DE202013101257U1 - Clock - Google Patents

Abstract

Clock (1) comprising at least one analog or digital pointer (2) which rotates continuously to display the time on a dial (3) by 360 ° about its own axis, wherein the dial (3) in uniform sections (4) is subdivided and for displaying the division the dial strokes, dots, indices, numbers and / or the like suitable symbols, characterized in that the at least one pointer (2) during a 360 ° rotation about its own axis describes several days of a month wherein the subdivision of the dial (3) is made in such a way that provided on the dial (3) corresponding to the number of days, which the pointer (2) during a 360 ° rotation, 24-hour sections (5).

Description

Technical area

The present invention relates to a timepiece comprising at least one analog or digital pointer which rotates continuously 360 ° around its own axis to indicate the time on a dial, the dial being divided into equal sections and the dial indicating the division of lines , Dots, indices, numbers and / or the like having suitable symbols.

State of the art

In conventional watches, sections are usually provided on the dial to indicate the time that the sheet is divided twelve times to display the hours, sixty times to display the minutes and seconds. The hour hand basically describes two full circles (720 °) in twenty-four hours. Many - even analog clocks also have a date and month display.

Clocks are also known from the prior art, which have a special design or division of the dial. Out CH 702 764 A2 For example, a watch is known whose dial has an elevation which is arranged to mark the 11 conjunctions of the minute hand with the hour hand. Out FR 2 696 016 is an analog clock with a 24-hour display known. Out DE 297 10 570 U1 also a 24-hour clock is known, the clock has additional displays showing the season and the position of the sun. A disadvantage of all known from the prior art clocks that the display of the date and / or month without exception by means of a separate analog or digital pointer and / or by means of a separate display or a separate dial is displayed.

Presentation of the invention

The present invention is based on the object to provide a clock that is suitable to display by means of a pointer both the time and the current date.

According to the invention the above object is achieved with the features of the protection claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the clock according to the invention are specified in the subclaims.

Thereafter, a clock of the type mentioned above is characterized in that the at least one pointer during a 360 ° rotation about its own axis describes several days of a month, wherein the subdivision of the dial is done in such a way that on the dial according to the number of days which describes the pointer during a 360 ° rotation, 24-hour sections are provided.

Brief description of the drawings

Other objects, features, advantages and applications of the clock according to the invention will become apparent from the following description of an embodiment with reference to the drawings. All described and / or illustrated features, alone or in any combination form the subject matter of the invention, regardless of the summary in individual claims or their dependency.

In the drawings show

1 and 2 the clock according to the invention in a preferred embodiment with different times and days.

Embodiment of the invention

How out 1 can be seen, describes the at least one pointer 2 (Hour and date hand) in this particularly preferred embodiment of the invention during a 360 ° rotation about its own axis fifteen days (sections 5 ) of a month.

According to the invention requires at least one pointer 2 fifteen days in this version, to turn once on its own axis. For a 30-day month, therefore, are two 360 ° rotations of the pointer 2 required. The user can thus use the sections 4 and 5 in addition to the current time additionally recognize what date the pointer 2 indicating, wherein the in 1 date is either the 6th or 21st day of a month. In the in 1 The current time is 18 o'clock and 9 minutes.

In the 1 illustrated clock is advantageously applied to the dial strokes, points and numbers, the dial 3 This can also be configured as a display with a digital display of these symbols.

The dial 3 is preferably in fifteen by twelve sections 4 So a total of one hundred and eighty sections 4 divided by lines, the pointer 2 every two hours one of these sections 4 treading.

At the in 2 The date displayed is either the 8th or 23rd day of a Month. The current time in 2 is 9 pm and 47 minutes.

To display the minutes on the clock is another pointer 2a provided, which preferably - as in conventional watches - rotates once for a minute by 360 ° about its own axis.

In the above subdivision the pointer proceeds 2a preferably three sections for one second 4 ,

The subdivision of the dial can of course also be done differently as shown. It would also be conceivable, the dial and the rotation of the pointer 2 such that in a rotation of the pointer 2 thirty days are described.

Preferably, the pointer goes 2 after displaying the thirty-one day of a month, that is in the first section 5a the subdivision of the dial 3 automatically back to the beginning of the first section 5a (Zero position). In the month of February, the pointer moves 2 preferably after the 28th or 29th automatically to the beginning of the first section 5a in the zero position.

The clock according to the invention is not limited in its execution to the above-mentioned preferred embodiments. Rather, a variety of design variations are possible, which make use of the solution shown even with fundamentally different type of execution.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Clock

2

Pointer (hour and date hand)

2a

Pointer (seconds)

3

dial

4

Sections (divided into 180)

5

Sections (divided into 15)

5a

first section 5

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

This list of the documents listed by the applicant has been generated automatically and is included solely for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

Cited patent literature

• CH 702764 A2 [0003]
• FR 2696016 [0003]
• DE 29710570 U1 [0003]

Claims (7)

Clock ( 1 ) comprising at least one analog or digital pointer ( 2 ), which is used to display the time on a dial ( 3 ) continuously rotates 360 ° about its own axis, whereby the dial ( 3 ) into uniform sections ( 4 ) and for the representation of the division, the dial has dashes, dots, indices, numbers and / or the like suitable symbols, characterized in that the at least one pointer ( 2 ) describes during a 360 ° rotation about its own axis several days of a month, whereby the subdivision of the dial ( 3 ) in such a way that on the dial ( 3 ) according to the number of days, which the pointer ( 2 ) during a 360 ° turn describes 24-hour sections ( 5 ) are provided. Clock according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one pointer ( 2 ) describes 15 days of a month during a 360 ° turn around its own axis. Watch according to claim 2, characterized in that the dial ( 3 ) in fifteen by twelve sections ( 4 ), ie a total of 180 sections ( 4 ) is divided. Clock according to claim 3, characterized in that the pointer ( 2 ) every two hours one of these sections ( 4 ). Clock according to claim 3, characterized in that a pointer ( 2a ), which during a second three of these sections ( 4 ). Watch according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pointer ( 2 ) after displaying the thirty-first day of a month, ie in the first section ( 5a ) of the subdivision of the dial ( 3 ) automatically to the beginning of the first section ( 5a ) goes. Clock according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pointer ( 2 ) automatically after the 28th or 29th of February at the beginning of the first section ( 5a ) goes.

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