JP2020154025A - Display device for dressing table and dressing table - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device for a dressing table and a dressing table capable of eliminating anxiety of a user who is imaged by a camera. A display device for a dressing table physically displays a camera 5, a display unit 32 that displays image pickup information based on an image pickup result by the camera 5, and a user as a subject on an image pickup element of the camera 5. It is provided with a switching unit 6 capable of switching between a prohibited state for avoiding the problem and a permitted state for allowing the user as a subject to be photographed by the image sensor of the camera 5. When the camera 5 is switched to the prohibited state by the switching unit 6, at least one of the display unit 32 and the camera 5 is set to the first mode, and when the switching unit 6 switches the camera 5 to the allowable state. Includes a mode setting unit 71 that sets at least one of the display unit 32 and the camera 5 to a second mode that consumes more power than the first mode. [Selection diagram] FIG. 3B

Description

The present invention relates to a dressing table display device and a dressing table.

Conventionally, a dressing table including a mirror, a camera arranged beside the mirror, and a display unit arranged beside the mirror is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2009-125114

When the camera is placed beside the mirror on the dressing table, the user may feel anxious that "the camera may be shooting" even if the camera is electrically turned off. ..

An object of the present invention is to provide a dressing table display device and a dressing table that can eliminate the user's anxiety about being imaged by a camera.

The present invention includes a camera (for example, cameras 5 and 5A described later), a display unit (for example, a display unit 32 described later) that displays image pickup information based on the image pickup result of the camera, and the camera as a subject. A switching unit that can switch between a prohibited state that physically avoids being photographed by the image sensor of the camera and a permissible state that allows the user as a subject to be photographed by the image sensor of the camera (for example,) according to the user's operation. , 6A), and a display device for a dressing table (for example, a vanity 1, 1A described later).

It is a front view which shows the vanity of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the vanity of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the case where the camera of 1st Embodiment is located at a storage position. It is a perspective view which shows the case where the camera of 1st Embodiment is located in the upper position. It is a functional block diagram of the vanity of the 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the case where the slide lid part of 2nd Embodiment is located in a closed position. It is a perspective view which shows the case where the slide lid part of 2nd Embodiment is located in an open position. It is a functional block diagram of the vanity of the 1st Embodiment.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the display device for a vanity is applied to the vanity 1 will be described. The display device for a dressing table may be applied to a dressing table that is not provided with a washbasin facility.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vanity 1 of the first embodiment includes a vanity main body 2, a vanity counter 11, and a lower cabinet 12. The wash counter 11 has a wash bowl 111 having a recess whose upper portion is open to receive water, a counter portion 112 on which the wash bowl 111 is arranged, and a faucet 113. The lower cabinet 12 is arranged below the wash counter 11. The lower cabinet 12 stores pipes and the like extending from the faucet 113.

As shown in FIG. 2, the dressing table main body 2 is arranged on the back side of the washbasin 111 of the washbasin 1 and above the washbasin 111. As shown in FIGS. 3A to 4, the dressing table main body 2 includes a mirror 3 with a display monitor function, a frame-shaped housing 4 (housing), a camera 5, a switching unit 6, and a control unit 7 (FIG. 4). See) and.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mirror 3 with a display monitor function is formed in a rectangular shape in a front view and has a thickness in the depth direction. The mirror 3 with a display monitor function includes a mirror unit 31, a display unit 32, and a support plate 33.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mirror portion 31 is arranged on the front surface of the dressing table main body 2 and constitutes the front surface of the dressing table main body 2. The mirror portion 31 is supported by the support plate 33 on the back surface 31a side. The support plate 33 that supports the mirror portion 31 is attached to the frame-shaped housing 4. The frame-shaped housing 4 is formed by being framed in a square shape by a wall material rising from the wall surface 100 of the house, and is fixed to the wall surface 100 of the house.

The display unit 32 displays imaging information based on the imaging result of the camera 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 32 is arranged in the through opening 331 of the support plate 33 on the back surface 31a side of the mirror unit 31. The display unit 32 is configured to display the image pickup information of the camera 5 in at least a predetermined area of the mirror unit 31. When the display unit 32 is not activated, the mirror unit 31 functions as a mirror.

The display unit 32 displays, for example, the captured image of the user's face as it is, displays the captured image of the user's face several seconds ago, or the captured image of the user's face as the imaging information based on the imaging result of the camera 5. It is possible to display an image that has been processed such as makeup. In addition, the imaged user may be specified, and the image information transmitted through the Internet line may be displayed as the imaged information according to the specified user. For example, the first user and the second user are registered in advance, and the information about the weather may be displayed to the first user, or the news may be displayed to the second user. .. Such a display is also included in the display of the imaging information based on the imaging result of the camera 5 in that the user is identified and the display is determined based on the imaging result.

The camera 5 is attached to the upper wall 41 of the frame-shaped housing 4 at a through opening 411 penetrating in the vertical direction of the upper wall 41 of the frame-shaped housing 4. The image pickup lens of the camera 5 is arranged so as to face the front side of the mirror portion 31. The camera 5 allows a user as a subject to be photographed by the image sensor of the camera 5 in a prohibited state in which the user as a subject is physically prevented from being photographed by the image sensor of the camera 5 by a switching unit 6 described later. It is arranged so that the allowable state and the allowable state can be switched. More specifically, the camera 5 is housed inside the frame-shaped housing 4 by a switching unit 6 described later to physically shield the camera 5, and from the upper wall 41 of the frame-shaped housing 4. It is arranged so that it can be switched between an open state in which the camera 5 protrudes upward and the camera 5 is opened. The camera 5 is activated when the camera 5 is switched to the open state to take an image of the face of a user standing in front of the mirror unit 31. In the present embodiment, the shielding state that is housed inside the frame-shaped housing 4 and physically shields the camera 5 is a prohibited state that physically prevents the user as a subject from being photographed by the image sensor of the camera 5. The open state in which the camera 5 is opened by projecting upward from the upper wall 41 of the frame-shaped housing 4 is a permissible state in which the user as a subject is allowed to be photographed by the image sensor of the camera 5.

The activation (power activation) and stop (power stop, standby) of the camera 5 and the display unit 32 are linked to the operation of switching the camera 5 to the shielded state or the open state by the switching unit 6. That is, the operation of starting or stopping the camera 5 and the display unit 32 is executed in conjunction with one operation in which the camera 5 is switched to the shielded state or the open state by the switching unit 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, the switching unit 6 includes a vertical movement mechanism 61 capable of moving the camera 5 up and down by a user operation, and a switching detection sensor 62. The vertical movement mechanism 61 moves the camera 5 up and down by the user's operation to store the camera 5 in the frame-shaped housing 4 (housing) and physically shield the camera 5 (shielding state, It is possible to switch between a prohibited state (see FIG. 3A) and an upper position (open state, allowed state) (see FIG. 3B) in which the camera 5 is exposed from the frame-shaped housing 4 and opened.

Specifically, the vertical movement mechanism 61 is disengaged by pushing the upper surface of the camera 5 downward from the storage position shown in FIG. 3A that shields the camera 5, for example, by a user's operation, and the spring member. The camera 5 is moved upward by the urging force (not shown), and is moved to the upper position shown in FIG. 3B to open the camera 5. The vertical movement mechanism 61 resists the urging force of the spring member (not shown) by pushing the upper surface of the camera 5 downward from the upper position shown in FIG. 3B for opening the camera 5, for example, by the user's operation. The camera 5 is moved downward and engaged with the camera 5 to move to the storage position shown in FIG. 3A that shields the camera 5.

The switching detection sensor 62 detects whether the camera 5 is located at a storage position that shields the camera 5 or at an upper position that opens the camera. The storage position detection signal or the upper position detection signal detected by the switching detection sensor 62 is transmitted to the control unit 7.

The control unit 7 controls the operations of the display unit 32 and the camera 5. A detection signal from the switching detection sensor 62 is input to the control unit 7. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 7 includes a mode setting unit 71 and a display control unit 72.

When the camera 5 is switched from the upper position (open state) to the storage position (shielding state) by the switching unit 6, the mode setting unit 71 sets both the display unit 32 and the camera 5 to the first mode. When the camera 5 is switched from the storage position (shielding state, prohibited state) to the upper position (open state, allowable state) by the switching unit 6, both the display unit 32 and the camera 5 are set to the second mode. Here, the first mode is, for example, a power saving mode in which power consumption is low or a power supply stop mode in which power consumption is low. The second mode is a mode in which power consumption is larger than that of the first mode, and is, for example, an activation mode for activating the display unit 32 and the camera 5. The control unit 7 activates the camera 5 and the display unit 32 when the second mode (for example, the activation mode) is set by the mode setting unit 71. The control unit 7 controls the camera 5 and the display unit 32 so as to be in the standby state or the power OFF state by setting the first mode (for example, the power saving mode or the power stop mode) by the mode setting unit 71. ..

The display control unit 72 controls so that the image pickup information based on the image pickup result by the camera 5 is displayed on the display unit 32.

Next, a method of using the vanity 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. When the user who approaches the vanity 1 uses the mirror unit 31 as a mirror, he / she uses the mirror unit 31 without activating the display unit 32. In this case, the camera 5 is located in a physically shielded storage position.

Here, when starting the image pickup by the camera 5, the user pushes the upper surface of the camera 5 downward. As a result, the user moves the camera 5 from the storage position to the upper position by the switching unit 6. Since the camera 5 is located at the upper position, the upper position detection signal detected by the switching detection sensor 62 is transmitted to the control unit 7.

The mode setting unit 71 sets the camera 5 and the display unit 32 to the activation mode by the upper position detection signal transmitted to the control unit 7. The control unit 7 activates the camera 5 and the display unit 32 by setting the activation mode by the mode setting unit 71. As a result, the camera 5 is activated to start imaging. The display unit 32 displays imaging information based on the imaging result of the camera 5.

Conventionally, when the camera is placed beside the mirror of the dressing table, the user may feel anxiety that "the camera may be shooting" even if the camera is electrically turned off. there were. On the other hand, in the present invention, when the camera 5 is located in the storage position, the camera 5 is physically shielded. Therefore, imaging by the camera 5 is not possible. Then, when the position of the camera 5 is switched from the storage position to the upper position, the camera 5 is activated and the image pickup by the camera 5 is started. Therefore, the user can eliminate the anxiety of being imaged.

Next, when the image pickup by the camera 5 is stopped, the user pushes the upper surface of the camera 5 downward, and the switching unit 6 moves the camera 5 upward to move it to the storage position. As a result, the camera 5 is moved to a physically shielded storage position. When the camera 5 is located at the storage position, the storage position detection signal detected by the switching detection sensor 62 is transmitted to the control unit 7. The mode setting unit 71 sets the camera 5 and the display unit 32 to the power saving mode or the power stop mode by the storage position detection signal transmitted to the control unit 7. The control unit 7 controls the camera 5 and the display unit 32 so that the camera 5 and the display unit 32 are in the standby state or the power is turned off by setting the power saving mode or the power stop mode by the mode setting unit 71.

According to the vanity 1 of the present embodiment having the above configuration, the following effects are achieved. The vanity 1 of the present embodiment includes a camera 5, a display unit 32 that displays imaging information based on the imaging result of the camera 5, a shielding state that physically shields the camera 5, and an opening that opens the camera 5. A switching unit 6 capable of switching between states according to a user's operation is provided. As a result, the camera 5 can be physically shielded, so that the user's anxiety about being imaged by the camera 5 can be eliminated.

In the present embodiment, when the camera 5 is switched to the storage position by the switching unit 6, at least one of the display unit 32 and the camera 5 is set to the first mode (power saving mode or power stop mode). When the camera 5 is switched to the upper position by the switching unit 6, a mode setting unit that sets at least one of the display unit 32 and the camera 5 to the second mode (startup mode) that consumes more power than the first mode. 71 and. As a result, the power saving mode, the power stop mode, or the start mode can be set in conjunction with the operation of the switching unit 6, so that the power of the display unit 32 and the camera 5 is turned on only when the camera 5 is located at the upper position. Since it can be started, it contributes to power saving.

In the present embodiment, the switching unit 6 has a storage position (shielding state) in which the camera 5 is stored in the frame-shaped housing 4 and shielded, and an upper position (shielded state) in which the camera 5 is exposed from the frame-shaped housing 4 and opened. It is possible to switch between (open state) and. As a result, the camera 5 can be physically shielded with a simple configuration.

Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the description of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for the configurations common to those of the first embodiment. The configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment unless otherwise described.

The vanity 1A (display device for vanity) of the second embodiment is mainly different from the first embodiment in that the switching unit 6A has a slide opening / closing mechanism 61A for opening / closing the front surface of the camera 5A. ..

As shown in FIGS. 5A to 6, the dressing table main body 2A of the second embodiment includes a mirror 3 with a display monitor function, a frame-shaped housing 4, an upper front plate 42, a camera 5A, and a switching portion 6A. , And a control unit 7 (see FIG. 6).

The camera 5A is arranged on the back side of the upper front plate 42 above the mirror portion 31 at a through opening 421 penetrating in the depth direction of the upper front plate 42 above the mirror portion 31. The image pickup lens of the camera 5A is arranged so as to face the front side of the mirror portion 31. The camera 5A is arranged so as to be switchable between a shielding state in which the front surface of the camera 5A is covered and shielded by the switching unit 6A and an open state in which the front surface of the camera 5A is exposed and opened. In the present embodiment, the shielding state that covers and shields the front surface of the camera 5A is a prohibition state that physically prevents the user as a subject from being photographed by the image sensor of the camera 5, and exposes the front surface of the camera 5A. The open state is a permissible state in which the user as a subject is allowed to be photographed by the image sensor of the camera 5.

The switching unit 6A includes a slide opening / closing mechanism 61A and an opening / closing detection sensor 62A. The slide opening / closing mechanism 61A has a slide lid portion 611. The slide lid portion 611 is slid and moved on the front side of the camera 5A by the user's operation to expose the closed position (shielding state, prohibited state) that covers and shields the front surface of the camera 5A and the front surface of the camera 5A. It is possible to switch between the open position (open state, allowable state) and the open position.

Specifically, in the slide opening / closing mechanism 61A, the slide lid portion 611 is slid to the open position by the user from the closed position shown in FIG. 5A in which the slide lid portion 611 shields the camera 5A. Can be moved to the open position shown in FIG. 5B to open the camera 5A. In the slide opening / closing mechanism 61A, the slide lid 611 shields the camera 5A from the open position shown in FIG. 5B where the slide lid 611 opens the camera 5A by the user sliding the slide lid 611 to the closed position. It is possible to move to the closed position shown in FIG. 5A.

The open / close detection sensor 62A detects whether the slide lid portion 611 is located in the closed position or the slide lid portion 611 is located in the open position. The open position detection signal or the closed position detection signal detected by the open / close detection sensor 62A is transmitted to the control unit 7.

When the slide lid portion 611 is switched from the open position to the closed position by the switching unit 6A, the mode setting unit 71 sets both the display unit 32 and the camera 5A to the first mode (power saving mode or power stop mode). When the slide lid portion 611 is switched from the closed position to the open position by the switching unit 6A, both the display unit 32 and the camera 5A are set to the second mode (startup mode). The control unit 7 activates the camera 5A and the display unit 32 by setting the second mode (startup mode) by the mode setting unit 71. The control unit 7 controls the camera 5A and the display unit 32 so that the camera 5A and the display unit 32 are in the standby state or the power-off state by setting the first mode (power saving mode or power stop mode) by the mode setting unit 71.

In the second embodiment, when the user uses the mirror unit 31 as a mirror, the user uses the mirror unit 31 without activating the display unit 32. In this case, the camera 5A is located in a closed position physically shielded by the slide lid 611.

When starting imaging by the camera 5A, the user slides the slide lid portion 611 to the open position, and the user switches the camera 5A from the shielded state to the open state by the switching portion 6A. When the slide lid portion 611 is located at the open position, the open position detection signal detected by the open / close detection sensor 62A is transmitted to the control unit 7.

The mode setting unit 71 sets the camera 5A and the display unit 32 to the activation mode by the open position detection signal transmitted to the control unit 7. The control unit 7 activates the camera 5A and the display unit 32 by setting the activation mode by the mode setting unit 71. As a result, the camera 5A is activated to start imaging. The display unit 32 displays imaging information based on the imaging result of the camera 5A.

According to the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment is achieved. That is, since the camera 5A can be physically shielded, the user's anxiety about being imaged by the camera 5A can be eliminated. Since the open state and the shielded state of the camera 5A can be switched by opening and closing the slide lid portion 611, the camera 5A can be physically shielded with a simple configuration.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and modifications, improvements, and the like within the range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved are included in the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, an example in which the display device for a dressing table is applied to a vanity is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The dressing table display device may be applied to a dressing table that is not provided with washbasin facilities such as a washbasin and a faucet.

In the first embodiment, the vertical movement mechanism 61 capable of moving the camera 5 in the vertical direction is adopted as the switching unit 6, and in the second embodiment, the slide lid portion 611 is slid as the switching unit 6A. A possible slide opening / closing mechanism 61A is adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as a switching unit, a mechanism that realizes a prohibited state by rotating the camera in a direction in which the user as a subject cannot be photographed and realizes an allowable state by rotating the camera in a direction in which the user as a subject can be photographed. It may be adopted.

In the above embodiment, the switching units 6 and 6A are configured to be manually operated, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the switching of the switching units 6 and 6A may be configured to be operated by the user by an input switch (input unit) capable of input operation. The input switch (input unit) is, for example, a switch that is electrically connected to the switching units 6 and 6A and can perform an input operation for switching between the shielded state and the open state of the camera 5 in the switching units 6 and 6A. In this case, for example, by arranging the input switch at the user's hand facing the vanity 1, 1A, it becomes easy to operate the switching units 6 and 6A.

In the above embodiment, the vanity table 1, 1A is composed of a one-sided mirror provided with one mirror portion 31, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be composed of a three-sided mirror provided with three mirror portions. Good.

In the above embodiment, the mirror 3 with the display monitor function is configured to be non-openable with respect to the frame-shaped housing 4, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the mirror 3 with a display monitor function may be configured to be openable with respect to the frame-shaped housing 4. .. In this case, the vanities 1 and 1A may be a one-sided mirror having one mirror or a three-sided mirror having three mirrors.

In the above embodiment, the mode setting unit 71 sets both the camera 5 and the display unit 32 to the activation mode by the upper position detection signal transmitted to the control unit 7, and the storage position detection signal transmitted to the control unit 7. Therefore, both the camera 5 and the display unit 32 are set to the power saving mode or the power stop mode, but the present invention is not limited to this. The mode setting unit 71 may set either the camera 5 or the display unit 32 to the start mode, or may set the power saving mode or the power stop mode.

1,1A Vanity (display device for vanity, vanity)
2 Mirror with display monitor function 4 Frame-shaped housing (housing)
5, 5A camera 6, 6A Switching unit 31 Mirror unit 32 Display unit 71 Mode setting unit

Claims (8)

With the camera
A display unit that displays imaging information based on the imaging results of the camera, and
Depending on the user's operation, a prohibited state in which the user as a subject is physically prevented from being photographed by the image sensor of the camera and a permissible state in which the user as a subject is allowed to be photographed by the image sensor of the camera are determined. A display device for a dressing table equipped with a switchable switching unit. When the camera is switched to the prohibited state by the switching unit, at least one of the display unit and the camera is set to the first mode, and the camera is switched to the allowable state by the switching unit. The display device for a dressing table according to claim 1, further comprising a mode setting unit for setting at least one of the display unit and the camera to a second mode having a higher power consumption than the first mode. The switching unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the forbidden state is realized by housing the camera in a housing, and the permissible state is realized by exposing the camera from the housing and opening the camera. Display device for dressing table. The display device for a dressing table according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the switching unit realizes the prohibited state by covering the front surface of the camera, and realizes the allowable state by exposing the front surface of the camera. The switching unit realizes the prohibited state by rotating the camera in a direction in which the user as a subject cannot be photographed, and realizes the allowable state by rotating the camera in a direction in which the user as a subject can be photographed. The display device for a dressing table according to claim 1 or 2. Equipped with a mirror part
The mirror unit and the display unit are at least a part of the configuration of a mirror with a display monitor function.
The display device for a dressing table according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the display unit displays the imaging information in at least a part of the area of the mirror unit. It has an input unit capable of input operation for switching between the prohibited state and the allowable state of the camera in the switching unit.
The display device for a dressing table according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the input unit is arranged at a position where the user can operate the input unit. A dressing table including the dressing table display device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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