MULTI-FUNCTION TABLE

• US 20180295986A1
• Filed: 04/12/2018
• Published: 10/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Storebound LLC (SEB SA)
• Original Assignee: Storebound LLC (SEB SA)
• Inventors: Dash, Evan, Zhang, Yiyang, Chen, Defang, Zhong, Xiqing, Wang, Yijun
• Granted Patent: US 10,485,341 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 13/08 Table tops; Rims therefor not restricted to table tops A47B95/04
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2083/003 Table combination having a central power access component
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2210/175 Refrigerators or freezers
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2220/0091 Electronic or electric devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 31/02 with heating, cooling or ventilating means
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 83/04 Tables combined with other pieces of furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/919 Accessories or additional elements for drawers, e.g. drawer lighting drawers having organising or sorting means A47B88/969
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0012 Furniture hospital beds F21V33/0072
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A furniture unit in the form of a multi-function table having a base, a top surface attached to an upper part of the base, a refrigeration assembly located within the base and defining a refrigerated storage area accessible by a drawer, and a non-refrigerated storage assembly located within the base and accessible by one or more drawers. The top surface may be the upper most surface of the table and can cover substantially the entire table. The table may include other features including lighting, audio speakers, power outlets, USB ports, and a wireless charging pad. Operation of the refrigeration assembly and various features of the table may be controlled by a control section and programmable controller provided with the table. The controller may communicate wirelessly with a personal electronic device operable to program the controller and control operation of the features of the table.

Claims

1. A multifunction table, comprising:

a base formed by a removable rear panel, a right side panel, a left side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel;

a top surface defined by the top panel;

a refrigeration assembly located within the base and below the top surface, the refrigeration assembly having a refrigerated storage area that is accessible by a slideable drawer; and

a non-refrigerated storage assembly located within the base and below the top surface, the non-refrigerated storage assembly having a slideable drawer;

wherein the top surface is the upper most surface of the table and covers substantially all of the base of the table.

2. The table of claim 1, wherein the table has a rectangular parallelepiped configuration having a length, a height, and a width.

3. The table of claim 2, wherein the table is a coffee table in which the height is smaller than the length, and the height is smaller than the width.

4. The table of claim 1, wherein the non-refrigerated storage assembly comprises a plurality of drawers.

5. The table of claim 1, further comprising a first audio speaker and a second audio speaker, wherein the first audio speaker projects sound out of the base of the table in a single or multiple directions.

6. The table of claim 5, wherein the rear panel is removable from the base and an air space is located between the rear panel and the refrigeration assembly, and wherein the refrigeration assembly includes a compressor located in the air space.

7. The table of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second audio speakers has a driver and a port, the port fluidly connecting a rear side of the driver and the air space.

8. The table of claim 7, wherein when the driver is operating, the driver operates to move air in and out of the port such that air is passed around the compressor for cooling.

9. The table of claim 6, wherein a gap is provided between the rear panel and the top surface of the table, the gap allowing air to pass from the air space to the environment outside the table for removing heat from the compressor.

10. The table of claim 9, further comprising ventilation openings in the bottom panel, the ventilation openings being fluidly connected to the air space allowing air to pass from the air space to the environment outside the table for removing heat from the compressor.

11. The table of claim 1, further comprising a control panel that controls functions of the refrigeration assembly, and the first and second audio speakers.

12. The table of claim 11, further comprising an electrical receptacle for providing electrical power to an external device and at least one USB port for connecting an external music source to the first and second audio speakers.

13. The table of claim 1, further comprising a front light bar disposed on a front side of the table, wherein operation of the at least one light bar is activated by a motion sensor configured to detect movement.

14. The table of claim 1, further comprising a rear light bar disposed on the rear panel of the table, the rear light bar controlled by a control knob on table and operable to change color via rotating the control knob.

15. The table of claim 1, further comprising a wireless charging pad disposed in the top surface of the table for charging a personal electronic device.

16. A multifunction table, comprising:

a base;

a top panel attached to an upper portion of the base, the top panel having a top surface;

a removable rear panel attached to a rear area of the base;

a refrigeration unit located within the base and below the top panel;

a non-refrigerated storage assembly located within the base and below the top panel;

a ventilated air space within the base, the air space being located between the removable rear panel and the refrigeration unit; and

a pair of speakers each having a speaker driver.

17. The table of claim 16, wherein the refrigeration assembly includes a compressor located in the air space which defines a compressor chamber.

18. The table of claim 17, wherein the compressor chamber is accessible via a removable rear panel attached to a rear side of the base.

19. The table of claim 18, further comprising a motion activated lighting including an LED strip and a motion sensor, and a rear light bar disposed on the rear panel of the table, the rear light bar controlled by a control knob on table and operable to change color via rotating the control knob.

20. The table of claim 19, further comprising a programmable controller disposed in the table and operably and communicably connected to the rear light bar, the programmable controller wireless connected to a personal electronic device running software operable to change color of the rear light bulb without use of the control knob.

21. The table of claim 20, wherein the programmable controller is configured to automatically turn on the rear light bar at a preset wake-up time programmed into the controller, and wherein the intensity of light emitted from the rear light bar gradually increased over a preprogrammed period of time.

22. A multifunction table, comprising:

a housing formed by a removable rear panel, a right side panel, a left side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel, the housing having a front side;

a top surface defined by the top panel;

a refrigeration assembly located within the housing and below the top surface, the refrigeration assembly having a refrigerated storage area that is accessible by a slideable drawer;

a non-refrigerated storage assembly located within the base and below the top surface, the non-refrigerated storage assembly having a slideable drawer; and

a speaker insert removably inserted in a frontally open receptacle of the housing above the drawers, the speaker insert defining a pair of laterally spaced apart speaker housings each including a speaker driver and a frontally open storage compartment 930 disposed between the speaker housings.

23. The table of claim 22, further comprising a motion activated lighting including an LED strip and a motion sensor, and a rear light bar disposed on the rear panel of the table, the rear light bar controlled by a control knob on table and operable to change color via rotating the control knob.

24. The table of claim 23, further comprising a programmable controller disposed in the table and operably and communicably connected to the rear light bar, the programmable controller wireless connected to a personal electronic device running software operable to change color of the rear light bulb without use of the control knob.

25. The table of claim 22, further comprising a wireless charging pad disposed on a top of the speaker insert, the charging pad accessible via an opening in the top surface of the table for charging a personal electronic device.