JP4402085B2 - Watch storage holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wristwatch storage holder that winds up a mainspring of a wristwatch by storing and rotating the wristwatch.

  A self-winding wristwatch is a wristwatch in which a semicircular rotor is incorporated, and when the user swings his arm, the rotor rotates to wind up the mainspring. The automatic wristwatch continues to move when the user wears it, but if the user removes the wristwatch and leaves it for several days, the mainspring cannot be wound up and stops. In such a case, it takes time and effort because it is necessary to adjust the time one by one when mounting.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a winding device for a self-winding wristwatch as a means for eliminating such trouble. In the invention according to Patent Document 1, a wristwatch holder (drum) in which an automatic wristwatch is installed is detachably installed on two or more shafts (rollers), and a shaft connected to a drive source rotates. The wristwatch storage holder rotates. As a result, the mainspring of the self-winding wristwatch is wound up while the self-winding wristwatch is removed, so that time can be kept without stopping.

Utility Model Registration No. 3057962 (FIG. 2)

Here, a user holding a plurality of wristwatches selects wristwatches as appropriate according to the mood, time, place, purpose, etc. of the day. Therefore, since the automatic wristwatch and the wristwatch holder are frequently attached and detached, it is preferable that the automatic wristwatch is easily attached and detached.
However, Patent Document 1 does not describe a specific configuration of the wristwatch storage holder.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a wristwatch storage holder in which a wristwatch can be easily attached and detached in a wristwatch storage holder that winds a wristwatch spring by being rotated by a rotating means.

Invented in order to solve such problems, a cylindrical portion having a substantially cylindrical shape, a back plate installed in one opening of the cylindrical portion, and a back plate installed on the back plate , a wristwatch being attached and detached. A wristwatch storage holder that has a notch portion that is formed on the back plate and adjusts the weight balance, and that rolls up the spring of the wristwatch by being rotated by a rotating means. at both ends of the elastically deformable body portion, have a pair of finger insertion portion formed in a substantially circular, the center of gravity of the watch is provided such that the position eccentric to the rotation center of the cylindrical portion, wherein The notch is provided corresponding to the eccentric position .

According to this invention, when an inward force is applied to the pair of finger insertion portions, bending deformation occurs in the main body portion, and the separation distance between the pair of finger insertion portions is reduced, so that the width of the detachable portion can be reduced. The wristwatch can be easily attached and detached. That is, when the wristwatch is held by the detachable portion, the wristwatch that is made into an annular shape by fastening a band to the detachable portion in a narrowed state (a state where an inward force is applied to the pair of finger insertion portions). And then the inward force applied to the pair of finger insertion portions may be released. When the inward force is released, the restoring force of the main body increases the distance between the pair of finger insertion parts, and the outer peripheral surface of the finger insertion part comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the wristwatch with an appropriate pressing force, so that the wristwatch can be attached and detached. Held in the department. In addition, when the wristwatch is detached from the attachment / detachment portion, the wristwatch may be removed after applying an inward force to the pair of finger insertion portions to narrow the width of the attachment / detachment portion. Moreover, since the notch part which adjusts the weight balance of a wristwatch storage holder is formed, a wristwatch storage holder can be rotated with sufficient balance.

  The present invention further includes a connecting portion that connects the back plate and the attaching / detaching portion, and the connecting portion includes a substrate fastened to the back plate and a holding plate on which the attaching / detaching portion is installed substantially vertically. The substrate and the holding plate may open at an acute angle.

  According to this invention, since the self-winding wristwatch installed in the attaching / detaching portion rotates at an acute angle with respect to the horizontal plane, the rotor of the self-winding wristwatch is preferably wound up without stagnation in one place. be able to.

  According to the present invention, the wristwatch can be easily attached to and detached from the wristwatch storage holder.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing a wristwatch storage holder according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the wristwatch storage holder of FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the wristwatch storage holder of FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the detachable portion. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of use of the wristwatch storage holder according to the present embodiment. Note that the vertical direction in the description of the present embodiment is equivalent to the vertical direction of the paper surface in FIG.

[First embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 1, the wristwatch storage holder 10 according to the present embodiment includes a cylindrical portion 12 having a cylindrical shape, a back plate 13 installed on one open side of the cylindrical portion 12, and It consists of a notch portion 14 formed by notching the back plate 13, an attaching / detaching portion 15 to which the automatic wristwatch U is attached and detached, and a connecting portion 17 for connecting the back plate 13 and the attaching / detaching portion 15.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cylindrical portion 12 is in a state in which the band U1 of the automatic wristwatch U is fastened (hereinafter, the state in which the band U1 of the automatic wristwatch U is fastened) The self-winding wristwatch U is formed so as to have a diameter and a width larger than those of an unfastened state. In addition, what is necessary is just to set the diameter of the cylindrical part 12 suitably according to the magnitude | size of the automatic wristwatch U to install.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the back plate 13 is installed so as to block one opening of the cylindrical portion 12 with a known adhesive. In the present embodiment, the cylindrical portion 12 and the back plate 13 are made of acrylic resin, and are formed so that the automatic wristwatch U can be visually recognized from the outside. The material of the cylindrical portion 12 and the back plate 13 is not limited to this, but it is preferable to use a transparent member so that the automatic wristwatch U can be visually recognized from the outside.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cutout portion 14 is a portion formed by cutting out the back plate 13, and most of the cutout portion 14 is located above the back plate 13 in this embodiment. Thus, by providing the notch part 14, the upper part of the back plate 13 becomes lighter than the lower part, and the center of gravity of the automatic wristwatch U and the wristwatch storage holder 10 can be balanced.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the self-winding wristwatch U has the center of the heaviest body part U <b> 2 of the self-winding wristwatch U more than the center of the cylindrical part 12 in consideration of easy attachment / detachment. It is installed so as to be located above. For this reason, if the back plate 13 is configured to block all the openings of the cylindrical portion 12, the rotational balance of the wristwatch storage holder 10 is biased. Therefore, by forming the notch 14 to reduce the weight of the upper part of the back plate 13, the deviation of the center of gravity is suppressed and the rotation balance is adjusted.

  In addition, although the notch part 14 is formed in the substantially semicircle shape in this embodiment, it does not mean that the shape of the notch part 14 is limited. Moreover, although the notch part 14 consists of one notch part 14 in this embodiment, you may provide the some notch part 14. FIG. Further, the size and position of the notch portion 14 may be appropriately set according to the type, weight, installation position, etc. of the automatic wristwatch U.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the notches 14 are formed with recesses 18 and 18 by slightly raising the center of the back plate 13 and recessing both sides thereof. Accordingly, the wristwatch holder 10 can be suitably held with one hand by locking the user's thumb and index finger to the recess 18 and holding the lower end of the cylindrical portion 12 with the other finger.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the detachable portion 15 is fastened to a holding plate 17b, which will be described later, and a pair of elastically deformable main body portion 15a and a pair of substantially circular shapes formed at both ends of the main body portion 15a. Finger insertion portions 15c and 15c into which fingers are inserted are formed inside the annular portion 15b. The tip of the annular portion 15b is a free end so that a finger can be easily inserted. In the present embodiment, the detachable portion 15 is formed by bending both ends of a thin strip steel plate into a substantially annular shape. When an inward force is applied to the pair of finger insertion portions 15c, the attachment / detachment portion 15 undergoes bending deformation in the main body portion 15a, and the separation distance between the pair of finger insertion portions 15c becomes small. The automatic wristwatch U can be easily held.

Further, in this embodiment, the attaching / detaching portion 15 is provided with a non-slip layer (not shown) on the outer periphery of the thin strip steel plate in order to prevent damage to the automatic wristwatch U during attachment / detachment and to prevent the automatic wristwatch U from falling off the attaching / detaching portion 15. ) Is coated. In the present embodiment, the anti-slip layer uses silicon, but other materials may be used, and it is preferable that the anti-slip layer is a material (rubber, resin, etc.) having a high coefficient of static friction so as not to slip.
In addition, in this embodiment, although the front-end | tip of the finger insertion part 15c was made into the free end, it is not limited to this, You may adhere the said front-end | tip to a sheet steel plate. The shape of the annular portion 15b is not limited to a circular shape, and may be a polygonal shape.

In addition, although the thin plate steel plate was used for this attachment / detachment part 15 in this embodiment, it is not limited to this, While it has the rigidity which can hold | maintain the automatic wristwatch U, it can be pinched with a finger | toe, original shape It is preferable that the material has elasticity enough to restore to Moreover, although the main-body part 15a and the cyclic | annular part 15b consist of a thin strip steel plate integrally formed in this embodiment, it is not limited to this, The material from which both differ may be sufficient.
Further, the size of the detachable portion 15 may be changed for each wristwatch storage holder 10 according to the size of the automatic wristwatch U to be installed. Thereby, even a self-winding wristwatch U having a different size for men or women can be accommodated.
Further, in order to prevent the automatic wristwatch U from falling off and to prevent damage when the automatic wristwatch U is attached / detached, an anti-slip layer (not shown) is formed on the outer periphery of the attaching / detaching portion 15 with, for example, vinyl chloride or silicon. Also good.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting portion 17 includes a substrate 17 a that is fastened to the back plate 13, and a holding plate 17 b that projects obliquely downward from the upper end of the substrate 17 a and fastens the detachable portion 15. The connecting portion 17 is for connecting the back plate 13 and the detachable portion 15 and is formed by bending a thin steel plate in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the substrate 17 a is fastened to the back plate 13 via a fastening tool 20 such as a rivet. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the attaching / detaching portion 15 is fastened to the holding plate 17b through a fastening tool (not shown) such as a rivet substantially perpendicular to the holding plate 17b.

  In the present embodiment, the substrate 17a and the holding plate 17b constituting the connecting portion 17 are formed so that the opening angle α is about 45 ° as shown in FIG. That is, the body U2 of the automatic wristwatch U rotates in a state inclined by 45 ° from the horizontal line S as shown in FIG. Thereby, the automatic wristwatch U can be wound up suitably, and the dial (not shown) is directed obliquely upward and rotates in the circumferential direction of the wristwatch storage holder 10, so that the watch is excellent.

  Here, the reason why the automatic wristwatch U is suitably wound will be described in comparison with a case where the opening angle α is 90 ° (when the body portion U2 of the automatic wristwatch U is horizontal). If the wristwatch holder 10 is rotated when the opening angle α is 90 °, depending on the type of the automatic wristwatch U, the rotor of the automatic wristwatch U, for example, may not vibrate while being positioned at 12 o'clock on the dial There is a possibility that the winding efficiency of the mainspring (not shown) may be reduced. However, by rotating the automatic wristwatch U after being tilted, the rotor can be vibrated accurately, and the inconveniences described above can be eliminated. In the present embodiment, the opening angle α is 45 °, but the angle is not limited and is preferably 0 ° <α <90, more preferably 30 ° <α <60 °. Even more preferred.

  In addition, although the connection part 17 used the thin plate steel plate in this embodiment, it is not the meaning limited to this, You may form from another shape and a raw material. Further, in the present embodiment, the connecting portion 17 connects the detachable portion 15 and the back plate 13, but is not limited to this, and at least one of the detachable portion 15 and the back plate 13 and the detachable portion 15 are connected. Connect them.

  The wristwatch storage holder 10 is formed as described above in the present embodiment, but is not limited to this. For example, a non-slip layer (not shown) may be provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 12.

Here, a method for attaching and detaching the automatic wristwatch U of the wristwatch storage holder 10 will be described.
The user fastens the band U1 of the automatic wristwatch U in a fastened state in advance. Then, while holding the self-winding wristwatch U with the left hand, the thumb and index finger of the right hand are inserted from the back plate 13 side of the wristwatch holder 10 into the finger insertion portion 15c of the attaching / detaching portion 15 through the notch portion 14 (see FIG. 3). Let And the separation distance of a pair of finger insertion part 15c is narrowed by pinching the thumb and index finger of the right hand. Then, the band U1 of the automatic wristwatch U in the fastened state is wrapped around the attaching / detaching portion 15, and the right thumb and index finger are released. Then, the separation force of the pair of finger insertion portions 15c is increased by the restoring force of the main body portion 15a, and the outer peripheral surface of the finger insertion portion 15c comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the automatic wristwatch U with an appropriate pressing force. U is held by the detachable portion 15.
Further, when the automatic wristwatch U is detached from the attaching / detaching portion 15, it is only necessary to remove the automatic wristwatch U after applying an inward force to the pair of finger insertion portions 15c to narrow the width of the attaching / detaching portion 15. .

Next, a method of using the wristwatch storage holder 10 according to the present embodiment will be described using the rotating means 1 (hereinafter also referred to as a wristwatch winding device 1) as an example.
As shown in FIG. 5, the wristwatch winding device 1 includes rotary shafts 9 and 9 arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval and a drive source 30 that rotates the rotary shaft 9 in the present embodiment. .

As shown in the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, two rotating shafts 9 are arranged in contact with the cylindrical portion 12 of the wristwatch storage holder 10 with a predetermined interval. In this embodiment, the rotary shaft 9 includes a drive shaft 9a directly connected to the drive source 30 and a driven shaft 9b that is rotatably supported by the partition plates K and K. The driven shaft 9b is a rotating shaft that contacts the wristwatch storage holder 10 and rotates as the wristwatch storage holder 10 rotates. The drive shaft 9a and the driven shaft 9b both have a large-diameter portion having a large shaft diameter and a small-diameter portion having a small shaft diameter, and are formed from substantially the same length, but the shape of the rotary shaft 9 is limited. is not.
In this embodiment, the drive source 30 is a known motor that moves in conjunction with the adjustment knob 31, and operates the adjustment knob 31 to impart rotation to the rotary shaft 9.

  The user places the wristwatch storage holder 10 on the rotating shaft 9 (the drive shaft 9a and the driven shaft 9b) and brings the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 9 and the outer peripheral surface of the wristwatch storage holder 10 into contact with each other. The holder 10 can be rotated. Moreover, since both the rotating shaft 9 and the wristwatch storage holder 10 have a shape including a circle on the outer periphery, they can be smoothly rotated.

  The rotating means for rotating the wristwatch storage holder 10 is not limited to the wristwatch winding device 1. For example, it may be rotated manually, or may be rotated by connecting a substantially central portion of the back plate 13 of the wristwatch storage holder 10 and a known motor with a connector such as a gear.

  As described above, according to the wristwatch storage holder 10 according to this embodiment, when an inward force is applied to the pair of finger insertion portions 15c, bending deformation occurs in the main body portion 15a, and the separation distance between the pair of finger insertion portions 15c increases. Since it becomes small, the width | variety of the attaching / detaching part 15 can be narrowed, and the automatic wristwatch U can be attached or detached easily.

  Moreover, since the notch part 14 which adjusts the weight balance of the wristwatch storage holder 10 is formed in the wristwatch storage holder 10, the wristwatch storage holder 10 can be rotated with a good balance. Further, when the automatic wristwatch U is attached / detached, the notch portion 14 is provided in the back plate 13, so that a hand can be put in and out from the front side and the back side of the wristwatch storage holder 10, and attachment / detachment work is easy. Can be done.

  Moreover, since the automatic wristwatch U installed in the wristwatch storage holder 10 rotates at an acute angle with respect to the horizontal plane, the rotor of the automatic wristwatch U is preferably stopped without stagnation in one place. U spring can be rolled up.

  The best embodiment of the wristwatch storage holder 10 of the present invention has been described in detail above, but modifications can be made as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is the front perspective view showing the wristwatch storage holder concerning this embodiment. It is a rear view of the wristwatch storage holder according to the present embodiment. It is a side view of the wristwatch storage holder according to this embodiment. It is a front view of the attachment / detachment part of the wristwatch storage holder which concerns on this embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the usage example of the wristwatch storage holder which concerns on this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Rotating means (watch winding device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 Rotating shaft 10 Wristwatch storage holder 12 Cylindrical part 13 Back plate 14 Notch part 15 Detachable part 15a Main part 15b Annular part 15c Finger insertion part 17 Connection part 17a Substrate 17b Holding plate U Automatic wristwatch

Claims (2)

A cylindrical portion having a substantially cylindrical shape;
A back plate installed in one opening of the cylindrical portion;
An attachment / detachment portion installed on the back plate, to which a wristwatch is attached / detached;
A wristwatch storage holder that has a notch portion that is formed on the back plate and adjusts the weight balance, and that rolls up the watch spring by being rotated by a rotating means,
The detachable unit, both ends of the elastically deformable body portion, have a pair of finger insertion portion formed in a substantially annular, so that the center of gravity of the watch is a position eccentric to the rotation center of the cylindrical portion Provided in
The wristwatch storage holder , wherein the notch is provided corresponding to the eccentric position . A connecting portion that connects the back plate and the detachable portion;
The connecting portion is
A substrate fastened to the back plate;
A holding plate on which the detachable portion is installed substantially vertically;
The wristwatch storage holder according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate and the holding plate are opened at an acute angle.

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