Dish having display device and apparatus for charging the same

• US 9,356,455 B2
• Filed: 07/17/2012
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kim, Sang-Min, Jung, Jae-Woon, Kim, Na-Dan, Shin, Tae-Go
• Primary Examiner(s): Rodas, Richard Isla
• Assistant Examiner(s): Henze-Gongola, David V
• Application Number:
  US13/551,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20130249471A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,414 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107, 211/41.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/025 with means for amusing or giving information to the user
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/08 Plate-holders holders for kitchen pots A47J45/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A dish having a display element installed therein includes a dish main body including a display element including a display portion and a circuit portion, a first side including a transparent material, and a second side, and a battery portion at the second side for supplying power to the display element.

Claims

1. A dish and a charging device for charging a battery portion of the dish, the dish comprising:

a display element comprising a display portion and a circuit portion;

a dish main body comprising a first side formed of a transparent material and a second side and further comprising a center area and a periphery area surrounding the center area, the center area for accommodating food and comprising the display portion of the display element, and the periphery area having a curvature forming an edge at where the periphery area meets the center area and comprising the circuit portion of the display element; and

a battery portion at the second side for supplying power to the display element; and

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the charging device comprising;

a base for supporting the charging device;

at least three supports extending upward from the base and being arranged along a first direction; and

a plurality of dish mounting portions, each comprising;

a supporting portion coupling adjacent ones of the supports;

a stand for supporting a plurality of the dishes, the stand extending from and perpendicular to the supporting portion;

a fixing supporting portion extending from the stand and configured to affix ones of the dishes to the respective dish mounting portion such that the dishes are arranged along a same plane and ones of the dishes are adjacent to each other in the first direction; and

a charging terminal for charging the battery portion of the respective one of the dishes.

2. The dish and the charging device of claim 1, wherein a position of the supporting portion is adjustable with respect to the supports.

3. The dish and the charging device of claim 1, wherein the display element comprises a flexible material, and

wherein an upper side of the dish main body is concave.

4. The dish and the charging device of claim 1, wherein the dish further comprises a bottom side protection pad at a bottom side of the dish main body for sealing the battery portion.

5. The dish and the charging device of claim 4, wherein the bottom side protection pad comprises an impact cushioning member.

6. The dish and the charging device of claim 4, wherein the dish further comprises:

a battery terminal coupled to the battery portion and exposed through the bottom side protection pad; and

a capping portion for sealing the battery terminal.

7. The dish and the charging device of claim 1, wherein the battery portion is configured to be charged using a wireless charging method or a solar light charging method.

8. The dish and the charging device of claim 1, wherein the dish further comprises an antenna portion using BLUETOOTH®

wireless communication at an edge of the dish main body.

9. The dish and the charging device of claim 1, wherein the dish further comprises a touch screen for enabling control of the display element.

10. The dish and the charging device of claim 1, wherein the dish further comprises a detachable protection film for covering at least a portion of an upper side of the dish main body.

11. The dish and the charging device of claim 1, wherein the dish further comprises a controller coupled to the display element for controlling power to the display element and for controlling image displaying of the display element.