TWI430058B - Time display method and device - Google Patents

Description

Time display method and device

The present invention relates to a time display method and apparatus, and more particularly to a device that can display the correct time even if the hour, minute and second hands are not in a position of customary cognition.

According to the general analog clock, a time scale indicating panel is fixed in a casing, and then the rotation of the pointer is driven by the movement to achieve the clock time indication effect. At present, the improvement of the commercially available analog clocks is focused on the driving method, such as electric drive or mechanical drive, time sound, clock face style and clock appearance, but the 12-point clock of the pointer clock always points directly above. The 6 points point to the bottom, although easy to identify, but also slightly monotonous and boring.

In view of the above shortcomings, the inventors have intensively conceived the research and development creation, and after a long period of effort, the present invention has been produced.

Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to provide a time display method and apparatus capable of displaying the correct time even if the hour, minute and second hands are not in a position of customary cognition.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a bell body, and a central shaft is disposed at the center of the bell body, and the central shaft is provided with a coaxial hour, minute and second hand, which is characterized by a clock. The body system comprises: a second hand panel coaxial with the central axis, and an annular first light transmission belt on the second needle panel surface, wherein the ring system corresponding to one of the first light transmission belts has an annular second light transmission window, The second light transmission window corresponds to the tip of the second hand, and a second hand rotation detector is arranged on the bottom side of the second hand panel; a minute hand panel is coaxial with the central axis and is disposed under the second hand panel, and has two on the minute hand panel The annular second light-transmissive belt has an annular split-light transmission window between the two second light-transmissive strips, wherein the split-light transmission window corresponds to the minute hand tip, and a minute hand rotation is arranged on the bottom side of the minute hand panel The detector has a ring-shaped panel coaxial with the central axis and disposed under the minute hand panel, and the hour-and-shoulder panel has an annular third light-transmissive belt, and one ring corresponding to the third light-transmitting belt has a ring shape. The light transmission window is corresponding to the tip of the hour hand, and an hour hand rotation detector is arranged on the bottom side of the hour hand panel; the one second disk is coaxial with the central axis and is disposed under the hour hand panel. Second-order disk surface has a ring shape The light transmissive belt has a plurality of seconds on the top surface of the second plate, and has a first motor at one end of the bottom surface of the second plate; a minute disc is coaxial with the central axis and is disposed under the second disc. The disc surface has a ring-shaped fifth light-transmissive strip having a plurality of slits on the top surface of the disc, and a second motor at one end of the bottom surface of the disc; the disc is coaxial with the central axis Located at the bottom of the disc, the top surface of the disc has a plurality of moments, and has a third motor at one end of the bottom surface of the disc; and a control circuit, which is respectively associated with an hour hand rotation detector and a minute hand rotation detector. The second hand rotation detector, the first motor, the second motor and the third motor are connected to calculate an angle at which the time disc, the minute disc and the second disc should be rotated, and output the calculated values to the first and second a third motor to push each motor to rotate each dial to the appropriate position Set, and make the time, minute and second display through the hour, minute and second light window respectively.

10‧‧‧ bell body

11‧‧‧ center axis

110‧‧‧ hour hand

111‧‧ ‧ minute hand

112‧‧‧ Second hand

12‧‧‧ Second hand panel

120‧‧‧First light transmission belt

121‧‧ sec light window

122‧‧‧ Second hand rotation detector

13‧‧‧minute needle panel

130‧‧‧Second light transmission belt

131‧‧ ‧ light transmission window

132‧‧‧ minute hand rotation detector

14‧‧‧ hour hand panel

140‧‧‧The third light transmission belt

141‧‧ ‧ light window

142‧‧‧ hour hand rotation detector

15‧‧‧ seconds

150‧‧‧fourth light transmission belt

151‧‧‧ seconds

152‧‧‧First motor

16‧‧‧ minutes

160‧‧‧ fifth light belt

161‧‧ ‧ moments

162‧‧‧second motor

17‧‧‧ Time plate

170‧‧‧ moments

171‧‧‧ third motor

18‧‧‧Control circuit

180‧‧‧Microprocessor

181‧‧‧clock chip

19‧‧‧Display unit

The first figure shows a schematic diagram of the use of the embodiment of the present invention (1)

The second figure shows a combined sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure shows the structure of the second hand panel of the embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure shows the structure of the minute hand panel of the embodiment of the present invention.

The fifth figure shows the structure of the hour hand panel of the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a block diagram showing the second embodiment of the present invention.

The seventh figure shows the structure of the disc in the embodiment of the present invention.

The eighth figure shows the structure of the time disc of the embodiment of the present invention (1)

The ninth figure shows the structure of the time disc of the embodiment of the present invention (2)

The tenth figure shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a schematic view showing the angle of rotation of the minute hand according to the embodiment of the present invention (1)

Figure 12 is a schematic view showing the angle of rotation of the minute hand according to the embodiment of the present invention (2)

Figure 13 is a schematic view showing the use of the embodiment of the present invention (2)

The present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which the claims

Please also refer to the first and second figures. One body 10 is provided with a central shaft 11 at the center of the bell body 10. The central shaft 11 is provided with a coaxial hour hand 110, a minute hand 111 and a second hand 112, which are characterized by the bell body 10 The inner system includes: a second hand panel 12 (as shown in the second and third figures), which is coaxial with the central axis 11 and has an annular first light transmission band 120 on the second hand panel 12 surface. One ring of the first light-transmissive belt 120 has a ring-shaped second light transmission window 121 corresponding to the tip of the second hand 112, and a second hand rotation detector is disposed on the bottom side of the second hand panel 12. 122; a minute hand panel 13 (as shown in the second and fourth figures) is coaxial with the central axis 11 and disposed under the second hand panel 12, and has two annular second light transmission bands 130 on the surface of the minute hand panel 13 Between the two second light-transmissive strips 130, there is a circular-shaped light-transmissive window 131 corresponding to the tip end of the minute hand 111, and a minute hand rotation detector 132 is disposed on the bottom side of the minute hand panel 13 The first hour hand panel 14 (shown as the second and fifth figures) is coaxial with the central axis 11 and disposed under the minute hand panel 13, and the clock face panel 14 has an annular third light transmissive tape 140 corresponding to the plate surface. The first light-transmissive belt 140 has a ring-shaped light-transmissive window 141, and the light-transmissive window 141 corresponds to the tip of the hour hand 110, and an hour-clock rotation detector 142 is disposed on the bottom side of the hour hand panel 14; The one-second disk 15 (as shown in the second and sixth figures) is coaxial with the central axis 11 and is disposed below the hour hand panel 14, in the second The disk 15 has a ring-shaped fourth light-transmissive tape 150, and has a plurality of seconds 151 on the top surface of the second disk 15 , and a first motor 152 at one end of the bottom surface of the second disk 15; a minute disk 16 (As shown in the second and seventh figures), it is coaxial with the central axis 11 and is disposed under the second disk 15. The disk surface 16 has an annular fifth light-transmissive tape 160 on the disk surface. The surface has a plurality of slits 161, and a second motor 162 is disposed at one end of the bottom surface of the disc 16; a disc 17 is coaxial with the central shaft 11 and disposed under the disc 16 at the top of the disc 17 There are a plurality of times 170 (as shown in the second, eighth, and ninth figures, which can be arranged clockwise by numbers from 1 to 12, or by numbers from 0 to 23) The needles are arranged, or are arranged clockwise by the pattern of the zodiac signs, or clockwise by the letters I~XII), and have a third motor 171 at one end of the bottom surface of the time plate 17; and a control circuit 18 (such as The figure 10 is connected to the second hand rotation detector 122, the minute hand rotation detector 132, the hour hand rotation detector 142, the first motor 152, the second motor 162 and the third motor 171, respectively. 122, 132, 142 are used to calculate the angle at which the second dial 15, the minute disc 16 and the time disc 17 should be rotated, and output the calculated values to the first, second and third motors 152, 162, 171 to push Each of the motors 152, 162, and 171 rotates each of the dials 15, 16 and 17 to an appropriate position, and causes the time stamps on the second 151, the minute 161, and the time 170 to pass through the second, minute, and light transmission windows 121, 131, respectively. The control circuit 18 has a microprocessor 180, and one end is connected to a clock chip 181. The clock body 10 can be provided with a one-year, month and day display unit 19, which is connected to the control circuit 18. The second, tenth and thirteenth figures are shown; see the second and tenth figures, when the invention is in operation The rotation positions of the second hand, the minute hand and the time hand panels 12, 13 and 14 are detected by the second hand, the minute hand and the hour hand rotation detectors 122, 132 and 142, and the position values are input to the microprocessor 180 for calculation, and the current time is provided according to the clock chip 181. Calculate the angle at which the seconds, minutes and time plates 15, 16 and 17 should be rotated, and output the control values to the first, second and third motors 152, 162 and 171, respectively, so that the second 151, the minute 161 and The time stamp symbol at time 170 is displayed in the second light transmission strip 120, the second light transmission strip 130, and the third light transmissive strip 140 respectively in the second light transmission window 121 and the partial light transmission window 131 in the light transmission window 141; Referring to Figures 11 and 12, the numerical calculation method is shown below. Step (taking the time-sharing display as an example): a. Taking the central axis 11 as a reference point, directly above 0 degrees; b. The minute hand panel 13 has been rotated by θ°=210°; c. The time to be displayed is 15 minutes; d The disc 16 is rotated by 210°-(360°/60)*15)=120°; e.15 is displayed in the split light transmission window 131.

Therefore, the rotational positions of the hour, minute and second hand panels 12, 13 and 14 are detected via the hour, minute and second hand rotation detectors 122, 132 and 142, and the rotational position values are input to the microprocessor 180 for calculation, and According to the clock chip 181, the current time is provided, and then the second, minute and time discs 15, 16, and 17 are rotated by the microprocessor 180, and the values are respectively output to the first, second and third motors 152, 162 and 171, the values of the second 151, the minute 161 and the time 170 are respectively displayed in the second light transmission window 121 and the minute light transmission window 131 in the light transmission window 141, so that the hour hand 110, the minute hand 111 and the second hand 112 are not in the In the position of habitual cognition, the correct time can still be displayed.

In conclusion, the present invention can achieve the intended function and purpose, and the detailed description can be implemented by those skilled in the art, and the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and all equivalent structures. Changes may still be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

10‧‧‧ bell body

11‧‧‧ center axis

110‧‧‧ hour hand

111‧‧ ‧ minute hand

112‧‧‧ Second hand

12‧‧‧ Second hand panel

120‧‧‧First light transmission belt

121‧‧ sec light window

122‧‧‧ Second hand rotation detector

13‧‧‧minute needle panel

130‧‧‧Second light transmission belt

131‧‧ ‧ light transmission window

132‧‧‧ minute hand rotation detector

14‧‧‧ hour hand panel

140‧‧‧The third light transmission belt

141‧‧ ‧ light window

142‧‧‧ hour hand rotation detector

15‧‧‧ seconds

150‧‧‧fourth light transmission belt

151‧‧‧ seconds

152‧‧‧First motor

16‧‧‧ minutes

160‧‧‧ fifth light belt

161‧‧ ‧ moments

162‧‧‧second motor

17‧‧‧ Time plate

170‧‧‧ moments

171‧‧‧ third motor

19‧‧‧Display unit

Claims (9)

A time display device has a bell body, the center of the bell body is provided with a central axis, and the central shaft is provided with a coaxial hour, minute and second hand, wherein the clock body comprises: a second hand panel coaxial with the central axis, The second hand panel panel has an annular first light transmission belt, and one ring corresponding to the first light transmission belt has a circular second light transmission window, the second light transmission window corresponding to the second needle tip, the second needle bottom The side system is provided with a second hand rotation detector; a minute hand panel is coaxial with the central axis and is disposed under the second hand panel, and has a two-ring second light transmission band on the minute hand panel plate surface, and the second second light transmission belt The inter-system has an annular light-transmissive window, and the sub-transparent window corresponds to the tip of the minute hand, and a minute-spin rotation detector is disposed on the bottom side of the minute hand panel; the one-hour hand panel is coaxial with the central axis and is disposed on Below the minute hand panel, the hour hand panel panel has an annular third light transmissive belt, and one ring corresponding to the third light transmission belt has an annular light transmission window, and the light transmission window corresponds to the hour hand tip. At the bottom of the hour hand The system has a one-time rotation detector; the one-second disk is coaxial with the central axis and is disposed under the hour hand panel, and has a circular fourth light-transmissive tape on the second surface of the disk. In a plurality of seconds, at one end of the bottom surface of the disk, there is a first motor; a minute disk is coaxial with the central axis and is disposed under the second disk, and has a circular fifth light transmission on the surface of the disk. The belt has a plurality of divisions on the top surface of the disc, and a second motor is arranged at one end of the bottom surface of the disc; The first time disk is coaxial with the central axis and is disposed under the singular disk. The top surface of the disk has a plurality of times at the time, and a third motor is arranged at one end of the bottom surface of the disk; and a control circuit is respectively rotated with the hour hand. The detector, the minute hand rotation detector, the second hand rotation detector, the first motor, the second motor and the third motor are connected to calculate an angle at which the time disc, the minute disc and the second disc should be rotated, and The calculated values are output to the first, second and third motors to push the motors to rotate the discs to the appropriate positions, and to display the moments, minutes and seconds respectively through the hour, minute and second light transmission windows. The time display device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit has a microprocessor and one end is connected to a clock chip. The time display device according to claim 1, wherein the time of the time is arranged clockwise by a number from 1 to 12. The time display device according to claim 1, wherein the time of the time is arranged clockwise by a number from 0 to 23. The time display device of claim 1, wherein the surface of the body is provided with a display unit connected to the control circuit. The time display device according to claim 1, wherein the time of the time is arranged clockwise by the pattern of the zodiac signs. The time display device according to claim 1, wherein the time of the time is arranged clockwise by the characters of I~XII. The time display device of claim 1, wherein the time of the time is arranged clockwise from one to twelve characters. A time display method includes the following steps: a. taking the central axis as a reference point, directly above 0 degrees; b. detecting the rotation position of the second hand and the minute hand and the needle panel; c. obtaining the current time by the instant clock; d. Calculate the time, minute and second of the time at the time of the conventional pointer clock; e. Calculate the angle difference between step b and step d; f. Calculate the angle difference according to step e when the motor is driven separately , second time disk; g. hour, minute, second time on the disk time value or symbol is displayed in the hour, minute, second hand panel light transmission window.