WO2010010415A1 - Trigonometric watch - Google Patents

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WO2010010415A1
WO2010010415A1 PCT/IB2008/001940 IB2008001940W WO2010010415A1 WO 2010010415 A1 WO2010010415 A1 WO 2010010415A1 IB 2008001940 W IB2008001940 W IB 2008001940W WO 2010010415 A1 WO2010010415 A1 WO 2010010415A1
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Alain-Laurent Al-Shouk
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C17/00—Compasses; Devices for ascertaining true or magnetic north for navigation or surveying purposes
    • G01C17/02—Magnetic compasses
    • G01C17/04—Magnetic compasses with north-seeking magnetic elements, e.g. needles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G33/00—Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/06—Dials
    • G04B19/08—Geometrical arrangement of the graduations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/06—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass
    • G04B47/065—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass with a compass

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  • the INVENTION relates to an instrument indicating the direction of MAKKAH EL MOUKARAMA allowing a user in a place called (a region of the globe, a city, a country) to know in relation to this place the direction of MAKKAH.
  • Figure 3 shows a drawing of the watch that includes: a) A wristwatch b) Figures c) A crown with a measurement (GRADES) d) A compass e) The KA'ABA f) Trigonometric rotation g) The dial carries country names around the world
  • This watch is used in a simple way:
  • the user using the crown brings the axial arrow in front of the place where it is.
  • the arrow automatically indicates MAKKAH which is on point 0.

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Abstract

My watch is inspired by nature and is trigonometric, that is, it is arranged such that the hands thereof rotate counterclockwise, in a direction opposite that of the hands of a conventional watch. Additionally, it includes a compass and is arranged so as to be able to indicate the direction of Mecca to a user in any country of the world.

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DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION
NOTRE CONCEPT REPOSE SUR : Méridien MAKKAH centre 0(figure 2) GRADES (figure 2)OUR CONCEPT IS BASED ON: MAKKAH meridian center 0 (figure 2) GRADES (figure 2)
L'INVENTION a pour objet un instrument indicateur de la direction de MAKKAH EL MOUKARAMA permettant à un utilisateur se trouvant dans un lieu dit ( une région du globe, une ville, un pays) de connaître par rapport à ce lieu la direction de MAKKAH.The INVENTION relates to an instrument indicating the direction of MAKKAH EL MOUKARAMA allowing a user in a place called (a region of the globe, a city, a country) to know in relation to this place the direction of MAKKAH.
Cet instrument sera très utile aux musulmans du monde entier pour mener à bien leur rite et cela pour des raisons pratiques.This instrument will be very useful to the Muslims of the whole world to carry out their rite and this for practical reasons.
En effet, l'Islam ordonne à ses fidèles l'accomplissement de la prière à raisons de 5 fois par jour en direction de MAKKAH.Indeed, Islam orders its faithful to perform the prayer on the grounds of 5 times a day in the direction of MAKKAH.
La figure 3 représente un dessin de la montre qui comprend : a) Une montre bracelet b) Des chiffres c) Une couronne avec une mesure(GRADES) d) Une boussole e) La KA'ABA f) Rotation trigonométrique g) Le cadran porte les noms de pays de par le mondeFigure 3 shows a drawing of the watch that includes: a) A wristwatch b) Figures c) A crown with a measurement (GRADES) d) A compass e) The KA'ABA f) Trigonometric rotation g) The dial carries country names around the world
Cette montre s'utilise d'une façon simple :This watch is used in a simple way:
L'utilisateur, à l'aide de la couronne amène la flèche axiale en face du lieu où il se trouve. La flèche indique automatiquement MAKKAH qui se situe sur le point 0.The user, using the crown brings the axial arrow in front of the place where it is. The arrow automatically indicates MAKKAH which is on point 0.
Les noms des villes et des pays seront inscrits en Anglais et en Arabe (figure 3 et 4) Names of cities and countries will be listed in English and Arabic (Figure 3 and 4)

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A.* Ma montre est basée sur l'observation. Son fonctionnement est inspiré des lois de la nature,, elle concerne l'échelle du temps terrestre.A. * My watch is based on observation. Its functioning is inspired by the laws of nature, it concerns the scale of terrestrial time.
Les aiguilles fonctionnent en sens direct ou trigonométrique, à l'inverse des aiguilles des montres actuelles, qui elles se sont basées sur l'habitude ancienne des premières horloges, l'époque où on lisait l'heure sur des cadrans solaires.The needles operate in direct or trigonometrical direction, unlike the needles of the current watches, which they were based on the old habit of the first clocks, the time when the time was read on sundials.
L'ombre que l'aiguille appelé gnomon projette sur le cadran se déplace dans ce sens au cours de la journée. Si le soleil donne l'apparence de se déplacer de la gauche ver la droite, alors son ombre se déplace de la droite ver la gauche, si l'on se retrouve dans l'hémisphère nord. Dans l'hémisphère sud, le sens de déplacement de l'ombre est inversé.The shadow that the needle called gnomon projects on the dial moves in this direction during the day. If the sun gives the appearance of moving from left to right, then its shadow moves from right to left if one finds oneself in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, the direction of movement of the shadow is reversed.
Cela revient à dire, qu'il existe deux sens de rotation qui sont nommés différemment selon les contextes. Le sens de rotation est généralement représenté par une flèche en forme d'arc de cercle (figure 1).That is to say, that there are two directions of rotation which are named differently according to the contexts. The direction of rotation is generally represented by an arrow in the shape of an arc (Figure 1).
Toute mesure de position sur la terre se fait par rapport à des lignes imaginaires : la longitude et la latitude. Un système géodésique définit l'endroit précis où ces lignes passent sur la terre.Every measurement of position on earth is in relation to imaginary lines: longitude and latitude. A geodetic system defines the precise place where these lines pass on the earth.
Si la Terre était homogène et immobile, sa surface serait une équipotentielle de gravité parfaitement sphérique. Du fait de sa rotation, sa surface est un ellipsoïde aplati aux deux pôles.If the Earth were homogeneous and immobile, its surface would be an equipotential of gravity perfectly spherical. Because of its rotation, its surface is an ellipsoid flattened at both poles.
En faisant abstraction des irrégularités de la surface terrestre, on définit mathématiquement un ellipsoïde de référence caractérisé par la valeur de son demi grand axe et le rapport grand axe sur petit axe, elles sont communément exprimées en mesures d'angles.By ignoring the irregularities of the Earth's surface, we define mathematically a reference ellipsoid characterized by the value of its semi-major axis and the major axis ratio on minor axis, they are commonly expressed in angle measurements.
La latitude est exprimée en degrés par rapport à l'équateur. Une minute d'angle de latitude est égale à l/60ème de degré.The latitude is expressed in degrees relative to the equator. One minute of latitude angle is equal to l / 60th of a degree.
La longitude est mesurée par rapport à un méridien, latitude et longitude peuvent aussi être exprimées en Grades.Longitude is measured relative to a meridian, latitude and longitude can also be expressed in degrees.
Les unités de mesure utilisées sont les degrés, les grades ou les radians.The units of measurement used are degrees, grades or radians.
Un angle peut être une expression d'une rotation. Chaque angle peut être exprimé soit en un sens horaire anti trigonométrique ou en sens contraire des aiguilles d'une montreAn angle can be an expression of a rotation. Each angle can be expressed either anti-clockwise or anti-clockwise
Trigononométrique. Trigononométrique.
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2013054161A1 (en) * 2011-10-12 2013-04-18 Al-Shouk Alain Laurent Sa'at makkah

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FR2394121A1 (en) * 1977-06-08 1979-01-05 Metni Sami COMPASS WATCH
US4337530A (en) * 1980-05-27 1982-06-29 Toft Jr Leonard L Universal time-keeping system and apparatus
FR2596883A1 (en) * 1986-04-03 1987-10-09 Pariente Cohen Albert TIME APPARATUS WITH ANALOG DISPLAY
FR2740233A1 (en) * 1995-10-20 1997-04-25 Al Shouk Yasin Direction indicating wrist-watch
DE19953678C1 (en) * 1999-11-09 2001-06-28 Dagmar Berger Wristwatch with anticlockwise pointer rotation, dial has clock mechanism with clockwise rotating pointers protruding beyond edge of mechanism mounted inverted in watch housing
FR2852096A1 (en) * 2003-03-07 2004-09-10 Shouk Alain Al Location direction indicating instrument, e.g. wrist watch for Muslims, comprises annular dial carrying marks indicating various countries and an identification needle pointing north

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2394121A1 (en) * 1977-06-08 1979-01-05 Metni Sami COMPASS WATCH
US4337530A (en) * 1980-05-27 1982-06-29 Toft Jr Leonard L Universal time-keeping system and apparatus
FR2596883A1 (en) * 1986-04-03 1987-10-09 Pariente Cohen Albert TIME APPARATUS WITH ANALOG DISPLAY
FR2740233A1 (en) * 1995-10-20 1997-04-25 Al Shouk Yasin Direction indicating wrist-watch
DE19953678C1 (en) * 1999-11-09 2001-06-28 Dagmar Berger Wristwatch with anticlockwise pointer rotation, dial has clock mechanism with clockwise rotating pointers protruding beyond edge of mechanism mounted inverted in watch housing
FR2852096A1 (en) * 2003-03-07 2004-09-10 Shouk Alain Al Location direction indicating instrument, e.g. wrist watch for Muslims, comprises annular dial carrying marks indicating various countries and an identification needle pointing north

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2013054161A1 (en) * 2011-10-12 2013-04-18 Al-Shouk Alain Laurent Sa'at makkah

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