JPH11244109A - Image appearing mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a mirror usable for advertizing and as an interior by providing a black box which is constituted to hold the picture, photograph and the film of an image object in an opposing state to the back surface of a half mirror, an illuminating lamp for illuminating its inner part and a sensor for detecting a person. SOLUTION: This image appearing mirror is constituted of a half mirror 1 where paint 5 for shielding light is coated on its rear surface, a black box 3 of which rear surface side is covered to shield external light, an image object 6 which is placed at a position separated from the rear side of the half mirror 1 by a fixed distance inside the box and is projected at an image, on the surface of the half mirror 1, an illuminating lamp 4 provided between the rear surface of the half mirror 1 and the image object 6, a reflection-type sensor 7 provided inside the black box 3 for detecting a person 10 in front of the half mirror 1 and a control circuit 8 for turning-on the illuminating lamp 4 by its detecting signal. When the mirror detects the person 10 coming to the front of the mirror, the illuminating lamp 4 is turned-on by delaying a fixed time by the operating of the control circuit 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

This invention responds to the person in front of the mirror,
It is used for advertisements and interiors where images appear on a part of a mirror.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional mirrors are always installed not only at home but also in washrooms and lobbyes used by many people, such as stations, department stores, restaurants and office buildings. It was only for reflecting and watching.

[0003]

Most people who use washrooms such as stations, department stores, restaurants, and office buildings, which are used by many people, turn to mirrors. When a person standing in front of a mirror reflects his or her figure in the mirror and the letters or images of the advertisement suddenly appear on a part of the mirror that is supposed to show only his / her figure, the person Paying attention and surprisingly, the impression of the advertisement remains strong and the advertising effect is very large. Thus, the mirror can be used for advertising. Also, the image of flowers etc. is usually made large in the center of the mirror in the washroom, etc., and only when approaching the faucet for washing hands, the image disappears and it can be used as a mirror. Can be used as interior.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is constituted as follows in order to solve the problems. The mirror is partially coated with a light-blocking paint on the back surface of the half mirror where light is reflected or transmitted by the difference in brightness between the front side and the back side, and the rear side of the half mirror blocks outside light. A dark box configured to hold a picture, a picture or a film of an image object in a state facing the back of the half mirror therein, and an illumination light for illuminating the image object inside the dark box. , A sensor for detecting a person on the front side of the half mirror and a control circuit for controlling lighting of an illumination lamp for illuminating an image object.

[0005] Further, an image apparatus is provided in which an image screen is provided in a state where an image object faces the half mirror. Further, a light-shielding paint is applied to a transparent thin plate which is provided in close contact with the backside of the half mirror so as to be exchangeable.

[0006]

According to the present invention, as described above, when a person stands or approaches a mirror to look at the mirror, when a sensor provided inside or outside the mirror detects the person, The control circuit operates and the illumination lamp in the dark box is turned on with a certain delay. When the illumination lamp is off, the back of the half mirror is covered with a dark box and the outside light is shielded, so the front side shows the person in front of the mirror like a normal mirror. When the lighting is on, the image on the back side of the half mirror is illuminated by the light of the lighting lamp, and the brightness on the back side of the half mirror becomes higher than the brightness on the front side, so that it is reflected on the image. The light passes from the back side to the front side of the half mirror. Therefore, an image of an image object appears on the surface of the mirror. At this time, a paint for partially blocking light is applied to the back side of the half mirror,
When viewed from the front side of the mirror, a person or the like in front of the mirror is imaged in a mirror state, and an image on the back side of the mirror is imaged only in a portion where paint is not applied. Therefore, the person watching the mirror sees the image of himself and the image appearing at the position where the paint is not applied at the same time. Further, if the person in front of the mirror stops moving and the sensor stops detecting, the control circuit turns off the illuminating lamp, the image appearing on the surface of the mirror disappears, and the whole becomes mirror state. Further, an image appearance mirror provided with an image screen of an image apparatus in a state facing the half mirror as an image object inside the dark box can project a moving image on the surface of the mirror. An image appearance mirror in which paint is applied to a transparent thin plate attached in a replaceable state in close contact with the back side of a half mirror can freely change the appearance position of an image by replacing the thin plate. Also, by using paint for shading, the boundary between the light-shielding portion and the light-transmitting portion can be blurred by subtly changing the amount of paint applied,
Images can be displayed even more fantastically.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment of FIG. 1 has a half-mirror 1 partially coated with a light-blocking paint 5 on its rear surface, a dark box 3 having its rear surface covered to block external light, and An image object 6 placed at a predetermined distance from the rear surface of the half mirror 1 inside the dark box 3 and projected on the front surface of the half mirror 1 as an image, a rear surface of the half mirror 1 and the image object 6 And a reflection type sensor 7 provided in the dark box 3 for detecting a person 10 in front of the half mirror 1, and an illumination light based on a detection signal of the sensor 7. 4 comprises a control circuit 8 for lighting. When the sensor 7 detects the person 10 coming in front of the mirror, the control circuit 8 turns on the illuminating lamp 4 with a certain delay. When the illumination lamp 4 is turned on, the image object 6 in the dark box 3 is irradiated with the light of the illumination lamp 4. The light reflected on the image object 6 passes from the back side to the front side of the half mirror-1. Therefore, the person 10 on the front side of the half mirror-1 can see the image suddenly appearing on the mirror.

FIG. 2 shows a half-mirror 1 partially coated with a paint 5 for blocking light on the back surface, a dark box 3 covering the rear side of the half-mirror 1 so as to block external light, An image film 61, which is attached in close contact with a portion of the back surface of the half mirror 1 where the paint 5 is not applied, and which transmits light, and an illumination lamp 4 which illuminates the image film 61 from the opposite side of the half mirror 1. To control the lighting of the lamp 4
It comprises a sensor 7 for detecting a person 10 in front of Fumira-1 and a control circuit 8 therefor. Illumination light 4 is video film 61
When the light is illuminated, the light passes through the image film 61 and further passes from the back side to the front side of the half mirror-1. Therefore, a person on the front side of Halfmirror-1 can see an image suddenly appearing on the entire mirror. Further, an image may be printed directly on the back surface of the half mirror-1 or colored, and the same effect as that of the image film can be obtained.

FIG. 3 shows a half mirror 1 partially coated with a coating 5 for shielding light on the back side, a dark box 3 covered so as to block external light, and a coating on the back side of the half mirror 1. An image device 62 provided at a position where an image can be seen through a portion where 5 is not applied, a sensor 7 for detecting the person 10 in front of the half mirror 1 for controlling the image device 62, and a control circuit 8 therefor. Be composed. The image device 62 uses a television or the like, and operates the image device 62 after detection by the sensor 7 so that a moving image can appear on a part of a mirror.
Note that the video device 62 is composed of an infinite number of indicator lights such as LEDs arranged in a plane, and the blinking of the display lamp can make a moving image of a character or picture appear on a part of a mirror.

FIG. 4 shows a half-mirror 1 and a transparent thin plate made of resin, glass or the like provided on the back side of the half-mirror 1 so as to be easily replaceable, and a paint 5 for shielding light is partially applied to the thin plate. Box 3 in which the back side of the half mirror 1 is covered so as to block external light, and a certain distance from the back side of the half mirror 1 inside the dark box 3 A video object 6 placed at a position and projected as an image on the front surface of the half mirror 1, an illumination lamp 4 provided between the rear surface of the half mirror 1 and the video object 6, and a front of the half mirror 1; In order to detect the person 10, a reflection type sensor 7 provided in the dark box 3 and a control circuit 8 for turning on the illuminating lamp 4 by a detection signal of the sensor 7 are provided. This image appearance mirror can freely change the size, position, and the like of the image that appears by exchanging thin plates. Alternatively, an image may be printed directly on the back surface of the thin plate 9 or may be colored and illuminated with the illumination lamp 4 so as to appear. Also, contrary to the control described above, the illumination lamp is turned on until a person approaches a certain distance or more, and a flower or the like in a vase is made to appear as an image at the center of the mirror or the like, and the approach of a person is detected by a sensor. Upon detection, the illumination lamp is turned off, and the image appearing on the surface of the mirror can be erased to return to a normal mirror state. Note that the sensor does not necessarily need to be provided inside, and may be provided on a mat or the like that a person steps on.

[0011]

According to the image appearance mirror of the present invention, when a person is positioned in front of the mirror to look at the mirror, it is detected by the sensor 7 and the person 10 is detected.
When the user gazes at the mirror, that is, a few seconds after the detection by the sensor 7, an image suddenly appears on a part of the mirror. Humans do not pay much attention to characters and pictures drawn on the mirror from the beginning, but have the habit of watching characters and pictures that suddenly appear. For example, when a customer stands in front of a mirror in a washroom such as a restaurant or department store, an image of a publicity suddenly appears on the left, right, top and bottom of the figure in a mirror that should show only his / her figure. In this case, the video is closely watched with surprising surprise, leaving a strong impression and can be used as an advertising mirror with a large advertising effect. The feature of this image appearance mirror is that the paint 5 is used to control the amount of light transmitted through the half mirror-1. In order to make an image appear on a part of this mirror, a paint 5 for blocking light is applied to the back surface of the half mirror-1 or a thin plate 9 provided on the back side of the half mirror-1 except for the image appearance portion. By using the paint 5 for shading, the boundary between the light-shielding portion and the light-transmitting portion can be blurred by subtly changing the amount of the paint 5 to be applied, so that an image appears even more fantastically. be able to. It should be noted that the position at which the image appears can be freely changed by making the thin plate 9 coated with the paint 5 replaceable. In addition, by changing the control method and performing control in reverse to the control method of the image that has appeared when the person 10 approaches the mirror, the image appearance mirror can be used as an interior. For example, a picture of a flower in the center of the mirror, a fresh flower inserted in a vase placed in the dark box 3 of the mirror, and the like appear in the video. When you look at this mirror from a position at least a certain distance from the mirror, flowers appear to appear in the center of the mirror. From this state, when the person approaches the mirror and stands in front of the mirror and tries to wash his / her hands, the sensor 7 detects the person, the image disappears, and the image changes to a normal mirror. In this way, flowers, pictures and moving images are usually made to appear at the center of the mirror, and used as an interior that turns into a mirror when a person approaches. If this is installed in a washroom or lobby, a bright atmosphere can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a sectional view.

FIG. 2 shows a sectional view.

FIG. 3 shows a sectional view.

FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Half mirror 3 Dark box 4 Illumination lamp 5 Paint 6 Image object 61 Image film 62 Image device 7 Sensor 8 Control circuit 9 Thin plate 10 people

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A half-mirror 1 partially coated with a light-blocking paint 5 on a back surface thereof, a dark box 3 having a rear-side surface of the half-mirror 1 covered so as to block external light, An image object 6 provided inside the dark box 3 so as to face the rear surface of the half mirror 1 with a space therebetween, an illuminating lamp 4 provided inside the dark box 3 for illuminating the image object 6; An image appearance mirror provided with a sensor 7 for detecting a person on the front side of Fumira-1 and a control circuit 8 for turning on the illuminating lamp 4 based on a detection signal of the sensor 7. 2. An image appearance mirror according to claim 1, wherein said image object is an image film having an image transmitted therethrough on a rear surface of said half-mirror other than a surface coated with the paint. 3. A half-mirror 1 partially coated with a light-blocking paint 5 on the back surface, a dark box 3 covering the rear surface of the half-mirror 1 so as to block external light, A video device 62 provided with a video screen facing the rear side of the half mirror 1 inside the dark box 3, a sensor 7 for detecting a person on the front side of the half mirror 1, and detection of the sensor 7 An image appearance mirror provided with a control circuit 8 for controlling the image device 62 by a signal. 4. A coating material 5 for shielding light is provided by Hafmira-1.
4. The image appearance mirror according to claim 1, wherein the image appearance mirror is applied to a transparent thin plate 9 which is attached to and replaceable with the back surface of the image sensor.