JP2819760B2 - Bathroom vanity - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vanity table having a function of restoring the modulation of a biological rhythm to a normal state by irradiating light radiation of an artificial light source.

Conventional technology A 24-hour light-dark cycle becomes a stimulus signal,
The amount of melatonin, a kind of hormone secreted into the blood from the pineal gland, changes in a similar cycle, creating various biological rhythms in the human body. When the sunshine time decreases extremely in winter, cloudy weather, rainy weather, etc., this biological rhythm
Modulation occurs outside of the 24-hour cycle, and the patient becomes ill and has symptoms such as depression, autonomic imbalance, and insomnia. Currently, there are two types of treatments for these symptoms: drug therapy by taking drugs and light pulse treatment at hospitals using phototherapy equipment that irradiates a powerful artificial light source to the upper body, mainly the face and head. Therapy is taking place. To maintain a normal biological rhythm and restore a biological rhythm that has been modulated, the light environment experienced after getting up in the morning is important.Spend a certain amount of time immediately after getting up in front of the vanity table on a daily basis. In many cases, the lighting equipment installed in the current vanity table is limited to specifications that satisfy the visual lighting requirements for the vanity and makeup. Absent. Currently, pharmacotherapy and phototherapy are generally used as treatments for symptoms such as depression, autonomic imbalance, and insomnia caused by modulation of biological rhythms.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, drug therapy requires continuous daily use of the drug in order to maintain the therapeutic effect continuously,
Its side effects are problematic. In addition, phototherapy requires outpatient treatment at a hospital equipped with phototherapy equipment. In the case of phototherapy, if treatment is interrupted in the same way as pharmacotherapy, the biological rhythm that has been restored to a normal state by the treatment will return to an abnormal state and will be modulated again, so we will go to the hospital every day for treatment In addition to the need, the number of hospitals with phototherapy equipment is limited at present. For this reason, there are problems in that receiving light therapy involves a great deal of trouble in daily life, and that it is difficult to receive the opportunity even if one desires treatment. These problems are important in the maintenance of normal biological rhythms and in the repair treatment of biological rhythms that are prone to modulation of biological rhythms and maintain normal biological rhythms in winter and rainy seasons, especially for those who do not have the sunshine in the north. Is an important issue. An object of the present invention is to provide a vanity table having a function capable of solving the above-mentioned problems.

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the problems, the present invention is provided with a lighting device using a fluorescent lamp as a light source so that a vertical illuminance of about 3000 lux or more can be obtained on the face of a person standing in front. In addition, a lighting device with a fluorescent lamp as a light source that can blink individually on both sleeves and the top surface of the makeup mirror is located around the makeup mirror. This is a vanity table with a vertical illuminance of 3000 lux or more on the face of a person standing in front of the vanity table.

Action According to the above configuration, standing in front of the vanity table on a daily basis,
By applying light radiation with strong light emission intensity of about 3,000 lux or more with a strong light emission energy distribution in the wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm to the upper body, mainly the face and head, while performing washing and makeup The amount of melatonin secreted into the blood from the brain and pineal gland can be set in a 24-hour light-dark cycle, enabling rapid restoration when modulating biological rhythms, and depression caused by biological rhythm modulation Can prevent and treat physical disorders such as nervous system disorders, autonomic imbalance, and insomnia. In addition, in the case of washing or removing makeup before going to bed at night, both sleeves of the makeup mirror are turned off, only the top lighting is turned on, and relatively weak light emission intensity that satisfies only the required lighting requirements for the washing surface, etc. The use of a vanity table in a light-emitting environment to stimulate the secretion of melatonin from the brain and pineal gland, deactivate physical activity, and set biological rhythms in a direction that induces sleep Can be. For this reason, the effect of maintaining the normal biological rhythm and restoring the modulated biological rhythm can be easily and continuously obtained at home every day in the same manner as when going to the hospital and receiving phototherapy by using the vanity table of the present invention. In addition, there is no concern about side effects that may be a concern when administering drug therapy. Further, according to the present invention, when the two-sleeve illumination device provided on both the sleeves of the makeup mirror is turned off, the half mirror serving as the light emitting surface of the two-sleeve illumination device is provided with illumination light from the back. Since there is no makeup mirror, it can function as a makeup mirror, and can be used as a three-sided wide makeup mirror centering on the makeup mirror in the center of the vanity stand.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a vanity table according to the present invention. Centered on a makeup mirror 1 provided at the center, two sleeve illumination devices 2 and 2 'are arranged on both sleeves, and a top illumination device 3 is arranged on the top. It can be flashed individually. 2 and 3, hinges 8, 8 'are provided above and below a joint between the makeup mirror 1 and the two-sleeve illumination devices 2, 2'. It can be rotated left and right through. Further, as shown in the cross-sectional structure of FIG. 4, the two sleeve lighting devices 2, 2 'are provided with a plurality of fluorescent lamps 2a, a reflector 2b provided behind the fluorescent lamps 2a, and a fluorescent lamp 2a provided in front of the fluorescent lamp 2a. The light diffusion panel 2c has a translucent milky white or translucent prism structure and a half mirror 2d provided adjacent to the front surface thereof. A plurality of the fluorescent lamps 2a
The direct light radiation emitted from the light source or the light radiation reflected from the reflection plate 2b is diffused by the light diffusion panel 2c provided on the front surface of the fluorescent lamp 2b, and is adjacent to the front surface of the light diffusion panel 2c. The light passes through the provided half mirror 2d and is applied to the upper body, mainly the face and head of the person performing the washing and makeup using the washstand of the present invention.
The top surface illumination device 3 has a plurality of fluorescent lamps 3a, a reflector 3b provided behind the fluorescent lamps 3a, and a semi-transparent light provided in front of the fluorescent lamps 3a, as shown in the sectional structure of FIG. The light diffusion panel 3c has a transparent milky or translucent prism structure. The direct light radiation emitted from the plurality of fluorescent lamps 3a or the light radiation reflected from the reflecting plate 3b is diffused and transmitted by the light diffusing panel 2c provided on the front surface of the fluorescent lamp 3b, and Irradiation is performed on the upper body, mainly on the face and head of the person performing the wash and makeup using the washstand. To suppress or degrade the secretion of melatonin from the brain and pineal gland that strongly governs biological rhythms, light radiation with a strong light emission intensity of about 3,000 lux or more is exposed to the upper body, mainly the face and head. The fluorescent lamps 2a and 3a have a strong light emission energy distribution in the wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm and a high lamp emission because the effect and the peak of the action and effect are in the wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm. It uses a 6700K three-wavelength emission fluorescent lamp that has high color rendering properties with a focus on efficiency and flesh color, and uses high-frequency lighting of 20 to 30KHz to suppress flickering caused by illumination light. In FIG. 1, 5 is a vanity desk, 6 is a wash basin, and 7 is a faucet. In the vanity table of the above configuration, every morning, immediately after waking up, when standing and performing makeup daily while standing in front of the vanity table, the two mirrors arranged on both sleeves and the top surface of the makeup mirror 1 are used. The sleeve illuminators 2, 2 'and the top illuminator 3 are simultaneously turned on to emit light with a strong light emission intensity of about 3000 lux or more having a strong light emission energy distribution in the wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm to the face and head. By bathing in the upper part of the body, especially in the upper part, melatonin from the brain and pineal gland, which has been secreted since last night, is suppressed, and the accumulated melatonin is rapidly degraded, and biological rhythms are awakened in the morning. In addition to adjusting the concentration of melatonin in the blood to make it fit properly, the modulation of the rhythm of melatonin secretion caused by shortening the sunshine hours in winter and rainy season can be restored normally, and the normal biological rhythm is maintained. And repair can be achieved. Since the light radiated from the both-sleeve illumination device 2, 2 'and the top-surface illumination device 3 has a relatively soft light quality diffused by the light diffusion panels 2c, 3c, the makeup mirror 1 Depending on the position and orientation of the face, strong shadows and extreme changes in facial expressions do not impair normal appearance, and when washing or makeup, unbearable glare due to illumination light I don't even feel it. In addition, since the light source is a fluorescent lamp using the luminescence phenomenon of luminescence, the irradiance per unit illuminance is about 1/5 that of an incandescent lamp, which is about 300
Even when light radiation having a strong light radiation intensity of 0 lux or more is exposed to the upper body, mainly the face and head, the user does not feel the heat of a light source such as an incandescent light bulb. When the vanity is used before going to bed at night, the switch 4 is used.
By turning off the two sleeve illumination devices 2 and 2 'and using only the top illumination device 3 as illumination light under a light emission environment of relatively low light emission intensity, The secretion of melatonin from the body is performed normally without being suppressed, the body activity is set inactive so as to induce sleep, and the biological rhythm is set so as to induce sleep. Since there is no illumination light from the back of the half mirror 2d, the half mirror 2d disposed on the front thereof functions as a double-sleeve makeup mirror that can be rotated left and right, and the center of the makeup mirror 1 is Can be used as a three-sided wide makeup mirror.

Advantageous Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, standing in front of the vanity on a daily basis, while performing the washbasin and makeup, has a strong light radiation energy distribution in the wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm. The amount of melatonin secreted into the blood from the brain and pineal gland is exposed to light with a strong light emission intensity of about 3000 lux or more in the upper part of the body, mainly the face and head, in a 24-hour light-dark cycle. Can be set in a cycle,
Rapid restoration can be achieved when the biological rhythm is modulated, and physical disorders such as depression, autonomic imbalance, and insomnia caused by the modulated biological rhythm can be prevented and treated. In addition, in the case of washing or removing makeup before going to bed at night, both sleeves of the makeup mirror are turned off, only the top lighting is turned on, and relatively weak light emission intensity that satisfies only the required lighting requirements for the washing surface, etc. The use of a vanity table in a light-emitting environment to stimulate the secretion of melatonin from the brain and pineal gland, deactivate physical activity, and set biological rhythms in a direction that induces sleep Can be. For this reason, the effect of maintaining the normal biological rhythm and restoring the modulated biological rhythm can be easily and continuously obtained at home every day in the same manner as when going to the hospital and receiving phototherapy by using the vanity table of the present invention. In addition, there is no concern about side effects that may be a concern when administering drug therapy.
Further, according to the present invention, when the two-sleeve illumination device provided on both the sleeves of the makeup mirror is turned off, the half mirror serving as the light emitting surface of the two-sleeve illumination device is provided with illumination light from the back. Since there is no makeup mirror, it can function as a makeup mirror, and can be used as a wide makeup mirror with three continuous surfaces centering on the makeup mirror in the center of the vanity stand, and the effect is great.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vanity stand according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the vanity stand, and FIG. 4 is both sleeves disposed on the vanity stand. It is a perspective view of the left sleeve part illumination device among illumination devices. 1 ... makeup mirror, 2 ... both sleeves illumination device, 2a ... multiple fluorescent lamps arranged in both sleeves illumination device, 2b ... reflector plate arranged in both sleeves illumination device, 2c: Light diffusion panel provided in both sleeve lighting devices, 2d: Half mirror provided in both sleeve lighting devices, 3 ... Top lighting device, 3a ... Top lighting device Multiple fluorescent lamps installed, 3b ……
Reflecting plate provided on top-surface lighting device, 3c: light diffusion panel provided on top-surface lighting device, 4 ... individual blinking switches for both sleeve lighting device and top-surface lighting device, 5 ... wash surface Makeup desk, 6 ... Wash tank, 7 ... Faucet.

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vanity stand provided with a lighting device using a fluorescent lamp as a light source so that a vertical illuminance of about 3000 lux or more can be obtained on a face of a person standing in front. 2. An illuminating device having a fluorescent lamp as a light source, which can be individually flashed, is disposed on both a sleeve portion and a top surface of a makeup mirror, and a lighting device is provided on a face of a person standing in front of a vanity stand.
A vanity table with a vertical illuminance of 3000 lux or more, wherein the illuminating device for both sleeves of the makeup mirror is configured to be rotatable left and right, and the illuminating device for both sleeves of the makeup mirror is provided. 2. A half mirror is provided on a front surface of the vehicle.
The vanity table described. 3. The vanity stand according to claim 1, wherein the fluorescent lamp as a light source is a fluorescent lamp having a strong radiant energy distribution in a wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm. 4. The dressing table according to claim 1, wherein the fluorescent lamp is lit at a high frequency of 20 to 30 kHz.