JPS6350677B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a full-body swing timepiece, and particularly to a full-body swing timepiece in which the timepiece body itself swings.

In recent years, full-body swing clocks in which the clock body itself swings about a pendulum fulcrum have been widely put into practical use for decorative purposes.

In this type of full-body clock, the clock body is supported so as to be able to swing freely around the pendulum fulcrum of a fixed support.
A timepiece mechanism case having a movement case therein is fixed to the timepiece body, and usually has a structure in which a knife edge of the timepiece body is supported in a V-groove of a fixed support. The rocking motion of the watch body is maintained by the electromagnetic driving force between the drive coil or magnet provided on the watch body and the magnet or drive coil of the fixed receiving plate provided on the fixed support. Can be done.

However, in such conventional full-body swing clocks, a fixed receiving plate provided with a magnet or a driving coil is located outside the clock body.For example, the fixed receiving plate is fixed to a wall or attached to a goddess statue that serves as a clock base. The fixed support plate was exposed to the outside of the watch body. For this reason, when the watch body swings, the fixed receiving plate and the magnet or drive coil are visible to the user, resulting in a problem in that the appearance of the watch is significantly impaired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its object is to provide an all-in-one swing clock in which the watch body swings without the fixed receiving plate, magnet, or drive coil being exposed to the outside from the watch body. It is about providing.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention includes a timepiece body to which a timepiece mechanism case is fixed, which is swingably supported with respect to a pendulum fulcrum and has a movement case therein, and a drive coil or a drive coil provided on the movement case. A total swing clock including a fixed receiving plate provided with a magnet or a drive coil that is electromagnetically coupled with a magnet to generate a swing driving force in the clock body,
The fixed receiving plate and the magnet or drive coil are housed in the gap between the watch mechanism part of the movement case and the lower plate on the dial side, so that the fixed receiving plate and the magnet or the driving coil are hardly exposed to the outside from the watch body. , the additional mechanism of the watch is located in the gap between the watch mechanism part of the movement case and the lower plate on the dial side, where the watch body swings, and which does not interfere with the watch body's swing. shall be.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the total body swing clock according to the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a cross section of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a cross section of FIG. 2. has been done.

In the figure, a timepiece body 10 supported swingably about a pendulum fulcrum has a timepiece mechanism case 11 at its upper part and a swinging part 14 at its lower part. The clock mechanism case 11 houses a movement case 12 consisting of a clock mechanism section 16 and a dial side lower plate 18. The clock mechanism case 11 displays a predetermined time on a dial 19, and also displays a predetermined time on a dial 19. A pendulum ball 20 is fixed to the lower part of the pendulum ball 20.

The watch body 10 is supported so as to be swingable about a pendulum fulcrum of a fixed support 22.
The knife edge 12a of the movement case 12 is supported by the V-groove 22a of the movement case 12. Further, a fixed receiving plate 24 is protruded from the upper part of the fixed support 22, a magnet 26 is fixed to the fixed receiving plate 24, and the movement case 12 of the clock mechanism case 11 is electromagnetically coupled to the magnet 26. A drive coil 28 is fixed to the watch body 10 to generate a swing driving force. Therefore, the electromagnetic driving force between the magnet 26 and the driving coil 28 allows the watch body 10 to maintain its rocking motion relative to the fixed support 22.

A characteristic feature of the present invention is that the fixed receiving plate and the magnet or drive coil are housed in the space between the clock mechanism part of the movement case and the lower plate on the dial side. 12 clock mechanism section 16 and dial side lower plate 18
A gap 30 is provided between them, and the fixed receiving plate 24 and the magnet 26 are housed in the gap 30.

Therefore, the fixed receiving plate 24 and the magnet 26 are hardly exposed to the outside from the watch body 10.
The watch body 10 can swing. Further, the time hand setting, etc., which is operated from the back surface of the timepiece mechanism section 16 (that is, the back surface of the timepiece body 10), can be performed without being hindered by the fixed receiving plate 24.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the additional mechanism of the timepiece is disposed in the space between the timepiece mechanism part of the movement case and the lower plate on the dial side, which does not interfere with the rocking of the timepiece body. Ori,
In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, there is a gap 30 between the timepiece mechanism section 16 of the movement case 12 and the dial side lower plate 18, which does not impede the rocking of the watch body 10. At 32, a wheel train and levers of an additional clock mechanism 34 such as a timer, an alarm, and a time ringing mechanism are arranged.

Therefore, by arranging the additional mechanism 34 in the gap 32, the timepiece mechanism section 16 and the dial side lower plate 1 can be
It is possible to eliminate the dead space between
The movement case 12 can be made thinner. Furthermore, the clock mechanism section 16, which only displays the time, can be used in all general swing clocks. In other words, the additional mechanism 34 disposed in the space 32 is divided into a timer, an alarm, and a clock ringing mechanism, depending on the model of the full-body clock, but since the clock mechanism section 16 can all be used for the same purpose, Mass production can be achieved.

Note that FIG. 4 shows a cross section of FIG. 2, and the fixed support 22 is fitted into a support arm 36 of a goddess statue (not shown) that serves as a clock pedestal. That is, the concave portions 22b and 22c of the fixed support member 22 fit into the convex portions 36b and 36c of the support arm 36,
When transporting the watch, the support arm 36 is fixed to the support member 22.
By removing the watch body 10 and the goddess statue, the watch body 10 and the goddess statue can be disassembled, making it easier to transport the watch and further preventing damage to the watch during transport.

As described above, according to the present invention, the fixed receiving plate and the magnet or the driving coil are housed in the gap between the timepiece mechanism section and the dial side lower plate, so that the fixed receiving plate and the magnet or the driving coil are The watch body can swing without being exposed to the outside. Therefore, when the watch body swings, the fixed receiving plate and the magnet or drive coil are not visible to the user, so that the appearance of the watch is not spoiled. In addition, the time adjustment, etc., which is operated from the back of the clock mechanism,
This can be done unhindered by the fixed support plate.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the additional mechanism of the timepiece is placed in the gap between the watch mechanism part of the movement case and the lower plate on the dial side, which does not interfere with the rocking of the watch body. The case can be made thinner, and watches can be mass-produced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the total body swing clock according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG. The same members in each figure are given the same reference numerals, and 10...watch body, 11...clock mechanism case, 12...movement case, 12a...knife edge, 14...swing section, 16...watch mechanism section, 18...bottom of dial side. board, 1
9... Dial, 20... Pendulum ball, 22... Fixed supporter,
22a...V groove, 22b, 22c...recess, 24...fixed receiving plate, 26...magnet, 28...drive coil, 30
...Gap, 32...Gap, 34...Additional mechanism of clock, 3
6... Support arm, 36b, 36c... Convex portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A clock body to which a clock mechanism case is fixed, which is swingably supported about a pendulum fulcrum and has a movement case inside, and a drive coil or magnet provided in the movement case is electromagnetically coupled to drive the clock body. In an integrated swing clock that includes a fixed receiving plate provided with a magnet or a driving coil that generates a force, the fixed receiving plate and the magnet or driving coil are placed between the clock mechanism part of the movement case and the lower plate on the dial side. The fixed receiving plate and the magnet or drive coil are not exposed to the outside from the watch body and the watch body swings, and the gap between the watch mechanism and the lower plate on the dial side is A full-body swing clock characterized in that an additional mechanism of the clock is placed in a gap that does not interfere with the swinging of the clock body.