Patent ID: 8337033
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A47K,E03C,F21V,F21Y,G02B

Abstract:
1. A washing counter, comprising: a bowl portion having a concave configuration used for washing and the like; a counter portion supporting the bowl portion; and a light source portion disposed on a backside of the bowl portion to emit light toward the bowl portion, the washing counter radiating the light from the light source portion to surroundings from a surface of the bowl portion, at least one portion of the bowl portion being formed of a transparent member obtained by dispersing a light diffusing member in a base member having a transparent raw material having a light-transmitting transparency, the light diffusing member being a micro particle having a transparent raw material having a light refractive index different from a light refractive index of the base member, the light source portion being disposed to face an end face of a butt portion of the transparent member, at least one portion of the transparent member being a light radiation portion, the light from the light source portion guided through the transparent member from the butt portion being radiated outside by the light radiation portion while being diffused by the light diffusing member due to the at least one portion of the bowl portion being formed of the transparent member and the light source portion being disposed to face the end face, the bowl portion including: the butt portion being a lower end portion of the side wall portion, and the light radiation portion being a surface of the protruding wall portion.