CN113655703A - Pointer-free electronic watch device for indicating scale - Google Patents
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Abstract
A pointer-free electronic watch device for scale indication comprises a dial, an indicator light, a nixie tube, a clock crystal unit and a main control unit, wherein the dial is provided with a plurality of scales for representing hours; the indicating lamps are arranged on the back side of the dial plate and respectively correspond to the scales; the indicating lamp is provided with a first indicating state and a second indicating state; the nixie tube is used for displaying the minute value of the current time; the clock crystal unit is used for generating a clock oscillation signal; the main control unit is connected with the indicating lamps, the nixie tube and the clock crystal unit and used for calculating the current time according to the clock oscillation signal, controlling the nixie tube to display the minute value of the current time, controlling the indicating lamps corresponding to the current time to be in a first indicating state and controlling the other indicating lamps to be in a second indicating state and indicating the scales of the hours corresponding to the current time. The invention is not provided with a pointer which can indicate the hours of the current time through the color change of the indicator lamp behind the corresponding scale.
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[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device
The present invention relates to an electronic watch, and more particularly to a pointer-less electronic watch device for indicating scales.
[ background of the invention ]
Electronic timepieces on the market generally have two forms for indicating time. The first type is provided with a pointer and clock scales, the clock scales are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of a dial plate, the pointer makes circular motion, and the current time is indicated by indicating the real-time position of the clock scales through the pointer; the other is that no pointer and clock scale is set, but the indication is made by number, such as displaying the current time in a manner of "12: 00" directly on the watch screen. For the former, the clock scales are usually fixedly arranged, the style of the clock scales cannot be changed once being set, and the time indication can be completed only by a walking pointer, so that the realization mode of the pointer must be considered during product design, and the appearance and the functional diversity of the product are greatly limited.
[ summary of the invention ]
The present invention is made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pointer-less electronic timepiece device that can indicate a scale indicating a current time by a change in the state of a clock scale without requiring a pointer.
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides a pointer-free electronic watch device for scale indication, which is characterized by comprising a dial plate, an indicator lamp, a nixie tube, a clock crystal unit and a main control unit, wherein the dial plate is provided with a plurality of scales which are distributed along the circumferential direction and are used for representing hours; the indicating lamps are arranged on the back side of the dial plate and respectively correspond to the scales; the indicating lamp is provided with a first indicating state and a second indicating state; the nixie tube is used for displaying the minute value of the current time; the clock crystal unit is used for generating a clock oscillation signal; the main control unit is connected with the indicating lamp, the nixie tube and the clock crystal unit and used for calculating the current time according to the clock oscillation signal, controlling the nixie tube to display the minute value of the current time, controlling the indicating lamp corresponding to the current time to be in a first indicating state and controlling the other indicating lamps to be in a second indicating state to indicate the scale of the hours corresponding to the current time.
Furthermore, the scale is in a light-transmitting shape, and when an indicator lamp on the rear side of the scale is in a first indicating state, the scale is in a first color state; when the indicator light on the rear side of the scale is in a second indicating state, the scale is in a second color state.
Further, the indicator lamps respectively comprise a first indicator lamp and a second indicator lamp, when the first indicator lamp in the indicator lamps is turned on, the indicator lamps are in a first indication state, and the scales are in a first color state; when a second indicator light of the indicator lights, the indicator lights are in a second indicating state, and the scale is in a second color state.
Further, the first indicator light and the second indicator light are different in color when lit.
Furthermore, a plurality of hollowed-out grooves are formed in the dial plate, the positions of the hollowed-out grooves correspond to the positions of 12-hour standard clock scales, and the hollowed-out grooves form the scales.
Further, the scales and the indicating lamps are respectively provided with 12 scales which are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the dial plate.
Furthermore, a light-transmitting area is arranged in the middle of the dial plate, the nixie tube is arranged on the rear side of the light-transmitting area, and the display content of the nixie tube can be exposed out of the light-transmitting area.
Further, the system also comprises a power supply unit which is used for supplying power to the main control unit.
The present invention advantageously contributes to effectively solving the above-mentioned problems. The pointer-free electronic watch device for scale indication is not provided with a pointer, but is provided with scales distributed along the circumferential direction, and the scales are used for indicating hours; an indicator light is arranged on the rear side of the scale, and the indicator light has a first indication state and a second indication state; the scale of the current time can be indicated through the difference of the color states by controlling the indicator lamps of the scales corresponding to the current time to be in a first indication state and the indicator lamps of the scales at other places to be in a second indication state; a nixie tube is arranged in the range of the inner circle of the scale and can display the minute value of the current time in real time; therefore, the number of hours of the current time can be read by the scale indicated by the color state, and the minute value of the current time can be read by the number displayed by the nixie tube, so that the clock indication function of the electronic watch can be realized. The pointer-free electronic watch device for scale indication has the characteristics of novel structure and practical function, has strong practicability and is suitable for wide popularization.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the present invention.
The attached drawings are as follows: dial 10, scale 11, pilot lamp 20, charactron 30, clock crystal unit 40, main control unit 50, power supply unit 60.
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The following examples are further illustrative and supplementary to the present invention and do not limit the present invention in any way.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the pointer-less electronic timepiece for indicating scales according to the present invention is mainly characterized in that it is not provided with a pointer, but indicates an hour scale 11 of the current time by an indicator lamp 20 of which color is changed, and then displays a minute value of the current time by a numerical display of a nixie tube 30, thereby indicating the current time together.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the pointer-less electronic timepiece device for indicating scales according to the present invention includes a dial 10, an indicator lamp 20, a nixie tube 30, a clock crystal unit 40, a main control unit 50, and a power supply unit 60.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the dial 10 is used for providing a clock scale 11, on which a plurality of scales 11 for representing hours are arranged. The dial 10 may be shaped as desired, and typically the dial 10 is circular. In this embodiment, the dial 10 is circular.
The scale 11 can be set according to the requirement. In general, a 12-hour system is adopted for timepieces, and therefore, in the present embodiment, the scale 11 adopts a 12-hour system. The position of the scale 11 corresponds to the position of the 12-hour scale of the clock. The scale 11 may be a symbol or a number, which may be specifically set according to needs. In some embodiments, the scale 11 is provided in a digital form, such as 1, 2, 3 … … 12, etc.; in some embodiments, the scales 11 may be provided with the same symbol or different symbols, for example, 12 symbols are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction to form the scales 11.
The scale 11 is convenient for a user to read the meter. In some embodiments, it may be provided with 12 graduations 11 to characterize each of the 12 hours. In some embodiments, it may be provided with more than 12 scales 11. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 12 scales 11 are provided, which are in the form of numbers. In other words, in the present embodiment, 12 numerical scales 11 in total are provided at regular intervals in the circumferential direction of the dial 10, 1, 2, and 3 … … 12.
In order to conveniently indicate the current time through the scale 11 because the invention is not provided with a pointer, the scale 11 is in a light-transmitting shape, and the light color of the indicator light 20 at the back side of the scale can be transmitted through the scale 11. Thus, the number of hours in the current time is indicated by the color change caused by the change in the state of the back-side indicator light 20.
In this embodiment, the scale 11 is hollowed. In other words, in the present embodiment, the dial 10 is provided with the hollow grooves having the shapes of the numbers 1, 2, and 3 … … 12, the hollow grooves are evenly spaced, and the hollow grooves form the scale 11.
In other embodiments, the scale 11 may be configured to have a certain transparency. For example, the scale region is made of a translucent material, and the other regions except the scale region are made of a non-transparent, non-light-transmitting material. Thus, when the indicator light 20 on the back side of a certain scale 11 is turned on, it can be distinguished from other scales 11 and surrounding scenes to play a role of time indication.
The indicator light 20 is used for indicating the clock scales 11, is arranged on the back side of the dial 10, and respectively corresponds to the positions of the scales 11.
The number of the indicator lights 20 corresponds to the number of the scales 11. In this embodiment, 12 scales 11 are provided, and therefore, 12 indicator lights 20 are provided, which are respectively located at the rear sides of the 12 scales 11.
The indicator light 20 is provided with a first indicating state and a second indicating state. The first indication state and the second indication state have different visual effects, so that the user can distinguish conveniently. When the indicator light 20 is in the first indication state, the corresponding scale 11 shows the first color state. When the indicator light 20 is in the second indicating state, the corresponding scale 11 is in the second color state. The first color state and the second color state are different colors. For example, the first indication state, the first color state may be set to red, the second indication state, the second color state may be set to green, and so on.
In this embodiment, the scale indicated by the first indication state is the number of hours of the current time. When one of the scales 11, for example, the indicator light 20 corresponding to the numerical scale "3" is in the first indicating state (for example, red), and the indicator lights 20 corresponding to the remaining scales 11 are in the second indicating state (for example, green), the scale 11 corresponding to the indicator light 20 in the first indicating state (for example, red) can be highlighted, thereby indicating to the user that the hours of the current time is 3 am or 3 pm.
In the present embodiment, each indicator light 20 includes a first indicator light and a second indicator light. When a first indicator lamp and a second indicator lamp in the indicator lamps 20 are not lighted, the indicator lamps 20 are in a first indication state, and the scales 11 are in a first color state; when the second indicator light of the indicator lights 20 is turned on and the first indicator light is not turned on, the indicator light 20 is in the second indication state, and the scale 11 is in the second color state. The first indicator light and the second indicator light are different in color when being turned on.
The illumination of the indicator light 20 is controlled by the main control unit 50. The main control unit 50 controls the lighting condition of each indicator light 20 according to the current time; in this embodiment, when every hour passes, the main control unit 50 changes the indicator 20 at the position of the previous hour scale 11 to the second indicating state, changes the indicator 20 at the position of the current hour scale 11 to the first indicating state, and maintains the indicator 20 at the positions of the remaining scales 11 to the second indicating state, so as to indicate the number of hours of the current time by the color of the first indicating state.
As shown in fig. 2, the clock crystal unit 40 is used for generating a clock oscillation signal to the main control unit 50, so as to obtain time information. The clock crystal unit 40 may be a well-known clock oscillation circuit, and is connected to the main control unit 50. When the main control unit 50 calculates the time information according to the clock oscillation signal generated by the clock crystal unit 40, the main control unit 50 can control the indicator light 20 and the nixie tube 30 to indicate the current time.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the nixie tube 30 is used for displaying the minute value of the current time. In this embodiment, the nixie tube 30 may be a 2-bit seven-segment nixie tube 30 or a 2-bit eight-segment nixie tube 30. The nixie tube 30 is connected to the main control unit 50, and displays the number of minutes of the current time in real time in a digital form under the control of the main control unit 50. For example, when the current time is 3 o' clock 45, the nixie tube 30 displays the number 45, the indicator light 20 corresponding to the number scale "3" is in the first indication state, and the indicator lights 20 corresponding to the remaining scales 11 are in the second indication state.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the nixie tube 30 is disposed in the middle area of the dial 10, in other words, the nixie tube 30 is located in the circle of the scale 11.
In order to display the digital content on the nixie tube 30, a light-transmitting area is arranged in the middle of the dial 10. The transparent area may be a hollow area, a transparent area, or a semi-transparent area, which can expose the digital content of the nixie tube 30. In this embodiment, the transparent area is a transparent area, and the nixie tube 30 is disposed at the back side of the dial 10 and faces the transparent area, so that the display content of the nixie tube 30 can be exposed from the transparent area.
The master control unit 50 is used for overall control, and its functions include but are not limited to:
calculating the current time according to the clock oscillation signal generated by the clock crystal unit 40;
state change of the control indicator lamp 20: the indicating lamp 20 of the scale 11 corresponding to the current time is controlled to be in a first indicating state, and the indicating lamps 20 corresponding to the rest scales 11 are controlled to be in a second indicating state, so that the scale 11 of the number of hours corresponding to the current time is indicated through the state difference of the indicating lamps 20;
the nixie tube 30 is controlled to display the minute value of the current time in real time.
The main control unit 50 may be implemented by a single chip, which is not limited in this embodiment.
In addition, a power supply unit 60 is provided to maintain the normal operation of the electronic timepiece device. The power supply unit 60 is connected to the main control unit 50, and is configured to supply power to the main control unit 50.
Furthermore, a key can be arranged for realizing control, switching and the like of corresponding functions.
Thus, the pointer-free electronic watch device for indicating scales of the invention is formed, which is not provided with a pointer, but is provided with scales 11 distributed along the circumferential direction, and the scales 11 are used for indicating hours; an indicator light 20 is arranged at the rear side of the scale 11, and the indicator light 20 has a first indication state and a second indication state; the scale 11 of the current time can be indicated through the difference of the color states by controlling the indicator lamp 20 of the scale 11 corresponding to the current time to be in the first indication state and controlling the indicator lamps 20 of the scales 11 at other places to be in the second indication state; a nixie tube 30 is arranged in the inner circle range of the scale 11 and can display the minute value of the current time in real time; therefore, the scale 11 indicated by the color status can read the number of hours of the current time, and the number displayed by the nixie tube 30 can read the minute value of the current time, so that the clock indication function of the electronic watch can be realized.
While the invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and the above components may be replaced with similar or equivalent elements known to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.
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1. A pointer-less electronic timepiece device for indicating a scale, comprising:
the dial plate (10) is provided with a plurality of scales (11) which are distributed along the circumferential direction and used for representing hours;
indicator lamps (20) which are arranged on the back side of the dial plate (10) and respectively correspond to the scales (11); the indicator light (20) is provided with a first indication state and a second indication state;
a nixie tube (30) for displaying the minute value of the current time;
a clock crystal unit (40) for generating a clock oscillation signal;
and the main control unit (50) is connected with the indicator lamp (20), the nixie tube (30) and the clock crystal unit (40) and is used for calculating the current time according to the clock oscillation signal, controlling the nixie tube (30) to display the minute value of the current time and controlling the indicator lamp (20) corresponding to the current time to be in a first indication state and the rest indicator lamps (20) to be in a second indication state to indicate the scale (11) of the hours corresponding to the current time.
2. The hands-free electronic watch device with graduation according to claim 1, wherein the graduation (11) is transparent, and when the indicator light (20) at the rear side of the graduation (11) is in the first indication state, the graduation (11) is in the first color state; when the indicator light (20) at the rear side of the scale (11) is in a second indicating state, the scale (11) is in a second color state.
3. The hands-free electronic watch device with scale indication according to claim 2, wherein the indicator lights (20) comprise a first indicator light and a second indicator light, respectively, when a first indicator light of the indicator lights (20) is lit, the indicator light (20) is in a first indication state, and the scale (11) is in a first color state; when a second indicator light of the indicator lights (20) is lighted, the indicator light (20) is in a second indicating state, and the scale (11) presents a second color state.
4. The hands-free electronic watch device with scale indication according to claim 3, wherein the first indicator light and the second indicator light are different in color when they are turned on.
5. A hands-free electronic watch device with scale indication according to claim 1, characterised in that on the dial (10) there are provided a plurality of hollowed-out grooves, the positions of which correspond to the positions of the 12-hour scale of the timepiece, the hollowed-out grooves forming the scale (11).
6. The hands-free electronic watch device with graduation according to claim 1, wherein said graduation (11) and said indicator light (20) are respectively provided in 12 numbers, which are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of said dial (10).
7. The hands-free electronic watch device for indicating graduations according to claim 1, wherein a light-transmitting area is provided in the middle of the dial (10), and the nixie tube (30) is provided on the rear side of the light-transmitting area, and the display of the nixie tube (30) is exposed from the light-transmitting area.
8. The hands-free electronic watch device for indicating graduations according to claim 5, further comprising a power supply unit (60) for supplying power to said main control unit (50).
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