JPS60170783A - Electronic timepiece - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To read the time even in darkness and to save the electric power by fixing light emitting elements to hands and at time display positions of 12 gradations on a dial, and turning off some or all of the light emitting elements selectively with an operation button. CONSTITUTION:When the time need to be known in the dark where there is no lighting, the operation button 7 is pressed down gently to allow the 1st movable piece 10 and the 2nd movable piece 11 to contact each other. Consequently, LEDs 4 and 5 and four LEDs 6'... at positions of 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock turn on to know the time roughly, namely, that it is part 10 o'clock or that it is about half past 8 o'clock. When the operation button 7 is pressed in strongly, the 1st and the 2nd movable contacts 10 and 11 and a fixed piece 12 contact one another in one body to turn on all the LEDs 4, 5, 6,...6'..., thereby knowing the accurate time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to an electronic timepiece that indicates hours and minutes using two long and short hands.

(b) Conventional technology (4: f There are analog clocks that use two hands, long and short, to indicate the minutes and hours, but the hands cannot be seen at night when there is no lighting, so the time cannot be read.

In view of this, there have been pointers coated with luminous paint for a long time, but luminous paint emits radiation, albeit in a small amount, so using it for a long period of time can cause health problems. Undesirable.

- On the other hand, there are some electronic watches with built-in batteries that have an ultra-compact incandescent bulb inside that illuminates the hands.
However, it is incandescent. The power consumption of the lamp is large, and there is a problem with the life of the pond, and what's more, it keeps flashing repeatedly.
The probability that a disconnection accident will occur is 6ir (6ir), and it lacks reliability.

Instead of this incandescent lamp, it is possible to use LEDs, which consume less power and are highly reliable, but the lighting power is insufficient.
It's hard to work with lil.

(c) Purpose of the Invention The present invention was developed in view of the above points, and has the purpose of making reliable reading possible with a small amount of power consumption.

(d) Structure of the Invention In the present invention, a light emitting element is fixed to both the long and short hands, and the light emitting element is arranged at the time display location of 12 increments on the dial plate, and when the operation button is pressed lightly, the light emitting element T of the hand and the 12. 3.6.
The light emitting element at the 9 o'clock position is turned on, and when the operation button is pressed further, the light emitting element of the hands and all the light emitting elements of the 12-marked car are turned on.

(E) Example FIG. 1 shows a front view of the electronic timepiece of the present invention, (1)
(2) is the hour hand that indicates the hours, (3) is the long hand that indicates the minutes, and (2) is the hour hand that indicates the minutes.
For example, a red LED (4) that emits red light is fixed to the long hand, and a green LED (5), which is different from the red, is fixed to the long hand. Furthermore, LEDs (6) (6) are arranged at each hour display location in 12 increments on the dial (1).

Figure 2 shows each LED fixed to the long and short hands (3) (2>).
(5) (4) and 12th hour, LED at each hour display location
Only the lighting circuits of (6), (6), etc. are extracted and shown, and (j), (5), and (6) are the short hand (2) and the short hand (3), respectively.
) and the LEDs at each hour display location, (7) is a two-step operation button provided on the side surface of hour t1, etc., and is instructed by an elastic indicating means (not shown). (8) is a switch means located opposite to the actuating piece (9) of this operation button (7);
, a movable piece (10), (11), and a fixed piece (12). 13) is a built-in watch battery whose positive electrode is connected to the first movable piece (6), and its negative electrode is connected to each LED (4), (5), and (6).
) is connected to the cathode. Also, the second movable piece (1
1) is a red LED (4), a green LED (5) and 12
L at the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions of each hour display location
It is connected to each anode of ED (6'> (6°) (6°) (6') through a resistor, and further a fixing piece (12)
are connected to the anodes of the LEDs (6) (6) at the remaining time display locations in 12 increments via resistors, respectively.

When you need to know the time, such as at night when there is no light, first press the operation button (7) lightly and press the first movable piece (
10> and the second movable piece (11) are brought into contact and squeezed. The results are red, green L E D (4) (5) and 12.
3.6.4 L E D (6') (6') at 9 o'clock position
) <6'>(6') is fishing, and you can know the approximate time, such as after 10 o'clock or around 8:30.

When the operation button (7) is pushed further, the first and second movable 8 (10) (11) and the fixed piece (12>) are connected as one body, and the red LED (4>) and green LED (5) are connected. , plus 12 hour display L E D (6) (6) ・(6゛)
・Everything has caught fish, and it is possible to decipher the exact time.

(f) Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, the present invention is based on the fact that a light emitting element is fixed to each finger button, and the light emitting element is placed at the moe display location in 12 increments on the dial, and the operation button is lightly pressed. When this happens, the light-emitting element of the finger button and the light-emitting element at the 12.3.6.90 position are turned on, and when the same operation button is pressed further, the light-emitting element of the pointer and all the light-emitting elements of the hour display in 12 increments are turned on. Since the lights are turned on, the time can be read even in the dark, and the power required to light the light emitting elements can be reduced, which can be expected to greatly improve battery life.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the electronic timepiece of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an electric circuit diagram of the main parts thereof, in which (2) is a short hand, (3) is a long hand,
4) (5) and (6) indicate an LED, (7) indicates an operation button, and (8) indicates a switch means. Applicant: Yoyotunki Co., Ltd. Attorney: Shizuo Sano

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In an electronic watch that indicates the minutes and hours using two long and short wooden hands, a light emitting element is attached to the two long and short hands (the light emitting element is placed at the hour display location in 12 increments on the dial, When the operation button is pressed lightly, the light-emitting element of the pointer and the light-emitting element of the 12.3.6.9 and hour positions of the hour display in 12 increments lights up, and when the operation button is pushed further, the light-emitting element of the pointer lights up. 2) The electronic time g1゜ is characterized by lighting the light emitting elements at all positions of the hour display in 12 increments. and electron o9 il.