Toilet cabinet

Abstract

To provide a toilet cabinet for allowing the internal of a storage part to be easily seen.SOLUTION: A toilet cabinet 1 includes a storage part 2 arranged in a toilet room 100 for storing articles, a door 4 for opening / closing an opening 2a of the storage part 2, and a lighting 3 for lighting the internal of the storage part 2. The storage part 2 has a shelf 22 on which articles can be placed, and the lighting 3 is preferably arranged on the opening 2a side further than the shelf 22 so as to irradiate a wall face 102 of the toilet room 100 with light.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field] 【0001】 The present disclosure relates to a toilet cabinet. [Background technology] 【0002】 BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a cabinet is known that has a storage section capable of storing articles inside a toilet room in which a toilet bowl is placed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents] 【0003】 [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-328421 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention] 【0004】 The storage area in the toilet room was small and had obstacles such as toilet equipment, making it dark and difficult to see inside. [Means for solving the problem] 【0005】 The present disclosure relates to a toilet cabinet that is placed inside a toilet room and includes a storage section for storing items, a door for opening and closing the opening of the storage section, and a light for illuminating the inside of the storage section. [Brief explanation of the drawings] 【0006】 [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a toilet cabinet according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the toilet cabinet of the first embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a side view of the toilet cabinet of the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of the toilet cabinet of the first embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a plan view of a light-transmitting member according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6A] FIG. 10 is a plan view of a light-transmitting member according to a second embodiment. [Figure 6B] FIG. 10 is a plan view of a light-transmitting member according to a third embodiment. [Figure 6C] FIG. 10 is a plan view of a light-transmitting member according to a fourth embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 【0007】 A first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. As shown in Fig. 1, a toilet room 100 is a substantially rectangular space, and its longitudinal direction is along a front-to-rear direction D1 connecting an entrance (not shown) on the front side of the toilet room 100 to a rear wall 101 on the rear side opposite the entrance. In this specification, "front" refers to the entrance side, i.e., the side opposite the rear wall 101, and "rear" refers to the rear wall 101 side. A vertical direction D3 is the top-to-bottom direction, and a width direction D2 refers to the horizontal direction connecting the left and right side walls 102 of the toilet room 100. 【0008】 The toilet room 100 is configured to include a rear wall 101 at the back side, a pair of side walls 102 on one side and the other side in the width direction D2 of the rear wall 101, a front wall (not shown) provided with an entrance door, and a floor 103. Below the rear wall 101 and the side walls 102, baseboards 105 are arranged along the floor 103. 【0009】 A toilet cabinet 1 and a wall-mounted toilet 110 are arranged inside the toilet room 100. The toilet 110 is arranged in front of the toilet cabinet 1, and has a toilet body 111, a toilet seat 112, a toilet lid 113, a tank 114, a drain pipe 115, and a frame part 120 (see Figure 3). 【0010】 The toilet body 111 is a concave container with an open top, and is installed in a floating position away from the floor surface 103. The toilet body 111 is formed with a drain outlet at the bottom for discharging waste and the like, and the drain outlet is connected to a sewer pipe on the rear side of the toilet body 111 via a drain trap (not shown). 【0011】 The toilet seat 112 is placed on the top surface of the toilet body 111 and is a component on which the user sits. The toilet lid 113 is a lid material that covers the upper opening of the toilet body 111. The toilet seat 112 and the toilet lid 113 are each rotatably connected by hinges located on the rear side of the toilet body 111, and are provided so as to be able to open and close. 【0012】 Tank 114 is disposed behind toilet body 111 and stores flush water inside. Water is supplied to tank 114 from an external water source, and the flush water stored in tank 114 is supplied to toilet body 111 through water supply pipe 114a. 【0013】 The drain pipe 115 is connected to a drain outlet provided on the rear side of the toilet body 111. The drain pipe 115 is connected to a sewer pipe inside the floor 103 below. 【0014】 As shown in Figure 1, the frame part 120 connects the rear end side of the toilet body 111 to support the toilet body 111 in a cantilevered state, and at the same time supports the tank 114. As shown in Figure 2, the frame part 120 has vertical bars 121, upper bars 122, lower bars 123, a tank support member 124, and a top plate support member 125. The frame part 120 is placed inside the toilet cabinet 1, which will be described later. 【0015】 A pair of vertical beams 121 are erected from the floor surface 103 at a predetermined interval on either side in the width direction D2 of the toilet body 111. The upper beam 122 is disposed at the upper end of the pair of vertical beams 121 so as to extend in the width direction D2. The lower beam 123 is disposed below the upper beam 122 at a distance, with one end connected to one of the vertical beams 121 and the other end connected to the other vertical beam 121. The tank support member 124 is a plate member attached between the pair of vertical beams 121, between the upper beam 122 and the lower beam 123, so as to extend in the width direction D2. As shown in FIG. 3, the tank support member 124 protrudes rearward from the back surface of the vertical beam 121. The tank 114 is attached on top of the tank support member 124. 【0016】 The top plate support member 125 is a flat member connected to the upper surface of the upper rail 122. The top plate support member 125 is arranged so that its longitudinal direction is along the width direction D2 of the toilet room 100. The top plate support member 125 is longer than the length of the upper rail 122, and is attached so as to protrude outward in the width direction of the toilet room 100 from both side ends of the upper rail 122. The top plate 7, which will be described later, is arranged on the upper surface of the top plate support member 125. 【0017】 The toilet cabinet 1 is arranged inside the toilet room 100 and has a storage section 2, a light 3, a front panel section 40, a door 4, a front panel 6, a translucent member 5, a top panel 7, and a privacy member 8. 【0018】 The front plate portion 40 is a plate-like member disposed on the front surface of the toilet cabinet 1. The front plate portion 40 has a door 4 (described later) and a front panel 6. The front plate portion 40 is disposed at a position spaced forward from the rear wall 101 and extends in the width direction D2. 【0019】 The front panel 6 is disposed on the rear surface of the toilet bowl 110 and attached to the front surface of the frame portion 120. The front panel 6 is a substantially rectangular plate material and is disposed between the toilet body 111 and the frame portion 120 and substantially parallel to the rear wall 101. The length of the front panel 6 in the width direction D2 is shorter than the distance between the pair of side walls 102 of the toilet room 100. 【0020】 The top panel 7 is a so-called counter, and is a substantially rectangular board that is placed between the upper end of the front panel 6 and the rear wall 101. The top panel 7 is placed in a substantially horizontal direction, and closes the space between the front panel 6 and the rear wall 101. The top panel 7 is hinged to a support member (not shown) that is attached to the rear wall 101, and is attached so that it can be opened and closed by rotating the rear end side. 【0021】 The storage section 2 is disposed inside the toilet cabinet 1 and is a space capable of storing items such as toilet paper and cleaning supplies. The storage section 2 is disposed on both outer sides in the width direction D2 of the frame section 120, which is disposed on the rear surface of the front panel 6. The storage section 2 has partition plates 21 and a shelf 22 as partitions. As shown in FIG. 4 , the partition plates 21 are plates that extend in the front-to-rear direction D1 of the toilet room 100 from the rear surface of the front panel 6 toward the rear wall 101 at both ends in the width direction D2 of the front panel 6. The partition plates 21 are plates that separate the storage section 2 from the frame section 120 and the tank 114. The shelf 22 is fixed to the partition plate 21 and extends horizontally. The shelf 22 vertically divides the storage section 2 and allows items to be placed on it. The storage section 2 is surrounded by a partition plate 21, a rear wall 101, a side wall 102, a door 4 and a light-transmitting member 5 (to be described later), and is formed with an opening 2a on the front side. 【0022】 The light source 3 is disposed inside the storage section 2, closer to the opening 2a than the shelf 22, and illuminates the interior of the storage section 2. The light source 3 has an elongated shape extending in the vertical direction D3, from the upper end of the partition plate 21 to near the lower end. The light source 3 includes a fixing portion 31, a light source 32, and a cover 33. The fixing portion 31 has a flat surface 31a that fits along the outer surface of the partition plate 21 and a protruding portion 31b that protrudes outward from the partition plate 21 in the width direction D2. The flat surface 31a is fixed to the partition plate 21 with a screw. The light source 32 is fixed to the protruding portion 31b and is disposed so as to emit light toward a side wall 102, which is a wall surface of the toilet room 100. The light source 32 is, for example, an LED bulb, and its light-emitting portion faces the side wall 102. The cover 33 covers the periphery of the light source 32 and is engaged with the fixing portion 31. 【0023】 The door 4 is a plate-like member that opens and closes the opening 2a of the storage section 2. The door 4 is connected adjacent to the front panel 6 and is disposed between both ends of the front panel 6 in the width direction D2 and the side wall 102. The door 4 has a thin, approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape, and its ends in the width direction D2 are connected to the outer ends of the front panel 6 in the width direction D2 via hinges so that it can be opened and closed. The door 4 has an opening and closing mechanism 41 that opens and closes the door 4. The opening and closing mechanism 41 is disposed on the rear side of the door 4. The opening and closing mechanism 41 has a so-called push-latch structure and includes a latch body 42 and a receiving seat 43. The latch body 42 is fixed to the underside of the top plate support member 125 of the frame section 120, and the receiving seat 43 is attached to the upper part of the rear side of the door 4 at a position that allows it to abut against the front surface of the latch body 42. The user can open or close the door 4 by pressing the upper part of the front surface of the door 4. The opening and closing mechanism 41 is configured such that, for example, a magnetic latch body 42 and a receiving seat 43 are attracted to each other. 【0024】 As shown in FIG. 4 , the blindfold member 8 is disposed behind the connection portion 64 where the front panel 6 and the door 4 are adjacently connected and in front of the light 3. The blindfold member 8 is a long member that is approximately L-shaped in a plan view. One surface 81 of the L-shape of the blindfold member 8 is fixed to the outer surface of the partition plate 21, and the other surface 82 of the L-shape of the blindfold member 8 is disposed so as to straddle the connection portion 64 between the front panel 6 and the door 4. The blindfold member 8 is a member that conceals the light of the light 3 so that it does not leak through the gap at the connection portion 64 when the door 4 is opened. As shown in FIG. 4 , the light 3 is not visible when viewed from the front with the door 4 in an open state. The light 3 is disposed in a position that allows it to be concealed when viewed from the front. Specifically, the light 3 is concealed by the blindfold member 8, the end of the door 4 on the front panel 6 side, the hinges, etc. 【0025】 The light-transmitting member 5 is provided on the door 4 of the front panel portion 40. Specifically, the light-transmitting member 5 is arranged between the door 4 and the side wall 102 of the toilet room 100. The light-transmitting member 5 is arranged on the outer edge side of the door 4, i.e., on the edge on the side wall 102 side, along the up-down direction D3. The light-transmitting member 5 is a long member having a thin plate-like shape. The light-transmitting member 5 is made of a light-diffusing member molded by mixing a diffusing material, which is a light-diffusing particle, with resin. The light-transmitting member 5 is, for example, milky white, and diffuses light emitted from the light 3. As shown in FIG. 5 , the light-transmitting member 5 has an inner end portion 5a, an outer end portion 5b, a main body portion 51, a soft portion 52, and an elongated hole 53. 【0026】 The inner end 5a is the end closer to the door 4 in a plan view when attached to the door 4. The outer end 5b is the end closer to the side wall 102 of the toilet room 100. 【0027】 As shown in Fig. 1, the main body 51 has a generally rectangular shape that is long in the up-down direction D3 when viewed from the front, and has a shape with one end in the short direction curved when viewed from above, as shown in Fig. 5. The main body 51 extends from the door 4 side toward the side wall 102 side. The main body 51 is formed in a tapered shape such that the thickness of the curved portion becomes thinner from the door 4 side toward the side wall 102. 【0028】 The soft portion 52 is configured to have lower rigidity than the main body portion 51. The soft portion 52 is configured to have such rigidity that a worker can cut it with a blade such as a cutter. As shown in Figure 1, if a baseboard 105 is placed on the side wall 102 of the toilet room 100, it is possible to cut the soft portion 52 on site and remove the portion that the baseboard 105 touches. 【0029】 The soft portion 52 is disposed on the outer end portion 5b side of the main body portion 51, and extends between the main body portion 51 and the side wall 102. The thickness of the soft portion 52 is thinner than the thickness of the main body portion 51. The soft portion 52 extends from the tip of the main body portion 51 on the outer end portion 5b side in a direction substantially parallel to the extension direction of the main body portion 51. 【0030】 The elongated hole 53 is an oval through-hole formed in the main body 51, with its longitudinal direction aligned with the short-side direction of the main body 51. The elongated hole 53 is a hole through which a screw is inserted to fix the light-transmitting member 5 to the outer edge side of the door 4. As shown in FIG. 2 , by changing the position at which the screw is fastened in the elongated hole 53, the distance between the light-transmitting member 5 and the side wall 102 can be adjusted. 【0031】 With the light-transmitting member 5 fixed to the door 4, the door 4 and the light-transmitting member 5 are arranged to close the opening 2a of the storage section 2. An opening / closing mechanism 41 is arranged on the door 4 side of the boundary between the door 4 and the light-transmitting member 5. 【0032】 The light 3 is automatically turned on or off in conjunction with, for example, a motion sensor. When turned on, it irradiates light toward the side wall 102. At this time, the light 3 is located in front of the shelf 22 and is disposed closer to the door 4 than the opening / closing mechanism 41 and the boundary between the door 4 and the opening / closing mechanism 41. This prevents the shadows of the shelf 22, opening / closing mechanism 41, etc. from being cast in the light leaking out of the toilet cabinet 1 from the light-transmitting member 5. The light-transmitting member 5 diffuses light while transmitting it, so the light that illuminates the inside of the storage section 2 leaks out of the door 4. 【0033】 According to the first embodiment, the following effects are achieved: A toilet cabinet 1 is placed inside a toilet room 100, and is configured to include a storage section 2 for storing items, a door 4 for opening and closing an opening 2a of the storage section 2, and a light 3 for illuminating the inside of the storage section 2. Because the light 3 illuminates the storage section 2, when the door 4 of the storage section 2 is opened, it is easy to see the items inside, making it easy to check for dirt when cleaning. 【0034】 According to the first embodiment, the storage section 2 is configured to include a shelf 22 on which items can be placed, and the lighting 3 is arranged closer to the opening 2a than the shelf 22. By providing the shelf 22, the capacity for storing small items is improved. By arranging the lighting 3 closer to the opening 2a, forward of the shelf 22, it is possible to prevent the shadows of items stored in the storage section 2, such as by placing them on the shelf 22, from being cast in the light leaking from the door 4. This improves the quality of the lighting 3. 【0035】 According to the first embodiment, the light is arranged to be emitted toward the side wall 102 of the toilet room 100. This allows the light to also illuminate the outside of the door 4 from the side wall 102 side. This makes it possible for the lighting 3 to have an effect inside the toilet room 100 outside the storage section 2. 【0036】 According to the first embodiment, the system further includes a tank 114 for storing cleaning water, and a partition plate 21 that separates the tank 114 from the storage section 2. The lighting 3 is fixed to the partition plate 21. This allows the entire storage section 2 to be illuminated from the boundary between the tank 114 and the storage section 2. 【0037】 According to the first embodiment, the lighting 3 is arranged in a position where it can be concealed when viewed from the front with the door 4 in an open state. This makes the lighting 3 invisible when the door 4 is open, which allows the storage section 2 to have a neat appearance. The lighting 3 can be arranged so as not to interfere with the storage. 【0038】 According to the first embodiment, the toilet cabinet 1 further includes a front panel 6 that is disposed on the back of the toilet bowl 110 disposed inside the toilet room 100, is disposed adjacent to the door 4, and is connected to the door 4 so that the door 4 can be opened and closed; and a privacy member 8 that is disposed behind the connection portion 64 where the front panel 6 and the door 4 are connected and in front of the light 3. Because the privacy member 8 is disposed behind the connection portion 64 where the front panel 6 and the door 4 are connected, light leaking from the light 3 is blocked when the door 4 is opened or closed, reducing glare. The space between the front panel 6 and the door 4 is not externally designed to allow light to be emitted. By preventing light leakage with the privacy member 8, the seam between the front panel 6 and the door 4 becomes less noticeable, allowing the toilet cabinet 1 to have the intended appearance of the light 3. 【0039】 According to this embodiment, the opening and closing mechanism 41 that opens and closes the door 4 is located on the back side of the door 4. This makes the light 3 invisible from the front, allowing for a neat and tidy design of the exterior of the toilet cabinet 1. It is possible to prevent the shadow of the opening and closing mechanism 41 from being cast on light leaking from outside the area blocked by the door 4, for example, light leaking through the translucent member 5. 【0040】 The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and modifications, improvements, and the like are included within the scope of achieving the object of the present disclosure. FIGS. 6A to 6C show second to fourth embodiments in which the shape of the light-transmitting member is different. As shown in FIG. 6A, in the light-transmitting member 5A of the second embodiment, the thickness of the main body 51A is constant from the inner end 5a side to the outer end 5b side. The soft portion 52A is curved so that, when attached to the door 4, the outer end 5b is positioned deeper than the end on the inner end 5a side, i.e., closer to the storage section 2. By curving the soft portion 52A, light leaking from the lighting 3 is more easily diffused softly. 【0041】 6B, in the light-transmitting member 5B of the third embodiment, the thickness of the entire main body portion 51B tapers from the inner end portion 5a toward the outer end portion 5b. The soft portion 52B is curved so that, when attached to the door 4, the outer end portion 5b is positioned closer to the storage section 2 than the end portion on the inner end portion 5a side. Since illuminance tends to drop between the main body portion 51B and the soft portion 52B, tapering the main body portion 51B keeps the illuminance constant while also making it easier for the soft portion 52B to softly diffuse the light. 【0042】 As shown in Fig. 6C, in the light-transmitting member 5C of the fourth embodiment, the thickness of the main body portion 51B as a whole tapers from the inner end portion 5a toward the outer end portion 5b. The soft portion 52C extends in a substantially straight line from the inner end portion 5a toward the outer end portion 5b. The main body portion 51C and the soft portion 52C extend in a substantially straight line. In the light-transmitting member 5C, since the soft portion 52C extends in a substantially straight line, handling during transportation, etc. is easy. 【0043】 In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the light-transmitting member 5 is disposed on the door 4 of the front plate portion 40. However, the toilet cabinet 1 does not necessarily have to have the door 4. In this case, the light-transmitting member 5 may be disposed on the front panel 6 of the front plate portion 40. 【0044】 In the above embodiment, a translucent light diffusion plate has been described as an example of the light-transmitting member. The light-transmitting member may have at least one of light diffusion properties, which diffuse light, and light transparency, which partially transmits light with low transmittance. The light-transmitting member may be, for example, a colored light-transmitting plate, or a plate made of a light-transmitting material with an irregular surface to make it light-diffusing. The material is not limited to resin. For example, it may be frosted glass. [Explanation of symbols] 【0045】 1 Toilet cabinet, 2 Storage section, 2a Opening, 3 Lighting, 4 Door, 6 Front panel, 8 Screen member, 21 Partition board (partition section) 22 Shelf, 41 Opening and closing mechanism, 64 Connection section, 100 Toilet room, 102 Side wall (wall surface), 110 Toilet bowl

Claims

[Claim 1] A toilet cabinet placed inside the toilet room, A toilet having a toilet body that protrudes in front of the front panel portion positioned on the front of the cabinet and is positioned at a location above the mounting surface of the cabinet, The cabinet is equipped with a light source, The light emitted from the light source mentioned above illuminates both the front and rear sides of the front panel. A toilet with a cabinet, wherein the lower end of the aforementioned light fixture is positioned lower than the lower end of the toilet bowl itself. [Claim 2] The toilet with cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the lighting has a fixing part for fixing the light source. [Claim 3] The toilet with cabinet according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a light-transmitting member that diffuses light emitted from the light source. [Claim 4] The toilet with cabinet according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a light-transmitting member that partially transmits light emitted from the light source. [Claim 5] A toilet with a cabinet according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a light-diffusing member that diffuses light emitted from the light source and a light-transmitting member that partially transmits light emitted from the light source. [Claim 6] The light-transmitting member is positioned behind the toilet bowl body and in front of the light source, as described in any one of claims 3 to 5. [Claim 7] A toilet with a cabinet according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein, in a front view from the front of the cabinet in the toilet room, the translucent member and the toilet bowl body are positioned so as not to overlap. [Claim 8] The light source is positioned to the rear of the front panel of the cabinet, as described in any one of claims 1 to 7. [Claim 9] The aforementioned cabinet is equipped with shelves placed inside, The light source is positioned in front of the shelf, as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, for a toilet with a cabinet.

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