JP7411393B2 - Bathroom vanity - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a bathroom vanity.

Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional washstand. This bathroom vanity includes a mirror cabinet, a faucet, and a lighting section. The mirror cabinet is placed above the bowl part. The faucet portion discharges water into the bowl portion. The lighting section emits light. The faucet part and the lighting part are arranged between the bowl part and the mirror cabinet.

JP 2018-50795 Publication

In Patent Document 1, a faucet part and a lighting part are provided in a box-shaped case. The case is attached to the front of the back guard part located between the bowl part and the mirror cabinet. Since the case is attached to the back guard so as to protrude forward from the front, it is hard to say that it has a sophisticated design.

The present disclosure aims to provide a washstand that can improve the design.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a washstand according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cabinet disposed above a washbowl, and a spout provided at the bottom of the cabinet for discharging hot water. and an illumination section that is provided at the lower part of the cabinet and irradiates illumination light toward the bottom of the cabinet.

1 is a front view showing a washstand according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a washstand according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the cabinet and faucet unit according to Embodiment 1 with some parts omitted. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a cabinet and a faucet unit according to Embodiment 1, with some parts omitted. 1 is a perspective view showing a faucet unit according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the faucet unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the faucet unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the faucet unit according to Embodiment 1 with some parts omitted. 1 is a perspective view showing a faucet unit according to Embodiment 1 with some parts omitted; FIG. FIG. 2 is a partially omitted front view showing the faucet unit according to Embodiment 1 in a state where it is attached to a cabinet. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the essential parts of the bathroom vanity, corresponding to the cross section taken along the line XI-XI in FIG. 10. FIG. FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the essential parts of the bathroom vanity, corresponding to the cross section taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 10. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a faucet unit according to a second embodiment.

<Embodiment 1>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the washstand 1 includes a washstand 2, a washbowl 3, a back panel 4, a mirror cabinet 10 (illustrated as a cabinet), and a faucet unit 20. In the washstand 1, the washstand 2, back panel 4, and mirror cabinet 10 have the same width from side to side. In the following description, the up, down, left and right directions are the up, down, left and right directions in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the front and rear directions are the left and right directions in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the washstand 2 is placed on a floor F and is fixed to a wall W of a building frame using fixing means such as nails or screws. The wash basin 2 includes a plate-shaped counter 2A and a box body 2B to which the counter 2A is fixed, and is formed into a box shape as a whole. The interior space of the washstand 2 is a pull-out storage space and a piping space for water supply and drainage.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the washbowl 3 is placed on the top of the washstand 2. As shown in FIGS. Specifically, the washbowl 3 is formed into a bowl shape. The washbowl 3 has a peripheral portion 3A placed on the top surface of the counter 2A of the washstand 2, and a bowl portion 3B in the center that penetrates a notch formed in the counter 2A and is fitted into the counter 2A. . The washbasin 3 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. The height of the upper edge of the washbasin 3 gradually decreases from the rear end to the front end. A drain port 3C is formed at a position near the rear end of the bottom of the washbowl 3. A drain plug 3D is attached to the drain port 3C.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the back panel 4 has a frame 4A and a front panel 4B. A pair of left and right frames 4A are provided. The pair of frames 4A are placed on both left and right ends of the rear end of the top surface of the wash basin 2. When the washstand 1 is in the installed state, the pair of frames 4A, like the washstand 2, are fixed to the wall surface W of the building frame in which the washstand 1 is installed by fixing means such as nails or screws. In this state, a space is formed between the pair of frames 4A. This space is considered a piping space. The front panel 4B is formed into a generally rectangular plate shape when viewed from the front, and has a left-right width that is approximately the same as the left-right width of the counter 2A. On the front surface of the front panel 4B, a large number of tiles (not shown) are arranged vertically and horizontally. The front panel 4B is attached to the front surface of the frame 4A with its rear surface facing the front surface of the pair of frames 4A. The lower end of the front panel 4B is placed on the counter 2A via a seal member (not shown) or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mirror cabinet 10 is arranged above the washbasin 3. Similar to the washstand 2, the mirror cabinet 10 is fixed to the wall surface W of the building frame in which the washstand 1 is installed using fixing means such as nails or screws. In this state, the lower end of the mirror cabinet 10 is placed on the upper end of the pair of frames 4A.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the mirror cabinet 10 includes a box-shaped cabinet body 11, a plurality of (three in FIG. 3) mirror doors 12, 13, 14 arranged in the left and right direction, and a mirror door 12. , 13 and a vertically elongated mirror illumination section 15 arranged between the mirror doors 12 and 14. The cabinet body 11 forms storage sections 12A, 13A, and 14A behind each mirror door 12, 13, and 14, respectively. The spaces of each storage section 12A, 13A, and 14A are each formed vertically.

As shown in FIG. 4, the cabinet body 11 includes a top plate 11A, a side plate 11B, a back plate 11C, and a partition plate 11D. The top plate 11A is formed into a substantially rectangular shape in plan view extending in the left-right direction. The side plates 11B are provided to extend downward from both left and right ends of the top plate 11A. Each side plate 11B is formed into a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the side. The back plate 11C has its upper end connected to the rear end of the top plate 11A, and its left and right ends connected to the rear ends of the left and right side plates 11B, respectively. The lower end of the back plate 11C is located above the lower end of the side plate 11B, and forms a gap for piping between it and the upper end of the back panel 4 in the installed state.

The partition plate 11D is arranged between the left and right side plates 11B. The partition plate 11D partitions the interior space of the cabinet body 11 into left and right sides, forming storage sections 12A, 13A, and 14A. Each partition plate 11D is arranged to extend in the vertical direction substantially parallel to the left and right side plates 11B. The lower end position of each partition plate 11D extends to a position substantially equivalent to the lower end position of the side plate 11B. The partition plate 11D is formed into a hollow interior by extrusion molding of aluminum or the like. The interior space of the partition plate 11D formed in this manner is used as a space in which a control unit (not shown) of the mirror illumination section 15, which will be described later, is arranged.

A shelf board 12B is detachably attached to the storage section 12A. A plurality of shelf boards 12B can be arranged. Each shelf board 12B can be arranged by selecting the height in stages. A bottom plate 12C is arranged at the lower part of the storage section 12A. Although the bottom plate 12C is removable, the height cannot be selected. The bottom plate 12C is attached above the lower ends of the side plate 11B and the partition plate 11D. A faucet unit 20, which will be described later, is attached to the space below the bottom plate 12C. A lighting control section 73 that controls a lighting section 70 provided in the faucet unit 20, which will be described later, is attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate 12C.

Shelf boards 13B and 14B are removably attached to the storage parts 13A and 14A, respectively. A plurality of shelf boards 13B and 14B can be arranged. Each shelf board 13B, 14B can be arranged by selecting the height in stages. Fixedly disposed bottom plates 13C and 14C are attached to the lower ends of the storage parts 13A and 14A, respectively. The bottom plates 13C and 14C are fixedly attached above the lower ends of the side plate 11B and the partition plate 11D. A power outlet 11E is provided in the space below the bottom plate 13C. In the space below the bottom plate 14C, a bar 11F for hanging towels is spanned in the left-right direction between the side plate 11B and the partition plate 11D.

The mirror doors 12, 13, and 14 are each formed by pasting a mirror on the surface of a plate material. As shown in FIG. 1, the mirror doors 12, 13, and 14 have a generally rectangular shape in a front view that is long in the vertical direction. The lengths of the mirror doors 12, 13, and 14 in the vertical direction are approximately the same. The vertical length of each mirror door 12, 13, 14 is slightly shorter than the vertical length of the side plate 11B and partition plate 11D of the cabinet body 11 (see FIGS. 11 and 12). The mirror door 12 is wider in the left-right direction than the mirror doors 13 and 14 located on the left and right sides. The mirror door 12 is attached to the front surface of the storage section 12A so as to be openable and closable with the rear side of the right side extending in the vertical direction as a rotation axis. The mirror doors 13 and 14 located on the left and right sides of the mirror door 12 are formed to have substantially the same width in the left and right direction. Further, the mirror doors 13 and 14 are attached to the front surfaces of the storage sections 13A and 14A so as to be openable and closable with the rear side of one side of the vertically extending inner side (center mirror door 12 side) being a rotation axis.

The mirror illumination section 15 is an illumination section provided separately from the illumination section 70 of the faucet unit 20, which will be described later. The mirror illumination unit 15 is configured to emit illumination light having a long irradiation range in the vertical direction by arranging a plurality of LED light sources (not shown) in the vertical direction. The mirror illumination section 15 is attached to each front end of each partition plate 11D. Each mirror illumination section 15 is provided extending over the entire vertical length of the partition plate 11D.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the faucet unit 20 is provided at the bottom of the mirror cabinet 10. Specifically, the faucet unit 20 is disposed at the lower part of the storage section 12A and behind the mirror door 12. The front surface of the faucet unit 20 is covered by the cover member 21 when it is placed in the lower part of the storage section 12A. The cover member 21 of the faucet unit 20 makes internal functional parts, which will be described later, invisible when the mirror door 12 is open. The cover member 21 is attached so as to hang down from the bottom plate 12C above the faucet unit 20.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the faucet unit 20 includes a base member 30, a water spouting section 40, a faucet main body 50, a water spouting lever 60 (illustrated as a water spouting operation section), a water spouting control section 61, a lighting section 70, It has a lighting operation section 71 and a drainage operation section 80. The faucet unit 20 has functional parts such as a water spouting section 40, a faucet main body 50, a water spouting lever 60, a water spouting control section 61, a lighting section 70, a lighting operation section 71, and a drainage operation section 80 relative to the base member 30. installed and unitized.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 8, and 9, the base member 30 includes a bottom wall 31, a front wall 32, a rear wall 33, a left side wall 34, a right side wall 35, and a partition wall 36. has been done. The base member 30 has a substantially rectangular box shape when viewed from above. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the base member 30 has a front wall 32, a rear wall 33, a left wall 34, and a right wall 35 from the front, rear, left, and right edges of the bottom wall 31, respectively. It has a box shape that stands up and opens upwards. As shown in FIG. 8, the partition wall 36 is formed rising from the bottom wall 31 so as to partition the inner space of the box-shaped base member 30 into a plurality of sections. As shown in FIG. 8, the partition wall 36 is provided so as to be interposed between each functional section attached to the base member 30 adjacently.

As shown in FIG. 8, the bottom wall 31 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view with the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom wall 31 includes a flat surface portion 31A at the center in the left-right direction, slope portions 31B and 31C provided on both left and right sides of the flat surface portion 31A, and rear portions of the flat surface portion 31A and slope portions 31B and 31C. It has a rear surface portion 31D extending rearward from the end. The flat surface portion 31A has a flat lower surface so as to be substantially parallel to the floor surface F (installation surface) when the washstand 1 is installed. The inclined surface portions 31B and 31C are formed to be inclined in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the sloped surface portions 31B and 31C have a rear end that is approximately the same height as the flat surface portion 31A, and a front end that extends to a position higher than the height of the flat surface portion 31A, diagonally upward from the rear to the front. It is formed at an angle. As shown in FIG. 10, when the faucet unit 20 is assembled to the mirror cabinet 10, the rear end portions of the flat surface portion 31A and the inclined surface portions 31B, 31C are located below the lower end of the mirror door 12. The front end portions of the inclined surface portions 31B and 31C are located above the lower end of the mirror door 12.

As shown in FIG. 6, a protruding portion 40A is connected to the flat surface portion 31A. The protruding portion 40A becomes a base end portion of a water discharging portion 40, which will be described later. The protruding portion 40A has a substantially elliptical cross section and is formed integrally with the flat surface portion 31A. The protruding portion 40A is provided to protrude obliquely forward and downward from the flat surface portion 31A. A connecting portion 40B of the protruding portion 40A with the flat surface portion 31A is located below the lower end of the mirror door 12. The left inclined surface portion 31B has a recessed portion 71A to which a lighting operation portion 71 to be described later is attached, and an attachment portion 80A in which a through hole is formed to which a drainage operation portion 80 to be described later is attached, from the flat surface portion 31A side to the left. They are formed side by side. An insertion hole 60A having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view is formed in the right inclined surface portion 31C, into which a water discharging lever 60 described later is inserted. A vertical wall 60B rising upward is formed at the inner peripheral edge of the insertion hole 60A.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rear surface portion 31D is formed in a flat shape that is connected to the rear end edges of the flat surface portion 31A and the left and right inclined surface portions 31B, and extends over substantially the entire left and right width of the base member 30. . A groove 70A to which a lighting section 70, which will be described later, is attached is formed in the left and right center portions of the rear surface portion 31D. The groove 70A is formed in the shape of a groove in which the lower surface of the rear surface portion 31D is depressed upward and extends in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 11, the bottom wall of the groove 70A is formed to be inclined obliquely upward from the rear end toward the front end. A plurality of long holes are formed on the right side of the groove 70A. The plurality of elongated holes are holes for draining water, and are provided at positions corresponding to the lower part of the faucet main body 50, which will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the front wall 32 is formed rising upward from the front edge of the bottom wall 31. As shown in FIGS. A notch 32A is formed in the front wall 32 at a position corresponding to the flat surface portion 31A at the center in the left-right direction. Screw holes 32B for attaching the cover member 21 are formed on the left and right sides of the notch 32A.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, the rear wall 33 is formed rising upward from the rear edge of the bottom wall 31. As shown in FIGS. Specifically, the rear wall 33 is formed such that the lower part of the rear wall 33 stands up while tilting rearward, and the upper part of the rear wall 33 stands up substantially vertically. The upper edge of the rear wall 33 is located higher than the upper edge of the front wall 32. The rear wall 33 is formed with openings 33A, 33B, a through hole 33C, and a mounting portion 50A for the faucet main body 50. The opening 33A is formed in a substantially rectangular shape at the lower part of the rear wall 33, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. The opening 33A is formed to extend leftward from the left and right center portions of the rear wall 33. A hose guide 45 and an operating wire 81, which will be described later, are inserted through the opening 33A.

An external electrical wiring (not shown) connected to a water spouting control section 61, which will be described later, is inserted into the opening 33B. The opening 33B is formed to open to the right of the left and right center portions of the rear wall 33. As shown in FIG. 9, the opening 33B is formed above the opening 33A. A plurality of through holes 33C (three in FIG. 7) are formed. The plurality of through holes 33C are formed in the upper part of the rear wall 33 in parallel in the left-right direction. A fixing means such as a screw is inserted into each through hole 33C. Thereby, the base member 30 is fixed to the wall surface W behind the rear wall 33 to which the mirror cabinet 10 is fixed.

The attachment portion 50A of the faucet body 50 is provided at the right end of the rear wall 33. A through hole (not shown) through which the faucet main body 50 is inserted is formed in the attachment portion 50A. The attachment portion 50A is formed by recessing the rear wall 33 forward. Thereby, the rear end portion of the faucet main body 50 in the state attached to the attachment portion 50A is located forward of the rear wall 33.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9, the left side wall 34 and the right side wall 35 are formed upwardly from the left and right edges of the bottom wall 31, respectively. The front and rear edges of the left side wall 34 and the right side wall 35 are connected to the front wall 32 and the rear wall 33, respectively. Dowel receiving parts 34A and 35A are formed at the lower ends of the left side wall 34 and the right side wall 35, respectively. The dowel receiving portions 34A and 35A are removably latched to dowels (not shown) provided to protrude from the partition plate 11D of the mirror cabinet 10 toward the storage portion 12A. The dowel receiving parts 34A and 35A are each formed in the shape of a groove that is open on the lower side and on the left and right outer sides. A plurality of dowel receiving portions 34A, 35A are formed in a line along the left and right side walls 34, 35 in the front and rear.

As shown in FIGS. 9, 10, and 11, the water spouting portion 40 is attached to a protrusion 40A formed on the flat surface portion 31A of the base member 30. The water spouting part 40 is formed in a substantially elliptical cross-sectional shape with a minor axis extending in the left-right direction, and extends obliquely forward and downward along the protruding direction of the protruding part 40A. The outer circumferential surface of the water spouting portion 40 is formed to be continuous with the outer circumferential surface of the protruding portion 40A. The water spouting section 40 includes a water spouting head 41 and a head holder 42. The water discharging head 41 and the head holder 42 are each provided in a form that is divided along a plane perpendicular to the major diameter direction of the water discharging portion 40, which has a substantially elliptical cross section.

The water discharging head 41 is detachably held by a head holder 42. The water spouting head 41 has a water spout 41A and a switching knob 41B. The water spout 41A is provided at the tip of the water spout head 41. The water discharge head 41 discharges hot water from this water discharge port 41A. The switching knob 41B is provided at the tip of the water spouting head 41 so as to be rotatable around the water spout 41A. The water spouting head 41 can arbitrarily switch the form of water discharged from the water spout 41A between shower water spouting and rectifying water spouting by manually rotating the switching knob 41B.

The head holder 42 is fixed to the protrusion 40A. As shown in FIG. 10, the head holder 42 is provided with a non-contact type sensor 43 (illustrated as a first sensor) for water discharging operation and a display section 44. The sensor 43 is attached to the tip of the head holder 42. For example, a photoelectric sensor such as an infrared sensor can be used as the sensor 43. The sensor 43 defines a predetermined distance in front of the water spouting part 40 in the extending direction as a detection range _A43 (see FIG. 12), and detects objects such as the user's hand that have entered this range. When the sensor 43 detects an object such as a hand, the sensor 43 transmits a detection signal to a water spout control unit 61 (described later), thereby switching the hot water discharge state from the water spout 41A from water stop to water spout. The display unit 44 displays the state and temperature of water discharged from the water discharge unit 40 based on a control signal transmitted from the water discharge control unit 61. The display unit 44 is configured with a light source such as an LED, and displays the water discharging state by different lighting colors, continuous lighting, intermittent lighting, etc.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a part of the water spouting section 40 is located in front of the front surface of the mirror door 12, which is the front surface of the mirror cabinet 10. Another part of the water spouting part 40 is located behind the front surface of the mirror door 12. In other words, the water spouting section 40 is provided across the front and back of the mirror door 12, which is the portion directly above the water spouting section 40 in the mirror cabinet 10, when viewed from the side. A small part of the distal end of the water spouting part 40 is located in front of the front surface of the mirror door 12, and most of the other part is located behind the front surface of the mirror door 12. Note that, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the front end of the mirror illumination section 15 of the water spouting section 40 is located further forward than the most front end of the water spouting section 40. That is, the most front end portion of the water spouting section 40 is located behind the front end of the mirror illumination section 15 and ahead of the front surface of the mirror door 12.

As shown in FIG. 11, one end of a flexible water supply hose 41C is connected to the rear end of the water discharge head 41. The other end of the water supply hose 41C is connected to an electrically driven valve 55, which will be described later. The water supply hose 41C is slidably inserted into the hose guide 45. The hose guide 45 is fixed to the base member 30. The hose guide 45 has one end opened at a predetermined distance from the rear end of the water spouting part 40, and the other end extends downward through the opening 33A of the rear wall 33, and is an arched cylinder. It is formed in the shape of The hose guide 45 guides the entry and exit of the water supply hose 41C that is pulled out when the water discharging head 41 is removed from the head holder 42.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8, the faucet body 50 is attached to the rear wall 33 of the base member 30 at a position near the right end. The faucet body 50 is configured as a disc valve that includes a fixed disc, a movable disc, and the like. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a water discharging lever 60, which will be described later, is connected to the front part of the faucet main body 50. As shown in FIG. 9, the rear part of the faucet body 50 passes through the rear wall 33 and is exposed to the rear. A hot water pipe 51 and a cold water pipe 52 are connected to the rear part of the faucet body 50. One end of each of a manual water supply pipe 53 and an automatic water supply pipe 54 is connected to the rear of the faucet body 50. The faucet main body 50 can adjust the mixing ratio of hot water (heated water) supplied from the hot water pipe 51 and water (normal temperature water) supplied from the cold water pipe 52 by operating the water discharge lever 60. That is, the faucet main body 50 functions as a hot water mixing valve.

As shown in FIG. 5, the other ends of the manual water supply pipe 53 and the automatic water supply pipe 54 are connected to electrically driven valves 55, respectively. That is, between the faucet main body 50 and the electrically driven valve 55, a manual water supply pipe 53 and an automatic water supply pipe 54 are connected in parallel. The faucet main body 50 supplies hot water at a mixing ratio according to the operation of the water spouting lever 60 to each of the manual water supply pipe 53 and the automatic water supply pipe 54. The faucet main body 50 adjusts the amount of water supplied to the manual water supply pipe 53.

The electrically driven valve 55 is constituted by a solenoid valve, an electric valve, etc., and communicates the automatic water supply pipe 54 and the water supply hose 41C by receiving a control signal based on the detection of the sensor 43 transmitted from the water discharge control unit 61. The flow path can be opened and closed. The electrically driven valve 55 always opens the flow path that communicates the manual water supply pipe 53 and the water supply hose 41C. That is, water spouting from the water spouting unit 40 is performed by manual water spouting in which the faucet main body 50 is opened when the water spouting lever 60 is operated to spout water, and by an electrically driven valve 55 that is opened based on the detection of an object such as a hand by the sensor 43. Water is spouted in two types: automatic water spouting and automatic water spouting.

The water spouting lever 60 is a lever-type water spouting operation section. As shown in FIG. 10, the water discharging lever 60 is formed into a substantially inverted J shape when viewed from the front. Specifically, when viewed from the front, the water discharging lever 60 curves upward in the right direction from the connecting portion with the faucet main body 50 at one end in a semicircular arc shape, extends downward in a substantially straight line, and extends downward from the connection portion with the faucet main body 50 . It passes through the insertion hole 60A and extends downward. As a result, the other end of the water spouting lever 60 is located below the height of the one end, and is exposed below the base member 30 when viewed from the front. The other end of the water spouting lever 60 is formed to be inclined downwardly and forwardly when viewed from the side (see FIGS. 6 and 7). It can also be said that the other end side of the water spouting lever 60 extends along the extending direction of the water spouting section 40 when viewed from the side. The mixing ratio of hot water in the faucet body 50 is adjusted by rotating the water discharging lever 60 around a predetermined axis extending in the front-rear direction at the connection portion with the faucet body 50 . When the water discharging lever 60 is tilted in the front and back direction, a flow path communicating with the manual water supply pipe 53 of the faucet main body 50 is opened and closed, and a water discharging operation for manual water discharging and a flow rate adjustment operation for manual water discharging are performed. be exposed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the water spouting control section 61 is disposed between the mounting portion of the water spouting section 40 and the faucet main body 50 in a plan view of the base member 30. The water discharge control unit 61 is configured to include, for example, a substrate, a control circuit, etc. (not shown). The water spouting control unit 61 can adopt, for example, a configuration in which electronic components such as these substrates are fixed on the bottom wall 31 of the base member 30, and the substrate and the like are watertightly covered from above by a lid member 61A. The water spouting control unit 61 executes display control of the display unit 44 and opening/closing control of the electrically driven valve 55 based on a detection signal transmitted when the sensor 43 detects an object such as a hand. The water spouting control unit 61 is connected to an external power supply wiring that is inserted through an opening 33B formed in the rear wall 33 of the base member 30.

The illumination unit 70 is attached to the lower part of the base member 30 and emits illumination light downward. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the illumination section 70 is arranged behind the water spouting section 40. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, in a state where the faucet unit 20 is arranged at the lower part of the mirror cabinet 10, the illumination section 70 is arranged with the lower surface as a light emitting surface. The lighting section 70 is arranged in a narrow space in the front-rear direction between the water spouting section 40 at the front and the back panel 4 at the rear. The illumination section 70 has an elongated shape whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction. The illumination portion 70 is fitted over substantially the entire length in the left-right direction of a groove 70A formed in the rear surface portion 31D of the bottom wall 31 of the base member 30. The lower surface of the illumination section 70 is substantially flush with the lower surface of the base member 30 around the illumination section 70 .

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the lighting section 70 includes a case 70B, a cover 70C, and a light source unit 70D. The case 70B has a concave cross section with one longitudinal side open. The cover 70C has a concave cross section and is fitted to cover the opening of the case 70B. The illumination section 70 has a cylindrical shape formed by combining a case 70B and a cover 70C, and houses a light source unit 70D therein. The case 70B is a part that is fitted into the groove 70A, and has an outer shape that follows the inner surface of the groove 70A. Like the bottom wall of the groove 70A, the bottom wall of the case 70B is fitted into the groove 70A and slopes upward from the rear end toward the front end.

The cover 70C has translucency. Cover 70C transmits light from light source unit 70D. The cover 70C is attached to the case 70B with its lower surface serving as a light emitting surface. The light source unit 70D is a unit that is configured by arranging a plurality of light sources such as LEDs in the longitudinal direction, and is capable of emitting long illumination light in one direction. Light source unit 70D is attached to the bottom wall of the upper part of case 70B. The optical axis C of the light source unit 70D is oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall surface of the upper part of the case 70B.

As shown in FIG. 11, the illumination unit 70, when attached to the groove 70A, has an optical axis C of the illumination light directed forward and diagonally downward. The angle θ _C of the optical axis C with respect to the vertical direction is smaller than the angle θ ₄₀ between the vertical direction and the extending direction of the water spouting part 40 . The lighting section 70 can suitably illuminate the lower washbasin 3, and can also irradiate sufficient illumination light to the front and back directions of the lighting section 70, such as the front of the water spouting section 40 in the extending direction and the surface of the back panel 4. be.

As shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 10, the lighting operation section 71 is arranged adjacent to the left side of the water spouting section 40. The lighting operation section 71 is provided in a recess 71A formed in the inclined surface 31B of the bottom wall 31 of the base member 30. The lighting operation section 71 includes a non-contact type sensor 72 (exemplified as a second sensor) such as an infrared sensor similar to the sensor 43 for water discharge operation.

As shown in FIG. 12, the sensor 72 defines a predetermined distance diagonally downward in the front as a detection range A ₇₂ , and detects objects such as the user's hand that have entered this range. The sensor 72 transmits a detection signal to the illumination control unit 73 when detecting an object such as a hand. The lighting control unit 73 performs switching control such as turning on and off the lighting unit 70 based on a detection signal transmitted when the sensor 72 detects an object such as a hand.

The detection range A ₇₂ of the sensor 72 is different from the detection range A ₄₃ of the sensor 43 for water discharging operation. As described above, the lighting operation section 71 is arranged adjacent to the left side of the water spouting section 40 when viewed from the front. A sensor 43 for water spouting operation is provided at the tip of the water spouting section 40 . As shown in FIG. 12, the sensor 72 of the lighting operation section 71 is arranged at the rear in the extending direction of the water spouting section 40 in side view. That is, the sensor 72 and the sensor 43 for water spouting operation are adjacent to each other on the left and right when viewed from the front, are lined up along the extending direction of the water spouting section 40 when viewed from the side, and are arranged close to each other. The detection range A ₄₃ of the sensor 43 for water spouting operation is set in a predetermined area in front of the water spouting section 40 in the extending direction when viewed from the side. The detection range A ₇₂ of the sensor 72 is set in the direction in which the sensor 43 for water discharging operation is arranged when viewed from the side. However, the maximum detection distance of the sensor 72 in side view is set to the front side of the tip of the water spouting part 40. The faucet unit 20 is designed to prevent erroneous operation by making the detection ranges A ₄₃ and A ₇₂ of the two sensors 43 and 72, which are arranged close to each other, different.

The drain operation section 80 is an operation section for the drain plug 3D provided at the bottom of the washbowl 3. As shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 10, the drainage operation section 80 is arranged adjacent to the left side of the lighting operation section 71. The drainage operation section 80 is attached to a mounting section 80A of the drainage operation section 80 formed on the inclined surface section 31B of the bottom wall 31 of the base member 30.

The drainage operation part 80 is a rod-shaped member, and one end projects below the lower surface of the bottom wall 31, and the other end penetrates the bottom wall 31 upward and projects upward. The drainage operation section 80 is attached so as to be substantially orthogonal to the lower surface of the inclined surface section 31B, which serves as the attachment surface. In other words, when the drain operation section 80 is attached to the attachment section 80A of the drain operation section 80, the drain operation section 80 extends diagonally downward and forward so as to move downward and forward. The drain operation unit 80 opens the drain plug 3D by pinching and pulling out the knob at the lower end. The drain operation unit 80 closes the drain plug 3D by pinching and pushing the knob at the lower end. One end of an operating wire 81 is connected to the upper end of the drainage operating section 80 .

As shown in FIG. 5, a tail piece 82 is attached to the other end of the operating wire 81 in advance. The tail piece 82 is a part that is connected to the drain plug 3D during construction. The tail piece 82 is provided with a mechanism section 82A that moves the drain plug 3D up and down. The other end of the operating wire 81 is connected to this mechanism section 82A. During construction, the drain operation section 80 is constructed by inserting an operation wire 81 into the opening 33A of the rear wall 33 of the base member 30, routing it inside the back panel 4 and the washbasin 2, and connecting the tail piece 82 to the drain plug 3D. It can be installed by doing this. The tail piece 82 is connected to the drain plug 3D by a one-touch clip 82B.

The effects of the washstand 1 having the above configuration will be explained.

The washstand 1 is a faucet unit by attaching a water spout section 40, a faucet main body 50, a water spout lever 60, a water spout control section 61, a lighting section 70, a lighting operation section 71, and a drain operation section 80 to a base member 30, respectively. 20, and this faucet unit 20 is attached to the lower part of the mirror cabinet 10. In such a bathroom vanity 1, when viewed from the front as shown in FIG. 1, the water spouting part 40, the water spouting lever 60, and the drain operation part 80 are only exposed by protruding downward from the lower part of the mirror cabinet 10. It has a clean and sophisticated appearance.

The faucet unit 20 includes a water spouting part 40, a water spouting lever 60, and a drain operation part 80 that protrude downward and are exposed from the lower part of the mirror cabinet 10, and are arranged at approximately equal intervals in the left and right direction, and each diagonally forward. It extends downward and slopes. In this way, the bathroom vanity 1 creates a sense of unity under the mirror cabinet 10.

The washstand 1 includes a unitized faucet unit 20. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced compared to the case where each element is attached separately. Since the faucet unit 20 is unitized and the number of parts is reduced, the number of man-hours during construction can be reduced and on-site work can be simplified.

In the faucet unit 20, a water spouting part 40 is arranged at the center in the left-right direction. The faucet unit 20 has a water discharge operation section 80 that operates the drain valve 3D, and a water discharge operation section that operates the faucet main body 50, at both ends spaced from the water discharge section 40 in the left and right center part in the left and right direction. A lever 60 and each operating section are arranged. That is, the drainage operation part 80 and the water spouting lever 60 are attached to the base member 30, which is the member to which the water spouting part 40 is attached, and are arranged at a position as far away from the water spouting part 40 as possible. Therefore, interference with the water spouting section 40 and other operating sections is prevented when the water discharging lever 60 and the drainage operating section 80 are operated.

The illumination part 70 is fitted into a groove 70A formed in the bottom wall 31 of the base member 30, and is substantially flush with the lower surface of the surrounding bottom wall 31. In this way, the faucet unit 20 has a neat design that avoids protrusions from the lower surface of the bottom wall 31 as much as possible.

The faucet unit 20 has a water spouting control section 61, a lighting section 70, and a lighting operation section 71, each of which includes electronic components, arranged adjacent to the right, left, and rear of the water spouting section 40, respectively. are doing. In particular, the water spouting control section 61 is arranged between the water spouting section 40 and the faucet main body 50. The water spouting part 40, the faucet main body 50, the water spouting lever 60, the water spouting control part 61, the lighting part 70, the lighting operation part 71, and the drainage operation part 80 are individually attached to the base member 30 in each section divided by the partition wall 36. It is being Even if water leaks inside the base member 30, the faucet unit 20 prevents water from entering other sections partitioned by the partition wall 36.

As described above, the washstand 1 includes the mirror cabinet 10 arranged above the washbowl 3, the spout section 40 provided at the bottom of the mirror cabinet 10, and in which the spout 41A for discharging hot water is formed. The mirror cabinet 10 includes an illumination section 70 that is provided at the lower part of the mirror cabinet 10 and irradiates illumination light toward the downward direction of the mirror cabinet 10. In this way, the washstand 1 has the water spouting section 40 and the lighting section 70 arranged at the lower part of the mirror cabinet 10, so that a clean and beautiful appearance can be obtained compared to the conventional washstand. As a result, the design quality can be improved.

The washstand 1 further includes a base member 30 of a faucet unit 20 attached to the lower part of the mirror cabinet 10. The water spouting section 40 and the lighting section 70 are attached to this base member 30. In this way, the washstand 1 can have a more neat and beautiful appearance by attaching the water spouting part 40 and the lighting part 70 to the base member 30 and forming a unit. As a result, it is possible to further improve the design.

The base member 30 includes a lighting operation section 71 for switching the irradiation state of the illumination light irradiated from the illumination section 70, a drainage operation section 80 for opening and closing the drain plug 3D provided in the wash basin 3, and a water discharge operation section 80 for opening and closing the drain plug 3D provided in the wash basin 3. A water spout lever 60 that performs an operation to adjust the mixing ratio and flow rate of hot water, a faucet main body 50 connected to the water spout section 40, and a water spout control section 61 that executes discharge control of hot water discharged from the water spout 41A. each installed. In this way, the washstand 1 includes, in addition to the water spouting section 40 and the lighting section 70, the lighting operation section 71, the drain operation section 80, the water spouting lever 60, the faucet main body 50, and the water spouting control section 61 on the base member 30. Since it is installed and made into a unit, you can get an even cleaner and more beautiful appearance. As a result, the design quality can be further improved.

The lower surface of the illumination section 70 is substantially flush with the lower surface of the base member 30 around the illumination section 70 . Therefore, the design of the lighting section 70 and the base member 30 around it can be improved.

The lighting section 70 is arranged adjacent to the rear of the water spouting section 40 . The illumination section 70 is provided in an elongated shape whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction. The optical axis C of the illumination unit 70 faces obliquely forward and downward when viewed from the side. Therefore, the illumination unit 70 can emit illumination light having a predetermined width in the left-right direction and a predetermined angular width in the front-rear direction. As a result, the illumination section 70 can suitably illuminate each of an object such as a hand held out in front of the water spouting section 40 and the surface of the back panel 4 located behind the illumination section 70.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, a washstand according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 13 and the like. In Embodiment 2, substantially the same components as in Embodiment 1 are given the same reference numerals, and explanations of structure, action, and effect will be omitted.

The bathroom vanity of Embodiment 2 includes a faucet unit 220 shown in FIG. 13. The bathroom vanity of Embodiment 2 differs from Embodiment 1 in the manner in which the lighting section provided in faucet unit 220 is attached to the base member.

As shown in FIG. 13, the faucet unit 220 includes a base member 230 and a lighting section 270. Base member 230 has a bottom wall 231. The bottom wall 231 has a convex portion 231E. The convex portion 231E is connected to the rear end of the flat surface portion 31A and the sloped surface portions 31B, 31C, and is provided so as to protrude below the height of the rear end of the flat surface portion 31A and the sloped surface portions 31B, 31C. The convex portion 231E is formed to extend over substantially the entire base member 230 in the left-right direction.

A concave groove 270A into which the illumination part 270 is fitted is formed in the convex part 231E. The groove 270A is formed such that the lower end of the convex portion 231E is open. The groove 270A is formed over substantially the entire length of the convex portion 231E in the left-right direction. The illumination part 270 is provided with substantially the same length as the length of the groove 270A in the left-right direction. The lighting section 270 is longer in the left-right direction than the lighting section 70 of Embodiment 1, and has a length that spans almost the entire length of the base member 230 in the left-right direction.

The bathroom vanity of Embodiment 2 having such a configuration has a lighting section 270 that is longer in the left-right direction than the lighting section 70 of Embodiment 1, so it is possible to irradiate illumination light over a wider range in the left-right direction. can.

In order to provide the lighting section 70 of the above-described first embodiment substantially flush with the bottom surface of the bottom wall 31 of the base member 30, a configuration is adopted in which the lighting section 70 is fitted into a groove 70A in which the bottom surface of the bottom wall 31 is depressed upward. . In this case, there is a possibility that the groove may affect the arrangement of other components housed inside the base member. In contrast, the illumination unit 270 of the second embodiment has a convex portion 231E that protrudes downward from the lower surface of the bottom wall 231 of the base member 230, and a concave groove 270A in which the lower surface of the convex portion 231E is depressed upward. The structure is such that it can be inserted into the Therefore, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a concave groove is formed without considering the influence on the arrangement of other parts housed inside the base member, so there is greater freedom in designing the size and length of the lighting section. can be improved.

The present disclosure is not limited to the disclosure of Embodiments 1 and 2 explained in the above description and drawings, but also includes, for example, the following embodiments.

(1) The cabinet is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. The cabinet may, for example, be without a mirror on the front. The cabinet may have, for example, one, two, or four or more storage parts.

(2) The water discharging section is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. The water spouting part may be attached to a member other than the base member, such as being directly attached to a cabinet.

(3) The illumination section is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. The lighting unit may be attached to a member other than the base member, such as being directly attached to a cabinet.

(4) It is not essential that the water discharge part constitutes a faucet unit. The water spouting section may be provided independently, for example, apart from the faucet unit and other functional parts that constitute the faucet unit.

(5) It is not essential that the lighting section constitutes a faucet unit. The lighting section may be provided independently, for example, apart from the faucet unit and other functional sections constituting the faucet unit.

(6) The base portion is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. The base portion may be, for example, a flat surface with a uniform lower surface.

(7) The faucet unit is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. The faucet unit can be configured to include, for example, at least one of a water discharge section, a faucet main body, a water discharge operation section, a water discharge control section, a lighting section, a lighting operation section, and a drainage operation section.

1... Bathroom vanity, 3... Washbowl, 3D... Drain plug, 10... Mirror cabinet (cabinet), 30, 230... Base member, 40... Water spout, 41A... Water spout, 43... Sensor (first sensor), 50... Faucet main body, 60... Water discharge lever (water discharge operation section), 61... Water discharge control section, 70, 270... Lighting section, 71... Lighting operation section, 72... Sensor (second sensor), 80... Drainage operation section, _A43 , _A72 ...sensor detection range

Claims (8)

A cabinet placed above the washbasin,
a water spouting part provided at the lower part of the cabinet and having a spout for spouting hot water;
a lighting unit provided at the bottom of the cabinet and irradiating illumination light toward the bottom of the cabinet;
Equipped with
The water spouting part extends diagonally downward and forward from the lower part of the cabinet,
a first sensor for water spouting that switches the discharge state of hot water discharged from the water spout;
a second sensor for illumination that switches the irradiation state of illumination light irradiated from the illumination unit;
further comprising;
The first sensor and the second sensor are arranged adjacent to each other in the left and right direction when viewed from the front,
The first sensor is provided in the water spouting part, and has a detection range of a predetermined distance in front of the water spouting part in the extending direction,
The second sensor is provided adjacent to the water spouting section when viewed from the front and rearward in the extending direction of the water spouting section when viewed from the side, and has a detection range in front of the tip of the water spouting section. A cabinet placed above the washbasin,
a water spouting part provided at the lower part of the cabinet and having a spout for spouting hot water;
a lighting unit provided at the bottom of the cabinet and irradiating illumination light toward the bottom of the cabinet;
a base member attached to the lower part of the cabinet;
Equipped with
The water spouting section and the lighting section are attached to the base member,
The water spout part extends obliquely forward and downward from the lower part of the cabinet in a straight line, and has the water spout at the tip,
In the bathroom vanity, the illumination section irradiates illumination light from the lower part of the cabinet to the front in the extending direction of the water spouting section. A cabinet placed above the washbasin,
a water spouting part provided at the lower part of the cabinet and having a spout for spouting hot water;
a lighting unit provided at the bottom of the cabinet and irradiating illumination light toward the bottom of the cabinet;
a base member attached to the lower part of the cabinet;
Equipped with
The water spouting section and the lighting section are attached to the base member,
In the bathroom vanity, a lower surface of the lighting section is located below a lower surface of the base member around the lighting section. further comprising a base member attached to a lower part of the cabinet,
The washstand according to claim 1 , wherein the water spouting section and the lighting section are attached to the base member. The base member includes a lighting operation section for switching the irradiation state of illumination light emitted from the lighting section, a drainage operation section for opening and closing a drain plug provided in the wash basin, and hot water discharged from the spout. A water spout operation unit that adjusts at least one of the mixing ratio and flow rate of the water spout, a faucet main body connected to the water spout, and a water spout control unit that controls the discharge of hot water discharged from the water spout. 5. A vanity according to any one of claims 2 and 4, wherein at least one is attached. The bathroom vanity according to any one of claims 4 and 5, wherein a lower surface of the lighting section is substantially flush with a lower surface of the base member around the lighting section. The bathroom vanity according to any one of claims 4 and 5, wherein a lower surface of the lighting section is located below a lower surface of the base member around the lighting section. a first sensor for water spouting that switches the discharge state of hot water discharged from the water spout;
further comprising a second sensor for illumination that switches the irradiation state of the illumination light irradiated from the illumination unit,
The washstand according to any one of claims 2 and 3, wherein the detection range of the first sensor and the detection range of the second sensor are different.

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