JP2007135664A - Mirror apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably prevent fogging for a long period of time by a simple structure. <P>SOLUTION: The mirror apparatus 11 comprises a mirror main body 15 whose surface is positioned along a vertical direction, a pipe body 16 provided on a position along the outer peripheral edge of the mirror main body 15, and water discharge parts 17 formed on the pipe body 16. The plurality of water discharge parts 17 are formed at prescribed intervals on a horizontal pipe part 21 forming the pipe body 16. The water discharge parts 17 are positioned along the upper end part of the mirror main body 15 and are provided so as to be able to discharge water inside the pipe body 16 to the surface of the mirror main body 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mirror device, and more particularly to a mirror device capable of preventing fogging of a mirror surface.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a mirror used in a bathroom or the like, a mirror whose surface can be prevented from being fogged by steam or steam is known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In Patent Document 1, a heating element is provided on the back side of the mirror, and the mirror surface is heated via the heating element to prevent fogging. Patent Document 2 discloses a film to be attached to the surface of the mirror, and this film exhibits the effect of preventing dew condensation on the mirror.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-7170 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-66991

However, in Patent Document 1, since the heating element generates heat, power consumption is inevitable, and the running cost is increased. Moreover, when installing a mirror in a bathroom, the inconvenience that the water stop process of electrical facilities, such as a heat generating body, becomes complicated and troublesome arises. In addition, since the mirror is repeatedly heated and cooled, there is a disadvantage in that the mirror is stressed and causes damage to the mirror.
In Patent Document 2, it is necessary to perform regular maintenance in order to maintain the dew condensation prevention effect, and even if the maintenance is performed, the dew condensation prevention effect decreases over time. .

[Object of invention]
The present invention has been devised by paying attention to such inconveniences, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mirror device capable of stably preventing fogging for a long period of time with a simple structure while reducing the cost burden. Is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a mirror body whose surface is positioned along the vertical direction, and a water discharge portion provided on the upper side of the mirror body.
The said water discharging part has taken the structure that water can be discharged toward the surface of a mirror main body.

  In this invention, it is preferable to take the structure that the pipe body which supplies water to a water discharging part is provided in the position along the outer periphery of the said mirror main body.

  Moreover, the structure that the said water discharging part is provided with the predetermined space | interval in the position along the upper end of a mirror main body can be employ | adopted.

  Furthermore, a configuration is also preferably adopted in which a water receiving member is provided on the lower end side of the mirror main body, and the water receiving member is provided so that water flowing on the surface of the mirror main body can be drained to a predetermined position. .

  Further, the mirror body is supported on a predetermined wall surface via an attachment portion, and the attachment portion holds the outer peripheral side of the mirror body and is provided continuously with the tube body and the water receiving member. May be.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the mirror main body from being fogged by flowing a film of water on the surface of the mirror main body to make it wet. Thereby, compared with patent document 1, not only an electrical installation but a water stop process can be abbreviate | omitted, it becomes possible to suppress a running cost and the stress concerning a mirror main body can also be avoided. Moreover, even if it does not perform maintenance like patent document 2, it becomes possible to prevent fogging stably over a long term only by flowing water from the water discharge section. Furthermore, for example, even when the hair is washed in front of the mirror device and the bubbles are scattered, the bubbles are hardly attached to the surface of the mirror body, and even if they are attached, they are immediately washed away with film-like water. Therefore, it is possible to protect the surface.

  Moreover, since water is supplied to the water discharger by the tubular body, the structure can be simplified. In addition, since the tube body extends along the outer peripheral portion of the mirror main body, it is possible to easily provide design while protecting the mirror main body by forming the tube body like a frame of the mirror main body.

  Furthermore, by providing a plurality of water discharge portions, the surface of the mirror body can be evenly wetted, and a good anti-fogging effect can be obtained.

  Further, by providing the water receiving member on the lower end side of the mirror main body, it is possible to avoid getting an unintended place under the mirror device and to improve usability.

  Furthermore, since the pipe and the water receiving member are provided with the attachment portion, the number of parts can be reduced, and the labor involved in the attachment work can be reduced.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the present specification and claims, “water” is used as a concept including “hot water”.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a partial schematic perspective view of a bathroom to which the mirror device according to the first embodiment is applied, and FIG. 2 shows a front view thereof. In these drawings, a mirror device 11 is mounted on a wall surface 10 </ b> A that forms a bathroom 10. A counter 12 is provided below the mirror device 11 to form a space for placing a washbasin or the like on the upper surface. A water faucet 13 is provided between the counter 12 and the mirror device 11.

  The mirror device 11 includes a mirror body 15 whose surface is positioned along the vertical direction, a tube body 16 provided at a position along the outer peripheral edge of the mirror body 15, and a water discharge portion 17 formed on the tube body 16. And is configured. The mirror body 15 is formed in a rectangular shape that is vertically long when viewed from the front, and is attached to the wall surface 10A via attachment means 18 (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface side. Although the attachment means 18 is not specifically limited, a well-known adhesive tape, an adhesive agent, or the metal fitting for attachment is used, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted here.

  The tubular body 16 communicates with the vertical tube portion 20 positioned along the left end of the mirror main body 15 in FIG. 2 and the upper end portion of the vertical tube portion 20 and is positioned along the upper end of the mirror main body 15 in FIG. And is formed in an L-shape facing downward in a front view. The lower side of the vertical pipe portion 20 communicates with a water distribution pipe 23 located on the back side of the wall surface 10 </ b> A, and water is supplied into the pipe body 16 through the water distribution pipe 23. The distribution pipe 23 is provided with an operation means (not shown) composed of a faucet and the like, and the water flow in the distribution pipe 23 can be operated through this operation means. In addition, the water distribution pipe 23 is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, it extends from the water tap 13, and water is supplied to the water tap 13 from the water supply and hot water supply means 24. ing.

  The water discharge portion 17 is formed of a plurality of holes formed on the lower surface side of the horizontal tube portion 21. In the present embodiment, the water discharge portion 17 is formed at three positions on the left and right sides in FIG. Yes. As shown in FIG. 3, the water discharger 17 is located along the upper end of the mirror body 15 and is provided so that the water W in the tube 16 can be discharged downward, that is, toward the surface of the mirror body 15. ing.

  In the above configuration, when water is supplied from the water distribution pipe 23 into the pipe body 16, the water flows in the vertical pipe part 20 and the horizontal pipe part 21 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. Water W is discharged toward the surface 15. Thereby, the water W flows down on the surface of the mirror main body 15 and the surface is always wet, and the surface of the mirror main body 15 can be prevented from being fogged.

  Therefore, according to the first embodiment as described above, the mirror main body 15 has a simple structure for discharging the water W from the water discharge portion 17 formed on the tube body 16 without performing special maintenance such as a fog prevention film. Surface fogging can be stably avoided for a long period of time. Moreover, since the mirror main body 15 is in a wet state when the mirror device 10 is used, even if dirt is attached to the mirror main body 15, it is possible to flow down by the water W or make the dirt less noticeable.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, the same or equivalent components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as necessary, and the description is omitted or simplified.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the mirror device 11 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, a water receiving member 27 is provided on the lower end side of the mirror main body 15, and attachment portions 28 and 29 are connected to the water receiving member 27 and the horizontal tube portion 21, respectively.

  The water receiving member 27 is formed in a groove shape that extends along the lower end of the mirror body 15 and opens upward. The water receiving member 27 is provided so as to be able to receive the water W that has flowed on the surface of the mirror main body 15, and is provided on one side or both sides of the extending direction so that the internal water W can be drained.

  The mounting portion 28 provided in the water receiving member 27 extends substantially horizontally from the lower end portion of the water receiving member 27, and a mounting surface 28A on which the lower end side of the mirror main body 15 is mounted. While standing up from the right end side, the water receiving member 27 and an upstanding surface 28B sandwiching the mirror main body 15 in the thickness direction are provided so that the lower end side of the mirror main body 15 can be held. Further, the attachment portion 29 provided in the horizontal tube portion 21 is provided continuously to the lower surface of the horizontal tube portion 21 and holds the upper end side of the mirror body 15. Specifically, a front-side hanging surface 29A along the surface side of the mirror body 15 and a back-side hanging surface 29B that sandwiches the front-side hanging surface 29A and the mirror body 15 in the thickness direction are provided. Screws 30 to be screwed into the wall surface 10A pass through the standing surface 28B and the back side hanging surface 29B, and the attachment portions 28 and 29 are attached to the wall surface 10A by the screws 30.

In the above configuration, when the mirror main body 15 is supported on the wall surface 10A, after attaching the attachment portions 28 and 29 to the wall surface 10A via the screws 30, the mirror main body 15 is inserted into the attachment portions 28 and 29. And hold it. Thereby, the mirror main body 15 is supported by the wall surface 10A via the attachment portions 28 and 29, and at the same time, the attachment of the water receiving member 27 and the pipe body 16 is completed.
Then, when water W is supplied into the tube body 16, water flows from the water discharger 17 to the surface of the mirror body 15 as in the first embodiment, and after the water W that has flowed down is received in the water receiving member 27, The water receiving member 27 is drained to one end side or the other end side.

  Therefore, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to prevent the water flowing through the mirror main body 15 from flowing down to a position directly below the mirror main body 15 and to prevent the lower part of the mirror main body 15 from getting wet carelessly. Can do. Moreover, since not only the mirror main body 15 but also the pipe body 16 and the water receiving member 27 are attached via the attachment portions 28 and 29, it is possible to achieve the efficiency and speed of the attachment work.

The best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this.
That is, the present invention has been particularly shown and described with respect to particular embodiments, but without departing from the scope of the technical idea and purpose of the present invention. Alternatively, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in the direction and other detailed configurations.
Therefore, the description limited to the shape disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded one part or all part is included in this invention.

For example, the front shape of the mirror body 15 can be variously changed, and may be a substantially circular shape, a substantially square shape, a substantially polygonal shape, or a substantially elliptical shape that is vertically long as viewed from the front as shown in FIG. Good.
Furthermore, the formation position of the tube body 16 is not limited to the position in the above embodiment, and may be provided entirely at a position along the outer periphery of the mirror body 15 as shown in FIG. According to this, it is possible to give design properties by applying various colors to the tube body 16 and to better protect the end of the mirror body 15.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the pipe body 16 may be formed by providing the vertical pipe portions 32, 32 on the left and right ends of the mirror body 15, and water may flow in the direction of arrow A in the figure. In the figure, each of the vertical pipe portions 32, 32 extends at the lower end side to the back side of the counter 12 and communicates with the left and right sides of the water receiving member 27, and flows through the pipe body 16 and is not discharged from the water discharge portion 17. Water or drainage from the water receiving member 27 is allowed to flow in the direction of arrow B in the figure and drain to the back side of the counter 12. In addition, a structure such as a pump that circulates and sends the water to the water distribution pipe 23 without draining the water that has flowed down the mirror main body 15 may be further employed. Can be reduced.
Furthermore, the formation position and number of the water dischargers 17 can be changed according to the shape of the mirror body 15 and the like. However, it is advantageous to provide a plurality of mirror bodies 15 along the upper end of the mirror body 15 in order to achieve better overall fog prevention of the mirror body 15.
In addition, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a user located in front of the mirror body 15 and a signal for discharging water from the water discharger 17 using the detection signal of the sensor as an input to the operation means provided in the water distribution pipe 23 described above. It is good also as a structure including the control part to output. According to this, water can be allowed to flow through the mirror main body 15 only when the user is likely to use the mirror main body 15, and the water discharge can be stopped at other times, thereby further reducing running costs.

The partial schematic perspective view of the bathroom to which the mirror device concerning a 1st embodiment was applied. The front view of FIG. The fragmentary longitudinal cross-section of the upper part of a mirror apparatus. The schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the mirror apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The front view similar to FIG. 2 of embodiment which concerns on a modification. The front view similar to FIG. 2 of embodiment which concerns on another modification.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Mirror apparatus, 15 ... Mirror apparatus, 16 ... Tube, 17 ... Water discharging part, 27 ... Water receiving member, 28, 29 ... Attachment part, W ... Water

Claims (5)

A mirror main body whose surface is positioned along the vertical direction, and a water discharge portion provided on the upper side of the mirror main body,
The said water discharging part is provided so that water can be discharged toward the surface of a mirror main body, The mirror apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   The mirror device according to claim 1, wherein a tube body that supplies water to the water discharger is provided at a position along the outer periphery of the mirror body.   3. The mirror device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the water discharge portions are provided at predetermined positions at positions along the upper end of the mirror body.   The water receiving member is provided at a lower end side of the mirror body, and the water receiving member is provided so that water flowing on the surface of the mirror body can be drained to a predetermined position. 2. The mirror device according to 2 or 3.   The mirror body is supported on a predetermined wall surface via a mounting portion, and the mounting portion holds an outer peripheral side of the mirror body and is provided continuously to the tube body and the water receiving member. The mirror device according to claim 4.

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