TWI386766B - Time display device and method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Time display device and time display method

The invention relates to a time display device and a time display method.

Existing time display devices, such as index clocks, typically include an hour hand and a minute hand that are each independently periodically rotated to indicate a different clock scale to indicate the current time. However, for people with poor eyesight, it is not easy to see the position of the hour and minute hands on the time display device.

A main object of the present invention is to provide a time display device and a time display method for indicating time by an illuminant, and the current time can also be accurately and conveniently represented.

The time display device of the present invention comprises a dial and a plurality of time indicating portions disposed on the dial, the time indicating portion is configured to indicate time, a plurality of groups of illuminants, each group of illuminants corresponding to a time indicating portion; each group of illuminants Each includes a first illuminator, a second illuminant, and a third illuminator; a clock unit for providing current time information; a first switch unit for controlling energization and de-energization of the first illuminator; and a second switch unit For controlling the energization and de-energization of the second illuminator; the third switch unit is configured to control the energization and de-energization of the third illuminant; the illuminant illumination control module is configured to determine the current information according to the time information provided by the clock unit The hour value in time, and controlling the first switch unit to control the first illuminant corresponding to the time indicating portion indicating the hour value to be energized; the minute hand illuminant control module, configured to determine the current time according to the time information provided by the clock unit Minute value, and control The second switch unit and or the third switch unit control the corresponding illuminators to be energized.

The present invention also provides a time display method for a time display device, the time display device comprising a dial and a plurality of time indication portions disposed on the dial, the time indication portion for indicating an hour value; the time display device further comprising a plurality of groups The illuminant, each group of illuminants corresponding to a time indicating portion; each group of illuminants comprises a first illuminant, a second illuminant and a third illuminant, the method comprising the steps of: providing current time information; according to the provided time information Determining an hour value in the current time, and controlling a first illuminant corresponding to the time indication portion indicating the hour value to be energized; determining a minute value in the current time according to the provided time information, and controlling a second illuminating corresponding to the minute value The body and the third illuminator are energized.

The time display device of the present invention indicates the current time by controlling the illumination of different illuminants, and it is convenient for a person with poor vision to easily see the current time.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a time display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The time display device 1 includes a dial 10 and a plurality of time indicating portions 11 provided on the dial 10. The time indication unit 11 is for indicating time. In the present embodiment, the dial 10 has a disk shape.

Referring to FIG. 2 simultaneously, the time display device 1 further includes a plurality of groups of illuminants 20, each group of illuminants 20 corresponding to a time indicating portion 11; each group of illuminants 20 includes a first illuminant 21, a second illuminant 22, and The third illuminator 23. The second illuminator 22 is sleeved in the first illuminant 21 , and the third illuminator 23 is sleeved in the second illuminant 22 . Wherein the third illuminant 23 is composed of four The small illuminators 231, 232, 233, and 234 are configured. In this embodiment, the first illuminator 21 and the second illuminator 22 are both annular, and the first illuminator 21, the second illuminator 22, and the third illuminator 23 can emit light of the same color. LED (light-emitting diode) lamps can also be LED lamps that emit light of different colors.

In the present embodiment, time information is provided to the user by the combination of the first illuminator 21, the second illuminator 22, and the third illuminator 23.

The first illuminator 21 is for indicating the time of the hour of the illuminating when the light is emitted. The second illuminator 22 and the third illuminator 23 are used to indicate a minute value when illuminating. The second illuminant 22 is used to indicate a minute value of a multiple of 5 when illuminating, and the third illuminant 23 is used to indicate a minute value within 5 according to the number of illuminants that emit light at the same time. For example, if the first illuminant 21 at the current scale 12 emits light, the second illuminant 22 at the scale 3 emits light, and the illuminants 231, 232 in the third illuminant at the scale 3 also emit light, indicating the current whole The dot time is 12 o'clock, and the second illuminator 22 at the scale 3 emits light, and the illuminants 231, 232 in the third illuminant 23 at the scale 3 also emit light, that is, the current minute value is 3×5+2=17. Points, so the current time is 12:17.

In order to better understand the present invention, the following is a specific embodiment.

Please refer to FIG. 3 at the same time, which is an internal structural diagram of the time display device 1 of the present invention. The time display device 1 further includes a clock unit 30, a first switching unit 40, a second switching unit 50, a third switching unit 60, and a processing unit 70.

The clock unit 30 is used to provide current time information. In this embodiment, the time information includes a current hour value and a current minute value.

The first switching unit 40 is for controlling energization and de-energization of the first illuminant 21.

The second switch unit 50 is configured to control the second illuminant 22 to be powered on and off.

The third switching unit 60 is for controlling energization and de-energization of the third illuminator 23. In the present embodiment, the third switch unit 60 includes four sub-switches 61, 62, 63, 64, each of which is used to control energization and de-energization of an illuminant in the third illuminant 23.

The processing unit 70 includes an hour hand illuminant control module 71 and a minute hand illuminant control module 72.

The hourlight illuminant control module 71 is configured to determine an hour value in the current time according to the time information provided by the clock unit 30, and control the first switch unit 40 to control the first illuminant 21 corresponding to the time indicating portion 11 indicating the hour value. Power up. As shown in FIG. 4, when the hour value in the current time information is 5 points, the first switching unit 40 controls the energization of the first luminous body 21 at the time indicating portion 11 corresponding to the five points.

The minute hand illuminant control module 72 is configured to determine a minute value in the current time according to the acquired time information, and control the second switch unit 50 and the third switch unit 60 to control the corresponding illuminant to be energized. Specifically, the minute hand illuminant control module 72 detects the time indicating unit 11 corresponding to the minute value divided by the value obtained by 5, and controls the second switching unit 60 to control the second illuminant 22 corresponding to the time indicating unit 11. The energization is performed, and the sub-switch in the third switching unit 60 is controlled to control the energization of the illuminant in the third illuminator 23 corresponding to the time indicating portion 11 based on the remainder of the minute value divided by five. As shown in Figure 4: the minute value in the current time information is 23, then the minute hand illuminator control The module 72 detects 23 and divides the time indicating portion 11 corresponding to the value 4 after the rounding, and controls the second switching unit 50 to control the energization of the second illuminator 22 corresponding to the time indicating portion 11, and then divides by 23 The remainder of 5 is 3, and the sub-switches 61, 62, 63 in the third switching unit 60 are controlled to control the energization of the illuminants 231, 232, 233 in the third illuminant 23 corresponding to the time indicating portion 11.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a flowchart of a time display method of the time display device of the present invention.

First, the clock unit 30 provides current time information (step S710).

The hour hand illuminant control module 71 determines the hour value in the current time based on the time information provided by the clock unit 30, and controls the first switch unit 40 to control the energization of the first illuminant 21 corresponding to the time indicating portion 11 indicating the hour value ( Step S720).

The minute hand illuminant control module 72 is configured to determine a minute value in the current time according to the acquired time information, and control the second switch unit 50 and or the third switch unit 60 to control the corresponding illuminant to be powered (step S730).

1‧‧‧Time display device

10‧‧‧ dial

11‧‧‧Time indication department

20‧‧‧Lights

21‧‧‧First illuminator

22‧‧‧second illuminant

23‧‧‧3rd illuminator

231‧‧‧Small illuminator

232‧‧‧Small illuminator

233‧‧‧Small illuminator

234‧‧‧Small illuminator

30‧‧‧clock unit

40‧‧‧First switch unit

50‧‧‧Second switch unit

60‧‧‧third switch unit

70‧‧‧Processing unit

71‧‧‧ hour hand illuminator control module

72‧‧‧Split needle illuminant control module

61‧‧‧Sub-switch

62‧‧‧Sub-switch

63‧‧‧Sub-switch

64‧‧‧Sub-switch

S710‧‧‧ Provide current time information

S720‧‧‧determining the hour value in the current time according to the provided time information, and controlling the first switch unit to control the first illuminant corresponding to the time indication portion indicating the hour value

S730‧‧‧determining the minute value in the current time according to the acquired time information, and controlling the second switch unit or the third switch unit to control the corresponding second or third illuminant

1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of an embodiment of a time display device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the time display device shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the internal structure of the time display device of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an embodiment of the time display device of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart showing the time display method of the time display device of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Time display device

10‧‧‧ dial

11‧‧‧Time indication department

20‧‧‧Lights

Claims (9)

A time display device includes a dial and a plurality of time indicating portions disposed on the dial, the time indicating portion is configured to indicate time, and the time display device further includes: a plurality of groups of illuminants, each group of illuminants corresponding to a time indicating portion; each of the illuminants includes a first illuminant, a second illuminant, and a third illuminator; wherein the second illuminator is sleeved in the first illuminator, and the third illuminator is sleeved on the second illuminator a clock unit for providing current time information; a first switching unit for controlling energization and de-energization of the first illuminant; and a second switching unit for controlling energization and de-energization of the second illuminator; a three-switch unit for controlling energization and de-energization of the third illuminator; an hour illuminant control module configured to determine an hour value in the current time according to time information provided by the clock unit, and controlling the first switch unit to control the indication The first illuminator corresponding to the time indicator of the hour value is energized; and the minute hand illuminant control module is configured to determine the minute in the current time according to the time information provided by the clock unit Light emitter, and the control unit, and a second switch or the third switching unit controls the corresponding power. The time display device of claim 1, wherein the first illuminant, the second illuminator, and the third illuminator are diode lamps that emit light of the same color. The time display device of claim 1, wherein the first illuminant, the second illuminator, and the third illuminator are diode lamps that emit light of different colors. The time display device according to claim 1, wherein the second The illuminant is used for illuminating a minute value indicating a multiple of 5; the third illuminator includes four small illuminants for indicating a minute value within 5, and controlling energization and power-off of the small illuminator in the third illuminator . The time display device according to claim 4, wherein the minute hand illuminant control module is a time indicating unit corresponding to the value obtained by dividing the time information by the rounded value according to the acquired time information. Controlling the second switching unit to control the energization of the second illuminant corresponding to the time indicating portion, and controlling the sub-switch in the third switching unit to control the third illuminating corresponding to the time indicating portion according to the remainder of the time information divided by 5 The energization of the illuminant in the body. A time display method for a time display device, the time display device comprising a dial and a plurality of time indication portions disposed on the dial, the time indication portion for indicating time, wherein the time display device further comprises a plurality of groups of illuminations Each of the illuminants includes a first illuminant, a second illuminant, and a third illuminator, wherein the second illuminator is sleeved in the first illuminator, and the third illuminator The body is sleeved in the second illuminator; the method includes the steps of: providing current time information; determining an hour value in the current time according to the provided time information, and controlling the first illuminator corresponding to the time indication portion indicating the hour value to be powered And determining a minute value in the current time according to the provided time information, and controlling energization of the second illuminant and the third illuminant corresponding to the minute value. The time display method of the time display device according to claim 6, wherein the first illuminant, the second illuminant, and the third illuminator are diode lamps that emit light of the same color. The time display side of the time display device as described in claim 6 of the patent application scope The method, wherein the first illuminant, the second illuminant, and the third illuminator are diode lamps that emit light of different colors. The time display method of the time display device according to claim 6, wherein the energizing step of the second illuminant and the third illuminant is: detecting the time information by 5 according to the acquired time information The time indicating unit corresponding to the subsequent value controls the energization of the second illuminator corresponding to the time indicating unit, and divides the time information by the remainder of 5 to control the energization of the third illuminant corresponding to the time indicating unit.