JP2000348502A - Bathroom decorative lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dispense with light sources for each of luminaires and simultaneously light on and off each luminaires by one switch by transmitting the light from a single light source arranged outside a bathroom and lighting two or more parts in the bathroom. SOLUTION: Light from a light source 31 in a light source box 1 lit by a switch operation is condensed by a condensing lens 32 and for example, is irradiated on one of two or more filters of colored filters 33 rotated by a drive motor 34, and then the colored light is incident on an optical fiber cable 2 from an input end 2f. One or more transparent fiber bodies and the optical fiber cable 2 having a light shielding cover are preferably collected into two or more and branched in the bathroom, so that luminaires for inside of the bathtub and water delivery from a water delivery cock or two or more luminaires on a wall and the ceiling in the bathroom can be simultaneously lit. It is useful that a member having the lighting means for the wall and the ceiling of the bathroom arranged therein be provided with a light shielding material and an opalascent floodlighting surface so as to dispense with a lighting cover.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom decoration lighting device, and more particularly to a bathroom decoration lighting device excellent in improving the atmosphere of a bathroom space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an illuminating device for improving the atmosphere of a bathtub, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 60-187,692 illuminates the inside of a bathtub with one end of a fiber optic cable facing a light source and the other end facing a bathtub. Things have been suggested. Further, as an illuminating device for illuminating water flowing out of a faucet provided in a bathtub, Japanese Patent No. 2816009 discloses an optical fiber cable in which one end faces a light source and the other faces a faucet so that water flowing out of the faucet is exposed. Something to illuminate has been proposed. These two
One device is provided with a color filter between the light source and the light incident end of the fiber optic cable so that the color of the light to be illuminated can be changed. Further, as a lighting device for improving the atmosphere in a bathroom, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-2167 is disclosed.
No. 03 proposes a lighting device for illuminating the entire area of a bathroom, in which a warm-color lighting device and a cool-color lighting device are installed.

[0003]

All of the conventional devices relate to a single bathroom device, and lack a viewpoint considering the entire bathroom. Therefore, if the device is used as it is, a plurality of decorative lighting devices are required. In addition, when installed alone, the decorative lighting is biased toward one side of the bathroom. For example, when only the decorative lighting near the bathtub is used, when the bather is in the bathtub, the decorative lighting is completely on the washroom side. There was a drawback that it was unsatisfactory. In addition, the color scheme of the decorative lighting also depends on each lighting device, and there is a disadvantage that the colors cannot be coordinated in the entire bathroom. Furthermore, since there is no interlocking with the interior lighting, there is a disadvantage that the effect of the decorative lighting is weakened by the interior lighting.

[0004] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom decorative lighting device that takes into consideration the entire bathroom.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a bathroom decorative lighting device includes a single light source disposed outside a bathroom and an optical fiber cable for transmitting light from the light source. In the apparatus, at least two or more locations in the bathroom are illuminated by the optical fiber cable.

According to the present invention, a decorative light can be arranged in at least two places in a bathroom with a single light source, and no light source is required for each light.
Can be turned off at the same time.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, at least two or more optical fiber cables and at least two optical fiber cables are provided between a light incident end of the optical fiber cable facing the light source and the light source. And a color filter having at least two colors, and a means for allowing different colors to enter at least two of the optical fiber cables.

According to the present invention, illumination of at least two colors can be simultaneously applied to at least two or more locations from one light source, so that different decorative illumination can be realized for each illumination.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the position where the optical fiber cable is branched into at least two or more optical fibers is a bathroom.

According to the present invention, by setting the optical fiber cable branching position in the bathroom, the location where the optical fiber cable is introduced into the bathroom can be reduced to one location, and the location where the means for maintaining watertightness is provided is also reduced to one location. Only needs to be done.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first to third aspects of the present invention, there are provided at least two illuminations: lighting in a bathtub, lighting of water discharged from a bathtub faucet, lighting of a bathroom ceiling, and lighting of a bathroom wall. The above is the simultaneous lighting.

According to the present invention, at least two or more of the main parts in the bathroom are simultaneously illuminated, so that the decoration of the light in the whole bathroom becomes possible.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, there is provided means for illuminating a bathroom wall, a bathroom ceiling, or both, and the means is provided inside a member installed in the bathroom. In the illumination device arranged in the above, the member is provided with a material having a light shielding property and a milky white light emitting surface.

According to the present invention, since the lighting means is built in the member usually installed in the bathroom, a new lighting cover is not required, and the member is made of a material having a light-shielding property and a light projecting surface. Can be irradiated, and since the light projecting surface is milky white, the shadow of the contour of the light projecting surface can be prevented from clearly appearing in the bathroom.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the illuminating apparatus according to the first to fifth aspects, the interior lighting and the bathroom decoration lighting for obtaining visibility are provided when the bathroom decoration lighting is turned on. A decorative lighting switch set so that the indoor lighting is turned off and the indoor lighting is turned on when the bathroom decorative lighting is turned off is provided in the bathroom.

According to the present invention, since the decorative lighting of the bathroom can be turned on and the indoor lighting can be turned off by operating the switch for decorative lighting in the bathroom, the bather can be more effectively prevented from being affected by the indoor lighting from the bathroom. You can experience decorative lighting.

[0017]

FIG. 1 shows an example of a configuration inside a light source box, FIG. 2 shows an example of a cross-sectional view of an optical fiber cable, and FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a lens, a color filter and an optical fiber cable inside the light source box. Here is an example.

The light source box 1 includes a light source 31 that emits light by electricity, a colored filter 33a having four different colors,
Color filter 33 including 33b, 33c, 33d
And one of the color filters provided in the color filter 33.
One of the components 33a includes a lens 32 for condensing light mainly emitted from the light source 31, a driving motor 34 for rotating the color filter 33, and a cooling fan 35. Further, a part of the light source box 1 has an opening 1a.
And an optical fiber cable 2 is connected from the outside,
The light incident end 2f of the connected optical fiber cable 2 faces the colored filter 33a provided in the color filter 33. The optical fiber cable 2 is provided with at least one or more fiber main bodies 2h, which are elongated wires made of a transparent substance that transmits light, and the at least one or more fiber main bodies 2h are collectively covered with a coating portion 2i having a light shielding property. And

In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the light emitted from the light source 31 is mainly irradiated to one of the color filters 33a by the lens 32, and is colored to the color of the color filter 33a. The colored light is a colored filter 33a.
Light enters the optical fiber cable 2 from the light incident end 2f of the fiber cable 2 disposed facing the. When the color filter 33 is rotated by the drive motor 34, the color filter irradiated by the lens 32
b, 33c, and 33d, and the color of light entering the optical fiber cable 2 changes at a constant period.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an example of a unit bath provided with two decorative illuminations as a bathroom decoration lighting device, a lighting inside a bathtub and a lighting on a wall and a ceiling. FIG. 5 shows an example of a configuration of a lighting section inside a bathtub.
FIG. 6 shows an example of the configuration of wall / ceiling lighting installed on the storage shelf.

The unit bath has an outer frame composed of a wall 101, a ceiling 102, and a floor 103. The ceiling 102 is composed of a washing-side ceiling 102a formed in a dome shape and a bathtub-side ceiling 102b formed in a flat shape. . In addition, the bathtub side ceiling 10
2b is provided with a ceiling inspection port 102c. The floor 103 is composed of a washing-side floor 103a and a bathtub-side floor 103b. Although not shown, the washing-side floor 103a has a fine irregular shape on its surface, and a drainage groove around the floor. Is formed,
Further, the drain groove is provided with a groove cover which is decorated in the same manner as the surface of the washing floor 103a. The bathtub 104 is installed on the bathtub-side floor 103b, and a bathtub apron 105 is attached to the bathtub 104. A bathtub counter 106 is provided between the bathtub 104 and the wall 101, and a washing counter 107 is provided in connection with the bathtub side counter 106. The washing counter 107 has an upper section 107a and a lower section 10
7b, and a lower stage 107b is provided with a basin holder 107c.
Is provided. A bathtub faucet 108 is installed on the bathtub counter 106, and a washing faucet 1 is placed on the upper counter 107a of the washing counter.
09 is installed. The washing faucet 109 has a main body built in the upper stage 107a of the washing counter 107,
9a and the water discharge part 109b are configured to be exposed on the counter surface. The indoor lighting lamp 110 is installed on the wall 101.

The storage shelf 112 is installed on the wall 101 above the washing counter 107, and mirrors 111
Place. The storage shelf 112 includes a fluorescent lamp built-in section 112a having a fluorescent lamp therein and a storage section 112b. Further, the storage shelf 112 is entirely formed of a material having a light-shielding property, the light projecting surface 51 is formed of a milky white acrylic plate on a part of the surface facing the ceiling, and a wall / ceiling lighting cable is provided inside. The end face 2ya of 2y is attached by a support member 52 so as to face the light emitting surface 51. Alternatively, the storage shelf 112 may be provided with a reflecting material for collecting light emitted from the end face 2ya of the wall / ceiling lighting cable 2y on the light projecting surface 51 inside. Alternatively, the storage shelf 112 may be a structure without the storage section 112b. Alternatively, the storage shelf 112 may not include the fluorescent lamp built-in section 112a. The light source box 1 has the configuration shown in FIG. 1 and is installed on the bathtub-side ceiling 102b at a position that can be handled from the ceiling inspection port 102c. The optical fiber cable 2 is configured as shown in FIG. 2, and one end thereof is connected to the light source box 1 and the other end is branched at the branching portion 2g into two cables, a lighting cable for bathtub 2x and a cable for wall and ceiling lighting 2y. Configuration. Or optical fiber cable 2
May be the optical fiber cable bundle 36 shown in FIG.

The cable 2x for lighting in the bathtub is a ceiling 102,
It is introduced into the bathroom from a position that becomes a shadow of the bathtub 104 via the back side of the wall 101, and is connected to the lighting unit 3 in the bathtub attached to the bathtub 104. The in-tub lighting unit 3 has a convex spherical shape and is provided with an in-tub lighting cap 41 made of a light-transmitting material in a state where the water tightness of the bathtub 104 is ensured. The configuration is such that the internal lighting cable 2x is attached. The wall / ceiling lighting cable 2y is configured to be introduced into the bathroom from a position that becomes a shadow of the storage shelf 112 via the ceiling 102 and the back side of the wall 101, and connected to the support member 52 in the storage shelf 112. The switch box 4 is provided with a switch for driving the lighting device, and the switch box 4 is configured to be installed on the wall 101.

4, 5, and 6, by operating a switch provided in the switch box 4, the light source 31 in the light source box 1 is turned on, and light enters the optical fiber cable 2. Part of the incident light is transmitted by the bathtub lighting cable 2x, and the bathtub lighting cap 41 is provided.
Light up the inside of the bathtub. Another part of the light incident on the optical fiber cable 2 is transmitted by the wall / ceiling lighting cable 2y, radiated from the end face 2ya of the wall / ceiling lighting cable, and transmitted from the light projecting surface 51 to the vicinity of the wall / ceiling. To illuminate.
At this time, by making the light transmitting portion milky white, it is possible to blur the shadow of the contour of the light projecting surface 51 generated in the bathroom. From these, the lighting unit 3 in the bathtub and the light emitting surface 51 provided on the storage shelf are simultaneously turned on, the inside of the bathtub and the vicinity of the washroom side ceiling are simultaneously illuminated, and the lighting is colored. When driven, the color of the lighting changes all at once, so that the decorative lighting spreads over the entire bathroom, so that a good bathing atmosphere can be enjoyed regardless of the location of the bather.

FIG. 7 shows an example of an optical fiber cable bundle.
The optical fiber cable bundle 36 includes at least two or more optical fiber cables 2 shown in FIG. 2, and the at least two or more optical fiber cables 2 are collectively covered with a coating portion 2j having a light shielding property.

FIG. 8 shows an example in which different colors enter the optical fiber cable in the example of FIG. As compared with the example in FIG. 2, lenses 32a, 32b, and 32d for mainly condensing light emitted from the light source 31 to three coloring filters 33a, 33b, and 33d provided in the color filter 33 are further provided. An optical fiber cable bundle 36 is connected to the opening 1a of the optical fiber cable 1. The connected optical fiber cable bundle 36 is branched into the optical fiber cables 2a, 2b, and 2d in the light source box 1, and the branched optical fiber cables are separated. Each of the light incident ends 2a, 2b, 2d is provided with a color filter 33a, 33b, 33d provided in the color filter 33.
, Respectively. Or
The lenses 32a, 32b, 32d may be configured integrally. Alternatively, the optical fiber cable bundle 36 is branched outside the light source box 1 and the respective optical fiber cables 2a, 2a
b and 2d may be connected to the light source box 1.

In FIGS. 1 and 8, the light emitted from the light source 31 is applied to the colored filters 33a, 33b and 33d by the lenses 32a, 32b and 32d, and the colors of the colored filters 33a, 33b and 33d are obtained. Each is colored. Each colored light is applied to each colored filter 33a, 3
Light enters the respective optical fiber cables from the light incident ends of the respective optical fiber cables 2a, 2b, 2d arranged facing 3b, 33d. When the color filter 33 is rotated by the drive motor 34, each of the lenses 32a, 32a
The color filters irradiated by b and 32d change, and thus the color of light entering each of the optical fiber cables 2a, 2b and 2d changes at a constant period. At this time,
The arrangement may be such that two or three of the optical fiber cables receive the same color for a certain period of time.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an example of a unit bath provided with three decorative lightings as a bathroom decorative lighting device: lighting in a bathtub, wall / ceiling lighting, and bathtub spouting lighting, and FIG. 10 shows a configuration of a bathtub faucet. For example, FIG. 11 shows an example of a configuration of wall / ceiling lighting installed on a counter.

Although the basic configuration of the unit bath is the same as the example of the unit bath shown in FIG. 4, in this example, although not shown, a fully automatic water heater is connected to the bathtub, and a bathtub faucet is provided. It does not have a configuration. Alternatively, the bathtub faucet 108 may be provided with a water supply function. The light source box 1 has the configuration shown in FIG. 8, and an optical fiber cable bundle 36 is connected to the light source box 1. The optical fiber cable bundle 36 is introduced into the bathroom from a position that is shaded by the bathtub 104 via the ceiling 102 and the back side of the wall 101, and the inside of the bathtub lighting cable 2x, the wall / ceiling lighting cable 2y, The structure is branched to the water discharge lighting cable 2z. The in-tub lighting cable 2x is connected to the bathtub in the configuration shown in FIG. The bathtub faucet 108 is installed on the rim surface 104a of the bathtub 104, and the water supply pipe 61,
Flow setting valve 62, bathtub water circulation pump 63, circulation piping 6
4. It is configured to be connected to the circulation means including the circulation adapter 65. At this time, the bathtub water circulation pump 63 is configured to be installed on a pump installation base 66 having a vibration isolation function that does not transmit the vibration of the bathtub water circulation pump 63 to the floor 103.
Further, a water discharge illumination cable 2z is arranged in the bathtub faucet 108. The washing counter 107 is entirely formed of a material having a light-shielding property, and the light projecting surface 51 is formed of a milky white acrylic plate on a part of the washing counter upper step 107a. A wall / ceiling lighting cable 2y is provided inside the light emitting surface 51.
Is attached by a support member 52 so that the end face 2ya of the cable 2 faces the light emitting surface 51.
A configuration is provided in which a reflecting material 53 for collecting light emitted from the end surface 2ya of y on the light projecting surface 51 is provided. Further, although not shown, a light source 31, a bathtub water circulation pump 63, and indoor lighting 11 are provided.
0, a configuration including a control box having a function of controlling the operation of the fluorescent lamp built in the storage shelf 112 with a signal from the switch box 4.

FIG. 12 shows a time chart of devices controlled by the control box. 9, 10, and 11, by operating a switch provided on the switch box 4, the light source 31 is turned on, and the bathtub water circulation pump 63 is activated. At the same time, the indoor lighting 110 and the fluorescent lamp built in the storage shelf are turned off. Bathtub water circulation pump 63
, Water of the bathtub is taken from the circulation adapter 65 and is discharged from the bathtub faucet 108 through the circulation pipe 64, the bathtub water circulation pump 63, the flow rate setting valve 62, and the water supply pipe 61. The amount of bath water circulated here is determined by the set amount of the flow setting valve 62.

On the other hand, the light from the light source 31 is transmitted via the optical fiber cable bundle 36, the cable 2x for lighting inside the bathtub, the cable 2y for lighting the wall and ceiling, and the cable 2z for discharging water, and the lighting inside the bathtub and the wall / ceiling. Lighting and bathtub spout lighting are turned on simultaneously. At this time, since the indoor lighting is turned off, each lighting is emphasized, each lighting is colored differently, and when the color filter 33 is driven, the lighting color is sequentially changed for each location. As it changes, it is possible to enjoy a good bathing atmosphere in which light moves throughout the bathroom. Further, in this example, since the branch position of the optical fiber cable bundle 36 is arranged in the bathroom, the location where the optical fiber bundle 36 is introduced into the bathroom is one.
Only one place is required, and only one place is required to provide means for maintaining the watertightness of the bathroom. Also, in this example, the optical fiber cable bundle 3
The optical fiber cable 2 may be used instead of 6. In this case, as in the example of FIG. 4, illumination of the same color is simultaneously performed from three places in the bathroom.

[0032]

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited by the above configuration. According to the invention of claim 1, at least two or more locations in the bathroom can be illuminated by a single light source in the bathroom decorative lighting device, so that a light source is not required for each lighting,
In addition, turning on / off of each light can be operated with one switch.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, at least two or more illuminations of at least two colors can be simultaneously emitted from one light source, so that different decorative illuminations are realized for each illumination. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the branch position of the optical fiber cable is set in the bathroom, so that the optical fiber cable is introduced into the bathroom at one location. Therefore, only one place is required for applying means for maintaining watertightness.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first to third aspects of the present invention, at least two or more of the main parts of the bathroom are simultaneously illuminated. It becomes possible.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the illuminating means is built in a member normally installed in a bathroom, so that a new illuminating cover is not required and the member is light-shielded. Since the light-emitting surface is made of the material having the property and the light-emitting surface, it is possible to reliably illuminate the illuminated portion. Further, since the light-emitting surface is milky white, the shadow of the contour of the light-emitting surface can be prevented from clearly appearing in the bathroom.

According to the invention of claim 6, in the invention of claims 1 to 5, the decorative lighting of the bathroom can be turned on and the indoor lighting can be turned off by operating the switch for decorative lighting in the bathroom. You can experience more effective decorative lighting from the bathroom without being affected by the lighting in the bathroom.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration inside a light source box of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an optical fiber cable of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a lens, a color filter, and an optical fiber cable in a light source box according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an example of a unit bath provided with two decorative lightings, a lighting in a bathtub and a lighting on a wall or a ceiling, as a bathroom decorative lighting device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a lighting unit in a bathtub according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of wall / ceiling lighting installed on the storage shelf of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an optical fiber cable bundle according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a lens, a color filter, and an optical fiber cable in a light source box when different colors enter the optical fiber cable of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a unit bath provided with three decorative lightings as a bathroom decorative lighting device of the present invention, that is, lighting in a bathtub, wall / ceiling lighting, and bathtub spouting lighting.

10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a bathtub faucet in FIG. 9 of the present invention.

11 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of wall / ceiling lighting in FIG. 9 of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a time chart for controlling illumination according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Light source box 1a: Opening 2, 2a, 2b, 2d: Optical fiber cable 2f: Light incoming end 2g: Branch 2h: Fiber main body 2i: Coated part (optical fiber cable) 2j: Coated part (optical fiber cable bundle) 2x: Cable for lighting in bathtub 2y: Cable for lighting in wall / ceiling 2ya: End face 2z: Cable for water discharge lighting 3: Lighting unit in bathtub 31: Light source 32, 32a, 32b, 32d: Lens 33: Color filter 33a, 33b , 33c, 33d: coloring filter 34: drive motor 35: cooling fan 36: optical fiber cable bundle 4: switch box 41: lighting cap in bathtub 51: light projecting surface 52: support material 53: reflective material 61: water supply pipe 62: Flow setting valve 63: Bathtub water circulation pump 64: Circulation piping 65: Circulation adapter 66: Po Pump installation stand 101: Wall 102: Ceiling 102a: Washing-side ceiling 102b: Bathtub-side ceiling 102c: Ceiling inspection opening 103: Floor 103a: Washing-side floor 103b: Bathtub-side floor 104: Bathtub 104a: Bathtub rim surface 105: Bathtub Apron 106: Bathtub counter 107: Washing counter 107a: Upper stage 107b: Lower stage 107c: Basin holder 108: Bathtub faucet 109: Washing faucet 109a: Operation unit 109b: Water spouting unit 110: Interior lighting 111: Mirror 112: Storage shelf 112a: Fluorescent lamp built-in part 112b: Storage part

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom decorative lighting device comprising: a single light source disposed outside a bathroom; and a fiber optic cable for transmitting light from the light source. A bathroom decorative lighting device characterized in that more than one location is illuminated. 2. An optical fiber cable comprising: at least two or more optical fiber cables; and a color filter comprising at least two or more colors between a light source and a light incident end of each of the optical fiber cables. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein at least two of the fiber cables are provided with means for entering different colors. 3. The decorative lighting device for a bathroom according to claim 1, wherein a position where at least two optical fiber cables are branched is a bathroom. 4. The bathroom according to claim 1, wherein at least two of lighting in the bathtub, lighting of water spouted from the bathtub faucet, bathroom ceiling lighting, and bathroom wall lighting are simultaneously turned on. Decorative lighting equipment. 5. A lighting device provided with means for illuminating a bathroom wall and / or a bathroom ceiling, wherein the means is arranged inside a member installed in the bathroom, wherein the member is made of a material having a light-shielding property and a milky white color. The bathroom decorative lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a light projecting surface. 6. An interior lighting for obtaining visibility and a bathroom decoration lighting, wherein the interior lighting is turned off when the bathroom decoration lighting is turned on, and the interior lighting is turned on when the bathroom decoration lighting is turned off. The bathroom decorative lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the set decorative lighting switch is provided in the bathroom.