JPS6239352Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] This invention relates to an electronic watch with an alarm function that notifies an alarm time.

[Prior art and its problems] Conventionally, when setting an alarm time in a digital display type electronic watch, first, the digit selection switch is operated to select the digit to be corrected, and then the increment switch is operated. This is done by incrementing the contents of the selected digit by a value corresponding to the number of times the increment switch is operated. However, such a setting method requires a large number of switch operations and is troublesome.

Also, recently there are some devices that allow you to set the length of the alarm sound that is generated at the alarm time.
In such a device, it is necessary to set the alarm time and end time of the alarm sound using the method described above, and furthermore, the number of switch operations is large and is troublesome.

[Purpose of the invention] This invention was made against the background of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to create an electronic watch with an alarm function that simplifies and makes it easier to set the alarm time. Our goal is to provide the following.

[Main points of the invention] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, this invention
The gist of the present invention is to provide an hourly digit storage means for electronically storing the hourly digit of the alarm time, and a slide switch means for setting the minute unit of the alarm time and the alarm end minute unit.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of this invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Figure 1 shows the appearance of a table clock to which this invention is applied. Watch body 1
A rotary operation switch (dial) 2 for correcting time information, a mode setting switch 3, and an alarm mode designation switch 41 are provided on one side of the alarm. The rotation operation switch 2 is configured to be able to rotate forward (clockwise) and reverse (counterclockwise), and when it is rotated forward, positive correction value data is input according to the amount of rotation, and when it is When the rotation amount is changed, negative correction value data is input in accordance with the amount of rotation. Further, the mode setting switch 3 is configured as a slide switch to switch between AL (alarm), TM (time), and DT (date) modes. The alarm mode designation switch 41 has an alarm off mode (AL OFF) that turns off all normal alarms and snooze alarms, a normal alarm mode (ON) that turns on only the normal alarm, and a snooze alarm mode (SNZ) that turns on only the snooze alarm. It is something that can be switched. On the other hand, a stop/light switch 8 is provided on the top of the watch body 1 to stop the alarm sound or turn on the lamp 7.
When the stop/light switch 8 is operated in the normal alarm mode, it immediately stops the currently occurring normal alarm, but when it is operated while the snooze alarm is occurring in the snooze alarm mode, it stops only the currently occurring alarm. I'm starting to let them do it. In addition, 42 is a switch that turns the snooze alarm on and off, and when it is set to off, it stops all the snooze alarms for the current time, but it does not stop the snooze alarms from the next day onwards. The snooze alarm is made to function regardless of whether the switch 42 is on or off. Further, 43 is a slide switch for setting the minute digit of the alarm time, and two operators 43a, 4
3b, and these operators 43a and 43b are
minutes", "10 minutes", "15 minutes", "20 minutes", "30 minutes", "40 minutes"
By setting the alarm to any of the positions of "minute", "50 minutes", and "60 minutes", the corresponding minute unit data is set as the minute digit data of the alarm time. In addition, 44
is an alarm confirmation switch.

Next, the circuit configuration of the table clock will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. A signal outputted from the rotary operation switch 2 according to the amount of rotation thereof is inputted to the correction control circuit 52 via the chattering prevention circuit 51.
This correction control circuit 52 operates by controlling the mode setting switch 3
According to the output of , correction value data h ₁ to _{h 3} corresponding to the setting mode are output. This correction value data _h1 resets the contents of the second counter 53c of the basic clock circuit 53 and at the same time modifies the contents of the minute counter 53d. Further, the correction value data _h2 is set in the alarm setting circuit 54 as hour digit data. Furthermore, the modified value data _h3 modifies the contents of the date counter 53f. Hour counter 53 of basic clock circuit 53
The hourly data outputted from e and the hourly data outputted from the alarm setting circuit 54 are input to the coincidence circuit 55, and the coincidence signal outputted when the coincidence of both hourly data is detected is sent to the buzzer control circuit 56. is input. Note that the output of the buzzer control circuit 56 is a signal sent to a buzzer drive circuit 57 to drive a buzzer 58.

The buzzer control circuit 56 controls the driving of the buzzer 58 in accordance with various input signals to be described later. That is, the alarm mode setting switch 41
The normal alarm, snooze alarm off, normal alarm on, and snooze alarm on are set according to the mode designation signal output from each switching position. In addition, a one-shot circuit 5 corresponding to each switching position of the snooze alarm switch 42 is provided.
The snooze alarm for the current day is stopped in response to pulse signals output from 9a and 59b. Also,
The normal alarm and snooze alarm that are occurring are stopped in response to the operation signal of the stop/light switch 8. Furthermore, an alarm sound is generated in response to the operation signal of the alarm confirmation switch 44. Further, in the minute designation circuit 60 to which the minute unit data from the minute counter 53d and the minute designation data output from each switching position of the slide switch 43 are respectively input, the minute unit data from the minute counter 53d is input to the slide switch 43. The minute unit data output from the minute designation circuit 60 when the designated value is reached is input to the buzzer control circuit 56. Further, the buzzer control circuit 56 operates the snooze alarm function every 5 minutes in response to a 5M (minute)/1P (pulse) signal input from the minute counter 53d.

Minute designation data c designated by the slide switch 43 is output from the minute designation circuit 60 and sent to the display section 4 via the display control circuit 61. This display control circuit 61 also includes a basic clock circuit 53.
The output of the second counter 53c that constitutes the circuit, the output a of the minute counter 53d and the hour counter 53e, the output b of the alarm setting circuit 54, the counter 53f that constitutes the basic clock circuit 53 and counts the date, month, and year.
Outputs d, e, and f of 53g and 53h are inputted, and furthermore, output g of a day of the week counter 53i is inputted. Note that the day of the week setting circuit 53j provides the day of the week set according to the outputs of the date, month, and year counters 53f, 53g, and 53h to the day of the week counter 53i.
Various data input to the display control circuit 61 are switched and output according to a predetermined control signal A.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. First, the case of setting an alarm time will be explained.
Now, set the snooze alarm function to "6:10" to "6:10".
If the alarm is to be activated at 1:30 p.m., set the alarm times to 6:10 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. First, set the mode setting switch 3 to alarm mode (AL). In this alarm mode, when the hour digit "6 o'clock" of the alarm time is input using the rotary operation switch 2, the input hourly unit data is set in the alarm setting circuit 54. Next, the minute digit of the alarm time is set using the slide switch 43.
Set with . In this case, if the operator 43a is set to ``10 minutes'' and the operator 43b is set to ``30 minutes,'' the minute designation data c for ``10 minutes'' and ``30 minutes'' will be changed accordingly. The signal is output from the designation circuit 60 and sent to the display section 4 via the display control circuit 61. In this case, the hourly data b of the alarm time set in the alarm setting circuit 54 is also sent to the display section 4 via the display control circuit 61. Therefore, the display section 4 shows "6:10" and "6:30" as shown in Figure 1.
is displayed digitally.

After setting the snooze alarm time in this manner, the alarm mode designation switch 41 is set to the snooze alarm on mode (SNZ). In this snooze alarm on mode, the alarm time of the alarm setting circuit 54 is set to "6 o'clock".
00 minutes, a coincidence signal is output from the coincidence circuit 55 and input to the buzzer control circuit 56. Therefore, when the minute unit data of "10 minutes" is input from the minute designation circuit 60 according to the setting state of the slide switch 43 while the coincidence signal is input to the buzzer control circuit 56, the alarm is turned on. The signal is given to the buzzer drive circuit 57 to activate the snooze function and generate an alarm sound. Then, “6 o’clock
30 minutes" and the minute unit data of "30 minutes" is input from the minute designation circuit 60 to the buzzer control circuit 56, the snooze function is stopped.

[Effects of the invention] As explained in detail above, this invention stores the hourly digit of the alarm time in an electronic hourly digit storage means, and also slides the minute unit of the alarm time and the minute unit at which the alarm sound ends. Since the setting is performed using a switch means, the setting operation of the alarm time can be simplified and easily performed compared to the conventional example.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1 is an external view of a table clock to which this invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the entire table clock. 43...slide switch, 54...alarm setting circuit, 55...matching circuit, 56...buzzer control circuit, 58...buzzer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a time counting means for obtaining time information by counting a reference clock; an hourly digit storage means for electronically storing hourly digit information of the alarm time; and two slidable first and second operators; slide switch means in which a switch input is made according to the slide positions of the first and second operating elements to set the first and second minute unit digit information; and the time information obtained by the time counting means; When the time consisting of the hourly digit information of the hourly digit storage means and the first minute digit information set by the slide switch means is reached, an alarm sound is generated, and the hourly digit of the hourly digit storage means is generated. 1. An electronic timepiece with an alarm function, comprising an alarm sound generation control means for stopping an alarm sound when the time consisting of information and second minute unit digit information set by the slide switch means is reached.