JPS5937751Y2 - solar battery watch - Google Patents
solar battery watchInfo
- Publication number
- JPS5937751Y2 JPS5937751Y2 JP17178577U JP17178577U JPS5937751Y2 JP S5937751 Y2 JPS5937751 Y2 JP S5937751Y2 JP 17178577 U JP17178577 U JP 17178577U JP 17178577 U JP17178577 U JP 17178577U JP S5937751 Y2 JPS5937751 Y2 JP S5937751Y2
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- Prior art keywords
- solar cell
- display section
- circuit board
- time display
- solar battery
- Prior art date
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
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Description
【考案の詳細な説明】
本考案は太陽電池を取り付けた腕時計の構造に関するも
のである。[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to the structure of a wristwatch equipped with a solar cell.
内臓した小型電池を駆動源とした腕時計は、時間基準と
して水晶振動子を用いる水晶時計とともに増加の一途を
たどっているが、電池の寿命は１〜２年程度であり、電
池交換がこの種の時計において欠点となっていた。Wristwatches that use built-in small batteries as their driving source are steadily increasing in number, along with quartz watches that use crystal oscillators as the time reference, but the battery life is about 1 to 2 years, and battery replacement is required for these types of watches. This was a drawback in watches.
前述欠点を解消すべく、光エネルギーを電気エネルギー
に変換する太陽電池を取り付け、電池を充電することに
よって電池の交換を不用とした時計、いわゆる太陽電池
付時計が出現してきた。In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, so-called solar-powered watches, which are equipped with solar cells that convert light energy into electrical energy and charge the batteries, making it unnecessary to replace the batteries, have emerged.
しかし、腕時計に太陽電池を設けた太陽電池付腕時計に
おいては、従来の時計構成部品以外に、太陽電池、逆流
防止用ダイオード、過充電防止用抵抗等の太陽電池ユニ
ットを設けなげればならず構造が複雑となり、又、少な
くとも前述の太陽電池ユニットを構成する部品のうち太
陽電池は、風防ガラスより使用者に見えるので、取り付
は精度が要求されるという問題があった。However, in a solar battery wristwatch equipped with a solar battery, a solar battery unit such as a solar battery, a backflow prevention diode, and an overcharge prevention resistor must be installed in addition to the conventional watch components. Moreover, since at least among the parts constituting the solar cell unit described above, the solar cells are more visible to the user than the windshield, there is a problem in that precision is required for installation.
本考案は上記問題点を解決し、簡単な構造で太陽電池ユ
ニットの取り付は精度もよい構造の太陽電池付腕時計を
提供するものである。The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and provides a solar battery wristwatch that has a simple structure and a solar battery unit that can be mounted with good precision.
以下図面にもとづき本考案を説明する。The present invention will be explained below based on the drawings.
第１図は本考案に係る太陽電池付腕時計の平面図で、１
は時計ケース、２は前記時計ケース１に設けられた２本
のブツシュボタン２ａｔ２ｂで、表示切替、表示修正、
ランプ（晩示せず）点燈等の機能を有している。Figure 1 is a plan view of the solar battery wristwatch according to the present invention.
2 is a watch case, and 2 is two button buttons 2at 2b provided on the watch case 1 for display switching, display correction,
It has functions such as turning on the lamp (not shown at night).
３は時計ケース１に固着された風防ガラスで、斜線部に
より後述の表示部４の見切り、及び太陽電池５の窓を構
成している。Reference numeral 3 denotes a windshield glass fixed to the watch case 1, and the hatched portion constitutes a partition of a display section 4, which will be described later, and a window for a solar cell 5.
表示部４は液晶等の表示素子から成っており、２５日１
日曜日、午前１２時３８分５７秒をデジタル表示してい
る。The display section 4 consists of a display element such as a liquid crystal.
The digital display shows 12:38:57 a.m. on Sunday.
第２図は第１図のイ〜イ断面図である。FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view from A to A in FIG. 1.
１ａ。１ｂは時計ケース１を構成する胴部と裏ブタ、６
は表示部４をネジｌで電池、電子回路、コンデンサ（図
示せず）等の時計部品を設けて成る時計モジュール部分
８に固着する支持部材である。1a. 1b is the body and back lid that constitute the watch case 1; 6;
is a support member that fixes the display section 4 with screws 1 to a timepiece module section 8 that includes timepiece components such as batteries, electronic circuits, and capacitors (not shown).
９はガラス入りエポキシ樹脂等から成る太陽電池回路基
板で風防ガラス３側に太陽電池５を取り付け、反対面に
第３図Ｂに示すごとく逆流防止用ダイオード１０、過充
電防止用抵抗１１を取り付け、太陽電池ユニットを構成
している。Reference numeral 9 denotes a solar cell circuit board made of glass-filled epoxy resin, etc., with a solar cell 5 attached to the windshield 3 side, and a backflow prevention diode 10 and an overcharge prevention resistor 11 attached to the opposite side as shown in FIG. 3B. It constitutes a solar cell unit.
前記太陽電池回路基板９は、図に示すごとく表示部４周
辺を凹部８ｄに構成した時計モジュール部分８の空間に
、表示部４の周辺で位置決めとして、時計ケース１胴部
１ａの段部１ｃにパツキン１２を介して風防ガラス３に
より固定されている。The solar cell circuit board 9 is positioned around the display section 4 in the space of the watch module part 8 where the periphery of the display section 4 is formed into a concave section 8d, as shown in the figure, and on the stepped section 1c of the body section 1a of the watch case 1. It is fixed to the windshield 3 via a gasket 12.
第３図は太陽電池ユニットの平面図で、Ａ図は上面図、
Ｂ図は下面図、Ｃ図は側面図である。Figure 3 is a plan view of the solar cell unit, Figure A is a top view,
Figure B is a bottom view, and Figure C is a side view.
太陽電池回路基板９には表示部４を逃げ、表示部４０周
辺とで平面的位置決めを行なう窓９ａを有しており、斜
線部で示す配線パターン９ｂにより８個の太陽電池５が
直列に接続され、スルーホール９ｃを介して下面に・・
ンダ９ｄ付けされた逆流防止用ダイオード１０、過充電
防止用抵抗１２とに接続されている。The solar cell circuit board 9 has a window 9a that escapes the display section 4 and performs planar positioning around the display section 40, and eight solar cells 5 are connected in series by a wiring pattern 9b shown in the shaded area. and through the through hole 9c to the bottom surface...
It is connected to a backflow prevention diode 10 and an overcharge prevention resistor 12, which are connected to a conductor 9d.
なお端子９ ｅ 、９ ｆは時計モジュール部分８に内
臓された電池の十極、−極とにコイルバネ等（図示せず
）により電気的接続を行なうものである。The terminals 9e and 9f are electrically connected to the ten poles and negative poles of the battery built into the watch module portion 8 by means of coil springs or the like (not shown).
第４図は時計モジュール部分の平面図で、表示部４の周
辺には、表示部４を平面的位置決めする突出部８ａｓ逆
流防止用ダイオード１０、過充電防止用抵抗１１の逃げ
のための切り欠き８ｂ１コイルバネ等時計モジュール部
分８と太陽電池回路基板９との電気的接続をとるための
部品が挿入される穴８ｃがある。FIG. 4 is a plan view of the watch module. Around the display section 4, there is a protrusion 8as for positioning the display section 4 in a plane, a backflow prevention diode 10, and a notch for escape of the overcharge prevention resistor 11. There is a hole 8c into which a part such as an 8b1 coil spring is inserted for electrically connecting the watch module part 8 and the solar cell circuit board 9.
前記突出部８ａは内周で表示部４の平面的位置決めを行
なうとともに、外周で太陽電池回路基板９の窓９ａと係
合して、太陽電池回路基板９の平面的位置決めを行なう
。The protruding portion 8a positions the display section 4 in a planar manner at the inner periphery, and engages with the window 9a of the solar cell circuit board 9 at the outer periphery to position the solar cell circuit board 9 in a planar manner.
以上説明したように、本考案の太陽電池付腕時計は、少
なくとも太陽電池を設けた太陽電池基板の平面的位置決
めとして、表示部の周辺を凹１せてた時計モジュール部
分の凹部に太陽電池回路基板を配置し、時計モジュール
部分の突出した部分で行なっているので、特別な位置決
めが不必要なので構造も簡単であり、時計モジュール部
分を位置決め部材としているので、太陽電池ユニットの
位置精度は非常に正確となる。As explained above, in the solar battery wristwatch of the present invention, at least the solar battery circuit board is placed in the recess of the watch module part, which has a recess around the display part, in order to planarly position the solar battery circuit board on which the solar battery is provided. Since this is done using the protruding part of the clock module part, the structure is simple as no special positioning is required, and since the clock module part is used as the positioning member, the positioning accuracy of the solar cell unit is extremely accurate. becomes.
又、太陽電池回路基板を表示部とほぼ同一面上に設ける
ことが可能であり、薄型の太陽電池付腕時計となる効果
がある。Furthermore, it is possible to provide the solar cell circuit board on almost the same surface as the display section, which has the effect of providing a thin solar cell wristwatch.
第１図は本考案の一実施例の平面図、第２図は第１図の
イーイ断面図、第３図は太陽電池ユニットを表わしＡ図
が上面図、Ｂ図が下面図、Ｃ図が側面図、第４図は時計
ムーブメントの平面図である。
１・・・・・・時計ケース、３・・・−・風防ガラス、
４−・・・・表示部、５・・・・・・太陽電池、８ａ・
・・・・・突出部、８ｄ・・・・・・凹部、９・・・・
・・太陽電池回路基板、９ａ・・・・・・窓、１０・・
・・・・逆流防止用ダイオード、１１・・・・・・過充
電防止用抵抗。Figure 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a sectional view of Figure 1, and Figure 3 shows a solar cell unit, with Figure A being a top view, Figure B being a bottom view, and Figure C being a top view. The side view, FIG. 4, is a plan view of the timepiece movement. 1...watch case, 3...-windshield glass,
4-...Display section, 5...Solar cell, 8a.
...Protrusion, 8d...Recess, 9...
...Solar cell circuit board, 9a...Window, 10...
... Diode for backflow prevention, 11 ... Resistor for overcharge prevention.
Claims (1)
前記デジタル時刻表示部より断面的に凹１せた凹部を備
えた時計モジュールと、前記デジタル時刻表示部の平面
的位置決めを行うため前記時計モジュールに設けられた
突出部と、前記デジタル時刻表示部を逃げる窓が形成さ
れていると共に太陽電池を搭載してなる太陽電池回路基
板とを有し、該太陽電池回路基板は前記凹部に配置され
ると共に前記突出部により前記太陽電池回路基板の位置
決めをしたことを特徴とする太陽電池付腕時計。a clock module including a digital time display section; a recessed section around the digital time display section that is recessed from the digital time display section; and a clock module for positioning the digital time display section in a plane. a protruding portion provided in the recess, and a solar cell circuit board formed with a window escaping the digital time display portion and mounted with a solar cell, the solar cell circuit board being disposed in the recess. A wristwatch with a solar cell, characterized in that the solar cell circuit board is positioned by the protrusion.
Priority Applications (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP17178577U JPS5937751Y2 (en) | 1977-12-20 | 1977-12-20 | solar battery watch |
| US05/969,135 US4261049A (en) | 1977-11-16 | 1978-12-13 | Wristwatch with solar cells |
| GB7848994A GB2012456B (en) | 1977-11-16 | 1978-12-19 | Wristwatch with solar cells |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP17178577U JPS5937751Y2 (en) | 1977-12-20 | 1977-12-20 | solar battery watch |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS54112053U JPS54112053U (en) | 1979-08-07 |
| JPS5937751Y2 true JPS5937751Y2 (en) | 1984-10-19 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP17178577U Expired JPS5937751Y2 (en) | 1977-11-16 | 1977-12-20 | solar battery watch |
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| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPS5937751Y2 (en) |
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1977
- 1977-12-20 JP JP17178577U patent/JPS5937751Y2/en not_active Expired
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| JPS54112053U (en) | 1979-08-07 |
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