JPH1189646A - Lighting system of wash stand and dressing table - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting system of a wash stand and dressing table which is excellent in a mirror reflection by improving illuminance up to a lower part from an upper part of a mirror user, and projecting the uniform light on the user as much as possible. SOLUTION: In a lighting system 7 of a wash stand and dressing table 1, a mirror 6 is arranged on a counter 4 or a washbowl, and a luminaire 11 is arranged above the mirror 6. Then, the luminaire 11 is covered with an illuminating cover 12, and a reflecting plate 16 is arranged in this illuminating cover 12, and the light distribution is controlled on the light from the luminaire 11 by the illuminating cover 12 and the reflecting plate 16, and among a part reflected on the mirror on the waist side from the crown of a head of a mirror user P, illuminance of a face part from a head close to the luminaire 11 is reduced, and illuminance of a part lower than the face distant from the luminaire 11 is increased, and a deviation of illuminance up to the waist side from the crown of the head of the mirror user P is reduced, and the whole is brightened. Therefore, since the light from the luminaire is cut off by the illuminating cover and is reflected by the reflecting plate and the light is condensed on the mirror and the counter and can be effectively reflected, the wholly bright and comparatively illuminance undeviating light can be irradiated to upper and lower parts of the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting device such as a vanity table.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a conventional luminaire for a vanity stand (Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-9952: Prior Art 1).
02, an upper cabinet 104 projecting from the upper part of the mirror 102 to the front side of the counter 101 is provided, and a lighting fixture 105 is provided on the front edge 101a of the counter 101 or on the upper cabinet 104 near and above the front edge 101a.

FIG. 16 is a side sectional view (prior art 2) of another conventional lavatory vanity 110 lighting device, and FIG.
A mirror 112 is set up on the counter 111 of the tenth, a cabinet 113 for small articles protruding forward is provided above the mirror 112, a casing 114 is provided at the bottom of the cabinet 113, a lighting fixture 115 is stored, and an opening is provided on a lower surface of the casing 114. 116, a transparent or translucent cover 117
It is covered with.

[0004]

However, the prior art 1 mainly uses the direct light L1 from the luminaire 105 for the user P.
And indirectly uses the indirect light L2 once reflected by the mirror 102, from the top to the bottom of the user P reflected on the mirror 102 (from the head of the mirror reflected to the waist to around the waist). ) The user P who is not uniformly illuminated but is close to the lighting fixture 105
The face of the user P has a strong light, and the area around the waist far from the lighting apparatus 105 is naturally darkened. Therefore, the face of the user P has a high illuminance of light and is whitish, and the area around the waist has a low illuminance of light and is dark. The mirror reflection is bad.

In the prior art 2, the light L3 from the luminaire 115 is radiated downward through the transparent or translucent cover 117, and a part thereof is directed directly below the face of the user P. Part of the light is also reflected by the mirror 112 and then hits the face of the user P. However, depending on the size of the opening 116, the direct light from the lighting fixture 115 does not reach the face of the user P very much. Since the light that hits the face of the user P is reduced, the user P
'S face is dark and mirror reflection is poor. Also, the casing 114
Is covered with the cover 117, there is a disadvantage that the user P feels oppressive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the illuminance from the top to the bottom of a mirror user so that light as uniform as possible reflects on the user. An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device such as a good vanity table.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a mirror on a counter or a basin,
2. Description of the Related Art In a lighting device such as a vanity provided with a lighting device above a mirror, the lighting device is covered with a lighting cover, a reflector is provided in the lighting cover, and light from the lighting device is distributed by the lighting cover and the reflector. Control, lower the illuminance of the face from the head near the lighting fixture to the part of the mirror reflected from the tip of the mirror user's head to the waist and lower the illuminance below the face far from the lighting fixture. By raising, the bias of the illuminance from the tip of the mirror user's head to the waist is reduced, and the whole is made brighter.

[0008] The light from the lighting equipment is cut off by the lighting cover and reflected by the reflector, and the light is collected by the mirror and counter below.
Since the light can be effectively reflected, it is possible to irradiate light that is entirely bright from the user's face to the waist and has relatively uniform illuminance.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, at least a portion of the lighting cover through which light from the lighting fixture toward the face of the mirror user passes through the face is made translucent. Hit the face.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the reflector is intensively irradiated with upward light from the luminaire toward a lower surface of the mirror, a counter or a basin, and below the face of the mirror user toward the waist. The light from the lighting fixtures is reflected by the reflector plate and the lower mirror or counter is designed to light the lower part of the mirror, the counter, or the basin so that the illuminance around the mirror user's waist is brightened. Turn to.

[0011]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a lighting device such as a vanity table according to the present invention. FIG.
1 is a perspective view of a vanity table according to a first embodiment of the present invention. A vanity table 1 includes a cabinet 2, a washbasin 3 placed on an upper surface of the cabinet 2, and a counter 4 of the washbasin 3. An upright back plate 5, a mirror 6 attached to the front surface of the back plate 5,
A lighting device 7 attached to the back plate 5 above the mirror 6.
In addition, 8 is a hot and cold mixing tap, and 9 is a double door of the cabinet.

The illuminating device 7 is formed by covering an illuminating device 11 composed of a bulb of about 40 W attached to the back plate 5 with an illuminating cover 12 attached to the upper back plate 5 near the illuminating device 11.
The lighting cover 12 includes an upper surface cover 13 that covers the upper part and the side part of the lighting fixture 11, and a front cover 14 that covers a front part and a side part of the lighting fixture 11.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the illuminating device. The upper cover 13 of the illuminating device 7 has a semi-transparent plate made of a milky resin or the like for collecting light from the illuminating device 11 to the mirror 6 and the counter 4 below. Or an opaque plate, which is largely curved in the left-right direction downward. A reflection plate 16 such as an aluminum plate is attached to the back surface of the upper cover 13. Front cover 14
Is formed of a translucent plate such as milky resin, and has an opening 17 on the lower surface.
Is provided so that the light from the lighting fixture 11 is directed directly downward.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the lighting device, and the upper cover 13 of the lighting device 7 is slightly curved in the front-rear direction. The front portion 18 of the front cover 14 is a substantially flat plate,
The light from the lighting device 11 to the face of the user is softened to prevent the glare of the user, and excess light is diffused and radiated downward from the opening 17 by the reflection plate 16 or the like.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an essential part of a lighting device such as a vanity table according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The lighting cover 22 of the lighting device 21 of the second embodiment is attached to the upper back plate 5 near the lighting fixture 11, and is formed of an upper surface cover 23 made of an opaque plate formed by bending an arc in resin, and a front end of the upper surface cover 23. And a front cover 24 made of a translucent milky resin in the shape of a disk fixed to the lighting device 11, and covers the upper side and the front side of the lighting apparatus 11, respectively.

The back surface of the upper cover 23 serves as a reflector for the lighting fixture 11 and reflects light from the lighting fixture 11 toward the mirror 6 and the counter 4 below. Also, the front cover 24
The light from the lighting device 11 that has passed through the light source is softened, thereby preventing dazzling of the user.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a lighting apparatus such as a vanity table according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The lighting cover 32 of the lighting device 31 of the third embodiment is attached to the upper back plate 5 near the lighting fixture 11, and is formed by bending a semi-transparent plate-shaped resin forward in an arc shape. The lighting cover 32 continuously covers the lighting fixture 11 by going forward from above.

The back surface of the lighting cover 32 serves as a reflector of the lighting fixture 11, and reflects light from the lighting fixture 11 toward the mirror 6 and the counter 4 below. Also, the lighting cover 32
The light from the lighting device 11 that has passed through the light source is softened, thereby preventing dazzling of the user.

Next, the operation of the lighting apparatus such as a vanity table according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6, the light from the lighting device 11 is radiated downward and directly illuminates from the face of the user P directly to the waist, and the indirect light L2 reflected by the reflection plate 16 and illuminated downward. , Reflector 1
6, indirect light L4 radiated downward and reflected by the counter 4 and illuminates the user P from below, and indirect light L5 illuminated downward and reflected on the mirror 6 and illuminating the user P. , Which are radiated downward, reflected by the mirror 6, and further reflected by the counter 4 to illuminate the user P from below.

In the first embodiment, the light from the luminaire 11 is reflected by the curved reflector 16 and is collected by the lower mirror 6 and the counter 4 to be efficiently reflected. And four types of indirect light L2, L4, L
5, L6, L7 illuminate the entire part of the mirror 6 from the face to the waist of the user P reflected by the mirror 6 more brightly than the conventional lighting device, and can irradiate light with relatively uniform illuminance.

In particular, indirect light L4, L illuminating the user P from below
6 and L7, there is no dark part around the waist, which is the lower limit of the user P reflected on the mirror 6, so that the mirror reflection is improved. In addition, since the counter 4 is bright, the illuminance at hand is ensured, so that it becomes very easy to see and perform work, especially when a woman takes out cosmetics from a handbag, redresses or grooms.

Further, since the light L8 transmitted through the front cover 14, which is a translucent plate, impinges on the face of the user P, the user P does not dazzle because of the soft light while illuminating the face of the user P brightly. Further, the light reflected on the mirror 6 or the counter 4 and illuminating the user is also soft indirect light L2, L4, L5, L6, L7.
So it's not dazzling. Note that the same effects can be obtained in the second and third embodiments.

Next, a comparative example of the actually measured illuminance of the illuminating device such as the vanity stand of the present invention and the conventional luminaire of the vanity stand will be described with reference to FIGS. Both faces of the user P,
The illuminance (look) of the waist, the counter surface, and the central portion of the mirror surface was measured. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the illuminance of a conventional example in which a 60 W ball bulb is directly disposed above a mirror. The face of the user P is 332 lux, the waist is 79 lux, the counter surface is 105 lux, and the mirror surface is 62 lux. is there.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the illuminance of the first embodiment.
The face of the user P is 457 lux, which is 1.4 times that of the conventional example, the waist is 218 lux, which is 2.8 times that of the conventional example, the counter surface is 332 lux, which is 3.2 times that of the conventional example, and the center of the mirror surface is 192. Looks 3.1 times the conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a view showing the illuminance of the second embodiment.
The face of the user P is 374 lux, 1.1 times the conventional example, the waist is 140 lux, 1.8 times the conventional example, the counter surface is 182 lux, 1.7 times the conventional example, and the center of the mirror surface is 108. Looks 1.7 times the conventional example.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the illuminance of the third embodiment. The face of the user P is 441 lux, which is 1.3 in the conventional example.
Double, the waist is 113 lux, which is 1.4 times that of the conventional example, the counter surface is 153 lux, which is 1.5 times that of the conventional example, and the central portion of the mirror surface is 79 lux, which is 1.3 times that of the conventional example.

As described above, the conventional lighting equipment (ball sphere 60
Compared with W), the illumination device of the first embodiment greatly improves the illuminance at the center of the user P, the counter surface 4, and the mirror surface 6, and further reduces the difference (ratio) of the illuminance between the upper portion and the lower portion. Mirror illumination has been greatly improved by eliminating relatively uneven illumination. In the lighting device of the second embodiment and the lighting device of the third embodiment, the illuminance and the bias of the illuminance were considerably improved.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of a lighting apparatus such as a vanity table according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The dressing table 41 of the fourth embodiment has a back plate 5 standing on the counter 4, a mirror 6 attached to the back plate 5, an accessory cabinet 42 attached to the upper portion of the back plate 5, and a bottom at the bottom of the cabinet 42. A half-split egg-shaped concave portion 43 is provided which is opened in a side sectional view.
3, a lighting device 44 is arranged.

The recess 43 is formed by a box-shaped case 45 provided at the bottom of the cabinet 42 and a reflecting plate 46 mounted in the case 45. The reflection plate 46 is made by resin molding or the like. The cabinet 2 and the cabinet 42 are provided with a double door (not shown) on the front surface (left side in the figure). The cabinet 4 is provided with the counter 4 on which a basin (not shown) is placed. Since the direct light R1 and R2 from the lighting device 44 enter the eyes and become dazzling, a cover 48 that covers the lighting device 44 is provided. The cover 48 is formed by subjecting a part 48a of the transparent cover 48 covering the lighting device 44 to frost processing such as sandblasting or chemical etching so that direct light
Out of your eyes. Also, the surface of the cover 48 is subjected to a graining process so that the light reflected from the other portion 48b of the cover 48 by the reflection plate 46 does not dazzle the user P, so that the light transmittance is not sacrificed so much. Softens the glare of the person P.

Next, the operation of the illuminating device such as a vanity table of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG.
Light from the lighting device 44 is radiated downward to directly illuminate the user P's face from the face to the waist, and indirect light R3 reflected by the reflector 46 and illuminating the user P. The indirect light R4 reflected by the reflection plate 46 and further reflected by the counter 4 and illuminating the user P from below, and the indirect light R6 irradiated downward and reflected by the counter 4 and illuminating the user P from below.
And the indirect light R7 illuminated downward and reflected on the mirror 6 and illuminates the user P, and the indirect light R7 illuminated downward and reflected on the mirror 6 and further reflected on the counter 4 to illuminate the user P from below And indirect light R8.

In the fourth embodiment, the light from the luminaire 44 is reflected by a curved reflecting plate 46 to increase the amount of light to be directly radiated to the user, and is collected by the lower mirror 6 and the counter 4. And can be efficiently reflected, so that the direct light R1, R2 and the five types of indirect light R3, R4, R
6, R7 and R8 illuminate the entire portion of the mirror 5 from the face to the waist of the user P reflected by the mirror 5 more brightly than conventional illumination, and can irradiate light with relatively uniform illuminance.

In particular, an indirect light R4 illuminating the user P from below.
By R6 and R8, there is no dark portion around the waist, which is the lower limit of the user P reflected on the mirror 6, so that the mirror reflection is improved.
In addition, since the counter 4 is bright, the illuminance at hand is ensured, so that it becomes very easy to see and perform work, especially when a woman takes out cosmetics from a handbag, redresses or grooms.

Since the bottom of the accessory cabinet 42 is a concave portion 43 whose lower part is open, the space is widened upward when viewed from the user P. Therefore, the user P feels oppression. I will not let you.

Next, a comparison example of the actually measured illuminance between the lighting device having the above-described configuration according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, such as a vanity vanity, and a conventional toilet vanity lighting device (the prior art 2) will be described. This will be described with reference to FIGS. Fig. 12 shows the vertical and horizontal directions of the vertical plane at the tip of the counter 600 mm away from the mirror surface.
The illuminance (look) was measured at 5 points.
(A) is a measured value of the above-mentioned prior art 2, in which the area around the face of the user P is 320 to 350 lux and bright, but the counter surface 4 is dark at 60 to 150 lux, and the illuminance difference from the area around the face of the user P is dark. Is big. Also, the illuminance distribution is almost 1 to 10 at the center and at the end, and it can be seen that only the center is bright.

(B) is a measured value of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The periphery of the face of the user P is very bright, 370 to 740 lux, and the counter surface 4 is also 80 to 190 lux.
This is improved compared to the prior art 2. The illuminance distribution also has a ratio of about 1: 1.5 between the center and the end, and is bright as a whole and relatively free from uneven illuminance.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the illuminance distribution of the measured values of FIG. 12 at the center line of the mirror, and FIG. 13 (a) shows the prior art 2 from above (a height of 1100 mm from the counter surface 4) to below (the counter surface). ), The present invention of (b) is entirely bright from the top (the height of 1100 mm from the counter surface 4) to the bottom (the counter surface). Also,
This curve can be made a gentler curve by increasing the R of the shape of the reflector, so that the bias of the illuminance can be further reduced.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the illuminance (look) measured at 15 points in the vertical and horizontal directions of the counter surface. (A) is a measured value of the prior art 2, and the average illuminance at 15 points is 230 lux, while the average illuminance at 15 points of the present invention in (b) is 275 lux and the whole is bright. In addition, light reaches the corner of the counter 4.

As described above, the illuminating device of the fourth embodiment improves the illuminance around the face of the user P and improves the mirror reflection, as compared with the prior art 2. In addition, since the light of the lighting fixture becomes indirect light by the reflection plate 46 and soft light hits the user,
Not dazzling. Further, the reflector 46 allowed the light to reach the entire area in front of the mirror 6, and the brightness in front of the mirror 6 could be improved.

[0039]

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited by the above configuration. Claim 1 provides a mirror on a counter or a washbasin, and in a lighting device such as a vanity table provided with a lighting fixture above the mirror, the lighting fixture is covered with a lighting cover, and a reflecting plate is provided in the lighting cover. Light control from the lighting equipment with the lighting cover and reflector, and the illuminance from the head to the face close to the lighting equipment in the part reflected in the mirror around the waist from the head of the mirror user By lowering the illuminance and increasing the illuminance below the face far from the lighting equipment, the bias of the illuminance from the head of the mirror user to the waist is reduced, and the overall brightness is increased.

The light from the lighting equipment is cut off by the lighting cover and reflected by the reflector, and the light is collected by the mirror and counter below.
By reflecting it effectively, the soft indirect light that goes from bottom to top makes the entire part of the mirror that reflects from the user's face to the waist brighter, and can irradiate light with relatively uniform illuminance. Mirror reflection improves.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, at least a portion of the lighting cover through which the light from the lighting fixture toward the face of the mirror user passes through the face is made translucent. It doesn't dazzle because it hits your face.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the reflector is intensively irradiated with upward light from the luminaire toward a lower surface of the mirror, a counter or a basin, and below the face of the mirror user toward the waist. The light from the lighting fixtures is reflected by the reflector plate and the lower mirror or counter is designed to light the lower part of the mirror, the counter, or the basin so that the illuminance around the mirror user's waist is brightened. And is efficiently reflected, and can be illuminated from the user's face to the waist (the lower limit reflected in the mirror) with a soft, indirect light that goes upward from the bottom, and emits light that is relatively uniform in illuminance. From, the reflection becomes better.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lighting device such as a vanity table according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of a lighting device.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a lighting fixture.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a lighting device such as a vanity table according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a lighting device such as a vanity table according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the operation of a lighting device such as a vanity table according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the illuminance of a conventional example in which a lighting device in which a cover is put on a 60 W light bulb is directly disposed above a mirror;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the illuminance of the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the illuminance of the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the illuminance of the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of a lighting device such as a vanity table according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing illuminance (look) measured at 25 points vertically and horizontally at a vertical plane of a tip of a counter 600 mm away from a mirror surface.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the illuminance distribution of the measured values of FIG. 12 at the center line of the mirror.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the illuminance (look) measured at 15 points in the vertical and horizontal directions of the counter surface.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a conventional luminaire for a vanity stand (Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-9952: Prior Art 1).

FIG. 16 is a side sectional view of another conventional luminaire for a vanity stand (prior art 2).

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 41: vanity table, 2: cabinet, 3: wash basin, 4: counter, 5: back plate, 6: mirror, 7, 21, 3
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lighting device, 11, 44 ... Lighting equipment, 12, 22, 3
2 lighting cover, 13 top cover, 14 front cover, 16, 46 reflector, 17 opening, 18 front, L1 direct light, L2 to L8 indirect light, P user
42: cabinet for small articles, 43: recess, R1: direct light, R2 to R8: indirect light.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mirror is provided on a counter or a basin,
In a lighting device such as a vanity provided with a lighting device above a mirror, the lighting device is covered with a lighting cover, a reflector is provided in the lighting cover, and light from the lighting device is provided by the lighting cover and the reflector. By controlling the light distribution, lower the illuminance of the face from the head close to the lighting equipment to the lower part of the face reflected from the mirror around the waist from the head of the mirror user to the lower part of the face far from the lighting equipment. A lighting device such as a vanity table, wherein the illuminance is increased to reduce the unevenness of the illuminance from the tip of the mirror user's head to the vicinity of the waist and to make the entire mirror brighter. 2. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the lighting cover through which light from the lighting fixture toward the face of the mirror user passes through the face is translucent. . 3. The reflector irradiates upward light from the luminaire intensively toward the waist from below the lower surface of the mirror, the counter or basin, and the face of the mirror user,
3. Lighting for a vanity or the like according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the light is reflected to a lower part of a mirror, a counter or a wash basin to increase the illuminance around the waist of the mirror user. apparatus.