US3597917A - Day-indicating system of a calendar watch - Google Patents
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- Alt0rneyBlum, Moscovitz, Friedman & Kaplan ABSTRACT A day-indicating system of a calendar watch including a day dial having the days of the week indicated thereon in at least two forms, the day star wheel secured to said day dial for rotation therewith being adapted for advancement through a plurality of increments during each day, one of said increments being associated with each of said day indications. Means is provided for advancing said day star wheel, each day, a number of increments equal to the number of forms of day indications disposed on said day dial. Adjustment means is provided for manually advancing said day star wheel an increment at a time to select the desired form of day indicatron.
- This invention relates generally to calendar watches having the day indication appearing on the face of the watch.
- day indication is provided in only a single language.
- each style of calendar watch must be manufactured in several models.
- a particular style of watch might be manufactured with one model having the day indication in French, while another model might be manufactured with the day indi cation in English.
- calendar watches have been prepared wherein day indications in two forms or languages appear side by side in the window on the face of the watch, however, this arrangemenfcomplicates the use of the watch by the wearer by reducing the size of the individual day indications and making the day indications more difficult to read.
- a calendar watch including day indications in several languages or forms is provided, the wearer being able to select the specific language or form of the visible day indication.
- Said watch includes a day dial having indicia disposed thereon alternately representing each day of the week in at least two forms and a day star wheel fixed to said day dial for rotation therewith and adapted to advance a plurality of increments each day, one of said increments being associated with each of said indicia.
- Means is provided for advancing said day star wheel, during each day, a number of increments equal to the number of forms of said indicia. Adjustment means are provided for advancing said day star wheel one increment at a time to select the form of indicia to be displayed.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a calendar watch having day indication in a plurality of forms or Ianguages, said calendar watch being adapted to display only the selected form or language.
- FIG. I is a top view of a calendar watch constructed in accordance with the invention, with portions broken away;
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along lines 2-2 of FIG. 1.
- a calendar watch having an hour wheel I driven by a conventional drive mechanism (not shown) and connected through intermediate wheel 2 to day driving wheel 3.
- the gear ratio of said hour wheel, intermediate wheel and day driving wheel is selected so that said day driving wheel rotates one revolution during each 24-hour day.
- Day driving disc 4 having day driving finger extending radially therefrom is fixed to day driving wheel 3 for rotation therewith.
- Day star 6, shown in the drawing as having l4 teeth 7 is disposed relative to day driving disc 4 whereby day driving finger 5 rotates said day star as it passes thereby.
- Day dial 15 having English day indication I6 and French day indication I7 alternately disposed in spaced relation around the periphery thereof, is fixed to day star 6 for rotation thereof.
- the day indications would consist alternately of the English form for Sunday, then the French form for Sun day, and then the English form for Monday.
- day driving finger 5 is adapted to advance day star 6 two increments, represented by two of teeth 7, during each 24-hour periodv Day wheel jumper 8 fixedly mounted to frame 20 for engagement between adjacent teeth 7 of said day star, is pro" vided to limit the advance of said day star to incremental distances, each of said incremental distances being defined by one of said teeth.
- the calendar watch In order to manually advance day star 6 a single incremental distance for selection of the form or lan guage of said day indication to be displayed, the calendar watch according to the invention is provided with day correcting lever 9. one end 10 of which engages one of the teeth 7 of day star 6. The other end 12 of said day correcting lever engages button I4, said day correcting lever being pivoted to frame 20 at pin 11.
- Spring 13 is provided to bias day correcting lever 9 against button 14.
- the calendar watch is provided with a dial 18 having a window 19 formed therethrpugh wherein one selected day indication is visible.
- day wheel 6 is provided with 14 teeth and is adapted to be advanced by two teeth during each day.
- day indication in window 19 appears in French at the beginning of the cycle
- subsequent day indications will appear in French.
- button 14 is depressed to advance day star 6 by one tooth and all future day indications will appear in English.
- days may be indicated in pictures or other indicia instead of letters. Any conventional means for correcting the day indication and for adjusting said day indication to select the form or language thereof to be displayed, may be substituted for the pushbutton and day correcting lever shown in the drawings.
- day star 6 would be provided with a number of teeth equal to seven times the number of forms or languages in which said day indication is to be displayed.
- Day driving finger 5 of day driving disc 4 would be adapted to advance said day star, during each 24-hour period, a number of increments or teeth equal to the number of forms or languages of day indication to be displayed.
- the calendar watch permits manufacturers to manufacture a single model of each style while satisfying a broad range of users. Further, it provides a calendar watch wherein the wearer can selectively choose the form or language in which the day indication appears.
- a day-indicating system for a calendar watch comprising a day dial having indicia spaced thereon alternately representing each day of the week in at least two forms; a day star wheel having said day dial fixed thereto for rotation therewith;
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Abstract
A day-indicating system of a calendar watch including a day dial having the days of the week indicated thereon in at least two forms, the day star wheel secured to said day dial for rotation therewith being adapted for advancement through a plurality of increments during each day, one of said increments being associated with each of said day indications. Means is provided for advancing said day star wheel, each day, a number of increments equal to the number of forms of day indications disposed on said day dial. Adjustment means is provided for manually advancing said day star wheel an increment at a time to select the desired form of day indication.
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United States Patent [72] Inventor llideho Odagiri Nagano-ken, Japan [21 Appl. No. 810,582 [22] Filed Mar. 26, I969 [45] Patented Aug. I0, I97] [73] Assignec Kabushiki Kaisha Suwa Seikosha Tokyo, Japan [32] Priority Mar. 29. 1968 [33] Japan I 3 l 43120219 [54] DAY-INDICATING SYSTEM OF A CALENDAR WATCH 6 Claims, 2 Drawing Figs.
52 us. Cl 58/58, 58/5 [5|] Int. Cl G04b 19/24 [50] Field of Search 58/4, 5, 6, 5 8
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 594,410 ll/l897 Margolis 58/5 2,581,268 l/l952 Marchand 58/58 3,350,873 ll/l967 Egger et al 58/58 X FOREIGN PATENTS 274,908 4/ l 951 Switzerland 58/58 Primary ExaminerRichard B. Wilkinson Assistant Examiner-George H. Miller, J r. Alt0rneyBlum, Moscovitz, Friedman & Kaplan ABSTRACT: A day-indicating system of a calendar watch including a day dial having the days of the week indicated thereon in at least two forms, the day star wheel secured to said day dial for rotation therewith being adapted for advancement through a plurality of increments during each day, one of said increments being associated with each of said day indications. Means is provided for advancing said day star wheel, each day, a number of increments equal to the number of forms of day indications disposed on said day dial. Adjustment means is provided for manually advancing said day star wheel an increment at a time to select the desired form of day indicatron.
Patented Aug. 10, 1971 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Au 10, 1971 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 DAY-INDICATING SYSTEM OF A CALENDAR WATCH BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to calendar watches having the day indication appearing on the face of the watch. Generally, it is desirable to have the day indication in the native language of the wearer of a watch. In conventional calendar watches, day indication is provided in only a single language. In order to satisfy the preferences of a variety of users, each style of calendar watch must be manufactured in several models. Thus, a particular style of watch might be manufactured with one model having the day indication in French, while another model might be manufactured with the day indi cation in English.
In an attempt to overcome this difficulty, calendar watches have been prepared wherein day indications in two forms or languages appear side by side in the window on the face of the watch, however, this arrangemenfcomplicates the use of the watch by the wearer by reducing the size of the individual day indications and making the day indications more difficult to read.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Generally speaking, in accordance with the invention, a calendar watch including day indications in several languages or forms is provided, the wearer being able to select the specific language or form of the visible day indication. Said watch includes a day dial having indicia disposed thereon alternately representing each day of the week in at least two forms and a day star wheel fixed to said day dial for rotation therewith and adapted to advance a plurality of increments each day, one of said increments being associated with each of said indicia. Means is provided for advancing said day star wheel, during each day, a number of increments equal to the number of forms of said indicia. Adjustment means are provided for advancing said day star wheel one increment at a time to select the form of indicia to be displayed.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a calendar watch wherein the form or language of the day indication may be selected from at least two different forms of Ianguages.
Another object of the invention is to provide a calendar watch having day indication in a plurality of forms or Ianguages, said calendar watch being adapted to display only the selected form or language.
Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part be apparent from the specification.
The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the constructions hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS For a fuller understanding of the invention, reference is had to the following description taken in connection with the ac companying drawings, in which:
FIG. I is a top view of a calendar watch constructed in accordance with the invention, with portions broken away; and
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along lines 2-2 of FIG. 1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to the drawings, a calendar watch having an hour wheel I driven by a conventional drive mechanism (not shown) and connected through intermediate wheel 2 to day driving wheel 3. The gear ratio of said hour wheel, intermediate wheel and day driving wheel is selected so that said day driving wheel rotates one revolution during each 24-hour day. Day driving disc 4 having day driving finger extending radially therefrom is fixed to day driving wheel 3 for rotation therewith. Day star 6, shown in the drawing as having l4 teeth 7 is disposed relative to day driving disc 4 whereby day driving finger 5 rotates said day star as it passes thereby.
In the particular embodiment shown in the drawings, day wheel 6 is provided with 14 teeth and is adapted to be advanced by two teeth during each day. Thus, if the day indication in window 19 appears in French at the beginning of the cycle, subsequent day indications will appear in French. When day indication in English is desired, button 14 is depressed to advance day star 6 by one tooth and all future day indications will appear in English. As a variation, days may be indicated in pictures or other indicia instead of letters. Any conventional means for correcting the day indication and for adjusting said day indication to select the form or language thereof to be displayed, may be substituted for the pushbutton and day correcting lever shown in the drawings.
Further, the arrangement is not limited to two forms or Ianguages, but three or more of such forms or languages could be selectively displayed in a single calendar watch. In such embodiments of the invention, day star 6 would be provided with a number of teeth equal to seven times the number of forms or languages in which said day indication is to be displayed. Day driving finger 5 of day driving disc 4 would be adapted to advance said day star, during each 24-hour period, a number of increments or teeth equal to the number of forms or languages of day indication to be displayed.
The calendar watch according to the invention permits manufacturers to manufacture a single model of each style while satisfying a broad range of users. Further, it provides a calendar watch wherein the wearer can selectively choose the form or language in which the day indication appears.
It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those made apparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained and, since certain changes may be made in the above constructions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limit ing sense.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
What I claim is:
l. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch comprising a day dial having indicia spaced thereon alternately representing each day of the week in at least two forms; a day star wheel having said day dial fixed thereto for rotation therewith;
means for advancing said day star wheel, once each day, a number of increments equal to the number of forms of said indicia, one of said increments being associated with each of said day indicia; and adjustment means for selectively advancing said day star wheel by single increments for the selection of one of the forms of said indicia to be displayed.
2. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 1, including a dial having a window aperture therethrough, only one of said indicia being visible through said aperture after each incremental displacement of said day star wheel.
3. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 1, wherein said adjustment means includes a day correcting lever pivotably mounted in said watch and engaging said day star wheel to advance same one increment when pivoted; and means for pivoting said day correcting lever operative from outside said calendar watch.
4. A daydndicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 1 wherein said day star wheel is formed with a number of spaced teeth equal to the number of forms of said indicia times seven.
5v A day indicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 4 wherein said means for advancing said day star wheel includes a day driving disc formed with a day-driving finger adapted for cooperation with said teeth to advance said day star wheelv 6. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 5, including day jumper means adapted to engage said day star wheel in the space between said teeth to limit the travel of said day star wheel to said incremental distances.
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1. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch comprising a day dial having indicia spaced thereon alternately representing each day of the week in at least two forms; a day star wheel having said day dial fixed thereto for rotation therewith; means for advancing said day star wheel, once each day, a number of increments equal to the number of forms of said indicia, one of said increments being associated with each of said day indicia; and adjustment means for selectively advancing said day star wheel by single increments for the selection of one of the forms of said indicia to be displayed.
2. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 1, including a dial having a window aperture therethrough, only one of said indicia being visible through said aperture after each incremental displacement of said day star wheel.
3. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 1, wherein said adjustment means includes a day correcting lever pivotably mounted in said watch and engaging said day star wheel to advance same one increment when pivoted; and means for pivoting said day correcting lever operative from outside said calendar watch.
4. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 1 wherein said day star wheel is formed with a number of spaced teeth equal to the number of forms of said indicia times seven.
5. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 4 wherein said means for advancing said day star wheel includes a day driving disc formed with a day-driving finger adapted for cooperation with said teeth to advance said day star wheel.
6. A day-indicating system for a calendar watch as recited in claim 5, including day jumper means adapted to engage said day star wheel in the space between said teeth to limit the travel of said day star wheel to said incremental distances.
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| CN113093503A (en) * | 2020-01-08 | 2021-07-09 | 精工爱普生株式会社 | Movement and timepiece |
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