JP2017080290A - Mirror cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mirror cabinet comprising upright lighting fixtures and an upper lighting fixture, which mirror cabinet is configured to enable the lighting of the front side of a mirror door to be adjusted to a desired state by a simple operation of an operation unit.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a mirror cabinet 6 which comprises: a cabinet body 10; a mirror door 7C for opening and closing an interior space of the cabinet body 10; an upper lighting unit 160 disposed above the mirror door 7C; upright lighting units 60L, 60R which are arranged adjacent to the mirror door 7C in a closed position, and which include a longitudinally extending light cover 70; a remote control 120 specifiable of an illumination mode in which is set a predetermined combination of lighting states of the upper lighting unit 160 and upright lighting units 60L, 60R; and a power supply unit which controls the illumination of the upper lighting unit 160 and upright lighting units 60L, 60R in an interlocked manner, based on the illumination mode specified by the remote control 120.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a mirror cabinet provided with a lighting fixture.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a mirror cabinet, a configuration including an operation unit that operates a lighting state of a lighting fixture is known. There exists patent document 1 as what discloses this kind of mirror cabinet. In Patent Document 1, in a mirror cabinet, a mirror door that opens and closes an opening of a storage unit, a partition plate that partitions the adjacent storage unit, and an illumination provided between the adjacent mirror doors and on the front surface of the partition plate An arrangement comprising an instrument is disclosed. And the lighting fixture disclosed by patent document 1 is a vertical lighting fixture in which a light emission part extends in the vertical direction, The lighting of the vertical lighting fixture, light extinction, and the intensity | strength of light can be switched by remote control operation. .

JP2015-104551A

  By the way, in addition to the vertical luminaire arranged on both sides of the mirror door, the luminaire may be arranged on the upper part of the mirror door. In this configuration, when it is desired to adjust the brightness of the front side of the mirror door, it is necessary to change the lighting state such as lighting or extinguishing not only for the vertical lighting fixtures arranged on the left and right but also for the upper lighting fixtures. However, the conventional mirror cabinet requires an operation to change the lighting state of the upper lighting fixture and the vertical lighting fixture separately, and adjusting the brightness of the front side of the mirror door is a troublesome work for the user. .

  An object of this invention is to provide the structure which can adjust the light of the front side of a mirror door to a desired state by simple operation of an operation part in a mirror cabinet provided with a vertical-type lighting fixture and an upper lighting fixture.

  The present invention includes a cabinet body (for example, a cabinet body 10 described later), a mirror door (for example, a mirror door 7 described later) for opening and closing an internal space of the cabinet body, and an upper illumination disposed on the mirror door. A vertical lighting fixture (for example, an upper lighting unit 160 described later) and a light emitting section (for example, a lighting cover 70 described later) disposed in a position adjacent to the mirror door in the closed position and extending in the vertical direction ( For example, an operation unit (for example, a remote controller 120 described later) that can specify a lighting mode in which a combination of predetermined lighting states of the vertical lighting units 60L and 60R described later and the upper lighting fixture and the vertical lighting fixture is set. ) And control for performing illumination control of the upper lighting fixture and the vertical lighting fixture in conjunction with each other based on the lighting mode specified by the operation unit (E.g., the power supply unit 80 and the power supply unit 180 to be described later) and, on mirror cabinet with a.

  It is preferable that the control unit can add or change the illumination mode.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the structure which can adjust the light of the front side of a mirror door to a desired state can be provided by simple operation of an operation part in a mirror cabinet provided with a vertical-type lighting fixture and an upper lighting fixture.

It is a perspective view which shows the vanity to which the mirror cabinet which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a schematic diagram which shows the electrical connection relationship of the upper illumination unit and vertical illumination unit of this embodiment. It is a front view which shows the remote control of this embodiment. It is a table | surface which shows an example of the illumination control of the top illumination unit corresponding to illumination mode, and a vertical illumination unit. It is a front view which shows the remote control of a modification.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vanity 1 to which a mirror cabinet 6 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In the following description, the term “left-right direction” refers to the left-right direction when the mirror cabinet 6 is viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a bathroom vanity 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in a bathroom or the like, and includes a bathroom 2 placed on the floor and a mirror disposed above the bathroom 2. A cabinet 6 is provided as a main configuration. A wash bowl 3 is arranged on the top of the wash basin 2, and a faucet 4 and a handle 5 are arranged in the wash bowl 3.

  The mirror cabinet 6 includes a cabinet body 10, a plurality of mirror doors 7 attached to the front surface of the cabinet body 10, a plurality of vertical illumination units 60 arranged between the mirror doors 7, an upper illumination unit 160, And a wall-mounted remote controller 120 for operating lighting of the mold illumination unit 60 and the upper illumination unit 160.

  The cabinet body 10 is formed of components such as a side plate 12, a top plate 14, a bottom plate (not shown), and a back plate (not shown). The internal space of the cabinet body 10 is partitioned into a plurality of spaces by partition plates (not shown).

  The plurality of mirror doors 7 include a mirror door 7C disposed in the center and mirror doors 7L and 7R disposed on the left and right. The mirror door 7C is configured such that the length in the left-right direction is longer than that of the mirror doors 7L and 7R.

  The vertical illumination unit 60 is a line illumination having an elongated illumination cover 70 that covers an LED substrate (not shown). The illumination cover 70 is made of polycarbonate containing a diffusing material that diffuses light, and also functions as a diffusing member that diffuses light from the LED elements provided on the LED substrate. An upper cap 76 is provided at the upper end of the illumination cover 70, and a lower cap (not shown) is provided at the lower end. Moreover, the illumination cover 70 of this embodiment protrudes in the front side rather than the surface of the mirror door 7, and can lighten the front side of the cabinet main body 10 efficiently now.

  Of the two vertical illumination units 60, the vertical illumination unit 60L disposed on the left side is disposed between the mirror door 7L and the mirror door 7C, and the vertical illumination unit 60R disposed on the right side is the mirror door 7C. It is arranged between the mirror doors 7R.

  The upper illumination unit 160 is fixed to the upper part on the front side of the cabinet body 10, and is located above the mirror door 7C and between the vertical illumination unit 60L and the vertical illumination unit 60R. The upper illumination unit 160 includes an exterior cover 161 and a light emitting unit 162 held by the exterior cover 161, and irradiates light downward from the upper part of the cabinet body 10. The light emitting unit 162 according to the present embodiment includes an LED substrate, a substantially flat light guide plate, a diffusion sheet, and the like, and is configured to be capable of surface light emission.

  Next, the electrical connection relationship between the vertical illumination unit 60 and the upper illumination unit 160 will be described. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an electrical connection relationship between the upper illumination unit 160 and the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the remote controller 120 of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a table showing an example of illumination control of the upper illumination unit 160 and the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R corresponding to the illumination mode.

  The built-in outlet 20 is connected to an external power source via a cord 25 with a plug. A power cable 21 for supplying power to the vertical lighting units 60L and 60R and a power cable 22 for supplying power to the upper lighting unit 160 are connected to the built-in outlet 20, respectively. Note that the built-in outlet 20 of the present embodiment is installed in the internal space of the cabinet body 10.

  The power supply unit 80 is connected to each of the vertical illumination unit 60L and the vertical illumination unit 60R via an illumination cable 65 that branches into two hands. The electric power supplied to the power supply unit 80 via the power cable 21 is supplied to each of the vertical illumination unit 60L and the vertical illumination unit 60R via the illumination cable 65.

  Of the two vertical illumination units 60, the vertical illumination unit 60R is provided with a receiving device 100 that receives a control signal from the remote controller 120. The receiving device 100 of this embodiment is built in the upper cap 76R of the vertical illumination unit 60R. In the present embodiment, the upper cap 76R protrudes more to the front side than the upper cap 76L, and can easily receive a control signal from the remote controller 120 (see FIG. 1).

  The receiving device 100 is connected to the power supply unit 80 via the light receiving cable 66. The power supply unit 80 functions as a control unit that performs illumination control such as lighting, extinction, and brightness adjustment of the vertical illumination unit 60L and the vertical illumination unit 60R based on a control signal received by the receiving device 100.

  The power supply unit 80 of this embodiment can switch the lighting state of the vertical illumination unit 60L and the vertical illumination unit 60R to “weak”, “medium”, “strong”, and “off”. “Weak”, “medium”, and “strong” are degrees of brightness, and the brightness can be adjusted in three stages, “weak”, “medium”, and “strong”. In the present embodiment, the illuminance (brightness) of the vertical illumination unit 60L and the vertical illumination unit 60R is linked, and the left and right vertical illumination units 60L and 60R are controlled to have the same brightness.

  The power supply unit 180 is connected to the upper illumination unit 160 via the illumination cable 165. The electric power supplied to the power supply unit 180 via the power cable 22 is supplied to the upper lighting unit 160 via the illumination cable 165. The upper illumination unit 160 is also provided with a receiving device 110 that receives a control signal from the remote controller 120. The receiving device 110 is connected to the power supply unit 180 via the light receiving cable 166.

  The receiving device 110 is connected to the power supply unit 180 via the light receiving cable 166. The power supply unit 180 controls lighting and extinguishing of the upper illumination unit 160 based on the control signal received by the receiving device 110.

  The power supply unit 180 of the present embodiment switches between “lighting” and “lighting off” of the upper illumination unit 160 based on the control signal received by the receiving device 110.

  The remote controller 120 is configured to be able to transmit a control signal to the receiving device 100 and the receiving device 110 by wireless transmission such as infrared communication. Next, the remote controller 120 will be described. The remote controller 120 includes a main body case 130, an electronic board 131 provided inside the main body case 130, and a switch unit 145 provided on the front surface of the main body case 130.

  The main body case 130 is formed in a horizontally long block shape, and a locking portion (not shown) for wall hanging is formed on the back side. In the present embodiment, the locking portion is hooked on the hook member attached to the wall and fixed to the wall (see FIG. 1).

  The electronic substrate 131 is mounted with electronic components that realize a wireless communication function and a lighting mode selection function. The electronic board 131 transmits a control signal corresponding to the illumination mode selected by the switch unit 145 to the receiving devices 100 and 110 by infrared communication.

  The switch unit 145 includes a plurality of push button switches for selecting illumination control of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R and the upper illumination unit 160. As shown in FIG. 3, the switch unit 145 includes a main body case 130, an upper switch 121, a front switch 122, and a mode change switch 123.

  The upper switch 121 is an input device that switches on and off the upper illumination unit 160. The upper switch 121 displays “upper” characters indicating the location of the lighting unit to be operated at the center, and “lit / extinguished” characters indicating a state changed by the “lighting / extinguishing” operation. An operation display unit 141 to be displayed is provided.

  When the upper switch 121 is pressed while the upper illumination unit 160 is turned off, the upper illumination unit 160 is turned on. When the upper switch 121 is pressed while the upper illumination unit 160 is lit, the upper illumination unit 160 is turned off.

  The front switch 122 is an input device that switches between changing the brightness and turning off the left and right vertical illumination units 60L and 60R. The front switch 122 displays “front” characters indicating the location of the lighting unit to be operated at the center and “weak / medium / strong / extinguished” characters indicating the state changed by the operation. An operation display unit 142 is provided. Each time the front switch 122 is pressed, the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R are sequentially switched to “weak”, “medium”, “strong”, and “off”.

  The mode change switch 123 is an input device that selects the illumination modes of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R and the upper illumination unit 160.

  The illumination mode includes four patterns (lighting state) “light”, “medium”, “strong”, “light-off” set as control of the vertical lighting units 60L and 60R, “lighting” of the upper lighting unit 160, A combination of two patterns of “off” (lighting state) is set in advance. In addition, the lighting state in this specification is a concept including not only lightness but also light extinction, which means that the lighting state is not lighting.

  For example, in the first mode, the illuminance of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R is set to “strong”, and the upper illumination unit 160 is set to “extinguish”. The first mode is used, for example, when it is desired to illuminate the user's face or around the mouth, such as face washing, makeup or makeup removal, shaving, attaching / detaching a contact, checking in the mouth, and a mirror. In the second mode, the illuminance of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R is set to “weak”, and the upper illumination unit 160 is set to “lighting”. The second mode is used when, for example, it is desired to illuminate the entire user, such as hair styling, hair washing, tooth brushing, gargle, and the like.

  Further, the mirror cabinet 6 of the present embodiment is configured so that the user can set the illumination mode. For example, the illumination control of the vertical illumination unit 60 and the upper illumination unit 160 can be set specifically for illuminating the user's hand such as hand washing, contact washing, and cleaning of the washstand 2. The third mode and the fourth mode of the present embodiment are additionally set illumination modes for the user. In the third mode, the illumination intensity of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R is set to “strong”, and the upper illumination unit 160 is set to “lighting”. In the fourth mode, the illumination intensity of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R is set to “medium”, and the upper illumination unit 160 is set to “lighting”.

  The addition and change processing of the illumination mode is performed by the remote controller 120. For example, an appropriate method can be adopted through the remote controller 120, for example, by pressing and holding a predetermined switch to shift to the setting mode. The setting mode may be stored in a storage unit included in the electronic board 131 of the remote controller 120 or may be stored in a storage unit included in the power supply units 80 and 180. In addition, it is good also as a structure which sets not only this method but arrange | positions a setting operation part in the cabinet main body 10, and operates this setting operation part and sets an illumination mode.

  In the illumination mode described above, the case where the brightness of the vertical illumination unit 60L and the vertical illumination unit 60R is controlled to the same illuminance has been described, but the illumination intensity of the vertical illumination unit 60L and the vertical illumination unit 60R is different. The lighting mode can also be set as described above. For example, an illumination mode is set in which the upper illumination unit 160 is set to “lighting”, the illuminance of the vertical illumination unit 60L is set to “strong”, and the illuminance of the vertical illumination unit 60R is set to “weak”. Can do.

  With the above configuration, when the mirror cabinet 6 is used by a large number of users such as family members, the first mode and the second mode can be used as personal modes. For example, the third mode can be used as the “mother mode” and the fourth mode can be used as the “dad mode” to reflect the user's personal preference.

  Next, switching of the illumination mode by the remote controller 120 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the illumination mode is switched depending on the number of operations of the mode change switch 123. For example, when the mode change switch 123 is pressed once, a control signal indicating that the mode change switch 123 has been operated is transmitted to the receiving device 100 and the receiving device 110 by wireless communication. The control signal received by the receiving device 100 is transmitted to the power supply unit 80, and the control signal received by the receiving device 110 is transmitted to the power supply unit 180.

  The power supply unit 80 and the power supply unit 180 control the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R and the upper illumination unit 160 in the first mode. As described above, in the first mode, the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R are controlled by the power supply unit 80 so that the illuminance becomes “strong”, and the upper illumination unit 160 is “turned off” by the power supply unit 180.

  When the mode change switch 123 is operated once while the first mode is selected, the illumination modes of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R and the upper illumination unit 160 are set to the second mode based on a control signal from the remote controller 120. Migrate to That is, when the mode change switch 123 is pressed twice from the initial state, the illumination mode is changed to the second mode, the illuminance of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R is controlled to “weak”, and the upper illumination unit 160 is turned on. "

  When the mode change switch 123 is operated once while the second mode is selected, the illumination mode shifts to the third mode. That is, when the mode change switch 123 is pressed three times from the initial state, the illumination mode is changed to the third mode. When the mode change switch 123 is operated once while the third mode is selected, the illumination mode shifts to the fourth mode. That is, when the mode change switch 123 is pressed four times from the initial state, the illumination mode is changed to the fourth mode. Note that when the mode change switch 123 is pressed in the state of the fourth mode, it may be set to return to the first mode, or the fifth mode may be further set. It is also possible to set all the lights to be turned off when the mode change switch 123 is pressed in the state of the fourth mode.

  Next, the operation of the remote controller 120 in a state where the illumination mode is selected will be described. In the present embodiment, when the illumination mode is selected and the upper switch 121 or the front switch 122 is operated, the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R or the upper illumination unit 160 are turned off. Even when each lighting mode is selected and the light is turned off by the upper switch 121 or the front switch 122, the order of the lighting modes is maintained. That is, when the second mode is selected and the upper illumination unit 160 is turned off by the upper switch 121 and the mode change switch 123 is pressed, the mode is shifted to the third mode.

  If the upper switch 121 and the front switch 122 are pressed at the same time while the illumination mode is selected, the illumination mode is reset. When the mode change switch 123 is pressed in this state, the illumination mode shifts to the first mode regardless of the illumination mode selected immediately before. Further, when the upper switch 121 or the front switch 122 is pressed for a long time with the illumination mode selected, both the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R and the upper illumination unit 160 are turned off.

According to this embodiment described above, the following effects are obtained.
That is, the mirror cabinet 6 of the present embodiment includes a cabinet body 10, a mirror door 7C that opens and closes the internal space of the cabinet body 10, an upper illumination unit 160 disposed on the mirror door 7C, and a mirror door in a closed position. A combination of predetermined lighting states of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R having the illumination cover 70 arranged in the position adjacent to 7C and extending in the vertical direction, and the upper illumination unit 160 and the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R is set. A remote controller 120 that can specify the illumination mode, and a power supply unit 80 and a power supply unit 180 that perform illumination control of the upper illumination unit 160 and the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R in conjunction with each other based on the illumination mode designated by the remote controller 120. .

  Thereby, the user can change to a desired illumination mode by operating the mode change switch 123 without separately performing dimming of the upper illumination unit 160 and dimming of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R. .

  The mirror cabinet 6 of the present embodiment is configured so that the illumination mode of the remote controller 120 or the power supply units 80 and 180 can be added or changed.

  Thereby, brightness can also be adjusted according to the situation of the arrangement place where the mirror cabinet 6 is arrange | positioned. Further, even when a plurality of users use the mirror cabinet 6, by setting the illumination mode according to individual preferences, various operations can be performed under illumination reflecting each preference. .

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restrict | limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, It can change suitably.

  Next, a modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an illumination diagram showing a remote controller 220 of a modification. In the following description, the same components as those in the above embodiment may be denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof may be omitted.

  A configuration of the remote controller 220 according to the modification will be described. The remote controller 220 of the modified example is different from the above embodiment in the configuration of the switch unit 245. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the above embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The remote controller 220 of the modified example includes an upper switch 121, a front switch 122, a first mode switch 231, a second mode switch 232, a third mode switch 233, and a fourth mode switch 234. Provided on the front.

  When the first mode switch 231 is pressed, the illumination mode is changed to the first mode. Similarly, the second mode switch 232 corresponds to the second mode, the third mode switch 233 corresponds to the third mode, and the fourth mode switch 234 corresponds to the fourth mode. According to the remote controller 220 of this modified example, since a plurality of operation units for switching the illumination mode are provided, the user can quickly change to a desired mode with a single operation.

  In the above embodiment, the upper lighting unit 160 has two types of control of “lighting” and “lighting off”, but the upper lighting unit 160 can also be configured to be able to adjust the brightness. Further, the adjustment of the brightness of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R is not limited to three levels of “weak”, “medium”, and “strong”, but two levels, four levels or more, or brightness continuously. It can be changed to a changed configuration. Moreover, it can also comprise so that brightness may change with the position of the longitudinal direction of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R. For example, assuming that the user is a small user such as a child, the brightness of the LED elements arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R is adjusted to be below the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R. Control that only illuminates the light may be added as a lighting mode. Thus, the method and setting for adjusting the brightness of the upper illumination unit 160 and the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R can be changed as appropriate according to circumstances.

  In the above embodiment, the line illumination extending in the left-right direction has been described as the upper illumination unit 160, but the upper illumination unit 160 is not limited to this configuration. For example, the present invention can be applied to various upper illumination units such as an upper illumination unit having a light-emitting portion formed in a circular shape and an upper illumination unit including a plurality of light bulbs. In the above embodiment, the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R are arranged on both sides of the mirror door 7C. However, the vertical illumination unit may be arranged only on one side of the mirror door.

  In the above embodiment, the power supply unit 80 and the receiving device 100 of the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R and the power supply unit 180 and the receiving device 110 of the upper illumination unit 160 are separately provided, but the present invention is limited to this configuration. Not. For example, the power supply unit and the receiving device of the vertical illumination unit and the upper illumination unit can be shared.

  In the above embodiment, the wireless communication using the remote controllers 120 and 220 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this structure. For example, a configuration in which each of the remote controllers 120 and 220 and the power supply units 80 and 180 is connected to a cable or a configuration in which an operation unit is provided in the cabinet body 10 may be employed.

  In the said embodiment, although the mirror cabinet 6 provided with the three mirror doors 7 was demonstrated to the example, it is not limited to this structure. The present invention can be applied to various mirror cabinets such as a mirror cabinet having one mirror door 7 or four or more mirror cabinets.

  In the above-described embodiment, the vertical illumination units 60L and 60R are configured to be fixed to the cabinet body 10 side. However, the vertical illumination units may be configured to be fixed to the mirror door side. That is, in this specification, the position where the vertical lighting fixture is adjacent to the mirror door in the closed position refers to a configuration in which the vertical lighting fixture is attached to the partition plate (not shown) of the cabinet body, or the lighting fixture is attached to the mirror door. Including configurations that can be directly attached.

6 Mirror cabinet 7 Mirror door 10 Cabinet body 60 Lighting unit (lighting fixture)
70 Lighting cover (light emitting part)
80 Power supply unit (control unit)
120 Remote control (operation unit)
160 Upper lighting unit (upper lighting fixture)
180 Power supply unit (control unit)
220 Remote control (operation unit)

Claims (2)

The cabinet body,
A mirror door that opens and closes the internal space of the cabinet body;
An upper lighting fixture disposed on the mirror door;
A vertical luminaire having a light emitting portion disposed in a position adjacent to the mirror door in the closed position and extending in the vertical direction;
An operation unit capable of designating a lighting mode in which a combination of predetermined lighting states of the upper lighting fixture and the vertical lighting fixture is set;
A control unit that performs illumination control of the upper luminaire and the vertical luminaire in conjunction with the illumination mode specified by the operation unit;
Mirror cabinet with.   The mirror cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the control unit can add or change the illumination mode.

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