JPH07151868A - Personal watch having annunciating mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to sense a specified time without being noticed by persons other than a watch carrying person with a simple, compact, thin constitution by providing a stimulus generating circuit, which imparts electric stimulus that can be sensed with a human body, in the main body of the watch, and operating the circuit at a specified time. CONSTITUTION:A stimulus generating circuit 1, which imparts a low frequency from a low-frequency oscillator as electric stimulus, is constituted. That is to say, a pair of electrodes 5 and 6 are arranged at the contact surface of the main body of a wrist watch (fixing-band part) with the skin in this circuit 1. A low-frequency pulse oscillator 7, which imparts the low frequency across the electrodes 5 and 6, is provided in the main body of the watch. Fine adjustment can be performed with an output control part 8 in the main body of the watch in this constitution. As to a control circuit 3 for controlling the operating time of the oscillator 7, an alarm time setting mechanism 9 and a timer mechanism 10 are provided. When the alarm time is set with the mechanism 9 (watch function button), the oscillator 7 is operated at the specified time with the mechanism 10, and the low-frequency pulse are outputted across the electrodes 5 and 6 through the control part 8. The stimulus is imparted to the skin, and the watch carrying person senses the specified time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal watch such as a wrist watch with a notification mechanism for notifying that a predetermined time has come.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the problems to be solved by the invention
Although various wristwatches with an alarm mechanism have been developed, they were all dial tone type alarm mechanisms.

Therefore, a third party other than the wearer can hear the dial tone, which may be annoying to the person who sleeps with him when used as an alarm clock, and may be rude to the other person during a meeting or the like. Other people know the time of notification,
There was a problem that it could not be kept secret.

The present invention finds out such a problem,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a personalized watch with a notification mechanism that solves this problem.

[0005]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0006] In a body clock equipped with a notification mechanism, such as a wrist watch having a notification mechanism for notifying a predetermined time, a stimulus generation circuit 1 for providing an electrical stimulus that can be sensed by the body is provided in the main body 2, and this stimulus generation is performed. The present invention relates to a personal watch with a notification mechanism, characterized in that a control circuit 3 for operating the circuit 1 at a predetermined time is provided to configure the notification mechanism as a silent notification mechanism that does not generate a dial tone.

[0007]

The stimulus generation circuit 1 is activated by the control circuit 3 at a predetermined time to give an electrical stimulus to the wearer.

Therefore, the wearer senses that the predetermined time has come due to this electrical stimulation.

[0009]

EXAMPLE In this example, the present invention is applied to a wrist watch. That is, the stimulus generation circuit 1 is built in the main body 2 of the wristwatch.

The stimulus generation circuit 1 provides an electrical stimulus that can be sensed by the wearer's body. In this embodiment, a low frequency oscillator is used to provide this low frequency to the arm as an electrical stimulus. There is. Specifically, a pair of electrodes 5 and 6 are arranged on the contact surface of the body 2 (fastening band portion 4) with the skin, and a low frequency pulse oscillator 7 that gives a low frequency between the electrodes 5 and 6 is provided on the body 2 It is provided inside and is configured to be finely adjusted by the output control section 8 inside the main body 2.

An alarm time setting mechanism 9 and a timer mechanism 10 are provided as a control circuit 3 for controlling the operation of the low frequency pulse oscillator 7.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 is a time display portion provided on the main body 2, 12 is a clock function button for setting the notification time of the control circuit 3 and the time of the clock, and 13 is for adjusting the output control portion 8. It is an output control button that can adjust the degree of low-frequency stimulation between the electrodes 5 and 6.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the notification time is set by the clock function button 12 (the notification time setting mechanism 9), and when the predetermined time comes, the timer mechanism 10 activates the low frequency pulse oscillator 7 and the output control section 8 is turned on. Through electrode 5,
A low-frequency pulse is output during 6 to stimulate the skin and cause the wearer to sense a predetermined time.

The output can be controlled by the output control button 13, and the stimulation of the low frequency pulse can be moderated.

In the present embodiment, since the electrodes 5 and 6 are attached to the back surface of the main body, it is completely unknown from the external appearance that this wristwatch informs a predetermined time by the stimulation of the low frequency pulse.

The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and any circuit configuration for applying electrical stimulation may be used, such as a high frequency stimulation method or an electrostatic method.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the silent notification mechanism of the electric stimulation system is provided, the notification is not made known to a third party other than the wearer, so that it does not cause trouble to others. , It can be kept secret that the notification time has come.

Since the method is based on electrical stimulation,
For example, a stimulus generation circuit as shown in the embodiment may be provided and a control circuit may be incorporated in a timekeeping circuit of a timepiece, and it can be made silent and simple and small in size as compared with a mechanical stimulus system. It is a personalized watch with an alerting system that excels in performance and utility.

Further, if it is used in combination with the conventional dial tone type notification mechanism so as to be switchable, it becomes more practical.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory front view of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory rear view of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Stimulation generation circuit 2 Main body 3 Control circuit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a personal watch equipped with a notification mechanism, such as a wrist watch having a notification mechanism for notifying a predetermined time, a stimulus generation circuit for providing an electrical stimulus that can be sensed by the body is provided in the main body, and this stimulus generation is performed. A personalized watch with a notification mechanism characterized in that a control circuit for operating the circuit at a predetermined time is provided and the notification mechanism is a silent notification mechanism that does not generate a dial tone.