JPH07325166A - Tricky world globe clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a novel and enjoyable clock by employing a cubic world globe incorporating a trick means. CONSTITUTION:A sphere 1 shaping a world globe comprises a southern hemisphere 11 and a northern hemisphere 12. A world map is displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the sphere 1. The southern hemisphere 11 is secured to a supporting pipe passing the center vertically whereas the northern hemisphere 12 is secured to another supporting pipe and both supporting pipes 13 are fitted sliding each other. A sphere drive means 3 is set in a base disposed under the sphere 1 in order to revolve the sphere once every 24 hours. The northern hemisphere 12 ascends or descends through an ascending/descending means 4 disposed in the supporting pipe 13. A trick means 5 built in the sphere 1 is exposed when the northern hemisphere 12 ascends. The trick means 5 comprises a puppet 54 which is revoived and spun through an operating means 6. A 24 hour time display section 2a is formed around the lower end part of the sphere 1. A controller controls the sphere dive means 3 and the like.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a 24-hour display Karakuri globe clock having the shape of a globe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a world clock that represents the shape of a globe by expanding the globe into a flat plate to form a wall and displaying the time for each region, but there is no mechanism clock.

[0003]

In the conventional world timepiece,
Since it has a flat plate shape without any mechanism, it can achieve the purpose of knowing the time around the world, but it is lacking in fun and can meet the recent demand for something new or interesting and fun. It wasn't something. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel and entertaining and enjoyable timepiece by using the globe in a three-dimensional shape as it is, and providing a mechanical mechanism to meet the recent demand.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, in the Karakuri globe watch of the present invention, a globe in the shape of a globe is brought into contact with the hemispherical southern hemisphere and the outer peripheral edge of the upper end of the southern hemisphere. It consists of a hemispherical northern hemisphere that can face each other.A world map is displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the sphere, and the southern hemisphere is fixed to a southern hemisphere support pipe that passes vertically through its center. , The northern hemisphere is fixed to the northern hemisphere support pipe which is fitted to the southern hemisphere support pipe in a vertically movable manner. Inside the base provided under the sphere, there is provided sphere driving means for rotating the southern hemisphere support pipe to rotate once in 24 hours, and within the southern hemisphere support pipe, the northern hemisphere support pipe is moved up and down. Elevating means is provided.
Inside the sphere, there is built-in karakuri means that is exposed when the northern hemisphere is raised by the elevating means and the joining surface with the southern hemisphere is separated.The karakuri means are the karakuri dolls arranged on the outer periphery. It is equipped with Karakuri production means that revolves around the support pipe and rotates. The sphere driving means, the elevating means and the karakuri production means are controlled by the control device. Also, at the upper end of the base, surrounding the lower end of the sphere,
A time display type time display section is formed. Further, a wind speed sensor is arranged outside the sphere, and if the control device is controlled so as to stop the effect by the wind-up mechanism when the wind speed by the wind speed sensor is above a certain level, damage in the case of typhoon etc. Is effective in avoiding.

[0005]

EXAMPLE As shown in FIG. 1, a globe 1 in the shape of a globe.
Is made of stainless steel, etc., and is a hemispherical southern hemisphere 11
And a northern hemisphere 12, and the lower outer peripheral edge of the northern hemisphere 12 is in contact with and separable from the upper outer peripheral edge of the southern hemisphere 11. On the outer peripheral surface of the sphere 1, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a world map 15 is displayed together with lines indicating latitude and longitude. The southern hemisphere 11 has beams 13a, 13b, on a southern hemisphere support pipe 13 that vertically penetrates the center of the southern hemisphere 11.
13 c, and the northern hemisphere 12 is fixed to the northern hemisphere support pipe 14 by a beam 12 a. The northern hemisphere support pipe 14 is fitted in the southern hemisphere support pipe 13 so as to be able to move up and down.

In the base 2 provided below the sphere 1,
Sphere driving means 3 is provided to rotate the southern hemisphere support pipe 13 so as to rotate once in 24 hours. The sphere drive means 3 corresponds to the rotation of the earth, and transmits the rotation of the drive motor 31 to the drive gear 34 via the motor pinion 32 and the intermediate gear 33, and the lower end portion of the southern hemisphere support pipe 13 is transmitted to this drive gear. Is fixed. The sphere driving means 3 is supported by the support plates 35 and 36 and is housed in the case 37. In order to prevent water and the like from entering the case 37, the upper surface of the case is covered with a lid 38. Further, an outer structure 20 is provided outside the base 2 at a constant interval, and a planting section 30 for cultivating a plant is provided between the base 2 and the outer structure 20. In the planting section 30, a plurality of illuminating lights 40 that illuminate the sphere 1 from the outside, a country name map board 60, and the like are arranged. The upper end of the base 2 surrounds the lower end of the sphere 1, and a tapered surface is provided on the upper end. As shown in FIG.
a is formed.

In the southern hemisphere support pipe 13, an elevating means 4 for raising and lowering the northern hemisphere support pipe 14 is provided.
In the elevating means 4, the hydraulic power cylinder 42 is driven by the drive motor 41, and the shaft 4 in the cylinder cylinder 43 is driven.
4 is driven to move up and down, and the upper end of the shaft 44 is connected to the connecting portion 14a of the northern hemisphere support pipe 14.

Inside the sphere 1, the northern hemisphere support pipe 14 is lifted by the elevating means 4 to raise the northern hemisphere 12
Rises and the interface with the Southern Hemisphere 11 separates,
The mechanism 5 is built in so as to be exposed from the gap between the two. The karakuri mechanism 5 is supported by a karakuri support member 51 fixed to the southern hemisphere support pipe 13 and the beam 13c of the southern hemisphere 11. An internal gear 52 is rotatably fitted in a recess on the upper surface of the mechanical support member 51, and a plurality of (for example, eight) arms 53 are radially arranged from the internal gear 52.
... are integrally stretched. A karakuri doll 54 ... Is rotatably supported by a shaft 55 at the tip of the arm. The shaft 55 penetrates the stage 56 and projects upward, and the karakuri doll 54 is located on the stage 56. Further, a background plate 57 that is located behind the Karakuri doll 54 and forms a background is fixed to the southern hemisphere support pipe 13. Although not shown, a built-in illumination lamp that illuminates the stage 56 is also installed.

Karakuri production means 6 is a Karakuri doll 54
Is revolved around both support pipes 13 and 14 and is rotated about its axis. A revolution driving motor 61 is fixed to the southern hemisphere support pipe 13, and a motor pinion 62 fixed to the motor shaft of this motor is an internal gear. It meshes with 52. Further, a rotation driving motor 63 is fixed to the tip of the arm 53, and a bevel gear 64 fixed to a shaft 55 of a mechanical doll 54 meshes with a bevel gear 64 fixed to a motor shaft of this motor. ing. Also, Karakuri doll 5
Since 4 is formed on a doll that plays batons, piccolo, drums, violins, etc., although not shown, transmission means for moving the limbs of the karakuri doll 54 is provided in association with the rotation of the rotation drive motor 63. There is. As shown in FIG. 3, small animals such as small birds and squirrels are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the background plate 57 to form a background. Therefore, although not shown, these small animals have feathers on the inner surface of the background plate 57. Move it,
A drive means is provided for giving a motion of shaking the whole body.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bird shelter device 7 such as a pigeon is provided on the top of the northern hemisphere 12. In this bird shelter device 7, a drive motor 71 is fixed by a support plate 14b provided in the upper part of the northern hemisphere support pipe 14, and radially extends to the tip of a motor shaft 71a of the drive motor protruding from the top. Multiple (3 in this example) needles 7 for bird shelter
2 ... is fixed.

As shown in FIG. 2, a control device 8 is provided in a case 37 below the sphere 1 and includes a sphere driving means 3, an elevating means 4, a mechanism producing means 6, a bird shelter device 7 and an illuminating lamp 40. Are controlled by the control device 8. Furthermore, the wind speed sensor 10 is arranged outside the sphere 1,
The detection value detected by the wind speed sensor 10 is input to the control device 8. When the wind speed exceeds a certain value, the control means 8 controls so as to stop the effect produced by the mechanicizing means 5. That is, the driving of the elevating means 4 is stopped so that the karakuri means 5 is not exposed, and the karakuri production means 6 is not driven. Further, when a power failure occurs, the control device 8 calculates the power failure time by calculating the difference between the power failure time and the power recovery time. The time is controlled so that it is fast-forwarded at 6 times speed so that the current time is always correctly displayed on the time display unit 2a. Further, the bird shelter device 7 is controlled so that the motor shaft 71a of the drive motor 71 rotates once per minute. It also has lightning protection equipment to prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning strikes.

As shown in FIG. 3, a display device 9 is provided on the upper surface of the base 2 so as to project therefrom. The display device 9 has a display board 92 supported by arch-shaped columns 91 made of stainless steel pipe, and the display board 92 has a certain period such as the remaining day, remaining seconds, and current time until the 21st century. The display is switched every 6 seconds, and 9-digit display is possible. As shown in FIG. 4, the lighting unit 4 is installed in the planting section 30.
0. In addition to the country name map board 60, tropical forests, forests in the world,
There are also provided a green map board 50 that displays areas such as grasslands, deserts and seas in different colors, and a Karakuri explanation board 70 for explaining the operation of the Karakuri.

Next, the operation of this timepiece will be described.
Usually you stand in front of a country where people want to know the current time,
Looking at the time display portion 2a directly below the time display portion 2a, the current time of the country desired to be displayed is displayed and can be read. Since the sphere 1 is rotationally driven by the sphere driving means 3 at a speed of one rotation per day, the country moves its position every moment and the current time of the country also changes. At the same time, you can know the time difference. In addition, you can enjoy the greenery by the planting section 30, you can know the remaining days, the remaining seconds, and the current time until the 21st century on the display panel 92, and the green map board 50 recognizes the green situation on the earth. It is possible to know the country name, capital name, and position of the world by the country name map board 60.

At the Karakuri production set time, music flows, the elevating means 4 is driven, the northern hemisphere 12 rises, and the mechanic means 5 is exposed as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1 and FIG. At the same time, the Karakuri production means 6 is driven,
When the motor pinion 62 is rotated by the drive motor 61, the internal gear 52 rotates, the arm 53 also rotates integrally, and the karakuri doll 54 also marches on the front surface of the background plate 57. At the same time, the drive motor 63 is driven,
The karakuri doll 54 itself also rotates and moves its limbs to perform an action as if playing a musical instrument. The small animals in front of the background board 57 also move in time. When the preset effect time ends, the operation of the Karakuri effect is stopped, and the elevating means 4 lowers the northern hemisphere 12 this time,
The mechanism 5 is hidden inside the sphere 1. At night, the illuminating lamp 40 is turned on to illuminate the sphere 1 brightly, and at the time of the nighttime mechanical effect, a built-in illuminating lamp (not shown) is turned on to illuminate the stage 56.

[0015]

As described above, the Karakuri globe timepiece of the present invention is configured such that the globe is used in a three-dimensional shape and the Northern hemisphere is raised to expose the Karakuri means to produce the Karakuri effect. Since it is new and interesting, it is possible to know the time of the desired country without calculating by the time display unit of the 24-hour display type, and it is possible to meet various needs of people.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part during a Karakuri production.

FIG. 4 is an overall reduced plan view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Sphere 11 Southern Hemisphere 12 Northern Hemisphere 13 Southern Hemisphere Support Pipe 14 Northern Hemisphere Support Pipe 15 World Map 2 Base 2a Time Display 3 Sphere Driving Means 4 Elevating Means 5 Karakuri Dolls 54 Karakuri Dolls 6 Karakuri Rendering Means 8 Controller 10 Wind Speed Sensor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A globe in the shape of a globe is composed of a hemispherical southern hemisphere and a hemispherical northern hemisphere that is in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the upper end of the southern hemisphere so as to be separable. Shows a world map, the southern hemisphere is fixed to a southern hemisphere support pipe that passes vertically through the center of the southern hemisphere, and the northern hemisphere is fitted to the southern hemisphere support pipe so that it can move up and down. Fixed to the northern hemisphere support pipe, and in the base provided below the sphere, spherical drive means for rotating the southern hemisphere support pipe to rotate once for 24 hours is provided. Elevating means for elevating and lowering the northern hemisphere support pipe is provided in the southern hemisphere support pipe, and inside the sphere, the northern hemisphere is elevated by the elevating means and a joining surface with the southern hemisphere is formed. Exposed when separated The karakuri means is built-in, and the karakuri means is provided with karakuri directing means for revolving the karakuri dolls arranged on the outer periphery around the support pipe and rotating the karakuri dolls. The means and the karakuri production means are controlled by a control device, and a 24-hour display type time display section is formed on the upper end of the base so as to surround the lower end of the sphere. A unique Karakuri globe clock. 2. The wind speed sensor according to claim 1, wherein a wind speed sensor is arranged outside the sphere, and the control device stops the effect produced by the mechanism when the wind speed measured by the wind speed sensor is equal to or higher than a certain level. The Karakuri globe clock, which is characterized by being controlled like this.