JPH05204309A - Auxiliary means for reading map with illuminating lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Miniaturization of map reading aids with lighting lamps,
And it aims at obtaining effective illumination. [Structure] Acrylic transparent plate 2 in which scale coordinates are entered, a storage box 3 formed on one side of the transparent plate, an illumination lamp 5 arranged in the storage box 3, and arranged in the storage box 3. The parabolic reflector 2 provided along the illumination lamp 5, the illumination battery 4 for lighting and driving the illumination lamp 5, and the power source switch 7 connected to the illumination battery 4 and the illumination lamp 5. It consists of

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighted auxiliary tool for viewing a map or the like, and more particularly to a lighted auxiliary tool provided with scale coordinates.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of technology, for example,
Illumination of maps and the like in automobiles is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-136003 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-6042.
In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-136003, a lighting device is attached to a socket of a cigar lighter and used as lighting for the interior of an automobile.
In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-6042, there is a lamp which is detachably attached to a room lamp provided on a ceiling of a vehicle compartment to efficiently illuminate a place to be illuminated, but the illumination lamp and a map book are integrated. Since it has not been standardized, it was not possible to illuminate the map book with illumination lights uniformly and effective lighting could not be obtained. Therefore, as an integrated lighting lamp and atlas, there is Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 58-14126, in which a transparent lens-like plate, a light-introducing end face, a fluorescent lamp, and a power supply battery are provided in a main body case. It is equipped with a holder part that stores maps etc. in the main body case, transparent by the light entering from the opening of the main body case and storing the map in the holder part and opening the lid and the light input end The entire plate surface of the plate uniformly emits light, and the map arranged under the plate is uniformly illuminated over the entire surface, so that effective illumination can be obtained.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
In Japanese Patent No. 136003, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-6042 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-14126, there is no scale reading function when confirming the current traveling position on the map, so the current traveling position or the like cannot be known. Something went wrong. In the case of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-14126,
Since the size of the portion to be accommodated in the holder formed in the main body case is determined, the size of the map book or the like is limited. Further, when the atlas is viewed over a relatively wide area, the transparent plate must be widened accordingly, which causes a problem that the main body case becomes large.

Therefore, it is a technical object of the present invention to effectively obtain illumination of a map and the like and to reduce the size of the map reading aid with an illumination lamp.

[0005]

[Constitution of the invention]

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The technical means of the present invention taken to solve the above-mentioned technical problems of the present invention are formed on a transparent plate on which scale coordinates are written and on one side of the transparent plate. Storage box, a lighting lamp arranged in the storage box, a parabolic reflector provided in the storage box along the lighting lamp, a lighting battery for driving the lighting lamp to light, It comprises a lighting battery and a power switch connected to the lighting lamp.

[0007]

According to the above-mentioned technical means of the present invention, the storage box including the illumination lamp, the reflection plate, the illumination battery, and the power switch is formed on one side of the transparent plate, and the storage box of the transparent plate is formed. Since the scale coordinates are written on the surface, place a map reading auxiliary tool with a lighting lamp at the place you want to see on the map, turn on the lighting lamp with the operation of the power switch, and the reflector is transparent through the lighting lamp. By illuminating the plate, it can be efficiently illuminated and effective illumination can be obtained.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the technical means of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a top view of the storage box 2 of this embodiment, FIG. 3 is a side view of this embodiment, and FIG. Shows a switch circuit diagram of this embodiment, and FIG. 5 shows a method of using this embodiment.

In FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 5, 1
Is a map reading aid with an illumination lamp of the present invention,
On one side of the map reading auxiliary tool 1 with a lighting lamp, a transparent plate 2 integrally formed with the map reading auxiliary tool 1 with a lighting lamp 2 is provided.
Is provided, and the transparent plate 2 is made of acrylic or the like, and is structured such that scales are printed or inscribed on the surface as shown in FIG. (For example, here, on the scale, 0, 1, 2,
・ ・ I try to fill in. ) A storage box 3 is formed on the other side of the map reading auxiliary tool 1 with a lighting lamp. An illumination battery 4, an illumination lamp 5 and a lighting circuit 8 are accommodated in the storage box 3, and they are arranged as shown in FIG. Further, here, a 1.5V AA dry cell is used as the lighting battery 4. Further, a replacement lid 6 for replacing the lighting battery 4 is provided on the lower surface of the storage box 3 in FIG. On the other hand, a power switch 7 for turning on the illumination lamp 5 is provided on the upper surface of the storage box 3 in FIG. The lighting circuit 8 of the illumination lamp 5 is composed of an inverter circuit of a known technique, and is connected to the power switch 7 and the illumination lamp 5. Also, the power switch 7 is ON-
This is a switch for switching off, and O of the power switch 7
In the case of FF, the illumination lamp 5 does not light up, and the power switch 7
The illumination lamp 5 is turned on when is ON.

As the illumination lamp 5, a linear cold cathode fluorescent tube is used. Illumination lamp 5 as shown on the left side of FIG.
A parabolic lamp reflecting plate 9 is provided so as to be formed along with, and the light from the illumination lamp 5 irradiates the entire surface of the transparent plate 2 uniformly, and the center of the optical axis of the reflecting plate 9 is a transparent plate. The optical axis is set downward by inclining so as to be at the center of the second scale. A protective cover 10 is provided on one end surface of the storage box 3 so as to protect the illumination lamp 5, and the protective cover 7 is formed of white acrylic resin or the like. A rubber plate 11 for slip prevention is attached to each corner of the bottom surface of the map reading auxiliary tool 1 with an illumination lamp.

A map 12 is shown in FIG.
The map 12 has a page number 13, a mesh line 14, and coordinates 15 on the horizontal axis (here, A, B, C, ...).
And coordinates 16 on the vertical axis (here, 1, 2, 3 ...). Further, the mesh line 14 is divided by a designated distance or division unit. (For example, it is divided into every 4 kilometers.) Further, if the desired coordinates of the map 10, for example, G-3, are placed on the coordinates, the map reading auxiliary tool 1 with the illumination lamp is placed so that the position coordinates can be read. It has become. That is, at night use, the power switch 7 is turned on to uniformly illuminate the entire surface of the transparent plate 2 and uniformly illuminate one section of the map 12 arranged below the transparent plate 2. Therefore, in the present embodiment, there is no limitation on the size of the map to be used, and it is possible to use a map book currently on the market regardless of its size.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the storage box provided with the illumination lamp and the transparent plate on which the scale is marked are integrated, the size can be reduced, and the transparent plate is marked on the scale. Therefore, when looking at a map book or the like, it is suitable for checking the position coordinates by uniformly illuminating the part to be seen even at night, and an effective lighting effect can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a map reading auxiliary tool with an illumination lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a storage box provided in this embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the present embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a lighting circuit diagram provided in this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Map reading auxiliary tool with illumination lamp 2 ... Transparent plate 3 ... Storage box 4 ... Lighting battery 5 ... Lighting lamp 6 ... Lid 7 ... Power switch 8 ...・ Lighting circuit 9 ・ ・ ・ Reflector 10 ・ ・ ・ Protective cover 11 ・ ・ ・ Rubber plate

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Ken Hayashi, 2-1-1 Asahi-cho, Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (72) Yasuko Aoki 2-1-1, Asahi-cho, Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture Within Seiki Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A transparent plate on which scale coordinates are entered, a storage box formed on one side of the transparent plate, an illumination lamp arranged in the storage box, and a storage box arranged in the storage box. A map with a lighting lamp comprising a parabolic reflector provided along the lighting lamp, a lighting battery for lighting and driving the lighting lamp, and a power switch connected to the lighting battery and the lighting lamp. Reading aid. 2. The map reading aid with an illumination lamp according to claim 1, wherein the transparent plate is made of a transparent resin.