JP2001327428A - Tv case device for bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a TV case device for a bathroom that helps a bather watch well a TV screen from the front and install a TV set available on the market thereon. SOLUTION: A TV case 4 has a storage recess 5 that can stores a TV set 10 and that can be provided on a wall 3 in the front of a bather in a bathtub, and the TV case 4 is embedded in the wall in a manner that makes the storage recess 5 project outwardly from a bathroom 1, and is provided with an opening 6 communicating with the outside of the bathroom, and a half mirror 11 is watertightly arranged on the bathroom side of the storage recess 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television case device for installing a television in a bathroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a television which is installed obliquely at a corner of a bathroom so as to protrude into the bathroom. In this case, the screen becomes oblique, making it difficult to see. In addition, in the case of a thin-screen TV with a liquid crystal screen, it is necessary to provide a dedicated product that has been subjected to a waterproof treatment so that it can be used in a bathroom. . Also, there has been proposed a configuration in which a half mirror is provided on the front of the television so that the half mirror can be used as a mirror, but the transmittance of the half mirror is reduced depending on the content of the television image, making it difficult to see the screen. If a fluorescent tube or the like is provided on the back side of the mirror to increase the transmittance of the half mirror, there is a problem that replacement of the fluorescent tube or the like is troublesome.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a bathroom in which a television screen can be viewed well in front and a commercially available flat-screen television can be installed. The first gist of the present invention is to provide a television case device provided with a storage recess capable of storing a television and provided on a wall surface of a bathroom positioned in front in a posture of bathing in a bathtub. The TV case is buried in the wall so that the storage recess projects outside the bathroom, an opening communicating with the outside of the bathroom is provided, and a half mirror in a watertight manner is provided on the bathroom side of the storage recess. It is being arranged. A second point is that a light-emitting portion of an LED is provided in a storage recess on the back side of the half mirror. Further, a third gist is that a remote control signal transmission that can convert an operation signal from an operation unit in a bathroom into a wireless remote control signal and transmit the signal to a remote control signal receiving unit of a television in a storage recess on the back side of the half mirror. That is, a part is provided.

[0004]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective configuration diagram of an embedded case provided on a wall surface of a bathroom, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of the embedded case.

In the figure, an embedding case 4 is provided in a buried form at a position of a wall panel 3 which becomes a front in a bathing position in a bathtub 2 in a bathroom 1, and the embedding case 4 has a liquid crystal screen. The recessed case 5 for accommodating the flat-panel television 10 is formed, and as shown in FIG. 2, the embedded case 4 protrudes from the wall panel 3 to the outside of the bathroom, and the flange piece 4a on the bathroom side faces the wall panel 3. An opening 6 communicating with the outside of the lower bathroom is provided on the bottom side of the storage recess 5 of the embedding case 4.
Is formed.

The embedded case 4 can be installed continuously with a mirror mounting frame 9 for mounting an illumination lamp 7 and a mirror 8 provided on the indoor side of the wall panel 3.
The half-mirror 11 can be attached to the flange piece 4a on the indoor side of the storage recess 5 from the indoor side via an adhesive material 12 in a watertight manner. It can be housed by being fitted into the device. Therefore, moisture from the bathroom does not enter into the storage recess 5 on the back side of the half mirror 11 attached in a watertight manner, and the thin TV 10 stored in the storage recess 5 uses a waterproof special product. Without this, a commercially available thin television set 10 can be appropriately selected and stored.

A plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) are provided in the storage recess 5 located on the upper rear side of the half mirror 11.
13, 13, 13 are provided, and the storage recess 5 is provided.
A remote control signal transmitting unit 14 is provided at a lower portion on the back side of the half mirror 11 in FIG. The remote control signal transmitting section 14 is electrically connected to a control box 16 installed behind the ceiling of the bathroom 1, and the control box 16 is provided with a wall operation section 15 for operating a television provided in the bathroom 1.
Is electrically connected to Also, a speaker 17 is attached to the opposite wall surface from the control box 16 via an audio output line. In addition, an electric wire can be pulled out from the opening 16 provided on the bottom side of the storage recess 5 and wired outside the bathroom, so that an audio signal line or a power supply line can be connected to the control box 16. In addition, this opening 6
Thus, dew condensation in the storage recess 5 can be prevented well.

The remote control signal transmitted from the remote control signal transmitting section 14 is received by a remote control signal receiving section 10a provided in the flat-screen TV 10, and the switching of the channel of the flat-screen TV 10 is performed. ,
When the user operates the wall mounting operation unit 15 in the bathroom, an operation signal is transmitted to the remote control signal transmission unit 14 via the control box 16, converted into a wireless remote control signal, and converted into a wireless remote control signal. No matter what the flat-screen TV 10 is, or when the flat-screen TV 10 is replaced, the TV set is all operated by the wall-mounting operation unit 15 in the bathroom 1. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a waterproof wireless remote controller or the like for exclusive use, and water leakage from the dedicated wireless remote controller signal receiving unit or the like to the television can be prevented well.

The half-mirror 11 allows the inside of the storage recess 5 on the back side to be seen through in a bright state, so that the screen of the flat-screen television 10 can be viewed from the bathroom side through the half-mirror 11 with good brightness of the screen of the flat-screen television 10. It can be seen, there is no water leakage to the flat-screen TV 10, and a commercially available flat-screen TV 10 can be installed favorably. When the screen of the television 10 is dark or the like, the LED 10
By turning on 13, the brightness on the back side of the half mirror 11 is made brighter than in the bathroom, and the transmittance of the half mirror can be increased. Since the LED 13 has a long service life, there is no need to replace it, and there is no need to remove the half mirror 11 for maintenance.
The watertight state of the half mirror 11 can be maintained well.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a television case provided with a storage recess for accommodating a television and provided on a wall surface of a bathroom located in front of the bathtub in a posture of bathing. It is buried in the wall so as to protrude from the bathroom, and an opening communicating with the outside of the bathroom is provided, and a half mirror is arranged in a watertight manner on the bathroom side of the storage recess, so that the bathing posture is taken. In the front, you can see the TV screen, and from the bathroom, the TV is installed in the storage recess that is shut off, so a commercially available flat-screen TV can be installed, and there is no need to provide a waterproof TV. In addition, dew condensation in the storage recess can be prevented by the opening, and the opening can be used for audio output to a television or as an insertion portion for wiring such as an antenna signal input line.

Further, since the light emitting portion of the LED is provided in the storage recess on the back side of the half mirror, the LE is improved.
By turning on D, the brightness on the back side of the half mirror is made brighter than in the bathroom, the transmittance of the half mirror can be improved, and since there is no need to replace the LED, the half mirror is not used for maintenance. This eliminates the need to perform complicated watertight work related to removal and the like.

In addition, a remote control signal transmitting section is provided in the storage recess on the back side of the half mirror, the remote control signal transmitting section being capable of converting an operation signal from an operation section in the bathroom into a wireless remote control signal and transmitting the signal to a remote control signal receiving section of the television. By doing so, the TV can be operated with the operation unit in the bathroom, the TV can be operated satisfactorily, there is no need to provide a waterproof wireless remote control exclusively, and water leakage to the TV in the storage recess is well prevented. Can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an embedded case is installed on a wall surface of a bathroom.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of an installation state of an embedding case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom 2 Bathtub 3 Wall panel 4 Embedded case 4a Flange piece 5 Storage recess 6 Opening 8 Mirror 9 Mirror mounting frame 10 Thin television 10a TV remote control signal receiving part 11 Half mirror 12 Adhesive 13 LED 14 Remote control signal transmitting part 15 Wall mounting operation unit 16 Control box 17 Speaker

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. It has a storage recess capable of storing a television,
A television case provided on a bathroom wall surface located in front in a posture of bathing in a bathtub, wherein the television case is embedded in the wall surface such that the storage recess projects outside the bathroom,
A television case device for a bathroom, wherein an opening communicating with the outside of the bathroom is provided, and a half mirror is arranged in a watertight manner on the bathroom side of the storage recess. 2. The television case device for a bathroom according to claim 1, wherein a light-emitting portion of an LED is provided in a storage recess on the back side of the half mirror. 3. A remote control signal transmitting unit that converts an operation signal from an operation unit in a bathroom into a wireless remote control signal and transmits the signal to a remote control signal receiving unit of a television is provided in a storage recess on the back side of the half mirror. The television case device for a bathroom according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: