Abstract:
An exemplary lighting cup includes a cup body, a lighting module, and a power module. The cup body is for containing drink therein. The lighting module is mounted on the cup body and includes lighting elements. The power module supports the cup body and electrically connects with the lighting module to drive the lighting elements to emit light.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to cups and, more particularly, to lighting cups. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Generally, cups are provided for accommodating liquid therein whereby a user can conveniently drink the liquid. The cup in common can not radiate light. Therefore, it is inconvenient for finding the cup at night when no light is available. 
     What is needed, therefore, is a lighting cup which can overcome the described limitations. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an assembled view of a lighting cup of an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the lighting cup of  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1-2 , a lighting cup  10  is shown. The lighting cup  10  includes a cup body  11 , a lighting module  12  engaging with the cup body  11 , a power module  13  located at a bottom end of the cup body  11 , and a heating module  15  sandwiched between the cup body  11  and the power module  13 . 
     The cup body  11  is made of electrically insulating materials, such as silicone, plastic, china or glass. Preferably, the cup body  11  is transparent. The cup body  11  includes a disk-like base  112  and a sidewall  113  extending upwardly from an outer periphery of the base  112 . The sidewall  113  is hollow and has a shape of a truncated cone. The sidewall  113  and the base  112  cooperatively define a receiving space  114  therebetween to receive drink therein. A top end of the sidewall  113  defines an opening  111  therein. An inner diameter of the sidewall  113  generally increases from a bottom end connected the base  112  to the top end. A handle  115  is formed at an outer periphery of the sidewall  113  for facilitating holding of the cup body  11 . 
     The lighting module  12  electrically connects with and is driven by the power module  13 . The lighting module  12  includes a main body  121  and a connecting portion  123  extending from a side of the main body  121 . The main body  121  is annular and light penetrable. Preferably, the main body  121  is transparent. A number of lighting elements  125  are received in the main body  121 . In this embodiment, the lighting elements  125  are light emitting diodes (LEDs). An inner diameter of the main body  121  is slightly larger than an outer diameter of the top end of the sidewall  113  of the cup body  11 . The main body  121  surrounds the top end of the sidewall  113 . 
     The connecting portion  123  is a hollow straight bar and communicates with an interior of the main body  121 . Two electrodes  1231  are formed on a bottom end of the connecting portion  123 . Wires (not shown) are received in the connecting portion  123  and electrically connect the lighting elements  125  and the electrodes  1231 . A protrusion  1233  is formed on an outside of the connecting portion  123  for hanging a tea bag thereon. When the lighting module  12  is assembled on the cup body  11 , the connecting portion  123  is attached to an outer surface of the sidewall  113  of the cup body  11  and the electrodes  1231  are beyond the base  112  of the cup body  11  and electrically connects the power module  13 . The lighting elements  125  are driven and emit light to show the lighting cup  10 . Thus, it is easy for a user to find the lighting cup  10  at night. 
     The power module  13  includes a supercapacitor and has a disk-like configuration. A power interface  131  is defined in a lateral side of the power module  13  to allow the power module  13  to electrically connect with a power source. A recess  133  is defined in a middle of the power module  13  to receive the heating module  15  therein. Two mounting holes  135  are defined in a brim of the power module  13  to receive the electrodes  1231  of the connecting portion  123  of the lighting module  12  therein. A diameter of the power module  13  is larger than that of the base  112  of the cup body  11 . The base  112  is located at a central portion of the power module  13  when the cup body  11  and the power module  13  are assembled together. 
     The heating module  15  which has a disk-like configuration is received in the recess  133  of the power module  13  and electrically connects with the power module  13 . A top surface of the heating module  15  is coplanar with a top surface of the power module  13 . The top surface of the heating module  15  thermally contacts the base  112  of the cup body  11  to heat the drink in the receiving space  114  of the cup body  11  when the heating module  15  is driven by the power module  13 . The power module  13  can be equipped with a switch (not shown) to control the supply of power of the power module  13  to the lighting module  12  and/or the heating module  15  or not. 
     It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.