JP2009028415A - Kitchen counter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a kitchen counter with illumination rich in atmosphere. <P>SOLUTION: The kitchen counter C includes: a plate-like light emitting part C3 formed of a translucent material and arranged between a first counter part C1 and a second counter part C2 along the longitudinal direction of the kitchen counter C; a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD arranged along at least one end surface of the light emitting part C3; and a base member 10 arranged along one end surface so as to diffuse light which is respectively emitted from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD and reach one end surface of the light emitting part C3. The light respectively emitted from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD is diffused by the base member 10 and guided from one end surface to the inner part of the light emitting part C3, thereby allowing the light emitting part C3 to emit the light. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a kitchen counter.

  There are roughly two types of kitchen types: closed and open. The closed type kitchen is also called a stand-alone kitchen, and the sink and kitchen counter are invisible from the living room and dining room. On the other hand, an open type kitchen is also called a living kitchen or an island kitchen. A sink or a kitchen counter can be seen from the living room or dining room. There is a face-to-face kitchen as an intermediate type between a closed type and an open type.

In an open type kitchen or a face-to-face kitchen, not only a counter for cooking work but also a separate counter may be provided (for example, see Patent Document 1 below). The kitchen counter described in Patent Document 1 below is a dinette counter provided with a counter for serving on the upper side of a table, and is characterized in that a lighting device is provided at a step portion between the table and the counter. .
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-155845

  When a lighting device is provided at the step portion between the table and the counter as described in Patent Document 1, bright illumination can be provided to a table that is a low step as described in the same document.

  By the way, in recent years, there is a case where not only simple lighting is required, but lighting such as a bar counter, where the entire room is dark and bright enough to see the hand near the counter, is sometimes required. .

  However, the kitchen counter described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is intended to illuminate the light accurately so as to eliminate the dark part, and is not intended for illumination with an atmosphere as described above. .

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen counter equipped with atmospherey lighting.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present inventor has made various studies on what “illumination with atmosphere” is in the first place. There is indirect illumination as one means for illuminating the entire room as described above in a dark place so that the hand near the counter can be seen. Indirect illumination uses a light source that is too bright, such as a fluorescent lamp or an incandescent lamp, and illuminates a target position indirectly by reflecting light emitted from the light source to a shade or the like. Such indirect illumination can be said to be “illumination with a certain atmosphere”, but the light source portion becomes relatively large. For example, if a step counter is to be constructed, a large step portion must be taken.

  On the other hand, in order to make the light source portion compact, it is conceivable to use a semiconductor light emitting element such as an LED as the light source. However, semiconductor light-emitting elements are generally chip-shaped, and when the chip-shaped semiconductor light-emitting elements are arranged side by side to emit light, it becomes spotty light, and the state that can be said to be “atmosphere lighting” Don't be. The present invention has been made based on these findings.

  The kitchen counter according to the present invention is a kitchen counter including a first counter portion and a second counter portion that are arranged along the longitudinal direction of each other, and the first counter portion along the longitudinal direction. A planar light emitting portion formed of a light-transmitting material between the first counter portion and the second counter portion; a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements disposed along at least one end surface of the light emitting portion; A diffusion member disposed along one end face so as to diffuse light emitted from each semiconductor light emitting element and reaching one end face of the light emitting portion, and the light emitted from each of the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements The light is diffused by the diffusing member and guided from one end face of the light emitting portion to the inside thereof, so that the light emitting portion emits light.

  According to the present invention, since the light emitted from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements is diffused by the diffusion member, the light guided from the one end surface of the light emitting portion to the inside thereof is bright along the direction in which the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements are arranged. The light becomes continuous light. Since the light guided to the inside of the light emitting portion becomes linear light along one end face, the light emitting portion continuously emits light in the direction intersecting the light incident direction. Since the light emitting part is provided between the first counter part and the second counter part, the counter part arranged at a lower position can be illuminated by continuous light with dispersed brightness. it can.

  Moreover, in the kitchen counter which concerns on this invention, it is also preferable that the light emission part is integrally formed so that it may stand up from a 1st counter part. According to this preferable aspect, since the light emitting part can be formed integrally with the first counter part, for example, the kitchen counter can be easily arranged on the cabinet. In addition, since the light emitting portion is formed so as to rise from the first counter portion, the surface of the light emitting portion facing the first counter portion can emit light to illuminate the first counter portion.

  In the kitchen counter according to the present invention, a gap is provided between the light emitting portion and the second counter portion, and the gap is configured so that the diffusion member and the semiconductor light emitting element can be inserted. It is also preferable that the semiconductor light emitting elements are sequentially arranged along the back surface of the second counter portion. According to this preferred embodiment, since the gap configured to allow the semiconductor light emitting element and the diffusion member to be inserted is provided between the light emitting portion and the second counter portion, the first counter portion, Even after the second counter portion and the light emitting portion are arranged and the kitchen counter is installed, the semiconductor light emitting element and the diffusing member can be easily taken out and attached. Moreover, since the diffusing member and the semiconductor light emitting element are sequentially arranged along the back surface of the second counter portion, the vertical dimension of the gap can be made as small as possible.

  According to the present invention, the lower counter portion of the first counter portion and the second counter portion arranged in different steps can be illuminated by continuous light with dispersed brightness. . Therefore, it is possible to provide a kitchen counter provided with a lighting with an atmosphere.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the description, the same constituent elements in the drawings will be denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible, and redundant description will be omitted.

  The kitchen K provided with the kitchen counter C which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the kitchen K. FIG. The kitchen K is configured by placing a kitchen counter C on a cabinet CB.

  The kitchen counter C includes a counter portion C1, a counter portion C2, and a light emitting portion C3 configured to rise from one end side along the longitudinal direction of the counter portion C2. The light emitting portion C3 is formed of a light transmissive material. In the case of the present embodiment, the light emitting portion C3 is based on a flat plate member made of a material that is very close to transparency, and a sheet on which a predetermined color or pattern is formed by printing or the like is pasted on the back surface. It is formed to emit light by introducing light into the interior by painting. The counter part C1 and the counter part C2 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of each other in a stepwise manner. The counter portion C2 is disposed at a position higher than the counter portion C1, and is provided with a sink S, a faucet fitting F, and a cooking heater H.

  The figure which looked at the kitchen K from the counter part C1 side is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a concave portion C31 is provided on the upper end surface of the light emitting portion C3, and the illumination unit L is disposed in the concave portion C31. The recess C31 is formed by cutting out the upper end surface of the light emitting portion C3 along the longitudinal direction of the light emitting portion C3. A convex portion C32 is provided on one side of the upper end surface of the light emitting portion C3, and a convex portion C33 is provided on the other side. Therefore, both ends of the lighting unit L arranged in the concave portion C31 are closed by the convex portions C32 and C33, so that the end portion of the lighting unit L cannot be seen from the side of the kitchen K. (See FIG. 1).

  FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, an upper stage portion CB1 and a lower stage portion CB2 are formed on the side plate of the cabinet CB. A counter portion C2 is placed on the upper portion CB1. A counter part C1 and a light emitting part C3 are placed on the lower part CB2. The counter portion C2 is placed so as to protrude from the upper portion CB1 to the lower portion CB2. The illumination unit L is housed between the recess C31 of the light emitting part C3 and the part where the counter part C2 protrudes from the upper part CB1.

  The lighting unit L will be described. FIG. 4 is a plan view seen from below when the lighting unit L is attached to the kitchen K. FIG. The illumination unit L includes a base member 10 (a diffusion member), a wiring base 11, a cover 12, a connection connector 13, and a semiconductor light emitting element LD. A plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD are arranged on the wiring base 11. A connection connector 13 is connected to the wiring base 11 via a lead wire. The connection connector 13 is connected to a power supply device (not explicitly shown in FIG. 4), and the power supply device is connected to a lighting switch (not explicitly shown in FIG. 4). With this configuration, when a lighting switch (not explicitly shown in FIG. 4) is closed, each semiconductor light emitting element LD is energized and each semiconductor light emitting element LD is turned on. The wiring base 11 is attached to the base member 10. The wiring base 11 is configured so that a cover 12 can be attached.

  FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the base member 10 includes an attachment portion 101, a shielding portion 102, an optical path changing portion 103, an optical path adjustment portion 104, and a wiring base attachment portion 105. The base member 10 is formed by extruding aluminum.

  The attachment portion 101 is a portion for attaching the base member 10 to the counter portion C2, and is an elongated flat plate portion along the longitudinal direction of the counter portion C2 (direction perpendicular to the surface of FIG. 5). An attachment hole (not explicitly shown in FIG. 5) is formed in the attachment portion 101, and the base member 10 is screwed to the counter portion C2 using the attachment hole (not explicitly shown in FIG. 5).

  The shielding part 102 is provided so as to form an L-shaped cross section orthogonal to the attachment part 101, and is a long and thin flat part along the longitudinal direction of the counter part C2. The shielding part 102 is a part for closing the gap between the counter part C1 and the counter part C2, and the dimension extending from the attachment part 101 is set to be slightly longer than the gap.

  The optical path changing unit 103 is a part for reflecting the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element LD and guiding the light to the light emitting part C3, and is an elongated flat plate part along the longitudinal direction of the counter part C2. . The optical path changing unit 103 is formed to extend obliquely upward at an angle of about 45 ° from the lower side of the center of the shielding unit 102 to the side opposite to the mounting unit 101.

  The optical path adjusting unit 104 is a part for adjusting the distance between the semiconductor light emitting element LD and the optical path changing unit 103, and is an elongated flat plate part along the longitudinal direction of the counter part C2. The optical path adjusting unit 104 is formed so as to extend from the end of the optical path changing unit 103 substantially parallel to the attachment unit 101. The upper end surface of the attachment portion 101 and the upper end surface of the optical path adjustment portion 104 are formed so as to be located on the same plane. When the base member 10 is attached to the counter portion C2, the lower surface (rear surface) of the counter portion C2 Are formed so that the upper end surfaces thereof are along.

  The optical path adjustment unit 104 is formed to extend from the optical path changing unit 103 in a direction opposite to the direction in which the attachment unit 101 extends from the shielding unit 102. Since the optical path adjusting unit 104 is a part for adjusting the distance between the semiconductor light emitting element LD and the optical path changing unit 103, the optical path adjusting unit 104 adjusts the dimension extending from the optical path changing unit 103, thereby adjusting the semiconductor light emitting element. The distance between the LD and the optical path changing unit 103 can be changed. Therefore, when the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element LD is more diffused and guided to the light emitting portion C3, the dimension of the optical path adjusting unit 104 extending from the optical path changing unit 103 is increased. On the other hand, when it is desired to guide the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element LD to the light emitting portion C3 without diffusing the light so much and reducing the light intensity, the dimension of the optical path adjusting unit 104 extending from the optical path changing unit 103 is shortened.

  The wiring base attaching part 105 is a part for attaching the wiring base 11 serving as a base for attaching the semiconductor light emitting element LD, and is an elongated flat plate part along the longitudinal direction of the counter part C2. The wiring base attaching part 105 is formed so as to extend from the end of the optical path adjusting part 104 substantially in parallel with the shielding part 102. The wiring base 11 is attached to a surface where the wiring base attaching portion 105 faces the optical path changing portion 103. Therefore, the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element LD attached to the wiring base 11 is applied to the optical path changing unit 103. In addition, the dimension in which the wiring base mounting portion 105 extends from the optical path adjustment portion 104 is formed to be shorter than the gap between the counter portion C2 and the light emitting portion C3. Accordingly, even after the counter part C1, the light emitting part C3, and the counter part C2 are arranged on the cabinet CB, the illumination unit L can be inserted and attached in the gap.

  Next, a state where the lighting unit L is attached to the kitchen counter C will be described with reference to FIG. The lighting unit L is attached after placing the counter portion C1, the light emitting portion C3, and the counter portion C2 in the cabinet CB (see FIG. 3 and the like). More specifically, it is attached to the gap G between the light emitting part C3 and the counter part C2 by inserting from the counter part C1 side and screwing.

  Since the dimension that the shielding part 102 extends from the attachment part 101 is longer than the dimension of the gap G, the gap G is shielded by the shielding part 102. The position where the optical path changing unit 103 extends from the shielding unit 102 is above the light emitting portion C3, and the dimension in which the wiring base mounting unit 105 extends from the optical path adjusting unit 104 is shorter than the dimension of the gap G. Can be inserted smoothly.

  Since the optical path changing unit 103 extends obliquely upward from the shielding unit 102, the light path changing unit 103 is disposed in the light emitting part by inserting the illumination unit L into the gap G and arranging the shielding unit 102 in contact with the light emitting part C3. It can be arranged substantially directly above one end face of C3 (position facing the one end face).

  Subsequently, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described. The kitchen counter C according to the present embodiment is a kitchen counter including a first counter portion C1 and a second counter portion C2 that are arranged along the longitudinal direction of each other in a stepwise manner. A flat light-emitting portion C3 formed of a light-transmitting material between one counter portion C1 and the second counter portion C2, and at least one end surface of the light-emitting portion C3 (the upper end surface in the illustrated example) And a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD disposed along the one end surface so as to diffuse light emitted from each of the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD and reaching one end surface of the light emitting portion C3. Base member 10 (diffusion member), and light emitted from each of the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD is diffused by the base member 10 (diffusion member). Guided from one end face of the light emitting portion C3 therein, the light emitting portion C3 is configured to emit.

  According to this configuration, since the light emitted from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD is diffused by the base member 10 (diffusion member), the light guided from one end surface of the light emitting portion C3 to the inside thereof is the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements. It becomes continuous light in which the brightness is dispersed along the direction in which the LDs are arranged. Since the light guided to the inside of the light emitting portion C3 becomes linear light along one end face, the light emitting portion C3 continuously emits light in the direction intersecting the light incident direction. Since the light-emitting portion C3 is provided between the first counter portion C1 and the second counter portion C2, the counter portion (counter portion C1 in the illustrated example) arranged at a lower position is made brighter. Can be illuminated by dispersed continuous light.

  In the kitchen counter C according to the present embodiment, the light emitting portion C3 is integrally formed so as to rise from the first counter portion C1. Therefore, since the light emitting part C3 is formed integrally with the first counter part C1, the kitchen counter C can be easily arranged on the cabinet CB. Further, since the light emitting portion C3 is formed so as to rise from the first counter portion C1, the surface of the light emitting portion C3 facing the first counter portion C1 can emit light to illuminate the first counter portion C1. .

  On the other hand, it is also preferable to form the light emitting portion C3 integrally with the second counter portion C2. In this case, since the light emitting portion C3 is formed so as to fall from the second counter portion C2, the illumination unit L is arranged below the light emitting portion C3, and the light emitted from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD is emitted. It is preferable to introduce into the light emitting portion C3 from the lower end surface. In addition, it is also preferable that the first counter portion C1, the second counter portion C2, and the light emitting portion C3 are separately molded and combined to form the kitchen counter C.

  In the kitchen counter C according to the present embodiment, a gap G is provided between the light emitting portion C3 and the second counter portion C2, and the gap G is the base member 10 (a diffusion member) and the semiconductor light emitting element LD. The base member 10 (diffusion member) and the semiconductor light emitting element LD are sequentially arranged along the back surface of the second counter portion C2. Accordingly, a gap G is formed between the light emitting portion C3 and the second counter portion C2 so that the base member 10 (diffusion member) and the semiconductor light emitting element LD can be inserted. The base member 10 (diffusion member) and the semiconductor light emitting element LD can be taken out and attached even after the counter portion C1, the second counter portion C2, and the light emitting portion C3 are arranged and the kitchen counter C is installed. It can be done easily. Further, since the base member 10 (diffusion member) and the semiconductor light emitting element LD are sequentially arranged along the back surface of the second counter portion C2, the vertical dimension of the gap G can be made as small as possible.

  Further, the kitchen counter C according to the present embodiment includes an illumination unit L including a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD and a base member 10 (a diffusion member), and the illumination unit L is disposed in the gap G. Therefore, since the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD and the diffusing member are unitized and arranged in the gap between the light emitting portion C3 and the second counter portion C2, the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements LD can be obtained by taking out the illumination unit L. And it becomes easy to exchange the base member 10 (diffusion member).

  In this embodiment, although the clearance gap G was formed by providing the recessed part C31 in the upper end surface of the light emission part C3, the aspect which provides the clearance gap G between the light emission part C3 and the 2nd counter C2 is not restricted to this. As shown in FIG. 7, it is also a preferable aspect that a recess C21 is provided on the back side of the second counter C2 to form a gap G, and the illumination unit L is attached to the recess C21.

  In the present embodiment, a convex portion C32 is provided on one side of the upper end surface of the light emitting portion C3, and a convex portion C33 is provided on the other side. That is, both ends of the lighting unit L arranged in the concave portion C31 are closed by the convex portion C32 and the convex portion C33 so that the end portion of the lighting unit L cannot be seen from the side of the kitchen K. However, it is also a preferable aspect that the convex portions C32 and C33 are not formed. In this case, it is preferable that the illumination unit L is formed to be substantially the same as the longitudinal dimension of the light emitting portion C3, and both ends of the illumination unit L are covered with a resin decorative cap or the like.

It is a perspective view which shows a kitchen provided with the kitchen counter which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which looked at the kitchen shown in FIG. 1 from the front. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a top view of a lighting unit. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the state which attached the lighting unit to the kitchen counter. It is a figure which shows the modification of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  K ... Kitchen, F ... Water faucet, H ... Cooking heater, C ... Kitchen counter, C1 ... Counter part, C2 ... Counter part, C3 ... Light emitting part, CB ... Cabinet, L ... Lighting unit, 10 ... Base member, 11 ... Wiring base, 12 ... cover, LD ... semiconductor light emitting element, 101 ... mounting portion, 102 ... shielding portion, 103 ... optical path changing portion, 104 ... optical path adjusting portion, 105 ... wiring base mounting portion.

Claims (3)

A kitchen counter comprising a first counter part and a second counter part which are arranged along the longitudinal direction of each other,
A flat light emitting portion formed of a material having translucency along the longitudinal direction between the first counter portion and the second counter portion;
A plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements disposed along at least one end surface of the light emitting portion;
A diffusion member disposed along the one end face so as to diffuse light emitted from each of the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements and reaching one end face of the light emitting portion,
The light emitted from each of the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements is diffused by the diffusion member and guided from one end surface of the light emitting portion to the inside thereof, and the light emitting portion emits light. Kitchen counter. 2. The kitchen counter according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting portion is integrally formed so as to rise from the first counter portion. A gap is provided between the light emitting portion and the second counter portion, and the gap is configured such that the diffusion member and the semiconductor light emitting element can be inserted,
The kitchen counter according to claim 2, wherein the diffusion member and the semiconductor light emitting element are sequentially arranged along the back surface of the second counter portion.

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