Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Fujitsu Corporation

Fujitsu Display Technologies Corporation

Eiji Nittou

Shinpei Nagatani

Fumiaki Yamada

Masaki Miyahara

What is provided is a liquid crystal display unit (), including: a first liquid crystal display element () for displaying an image; an accessory () provided behind the first liquid crystal display element (); and a surface light source () provided between the first liquid crystal display element () and the accessory (), the surface light source () being movable, and the surface light source () being moved (i) so that the accessory () is shielded in a first case where the image, displayed by the first liquid crystal display element (), is viewed by a primary viewer of the first liquid crystal display element () and (ii) so that the accessory () is not shielded in a second case where the accessory () is viewed by the primary viewer. This makes it possible to fully shield, with a simple configuration, the accessory provided behind a liquid crystal display device.

Liquid crystal display unit, control method for liquid crystal display unit, and gaming device

The present invention includes a primary display region () capable of being directly viewed by a primary viewer of a first liquid crystal display element (); and a secondary display region () incapable of being directly viewed by the viewer; a backlight device () provided so as to face only a portion of a back surface () of the first liquid crystal display element () which portion corresponds to the secondary display region (); and a reflecting section () configured to cause light emitted from the secondary display region () in a forward direction to be emitted from the back surface () of the primary display region () in the forward direction again. This arrangement enables production of a liquid crystal display unit () which can carry out, with a simple arrangement, a display that provides viewers with perception of depth.

Liquid crystal display unit and gaming device

A display unit () of the present invention includes: a first liquid crystal display element () for displaying an image; a character object () disposed behind the first liquid crystal display element (); a second liquid crystal display element () disposed between the first liquid crystal display element () and the character object (), for shielding the character object (); and a character object shielding section () which is a mechanical shielding device, disposed behind the second liquid crystal display element (), for shielding the character object ().

Liquid crystal display unit, game device and display method for use in liquid crystal display unit

A backlight device in which a reflector can be easily taken in and out and can be efficiently replaced by preventing friction between a casing and the reflector from occurring when the reflector is assembled in the device and variation of optical characteristics after the assembling can be suppressed. In order to provide such a backlight device, the cross sectional shape of the reflector is gradually reduced in its inserting direction.

Backlight device and display using the same

A backlight device is provided with a substrate whereupon a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged, and a lower side chassis (heat dissipating unit) where heat generated by the light emitting diodes is transferred from the substrate and dissipated to the outside. An amount of heat generated by each light emitting diode is measured in advance, and in accordance with the measurement results of the amounts of generated heat, an arrangement position on the substrate is determined and corresponding light emitting diodes are arranged.

Backlight device and display device using the same

In a gaming table (), image light Lemitted from a display surface of a liquid crystal module () that carries out a dual image display arrives, directly through a window of a frame (), at a player in front of the gaming table. Image light Lemitted from the display surface of the liquid crystal module () is reflected by a reflecting surface of a mirror member () so as to also arrive at the player through the window of the frame (). The player recognizes a first image formed from the image light Land a second image formed from the image light L. Thus, the first and second images are supplied to the player as a background image on the gaming table (). This makes it possible to realize a gaming machine having a display device that can display a large screen and can reduce the size and cost of the gaming machine.

Gaming Machine

A lighting device includes a light source, a light conducting plate having an incident surface receiving light emitted from the light source, a back surface and a light-emitting surface, and a reflection member having a first portion facing the back surface, and a second portion located on a side opposite to a side of the light conducting plate on which the light source is located. The second portion is spaced apart from the light conducting plate so that light emitted from the light conducting plate is oriented toward an emission surface of the lighting device.

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Osaka, Japan

Eiji Nittou