JPS60178378A - Timepiece structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain to develop a novel design and to simplify mounting, by forming a rod like timepiece module from a deformable part having free deformability or flexibility and a base part mounting timepiece constitutional parts and covering the same with a flexible member. CONSTITUTION:An element block 21 is formed of a liquid crystal cell, an IC chip and an adhesive connector, and an element block 22 is formed of a quartz vibrator and chip parts while an element block 23 is formed of a battery and a battery connection spring and all of said blocks are connected by flexible printed circuit boards 25. Further, a transparent window 8a is provided to the part, which is positioned at the display surface of a timepiece, of a cover member 8 and resin caps 9, to which magnets 9a, 9a' are provided by insert molding, are inserted into both end parts and the element blocks 21, 22, 23 are mounted while deformable chips 26, 27 are inserted from a lateral side.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a wristwatch type watch structure.

[Background of the invention]

Conventional wristwatches have two display formats: an analog system that displays the time using a single hand, and a digital system that displays the time numerically using an electro-optical display device.The exterior formats of wristwatches include leather bands, resin bands, various metal bands, etc. There are various variations such as press reno dosa 1-) If pendant and ring, and users select and purchase one of these variations according to their own clothes and tastes.

However, wristwatches have two aspects: a practical item for telling the time, and an accessory.

Moreover, in recent years, the importance of the latter as an accessory has increased, and as a result, there is a desire for the development of more fashionable wristwatches.

[Purpose of the invention]

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a structure with a novel design that is different from that of the conventional wrist watch, and which is easy to wear.

[Structure of the invention]

A rod-shaped timepiece module is formed that has a deformable part made of a deformable material such as lead or a flexible material such as rubber, and a base part on which one timepiece component is mounted, and the timepiece module is made flexible. In a wristwatch covered with a cylindrical covering member, the base portion includes a plurality of rigid body portions for housing one watch component, and a spring portion connecting the rigid body portions. It is characterized by

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the electronic time opening of the present invention,
11z1 is a plan view showing the external appearance, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the main part. 1 is a base part for housing the time-opening components; 7 is a deformable body made of a deformable substance such as lead or a flexible substance such as rubber; In this case, urethane resin with excellent flexibility is used. 8
In this embodiment, there is a transparent window 8 in the part located on the time display surface, which will be described later.
A, and the other parts are made of opaquely colored urethane resin tubes as shown by diagonal lines in Figure 1.

The base portion 3 includes a plurality of rigid body portions 1115.16 for storing components in the recitation 4-1, a spring portion 17.18 connecting the rigid body portions, a rigid body portion 15.16, and a deformable body 7. Element blocks 2121 to 23 constituting the time are provided in the element housing portions 14a-15a and 16a formed in the INIII body portion 14-15-16. The electrical connections between each element block 21 and 2123 are made using a flexible printed circuit board 25 (hereinafter +-p).
(abbreviated as C). Also spring part 17-
Deformed body storage parts 17a and 18a formed at the bottom of '18
are deformable body chips 26-27 made of the same material as the deformable body 7.
is stored.

9 and 9' are caps press-fitted into both ends of the resin cheep 8, and the caps 9.9 are attached to the substantially U-shaped magnets 9.
It is a resin camp made by insert molding a = 9'a, and the magnetic polarity of the magnets 9a and 9'a is magnetized complementary to the step shape as shown in the figure, so it will be explained briefly later. when installed.

When the stepped portions are in mesh, the magnets 9a-9'a form a magnetic closed loop, thereby being strongly locked.

Next, the peripheral structure of the base portion 6 will be explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view showing the periphery of the base portion 3, FIG. 4 is a new view of A-A1 in FIG. 3, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the element block 21 is a liquid crystal cell 2 as a time display element.
1, 1, an IC chip 211) and an adhesive connector 21cm21+l for connecting the liquid crystal cell 21a to the wiring pattern formed on the PC 25, and the time display surface of the liquid crystal cell 21a is connected to the rigid part 14. The element block 22 is composed of a crystal resonator 22.li and chip parts 2'2+) to 22eK such as capacitors, and further includes an engineering V mend block. 2nd row is one battery 23a, and the above-mentioned 1.
'- Pond connection bar formed on PC25 252-
2511.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the battery connection springs 25; After fitting the FI) C25 into the locking grooves 3a-3b formed on the bottom side of the case B, the battery 26a and the deformable body chips 26 and 27 are inserted from the side to complete the process.

In the above configuration, each element block 21.22.2
6 is housed and protected by the rigid body part 14-15-16 of one base part B, but the spring part 17-18 formed into a thin layer has a flexible structure that can be freely deformed together with the one deformable body tips 26 and 27.

The locking means attached to the caps 9 and 9 are not limited to the magnetic coupling structure shown in the embodiment.
A screw connection structure, a hook connection structure, etc. are conceivable, and it is obvious that the clock module is not limited to digital models and can also be applied to one-pointer time opening models.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention has a novel design consisting of a straight bar shape, which is completely different from the conventional wrist watch d1, which is composed of a case part and a band part, and its flexibility makes it easy to wear. It is extremely easy to use and greatly improves the image of a one-arm wristwatch, and it can fully meet the expectations of the modern demand for fanontion - it has the effect of opening up new sales channels for wristwatches. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 5 shows the electronic training in the present invention, Figure 1 is a plan view showing the external appearance, Figure 2 is a sectional view - Figure 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of Figure 2, Figure 1 is A in Figure 3.
5 is a plan view of the flexible printed board shown in FIG. 3. 1... Denshi Ankun 1.6... Fundamental sound 1 generation 7...
- Deformed body, 8... Resin cheese.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A rod-shaped timepiece module is formed which has a deformable part made of a deformable material such as lead or a flexible material such as rubber, and a base part on which the clock components are mounted, and the timepiece module is made flexible. In one wristwatch covered with a cylindrical covering member, the base portion includes a plurality of rigid body portions for housing timepiece components, and a spring portion connecting the rigid body portions. Ankun 1 structure characterized by this.