JP2018089182A - Illuminated mirror device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illuminated mirror device including an upper illumination and a front illumination which can be easily operated by detecting a sensor unit. An illuminated mirror device (1) including a mirror unit (2) and a lighting device (4), the lighting device (4) is arranged in front of an upper illumination 410 arranged above the mirror unit (2) and a mirror unit (2). The front lighting 420, the sensor unit 42 that detects the proximity and / or movement of an object, and the control unit 43 that individually controls the lighting and extinguishing of the upper lighting 410 and the front lighting 420 according to the detection result of the sensor unit 42. The illuminated mirror device 1 is controlled by a single sensor unit 42. [Selection diagram] Fig. 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a mirror apparatus with illumination.

  Conventionally, in a mirror device with illumination such as a mirror cabinet provided on a vanity or the like, an illumination device is arranged around the mirror portion. Further, in such a mirror device with illumination, the illumination device includes a sensor unit that detects that an object such as a human is approaching, and the distance approached when an object such as a human body approaches the detection range of the sensor unit In response to this, there has been proposed a technique for dimming the illumination. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  By the way, in the mirror device with illumination, not only the front of the mirror part but also the upper part is arranged so that the person etc. located in front of the mirror part is illuminated from the upper part and the front so that the person etc. is clearly projected. May be configured. In this case, the illumination device includes upper illumination and front illumination.

JP2013-255687A

  When lighting or dimming of a lighting device including upper illumination and front illumination is performed based on the detection result of the sensor unit, a sensor unit for controlling upper illumination and a sensor unit for controlling front illumination Both are required. In this case, if two sensor units are arranged close to each other, there is a problem that the detection ranges overlap and separate control is difficult. On the other hand, when the sensor portions are arranged apart from each other, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to understand the operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a mirror device with illumination (for example, a mirror cabinet described later) including a mirror unit (for example, mirror unit 2 described later) and a lighting device (for example, lighting device 4 described later). The illumination device includes an upper illumination (for example, an upper illumination 410 described later) disposed on the upper part of the mirror unit, and a front illumination (for example, a front illumination 420 described later) disposed on the front of the mirror unit, A sensor unit (for example, a sensor unit 42 to be described later) that detects the proximity and / or movement of an object, and a control that individually controls lighting and extinguishing of the upper illumination and the front illumination according to the detection result of the sensor unit. A control unit 43 (for example, a control unit 43 to be described later), and the control provides a mirror device with illumination that is performed by a single sensor unit.

  It is preferable that the control unit performs control so that only one of the upper illumination and the front illumination is turned on.

  It is preferable that the control unit performs at least one of light adjustment and color adjustment for each of the upper illumination and the front illumination individually according to the time that the sensor unit continues to detect.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the mirror apparatus with illumination provided with the upper illumination and front illumination which can be easily operated by the detection of a sensor part can be provided.

It is a front side perspective view of the vanity table provided with the mirror cabinet of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the mirror cabinet of this embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a flowchart of the control procedure in the upper illumination priority mode of the illuminating device of this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the control procedure in the simultaneous lighting mode of the illuminating device of this embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a vanity 100 provided with a mirror cabinet 1 as an illuminated mirror device according to the present embodiment. The bathroom vanity 100 includes a mirror cabinet 1, a bathroom counter 7, and a lower cabinet 8.
The wash counter 7 has a wash bowl 71 having a recess that is open at the top and receives water, a counter portion 72 in which the wash bowl 71 is disposed, and a faucet 73.
The lower cabinet 8 is disposed below the wash counter 7. The lower cabinet 8 stores piping extending from the faucet 73 and the drain of the wash bowl 71, and has a storage space around it.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mirror cabinet 1.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the mirror cabinet 1 is a storage unit with a mirror that is disposed on the back side of the wash bowl 71 of the washstand 100 and above the wash bowl 71. The mirror cabinet 1 includes a mirror unit 2, a cabinet body 3, a lighting device 4, and a display board 5.

The mirror unit 2 is a three-sided mirror that is arranged in front of the mirror cabinet 1 and has three rectangular mirrors formed continuously. The mirror unit 2 functions as a door that can be opened and closed in the mirror cabinet 1. The mirror unit 2 includes a first mirror door 21, a second mirror door 22, and a third mirror door 23.
The 1st mirror door 21 is arrange | positioned in the center of the width direction, and is a mirror with the widest area among three sheets.
The second mirror door 22 and the third mirror door 23 are arranged on both sides in the left-right direction of the first mirror door 21 and are narrower than the width of the first mirror door 21. As for the 1st mirror door 21, the 2nd mirror door 22, and the 3rd mirror door 23, the hinge part (not shown) is arrange | positioned at the one side of the width direction, and it opens and closes the other side by rotating a hinge part. It is configured.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the cabinet body 3 is a storage shelf that is disposed on the back side of the mirror unit 2 and has dimensions corresponding to the mirror unit 2. The cabinet body 3 includes a back plate portion 31, a side surface portion 32, a bottom surface portion 33, a top surface portion 34, and a plurality of shelf plates 35 each formed of a plate-like member. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cabinet body 3 includes a first storage shelf 310, a second storage shelf 320, and a third storage shelf 330.

  The back plate part 31 is arranged along the wall surface of the space where the vanity table 100 is arranged, and is located on the back side of the entire mirror part 2.

  A total of four side surface portions 32 are arranged in the vertical direction of the mirror portion 2. That is, the side surface portion 32 is positioned at the outer side surface portions 32 a and 32 d positioned at both left and right end portions of the cabinet body 3 and the left and right end portions of the first mirror door 21, and the first mirror door 21 and the second mirror door. 22 and partition side surfaces 32b and 32c that separate the first mirror door 21 and the third mirror door 23 from each other. The first storage shelf 310, the second storage shelf 320, and the third storage shelf that are divided into three on the back side of the first mirror door 21, the second mirror door 22, and the third mirror door 23 by the side surfaces 32a to 32d. 330 is formed.

  The bottom surface portion 33 is a single plate member that is disposed at the lower end portion of the back plate portion 31 and extends from the back plate portion 31 in the front direction orthogonal to the back plate portion 31. The bottom surface portion 33 is disposed only on the lower surface of the first mirror door 21, and is not disposed on the lower surfaces of the second mirror door 22 and the third mirror door 23. As will be described later, the bottom surface portion 33 serves as an attachment surface to which the sensor portion 42 is attached.

  The top surface portion 34 is a single plate surface that is disposed at the upper end portion of the back plate portion 31 and extends from the back plate portion 31 in the front direction orthogonal to the back plate portion 31.

  The shelf plate 35 is a plate member that is passed between the outer side surface portions 32a and 32d and the partition side surface portions 32b and 32c so as to extend in a substantially horizontal direction. The shelf board 35 may be fixed, may be configured such that the arrangement can be changed to an arbitrary position by the user, or may include both.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an insertion plug hole 6 (outlet) for electrical equipment is disposed below the third storage shelf 330.

The lighting device 4 is a device that is attached to the cabinet body 3 and illuminates the mirror unit 2. The illumination device 4 includes an upper illumination 410 and a front illumination 420. The illumination device 4 includes a light emitting unit 41 that emits light from the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420, a sensor unit 42, a control unit 43, and a power supply board 47.
Moreover, the illuminating device 4 has a several driving operation mode so that it may mention later. The illuminating device 4 is controlled to be turned on / off and dimmed or dimmed according to a predetermined operation mode selected by the user.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper illumination 410 is disposed on the top surface portion 34 above the first mirror door 21. The upper illumination 410 protrudes forward from the mirror surface of the first mirror door 21.
The front illumination 420 is disposed in front of the mirror unit 2. Specifically, the front illumination 420 is disposed to extend in the vertical direction at the boundaries of the first mirror door 21, the second mirror door 22, and the third mirror door 23. The front illumination 420 is configured by arranging a light emitting unit 41 described below in an illumination cover attached to the partition side surfaces 32b and 32c. The front illumination 420 is reflected on the mirror unit 2 by irradiating light from the front side and illuminating the part of the user reflected in the mirror unit 2 by illuminating light from the upper part by the upper illumination 410. Brighten the entire appearance of the user.

  The light emitting unit 41 is an LED element disposed in the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420. The light emitting unit 41 is attached to a substrate disposed in the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the power supply board 47 is disposed inside the partition side surface portion 32 b inside the first storage shelf 310. The power supply board 47 includes a power button 471 for operating the lighting device 4 and an operation mode switching button 472 for switching the operation mode.

  The sensor unit 42 is an infrared sensor that detects the proximity and movement of an object such as a human, and detects the movement of the user holding the hand over the sensor unit 42. The sensor unit 42 is, for example, a near infrared reflection detection type infrared sensor. As shown in FIG. 2, the sensor unit 42 is disposed below the mirror unit 2. The sensor unit 42 is disposed on the bottom side 33 of the first storage shelf 310 and on the back side of the mirror surface of the first mirror door 21, that is, on the back plate unit 31 side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sensor unit 42 is arranged to face obliquely downward from a substantially central portion in the depth direction of the bottom surface portion 33, and has a detection range S <b> 1.
The detection range S1 is a range in which the sensor unit 42 normally detects the approach of an object such as a human body when the user holds his / her finger in this range. The detection range S <b> 1 is set so as to spread outward from the sensor unit 42 in a conical shape and covers a wide range, but is set so as not to come out before the mirror unit 2 of the first mirror door 21. .

  The display board 5 is provided on one side in the width direction of the lower edge of the first mirror door 21. The display board 5 is a mark indicating the position of the sensor unit 42. The display board 5 has a substantially trapezoidal shape, and is arranged so that the lower bottom is along the lower edge of the first mirror door 21. The display board 5 is attached to the lower end portion of the first mirror door 21 by being adhered.

  The control unit 43 is a CPU that is disposed on a substrate that is disposed on the upper end portions of the partition side surface portions 32b and 32c. The control unit 43 stores several operation modes in advance, and switches the operation pattern of the illumination device 4 according to the operation mode selected by the user. The control unit 43 adjusts the light intensity of the light emitting unit 41 of the lighting device 4 in accordance with the length of time that the sensor unit 42 has detected the movement of the user's hand. That is, the single control unit 43 controls the illuminance of the light emitting unit 41 in the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 in accordance with the time detected by the sensor unit 42 and continued to be held by the user. Thereby, the control part 43 performs light control of illumination.

  The operation mode can be switched to a pre-programmed mode by pressing the operation mode switching button 472 on the power supply board 47 for a predetermined length. An example of the predetermined length is 6 seconds or more.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a control procedure in the upper illumination priority mode of the present embodiment. A control procedure in the upper illumination priority mode will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when the user tries to turn on the lighting device 4 from the state in which the upper illumination 410 and the front lighting 420 of the lighting device 4 are turned off, the user holds his hand over the sensor unit 42.
In step S1, the control unit 43 determines whether or not the sensor unit 42 has detected the user's hand.
In step S2, when the sensor unit 42 detects a user, the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 are turned on. At this time, the front illumination 420 is turned on with 0% light intensity. That is, the front illumination 420 is turned on, but the illuminance is set to zero, and the light emitting unit 41 is substantially not emitting light, so it is turned off.
In addition, when the sensor part 42 does not detect a user, the front illumination 420 continues turning off as it is.

Next, in step S3, the control unit 43 determines whether or not the detection of the user by the sensor unit 42 has continued for T0 or more.
In step S4, when the control unit 43 determines that the detection of the sensor unit 42 is less than T0, the illuminance of the front illumination 420 is determined to be zero. Therefore, the process is finished in a state where the upper illumination 410 is turned on and only the front illumination 420 is turned off. As described above, the control unit 43 individually controls the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 in accordance with the detection result of the sensor unit 42, and controls to turn on only the upper illumination 410.

  Next, in step S5, when the detection of the sensor unit 42 continues for T0 or more, the control unit 43 determines whether or not the detection continues for T1 or more.

  In step S6, when it is determined that the detection of the sensor unit 42 is less than T1, the control unit 43 increases the light intensity of the front illumination 420 while the upper illumination 410 is turned on, and changes it to weak. Then, the illuminance of the front illumination 420 is determined to be weak, and the process ends.

  Next, in step S7, when the detection of the sensor unit 42 continues for T1 or more, the control unit 43 further determines whether or not it continues for T2 or more.

  In step S8, when it is determined that the detection of the sensor unit 42 is less than T2, the control unit 43 increases the light intensity of the front illumination 420 while the upper illumination 410 is turned on, and changes it to the inside. Then, the illuminance of the front illumination 420 is fixed in, and the process ends.

  Next, in step 9, when the detection of the sensor unit 42 continues for T2 or more, the control unit 43 increases the light intensity of the front illumination 420 while the upper illumination 410 is turned on, and changes it to strong. Then, the illuminance of the front illumination 420 is determined to be strong and the process ends. Thus, the control unit 43 performs dimming of the front illumination 420 individually.

The top lighting priority mode does not loop. After the illuminance is determined, the lighting device 4 continues to be lit until the sensor unit 42 newly detects a user. After the illuminance is determined, when the sensor unit 42 detects the user again, the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 are turned off simultaneously.
In the upper illumination priority mode, T0 may be 0.5 seconds, for example. Moreover, T1 and T2 may each be 1 second, for example.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a control procedure in the simultaneous lighting mode of the present embodiment. With reference to FIG. 5, the control procedure of the simultaneous lighting mode will be described.
First, when the user tries to turn on the lighting device 4 from the state in which the upper illumination 410 and the front lighting 420 of the lighting device 4 are turned off, the user holds his hand over the sensor unit 42.
In step S1, the control unit 43 determines whether or not the sensor unit 42 has detected the user's hand.
In step S2, when the sensor unit 42 detects a user, the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 are turned on. At this time, the front illumination 420 is turned on with a low light intensity.
In addition, when the sensor part 42 does not detect a user, it continues turning off as it is.

Next, in step S3, the control unit 43 determines whether or not the detection of the user by the sensor unit 42 has continued for T1 or more.
In step S4, when the control unit 43 determines that the detection of the sensor unit 42 is less than T1, the illuminance of the front illumination 420 is determined to be weak and the process ends.

  Next, in step S5, when the detection of the sensor unit 42 continues for T1 or more, it is further determined whether or not T2 or more continues.

  In step S6, when it is determined that the detection of the sensor unit 42 is less than T2, the control unit 43 increases the light intensity of the front illumination 420 while the upper illumination 410 is turned on, and changes it to the inside. Then, the illuminance of the front illumination 420 is fixed in, and the process ends.

  Next, in step 7, when the detection of the sensor unit 42 continues for T2 or more, the control unit 43 increases the light intensity of the front illumination 420 while the upper illumination 410 is turned on, and changes it to strong. Then, the illuminance of the front illumination 420 is determined to be strong and the process ends.

Simultaneous lighting mode does not loop. After the illuminance is determined, the lighting device 4 continues to be lit until the sensor unit 42 newly detects a user. When the sensor unit 42 detects the user after the illuminance is determined, the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 are turned off simultaneously.
In the simultaneous lighting mode, T1 and T2 may each be 1 second, for example.

  Although illustration is omitted, in the upper illumination priority mode, a weak stage may be included between the stage where the front illumination 420 is turned off (0% lighting) and the stage where it is weakly lit.

  Further, after the front lighting 420 is turned off (0% lighting), the front lighting 420 may include a stepless mode in which light is gradually increased instead of a weak, medium and strong level. . In the stepless mode, the length of time detected by the sensor unit 42 and the amount of current corresponding to or proportional to the length of the detected time are determined in advance, and the length of time that the sensor unit 42 detects the user's hand. Accordingly, the control unit 43 performs light control. In the stepless mode, when the user releases his hand during dimming, the illuminance is determined, and when a new hand is detected thereafter, both the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 are turned off simultaneously.

According to this embodiment, the following effects are produced.
In the present embodiment, in the mirror cabinet 1 including the mirror unit 2 and the illuminating device 4, the illuminating device 4 includes the upper illumination 410 disposed on the upper part of the mirror unit 2 and the front illumination 420 disposed on the front surface of the mirror unit 2. And a sensor unit 42 that detects the proximity and / or movement of the object, and a control unit 43 that individually controls turning on and off of the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 according to the detection result of the sensor unit 42. The control is performed by a single sensor unit 42.
According to the present embodiment, the single sensor unit 42 can individually control the lighting and extinguishing of the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420. For this reason, it is not necessary to arrange a plurality of sensor units 42, and when the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 are controlled in a non-contact manner, the operation unit can be provided in one place. Therefore, it can be easily operated.

  According to the present embodiment, the control unit 43 is configured to control so that only one of the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 is turned on. Accordingly, the user who feels that the front illumination 420 is dazzling and is unnecessary can turn on only the upper illumination 410 and can easily operate the illumination device 4 according to the user's wishes.

  According to the present embodiment, the control unit is configured to perform at least one of dimming and toning separately for each of the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 according to the time that the sensor unit 42 continues to detect. . As a result, not only lighting and extinguishing, but also dimming and toning of the front lighting 420 can be performed, so that the lighting device 4 can be more easily operated according to the user's wishes.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within a scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.
For example, in the above embodiment, the dimming is performed by changing the illuminance of the light emitting unit 41 as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. LED elements having different colors may be arranged step by step in the light emitting unit, and the color may be changed to daylight, white, white, warm white, light bulb color, or the like. Moreover, you may comprise so that operation mode may be increased and both light control and toning may be performed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it has detected that the person approached by holding a hand, it is not restricted to this. For example, you may detect by the operation | movement which shakes a hand in front of a sensor part. That is, the hand is moved several times so as to cross the front of the sensor unit, so that at least one of light adjustment and color adjustment of illumination is performed according to the transition of the detection state and non-detection state of the sensor unit May be. Moreover, you may comprise so that it may detect by the operation | movement of both the operation | movement which holds a hand and the operation | movement which shakes a hand.

  In the above embodiment, the upper illumination priority mode T0 is set to 0.5 seconds, T1 and T2 are set to 1 second, and the upper illumination priority mode T1 and T2 are set to 1 second. However, the present invention is not limited to this. T0 to T2 may be appropriately set according to specifications. Further, T1 and T2 are not the same value and may be different. Furthermore, it may be configured such that the user can freely set.

In the above embodiment, the upper illumination 410 is not dimmed and toned, but the illuminance and color of the upper illumination 410 can be changed, and the upper illumination 410 and the front illumination 420 are individually controlled. May be.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the mirror cabinet 1 provided in the bathroom vanity 100 etc. was mentioned as an example, it demonstrated, It is not restricted to this. The mirror device with illumination is only required to include a mirror unit and a lighting device, and may be a flat mirror body that does not have a storage unit such as a cabinet body, and the lighting device may be provided.

1 Mirror cabinet (mirror device with illumination)
2 Mirror unit 4 Illumination device 42 Sensor unit 43 Control unit 410 Upper illumination 420 Front illumination

Claims (3)

A mirror device with illumination comprising a mirror part and an illumination device,
The lighting device includes:
An upper illumination disposed above the mirror portion;
Front illumination arranged in front of the mirror part;
A sensor unit for detecting proximity and / or movement of an object;
And a control unit that individually controls lighting and extinguishing of the upper illumination and the front illumination according to a detection result of the sensor unit, and the control is performed by a single sensor unit.   The mirror unit with illumination according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control so that only one of the upper illumination and the front illumination is turned on.   The said control part is with illumination of Claim 1 or 2 which performs at least one among light control and color-adjustment separately for each of the said upper illumination and the said front illumination according to the time which the said sensor part continued detecting. Mirror device.

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