DE20317974U1 - Playing time display clock for sports matches and games has a mechanically driven disk that shows elapsed and remaining times as circle sectors - Google Patents

Abstract

Playing time display clock, for sports matches and games, has a display with a moving disk (1) for representation of a circle sector. The disk is moved using a stepper motor or other drive that can be interrupted if necessary. The clock has fixed back part which can be used with other display elements.

Description

Play time clocks for sports competitions of conventional design, such as can be found on scoreboards in football stadiums, are either clocks with hands or with digital display. You can ... a elapsed or remaining time or the current time of day Show. The ads of the common ones However, clocks are usually confusing and therefore uninteresting, since it is necessary for daytime clocks to remember the time of the start or the start and the pure representation of the elapsed or remaining time using digital Ad for obscuring the viewer appears.

The specified in claim 1 protection Invention is based on the problem of creating a mechanical watch which is easy to manufacture, for the viewer at any time clearly with regard to past and remaining game time, and thus by their ad type Triggers interest in the viewer.

This problem is solved with those in the protection claims 1 and 2 Features resolved.

With the invention it is achieved that by means of a simple and effective construction a mechanical Clock is realized, the display of the elapsed playing time for everyone Clear viewer at all times is what entails easier tracking of the sporting event Has. Associated with this is an increased interest of the viewers, often the Track time progress, resulting in an increased number of eye contacts entails what, in turn, combined with a well placed Advertising leads to a greatly improved advertising effect.

An advantageous embodiment of the Invention is specified in claim 3.

Continuing education according to protection claims 3 enables the application of the game clock for different sports.

So you can for example for football games an edge ring with a scale for exactly attach an hour. The edge ring is up to the 45th minute regular Playing time, labeled with sections of five minutes each last quarter of an hour is shown in red on the bezel to make clear that the injury time is running.

Another possibility arises with Ski jumping. Here, an edge ring with a scale of 20 seconds for attached a full circle. The first 15 seconds as long as a jumper is after a signal time to make his jump divided into individual seconds, the last quarter of the edge ring is red again to indicate that the knight from this Time is disqualified.

Furthermore, the use of other sports with a specified time limit up to a certain one Action (all throwing and jumping disciplines in athletics) conceivable. It is also conceivable to use it for sports with effective playing time, e.g. Ice hockey, basketball or handball. Here, only one scale for the entire game section selected e.g. 20 minutes playing ice hockey. In the event of an interruption it is possible for the referee stop the watch remotely. Because in these sports the last seconds are often of critical importance reset the clock at the last minute and the scale e.g. can be changed to one minute using software so that a clear distinction of the last few seconds is possible.

Another advantageous embodiment the invention is specified in claim 4. How to get there by means of the clearly contrasting color of the rotating disc across from the fixed back a much improved clarity the game clock.

An embodiment of the invention is based on the 1 to 5 explained. Show it:

1 the movable disc with incisions

2 the back with incisions

3 the two parts joined together

4 the complete watch with rim ring

5 Example of a complete score display

1 shows the movable disc with the incision 1 ,

2 shows the back with the incisions 2 and 3 and the circular section 4 ,

In 3 are the disc 5 and the back 6 by means of the incisions and cutouts 1 . 2 . 3 and 4 connected with each other. The movably mounted disc can now be rotated clockwise by a drive. Depending on the progress, a certain circle sector becomes visible, which clarifies the past period.

In 4 is the changeable edge ring 7 to see. In this case, the benchmark for a soccer game, i.e. an hour, is chosen. Up to the 45th minute, the division is made in 5-minute increments, from the 45th minute the edge ring has a different color to illustrate the added time.

5 shows the game clock 8th integrated in a complete score display. Roll advertising is below the clock 9 mounted, which receives more attention thanks to the clock. In addition to the clock and advertising, there is also a score display 10 attached, with which a complete, clear and interesting display board is realized.

Claims (4)

Game clock for sports competitions, which is attached to scoreboards or other surfaces visible to spectators and other participants, characterized in that it consists of a movable disc ( 1 ) to represent a circle sector, for example by stepper motors or others Drive types with or without interruption, a fixed back part ( 2 ), which by certain cuts ( 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 ) is connected to the movable disc, and there is a scale. Play time clock according to protection claim 1, characterized in that that they are not times of day but periods of time as circular sectors represents a full circle, and that the scale of the full circle from the whole time to be displayed depends. Game clock according to protection claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the scale on an outer rotatable or fixed edge ring ( 7 ) is shown and is interchangeable, and that there can be differently marked areas on it. Play time clock according to protection claim 1 to 2, characterized in that the movable disc to represent the elapsed time period ( 1 ) a clearly contrasting color, e.g. fluorescent yellow, compared to the fixed back part ( 2 ), e.g. black.