JP2574981B2 - Mechanism clock - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanical timepiece in which a decorative body such as a doll operates at a predetermined time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 41693. This disclosed technology has a triangular shape in a plan view, one surface of which is an indicator of a clock face dial, the other surface is a decorative portion provided with a doll or the like, and the other surface is a mechanism portion. A rotating body (front plate)
The rotating body is housed in a case with a center of rotation at the center thereof, and usually has an index of a timepiece dial on the front surface.

[0003] At a certain time, the rotating body rotates about the center of rotation at the center thereof, so that the decorative portion is exposed on the front surface.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional mechanical timepiece, the rotating body rotates on the spot, so that if the surface area is increased, the entire timepiece becomes thicker in accordance with the surface area, so that the timepiece can be mounted on a wall. There was a problem that it was difficult to use. Further, the rotating body has a triangular shape in a plan view, and moreover, since the rotating body rotates in place, a large gap must be taken between the rotating body and the case, and the rotating body is There was a problem that it was easily imagined to rotate, and it lacked unexpectedness as a mechanism.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to make the thickness of the entire timepiece thinner than that of a conventional timepiece, in which the decorative portion of the timepiece is turned back and forth. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanical clock which can be used as a table clock and a wall clock, and which is sure to give a surprise and unexpectedness to a viewer.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a timepiece having a decoration on which a doll or the like is mounted on the back side, and a timepiece having a timepiece housing for accommodating the timepiece. A case body, a protruding mechanism provided on the watch case body side to protrude the watch body forward and accommodate the protruded watch body in the watch body accommodating portion, and a clock body provided on the watch body side And a watch body reversing mechanism for reversing the watch body.

[0007]

[Action] With this configuration, the unloading mechanism is operated,
The watch main body is pushed forward from the watch main body housing portion of the watch case main body, and the watch main body inverting mechanism is operated to invert the watch main body so that the decorative portion on the back surface of the watch main body, such as a doll or the like, faces the front.

When the timepiece is arranged as an ordinary timepiece, the timepiece body is housed in the timepiece body housing of the timepiece case body, and at a certain time, the timepiece body protrudes as described above. Since this is reversed, the thickness of the timepiece can be reduced as compared with a conventional timepiece, and it can be used not only as a clock but also as a wall clock.

When the timepiece body is housed in the timepiece body housing of the timepiece case body, the timepiece does not change from a normal timepiece, and at a certain time, the timepiece body approaches and the timepiece body rotates. Therefore, it is certain that surprise and surprise will be given to the viewer, and the function as a mechanical clock can be sufficiently performed.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a mechanical timepiece according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the mechanical timepiece partially omitted,
3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line Y, FIG. 5 is a front view of the timepiece body reversing mechanism of the mechanical timepiece with a part thereof omitted, and FIG.

A mechanical timepiece according to the present invention includes a watch case main body A, a watch main body B, a projecting mechanism C provided on the watch case main body A side to protrude the watch main body B forward, and a watch mechanism B provided on the watch main body B side. A watch body reversing mechanism D that is provided and reverses the watch body B is provided.

The watch case main body A includes a mechanism receiving plate 1 and a back cover 2, and the watch main body B includes a front plate 3, left and right side back plates 4, a central back plate 5, and a dial 36. , Glass 6, glass rim 7, and front frame 8.

The mechanism receiving plate 1 of the watch case main body A has a disk-shaped receiving plate portion 10, and the receiving plate portion 10 has a cylindrical portion 11 formed therein. A speaker mounting part 12 and a driving mechanism housing part 13 are formed in the upper and lower parts inside the cylindrical part 11, and the speaker mounting part 12 and the driving mechanism housing part 13 are formed in the center of the receiving plate part 10.
A shaft insertion portion 14 communicating with the cylindrical portion 1 is formed.
The inside of 1 is a watch main body housing portion 15. In addition, cylindrical part 1
At the upper and lower portions of the outer peripheral surface portion 1, together with the peripheral portion of the receiving plate portion 10, an outflow mechanism mounting portion 16 is formed.

The upper and lower protruding mechanism mounting sections 16 are each provided with the aforementioned protruding mechanism C. These protruding mechanisms C have the same configuration. These protruding mechanisms C include protruding arms 28 each including a pair of base links 18, an intermediate link 19, a front link 20, and a front plate support member 27, as shown in FIGS. The base link 18 and the front link 20 have the same configuration, and the upper and lower support pieces 1 are provided at one end.
8a and 20a. Also, the intermediate link 19 is
A notch 19a is formed at the center.

A shaft pin 21 is fixedly attached to the base of the base side link 18. The shaft pin 21 is connected to the support surface 11a of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 11 in the protruding mechanism mounting portion 16 and to the receiving surface 11a. The base link 18 is rotatably supported by the support surface 10a of the peripheral portion of the plate portion 10.
Are attached to the protruding mechanism mounting section 16. Gears 22 are fixed to the pair of left and right shaft pins 21, respectively, and these gears 22 mesh with each other. Also,
An arc gear 25 is fixed to one of the base links 18.

The support piece 18 on the front side of the base link 18
a, the base of an intermediate link 19 is connected by a shaft pin 23, and these intermediate links 19
Are brought into contact with each other, and are linked to each other by a support shaft 24 at the center thereof. The front side of the intermediate link 19 is the front side link 20.
Is connected to the support piece 20a at the base by a shaft pin 26,
The front end of the front link 20 is attached to the front plate support member 27 by a shaft pin 28.
a, and a pair of left and right shaft pins 2
Gears 29 are fixed to each of the gears 8a, and these gears 29 mesh with each other.

The drive mechanism accommodating section 13 accommodates a drive motor 30 for protruding (FIG. 4) and a speed reducer 31,
A pinion gear (not shown) is fixed to an output shaft 31a of the speed reducer 31. A synchronization shaft 33 is provided in the shaft insertion portion 14 (FIG. 1) at the center of the receiving plate portion 10. The upper and lower portions of the synchronization shaft 33 reach the protruding mechanism mounting portion 16, It is supported by the protruding mechanism mounting portion 16. A gear (not shown) is fixed to a lower portion of the synchronous shaft 33, and the gear meshes with the pinion gear.
4 are fixed, and these gears 34 mesh with an arcuate gear 25 fixed to the proximal link 18 of the protruding arm 28. The back cover 2 is mounted on the back side of the watch case main body 1.

The front plate 3 of the watch main body B has an annular front plate main body 35 that can be accommodated in the watch main body housing portion 15, and the front plate main body 35 extends vertically in the center thereof. It has a support portion 35a. And, this support portion 35
Movement 37 is attached to the center of a.
A dial 36 is mounted on the front surface of the front plate main body 35.

The long and short needle shafts 38 and 39 of the movement 37 penetrate through the center hole of the dial 36, and the needle shaft 38 has a long hand (not shown).
Each has a short hand (not shown) attached thereto. A glass 6, a glass rim 7, and a front frame 8 are mounted on the front surface of the front plate body 35.

On the supporting portion 35a of the front plate main body 35, a timepiece main body reversing mechanism D and an operating member driving mechanism E are provided. The timepiece body reversing mechanism D includes a hollow support shaft 44 rotatably supported via a bearing member 43 above and below the support portion 35a, and a gear 45 is mounted on the lower support shaft 44. It is stuck. A reversing drive motor 46 and a reduction gear box 47 are fixed to the support portion 35a, and a pinion gear 47a of an output shaft of the reversal drive motor 46 meshes with an input gear 49 of the reduction gear box 47. The output gear 50 of the reduction gear box 47 meshes with the gear 45.

On the back side of the front plate body 35, left and right side back plates 4 and a center back plate 5 are mounted. An operating member 40 held by a movable member (not shown) of the operating member driving mechanism E is disposed on the back surface side of the front plate main body 35, and a doll 41 is provided on the operating member 40. This part is a decorative part F.

In the timepiece body B constructed as described above, the support shaft 44 is inserted and fixed in the hole 27a provided in the front plate support member 27 of the pushing mechanism C, and the pushing mechanism C
Attached to the protruding arm 28. An extension arm cover 48 is attached to the front plate support member 27.

The pushing arm 28 of the pushing mechanism C
Is reduced so that the watch main body B is turned upside down,
The doll or the like 41 of the decorative portion F is located in the main body housing portion 15. The mechanism clock thus configured is mounted on a wall surface in a room.

Next, the operation of the mechanical timepiece constructed as described above will be described.

In the above-mentioned timepiece, at a predetermined time, the driving motor 30 is driven to rotate the pinion gear of the output shaft 31a of the speed reducer 31, and the synchronous shaft 33 is rotated via a gear meshing with the pinion gear. Rotate,
The gear 34 above and below the synchronous shaft 33 rotates.

These gears 34 are arc-shaped gears 25 fixed to the base links 18 of the upper and lower protruding arms 28.
(FIG. 6), the rotation of the gear 34 causes the gear 25 to move inward (the direction in which the pair of proximal links 18 closes is inward), and causes the proximal link 18 to move inward. To rotate. Due to the rotation of the base link 18, the front link 20 rotates inward via the intermediate link 19, the extension arm 28 extends forward, and pushes the watch body B forward.

Next, the watch body reversing mechanism D is operated, the watch body B is reversed, and the doll 41 is exposed on the front side. That is, the output gear 50 of the reduction gear box 47 is rotated by the driving of the reversing drive motor 46 (FIG. 5). The gear 45 meshing with the output gear 50 is fixed to the support shaft 44, and the support shaft 44 is provided in a hole 27a (FIG. 1) provided in the front plate support member 27 of the protruding mechanism C. Since the output gear 50 is rotated around the gear 45, and the timepiece body B rotates around the upper and lower support shafts 44 and rotates 180 degrees, for example, when the output gear 50 The rotation is stopped by the operation, and the watch body B
Are reversed, and the doll 41 etc. is exposed on the front side. This doll 4
1 performs an operation, such as dancing, by driving the operating member driving mechanism E via the operating member 40 held by the movable member.

The watch body B is replaced with a watch case body A.
When the watch is stored in the watch main body storing portion 15, the above operation is performed in reverse.

As described above, the watch main body B first protrudes forward, and thereafter the watch main body B is turned over and the decorative portion F
The operation of the watch body B is exaggerated, unexpected, and surprising, so that the doll 41, etc. of the watch is exposed on the front side.

It is necessary to reduce the thickness of a wall-mounted timepiece. The mechanical watch of the present invention
The watch body B is housed in the watch body housing portion 15 of the watch case body A, and the watch body B protrudes forward only at a predetermined time as described above. The clockwork clock itself is reduced in thickness because it appears on the front side.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in the projecting mechanism C, and the other configuration is the same. This extrusion mechanism C
The arm 28 has a pair of base links 51 and a pair of front links 52, and the base of the base link 51 is attached to the watch case main body A by a shaft pin 53,
Gears 54 are fixed to the shaft pins 53, and the gears 54 mesh with each other. One end of a front link 52 is connected to the distal end of the base link 51 by a shaft pin 55, and the other end of the front link 52 is mounted to the timepiece body B by a shaft pin 56. A gear 57 is fixed to the shaft pin 56, and the gear 57 meshes with each other. An arcuate gear 58 is fixed to the proximal link 51, and the gear 58 is engaged with the upper and lower gears 34 (FIG. 4) of the synchronous shaft 33.

Accordingly, the drive motor 30 is driven to rotate the pinion gear of the output shaft 31a of the speed reducer 31, and the synchronous shaft 33 is rotated via the gear meshing with the pinion gear. Gear 34 rotates.

The rotation of the gear 34 causes the gear 58 to rotate.
Moves inward (the direction in which the pair of proximal links 51 closes is the inward direction), the proximal link 51 is pivoted inward, the front link 52 pivots inward, and the outstretched arm is moved. 28 extends forward and pushes the watch body B forward.

The watch body B is replaced with a watch case body A.
When the watch is stored in the watch main body storing portion 15, the above operation is performed in reverse.

8 to 10 show another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in the extending mechanism C and the watch body reversing mechanism D, and the other configuration is the same. This embodiment has a feature that the watch body B starts rotating while the watch body B is approaching.

The protruding arm 28 of the protruding mechanism C includes a pair of base links 59 and a pair of front links 60. The base of the base link 59 has a shaft pin 61 attached to the watch case body A side. These proximal links 59
One end of a front link 60 is connected to the distal end of the front link 60 by a shaft pin 62, and the other end of the front link 60 is connected to the watch body B.
It is attached to the side by a shaft pin 63. A pin 64 is attached to an intermediate portion of the proximal link 59,
The pin 64 is rotatably provided on the body A of the watch case, and is inserted into an annular groove 67 of a cam 65 which is turned right and left by turning a gear (not shown) left and right. The groove 67
The center of the ring of the cam 65 is, as shown in FIG.
a. In addition, a groove is provided in the base side link 59,
The cam 65 may be provided with a pin.

The watch body reversing mechanism D has a semicircular pulley 69 as shown in FIG. 9, and the pulley 69 is fixed to the support shaft 44 of the watch body B.
One end of the string 70 is locked to one end of the pulley 69, and the string 70 extends along the groove 69a of the pulley 69, and the other end of the string 70 is locked to the watch case body A side. I have. A support spring 27 (not shown) is provided on the support member 27 of the watch body B of the push-out arm 28 of the push-out mechanism C for returning the watch body B, which has been inverted by 180 degrees, to its original position.

When the watch arm B is housed in the watch body housing 15 of the watch case body A with the extending arm 28 contracted, the string 70 is loosened.

By the rotation of the cam 65, the pin 64 is guided by the groove 67, the base link 59 is turned inward, and the front link 60 is turned inward.
8 extends forward and pushes the watch body B forward.

As the watch body B projects forward, the slack of the string 70 gradually disappears.
When the slack has disappeared, the watch body B starts rotating via the pulley 69, and finally turns 180 degrees.

The reverse rotation of the cam 65 causes the groove 67 of the cam 65 to rotate.
When the pin 64 is guided to the outside, the proximal link 59 is pivoted outward, the leading link 60 pivots outward, the extruding arm 28 is reduced, and the watch body B is It is housed in the watch body housing 15. In this case, the timepiece body B is returned by the restoring force of the return spring in accordance with the degree of slack of the string 70, and the dial 36 finally faces the front side.

FIGS. 11 and 12 show another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in the projecting mechanism C, and the other configuration is the same. The protruding arm 28 of the protruding mechanism C includes a pair of semicircular arm members 71, and levers 72 are provided on the left and right sides of the watch main body housing portion 15 of the watch case main body A at intermediate portions thereof. Is supported by a shaft pin 73, and the tip of the lever 72 is connected to a bracket 74 provided on the arm member 71 by a shaft pin 75, and the arm member 71 is held by these levers 72. ing. The ends of these arm members 71 are attached to the watch body support member 76, and the watch body support member 76
Are rotatably mounted by a fixed support shaft 44.

Further, a reduction gear 78 is provided on the watch case main body A side.
Is provided, and a pulley 79 is fixed to the output shaft of the speed reducer 78.
A pulley 80 is pivotally supported on the watch case body A side,
A string 81 wound around the pulley 79 is hung on the pulley 80, and an end of the string 81 is locked to an end of the lever 72. The watch case body A is provided with a return spring (not shown) for returning the protruding watch body B to its original position.

Accordingly, the driving motor 77 for driving is driven to rotate the pulley 79 of the output shaft of the speed reducer 78,
When the string 81 is wound up, the lever 72 rotates about the support shaft 73 as a fulcrum, and raises the left and right arm members 71 as indicated by the imaginary line, and pushes out these arm members 71 to bring out the watch body B. Rushing forward.

When the string 81 is loosened by the reverse rotation of the drive motor 77, the timepiece body B is returned by the restoring force of the return spring in accordance with the degree of loosening of the string 810, and the timepiece body body is returned. A is stored in the watch main body housing portion 15. In addition, if one annular string is hung on the pulleys 79 and 80 and the end of the lever 72 is fixed to the string, the pulley 7
The cord reciprocates in response to the forward and reverse rotation of 9.80, whereby the lever 72 can reciprocate. As a result, the return spring can be dispensed with.

FIGS. 13 to 15 show another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the protruding mechanism C is different from that of the above-described embodiment, and there is a pair of protruding arms 28 of the protruding mechanism C, and each protruding arm 28 is connected to the first link 82. The link 82 is constituted by a second link 84 connected to the tip of the link 82 by a pin 83, and the second link 84 is curved.

Each of the protruding arms 28 has the base of the first link 82 connected to the watch case main body A by a pin 85 and attached to the watch case main body A. Also, the second link 8 of each of the protruding arms 28
A support member 27 is attached to a tip end of the support member 4 by a pin 87, and a support shaft 44 is fixed to the support member 27, and a slider 86 is rotatably connected to the support shaft 44. These sliders 86 are guided by guides 88 provided on the back surface of the timepiece body B, and reciprocate vertically in FIG. One end of left and right connecting members 89 and 90 is swingably connected to the upper slider 86, and the left and right connecting members 9 are connected to the lower slider 86.
One end portions of the first and second connecting members are swingably connected. The left connecting members 89 and 91 are connected to each other at other ends by pins 93, and the right connecting members 90 and 92 are connected to the other end portions. Parts are connected to each other by pins 94, and connecting members 89, 9
0, 91, and 92 form a parallelogram.

The distance L-2 between the mounting portions B of the protruding arms 28 to the timepiece body B side is larger than the distance L-1 between the mounting portions A of the protruding arms 28 to the timepiece body A side. I have. Accordingly, the drive source for unloading (not shown) is driven, and the first and second links 82 and 8 of the unloading arm 28 are driven.
4 extends and pushes the watch body B forward. in this case,
By the extension of the first and second links 82 and 84, the slider 86 moves outward, and the connection points a and a 'move inward.

Further, the pushing arm 28 is folded by the reverse rotation of the pushing drive source, the watch body B is returned, and is housed in the watch body housing portion 15 of the watch case body A. In this case, the connection points a and a 'move outward and are appropriately locked to the watch case main body A side. The distance L-2 between the mounting portions B of the protruding arms 28 to the timepiece body B side is larger than the distance L-1 between the mounting portions A of the protruding arms 28 to the timepiece body A side. In addition, since the second link 84 is curved, when the watch main body B is housed in the watch main body housing portion 15, the protruding arm 28 and the decorative portion F are not exposed. It just looks like a constant watch. The surprise and surprise when the watch body B rotates as it approaches is the greatest.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention, the watch body is pushed forward from the watch body accommodating portion of the watch case body by operating the projecting mechanism, and the watch body reversing mechanism is operated. Then, the timepiece body is turned over, and the decorative part on which the doll or the like is mounted on the back surface of the timepiece body is turned to the front.

When the timepiece is arranged as a normal timepiece, the timepiece body is housed in the timepiece body housing of the timepiece case body, and at a certain time, the timepiece body protrudes as described above. Since this is a reversal, the thickness of the mechanical timepiece can be made smaller than that of a conventional mechanical timepiece, and it can be used as a wall-mounted timepiece.

When the timepiece body is housed in the timepiece body housing portion of the timepiece case body, the timepiece does not change from a normal timepiece, and at a certain time, the timepiece body protrudes.
And since a timepiece main body rotates, it is surely given to a person who is surprised and surprising, and can fully fulfill the function as a mechanical timepiece.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disassembled state of a mechanical timepiece according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially omitted front view of the mechanical timepiece.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line YY of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted front view of the timepiece body reversing mechanism of the mechanical timepiece.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an ejection mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a partially omitted plan view of another mechanical timepiece according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partially omitted plan view of another mechanical timepiece according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of a watch body reversing mechanism.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the operation of the mechanical timepiece.

FIG. 11 is a partially omitted plan view of another mechanical timepiece according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a view as seen from the Z direction in FIG. 12;

FIG. 13 is a partially omitted plan view of another mechanical timepiece according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an unloading mechanism.

FIG. 15 is a front view, partially omitted, of another mechanical timepiece according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 Watch body accommodating part 41 Doll etc. A Watch case body B Watch body C Extrusion mechanism D Watch body reversing mechanism F Decoration part

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A watch body having a decorative portion on which a doll or the like is mounted on the back side, a watch case body having a watch body housing portion for housing the watch body, and a watch body provided on the watch case body side and having the watch body forward A mechanism that comprises: a protruding mechanism that protrudes and accommodates the protruding watch main body in the watch main body housing portion; and a watch main body reversing mechanism that is provided on the watch main body and that reverses the watch main body. clock.