JPH11150410A - Pole clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a rod antenna in appearance and to provide an antenna, without the need of repair by providing a metallic adapter with a terminal between a dial and a cover for a clock machine, keeping a conduction state with a metallic hour hand, a minute hand, an hour shaft, a minute shaft and gears and using the hour hand and the minute hand as antennas for radio wave reception. SOLUTION: The cover for a clock machine 16a, a dial 8 and an adapter with terminal 4 are fixed with a machine pressing screw 7. The adapter with terminal 4 is constituted of a metallic material, a projection 27, which is projection-worked and provided so that it makes contact with nuts 28a and 28b, and the adapter is set in the conducting state. A controller 18 receives a radio wave at the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6, which are used as antennas, through the adapter with the terminal 4 in the conducting state, the nuts 28a and 28b, a leg 3a, bottom boards 2a and 2b, the hour hand gear 22, the minute hand gear 23, the minute hand shaft 9 and the hour hand shaft 10. Thus, the rod antenna can be dispensed with.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pawl timepiece provided with a timepiece provided on an upper part of a pole and adjusting the time by receiving radio waves.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pole watch, a lot antenna is installed on the side of the pole watch to correct the time.
The time was corrected at the same time as the time signal after receiving radio waves.

[0003]

In the above-described conventional pole timepiece, when a radio wave is received to correct the time, a lot antenna is mounted outside the timepiece.
However, the lot antenna may break during transportation at the time of delivery, natural disasters due to typhoons, or other circumstances,
Each time the antenna needed repair. The present invention
The purpose is to receive radio waves and correct the time by using an antenna that does not require repair, which has lost the lot antenna from the exterior.

[0004]

An hour hand and a minute hand provided in parallel to the dial are fixed to the ends of the hour and minute hand shafts, which are rotation axes, and a gear for driving the hour and minute hands is provided at the other end. Covered with a box-shaped watch body cover, the gear controller is controlled by a controller, and a reception command to receive radio waves is output to indicate the time, the time display surface is covered with glass, the other is covered with an outer frame, and In the attached pole timepiece, an adapter with a metal terminal joined between the dial and the body of the watch body is provided to maintain conduction with the hour hand, minute hand, hour hand shaft, minute hand shaft, and gear made of metal. By the hour hand,
The minute hand can be used as an antenna for receiving radio waves.
When the hour and minute hands made of resin are used, the dial can be made of metal and used as an antenna. When the dial is also made of resin, the outer frame can be used as an antenna.

[0005]

FIG. 5 is an external view of a conventional pole watch. The lower part of the column 19 is fixed in the ground, and the pole watch 20 is fixed to the upper part of the column 19. The lot antenna 21 is set on the side face of the pole watch 20 by the lot antenna mounting bracket 26. The radio wave is received by the lot antenna 21 and the time of the pole clock 20 is corrected.

FIG. 4 is an embodiment showing the appearance of a pole watch of the present invention. The lower part of the column 19 is fixed in the ground, and the upper part is fixed to the pole watch 20. Compared to the conventional pole timepiece 20 shown in FIG. 5, the lot antenna is not present, but the antenna is actually mounted on the pole timepiece 20. Hereinafter, this will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is an embodiment showing a combined view of a clock body of a pawl timepiece according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the pole watch 20 shown in FIG. 4. The metal base plates 2a and 2b are arranged in parallel, through holes are provided in the base plates 2a and 2b, and the legs 3a and 3b are arranged between the base plates 2a and 2b.
a, 3b are passed through through holes in the main plate 2a,
a, 3b and the nuts 24a, 24b are screwed together to fix the main plate 2a. The other ends of the legs 3a, 3b are passed through through holes in the main plate 2b, and the legs 25a, 25b are screwed together to fix the main plate 2b. Further, the legs 25a and 25b and the nut 28
The resin-made timepiece body cover 16b is fixed by a and 28b. At this time, the nuts 28a and 28b are arranged at positions recessed from the bottom surface of the watch body cover 16b.

The minute hand shaft 9 is installed so as to penetrate substantially the center of the main plates 2a and 2b, and one end of the minute hand shaft 9 is
The minute hand bearing 11 is fixed to the main plate 2a. The other end of the minute hand shaft 9 has a metallic minute hand 5
And fixed by the minute needle nut 13. Further, a minute hand gear 23 is provided between the main plates 2a and 2b of the minute hand shaft 9 to be in an electrically conductive state.

The hour hand shaft 10 is arranged so as to wrap the minute hand shaft 9 in the axial direction, and the hour hand collar 12 is fixed to a tip end thereof.
The metal hour hand 6 is fixed. At the other end of the hour hand shaft 10,
An hour hand gear 22 is provided and is in an electrically conductive state.
Although not shown, the hour hand gear 22 and the minute hand gear 23 are constituted by a plurality of gears, and drive the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6.

The timepiece body cover 16a made of resin is composed of the base plates 2a and 2b, the hour hand gear 22, and the minute hand gear 23 described above.
The cover for covering the drive unit of the watch such as
b, and these parts are collectively referred to as a watch body 1.

The body holding screw 7 fixes the clock body 1, the dial 8, and the adapter 4 with a terminal. The through holes provided in the center of the dial 8, the adapter 4 with the terminal, and the cover 16b for the clock body, respectively. 8a, 4a, and 16c, the central portion is hollow so as not to contact the minute hand shaft 9 and the hour hand shaft 10 arranged at the central portion. The terminal-equipped adapter 4 is made of a metal material, and is provided with a projection 27 that has been processed so as to be in contact with the nuts 28a and 28b, and is in a conductive state. Details will be described later. The glass 32 is provided in a direction in which the hour hand 5 and the minute hand 6 are displayed.
, And everything described above is covered to form a pawl watch 20.

The adapter with terminal 4 is in an electrically conductive state. The lower end of the terminal-equipped adapter 4 is bent at 90 degrees to form the terminal 15. The terminal 15 has a connection line 17
Are connected to the controller 18. The controller 18
Radio signal reception and time control are performed, and the terminal-equipped adapter 4, nuts 28a, 28
b, the leg 3a, the main plates 2a and 2b, the hour hand gear 22, the minute hand gear 23, the minute hand shaft 9 and the hour hand shaft 10, and the radio wave is received by the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6 used as antennas. The controller 18 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As described above, the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6 are used as antennas. For example, radio waves are received twice a day at the same time in the morning and afternoon. Since the position of the minute hand 5 does not change every time, there is no reception failure due to the movement of the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6. Therefore,
The hour hand 6 and the minute hand 5 can be used as an antenna.

Next, a description will be given of a case where the dial 8 is used as an antenna. When the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6 are made of resin,
The dial 8 is made of metal and used as an antenna. The front side of the dial 8 is coated with characters indicating the time, but the back side is not coated. The metal terminal adapter 4 and the back side of the dial 8 are integrated by the body holding screw. Therefore, it is electrically conducting. Therefore, since the controller 18 is also in a conductive state from the terminal 15 of the terminal-equipped adapter 4 via the connection line 17, the dial 8 can be used as an antenna in the same manner as when the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6 are used as antennas. The dial 8 does not move, unlike the case where the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6 are used as antennas, so that radio waves can be received at any time. The minute hand 5, the hour hand 6, and the dial 8
Using a metal object and using it as an antenna will ensure the reception of radio waves.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a controller of a pawl watch. The power is supplied from the power supply 40 and transmitted to the clock control unit 42 to drive the pole clock 20. The power supply 40 is a power supply source such as a solar cell and an AC power supply.
The clock control unit 42 sets a time for performing the time correction. For example, the clock control unit 42 is set to input a time signal twice a day at 7:00 pm in the morning and 7:00 pm. Shortly before the set time, the receiving switch is turned on. When the reception switch is turned on, a time signal at 7:00 is received by the radio receiver 46 from the antenna (here, the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6 shown in FIG. 1) and transmitted to the clock control unit 42, and the time signal At the same time, the minute hand 5 and the hour hand 6 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the pole watch of the present invention shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, when the minute hand 5, hour hand 6, and dial 8 are made of resin instead of metal, the outer frame 30 is used as an antenna. The outer frame 30 is provided with, for example, an L-shaped terminal 34, connected to a connection line 36 a, and connected to the controller 18. The connection line 36a is for transmitting the reception signal described in FIG. 2 from the outer frame 30 serving as an antenna. The terminal 34
Need not be used. For example, a connection line 36a can be connected by making a hole in the outer frame 30. The controller 18
Is connected to the watch body 1 by a connection line 36b, and FIG.
This is for correcting the time of the pole clock 20 described in the above. Since the outer frame 30 is always fixed, no reception failure occurs, and the outer frame 30 can be used as an antenna.

[0017]

As described above, the hour and minute hands, the dial,
Even if the outer frame of the pole watch is used as an antenna for receiving radio waves, the reception capability of radio waves is not different from the lot antenna outside the pole watch as before, so it is not necessary to provide a lot antenna and the antenna breaks Is eliminated, which has a great effect on labor and cost for repair.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment showing an exploded view of a pole watch of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an embodiment of a controller of a pole watch according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the pole watch of the present invention shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an embodiment showing the appearance of a pole watch of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external view of a conventional pole watch.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Watch body 2a, 2b Main plate 3a, 3b Leg 4 Adapter with terminal 5 minute hand 6 hour hand 7 Body holding screw 8 Dial 9 minute hand axis 10 hour hand axis 11 minute hand bearing 12 hour hand color 13 minute hand nut 15 Terminal 16a, 16b Clock body cover 17 Connection line 18 Controller 19 Column 20 Pole watch 20 22 Hour hand gear 22 23 Minute hand gear 23 24a, 24b Nut 25a, 25b Leg 27 Projection 30 Outer frame

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Saito 5-6-112 Maehara-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo Inside the T.I.S. Citizen Koganei Plant (72) Inventor Junya Tamate 5 Maehara-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo No. 6-12, Tei Citi Citizen Koganei Plant (72) Inventor Koichi Hattori 5-6-12, Maeharacho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo Co., Ltd. Tei Citi Citizen Koganei Plant

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An hour hand and a minute hand provided parallel to a dial are fixed to ends of an hour hand axis and a minute hand axis which are rotation axes,
At the other end, a gear for driving the hour hand and minute hand is provided and covered with a box-shaped clock body cover, the gear is controlled by the controller, the radio wave is received and the time is displayed, the time display surface is glass, etc. In a pole watch attached to a pole, joined between the dial and the watch body cover, and kept in conduction with the metal hour hand, minute hand, hour hand shaft, minute hand shaft, and gear. A pole watch provided with an adapter with a metal terminal connected to the controller. 2. An hour hand and a minute hand provided in parallel with the dial are fixed to ends of the hour hand axis and the minute hand axis, which are rotation axes,
At the other end, a gear for driving the hour hand and minute hand is provided and covered with a box-shaped clock body cover, the gear is controlled by the controller, the radio wave is received and the time is displayed, the time display surface is glass, etc. In a pole watch mounted on a pole, joined between the dial and the clock body cover, kept in conduction with the dial made of metal, and connected to the controller. A pole watch provided with an adapter with terminals. 3. An hour hand and a minute hand provided in parallel with the dial are fixed to ends of the hour hand axis and the minute hand axis, which are rotation axes,
At the other end, a gear for driving the hour hand and minute hand is provided and covered with a box-shaped clock body cover, the gear is controlled by the controller, the radio wave is received and the time is displayed, the time display surface is glass, etc. In a pole watch attached to a pole, joined between the dial and the clock body cover, and electrically connected to the metal dial, hour hand, minute hand, hour hand axis, minute hand axis, and gear. A pole watch comprising a metal terminal-equipped adapter for maintaining a state and connecting to the controller. 4. An hour hand and a minute hand provided parallel to the dial are fixed to the ends of the hour hand axis and the minute hand axis, which are rotation axes,
At the other end, a gear for driving the hour hand and minute hand is provided and covered with a box-shaped clock body cover, the gear is controlled by the controller, the radio wave is received and the time is displayed, the time display surface is glass, etc. A pole timepiece which is covered with an outer frame and attached to a pole, wherein the outer frame is made of metal and connected to the controller.