JP2005270373A - Lighting device of mirror cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting device of mirror cabinet for partially illuminating a specific part of the face such as the eye, the mouth or the like so as to facilitate partial makeup. <P>SOLUTION: The lighting device is provided on a mirror cabinet M having a three-sided mirror. The lighting device comprises a slide rail 2 extending on a turning end of a movable mirror 6, and a lighting part 1 elastically engaged with the slide rail 2 so as to vertically slide. A limit switch 5 is provided on the lighting part 1 so that power is turned on at the time of turning of the movable mirror 6, and that the power is turned off normally. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting device for a mirror cabinet. More specifically, the present invention relates to a lighting device that is attached to a three-sided mirror provided in a mirror cabinet such as a figure-viewer or a vanity, and partially illuminates a specific part of the face such as the eyes and mouth.

For example, the bathroom vanity is usually illuminated with a fluorescent lamp or an incandescent lamp provided on the upper part of the mirror cabinet illuminating the face from above. However, in the case of so-called partial make-up, in which a specific part of the face, such as the eyes and mouth, is made up finely, since illumination from above is not sufficient, a technique for separately providing a compact illumination device is disclosed. .
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-112654 (Pages 1-4, FIGS. 2, 4)

  However, even if the face is illuminated by the movable illumination device described above, it is not sufficient to apply fine makeup to the eyes, mouth, etc. using recent advanced makeup techniques. There is a need for a lighting device that can easily make up only the skin. The present invention has been conceived under such circumstances, and provides a lighting device for a mirror cabinet that partially illuminates a specific part of the face, such as the eyes and mouth, and facilitates partial makeup. Is the issue.

  In order to solve the above problems, the following technical means are taken in the present invention. That is, according to the present invention, there is provided a lighting device provided in a mirror cabinet having a three-sided mirror, which is elastically locked to a slide rail extending at a rotating end of a movable mirror and to be slidable up and down on the slide rail. The illumination unit is provided with a limit device for turning on the power only when the movable mirror is rotated, and usually provided with a limit switch for turning off the power. .

  In the first embodiment, the slide rail is formed by projecting a round bar-like slide part on a substantially U-shaped base part in a flat cross section, and the illumination part elastically locks on the round bar-like slide part. A hollow cylindrical part is provided. At this time, in order to give elasticity to the hollow cylindrical portion, the illuminating portion is preferably formed integrally from a synthetic resin having elasticity such as hard vinyl chloride, polypropylene, ABS, polycarbonate resin or the like.

  In the second embodiment, the slide rail is a substantially U-shaped mirror sash with a flat cross section, and the illumination unit has a clip structure that elastically holds the mirror sash. The illuminating unit configured by this clip structure is always urged by the urging means and elastically holds the mirror sash, but can be arbitrarily slid up and down by pressing the handle and releasing the urging. be able to.

  The illumination unit includes an illuminator that uses a battery as a power source. Preferably, a compact LED (light emitting diode) can be used while being able to illuminate efficiently with low power consumption.

  The invention according to claim 1 is as described above, and the illumination unit elastically locked to the slide rail is slidably moved up and down, the rotating end of the movable mirror is pulled forward, and the specific part of the face is located. Because it can illuminate, it can easily make up parts such as the eyes and mouth. In addition, since the illumination unit is provided with a limit switch that is turned on only when the movable mirror is rotated and is normally turned off, the movable mirror is closed after the partial makeup is completed. When the power is automatically turned off, it is possible to prevent forgetting to turn off the power.

  In the first embodiment, the slide rail is formed by projecting a round bar-like slide part on a substantially U-shaped base part in a flat cross section, and the illumination part elastically locks on the round bar-like slide part. Since the hollow cylindrical part is provided, the illumination part can be moved up and down smoothly.

  In the second embodiment, the slide rail is a substantially U-shaped mirror sash with a flat cross section, and the illumination unit has a clip structure that elastically sandwiches the mirror sash. It can move up and down smoothly.

  Moreover, since the said illumination part is equipped with the illuminator which uses a battery as a power supply, for example, it can illuminate efficiently with little power consumption by using LED.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an illumination device A for a mirror cabinet according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As can be clearly understood from FIG. 1, the illumination device A includes a slide rail 2 provided at the rotating end of the movable mirror 6 on the left side of the mirror cabinet M having a three-sided mirror, and the illumination unit 1. The slide rail 2 has a round bar-shaped slide portion 22 protruding from a substantially U-shaped base portion 21 having a flat cross section. The illumination portion 1 has a hollow cylindrical portion 12 provided therein. The portion 12 is elastically locked to the slide portion 22 so as to be slidable up and down. Furthermore, the illumination unit 1 includes an illuminator 11 that is turned on and off by a limit switch 5. In the present embodiment, an LED is used as the illuminator 11.

  2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the operation of the illumination device A. FIG. FIG. 2A shows a state in which, for example, the illuminating unit 1 is slid up and down to select the optimum position in order to partially make up the eye area, and the movable end of the movable mirror 6 is pulled forward and brought close to the face. . In this state, the rotating end of the movable mirror 6 that is electromagnetically attracted to the back plate 7 of the mirror cabinet M is rotated forward by a magnet catch (not shown), and the sensor 51 of the limit switch 5 becomes free. 11 is energized and turned on to illuminate the user's eyes. FIG. 2B shows a state in which the movable mirror 6 is returned to the original position, the sensor 51 is pushed by the back plate 7, the power is turned off, and the illuminator 11 is turned off.

  FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are plan sectional views for explaining the operation of the limit switch 5 related to the above. FIG. 3A shows a state in which the sensor 51 of the limit switch 5 is free and the return spring 52 works, and the illuminator 11 is turned on. FIG. 3B shows the return spring 52 when the sensor 51 is pushed. Is shown, and the illuminator 11 is turned off.

  FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing the illumination device B of the mirror cabinet according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from FIG. 4, the illuminating device B includes a mirror sash 4 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that is extended to the rotating end of the mirror 6 on the left side of the mirror cabinet M having a three-sided mirror, and the mirror. It consists of the illumination part 3 which clamps the sash 4 elastically. The illuminating unit 3 has a clip structure that is always in a biased state, and includes a locking piece 32 that elastically contacts and locks the mirror sash 4, and when the bias is released by pressing the handle 33, The interlocking of the interlocking locking piece 32 is also released, and it can easily slide up and down. Furthermore, the illumination unit 3 includes an illuminator 31, and the illuminator 31 is turned on and off by the limit switch 5 as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example in which the mirror cabinet illumination device A according to the first embodiment is applied to a vanity. From FIG. 5, it is clear that if the rotating end of the movable mirror 6 is rotated, the illuminating unit 1 can illuminate a specific part of the face. Thus, partial makeup such as the eyes and the mouth can be easily performed. . In the first and second embodiments, the illumination units 1 and 3 are elastically locked to the rotating end of the left movable mirror 6, but are elastically locked to the rotating end of the right movable mirror (not shown). May be. Furthermore, you may provide in the rotation end of the movable mirror of right and left both sides. Moreover, although the power supply of the illuminators 11 and 31 is a battery, it is not limited to a battery, and a home AC power supply may be used. As described above, various design changes can be made to the present invention, and all are included in the technical scope of the present invention without departing from the scope of the claims.

It is a partial exploded perspective view which shows the illuminating device of the mirror cabinet concerning 1st embodiment of this invention. (A) It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which turned on the illuminating device shown in FIG. (B) It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which turned off the illuminating device shown in FIG. (A) It is a plane sectional view which shows the state which a limit switch turns on a power supply. (B) It is a plane sectional view which shows the state which a limit switch turns off a power supply. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the illuminating device of the mirror cabinet concerning 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the example which applied the illuminating device of the mirror cabinet concerning a 1st Example to the vanity.

Explanation of symbols

A Illumination device 1 of the mirror cabinet according to the first embodiment Illumination unit 11 Illuminator 12 Hollow cylindrical portion 2 Slide rail 21 Base portion 22 Round bar-shaped slide portion B Illumination device 3 of the mirror cabinet according to the second embodiment Illumination unit 31 Illuminator 32 Locking piece 33 Handle 4 Mirror sash 5 Limit switch 51 Sensor 52 Return spring 6 Movable mirror 7 Back plate M of mirror cabinet Mirror cabinet

Claims (4)

  An illumination device provided in a mirror cabinet having a three-sided mirror, comprising a slide rail extending at a rotating end of a movable mirror and an illumination unit elastically locked to the slide rail so as to be slidable up and down, The illumination unit is a mirror cabinet illumination device provided with a limit switch that is turned on only when the movable mirror is rotated and normally turned off.   The slide rail is formed by projecting a round bar-like slide part on a substantially U-shaped base section of the flat section, and the illumination part has a hollow cylindrical part elastically locked to the round bar-like slide part. The illumination device of the mirror cabinet of Claim 1.   2. The illuminating device for a mirror cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the slide rail is a substantially U-shaped mirror sash having a flat cross section, and the illumination unit has a clip structure that elastically holds the mirror sash.   The illuminating device for a mirror cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the illumination unit includes an illuminator that uses a battery as a power source.

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