JPH0633622Y2 - Alarm clock - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an alarm clock that operates a switch on an alarm control line to control an audible sound such as snooze or instant stop. The purpose of the present invention is to clarify the ON / OFF display of the alarm set by the height of the push button, to reduce the number of switches, and to facilitate the ON / OFF operation of the alarm set.

Conventionally, as a method of controlling alarm sounds such as snooze, instant stop, etc., push buttons function snooze, instant stop, etc., and each function as if turning on and off the alarm set by slide or seesaw method. There was a switch with a separate switch or a push button that could be pushed, but in either case, the cost was high, the operation was difficult to perform, whether the alarm set was in the ON state, or the OFF There was a defect that it was difficult to distinguish whether it was the state at a glance. The present invention is an alarm clock that has improved the above drawbacks.

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view in the case where snooze, instant stop and the like and an alarm set ON / OFF function are performed by separate switches in a conventional example. Reference numeral 1 is a switch for functioning such as snooze and instant stop. 1a is the reception of 1. Reference numeral 2 is a push button for performing operations such as snooze and instant stop. 3 is a slide knob for turning ON / OFF the alarm set. Reference numeral 4 is an exterior frame. 5 is a switch substrate. Reference numeral 6 denotes a switch spring provided on the switch substrate, which engages with a convex portion 3a provided on 3 to turn ON / OFF the alarm set. This structure has the drawback of requiring two switches. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of another conventional example in which an operation such as snooze or instant stop and an alarm set ON / OFF are performed with a single knob or the like. Reference numeral 7 is a slide button, and 8 is a contact spring which is provided on 5 and which performs functions such as snooze and instant stop and ON / OFF function of the alarm set by engaging with a convex portion 7a provided on 7. This structure allows the state of the alarm set to be judged by the slide position of the slide button 7, and the alarm set can be seen when viewed from a distance.
It was difficult to distinguish between ON and OFF.

In the present invention, the push button can be set to high or low for easy identification, and alarm set ON is set to high and alarm set OFF is set to low to facilitate identification. When the alarm set is ON and the alarm is sounding, the user can easily control the alarm by simply pushing the push button. Reduce the number of switches. It is to facilitate the operation of the alarm set.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of an example according to the present invention, and 1 is a switch provided on the alarm control line. Reference numeral 9 is an integrated circuit having functions such as snooze and instant stop. Reference numeral 10 is a crystal, and 11 is a current control resistor. 12
Is a transistor for amplification. Although 13 is a speaker, a motor, a piezoelectric buzzer or the like may be used.

4 (a), (b) and (c) are perspective views of components according to the present invention. 14 is a push button, 15 is a slide plate, 1
Is a switch. 1'is a switch lever. The switch lever 1 ′ is fitted in the push button 14 and connected to the push button 14 to operate. Similarly, the mountain portion 14a is arranged so as to be connected to the push button 14 to operate. The mountain portion 14a corresponds to the thrust portion of the present invention.

Reference numeral 15a is an operation knob portion integrated with the slide plate 15. Reference numeral 15b is a trough provided on the slide plate 15. Reference numeral 15d denotes a surface portion below the slide plate 15 and corresponds to the lower impact portion of the present invention. Reference numeral 15c is a mouth hole provided in the slide plate 15 so that the push button 14 can freely pass therethrough.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are sectional views showing the state shown in FIG. 4 attached to the outer frame 4. 16 is a slide plate 15 is an outer frame 4
It is a bridge to slide in parallel with. Fig. 5 shows the alarm set at the first position when it is ON, and Fig. 6 shows the alarm set.
The state of the 2nd position of OFF is shown. The push button is high in Fig. 5 and the push button is low in Fig. 6, and it is easy to see if the alarm set is ON or OFF. The slide plate 15 is integrally provided with an operation knob portion 15a exposed on the upper surface of the exterior frame 4 so as to be able to perform a slide operation.

In FIG. 5, the push buttons 14 are aligned with the slide plate 15 and supported by the exterior frame 4 so that the push-back can be freely operated. In order to allow this free movement, the mountain portion 14a, which is the upper collision portion, is depressed into the valley portion 15d. When alarm sound is generated when the alarm set is ON, this push operation switches the alarm mode to snooze or the like.

FIG. 6 shows a state where the alarm set is turned off by sliding the operation knob portion 15a in the direction of the arrow in FIG. This corresponds to the second position where the slide plate 15 approaches the push button 14. When the alarm set is OFF, the push button 14 is restrained and fixed at the pushed lower position, and the push button 14 is low.

In the second position of FIG. 6, the surface portion 15d which is the lower impact portion
Holds the push button 14 downward by colliding with the mountain portion 14a which is the upper impact portion. Slide plate 15 from Fig. 6
If is slid in the away direction, the lower impact portion separates from the upper impact portion and the push button 14 is released to return to the state of FIG. As is clear from FIGS. 5 and 6, both the lower impact portion and the upper impact portion are housed inside the exterior frame 4 so that they cannot be seen from the front of the timepiece. Although 15c has been described as a mouth hole, it is not limited to the shape of the mouth hole. or,
The upper impact portion may be provided on an object that operates in connection with the push button 14, and is not limited to the mountain portion 14a shown in the embodiment. Conventionally, there is a method of incorporating a slide plate 16 into the push button, or a method of rotating the push button to fix it in the lower position, but these are difficult to operate. Was added to facilitate operation.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an alarm clock that is easy to distinguish between ON and OFF of an alarm set, does not require a switch member such as a setting spring, and has good operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 are sectional views showing the structure of a conventional example, FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing an example in which the structure according to the present invention is set, and FIG.
FIGS. 5 (a), 5 (b) and 5 (c) are perspective views of the constituent members according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the constituent members according to the present invention attached to an outer frame, showing an alarm set ON state. FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing an alarm set OFF state according to the present invention. 1 ... Switch, 4 ... Exterior frame 14 ... Push button 14a ... Mounting part at the upper part 15 ... Slide plate, 15a ... Operating knob part 15d ... Surface part at the lower part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An alarm clock having a function of controlling audible sounds such as snooze and instant stop. A push button elastically biased toward a slide plate by a switch lever and an alarm set ON / OF.
A slide plate for slidingly setting F, and a ridge portion on one side of the slide plate or the push button and a valley portion on the other side, and at least one of the ridge portion and the valley portion is inclined in the sliding direction. By having the surface, by sliding the slide plate, it is possible to engage or disengage the peak portion and the valley portion, and when the engagement is performed, the push button and the back movement of the push button can be freely performed. The alarm clock is characterized in that, when the engagement is released, the push button is restrained and fixed at the pushed lower position.