JP2750081B2 - Decorative body 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 decorative clock as an equipment clock provided on a wall, and more particularly, to a speaker for a decorative clock in which a decorative body such as a doll appears by playing music at an hour or the like. It is about placement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, a large number of decorative clocks mounted on the walls of buildings and towers have come to be used. This decorative body clock uses the clock body as a stage opening / closing door to play music at the hour, move the clock body upward or downward, and make the decorative body stored on the back of the clock body appear. Opening and closing doors on the wall near the clock body, and a decorative body stored behind the opening and closing door provided separately from the clock body, appear by opening the opening and closing door. To form a stage.

[0003] When moving the clock body, which is the opening / closing door of the stage, upward or downward, or when opening the opening / closing door provided separately from the clock body on the wall surface, before starting the operation of the opening / closing door. What plays music and foretells that the stage of the decorative body clock is to be performed is often used today. Thus, in the decorative body clock,
When opening the stage and operating the decorative body, in addition to playing music according to the movement of the decorative body, often play preludes before the stage starts, the stage and music are closely related Therefore, in the decorative clock, a speaker is always provided near the stage or the clock.

The speaker is provided at a position very close to the decorative body forming the stage, such as inside the opening / closing door provided separately from the clock body or behind the clock body serving as the opening / closing door. If it is installed in a tower, there is one installed near the roof of the clock tower.

[0005]

As described above, in a decorative clock in which a speaker is arranged near a decorative body and is provided inside an opening / closing door, when a stage is opened, music or the like in accordance with the movement of a doll is used. Can be heard from the direction of the doll, giving a natural sense of presence. However, there is a disadvantage that the prelude before opening the door is difficult to hear.

[0006] In addition, the decorative clock provided on the front surface of the wall on which the decorative clock is mounted while the speaker is arranged so as to be indistinguishable from the decorative clock so that the music can be clearly heard regardless of the opening / closing of the opening / closing door. However, the music originally matched to the movement of the doll can be heard from a direction different from the direction of the doll, which has a disadvantage of giving an unnatural feeling.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a decorative timepiece in which a decorative body smaller than a clock body is provided on a wall surface near an opening / closing door, and a speaker is provided on a wall surface of the small decorative body located behind a decorative portion. And a driving device for swinging the decorative portion is also provided on the small decorative body.

In some cases, a small decorative body having a decorative portion and a speaker is provided at a wall surface position which is the left and right position of the stage.

[0009]

According to the present invention, a small decorative body is provided near the opening / closing door, and a speaker is provided at a position behind the decorative part of the decorative body. The appearance can be adjusted. When speakers are arranged on both sides of the stage, the sense of reality of the stage can be enhanced by a stereo sound system.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
Clock body 10 is provided on 19, and the left and right walls of clock body 10
This is a decorative clock in which one small decorative body 20 having a Western style is provided on each of the small decorative bodies 19, and the small decorative bodies 20 on the left and right sides are a stage composed of a clock body 10 and a main decorative body 15 as shown in FIG. Are provided so as to be separated from each other by such a distance that they do not come into contact with the stage when they protrude.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ornamental portion 25 of the small decorative body 20 is attached to the wall surface 19 by a swing shaft 23, and the swing shaft 23 can be rotated by a drive motor 21 and a rotation transmission mechanism 22. It is what it is. The rotation transmission mechanism 22
Is constituted only by gears, and by rotating the drive motor 21 forward and reverse, the swing shaft 23 is rotated to
When the ornamental portion 25 swings, or when a link mechanism is incorporated into the rotation transmission mechanism 22 and the drive motor 21 is rotated in one direction, the swing shaft 23 rotates within a certain rotation range with a certain cycle. The decorative part 25 of the small decorative body 20 is repeated by repeating the movement.
May be swung.

Then, the speaker 27 is embedded in the wall surface 19 so as to be located behind the decorative portion 25 of the small decorative body 20,
The speaker 27 is connected to an audio device of a decorative clock (not shown). The decorative portion 25 of the small decorative body 20 is larger than the speaker 27 in diameter.
27 is large enough to hide.

Therefore, in this decorative body timepiece, the speaker 27 can be hidden while the decorative part 25 of the small decorative body 20 is stationary, and the drive motor 21 is rotated to turn off the decorative part.
If the music is played from the speaker 27 while rocking the 25, even if it is a prelude before opening the stage, the sound of the speaker 27 can be played so that it can be heard enough around, even when the stage is opened, If music is played as stereo sand from the speakers 27 on the left and right sides of the stage, it is possible to play music that matches the movement of the stage so as to enhance the sense of reality.

Further, in this embodiment, since the small decorative body 20 is provided at a position away from the clock body 10 in accordance with the clock body 10,
The entire decorative clock can be made to look large, and the speaker 27 can be operated while swinging the decorative portion 25 of the small decorative member 20 in accordance with the movement of the stage or independently of the movement of the stage. The operation can also have a range of change, and the decoration part 25 crosses in front of the speaker 27 to add inflection to the music, and also changes the direction in which the music can be heard well to change the sense of presence. Can also.

Since the decorative part 25 and the speaker 27 of the small decorative body 20 can be operated independently of the movement of the stage, the small decorative body 20 can be operated even in bad weather when the weather is strong and the stage cannot be opened. It is also possible to play a greeting of cancellation together with the music from the speaker 27 while rocking only the decorative part 25, and when the decorative part 25 is stationary, the decorative part 25 is positioned in front of the speaker 27, thereby There is also an advantage that the speaker 27 can be protected from the wind and rain even if the hole of the punching net arranged on the front surface is slightly enlarged, and sound quality can be improved by increasing the hole of the punching net.

The small decorative body 20 shown in FIG.
Although the decorative portion 25 is attached to the wall surface 19 by the swing shaft 23 penetrating the speaker 19, the speaker 27 is provided on the substrate 29, and the decorative portion 25 is provided in front of the speaker 27 so as to be swingable, as shown in FIG. At the same time, the drive motor 21 may be provided inside the decoration part 25 of the small decoration body 20 or inside the board 29, and the small decoration body such as the speaker 27 and the decoration part 25 integrated by the board 29 may be provided. The speaker 27 may be disposed on the wall 19 near the stage by providing the wall 20 at an appropriate position near the clock body 10.

Further, the small decorative body 20 includes a decorative portion thereof.
The shape is not limited to a bell shape, but may be a small doll. Further, as shown in FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG.
May be opened and closed to open the front of the speaker 27. Note that the number of the small decorative bodies 20 is not limited to two,
For example, only one piece is placed above the clock body 10 and the stage,
Also, there are cases where the small decorative body 20 is arranged so as to surround the clock body 10 at equal intervals using three pieces, and cases where the clock body 10 and the stage are surrounded using four pieces. It can be installed on the back of 25 to enhance the effect.

The stage of the decorative body clock shown in FIG. 2 forms a stage by protruding the main decorative body 15 right and left from the clock body 10, but the clock is formed on a wall surface 19 near the clock body 10. An opening and closing door separate from the body 10 is provided, and the main decorative body 15 is installed inside the opening and closing door.
The decorative body clock that forms the stage by opening the opening / closing door provided separately from the clock body 10 on the wall 19 or the clock body 10 itself as the opening / closing door and moving the clock body 10 Ten
In a decorative body timepiece in which a decorative body arranged and stored on the back side of the watch is formed to form a stage, the small decorative body 20 including the speaker 27 is similarly arranged around the clock body 10 and the stage. Needless to say, the present invention can be implemented in the same manner as described above.

[0019]

According to the present invention, a small decorative body is attached to a wall surface near an opening / closing door of a decorative body clock, and a speaker is provided at a position behind the decorative portion of the small decorative body. Good sound quality and volume not only when opening and closing the door to open the stage, but also when closing the door before opening the stage It allows music to flow from the direction of the stage to the surroundings.

Further, by arranging the decorative portion as a small decorative body and the speakers on both sides of the stage, it is possible to perform music and accompaniment with a sense of realism with a stereo sand in accordance with the movement of the stage. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire decorative body timepiece according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where the stage of the decorative body timepiece according to the present invention is opened.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a small decorative body used for the decorative body timepiece according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing another example of the small decorative body used for the decorative body timepiece according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing another example of the small decorative body used in the decorative body timepiece according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Watch body 15 Main decoration body 19 Wall surface 20 Small decoration body 21 Driving motor 22 Rotation transmission mechanism 23 Swing axis 25 Decoration part 27 Speaker 29 Substrate

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An ornamental timepiece has a decorative body smaller than a clock body on a wall surface near an opening / closing door of a stage, and a speaker on a wall surface of the decorative body located behind a decorative portion. A decorative body timepiece characterized in that a drive mechanism for swinging a decorative portion of the small decorative body is provided on the small decorative body. 2. The decorative timepiece according to claim 1, wherein a small decorative body having a decorative portion and a speaker is provided on a wall surface located on the left and right sides of the stage in the decorative timepiece.