JPH0325356B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention provides a guidebook, in particular, a guidebook that displays the locations of destinations, destinations, etc. that require searching, and that is installed on the side of the road without the need for a map. This invention relates to a guidebook for searching destinations, destination places, etc., which allows searching by reading the explanatory text associated with the distance indicator.

[Prior art and its problems]

When searching for a destination while driving a car on an expressway or national highway that is rarely used, the most commonly used search methods are road maps or customer locations located at the destination. This method involves searching for a desired location using a guide map issued by a company or tourist facility.

However, it has been pointed out that such a method has the following drawbacks. (1) Because guide maps and road maps themselves are printed using thin lines and small letters, it is often difficult to confirm the locations marked as landmarks, and If you mistakenly check a landmark location and pass through that location, subsequent searches often become extremely difficult.

(2) When using a guide map, if you take a route other than the guided route, you will not be able to see the landmarks along the way, making it even more difficult to search for your destination.

(3) If the map you are using has an old publication date, the guide information on the map itself may be outdated, and landmark buildings may no longer exist. Search becomes almost impossible.

That is the problem.

(4) In addition, an occupation-specific phone booklet containing an advertisement page with a map and telephone numbers to show the location of advertisers categorized by occupation was made known by the description in Publication No. 55-21815. However, in this case as well, although the advertiser's phone number and map are associated, the map itself is a normal one without any special innovations, so the above (1) to (3) ) still remained.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention seeks to address these problems.

That is, the present invention is directed to the display of so-called "mileage indicators" such as display boards and display stakes displaying "distance from the starting point" that are always attached to the sides of major roads such as expressways, national roads, and prefectural roads. The purpose of this guidebook is to provide a guidebook that allows you to search for destinations, destinations, etc. extremely easily by using the kilometer distance listed in .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a structure in which a desired place can be easily searched simply by writing the sentences (letters) written in a guidebook without using a diagrammatic map. The aim is to provide a guidebook for searching destinations, destinations, etc.

Incidentally, in the case of expressways, the distance from the starting point is displayed in km units on a rectangular board formed horizontally, and in the middle of each km display there is a distance indicator.
It uses a display that displays numbers in 100m units at 100m intervals.

In addition, in the case of ordinary roads such as national highways, kilometers are displayed on square columns with a triangular cross section (approximately 50 cm in height) at every 1 km, and on cylinders with a hemispherical upper end (approximately 15 cm in height) at every 100 m. A display means is used in which numbers indicating 100m units from 1 to 9 are displayed in order.

[Key points of the idea]

The present invention utilizes the display of a distance display provided on the side of the road, and the destination, destination, etc. to be searched for is indicated by characters related to the display of the distance display described above. The idea and main point is a guidebook for searching destinations, destination places, etc. that are described as explained.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The guidebook of the present invention is used in conjunction with a distance indicator 1 installed on the side of a road, and is composed of an index section 2 and a guide section 3 corresponding to the index section 2. ing.

In the index section 2, headings 21...21 of various destinations to be guided and guide numbers 22...22 indicating the pages on which the guide section 3 corresponds to the headings are printed and displayed.

The editing style of the index section 2 is free; for example, if you display police stations, city halls, other government offices, emergency hospitals and other public institutions, company names, etc. by industry, by industry, by an appropriate classification method, etc. good.

If the guidebook is for expressways only, it should be classified by road (for example, Tomei Expressway, Chuo Expressway, Kanetsu Expressway), and the location of service areas, parking areas, and emergency telephones. It is classified and displayed.

The guide section 3 explains the destination and destination place (building, etc.) to be searched in relation to the distance display described in the distance display 1 described above,
For example, the section for "A Shoji Co., Ltd." states, "Turn right at the 17.5km mark on the side of the road on National Route 17, go straight for 100m, then turn right again for 200m.
The left side (northwest direction of the reference point)'' is given.

In addition, in the case of guidance on expressways, there are common display items, such as ``○○ service area, 23 km point on the down line'' and ``XX service area, 37 km point on the up line'' in the display item part of ``service area''. In addition, the display items for "Emergency call" include "Down line - 500m point, 1.5Km point, 2.4Km point, 3.5Km point, 4.3Km point...", "Up line - 104.3Km"
point, 103.2Km point, 102.1Km point...7.5Km point...''
It is also possible to display them all at once.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The effects of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

(1) If you want to go to a place where the location of your destination is unknown, search for the destination using the index section 2 and follow the guide numbers 22 displayed on this index section. If you read the explanatory information on the guide page where it is listed, you will be able to easily locate the destination because the location is accurately explained in relation to the display on the distance indicator 1 installed on the side of the road. can be known.

(2) In particular, in the present invention, the location to be searched is explained in relation to the display on the distance indicator 1 provided on the side of the road, so it is easy to calculate the required distance etc. to the destination location. can do.

Further, in the event that the vehicle accidentally passes the destination, the distance traveled can be immediately calculated by displaying the distance indicator 1 located at the current location.

(3) When you need to refuel on a highway, etc., you can calculate the distance required from your current location to the next service area. In addition to calculating whether it is appropriate to do so in the area, you can also calculate the location of the nearest emergency telephone in case of an emergency such as a vehicle breakdown, the direction of the installation location, etc. (whether it is in the direction of travel or passing direction, etc.)
It is safe and economical because it is easy to know what is going on, and there is no need to take unnecessary actions in dangerous places due to passing vehicles.

(4) Rather than explaining the destination on a map, the destination is written in relation to the distance indicator 1 installed on the side of the road, and the explanation is explained so that the destination can be understood by reading. There is no difficulty in reading small lines and figures such as , and it is extremely easy to understand.

(5) Instead of using the buildings facing the road as landmarks like in conventional guide maps, we used the distance indicator 1 that is always installed on the side of the road, so we could not use the buildings or companies that are marked as landmarks in the conventional guide maps. Even if there is a relocation, the destination can be searched quickly and accurately regardless of these changes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a distance indicator, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an index section of a guidebook, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a guide section. be. 1...mileage display body, 2...index section, 21...heading, 22...guidance numbers, 3...guidance section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A destination is searched by using the display of a distance indicator installed on the side of the road, and the destination, destination, etc. to be searched for is located on the above-mentioned distance indicator. A guidebook for searching destinations, destination locations, etc. that are described as explained by text related to the display. 2. The guidebook for searching for destinations, etc. as set forth in claim 1, wherein the guidebook is composed of an index section and a guide section corresponding to the index section.