JPH11173030A - Door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make transmitting light visible at both sides of a door and easily confirm whether an indoor lighting device is lit or not, from the outside of the door by fitting a transmissible body piercing through the door without window to the door. SOLUTION: A hole 10 is bored on a door 1 having no window such as a toilet room or the like and a body 21 is inserted from the outdoor side 11 and a cover body 26 is screwed to the body 21 from the indoor side 12 to fit it to the door 1. The body 21 and the cover body 26 are formed of a transmissible body 2 made of a highly transmissible material such as a rigid resin or the like forming a fiberscope, and the basal end 22 of the body 21 and the tip 29 of the cover body 26 are formed lens-like to easily confirm transmitting light by eyes owing to light-concentrating effect. In this way, light from reverse sides can be mutually easily seen through the transmissible body 2 between the outdoor side 11 and the indoor side 12. Accordingly, one can easily confirm whether a light in the indoor side 12 is lit nor not. The transmissible body 2 allows light to pass through it but it does not allow one to lock at opposite sides through the body 2 and hence, one's privacy is protected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a toilet and the like,
The present invention relates to a door such as a hinged door or a sliding door without a window.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional door such as a toilet, which has no window, such as a hinged door or a sliding door, as a means for indicating whether or not the room is in use, a key such as a thumb turn or the like is locked from the room. In general, a color such as red is displayed near the handle on the outdoor side, but the display is difficult to see at night or in a dark place, which is inconvenient.

In some cases, a light bulb or the like is attached near a switch button of an electric light so that when the room is turned on, the light bulb is also turned on at the same time. You can tell whether the room is lit at night or in a dark place. If the unit breaks down, there is a problem that the lighting in the room cannot be recognized.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, an opening 1 penetrating through a door 101 has conventionally been used so that the lighting state of a room can be directly seen with a simple structure without wiring or other work.
00, and a method of fitting a transparent body 102 made of, for example, a template glass or the like, is widely known and implemented.

However, for example, the transparent body 102 is located at a high position.
In order for the light on the indoor side 112 to be visible from any position on the outdoor side 111, such as when it is fitted or when viewed from a low position such as a child, the light is transmitted through the door 101 having a thickness. Opening 10 so that it is not blocked
It was necessary to increase the area of 0. And for that, you have to do a massive installation work,
It has become expensive. Further, providing the large opening 100 may impair the design and various performances of the door 101.

[0006]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that, with a conventional door without a window, the lighting state of the room cannot be directly checked, and an opening is provided in the door to form a transparent body. In order to allow the light inside the room to be visible from any angle outside the room, the area of the opening must be increased.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides an opening through which a part of a door is formed to transmit light from the inside of the room to the outside of the room, and the opening is formed of a highly transparent hard resin. I decided to cover it with a light body.

[0008] Since light is transmitted through a light-transmitting body made of a hard resin such as a fiberscope or quartz glass having a high light-transmitting property, light loss due to light diffusion and absorption in the middle of the path. Is small, it is possible to transmit light sufficiently, and even with a small opening, light is transmitted from the indoor side of the thick door to the outdoor side,
High-intensity light can be visually recognized from any angle outside the room.

Therefore, it is possible to confirm that the room is lit at a door without a window such as a toilet, for example, at night or in a dark place from outside the room.

Further, if at least one of the light transmitting members on the indoor side and the outdoor side is formed of a lens, the light is condensed, the luminance is improved, and the light is more easily recognized.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is applied to a door 1 having no window, such as a toilet, for example.

The light-transmitting body 2 to be fitted into an appropriate position of the door 1, for example, an easily visible position above the handle 3 as shown in FIG. 1, is made of a highly light-transmitting material such as a hard resin forming a fiberscope. A male screw 24 is formed at the tip of the main body 21 inserted from the outdoor side 11, and the male screw 24 is screwed into a female screw 27 formed on a lid 26 inserted from the indoor side 12.

The base end 22 of the main body 21 and the front end 29 of the lid 26, which are both ends of the light transmitting body 2, are formed by lenses, respectively, so that light is more concentrated and can be easily viewed. I have.

As shown in FIG. 3, a main body 21 is inserted into a hole 10 provided in the door 1 from the outdoor side 11 to the indoor side 12.
Then, the male screw 24 and the female screw 27 are screwed together. At this time, since the hole 10 is formed in accordance with the diameter of the cylindrical portion 28 of the lid 26, the base end of the shaft portion 23 of the main body 21 is opposed so that the center axis does not shift when the main body 21 is inserted. It is preferable to form the protrusions 25 at the positions. However, without providing the projections 25, 25, the outdoor side 11 of the hole 10 is adjusted to the outer diameter of the shaft portion 23 of the main body 21, the diameter of the hole 10 is enlarged from the middle, and the indoor side 12 is It may be formed in accordance with the outer diameter of 28.

As described above, light can be visually recognized from the indoor side 12 to the outdoor side 11 and vice versa through the translucent member 2 fitted in the hole 10.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show different embodiments of the present invention, in which a light transmitting body 4 is attached to a seat 5 of a door 1. FIG.

A handle 3 is attached to an upper portion of the seat 5, and a light transmitting body 4 is fitted into a lower portion of the handle 3. The door 1 is provided with an internal structure of the lock or a handle 3
A hollow portion 20 is provided to penetrate the support shaft of the light transmitting member 4, and the light transmitting body 4 has openings 50, which penetrate the seats 5, 5 of the outdoor side 11 and the indoor side 12, as shown in FIG.
It is fitted to block 50. In this way, light can be visually recognized from the indoor side 12 to the outdoor side 11 or in the opposite direction through the light transmitting body 4.

The light-transmitting member 4 used at this time is formed of a hard resin having a high light-transmitting property, and includes a main body 6 and a lid 7 as shown in FIG. The distal end 77 of each of the lenses 7 is formed by a lens.

An annular groove 63, a step 64, and an inclined portion 65 are sequentially formed between the head 62 and the shaft 66 of the main body 6 from the base end side. When the tip of the seat is inserted through the opening 50 of the seat 5, the inclined portion 65
The main body 6 is inserted along the edge of the opening 50 and the groove 63.
The main body 6 is fixed by fitting. For this reason, the axial length of the groove 63 is substantially the same as the thickness of the seat 5, and the step 64 is formed to have a slightly larger diameter than the opening 50 of the seat 5.

The cover 7 has a fitting hole 71 formed on the center axis thereof, into which the tip of the shaft 66 of the main body 6 is fitted. Between
An annular groove 75, a step 74, and an inclined portion 73 are formed in this order from the front end side. Like the main body 6, the axial direction of the groove 75 is substantially the same as the thickness of the seat 5. When it is inserted into the opening 50, it is inserted along the inclined portion 73, and is fixed by fitting the edge of the opening 50 and the groove 75.

The shapes of the light-transmitting members 2 and 4 and the method of fixing the light-transmitting members 2 and 4 to the door 1 are not limited to the above-described example, and the light-transmitting members 2 and 4 can be easily attached from the outdoor side 11 and the indoor side 12 or from either one. Anything should do.

Further, the light-collecting effect can be obtained even if either one of the light-transmitting members 2 and 4 is not a lens, and only one of the light-transmitting members 2 and 4 is made a lens.

Furthermore, if the outdoor end portion 61 of the light transmitting member 4 is a transparent member or a lens colored with red or green, for example, it can be clearly distinguished from surrounding lights and recognized from a distance. It will be easier.

Further, the door 1 is not limited to the above-mentioned door type, and the door 1 can also be embodied similarly.

[0026]

According to the present invention, since light is transmitted by the light-transmitting member made of a highly translucent material, light loss due to light absorption inside the door is small, and light can be transmitted sufficiently. it can. Therefore, it is possible to clearly see whether or not a room partitioned by a door without a window is lit, even in a dark place, from outside without a need for electric wiring or the like and with a simple structure. In addition, since it is possible to make it impossible to see through even if light is allowed to pass, privacy can be protected.

Also, the existing door can be implemented by providing a small hole to fit the light transmitting body, or by replacing the handle or seat with a light transmitting body fitted therein, so that manufacturing and modification are easy. It can be applied without impairing the design and performance of the door. Moreover, even in a door where no hollow portion is provided between the outside and the inside of the room, a light-transmitting body may be inserted through a hole, so that the invention can be easily applied to any door.

Further, since the light can be visually recognized from an arbitrary angle on the outdoor side, the light transmitting member may be fitted at any position of the door.

When the hallway is dark even in the daytime, such as in an apartment, if the room is lit, the position of the door handle can be recognized without turning on the hallway. When it is dark, the outdoor light leaks from the translucent body, so that the position of the door handle can be instantly recognized in an emergency or the like.

Further, it is possible to confirm from the outside that the user has forgotten to turn off the light in the room, which contributes to energy saving.

In addition, the present invention can be applied to various applications, for example, by coloring the light-transmitting body to distinguish it from surrounding light so as to make it easy to see.

If at least one of the light-transmitting members is a lens, the light is further condensed and the light is easily recognized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a light transmitting body used in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the light transmitting portion of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a seat portion of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a light transmitting body used in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 door, 2,4 translucent body, 3 handle, 10,50 opening, 11 outdoor side, 12 indoor side, 22, 61 base end,
29,77 Tip

Claims (2)

[Claims] An opening for transmitting indoor light to the outside of the door is formed through a part of the door, and the opening is closed by a light-transmitting body made of a highly light-transmitting material. The door to be characterized. 2. The door according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the inside and outside ends of the light transmitting body is a lens.