DE102005044481B4 - Road and / or roadmap - Google Patents

Abstract

Road and / or roadmap (1) of rectangular extent, with several, interconnected sub-plans (3), each with identical map detail, but different additional information, characterized in that a) the sub-plans (3) have an opaque substrate and a folding line in the region of a common edge (4) congruent one above the other folding, and being arranged on at least one sub-plan (3) markers and / or placeholder (11), such as numbers and / or letters, for further information and / or explanations; b) on one edge (5) at least one transparent, completely colorless film (6) is fixed, which is foldable about this edge (5) over a sub-plan (3), wherein the edge (5) other than the common edge (5) 4) is; and c) a legend (7) is foldably connected to an edge (10) of a sub-plan (3) and contains explanations of markings and / or placeholders (11) on at least one sub-plan (3), such as place, place and / or or street names, where the total area of the legend (7) is equal or greater ...

Description

The invention is directed to a road and / or road plan of rectangular scope, eg. A city map, hiking, car or map, with several interconnected sub-plans, each with identical map detail, but different additional information.

City maps, hiking or driving maps are generally known. However, the known specimens suffer from a number of disadvantages:
The fundamental problem is that the interesting map section can not be displayed on a simultaneously visible format, for example DIN A4. For example. is the area of a city so large that when attaching the street names in a readable font size, a given scale can not be exceeded, especially because all additional information, such as public transport lines, stops, churches, public authorities, attractions, parking garages , etc. are drawn in the same plan. For this reason, any standard city map exceeds the handy DIN A4 format and has a variety of folds that criss-cross the plan and for viewing a cumbersome unfolding required and a collapsing after each use.

It is similar with hiking maps, where the required representations of landmarks, etc. limit the scale and cause the unwieldy format.

In the case of road maps, on the other hand, attempts have been made to subdivide the entire plan into a plurality of sub-plans that are grouped together in book-like fashion to provide the required information. However, such a division makes the overview very difficult.

In the German Offenlegungsschrift DE 101 61 792 A1 It is proposed to provide a basemap with various printed information and to use a plurality of transparently but differently colored slides to hide certain information and instead emphasize the information currently of interest. In this case, a large amount of information must be arranged on a single base map, so that their outlines can not be reduced.

The patent CH 2 50 675 discloses a geographic map where the individual supplements are of a transparent material.

In the utility model DE 87 08 55 U1 a conventional street atlas with grid squares is shown, with each side of the atlas being provided with a different map detail.

A collapsible map in book form is in the German patent specification DE 459 503 C discloses which consists only of paper or cardboard without the addition of transparent films.

The German patent DE 558 693 C also describes a map in book format, which can be closed by means of snaps. The folding is extensive and the resulting book very unwieldy.

The DE 621 268 C discloses book-bound card sheets which can be overlaid with transparent coversheets.

From the described disadvantages of the known prior art results in the invention initiating problem to develop a generic road and / or road plan such that all the necessary information is easy to read, the overview is not lost and the use is simple, fast and convenient. The aim pursued by the invention is to reduce the size of the card significantly and to reduce the search time.

The solution of this problem succeeds in a generic road and / or path plan by the interaction of the following elements: Several sub-plans, from an opaque substrate, each with identical map detail, but different additional information, which are congruent over a folding line in the region of a common edge over each other foldable in which markings and / or placeholders, for example numbers and / or letters, for further information and / or explanations are arranged on at least one subplan; at least one transparent, completely colorless film foldable over another common edge over a plan; and a legend which is hinged on an edge of a subplan and contains explanations of markings and / or placeholders on at least one subplan, for example place, place and / or street names, the total area of the legend being equal to or greater than that Area of a sub-plan, further wherein the legend has several sides, which are hinged on top of each other, and wherein the folding line, by which the individual pages of the legend are folded, neither congruent with the folding line at the common edge of the different part plans is still congruent with the folding line around which the transparent film is hinged, but runs parallel and at a distance to a third edge of the lowermost sub-plan, to which the legend is hinged, and the legend divided roughly in the middle. The transparent film is completely colorless so that all information displayed on the plans can be read through the film. A legend that has several pages that fold over each other may have the structure of a book. By not folding the fold around which the individual pages of the legend are foldable to coincide with the fold at the common edge of the different layouts is still congruent with the fold about which the transparent sheet is foldable, the legend may be independent of the plans and Turning over the foil and all the information contained is available on every plan; If the fold, by which the individual pages of the legend are foldable, runs parallel to an edge of at least one plan, a compact arrangement results. Preferably, the legend lies beyond a third edge of a plan about which neither the other plans nor the film can be folded. By dividing the legend about in the middle, the folding lines around which the individual pages of the legend can be folded down, the individual pages can each be turned 180 ° around this fold and are always congruent to one another. The use of the legend is then similar to a book whose pages can be individually turned to read.

If, for example, place, place and street names are not written in the (sub) plans, but only in the legend, and by place, place and street names in at least one (sub) plan by far shorter combinations of numbers and / or letters, which can also be integrated on small plans, the total area of the legend may for example be more than twice as large, preferably more than five times as large, in particular more than ten times as large as the area of a sub-plan. In addition, by using several congruent plans with the same map section, the total information can be divided into several plans, which can then be realized on a smaller scale so that a larger map section is visible on the same area or the area required for display is reduced. The transfer of information from one plan to another takes place via the film according to the invention, on which individual markings can be applied.

The invention is further characterized by a pen with a wipeable or washable ink for applying individual markings on the transparent film. Since this ink can be removed after use, a frequent reuse of the film is guaranteed. By combining a film with a pen with removable ink of the road and / or path plan according to the invention is also an indefinitely useable notepad, on the example. Information received by phone can be briefly held.

For wiping marks, a felt or the like may be used, which is preferably disposed at the rear end of the pen or on a cap thereof.

The invention recommends that the outline of the transparent film be equal to or greater than the outline of at least one (sub) plan. As a result, the plan in question is completely covered by the foil and can not be accidentally labeled.

The transparent slide primarily serves to transfer individual information from one sub-plan to another. For this purpose, markings may be temporarily applied to the film with ink, for example at the instantaneous viewpoint, etc. Instead of such ink or ink markings, a mechanical marking device may also be used.

For this purpose, for example, a magnetic body and another, magnetic and / or magnetizable body can be used, one of which is applied from the top and the other from the bottom to the transparent film, such that they attract each other and thereby frictionally a certain place of the film. In this case, one of the two magnetic and / or magnetizable body can be designed in the manner of a pointer or a needle in order to achieve high precision.

In another embodiment, wherein the transparent film is formed in two layers, a pointer element can be clamped between the two film layers, which is then held by the contact force between the two films frictionally engaged at a predetermined location. To reinforce the fixing effect, this pointer element could be designed to be elastic at least in a direction approximately perpendicular to the film plane, for example, by being made of foam and / or provided with a (pressure) spring.

Finally, pointer elements could be fixed on the edge of the film, which are movable and whose tip can be aligned on any point of the film. At the rear attachment point of such a front, for example. Provided with a tip pointer element may be a hinge, for example. In the form of a foil passing Nietstifts, so that a pointer element is pivotable about a preferably arbitrary angle. In addition, the shaft of a pointer element, for example, be telescopically extendable or have a second joint in the manner of a knee, to also change the distance of the pointer tip relative to the pivot point within wide limits and thereby reach each point of the film can. Possibly. It is also possible for a plurality of such pointer elements to be present in order to be able to completely cover the entire film.

Preferably, at least one (sub) plan of folding lines is free. As a result, the film, which is also free of folding lines, can lie all over the entire area on the underlying plan, so that the plan can serve as a writing pad and, moreover, no parallax errors occur when transferring information from the plan to the film.

If the actual tarpaulin have a format of DIN A4 or smaller, especially about DIN A5, so they can be easily carried without folding, either in a breast pocket or in a piece of hand luggage, such as handbag or briefcase.

In order to ensure the most accurate reproduction of the printed information, the actual plans should be printed on photo paper, because this can be achieved much greater sharpness than, for example, by printing on white typewriter paper.

Following the idea of the invention, placeholders can be arranged on at least one plan, to which explanations are given in the (folded) legend, eg street names. Thus, it is no longer necessary to print the entire street names in the plan, so that the plan size can be chosen significantly smaller than before.

As a wildcard you can theoretically use any symbols. However, the invention recommends the use of numbers and / or letters, as these can be easily put into a generally known order to facilitate the search for such symbols in a legend.

On the other hand, markings may be placed on at least one plan indicating the location of certain facilities. This can highlight, for example, health care facilities such as hospitals, medical and dental practices, pharmacies; furthermore, public buildings such as town halls, offices, police stations, post offices; In addition, traffic facilities such as car parks, gas stations, rest houses, workshops, etc .; in addition, public transport including their stops and transfer options, railway stations, airfields; not forgetting hotels, motels, inns, youth hostels; furthermore churches, sights, etc .; Entertainment and recreational facilities such as theaters, opera houses, concert halls, cinemas, museums, sports venues including football stadiums, swimming pools, etc .; Finally, banks, insurance agencies, large department stores u. It may be provided for each type of institution, a separate plan, for example, a plan only with health care facilities, another only with public buildings, a third only for traffic facilities, in turn, another only with public transport; another for overnight accommodation, one for attractions, etc. By such a division and assignment of all information on a variety of such "theme plans" information per plan can be kept relatively low, so that the scale of presentation is not affected and can be chosen correspondingly large.

Finally, it is the teaching of the invention that the markers are arranged on a different plan than the placeholders. By thus reserving its own plan for the place names representing wildcards, the overall information is optimally divided.

Further features, details, advantages and effects on the basis of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention and from the drawing. Hereby shows:

1 a road and / or road plan according to the invention in a perspective view;

2 a felt or felt pen for the use of the road and / or path plan 1 ; such as

3 the use of the road and / or path plan 1 together with the felt or felt-tip pen 2 ,

In the road and / or road plan according to the invention 1 out 1 it is a city map. This has in fully collapsed state a rectangular circumference of about the format DIN A5, in landscape format. In this area, the entire area of a (large) city can be represented, for example, in the scale 1: 50,000, with 1 cm on the plan corresponds to a distance of 500 m in reality, so that distances of up to 10 km on a Format DIN A5 can be represented.

Several, from the illustrated road and / or road network 2 Her completely identical, preferably also rectangular plans 3 of the format concerned are congruent one above the other and are like a block along a common edge 4 connected with each other. The last plan 3 can for example be reinforced by cardboard to serve as a stable desk pad can. None of the plans 3 , which all have the same format of about DIN A5, is provided with some folding.

At a second edge 5 connected to the common connecting edge 4 between the different plans 3 is not identical, but, for example, only one or no corner with the first edge 4 has in common is a transparent film 6 attached, also like a block hinged.

If the slide 6 as in 1 can be folded away, within the plans 3 be browsed. After the desired plan 3 found and by opening all overlying plans 3 is exposed, the film can 6 Be spread over this to get specific information from this plan 3 on the slide 6 to transfer and thereby "remember".

Each subplan 3 contains next to each identical road and / or road network 2 different partial information, for example markings, which correspond to hospitals, also physicians and pharmacies, on a plan, information about bus lines, metro and suburban train lines on another plan, and so on. These are in the sub-plans 3 For example, markings drawn, whose explanations are in a legend 7 find.

The legend 7 consists of several pages 8th that turn around like a book, all the information of the legend 7 to be able to read. The individual pages 8th the legend 7 interconnecting fold 9 is in the middle of the legend 7 , Preferably, the legend is 7 at the first edge 4 opposite edge 10 of the lowest sub-plan 3 hinged hinged. It could also be on every other edge of a subplan 3 be attached. The fold 9 on the other hand, the individual pages 8th can be turned over, for example, runs at a distance from this edge 10 which is half the distance between the two edges 4 . 10 equivalent. Because all sides 8th the legend 7 printed on both sides, is always at least about an area from the format of a sub-plan 3 , preferably DIN A5, as a legend 7 to disposal; the total area of the legend 7 however, is significantly larger than a subplan 3 ,

In the legend 7 For example, further information, for example exact addresses and / or telephone numbers, can be provided for different institutions. On the other hand, there may also be a list of street names found on all sub-plans 3 map section are shown together. Each street name is a short placeholder 11 assigned, for example, the combination of a letter and a number. In this case, a prefixed letter, for example, corresponds to a line 12 on a subplan 3 while the following number each one street 13 in the relevant line 12 assigned. With this scheme, all roads in the plan can be found quickly and conveniently.

To increase the clarity or to further facilitate the handling of the city plan according to the invention 1 can the lines 12 alternately lightly colored, for example, each alternately gray background or left with a white background. Also, the road numbers can 13 within a line 12 from the street numbers 13 in a neighboring line 12 Optically, for example, by a different color or by another font, by italics, underlines, bold, etc. Also, the road numbers 13 in a row 12 for example, be arranged rising from left to right, and in the directly adjacent lines 12 instead, from right to left. After all, they are each line 12 assigned letters (or numbers) 17 which part of a placeholder 11 are, on the edge 18 of the relevant sub-plan 3 printed in order to find the desired line as quickly as possible, and also around within a line 12 in the representation of each placeholder 11 to the local, replay of the letter in question 17 to be able to do without.

Preferably, these are the placeholders 11 associated information in the legend 7 contained in two lists - once in a meaningful order of placeholders 11 sorted, for example, by ascending numerical order and / or by the alphabet, and once in alphabetical order. the place, place or street name, so that a search in both directions is possible.

To the city map 1 also includes a felt pen 14 who in 2 is reproduced. This contains wipeable ink that comes from the foil 6 , which preferably consists of plastic, are easily removed. This is done by a felt 15 od. Like., At the rear end of the cap 16 of the pen 14 is arranged.

The use of the city plan according to the invention 1 shows 3 ,

In many cases, the current street name will first be known at the location of the user. In that case, the subplan will be the first one 3 in which each street is a placeholder 11 assigned. Then the transparent film 6 , about this subplan 3 placed so that this completely off the slide 6 is covered.

Thereupon, in the legend 7 the list with alphabetically sorted street names and the placeholder 11 picked out the current street. In the relevant line 12 of the open subplan 3 then becomes the assigned street number 13 visited to find the current location. Right there the user makes a small mark with the felt-tip pen 14 on the slide 6 to put this information on the slide 6 transferred to.

For example, suppose the user is looking for the shortest route to a particular museum. Then he first hits the foil 6 set aside, then choose the subplan 3 with the theme "Recreational Facilities", beats it open and covers it with the transparent film 6 , Then he searches in the list "Recreational Facilities" of the legend 7 The desired museum and learns there is a museum associated with this marker, for example, a number. This marking is on the relevant subplan 3 easy to find, and this results in the desired destination, which now also with the felt tip pen 14 on the slide 6 is transmitted.

Next is the foil again 6 set aside and the subplan 3 pitched with the topic "public transport", and again with the slide 6 covered. Thus, the user is now in a position to survey at the same time the starting point and destination of his journey and all intervening bus, subway or S-Bahn connections and can set a favorable route for him. He can also recognize the location of the stops for entry and exit and possibly required transfer stations.

Claims (9)

Road and / or Road Map ( 1 ) of rectangular scale, with several interconnected sub-plans ( 3 ), each with identical map detail, but different additional information, characterized in that a) the sub-plans ( 3 ) have an opaque support material and around a folding line in the region of a common edge ( 4 ) can be folded congruently one above the other, and wherein on at least one partial plan ( 3 ) Markers and / or placeholders ( 11 ), such as numbers and / or letters, for further information and / or explanation; b) on one edge ( 5 ) at least one transparent, completely colorless film ( 6 ), which is around this edge ( 5 ) on a sub-plan ( 3 ) is hinged, the edge ( 5 ) another than the common edge ( 4 ); and c) a legend ( 7 ) on one edge ( 10 ) of a sub-plan ( 3 ) is hinged and explanations of markers and / or wildcards ( 11 ) on at least one sub-plan ( 3 ), such as place, place and / or street names, where the total area of the legend ( 7 ) is equal to or greater than the area of a sub-plan ( 3 ) and the legend ( 7 ) has a plurality of sides (8) which can be folded over one another, and wherein the folding line (8) 9 ) to which the individual pages ( 8th ) of the legend ( 7 ) are foldable, neither congruent with the fold line at the common edge ( 4 ) of the different sub-plans ( 3 ) is still congruent with the folding line ( 5 ) around which the transparent film ( 6 ) is foldable, but parallel and at a distance to a third edge ( 10 ) of the lowest sub-plan on which the legend ( 7 ) is hinged out, and the legend ( 7 ) divided approximately in the middle. Roads and / or roadmaps according to claim 1, characterized in that the transparent film ( 6 ) by a pen ( 14 ) is writable with a wipeable or washable ink Roads and / or roadmap according to claim 2, characterized in that the transparent film ( 6 ) by a pen ( 14 ) is writable with markers which are wegwischbar by a felt ( 15 ) located at the rear end of the pen ( 14 ) or on its cap ( 16 ). Road and / or road plan according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the outline of the transparent film ( 6 ) is equal to or greater than the outline of at least one sub-plan ( 3 ). Road and / or road plan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the actual plans ( 3 ) are free of folding lines. Road and / or road plan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the actual sub-plans ( 3 ) have a format of DIN A4 or smaller, in particular about DIN A5. Road and / or road plan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the actual sub-plans ( 3 ) are printed on photo paper. Road and / or road plan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on at least one sub-plan ( 3 ) Markings are displayed, which indicate the location of certain facilities. Road and / or road plan according to claim 8, characterized in that the markings on another sub-plan ( 3 ) are arranged as the placeholders ( 11 ).

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