JP2005052398A - Mirror cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a mirror body from clouding and maintain a sanitary condition of a storing section in a mirror cabinet having the storing section in the rear side of the mirror body. <P>SOLUTION: The storing section 2 is disposed in the rear side of the mirror body 1 functioning as an opening and closing door in the mirror cabinet M, ventilation box 4, 6 are arranged in the upper end side and the lower end side of the mirror body 1, a blower means 3 is arranged in the upper ventilation box 4, and the ventilation boxes 4, 6 have ventilating paths 4a, 6a inside thereof. An air outlet port 5 is formed for blowing out air onto the surface of the mirror 1 in the upper ventilation box 4, and an air inlet port 7 for taking in air from outside into the storing section 2 is formed in the lower ventilation box 6. The mirror body 1 is prevented from clouding by the air blowing out from the air outlet port 5 onto the surface of the mirror body 1, and at the same time the storing section 2 is ventilated, its humidity is kept lower and its sanitary condition is maintained good by passing outside air taken in from the air inlet port 7 through the storing section 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mirror cabinet provided with a storage part on the back side of a mirror body, and an object thereof is to provide means for keeping the storage part dry and at the same time preventing fogging of the mirror body.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a mirror cabinet M having a mirror body 1 as an opening / closing door and a storage portion 2 on the back side thereof is combined with, for example, a floor cabinet F provided with a wash basin 11 on which a faucet device 10 is installed. And used to construct the vanity C.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228667 discloses a vanity equipped with such a mirror cabinet. A warm air blower composed of a blower and a ceramic heater is disposed on the inner bottom of the mirror cabinet housing. It describes that warm air is blown out from the surface side to the front surface side and the back surface side of the mirror body, thereby preventing the mirror body from being fogged and heating the storage portion.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-54356

  The mirror cabinet described in Patent Document 1 only blows warm air from the warm air blower disposed on the inner bottom of the storage unit into the storage unit, and does not consider ventilation of the storage unit. Therefore, when the temperature in the storage part does not change and only the temperature rises and the bacteria and mold grow, the sanitary environment may be deteriorated. Moreover, since the warm air blower including electric parts such as a blower and a ceramic heater is disposed on the inner bottom of the storage unit, they are likely to come into contact with the water that has entered the storage unit, and are liable to cause breakdowns and accidents. There is a problem.

  The feature of the mirror cabinet adopted by the present invention in order to solve the above problems is that the upper end side and the lower end side of the mirror body are provided with an air passage that communicates the storage portion with the outside, and the air blowing means is disposed in at least one of the air passages. The air is taken in from the air inlet formed in the one air passage by the blowing means, and the storage portion is circulated, and the air is blown out from the air inlet formed in the other air passage toward the surface of the mirror body. It is that.

  In the mirror cabinet, it is desirable to arrange the air blowing means in the upper end side air passage and to form an air supply port so as to blow out air from the upper end side air passage toward the surface of the mirror body.

  Further, the mirror cabinet according to the present invention is provided with an air passage that communicates the storage portion with the outside on the left end side and the right end side of the mirror body, and the air blowing means is disposed in at least one air passage, and one air flow is provided by the air blowing means. It is also possible to take in air from the air inlet formed in the passage and distribute the storage portion, and to blow out air from the air inlet formed in the other air passage toward the surface of the mirror body.

  Further, in the mirror cabinet of the present invention, a processing means for performing a predetermined processing on the circulating air may be arranged in the middle of the air passage. In this case, the processing means is an ion generator, a dehumidifier, or a heater. It can be.

  In addition, about a ventilation means, it is also possible to comprise so that the distribution direction of air can be reversed.

  The mirror cabinet according to the present invention is provided with air passages on the upper and lower ends or left and right end sides of the mirror body, and air is circulated through the storage portion and air is directed toward the surface of the mirror body by air blowing means arranged in the air passages. Since it is configured to blow out, the mirror body can be prevented from fogging and at the same time, the storage section can be ventilated. Therefore, the storage part can be easily kept dry and clean.

  When the air blowing means is arranged in the upper end side air passage and the air is blown out from the upper end side air passage toward the surface of the mirror body, the air blowing means becomes difficult to come into contact with water, so that the safety is excellent. . Moreover, the effect which accelerates | stimulates the drying around a mirror cabinet is acquired by blowing off air from the upper end side of a mirror body.

  When processing means such as ion generators, dehumidifiers, heaters, etc. are placed in the middle of the air passage, the air flowing through the storage section and / or the air that can be blown out to the outside should be modified and altered according to the purpose. Can do.

  Furthermore, when the air flow direction is configured to be reversible with respect to the air blowing means, it is possible to select which of the air flow in the storage portion and the air blowing to the mirror body surface is the main depending on the situation. Become. This aspect can exhibit a very useful effect by the function of the processing means arranged in the air passage.

[First Embodiment]
1 and 2 show a vanity C provided with a mirror cabinet M to which the present invention is applied. As shown in the figure, the mirror cabinet M according to the present invention is used to construct a vanity C in combination with a floor cabinet F on which a washbasin 11 on which a faucet device 10 is installed is mounted. The

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mirror body 1 in the mirror cabinet M functions as an open / close door, and a storage portion 2 is provided on the back side of the mirror body 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, ventilation boxes 4 and 6 are disposed on the upper end side and the lower end side of the mirror body 1, and either one of the ventilation boxes 4 or 6 (in this example, the upper ventilation box 4) is provided with the blowing means 3. Is provided. The ventilation boxes 4 and 6 are provided with ventilation paths 4a and 6a inside, and communicate with the storage unit 2 and the outside so that air can flow. In this example, an air supply port 5 for blowing air toward the surface of the mirror body 1 is formed in the upper ventilation box 4. On the other hand, air is introduced into the storage unit 2 from the outside in the lower ventilation box 6. An intake port 7 for taking in is formed. The air blowing means 3 includes a blower fan or the like, and may be either an axial flow type or a centrifugal type. The shape of the air supply port 5 and the air intake port 7 is not particularly limited, and may be a round hole shape or a slit shape. Furthermore, it is desirable that the shelf portion 8 and the bottom surface portion 9 provided in the storage portion 2 have a mesh structure such as a mesh or a porous structure such as a punching metal to facilitate ventilation.

  The mirror cabinet M blows air from the air supply port 5 toward the surface of the mirror body 1 by operating the air blowing means 3. Thereby, the anti-fogging action of the mirror body 1 is performed. At the same time, the external air taken in from the intake port 7 is circulated in the storage unit 2 so that the storage unit 2 can be ventilated and the humidity can be kept low. Becomes easy.

  In this example, since the air blowing means 3 which is an electrical component is arranged on the upper end side of the mirror body 1, the chance of coming into contact with the water entering the storage portion 2 is reduced, and therefore, an accident such as electric leakage or electric shock is prevented. There is no fear of inviting. Moreover, the air blown out from the upper air supply port 5 exhibits not only the surface of the mirror body 1 but also the function of promoting the drying of the equipment around the mirror cabinet M such as the basin 11.

[Second Embodiment]
In the mirror cabinet M according to the present invention, it is conceivable to dispose the processing means for performing a predetermined processing in the middle of the air passage to reform and alter the circulating air. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, a negative ion generator 20 is disposed in the air passage 4 a on the upper air supply port 5 side, and a positive ion or positive and negative ion generator is disposed on the air passage 6 a on the lower air inlet 7 side. It is possible to arrange 21. In this case, even if the upper ventilation box 4 is formed with an air supply port 5 a in which the air blowing direction is set to the surface direction of the mirror body 1 and an air supply port 5 b which is set to the front direction of the mirror body 1. Good.

  According to such a configuration, the negative air is mixed into the air blown to the outside by the air blowing means 3, and the human being around the mirror cabinet M has excellent sedation, mental stabilization, autonomic nerve adjustment, blood purification, and the like. It can be expected to exert physiological activity. On the other hand, since the air taken in from the outside and circulated in the storage unit 2 can contain positive ions or positive and negative ions that exert a bactericidal action against airborne bacteria in the air, the inside of the storage unit 2 is sterilized, An improvement in hygiene can be brought about.

  Note that only one of the ion generators 20 and 21 may be employed. In addition to the ion generator, a dehumidifier, a heater, or the like can be employed as the processing means disposed in the ventilation paths 4a and 6a. Both exhibit the function of reducing the humidity of the internal environment of the storage unit 2.

[Third Embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 5, it is also possible to reverse the air flow direction as the air blowing means 3 disposed in the air passage 4a. In this case, for example, an ion generator 22 capable of switching the type of generated ions is employed as the processing means. Thus, in this example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the ion generator 22 generates negative ions and the air blowing means 22 is operated so that the air passing through the ion generator 22 is discharged to the outside. As shown in FIG. 5B, the ion generator 22 generates positive ions or positive and negative ions, and the air blowing means 22 is operated so that the air passing through the ion generator 22 circulates in the storage unit 2. Can be switched as desired.

[Fourth Embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 6, a configuration in which ventilation boxes 4 and 6 having ventilation paths that communicate between the storage unit 2 and the outside are arranged on the left end side and the right end side of the mirror body 1 is also possible.

  In addition to being used as a part of the vanity C, the mirror cabinet M according to the present invention can be used alone as a wall cabinet or the like. Although illustration is omitted, it is not hindered to arrange the blowing means 3 on the lower end side of the mirror body 1.

It is a perspective view of the vanity table which shows 1st Embodiment of the mirror cabinet which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of a vanity in the state where the mirror which shows a 1st embodiment of the mirror cabinet concerning the present invention was opened. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows 1st Embodiment of the mirror cabinet which concerns on this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows 2nd Embodiment of the mirror cabinet which concerns on this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows 3rd Embodiment of the mirror cabinet which concerns on this invention, and figure (A) (B) shows the state which reversed the distribution direction of air. It is a perspective view of the vanity which shows 4th Embodiment of the mirror cabinet which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of a bathroom vanity provided with the conventional mirror cabinet.

Explanation of symbols

M ... Mirror cabinet 1 ... Mirror body 2 ... Storage part 3 ... Air blowing means 4 ... Ventilation box 4a ... Ventilation path 5 ... Air supply port 6 ... Ventilation box 5a ... Ventilation path 7 ... Intake port 8 ... Shelf part 9 ... Bottom of storage part C ... Vanity

Claims (6)

A mirror cabinet provided with a storage part on the back side of the mirror body, provided with a ventilation path connecting the storage part and the outside on the upper end side and the lower end side of the mirror body, and an air blowing means is disposed in at least one of the ventilation paths The air is taken in from the air inlet formed in the one air passage by the air blowing means and circulates the storage portion, and the air is blown out from the air inlet formed in the other air passage toward the surface of the mirror body. Mirror cabinet characterized by that. 2. The mirror cabinet according to claim 1, wherein an air supply port is formed in the upper air passage and an air supply port is formed so that air is blown from the upper air passage toward the surface of the mirror body. A mirror cabinet provided with a storage part on the back side of the mirror body, provided with a ventilation path connecting the storage part and the outside on the left end side and the right end side of the mirror body, and air blowing means is arranged in at least one of the ventilation paths The air is taken in from the air inlet formed in the one air passage by the air blowing means and circulates the storage portion, and the air is blown out from the air inlet formed in the other air passage toward the surface of the mirror body. Mirror cabinet characterized by that. The mirror cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a processing means for performing a predetermined processing on the circulating air is arranged in the middle of the air passage. The mirror cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the processing means is an ion generator, a dehumidifier, or a heater. The mirror cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the air blowing means is configured to be able to reverse the air flow direction.

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