JPS633832Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a layout ruler used for layout work of phototypesetting (hereinafter referred to as phototypesetting) characters on layout paper.

Prior to phototypesetting, it is necessary to allocate space for characters on the layout paper in advance, but conventionally, when allocating, character spacing (number of characters) and line spacing (dimension of line number) were set separately as desired. It was necessary to calculate the space by using a phototypesetting scale or a phototypesetting table of series (character size), and converting the dimensions to layout paper using a divider or the like. In other words, 1. Use a divider to measure the spacing between characters on a phototype chart, etc.

2 Transfer the dimensions onto the layout paper.

3 Measure the line spacing with a divider.

4 Transfer the dimensions onto the layout paper.

5 Use a triangular ruler to draw a line to match the determined space to find the space for the character set.

It required five steps, which was troublesome.

In addition, a ruler for layout has been devised that has many long windows inside the triangular ruler and has grids along the long windows to indicate the size of the phototypesetting characters and scales to indicate the size of the characters. This is nothing more than a triangular ruler that combines the conventional square line spacing and character spacing functions, and the advantage is that it reduces the number of tools on the desk and eliminates the need to switch between line spacing and triangular rulers while working. However, the number of layout work steps is the same as the conventional work described above.

This idea aims to improve the efficiency of layout work by eliminating the trouble of retransferring dimensions from a phototypesetting table, etc. to layout paper. This invention relates to a layout ruler for phototypesetting, which is a combination of a ruler having a character spacing scale formed by applying a line spacing scale and a ruler having a line spacing scale formed by applying a line spacing scale to any linear side of the ruler.

An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In Fig. 1, a scale 12 with 11 feed teeth of 11 grade is placed on one side 11 of a transparent triangular ruler 1 across a right angle.
On the sides 13 that sandwich the other right angle, a 10-tooth scale 14 with a 10-grade feed is provided, with each right-angled corner 15 being zero.
The hypotenuse 16 is provided with a scale 17 of 21 feed teeth of 12th grade. The characters on the scale 14 are displayed upside down so that it can be conveniently turned over during use.
In this case, the scales 12 and 14 provided on the sides 11 and 13 sandwiching the right angle are normally used as a character spacing scale, but depending on the number of teeth, they can also be used as a line spacing scale. On one side 21 of the other triangular ruler 2, sandwiching the right angle, there is a scale 22 with 18 teeth of 12th grade feed, and on the other side 23 there is a scale 24 with 19 teeth of 12th grade feed, with the right angle corner 25 being zero. The oblique side 26 is provided with a scale 27 of 20 feed teeth of 12th grade. In this case as well, the scale 24 is turned inside out. Each scale on the ruler 2 is used as a line spacing scale, but the scales 22 and 24 on the sides 21 and 23 sandwiching the right angle can also be used as a character spacing scale depending on the number of teeth.

The scales of rulers 1 and 2 are merely examples, and scales with normally used character series and tooth numbers are provided in advance.

In order to determine the space for a character set using the layout ruler of this invention, it is necessary to prepare a ruler with the desired character spacing scale and a ruler with the line spacing scale in advance. It is assumed that a ruler 1 and a ruler 2 with a desired line spacing scale are prepared. As shown in FIG. 2, first place the desired line spacing scale 27 of the ruler 2 directly on the layout paper 3, then place the character spacing scale 12 of the desired size of the ruler 1 on the line spacing scale 2.
Place it at a right angle to 7. Next, a line _A1 indicating the character spacing is drawn along the side 11 in line with the desired number of characters on the character spacing scale 12. Next, move the ruler 1 along the side 26 to the line spacing scale of the desired number _of lines B and draw _the line _A2 indicating the character spacing. The desired mojigumi space will be created. Even in the case of a so-called Kuikomi layout where there are parts such as pictures that do not contain text while moving the ruler 1, if you move the character spacing scale 12 in line with the line spacing scale 27 as shown in Since you can read the number of characters in each line at a glance, you can easily and quickly determine the line spacing and number of characters. Moreover, the scale is placed in a transparent area, so you can see it directly.
It is convenient to be able to work while checking the appearance of the characters.

Normally, the number of line spacings and the number of character spacings increase in directions perpendicular to each other. In this invention, the line spacing and character spacing scales that were conventionally used on phototypesetting scales and phototypesetting tables are moved to the sides of the ruler, and the character spacing scales are zeroed at corners 15 and 25 that are perpendicular to the sides that sandwich the right angle. ,
Since the character spacing scale is calibrated with the corner as the base point, if the two rulers are brought into contact so that the side where the character spacing scale to be used is perpendicular to the side where the line spacing scale is calibrated, the character spacing can be adjusted. The scale will definitely be perpendicular to the interline scale. Therefore, by reading the scales displayed on the sides of both rulers, the number of lines and characters can be read immediately, and the line spacing and character spacing of the layout paper can be assigned directly from the ruler.
This eliminates the conventional work of copying dimensions measured with a divider from a phototype scale or phototype table onto layout paper and then tying them together with a ruler.

Note that the ruler used in this invention is not limited to a triangular ruler; Figure 3 shows an example of a combination of a square ruler 4a with a scale between characters and a square ruler 4b with a scale between lines; Figure 5 is an example of a combination of a straight ruler 5 with a scale between lines and a triangular ruler 1 with a scale between characters, and Fig. 5 shows a combination of a three-dimensional ruler 6 with a scale between lines and a triangular ruler 1 with a scale between characters. This is an example.

As mentioned above, this invention consists of a ruler with a scale between characters for the desired series and number of teeth on the sides that sandwich the right angle, with the right-angled corners 15 and 25 set as zeros, and a ruler with a scale between lines on any linear side. The line spacing and number of characters can be determined directly from the ruler by placing the line spacing scale directly on the layout paper and moving another ruler along the line spacing scale so that the character spacing scale is perpendicular to the layout paper. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the conventional work of first measuring the character and line spacing from an index table using a divider and transferring it to the layout paper, and it is also easy to estimate and change the character spacing. Also, as mentioned above, the layout of reviews can be easily done. Furthermore, since there is no need to use tools such as a phototypesetting table, a phototypesetting scale, or a divider, the number of times the tool must be changed is greatly reduced, and work efficiency is improved.

Note that it is not necessary to prepare all the rulers that have scales for the necessary series and number of teeth; a ruler that has a scale for approximate series and number of teeth is sufficient. This is because the difference between class 1 and 1 tooth is as small as 0.25 mm, so a slight difference has little effect on the implementation of the assignment work. Furthermore, the scale part in this invention takes advantage of the fact that even if the size of the characters (series) changes, the position of the scale that represents the position of the character with the same number of teeth does not change, so if the number of teeth is the same, the same scale can be used. It can be used to assign characters of different series. For example, an 18-tooth scale can be used for line spacing and character spacing for characters of size 18 or smaller, so if you have a 18-tooth scale for 12-grade characters, you can use an 18-tooth scale for 15-grade characters. Since it can also be used as a tooth scale, the number of rulers required is extremely small. Therefore, the scales on the sides that sandwich the right angle should be scales that are often used to measure character spacing during layout.
Normally, a scale of grade 14 or lower is sufficient.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of this invention, Figures 2 and 6 are explanatory diagrams of the layout work performed using the ruler of this invention, and Figures 3 to 5 are layouts according to other embodiments. Figure 3 is a plan view of a combination of two rectangular rulers, Figure 4 is a plan view of a combination of a straight ruler and a triangle ruler, and Figure 5 is a perspective view of a combination of a solid ruler and a triangle ruler. be. 12, 14... Character spacing scale, 17, 22, 24,
27...Scale between lines.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A ruler having a character spacing scale formed by applying a character spacing scale with zero at the corner of the right angle on the sides that sandwich a right angle of a transparent ruler, and a line spacing scale formed by applying a line spacing scale to any linear side of the ruler. A ruler used in combination with a ruler for layout of phototypesetting characters.