Glass-ceramic worktop
US10663176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2613
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An item of furniture or appliance includes at least one worktop formed from at least one substrate made of a transparent monolithic glazing material and of area larger than 0.7 m2, equipped with a coating so that the substrate equipped with the coating has a haze higher than 15%, a light transmission TL lower than 60% and an opacity indicator higher than 85. The item of furniture or appliance also includes at least one heating element, at least one light source to light up one or more zones or one or more elements or displays of the substrate, the source being located plumb with the substrate in order to form a display by projection, or under the substrate in order to form a display by transmission through the substrate, and at least one interface for communicating with at least one element of the worktop.
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