WO2013070015A1

WO2013070015A1 - Clock having replaceable decoration

Info

Publication number: WO2013070015A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/009449
Authority: WO
Inventors: 최창수
Original assignee: Choi Chang Soo
Priority date: 2011-11-11
Filing date: 2012-11-09
Publication date: 2013-05-16
Also published as: KR20130052388A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clock having a replaceable decoration. In the clock according to the present invention, a minute hand and an hour hand constituting the clock may be disposed on a back surface of an inner plate, and decorations such as insects or characters may be disposed on distal ends of the minute hand and an hour hand. Also, the decorations may be replaced as necessary. Since the minute hand and the hour hand of the clock are not seen from the front of the clock, and only the decorations disposed on the distal ends of the minute hand and the hour hand move along a visual display part, decoration effects may be maximized to induce customers to buy the product.

Description

Watch with interchangeable ornament

The present invention relates to a watch provided with a replaceable decoration, and more particularly to the minute hand and hour hand constituting the clock to be provided on the back of the inner plate, the end of the hour hand and minute hand can be provided with decorations of insects or characters The present invention relates to a watch provided with a replaceable decoration in which the decorations may be replaced as necessary.

Clock is a device that tells the current time, such as a wall clock, table clock or wrist watch, etc. There are various kinds according to the use and the environment. In the past, the clock was the most important feature of time. Therefore, the most important factor in the quality of a watch was how accurately it worked.

Today, however, precision watches are widely available at low prices and are very common in portable mobile devices, computers, or exterior walls of buildings. It is true.

Rather, watches are becoming increasingly important as an ornament today. And in choosing a watch, consumers often focus on design or additional functionality rather than watch precision.

However, in the case of a watch, there is a limit that it is not easy to change the basic configuration and shape. In other words, the hour hand and minute hand provided inside are not easy to deform because they indicate the time by indicating the number displayed on the frame while rotating, and in most cases, it is difficult to add design elements or decorate the exterior. to be.

Therefore, in order to make a watch with a more differentiated design and to be competitive, it is necessary not only an external design element but also a technology that can add a new design or decoration by overcoming the structural limitations of the watch.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the minute hand and hour hand of the clock to be provided on the back of the inner plate of the clock, and the end of the hour and minute hands of the clock is provided with ornaments such as insects or characters on the front of the clock The object of the present invention is to provide a watch with a replaceable decoration so that only an insect or a character tool can inform the time while moving.

The present invention as a technical concept for achieving the above object is provided in the inner plate so that the main body case, the outer plate provided on the inner edge of the main body case, the inner plate provided on the inner side of the outer plate, the rotating portion extends to the rear surface of the inner plate. Movement, one side is coupled to the rotating part of the movement from the back of the inner plate, the other end is coupled to the first watch needle bent to protrude into a rotation gap between the outer plate and the inner plate, the outer end of the first watch needle The first decorative unit provided horizontally on the upper side, one side is coupled to the rotating portion of the movement from the rear of the inner plate, the other end of the second watch hands and bent to protrude into the rotation gap between the outer plate and the inner plate It is configured to include a second decorative unit which is coupled to the end of the clock hands horizontally provided on the upper portion of the inner plate It characterized.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first decorative unit and the second decorative unit is characterized in that it is provided to be detachable to the first and second hands.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the movement is provided in the center of the front surface of the inner plate, the minute hand rotating portion and the hour hand rotating portion of the movement extends through the inner plate to the back of the inner plate, the minute hand rotating part of the first watch One side of the needle is coupled and the one side of the second clock hand is coupled to the hour hand rotating portion.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hour hand rotating portion and the minute hand rotating portion of the movement, characterized in that the reverse rotation in the counterclockwise direction relative to the rear direction of the inner plate.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the movement is provided with a battery receiving portion that can be inserted into the battery, the battery receiving portion is characterized in that the battery cover that is further removable removable.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a front cover is further provided on the front surface of the main body case, and the front cover is provided with a movement accommodation portion corresponding to the movement so that the battery cover of the movement is watched through the movement accommodation portion. It is characterized by being exposed to the outside of the front.

According to the watch provided with a replaceable decoration according to the present invention, since the minute and hour hands of the watch are not visible from the front of the watch, only the decoration provided at the end of the hour and minute hands of the watch moves along the time display. Not only can it give mystery to the younger generation of consumers, but it can also stimulate consumers' desire to buy by maximizing the decorative effect and improving the emotional quality.

In addition, since the decorative unit provided at the end of the clock hands can be replaced with a decorative unit of various shapes as needed, there is an effect that can produce a variety of emotional quality from a single watch.

In addition, since the battery can be replaced in the front of the clock, there is an effect that can eliminate the inconvenience of replacing the battery by removing the clock from the wall as in the prior art.

1 is a perspective view of a watch equipped with a replaceable decoration according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a watch equipped with a replaceable decoration according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side sectional view of a watch equipped with a replaceable decoration according to the present invention.

Description of the disclosed technology is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the should not be construed as limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, since the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, the scope of the rights should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, the object or effect presented in the below does not mean that a particular embodiment should include all or only such effects, the scope of the claims should not be understood as being limited thereby.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

Terms such as "first" and "second" are intended to distinguish one component from another component, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be named a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it should be understood that there may be other components in between, although it may be directly connected to the other component. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring", should be interpreted as well.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as "comprise" or "have" refer to features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or parts thereof described. It is to be understood that the combination is intended to be present and does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Generally, the terms defined in the dictionary used are to be interpreted to coincide with the meanings in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless clearly defined in the present application.

1 is a perspective view of a watch having a replaceable decoration according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a watch provided with a replaceable decoration according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is provided with a replaceable decoration according to the present invention. Side section view of the watch.

1 to 3, the watch provided with a replaceable decoration according to the present invention includes a main body case 100, an outer plate 110, an inner plate 130, a movement 150, and a first watch 160. ), The first decorative unit 165, the second hand 170, the second decorative unit 175 can be configured to include.

The main body case 100 forms a basic skeleton of the watch, and an edge of the edge may be bent to one side (front in the drawing) to accommodate components of the watch on one side. Since the watch with a replaceable decoration according to the present invention is applied to an analog clock that informs the time by the hour and minute hands, the inner accommodating part of the main body case 100 has a circular shape suitable for the movement radius of the clock hand as shown in the drawing. It is preferably configured as, but may be manufactured in a variety of shapes, such as a square or a polygon like a conventional analog clock. However, hereinafter, for the convenience of the description of the present invention will be described taking an example of the most common shape of the analog clock. However, examples of such shapes do not limit the shapes of the main body case and other components described below.

The outer plate 110 is provided at the inner edge of the body case 100 described above, the inner side is cut and the overall shape may be configured in an annular shape. One surface (front side in the drawing) of the outer plate 110 may be displayed a number to confirm the time. Outer plate 110 of the above configuration may be inserted into the inner receiving portion of the body case 100 described above can be coupled.

At this time, the shape of the outer plate 110 may be integrally formed in one ring shape, if necessary, a plurality of pieces may be coupled to the inner receiving portion of the main body case 100 while forming a ring shape.

The inner plate 130 may be provided while forming the same plane as the inner plate 130 in the inner space of the outer plate 110 described above. That is, the inner plate 130 is inserted into the inner plate 110 formed of an annular shape in which the inner portion (the center portion) is cut to form one disc as a whole. At this time, a portion of the outer plate 110 and the inner plate 130, that is, between the inner side of the outer plate 110 and the edge of the inner plate 130, a predetermined gap (hereinafter referred to as 'rotation') to pass through the clock hands to be described later A gap 190 'is formed (see FIG. 3).

The rotation gap 190 is formed along the entire edge of the inner plate 130 at intervals such that the minute hand and the hour hand can cross each other at the same time. On the other hand, the rear surface of the inner plate 130 is provided so as to be spaced apart from the inner surface of the body case 100 described above at a predetermined interval, so that the clock hands to be described later will not interfere with the rotation of 360 degrees. To this end, in one embodiment of the present invention, the inner plate 130 may be supported by the front cover 200 to be described later. The inner plate 130 may be made of a variety of known materials, preferably made of an opaque material so that the hands of the watch (160, 170) is not visible when viewed from the front of the watch.

The movement 150 is a device for rotating the minute and second hands of the clock, and includes a rotating part 153 for rotating the

clock hands

160 and 170 and a battery accommodating part 155 including various electronic devices. The movement 150 is similar to the configuration of the movement 150 generally used in the prior art. However, the movement 150 of the watch with a replaceable decoration according to the present invention, the rotating unit 153 rotates in the opposite direction to the conventional movement 150, the rotating unit 153 and the battery receiving unit 155 is conventional It is characterized by being combined with the clock in the opposite direction.

Movement 150 according to the prior art is a battery receiving portion 155 is provided on the back of the inner plate 130, the rotating portion 153 for rotating the clock hands through the inner plate 130 protrudes to the front, the The minute hand and the hour hand are coupled to the minute hand rotating part and the hour hand rotating part of the rotating part 153 at the front of the inner plate 130, respectively. However, in the movement 150 according to the present invention, the battery accommodating part 155 is provided at the front of the inner plate 130, and the rotating part 153 is provided to extend through the inner plate 130 to the rear side, and the inner plate ( The watch hands 160 and 170 which will be described later on the back of the 130 are coupled to the rotating part 153.

As such, the rotation part 153 of the movement 150 is provided on the rear surface of the inner plate 130, and the clock hands 160 and 170 are coupled to and rotated at the rear surface of the inner plate 130. The rotating unit 153 should rotate in the opposite direction to the conventional movement 150 so that the

hands

160 and 170 can rotate in the right direction (clockwise) when viewed from the front of the watch. That is, the rotating part 153 of the movement 150 according to the present invention is rotated counterclockwise when viewed from the front (rear direction / arrow direction of the inner plate 130).

The first watch hands 160 are coupled to the rotating part 153 of the movement 150 at the rear side of the inner plate 130 described above, and the other end is rotated between the outer plate 110 and the inner plate 130 described above. It is bent to protrude into the gap 190. That is, as shown in the drawing, the first hands 160 may be a minute hand, and at this time, one side of the first hands 160 (a point spaced at a predetermined distance from one end for one or the center of gravity). It is coupled to the minute hand rotating part, the other end of the first clock hand 160 may be bent to protrude toward the front of the clock through the rotation gap 190.

The first decoration unit 165 may be coupled to the end of the first watch needle 160 described above to be horizontal to the top of the outer plate 110. Thus, when the first clock hands 160 rotate, the first decorative unit 165 rotates along the upper surface (the front surface in the drawing) of the outer plate 110.

The second watch needle 170 is coupled to the rotation part 153 of the no-boment on the rear side of the inner plate 130 described above, and the other end is bent to protrude into the rotation gap 190. That is, as shown in the drawing, the second hand 170 may be an hour hand, at which time one side of the second hand 170 is coupled to the hour hand rotation part, and the second hand 170 The other end of the bent may protrude to the front of the watch through the rotation gap 190.

The second decoration unit 175 may be coupled to the end of the second watch hand 170 so as to be horizontal on the upper portion of the inner plate 130. Thus, when the second watch hands 170 rotate, the second decoration unit 175 rotates along the upper surface of the inner plate 130.

Meanwhile, the first decorative unit 165 and the second decorative unit 175 described above may be coupled to the first and

second hands

160 and 170 so as to be detachably attached thereto. The unit 165 and the second decoration unit 175 may be configured of various kinds of decorations. For example, as shown in the drawings, the

decorative units

165 and 175 may be insect models such as scarabs or beetles. Thus, the pointed specific part of the insect (eg head or tail) can be shaped to indicate the number. In addition, the snail-shaped model is combined as provided in the hour hand of the figure, it can be configured as if the snail is moving on the clock face. In addition, a variety of known ornaments can be used, such as the shape of a firefly, which can be configured as a worm crawling in the day and the fluorescent material of the tail at night. In addition, the decoration used in the decoration unit is not necessarily limited to insects or characters, any decoration of the configuration can be attached.

In addition, the watch having a replaceable decoration according to the present invention may allow the hour and minute hands to be covered by the inner plate 130, so that only the

decorative units

165 and 175 may be visible when viewed from the front of the watch. . Therefore, various decorative units can be moved along the inner plate 130 and outer plate 110 of the watch to maximize the visual effect. And the decorative unit is configured as a replacement, if necessary to supply a variety of units at the time of sale together or to be purchased separately can be decorated in various shapes according to taste. In this case, a variety of fastening mechanisms or fastening structures known in the art may be used.

On the other hand, as described above, the movement 150 operates the watch because the battery receiving portion 155 is provided on the upper portion of the inner plate 130 and the rotating portion 153 extends through the inner plate 130 to the rear side. The batteries needed to do this are exposed on the front of the watch. Therefore, the removable battery cover 157 is provided on the upper part of the battery accommodating part 155 to easily replace the battery without removing the clock from the wall.

In a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the front cover 200 is further provided on the upper portion of the movement 150, the movement cover 159 is formed in a position corresponding to the movement 150 on the front cover 200 The battery cover 157 of the movement 150 may be exposed to the outside of the front of the watch through the movement receiving portion 159. Thus, the battery can be replaced by removing the battery cover 157 exposed to the outside of the front of the watch. The front cover 200 may be coupled to the body cover 100 by a circular border 210 and / or a polygonal border 230 as shown in the figure.

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

Claims

Body case;

An outer plate provided at an inner edge of the main body case;

An inner plate provided inside the outer plate;

A movement provided on the inner plate such that a rotating part extends to the rear surface of the inner plate;

A first watch needle, one side of which is coupled to a rotating part of the movement at a rear surface of the inner plate, the other end of which is bent to protrude into a rotation gap between the outer plate and the inner plate;

A first decorative unit coupled to an end of the first clock hand and horizontally provided on an upper portion of the outer plate;

A second watch needle, one side of which is coupled to a rotating part of the movement at a rear surface of the inner plate and the other end of which is bent to protrude into a rotation gap between the outer plate and the inner plate; And

A second decorative unit coupled to an end of the second clock hand and horizontally provided on an upper portion of the inner plate;

Watch provided with a replaceable decoration configured to include.
The method according to claim 1,

The first decorative unit and the second decorative unit is a watch provided with a replaceable decoration, characterized in that the detachable is provided to the first and second hands.
The method according to claim 1,

The movement is provided in the center of the front of the inner plate, the minute hand rotating portion and the hour hand rotating portion of the movement extends through the inner plate to the rear of the inner plate, one side of the first hand is coupled to the minute hand rotating portion and the hour hand Clock having a replaceable decoration, characterized in that one side of the second watch hands are coupled to the rotating part.
The method according to claim 3,

The hour hand rotating part and the minute hand rotating part of the movement,

Clock with a replaceable decoration, characterized in that the reverse rotation in the counterclockwise direction relative to the rear direction of the inner plate.
The method according to claim 3 or 4,

The movement is provided with a battery accommodating portion for inserting a battery, the watch with a replaceable decoration, characterized in that the upper part of the battery accommodating portion is further provided with a removable battery cover.
The method according to claim 5,

A front cover is further provided on the front surface of the body case, and the front cover is provided with a movement accommodating portion at a position corresponding to the movement so that the battery cover of the movement is exposed to the outside of the front side of the watch through the movement accommodating portion. Watches with interchangeable decor.