JPH0734396U - Alarm Clock - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide an alarm clock that is versatile and surprising in the output of alarm sounds and is attractive as a product. [Arrangement] With the crocodile mouth open, the squeal stop rotating portion 7 of the alarm pattern determination portion 9 is locked, and the locking portion 5 and the cover body 2 are stopped against the spring 6 with the crocodile mouth opened. To do. When this lock is set, the alarm is set, and at the set time, an alarm sound is output. The user selects and pushes three switches including the switch 8c. At this time, the alarm pattern determination unit 9 randomly determines the silence and snooze corresponding to the switch, and when the switch corresponding to the silence is pressed, the alarm sound is stopped and the locked state is released to open the crocodile mouth. close. On the other hand, when the switch corresponding to snooze is pressed, the mouth of the crocodile is opened and the snooze mode is set.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an alarm clock, and more particularly to an alarm clock including random elements in selecting an output mode of an alarm sound.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As an alarm function used in an alarm clock, when the alarm sound is being output, for example, when the user presses a predetermined button, the output of the alarm sound is stopped, and then the alarm sound is restarted. A silence function that does not output and a snooze function that temporarily stops the output of the alarm sound and outputs the alarm sound again after a lapse of a predetermined time are known. A conventional alarm clock is usually provided with either one of a stop ringing function and a snooze function, or is configured so that one of them can be specified and selected by the user's selection.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, as described above, if the alarm sound output pattern is specified in advance by the alarm clock, or if the user specifies it in advance, it lacks versatility and unexpectedness in the output of the alarm sound, which makes the product interesting. Absent.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an alarm clock that is versatile and surprising in outputting an alarm sound and is attractive as a product.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to achieve the above-mentioned object, an alarm clock of the present invention comprises an input means having a plurality of selectively movable input parts and a plurality of the input parts. A transmission unit that moves in a predetermined direction only in conjunction with the movement of the input unit specified by the posture and that changes the posture arbitrarily according to the movement of the input unit. It has a deciding means for deciding an aspect of outputting an alarm sound according to the movement of the direction, and an alarm sound producing means for producing an alarm sound according to the decided output aspect.

Further, the input means in the alarm timepiece of the present invention specifically has a plurality of input sections arranged at predetermined intervals and moving in and out of a predetermined area in a predetermined direction according to an input state. Specifically, the determining means is provided so as to rotate about an axis substantially orthogonal to the input / output direction of the input section and to be vertically movable in a direction having a predetermined angle with respect to the axis, and the surface thereof. Has collars formed at different intervals in the radial direction around the axis at the arrangement intervals of the input sections, and at least one of the collars is arranged in the output area of the input section according to the rotation. A mode in which the input transmission unit is located and a predetermined force is applied from the input unit in the ascending / descending direction, and a biasing force is applied so as to hold the first state and the second state. The selection lever and one end of the input transmission part The holding force against the biasing force is applied to the mode selection lever when the other end of the mode selection lever is set to the second state, which is interlocked with the movement in the ascending / descending direction. And a releasing means for releasing the urging state of the holding force when a predetermined force is applied in the ascending / descending direction, and the alarm sound generating means is determined according to the state of the mode selection lever. Output an alarm sound.

Further, the alarm clock of the present invention comprises an input means capable of selectively inputting a plurality of types of inputs, and an arbitrary input type for arbitrarily specifying one or a plurality of types among the plurality of types of inputs. A generating unit, a comparing unit for comparing the input type input from the input unit with the input type specified by the input type arbitrary generating unit, and an alarm sound is output according to the comparison result of the comparing unit. A determination unit having a determination unit that determines the mode, and an alarm sound generation unit that generates an alarm sound according to the determined mode of the output.

[0008]

With the alarm clock of the present invention, for example, the user moves one input unit of the plurality of input units provided in the input means with a finger or the like. When the moved input unit is the input unit specified by the posture of the transmission unit of the determination means, the transmission unit moves in the predetermined direction. Then, the deciding means decides the mode of outputting the alarm sound according to the movement of the transmitting section. Here, since the posture of the transmission unit changes arbitrarily according to the movement of the input unit, the input unit that next moves the transmission unit in the predetermined direction is arbitrarily specified. Then, the alarm sound generation means outputs an alarm sound according to the determined output mode.

In the alarm clock of the present invention, for example, the user inputs one type of input from the plurality of types of input means. Then, in the comparison unit of the determination means, the type of input specified by the arbitrary input type generation unit is compared with the type of input input from the input unit, and the mode of outputting an alarm sound is determined according to the comparison result. Be done. Then, an alarm sound is output from the alarm sound generating means in accordance with the determined output mode.

[0010]

【Example】

 An alarm clock according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a configuration on a side surface side of an alarm clock 1 of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a configuration on a front surface side of the alarm clock 1 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an alarm pattern determination. Of the signal processing system in the alarm clock 1 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the anti-squealing rotation part provided in the part and the protrusion of the rotating shaft provided in the exterior cover body. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the configuration of the signal processing system shown in FIG. 4 together with the operation performed by the user.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the exterior of the alarm clock 1 is composed of a cover body 2 including the mouth and head of a crocodile and a timepiece body 3 including a trunk and legs. A rotary shaft 4 having a locking portion 5 is provided at the rear portion of the cover body 2, and the rotary shaft 4 is borne by a bearing portion (not shown) provided in the timepiece body 3. Therefore, the cover body 2 is rotatable around the rotary shaft 4 with respect to the timepiece body 3. One end of a spring 6 is attached to the rotating shaft 4, and the other end of the spring 6 is attached to the rear part of the timepiece body 3. As a result, a rotational force due to the elastic force of the spring 6 is applied to the rotating shaft 4 in the direction of arrow A, that is, the direction in which the cover body 2 closes the mouth.

Inside the exterior of the alarm clock 1, specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 (B) and FIG. 2, an alarm pattern determination unit is provided on the upper portion and the front portion of the timepiece body 3 corresponding to the tongue of the crocodile. Nine switches 8a, 8b, 8c are provided. The anti-squealing rotation unit 7 of the alarm pattern determination unit 9 is located in the rotation path of the locking unit 5 around the rotation shaft 4. The locking portion 5 and the squealing rotation portion 7 always have a contact point, and rotate in conjunction with each other. Further, a speaker 10 is provided at a rear portion inside the portion corresponding to the head of the cover body 2, and a clock 11 is provided at a portion corresponding to the abdominal portion of the clock body 3.

The positional relationship between the locking portion 5 and the squeal stop rotating portion 7 when the crocodile mouth is open and closed will be described. FIG. 1 (A) is a side view of the alarm clock 1 with the crocodile mouth closed, FIG. 2 (B) is a side view of the alarm clock 1 with the crocodile mouth open, and FIG. 3 (A) is FIG. 3B is a schematic perspective view for explaining the positional relationship between the locking portion 5 and the squeal stop rotating portion 7 when the crocodile mouth is open. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view for explaining a positional relationship between a stop portion 5 and a noise suppressing rotation portion 7.

Since the locking portion 5 rotates together with the rotary shaft 4, the locking portion 5 is applied with a rotational force due to the elastic force of the spring 6 in the direction of the arrow A described above. On the other hand, the squealing rotation portion 7 is rotatable around a rotation shaft (not shown), and a rotation force by an elastic force of a spring is applied to the squealing rotation portion 7 in a direction of an arrow B as described later. Here, at the contact point between the locking portion 5 and the noise suppressing rotary portion 7, the rotational moment due to the rotational force in the direction of the arrow A applied to the locking portion 5 is applied to the noise suppressing rotary portion 7 by the arrow B. It is larger than the rotational moment due to the rotational force in the direction. Therefore, as will be described later, the cover body 2 contacts the timepiece body 3 by the elastic force of the spring 6, as shown in FIG. 1 (A), except when the squealing rotation portion 7 is locked by the lock mechanism. Move to a position and stand still at that position. In other words, the mouth of the crocodile is closed unless the anti-squeal rotation part 7 is locked.

When the mouth of the crocodile is closed, as shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 3 (A), the locking portion 5 is displaced in the largest direction in the rotation direction of the arrow A about the rotation shaft 4. It is in the rotated position. At this time, the anti-squealing rotation portion 7 is in the rotation position where it is pressed by the locking portion 5 and is displaced the most in the direction opposite to the arrow B.

On the other hand, when the mouth of the crocodile is open, as shown in FIGS. 1 (B) and 3 (B), the locking portion 5 is not rotated in the direction of arrow A about the rotation shaft 4. It is in the rotational position with the greatest displacement in the opposite rotational direction. At this time, the anti-squealing rotation unit 7 is positioned upright with respect to the plane direction of the alarm pattern determination unit 9, and is locked at this position by the lock mechanism described later. Therefore, the locking portion 5 stands still together with the cover body 2 against the elastic force of the spring 6.

The signal processing system of the alarm clock 1 will be described. The signal processing system of the alarm clock 1 is composed of an alarm pattern determination unit 9, a speaker 10, an alarm setting unit 14, and a control unit 15. The alarm pattern determination unit 9 has a silence switch 12 and a snooze switch 13. The mute switch 12 is a switch that determines whether or not to output an alarm sound at the alarm set time, and the alarm sound is output only when the mute switch 12 is on at the alarm set time. The silence switch 12 is randomly turned on in response to an operation of the switches 8a, 8b, 8c by the user. Further, the noise suppression switch 12 is turned off when the noise suppression rotation unit 7 moves from the position shown in FIG. 1 (A) to the position shown in FIG. 1 (B), and from the position shown in FIG. It is turned on in the process of moving to the position shown in (A). The on / off mechanism of the silence switch 12 will be described in detail later. When the mute switch 12 is turned on or off, it outputs a mute signal S12 to the control section 15, and when the snooze switch 13 is turned on, it outputs a snooze signal S13 to the control section 15.

The alarm setting unit 14 has a clock 11 having an alarm time setting hand that is rotatable according to a user's operation, and has a configuration capable of setting an alarm time according to a user's operation. The alarm setting signal S14 indicating the generated alarm time is output to the control unit 15. The control unit 15 inputs the silence signal S12, the snooze signal S13, and the alarm setting signal S14, and outputs the alarm signal S15 generated based on these signals to the speaker 10.

Hereinafter, the alarm pattern determination unit 9 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 is a plan view of the alarm pattern determination unit 9, FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the random rotation shaft 23 of the alarm pattern determination unit 9 shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7A is shown in FIG. 6 in a locked state. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line II of the alarm pattern determination unit 9, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line I-I of the alarm pattern determination unit 9 shown in FIG. 5 in the (B) unlocked state.

The switch 8b is movable in the vertical direction, and when no external force is applied, the elasticity of a spring (not shown) acting in a direction opposite to the direction of the arrow C with respect to the switch 8b causes the switch 8b to move as shown in FIG. It is in the position shown in A). When the switch 8b is pushed in the direction of arrow C by the user's finger or the like, the switch 8b moves to the position shown in FIG. 7B against the elastic force of the spring. The switches 8a and 8c have the same configuration as the switch 8b.

The slide portion 21b is movable in the horizontal direction, and when no external force is applied, the elastic force of a spring (not shown) acting in the direction of the arrow D with respect to the slide portion 21b causes a fastener at the tip thereof. 22 and is in the position shown in FIG. 7 (A). The other end of the slide portion 21b has an inclined surface 21b2 that pushes up the fan-shaped thin plate 23b provided on the random rotation shaft 23 when the slide portion 21b moves in the direction opposite to the arrow D. The head portion 21b3 of the slide portion 21b has a height that contacts the plate 24 provided on the rotary shaft 25 located above the slide portion 21b at a predetermined position when the slide portion 21b moves in the direction opposite to the arrow D. It has The rotary shaft 25 is supported by a bearing 26.

The portion of the slide portion 21b located below the switch 8b abuts the switch 8b pushed in the direction of arrow C, and the slide portion 21b is moved in the opposite direction of arrow D in response to the pushing. It has an inclined surface 21b4 to be moved. At the end of the slide portion 21b on the side of the random rotation shaft 23, a lever 21b5 for rotating the random rotation shaft 23 in association with the movement of the slide portion 21b is provided at a position parallel to the inclined surface 21b2. . When the lever 21b5 moves in the horizontal direction and is located below the random rotation shaft 23, the lever 21b5 abuts on the random rotation shaft 23 and acts to apply a rotational force to the random rotation shaft 23. The slide portions 21a and 21c are also provided with levers 21a5 and 21c5 similar to the lever 21b5. The slide portions 21a and 21c have the same structure as the slide portion 21b.

The snooze switch 13 is switched according to the rotation of the lever 30 which is rotatable around the rotary shaft 31. A rotating force is applied to the lever 30 in the direction of arrow F by the elastic force of a spring (not shown). The slide portions 21a, 21b, 21c move in the direction opposite to the arrow D and come into contact with the plate 24, and the plate 24 rotates about the rotation shaft 25. At this time, the lever 30 comes into contact with the plate 24 and moves to the position shown in FIG. 7B, and the snooze switch 13 is turned on.

The random rotation shaft 23 is rotatably supported by a bearing 27 so as to be vertically movable. As shown in FIG. 6, on the random rotation shaft 23, fan-shaped thin plates 23 a, which are arranged at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction and are arranged at equal intervals along the circumference of the cross section, 23b and 23c are provided. The thin plates 23a, 23b, 23c and the bottom portion 27a of the bearing holder 27 move the slide portions 21a, 21b, 21c in the direction opposite to the arrow C, so that the inclined surfaces 21a2, 21b2, 21c2 are located below the random rotation shaft 23. When positioned, only one of the inclined surfaces 21b2, 21a2, 21c2 has a size and height such that only one inclined surface abuts the corresponding thin plate 23a, 23b, 23c and pushes the random rotation shaft 23 upward. Have

The joint 28 has a rotating shaft 28a, which is a part thereof, supported by a bearing 29, and a rotational force in the direction of arrow E is applied by the elastic force of a spring (not shown). The end portion 28b located on the random rotation shaft 23 side with respect to the rotation shaft 28a is located above the random rotation shaft 23 in the vicinity of the bearing 27. This end portion 28b is pushed up by the random rotation shaft 23 according to the movement of the random rotation shaft 23 along the bearing 27 in the vertical direction, and is rotated about the rotation shaft 28a against the rotation force of the spring. It rotates in the direction opposite to arrow E. The end portion 28c located on the anti-squealing rotation portion 7 side with respect to the rotation shaft 28a has a shape that can be joined to the cutout portion 7a formed on the anti-squealing rotation portion 7, and the joint 28 has a random rotation shaft. In the state in which it is not pushed up by 23, as shown in FIG. 7 (A), it engages with the cutout portion 7a of the squeal stop rotating portion 7 and stands still against the elastic force of the spring.

As described above, a rotational force due to the elastic force of the spring 32 is applied to the anti-squeal rotation part 7 in the direction of arrow A. As shown in FIG. 7 (A), the squeal stop rotating portion 7 is in a locked state when it is engaged with the joint 28, and as shown in FIG. 7 (B), the engagement with the joint 28 is released. Then, the lock is released.

The operation and processing of the alarm clock 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. 8 together with the operation performed by the user. Here, the case where the random rotation shaft 23 in the alarm pattern determination unit 9 is in the rotation position shown in FIG. 5, that is, the case where the thin plate 23b of the random rotation shaft 23 is in contact with the inclined surface 21b2 of the slide portion 21b is illustrated. To do. In this case, the thin plates 23a and 23c of the random rotation shaft 23 are not in positions where they come into contact with the inclined surfaces 21a2 and 21c2 of the slide portions 21a and 21c, respectively.

Step S1: The user operates the alarm setting unit 14 to set a desired alarm generation time. The set alarm setting time is output to the control unit 15 as an alarm setting signal S14, for example. Step S2: The user moves the cover body 2 to the position shown in FIG. 1 (B) against the elastic force of the spring 6 by hand, for example, and opens the crocodile mouth. As a result, the squealing rotation section 7 of the alarm pattern determination section 9 is locked, and the cover body 2 and the locking section 5 stand still in the posture shown in FIG. 1 (B).

Step S3: As shown in step 2, when the alarm clock 1 moves from the posture shown in FIG. 1 (A) to the posture shown in FIG. 1 (B), in the course of the movement, the noise stop rotating portion 7 The noise stop switch 12 is turned off in response to the rotation, and a noise stop signal S12 indicating the off is output to the control unit 15. When the control unit 15 inputs the stop signal S12 indicating off, the control unit 15 sets the alarm to the set state.

Step S4: When the alarm set time set in step 1 is reached, the control section 15 outputs the alarm signal S15 to the speaker 10, and the speaker 10 outputs an alarm sound. At this time, the cover body 2 serves to enhance the acoustic effect of the alarm sound output from the speaker 10.

Step S5: The user presses any one of the switches 8a, 8b, 8c provided in the alarm pattern determination unit 9 to stop the alarm sound. When any one of the switches 8a, 8b and 8c is pressed, the process of step S6 is executed, and when not pressed, the process of step S4 is continuously executed.

Step S6: When any one of the switches 8a, 8b, 8c is pressed, the inclined surfaces of the slide parts 21a, 21b, 21c are pressed by the switches 8a, 8b, 8c, and the slide parts 21a, 21b, 21c. Moves in the direction opposite to arrow D against the elastic force of the spring. By this movement, the heads of the slide portions 21a, 21b, 21c contact the plate 24, and the plate 24 rotates about the rotation shaft 25. When the plate 24 rotates, the lever 30 moves to the position shown in FIG. 8B against the elastic force of a spring (not shown), the snooze switch 13 is turned on, and the snooze signal S13 indicating that it is turned on is sent to the control unit. It is output to 15. When the control unit 15 receives the snooze signal S13, the control unit 15 stops outputting the alarm signal S15 and stops outputting the alarm sound from the speaker 10.

Step S7: When the switch 8b is pressed in step S5, the ringing stops and the process ends. On the other hand, if either of the switches 8a and 8b is pressed in step S5, the snooze mode is set, and the process of step S3 is executed again. For example, an alarm sound is output again after a lapse of a predetermined time. When the switch 8b is pressed, the slide portion 21b moves in the direction opposite to the arrow D, and the inclined surface 21b2 contacts the thin plate 23b. Then, the thin plate 23b is pushed up along the inclined surface 21b2 according to the movement of the slide portion 21b, and accordingly, the random rotation shaft 23 is pushed up along the bearing 27 in the vertical direction. In accordance with the vertical movement of the random dam rotary shaft 23, the end portion 28b of the joint 28 also moves in the vertical direction, and the end portion 28c rotates about the rotary shaft 28a in the direction opposite to the arrow E. When the end 28c rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow E, the engagement between the end 28c and the squeal stop rotating portion 7 is released, and the locked state is released.

When the locked state of the anti-squealing rotating portion 7 is released, as described above, the cover body 2 and the anti-squealing rotating portion 7 are brought into contact with the timepiece main body 3 by the elastic force of the spring 6, that is, as shown in FIG. 1 (A) moves to the position where the crocodile mouth is closed. At this time, the user inserts his / her finger between the cover body 2 and the watch main body 3 in order to push the switch 8b, and when the mouth of the crocodile is closed, the finger is pinched, and the pain is caused. Awake. Further, in response to the rotation of the noise suppressing rotation unit 7, the noise suppressing switch 12 is turned on, and a noise suppressing signal S12 indicating the ON is output to the control unit 15.

On the other hand, when the switches 8a and 8b are pushed in, the slide portions 21a and 21c move in the direction opposite to the arrow D against the elastic force of the spring, but the slide portions 21a and 21b. The inclined surfaces 21a2 and 21c2 do not contact the thin plates 23a and 23c of the random rotation shaft 23. Therefore, the engagement between the anti-squealing rotating portion 7 and the joint 28 is not released, and the locked state remains. At this time, the alarm setting state remains and the control unit 15 performs the snooze process based on the snooze signal S13 output in step S6.

When the switch 8a, 8b, 8c is released by the user, the slide portions 21a, 21b, 21c moved to the position below the random rotation shaft 23 move in the direction of arrow D by the elastic force of the belt. Moving. In the process of this movement, the levers 21a5, 21b5, 21c5 of the slide portions 21a, 21b, 21c abut the random rotation shaft 23 and rotate the random rotation shaft 23 by applying a rotational force. At this time, since the rotational force applied to the random rotation shaft 23 has an arbitrary magnitude determined according to the operation of the switches 8a, 8b, 8c by the user, the rotation position of the random rotation shaft 23 is randomly determined. As a result, the operation of the anti-squealing rotating unit 7 corresponding to the switches 8a, 8b, 8c becomes random, and the selection of the anti-sounding and snooze can be made random.

The signal processing system in the alarm clock 1 may be configured by using, for example, the signal processing system 38 having the configuration shown in FIG. 9 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 4 described above. As shown in FIG. 9, the signal processing system 38 mainly includes switches 39a, 39b and 39c, an alarm set switch 40, a decoder 41, a comparator 42, a random value generator 43, a motor 44, a controller 45, a clock 11, It is composed of a comparator 44, an alarm setting section 14 and a speaker 10.

The switches 39a, 39b, 39c correspond to the switches 8a, 8b, 8c shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively, and both have one end for supplying the power supply voltage Vcc and the other end for the decoders 41 and 3 respectively. Each is connected to the input OR gate 47. The decoder 41 has input terminals A, B and C connected to the switches 39a, 39b and 39c, and stores the levels of the input terminals A, B and C. Further, the input terminal D of the decoder 41 is connected to the output terminal of the OR gate 47 and the input terminal of the 3-input AND gate 49 via the delay device 52. Further, the decoder 41 outputs a signal S41 indicating the storage result from the output terminal E to the comparator 42.

When the random value generator 43 receives the alarm signal S45 from the control unit 45, for example, it randomly identifies one of the switches 39a, 39b, and 39c, and outputs the signal S43 indicating the identification result to the comparator 42. Output to. The comparator 42 inputs the signal S41 from the decoder 41 and the signal S43 from the random value generator 43, and stores the storage result of the decoder 41 represented by the signal S41 and the random value generator 43 represented by the signal S43. As a result of the comparison, if the results of the comparisons match, the output from the E terminal is set to the high level, and if they do not match, the output from the E terminal is set to the low level. The output terminal E of the comparator 42 is connected to the input terminal of a 3-input AND gate 49 via an inverter, and is also connected to the input terminal of a 2-input AND gate 48.

The alarm set switch 40 has one end connected to the supply line of the power supply voltage Vcc and the other end connected to the AND gate 49 and the 2-input AND gate 50, respectively. The alarm set switch 40 is provided at a position where it is turned on / off according to the rotation of the cover body 2, and is turned on when the cover body 2 moves from the posture of FIG. 1 (A) to the posture of FIG. 1 (B). Then, it is turned off in the process of moving from the posture of FIG. 1 (B) to the posture of FIG. 1 (A). The output terminal of the AND gate 49 is connected to the F terminal of the control unit 45. The comparator 44 inputs the signal S11 indicating the time from the clock 11 and the signal S14 indicating the alarm setting time from the alarm setting unit 14, compares them, and as a result of comparison, if they match, a high level signal. The S44 is output to the input terminal of the AND gate 50.

The output terminal of the AND gate 50 is connected to the input terminal of the AND gate 48 and the terminal G of the control unit 45. The output terminal of the AND gate 48 is connected to the motor 51. The control unit 45 outputs the alarm signal S45 to the speaker 10 and the random value generator 43 according to the level of the input terminals F and G. The motor 51 performs a predetermined drive for releasing the lock state of the cover body 2 in FIGS. 1 and 2, and starts the drive when the output terminal of the AND gate 48 becomes high level. When the cover body 2 is unlocked, the elastic force of the spring 6 causes the cover body 2 to change from the posture shown in FIG. 1 (B) to the posture shown in FIG. 1 (A), that is, the posture in which the mouth of the crocodile is closed. After moving, the alarm set switch 40 is turned off in the process of moving.

Next, the operation of the signal processing system 38 will be described. The user manually moves the cover body 2 from the posture shown in FIG. 1 (A) to the posture shown in FIG. 1 (B). In the process of this movement, the alarm set switch 40 is turned on, and the input terminals of the AND gates 49 and 50 connected to the alarm set switch 40 become high level. Then, after the lapse of a predetermined time, when the time of the clock 11 reaches the alarm setting time set by the alarm setting unit 14, the signal S44 output from the comparator 44 becomes high level. As a result, the two inputs of the AND gate 50 both become high level, and the output terminal of the AND gate 50, that is, the G terminal of the control unit 45 becomes high level.

When the G terminal of the control unit 45 becomes high level, the control unit 45 outputs the alarm signal S 45 to the speaker 10 and the random value generator 43, and the speaker 10 outputs an alarm sound. On the other hand, when the alarm signal S45 is output to the random value generator 43, one of the switches 39a, 39b and 39c is randomly specified in the random value generator 43, and the signal S43 indicating the specified result is output to the comparator 42. Is output to. Next, the user presses any one of the switches 39a, 39b, and 39c to stop the alarm sound. When any one of the switches 39a, 39b, 39c is pressed, any one of the terminals A, B, C of the decoder 41 becomes high level, and the state is stored in the decoder 41.

At the same time, one of the input terminals of the OR gate 47 becomes high level, and the output terminal of the OR gate 47 becomes high level. The level of the output terminal of the OR gate 47 is delayed for a predetermined time in the delay device 52 and appears as the level of the input terminal of the AND gate 49. At this point, the input terminals from the OR gate 47 and the alarm set switch 40 of the AND gate 49 and the input terminal from the AND gate 50 of the AND gate 48 are at high level. The states of the terminals A, B and C stored in the decoder 41 are output to the comparator 42 as the signal S41 and compared with the state randomly specified by the random value generator 43 represented by the signal S43. Then, as a result of the comparison in the comparator 42, when it is determined that the signal S41 and the signal 43 match, the terminal E of the comparator 42 becomes high level.

When the E terminal of the comparator 42 becomes high level, both input terminals of the AND gate 48 become high level, so that the output terminal becomes high level. When the output terminal of the AND gate 48 becomes the high level, the driving of the motor 51 is started, the locked state of the cover body 2 is released, and the cover body 2 moves from the posture of FIG. 1 (B) to the posture of FIG. 1 (A). Then, the alarm set switch 40 is turned off. As a result, the alarm signal S45 output from the control unit 45 to the speaker 10 becomes low level, and the alarm sound output from the speaker 10 is stopped.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the signal S41 and the signal 43 do not match as a result of the comparison in the comparator 42, the terminal E of the comparator 42 becomes low level. As a result, all three input terminals of the AND gate 49 become high level, and their output terminals become high level. Further, since the output terminal of the AND gate 49 becomes high level, the F terminal of the control unit 45 becomes high level. When the F terminal becomes high level, the control section 45 performs snooze processing, stops the output of the alarm signal S45 to the speaker 10 and the random value generator 43, and then restarts the alarm signal at a predetermined time. S45 is output to the speaker 10 and the random value generator 43. As described above, even if the signal processing system 38 is used, the same function as that of the signal processing system of FIG. 4 using the alarm pattern determination unit 9 that mechanically makes a random determination can be realized.

As described above, according to the alarm clock 1 of this embodiment, when the user operates the switch 8a, 8b, 8c or the switch 39a, 39b, 39c, the output alarm sound is stopped, Depending on the type of switch or switch pressed by the user, either the silence or snooze function is executed. At this time, the switch or the function corresponding to the switch is randomly determined, and the user cannot know the correspondence. As a result, the output mode of the alarm sound of the alarm clock 1 can be made unexpected.

As described above, according to the alarm clock 1, the output mode of the alarm sound corresponding to the switches 8a, 8b, and 8c can be randomly determined, and the output mode of the alarm sound has variety and unexpectedness. It is possible to increase the attractiveness as a product. Further, according to the alarm clock 1, when the sound is stopped, the cover body 2 is moved from the open state to the closed state, so that the switch body is inserted into the cover body 2 in order to push the switches 8a, 8b, 8c. The user's finger or the like that has been removed can be sandwiched between the cover body 2 and the timepiece body 3 to give a light stimulus to the user's finger. Further, according to the alarm clock 1, by disposing the speaker 10 on the inner rear portion of the cover body 2, it is possible to enhance the acoustic effect of the alarm sound according to the shape of the cover body 2.

According to the present invention, a determination means for randomly determining one of the stop sound and snooze in response to an input from the input means, and an alarm sound for generating an alarm sound in response to the determined stop sound or snooze. The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment as long as it has a generating means. In particular, the output mode of the alarm sound may be loudness and tone color in addition to snooze and stop.

[0050]

[Effect of device]

 According to the alarm clock of the present invention, the user cannot know the output mode of the alarm sound when inputting from the input means, and the output mode of the alarm sound that is output afterwards is surprising, The appeal of alarm clock products will increase.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a side surface side of an alarm clock according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the configuration on the front side of the alarm clock shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a relationship between a noise suppressing rotation unit provided in an alarm pattern determination unit of the alarm clock shown in FIG. 1 and a rotation shaft locking unit provided in an exterior cover body.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a signal processing system of the alarm clock shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an alarm pattern determination unit shown in FIG.

6 is an external perspective view of a random rotation shaft of the alarm pattern determination unit shown in FIG.

7 is a sectional line I of the alarm pattern determination unit shown in FIG.
It is sectional drawing in alignment with -I.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the alarm clock shown in FIG. 1 together with the operation performed by the user.

9 is a circuit diagram for explaining another example of the alarm pattern determination unit of the alarm clock shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Alarm clock 2 ... Cover body 3 ... Clock body 4 ... Rotating shaft 5 ... Locking part 6,32 ... Spring 7 ... Singing stop rotating part 8a, 8b, 8c ... Switch 9 ... Alarm pattern determination unit 10 ... Speaker 11 ... Clock 12 ... Silence stop switch 13 ... Snooze switch 14 ... Alarm setting unit 15 ... Control unit 21a , 21b, 21c ... Sliding part 21a2, 21b2, 21c2 ... Inclined surface 23 ... Random rotary shaft 24 ... Plate 26, 27, 29 ... Bearing 28 ... Joint 30 ... Lever

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Kaneko 496 Owa, Showa-machi, Kita-Katsushika-gun, Saitama Prefecture Ryomu Watch Industry Co., Ltd. Showa Factory

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An input means having a plurality of selectively movable input parts, and a plurality of input parts that move in a predetermined direction only in conjunction with the movement of the input part specified by its posture. Determining means for determining an aspect of outputting an alarm sound according to movement of the transmitting portion in the predetermined direction, the determining portion having the transmitting portion for arbitrarily changing the posture according to the movement of the input portion; And an alarm sound generating means for generating an alarm sound according to the output mode. 2. The input means has a plurality of input sections arranged at a predetermined interval and moving in and out of a predetermined area in a predetermined direction according to an input state, and the determining means is an input / output of the input section. It is provided so as to rotate about an axis substantially orthogonal to the direction and to be able to move up and down in a direction having a predetermined angle with respect to the axis. Collar portions are formed at different positions in different directions, at least one of the collar portions is located in an output area of the input portion in response to rotation, and an input transmission portion to which a predetermined force is applied from the input portion in the up-and-down direction. , A mode selection lever that can be in the first state and the second state, and is biased so as to maintain the first state, and one end of which is interlocked with the movement of the input transmission unit in the vertical direction, At the end, the mode selection lever is in the second state. When a predetermined force is applied to the mode selection lever by the input transmission section in the vertical direction by the input section, a holding force that resists the biasing force is applied to the mode selection lever. The alarm clock according to claim 1, further comprising: a releasing unit that releases the state, wherein the alarm sound generating unit outputs an alarm sound determined according to a state of the mode selection lever. 3. An input unit capable of selectively inputting a plurality of types of inputs, an input type arbitrary generation unit for arbitrarily specifying one or a plurality of types of the plurality of inputs, and the input unit. Comparing means for comparing the type of input input and the type of input specified by the arbitrary input type generating section, and a determining section for determining an aspect of outputting an alarm sound according to the comparison result of the comparing means. An alarm clock comprising: a determining unit that has the alarm unit, and an alarm sound generating unit that generates an alarm sound according to the determined output mode. 4. As a mode of outputting the alarm sound,
A silencer and a temporary silencer are included.
3. The alarm clock described in any one of 3.