JPH08248147A - Structure of display part of watch - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a structure in which a cutout around a dial is not visible so as to enhance an outward appearance. CONSTITUTION: A dial 7 comprises a cutout part 16 which prevents the interference of a pushbutton 6 with a shaft part 14 when it is built in a watch case 1. A blindfold plate 20 which covers the cutout part 16 is arranged between the dial 7 and the watch case 1. A printing part 23 is executed to the bottom part of the blindfold plate 20 so as to eliminate a need of discrimination from the dial 7, a design printing part 24 is formed on the surface of the blindfold plate 20, and the designing property of a structure is enhanced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display structure for displaying time and other information on a dial such as a timepiece.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Electronic wristwatches have a structure in which push buttons are attached for setting and changing alarm times, changing display modes, and switching functions. FIG. 7 shows a conventional internal structure of an electronic wrist watch having this structure.

A display opening 72 into which a watch glass 71 is fitted is formed in a watch case 70, and a watch module 73 and a push button 80 are attached to the watch case 70.

The timepiece module 73 has a timekeeping function and other functions, and a dial 74 is attached to the upper surface thereof. The dial plate 74 has a shaft hole 74a formed substantially in the center thereof, and a pointer shaft 75 extending from the timepiece module 73 penetrates the shaft hole 74a. A pointer 76 such as an hour hand and a minute hand is attached to the pointer shaft 75, whereby the time is displayed. 77 is a clock module 73
Is a base plate for assembling into the watch case 70.

The push button 80 is inserted through a through hole 78 formed in the side surface of the watch case 70, whereby the watch case 70
Attached to. The push button 80 includes an operating portion 81 that is pressed and a shaft portion 82 that is integrally formed at the tip of the operating portion 81 and that is inserted into the watch case 70. A part of the operation portion 81 is pulled out to the outside of the watch case 70, whereby the pressing operation is possible. The shaft portion 82 faces the timepiece module 73, and is pushed further into the timepiece case 70 by a pressing operation on the operation portion 81 to come into contact with a switch (not shown) formed in the timepiece module 73. As a result, predetermined switching is performed.

[0006]

In assembling the wrist watch having the above-mentioned structure, the push button 80 is inserted from the outside into the through hole 78 in the side surface of the watch case 70, and the retaining ring 83 is engaged with the shaft portion 82. The dial plate 74 and the timepiece module 73 are then inserted from the lower surface of the timepiece case 70 and fixed by the main plate 77. In such an assembly, it is necessary to prevent interference between the dial plate 74 and the shaft portion 82 of the push button 80. Therefore, it is necessary to form the cutout portion 79 in the portion corresponding to the shaft portion 82 in the outer peripheral portion of the dial plate 74.

The cutout portion 79 is proportional to the length of the shaft portion 82 of the push button 80. When the shaft portion 82 is long, the cutout portion 79 is greatly cut out by the length of the shaft portion 82. Exposed and visible from the watch glass 71,
There is an inconvenience that the appearance deteriorates. In order to prevent this exposure, a partition wall 85 matching the size of the cutout portion 79 is formed on the inner surface of the watch case 70 so as to project as shown by the chain double-dashed line.

However, by providing the partition wall 85 in this way, the display opening 72 of the watch case 70 becomes narrower, the visible range of the dial 74 becomes narrower by that amount, and the dial 74 becomes difficult to see. have. The present invention has been made in consideration of such a problem, and it is possible to widen the display opening of the watch case despite concealing the notched portion provided in the dial, which makes it possible to It is an object of the present invention to provide a display part structure of a timepiece in which the dial can be easily viewed, and the display opening of the watch can be widened. Another object of the present invention is to provide a display part structure of a timepiece which eliminates the need for forming a partition wall due to mounting a push button.

[0009]

The display part structure of a timepiece according to the present invention is a timepiece case having a display opening formed on the upper surface and a storage part for storing a timepiece module on the lower surface, and the timepiece. A dial having a cutout portion that is housed in the housing housing and exposed in the display opening, and at least a dial that is arranged so as to be located above the dial in the housing housing of the watch case. And a blind plate having a covering portion that covers the cutout portion.

In this structure, the blindfold plate hides the cutout portion of the dial from the upper side, so that the cutout portion cannot be seen even if the display opening of the watch case is enlarged.

In another display part structure of a timepiece according to the present invention, a display opening is formed on an upper surface and a storage part for storing a timepiece module is formed on a lower surface, and a side wall of the storage part is directed toward the inside. A watch case provided with a push button having a protruding shaft portion, and a notch portion that is housed in the housing portion of the watch case and is exposed in the display opening corresponding to the shaft portion of the push button protruding into the housing portion. And a blind plate having a covering portion that is stored so as to be positioned above the dial in the storage portion of the watch case and that has a covering portion that covers at least the cutout portion of the dial. Characterize.

With this structure, even if the notch portion of the dial plate is enlarged corresponding to the length of the shaft portion of the push button, the blindfold plate is concealed, so that the display opening portion of the watch case can be made large and the character The plate can be easily seen.

In any of the above constructions, the blindfold plate is formed into a frame shape, that is, a ring shape, so that the weight of the blindfold plate is small and the weight of the entire timepiece is not overloaded.

Further, in any of the above constructions, the blind plate can have the same color as the dial. As a result, the blind screen and the dial cannot be visually discriminated from each other, and the blind plate and the dial can be visually recognized integrally. In this case, the blind plate may have a color different from that of the dial plate, whereby the dial plate has a two-color structure and the design is improved.

[0015]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention.
Shows the whole structure. A display opening 2 is formed on the upper surface of the watch case 1, and a storage portion 3 is formed below the display opening 2. The watch glass 4 is fitted and fixed in the display opening 2 of the watch case 1, while the watch module 5 is housed in the housing 3.
A push button 6 is provided on the side surface of the watch case 1 corresponding to the storage section 3.
Is attached.

The timepiece module 5 has a timekeeping function, and a dial 7 is attached to the upper surface thereof. The dial plate 7 has a shaft hole 8 formed in the center thereof, and the pointer shaft 9 of the timepiece module 5 penetrates the shaft hole 8. And
A pointer 10 such as an hour hand and a minute hand is attached to the pointer shaft 9 to display the time. In this case, the time is printed on the upper surface of the dial 7. Further, in the illustrated example, as the dial 7, electroluminescence which emits light by inputting electric power is used. A base plate 11 is used to attach the timepiece module 5 to the timepiece case 1.

The push button 6 is attached so as to penetrate through a through hole 12 formed in the side surface of the watch case 1. The push button 6 is provided with an operating portion 13 that is pushed out of the watch case 1 and is pressed, and a shaft portion 14 provided at a tip portion of the operating portion 13. The shaft portion 14 is the clock module 5
It protrudes inside the watch case 1 so as to face
The push-out operation on the operation portion 13 causes the operation portion 13 to move forward to come into contact with a switch (not shown) arranged on the timepiece module 5, whereby switching is performed.

In the timepiece having this structure, the push button 6 is inserted from the outside of the through hole 12 and the retaining ring 15 is engaged with the shaft portion 14, and then the dial 7 is put together with the timepiece module 5 from the lower surface of the timepiece case 1. It is assembled by inserting. In order to prevent interference between the dial plate 7 and the shaft portion 14 of the push button 6 in this assembly, the cutout portion 1 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the dial plate 7.
6 are formed.

FIG. 2 shows this dial plate 7, in which a plurality of notches 16 are formed in the outer peripheral portion of the push button 6 facing the shaft portion 14. In the figure, 17 is a parting portion which is formed so as to be connected to the display opening 2 of the watch case 1 and constitutes a part of the display opening 2 (see FIG. 1).
Each notch 16 is larger than the parting portion 17. As a result, the cutout 16 is exposed in the display opening 2.

A blindfold plate 20 is arranged to cover the notch 16 of the dial 7 exposed in the display opening 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the blindfold plate 20 includes the lower surface of the parting portion 17 which constitutes a part of the display opening 2, and the dial plate 7.
It is arranged so as to be sandwiched between the outer peripheral part and the outer peripheral part. This blindfold plate 20 is formed in a frame shape (ring shape) having a width that covers at least the cutout portion 16 in the dial 7, and by the arrangement thereof, the cutout portion 16 is covered from the upper surface,
Hide this.

FIG. 3 shows the blind plate 20, which is ring-shaped as a whole. The blind plate 20 is made of a transparent and flexible resin (for example, polycarbonate). The outer peripheral portion of the blindfold plate 20 is a covering portion 21 that covers the cutout portion 16 of the push button 6.
The inner portion of 1 serves as a display portion 22 located inside the watch case 1 with respect to the parting portion 17. This blindfold plate 20
A printing unit 23 that is printed as shown in FIG. 1 is provided on the entire lower surface of the. The printing portion 23 is printed so as to have the same color as the dial 7, so that the blind plate 20 and the dial 7 cannot be visually discriminated from each other, and the blind plate 20 is integrated with the dial 7 in appearance. Becomes Therefore, the notch 16 of the dial 7 is not visible from the outside and the appearance is improved.

In addition to this, in this embodiment, the blind plate 2
As shown in FIG. 1, a design printing unit 24 is provided on the upper surface of the display unit 22 of 0. This design printing section 24
Is formed by printing on the upper surface of the display portion 22 of the blindfold plate 20. This design printing section 24
By designing the printing in (1) as a radial line segment that displays time and minutes, as shown in FIG. 3, the design is improved. The blindfold plate 20 is integrated with the dial plate 7 and acts to display the time, so that the blindfold plate 20 cannot be discriminated further.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the blindfold plate 20 is superposed on the dial plate 7. In this state, the covering portion 21 of the blindfold plate 20 covers the notch portion 16 of the dial plate 7 to prevent its exposure. ing. Further, the design printing section 24 of the display section 22 displays the hour and minute of the dial 7 and is integrated with the dial 7.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the dial plate 7 is inserted into the watch case 1 together with the timepiece module 5 without using the blindfold plate 20, and the shaft portion 14 of the push button 6 corresponds to the cutout portion 16 of the dial plate 7. The cutout portion 16 is visible from the outside. On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows the blind plate 2.
In this embodiment, 0 is placed on the dial 7, and the blindfold plate 2
Since the cutout portion 16 is hidden by the covering portion 21 of 0 and is not visible, the appearance is improved. Since the design printing section 24 of the blindfold plate 20 constitutes a part of the dial 7,
Design is given.

In this embodiment as described above, the blind plate 20
Since the covering portion 21 covers the cutout portion 16 of the dial 7 and conceals the cutout portion 16, the cutout portion 16 cannot be seen from the outside and the appearance is improved. Therefore, the display opening 2 (parting portion 17) of the watch case 1 can be widened, and the dial 7
Is easy to see.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified. For example, the blindfold plate 20 may be made colorful by using a material having a color different from the color of the dial 7 or may be printed in a different color, which further improves the design. Further, the blindfold plate 20 may have a flat plate shape without having a frame shape, and may not have flexibility. Further, the present invention can be similarly applied to a timepiece having no push button 6 as long as the notch 16 is formed in the dial 7, and can be similarly applied to a clock other than a wristwatch.

[0027]

According to the present invention, since the blindfold plate for covering the notch portion of the dial is arranged on the dial, the notch is not visible, the appearance is improved, and the display of the watch case which sees through the dial is displayed. The opening for use can be made large, which facilitates visual recognition of the dial.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a dial.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a blind plate.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the blindfold plates in a superposed state.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the watch case without a blindfold plate.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the watch case according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a conventional structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Watch Case 2 Display Opening 3 Storage 4 Watch Glass 5 Watch Module 6 Push Button 7 Dial 14 Shaft 16 Cutout 20 Blindboard

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A watch case having an opening for display formed on an upper surface thereof and a housing for housing a timepiece module on a lower surface thereof; and a housing housed in the housing of the watch case and exposed in the display opening. A dial having a notch portion, and a blind plate having a covering portion which is arranged so as to be located above the dial in the storage portion of the watch case and has a covering portion which covers at least the notch portion of the dial. The display structure of a watch characterized in that. 2. A display opening is formed on the upper surface, and a storage portion for storing the timepiece module is formed on the lower surface, and a push button having a shaft portion protruding inward is provided on a side wall of the storage portion. A timepiece case, a dial having a cutout portion that is exposed in the display opening corresponding to the shaft portion of the push button that is housed in the housing portion of the timepiece case and projects into the housing portion; And a blindfold plate that is housed so as to be located above the dial in the housing part of the case and that has a covering portion that covers at least the cutout portion of the dial. 3. The display unit structure of a timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the blindfold plate is formed in a frame shape. 4. The display unit structure of a timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the blindfold plate has the same color as the dial plate.