Cooking table top with light-transmissive portions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10667335-B2
Application number	US-201816025280-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2018
Priority date	Mar 28, 2016
Publication date	May 26, 2020
Grant date	May 26, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a table top including: an upper plate, which is constituted by a plate-shaped non-magnetic member so as to support an electronic or cooking device placed thereon; an energy supply module, which is disposed under the upper plate so as to supply energy to the electronic or cooking device; at least one light source configured to generate light; and at least one light-transmissive portion, which is provided in the upper plate and through which the light generated by the light source is transmitted; and at least one light guide configured to guide the light, generated by the light source, to the light-transmissive portion, wherein the at least one light guide allows at least a portion of the light, generated by the light source, to be emitted upward from the upper plate through the light-transmissive portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A table top comprising:
an upper plate, which is a plate-shaped non-magnetic member and supports an electronic or cooking device placed thereon;
an energy supply module, which is disposed under the upper plate to supply energy to the electronic or cooking device;
at least one light source configured to generate light and disposed in the energy supply module; and
at least one light-transmissive portion, which is provided in the upper plate and through which the light generated by the light source is transmitted,
wherein at least a portion of the light, generated by the light source, is emitted upward from the upper plate through the light-transmissive portion, and
wherein the light-transmissive portion includes a plurality of light-transmissive grooves, which are formed by denting the upper plate upward from below.

2. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the light source includes a light emitting diode.

3. The table top according to claim 1 , further comprising
at least one light guide configured to guide the light, generated by the light source, to the light-transmissive portion,
wherein the at least one light guide allows the portion of the light, generated by the light source, to be emitted upward from the upper plate through the light-transmissive portion.

4. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the upper plate includes a light source-accommodating portion for accommodating the light source, and the light source is disposed in the light source-accommodating portion.

5. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of light-transmissive grooves is provided with a coupling member connected to the energy supply module.

6. The table top according to claim 3 , further comprising a light-blocking plate for restricting outward emission of the light in the light source-accommodating portion.

7. The table top according to claim 3 , the plurality of light-transmissive grooves communicate with the light source-accommodating portion.

8. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light-transmissive grooves are open at the bottom of the upper plate.

9. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the upper plate is made of transmissive or semi-transmissive material for light transmission.

10. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source is overlapped with the light-transmissive grooves.

11. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the light source displays the state of the energy supply module.

12. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the light source displays the position of the cooking device or an electronic device on a cover of the table top.

13. The table top according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover positioned on an upper portion of the upper plate.

14. The table top according to claim 13 , wherein the cover is made of a transparent or semi-transparent material.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Nam Hyeunsik
• Kim Wansoo
• Kwag Dongseong
• Kim Yangkyeong

Classifications

• F24C7/083

  on tops, hot plates · CPC title

• A47B13/08

  Table tops; Rims therefor (not restricted to table tops A47B95/04) · CPC title

• G02B6/0096

  the lights guides being of the hollow type · CPC title

• G02B6/0065

  Manufacturing aspects; Material aspects · CPC title

• H01F38/14

  Inductive couplings {(for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10)} · CPC title