JP2005528624A - Clock with secret compartment - Google Patents

Abstract

The timepiece device 1 includes a hidden section 17. Section 17 includes permanent or removable psychological and / or printed messages, images or photographs 37. The device 1 includes a clock piece 9 that can rotate with respect to the back body 13. A removable door 31 is provided on the lower surface of the back body 13 in order to put a message 37 in the back body 13. The user can open the watch piece 9 upward to see the message 37 in the hidden compartment 17.

Description

  The present invention relates to a timepiece, a timepiece, and a timepiece, and more particularly, but not limited to, a wristwatch having an outer surface portion that achieves a normal function, that is, a wristwatch that can rotate a clock face from a back body.

  Many various watches are commercially available, and those that display information other than the time on the watch face are known. Such other information includes date, time elapsed during the measured period, telephone number, computer output, and the like.

  Some watches have a movable watch face. There is a “turn over” watch that flips the watch face to the back of the watch, rotates it, and turns it over to see the artistic messages on the back of the watch face. It is well known to mark the back of the watch body (the part of the watch that contacts the arm).

  There are watches with accessories that can be moved to move the watch face, cover the watch face, or view other functional parts associated with the watch. Patent Document 1 discloses a wristwatch that is removed from a band back body and replaced with a toy airplane. Patent Document 2 discloses a wristwatch with a computer having a hinged cover. Patent Document 3 discloses a wristband, a calculator, and an arm band for holding a telephone index, which can be accessed by rotating the other upper part with a hinge in use. As another design patent, Patent Document 4 discloses a wristwatch in which a container cover is attached by a hinge between a watch back body and a back face of a watch face. Patent Document 5 shows a similar device.

  There are numerous patents showing watches with movable parts in addition to the function of the watch itself. In Patent Document 6, there is a watch band with an adjustable spring fork that holds watches of different sizes. The attachment of the watch case is shown in Patent Document 7, and the watch face is detachably held by a watch band provided with a back body of the watch. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228561 discloses a hinged arrangement in which a clock face is rotated to reveal another timepiece. One watch is analog and the other watch is digital. Patent Document 9 describes a timepiece in which a memo case is disposed adjacent to the timepiece. The display surface is fixed and the memo part is adjacent to it. The memo section can be replaced with a print card. In this way, the watch back body becomes a container for the printing card.

  Patent Document 10 discloses a combination of a certificate device and a clock. The watch face is hinged on a base that holds a microfilm on which the carrier's medical information is recorded. When the watch face is opened, the microfilm can be seen on the panel biased upward. The microfilm is held in one of the panels, and the other panel has a lens that focuses on the microfilm. The watch body itself is actually just a container that holds the folded panel.

  Patent Document 11 shows a module timepiece having replaceable elements. Patent Document 12 describes a rescue watch, which is supplied with air to inflate the device, or a pressurized liquid or a spray for spraying a thief when the rescue watch is used for self-defense. A container for holding pressurized gas is provided. Among the above-mentioned watches, there is a flip type watch. Another flip watch that has been sold recently is called the Bascurante watch. However, neither this watch nor the other watches mentioned above have any elements on the watch body, which is the plate on which the watch is normally placed in order to achieve an effective function.

Patent Document 13 discloses a watch piece including a personal certificate and / or medical information of a carrier. The device of Patent Document 13 includes a housing or a case that rotates around a hinge between an open position and a closed position. In the housing or case of Patent Document 13, when the watch piece is closed, the place where the watch piece and the panel are arranged is not hollow. In other words, Patent Document 13 does not have an opening or other removable door on the back of the watch.
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The object of the present invention is to provide a functional part associated with a watch that is freely accessible to watch holders, although it is not readily apparent to others.
Another object is to provide a watch with a back body that holds the functional and therapeutic parts.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide various types of messages on the back of the watch, such messages being written messages, artistic messages, fragrance messages, music messages, and other visible or voice messages. can do.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a removable and / or replaceable functional and / or therapeutic part on or in connection with the back body of the watch.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a watch that transmits a signal to a remote location.

Another purpose is to provide a watch with a secret or hidden compartment.
Yet another purpose is to put written messages, artistic messages, fragrance messages, music messages, visible messages, therapeutic messages or voice messages, or messages containing magnets, paintings, natural stones or artificial stones in hidden compartments. It is to provide a watch equipped with.

  It is a further object of the present invention to provide a watch with a back body with a functional part that generates a signal to find the watch itself or the watch carrier when the watch is lost or cannot be found. This is effective at night, when an avalanche is encountered, or underwater.

  It is a further object of the present invention to provide means for opening the watch face from the watch body for access and use of the functional and therapeutic parts of the watch body.

  The above-mentioned object of the invention is provided with a back surface, ie, a back body, in which the entire watch face (including a watch function) or a part thereof is removable so that an effective device of the watch body can be accessed and used. Achieved by means. Effective devices are permanent, removable or replaceable messages that can be placed directly on the watch body or on a suitable disc that holds the message. Messages include the following psychological and therapeutic messages, special kinds of scented odor messages, voice messages such as those produced on special electronic chips, certain crystals or stones, photographs or paintings, advertisements or groups Such as a message. A person carrying this type of wristwatch can easily and frequently access functional and / or therapeutic parts without looking at others in order to obtain the purpose of the preferred device. The watch has a hidden secret compartment where various messages are contained and various things are held. The watch face can have various shapes such as a circle, a square, an ellipse, and a rectangle.

  The invention further includes a functional portion that can be communicated to a remote location attached to the back body of the watch. This includes means for generating signals such as visible signals, audio signals, odor signals or electronic signals. Such a signal can be observed or recognized by a watch wearer or can be useful to a third party at a remote location.

  The present invention includes a timepiece in which compartments having various functions are arranged between the back body of the timepiece and the timepiece face. Hidden parcels can hold items that emit messages. The message can be a printed psychological message. The message is useful for watch wearers. Psychological studies show that when a person makes an active and informative statement all day, the person actually dissipates energy and changes. According to this study, as concentration, athletic ability, business performance and peace of mind increase, outcomes change as well. If the person spends his time in this aggressive way, the disturbance of daily life that interferes with brain activity is actually reduced. At the same time it raises the person's level of consciousness near the desired goal. It is a real way to achieve what the person wants. It also provides a means to increase force, and thus the sense of action, more intensively and effectively. A watch according to an embodiment of the present invention is useful for realizing its own internal means and command changes.

  Most people are very interested in the time of the day throughout the day and the amount of time needed to do various things in the day. Watches are therefore a very important part of what people use. A timepiece according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a message area on the back of the timepiece that serves as a secret compartment for holding messages such as psychological messages hidden by others. Whenever a person wants to check time, he can move the watch face from the watch back body and look at the message to get a psychological advantage. A message can be an internal statement that a person can see and repeat. The benefits of this message are always enhanced by repeating the message. In another embodiment, a mood detection stone is provided on a watch that contacts the user's skin. Since the color of this stone changes according to the user's mood, the user can concentrate on the change.

  The clock according to the present invention can be used to hold photographs, other paintings and memorabilia. In this way, photos of family, friends and acquaintances can be retained. It may also include the carrier's medical information or other personal information. It also includes information about groups or advertisements, such as the address of a work place, friendship group, religious group or administrative group. Also included is secret information such as a combination of microfilm and electronic chip, and many other types of materials.

  An embodiment of the present invention in the normal position, initially closed in FIG. 1, is shown. FIG. 1 shows a watch assembly 1 with a watch face 3 having a first end 5 and a second end 6 for attaching a watch band. The watch assembly 1 further has a hinge 7 at the second end 6. The watch assembly is shown in the closed position.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows the same watch assembly 1 in which the watch piece 9 is rotated around the hinge 7 to the open position. The watch assembly 1 includes a back surface 11. The watch assembly 1 includes a back body 13 in which a recess 17 is included. The recess 17 is a secret compartment surrounded by the side wall 15. The bottom surface of the recess 17 is used as a message holding area 19. The message is preferably a psychological message. The message may be in the form of text or image means or another means described below. The message can be permanent, removable, or replaceable with a different message.

  Next, another timepiece assembly 21 is shown in FIGS. The watch assembly 21 is shown including a portion of a watch piece 23 that is rotated about a hinge 25 to an open position. The watch assembly 21 includes a recess or secret compartment 27 in the back body 29. The removable frame 31 comes to the position of the region 33 on the substrate 27 when it is mounted. The frame 31 includes a frame wall 35 into which a sheet, plate or other message holding member 37 can be inserted. FIG. 3 shows the member 37 before being attached to the frame 31, and FIG. 4 is a view for moving the frame 31 attached with the message holding member 37 to the back body 29. The frame 31 is moved and placed on the back body 29 and inserted into the recess 27 of the back body 29. The dimensional relationship between the recess 27 and the frame 31 can be maintained without any gap, but it is preferable that the member 37 can be easily removed when the member 37 is replaced. Alternatively, a slot can be formed on the side wall of the substrate, and the frame 31 can be slid to the recess 27 of the back body 29.

  The watch piece 21 is preferably held in a closed position by a releasable latch, and the latch is preferably released by a button or other mechanism. The timepiece can be urged to the open position by a spring or other urging means. FIGS. 5 to 9 show an embodiment of the invention which is the same as or modified from FIGS. In these figures, the watch assembly of the present invention appears to be a round, oval, square, rectangular (as shown) or other symmetrical or asymmetrical ordinary watch, but with a message or other functional part. It is hidden that there is a back body with a secret compartment to hold. In these drawings, a time display device 41 including a clock face 43 supported by a left side wall 45, a right side wall 47, a first wall 49, and an opposite second wall 51 is shown. Watch band 53 is coupled to walls 49 and 51 by a suitable mechanism. The inner part of the walls 45, 47, 49 and 51 forms the wall of the back body holding the functional part.

  Another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. The timepiece assembly 61 includes a back body 63 with a timepiece attached to the top. The back body 63 is configured to fasten a watch band at both ends. The front of the watch assembly is also shown in this figure. The watch assembly 61 includes a removable panel 65 that can slide from the closed position shown in FIG. 10 to the open position shown in FIG. The panel 65 holds a removable message with a display, is a kind of flat plate, and is made of plastic or metal. Since the panel 65 can be moved from the closed position to the open position, the flat plate 67 can be selectively added or removed, or replaced with another flat plate. This flat plate holds a message of the type described above.

  Details of the hinged timepiece according to the invention are shown in FIGS. The watch assembly 71 includes a watch piece 73 that can be rotated about a hinge 75 and placed in the closed position shown in FIG. . When the watch piece 73 is rotated from the open position shown in FIG. 12 to the closed position shown in FIG. 13 around the hinge 75, the finger portion 81 attached to the latch release portion 77 engages with the lock teeth 79, and in the locked position. Hold the latch releasably. When the latch release 77 is pushed or slid to one side according to the details of the latch assembly, the watch piece 73 opens to the open position. A spring is provided to urge the watch piece 73 to the open position. The assembly 71 includes a message assembly 83 including a message section 87 for holding a glass panel 85 and a message holding plate and a push door 89 on the back side. To hold the message, the push door on the back side is opened or removed and the message plate is inserted into the panel 85. The message is placed so that it can be seen from above, that is, from the direction of the clock piece 73. Then, when the door 89 is closed, the watch assembly is ready for use. The secret compartment is arranged at the upper part of the door 89, that is, at the lower part of the clock piece 73 as shown in the figure.

  A watch assembly 91 according to yet another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. FIG. 14 shows a watch piece 93 provided on the top of the substrate 95 and reaching the substrate 95. The clock piece 93 is releasably locked to the back body 95. In order to release the watch piece 93 from the locked position, the latch releasing portion 97 is pushed or otherwise operated. Then, since the clock piece 93 is separated from the back body 95, the message on the back body 95 can be seen. A section between the clock piece 93 and the back body 95 can be a secret section.

  A variation of the above embodiment is shown in FIGS. In this case, the watch assembly 101 includes a digital display portion 103 and another visible item such as a digital image 105 below the digital display portion 103 as shown in FIG. However, when the release component 107 is pressed or operated, the digital image 105 is replaced with the message 109. The digital image 105 can be an electronic image, and the image is replaced with the message 109 by operating the component 107.

  Yet another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. FIG. 18 shows a timepiece assembly 111 with a peripheral clock face 113 and a clock hand 115 operating in the normal mode at the front portion of the timepiece assembly. I can't see the message. However, when the operation component 117 is pressed, the watch face 113 changes to the assist mode, and a message appears inside the watch face 113. This message is not visible until the component 117 is operated as shown in FIG. This message is displayed numerically.

  Yet another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In this case, the timepiece assembly 121 is constituted by a timepiece piece 123 including an electronic audio chip 125 with a speaker 127 that faces or faces the secret section. When an operation component is operated, a voice message is heard through the speaker 127. A microphone assembly 129 can be provided that allows the user to place his / her own message in a watch piece and listen or change when desired. Digital images or several messages can be provided in the secret section of the back body 131. Instead of or in addition to this, a message other than a voice message can be included in the clock piece 123. For example, a fragrance generator for generating a fragrance “message” can be provided for the user. Or all the above-mentioned items contained in the clock piece 123 can be included in the back main body 131 demonstrated previously. In this case, the clock piece 123 serves as a cover for the message and message generating means in the back body 131.

  FIG. 21 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a watch assembly 141 is shown in which a watch piece 143 is hinged to the wall of the back body 145. The back body 145 is provided with a functional portion 147 that is schematically shown and disposed in a secret compartment that is on the lower side when the watch piece is closed. The functional portion 145 can display a visual message, emit an audio message, or emit an olfactory message, and is an art and / or symbolic design that is recognized for comfort treatment or other indications for the user. Or a signal (electronic, audio, visual, etc.) indicating the location of the watch assembly or the wearer of the watch assembly. In some cases, the back side of the watch piece 143 is illuminated as indicated by the “illumination area” 149. Another illumination area can be provided on the substrate 145, indicated at 151.

  FIG. 22 shows the watch assembly 161 as viewed from the back side. A detachable flat plate 163 holding a message is shown removed from the back of the watch, and this flat plate 163 constitutes a substrate of the back main body of the watch with the message. It is good also as a flat plate hold | maintained by the detachable back wall of a timepiece. As shown in the figure, it can be easily replaced by pushing it to an appropriate position. When the flat plate 163 constitutes the substrate of the timepiece assembly 161, it is dimensioned so that it can be held in the circular wall 165 of the timepiece assembly 161 without a gap. Other locking means such as screw-type devices can be used as well. A secret compartment may be present between the back body substrate and the front.

  Another embodiment is shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, a watch assembly 171 is shown having a watch piece 173 hinged to the wall of the back body 175. In the back body 175, a mood detection stone 177 is embedded in the center of the secret section. The bottom of the stone 177 protrudes from the bottom of the back body 175 so that a part of the stone 177 presses the skin of the wearer. The color of the stone 177 changes according to the emotional state such as calmness, anger, sadness, and loss of reason of the user. The user can confirm his / her emotional state by opening the watch piece 173 upward from the back body 175 and looking at the stone 177. The carrier can then change his attitude to return to a more normal mental state as needed. The back surface of the watch piece 173 can be illuminated as indicated by an “illumination area” 179.

  Yet another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, a watch assembly 180 is shown having a watch piece 182 hinged to the wall of the back body 184. The back body 184 includes a message such as a visible message (ie, a photograph), a voice message, or a fragrance message, and includes a disk 186 designated by the term “message”. The back body 184 includes a hollow internal compartment 188 in which a disk 186 is housed. The disk 186 preferably has the same shape as the inner compartment 188 of the back body 184. In addition, the watch assembly 180 can be provided with a dial portion 192 that can be provided in an internal compartment that houses the disc 186. Of course, the housing of the disk 186 can be provided on either or both of the back body 184 and the dial portion 192. As shown in FIG. 25, the back body 184 and therefore the disk 186 is also substantially square. The back body 184 may be circular, elliptical, triangular, regular octagonal, square, rectangular, or other polygonal, and the disk 186 may be substantially the same shape. The carrier can open the watch piece 182 and view the message. The disk 186 is removable and can be replaced with another disk. If desired by the user, the disk 186 can be removed and replaced with only one disk 190 from among many other disks. As described above, it is not always necessary to use the disk 186 as a message substrate. Instead, a message such as a photographic message (that is, a photograph) can be placed directly on the back body 184.

  A particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, the back body of the watch assembly is unscrewed and removed from the watch body, a disk, a photograph, etc. is inserted and placed on the shelf extending inward, and then the back body of the watch assembly is tightened with screws. Return to. A simple tool is a coin that is inserted into a slot on the back body of the watch assembly. The compartment holding the insert is hidden. A watch assembly carrier can use a dial (i.e., a watch piece) to rotate the watch face from the watch assembly body to view a disc, a photo, or the like.

  A watch assembly 200 with a watch piece 202 is shown in FIGS. The watch assembly 200 includes a back body assembly 204 comprised of a removable back body 206 and a back frame 208. The back body 206 includes a tongue 207 for fixing a message to the back body, and a back plate provided with a slot 214 in which a screw 212 is cut on the outer peripheral portion and a coin or other rotary tool is inserted. Since the back main body 206 is screwed to the back frame 208, an internal screw 216 that is screwed with the screw 212 is cut in the back frame 208. The screws 212, 216 can be plug-in type screws to minimize the number of rotations required to attach and remove the back plate 210. The shelf 218 extends inward from the frame 218 to form a recess that is separated from the end surface of the frame 208 by a distance d. 27. After the back body 206 is screwed to the frame 208 to prevent the insert from shaking when the back body 206 is strongly tightened to the frame 208 as shown in FIG. The distance d is determined so that there is almost no gap to hold the. The shelf 218 comprises a body portion 222 and a seating surface 224, and the insert fits exactly. The shelf 218 is preferably provided with a surface 226 on the front side for attaching a transparent glass or plastic piece for protecting a disk, a photograph or the like. Alternatively, the glass or plastic piece 228 can be omitted to prevent the message from shining in an undesirable state. The back portion 230 of the watch piece 202 has a blank on the back surface 231, but anything can be carved.

 The watch piece 202 is coupled to the watch assembly 200 by a suitable type of hinge 230. The hinge 230 is a part provided on both the front wall 234 of the frame 208 and the frame 235 of the watch piece 202, and is preferably arranged in line with the band 237 or the band holding portion 239. Appropriate notches 236 are provided in the front wall 234 of the frame 208 to accommodate manual buttons 237 for winding, adjusting or operating when the watchpiece 202 is closed to the frame 208. The hinge 203 can stop the watchpiece 202 at any opening angle, but is preferably of a type that can stop at an open angle rather than an intermediate angle between the open and closed positions as claimed.

  In order to protect the watch piece and watch assembly and keep the compartment secret, a suitable device is incorporated to latch the watch piece in the locked position. There is one compartment between the inner surface 211 of the back plate 210 and the glass or plastic piece 228, and there is a second compartment between the piece 228 and the back of the watch piece 202. Of course, when the piece 228 is omitted as described above, there is only one section. When the watch piece 202 is closed, the watch piece fits into the upper compartment of the back body assembly 204, while the message is secured to the lower compartment of the back body assembly 204 and can be viewed through a glass or plastic piece 228. A locking device 238 which has been found to be particularly convenient includes a retractable pin assembly 240 having a pin 202 protruding outward from the frame 208 and an end closure hole 246 for receiving the pin 242 to hold the watchpiece 202 in the locked position. The flange 244 extends from the housing of the clock piece 202. A manual handle or knob 248 is provided on the flange 244 for the wearer of the watch assembly 200 to grip and rotate the watch piece 202 with his / her finger, and when rotating, the pin 242 is retracted at the edge around the hole 246. When closing the clock piece 202, the reverse operation is performed. On the knob 248, a logo of a school, an organization, etc., an advertisement message, an organization name, a name of a carrier, an abbreviation, an initial, etc. can be written.

  The watch assembly 200 is a very convenient unit. It looks and works like a normal watch. Photos and discs can be easily inserted and removed from the secret compartment. Simply rotate the watch from the closed position to the open position to easily see photos, discs, and more. The watch piece 202 can be opened in the direction of the wearer's arm band 240 as shown, or can be rotated away from the user as shown by the direction arrow A. Alternatively, the watch piece 202 can be opened in the direction of the user (the direction opposite to the arrow A), or the hinge 230 can be moved to any side of the watch assembly 200 and opened in any direction. You can also.

  A preferred additional embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, the back body of the watch assembly is rotatable from the watch body, and a disc, a photograph, or the like is inserted into the back body assembly and stored in a shelf extending inward, and then the back body is rotated to rotate the back body assembly. Return to lock and snap to that point. When a tool is inserted into the slit between the rotatable back body and the back body assembly, the back body can be easily rotated. The compartment holding the insert is hidden. However, a watch assembly carrier can use a dial (ie, a watch piece) to rotate the front of the watch from the watch assembly body to view discs, photos, and the like.

  Referring to FIGS. 31 to 36, the timepiece assembly 300 includes a timepiece piece 302. The watch assembly 300 also includes a back body assembly 304 that includes a rotatable back body 306 and a back frame 308. The rotatable back body 306 is shown to be able to rotate downward relative to the back body assembly 304 when the watch assembly 300 is held up and down to allow the time of the watch piece 302 to be read. The rotatable back body 306 can rotate relative to the back body assembly 304 in any direction, in either lateral direction, or in other directions. The shelf 311 extends inward from the frame 308, and a recess is formed at a distance d from the rear surface 307 of the frame 308. Because the distance d exists, the watch assembly 300 can hold a disc, photograph or other insert after the back body 306 has rotated to the frame 308. The rotatable back body 306 includes a substrate 309, an annular raised flat lifting surface 310, and an annular side wall 312 that extends from the substrate 309 to the lifting surface 310. Lifting surface 310 is flat so that inserts or messages can be retained in back body assembly 04 when rotatable back body 306 is closed relative to back body assembly 304. When the rotatable back body 306 is closed, the lifting surface 310 will just fit within the range corresponding to the frame 308. Therefore, the message or the insert can be fixed at the place, so that the insert can be prevented from shaking. On the other hand, the back body 306 is fixed at the place, and the user does not feel uncomfortable on his / her arm. Is possible. The shelf 311 includes a main body portion 313 and a seating surface 315 that are lifted for insertion. Further, the shelf 311 is provided with a front surface 342, and a transparent glass or plastic piece 340 for protecting a disk, a photograph or the like is preferably attached thereto. Alternatively, the glass or plastic piece 340 can be omitted to prevent the message from shining in an undesirable state.

  The rotatable back body 306 also includes a push pin housing 314 at one end of the rotatable back body. In this example, the rotatable back body 306 rotates downward relative to the back body assembly 304 so that the housing 314 is attached to the top of the back body. The exact position of the housing 314 with respect to the back body 306 depends on the direction in which the rotatable back body 306 opens. The housing 314 includes an annular hole 316 therethrough, an annular upper surface 317, and a pin 318 passing through the hole 316. A retractable ball bearing 319 is held at each end of the pin 318.

  The back body assembly 304 includes a pushpin housing compartment 320 that includes a compartment shelf 322, a back wall 323, and opposing sidewalls 324. A fitting hole 326 is provided in each of the opposing side walls 324. When the rotatable back body 306 is closed, the push pin housing 314 is housed within the push pin housing section 320. The retractable ball bearing 319 is retracted so that the housing 314 fits between the side walls 324, and then the bearing 319 returns to its normal position within the corresponding mating hole 326. The retractable ball bearing 319 fits into the corresponding mating hole 326, thereby locking or snapping the rotatable back body 306 in the closed position relative to the back body assembly 304, thereby allowing messages or The insert is securely held inside. When the rotatable back body 304 is closed, the housing 314 is retained in the compartment 320. Since the space 321 remains in the upper part of the section 320 and a tool for removing the housing 314 from the section 320 can be put in the space 320, the back body 304 can be opened. In other words, if the watch carrier tries to access the back body 304, a tool such as a coin can be inserted into the space 321 and the housing 314 can be moved from the section 320.

  The rotatable back body 306 includes a rotating assembly 328 of a back body assembly 304 that rotatably supports the rotatable back body 306 at an end opposite the push pin housing 314. With particular reference to FIG. 36, the rotating assembly 328 includes a pin housing 330 having a hole 334 therethrough for receiving the pin 336. The pin 336 may be retractable like the push pin 318 described above, or may not be retractable. Two other holes 338 arranged to face each other are provided in an inner portion of the back surface 307 corresponding to the hole 334. Pins 336 pass through holes 334 and are inserted into respective holes 338 on surface 307. A second pin housing section 332, preferably similar in construction to the section 320, is provided in the back body assembly in which the pin housing 330 and pin assembly 328 can rotate. Of course, the rotation assembly 328 described herein is an example of how the back body 306 rotates relative to the back body assembly 304, and other equivalent methods such as a hinge assembly can be used.

  The watch piece 302 is coupled to the hinge portion of the watch assembly 300 in the same manner as described in the previous embodiment. All features of the coupling of the watch piece 302 and the watch assembly 300 are included herein, along with all the previously described features relating to the opening and closing of the watch piece 302 relative to the watch assembly 300. The detailed description is omitted for the sake of brevity.

  The embodiment described above can also be used for a table clock. For example, a table clock having a clock moving part that moves by a hinge or the like can be opened from a closed position to expose a clock back part having a message holding plate or other functional part. This concept can also be used for other timepieces such as rockets, pendants, rings and the like.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail with particular emphasis on preferred embodiments, variations and modifications may occur to those skilled in the art.

It is a perspective view which shows the timepiece face in the closed position which is embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the timepiece face in the open position which is embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the message holding frame which put the lifted watch face and the message which were other embodiment of this invention in the flame | frame, and a flame | frame can move to a watch back main body. It is a perspective view which shows the message holding frame which put the lifted watch face and the message which were other embodiment of this invention in the flame | frame, and a flame | frame can move to a watch back main body. The side of the timepiece shown in FIG. 7 is shown. The side of the timepiece shown in FIG. 7 is shown. FIG. 5 is a front view of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The side of the timepiece shown in FIG. 7 is shown. The side of the timepiece shown in FIG. 7 is shown. FIG. 6 is a view of the back of another embodiment of the present invention showing a slidable frame holding a message. Shows how to insert a message into a frame. It is a fragmentary sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a case where a clock face is opened. It is a fragmentary sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a case where a clock face is closed. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention having means for representing a message on the watch body. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention having means for representing a message on the watch body. Fig. 16 shows a variation of the embodiment shown in Figs. Fig. 16 shows a variation of the embodiment shown in Figs. FIG. 6 shows yet another embodiment of the present invention having means for representing push button means for representing a message on the watch body according to the invention. FIG. 6 shows yet another embodiment of the present invention having means for representing push button means for representing a message on the watch body according to the invention. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention for holding a digital image on the watch body. It is another embodiment of the present invention in which the watch face is moved by a hinge from the watch case body, and a functional part is present on the back part of the watch. The back or back of the watch is illuminated. Fig. 5 shows a circular timepiece according to another embodiment of the invention, in which a message holding unit is inserted as a watch body or part of the watch body. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention in which stones are embedded in the watch body. FIG. 25 shows a rear perspective view of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 23 showing an embedded stone protruding from the back of the back body so that a portion of the stone contacts the wearer's arm when the watch is attached. Fig. 4 shows another embodiment of the invention with a removable disc on the watch body. It is a front perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear surface perspective view of another embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of embodiment of this invention when raising the position of a timepiece piece in FIG. FIG. 29 is a rear perspective view of the embodiment of the present invention showing the watch assembly with the back body removed in FIGS. 26-28. FIG. 30 is a detailed perspective view of the latch device of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 26-29. It is a rear surface perspective view of another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 32 is a rear perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 31. FIG. 33 is a side view of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 31-32 with the rotatable back door open and the watch piece in both open and closed positions. It is a decomposition | disassembly side view of the fixing device of embodiment shown to FIGS. It is a disassembled perspective view of the piece corresponding to the fixing device shown in FIG. FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the rotary assembly of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 31-35.

Claims (20)

A clock piece with a clock face and a lower surface;
A back body assembly including a housing, having a threaded frame and supporting the watch piece;
Provided on the outside of the back body assembly, has a back plate with a thread cut around it to be screwed into a threaded frame, has a flat upper surface to be a message holding member for storing messages, and has a support tongue around A removable door,
A mounting part for attaching the watch piece to the back body assembly;
A timepiece comprising a secret compartment formed between the back body assembly and the timepiece for receiving the removable message retaining member and concealed when the timepiece is closed with respect to the back body assembling. assembly. The housing between the message holding member of the removable door and the lower surface of the watch piece
The timepiece assembly according to claim 1, wherein a transparent panel is provided therein.   The timepiece assembly according to claim 2, wherein the material of the transparent panel is one material selected from the group consisting of glass and plastic.   The upper partition is formed between the transparent panel and the lower surface of the watch piece, and the lower partition is formed between the transparent panel and the removable door by disposing the transparent panel in the secret section. The timepiece assembly according to 3.   The mounting part comprises a hinge for connecting the watch piece and the back body assembly to each other, the time piece is rotatable on the back body assembly from a closed position to an open position, and the time piece is in the open position. The timepiece assembly according to claim 1, wherein the secret compartment becomes visible.   6. The timepiece assembly according to claim 5, wherein the timepiece includes a gripping part for rotating the timepiece relative to the back body assembly.   The timepiece assembly according to claim 5, wherein the gripping part includes a surface for holding a message.   The removable door is fixed to the back body assembly by screwing the threaded back plate of the back body assembly and the threaded frame of the removable door, and on the outer surface of the back plate of the removable door. The timepiece assembly according to claim 1, wherein a slot is provided for inserting a screw tightening rotary tool into the door with respect to the back body assembly.   The timepiece assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a lock device that holds the timepiece in a closed position. The locking device includes a pin extending from the back body assembly;
A flange of the timepiece that can house the pin to lock the timepiece in that position when the timepiece is in the closed position;
The timepiece assembly according to claim 9, wherein the timepiece is a pin assembly including a knob attached to the flange that moves the timepiece from the back body assembly.   The timepiece assembly according to claim 1, wherein the message holding member and the housing have substantially the same shape.   12. A timepiece assembly according to claim 11, wherein the message holding member and the housing have one shape selected from the group consisting of a triangle, a square, a circle, an ellipse, an octagon, a rectangle and a polygon.   The timepiece assembly according to claim 11, wherein the message on the message holding member is selected from the group consisting of a visible message, a symbolic design, a painting and a photograph. A clock piece with a clock face and a lower surface;
A back body assembly including a housing, having a frame and supporting the watch piece;
A revolving door provided on the outside of the back body assembly, the first housing having a through hole for receiving the first pin, and the first housing having a through hole for receiving the second pin. A rotary door comprising two housings and having a lifting surface formed by an annular wall extending upward from the rotary door;
A mounting part for attaching the watch piece to the back body assembly;
A secret compartment formed between the back body assembly and the watch piece for accommodating the lifting surface of the revolving door and hidden when the time piece is closed with respect to the back body assembly. Watch assembly.   The timepiece assembly according to claim 14, wherein a transparent panel is provided in the housing between the lifting surface of the rotary door and the lower surface of the timepiece.   The back body assembly includes a first compartment and a second compartment, and the two compartments are disposed to face the back body assembly so that the housings can be housed and fixed therein. The timepiece assembly according to claim 14, wherein the first compartment and the second compartment include a pair of side walls and a bottom wall disposed opposite the back wall.   The timepiece assembly according to claim 16, wherein a through-hole is formed in the side wall of the first section, and a fitting hole is formed in the side wall of the second section.   The timepiece assembly of claim 14, wherein the first housing is rotatable within the first compartment to rotate the back door relative to the back body assembly.   The timepiece assembly of claim 14, wherein the second housing is removable from the second compartment.   The first and second pins have first and second ends, respectively, and at least one of the pins is one at the first end and the other at the second end. The timepiece according to claim 14, comprising a pair of retractable ball bearings, wherein the fitting holes in the second compartment house the retractable ball bearings for fixing the rotary door in a closed state. assembly.

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