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EP1168112A1
EP1168112A1 EP01304665A EP01304665A EP1168112A1 EP 1168112 A1 EP1168112 A1 EP 1168112A1 EP 01304665 A EP01304665 A EP 01304665A EP 01304665 A EP01304665 A EP 01304665A EP 1168112 A1 EP1168112 A1 EP 1168112A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
    • G09F19/12—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for using special optical effects
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    • B44F—SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
    • B44F1/00—Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects
    • B44F1/08—Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects characterised by colour effects
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/06—Dials
    • G04B19/08—Geometrical arrangement of the graduations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/20—Indicating by numbered bands, drums, discs, or sheets
    • G04B19/202—Indicating by numbered bands, drums, discs, or sheets by means of turning discs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
    • G04B45/0007—Light-, colour-, line-, or spot-effects caused by parts or pictures moved by the clockwork

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  • the present invention relates to a display device, particularly but not exclusively a display device for a watch or clock.
  • a conventional clock of the analogue kind the time is read by the position of an hour hand and a minute hand, and sometimes also a second hand.
  • gears drive two or three shafts at different speeds, and a hand attached to each shaft indicates its position.
  • the hour hand rotates once every twelve hours
  • the minute hand rotates twelve times every twelve hours
  • the second hand if present, rotates seven hundred and twenty times every twelve hours.
  • stator typically there will be provided on the stator a pattern of alternating light and dark coloured regions each in the form of a sector of the disc, and on the rotor a pattern of alternating light transmitting and opaque regions, again each being in the form of a sector of the disc. It may be arranged that the stator has N-1 dark and N-1 white sectors, and the rotor has N transparent and N opaque sectors where N is any whole number. When the rotor is rotated, the resultant pattern will rotate N times faster than the speed of rotation of the rotor.
  • GB-A-2,206,712 there is disclosed an analog clock which has a stationary disc and a rotating disc, portions of which are said to be graduated such that they form a rotary vernier.
  • a fixed mark is displayed on the rotating disc, which is rotated one revolution every twelve hours, the fixed mark constituting an hour hand.
  • the graduations of the vernier are arranged and illuminated such that as the fixed mark on the disc rotates one revolution every twelve hours and indicates the time in hours, the vernier graduations enable minutes to be read.
  • the resultant pattern consists of N-1 (eg. 11) light regions of varying thickness, so that it is difficult to determine visually precisely where the resultant pattern is pointing at any one time. Precision may be increased by making the light regions of the stator and the transparent regions of the rotor narrower, as described in DE-3503672-A1, or by tapering these regions, as described in GB-A-2,206,712, but it will always be the case:
  • N 12 value required to provide the minute-hand display of a clock or watch.
  • a display device comprising: display means for displaying a first display pattern in combination with a second display pattern; and means for producing relative movement between the first and second display patterns; the first and second display patterns each having features which recur regularly along the direction of relative movement between the two display patterns at repetition rates which are different on the two display patterns; the display patterns being related in such a manner as to give rise to a moving resultant pattern which is the result of the interaction of the first and second display patterns during the said relative movement, the resultant pattern moving at a speed greater than the said relative movement between the first and second display patterns; characterised in that each display pattern is composed of more than one component pattern; each component pattern having a feature which recurs regularly along the direction of relative motion between the display patterns; one of the component patterns on the first display pattern being associated with one of the component patterns on the second display pattern, and another of the component patterns on the first display pattern being associated with another of the component patterns on the second pattern, in such a manner that the visual effect of viewing in combination two associated component patterns is different
  • each display pattern from more than one component pattern allows a clearer display, and increases the resolution which is available in defining the moving resultant pattern.
  • the display device is a rotary device
  • the moving resultant pattern is used to indicate the passage of time by a minute hand
  • the provision of, for example, two component patterns on each of the display patterns can be arranged to provide twenty two distinct positions of the minute hand rather than the eleven distinct positions which have been provided previously in prior art arrangements.
  • the invention is not limited to this example, and that the resolution may be further increased for example by increasing the number of component patterns.
  • each of the display patterns from its component patterns is such that at every location of the display pattern, the pattern emits, reflects or transmits substantially whatever light would be emitted, reflected, or transmitted at that location by any of the component patterns on its own; and the component patterns are such that the resultant pattern that results from the interaction of the display patterns is substantially the composition of the resultant patterns that would have resulted from the interaction of pairs of associated component patterns taken in turn.
  • the features of the invention in preferred forms can be represented symbolically as follows. Denoting the first display pattern by A and the second display pattern by B, it is convenient to denote the resultant pattern that results from the interaction of A and B by A ⁇ B. The precise meaning of the interaction operator " ⁇ " depends on the way in which the interaction between the display patterns is arranged in a particular embodiment of the invention.
  • the operation "+" of composition of a display pattern is defined as set out above, namely that at every location of the display pattern, the pattern emits, reflects or transmits substantially whatever light would be emitted, reflected or transmitted at that location by any of the component patterns on its own.
  • composition of the component patterns A 1 , A 2 , .... A n to make A and the component patterns B 1 , B 2 , .... B n to make B is not a process that occurs in the operation of the invention but is a calculation that is made in order to design appropriate first and second display patterns A and B for use in the invention.
  • a ⁇ B (A 1 +A 2 +...+A n ) ⁇ (B 1 +B 2 +...+B n ), which, from the definition of " ⁇ " and "+”, may be expanded algebraically to
  • Component patterns A i and B i suitable for use in the invention should preferably also satisfy the independence criterion set out above, that the resultant pattern that results from the interaction of the display patterns is substantially the composition of the resultant patterns that would have resulted from the interaction of pairs of associated component patterns taken in turn. This may be represented by stating that A i and B j do not interact whenever i ⁇ j, where i and j are each any number selected from 1 to n.
  • the overall resultant display pattern A ⁇ B can be regarded as composed of a series of component resultant patterns A 1 ⁇ B 1 , A 2 ⁇ B 2 , A 3 ⁇ B 3 , and so on.
  • N is equal to or greater than 10.
  • the visual effect of viewing a component pattern on the first display pattern interacting with a component pattern associated therewith on the second display pattern is visually more noticeable than the visual effect of viewing a component pattern on the first display pattern interacting with a non-associated component pattern on the second display pattern.
  • display patterns A and B can be separated spatially into n components, each of which is further subdivided into 2 complementary colours, which would give a total of 2n distinct component patterns.
  • the invention finds particular application where the said relative movement between the first and second display patterns is a rotary movement.
  • the various said regions of the display patterns recur around circular paths concentric with the axis of rotary relative motion between the first and second display patterns.
  • the first and second display patterns may take various forms in order to produce the rotary movement, for example the first and second patterns may lie on coaxial cylinders positioned one inside the other.
  • the pattern on each of the first and second display patterns lies in a surface substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of relative movement, for example as provided by a pair of discs positioned in register with each other.
  • the invention may provide many forms of display device for transmitting information to the observer, such as a watch in which the said moving resultant pattern indicates the passage of time.
  • other forms of display device may utilise the invention without conveying information, for example to give decorative moving patterns which may be used for example on jewellery, or to provide an attractive backdrop for entertainment such as dance, or to be combined with conventional hands on a watch so as to provide a decorative feature on a watch.
  • Figure 1 shows in front view a display device 11 which may embody the present invention
  • Figure 1a shows a diagrammatic side view of the display device.
  • Mounted on a base 12 is a stationary disc forming a stator 13 and a rotary disc forming a rotor 14.
  • the rotor 14 is mounted on a shaft 15 passing through the centre of the stator 13, and driven by a motor 16 mounted on the base 12.
  • the stator 13 bears a first display pattern of light producing regions for producing light by generation, reflection or transmission at the region
  • the rotor 14 bears a second display pattern of transmitting regions for transmitting light from the light producing regions of the first element.
  • Figures 2a and 2b there are shown respectively known forms of pattern which may be provided on the stator 13, and on the rotor 14.
  • Figure 2c shows a resultant pattern when the stator 13 is viewed through the rotor 14. When the rotor 14 is rotated, the resultant pattern shown in Figure 2c rotates about the axis of rotation of the rotor 14.
  • the stator 13 has a first display pattern 19 of eleven light producing regions 17 for producing light by generation, reflection or transmission at the region.
  • the light transmitting regions may be transparent plastics material, or may be apertures cut in an opaque disc.
  • the light transmitting regions 18 and the non or lesser transmitting regions 18' may be sectors of the disc, alternating around the disc.
  • the view in Figure 2c shows a resultant pattern 21 which, when the rotor 14 is rotated, rotates about the axis of the discs in the same direction as the rotor but at a speed twelve times faster than the rotor. It is clear that if in this known device the resultant pattern 21 were to be used a hand of a clock, the resulting hand would not be sufficiently sharply localised.
  • the patterns can be modified so as to make the black sectors 17' on the stator, and the opaque sectors 18' on the rotor, to be angularly wider than the white sectors 17 and the light transmitting sectors 18.
  • This arrangement is shown in Figures 3a and 3b and the resultant pattern 21 is shown in Figures 3c and 3d, at different instants of time. This gives rise to a narrower resultant pattern, and this arrangement is known in the prior art specification GB 2206712. Although this arrangement gives a more clearly defined resultant pattern 21, another problem arises, which is that the resultant pattern 21 appears as a single clearly defined clock hand at one of only eleven distinct positions around the dial.
  • Figures 4a to 4d show a first embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 4a shows a stator 13 having a first display pattern 19 of light producing regions 22 and 23 comprising narrow sectors of light producing painted surface, alternating with black sectors 24.
  • Eleven sectors 22 are painted in a first colour, for example magenta
  • eleven interleaved sectors 23 are painted in a complementary colour, for example green.
  • Each coloured section 22 constitutes a first feature which recurs regularly around the stator, providing a first component pattern 25 around the stator 13.
  • each green sector 23 constitutes a further feature which recurs regularly around the disc to provide a second component battery 26 having the same rate of repetition as the first component pattern 25.
  • the rotor 14 has a second display pattern 20 of light transmitting regions 27 and 28.
  • the rotor 14 has twelve sectors 27 of transparent material which is transparent to light of magenta colour and twelve sectors 28 of transparent material which is transparent to light of green colour, the colours and materials being chosen so that the transparent magenta sectors are as nearly as possible opaque to green light and the transparent green sectors are as nearly as possible opaque to magenta light.
  • the sectors of light transmitting material 27 and 28 are interleaved with one another around the disc, and alternate with sectors of opaque material 29.
  • Each magenta sector 27 constitutes a feature which recurs regularly around the disc to provide a first component pattern 30
  • each green sector 28 of transparent material constitutes a feature which recurs regularly around the disc to provide a second component pattern 31.
  • the effect of the two complementary colours which are used is that the first component pattern 30 on the rotor 14 is associated with the first component pattern 25 on the stator 13, and the second component pattern 31 on the rotor 14 is associated with the second component pattern 31 on the stator 14.
  • the frequencies of production of light and of transmission of light are such that the visual effect of viewing the sectors 22 of the first component pattern through the sectors 27 of the first component pattern 30 is a bright visual effect.
  • the visual effect of viewing the sectors 23 of the second component pattern 26 on the stator 13 through the sectors 27 of the first component pattern 30 on the rotor 14 is a different effect, in this case substantial blackness.
  • the resultant pattern bifurcates, as shown in Figure 4d, the two pieces are now 15 degrees apart, considerably increasing the accuracy of indication; moreover, the contrasting colours make visual interpolation easier.
  • Figure 4a With Figure 3a, it can be seen that there are now 22 places where a resultant bright pattern can appear, making the resultant pattern's motion appear more continuous.
  • polarised light is used.
  • Light of one polarisation corresponds to the magenta light in Figure 4
  • light of a perpendicular polarisation corresponds to the green light.
  • the stator it is preferred, in this case, for the stator to have transparent polarising regions and to be illuminated from behind; but the design and behaviour of the invention are otherwise in every way identical to the coloured version described. It is convenient to choose the directions of polarisation as radial and tangential. Because the transparent regions are narrow, a good approximation to this can be achieved by affixing pieces of linearly polarising material, appropriately aligned, to cover each individual transparent region. It will be appreciated that the polarisation need not be exactly radially and tangentially polarised, but that other mutually perpendicular orientations can be used with advantage in the invention.
  • more than two colours are used, the requirement being that the filters used to pass light of one colour should be opaque to light of all other colours. If three rather than two colours are used, this leads to bifurcations of only 10 degrees, and to 33 places where a resultant bright pattern can appear.
  • colours and polarisation are combined.
  • R radial
  • T tangential
  • O range
  • B blue
  • filters can be used: OR, OT, BR, and BT.
  • Each of these filters will only pass light from the same filter: for example, considering OR, OR cannot pass light passed by OT because the directions of polarisation are different, cannot pass light passed by BR because the colours are complementary, and cannot pass light passed by BT for both reasons.
  • the number of available kinds of filters is twice the number of colours. Using three colour filters, this would lead to bifurcations of only 5 degrees, finer than the minute gradations on a clock dial.
  • the sets component patterns on the rotor 14 may have different transmission characteristics by virtue of transmitting light through rulings of different kinds giving rise to different Moiré effects.
  • effects analogous to the polarised light referred to above can be obtained by using rulings of different kinds on the rotor and stator.
  • Experimentation is required to find the kinds of pattern that look most distinctive when associated component patterns on the rotor and stator interact, while looking as insignificant as possible when non associated component patterns on the rotor and stator interact.
  • Figures 5a to 5d show a second embodiment of the invention.
  • Figures 5a and 5aa show a stator 13 having a first display pattern 19 of light producing regions 32-1, 32-2, Across and 33-1, 33-2 (referred to generically as regions 32 and 33) comprising radially spaced, part annular regions of decreasing radius aligned along radii of the axis.
  • the part annular regions 32, 33 are conveniently formed by light producing painted surfaces for example white, contrasting with the remainder 34 of the stator 13 which is painted black.
  • the rotor 14 of Figures 5b and 5bb has a corresponding pattern, namely a second display pattern 20 of light transmitting regions 37-1, 37-2 .... and 38-1, 38-2 comprising part annular regions of decreasing radius aligned along radii of the axis.
  • the part annular regions 37 and 38 are conveniently formed by transparent material contrasting with the remainder 39 of the rotor 14 which is opaque.
  • the first display pattern 19 is composed of forty two annular component patterns 35-1 to 35-42 and 36-1 to 36-42.
  • Each component pattern e.g. 35-1 is composed of eleven light producing regions e.g. 32-1 to 32-11.
  • the second display pattern 20 is composed of forty two annular component patterns 40-1 to 40-21 and 41-1 to 41-21.
  • Each component pattern, e.g. 40-1 is composed of eleven light transmitting regions e.g. 37-1 to 37-11.
  • Each of the light producing and light transmitting regions is 1.36° wide, equally spaced around the stator or rotor.
  • this may be achieved by numbering the annular components along a radius, aligning the even-numbered components in one direction, and the odd-numbered components in an appropriately displaced direction.
  • Figures 5c and 5d show two possible resultant patterns when the stator is viewed through the rotor.
  • the widths of the light producing and transmitting regions are exactly the same as in Figure 4, and the bifurcation behaviour and the improvement in the precision of reading are also identical.
  • first and second display patterns for example as shown in Figures 6a to 6c.
  • Components in Figures 6a to 6c which correspond to components in Figures 5a to 5d are indicated by like reference numerals or like numerals primed.
  • the rotor 13 and stator 14 are identical to those in Figures 5a to 5d, except that the component patterns 35', 36', 37' and 38', are composed of part annular regions 32', 33', 37' and 38' which have a constant linear width throughout the radial direction, instead of the constant angular width shown in Figures 5a and 5b.
  • FIGs 6a to 6c show just one example.
  • each marker has its "perfect" time when it will reach its full length. This is the time at which a conventional minute hand would be precisely over a time marking. Since the central marker shown in Figure 6c grows as its perfect time approaches and shrinks afterwards, the length of a marker is an accurate indication of the time left to the perfect time. A simple graticule of circles drawn on the rotor can be used to calibrate this method. When a marker touches the "one minute” circle this means it is one minute away from its perfect time. When it touches the "thirty second" circle it is thirty seconds away.
  • Figure 7a shows a pattern which may be applied to the stator 13, with a corresponding pattern on the rotor 14 but with a different repetition rate of recurring features in the pattern
  • Figure 7b shows a resultant pattern obtained by viewing the stator of Figure 7a through the rotor as described, while the rotor is rotating relative to the stator.
  • the pattern shown in Figure 7a is a spiral pattern.
  • the spirals are made up of light producing regions which repeat around a series of annuli of increasing radius, the light producing regions in each circle being offset by the same amount from the previous circle, so as to give the display of a spiral.
  • each of the annuli in turn, each contains a recurring feature which recurs around the annulus.
  • the pattern on the rotor is made up in the same way except that the repetition rate is different.
  • the result is the resultant pattern 21E shown in Figure 7b.
  • FIG. 8a A similar pattern in Figure 8a appears on the stator, and again consists of a series of annuli each containing a repeating feature. Again the rotor is made up with the same pattern, but with a different rate of repetition.
  • the pattern shown in Figure 9a appears to be a random pattern, but in fact consists of a series of annuli of increasing radius, each of which has a feature which repeats around the rotor, the rate of repetition being the same for each annulus.
  • the pattern on the rotor is made up in the same way except that the repeating features repeat at a different rate of repetition.
  • Figure 9b shows the resultant pattern, which rotates around the display device when the stator is viewed through the rotating rotor.
  • the description given has concentrated on the arrangements for a minute hand, because this is most problematic, the low gearing ratio restricting the number of positions in which the hand can be seen.
  • the hour hand presents no problem, since it can simply be painted onto the rotor. It should be noted however that, by definition, the hour hand has to be different from the other appearances on the rotor. If the rotor is alternately black and transparent, then the hour hand will have to be white or coloured. If the rotor is white and transparent (an arrangement that has not be illustrated but which works very well), the hour hand will have to be dark. If the rotor is metal pierced to reveal the stator beneath, the hour hand can be engraved onto the rotor.
  • the second hand presents fewer theoretical problems, but demands very accurate manufacture, since it depends on the interaction of 720 stripes of light and dark.
  • the second hand cannot of course occupy the same space on the rotor as the minute hand, but it can make a very effective indicator if confined to the periphery of the rotor.

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