JPS59204790A - Electronic timepiece - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize a fashionable and convenient timepiece by making the display color of a pattern for full lighting almost the same as the color of a timepiece case member while an electrooptic display section are composed of a plurality of electrooptic display blocks. CONSTITUTION:A full lighting pattern 6 is in a bouble layer structure of a dispaly pattern 5 and a pattern 6 for full lighting. The outline of the full lighting pattern 6 is drawn a slightly smaller than that of a liquid crystal display section 2 but actually, both are the same. The wrist band 3 is dark blue in the same color when the full lighting pattern 6 comes on. Therefore, when the full lighting pattern 6 of an electronic timepiece 1 indicating time in a display pattern 5 is lighted by pressing a push button 4, the liquid crystal display section 2 is the same in color as the wrist band 3, the liquid crystal display section 2 looks as if disappearing at a glance. Thus, the electronic timepiece 1 looks like as only an ordinary bracelet. To stop the full lighting of the liquid crystal display section 2, press the push button 4 again.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic device having an electro-optical display.

In recent years, electronic wristwatches that display the time, etc. using electro-optical display devices using liquid crystals or electrochromism have become very popular. The display was visible even when there was no need to look at it. -However, when considering the fashionability of a watch, there was a strong demand for a watch that disappeared when it was not needed, and that looked like a simple bracelet at first glance. In addition, conventionally, seconds display and calendar display of month, day, day β, etc., for example, seconds display was displayed together with hour and minute display, and calendar display was displayed together with hour and minute display, or The display format was determined by the clock, with the hours and minutes disappearing and being replaced by something else.

However, if it were possible to freely combine the main displays such as hours and minutes with secondary displays such as seconds and calendar display, depending on the needs of the time and the mood of the wearer.
It's very easy to see and convenient, and it's also thought to improve fashionability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of conventional electronic watches having electro-optical display devices and to realize a fashionable and convenient timepiece.

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above object is that the electro-optical display section has a display pattern and a full-surface lighting pattern, and the display color of the full-screen lighting pattern in the lighting state is The color of the watch case member is substantially the same as that of the watch case member, and the electro-optical display section is composed of a plurality of electro-optic display blocks.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged plan view showing the pattern of the liquid crystal display section shown in FIG. 1 (wiring pattern is omitted), and FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the entire liquid crystal display section is lit.

In this embodiment, 1 is an electronic clock, 2 is a liquid crystal display section, and 6
5 is a watch band, 4 is a button, 5 is a display pattern, and 6 is a pattern for lighting the entire surface.The pattern 5 for display 5 and the pattern 6 for lighting the entire surface have a two-layer structure. Further, in FIG. 2, for ease of understanding, the outer shape of the entire surface lighting pattern 6 is drawn slightly smaller than the outer shape of the liquid crystal display section 2, but they actually have the same outer shape. The watch band 3 has the same dark blue color as the color when the entire surface lighting pattern 6 is turned on.
Therefore, as shown in FIG.
When the pushbutton 4 is pressed to turn on the light, the liquid crystal display section 2 becomes the same color as the watch band 3, so at first glance, as shown in Figure 3, the liquid crystal display section 2 appears to have disappeared. Electronic clock 1 looks like just a presslet.

Then, if you want to stop lighting the entire surface of the liquid crystal display section 2 again and display the display as shown in FIG. 1, just press the Pnosh button 4 again.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which three display blocks in FIG. 4 are completely illuminated.

In this embodiment, 7 is an electronic clock, 8 is a liquid crystal display section, and 8 is an electronic clock.
a is the AM-PM display block; 8b is the hour display block; 80 is the minute display block; and 8d is the second display block.
8e is the month/day display block, 8f is the day of the week display block,
9 is the clock mark, 1Oa, and IQb are the pushbuttons.

The liquid crystal display section 8 is made up of display blocks 8a to 8f, and each of the display blocks 8a to 8f can be turned off or turned on using full-surface lighting, similar to the liquid crystal display section of the first embodiment.

In this case, the display blocks 8a to 8f are selected by the switch 10a, and the selected display block is turned off or turned on by the switch 10b, that is, the entire display is turned on or off. FIG. 5 shows the AM-PM display block 8a of the electronic watch 7 in the above-described manner.
, month/day display block 8C1 and day of the week display block 8f are erased.

In this way, in this embodiment, only the necessary display blocks can be displayed, making it very easy to see (convenient), and since the display section is simple with no unnecessary displays, it is also more fashionable.

As described above, according to the present invention, a highly fashionable watch that can also be used as a decorative bracelet or a display section can be configured as desired.

The results are significant, such as making it possible to create a convenient and easy-to-read clock.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electronic timepiece showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a partially enlarged plan view showing the pattern of the liquid crystal display section shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the liquid crystal display section shown in FIG. 1 in a state where the entire surface is lit. FIG. 4 is a plan view 5 of an electronic timepiece showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of Fig. 4 without showing the state in which the three display blocks are fully lit. 1.7...Electronic clock 2.8...Liquid crystal display Part, 3.9...Clock hunt-5...Display pattern, 6...Full surface lighting pattern, 83-8r...Display block, 1Qa, IQb... ...button button. Figure 51 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (+1) In an electronic timepiece having an electro-optical display section, the electro-optical display section has a display pattern and a full-surface lighting pattern, and the entire surface point in the lighting state is Butter for lights =
An electronic watch characterized in that the color displayed on the watch is substantially the same as the color of the watch case. (2. An electronic timepiece characterized in that the electro-optical display section according to claim 1 is composed of a plurality of electro-optical display blocks.