KR200484832Y1

KR200484832Y1 - analog clock

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Publication number: KR200484832Y1
Application number: KR2020150007792U
Authority: KR
Inventors: 정성인
Original assignee: 정성인
Priority date: 2015-11-30
Filing date: 2015-11-30
Publication date: 2017-10-30
Also published as: KR20170001990U

Abstract

The present invention relates to an analog watch having a visual indicator and a clock hand which is rotated along the visual indicator and displays a time, along the inside of a projection window provided in a front part of the analog watch, An insulator part provided on the hour hand and provided with an inner permanent magnet on one side; And a visual adjustment means provided outside the projection window, the visual adjustment means interlocking the inner permanent magnet by magnetic force coupling so that the position of the hour hand is adjusted.

Description

Analog clock {analog clock}

The present invention relates to an analogue clock, and more particularly to an analogue clock whose ease of use is improved through easy time adjustment.

In general, an analog clock is a device for notifying the time by marking the flow of time with a needle, and is provided with a clock needle rotated in time along the center of a time sign printed with figures, numbers, letters, The needle may be provided with an hour hand marking a time unit, a minute hand marking a minute unit, a second hand marking a second unit, or the like.

In addition, a transparent cover for protecting the hands of the watch is provided on the front surface of the time sign board, a movement for driving each hour hand is provided on the rear surface of the time sign board, A dialing device is provided so that the current time, which is marked by the hands of the watches via the dial, can be adjusted.

Conventionally, there has been a problem that the clock must be turned over to set the time normally when the clock is stopped due to the discharge of the battery or when the time is set incorrectly.

In particular, in the case of a wall-mounted watch or a large watch, it was troublesome to separate the watch from the wall and then to hang it again and to adjust the horizontal level again. There was a problem that was required.

In this case, although a structure in which a dial is installed on the front face of the watch has been proposed, there is a problem in that not only a separate clock is purchased but also the appearance is limited due to the dial placed on the front face.

Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0077868

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an analog watch in which ease of use is improved through easy time adjustment.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an analog watch including a visual indicator and a clock hand rotating along the visual indicator, An insulator having an inner permanent magnet on one side; And a visual adjustment means provided outside the projection window for interlocking the inner permanent magnet by magnetic force coupling so that the position of the hour hand is adjusted, and the visual adjustment means is provided at the center of rotation of the hour hand in the projection window And a rotating bar rotatably connected to the attracting portion and having an external permanent magnet magnetically coupled with the internal permanent magnet, wherein the external permanent magnet is separated from the internal permanent magnet And a rotating bar that is hingedly connected to the attracting portion so as to be magnetically coupled with the inner permanent magnet in correspondence with the length of the hour hand, And a slide portion which is inserted and withdrawn so as to be retracted and extended, Wherein the base portion is provided with a serrated groove, and the slide portion is provided with an elastic protrusion that is inserted into the serration groove and is moved.

The alarm unit may further include an alarm unit attached to and detached from the projection window, wherein the alarm unit includes a sensing sensor disposed to correspond to a rotation locus of the internal permanent magnet and sensing a magnetic force, And an output unit for outputting the output signal.

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The analog watch according to claim 1, further comprising: a fixing groove formed on the other side of the insulator to allow the end of the hour hand to be inserted into or removed from the hour hand.

Through the above solution, the analog clock of the present invention provides the following effects.

First, since the position of the hands can be adjusted by the operation of the visual adjustment means magnetically coupled to the front of the projection window without the hassle of separating the product from the wall, the position of the hands can be adjusted. Can be improved.

Secondly, since the insulator part is provided to be attached to and detached from the hands of a watch, it is possible to realize a function of adjusting the position of the hands of the clock in the outside of the projection window by installing the insulator part in the finished product without purchasing a new product, Can be improved.

Thirdly, since the rotation bar of the time adjusting means is stretched and contracted, the rotation locus of the inner permanent magnet and the outer permanent magnet can be matched even if the length of the clock needle changes, so that the inner permanent magnet and the outer permanent magnet maintain a constant distance Can be stably magnetically coupled, and one product can be used in a variety of clocks of various specifications, thereby improving the economical efficiency of the product.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exemplary view showing an analogue clock according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a cross-sectional view of an analog watch according to one embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a block diagram showing an analogue clock according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, an analogue clock according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an analog watch according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an analog watch according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the analog watch 100 includes an insulator part 20 and a viewing adjustment part 30.

Here, the analog watch 100 is provided with a projection window 12 made of glass or synthetic resin having transparency on the front part, and the time is printed on the inside of the projection window 12 by letters, And a clock hand 10 which is rotated along the front surface of the time sign 11 and displays the current time.

At this time, the projection window 12 is preferably formed to have a thin thickness so that the magnetic force of the insulator part 20 mounted on the hour hand 10 can be transmitted.

A mechanical or electronic movement (not shown) may be provided behind the time sign 11. At this time, the hour hand 10 may be connected to the movement (not shown) and may display the current time on the time sign 11, and may include an hour hand for displaying a time unit, a minute hand for displaying minute units, A second hand for displaying a second unit, and may be provided as one or more.

Here, the analog watch 100 includes a wall-mounted clock used for hanging on a wall, a desk clock for use on a table or a desk, and a general ready-made article having a dial (not shown) for adjusting the position or angle of a clock It is preferable that the projection window 12 is detachably installed so that the insulator part 20 can be installed on the hourglass 10.

Meanwhile, the inner magnetic part 20 is provided on the hour hand 10, and the inner permanent magnet 22 is provided on one side. Here, the insulator 20 means a part linked to the time adjusting means 30 so that the position of the hour hand 10 can be adjusted outside the projection window 12.

The insulator 20 may be mounted on each hour hand 10 such as an hour hand or a minute hand, or may be mounted on only one of the minute hand and the hour hand.

In addition, the insulator 20 may be integrally formed with the hour hand 10, and may be detachably attached to the hour hand 10.

At this time, it is preferable that a fixing groove 23 is formed at the other side of the insulator 20 so that the end of the hour hand 10 is forcibly inserted.

In detail, the insulator part 20 is preferably provided with a fixed body part 21a which is detachably attached to the hour hand 10 and an inner permanent magnet 22 fixed to one side of the fixed body part 21a .

At this time, a fixing groove 23 for inserting the hour hand 10 is formed at one end of the fixed body 21a, and the end of the hour hand 10 is forcibly fitted and fixed to the fixing groove 23 The insulator 20 can be mounted on the hour hand 10 by pulling and pulling the fixed body 21a mounted on the hour hand 10 so that the hour hand 10 (10).

The fixed body portion 21a is attached to and detached from the end portion of the hour hand 10 in a forced fit manner but the fixed body portion 21a is fixed to the hour hand 10 The method may be variously provided with a clamp, an adhesive, or the like.

That is, the insulator 20 may be provided with fixing means selectively fixed to the hour hand 10, and the fixing means may be provided with a fixing groove 23 or a clamping clamp.

The other end of the fixed body portion 21a is provided with a seating portion 21b extending beyond the diameter of the inner permanent magnet 22 and the inner permanent magnet 22 is provided on the front surface of the seating portion 21b. A seating groove 24 corresponding to the area of the mounting recess 24 can be formed.

The inner permanent magnet 22 is inserted into the seating groove 24 after the adhesive is applied to the seating groove 24 and then the inner permanent magnet 22 is inserted into the seating groove 24, It can be firmly fixed.

The inner permanent magnet 22 may be a disc-shaped neodymium magnet having a front surface magnetized with an N pole and a rear surface magnetized with an S pole. The inner permanent magnet 22 may have one of a front surface and a rear surface And is disposed so as to be parallel to the rear portion of the projection window 12.

At this time, the inner permanent magnet 22 is fixed to the clock hands 10 through the fixed body 21a and the seat 21b, and can be integrally rotated. The time adjusting means 30 and the magnetic force coupling Can be moved integrally with the time adjusting means (30).

The time adjusting means 30 is provided outside the projection window 12 and cooperates with the inner permanent magnet 22 by magnetic force coupling so that the clock hands 10 are positioned.

The time adjusting means 30 may be a ferromagnetic material such as iron or permanent magnet that can be magnetically coupled with the inner permanent magnet 22. More specifically, when the viewing angle adjusting means 30 is disposed outside the projection window 12 at a position adjacent to the inner permanent magnet 22, the inner permanent magnet 22 and the viewing angle adjusting means 30 are rotated by the magnetic force Can be combined.

Here, the meaning of being combined by the magnetic force is understood to mean that one of the two combined movements is dependent on another movement.

That is, when the time adjusting means 30 is moved, the inner permanent magnet 22 is moved in conjunction with the time adjusting means 30 and the fixed body portion 21a The clock hands 10 can be moved.

In order to adjust the viewing angle of the clock on the wall in the related art, it is not necessary to adjust the dial provided on the back of the watch after the clock is separated from the wall, When the time adjusting means 30 is magnetically coupled with the insulator portion 20 after the time adjusting means 30 is disposed, the time adjusting means 30 outside the projection window 12, that is, The position and / or the angle of the light source can be adjusted.

That is, since the inserting portion 20 provided with a magnetic force source such as a permanent magnet is installed on the hourglass 10, the time adjusting means 30, which is magnetically coupled with the insulator 20 from the outside of the projection window 12 Since the position or angle of the hands can be adjusted in conjunction with the operation, it is possible to adjust the time easily outside the projection window 12, that is, in front of the watch 100, without the hassle of separating the watch from the wall. Convenience can be improved.

In addition, since the insulator 20 can be attached to or detached from the hour hand 10, a simple process of installing the insulator part 20 in the conventional non-wearing article can be carried out without purchasing a new product. The function of adjusting the position of the clock hands from the outside can be implemented, so that the compatibility and economical efficiency of the product can be improved.

The time adjusting means 30 includes a suction unit 33 that is attached to and detached from the projection window 12 and an external unit 30 that is rotatably connected to the suction unit 33 and is magnetically coupled with the internal permanent magnet 22. [ And a rotating bar 31 provided with a permanent magnet 32.

At this time, it is preferable that the adsorption unit 33 is detached from the projection window 12 along a portion corresponding to the rotation center of the hour hand 10.

Here, the adsorption unit 33 is formed in a disc shape having a depression on one surface, but may be made of elastic rubber or silicone material. At this time, the suction part 33 is deformed to be in close contact with the projection window 12 when pressed, and the reduced pressure is generated in the sealed space between the depression and the projection window 12 by the elastic restoring force, Can be fixed.

One end of the rotation bar 31 is hinged to the suction unit 33 and the other end is rotatable about the suction unit 33. The other end of the rotation bar 31 is provided with an external permanent magnet 32 are mounted.

The inner permanent magnet 22 and the outer permanent magnet 32 are preferably arranged such that the direction of arrangement of the magnetic poles is set in accordance with the direction of the pole arrangement of the inner permanent magnet 22, It is preferable that the facing surfaces are disposed so as to have opposite stimuli.

Accordingly, the external permanent magnet 32 disposed outside the projection window 12 can be stably magnetically coupled to the internal permanent magnet 22, and when the external permanent magnet 32 is moved The inner permanent magnet 22 can be correctly interlocked.

At this time, it is preferable that the interval from the adsorption unit 33 to the external permanent magnet 32 corresponds to the rotation radius of the insulator 20.

The rotation bar 31 may be rotated while the suction unit 33 is fixed to the center of the projection window 12 corresponding to the rotation center of the hour hand 10, 32) can be accurately rotated corresponding to the turning radius of the insulator part (20).

Accordingly, the distance between the external permanent magnet 32 and the internal permanent magnet 22 is kept constant, so that stable magnetic coupling is possible, and malfunctions such as disengagement of magnetic force due to mutual separation can be minimized. The usability can be improved.

Further, when the suction unit 33 is attached to the center of the projection window 12 in a state where the external permanent magnet 32 and the internal permanent magnet 22 are separated, the rotation bar 31 rotates freely Gravity direction can be displayed.

In other words, when the watch is placed on the wall using the scale (6 o'clock direction) of the rotation bar 31 and the time sign 11 freely rotating in the gravity direction, Can be improved.

It is preferable that the rotation bar 31 is expanded or contracted corresponding to the length of the hour hand 10 so that the external permanent magnet 32 is rotated along the rotation locus of the internal permanent magnet 22.

The rotating bar 31 includes a base portion having a radially inner end hinged to the suction portion 33 and a base portion slidably inserted into and drawn out from the base portion and having an outer permanent magnet 32 at a radially outer end, And a slide part mounted on the base.

Here, as the slide portion is inserted into the base portion, the distance from the attracting portion 33 to the external permanent magnet 32 and the turning radius of the external permanent magnet 32 can be reduced. As the slide portion is drawn out to the outside of the base portion, the distance from the attracting portion 33 to the external permanent magnet 32 and the turning radius of the external permanent magnet 32 can be increased.

At this time, it is preferable that the rotation bar (31) is provided with a length fixing means so that the slide portion is pulled out from the base portion or the length in a state where the slide portion is inserted into the base portion is maintained.

The length fixing means may be formed of a toothed groove formed on one surface of the base portion and an elastic protrusion protruding from the slide portion to be inserted into the toothed groove and may be formed of a bolt / nut type or a screw gear type It is possible.

Since the interval between the attracting portion 33 and the external permanent magnet 32 can be varied, the rotation locus of the internal permanent magnet 22, which varies according to the length of the hands, The rotational locus of the external permanent magnet 32 can be matched.

Accordingly, it is possible to use the product as one product without any purchase of a separate product according to the standard of the clock, that is, the length of the hour hand, so that the economical efficiency and compatibility of the product can be improved.

The analog watch 100 may further include an alarm unit 40 attached to and detached from the projection window 12. Here, the alarm unit 40 may include a detection sensor 41 and an output unit 42.

In detail, an adsorption plate or detachable adhesive may be attached to the lower portion of the alarm unit 40 and may be attached to or detached from the projection window 12. The lower portion of the alarm unit 40 may be a portion facing the front of the projection window 12.

The detection sensor 41 is disposed below the alarm unit 40 and is opposed to the front surface of the projection window 12. At this time, the detection sensor 41 may be provided with a magnetic force sensor for sensing the magnetic force, and may sense the magnetic force of the insulator 20.

The output unit 42 may be provided inside the alarm unit 40 and may include a circuit board connected to the sensor 41. The alarm unit 40 may be installed in the projection window 12 such that the detection sensor 41 is arranged corresponding to the rotation locus of the internal permanent magnet 22, And may sense the magnetic force of the internal permanent magnet 22 and transmit a detection signal to the output unit 42.

That is, the time at which the internal permanent magnet 22 is detected by the detection sensor 41 may be set according to the position where the alarm unit 40 is attached, It is possible to sense the magnetic force of the magnet 22 and transmit the sensing signal to the output unit 42.

The output unit 42 outputs a pre-set alarm sound corresponding to the detected magnetic force. That is, when the magnetic force is sensed by the sensing sensor 41, the output unit 42 receives the sensing signal transmitted from the sensing sensor 41, drives the built-in speaker according to the sensing signal, Can be output.

In this way, the alarm function can be given through the simple process of installing the insulator part 20 in the ready-made product without the alarm function and attaching the alarm part 40 to one side of the projection window 12, And the time at which the alarm sound is outputted can be easily set by adjusting the attachment position of the alarm part 40 for sensing the magnetic force of the insulator part 20 in the projection window 12, Can be improved.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs without departing from the scope of claims of the present invention And such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

100: analog clock 10: clock hands
11: Visual signs 12: Projection window
20: insulator part 22: internal permanent magnet
30: Time adjusting means 32: External permanent magnet
40:

Claims

An analog watch including a visual indicator disposed along the inside of a projection window provided on a front portion thereof and a clock needle rotated along the visual indicator to display a time,
An insulator part provided on the hour hand and provided with an inner permanent magnet on one side; And
And a time adjusting means provided outside the projection window for interlocking the inner permanent magnet by magnetic force coupling so that the position of the hour hand is adjusted,
Wherein the time adjusting means includes an attracting portion that is attached to and detached from the projection window along a portion corresponding to the rotation center of the hour hand, and an external permanent magnet rotatably connected to the attracting portion and magnetically coupled with the internal permanent magnet A rotating bar,
The rotary bar is hingedly connected to the suction unit so that the outer permanent magnet is separated from the inner permanent magnet and rotates freely to indicate the direction of gravity and magnetically coupled with the inner permanent magnet corresponding to the length of the hour hand And a slide portion that is inserted and withdrawn to be extended and retracted in the base portion,
Wherein a serration groove is formed in the base portion so that a length of the slide portion is extended and inserted, and an elastic protrusion is provided on the slide portion so as to be inserted into the serration groove.

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The method according to claim 1,
And an alarm unit attached to and detached from the projection window,
Wherein the alarm unit includes a detection sensor disposed to correspond to a rotation locus of the internal permanent magnet and sensing a magnetic force, and an output unit outputting a predetermined alarm sound corresponding to the sensed magnetic force.

The method according to claim 1,
And a fixing groove is formed on the other side of the insulator part so that the end of the hour hand is forcibly inserted into the fixing part.