DE202006003617U1 - Sanitary object used as a sink, bath, shower, toilet, urinal or bidet is made from a transparent material completely or partially displaced by light-reflecting and/or light-refracting particles - Google Patents

Abstract

Sanitary object (1) is made from a transparent material (3) completely or partially displaced by light-reflecting and/or light-refracting particles. A light source (5) is arranged behind the object or inside the object so that light passes through the object toward the observer.

Description

The The invention relates to an article (except lamp), in particular Sanitary facilities.

Of the inventive object is to be understood in the most general sense. Exceptions are Light, d. H. Objects, which are primarily for lighting, for example a room are determined and formed.

One special field of application are sanitary facilities. Fall under it u. a. Wash basins, vanities, bathtubs, showers, toilets, urinals as well as bidets.

Especially the latter sanitary facilities are available in various embodiments. They persist primarily made of ceramics, but also of plastic or metal. The visual appearance is limited to shape and color. More ambitious there are no optical appearances.

From that Based on the object of the invention, an object (except light), in particular sanitary facilities, with an improved To create appearance.

The technical solution is characterized by the features in the characterizing part of claim 1.

The Basic idea of the subject invention, in particular the sanitary facilities according to the invention is that the Item in a sense shines. This is inventively achieved in that the base material the article is a transparent or translucent material is. This material is with additional Particles doped, which have a light-influencing effect show that the light passing through the material is reflected and / or refracted becomes. According to the formation of the particles in terms of size, shape, Distribution and color can be as a variety of lighting effects achieve.

Preferably it is according to the training in claim 2 in the material to - conventional - glass or preferably to a plastic, in particular a plastic resin (for example Acrylic resin / acrylic polymer) or Plexiglas. In particular, the plastic material and in particular the plastic resin forms with the embedded therein Particles a composite material which varies according to the compositions to design. Especially the plastic resin is particularly suitable for the particles, in particular To bind rock flour.

The embedded in the material particles are according to the development in claim 3 preferably mineral nature. These are according to the development in claim 4 preferably to rock flour. This is the aforementioned composite material created. The rock flour has the advantage that it has different particle sizes can, but also depending on the mineral used the most diverse Colours. By appropriate selection of the rock flour can be thus achieve a variety of lighting effects.

Basically it is possible to use as a light source any suitable lamp. Preferably However, it is in the light sources according to the development in claim 5 around LED's. These have the advantage of being on the one hand take up only little space and that on the other so easy Way the most diverse colors can be produced, in particular also changing colors.

One embodiment an article according to the invention in the form of a luminous washbasin is described below with reference to Drawings described. In these shows:

1 a longitudinal section through the sink;

2 a detail of the illustration in 1 ;

3 a schematic plan view of the sink in a first arrangement of the light sources;

4 a schematic plan view of the sink in a second arrangement of the light sources.

At the object 1 at which the principle of the invention is to be explained, it is in the exemplary embodiment to a sink. This sink is trough-shaped in a conventional manner. The wall 2 the sink is relatively thin. Inside, the sink is hollow.

The wall 2 the sink is made by a transparent or translucent material 3 educated. It may be glass, but preferably a plastic, in particular acrylic resin or plexiglass. As in 2 is purely schematically indicated, this material 3 with small particles 4 added. In the illustrated Aus The guiding example is these particles 4 around rock flour.

Inside the washbasin is still a light source 5 in the form of a plurality of LEDs. These are arranged on corresponding boards in the lower part of the washbasin, wherein the 3 and 4 show two different arrangements. Of course, other arrangements of the LEDs are readily conceivable.

The operation is as follows:
The LEDs of the light source 5 emit monochrome or multicolored light. The light penetrates the material 3 the wall 2 of the washbasin and is thereby attached to the embedded particles 4 diffusely reflected. The consequence of this is that the entire wall 2 the washbasin lights up in color.

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Claims (5)

Object ( 1 ) (except luminaires), in particular sanitary installations , characterized in that the object ( 1 ) at least partially made of a transparent or translucent material ( 3 ) that the material ( 3 ) partially or completely with light-reflecting and / or refractive particles ( 4 ) and that with respect to the observer behind the object ( 1 ) or inside the article ( 1 ) at least one light source ( 5 ) is arranged so that the light the object ( 1 ) through to the viewer. Article according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the material ( 3 ) Glass or plastic, in particular plastic resin or Plexiglas is. Article according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the particles ( 4 ) are mineral in nature. An article according to claim 3, characterized in that the particles ( 4 ) is about rock flour. Article according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the light sources ( 5 ) LEDs are.