WO2020045855A1

WO2020045855A1 - Lighting-integrated shower

Info

Publication number: WO2020045855A1
Application number: PCT/KR2019/010203
Authority: WO
Inventors: 성진현
Original assignee: 성진현
Priority date: 2018-08-29
Filing date: 2019-08-12
Publication date: 2020-03-05
Also published as: KR102058024B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a lighting-integrated shower. The lighting-integrated shower comprises a spraying portion and a lighting portion. The spraying portion comprises multiple nozzles. The lighting portion comprises a transparent plate and multiple LED elements disposed on one surface of the transparent plate. The transparent plate comprises: multiple reflective grooves formed on the upper surface thereof so as to correspond to the multiple LED elements, respectively; multiple containing grooves formed on the lower surface thereof so as to contain the multiple LED elements, respectively; and nozzle holes formed uniformly on the periphery of the multiple LED elements. The spraying portion is coupled to the back surface of the lighting portion such that the multiple nozzles are inserted into the nozzle holes on the transparent plate, respectively. The lighting-integrated shower according to the present invention comprises a spraying portion having a plate-shaped distribution tank and an array of multiple nozzles integrated therewith, and a lighting portion configured by a surface lighting device. The plate-shaped spraying portion is integrally coupled to the back surface of the lighting portion such that, while ensuring a large area and a compact shape, the lighting portion and the spraying portion are integrated with each other in an excellent manner. In addition, the lighting-integrated shower has excellent characteristics regarding fabrication, assembly, and installation of respective component elements, compared with conventional showers, and also has excellent expandability, according to the installation situation, when the shower is fabricated as a single module.

Description

Integrated light shower

The present invention relates to a shower, and more particularly to a shower having a lighting function.

In general, one of the typical facilities for bathing is a shower. In the manner in which the stream of water is sprayed through a plurality of nozzles, there is a movable type in which one or more nozzles for injecting the stream of water are connected to the bellows pipe and can be gripped in the user's hand, but there is also a fixed type fixed to a wall or a ceiling. Recently, in consideration of factors such as consumer taste, product design, or interior, a shower shower having a form of adding or integrating a lighting function in addition to a function of simply spraying a water stream has been proposed.

1 shows a cross-sectional and plan view structural diagram of a showerhead 1 'with a lighting function currently known as representative. The shower 1 'includes a plurality of nozzles 210' including a spray unit 20 'disposed at the center and an illumination unit 10' disposed around the spray unit 20 '. In the shower 1 'of FIG. 1, since the lighting unit 10' and the spraying unit 20 'are physically completely separated, the fabrication, assembly and construction of each component element are complicated and externally integrated. Not only that, but it is also difficult to make a large area thin, and it is also coarse in design.

On the other hand, the present inventor has proposed a direct-type LED surface lighting device having excellent illuminance uniformity and light conversion efficiency while thinning and miniaturization through the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1657295. According to the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1657295 disclosed as a surface light conversion member to improve the structure of the transparent plate and the LED device and the arrangement form, it is possible to implement a surface lighting device having a thin and small, but excellent uniformity and light conversion efficiency Doing.

The present invention relates to expanding the use of the surface lighting device according to the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1657295, while improving the problem with a conventional shower with a lighting unit to provide a shower with a large area and excellent spraying unit It aims to do it.

The present invention has been made as a result of a thorough investigation in order to solve the above problems, the subject matter of which is the same as described in the claims.

(1) an injection unit; And a lighting unit, wherein the integrated shower unit comprises: the jetting unit including a plurality of nozzles, and the lighting unit comprises a transparent plate; And a plurality of LED elements disposed on one side of the transparent plate, wherein the transparent plate includes a plurality of reflective grooves formed on an upper surface thereof and corresponding to each of the plurality of LED elements; A plurality of accommodating grooves formed on the lower surface thereof to accommodate each of the plurality of LED elements; And a nozzle hole uniformly formed around the plurality of LED elements, wherein the spray unit is coupled to the rear side of the lighting unit, and the plurality of nozzles are coupled to be inserted into the nozzle hole of the transparent plate. Integrated light showerhead.

(2) The integrated shower unit of (1), wherein the spray unit further includes a plate-shaped distribution tank having a cold / hot water inlet, and the plurality of nozzles are integrally provided on one surface of the plate-shaped distribution tank.

(3) The integrated showerhead of (2), wherein the plate distribution tank covers the entire area of the transparent plate.

(4) The integrated showerhead of (2), wherein the plate distribution tank is bolted to the transparent plate.

(5) The plate-shaped distribution tank is provided with one or more alignment projections, the transparent plate is provided with an alignment hole through which the alignment projections, the alignment projections penetrate the alignment hole in the state in which the injection unit and the lighting unit is coupled The integrated light shower of (2).

(6) The integrated light showerhead of (1), further comprising one or more support wires.

(7) The integrated showerhead of the above (1), characterized in that the front of the transparent plate is provided with a nozzle groove, the end of the nozzle is accommodated in the nozzle groove in the state in which the injection unit and the lighting unit are coupled.

(8) The integrated light shower of (1), wherein the integrated light shower is a wall or a ceiling.

According to the integrated shower unit according to the present invention, the plate-shaped distribution tank and a plurality of nozzles in the form of an array provided integrally with the injection unit, while the surface lighting device according to the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1657295 as a lighting unit, By integrating the plate-shaped jetting unit integrally with the back side of the lighting unit, it is excellent in the sense of unity between the lighting unit and the jetting unit while being thin in area. In addition, such a lighting integrated shower is excellent in the manufacturing, assembly and construction of each component element compared to the conventional, and also excellent in the expandability according to the construction situation when manufacturing the shower in one module.

1 is a cross-sectional and planar structural diagram of a lighting shower according to the prior art.

2 is a front and rear perspective view of the integrated light shower according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the integrated light shower according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional assembly structure of the integrated light shower according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional structural view of the lighting unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a front and rear physical picture of the integrated light shower according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a real picture of the lighting unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the present invention. In the drawings, the same or equivalent reference numerals are designated. In addition, throughout the specification, when any part 'includes' a certain component, it means that it may further include other components, not to exclude other components, unless otherwise stated. In addition, when any component is provided as 'optionally' provided, provided or included, it is not an essential component for the solution of the present invention, but it can be arbitrarily adopted in terms of such a solution. it means.

The integrated shower unit 1 (hereinafter, abbreviated as 'shower 1') according to the present invention basically includes a spray unit 20 and an illumination unit 10, both of which are integrated in series in front and rear. It is characterized by combining. The shower 1 of the present invention according to the following embodiment is a shower having a conventional lighting function (1) in view of the sense of unity between the injection unit 20 and the lighting unit 10, the fabrication, assembly, construction and expandability of the component elements, etc. In contrast, it can be advantageously applied fixedly to the wall or ceiling of the bathroom, but it can also be applied as a mobile. Figure 2 shows a front and rear perspective view of the shower (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 3 and 4 show an exploded perspective view and a cross-sectional assembly structure of the shower (1), respectively. 5 shows a cross-sectional structure diagram of the lighting unit 10 constituting the shower 1. 6 and 7 show real pictures of the shower 1 and the lighting unit 10, respectively.

The injection unit 20 basically includes a plurality of nozzles 210 for injecting a body of water, and the plurality of nozzles 210 may be integrally provided on one surface of a distribution tank 220 that is selectively provided. . The distribution tank 220 corresponds to the body of the injection unit 20, and the cold / hot water inlet 230 is provided on the opposite surface on which the nozzle 210 is formed. Cold and hot water inlet 230 is connected to the cold and hot water supply pipe (not shown). As described later, the distribution tank 220 constituting the body of the injection unit 20 is implemented to realize a sense of unity between the injection unit 20 and the illumination unit 10 by implementing the illumination unit 10 as a surface light source. It is desirable to produce a thin plate of several cm thickness. In addition, the plurality of nozzles 210 are arranged uniformly on one surface of the distribution tank 220 in the form of an array, and the transparent plate 100 of the lighting unit 10 as described later in order to make the shower 1 as a whole thin. It is desirable to minimize the increase in thickness due to the series combination of the injection unit 20 and the illumination unit 10 by penetrating and exposed to the outside.

On the other hand, when applied to the fixed shower (1) to be installed on the wall or ceiling of the bathroom, the plate-shaped distribution tank 220 can be easily produced in a large area corresponding to the area required to spray the nozzle (210). In addition, when the plate-shaped distribution tank 220 is manufactured to cover the entire rear surface of the back side of the lighting unit 10 transparent plate 100 to be described later, the water stream is sprayed by the nozzle 210 exposed to the front of the transparent plate 100 The area and the surface illumination area can be substantially the same, thereby greatly improving the sense of unity or design between the two.

Optionally, the plate-shaped distribution tank 220 may be provided with one or more alignment protrusions 240. The alignment protrusion 240 facilitates the process of assembling the injection unit 20 to the lighting unit 10 and also serves to strengthen the coupling force between the injection unit 20 and the lighting unit 10 in the assembled state.

The lighting unit 10 is responsible for the lighting function in the shower. Illumination function by the lighting unit 10 may be made in conjunction with the operation of the injection unit 20 of the shower (1) or independently of the operation of the injection unit 20. As described above, the present invention is one of the ultimate purposes to realize a sense of unity between the injection unit 20 and the illumination unit 10, for this purpose, the illumination unit 10 is provided in the form of a surface lighting device capable of uniform illumination in the entire area It is preferable.

As an example of such a surface lighting device, in particular, a direct type LED lighting device according to Korean Patent No. 10-1657295 may be advantageously applied, and as a matter not specified in the present specification, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1657295 The matter described may be referred to as part of the present invention. Direct type LED surface lighting apparatus according to the Patent No. 10-1657295 is a transparent plate 100 as shown in Figure 5; And a plurality of LED elements 165 disposed on one side of the transparent plate 100. In view of the thinning of the illumination unit 10, the transparent plate 100 as the light guide panel is preferably made, for example, a few cm thick. In addition, in view of uniform illumination of the lighting unit 10, the transparent plate 100 has a plurality of reflecting grooves 110 and receiving grooves 120 formed to correspond to each of the plurality of LED elements 165 opposite to each other. To be provided. In the drawing, the reflective groove 110 is provided on the upper surface of the transparent plate 100, and the receiving groove 120 is provided on the lower surface of the transparent plate 100, respectively. In addition, the reflective pattern 130 is formed on the lower surface of the transparent plate 100 except for the receiving groove 120, and the reflective ink 140 is integrally formed on the reflective pattern 130. The loss can be minimized to increase the brightness and improve the uniformity of the irradiation light. The plurality of LED elements 165 are provided in an array form on the printed circuit board 160, and the printed circuit board 160 is transparent so that the plurality of LED elements 165 are inserted into the receiving groove 120. It is attached and assembled by the adhesive layer 150 in the state arrange | positioned at the lower surface side of the board | plate 100. The external power line 195 is connected to the printed circuit board 160.

The transparent plate 100 includes a plurality of nozzle holes 170 uniformly formed around the plurality of LED elements 165. Accordingly, the injection unit 20 is coupled to the back side of the lighting unit 10, each of the plurality of nozzles 210 are coupled to be inserted into the nozzle hole 170 of the transparent plate 100, the injection unit 20 In the case where) is physically manufactured separately and then coupled in a state of being disposed on the rear surface of the lighting unit 10, the unity and thinning in the coupling state between the injection unit 20 and the lighting unit 10 may be sufficiently realized.

An alignment hole 180 may be selectively provided on the transparent plate 100. The alignment hole 180 is an element corresponding to the alignment protrusion 240 provided in the plate-shaped distribution tank 220. Accordingly, the alignment protrusion 240 is inserted into the alignment hole 180 in a state in which the injection unit 20 and the lighting unit 10 are coupled, thereby facilitating the assembly process as described above, and in the assembled state. Firmly bond between the sand 20 and the lighting unit 10.

In addition, the transparent plate 100 may be selectively provided in the nozzle groove 190. In the state in which the spray unit 20 is coupled to the lighting unit 10, the end of the nozzle 210 is exposed outside the nozzle hole 170 rather than embedded in the nozzle hole 170 of the transparent plate 100 so that the nozzle is exposed. Contact with water on the inner wall surface of the ball 170 is preferably suppressed as much as possible. In this case, a nozzle groove 190 concave grooved along the external exposure surface of the nozzle hole 170 is provided, so that the nozzle 210 has an end in the nozzle groove in the coupled state between the spray unit 20 and the lighting unit 10. 190 is housed inside. Accordingly, the step difference between the end of the nozzle 210 and the outermost surface of the transparent plate 100 may be eliminated, thereby minimizing damage of the exterior of the shower 1 by the protruding nozzle 210.

The injection unit 20 and the lighting unit 10 is preferably coupled to the plate 30 distribution tank 220 and the transparent plate 100 to the bolt 30 in order to facilitate the attachment and detachment. To this end, the plate-shaped distribution tank 220 is provided with a flange in the horizontal direction, the bolt 30 is coupled to the transparent plate 100 via this flange. However, when constructing the shower (1) in the wall or ceiling buried type, the injection unit 20 is also possible to permanently fixed to the lighting unit 10 using an adhesive or the like.

The shower 1 according to the present invention is generally intended to be installed in a wall or ceiling buried type, for example, the shower 1 is one or more support wires 40 so that it can be installed in the form of hanging on the upper structure, such as the ceiling ) May be further included. In the embodiment the support wire 40 is illustrated as being symmetrically provided at the side edges of the plate-shaped distribution tank 220.

On the other hand, the arrangement form of the plurality of nozzle holes 170 and the processing method of the nozzle groove 190 is determined according to the array form of the nozzle 210, in the embodiment is illustrated as a square lattice form, but is not limited thereto.

According to the integrated light shower (1) according to the present invention as described above, while configuring the injection unit 20 with the plate-shaped distribution tank 220 and a plurality of nozzles 210 of the array type provided integrally therewith, the Republic of Korea registration The surface lighting apparatus according to Patent No. 10-1657295 is composed of an illumination unit 10, and the plate-shaped injection unit 20 is integrally coupled to the back side of the illumination unit 10, thereby making it possible to achieve a large area and a lighting unit 10. The unity between the injection parts 20 is excellent. In addition, such a light integrated shower (1) is excellent in the fabrication, assembly and construction of each component element compared to the conventional, and also excellent in the expandability according to the construction situation when the shower (1) in one module.

The foregoing descriptions relate to specific embodiments of the present invention, but the embodiments according to the present invention are disclosed for the purpose of description and are not to be understood as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, all such modifications and variations can be understood as fall within the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims or their equivalents.

Claims

Injection unit; And an illumination unit comprising: a shower unit comprising:

The injection unit includes a plurality of nozzles,

The lighting unit is a transparent plate; And a plurality of LED elements disposed on one side of the transparent plate, wherein the transparent plate includes a plurality of reflective grooves formed on an upper surface thereof and corresponding to each of the plurality of LED elements; A plurality of accommodating grooves formed on the lower surface thereof to accommodate each of the plurality of LED elements; And a nozzle hole uniformly formed around the plurality of LED elements.

The spraying unit is coupled to the back side of the lighting unit, the integrated shower shower, characterized in that coupled to each of the plurality of nozzles are inserted into the nozzle hole of the transparent plate.
The integrated showerhead of claim 1, wherein the jetting unit further comprises a plate-shaped distribution tank having a cold / hot water inlet, and the plurality of nozzles are integrally provided on one surface of the plate-shaped distribution tank.
3. The integrated light shower of claim 2, wherein the plate distribution tank covers the entire area of the transparent plate.
3. The integrated light shower of claim 2, wherein the plate-shaped distribution tank is bolted to the transparent plate.
According to claim 2, The plate-shaped distribution tank is provided with one or more alignment projections, The transparent plate is provided with an alignment hole through which the alignment projections, the alignment projections in the state in which the injection unit and the lighting unit is coupled to the alignment Integrated light shower, characterized in that inserted into the ball.
The integrated shower head of claim 1, further comprising one or more support wires.
The integrated showerhead of claim 1, wherein a nozzle groove is provided on a front surface of the transparent plate, and an end portion of the nozzle is accommodated in the nozzle groove while the injection unit and the lighting unit are coupled to each other.
The integrated light shower of claim 1, wherein the integrated light shower is wall or ceiling mounted.