JP2008036081A - Mirror cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mirror cabinet which can cool glow on the face when making up and so on by blowing wind on the face. <P>SOLUTION: In a mirror cabinet 5 including a primary mirror 7 and adjacent mirrors 8, 9 adjacent to the primary mirror 7, outlets 10, 10, 10 which can blow wind toward a user standing in front of the primary mirror 7 for making up are provided between the primary mirror 7 and the adjacent mirrors 8, 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mirror cabinet that can perform makeup and the like by applying wind to a face.

Conventionally, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the heat discharged from the cooling device can be transmitted to the mirror to prevent the mirror from fogging, and negative ions can be sent to the front of the dressing table. There is a dressing table that can promote beauty.
In addition, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, there is a wash unit that can remove the fogging of the mirror in a short time by blowing dry air from the outlets provided on the left and right sides of the mirror toward the center of the mirror. .
JP 2004-181192 A JP-A-6-121750

In the structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, air outlets are provided below and above the mirror, but since the air is blown from a position far from the face, the face is well blown when performing makeup or the like. There was a problem that could not.
Moreover, in the structure of the above-mentioned patent document 2, the wind is not directed to the face but to the mirror to prevent the mirror from being fogged, so that makeup or the like cannot be performed satisfactorily.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides a mirror cabinet capable of performing makeup and the like while applying hot air to the face and removing hot flashes on the skin. In a mirror cabinet having a primary mirror and an adjacent mirror adjacent to the primary mirror, an air outlet that can blow air toward the user in front of the primary mirror between the primary mirror and the adjacent mirror It is to have established.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mirror cabinet provided with a movable mirror whose other side edge is rotatable in a horizontal plane with the one side edge as an axis, a blower outlet for blowing air to the other side edge of the movable mirror is provided. is there.

  The mirror cabinet of the present invention is a mirror cabinet including a primary mirror and an adjacent mirror adjacent to the primary mirror, and blows air toward the user in front of the primary mirror between the primary mirror and the adjacent mirror. By providing an air outlet that can be used, the air outlet is located between the primary mirror and the adjacent mirror, so that the wind from the air outlet is applied to the face while using a mirror cabinet as a three-way mirror. In addition, the hot flash of the skin can be cooled well and the makeup paste can be improved. In addition, when using lotion or milky lotion, the drying time can be accelerated by the wind and the makeup time can be shortened. That is, efficient and good makeup can be performed.

  In addition, in a mirror cabinet equipped with a movable mirror whose other side edge can be rotated in a horizontal plane with the one side edge as an axis, an air outlet is provided on the other side edge side of the movable mirror to turn the movable mirror. When it is moved, the air outlet is also rotated integrally, the air outlet is brought close to the face, wind can be blown on the face from a close position, and the skin can be hotly exposed, so that makeup and the like can be performed satisfactorily.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective configuration diagram of a bathroom vanity. The bathroom vanity 1 is provided with a faucet 3 on the upper surface of a washbasin 2 and a handle 4 for operating the faucet 3. Is provided with a mirror cabinet section 5.
The mirror cabinet section 5 is provided with a main mirror 7 at the center of the front side of a storage box 6 forming a storage space, and adjacent mirrors 8 and 9 are arranged on the left and right sides of the main mirror 7, each mirror being a hinge. The shafts 7a, 8a, and 9a are configured so as to be opened and closed by being rotated in a horizontal plane. The left and right adjacent mirrors 8 and 9 are opened at angles with respect to the main mirror 7 to form a three-sided mirror. It is configured for use.

  In this example, air outlets 10 and 10 are opened between the main mirror 7 and the adjacent mirror 8, and between the main mirror 7 and the adjacent mirror 9, respectively, and each of the air outlets 10 is one in the vertical direction. Alternatively, a plurality of openings are provided so that the wind can be blown out from the air outlet 10 toward the face of the user who is standing in front of the primary mirror 7 and applying makeup.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic plan view of the mirror cabinet section cut horizontally. In the storage box 6, storage spaces S1, S2, and S3 that can store fixtures and the like are formed.
In the storage box 6, for example, partition portions 6b and 6b are integrally formed in a U-shape toward the front side, and the storage spaces S1, S2 and S3 are partitioned by the partition portions 6b and 6b. A storage space S1 is formed on the back side of the mirror 7, a storage space S2 is formed on the back side of the adjacent mirror 8, a storage space S3 is formed on the back side of the adjacent mirror 9, and the partition 6b has a vertical direction. The air path R is formed, and one or a plurality of air outlets 10, 10, 10 are opened in front of the air path R.

A fan 11 for sending wind is provided in, for example, the storage box 6 on the bottom side of the storage space S2, and the duct 13 is drawn from the fan 11 through the bellows tubes 12 and 12, and the wind from the fan 11 is blown into the wind. It can blow out from the blower outlet 10 through the paths R and R.
The bellows tube 12 and the duct 13 are illustrated as piped on the back side of the back plate 6 a of the storage box 6, but the bellows tube 12 and the duct 13 are not visible from the front side on the bottom side of the storage box 6. It can also be plumbed.

  In FIG. 2, wind direction fins 14 and 14 are rotatably attached to the shaft 8a of the adjacent mirror 8 and the shaft 9a of the adjacent mirror 9, respectively, and the left and right adjacent mirrors 8 and 9 are inclined as shown in FIG. When used as a three-sided mirror, the wind direction fins 14 and 14 can direct the wind blown from the respective outlets 10 toward the face of the user standing in front of the main mirror 7, and from the left and right sides to the face It is possible to cool the hot flash of the skin by applying the wind well, the makeup paste is improved, the lotion is easily dried, and the makeup can be performed quickly and comfortably.

If the upstream side of the fan 11 is connected so that hot air or cold air from an air conditioner can be sucked in, hot air or cold air can be blown out from the outlet 10. In particular, when the hot air is blown out from the air outlet 10, dehumidification and fungicidal effects in the changing room can be obtained, and the clothes can be dried.
In addition, since the blower outlets 10 and 10 exist in the clearance gap between the main mirror 7 and the adjacent mirrors 8 and 9, they become inconspicuous, the mirror cabinet part 5 has a clean shape, and the adjacent mirrors 8 and 9 The wind is not obstructed by the mirrors 8 and 9 even when the angle is changed.

  In addition, in this example, although the mirror cabinet part 5 of the vanity is illustrated, not only in the vanity but also in a single mirror cabinet, the structure in which the air outlet 10 is similarly provided between the mirrors is refreshed. The mirror cabinet can be configured.

Next, FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing a modification of the structure of the air outlet 10 in a horizontal plane.
In FIG. 3, the structural member of the blower outlet 10 is changed. For example, the clearance a between the storage space S1 and the storage space S2 of the storage box 6 is set to 10 mm, and the fixed cylinder 15 is placed in the clearance. Further, a rotating cylinder 16 is erected in the vertical direction on the inner side, and the lower end side communicates with the fan 11, and the wind from the fan 11 enters the air path R in the rotating cylinder 16. It is configured to be blown out.

The rotating cylinder 16 and the fixed cylinder 15 are each formed of a translucent material that transmits light (for example, acrylic, polycarbonate, etc.), and the rotating cylinder 16 is an inner peripheral side of the fixed cylinder 15 that is fixed. A plurality of outlets 10 are formed in the front surface of the fixed cylinder 15 in the vertical direction so that the rotary cylinder 16 is aligned with the outlet 10. A plurality of air outlets 16a are formed at the position. The air outlet 16 a of the rotating cylinder 16 is an air outlet having a smaller diameter than the air outlet 10.
Further, a reflecting material 17 is attached to the inner periphery of the rotating cylinder 16, and a lamp 18 (for example, a cold cathode fluorescent tube or an external electrode fluorescent tube) is vertically installed in the air path R on the front side thereof. Etc.) are provided.
In addition, a plurality of wind direction fins 14 are provided between the main mirror 7 and the adjacent mirror 8 on the front surface of the air outlet 10, and the wind direction fins 14 are configured so that the wind direction can be changed by changing the inclination angle by hand. Has been. In addition, this wind direction fin 14 is also formed with the translucent material.

  In the structure as shown in FIG. 3, a knob or the like (not shown) is manually rotated to rotate the rotating cylinder 16, and the air outlet 16 a is rotated to a position not aligned with the air outlet 10. In a state where the air outlet 10 can be closed, the water droplets that are scattered when the surface is washed in the basin 2 are well blocked so that the water droplets do not enter the air path R. And a good drip-proof structure can be obtained.

Further, the rotating cylinder 16 is rotated in a horizontal plane, the air outlet 16a is aligned with the air outlet 10, the air is blown out from the air outlet 10, the wind is applied to the face, and the hot flash of the skin is cooled. it can.
In use, when the lamp 18 is turned on, the light reflected by the reflecting material 17 passes through the rotating cylinder 16 and the fixed cylinder 15 made of a translucent material, and the front side is favorably irradiated with light. In other words, the face can be well illuminated and fine makeup can be performed well.
The fan 11 can be turned ON when the outlet 16a is aligned with the outlet 10, and the fan 11 can be turned OFF when the outlet 10 is closed.

Next, it is possible to adopt the structure of the blowout port as shown in the front sectional configuration diagram of the main part in FIG. 4 and the side sectional configuration diagram of the main part in FIG. 5.
4 and 5, a box-shaped lower frame 6d is integrally formed below the bottom plate 6c of the storage space S2 of the storage box 6, and a fan 11 is provided in the lower frame 6d of the storage box to provide an air path R. A suction port 19 and a small-diameter drain hole 20 are formed through the bottom surface of the lower frame 6d. Further, a water return protrusion 21 having a substantially triangular cross section is provided between the drain hole 20 in the lower frame 6d and the fan 11.
Furthermore, in FIG.4 and FIG.5, the drip-proof louvers 22 and 22 which rotate up and down via the axis | shaft 22a are provided in the front surface of the several blower outlets 10 and 10 opened in the vertical direction, respectively. .

  In such a structure, when the fan 11 rotates, air can be sucked from the suction port 19, and air can be blown out from the lower frame 6 d of the storage box toward the air path R. If the louver 22 is configured to open and close, the drip-proof louver 22 is opened when the fan 11 rotates and the wind blows out from the outlet 10, and the wind from the outlet 10 is satisfactorily faced. If the drip-proof louver 22 is configured to close the front surface of the air outlet 10 when the fan 11 is stopped, it is preferable that water droplets enter the air path R from the air outlet 10. Can be prevented.

The drip-proof louver 22 is configured to be opened and closed by hand, and the fan 11 is turned on when the drip-proof louver 22 is opened by hand, and the fan 11 is turned off when the drip-proof louver 22 is closed by hand. It can also be configured as follows.
In addition, even if the drip-proof louver 22 is provided, when water droplets enter the air path R from the air outlet 10, the water droplets that have entered the top of the basin 2 below the drain hole 20 are satisfactorily removed. The water return protrusion 21 is provided so that the intruded water does not flow to the fan 11 side, and the water return is excellent due to the inclination of the water return protrusion 21. Returning to the drain hole 20 side, it can escape from the drain hole 20.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the said drip-proof louver 22 can also be comprised so that it may close with dead weight in the direction which covers the blower outlet 10. FIG.
In the structure of FIG. 6, an air volume adjusting partition 23 that is inclined toward the front side (air outlet 10 side) as it goes upward from the bottom plate 6 c of the storage box 6 is provided.
In the case of FIG. 5, the wind pressure from the fan 11 decreases as it goes upward, so that the air volume from the upper outlet 10 decreases. However, in the structure of FIG. Since the area of the air path R in the horizontal plane can be reduced as the time goes, the lowering of the upper wind pressure can be reduced, and the air volume from the plurality of air outlets 10 can be made substantially uniform in the vertical direction. Is.
Further, each drip-proof louver 22 is automatically opened by the wind pressure of the wind blown out from the air outlet 10, so that the wind can be satisfactorily applied to the face. When the fan 11 is turned off, the wind pressure is lost. Therefore, even when each drip-proof louver 22 is automatically closed and the air outlet 10 is closed and water is splashed from the front side, it is possible to satisfactorily prevent water droplets from entering the air passage R. It will be possible.

Further, it is possible to adopt the structure of the air outlet as shown in the front sectional configuration diagram of the main part of FIG. 7 and the horizontal sectional configuration diagram of the main part of FIG.
7 and 8, the fan 11 is provided in the lower frame 6d of the storage box, and the suction port 19, the drain hole 20, and the water return protrusion 21 are provided in the same manner as in FIG. A heater 24 is provided in the suction port 19 and the heater 24 is turned on so that hot air can be blown out from the outlet 10. The hot air is blown out to dehumidify the changing room, It can also prevent mold.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the air outlet 10 is a curved portion 6e curved forward, and the curved slide member 25 is arranged inside the curved portion 6e so as to be slidable in a horizontal plane. The air outlet 25a that is aligned with the air outlet 10 is also formed in the slide member 25.
The slide member 25 can be slid by manually operating, for example, a lever (not shown) provided at the lower end. The slide member 25 is manually opened and closed to open and close the air outlet 10. In the opened state as shown in FIG. 8, the blower outlet 25a is aligned with the blower outlet 10, and the fan 11 can be turned on in this state. When closed, the limit switch 26 detects that the slide member 25 is closed, and the fan 11 can be stopped when the limit switch is turned on.

In such a configuration, the fan 11 is operated by manually opening the slide member 25, and the fan 11 is stopped by closing the slide member 25. At the same time, the air outlet 10 is closed to make a drip-proof state. Intrusion into the air path R can be reliably prevented.
The limit switch 26 can be configured by a reed switch or a hall element, and can be configured so that the opening / closing of the slide member 25 can be detected well.

Furthermore, what is shown in the main part front cross-sectional configuration diagram in FIG. 9 and in the main part side cross-sectional configuration diagram in FIG.
In this example, a drip-proof louver 28 is disposed on the front surface of the air outlet 10 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and a wind direction louver 27 is disposed on the front surface thereof.
The drip-proof louver 28 is formed with openings 28a, 28a aligned with the respective outlets 10, and a lever 28b for moving up and down by hand is provided at the lower end side. The open / closed state can be detected by a limit switch 29 provided on the upper end side.

That is, when the drip-proof louver 28 is opened and the air outlet 28a is aligned with the air outlet 10, the limit switch 29 is turned on, and in this state, the fan 11 is turned on and air is blown from the air outlet 10. The fan 11 is configured to stop in a state where the drip-proof louver 28 is closed and the air outlet 10 is closed.
Further, the wind direction louver 27 capable of changing the wind direction has a rotating shaft 27a rotatably supported by a support portion 27c, and the angle of the wind direction louver 27 is adjusted by holding the lever 27b with a finger and rotating in the horizontal direction. It is configured so that it can be adjusted with.

Next, the main part enlarged plan configuration diagram cut along the horizontal plane of FIG. 11 and the main configuration front configuration diagram of the mirror cabinet 5 of FIG. 12 is a modification of the structure of the air passage and the outlet.
A cylindrical air passage R extending in the longitudinal direction is formed between the partition portions 6b and 6b that partition the storage spaces S1 and S2 in the storage box 6, and the fan 11 is disposed in the air passage R. For example, the air passage A suction port 19 penetrating toward the storage space S <b> 2 is formed on the side surface of R so that air in the storage space S <b> 2 can be sucked into the air path R from the suction port 19.

In addition, an air outlet 10 is opened in front of the air passage R, and the air outlet 10 is formed in a vertically long slit shape as shown in FIG. The wings 11a of the fan 11 are arranged in the vertical direction in the same manner as the blowout port 10. That is, the fan 11 is arranged in the vertical direction in the air passage R, and has the wings 11a having a height dimension substantially equal to the vertical dimension of the air outlet 10. A motor 11b for driving is disposed. The motor 11 b for the fan 11 can also be arranged in the storage box 6.
With such a structure, the air in the storage space S2 of the storage box 6 can be sucked and blown out from the outlet 10, the thickness of the storage box 6 in the front-rear direction can be reduced, and the thickness of the mirror cabinet can be reduced. It will be a thing.

  In addition, in FIG. 11, although the thing which provided the suction inlet 19 in the storage space S2 side is illustrated, the suction inlet 19 may be opened by the storage space S1 side, It may be opened on the lower surface side of the storage box 6.

FIG. 13 is a perspective configuration diagram of a bathroom vanity according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 14 is an enlarged plan configuration diagram of a main part of the mirror cabinet section 5 cut in a horizontal plane.
Also in this example, the mirror cabinet portion 5 disposed above the basin 2 has a main mirror 7 on the front surface of the storage box 6 that forms a storage space, and a gap between the left and right sides thereof, and an adjacent mirror 8. 9 are arranged so that each mirror can be opened and closed forward through shafts 7a, 8a and 9a.
For example, the primary mirror 7 is configured such that one side edge side is a shaft 7a, and a vertical column 30 is connected and fixed to the other side edge side.
In the vertical column body 30 fixed to the other side edge side of the main mirror 7, a cylindrical fixed cylinder 15 and a cylindrical rotating cylinder 16 are provided on the inner side thereof so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane. In addition, a plurality of air outlets 10 are opened in the vertical direction on the front surface of the fixed cylinder 15, and a plurality of air outlets 16 a are also opened in the rotating cylinder 16 at vertical positions aligned with the air outlet 10.

Even in such a structure, when the rotating cylinder 16 is manually rotated and the air outlet 16a is aligned with the air outlet 10, the fan 11 is turned on and the air is favorably forward from the air outlet 10. When the main mirror 7 is rotated forward about the shaft 7a and the face is brought close to make up or the like, the columnar body 30 is integrated with the main mirror 7 in order to make makeup. Since it is moved to the face of the person making up, it can be applied to the wind from a position very close to the face, it can cool the hot flash of the skin better, improve the makeup, and The lotion can be dried well, and makeup can be performed quickly and comfortably.
In this example, the columnar body 30 is connected to the right end side of the main mirror 7 in the figure, but the columnar body 30 is connected to the left end side of the figure and the shaft 7a is provided on the right end side. It may be a structure.

  Further, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 15 and the enlarged plan configuration diagram of the main part of FIG. 16, the vertical column bodies 30 are integrally formed with the adjacent mirrors 8 and 9 on the outer edge side of the adjacent mirrors 8 and 9 on the left and right sides. As shown in FIG. 16, a fixed cylinder 15 and a rotating cylinder 16 are provided in each vertical column body 30. When the air outlet 16 a is aligned with the air outlet 10, the fan 11 is turned on and air is blown from the air outlet 10, and the rotating cylinder 16 is rotated to blow to a position shifted from the air outlet 10. When the outlet 16a is rotated and the outlet 10 is closed, the fan 11 is turned off. In this state, the outlet 10 is well drip-proof.

  As shown in the front view of the main part in FIG. 17, in order to send the wind from the fan 11 to the air path R in the vertical column 30, the adjacent mirrors 8, 9 on the bottom side of the storage space of the storage box 6 A duct 13 is piped on the back surface so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane integrally with the adjacent mirrors 8 and 9 via the bellows tube 12 and the like, and the duct 13 is connected to the lower end portion of the vertical column 30 in communication. The wind from the fan 11 can be supplied to the air path R in the vertical column 30 through the duct 13.

  In such a structure, when the adjacent mirrors 8 and 9 on the left and right sides of the main mirror 7 are rotated about the axes 8a and 9a, respectively, the blowout port 10 is moved integrally with the movement of the adjacent mirrors 8 and 9. Therefore, when the adjacent mirrors 8 and 9 are tilted and used as a three-sided mirror, the air outlet 10 can be arranged at a position close to the face of the user standing in front of the main mirror 7, and the wind is brought close to the face. It can be sprayed, the hot flash of the skin can be cooled well, the makeup paste can be improved, and the lotion can be dried well, so that makeup can be performed quickly and comfortably.

It is a perspective view of the vanity table of the first embodiment. It is the principal part plane enlarged block diagram cut | disconnected in the horizontal surface of a mirror cabinet. It is a principal part plane enlarged block diagram which shows the example of a change of an air path and a blower outlet. Furthermore, it is a principal part front sectional block diagram which shows the example of a change of a different blower outlet. FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional configuration diagram of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional configuration diagram corresponding to FIG. 5 of another modified example. Furthermore, it is a principal part front cross-section block diagram of a different example of a change. It is the plane expansion block diagram seen from the upper part of the horizontal cross section of FIG. Furthermore, it is a principal part front cross-section block diagram of a different example of a change. FIG. 10 is a side cross-sectional configuration diagram of FIG. 9. It is the principal part expansion plane block diagram which cut | disconnected the cabinet which shows the example of a change of an air path and an air outlet in the horizontal surface. It is the principal part enlarged front view which looked at the cabinet of FIG. 11 from the front side. It is a perspective block diagram of the vanity table of 2nd Example. It is the principal part plane enlarged block diagram which cut | disconnected the mirror cabinet of FIG. 13 within the horizontal surface. It is a perspective block diagram of the vanity table which shows the example of a change of 2nd Example. It is the principal part plane enlarged configuration figure cut | disconnected in the horizontal surface of FIG. It is a principal part front expanded block diagram of the piping state of the duct which sends the wind from a fan to the wind path of a vertical column.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vanity table 2 Basin 5 Mirror cabinet part 6 Storage box 6a Back plate 6b Partition part 6d Lower box 6e of a storage box 7 Curved part 7 Primary mirror 8,9 Adjacent mirror 7a, 8a, 9a Axis 10 Outlet 11 Fan 11a Fan 11b Fan motor 12 Bellows tube 13 Duct 14 Wind direction fin 15 Fixed cylinder 16 Rotating cylinder 16a Air outlet 17 Reflector 18 Lamp 19 Suction port 20 Drain hole 21 Water return protrusion 22 Drip-proof louver 23 Air volume adjustment partition 25 Slide member 25a Air outlet 26 Limit switch 27 Wind direction louver 28 Drip-proof louver 30 Vertical column body R Air path S1, S2, S3 Storage space

Claims (2)

In a mirror cabinet having a primary mirror and an adjacent mirror adjacent to the primary mirror,
A mirror cabinet characterized in that an air outlet is provided between the primary mirror and the adjacent mirror so that air can be blown toward a user in front of the primary mirror. In a mirror cabinet provided with a movable mirror that can be rotated in a horizontal plane with the other side edge as an axis,
The mirror cabinet characterized by providing the blower outlet which blows a wind in the other side edge side of the said movable mirror.

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