JP2002102031A - Fitting structure for mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for fitting a mirror by which the mirror can more easily be fitted without taking time and labor. SOLUTION: An engaging tool 4 is fitted into a tool to be engaged 3 fixed to a wall surface by a snap style. While being supported by a receiving tool 1 fixed to the wall surface, the mirror 2 is pressed from the side of a front surface and the side of an end face at its edge part to be fixed to the wall surface.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mirror mounting structure for a bathroom or a washroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mirror is installed in a bathroom or a washroom.
Conventionally, after inserting the lower edge of the mirror into the U-shaped bracket (for the lower side) fixed to the wall, the U-shaped bracket (for the upper side) attached to the wall so as to be slidable up and down is then moved. A method of supporting the mirror by inserting the upper edge of the mirror into the mirror is known. In this case, the slidable U-shaped metal fitting (for the upper side) is usually fixed by using an adhesive tape or a lock mechanism attached to the metal fitting.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mirror mounting structure which is different from the conventional method and which can be operated more easily and without any trouble.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the mirror mounting structure of the present invention has the following configuration. That is, according to the present invention, the locking tool 4 is snap-fitted into the locked tool 3 previously fixed to the wall surface, and the mirror 2 is moved by the locking tool 4 at its edge (from the front side and the end face side). ) Characterized by being held down and fixed to the wall,
This is a mirror mounting structure.

In the above mounting structure, it is preferable that after the mirror is mounted, the locked member 3 is completely covered by the locking member 4 (so that the locked member cannot be seen from the outside).

[0006] Here, the "snap type" means that a locking portion and a locked portion are provided with a concave portion or a convex portion, respectively, which mesh with each other.
It refers to a method in which the concave portion and the convex portion are fitted using the elasticity of the locking device and the locked device.

[0007] The edge of the mirror pressed by the locking device (and the locked device) may be any of the upper side, lower side, left side, and right side edge of the mirror. Further, in order to stably fix the mirror, it is necessary to hold down the mirror at a plurality of places. All of these may be held down by a locking tool (and a locked tool), or some of the locking tools (and the locked (Stopper), and another part may be pressed with another. As another example, there is an example in which the mirror is supported by a metal U-shaped receiver in which the mirror is heaviest, that is, the lower edge of the mirror is fixed to the wall surface. The material of the locking device and the locked device is not particularly limited, and a metal, a synthetic resin, or the like can be used.

In the case where the mirror has a vertical left side and a right side, if each edge of the left side and the right side of the mirror is pressed over the entire length by a locking tool, the mirror has a frame-like appearance, and the appearance is good. Become.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is an external view (perspective view) of an example of a bathroom mirror mounted by the mounting structure of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the bathroom mirror, and FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-section showing a supporting structure of a lower edge of the bathroom mirror. FIG. The lower edge of the mirror 2 is inserted into the holder 1 fixed to the wall surface of the wall panel 5 over the entire length. Next, the left and right edges of the mirror 2 are held together while the locking tools 4 are snap-fitted into a plurality of pairs of the locking tools 3 fixed to the wall surface of the wall panel 5 with a gap left and right. It is pressed against the wall surface from the front side by the locking tool 4 over the entire width. A mirror 2 whose upper side is an arc, the left side and the right side are vertical, and the lower side is a horizontal straight line.
Is held between the right and left locking members 4 and 4 and is held without rattling.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3 (longitudinal sectional view), the receiving member 1 is a U-shaped plate (usually made of metal) having an upward opening, and a mounting piece 6 attached to a wall surface is located on the front side. It is formed higher than the support piece 7 and is easily screwed to the wall panel 5.
Further, a spacer 8 made of a synthetic resin is inserted to prevent rattling and damage of the mirror 2 inserted into the receiving member 1.

As shown in FIG. 2 (transverse sectional view), the locked member 3 is a U-shaped leaf spring that opens toward the front side, and screws the middle plate 9 to the wall panel 5. The tip portions of the inner plate 10 and the outer plate 11 are each bent in a letter shape to form a convex portion 12.

On the other hand, in the locking device 4, the respective ends of the U-shaped inner piece 13 and the outer piece 14 for receiving the locked tool 3 are made thicker toward the middle to form a concave portion 15 on the near side. Inside the front piece 16, there is a protruding piece 17 bent in an L-shape. The protruding piece 17 presses the surface of the mirror 2 and the inner piece 13 presses the end face of the mirror 2. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the locking tool 4 stands up from the counter 18 and
With the texture of the wall panel 5 and the counter 18. The locking member 4 can be manufactured by extrusion molding of a synthetic resin or the like, and the color thereof can be matched with the wall panel 5 and the counter 18.

The above-described mirror mounting structure does not support the upper edge of the mirror 2 but supports the lower edge and the left and right edges, so even if the mirror 2 is rectangular, only the upper edge is curved. The mirror can be supported in the same way as the shape being done. Further, since the locking member 4 covers the locked member 3, the mirror 2 looks as if its left and right edges are pressed only by the locking member 4, and the appearance is good.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the edge of the mirror can be supported only by the operation of snap-fitting the locking tool to the locked tool. Both installation and removal operations can be performed easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example bathroom mirror mounted with the mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the bathroom mirror of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a supporting structure of a lower edge portion of the bathroom mirror of FIG. 1;

[Description of Signs] 1: Receiver 2: Mirror 3: Locked tool 4: Locking tool 5: Wall panel 6: Mounting piece 7: Supporting piece 8: Spacer 9: Middle plate 10: Inner plate 11: Outer plate 12: convex portion 13: inner piece 14: outer piece 15: concave portion 16: front piece 17: convex piece 18: counter

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A locking member (4) is snap-fitted into a locked member (3) fixed to a wall surface, and a mirror is pressed by the locking member (4) at an edge portion thereof, and the wall surface is pressed. Mounting structure of the mirror fixed to the. After the attachment, the locked member (3) is turned into the locking member (4).
The mounting structure of claim 1, wherein the mounting structure is covered by: