JP2016104235A - Bathroom vanity - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathroom vanity which inexpensively illuminates the face of a user and a lavatory ball.SOLUTION: A bathroom vanity 1 includes a mirror with a lighting device where a lighting device 20 is vertically set on both sides of a mirror 10, and a lavatory ball 2 disposed under the mirror with the lighting device. The bathroom vanity is such that: the lighting device includes an LED disposed at the top end side of the mirror, and a vertically long light-guiding part 30 extending from the top end side to the bottom end side of the mirror; the light-guiding part is provided with at least either of a reflection board or a light-dispersion surface at its rear surface side; the front surface of the light-guiding part is structured as a light-emitting surface where light introduced from the LED to the inside of the light-guiding part is output; and the light from the LED is introduced from the top end surface as the longitudinal one end surface of the light-guiding part into the inside thereof, and is applied from the light-emitting surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a vanity.

  Conventionally, a wash bowl, a plurality of mirrors arranged side by side behind the wash bowl, and a mirror extending between the upper end side and the lower end side of these mirrors to illuminate the front direction. A bathroom vanity equipped with a lighting device is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  This bathroom vanity has a lighting device installed vertically, and the shadow of the user's nose, etc. due to the illumination of the lighting device is reflected on the face, compared to the bathroom vanity where the lighting device is arranged only above the mirror. It is difficult to do so, and the user's face can be brightly illuminated.

JP 2005-66122 A

  In this way, in the bathroom vanity in which the lighting device is installed vertically, if the bathroom bowl can be illuminated, it is possible to easily perform operations such as hand washing and clothes washing in the bathroom bowl.

  In order to illuminate the wash bowl, it is conceivable to arrange an illumination device other than the illumination device arranged between the mirrors around the wash bowl. However, there is a problem of an increase in cost, for example, a waterproof treatment is required to prevent water splashing on the light source and other electrical components and electrical wiring of the lighting device.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the situation as mentioned above, and makes it a subject to provide the washstand which can illuminate a user's face and a wash bowl at low cost.

In order to solve the above problems, the vanity of the present invention includes a mirror with an illumination device in which illumination devices are vertically installed on both sides of the mirror, and a wash bowl disposed below the mirror with the illumination device. A bathroom vanity with
The lighting device includes:
LEDs disposed on the upper end side of the mirror;
A light guide section elongated in the vertical direction extending from the upper end side to the lower end side of the mirror;
With
At the rear surface side of the light guide part, at least one of a reflector or a light diffusion surface is provided,
The front surface of the light guide unit is configured as a light emitting surface from which light introduced from the LEDs into the light guide unit is emitted,
The light from the LED is introduced into the inside from the upper end surface, which is one end surface in the longitudinal direction of the light guide, and is emitted from the light emitting surface.

  According to the vanity of the present invention, the user's face and the wash bowl can be illuminated at a low cost.

It is the perspective view and X section enlarged view which show one Embodiment of the vanity stand of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the illuminating device of the vanity stand of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the light guide part of an illuminating device. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the emission of the light from a light guide part. It is a principal part perspective view of the illuminating device which shows another embodiment of the vanity stand of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a vanity according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the vanity table of the embodiment described below, the front side is viewed from the front as viewed from the user facing the vanity table, the back side is the rear, and the left-right direction is the side direction.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view and an enlarged view of a portion X showing an embodiment of the vanity of the present invention.
1 includes a wash bowl 2, a plurality of mirrors 10 arranged side by side behind the wash bowl 2, and a lighting device 20 disposed between the mirrors 10. ing.

  The wash bowl 2 is formed on the counter 4 at the top of the wash basin 3. The counter 4 is integrally formed with synthetic resin or the like together with the wash bowl 2 and is installed and fixed on the upper part of the wash stand 3. The wash basin 3 is box-shaped, and the inside is a storage space or a piping installation space, and includes a door, a drawer, and the like. On the rear end of the counter 4, a back guard portion 5 is erected integrally, and a water discharge currant 6 projects from a central portion in the lateral direction of the front surface of the back guard portion 5. Further, on the front surface of the back guard portion 5, an operation lever 7 that adjusts the amount and temperature of hot water discharged from the water discharge currant 6 is provided in a position slightly outside the water discharge currant 6. Operations such as washing, hand washing, and washing of clothes are performed in the wash bowl 2 by the hot water discharged from the water discharge currant 6.

  A box-shaped cabinet 8 is erected on the back guard portion 5, and a plurality of mirrors 10 are provided side by side on the front surface of the cabinet 8 and are erected on the rear side of the wash bowl 2. . Each of the plurality of mirrors 10 has a rectangular shape and extends in the vertical direction, and constitutes a pair of side mirrors 11 and 11 and a central mirror 12 therebetween, and these three mirrors form a three-sided mirror. The central mirror 12 of the three-sided mirror is disposed at the center in the lateral direction of the front surface of the cabinet 8, and the user facing the vanity 1 faces the central mirror 12. Although not shown, the cabinet 8 is formed with storage portions corresponding to the pair of side mirrors 11 and 11 and the central mirror 12, respectively. Each storage unit has an open front surface, and each mirror 10 closes the entire opening of each storage unit in an openable and closable manner.

  Two illuminating devices 20 are disposed, and are disposed between the side mirror 11 and the central mirror 12, respectively. The illuminating device 20 has a long shape, is arranged so as to extend from the upper end side to the lower end side of the mirror 10, and is installed vertically on both sides of the central mirror 12.

The illumination device 20 includes a light source 21, a light guide unit 30, and an end cover 40.
The light source 21 is disposed on the upper end side of the mirror 10. The light guide 30 has a long shape, and is disposed below the light source 21 so as to extend from the upper end side to the lower end side of the mirror 10 with the vertical direction as the longitudinal direction. The light guide unit 30 can emit light from the light source 21 and irradiate it in the front direction indicated by the arrow P. Further, irradiation can be performed in the direction indicated by the arrow Q via the end cover 40 disposed on the lower end side of the light guide unit 30, and the light can be condensed on the center side of the wash bowl 2.

  2 is an exploded perspective view of the lighting device of the vanity table of FIG.

The light source 21 includes an LED (light emitting diode) 22, a substrate 23 on which the LED 22 is mounted, and a substrate case 24 that houses the substrate 23. The substrate case 24 has a box shape and is formed of a rigid member such as a metal having good heat dissipation.
The light source 21 is disposed so as to face one end surface 31 in the longitudinal direction of the light guide unit 30, and the LED 22 has a light emission direction from the end surface 31 of the light guide unit 30 toward the other end surface 32 in the longitudinal direction. It is arranged to become.

  The light guide unit 30 is formed of a synthetic resin such as an acrylic resin or a polycarbonate resin having translucency and a high refractive index. It can also be formed of a member such as glass. In the case of forming with a synthetic resin, it can be formed by an extrusion method or the like.

A light incident surface 33 is formed on one end surface 31 (end surface on the light source 21 side) in the longitudinal direction of the light guide unit 30, and light from the light source 21 is introduced into the light guide unit 30 from the light incident surface 33. Is done.
The front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 is formed in a planar shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the illumination device 20 is placed between the mirrors 10 so that the front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 and the front surface of the mirror 10 adjacent to the illumination device 20 having the light guide unit 30 are substantially flush with each other. Be placed.
The front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 is configured as a light emitting surface, and light from the light source 21 introduced into the inside from the light incident surface 33 is emitted from the front surface 35. Light can also be emitted from the entire front surface 35 of the light guide 30. The emission of light from the front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 is irradiation in the front direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the user who faces the vanity is irradiated from the front side of the user by the emission of light from the front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30. In this embodiment, since the illuminating device 20 is arrange | positioned at the both sides of the center mirror 12 with which a user opposes, a user is irradiated from the front a little side. Such illumination from the front side can brightly illuminate the user's face. Further, compared to the illumination of the conventional illumination device disposed only on the upper side of the mirror 10, it is difficult for the user's nose and the like to be shadowed on the face.

   A light diffusion surface may be formed on the rear surface 36 of the light guide unit 30. The light diffusion surface is a surface that irradiates light from the light source 21 introduced into the inside from the light incident surface 33 toward the front surface 35 side, and is configured by printing or depositing a reflective substance on the rear surface. be able to. It can also be configured by forming a plurality of rows of V-shaped grooves in the rear view.

The rear surface 36 of the light guide unit 30 can be formed as a surface parallel to the front surface 35, but can also be formed as a non-parallel surface.
For example, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the light guide portion of the lighting device. As shown in FIG. 3, when the rear surface 36 is a plane, the surface of the rear surface 36 faces the user facing the vanity. In the direction, the rear surface 36 can be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the front surface 35. In this way, by inclining the surface of the rear surface 36 in a direction facing the user, the light emitted from the front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 is distributed toward the user (in the direction indicated by the arrow P ′). be able to. Thereby, the illuminance is improved and the user can be illuminated more brightly. In FIG. 3, the inclination angle α is set to 5 °, and the rear surface 36 is inclined with respect to the front surface 35. This inclination angle α is an angle formed by the virtual surface A parallel to the front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 and the rear surface 36, and is appropriately set according to the arrangement position of the light guide unit 30. For example, when the light guide unit 30 is disposed at a position away from the user, such as when the lighting device is installed near the outside of the front surface of the cabinet, the inclination angle α is increased to increase the inclination of the rear surface 36. On the other hand, when the light guide unit 30 is disposed at a position close to the user, such as when the lighting device is installed at the center in the lateral direction of the front surface of the cabinet, the inclination angle α is decreased to reduce the inclination of the rear surface 36. .

Further, if the length in the lateral direction of the front surface 35 of the light guide 30 is L ₁ and the length in the lateral direction of the rear surface 36 is L ₂ , the front surface 35 of the light guide 30 is set to L ₁ > L _2. Can be made larger than the area of the rear surface 36. With this configuration, excessive emission of light from the light source side front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 is suppressed, and light can be emitted more uniformly from the front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 in the vertical direction. Moreover, it can suppress that a brightness | luminance raises partially in the front surface 35 of the light guide part 30, and can suppress glare.

  The direction of the light emitted from the front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 can also be adjusted by adjusting the inclination of the side surface 37 of the light guide unit 30, and the light can be distributed toward the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the side surface 37 is a plane, the angle formed between the side surface 37a on the central mirror side and the rear surface 36 is β, and the angle formed between the side surface 37b on the side mirror side and the rear surface 36 is γ. Then, the inclination of each of the side surfaces 37a and 37b is set so that β> γ. With this configuration, light can be emitted more uniformly from the front surface 35 of the light guide unit 30 over the entire surface, and glare can be suppressed.

  As another embodiment of the light guide section, the cross-sectional shape may be a substantially semicircular shape with the side surface curved in a circular arc shape. Even in the case of the light guide unit configured as described above, the direction of light emitted from the front surface of the light guide unit can be adjusted by adjusting the curvatures of the side surface on the side of the central mirror and the side surface on the side mirror side. Light distribution can be directed. Moreover, light can be more uniformly emitted from the front surface of the light guide unit over the entire surface, and glare can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a light exit surface 38 is formed on the other end surface 32 in the longitudinal direction of the light guide unit 30. The light introduced into the inside from the light incident surface 33 is emitted to the outside from the light exit surface 38 in addition to the front surface 35.

The end cover 40 has a size that covers the entire light output surface 38 of the light guide 30, and is disposed to face the light output surface 38. The end cover 40 protects the end of the light guide unit 30, but may be configured as a light output unit that collects light from the light output surface 38 of the light guide unit 30 toward the center of the wash bowl. Yes.
The end cover 40 can illuminate the wash bowl, facilitating operations such as hand washing and washing clothes in the wash bowl.

  The end cover 40 is made of a transparent synthetic resin having translucency or a milky white synthetic resin having light diffusibility, and has an inclined surface 41. The inclined surface 41 is formed as a flat surface on the outer surface of the end cover 40, and is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the inner surface 42 that forms a plane parallel to the light exit surface 38. The end cover 40 having such an inclined surface 41 constitutes a prism, and can condense or distribute light from the light exit surface 38 of the light guide 30 to the center side of the wash bowl more effectively. .

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the inclined surface 41 of the end cover 40 is inclined obliquely upward from the central mirror 12 side toward the side mirror 11 side, and the vertical direction of the end cover 40 is Is thick on the central mirror 12 side and thin on the side mirror 11 side. The light from the light exit surface 38 of the light guide 30 is condensed or distributed to the center side of the wash bowl 2 more effectively by the inclined surface 41 of the end cover 40.

  As another embodiment of the end cover, as shown in FIG. 5, a configuration having a reflecting portion 43 may be employed. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-4, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

The reflection portion 43 has a light reflection pattern formed by a process such as mirror finish, white finish, silver deposition, and the like. The light from the light exit surface 38 of the light guide portion 30 is more effectively concentrated on the center side of the wash bowl. Or light distribution.
In FIG. 5, in the end cover 40 ′, the reflection portion 43 is integrally provided at a portion facing the light exit surface 38 of the light guide portion 30. The reflection portion 43 is curved in a circular arc shape from the lower end of the side mirror side surface 37b of the light guide portion 30 downward to the center mirror side in a front view, and has a curved surface shape. A gap 60 is formed between the front end portion 44 of the reflection portion 43 and the lower end of the side surface 37b on the central mirror side of the light guide portion 30, and the light is reflected from the light output surface 38 of the light guide portion 30 reflected by the reflection portion 43. Light is condensed or oriented to the center side of the wash bowl through the gap 60.

  As another embodiment of the end cover, a lens having a curved surface may be provided. With the lens having a curved surface, the light from the light exit surface of the light guide unit can be more effectively condensed or distributed to the center side of the wash bowl.

  The lighting device may further include a light guide unit case, and the light guide unit is housed in the light guide unit case. The light guide case is formed of a rigid member such as metal or synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, the light guide case 25 has a recess 26 whose inner shape is a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the side surface 37 and the rear surface 36 of the light guide unit 30. The light guide unit 30 is housed in the recess 26 of the light guide unit case 25, and the side surface 37 and the rear surface 36 of the light guide unit 30 housed in the recess 26 are covered. Such a light guide unit case 25 facilitates positioning of the light guide unit 30 and installation of the lighting device 20 between the mirrors. Moreover, the board | substrate case 24 and the edge part cover 40 can also be attached to the light guide part case 25 using the fasteners 50, such as a screw, and installation of the light source 21 and the edge part cover 40 is made easy.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a reflecting plate 27 can be disposed on the rear surface 36 side of the light guide 30. The reflection plate 27 has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the side surface 37 and the rear surface 36 of the light guide unit 30, and the light leaking from the side surface 37 and the rear surface 36 of the light guide unit 30 is guided by the reflection plate 27. The light can be reflected toward the side surface 37 and the rear surface 36 of the optical unit 30. For this reason, the light emission efficiency of the light from the front surface 35 and the light exit surface 38 of the light guide unit 30 can be further improved by disposing the reflection plate 27. The reflecting plate 27 is made of a synthetic resin having a high reflectance. When the light guide unit 30 is housed in the light guide unit case 25 described above, the reflection plate 27 can be disposed between the light guide unit 30 and the recess 26 of the light guide unit case 25. Further, the reflecting plate 27 can be formed integrally with the recess 26 of the light guide case 25.

According to the lighting device for the vanity table described above, light from one light source can be emitted from the front surface of the light guide unit and the light exit surface of the lower end. By emitting light from the front surface of the light guide unit, the user's face can be brightly illuminated. In this case, the shadow of the user's nose or the like is less likely to be formed on the face as compared with the illumination of the conventional illumination device disposed only on the upper side of the mirror. Further, the light emitted from the light exit surface at the lower end of the light guide is collected by the end cover toward the center of the wash bowl. This makes it possible to illuminate the wash bowl brightly, making it easy to perform operations such as hand washing and washing clothes in the wash bowl. Thus, the user's face and the wash bowl can be illuminated with a single light source, which is low in cost.
As described above, the vanity table 1 of the present invention includes a mirror with an illumination device in which the illumination device 20 is vertically installed on both sides of the mirror 10, and a wash bowl 2 disposed below the mirror with the illumination device. It has. The illuminating device 20 includes an LED disposed on the upper end side of the mirror 10 and a light guide portion 30 elongated in the vertical direction extending from the upper end side to the lower end side of the mirror 10. At least one of the reflection plate 27 and the light diffusing surface is provided on the rear surface side of the light guide unit 30, and the front surface of the light guide unit 30 is light introduced from the LED into the light guide unit 30. Is configured as a light emitting surface from which light is emitted. Light from the LED is introduced into the inside from the upper end surface, which is one end surface in the longitudinal direction of the light guide unit 30, and is irradiated from the light emitting surface.

  While the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, a light incident lens having a curved surface such as a cylindrical surface is guided to the light source in order to collimate the light traveling from the light source to the light guide unit and make the luminance distribution of the light emitted from the front surface of the light guide unit more uniform. It can provide between optical parts.

1 Toilet van 2 Toilet bowl 10 Mirror
20 Illuminating Device 30 Light Guide 40, 40 ′ End Cover 41 Inclined Surface 43 Reflector

Claims (1)

A bathroom vanity comprising a mirror with an illumination device in which illumination devices are vertically installed on both sides of the mirror, and a wash bowl disposed below the mirror with the illumination device,
The lighting device includes:
LEDs disposed on the upper end side of the mirror;
A light guide section elongated in the vertical direction extending from the upper end side to the lower end side of the mirror;
With
At the rear surface side of the light guide part, at least one of a reflector or a light diffusion surface is provided,
The front surface of the light guide unit is configured as a light emitting surface from which light introduced from the LEDs into the light guide unit is emitted,
The light from the LED is introduced into the interior from the upper end surface, which is one end surface in the longitudinal direction of the light guide, and is irradiated from the light emitting surface.

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