JP2001286407A - Bathroom vanity - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a vanity table capable of charging an electric device of an electromagnetic induction charging type by directly storing it in a cabinet without using a charging stand. A storage recess (20) is provided on a bottom surface of a cabinet (2).
A vanity table provided with a primary coil 22 which can be electromagnetically coupled to secondary coils 33 and 43 of electric equipment such as an electromagnetic induction rechargeable electric toothbrush 3 and an electric razor 4 housed in the toilet. It is one.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vanity table with excellent storage capacity for electromagnetic induction rechargeable electric appliances such as an electric toothbrush and an electric razor used around the vanity table.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a vanity is provided with a cabinet for accommodating a toothbrush, a cup, a hairdressing tool and the like behind and beside a mirror provided on a front surface. Of these, the cabinet that stores things such as toothbrushes and cups that the person directly mouths is provided with a lid on the front, so that the things stored in the cabinet can be kept hygienic. .

[0003] However, in the case of a person using an electric toothbrush by electromagnetic induction charging, the electric toothbrush, a charging stand for the electric toothbrush, and a power supply for this charging must be secured. At present, they cannot be stored and are exposed in a bare state beside the counter in the washroom.

[0004] In view of the above, there has been conventionally proposed a vanity table in which a charging adapter is replaceably provided in such a cabinet, and a charging stand for an electric toothbrush is provided via the charging adapter. This vanity stand can be stored while charging the main body of the electric toothbrush on the charging stand in the cabinet, and the toothbrush portion of the electric toothbrush can be stored in the toothbrush stand provided beside the charging stand in this cabinet. (For example, see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-4982).

[0005]

However, when a charging stand is provided via a charging adapter, for example, when a family of four uses an electric toothbrush together, charging is performed according to each electric toothbrush. Stands must be prepared, and the inside of the cabinet is full of charging stations.

Further, it is conceivable that the toothbrush portion is replaced with one body of the electric toothbrush and reused by four people. However, since the electric toothbrush is used intensively for a predetermined time after getting up, it is used repeatedly. The inconvenience of not being able to secure the capacity of the rechargeable battery that can withstand the problem occurs. Therefore, it is conceivable to increase the size of the rechargeable battery itself,
In this case, the grip of the electric toothbrush main body becomes large due to the increase in size of the rechargeable battery, so that the usability is deteriorated.

[0007] When a charging stand is provided in a cabinet via a charging adapter as in the conventional case,
Even if the charging stand itself has a waterproof structure, the space between the charging stand and the charging adapter to which the charging stand is connected is not sufficiently waterproof. Therefore, the electric toothbrush and the charging stand itself are configured to be safe even if immersed in water, but when such a wet electric toothbrush is placed on the charging stand, drops of water will fall on parts such as the charging adapter. This causes an inconvenience such as a short circuit and a short circuit.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a bathroom vanity in which electric equipment of an electromagnetic induction rechargeable type can be stored directly in a cabinet and charged without using a charging stand. It is intended to provide.

[0009]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bathroom vanity having a cabinet, wherein at least a part of a bottom surface of the cabinet is provided with a recess. Is provided with a primary coil that can be electromagnetically coupled to a secondary coil of electromagnetic induction rechargeable electric equipment housed in the housing recess.

[0010] With this configuration, the electric equipment of the electromagnetic induction rechargeable type is simply stored in the storage recess in the cabinet.
Can be charged.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall structure of the dressing table 1, and FIGS. 2 to 4 show the main parts of the cabinet 2 in the dressing table 1. FIG.

That is, in the vanity 1, a plurality of electric toothbrushes 3, electric razors 4, and the like are stored in a storage recess 20 provided on the bottom surface of the cabinet 2 and can be charged.

The bathroom vanity 1 has a front mirror 11 serving as a hinged door, and a cabinet 2 is formed inside the mirror. An outlet 12 is provided below the cabinet 2.

The interior of the cabinet 2 is partitioned by a shelf 21. A storage recess 20 is provided at the bottom of the cabinet 2.

The recess 20 is formed by raising a peripheral wall 20b from the peripheral edge of the bottom plate 20a. A primary charging coil 22 is provided in the peripheral wall 20b,
The primary side charging coil 22 surrounds the storage recess 20. The primary charging coil 22 is connected to an AC cord 24 via an inverter circuit 23. When the AC cord 24 is connected to a commercial power supply (not shown), the inverter circuit 23 is activated and the primary side charging coil 22 is driven at a high frequency. The width W of the storage recess 20 is formed over substantially the entire width of the bottom of the cabinet 2. Also, the inner dimension D of the depth of the storage recess 20 is set to a size that accommodates electromagnetic induction rechargeable electric devices such as an electric toothbrush 3 and an electric razor 4 used around the vanity 1. That is, since the electric toothbrush 3 and the electric razor 4 are used by hand even if they are manufactured by different manufacturers, the outer diameter and the like are designed based on the size of the hand. Therefore, the inner dimension D of the depth of the storage recess 20 is
It is considered that if a size of about 50 mm is secured at the maximum, electromagnetic induction rechargeable electric devices of various manufacturers can be stored.

The electric toothbrush 3 has a brush 3 on a main body 31.
2 is installed. The main body 31 is provided with a secondary side charging coil 33 at the bottom and a rechargeable battery 34 above the secondary side charging coil 33. In the electric toothbrush 3, power is supplied from a rechargeable battery 33 to a motor (not shown) when a switch (not shown) is turned on and off, and the motor drives the brush 32 via a driving mechanism (not shown). ing.

The electric razor 4 has a blade 4
2 are provided. The main body 41 includes the electric toothbrush 3.
Similarly to the above, a secondary charging coil 43 is provided at the bottom, and a rechargeable battery 44 is provided above the secondary charging coil 43.

This vanity table 1 has a primary side charging coil 2
2 is driven at high frequency so that the primary side charging coil 22
, A high-frequency magnetic field is generated at the periphery. Therefore, if the electric toothbrush 3 and the electric razor 4 are stored in the storage recess 20, the secondary side charging coil 33 of these electric toothbrushes 3 can be used.
In addition, the secondary charging coil 43 of the electric razor 4 is located in the high-frequency magnetic field region of the primary charging coil 22 and is electromagnetically coupled to perform charging.

However, the magnetic flux density of the high-frequency magnetic field generated from the primary charging coil 22 is
The strength becomes stronger as it approaches 2 and becomes weaker as it moves away, that is, toward the center of the storage recess 20. Therefore, the storage recess 2 is provided so that the electromagnetic induction rechargeable electric devices of various manufacturers can be accommodated.
When the inner dimension D of the depth of 0 is increased,
In some cases, the gap with the electrical equipment housed in the storage space becomes large. In such a case, it is preferable to provide these electric devices in the storage recess 20 at a position near the peripheral wall 20b where the primary-side charging coil 22 is provided in order to improve charging efficiency.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, it is preferable to provide a lid 5 for holding the electric toothbrush 3 and the electric razor 4 on the peripheral wall 20b of the storage recess 20.
The lid 5 is provided with an opening 50 that is eccentric to a position closer to the peripheral wall 20b than the center of the storage recess 20. The shape of the opening 50 is prepared according to various manufacturers such as the electric toothbrush 3 and the electric razor 4.
Each of the lids 5 is a peripheral wall 20 b of the storage recess 20, each of which is selected in accordance with the electric equipment to be stored in the storage recess 20.
It is provided over the top. By providing the electric toothbrush 3 and the electric razor 4 in the housing recess 20 through the opening 50, it is possible to avoid the above-described reduction in charging efficiency. Such an opening 50 is provided in the surplus storage recess 20 remaining after storing the electromagnetic induction rechargeable electric devices such as the electric toothbrush 3 and the electric razor 4.
Is provided with a lid 6 on which no cosmetics 61 are provided.
And so on (see FIG. 5A).
A lid 7 having a small hole 70 for standing a normal toothbrush 71 or a razor 72 that does not need to be charged may be provided (see FIG. 5B).

In this embodiment, the cabinet 2
The storage recess 20 is provided over the entire width of the bottom surface of the device. However, the storage recess 20 is not particularly limited to such a configuration provided over the entire width. The storage recess 20 may be provided.

In the present embodiment, the bathroom vanity 1
Although the front mirror 11 is a hinged door and the cabinet 2 is formed inside the front door, the bathroom vanity 1 may be configured such that the cabinet 2 is provided beside the front mirror 11.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to charge the electromagnetic induction charging type electric equipment simply by storing it in the storage recess in the cabinet. It can be stored neatly in the cabinet without wiring the legs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an overall configuration of a vanity table according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the vanity stand according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of a vanity stand according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of a vanity stand according to the present invention.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are partially exploded perspective views showing another use state of the vanity table according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vanity stand 2 Cabinet 20 Storage recess 22 Primary charging coil 3 Electric toothbrush (electric equipment) 33 Occasional charging coil 4 Electric razor (electric equipment) 43 Secondary charging coil

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom vanity having a cabinet, wherein a storage recess is provided in at least a part of a bottom surface of the cabinet, and electromagnetic induction rechargeable electric devices housed in the storage recess around a periphery of the storage recess. A vanity stand provided with a primary side coil which can be electromagnetically coupled to the secondary side coil.