JP2000333853A - Surface lighting fixture for housing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide lighting fixture which is compact and convenient by utilizing an assemblage of a plurality of light emitting diodes or liquid crystals as lighting equipment. SOLUTION: The lighting fixture of housing equipment is composed of a surface luminous body 11 disposed with a plurality of the light emitting diodes 12 in a surface form or the surface luminous body of the liquid crystals, etc. As a result, the thickness over the entire part of the lighting fixture may be reduced. The projection size from the installation surface of the housing equipment and apparatus and vertical size, etc., may, therefore, be drastically reduced and the region for a mirror 2 and a cabinet may be correspondingly more effectively utilized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting device comprising a planar light-emitting element in which a plurality of light-emitting diodes are arranged in a plane in a housing facility such as a mirror used alone or a mirror cabinet for a vanity stand. Or a technology of a lighting device comprising a planar light-emitting body using liquid crystal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In many cases, lighting equipment is installed in home equipment such as a mirror used alone or a mirror cabinet for a vanity stand. The conventional lighting fixture is attached by a method as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, for example. FIG. 8 shows a case where the fluorescent lamp 3 is installed above the mirror 2 of the mirror cabinet 1, and the lower surface is covered by a cover 4 having an opening. 9 shows a cabinet 6 for storing small articles on one or both sides of the mirror 2 installed in the center of the cabinet body 1a for the purpose of illuminating the counter 5 of the mirror cabinet 1. In this case, the fluorescent lamp 3 is installed on the lower surface side. Further, in the related art, a cover 7 that completely covers the fluorescent lamp 3 may be provided as shown in FIG. 10A to protect the fluorescent lamp 3. As shown in FIG. 2B, the naked light bulb 8 may be installed as it is.

[0003]

However, in the conventional lighting fixture, when the fluorescent lamp 3 is installed, the size of the cover 4 or 7 must be at least 10 cm in both the vertical dimension and the projecting dimension from the cabinet body. However, there is a disadvantage that the overall size becomes large, and the fit and design are deteriorated. In addition, there is a drawback that when the lighting equipment is large, the effective space of the mirror 2, the storage cabinet, and the like is limited accordingly.

Further, in the case of the bare light bulb 8 shown in FIG. 10B, since the light source directly enters the field of view, there is a problem that the mirror 2 is dazzling and the mirror 2 is difficult to use. Further, these fluorescent lamps 3 and bare lamps 8 have a power consumption of at least 20 watts to 40 watts.
w, and the total power consumption is increased, and the life of the fluorescent lamp 3 and the naked bulb 3 is short.
It had to be replaced every predetermined period.

Further, the fluorescent lamp 3 and the naked bulb 8 have the disadvantage that they generate a large amount of heat and become high in temperature, and in order to avoid this, a complete lamp as shown in FIG. It was necessary to provide a cover 7 of a covering type.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems and has been improved and eliminated. The present invention uses an assembly of a plurality of light-emitting diodes or a liquid crystal as a lighting device to achieve compactness. It is intended to provide convenient lighting equipment.

[0007] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs a means for lighting a lighting device using a planar light emitting element in a housing facility such as a mirror or a mirror cabinet in which the lighting device is installed. This is a planar lighting device for housing equipment, which is configured. By arranging a plurality of light emitting diodes in a planar shape or by using a planar luminous body using liquid crystal, the overall thickness can be reduced. For this reason, it is possible to drastically reduce the protrusion dimension and the vertical dimension from the installation surface of the housing equipment and the like, and it is possible to effectively use the area for the mirror and the cabinet by that much. Further, the light emitting diode and the liquid crystal do not generate heat enough to burn the light source, and the power consumption is extremely small.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a planar lighting device for housing equipment according to the first aspect, wherein the planar light-emitting body is arranged along the surface shape of the household equipment. The shape of the planar light-emitting body composed of a plurality of light-emitting diodes or the light-emitting body of liquid crystal can be freely changed, and can conform to the surface shape of the housing equipment. Therefore, it does not protrude from the surface of the housing equipment, and is excellent in design.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing facility wherein a region provided with a reflective layer and a region provided with a planar light-emitting body are formed on the back side of the transparent plate. Is a planar lighting device. The area of the reflective layer functions as a mirror,
Since the area of the planar illuminant functions as a lighting device, the two are integrated and extremely compact.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a spread illuminating device for housing equipment, wherein a spread illuminant is embedded in a member having an appropriate thickness. In this case, the same effect as in the case of the third aspect is obtained.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings. The same reference numerals as those in the conventional case denote the same members. FIGS. 1 and 2 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a mirror cabinet 10 and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the planar light emitting body 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the planar light-emitting body 11 is a liquid crystal (not shown) in which a plurality of light-emitting diodes 12 are arranged in parallel, and the vertical dimension (thickness) is extremely small. The light output of one light-emitting diode 12 is too small to be used for lighting, but if it is a plurality of aggregates, the light output becomes sufficiently bright for lighting and it can be used as a lighting device. It is. When liquid crystal is used as the planar light-emitting body, it is possible to secure necessary brightness by increasing the size of the entire liquid crystal. Further, it is easy to adjust the brightness by changing the number of light emitting diodes 12 to be installed.

The planar light-emitting body 11 as a lighting device thus configured is mounted on the upper side of the mirror 2 via a cover 13 as shown in FIG. Since the vertical dimension (thickness) of the planar light emitting body 11 is extremely small, it is possible to increase the dimension of the mirror 2 by that much. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the planar light-emitting body 11 can be installed in the vertical direction continuously on the upper end side of the mirror 2. In this case, the projecting dimension (projection) from the cabinet body 10a is reduced, and uniform harmony with the mirror 2 is achieved, resulting in excellent design.

As shown in FIG. 4, a cabinet 6 for storing small articles is installed on one side or both sides of the mirror 2 disposed at the center of the cabinet body 10a, and a lower side for hand lighting is provided. When the planar light-emitting body 11 is installed as the lighting device of (1), since the vertical dimension (thickness) of the planar light-emitting body 11 is extremely small, the effective space of the cabinet 6 can be increased by that much.

FIG. 5 shows a vanity table 14 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This vanity table 14
Has a mirror part of a three-sided mirror type. Opening and closing doors 16a and 16b are attached to both sides of a fixed mirror 15a at the center of the cabinet body 14a, and a mirror 15b And 15c are attached. In front of the mirrors 15b and 15c, the planar light-emitting bodies 11, 11 in which a plurality of light-emitting diodes are arranged in a plane or a planar light-emitting body made of liquid crystal are mounted. The planar light-emitting bodies 11, 11 are extremely thin overall and light in weight, and do not hinder the opening and closing of the pivotable doors 16a and 16b. With such a lighting device, there is no need to separately install a lighting device above the mirror of the cabinet main body, and the appearance of the vanity table can be simplified.

The planar light-emitting body 11 in which a plurality of light-emitting diodes are arranged in a plane or a planar light-emitting body made of liquid crystal is used in addition to being separately installed in household equipment such as a vanity stand, as shown in FIG. As shown in (A) to (C), it is also possible to integrally attach to a certain member. FIG. 1A shows a structure in which the planar light-emitting body 11 is integrally embedded in a member 17 having an appropriate thickness. The light-emitting surface of the planar light-emitting body 11 is exposed on the surface side of the member 17. In the case shown in FIG. 2B, the planar light-emitting body 11 is completely embedded in the transparent member 18 having an appropriate thickness. In this case, illumination can be performed from inside the transparent member 18, and the illumination light can be easily colored by coloring the transparent member 18 or the like. In the case shown in FIG. 5C, the reflection layer 20 is formed on a part of the rear surface of the transparent plate 19, and the planar light-emitting body 11 is provided on the remaining part. In this case, illumination is performed from the inside of the transparent plate 19, and at the same time, it can be used as a mirror.

Incidentally, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed. For example, as shown in FIG.
In this case, the planar light-emitting body 11 can be formed in accordance with the shape of the curved surface 21, and it is possible to provide a free-form lighting device.
The housing equipment to which the present invention is applied can be used not only for mirrors, mirror cabinets, and vanities, but also for lighting or partial expressions of kitchen cabinets, water stores, bookshelves, washrooms, toilets, and the like. It is.

[0017]

As described above, in the present invention,
Since the lighting fixture of the house equipment is formed of a planar light emitting body in which a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged in a plane or a planar light emitting body of liquid crystal, the overall thickness of the lighting fixture can be reduced.
For this reason, it is possible to drastically reduce the protrusion dimension and the vertical dimension from the installation surface of the housing equipment and the like, and it is possible to effectively use the area for the mirror and the cabinet by that much. Further, the light emitting diode or the liquid crystal does not generate heat enough to burn the light source, and the power consumption is extremely small.

Further, the shape of the planar illuminant can be freely changed, and it is possible to conform to the planar shape of the housing equipment. Further, the planar light-emitting body can be integrally attached to a member having an appropriate thickness, and the entire configuration can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of a mirror cabinet according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the planar light-emitting body according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing another embodiment of the planar light emitting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view according to the present invention, in which a planar light-emitting body is installed in a small article storage cabinet.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a vanity table according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 relates to another embodiment of the present invention, and shows FIGS.
FIG. 4C is a longitudinal sectional view showing a member in which the planar light-emitting body is integrally incorporated.

FIG. 7 is a partial vertical cross-sectional side view of house equipment showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional side view of a lighting device of a conventional mirror cabinet.

9A and 9B show a case where a lighting fixture is attached to a conventional small article storage cabinet, wherein FIG. 9A is a perspective view and FIG. 9B is a side view.

FIGS. 10A and 10B show a conventional lighting device, in which FIG. 10A is a partial cross-sectional side view of a fluorescent lamp, and FIG. 10B is a side view of a bare light bulb.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Mirror, 10 Mirror cabinet, 10a Cabinet body, 11 Planar luminous body, 12 Light emitting diode, 17 Member with appropriate thickness, 18 Transparent member, 19
... Transparent plate, 20 ... Reflective layer

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A planar lighting device for housing equipment, wherein the lighting device is formed of a planar light-emitting body in a housing facility such as a mirror or a mirror cabinet in which the lighting device is installed. 2. A planar lighting device for housing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the planar light emitter is arranged along the surface shape of the housing equipment. 3. A planar lighting device for housing equipment, wherein a region provided with a reflective layer and a region provided with a planar light-emitting body are formed on the back side of the transparent plate. 4. A planar lighting device for housing equipment, wherein a planar illuminant is embedded in a member having an appropriate thickness.