JP2017221476A - counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a counter having high-design property of providing a design layer at a rear face of a transparent layer, where the design layer is visible from above even when a top face is subjected to roughened surface processing.SOLUTION: A counter 1 includes: a transparent layer; and a design layer provided at a rear face of the transparent layer, where a top face is subjected to roughened surface processing. The counter includes an inclined part 18 provided in an end part of the counter 1 and inclined downward as proceeding on an outer side. The inclined part 18 has a light transmittance higher than the top face of the counter 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  Aspects of the present invention generally relate to a counter having an upper surface on which an article can be placed.

  As described in Patent Document 1, a decorative board in which a design layer is provided on the back surface of a transparent layer is known. There is also known a counter that uses such a decorative plate having a design layer provided on the back surface of the transparent layer for a counter such as a cabinet to improve the design when viewed from above.

JP 2014-237254 A

  In the counter, since an article may be placed on the upper surface, in the counter as described in the background art so that the scratch is not noticeable even when the wound is generated on the upper surface by the placed article, It is necessary to roughen the upper surface. Therefore, even if the counter is provided with a design layer on the back surface of the transparent member, it is difficult to visually recognize the design layer from above, so there is still room for improvement in terms of improving the design of the counter.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of recognition of such problems, and is a highly designable counter having a design layer provided on the back surface of a transparent layer, and the design layer from above even if the top surface is roughened. The purpose is to provide a counter that can be visually recognized.

  1st invention is a counter which has a transparent layer and the design layer provided in the back of the transparent layer, and the upper surface is roughened, and is provided in the end of the counter, The counter is characterized by comprising an inclined portion that is inclined downward toward the outside, and the inclined portion has a light transmittance higher than that of the upper surface of the counter.

According to this counter, it is provided at the end of the counter and has an inclined portion that is inclined downward as it goes outward. The inclined portion has a higher light transmittance than the upper surface of the counter, so that the user can move upward ( When the counter is viewed from an obliquely upper side), the design layer transmitted from the inclined portion can be clearly and vividly viewed. Further, since the inclined portion is inclined, the possibility that an article is placed on the inclined portion is low, and the possibility that the surface of the inclined portion is damaged is low. Therefore, even if the surface of the inclined portion is damaged, it is not necessary to roughen the surface so that the scratch is not noticeable, and the light transmittance of the inclined portion can be increased.
In the present invention, the “transparent layer” is not limited to a light transmittance of 100%. For example, if the inside can be seen through, it is included in the “transparent layer”.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the counter further includes a lower end provided below the inclined portion and having a smaller inclination angle with respect to the vertical than the inclined portion. It is a counter.

    Providing an inclined portion at the end of the counter can improve the appearance when the inclined portion is viewed from the front as described above, while the end of the counter becomes sharp due to the presence of the inclined portion. For example, when the body is pressed against the end of the counter, the user may feel pain. Therefore, the applicant may provide a lower end having a lower inclination angle with respect to the vertical than the inclined portion below the inclined portion, so that the user may feel even when the body is pressed against the end of the counter in this way. Can suppress pain.

  A third invention is the counter according to the second invention, wherein in the thickness direction of the counter, an end of the counter occupies a larger proportion of the inclined portion than the lower end.

  According to this counter, in the thickness direction of the counter, the inclined portion of the counter occupies a larger proportion than the lower end, so that when the counter end is viewed from the front, the inclined portion is lower than the lower end. Since it can be visually recognized well, the appearance can be further improved.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a counter having a high design property in which a design layer is provided on the back surface of a transparent layer, the design layer being visible from above even if the top surface is roughened. it can.

It is a typical perspective view which shows the system kitchen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a typical top view which shows the system kitchen of FIG. It is typical AA sectional drawing which shows the edge part of the counter of the system kitchen of FIG. It is a typical front view which shows the edge part of the counter of the system kitchen of FIG. It is typical sectional drawing which shows the state which the user is looking at the counter of FIG. 3 from front upper direction. It is typical sectional drawing which shows the state which the user is looking at the counter of FIG. 3 from the front. It is typical sectional drawing which shows the state which the user is looking at the counter of FIG. 3 from the front lower direction. It is typical sectional drawing which shows the modification of the counter of the system kitchen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is typical sectional drawing which shows the modification of the counter of the system kitchen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is typical sectional drawing which shows the modification of the counter of the system kitchen which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each drawing, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.
In the present invention, the position where the user stands toward the system kitchen 100 is defined as the “front” of the system kitchen 100.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a system kitchen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic top view showing the system kitchen of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the system kitchen 100 includes a counter 1 having an upper surface on which articles can be placed, a sink 4 installed in a first opening 2 formed in the counter 1, and water in the sink 4. And a stove 10 installed in a second opening 8 formed in the counter 1, and a storage cabinet 12 installed below the counter 1. The horizontal width of the counter 1 is, for example, about 2596 millimeters (mm), the vertical width of the counter 1 is, for example, about 970 mm, and the thickness (height) of the counter 1 is, for example, about 10 mm. The sink 4 is made of metal, for example. The storage cabinet 12 is made of, for example, wood and can store articles therein.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the system kitchen 100 is viewed from above, it is provided on the back surface (lower surface) of the transparent layer 14 of the counter 1 from the upper surface of the counter 1 through the transparent layer 14 (see FIG. 3) of the counter 1. The pattern given to the design layer 16 (refer FIG. 3) can be visually recognized. In the embodiment of the present invention, the upper surface of the counter 1 is roughened. From this, even when the article is placed on the upper surface of the counter 1, even if the upper surface of the counter 1 is rubbed or scratched, the rubbing marks and scratches can be made inconspicuous. .

  FIG. 3 is a schematic AA sectional view showing an end of the counter of the system kitchen of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic front view showing an end of the counter of the system kitchen of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the counter 1 includes a transparent layer 14 and a design layer 16 provided on the back surface (lower surface) of the transparent layer 14. The transparent layer is, for example, an epoxy resin. The light transmittance of the epoxy resin having a thickness of 10 mm is, for example, about 85 percent (%).

  The stove 10 is an overcounter type (self-rimming type) member provided on the upper surface of the counter 1 and installed through the counter 1. That is, the stove 10 that is an overcounter type member is inserted and installed in the second opening 8 formed at least partially in the counter 1.

  At the end of the counter 1, an inclined portion 18 that is inclined downward as it goes outward (front direction) is provided. In the embodiment of the present invention, the inclination angle X with respect to the horizontal of the inclined portion 18 is 60 degrees. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the inclined portion 18 is inclined by 60 degrees with respect to the lower surface of the counter 1. The role of the inclined portion 18 will be described in detail later. Further, at the end of the counter 1, a lower end 20 having a smaller inclination angle with respect to the vertical than the inclined portion 18 is provided below the inclined portion 18. In the embodiment of the present invention, the inclination angle of the lower end 20 with respect to the vertical is 0 degree. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the lower end 20 is perpendicular to the upper surface of the counter 1. Thus, by providing the lower end 20 having a smaller inclination angle with respect to the vertical than the inclined portion 18 below the inclined portion 18, the user may feel even when the body is pressed against the end of the counter 1. Can suppress pain.

  In the vertical direction of the counter 1, that is, in the thickness direction, the inclined portion 18 occupies a larger proportion of the end portion of the counter 1 than the lower end portion 20. In the embodiment of the present invention, the ratio of the inclined portion 18 and the lower end portion 20 in the thickness direction of the counter 1 is 8: 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the surface of the lower end 20 is roughened. Accordingly, the lower end portion 20 is formed so that the light transmittance is smaller than that of the inclined portion 18.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the user is viewing the counter of FIG. 3 from above the front. FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state where the user is viewing the counter of FIG. 3 from the front. FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the user is viewing the counter of FIG. 3 from the lower front side.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the user views the counter 1 from the upper front and in a direction substantially perpendicular to the inclined surface of the inclined portion 18, the light reflected from the handle of the design layer 16 is reflected on the inclined portion 18. It will reach the user's eyes straight without being refracted and reflected at the inclined surface, and the user can visually recognize the pattern of the design layer 16. Naturally, the user as shown in FIG. 5 does not look at the counter 1 from a direction substantially perpendicular to the inclined surface of the inclined portion 18, but the user looks at the counter 1 above the front and substantially perpendicular to the inclined surface of the inclined portion 18. Even when viewed from above or from below, the user can visually recognize the pattern of the design layer 16.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the user views the counter 1 from the front, the light reflected from the handle of the design layer 16 is refracted from the inclined surface of the inclined portion 18 according to the light refraction law. The user's eyes, and the user can visually recognize the pattern of the design layer 16. At this time, the refractive index of the epoxy resin that is the transparent layer 14 is, for example, about 1.6, and the incident angle θ2 incident on the inclined surface of the inclined portion 18 from the transparent layer 14 is set to be the inclined portion by the law of light refraction. 18 is smaller than the exit angle θ1 from the inclined surface to the air.

  At this time, the maximum distance L3 from the inclined portion 18 in the design layer 16 visible from the inclined portion 18 is shorter than the distance L4 from the inclined portion 18 to the second opening 8. That is, on the front surface of the inclined portion 18, the light emitted from the inclined portion 18 is light that is refracted by the inclined portion 18 and emitted from the light reflected by the design layer 14. Therefore, when the user looks at the inclined portion 18 at the end of the counter 1 from the front, the internal structure of the stove 10 that is provided on the upper surface of the counter 1 and is installed through the counter 1. Can be prevented, and it can be suppressed that the appearance when the end portion of the counter 1 is viewed from the front is deteriorated.

  The maximum distance L3 from the inclined portion 18 in the design layer 16 that can be visually recognized from the inclined portion 18 depends on the size of the inclination angle X of the inclined portion 18 and the refractive index of the transparent layer 14. Therefore, “the maximum distance L3 from the inclined portion 18 in the design layer 16 visible from the inclined portion 18 is shorter than the distance L4 from the inclined portion 18 to the second opening 8” means, for example, “in the counter 1, the inclined portion. The magnitude of the inclination angle X of the inclined portion 18 and the transparent layer 14 such that the maximum distance L3 from the inclined portion 18 in the design layer 16 visible from 18 is shorter than the distance L4 from the inclined portion 18 to the second opening 8. Is the magnitude of the refractive index.

  In the present embodiment, the distance (shortest distance) L5 from the second opening 8 to the point where the inclination of the inclined part 18 starts is about 160 mm. Since the refractive index of the epoxy resin that is the transparent layer 14 is about 1.6, for example, the light reflected by the design layer 16 on the front side of the second opening 8 is bent at the inclined portion 18 and In order to emit light in the front direction, for example, the inclination angle X of the inclined portion 18 is set to about 85 degrees or less. That is, the inclination angle X of the inclined portion 18 is set so that the second opening 8 cannot be visually recognized from the inclined portion 18.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the user looks at the counter 1 from below the front (below a certain level), the light reflected from the handle of the design layer 16 is totally reflected before reaching the user's eyes. Thus, the user cannot visually recognize the pattern of the design layer 16. Similarly, since the light reflected from the second opening 8 is totally reflected before reaching the user's eyes, the user does not visually recognize the second opening 8. At this time, the critical angle θ3 of the transparent layer 14 in the inclined portion 18 is, for example, about 39 degrees.

  The critical angle θ3 of the transparent layer 14 in the inclined portion 18 is smaller than an angle θ4 formed between a vertical line with respect to the inclined surface of the inclined portion 18 and a horizontal line horizontal to the upper surface of the counter 1. Therefore, even if the inclined portion 18 is looked into obliquely from below, light from a horizontal line that is horizontal with respect to the upper surface of the counter 1 is totally reflected by the inclined portion 18 that is the boundary between the air and the transparent layer. Since it does not reach the eyes, it is possible to prevent the internal structure of the stove 10 that is an overcounter member installed through the counter from being seen even when the user views the inclined portion 18 from obliquely below. It can suppress that the appearance at the time of seeing the end of counter 1 from the front side falls.

  FIGS. 8-10 is typical sectional drawing which shows the modification of the counter of the system kitchen which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the thickness of the design layer 16 may be the same as the thickness (height) of the lower end portion 20. As a result, the thickness of the lower end portion 20 can be minimized, and the ratio of the thickness of the inclined portion 18 to the thickness of the counter 1 can be increased.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the lower end 20 may also be inclined downward as it goes to the outside (front direction) of the counter 1.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the lower end portion 20 may be inclined downward toward the inner side (inner surface direction) of the counter 1.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the upper surface of the counter 1 is roughened, and the inclined portion 18 has a light transmittance higher than that of the upper surface of the counter 1. Thus, when the user looks at the counter 1 from above, the design layer transmitted from the inclined portion 18 can be clearly and vividly viewed. Further, since the inclined portion 18 is inclined, the possibility that an article is placed on the inclined portion 18 is low, and the possibility that the surface of the inclined portion 18 is damaged is low. Therefore, even if the surface of the inclined portion 18 is damaged, it is not necessary to perform a roughening process so that the scratch is not noticeable, and the light transmittance of the inclined portion 18 can be increased.
Moreover, when the color and contrast of the design layer 16 provided on the back surface of the transparent layer 18 are strong, when the design layer 16 is viewed from the upper surface of the counter 1, the eyes may become tired. It is desirable that the light transmittance of the upper surface of the substrate is not so high.
On the other hand, when the inclined portion 18 at the end of the counter 1 is viewed from the front, the design layer 16 farther from the incident surface is seen than when the design layer 16 is viewed from the upper surface of the counter 1. It is desirable that the light transmittance of the inclined surface of the inclined portion 18 is high.
From the above knowledge, the light transmittance of the upper surface of the counter 1 is lower than that of the inclined portion 18, so that when the design layer 16 is viewed from the upper surface of the counter 1, the inclined portion 18 at the end of the counter 1 Even when the design layer 16 is viewed, the eye 1 is less likely to get tired and can be visually recognized as a good-looking counter 1.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to these descriptions.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the overcounter type member is the stove 10, but when the sink 4 is an overcounter type (self-rimming type) sink installed through the counter, the sink 4 is also an overcounter. Included in mold member.

As long as the features of the present invention are provided, those skilled in the art appropriately modified the design of the above-described embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the shape, dimensions, material, arrangement, and the like of each element included in the system kitchen 100 and the counter 1 are not limited to those illustrated, but can be changed as appropriate.
Moreover, each element with which each embodiment mentioned above is provided can be combined as long as technically possible, and the combination of these is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as it includes the features of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Counter, 2 1st opening part, 4 Sink, 6 Water faucet device, 8 2nd opening part, 10 Stove, 12 Cabinet, 14 Transparent layer, 16 Design layer, 18 Inclined part, 20 Lower end part, 100 System kitchen

Claims (3)

A counter having a transparent layer and a design layer provided on the back surface of the transparent layer, the upper surface of which is roughened,
It is provided at the end of the counter, and has an inclined portion that is inclined downward as it goes outward.
The inclined portion has a light transmittance higher than that of the upper surface of the counter.   2. The counter according to claim 1, further comprising a lower end portion provided below the inclined portion at an end portion of the counter and having a smaller inclination angle with respect to the vertical than the inclined portion.   The counter according to claim 2, wherein in the thickness direction of the counter, the inclined portion occupies a larger proportion than the lower end in the end portion of the counter.

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