
of the kinds of rewards of games or in pursuance of the volumes or
tones of sounds, such as, the lamps of the lower row are lightened
in the first place, then the middle lamps and then the lamps of the
upper row are lightened, or all the lamps are lightened. The amount
of lamps to be lightened can be different in accordance with the
bigger or smaller rewards. Referring to FIG. 9, when the lamps are
lightened in pursuance of the kinds of rewards of games, they are
lightened mainly in pursuance of digital signals, the LED's are
lightened through digital receiving electric circuits, decoding
electric circuits, CPU's, driving electric circuits and
longitudinal scanning electric circuits; when the lamps are flashed
in pursuance of the volumes or tones of sounds, the LED's are
lightened mainly in pursuance of analog signals, and are lightened
through analog receiving electric circuits, and similarly through
decoding electric circuits, CPU's, driving electric circuits and
transverse scanning electric circuits after the analog signals are
converted into digital signals.
[0024] The present invention hence can make a game machine provide
more evident and more attractive video and acoustic effects. Having
thus described the technical structure of my invention with gain in
its function, what I claim as new and desire to be secured by
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