JPS59203981A - Timepiece device with timer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use timer operation as the 2nd alarm operation of a timepiece by putting timer functions in independent operation through a changeover switch, and controlling them by timepiece constituting operation. CONSTITUTION:When a timer changeover switch 80 is closed, the output of an inverter 84 goes down to a low level, and an alarm stop switch 30 is still closed and the output of an inverter 86 is also at the low level, so the output of an AND gate 90 is inverted to the low level to stop a stepping motor 60 for a timer. Consequently, the timer coupled with timepiece constituting operation does not operate independently, and when the switch 30 is opened for the stopping of an alarm tone, the output of the inverter 86 is inverted to the high level and the output of the AND gate 90 also goes up to the high level. Then, the motor 60 starts and an AND gate 68 is opened through a timer contact 66 to generate the alarm tone using the timer operation as the 2nd alarm operation through a speaker 72.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a timer watch device that combines an eye clock structure and a timer structure to provide a new timer function in addition to the normal reference function and timer function.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a timer-equipped timepiece device that combines a clock structure and a timer structure has been devised, which has the advantage of being able to utilize two functions with one timepiece device.

In other words, a conventional clock device with a timer has a clock configuration that appropriately decelerates the rotation of a motor serving as a reference rotation source, displays the time, generates a reference output from a reference contact at a set time, and performs a reference operation, and a timer. By rotating the cent display plate in the cent direction, a motor serving as a reference rotation source starts operating, and the rotation of the motor is appropriately decelerated to rotate the timer cent display plate in the non-cent direction; A timer component is combined with a timer component that generates a timer output from a timer contact after a set time has elapsed to perform a timer operation. In this timer-equipped clock device, the training component can be used as an alarm clock, while the timer component can be used to notify bath time, cooking time, etc.

The present invention enables the use of a new timer function by configuring a timer function changeover switch that can switch between a state in which the timer function in the conventional timer-equipped clock device is controlled by the clock component operation and a state in which independent operation is possible. This is what I did.

A characteristic configuration of the present invention is that a timer-equipped timepiece device having a clock component and a timer component includes a timer function changeover switch that can forcibly inhibit the rotation of the motor of the timer component; It is possible to switch between a state in which the rotation of the motor of the component is prohibited when the ringing/stop switch of the timepiece component is operated in an operable state, and a state in which it is allowed to operate independently without restriction.

In addition, the above-mentioned timer function changeover switch in the characteristic configuration of the present invention prohibits the rotation of the motor of the timer component before the target output occurs and prohibits it after the generation of the target output by operating the switch in the operable state. It is also effective to be able to switch between a state where the state is canceled and a state where independent operation is possible without restriction.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on Examples.

Fig. 1 shows an external view of a timer-equipped clock device as an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows a circuit configuration diagram of the first embodiment. 4 and a timer component 6. In the clock component 4, a highly accurate reference signal of an oscillation circuit 10 such as a crystal oscillation circuit is converted to IHz by a frequency dividing circuit 12.
The waveform shaping 14 and driving inverter 15
A, 16b, coil 18, clock step motor 2
Pulses that can drive 0 to 1 are alternately applied. The rotation of the motor 20 is appropriately decelerated by the clock train 22, and when
It is possible to display the time 24 by displaying minutes and seconds.

The reference contact 26 is used to generate the reference output 25a at the reference time set by the user, for example, when the clock train 2
The contact plate is turned on based on the cam displacement of the reference cam mechanism consisting of the hour hand wheel and reference wheel No. 2, and the output of I( is generated at the reference setting time. This reference output 26
a is supplied to the AND gate 34. The other input terminal of the AND gate 34 is supplied with the reference signal φa (for example, 2048 Hz) for generating an alarm sound from the frequency dividing circuit 12 and the output of the chirp stop switch 30 via the chattering prevention circuit 32. . The output of the AND gate 34 is supplied to the time signal circuit 36, and when the reference output 26a is generated from the reference contact 26 with the ring stop switch 30 in the closed state, a reference signal φα for generating an alarm sound is sent to the time signal circuit 36. It is understood that the alarm sound is generated by the speaker 38.

On the other hand, the timer component 6 has an oscillation circuit 50 .independently from the clock component 4 . It has a frequency dividing circuit 52 and a waveform shaping circuit 54, and alternately supplies pulses capable of driving a timer stenog motor 60 to driving inverters 56a and 56b. The rotation of the motor 6° is appropriately decelerated by the timer train 62, causing the timer display plate 64 to rotate (in the embodiment, one rotation every approximately 60 minutes). The rotational operation of the timer step motor 60 is controlled by the timer contact 66, that is, when the timer display plate 64 is rotated by the timer center by the user, the timer operation output 66a becomes H and is activated. In other words, the H output of the timer operation output 66a passes through the AND gate 90 and is sent to the driving inverter 5.
6a and 56. connected to the gate inputs of N-MOS transistors 92 and 94 that control the power supply of
The rotational drive of the timer step motor 60 can be controlled.

A timer sound generation output 66b is supplied from the timer contact 66 to an AND gate 68, and the other input terminal of the AND gate 68 receives a reference signal φ6 (for example, 1024 Hz) for timer sound generation from the frequency dividing circuit 52. is supplied, so when the timer sound generation output 66b becomes H, the time signal circuit 70
It is understood that the reference signal φb is supplied to the speaker 72 and the timer sound is generated by the speaker 72.

The above-mentioned timer contact 66 is not shown in detail, but is obtained by a well-known timer contact configuration consisting of a movable contact placed on the back of the timer display board 64 and a fixed contact that slides thereon. When it is rotated, the timer operation output 66a becomes H, and after a cent time has elapsed, the timer sound generation output 66b becomes H for a certain period of time.

The timer function changeover switch 80 is a switch that controls independent operation of the timer operation, and its output is sent to the chattering prevention circuit 82. It is supplied to an AND gate 90 via an inverter 84 and an OR gate 88. Therefore, when the timer function selector switch 80 is in the open state, the output of the AND gate 90 is controlled only by the timer operation output 66a, and the timer operation by timer sound generation can be operated independently. is understood.

On the other hand, when the timer function selector switch 80 is closed, the output supplied to the AND gate 90 via the inverter 84 and the OR gate 88 becomes L, meaning that the timer operation cannot be controlled only by the timer operation output 66a.

On the other hand, the output of the ring stop switch 30 in the timepiece component 4 is supplied to the OR gate 88 via the impark 86 . Therefore, when the timer function changeover switch 80 is in the closed operation state, the timer operation is enabled only when the ringing stop switch 30 is in the open operation state.

On the other hand, the output of the AND gate 90 is also supplied to the AND gate 100, and the other input terminal of the AND gate 100 is connected to the frequency dividing circuit 52 and the blinking display reference signal φC (for example, IH
z) is supplied, and when the output of the AND gate 90 is H, the reference signal φ
C outputs to the LED drive circuit 102 and displays the LED display section 10.
At step 4, the LED blinks. That is, this LE
The blinking display D indicates when the timer step motor 60 is in a rotating state, that is, when the timer function is in an operating state.

The first embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, and the operation will next be explained using the time charts of FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, a case will be described in which the timer function of the timer configuration section 6 is operated independently. This state is shown in the time chart of FIG. 3, and the timer function changeover switch 80 must be kept open.

The state in FIG. 3(a) shows the state before setting the timer function, and the timer operation output 6 from the timer contact 66
6a is L, and the timer step motor 60 is in a stopped state. In the state shown in FIG. 3(b), the timer display plate 64 is set to 10 minutes in order to operate the timer function, and the timer operation output 66a of the timer contact 66 becomes H. The AND gate 90 is controlled only by the timer operation output 66a when the switch 80 is open, and in the current state, the output is set to H and the timer step motor 60 is in a rotating state. The state shown in FIG. 3 (/・) shows that the timer sound generation output 66b from the timer contact 66 is H after 10 minutes of the timer cent time has elapsed. Output width is timer contact 66
It is obtained by the corresponding contact width of , and is automatically stopped without any special stopping operation.

The rotation of the timer step motor 60 continues even after the timer sound generation output 66b outputs H, and when the timer display board 64 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 3(d), the timer operation output 6 is output.
6a becomes L and the motor 60 stops.

Note that the timer sound generation due to the timer sound generation output 66b being H automatically stops as the timer step motor 6o continues to rotate, but the timer sound changes from the state shown in FIG. The timer sound can also be stopped instantaneously by forcibly rotating the display board 64.

Next, how to use the timer function of the timer component 6 in combination with the reference function of the clock component 4 will be described. This state is shown in the time chart of FIG. 4, and the timer function changeover switch 80 is closed. The state in Figure 4 (a) shows the state before setting the timer function 9, timer contact 6
The timer operation output 66a from 6 is L, and the timer step motor 60 is in a stopped state. The state shown in FIG. 4(b) is a state in which the noise stop switch 3o is closed and the timer display plate 64 is rotated to set the timer to 10 minutes.

Set rotation of timer display board 64 9 Timer operation output 6
6a becomes H, but since the noise stop switch 30 is in the closed state, the output via the inverter 86 is L, the output of the AND gate 9o remains L, and the timer step motor 6° is stopped. Out. In the state shown in FIG. 4(B), the reference output 26a of the reference contact 26 becomes H when the reference setting time of the clock component 4 is reached, the reference signal φa for generating the alarm sound is output from the AND gate 34, and the alarm sound is output. This occurs when the noise stop switch 30 is opened and the output is set to L in order to stop the noise. Since the output of this stopper switch 3o becomes L, the AND gate 9
The output of o becomes H, so the timer step motor 6
o starts the rotation operation.

In the state shown in FIG. 4(C), the timer display plate 64 rotates in the non-setting direction due to the rotation of the timer step motor 60, and when the timer cent time elapses, the timer sound generation output 66b of the timer contact 66 becomes H. Indicates that a timer sound has occurred. The output width of the timer sound generation output 66b is obtained by the corresponding contact width of the timer contacts 66, and is automatically stopped without any particular stopping operation.

The rotation of the timer step motor 60 continues even after the timer sound generation output 66b outputs H, and when the timer display board 64 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 4(d), the timer operation output 6 is output.
6a becomes L and the motor 60 stops.

A characteristic feature of the operation in the time chart shown in Figure 4 above is that the timer sound can be used as the second alarm sound, making it possible to obtain the reference function of two watches with one watch. Focus on what you can do. In actual use, first set the approximate time of the clock component 4 at the time you want the alarm sound to sound, and then set the first and second alarm times at the time you want the second alarm sound (timer sound) to sound. The time difference can be set by rotation on the timer display board 64 of the timer component 6. Specifically, assuming that the first alarm is set at 700 am in the clock component 4, the second alarm is set at 700 am.
If you want the alarm to sound at 7.10 a.m., turn the timer display board 64 of the timer component 6 to the 10 minute position. By doing so, the second alarm sound (timer sound) is generated 10 minutes after the alarm sound is generated at 7:00 a.m. and the ring stop switch 30 is opened, that is, at 7:10 a.m.

This kind of function is extremely effective because it allows users to wake up users with different wake-up times in the morning, or to manage the time from when they wake up in the morning until they are dispatched, all with a single watch. .

A characteristic feature of this embodiment is that the timer function selector switch 8 controls whether the timer function is used independently or when it is restricted depending on the operating state of the stop switch 30 of the clock component.
0, it is possible to use the timer sound as a timer operation not only as a simple timer notification but also as a second alarm sound.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The second embodiment is shown in the circuit configuration diagram of FIG. 5, and the basic configuration is the same as the first embodiment described above, so the same configurations will be designated by the same reference numerals and the explanation will be omitted.

The difference from the first embodiment is the signal supplied to the input end of the flip-flop 90, specifically, the timer operation output 66a from the timer contact 66 is supplied to one end. The output of the timer function changeover switch 80 is supplied to the other input terminal of the AND gate 90 via the inverter 112 and the OR gate 114, and
110 and the case where the signal is supplied through the OR gate 114 occurs. The output signal of the AND gate 34 is supplied to the input terminal of the AND gate 110. Therefore, when the timer function changeover switch 80 is in the open state, the OR gate 114
The output of is always H, and the AND gate 90 is opened by the H state of the timer operation output 66a from the timer contact 66, and generates a DH output, and the timer step motor 6
0 is the rotating operation state. On the other hand, when the timer function selector switch 80 is closed, the output of the OR gate 114 becomes H only when the output of the AND gate 34 is H, and the AND gate 90 can be controlled by the timer operation output 66a and the output of the AND gate 34. The AND gate 34 receives a signal from which the standard output 26a of the standard contact 26 of the clock component 4 is supplied via the latch circuit 28, and
The output of the chirp stop switch 30 is connected to the chattering prevention circuit 3.
When the output of the AND gate 34 is H, a melody sound signal preset by the melody sound generation circuit 40 is supplied to the speaker 38. Note that the melody sound generating circuit 40 is supplied with a frequency signal φ· necessary for forming melody sounds from the frequency dividing circuit 12.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be explained.

When the timer function switch 7 inch 80 is open, the output of the AND gate 90 is the timer operation output 66 of the timer contact 66.
The timer function can be operated independently. Since this state is similar to the time chart of FIG. 3 in the first embodiment, detailed explanation will be omitted.

On the other hand, when the timer function selector switch 80 is closed,
J2, the timer function is not operated independently, but the reference output 26a of the clock component 40 is also used as an operation control signal, which will be explained in detail below based on the time chart of FIG.

The state in FIG. 6(a) shows the state before setting the timer function, and the timer operation output 6 from the timer contact 66
6a is L, and the timer step monitor 0 is in a stopped state. The state shown in Fig. 6 (b) is the noise stop switch 30.
is closed and the timer display board 64 is rotated to set the timer to 10 minutes. The timer operation output 66'a becomes H due to cent rotation of the timer display board 64, but since the output of the AND gate 34 is L, the output of the AND gate 90 remains L, and the timer step motor 60 is stopped. It is. In the state shown in FIG. 6(c), the reference output 26a of the reference contact 26 becomes H when the reference setting time of the clock component 4 is reached, and the melody sound generation circuit 40 starts to notify the user of the time as an alarm sound from the speaker 38. The state of being 1 divination is λ"<shi.

In addition, the 11th output of the above reference output 26a is the ant gate 34.
When the output of the AND gate 90 becomes H, the timer step motor 60 starts rotating. In the state shown in FIG. 6 (2), 10 minutes of the timer set time have elapsed from the start of rotation of the timer step motor 0, and the timer sound generation output 66b is H (second timer sound).
(Usage as an alarm sound) occurs. Figure 6 (E)
The state of the timer contact 66 is determined by the rotation of the timer display board 64.
The timer operation output 66a becomes L, indicating that the timer step motor 60 is stopped, and if the ring stop switch 30 is then opened, the alarm sound will also stop ringing.

A characteristic feature of the timer function selector switch 80 when it is closed is that the timer sound can be used as a second alarm sound, allowing one watch to have the function of two watches. It lies in what you can do. In other words, the timer function does not operate even if the timer display plate 64 is rotated seven times before reaching the reference setting time □ of the clock component 4, and the timer function starts operating when the reference setting time is reached. , the timer sound of the timer function can be used as the second alarm sound. The characteristic feature of this second embodiment is that when the melody notification as an alarm sound of the clock component 4 continues to be generated, the output of the AND gate 90 becomes H, and the timer step motor 60 is rotated. The purpose is to generate a timer sound as a second alarm sound after a set time.

Therefore, in order to gently wake up people who have difficulty waking up in the morning, the clock component 40 of the timer clock device 2 of the second embodiment of the present invention is used.
The target set time is set slightly before the time when the user actually has to wake up, and the timer set time of the timer configuration section 6 is set to the difference between the actual wake-up time and the target set time. By doing so, the melody notification as the alarm sound starts a little before the time when the user wakes up in the morning, and then the timer sound as the second alarm sound is generated, so that the user gradually wakes up without being suddenly woken up. be able to.

In addition, since the timer function in the embodiment is designed to allow timer cents up to a maximum of 50 minutes, the H signal of the reference output 26a from the reference contact 26 is configured to continue for 60 minutes, which is longer than the maximum timer cent time, by the latch circuit 28. are doing.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The third embodiment is shown in the circuit diagram of FIG. This third embodiment differs from the second embodiment described above in that the output of the AND gate 34 is supplied to the AND gate 110 via the flip-flop 120, and is otherwise the same as the second embodiment. By using the reference numerals, descriptions of the same components will be omitted. In the third embodiment, the output of the AND gate 34 is connected to the set input S of the flip-flop 120, and the Q
The output is connected to one side of the input terminal of AND gate 110. Note that the timer operation output 66a of the timer contact 66 is connected to the reset input R of the flip-flop 120 via the inverter 122.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be explained.

The open operation state of the timer function selector switch 80 is as described in Box 1 above.
Similarly to the second embodiment, the timer function can operate independently.

The closed operation state of the timer function changeover switch 80 will be explained using the time chart shown in FIG.

The state in FIG. 8(A) shows the state before setting the timer function, and the timer operation output 6 from the timer contact 66
6a is set, and the timer step motor 60 is in a stopped state. The state shown in Fig. 8 (b) is the noise stop switch 30.
is closed, and the timer display plate 64 is rotated at 10 minute intervals. Due to the set rotation of the timer display board 64, the timer operation output 66a becomes H, but since the output of the AND gate 34 is L, the Q of the flip-flop 120 becomes
Output 1. Therefore, the output of the AND gate 90 is L
As it is, the step motor 60 for the p timer is stopped. In the state shown in FIG. 8 () and ), when the reference output 26a of the reference contact 26 reaches the reference setting time of the clock component 4 and the reference output 26a of the reference contact 26 becomes H, the melody sound generation circuit 40 outputs a melody as an alarm sound from the speaker 38. This shows a state in which notification has started.

Further, the H output of the reference output 26a makes the output of the AND gate 34 H, the Q output of the flip-flop 120 becomes H, and the output of the AND gate 90 becomes H, thereby starting the rotational operation of the timer step motor 60. . Thereafter, the melody notification is stopped by opening the ringing stop switch 30. However, even if the above-mentioned melody notification stops, the Q output of the flip-flop 7 120 is kept at H, and the timer step motor 60 continues to rotate. In the state shown in FIG. 8(d), the timer set time of 10 minutes has elapsed since the timer step motor 600 started rotating, and the timer sound generation output 66b becomes H and a timer sound (used as a second alarm sound) is generated. The state in FIG. 8(E) shows a state in which the timer operation output 66a from the timer contact 66 is at L due to the rotation of the timer display plate 640, and the timer step motor 60 is stopped. Output 66a passes through inverter 122 to reset flip-flop 120.

In addition, this time chart shows a state in which the melody notification is stopped for a short time, but Fig. 8 (...)
Even if the melody notification continues to sound without performing a stop operation, that is, opening the ringing stop switch 30 immediately after the state shown in FIG. 8(D), a timer sound is generated in the state shown in FIG. You can also do that.

The rotation of the timer step motor 60 in the second embodiment described above stops unless the H output from the AND gate 34 continues, but in the third embodiment, the rotation of the timer step motor 60 is stopped.
20, the H output of the alarm clock 34 is latched, and even if the ring stop switch 30 is opened and the melody notification as an alarm sound is stopped as shown in the operating states from () to (d) in Fig. 8, The timer step motor 60 continues to rotate.

The third embodiment enables similar operations to those of the first embodiment described above, but differs in the rotational timing of the timer step motor 600 when the timer function selector switch 80 is closed. That is, in the first embodiment, the noise stop switch 3
The motor 60 starts rotating when the switch 0 is operated from closed to open, or in the third embodiment, the motor 60 starts rotating when the standard output 26a switches from L to H. The effects of the third embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the timer component was explained as a type that generates a timer sound after the set time has elapsed, but if another timer mechanism, for example, another electrical device (
A similar effect can be obtained with a timer mechanism that controls turning on and off the power of radios, televisions, etc.).

As described above, the present invention is directed to a timer-equipped timepiece device in which a reference clock component and a timer component are combined, and the timer function of the timer component is limited to a state in which the timer function can operate independently and an operation in conjunction with the clock component. By configuring a timer function changeover switch that switches between the two states, it is possible to use the timer operation as the timer function as the second alarm operation of the clock, and this is a timer-equipped clock device with a new function. It provides:

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a timer-equipped clock device as an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 4 are time charts showing the operation of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a circuit configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a time chart showing the operation of the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a circuit configuration diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a time chart showing the operation of the third embodiment. 2. Clock device with timer, 4. Clock component, 6. Timer component, 20-.
Clock step motor, 26..Reference contact, 26a.Reference output, 28.
・Launch circuit, 30 ・Squeal stop switch, 34
AND gate, 60 step motor for timer, 62... timer gear train, 66 timer contact, 66a
Timer operation output, 66b, timer sound generation output, 80 timer function selector switch, 90 and gate. that's all

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Set the timer center display board and the clock component that appropriately decelerates the rotation of the motor of the reference rotation source, displays the time, and generates a reference output from the reference contact at the set time to perform the reference operation. The motor as a reference rotation source starts operating by rotating it to The clock component includes a ring stop switch that can be operated to switch between an operable state and an inoperable state for reference operation, and a timer component that generates a noise and performs a timer operation. A timer function selector switch is configured that can forcibly prohibit the rotation of the motor of the timer component, and this switch has a state in which the rotation of the motor in the timer component is prohibited when the noise stop switch is operated in the operable state, and a state in which the motor rotation of the timer component is prohibited. 9. A clock device with a timer, characterized in that it is possible to switch between a state in which independent operation is possible without being restricted by the operation of a stop switch. (2) Set the timer center display board and the clock component that appropriately decelerates the rotation of the reference rotation source motor, displays the time, and generates a reference output from the reference contact at the set time to perform the reference operation. The motor serving as the reference rotation source starts operating by rotating the motor to the position shown in FIG. a timer component that generates a timer signal and performs a timer operation; , a timer function selector switch is configured that can forcibly prohibit the rotation of the motor of the timer component.
This switch prohibits the rotation of the motor of the timer component before the target output is generated by operating the sound stopper switch in the operable state, and cancels the inhibited state after the output occurs, and prevents the motor rotation. A clock device with a timer, characterized in that it is possible to switch between a state in which independent operation is possible without restriction when a standard output is generated.