JPH06284933A - Mirror cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a mirror cabinet that can be manufactured by a multi- product-small-volume production at lower cost and that can easily be manufactured and easily applied to any size as required. CONSTITUTION:This mirror cabinet consists of frames 2, 3, and 4 that have the same cross-sectional area, a joint member 5 to connect them, a rear panel 6 which is a simple plate, a mirror plate 7, and a lighting equipment 8, and each of the frames is provided with a groove 9 into which the rear plate 6 is fitted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to mirror cabinets. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mirror cabinet used by being installed on the wall surface of a bathroom or a bathroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, a mirror cabinet, which is often used in a washroom or the like, is generally formed of a single synthetic resin sheet by vacuum molding or the like, and a base 51. Space 52 for storing small items (soap, toothbrush, hairdressing, etc.)
And a door 53 formed of an end plate for opening and closing the. An illuminator 54 is attached to a portion of the base body 51 above the door 53. On the back surface of the base 51, a back plate 55 made of a veneer plate or a particle board for reinforcing the base 51 is provided with a fixing channel member 56.
Is attached through. In addition, although not shown in the drawing, a device in which a shelf is provided in the space 52 is known.

[0003]

The frame body of such a conventional mirror cabinet is formed by an injection molding method or a vacuum molding method using a molding die having a desired shape one by one. Therefore, it has the following problems.

(1) Only one type of frame can be molded with one molding die.

(2) The cost of the molding die is high, and the manufacturing cost of the mirror cabinet is high.

(3) With respect to the above (1), it is not possible to easily accommodate a cabinet size according to the taste of the consumer.

In particular, recently, not only in hotels and coffee shops, but also in washrooms of general households, there is a tendency to effectively utilize the entire wall surface by covering it with the mirror cabinet as described above. In other words, extend the mirror cabinet to the full corner of the wall, to the lower end of the cabinet when there is a cupboard in the lower ceiling, and to the upper end of the wash bowl when the wash bowl is installed. Often set up.
In such a case, in the conventional mirror cabinet that can be manufactured only in the size of each molding die, a new molding die must be installed for each customer's order, and the cost rises sharply.

On the other hand, in order to avoid such a problem on the side of the customer, it is necessary to adopt a built-in type so as to affect the design of the house itself, which is troublesome.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and is easy to manufacture and assemble, and can be easily manufactured to a size that meets the wishes of the user. The purpose is to provide a mirror cabinet that can be mass-produced.

[0010]

A mirror cabinet of the present invention includes a frame composed of a frame body and a joint member for connecting the frame bodies, a back plate mounted in the frame, and a back plate of the back plate. It is composed of an end plate arranged in the front.

The joint member is constructed so that the two frame bodies can be connected to each other so as to form a right angle, and the engaging tongue pieces are projectingly provided on the two surfaces forming a right angle to each other. Preferably, an engaging claw is formed at the tip of the engaging tongue, and an engaging groove with which the engaging claw is engaged is formed at both ends of the frame body.

Further, it is preferable that a storage space is formed between the back plate and the mirror plate, and the mirror plate constitutes a door of the storage space.

The term "door" used in the claims means not only an ordinary door that swings around one side of the door, but also a sliding door or a folding door that moves on a rail in the direction of the surface. I am using.

[0014]

According to the mirror cabinet of the present invention, the frame body, the back plate and the joint member, which are the constituent members, can be manufactured very easily, and can be easily cut into a desired size. Besides, it is easy to assemble. As described above, the mirror cabinet of the present invention does not need to use a molding die that regulates the shape of the entire cabinet, and the cabinet size can be freely selected, so that it can be adapted to the size desired by the user at low cost. .

[0015]

The mirror cabinet of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view before assembly showing an embodiment of the mirror cabinet of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing another embodiment of the mirror cabinet of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a mirror cabinet of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the joint member of the mirror cabinet of the present invention after assembly.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a mirror cabinet, which is an upper frame body 2, a lower frame body 3,
Side frame body 4, joint member 5 for connecting frame bodies 2, 3, and 4, back plate 6, end plate 7, and illuminator 8
It consists of The frame bodies 2, 3, 4 are molded from an extrusion molded product of aluminum or synthetic resin.
Note that these extruded products include hollow products, and when made of synthetic resin, they also include foamed resin. The frame bodies 2, 3 and 4 all have the same rectangular tubular cross section and the same cross sectional dimension. Therefore, one member formed by extrusion molding may be cut into the lengths required for the upper, lower, and side frame bodies, respectively, and used, which is extremely easy to manufacture. A groove 9 for fitting the back plate 6 into each frame body 2, 3 and 4
Are formed. The back plate 6 is closely fitted in the groove 9 or fixed in the groove 9 with an adhesive or the like. Therefore, like a conventional mirror cabinet (Fig. 5),
The fixing channel member 56 and the like are unnecessary.

The joint member 5 is a member that connects the frame main bodies 2, 3 and 4 to each other so as to form a right angle with each other, and all four of them have a similar shape (approximately 1/4 cylindrical shape). . The two joint members 5a arranged on the upper part of the mirror cabinet 1 are the joint members 5b arranged on the lower part in order to attach the lighting device 8.
It is slightly longer in the vertical direction in the figure, and a lighting fixture mounting piece 10 is further provided so as to project. If the lighting device is not attached, all four joint members 5 can have exactly the same shape. And the joint member 5
The fitting protrusions 11 are formed on the two orthogonal end faces of the frame body, which face the end faces of the frame body. The fitting protrusion 11 is fitted into the cavity 12 of the frame body and then fixed with a screw 13 or an adhesive.

As the illuminator 8, in this embodiment, the fluorescent lamp 1 is used.
4 and the cover 15 for covering the fluorescent lamp 14 are used,
There is no limitation to these, and an incandescent lamp or the like may be used.

The back plate 6 is a simple plate member and does not have a special structure. The material used for the back plate 6 is not limited to the synthetic resin plate, and various materials such as a veneer plate and a particle board can be selected and can be easily cut into a desired size.

The number of mirror plates 7 may be selected according to the size of the mirror cabinet 1. In this embodiment, three end plates 7 are attached so as to form doors. Inside the mirror cabinet 1, there is formed a storage space 1a capable of storing small items. The method of attaching the end plate to the frame may be the same as in the conventional mirror cabinet. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the shaft projections 16 are attached to the upper end and the lower end of the side of the end plate 7 that serves as the swing shaft via mounting brackets, and the shaft projections 16 are attached to the frame bodies 2 and 3. A fitting hole 17 that can be fitted is formed.
Further, as another method, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a hinge 23 for attaching the end plate 22 to the side frame body 21 in an openable and closable manner may be used.

Further, although not shown, rails are provided on the upper and lower frame bodies, or the groove 9 for the back plate 6 is provided.
A groove similar to that shown in FIG. 1 may be formed, and the end plate may be movably fitted as a sliding door. Further, it may be a folding door type in which a plurality of end plates are foldably connected and pivot members or rollers attached to the upper and lower ends of the end plates are fitted in grooves of the frame body. Further, as a method of holding the end plate in the closed state, a conventional method can be adopted. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, known engaging means such as a magnet 24 and a ball catch for holding the end plate 22 in its closed position are provided with an upper frame body 25 and / or a lower frame body (not shown). And the end plate 22 may be provided.

It goes without saying that any method other than the above can be adopted as the method of attaching the end plate and the method of holding it in the closed position.

FIG. 3 shows the mirror cabinet 1 assembled in this way.

Examples of the material used for the joint member 5 include synthetic resin products (including hollow products and foamed products) produced by blow molding or injection molding, and aluminum die cast products. The frame bodies 2, 3,
4, 21 are easily made by using the extrusion molding method as described above. The joint member 5 does not need to be prepared in many types, and may be one type, for example.

As mentioned above, this mirror cabinet 1
The respective constituent members (frame body 2, 3, 4, 21, joint member 5 and back plate 6) can be manufactured very easily, and the length of the frame body and the size of the back plate can be freely selected. The joint member 5 can be adapted to a wide range of mirror cabinet sizes by preparing only one or two sizes.

In the above embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 3), the screw 13 or the adhesive is used to connect the frame bodies 2, 3, 4 and the joint member 5, but the invention is not limited to these. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a tongue piece 3 having engaging slits 32 formed on the inner surface of the frame body 31 facing the opposite side 2 and engaging claws 34 on the two orthogonal end surfaces of the joint member 33.
It is also possible to project two 5 at a time. When the tongue piece 35 of the joint member 33 is inserted into the cavity 36 of the frame main body 31, the locking claw 34 is locked by the engaging slit 32 and is not accidentally pulled out.

In the above embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 3), the mirror cabinet 1 in which the storage space 1a is provided and the mirror plate 7 constitutes the door has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this type. . For example, although not shown,
Storage space 1 for the mirror cabinet (Figs. 1-3)
The one in which a shelf is fitted in a, and which has no storage space and only the end plate is fixed to the panel composed of the thin frame body, the thin joint member and the back plate in close proximity to the back plate. (A so-called mirror panel) can also be easily configured.

As a method of attaching the mirror cabinets constructed as described above to the interior wall or the like, a conventionally known method can be adopted. For example, you can fix it directly to the wall with screws or industrial fasteners, attach the hooks to the back of the mirror cabinet, hang it on the hook protruding from the wall, or form a recess in the wall. There is a built-in type that fits a mirror cabinet.

[0030]

The mirror cabinet of the present invention is easy to manufacture and assemble, and can be easily matched to the size desired by the consumer, so that it can be produced in various sizes and in small quantities at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view before assembly showing an embodiment of a mirror cabinet of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an essential part showing another embodiment of the mirror cabinet of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of the mirror cabinet of FIG. 1 after assembly.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the joint member in the mirror cabinet of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an example of a conventional mirror cabinet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Mirror Cabinet 1a Storage Space 2 Frame Main Body 3 Frame Main Body 4 Frame Main Body 5 Joint Member 5a Joint Member 5b Joint Member 6 Back Plate 7 End Plate 11 Fitting Protrusion 12 Cavity 21 Frame Main Body 22 End Plate 25 Frame Main Body 31 Frame Main Body 32 Engagement Slit 33 Joint member 34 Locking claw 35 Tongue piece 36 Cavity

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A frame composed of a frame main body formed by extrusion molding and a joint member for connecting the frame main bodies together, a back plate attached to the back surface of the frame, and arranged in front of the back plate. A mirror cabinet consisting of a mirror plate. 2. The joint member is configured to connect the two frame bodies to each other so as to form a right angle with each other, and engaging tongue pieces project from two end faces that are perpendicular to each other. The mirror according to claim 1, wherein an engaging claw is formed at a tip of the engaging tongue piece, and an engaging groove with which the engaging claw is engaged is formed at both ends of the frame body. cabinet. 3. The mirror cabinet according to claim 1, wherein a storage space is formed between the back plate and the mirror plate, and the mirror plate constitutes a door of the storage space.