JP3096217B2 - Multifunctional display 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 multifunction display clock for switching and displaying time, temperature, humidity, weather, and the like by indicating an index on a dial with a pointer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a multifunction display clock has a function of displaying a plurality of pieces of information relating to time, for example, a time display function.
It had a time display function, a stopwatch function, a date / day of the week display function, an alarm time display function, and the like.
In recent years, multifunction display clocks that display information such as temperature, humidity, and weather in addition to the information on the time have come to market. In this multifunction display timepiece, the hour hand and the minute hand are separately driven according to a switch operation, and an index indicating each information always provided along with an index indicating the time on the dial, for example, the weather is indicated by the hour hand. The indicator is used to indicate the weather, and the minute hand is used to indicate the temperature to indicate the temperature.

[0003]

In a multifunction display timepiece that displays a plurality of pieces of information relating to time as described above, since the display content changes regularly, the display content can be predicted. Even if a large number of displays are provided in the display area, it is relatively easy to distinguish each of them. However, in a multifunction display clock that displays information that is not related to time, not only is there little relevance to each piece of information, but the changes are irregular, so the display contents cannot be predicted and the display switches. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to instantaneously determine which information the pointer indicates.

In order to display a large amount of information, it is necessary to provide a large number of indices suitable for each information on the dial. For this reason, the number of indices on the dial increases, and there has been a problem that it is difficult to read not only information but also time.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-function display clock capable of clearly displaying information other than the time without affecting the time display.

[0006]

A multifunction display timepiece according to the present invention is a timepiece that switches and displays time and other information with hands, and has a first character having a time index for displaying time.
A second having a plate and an information indicator for displaying information other than the time
A first dial or a second dial
Is movable, and a part of the time index is
It is arranged to be superimposable so that it is switched to the information index and displayed.
Things. In addition, the multifunction display clock of the present invention
Clock that switches and displays time and other information
To display the time index and information other than time.
A first dial plate having a part of both of the information indices;
One of both the time index and the information index which compliment the dial
A second dial having a portion, wherein the first dial and the front
The other dial is located on the front dial of the second dial.
A window that allows the index of the dial to be seen is provided, and
The dial to be placed is movable, and the time index is
Switched to information indicators and superimposed and displayed
Things. Furthermore, the multifunction display clock of the present invention
Clock that switches and displays time and other information
A time index for displaying the time, and up, down, left
Information that displays information other than the time on at least one of the right positions
A first dial plate having an information indicator and a window for regulating a display range
And a second dial having: a movable second dial.
By rotating the window, the time index and the information
It is superimposed so that the information indicator and
It was arranged.

[0007]

In the multifunction display timepiece of the present invention, a first time index for displaying a part of the time and a first information index for displaying information other than the time are provided on the first dial, and the first dial is displayed on the second dial. When a second time index that covers the first information index of the dial and displays a time that complements the first time index is provided, moving the second dial causes the first time index and the second time index to be used. The time display and the information display using the first information index can be clearly switched and displayed.

In the case where a time index for displaying the time is provided on the first dial and an information index for displaying information other than the time is provided on the second dial, the second dial is placed inside and outside the display area. By moving the time index, the information index can be displayed so as to overlap a part of the time index, or the time can be clearly displayed by removing the information index from the display area.

Further, a first time index for displaying a part of the time and an information index for displaying information other than the time are provided on the first dial, and a second time for displaying the time supplementing the first time index on the second dial. 2 When the time indicator and the window are provided, the first dial and the second
By rotating one of the dials, time and information can be clearly displayed by the first time index or the information index appearing in the window of the second dial.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a multifunction display timepiece according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are front views respectively showing a first dial and a second dial shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the multifunction display timepiece shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a front view when the display state is switched. Reference numeral 2 denotes a case, and a window 2a is provided at the center of the front of the case, and the inside of the window 2a is a display area 4 for displaying time and the like. In the display area 4, a first dial 6, a second dial 8, a pointer 1
0 is provided.

The first dial 6 is, as shown in FIG.
It is fixed to a wall 2 b in the case 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a first time index 6a indicating the time from 9:00 to 3:00 and weather information arranged at the position from 4:00 to 8:00 are displayed on the front of the first dial plate 6. A first information indicator 6b to be displayed is provided. First time index 6a in the present embodiment
And the first information index 6b are both arranged in the display area 4.

The second dial 8, as shown in FIG.
It is arranged so as to overlap the front of the dial 6 and is supported so as to be movable up and down in the figure. As shown in FIG. 3, a rectangular window portion 8a is provided at substantially the center of the second dial 8 so as to fit the portion of the first dial 6 where the first time index 6a and the hands 10 are provided. Have been. In addition, a second time from 4:00 to 8:00 is displayed below the window 8a.
A time index 8b is provided, and a second information index 8c for displaying temperature information is provided on the window 8a. The second time index 8b and the second information index 8c are respectively located at positions from 4:00 to 8:00 and from 10:00 to 2 o'clock in the display area 4.
It is arranged to match the position of the hour.

In this embodiment, the pointer 10 comprises an hour hand 10a and a minute hand 10b. As shown in FIG.
First from movement 12 housed inside case 2
It is attached to a pointer shaft 14 protruding through a central hole 6c of the dial 6. In this embodiment, the hour hand 10a and the minute hand 10b are driven by separate motors so that a lot of information can be displayed. still,
A circuit mechanism for driving and controlling the hands 10 will be described later.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 16 denotes a display changeover switch, which in this embodiment serves as an operation section for sliding the second dial 8 up and down and a changeover switch for changing the indicated state of the hands 10. It is set so as to be operated by sliding vertically in the figure.

Next, the display switching operation of the first embodiment having the above configuration will be described. In this embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the time is displayed by positioning the second dial 8 upward. That is, when the second dial 8 is positioned above, the first time index 6a of the first dial 6 appears from the window 8a, and the second time index 8b is the first time index 6b of the first dial 6. It is located forward and covers it. Therefore, the first time index 6a of the first dial 6 and the second time index 8b of the second dial 8 are located in the display area 4, and only the time is displayed. At this time, the second information index 8c of the second dial 8 is located inside the upper part of the window 2a of the case 2, that is, outside the display area 4, and cannot be seen from the front of the timepiece.

Here, when the switch 16 is slid downward in the figure, the second dial 8 moves downward in conjunction with this operation. For this reason, as shown in FIG.
The second time index 8b is the lower inside of the window 2a of the case 2,
That is, the second information indicator 8c moves to the outside of the display area 4 and moves downward to enter the display area 4. Thereby, the first time index 6a of the first dial 6 is almost covered with the second information index 8c of the second dial 8, and the first information index 6b of the first dial 6 is changed to the second dial 8 From the window 8a. As a result, the first dial 6 has the first
The information index 6b and the second information index 8c of the second dial 8 are located, and only information is displayed. In the present embodiment, the hour hand 10a whose driving state has been switched by operating the switch 16 points to the weather mark of the first information indicator 6b to display the predicted weather, and the minute hand 1
0b indicates the current temperature by indicating a number indicating the temperature of the second information index 8c.

In the first embodiment, two pieces of information relating to weather and temperature are displayed.
Only one of them may be displayed. The display can be switched by sliding the second dial 8 right and left instead of up and down. In this case, the first information indicator 6b of the first dial 6 is arranged at the position from 1 o'clock to 5 o'clock or 7 o'clock to 11 o'clock, and the second time indicator 8b of the second dial 8 is Each of the information indicators 8c is 1
What is necessary is just to arrange | position at 5 o'clock from the time, and 7 o'clock to 11 o'clock.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a multifunction display timepiece according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof, FIG. 8 is a front view when a display state is switched, and FIG. It is. Also in this embodiment, the inside of the window 22a of the case 22 is a display area 24 for displaying time and the like. In the display area 24, a first dial 26 provided with a time indicator 26a for displaying time on the surface thereof, and a pointer 30 attached to a pointer shaft 34 protruding from the movement 32 are provided. The first dial 26 is also fixed to the wall 22b of the case 22 in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. Also,
The hands 30 also include an hour hand 30a and a minute hand 30b that are separately driven.

Outside the display area 24, that is, inside the lower part of the window 22a of the case 22, a second dial 28 having an information indicator 28a for displaying weather information is provided on the surface. . The second dial plate 28 is supported so as to be able to move up and down in the drawing, and the display switch 36 is pressed through a lever 38 that operates like a seesaw supported at the center in a rotatable manner by a shaft 40. Move up and down in conjunction with operation.

In the second embodiment having the above configuration,
Usually, only the first dial 26 is present in the display area 24, and only the time is clearly displayed by the time index 26a.
On the other hand, when the display changeover switch 36 is pressed, the lever 3
The operation of step 8 pushes up the second dial 28 and jumps into the display area 24. Second dial 28 in this embodiment
Moves upward, and overlaps the position of the time index 26a from 4:00 to 8:00. At this time, the hour hand 30 in this embodiment is
The a and the minute hand 30b point to the mark indicating the weather of the information indicator 28a in an overlapping state to clearly display the predicted weather.

In the second embodiment, the information index 28a is provided outside the time index 26a of the first dial 26, that is, outside the display area 24, and the window 22a of the case 22 is provided.
The display area may be moved and displayed by sliding a window frame having a window portion having the same shape as in the case 22, and a window portion may also be provided on the front surface of the portion having the information indicator 28a. A window frame for opening and closing the window may be provided.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a multifunction timepiece according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 11 and 12 are front views showing the first dial and the second dial shown in FIG. 10, respectively. 1
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the multifunction display timepiece shown in FIG. The case 42 according to the third embodiment has a window 42a serving as a display area 44 substantially at the center thereof, and has an outer surface formed of a plurality of planes that can be placed on a plane such as a desk. FIG.
Is set such that all four outer surfaces 42b to 42e have a square front shape formed of a flat surface.

Also, the case 4 stored in the display area 44
On the surface of the first dial plate 46 fixed to the second wall portion 42f, a first time index 46 indicating 11:00 to 1:00 of the time is displayed.
a and information indices 46b to 46d respectively displaying information of weather, humidity, and temperature are arranged in a circle. Further, a second time index 48a for displaying the time from 2 o'clock to 10 o'clock is provided on the surface of the second dial 48, which is accommodated in the display area 44 so as to overlap the front of the first dial 46. In addition, a cutout portion or a window portion 48b made of a transparent member is provided at a position from 11:00 to 1 o'clock. The first dial plate 46 and the second dial plate 48 are arranged so as to overlap with each other so that the pointer shaft 54 projecting from the movement 52 is centered, and the second dial plate 48 is fixed by the pointer shaft 54 or the case 42. It is rotatably supported. It should be noted that the second dial plate 48 in this embodiment is set so as to rotate so that the window portion 48b is always located at the 12 o'clock position (upward) due to its own weight or the like when the posture of the timepiece is changed. I have.

In the multifunction display timepiece according to the third embodiment, display changeover switches 56b to 56e for switching the indicating state of the hands 50 are provided on the outer surfaces 42b to 42e of the case 42, one by one. And each outer surface 4
When the timepiece is placed on a plane such as a desk with 2b to 42e facing down, the display changeover switches 56b to 56e are turned on and the display state of the hands 50 is switched.

Next, the operation of the multifunction display timepiece according to the third embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, a circular mark 58 is provided at the 12 o'clock position in the time display state to make it easier to determine a change in the attitude of the clock. First, as shown in FIG. 14, when the case 42 is placed on a desk or the like with the outer surface 42d facing down, the display changeover switch 56d provided on the outer surface 42d is turned on, and the pointer 50 Becomes a state indicating the time. At this time, since the second dial 48 stops at the position where the window 48b is located above, the first time index 46a of the first dial 46 can be seen from the window 48b. Only the time is clearly displayed together with the second time index 48a of the dial 48.

Here, as shown in FIG.
When the outer side surface 42c is placed with the outer side surface 42c down, the display changeover switch 5d is replaced with the display changeover switch 56d on the outer side surface 42d.
6c is turned on, and the pointer 50 switches to a state indicating the weather information. At this time, the second dial plate 48 rotates and stops so that the window portion 48b is positioned upward due to a change in the posture of the case 42. Further, at this time, the information index 46b for displaying the weather information located at the 3 o'clock position of the first dial 46 is in a state of being located upward. For this reason, the information indicator 46b for displaying the weather information can be seen from the window 48b of the second dial plate 48, and this is indicated by the pointer 5
The weather is displayed by indicating 0.

As shown in FIG. 16, when the case 42 is placed with the outer side surface 42b facing down, the display changeover switch 56b is turned on, and the pointer 50 is switched to a state for displaying humidity information. Be replaced. At this time, the second dial 48
Rotates such that the window 48b faces upward, similarly to the above-described operation. In addition, due to the change in the posture of the case 42, the information index 46c for displaying the humidity information is located at an upper position. Therefore, this information index 46
c becomes visible from the window 48b,
Indicates the humidity.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17, when the case 42 is placed with the outer side surface 42e of the case 42 down, the display changeover switch 56e is turned on, and the pointer 50 is switched to a state for displaying temperature information. Be replaced. At this time, the second dial 4
Reference numeral 8 denotes an information indicator 46 which rotates so that the window 48b is positioned upward, and displays temperature information of the first dial 46.
c is located above. For this reason, the information index 46c becomes visible from the window 48b of the second dial 48, and the temperature is displayed by indicating the pointer 50 with the information index 46c.

In this embodiment, the first dial 46
Is fixed, and the second dial plate 48 is set to be rotatable. However, the first dial plate 46 is rotatably supported, and the second dial plate 4 is rotatably supported.
8 may be fixed. Further, the second dial plate 48 in the embodiment is rotated by its own weight, weight, or the like, but may be manually or automatically using a motor. Further, the display changeover switches 56b to 56e may be changed to dial type switches, and the second dial 46 may be configured to rotate according to the rotation of the switches.

Next, a circuit configuration for controlling the driving of the hands in each of the above embodiments will be described with reference to a block diagram shown in FIG. Reference numerals 60 and 62 denote detection circuits provided in accordance with information to be detected, such as temperature and weather, and are composed of sensors 64 and 66, respectively, and conversion circuits 68 and 70 for appropriately converting output signals thereof into detection signals. . 72
Is a reference signal generation circuit that outputs a signal for measuring time. Reference numeral 74 denotes a control circuit. The control circuit 74 stores setting times memories 78 and 80 for storing detection signals from the detection circuits 60 and 62, respectively, and a current time based on a signal from the reference signal generation circuit 72. A current time memory 76;
A switching circuit 84 for inputting the stored contents of the setting position memories 78 and 80 and the current time memory 76 and switching and outputting the contents according to the operation of the display switching switch 82, and a position to be displayed based on a signal from the switching circuit 84 A display position memory 86 for storing, a pointer position memory 88 for detecting and storing the position of the pointer from a stepping signal of a motor or the like, and a display position memory 86
And a matching circuit 90 which compares the contents stored in the pointer position memory 88 and outputs a step signal until they match. Reference numeral 92 denotes a pointer driving unit for driving the hands 96, which comprises a motor driving circuit, a plurality of or one step motors for hour and minute hands, and a motor 94 including a wheel train and the like.

In this pointer driving control circuit, when the switch 82 is operated while the time is displayed by the pointer 96, for example, the stored contents of the temperature and the like from the set position memories 78 and 80 are transmitted via the switching circuit 84. Is supplied to the display position memory 86. At this time, if there is no match from the coincidence circuit, a step signal is output, the motor 94 operates to drive the hands 96, and the hands position memory 88 advances the position of the hands 96. When the contents of the display position memory 86 and the pointer position memory 88 match, the matching circuit 90 stops outputting the step signal. As a result, the pointer 96 is moved to a position where information such as temperature is displayed, and the information such as temperature is displayed by pointing to the information index on the dial in each embodiment described above.

[0032]

According to the present invention, the time is normally displayed by the time index, and when information other than the time is displayed, the information index is displayed in the display area. The display can be clearly divided and displayed, the content of the currently displayed information can be clarified, and the displayed information can be determined instantaneously.

In the time display state, the information index for displaying information is not in the display area, so that although a large amount of information can be displayed, it is exactly the same as a single-function clock that displays only the time. Time can be easily read.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a multifunction display timepiece according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the first dial shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a second dial shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the multifunction display timepiece shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view when the display state of the multifunction display timepiece shown in FIG. 1 is switched.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a multifunction display timepiece according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the multifunction display timepiece shown in FIG. 6;

8 is a front view when the display state of the multifunction display clock shown in FIG. 6 is switched.

9 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-function display timepiece shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a multifunction display timepiece according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing the first dial shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a front view showing the second dial shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the multifunction display timepiece shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a front view when the display state of the multifunction display clock shown in FIG. 10 is switched.

FIG. 15 is a front view when the display state of the multifunction display clock shown in FIG. 10 is switched.

FIG. 16 is a front view when the display state of the multifunction display clock shown in FIG. 10 is switched.

FIG. 17 is a front view when the display state of the multifunction display clock shown in FIG. 10 is switched.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration for performing drive control of the hands in each embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4, 24, 44 Display area 6, 26, 46 First dial 8, 28, 48 Second dial 10, 30, 50 Hand 6a First time index 6b First information index 8b Second time index 8c Second information Index 26a Time index 28a Information index 46a First time index 46b, 46c, 46d Information index 48a Second time index

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A time and other information in a clock that switching display by hands, second dial having information indicator to display a first dial having a time indicators for displaying the time, the information other than the time
If the provided one of the first dial or a second dial to allow movable, characterized in that a portion of the time indicator is disposed in Polymerization can to display is switched to the information indicator Multifunctional display clock. 2. Time and other information are switched by a pointer.
In the clock to be displayed, a time index indicating time and information indicating information other than time are displayed.
A first dial having both of the information indices, and a combination of the time index and the information index which complements the first dial.
A second dial having a part of the first dial and the second dial, which is located on the front side of the first dial and the second dial.
Window on one of the dials so that the index on the other dial can be viewed.
Provided, making the dial located on the front side movable,
The time index is switched to the information index and displayed.
A multi-function display clock characterized by being superimposed on and arranged . 3. A timepiece for switching and displaying time and other information by a pointer, comprising: a time index for displaying time, and an information index for displaying information other than time at least one of up, down, left and right positions of the time index. A first dial and a second dial having a window for regulating a display range are provided.
The second dial is movable, and the window is rotated,
Switching between the time index and the information index so as to be visible
A multifunctional display clock characterized by being superimposed and displayed for display.