JP2024007781A - calendar - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact calendar without generating waste.

SOLUTION: A calendar 100 comprises: a disc-shaped first calendar member 20 on which a plurality of first description areas 21 is formed; and a disc-shaped second calendar member 30 on which a plurality of second description areas 31 is formed. The center of the first calendar member 20 is rotatably mounted on the center of the second calendar member 30, a first slit 22 is formed in the first calendar member, and a second slit 32 is formed in the second calendar member 30. After matching the second slit 32 with the first slit 22, a second description area 31 in contact with the second slit 32 is advanced from the first slit 22 to the front of the first description area 21, so as to allow each second description area 31 of the second calendar member 30 to be arranged on the front of the first calendar member 20.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a calendar.

Traditionally, there has been a one-year calendar that lists the months from January to December on a single piece of paper. This kind of calendar has a problem in that the size of the calendar becomes large because the months for 12 months from January to December are written on one sheet of paper.

Utility Model Publication No. 7-33660

Therefore, as shown in Patent Document 1, there is a monthly calendar. However, such a monthly calendar has a problem in that the flipped months end up being trash.

The object of the present invention is to provide a compact calendar without generating dust.

A calendar, which is the invention according to claim 1, has been made to achieve the above object,
a disk-shaped first calendar member (20) in which a fan-shaped first writing area (21) in which the dates and days of the week for one month are written is formed continuously at a certain angle;
a disk-shaped second calendar member (30) in which a fan-shaped second writing area (31) in which the dates and days of the week for one month are written are formed continuously at a certain angle;
The first calendar member is disposed on the front side of the second calendar member and overlaps the second calendar member,
The center of the first calendar member is rotatably attached to the center of the second calendar member,
A first slit (22) is formed between the first written area where the first calendar member is located and the first written area adjacent to this first written area,
A second slit (32) is formed between the second writing area where the second calendar member is located and the second writing area adjacent to this second writing area,
After aligning the second slit with the first slit, the second written area in contact with the second slit is advanced from the first slit to the front of the first written area, and the second calendar member It is characterized in that each of the second writing areas can be arranged on the front surface of the first calendar member.

According to this, the first calendar member and the second calendar member can be arranged one on top of the other, and the second writing area of each second calendar member can be arranged in front of the first calendar member. Because of this structure, it is possible to provide a compact calendar that is the size of half a year without generating dust unlike a monthly calendar.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1,
disposed on the front surface of the first calendar member so as to overlap the first calendar member, a center portion of which is rotatably attached to the center of the first calendar member, and one or more of the first described area or the A window hole (41) is formed that exposes only the second writing area, and the first writing area or the second writing area other than the first writing area or the second writing area exposed by the window hole is formed. It further includes a shielding member (40) for shielding.

According to this, it is possible to display only the first written area or the second written area of the month that you want to display through the window hole, and hide the first written area or the second written area of the month that you do not want to display with the shielding member. be able to.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2,
The window hole is characterized in that only two months' worth of the first written area or the second written area is exposed.

According to this, the first description area or the second description area for next month can be displayed through the window hole together with the first description area or the second description area for this month.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2,
The shielding member is disk-shaped, and the diameter of the shielding member is larger than the diameters of the first calendar member and the second calendar member.

According to this, by sticking a fixing member such as a thumbtack into the upper end of the shielding member, it is possible to fix the calendar to a wall or the like without hindering the rotation of the first calendar member and the second calendar member. Become.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 1,
The calendar according to claim 1, wherein the first written area and the second written area are different colors.

According to this, the boundary between the first writing area of the first calendar member and the second writing area of the second calendar member becomes clear. Therefore, it is possible to clearly grasp the boundary between the first writing area of the first calendar member and the second writing area of the second calendar member, so that the desired second writing area can be placed on the front side of the first calendar member. This makes it easier to do the work.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 1,
In each of the first writing areas of the first calendar member, dates and days of the week from January to June are sequentially written in the circumferential direction,
In each of the second writing areas of the second calendar member, dates and days of the week from July to December are sequentially written in the circumferential direction,
The first slit is formed between the first written area for January and the first written area for February of the first calendar member, and the second slit is formed between the first written area for January and the first written area for July of the second calendar member. and the second writing area for December, or the first slit is formed between the first writing area for January and the first writing area for June of the first calendar member. and the second slit is formed between the second written area for July and the second written area for August of the second calendar member. shall be.

According to this, by arranging the second writing area in which the date and day of the week of July are written in front of the first writing area in which the date and day of the week of January are written, the first writing area of June is It becomes possible to arrange the second writing area for July and the second writing area in succession.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 1,
The calendar further includes a base member (10) on the rear side of the second calendar member, which is arranged to overlap with the second calendar member and rotatably attaches the first calendar member and the second calendar member. shall be.

According to this, the calendar can be attached to an object such as a wall by pasting the base member to the object such as the wall.

Note that the reference numerals in parentheses of each means described in this column and the claims are examples showing correspondence with specific means described in the embodiments described later.

It is a front view of the calendar of this embodiment. It is a front view of a first calendar member. It is a front view of a second calendar member. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing how the calendar of the present embodiment is used. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing how the calendar of the present embodiment is used. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing how the calendar of the present embodiment is used. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing how the calendar of the present embodiment is used.

(Calendar structure)
A calendar 100, which is an embodiment of the present invention, will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the calendar 100 of this embodiment includes a base member 10, a first calendar member 20 (shown in FIG. 2), a second calendar member 30 (shown in FIG. 3), and a shielding member 40. The base member 10, the first calendar member 20, the second calendar member 30, and the shielding member 40 are sheet-shaped and are stacked in this order from the bottom to the top.

The base member 10 has a disk shape. The diameter of the base member 10 is larger than the diameters of a first calendar member 20 and a second calendar member 30, which will be described later. The centers of the first calendar member 20, the second calendar member 30, and the shielding member 40 are rotatably attached to the center of the base member 10. In this embodiment, the pin 50 penetrates through the center of the base member 10, the first calendar member 20, the second calendar member 30, and the shielding member 40. Both ends of the pin 50 are crushed flat.

The first calendar member 20 will be explained below using FIG. 2. The first calendar member 20 has a disk shape. In the first calendar member 20, a fan-shaped first writing area 21 is formed continuously at a constant angle for one circumference. In this embodiment, the first calendar member 20 is formed with six fan-shaped first description areas 21 divided into six equal parts at intervals of 60 degrees. That is, the central angle of the first description area 21 is 60°. In each first writing area 21, dates and days of the week for one month are written. In this embodiment, the dates and days of the week for one month from January to June are sequentially written counterclockwise in each first writing area 21. In this embodiment, the first writing area 21 has a Western calendar and a month written therein, and along the circumferential direction, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and the day of the week are written, and each day of the week is written below the day of the week. The date corresponding to each day of the week is listed. A first slit 22 is formed between the first written area 21 for January and the first written area 21 for February on the first calendar member 20.

The second calendar member 30 will be explained below using FIG. 3. The second calendar member 30 has a disk shape. The diameter of the second calendar member 30 is the same as the diameter of the first calendar member 20. In the second calendar member 30, a fan-shaped second writing area 31 is formed continuously at a constant angle for one circumference. In this embodiment, the second calendar member 30 is formed with six fan-shaped second writing areas 31 divided into six equal parts at intervals of 60 degrees. That is, the central angle of the second writing area 31 is 60°. In each second writing area 31, dates and days of the week for one month are written. In this embodiment, the dates and days of the week for one month from July to December are sequentially written counterclockwise in each second writing area 31. In the present embodiment, the second writing area 31 has the Western calendar and month written therein, and the days of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and the weekday) are written along the circumferential direction, and each day of the week is written below the day of the week. The date corresponding to each day of the week is listed. A second slit 32 is formed between the second writing area 31 for July and the second writing area 31 for December on the second calendar member 30. The second calendar member 30 has a different color from the first calendar member 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, the shielding member 40 has a substantially disk shape, and a window hole 41 cut out in a substantially fan shape is formed in the lower part thereof. The diameter of the shielding member 40 is larger than the diameter of the first writing area 21 and the second writing area 31, and in this embodiment, it is the same as the diameter of the base member 10. By inserting thumbtacks 999 into the upper end of the shielding member 40, the calendar 100 can be fixed to a wall or the like. As described above, the diameter of the shielding member 40 is larger than the diameters of the first writing area 21 and the second writing area 31, so even if the thumbtack 999 is inserted into the upper end of the shielding member 40, this thumbtack will 999 does not stick to the first calendar member 20 or the second calendar member 30, and the rotation of the first calendar member 20 or the second calendar member 30 with respect to the base member 10 or the shielding member 40 is not inhibited.

The window hole 41 has the size of the first writing area 21 and the second writing area 31 for February. That is, the central angle of the window hole 41 is 120°. At the center of the shielding member 40, a fan-shaped coupling part 42 is formed that bulges out to the main part (upper end) of the fan of the window hole 41. A pin 50 is inserted through the center of the coupling portion 42, the center of the first calendar member 20, the center of the second calendar member 30, and the center of the base member 10.

(How to use the calendar)
The method of using this embodiment will be explained below using FIG. 1 and FIGS. 4 to 7. As shown in FIG. 1, the first calendar member 20 is rotated to sequentially display the first writing areas 21 for two months to be displayed. For example, the first writing area 21 for the current month and the first writing area 21 for the next month are displayed side by side and exposed through the window hole 41 of the shielding member 40.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the last month (June in this embodiment) and the month before the last month (May in this embodiment) are displayed in the first calendar member 20, , how to display the next month is explained below. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the first calendar member 20 is rotated so that the first slit 22 is located at a position visible through the window hole 41. Next, the second slit 32 (shown in FIG. 3) is aligned with the first slit 22.

Next, as shown in FIG. The first calendar member 20 and the second calendar member 30 are advanced to the front of the first writing area 21 in contact with the slit 22, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the second calendar member 30 has a second description. The area 31 is arranged in front of the first writing area 21 of the first calendar member 20, and writing areas 21 and 31 for two months to be displayed sequentially are displayed.

(Effects of this embodiment)
The calendar 100 of this embodiment includes a disk-shaped first calendar member 20 in which a fan-shaped first writing area 21 in which dates and days of the week for one month are written is formed continuously at a certain angle; It has a disk-shaped second calendar member 30 in which a fan-shaped second writing area 31 in which the dates and days of the week for one month are written is formed continuously at a certain angle. The first calendar member 20 is disposed on the front side of the second calendar member 30 so as to overlap the second calendar member 30. The center of the first calendar member 20 is rotatably attached to the center of the second calendar member 30. A first slit 22 is formed between the first writing area 21 where the first calendar member 20 is located and the first writing area 21 adjacent to this first writing area 21. A second slit 32 is formed between the second writing area 31 where the second calendar member 30 is located and the second writing area 31 adjacent to this second writing area 31. After aligning with the first slit 22, the second writing area 31 in contact with the second slit 32 is advanced from the first slit 22 to the front of the first writing area 21, and each of the second calendar members 30 is The second writing area 31 is configured to be able to be placed on the front surface of the first calendar member 20.

According to this, the first calendar member 20 and the second calendar member 30 are arranged in an overlapping manner, and the second writing area 31 of each of the second calendar members 30 is arranged in front of the first calendar member 20. Therefore, a compact calendar 100 with a size for half a year can be provided without generating dust unlike a monthly calendar.

Further, it is arranged on the front surface of the first calendar member 20 so as to be overlapped with the first calendar member 20, and its center portion is rotatably attached to the center of the first calendar member 20, and the two first writing areas 21 or A window hole 41 that exposes only the second writing area 31 is formed, and the first writing area 21 or the second writing area 31 other than the first writing area 21 or the second writing area 31 exposed by the window hole 41 is shielded. It further includes a shielding member 40.

According to this, only the first writing area 21 or the second writing area 31 of the month that you want to display can be displayed from the window hole 41, and the first writing area 21 or the second writing area 31 of the month that you do not want to display can be displayed through the window hole 41. can be hidden by the shielding member 40.

Further, the window hole 41 exposes only two months' worth of the first writing area 21 or the second writing area 31.

According to this, both the first writing area 21 or the second writing area 31 for this month and the first writing area 21 or the second writing area 31 for next month can be displayed through the window hole 41. The conventional monthly calendar, which displays one month, does not display the next month's calendar. In addition, with a monthly calendar with a two-month display, when an even-numbered month occurred, the user had to flip the calendar to check the next month. On the other hand, in the calendar 100 of this embodiment, the calendars for this month and next month can be displayed continuously through the window hole 41 at all times.

Further, the shielding member 40 has a disk shape, and the diameter of the shielding member 40 is larger than the diameters of the first calendar member 20 and the second calendar member 30.

According to this, by sticking a fixing member such as a thumbtack into the upper end of the shielding member 40, the calendar 100 is fixed to a wall or the like without hindering the rotation of the first calendar member 20 and the second calendar member 30. becomes possible.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the first writing area 21 and the second writing area 31 have different colors.

According to this, as shown in FIG. 5, the boundary between the first writing area 21 of the first calendar member 20 and the second writing area 31 of the second calendar member 30 becomes clear. Therefore, it is possible to clearly grasp the boundary between the first writing area 21 of the first calendar member 20 and the second writing area 31 of the second calendar member 30, so that the desired second writing area 31 can be placed on the first calendar. The work of arranging the member 20 on the front side becomes easier.

Further, in the first writing area 21 of the first calendar member 20, dates and days of the week from January to June are written sequentially in the circumferential direction, and in the second writing area 31 of the second calendar member 30, July Dates and days of the week from December to December are sequentially written in the circumferential direction. The first slit 22 is formed between the first written area 21 for January and the first written area 21 for February in the first calendar member 20, and the second slit 32 is formed between the first written area 21 for January and the first written area 21 for February in the first calendar member 20. It is formed between the second writing area 31 for July and the second writing area 31 for December.

According to this, by arranging the second writing area 31 in which the date and day of the week of July are written in front of the first writing area 21 in which the date and day of the week of January are written, It becomes possible to arrange the writing area 21 and the second writing area 31 for July in succession.

Further, on the rear side of the second calendar member 30, there is further provided a base member 10 which is arranged to overlap with the second calendar member 30 and to which the first calendar member 20 and the second calendar member 30 are rotatably attached.

According to this, by pasting the base member 10 to an object such as a wall, the calendar 100 can be attached to an object such as a wall.

(Another embodiment)
In the calendar 100 described above, the window hole 41 of the shielding member 40 exposes only the two first writing areas 21 or the second writing areas 31. However, there are embodiments in which the window hole 41 of the shielding member 40 exposes only one first writing area 21 or second writing area 31, or only exposing three to five first writing areas 21 or second writing areas 31. There may also be an embodiment in which the

Although the calendar 100 described above has the base member 10, the calendar 100 may not have the base member 10. Furthermore, the calendar 100 may not include the shielding member 40.

In the embodiment described above, the first slit 22 is formed between the first written area 21 for January and the first written area 21 for February of the first calendar member 20, and the second slit 32 is formed between the first written area 21 for January and the first written area 21 for February of the first calendar member 20. It is formed between the second writing area 31 for July and the second writing area 31 for December of the member 30. However, the first slit 22 is formed between the first written area 21 for January and the first written area 21 for June of the first calendar member 20, and the second slit 32 is formed between the first written area 21 for January and the first written area 21 for July of the second calendar member 30. The embodiment may be formed between the second writing area 31 of August and the second writing area 31 of August. Even in such an embodiment, by arranging the second writing area 31 in which the date and day of the week in July are written in front of the first writing area 21 in which the date and day of the week in January are written, It becomes possible to arrange the first writing area 21 for June and the second writing area 31 for July continuously.

An embodiment may be adopted in which the first calendar member 20 and the second calendar member 30 are replaced. In this embodiment, the pin 50 is composed of a first member and a second member that is removably attached to the end of the first member, and by removing the second member from the first member, the unnecessary first calendar member can be removed. 20 and the second calendar member 30 can be removed from the calendar 100 and a new first calendar member 20 and second calendar member 30 can be attached to the calendar 100. In this embodiment, the calendar 100 is used continuously over multiple years by replacing the first calendar member 20 and second calendar member 30 of the current year with the first calendar member 20 and second calendar member 30 of the next year. can continue to do so. For example, while the second writing area 31 in which November and December of the current year are written is displayed through the window hole 41, the first calendar member 20 of the current year is removed from the calendar 100, and the first calendar member 20 of the current year is removed from the calendar 100. The first calendar member 20 is attached to the calendar 100. Then, the first writing area 21 in which January of the first calendar member 20 of the next year is written is advanced from the second slit 32 to the front of the second writing area 31 in which July is written. Then, the second writing area 31 in which December of the current year is written and the first writing area 21 in which January of the following year is written are displayed side by side through the window hole 41.

The calendar 100 described above has two calendar members, the first calendar member 20 and the second calendar member 30. ) may be an embodiment having three calendar members. In this embodiment, the first calendar member 20 is formed with four fan-shaped first writing areas 21 divided into four equal parts at 90° intervals, and includes dates for each month from January to April. and the day of the week are written in each first writing area 21 in a counterclockwise direction. In addition, the second calendar member 30 has four fan-shaped second writing areas 31 divided into four equal parts at 90° intervals, in which the dates and days of the week from May to August are displayed. They are written in each second writing area 31 in a counterclockwise direction. In addition, the third calendar member has four fan-shaped third writing areas (not shown) divided into four equal parts at 90° intervals, and has dates for each month from September to December. The days of the week are written counterclockwise in each third writing area. Similarly, the calendar 100 may have four or six calendar members.

10 Base member 20 First calendar member 21 First writing area 22 First slit 30 Second calendar member 31 Second writing area 32 Second slit 40 Shielding member 41 Window hole

Claims (7)

a disk-shaped first calendar member (20) in which a fan-shaped first writing area (21) in which the dates and days of the week for one month are written is formed continuously at a certain angle;
a disk-shaped second calendar member (30) in which a fan-shaped second writing area (31) in which the dates and days of the week for one month are written are formed continuously at a certain angle;
The first calendar member is disposed on the front side of the second calendar member and overlaps the second calendar member,
The center of the first calendar member is rotatably attached to the center of the second calendar member,
A first slit (22) is formed between the first written area where the first calendar member is located and the first written area adjacent to this first written area,
A second slit (32) is formed between the second writing area where the second calendar member is located and the second writing area adjacent to this second writing area,
After aligning the second slit with the first slit, the second written area in contact with the second slit is advanced from the first slit to the front of the first written area, and the second calendar member A calendar characterized in that each of the second writing areas can be arranged on the front surface of the first calendar member. disposed on the front surface of the first calendar member so as to overlap the first calendar member, a center portion of which is rotatably attached to the center of the first calendar member, and one or more of the first described area or the A window hole (41) is formed that exposes only the second writing area, and the first writing area or the second writing area other than the first writing area or the second writing area exposed by the window hole is formed. The calendar according to claim 1, further comprising a shielding member (40) for shielding. 3. The calendar according to claim 2, wherein the window hole exposes only two months' worth of the first written area or the second written area. The calendar according to claim 2, wherein the shielding member has a disk shape, and the diameter of the shielding member is larger than the diameters of the first calendar member and the second calendar member. The calendar according to claim 1, wherein the first written area and the second written area are different colors. In each of the first writing areas of the first calendar member, dates and days of the week from January to June are sequentially written in the circumferential direction,
In each of the second writing areas of the second calendar member, dates and days of the week from July to December are sequentially written in the circumferential direction,
The first slit is formed between the first written area for January and the first written area for February of the first calendar member, and the second slit is formed between the first written area for January and the first written area for July of the second calendar member. and the second writing area for December, or the first slit is formed between the first writing area for January and the first writing area for June of the first calendar member. and the second slit is formed between the second written area for July and the second written area for August of the second calendar member. The calendar according to claim 1. The calendar further includes a base member (10) on the rear side of the second calendar member, which is arranged to overlap with the second calendar member and rotatably attaches the first calendar member and the second calendar member. The calendar according to claim 1.