JPH0353188A - Ornamental clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To present an ornament body without turning off a power source by providing a cover body driving means, the ornament body which can be recognized from the external at the time of driving a cover body, a switch which stops the cover body in an arbitrary position, and a control circuit. CONSTITUTION:When an on-the-hour signal is supplied from a clock circuit 1, a cover body driving means 2 and an ornament body driving means 3 are set to the operated state by a control circuit 7 at the time of the close state of a demonstration switch 4 if a stop switch 6 is in the open state and a limit switch 5 is in the open state. Then, the cover body rises while rotating, and the ornament body starts rotation. The cover body is stopped after rotating three times, and a timer circuit 8 starts time counting. After the circuit 8 counts 10 seconds, the means 2 is set to the operated state again, and the cover body is lowered. Thereafter, the limit switch 5 is closed, and means 2 and 3 are set to the unoperated state, and the performance of the cover body and the ornament body is terminated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application fields] TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a decorated watch.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, so-called karakuri clocks have been used in which, for example, a door opens and a model pigeon appears and performs a performance when a predetermined time such as the hour arrives or when a switch for demonstration is operated. There are various configurations.

[Problems to be Solved] In the conventional device described above, the decoration such as the pigeon model is not visible except when a predetermined time is reached or when a demonstration switch is operated. Usually, the decorations are often placed in stores in a state where they cannot be seen, so customers may not notice the existence of the decorations, and the appeal of the product cannot be fully conveyed to customers.

Furthermore, in the conventional device described above, in order to leave the decorative body exposed, the power must be turned off, such as by removing the battery. In this case, it is not possible to appeal to customers the performance of the decorative body, and it takes time and effort to turn on the power to perform the performance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a decorated watch whose decorative body can be left exposed without turning off the power, and which can sufficiently appeal to customers the charm of the product.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a timepiece circuit, a cover body provided on a frame in which the timepiece circuit is incorporated, a cover body drive means for driving the cover body, and a cover body a decorative body that is provided inside the body and is visible from the outside when the cover body is driven; and a decorative body that is provided inside the body and is visible from the outside when the cover body is driven; The above problem is solved by providing a stop switch and a control circuit that controls the operation of the cover body driving means using signals from the clock circuit and the stop switch.

[Example] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a clock circuit that measures the current time and generates an hour signal every hour on the hour; 2 is a cover driving means for driving a cover; 3 is a decorative body driving means for driving a decorative body;
4 is a demonstration switch for demonstrating the performance of the cover body and the decorative body; 5 is a limit switch for detecting the start and end positions of the cover body during performance; 6 is the cover body during performance; and a stop switch 7 for stopping the decorative body at a desired position, which controls the cover body driving means 2 and the decorative body driving means 3 in response to signals from the clock circuit 1, demo switch 4, limit switch 5, and stop switch 6. A control circuit 8 is a timer circuit for controlling the operation.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the decorative clock according to the present invention,
In the figure, the same numbers as in Figure 1 indicate the same things, and 9
1 is a frame body, and 10 is a cover body.

In this state, the limit switch 5 is kept open by the cover body 9.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the cover body 10 of the decorative watch according to the present invention is raised up. In the same figure, the same numbers as in FIG. 2 indicate the same elements, and 10 indicates a decorative body.

Next, the performance operation will be explained along the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the hour signal is supplied from the clock circuit 1 and the demo switch 4 is in the open state, if the stop switch 6 is in the open state and the limit switch 5 is in the closed state, the control circuit 7 , the cover body driving means 2 and the decorative body driving means 3 are brought into operation, whereby the cover body 10 rotates and rises, and the decorative body 11
starts rotating (step ■).

On the other hand, when the hour signal is generated from the clock circuit 1 and the demo switch 4 When the cover body 10 is closed, first, the cover body 10 is lowered and stopped at a position where the limit switch 5 is in the open state, that is, the cover body 10 makes the decorative body 11 invisible from the outside as shown in the second figure (step 2).
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From the state shown in the second figure, the cover body 10 rotates and rises, and when it has rotated three times, the cover body 10 stops rising and rotating, and the timer circuit 8 starts measuring time (step 2).

When the timer circuit 8 has counted 10 seconds, that is, after the cover body 10 has stopped for 10 seconds, the control circuit 7 puts the cover body drive means 2 into operation again, and the cover body 10 rotates in the opposite direction to the case where the cover body 10 rises. while descending (step ■).

When the cover body 10 descends and reaches the position shown in the second figure, the limit switch 5 is closed by the cover body 10, and the control circuit 7 deactivates the cover body drive means 2 and the decorative body drive means 3. be put into a state. That is, the performance by the cover body 10 and the decoration body 11 is completed (step 2).

By the way, when the stop switch 6 is closed during the performance operation by the cover body driving means 2 and the decorative body driving means 3, the control circuit 7 immediately stops the cover body driving means 2 and the decorative body driving means 3. The cover body 10 and the decoration body 11 are brought into operation, and the performance by the cover body 10 and the decoration body 11 is stopped (step (2)).

Even if the cover body driving means 2 and the decoration body driving means 3 are rendered inactive by the stop switch 6, if the hour signal is supplied from the clock circuit 1 or the demo switch 4 is closed, step (2) is executed. After this is performed, operations similar to those described above are performed from step (2).

By the above-described operation, the cover body 10 and the decoration body 11 can be stopped at arbitrary positions, and the performance will be performed again when the hour is on the hour or the demo switch 4 is closed.

In the above embodiment, the cover body 10 moves up and down, and the decoration body 11 is a merry-go-round, but the present invention is not limited to these. For example, the cover body 10 may be a door that opens left and right, and when the cover body 10 is opened, It may be configured such that a model of a pigeon appears as the decoration 11 to perform a performance, or various other configurations may be considered.

[Effects] According to the present invention, the cover body can be stopped at a position where the decorative body can be visually recognized, and in this state, it can be placed at the store front, so that customers can be made aware of the existence of the decorative body at a glance. Furthermore, since the decoration can be left exposed as described above without turning off the power, the performance of the decoration can be quickly shown to customers. In this way, the charm of the decorated clock can be fully appealed to customers.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are front views showing a specific example of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the operation of FIG. 1. It is a flowchart. 1... Clock circuit 2... Cover body driving means 6... Stop switch 7... Control circuit 10... Cover body 1 1... Decorative body or more

Claims (1)

[Claims] A clock circuit, a cover provided on a frame in which the clock circuit is incorporated, a cover driving means for driving the cover, and a cover provided inside the cover. , a decorative body that is visible from the outside when the cover body is driven; a stop switch for stopping the cover body at a desired position when the cover body is driven; and the clock circuit. and a control circuit that controls the operation of the cover body driving means based on a signal from the stop switch.