JPH08211164A - Watch with alarm - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a watch, with an alarm, which can surely inform a user of an alarm set time and by which the alarm does not give other persons any trouble. CONSTITUTION: A watch with an alarm is provided with an alarm means 5 which is operated at an alarm set time, and it is provided with a vibrator 52 as the alarm means 5. At the alarm set time, a vibration by the vibrator 52 is transmitted to an arm on and to which the watch has been mounted and attached, and a user can sense the alarm surely irrespective of a noise in the circumference. In addition, the alarm can be sensed only by the user.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wrist watch with an alarm having an alarm function for performing a notification operation at a set time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A wristwatch provided with an alarm means that operates at an alarm set time has been conventionally provided. However, the alarm means here is usually a small electronic device because it is contained in a small wristwatch and has a power source. It is composed of a notification sound generator that emits sound.

[0003]

In this case, in a place where there is a lot of noise, even if the alarm means is activated at the alarm set time, the user often does not notice the sound emitted, and the function as an alarm is not provided. Sometimes it doesn't work. It is also true that alarms are meaningless to the deaf. On the other hand, in a quiet place, although the sound emitted is small, it may disturb other people.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to surely notify the user that the alarm set time has come, and at the same time, the alarm of another person. To provide a wristwatch with an alarm that will not bother you.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is, however, a wristwatch with an alarm provided with a timekeeping means and an alarm means that operates at an alarm set time, and includes a vibrator as an alarm means. It has features. With an exciter and an alarm sound generator as alarm means,
It may be provided with a changeover switch for selectively operating the vibration exciter and the alarm sound generator.

[0006]

According to the present invention, since the vibration caused by the vibrator is transmitted to the wrist-worn arm at the alarm set time, the user can reliably detect the alarm regardless of the ambient noise. You can Also, this alarm
Only the user can feel it.

When the vibration exciter and the alarm sound generator are provided as alarm means and the changeover switch for selectively operating the vibrator and the alarm sound generator is provided, the alarm is sounded. It is possible to switch between vibration and vibration depending on the situation. It should be noted that it does not prevent that the alarm is activated by both sound and vibration at the same time.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.
It is a digital display, and a pair of band mounting parts 11 and 11 are integrally projected from the side surface of the round case 10,
A display unit 2 made of liquid crystal is provided on the front surface, and a total of four push button type switches 31, 32, 33, 34 are provided on the outer peripheral surface. In the figure, 12 is a watch band, 13 in FIG. 3 is a protective glass, and 14 is a battery cover.

The display unit 2 comprises a date display unit 21, a time display unit 22, a mode display unit 23, and an alarm display unit 24 for displaying alarm settings and alarm types. The push button switch 31 is for switching modes such as a time mode, a stopwatch mode, and an alarm time display mode. The push button switch 32 shifts to a time adjustment mode in the time mode and an alarm time setting mode in the alarm time display mode. It is for doing. The push button switch 33 functions as a time change input in the time adjustment mode, as a start / stop input in the stopwatch mode, and as an alarm time input in the alarm time setting mode. It functions as a change input, a split time display and a reset in the stopwatch mode.

FIG. 1 shows a block circuit diagram. In the figure, reference numeral 40 is a battery, 41 is a crystal oscillator, and 42 is a control circuit (clock section) consisting of a one-chip microcomputer. And an exciter 52.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the vibration exciter 52 here is composed of a micro motor 53 and an eccentric weight 54 attached to the output shaft of the motor 53, and is vibrated by the rotation of the eccentric weight 54. To occur.

In this wristwatch 1, however, when the alarm time is set and the alarm type is set to the vibration mode, the alarm display section 24 of the display section 2 displays a pictogram 24a indicating that the vibration mode is set. Then, when the alarm set time is reached, the control circuit 42 operates the shaker 52 for a predetermined time. If the shaker 52 operates with the wristwatch 1 worn on the wrist, the vibration generated by the shaker 52 is transmitted to the user's arm through the case 10 of the wristwatch 1. Due to this vibration, The user can sense the alarm.

When the alarm type is set to the notification sound mode, the control circuit 42 operates the notification sound generator 51 for a predetermined time when the alarm setting time comes. The alarm can be sensed even when the wristwatch 1 is removed. The alarm type can be changed by the push button switch 34 by changing the vibration mode by the vibrator 52 and the alarm sound generator 51.
It is preferable not only to selectively switch the two sound modes according to (3) but also to be able to select both modes simultaneously. In other words, at the alarm time,
The notification sound is emitted and the vibration is also generated. It is possible to wake up more reliably than when using either one, such as when using for alarming.

Although a wristwatch employing a digital display has been taken as an example, it goes without saying that a wristwatch with an analog display may be used. In the illustrated example, the vibrator also uses a motor that is superior in terms of power consumption, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any vibrator that can generate vibration that the user feels may be used.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the exciter is provided as the alarm means, when the alarm time is reached, not the sound but the vibration caused by the exciter is worn on the wristwatch. That can be conveyed to the arm,
For this reason, the user can reliably detect the alarm regardless of the ambient noise, and constitutes an alarm that is effective for the hearing impaired as well. You can feel it, and you won't break the silence and annoy other people as you would with an informative sound.

When the vibration exciter and the alarm sound generator are provided as alarm means and the changeover switch for selectively operating the vibrator and the alarm sound generator is provided, the alarm is sounded. Since it can be switched between vibration and vibration, it can be used depending on the situation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the above.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a cutaway front view of the above.

[Fig. 5] Fig. 5 shows the same exciter, (a) is a front view, (b).
Is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wrist Watch 5 Alarm Means 51 Alarm Sound Generator 52 Vibrator

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wristwatch with an alarm, comprising a timekeeping means and an alarm means which operates at an alarm set time,
A wrist watch with an alarm, which is equipped with a vibrator as an alarm means. 2. The alarm means includes a vibrator and an alarm sound generator, and a changeover switch for selectively operating the vibrator and the alarm sound generator. A wrist watch with an alarm according to 1.