EP2703913A2 - Timepiece to display a value of a time unit - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a clock for displaying a value of a time unit.
- the analogue time display on a clock is usually based on hour, minute and second hands. These hands are driven by a clockwork, which is mounted in a housing. Through the watch glass of the housing, the angular position of the hands can be recorded on a scale and the current time can be read.
- clock-driven clock hands such as hour and minute hands are also known from the prior art pointers that are not driven by the movement, see, for example, document CH 343 919 A .
- Such not driven by the clock hands can be manually adjusted by hand, without affecting the angular positions and rotational movements of the clock driven by the clock and serve, for example, to measure the duration of dives on diver's watches.
- the document DE 10 2010 020 466 A1 discloses a watch having a hand rotatable hand whose rotation affects the angular positions of the remaining hands such as hour and minute hands.
- a clock is displayed when a hand-rotatable pointer of the remaining hands meet.
- clock hands As the designation of clock hands already makes clear, they must point in a clearly visible direction. This is necessary for a clear detection of the angular position of the hands on the clock scale for reading the time. In the design of the various elements of the display such as pointers, scales and numbers is therefore to be considered that the direction of the pointer is clearly visible. If clock hands do not point in a clearly visible direction or are obscured by other elements of the display so that the direction indicated is not clearly recognizable, the time can not be read or only with high inaccuracy. The requirement for clock hands to point in a clearly recognizable direction therefore limits the shape of the elements of the display.
- the invention has for its object to provide a clock for displaying a value of a unit of time, in particular clock with analog time display, which makes it possible to produce clocks with time display in greater design variety. In particular, a possible free design of the hands should be provided.
- a clock for displaying a value of a time unit, with a read-off element, wherein a rotation of the read-off element is manually controllable, and a time unit correspondingly rotating mold element, wherein the rotational movement of the mold element is independent of a manually caused rotation of the read-off element and wherein the Value of the unit of time is readable only when a coincidence of the two elements by the angular position of the meeting indicates the value of the unit of time.
- the read-off element for reading the value of the time unit is manually rotated so that the read-off element and the form element meet.
- the read-off element may stand still when it comes into contact with the mold element for reading the value of the time unit.
- the read-off element and the form element can have the same axis of rotation.
- the meeting of read-off element and form element takes place exclusively in the angular position in which the read-off element and / or the form element point to the value of the time unit.
- the meeting of the read-off element with a form element for reading the time can take place in different ways. Both elements may overlap partially or completely, one element may partially or completely frame the other element and at least one side or at least one end point of the one element may collide with at least one side or at least one endpoint of the other element. Likewise, the meeting of the read-off element with a form element for reading the time can be effected by a combination of the three variants mentioned above. The way in which the read-off element and the form element meet can be the same for all time-unit values that can be represented by the clock.
- the display of a value of a further unit of time can be provided, wherein a further mold element rotates according to the further time unit and the value of the further time unit comparable to the interaction of read-off element and mold element is readable only when the further mold element meets the read-off element or another read-off element, in that the read-off element or the further read-off element and / or the further form element point to the value of the further time unit.
- At least one element of the display may have a disc-shaped figure of any shape. At least one element of the display can have at least one line-shaped or flat marking or recess of any shape on a disk-shaped figure of any shape. The disc-shaped figure can rotate eccentrically. At least part of the shape, marking or recess of a read-off element may correspond to at least part of the shape, marking or recess of a molding element. The molding element may be at least partially obscured by another element of the display.
- the read-out element may have a shape, recess or mark towards the edge, which increases the reading accuracy.
- the read-out element can rotate correspondingly to a second hand and a manual rotation of the read-off element can interrupt the rotation corresponding to a second hand for the duration of the manual rotation of the read-off element.
- the elements of the display may consist of one or several solid materials.
- a form element can be driven by a clockwork, and the clock of the movement can be a quartz crystal or a balance.
- the elements of the display can be displayed on an electronically controllable display screen or projected onto a projection screen.
- the unit of time, whose value from the clock through the The clash of two items can be the hour, minute, or second.
- the rotational movement of the mold element causes the mold element with the passage of time from the angular position in which the read-off element and the mold element for displaying the value of the Time Unit met, moved out, whereby the mold element is in a new angular position in which the mold element does not meet with the read-off element. Only after a complete revolution of the mold element or a manually generated rotation of the read-off element can the mold element meet again with the read-off element.
- a timepiece with an analogue time display which has an analogue display, a form element which is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation of the analogue display, a clockwork which is suitable, a clockwork driven and a time unit corresponding rotation of the mold element about the axis of rotation to drive, as well as having a read-off element, which is freely rotatably mounted freely rotatable about the axis of rotation or another axis of rotation, such that a manual rotation of the read-off element independently and decoupled from the forced by the clockwork rotation of the mold element is executed.
- markings are provided, which are formed with partial markings on the mold element and on the read-off element and which are at least partially visible at least in a reading position of read-off element and mold element relative to each other in the direction of the analog display.
- the reading position can be adjusted manually by manually rotating the read-off element, such that the partial markings on the read-off element are brought into a position assigned to the partial markings on the mold element.
- the read-off element displays a true or current analogue value for the time unit on the analog display, but not in other rotational positions of the form element and the read-off element relative to one another that differ from the read position.
- Relative position (relative rotational position) arranged to each other, which is determined by the predetermined mutual assignment of the part marks on the form element and read-off element.
- the partial markings are designed in such a way that the reading position is assumed in exactly one relative rotary position or relative angular position of the shaped element and read-off element. In other relative positions of form element and read element to each other no true or current value for the time shown analogously is readable.
- the markings have partial markings executed as picture elements on the read-off element and the shaped element.
- any symbols such as dashes, circles, points, triangles or the like are used, which are to be arranged one above the other or in a predetermined manner relative to each other in the reading position. The assumption of the predetermined relative position is carried out by means of manual rotation of the read-off element.
- the markings may have partial markings on the read-off element and the shaped element which are designed as shaped elements.
- Shaping elements are characterized by shape or contour sections, it being possible to provide that in the reading position they are partially or completely positively adjacent to one another in the viewing position in the viewing direction on the analogue display or are arranged lying against one another.
- the markings can be arranged on the read-off element and / or on the mold element in the region of a section of transparent material, through which the partial markings on the other element, namely the mold element or the read-off element, at least partially visible in the reading position.
- the markings on the read-off element and / or on the mold element have a recess which in the read position with an associated part mark on the other element, namely the mold element or the read-off element, in the direction of the analog display at least partially positive fit overlaps.
- the read-off element and the form element can be arranged partially or completely superimposed in the reading position in the direction of the analog display.
- the mold element can be designed as a pointer.
- a further form element and a further read-out element associated therewith can be provided for which a further read position is manually adjustable, comparable to the interaction of the form element and read element, in which a true analog value for a further time unit is displayed on the analog display by means of the further read element which is different from the time unit.
- the further form element and the further read-out element associated therewith have - similar to the design of the form element and read-off element - markings with corresponding part markings, which may be embodied in their concrete training equal to or different from the part marks on the form element and read-off element.
- the time unit relates to the hour and the further unit of time to minutes.
- Including a second display can also be provided in a comparable way.
- a clock in which the angular positions of the clock hands are determined by a manual rotation of at least one additional mold element by the additional mold element is successively brought into line with the clock hands.
- the additional mold element has a shape that points in a unique direction.
- a clock with a driven by a clockwork first pointer (form element) and a manually rotatable second pointer (read-off element) is provided, wherein the rotational movement of the first pointer is independent of a manually generated rotation of the second pointer, wherein a time display with respect Time unit only takes place when both hands meet by the second pointer points to the angular position of the current time of the time unit under consideration, while outside the time and angle of the meeting of the pointer meaningful time reading is not possible.
- the first pointer may have a shape that does not point in a clearly recognizable direction.
- the second pointer read-out element
- a part of the second pointer may correspond to the shape or part of the shape of the first pointer. Both hands can have the same axis of rotation.
- the clock may be another clock driven by the clock (another form element)
- the first pointer rotates according to an hour display and the other hand is rotated according to a minute display from the movement.
- the second pointer read-out element
- a partial or complete superimposition of both hands can take place.
- a partial or complete frame of the one pointer can take place by the other pointer.
- a meeting of the sides of both hands can take place.
- the second hand can be driven by the movement of the rotational speed of a second hand accordingly. A manual rotation of the second pointer can interrupt this drive of the movement.
- An embodiment of the clock has an hour hand (form element) and a minute hand (another form element) in addition to the read-off element.
- the current hour is displayed in a correspondence of the read-off element with the hour hand and the current minute when the read-out element coincides with the minute hand.
- a correspondence between the read-off element and the hour or minute hand can be made on the basis of the complete or partial meeting of clock hand and read element.
- the pages of the clock hand and the read element can meet.
- parts of the clock can be covered by the read-off element or vice versa.
- a coincidence between the clock hand and the read-off element can also be achieved by filling a recess of the one element with a corresponding shape of the other element. Consequently, a correspondence of the read-off element with the hour hand or minute hand is more generally described in that the read-off element partially or completely simulates the shape of hour and minute hands.
- the read-off element When reading the time, the read-off element can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. Furthermore, the current time is read sequentially, so, for example, the hour and then the minute are read. In angular positions of the read-off element and the clock hands (form elements), in which none of the clock hands coincides with the read-off element, an exact or unambiguous reading of the time is not possible.
- the proposed watch in one possible embodiment, can be described as follows.
- the analogue display has time-unit markings arranged circumferentially.
- a mold element non-pointer element
- a read-off element pointer element
- the manual rotation is independent and decoupled from the forced rotation of the mold element.
- the time can be read exactly in a reading position.
- the readable time in the reading position corresponds to the current / actual time.
- partial markings are arranged on the shaped element on the one hand and on the read-off element on the other hand in an associated reading position. Only this relationship of the partial mark on the form element and the read-off element allows an accurate reading of the current / actual time.
- the combination of read-off element and time unit markings makes it possible to read the actual / current time, which is precisely not possible or not exactly possible from the synopsis of the form element and the time unit markings.
- the combination of form element and time unit marking gives the user either no or only with high inaccuracy interpretable indication of the actual / current time. For example, a time that is not accurately legible is present at the time unit minute with 60 time unit markings if the current / actual minute can only be read with an error of at least plus / minus one minute.
- a clock 1 is shown with a 12-hour scale 2 and a mold element 4.
- the mold element 4 completes exactly one revolution around the axis of rotation 3 clockwise in 12 hours. Due to the rotation of the mold element 4 corresponding to an hour hand, it can also be called an hour hand.
- the hour hand 4 is shaped so that it is not possible to quantify the current angular position. It is not clear which direction the hour hand is pointing. Without a definition of the displayed direction of the hour hand, for example, in a user manual reading the current hour is thus not possible. Even if the indicated direction of the hour hand were known to the user of the clock, this could read the displayed direction only very inaccurate due to the shape of the hour hand.
- the clock 1 provides a read-out element 5, by means of which the rotational position of the hour hand can be read accurately. Since the arrow-like shape of the read-off element 5 intuitively reveals the indicated direction, it is therefore not necessary to look up it in a user manual.
- Fig. 2 the clock is 1 off Fig. 1 additionally shown with a read-off element 5.
- the read-off element 5 has a recess 7 which corresponds to the shape of the hour hand 4. Furthermore, the read-off element 5 has on the outside a shape 55 which points in a specific direction 6.
- Fig. 2 is the read-off element 5 in the 12 o'clock position and thus points to the hour "12".
- the read-off element 5 is manually rotatable by the same rotation axis 3 as the hour hand 4. A manual rotation of the read-off element 5 takes place independently of the rotation of the hour hand 4. With a manual rotation of the read-off element 5, the hour hand 4 carries on its rotation predetermined by the movement without being influenced.
- the current hour can be read when the read-off element 5 is rotated by hand so that it meets or matches the hour hand 4.
- a meeting of both elements 4 and 5 is in the embodiment in Fig. 2 then given when the hour hand 4, the recess 7 in the readout element 5 fills. Because the Recess in the read-off element 5 the hour hand 4 not completely framed, the current hour in Fig. 2 not be read.
- Fig. 3 the clock is 1 off Fig. 2 shown after a manual rotation of the read-off element 5.
- the hour hand 4 now completely fills the recess 7 of the read-off element 5 and the read-off element 5 points in the direction 6 of the current hour.
- the current hour is thus 9 o'clock.
- the read-out element 5 was manually rotated either 90 degrees counterclockwise or 270 degrees clockwise.
- the read-off element 5 is mechanically coupled to a rotatably mounted steady rest.
- Fig. 4 an embodiment of the clock 1 with scale 2, a mold element 4, a further mold element 8 and a read-off element 5 is shown. All three elements have the same axis of rotation 3. Using a 12 hour and 60 minute scale, the former 4 performs one full rotation every 12 hours and the other one performs a full rotation every 60 minutes. The mold element 4 can thus be called hour hand and the further mold element 8 can be called minute hand.
- the read-off element 5 points in the direction 6 of the hour "6" or the minute "30". However, since the read-off element 5 does not coincide with either the minute hand or the hour hand 4 and hour and minute hands are shaped so that they do not indicate a clear direction, in FIG. 4 not the time to be read.
- Fig. 5 is the embodiment of Fig. 4 displayed when reading the minute.
- the read-off element 5 coincides laterally with the minute hand 8 and thus points in the direction 6 of the current minute.
- the current minute is "0".
- Fig. 6 the embodiment Fig. 4 while reading the lesson.
- the pages of the hour hand 4 and the read-off element 5 meet.
- the read-off element 5 points in the direction 6 of the current hour, which is "9".
- the three 4 to 6 thus represent snapshots of a clock at the time 9:00 clock.
- the read-5 was within a few seconds manually by hand rotate to read the time so that the angle changes of the hour and minute hands due to the continuous time are so small that they are not visible.
- the display of a second is provided. Since a second hand rotates noticeably faster than a minute or hour hand, it is possible to execute the second hand in the same shape as the hour or minute hands. When reading the time, the second hand is not distinguished in this case by another form, but by the much faster rotational speed of the other hands.
- FIG. 7 an embodiment of a clock 1 with scale 2 and a form element or hour hand 4 is shown. To illustrate the formation of the hour hand 4, the read-off element is not shown.
- the hour hand consists of five linear markings printed on a transparent disc. The hour hand rotates about the rotation axis 3.
- Fig. 8 is the embodiment of Fig. 7 depicted with read-off element 5.
- the read-off element 5 is similar to the hour hand 4 of five line-shaped markings on a transparent disc, but still has an additional annular mark 54 on the edge. Based on this annular marking, the current angular position of the read-off element 5 can be determined exactly.
- the read-off element 5 can be rotated by hand about the rotation axis 3. To read the current hour, the read-off element 5 must be rotated so that the linear markings of the hour hand 4 and the read-off element 5 together form a star. For this, the end points of the linear markings of the read-off element must hit the end points of the linear markings of the hour hand. If the line-shaped markings give a star, the annular mark 51 of the read-off element 5 points to the current hour.
- Fig. 9 is the embodiment of the clock 1 from the Fig. 7 and 8th to read the current hour.
- the read-off element 5 was manually rotated so that the end points of the linear markings of the hour hand and the read-off element 5 meet and give a star.
- the annular marking 51 of the read-off element 5 points to the current hour, which is thus 2 o'clock.
- the star in the Relative to the axis of rotation 3 is arranged eccentrically, meet the end points of the linear markers of the hour hand and the read-off element 5 only in a certain angular position on each other.
- Fig. 10 another embodiment of a clock 1 is shown.
- the form element or the hour hand 4 is arranged, which consists of a small circular disc.
- the minute hand 8 consisting of a disk with a large circular hole 81.
- the scale 2 Above the minute hand 8 is the scale 2 followed by the read-off element 5.
- the read-off element 5 has the same shape as the minute hand with an additional recess 51 at the edge, as well as a ring 52 in the middle.
- the ring 52 of the read-off element has the same diameter as the minute hand.
- the read-off element 5 is printed on a transparent pane.
- Hour hand, minute hand and read-off element 5 have the same axis of rotation 3.
- the current hour can not be read or only with very high inaccuracy.
- the read-out element 5 partially hides the minute hand 8, as a result of which the current minute can likewise only be read with very little inaccuracy.
- the scale 2 is also partially hidden by the read-off element and visible only in the immediate vicinity of the recess 51. The scale can thus be used for an exact determination of the angular position of the read-off element.
- Fig. 11 is the embodiment of Fig. 10 to read the current minute.
- the read-off element 5 was rotated so that the hole 53 of the read-out element coincides with the hole 81 of the minute hand 8.
- the minute hand is thus completely covered by the read-off element.
- the recess 51 of the read-off element points to the current minute, which is thus "0".
- Fig. 12 is the clock 1 from the embodiment of the Fig. 10 and 11 to read the hour.
- the read-out element 5 was rotated 60 degrees clockwise, so that the ring 52 coincides with the hour hand 4.
- the hour hand shows the recess 51 of the reading element to the current hour, which is thus "2".
- the minute is the time of 2:00 o'clock.
- a further hour hand is used, which is arranged directly above the circular hour hand 4.
- the other hour hand has the same shape, size and eccentricity as the hour hand.
- the other hour hand is partially transparent so that the underlying hour hand 4 remains visible. Due to the coincidence of the shapes of both hour hand, their angular positions can be read with the ring 52 of the readout 5.
- Fig. 13 shows an embodiment of the clock 1 with an hour hand 4, which is shaped like a conventional clock hand and thus corresponds to a radially extending from the center of the display line.
- the rotation axis 3 of the hour hand 4 is at the center of the display.
- a circular reading pointer 5 with center equal to the center of the display.
- the read-out pointer 5 can be rotated manually about the rotation axis 3 of the hour hand 4 or the center of the display.
- the read-out pointer consists of a non-transparent material and has four radially extending line-shaped recesses 56. Through the recesses 56, the underlying elements of the display are visible.
- the hour hand is in angular positions in which the reading pointer does not match the hour hand, completely obscured by the reading pointer and the current hour can not be read.
- Fig. 15 is the reading position of the clock 1 off FIG. 14 displayed.
- the recess 56 of the reading pointer 5 hits the hour hand 4, so that the hour hand 4 is visible through the recess 56 of the reading pointer 5.
- the hour hand points to the current hour.
- the use of a plurality of recesses 56 in the reading pointer 5 has the advantage that the reading pointer for reading the current hour must be rotated less far until the hour hand hits one of the recesses of the reading pointer.
- FIG. 16 A technical realization of the clock is in Fig. 16 shown.
- a watch case 9 is used with rotatable bezel 10.
- the bezel is a gear 11 with the
- Read-off element 5 coupled, so that upon rotation of the bezel, the read-off element is also rotated.
- the movement 12 drives an hour-4 and a minute hand 8 and is not mechanically coupled to the bezel or the read-off element 5. All three hands have the same axis of rotation 3 and are shown in the form of transparent discs to which any pointer shapes can be applied.
- the watch case 9 has a housing glass 13 and includes a movement 12 with hour 4 and minute hands 8.
- a rotatably mounted bezel 10 is located above the housing 13 also with a glass glass 14 on the inside of the read-off element 5 is applied.
- the scale of the display can be applied to the housing glass 13.
- the use of two glasses 13, 14 on the clock hands 4, 8 has the advantage that the clockwork sealed with high water resistance whereas the bezel can be provided with a possible easy rotatable seal.
- a technical effect and utility of the proposed clock as opposed to the clock from the document DE 10 2010 020 466 A1 is that the rotational speeds of the hands and the manual or automatic winding mechanism and the hand setting mechanism of conventional movements can be used without modifications to the realization of the created clock.
- the read-off element 5 is coupled to the drive axis of the second of the movement, so that the read-off element 5 additionally serves as a second hand.
- the second is adjusted so to speak.
- a friction connection between the read-off element and the axis of the second movement it is ensured that a manual rotation of the read-off element does not engage in the movement of the movement of the watch over the second axis.
- the transmission of the second drive of the movement to the read-off element is blocked. After a manual rotation of the read-out element, the second is therefore no longer displayed correctly.
- the coupling of the read-off element to the manual rotation can be done by means of a ratchet mechanism.
- the read-off element can be rotated manually only counterclockwise, during the second drive of the movement, the read-off element clockwise drives.
- the bezel can be connected to the read-off element by pressing down the steady rest, wherein the toothing of the steady rest is coupled to the toothing of the read-off element only during the pressing down.
- Clockwork shown can be used both a quartz movement with battery and a mechanical movement with manual winding or automatic lift.
- the rotation of the read-off element can be controlled by manual operation of pushers or crowns on the watch case and then performed by one of the stepper motors of the movement. Since the stepper motors of the movement can be controlled independently of each other, the thus indirectly generated manual rotation of the read-off element does not affect the rotational movement of hour and minute hands.
- the display of the clock may be equipped with a touch-sensitive viewing window as known from touchscreens. Here, the touch of the viewing window can then be implemented by one of the stepper motors of the movement in a rotation of the read-off element.
- the watch can be both mechanically and in the Fig. 16 and 17 described can be realized, as well as an animation displayed on a screen or projected by a projector on a projection screen.
- any input device can be used for manual rotation of the read-off element such as the keys of a keyboard or a mouse, the scroll wheel of a mouse, a stylus or finger on a touch screen or a trackpad or trackball.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Uhr zur Anzeige eines Wertes einer Zeiteinheit.The invention relates to a clock for displaying a value of a time unit.
Die analoge Anzeige der Zeit auf einer Uhr erfolgt üblicherweise anhand von Uhrzeigern für Stunde, Minute und Sekunde. Diese Zeiger werden über ein Uhrwerk angetrieben, welches in einem Gehäuse befestigt ist. Durch das Uhrenglas des Gehäuses kann die Winkelstellung der Zeiger auf einer Skala erfasst und die aktuelle Uhrzeit abgelesen werden.The analogue time display on a clock is usually based on hour, minute and second hands. These hands are driven by a clockwork, which is mounted in a housing. Through the watch glass of the housing, the angular position of the hands can be recorded on a scale and the current time can be read.
Zusätzlich zu den vom Uhrwerk angetriebenen Uhrzeigern wie Stunden- und Minutenzeiger sind aus dem Stand der Technik auch Zeiger bekannt, die nicht von dem Uhrwerk angetrieben werden, siehe bspw. Dokument
Wie die Bezeichnung von Uhrzeigern bereits verdeutlicht, müssen diese in eine klar erkennbare Richtung zeigen. Dies ist für eine eindeutige Erfassung der Winkelstellung der Zeiger auf der Uhrenskala zum Ablesen der Zeit notwendig. In der Formgebung der verschiedenen Elemente der Anzeige wie Zeiger, Skalen und Ziffern ist folglich zu berücksichtigen, dass die Richtung der Zeiger klar zu erkennen ist. Wenn Uhrzeiger nicht in eine klar erkennbare Richtung zeigen oder von anderen Elementen der Anzeige so verdeckt sind, dass die angezeigte Richtung nicht eindeutig erkennbar ist, kann die Uhrzeit nicht oder nur mit hoher Ungenauigkeit abgelesen werden. Die Anforderung, dass Uhrzeiger in eine klar erkennbare Richtung zeigen müssen, schränkt daher die Formgebung der Elemente der Anzeige ein.As the designation of clock hands already makes clear, they must point in a clearly visible direction. This is necessary for a clear detection of the angular position of the hands on the clock scale for reading the time. In the design of the various elements of the display such as pointers, scales and numbers is therefore to be considered that the direction of the pointer is clearly visible. If clock hands do not point in a clearly visible direction or are obscured by other elements of the display so that the direction indicated is not clearly recognizable, the time can not be read or only with high inaccuracy. The requirement for clock hands to point in a clearly recognizable direction therefore limits the shape of the elements of the display.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Uhr zur Anzeige eines Wertes einer Zeiteinheit bereitzustellen, insbesondere Uhr mit analoger Zeitanzeige, die es ermöglicht, Uhren mit Zeitanzeige in größerer Gestaltungsvielfalt herzustellen. Insbesondere soll eine möglichst freie Formgestaltung für die Zeiger bereitgestellt werden.The invention has for its object to provide a clock for displaying a value of a unit of time, in particular clock with analog time display, which makes it possible to produce clocks with time display in greater design variety. In particular, a possible free design of the hands should be provided.
Diese Aufgabe wird durch eine Uhr nach Anspruch 1 gelöst. Ausgestaltungen sind Gegenstand von Unteransprüchen.This object is achieved by a clock according to
Es ist eine Uhr zur Anzeige eines Wertes einer Zeiteinheit geschaffen, mit einem Ableseelement, wobei eine Rotation des Ableseelementes manuell steuerbar ist, und einem der Zeiteinheit entsprechend rotierenden Formelement, wobei die Rotationsbewegung des Formelementes unabhängig von einer manuell hervorgerufenen Rotation des Ableseelementes erfolgt und wobei der Wert der Zeiteinheit ausschließlich bei einem Aufeinandertreffen beider Elemente ablesbar ist, indem die Winkelstellung des Aufeinandertreffens den Wert der Zeiteinheit angibt.There is provided a clock for displaying a value of a time unit, with a read-off element, wherein a rotation of the read-off element is manually controllable, and a time unit correspondingly rotating mold element, wherein the rotational movement of the mold element is independent of a manually caused rotation of the read-off element and wherein the Value of the unit of time is readable only when a coincidence of the two elements by the angular position of the meeting indicates the value of the unit of time.
Es kann vorgesehen sein, dass das Ableseelement zum Ablesen des Wertes der Zeiteinheit manuell so rotiert wird, dass das Ableseelement und das Formelement aufeinandertreffen. Das Ableseelement kann beim Aufeinandertreffen mit dem Formelement zum Ablesen des Wertes der Zeiteinheit stillstehen. Das Ableseelement und das Formelement können dieselbe Rotationsachse aufweisen. Es kann vorgesehen sein, dass das Aufeinandertreffen von Ableseelement und Formelement ausschließlich in der Winkelstellung erfolgt, in welcher das Ableseelement und / oder das Formelement auf den Wert der Zeiteinheit zeigen. Es kann eine der Zeiteinheit entsprechenden Skala vorhanden sein, wobei ausschließlich bei einem Aufeinandertreffen des Ableseelementes mit dem Formelement, das Ableseelement und / oder das Formelement den Wert der Zeiteinheit auf der Skala anzeigen.It can be provided that the read-off element for reading the value of the time unit is manually rotated so that the read-off element and the form element meet. The read-off element may stand still when it comes into contact with the mold element for reading the value of the time unit. The read-off element and the form element can have the same axis of rotation. It can be provided that the meeting of read-off element and form element takes place exclusively in the angular position in which the read-off element and / or the form element point to the value of the time unit. There may be a scale corresponding to the time unit, wherein only at a meeting of the read-off element with the form element, the read-off element and / or the form element indicate the value of the time unit on the scale.
Das Aufeinandertreffen des Ableseelementes mit einem Formelement zum Ablesen der Zeit kann auf unterschiedliche Art und Weise erfolgen. Beide Elemente können sich teilweise oder vollständig überlagern, das eine Element kann das andere Element teilweise oder vollständig umrahmen und mindestens eine Seite oder mindestens ein Endpunkt des einen Elementes kann mit mindestens einer Seite oder mindestens einem Endpunkt des anderen Elementes aufeinandertreffen. Ebenfalls kann das Aufeinandertreffen des Ableseelementes mit einem Formelement zum Ablesen der Zeit durch eine Kombination der drei oben genannten Varianten erfolgen. Die Art des Aufeinandertreffens von Ableseelement und Formelement kann für alle von der Uhr darstellbaren Werte der Zeiteinheit gleich sein.The meeting of the read-off element with a form element for reading the time can take place in different ways. Both elements may overlap partially or completely, one element may partially or completely frame the other element and at least one side or at least one end point of the one element may collide with at least one side or at least one endpoint of the other element. Likewise, the meeting of the read-off element with a form element for reading the time can be effected by a combination of the three variants mentioned above. The way in which the read-off element and the form element meet can be the same for all time-unit values that can be represented by the clock.
Die Anzeige eines Wertes einer weiteren Zeiteinheit kann vorgesehen sein, wobei ein weiteres Formelement entsprechend der weiteren Zeiteinheit rotiert und der Wert der weiteren Zeiteinheit vergleichbar dem Zusammenwirken von Ableseelement und Formelement ausschließlich bei einem Aufeinandertreffen des weiteren Formelementes mit dem Ableseelement oder einem weiteren Ableseelement ablesbar ist, indem das Ableseelement oder das weitere Ableseelement und / oder das weitere Formelement auf den Wert der weiteren Zeiteinheit zeigen.The display of a value of a further unit of time can be provided, wherein a further mold element rotates according to the further time unit and the value of the further time unit comparable to the interaction of read-off element and mold element is readable only when the further mold element meets the read-off element or another read-off element, in that the read-off element or the further read-off element and / or the further form element point to the value of the further time unit.
Mindestens ein Element der Anzeige kann eine scheibenförmige Figur beliebiger Form aufweisen. Mindestens ein Element der Anzeige kann mindestens eine linienförmige oder flächige Markierung oder Aussparung beliebiger Form auf einer scheibenförmigen Figur beliebiger Form aufweisen. Die scheibenförmige Figur kann exzentrisch rotieren. Mindestens ein Teil der Form, Markierung oder Aussparung eines Ableseelementes kann mindestens einem Teil der Form, Markierung oder Aussparung eines Formelementes entsprechen. Das Formelement kann mindestens teilweise von einem anderen Element der Anzeige verdeckt sein. Das Ableseelement kann eine Form, Aussparung oder Markierung zum Rand hin aufweisen, welche die Ablesegenauigkeit erhöht.At least one element of the display may have a disc-shaped figure of any shape. At least one element of the display can have at least one line-shaped or flat marking or recess of any shape on a disk-shaped figure of any shape. The disc-shaped figure can rotate eccentrically. At least part of the shape, marking or recess of a read-off element may correspond to at least part of the shape, marking or recess of a molding element. The molding element may be at least partially obscured by another element of the display. The read-out element may have a shape, recess or mark towards the edge, which increases the reading accuracy.
Das Ableseelement kann einem Sekundenzeiger entsprechend rotieren und eine manuelle Rotation des Ableseelementes kann die einem Sekundenzeiger entsprechende Rotation für die Dauer der manuellen Rotation des Ableseelementes unterbrechen.The read-out element can rotate correspondingly to a second hand and a manual rotation of the read-off element can interrupt the rotation corresponding to a second hand for the duration of the manual rotation of the read-off element.
Die Elemente der Anzeige können aus einem oder verschiedenen festen Materialien bestehen. Ein Formelement kann von einem Uhrwerk angetrieben werden, und der Taktgeber des Uhrwerkes kann ein Quarzkristall oder eine Unruh sein. Die Elemente der Anzeige können auf einem elektronisch ansteuerbaren Anzeigeschirm dargestellt oder auf eine Projektionsfläche projiziert werden. Die Zeiteinheit, deren Wert von der Uhr durch das Aufeinandertreffen zweier Elemente angezeigt wird, kann die Stunde, Minute oder die Sekunde sein.The elements of the display may consist of one or several solid materials. A form element can be driven by a clockwork, and the clock of the movement can be a quartz crystal or a balance. The elements of the display can be displayed on an electronically controllable display screen or projected onto a projection screen. The unit of time, whose value from the clock through the The clash of two items can be the hour, minute, or second.
Ausgehend von der Winkelstellung, in welcher das Ableseelement und das Formelement zur Anzeige des Wertes der Zeiteinheit aufeinandertreffen, führt die Rotationsbewegung des Formelementes dazu, dass sich das Formelement mit fortschreitender Zeit aus der Winkelstellung, in welcher das Ableseelement und das Formelement zur Anzeige des Wertes der Zeiteinheit aufeinandertrafen, herausbewegt, wodurch sich das Formelement in einer neuen Winkelstellung befindet, in welcher das Formelement nicht mit dem Ableseelement aufeinandertrifft. Erst nach einer vollständigen Umdrehung des Formelementes oder einer manuell erzeugten Rotation des Ableseelementes kann das Formelement wieder mit dem Ableseelement aufeinandertreffen.Starting from the angular position in which the read-off element and the mold element meet to indicate the value of the time unit, the rotational movement of the mold element causes the mold element with the passage of time from the angular position in which the read-off element and the mold element for displaying the value of the Time Unit met, moved out, whereby the mold element is in a new angular position in which the mold element does not meet with the read-off element. Only after a complete revolution of the mold element or a manually generated rotation of the read-off element can the mold element meet again with the read-off element.
In einer Ausführung ist eine Uhr mit analoger Zeitanzeige geschaffen, die eine analoge Anzeige, ein Formelement, welches um eine Rotationsachse der analogen Anzeige drehbar gelagert ist, ein Uhrwerk, welches geeignet ist, eine Uhrwerks getriebene und einer Zeiteinheit entsprechende Rotation des Formelementes um die Rotationsachse anzutreiben, sowie ein Ableseelement aufweist, welches um die Rotationsachse oder eine andere Rotationsachse manuell frei drehbar gelagert ist, derart, dass eine manuelle Rotation des Ableseelementes unabhängig und entkoppelt von der mittels des Uhrwerks erzwungenen Rotation des Formelementes ausfiihrbar ist. Weiterhin sind Markierungen vorgesehen, die mit Teilmarkierungen an dem Formelement und an dem Ableseelement gebildet sind und die wenigstens in einer Ablesestellung von Ableseelement und Formelement relativ zueinander in Blickrichtung auf die analoge Anzeige zumindest teilweise einsehbar sind. Die Ablesestellung ist manuell einstellbar, indem das Ableseelement manuell gedreht wird, derart, dass die Teilmarkierungen an dem Ableseelement in eine den Teilmarkierungen an dem Formelement zugeordnete Stellung gebracht werden. In der Ablesestellung zeigt das Ableseelement auf der analogen Anzeige einen wahren oder aktuellen analogen Wert für die Zeiteinheit an, nicht aber in anderen, sich von der Ablesestellung unterscheidenden Drehstellungen von Formelement und Ableseelement relativ zueinander.In one embodiment, a timepiece with an analogue time display is provided which has an analogue display, a form element which is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation of the analogue display, a clockwork which is suitable, a clockwork driven and a time unit corresponding rotation of the mold element about the axis of rotation to drive, as well as having a read-off element, which is freely rotatably mounted freely rotatable about the axis of rotation or another axis of rotation, such that a manual rotation of the read-off element independently and decoupled from the forced by the clockwork rotation of the mold element is executed. Furthermore, markings are provided, which are formed with partial markings on the mold element and on the read-off element and which are at least partially visible at least in a reading position of read-off element and mold element relative to each other in the direction of the analog display. The reading position can be adjusted manually by manually rotating the read-off element, such that the partial markings on the read-off element are brought into a position assigned to the partial markings on the mold element. In the reading position, the read-off element displays a true or current analogue value for the time unit on the analog display, but not in other rotational positions of the form element and the read-off element relative to one another that differ from the read position.
In der Ablesestellung sind das Formelement, dessen Rotation der Zeiteinheit entsprechend durch das Uhrwerk erzwungen wird, und das manuell gedrehte Ableseelement einerIn the reading position, the form element whose rotation of the unit of time is forced by the clockwork, and the manually rotated read-off a
Relativstellung (Relativdrehstellung) zueinander angeordnet, die bestimmt ist durch die vorgegebene gegenseitige Zuordnung der Teilmarkierungen auf Formelement und Ableseelement. Die Teilmarkierungen sind derart ausgeführt, dass in genau einer Relativdrehoder Relativwinkelstellung von Formelement und Ableseelement die Ablesestellung eingenommen wird. In anderen Relativlagen von Formelement und Ableseelement zueinander ist kein wahrer oder aktueller Wert für die analog dargestellte Zeit ablesbar.Relative position (relative rotational position) arranged to each other, which is determined by the predetermined mutual assignment of the part marks on the form element and read-off element. The partial markings are designed in such a way that the reading position is assumed in exactly one relative rotary position or relative angular position of the shaped element and read-off element. In other relative positions of form element and read element to each other no true or current value for the time shown analogously is readable.
Es kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Markierungen als Bildelemente ausgeführte Teilmarkierungen an dem Ableseelement und dem Formelement aufweisen. Zum Beispiel kann vorgesehen sein, dass beliebige Symbole wie Striche, Kreise, Punkte, Dreiecke oder dergleichen verwendet werden, die übereinander oder in vorbestimmter Art und Weise relativ zueinander anzuordnen sind in der Ablesestellung. Das Einnehmen der vorbestimmten Relativstellung wird mittels manuellen Drehen des Ableseelementes ausgeführt.It can be provided that the markings have partial markings executed as picture elements on the read-off element and the shaped element. For example, it may be provided that any symbols such as dashes, circles, points, triangles or the like are used, which are to be arranged one above the other or in a predetermined manner relative to each other in the reading position. The assumption of the predetermined relative position is carried out by means of manual rotation of the read-off element.
Die Markierungen können als Formelemente ausgeführte Teilmarkierungen an dem Ableseelement und dem Formelement aufweisen. Formelemente sind charakterisiert durch Form- oder Konturabschnitte, wobei vorgesehen sein kann, dass diese in der Ablesestellung in Blickrichtung auf die analoge Anzeige teilweise oder ganz formschlüssig aneinander grenzen oder aneinander liegend angeordnet sind.The markings may have partial markings on the read-off element and the shaped element which are designed as shaped elements. Shaping elements are characterized by shape or contour sections, it being possible to provide that in the reading position they are partially or completely positively adjacent to one another in the viewing position in the viewing direction on the analogue display or are arranged lying against one another.
Die Markierungen können an dem Ableseelement und / oder an dem Formelement im Bereich eines Abschnittes aus durchsichtigem Material angeordnet sein, durch den hindurch die Teilmarkierungen an dem anderen Element, nämlich dem Formelement oder dem Ableseelement, wenigstens in der Ablesestellung zumindest teilweise einsehbar sind.The markings can be arranged on the read-off element and / or on the mold element in the region of a section of transparent material, through which the partial markings on the other element, namely the mold element or the read-off element, at least partially visible in the reading position.
Es kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Markierungen an dem Ableseelement und / oder an dem Formelement eine Ausnehmung aufweisen, die in der Ablesestellung mit einer zugeordneten Teilmarkierung an dem anderen Element, nämlich dem Formelement oder dem Ableseelement, in Blickrichtung auf die analoge Anzeige wenigstens teilweise formschlüssig überlappt.It can be provided that the markings on the read-off element and / or on the mold element have a recess which in the read position with an associated part mark on the other element, namely the mold element or the read-off element, in the direction of the analog display at least partially positive fit overlaps.
Das Ableseelement und das Formelement können in der Ablesestellung in Blickrichtung auf die analoge Anzeige sich einander teilweise oder ganz überlagernd angeordnet sein. Das Formelement kann als ein Zeiger ausgeführt sein.The read-off element and the form element can be arranged partially or completely superimposed in the reading position in the direction of the analog display. The mold element can be designed as a pointer.
Ein weiteres Formelement und ein diesem zugeordnetes weiteres Ableseelement können vorgesehen sein, für die, vergleichbar dem Zusammenwirken von Formelement und Ableseelement, eine weitere Ablesestellung manuell einstellbar ist, in welcher mittels des weiteren Ableseelementes auf der analogen Anzeige ein wahrer analoger Wert für eine weitere Zeiteinheit angezeigt wird, die von der Zeiteinheit verschieden ist. Das weitere Formelement und das diesem zugeordnete, weitere Ableseelement weisen - vergleichbar zur Ausbildung von Formelement und Ableseelement - Markierungen mit korrespondierenden Teilmarkierungen auf, die in ihrer konkreten Ausbildung gleich den oder verschieden von den Teilmarkierungen an Formelement und Ableseelement ausgeführt sein können. Beispielweise betrifft die Zeiteinheit die Stunde und die weitere Zeiteinheit Minuten. Auch eine Einbeziehung einer Sekundenanzeige kann in vergleichbarer Weise vorgesehen sein.A further form element and a further read-out element associated therewith can be provided for which a further read position is manually adjustable, comparable to the interaction of the form element and read element, in which a true analog value for a further time unit is displayed on the analog display by means of the further read element which is different from the time unit. The further form element and the further read-out element associated therewith have - similar to the design of the form element and read-off element - markings with corresponding part markings, which may be embodied in their concrete training equal to or different from the part marks on the form element and read-off element. For example, the time unit relates to the hour and the further unit of time to minutes. Including a second display can also be provided in a comparable way.
Nach einer anderen Ausführung ist eine Uhr geschaffen, bei welcher die Winkelstellungen der Uhrzeiger durch ein manuelles Rotieren mindestens eines zusätzlichen Formelementes bestimmt werden, indem das zusätzliche Formelement nacheinander mit den Uhrzeigern in Übereinstimmung gebracht wird. Hierbei weist das zusätzliche Formelement eine Form auf, die in eine eindeutige Richtung zeigt.According to another embodiment, a clock is provided in which the angular positions of the clock hands are determined by a manual rotation of at least one additional mold element by the additional mold element is successively brought into line with the clock hands. Here, the additional mold element has a shape that points in a unique direction.
In einer Ausgestaltung ist eine Uhr mit einem von einem Uhrwerk angetriebenen ersten Zeiger (Formelement) und einem manuell rotierbaren zweiten Zeiger (Ableseelement) vorgesehen, wobei die Rotationsbewegung des ersten Zeigers unabhängig von einer manuell erzeugten Rotation des zweiten Zeigers erfolgt, wobei eine Zeitanzeige hinsichtlich einer Zeiteinheit nur bei einem Aufeinandertreffen beider Zeiger erfolgt, indem der zweite Zeiger auf die Winkelstellung der aktuellen Zeit der betrachteten Zeiteinheit zeigt, während außerhalb der Zeitpunkte und Winkel des Aufeinandertreffens der Zeiger eine sinnvolle Zeitablesung nicht möglich ist.In one embodiment, a clock with a driven by a clockwork first pointer (form element) and a manually rotatable second pointer (read-off element) is provided, wherein the rotational movement of the first pointer is independent of a manually generated rotation of the second pointer, wherein a time display with respect Time unit only takes place when both hands meet by the second pointer points to the angular position of the current time of the time unit under consideration, while outside the time and angle of the meeting of the pointer meaningful time reading is not possible.
Der erste Zeiger (Formelement) kann eine Form aufweisen, die in keine eindeutig erkennbare Richtung zeigt. Der zweite Zeiger (Ableseelement) kann eine Form aufweisen, die in eine eindeutig erkennbare Richtung zeigt. Ein Teil des zweiten Zeigers kann der Form oder einem Teil der Form des ersten Zeigers entsprechen. Beide Zeiger können dieselbe Rotationsachse aufweisen.The first pointer (molding element) may have a shape that does not point in a clearly recognizable direction. The second pointer (read-out element) may have a shape that is in a clearly identifiable direction. A part of the second pointer may correspond to the shape or part of the shape of the first pointer. Both hands can have the same axis of rotation.
Es kann ein weiterer vom Uhrwerk angetriebener Zeiger (weiteres Formelement) vorgesehen sein, wobei der erste Zeiger (Formelement) entsprechend einer Stundenanzeige rotiert und der weitere Zeiger entsprechend einer Minutenanzeige vom Uhrwerk rotiert wird. Beim Aufeinandertreffen des zweiten Zeigers (Ableseelement) mit einem anderen Zeiger zum Ablesen der Zeit kann ein teilweises oder vollständiges Überlagern beider Zeiger stattfinden. Beim Aufeinandertreffen des zweiten Zeigers mit einem anderen Zeiger zum Ablesen der Zeit kann ein teilweises oder vollständiges Umrahmen des einen Zeigers durch den anderen Zeiger stattfinden. Beim Aufeinandertreffen des zweiten Zeigers mit einem anderen Zeiger zum Ablesen der Zeit kann ein Aufeinandertreffen der Seiten beider Zeiger stattfinden. Der zweite Zeiger kann von dem Uhrwerk der Umdrehungsgeschwindigkeit eines Sekundenzeigers entsprechend angetrieben werden. Eine manuelle Rotation des zweiten Zeigers kann diesen Antrieb des Uhrwerks unterbrechen.There may be another clock driven by the clock (another form element) may be provided, wherein the first pointer (mold element) rotates according to an hour display and the other hand is rotated according to a minute display from the movement. When the second pointer (read-out element) meets with another pointer for reading the time, a partial or complete superimposition of both hands can take place. When the second pointer meets with another pointer for reading the time, a partial or complete frame of the one pointer can take place by the other pointer. When the second pointer meets with another pointer for reading the time, a meeting of the sides of both hands can take place. The second hand can be driven by the movement of the rotational speed of a second hand accordingly. A manual rotation of the second pointer can interrupt this drive of the movement.
Eine Ausgestaltung der Uhr weist zusätzlich zum Ableseelement einen Stundenzeiger (Formelement) und einen Minutenzeiger (weiteres Formelement) auf. Dabei wird bei einer Übereinstimmung des Ableseelementes mit dem Stundenzeiger die aktuelle Stunde und bei einer Übereinstimmung des Ableseelementes mit dem Minutenzeiger die aktuelle Minute angezeigt.An embodiment of the clock has an hour hand (form element) and a minute hand (another form element) in addition to the read-off element. In this case, the current hour is displayed in a correspondence of the read-off element with the hour hand and the current minute when the read-out element coincides with the minute hand.
Eine Übereinstimmung zwischen dem Ableseelement und dem Stunden- oder Minutenzeiger (Formelement und weiteres Formelement) kann anhand des vollständigen oder teilweisen Aufeinandertreffens von Uhrzeiger und Ableseelement erfolgen. Es können zum Beispiel die Seiten von Uhrzeiger und Ableseelement aufeinandertreffen. Ebenso können Teile des Uhrzeigers von dem Ableseelement verdeckt werden oder umgekehrt. Eine Übereinstimmung zwischen Uhrzeiger und Ableseelement kann auch dadurch erfolgen, dass eine Aussparung des einen Elementes durch eine entsprechende Form des anderen Elementes ausgefüllt wird. Folglich wird eine Übereinstimmung des Ableseelementes mit dem Stunden- oder Minutenzeiger allgemeiner beschrieben dadurch ermöglicht, dass das Ableseelement die Form von Stunden- und Minutenzeiger teilweise oder vollständig nachbildet.A correspondence between the read-off element and the hour or minute hand (form element and further form element) can be made on the basis of the complete or partial meeting of clock hand and read element. For example, the pages of the clock hand and the read element can meet. Likewise, parts of the clock can be covered by the read-off element or vice versa. A coincidence between the clock hand and the read-off element can also be achieved by filling a recess of the one element with a corresponding shape of the other element. Consequently, a correspondence of the read-off element with the hour hand or minute hand is more generally described in that the read-off element partially or completely simulates the shape of hour and minute hands.
Beim Ablesen der Zeit kann das Ableseelement mit oder entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn rotiert werden. Des Weiteren erfolgt das Ablesen der aktuellen Zeit sequentiell, also wird zum Beispiel erst die Stunde und danach die Minute abgelesen. In Winkelstellungen des Ableseelementes und der Uhrzeiger (Formelemente), bei denen keiner der Uhrzeiger mit dem Ableseelement übereinstimmt ist ein exaktes oder eindeutiges Ablesen der Zeit nicht möglich.When reading the time, the read-off element can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. Furthermore, the current time is read sequentially, so, for example, the hour and then the minute are read. In angular positions of the read-off element and the clock hands (form elements), in which none of the clock hands coincides with the read-off element, an exact or unambiguous reading of the time is not possible.
Die vorgeschlagene Uhr kann in einer möglichen Ausgestaltung wie folgt beschrieben werden. Die analoge Anzeige verfügt über Zeiteinheit-Markierungen, die umlaufend angeordnet sind. Im Bereich der Anzeige ist ein Formelement (Nicht-Zeigerelement) angeordnet, welches der Zeiteinheit entsprechend eine erzwungene / angetriebene Rotationsbewegung um eine Rotationsachse ausführt. Aus der Zusammenschau von Formelement und Zeiteinheit-Markierungen ist die aktuelle / tatsächliche Zeit nicht oder nicht exakt ablesbar. Auf der Anzeige ist weiterhin ein Ableseelement (Zeigerelement) angeordnet, welches um die Rotationsachse oder eine andere Rotationsachse manuell drehbar gelagert ist, wobei die manuelle Drehung unabhängig und entkoppelt von der erzwungenen Drehung des Formelementes ist. Aus der Zusammenschau von Ableseelement und Zeiteinheit-Markierungen ist in einer Ablesestellung die Zeit exakt ablesbar. Die ablesbare Zeit entspricht in der Ablesestellung der aktuellen / tatsächlichen Zeit. In der Ablesestellung sind Teilmarkierungen auf dem Formelement einerseits und auf dem Ableseelement andererseits in einer einander zugeordneten Ablesestellung angeordnet. Erst dieses in Beziehung setzen der Teilmarkierung auf dem Formelement und dem Ableseelement ermöglicht ein exaktes Ablesen der aktuellen / tatsächlichen Zeit. Die Zusammenschau von Ableseelement und Zeiteinheit-Markierungen ermöglicht das Ablesen der tatsächlichen / aktuellen Zeit, was aus der Zusammenschau von Formelement und Zeiteinheit-Markierungen gerade nicht bzw. nicht exakt möglich ist. Die Zusammenschau von Formelement und Zeiteinheit-Markierung gibt dem Benutzer entweder keinen oder einen nur mit hoher Ungenauigkeit interpretierbaren Hinweis auf die tatsächliche / aktuelle Zeit. Eine nicht exakt ablesbare Zeit liegt bspw. bei der Zeiteinheit Minute mit 60 Zeiteinheit-Markierungen vor, wenn die aktuelle / tatsächliche Minute nur mit einem Fehler von mindestens plus / minus einer Minute abgelesen werden kann.The proposed watch, in one possible embodiment, can be described as follows. The analogue display has time-unit markings arranged circumferentially. In the area of the display, a mold element (non-pointer element) is arranged, which performs a forced / driven rotational movement about an axis of rotation corresponding to the time unit. From the synopsis of the form element and time unit markings, the current / actual time is not or not exactly readable. On the display a read-off element (pointer element) is further arranged, which is mounted for rotation about the rotation axis or another rotation axis manually, wherein the manual rotation is independent and decoupled from the forced rotation of the mold element. From the synopsis of reading element and time unit markings, the time can be read exactly in a reading position. The readable time in the reading position corresponds to the current / actual time. In the reading position, partial markings are arranged on the shaped element on the one hand and on the read-off element on the other hand in an associated reading position. Only this relationship of the partial mark on the form element and the read-off element allows an accurate reading of the current / actual time. The combination of read-off element and time unit markings makes it possible to read the actual / current time, which is precisely not possible or not exactly possible from the synopsis of the form element and the time unit markings. The combination of form element and time unit marking gives the user either no or only with high inaccuracy interpretable indication of the actual / current time. For example, a time that is not accurately legible is present at the time unit minute with 60 time unit markings if the current / actual minute can only be read with an error of at least plus / minus one minute.
Im Folgenden werden weitere Ausführungsbeispiele unter Bezugnahme auf Figuren mit Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Hierbei zeigen:
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- das Beispiel der Uhr aus
Fig. 7 mit einem Ableseelement, welches das Ablesen des Stundenzeigers ermöglicht, - Fig. 9
- das Beispiel der Uhr aus
Fig. 8 nachdem das Ableseelement manuell so rotiert wurde, dass die aktuelle Stunde abgelesen werden kann, - Fig. 10
- ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Uhr mit einem teilweise verdeckten Minutenzeiger und einem kreisförmigen Stundenzeiger,
- Fig. 11
- das Ausführungsbeispiel aus
Fig. 10 zum Ablesen der aktuellen Minute, - Fig. 12
- das Ausführungsbeispiel aus
Fig. 10 zum Ablesen der aktuellen Stunde, - Fig. 13
- ein Ausführungsbeispiel mit einem konventionellen Stundenzeiger,
- Fig. 14
- das Ausführungsbeispiel aus
Fig. 13 mit einem Ablesezeiger, der den Stundenzeiger verdeckt, - Fig. 15
- das Ausführungsbeispiel aus
Fig. 14 zum Ablesen der aktuellen Stunde, - Fig. 16
- eine technische Realisierung der Uhr und
- Fig. 17
- eine weitere technische Realisierung der Uhr.
- Fig. 1
- an example of a clock with an hour hand whose shape does not allow unambiguous recognition of the angular position and thus the current hour,
- Fig. 2
- the example of the clock
Fig. 1 with a read-off element, which allows the reading of the hour hand, - Fig. 3
- the example of the clock
Fig. 2 after the read-off element has been manually rotated to match the hour hand and the current hour can be read, - Fig. 4
- an embodiment of the watch with an hour hand, a minute hand and a read-off element,
- Fig. 5
- the embodiment
Fig. 4 after a manual rotation of the reading element to read the current minute, - Fig. 6
- the embodiment
Fig. 4 after a manual rotation of the read-off element for reading the current hour, - Figure 7
- an example of a clock with an hour hand, which consists of linear markings whose arrangement does not allow a clear recognition of the current hour,
- Fig. 8
- the example of the clock
Fig. 7 with a read-off element, which allows the reading of the hour hand, - Fig. 9
- the example of the clock
Fig. 8 after the read-off element has been manually rotated so that the current hour can be read, - Fig. 10
- an embodiment of the watch with a partially hidden minute hand and a circular hour hand,
- Fig. 11
- the embodiment
Fig. 10 to read the current minute, - Fig. 12
- the embodiment
Fig. 10 to read the current hour, - Fig. 13
- an embodiment with a conventional hour hand,
- Fig. 14
- the embodiment
Fig. 13 with a reading pointer obscuring the hour hand, - Fig. 15
- the embodiment
Fig. 14 to read the current hour, - Fig. 16
- a technical realization of the clock and
- Fig. 17
- another technical realization of the clock.
In
Wie in
In
Die aktuelle Stunde kann abgelesen werden, wenn das Ableseelement 5 von Hand so rotiert wird, dass es auf den Stundenzeiger 4 trifft bzw. mit diesem übereinstimmt. Ein Aufeinandertreffen beider Elemente 4 und 5 ist in dem Ausführungsbeispiel in
In
Zwischen
In
In
Die drei
In einer weiteren Ausführung ist die Anzeige einer Sekunde vorgesehen. Da sich ein Sekundenzeiger deutlich sichtbar schneller dreht als ein Minuten- oder Stundenzeiger, ist es möglich den Sekundenzeiger in derselben Form auszuführen, wie den Stunden- oder Minutenzeiger. Beim Ablesen der Zeit wird der Sekundenzeiger in diesem Fall nicht durch eine andere Form, sondern durch die deutlich schnellere Umdrehungsgeschwindigkeit von den anderen Zeigern unterschieden.In a further embodiment, the display of a second is provided. Since a second hand rotates noticeably faster than a minute or hour hand, it is possible to execute the second hand in the same shape as the hour or minute hands. When reading the time, the second hand is not distinguished in this case by another form, but by the much faster rotational speed of the other hands.
In
In
In
In
In dem Ausführungsbeispiel in
In
In
In einer weiteren Ausführungsvariante des Beispiels aus den
In
Eine technische Realisierung der Uhr ist in
Ableseelement 5 gekoppelt, sodass bei einer Drehung der Lünette das Ableseelement ebenfalls gedreht wird. Das Uhrwerk 12 treibt einen Stunden- 4 und einen Minutenzeiger 8 an und ist nicht mechanisch mit der Lünette oder dem Ableseelement 5 gekoppelt. Alle drei Zeiger weisen dieselbe Rotationsachse 3 auf und sind in Form von durchsichtigen Scheiben dargestellt, auf welche beliebige Zeigerformen aufgebracht werden können.Read-off
Eine weitere technische Realisierung der Uhr ist in
Ein technischer Effekt und Nutzen der vorgeschlagenen Uhr im Gegensatz zu der Uhr aus dem Dokument
In einer weiteren Ausführungsvariante ist das Ableseelement 5 mit der Antriebsachse der Sekunde des Uhrwerks gekoppelt, sodass das Ableseelement 5 zusätzlich als Sekundenzeiger dient. Beim manuellen Rotieren des Ableseelementes zum Ablesen der Stunde und Minute wird die Sekunde sozusagen verstellt. Anhand von einer Reibungsverbindung zwischen dem Ableseelement und der Achse der Sekunde des Uhrwerks wird gewährleistet, dass eine manuelle Rotation des Ableseelementes nicht über die Sekundenachse in das Räderwerk des Uhrwerks eingreift. Bei einer manuellen Rotation des Ableseelementes wird folglich die Übertragung des Sekundenantriebs des Uhrwerks an das Ableseelement blockiert. Nach einer manuellen Rotation des Ableseelementes wird die Sekunde folglich nicht mehr korrekt angezeigt. Die Kopplung des Ableseelementes zu der manuellen Rotation kann anhand eines Ratschenmechanismus erfolgen. Hier kann das Ableseelement manuell nur entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn rotiert werden, während der Sekundenantrieb des Uhrwerks das Ableseelement im Uhrzeigersinn antreibt. Alternativ kann eine Verbindung der Lünette mit dem Ableseelement durch ein Herunterpressen der Lünette erfolgen, wobei erst beim Herunterpressen die Verzahnung der Lünette mit der Verzahnung des Ableseelementes gekoppelt wird.In a further embodiment, the read-off
Für das in den
Bei einem Quarzuhrwerk welches für jeden Uhrzeiger einen separaten Schrittmotor aufweist, kann die Rotation des Ableseelementes anhand von einer manuellen Betätigung von Drückern oder Kronen am Uhrengehäuse gesteuert und dann von einem der Schrittmotoren des Uhrwerks ausgeführt werden. Da die Schrittmotoren des Uhrwerks unabhängig voneinander angesteuert werden können, wirkt sich die somit indirekt erzeugte manuelle Rotation des Ableseelementes nicht auf die Rotationsbewegung von Stunden- und Minutenzeigern aus. Ebenso kann die Anzeige der Uhr mit einem berührungsempfindlichen Sichtfenster wie von Touchscreens bekannt ausgestattet sein. Hier können die Berührungen des Sichtfensters dann von einem der Schrittmotoren des Uhrwerks in eine Rotation des Ableseelementes umgesetzt werden.In a quartz movement which has a separate stepper motor for each clock hand, the rotation of the read-off element can be controlled by manual operation of pushers or crowns on the watch case and then performed by one of the stepper motors of the movement. Since the stepper motors of the movement can be controlled independently of each other, the thus indirectly generated manual rotation of the read-off element does not affect the rotational movement of hour and minute hands. Similarly, the display of the clock may be equipped with a touch-sensitive viewing window as known from touchscreens. Here, the touch of the viewing window can then be implemented by one of the stepper motors of the movement in a rotation of the read-off element.
Die Verwendung eines separat ansteuerbaren Schrittmotors zur Ausführung der manuell gesteuerten Rotation des Ableseelementes ermöglicht die Verwendung des Ableseelementes als Sekundenzeiger, ohne dass die Anzeige der aktuellen Sekunde nach manuell gesteuerter Rotation des Ableseelementes verloren geht. Dies ist darauf zurückzuführen, dass die Elektronik des Uhrwerks die Stellung des Ableseelementes relativ zur aktuellen Sekunde nachvollziehen kann. Nach erfolgter manuell gesteuerter Rotation des Ableseelementes kann das Uhrwerk somit das Ableseelement auf die aktuelle Sekunde rotieren und die Anzeige der aktuellen Sekunde fortsetzen.The use of a separately controllable stepper motor for carrying out the manually controlled rotation of the read-off element makes it possible to use the read-off element as a second hand without losing the display of the current second after manually controlled rotation of the read-off element. This is due to the fact that the electronics of the movement can understand the position of the reading element relative to the current second. After the manually controlled rotation of the read-off element, the movement can thus rotate the read-off element to the current second and continue the display of the current second.
Die Uhr kann sowohl mechanisch wie in den
Die in der vorstehenden Beschreibung, den Ansprüchen und der Zeichnung offenbarten Merkmale können sowohl einzeln als auch in beliebiger Kombination für die Verwirklichung der verschiedenen Ausführungsformen von Bedeutung sein.The features disclosed in the above description, the claims and the drawing may be important both individually and in any combination for the realization of the various embodiments.
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dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Wert der Zeiteinheit ausschließlich bei einem Aufeinandertreffen von Ableseelement (5) und Formelement (4) ablesbar ist, indem die Winkelstellung des Aufeinandertreffens den Wert der Zeiteinheit angibt.
characterized in that the value of the unit of time is readable exclusively when the read-off element (5) and the form element (4) meet, in that the angular position of the meeting indicates the value of the time unit.
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