JP2005345863A - Atlas and guidebook - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an atlas and a guidebook which have good in handleability and with which general drawings and maps of respective pages can be simultaneously glanced over. <P>SOLUTION: The atlas having a plurality of pages has the ordinary pages which have the widths equal to the width of the atlas and the broad pages which are housed while being folded only in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the atlas and are broader in width than the widths of the ordinary pages. In the broad pages, the maps including the regions stated in the ordinary pages are stated with the scale smaller than that of the ordinary pages in the regions other than the regions corresponding to the ordinary pages when the broad pages are opened. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a map book or a guide book, and more particularly to a map book or a guide book that can simultaneously look over two or more pages of a map book or a guide book.

  Maps are used to find destinations and to search for routes. Since the map has a large area to be recorded or a large scale, the paper on which the map is described becomes large. Conventionally, a map book in a folded form or a booklet form has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .) The map book described in Patent Document 1 is obtained by folding a map display sheet obtained by obliquely cutting the long side of a rectangular sheet into a folding screen. By providing an index on the cover and providing an index heading in the margin that appears when folded in a folding screen, the user can open the folded portion describing the target location.

  However, the map book described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that when the area to be recorded as a map becomes wide, the index area also becomes proportionally large, and the folded map book becomes large. Therefore, it is not suitable as a map for recording a wide area.

  A map book in the form of a booklet describes a map on each page, and a page on which a target place is described can be opened based on an index such as a front cover or a back cover. However, in a booklet-type map book, a detailed (large scale) map can be described for each page, but a wide area cannot be viewed using a small scale map. Therefore, for example, when a route is traced on a map from the starting point to the destination, it is inconvenient because it is necessary to turn a plurality of pages or discontinuously.

In this regard, the entire map of the area recorded in the map book should be described in a small scale on the cover and back cover of the map book in the form of a booklet. A map book with page numbers is used. The user can refer to a detailed map on each page based on the page number assigned to each square, and can refer to the entire view when looking over a wide area or following a route.
However, when the entire map is described on the front cover or the back cover of the map book, the map described on each page and the entire map cannot be viewed simultaneously. For example, if you open a given page and want to see a map of a place that is not listed on the page, close the page and refer to the overall view of the front or back cover to see how many pages you want. You have to check if it is listed on the map.
Further, when following the route from the departure point to the destination, it may be necessary to compare the entire map and the map of each page that is a passing area many times. Such work is burdensome for users who are not familiar with land or who are unfamiliar with the map book, and has conventionally been unusable when searching for the shortest route to the destination or an efficient route.

  On the other hand, a small-scale map including an adjacent area of the page may be written in the margin of each page. However, since what is described is limited to the adjacent area, when referring to a map described on a page other than the adjacent area, an entire view such as a front cover or a back cover must be referred to. Moreover, since the map including an adjacent area is small in scale, there is an inconvenience that visibility is inferior.

In addition, a map book that is larger than each page is provided for turning over the front cover and the back cover, and the entire map is written on the paper. FIG. 8 shows an example of a map book in which a large-sized sheet is provided on the cover and a general view is shown. The map book can overlook the whole map and the map described on each page at the same time by spreading a large paper sheet.
JP 2002-244550 A

However, the map book as shown in FIG. 8 requires an operation of spreading the paper at least twice in different directions when referring to the whole view. For example, when the entire view is folded once in the horizontal direction (X direction) and in the vertical direction (Y direction), an operation of expanding the paper in the X direction and the Y direction is required. Also, when storing the paper once spread, it is necessary to perform at least two operations in different directions. In particular, when the folding method is complicated, it is unclear which of the X direction and the Y direction should be operated first, and the folding work takes time.
Further, when each page is turned, a part of the whole drawing described on the sheet is hidden, so that a part of the whole drawing cannot be looked over simultaneously with each page.
Further, when the paper is spread and folded repeatedly, there is a possibility that a moment force acts on the paper mounting portion B and it is torn. If it is torn, there is a risk of losing the entire view. That is, the map book as shown in FIG. 8 is not easy to handle when looking over the entire view and each page at the same time.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a map book and a guide book that can be looked over simultaneously with an overall view and a map of each page with good handling.

  In order to solve the above problem, the present invention, in a map book having a plurality of pages, is folded and stored only in a normal page having a width equal to the width of the map book and parallel to the vertical direction of the map book. A wide page that is wider than the normal page, and the wide page includes a range described in the normal page in an area other than the area corresponding to the normal page when the wide page is opened. Are described at a scale smaller than that of the normal page. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the map book which can look over the whole figure and the map of each page simultaneously with good handleability can be provided. Note that the area corresponding to the normal page refers to an area of the wide page where the normal page is overlapped and hidden. Therefore, the area other than the area corresponding to the normal page refers to an area where the normal pages do not overlap when a wide page is opened. In addition, a map is a figure in which various objects and phenomena on the surface of the earth are scaled according to a certain promise and expressed on a plane using symbols and characters. Therefore, appropriate symbols and characters are used in the map according to the various objects and phenomena to be expressed. The size of the map book may be any size such as A4, AB, B5, A5, 46, B6, A6, or may be a modified format. For example, if it is designed to be A4 size when opened, it is convenient for carrying in the closed state, and it is suitable for A4 size that is usually seen when opened.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, a railway map showing railway lines is described as an example of a map on the wide page, and a normal page is associated with a predetermined station described in the railway map. A map around the station is described. According to the present invention, a railway map and a map around a desired station can be looked over simultaneously.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the wide page includes a highway map in which a route of an expressway is described as an example of a map, and the normal page includes a predetermined interchange described in the highway map. A map around the interchange is described in association with the map. According to the present invention, a highway map and a map around a desired interchange can be looked over simultaneously.

  Further, the present invention is a map book having a plurality of pages, more than a normal page having a width equal to the width of the map book, and being folded and stored only in parallel with the vertical direction of the map book. The wide page includes guidance information for guiding predetermined things to an area other than the area corresponding to the normal page when the wide page is opened. A map relating to the thing guided by the guidance information is described in association with the guidance information. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the map book which can overlook simultaneously the guidance information and the map concerning the thing to guide can be provided with good handleability.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the front edge of the cover of the map book has a notch. By having the cutout on the cover, it becomes easy to pull out a wide page with the cover closed.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the front edge of the wide page has a convex portion. Since the wide page has the convex portion, it becomes easy to pull out the wide page with the cover closed.

  Further, the present invention provides a guidebook having a plurality of pages, a normal page having a width equal to the width of the guidebook, and a normal page that is folded and stored only in parallel with the vertical direction of the guidebook. A wide page having a wide width, and when the wide page is opened, the guidance information described in the normal page is guided in a region separated from the width of the normal page in the fore edge direction. A map relating to a matter to be performed is described in association with the guidance information. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a guidebook that can be looked over simultaneously with a general view and guidance information of each page with good handling.

  One embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the front edge of the cover of the guide book has a notch, or the front edge of the wide page has a convex portion.

  It is easy to handle and can provide a map book that allows you to see the entire map and the map of each page at the same time.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of a perspective view of a booklet described in this embodiment. FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which a left-bound booklet is closed. The booklet can be bound in any form such as thread binding, wireless binding, wire binding, ring binding, or the like. There may also be a spine.

  Next to the cover 2, a wide page that is wider than a normal page is stored in a folded state. When the front cover 2 and the folded wide page 30 are turned to the front cover side, the first portion 31 of the wide page 30 appears as shown in FIG. When the end 3a of the wide page 30 is pulled in the X direction, the second portion 32 and the third portion 33 of the wide page 30 are pulled out as shown in FIG. Since the wide page 30 is composed of one sheet as a whole, the fourth portion 34 and the fifth portion 35 are subsequently drawn out continuously as shown in FIG. That is, the entire wide page 30 is pulled out by one operation (one direction). When the wide page 30 is stored, it can be stored in a single operation because it is folded according to the folding mark simply by being compressed in the direction opposite to the X direction.

  On the right side of the wide page 30, a plurality of pages (hereinafter referred to as “normal pages”) 10 having the same or smaller format than the cover are bound. FIG. 1E shows a state in which the pages 11 and 12 of the normal page 10 are opened in the state of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1E, when each page of the normal page 10 is opened with the wide page 30 pulled out, the contents described in the wide page 30 and the contents described in each page can be looked over simultaneously. .

  In FIG. 1, the wide page 30 is composed of five parts (the first part 31 to the fifth part 35 in FIG. 1). In this embodiment, when the wide page is opened, the area other than the area corresponding to the normal page is displayed. Desired information is described in the region (the first portion 31 to the fourth portion 34). Since the area other than the area corresponding to the normal page is not hidden by the normal page 10 even if the normal page 10 is turned, the contents described in the wide page 30 and the contents described in each page can be overlooked simultaneously.

The wide page 30 may be configured to start from the fourth portion 34 without providing the fifth portion 35. In this case, the wide page 30 is composed of the first portion 31 to the fourth portion 34, and the end portion 3 b of the fourth portion 34 is pasted on the front edge of the cover 2.
The length of the wide page 30 is preferably a length that can be easily expanded by the user, but the upper limit of the length of the wide page 30 is not limited. In FIG. 1B, the first portion 31 and the second portion 32 are folded as a mountain, but the folding method is reversed (that is, the end 3a is adjacent to the cover 2 in the folded state). Good.

  The wide page may appear when the back cover is turned. FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing a state in which the left-bound booklet is closed. When the last page of the normal page 10 is turned in the booklet of FIG. 2A, a wide page 40 appears as shown in FIG. When the end portion 4a of the first portion 41 of the wide page 40 is pulled in the X2 direction, the wide page 40 is pulled out by one operation as shown in FIGS. 2 (c) and 2 (d). When each page of the normal page 10 is opened in the state of FIGS. 2C and 2D, for example, as shown in FIG. 2E, the contents of the pages 11 and 12 of the normal page 10 and the wide page 40 are displayed. Can overlook the contents of

  FIG. 3 shows another example of a wide page. FIG. 3A shows an example of a state in which a part of the wide page 40 is pulled out in the right-bound booklet. FIG. 3B shows an example of a state in which wide pages provided on the front cover side and the back cover side are pulled out. FIG. 3C shows an example of a booklet having three wide pages on the front cover side and the back cover side. The booklet of FIG. 3C has wide pages 30, 50, and 70 on the front cover side, and wide pages 40, 60, and 80 on the back cover side. In addition, the wide page does not need to be provided on the first page or the last page with the cover turned, and may be provided at the center of the booklet or at each chapter break.

  Next, a preferred example of the shape of the cover of a booklet having wide pages will be described. FIG. 4A shows an example of a booklet having a notch 21 at the front edge of the cover. A part of the end portion of the wide page can be visually recognized in the notch 21, and the notch 21 allows the end portion of the wide page to be picked without opening the cover 2. Therefore, the user can recognize the presence of the wide page at a glance and can easily pull out the wide page.

  When the cutout 21 is provided, it is preferable to fold the wide page 30 by leaving the end portion 3a as shown in FIG. 4B. The wide page 30 in FIG. 4B is folded so that the end 3a and the overlapping portion 30a of the wide page 30 have substantially the same size as the cover sheet 2. Since the end portion 3a does not overlap with the overlapping portion 30a, only the end portion 3a can be picked through the notch 21 from the state in which the cover 2 is closed. The wide page 30 may be folded in the reverse manner as shown in FIG. In order to improve the visibility of the end portion 3a, it is preferable to attach a predetermined mark such as an arrow to the end portion 3a as shown in FIG. 4 (b) or (c).

  Next, a preferred example of the shape of the front edge of the wide page will be described. FIG. 5A shows an example of a booklet having a drawer 22 at the front edge of a wide page. Since the drawer 22 projects from the cover 2 in a folded state, the drawer 22 can be recognized at a glance, and only a wide page can be picked without opening the cover 2. Therefore, the user can recognize the presence of the wide page at a glance and can easily perform the drawing. When the drawer 22 is provided, it is not necessary to fold the wide page so that the end 3a does not overlap with the overlapping part 30a. Therefore, the map described in each part of the first part 31 to the fourth part 34 Large area.

  Further, the cutout 21 may be provided in the front edge of the cover 2 and the drawer portion 22 may be provided in the front edge of the wide page. FIG. 5B shows an example of a booklet in a state where the drawer portion 22 provided at the front edge of the wide page is folded to the cutout 21 side of the cover 2. When drawing out a wide page, the drawer 22 is raised as shown in FIG. For example, when organizing with a bookshelf, the drawer 22 can be folded as shown in FIG. 5B, so that the drawer 22 is prevented from being damaged. Moreover, when using, raising the drawer | drawing-out part 22 can acquire the effect similar to the booklet of Fig.5 (a). Further, the drawer portion 22 may be folded to the normal page 10 side, and the drawer portion 22 may be used like a bookmark. The drawer portion 22 is preferably made of thick paper or reinforced with a coating or resin. Note that a plurality of notches 21 or drawers 22 may be provided.

A preferred embodiment of the booklet as described above will be described. Fig.6 (a) shows an example of the perspective view of a map book at the time of using a booklet as a map book. In FIG. 6, the same parts as those in FIG. FIG. 6B is a perspective view showing a state in which the cover 2 and the wide page 30 are turned. When the cover 2 is turned and then the wide page 30 is turned to the cover 2 side, the first portion 31 of the wide page 30 appears.

  When the end 3a is pulled in the X direction, the wide page 30 is pulled out as shown in FIGS. 6 (c) and 6 (d). In the wide page 30, one map (hereinafter referred to as an overall view) is described continuously from the first portion 31 to the fourth portion 34. The overall view of FIG. 6 is divided into 18 areas by grids 36, and each area is numbered 1-18. The user can search for a desired place from the overall map and refer to a page on which a detailed map of the desired place is described with the numbers 1 to 18 as indexes. For example, since it is displayed that there are A station, B hospital, and C high school in area 11, if the user wants to refer to a map around A station, a page in which area 11 is described (for example, page 11). ) On the normal page 10.

  FIG. 6E shows an example of a state in which the page 11 of the normal page 10 in which the area 11 is described is opened. By opening the page 11, the map of the area 11 can be referred to by a map having a scale smaller than that of the overall view (hereinafter referred to as this figure), and at the same time, the overall view can be referred to. That is, it is possible to overlook the whole view and this figure at the same time.

  The feature of the present embodiment will be described by taking as an example the case of referring to a map around D park in area 15 from station A. Since the user does not know the location of D park, first, D park is searched from the overall view. When referring to the overall view, the user does not need to close the view. When the user finds that the park D is in the area 15, the user can open the page 15 with the general view open and refer to the map around the park D.

  Also, for example, when searching for a route from station A to D park, it is necessary to close this figure and refer to the index page (overall figure) such as the back of the cover unless you can see the whole figure and this figure at the same time. However, in the map book of FIG. 6, the route from the station A to the park D can be searched with this figure opened.

Therefore, the map book of the present embodiment can refer to a wide area map in the overall view, and at the same time can refer to a detailed map with a large scale of a predetermined area in this figure. As described above, it is not necessary to reopen this figure and an index page such as the back of the cover many times. In addition, since the main map and the whole map are associated with each other by the index function such as the grid 36, the effect more than opening two maps having different scales can be obtained. In addition, since the position in the overall view of the location of the present figure that is currently open can be grasped at all times, the user rarely loses the sense of distance to the moving direction, the branch location, and the like.

  In FIG. 6D, “usage guide” of the map book is described on the first page of the normal page 10, and “facility index” is described in the fifth portion 35 of the wide page 30. This figure may be described from the first page of the normal page 10 or the fifth portion 35, or any other content may be described.

  FIG. 7A shows an example of a map book in which a railway map is described on the wide page 30. In the railway map, a page number on which a map around the station is written in association with each station name. The characteristics when the railway map is described on the wide page 30 will be described.

  When visiting an unintended destination using a train, the destination may be searched from the station. For example, when visiting the target place around A station, according to the railway map, it can be seen that the map around A station is described on page 11. The user can open the main map around the station A described on page 11 on the normal page 10 while the railway map is opened.

  Also, for example, if there is a plan to visit a target place around V station next time, a page describing a map around V station can be found from the railway map without closing this figure. According to the railway map of FIG. 7A, since the map around the V station is described on page 7, the user can open page 7 without closing the railway map.

  Also, for example, when you want to find a target facility such as a department store at a station from the A station to the V station, you can open the main page of the normal page 10 one after another while keeping the general view open. Thus, the presence or absence of a desired facility can be quickly checked.

  FIG. 7B shows an example of a map book in which a metropolitan expressway guide map is written on a wide page 30. In the Metropolitan Expressway map, a page number on which a map of a location around the IC is written in association with each interchange (hereinafter referred to as an IC). The characteristics when the metropolitan expressway guide map is described on the wide page 30 will be described.

  For example, when visiting a place around IC, the map showing the area around IC is shown on page 11 according to the Metropolitan Expressway Information Map. The user can open the main map in the vicinity of the IC while the Metropolitan Expressway Information Map is open, with the normal page 10 and page 11 described.

  For example, when searching for the nearest IC after Iroha IC is on the Metropolitan Expressway and searching for the nearest IC, the user keeps this figure open and the position of the current location in the overall figure is the page number of this figure. It is possible to search by checking the squares (not shown) of the overall view. The Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Map shows ICs close to the current location. Find the nearest IC and search for the route to the IC by referring to this figure while the Metropolitan Expressway Guide Map is open. it can.

  FIG. 7C shows an example of a map book in which guide information on things (store names, facilities, parks, festivals, natural topography, events, special products, sights, etc.) around the A station is written on the wide page 30. In the wide page 30, the page number of the normal page 10 in which a map around the thing guided by the guidance information is described in association with the guidance information of each thing. The characteristics when the guide information is described on the wide page 30 will be described.

  For example, when a place related to the guidance information described on the wide page 30 is examined, a page on which a map of a place around an object guided by the guidance information can be opened while the wide page 30 is opened. Further, for example, when the location of an object is checked on the normal page 10 and it is desired to refer to the guidance information on the wide page 30 again, the corresponding page on the normal page 10 and the guidance information on the wide page 30 can be looked over simultaneously.

  A plurality of wide pages describing guidance information may be provided. For example, a plurality of wide pages are provided according to the type of thing (meal, event, natural terrain, etc.). When searching for a store that provides a desired meal, it is possible to search for the location of the desired store on the normal page 10 while referring to the wide page on which the guide information of the meal is described and keeping the wide page open. When searching for another store again, such as when the store is far away, it is possible to refer to the guidance information on the wide page with the normal page 10 open. Further, after a meal, a wide page on which information on meals is written is folded and stored. For example, the wide page on which information for events is written is opened, and the place where the event is held is referred to on the normal page 10. be able to.

  The wide pages described in FIGS. 7A to 7C may be combined and provided on the front cover and the back cover as shown in FIG. 3B, or a plurality of pages may be provided as shown in FIG. Good.

  FIG. 7D shows an example of a guidebook in which a map around the A station is described on the wide page 30. In the normal page 10 of the guide book in FIG. In the map around the station A described on the wide page 30, the page number on which the guide information of the matter is described is entered. The feature of the guidebook which described the map around A station on the wide page 30 is demonstrated.

  For example, when referring to the guide information of XX 庵, the page 16 on which the guide information of XX 庵 is described can be opened while the map around station A is open. Further, for example, if the user is interested in the XX store on the same page 16 and wants to check the location of the XX store, the location of the XX store can be checked on the map around the station A with the page 16 open. In the guidebook of the present embodiment, it is possible to easily obtain guidance information on a target thing or to check a place related to the guidance information.

  As shown in FIG. 3B or 3C, a plurality of wide pages may be provided, and a predetermined map such as a railway map or a road guide map may be described.

  As described above, the map book or guide book of the present embodiment can look over the contents of the wide page and the contents of the normal page at the same time, so that the handleability is remarkably improved.

It is an example of the perspective view of the booklet bound left. It is an example of the wide page provided inside the back cover in the booklet bound left. It is a figure which shows the example of a wide page. It is an example of the booklet which has a notch on the fore edge side of a cover. It is an example of the booklet which has a drawer part in the edge part of a wide page. It is an example of the perspective view of a map book. It is a figure which shows the example of the content described in the page of a wide page or a normal page. It is a figure which shows an example of the conventional map book.

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2 Cover 10 Normal page 21 Notch 22 Drawer 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 Wide page

Claims (9)

In a map book with multiple pages,
A normal page with a width equal to the width of the map book,
A wide page that is folded and stored only parallel to the vertical direction of the map book and wider than the normal page;
In the wide page, a map including a range described in the normal page is described at a smaller scale than the normal page in an area other than the area corresponding to the normal page when the wide page is opened.
A map book characterized by that. In the wide page, a railway map in which railway lines are described is described, and in the normal page, a map around the station is described in association with a predetermined station described in the railway map. To be
The map book according to claim 1. The wide page includes a highway map in which routes of the expressway are described, and the normal page is associated with a predetermined interchange described in the highway map, and a map around the interchange is displayed. be written,
The map book according to claim 1. In a map book with multiple pages,
A normal page with a width equal to the width of the map book,
A wide page that is folded and stored only parallel to the vertical direction of the map book and wider than the normal page;
In the wide page, guidance information for guiding a predetermined thing to an area other than the area corresponding to the normal page when the wide page is opened is described.
In the normal page, a map related to the thing guided by the guidance information is described in association with the guidance information.
A map book characterized by that.   The map book according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the front cover has a notch in the front edge.   The map book according to claim 1, further comprising a convex portion at a front edge of the wide page. In a guidebook with multiple pages,
A regular page with a width equal to the width of the guidebook,
A wide page that is folded and stored only in parallel with the vertical direction of the guidebook and wider than the normal page;
In the wide page, when the wide page is opened, a map related to the matter that the guide information described in the normal page guides in a region away from the width of the normal page in the fore-edge direction includes the guide information. Is described in association with
A guidebook characterized by that.   The guide book according to claim 7, wherein the front cover has a notch in the front edge.   The guidebook according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising a convex portion at a front edge of the wide page.

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