JPH0532603U - Changing rooms - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The purpose is to provide a fitting and changing room that can be easily arranged and moved by laying out a product and can fundamentally cover the image of a conventional fitting room or changing room. . [Structure] A light control sheet 10 and a transparent substrate 51a are provided between four pillars 2 made of aluminum or the like and erected on a floor base 1.
The door portion 4 and the side wall 5a, which are integrally joined with each other, and the side wall 5b provided with the metal vapor deposition film 19 having the metal thin film layer 18 formed between the light control sheet 10 and the transparent substrate 51b are arranged. A switch 8 for turning on / off the energization state of the seat 10 is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to a fitting and changing room which can be used in a fitting room provided in a boutique or a clothes section, a changing room for changing clothes, and the like, which can cause a difference in optical properties.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Traditionally, fitting rooms that have been installed in clothes counters such as boutiques and department stores are often placed along the walls around the counter or gathered around columns in the counter. Generally, they are often installed in places that are unobtrusive and unobtrusive. In addition, changing rooms were often installed in one place.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, when the conventional fitting room is arranged first according to the sales floor, it is difficult to move its position easily, and even when changing the layout of the sales floor, it is necessary to consider the position of the fitting room. There was inconvenience. In addition, due to the diversification of products in recent years, there is a demand to divide the exhibition corner for each brand and set up a fitting room for each corner, but once the fitting room is arranged, it will be displayed in the same way as above. There was a problem that it was difficult to easily move the fitting room position according to the change of corners. In addition, the entrances and exits of general fitting rooms are often partitioned by curtains, etc., and there were problems in the design of the sales floor as a whole, and the sales floor area felt small.

On the other hand, even in the conventional changing rooms, most of them are surrounded by an opaque plate, and the room feels narrower by the installation area of the changing room, and in many cases it is a fixed type. It was difficult and there was a design problem.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A first fitting / changing room of the present invention which solves the above-mentioned problems is a fitting / changing room in which a door and a side wall are provided on a floor, at least a part of which is provided on both sides of a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal. It is composed of a light control sheet provided with a transparent electrode and a transparent substrate having a metal thin film layer interposed between the light control sheet and the other wall surface of the transparent substrate having the light control sheet. However, it is characterized in that a switch is provided for turning on / off the energization state to the light control sheet.

The second fitting / changing room is a fitting / changing room in which a door and a side wall are provided on a floor, and at least a part of the fitting / changing room is provided with a transparent electrode on one surface of a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal. And a transparent substrate on which the electrode of the metal thin film layer is formed on the other surface, and the other wall surface is formed by a transparent substrate having a light control sheet with transparent electrodes on both surfaces of the liquid crystal layer. It is characterized in that a switch is provided for turning on / off the energization state to the transparent electrode, the metal thin film layer and other light control sheets.

[0007]

[Action]

 In the first fitting / changing room having the above-mentioned structure, when the switch is turned on to apply a voltage between the transparent electrodes of the light control sheet provided on the transparent substrate forming the door and the side wall, the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal layer is formed. The molecules are oriented in the direction of the electric field and become transparent so that light can pass through, and the inside of the fitting and changing room can be seen through the transparent substrate. This allows the side wall to be seen through wherever it is placed in the room, so that the side facing can be seen through, and the presence of that side disappears, making the room bright and wide. On the other hand, if you enter the room and go up to the floor and turn off the switch to turn off the voltage with no voltage applied between the transparent electrodes, the liquid crystal layer scatters the light and becomes a cloudy state, suppressing the transmission of light. , It becomes impossible to see through the inside of the fitting and changing room from the outside through the transparent substrate. Then, when looking at the transparent substrate with the metal thin film layer interposed at least from the light control sheet from the inside of the room, the liquid crystal layer of the light control sheet scatters light and becomes a white turbid state, suppressing light transmission. As a result, the metal thin film layer forms a mirror surface that reflects the light in the room, and the wall surface that serves as the mirror surface can be used as a mirror for a physical appearance. In the second fitting and changing room, a switch is provided between the transparent electrode formed on the transparent substrate of the door and the side wall and the metal thin film layer, and between the transparent electrodes of the light control sheet on the other wall. When the voltage is turned on and the voltage is applied, the liquid crystal layer is in a transparent state that allows light to pass through, like the first dressing room, and the inside of the dressing room can be seen through the transparent substrate. Conversely, when you enter the room, go up on the floor, turn off the voltage and turn off the voltage application, the liquid crystal layer scatters the light and becomes a cloudy state, suppressing the light transmission, and the transparent substrate. It becomes impossible to see through the inside of the fitting and changing room from the outside. When the wall surface with the metal thin film layer formed on at least one side of the liquid crystal layer is viewed from the room side through the transparent substrate, the liquid crystal layer scatters light and becomes a cloudy state, which suppresses light transmission. The thin metal film layer forms a mirror surface that reflects light in the room.

[0008]

【Example】

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

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a fitting and changing room according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part taken along line -B, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part taken along line CC of FIG.

The fitting and changing room shown in the figure is installed, for example, in a clothing store such as a boutique or a department store, and is of a unit type that can easily cope with changes in the store layout.

That is, this fitting / changing room has four pillars 2 made of aluminum or the like, which are erected on the floor stand 1, and four beam members 3 suspended between the pillars 2. The door part 4 serving as an entrance / exit is attached to the hinge 7 attached to the pillar material 2 on one side so that it can be opened and closed, and the side walls 5a and 5b are fitted on the other three sides, respectively. A transparent or opaque resin plate, a glass plate, and a metal ceiling member 6 are attached between the beam members 3. Then, for example, a switch 8 is provided on the indoor side of the side wall 5a, and a hook (not shown) for suspending a hanger or the like is appropriately attached to the inside of the chamber. Further, casters 9 with stoppers are appropriately attached to the back side of the floor base 1 so that the fitting / changing room can be easily moved.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side wall 5a is formed by sandwiching the light control sheet 10 between transparent substrates 51a and 51a made of, for example, polycarbonate, acrylic, polyvinyl chloride, glass or the like. The light control sheet 10 includes two transparent resin films (hereinafter, referred to as transparent electrode films) 12a and 12b having transparent electrodes 11a and 11b formed on one surface on both sides of the liquid crystal layer 10a. , 11b are laminated and integrated so that the liquid crystal layer 10a is on the liquid crystal layer 10a side. For example, strip-shaped collector electrodes 13a, 13b are provided along the left and right edges in a plan view. , Lead wire connection terminal pieces 14a, 14b for connecting to an external power source (not shown) via the switch 8 to the both collecting electrode portions 13a, 13b, respectively, are bonded with a conductive adhesive or the like. The four edges are adhered and covered with an insulating tape 15 for preventing leakage and short circuit. Such a light control sheet 10 is sandwiched between the transparent substrates 51a, 51a, and is bonded and integrated with, for example, an adhesive 17 or the like. At this time, because of the connection with the external power source, only the tips of the terminal pieces 14a and 14b are the side walls 5a protruding to the outside of the transparent substrate 51a. As a method of sandwiching and fixing the light control sheet 10 between the transparent substrates 51a, 51a, a means such as high-frequency welding, hot pressing or the like may be used, or simply sandwiching.

Further, the door portion 4 is formed by sandwiching the light control sheet 10 between the transparent substrates 41a and 41a similar to the side wall 5a, and opens and closes when the collecting electrode portions are provided on both side edges. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the transparent electrode film 12a, 12b on one side edge of the light control sheet 10 on the opening / closing axis side of the door portion 4 has a substantially central portion as a boundary. 11a and 11b are exposed to each other, and the collector electrodes 13a and 13b are connected to each other so as not to be short-circuited in a state of being divided into upper and lower parts, and terminal pieces 14a and 14b are attached and sandwiched between the transparent substrates 41a and 41a. It may be fixed integrally with the adhesive by an adhesive (not shown).

In the liquid crystal layer 10a, the liquid crystal is spontaneously formed in the resin by phase separation and dispersed in a liquid droplet state, or the liquid crystal is continuously connected in the resin to form a continuous phase. Are dispersed in the liquid crystal in the form of small droplets, or microencapsulated liquid crystals are dispersed in the resin.

As the above-mentioned transparent electrode films 12a and 12b, a transparent resin film such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyether sulfone or polycarbonate is provided on one side with metal oxide such as ITO or tin oxide, gold, palladium, aluminum. It is preferable that the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b are formed by vapor-depositing or sputtering a metal of the system or applying a transparent conductive paint.

The collector electrodes 13a and 13b are formed, for example, by applying a conductive paste, but a metal foil tape having an extremely low electric resistance such as a copper foil tape is used as a conductive adhesive or an adhesive. Alternatively, the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b may be attached to the exposed edges of the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b.

Then, the lead wire connecting terminal pieces 14a and 14b attached to the collector electrodes 13a and 13b are connected to the lead wires wired to an external power source.

The insulating tape 15 that covers the edges is for preventing infiltration of water, electric leakage, and electric shock, and also for preventing delamination of the light control sheet. For example, a transparent polypropylene resin tape or polyethylene terephthalate. A resin tape or the like is preferably used, but a transparent insulating adhesive such as an epoxy resin may be applied around the light control sheet instead of the insulating tape.

The side wall 5b is, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the above-mentioned light control sheet 10 is arranged on the outdoor side, and a metal thin film layer 18 is vapor-deposited between the light control sheet 10 and the transparent substrate 51b. The vapor-deposited film 19 is sandwiched, and the adhesive and the adhesive 20 are used to integrally bond them.

The metal vapor deposition film 19 is a transparent resin film 18a made of polyethylene terephthalate, polyethersulfone, polycarbonate, acrylic or the like, and aluminum, gold, silver, copper or the like is vapor-deposited on one side or in an alloy form at the same time. Then, the metal thin film layer 18 is formed. The metal thin film layer 18 is formed in a semitransparent state with a thickness of about 100 to 5000 Å.

When the switch 8 is turned on and a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 10a via the terminal pieces 14a and 14b of the collecting electrode portions 13a and 13b, the light control sheet 10 described above has a liquid crystal layer between the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b. An electric field is applied to 10a, and liquid crystal molecules are oriented along the direction of the electric field, and the liquid crystal layer 10a becomes transparent over the entire surface. Therefore, the light control sheet 10 is sandwiched and fixed to the transparent substrates 51a and 51a. The door portion 4 and the side wall 5a thus formed become transparent. In addition, the side walls 5b also allow the light to pass through the metal thin film layer 18 formed in a semitransparent state, so that the inside can be seen from the outside of the fitting and changing room, and the opposite side can be seen. At this time, when the outside of the side wall 5b is made bright when energized, the portion becomes a mirror when viewed from outside because it is a half mirror. On the contrary, when no voltage is applied between the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b, the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal layer 10a becomes clouded due to light scattering based on the difference between the extraordinary refractive index of the liquid crystal and the refractive index of the resin matrix, and thus the door portion 4 Also, the side wall 5a becomes opaque, and the inside cannot be seen from the outside.

Further, the side wall 5 b serves as a light shield for the liquid crystal layer 10 a in the cloudy state with respect to the semitransparent metal thin film layer 18, and the metal thin film layer 18 serves as a mirror surface for reflecting almost all light inside the room. It is configured to play a so-called mirror role. In this case, depending on the thickness of the metal layer or alloy layer to be vapor-deposited, the mirror surface has its own color, and the mirror surface colored in a desired color can be formed on the indoor side.

The door portion 4 and the side wall 5 a having the light control sheet 10 and the side wall 5 b having the light control sheet 10 and the metal vapor deposition film 19 are all pillars erected on the floor base 1. The lead wires that are fitted between the materials 2 and that are connected to the terminal pieces 14a and 14b of the light control sheets 10 are respectively wired, and are connected to an external power source via the switch 8 installed indoors, and A ceiling member 6 is attached to the beam member 3 hung over the floor member 2, and a caster 9 with a stopper is attached to the back surface of the floor base 1 for assembly.

In this fitting and changing room, when the switch 8 is turned on and a voltage is applied between the transparent electrodes 11a and 11b of each light control sheet 10, the door portion 4 and the side walls 5a and 5b become transparent, and fitting from the outside is attempted. The other side can be seen through the changing room, and even if a changing room is set up, it becomes a space that is unaware of its existence. On the other hand, when trying on clothes etc. and entering the room and turning off the switch 8, the application of voltage to the light control sheet 10 is stopped, and when viewed from the outside, the door part 4 and the side walls 5a, 5b are all opaque. The inside cannot be seen from the outside. However, since the mirror surface is formed by the metal thin film layer 18 on the side wall 5b in the room, the side wall 5b can be used as a mirror, and the figure can be copied and tried on without anxiety.

Since the door 4 and the side walls 5a and 5b can be made transparent to form a space in the above-mentioned fitting / changing room except during fitting, there is no feeling of pressure even if it is arranged in the middle of the exhibition floor. , Feel bright and spacious. Also, the casters 9 allow the dressing and changing rooms to be moved and laid out along with the layout of each branded product, which can effectively use the exhibition floor and contribute to improving the aesthetic sense.

Further, it becomes possible to arrange several of the above fitting and changing rooms horizontally to be used as a partition for products or the like, or as a floor partition, etc. Since almost the whole is transparent except during fitting, the partition or partition can be used. It becomes difficult to understand the existence of a changing room.

Here, the side wall that exerts the action of the magic mirror may have a sectional configuration as shown in FIG. 5, for example. That is, the side wall 5b 'is such that the metal thin film layer 18 is formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 51b, and the light control sheet 10 is integrally bonded via the adhesive and the adhesive 20. To form the metal thin film layer 18 on the surface of the transparent substrate 51b, for example, direct deposition of aluminum, gold, silver, copper, etc. alone or in a combination of a plurality of alloys at the same time, or vapor deposition on another transfer film is performed. Means such as transferring the formed metal thin film layer 18 can be used.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a side wall 5c which has a magic mirror function in a fitting and changing room according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The side wall 5c has a transparent electrode film 12a formed on one surface thereof with a transparent electrode 11a on the front surface side of the liquid crystal layer 10a on the outdoor side, and a metal thin film layer 18 on the back surface side thereof which is the indoor side. The transparent supporting substrate 51c has a structure in which the transparent electrode 11a and the metal thin film layer 18 are laminated and integrated on the liquid crystal layer 10a side. Collector electrodes 13a and 13b for applying a uniform voltage to the entire surface of the liquid crystal layer 10a are provided on both edges, and both collector electrodes 13a and 13b are connected to an external power source through a switch 8. The terminal pieces 14a and 14b for connecting the lead wires are adhered to each other with a conductive adhesive or the like, and the four edges are further adhered and covered with an insulating tape 15.

Even with such a side wall 5c, when the switch 8 is turned on, a voltage is applied to the transparent electrode 11a and the metal thin film layer 18 connected to the collector electrodes 13a and 13b, and an electric field is generated in the liquid crystal layer 10a. The liquid crystal layer 10a becomes transparent over the entire surface, and light is transmitted to some extent through the metal thin film layer 18 formed in a semitransparent state, so that the inside can be seen from the outside of the fitting and changing room. On the contrary, when the switch is turned off and no voltage is applied, the liquid crystal layer 10a becomes cloudy and the inside of the room cannot be seen from the outside, and the liquid crystal layer 10a in the cloudy state serves as a light shield for the semitransparent metal thin film layer 18. In addition, the metal thin film layer 18 constitutes a mirror surface that reflects most of the light on the indoor side, and functions as a magic mirror similar to the side wall 5b.

Although the side walls 5b, 5b 'and 5c have been described with respect to an example in which a transparent substrate is attached to only one side of the light control sheet 10, it is not necessary to attach the transparent substrate to both sides. Of course, it is more desirable in.

All of the above fitting and changing rooms can perform layouts that are systematically combined with the arrangement of products, and can be moved to a fixed fitting room or changing room as in the past. It can be easily and freely placed, and when it is not being tried on or changed it is transparent so that the exhibition floor feels wide and bright, and by turning off the switch 8 only when trying on, the wall that will become a mirror in the room Is created, which fundamentally covers the image of conventional fitting rooms and changing rooms where people can try on or change clothes with peace of mind.

It is sufficient that at least a part of the door portion and the side wall is provided with the metal thin film layer 18 to form a portion that acts as a magic mirror. For example, the metal thin film layer 18 is located above the waist. It may be formed only on the corresponding part or on the entire side wall excluding the door part. The outer surface becomes a mirror surface by arranging the wall surface forming the mirror surface of the dressing room of the present invention to be the outer surface and the inner surface reversed. It can also be applied to other general wall surfaces.

[0034]

[Effect of the device]

 As is clear from the above description, in the dressing room of the present invention, the liquid crystal layer becomes transparent when the voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer, and the doors and side walls become transparent, and the dressing room of the dressing room is displayed on the exhibition floor. It can be installed without being conscious of its existence, and it will be possible to construct a floor with a sense of pressure and a spaciousness and brightness. On the other hand, when no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer becomes cloudy and the room cannot be seen through from the outside, and at least the wall surface on which the metal thin film layer is formed acts as a mirror and functions as a mirror. It can be used as a spectacle and can be easily arranged and moved without having to be aware of the existence of a fitting and changing room on the exhibition floor. It has the effect of fundamentally overriding.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a fitting and changing room according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the present invention taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the present invention taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part taken along the line CC of FIG. 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part showing another example of the side wall of the fitting and changing room of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a side wall of a fitting and changing room according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 floor base 4 door part 5a side wall 5b, 5c side wall 41a, 51a, 51c transparent substrate 8 switch 10 light control sheet 10a liquid crystal layer 11a, 11b transparent electrode 18 metal thin film layer

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A light-adjusting dressing room comprising a floor and a door and side walls, at least a part of which is provided with a light control sheet having transparent electrodes on both sides of a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal, It is composed of a transparent substrate with a metal thin film layer interposed between it and the light control sheet, and the other wall surface is also composed of the transparent substrate having the light control sheet, and the energization state to the light control sheet is turned on.・ A fitting and changing room characterized by a switch to turn off. 2. A fitting and changing room having a door and side walls on a floor, at least a part of which is provided with a transparent electrode on one side of a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal and a metal thin film layer on the other side. And a transparent substrate having a light control sheet having transparent electrodes provided on both surfaces of the liquid crystal layer on the other wall surface, and the transparent electrode and the metal thin film. A fitting and changing room, which is equipped with a switch for turning on / off the energization state between layers and other light control sheets.