Display device and game machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10173131-B2
Application number	US-201615130551-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2016
Priority date	Apr 15, 2015
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

A display device has a display panel including an image display area in which an image is displayable, a light guide plate arranged at a back of the display panel, the light guide plate comprising a transparent material and having a first incident surface and a second incident surface, a first light source facing the first incident surface, a second light source facing the second incident surface, and a controller configured to control turning on and turning off of the first light source and the second light source and to control an image displayed on the display panel. The light guide plate includes an emission surface facing the display panel, and a plurality of first prisms arranged in an area in correspondence with the image display area on a surface opposite to the emission surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising:
a display panel including an image display area in which an image is displayable;
a light guide plate arranged at a back of the display panel, the light guide plate comprising a transparent material and having a first incident surface and a second incident surface;
a first light source facing the first incident surface;
a second light source facing the second incident surface; and
a controller configured to control turning on and turning off of the first light source and the second light source and to control an image displayed on the display panel,
wherein the light guide plate includes
an emission surface facing the display panel,
a plurality of first prisms arranged in an area in correspondence with the image display area on a surface opposite to the emission surface,
where the plurality of first prisms are configured to reflect light emitted from the first light source and entering the guide plate through the first incident surface toward the emission surface to illuminate the entire display area of the display panel with the light emitted from the first light source and entering the guide plate through the first incident surface, and
a plurality of second prisms arranged on the surface opposite to the emission surface in a first pattern of light emitted from the second light source and entering the guide plate through the second incident surface,
where the plurality of second prisms are configured to reflect light emitted from the second light source and entering the guide plate through the second incident surface toward the emission surface to cause the first pattern of light to be superimposed in the image display area of the display panel.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second display panel arranged at a back of the light guide plate to display an image viewable through the light guide plate and the display panel,
wherein the controller is configured to control an image displayed on the second display panel.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third light source facing a third incident surface different from the first incident surface and the second incident surface of the light guide plate,
wherein the light guide plate includes a plurality of third prisms arranged on the surface opposite to the emission surface in a second pattern of light emitted from the third light source and entering the light guide plate through the third incident surface,
wherein the plurality of third prisms are configured to reflect light emitted from the third light source and entering the light guide plate through the third incident surface toward the emission surface to allow the second pattern of light to be superimposed in the image display area of the display panel, and the second pattern is different from the first pattern, and
wherein the controller is configured to control turning on and turning off of the third light source.

4. A game machine, comprising:
a game machine unit; and
the display device according to claim 1 arranged on a surface of the game machine unit to face a player of the game machine.

5. The display device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a third light source facing a third incident surface different from the first incident surface and the second incident surface of the light guide plate,
wherein the light guide plate includes a plurality of third prisms arranged on the surface opposite to the emission surface in a second pattern of light emitted from the third light source and entering the light guide plate through the third incident surface,
wherein the plurality of third prisms are configured to reflect light emitted from the third light source and entering the light guide plate through the third incident surface toward the emission surface to allow the second pattern of light to be superimposed in the image display area of the display panel, and the second pattern is different from the first pattern, and
wherein the controller is configured to control turning on and turning off of the third light source.

6. A game machine, comprising:
a game machine unit; and
the display device according to claim 2 arranged on a surface of the game machine unit to face a player of the game machine.

7. A game machine, comprising:
a game machine unit; and
the display device according to claim 3 arranged on a surface of the game machine unit to face a player of the game machine.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Fujita Junya
• Kishimoto Jun
• Hirose Yuji

Classifications

• G09G3/36

  using liquid crystals · CPC title

• G09G3/001

  using specific devices not provided for in groups G09G3/02 - G09G3/36, e.g. using an intermediate record carrier such as a film slide; Projection systems; Display of non-alphanumerical information, solely or in combination with alphanumerical information, e.g. digital display on projected diapositive as background (slide projectors per se G03B23/00 = 42 HP) · CPC title

• G02B6/0036

  2-D arrangement of prisms, protrusions, indentations or roughened surfaces · CPC title

• A63F13/25 Primary

  Output arrangements for video game devices · CPC title

• G02B6/006

  to produce indicia, symbols, texts or the like · CPC title