JP2003066829A - Braille block for visually handicapped person, and braille plate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide Braille plates which enable a visually handicapped person to go to a bus stop, a hospital, a station, etc., alone on foot without getting lost. SOLUTION: The Braille plates 1 are combined with linear plates 4 and Braille plates 5 laid on a sidewalk surface to guide visually handicapped persons to form Braille blocks 2, 2, etc., representing characters on the plates, and the Braille blocks 2, 2, etc., can be read through foot sensations.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a Braille plate and a Braille block for displaying a facility near a visually impaired person while walking. here,
The above facility is understood in a broad sense, and includes all things such as bus stops and signals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A yellow linear plate is laid on a sidewalk so that a visually handicapped person can easily walk, and a single person can walk along the linear plate. Then, dot plates are provided in some places to notify the visually impaired person of the position to call attention to. The feel of the foot is different when walking on a linear plate that protrudes linearly on the plate and on a dot-shaped plate that protrudes columnar on the plate. You can immediately recognize that it is a plate.

The linear plate and the dot-shaped plate are not only intended for visually impaired persons, but can also be constructed to be useful for healthy persons by making them emit light using a fluorescent substance. For example, it is useful for healthy people as a guide sign in the underpass when there is a power outage, and as a sidewalk guide sign at night.

FIG. 4 shows dot plates (b), (b) ... laid in front of the pedestrian crossing (b), which are linear plates.
In order to prevent visually impaired people who have walked along (C), (C) ... from crossing the pedestrian crossing unknowingly, dot-shaped plates (B), (B) ... are provided in the foreground. . By the way, visually handicapped people can walk alone based on the linear plates laid along the sidewalks and the dot-shaped plates placed here and there, but the location of the facility standing along the sidewalks. I don't know. The conventional linear plate and dot plate are only guide sign floor materials for visually impaired people to walk safely.

[0005]

As described above, the conventional sidewalk having the linear plate and the dot plate has the above-mentioned problems. The problem to be solved by the present invention is this problem, and it provides a Braille plate and a Braille block which can inform the facility standing near the sidewalk.

[0006]

The Braille plate of the present invention is a Braille plate formed on a plate, and a visually impaired person can read the Braille mark displayed on this plate by feeling the foot. Therefore, the Braille plates are arranged in places of the linear plates laid along the sidewalk, and the visually impaired can read the Braille plates while walking and know the place of the facility standing nearby.

In this case, in order to inform the visually impaired person of the place where the Braille plate is provided, a dot plate is provided in the middle of the linear plate, and the Braille plate is arranged near the dot plate. Here, the name displayed on the Braille plate is not limited, and for example, facilities such as toilets, stations, and post offices are generally targeted. On the other hand, it is not limited to the case where the Braille is formed as a plate, and the Braille block can be formed so as to project on the sidewalk surface. Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0008]

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 is a concrete example of a Braille plate in which three "Braille plates" 1a, 1b, 1c are arranged to display "toilet". Characters and symbols used by the visually impaired are made into a plate shape, which is combined and placed on the sidewalk as a guide display board. A visually handicapped person can read the displayed contents of the Braille plates 1a, 1b, 1c by touching the feet, and can know that there is a toilet nearby.

Here, the shape of the Braille blocks 2, 2 ... Which project above the Braille plates 1a, 1b, 1c is not limited, and may be, for example, a hemisphere as shown in FIG. )
Any shape that can be read as Braille by a visually impaired person walking and stepping on it, such as a truncated cone shape as shown in FIG. Although the braille block 2 on the braille plate is integrally formed with the plate 3, the braille block 2 may be manufactured as a separate member and fixed to the plate 3.

FIG. 3 shows a specific example of use of the Braille plate 1 according to the present invention. Line plates 4, 4 on the sidewalk
... is laid, and visually impaired people use these linear plates 4, 4.
You can walk safely along the line, and the dotted plates 5, 5 ...
Is provided.

The dot-shaped plates 5, 5 ... Are plates for calling attention to the visually impaired, and the dot-shaped plates 5, 5 are provided in the middle of the linear plates 4, 4 ,.
If you step on the foot, you can know the existence of the dot plates 5, 5 ... Therefore, the visually impaired person notices that the Braille plates 1a, 1b, 1c are provided when he / she looks around when the dot-shaped plates 5, 5 ... Are arranged.
It can be known that "toilet" is displayed on 1b and 1c.

Therefore, if the visually impaired person wants to go to the "toilet", he / she walks in the direction in which the Braille plates 1a, 1b, 1c are placed, and the Braille plates 1a, 1b, 1c.
The linear plates 4, 4, ... Are arrayed at the tip of. Since a "toilet" is installed in front of the linear plates 4, 4, ..., it is possible to walk along the linear plates 4, 4 ,. Plate 5,
5 is provided to call attention to the visually impaired.

[0013] Therefore, if the user stops at the dot-shaped plates 5, 5 ... and looks around, the Braille plates 1d, 1e, which indicate "ONNA" in the same direction as the walking direction, are displayed.
It can be seen that 1f is placed. Further, Braille plates 1g, 1h, 1i labeled "Men" are placed on the right side of the dot-shaped plates 5, 5 ... If the visually impaired man is a man, he will walk in the direction indicated by "man", and if the woman is a woman, he will walk in the direction indicated by "onna". The linear plates 4, 4, ... Are laid at the ends of these Braille plates and can be led to the men's and women's toilets.

A visually handicapped person who has left the "toilet" walks in the opposite direction, and the Braille plates 1a, 1 labeled "toilet"
You can walk again over b, 1c and along the sidewalk linear plates 4, 4 ... The display by the Braille plates 1, 1 ... Is not limited to “toilet”, and can be similarly displayed by the Braille plates 1, 1, ... In facilities such as stations and hospitals. For example, Braille in which dot-like plates 5, 5 ... Are provided in the middle of the linear plates 4, 4 ... Plates 1, 1 ... Are provided.

Further, linear plates 4, 4 ... Are laid at the ends of the Braille plates 1, 1, ..., And visually impaired people can be guided to the ticket vending machine and the ticket gate. The dot-shaped plates 5, 5 ... Are provided near the ticket vending machine, and a display indicating that the ticket vending machine is installed near the dot-shaped plates 5, 5, ... indicate.
Also, dot-shaped plates 5, 5 ... are provided near the ticket gate,
It is possible to display on the Braille plates 1, 1 ... That there is a ticket gate around the dot plates 5, 5.

As described above, the Braille plate of the present invention is laid on the sidewalk surface to display the Braille used by the visually impaired in a block shape, and the following effects can be obtained.

[0017]

The braille plate of the present invention has a braille block formed on its upper surface, and the contents displayed by the braille block can be read by stepping on the braille plate. The braille plate is generally placed near the dot plate, but visually impaired people should walk along the linear plate that is laid continuously on the sidewalk and feel the foot on the braille plate near the dot plate. You can read it with and find out about nearby facilities.

The conventional linear plate or dot plate can guide a visually impaired person, and by combining this with a Braille plate, the visually impaired person can be guided to a predetermined place without hesitation. Since the Braille plate is formed by the convex blocks formed on the plate, the Braille can be accurately read by stepping on it with a foot.

On the other hand, if a Braille plate is laid on the road surface near each facility, it will be a kind of teaching material because it stops by the eyes of ordinary people who cannot read Braille and naturally learns it.
Further, the braille plate and the braille block of the present invention can be provided on the road surface and can function as a part of the conventional dot plate for attracting the attention of the visually impaired person, and the braille plate or the braille block can be arranged at a predetermined position. As a result, the effect of guiding visually impaired people is large and economical.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a specific example showing a Braille plate of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a specific shape of a braille block.

FIG. 3 is an example of using a Braille plate.

[Fig. 4] A dot plate provided in front of a pedestrian crossing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Braille plate 2 Braille block 3 plates 4 linear plate 5 point plate

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A braille plate which is placed on a sidewalk and can be read by a visually handicapped person by stepping on it with a braille block representing a character or the like formed on the plate. Braille plate. 2. A braille plate laid on a sidewalk surface and installed in combination with a linear plate and a dot plate for guiding visually impaired persons, the braille plate forming a braille block representing characters etc. on the plate. The Braille plate for visually impaired persons is characterized by being able to read the Braille block with the feel of the foot. 3. A braille block which is arranged on a sidewalk surface and can be read by a visually handicapped person by stepping on it with a footstep, wherein the braille blocks representing characters are arranged on the sidewalk surface. Braille plate for workers. 4. A braille block laid on a sidewalk surface and installed in combination with a linear plate and a dot plate for guiding visually impaired persons, wherein the braille blocks are arranged so as to represent characters or the like on the sidewalk surface. Braille block for the visually impaired, characterized in that it can be read by the feel of the foot.