JPH0622996U - clock - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To develop a watch with a special display that has the function of notifying the time, but that is not perceived by others as a watch. [Structure] The timepiece of the present invention has (a) 12 blinkable time segments 3 indicating time and (b) 5 blinkable 10 segments having different shapes and colors from the above-mentioned time segment indicating 10-minute time. The minute segment 4 and (c) the 1-minute segment 5 of 9 different blinking shapes and colors different from those of the above-mentioned time segment and the 10-minute segment indicating the time of the 1-minute group, each group of the same kind The display board 1 is formed by arranging as a regular rule. Then, an electronic circuit that keeps time is connected to this display board. As a result, it is possible to know the time without losing the courtesy of the other party in business negotiations and the like.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a watch with a special display that allows the time to be read without being perceived as a watch.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 It is worrisome about the passage of time when you are having business negotiations or chatting at the office or at home, etc., but it is often rude to the other person to glance at the clock during the conversation. However, inadvertently turning the watch toward the clock is something that anyone can experience, and as a result, there are unforeseen negative effects, such as failure in business negotiations and harming the feelings of the other party. However, there are two types of conventional clock display methods: a general analog type in which a 360-degree circle is divided into 12 and the scale is indicated by a hand, or a digital type in which the time is displayed as it is. In each case, because it is familiar, it is only in the form of existence that anyone can understand as a clock.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been made based on the above situation, and has as its main purpose the development of a watch with a special display that has a function of notifying the time and is not perceived by others as a watch. is there.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention provides: (a) 12 blinkable time segments indicating time and (b) 5 blinkable 10 segments having different shapes and / or colors from the above-mentioned time segment indicating time on the order of 10 minutes. The minute segment and (c) the above-mentioned time segment indicating the time on the 1 minute and the 10 minute segment and nine blinkable 1-minute segments of different shapes and / or colors are grouped into the same kind of segment. The display panel is formed by arranging it according to a certain rule, and an electronic circuit that keeps time is connected to the display panel. It is preferable that the blinking display of the segment is gradually changed from a light color to a dark color, or the change area is gradually increased so as to be changed at a slow speed which cannot be perceived by human eyes. Further, when each segment is in a lighting state, it is preferable that a shape memory alloy provided with an electric heating element is arranged to form a protrusion.

[0005]

[Action]

 The time is read according to the number of lights in 12 time segment groups, and the time in the 10 to 50 minutes range is read from the number of lights in the 10-minute segment arranged in 5 units. Read the time on the order of 1 minute from the number of lights. At this time, the segment display in which the time can be read according to the above-mentioned fixed rules is not perceived by other people as a clock, so it can be received only by decorative wall decorations or abstract paintings. If you are worried about seeing it, don't be rude. Further, when the blinking display of the segment is gradually changed from a light color to a dark color or the change region is gradually increased, the change is not perceived by human eyes, so that the above-mentioned action is further strengthened. Also, when a shape memory alloy with an electric heating element is arranged, a protrusion is formed, and by tracing it with a finger, the time can be known even by touch.

[0006]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 is a display panel surrounded by a frame body 2, in which a time segment 3, a 10-minute segment 4 and a 1-minute segment 5 are included. Arrange each segment. First, as the time segment 3, twelve segments each having a constant shape and color are arranged side by side so as to correspond to the time from 1 o'clock to 12 o'clock. For example, as shown in the figure, it is shaped in a circle and the red segment is displayed by means that can be turned on. Next, the 10-minute segment 4 is for displaying the 2-digit minute time in the 10-50 minute range. Five segments are arranged in parallel to correspond to 10-50 minutes, and the shape and color Either or both of them are different from the above time segment. For example, display a square segment in a blinking green color. Furthermore, nine 1-minute segment 5 is arranged in parallel in the lowest stage corresponding to 1 to 9 minutes, and its shape is, for example, triangular and its color is yellow.

The lighting means is, for example, a liquid crystal display, a liquid crystal material is sandwiched between a transparent electrode and a polarizing plate, and nematic, smectic, cholesteric, etc. liquid crystal is shaped in the shape of the above segment, and is fixed on the electrode plate. The shape and color can be displayed when lighting by applying voltage. Turning on and off at this time does not switch ON / OFF instantaneously, but the density of the color changes slowly from light to dark, or the area in which the color of the segment changes is gradually expanded, etc. It is preferable to make changes that are difficult for human vision to capture. The reason is that when the display of a segment is found to change, the regularity is found out in time, and one feels that it is the time display.

[0008] In addition, it is preferable that the projection 6 is formed in the periphery of this segment at the same time as the light is turned on as well as the blinking of the color for a blind person or when there is no light and it is necessary to feel for the time. As a means for this, a shape memory alloy is used, and an electric heating element is disposed in the vicinity of or inside the shape memory alloy, and when a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal display, the electric heating element is energized at the same time. Occasionally, the projection 6 is stored so as to be shaped.

The electrodes of the liquid crystal and the electric heating element of the shape memory alloy include, for example, a time circuit having a built-in crystal oscillator and a circuit programmed to control the blinking of the segments of each group according to the time. Connecting.

The timepiece may be hung on a wall of an office or a home like a painting, and can be miniaturized so that it can be attached to a part of a tabletop table or a wristwatch.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First of all, looking at the display panel of the timepiece of the present invention, it is possible to read the time corresponding to the number of times the twelve time segments 3 are lined up. Know that there is. Next, the time of 10 to 50 minutes is read from the number of lights in the 10-minute segment 4 arranged side by side, and the time is in the range of 30 minutes from 3 lights. Read the time on the stand and find that it is 7 to 7 minutes, and it is 4:37 in total. At this time, the segment display in which the time is readable according to the above-mentioned fixed rule is not the one of the clock familiar with the rule, so that it is not perceived by others as a clock. Therefore, they can be received only as decorative wall decorations, abstract paintings, etc., and when you are concerned about the time, you will not lose sight of it.

[0012] At that time, if the blinking is changed gradually by changing the light and shade, the area, etc. so that it appears as a static image for human vision, a kind of clock display in which continuous changes can be easily grasped. Exerts a camouflage effect. In addition, if the projection 6 is applied by applying a voltage, the time can be known by tracing the projection 6 on it with a finger, and this is an extremely cognitive means for blind people as well as when the visual sense cannot be used. You can

Further, when this is applied to a wristwatch or the like, it can be a timepiece rich in fashion that young people and the like prefer because of the decorativeness and novelty of the special display.

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention based on the above configuration and operation solves a problem including a kind of contradiction of displaying a clock that is not a clock, and is extremely useful for facilitating smooth office work even when time is rushed. It is a great idea. Also, because the special display is novel, it is possible to provide a new timepiece that suits the fashion orientation of young people.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a display panel of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Display panel 3 hour segment 4 10 minute segment 5 1 minute segment 6 Protrusion

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. (a) 12 blinkable time segments indicating a time, and (b) 5 blinkable 10 minutes of a shape and / or color different from the above-mentioned time segment indicating a time on the order of 10 minutes. Base segment and (c) 9 blinkable 1-minute base segments having different shapes and / or colors from the above-mentioned time segment and 10-minute base segment indicating the time of 1-minute base, and each of the same type of segment as a group A timepiece characterized in that a display board is formed by arranging at a certain rule, and an electronic circuit for engraving time is connected to the display board. 2. The timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the blinking display of each segment is a liquid crystal display that changes from a light color to a dark color at a slow speed that is not perceptible to human vision. 3. The timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the blinking display of each segment is a liquid crystal display in which the change region is gradually increased and changes at a slow speed that is not perceptible to human vision. 4. The timepiece according to claim 1, wherein when each segment is in a lighting state, a shape memory alloy provided with an electric heating element is arranged to form a protrusion.