Pointer structure and watch thereof

By designing the hour and minute hand rings with the scale on the side, combined with the scroll structure, the side reading time function of the watch is realized, solving the problem of a single method of reading time of the existing watch, and enhancing the function and appreciation value of the watch.

CN222461915UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-11GUANGZHOU ZHENBAOLAI WATCH IND CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421291817.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-07
Publication Date
2025-02-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-07

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing watches mainly read time through numbers, patterns or animations on the dial, lacking innovative ways to read time on the side.

Method used

A pointer structure is designed, including an hour hand indicator structure, minute hand indicator structure and rolling structure. The hour hand ring and minute hand ring are set on the side to achieve smooth rotation of the hour hand and minute hand through the rolling structure.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the function of reading time on the side, which is different from the conventional dial, enhances the appreciation value of the watch, and ensures the precision of time reading.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a pointer structure, which comprises an hour pointer indicating structure, a minute pointer indicating structure and a plurality of rolling structures, and is characterized in that the hour pointer indicating structure and the minute pointer indicating structure are connected with a movement output shaft; the hour pointer indicating structure comprises an hour pointer shaft, an hour pointer wheel and an hour pointer ring; the minute pointer indicating structure comprises a minute pointer shaft, a minute pointer wheel and a minute pointer ring; the movement output shaft is connected with the minute hand shaft, the minute hand wheel is sleeved on the periphery of the minute hand shaft, the minute hand ring is sleeved on the periphery of the minute hand wheel, and minute indicating scales are arranged on the periphery of the minute hand ring; the minute hand shaft is sleeved with the hour hand shaft, the periphery of the hour hand shaft is sleeved with the hour hand wheel, the periphery of the hour hand wheel is sleeved with the hour hand ring, and the periphery of the hour hand ring is provided with hour indication scales. A pointer structure represents a clock through an hour pointer ring and represents a minute through a minute pointer ring. Wherein the scales are positioned on the circumferences of the hour hand ring and the minute hand ring, so that a mode of reading time from the side surface is realized.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of watches and relates to a pointer structure and a watch thereof. Background Art

[0002] From the earliest pocket watches to the wide variety of wristwatches today, the development of timekeeping tools demonstrates human wisdom and innovation. As an important timekeeping tool, watches have been widely used in people's daily lives. Most watches read time through numbers, patterns or animations displayed on the dial. The utility model proposes a new way of reading time, which is to read time from the side of the dial. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0004] A pointer structure, comprising an hour hand indicating structure, a minute hand indicating structure and a plurality of rolling structures, wherein the hour hand indicating structure and the minute hand indicating structure are connected to a movement output shaft; the hour hand indicating structure comprises an hour hand shaft, an hour hand wheel and an hour hand ring, and the minute hand indicating structure comprises a minute hand shaft, a minute hand wheel and a minute hand ring;

[0005] The movement output shaft is connected to the minute hand shaft, the outer periphery of the minute hand shaft is sleeved with the minute hand wheel, the outer periphery of the minute hand wheel is sleeved with the minute hand ring, the outer periphery of the minute hand ring is provided with a minute indication scale, the inner periphery of the minute hand ring is provided with a track, and the track is slidably connected to the rolling structure;

[0006] The hour hand shaft is sleeved on the minute hand shaft, the hour hand wheel is sleeved on the outer periphery of the hour hand shaft, the hour hand ring is sleeved on the outer periphery of the hour hand wheel, the hour hand ring is provided with hour indication scales on the outer periphery, the hour hand ring is provided with a track on the inner periphery, and the track is slidably connected to the rolling structure.

[0007] As a further solution of the utility model: the rolling structure includes a roller, a roller shaft and a bearing, the bearing is sleeved on the roller shaft, the roller is sleeved on the bearing, and the roller is engaged with the track.

[0008] As a further solution of the utility model: the hour hand wheel and the minute hand wheel are circular hollow plate structures.

[0009] As a further solution of the utility model: the hour hand indication structure also includes an hour disc, and the minute hand indication structure includes a minute disc; the hour hand shaft is connected to the hour hand wheel through the hour disc; and the minute hand shaft is connected to the minute hand wheel through the minute disc.

[0010] As a further solution of the utility model: the indicating scale is one or more combinations of Arabic numerals, Roman numerals and graphic indications.

[0011] As a further solution of the utility model: the rolling structures are arranged on the track at equal intervals.

[0012] A watch comprises a movement, a housing and a pointer structure as described in any one of the above, wherein the movement comprises a movement output shaft, the movement output shaft is connected to the pointer structure, and the housing wraps and fixes the movement and the pointer structure.

[0013] As a further solution of the utility model: an indicator mark is provided on the side of the shell.

[0014] Beneficial effects of the utility model:

[0015] The utility model discloses a pointer structure, wherein the hour hand ring indicates the clock, and the minute hand ring indicates the minute, wherein the scale is located on the circumference of the hour hand ring and the minute hand ring. A side-reading time mode is realized, which is different from a conventional dial. The functions of the watch are ensured while the appreciation function is realized. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a pointer structure;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a decomposition diagram of a pointer structure;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a top view schematic diagram of a pointer structure;

[0019] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 Schematic cross-sectional view at AA;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of the rolling structure;

[0021] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a watch;

[0022] As shown in the figure:

[0023] 11- hour hand shaft, 12- hour disc, 13- hour hand wheel, 14- hour hand ring, 15- hour indication scale;

[0024] 21- minute hand shaft, 22- minute disc, 23- minute hand wheel, 24- minute hand ring, 25- minute indicator scale;

[0025] 3-rolling structure, 31-roller, 32-roller shaft, 33-bearing, 34-track;

[0026] 41 - upper housing, 42 - lower housing, 43 - indication mark, 44 - movement output shaft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. It should be understood that the present application is not limited to the example embodiments disclosed herein. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0028] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0029] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0030] In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0031] A pointer structure such as Figure 1-5As shown, it includes an hour hand indication structure, a minute hand indication structure and a plurality of rolling structures 3, and the hour hand indication structure and the minute hand indication structure are connected to the movement output shaft 44; the hour hand indication structure includes an hour hand shaft 11, an hour hand wheel 13 and an hour hand ring 14, and the minute hand indication structure includes a minute hand shaft 21, a minute hand wheel 23 and a minute hand ring 24; the movement output shaft 44 is connected to the minute hand shaft 21, the outer periphery of the minute hand shaft 21 is sleeved with the minute hand wheel 23, the outer periphery of the minute hand wheel 23 is sleeved with the minute hand ring 24, the outer periphery of the minute hand ring 24 is provided with a minute indication scale 25, the inner periphery of the minute hand ring 24 is provided with a track 34, and the track 34 is slidably connected to the rolling structure 3; the minute hand shaft 21 is sleeved with the hour hand shaft 11, the outer periphery of the hour hand shaft 11 is sleeved with the hour hand wheel 13, the outer periphery of the hour hand wheel 13 is sleeved with the hour hand ring 14, the outer periphery of the hour hand ring 14 is provided with an hour indication scale 15, the inner periphery of the hour hand ring 14 is provided with a track 34, and the track 34 is slidably connected to the rolling structure 3.

[0032] Specifically, the movement provides rotational power, the movement output shaft 44 sequentially transmits power to the minute hand shaft 21, the minute hand wheel 23 and the minute hand ring 24, and the mechanical output shaft sequentially transmits power to the minute hand shaft 21, the hour hand shaft 11, the hour hand wheel 13 and the hour hand ring 14, and the rotation of the hour hand ring 14 and the minute hand ring 24 realizes the time indication function. The hour hand ring 14 and the minute hand ring 24 are respectively provided with tracks 34, and the rolling structure 3 is connected to the track 34. The setting of the rolling structure 3 makes the hour hand ring 14 and the minute hand ring 24 rotate more smoothly.

[0033] The utility model discloses a pointer structure, wherein the hour hand ring 14 indicates the clock, and the minute hand ring 24 indicates the minute, wherein the scale is located on the circumference of the hour hand ring 14 and the minute hand ring 24. A side-reading time mode is realized, which is different from a conventional dial. The functions of the watch are ensured while the appreciation function is realized.

[0034] In this embodiment, the rolling structure 3 includes a roller 31, a roller shaft 32 and a bearing 33. The bearing 33 is sleeved on the roller shaft 32, the roller 31 is sleeved on the bearing 33, and the roller 31 is engaged with the track 34. Figure 5 As shown, the roller shaft 32 is fixed to the housing of the watch, specifically, the rolling structure 3 with the hour hand indicating structure is fixed to one side of the housing of the watch, and the rolling structure 3 with the minute hand indicating structure is fixed to the other side of the housing of the watch. The setting of the rolling structure 3 makes the hour hand ring 14 and the minute hand ring 24 rotate more smoothly, reduces mechanical loss, and meets the precision requirements of the watch.

[0035] Specifically, the rolling structures 3 are arranged at equal intervals on the track 34 to balance the rotational force. In this embodiment, the hour hand ring 14 is equipped with four rolling structures 3, and the minute hand ring 24 is equipped with four rolling structures 3.

[0036] In this embodiment, the weight of the hour hand wheel 13 and the minute hand wheel 23 is reduced to improve the precision of the timepiece. The hour hand wheel 13 and the minute hand wheel 23 are circular hollow plate structures.

[0037] In this embodiment, the hour hand indication structure further includes an hour disc 12, and the minute hand indication structure includes a minute disc 22; the hour hand shaft 11 is connected to the hour hand wheel 13 through the hour disc 12; and the minute hand shaft 21 is connected to the minute hand wheel 23 through the minute disc 22. Specifically, the hour disc 12 is provided to realize the soft connection between the hour hand shaft 11 and the hour hand wheel 13, and the minute disc 22 is provided to realize the soft connection between the minute hand shaft 21 and the minute hand wheel 23, so as to prevent the weight of the large disc from affecting the movement of the movement.

[0038] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 As shown, the indicator scale is a number. The hour hand ring 14 is an integer from 1 to 12, and the minute hand ring 24 is an arithmetic progression of 0 to 55 with an interval of 5. In other embodiments, the indicator scale is a combination of Arabic numerals, Roman numerals, and graphic indications. The images include the twelve constellations, the twelve zodiac signs, and patterns of the sun and moon changing to represent time changes.

[0039] A watch, as shown in the figure, includes a movement, a housing and the above-mentioned pointer structure, the movement includes a movement output shaft 44, the movement output shaft 44 is connected to the pointer structure, and the housing wraps and fixes the movement and the pointer structure. Among them, the housing is divided into an upper housing 41 and a lower housing 42, the rolling structure 3 of the hour hand indication structure is fixed to the upper housing 41 of the watch, and the rolling structure 3 of the minute hand indication structure is fixed to the lower housing 42 of the watch. Among them, an indication mark 43 is provided on the side of the housing. Specifically, the indication mark 43 can be set on the upper housing 41 or the lower housing 42, and the indication mark 43 can also be set at the same position of the upper housing 41 or the lower housing 42.

[0040] It should also be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the statement "including a ..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0041] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A pointer structure, characterized in that: It includes an hour hand indicating structure, a minute hand indicating structure and several rolling structures, wherein the hour hand indicating structure and the minute hand indicating structure are connected to the movement output shaft; the hour hand indicating structure includes an hour hand shaft, an hour hand wheel and an hour hand ring, and the minute hand indicating structure includes a minute hand shaft, a minute hand wheel and a minute hand ring; The movement output shaft is connected to the minute hand shaft, the outer periphery of the minute hand shaft is sleeved with the minute hand wheel, the outer periphery of the minute hand wheel is sleeved with the minute hand ring, the outer periphery of the minute hand ring is provided with a minute indication scale, the inner periphery of the minute hand ring is provided with a track, and the track is slidably connected to the rolling structure; The hour hand shaft is sleeved on the minute hand shaft, the hour hand wheel is sleeved on the outer periphery of the hour hand shaft, the hour hand ring is sleeved on the outer periphery of the hour hand wheel, the hour hand ring is provided with hour indication scales on the outer periphery, the hour hand ring is provided with a track on the inner periphery, and the track is slidably connected to the rolling structure.

2. The pointer structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rolling structure comprises a roller, a roller shaft and a bearing, the bearing is sleeved on the roller shaft, the roller is sleeved on the bearing, and the roller is embedded in the track.

3. The pointer structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hour hand wheel and the minute hand wheel are circular hollow plate structures.

4. The pointer structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hour hand indicating structure further comprises an hour disc, and the minute hand indicating structure comprises a minute disc; the hour hand shaft is connected to the hour hand wheel via the hour disc; and the minute hand shaft is connected to the minute hand wheel via the minute disc.

5. The pointer structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The indicating scale is one or more combinations of Arabic numerals, Roman numerals and graphic indications.

6. The pointer structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rolling structures are arranged on the track at equal intervals.

7. A watch, characterized in that: It comprises a movement, a shell and a pointer structure as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the movement comprises a movement output shaft, the movement output shaft is connected to the pointer structure, and the shell wraps and fixes the movement and the pointer structure.

8. The watch according to claim 7, characterized in that: An indication mark is arranged on the side of the shell.