KR20170046323A - Mirror with antifog and lighting functions - Google Patents

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KR20170046323A
KR20170046323A KR1020150146482A KR20150146482A KR20170046323A KR 20170046323 A KR20170046323 A KR 20170046323A KR 1020150146482 A KR1020150146482 A KR 1020150146482A KR 20150146482 A KR20150146482 A KR 20150146482A KR 20170046323 A KR20170046323 A KR 20170046323A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G1/00—Mirrors; Picture frames or the like, e.g. provided with heating, lighting or ventilating means
    • A47G1/02—Mirrors used as equipment
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/0033—Heating devices using lamps
    • H05B3/0071—Heating devices using lamps for domestic applications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/84—Heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas, e.g. for demisting or de-icing windows, mirrors or vehicle windshields
    • H05B3/845—Heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas, e.g. for demisting or de-icing windows, mirrors or vehicle windshields specially adapted for reflecting surfaces, e.g. bathroom - or rearview mirrors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A47G
    • A47G2200/08—Illumination

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Abstract

According to the present invention, a mirror having a fogging prevention function and a lighting function is constituted, and the heating means and the lighting means of the mirror can be effectively performed.
As a means for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a heat absorbing plate, comprising: joining an endothermic plate formed of a flat plate portion and a vertical portion on a back surface of a mirror, SMPS) is installed, and the heat sink constituting the SMPS is laterally bent so as to be in surface contact with the flat plate portion of the heat absorbing plate so that the heat of the heat sink can be easily transferred to the flat plate portion of the heat absorbing plate, The LED module is installed on the side of the LED module so that the heat generated when the LED module is operated is transmitted to the vertical portion of the endothermic plate and the transparent cover is provided outside the vertical portion of the heat sink to direct the light source of the LED through the transparent cover directly .

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MIRROR WITH ANTIFOG AND LIGHTING FUNCTIONS "

The present invention relates to a mirror having a fogging prevention function and a lighting function, and more particularly, to a fog-proofing function of a mirror using heat generated from an LED module and heat of an SMPS used for operation of the LED module, So that the lighting function can be effectively performed.

Generally, a mirror is installed in a bathroom of a home or a sauna used by the public, and when the hot water is used, steam is generated on the surface of the mirror to cause inconvenience to use the mirror.

Means for preventing fogging of the mirror have been provided as means for causing the inconvenience described above.

In other words, a hot water pipe is provided on the back surface of a mirror installed in a bathroom or a sauna facility, and the hot water is circulated in the hot water pipe to heat the mirror. It takes a lot of time and money to install the pipe for hot water circulation, It takes a lot of time to heat the mirror and prevent fogging.

In addition, there is a means of installing a heating wire on the back surface of the mirror and raising the surface temperature of the mirror using the heating wire to prevent fogging. However, the above means also takes time and expense in arranging the heating wire on the back surface of the mirror, And the risk of electric shock accidents due to a humid environment is accompanied by a problem that the portion of the mirror on which the heating wire is vacuumed is easily discolored.

As a means for solving such a problem, the present inventor has proposed a device for preventing fogging of a mirror.

Patent Document No. 1) and Patent Document No. 10-1226116 entitled " Device for Preventing Moisture, Removal and Mirror Fogging of Bathrooms " .

[0004] The inventor of the present invention has made a study of the contents of the above patent document 1, and it has been found that a storage space is formed inside the bathroom to store bathroom accessories, a storage door is provided on the front surface of the storage door so that a mirror is installed on the front surface of the storage door, Wherein the heat generating unit includes an aluminum plate mounted on a rear surface of the mirror, and a heat dissipating unit formed on the rear surface of the aluminum And a heater which is injection molded integrally in the inside of the plate, wherein the heat dissipation part is formed of a heat dissipation fin or a heat dissipation prism.

In the case of Patent Document 1, as a means for heating the mirror, since a heat generating unit such as a heater is used, consumption of electrical energy is increased, safety due to leakage is poor, .

In addition, in consideration of the technical contents of Patent Document 2, a mirror having a function of preventing fogging as well as a lighting function is provided. A flat circuit board (PCB) is provided on the rear surface of the mirror, , Heat generated due to the operation of the LED module is used to heat the mirror to prevent fogging, and the light of the LED is reflected to be used for illumination.

In the case of the above-described patent document 2, in contrast to the patent document 1, the mirror heating means has an advantage of satisfying the lighting function together with the electric energy saving function by using the LED module.

However, since the LED module is installed on the back surface of a flat circuit board (PCB) bonded to the back of the mirror, there is a disadvantage in that a large number of LED modules are required for heating the mirror.

In addition, the lighting means also allows the illumination light of the LED module installed on the back surface of the circuit board to be reflected on the reflection film and then transmitted through the light transmission portion formed on the edge of the circuit board to the outside of the mirror, It was not satisfactory to expect a sufficient indoor lighting effect due to a small utilization rate.

Patent No. 10-1226116 "Moisture removal and mirror fogging prevention device in a bathroom cabinet" Open No. 10-2013-0031461 "Illumination Mirror with Fogging Prevention Function &

According to the present invention, a mirror having a fogging prevention function and a lighting function is constituted, and the heating means and the lighting means of the mirror can be effectively performed.

As a means for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a heat absorbing plate, comprising: joining an endothermic plate formed of a flat plate portion and a vertical portion on a back surface of a mirror, (SMPS), and the heat radiating plate constituting the SMPS is laterally bent so as to be in surface contact with the flat plate portion of the endothermic plate so that the heat of the heat radiating plate can be easily transferred to the flat plate portion of the heat absorbing plate, The LED module is installed on the outer side of the vertical part, heat generated when the LED module is operated is transmitted to the vertical part of the endothermic plate, and the transparent cover is provided outside the vertical part of the heat sink, .

In the present invention, the endothermic plate formed of a flat plate portion and a vertical portion on the back surface of a mirror and having a receiving chamber formed therein is bonded to the heat absorbing plate with a thermally conductive adhesive, and an SMPS is mounted on the flat plate portion of the endothermic plate of the endothermic plate, So that the heat of the heat sink can be easily transferred to the flat plate portion of the heat absorbing plate and the LED module is installed on the outer side of the vertical portion. And the light source of the LED is directly illuminated to the outside through the transparent cover so that the heating means and the illuminating means of the mirror can be effectively performed And so on.

1: perspective view of the present invention
Fig. 2: exploded perspective view of Fig. 1
3: sectional configuration of the present invention
Fig. 4: Disassembly state diagram of Fig. 3

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mirror 10 to which a fogging prevention function and a lighting function to be provided in the present invention are added, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are views showing the structure of the mirror 10.

A heat absorbing plate 20 made of a material having a good thermal conductivity is bonded and fixed to the rear surface of the mirror 10 with a thermally conductive adhesive 11. [

The heat absorbing plate 20 is composed of a flat plate portion 21 joined to the back surface of the mirror 10 and a vertical portion 22 bent perpendicularly to the edge of the flat plate portion 21, (22).

Further, the heat absorbing plate 20 can be made of any material having good thermal conductivity, but the present invention is made of an aluminum material which is light and has good moldability.

An LED module 30 is connected to the outer surface of the vertical portion of the heat absorbing plate 20 so as to be connected to the vertical portion 22 of the heat absorbing plate 20, And then transmitted to the flat plate portion 21.

An SMPS 40 for converting a current supplied to the LED module 30 into a DC current is installed on a flat plate portion 21 of the heat absorbing plate 20, 41). ≪ / RTI >

Heat is generated in the course of converting AC current to DC current through the SMPS 40, and a heat sink 42 for emitting the heat is typically installed upright on the side of the substrate 41.

In the present invention, the heat radiating plate (42) is installed horizontally, as shown in the drawing, without installing the heat radiating plate (42) for heat dissipation so as to be in surface contact with the flat plate portion (21) of the heat absorbing plate (21).

Therefore, the heat generated from the LED module 30 and the heat generated from the SMPS 40 are transmitted to the heat absorbing plate 20, so that the heating efficiency of the heat absorbing plate 20 and the mirror 10 is increased.

The edge 12 of the mirror 10 positioned on the front surface of the heat absorbing plate 20 is protruded outward from the vertical portion 22 of the heat absorbing plate 20 and a light transmitting cover 50 is provided on the front surface of the mirror 10 Install it.

The translucent cover 50 is made of transparent or semi-transparent synthetic resin through which the illumination light of the LED 31 can be transmitted. The first translucent plate 51, the second translucent plate 52, the front transparent plate 53, And a pressure plate 54. A space 55 is formed between the first and second transparent plates 51 and 52.

The frame 12 of the mirror 10 is positioned on the inner side surface of the first transparent plate 51 and the pressing plate 50 is placed on the front surface 12 of the mirror 10, The first light transmitting plate 51 and the second light transmitting plate 52 are sequentially positioned on the side surface of the LED module 30.

The rear cover 70 is installed on the back surface of the heat absorbing plate 20 and the light transmitting cover 50 to prevent the coupling of the rear cover 70 So that the portion 71 is fitted and engaged with the inner surface of the second transparent plate 52 of the translucent cover 50.

The illumination control module 60 may be provided on the inner side of the second transparent plate 52 or the front transparent plate 53 constituting the transparent cover 50 so as to touch the illumination control module 60 from the outside, The LED module 30 can be operated using a switch or a remote controller.

The present invention constructed in this way is similar to a mirror equipped with a conventional anti-fog function in that it is installed on a wall surface of a bathroom or a sauna room to function as a fogging prevention function and a lighting function in a shower.

However, the mirror 10 to be provided in the present invention can increase the lighting efficiency of the heating means for preventing fogging and the LED module 30 mounted on the surface of the mirror 10, .

That is, as a means for heating the mirror 10 to prevent fogging, the present invention is characterized in that a heat absorbing plate 20 made of a material having excellent thermal conductivity is bonded to the back surface of the mirror 10 with a thermally conductive adhesive 11, A flat plate portion 21 which contacts the plate 20 in a wide face contact with the back face of the mirror 10 and a vertical portion 22 which is bent perpendicularly to the edge of the flat plate portion 21, The LED module 30 is installed in the vertical part 22 to absorb the heat generated during the operation of the LED 31 in the vertical part 22 and transmit the absorbed heat to the flat part 21. In the center of the back part of the flat part 21, The heat sink 42 constituting the SMPS 40 is installed horizontally so that the heat generated from the heat sink 42 is directly transferred to the flat plate portion 21 by providing the SMPS 40 for converting the current into a DC current, The heat generated from the LED module 30 is transmitted to the flat plate portion 21 of the heat absorbing plate 20 provided on the rear surface of the mirror 10, And the heat generated from the SMPS 40 is further transmitted to the heat sink 42. Therefore, the heat of the heat sink 42 of the SMPS 40 is added more than the conventional heating means, so that the heating effect of the mirror 10 is further increased.

Therefore, when the number of the LED modules 30 for heating the heat absorbing plate 20 is the same, the effect of preventing fogging increases.

In addition, since the LED module 30 is installed outside the vertical portion 22 of the heat absorbing plate 20, the illumination light of the LED 31 is directly transmitted to the outside direction, and therefore the illumination efficiency is high, The illumination light is scattered in the space portion 55 after the first transmissive plate 51 constituting the first transmissive portion 50 is firstly passed through the second transmissive portion 52 and the front transparent portion 50, The light illuminated to the outside through the light-transmitting cover 50 is uniformly illuminated through the front surface without being illuminated at a specific portion where the LED module 30 is located, than at other portions, so that a soft lighting effect can be obtained .

Also, the operation of the LED module 30 can be easily operated from the outside of the lighting control module 60 installed in the transparent plate 50.

(10) - mirror (11) - thermally conductive adhesive
(12) - rim (20) - suction plate
(21) - a flat plate portion (22) - a vertical portion
(23) - Drawing room (30) - LED module
(31) - LED (40) - SMPS (SMPS)
(41) - substrate (42) - heat sink
(43) - part (50) - light emitting cover
(51) - the first light transmitting plate (52) - the second light transmitting plate
(53) - front light transmitting plate (54) - pressing plate
(55) -space portion (60) -light control module
(70) -back cover (71) -engine portion

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The endothermic plate is installed on the rear surface of the mirror as a thermally conductive adhesive, the LED module is installed on the endothermic plate, the endothermic plate and the mirror are heated by using the heat generated during operation of the LED module, The heat absorbing plate 20 is composed of the flat plate portion 21 and the vertical portion 22 and the flat plate portion 21 is brought into contact with the back surface of the mirror 10 A SMPS 40 having a heat sink 42 formed at the center of the flat plate 21 is installed to allow heat generated from the SMPS 40 to flow through the flat plate 21 to the heat absorbing plate 20, And the LED module 30 is installed outside the vertical part 21 to operate and illuminate the LED 31. Heat generated during operation of the LED 31 is transmitted through the vertical part 21 to the heat absorbing And is transmitted to the plate (20). The heat sink as set forth in claim 1, wherein the heat sink (42) formed in the SMPS (40) is horizontally installed to have a large area contact with the flat plate portion (21) of the heat absorbing plate (20) Mirror with. The projector according to claim 1, wherein a translucent cover (50) is provided at the edge of the mirror (10) and the heat absorbing plate (20), the translucent cover (50) comprising a first translucent plate (51) A front transparent plate 53 and a pressing plate 54. The first transparent plate 51 is brought into contact with the edge 12 of the mirror 10 and the pressing plate 54 is brought into contact with the edge of the mirror 10, (50) is formed between the first and second light transmitting plates (51, 52) so that the first and second light transmitting plates (51, 52) are brought into contact with the front surface of the mirror (12).
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