CN211293620U

CN211293620U - Linear time indicator

Info

Publication number: CN211293620U
Application number: CN201922203087.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘英璘; 史滨
Original assignee: Tianjin Seagull Watch Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tianjin Seagull Watch Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-11
Filing date: 2019-12-11
Publication date: 2020-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 2029-12-11

Abstract

The utility model discloses a linear time indicating device, including linear calibrated scale and dial, scale and minute scale when setting up respectively on the calibrated scale, set up main indication scale and assistance indication scale on the dial respectively, still include driver part, driver part and calibrated scale or dial fixed connection, the initiative drive disk meshing that sets up in driver part and the core pivot, driver part makes calibrated scale and dial translation relatively, through main indication scale with assist the corresponding relation of time scale and minute scale on indication scale and the calibrated scale confirm the time value of current moment. Linear time indicating device set up linear dial and calibrated scale, dial and calibrated scale relative translation, the reading mode is simple, the user can acquire present approximate time at a glance, can accomplish the accuracy reading through observing special scale.

Description

Linear time indicator

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a time indication device especially relates to a linear time indication device.

Background

The watch is a timing tool worn on the wrist, and with the development of the times, the watch gradually becomes an accessory showing personal identity and taste.

In order to meet the market demand, various brands make articles on the watch appearance, and although a large number of different styles are generated, the design is still significant in homogeneity, and the innovation on the watch display mode is little. The existing watch time indication mode is mostly conventional three-hand time, minute and second indication or two-hand time and minute indication, and a few watches adopt single pointer indication, but the time indication is not accurate, and the appearance is lack of innovation. Novel and interesting watches are more appreciated by consumers, particularly young consumers. Creative products launched by a few brands are difficult to become watch products accepted by the public due to complex structures and high prices.

Therefore, on the premise of ensuring simple and reliable structure and not increasing excessive cost, the innovation of watch appearance and time display mode is a valuable research direction.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a linear time indicating device to solve the technical problem who mentions in the background art.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a linear time indicator, which comprises:

the linear time indicating device comprises a linear dial and an indicating dial, wherein the dial is respectively provided with a time scale and a minute scale, the indicating dial is respectively provided with a main indicating scale and an auxiliary indicating scale, the linear time indicating device also comprises a driving part, the driving part is fixedly connected with the dial or the indicating dial, the driving part is meshed with an active transmission part arranged on a rotating shaft of a machine core, the driving part enables the dial and the indicating dial to translate relatively, and the time value of the current time is read according to the corresponding relation between the main indicating scale and the auxiliary indicating scale and the time scale and the minute scale on the dial.

Furthermore, the time scale equally divides the dial, the sub-scale equally divides two adjacent time scales, the first numerical value of the hour and the first numerical value of the minute are read through the corresponding relation between the main indication scale and the time scale and between the sub-scales, the second numerical value of the minute is read through the corresponding relation between the auxiliary indication scale and the sub-scales on the dial, and the number of the minutes at the current moment is the sum of the first numerical value and the second numerical value.

Furthermore, the dial totally comprises q time scales, the time scale interval is D, the sub scales equally divide one time scale interval p, p-1 sub scales are included in one time scale interval, the sub scale interval is D/p, the number of the auxiliary indication scales is 60/p, the auxiliary indication scales are sequentially arranged on one side of the main indication scale, and the absolute value of the difference value between the auxiliary indication scale interval and the sub scale interval is (D/60), wherein p takes a value from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 60.

Further, when the arrangement direction of the auxiliary indication scales relative to the main indication scales is the same as the movement direction of the auxiliary indication scales relative to the dial, the intervals of the auxiliary indication scales are less than the intervals of the divided scales (D/60).

Further, when the arrangement direction of the auxiliary indication scales relative to the main indication scales is opposite to the movement direction of the auxiliary indication scales relative to the dial, the intervals of the auxiliary indication scales are more than the intervals of the divided scales (D/60).

Furthermore, the dial and the indicating dial are both of long-strip-shaped plate structures, the dial is fixed on the machine core, the driving part comprises a driven transmission part, the driven transmission part is fixed on the back face of the indicating dial, and the driven transmission part is meshed with the driving transmission part so that the indicating dial can translate relative to the dial.

Furthermore, the driven transmission part is a rack, the driving transmission part is a gear, the driving part further comprises a cam fixed on the driving transmission part, a sector gear meshed with the cam and a return spring, the sector gear is meshed with the rack, and the end part of the return spring is fixedly connected with the side wall of the sector gear.

Furthermore, the driven transmission part is a rack, the driving transmission part is a gear with missing teeth, the rack is fixed on the back of the indicating plate, a return spring is arranged at the end of the rack, when the driving transmission part rotates to the position with missing teeth, the driving transmission part is disengaged from the driven transmission part, and the driven transmission part instantaneously jumps to the initial position under the action of the return spring.

Furthermore, the calibrated scale is a long-strip-shaped structure, the two ends of the strip-shaped structure are connected end to form a ring, the indicating disc is a long-strip-shaped plate-shaped structure and is fixed on the machine core, the calibrated scale is connected with the driving part, and the driving part drives the calibrated scale to translate relative to the indicating disc.

Furthermore, the driving part further comprises a driving rotating shaft and a driven rotating shaft which are parallel to each other, the dial is sleeved on the driving rotating shaft and the driven rotating shaft, the end part of the driving rotating shaft is fixed on the driven transmission part, and the two ends of the driven rotating shaft are fixed on the machine core in a rotating mode.

Further, the driven transmission part and the driving transmission part are all bevel gears which are meshed with each other.

Furthermore, the driving transmission part is a worm wheel, the driven transmission part is a worm, and the worm wheel is meshed with the worm.

The utility model discloses a linear time indicating device has following advantage:

linear time indicating device set up dial and calibrated scale, dial and calibrated scale translation relatively, the reading mode is simple, the user can acquire present approximate time at a glance, can accomplish the accuracy reading through observing special scale. Compared with the traditional watch, the linear time indicating device has obvious difference, so that a user is interested in the linear time indicating device; the visual focusing range is small when the user uses the device, so that the time can be conveniently read; the device is accurate in time display and has only an error in seconds.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a dial and an indicator panel of the linear time indicator of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of the linear time indicator of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of the linear time indicator of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a front view of a third embodiment of the linear time indicator of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a bottom view of a third embodiment of the linear time indicator of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a front view of a fourth embodiment of the linear time indicator of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a bottom view of a third embodiment of the linear time indicator of the present invention.

The reference numbers in the figures illustrate: 1. a movement; 3. a dial scale; 4. an indicator panel; 5. time scales are obtained; 6. dividing scales; 7. time scale intervals; 8. dividing scale intervals; 9. a main indication scale; 10. auxiliary indication scales; 11. auxiliary indication scale intervals; 12. a drive transmission component; 13. a cam; 14. a sector gear; 15. a driven transmission member; 16. a return spring; 17. a driving rotating shaft; 18. a driven shaft.

Detailed Description

In order to better understand the purpose, structure and function of the present invention, the following description is made in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in figure 1, the linear time indicating device comprises a linear dial 3 and an indicating dial 4, wherein the dial 3 is respectively provided with a time scale 5 and a minute scale 6, the time scale 5 equally divides the dial 3, the minute scale 6 equally divides two adjacent time scales 5, the indicating dial 4 is respectively provided with a main indicating scale 9 and an auxiliary indicating scale 10, the linear time indicating device also comprises a driving part, the driving part is fixedly connected with the dial 3 or the indicating dial 4 and is meshed with an active transmission part 12 arranged on a rotating shaft of a movement 1, the movement 1 drives the driving part to enable the dial 3 and the indicating dial 4 to relatively translate, and the time value of the current time is determined through the corresponding relation between the main indicating scale 9 and the auxiliary indicating scale 10 and the time scales 5 and the minute scales 6 on the dial 3.

Reading a first numerical value of a small value and a minute through the corresponding relation of the main indication scale 9, the time scale 5 and the minute scale 6, reading a second numerical value of the minute through the corresponding relation of the auxiliary indication scale 10 and the minute scale 6 on the dial 3, wherein the minute number at the current moment is the sum of the first numerical value and the second numerical value.

As shown in fig. 1, the dial 3 includes q time scales 5, q may be 12 or 24, the time scale interval 7 is D, the minute scale 6 equally divides one time scale interval 7p, p-1 minute scales 6 are included in one time scale interval 7, the minute scale interval 8 is D/p, the number of the auxiliary indication scales 10 is 60/p, the auxiliary indication scales 10 are sequentially arranged on one side of the main indication scale 9, and the absolute value of the difference between the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 and the minute scale interval 8 is (D/60), where p takes a value from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60.

When the auxiliary indication scales 10 are sequentially arranged on the right side of the main indication scale 9, the indication disc 4 translates from left to right relative to the dial 3;

if the direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 of the indication dial 4 is from left to right, the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 on the indication dial 4 is less than the graduation interval 8 (D/60);

if the direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 of the indication dial 4 is from right to left, the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 on the indication dial 4 is more than the graduation interval 8 (D/60);

when the auxiliary indicating scale 10 is arranged in turn on the left side of the main indicating scale 9, the indicating dial 4 is translated from right to left with respect to the scale 3,

if the direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 of the indication dial 4 is from left to right, the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 on the indication dial 4 is more than the graduation interval 8 (D/60);

when the direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 of the indicator panel 4 is from right to left, the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 on the indicator panel 4 is smaller than the division scale interval 8 (D/60).

That is, when the arrangement direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 with respect to the main indication scale 9 is the same as the movement direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 with respect to the dial 3, the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 is smaller than the division scale interval 8 (D/60); when the arrangement direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 with respect to the main indication scale 9 is opposite to the movement direction of the auxiliary indication scale 10 with respect to the scale 3, the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 is more than the division scale interval 8 (D/60).

According to one embodiment, the dial 3 comprises 12 time scales 5, the 12 time scales 5 divide the dial 3 into twelve equal parts, the time scale interval 7 is set to be D, the divided scales 6 divide the time scale interval 7p into equal parts, p-1 divided scales 6 are arranged in the time scale interval 7, the divided scale interval 8 is D/p, the number of the auxiliary indication scales 10 is 60/p, the auxiliary indication scales 10 are sequentially arranged on the right side of the main indication scale 9, the absolute value of the difference between the auxiliary indication scale interval 11 and the divided scale interval is (D/60), and the main indication scale 9 is used as the 0-point scale of the auxiliary indication scale 10. To ensure that the number of the auxiliary indicating marks 10 is an integer, p is theoretically equal to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60, preferably equal to 6.

Reading the number of hours through the corresponding relation between the main indication scale 9 and the time scale 5, namely the time scale 5 corresponding to the left end point of the interval where the main indication scale 9 is located on the time scale 5 is the number of hours; through the corresponding relation between the main indication scale 9 and the sub-scale 6, namely the left end point of the main indication scale 9 in the interval of the sub-scale 6 is the first numerical value; the value of the auxiliary indicating scale 10 when the auxiliary indicating scale 10 is aligned with a certain graduation 6 is the second numerical value, and the number of minutes at the current moment is the sum of the first numerical value and the second numerical value.

As shown in fig. 1, the main indication scale 9 corresponds to the interval (1, 2) of the time scale, the hour number is 1, the main indication scale 9 corresponds to the interval (4, 5) of the sub-scale, so the first numerical value is 40 minutes, the 7 th auxiliary indication scale 10 is aligned with the sub-scale 6, so the second numerical value is 7 minutes, so the current time value is 1 point and 47 minutes.

In addition, in the case where 24 time scales 5 are included in the dial plate 3, only the time scale interval 7 needs to be adjusted in accordance with the case where 12 time scales 5 are included.

As shown in fig. 2-3, the dial 3 and the indicating dial 4 are both in a long strip plate-shaped structure, the dial 3 is fixed on the movement 1, the driving part comprises a driven transmission part fixed on the back of the indicating dial 4, and the driven transmission part 15 is meshed with the driving transmission part 12 to enable the indicating dial 4 to translate relative to the dial 3.

As shown in fig. 2, the driven transmission member 15 is a rack, the driving transmission member 12 is a gear, and in order to drive the indicating plate 4 to translate, the driving member further includes a cam 13 fixed on the driving transmission member 12, and a sector gear 14 engaged with the cam 13, and the sector gear 14 is engaged with the rack.

In order to enable the rack to move rightwards to the maximum position and then instantly jump to the initial position of the leftmost end and move circularly, the driving part further comprises a return spring 16, the end part of the return spring 16 is fixedly connected with the side wall of the sector gear 14, when the driving transmission part 12 rotates anticlockwise, the cam 13 synchronously rotates along with the driving transmission part 12, the sector gear 14 is always attached to the cam 13 under the action of the return spring 16, and the driven transmission part 15 completes instantly jumping and moving circularly.

As shown in fig. 3, the driven transmission member 15 is a rack, the driving transmission member 12 is a gear with missing teeth, the rack is fixed on the back of the indicating dial 4, a return spring 16 is arranged at the end of the rack, when the driving transmission member 12 rotates counterclockwise, the driven transmission member 15 is driven to move linearly to the right, the return spring 16 contracts, when the driving transmission member 12 rotates to the tooth missing position, the driving transmission member 12 is disengaged from the driven transmission member 15, and the driven transmission member 15 instantaneously jumps to the initial position at the leftmost end under the action of the return spring 16 and moves circularly.

For the first two examples, the structure of the drive part is complex, and optimization is performed on this basis.

As shown in fig. 4-7, the dial 3 is a strip-shaped structure, and two ends of the strip-shaped structure are connected end to form a ring, the indicating dial 4 is a strip-shaped plate-shaped structure, the indicating dial 4 is fixed on the movement, and the dial 3 is fixedly connected with the driving part.

As shown in fig. 4-5, the driving part further includes a driving rotating shaft 17 and a driven rotating shaft 18 which are parallel to each other, the dial 3 is sleeved on the driving rotating shaft 17 and the driven rotating shaft 18, an end of the driving rotating shaft 17 is fixed on the driven transmission part 15, two ends of the driven rotating shaft 18 are fixed on the movement 1 in a rotating manner, the driven transmission part 15 and the driving transmission part 12 are both mutually meshed bevel gears, when in use, the driving transmission part 12 rotates counterclockwise to drive the driven transmission part 15 to rotate clockwise, and further drive the driving rotating shaft 17 to rotate, so as to drive the dial 3 to translate relative to the indicating dial 4.

As shown in fig. 6-7, the driving member is a worm gear driving mechanism, the driving transmission member 12 is a worm gear, the driven transmission member 15 is a worm, the driving shaft 17 is fixedly connected with the worm, and the dial 3 is driven to reciprocate by the worm gear.

The linear time indicating device can be widely applied to time indicating devices such as watches, clocks and the like.

The linear time indicating device is provided with the indicating dial 4 and the dial 3, the indicating dial 4 and the dial 3 are relatively translated, the reading mode is simple, a user can obtain the current approximate time at a glance, and accurate reading can be completed by observing special scales. Compared with the traditional watch, the linear time indicating device has obvious difference, so that a user is interested in the linear time indicating device; the visual focusing range is small when the user uses the device, so that the time can be conveniently read; the device is accurate in time display and has only an error in seconds.

It is to be understood that the present invention has been described with reference to certain embodiments, and that various changes or equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of the present application are intended to be covered by the present invention.

Claims

1. Linear time indicating device, its characterized in that, including linear calibrated scale (3) and dial (4), set up time scale (5) and minute scale (6) respectively on calibrated scale (3), set up main instruction scale (9) and assistance instruction scale (10) respectively on dial (4), still include the driver part, driver part and calibrated scale (3) or dial (4) fixed connection, the driver part meshes with initiative transmission part (12) on core (1) pivot, the driver part makes calibrated scale (3) and dial (4) relatively translate, the time value of present moment is read to corresponding relation through time scale (5) and minute scale (6) on main instruction scale (9) and assistance instruction scale (10) and calibrated scale (3).

2. The linear time indicator according to claim 1, wherein the time scale (5) equally divides the dial (3), the minute scale (6) equally divides the adjacent two time scales (5), a first value of the hour and the minute is read by the corresponding relationship between the main indication scale (9) and the time scale (5) and the minute scale (6), a second value of the minute is read by the corresponding relationship between the auxiliary indication scale (10) and the minute scale (6) on the dial (3), and the number of minutes at the present time is the sum of the first value and the second value.

3. The linear time indicator according to claim 2, wherein the scale disk (3) comprises q time scales (5) in total, the time scale interval (7) is D, the sub-scales (6) equally divide one time scale interval (7) p, p-1 sub-scales (6) are included in one time scale interval (7), the sub-scale interval (8) is D/p, the number of the sub-indication scales (10) is 60/p, the sub-indication scales (10) are arranged in sequence on one side of the main indication scale (9), and the absolute value of the difference between the sub-indication scale interval (11) and the sub-scale interval (8) is D/60, wherein p is taken from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60.

4. A linear time indicating device according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary indicating scale interval (11) is less than the division scale interval (8) by D/60 when the auxiliary indicating scale (10) is arranged in the same direction with respect to the main indicating scale (9) as the auxiliary indicating scale (10) is moved with respect to the scale (3).

5. A linear time indicating device according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary indicating scale interval (11) is D/60 more than the division scale interval (8) when the auxiliary indicating scale (10) is arranged in the opposite direction to the main indicating scale (9) in the moving direction of the auxiliary indicating scale (10) with respect to the scale (3).

6. Linear time indicator device according to claim 1, characterized in that the dial (3) and the indicator dial (4) are both of elongated plate-like configuration, the dial (3) being fixed to the movement (1), the driving means comprising a driven transmission member (15), the driven transmission member (15) being fixed to the rear face of the indicator dial (4), the driven transmission member (15) being engaged with the driving transmission member (12) to translate the indicator dial (4) with respect to the dial (3).

7. The linear time indicator according to claim 6, wherein the driven transmission member (15) is a rack, the driving transmission member (12) is a gear, the driving member further comprises a cam (13) fixed to the driving transmission member (12), a sector gear (14) engaged with the cam (13), and a return spring (16), the sector gear (14) is engaged with the rack, and an end of the return spring (16) is fixedly connected to a side wall of the sector gear (14).

8. The linear time indicator according to claim 6, wherein the driven transmission member (15) is a rack, the driving transmission member (12) is a gear with missing teeth, the rack is fixed on the back of the indicating dial (4), a return spring (16) is arranged at the end of the rack, when the driving transmission member (12) rotates to the position with missing teeth, the driving transmission member (12) is disengaged from the driven transmission member (15), and the driven transmission member (15) instantly jumps to the initial position under the action of the return spring (16).

9. The linear time indicator according to claim 1, wherein the dial (3) is an elongated strip-shaped structure, two ends of the strip-shaped structure are connected end to form a ring, the indicating dial (4) is an elongated plate-shaped structure, the indicating dial (4) is fixed on the movement (1), the dial (3) is connected with a driving part, and the driving part drives the dial (3) to translate relative to the indicating dial (4).

10. The linear time indicator according to claim 9, wherein the driving member further comprises a driving shaft (17) and a driven shaft (18) parallel to each other, the dial (3) is sleeved on the driving shaft (17) and the driven shaft (18), the end of the driving shaft (17) is fixed on the driven transmission member (15), and the two ends of the driven shaft (18) are rotatably fixed on the movement (1).

11. A linear time indicator device according to claim 10, wherein the driven transmission member (15) and the driving transmission member (12) are each intermeshing bevel gears.

12. Linear time indicator device according to claim 10, characterized in that the driving transmission member (12) is a worm wheel and the driven transmission member (15) is a worm, the worm wheel and the worm being in mesh.