Bathroom mirror cabinet

Abstract

To provide a vanity mirror cabinet for enabling a door to be used as a mirror even when the door is opened and also the door is closed.SOLUTION: A vanity mirror cabinet includes: a cabinet 3 to be fixed to a first wall surface 103 on the lateral side of a washstand 101; and a door 5 for opening the cabinet 3 by rotating toward a second wall surface 105 behind the washstand 101 from a state where the cabinet 3 is closed. The door 5 includes: an inner mirror arranged on an inner surface of the door 5; and an outer mirror arranged on an outer surface of the door.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a bathroom mirror cabinet. [Background technology]

[0002] As disclosed in Patent Document 1, a washbasin equipment unit is known which includes a storage shelf fixed to a wall surface to the side of the washbasin, a door which opens the storage shelf by rotating from a closed position toward the wall surface behind the washbasin, and a mirror attached to the inner surface of the door. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 53-120599 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In conventional washroom equipment units, the mirror is only provided on the inside surface of the door, so that a user must open the door in order to use the door as a mirror, which is inconvenient. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The washbasin mirror cabinet of the present invention comprises a cabinet fixed to a wall surface on the side of the washbasin, and a door that opens the cabinet by rotating the cabinet from a closed state toward the wall surface behind the washbasin, and the door has an inner mirror provided on the inner surface of the door and an outer mirror provided on the outer surface of the door. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] This is a view of the washbasin mirror cabinet with the door closed, viewed from the +X direction. [Diagram 2]This is a view of the washbasin mirror cabinet with the door closed, viewed from the +Z direction. [Diagram 3] This is a view of the washbasin mirror cabinet with the door open, viewed from the +X direction. [Figure 4] This is a view of the washbasin mirror cabinet with the door open, viewed from the +Z direction. [Diagram 5] This is a view of the washbasin mirror cabinet with the door open, viewed from the -Y direction. [Figure 6] This is a view of the washbasin mirror cabinet from the +Z direction when the -Y side surface of the vertical pipe storage section protrudes in the -Y direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0007] Hereinafter, a description will be given of the washbasin mirror cabinet 1, which is one embodiment of the washbasin mirror cabinet, with reference to the attached drawings. In the following, the right side facing the washbasin 101 is referred to as the +X direction, and the left side facing the washbasin 101 is referred to as the -X direction. The front side of the washbasin 101 is referred to as the -Y direction, and the rear side of the washbasin 101 is referred to as the +Y direction. The upper side is referred to as the +Z direction, and the lower side is referred to as the -Z direction. In addition, the number and materials of each component are merely examples and do not limit the present embodiment in any way.

[0008] As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, the vanity mirror cabinet 1 is provided on the wall surface on the side of the washstand 101, that is, the first wall surface 103 which is the wall surface in the -X direction with respect to the washstand 101. Originally, it is more convenient to provide the vanity mirror cabinet 1 on the wall surface behind the washstand 101, that is, the second wall surface 105 which is the wall surface in the +Y direction with respect to the washstand 101 so as to be located in front of the user standing in front of the washstand 101. However, in this embodiment, a window 107 for lighting and ventilation is provided on the second wall surface 105. For this reason, the vanity mirror cabinet 1 is provided on the second wall surface 105 so as not to block the window 107. The vanity mirror cabinet 1 may be configured to be provided on the wall surface in the +X direction with respect to the washstand 101.

[0009] The washbasin mirror cabinet 1 includes a cabinet 3 and a door 5.

[0010] The cabinet 3 is fixed to the first wall surface 103. The cabinet 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape with an opening in the +X direction. Items (not shown) are stored in the cabinet 3. The items are, for example, cosmetics and toothpaste used in the washstand 101. The cabinet 3 is fixed to the first wall surface 103 via metal fittings 6 (see FIG. 3). The means for fixing the cabinet 3 to the first wall surface 103 is not particularly limited, and for example, the cabinet 3 may be directly screwed to the first wall surface 103, or the cabinet 3 may be fixed to the first wall surface 103 with an adhesive or double-sided tape.

[0011] The cabinet 3 includes a first vertical plate 7, a second vertical plate 9, a first horizontal plate 11, a second horizontal plate 13, a third horizontal plate 15, and a fourth horizontal plate 17. The first vertical plate 7, the second vertical plate 9, the first horizontal plate 11, and the fourth horizontal plate 17 are combined in a substantially rectangular shape, and the second horizontal plate 13 and the third horizontal plate 15 are provided therein. That is, the first vertical plate 7 and the second vertical plate 9 are provided substantially parallel to the XZ plane, and the second vertical plate 9 is provided in the +Y direction relative to the first vertical plate 7. The first horizontal plate 11, the second horizontal plate 13, the third horizontal plate 15, and the fourth horizontal plate 17 are provided substantially parallel to the XY plane, and are located between the first vertical plate 7 and the second vertical plate 9, and are provided in the order of the first horizontal plate 11, the second horizontal plate 13, the third horizontal plate 15, and the fourth horizontal plate 17 from the +Z direction. Items to be stored are placed on the second horizontal board 13, the third horizontal board 15 and the fourth horizontal board 17.

[0012] The first horizontal board 11, the second horizontal board 13, the third horizontal board 15, and the fourth horizontal board 17 are fixed to the first vertical board 7 and the second horizontal board 13 with screws. The first vertical board 7 and the second vertical board 9 are provided with fillers 19 (see FIG. 5) to hide the screws. The first vertical board 7, the second horizontal board 13, the first horizontal board 11, the second horizontal board 13, the third horizontal board 15, and the fourth horizontal board 17 are all made of wood.

[0013] The cabinet 3 is provided with a second pipe 21, a third pipe 23, and a fourth pipe 25 located between the first vertical plate 7 and the second vertical plate 9 (see FIG. 3). The second pipe 21, the third pipe 23, and the fourth pipe 25 are provided in the +Z direction, for example, several centimeters away from the second horizontal plate 13, the third horizontal plate 15, and the fourth horizontal plate 17, respectively. The second pipe 21, the third pipe 23, and the fourth pipe 25 prevent stored items placed on the second horizontal plate 13, the third horizontal plate 15, and the fourth horizontal plate 17, respectively, from falling. The second pipe 21, the third pipe 23, and the fourth pipe 25 are all made of stainless steel.

[0014] Of the first vertical plate 7 and the second vertical plate 9, the one farther from the slide hinge 29 that is the rotation center of the door 5, i.e., the first vertical plate 7, is provided with cabinet side catch members 27 at two locations, an end in the +Z direction and an end in the -Z direction (see FIG. 3). When the door 5 is closed, the cabinet side catch member 27 and the door side catch member 37, which will be described later, are held in a detachable manner. Note that, for example, a magnet catch or a roller catch can be used as the cabinet side catch member 27 and the door side catch member 37. The dimension of the first vertical plate 7 in the X direction is larger than the dimension of the second vertical plate 9 in the X direction. That is, the end of the first vertical plate 7 in the +X direction protrudes in the +X direction more than the end of the second vertical plate 9 in the +X direction. This makes it possible to prevent the door 5 from interfering with the second vertical plate 9 and becoming half-open when the door 5 is closed.

[0015] The door 5 opens and closes the opening of the cabinet 3. That is, the door 5 is provided rotatably so that the door 5 opens the cabinet 3 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) by rotating from a state in which the opening of the cabinet 3 is closed (see FIGS. 1 and 2) toward the second wall surface 105. When the door 5 is closed to close the cabinet 3, the door 5 is approximately parallel to the YZ plane. When the door 5 is opened to open the cabinet 3, the door 5 is approximately parallel to the XZ plane.

[0016] The door 5 is rotatably attached to a wooden pillar 109 provided separately from the cabinet 3 via three slide hinges 29. The pillar 109 is provided at a corner where a first wall surface 103 provided in the -X direction with respect to the washstand 101 and a second wall surface 105 provided in the +Y direction with respect to the washstand 101 intersect. That is, the pillar 109 is provided in the +Y direction with respect to the cabinet 3. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, a vertical pipe housing 115 is provided at the corner where the first wall surface 103 and the second wall surface 105 intersect, that is, at the back side of the pillar 109, and the vertical pipe housing 115 houses a vertical drain pipe 117. The cabinet 3 is provided so as to be in contact with the -Y direction surface of the vertical pipe housing 115.

[0017] The door 5 is formed in a shape corresponding to the opening of the cabinet 3, that is, in the shape of a substantially rectangular plate. The planar shapes of the opening of the cabinet 3 and the door 5 are not particularly limited, and may be, for example, circular.

[0018] The door 5 includes an inner mirror 31 (see FIG. 5), an outer mirror 33 (see FIG. 1), and a frame material 35. The inner mirror 31 is provided on the inner surface of the door 5, i.e., the surface that faces inside when the door 5 is closed. The outer mirror 33 is provided on the outer surface of the door 5, i.e., the surface that faces outside when the door 5 is closed. The inner mirror 31 and the outer mirror 33 are substantially the same shape and size, and are formed into a substantially rectangular plate shape. The inner mirror 31 and the outer mirror 33 are made of acrylic.

[0019] The frame material 35 holds the peripheral portions of the inner mirror 31 and the outer mirror 33 with the back surfaces of the inner mirror 31 and the outer mirror 33 in contact with each other (see FIG. 1). That is, the inner mirror 31 and the outer mirror 33 are combined with each other by the frame material 35. The frame material 35 is made of aluminum.

[0020] Door-side catch members 37 are provided on the inner surface of the door 5 at two locations, one at an end in the -Y direction and the +Z direction, and the other at an end in the -Y direction and the -Z direction (see FIG. 5). The directions with respect to the door 5 refer to the directions when the door 5 is closed (see FIGS. 1 and 2). When the door 5 is closed, the door-side catch member 37 holds the cabinet-side catch member 27 so that they can be separated from each other. This keeps the door 5 closed after the user closes the door 5.

[0021] A door-side stopper 39 is provided at the end in the -Y direction and the +Z direction on the outer surface of the door 5. The door-side stopper 39 comes into contact with a wall-side stopper 45, which will be described later, when the door 5 is opened.

[0022] The three slide hinges 29 rotatably connect the door 5 to the pillar 109 so that the door 5 can rotate from a state in which the door 5 closes the cabinet 3 toward the second wall surface 105 to open the cabinet 3. The three slide hinges 29 are attached to the end of the door 5 in the +Y direction, distributed at three positions in the Z direction. The axial direction of each slide hinge 29 is approximately parallel to the Z direction. Each slide hinge 29 includes a frame portion 41 and a cup portion 43 rotatably connected to the frame portion 41. The frame portion 41 is attached to the surface of the pillar 109 in the +X direction. The cup portion 43 is attached to the outer surface of the door 5, i.e., the surface in the +X direction. That is, the cup portion 43 is attached to the outer surface of the door 5 by forming a recess on the outer surface of the door 5 using a tool such as a hole saw, embedding the cup portion 43 in the recess, and fastening it with a screw. When the door 5 is closed, the outer surface of the door 5, that is, the surface in the +X direction, is approximately flush with the surface of the pillar 109 in the +X direction.

[0023] A wall stopper 45 is provided on the rear of the washbasin 101, i.e., on a second wall surface 105 provided in the +Y direction with respect to the washbasin 101. When the door 5 is opened, the door stopper 39 abuts against the wall stopper 45. This regulates the open position of the door 5. In addition, the wall stopper 45 and the door stopper 39 are detachably held together, for example, by magnetic force. This keeps the door 5 open after the user opens it.

[0024] 5, the outlet 111 and the switch 113 are provided on the second wall 105 at a position where they will not be hidden by the door 5 even when the door 5 is open, when viewed from a user standing in front of the sink 101, i.e., when viewed from the -Y direction. Therefore, the user can easily use the outlet 111 or the switch 113 even when the door 5 is open. The switch 113 is, for example, for lighting and is provided near the sink 101.

[0025] As described above, according to the washbasin mirror cabinet 1 of the present embodiment, when the door 5 is open, the inner mirror 31 of the door 5 faces the user standing in front of the washbasin 101, i.e., faces the -Y direction. Therefore, even when the washbasin mirror cabinet 1 is provided to the side of the washbasin 101, a user standing in front of the washbasin 101, i.e., a user positioned in the -Y direction relative to the washbasin 101, can open the door 5 to see the inner mirror 31 while facing the washbasin 101, and can use the door 5 as a mirror. Also, when the door 5 is closed, the outer mirror 33 of the door 5 faces the user standing in front of the washbasin 101, i.e., a user positioned in the +X direction relative to the cabinet 3. Therefore, a user standing in front of the washbasin 101, i.e., a user positioned in the +X direction relative to the cabinet 3, can see the outer mirror 33 without opening the door 5 by facing the cabinet 3, and can use the door 5 as a mirror. In this way, the door 5 can be used as a mirror whether the door 5 is open or closed.

[0026] In addition, according to the washbasin mirror cabinet 1 of this embodiment, the door 5 is equipped with an inner mirror 31 and an outer mirror 33, which makes the door 5 correspondingly heavy. However, since the door 5 is rotatably attached to a pillar 109 separate from the cabinet 3, it is possible to prevent the cabinet 3 from being damaged by the weight of the door 5 or from being removed from the second wall surface 105.

[0027] Furthermore, by attaching the door 5 to the pillar 109 provided between the cabinet 3 and the second wall 105, the position of the door 5 when opened can be brought closer to the second wall 105 compared to a configuration in which the door 5 is attached to the cabinet 3, thereby reducing the sense of oppression felt by the door 5 by the user.

[0028] Furthermore, for example, in an apartment building, the position of the -Y direction surface of the vertical pipe housing part 115 differs depending on the position of the drainage vertical pipe 117 depending on the building or house, and accordingly, the dimension of the cabinet 3 in the Y direction differs. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the -Y direction surface of the vertical pipe housing part 115 protrudes in the -Y direction, the dimension of the cabinet 3 in the Y direction is reduced. In this case, unlike the present embodiment, when the door 5 is attached to the cabinet 3, the dimension of the door 5 in the Y direction is reduced together with the cabinet 3, and the position of the door 5 when the door 5 is opened becomes farther from the second wall surface 105 (see the door 5 shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6). In contrast, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, by attaching the door 5 to the pillar 109, even if the dimension of the cabinet 3 in the Y direction is reduced, the dimension of the door 5 in the Y direction does not become smaller, and the position of the door 5 when the door 5 is opened does not become farther from the second wall surface 105.

[0029] [Other variations] It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various configurations can be adopted without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the above-described embodiment can be modified as follows in addition to the above. Also, the embodiment and the modified examples may be combined to form a configuration.

[0030] The means for rotatably mounting the cabinet 3 to the pillar 109 is not limited to the configuration using the slide hinge 29, and various types of hinges such as flat hinges may be used.

[0031] The support to which the door 5 is attached is not limited to the pillar 109, but may be, for example, a wall, as long as it can support the weight of the door 5.

[0032] [Note] Below are some additional notes about the washbasin mirror cabinet. The washbasin mirror cabinet comprises a cabinet fixed to the wall on the side of the washbasin and a door that opens the cabinet by rotating the cabinet from a closed state toward the wall behind the washbasin, and the door has an inner mirror provided on the inner surface of the door and an outer mirror provided on the outer surface of the door.

[0033] According to this configuration, when the door is open, the inner mirror of the door faces the user standing in front of the washbasin. Therefore, even if the washbasin mirror cabinet is provided to the side of the washbasin, a user standing in front of the washbasin can open the door and see the inner mirror while facing the washbasin, and the door can be used as a mirror. Furthermore, when the door is closed, the outer mirror of the door faces the user standing in front of the washbasin. Therefore, a user standing in front of the washbasin can see the outer mirror without opening the door by facing the cabinet, and the door can be used as a mirror. Therefore, the door can be used as a mirror whether the door is open or closed.

[0034] In this case, the door is preferably rotatably attached to a support body separate from the cabinet.

[0035] With this configuration, since the door is equipped with an inner mirror and an outer mirror, the door becomes heavy accordingly; however, since the door is rotatably attached to a support body separate from the cabinet, it is possible to prevent the cabinet from being damaged by the weight of the door or from coming off the wall to the side of the washbasin. The pillar 109 is an example of a "support."

[0036] In this case, a sliding hinge is provided to pivotally connect the door to the support, The sliding hinge is preferably attached to the exterior surface of the door.

[0037] According to this configuration, the construction work of attaching the door to the support body so that the door can be rotated can be simplified. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] Reference Signs List: 1...washbasin mirror cabinet, 3...cabinet, 5...door, 6...metal fittings, 7...first vertical board, 9...second vertical board, 11...first horizontal board, 13...second horizontal board, 15...third horizontal board, 17...fourth horizontal board, 19...filler, 21...second pipe, 23...third pipe, 25...fourth pipe, 27...cabinet side catch member, 29...slide hinge, 31...inner mirror, 33...outer mirror, 35...frame material, 37...door side catch member, 39...door side stopper, 41...frame portion, 43...cup portion, 45...wall side stopper, 101...washbasin, 103...first wall, 105...second wall, 107...window, 109...pillar, 111...outlet, 113...switch.

Claims

1. A cabinet fixed to a wall on the side of the washbasin; a door that opens the cabinet by rotating the cabinet from a closed state toward a wall surface behind the washstand, The door is An inner mirror provided on the inner surface of the door; An exterior mirror provided on the outer surface of the door; having The door is rotatably attached to a support body separate from the cabinet, a hinge pivotably connecting the door to the support; A washbasin mirror cabinet, characterized in that the hinge is provided at a position away from the end of the cabinet on the wall surface behind the washbasin, on the wall surface behind the washbasin.

2. The hinge is a slide hinge, The bathroom mirror cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the sliding hinge is attached to an outer surface of the door.

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