JPH1054884A - Wall clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely make possible hanging and facilitate placing a wall clock by only lifting the center of the wall clock toward a hook and moving downward the wall clock at a specific position. SOLUTION: A vertical groove 5 opening upward is formed in the upper center of a back frame 2. The upper part 5a of the vertical groove 5 is widened in V-shape to facilitate guiding a hook and the lower part of the vertical groove 5 is connected to a hook hole part 7 formed in window shape. Inside the vertical groove 5, a hooking plate 6 capable of elastically deforming, of which lower end 6c is free end, is provided. The hooking plate 6 is fixed to the inside of the back frame at the upper end 6a and has a inclined plane 6b inclining from the bottom surface 5b of the vertical groove 5 to the back side and a hooking groove 6d capable of hooking a hook is formed at the lower end. If the upper center part of the wall clock T is lifted toward the hook along a wall surface W, the hook is guided from a guide part 5a into the vertical groove 5. In the vertical groove 5, the inclined plane 6b of the hook plate 6 is deformed and after relatively moving the hook downward, the hook is elastically returned to the original position. Finally, if the wall clock T is lowered downward slowly, the hooking groove 6d is hooked on the hook.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wall clock.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A wall clock is used in which a wall such as a wood screw is fixed to a vertical surface such as a wall or a pillar, and a wall provided on a rear surface of a clock frame is hung. By the way, since the locking hole is provided on the back of the clock frame, when locking the clock, the two are groped together. However, it is cumbersome to lock in this way, so mark the front of the watch frame opposite the hook hole and align this mark with the hook. There has been proposed a wall clock which can be easily hooked (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-43254).

[0003]

However, as described above, it is troublesome and troublesome to lock the wall clock by groping because the position of the hole provided on the back of the wall clock is unknown. Also, when the back surface is easily scratched by moving the front end of the hook along the wall surface in a pressed state, and furthermore, the hook having a hook hole is made of metal or the like separately from the timepiece frame. However, there is a problem that a state in which the hook is hooked on the edge of the hook is illusion that the hook is hooked in the hook hole, and the watch is released from the watch and the watch is dropped. .

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a wall clock according to the present invention comprises a vertical groove opened upward in the upper central portion of a rear frame, a lower end of the vertical groove being a free end, and By providing a locking plate having an inclined surface that becomes a downward slope from the bottom surface of the vertical groove toward the back side, the timepiece can be easily locked simply by raising the timepiece along the wall surface or the like. In addition, the upper portion of the vertical groove is widened in an inverted C shape to make it easier to engage. As another means, the retaining plate is integrally formed from the bottom surface of the vertical groove, thereby reducing the number of parts and the number of assembly steps.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A wall clock according to the present invention is a wall clock which is hung on a hanger provided on a wall or the like. An elastically deformable latch plate whose lower end is a free end is provided in the vertical groove. At the lower end of the latch plate, a latch groove for latching the latch is formed, and at the upper portion of the lower end, an inclined surface that becomes a downward slope from the bottom surface of the vertical groove toward the back side is provided. ing. It is desirable that the upper portion of the vertical groove be spread in an inverted C-shape to provide a guide portion for the hook. As another form, the latch plate may be formed integrally with the rear frame from the bottom surface of the vertical groove.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a wall clock T according to an embodiment of the present invention is locked via a locking member (locking screw) S fixed to a wall surface W. As shown in FIG. 1, a rear frame 2 is attached to a rear end portion of a front frame 1, and a vertical groove 5 is provided at an upper central portion of the rear frame so as to open upward. An opening 2a is opened in 5b. A retaining plate 6 is fixed to the inside of the rear frame 2 so as to penetrate the opening 2a and be positioned in the vertical groove 5 such that the lower end is a free end.

The vertical groove 5 has a width sufficient to deform the hook S, and its upper portion 5a is spread in an inverted C-shape to form the hook S.
As a guide part. The lower end of the vertical groove 5 communicates with a retaining recess 7 provided in a window shape.

The hanging plate 6 is formed by processing a thin elastically deformable thin plate such as a SUS plate having sufficient strength to support the weight of the clock T. The upper end 6a is provided with a screw 8 inside the rear frame 2. The lower end 6c is a free end near the lower part of the vertical groove 5 via an inclined portion 6b which is fixed and formed so as to form a downward slope from the bottom surface 5b of the vertical groove toward the rear surface of the rear frame 2. At the lower end of the latch plate 6, a latch groove 6d formed of a semicircular recess is formed.

As shown in FIG. 2, a time display section 1a is provided on the front of the front frame 1, and a front cover 3 made of a transparent plate covers the front thereof. The front cover 3 is a mounting plate 4
And is fixed to the front frame 1 via the.

Next, the hooking procedure and operation of the embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), by holding both sides of the wall clock T by hand, the hook S is positioned on an extension line T1 connecting the vertical center of the display unit 1a, that is, 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock.
Is lifted while contacting the back surface with the wall surface W (see FIG. 3B). When lifted in this manner, the latch plate 6 is deformed on the rear side of the clock T as shown in FIG. That is, in a state where the hook S has entered the guide portion 5a above the vertical groove 5, the hook plate 6 is separated from the hook S as shown by a two-dot chain line. When T is lifted and the hook S reaches the inside of the parallel portion of the vertical groove 6, the head of the hook S hits the surface of the hook 6 and elastically deforms the hook,
The hook S is pressed to the front side to be deformed.

When the clock T is further lifted, the head of the hook S comes into contact with the lower end 6c of the hook plate as shown by the solid line in FIG. At this point, the deformation of the latch plate 6 becomes maximum. When the clock T is further lifted, the lower end portion 6c of the hook plate is disengaged from the head of the hook S and returns to the rear of the rear frame 2, so that the head of the hook S is positioned below the hook plate 6. Then, the hook S moves into the hook recess 7. That is, the latch plate 6 is released from the pressed state and elastically returns to the original position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Here, when the clock T is gently moved downward, the locking groove 6d engages with the locking member S.
When the user releases his / her hand, the clock T is hung on the hook S provided on the wall surface W (see FIG. 1). When removing the wall clock T from the wall surface W, the wall clock T may be lifted so that the hook S comes into the locking recess 7 and then pulled out in the same manner as in the operation of the related art.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment, in which an elastically deformable locking plate 16 is formed integrally with the rear frame 12. The latching plate 16 extends from the inside of the rear frame 12 to the lower surface of the vertical groove from the bottom surface 5b of the vertical groove toward the rear surface of the rear frame 12 by a predetermined width so as to extend downward to form a slope. 16c is a free end near the lower portion of the vertical groove 5, and a lower end 16c is formed with a retaining groove 16d formed of a semicircular concave portion. Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

In this embodiment, since the latch plate 16 is formed integrally with the rear frame 12, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Also, the hook plate 1
6 supports the entire weight of the wall clock, so as to reinforce the wall clock, the width of the wall is increased. May be contacted. This allows
The component of the force supporting the gravity of the wall clock is supported by the rear frame, and it is possible to cope with the stress generated by the total weight described above.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the center of the wall clock can be securely locked only by lifting it toward the hook and moving the wall clock downward at a predetermined position, so that the installation of the wall clock is easy. is there. In addition, since the watch can be easily hooked, the back of the watch is not scratched, and the watch is not dropped by releasing an illusion. The manufacturing cost can be reduced by integrally forming the hook plate and the rear frame.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of one embodiment, and FIG.
Is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for hanging a wall clock on a wall surface.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation of a hanging plate when the hanging clock is hung on a wall surface.

FIG. 4A is a sectional view showing a main part of another embodiment,
(B) is a rear view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 T wall clock S hook W wall surface 2,12 rear frame 5,15 vertical groove 5b, 15b bottom surface of vertical groove 6,16 locking plate 6b, 16b inclined surface 6c, 16c lower end 6d, 16d locking groove

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A wall clock which is hung on a hanger provided on a wall surface or the like, wherein a rear frame is provided with a vertical groove which is open upward in a central portion of an upper portion thereof, and is provided in the vertical groove. Is provided with an elastically deformable latch plate having a lower end portion as a free end portion, and a lower end portion of the latch plate is formed with a latch groove for latching the latch member. A clock according to claim 1, characterized in that an upper part of the part has an inclined surface which becomes a downward slope from the bottom surface of the vertical groove toward the rear side. 2. The wall clock according to claim 1, wherein an upper portion of the vertical groove is expanded in an inverted C shape. 3. The timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the hanging plate is formed integrally from a bottom surface of the vertical groove.