JPH07260953A - Decoration clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To give a music having a good sound quality and sound amount from the direction of a stage, without hurting the appearance of a decoration clock, and regardless of the condition of opening and closing of a closing door to close the stage. CONSTITUTION:On a wall surface 19 near the closing door of a stage in a decoration clock, a decoration body 20 smaller than a clock body 10 is provided, a speaker 27 is provided on the wall surface 19 positioning at the rear side of the decoration 25 of the decoration body 20, and at the same time, a driving mechanism to fluctuate the decoration 25 is provided on the small size decoration body 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a decorative timepiece as an equipment timepiece provided on a wall surface, and more particularly, to a speaker for a decorative timepiece that plays music at the hour and makes a decorative object such as a doll appear. It is about arrangement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, a large number of decorative timepieces are being used which are attached to the walls of buildings and towers. This ornamental clock uses music as a stage opening / closing door to play music at the hour and to move the clock upward or downward so that the ornament stored on the back of the clock appears. Or a decorative body that is installed on the wall near the watch body separately from the watch body and that is housed behind the open / close door that is provided separately from this watch body. Form a stage.

Then, when moving the timepiece which is the opening / closing door of the stage upward or downward, or when opening the opening / closing door provided separately from the timepiece on the wall surface, before starting the operation of the opening / closing door. Nowadays, many things are used to play music to announce that the stage of the ornamental clock will start. In this way, in a decorative body clock,
When opening the stage and operating the ornament, not only the music is played according to the movement of the ornament, but also the prelude is often played before the stage starts, and the stage and the music are closely related. Therefore, in the decorative watch, a speaker is always provided near the stage or the watch body.

The speaker is provided at a position extremely close to the ornamental body forming the stage, such as inside the opening / closing door provided separately from the timepiece or on the back side of the timepiece which is the opening / closing door. If it is installed in the tower, there is one installed near the roof of the clock tower.

[0005]

As described above, in the ornamental timepiece in which the speaker is arranged near the ornamental body and is provided inside the opening / closing door, when the stage is opened, the music in accordance with the movement of the doll, etc. Since it can be heard from the direction of the doll, it gives a natural sense of presence, but it has the drawback that it becomes difficult to hear the prelude before opening the door.

[0006] Further, in the decorative body clock provided on the front surface of the wall surface on which the decorative body clock is attached while the speaker is arranged inconspicuously from the decorative body clock, music can be heard clearly regardless of whether the opening / closing door is opened or closed. Although it can be done, there is a drawback that the music that is originally synchronized with the movement of the doll is heard from a direction different from the direction of the doll, giving an unnatural feeling.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a decorative body smaller than a watch body is provided on a wall surface near an opening / closing door in a decorative body timepiece, and a speaker is provided on a wall surface located behind the decorative portion in the small decorative body. And a drive device for swinging the decoration portion is also provided in this small-sized decoration body.

Further, a small decorative body having a decorative portion and a speaker may be provided at a wall surface position which is a lateral position of the stage.

[0009]

[Operation] According to the present invention, a small ornament is provided near the opening / closing door, and the speaker is provided behind the ornament in the ornament. Therefore, the speaker is hidden by the ornament of the ornament, and The appearance can be adjusted. Also, when speakers are arranged on both sides of the stage, the stereo sound system can enhance the sense of presence of the stage.

[0010]

EXAMPLE As shown in FIG. 1, an example of the present invention is a wall surface.
The watch body 10 is provided on 19 and the left and right walls of the watch body 10
This is a decorative body timepiece in which 19 small Western ornamental small ornaments 20 are provided, and each of the left and right small ornaments 20 is a stage composed of a clock body 10 to a main ornamental body 15 as shown in FIG. It is provided at a distance such that it does not come into contact with the stage when it is pushed out.

As shown in FIG. 3, in this small-sized ornament 20, the ornament portion 25 is attached to the wall surface 19 by the swing shaft 23, and the swing shaft 23 can be rotated by the drive motor 21 and the rotation transmission mechanism 22. It is what is said. In addition, this rotation transmission mechanism 22
Is composed of only gears, and the swinging shaft 23 is rotated by rotating the drive motor 21 in the forward and reverse directions to thereby make the small decorative body 20.
When swinging the decorative portion 25 or when the link mechanism is incorporated in the rotation transmission mechanism 22 and the drive motor 21 is rotated in one direction, the swing shaft 23 rotates at a constant cycle within a constant rotation range. By repeating the movement, the ornament portion 25 of the small ornament 20
There are cases such as rocking.

Then, the speaker 27 is embedded in the wall surface 19 so as to be located behind the ornament portion 25 in the small ornament 20,
The speaker 27 is connected to an audio device of a decorative timepiece (not shown). The decorative portion 25 of the small ornament 20 is made larger than the diameter of the speaker 27.
The size of 27 is large enough to be hidden.

Therefore, in this ornamental timepiece, the speaker 27 can be hidden while the ornamental portion 25 of the small ornament 20 is stationary, and the drive motor 21 is rotated to rotate the ornamental portion.
If the music is played from the speaker 27 while swinging the 25, even if it is the prelude before the stage is opened, the sound of the speaker 27 can be heard enough to be heard in the surroundings, and even when the stage is opened, If music is played as stereo sand from the left and right speakers 27 on the stage, music that matches the movement of the stage can be played so as to enhance the sense of presence.

Further, in this embodiment, since the small decorative body 20 is provided at a position distant from the timepiece body 10 in accordance with the timepiece body 10,
It is possible to make the entire ornamental timepiece look large, and to operate the speaker 27 while swinging the ornamental portion 25 of the small ornamental body 20 in accordance with the movement of the stage or independently of the movement of the stage. The movement can also have a range of variation, and the ornament 25 crosses the front of the speaker 27 to add intonation to the music, and also to change the direction in which the music can be heard well, thereby changing the presence. You can also

Since the ornament portion 25 and the speaker 27 of the small ornament 20 can be operated independently of the movement of the stage, even if the weather is strong and the weather is bad and the small ornament 20 cannot be opened. It is also possible to play a cancellation greeting together with music from the speaker 27 while swinging only the decoration portion 25. When the decoration portion 25 is stationary, the decoration portion 25 is placed in front of the speaker 27 so that the speaker 27 There is also an advantage that the speaker 27 can be protected from wind and rain even if the hole of the punching net arranged on the front side is made slightly larger, and the sound quality can be improved by making the hole of the punching net larger.

Further, the small decorative body 20 shown in FIG.
Although the ornament portion 25 is attached to the wall surface 19 by the swing shaft 23 penetrating 19, the speaker 27 is provided on the substrate 29 and the ornament portion 25 is provided in front of the speaker 27 so as to be swingable as shown in FIG. At the same time, the drive motor 21 may be provided inside the ornament portion 25 of the small ornament 20 or inside the substrate 29. The small ornament such as the speaker 27 and the ornament 25 integrated by the substrate 29. The speaker 27 may be disposed on the wall surface 19 near the stage by providing the wall surface 19 near the stage 10 at an appropriate position.

Further, as the small-sized decorative body 20, its decorative portion
The shape of 25 is not limited to the bell shape, but it may be a small doll shape. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 5B, the ornament portion 25 of the small ornament 20 is
May be opened and closed to open the front of the speaker 27. The number of the small ornaments 20 is not limited to two,
For example, only one is placed above the watch body 10 or stage,
In some cases, three pieces are used to arrange the small decorative body 20 so as to surround the timepiece body 10 at equal intervals, and four pieces are used to surround the timepiece body 10 and the stage. It can be installed on the back of 25 to enhance the effect.

In the stage of the ornamental timepiece shown in FIG. 2, the main ornamental body 15 is pushed out from the timepiece body 10 to the left and right to form the stage. However, the stage is formed on the wall surface 19 near the timepiece body 10. An opening / closing door separate from the body 10 is provided, and the main decoration body 15 is inside the opening / closing door.
Is stored in the wall surface 19 and a decorative body clock in which an opening / closing door provided separately from the timepiece body 10 is opened to form a stage, or the timepiece body 10 itself is used as an opening / closing door, and the timepiece body 10 is moved to move the timepiece body. Ten
Even in a decorative body timepiece in which a decorative body arranged and stored on the back side of the stage is formed to form a stage, the small decorative body 20 including the speaker 27 is similarly arranged around the timepiece body 10 and the stage in the above embodiment. It goes without saying that it can be carried out in the same manner as.

[0019]

According to the present invention, a small decorative body is attached to a wall surface near the opening / closing door of a decorative body timepiece, and a speaker is provided at a position behind the decorative portion of the small decorative body. The speaker is hidden in the shadow of the decoration to improve the appearance, and the sound quality and volume are good not only when the door for opening the stage is opened, but also when the door before opening the stage is closed. Music can be played from the direction of the stage to the surroundings.

Further, by arranging the small ornamental portion and the speaker on both sides of the stage, it is possible to perform music and accompaniment with a sense of presence enhanced by stereo sand according to the movement of the stage. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire decorative body timepiece according to the invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which the stage of the decorative timepiece according to the present invention is opened.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a small ornament used in the ornament timepiece according to the invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing another example of the small ornament used in the ornament timepiece according to the invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing another example of the small ornament used in the ornament timepiece according to the invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 watch body 15 main ornament body 19 wall surface 20 small ornament body 21 drive motor 22 rotation transmission mechanism 23 swing shaft 25 ornament portion 27 speaker 29 substrate

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A decorative body timepiece has a decorative body smaller than a watch body on a wall surface near a stage opening / closing door, and a speaker on a wall surface located behind the decorative portion of the decorative body, and A decorative body timepiece characterized in that a drive mechanism for swinging a decorative portion of the small decorative body is provided in the small decorative body. 2. The ornamental timepiece according to claim 1, wherein a small ornamental body having an ornament portion and a speaker is provided on wall surfaces located on the left and right sides of the stage of the ornamental timepiece.