Pointer type movement clock system with liquid crystal display

Abstract

The invention discloses a pointer type movement clock system with liquid crystal display, which comprises a shell, an overturning table, an overturning driving mechanism, a liquid crystal time display module, a pointer type movement time module, a background display module, a main control chip module, an external clock source module, a wireless communication module and a mobile terminal, the overturning table is rotationally arranged in the mounting groove and driven by the overturning driving mechanism, the overturning table comprises three groups of display table surfaces arranged in the circumferential direction, and the size of each group of display table surface is matched with that of a notch of the mounting groove; the liquid crystal time display module, the pointer type movement time module and the background display module are respectively arranged on the three groups of display table tops, and the main control chip module is connected with the mobile terminal through the wireless communication module.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of clocks and watches, in particular to a pointer-type movement clock system with a liquid crystal display. Background Art

[0002] In the field of watch technology, pointer movement clocks have always been popular among consumers for their classic design and intuitive time reading experience. In recent years, with the rapid development of electronic technology, liquid crystal display technology has been widely used in various electronic products, including clocks. However, most of the clocks with LCD displays commonly seen on the market currently use pure electronic display methods, completely abandoning the pointer movement, losing the unique charm of pointer clocks, and the display effect is relatively simple. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a pointer-type movement clock system with a liquid crystal display to solve the above-mentioned problem.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display comprises a housing, a flip table, a flip driving mechanism, a liquid crystal time display module, a pointer-type movement time module, a background display module, a main control chip module, an external clock source module, a wireless communication module and a mobile terminal. The front of the housing is provided with a mounting groove, the flip table is rotatably arranged in the mounting groove and driven by the flip driving mechanism, the flip table comprises three groups of display tables arranged along the circumference, and the size of each group of the display tables is adapted to the notch of the mounting groove, the liquid crystal time display module, the pointer-type movement time module and the background display module are respectively arranged on the three groups of the display tables, the main control chip module is connected to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication module, the main control chip module comprises a main processor and a slave processor, the main processor comprises a clock source input port, a first time output port, a second time output port and is respectively used to connect the external clock source module, the liquid crystal time display module and the pointer-type movement time module, and the slave processor is respectively connected to the background display module and the flip driving mechanism through a background output port and a flip instruction output port.

[0006] Preferably, the flip driving mechanism includes a sliding seat, an ejection screw, a rotating bearing, an ejection motor, a flip bearing and a flip motor, a sliding slot is respectively arranged on the left and right side walls in the mounting slot, a first bearing opening is arranged on the front and rear end slot walls of the sliding slot, the rotating bearing is arranged in the first bearing opening to support the rotation of the ejection screw, the output shaft of the ejection motor is connected to the ejection screw, the sliding seat is slidably clamped in the sliding slot, and the sliding seat is provided with a through hole that passes through the front and rear, a nut is provided on the through hole that is threadably connected to the ejection screw, a second bearing opening is arranged on the inner side wall of the sliding seat, a flip shaft is arranged on the left and right side walls of the flip table, the flip bearing is arranged on the second bearing opening to support the rotation of the flip shaft, the output shaft of the flip motor is connected to the flip shaft, and the propulsion motor and the flip motor are both connected to the slave processor.

[0007] Preferably, the flip table is a triangular prism structure, and each prism surface forms the display table top, and each group of the display table tops is provided with inlay grooves for installing and embedding the liquid crystal time display module, the pointer movement time module and the background display module respectively.

[0008] Preferably, the surrounding side walls of the display table are recessed downward to form an upper annular step, the inner side of the notch of the installation groove is provided with a lower annular step that fits the upper annular step, and the upper annular step is provided with a sealing ring.

[0009] Preferably, the cross section of the sliding groove is a cross-shaped structure, the sliding seat is a T-shaped structure, and the bottom end of the T is located at the upper part of the notch of the sliding groove.

[0010] Preferably, a first inductive proximity switch, a second inductive proximity switch and a third inductive proximity switch are respectively arranged on the flip table and at the side positions corresponding to each of the display surfaces, and a metal sensor is arranged in the installation groove. When the flip table is flipped to a certain display surface to be inserted into the installation groove, the inductive proximity switch corresponding to the display surface cooperates with the metal sensor and sends a signal to the slave processor to confirm the current flipping position.

[0011] Preferably, travel switch sensors are provided at both ends of the sliding groove, and the travel switch sensor and the slave processor are used to control the forward and reverse rotation of the ejection motor to control the sliding stroke of the sliding seat.

[0012] Preferably, it further comprises an acoustic-optical module and a vibration module, and the slave processor is connected to the acoustic-optical module and the vibration module via an acoustic-optical output port and a vibration output port respectively.

[0013] Preferably, the pointer-type movement time module includes a clock dial, a needle shaft and an electronic movement. The clock dial is arranged in the middle of the display table. The needle shaft is rotatably arranged at the center of the clock dial and is driven by the electronic movement. The needle shaft is provided with an hour hand and a minute hand.

[0014] Preferably, the liquid crystal time display module includes a time unit and a date unit.

[0015] After adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] The present invention provides a pointer-type movement clock system with a liquid crystal display, wherein three types of interfaces, namely, a liquid crystal time display module, a pointer-type movement time module, and a background display module, are arranged on display surfaces at three different positions of a flip table, and the required type of interface can be rotated and adjusted according to actual needs and pushed out to the notch position of an installation slot through a flip driving mechanism for display, thereby realizing the integration of a liquid crystal display module and a pointer-type movement, freely selecting the time display type, and maintaining the aesthetics and practicality of the clock. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the turning table of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the housing of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the internal structure of the sliding groove of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a control block diagram of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0023] Example

[0024] See also Figures 1 to 5As shown, the present invention discloses a pointer movement clock system with liquid crystal display, including a housing 1, a flip table 2, a flip driving mechanism 3, a liquid crystal time display module 4, a pointer movement time module 5, a background display module 6, a main control chip module, an external clock source module, a wireless communication module and a mobile terminal. The front of the housing 1 is provided with a mounting groove 11, the flip table 2 is rotatably arranged in the mounting groove 11 and is driven by the flip driving mechanism 3, the flip table 2 includes three groups of display tables 21 arranged along the circumferential direction, and the size of each group of display tables 21 is adapted to the notch of the mounting groove 11. The liquid crystal time display module 4, the pointer movement time module 5 and the background display module 6 are respectively arranged on three groups of display tables 21. The main control chip module is connected to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication module. The main control chip module includes a main processor and a slave processor. The main processor includes a clock source input port, a first time output port, and a second time output port and is respectively used to connect to an external clock source module, a liquid crystal time display module 4, and a pointer movement time module 5. The slave processor is respectively connected to the background display module 6 and the flip drive mechanism 3 through the background output port and the flip instruction output port.

[0025] The flipping drive mechanism 3 includes a sliding seat 31, an ejection screw 32, a rotating bearing 33, an ejection motor 34, a flipping bearing 35 and a flipping motor 36. A sliding slot 12 is respectively arranged on the left and right side walls in the mounting slot 11. The front and rear end slot walls of the sliding slot 12 are provided with a first bearing opening. The rotating bearing 33 is arranged in the first bearing opening to support the rotation of the ejection screw 32. The output shaft of the ejection motor 34 is connected to the ejection screw 32. The sliding seat 31 is slidably clamped in the sliding slot 12, and the sliding seat 31 is provided with a through hole that passes through the front and rear. The through hole is provided with a nut 37 that is threadedly connected to the ejection screw 32. The inner side wall of the sliding seat 31 is provided with a second bearing opening. The left and right side walls of the flip table 2 are provided with a flip shaft 22. The flip bearing 35 is arranged in the second bearing opening to support the rotation of the flip shaft 22. The output shaft of the flip motor 36 is connected to the flip shaft. The propulsion motor 34 and the flip motor 36 are both connected to the slave processor.

[0026] The turning table 2 is a triangular prism structure, and each prism surface forms a display table 21. Each set of display tables 21 is provided with inlay grooves for installing and embedding the liquid crystal time display module 4, the pointer movement time module 5 and the background display module 6 respectively.

[0027] The side walls around the display table 21 are recessed downward to form an upper annular step 23. The inner side of the groove of the installation groove 11 is provided with a lower annular step 13 that fits the upper annular step 23. The upper annular step 23 is sleeved with a sealing ring.

[0028] The cross section of the sliding slot 12 is a cross-shaped structure, wherein the bottom groove of the cross structure is used to accommodate the flip motor 36 to move with the sliding seat 31. The sliding seat 31 is a T-shaped structure, and its T-shaped bottom end is located at the upper part of the notch of the sliding slot 12.

[0029] A first inductive proximity switch, a second inductive proximity switch and a third inductive proximity switch are respectively arranged on the flip table 2 and at the side positions corresponding to each display table surface 21. A metal inductive body is arranged in the groove of the mounting groove 11. When the flip table 2 flips to a certain display table surface 21 to be inserted into the mounting groove 21, the inductive proximity switch corresponding to the display table surface 21 cooperates with the metal inductive body and sends a signal to the slave processor to confirm the current flip position. After confirming the current position, the flip motor 36 stops rotating. At this time, the push-out motor 34 is driven to push out the flip table 2 so that the upper annular step 23 on the confirmed display table surface 21 is tightly fitted with the lower annular step 13 on the mounting groove.

[0030] Travel switch sensors are provided at both ends of the sliding groove 12. The travel switch sensor and the slave processor are used to control the forward and reverse rotation of the ejection motor 34, thereby controlling the sliding stroke of the sliding seat.

[0031] It also includes an acoustic and optical module and a vibration module, and the slave processor is connected to the acoustic and optical module and the vibration module through the acoustic and optical output port and the vibration output port respectively. Both the main processor and the slave processor use a 64-bit MCU microcontroller, the external clock source module is a time information acquisition source, the wireless communication module uses Bluetooth communication, the mobile terminal uses a mobile phone, the acoustic and optical module is an acoustic and optical alarm, and the vibration module is a vibrator.

[0032] The pointer movement time module 5 includes a clock face, a needle shaft and an electronic movement. The clock face is set in the middle of the display table. The center of the clock face is rotated with a needle shaft 51 and driven by the electronic movement. The needle shaft is provided with an hour hand and a minute hand. The liquid crystal time display module 4 includes a time unit and a date unit.

[0033] The above is only a preferred specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shell, a flip table, a flip driving mechanism, a liquid crystal time display module, a pointer movement time module, a background display module, a main control chip module, an external clock source module, a wireless communication module and a mobile terminal. The front of the shell is provided with a mounting groove. The flip table is rotatably arranged in the mounting groove and driven by the flip driving mechanism. The flip table comprises three groups of display tables arranged along the circumference, and the size of each group of the display tables is adapted to the notch of the mounting groove. The liquid crystal time display module, the pointer movement time module and the background display module are respectively arranged on the three groups of the display tables. The main control chip module is connected to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication module. The main control chip module comprises a main processor and a slave processor. The main processor comprises a clock source input port, a first time output port and a second time output port and is respectively used to connect the external clock source module, the liquid crystal time display module and the pointer movement time module. The slave processor is respectively connected to the background display module and the flip driving mechanism through a background output port and a flip instruction output port.

2. A pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The flip driving mechanism includes a sliding seat, an ejection screw, a rotating bearing, an ejection motor, a flip bearing and a flip motor, a sliding slot is respectively arranged on the left and right side walls in the mounting slot, a first bearing opening is arranged on the front and rear end slot walls of the sliding slot, the rotating bearing is arranged in the first bearing opening to support the rotation of the ejection screw, the output shaft of the ejection motor is connected to the ejection screw, the sliding seat is slidably clamped in the sliding slot, and the sliding seat is provided with a through hole that passes through the front and rear, a nut is provided on the through hole that is threadedly connected to the ejection screw, a second bearing opening is arranged on the inner side wall of the sliding seat, a flip shaft is arranged on the left and right side walls of the flip table, the flip bearing is arranged in the second bearing opening to support the rotation of the flip shaft, the output shaft of the flip motor is connected to the flip shaft, and the propulsion motor and the flip motor are both connected to the slave processor.

3. The pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flip table is in a triangular prism structure, and each prism surface forms the display table top. Each group of the display table tops is provided with inlay grooves for installing and embedding the liquid crystal time display module, the pointer movement time module and the background display module.

4. A pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The side walls around the display table are recessed downward to form an upper annular step, the inner side of the notch of the installation groove is provided with a lower annular step that fits the upper annular step, and the upper annular step is sleeved with a sealing ring.

5. The pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The cross section of the sliding groove is a cross-shaped structure, the sliding seat is a T-shaped structure, and the bottom end of the T is located at the upper part of the notch of the sliding groove.

6. A pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: A first inductive proximity switch, a second inductive proximity switch and a third inductive proximity switch are respectively arranged on the flip table and at the side positions corresponding to each of the display surfaces, and a metal sensor is arranged in the groove of the installation groove. When the flip table is flipped to a certain display surface to be inserted into the installation groove, the inductive proximity switch corresponding to the display surface cooperates with the metal sensor and sends a signal to the slave processor to confirm the current flipping position.

7. A pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: Travel switch sensors are arranged at both ends of the sliding groove, and the travel switch sensor and the slave processor are used to control the forward and reverse rotation of the ejection motor to control the sliding stroke of the sliding seat.

8. The pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an acoustic-optical module and a vibration module, and the slave processor is connected to the acoustic-optical module and the vibration module through an acoustic-optical output port and a vibration output port respectively.

9. The pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The pointer-type movement time module includes a clock dial, a needle shaft and an electronic movement. The clock dial is arranged in the middle of the display table. The needle shaft is rotatably arranged at the center of the clock dial and is driven by the electronic movement. The needle shaft is provided with an hour hand and a minute hand.

10. The pointer-type movement clock system with liquid crystal display according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid crystal time display module includes a time unit and a date unit.

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