JPH0884676A - Aquarium device for cabinet with aquarium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide an aquarium device having an excellent design. [Constitution] Although the water tank 13 is transparent, the opaque cover 20 prevents the water tank 13 from being seen below the water tank 13, for example, the edge of the water tank mounting opening 5 of the top plate 3 and the inside of the cabinet.
Since the gap 19 is formed between the water tank 13 and the opaque cover 20, the light transmitted through the water tank 13 and reaching the gap 19 is reflected to the outside through the transparent water tank 13, so that the depth of
It is possible to obtain an aquarium with a three-dimensional appearance and excellent design.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an aquarium device for a cabinet with an aquarium such as a vanity and a sink.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional water tank, there is known a water tank having an upper portion attached to an edge of a water tank attachment opening formed on a top plate.

[0003]

Disadvantages of the Prior Art The conventional water tank has the following drawbacks. That is, since the conventional water tank is made of ceramics, synthetic resin, metal, etc. and is opaque, it is not so interesting in design.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Disadvantages] The present invention employs the following means in order to eliminate the above disadvantages. The present invention
It has a transparent water tank and an opaque cover arranged below the water tank with a gap. In addition, in this specification, the opaque cover has a space between the transparent water tank and the outer surface of the water tank (the outer surface of the water tank is the inner surface and the upper surface where water, etc. enter. A surface is formed between the opaque cover and the entire inner surface of the opaque cover (the inner surface of the cover is the surface that faces the outer surface of the aquarium). Of course, the outer surface of the aquarium partially contacts the inner surface of the opaque cover, and no gap is formed at the abutting portion. A state in which a gap is formed between (the outer surface that is 70% or more of the entire outer surface) and the surface that is almost the entire inner surface of the opaque cover (the surface that is 70% or more the entire inner surface). Is included. Further, in this specification, “transparent” includes a state in which the underlying opaque cover is visible through the water tank even if the transparency is low.

[0005]

The present invention has the following functions. Although the aquarium is transparent, the opaque cover does not show the lower part of the aquarium, for example, the opening edge of the top plate or the inside of the cabinet, while the gap is formed between the aquarium and the opaque cover. , The light passing through the water tank and reaching the gap is reflected by the cover and diffuses to the outside through the transparent water tank, or the shadow of the transparent water tank is projected on the cover.
It is possible to obtain an aquarium device that has a deep and three-dimensional effect and is excellent in design.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments with reference to the drawings. In this specification, the front means the front side of FIG. 1, the rear means the back side of FIG. 1, the left means the left side of FIG. 1, and the right means the right side of FIG.

The wash basin 1 has a top plate 3 having a back guard 4 (a rising wall at the rear edge) and a water tank mounting opening 5, and an article storage space 8 below the top plate 3 to form a top plate. 3 has a cabinet part 9 provided in the lower part and a water tank device 12 attached to the peripheral portion of the water tank attachment opening 5 by means described in detail below. A known mixing faucet (not shown) is attached to the rear portion of the top plate 3.

The water tank device 12 includes a transparent water tank 13 made of glass or synthetic resin, and a gap 1 below the water tank 13.
It has an opaque cover 20 made of glass, synthetic resin or the like, which is arranged with an opening 9. The material of the cover 20 is preferably a material having a high heat insulating property such as ABS resin / HIPS (high impact polystyrene).

The water tank 13 has a water tank main body 13a having a discharge port 14 at the lower portion, and a flange portion 13b connected to the upper peripheral edge of the water tank main body 13a. Aquarium body 1
Although not shown in the drawings, an uneven pattern having an arbitrary shape that is the same as or similar to the cut glass pattern or the relief pattern is formed on almost the entire outer surface of 3a or a required portion. The water tank main body 13a may be corrugated in the thickness direction as a whole, that is, the water tank main body 13a may be corrugated to form a corrugated pattern on the entire water tank main body 13a.

The cover 20 has a cover main body 20a having a discharge port 21 in the lower portion, and a flange portion 20b connected to the upper peripheral edge of the cover main body 20a. Cover body 2
Although not shown, an uneven pattern of an arbitrary shape that is the same as or similar to the cut glass pattern or the relief pattern is formed on almost the entire inner surface of 0a or a required portion. The cover body 20a may be corrugated in the thickness direction as a whole, that is, the cover body 20a may be corrugated to form a corrugated pattern on the entire cover body 20a.

The water tank device 12 is attached to the top plate 3 as follows. With the aquarium 13 on top,
In addition, the overflow short pipe 31 described later covers the main body 20a.
The water tank 13 is overlapped with the cover 20 so as to fit into the opening 32 of the above, and the integrated water tank 13 and the cover 20 are fitted into the water tank mounting opening 5, and the flange portion 20b of the cover 20 is attached to the periphery of the water tank mounting opening 5. Put. Cabinet part 9 in that state
The packing 28 attached to the upper surface of the flange 27 at the upper end of the drainage pipe 26 fixed to the bottom plate of the above-mentioned is brought into contact with and opposed to the peripheral edge of the discharge port 21. After that, after fitting the packing 24 to the drainage fitting 22 having the flange 23, the drainage fitting 22 is fitted into the discharge port 14 and the discharge opening 21 from above to screw the male screw portion of the drainage fitting 22 into the female screw portion of the drain pipe 26. Fit. In short, the flange 23 applies a downward force to the cover 20 and the water tank 13 to press the flange portion 13b and the flange portion 20b against the peripheral edge of the water tank mounting opening 5, whereby the cover 20 and the water tank 13 are fixed to the top plate 3. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the overflow short pipe 31 integrally formed with the water tank main body 13a projects outside the cover main body 20a through an opening 32 formed in the cover main body 20a. A flexible conduit 33 connected to the drain pipe 26 is connected to.

[0013]

[Modifications, etc.] Modifications will be described below. (1) The water tank 13 and the cover 20 may have no flange portion. (2) You may make it form the planar pattern of a character, a figure, etc. in arbitrary parts of the water tank main body 13a and the cover main body 20a. (3) A concavo-convex pattern of any shape that is the same as or similar to the cut glass pattern or the relief pattern may be formed on the entire water tank body 13a.

[0014]

The present invention has the following effects due to the above-described structure. According to the invention of claim 1, although the water tank is transparent, the opaque cover does not show the lower part of the water tank, for example, the opening edge of the top plate or the inside of the cabinet, while the water tank and the opaque cover are not visible. Since there is a gap between them, the light that passes through the water tank and reaches the gap is reflected by the cover and diffuses outside through the transparent water tank, or the shadow of the transparent water tank is projected on the cover. It is possible to obtain an aquarium device that has a deep and three-dimensional effect and is excellent in design. According to the invention of claim 1, since the gap between the water tank and the opaque cover also has a function as a heat insulating layer, it is possible to prevent dew condensation or the like from being generated on the outer surface of the water tank. According to the inventions of claims 2 and 3, it is possible to obtain an aquarium device having a variety of design variations due to the uneven pattern. According to the invention of claim 4, dew condensation on the outer surface of the water tank can be effectively prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view with an intermediate omitted, showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Top plate 5 Water tank mounting opening 12 Water tank device 13 Water tank 19 Gap 20 Cover

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An aquarium device for a cabinet with an aquarium having a transparent aquarium and an opaque cover disposed below the aquarium with a gap. 2. The aquarium device for a cabinet with aquarium according to claim 1, wherein a required portion of an outer surface of the aquarium is provided with an uneven pattern. 3. The aquarium device for a cabinet with aquarium according to claim 1, wherein an uneven pattern is formed on a required portion of the inner surface of the cover. 4. The aquarium device for a cabinet with aquarium according to claim 1, wherein the cover is made of a material having a high heat insulating property.