JPH0885986A - Shower hook with lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate hitching shower head and decorates the interior of a bathroom with lighting by lighting up the positions of shower hooks conspicuously even in bathroom where steam is rising. CONSTITUTION: Shower hooks 13, 14 to hold a shower head 12 are installed in a watery space such as a bathroom, shower room, etc., wherein an illumination fixture 28 is mounted on the rear surface of the hooks 13, 14. Otherwise, illumination fixture 28 is installed inside the hooks 13, 14. The hooks 13, 14 are provided with light transmitting windows 30, 34, 35 which transmit the light from the illumination fixture 28. Light transmissive color filters 31, 36, 37 are removably mounted on these windows 30, 34, 35.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shower hook provided in a bathroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A shower head provided in a space around a water such as a bathroom or a shower room is held by a shower hook fixed to a wall, a ceiling or the like. The luminaire is provided on a wall, a ceiling or the like apart from the shower hook.

[0003]

However, the bathroom spaces of recent apartment houses and single-family houses are often unitized and have a limited narrow space, and steam is likely to stand in this narrow space. For elderly people who have deteriorated, it is difficult to see the position of the shower hook due to weak light passing through steam from a lighting device located far from the shower hook, and the shower head cannot be easily hung on the shower hook, resulting in poor usability. It was Further, the lighting placed in the bathroom is intended to brighten the interior of the bathroom, and it was not intended to decorate the bathroom with the lighting.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a shower hook which is provided in a space around water such as a bathroom and holds a shower head, in which a lighting device is provided on the back side of the shower hook. did.

In a shower hook which is provided in a space around water such as a bathroom and holds a shower head, a lighting device is provided inside the shower hook.

A light-transmitting window through which the light of the lighting equipment passes is provided on the shower hook.

A detachable translucent color filter is provided on the translucent window.

[0008]

According to the above means, since the light from the lighting device arranged on the back side of the shower hook transmits the shower hook from the back side, the position where the shower hook holding the shower head is attached can be clearly seen.

Further, since the light from the lighting equipment provided inside the shower hook transmits the shower hook from the back side,
The installed position of the shower hook that holds the shower head is clearly visible.

From the transparent window provided on the shower hook, the lighting equipment provided on the back side or inside the shower hook is replaced.

The light from the lighting equipment becomes colored light through the light-transmitting color filter provided in the light-transmitting window to illuminate the inside of the bathroom. The decorative effect is further enhanced by increasing the number of colors of the color filters provided on the translucent window.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathroom to which a shower hook with a lighting device of the present invention is attached. In the bathroom 1, wall panels 3 are lined up at the peripheral edge of a floor pan 2, a door (not shown) is provided, and a wall is provided. The ceiling panel 5 is placed between the upper portions of the panels 3 ... As a unit defined. A bath tub 6 is installed on the floor pan 2 and a washing room 7 is provided.

A counter 8 is provided along one of the wall panels 3 to face the bath 6 and the washing room 7, and the hot and cold water mixing taps 9 and 10 are provided.
To provide. Mirrors 11 are provided at the corners of the wall panels 3 ... Above the counter 8. Further, on the wall panel 3 above the counter 8, a shower head 12 connected to a hot and cold water mixing tap 10 is provided.
And two shower hooks 13 and 14 for holding the shower head 12 are provided. A lighting fixture 15 is provided on the wall panel 3 diagonally above and to the left of the shower hook 13.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shower hook according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The shower head 12 has a head 16 provided with a water discharge port, and a grip portion 17 for holding in a hand.
And a holding part 18 for hanging on the shower hook.
The shower hook 13 (similarly to the shower hook 14) is formed in a vertically long box shape, and a hook portion 19 for holding the shower head 12 projects forward from a lower portion of a lighting portion 20 which houses a lighting fixture described later. ing. The back of the lighting unit 20 has a fixing portion 21 for fixing it to the wall panel 3.
Made of

FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the shower hook of the first embodiment. The shower hook 13 has a fixing portion 21 fixed with a screw and a long screw 23 penetrating through two lower portions of the lighting portion 20. It is fixed to the wall panel 3 with. The interior of the lighting unit 20 is a chamber 24. A socket 27 having a waterproof structure is provided above a back plate 25 in the chamber 24 via a packing 26, and a light bulb 28 is connected to the socket 27. The socket 27 is connected to a power source (not shown) by a cable 29. In addition, instead of the light bulb 28 in the chamber 24, a rechargeable type (battery type)
If you install the lighting device of, the wiring work becomes unnecessary,
Only the shower hook 13 alone needs to be fixed to the wall panel 3 of the bathroom 1, which simplifies the construction.

An opening is formed in the upper part of the front surface of the illuminating section 20 to provide a light transmitting window 30, and a light transmitting color filter 31 is fitted in the light transmitting window 30 with a packing 32, and a screw 33 is provided.
Securely attach and detach with. The color filter 31 is red,
Any color such as blue, yellow, green, etc., but color filter 31
The light of the light bulb 28 illuminates through, and it serves as a mark for easily identifying the positions of the shower hooks 13 and 14 even for an elderly person or the like whose vision is deteriorated in the steamy bathroom 1. Moreover, since the interior of the bathroom 1 can be decorated by illuminating the bathroom 1 with colored light, the bathroom 1 can be made a pleasant space with an atmosphere.

By removing the color filter 31, the bulb 28 can be easily replaced through the transparent window 30. A switch for turning on the light bulb 28 is provided on the side surface portion of the shower hook 13 (side surface portion of the illumination unit 20). Alternatively, a sensor may be provided on the shower hook 13 so that the light bulb 28 is turned on when a person approaches the shower hook 13 and is turned off when a person moves away from the shower hook 13.

Similarly, translucent windows 34 and 35 are provided on the upper surface and the bottom surface of the illuminating section 20, and color filters 36 and 37 are fitted therein. The color filters 36 and 37 do not have to be removable. Light from the translucent windows 34 and 35 on the upper surface and the bottom surface of the lighting unit 20 is projected to the ceiling panel 5, the bath surface of the bathtub 6 or the surface of the washing room 7 and becomes indirect light to be reflected, so that the bathroom 1 The decoration effect of is further enhanced. The colors of the three color filters 31, 36 and 37 may be the same color or may be different colors. The translucent window may be provided on the side surface of the illumination unit.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a shower hook with a lighting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a vertically long flat fixing portion 51 and a hook portion 5 provided below the fixing portion 51 for holding the shower head 12.
It consists of 2.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the shower hook with a lighting device according to the second embodiment. In the shower hook 50, two upper and lower portions of a fixing portion 51 are fixed to the wall panel 3 with screws 54.
An opening is formed in the upper portion of the fixed portion 51 to provide a transparent window 53, and a transparent color filter 55 is provided in the transparent window 53.
Then, the packing 56 is packed and fitted, and the screw 57 is detachably fixed. The color filter 55 may be any color such as red, blue, yellow and green.

An opening 58 is formed in the wall panel 3 corresponding to the translucent window 53 of the shower hook 50, and an illumination box 59 opened on the shower hook 50 side is embedded. The illumination box 59 has a flange 60, and is fixed to the shower box 53 with screws 57 together with the color filter 55. A waterproof socket 61 is provided in the lighting box 59 to connect a light bulb 62, and the waterproof socket 61 is connected to a power source (not shown) by a cable 63.

The second embodiment has the same effect as the first embodiment, but the shower hook 50 is flat.
Especially in a small unit type bathroom, desired effects can be achieved without disturbing.

[0023]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. According to the first aspect, since the lighting device is arranged on the back side of the shower hook, the light from the lighting device transmits the shower hook from the back side, and the elderly who have poor eyesight in a bathroom where steam is difficult to see and the like. However, it is possible to easily know the mounting position of the shower hook that holds the shower head. You can also decorate the bathroom with light.

According to the second aspect, since the lighting fixture is provided inside the shower hook, the light from the lighting fixture transmits the shower hook from the back side and serves as a mark indicating the mounting position of the shower hook. Moreover, since the shower hook only needs to be attached to the wall panel of the bathroom, the construction is easy.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the shower window is provided with the light-transmitting window through which the light of the lighting equipment passes, the lighting equipment provided behind or inside the shower hook can be easily replaced from the light-transmitting window. Can be done.

According to the fourth aspect, since the light-transmitting window is provided with the light-transmitting color filter, it is possible to enhance the decorative effect in the bathroom through the color filter.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathroom equipped with a shower hook with a lighting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a shower hook with a lighting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a shower hook.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a shower hook with a lighting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Bathroom, 3 ... Wall panel, 12 ... Shower head, 1
3, 14 ... Shower hook, 16 ... Head, 17 ... Grip part, 18 ... Holding part, 19 ... Hook part, 20 ... Illumination part, 2
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Fixed part, 24 ... Room of illumination part, 27 ... Packing, 28
… Light bulb, 30… Translucent window, 31… Color filter, 50
... Shower hook, 52 ... Hook part, 53 ... Translucent window, 5
5 ... Color filter, 59 ... Illumination box, 62 ... Light bulb.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A shower hook with a lighting device, comprising: a shower hook provided in a space around a water such as a bathroom or a shower room for holding a shower head, wherein a lighting device is arranged on the back side of the shower hook. 2. A shower hook with a lighting device, wherein the shower hook is provided in a space around a water such as a bathroom or a shower room and holds a shower head, wherein a lighting device is provided inside the shower hook. 3. The shower hook with a lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the shower hook is provided with a light-transmitting window through which the light of the lighting device passes. 4. The shower hook with a lighting device according to claim 3, wherein the translucent window is provided with a detachable translucent color filter.