JP3135537U - Ship illuminated clock - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a ship watch, which has a simple structure, and can adjust the illuminance so as not to hinder the lookout of other ships, channel buoys, lighthouses, etc., especially at night, and can visually recognize the exact time. Provide illuminated clocks for ships, and provide illuminated clocks for ships that can prevent forgetting to turn on and off the navigation lights.
A timepiece C includes a case main body C1, a translucent member C2, a peripheral wall C3, a display panel C4, a time measuring means C5, a long hand C6, and a short hand C7. A light emitting diode is provided on the peripheral wall C3 of the case main body C1. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, and 1h are arranged at equal intervals, and a dimmer 2 having a built-in transformer 3 is installed immediately below the case body C1.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a timepiece with a light for a ship, and more specifically, is installed in a steering room, a captain's room, an engineer's room, a crew's room, etc. in a ship, especially when navigating at night, etc. The present invention relates to an illuminated watch for ships that can confirm the time by the illuminance that does not interfere with the lookout of the ship, and can prevent forgetting to turn on and off the navigation light.

  For the purpose of preventing marine accidents, etc. during nighttime navigation, the lighting of the wheelhouse (bridge) etc. should be as low as possible so that it is easy to look out for other ships, route buoys or lighthouses on the route. It is said that. Therefore, watches that are hung on the wall of the wheelhouse (funnel) etc. are illuminated by a separate lighting device at night, or when it is necessary to check the time, use a flashlight, etc. This is confirmed by irradiating a watch through the watch.

  When a watch such as a wheelhouse (Funabashi) is illuminated by a separate lighting device, the light emitted from the watch or reflected light leaks out of the window, and the watch guards and the like instantly see their vision. The problem is that the discovery of other ships, navigation buoys, etc. will be delayed. Also, there is a drawback that it is troublesome to check the time each time via a flashlight or the like.

  Marine watches that have solved the above-mentioned problems are not yet developed, and no proposal has been made to solve the drawbacks. Conventionally, many proposals have been made regarding illuminated watches. For example, JP-A-10-31080 (Patent Document 1), JP-A-11-281768 (Patent Document 2), JP-A-10-197668 (Patent Document 3), and the like. In particular, Patent Document 1 has an object to provide a watch that can clearly read the time even at night or in the dark, and a solution to the problem includes a casing having a dial on which a plurality of hour numbers are formed in the periphery. A fixed illuminating body fixed around the hour number on the dial, a first needle having at least one first movable illuminating body provided rotatably on the casing, and rotatably provided on the casing And a second needle having at least one second movable illuminating body, and a control means that is provided on the casing and supplies power to clearly read the time at night or in a dark place to turn on the illuminating body. It is characterized by.

  Patent Document 2 has an object to provide an illuminated timepiece that can be easily assembled, has a high light emission amount, and has excellent appearance quality. And an EL light emitter in which a light emitting region having a predetermined area is formed, and a light lead-out region for receiving the emitted light from the light emitting region of the EL light emitter and leading the emitted light to at least the outside of the housing. And a guide means for guiding the EL light emitter into the housing so that the light emission area of the EL light emitter and the light derivation area of the dial coincide with each other.

  The problem of Patent Document 3 is that it is possible to improve appeal at a store without requiring a significant cost increase in the illuminated watch, and to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable due to excessive glare during normal use. When the snooze switch is pressed, the solving means starts counting after the counter is cleared, and the EL element is turned on at the previously set brightness to illuminate the time display unit. The counter continues counting while the snooze switch is pressed, and the control circuit sets the luminance of the EL element according to the input of the count-up signal. Specifically, the luminance of the EL element is increased stepwise every 3 seconds while the snooze switch is pressed. Further, when the count-up signal is output when the luminance of the EL element is the brightest, the luminance of the EL element is set to the darkest brightness again.

According to the illuminated timepiece of Patent Document 1, the fixed illuminating body fixed around the hour number on the dial, the movable illuminating body fixed to the first hand and the second hand illuminate the timepiece. Since it is lit, when it is installed in a ship, especially in a wheelhouse (funnel), etc., when the illuminated watch is viewed to confirm the time, the light emitted from the fixed and movable illumination bodies is used as a watch crew, etc. It is difficult to see the situation of the dark sea momentarily due to glare because it is directly incident on the eyes of the sea, and it is a factor that hinders the confirmation of the situation with other ships approaching the route and the discovery of the route buoy or lighthouse Therefore, it cannot be installed as a watch for ships. In addition, the illuminated timepieces of Patent Literature 2 and Patent Literature 3 must be said to be unsuitable as timepieces for ships because of their structures.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-31080 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-281768 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-197668

  The first problem of the present invention is a watch for a ship, which has a simple structure, and adjusts to an illuminance that does not hinder the lookout of other ships, channel buoys, lighthouses, etc., especially at night. The second problem is to provide a marine lighted watch capable of preventing forgetting to turn on and off the navigation light.

The inventor has intensively studied in order to solve the above problems, and as a result, has completed the present invention. A first device for solving the above problems is the device according to claim 1, wherein the case body whose opening is closed by a translucent member made of a transparent resin material or a hard tempered glass material,
A peripheral wall portion extending inside the case body, a display board which is a dial plate having a display surface facing the window in the case body, and disposed on the back side of the display board A timepiece means, wherein the timepiece means is provided with long and short hands as pointers disposed on the surface side of the display panel so as to be rotatable, and the inner peripheral wall of the case body A plurality of light emitting elements arranged at predetermined intervals in the part, and a luminance adjusting means installed at a position close to the case main body are provided.

  A second device for solving the problem is the device according to claim 2, wherein the light emitting element is a light emitting diode, and at least 6 to 10 are arranged on a peripheral wall portion of the case body. It is a feature.

  A third device for solving the problem is the device described in claim 3, wherein the brightness adjusting means is a dimmer.

  A fourth device for solving the problem is the device according to claim 4, wherein a working voltage of the dimmer is 24 V to 34 V DC or 100 V AC, and a transformer is provided in the dimmer. It is characterized by having.

  A fifth device for solving the problem is the device according to claim 5, wherein the power ON / OFF of the light emitting element is set to be interlocked with the power ON / OFF of the navigation light. It is a feature.

 Since this invention becomes the above-mentioned composition, there are the following effects. That is, according to the first device, a case body whose opening is closed by a translucent member made of a transparent resin material or a hard tempered glass material, a peripheral wall portion extending inside the case body, A display board which is a dial plate with a surface serving as a display surface facing the window in the case main body, and a clock means arranged on the back side of the display board, the clock means being a display board A marine timepiece comprising long and short hands that are pivotally disposed on the surface side of the plurality of light emitting elements disposed at predetermined intervals on the inner peripheral wall portion of the case body, In the watch for a ship, it has a simple structure, especially at the time of navigation at night, etc. If it is a hindrance to the observation, discovery, etc. of a ship, route buoy or lighthouse There, that provides marine lighted clock, it was possible to solve the first problem of the present invention.

  According to the second device, the light emitting element is a light emitting diode, and at least 6 to 10 light emitting diodes are disposed on the peripheral wall portion of the case body. The dial is illuminated from the side and does not directly enter the eyes of the watch crew, so it is possible to confirm the time, recognize the status of other ships, Work such as looking out at the lighthouse can be continued.

 According to the third device, since the brightness adjusting means is a dimmer, it is possible to appropriately increase or decrease the lighting of the light emitting diode, adjust the brightness, etc. according to the brightness around the ship, weather conditions, etc. It will not hinder discovery.

  According to the fourth device, the working voltage of the dimmer is 24V to 34V DC or 100V AC, and the dimmer is equipped with a transformer. In addition, when the working voltage is used at an AC voltage of 100V, it can be easily converted into a DC voltage of 24V to 34V by operating the transformer.

  According to the fifth aspect, since the power ON / OFF of the light emitting element is wired so as to be interlocked with the power ON / OFF of the navigation light, the lamp, stern light is synchronized with the power ON / OFF of the light emitting element. Since various navigation lights such as the above are surely turned on or off and will not be forgotten, it is possible to prevent marine accidents such as collision and contact with a ship in advance.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a timepiece with illumination for ships according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a timepiece with a ship illumination according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an example of an arrangement state of light emitting diodes and dimmers, and FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram thereof.

  FIG. 1 shows an illuminated watch (hereinafter referred to as a watch C) according to the present invention. The watch C includes a case main body C1, a translucent member C2 made of a transparent resin material or a hard tempered glass material, and a peripheral wall portion. C3, display panel C4, timing means C5, long hand C6, short hand C7, and the peripheral wall C3 of the case body C1 has at least 6 to 10 light emitting diodes, preferably 1a, 1b, As shown in the figure, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, and 1h are arranged at equal intervals. When the number of light emitting diodes is 5 or less, the illuminance is low, so that the characters C4a, C4b, C4c to C41, the long hands C6, and the short hands C7 on the display panel C4 are difficult to see. On the other hand, when the number of light emitting diodes is 11 or more, the illuminance is too bright, and the problem cannot be solved.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a dimmer which is a brightness adjusting means, and is installed immediately below the case main body C1. The dimmer 2 can appropriately transform the voltages 24V to 34V applied to the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h as necessary, and the luminance (illuminance) adjustment of the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h can be adjusted. This is done via the brightness adjustment knob 2a installed in. Reference numeral 3 denotes a transformer built in the dimmer 2, which is used to illuminate the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h by transforming an AC voltage of 100V used in a ship or a general household into a DC voltage of 24V to 34V. . 2b is a lead wire connected to the switch, and 2c is a lead wire connected to the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h. 4 is a navigation light connected to the lead wire 2b, 4a is a lantern light, 4b is a stern light, and is synchronized according to ON or OFF of a switch (not shown) to turn on or off the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h. Is designed to work. The switch may be a manual switch or an automatic switch with a thermostat.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the arrangement state of the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h and the dimmer 2. The power consumption of each of the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h is 2V15mA, and R is a resistance of 1W500Ω to 600Ω. Therefore, it is arranged at the input section of the dimmer 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h are arranged at equal intervals on the inner peripheral wall portion C3 of the case body C1, and the display panel C4 displaying the dial plates C4a to C4l, the long hand C6 and the short hand. Since C7 is irradiated from the side so that it does not directly enter the eyes of the lookout crew, it is possible to confirm the time and confirm the status of other ships, route buoys or Work such as looking out at the lighthouse can be continued.

  Next, the usage mode of the timepiece C according to the present invention will be described. The light-emitting diodes 1a to 1h of the watch C are turned on when the weather conditions such as rainy weather and cloudy weather are bad as well as during nighttime navigation, and the dials C4a to C4l of the watch C are difficult to see. Turned on manually or automatically. When the switch is turned on, the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h are turned on, and at the same time, various navigation lights 4 such as the lantern 4a and the stern light 4b are also turned on. When it is desired to reduce the luminance (illuminance) of the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h, the luminance (illuminance) of each of the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h is lowered by rotating the luminance adjustment knob 2a of the dimmer 2 to reduce the voltage. Can do.

  If the switch is turned off manually or the thermostat is activated and the switch is automatically turned off, the light emitting diodes 1a to 1h and the various navigation lights 4 such as the lantern 4a and the stern light 4b are also turned off simultaneously.

  The watch C according to the present invention is suitably used as a watch for a ship, and the AC 100V can be converted into DC by operating the transformer 3 of the dimmer 2, so that it can be used in ordinary homes. Use is also possible.

These are the front views of the timepiece with a lighting for ships based on this invention. These are explanatory drawings which show an example of the arrangement | positioning state of a light emitting diode and a light control device. Is a circuit diagram of the same.

Explanation of symbols

C Clock C1 Case body C2 Translucent member C3 Perimeter wall C4 Display panel C5 Timekeeping means C6 Long hand C7 Short hand 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h Light emitting diode 2 Dimmer 2a Brightness adjustment knob 3 Transformer Vessel 4 nautical light 4a lantern 4b stern light

Claims (5)

A case body whose opening is closed by a translucent member made of a transparent resin material or a hard tempered glass material, a peripheral wall portion extending inside the case body, and a surface serving as a display surface in the case body A display board which is a dial arranged facing the window, and a time measuring means provided on the back side of the display board, the time measuring means being located on the front side of the display board and being rotatable In a ship clock provided with long and short hands that are hands arranged in
A plurality of light emitting elements disposed at predetermined intervals on the inner peripheral wall of the case body;
Luminance adjusting means installed in the proximity position of the case body,
A illuminated clock for ships, comprising:   2. The timepiece with illuminated boat according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting element is a light emitting diode, and at least 6 to 10 pieces are disposed on a peripheral wall portion of the case main body.   The illuminated timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the brightness adjusting unit is a dimmer.   The working voltage of the dimmer is 24V to 34V DC or 100V AC, and a transformer is provided in the dimmer. Illuminated clock.   3. The illuminated timepiece for a ship according to claim 1, wherein power ON / OFF of the light emitting element is set so as to be interlocked with power ON / OFF of the navigation light.

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