JP2001118422A - Kitchen attached with local illuminator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a kitchen attached with a local illuminator, which enables use of desired facilities in a kitchen at night without lighting a main illuminator to completely illuminate the kitchen, and which allows a reduction in power consumption caused by the illuminating devices, and also which eliminates a need for frequent exchange of light bulbs due to their burning out. SOLUTION: An illuminating device 40 employing a LED 42 as a light source is installed in a drainage shelf 30 in such a manner that it can illuminate downward. Also, in a place 26 below a cabinet 10 into which a foot gets, an illuminating device using the LED as the light source is provided in such a manner that it can illuminate the foot. In addition, a handle 20 of the cabinet 10 is provided with an illuminating device using the LED as the light source.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a kitchen with local lighting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a kitchen is provided with a main lighting device, and the main lighting device illuminates the entire kitchen. However, when getting out of bed at night and using certain equipment such as faucets and sinks, lighting the entire kitchen with the main lighting device is not only uneconomical, but also accustomed to the darkness. There is an inconvenience of making the eyes dazzling and awakening again.

Conventionally used main lighting devices use incandescent lamps or fluorescent lamps, consume a large amount of electric power, easily burn out the bulb, and have to replace the bulb almost every fixed period. was there. Although an auxiliary lighting device may be installed above the sink in the related art, an incandescent lamp or a fluorescent lamp is used in this case, and the same problem as described above occurs. There was a problem that it was not possible to illuminate various other dark areas in the kitchen only with local illumination.

[0004] As another problem, conventionally, when trying to use a faucet, a sink or a cabinet without illuminating the entire kitchen with the main lighting device, the feet are hit against the cabinet because the feet are dark. There is a danger that the kitchen may be used with the floor dark or the floor may be hit with something placed on the floor. Also, when trying to open the cabinet door, the position of the handle is not easily understood,
In the end, there was a problem that the main lighting device was turned on to make the entire kitchen bright.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The kitchen with local illumination of the present invention has been devised to solve such a problem. The first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that an illumination device using an LED as a light source is installed on a drain shelf installed in a kitchen so as to be illuminated downward.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the drain shelf is constituted by a plurality of pipes, and the LEDs are provided on the pipes.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the pipe is a translucent member, and the LED is embedded therein, so that the light of the LED illuminates the pipe itself. There is a feature.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a lighting device using an LED as a light source is installed in a state where the foot is illuminated in a riser of a cabinet installed in a kitchen.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a lighting device using an LED as a light source is installed on a handle of a cabinet installed in a kitchen.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the illumination device is installed in a downward illumination state.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the lighting device is a nightlight.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an illumination device using an LED as a light source is installed on a drainage shelf. In this first aspect, a lower portion of the drainage shelf is illuminated by the illumination device. Thus, for example, the faucet and sink below it can be locally illuminated by the lighting device.

Therefore, according to the first aspect, when the user wakes up while sleeping at night and uses the kitchen faucet or the sink, the faucet appliance or the sink can be used without any trouble even if the entire kitchen is not illuminated by the main lighting device. Are known and they can be used. Further, since the position of the drainage shelf is clearly understood, the operation of taking out the article placed on the drainage shelf or placing the article on the drainage shelf can be performed without any trouble.

In the present invention, the light source of the lighting device is LE.
Since D is used, the power consumption is small, and the LED has a remarkably long life, so that there is no problem that the bulb needs to be periodically replaced as in the case of using a normal bulb. . Furthermore, since the LED is small, the entire lighting device can be made compact,
Therefore, there is no inconvenience that the lighting device occupies a large space when it is installed on the drainage shelf, and that the lighting device is in a state of being protruded greatly, which hinders the work of placing or removing articles on the drainage shelf. Does not occur.
Although a single LED can be used as a light source, a lighting device can be configured by using a plurality of LEDs. This applies to the following claims.

The drain shelf can be constituted by a plurality of pipes, and in this case, the LEDs can be provided on the pipes.

Further, in this case, the pipe can be formed as a translucent member, and the LED can be embedded therein. In this case, the LED
Can be installed in a protected state inside the pipe, and in addition, the pipe itself can be made to shine. This makes it possible to enhance the beauty of the drainage shelf by the design effect of the light of the LED, and also to obtain an effect that the interior of the kitchen can be rendered by the light. The same is true of claims 1 and 2 in that the effect of the effect in the kitchen can be enhanced by the light from the drain shelf.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a lighting device using an LED as a light source is installed in a kick-in portion of a cabinet in a kitchen. The cabinet can be made bright, and even in the dark, the cabinet and a sink, a faucet, and the like provided on the upper surface thereof can be used safely.

Further, by illuminating the vicinity of the riser portion of the cabinet locally, the entire kitchen is produced by the light, and the overall atmosphere and appearance are enhanced. Also in the fourth aspect, the above-mentioned effect obtained by using the LED as the light source can be enjoyed.

Next, a lighting device using an LED as a light source is installed at the handle of the cabinet. In this way, the position of the handle of the cabinet itself is clearly understood, and the handle is held. The operation of opening and closing the cabinet can be performed without any trouble.

In this case, the lighting device can be installed in a downward lighting state. In this way, it is possible to locally illuminate the feet or floor when using the cabinet, and therefore safely and safely without sinking the cabinet and its upper surface without illuminating the entire kitchen with the main lighting device. Can work with faucets and other things. It should be noted that also in the fifth and sixth aspects, the interior of the kitchen can be staged by light, and the above-described effect of using an LED as a light source can be enjoyed.

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, it is desirable to use the lighting device as a nightlight.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, 10 is in the kitchen and on the floor 1
The cabinet is installed in contact with the wall 2 and the wall 14 and has a counter 16 as a top plate and a door 18. The door 18 is provided with a handle 20, and the counter 16 is provided with a sink 22 and a faucet device 24. Reference numeral 26 denotes a riser provided in a lower part of the cabinet 10 and drawn into the wall 14 side.

An upper cabinet 28 is installed above the cabinet 10 so as to be in contact with the wall 14. A drain shelf 30 is provided so as to be suspended by the lower surface of the upper cabinet 28.

In this example, the drain shelf 30 has a support member 32 hanging from the upper cabinet 28 and a shelf body 34 supported by the support members 32. Shelf body 3
4 has a rectangular frame member 36 and a plurality of pipes 38 arranged at a predetermined pitch, and the pipes 38 constitute a shelf.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 denotes an illuminating device having an LED as a light source, which is provided on a drain shelf 30. An LED 42 as a light source is embedded in the pipe 38. Here, each pipe 38 is formed of a translucent member, so that the light of the LED 42 illuminates the pipe 38 itself, and the light therefrom illuminates the lower space locally. It has become.

It is to be noted that each pipe 38 may be made translucent over the entire circumference so that light is uniformly emitted around the pipe 38, or, for example, only the upper half portion is made opaque. In addition, the illumination light may be irradiated only downward. In this example, the lighting device 40 emits illuminating light throughout the night so as to form a nightlight.

In this embodiment, the illumination device 40 can illuminate the lower part of the drainage shelf 30. Therefore, for example, the faucet device 24 and the sink 22 thereunder can be illuminated by the illumination device 40.
Illuminates the area locally.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when the user wakes up while sleeping at night and uses the kitchen faucet device 24 or the sink 22, the faucet device 24 can be used without any trouble even if the entire kitchen is not illuminated by the main lighting device. And the position of the sink 22 is known and can be used. Further, since the position of the drainage shelf 30 is clearly understood, the operation of taking out the articles placed on the drainage shelf 30 or placing the articles on the drainage shelf 30 can be performed without any trouble.

Further, the design effect of the light of the LED 42 can enhance the beauty of the drainage shelf 30 and provide an effect that the interior of the kitchen can be staged by the light.

Further, since an LED is used as a light source of the lighting device 40, power consumption is small, and
Does not have the problem that the bulb must be periodically replaced because its life is extremely long.

Although a single LED 42 can be used as the light source, in the present embodiment, the lighting device 40 is constructed by using a plurality of LEDs. This is the same in the following embodiments.

In this embodiment, the LED 38 is buried inside the pipe 38 as a light-transmitting member.
The ED 42 can be installed in a protected state inside the pipe 38. In addition, since the pipe 38 itself is made to shine, the effect of the light in the kitchen can be further enhanced.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a lighting device 40 using an LED 42 as a light source is installed in a lower riser 26 of the cabinet 10. Here, the lighting device 40 illuminates a foot portion when the cabinet 10 is used.

In this example, the cabinet 22 is not provided with the sink 22 and the faucet device 24, but of course, the lighting device 40 is installed in the riser 26 of the cabinet 10 having the sink 22 and the faucet device 24. Of course, you can do that.

In this example, the illuminating device 40 can be provided on a vertical surface facing the recess 44 as shown in (A), or it can be provided as shown in (B). It may be provided on a horizontal surface facing 44. Alternatively, it is also possible to provide them both. Also in this example, the illumination device 40 is a nightlight, and emits illumination light throughout the night.

According to the present embodiment, the feet at the time of using the cabinet 10 can be brightened, and the cabinet 10 can be used safely even in darkness.

By locally illuminating the vicinity of the riser 26, the entire kitchen is produced with light, and the overall atmosphere and appearance are enhanced. Also in the present example, the above-described effect by using the LED as the light source can be enjoyed.

FIG. 3 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the LED 4 is attached to the handle 20 of the cabinet 10.
An illumination device 40 having a light source 2 is installed, and the illumination device 40 illuminates the lower side. In this example, the lighting device 40 also functions as a nightlight.

Also in this embodiment, the foot portion or the floor 12 when the cabinet 10 is used can be locally illuminated, and the interior of the kitchen can be illuminated with light.
Further, the cabinet 10 can be used safely and without any trouble without illuminating the entire kitchen with the main lighting device.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the cabinet 10
The position of the handle 20 is clearly understood, and the operation of opening and closing the cabinet 10 with the handle 20 can be performed without any trouble. Also in the present example, the above-described effect by using the LED as the light source can be enjoyed.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, this is merely an example, and the present invention can be configured in variously modified forms without departing from the gist thereof.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cabinet 20 Handle 26 Kick-in part 30 Drain shelf 38 Pipe 40 Lighting device 42 LED

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takahiro Ando 5-1-1 Koiehoncho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Hiroshi Matsuda 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72 Inventor: Masayuki Tsunashima 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi F-term in Inax Co., Ltd. (reference) 3K014 AA01 PC00

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A drain shelf installed in a kitchen is provided with an LE
A kitchen with local illumination, wherein a lighting device using D as a light source is installed so as to be able to illuminate downward. 2. The kitchen with local illumination according to claim 1, wherein the drain shelf comprises a plurality of pipes, and the LEDs are provided on the pipes. 3. The LED according to claim 2, wherein the pipe is a translucent member, and the LED is embedded therein.
A kitchen with local illumination, characterized in that the pipe itself is illuminated by ED light. 4. A kitchen with local lighting, wherein a lighting device using an LED as a light source is installed in a state where a foot is illuminated in a riser portion of a cabinet installed in the kitchen. 5. A kitchen with local illumination, wherein a lighting device using an LED as a light source is installed on a handle of a cabinet installed in the kitchen. 6. The kitchen with local illumination according to claim 5, wherein the illumination device is installed in a downward illumination state. 7. The kitchen with local illumination according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is a night light.