JP5038756B2 - Bathroom vanity - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vanity.

  Conventionally, in the bathroom vanity 1, various washing operations such as hair styling and shaving have been performed using various electric devices 2 such as a hair dryer 20 '(FIG. 9), electric toothpaste and electric razor, These electric appliances 2 used in the vanity 1 are taken in and out of the storage space for each washing operation, and are troublesome. In particular, the electric device 2 has a power supply cord 5 provided with a plug 36 for insertion into the outlet 35 provided in the vanity 1 from the main body 2a. The cords 5 must be bundled up to the storage location, and the power supply cord 5 may not fit neatly in the storage location or may interfere with the storage of other storage items in the storage location. Sometimes it takes time.

Due to such a complicated usability, the electric device 2 is often left on the vanity 1 even when it is not in use. In addition to making the appearance of 1 complicated and worse, the water used in the bathroom vanity 1 is applied to the exposed power supply cord 5 to cause deterioration or short-circuiting of the power supply cord 5. As shown in FIG. 10, in Patent Document 1, the counter of the vanity table 1 is actively used as a storage place (storage unit 3) for the electric device 2, and the power supply cord 5 extending from the main body 2 a of the electric device 2 is washed. Although it is also engaged with the engaging portion 34 provided on the dressing table 1, even with this vanity table 1, the power supply cord 5 exposed to the vanity table 1 is deteriorated due to water or short-circuited. It was not possible to avoid the possibility of malfunctions.
JP-A-8-7978

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object of the present invention is to easily cope with frequent use of electrical equipment in a vanity and to ensure good storage in a storage unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vanity that can improve the convenience of the vanity and avoid the occurrence of problems with the electric cord without exposing the electric cord to the vanity when the electrical equipment is not used. is there.

In the vanity 1 according to claim 1 to solve the above problems, the cabinet portion 10, a plurality of housing portions 3 which opens forward, cord reel which is wound freely housing a supply electric cord 5 4, the electric device 2 used in the vanity 1 can be stored in any one of the plurality of storage units 3, and the power supply cord 5 is at the tip, and the electric device 2 The power supply unit 7 connected to the power receiving unit 6 provided in the main body 2a of the main body 2a, and includes a door 16 that covers a front opening of at least a part of the storage unit 3 among the plurality of storage units 3, and the cabinet A cord entry / exit part 30 for pulling out the power feeding cord 5 is provided on the front surface part of the part 10 covered with the front opening by the door 16 .

  According to this, the electric device 2 is removed from the storage unit 3 and the power supply cord 5 is pulled out from the cord reel 4 and the power supply unit 7 is connected to the power receiving unit 6 provided in the main body 2 a of the electric device 2. 2 can be used in the bathroom vanity 1, so that it is possible to easily cope with frequent use of the electric device 2 in the bathroom vanity 1. In addition, when the electric device 2 is not used, the power supply cord 5 can be stored in the cord reel 4 provided on the vanity 1, so that the state where the power supply cord 5 is exposed to the vanity 1 can be easily avoided and short-circuited by water. It is possible to avoid the occurrence of problems in the power supply cord 5 such as. Further, as described above, since the power supply cord 5 is stored in the cord reel 4 provided on the vanity 1 when the electric device 2 is not used, the power supply cord 5 extends from the main body 2a of the electric device 2 when not used. The electrical device 2 can be easily stored in the storage unit 3 without being taken out, and other storage items can be stored in the storage unit 3 without being obstructed by the power supply cord 5 extending from the electrical device 2. . That is, it is possible to easily cope with frequent use of the electric appliance 2 in the vanity 1 and to secure good storage property in the storage portion 3, thereby improving the usability of the vanity 1. When not in use, the exposed state of the power supply cord 5 can be easily avoided, and the occurrence of problems such as a short circuit in the power supply cord 5 can be easily avoided.

  Further, in the bathroom vanity 1 according to claim 2, in claim 1, a knob portion 5 a having a power feeding portion 7 is provided at the tip of the power feeding cord 5, and a finger insertion is provided on the outer surface of the bathroom vanity 1. When the feeding cord 5 is stored in the cord reel 4 which is provided with the concave portion 8 and concealed in the vanity 1, the knob portion 5a protrudes substantially vertically from the bottom portion 8a of the concave portion 8 in the concave portion 8. And a finger insertion space 8 c is formed between the outer surface of the knob 5 a and the inner surface of the recess 8.

  According to this, the power supply cord 5 can be easily pulled out by picking the knob portion 5a with a finger inserted into the finger insertion space 8c, and protrudes substantially vertically from the bottom portion 8a of the recess portion 8 during storage. When the power supply cord 5 in the state is pulled out at an angle with respect to the protruding direction, it is avoided that the power supply cord 5 contacts the front edge 8b of the recess 8 and the power supply cord 5 is further bent. Therefore, the possibility of the power supply cord 5 being bent suddenly and being broken can be reduced.

  In the present invention, it is possible to easily cope with frequent use of the electric appliance in the vanity and to ensure good storage in the storage portion, and to improve the usability of the vanity. There is an advantage that it is possible to avoid the occurrence of problems with the power supply cord without exposing the power supply cord to the vanity when not in use.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bathroom vanity 1 of this example is provided with a rising wall 14 for receiving water splash in the bathroom bowl 13 at the rear of the bathroom sink 11 provided with the bathroom bowl 13. A mirror cabinet 12 having a mirror 15 on the front surface is mounted on the rising wall portion 14.

  Here, the wash bowl 13 of this example is made of resin, and a vertical plate-like rising wall portion 14 is integrally extended upward from the rear portion of the bowl portion 13a, and the central portion in the width direction of the rear portion of the bowl portion 13a. Then, the side surface rising from the bottom surface of the bowl portion 13a is continuously connected to the rising wall portion 14, and the pedestal portion 13b that is lowered by one step from the upper surface of the bowl portion 13a is formed at both ends in the width direction of the rear portion of the bowl portion 13a. It is erected from the bottom of the portion 13a.

  Moreover, the mirror cabinet 12 has the box-shaped cabinet part 10 opened ahead, and the door 16 arrange | positioned so that the front opening of the cabinet part 10 may be block | closed like FIG. The internal space of the cabinet unit 10 is divided into a plurality of storage units 3 by vertical ribs 17 and horizontal ribs 18 serving as shelves. In these storage units 3, stored items such as an electric device 2 used for a wash operation performed on the bathroom vanity 1 and a hair conditioner used for the wash operation can be stored. A plurality of doors 16 (three in this example) are provided side by side in the width direction of the cabinet section 10, and mirrors 15 are attached to the front surfaces of the doors 16 over almost the entire surface, with the mirrors 15. Door 16. Each door 16 is pivotally supported so that one end in the width direction is pivotally supported by the cabinet portion 10 to open and close the storage portion 3. When the doors 16 on both sides are rotated forward, The sixteen mirrors 15 can be formed in a three-sided mirror shape so as to face a user standing in front of the center of the vanity 1 in the width direction. Each door 16 is attached to the cabinet portion 10 such that the lower end thereof is substantially in the same position as the lower end of the cabinet portion 10. Moreover, the illuminating device 19 which can illuminate the front of the vanity 1 is mounted in the upper end of the cabinet part 10. As shown in FIG.

  At the lower end of the cabinet portion 10, a currant portion 21 is disposed at the center in the width direction. The currant unit 21 has a hot and cold water mixing tap, a water discharge pipe 22 and a water discharge operation rod 23. The hot and cold water mixing tap is connected to a hot water supply pipe or a water supply pipe which is piped in the wall of the building wall along the vanity table 11 or in the rising wall portion 14. The water discharge pipe 22 is a part that discharges water mixed by a hot and cold water mixing tap. The water discharge operation rod 23 is a lever capable of operating the mixing ratio of the hot water and the amount of water discharged at the hot water mixing tap. Here, the hot and cold water mixing tap, which is a main component of the currant portion 21, is concealed by the front portion of the cabinet portion 10 and the door 16. On the other hand, the water discharge pipe 22 and the water discharge operation rod 23 that hang down from the hot and cold water mixing tap protrude downward from the cabinet portion 10 and the door 16 and are visually observed by the user in front of the vanity 1 and can be used and operated. . The washing water discharged from the water discharge pipe 22 does not reach the base portion 13b but reaches the bottom surface of the bowl portion 13a. Therefore, the vanity table 1 of the present example is designed so that, when the door 16 is closed, the currant portion 21 that gives a complicated impression is kept from appearing as much as possible so as not to hinder its use and operation. A simple appearance appears.

  In addition, a cord reel 4 is housed in the lower end portion of the cabinet portion 10 so as to be concealed at the front portion of the cabinet portion 10. In the lower end portion of the cabinet portion 10 of the present example, the curl portion 21 is disposed at the center portion in the width direction as described above, so that the cord reel 4 is disposed on the side portion in the width direction so as not to interfere with this. Has been. The cord reel 4 has a proximal end connected to a power supply and a leading end provided with a feeding cord 7 provided with a feeding portion 7 for connecting to a power receiving portion 6 provided in the main body 2a of the electric device 2 so that the cord reel 4 can be pulled out freely. Has been.

  Here, examples of the electric equipment 2 used for various kinds of washing operations such as hair styling and shaving performed on the vanity 1 include barber equipment such as an electric blade polisher, an electric razor, an electric hair remover, and a hair dryer 20. be able to. Here, a hair dryer 20 will be described as an example of the electric device 2. In the conventional hair dryer 20 ', the power supply cord 5 is integrally extended from the main body 2a as shown in FIG. 9, but the hair dryer 20 used in the vanity 1 of this example is from the main body 2a as shown in FIG. The power feeding cord 5 is not extended integrally, but instead, the power receiving portion 6 for connecting the power feeding portion 7 of the power feeding cord 5 wound around the cord reel 4 to the main body 2a as described above is provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the power receiving unit 6 has a bottomed circular hole-shaped fitting recess 24 that is recessed at the lower end of the gripping portion 33 that constitutes the main body 2 a of the hair dryer 20. A power receiving plug 25 is provided so as to hang from the bottom 24a. An engaging groove 26 is formed in the inner circumferential surface of the fitting recess 24 in the circumferential direction. On the other hand, the power feeding section 7 at the tip of the power feeding cord 5 connected to the power receiving section 6 has a cylindrical housing 27 to be inserted into the fitting recess 24 as shown in FIG. 7, and the housing into which the power receiving plug 25 is inserted. 27 is provided with a power supply plug 28 for making electrical connection to the power receiving plug 25. The cylindrical housing 27 has a rigidity higher than that of the power supply cord 5, and an outer peripheral surface thereof constitutes a knob portion 5 a that can be easily picked by a finger. Further, an engaging protrusion 29 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the housing 27. The power receiving unit 6 and the power feeding unit 7 are formed by inserting the cylindrical housing 27 of the power feeding unit 7 into the fitting recess 24 of the power receiving unit 6 and rotating it around its axis, thereby engaging the engaging groove 26 and the engaging projection. The mechanical connection is made by the bayonet coupling that engages with 29, and at this time, the power receiving plug 25 is inserted into the housing 27, and the power supply plug 28 and the power receiving plug 25 are electrically connected. ing.

  The cord reel 4 of this example is of a type that incorporates a reel drum 4a that is spring-biased in the direction of winding the power supply cord 5 and that can be stopped at an arbitrary position when the power supply cord 5 is pulled out. As shown in FIG. 4C, the reel drum 4a is installed in the horizontal rib 18 of the cabinet portion 10 in a state where the reel drum 4a is substantially horizontal and the height of the reel drum 4a is suppressed. It can be pulled out to the outside from a cord access portion 30 provided on the front surface. Specifically, the power supply cord 5 can be pulled out to the outside through a circular cord access hole 31 formed in the front portion of the cabinet portion 10.

  When the power feeding cord 5 is wound around the reel drum 4a by spring bias and stored in the cord reel 4, the cylindrical knob portion 5a at the tip of the power feeding cord 5 is locked to the cord entrance / exit hole 31, The part 5a is in a state of protruding in the axial direction of the cord access hole 31 and outward (in front of the vanity 1). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the cord entry / exit hole 31 is formed so as to open to the bottom 8a of the recess 8 for inserting a finger formed in the front portion of the cabinet portion 10. When the power supply cord 5 is stored in the reel 4, the knob 5 a at the tip of the power supply cord 5 is stored in the recess 8 in a state of protruding substantially vertically from the bottom 8 a of the recess 8. In other words, the protruding tip of the knob 5a in the stored state is positioned at a position where it is retracted rearward from the front position of the front portion of the cabinet. The finger insertion recess 8 in this example is formed in a hemispherical recess shape that opens forward in the front surface of the cabinet portion 10, and a cord access hole 31 is formed in the center of the bottom 8a. Thus, a finger insertion space 8c large enough to insert a finger is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the knob portion 5a at the tip of the power supply cord 5 protruding forward from the cord access hole 31 and the inner peripheral surface of the recess 8. I try to let them.

  As described above, the cord entry / exit part 30 in which the power feeding unit 7 in the accommodated state is accommodated is provided on the front surface of the cabinet part 10. To be covered. Therefore, when the door 16 is closed, the cord entry / exit part 30 that gives a complicated impression does not appear on the exterior, and the clean and simple exterior of the vanity 1 is not impaired.

  In the vanity 1 of this example having the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, the door is opened and the electric device 2 stored in the storage unit 3 is taken out and the power supply cord 5 is pulled out from the cord reel 4. Since the electric power supply unit 7 can be used for a washing operation performed by the vanity unit 1 by a simple operation of connecting the power feeding unit 7 to the power receiving unit 6 provided in the main body 2a of the electric device 2, the electric device in the vanity unit 1 can be used. It is possible to easily cope with the frequent use of 2. In the operation of pulling out the power supply cord 5, the knob 5a at the tip of the power supply cord 5 in the housed state is in a state of protruding substantially vertically from the bottom portion 8a of the recess 8 for inserting a finger. Since the finger insertion space 8c is provided in the periphery thereof, the feeding cord 5 can be easily pulled out by picking the knob 5a with the finger inserted into the finger insertion space 8c, and the workability thereof is improved. ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the power supply cord 5 protruding substantially perpendicularly from the bottom 8 a of the recess 8 during storage is pulled out at an angle with respect to the protruding direction (in this example, the recess 8 When the power supply cord 5 protruding toward the front of the vanity 1 is pulled out from the bottom 8a of the toilet vane 1 in the width direction of the vanity 1, the power supply cord 5 comes into contact with the front edge 8b of the recess 8. Since it is avoided that the power supply cord 5 is further bent, the possibility that the power supply cord 5 is broken by being bent suddenly is reduced.

  In addition, since the power supply cord 5 can be stored in the cord reel 4 provided in the vanity 1 when the electric device 2 is not used, it is possible to easily avoid the state where the power supply cord 5 is exposed to the vanity 1. (FIGS. 4B and 4C). That is, it is possible to easily avoid the occurrence of problems in the power supply cord 5 such as a short circuit due to water. Further, as described above, since the power supply cord 5 is stored in the cord reel 4 provided on the vanity 1 when the electric device 2 is not used, the power supply cord 5 extends from the main body 2a of the electric device 2 when not used. The electric device 2 can be easily stored in the storage portion 3 without being taken out, and the electric power supply cord 5 extending from the electric device 2 is not obstructed when the other storage items are stored in the storage portion 3. That is, the storage property in the storage unit 3 is greatly improved.

  As described above, in the vanity table 1 of this example, it is possible to easily cope with frequent use of the electric appliance 2 in the vanity table 1 and to ensure good storage in the storage unit 3. Usability can be improved, and when the electric device 2 is not used, the exposed state of the power supply cord 5 can be easily avoided, and the occurrence of problems such as a short circuit in the power supply cord 5 can be easily avoided.

  In the vanity table 1 of the present example, one of the plurality of storage units 3 has an electrical unit 2 for exclusively storing the electrical device 2 that is detachably connected to the power supply cord 5 during use. It is set as the apparatus storage part 3a. In this example, the storage unit 3 located in the center of the mirror cabinet 12 in the width direction is an electrical device storage unit 3 a that exclusively stores the hair dryer 20 as the electrical device 2. That is, the horizontal rib 18 of the storage portion 3a is provided with a device storage notch 9 penetrating vertically, and a gripping portion 33 is protruded from the output portion 32 that generates and blows warm air. The hair dryer 20 having the main body 2a is inserted into the device housing notch 9 and the output portion 32 is placed on the horizontal rib 18, so that the hair dryer 20 is positioned in the housing portion 3a. Can be stored. As described above, when the bathroom vanity 1 is provided with the electric device storage portion 3a for exclusively storing the electric device 2 that is detachably connected to the power supply cord 5 when used, the storage capacity of the electric device 2 is improved. Needless to say, when the electric device 2 is used, the electric device 2 can be put in and out of the predetermined storage portion 3a to facilitate the patterning of the washing operation in the vanity 1, and It also has the advantage of improving usability.

It is a perspective view of the principal part explaining the usage pattern in the vanity stand of the example of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of a vanity top same as the above. It is a vanity top same as the above, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. It is a mirror cabinet same as the above, (a) is a front view, (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA in (a), and (c) is a schematic horizontal plane section taken along line BB in (a). FIG. It is a perspective view of the hair dryer as an electric equipment used with a vanity top same as the above. It is a power reception part of an electrical equipment same as the above, (a) is a front view, (b) is a sectional side view. It is the electric power feeding part of an electric power feeding cord same as the above, (a) is a front view, (b) is a sectional side view. It is a plane sectional view of an important section in the state where the same electric supply cord was pulled out at an angle. It is a perspective view of the conventional electric equipment (hair dryer). It is a perspective view of the vanity stand of the example of a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing vanity 2 Electric equipment 2a Main body 3 Storage part 3a Electric equipment storage part 4 Code reel 5 Power supply cord 6 Power receiving part 7 Power supply part 8 Recessed part for finger insertion 8a Bottom part 8b Front edge 8c Finger insertion space 9 Equipment storage notch 20 Hair Dryer

Claims (2)

Comprising a cabinet section, and a plurality of receiving portions open to the front, and a cord reel which is wound freely housing a supply electric cord,
Of the plurality of storage units, any of the storage units can store an electrical device used in a vanity,
The power supply cord includes a power supply unit connected to a power reception unit provided in a main body of the electric device at a tip,
A door that covers a front opening of at least a part of the plurality of storage units;
A bathroom vanity characterized in that a cord outlet / outlet portion for drawing out the power feeding cord is provided on a front surface portion covered with the front opening by the door of the cabinet portion . Provide a knob with a power supply at the tip of the power supply cord,
A recess for inserting a finger is provided on the outer surface of the vanity,
When the feeding cord is stored in the cord reel that is concealed in the vanity, the knob is housed in the recess in a state of protruding substantially vertically from the bottom of the recess, and the outer surface of the knob and the inner surface of the recess 2. The vanity according to claim 1, wherein a finger insertion space is formed between the toilet and the bathroom.

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