JPH01280290A - Clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To know a time without making a person to have an interview with fuel uncomfortable in spite of seeing a clock by actuating one or more display means by a certain rule and displaying the time. CONSTITUTION:The clock 3 is provided with twelve light emitting bodies 10 for an hour, five light emitting bodies for ten minutes and ten light emitting bodies 13 for a minute, which are made to emit light corresponding to the time. Therefore, the time can be read according to the number of the light emitting bodies 10-12 which emit the light and the clock having such a decorative effect that it does not look like a clock can be obtained. In order to obtain the same effect, it is good to utilize the Morse signals of numbers from one to zero. As to an expression division, in such a case, it is good that the hour and the minute are respectively expressed in two-one figure by dividing the division into the hour and the minute and that the hour and the minute are expressed by one display means.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a timepiece, and more particularly to a timepiece configured to display the time by changing the display state of one or more display means. It is.

[Prior Art] Various types of clocks have been known for a long time. For example, in terms of usage, there are wristwatches, table clocks, wall clocks, etc.

Furthermore, there are two types of time expression formats: analog and digital, and there are electric and mechanical drive systems.

・These various types of watches have been spread around the world with various designs.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Any type of clock as described above is sufficient for expressing the time.

However, no matter what type of clock you use, if you want to read the time, you must look at the clock itself. This behavior has the problem of giving an extremely bad impression, especially if it occurs while meeting a third party, such as while serving a customer.

[Means for solving the problems] In the present invention, in order to solve the above problems,
A structure is adopted in which the time can be displayed by operating one or more display means according to a certain rule.

[Effects] If the above-mentioned structure is adopted, if the clock is placed on a desk or hung on a wall, the person facing the person will not feel the discomfort of looking at the clock. You can know the time just by looking at the change in the display means without giving any information.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the example shown in the drawings.

1 to 15 illustrate first to fourth embodiments of the present invention, and these examples are exemplified as clocks using Morse code.

[First Embodiment] Morse code expresses letters and numbers by combining long signals and short signals. When numbers are expressed in Morse code, it becomes as shown in Figure *6'.

In FIG. 6, the left column shows numbers from 1 to 0, and the cloth type shows the corresponding Morse code.

The one indicated by the code 1 is a short signal, and the one indicated by 2 is a long signal.
Numbers are expressed by a combination of long and short signals. As is clear from this diagram, by combining five long and short signals, the numbers 1 to 0 can be expressed according to a certain rule.

The first example of a watch made using this rule is m
Shown in Figure 1 and Figure ff2.

In both figures, the symbol 3 is a clock, which has a square shape as a whole, with 10 clocks in the upper row and 10 clocks in the lower row.
The light emitters 4 are arranged at regular intervals.

The top two columns show the hours, the bottom two columns show the minutes, and black circles indicate things that are blinking or lit, and white circles indicate things that are lit or turned off. These combinations are determined in consideration of decorative effects and the like.

Each of the ten light emitters 4 is connected to a control circuit 7 via an hour driver 5 and a minute driver 6, and a crystal oscillator 8 and a power source 9 are connected to the control circuit 7. As the control circuit shown in FIG. 2, a normal clock drive circuit can be used.

Under the above structure, the following time display is performed.

That is, of the two upper rows, the upper row is used to display the upper digits of the two-digit time, and the lower row is used to display the lower digits. Of the two lower rows, the upper row is used to display two-digit minutes, and the lower row is used to display one-digit minutes, and the time is displayed by lighting or blinking in accordance with Morse code.

In the illustrated example, a black circle is lit or blinking and indicates a short signal of Morse code, and a white circle indicates a long signal.

Therefore, the state shown in FIG. 1 indicates 12:35, as is clear from FIG. 6.

A clock like the one described above has no hands or numbers and can only display the time. Therefore, even if it is placed on a desk or hung on a wall, the user will not be able to tell that it is a clock, and the person will not feel uncomfortable looking at the clock when they are concerned about the time.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 explains a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a clock 3 has five light-emitting bodies 4 for displaying hours and five luminous bodies 4 for displaying minutes. It is equipped with five light emitters 4, each of which lights up or blinks according to Morse code. For example, a lit or blinking signal is a short signal, and other states are a long signal.

Therefore, the state shown in FIG. 3 shows exactly 5 o'clock.

When such a structure is adopted and the hours and minutes are two digits, the luminous bodies 4 for the hours, months, and minutes must display the upper and lower digits without repeating blinking or lighting, respectively.

[jI3 Embodiment FIG. 4 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the watch 3 is provided with only four light emitters 4. The upper two light emitters 4 are for time display, the lower two
The light emitters 4 are for displaying minutes.

Since this embodiment has four light emitters, the time cannot be displayed unless each light emitter 4 blinks in accordance with the Morse code. The effect is great.

[Fourth Embodiment] FIG. 5 explains a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the timepiece 3 has only one light emitting body 4.

In order to display the time, the light emitter 4 repeats blinking according to the Morse code.

For example, if it is 12:35, the signal as shown in FIG. 1 will be repeated. That is, since the Morse code itself is transmitted by flashing light emitters, it requires some skill on the reader's part, but no one would know that this is a clock at all.

Incidentally, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, a light emitting body is used as one display means, and the light is blinked or lit according to the Morse code, but the display means is not limited to this. Any display means may be used, such as the body.

[Fifth Embodiment] FIG. 7 explains the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the watch 3 has 12 time luminous bodies 10, 1
Five 0-minute light emitters 11 and 10 1-minute light emitters are provided, and these can be made to emit light according to the time. In this example, Morse code is not used, and the emitting body 1o
The numbers ~12 correspond to time.

In the example shown, black is the emitting part, and 3:15
It shows the minutes.

Even if such a display means is used, it is possible to obtain a watch that does not look like a watch and has a decorative effect that has never been seen before.

[Effects] As is clear from the above description, the present invention employs a structure in which the time is displayed by operating one or more display means according to a predetermined rule.
Whether you place it on your desk or hang it on the wall, you can tell the time without people noticing that it's a clock.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are a front view and a control circuit diagram explaining a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view of a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a front view of a third embodiment of the present invention. Front view, Figure 5 is the 4th
FIG. 6 is a front view for explaining the Morse code, and FIG. 7 is a front view of the fifth embodiment. 3... Clock, 4... Luminous body, 1o... Luminous body for hour, 11... 10 minute moon luminous body, 12... Luminous body for 1 minute. Procedural amendment band (method) August 2%, 1988 1, Display of the case 1988 Patent Publication No. 5110246 2, Title of the invention Clock 3, Relationship with the person making the amendment Patent applicant address Shinjuku, Tokyo 520-3014 Waseda Tsurumaki-cho
Date of amendment order: July 26, 1988 (dispatch mill) 5. Subject of amendment: Application and drawings (all drawings) 6. Contents of amendment: As attached.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A timepiece comprising one or more display means and means for changing the display means according to a certain rule, and configured to display the time by changing the display means.