JP2513801Y2 - clock - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a timepiece in which a shield plate is provided between a plurality of hands rotating in a space above a timepiece dial for the purpose of improving decoration. Is.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 53-26830 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 54-12935)
No.8) microfilm describes the technology of watches. In the timepiece of this document, the second hand is from the top to the bottom between the front glass and the dial on which the time scale is displayed,
A minute hand and an hour hand are pivotally attached, and a transparent plate is arranged between the second hand and the minute hand. The transparent plate is provided with a graduation for displaying the seconds corresponding to the tip of the second hand and close to the tip. For this reason, not only the watch front,
For example, even when viewed from a diagonal side or the like, it can be confirmed that the second hand always moves while pointing to the scale on the transparent plate.

In addition, as a timepiece structure that makes the dial face look larger and a structure that requires a variety of designs, a technique of performing metal vapor deposition or printing on two dial plates or a front glass is known.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the conventional technology, in order to fully exhibit the functionality (reading of time) of the pointer, the emphasis was placed on the visibility. However, the present timepiece is not only for the purpose of functionality but also for decoration, and especially in the age when versatility of design is required, yet it is still technically satisfactory. Has not been done.

In order to solve these problems, the present invention is to generalize the design by improving the three-dimensional decoration and securing the space for the total design without impairing the original functionality of the watch.
The purpose is to provide a watch that can be diversified.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides, in a timepiece, a permeable upper cover that seals an upper opening of a case that houses a movement therein, and a A dial mounted between the movement and the upper cover, a plurality of pointers arranged at a predetermined distance in the up-down direction between the dial and the upper cover, and the character rotated by the movement, and the character. The dial is arranged between the pointers so as to cover the whole surface or a part of the dial,
A transparent or non-transparent shielding plate that forms a specific design with the pointer and the upper cover.

(Operation) According to the present invention, since the timepiece is configured as described above,
The upper pointer and the lower pointer of the shield plate rotate by the movement. The pointer above the shield is visible through the upper cover, and the pointer below the shield and the dial below this are visible through the shield and the upper cover.

Patterns, print colors, and the like are applied to such dials, pointers, shields, and upper covers using techniques such as painting, printing, vapor deposition, and etching. When this pattern or printing is performed, a novel design can be formed by combining the color tone of the dial, the pointer, the shielding plate, or the upper cover and printing. Further, by combining the conventional technique of printing or vapor deposition on the lower surface of the upper cover with the shielding plate, or combining the color tone of the ordinary dial, printing, surface treatment, etc., a wider design configuration can be achieved.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a timepiece showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

This watch has a transparent upper cover 1 such as a glass plate, a second hand 2, printing on the lower surface of the upper cover 3, a minute hand 4, a shielding plate 5, an hour hand 6, a dial 7, a case body 8, a case lid 9, and a movement.
It is composed of 10 and a middle frame 11. A case facing step portion 8a is formed inside the case body 8, and a shielding plate is fixed to the case facing step portion 8a. The dial 7 and the movement 10 are held at predetermined positions by the middle frame 11 and the case lid 9.

The shielding plate 5 is located above the hour hand 6 above the dial 7, and covers the dial 7 partially rather than on the entire surface. A minute hand 4 is provided above the shielding plate 5, and a second hand 2 is further provided thereon. And the movement
The hour hand 6 rotated by 10 is seen through the shield plate 5 at a certain portion and directly visible at a certain portion, and has a structure in which the overall design configuration changes depending on the position.

In the first embodiment, since the shield plate 5 that partially covers the dial 7 is provided between the minute hand 4 and the hour hand 6, the shield plate 5 partially displaces the hour hand 6 rotated by the movement 10. By emphasizing and concealing in, it is possible to add variety to the design. Furthermore, the shielding plate 5
It is possible to add novelty and versatility to the design, for example, by providing a pattern or a printing scale on the upper side to form a three-dimensional design with the pattern, color tone, etc. of the lower dial 7.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a timepiece showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

The shield plate 25 of this watch is pressed between the dial 7 and the case body 28 together with the frame 12, and is installed between the watch 6 and the minute hand 4. The shielding plate 25 covers the entire surface of the dial 7.

In the case of a timepiece reading function which is a timepiece function, the minute hand 4 and the second hand 2 pass through the upper cover 1 for reading, and the pointer 6 further has a shield plate 25.
Read through. Therefore, by enhancing the contrast with the shielding plate 25, the functionality is not deteriorated.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a timepiece showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

In this timepiece, a ring-shaped dial 13 is arranged on the dial 7, a shield plate 25 is arranged on the upper surface of the ring-shaped dial 13, and the shield plate 25 is fixed by a case body 28. Thus, instead of the frame 12, the ring-shaped dial 13 can also be used.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a timepiece showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

This watch has an hour scale 14 arranged for the time display.
The shield plate 35 is installed between the hour hand 6 and the minute hand 4 using the as a guide. In the fourth embodiment, in particular, since the upper portion of the hour scale 14 is projected above the shield plate 35, a three-dimensional design configuration with the shield plate 35 is possible.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, since the specific design is formed by the integral combination of the dial, the pointer, the shielding plate, and the upper cover, the conventional structure of the watch exterior part. On the other hand, since the shielding plate is arranged so as to be inserted between the plurality of hands, the design space can be expanded. Moreover, the shielding plate material is made of an inorganic or organic material, or a processed metal, etc., and by partially or entirely painting, printing, etching, etc., the transmission effect or the shielding effect can be partially or entirely achieved. can get. In particular, through the shielding plate, due to the reflected light and the color tone of the pointers and dials that appear to be transmitted, the weight feeling of the pattern, the three-dimensional effect, the combination effect, etc. It can be diversified and is effective for novelty and improvement of design.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4 are sectional views of a timepiece showing first, second, third, and fourth embodiments of the present invention, respectively. 1 ... Top cover, 2 ... Second hand, 3 ... Printing, 4 ... Minute hand, 5,25,3
5 ... Shielding plate, 6 ... Hour hand, 7 ... Dial, 8, 28, 38 ... Case body, 8a ... Case facing step, 9 ... Case lid, 10 ... Movement, 12 ... Frame, 13 ... Ring dial, 14 ... hour scale.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A transparent upper cover that seals an upper opening of a case that houses a movement therein, a dial plate attached between the movement and the upper cover in the case, and the dial plate. Between the upper cover and the upper cover at a predetermined distance in the vertical direction, and are arranged between the plurality of hands that rotate by the movement and the plurality of hands so as to cover the entire surface or a part of the dial. A timepiece, comprising: a transparent or non-transparent shielding plate that forms a specific design integrally with the dial, the hands and the upper cover.