MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE KITCHEN
First Claim
1. A multifunctional apparatus (100) for use in the kitchen, comprising:
- a lower housing (10);
an upper cover plate (1) which is at least partially translucent;
at least one light source (2;
2a, 2b) arranged within the housing (10) in a region of the cover plate (1);
at least one weight sensor (3) arranged between the housing (10) and the cover plate (1) or on a bottom face (10a) of the housing (10);
at least one operator control element (4, 4′
) configured to selectively activate at least one of a lighting mode with a switched-on light source (2) or a weighing mode with a switched-on weight sensor (3).
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Abstract
A multifunctional apparatus for use in the kitchen is provided, having a lower housing; an upper cover plate of at least partially translucent design; at least one light source arranged within the housing; at least one weight sensor arranged between the housing and the cover plate or on a bottom face of the housing; at least one operator control element for selectively activating a lighting mode and/or a weighing mode. A kitchen work surface, including a kitchen sink having at least one sink basin which has a circumferential basin edge, and the multifunctional apparatus, as defined above, is also provided. The basin edge and the housing of the multifunctional apparatus are complementary at least in regions, so that the multifunctional apparatus can be suspended in the sink basin in the edge region, and a top face of the cover plate and a sink edge or a sink surface preferably lie in or define a common plane.
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1. A multifunctional apparatus (100) for use in the kitchen, comprising:
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a lower housing (10); an upper cover plate (1) which is at least partially translucent; at least one light source (2;
2a, 2b) arranged within the housing (10) in a region of the cover plate (1);at least one weight sensor (3) arranged between the housing (10) and the cover plate (1) or on a bottom face (10a) of the housing (10); at least one operator control element (4, 4′
) configured to selectively activate at least one of a lighting mode with a switched-on light source (2) or a weighing mode with a switched-on weight sensor (3). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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