JPH089215Y2 - Direction indicator - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a turn signal tool.

2. Description of the Related Art Road signs, destination guide plates for underground passages, and the like are known as direction indicators that use arrows to indicate a destination, and these direction indicators include only an arrow or a character display of the arrow and the destination. The destination was indicated by the combination of.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention FIG. 5 is an example showing an arrangement state of a conventional direction indicator in which a destination is indicated only by an arrow.
Indicates that the driver, who is traveling on the traveling lane 102a of the road 102 having the blind area 101 in front, should detour to the right in the figure. But in this case, the road 102
Since there is a blind area 101 in the traveling direction of the vehicle, it is required to temporarily detour to the oncoming lane 102b in order to avoid a defect on the traveling lane 102a of the road 102 on which the direction indicator 100 is arranged. Or road 10
There is a drawback in that it is not possible to properly identify whether or not 2 is a request for a detour to another road 103 because it is completely cut off.

In addition, it was unclear whether the pointing direction was upward or forward when the arrow was displayed upward.

Further, FIG. 6 shows an example of a conventional direction indicating tool in which the destination is indicated by a combination of an arrow and a character display of the destination. The direction indicating tool 104 indicates an arrow 105 indicating the traveling direction and the destination. It is composed of a character display 106. In this case, if you proceed to the right in the figure, the curtain extension (fictitious name)
Although it is possible to identify that the route is reached, when there is a branch point with another passage in the traveling direction of the road on which the direction indicator 104 is arranged, when the direction indicator 104 is visually recognized, the route after the branch point is changed. It is impossible to identify properly. Therefore, in order to properly guide the user to the destination such as when there is a branch point, a large number of direction indicators 104 must be provided for each passage along the traveling direction of the road, which is a work task. It is troublesome and has a drawback that the display is complicated. Further, even if the direction indicator 104 is provided for each passage, it is difficult to properly indicate the direction change at the branch point because the display content is flat, and the direction selection at the branch point is suitable. There are also cases where you get lost and are lost.

The drawbacks of these conventional techniques are that the correlation between the arrow indicating the traveling direction and the actual route is unclear.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate these drawbacks of the prior art, clarify the correlation between the arrow indicating the direction of travel and the actual route, and at a glance, properly understand the route to the desired destination. It is to provide a direction indicator that can be operated.

Means for Solving the Problems The direction indicator of the present invention displays a surrounding line that surrounds at least three sides on a base body, and displays a plurality of lines that surround the surrounding line and are spaced apart from each other. A plurality of radiations are displayed outward from the line, an arrow is displayed with the tip directed toward the surrounding line between the radiations, and a destination is displayed between the surrounding lines.

Action A route indicator that displays multiple lines at intervals around the enclosing line that surrounds at least three sides, displays multiple radiation outside the enclosing line, and displays the destination within the enclosing line is the actual route. In accordance with, the destination is displayed with depth according to the traveling direction of the route.

The arrow body whose tip is directed toward the encircling line during radiation indicates the route to the destination in correspondence with the route display body.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a direction indicator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which the direction indicator 1 follows a real route on a base body 7 made of a plate body and corresponds to the traveling direction of the route. With a sense of depth and the route display 2
Corresponding to, the arrow body 3 indicating the route to the destination is displayed.

The route display body 2 includes a drawing body 4 schematically depicting the underground passage in a perspective projection form along the traveling direction from the underground passage entrance where the direction indicator 1 should be arranged, and a substantially central portion of the drawing body 4. The drawn character display 5 of the destination, and the character display 5 of the destination in the drawing body 4 is a rectangular enclosing line 5a surrounding all four sides.
A plurality of radiations 8 are displayed outward from each corner of the surrounding line 5a, and a plurality of parallel lines are provided outside the surrounding line 5a with a predetermined interval surrounding the surrounding line 5a. 9 ... is displayed, and the sections demarcated by the radiation 8 respectively correspond to the ceiling 4a, the side walls 4b and 4b ', and the road surface 4c of the underground passage, and the inside of the enclosure 5a is the exit 4d.
Corresponding to. That is, the route display body 2 in this case is configured substantially in a plane, and follows the actual construction of the underground passage by a perspective projection drawing method and gives a sense of depth corresponding to the traveling direction of the underground passage. .

The arrow body 3 is drawn along the passage surface 4c of the drawing body 4 schematically illustrating the underground passage between the radiations 8 and 8 with the tip facing the encircling line 5a, and the route from the underground passage entrance to the destination character display 5 Indicates.

A rectangle 10 having the same width as the arrow body 3 and a rectangle 11 having the same width as the road surface 4c are displayed below the arrow body 3 at the lower end of the base 7 to give the arrow body 3 and the road surface 4c a feeling of being thick.

Therefore, at a glance of the direction indicating tool 1, it becomes obvious that by going straight through the underground passage in which the destination guiding tool 1 is arranged, it is possible to reach the extension transfer opening of the curtain shown in the destination character display 5.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the direction indicator of the second embodiment of the present invention, in which the radiation 8 is convexly curved to the right as compared with the first embodiment. In this case, since the underground passage appears to bend to the left in the traveling direction, the drawing shape of the drawing body 4 schematically drawn in perspective projection along the traveling direction from the entrance of the underground passage and the road surface 4c in the drawing body 4 are shown. The shape of the arrow body 3 drawn as shown in FIG.

In this way, when the direction indicator 1 of the second embodiment is viewed at a glance, it becomes clear that the underground passage in which the direction indicator 1 is arranged is curved to the left in the traveling direction. Even in the case where there is a branch passage that bends to the right in the traveling direction to the front, the user can
By following the road along the road, you can display the destination character 5
You can definitely reach the destination shown in.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a turn indicator according to a third embodiment of the present invention, which is an example in which a plurality of destinations are displayed by the turn indicator 1.

In this case, the underground passage branches into two underground passages that bend to the left and right in the forward direction, and connects to the exits A2 and A3, which are marked with square boxes 5a and 5a at intervals, and the branch point. Another exit A1 is provided on the front left side wall. Therefore, this means that there are three destinations of this underground passage, and in order to clarify this point, the direction indicator 1 arranged at the entrance of the underground passage has a plurality of rectangles 11 below the base body 7. Index 6 showing the character display 5, 5 ', 5 "at the destination of the XX, XX, and △ lines corresponding to the exits A1, A2, and A3
And an exit A2 surrounded by radiation on one side wall 4b of the drawing body 4 schematically drawn in perspective projection from the entrance of the underground passage along its traveling direction, an exit A2 surrounded by a surrounding line 5a, XX line, ○○ line, △△ at the position corresponding to A3
Characters indicating the destination of the line are displayed as 5, 5 ', 5 ", and the route from this underground passage entrance to the exits A1, A2, A3 is indicated by arrow body 3,
Drawing on the road surface 4c in the drawing body 4 by 3 ', 3 ".

According to the third embodiment, even when there is a branch point with another passage in the traveling direction of the underground passage, the passage is visually recognized at the time when the direction indicator arranged at the entrance of the underground passage is visually recognized. It is possible to easily check the branch point and the route to the intended destination, and it is easy to change the direction such as the exit A1 in this example that bends almost at right angles to the underground passage on a plane. Can be displayed on.

The direction indicator 1 in these embodiments is arranged in the vicinity of the entrance of the underground passage on a plane substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the underground passage with the traffic surface 4c of the drawing body 4 facing downward.

Further, in these examples, the position where the arrow body 3 is displayed is not limited to the road surface 4c of the drawing body 4,
It can be displayed on any one or more of the ceiling 4a and the side walls 4b and 4b 'in the drawing body 4 as long as the user does not feel uncomfortable. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the arrow body 3 is provided only on the ceiling 4a of the drawing body 4.
May be displayed, and the ceiling 4a, side walls 4b and 4b ′,
Even if the arrow body 3 is displayed on the entire road surface 4c, no discomfort is caused. Also, the shape of the surrounding line 5a itself does not have to be limited to a rectangle, and various types such as an arch type in which one side is open and one side is open as shown in FIG. 4 may be used depending on the shape of the underground passage or the like. it can. Figure 1 showing the shape of the underground passage ~
Also in the example of FIG. 3, it is optional to omit a part of the drawing body 4 such as the ceiling 4a and the side walls 4b and 4b ′ in the drawing body 4.

The example in which the drawing object 4 is given a sense of depth by schematically drawing in perspective projection from the entrance of a route such as an underground passage has been described above. May be given to give a sense of depth comparable to perspective projection. For example, in the example as shown in FIG. 1, the ceiling 4a, the side walls 4b and 4 in the drawing body 4 are
b ', each of the passage surfaces 4c is formed with a tapered surface that inclines inward from the outer peripheral portion of the drawing body 4, or
It forms a stepped surface that sinks with an arbitrary step size.

Further, the base body 7 is not limited to a plate body, and may be a solid body such as a curved body.

Effect of the Invention According to the direction indicator of the present invention, the tip is directed to the surrounding line during the radiation through the route display body with a sense of depth that displays the destination around the surrounding line that surrounds the base body on at least three sides. As a result of proper recognition of the correlation between the actual route and the arrowhead that indicates the route to the destination, the route to the desired destination can be properly grasped, and the route display has a sense of depth. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily display various information that cannot be obtained by ordinary two-dimensional depiction, such as a bent state of a route and an engagement relationship with a branch point, which is a practical guide to a user's destination. It is very effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of the direction indicator of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the direction indicator of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a direction indicator of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a front view showing still another embodiment of the direction indicator of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a conventional direction indicator of which the destination is indicated only by an arrow. FIG. 6 is a view showing a disposition state, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a conventional direction indicator in which a destination is indicated by a combination of an arrow and a character display of the destination. 1 ... direction indicator, 2 ... route display, 3 ... arrow,
4 …… Drawing body, 5,5 ′, 5 ″ …… Character display of destination, 5a…
… Encircle line, 6 …… Index, 7 …… Base, 8 …… Radiation, 9 …… Parallel line.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A substrate is provided with an encircling line enclosing at least three sides, a plurality of lines surrounding the encircling line and spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of radiation lines outward from the enclosing line. At the same time, the arrow pointing the tip toward the surrounding line during this radiation is displayed, and the destination is displayed between the surrounding lines.