JP3467504B2 - Digital / voice display wristwatch - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wrist watch, and more particularly to a wrist watch.
The present invention relates to a wristwatch including a digital display unit for visually displaying time on a digital panel and an audio display unit for aurally displaying by sound in parallel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Digital type wristwatches equipped with a digital panel using liquid crystal have become widespread, and timepieces having a built-in speaker to notify the time by voice are also well known. Also, a digital / voice combined display type wristwatch in which these two types of display units are arranged in parallel is known.

[0003]

However, in the conventional wristwatch of combined digital / voice display type, both display portions are simply installed in parallel, and the respective display portions are selectively switched. Is not

The voice display unit is used, for example, when the user wants to know the time without turning on the lights during sleep at night. In such a case, the digital display is unnecessary.

Therefore, it is desirable to switch off the digital display unit in order to prevent the consumption of the battery and prolong the life of the liquid crystal panel at the time of sleeping at night.

Further, operations such as adjustment of display time and setting of alarm time when an alarm function is provided are performed by button switches provided at appropriate places of the wristwatch. These switches are used to prevent malfunction. A desired button switch is operated while pressing a separately provided setting button switch.

Therefore, in order to adjust the display time and the like, it is necessary to simultaneously operate two types of button switches, which requires the user to remove the wristwatch from his arm and use the fingers of both hands. is there.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a display switching type wristwatch that eliminates the above-mentioned inconvenience in the conventional digital / voice combined display wristwatch.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention for achieving the above object is configured as follows. The time
A digital display section for displaying digitally on the display panel and an audio display section for displaying audio by a speaker,
In a watch installed in parallel, a slide cover showing either one of the two display units is attached so that it can be moved between the two display units, and the display on the side shown is shown by moving the slide covers. A digital / voice combined display type wristwatch characterized by being selectively operated.

The slide cover can be set at three positions, one of which is one of the two display portions and an intermediate position. When the slide cover is set at the intermediate position, adjustment of time adjustment, alarm setting, etc. can be performed. It is desirable to switch to the function to work.

[0011]

With the slide cover set on the side covering the voice display section and the digital display section is shown, the liquid crystal panel constituting the digital display section is switched on.
On the other hand, the liquid crystal panel is switched off and the voice display unit can be operated by setting the digital display unit so as to cover it.

By setting the slide cover in the middle of both the display sections, the liquid crystal panel is switched on, and at the same time, the adjustment function such as time adjustment is set to the operable mode, and the wristwatch is worn on the wrist. It will be possible to adjust with one finger of one hand.

[0013]

1 to 3 are front views showing a wrist watch according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a digital display mode state, FIG. 2 is an adjustment mode state, and FIG. 3 is a voice display. Indicates the mode status.

A wristwatch body 1 having a rectangular outer shape
Belts 2 and 3 are connected to the upper and lower ends of the belt, respectively.

On the surface of the main body 1, there is a time display window 4 in the upper half.
Is formed, and a voice display section including the acoustic hole 5 and the button switch 6 is formed in the lower half portion.

At the upper part of the time display window 4, there are arranged button switches 7 for a plurality of compartments for adjusting the display time and setting an alarm.

A slide cover 8 is provided on the surface of the main body 1.
Along the side edge of the main body 1 is mounted slidably in the vertical direction,
The digital display section shown in FIG. 1 is shown, the audio display section shown in FIG. 3 is shown, and the intermediate position shown in FIG. 2 is set. .

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a lateral sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 1. In FIG. 5, the internal structure of the main body 1 is omitted.

FIG. 4 conceptually shows the internal structure of the main body 1, in which the battery 10 mounted on the substrate 9 is used as a power source.
A liquid crystal panel 12 for digitally displaying the time under control of the LSI element 11 and a piezo-piezoelectric element type speaker 13 for displaying by voice are incorporated.

The liquid crystal panel 12 is installed at a position aligned with the time display window 4 provided in the upper half of the main body 1.

The speaker 13 is installed at a position facing the acoustic hole 5 in the lower half portion of the main body 1, and when the switch 17 to be described later is in operation, pressing the button switch 6 causes, for example, "12:45. It is a minute, "and so on.

As shown in FIG. 5, the slide cover 8 is formed with sleeve plates 15 that engage with the guide grooves 14 formed on both side surfaces of the main body 1, and is slidably mounted along the main body 1. Has been done.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the slide cover 8 with a part thereof cut away. A switch 16 for mode selection, in which the slide cover 8 comes into contact with two places of the guide groove 14 to operate,
17 are installed.

One switch 16 is provided with the slide cover 8
Is a switch that operates when installed in the lower half of the digital display section to switch on the liquid crystal panel 12.

The other switch 17 is for the slide cover 8
Is a switch that is activated when installed in the upper half of the audio display section to set the button switch 6 and the speaker 13 to the operable state.

When the slide cover 8 is installed at the intermediate position shown in FIG. 2, the two switches 16 and 17 are simultaneously operated.

In this state, the liquid crystal panel 12 is turned on, and the adjustment button switches 7 for a plurality of compartments arranged at the upper end of the digital display section are operable.

[0028]

Since the digital / voice combined display type wristwatch of the present invention is constructed as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

By selecting three types of positions of the slide cover which are relatively large in size and easy to operate, it is possible to switch to the adjustment mode such as the digital display mode, the voice display mode and the time adjustment.

When the two kinds of display modes are selected, the other display section is switched off, so that the consumption of the battery can be prevented and the life of the liquid crystal panel for digital display can be extended.

Since the button switch for adjusting the time can be operated only when the slide cover is set to the intermediate position for the adjustment mode, there is no risk of malfunction due to accidental contact or the like.

Since the slide cover installed at the intermediate position of the adjustment mode is held at that position, the operation of the adjustment button switch can be performed with only one finger of the hand, and the time can be kept while wearing the watch on the wrist. Adjustments and alarm settings can be made.

[0033]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a wristwatch according to an embodiment of the present invention in a digital display mode.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same adjustment mode.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same voice display mode.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view of the VV line in FIG. 1 with an internal structure omitted.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the wristwatch shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 body 2, 3
Belt 4 Time display window 5
Sound hole 6 Button switch (for speaker) 7 Button switch (for adjustment) 8 Slide cover 9
Substrate 10 Battery 11
LSI element 12 Liquid crystal panel 13
Speaker 14 Guide groove 15
Sleeve plate 16, 17 switch (for mode selection)

Front page continuation (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G04G 1/00 G04G 13/00 G04G 9/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wristwatch in which a digital display section for digitally displaying the time on a display panel and a voice display section for displaying a voice by a speaker are installed in parallel, and either one of the display sections is displayed. A digital / audio system characterized in that the slide cover shown is mounted so as to be movable between both display units, and the display unit on the side shown is selectively operated by the movement of the slide cover. Combined display type wrist watch. 2. A slide cover can be set at three positions, one of which is one of the two display parts and a position intermediate thereof, and when the slide cover is set at the intermediate position, time adjustment, alarm setting, etc. A digital / voice combined display type wristwatch characterized by switching so that the adjustment function of is activated.