CN2443402Y - Clock movement with time zone display - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a clock movement with time zone display. The utility model is composed of a power generator, a second counting apparatus, a minute counting apparatus, a timing apparatus and a time zone display apparatus. A minute hand and an hour hand are respectively hinged with the second counting apparatus, the minute counting apparatus and the timing apparatus by a second hand or a second plate. Then, a first landmark of the local time zone aligns a fiducial line of a shell, and the local time is calibrated. Then, a time zone regulating ring of the time zone display apparatus is shifted to a second landmark of one time zone, and aligns the fiducial line, while a time front wheel makes the planet motion on a planet radical wheel along each division wheel so that the hour hand can generate the displacement, and the time which is indicated by the hour hand represents the time of the second landmark.

Description

The clock movement that the tool time zone shows

The utility model is the clock movement that a kind of tool time zone shows, refer to especially a kind of by rotation time zone adjustment ring zone position during to desire, can make hour hands generation relative displacement, make time display plate directly show the local time.In addition, further comprise the diel display device in the utility model movement, so that show the local time round the clock.Simultaneously, the utility model still has a quarter-bell setting device, so that the informing of user's institute's Preset Time.

Prosperity with work traffic and communication makes international interchange also frequent day by day, and transnational contacts are also general day by day, based on factors such as the information reception and registration and the time differences, so, can show simultaneously that the clock (that is so-called world clock) in other time zones is to arise at the historic moment.

And known world clock, the most common person is to be to print on the clock face world map, and then the time of checking of trying to locate by following up a clue, the disappearance of this kind mode is that clock face is too numerous and diverse, in visual cognition and reception and registration, does not meet ergonomics.

As U.S.'s world clock that the 4th, 972, No. 392 patent disclosed, it is to adopt 12 hours movements and synchronously with belt chorography in external a period of time, corresponding again its go up 24 hours five equilibriums of configuration the time encircle.The shortcoming of only this mode is that it is to drive with belt, can produce frictional dissipation, and then accuracy is affected; Simultaneously, 24 hours minute hand shows also the customary difficulty of interpretation.

In addition the world clock with a kind of simple type is an example, and it is to be time showing with one 24 hours movements, the time zone ring of representative city, chimeric one 24 time zones of its clock face periphery title.Local city in this time zone ring of rotation can be extrapolated the time in relevant city in other time zones corresponding to the local time.And its disappearance is, employed movement must be 24 hours, simultaneously people when adjusting the time zone ring owing to there is no location structure between itself and the clock face, thus when using one section in the future, often cause the time zone ring to become flexible, and then cause the difficulty of interpretation.In addition, the time zone of this world clock ring was delineated with 24 hours time has a segment distance, also causes the error of interpretation easily.Into person is arranged especially because clock face must 24 hours delineation of configuration so that the time and the time between spacing tightened, except that the interpretation of unfavorable minute hand, also can't do quarter-bell precisely to the time, so on the whole present world clock does not all have the setting of quarter-bell.

In view of this, the utility model applicant this in being engaged in the experience of watch and clock movement design for many years with production and marketing, concentrate on studies, the phase can show each time zone time with the collocation of one 12 hours a movement and a time zone adjustment ring; Through experiment and test repeatedly, and then develop and " tool time zone show clock movement " of the present utility model.

The purpose of this utility model is, the clock movement that provides a kind of tool time zone to show, it can overcome above-mentioned every shortcoming, and have easy interpretation of time, easy and simple to handle and give the correct time accurately, the advantage of tool interpretation function round the clock and tool quarter-bell set-up function.

The clock movement that a kind of tool of the utility model time zone shows is characterized in that it comprises: a power generation arrangement is to be located at a substrate and circuit board top, and the electric power that the mat battery is supplied gives the step motor group, makes its rotor constant speed rotation; One second device is by one second front-wheel and rotor engaged, this second front-wheel side and second wheel engagement in addition, and second wheel mediad one second axle of extension down; One device for scoring is by wheels before a minute and second wheel engagement, before this divides wheels in addition with minute wheel engagement, this minute wheel one cannon pinion pass through for a second axle; One time set is by front-wheel and minute wheel engagement in a period of time, this time front-wheel in addition side and wheels engagement for the moment, this time wheels pass through for cannon pinion, and form by hour wheel butt joint before a back hour wheel and; One time zone display device, be to harden by a time zone adjustment ring and a clock face to close, its surperficial tool 24 time zones are cut apart and terrestrial reference are set, the inner circular tooth of side inwall then meshes with the planet idle that is coupling in clock face plate one lateral edges, this planet idle side in addition then meshes with a planet base wheel that is placed in the middle separate seat, this planet base wheel passes through with ccontaining for the back hour wheel, and the time front-wheel mat one axostylus axostyle be coupling in planet base wheel end face one side.

Before wherein dividing wheels be by one fen front-wheel versatilely with front axle socket in a fen.

Wherein cannon pinion is to be wholely set or to be socketed on minute wheel.

Wherein the wheel face bottom of planet base wheel is established a location lug at least, the indoor then prominent relatively some trips of establishing of the wheel of middle separate seat.

It further comprises the diel display device, this device be the time wheels one sides engagement diel gear, in addition diel display panel and gear round the clock are coupling, make round the clock display panel can be with work the time wheels rotate, its card tool represent the daytime/night symbol two decorations mark.

It further comprises a quarter-bell setting device, and this device is with recessed the wheel and a quarter-bell timing cam socket versatilely of quarter-bell timing, is coupling in the lump on the clock face plate again, and both surface of contact are oppositely arranged two draw-in grooves and two tenons at least; In addition one first idle pulley and one second idler shaft are connected to regularly recessed the wheel and a quarter-bell timing cam one side of quarter-bell, and be engaged with respectively, and the time wheels preceding hour wheel pass through a quarter-bell timing wheel, and connect hour hands and a quarter-bell pointer respectively, after more respectively with this second idle pulley and the engagement of first idle pulley.

Wherein work as hummer and send the sound, the quarter-bell switch of separate seat periphery during then mat is stirred and is located at makes the key of one side prominent with contact flat spring jack-up, and goes into opening circuit, and can remove piping of hummer.

Wherein the quarter-bell switch in addition side extend a coak so that optionally with the set two-part catching groove snapping of middle separate seat internal face so that as setting and removing the foundation that hummer sends the sound.

Wherein these ratchet wheels are to be unidirectional ratchet wheels.

Its middle shell is to be docked with a bonnet by a protecgulum to form, and this protecgulum periphery is established a lid and lacked, and in order to stirring time zone adjustment ring, middle separate seat bottom then links with capping locking.

Be further to disclose concrete technology contents of the present utility model, at first see also graphic, wherein:

Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model movement;

Fig. 4 is the sectional drawing of each element group after upright on the substrate of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the sectional drawing of each element group after upright on the middle separate seat of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is the sectional drawing after the clock panel sets of Fig. 3 is stood;

Fig. 7 is the stereographic map of the utility model group after upright;

Fig. 8 is the utility model group another visual angle stereographic map after upright.

To shown in Figure 6, basically, movement of the present utility model mainly is by 1, one second device 2, one device for scoring of a power generation arrangement, 3, one time sets 4 as Fig. 1, and a time zone display device 5 combines.Simultaneously, movement of the present utility model can further comprise diel display device 6, one quarter-bell setting devices 7 and a housing 8.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, power generation arrangement 1 is substrate 11 and circuit board 12 tops of being located at a pair of laminar, it is to set firmly and be connected in circuit board 12 by a battery 13, so that the known step motor group of being made up of coil 141, stator 142 and rotor 143 14 is given in the power supply supply, make rotor 143 be able to the constant speed rotation, and output power to meter second device 2.

A meter second device 2 is to be coupling on substrate 11 by one second front-wheel 21, and it is and rotor 143 engagements and interlock thereupon, this second front-wheel 21 in addition sides then with a second wheel 22 engagements, axle 23 per minutes second that its central authorities are extended downwards rotate 360 degree.This second, axle 23 passed through a cannon pinion 33, and its end that protrudes in clock face plate 52 then articulates with a second hand/dish 24.

See also Fig. 1 to Fig. 5, device for scoring 3 is by wheels before a minute 31 and second wheel 22 engagements, wheels 31 are to be socketed to form with one fen front axle 312 versatilely by one fen front-wheel 311 before this branch, this minute, front axle 312 hypomeres passed through substrate 11 and circuit board 12, and with a minute wheel 32 engagement so that obtain the deceleration effect.These minute wheel 32 bottoms are wholely set or socket one cannon pinion 33, and it passes through wheels 42 for the moment, and the end that protrudes in clock face plate 52 then with a minute hand 34 sockets, make minute hand 34 per minutes rotate 6 degree.

Wherein, this minute, front-wheel 311 adopted the advantage of movable socket to be with dividing front axle 312, when rotational time is adjusted button 35, branch front axle 312 is rotated thereupon, and then drive minute wheel 32, the time front-wheel 41 timely wheels 42 rotate relatively, though and divide front-wheel 311 to be subjected to second wheel 22 to drive and form idle running, so still can keep constant speed to rotate second spools 23, to avoid at proof time the issuable error of second wheel 22 stagnations.

See also Fig. 2 to Fig. 6, time set 4 be by a period of time front-wheel 41 with minute wheel 32 engagements, its again with wheels 42 engagements in a period of time so that via deceleration, wheels 42 per hour rotate 30 degree when making.This time wheels 42 be to form by hour wheel 422 butt joint before a back hour wheel 421 and, and form interlock.Wherein, this back hour wheel 421 is to pass through in the wheel 55 and of delegation satellite-based after the separate seat 54, dock with preceding hour wheel 422 again, the time front-wheel 41 then mat one axostylus axostyle 411 be coupling in the planet base take turns 55 end faces, one side and with back hour wheel 421 engagement, and behind the quarter-bell timing wheel 75 that the end of preceding hour wheel 422 outstanding clock face plates 52 is chatted after passing through, articulate with hour hands 43 again.

Time zone display device 5 is by a time zone adjustment ring 51 and a clock face plate 52 sockets, and this time zone adjustment encircles the terrestrial reference 511 (seeing also Fig. 7) that the city title is represented in 51 surperficial tools, 24 time zones, and the inside and outside wall of side then is provided with inner circular tooth 512 and outer ring grain 513 respectively.In addition a planet idle pulley 53 is coupling in the default short slot of clock face plate 52 1 sides 521 edges, itself and inner circular tooth 512 are meshed.In the wheel chamber 541 of separate seat 54 central authorities, one side periphery was established a Room and is lacked 542 during planet base wheel 55 then was located at, and made this planet base wheel 55 be and planet idle 53 engagements.Mat is stirred the outer ring grain 513 of time zone adjustment ring 51, the terrestrial reference 511 of the desire time of knowing is aimed at the datum line 811 of protecgulum 81, can make planet idle 53 rotate synchronously, and then make planet base wheel 55 in wheel chamber 541, produce running, and with the time front-wheel 41 on planet base wheel 55, be planetary motion along minute wheel 32, since the time front-wheel 41 be with the time wheels 42 be meshed, wheels 42 rotate during event, and then change the indication of hour hands 43 in the time display plate 56, and the time shown in these hour hands 43 is promptly represented the local time of this terrestrial reference 511.

Into person is arranged especially, for making planet base wheel 55 tool integral point locating effect when the running, so the prominent at least location lug 551 of establishing in its wheel face bottom is then dashed forward relatively in the wheel chamber 541 and established some trips 543.When location lug 551 displacements and when falling between two trips 543 crack, promptly represent the integral point mode conversion to a certain time zone, and form the location.

Please consult Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 again, as wish to get the situation round the clock of knowing a certain time zone, the utility model further comprises diel display device 6, its be the time wheels 42 before hour wheel 422 1 sides engagements diel gear 61, in addition a display panel round the clock 62 of being located at time display plate 56 and clock face plate 52 is passed through clock face plate 52 and be coupling with gear 61 round the clock, making round the clock, display panel 62 can turn round with hour wheel 422 before the work.Wherein, round the clock display panel 62 surperficial tools represent the daytime/night symbol two decorations marks, 621 (seeing also Fig. 7), and time display plate 56 corresponding decorations marks 621 positions open a window 561, so that use the situation round the clock that shows.Because gear 61 is and 422 engagements of preceding hour wheel round the clock constantly, under normal condition, it is wheels 42 runnings during with work, so that use the situation round the clock that shows user's local zone time.When the user stirs time zone adjustment ring 51, wheels 42 also produce rotation relatively in the time of as previously mentioned, so gear 61 also rotates with preceding hour wheel 422 round the clock, when desiring the terrestrial reference 511 in time zone when being adjusted to, window 561 shown decorations mark 621, promptly represent the situation round the clock of local time.Therefore, the utility model can be differentiated the situation round the clock and the relative time in other time zones with 12 hours movements, can be rated as a quantum jump of movement.

Please consult Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 again, the utility model comprises a quarter-bell setting device 7 in addition, its be with a quarter-bell is regularly recessed take turns 71 and one quarter-bell timing cam 72 socket versatilely after, be coupling in the lump on clock face plate 52, this quarter-bell timing cam 72 and quarter-bell be regularly recessed takes turns 71 surface of contact and is oppositely arranged two tenons 721 and two draw-in grooves 711 at least.In addition, this quarter-bell is regularly recessed takes turns 71 and quarter-bell timing cam 72 adjacent positions be coupling in addition one first idle pulley 73 and one second idle pulley 74, and take turns 71 and 72 engagements of quarter-bell timing cam with pairing quarter-bell is regularly recessed respectively, this first idle pulley 73 and second idle pulley 74 side in addition then mesh with a quarter-bell timing wheel 75 and a preceding hour wheel 422 respectively, and the end and the quarter-bell pointer 76 that make quarter-bell timing wheel 75 pass through clock face plate 52 articulate.When the rotation quarter-bell is adjusted button 77, make known ratchet wheels 78, being preferably unidirectional ratchet wheels rotates with counterclockwise, and the quarter-bell that is connected with ratchet wheels 78 of order is regularly recessed takes turns 71 and rotate, make first idle pulley 73 and quarter-bell timing wheel 75 also be counterclockwise rotation, up to 76 indications of quarter-bell pointer desire the quarter-bell time till.

At this moment, the time wheels 42 continuous runnings, and drive second idle pulley 74 and 72 rotations of quarter-bell timing cam, make two tenons 721 be circular motion along regularly recessed 71 the card of taking turns of quarter-bell.When tenon 721 is aimed at and is fallen in the draw-in groove 711, this quarter-bell timing cam 72 highly falls sharply, the contact flat spring 121 that makes circuit board 12 is because of losing the support of quarter-bell timing cam 72, and form conducting with circuit board 12, and make hummer 122 send the sound, arrived the default quarter-bell time so that inform the user.

At this moment, user then mat stirs the quarter-bell switch 79 of being located at middle separate seat 54 1 sides, makes the key of one side dash forward 791 once again with contact flat spring 121 jack-up, and cuts off the electricity supply, and can remove piping of hummer 122.In addition, this quarter-bell switch 79 sides in addition extends a coak 792, so as with default two-part catching groove 544 snappings of middle separate seat 54 walls so that as setting and the foundation of removing quarter-bell.

Housing 8 is to be docked with a bonnet 82 by a protecgulum 81 to form, so that coat and protect aforesaid each element.Wherein, these protecgulum 81 surfaces are still offered a lid and are lacked 812, in order to stirring time zone adjustment ring 51 except that establishing a datum line 811.Middle separate seat 54 bottoms then link with a capping 83 lockings, so that the peristome of movement is sealed.

Please consult graphic again, when the utility model desire is used, at first the terrestrial reference 511 in the Taibei (Taipei) of this locality is aimed at the datum line 811 of protecgulums 81 by user elder generation, rotational time is adjusted button 35 then, make device for scoring 3 and time set 4 calibrate to local zone time, and to mark the shown time of 621 interpretations by the decorations of the shown display panel round the clock 62 of window 561 be to be daytime or night, for example through being adjusted at 12 o'clock at noon.Other time zones are looked in sight as desire, such as Chicago (Chicago) time, as long as stir time zone adjustment ring 51, time zone display device 5 and time set 4 are synchronized with the movement, and datum line 811 aimed at the terrestrial reference 511 in Chicago, and this moment, hour hands 43 were designated as at 10 o'clock, and window 561 then manifests the decorations of represent night and marks 621, this means that promptly present Chicago is 10 o'clock nights, has been not suitable for carrying out the business telephony contact.

In addition, the user links with the client in Chicago as desiring 9: 30 morning, then is adjusted to Chicago local time according to above-mentioned steps, rotates quarter-bell immediately and adjusts button 77, makes 7 starts of quarter-bell setting device, and quarter-bell pointer 76 is aimed at 9: 30 positions.Quarter-bell is regularly recessed takes turns in 71 two draw-in grooves 711 when two tenons 721 of quarter-bell timing cam 72 fall into, and hummer 122 promptly sends the sound.At this moment, Ben Di user (time is 11: 30 night) can pick up the telephone and Chicago client links.

Be with, via enforcement of the present utility model, the effect that can obtain, in respect of following number end:

(1) easy interpretation of time is because the utility model is to adopt 12 hours habitual movements as time showing, so can not change under the reading habit time in interpretation this locality or other time zones easily.

(2) easy and simple to handle and give the correct time accurately, as the time that desire is inquired about other time zones, only need stir time zone adjustment ring, time set is expert at is planetary motion on the satellite-based wheel, and time set moved in the integral point mode, can differentiate the two places time or the time difference easily, be convenient incomparable.

(3) tool interpretation function round the clock, institute presents decorations target difference in the window of mat time display plate, though via 12 hours movements as time showing, also can differentiate the time round the clock that institute's desire is inquired about a certain time zone easily.

(4) tool quarter-bell set-up function, because movement of the present utility model is without the slightest difference with 12 hours of the commonly using time interpretation mode that movement provided, therefore, quarter-bell set with remove also roughly the same, can avoid 24 hours movements because of the time and the time between the two gap too small, be difficult to accurately set outside the disappearance of quarter-bell time, after this case simultaneously can be adjusted to the time in other time zones in advance, set the quarter-bell time again,, can remind the user to the time that sets so that during quarter-bell.

The utility model those disclosed herein are that preferable reality is dragged a kind of of example, and patent right category of the present utility model is not all taken off in Ju Bu change or modification and come from technological thought of the present utility model and be easy to the person of knowing by inference by the people who has the knack of this skill such as.

Claims (10)

1. the clock movement that shows of a tool time zone is characterized in that it comprises:

One power generation arrangement is to be located at a substrate and circuit board top, and the electric power that the mat battery is supplied gives the step motor group, makes its rotor constant speed rotation;

One second device is by one second front-wheel and rotor engaged, this second front-wheel side and second wheel engagement in addition, and second wheel mediad one second axle of extension down;

One device for scoring is by wheels before a minute and second wheel engagement, before this divides wheels in addition with minute wheel engagement, this minute wheel one cannon pinion pass through for a second axle;

One time set is by front-wheel and minute wheel engagement in a period of time, this time front-wheel in addition side and wheels engagement for the moment, this time wheels pass through for cannon pinion, and form by hour wheel butt joint before a back hour wheel and;

One time zone display device, be to harden by a time zone adjustment ring and a clock face to close, its surperficial tool 24 time zones are cut apart and terrestrial reference are set, the inner circular tooth of side inwall then meshes with the planet idle that is coupling in clock face plate one lateral edges, this planet idle side in addition then meshes with a planet base wheel that is placed in the middle separate seat, this planet base wheel passes through with ccontaining for the back hour wheel, and the time front-wheel mat one axostylus axostyle be coupling in planet base wheel end face one side.

2. the clock movement that tool according to claim 1 time zone shows is characterized in that, before wherein dividing wheels be by one fen front-wheel versatilely with front axle socket in a fen.

3. the clock movement that tool according to claim 1 time zone shows is characterized in that wherein cannon pinion is to be wholely set or to be socketed on minute wheel.

4. the clock movement that tool according to claim 1 time zone shows is characterized in that, wherein the wheel face bottom of planet base wheel is established a location lug at least, the indoor then prominent relatively some trips of establishing of the wheel of middle separate seat.

5. the clock movement that tool according to claim 1 time zone shows, it is characterized in that, it further comprises the diel display device, this device be the time wheels one sides engagement diel gear, in addition diel display panel and gear round the clock are coupling, make round the clock display panel can be with work the time wheels rotate, its card tool represent the daytime/night symbol two decorations mark.

6. the clock movement that tool according to claim 1 time zone shows, it is characterized in that, it further comprises a quarter-bell setting device, this device is with recessed the wheel and a quarter-bell timing cam socket versatilely of quarter-bell timing, be coupling in the lump on the clock face plate, both surface of contact are oppositely arranged two draw-in grooves and two tenons at least again; In addition one first idle pulley and one second idler shaft are connected to regularly recessed the wheel and a quarter-bell timing cam one side of quarter-bell, and be engaged with respectively, and the time wheels preceding hour wheel pass through a quarter-bell timing wheel, and connect hour hands and a quarter-bell pointer respectively, after more respectively with this second idle pulley and the engagement of first idle pulley.

7. the clock movement that tool according to claim 6 time zone shows is characterized in that, wherein works as hummer and sends the sound, the quarter-bell switch of separate seat periphery during then mat is stirred and is located at, make the key of one side prominent, and go, can remove piping of hummer into opening circuit with contact flat spring jack-up.

8. the clock movement that tool according to claim 7 time zone shows, it is characterized in that, wherein the quarter-bell switch in addition side extend a coak so that optionally with the set two-part catching groove snapping of middle separate seat internal face so that as setting and removing the foundation that hummer sends the sound.

9. the clock movement that tool according to claim 6 time zone shows is characterized in that wherein these ratchet wheels are to be unidirectional ratchet wheels.

10. the clock movement that tool according to claim 1 time zone shows is characterized in that its middle shell is to be docked with a bonnet by a protecgulum to form, and this protecgulum periphery is established a lid and lacked, and in order to stirring time zone adjustment ring, middle separate seat bottom then links with capping locking.

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