JP3165529U - Watch cover - Google Patents

Abstract

A wristwatch cover is provided that attaches to a wristwatch case that incorporates a wristwatch module having at least one crown or operation button on a side surface. A watch cover (10) for covering a watch case having an operation unit (for example, operation buttons (52, 53)) such as a crown or operation buttons protruding outward from the watch case in a watch case containing a clock module. However, a decorative member is disposed on an upper surface portion that covers an upper surface, which is a surface on which a dial or a liquid crystal panel is located, in a watch case, and a side portion that covers a side surface of the watch case is operated when mounted on the watch case. A concave portion into which a portion (for example, operation buttons 52 and 53) is introduced, which is concave in a direction opposite to the mounting direction, and a through hole corresponding to a screw hole formed in the watch case are formed. Configuration. [Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wristwatch cover that is attached to a watch case containing a watch module having a dial or a liquid crystal panel on an upper surface and at least one crown or operation button on a side surface.

  Conventionally, various wristwatch covers have been proposed for protecting a wristwatch from scratches and water.

  Such a watch cover is, for example, a cover made of a synthetic rubber material and configured in the shape of a watch case (or a shape in which the shape of the watch case and the band connected to the watch case are integrated). In addition, there is a crown escape portion in which a crown portion escapes in a recess so that the crown portion does not come into contact with the cover, and a guide for preventing the cover from being detached from the wristwatch (see Patent Document 1).

  Further, as a device that can be used with a wristwatch cover attached to a wristwatch, for example, a main body attached to a wristwatch case and a protective portion that is formed integrally with the main body and protects an external member that controls the function of the clock (See Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-273090 A JP-A-8-94773

  Many of these wristwatch covers are made of synthetic resin, and many of them use the elasticity of synthetic resin when attached to a wristwatch case.

  However, many wristwatches are made of metal, and there has been a problem that the aesthetic change may be too great when a synthetic resin cover is attached.

  In addition, there is a problem that the number of types of covers for wristwatches is smaller than that when wristwatches are classified according to their structure.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a wristwatch cover having a novel structure in order to solve the above problems.

  A wristwatch cover according to the present invention is a wristwatch cover that covers a wristwatch case having an operation portion such as a crown or an operation button protruding outward of the wristwatch case among watchcases having a clock module built therein, A decorative member is disposed on an upper surface portion that covers an upper surface that is a surface on which a dial or a liquid crystal panel is positioned in the watch case, and when the watch case is attached to the side surface portion that covers the side surface of the watch case, An introduction recessed portion into which the operation portion is introduced and having a shape recessed in a direction opposite to the mounting direction, and a through hole corresponding to the screw hole formed in the watch case are formed.

  With the above configuration, a wristwatch cover having a novel structure can be provided.

  The side surface portion may be provided with a protruding portion that protrudes in the direction opposite to the direction of covering the watch case in the vicinity of the position corresponding to the operation portion.

  According to the present invention, a wristwatch cover having a novel structure can be provided.

It is a top view which shows the example of a structure of the cover for wristwatches. It is a side view which shows the example of a structure of the wristwatch cover. It is a perspective view which shows the example of a structure of the wristwatch cover. It is a perspective view which shows the example of the external appearance of the wristwatch provided with the wristwatch cover, the wristwatch case corresponding to the wristwatch cover, and the band. It is a top view which shows the example of the other structure of the wristwatch cover. It is a side view showing an example of other composition of a wristwatch cover.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of the configuration of a wristwatch cover 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wristwatch cover 10 is provided with a plurality of decorative materials D on its upper surface (see FIG. 3), but its drawing is omitted in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 described later.

  The watch cover 10 needs to be formed larger than the corresponding watch case in order to cover the watch case to which the cover is attached. Here, the “watch case” in this example means a housing that incorporates a watch module that realizes a function as a watch. In this example, the wristwatch case includes a time display unit that displays time such as a dial or a liquid crystal panel, and an operation unit such as a crown or an operation button that protrudes outward from the housing.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the wristwatch cover 10 will be described. The wristwatch cover 10 is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the wristwatch case to be attached. That is, the inner shape of the wristwatch cover 10 is formed, for example, in a shape substantially corresponding to the outer shape of the wristwatch case so that no gap is formed between the wristwatch cover 10 and the wristwatch case when the wristwatch cover 10 is attached to the wristwatch case. It is preferable. Therefore, in this example, the “watch case corresponding to the watch cover” means a watch case having a shape to which the watch cover can be attached. The wristwatch cover 10 is preferably made of a highly rigid material such as stainless steel, and is preferably difficult to attach using the elasticity of the material.

  In this example, a portion of the configuration of the wristwatch cover 10 that covers the upper surface (that is, the surface on the time display unit side) on which the dial or the liquid crystal panel is located in the wristwatch case is referred to as an “upper surface portion”. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper surface portion of the wristwatch cover 10 is covered with band attachment portion covering regions 11 and 12 that cover the band attachment portion of the watch case, and the bezel that covers the bezel (including the side surface of the vessel) of the watch case. It comprises a covering region 13 and a specific portion covering region 14 that covers a specific portion (including side surfaces) corresponding to the shape of the watch case so that a mark or the like written on the watch case can be visually recognized from the outside. In FIG. 1, the position of the band 60 when the wristwatch cover 10, the watch case, and the band 60 are combined is indicated by a broken line.

  FIG. 2 is a side view showing an example of the configuration of the wristwatch cover 10. In this example, the portion of the configuration of the wristwatch cover 10 that covers the side surface of the wristwatch case is referred to as a “side surface portion”. As shown in FIG. 2, the side surface of the wristwatch cover 10 has a direction opposite to the direction in which the wristwatch case is covered in the vicinity of the position corresponding to the operation portion of the wristwatch case (that is, from the side surface of the wristwatch cover 10 to the central direction). Projecting portions 21 to 24 projecting in the opposite direction), through-holes H, and introduction recesses B are formed.

  Here, in addition to the decorative role, the protruding portions 21 to 24 play a role of preventing erroneous operation of the operation portion of the watch case when the watch cover 10 is attached to the watch case.

  The through hole H is formed at a position corresponding to a screw hole formed in the watch case (that is, a position overlapping with the screw hole when the watch cover is covered with the corresponding watch case). It plays a role of passing a screw for fixing 10 to the watch case. In this example, the case where the through holes H are formed at four positions on the side surface portion of the wristwatch cover 10 will be described. The conditions for the positions where the through holes H are formed are positions corresponding to the screw holes of the watch case. It is not specifically limited except being, for example, an upper surface part may be sufficient. Further, when the covering region of the arm cover extends to the back surface of the wristwatch case, a through hole H may be formed in the back surface portion that is a portion covering the back surface of the wristwatch case.

  The introduction recess B is a recess into which an operation portion provided in the watch case is introduced when the watch cover 10 is attached to the corresponding watch case, and is in a direction opposite to the mounting direction (that is, the watch cover). 10 in a direction recessed from the lower surface to the upper surface).

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of the wristwatch cover 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the wristwatch cover 10 in this example is provided with a plurality of decorative materials D on the upper surface portion and the side surface portion. The arrangement of the decorative material D disposed on the surface of the wristwatch cover 10 is not particularly limited, and the number and size of the decorative material D are not particularly limited.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of a wristwatch 50 including a wristwatch cover 10, a wristwatch case corresponding to the wristwatch cover 10, and a band 60. As shown in FIG. 4, in the wristwatch 50, the wristwatch cover 10 is fixed to the wristwatch case with a screw C corresponding to the through hole H. In addition, operation buttons 52 and 53, which are operation portions provided in the watch case, are respectively introduced into the introduction recess B (not shown in FIG. 4) of the wristwatch cover 10 (in other words, the introduction recess B is formed). The operation buttons 52 and 53 are sandwiched between the side surfaces to be formed).

  At this time, the operation buttons 52 and 23 may be locked by the introduction recess B. In this case, for example, the introduction recess B may be configured to have a shape that gradually decreases in width from the lower surface direction of the wristwatch cover 10 toward the upper surface direction.

  As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the operation unit (for example, the operation buttons 52 and 53) such as the crown and the operation button protruding outward from the watch case out of the watch case incorporating the timepiece module is provided. A decorative member D is disposed on the upper surface portion of the wristwatch cover 10 that covers the wristwatch case, which covers the upper surface that is the surface on which the dial or the liquid crystal panel is located (for example, the surface on the time display portion side). The concave portion into which the operation portion (for example, the operation buttons 52 and 53) is introduced when the watch case is attached to the side surface covering the side surface of the watch case is recessed in the direction opposite to the attachment direction. Providing a wristwatch cover having a novel structure since the introduction recess B and the through hole H corresponding to the screw hole formed in the wristwatch case are formed. It becomes possible way.

  In particular, by forming a recess (for example, the introduction recess B) on the side surface, even if the watch module or watch case to be attached is provided with a protruding part, the watch cover is only covered and screwed from above. It is possible to change the appearance of the watch easily. That is, even if the wristwatch cover does not have sufficient elasticity, the attachment work is not difficult due to the presence of the protruding portion.

  In the above-described embodiment, the wristwatch cover 10 has a direction in which the wristwatch case covers the side surface portion in the vicinity of the position corresponding to the operation portion (for example, the operation buttons 52 and 53 provided in the corresponding watchcase). Since it is set as the structure provided with the protrusion part (for example, protrusion parts 21-24) which protrudes in a reverse direction, it becomes possible to prevent the erroneous operation with respect to the crown and operation button with which the attachment object was equipped.

  That is, when the wristwatch cover is attached to the wristwatch case, the protrusion is positioned in the vicinity of the crown or the operation button. For example, when the operation button is likely to be accidentally pressed by a human finger or the like, Since the finger or the like comes into contact with the protruding portion, it is possible to prevent the operation button from being erroneously operated.

  Although not particularly mentioned in the above-described embodiment, the wristwatch cover 10 may be configured to cover the upper surface 51 (or the time display unit 51) of the wristwatch case with, for example, a transparent member.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the wristwatch cover 10 has the specific part covering region 14 has been described as an example. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the specific part covering region 14 may be used, and a plurality of types (for example, different shapes and sizes) of decorative materials may be provided.

  FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of another configuration of a wristwatch cover according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface portion of the watch cover 100 covers the band attachment portion covering regions 111 and 112 covering the band attachment portion of the corresponding watch case, and the watch case bezel (including the side surface of the vessel). And a bezel covering region 113 to be formed. In addition, a plurality of decorative materials having different sizes, such as a decorative material D1 and a decorative material D2, are disposed on the upper surface of the wristwatch cover 100.

  FIG. 6 is a side view showing an example of another configuration of the wristwatch cover. As shown in FIG. 6, the side surface of the wristwatch cover 100 has a direction opposite to the direction in which the wristwatch case is covered in the vicinity of the position corresponding to the operation portion of the wristwatch case (that is, from the side surface of the wristwatch cover 100 to the center direction). Projecting portions 121 to 123 projecting in the opposite direction), through-holes H, and introducing recesses B are formed.

  Although not particularly mentioned in the above-described embodiment, it is preferable that each of the wristwatch covers 10 and 100 is integrally formed with an upper surface portion and a side surface portion.

  The present invention is useful for providing a wristwatch cover having a novel structure.

B Introduction recess H Through hole D Decoration material 10,100 Watch cover 11, 12, 111, 112 Band attachment portion covering region 13, 113 Bezel covering region 14 Specific partial covering region 21-24, 121-123 Protruding portion 51 Watch case Top surface 52,53 Operation buttons 60 Band

Claims (2)

A watch cover for covering a watch case having an operation part such as a crown or an operation button protruding outward of the watch case among watch cases incorporating the watch module,
In the watch case, a decorative member is disposed on the upper surface portion covering the upper surface, which is the surface on which the dial or the liquid crystal panel is located,
On the side surface covering the side surface of the watch case,
An introduction recess which is a recess into which the operation portion is introduced when being attached to the watch case and is recessed in a direction opposite to the mounting direction;
A wristwatch cover, wherein a through hole corresponding to a screw hole formed in the wristwatch case is formed. The wristwatch cover according to claim 1, wherein the side surface portion includes a protruding portion that protrudes in a direction opposite to a direction in which the wristwatch case is covered near a position corresponding to the operation portion.

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