JP4915802B2 - Mirror cabinet lighting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mirror cabinet. More specifically, the present invention relates to a structure of a lighting device provided on an upper part of a mirror cabinet of a vanity.

  A vanity is composed of a vanity cabinet fitted with a vanity bowl and a mirror cabinet provided with a mirror attached in contact with the upper edge of the vanity. Usually, an illumination lamp is attached to the upper part of the mirror cabinet. Various types of illumination lamps such as incandescent lamps and fluorescent lamps are assembled to the luminaire main body, and the above illuminating lamps are generally covered with an illumination cover, and both form an integral part of the mirror cabinet. Yes.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a vanity made up of the above-described known mirror cabinet A and wash cabinet B, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the mirror cabinet A along line YY in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a lighting device D including a lighting fixture body 6 and a lighting cover 9 covering the lighting fixture body 6 is provided on the upper part of the mirror cabinet A including the mirror 7. The illumination lamp 61 is assembled.

  The lighting cover 9 is composed of an upper piece 91 and a lower piece 92, and the upper piece 91 and the lower piece 92 form a substantially V-shaped acute corner that protrudes toward the front, thereby providing sharp and linearity. The design is emphasized.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 1 below, there is a hair wash basin cabinet in which an inclined surface having a downward slope is formed at the top of a cabinet body, a wash bowl is provided on the inclined surface, and a hot water tap is provided on the wash bowl. FIG. 1 shows a lighting cover whose front face protrudes at an acute angle. And this hair washing / washing cabinet describes the effect of greatly improving the design as well as the usability.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-289458 (pages 1 to 3, FIG. 1)

  The lighting cover attached to the hair washing / washing cabinet shown in FIG. 1 of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 has a sharp design with enhanced linearity like the lighting cover 9 shown in FIG. However, since a large load is applied to the tip of the mold in order to mold it into an acute angle, it requires considerable strength, and the upper and lower pieces of the lighting cover that constitute the acute angle are compressed and elastically deformed. When attaching to and detaching from the luminaire main body, there is a problem that a portion bent at an acute angle is easily cracked or cracked due to residual stress.

  The present invention solves such problems, and provides a mirror cabinet lighting device that is excellent in strength while maintaining linearity in design, and that can easily attach and detach the lighting cover to the lighting fixture body. Let it be an issue.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means. In other words, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lighting device provided at the upper part of the mirror cabinet of the vanity, and is detachably attached to the lighting fixture main body provided on the upper edge of the mirror and the lighting fixture main body. A lighting cover that is elastically engaged, and the lighting cover is formed of an elongated body including an upper piece and a lower piece that form a substantially V-shaped corner portion in a cross section, and the corner portion projecting forward and the upper piece There is provided a mirror cabinet lighting device in which a ridge is formed by providing a raised portion along the longitudinal direction of the elongated body between the mounting portion of the lighting fixture main body and the lighting fixture body.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the mirror cabinet lighting device, the widthwise end of the upper piece forming the lighting cover is bent upward to form an upper locking piece. The width direction end of the lower piece is bent downward to form a lower locking piece, and the lighting cover is detachably engaged with the lighting fixture body by the upper locking piece and the lower locking piece.

  According to a third aspect of the mirror cabinet lighting device of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the invention, the lighting cover is formed of a hard resin having elasticity. Examples of such a synthetic resin include hard vinyl chloride resin, polypropylene resin, ABS resin, and polycarbonate resin.

  The mirror cabinet lighting device according to the first aspect of the present invention is as described above, and includes a lighting fixture body provided on the upper edge of the mirror and a lighting cover that is elastically engaged with the lighting fixture body, and the lighting cover includes an upper piece, It consists of an elongated body having a substantially V-shaped corner portion formed in a cross section by a lower piece, and the length of the elongated body between the corner portion protruding forward and the attachment portion of the upper piece and the lighting fixture body. Since the ridge line is formed along the direction, the linearity of the mirror cabinet lighting device is maintained, and the entire bathroom vanity including the mirror cabinet has a sharp appearance and is excellent in design. It becomes.

  In addition, by providing the raised portion, the angle forming the corner portion becomes closer to an obtuse angle compared to a known lighting cover, so that the stress applied to the tip of the molding die during manufacturing is dispersed to reduce the residual stress. Can do. As a result, it is possible to prevent cracking or cracking when the illumination lamp is used. Furthermore, the formation of the raised portion increases the internal space of the lighting cover, and can prevent a temperature rise in the lighting cover due to heat generated by the lighting lamp.

  The mirror cabinet lighting device according to claim 2 is as described above. In addition to the effects of the mirror cabinet lighting device according to claim 1, an upper locking piece is formed at the widthwise end of the upper piece of the lighting cover. Since the lower locking piece is formed at the widthwise end of the lower piece, the lighting cover is detachably attached to the lighting fixture body by pressing the upper locking piece and the lower locking piece. be able to.

  The mirror cabinet lighting device according to claim 3 is as described above. In addition to the effects of the mirror cabinet lighting device according to claim 1, the lighting cover is made of a hard resin having elasticity. By compressing the piece, the lower locking piece and the upper locking piece are elastically deformed with a small force, and the lighting cover can be easily attached to and detached from the lighting fixture body.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vanity with a mirror cabinet lighting device C according to the present invention attached thereto. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vanity unit includes a mirror cabinet A and a wash cabinet B, and a mirror cabinet lighting device C is attached to the upper edge of the mirror 7 of the mirror cabinet A.

  The mirror cabinet lighting device C includes a lighting fixture body 6 having an illumination lamp 61 and a lighting cover 1 that is detachably elastically engaged with the lighting fixture body 6. The lighting cover 1 includes an upper piece 1 a and a lower piece 1 b. It is formed from the elongate body which consists of. And the illumination cover 1 covers the said illumination lamp 61, and is attached to the lighting fixture main body 6 so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the length of the lighting cover 1 extends from the substantially V-shaped corner portion 2 protruding in front of the lighting cover 1 to the upper piece 1 a and the mounting portion 3 of the lighting fixture body 6. A ridge line 4 is formed along the direction to form a ridge line 4, and a gentle slope part 5 is formed between the ridge line 4 and the attachment part 3. Further, the widthwise end of the upper piece 1a is bent upward to form an upper locking piece 11a, and similarly, the widthwise end of the lower piece 1b is bent downward to lower the lower locking piece 11b. Forming.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the lighting cover 1. As shown by a dotted line in FIG. 3, since the angle α forming a substantially V shape is closer to an obtuse angle as compared with the known illumination cover 9, the stress applied to the tip of the molding die at the time of manufacture is dispersed, and normal molding is performed. It can be easily produced by the method. Further, since the gently inclined surface 5 is formed, the upper engaging piece 11a and the lower engaging piece 11b are moved with a small force by compressing the gently inclined surface 5 and the lower piece 11b as indicated by arrows. The lighting cover 1 can be easily attached to and detached from the lighting fixture body 6 due to elastic deformation.

  Further, from the viewpoint of molding the synthetic resin, the residual stress decreases as the angle α approaches the obtuse angle, so that it is possible to prevent cracking or cracking during use. Moreover, since the ridgeline 4 extended in the length direction of the upper piece 1a of the lighting cover 1 configured as described above is disposed above the vanity, it does not enter the user's field of view. The linearity of the appearance of the mirror cabinet lighting device C can be maintained. Therefore, the design of the entire vanity according to the present invention also has a sharp appearance and is excellent in design.

  In the present embodiment, the upper locking piece 11a and the lower locking piece 11b are extended to the width direction end of the lighting cover 1, but are not extended and include a plurality of upper and lower ends. A claw-like locking portion may be provided in a protruding manner. Thus, the design of the present invention is freely changeable, and belongs to the technical scope of the present invention without departing from the scope of the claims.

It is a perspective view which shows the bathroom vanity which attached the mirror cabinet illuminating device concerning this invention. It is sectional drawing of the mirror cabinet which follows the XX line in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the illumination cover concerning this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the bathroom vanity which consists of a well-known mirror cabinet and a bathroom cabinet. It is sectional drawing of the mirror cabinet which follows the YY line in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

A Mirror cabinet B Wash cabinet C Mirror cabinet lighting device D according to the present invention Mirror cabinet lighting device 9 in the known art 9 Known lighting cover 91 Upper piece 92 Lower piece 1 Lighting cover 1a Upper piece 11a Upper locking piece 1b according to the present invention Lower piece 11b Lower locking piece 2 Corner portion 3 Mounting portion 4 Ridge line 5 Slightly inclined surface 6 Lighting fixture body 61 Illuminating lamp 7 Mirror 8 Washing bowl

Claims (3)

  A lighting device provided on an upper part of a mirror cabinet of a vanity, comprising: a lighting fixture body provided on an upper edge of the mirror; and a lighting cover that is detachably elastically engaged with the lighting fixture body. Consists of an elongated body consisting of an upper piece and a lower piece forming a substantially V-shaped corner in the cross section, between the corner projecting forward and the mounting portion between the upper piece and the lighting fixture body. A mirror cabinet lighting device in which a ridge is formed by providing a raised portion along the longitudinal direction of the elongated body.   The width direction end of the upper piece forming the lighting cover is bent upward to form an upper locking piece, and the width direction end of the lower piece is bent downward to form a lower locking piece, The mirror cabinet lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting cover is detachably engaged with the lighting fixture body by the upper locking piece and the lower locking piece.   The mirror cabinet lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting cover is formed of a hard resin having elasticity.

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