CN112947027A

CN112947027A - Time indicator

Info

Publication number: CN112947027A
Application number: CN201911263432.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘英璘; 史滨
Original assignee: Tianjin Seagull Watch Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tianjin Seagull Watch Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-11
Filing date: 2019-12-11
Publication date: 2021-06-11

Abstract

The invention discloses a time indicator, which comprises a dial, an indicating dial and a driving part, wherein one of the dial and the indicating dial is fixedly connected with the driving part, the other of the dial and the indicating dial is fixed on a machine core, the dial is respectively provided with a time scale and a minute scale, the indicating dial is provided with an indicating scale, the driving part drives the dial or the indicating dial to relatively rotate, and the time value of the current time is determined according to the corresponding relation between the indicating scale and the time scale and the minute scale on the dial. The time indicator is provided with the cylindrical indicating dial and the dial, the reading mode is simple, a user can obtain the current approximate time at a glance, and accurate reading can be completed by observing the special scales.

Description

Time indicator

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a time indicator, and more particularly, to a cylindrical time indicator.

Background

The watch is a timing tool worn on the wrist, and with the development of the times, the watch gradually becomes an accessory showing personal identity and taste.

In order to meet the market demand, various brands make articles on the watch appearance, and although a large number of different styles are generated, the design is still significant in homogeneity, and the innovation on the watch display mode is little. The existing watch time indication mode is mostly conventional three-hand time, minute and second indication or two-hand time and minute indication, and a few watches adopt single pointer indication, but the time indication is not accurate, and the appearance is lack of innovation. Novel and interesting watches are more appreciated by consumers, particularly young consumers. Creative products launched by a few brands are difficult to become watch products accepted by the public due to complex structures and high prices.

Therefore, on the premise of ensuring simple and reliable structure and not increasing excessive cost, the innovation of watch appearance and time display mode is a valuable research direction.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a time indicator that solves the technical problems mentioned in the background.

In order to achieve the above object, a specific technical solution of the time indicator of the present invention is as follows:

a time indicator comprises a dial, an indicating dial and a driving part, wherein one of the dial and the indicating dial is fixedly connected with the driving part, the other of the dial and the indicating dial is fixed on a machine core, time scales and minute scales are respectively arranged on the dial, indicating scales are arranged on the indicating dial, the driving part drives the dial or the indicating dial to relatively rotate, and the time value of the current time is determined according to the corresponding relation between the indicating scales and the time scales and the minute scales on the dial.

Furthermore, the dial is of a tubular structure, the dial is fixedly connected with a driving part, the indicating disc is of a tubular structure or an arc-shaped belt-shaped structure and is fixed on the movement, the driving part is meshed with an active transmission part arranged on a rotating shaft of the movement, and the driving part drives the dial to rotate relative to the indicating disc.

Furthermore, the dial is of a tubular structure or an arc-shaped belt-shaped structure, the dial is fixed on the movement, the indicating disc is of a tubular structure and is fixedly connected with the driving part, the driving part is meshed with the driving transmission part arranged on the rotating shaft of the movement, and the driving part drives the indicating disc to rotate relative to the dial.

Furthermore, the indicating dial and the dial are arranged coaxially, and the radiuses of the indicating dial and the dial are the same.

Furthermore, the driving part comprises a driven transmission part meshed with the driving transmission part, the driving transmission part and the driven transmission part are both bevel gears, the driving part further comprises a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft penetrates through the dial and the indicating disc with the same axial line, the dial or the indicating disc is fixedly connected with the side wall of the rotating shaft, and the bottom end of the rotating shaft is fixed on the driven transmission part.

Furthermore, the driving part is an annular rack which is fixed on the inner wall of the dial or the indicating disc, the driving transmission part is a gear, and the gear is meshed with the annular rack.

Furthermore, a first numerical value of a small value and a first numerical value of a minute are read through the corresponding relation between the main indication scale and the time scale and the sub-scale, a second numerical value of the minute is read through the corresponding relation between the auxiliary indication scale and the sub-scale on the dial, and the number of the minute at the current moment is the sum of the first numerical value and the second numerical value.

Furthermore, the dial comprises q time scales, the dial q is divided into equal parts by the q time scales, and the operation angle corresponding to the time scale interval is (360/q) °.

Further, the adjacent time scales p are equally divided by the sub-scales, each time scale interval comprises p-1 sub-scales, the central angle corresponding to the adjacent sub-scale interval is (30/p) °, the time of the main indicating scale passing through one sub-scale interval is (60/p), the product of the number of intervals of the main indicating scale in the corresponding sub-scale interval and (60/p) is a first numerical value, and p is a value in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 60.

Furthermore, the number of the auxiliary indicating scales is (60/p), the auxiliary indicating scales are sequentially arranged on one side of the main indicating scale, the absolute value of the difference value between the interval of the auxiliary indicating scales and the interval of the sub-indicating scales is (6/q) °, and when the auxiliary indicating scales on the indicating dial are aligned with one sub-indicating scale on the dial, the reading of the auxiliary indicating scales is a second numerical value.

Furthermore, when the arrangement direction of the auxiliary indicating scales relative to the main indicating scales is the same as the movement direction of the auxiliary indicating scales relative to the dial, the interval of the auxiliary indicating scales is less (6/q) °thanthe interval of the divided scales.

Furthermore, when the arrangement direction of the auxiliary indicating scales relative to the main indicating scales is opposite to the movement direction of the auxiliary indicating scales relative to the dial, the interval of the auxiliary indicating scales is larger than the interval of the divided scales by (6/q) °.

The time indicator of the invention has the following advantages:

the time indicator is provided with the cylindrical indicating dial and the dial which are relatively translated, the reading mode is simple, a user can obtain the current approximate time at a glance, and accurate reading can be completed by observing special scales. The time indicator is clearly different from a traditional watch, making it interesting for the user; the visual focusing range is small when the user uses the device, so that the time can be conveniently read; the device is accurate in time display and has only an error in seconds.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of a dial and an indicator dial in the time indicator of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of a time indicator according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a second embodiment of the time indicator of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a top view of a second embodiment of the time indicator of the present invention.

The reference numbers in the figures illustrate: 1. a movement; 3. a dial scale; 4. an indicator panel; 5. time scales are obtained; 6. dividing scales; 7. time scale intervals; 8. dividing scale intervals; 9. a main indication scale; 10. auxiliary indication scales; 11. auxiliary indication scale intervals; 12. a drive transmission component; 15. a driven transmission member; 16. a rotating shaft.

Detailed Description

For a better understanding of the objects, structure and function of the invention, a time indicator according to the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in figure 1, the time indicator comprises a cylindrical dial 3 and an indicating dial 4, wherein the dial 3 is respectively provided with a time scale 5 and a minute scale 6, the time scale 5 equally divides the dial 3, the minute scale 6 equally divides two adjacent time scales 5, the indicating dial 4 is respectively provided with a main indicating scale 9 and an auxiliary indicating scale 10, the time indicator further comprises a driving part, the driving part is fixedly connected with the dial 3 or the indicating dial 4 and is meshed with an active transmission part arranged on a rotating shaft of a movement 1, the movement 1 drives the driving part to enable the dial 3 and the indicating dial 4 to relatively rotate, and the current time value is obtained through the corresponding relation between the main indicating scale 9 and the auxiliary indicating scale 10 and the time scales 5 and the minute scale 6 on the dial 3.

Reading a first numerical value of a small value and a minute through the corresponding relation of the main indication scale 9, the time scale 5 and the minute scale 6, reading a second numerical value of the minute through the corresponding relation of the auxiliary indication scale 10 and the minute scale 6 on the dial 3, wherein the minute number at the current moment is the sum of the first numerical value and the second numerical value.

As an example, the time scales 5 may include q, the time scale interval 7 is (360/q) °, and according to the case of a typical watch or clock, 12 time scales 5 are included on the

dial plate

3, 12 time scales 5 divide the dial plate 3 into twelve, the interval between two adjacent time scales 5, i.e., the instant scale interval 7, corresponds to an operation angle of 30 °, that is, every one hour passes, the indicating dial 4 rotates clockwise by 30 ° with respect to the dial plate 3, and the time of the main indicating scale 9 passing one time scale interval 7 is one hour.

The graduation 6 equally divides an interval 7p of time graduation, each interval 7 of time graduation includes p-1 graduation 6, the corresponding operating angle of adjacent graduation interval 8 is (30/p) °, the time of the main indication graduation 9 passing through one graduation interval 8 is (60/p), and the product of the number of intervals (60/p) of the main indication graduation 9 in the corresponding graduation interval 8 and (60/p) is a first numerical value. In order to ensure that the number of the graduation 6 is an integer, theoretically, p is a value selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 60, and the value of p is 6 according to the condition most consistent with the common reading habit. As shown in fig. 1, 5 minute scales 6 are provided in one time scale interval 7, and 5 minute scales 6 equally divide one time scale interval 7 into six, and the operation angle of the adjacent minute scale intervals 8 is 5 °, and since the time when the main indication scale 9 passes through one time scale interval 7 is one hour, the time when the main indication scale 9 passes through one minute scale interval 8 is 10 minutes, and further, the operation angle corresponding to one minute is 0.5 °.

The number of the auxiliary indication scales 10 is (60/p), the auxiliary indication scales 10 are sequentially arranged in the clockwise direction of the main indication scale 9, the operation angles of the auxiliary indication scale intervals 11 and the sub-scale intervals 8 are less by 0.5 degrees, as shown in fig. 1, the auxiliary indication scales 10 comprise 9, the main indication scale 9 is used as the 0 scale of the auxiliary indication scale 10, and when the auxiliary indication scale 10 on the indication plate 4 is aligned with a certain sub-scale 6 on the dial 3, the scale value of the auxiliary indication scale 10 is a second numerical value.

Reading the number of hours through the corresponding relation between the main indication scale 9 and the time scale 5, namely the time scale 5 corresponding to the left end point of the interval where the main indication scale 9 is located on the time scale 5 is the number of hours; through the corresponding relation between the main indication scale 9 and the sub-scale 6, namely the left end point of the main indication scale 9 in the interval of the sub-scale 6 is the first numerical value; the scale value of the auxiliary indicating scale 10 when the auxiliary indicating scale 10 is aligned with a certain graduation 6 is a second numerical value, and the number of minutes at the current moment is the sum of the first numerical value and the second numerical value.

As shown in fig. 1, the minute scale 6 divides the time scale interval 7 into six equal parts, each minute scale interval 8 corresponds to 10 minutes, the main indication scale 9 corresponds to the interval (3, 4) of the time scale, the hour number at this time is 3, the main indication scale 9 corresponds to the interval (1, 2) of the minute scale, so the first numerical value is 10 minutes, the 5 th auxiliary indication scale 10 is aligned with the minute scale 6, so the second numerical value is 5 minutes, so the current time value is 3 points and 15 minutes.

As another example, when the value of p is 4, the minute scale 6 equally divides one time scale interval 7 in four, the central angle corresponding to the minute scale interval 8 is 7.5 °, the time of the main indication scale 9 passing through one minute scale interval 8 is 15 minutes, the operation angle corresponding to one minute time is 0.5 °, the number of the auxiliary indication scales 10 is 15, the auxiliary indication scales 10 are sequentially arranged in the clockwise direction of the main indication scale 9, the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 is 0.5 less than the minute scale interval 8, the small value is read by the corresponding relationship between the main indication scale 9 and the time scale 5, the first numerical value is read by the corresponding relationship between the main indication scale 9 and the minute scale 6, the second numerical value is read by the corresponding relationship between the auxiliary indication scale 10 and the minute scale 6, and the sum of the first numerical value and the second numerical value is the number of minutes at the current time. When the main indication scale 9 is not overlapped with any graduation 6, and when the nth auxiliary indication scale 10 is overlapped with the graduation 6, the following conditions are indicated: the angle between the main indicating scale 9 and the sub-scale 6 located in the counter-clockwise direction thereof is n x 0.5 °, the value of n being the second value, where n takes a value from 1 to the number of the auxiliary indicating scales 10.

Besides, there are many other arrangements of the time scale 5 and the auxiliary indication scale 10, and the relationship between the corresponding auxiliary indication scale interval 11 and the sub-scale interval 8 is also changed, specifically as follows:

the time scales 5 are arranged on the dial 3 clockwise, the auxiliary indicating scales 10 are arranged on the main indicating scale 9 anticlockwise in sequence, the indicating disc 4 rotates clockwise relative to the dial 3, and the auxiliary indicating scale interval 11 is 0.5 degrees more than the sub-scale interval 8;

the time scales 5 are sequentially arranged on the dial 3 anticlockwise, the auxiliary indication scales 10 are sequentially arranged on the main indication scale 9 anticlockwise, the indication plate 4 rotates anticlockwise relative to the dial 3, and the interval 11 of the auxiliary indication scales is 0.5 degrees less than the interval 8 of the sub-scales;

the time scales 5 are arranged on the dial 3 in turn along the anticlockwise direction, the auxiliary indication scales 10 are arranged on the main indication scale 9 in turn along the clockwise direction, the indication plate 4 rotates anticlockwise relative to the dial 3, and the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 is 0.5 degrees more than the sub-scale interval 8.

That is, when the arrangement direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 with respect to the main indication scale 9 is the same as the movement direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 with respect to the dial 3, the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 is less (6/q) °thanthe division scale interval 8; when the arrangement direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 with respect to the main indication scale 9 is opposite to the movement direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 with respect to the dial 3, the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 is more (6/q) ° than the division scale interval 8.

For the case of 24 time scales 5, the value of p is the same as the case indicated by 12 time scales 5, the principle of scale setting is also the same, and only 30 degrees of the interval instant scale interval 7 between two adjacent time scales 5 need to be adjusted to 15 degrees for substitution, and various scales can be adjusted.

In addition, in the case where 24 time scales 5 are included in the dial plate 3, only the time scale interval 7 needs to be adjusted in accordance with the case where 12 time scales 5 are included.

As shown in fig. 2-3, the dial 3 is a cylindrical structure, the dial 3 is fixedly connected with the driving part, the indicating dial 4 is a cylindrical structure or an arc-shaped belt-shaped structure, the indicating dial 4 and the dial 3 are coaxially arranged, the radius of the indicating dial 4 is the same as that of the dial 3, the indicating dial 4 is fixed on the movement 1, and the driving part drives the dial 3 to rotate anticlockwise.

Besides, the dial 3 is of a cylindrical kettle arc-shaped belt-shaped structure, the dial 3 is fixed on the machine core 1, the indicating disc 4 is of a cylindrical structure, the indicating disc 4 and the dial 3 are arranged coaxially, the radiuses of the indicating disc 4 and the dial 3 are the same, the indicating disc 4 is fixedly connected with the driving part, and the driving part drives the indicating disc 4 to rotate clockwise.

As shown in fig. 2, the driving member includes a driven transmission member 15 engaged with the driving transmission member 12, the driving transmission member 12 and the driven transmission member 15 are both bevel gears, the dial 3 and the indicator panel 4 are both cylindrical structures, and both are arranged with the same axis, the driving member further includes a rotation shaft 16, the rotation shaft 16 passes through the dial 3 and the indicator panel 4 with the same axis, the dial 3 or the indicator panel 4 is fixedly connected with the side wall of the rotation shaft 16, the bottom end of the rotation shaft 16 is fixed on the driven transmission member 15, when in use, the driving transmission member 12 rotates to drive the driven transmission member 15 to rotate, and further drive the rotation shaft 16 to rotate, so as to drive the dial 3 to rotate relative to the indicator panel 4.

As shown in fig. 3-4, the driving member is a rack-and-pinion driving mechanism, the driving transmission member 12 is a pinion, the driven transmission member 15 is a ring-shaped rack, the ring-shaped rack is fixed on the inner wall of the dial 3 or the indicating dial 4, the pinion is engaged with the ring-shaped rack, and the dial 3 is driven to rotate relative to the indicating dial 4 by the driving member.

The time indicator can be widely used in time indicators such as watches, clocks and the like.

The time indicator is provided with the cylindrical indicating dial 4 and the cylindrical dial 3, the indicating dial 4 and the cylindrical dial 3 rotate relatively, the reading mode is simple, a user can obtain the current approximate time at a glance, and accurate reading can be completed by observing special scales. The time indicator is clearly different from a traditional watch, making it interesting for the user; the visual focusing range is small when the user uses the device, so that the time can be conveniently read; the device is accurate in time display and has only an error in seconds.

It is to be understood that the present invention has been described with reference to certain embodiments, and that various changes in the features and embodiments, or equivalent substitutions may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. The time indicator is characterized by comprising a dial (3), an indicating dial (4) and a driving part, wherein one of the dial (3) and the indicating dial (4) is fixedly connected with the driving part, the other of the dial (3) and the indicating dial (4) is fixed on a machine core, a time scale (5) and a minute scale (6) are respectively arranged on the dial (3), an indicating scale is arranged on the indicating dial (4), the driving part drives the dial (3) or the indicating dial (4) to relatively rotate, and the time value of the current time is determined through the corresponding relation between the indicating scale and the time scale (5) and the minute scale (6) on the dial (3).

2. Time indicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the dial (3) is of a cylindrical structure, the dial (3) is fixedly connected with a driving part, the indicating dial (4) is of a cylindrical structure or an arc-shaped belt structure, the indicating dial (4) is fixed on the movement (1), the driving part is engaged with a driving transmission part (12) arranged on a rotating shaft of the movement (1), and the driving part drives the dial (3) to rotate relative to the indicating dial (4).

3. The time indicator according to claim 1, wherein the dial (3) is of a cylindrical structure or an arc-shaped belt-shaped structure, the dial (3) is fixed on the movement (1), the indicating dial (4) is of a cylindrical structure, the indicating dial (4) is fixedly connected with a driving part, the driving part is meshed with a driving transmission part (12) arranged on a rotating shaft of the movement (1), and the driving part drives the indicating dial (4) to rotate relative to the dial (3).

4. Time indicator according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the indicator disc (4) is arranged coaxially with the dial (3), the radius of the indicator disc (4) being the same as the radius of the dial (3).

5. The time indicator according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the driving member comprises a driven transmission member (15) engaged with the driving transmission member (12), the driving transmission member (12) and the driven transmission member (15) are both bevel gears, the driving member further comprises a rotating shaft (16), the rotating shaft (16) coaxially passes through the dial (3) and the indicating plate (4), the dial (3) or the indicating plate (4) is fixedly connected with the side wall of the rotating shaft (16), and the bottom end of the rotating shaft (16) is fixed on the driven transmission member (15).

6. Time indicator according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the driving means is an annular rack fixed to the inner wall of the dial (3) or dial (4), and the active transmission means (12) is a gear wheel engaging with the annular rack.

7. The time indicator according to claim 1, wherein the time scale (5) equally divides the dial (3), the divided scale (6) equally divides the two adjacent time scales (5), the indication scale on the indication dial (4) comprises a main indication scale (9) and an auxiliary indication scale (10), a first numerical value of the hour and the minute is read through the corresponding relation of the main indication scale (9) and the time scale (5) and the divided scale (6), a second numerical value of the minute is read through the corresponding relation of the auxiliary indication scale (10) and the divided scale (6) on the dial (3), and the number of the minutes at the current moment is the sum of the first numerical value and the second numerical value.

8. Time indicator according to claim 7, characterized in that the dial (3) comprises q time scales (5) in total, the q time scales (5) dividing the dial (3) q equally, the time scale interval (5) corresponding to an operating angle of (360/q) °.

9. Time indicator according to claim 8, wherein the time divisions (6) equally divide adjacent time divisions (5) p, each time division interval (7) comprising p-1 divisions (6), the central angle of each adjacent division interval (8) being (360/(p x q)) °, the time of the main indicating scale (9) passing one division interval (8) being (60/p) minutes, the product of the number of divisions (9) in the corresponding division interval (8) and (60/p) being a first value, wherein p is a value in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60.

10. The time indicator according to claim 9, wherein the number of the auxiliary indicating marks (10) is (60/p), the auxiliary indicating marks (10) are arranged in sequence on the side of the main indicating mark (9), the absolute value of the difference between the auxiliary indicating mark interval (11) and the divided mark interval (8) is (6/q) °, and when the auxiliary indicating mark (10) on the indicating dial (4) is aligned with a divided mark (6) on the dial (3), the auxiliary indicating mark (10) reads a second numerical value.

11. The time indicator according to claim 10, wherein the auxiliary indicating graduation interval (11) is less (6/q) ° than the division graduation interval (8) when the auxiliary indicating graduation (10) is arranged in the same direction with respect to the main indicating graduation (9) as the auxiliary indicating graduation (10) is moved with respect to the scale (3).

12. The time indicator according to claim 10, wherein the auxiliary indicating graduation interval (11) is (6/q) ° greater than the division graduation interval (8) when the auxiliary indicating graduation (10) is arranged in the opposite direction to the main indicating graduation (9) as the auxiliary indicating graduation (10) moves in the opposite direction to the dial (3).