JP2005323115A - Television device for bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television device for a bathroom without requiring the installation of an amplifier and a speaker in addition to a television body. <P>SOLUTION: The television body 3 with a watertight structure is mounted on the wall face of a bathroom. Both sides of a half mirror plate 1 covering the television body 3 are raised open from the wall face of the bathroom. The voice of a speaker 31 is emitted forward from the open parts. By this, the following problems can be solved. (1) A water-tight casing is embedded in the wall face of a bathroom, and a television device put on the market is stored in the casing in a conventional television device for a bathroom in order to obtain the watertight structure of the television device used in the bathroom. The front of the casing is formed of a half mirror. The entire face creates a mirror state when the television device is in an inoperative state. When the television device is operated, a television screen can be appreciated via the half mirror. However, a television voice is outputted to an amplifier provided separately from the television device since the casing is watertight. Further, the television voice is emitted from a separately arranged speaker. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a television set for a bathroom which is attached to a wall surface of a bathroom and whose front surface is covered with a half mirror plate.

  A conventional bathroom television apparatus of this type has a housing whose front surface is formed of a half mirror plate attached to a window hole formed on the wall surface of the bathroom. And the television main body is accommodated in the housing so that the television image display section of the television main body faces the half mirror plate.

The television main body housed in the housing is a finished product of a commercially available television receiver. Moreover, since this housing | casing is a watertight structure, when a television main body is accommodated in a housing | casing, the television sound sounded from the speaker of a television main body cannot be heard. Therefore, an audio signal is led out of the housing through the audio signal code, and a separately provided speaker is ringed through the amplifier (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-327428 A (FIG. 2)

  In the conventional bathroom television apparatus, since a commercially available television receiver is used, the television body must be housed in a watertight casing. For this reason, the speaker provided in the TV main body cannot be used, and an audio signal is derived to the outside and a separate amplifier and speaker are installed.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom television apparatus that does not require an amplifier or a speaker separately from the television main body.

  In order to solve the above problems, a television apparatus for a bathroom according to the present invention includes a television main body provided with a TV image display on the front surface, the TV main body on the wall surface of the bathroom, and at least the TV image display unit positioned in front of the wall surface. At the same time, in the bathroom TV device provided with a half mirror plate that covers the TV main body from the front side, attach the half mirror plate so that a part of the peripheral edge of the half mirror plate and the wall surface of the bathroom are opened. And a sealing means for enclosing at least the TV image display unit and sandwiched between the front surface of the TV main body and the rear surface of the half mirror plate, and preventing intrusion of hot water between the TV image display unit and the half mirror plate. And an inclined portion is provided on the upper edge so that hot water does not stagnate on the upper edge of the sealing means.

  According to the above configuration, since the space between a part of the periphery of the half mirror plate and the wall surface of the bathroom is open, if a TV is provided with a speaker, the TV sound generated from the speaker is released. It reaches the bathroom through the part. It is desirable to prevent hot water from entering the portion surrounded by the sealing means as much as possible. If the upper edge of the sealing means is inclined, the hot water does not stagnate on the upper edge, so that the sealing performance by the sealing means is improved.

  In this way, the area surrounded by the sealing means does not cloud, so the infrared light receiving unit irradiated from the infrared remote control that controls the operation of the TV body from the outside is included in the range surrounded by the sealing means. If arranged, clouding and water droplets do not interfere with light reception.

  Even if hot water enters the area surrounded by the sealing means for some reason, an air passage that penetrates the TV main body and communicates with the outside is provided in the area surrounded by the sealing means, and water vapor passes therethrough. However, if a waterproof means for blocking the passage of hot water is provided in the ventilation passage, the hot water that has entered the area surrounded by the sealing means is sequentially evaporated and discharged to the outside through this ventilation passage.

  By the way, a pair of left and right speakers capable of producing stereo sound are provided on the front surface of the television main body, and an interference prevention unit is provided between the speakers to prevent sound interference from both speakers, and a half mirror. You may open | release between the left-right both-sides edge of a board, and the wall surface of a bathroom.

  As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the TV lower surface display portion is surrounded by the sealing means, so that an open portion for allowing TV sound to pass is provided between the half mirror plate and the wall surface of the bathroom. be able to. Even if hot water enters the sealing means through the opened portion, the hot water does not stagnate at the upper edge of the sealing means, so that hot water does not enter the area surrounded by the sealing means.

  1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a half mirror plate, which is attached to a wall surface of a bathroom so as to cover a television main body 3 located at the back. Reference numeral 11 denotes a mounting bracket for holding the half mirror plate 1.

  A television image display unit 2 facing the liquid crystal display device 20 is provided on the front surface of the television body 3. The liquid crystal display device 20 includes a backlight. Therefore, when a television image is displayed on the television image display unit 2, the screen becomes bright.

  When the liquid crystal display device 20 is not in operation, the front surface of the half mirror plate 1 is mirror-like. However, when the liquid crystal display device 20 is operated, a television image is displayed at a substantially central portion of the half mirror plate 1. The In addition to the television image display unit 2, a pair of left and right speakers 31 is provided on the front surface of the television body 3.

  An annular sealing member 21 as a sealing means was attached to the front surface of the television main body 3 so as to surround the television image display unit 2. The upper edge portion of the seal member 21 has a high central portion, and an inclined portion 21a that slopes downward from the central portion toward the left and right is provided. Moreover, the interference prevention part 22 was integrally formed below the center part of the lower edge of the seal member 21.

  The seal member 21 and the interference preventing unit 22 are formed of a closed-cell type sponge, and adhesive layers are provided on both front and rear sides. Therefore, when the seal member 21 and the interference prevention unit 22 are sandwiched between the TV main body 3 and the half mirror plate 1, the seal member 21 and the interference prevention unit 22 are in close contact with both the TV main body 3 and the half mirror plate 1, and the seal member. Intrusion of hot water into the area surrounded by 21 is prevented. Since the inclined portion 21a is provided on the upper edge of the seal member 21 as described above, even if hot water is applied to the upper edge, it flows down the left and right sides along the inclined portion 21a, and hot water does not stay on the upper edge. Therefore, hot water does not easily enter from the upper edge.

  Since the interference prevention unit 22 is located between the two speakers 31, the television sound generated from each speaker 31 is prevented from spreading to the opposite side by the interference prevention unit 22. For example, the television sound produced from the left speaker 31 is inhibited from spreading by the interference preventing unit 22 even if it is to spread to the right side. Note that the left and right sides of the half mirror plate 1 are open, and the TV sound generated from the left speaker 31 spreads forward of the half mirror plate 1 through the left gap.

  When stereo sound is reproduced by both the left and right speakers 31, the sound produced from one speaker 31 on the back side of the half mirror plate 1 does not spread to the other, so that the stereo effect is not hindered.

  The TV main unit 3 is turned on / off and other operations are performed by a remote controller. A remote control (not shown) emits infrared light modulated and superimposed with a control signal. The light receiving portion 4 that receives the infrared light is provided within a range surrounded by the seal member 21. Since hot water does not enter the area surrounded by the seal member 21 as described above, the rear surface of the half mirror plate 1 is not fogged within the area. Therefore, the infrared rays received by the light receiving unit 4 are not attenuated by fogging or the like.

  However, if used for many years, hot water may enter the area surrounded by the seal member 21 although it is slightly. If hot water enters into this range, the sealing member 21 has high sealing performance, so that the hot water that has entered does not discharge. For this reason, the rear surface of the half mirror plate 1 continues to be cloudy, which causes an adverse effect on the interference of the television image display unit 2.

  Therefore, a ventilation passage 5 that penetrates through the television main body 3 and communicates with the outside is formed within a range surrounded by the seal member 21. The outlet of the ventilation passage 5 was closed with a ventilation seal 51. The ventilation seal 51 allows molecules having a size similar to that of water vapor to pass but does not allow liquid hot water to pass.

  Therefore, even if hot water enters the area surrounded by the seal member 21, if the hot water that has entered evaporates into water vapor, it passes through the ventilation passage 5 and the ventilation seal 51 and is discharged to the outside. The

  By the way, although the said sealing member 21 and the interference prevention part 22 were formed with sponge, you may form with rubber | gum other appropriate materials.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described form, You may add a various change in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

The figure which shows the structure of one embodiment of this invention Perspective view showing the back of the half mirror plate III-III cross section

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Half mirror board 3 TV main body 4 Light-receiving part 5 Ventilation passage 21 Seal member 21a Inclination part 22 Interference prevention part 31 Speaker 51 Ventilation seal

Claims (4)

  A TV main body with a TV image display on the front, and a half mirror plate that attaches the TV main body to the bathroom wall so that at least the TV image display unit is located in front of the wall and covers the TV main body from the front side. In the bathroom television apparatus provided, the half mirror plate is attached so that a part of the periphery of the half mirror plate and the wall surface of the bathroom are opened, and at least surrounds the TV image display unit, A sealing means is provided between the rear surface of the half mirror plate and prevents the intrusion of hot water between the TV image display section and the half mirror plate, and the hot water does not stagnate on the upper edge of the sealing means. A television set for a bathroom, characterized in that an inclined portion is provided at an edge.   2. The television set for bathrooms according to claim 1, wherein an infrared light receiving portion irradiated from an infrared remote controller for controlling the operation of the television main body from the outside is disposed within the range surrounded by the sealing means. .   A vent passage that penetrates through the TV main body and communicates with the outside is provided within a range surrounded by the sealing means, and a waterproof means that allows water vapor to pass but blocks the passage of hot water is provided in the vent passage. The bathroom television set according to claim 1 or 2. A pair of left and right speakers capable of producing stereo sound are provided on the front surface of the TV main body, an interference prevention unit is provided between the speakers and prevents interference of sound from both speakers, and a half mirror plate is provided. The bathroom television set according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a space between the left and right side edges and a wall surface of the bathroom is opened.

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