JPH0616356Y2 - Clock switch mechanism - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a switch for switching an alarm sound or the like in an alarm clock, and in particular, by putting the dial in and out of the watch case, The present invention relates to a switch mechanism that switches.

(Prior Art) In the conventional alarm clock and the like, the notification sound and the selection and stop of the music have been performed by operating a switch provided on the surface of the watch case.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above conventional timepiece, the switch is provided on the surface of the timepiece case, which is not preferable in design. In particular, it is difficult to give importance to the design of the switch even at the cost of its operability, and it is difficult to provide a switch that fits the watch case in terms of design.

The purpose of the present invention is to arrange the switch part inside the watch case,
An object of the present invention is to provide a switch mechanism for a timepiece, which can be operated by inserting and removing a dial to remove the switch on the surface of the timepiece case and improving the design.

(Means for Solving the Problem) A switch mechanism of the present invention includes a dial plate that can be inserted into and removed from a watch case, a switch switching portion formed on the periphery of the dial plate, and housed in the case. And a switch section whose state is switched by a switch switching section.

(Operation) In the switch mechanism of the present invention, by inserting / removing the dial to / from the watch case, the switch part provided on the periphery of the dial switches the switch part in the watch case.

Therefore, the notification sound can be stopped or the music to be notified can be switched to another music by inserting or removing the dial.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a switch mechanism of a timepiece according to a position embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a watch case, which houses the movement inside,
Further, a time display portion 2a and a window portion 2b for time display are provided on the front surface, and a slit 2c communicating with the time display portion 2a is provided on the top surface.

Further, a pointer 4 attached to a pointer shaft protruding from the movement is arranged at the center of the time display portion 2a of the timepiece case 2, and a bar-shaped member extending downward from the vicinity of the mounting portion of the pointer 4 in the figure. 2d is provided. The protruding portion 2d in this embodiment is provided on the wall portion 2e provided behind the pointer 4 so as to slightly project forward.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a dial plate that can be inserted into and removed from the slit 2c of the watch case 2, and has a notch 6a that fits the protrusion 2b from the center to the lower end in the figure, and a switch switching portion at the lower end of the periphery. 6b is provided. Further, an operation plate 6c having the same shape as the upper surface of the watch case 2 is attached to the upper end of the dial plate 6.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a switch portion housed in the timepiece case 2, the state of which is switched by a switch switching portion 6b provided on the dial plate 6.

This switch portion 8 in this embodiment is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, it is composed of a light emitting element 8a and a light receiving element 8b, which are arranged so as to face each other three by three. Further, the switch switching portion 6 of the dial 6 inserted in the watch case 2
b is a light emitting element 8a and a light receiving element 8b as shown in FIG.
And a shielding portion 6e for blocking the light and a passage portion 6d for transmitting the light from the light emitting element 8a.

The light receiving element 8b facing the light emitting element 8a via the passing portion 6d is turned on, and the light receiving element 8b whose light is blocked by the shielding portion 6e is turned off. Therefore,
By changing the combination of the passing portion 6d and the shielding portion 6e of the switch switching portion 6b, it is possible to obtain eight kinds of signals by the ON / OFF combination from the light receiving element 8b side.

The switch mechanism of this embodiment having the above structure is operated as follows.

That is, when the dial 6 is inserted into the time display portion 2a through the slit 2c of the watch case 2, the cutout portion 6a has a protruding portion 2a.
In addition, the switch switching section 6b is inserted between the light emitting element 8a and the light receiving element 8b of the switch section 8.

As a result, a switch signal is output from the switch unit 8,
On the basis of this signal, the music as the notification sound is switched, and various other functions are turned on and off.

The switch section 8 and the switch switching section 6b in the above embodiment.
Is composed of a light emitting element 8a and a light receiving element 8b, and a passage portion 6d and a shielding portion 6e inserted between them, but other configurations shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 are also possible.

That is, as shown in FIG.
To form a switch changeover portion 6b, and the reed switch 8c shown in FIG.
Is provided to form the switch unit 8. In the case of this configuration, when the dial 6 is inserted into the watch case 2, the magnet 6f is set to approach the reed switch 8c. When the magnet 6f approaches, the reed switch 8c is turned on. When it goes away, it turns off. Similar to the light receiving element shown in FIG. 2 and the like, three reed switches 8c are arranged side by side, and magnets 6f are provided at positions facing each other. Therefore, each of the three reed switches 8c is turned on or off depending on the presence or absence of the magnet 6f, and a signal similar to that of the light receiving element 8b described above can be obtained from the terminal of the reed switch 8c.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a protrusion 6g is provided on one side of the peripheral edge of the dial plate 6 to serve as a switch switching portion 6b, and a micro switch 8d is provided in the watch case 2 to serve as a switch portion 8. You can also Also in this case, three micro switches 8d are arranged side by side, and the projections 6g are arranged so that when the dial plate 6 is inserted into the watch case 2, the projections 6g come into contact with the micro switches 8d to turn them on. There is. As a result, the microswitch 8d is turned on or off depending on the presence or absence of the protrusion 6g, and a signal similar to that described above can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the number of light emitting elements and the like are all set to three, but the number is appropriately changed according to the application of the switch signal from this switch mechanism, the type of required switch signal, and the like. Is what you can do.

In addition, the switch switching unit 6b and the switch unit 8 of the dial 6
May be provided at any other position as long as they are hidden by the watch case 2.

On the other hand, the dial plate 6 in the above-mentioned embodiment is inserted into and removed from the timepiece case 2 so that the above-mentioned switch portion 8
In addition to outputting the ON / OFF signal from the switch, the switch section 8 can output various switch signals corresponding to the dials by preparing a plurality of dials 6 and exchanging them.

Accordingly, different pictures and switch switching parts 6b are formed on a plurality of dials 6, respectively, and by replacing these dials, a notification sound is given to a melody song, a scene sound, a message, etc. corresponding to the picture drawn on the surface. It can be switched.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a landscape of New York is drawn on one of the dials 6, and the switch changeover portion 6b is formed so as to select a song suitable for this picture, and as shown in FIG. Draw the scenery of London on the dial 6 and set the switch selector 6b to select the song that fits this picture.
By replacing these dials, it is possible to switch the appearance and the generated music at the same time.

The yacht and its mast in the figure are provided on the watch case 2. In particular, the mast is the above-mentioned protrusion 2d, and the dial 6 is provided with a notch 6a for escaping the same. .

Next, the circuit configuration and operation of the timepiece in the case of selecting the notification sound consisting of a plurality of songs by the switch signal from the switch mechanism in the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the timepiece shown in FIG. 9, the reference clock generation circuit 1
A signal from 0 is converted into a drive signal by the drive circuit 12, the motor 14 is driven by this drive signal, and the wheel train 16 and the pointer 18 are further driven by this motor 14.

Further, the reference / hour contact 20 comes into contact with the rotation of the train wheel 16 and outputs a signal for informing the set time or every hour.

This signal is applied to the OR gate 24 together with the signal from the monitor switch 22, and the output signal is output from the stop switch 2
The signal from 6 is applied to the AND gate 30 in the melody sound generation circuit 28.

The output signal is applied to a melody circuit 32 that stores a plurality of songs, and the melody circuit 32 applies a melody sound signal to an amplifier 34 in response to the signal, and the melody sound signal is applied to the amplifier 34.
A melody sound is generated from the speaker 36 driven by the signal from.

This timepiece is provided with a song selection instruction circuit 38 for selecting one song from a plurality of songs stored in the melody circuit 32. The song selection instruction circuit 38 uses the switch mechanism shown in FIG. There is. The output signal of the music selection instruction circuit 38 is the signal from the switch unit 8 described above, and by applying this signal to the melody circuit 32, the music corresponding to the inserted dial 6 is selected, and the melody of the selected music is selected. The sound signal is output at the set time or the hour.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, since a predetermined switch signal is output by inserting or removing the dial, it is not necessary to provide a switch on the surface of the watch case and obtain the switch signal from this switch. The design can be improved.

Further, the switches can be switched by a simple and reliable operation of inserting and removing or replacing the dial plate, so that the operability is excellent.

Furthermore, by replacing the dials, the appearance and the generated song or function can be switched at the same time, and a highly versatile timepiece can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a switch mechanism of a timepiece according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a switch switching portion and a switch portion shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an A in FIG. -A sectional view, FIGS. 4 to 6 are views showing another embodiment of the switch switching portion and the switch portion shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are different drawings. FIG. 9 is a front view of the timepiece showing a state in which dials are exchanged, and FIG. 9 is a view showing a circuit configuration of the timepiece when selecting music by using the switch mechanism of the present invention. 2 ... Watch case, 6 ... Dial, 6b ... Switch changeover part, 8 ... Switch part.

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A dial which can be inserted into and removed from a watch case,
A switch mechanism for a timepiece, which includes a switch switching unit formed on the periphery of the dial and a switch unit housed in the timepiece case and the state of which is switched by the switch switching unit.