KR101068702B1 - A Clock with electronic display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a watch having an electronic display. The present invention is provided with a housing 100 constituting the skeleton and the appearance of the watch body, and only one clock hand 120 rotating in a predetermined direction in the housing 100 based on the central axis of the watch body. In addition, a part of the hour hand 120 includes a display unit 130 for displaying a number or the like. The display unit 130 is configured as an electronic display device, and the number displayed on the display unit 130 is always displayed the same without changing the position of the number at an angle of rotation even if the clock hand is rotated. In addition, the hour hand 120 may indicate an hour or minute, or the number displayed on the display unit 130 may be selectively configured to indicate a minute or hour, Therefore, a selection button for changing and displaying the number displayed on the display unit 130 in minutes or hours is further configured. Therefore, the time may be represented through a portion indicated by the hour hand 120 and a number displayed on the display unit 130. According to the present invention as described above, the readability of time is improved, and the merchandise value is increased due to the proposal of a new type of clock.

Clock, hand, display, electronic display

Description

A clock with electronic display device

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a watch, and more particularly, to a watch having an electronic display unit configured to display time information by using a hand and a display unit having a display unit for displaying a number on a part of the watch hand.

Clocks (eg, wall clocks, wrist watches, table clocks, pocket watches, etc.) are devices that display time by rotating the hour, minute and second hands separately from the movement of the movement.

That is, the general structure of the clock is shown in FIG.

1, the movement drive shaft 12 protrudes to the upper surface through the center of the dial 10 provided in the case of a predetermined shape.

The drive shaft 12 is divided into drive shafts of the hour hand 14 and the minute hand 16 and the second hand 18, which are individually rotated by the movement, and constitute three stages. The movement has the hour hand 14 and the minute hand 16, respectively. And while the second hand 18 is fastened, the hour hand 14, the minute hand 16, and the second hand 18 display the time while rotating individually about the central axis of the watch as the movement of the movement is performed.

On the other hand, in recent years, the hour hand 14, minute hand 16, second hand 18 is not all composed of a clock that removes the second hand and displays the time only by the hour and minute hands have also been proposed.

However, prejudice against the clock still wants the numbers or symbols on the number plate to be configured to indicate the time and the hour hand 14, minute hand 16 and second hand 18 to indicate the time. Of course, the way to give an image to the face of the clock or to change the external image of the clock while changing the shape of the clock hand has been sought. However, as described above, the clock has not largely escaped from its basic structure. .

Looking at the clock in such a concept, the conventional clock structure gives a untidy and monotonous feeling. This may result in substantially degrading the readability of the watch. For example, since the hour and minute hands are configured separately, in order to recognize the time, the position of the hour hand is read to read the hour information, and the position of the next minute hand is read to determine the minute information. It is true that the perception speed of vision decreases.

In addition, a clock that displays the time using the hour hand 14, the minute hand 16, and the second hand 18 (sometimes removed) has been used for a very long time, and its viewers sometimes get tired of it. You may feel it.

In addition, in a society in which a watch is fashioned in reality, the watch is attracting attention as an item that should not be missed in fashion, but a watch having a configuration of the conventional hour hand 14, minute hand 16, and second hand 18 is only a fashion watch. The situation is not overcome. In addition, wall clocks installed in homes and offices are composed of hour, minute and second hands in the same manner as general clock structures, and thus, there is a difficulty in providing other aesthetic effects as a clock.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and to provide a new type of clock capable of improving the readability of time and providing an aesthetic sense.

Another object of the present invention is to display the time in a new type.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, a housing constituting the skeleton and the appearance of the watch body; A clock hand rotating in a predetermined direction in the housing with respect to the central axis of the clock body; And a display unit mounted on a part of the hour hand, and is configured to indicate time through a portion indicated by the hour hand and a number displayed on the display unit.

The hour hand indicates an hour or minute, and the number displayed on the display unit is configured to indicate a minute or hour.

The numbers displayed on the display are always displayed the same even when the hands are rotated.

Preferably, the display unit is composed of an electronic display device.

A selection button is further configured to allow the number displayed on the display to indicate the hour or minute.

The display unit may further display image information in addition to the time display.

In the present invention, only one clock hand is provided, but a display unit capable of displaying a number or the like is provided on a part of the clock hand. The hour hand indicates an hour or minute, and the number displayed on the display unit is configured to indicate a minute or hour. Therefore, it is possible to improve the readability of looking at time compared to a clock composed only of a uniform structure of the conventional hour hand, minute hand, and second hand.

In addition, a new type of clock that displays time in both analog and digital types is proposed, which is expected to increase the value of fashion and aesthetic effects.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a watch having an electronic display of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a wristwatch is described as an example for convenience of description.

2 is a front view of a watch according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2, the clock face plate 110 is provided in a housing 100 constituting the clock body. However, the clock face 110 of the present embodiment does not display numbers or symbols representing hours and minutes. Therefore, it can be said that the clock face plate 110 of the present embodiment merely serves to support the driving shaft of the movement described later. Of course, the clock face 110 is not displayed a number or symbol, it is natural to know the number or symbol corresponding to the portion located in the place indicated by the hand.

The watch hand 120 is connected to the movement driving shaft with respect to the central axis of the watch body and rotates by the rotation of the driving shaft. That is, the clock face plate 110 is placed on the movement located inside the housing 100, and the driving shaft of the movement penetrates the center of the clock face plate 110 to maintain a protruding state toward the upper surface. The drive shaft protruding to the upper surface of the rotating shaft is rotated by the movement, thereby rotating the clock hand 120 coupled to the movement one end. In one embodiment, the hour hand 120 represents minutes.

The hour hand 120 includes a display portion 130 at a predetermined position. In the figure, it is comprised in the end part of the clock hand 120. FIG. The display unit 130 displays a number. In one embodiment, the number represents an hour.

The display unit 130 is configured as an electronic display device. When the number displayed on the display unit 130 indicates an hour, the number is automatically changed and displayed after each time elapses. This may be controlled by a control unit (not shown) configured inside the watch body, or since the hour is passed every time the clock hand 120 indicating the current minute rotates one hour, the number is displayed correspondingly. Done.

In particular, the number displayed on the display unit 130 is always displayed in the correct position, not displayed obliquely even if the clock hand 120 rotates. To this end, the display unit 130 may employ various modules such as a light emitting diode (LED), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display (PDP), an organic EL (OLED), and the like. In addition, the appearance of the display unit 130 may be variously formed. That is, it can be applied in various shapes such as circle, oval, triangle, rectangle, polygon, character, etc., and only the number can be displayed in any shape.

Power supplied to the display unit 130 is supplied from a battery mounted in the housing 100. The power supply passage from the battery to the display unit 130 is supplied through the inside of the movement and the clock hand 120. Of course, if the display unit 130 operates with alternative energy such as solar energy, the power supply passage may not be configured.

Displaying the time through the clock having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 3. 3A to 3C show examples of displaying time using a clock according to the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the hour hand 120 is located approximately between the numbers '8' and '9' in the clock face (assuming 42 minutes), and the display unit 130 shows the number '9'. In this case, the number '9' represents hours and the hour hand represents minutes, and FIG. 3A shows 9:42.

In FIG. 3B, the hour hand 120 indicates the number '11' on the clock face (assuming approximately 55 minutes), and the display unit 130 shows the number '9'. In this case, the number 9 represents hours and the hour hand represents minutes, and FIG. 3B indicates 9:55.

 In FIG. 3C, the hour hand 120 indicates approximately '2' on the clock face (assuming approximately 10 minutes), and the display unit 130 shows the numeral '10'. Thus, Figure 3c points to 10:10.

That is, according to the configuration of FIG. 3, only one hour hand 120 for displaying minutes is provided, and one end of the hour hand 120 is provided with a display unit 130 for displaying an hour, and the display unit ( 130, the hour information of the time may be known, and the minute hand 120 may indicate the minute information.

Therefore, even if only one hour hand 120 can know the time easily.

4 is a front view of a watch according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is identical to the watch configuration of FIG. 2 described above. That is, the clock face 150 provided in the housing 140 constituting the clock body, one clock hand 160 connected to a movement formed to protrude through the center of the clock face 150, and the clock hand 160. It is composed of a display unit 170 provided at one end.

However, there is a difference in displaying time, and in contrast to FIG. 3, in FIG. 4, the hour hand 160 indicates time information, and the number displayed on the display unit 170 indicates minute information. It indicates.

This will be referred to FIGS. 5A to 5C.

In FIG. 5A, the hour hand 160 indicates the number '2' on the clock face, and the display unit 170 displays the number '20'. In this case, the number '2' indicates approximately 2 o'clock as hour information, and the number '20' of the display unit indicates minute information. So Fig. 5A shows 2:20.

In FIG. 5B, the hour hand 160 points to the number '8' on the clock face, and the display unit displays the number '55'. Here, if the number '8' indicates approximately eight o'clock as the hour information, the number '55' in the display section indicates minute information, and Fig. 5B shows 8:55.

5C shows that the hour hand 160 is located between the numbers '6' and '7' in the clock face (assuming approximately 6 o'clock), and the display unit 170 displays the number '30'. Thus, Fig. 5C points to 6:30.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the numbers displayed on the display units 130 and 170 do not necessarily display only the hour information or the minute information. That is, time information or minute information may be selected and displayed on the display units 130 and 170 according to a user's selection. To this end, a select button (not shown) is provided on a predetermined portion of the watch. Thus, when the selection button is operated, if the operating time of the selection button is displaying the hour information, it can be converted to the minute information and displayed. On the contrary, the operating time of the selection button displays the minute information. If so, it can be converted to hourly information and displayed.

In addition, in the present embodiment, in addition to displaying time information of hour information or minute information on the display unit 130 or 170, graphics such as various images may be displayed. In this case, if the time information is not desired, other functions may be provided, such as continuously displaying the graphic set by the user, or displaying the graphic in the middle while displaying the time information. For example, a screen saver or the like can be implemented. At this time, the information such as the graphic is stored in a memory or the like stored in the watch, and is controlled by a controller configured inside the watch body.

As described above, the present invention displays the time through one display hand and a display unit attached to a part of the clock hand, and proposes a new type of clock.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but is defined by the claims, and various changes and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the claims. It is self evident.

That is, in the present embodiment, although the numerals are not displayed on the clock face, the numerals '1' to '12' are displayed in the case of the hour hand indicating the hour, or the minute hand indicates the minute. The numbers '0' to '59' can be displayed in case of display. Alternatively, the display device may also display various symbols or letters that correspond to the numbers to display time.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, the present invention is not applied to only one type of clock, but is applied to various clocks such as wall clocks, wrist watches, table clocks, pocket watches, and the like.

1 is a front view of the clock having a typical clock face and hands

2 is a front view of a watch according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3A to 3C are state diagrams showing time according to the present embodiment.

4 is a front view of a watch according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5C are state diagrams showing time according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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100, 140: housing 110, 150: clock face

120, 160: Clock hands 130, 170: Display

Claims (6)

A housing constituting a skeleton and an appearance of the watch body; A clock hand rotating in a predetermined direction in the housing with respect to the central axis of the clock body; And It includes a display unit mounted to a part of the hour hand, When the hour hand indicates hour or minute, the number displayed on the display indicates minute or hour, and the electronic display unit indicates time information using the one hour hand. Withe watch. delete The method of claim 1, Even if the clock hand rotates, the number displayed on the display is displayed while maintaining the posture of the displayed number when the hour hand is located at the number '12' or '0' of the clock face. The method of claim 3, And the display unit comprises an electronic display device. The method of claim 1, And a selection button for causing the number displayed on the display to indicate the hour or minute. The method of claim 4 And the display unit further displays image information in addition to the time display.

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