EP1749245B1

EP1749245B1 - A multipurpose watch

Info

Publication number: EP1749245B1
Application number: EP05748553A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Mohan Lal Agarwal
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-05-24
Filing date: 2005-05-24
Publication date: 2010-06-30
Anticipated expiration: 2025-05-24
Also published as: JP2008500531A; ATE472754T1; DE602005022063D1; EP1749245A1; WO2005116780A1

Abstract

A multipurpose watch for applications such as solar time, solar day and dates, solar months, lunar months, lunar phases, local time of different cities/countries of the world, constellations (nakshartras), signs (rasis), time on 24 hours scale, time in decimal system, important personal events wherein the said multipurpose watch comprises:- (a) four hands (5, 6, 7, 8) mounted on pivot (33), (b) a dial plate, (c) a wrist watch (3) provided on the said dial plate with minute and second hand, (d) a week days dial (4) with week days indicating needle (9), (e) a minute watch (11) with minute hand (11a) showing decimal representation of minute, (f) a motor (13) screwed on two supports (14, 14), (g) a protective outer covering (12) of transparent material provided over the said dial plate, the said covering being openable by unscrewing the screws (12a), (h) a housing (1) which houses gears.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to a multipurpose watch for applications such as solar time, solar day and dates, lunar months, lunar phases, local time of different cities/countries of the world, constellations (nakshatros), signs (rasis), time In 24-hours scale, time in decimal system, seasons and Important personal events.

PRIOR ART

Watches are known in the art (see for example WO 2004 /013708 , CH 679 197 or CH 693 599 ) for showing local solar time, local solar time of limited number of foreign countries, day, date, month of year according to Gregorian calendar.
A limitation of present watches is that these watches cannot show lunar calendar.
Another limitation of present watches is that these watches cannot directly distinguish between anti-meridian and post-meridian time or between day and night time, as the present watches have generally marking from 1 to 12 hours.
Still another limitation of present watches known is that these watches can show local time of only a few foreign countries.
Further limitation of the present watches is that these watches are not capable of indicating time In decimal system which is useful for calculation purposes.

OBJECTS OF PRESENT INVENTION

An object of present invention is to propose a multipurpose watch which can show solar time.
Another object of present invention is to propose a multipurpose watch which shows Gregorian calendar indicating solar day, date and month of the year along with dates of summer/winter solstice and vemal/autumnal equinox.
Still another object of the present invention is to propose a multipurpose watch which shows lunar calendar indicating lunar dates and lunar months.
Further object of the present invention is to propose a multipurpose watch which is made to scale of 24 hours which indicate directly AM/PM or day/night time without any manipulation.
Still further object of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose watch which can show simultaneously local time of desired countries/cities.
Yet further object of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose watch which can show signs (rasis) and constellations (nakshatras).
Still further object of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose watch which enables direct conversion of 24 hours scale time to equivalent time on 100 hours scale without any manipulation which facilitates scientific calculations.
Yet further object of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose watch which can show seasons of countries in northern/southern hemisphere.
Still further object of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose watch which can show position of sun w.r.t. equator in northern/southern hemisphere which is useful in astronomy.

STATEMENT OF INVENTION

According to this invention there is provided a multipurpose watch for applications such as solar time, solar day and dates, lunar months, lunar phases, constellations (nakshatras), signs (rosis), local time of different cities/countries of the world, time in 24-hours scale, time in decimal system, seasons and important personal events wherein the said multipurpose watch comprises :-

(a) four hands (5,6,7,8) mounted on pivot (33) and rotated by gears (109, 33, 108, 91) respectively, wherein hand (5) indicates solar date and month according to Gregorian calendar, the hand (6) shows solar time on 24 hours scale dial, hand (7) shows lunar months, and hand (8) shows lunar dates;
(b) a dial plate comprising :
1. I. an elliptical ring (121) on dial showing seasons;
2. II. a circular ring (122) showing solar time on 24 hours scale;
3. III. a circular ring (123) showing decimal representation of time in 100 hours;
4. IV. rotating circular disc (42) rotated by gear (41) and circular time zone ring (124) which together with said rotating disc (42) shows local time of desired cities/countries marked on the disc;
5. V. a rotating ring (125) rotated by gear (91) showing different phases of moon marked from 1 to 15, 1 to 14 and 30, with marking '15' showing full moon and marking 30 as new moon;
6. VI. a circular ring (126) showing lunar months;
7. VII. a circular ring (127) showing solar months;
8. VIII. a circular ring (127a) showing solar dates according to Gregorian calendar;
9. IX. a circular ring (128) showing signs (rasis);
10. X. a circular ring (129) showing constellations (nakshatras);
11. XI. a circular ring (130) showing 108 divisions (charans) of nakshatras;
12. XII. outermost ring (131) showing 0° to 360°;
(c) a wrist watch (3) provided on the said dial plate with minute and second hand;
(d) a week days dial (4) with week days indicating needle (9);
(e) a minute watch (11) with minute hand (11a) showing decimal representation of minute;
(f) a motor (13) screwed on two supports (14, 14);
(g) a protective outer covering (12) of transparent material provided over the said dial plate, the said covering being openable by unscrewing the screws (12a);
(h) a housing (1) which houses gears :
- a motor fixed gear (16) having 125 teeth provided on the other axle (15) end of the rod connecting motor (13) which is adapted to rotate in anti-clockwise direction when motor is switched on;
- an adjusting knob (17) adapted to rotate in clockwise direction when said motor fixed gear (16) rotates in anti-clockwise direction;
- an idler (18) adapted to be rotated by said adjusting knob (17);
- a motor revolution decreasing gear (19) having 126 teeth is adapted to be rotated by said idler (18) in clockwise direction;
- worm gear (19a) which rotates gear (20) having 100 teeth in anti-clockwise direction, the said gear further rotating minute hand (11a) of minute watch (11) showing minutes on decimal system taking 14.40 solar minutes as equivalent to 100 minutes on decimal system;
- gear (21) rotated by the said gear (20) which In turn is adapted to rotate worm gear (22) which further rotates gear (23);
- bevel gear (24) rotated by said gear (23), bevel gear (24) being attached to bevel gear (25) which in turn transmits rotation successively to pivot gears (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32) mounted on hubs (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56) respectively wherein gear (32) is attached to pivot (33) which is attached to hour hand (6); the pivot gear (27) being Integrally attached to one end of connecting rod (34) whose other end Is connected to gear (35);
- gear (36) mounted on hub (60) adapted to be rotated by the said gear (35) which in turn is adapted to transmit rotation successively to gear (37), idler (38), gear (39) and idler (40) mounted on hubs (61, 62, 63, 64) and said idler (40) in turn rotating gear (41) which is attached to a circular disc (42);
- a gear (35) connected to rod (34) which transmit rotation to idler (111), gear (112), change gear (113) having 8 teeth and finally to gear (114) having 56 teeth attached to week days disc (4). Idler (111) gear (112), gear (114) being mounted on hubs (115, 116, 117) respectively,;
- gear (43) having 80 teeth provided on pivot (33) which transmits rotation to gear (44) mounted on hubs (81) which further transmits rotation successively to gear (45), gear (46) and gear (47) mounted on hubs (82, 83, 84) respectively, gear (48) being attached to gear (47) and rotating idler (49) which In turn rotates change gear (90) having 12 teeth;
- gear (91) having 328 teeth (no. of teeth varies /30°) which is adapted to be rotated by change gear (90);
- gear (92) adapted to rotate with rotation of pivot (33) and gear (92) In turn is adapted to successively transmit rotation to idler (93), gear (94), gear (95) having 8 teeth and gear (96), the said gear (96) having 56 teeth in turn rotating gear (97), gear (98), gear (99), Idler (106), gear (100) mounted on hubs (101, 102, 103, 104 and 105) respectively and gear (100) being provided at the lower end of change gear (107) having 7 teeth which in turn is adapted to rotate the gears (108, 109) wherein gear (108) has 354 teeth and gear (109) has 365 teeth (no. of teeth varies /30°), rotation of gears (108, 109) causing rotation of hands (7) and (5) respectively;
- support plate (110) which provides support to the gears (91), (108) and (109);

DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

The invention is illustrated with accompanying drawings which are intended to broadly indicate the construction of the watch of the present invention. The concepts and features of the present invention can be embodied in variant embodiments by making changes, adaptations and modification in the construction of the watch. Such variant embodiments are intended to be within the scope of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

Fig.1 :: shows the overall construction of the multipurpose watch of the present invention;
Fig.2 :: shows the gear mechanism;
Fig.2(a):: shows the section A'A' of gear mechanism;
Fig.3 :: shows the section B'B' of gear mechanism;
Fig.4 :: shows the dial plate;

DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION w.r.t. DRAWINGS

Referring to fig.1, the watch of the present invention comprises a housing (1) of a transparent plastic material which houses various gear assemblies as described in the ensuing description. On the top surface of the said housing, there is provided a dial plate (2) having various markings described herein. Over the said dial plate (2), there are four hands
(5,6,7,8) which are adapted to be separated from each other and mounted on the central pivot (33) and are rotated by the respective gear assemblies provided inside the said housing (1). A wrist watch with minute & second hand (3), a week days dial (4) with a day indicating needle (9) and minute watch (11) with minutes hand (11a) wherein minutes watch shows minutes in decimal system (14.40 minutes of solar time=100 minutes of decimal system) are also provided on the top surface of the said housing. The said dial plate etc. is housed inside a protective covering of transparent material (12). The said covering being openable by unscrewing the screws (12a). A motor, screwed on two supports, rotates the axle (15).
Referring to the fig.2 and flg.2(a), which shows the section at A'A' a motor fixed gear (16) having 125 teeth is provided at the other end of the said axle (15) inside the said housing (1). When the said motor (13) starts, said motor fixed gear (16) starts rotating in anti-clockwise direction.
The said motor fixed gear (16) is adapted to rotate the adjusting knob (17) in clockwise direction which in turn rotates idler (18) In anti-clockwise direction. The idler (18) is adapted to rotate the motor revolution decreasing gear (19) having 126 teeth in clockwise direction and consequently the worm gear (19a) which is just an extension of said motor revolution increasing gear (19) will also start rotating in clockwise direction. The said worm gear (19a) will in turn rotate gear (20) in anti-clockwise direction. The said gear (20) has 100 teeth and one tooth of this gear rotates when worm gear (19a) completes one rotation (100 decimal seconds = 8.64 solar seconds). The hand (11a) is attached to the gear (20) and shows minutes In decimal system on the said decimal system minute watch (11) in anti-clockwise direction wherein 14.40 minutes of solar system = 100 minutes of decimal system.
The said gear (20) In turn rotates (21) in clockwise direction. The worm gear (22) attached to said gear (21) also rotates in clockwise direction and completes one rotation in one hour of decimal system (1 day = 24 hours = 100 hours of decimal system). The said worm gear (22) is adapted to rotate hour gear (23) In anti-clockwise direction.
When worm gear (22) rotates by one rotation, one tooth of said hour gear (23) gets rotated. Thus after 100 rotations of worm gear (22), the hour gear (23) under goes one complete rotation i.e. hour gear completes one rotation in 100 hours on decimal system or 24 hours. The said hour gear (23) is connected to bevel gear (24) which is adapted such that it rotates bevel gear (25) which in turn is attached to pivot gear (26). The pivot gear (26) is adapted to rotate gear (27) which in turn is attached to pivot gear (26). The pivot gear (26) is adapted to rotate gear (27) which in turn rotates gear (28). The gear (28) rotates gear (29), the gear (29) rotates gear (30) and gear (30) rotates gear (31) which in turn rotates gear (32). The pivot gears (26 to 32) are provided on hubs (50 to 56 respectively).
The gear (32) is Integrally attached around the central pivot (33) of the watch. In this way pivot of the watch completes one rotation in 100 decimal hours or 24 hours. The gears (26 to 32) are referred as pivot gears as they help to rotate central pivot (33) of the watch. The hour hand (6), which is attached to the central pivot (33) of the watch, which rotates in clockwise direction and completes one rotation In 100 decimal hours or 24 solar hours.
The said pivot gear (27) is integrally connected to connecting rod (34) at one end and is integrally connected to gear (35) at other end so that when pivot gear (27) rotates In and-clockwise direction, the gear (35) also rotates in and-clockwise direction. The gear (35) rotates gear (36) which in turn rotates the gear (37) and gear (37) rotates idler (38) in clockwise direction which in turn rotates gear (39) in anti-clockwise direction. The gear (39) rotates idler (40) in clockwise direction which in turn rotates the gear (41) in and-clockwise direction. The gears (36, 37, 39) and idlers (38, 40) are provided on hubs (60, 61, 63) and (62, 64) respectively, a circular disc (42) is attached with gear (41). This disc (42) indicates the rotation of earth and different countries and cities are marked on dial of this disc at their respective meridians. The disc (42) with the help of time zone ring (71) (Fig.1) shows the time at different meridians.
Gear (35) Is Integrally connected to connecting rod (34). So with pivot gear (27), gear (35) also rotates In anti-clockwise direction. Gear (35) rotate idler (111) which in turn rotates gear (112) In anti-clockwise direction. The gear (112) is fixed with change gear (113) which has 8 teeth. With gear (112) change gear (113) also rotates which in turn rotate gear (114) in clockwise direction. Gear (114) having 56 teeth is integrally connected to week days disc (4). So with gear (114) week days disc also rotate in clockwise direction once in one week duration. Week days indicating needle (9) denotes the day on dial e.g. Sunday, Monday etc. Idler (111), gear (112), gear (114) are mounted on hubs 115, 116 and 117 respectively.
Gear (43) having 80 teeth is fixed with the central pivot (33) and hence rotates once in 24 hours. The Gear (43) rotates the gear (44) in anti-clockwise direction which in turn rotates the gear (45) in clockwise direction. The gear (45) rotates gear (46) which in turn rotates the gear (47) in clockwise direction. The gear (47) is provided on change gear (48) which has 12 teeth.
When change gear (48) rotates, it rotates idler (49) in anti-clockwise direction which in turn rotates the change gear (90) in clockwise direction. This change gear (90) is adapted to rotate the gear (91) having 328 teeth (no. of teeth varies /30°). The complete rotation of gear (91) corresponds to 27 days and 8 hours which is the revolution time of moon around the earth. The gear (91) Is attached to the hand (8). The upper surface of the said gear (91) is divided in 30 equal parts which are marked as 1 to 15, 1 to 14 and 30. The marking on gear (91) which In alignment with hand (5) indicates the different phases of moon. The marking 15 on gear (91) in alignment with hand (5) indicates full moon, marking (30) in alignment with hand (5) indicates new moon.
Referring to Fig. 3, which shows the section at B'B', the gear (92) is adapted to rotate when central pivot (33) rotates. The gear (92) in turn rotates idler (93) in anti-clockwise direction which In turn rotates gear (94) In clockwise direction. The rotation of gear (94) causes rotation of gear (95) having 8 teeth which is attached to gear (94). The rotation of gear (95) leads to chain action of rotating gear (96) having 56 teeth and gears (97 to 100) and idler (106) mounted on hubs (101 to 103), (105) and (104) respectively. The rotation of gear (100) causes rotation of change gear (107) which is fixed to it, in clockwise direction.
The change gear (107) has 7 teeth and its rotation causes rotation of gear (108) having 354 teeth in anti-clockwise direction. The gear (108) is attached to the hand (7) over the said dial plate. This hand (7) rotates on the dial of watch once in one lunar year i.e. 354 days.
The change gear (107) is adapted to cause rotation of the gear (109) in anti-clockwise direction. The gear (109) having 365 teeth (no. of teeth varies /30°) rotates once in 365 days. Accordingly the hand (5) on the dial plate rotates once in 365 days. This hand (5) indicates the dates and months according to solar calendar on the dial of watch, along with nakshatras, rasis etc. The gears (91), (108) and (109) are supported on gear supporting plate (110).
Referring to fig. 4, the dial plate is provided with four hands ,(5,6,7,8). The hand (5) shows the solar date and month accordingly to Gregorian calendar. The hand (6) shows the solar hours on 24 hours scale as well as 100 decimal hours scale. The hand (7) shows the lunar months like Chaitra, Vaisakha, etc. The hand (8) shows the lunar dates known as 'tithis' with phases of moon such as full moon, new moon, etc. The elliptic ring (121) corresponds to the elliptical revolution of earth around the Sun and shows the seasons in the countries in northern/southern hemisphere. The circular ring (122) on the dial shows the solar time on 1 to 24 hours scale thereby directly indicating AM/PM and day/night time.
The circular ring (123) on the dial plate shows the decimal time on 100 hours scale which directly shows the decimal equivalent time of solar time. The rotating circular disc (42) rotated by gear (41) shows the local time of desired countries/cities along with their respective meridians with the help of time zone ring (124).
The circular rotating ring (124) shows the time zone 1 to 24 hours in anti-clockwise direction. The said time zone circular ring (124) together with said rotating disc (42) show simultaneously the local time in the different countries printed on the said disc (42). The circular rotating ring (125) shows the different phases of moon, marked from 1 to 15, 1 to 14 and 30, in clockwise direction. The marking '15' shows full moon, the marking '30' shows new moon. The visibility of the moon surface increases from lunar dates 1 to 15 when it is full moon then decreases from lunar dates 1 to 14 and disappears on marking 30 known as new Moon. The circular ring (126) shows the lunar months chaitra, vaisakha, etc. The circular ring (127) on the dial shows the solar months according to Gregorian calendar.
Circular ring (127a) on the dial shows the solar dates according to Gregorian calendar. The important dates of personal requirements can be marked on this ring. The ring is also marked by dates of summer/winter solstice and vernal/autumnal equinox. The circular ring (128) shows signs (rasis) like Taurus, Sagittarius; etc. the circular ring (129) shows 27 constellations (nakshatras) and the circular ring (130) shows 108 divisions (charan) of nakshatras. The outer most circular ring (131) show 0° to 360° which enable to locate start and end of nakshatras and rasis.
It is to be understood that the process of present intention is susceptible to modifications, changes and adaptations by those skilled in the art. Such modifications, changes and adaptations are intended to be within the scope of the present invention, which is set forth under the following claims :

Claims

A multipurpose watch for applications such as solar time, solar day and dates, solar months, lunar months, lunar phases, local.time of different cities/countries of the world, constellations, signs, time on 24 hours scale, time in decimal system, important personal events wherein the said multipurpose watch comprises:
(a) four hands (5, 6, 7, 8) mounted on pivot (33) and rotated by gears (109, 43, 108, 91) respectively, wherein the first hand (5) indicates solar date and month according to Gregorian calendar, the second hand (6) shows solar time on 24 hours scale dial, the third hand (7) shows lunar months, and the fourth hand (8) shows lunar dates;

(b) a dial plate comprising:
I. an elliptical ring (121) on dial showing seasons,

II. a first circular ring (122) showing solar time on 24 hours scale,

III. a second circular ring (123) showing decimal representation of time in 100 hours,

IV. a rotating circular disc (42) arranged to be rotated by a first gear (41) and a circular time zone ring (124) which together with said rotating disc (42) shows local time of desired cities/countries marked on the disc,

V. a rotating ring (125) rotated by a second gear (91) showing different phases of moon marked from 1 to 15, 1 to 14 and 30, with marking '15' showing full moon and marking "30" as new Moon;

VI. a third circular ring (126) showing lunar months,

VII. a fourth circular ring (127) showing solar months,

VIII. a fifth circular ring (127a) showing solar dates according to Gregorian calendar,

IX. a sixth circular ring (128) showing signs,

X. a seventh circular ring (129) showing constellations,

XI. an eighth circular ring (130) showing 108 divisions of said constellations,

XII. an outermost ring (131) showing 0 to 360,

(c) a wrist watch (3) provided on the said dial plate with minute and second hand,

(d) a week days dial (4) with week days indicating needle (9),

(e) a minute watch (11) with minute hand (11a) showing decimal representation of minute,

(f) a motor (13) screwed on two supports (14),

(g) a protective outer covering (12) of transparent material provided over the said dial plate, the said covering being openable by unscrewing the screws (12a),

(h) a housing (1) which houses the following gears:
- a motor fixed gear (16) having 125 teeth provided on the other axle (15) end of the rod connecting motor (13) which is adapted to rotate in anti-clockwise direction when motor is switched on,

- an adjusting knob (17) adapted to rotate in clockwise direction when said motor fixed gear (16) rotates in anti-clockwise direction,

- a first idler (18) adapted to be rotated by said adjusting knob (17),

- a motor revolution decreasing gear (19) having 126 teeth adapted to be rotated by said first idler (18) in clockwise direction,

- a first worm gear (19a) adapted to rotate in clockwise direction at 100 decimal seconds = 8.64 solar seconds in one rotation, said first worm gear (19a) being arranged to rotate a first gear (20) having 100 teeth in anti-clockwise direction, said first gear (20) further rotating minute hand (11a) of said minute watch (11) showing minutes on decimal system taking 14.40 solar minutes as equivalent to 100 minutes on decimal system,

- a second gear (21) adapted to be rotated by the said first gear (20) which in turn is adapted to rotate a second worm gear (22) which is adapted to further rotate a third gear (23),

- a first bevel gear (24) adapted to be rotated by said third gear (23), said first bevel gear (24) being attached to a second bevel gear (25) which in turn is adapted to transmit rotation successively to pivot gears (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31) mounted on a first set of hubs (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56) respectively, wherein a fourth gear (32) is attached to pivot (33) which is attached to said hour hand (6), one (27) of said pivot gears being integrally attached to one end of connecting rod (34) whose other end is connected to a fifth gear (35),

- a sixth gear (36) mounted on a first further hub (60) adapted to be rotated by the said fifth gear (35) which in turn is adapted to transmit rotation successively to a seventh gear (37), a second idler (38), an eighth gear (39) and a third idler (40) mounted on a second set of hubs (61, 62, 63, 64), said third idler (40) in turn rotating gear (41) which is attached to a circular disc (42),

- the fifth gear (35) being connected to said connecting rod (34) which is adapted to transmit rotation to a fourth idler (111), a ninth gear (112), a first change gear (113) having 8 teeth and finally to a tenth gear (114) having 56 teeth attached to week days disc (4), said fourth idler (111), said ninth gear (112) and said tenth gear (114) being mounted on a third set of hubs (115, 116, 117) respectively,

- an eleventh gear (43) having 80 teeth provided on the pivot (33) which is adapted to transmit rotation to a twelfth gear (44) mounted on second further hub (81) which is arranged to further transmit rotation successively to a thirteenth gear (45), a fourteenth gear (46) and a fifteenth gear (47) mounted on a fourth set of hubs (82, 83, 84) respectively, a further sixteenth gear (48) being attached to said fifteenth gear (47) and arranged to rotate a fifth idler (49) which in turn rotates a second change gear (90);

- a seventeenth gear (91) having 328 teeth which is adapted to be rotated by said second change gear (90),

- an eighteenth gear (92) adapted to rotate with rotation of pivot (33) and adapted to successively transmit rotation to a sixth idler (93), a nineteenth gear (94), a twentieth gear (95) having 8 teeth and a twenty first gear (96) having 56 teeth arranged to in turn rotate a twenty second gear (97), a twenty third gear (98), a twenty fourth gear (99), a seventh idler (106), a twenty fifth gear (100) mounted on a fifth set of hubs (101, 102, 103, 104 and 105) respectively, said twenty fifth gear (100) being provided at the lower end of a third change gear (107) having 7 teeth which in turn is adapted to rotate twenty sixth and twenty seventh gears (108, 109) wherein the twenty sixth gear (108) has 354 teeth and the twenty seventh gear (109) has 365 teeth whereby the rotation of the latter two gears (108, 109) causes rotation of the third and first hands (7, 5) respectively,

- a support plate (110) which provides support to the seventeenth gear (91), the twenty sixth gear (108) and the twenty seventh gear (109).
A multipurpose watch as claimed in claim 1 wherein the said housing (1) is made of transparent plastic material.
A multipurpose watch as claimed in claim 1 wherein the said motor is 7.00 RPM A/c. motor which is replaceable by D/c. motor.