DE8530031U1 - World picture clock - Google Patents

Description

Diplrlng. Manfred Bonamann ^, ₍ ., ₍ /., J ... Käidenkirchener Straße 35 a Patent Attorney · * '♦': * ί LS 'j'V'i D-4050 Mönchengladbach 1

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Norbert Paessens
Mosterstraße 26, 4182 Uedem

World picture clock

The invention relates to a world picture clock with a world map which has the time zones and which has a 24-hour movement is arranged rotatable relative to a time scale.

In addition to the local time of the respective location or the corresponding zone time, the times can be displayed on such clocks the different time zones of the earth can be read.

Well-known world picture clocks show a world map in equatorial projection on. The time scale is arranged near the pole, i.e. either in the area of the North Pole or the South Pole and as scale running in the direction of the equator of the world map educated. The scale can be rotated transversely to its longitudinal direction over the 24-hour movement and is designed so that a separate 24-hour division for each time zone on the time scale is provided. The function is such that on the time scale the applicable local time for the time zone degree of the user. To determine the respective time of a location which is in a different time zone, can then read off the corresponding time on the time scale will.

Such world picture clocks require a certain minimum size in order to be easy to read for the user.

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The present invention has for its object to be a To propose world picture clock of the type mentioned above, which is clearly manageable with small dimensions and above is of the simplest possible structure.

To solve this task, the invention provides that a 24-hour time scale on a concentric to a world map designed as a circular disk in plan view is arranged with poististent projection. Preferably is the world map is designed as a circular disc and it is provided that the ring surrounding the world map is arranged in a stationary manner is and the world map is rotatably arranged around the pole as a central axis through the 24-hour movement At the clock, the time applicable for each time zone can be read on the circular time scale.

While with the time scale arrangement of the well-known world picture clocks a separate 24-hour scale is to be assigned to each time zone, the invention advantageously only comes with a 24-hour timescale, resulting in a significantly lower Effort leads.

In a further development of the invention it can be provided that the world map or the circular disc is made of translucent material and on the visible side of the world picture clock opposite side of the circular disk is a stationary light arrangement extending over approximately half of the circular disk is provided. If the arrangement is made so that the world map by means of the 24-hour work around the pole rotated as the central axis, in this way the day or " Night and dawn or dusk are visually displayed for the respective time zone.

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In a further embodiment of the invention it can be provided that the sun is in the middle of the light arrangement representative, separate luminous sign is provided.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Show it:

1 shows a world picture clock according to the invention in a view;

FIG. 2 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 1, in which the one carrying the world map is made of translucent material existing circular disc is removed.

A 24-hour dial showing the individual sectors

in the counterclockwise direction from 1 to 24 is said to be stationary on a front panel 25 of a housing 26 formed ring 27 designed. As can be seen, the sectors 1 to 24 still have subdivisions towards the inside each corresponding to a quarter of an hour. One as a circular disc The configured world map 28 with a polar projection can be rotated about its central axis 29 on a shaft 30 a 24-hour movement 31 attached. The work 31 is seen from the visible side (Fig. 1) below the die A circular disc bearing a polar world map and is therefore not visible to the observer in the position of use. On the World map, the time zone degrees corresponding to the time zones are marked. The marking is such that the middle of the individual time zones is each designed as an arrowhead, as indicated by 32 in FIG. 1, for example. the The time zone in which the user is located is marked separately, for example by a radial one Marking 33. Information areas 34 and 35 are provided on the side, which lists individual locations with each assigned Can record time zone degrees.

/ ' The circular disk 23 gives way to the map of the world formed by the poles

; is made of translucent material.

< ^r The world map itself is also translucent. On the the

Visible side of the world picture clock, opposite side of the circular disc 28, which can be seen from FIG. 2, is the area below the world map by a separation 34 into one darkened area 35 and a light arrangement 36 having an area divided. The area 36 has a Number of lamps 37 and a larger lamp 38 aufj which forms a luminous symbol to represent the sun. The areas 35 and 36 are stationary.

The function of the world picture clock is as follows:

The marker 33, which may correspond to the user's time zone, is set to the actual time. This is relatively precisely possible because the fixed 24-hour scale has the 1/4 hour subdivisions. You can then read the respective time if in all time zone areas of the earth without further setting

by establishing where the tips of the pointer-shaped pointer which is associated with each time zone and faces the ring 27 are located Structure is located. In fields 34 <i and 35a, name registers be arranged with assigned time zone degrees. This makes for those who don't know what time zone grade a place, the time of which is desired, is a relief.

Since the circular disk 28, which rotates once every 24 hours and has the map of the world, is made of translucent or translucent Material is made, the viewer can at the same time easily recognize in which areas of the earth day or night or morning or dusk.

Claims (5)

OipL-lng. Manfred Bonsmann,. , ■. . ··,; ■ ·· Kaldenkirchener Straße 35 a patent attorney. · ".": * I i: ''. '. "'. D-4050 Mönchengladbach 1 Telephone (02161) 12114 Norbert Paessens Mosterstraße 26, 4182 Uedem Weltbilduhr file : 85 171 claims for protection 1. World picture clock with a world map showing the time zones, which has a 24-hour movement relative to a time scale is arranged rotatable, characterized in that ei: .e 24-hour time scale on a concentric to a is provided in plan view as a circular disc (28) designed world map with a polar r projection arranged ring (27). 2. world picture clock according to claim 1, characterized in that the world map is designed as a circular disk. 3. world picture clock according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the ring (27) surrounding the world map is stationary is arranged and the world map is arranged around the pole as a central axis (29) rotatable by the 24-hour movement is. 4. world picture clock according to claim 3, characterized in that the world map or the circular disk (28) consists of translucent or tranitlucent material, and on. the one opposite the visible side of the world picture clock Side of the circular disk (28) is fixed about one another light arrangement (36) extending half of the circular disk is provided. 11 t * * «4 · 4 | 4 14 41 « ■ «rc · ■ Ο · · ι Δ - ■ ι 5. world picture clock according to claim 4, characterized in that that a separate luminous sign (38) representing the sun is provided approximately in the middle of the light arrangement (36).