JP2559851Y2 - Changing room - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fitting room which is used in a dressing room provided in a boutique or a clothes section, a dressing room for changing clothes, and which can cause a difference in optical properties. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, fitting rooms installed in clothes counters such as boutiques and department stores have been placed along the wall around the counter or gathered around pillars in the counter. Are often inconspicuous,
It is often installed in a place where it does not get in the way. Changing rooms were often gathered and installed in one place.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, if the conventional fitting room is initially arranged in accordance with the sales floor, it is difficult to move the position easily, and even if the layout of the sales floor is changed, the position of the fitting room is changed. However, there is an inconvenience that it is necessary to take this into consideration. In addition, with the diversification of products in recent years, there is a demand that display corners be divided for each brand and fitting rooms be set up corresponding to each corner.
Once the fitting room is arranged, there is a problem that it is difficult to easily move the position of the fitting room according to the change of the display corner as described above. In addition, the entrances and exits of general fitting rooms are often partitioned by curtains or the like, and there is a problem in the design of the whole sales floor, and there is also a problem that the sales floor area is felt to be small.

[0004] On the other hand, most of the conventional dressing rooms are surrounded by opaque plate materials, and the room is felt to be narrow by the installation area of the dressing room. It was difficult and there was a problem in design.

[0005]

A first dressing room of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a dressing room in which a door portion and a side wall are provided on a floor stand. A part of the chamber is constituted by a light control sheet provided with transparent electrodes on both surfaces of a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal, and a transparent substrate having a metal thin film layer interposed between the light control sheet and the floor stand. except
Another part of the fitting and changing room is constituted by a transparent substrate having the light control sheet, and a switch for turning on / off a current supply to the light control sheet is provided.

A second dressing room is a dressing room in which a door portion and a side wall are provided on a floor , and the floor dressing is removed.
Some of the Ku fitting Dressing Room, a transparent electrode on one surface of the liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal provided with a structure in which a transparent substrate provided with the electrodes of the metal thin film layer on the other surface, fitting Dressing excluding floor bases
The other part of the chamber is constituted by a transparent substrate having a light control sheet provided with transparent electrodes on both sides of the liquid crystal layer, and the state of current supply to the transparent electrode, the metal thin film layer, and other light control sheets is turned on. -A switch for turning off is provided.

[0007]

In the first fitting / changing room having the above-described structure, if a switch is turned on between the transparent electrodes of the light control sheet provided on the transparent substrate forming the door portion and the side wall to apply a voltage, the liquid crystal layer will be in the liquid crystal layer. Liquid crystal molecules are oriented in the direction of the electric field to be in a transparent state in which light is transmitted, so that the interior of the fitting and changing room can be seen through the transparent substrate. This allows the side wall to be in a see-through state regardless of where it is placed in the room, so that the opposite side can be seen through, the presence is lost, and the room is bright,
It also makes you feel wider. Conversely, if you enter the room and go up on the floor, turn off the switch and turn off the state where no voltage is applied between the transparent electrodes, the liquid crystal layer scatters light and becomes cloudy, suppressing the transmission of light, and The inside of the fitting and changing room cannot be seen through from the outside through the substrate.
When the transparent substrate having at least the metal thin film layer interposed between the light control sheet and the light control sheet is viewed from the room, the liquid crystal layer of the light control sheet scatters light, becomes cloudy, and suppresses light transmission. As a result, the metal thin film layer forms a mirror surface that reflects the light in the room, and the wall surface serving as the mirror surface can be used as a mirror for watching the appearance. In the second fitting / changing room, a switch is turned on between a transparent electrode formed on a transparent substrate on a part of a door portion and a side wall and a metal thin film layer, and between transparent electrodes of a light control sheet on other wall surfaces. When the voltage is applied, the liquid crystal layer is in a transparent state where light is transmitted, as in the first fitting and changing room, and the interior of the fitting and changing room can be seen through the transparent substrate. Conversely, when you enter the room and go up on the floor, turn off the switch and turn off this voltage application, the liquid crystal layer scatters light and becomes opaque, suppressing the transmission of light and passing through the transparent substrate. The inside of the fitting and changing room cannot be seen through from the outside. And
When the wall surface where the metal thin film layer is formed on at least one side of the liquid crystal layer is viewed from the indoor side through the transparent substrate, the liquid crystal layer scatters light and becomes a cloudy state to suppress light transmission. Will form a mirror surface that reflects the light in the room.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a fitting and changing room according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is B in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part taken along line CC of FIG. 1.

The dressing room shown in the figure is installed in a clothes store such as a boutique or department store, for example, and is a unit type which can easily cope with a change in the store layout.

That is, the dressing room is composed of four pillars 2 made of aluminum or the like and erected on the floor 1 and four beam members 3 bridged between the pillars 2. A door part 4 serving as an entrance is mounted on one side and is attached to a hinge 7 attached to the column member 2 so as to be openable and closable, and the other three sides are fitted with side walls 5a and 5b, respectively, and are transparent. Alternatively, an opaque resin plate, a glass plate, and a metal ceiling member 6 are attached between the beam members 3. For example, a switch 8 is provided on the indoor side of the side wall 5a, and a hook (not shown) for hanging a hanger or the like is attached to the indoor side as appropriate. A caster 9 with a stopper is appropriately attached to the back side of the floor base 1, so that the fitting room can be easily moved.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side wall 5a is formed by integrally sandwiching a light control sheet 10 between transparent substrates 51a, 51a made of, for example, polycarbonate, acrylic, polyvinyl chloride, glass or the like. The light control sheet 10 includes two transparent resin films (hereinafter, referred to as transparent electrode films) 12a and 12b each having transparent electrodes 11a and 11b formed on one side thereof on both sides of a liquid crystal layer 10a.
A sheet having a thickness of 100 to 500 μm is laminated and integrated so that 11b is on the side of the liquid crystal layer 10a. For example, strip-shaped collector electrodes 13a and 13b are provided along left and right edges in a plan view state. Terminal strips 14a and 14b for connecting lead wires for connection to an external power source (not shown) via the switch 8 are bonded to the collector electrodes 13a and 13b with a conductive adhesive or the like. The edge is covered with an insulating tape 15 for preventing electric leakage and short circuit. Such a light control sheet 10 is formed on the transparent substrate 5.
It is sandwiched between 1a and 51a, and is integrally attached by, for example, an adhesive 17 or the like. At this time, only the ends of the terminal pieces 14a and 14b are connected to the transparent substrate 51 for connection to an external power supply.
The side wall 5a protrudes to the outside of FIG. still,
As a method of sandwiching and fixing the light control sheet 10 between the transparent substrates 51a, 51a, a means such as high-frequency welding, hot pressing or the like may be used, or it may be simply sandwiched.

The door portion 4 is formed by sandwiching the light control sheet 10 between the transparent substrates 41a, 41a similar to the side wall 5a, and is provided with wiring on the both side edges so as to open and close. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 3, the transparent electrodes 11 a and 11 b are separated from the substantially central portion of the transparent electrode films 12 a and 12 b on one side edge of the light control sheet 10 on the opening / closing axis side of the door portion 4. Are connected to each other so as not to be short-circuited in a state where the collecting electrode portions 13a and 13b are vertically divided, and the terminal pieces 14a and 14b are attached and sandwiched between the transparent substrates 41a and 41a. (Shown) or the like.

The liquid crystal layer 10a is formed by forming a liquid crystal in a resin by spontaneous separation by phase separation and dispersing in a liquid state, or by connecting liquid crystals continuously in the resin to form a continuous phase, Are dispersed as small droplets in the liquid crystal, or the microencapsulated liquid crystal is dispersed in the resin.

The transparent electrode films 12a and 12b are formed on one surface of a transparent resin film such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyether sulfone, polycarbonate, etc., on a metal oxide such as ITO or tin oxide, gold, palladium or aluminum. It is preferable that the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b are formed by depositing or sputtering metal or applying a transparent conductive paint.

The collector electrodes 13a and 13b are, for example,
Although formed by applying a conductive paste, a metal foil tape having an extremely low electric resistance such as a copper foil tape is applied to each of the exposed edges of the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b via a conductive adhesive or an adhesive. It may be formed by sticking.

Then, terminal strips 14a and 14b for connecting lead wires attached to the collector electrodes 13a and 13b are connected to lead wires wired to an external power source.

The insulating tape 15 covering the edge is
It is intended to prevent the penetration of moisture, electric leakage and electric shock and to prevent delamination of the light control sheet.For example, a transparent polypropylene resin tape, a polyethylene terephthalate resin tape or the like is preferably used, but instead of the insulating tape, ,
For example, a transparent insulating adhesive such as an epoxy resin may be applied around the light control sheet.

As shown in FIG. 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the side wall 5b is formed by disposing the light control sheet 10 described above on the outdoor side, and depositing a metal thin film layer 18 between the light control sheet 10 and the transparent substrate 51b. Adhesive and adhesive 2 sandwiching the vapor deposition film 19
0 indicates that they are integrally joined.

The metal-deposited film 19 is made of a transparent resin film 18a of polyethylene terephthalate, polyethersulfone, polycarbonate, acrylic, or the like, and aluminum, gold, silver, copper, or the like is used alone or in combination with one or more alloys. The metal thin film layer 18 is formed by vapor deposition. The metal thin film layer 18 is formed in a translucent state with a thickness of about 100 to 5000 Å.

In the light control sheet 10, the switch 8 is turned on and the terminal strips 14a, 1a of the collectors 13a, 13b are turned on.
When a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 10a through the liquid crystal layer 4b, an electric field is applied to the liquid crystal layer 10a between the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b, and the liquid crystal molecules are aligned along the direction of the electric field. Accordingly, the door portion 4 and the side wall 5a of the light control sheet 10, which are sandwiched and fixed between the transparent substrates 51a, 51a, are in a transparent state. The metal thin film layer 18 formed in a translucent state also on the side wall 5b.
, Light can be transmitted through, so that the inside can be seen from the outside of the dressing room and the opposite side can be seen. At this time, if the outside of the side wall 5b is brightened when energized, the portion becomes a mirror when viewed from outside because of the half mirror. On the other hand, when no voltage is applied between the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b, the liquid crystal layer 10a becomes cloudy due to light scattering based on the difference between the extraordinary refractive index of the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal layer 10a and the refractive index of the resin matrix. And the side wall 5a becomes opaque and the inside cannot be seen from the outside.

The side wall 5b is provided with the liquid crystal layer 10 in a cloudy state.
“a” serves as a light shield for the translucent metal thin film layer 18, and the metal thin film layer 18 forms a mirror surface that reflects most of the light on the indoor side, thus serving as a so-called mirror. In this case, depending on the thickness of the metal layer or alloy layer to be deposited, a mirror surface having a unique color is obtained, and a mirror surface colored in a desired color can be formed on the indoor side.

The door part 4 having the light control sheet 10
And side wall 5a, light control sheet 10, and metallized film 1
Each of the side walls 5 b having the protrusions 9 is fitted between the pillars 2 erected on the floor base 1, and the terminal strips 14 of the light control sheets 10 are provided.
a, 14b are connected to an external power supply via a switch 8 installed in the room, and a ceiling member 6 is attached to the beam member 3 bridged over each column member 2. Then, the casters 9 with stoppers are attached to the back surface of the floor base 1 and assembled.

In this fitting room, when the switch 8 is turned on and a voltage is applied between the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b of each light control sheet 10, the door portion 4 and the side walls 5a and 5b are in a transparent state, and the fitting room is changed from the outside. Can see through to the other side, and even though a fitting / changing room has been set up, it will constitute a space that is not conscious of its existence. On the other hand, when entering the room and turning off the switch 8 when trying on clothes or the like, the light control sheet 10
When the voltage is stopped, the door portion 4 and the side walls 5a and 5b are all opaque when viewed from the outside, and the room cannot be seen from the outside. However, in a room, a mirror surface is formed by the metal thin film layer 18 of the side wall 5b, so that the side wall 5b can be used as a mirror, and the figure can be taken and a fitting can be performed with confidence.

In the fitting room, the door portion 4 and the side walls 5a and 5b can be made transparent so as to form a space in the room other than at the time of fitting. You will feel bright and spacious. Also,
With the casters 9, the changing room can be moved and laid out together with the arrangement of each branded product, and the exhibition floor can be used effectively, contributing to the improvement of the aesthetic sense.

Also, several of the above-mentioned changing rooms can be arranged side by side to be used as a partition for commodities and the like or as a partition for a floor. Since the whole is transparent except at the time of fitting, the partition or partition can be used. It becomes difficult to understand the existence of the changing room.

Here, the side wall having the function of the magic mirror may have, for example, a sectional configuration as shown in FIG. That is, the side wall 5b '
The thin metal layer 18 is formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 51b, and the light control sheet 10 is integrally joined via an adhesive and an adhesive 20. The metal thin film layer 18 is formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 51b.
To form, for example, directly aluminum, gold, silver,
Copper or the like may be deposited alone or in combination in the form of an alloy at the same time, or a metal thin film layer 1 deposited on another transfer film
For example, means for transferring 8 can be used.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a side wall 5c having a magic mirror effect in a fitting and changing room according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The side wall 5c is connected to the liquid crystal layer 10 on the outdoor side.
A transparent electrode film 12a having a transparent electrode 11a formed on one side is provided on the front side of the transparent electrode 11a and the metal thin film layer 18 having a metal thin film layer 18 formed on the indoor side. On the side of the liquid crystal layer 10a. Collector electrodes 13a and 13b for applying a uniform voltage to the entire surface of the liquid crystal layer 10a are provided at both edges, respectively.
The terminal strips 14a and 14b for connecting lead wires for connection to an external power supply via the switch 8 are respectively adhered to each other with a conductive adhesive or the like.
It is the one covered by sticking.

When the switch 8 is turned on even in such a side wall 5c, a voltage is applied to the transparent electrode 11a and the metal thin film layer 18 connected to the collectors 13a and 13b,
An electric field is generated in the liquid crystal layer 10a, the liquid crystal layer 10a becomes transparent over the entire surface, and the metal thin film layer 18 is formed in a semi-transparent state.
Is transmitted to some extent, so that the inside of the fitting room can be seen from the outside. Conversely, when the switch is turned off and no voltage is applied, the liquid crystal layer 10a
Is clouded, and the room becomes invisible from the outside, and the liquid crystal layer 10a in the clouded state serves as a light shield for the translucent metal thin film layer 18, and the metal thin film layer 18 reflects most of the light on the indoor side. Forming a mirror surface, the side wall 5b
Will play the role of a magic mirror similar to.

Although an example in which a transparent substrate is bonded to only one surface of the light control sheet 10 as the side walls 5b, 5b ', and 5c has been described, the structure in which the transparent substrates are bonded to both surfaces is more advantageous in terms of reinforcement. Of course it is desirable.

Each of the above-mentioned fitting and changing rooms can be laid out in combination with the arrangement of the products in a systematic manner, and can be freely moved with respect to the fixed fitting and changing rooms as in the prior art. It is easy to arrange, and when not trying on or changing clothes, it is transparent and makes the exhibition floor feel wide and bright. By turning off the switch 8 only at the time of fitting on, the mirror wall surface is formed in the room, The image of a conventional fitting room or a changing room, in which the user can try on or change clothes, can be fundamentally overturned.

It is sufficient that the metal thin-film layer 18 is provided at least on a part of the door portion and the side wall so that a portion for performing the function of the magic mirror is formed.
Is formed only at the part above the waist,
It may be formed on the entire side wall excluding the door part.
The outer surface becomes a mirror surface by configuring the outer surface and the inner surface of the wall surface constituting the mirror surface of the dressing room of the present invention. Further, the present invention can be applied to other general wall surfaces.

[0034]

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, in the fitting room of the present invention, when a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer becomes transparent, the door portion and the side wall become transparent, and the display floor, etc. It can be installed without being conscious of the existence of the changing room, so that it is possible to construct a floor where there is no feeling of oppression and spaciousness and brightness are secured. Conversely, when no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer, Rutotomoni liquid crystal layer, such can not be seen through the chamber from become exterior side and opaque state, the fitting Dressing Room
A part becomes a mirror surface and can be used as a mirror as a mirror, and it can be easily arranged and moved with a layout integrated with the product without being aware of the presence of a fitting room on the exhibition floor The effect is that the image of the conventional fitting room or changing room can be fundamentally overturned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a dressing room according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the present invention along the line AA in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the present invention, taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the present invention along the line CC in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing another example of the side wall of the fitting room according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a side wall of a fitting room according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floor stand 4 Door part 5a Side wall 5b, 5c Side wall 41a, 51a, 51c Transparent substrate 8 Switch 10 Light control sheet 10a Liquid crystal layer 11a, 11b Transparent electrode 18 Metal thin film layer

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A dressing room having a door portion and a side wall provided on a floor, wherein a part of the dressing room except the floor is provided with transparent electrodes on both sides of a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal. A light-adjusting sheet, and a fitting room that is constituted by a transparent substrate having a metal thin film layer interposed between the light-adjustable sheet and the floor stand
A dressing room, characterized in that the other part is constituted by a transparent substrate having the light control sheet, and a switch for turning on / off a state of current supply to the light control sheet is provided. 2. A fitting room where a door portion and a side wall are provided on a floor base, a part of the fitting room except the floor base is provided with a transparent electrode on one surface of a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal, With a configuration in which a transparent substrate having an electrode of a metal thin film layer formed on the other surface is provided, and another part of the fitting room except the floor is provided with a dimming sheet provided with transparent electrodes on both surfaces of the liquid crystal layer. A fitting room, comprising a switch for turning on / off a current supply state to the transparent electrode, the metal thin film layer and other light control sheets.