JP2003159190A - Bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathroom which can bring about a fantastic atmosphere by light therein by radiation light from the surface of bath water, especially, securely prevent spot light from leaking outside the bathtub to raise direction effect. <P>SOLUTION: This bathroom is equipped with side walls and ceiling walls and a bathtub equipped with a spot light device which can radiate light from the inside of the bathtub through the surface of water to the inside of the bathroom. The spot light device is placed on the bottom wall or a side wall in the bathtub. A side wall formed in between upper and lower seat faces of a half body bathtub can be used as the side wall. The spot light is placed near the drain port on the bottom wall of the bathtub. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom such as a unit bathroom, and more particularly to a bathroom which can obtain a fantastic effect by reflecting light.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a bathroom such as a unit bathroom, an illuminating device for illuminating the inside of the bathroom is arranged, for example, at the upper part of the counter on the side of the washing room. However, since such an illumination device only functions as illumination, a bathroom structure in which a spotlight illumination device is installed in the bathroom aiming at other effects is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-85945. There is. In this bathroom structure, a curved surface portion having a concave inner surface is formed on at least one side wall of the bathroom, and the curved surface portion is illuminated by a spotlight of a spotlight illuminating device attached to another side wall or a ceiling wall.

[0003]

However, in this bathroom structure, since the spotlight of the spotlight lighting device is simply radiated to the curved surface portion of one side wall, the atmosphere in the bathroom looks wide and the spotlight creates an atmosphere. Although it gives the bather a relaxed mood, the spotlight and its reflected light that illuminates the curved surface become extremely monotonous, making it difficult to create a fantastic atmosphere in the bathroom with light. It has a problem that it is difficult to obtain the effect.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to be able to create a fantastic atmosphere in the bathroom by the radiant light from the water surface of the bathtub, and to sufficiently bring out the effect. It is to provide a bathroom that can be enhanced.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a bathroom having a side wall, a ceiling wall and the like, in which a bath is installed, In addition, a spotlight illuminating device that can irradiate the spotlight onto the water surface from the inside of the bathtub and radiate it into the bathroom is provided.

With such a configuration, in the spotlight lighting device disposed on the bottom wall of the bathtub in the bathroom, the spotlight penetrates the water in the bathtub and is irradiated onto the water surface, and the spotlight is emitted from the water surface. The emitted light is emitted into the bathroom and is projected on the side wall and ceiling wall. At this time, since the spotlight is irradiated from the water to the fluctuating water surface that hardly stops still and is refracted and radiated, the radiated light itself reflected on the side wall and ceiling wall does not stop and fluctuates. An infinite pattern of light creates a fantastic atmosphere in the bathroom.

The spotlight illuminating device is
As in the invention according to claim 2, it is preferable that it is arranged on the bottom wall and / or the side wall of the bathtub, and in this case, the side wall of the bathtub for a half-body bath is the same as in the invention according to claim 3. It is preferably a side wall formed between the upper and lower bottom surfaces.
With this configuration, by arranging the spotlight lighting device on the bottom wall or side wall of the bathtub, the spotlight can be reliably illuminated on the water surface of the bathtub. By using the side wall between the faces,
The dead space formed on the lower outer side of the upper seat surface can be effectively used as the installation space for the spotlight illumination device.

Further, it is preferable that the spotlight illuminating device is arranged in the vicinity of the drain port of the bottom wall of the bathtub, as in the invention described in claim 4. With this configuration, for example, a transparent irradiation cover as a spotlight irradiation unit provided on the bottom wall of the bathtub near the drainage port can be washed with the flow of water when draining water in the bathtub, and the illumination cover is always It can be cleaned and a stable spotlight irradiation condition can be obtained.

Further, in the spotlight illuminating device, it is preferable that the spotlight is dimmable and / or discolorable. With such a configuration, since the spotlight can be dimmed or discolored, the spotlight itself can be changed according to, for example, a bather's preference,
The water in the bathtub has various production patterns, creating a more fantastic atmosphere in the bathroom.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of a bathroom according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the interior thereof, FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view thereof, and FIG. FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 are explanatory diagrams of the operation.

1 and 2, the bathroom 1 includes a waterproof pan 2, four wall panels 3a to 3d as side walls (see FIG. 2 for the wall panel 3a), and a ceiling wall such as a dome-shaped ceiling. The panel 4 is formed in a box shape. On the waterproof pan 2, a bathtub 5 is installed on the side of the wall panel 3b, and a washroom 6 is provided on the side of the wall panel 3d, and a counter 7 for placing a washbasin is provided on the side of the wall panel 3c of this washroom 6.
Is provided. In addition, a mirror panel 8 on which a mirror 9, a storage rack 10, a shower 11, a faucet 12, a bathroom lighting device 13 and the like are integrally assembled on the upper part of the counter 7.
Is provided.

A pair of loudspeakers 15 (only one loudspeaker 15 is shown) are attached to the left and right side surfaces 4a of the ceiling panel 4 toward the inside of the bathroom 1, and a wall surface of the bathtub 5 on the side of the wall panel 3a ( Alternatively, the actuator 16 (or the bass speaker) is attached to the wall panel 3a). As shown in FIG. 2, the speaker 15 and the actuator 16 are electrically connected to a control panel 18 disposed near the door 17 of the wall panel 3a (or the wall panel 3b in the bathroom 1). By the control of the control panel 18, the speaker 15 reproduces mid-high frequencies, and the actuator 16 vibrates the bathtub 5 itself (or the wall panel 3a or the acoustic space inside thereof) to reproduce low-pitched sounds. .

The bathtub 5 is formed of a half-body bathtub having a bottom wall 5a having upper and lower two-stage seating surfaces 19a and 19b.
For example, a half body bath 5A having a raised seat surface 19a is provided on the side of the wall panel 3c, and the seat surface 19b is connected to the seat surface 19a and the side surface 19c (see FIG. 4) on the side of the wall panel 3a. A lower half-body bath 5B is provided. In addition, the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5 is the side surface 1 of the seat surface 19b.
On the 9c side, the drain trap 20 placed under the bathtub 5
A drainage port 21 that is connected to (see FIG. 4) is provided.
A spotlight illumination device 22 is provided on the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5 on the seat surface 19b near the drainage port 21.

This spotlight illumination device 22 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a cylindrical lighting case 23 whose inner surface functions as a light reflecting surface, and a socket portion 25 provided on one end side of the lighting case 23 in the axial direction and connected to a lead wire 24.
And a halogen lamp 26 or the like as a light source that is detachably attached to the socket 25, and is configured to be dimmable and / or discolorable, for example. The light source of the spotlight lighting device 22 is a halogen lamp 2
In addition to 6, it is possible to use an appropriate light bulb such as an incandescent lamp or a fluorescent lamp, or an LED of a predetermined color or a plurality of colors,
The number can also be increased appropriately.

The spotlight lighting device 22
Is fixed to the outer surface of the bottom wall 5a by fixing a mounting flange 27 provided on the outer side of the opening on the other end side in the axial direction of the lighting case 23 to the back surface of the irradiation hole 29 of the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5 with a screw 28. It is installed. Also, the bottom wall 5 of the bathtub 5
An illumination cover 30 made of a transparent material (for example, resin) is formed inside the irradiation hole 29 corresponding to the shape of the opening edge of the illumination case 23 on the bottom wall 5a in an airtight manner. Is stuck to.

As a result, the spotlight illumination device 22
The light emitted from the halogen lamp 26, that is, the spotlight 22a is radiated through the illumination cover 30 into the water in the bathtub 5 as indicated by an arrow a in FIG. 4, and a predetermined range of the water surface W of the bathtub 5 (for example, a circle in FIG. 2). It is set to illuminate part E). And this spotlight lighting device 22
2 is connected to the control panel 18 via a lead wire 24 as shown in FIG. 2, and the control panel 18 controls the lighting and extinguishing of the control panel 18 and the dimming and color tones as necessary. It

The lighting cover 30 is preferably formed in a disk shape having the same thickness as the bottom wall 5a as shown in FIG. 3, but as shown by a chain double-dashed line a in FIG. A tapered illumination cover 30 having a large diameter on the surface 19b side and a small diameter on the side opposite to the bearing surface 19b is used to control the irradiation direction (irradiation range) of the spotlight 22a, and the chain double-dashed lines b, c. It is also possible to change the irradiation state of the spotlight 22a into the bathtub 5 by making the back surface side of the illumination cover 30 concave or convex so that the illumination cover 30 itself has a lens effect as shown in FIG.

Further, as indicated by a chain double-dashed line d in FIG. 3, a light reflecting member 33 (or a light reflecting member) for reflecting light is provided on the end face of the irradiation hole 29 of the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5 or the outer peripheral side face of the lighting cover 30. It is also possible to integrally provide a light suppressing member for suppressing reflection and control the irradiation state of the spotlight 22a.
By setting the material and shape of the illumination cover 30 itself, it is possible to provide the function of a light suppressing member, or to control the irradiation state by changing the transmittance of the spotlight 22a and the like.

According to this bathroom 1, when a bather takes a bath, when a predetermined amount of hot water is put into the bathtub 5 and the control panel 18 is operated to turn on the spotlight illumination device 22, the spotlight 22a is turned on. As shown by the arrow A in FIG. 4, the transparent lighting cover 30 on the bottom wall 5a of the bath 5 irradiates water (hot water) in the bath 5. And this spotlight 2
2a is refracted by the water surface W and is a wall panel 3a as indicated by an arrow B.
˜3d and the ceiling panel 4 are radiated, and the radiated light R is projected on the wall panels 3a to 3d (the wall panel 3b also includes a window portion) and the ceiling panel 4 as shown in FIG.

At this time, the spotlight 22a is irradiated from the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5 into the water in the bathtub 5, so that the spotlight 22 irradiated from the illumination cover 30 is surely refracted and radiated on the water surface W. In addition, the water surface W of the bathtub 5
The wall panel 3a is accompanied by the fact that it does not become stationary due to vibrations during the supply of hot water or vibrations caused by the movement of the bather in the washing room 6 and is at least slightly deviated. ~ 3d and radiant light R projected on the ceiling panel 4
Also becomes unstable. This synchrotron radiation R
Changes according to the degree of fluctuation of the water surface W, which creates a fantastic atmosphere of the infinite pattern of the radiated light R in the bathroom 1.

As described above, in the bathroom 1 of the above embodiment, the spotlight lighting device 22 is provided on the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5 of the bathroom 1, and the spotlight 22a is passed through the water in the bathtub 5. Since it irradiates the water surface W, refracts it on the water surface W, and radiates it into the bathroom 1, the emitted light R from the water surface W by the spotlight 22a can be projected onto the wall panels 3a to 3d and the ceiling panel 4. At this time, the radiated light R projected on the wall panels 3a to 3d etc. by the fluctuation of the water surface W
Can be changed infinitely, and a fantastic atmosphere due to light can be created in the bathroom 1, and the effect of the bathroom 1 can be enhanced.

In particular, since the spotlight illuminating device 22 is arranged on the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5, an efficient irradiation and refraction radiation state of the spotlight 22a to be irradiated can be obtained, for example, the water surface of the bathtub 5. W for spotlight 22a
It is possible to further enhance the effect of the light in the bathroom 1, such as the effect that the contrast with the washing place 6 is emphasized by illuminating with.

Further, since the radiant light R corresponding to the fluctuation of the water surface W of the bathtub 5 is projected on the wall panels 3a to 3d and the ceiling panel 4, by looking at the radiant light R while bathing, the water surface of the river or the sea can be seen. You can get the comfort (relaxation) in the mental aspect that you can get when you look at the bath and enhance the effect of enjoying the bath itself. In particular, since the spotlight 22a penetrates through the water from the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5 and is radiated into the bathroom 1, the spotlight 22a is in the eyes of the bather who is bathing in the bathtub 5.
It is possible to reliably prevent a from entering directly and to obtain a radiant light R that is easy on the eyes, so that the bather does not feel dazzling while bathing. Even when bathing for a relatively long time such as, a comfortable bath can be made so that the bathing time can be forgotten.

Further, since the fantastic radiant light R is projected on the wall panels 3a to 3d and the ceiling panel 4, it is possible to make the inner space of the bathroom 1 which is narrow and apt to be occluded wider, and in particular, the radiant light R Since the state of changes infinitely,
The space in the bathroom 1 can be made wider and more effective than in the case where the curved surface portion is simply illuminated by the spotlight illumination device as in the conventional case.

Further, by adopting a structure capable of dimming or changing color as the spotlight illuminating device 22,
The radiant light R projected on the wall panels 3a to 3d and the ceiling panel 4 can be adjusted or changed to suit the taste of the bather, and the bathroom 1 with higher performance and comfort can be obtained. It will be possible. Further, since the spotlight lighting device 22 is provided on the seat surface 19b near the drainage port 21, when draining the hot water in the bathtub 5, the drainage port 2
The surface of the lighting cover 30 that is integrally arranged in the irradiation hole 29 of the bottom wall 5a can be washed away by the flow of the vortex of drainage generated in the vicinity of 1, and the lighting cover 30 is always maintained in a clean state. However, the cleaning can be facilitated and the stable spotlight 22a can be irradiated for a long period of time.

Furthermore, the lighting cover 30 is, for example, integrally formed on the bottom portion 5a of the bathtub 5 without processing the curved panels or the like on the wall panels 3a to 3d and the ceiling panel 4, and spots are formed on the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5. Since it can be dealt with by attaching the light illumination device 22, it is possible to facilitate the installation and the like, and as a result, it is possible to form the bathroom 1 in which a fantastic atmosphere by light is obtained at low cost. Further, by setting the shape and material of the lighting cover 30 provided on the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5 to a predetermined value, it is possible to obtain various effect patterns for the spotlights 22a illuminated in the bathtub 5. It is possible to easily provide the bathroom 1 having a performance according to taste.

Further, since the lighting of the speaker 15 or the actuator 16 and the spotlight illuminating device 22 as the sound reproducing device provided in the bathroom 1 can be associated with each other, the spotlight illuminating device can be reproduced, for example, when reproducing music by operating the actuator 16. When 22 is turned on, the vibration of the actuator 16 is propagated to the hot water in the bathtub 5 and the water surface W slightly fluctuates, and a minute change can be given to the radiated light R projected on the wall panels 3a to 3d. , It becomes possible to obtain a fantastic synchrotron radiation R that is rich in variation. Further, it is possible to create a more fantastic atmosphere by appropriately combining the spotlight illumination device 22 with sound and light.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing another embodiment of the bathroom according to the present invention. The same parts as those in the above embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. The feature of the bathroom 1 of this embodiment is that the spotlight lighting device 22 is provided on the side surface 1 formed between the upper and lower seat surfaces 19a and 19b of the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5.
It is located at point 9c.

That is, the side surface 19c of the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5
An irradiation hole 29 is formed in the irradiation hole 29, an illumination cover 30 is integrally provided in the irradiation hole 29 in an airtight state, and the spotlight illumination device 22 is attached to the back surface side of the illumination cover 30 via, for example, an attachment member 31. In this case, the illumination device attachment surface 31a of the attachment member 31 and the side surface 19c are provided with a predetermined angle as necessary so that the irradiation direction of the spotlight 22a of the spotlight illumination device 22 is directed to the water surface W. Set.

Also in this embodiment, the spotlight 22a of the spotlight illuminating device 22 arranged in the bathtub 5 can irradiate the water surface W from the water in the bathtub 5, and in addition to the same effect as the above-described embodiment. Since the spotlight lighting device 22 is disposed by effectively utilizing the dead space formed on the outer lower portion of the seat surface 19a of the bottom wall 5a, the spotlight lighting device 22 needs to be disposed under the bottom wall 5a. The size of the lower portion of the bottom wall 5a can be set to be small as in the conventional case, and the effect that the space for installing the bathtub 5 can be saved can be obtained.

As described above, the spotlight illuminating device 22 of the present invention is arranged not only on the seat surfaces 19a, 19b and the side surface 19c of the bottom wall 5a of the bathtub 5 but also as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. It can also be arranged on the side wall 5b on the half body bath section 5A side (or the anti half body bath section 5B side) that connects the bottom wall 5a and the upper surface flange section 5c. It can be arranged at an appropriate position where the light 22a can be irradiated. Further, the number of the spotlight illuminating devices 22 provided is not limited to one, and may be, for example, the seat surfaces 19a, 1a.
9b and side walls 5b may be provided in a plural number, or a predetermined number may be provided in each of the bottom wall 5a and the side wall 5b. It is also possible to diversify the spotlights 22a by making them different.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the spotlight lighting device 22 projects the radiated light R onto the four wall panels 3a to 3d and the ceiling panel 4 has been described. By appropriately setting the installation position and the irradiation direction of the spotlight 22a, the emitted light R can be partially projected only on the desired wall panels 3a to 3d and the ceiling panel 4. Further, the configuration of the spotlight lighting device 22 itself, the overall structure of the bathroom 1, the shape of the bathtub 5 and the like in each of the above-described embodiments are also examples, and are appropriately changed within the scope not departing from the gist of each invention related to the present invention. can do.

[0033]

As described in detail above, according to the invention described in claim 1, since the spotlight illuminating device capable of irradiating the spotlight from the inside of the bathtub to the surface of the water is provided, the spotlight is turned on. It is possible to reliably irradiate the shaking water surface that hardly stops and refract and radiate this, and it is possible to project a radiant light of a fantastic and infinite production pattern on the side wall and ceiling wall, and the production performance in the bathroom And comfort can be improved sufficiently.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, since the spotlight lighting device is disposed on the bottom wall or the side wall of the bathtub, the water surface of the bathtub is The spotlight can be surely illuminated, and the effect of the light can be further enhanced.

According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2, a spotlight illuminating device is arranged on the side wall between the upper and lower seating surfaces of the bathtub for half body bath. Therefore, the dead space formed on the upper outer lower portion of the seat surface can be effectively used as the installation space of the spotlight illumination device, and the space for installing the spotlight illumination device can be easily saved.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claims 1 to 3, a spotlight lighting device is arranged in the vicinity of the drain port of the bottom wall of the bathtub. , A transparent lighting cover as a spotlight irradiation port provided near the drainage port on the bottom wall of the bathtub can be cleaned by the flow of water in the bathtub when draining water, and a stable spotlight is always provided. The water surface can be irradiated.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claims 1 to 4, since the spotlight illuminating device is configured to be dimmable or discolorable, the spotlight itself. For example, it is possible to give a change according to the taste of the bather, and various effect patterns can be obtained for the water in the bathtub, and it is possible to create a more fantastic atmosphere by the light in the bathroom. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the inside showing an embodiment of a bathroom according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an arrangement portion of the spotlight illumination device.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram of the same.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing another embodiment of the bathroom according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Bathroom 3a-3d ... Wall panel 4 ... ・ ・ ・ Ceiling panel 5 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Bathtub 5A: Half-body bath 5B ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Anti-half body bath 5a ... ・ ・ ・ Bottom wall 5b ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Sidewall 5c ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Top flange 18 ... Control panel 19a, 19b ... Seat surface 19c .... Side 21 ... Drainage port 22 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Spotlight illumination device 12a .... Spotlight 23 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Lighting case 26 ... Halogen lamp 29 ... Irradiation hole 30 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Lighting cover W ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Water surface R ...

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom having a side wall, a ceiling wall, and the like, in which a bathtub is installed, and a spotlight illuminating device capable of irradiating the bathtub with the spotlight from the inside of the bathtub to the surface of the water. A bathroom characterized by the provision of. 2. The bathroom according to claim 1, wherein the spotlight lighting device is arranged on a bottom wall and / or a side wall of a bathtub. 3. The bathroom according to claim 2, wherein the side wall is a side wall formed between upper and lower seating surfaces of a bath for half body bath. 4. The bathroom according to claim 1, wherein the spotlight lighting device is arranged in the vicinity of a drainage port on a bottom wall of a bathtub. 5. The bathroom according to claim 1, wherein the spotlight lighting device is configured such that the spotlight is dimmable and / or discolorable.