JPS6055284A - Clock device having timer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate a timer constituting part in a clock device having a timer as a normal timer function or the 2nd alarm function by inhibiting timer operation at the operation of a ringing stop switch when a clock constituting part provided with an alarm hand and the timer constituting part which can be optionally separated/coupled are coupled with each other. CONSTITUTION:When the clock constituting part 4 provided with the alarm hand is coupled with the timer constituting part 6, contacts 60, 70 are connected, and when the ringing stop switch 30 is turned on and the ringing stop of an alarm is released, a low level output through an inverter 56 in a timer function switching circuit 200 is selected by a multiplexer 114 in a timer function switching circuit 300 in the constituting part 6. Consequently, transistors (TRs) 116, 118 are turned off and the rotation of a timer motor 90 is inhibited. Said inhibition is released by turning off the switch 3 in the alarm ringing stop state and the constituting part 6 is acted as the 2nd alarm. When both the constituting parts 5, 6 are separated, these parts 5, 6 are acted independently. Thus, the timer constituting part can be operated as the normal timer function or the 2nd alarm function.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a timer-equipped timepiece device that combines a reference-equipped clock structure and a timer structure to provide a new timer function in addition to the normal reference function and timer function. A clock device with a timer that combines a timer structure has been invented, and has the advantage of being able to use two functions with one clock device.In other words, a conventional clock device with a timer is A clock configuration that appropriately decelerates the rotation of the motor of the reference rotation source, displays the time, generates a reference output from the reference contact at the set time, and performs the reference operation, and rotates the timer set display board in the set direction. By this, the motor as a reference rotation source starts operating, and the rotation of the motor is appropriately decelerated to rotate the timer set display board in the non-set direction, and after the set time has elapsed, a timer output signal is generated from the timer contact. and a timer component that performs a timer operation. In this timer-equipped clock device, the clock component can be used as an alarm clock, while the timer component can be used to notify when it is time to boil a bath, to notify when it is time to cook, etc.

The present invention enables the use of a new timer function by controlling the state in which the timer function in the above-mentioned conventional timer-equipped clock device is controlled by the clock component operation and the state in which it can operate independently by combining and separating both components. It is something.

A characteristic configuration of the present invention is that in a timer-equipped timepiece device having a timepiece component and a timer component, the timepiece component and the timer component can be separated and combined, and when combined, the two components are electrically connected. A contact is attached, and when the two components are combined and the junction contact is in a conductive state, the motor rotation of the timer component is prohibited when the noise stop switch is operated in the operable state, and when the two components are separated and the junction contact is in a non-conductive state, the rotation of the motor of the timer component is prohibited. The present invention consists of a timer function switching circuit that enables independent operation of the motor without restricting the rotation of the motor by operating the noise stop switch.

In addition, the above-mentioned timer function switching circuit in the characteristic configuration of the present invention prohibits the rotation of the motor in the timer component before the target output is generated by operating the stop switch in the operable state, and prohibits the rotation after the target output occurs. It is also effective to be able to switch between a state where the state is canceled and a state where independent operation is possible without restriction.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on Examples.

FIG. 1 shows an external view of a timer clock device according to an embodiment of the present invention in a connected state, and FIG. 2 shows an external view of a separated state.

First, the operation will be explained with reference to the circuit diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

The timer-equipped clock device 2 consists of a clock component 4 and a timer component 6.
z, waveform shaping 14 and driving inverter 1
6a and 16b alternately apply pulses capable of driving the timepiece step motor 20 to the coil 18. The rotation of the motor 20 is appropriately decelerated by the clock train 22,
Allows time display 24 with hours, minutes and seconds display side.

The reference contact 26 is for generating the reference output 26a at the reference time set by the user, for example, when the clock train 2
The contact plate is turned on based on the cam displacement of the reference cam mechanism consisting of the hour hand wheel and reference wheel No. 2, and an output of H is generated at the reference set time. This standard output 26a
is supplied to the AND gate 34. and gate 3
The reference signal φa (for example, 2048 Hz) for generating an alarm sound from the frequency dividing circuit 12 and the output of the ring stop switch 30 are supplied to the other input terminal of the switch 4 via a chattering prevention circuit 32. The output of the AND gate 34 is supplied to a time signal circuit 36, and when the reference output 26a is generated from the reference contact 26 with the alarm stop switch 30 in the closed state, a reference signal φa for generating an alarm sound is sent to the time signal circuit 36. 36 and the alarm sound is generated by the speaker 38.

On the other hand, the timer component 6 has an oscillation circuit 801, a frequency dividing circuit 82, and a waveform shaping circuit 84 independently of the clock component 4, and drives a coil 88 with pulses capable of driving the timer step motor 90 by driving inverters 86a and 86b. are given alternately. The rotation of the motor 90 is appropriately decelerated by a timer train 92 to rotate a timer display plate 94 (in the embodiment, one rotation takes about 60 minutes). The rotational operation of the timer step motor 90 is controlled by the timer contact 96, that is, when the timer display plate 94 is rotated by the timer center by the user, the timer operation output 96a becomes H and is activated. In other words, the H output of the timer operation output 96a is passed through the multiplexer 114 to the N-MOS that controls the power supply to the drive inverters 86a and 86b).
It is connected to the gate inputs of the transistors 116 and 118, and can control the rotational drive of the timer step motor 9o.

A timer sound generation output 96b is supplied from the timer contact 96 to an AND gate 98, and the other input terminal of this AND gate 98 receives a reference signal φb (for example, 1024 Hz) for timer sound generation from the frequency dividing circuit 82. Since the timer sound generation output 96b becomes H, the time signal circuit 10
It is understood that the reference signal φb is supplied to '0' and the timer sound is generated by the speaker 102.

The above-mentioned timer contact 96 is obtained by a well-known timer contact configuration consisting of a movable contact placed on the back of the timer display board 94 and a fixed contact that slides thereon, although detailed illustration thereof is omitted. The timer operation output 96a becomes H when the rotation is made, and after that, when the set time elapses, the timer sound generation output 96b becomes H for a certain period of time.

On the other hand, timer function switching circuits 200 and 300 are configured in the clock component 4 and the timer component 6, respectively. The output of the timer function switching circuit 200 is outputted to the timer component 6 as an output 54a via an inverter 56 and an OR gate 54. Further, the circuit 200 outputs an H level signal to the timer configuration section 6.

The output state of these two outputs 7y can be switched by connecting contacts 6o and 7o.

The timer function switching circuit 300 of the timer component 6 includes an AND gate 110. OR gate 112 and multiplexer 11
4, the above-mentioned output 54a is supplied to one input terminal of the AND gate 10 via a junction contact 60, and an H level signal is supplied to the OR gate 112 via a junction contact 7o. ing. The output of the controller 110 is supplied to the input terminal X1 of a multiplexer 114.

On the other hand, the timer operation output 96a from the timer contact 96 is supplied to the other input terminal of the AND gate 11O and the input terminal X2 of the multiplexer 114. or gate 1
12 is supplied to the output switching control terminal A of the multiplexer 114.

The selected output from the output terminal X of the multiplexer 114 is an AND gate 98 and an N-MOS) transistor 116,1.
It is supplied to 18. Multiplexer 114 here
When the input to output switching control terminal A is at H level, the input signal of input terminal X1 is selected and output from output terminal X, and when it is at L level, the input signal of input terminal X2 is output from output terminal X. It is set to be

Therefore, when the junction contacts 6o and 7o are in a conductive state (the state shown in FIG. 1), when the anti-squeal switch 3o is open, the timer operation is controlled only by the timer operation output 96a of the timer contact 96; Always N- when closed
In order to turn off the MOS) transistors 116 and 118, the timer operation is forcibly prohibited regardless of the output of the timer operation output 96a. On the other hand, when the junction contacts 6o and 7o are in a non-conducting state (the state shown in FIG. 2), the timer operation is performed by the timer operation output 9
It is understood that this is controlled only by 6a.

The conduction and non-conduction of the joining contacts 60 and 70 are determined by the timepiece component 4.
The control can be performed by combining or separating the timer component 6 and the timer component 6. When the two structures are combined by inserting the coupling grooves and protrusions formed in both structures as shown in FIG. 1, the contact structures forming the bonding contacts 60 and 70 come into contact with each other and are electrically connected, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the timer function changeover switch 50 is separated from the clock component 4 and the timer component 6, the ringing stop switch f30 becomes non-conductive. This is a control switch for when it is desired to perform the timer operation regardless of the operation of the timer operation output 96a.If this switch 50 is closed, the timer operation can be controlled only by the timer operation output 96a even when both configurations are combined.

On the other hand, the output X of the multiplexer 114 is AND gate 1
20, and the other input terminal of this AND gate 120 is supplied with a blinking display reference signal φC (for example, IHz) from the frequency dividing circuit 82, and the multiplexer 114
When the output X of
The ED display section 124 performs a blinking LED display. That is, the blinking display of LEI means that the timer step motor 90 is in the rotating state, that is, the timer function is in the operating state.

The first embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, and the operation will next be explained using the time charts of FIGS. 4 and 5.

First, the operating state when the clock component 4 and the timer component 6 are separated and their timer functions are operated independently will be described.

The state in FIG. 4(a) shows the state before setting the timer function, and the timer operation output 9 from the timer contact 96
6a, and the timer step motor 90 is in a stopped state. In the state shown in FIG. 4(b), the timer display plate 94 is turned on seven times every 10 minutes in order to operate the timer function, and the timer operation output 96a of the timer contact 96 becomes H. Since junction contacts 60 and 70 are non-conducting, the output of OR gate 112 will be L, thus multiplexer 114
is the input signal of input terminal X2 (i.e., timer operation output 9
6a) is output, the N-MOS transistors 116 and 118 are turned on, and the timer step motor 90 is rotated. The state in FIG. 4(c) shows a state in which 10 minutes of the timer cent time have elapsed and the timer sound generation output 96b from the timer contact 96 has become H and a timer sound has been generated.

The output width of this output 96b is obtained by the corresponding contact width of the timer contact 96, and the output is automatically stopped without any particular stopping operation.

The 900 revolutions of the timer step motor continues even after the timer sound generation output 96b outputs H, and when the timer display board 94 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 4(d), the timer operation output 9 is
6a becomes L and the motor 90 stops.

Note that the timer sound generation due to H of the timer sound generation output 96b automatically stops as the timer step motor 90 continues to rotate, but the timer display board changes from the state shown in FIG. 4(C) to the state shown in FIG. It is also possible to stop the timer sound instantly by forcibly rotating 94.

Next, a description will be given of how to combine the clock component 4 and the timer component 6 and control the timer function by the reference mechanism of the clock component 4. This is shown in the time chart of FIG. 5, and in this case, the timer function changeover switch 50 is opened. The state shown in Figure 5 (a) is the noise stop switch 3.
0 is set as closed, and the timer display board 94 is further rotated seven times to correspond to 10 minutes. The timer operation output 96a becomes H due to the set rotation of the timer display board 94, but since the noise stop switch 30 is in the closed operation state, the inverter 56
The output from the AND gate 110 is therefore L. In this case, the junction contacts 60 and 70 are in a conductive state, so the output of the ORG) 112 is H, and the multiplexer 1]4 outputs the input of the input terminal X1, so the timer step motor 90 is in a stopped state. It is. In the state shown in FIG. 5(b), the reference output 26a of the reference contact 26 becomes H when the reference setting time of the clock component 4 is reached, the reference signal φa for generating the alarm sound is output from the AND gate 34, and the alarm sound is generated. This occurs when the noise stop switch 30 is opened and the output is set to L in order to stop the noise. As the output of the anti-ringing switch 30 becomes L, the output of the AND gate 110 becomes H, and the timer step motor 90 starts rotating.

In the state shown in FIG. 5(c), the timer display board 94 rotates in the non-cent direction due to the rotation of the timer step motor 90, and after seven timers have elapsed, the timer sound generation output 96b of the timer contact 96 becomes H. Indicates that a sound has occurred. The output width of the timer sound generation output 96b is obtained by the corresponding contact width of the timer contacts 96, and is automatically stopped without any particular stopping operation.

The rotation of the timer step motor 90 continues even after the timer sound generation output 96b outputs H, and when the timer display board 94 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 5(d), the timer operation output 9 is output.
6a becomes L and the motor operates as shown in the above-mentioned time chart in Figure 5. What is characteristic is that the timer sound can be used as the second alarm sound. The point is that you can get the approximate functions of two machines. In actual use, first set the approximate time on the clock component 4 to the time you want the alarm to sound, and then
At the time when you want to sound the alarm sound (timer sound), the timer component 6 sets the time difference between the first alarm and second alarm times.
The rotation can be set on the timer display board 94 at . Specifically, assuming that the first alarm is set at 7:00 a.m. using the clock component 4Vr-, the second alarm is set at 7:00 a.m.
If you want the timer to ring at 10 minutes, set and rotate the timer display board 94 of the timer component 6 to the 10 minute position. By doing so, an alarm sound is generated at 7:00 a.m., and 10 minutes after the ring stop switch 3o is opened, ie, at 7:10 a.m., an alarm sound (timer sound) is generated.

Such a function makes it possible to use a single watch to wake up two users at different times in the morning, or to manage the time from when they wake up in the morning until they are dispatched. Extremely effective 0 What is unique about this embodiment is that the timer function can be used independently and restricted by the operation state of the ring stop switch 30 of the clock component 4. The control depends on whether the timer component 6 is coupled or separated, and the timer sound as a timer operation can be used not only as a simple timer notification but also as a second alarm sound. be.

Note that when the timer function selector switch 50 is closed, the timer function stops ringing even if the clock component 4 and the timer component 6 are connected, as in the time chart shown in FIG. This means that the operation can be performed regardless of the operation of the switch 30.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The second embodiment is shown in the circuit configuration diagram of FIG. 6, and since the basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same configurations will be designated by the same reference numerals and a description thereof will be omitted.

The difference from the first embodiment is that the input signal at one end to the OR gate 54 in the timer function switching circuit 200 of the clock component 4 is different. Specifically, the output of the AND gate 34 is input to the flip-flop 130. Supplied via.

That is, in the first embodiment described above, the timer function was controlled only by the operation state of the noise stop switch 30, but in the second embodiment, the timer function was controlled only by the operation state of the noise stop switch 30 and the reference contact 26.
The feature is that the timer function is controlled using the standard output 26aK from the .

The AND gate 34 is supplied with the standard output 26a of the standard contact 26 of the clock component 4 and the output of the ring stop switch 30, and when the ring stop switch f30 is in the closed operation state and the standard output 26a is generated, That is, when the target set time is reached, an H output is generated.

This H output is supplied to a melody sound generation circuit 40, which generates a melody sound as an alarm sound. It is assumed that the frequency signal φa necessary for forming the melody sound is directly supplied to the melody sound generation circuit 40. On the other hand, the output of the AND gate 34 is also supplied to the set manual S of the flip 70 knob 130, and when the H level of the AND gate 34 rises when the reference setting time is reached, the output Q is set to H.
The H signal is supplied to the AND gate 110 of the timer component 6 via the OR get 54.

That is, in this second embodiment, when the clock component 4 and the timer component 6 are combined, the operation of the timer function is forcibly prohibited until the output timing of the standard output 26a when the ring stop switch 30 is closed. It is something. Note that the flip-flop 130 is reset by supplying the output of the noise stop switch 30 to the reset manual R via the one-shot circuit 132.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be explained.

The operation when the clock component 4 and the timer component 6 are combined will be explained using the time chart of FIG. 7.

The state in FIG. 7(a) shows the state before setting the timer function, and the timer operation output 9 from the timer contact 96
6a is L, and the timer step motor 90 is in a stopped state. The state shown in Figure 7 (b) is the noise stop switch 3o.
is closed, and the timer display board 94 is rotated to set the timer by 1o. Due to the set rotation of the timer display board 94, the timer operation output 96a becomes H, but since the output of the AND gate 34 is L, the Q of the flip-flop 130 becomes
Since the output is L, the output is 1101. Multiplexer 114 connects junction contact 6
Since 0 and 70 are in a conductive state, the output U of the OR gate 112
H, and multiplexer 114 is AND gate 110
The timer step motor 90 is stopped in this state. In the state shown in FIG. 7(c), the reference output 26a of the reference contact 26 becomes H when the reference setting time of the clock component 4 is reached.
This shows a state in which the melody sound generation circuit 40 has started broadcasting a melody as an alarm sound from the speaker 38. Further, the H output of the reference output 26a makes the output of the AND gate 34 H, the Q output of the flip-flop 130 becomes H, and the output of the AND gate 110 becomes H, so that the rotational operation of the timer step motor 90 is Start. Thereafter, by opening the ringing stop switch 30, the melody notification is stopped. However, the above-mentioned melody notification stops, the Q output of the flip-flop knob 130 is held at H, and the rotational operation of the timer step motor 90 continues. In the state shown in FIG. 7(d), 10 minutes of the timer set time have passed since the timer step motor 90 started rotating, and the timer sound generation output 96b becomes H and a timer sound (used as a second alarm sound) is generated. The state in FIG. 7(E) shows a state in which the timer operation output 96a from the timer contact 96 becomes L due to the rotation of the timer display board 940, and the timer step motor 90 stops. Although this time chart shows a state in which the melody notification is stopped for a short time, it is possible to stop the melody notification immediately after the state shown in FIG. Even if the melody notification is kept sounding, a timer sound is generated in the state shown in FIG. 7(d), and then the melody notification can be stopped.

The second embodiment enables similar operations to the first embodiment described above, but differs in the rotational timing of the timer step motor 9o. That is, in the first embodiment, the motor 90 starts rotating when the anti-noise switch 30 is operated from closed to open, but in the second embodiment, the motor 90 starts rotating when the reference output 26a switches from L to H. 90 is configured to initiate rotation.

Note that in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when the clock component 4 and the timer component 6 are separated and the junction contacts 60 and 70 are brought into a non-conducting state, the timer function is controlled by the clock component. It should be able to operate independently regardless of the operation of section 4. Further, even when the clock component 4 and the timer component 6 are combined, the timer function can be operated independently by closing the timer function changeover switch 50.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The third embodiment is simply a modification of the timer function switching circuit 200 of the clock component 4 in the second embodiment, and the output of the game 1/34 is directly supplied to the OR gate 54 without going through the flip 70 knob. This is what I did. The operation of this third embodiment is characterized in that when the clock component 4 and the timer component 6 are combined, the timer function can only operate while the melody sound is being generated as an alarm sound. .

In the above embodiment, the timer component is of the type that generates a timer sound after the cent time elapses, but it is possible to use a different timer mechanism, for example, another electrical device (after the set time elapses).
(radio, television, etc.) A similar effect could be obtained with a timer mechanism that controls the ON/OFF' of the flea source.

As described above, the present invention is configured such that the reference clock component and the timer component can be separated and combined, and when the image configuration is separated, the timer function of the timer component can be operated independently. When combined, the timer function is prohibited when the alarm stop switch of the clock component is operated in the operable state, so that the timer component can be used in two ways: when it has a normal timer function. That is, if it is desired to use the timer component as a normal timer function, the timer function can be operated independently by separating the timer component from the clock component. On the other hand, if it is desired to use the timer component for the above-mentioned second alarm operation, the timer component is coupled to the clock component and the junction contacts are brought into conduction. Then, rotate the timer display board by the amount of time you want the second alarm to operate, that is, the difference between the estimated set time and the scheduled time for the second alarm, and then operate the ring stop switch to enable alarm operation. .

By doing so, the timer operation will be forcibly prohibited at the guideline setting time 1, and the timer notification will be made with a delay of the timer setting time after the alarm operation, and the evening/immediate notification will be set to M.
2 Can be used as an alarm notification. This second alarm notification operation can be used as an alarm function to wake up two people using one clock device, and it is possible to provide a timer clock device with a new function. Furthermore, the above-mentioned timer function of the timer component in the present invention can be switched by a simple operation of separating or combining the timer component with the clock component, which is of great practical value. It is something.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a state in which a timer component and a timer component of a timer-equipped timepiece device according to an embodiment of the present invention are combined. FIG. 2 is an external view showing a state in which the timer component and the timer component of the timer-equipped timepiece device shown in FIG. 1 are separated. FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a time chart showing the operation of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention.
A time chart showing the operation of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the main circuit configuration of the third embodiment of the present invention. 4... Clock component, 6... Timer component, 20.
・・Step motor for clock, 26・Standard contact, 30・Sound stop switch,
34...AND gate, 54...OR gate, 60, 70...junction contact, 90...step motor for timer, 92...timer gear train, 94...timer display board, 96...
Timer contact, 96a...Timer operation output, 96b...
Timer sound generation output, 114...Multiplexer, 116◆118...N-MOS) transistor. Patent applicant: Rhythm Watch Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A clock component that appropriately decelerates the rotation of the motor of the reference rotation source, displays the time, and generates a reference output from the reference contact at the set time to perform the reference operation, and a timer set display board. By rotating in the setting direction, the motor as a reference rotation source starts operating, and the rotation of the motor is appropriately decelerated to rotate the timer set display board in the non-cent direction, and after the set time has elapsed, the motor as a reference rotation source starts operating. a timer component that generates timer output and performs timer operation;
The clock component includes a ring stop switch that can be operated to switch between an operable state and a non-operable state for standard operation, while the clock component and timer component can be separated and combined. When the two components are connected, a joining contact is provided that provides electrical continuity between the two components, and when the two components are connected and the joining contact is in a conductive state, the motor rotation of the timer component is stopped and the switch is operated in the operable state. A clock device with a timer comprising a timer function switching circuit that prohibits and separates the motor so that when the junction contact is in a non-conductive state, the motor rotation is not restricted by the operation of a stop switch and can operate independently. . (2) The clock component that appropriately decelerates the rotation of the motor of the reference rotation source, displays the time, and generates a reference output from the reference contact at the set time to perform the reference operation, and the timer set display board in the set direction. The motor as a reference rotation source starts operating, and the rotation of the motor is appropriately decelerated to rotate the timer set display board in the non-cent direction, and after the set time has elapsed, the timer output is output from the timer contact. a timer component that generates a timer and performs a timer operation; The hour @ 1 component includes a ring-stop switch that can be operated to switch between an operable state and an inoperable state for standard operation, while the clock component and timer component are separated. The structure is configured to be able to be combined, and a joining contact is provided that performs electrical continuity between the two components when they are combined, and when the two components are combined and the joining contact is in a conductive state, the motor rotation of the timer component is stopped and the switch is in an operable state. The operation prohibits the target output before it occurs, and cancels the prohibition state after the output occurs, and when the joint contact is disconnected and the contact is non-conducting, the motor rotation is not restricted by the operation of the noise stop switch and operates independently. 1. A clock device with a timer, comprising a timer function switching circuit that enables the timer function.