JPH0522818Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] Industrial applications The present invention relates to an electronic compass.

Problems to be Solved by Conventional Technologies and Ideas From a religious standpoint, Muslims often need to know the direction of Metzka from their current location. At any point on the ground, calculate or illustrate the direction of Metsuka from the longitude and latitude of that point and Metsuka, determine the reference direction (north or south) with a magnet, and calculate the direction of Metsuka from that point. You can know. Alternatively, using a map and a magnet, you can connect the current location on the map with a line segment based on the orientation of the current location and the orientation of the map, and find out the direction of the segment. However, according to the former, calculations or diagrams must be drawn, and according to the latter, it is necessary to prepare a map and a magnet, and it is also necessary to connect the current location and Metsuka with a line segment, so in both cases, it is time-consuming. It takes.

Means for solving the problem The electronic direction meter according to the present invention has a map on the surface,
It is equipped with a magnet and an azimuth display section that indicates the direction of the marker relative to the current location, and a touch sensor and a control section that controls the display of the azimuth display section based on the signal from the touch sensor on the back side.

Operation When you press the current location on the map on the surface of the electronic direction meter with your finger, the touch sensor is activated, and based on the signal from the touch sensor, the display on the direction display section is controlled by the control section to display the direction from the current location. A number that indirectly represents the direction or an arrow that directly represents the direction is displayed. If numbers are displayed, the direction of the magnet can be determined by the numbers on the numerical scale provided around the magnet.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of an electronic compass based on the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a touch sensor attached to the back of the electronic compass shown in FIG.

A map, for example, a world map 4, a magnet 6, a direction display section 8 indicating the direction of the clock 7 relative to the current location, and a time display section 10 are provided on the surface of the electronic compass 2. The direction display section 8 is connected to the control section 24 . A numerical scale 12 is provided around the magnet 6. Further, a touch sensor, for example, a film-type touch panel 14 is attached to the back surface of the electronic compass 2. The film-type touch panel 14 is
It is made by overlapping two films 20 and 22 on which transparent electrodes 16 and 18 are printed, and the electrodes 16 and 18 are arranged in a grid pattern.
and 22 are slightly apart from each other. The electrodes of the two films are each connected to the control section 24. Control part 2
4 detects the direction of the indicator 7 as seen from the current location based on the signal from the touch panel 14, and controls the display on the direction display section 8.

In order to know the direction of the magnet 7 from any current location using the electronic direction meter of this embodiment, first, the magnet 6
All you have to do is adjust the orientation of the world map 4 and then press the current location on the world map 4 with your finger. At this time, at a location corresponding to the back side of the current location on the world map 4, the conductive wires on the two films of the touch panel 14 come into contact and become electrically conductive. The control unit 24 detects the position of the contact point and determines the direction of the hook 7 seen from this position, and the same number on the numerical scale 12 around the magnet 6 indicates the direction of the hook 7 from the center point of the magnet 6. (or the direction of Metsuka 7)
The number displayed on the direction display section 8 is controlled so as to indicate the following. That is, in this embodiment, the direction of the indicator 7 is displayed indirectly by the direction display section 8, and is not directly displayed.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the electronic compass according to the present invention, and the difference from the embodiment shown in FIG. and that arrows are displayed on the direction display section 80 instead of numbers. By enlarging the world map in this way,
When using this electronic direction meter in an area close to Matsuka, you can know the direction of Matsuka more accurately. Therefore, it is convenient to use in areas where there are many Muslims. Furthermore, by displaying an arrow on the direction display section 80, the direction of the mark can be clearly seen at a glance. In this embodiment, the direction of the indicator 7 is directly displayed on the direction display section 80.

Although the electronic compass of the present invention has been described above mainly based on the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be modified within the scope of the present invention. For example, the map is not limited to a world map, but may be a map of only some regions.
Furthermore, the touch sensor is not limited to one using a film with printed electrodes, but may also be one in which a pad made of a conductive film for detecting capacitance is attached to a glass face plate. Furthermore, the direction display section 80 shown in FIG. 3 can be sized so as to almost cover the map 4, and can be superimposed on the map 4 to display an arrow representing a position.

Effects of the invention According to the electronic direction meter of the invention, it is possible to easily know the direction of the sight at any point on the ground.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the electronic compass according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a touch sensor attached to the back of the electronic compass shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of another embodiment of the electronic compass based on the present invention. 2...Electronic compass, 4...World map, 6...
Magnet, 8, 80...Direction display unit, 12...Numeric scale, 14...Touch sensor, 24...Control unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A map, a magnet, and an azimuth display section that displays the direction of the meter relative to the current location are provided on the front surface, and a touch sensor is provided on the back surface, and the An electronic direction meter equipped with a control unit that controls the display on the direction display. (2) Utility Model Registration In the electronic compass according to claim 1, a numerical scale is provided around the magnet, a number is displayed on the compass display section, and a number is displayed on the compass display section. An electronic direction meter that indicates the direction of the direction by the number on the numerical scale of the direction magnet that corresponds to the number. (3) Utility Model Registration The electronic compass according to claim 1, wherein an arrow indicating the direction of the meter is displayed on the compass display section. (4) In the electronic compass according to any one of claims 1 to 3 of the utility model registration claims, the map is a map that is enlarged as it gets closer to Metsuka. , electronic direction meter.