JP5495185B2 - Mirror cabinet - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mirror cabinet, and particularly relates to a mirror cabinet having illumination.

In recent years, due to changes in lifestyle, there are an increasing number of women doing makeup and skin care on the vanity, and there is an increasing demand for a method of using a mirror close to the face to see details in a specific place. Therefore, the mirror of the mirror cabinet installed in the bathroom or washroom moves to the front side where the user is located for the purpose that the user can use it without taking an unnatural posture of leaning forward. There has been proposed a mirror cabinet equipped with a mirror having a mechanism for approaching. (For example, see Patent Literature.)

However, even if the illumination fixed to the mirror cabinet is turned on and the mirror is brought closer to see the details, the mirror that the illumination light has moved forward for the mirror that came out in front may interfere and illuminate the subject sufficiently There was a problem that it was impossible. In order to solve the problem, there has been proposed a mirror cabinet in which illumination is fixed to a mirror and the illumination moves integrally with the mirror.

According to this proposal, the mirror moves to the front integrally with the illumination and approaches the user side, so that the details of the subject can be seen without the shadow of the illumination.
However, the mechanism that moves the mirror to the near side must move the illumination at the same time in addition to the weight of the mirror, and it is necessary to increase the rigidity. Also, the illumination itself is large in size and does not look good.

Even if the lighting itself is made smaller and lighter, if a conventional fluorescent tube or incandescent bulb is used as the light source, the required illuminance can be ensured, and the durability of shock resistance and vibration resistance by moving is ensured. There are limits to securing it.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-205160 (page 4, FIG. 1)

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. The object of the present invention is to reduce the size and weight of the mirror cabinet even when the illumination is fixed integrally with the movable mirror of the mirror cabinet. The aim is to provide lighting that is easy to use and looks nice.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a mirror cabinet body, an illumination unit, a power source for causing the illumination unit to emit light, and a moving mirror are provided, and the illumination unit is an LED. The power supply unit is provided separately from the illumination unit in the mirror cabinet body, and the illumination unit is adjacent to the mirror so that the illumination unit can move integrally with the mirror. There is provided a mirror cabinet characterized in that it is provided.
This makes it possible to reduce the size and weight of the illumination provided on the movable part, and even if the illumination is integrally provided on the movable mirror, the movable operation load is not increased or obstructed, and the thickness can be reduced. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a frame body that connects the mirror cabinet body and the mirror is provided, and the frame body is a first side in the vertical direction and the first opposite side. A four-sided body comprising two sides and a lateral frame side connecting the first side and the second side, the frame horizontally extending the first side to the mirror cabinet body The mirror is pivotally supported, and the mirror is pivotally supported on the second side of the frame so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The mirror is configured to generate power from the power supply unit connected to the illumination unit. It supplies power supply line, a mirror cabinet, characterized in that along said horizontal frame sides connected to the power supply unit that is installed in the mirror cabinet body is provided.
Thereby, even if it is a case where a mirror is comprised so that a cabinet storage part is opened as a right-and-left double opening, a power source line is not pinched and damaged by a movable part, and usability is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mirror cabinet characterized in that the illumination unit also has a light emitting surface on the rear side.
As a result, even when the mirror is opened and the stored items are put in and out of the cabinet storage unit, the irradiation light of the lighting unit illuminates the rear (in the direction of the cabinet storage unit), so that the stored items are brightly illuminated and the loss of the stored items is eliminated. It is possible to reliably recognize the stored items.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the mirror cabinet body includes a mirror cabinet body, a mirror, and a frame body. The frame body has four sides and a pair of links on the left and right, and the mirror cabinet is maintained vertically while maintaining the vertical. A mirror cabinet that is connected so as to be movable in a direction and pivotally supports the mirror horizontally on one of the left and right vertical sides of the frame body, wherein the illumination unit is provided on the frame body. Provided.
As a result, when the mirror as described above is moved to the front integrally with the illumination, and at the same time when the mirror is rotated in the horizontal direction without opening the mirror and the storage portion is opened, the illumination is mirror cabinet. Since it will remain on the main body side, there is also an advantage that the storage section can be brightly illuminated.

According to the present invention, even if the mirror moves to the user side integrally with the illumination for the purpose of capturing the user's face in detail, there is little load on the user when moving the mirror, and the illumination is attached to the mirror. The appearance can be improved because the body can be made smaller and lighter.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which the mirror of the mirror cabinet which is 1st Example of this invention moved ahead. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the storage space of the mirror cabinet which is the 1st Example of this invention. It is the figure which looked at the mechanism from the side in order to explain the mechanism of mirror movement of the mirror cabinet which is the 1st example of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the mirror of the mirror cabinet which is 2nd Example of this invention moved ahead. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the storage space center of the mirror cabinet which is the 2nd Example of this invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a mirror cabinet 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention. The mirror cabinet 1 is mounted and used above a cabinet having a wash bowl (not shown).
A central mirror 20 and sleeve mirrors 21 are provided on the entire surface of the mirror cabinet 1, and a three-sided mirror is formed by a total of three mirrors. A storage space 10 is formed on the back side of the central mirror 20 and the sleeve mirror 21 in accordance with the respective widths. At this time, the tray 12 is attached to the storage space 10 together with the object to be stored. Each of the sleeve mirrors 21 is connected to the mirror cabinet 1 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction about the inner vertical side as a rotation axis, and opens and closes the opening to the storage space 10 at the rear by rotating the sleeve mirror 21. be able to. The sleeve mirror 21 can be used as a three-sided mirror by changing the opening / closing angle of the sleeve mirror 21. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the central mirror 20 is moved forward from a storage position where the storage opening is closed by a link mechanism 30 to be described later, but the central mirror 20 and the sleeve mirror 21 close the opening to the storage space 10. It is almost flush with the storage position.

The structure and configuration of the central mirror 20 and the forward movement mechanism will be described with reference to FIG. The central mirror 20 is attached to a frame 31 that is axially connected to a pair of left and right link mechanisms 30 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction in the vertical direction.

The rotary link 32 and the slide link 33 that constitute the link mechanism 30 are pivotally mounted at their respective approximate centers. One end of the rotary link 32 is pivotally attached to the frame body 31 and the other end is pivotally attached to the side wall position of the cabinet storage space 10 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. On the other hand, one end of the slide link 33 is coupled to the frame body 31 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and the other end is coupled to be slidable in the vertical direction at the side wall position of the cabinet storage space 10.

An illumination unit 40 having an LED as a light source is mounted on the upper side of the frame 31 so as not to interfere with the rotation of the central mirror 20. A power supply line 41 for supplying power to the LED of the light source is connected to the illumination unit 40, and the power supply line 41 extends from the hole formed in the inner wall of the storage space 10 along the rotation link 32 of the link mechanism 30. Is connected to a power source 42 provided at the rear.

The central mirror 20 attached to the frame body 31 by this mechanism can be moved forward from a storage position that closes the opening of the storage space 10, and the central mirror 20 can be pulled toward the user as required by the user. . At that time, the light emitter unit 40 attached to the frame body 31 moves forward together with the central mirror 20. Thereby, even if it is a case where a user pulls the center mirror 20 near this, the center mirror 20 does not block light and the usability is improved.

Further, the frame body 31 is stopped at an arbitrary position in the front-rear direction by causing friction to the axially attached portions of the rotary link 32 and the slide link 33 and the slide portion of the rotary link 32 or by providing a brake function around the axis. be able to. In addition, a catch function and a lock function can be provided to securely hold the frame body 31 in the retracted position.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a storage space behind the central mirror is opened.
The central mirror 20 is pivotally mounted on one longitudinal axis so as to be horizontally rotatable with respect to the frame body 31. The frame body 31 has an opening at the center. In FIG. 2, the frame body 31 is in the stowed position, but the central mirror 20 is rotated in the horizontal direction with respect to the frame body 31 and opens so as to be able to approach the storage space 10.
At this time, the illumination unit 40 does not move integrally with the central mirror 20 but remains in the frame portion adjacent to the mirror cabinet body. This solves the problem that the irradiation light illuminating the front surface of the central mirror moves integrally with the mirror and the rear storage space 10 becomes a shadow and is dark and difficult to see.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the mirror cabinet 1 in the second embodiment of the present invention. At a position where the storage space 10 is closed by the central mirror 25 and the two sleeve mirrors 21, a three-sided mirror is formed in which each mirror is substantially flush.
As in the first embodiment, the mirror cabinet 1 is formed with a storage space 10 having an opening at the front, and is divided in the width direction according to the width dimension of the central mirror 25 and the sleeve mirror 21. Further, a tray 12 is attached to each section as necessary.

The structure and configuration of the central mirror 25 and the forward movement mechanism will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a top view of the mirror cabinet 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which the central mirror 25 is slid forward.

The central mirror 25 and the frame body 50 are axially connected by a connecting shaft 52 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. Further, the frame body 50 is axially connected to the cabinet 1 by a connecting shaft 51 on the opposite side to the connecting shaft. ing.
With this configuration, when the frame 50 and the frame rotating shaft 51 of the mirror cabinet 1 are rotated while the central mirror 25 and the frame 50 are overlapped, the frame 50 and the frame rotating shaft of the mirror cabinet 1 are opened. If the mirror rotation shaft 52 that pivotally attaches the central mirror 25 and the frame body 50 is rotated without rotating 51, the left opening can be opened.
As a result, the opening of the storage space 10 can be opened from both sides, which improves usability.

To move the mirror in the forward direction, the mirror surface of the central mirror 25 is moved to the front side by rotating the central mirror 25 and the frame body 50, and the frame body 50 and the mirror cabinet 1 respectively. If it returns to the original, it will return to the storage position which closes the storage space 10.

Each of the sleeve mirrors 21 is connected to the mirror cabinet by a sleeve mirror rotating shaft 25 around the inner vertical side so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. By rotating the sleeve mirrors, the storage spaces behind the respective mirrors are opened and closed. Yes. It can also be used as a three-sided mirror by changing the angle of the sleeve mirror.

When the central mirror 25 closes the storage space 10, it overlaps with the frame 50 and covers the storage space opening.

An illumination unit 40 having a light source as an LED is attached to the upper part of the central mirror 25 via a frame that surrounds and holds the outer periphery of the central mirror 25. A power supply line 43 for supplying power for causing the light source to emit light is provided on the axis attachment side of the central mirror 25 and the frame body 50 of the illumination unit 40, and along the upper side of the frame body 50, the frame body 50 and the mirror cabinet 1 And is connected to a power source 42 provided at the rear of the storage space through a hole formed in the inner wall of the storage space 10.

A rear light emitting surface 43 that irradiates the rear of the storage space 10 is formed behind the lighting unit. This makes it possible to illuminate only the front of the central mirror and brightly illuminate the rear storage space that was the shadow of the mirror.

In each of the embodiments, it has been described that the central mirror of the three-sided mirror moves together with the light emitter unit, but the mirror is not limited to the center, and the three-sided mirror needs to be a three-sided mirror. Absent.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mirror cabinet 10 ... Storage space 12 ... Tray 20 ... Central mirror 21 ... Sleeve mirror 30 ... Link mechanism 31 ... Frame body 32 ... Rotating link 33 ... Slide link 40 ... Illumination unit 41 ... Power supply line 42 ... Power source 43 ... Back light emission Surface 50 ... Frame body 51 ... Frame rotating shaft 52 ... Mirror rotating shaft

Claims (4)

The mirror cabinet body,
A lighting unit;
A power supply unit for causing the lighting unit to emit light;
With a moving mirror,
The lighting unit is composed of an LED light emitter,
The power supply unit is provided separately from the lighting unit in the mirror cabinet body,
The mirror cabinet, wherein the illumination unit is provided adjacent to the mirror so that the illumination unit can move integrally with the mirror . A frame that connects the mirror cabinet body and the mirror;
The frame has four sides including a first side in the vertical direction, a second side that is the first opposite side, and a horizontal frame side that connects the first side and the second side. Body,
The frame body is pivotally supported on the first side of the frame so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction.
The mirror is pivotally supported on the second side of the frame so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction.
The power line for supplying electric power for emitting the illumination unit from the power supply unit that is connected to the lighting unit, that along the lateral frame sides connected to the power supply unit that is installed in the mirror cabinet body The mirror cabinet according to claim 1, wherein 3. The mirror cabinet according to claim 2, wherein the lighting unit has a light emitting surface on the rear side. A frame that connects the mirror cabinet body and the mirror;
The frame body has a substantially rectangular shape composed of four sides of an upper side, a lower side, a left side, and a right side,
A pair of links are connected to the left side and the right side,
The mirror is connected to the pair of link mechanisms so as to be movable in the front-rear direction,
The mirror is pivotally supported on the left side or the right side of the frame so as to be horizontally rotatable,
The mirror cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the lighting unit is provided in the frame.

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