LUMINOUS MULTIPLE GLAZING UNIT FOR AN ITEM OF FURNITURE
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1. A luminous multiple glazing unit of a door of furniture comprising:
- a first sheet of mineral glass or organic glass having a first main face and a second main face and an edge;
a second sheet separated from the first sheet by a peripheral spacer;
a peripheral light source supported by a source support, said source being selected from a self-supporting optical fiber with a lateral portion forming a light emitting zone and from light-emitting diodes each comprising a semiconductor chip with an emitting face, the emitting zone or face being opposite the edge, of the first sheet for propagation of visible and/or ultraviolet light injected in a thickness of the first sheet by said peripheral light source, the first sheet performing the role of guide of the injected light; and
a light extraction device to extract the guided light to form at least one luminous zone;
an assembly element arranged at a periphery of the glazing unit and over the edge of the first sheet so that an elongated cavity is formed between the assembly element and the edge of the first sheet when the assembly element is arranged at the periphery of the glazing unit, said assembly element including an opening for arranging said source support inside the cavity, the source support being removably arranged in the elongated cavity, anda cap constructed to cover said opening and removably connected to the assembly element.
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Abstract
A luminous multiple glazing unit of a door of furniture notably refrigerated includes a first sheet of mineral glass or organic glass, a second sheet separated from the first sheet by peripheral spacer, a peripheral light source with a source support, a light extraction device for extracting the guided light to form at least one luminous zone, the source support being in a housing surrounded by material, forming a framing, including an assembly element, covered by a cap, the cap and the diode support being removable from the glazing unit.
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1. A luminous multiple glazing unit of a door of furniture comprising:
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a first sheet of mineral glass or organic glass having a first main face and a second main face and an edge; a second sheet separated from the first sheet by a peripheral spacer; a peripheral light source supported by a source support, said source being selected from a self-supporting optical fiber with a lateral portion forming a light emitting zone and from light-emitting diodes each comprising a semiconductor chip with an emitting face, the emitting zone or face being opposite the edge, of the first sheet for propagation of visible and/or ultraviolet light injected in a thickness of the first sheet by said peripheral light source, the first sheet performing the role of guide of the injected light; and a light extraction device to extract the guided light to form at least one luminous zone; an assembly element arranged at a periphery of the glazing unit and over the edge of the first sheet so that an elongated cavity is formed between the assembly element and the edge of the first sheet when the assembly element is arranged at the periphery of the glazing unit, said assembly element including an opening for arranging said source support inside the cavity, the source support being removably arranged in the elongated cavity, and a cap constructed to cover said opening and removably connected to the assembly element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A luminous multiple glazing unit of a door of furniture comprising:
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a first transparent sheet having an outer main face, an inner main face and an edge; a second transparent sheet separated from the first sheet by a peripheral spacer, the second sheet having an outer main face, an inner main face and an edge, the inner main face of the first sheet facing toward the inner main face of the second sheet; a peripheral light source supported by a source support, said light source including a light emitting face that is opposite the edge of the first sheet so that, in use, light emitted by the light emitting face propagates in a thickness of the first sheet, the light being visible and/or ultraviolet light; a light extraction device arranged to extract the light propagating in said first sheet to form at least one luminous zone, and an assembly element arranged at a periphery of the glazing unit and covering the edges of the first and second sheet and attached to at least one of the outer main faces of the first and the second sheet so that an elongated cavity is formed between the assembly element and at least the first sheet when the assembly element is arranged at the periphery of the glazing unit, said assembly element including an opening for arranging said source support inside the cavity, the source support being removably arranged in the elongated cavity, and a cap constructed to cover said opening and removably connected to the assembly element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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