JPH04254790A - Figure display type time display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display a colon at the well-balanced position easy to look between a hr display and a min display by providing two sets of colons and selecting either one of them corresponding to the display state of a segment. CONSTITUTION:Two sets of colons 4a, 4b are provided between the display of hr 1 and the display of min 2. In such a case that the 10 place figure of the min 2 constituting a segment 3 is 1 (e.g. 6:15'), the colon 4b on the side of the min 2 is used and, in other case (e.g. 6:30'), the colon 4a on the side of the hr 1 is selected. By properly using the colons 4a, 4b, colon display is always positioned between the display of the hr 1 and the display of the min 2.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a numeric time display device, and more particularly to a numeric time display device having a colon between hour and minute numbers.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional numeric time display device (hereinafter referred to as a digital clock) has a 7-segment 3-system display section with 2 digits representing the hour 1 and a minute 2 display section, as shown in FIG. 3(A). It consisted of a 2-digit, 7-segment, 3-system display, and 4 colons to separate hours and minutes.

[0003] This colon 4 display is constructed using two circular, square, or parallelogram shapes.
The position of this colon 4 is the first digit in the hour 1 display and the minute 2
It is placed between the 10th digits on the display.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In this conventional digital clock, the position of colon 4 is located between the 7 segment 3 numbers of hour 1 and minute 2. In the case of display, as shown in Figures 3(A) and (B), it is located in the center of the hour 1 display and minute 2 display, but if the 10th digit of minute 2 is 1, As shown in C),
This had the disadvantage that it was biased toward the hour 1 side, causing the balance between the hour 1 display and minute 2 display to become unbalanced, making it extremely difficult to read.

An object of the present invention is to provide a digital clock with a well-balanced and easy-to-read display in which the colon display is located between the hour display and the minute display.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a numerical display type time display device having a colon display between hour display numbers and minute display numbers constituted by segments, in which the colon display is comprised of two sets of colons. is formed by.

[0007]

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) are plan views of a display section illustrating a time display according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1(A),
In this example, 12:00 am and 12:00 pm are displayed, and two sets of colons 4a and 4b are provided between hour 1 and minute 2.

When displaying the time 6:30 when the 10th digit of minute 2 constituted by segment 3 in FIG. 1(A) is 2 or more, the hour 1 side is displayed as shown in FIG. 1(B). Colon 4a is used.

[0011] Also, when displaying the time 6:15 when the 10th digit of minute 2 is 1, as shown in Fig. 1(C),
Use colon 4b on the minute 2 side.

[0012] In this way, by using colons 4a and 4b differently depending on whether the 10th digit of minute 2 is 1 or other numbers, the colon display is always located between hour 1 display and minute 2 display, and the balance is maintained. A clear and easy-to-read time display can be obtained.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a display section illustrating a time display according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, is an example of a 24-hour display, and like the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 pairs of colons 4 in the middle
In this example, a and 4b are provided, and the effect is the same as in the first embodiment.

[0015]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the digital watch of the present invention has two sets of colons, and by selecting the colon display depending on the display state, the colon display is positioned between the hour display section and the minute display section. This has the effect of providing a well-balanced and easy-to-read time display.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a display section illustrating a time display according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a display section illustrating a time display according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a display section for explaining time display of a conventional digital watch.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 hour 2 minutes 3 Segment 4, 4a, 4b Colon

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A numerical display type time display device having a colon display between hour display numbers and minute display numbers constituted by segments, characterized in that the colon display is formed by two sets of colons. Numerical time display device.