JP3230291U - Swirl calendar - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a calendar capable of easily and clearly recognizing and confirming an entered schedule by a day of the week, and appropriately adjusting the space of a date field of a specific day of the week. SOLUTION: A spiral calendar is provided with a central box 11 for writing a month in a central portion of a paper, and a day display unit 12 in which days of the week are arranged clockwise along the outer periphery of the central box 11. The day of the week region 20 formed by a plurality of radial lines 13 to 19 extending outward from the central box 11 and the day of the week display 12 are expanded clockwise so as to wind around. The spiral winding 30 is provided so as to be provided, and the day of the week region 20 is divided by the spiral winding 30 to form the date column 35 of the month. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a calendar, and in particular, a spiral calendar that enables simple and clear recognition of a monthly entry schedule.

Conventionally, there are known calendars having various configurations, which are used for various purposes such as what day of the week a specific day is and a means for recording the schedule of the day.
Such a calendar is provided, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1.
Generally, a monthly format consisting of 7 days from Sunday to Saturday as a weekly unit,
A one-year format consisting of one sheet from January to December,
There are various types, such as a daily type that is configured for each day.
Although such a conventional calendar has a structure that has been familiar to us for many years, it also has some inconveniences that do not correspond to the changes in the social living environment today.
For example, when the schedule is concentrated on a specific day of the week, there are cases where it is inconvenient that the conventional calendar cannot handle.

Japanese Patent No. 5863935

In the conventional calendar, for example, when searching for the entered schedule by the day of the week,
On the calendar, there is the complexity of having to move the eyes to the left and right,
It often took time to recognize and confirm it.
In addition, when filling in many schedules on a specific day of the week, it may not be possible to fill in the date field.
In view of this point of view, the present invention is used when searching for the entered schedule from the day of the week.
It provides a calendar that makes it easy and clear to recognize and confirm.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a calendar in which the space of the date field of a specific day of the week can be adjusted as appropriate.

The spiral calendar 10 of the present invention has the following features.
(1) A central box 11 for entering the month is provided in the center of the form.
A day of the week display unit 12 in which the days of the week are arranged clockwise is provided along the outer circumference of the central box 11.
A day of the week region 20 formed by a plurality of radial lines extending from the central box 11 toward the outside of the paper,
As if winding the day of the week display unit 12.
A spiral winding 30 is provided so as to expand outward in a clockwise direction.
The day of the week region 20 is divided by the spiral winding 30,
It is characterized in that the date column 35 of the month is formed.
(2) Further, in the spiral calendar 10 of (1) above,
The plurality of radial lines
It consists of diagonal lines and dividing lines.
The diagonal line is
The upper left diagonal line 13 extending from the upper left corner to the upper left corner,
The upper right diagonal line 14 extending from the upper right corner to the upper right corner,
The lower left diagonal line 15 extending from the lower left corner to the lower left corner,
It consists of a lower right diagonal line 16 extending from the lower right corner to the lower right corner.
The dividing line is
A vertical dividing line 17 extending vertically upward from the center of the upper side,
A right dividing line 18 extending horizontally in the right lateral direction from the center of the right side,
It consists of a left dividing line 19 extending horizontally in the left lateral direction from the center of the left side.
Within the day of the week region 20 separated by the spiral 30,
It is characterized in that a date box 36 is provided.
(3) Further, in the spiral calendar 10 of (1) and (2) above,
The spiral calendar is attached to the front surface of the storage bag 50.

According to the present invention, by arranging the dates in a spiral shape, the date schedule can be easily and clearly recognized.
Also, when searching for the entered schedule from the day of the week, the day of the week display section is provided in the center.
From the day of the week, you can easily and clearly recognize and confirm the schedule for that day.
In addition, you can increase the space in the date field for days of the week with many appointments.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the spiral calendar of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic which shows the state which attached the spiral calendar of embodiment to the front surface of the storage bag, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. It is explanatory drawing of the operation of the storage bag of the spiral calendar of embodiment, (a) is the side view of the storage bag open state, (b) is the side view of the storage bag in a folded state. It is a perspective view which shows the expanded state of the lower part of a storage bag. It is a side view which shows the state of storing the calendar paper in a storage bag.

The spiral calendar of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a spiral calendar according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, the spiral calendar 10 constitutes an example of March 2020, and it is preferable to use a paper suitable for a normally used calendar as the paper 10a.

In the embodiment, a central box 11 for entering the month is provided in the central portion of this form, and a day display unit 12 in which seven days of the week are arranged clockwise is provided along the outer circumference of the central box 11. Has been done.

Also, in the central box 11,
The upper left diagonal line 13 extending from the upper left corner to the upper left corner,
The upper right diagonal line 14 extending from the upper right corner to the upper right corner,
The lower left diagonal line 15 extending from the lower left corner to the lower left corner,
A lower right diagonal line 16 extending from the lower right corner to the lower right corner is provided.

Furthermore, in the central box 11,
A vertical dividing line 17 extending vertically upward from the center of the upper side,
A right dividing line 18 extending horizontally in the right lateral direction from the center of the right side,
A left dividing line 19 extending horizontally in the left lateral direction is provided from the center of the left side.
The day of the week region 20 is formed by these diagonal lines 13, 14, 15, 16 and the dividing lines 17, 18, 19.
Then, a spiral winding 30 is provided so as to expand outward in a clockwise direction so as to wind the day of the week display unit 12, and a date box 36 is formed along the inside of the spiral winding 30 to form a corresponding day of the week region. It is provided in 20.

Hereinafter, the spiral calendar of the embodiment will be described in more detail.
<Central box 11>
First, in the center of the calendar, a central box 11 for entering the month is provided.

<Day of the week display 12>
A day of the week display unit 12 is provided along the outer circumference of the central box 11.
In FIG. 1, "Sat" is arranged on the upper left side of the central box 11, "Sun" is arranged on the upper right side, and "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", and "Friday" are arranged in order. ..
The arrangement of these days of the week can be changed as appropriate according to one's schedule.
Further, it is desirable that the characters such as Saturday and Sunday shown on the day of the week display unit 12 are written in different colors such as blue for Saturday, red for Sunday, and black for other characters to facilitate recognition of the day of the week.

<Radial line>
The calendar paper is provided with a plurality of radial lines extending from the central box (11) toward the outside of the paper.
The day of the week region (20) is formed on the calendar paper by the plurality of radial lines.
The plurality of radial lines include diagonal lines and dividing lines described below.

<Diagonal lines 13 to 16>
Diagonal lines are provided from the four corners of the central box 11 to the four corners of the paper 10a.
These diagonal lines are
An upper left diagonal line 13 extending from the upper left corner of the center box (11) to the upper left corner of the paper 10a,
The upper right diagonal line 14 extending from the upper right corner to the upper right corner of the paper 10a,
The lower left diagonal line 15 extending from the lower left corner to the lower left corner of the paper 10a,
It is a lower right diagonal line 16 extending from the lower right corner to the lower right corner of the paper 10a.

<Division lines 17-19>
These dividing lines are
In the central box 11,
A vertical dividing line 17 extending vertically upward from the center of the upper side,
A right dividing line 18 extending horizontally from the center of the right side to the right lateral direction,
It is a left dividing line 19 extending horizontally in the left lateral direction from the central portion of the left side.

<Day of the week area 20>
Then, the day of the week region 20 is formed by the plurality of radial lines described above.
In the embodiment shown in FIG.
Upper left diagonal line 13, upper right diagonal line 14, lower left diagonal line 15, lower right diagonal line 16,
And by the vertical dividing line 17, the right dividing line 18, and the left dividing line 19.
The day of the week region 20 is formed.
Then, the day of the week area 20 becomes the following area for each day of the week.
That is,
The Sunday area 21 surrounded by the vertical dividing line 17 and the upper right diagonal line 14 and
The Monday area 22 surrounded by the upper right diagonal line 14 and the right dividing line 18
The Tuesday area 23 surrounded by the right dividing line 18 and the lower right diagonal line 16
The Wednesday area 24 surrounded by the lower right diagonal line 16 and the lower left diagonal line 15
The Thursday area 25 surrounded by the lower left diagonal line 15 and the left dividing line 19
The Friday area 26 surrounded by the left division line 19 and the upper left diagonal line 13 and
It is a Saturday area 27 surrounded by an upper left diagonal line 13 and a vertical dividing line 17.
In the embodiment, the diagonal line and the dividing line are extended in a specific direction,
These radial lines can be adjusted as appropriate, such as by widening the angle of spread from the central box 11 if there are many appointments on a particular day of the week.

<Swirl 30>
Further, a spiral winding 30 is provided so as to extend outward in a clockwise direction so as to wind the day of the week display unit 12.
In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the spiral winding 30 has a starting point 31 below the vertical dividing line 17 as a starting point 31.
By winding the central box 11
From the Sunday area 21 to the Saturday area 27, it is provided to circulate a plurality of times so as to spread outward.
To explain in more detail, the spiral winding 30 first travels to the right from the starting point 31.
Turn downward near the intersection with the upper right diagonal line 14.
Turn to the left near the intersection with the lower right diagonal line 16
Turn upward near the intersection with the lower left diagonal line 15.
Turn to the right near the intersection with the upper left diagonal line 13
It is provided so as to intersect the vertical dividing line 17.
The intersections of the spiral winding 30 and the vertical dividing line 17 are respectively located above the starting point 31.
In this way, the spiral winding 30 was rotated a plurality of times so as to wind around the day of the week display unit 12, and the final point 32 was an intersection with the lower right diagonal line 16.
The starting point of the spiral winding can be changed as appropriate according to one's own schedule, such as starting from the upper right diagonal line 14.

<Date column (40)>
In the spiral calendar, the day of the week region 20 is divided by the spiral winding 30, and the date column 35 of the month is formed.
Also, a date box 36 is provided in the corresponding day of the week region 20 along the inside of the spiral 30.
That is, a date box 36 is provided along the inside of the spiral winding 30 in the date column 35 divided by the spiral winding 30 and the day of the week region 20.
Further, the inside of the date box 36 is colored blue on Saturday, red on Sunday, and the like, so that the discriminating power of the day of the week is further improved.
The date to be entered in the date box 36 depends on the arrangement of the days of the week.
For example, in the date box 36 arranged in the Sunday area 21, the date corresponding to the Sunday of the month is entered.
In the Monday area 22, the date corresponding to the Monday of the month is entered.
As such, the date corresponding to each day of the week is entered in the date box 36 provided according to the number of days of the month.
The date box 36 changes the thickness of the line of the date frame.
For example, a part of the vertical line of the date box 36 provided in the first week of the spiral winding 30 is a thick line, and the second week is a thin line.
This makes it easy to recognize which week in the calendar swirl the date you are looking for corresponds to.
The date box 36 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a blank date box after 31 days.

<Storage bag 50>
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a state in which the spiral calendar of the embodiment is attached to the front surface of the storage bag.
(A) is a front view and (b) is a side view.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the operation of the storage bag of the spiral calendar of the embodiment.
(A) is a side view of the storage bag opened, and (b) is a side view of the storage bag folded.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an enlarged state of the lower portion of the storage bag.
As shown
The storage bag 50 is used as a fall prevention for the calendar to be installed independently on a desk, a shelf, or the like.
That is, the weight of the storage bag 50 allows the calendar to be maintained in an upright state.
Further, by providing a handbag 51 on the upper part of the rear surface of the storage bag 50 or folding the storage bag 50 along the folding line 53 (see FIG. 4), the storage bag 50 can be made less bulky, can be easily moved, and can be hung on the wall. You can also do it.

It is also possible to rotate the calendar of the finished month backward and store it in the storage bag 50.
For this reason, ring mounting portions 52 are provided at two locations on the upper left and right sides of the spiral calendar 10, and the spiral calendar 10 is integrated by passing a metal or plastic ring 54 through the holes of the ring mounting portions 52.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing how the calendar paper is stored in the storage bag.
(A) is a swirl calendar in a state where it is erected integrally with the storage bag.
(B) shows a state in which the lower part of a sheet of calendar paper is lifted.
(C) shows a state in which the piece of calendar paper is rotated backward so as to be guided by the ring 54 and stored in the storage bag 50 from the tip portion.
In this way, past calendars can be stored in storage bags and the latest monthly calendars can be exposed on the surface.

In the embodiment, as the calendar for March, the central box 11 shows the number "3" indicating that it is March, but the spiral calendar 10 is provided in the margin of the calendar. A company name such as a company or an advertisement text of the company may be posted.

The calendar of the present invention can be used as a normal calendar by hanging it on a desk, a shelf, a wall, or the like at work or at home.
It can also be applied and used for calendar display on a computer monitor, and has high industrial applicability.

10 Swirl calendar 10a Paper 11 Center box 12 Day of the week display 13 Left upper diagonal line 14 Right upper diagonal line 15 Left lower diagonal line 16 Right lower diagonal line 17 Vertical division line 18 Right division line 19 Left division line 20 Day area 21 Sunday area 22 Monday area 23 Tuesday area 24 Wednesday area 25 Thursday area 26 Friday area 27 Saturday area 30 Swirl 31 Start point 32 End point 35 Date column 36 Date box 50 Storage bag 51 Handbag 52 Ring mounting part 53 Fold line 54 Ring

Claims (3)

In the center of the form, there is a central box (11) for entering the month.
A day of the week display unit (12) in which the days of the week are arranged clockwise is provided along the outer circumference of the central box (11).
A day of the week region (20) formed by a plurality of radial lines extending from the central box (11) toward the outside of the paper.
As if winding the day of the week display unit (12)
A spiral winding (30) is provided so as to extend clockwise outward.
The day of the week region (20) is divided by the spiral winding (30),
A swirl calendar (10) characterized by forming a date column (35) for the month. The plurality of radial lines
It consists of diagonal lines and dividing lines.
The diagonal line is
The upper left diagonal line (13) extending from the upper left corner to the upper left corner,
The upper right diagonal line (14) extending from the upper right corner to the upper right corner,
The lower left diagonal line (15) extending from the lower left corner to the lower left corner,
It consists of a lower right diagonal line (16) extending from the lower right corner to the lower right corner.
The dividing line is
A vertical dividing line (17) extending vertically upward from the center of the upper side,
A right dividing line (18) extending horizontally from the center of the right side to the right lateral direction,
It consists of a left dividing line (19) extending horizontally in the left lateral direction from the center of the left side.
Within the day of the week region (20) separated by the spiral (30),
The swirl calendar (10) of claim 1, characterized in that a date box (36) is provided. The swirl calendar (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the swirl calendar is attached to the front surface of the storage bag (50).

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