DK2848753T3 - Tombs - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a tomb device comprising a base part and comprising a plurality of characters connected to the base part. A tomb device, arranged on the top surface of which is a recess having a cylinder disposed therein, is known from German utility model specification DE 20 2010 012 880 U1. The cylinder is arranged rotatably on an axis connected to the tomb device. A tomb device having a plate-type inscription support element that is attached to a base part is known from patent specification US 669,412. The base part is provided with a pivotable cover panel, which is capable of being pivoted in front of and away from the inscription support element. A tomb device according to the preamble to claim 1 having a plate that is articulated relative to the tomb device is known from German utility model specification DE 20 2012 104 941 U1. The plate is capable of being rotated through 90° relative to the tomb device and also of being raised relative thereto.

The object of the invention is to propose a tomb device which permits the application of a multiplicity of characters, including in a confined space. A tomb device having the characterizing features of claim 1 is proposed for this purpose according to the invention. The tomb device exhibits a base part and a plurality of characters connected to the base part. The characters are at least partly arranged on a plate-type inscription support element, which element is connected to the base part and is articulated relative thereto. The plate-type inscription support element is configured as a disc. The base part exhibits a cover disc disposed at a distance in front of a surface of the base element, the plate-type inscription support element being disposed at least partially in an intermediate space between the surface of the base element and the cover disc. The plate-type inscription support element is configured as a disc, which disc is disposed on the base part rotatably about a rotational axis, the cover disc covering merely a section of the disc.

Numerous characters or inscriptions consisting of characters can also be disposed on the plate-type inscription support element in this way, and, if said inscriptions are intended to be viewed, the inscription support element can be articulated relative to the base part, so that, during or after the articulation, the plurality of inscriptions are capable of being read in succession. Moreover, the ability to articulate a plate-type inscription support element on a tomb device and to read it helps with the mourning process, since the mourner is able not only to rely on merely observing, but is also able to participate additionally by articulating the inscription support element. The plate-type inscription support element can be housed in a protected manner, and all of the characters disposed on the inscription support element can only be read in the course of a displacement of the inscription support element relative to the cover disc. A highly space-saving arrangement is achieved, and, at the same time, the inscription support element configured as a disc can be housed in a protected manner. Simple rotation then reveals all of the inscriptions disposed on the disc in succession. The mounting of the inscription support element about a rotational axis can be configured in a constructively simple manner and can also be designed to continue to function reliably for decades.

The inscription support element is advantageously configured as a circular disc. The disc is advantageously secured to the base part rotatably about a rotational axis, and the disc is advantageously configured as a circular disc, and the rotational axis extends through the centre of the circular disc and perpendicular in relation to the surface of the circular disc.

It is possible for the circular disc to be rotated in this way and for the characters or inscriptions disposed on the circular disc to be read in succession as the circular disc is caused to rotate. Since the whole of the top surface of the circular disc is available for the arrangement of inscriptions, numerous inscriptions can be accommodated in a confined space, which inscriptions can then be read in the course of a rotation of the circular disc. The periphery of the circular disc, for example, can also be provided with inscriptions, however.

In a further development of the invention, the characters are provided by means of a plurality of through-holes in the plate-type inscription support element. A space-saving arrangement is achieved in this way, on the one hand, since the characters do not require to be formed in a raised manner on the plate-type inscription support element. The plate-type inscription support element can thus be implemented with a low thickness in spite of the application of the characters. The provision of characters by means of through-holes is also less susceptible to contamination, since practically no corners or crevices are present in which dirt can adhere.

In a further development of the invention, the base part has a cavity or intermediate space in which the plate-type inscription support element is accommodated at least partially.

In a further development of the invention, the disc is designed as a circular disc, and the cover disc is configured as a type of circle segment, the centres of the disc and the cover disc being disposed on the rotational axis. A very compact design is also achieved by these measures. The size of the circle segment-like cover disc or the size of the space in which the cover disc does not cover the inscription support disc can be adapted to the size of the inscriptions on the inscription support disc. Good legibility and, at the same time, an aesthetic design can be achieved in that the cover disc covers approximately three-quarters of the surface of the inscription support disc.

In a further development of the invention, the cover disc is provided with characters on the top surface thereof. A large amount of information and a large number of inscriptions can be applied to the tomb device according to the invention in this way. For example, the name and the date of birth and the date of death of a deceased person can be disposed on the top surface of the cover plate, and faith-related maxims, aphorisms and the like can be disposed on the rotatable inscription support disc.

Further characterizing features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the claims and from the following description in conjunction with the drawing.

In the drawing:

The single figure depicts a view obliquely from above of a preferred embodiment of the tomb device according to the invention.

The single figure depicts a tomb device 10 in a view obliquely from above. The tomb device 10 has a stone stele 12, disposed on the top surface of which are a cover disc 14 forming a base part and a plate-type inscription support element configured as a circular disc 16. The cover disc 14 is connected to the tomb stele 12. The circular disc 16 is capable of rotation about a rotational axis 18 relative to the stone stele 12 as well as to the cover disc 14. Alternative embodiments may provide for both the cover disc 14 and the circular disc 16 to be capable of rotation about the rotational axis 18 relative to the stone stele 12.

The cover disc 14 is configured as a type of circle sector and covers an angular range of about 315 degrees of angle. As a result, all that is visible of the circular disc 16 is a section of the surface which extends for approximately 45 degrees of angle. The diameter of the circular disc 16 is slightly larger than the diameter of the cover disc 14. The circular disc 16 is accordingly capable of being touched or grasped around its entire periphery and is thereby capable of being caused to rotate.

The circular disc 16 is provided with a plurality of inscriptions 20, 22. The individual characters of the inscriptions appear in succession in the course of a single rotation of the circular disc 16 about the about the rotational axis 18, and these can be read. The inscriptions in the represented embodiment are arranged along circular lines around the axis of rotation 18, although such an arrangement of the inscriptions is not compulsory. A radial arrangement of the inscriptions is also conceivable, for example.

The cover disc 14 is likewise provided with inscriptions 24 on its top surface. In the depicted embodiment, the name together with the date of birth and the date of death of a deceased person are indicated on the cover disc 14. The inscriptions 24 in this case are visible at all times.

Additional information, faith-related maxims or aphorisms can be accommodated on the circular disc 16.

The inscriptions 20, 22 are provided in the circular disc 16 by means of through-holes. As a result, the circular disc 16 can exhibit a very small height and can be accommodated without difficulty even in a very narrow space between a top surface of the stone stele 12 and a bottom surface of the cover plate 14.

The tomb device 10 according to the invention makes it possible, in the case of a very low space requirement, to accommodate a comparatively large number of inscriptions 20, 22, 24 with a clearly legible font size, for example on the top surface of the stone stele 12, which exhibits only a very small base surface. The tomb device 10 also helps with the mourning process, since the one or more mourners at the tomb device 10 is/are able to participate by turning the disc 16. This makes the mourning process easier than simply observing a tomb device.

Claims (7)

A tombstone (10) having a base portion (12) and several font characters (20, 22, 24) associated with said base portion, wherein at least a portion of the font characters (10, 20) are disposed on a plate-shaped font support element (16) as shown in FIG. relative to the base member (12) is movably connected thereto, whereby the plate-shaped writing support element (16) is rotatably disposed about an axis of rotation (18) on the base member (12), characterized in that the plate-shaped writing support element (16) is formed as a disk, the base member (12) comprises a base member and a cover disc (14) spaced in front of a surface of the base member, the flat-shaped writing support member (16) being arranged at least sectionally between the surface of the base member (12) and the cover disc (14), whereby the cover disc (14) covers only a portion of the disc (16). Gravestone according to claim 1, characterized in that the scribe element is formed as a circular disc (16). Gravestone according to claim 2, characterized in that the axis of rotation (18) extends through the center of the circle disc (16) and perpendicular to the surface of the circle disc (16). Tomb gauge according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the font characters are formed by means of several passage openings in the plate-shaped font carrier element. Tomb gauge according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base part comprises a cavity or gap in which the plate-shaped writing support element is accommodated at least sectionally. Tomb gauge according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the cover disc (14) is formed in a circular sectional manner, whereby the center point of the circular disc (16) and the cover disc (14) is placed on the axis of rotation (18). Tombstone according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover disc (14) is provided with uppercase characters.