JP2013142277A - Floor material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor material which allows a solar battery to be available for use according to the circumstances, without spoiling of appearance.SOLUTION: A floor material 1 includes a solar battery 12 whose light receiving face 12a is arranged along one end 10a in the thickness direction for receiving light on the side of the end, and a floor surface material 15 which forms another end 15a in the thickness direction and can be inverted in the thickness direction for installation.

Description

  The present invention relates to a flooring having a solar cell.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a solar cell panel is provided on a roof, a wall, or the like of a building, and the solar cell panel is used as a power source or an auxiliary power source for various electric devices provided in the building.
For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a building with a solar cell provided with a dye-sensitized solar cell on the surface side of a building board on which the surface of a base material is decorated and used as an exterior material or an interior material in various places of a building A board has been proposed.

JP 2008-111322 A

  However, in the conventional building board with a solar cell as described above, since the transparent substrate of the solar cell is always exposed on the surface side, there is a problem that the appearance as the building board is easily damaged.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a flooring material that can be used in accordance with the situation and hardly deteriorates its appearance.

  In order to achieve the above object, the flooring according to the present invention is provided such that the light receiving surface of the solar cell is along the one surface so that light can be received on one surface side in the thickness direction, and the other surface in the thickness direction is provided. A floor surface material is provided so as to be formed, and the floor surface material is installed to be reversible in the thickness direction.

  In the present invention, on the other surface side in the thickness direction, both or one of the plug connector and the electric device is provided, the power of the solar cell is stored, and the plug connection provided on the other surface side in the thickness direction. A power storage unit that supplies power to both or one of the battery and the electric device may be provided.

  Since the flooring according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to make the solar cell usable according to the situation and to make it difficult to impair the appearance.

(A), (b) has shown typically an example of the flooring which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) was made to respond | correspond to the X1-X1 line arrow view in Fig.2 (a). Partially broken schematic longitudinal sectional view, (b) is a partially broken schematic longitudinal sectional view corresponding to the view taken along line X2-X2 in FIG. 2 (b). (A), (b) is a partially broken schematic perspective view which shows typically the state which installed the same flooring.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In the following embodiments, directions such as the vertical direction will be described in principle with reference to the state in which the flooring according to the present embodiment is installed.

FIG.1 and FIG.2 is a figure which shows typically an example of the flooring which concerns on this embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the flooring 1 according to the present embodiment has a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, and is installed such that a plurality of sheets are arranged vertically and horizontally on the floor substrate 2. As a dimension of this flooring 1, for example, one side may be about 100 mm to 1000 mm.
The flooring 1 has a structure in which the light receiving surface 12a of the solar cell 12 is provided along the thickness direction one surface 10a so that light can be received on the one surface 10a side in the thickness direction. In addition, the flooring 1 has a structure in which a floor surface material is provided so as to form the other surface 15a in the thickness direction. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the flooring material 1 has a solar cell panel unit 10 having solar cells 12 and a floor surface material provided so as to form the other surface 15 a in the thickness direction. The floor surface panel unit 15 is laminated along the thickness direction of the flooring 1.

Moreover, this flooring 1 is installed so that it can be reversed in the thickness direction. That is, the flooring 1 has a state in which the one surface 10a in the thickness direction faces upward as shown in FIG. 1 (a) and the other surface 15a in the thickness direction faces upward as shown in FIG. 1 (b). It can be installed in the state.
Moreover, the flooring 1 has a structure in which both or one of the plug-in connector and the electric device (power supply target) is provided on the other surface 15a in the thickness direction. In addition, the flooring 1 is provided with a power storage unit 13 that stores the power of the solar battery 12 and supplies power to both or one of the plug-in connector and the electric device (the power supply target) provided on the other surface 15a in the thickness direction. It is structured.

In the present embodiment, as the flooring 1, two types of flooring 1A, 1B are illustrated as shown in FIG. These flooring materials 1A and 1B have the same outer dimensions and outer shapes. The flooring 1A has a structure in which a plug connector 16 and a lighting fixture 17 as an electric device are provided on the other side 15a in the thickness direction. On the other hand, the flooring 1B has a structure in which a floor heating appliance 18 as an electric device is provided on the other side 15a in the thickness direction.
The plug connector 16 provided on the flooring 1A is a wiring plug receptacle (so-called outlet) into which a plug 5 (see FIG. 1B) of another electrical device or the like is inserted. As shown in FIG. 1, the plug connector 16 is connected to the power storage unit 13 through a power line or the like. The plug connector 16 is provided so as to be embedded in the floor surface panel portion 15 so as to be exposed on the other surface 15a in the thickness direction.

  The lighting fixture 17 provided on the flooring 1A is an elongated line type as shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the lighting fixture 17 is connected to the power storage unit 13 through a power line or the like. Moreover, this lighting fixture 17 is provided so that it may be embedded in the floor surface panel part 15 so that it may be exposed in the thickness direction other surface 15a. As a light source of the luminaire 17, a discharge light source such as an LED (light emitting diode), an incandescent bulb, a fluorescent tube, or the like may be adopted. Moreover, you may make it provide the surface cover which has translucency so that the surface side may be covered. In the illustrated example, the surface cover of the lighting fixture 17 and the surface 15a of the floor surface panel portion 15 that is the other surface in the thickness direction are substantially flush with each other (see FIG. 2). Note that the lighting fixture 17 is not limited to an elongated line type as shown in the figure, and may be a mode in which lighting portions by a plurality of lighting fixtures are provided on the other surface 15a side in the thickness direction. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the floor heating appliance 18 provided in the flooring 1B is provided over almost the entire area of the flooring 1B. The floor heating appliance 18 is an electric type, and is connected to the power storage unit 13 (see FIG. 1) via a power line or the like. The floor heating appliance 18 is provided so as to be embedded in the floor surface panel portion 15 (see FIG. 1). As the heating element (heater) of the floor heating appliance 18, a planar heating element or a linear (strip-shaped) heating element may be adopted.
In addition, you may make it provide the plug connector 16 similar to the above also in this flooring 1B.
The plug connector 16 is not limited to the wiring plug connector 16 described above, and may be a plug connector for illumination such as a rosette or a lighting duct.

  Moreover, as an electric equipment provided in the flooring 1 (1A, 1B), it is not restricted to the above-mentioned lighting fixture 17 and the floor heating appliance 18. FIG. For example, you may make it provide a blower, an electrostatic atomizer, etc. as an electric equipment in the flooring 1 (1A, 1B). In this case, you may make it provide a blower outlet, a suction inlet, etc. so that it may be exposed in the thickness direction other surface 15a as needed. Moreover, you may make it provide acoustic apparatuses, such as a speaker and a vibrator, as an electric apparatus in the flooring 1 (1A, 1B). Furthermore, you may make it provide multiple such multiple types of electric equipment in the flooring 1 (1A, 1B). Moreover, you may make it provide only the above insertion connectors in flooring 1 (1A, 1B), or may provide only an electric equipment. In addition, the power supply target and the power storage unit 13 are electrically connected so that power can be supplied to the power supply target (both the plug connector and the electrical device or one) provided on the other surface 15a in the thickness direction. It is only necessary to connect them.

Although these flooring materials 1A and 1B differ in the electric equipment etc. (an insertion connector and an electric equipment) provided in the thickness direction other surface 15a side, it is substantially the same about other structures. Hereinafter, the flooring material 1A will be mainly described with reference to FIG. 1, and the flooring material 1B will be denoted by reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted or simplified.
The solar cell panel portion 10 on the one side 10a in the thickness direction is provided with a housing portion that houses the solar cell 12 and the power storage unit 13 and is open on the one side 10a in the thickness direction. A translucent plate 11 is provided on the one surface 10a side in the thickness direction so as to cover the opening of the housing portion.

The translucent plate 11 is transparent or translucent, and is formed in a thin plate shape from a translucent material such as tempered glass or hard synthetic resin. The surface of the translucent plate 11 is substantially flush with the surface 10a of the solar cell panel portion 10 that is one surface in the thickness direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the light transmitting plate 11 is provided over almost the entire area of the solar cell panel unit 10 (floor material 1 (1A, 1B)).
The solar cell 12 is disposed on the back side (the center in the thickness direction of the flooring 1) of the light transmissive plate 11 so that the light receiving surface 12a faces the back surface of the light transmissive plate 11. The solar cell 12 has a thin flat plate shape that is provided over the entire area on the back surface side of the translucent plate 11. Such a solar cell 12 may be anything as long as it can convert light energy received on the light receiving surface 12a into electric power. For example, a silicon-based or compound-based pn junction solar cell, a dye-sensitized solar cell, or the like may be employed.

  The power storage unit 13 is disposed on the back side of the solar cell 12 (center side in the thickness direction of the flooring 1). The power storage unit 13 is electrically connected to the solar cell 12 through a power line or the like. Any power storage unit 13 may be used as long as it can store the power of the solar battery 12. For example, a storage battery (secondary battery) such as a lithium ion storage battery, a nickel / hydrogen storage battery, a nickel / cadmium storage battery, or a lead storage battery may be employed. In addition, you may make it provide the display part which displays the electrical storage state in this electrical storage part 13 in both or one of the thickness direction one surface 10a side and the thickness direction other surface 15a side.

  In the present embodiment, the flooring 1 </ b> A (1 </ b> B) includes the control unit 14. In the example shown in the figure, the control unit 14 is provided so as to be embedded in the solar cell panel unit 10 (floor material 1A (1B)). The control unit 14 is electrically connected to the power storage unit 13 and the plug connector 16 and the lighting fixture 17 (floor heating appliance 18 in the flooring material 1B) to be fed. The control unit 14 is provided with a circuit for supplying power from the power storage unit 13 toward the plug connector 16 and the lighting fixture 17 (floor heating appliance 18 in the flooring material 1B) to be fed. . Further, the control unit 14 may be provided with a control unit or the like for controlling the power supply target provided on the flooring 1A (1B), or may be provided with an inverter or the like for converting direct current into alternating current as necessary. Further, the control unit 14 may be provided with a rectifier circuit, a booster circuit, or the like as necessary. Further, the control unit 14 may be provided so as to be embedded in the floor surface panel unit 15.

The floor surface panel portion 15 is made of a floor surface material except for the above-described various power supply targets (the plug connector 16 and the lighting fixture 17) provided so that the surface 15a is exposed on the surface 15a. ing. The floor surface material of the floor surface panel unit 15 may be a wooden flooring material, tatami mat, tile, or the like.
An operation unit for turning on / off the power supply target may be provided on the surface 15 a side of the floor surface panel unit 15. Further, when the lighting fixture 17 is provided as a power supply target, an illuminance sensor, a human body detection sensor, and the like are provided on the surface 15a side of the floor surface panel unit 15, and ON / OFF control is performed based on these detection signals. It may be made.
Moreover, you may make it comprise substantially the whole floor surface panel part 15 with a floor surface material, or you may make it comprise the surface side site | part of the floor surface panel part 15 with a floor surface material.
Moreover, it is good also as a structure which modularizes the above-mentioned solar cell panel part 10 and the floor surface panel part 15 provided with various electric power feeding objects, and can be connected interchangeably.

As shown in FIG. 2, the flooring material 1 </ b> A (1 </ b> B) configured as described above is installed in a building such as a residence partitioned by a wall 3. In the illustrated example, the flooring 1A (1B) is installed in a building provided with a window 4 that can receive outside light (sunlight) such as a window on the wall 3 that partitions the outside and the inside of the building. An example is shown.
FIG. 2A shows the daytime when sunlight is inserted from the window 4. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), since the vicinity of the window 4 is sunny, the flooring 1A (1B) installed in the vicinity of the window 4 is compared with the flooring 1A (1B) installed in other places. Makes it easier to hit the sun. Therefore, in the illustrated example, the floor material 1A (1B) in the vicinity of the window 4 is shown with the surface 10a of the solar cell panel unit 10 facing upward. Thereby, the power generation efficiency of the solar cell 12 of the flooring 1 </ b> A (1 </ b> B) installed at the location can be increased, and the electric power can be stored in the power storage unit 13.

FIG. 2B shows the night. For example, the flooring 1A (1B) installed near the window 4 in the daytime and stored, and the flooring 1A (1B) installed at a location where the power supply target provided on the flooring 1A (1B) is desired to be used You may make it install and replace. In the illustrated example, an example in which the flooring 1A is installed near the wall 3 facing the window 4 with the surface 15a of the floor surface panel portion 15 facing upward. Thereby, the lighting fixture 17 provided in this flooring 1A can be utilized as a foot lamp, auxiliary lighting, indirect lighting, or the like. Moreover, various electrical equipment can be utilized using the insertion connector 16 provided in this flooring 1A.
2B shows an example in which the flooring 1A (1B) in the vicinity of the window 4 is installed with the surface 10a of the solar cell panel portion 10 facing upward. The material 1A (1B) may be installed with the surface 15a of the floor surface panel portion 15 facing upward.

According to the flooring 1 (1A, 1B) according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the solar cell 12 can be used according to the situation, and the appearance can be made difficult to be damaged.
That is, the solar cell 12 can generate power by installing the one surface 10a in the thickness direction facing upward. In addition, for example, when it is not desired to expose the solar cell 12 (translucent plate 11) side at the time of a visitor or when power generation by the solar cell 12 is difficult at night or the like, the other surface 15a in the thickness direction faces upward. By installing, the upper surface side of the flooring 1 (1A, 1B) becomes the floor surface panel unit 15 side, and the appearance as the flooring can be hardly damaged.
In addition, for example, when the flooring 1 (1A, 1B) is installed in a sunny place, the thickness direction one side 15a side is installed by placing the one side 10a in the thickness direction upward in the daytime. It is also possible to suppress the deterioration of the floor surface material.

  In the present embodiment, the power supply targets 16 and 17 (18) are provided on the other side 15a in the thickness direction of the flooring 1 (1A and 1B), and the power storage unit supplies power to the power supply targets 16 and 17 (18). 13 is provided. Therefore, the power generated in the solar cell 12 can be stored in the power storage unit 13 by installing the one surface 10a in the thickness direction upward. Moreover, the electric power stored in the electrical storage part 13 can be utilized as a power supply of the plug-in connector 16 or the electric equipment 17 (18) by installing in the thickness direction other surface 15 upward. According to such a configuration, as described above, for example, in the daytime, the solar cell is installed and stored in the vicinity of a well-lit sweeping window or near the edge side with the one surface 10a in the thickness direction facing upward. And the flooring 1 (1A, 1B) installed in the place which wants to use the plug connector 16 or the electric equipment 17 (18), or the place where sunlight is bad is used for the stored flooring 1 (1A, 1B). It is also possible to alternately perform storage and use of the plug connector 16 and the electric device 17 (18).

In the above-described example, the floor material 1 having a laminated structure in which the solar cell panel portion 10 on the thickness direction one surface 10a side and the floor surface panel portion 15 on the thickness direction other surface 15a side are laminated in the thickness direction ( 1A and 1B) are illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to such a mode. For example, it is good also as a structure which accommodated the solar cell 12, the electrical storage part 13, etc. in the accommodating part provided in the thickness direction one surface 10a side by making floor surface material itself into a board | substrate.
In the above-described example, the power supply targets 16 and 17 (18) are provided on the other surface 15a side in the thickness direction of the flooring 1 (1A and 1B), and the power storage unit supplies power to the power supply targets 16 and 17 (18). Although the example which provided 13 is shown, it is not restricted to such an aspect. For example, such power supply targets 16 and 17 (18) and the power storage unit 13 may be provided in other locations in the building without being provided in the flooring 1 (1A and 1B) itself. That is, the flooring 1 (1A, 1B) may be a solar power generation module, and the power of the solar cell 12 may be used as a power source or an auxiliary power source in other locations, or may be stored. Or only the electrical storage part 13 is provided in the flooring 1 (1A, 1B), and the electric power is supplied with respect to the electric power feeding object provided in the other flooring 1 (1A, 1B). It is good also as an aspect utilized as an auxiliary power supply.

Moreover, in order to make inversion installation easy on both thickness direction both surfaces 10a and 15a of the flooring 1 (1A, 1B), you may make it provide a handle part etc. in each.
Furthermore, you may make it provide the connection part etc. which connect the adjacent flooring materials 1 (1A, 1B) electrically and mechanically in a side edge part.
Furthermore, front and back (installation direction) detection means such as sensors and switches for detecting the installation direction of the flooring 1 (1A, 1B) may be provided. In this case, if the thickness direction one surface 10a is upward, the solar cell 12 is allowed to function. On the other hand, if the thickness direction other surface 15a is upward, the power supply provided on the flooring 1 (1A, 1B). It is good also as an aspect which supplies electric power to object or another system, an electric equipment, etc.

1,1A, 1B Floor material 10a Surface of solar cell panel (one side in thickness direction)
12 solar cell 12a light-receiving surface 13 power storage unit 15 floor surface panel (floor surface material)
15a Floor surface panel surface (thickness direction other surface)
16 Plug connector 17 Lighting equipment (electrical equipment)
18 Floor heater (electrical equipment)

Claims (2)

  The light receiving surface of the solar cell is provided along the one surface so that light can be received on one surface side in the thickness direction, and a floor surface material is provided so as to form the other surface in the thickness direction. Floor material characterized in that it is installed in a reversible manner. In claim 1,
On the other side of the thickness direction, both or one of the plug connector and the electrical device is provided,
A flooring material comprising a power storage unit for storing electric power of the solar cell and supplying power to both or one of the plug connector and the electric device provided on the other side in the thickness direction.

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