Abstract: A cooktop for a fixed or mobile cooking appliance, including a base plate, at least a part, or all, of a peripheral outer edge of a window not being in the plane of a peripheral outer edge of the base plate, at least one end plate which is made of different material than that of a seal and is disposed above or on the seal, at least a part of an outer surface of the seal which is located between the outer surface of the base plate and the outer surface of the window being covered by the end plate.

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a reinforced glass plate for an induction cooking device, the chemical composition of which comprises the following colorants, in a content which varies within the weight limits defined hereinafter: Fe2O3 (total iron): 0.8% to 1.8%, CoO: 0.02% to 0.06%, Se: 0 to 0.005%, Cr2O3: 0 to 0.1%. The invention is also directed towards an induction cooking device comprising at least one inductor placed under such a glass plate.

Abstract: An item of equipment includes at least one worktop formed of at least one substrate made of transparent monolithic glass material with a surface area of greater than 0.7 m2, provided with a coating so that the substrate provided with the coating exhibits a haze of greater than 15%, a light transmission TL of less than 60% and an opacity indicator of greater than 85. The item of equipment also includes at least one heating element and at least one interface for communication with at least one element of the worktop and/or with at least one external element for wireless communication. The item of equipment is devoid of light source(s).

Abstract: An item of equipment includes at least one worktop formed of at least one substrate made of transparent monolithic glass material with a surface area of greater than 0.7 m2. The substrate exhibits a light transmission TL of greater than 10% and an opacity indicator of between 5 and 90. The substrate is predominantly or completely bare or provided with coating(s). The item of equipment also includes at least one light source to materialize one or more zones or one or more elements or displays of the substrate. The item of equipment also includes at least one interface for communication with at least one element of the worktop and/or with at least one external element for wireless communication. The item of equipment is being devoid of heating elements.

Abstract: A piece of furniture comprises at least one surface formed of at least one glass-ceramic monolithic substrate having a thickness of less than 15 mm, an expansion coefficient of less than 30×10?7 K?1 between 20° C. and 400° C., and a surface area of greater than or equal to 0.1 m2.

Abstract: An item of equipment includes at least one worktop formed of at least one substrate made of monolithic glass material with a surface area of greater than 0.7 m2. The substrate exhibits a luminosity L* of less than 10, a haze of less than 30% and a light transmission TL of less than 10%. The item of equipment also includes at least one heating element and at least one interface for communication with at least one element of the worktop and/or with at least one external element for wireless communication. The item of equipment is devoid of light source(s).

Abstract: An item of equipment includes a worktop formed of at least one substrate made of transparent monolithic glass material with a surface area of greater than 0.7 m2, provided with a coating to exhibit a haze of greater than 15%, a light transmission TL of less than 80% and an opacity indicator of greater than 50. The item of equipment also includes at least one light source to materialize one or more zones or one or more elements or displays of the substrate. The light source occurs straight above the substrate, for a display by projection, or under the substrate, for a display by transmission through the substrate. The item of equipment also includes at least one interface for communication with at least one element of the worktop and/or with at least one external element for wireless communication. The item of equipment is devoid of heating element(s).

Abstract: An appliance includes at least one worktop formed from at least one substrate made of a monolithic glazing material and of area larger than 0.7 m2. The substrate has a luminosity L* lower than 10, a haze lower than 30% and a light transmission TL lower than 10%. The appliance also includes at least one light source to materialize one or more zones or one or more elements or displays of the substrate, the at least one light source being located under the substrate and being hidden thereby when the at least one light source is turned off. The appliance also includes at least one interface for communicating with at least one element of the worktop and/or wirelessly with at least one external element. The appliance does not include any heating elements.

Abstract: A cooking hob, or a ceramic hob, for a fixed or mobile cooking appliance, the hob including at least one cooking area and at least one control and/or information area, the control and/or information area being formed by a window separated from the cooking area by at least one joint made of synthetic material. The joint includes a mechanism for fixing a control and/or display screen under the window.

Abstract: A cooktop for a fixed or mobile cooking appliance, including a base plate, at least a part, or all, of a peripheral outer edge of a window being in the plane of a peripheral outer edge of the base plate, at least one end plate which is made of different material than that of a seal and is disposed above or on the seal, at least a part of an outer surface of the seal which is located between an outer surface of the base plate and an outer surface of the window being covered by the end plate.

Abstract: A transparent, colorless and non-scattering glass-ceramic plate of lithium aluminosilicate type and containing crystals of ?-quartz structure, the chemical composition of which does not contain oxides of arsenic, of antimony and of neodymium, and includes the following constituents within the limits defined below, expressed as weight percentages: SiO2 55-75%; Al2O3 12-25%; Li2O 2-5%; Na2O+K2O 0-<2%; Li2O+Na2O+K2O 0-<7%; CaO 0.3-5%; MgO 0-5%; SrO 0-5%; BaO 0.5-10%; CaO+BaO >1%; ZnO 0-5%; TiO2 ?1.9%; ZrO2 ?3%; TiO2+ZrO2 >3.80%; SnO2 ?0.1%; SnO2/(SnO2+ZrO2+TiO2)<0.1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an article having at least one colored luminous region, in particular a display, said article comprising at least one glass-ceramic substrate having a luminous transmission ranging from 0.8% to 40% and an optical transmission of at least 0.1% for at least one wavelength in the range extending from 420 to 780 nm, at least one light source and at least one inkjet filter of thickness comprised between 1 and 50 ?m, so as to form at least one colored luminous region, in particular a display, in at least one region of the glass-ceramic substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vitroceramic article intended in particular to cover or receive heating elements, said article being provided with at least one luminous zone, in particular for display, comprising at least one luminous pattern, said article comprising at least one vitroceramic substrate, at least one light source, and at least one enamel coating which covers at least a part of said zone and within which an uncovered region is formed in the shape of said pattern, the composition of said enamel comprising at least one glass frit and at least one pigment, the glass frit comprising the following constituents: SiO2 40-55% Al2O3 ?0-10% B2O3 25-55% Na2O ?0-5% K2O ?0-5% Li2O ?0-10%, the rate of pigment or pigments being from 40 to 65% by weight of the frit/pigment mixture, the article furthermore comprising a diffusing zone facing the enamel coating.

Abstract: Enamel composition, in particular intended for covering a glass pane of a fireplace insert, comprising at least one glass frit, at least one pigment in a content varying from 40 to 65% of the total weight of the enamel, preferably from 45 to 60%, and optionally at least one vehicle or medium, characterized in that the glass frit comprises the following constituents, within the limits defined below, limits included, expressed as percentages by weight of the total weight of the frit: SiO2 45-65%? Al2O3 0-13% B2O3 23-55%? Na2O 0-10% K2O 0-10% Li2O ?0-10%.

Abstract: An article including at least one lighting zone, manufacture of the article, and a cooking apparatus including such an article when in a form of a glass-ceramic plate are described. The article includes at least one glass-ceramic substrate, and at least one light guide, the light guide coupled to at least one light source on one side outside of the lighting zone, and including, in the lighting zone, at least one mechanism of extracting radiation emitted by the light source.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an article having at least one luminous area, particularly for display purposes, particularly a white area, said article comprising at least one glass-ceramic substrate having a light transmission from 0.8% to 40% and an optical transmission of at least 0.10, at least at a wavelength within the range from 420 to 780 nm, at least one light source, particularly a light-emitting diode, having an emission peak at a wavelength between 430 and 490 nm, and at least one luminescent compound emitting in the area of the CIExyY (1931) three-color diagram delimited by the following coordinates (x, y): x 0.2658 0.2000 0.3000 0.4229 0.2658 y 0.7243 0.3950 0.3405 0.5756 0.7243 so as to form at least one luminous area, particularly a white area, in particular for display purposes, in at least one area of the plate.

Abstract: An article including at least one lighting zone, manufacture of the article, and a cooking apparatus including such an article when in a form of a glass-ceramic plate. The article includes at least one glass-ceramic substrate, and at least one light guide, the light guide coupled to at least one light source on one side outside of the lighting zone, and including, in the lighting zone, at least one mechanism of extracting radiation emitted by the light source.

Abstract: A subject matter of the invention is a glass-ceramic sheet provided, on at least a portion of at least one of its faces, with a coating of thin layers comprising at least one thin functional layer composed of a metal based on niobium metal Nb, or of an oxide based on a niobium oxide NbOx in which x is at most 0.5, the or each thin functional layer being framed by at least two thin layers made of dielectric materials, the physical thickness of the thin functional layer or, if appropriate, the combined physical thickness of all the thin functional layers being within a range extending from 8 to 15 nm.

Abstract: A subject matter of the invention is a partially crystalline glass plate, the linear thermal expansion coefficient of which is within a range extending from 20 to 40×10?7/K and the chemical composition of which comprises the following constituents, varying within the limits by weight defined below: SiO2 ?55-70% Al2O3 ?12-25% Li2O ??1-2% K2O ??0-<3% Na2O ??0-<3% Li2O + Na2O + K2O ??1-<7% RO ??2-10% (WHERE RO = MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO + ZnO) TiO2 ??0-5% ZrO2 0.1-3%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an advantageously interactive item of furniture and/or appliance comprising: at least one worktop formed from at least one substrate made of a monolithic glazing material and of area larger than 0.7 m2, said substrate having a lightness L* higher than 10, a light transmission TL lower than 50%, an opacity indicator higher than 90, and if needs be a haze higher than 15%; at least one heating element; at least one light source, in particular intended to light up one or more zones or one or more elements or displays of the substrate, in particular by projection, this source for example being located plumb with the substrate; and at least one interface for communicating with at least one element of the worktop such as the one or more light sources and/or the one or more heating elements and/or if needs be wirelessly with at least one external element.