JP2019045916A - Hanging cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a hanging cabinet in which a specific position can be inputted without touching a display, the convenience can be improved, and the appearance is not damaged.SOLUTION: A hanging cabinet 100 is installed above a kitchen 102. The hanging cabinet comprises: a display 120 disposed on a lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet; a hinge 124 attached to a near side of the lower surface of the hanging cabinet; a lens glass 126 which is attached through the hinge, and refracts light emitted from the display to form an aerial image 128; and a scanner 132 which is attached in a depth side of the lens glass, and scans a motion of a hand 136 of a user 134 to the aerial image. The hinge adjusts an angle of the lens glass to the lower surface of the hanging cabinet to hold the angle after adjustment.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a hanging cupboard installed above a kitchen.

  In the kitchen, during cooking or dishwashing, a switch may be touched to operate a cooker or dishwasher. In recent years, a touch panel display may be installed in a kitchen to refer to recipes and the like. However, food or seasoning may be attached to the hand during cooking, or detergent or the like may be attached to the hand during dishwashing. Touching a switch or touch panel with such a hand will contaminate them, and after that, it will take extra effort such as wiping off the dirt.

  Patent Document 1 describes an aerial touch panel. The aerial touch panel includes a display, an image forming unit (lens glass) that forms an image of the display in the air, and a position input unit (scanner) that detects an input position when the imaged spatial image is touched with a finger or the like. And. In Patent Document 1, it is possible to input a specific position while viewing a spatial image without touching the display. Therefore, the display is not sanitized or scratched, and is extremely hygienic.

  Patent Document 2 describes a gesture operating device in which an aerial touch panel is housed in a housing such as a table. According to Patent Document 2, the user can easily perform a gesture operation on an aerial image that appears in a three-dimensional space, such as a display image of an input device such as a personal computer, and can accurately determine an operation command. Yes.

JP 2014-067071 A JP 2017-062709

  By the way, since there is a counter serving as a cooking space in the kitchen, it is conceivable to accommodate the aerial touch panel system in the counter top. However, since the cooking space is a work place where foodstuffs and utensils are placed, there is a risk of disturbing the optical path of the aerial image and the sensing of the scanner. On the other hand, the kitchen secures more space for storing cooking utensils, tableware and the like by providing a hanging cupboard above the kitchen. Therefore, it is conceivable to apply the aerial touch panel of Patent Document 1 to a hanging cabinet. However, even if you try to accommodate the aerial touch panel system in the hanging cabinet, the lens glass is always tilted with respect to the display, so the lens glass always protrudes from the hanging cabinet, and the aesthetics are impaired. End up.

  In view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a hanging cabinet that can be input without touching a display, can improve convenience, and does not impair the beauty.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a typical configuration of the hanging cabinet according to the present invention is a hanging cabinet installed above the kitchen, and a display arranged on the lower surface of the hanging cabinet and the lower surface of the hanging cabinet. A hinge attached to the front side, a lens glass that is attached through the hinge and refracts light emitted from the display to form an aerial image, and a user's hand attached to the rear side of the lens glass for the aerial image. The hinge is configured to adjust the angle of the lens glass with respect to the lower surface of the hanging cupboard to maintain the adjusted angle.

  According to the above configuration, the lens glass that forms an aerial image is attached to the lower surface of the hanging cabinet through the hinge, and the angle with respect to the lower surface of the hanging cabinet can be adjusted by the hinge. For this reason, when not in use, the angle of the lens glass can be reduced and stored so as to be in contact with the lower surface of the hanging cabinet, so that the aesthetic appearance is not impaired.

  On the other hand, in use, the position in the space where the aerial image is formed can be adjusted by adjusting the angle of the lens glass, which improves convenience. For example, if the user is tall, the angle of sight with respect to the aerial image can be made closer to the vertical by increasing the angle, and the visibility is improved. On the other hand, if the user is short, visibility is improved by reducing the angle.

  Further, since the scanner is attached to the lens glass, the position of the scanner with respect to the aerial image is fixed regardless of the angle of the lens glass. For this reason, the scanner can reliably scan the movement of the user's hand with respect to the aerial image. Therefore, the user can operate a cooking device, a dishwasher, or the like by performing a gesture operation of touching a specific position of the aerial image without touching the display. Further, even if the user's hand is dirty, the display is not touched, so that it is hygienic. Here, the position and angle of the aerial image change according to the angle of the lens glass. Therefore, every time the position or angle of the aerial image changes, calibration is performed with software that recognizes the user's gesture operation from the movement of the user's hand so that the user's gesture operation on the aerial image can be accurately recognized. Also good.

  The hinge may be adjustable at an arbitrary angle. Specifically, a free stop hinge can be used to adjust at any angle. This eliminates the need for fixing and releasing the hinge, thereby improving convenience.

  A handle that is gripped by the user may be provided on the back side of the lens glass. Thereby, the user can easily adjust the angle of the lens glass with respect to the lower surface of the hanging cabinet by grasping the handle and pulling it toward the front side.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to input without touching a display, the convenience can be improved, the hanging cabinet which the beauty | look is not impaired can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the whole hanging cupboard in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the hanging cupboard of FIG. It is the figure which looked at the hanging cupboard of FIG. 2 from the side. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the hanging cupboard of FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire hanging cabinet 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The hanging cabinet 100 is installed above the kitchen 102 as illustrated. The kitchen 102 secures more space for storing cooking utensils, tableware and the like by installing the hanging cupboard 100.

  The kitchen 102 is a system kitchen including three cabinets, and includes a stove cabinet 104, a base cabinet 106, and a sink cabinet 108, for example. The stove cabinet 104 is provided with a stove 110 as a heating cooker. The base cabinet 106 is provided with a cooking space 112 and can accommodate a dishwasher or the like. The sink cabinet 108 is provided with a faucet 114 and a sink 116.

  FIG. 2 is a view showing a main part of the hanging cupboard 100 of FIG. In the figure, the state which looked up at the hanging cupboard 100 of FIG. 1 from diagonally downward is shown. FIG. 3 is a view of the hanging cupboard 100 of FIG. 2 as viewed from the side.

  A display 120 is disposed on the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100. On the display 120, for example, recipes and operation menus such as a cooker and a dishwasher are displayed. In addition, a hinge 124 is attached to the front side, which is the direction away from the wall surface 122 (see FIG. 3), of the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100.

  The hanging cupboard 100 further includes a lens glass 126. The lens glass 126 is attached to the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100 via a hinge 124. The hinge 124 is, for example, a free stop hinge, and as shown by an arrow A in FIG. 3, the angle of the lens glass 126 with respect to the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100 can be adjusted at an arbitrary angle, and the angle after adjustment is maintained. To do. Moreover, since it is a free stop hinge, when adjusting by arbitrary angles, the operation which fixes or cancels | releases the hinge 124 becomes unnecessary, and it is highly convenient.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3, the lens glass 126 can be stored so as to be parallel to or in contact with the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100 by reducing the angle with respect to the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100 when not in use. FIG. 3 shows both the state when the lens glass 126 is not used and the state when it is used.

  On the other hand, in use, the lens glass 126 is arranged to be inclined with respect to the display 120 by adjusting the angle with respect to the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100 (see FIG. 2). The lens glass 126 refracts the light B emitted from the display 120 during use as shown in FIG. 3, and forms an aerial image 128 with the refracted light C with respect to the vision of the user 134 standing in front of the lens glass 126. To do. Here, the refraction angle of the lens glass 126 is, for example, 90 degrees. The aerial image 128 is obtained by floating the display screen of the display 120 in the space, and functions as a virtual display.

  Furthermore, a handle 130 and a scanner 132 are attached to the back side of the lens glass 126, that is, the side close to the wall surface 122 in a state of being accommodated when not in use.

  In the hanging cabinet 100, the user 134 can easily adjust the angle of the lens glass 126 with respect to the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100 by holding the handle 130 and pulling it toward the front side or pressing it toward the back side. In the hanging cabinet 100, when the visibility of the aerial image 128 is highest when viewed from the user 134, the angle is maintained by the hinge 124 only by the user 134 releasing the hand 136 from the handle 130. The angle at which the visibility of the aerial image 128 is highest is an angle such that the plane direction of the aerial image 128 is perpendicular to the line of sight D of the user 134, for example.

  The scanner 132 scans the movement of the hand 136 of the user 134 with respect to the aerial image 128. As shown in the figure, the aerial image 128 and the hand 136 of the user 134 are located within the imaging range E of the scanner 132.

  For this reason, the scanner 132 can reliably scan the movement of the hand 136 of the user 134 with respect to the aerial image 128, for example, touching a specific position of the aerial image 128. At a specific position of the aerial image 128, for example, a menu for displaying a recipe and an operation menu for a cooker, a dishwasher, and the like are displayed.

  Furthermore, in the hanging cupboard 100, the movement of the hand 136 of the user 134 is scanned by the scanner 132, so that it is detected that a specific position of the aerial image 128 is touched, and is associated with the specific position of the aerial image 128. The desired display and operation can be performed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a usage example of the hanging cupboard 100 of FIG. 3. FIG. 4A shows a user 134 similar to FIG. When using the hanging cabinet 100, the user 134 first adjusts the angle of the lens glass 126 with respect to the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100 so that the aerial image 128 is highly visible by grasping the handle 130 and pulling it forward. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, when the angle of the lens glass 126 with respect to the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100 is α, the plane direction of the aerial image 128 is perpendicular to the line of sight D, and the visibility of the aerial image 128 is improved. It was the highest. Next, when the user 134 releases the hand 136 from the handle 130, the angle α is held by the hinge 124. Accordingly, the user 134 can reliably touch the specific position of the aerial image 128 with the hand 136.

  FIG. 4B shows an example when the user's 138 has a low line of sight (short). When the user 138 shown in FIG. 4B uses the hanging cabinet 100, the user 138 first holds the handle 130 and pulls it toward the user, so that the visibility of the aerial image 140 is increased. The angle of the lens glass 126 with respect to the lower surface 118 is adjusted.

  However, the user 138 is shorter than the user 134 shown in FIG. Therefore, the angle at which the plane direction of the aerial image 140 is perpendicular to the line of sight F of the user 138 and the visibility of the aerial image 140 is the highest is the angle β as shown in FIG. It becomes smaller than the angle α shown in 4 (a).

  Next, when the user 138 releases the hand 142 from the handle 130, the angle β is held by the hinge 124. Thereby, the user 138 can reliably touch the specific position of the aerial image 140 with the hand 142.

  The aerial image 140 is obtained by refracting the light G from the display 120 by 90 degrees with the lens glass 126 and forming an image with the refracted light H, which is lower than the aerial image 128 shown in FIG. It is inclined towards. The aerial image 140 is inclined downward, so that the visibility is high when viewed from a short user 138.

  As described above, according to the hanging cabinet 100 of the present embodiment, the angle of the lens glass 126 that forms the aerial images 128 and 140 with respect to the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100 can be adjusted by the hinge 124. For this reason, in the hanging cabinet 100, when not in use, the angle of the lens glass 126 can be reduced and stored so as to be parallel to or in contact with the lower surface 118 of the hanging cabinet 100. Therefore, the lens glass 126 does not jump out of the hanging cupboard 100, and the aesthetic appearance is not impaired.

  Moreover, in the hanging cupboard 100, the position in the space where the aerial images 128 and 140 are imaged can be adjusted by adjusting the angle of the lens glass 126 at the time of use, and convenience is improved. For example, in the case of a tall user 134 shown in FIG. 4A, the angle of the line of sight D with respect to the aerial image 128 can be made closer to the vertical by increasing the angle to an angle α. Improves. On the other hand, if the user 138 is short as shown in FIG. 4B, the visibility to the aerial image 140 is improved by reducing the angle to the angle β.

  In the hanging cabinet 100, since the scanner 132 is attached to the lens glass 126, the position of the scanner 132 with respect to the aerial images 128 and 140 can be determined regardless of the angle of the lens glass 126. become. For this reason, the scanner 132 can reliably scan the movements of the hands 136 and 142 of the users 134 and 138 with respect to the aerial images 128 and 140. Therefore, in the hanging cupboard 100, the user 134, 138 does not touch the display 120 and performs a gesture operation to touch a specific position of the aerial images 128, 140, thereby displaying a recipe to be referred to, a cooker, or dishwashing You can operate the machine. However, the position and angle of the aerial images 128 and 140 change according to the angle of the lens glass 126. Therefore, each time the position or angle of the aerial images 128, 140 changes, calibration is performed with software that recognizes the gesture operation of the users 134, 138 from the movements of the hands 136, 142 of the users 134, 138, and the aerial image 128 , 140 may be able to recognize the gesture operations of the users 134 and 138 with high accuracy.

  Furthermore, the hanging cupboard 100 is hygienic because it does not touch the display 120 even if the hands 136 and 142 of the users 134 and 138 are dirty during cooking and dishwashing.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  The present invention can be used for a hanging cupboard installed above a kitchen.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Suspension cabinet, 102 ... Kitchen, 104 ... Stove cabinet, 106 ... Base cabinet, 108 ... Sink cabinet, 110 ... Stove, 112 ... Cooking space, 114 ... Faucet, 116 ... Sink, 118 ... Underside of the suspension cabinet, 120 ... Display, 122 ... Wall surface, 124 ... Hinge, 126 ... Lens glass, 128,140 ... Aerial image, 130 ... Handle, 132 ... Scanner, 134,138 ... User, 136,142 ... User's hand

Claims (3)

A hanging cupboard installed above the kitchen,
A display arranged on the lower surface of the hanging cabinet;
A hinge attached to the front side of the lower surface of the hanging cabinet;
A lens glass that is attached via the hinge and refracts light emitted from the display to form an aerial image;
A scanner that is attached to the back side of the lens glass and scans the movement of the user's hand relative to the aerial image;
The hinge is characterized in that the angle of the lens glass with respect to the lower surface of the hanging cabinet is adjusted to maintain the adjusted angle.   The hanging cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the hinge is adjustable in angle.   The hanging cupboard according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a handle that is gripped by a user is provided on the back side of the lens glass.

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