JP2002181959A - Earth clock - Google Patents

Earth clock

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JP2002181959A
JP2002181959A JP2000404403A JP2000404403A JP2002181959A JP 2002181959 A JP2002181959 A JP 2002181959A JP 2000404403 A JP2000404403 A JP 2000404403A JP 2000404403 A JP2000404403 A JP 2000404403A JP 2002181959 A JP2002181959 A JP 2002181959A
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Mitsuo Tsuboya
満夫 坪谷
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simultaneously present the time of each place in the world by visually showing the actual movement of the earth. SOLUTION: This earth clock is provided with a mechanism in which a scale map (1) of the earth with the North Pole as the center is rotated counterclockwise once in one day by a drive part (3) over a dial (2) calibrated by 24 hours.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】この発明は、世界各地の現在
時刻を、一つの装置によって表示する時計に関するもの
である。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clock for displaying the current time in various parts of the world with one device.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】世界各地の時刻を知るために主要都市ご
とに複数の時計が必要だった。
2. Description of the Related Art In order to know the time in various parts of the world, a plurality of clocks are required for each major city.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】これは次のような欠点
があった。 イ.時計が12時間表示であるために、昼と夜の区別が
つかない。 ロ.日付がどこで変わるのかがわからない。 ハ.時差を地球の動きに関連付けて理解できない。 本発明は、以上の欠点を解決するためになされたもので
ある。
This has the following disadvantages. I. Since the clock is displayed for 12 hours, day and night cannot be distinguished. B. I don't know where the date changes. C. I cannot understand the time difference in relation to the movement of the earth. The present invention has been made to solve the above drawbacks.

【0004】[0004]

【課題を解決するための手段】文字盤(2)は、12を
頂点とし、1から24までの数字を左回りに等分に配置
する。地球の縮尺図(1)は、硬い材質の円盤に北極を
中心とした地図を描いたもので、北半球または南半球ま
でを一定の円内に描写する。これを、駆動部(3)によ
って、24時間で一回転するように設定する。都市ごと
の時刻を、明確にするために、(1)の円盤の外周部に
印をうつ。その印と文字盤(2)の数字の接するところ
で、各都市の時刻を示す。
The dial (2) has 12 as a vertex and arranges numbers from 1 to 24 equally counterclockwise. The scale map (1) of the earth is a hard disk made of a map centered on the North Pole, and depicts the northern or southern hemisphere in a fixed circle. This is set so as to make one rotation in 24 hours by the driving unit (3). In order to clarify the time for each city, a mark is placed on the outer periphery of the disk in (1). The time of each city is indicated where the mark and the number on the dial (2) meet.

【0005】[0005]

【発明の実施の形態】本発明による時計は、実際の太陽
に対する地球の向きを示しており、世界各地の時間が一
目で把握できる。このような作用は、本発明が、動いて
いるのは太陽ではなく地球の方であることを明確に提示
するからである。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A timepiece according to the present invention indicates the direction of the earth with respect to the actual sun, so that the time in various parts of the world can be grasped at a glance. Such an effect is because the present invention clearly indicates that it is the earth moving rather than the sun.

【0006】[0006]

【実施例】以下、本発明の実施例について説明する。一
定の円上に並んだ24の数字を有する文字盤(2)の上
に、中心を同じくして地球の縮尺図を描いた円盤(1)
を配置し、それを回転する軸に固定する。駆動部(3)
は、円盤(1)を24時間で一回転させる。これは、地
球の天体としての運動をそのまま表現しているので、そ
れ以外の要素を付け加えることで、さらに自然の現象を
理解しやすくすることができる。それを次に説明する。
イ.文字盤(2)の頂点、正午を示す位置に太陽のアイ
コン(7)を描く。ロ.文字盤(2)の頂点をもっとも
明るく、底の部分をもっとも暗くし、そのあいだにグラ
デーションをつける(6)。ハ.アクリル又はガラスの
カバー(4)に地球の公転軌道を模式的に表示する。
ニ.月の満ち欠けを地球に対する月の位置ごとに表示
(5)する(図では24個)。これによって、月の形か
らおよその月の位置を知ることができる。さらに、地球
との位置関係から月の出、月の入りの時刻を推測でき
る。以上のようなことは、パソコンなどの画面上でも表
現できる。また、本発明は、分針を持たないために正確
な時間がわかりにくいという欠点がある。それを補うた
めにデジタル表示の時計を一つ又は、複数配置する。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. On a dial (2) having 24 numbers arranged in a circle, a disk (1) depicting a scale map of the earth with the same center
And secure it to the rotating shaft. Drive unit (3)
Rotates the disk (1) once in 24 hours. Since it expresses the movement of the earth as a celestial body as it is, adding other elements can make it easier to understand natural phenomena. It is described next.
I. A sun icon (7) is drawn at the vertex of the dial (2) at a position indicating noon. B. The top of the dial (2) is brightest and the bottom is darkest, and a gradation is applied between them (6). C. The orbit of the earth is schematically displayed on an acrylic or glass cover (4).
D. The phases of the moon are displayed for each position of the moon with respect to the earth (5) (24 in the figure). Thus, the approximate position of the moon can be known from the shape of the moon. In addition, the time of the moonrise and moonset can be estimated from the positional relationship with the earth. The above can be expressed on a screen of a personal computer or the like. Further, the present invention has a drawback that it is difficult to know the exact time because it does not have a minute hand. To compensate for this, one or more digitally displayed clocks are arranged.

【0007】[0007]

【発明の効果】本発明を使用することによって、地球の
動きを直接的に把握できるので、世界各地の時間を夜明
けや日没といったような自然の現象とともに理解するこ
とができる。さらに、月の満ち欠けを描き加えること
で、月の位置を知りその周期を意識することができる。
又、太陽を中心とする公転軌道を描くことで真上からみ
た太陽系を想像することができる。
By using the present invention, the movement of the earth can be directly grasped, so that the time in various parts of the world can be understood together with natural phenomena such as dawn and sunset. Furthermore, by adding the phases of the moon, it is possible to know the position of the moon and be aware of its cycle.
In addition, it is possible to imagine the solar system viewed from directly above by drawing the orbit around the sun.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の構造を示した断面図である。FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a structure of the present invention.

【図2】本発明の実施例を示した正面図である。FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1.地球の縮尺図 2.文字盤 3.駆動部 4.カバー 5.月の形 6.夜側の表示 7.太陽の表示 8.現在時刻(日本) 9.公転軌道の表示 1. 1. Earth scale map Dial 3. Drive unit 4. Cover 5. Moon shape 6. 6. Display on the night side 7. Indication of the sun Current time (Japan) 9. Display of orbit

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 北極を中心とした地球の縮尺図(1)
が、駆動部(3)により、円周を24等分した時刻を記
入した文字盤(2)の上を反時計回りに一日に一回転す
ることで、世界各地の時間を表示することのできる時
計。
1. Scale map of the earth centered on the North Pole (1)
It is possible to display the time around the world by rotating counterclockwise once a day on the dial (2) on which the time obtained by dividing the circumference by 24 is written by the driving unit (3). A watch that can do it.
JP2000404403A 2000-12-18 2000-12-18 Earth clock Pending JP2002181959A (en)

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006109987A1 (en) * 2005-04-12 2006-10-19 Yoon-Hyoung Eo Universal timepiece which can display day-and-night

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006109987A1 (en) * 2005-04-12 2006-10-19 Yoon-Hyoung Eo Universal timepiece which can display day-and-night

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