JPS621228B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel electric clock that represents time not with numbers or hands as in conventional digital or analog clocks, but with points and line segments.

Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, the 12 points placed at the vertices and the center points of each side of the regular hexagon represent time units, as in a conventional analog clock. That is, point 1 is 1 o'clock, point 2 is 2 o'clock, and point 3 is 3 o'clock. In this way, point 4 becomes 11
Point 5 represents 12 o'clock.

Next, to explain how to represent minutes, 4 is created by dividing the rhombus placed between points 4 and 5 into four equal parts diagonally.
The triangles each represent one minute, and the points 4 and 5
The 11 line segments placed between the 12 points excluding the spaces are 5 each.
Represents minutes. Now, to explain how to represent 1 minute to 59 minutes, 1 minute is one triangle 6, 2 minutes is two triangles 6, 7, 3 minutes is three triangles 6, 7, 8, and 4 minutes is three triangles 6, 7, 8. Represented by four triangles 6, 7, 8, 9.
When 5 minutes has passed, the four triangles 6, 7, 8, and 9 disappear at the same time, and line segment 10 appears. 6 minutes is line segment 10
and triangle 6, the 7th minute is line segment 10 and triangles 6 and 7, the 10th minute is line segment 11, the 15th minute is line segment 12, and in this way, the 59th minute is line segment 13. is represented by five triangles 6, 7, 8, and 9. At the moment when 60 minutes is reached, a dot representing the next hour appears.

FIG. 2 is an example of an electric clock according to the invention showing hours and minutes. This shows the time 7:23.

Instead of displaying only one dot representing the hour and one line segment representing the five-minute unit as explained above to display the hours and minutes, they can also be displayed consecutively in the same way as the display method from one minute to four minutes. can.

Also, the four triangles representing 1 minute to 4 minutes can be four points of any other arbitrary shape.

When using this invention for time display panels of various watches,
LCD (liquid crystal display) or LED (light emitting diode)
Any of these methods may be used, and in the case of large clocks, hours and minutes may be indicated in different colors using neon panels, fluorescent lights, colored light bulbs, etc.

This invention allows the hours and minutes to be expressed using just the outline of a regular hexagon, so the interior can be used for multiple purposes. In other words, the date, day of the week, seconds, etc. may be expressed here with numbers or letters, like a conventional digital date.
Also, watches, pocket watches with mirrors, photographs, drawings, etc.
You can also make pendente clocks, etc. You can also create a large advertising clock by adding trademarks, symbols, characters, etc.

In accordance with the present invention, the basic shape of the arrangement of line segments does not have to be a regular hexagon as shown in FIG. 1, but may be a regular dodecagon, a circle, a base, or any other arbitrary shape.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a basic diagram of points and line segments representing hours and minutes according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an example of hours and minutes displayed by an electric timepiece according to the present invention. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Hour display point, 10, 1
1, 12, 13... 5 minute display line segment, 6, 7, 8,
9... Minute display point.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Twelve hour display sections representing hours in units of one hour are arranged in a ring to indicate the hours from 1 o'clock to 12 o'clock, and among the 12 locations between the 12 hour display sections. 5 in 11 locations
In addition to arranging line segments representing minute units to provide 5-minute units from 5 minutes to 55 minutes, four 1-minute units from 1 minute to 4 minutes will be provided in the remaining one place. This is an electric clock that can display minutes from 1 minute to 59 minutes, and can also display hours and minutes. 2. The electric timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the time display section is arranged on a circumference. 3. The electric timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the time display section is arranged at each vertex and the midpoint of each side of a regular hexagon. 4. The electric timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the time display section is arranged at each vertex of a regular dodecagon. 5. The electric timepiece according to claim 2, wherein the line segments are arranged in an arc shape. 6. The electric timepiece according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the one-minute display section is formed by four triangular display sections formed by dividing a rhombus into four equal parts diagonally. . 7. In the electric timepiece according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the hour display section is continuous from the hour display section indicating 1 o'clock to the hour display section indicating the time to be displayed. An electric clock consisting of a display. 8. The electric timepiece according to claim 7, in which the 5-minute display section continuously displays information from the first minute display section to the 5-minute display section to be displayed. . 9. The electric timepiece according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the date, day of the week, seconds, advertisements, and other information are displayed in the central area of the hour display section arranged in an annular manner. electric clock.