JP2007296041A - Illumination cover attaching structure of mirror unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination cover attaching structure of a mirror unit, which is capable of stably arranging an illumination cover at a prescribed position of a cabinet and preventing the generation of abnormal sound after installation and breakage in transportation, etc. <P>SOLUTION: The illumination cover attaching structure of the mirror unit comprises a mirror cabinet having a back plate and left and right side plates, a mirror attached to the front surface opening of the mirror cabinet, and an illumination device arranged inside the mirror cabinet. A groove is formed on the back plate and/or the side plate near the illumination device of the mirror cabinet, and the outer peripheral end part of the illumination cover for transmitting the light of the illumination device in a prescribed direction is inserted and locked to the groove. Also, the opening end of the groove is closed by an edge member and the illumination cover is flexible. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an illumination cover mounting structure for a mirror unit that is installed in a divided state with a washstand, for example.

Conventionally, when attaching an illuminating device that illuminates downward to the lower end opening of a split-type mirror unit, an illuminating device such as a fluorescent lamp is attached to the lower part of a mirror cabinet composed of a back plate and left and right side plates. A transparent lighting cover is disposed below. At this time, the illumination cover is attached to the mirror cabinet by being placed on an L-shaped bracket as a cover receiver fixed to the back plate or the side plate. For example, Patent Document 1 is known as a publication relating to a cover mounting structure of a lighting device.
JP 2002-358809 A

  However, in such a cover mounting structure, since the illumination cover is simply placed on the L-shaped bracket, after the mirror unit is installed on the wall surface above the washstand, the vicinity of the mirror unit by a dryer or the like is provided. The lighting cover vibrates due to the air flow or wind entering from outside the room, and noise is generated, or the lighting cover moves over the L-shaped bracket when it is transported to the installation location of the mirror unit. There is a risk of doing.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to stably arrange the lighting cover at a predetermined position of the cabinet to prevent the occurrence of abnormal noise after installation, breakage during transportation and the like. An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting unit mounting structure for a mirror unit.

  In order to achieve such an object, the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention includes a mirror cabinet having a back plate and left and right side plates, a mirror attached to a front opening of the mirror cabinet, and an interior of the mirror cabinet. A lighting unit mounting structure for a mirror unit, wherein a groove is formed in a back plate and / or a side plate near the lighting device of the mirror cabinet, and light from the lighting device is predetermined in the groove. An outer peripheral end portion of the illumination cover that is transmitted in the direction is inserted and locked.

  And as invention of Claim 2, while the opening end of the said groove | channel is obstruct | occluded by an edge member, it is preferable that the said illumination cover has flexibility, and the said groove | channel is Claim 3. As described in the invention, it is preferable that the mirror cabinet is formed on the back plate and the left and right side plates, respectively. Further, as in the invention according to claim 4, the illumination device is attached to a lower part of a mirror cabinet, and the illumination cover is attached to a lower end opening of the mirror cabinet to transmit light of the illumination device downward. preferable. Further, as in the invention described in claim 5, the mirror unit is separated from the washstand and is installed at a predetermined interval on the wall surface above the washstand, and the mirror is a mirror cabinet. It is preferable that it can be opened and closed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a groove is formed in the back plate and / or the side plate near the lighting device of the mirror cabinet, and the outer periphery of the lighting cover that transmits light of the lighting device in a predetermined direction in the groove. Because the end is inserted and locked, the lighting cover can be stably placed at a predetermined position in the cabinet by the groove, and the lighting cover generates noise due to vibration of the lighting cover after installation of the mirror unit and when the light is carried in. Can be prevented.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, since the opening end of the groove is closed by the edge member and the lighting cover has flexibility, the edge member It is possible to prevent the illumination cover from moving forward and to prevent the illumination cover from coming off, and to perform the insertion locking operation into the groove easily and satisfactorily using the flexibility of the illumination cover.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the grooves are formed in the back plate and the left and right side plates of the mirror cabinet, respectively, and are substantially flat U-shaped in plan view. Therefore, the outer peripheral three sides of the lighting cover can be inserted and locked in the groove, and the arrangement state of the lighting cover can be further stabilized.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claims 1 to 3, the lighting device is attached to the lower part of the mirror cabinet, and the lighting cover is attached to the lower end opening of the mirror cabinet. Since the light from the lighting device is transmitted downward, the light from the lighting device can be transmitted downward from the opening at the lower end of the cabinet, and for example, good hand lighting such as a faucet device disposed below the mirror unit can be obtained. Can do.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claims 1 to 4, the mirror unit is divided from the washstand and has a predetermined interval on the wall surface above the washstand. Since the mirror is arranged to be openable and closable in the mirror cabinet, a split-type back vanity can be easily formed to increase the versatility of mirror unit installation and can be opened and closed. With a simple mirror, the usability of the mirror unit can be further improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 5 show an embodiment of a mirror unit that employs a lighting cover mounting structure according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of the installation state, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view, FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the mirror unit 1 is formed in a divided state with the wash basin 2, and the outer shape is formed into a thin rectangular shape, the lower end of which is from the upper surface of the counter 3 of the wash basin 2. It is installed on the wall surface 4 above the washstand 2 with a predetermined interval h. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the mirror unit 1 is disposed so as to be openable and closable at a mirror cabinet 5 formed by a back plate 5 a and left and right side plates 5 b and the front opening of the mirror cabinet 5. And the lower illuminating device 7 and the upper illuminating device 8 arranged at the lower and upper portions of the mirror cabinet 5.

  The lower illumination device 7 includes a fluorescent lamp 7a formed of a slim tube fixed to the lower surface of a bottom plate 5c arranged horizontally in the lower part of the mirror cabinet 5, an illumination cover 7b arranged below the fluorescent lamp 7a, and the like. Have. At this time, the illumination cover 7b is formed of a translucent acrylic plate or the like so as to be flexible and deformable by a predetermined amount. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rear end portion and the left and right end portions are back. Inserted and locked in grooves 9a and 9b provided in the plate 5a and the side plate 5b, the illumination light of the fluorescent lamp 7a is transmitted downward from the lower end opening of the mirror cabinet 5 as shown by the arrow A in FIG. Yes.

  Further, the grooves 9a and 9b formed in the back plate 5a and the side plate 5b are formed in a substantially flat U shape in plan view, and the size connecting the outer peripheral lines is slightly larger than the size of the illumination cover 7b. Thus, the rear end portion and the left and right end portions of the lighting cover 7b are inserted and locked in the grooves 9a and 9b. The width dimensions of the grooves 9a and 9b are set to be slightly larger than the plate thickness of the illumination cover 7a. A wooden edge 10 made of, for example, a resin plate having a thickness of about 0.5 mm is fixed to the opening end of the groove 9b of the side plate 5b by bonding or the like. The opening end of the illumination cover 7b is closed to prevent the illumination cover 7b from moving forward (missing).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper illumination device 8 is, for example, screw-fixed to the upper end portion of the mirror cabinet 5 so as to cover the fluorescent lamp 8a formed of a slim tube and the front and upper side of the fluorescent lamp 8a. A lighting cover 8b and the like are provided. And it is comprised so that the illumination light of the fluorescent lamp 8a of this upper illuminating device 8 may permeate | transmit upwards from the front of the illumination cover 8b like the arrow b of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the mirror 6 has a plywood 11 laminated on the back surface thereof, and an outer peripheral edge is fitted and fixed to an aluminum frame 12 having a substantially U-shaped cross section together with the plywood 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the mirror 6 is attached to the mirror cabinet 5 by a hinge 13 so that it can be opened and closed. The mirror 6 is opened at the time of installation or maintenance, and the back surface of the right end is a mirror. By being locked to the cabinet by the catch 14, the mirror 6 is set in a use state where the front opening of the mirror cabinet 5 is closed. When the mirror 6 is in use, the rear surface of the aluminum frame 12 comes into contact with the front surface of the wood edge 10.

  An operation switch 15 and a power outlet 16 are arranged on the side plate 5b of the mirror cabinet 5. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wash basin 2 installed together with the mirror unit 1 is formed in a T-shape in front view and includes a wash basin cabinet 17 provided with a plurality of doors 18 on the front surface. The counter 17 is disposed on the upper surface of the cabinet 17, and a faucet device 19 is attached to a predetermined position of the counter 3.

  The mirror unit 1 configured in this manner is transported to the installation site separately from the washstand 2 with the lower illumination device 7, the upper illumination device 8, and the mirror 6 attached to the mirror cabinet 5 at the production site. Is done. At this time, the attachment of the illumination cover 7b of the lower illumination device 7 to the mirror cabinet 5 at the manufacturing site is simplified by taking a plan view larger than the size of the cover 7b while deforming it using the flexibility of the illumination cover 7b. It is attached by pushing into the U-shaped grooves 9a, 9b. Thereby, the outer peripheral three sides of the lighting cover 7b are inserted and locked in the grooves 9a and 9b, and the forward movement of the lighting cover 7b is restricted by the wood edge 10 fixed to the front end surface of the side plate 5b. It is in a state.

  Further, even if vibration or impact is applied to the mirror unit 1 when the mirror unit 1 is transported and carried in, the movement of the lighting cover 7b is restricted by the tree edge 10, so that the lighting cover 7b is detached from the grooves 9a and 9b. There is no, and it installs in a construction site with the attachment state (insertion locking state to the grooves 9a and 9b). And even if wind etc. blow in the mirror unit 1 vicinity after installation of the mirror unit 1, the illumination cover 7b will not vibrate and an abnormal noise will not generate | occur | produce, but the stable attachment state will be obtained.

  As described above, in the mirror unit 1 of the above embodiment, the grooves 9a and 9b are formed in the back plate 5a and the side plate 5b in the vicinity of the lower lighting device 7 of the me cabinet 5, respectively, and the illumination cover is formed in the grooves 9a and 9b. 7b is inserted and locked, and the illumination light of the fluorescent lamp 7a is transmitted downward, so that the illumination cover 7b can be stably disposed in the lower end opening of the mirror cabinet 5 by the grooves 9a and 9b, and the mirror unit 1 is Generation | occurrence | production of the noise by the vibration of the illumination cover 7a after installing, or the damage by the omission of the illumination cover 7b at the time of carrying in can be prevented.

  In particular, since the open end of the groove 9b of the side plate 5b is closed by the tree edge 10, it is possible to prevent the illumination cover 7b from moving forward by the tree edge 10 and to reliably prevent it from coming off. In addition, since the grooves 9a and 9b are respectively formed on the back plate 5a and the left and right side plates 5b of the mirror cabinet 5 to form a substantially flat U shape in plan view, the outer periphery of the illumination cover 7b is provided with three sides on the grooves 9a and 9b. It can be inserted and locked, and the arrangement state of the illumination cover 7b can be further stabilized.

  In addition, since the lighting cover 7b itself is flexible and its outer dimensions and plate thickness are set in a predetermined form with the grooves 9a and 9b, the grooves 9a and 9b are utilized by utilizing the flexibility of the lighting cover 7b. It is possible to easily and satisfactorily perform the insertion locking operation, and to efficiently perform the mounting operation of the illumination cover 7b (assembly operation of the mirror unit 1) and the like at the manufacturing site.

  Further, the lower illumination device 7 is attached to the lower part of the mirror cabinet 5, and the illumination cover 7b is attached to the lower end opening of the mirror cabinet 5 so that the illumination of the fluorescent lamp 7a is transmitted downward. Light can be transmitted downward from the lower end opening of the mirror cabinet 5, and the faucet device 19 and the like of the washstand 2 disposed below the mirror unit 1 can be well illuminated. In addition, since a conventional metal fitting is not required for mounting the illumination cover 7b, the lighting area of the illumination cover 7b can be increased in the mirror unit 1 that is easily restricted by the size of the illumination cover 7b. It can be summarized in a clean fit.

  Furthermore, since the mirror unit 1 is separated from the wash basin 2 and is installed at a predetermined interval on the wall surface 4 above the wash basin 2, a split type vanity can be easily formed. In addition to being able to obtain a tethered novel vanity, it is possible to easily increase the number of combinations of the mirror unit 1 and various vanities, and to enhance the versatility of installation. Further, since the mirror 6 is disposed in the front opening of the mirror cabinet 5 so as to be opened and closed, the mirror 6 is opened to install the mirror unit 1, replace the fluorescent lamps 7b and 8b, clean the inner surface of the illumination cover 7b, and the like. Thus, the usability of the mirror unit 1 can be further improved.

  In the above embodiment, the groove provided in the mirror cabinet 5 is provided in the back plate 5a and the side plate 5b to form a substantially U shape in a plain view. However, the groove is provided only in the left and right side plates 5b. good. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the fluorescent lamps 7a and 8a which consist of slim tubes were used as an illuminating lamp of the lower illuminating device 7 and the upper illuminating device 8, for example, normal illuminating lamps or incandescent lamps or the like are used. You can also Furthermore, although the case where the mirror 6 has a rectangular shape in front view has been described in the above embodiment, various shapes of mirrors such as a circular shape, an elliptical shape, and a hexagonal shape can be used. The shape of the mirror cabinet 5 can be changed as appropriate.

  The present invention is not limited to the mirror unit installed in a state of being separated from the wash basin. For example, the mirror unit is integrally installed with a predetermined interval above the wash basin, or independently from the wash basin. It can also be used for installed mirror units.

The front view of the installation state of the mirror unit which employ | adopted the illumination cover attachment structure concerning this invention The side view Front view of the mirror unit The side view Its cross-sectional view

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mirror unit, 2 ... Wash-stand, 3 ... Counter, 4 ... Wall surface, 5 ... Mirror cabinet, 5a ... Back plate, 5b ... Side plate, 5c ... Bottom plate, 6 ... mirror, 7 ... lower illumination device, 7a ... fluorescent lamp, 7b ... illumination cover, 8 ... upper illumination device, 9a, 9b ... groove, 10 ... Wood edge, 11 ... Plywood, 12 ... Aluminum frame, 13 ... Hinge, 14 ... Catch, 15 ... Operation switch, 16 ... Power outlet, 17 ... Wash-stand cabinet , 19 ... faucet equipment.

Claims (5)

An illumination cover mounting structure for a mirror unit, comprising: a mirror cabinet having a back plate and left and right side plates; a mirror attached to a front opening of the mirror cabinet; and an illumination device arranged in the mirror cabinet. And
A groove is formed in a back plate and / or a side plate in the vicinity of the lighting device of the mirror cabinet, and an outer peripheral end portion of a lighting cover that transmits light of the lighting device in a predetermined direction is inserted and locked in the groove. Mirror unit lighting cover mounting structure.   2. The illumination cover mounting structure for a mirror unit according to claim 1, wherein the opening end of the groove is closed by an edge member, and the illumination cover is flexible.   The illumination cover mounting structure for a mirror unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the grooves are respectively formed in a back plate and left and right side plates of the mirror cabinet.   4. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is attached to a lower portion of a mirror cabinet, and the lighting cover is attached to a lower end opening of the mirror cabinet to transmit light of the lighting device downward. Lighting unit mounting structure of the mirror unit.   The mirror unit is separated from the wash basin and is installed at a predetermined interval on the wall surface above the wash basin, and the mirror is disposed in a mirror cabinet so as to be opened and closed. 5. A lighting unit mounting structure for a mirror unit according to claim 1.

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