KR100441492B1 - Terrestrial globe with display function of world-wide city's information and driving method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a globe having an information display function of a world city and a driving method thereof so that the selection of the world city and the information of the world city can be displayed using the rotation and buttons of the globe.

The globe with the information display function of the world city according to the present invention is installed in the sphere-shaped globe on which the world map is drawn, the axis of rotation penetrating the center of the globe, and installed at the lower end of the axis of rotation to recognize the international time zone according to the rotation of the globe A sensing means for selecting, selecting means for selecting one of the cities existing in the time zone selected by the sensing means, a display for displaying information of the city selected by the selecting means, and storing information displayed on the display. And a control unit for controlling the selection means.

According to the present invention, a time zone is easily selected through an operation of turning a globe using a globe, which is a model of the earth, and a city name, time, month, day, month, and average are selected by selecting a city to be known from a button using a selected time zone. The city information such as temperature can be confirmed.

Description

Globe with information display function of world cities and its driving method {TERRESTRIAL GLOBE WITH DISPLAY FUNCTION OF WORLD-WIDE CITY'S INFORMATION AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a globe, and more particularly, to a globe having an information display function of a world city having a function of selecting a world city using a rotation and buttons of the globe and an information display function of a world city, and a driving method thereof.

Today, as the amount of mutual trade in each country or city increases, the number of business trips abroad is increasing, and the number of overseas travel populations is increasing rapidly. The demand to know more is on the rise. As a way of knowing the world time, there is a method of using one more time zone clock and using a computer or electronic clock that can display the world time. There is also a way to calculate the time in the desired area by primitive timetable.

On the other hand, the so-called "global globe" is commonly used in addition to the world map as the most convenient way to represent each country and region of the earth where humans live, and this globe is commonly used not only for the above purposes but also for education and decoration.

However, the globe used for education, decoration, Since there was no display function, the existing globe could simply rotate the globe to check the location of each country and region. It was not possible to meet the above-mentioned needs to know.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a globe having a function of displaying information of a world city and a driving method thereof capable of displaying the current time and information of a city selected by a rotation and a button of the globe.

1 is a view schematically showing a conventional globe.

2 is a view schematically showing a globe having an information display function of a world city according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a globe shown to reveal the sensing unit in the drawing shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a circuit configured in track form on a PCB used in the sensing unit of FIG. 3. FIG.

FIG. 5 shows details of a contact switch in connection with a track on the PCB shown in FIG. 4; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a state where the sensing unit shown in FIG. 3 is viewed from below the main body. FIG.

7 is a view for explaining the operation of the mechanism unit according to the time zone change of the current globe according to the rotation of the globe according to the present invention.

8 is a view showing in detail the display of the globe shown in FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10,20: globe 12,22: globe body

14,23 axis 16,24 support

18: pedestal 26: time zone reference line

28: detection unit 30: display unit

32: support part 34: selection part

36,38: Gear 40: PCB

42: contact switch 42 ': spring switch

48: main controller 50: signal line

62: GMT Information 64: Current Time

66: year 68: day of the week

69: city information 70: summer time information

In order to achieve the above objects, a globe having an information display function of a world city according to the present invention is provided with a globe in a sphere shape on which a world map is drawn, and is installed at a lower end of the globe to recognize an international time zone according to the rotation of the globe. Sensing means for selecting, selecting means for selecting one of the cities existing in the time zone selected by the sensing means, a display portion for displaying information of the city selected by the selecting means, and information displayed on the display portion. In addition to the storage it characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling the selection means.

The control unit in the present invention is characterized by storing the data for the city name and time of each world time zone, the date of year, country, international phone number, monthly average temperature, etc. divided by each time zone.

The sensing means in the present invention is connected to the bottom of the axis of the globe and the first gear is operated by the rotation of the globe, the second gear is connected to the first gear and perpendicular to the first gear and driven simultaneously with the operation of the first gear; A printed circuit board having a shape of five tracks fixed at right angles to the center of the end of the second gear and rotating by the operation of the second gear, and connected between the control unit and the printed circuit board; And a contact switch for reading a unique digital absolute position information value according to the contact state of the sensor.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of driving a globe having an information display function of a world city may include recognizing a time zone by an operation of a sensing means of a printed circuit board and a contact switch by rotation of the globe, and various cities of the recognized time zone. Determining one of the cities by the selecting means, and displaying time information and the like of the city determined by the selecting means through a display unit.

In this case, the step of recognizing a time zone may include rotating the globe, having a unique digital absolute position information value according to a contact point of a contact switch and a printed circuit board in the sensing means by the rotation of the globe, Characterized in that the value is recognized as a time zone value through the operation of the controller in the sensing means.

At this time, the information of the selected city displayed on the display unit is characterized in that it comprises the step of changing by the operation of the selection means.

Other objects and features of the present invention in addition to the above objects will become apparent from the description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8.

2 schematically illustrates a globe having an information display function of a world city according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a globe 20 having an information display function of a world city according to the present invention detects a globe 22 and a world time zone of the globe 22 (hereinafter, referred to as a “time zone”). The detection unit 28, a selection unit 34 for selecting a desired city among the cities of various countries existing in the corresponding time zone by a button, a display unit 30 for displaying information on the selected corresponding city and each component It is provided with a support part 32 for supporting.

First, the globe 22 has the same form as a normal globe. Specifically, the globe 22 is spherical in conformity with the original shape of the earth as shown in FIG. 1, and a world map showing each region of the earth is drawn on the surface thereof. It is also composed of a support 24 integrated with the sensing unit 28 coupled with the central axis of the globe (22) in the shape of a sphere. This configuration allows the user to rotate about the axis 23 so that the user can see the desired position on the world map drawn on the globe 22. In addition, the time zone reference line 26 is positioned in front of the globe 22.

The sensing unit 28 is connected to the lower end of the axis 23 and serves to recognize the time zone coordinates of the globe 22. The display unit 30 is attached to the support 24 to display the current time and various city information together with the selected city (or country) name on the corresponding time zone on the display panel formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The selection unit 34 is composed of a plurality of buttons integrally on the support unit 32, and performs an operation of selecting one of several international cities located at a time zone recognized by the detection unit 28, and at the same time displaying the display unit. The information displayed through 30 is changed.

The selector 34 includes a reset / up button, a city / down button, a set button, and the like. First, when the globe is rotated while the reset / up button is pressed, the output of the display unit 30 does not change according to the rotation of the globe so that the time zone of the currently selected globe matches the GMT information displayed on the display unit 30. Function In addition, in the year, day, day, hour, minute adjustment mode, the reset / up button functions as an up button to increase the values.

The city / down button selects a city desired by a user from among city names using the same time zone stored in the main controller in the currently selected time zone. For example, if you want to know the time and other information of Tokyo, Japan, first turn the globe 22 to match the time zone baseline 26. In this case, GMT + 9, which is the Tokyo time zone, is selected. At this time, information about the Tokyo is output through the display unit 30.

However, when information on Seoul or another city, which is the same time zone as Tokyo, is output, the user can select Tokyo by pressing the city / down button, and the Tokyo time and various information can be obtained. In addition, the city / down button serves as a down button in the year, day, day, hour, and minute adjustment mode, and serves to decrease the values.

In addition, if this button is kept pressed for more than 1 second, various city information can be confirmed continuously via the display part 30. FIG.

Lastly, the set button is a button for adjusting the current year, day, day, and time that is currently being output, and is selected in order of year, month, day, hour, and minute on the display unit 30 each time the button is pressed. You can adjust the year, day, week, hour and minute by using the / down buttons.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a globe shown so that the sensing unit is exposed in the drawing shown in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, the sensing unit 28 includes the following apparatus to determine the time zone in which the globe 22 is currently located. That is, the sensing unit 28 is a printed circuit board (hereinafter referred to as "PCB", 40), the circuit 22 of the circuit is configured in the form of five tracks on the axis 23 of the globe 22 A second gear connected between the first gear 36 and the PCB 40 and the first gear 36 connected to the shaft 23 to allow the PCB 40 to rotate by the rotation of the first gear 36 ( 38). At this time, the PCB 40 is configured to be fixed to be perpendicular to the center of the end of the second gear 38. It is further provided with a contact switch 42 connected to the circuit of the PCB 40 so as to read one unique position information value at each time point.

FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a circuit configured in track form on the PCB in FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 4, the circuit pattern on the PCB 40 includes five tracks C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 based on the center vertex P and the vertex P. Referring to FIG. These five tracks (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5) consist of dummy parts that are not connected to the part connected to the center vertex (P). It is composed. In other words, if one imaginary line is drawn outward from the vertex P, at this time, each of the five track states is read or connected to the center vertex P, and every 15 degrees of unique digital position information is read. The value will be checked. The circuit pattern on the PCB 40 is always connected to and rotated with the contact switch 42. When reading the contact value of the contact switch 42, the digital absolute position information value in the track pattern circuit pattern is confirmed. This value is the basis for the time zone of the current globe.

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of a contact switch connected to a track on the PCB shown in FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 5, the contact switch 42 is composed of a spring switch 42 ′ having six tensions, and is connected to the PCB 40 and the main controller (not shown). The unique digital position information value in the PCB 40 according to the rotation is supplied to the main controller as a control signal to recognize the time zone value. In addition, lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and GND for supplying control signals to the main controller are further provided.

The ground line GND is located at the contact switch 42 always connected to the vertex P in the center of the PCB 40, and the five signal lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 are located outside the PCB 40. The PCB 40 and the contact switch 42 are connected to the contact switches 42 connected along the five tracks and connected to the input ports of the main controller through the signal lines S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5. According to the contact state of, the 360-degree is divided into 15 by 24 degrees to check the current position of the time zone.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a state in which the detector illustrated in FIG. 3 is viewed from below the main body.

Referring to FIG. 6, the sensing unit 28 is formed by contact states of a PCB 40 consisting of five tracks, a contact switch 42 located below the PCB 40, a PCB 40, and a contact switch 42. The control signal is applied by connecting between the main controller 48 and the contact switch 42 and the main controller 48 and the ground GND to detect the time zone position value and display the GMT information and the time information on the display unit 30. And the signal lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and GND 50 which are lines.

7 is a view for explaining the operation of the mechanism unit according to the time zone change of the current globe according to the rotation of the globe according to the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, when the globe 22 first rotates, the first gear 36 connected to the axis 23 of the globe 22 rotates. When the first gear 36 is rotated, the second gear 38 connected to the end of the first gear 36 is turned. When the second gear 38 rotates, the PCB 40 fixed to the lower portion of the second gear 38 rotates. At this time, the configuration of the first and second gears 36 and 38 is for moving the rotary shaft 23 downward to place the sensing unit 28 in the lower portion of the globe 22. As a result, the sensing unit 28 may be positioned below the globe 22 to achieve miniaturization of the globe support. In this case, the sensing unit 28 may be integrated with the support 24.

The PCB 40 is connected to the contact switch 42 fixed to the main body and can recognize the time zone position of the current globe through five signal lines 50 connected to the main controller 48. That is, when the PCB 40 is rotated by the rotation of the first and second gears 36 and 38, the unique digital position information by the contact of the contact switch 42 composed of a track and a spring switch on the PCB 40 is provided. The value is applied to the main controller 48 through the signal line 50 to recognize the time zone in which the city to be selected based on the time zone reference line 26 exists.

The main controller 48 has a ROM (Read Only Memory; hereinafter referred to as " ROM ") in which names and information of various international cities separated by respective time zones are stored, and this information is output by the control of the selector 34. Will be. This ROM stores various information such as time information about world cities, country names, average monthly temperatures and international phone numbers.

8 is a view illustrating in detail a display unit of the globe illustrated in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 8, the display unit 30 may display GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) information 62, current time 64, and date of the world city currently selected by the city / down button of the selection unit 34. 66, day 68, city information 69, summer time information 70, and other information.

At this time, when the display unit 30 presses the city / down button among the plurality of buttons by the selection unit 34 shown in FIG. 2, the various city names and related information of the same time zone stored in the ROM of the main controller 48 are sequentially stored. Each time it is pressed, the display unit 30 confirms that the display is changed.

To describe these operations in detail, first select the corresponding time zone by the operation of the sensing unit 28 through the rotation of the globe 22, and then select a specific city using the city / down button among the cities within the selected time zone Done. In this way, the selection of the time zone by the rotation of the globe 22 and the same time zone several cities are selected by pressing the city / down button, each time the display unit 30 in the city name, time, date, day of the week, summer time information, etc. This will change in real time.

When pressed once by the city / down button, another city of the corresponding time zone is selected and time information related to the selected city is displayed. In addition, when the city / down button is kept pressed in the city selected by the city / down button, other information about the city can be known through the city information 69 window of the display device. In other words, a variety of information such as country name, monthly average temperature, international phone number for the selected city is confirmed.

As described above, the globe with the information display function of the world city according to the present invention is easy to select a time zone through the operation of turning the globe using a globe, which is a model of the earth, to select a city to be known among the cities belonging to the selected time zone By selecting the button, the city information, time, year, month, day of the week, and average temperature of the city can be easily checked.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (13)

The globe of the sphere form that the world map is drawn, A rotation axis penetrating the center of the globe, Sensing means installed at a lower end of the rotating shaft to recognize an international time zone according to the rotation of the globe; Selecting means for selecting one of the cities existing in the time zone selected by the sensing means; A display unit for displaying information of the city selected by the selecting means; A control unit for storing the information shown on the display unit and controlling the selection means; The sensing means is connected to the axis of the globe and the first gear is operated by the rotation of the globe, A second gear connected vertically to the first gear and driven simultaneously with the operation of the first gear; A printed circuit board having a plurality of track shapes including vertices fixed at right angles to the second gear and rotating by the operation of the second gear; And a contact switch connected between the control unit and the printed circuit board to read a unique digital position information value according to a contact state with the printed circuit board. The method of claim 1, And a time zone reference line for determining a criterion for determining a time zone for positioning the globe due to the rotation of the globe, regardless of the rotation of the globe. Equipped globe. The method of claim 1, The control unit is a globe having an information display function of the world city, characterized in that for storing the data of the city name and time, the year and date of the same time zone. The method of claim 1, A globe having a function of displaying information of a world city, characterized in that it further comprises a support for connecting the one end of the rotary shaft and the sensing means connected to the other end to fix the globe. delete The method of claim 1, The contact switch is a globe having an information display function of the world city, characterized in that consisting of a plurality of spring switches with a tension. The method of claim 6, The plurality of spring switches and one ground switch connected to the vertex, A globe having an information display function of a world city, characterized in that the remaining signal switch is connected to each of the plurality of tracks. The method of claim 1, The display unit is a globe having an information display function of a world city, characterized in that for displaying the city name, time, year, day of the week and daylight saving time information of the selected city located in the corresponding time zone. The method of claim 8, The display unit is a globe with an information display function of the world city, characterized in that consisting of a liquid crystal display device (LCD). In the driving method of the globe with the information display function of the world cities, Recognizing a time zone by the sensing operation of the printed circuit board and the contact switch by the rotation of the globe, Selecting any one of the cities of the recognized time zone by means of selection means; And displaying information including the time of the city selected by the selection means through a display unit under the control of the controller. The method of claim 10, Recognizing the time zone, Rotating the globe; Reading a unique absolute digital position information value according to a contact point of a printed circuit board and a contact switch in the sensing means due to the rotation of the globe; And the digital location information value is recognized as a time zone value through the operation of the controller in the sensing means. The method of claim 10, The step of displaying the time information and the like of the city determined by the selecting means through the display unit may include displaying first information on the display unit by a first operation of the selecting means for selecting a city to be known; And displaying second information on the display unit by a second operation of pressing the selection means for a predetermined time period. The method of claim 12, The displaying of the first information includes displaying, by the first operation of the selecting means, GMT information, current time, year, month, day of the week, city name, summer time information, etc. on the display unit; The displaying of the second information includes displaying a country name, a monthly average temperature, an international telephone number, etc. on the display unit by a second operation of the selecting means. How to drive the globe.