JPH0543433Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a pillow alarm-type vibrating alarm clock that is placed under the pillow during sleep and wakes up by vibration when the alarm time comes.

(Prior Art) So-called vibrating alarm clocks that notify the arrival of the alarm time by vibration have been known (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 16072/1983), and one example is the "Silent Alarm" manufactured by Unisol. There is a product name). In this known vibrating alarm clock, a vibrating alarm unit containing a built-in vibrating alarm device is connected to the watch body via a connection cord. The connection cord is pulled out from the vibration alarm unit,
The plug at the tip can be attached to and removed from the socket on the watch body. The vibration alarm unit and connection cord can be stored in the storage compartment on the back of the watch body with the connection cord folded.
A lid is removably provided at the opening of the storage section.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) However, with conventional vibrating alarm clocks, when the vibrating alarm unit is not in use, the cord must be folded and the cord and vibrating alarm unit must be stored in the storage compartment, which is very difficult. Not easy to use,
Furthermore, since the cord was folded, there was a risk of wire breakage. Furthermore, if the vibrating alarm unit is not stored in the storage section, it may be lost at some point.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a vibration alarm unit that is more convenient to use by placing it on the top of the watch mechanism when it is not in use, and making it part of the design of the watch mechanism. Our goal is to provide watches.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The features of the present invention include a watch body, a vibration alarm unit incorporating a vibration alarm device, and a plug at its tip that is detachable from a socket provided in the watch body. A cord is connected to a vibration alarm unit, and a recess for placing the vibration alarm unit is formed on the top surface of the watch body. The vibration alarm unit is generally disc-shaped, and includes a cylindrical part around which a cord is wound around the outer circumferential surface;
The cylindrical portion has elastically deformable flange portions projecting in the radial direction from both ends of the cylindrical portion, and the spacing between the flange portions is formed to be such that the plug can be held elastically. The recess on the top surface of the watch body and the vibration alarm unit placed in the recess are removably connected to each other by a locking pawl, and at least one of the flange portions has a There are grooves provided to provide elasticity.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vibrating alarm clock of the present invention includes a watch body 1, a vibrating alarm unit 11,
It consists of code 17.

To explain the watch main body 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a watch mechanical body 2 is housed in a front frame 1a and a rear frame 1b, and a watch mechanism body 2 is housed in the watch body 1. The hour hand 3, minute hand 4, second hand 5, and alarm hand 6 are on the pointer shaft that protrudes from the front.
These hands are covered with a front glass 7, and a hand turning knob 8 is provided on the back of the watch body.

The timepiece mechanical body 2 is equipped with a known alarm mechanism (not shown) and uses a buzzer 9 to notify the time. At the same time, when a plug, which will be described later, is inserted into the socket 10 provided in the watch body 1 as shown in the second figure, the time reporting by the buzzer 9 is stopped and the time is switched to the time reporting by vibration. It will be done. In addition, a recess 1d is provided on the top surface of the watch body 1.
A vibration alarm unit 11, which will be described later, can be placed in a fitted state, and claws 1e, 1e are protruded into this recess.

The vibration alarm unit 11 is generally disc-shaped, as shown in FIGS. 1-6. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the curved upper frame 12 and lower frame 13 come into contact with the end surfaces of the cylindrical parts 12a and 13a, which protrude oppositely from the central portions of the upper frame 12 and the lower frame 13, thereby causing the cylindrical part 14 to The cord 17 can be wound. The outer periphery of the upper frame 12 and lower frame 13 that protrude outward from the cylindrical portion 14 is connected to the bottom-shaped collar portion 1.
2b and 13b, and a predetermined gap is provided between the two brim portions.

A vibration alarm device 15 is held in the cylindrical portion 14 by mounting plates 12c and 13c that protrude oppositely from the upper frame 12 and the lower frame 13, and is housed and supported within the mounting plates. Vibration alarm device 15
is equipped with a rotating body 15b eccentrically connected to its rotating shaft 15a, and vibrations are generated when the rotating body 15b is driven eccentrically. Connecting columns are provided on the upper frame 12 and the lower frame 13 so as to project oppositely from each other, and the upper frame and the lower frame are connected by screws 16.

As shown in the fourth to sixth figures, a cut groove 13e is formed at the boundary between the cylindrical part 14 of the lower frame 13 and the collar part 13b, and the collar part 13b is given elasticity by this cut groove. .

The lower frame 13 also has an opening 1 as shown in the third figure.
3f, 13f are provided, and locking pawls 13g, 13g are provided within these openings to protrude downward from the cylindrical portion 13a. A claw 1e projecting into the recess 1d is engaged with the locking claw 13g within the opening 13f.

As shown in the first and fifth figures, the vibration alarm device 15
The cord 17 connected to the cylindrical portion 14 is pulled out to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 14 and wound around the cylindrical portion. code 17
A plug 18 is provided at the tip of the cord 17.
When the plug 18 is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 14, the plug 18 enters into the gap between the collar portions 12b and 13b by elastically deforming the collar portion 13b, and is held by friction. In addition, the plug 18 is connected to the collar portion 13.
By elastically deforming b, it can be easily taken out and inserted into the socket 10 of the watch body.

When using this watch as a vibrating alarm clock, connect the cord 17 to the cylindrical part 1 as shown in the first figure.
4, insert the plug 18 into the socket 10, and place the vibration alarm unit 11 under the pillow.
When the alarm switch is closed at the alarm setting time, the vibration alarm device 15 is activated and the rotating body 1 is activated.
5b rotates, and its vibrations cause the upper frame 12 and the lower frame 1 to rotate.
3 through the pillow to the human body to sense the arrival of the alarm time.

When the alarm by vibration is not required, the plug 18 is pulled out from the socket 10, the cord 17 is wound around the cylindrical part 14, and the plug 13 is frictionally held by the brim parts 12b and 13b. When this is placed in the recess 1d on the top surface of the watch main body 1 and pressed from above, the claw 1e and the locking claw 13g are engaged. In this way, the vibration alarm unit 11
When placed in the recess 1d, it looks like a part of the design of the watch body. In this state, the alarm switch closes at the alarm set time and the buzzer 9 issues a time signal.

(Effects of the invention) Since the present invention has the above configuration, when the vibration alarm unit is not in use, the cord can be wound around the cylindrical part, so there is no damage such as breakage of the cord, and there is no cut in the collar part. Since the groove provides elasticity, the plug at the tip of the cord is frictionally held between the brim parts, and there is no worry that the held plug will fall out, making it easy to wind up and store the cord. It can be easily and compactly assembled without much effort.
Furthermore, when the vibration alarm unit is placed in this compact state on the top of the watch body, it blends into the design of the watch body, making it feel strange because it is configured in a disc shape. It can be used without any problems.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a front view with the vibration alarm unit in use, Figure 2 is a partially cutaway front view with the vibration alarm unit not in use, Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, and Figure 4 is a cross section of the vibration alarm unit. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of the vibration alarm unit with the cord wound around it, and FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the vibration alarm unit. 1...Watch body, 1d...Recess, 1e...Law, 10...Socket, 11...Vibration alarm unit, 12b, 13b...Brim portion, 13e...
Cut groove, 13g...Latching claw, 14...Cylinder part, 15
...Vibration alarm device, 17...Code, 18...
…plug.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] Consisting of a watch body, a vibration alarm unit, and a cord connected to the vibration alarm unit, the cord having a plug at its tip that is detachable from a socket provided in the watch body, A recess for placing the vibration alarm unit is formed on the top surface of the watch body. and an elastically deformable flange extending radially from both ends of the cylindrical portion, and the spacing between the flange portions is such that the plug can be elastically held. The recess on the top surface of the watch body and the vibration alarm unit placed in the recess are removably connected to each other by a locking pawl, and at least A vibrating alarm clock characterized in that one side is provided with a cut groove to impart elasticity to the brim.