JP2000041810A - Mirror fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a mirror mounting device used as an upper fixing device which does not drop due to vibration or the like after mounting the mirror, does not impair the waterproof function, and is used at low cost. . The mirror locking device comprises a mirror locking device and a fixing device, wherein the mirror locking device is a hook-shaped mirror locking portion that locks a substrate located on a back surface of the mirror and an upper end surface of a mirror extending from an upper portion thereof. A fixing hole attached to a wall surface via a packing material, a locking claw portion, and a locking piece having spring elasticity. The fixing part of the fixture is attached to the wall surface through the packing material in the slide hole of the stopper, the locking claw part of the fixture locks around the slide hole, and the mirror locking tool is pushed down to lock the mirror. The locking piece is fitted and locked in the slide hole when the part locks the upper end surface of the mirror at a predetermined position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mirror mounting device suitable for fixing an upper portion of a mirror when mounting a mirror on a wall surface of a bathroom unit or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, a mirror 3 is mounted on a wall of a bathroom unit by upper fixtures 1a, 1a and lower fixtures 2, 2. As shown in FIG. 9, the upper fixture 1a has a hook-shaped bent portion 101 at one end and a mounting hole 102 which is a long hole. As shown in FIG. 8, the lower fixture has a mirror mounting portion 201 at one end bent into a hook shape and a mounting hole 202. The upper fixture 1a and the lower fixture 2 are fixed at predetermined positions with screws using respective mounting holes 102 and 202 via a packing material.
Next, the mirror 3 is mounted on the mirror mounting portion 201 of the lower fixture 2,
Next, the upper fixture 1a was pushed down using the mounting hole 102, which is a long hole, to lock the upper end surface of the mirror 3 in the hook-shaped bent portion 101. The packing material is used for waterproofing.

The above-mentioned upper fixture 1a has a mounting hole 102
Because it is a long hole, it needs to be pushed down, so it was loosely mounted on the wall of the bathroom unit. For this reason, when vibration or the like occurs in the bathroom unit, the loosely mounted upper fixture 1a may shift upward and move, so that the hook-shaped bent portion 101 of the upper fixture 1a is locked by the mirror 3 There was a risk that the mirror 3 would fall off the upper end face of the mirror and drop.

[0004] An upper fixing device that solves the above-mentioned problem is proposed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-71571. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the mounting hole 103 of the upper fixture 1b is composed of a vertically elongated hole, an elongated hole extending substantially horizontally from the upper end of the elongated hole, and a substantially circular hole at the end thereof. Things. To mount the mirror on the wall of the bathroom unit, the upper fixture 1b and the lower fixture 2 shown in FIG.
02, and then mount the mirror 3 on the mirror mounting portion 201 of the lower fixture 2, and then lower the upper fixture 1b by using the vertically long hole of the mounting hole 103. The upper end surface of the mirror 3 is locked in the hook-shaped bent portion 101 by pushing down and further moving the screw to a position where the screw fits into the substantially circular hole by using the elongated hole extending in the substantially horizontal direction. In this case, even if vibrations or the like occur in the bathroom unit, the upper fixture 1b moves upward due to the horizontal elongated holes,
The mirror does not fall.

Further, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 7-16665 proposes an upper fixing device composed of a plug tool 11 shown in FIG. 11 and a receiving tool 12 shown in FIG. The insertion tool 11 has a hook-shaped bent portion 111 at one end, cuts out the center portion toward the other end, forms insertion portions 112, 112 on both sides thereof, and has a locking claw 113, 113 are provided. Holder 12
Are bent at both ends so that the insertion portions 112, 112
Are formed, and a mounting hole 122 is provided.

The mirror 3 is mounted on the wall 7 of the bathroom unit as shown in FIG. The mounting procedure is as follows. First, the lower fixture 2 is mounted at two predetermined positions on the left and right sides of the wall surface 7 of the bathroom unit with screws using the mounting holes 202 via a packing material. Next, the receiving member 12 is mounted on the wall surface 7 of the bathroom unit at two predetermined positions on the left and right sides through the packing material 5 through the mounting holes 12.
Use 2 to install with screws. Next, the mirror is mounted on the mirror mounting portion 201 of the lower fixture 2. Next, the insertion parts 112, 112 of the insertion tool 11 are inserted into the insertion parts 121, 121 of the receiving tool 12 from above, and the locking claws 11 thereof are inserted.
The mirror 3 is attached to the wall surface 7 of the bathroom unit by engaging the lower end of the mirror 3 with the lower end of the mirror 3 in the bent portion 111.

[0007]

However, in the case of the upper fixture described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-71571,
Place the mirror on the lower fixture, then push down on the upper fixture using the vertical slot, and use the elongated slot to extend the mirror horizontally until the screw fits into the substantially circular hole. However, there is a problem that the packing material may be deformed due to friction between the packing material and the upper fixing member when moving the packing material, and the waterproof function may not be achieved.

Further, in the case of the upper fixing device described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-16665, once the fixing device is fixed, it does not move and the packing material does not rub, so that
It does not impair the waterproof function. However, it has the following disadvantages. That is, in order to lock the locking claw provided at the insertion portion of the insertion tool to the lower end of the receiving tool, the outer width between the locking claws must be larger than the inner width of the receiving portion of the receiving tool. Therefore, when inserting the insertion portion into the insertion target portion, the pair of locking claws are deformed so that the width between the distal ends of the insertion portions becomes small so that the pair of locking claws can be inserted into the insertion target portion, and the locking claw is inserted. It is necessary to restore the original width after passing through the section. Since the insertion portion must be deformed in the plane direction, it is difficult to cause large deformation. Therefore, when inserting the insertion portion into the insertion target portion, if the outer width between the locking claws is too large, it becomes difficult to insert the insertion portion into the insertion target portion, and if the outer width between the locking claws is too small, the insertion tool is used. Even if the plug is inserted into the inserted portion, the locking claw is insufficiently locked to the inserted portion, so that it is difficult to securely fix the claw. Sufficient dimensional accuracy is required in order for the insertion part to be easily inserted into the insertion target part and to be securely fixed by the locking claw.
There is a problem that the cost is high as a mirror fixture.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and there is no danger that the mirror will be displaced upward due to vibration after installation and the mirror will fall, and the waterproof function will not be impaired. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mirror mounting tool suitably used as a mirror.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mirror mounting device comprising a mirror locking device and a fixing device for mounting the mirror locking device on a wall surface. The stopper has a substrate located on the back of the mirror and a hook-shaped mirror locking portion for locking the upper end surface of the mirror extending from the upper part thereof. Has a fixing portion attached to the wall surface, a locking claw portion, and a locking piece having spring elasticity, and is fixed when the fixing portion of the fixing device is mounted on the wall surface in the slide hole of the mirror locking device. The locking claw portion of the fixture locks around the slide hole, and when the mirror locking portion is pushed down and the mirror locking portion locks the upper end surface of the mirror in a predetermined position, the locking piece of the fixing device. Are fitted and locked in the slide holes of the mirror locking device.

[0011]

The mirror mounting device of the present invention does not need to be moved once the fixing device is mounted, so that it can be mounted firmly and does not move due to vibration or the like. When the upper end surface of the mirror is locked by the mirror locking portion, the locking piece of the fixing tool is fitted and locked in the slide hole of the mirror locking tool by its spring elasticity. Therefore, even if an upward force is applied due to vibration or the like, the mirror locking member does not move upward. Since the fixing member does not move after the attachment, the packing material does not rub against the fixing member, so that the packing material is not deformed and the waterproof function is not impaired. The mirror locking device is attached to the bathroom unit wall by being pressed against the wall of the bathroom unit by the locking claw portion of the fixing device in the slide hole. Therefore, if the width of the locking claw is made larger than the difference between the width of the slide hole of the mirror locking tool and the width of the locking piece of the fixing tool, the mirror locking tool is disengaged from the locking claw of the fixing tool. Never. Since the width of the locking claw portion can be made with a sufficient size, strict dimensional accuracy is not required for the mirror locking tool. Further, the difference between the length of the sliding hole of the mirror locking device and the length of the sum of the length of the fixing portion of the fixing device and the length of the locking piece is defined as the storage allowance of the mirror locking portion of the mirror locking portion. If it is made larger, the upper end surface of the mirror will not fall off the mirror locking portion of the mirror locking tool and will not fall. Since the mirror allowance of the mirror locking part can be manufactured with a sufficient margin, the fixture does not need to have strict dimensional accuracy. That is, since the mirror locking device and the fixing device can be designed to absorb the dimensional error of each other, precise processing is not required, and a low-cost mirror mounting device can be provided.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings based on embodiments. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a mirror fixture according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows FIG.
FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the mirror lock of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the fixture of FIG. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a method of installing the mirror fixture shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a mirror lock 13 made of stainless steel. The substrate 1 has a mirror lock 131 and a slide hole 132.
33. FIG. 4 shows a fixing device 14 made of stainless steel, in which the locking claws 141 are fixed to the fixing portion 143.
And a locking piece 142 extends from the fixing portion 143. The fixing portion 143 is provided with a mounting hole 144.

In order to mount the mirror 3 on the wall surface of the bathroom unit, first, the lower fixture 2 is mounted at two predetermined positions on the left and right sides of the wall surface 7 of the bathroom unit with screws via a packing material. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the fixing member 14 is firmly fixed to two predetermined positions on the left and right sides of the wall surface 7 of the bathroom unit with the screw 4 via the packing material 5. At this time, the mirror locking device 13 is pressed against the bathroom unit wall by the locking claws 141 of the fixing device 14. Then lower fixture 2
The mirror 3 is mounted on the mirror mounting portion 201 of the mirror. After placing the mirror 3, the mirror lock 13 is pushed down as shown in FIG. By doing so, the upper end surface of the mirror 3 is locked in the mirror locking portion 131 of the mirror locking tool 13 as shown in FIGS. Preferably, the upper end of the mirror 3 is locked via a cushion material 6. In a state in which the upper end surface of the mirror 3 is locked by the mirror locking portion 131, as shown in FIG.
2 is a slide hole 13 of the mirror lock 13 due to its spring elasticity.
2 and the mirror locking device 13 is pressed against the wall surface 7 of the bathroom unit by the locking claws 141, 141 of the fixing device 14, so that the mirror locking device 13 moves upward due to vibration or the like. There is no shift. Therefore, the upper end surface of the mirror 3 does not come off from the mirror locking portion 131 of the mirror locking tool 13.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and there may be changes in the design without departing from the gist of the present invention. Are also included in the present invention.

For example, the slide hole of the mirror locking device and the locking piece of the fixing device are not rectangular but may be semicircular at the end or triangular, and may have any shape as long as they fit and lock each other. .

The number of the locking claws may be one, one, or plural.

According to the fixture for a mirror of the present invention, the fixture can be firmly attached to a wall or the like of a bathroom unit.
It does not move due to vibration or the like. In addition, the locking piece of the fixing tool is fitted and locked in the slide hole of the mirror locking tool by its spring elasticity, and the mirror locking tool does not move upward, so that the mirror may drop due to vibration or the like. There is no. Further, since the fixing member does not move, the packing material does not rub against the fixing member, so that the packing material is not deformed and the waterproof function is not impaired. If the width of the locking claw portion of the fixing device is set to be sufficiently large, the mirror locking device does not come off from the locking claw portion of the fixing device, and the upper end surface of the mirror locking portion of the mirror locking device does not come off. If the absorption margin is set to a sufficiently large size, the upper end surface of the mirror will not come off from the mirror locking portion and will not fall. That is, precise processing is not required for the mirror locking tool and the fixing tool, and a low-cost mirror mounting tool can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a mirror fixture according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the mirror lock of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the fixture of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a method of installing the mirror fixture shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a method of installing the mirror fixture shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a mounted state of a mirror.

8A and 8B show a conventional lower attachment, in which FIG. 8A is a front view and FIG. 8B is a side view.

9A and 9B show a conventional upper fitting, in which FIG. 9A is a front view and FIG. 9B is a side view.

10A and 10B show a conventional upper fitting, in which FIG. 10A is a front view and FIG. 10B is a side view.

11 shows the insertion tool of FIG. 13, wherein (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.

12 shows the receiving tool of FIG. 13, wherein (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.

13A and 13B show a conventional fixture for a mirror, wherein FIG. 13A is a front view and FIG. 13B is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 5 packing material 7 wall of bathroom unit 13 mirror locking device 131 mirror locking portion 132 slide hole 133 substrate 14 fixing device 141 locking claw portion 142 locking piece 143 fixing portion 144 mounting hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mirror locking device and a fixing device for attaching the mirror locking device to a wall surface, wherein the mirror locking device is configured to connect a substrate located on the back surface of the mirror and an upper end surface of a mirror extending from an upper portion thereof. It has a hook-shaped mirror locking portion for locking, a slide hole is provided in the substrate, and the fixing device has a fixing portion attached to the wall surface, a locking claw portion, and a locking piece having spring elasticity. When the fixing portion of the fixing device is mounted on the wall surface in the slide hole of the mirror locking device, the locking claw portion of the fixing device locks around the slide hole, and the mirror locking device is fixed. A mirror mounting device in which the locking piece of the fixing device is fitted and locked in the slide hole of the mirror locking device when the mirror locking portion is pressed down to lock the upper end surface of the mirror at a predetermined position. .