JP2013057643A - Wrist watch with non-contact ic card mounted - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wrist watch with a non-contact IC card mounted, the non-contact IC card capable of acquiring functions of the non-contact IC card besides originals function of a wrist watch and greatly improving convenience by incorporating the non-contact IC card in the wrist watch.SOLUTION: A wrist watch can acquire functions of a non-contact IC card together with functions of the wrist watch by incorporating a non-contact IC card module 20 together with watch components in a case 1. The non-contact IC card module 20 is arranged on a rear face side of a movement 2 of a watch component mounted in a cylinder part 11 formed at a central part of an intermediate frame 10, holding a gap with the rear face therebetween. The gap holding is achieved by setting the height of the cylinder part 11 slightly higher than the thickness of the movement 2 or by a spacer 12 being as high as or slightly higher than the cylinder part 11, which is arranged outside the cylinder part 11 of the intermediate frame 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wristwatch equipped with a non-contact IC card. More specifically, the present invention is equipped with a non-contact IC card. The present invention relates to a wristwatch equipped with a non-contact IC card that also has a function of authenticating a certificate.

  Non-contact IC cards such as Felica (registered trademark) are widely used as automatic ticket gates, employee authentication cards, or electronic money settlement cards. A non-contact IC card is often used as an independent card, but may be configured in the form of a coin-type token or a ring-type module and used in a band.

JP 2010-277285 A JP 2007-316706 A JP 2002-6061 A

  As described above, the conventional non-contact IC card is used as an independent card, or is configured in the form of a coin-type token or ring-type module and used in a band, but is incorporated in a wristwatch. It was never thought about.

  Therefore, the present invention is equipped with a non-contact IC card that can greatly improve convenience by incorporating a non-contact IC card into a wrist watch so that the function of the non-contact IC card can be enjoyed in addition to the original function of the wrist watch. It is an object to provide a wristwatch.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problem, by incorporating a non-contact IC card module together with a timepiece component in a case, the function of the non-contact IC card can be enjoyed together with the function of the wristwatch. The non-contact IC card module has a gap between the back side of the movement of the timepiece component housed in the cylindrical part formed in the center part of the middle frame and the back side. It is a wristwatch equipped with a non-contact IC card, which is characterized by being arranged.

  In one embodiment, the gap holding between the movement and the non-contact IC card module is achieved by setting the height of the movement receiving cylinder part to be slightly higher than the thickness of the movement. The

  In another embodiment, the gap holding between the movement and the non-contact IC card module is the same as or more than the cylinder part disposed outside the cylinder part of the inner frame. Achieved with a slightly higher spacer.

  In one embodiment, the inner frame is made of non-metal, and the dial as one of the timepiece components is made of non-metal. In one embodiment, a recess for accommodating the edge of the non-contact IC card module is formed on the inner top surface of the case.

  The present invention is as described above, and since the modular non-contact IC card is mounted in the wristwatch, it is possible to enjoy the function of the non-contact IC card in addition to the original function of the wristwatch. Therefore, there is an effect that convenience is greatly improved.

It is a back view of the state which removed the back cover of one Embodiment of the wristwatch carrying the non-contact IC card concerning this invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of a wristwatch equipped with a non-contact IC card according to the present invention. It is a longitudinal section of one embodiment of a wristwatch carrying a non-contact IC card concerning the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view of a wristwatch equipped with a non-contact IC card according to the present invention with a back cover removed, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. As shown in these figures, this watch has a case 2 in which a movement 2, a dial 3, and a long and short hand (including a second hand) 4, which are the essential components of the watch, are incorporated, as well as an electronic money function and a person. A non-contact IC card module 20 having an authentication function is incorporated.

  The non-contact IC card module 20 is obtained by modularizing a non-contact IC card such as a Felica (registered trademark) card with resin coating. The shape of the non-contact IC card module 20 shown in the figure is a square shape, but is not limited to this, and may be formed in another polygonal shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or the like.

  The shape of the case 1 is not particularly limited, and can be a round shape, a square shape, or any other shape. The inner top surface of the case 1 is formed with a recessed portion 5 that is recessed by one step and that holds the edge portion of the non-contact IC card module 20 and holds it stably (see FIG. 2). The shape of the recess 5 depends on the shape of the non-contact IC card module 20. In the illustrated example, the non-contact IC card module 20 is formed in a substantially square shape. The four corners of the 20 are arranged at four locations. A glass 7 is fitted on the upper surface of the case 1 via a facing ring 6.

  Since there is a request that the serial number of the non-contact IC card module 20 must be made visible from the outside, the back cover 8 fitted to the lower surface of the case 1 can be entirely or at least the serial number display. The part corresponding to the part is made of a see-through member such as glass or transparent plastic. In the illustrated example, a large rectangular transparent plate 9 is fitted into the back cover 8, but the entire back cover 8 may be transparent.

  An intermediate frame 10 is provided in the middle of the case 1, and the dial 3 is placed on the upper surface of the intermediate frame 10. Both the dial 3 and the middle frame 10 are preferably made of non-metal (usually made of resin) so as not to affect the operation of the non-contact IC card module 20. A central portion of the middle frame 10 is opened to a contour corresponding to the shape of the movement 2, and a lower edge of the opening is extended downward to form a cylindrical portion 11 for tightly storing the movement 2. The

  In the present invention, in order to ensure the normal operation of the movement 2 and the non-contact IC card module 20, the non-contact IC card module 20 is placed on the back side of the movement 2 in a state of being housed in the cylindrical portion 11 of the middle frame 10. In addition, the gap is disposed between the rear surface and the rear surface. The gap is maintained by setting the height of the cylinder portion 11 to be slightly higher than the thickness of the movement 2, and the lower end portion of the cylinder portion 11 is located at the lower end. This can be achieved by making the state extend slightly below the rear surface of 2.

  Further, the holding of the gap can also be achieved by disposing a spacer 12 slightly higher than the cylindrical portion 11 outside the cylindrical portion 11 on the back surface of the middle frame 10. In addition, when the height of the cylinder part 11 is set to be slightly higher than the thickness of the movement 2, the spacer 12 is formed at the same height as the cylinder part 11, and by the cooperation of the spacer 12 and the cylinder part 11, It is also possible to maintain the gap.

  The middle frame 10 is formed with a notch 13 for letting out the crown 14 extending from the movement 2 in the horizontal direction. Needless to say, the tip of the crown 14 is connected to the shaft of the crown 15 inserted through the case 1.

  The non-contact IC card module 20 is inserted from the back side of the case 1 (actually, as shown in FIG. 2, the case 1 is turned upside down and inserted from above), and its four corners (peripheral parts) Is loaded in the recess 5. When the back cover 8 is screwed in this state, the non-contact IC card module 20 is firmly pressed and held in a state where the upper surface thereof is in contact with the lower end surface of the cylindrical portion 11 and / or the spacer 12. Therefore, the non-contact IC card module 20 is securely held by being sandwiched between the back cover 8 and the cylindrical portion 11 and / or the spacer 12.

  An example of a method for assembling a wristwatch equipped with a non-contact IC card according to the present invention will be described. First, the case 1 with the glass 7 attached is inverted, the dial ring 6 is inserted, and then the dial 3 and the long and short hands are preliminarily provided. The movement 2 attached with 4 is inserted into the case 1. Then, the crown rod 14 to which the crown 15 is attached is inserted from a hole provided in the side portion of the case 1 and coupled to the movement 2. Thereafter, the middle frame 10 is inserted into the case 1 so that the movement 2 is accommodated in the cylindrical portion 11. At that time, the peripheral edge portion of the middle frame 10 is brought into contact with the lower edge of the dial plate 3, and the protrusion protruding from the back surface of the dial ring 6 is inserted into the fitting hole formed in the peripheral edge portion of the dial plate 3. The dial 3 is held down by being inserted.

  Next, the non-contact IC card module 20 is loaded thereon so that the four corners are accommodated in the recess 5, and finally the back cover 8 is screwed to complete the assembly. In the assembled state, the non-contact IC card module 20 has its lower surface supported by the back cover 8, and the peripheral portion of the upper surface hits the lower end surface of the cylindrical portion 11 and / or the spacer 12, and the aforementioned cylindrical portion 11 and / or Alternatively, a certain amount of gap is always maintained between the upper surface of the non-contact IC card module 20 and the rear surface of the movement 2 by the action of the spacer 12. Thus, normal operation of the movement 2 and the non-contact IC card module 20 is ensured.

  A wristwatch equipped with a non-contact IC card according to the present invention performs the same function as a general wristwatch, while being able to perform functions such as electronic money possessed by the non-contact IC card. It can also be used, greatly improving convenience.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2 Movement 3 Dial 4 Long and short hand 5 Concave 6 Turn-off ring 7 Glass 8 Back cover 9 Transparent plate 10 Middle frame 11 Cylindrical part 12 Spacer 13 Notch part 14 Crown crown 15 Crown 20 Non-contact IC card module

Claims (6)

A watch that can enjoy the function of the non-contact IC card together with the function of the watch by incorporating the non-contact IC card module together with the watch component in the case.
The non-contact IC card module is disposed on the back side of the movement of the timepiece component housed in the cylindrical part formed in the center part of the inner frame with a gap between the back side and the back side. A wristwatch equipped with a contactless IC card characterized by   The gap maintenance between the movement and the non-contact IC card module is achieved by setting the height of the movement-accommodating tube portion to be slightly higher than the thickness of the movement. A wristwatch equipped with the described non-contact IC card.   The gap maintenance between the movement and the non-contact IC card module is achieved by a spacer disposed on the outer side of the cylindrical portion of the inner frame, which is the same as or slightly higher than the cylindrical portion. A wristwatch equipped with the non-contact IC card according to Item 1.   The wristwatch equipped with the non-contact IC card according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the inner frame is made of non-metal.   The wristwatch equipped with the non-contact IC card according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a dial as one of the timepiece components is made of nonmetal.   The wristwatch equipped with the non-contact IC card according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a concave portion for accommodating an edge of the non-contact IC card module is formed on an inner top surface of the case.

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