JPH1146945A - Large looking mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively illuminate a user by soft light producing dim shadow, by equipping a light source face in a light guide plate system using a hot cathode tube on the back side of a half-mirror processed upper part of a rectangular mirror. SOLUTION: The upper part of a large looking mirror for a dressing table is made a half-mirror and, on the back side thereof, a face light source 1 in a light guiding system using a hot cathode tube is mounted. That is, the face light source 1 comprises a lamp 1a, a light guide plate 1b, a half-mirror 1c commonly used as a diffusing plate, a reflection sheet 1d, and a back plate 3. By the face light source 1, the light of the lamp 1a can inject through the section in the light source side of the light guide plate 1b via light guide plate 1b reducing bright light around the lamp 1a and irregularly reflect the light becoming darker as leaving from the lamp 1a onto the surface side of the light guide plate 1b. It is also preferable to mount a human body detecting sensor to compose the large looking mirror so as to enable to turn ON/OFF the lamp 1a according to approaching and leaving of a man.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mirror provided in a beauty salon or a barber shop, a business mirror used in a department store, a cosmetic store or a jewelry store, or a dressing table in a hotel, a public facility or a home. The present invention relates to the figure mirror provided with a toilet and a washroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of mirror uses light for indoor lighting provided on a ceiling or a wall near the mirror, and in particular, a mirror stand or a three-sided mirror used at home is used in a room. Since it is often placed in a corner, there is a case in which the light of the above-mentioned illumination is tolerated or the natural light inserted through a window is used. As a form similar to the present invention, there is a form in which a lighting fixture is incorporated in a washstand provided in a washroom. this is,
It is practical because there is no problem in practical use, but it is late in design and novelty.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the problem of brightness by adjoining a luminaire so that the view mirror can always obtain easy-to-use brightness. Use a mirror that transmits light to create a new sense of view mirror that mixes the original mirror part and the part of the half mirror that also serves as the lighting equipment, and illuminates it according to the approaching and distant distance of the user The company intends to send a new product to the mirror market by making a lighting device that is also used as a mirror equipped with a lighting device for turning on or off the device.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a mirror having a part of an outline mirror and a lighting device mounted on the back of the mirror, or a mirror having a half mirror plate or a half mirror film. The lighting fixture that is adjacent to the general appearance mirror, and the lighting equipment that has a human body sensor attached to the appearance mirror and turns on or off according to the approaching or moving of a person, etc., is always bright and easy to use. Is to make In addition to the conventional lighting equipment that uses a hot cathode tube or incandescent bulb as the light source, the lighting equipment used for this purpose has a longer life span by using a discharge tube such as a hot cathode tube, a cold cathode tube, or a xenon tube. The quality of the illumination, that is, the quality of the light is improved by using a surface-emitting light source that is said to provide soft light with little shadow, thereby creating a new product of the endoscope.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first aspect of the present invention is to attach a surface-emitting light source of a light guide plate type in which the upper part of a rectangular mirror is made into a half mirror and the hot cathode tube is used on one side at a distance from the mirror. This utilizes the directivity of light (FIG. 2A) of the surface emitting light source, which radiates bright light obliquely forward and downward from the mirror from the light emitting surface of the light source. It is a mirror that turns into a illuminated mirror when the surface light source is turned on.

In a second embodiment of the first invention, a rectangular mirror is formed on the back surface of a mirror whose upper part and right and left parts are half mirrors.
The light directivity of the above surface emitting light source is such that a light guide plate type surface emitting light source using one lamp per side is attached to an outer portion of the mirror and a bright light is emitted from each plane inward and obliquely inward of the mirror. It is a mirror that looks like a rectangular mirror that turns into a illuminated mirror when the light source is turned on, even though it looks like a rectangular mirror.

According to a second aspect of the invention, a surface emitting light source of a direct light source type using a hot cathode tube light source having a half-mirror surface is attached to the right and left sides of a rectangular mirror at an angle of 1 ° to 60 ° with respect to the mirror surface. Thus, while being a rectangular mirror with projections on the left and right, the above-mentioned appearance mirror turns into a mirror with illumination when the surface-emitting light source is turned on. As described above, a bright and three-dimensional image is projected on the mirror surface by concentrating the light on the object about 1 meter in front of the mirror surface with the angle of the surface emitting light source.

According to a third aspect of the invention, a light guide plate type surface emitting light source using two hot-cathode tubes having a half-mirror surface as a light source is provided adjacent to the left and right sides of the view mirror like a three-sided mirror. 0 depending on individual preference. The angle is set to an arbitrary angle within the range of 180 ° or less and can be used. Typically, the angle required for this type of illumination is 60. It is considered to be as follows, but it is 0 if you consider folding it after use like a three-sided mirror. A variable angle of 180 ° or less is required. Also in this case, similarly to the third invention, the lighting equipment is angled so that a bright and three-dimensional image is projected on a mirror surface. However, the third invention fixes the mounting angle of the lighting equipment. It is characterized by being able to be changed arbitrarily according to the personal preference of the user, unlike using it, and being folded after use.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a human body detection sensor using an infrared sensor or the like is provided in a part of the view mirror or in the vicinity of the view mirror, and lights when a person approaches a certain distance from the view mirror. The feature of the present invention is that when the light is turned off, it looks like a normal mirror and turns on to become a lighting fixture. It can be applied to

A fifth aspect of the present invention utilizes the brightness of a lighting fixture by using a half mirror having a high light transmittance. In this case, if the lighting fixture is dark, the power supply should be strengthened or a half mirror with high light transmittance should be used to obtain the required luminance. Is weakened, and the problem that the inside can be seen through appears. Therefore, a lighting fixture having a prism sheet with a smooth surface facing upward on the surface (a light panel according to the invention of the serial number C00016, which is filed by the present inventors at the same time as the present invention). )
Mirror surface (smooth surface) of prism sheet behind half mirror
By superimposing the mirror effect to enhance the mirror effect, it is possible to prevent the inside from being seen through even when a half mirror having a high light transmittance is used. Furthermore, since this prism sheet uses a highly transparent material and uses the light diffusion characteristics of the prism sheet as a light diffusion plate, it has a higher light transmittance than the conventional milky white diffusion plate. A bright lighting fixture. As described above, the mirror surface (smooth surface) of the prism sheet is superimposed on the half mirror to enhance the mirror effect, so that the light transmittance is 50%.
A half mirror, such as% or 60%, which cannot conventionally be used as a mirror by itself, can be used as a mirror, and when the lighting device is turned on, the lighting device is a bright lighting device that transmits a large amount of light from a light source due to its high transmittance. Note that the present invention can also be applied to the first to fourth inventions.

[0010]

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

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a view mirror for a dressing table, and FIG. 2 is a cutaway cross-section of a part AA 'of FIG. FIG.

FIG. 1 is a view mirror for a dressing table, the upper part of which is half-mirror, and a hot cathode tube on the back side, one side on the upper side away from the mirror.
A light guide plate type surface emitting light source 1 using a lamp is attached. The surface emitting light source 1 includes a lamp 1a, a light guide plate 1b, a half mirror 1c also serving as a diffusion plate, a front surface 1c of the same 1c, a reflection sheet 1d, and a back plate 3 as shown in FIG.

The light guide plate type surface emitting light source 1 provided with a light source on one side receives light from a light source 1a from a light source side section of the light guide plate 1b and is provided via the light guide plate 1b or on the bottom surface of the light guide plate 1b. Light by a printed dot pattern (not shown),
That is, the amount of bright light near the light source is reduced, and the amount of light that becomes darker as the distance from the light source increases is diffusely reflected and emitted toward the surface of the light guide plate, and the surface is made uniform with the diffusion effect of the diffusion plate (in this case, a half mirror). The light unique to the light guide plate type surface emitting light source made as described above passes through the half mirror 1c and the surface 1
The light is radiated from c, but as shown in the optical path of FIG. 2 and the arrow, the light of the arrow b is stronger than the arrows b and c. The mirror is provided above the mirror 2.

In this way, the first embodiment is a mirror which is transformed into a illuminated horizontal mirror when the above-mentioned surface emitting light source is turned on while the mirror is a seemingly horizontal mirror.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view of a view mirror for a wash basin, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB 'of FIG.

The view mirror for the wash basin shown in FIG. 3 is a glass mirror having upper and left and right ends formed as half mirrors so as to surround a normal mirror 22 provided at the center, and a half mirror 12c1 of the glass mirror 22. , 12c2, 12c3
By mounting a light source 12 and a light source 12 (not shown), a light guide plate type surface emitting light source 12 and a light source 12 using a half mirror also serving as a diffusion plate are provided on the same surface. Will be.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB 'of FIG. 3, which also shows the structure of the light guide plate type surface emitting light sources 12 and 12 using a half mirror as a diffusion plate. The light guide plate type surface emitting light sources 12 and 12 are different in mounting position but have the same structure. The structure is the same as that of the light guide plate type surface light source 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. hand,
The arrows E, F, and the mirror 22, which show the relationship between the positions of the 12 light sources 12a1 and 12a2 and the light guide plates 12b1 and 12b2, and the direction of strong light, are mainly shown. In the second embodiment, the light guide plate type surface emitting light sources 12a and 12e using the half mirror as the diffusion plate and the arrows e and f of the light guide plate, and the same 12 light as the arrow a in the second embodiment and FIG. (Not shown) and light from three directions, which is often attached to a relatively dark place by light from three directions.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of a portrait mirror used as a so-called portrait, which is a vertically long mirror capable of capturing the whole body, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing of CC 'of FIG.

The view mirror shown in FIG. 5 is provided with right and left direct light source type surface emitting light sources 13 and 13 having a half mirror film adhered to the surface so as to sandwich the central mirror 23. FIG.
Is a half mirror film 13c on the surface attached to a diffusion plate 13c, a lamp 13a as a light source using a hot cathode tube, a reflection plate 13e,
It is constituted by an outer case 33. The above 1
Since the three units and the thirteenth unit have the same structure, the structure is described using the thirteenth unit. These direct light source type surface emitting light sources 13 and 13
6 are mounted so that they face each other at an angle of 15 ° to the mirror 23 according to FIG. 6, and the direction of the light emitted by each is indicated by arrows g, b, b and b ′, b ′, b ′. As described above, since the light is arranged so as to gather about 1 meter in front of the center of the mirror 23, a bright and three-dimensional object image can be projected on the mirror surface.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a front view of a vanity mirror for a dressing table, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing of DD 'of FIG.

The dressing table mirror shown in FIG. 7 has a light guide plate type surface emitting light sources 14 and 14 with a shape that can be set at a variable angle like a three-sided mirror and has a half mirrored surface. Are arranged on the left and right sides of the mirror 24. Further, according to FIG. 8, the 14 lam indicates the state in use at 26 °, while the 14 lam indicates the state from 0 ° which is the same plane as the mirror 24 until it is folded to 180 ° after use, and is indicated by an arrow. Has been filled out. Since the surface emitting light sources 14 and 14 are substantially the same, the detailed description will be made with the 14 and 14 lam. The surface-emitting light source 14 is a light guide plate 14b having light sources 14a1 and 14a2 formed by two cold cathode tubes at both ends.
Mirror 14c and its surface 14c, which also serve as a diffusion plate
A, the reflection sheet 14d, and the outer case 34.

The light from the light sources 14a1 and 14a2 is
b, respectively, from both light source side cross sections, provided via the light guide plate 14b or on the bottom surface of the light guide plate 14b.
A bright dot near the light source is less, and a lot of light that becomes darker as the distance from the light source is more diffusely reflected and emitted to the surface side of the light guide plate, and the printed dot pattern (Fig. (Not shown), the light is radiated from the surface 14c through the diffuser 14c. This light
As shown in the optical path and the arrow of FIG. 2, the light guide plate system in which the light of arrows A and B is stronger than those of arrows C and D has two light sources, and FIG. ', The result is a soft diffused light with little directivity. As a result, in this embodiment, the surface emitting light sources 14 and 14 are set at an angle according to the user's personal preference to emit light, and By illuminating the target object in front of the mirror so that it is wrapped in soft diffused light from the left and right, an object image with a three-dimensional effect according to the personal preference of the user can be projected on the view mirror. It was done.

FIG. 9 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and is a front view of a view mirror in which an infrared sensor is attached to the upper center of the view mirror of the first embodiment.

The infrared sensor X provided at the center of the upper part of the view mirror turns on the light guide plate type surface emitting light source 1 when a person approaches within 1.5 meters, and turns off when the distance exceeds 1.5 meters. It is made like. Thereby, the seemingly oblong dressing table mirror of Example 1 turns into the observing mirror which turns on the above-mentioned surface emitting light source by the approach of a human and turns into a horizontally illuminated mirror, and turns off when the human moves away, and returns to the original apparently oblong landscape. It is a view mirror that returns to a dressing table mirror, effectively producing the other features of the present invention, and has the economical efficiency of turning off electricity when not in use.

The system provided with an infrared sensor to turn on when a person approaches within a certain distance, and to turn off when the person moves outside a certain distance is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but is applicable to all the endoscopes of the present invention. By using this system, the characteristics of the appearance mirror using the half mirror of the present invention are effectively produced.

Embodiment 6 differs from Embodiment 4 in that the structure of the lighting fixture is changed by using the appearance mirror. Therefore, the parts overlapping with the first embodiment are not shown, and the lighting fixture 16 on one side will be described below with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, a half mirror film having a light transmittance of 50% was used. Therefore, the lighting fixtures 13 and 16, which correspond to the lighting fixtures 13 and 14 in the first embodiment, have a diffusion plate 13 c. A prism sheet 16 cp having a mirror surface facing upward and a prism angle of 90 ° is used without using it. The optical path of FIG.
Prism sheet 16cp with mirror surface as shown by Yo
Serves as a diffuser for dispersing the light from the light source 16b,
Light incident from the front side is totally reflected by the prism angle as shown in FIG. In this way, the light transmittance of 50% which cannot be used alone is normally used.
Can be made to look like a half mirror film having a light transmittance of 6% by supplementing the mirror surface of the prism sheet 13cp with the mirror surface of the prism sheet 13cp. It was 30% brighter.

[0027]

As described above, the view mirror of the present invention is provided with illumination to make a bright, easy-to-see, fresh view mirror. To do this, place a part of the mirror as a half mirror and provide a light source behind it, or place a light source with a half mirror on the surface adjacent to the mirror so that it looks like a normal mirror when not lit A light-emitting mirror that turns on the light source, turns on when a person approaches within a certain distance of the view mirror, and turns off when a person moves outside of the certain distance. Create an emphasized one, and combine a prism sheet with a half mirror film with high light transmittance to create an easy-to-use mirror with a beautiful mirror surface and bright illumination while being a half mirror. It contributes to the creation of new products.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mirror for a dressing table showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway sectional view of FIG. 1A-A ';

FIG. 3 is a front view of a view mirror for a wash basin according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of FIG. 3B-B ′.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of a view mirror showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5C-C ′.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a view mirror showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 7D-D ′.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a view mirror showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a luminaire 16 brush according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 12 sa, 12 yu, 13 sa, 13 yu, 14 lami, 14
Lash, 16 lhas ... Surface light source 1a, 12a1, 12a2, 13a, 14a1, 14a
2, 16a ... lamps 1b, 12b1, 12b2, 14b ... light guide plates 1c, 12c1, 12c2, 13c, 14c ... half mirrors 1c, 13c, 14c ... half mirror surfaces 16cp ... prism sheets 1d, 14d ... ... Reflection sheet 13e, 16e ... Reflection plate 2, 22, 23, 24 ... Mirror 3, 32, 33, 34, 36 ... Back plate i, wa, mosquito, yo, ta, re ... optical path i, b, c , Ho, he, to, ji, ri, to ', ji', ri ',
Nu, Lu, Oh, Nu'ru ', Oh', Wa, Ka, Yo, Ta, Re ...
Arrow indicating the direction of light

Claims (5)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A mirror for business use at a sales floor such as a beauty salon, barber or department store, or a mirror for seeing a face or figure provided in a makeup room or a washroom of a hotel, a public facility, or a home. In the following, a part of the appearance mirror will be referred to as a half mirror, and a lighting device will be attached to the back side of the half mirror to make a part of the appearance mirror a lighting device that also serves as a mirror. Characteristic appearance mirror. 2. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the luminaire whose surface is subjected to half mirror processing is set at the same extension plane adjacent to the view mirror, or at the same extension plane, that is, at an arbitrary angle between 0 ° and 60 °. In addition, the light fixture having the fixed angle is provided adjacent to the light mirror. 3. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a lighting apparatus having a structure whose surface can be set at a variable angle, such as a three-sided mirror, is provided adjacent to said viewing mirror. mirror. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is attached to a part of the view mirror, or a human body detection sensor using an infrared sensor or the like is mounted adjacent to the view mirror, so that a person approaches or moves away. A view mirror characterized by being a mirror-equipped lighting device having a lighting device for turning on or off the lighting device. 5. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein a lighting device having a prism sheet with a smooth surface facing upward is attached to a part of the view mirror on the back of the half mirror, or
A figure mirror, which is provided adjacent to the figure mirror.