JPH04651B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a bathroom vanity in which the frontage of the vanity mirror portion can be freely adjusted and the illumination effect is improved.

[Conventional technology]

In the past, washstands were generally designed to fit the standard installation width of a building, and the mainstream was a component type that integrated a cabinet, a washbowl, and a vanity mirror. This component type product has a modular side cabinet placed on the side of the cabinet or makeup mirror, and is available in a variety of specifications to accommodate changes in installation width.

On the other hand, instead of placing the vanity next to the bathroom or installing it in the washroom, due to improvements in the decorativeness of cabinets and makeup mirrors, the layout of the vanity is being treated almost the same as furniture. It was also late. In other words, the development of bathroom vanities is based on the idea that the installation position of the bathroom vanity is no longer limited as in the past, and that it is sufficient to have a layout that matches the living space, and that the space is multifunctional. is having a big impact on

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

If the installation position is not limited and the layout is freely arranged in this way, the installation width will inevitably change depending on each consumer, and the need for width adjustment will arise. In response to this, the width has been widely adjusted by providing fillers on the sides of cabinets and makeup mirrors.

However, when a filler is used, the filler is completely different from other cabinet members in terms of function and use, and the harmony with the surroundings may be impaired. For example, if you systemize the entire system instead of using component types and apply it to a type that allows the size of the cabinet to be changed within a certain range depending on the frontage, the original system function will be lacking. .

Furthermore, in the construction of fillers, the filler is generally cut to accommodate the shortage of frontage and then attached to a predetermined position. For this reason, the quality of the constructed object is greatly influenced by the skill of the constructor, so manufacturers and distributors need to provide sufficient training to the constructor, and also have to bear the burden of supervision and management. The problem is that it is also large.

On the other hand, lighting plays a major role in a bathroom vanity, considering its purpose. This lighting is
Ball lamps above mirrors and fluorescent lights running toward the frontage are generally used as lighting equipment. Also,
Some have lighting fixtures installed vertically on both sides of the mirror.

However, these lighting fixtures are fixed at predetermined positions, and the relative positional relationship between the mirror and the person standing in front of it does not change. From this point of view, it is important to check whether there is sufficient lighting according to the frontage, whether the most appropriate lighting is being obtained for the user, or whether lighting fixtures are placed on the side of the mirror, depending on the width of the mirror. When considering whether the lighting is sufficient or not, it can be said that it is more convenient to make the position of the lighting equipment changeable. Changing the position of the lighting fixture in accordance with the installation position and the user's request in this way is one point that should be improved in the conventional bathroom vanity.

Therefore, the present invention enables good installation work without disturbing the overall harmony, especially when used as a system, by arranging lighting equipment for width adjustment instead of the conventional width adjustment using fillers etc. The purpose is to make it possible to do so and to optimize the lighting effect.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bathroom vanity in which a mirror and a lighting fixture are laid out on the side of the mirror, in which the back of the lighting fixture overlaps the front of the end of the mirror in the frontage direction. The arrangement is such that
Further, the lighting device is characterized in that the lighting device is held movably in the frontage direction.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, features of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the washstand of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view.

The illustrated example is of a system type that combines a floor cabinet A, left and right side cabinets B, and an upper cabinet C at the upper end.
A counter D extending over the entire frontage is provided above the floor cabinet A, and a washbasin E is placed at a position slightly biased to the right. Further, a mirror 1 is installed between the left and right side cabinets B, and a pair of lighting fixtures 2 are arranged between this mirror and the side cabinets B.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts showing the frontage adjustment using the mirror 1 and the lighting fixture 2, and FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view showing the mounting structure of the lighting fixture 2. In addition, Fig. 3 a, b, and c are the - lines in Fig. 4, respectively.
It is a cross section at the position of the - line and the - line arrow.

As shown in Fig. 3, a back plate 1a made of plywood or the like is adhered to the back side of the mirror 1 with elastic double-sided tape 1b, and two parts on the left and right ends are fixed to the wall and connected to the lighting fixtures 2. The base 3 for use is fixed. This base 3 has a concave portion 3 that is open on the wall side.
d and an extending portion 3e that comes into contact with the back of the back plate 1a, and the extending portion 3e is positioned in a notch 1c provided on the back surface of the end portion of the back plate 1a, and is fixed with screws 3f. Three screw holes 3a, 3b, and 3c are arranged vertically in the concave portion 3d facing the front. In addition, instead of the one in the example, base 3
It is also possible to have a concave cross section without the extending portion 3e and fix this to the side end surface of the back plate 1a with screws 3f.

At the left and right ends of the mirror 1, there are sliders 4 for adjusting the frontage.
are connected so as to be movable in the frontage direction. This slider 4 has a length almost equal to the entire length in the height direction of the mirror 1, and as is clear from FIG. It has a curved bent part. Further, elongated holes 4a, 4b, and 4c are opened in a horizontal position so that the positions in the vertical direction are aligned with the holes 3a to 3c provided in the base 3. Further, a gasket 5 is interposed between the back surface of the slider 4 and the front surface of the mirror 1 over almost the entire length in the height direction to prevent water from entering the slider 4.

Moreover, the housing 6 of the lighting fixture 2 is integrated with the front surface of the slider 4. This housing 6 is
It has a substantially concave cross section with an open front surface made of a thin synthetic resin sheet, and a reinforcing back plate 6e is arranged on the back surface, and a mounting plate 6f for a fluorescent lamp is provided on the front surface. In addition, the elongated hole 6a whose height position matches the hole 3c of the base 3 and the elongated hole 4c of the slider 4 is formed using a synthetic resin sheet, and the back plate 6e.
and the mounting plate 6f, and further the base 3
A long hole 6b that matches the hole 3a of the slider 4 and the long hole 4a of the slider 4 is formed in the back plate 6e. Additionally, inside the housing 6 there are fluorescent lights and electrical wiring (not shown).
etc., and a cover 6c on the front (see Figure 1)
is attached removably. Note that the hollow portions formed on the left and right sides of the housing 6 are filled with foamed polystyrene 6d to illuminate only the front side so that the light from the fluorescent lamp does not leak to the left and right.

The mirror 1, slider 4, and housing 6 described above are each integrated with screws and fixed to the wall W of the installation frontage. That is, as shown in FIG. 3b, the wall fixing screw 7 is inserted through the hole 3b and screwed into the wall W, thereby attaching the mirror 1 through the base 3.
is fixed. Further, the width adjustment screw 8 inserted through the elongated hole 4a of the slider 4 is screwed into the hole 3a of the base 3 as a machine screw, and the elongated hole 6a of the housing 6 is further screwed into the hole 3a of the base 3.
A fixing screw 9 is provided which is inserted through the elongated hole 4c of the slider 4 and the hole 3c of the base 3 and screwed into the wall W.

The assembly procedure using these screws 7 to 9 will be explained below with reference to FIG.

First, using the base 3 integrated with the mirror 1, these are fixed or temporarily fixed to the wall W as shown in FIG. 3b. In other words, in FIG. 3b, the wall fixing screw 7 is shown with the slider 4 and housing 6 removed.
is inserted through the hole 3b of the base 3 to fix the mirror 1 and the base 3 at a predetermined position on the wall W. Next, the slider 4 is placed in a position along the front surface of the end of the mirror 1, and the frontage adjustment screw 8 is screwed into the hole 3a of the base 3 as a machine screw, as shown in FIG. become Note that even if the slider 4 is integrated with the base 3 in advance, the elongated hole 4b of the slider 4
The wall fixing screw 7 can be screwed in using a screwdriver.

Furthermore, the housing 6 is set on the front surface of the slider 4, and the fixing screws 9 are inserted in this order into the elongated hole 6a of the housing 6, the elongated hole 4c of the slider 4, and the hole 3c of the base 3 as shown in FIG. Screw 9 to the wall W
Screw into.

By the above procedure, the housing 6 can be fixed to both ends of the mirror 1. In this fixing work, the housing 6 of the lighting fixture 2 can be swung left and right by moving the slider 4 in the frontage direction, and this is used to adjust the frontage of the installation.

5 and 6 show the case where the housing 6 of the lighting fixture 2 placed on the right side is moved to the right side by the maximum amount. Further, FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C represent cross-sectional views taken along the -, - and - line arrow positions in FIG. 6, respectively.

The frontage is adjusted after the mirror 1 and base 3 are fixed or temporarily fixed using wall fixing screws 7. That is, before the housing 6 is attached, the frontage adjustment screw 8 shown in FIG. 3c is loosened to make the slider 4 movable relative to the base 3.
Then, the slider 4 is moved rightward by a necessary amount from the state shown in FIG. 3 so that an appropriate frontage size is obtained for the left and right side cabinets B. Note that in the case of the slider 4 placed on the left, it is natural to move it to the left. After setting the slider 4 at an appropriate position, the slider 4 is connected and fixed to the base 3 by tightening the frontage adjustment screw 8.

In this frontage adjustment, the head of the wall fixing screw 7 is relatively movable within the elongated hole 4b of the slider 4, so that the work can be carried out with the base 3 fixed to the wall W. When the housing 6 is integrated in the final process, the portions where the fixing screw 9 passes through the housing 6 and the base 4 have elongated holes 6a and 4.
Since c is open, there is no problem in screwing in the fixing screw 9.

In the width adjustment described above, even if the slider 4 is moved to the position where the width is the largest as shown in FIG. 5, the housing 6 of the lighting fixture 2 overlaps the front surface of the end of the mirror 1. Therefore, even if the installation width of the mirror 1 portion is much larger than the width of the mirror 1, the width can be adjusted using the lighting fixture 2 without exposing the wall W.

Further, adjusting the frontage using the lighting fixture 2 itself means that the illumination source moves from side to side with respect to the mirror 1, so the form of illumination also changes. For this reason,
In a case where only the mirror 1 and the lighting fixture 2 are provided on the wall W instead of being incorporated into the system as shown in FIG. 1, the position of the lighting fixture 2 can be freely changed during installation. Therefore, the most preferable lighting effect can be obtained by appropriately arranging the lighting fixture 2 with respect to the mirror 1 depending on the indoor environment in which the vanity is placed.

In this way, the frontage adjustment using the lighting fixture 2 can realize an illumination form that is adapted not only to the construction aspect but also to the user and the environment, which brings about unprecedented advantages.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the bathroom vanity of the present invention, by making the housing of the lighting fixture placed on the side of the mirror movable in the frontage direction,
The frontage around the mirror can be adjusted. Therefore, compared to the conventional case where the filler is cut, this work is not necessary, so the frontage adjustment work at the time of installation can be easily performed, and the workability can be improved. Additionally, compared to conventional construction in which a filler is installed, which tends to create a dead space, the mirror changes the frontage dimensions within the usable range, eliminating loss of space. Therefore, when the mirror is installed as a system together with the surrounding cabinets, it is possible to maintain harmony as a whole, and the original function and appearance of the system are not deteriorated. Furthermore, by moving the lighting equipment, the illumination form for the mirror can be freely changed, and an optimal lighting effect can be obtained that adapts to the user and the surrounding environment.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a washstand showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of main parts showing the arrangement structure of a mirror and lighting equipment, and Fig. 4 5 is a partially cutaway front view showing the arrangement of the slider and the housing, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are a cross-sectional view and a front view of the main part showing the case where the slider is moved by the maximum amount. 1: Mirror, 2: Lighting equipment, 3: Base, 4: Slider, 5: Packing, 6: Housing, 7: Wall fixing screw, 8: Width adjustment screw, 9: Fixing screw, W:
wall surface.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom vanity in which a mirror and a lighting fixture are laid out on the side of the mirror, where the back of the lighting fixture overlaps the front of the end of the mirror in the frontage direction, and the lighting fixture is placed in the frontage direction. A washstand characterized by being movably held.