TWI578944B - Tumbler type watch bracket - Google Patents

Description

Tumbler stand

The present invention relates to a watch stand, and more particularly to a tumbler stand having both aesthetic and winding functions.

The mechanical watch mainly uses manual winding or self-winding to provide power to the swinging mechanism inside the mechanical watch, so that the swinging mechanism generates swing to maintain the mechanical watch. However, when the mechanical watch is not used for a long time, it usually needs to be stored in an automatic winding box, so that the automatic winding box automatically winds the mechanical watch, so that the mechanical watch is kept in a normal working state.

Conventional self-winding boxes need to be plugged in via a power cord or installed with battery-powered power to rotate the mechanical watch. If the power is turned off or the battery is dead and you forget to replace it, it will not provide power and you will not be able to continue to wind the mechanical watch according to the settings.

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tumbler stand to solve the inconvenience of the conventional self-winding box to provide a power source by external means.

To achieve the foregoing objective, the present invention provides a tumbler stand comprising: a watch stand body having an arc-shaped bottom and an accommodation space for placing a mechanical watch. When the body of the watch frame is driven, the position of the center of gravity of the watch body and the mechanical watch placed in the accommodating space is changed, so that the watch body is reciprocated in a tumbler manner, thereby winding the mechanical watch.

The tumbler frame of the present invention further comprises a driving unit disposed on the frame body to provide a driving force to the frame body to drive the tumbler frame to reciprocate.

The tumbler frame of the present invention further includes a timing device electrically connected to the driving unit to cause the driving unit to periodically provide driving force to the frame body to periodically reciprocate the tumbler frame.

The tumbler stand of the present invention further includes a power generation and storage unit disposed on the watch frame body to convert kinetic energy generated when the watch frame body is shaken into electrical energy and stored in the power generation storage unit, wherein the power generation storage unit is electrically connected and provides electrical energy to Drive unit and timing device.

Among them, the drive unit is an eccentric motor.

The tumbler stand of the present invention further includes a power generation and storage unit disposed on the watch frame body to convert kinetic energy generated when the watch frame body is shaken into electrical energy and stored in the power generation storage unit.

The bottom of the frame body has an arc shape.

Wherein, the mechanical watch has a swinging upper chain device, and the watch frame body is reciprocated in a tumbler manner to wind the mechanical watch through the swinging upper chain device.

The overall center of gravity of the watch body and the mechanical watch placed in the accommodating space is lower than the overall geometric center of the watch body and the mechanical watch.

Wherein, the watch frame body further has a weight unit, so that the overall center of gravity of the watch frame body and the mechanical watch placed in the accommodating space is lower than the overall geometric center of the frame body and the mechanical watch.

In view of the above, the tumbler stand according to the present invention may have one or more of the following advantages:

(1) The tumbler frame of the present invention can reciprocate the frame body in a tumbler manner by changing the overall center of gravity of the body of the watch frame and the mechanical watch, thereby achieving the purpose of winding the mechanical watch.

(2) The tumbler frame of the present invention can be wound on the mechanical watch by the shaking of the main body of the watch, and does not require an external power supply, thereby avoiding the problem of insufficient winding due to lack of power source.

(3) The tumbler frame of the present invention converts kinetic energy generated when the watch frame body is shaken into electric energy and is stored in the power generation storage unit, thereby providing electric energy to the drive unit and the timing device to achieve the advantage of the self-supply power source.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the embodiments of the tumbler frame of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For the sake of understanding, the same elements in the following embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 . FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the tumbler frame of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 (in order to make the drawing simple, the driving unit 30 is not shown in FIG. 2 . The timing device 40, the power generation storage unit 50, and the weight unit 70), and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the mechanical watch placed in the tumbler frame shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the first embodiment, the tumbler stand of the present invention includes the watch body 10. The watch body 10 has an arc-shaped bottom portion 12 and an accommodation space 14 for placing the mechanical watch 20. Moreover, the tumbler frame of the present invention may further include a frame frame 16 and a pillar 18. As shown in FIG. 3, the user can set the mechanical watch 20 on the watch frame 16, and the accommodating body 10 is disposed on the frame body 10 by the pillars 18 connected to the surface of the frame frame 16 and the accommodating space 14. In space 14. When the frame body 10 is subjected to a driving force, the position of the overall center of gravity of the watch body 10 and the mechanical watch 20 placed in the accommodating space 14 is changed, so that the watch body 10 is reciprocated in a tumbler manner. The mechanical watch is wound. In addition, the overall material and shape of the watch body 10 affect the position of the center of gravity of the frame body 10, so the material and shape of the frame body 10 can be designed such that the center of gravity of the frame body 10 is low, and when the mechanical watch 20 is placed When the space 14 is accommodated, the overall center of gravity of the watch body 10 and the mechanical watch 20 placed in the accommodating space 14 is lower than the overall geometric center of the watch body 10 and the mechanical watch 20, so that the tumbler frame can be relatively stable. The ground reciprocates.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the tumbler frame of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the second embodiment, the tumbler stand of the present invention includes a watch body 10, a frame frame 16, and a support 18. The difference between the second embodiment of the present invention and the first embodiment is only that the appearance of the watch body 10 is different. The watch frame body 10 in the first embodiment has an egg-shaped structure, and the watch frame body 10 in the second embodiment has a semicircular body or has only the lower half of the egg-shaped structure. Therefore, the accommodating space 14 in the first embodiment is located inside the watch body 10, and the accommodating space 14 in the second embodiment is located above the watch body 10. As in the first embodiment, the position of the center of gravity of the watch body 10 and the mechanical watch 20 placed in the accommodating space 14 is changed by the driving force, so that the watch body 10 can be reciprocated in a tumbler manner to the machine. The table is on the chain.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of the tumbler frame of the present invention in a tumbler-like reciprocating motion. As shown in Fig. 6, the bottom portion 12 of the watch body 10 can be, for example, in the shape of a circular arc. Therefore, when the watch body 10 is shaken by the driving force, since the bottom portion 12 of the watch body 10 has an arc shape, the watch body 10 can be reciprocated in a tumbler manner on the plane P. Since the mechanical watch 20 placed in the accommodating space 14 can have, for example, the oscillating winding device 60 (see FIG. 3), the oscillating winding device in the mechanical watch 20 can be driven when the watch body 10 reciprocates in a tumbler manner. 60 pairs of mechanical watches 20 are wound up. The swinging and winding device 60 described above may be, for example, a swing-type winding mechanism, but is not limited thereto.

In the first or second embodiment of the tumbler frame of the present invention, a driving unit 30 may be disposed on the frame body 10 (or, as shown in FIG. 1, the driving unit 30 may be disposed on the frame body 10). internal). The driving unit 30 can provide the aforementioned driving force to the frame body 10 to drive the tumbler frame to reciprocate. In the present invention, the source of the driving force for driving the tumbler frame sway is not limited to be provided by the driving unit 30, and the position of the center of gravity of the tumbler frame as a whole may be changed by the user intentionally or inadvertently, thereby driving the tumbler. The table frame is shaking.

The aforementioned drive unit 30 can be, for example, a vibration motor or an eccentric motor. When the vibration motor vibrates, the vibration is transmitted to the watch body 10 to provide a driving force to the watch body 10, so that the watch body 10 reciprocates to wind the mechanical watch 20. The eccentric motor has an eccentric wheel. When the eccentric motor rotates, the center point of the eccentric wheel is not on the center of rotation of the eccentric motor, so that the eccentric motor loses balance and causes vibration. Therefore, when the eccentric motor vibrates, the vibration is transmitted to the watch body 10 to provide a driving force to the watch body 10, so that the watch body 10 reciprocates to wind the mechanical watch 20.

In addition, the tumbler stand of the present invention may also include a timing device 40, and the timing device 40 is electrically connected to the driving unit 30 to cause the driving unit 30 to periodically provide driving force to the frame body 10 to periodically reciprocate the tumbler frame. Shake. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 1, the timing device 40 can also be disposed inside the watch body 10.

Moreover, the tumbler stand of the present invention may also include the power generation storage unit 50, and the power generation storage unit 50 may be disposed, for example, on the watch body 10 (or, as shown in FIG. 1, the power generation storage unit 50 may be disposed on the watch body 10). Internal). The kinetic energy generated when the watch body 10 is shaken is converted into electric energy and the electric energy is stored in the power generation storage unit 50. In addition, the power generation and storage unit 50 can be electrically connected to the drive unit 30 and the timing device 40 to provide power to the drive unit 30 and the timing device 40, for example. The power generation storage unit 50 described above may be, for example, a sway generator combined with a rechargeable battery, but is not limited thereto.

The overall center of gravity of the aforementioned watch frame body 10 and the mechanical watch 20 placed in the accommodating space 14 may be lower than the overall geometric center of the watch frame body 10 and the mechanical watch 20, for example. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the watch body 20 may further have a weight unit 70 , and the position of the weight unit 70 is close to the bottom portion 12 of the watch body 10 . Since the setting position of the weight unit 70 is close to the bottom portion 12 of the watch frame body 10, the overall center of gravity of the watch frame body 20 and the mechanical watch 20 placed in the accommodating space 14 is lower than the overall geometric center of the watch frame body 10 and the mechanical watch 20. . Therefore, when the watch body 10 is reciprocated by the aforementioned driving force, the watch body 10 and the mechanical watch 20 can be stably reciprocated in a tumbler manner because of having a low overall center of gravity.

Further, the weights of the drive unit 30, the timing device 40, and the power generation storage unit 50 described above may be lightly or evenly distributed or disposed on the bottom portion 12 of the watch body 10 as a weight unit. Therefore, in the present invention, the weight unit 70 may not be additionally provided, but the driving unit 30, the timing device 40, and/or the power generation storage unit 50 may be provided to make the overall center of gravity of the tumbler frame low (for example, Below the overall geometric center of the tumbler frame, so that the tumbler frame can oscillate more stably.

In summary, the tumbler frame of the present invention not only has the function of accommodating the watch, but also can change the overall center of gravity of the watch body and the mechanical watch to make the frame body reciprocate in a tumbler manner, and can reach the mechanical watch. The purpose of the chain is to have the functions of beauty, storage and winding. In addition, the tumbler stand of the present invention can convert the kinetic energy generated when the watch frame body is shaken into electric energy and store it in the power generation and storage unit, and supply the electric energy to the driving unit and the timing device, and can achieve self-sufficiency without external power supply. The advantage of power sources. Therefore, the tumbler frame of the present invention does not require an external power supply to avoid the problem that the upper winding case needs an external power supply and may have a lack of power source and cause insufficient winding.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

10‧‧‧Table frame body

12‧‧‧ bottom

14‧‧‧ accommodating space

16‧‧‧Table frame

18‧‧‧ pillar

20‧‧‧ mechanical watch

30‧‧‧Drive unit

40‧‧‧Timed device

50‧‧‧Power storage unit

60‧‧‧Swinging chain device

70‧‧‧weight unit

P‧‧‧ plane

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a tumbler frame of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the mechanical watch placed in the tumbler stand shown in Figure 1.

4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the tumbler frame of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the tumbler frame of the present invention in a tumbler-like reciprocating manner.

10‧‧‧Table frame body

12‧‧‧ bottom

14‧‧‧ accommodating space

16‧‧‧Table frame

18‧‧‧ pillar

30‧‧‧Drive unit

40‧‧‧Timed device

50‧‧‧Power storage unit

70‧‧‧weight unit

Claims (9)

A tumbler watch frame comprising: a watch frame body having a bottom portion of an arc and a housing space for placing a mechanical watch, wherein the watch frame body is subjected to a driving force by the table frame The position of the body and the center of gravity of the mechanical watch placed in the accommodating space is changed, so that the watch body is reciprocated in a tumbler manner, thereby winding the mechanical watch; and a power storage unit is disposed on the table The kinetic energy generated when the watch frame body is shaken is converted into an electric energy and stored in the power generation storage unit. The tumbler frame according to claim 1, further comprising a driving unit disposed on the frame body to provide the driving force to the frame body to drive the tumbler frame to reciprocate. The tumbler stand according to claim 2, further comprising: the device is electrically connected to the driving unit, so that the driving unit periodically supplies the driving force to the watch frame body to time the tumbler frame The ground reciprocates. The tumbler stand according to claim 3, further comprising a power storage unit disposed on the watch body, wherein the kinetic energy generated when the watch body is shaken is converted into an electric energy and stored in the power storage unit. The power storage unit is electrically connected and provides the power to the driving unit and the timing device. The tumbler stand according to claim 4, wherein the drive unit is an eccentric motor. The tumbler frame according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the frame body has an arc shape. The tumbler stand according to claim 1, wherein the mechanical watch has a swinging upper chain device, and the watch frame body is reciprocally swayed by a tumbler to perform the mechanical watch through the swinging upper chain device. chain. The tumbler stand according to claim 1, wherein the watch body and the mechanical center of the mechanical watch placed in the accommodating space are lower than the overall geometric center of the watch body and the mechanical watch. The tumbler stand according to claim 8, wherein the watch body further has a weight unit such that the watch body and the mechanical center of the mechanical watch placed in the accommodating space have a lower overall center of gravity than the watch The body of the frame and the overall geometric center of the mechanical watch.