JPH04118585A - Rotary type clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To see and judge a time instantaneously by connecting a casing for covering the whole movement with a space to the movement of which lower part is made heavy by a rotary shaft. CONSTITUTION:A movement 4 is installed in a casing 2 via a rotary shaft 5 integrated with the movement 4 and a bearing 6 provided at the side of the casing 2. The position of the rotary shaft 5 is about the center of the opposite side to a dial 7 on the movement 4 and it protrudes from the movement 4. The method of making the lower part of the movement 4 heavy can be realized easily by attaching a weight 3 thereto. When the vertical position of casing 2 of the clock constituted in this way is to be changed as in the case e.g. when it is brought in front of the user while being held inversely in a condition where he is laying with the face upward, the movement 4 turns around the rotary shaft since the lower part thereof is heavy so that the dial comes close to the proper position which enable him to have prompt reading and judgement of time.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a table clock.

[Conventional technology] In a conventional 1-hour watch, the movement with the dial is fixed at multiple locations to a housing that covers the entire movement.
The movement and the movement of the housing are integrated.

[Problem to be solved by the invention 111 For this reason, when a conventional table clock is turned upside down, for example,
Since the dial is also upside down, it is not possible to read the time immediately, and the problem is that the vertical relationship of the dial must be determined before reading the time.

Therefore, in order to solve these conventional problems, the present invention aims to provide a table clock whose dial does not always change its vertical relationship even when the case of the table clock is rotated or otherwise shifted. It is said that

Means for Solving Section E] In order to solve the above problems, the rotary table clock of the present invention has a housing that covers the entire movement with a space in between, and a movement that has a weighted lower part. It is characterized by being connected by a shaft.

[Function] Even if you change the top and bottom of the case of the table clock configured as above, the movement rotates around the rotation axis because the bottom part of the movement is heavy, and the dial is positioned close to the real body, making it possible to read the time immediately. can.

[Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. In FIG. 1, the movement 4 has a rotating shaft 5 integrated with the movement, and an 8-rotating shaft 5 attached to the housing 2 via a bearing 6 provided on the housing 2. The position of the rotating shaft 5 is on the movement F4. The 0-rotation shaft 5, which is located approximately at the center of the side opposite to the dial 7 and has a structure that protrudes from the movement 4, is connected to the bearing 6 through a bearing 8, as shown in FIG. This makes it easy to achieve smooth rotation. The method of making the lower part of the movement heavier can be easily realized by attaching a weight 3 as shown in FIG.

In addition, by placing the weight 3 unevenly at the front of the movement below the movement as shown in FIG. 1, a force for rotating the dial 7 can be obtained even when the dial 7 is downward and nearly horizontal.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of signal transmission and reception from the housing 2 side to the movement 4 side. Information about the ring stop button l attached to the housing 2 can be easily transmitted into the movement 4 through contact between the terminal 9 attached to the housing 2 side and the strip electrode 10 attached to the rotating shaft 5. .

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the adjustment device provided in the movement 4 is operated. The adjustment devices included in the movement 4 include an inkstone time adjustment knob 14, an alarm time adjustment knob 15, and a battery box 16.
and so on. These devices can be operated directly by hand through the adjustment hole A formed in the housing 2. Although the movement 4 is easy to move, the movement of the movement 4 can be stabilized by inserting your hand through the adjustment hole B made in the bottom of the housing 2, etc., as shown in Figure 3(b). It can be operated in the same state.

[Effect of the invention 1] If you try to change the top and bottom of the casing of the table clock configured as described above, for example when you hold it upside down and bring it in front of you while lying on your back, the lower part of the movement Because the watch is so heavy, the movement rotates around its axis, and the dial is positioned close to its real body, making it easy to read the time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1(a) is a front view of the rotary table clock of the present invention, FIG. 1(b) is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1(a), and FIG. FIG. 3(a) is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the connection of FIG. It is an external view of the bottom of the housing seen from B'.・Sound stop button housing ・Weight ・Movement ・Rotating shaft ・Bearing ・Dial 9 ・ l O ・ 13 ・ 17 ・ ・Bearing ・Terminal ・Strip terminal ・Adjustment hole A ・Adjustment hole B

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A rotary clock characterized by a housing that covers the entire movement separated by a space, and a movement whose lower part is weighted, connected by a rotating shaft provided in the movement.