Electric wave control full-automatic page turning clock

By using a radio wave receiving antenna and a control module to drive the gearbox assembly, automatic time correction of the page-turning clock is achieved, solving the problems of manual time adjustment and accumulated errors, and improving the accuracy of time display and ease of operation.

CN223624526UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-02DONGGUAN EXCELLENT MARGIN ELECTRONIC LTD
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Application Number
CN202520066181.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-10
Publication Date
2025-12-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-10

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Technical Problem

Existing page-turning clocks require manual time adjustment and suffer from cumulative errors, making them inconvenient to use.

Method used

It employs a radio wave receiving antenna and control module to automatically correct the time by receiving radio wave signals. It drives the gearbox assembly to control the minute wheel, hour wheel, day wheel, week wheel, and month wheel assemblies to automatically turn pages. Combined with an LCD display and control buttons or a touch panel, it achieves automatic time correction.

Benefits of technology

Automatic time correction for the page-turning clock has been implemented, simplifying operation and improving the accuracy of time display and page-turning effect.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a full-automatic page turning clock controlled by electric waves. The full-automatic page turning clock controlled by the electric waves comprises an electric wave receiving antenna, a control module, a fixing frame, and a minute wheel sheet assembly, an hour wheel sheet assembly, a day wheel sheet assembly, a week wheel sheet assembly, a month wheel sheet assembly and a gear box assembly which are arranged on the fixing frame. According to the utility model, the structure design is reasonable, the electric wave receiving antenna and the control module are introduced, the electric wave receiving antenna receives an electric wave signal, and the time obtained by receiving is processed by the control module; the gear box assembly is correspondingly controlled to drive the minute wheel assembly, the hour wheel assembly, the day wheel assembly, the week wheel assembly and the month wheel assembly to automatically turn pages to track correct time, the automatic time correction function of the clock is achieved, the problem that a traditional page-turning clock needs manual adjustment and error correction is effectively solved, operation is simplified, time display is accurate, and the time-saving effect is good. The page turning effect is good, and the intelligent level and the user experience of the clock are greatly improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of clock technology, specifically to a fully automatic page-turning clock controlled by radio waves. Background Technology

[0002] Flip clocks use a display method similar to electronic watch faces while retaining the transmission of mechanical clocks, making the time display more dynamic, and therefore have become quite popular with consumers in recent years.

[0003] For example, the invention patent with publication number "CN104820355A" entitled "A Vertical Flip Clock" discloses a vertical flip clock, which includes a clock wheel, a minute wheel, a gear transmission mechanism, a fixed frame and a first conversion mechanism. Although it can achieve the purpose of flipping pages to display the time, it requires manual time adjustment at the beginning; and the cumulative error generated during the normal timekeeping process in the later stage also requires manual time adjustment to correct, making it relatively troublesome to use. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the aforementioned shortcomings, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a fully automatic page-turning clock with a reasonable structural design that can automatically correct the time by receiving radio wave signals through a radio wave receiving antenna.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution provided by this utility model is as follows:

[0006] A fully automatic page-turning clock controlled by radio waves includes a radio wave receiving antenna, a control module, a mounting frame, and a minute wheel assembly, an hour wheel assembly, a day wheel assembly, a week wheel assembly, a month wheel assembly, and a gearbox assembly mounted on the mounting frame. The control module is connected to the radio wave receiving antenna and the gearbox assembly respectively. The control module includes an MCU and a drive circuit, a radio wave receiving circuit, a photoelectric sensor circuit, a display device, and a control device respectively connected to the MCU.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the radio wave receiving antenna includes a copper coil, a ferrite rod, and an injection-molded antenna clip. The copper coil is wound around the ferrite rod, and the ferrite rod is fixed to the mounting frame by the injection-molded antenna clip. This provides good positioning, enhances the signal reception capability of the radio wave receiving antenna, and ensures that the clock can accurately receive radio wave signals for time correction. After receiving the radio wave signal through the receiving antenna, the received time is processed by the control module, which then controls the gearbox assembly to drive the minute wheel assembly, hour wheel assembly, day wheel assembly, week wheel assembly, and month wheel assembly to automatically flip pages to the correct time.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the gearbox assembly includes a drive coil, a magnetic sheet, a magnet wheel, a photoelectric sensor, a first reduction gear, a second reduction gear, a third reduction gear, a fourth reduction gear, and a multi-stage transmission gear set. The drive coil is wound around the magnetic sheet, and one end of the magnetic sheet has an adaptation opening that matches the magnet wheel. The magnet wheel is located within the adaptation opening, and the magnet wheel has a gear that matches the first reduction gear. The first reduction gear, the second reduction gear, the third reduction gear, the fourth reduction gear, and the multi-stage transmission gear set mesh sequentially. The second and fourth reduction gears each have several ribs of different sizes, and the photoelectric sensor is positioned corresponding to the ribs. The photoelectric sensor periodically tracks and provides feedback on the several ribs of different sizes. After processing by the MCU, the rotation angle of the gears can be accurately determined and controlled, achieving precise page-turning timing.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the leaf-separating assembly includes a leaf-separating wheel and sixty leaf-separating sheets disposed on the leaf-separating wheel. The multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the leaf-separating wheel and drives the leaf-separating wheel to rotate 60 / 360 degrees per minute.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the hour wheel assembly includes an hour wheel and twenty-four hour blades disposed on the hour wheel. The multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the hour wheel and drives the hour wheel to rotate 24 / 360 degrees per hour.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the date wheel assembly includes a date wheel and thirty-one date sheets mounted on the date wheel. A multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the date wheel and drives it to rotate 31 / 360 degrees daily. The date wheel has contact points numbered 28, 29, and 30. A feedback circuit board adapted to these contact points is mounted on the mounting frame. During leap years and leap months (the 28th / 29th / 30th), the feedback circuit board sends data to the MCU, which calculates and processes the data, then jumps to the next date, thus achieving accurate date display.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the week wheel assembly includes a week wheel and fourteen week pages disposed on the week wheel; the multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the week wheel and drives the week wheel to rotate 14 / 360 degrees every week, thereby realizing continuous and accurate display of the week.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the moon wheel assembly includes a moon wheel and twelve month pages disposed on the moon wheel; the multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the moon wheel and drives the moon wheel to rotate 12 / 360 degrees every month, thereby realizing continuous and accurate display of the months.

[0014] A conversion mechanism for locking the page turning is provided on one side of each of the sub-wheel assembly, hour wheel assembly, day wheel assembly, week wheel assembly, and month wheel assembly. The conversion mechanism includes a spring and a ratchet plate. The spring can push the ratchet plate against the sub-wheel assembly, hour wheel assembly, day wheel assembly, week wheel assembly, or month wheel assembly to lock the page turning and improve the timing accuracy of page turning.

[0015] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the display device is a liquid crystal display, which has a good display effect; the control device is a control button or a touch panel, which is easy to operate and control.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: The utility model has a reasonable structural design. By introducing a radio wave receiving antenna and a control module, the radio wave receiving antenna receives radio wave signals. The received time is processed by the control module, and the corresponding control gearbox assembly drives the minute wheel assembly, hour wheel assembly, day wheel assembly, week wheel assembly, and month wheel assembly to automatically turn the page to catch up to the correct time. This realizes the automatic time correction function of the clock, effectively solving the problem of traditional page-turning clocks requiring manual adjustment and error correction, simplifying operation, and providing accurate time display and good page-turning effect.

[0017] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of this utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of this utility model. Figure 1 .

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of this utility model. Figure 2 .

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the gearbox assembly in this utility model. Figure 1 .

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the gearbox assembly in this utility model. Figure 2 .

[0023] Figure 6This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the reduction gear 2 in this utility model.

[0024] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the reduction gear four in this utility model.

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the Japanese wheel assembly in this utility model. Figure 1 .

[0026] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the Japanese wheel assembly in this utility model. Figure 2 .

[0027] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the week wheel assembly in this utility model. Figure 1 .

[0028] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the week wheel assembly in this utility model. Figure 2 .

[0029] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the lunar wheel assembly in this utility model.

[0030] Figure 13 This is a circuit diagram of the control module in this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0031] Example: See Figures 1 to 13 This embodiment provides a radio wave controlled fully automatic page-turning clock, which includes a radio wave receiving antenna 1, a control module 2, a fixing frame 3, and a wheel assembly 4, an hour wheel assembly 5, a day wheel assembly 6, a week wheel assembly 7, a month wheel assembly 8, and a gearbox assembly 9 disposed on the fixing frame 3. The control module 2 is connected to the radio wave receiving antenna 1 and the gearbox assembly 9 respectively.

[0032] The control module 2 includes an MCU and its peripheral circuits 26, a drive circuit 21, a radio wave receiving circuit 22, a photoelectric sensor circuit 23, a display device 24, and a control device 25. The MCU and its peripheral circuits control the drive circuit 21 and the photoelectric sensor circuit to reset upon power-on or reset, and control the radio wave receiving circuit 22 to receive signals and process accurate time, and control the drive circuit 21 to display page turning times. The drive circuit 21 provides drive signals to the gearbox assembly 9, enabling the reset and page turning time of the minute wheel assembly 4, hour wheel assembly 5, day wheel assembly 6, week wheel assembly 7, and month wheel assembly 8. The radio wave receiving circuit 22 works with the radio wave receiving antenna 1 to receive radio wave signals, decode the time format, and provide it to the MCU for analysis and processing to obtain accurate time. The photoelectric sensor circuit 23 receives feedback signals from the photoelectric sensor and feeds them back to the MCU for analysis and processing to accurately determine the rotation angle of the gears in the gearbox assembly 9, thereby achieving precise control of the gear rotation angle and improving the accuracy of page turning timing. In this embodiment, the display device 24 is preferably a liquid crystal display (LCD), which offers good display quality and is used to display digital time. The control device 25 is preferably a control button, which is easy to operate and control, and is used to reset and adjust the time. In other embodiments, the display device 24 may also be other types of displays, and the control device 25 may also be a touch panel, etc.

[0033] See Figure 3 The radio wave receiving antenna 1 includes a copper coil 11, a ferrite rod 12, and an injection-molded antenna clip 13. The copper coil 11 is wound around the ferrite rod 12, and the ferrite rod 12 is fixed to the mounting frame 3 by the injection-molded antenna clip 13. This provides good positioning and improves the signal receiving capability of the radio wave receiving antenna 1, ensuring that the clock can accurately receive radio wave signals for time correction. After receiving the radio wave signal through the radio wave receiving antenna 1, the received time is processed by the control module 2, which then controls the gearbox assembly 9 to drive the minute wheel assembly 4, hour wheel assembly 5, day wheel assembly 6, week wheel assembly 7, and month wheel assembly 8 to automatically turn the pages and catch up to the correct time.

[0034] The gearbox assembly 9 includes a drive coil 91, a magnetic sheet 92, a magnet wheel 93, a photoelectric sensor A94, a photoelectric sensor B95, a first reduction gear 96, a second reduction gear 97, a third reduction gear 98, a fourth reduction gear 99, and a multi-stage transmission gear set 90. The drive coil 91 is wound around the magnetic sheet 92. One end of the magnetic sheet 92 is provided with an adaptation opening that matches the magnet wheel 93. The magnet wheel 93 is located within the adaptation opening. The magnet wheel 93 is provided with a gear that matches the first reduction gear 96. The first reduction gear 96, the second reduction gear 97, the third reduction gear 98, the fourth reduction gear 99, and the multi-stage transmission gear set 90 mesh sequentially. The second reduction gear 97 is provided with several ribs 971 of different sizes, and the fourth reduction gear 99 is provided with several ribs 991 of different sizes. In this embodiment, the number of ribs 971 and ribs 991 is preferably three. The photoelectric sensors A94 and B95 are positioned corresponding to the positions of the ribs 971 and 991 on the second and fourth reduction gears 97 and 99, respectively. The photoelectric sensors A94 and B95 periodically track and provide feedback on the three ribs 971 and 991 of different sizes on the second and fourth reduction gears 97 and 99. After processing by the MCU, the rotation angles of the second and fourth reduction gears 97 and 99 can be accurately determined and controlled, thereby improving the page-turning timing accuracy. A gearbox assembly 9 is provided on each of the following components: the minute wheel assembly 4, the hour wheel assembly 5, the day wheel assembly 6, the week wheel assembly 7, and the month wheel assembly 8.

[0035] The piecing assembly 4 includes a piecing wheel and sixty piecing sheets mounted on the piecing wheel. The MCU in the control module 2 sends out sixty electrical pulse signals per minute, which are converted into mechanical power by the drive circuit 21, drive coil 91, magnetic sheet 92 and magnet wheel 93. The piecing wheel is driven to rotate 60 / 360 degrees per minute by the reduction gear 1 96, reduction gear 2 97, reduction gear 3 98, reduction gear 4 99 and multi-stage transmission gear set 90.

[0036] The hour wheel assembly 5 includes an hour wheel and twenty-four hour blades mounted on the hour wheel. The MCU in the control module 2 sends out a corresponding number of electrical pulse signals per hour, which are converted into mechanical power by the drive circuit 21, drive coil 91, magnetic sheet 92 and magnet wheel 93. This power is then transmitted through reduction gear 1 96, reduction gear 2 97, reduction gear 3 98, reduction gear 4 99 and multi-stage transmission gear set 90 to drive the hour wheel to rotate 24 / 360 degrees per hour.

[0037] The date wheel assembly 6 includes a date wheel 61 and thirty-one date sheets mounted on the date wheel 61. The multi-stage transmission gear set 90 is connected to the date wheel 61. The MCU in the control module 2 sends a corresponding number of electrical pulse signals daily, which are converted into mechanical power by the drive circuit 21, drive coil 91, magnetic sheet 92, and magnet wheel 93. This power is then transmitted through reduction gears 1-96, 2-97, 3-98, 4-99, and the multi-stage transmission gear set 90, driving the date wheel 61 to rotate 31 / 360 degrees daily. The date wheel 61 has contact points numbered 28, 29, and 30. A feedback circuit board 62, adapted to these contact points, is mounted on the mounting frame 3. In leap years and leap months (the 28th / 29th / 30th), the feedback circuit board 62 sends a message to the MCU, which calculates and processes the message, then jumps to the next date, ensuring accurate date display.

[0038] The weekday wheel assembly 7 includes a weekday wheel 71 and fourteen weekday pages mounted on the weekday wheel 71. The multi-stage transmission gear set 90 is connected to the weekday wheel 71. The MCU in the control module 2 sends out a corresponding number of electrical pulse signals every week, which are converted into mechanical power by the drive circuit 21, drive coil 91, magnetic sheet 92 and magnet wheel 93. This power is then transmitted through reduction gears 1 96, 2 97, 3 98, 4 99 and the multi-stage transmission gear set 90, driving the weekday wheel 71 to rotate 14 / 360 degrees every week, thus achieving continuous and accurate display of the week.

[0039] The lunar wheel assembly 8 includes a lunar wheel 81 and twelve lunar leaflets disposed on the lunar wheel 81; the multi-stage transmission gear set 90 is connected to the lunar wheel 81 and drives the lunar wheel 81 to rotate 12 / 360 degrees each month, thereby achieving continuous and accurate display of the months.

[0040] Preferably, a conversion mechanism 10 is provided on one side of each of the sub-wheel assembly 4, hour wheel assembly 5, day wheel assembly 6, week wheel assembly 7, and month wheel assembly 8 to lock the page turning. The conversion mechanism 10 includes a spring 101 and a ratchet plate 102. The spring 101 can push the ratchet plate 102 against the sub-wheel assembly 4, hour wheel assembly 5, day wheel assembly 6, week wheel assembly 7, and month wheel assembly 8 to lock the page turning and improve the timing accuracy of page turning.

[0041] For example, a ratchet 63 with thirty-one ratchet teeth is provided on the rotating wheel 61. The ratchet plate 102 is located on one side of the ratchet 63. The spring 101 pushes the ratchet plate 102 against the ratchet groove of the ratchet 63 to lock the page turning and improve the timing accuracy of page turning.

[0042] For example, a ratchet 72 with fourteen ratchet teeth is provided on the week wheel 71. The ratchet plate 102 is located on one side of the ratchet 72. The spring 101 pushes the ratchet plate 102 against the ratchet groove of the ratchet 72 to lock the page turning and improve the timing accuracy of page turning.

[0043] For example, a ratchet 82 with twelve ratchet teeth is provided on the moon wheel 81, and the ratchet plate 102 is located on one side of the ratchet 82. The spring 101 pushes the ratchet plate 102 against the ratchet groove of the ratchet 82 to lock the page turning and improve the timing accuracy of page turning.

[0044] When in use, after power-on or reset, the control module 2 drives the minute wheel assembly 4, hour wheel assembly 5, day wheel assembly 6, week wheel assembly 7 and month wheel assembly 8 through the gearbox assembly 9 to automatically turn pages and return to zero.

[0045] After starting to keep time, the clock receives radio signals through the radio wave receiving antenna 1. The received time is processed by the control module 2, which then controls the gearbox assembly 9 to drive the minute wheel assembly 4, hour wheel assembly 5, day wheel assembly 6, week wheel assembly 7, and month wheel assembly 8 to automatically turn the pages to catch up to the correct time, thus realizing the automatic time synchronization function of the clock.

[0046] The accumulated error generated during the timekeeping process is controlled by the control module 2 to receive radio wave signals daily. The received accurate time is compared with the time stored in the MCU. If there is an accumulated error, the MCU will adjust through the drive circuit 21 and the gearbox assembly 9 to eliminate the difference from the actual time and automatically turn the page to correct to the accurate time. The operation is simple and convenient.

[0047] Based on the disclosure and teachings of the above specification, those skilled in the art can make changes and modifications to the above embodiments. Therefore, this utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and described above, and some modifications and changes to this utility model should also fall within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model. Furthermore, although some specific terms are used in this specification, these terms are only for convenience of explanation and do not constitute any limitation on this utility model. Clocks with other structures obtained using the same or similar structures as described in the above embodiments of this utility model are all within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock, comprising a fixed frame and a minute wheel assembly, an hour wheel assembly, a day wheel assembly, a week wheel assembly, a month wheel assembly, and a gearbox assembly disposed on the fixed frame, characterized in that, It also includes a radio wave receiving antenna and a control module. The control module is connected to the radio wave receiving antenna and the gearbox assembly respectively. The control module includes an MCU and a drive circuit, a radio wave receiving circuit, a photoelectric sensor circuit, a display device and a control device respectively connected to the MCU.

2. The radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock according to claim 1, characterized in that, The radio wave receiving antenna includes a copper coil, a ferrite magnet, and an injection-molded antenna clip. The copper coil is wound around the ferrite magnet, and the ferrite magnet is fixed to the mounting frame by the injection-molded antenna clip.

3. The radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gearbox assembly includes a drive coil, a magnetic sheet, a magnet wheel, a photoelectric sensor, a first reduction gear, a second reduction gear, a third reduction gear, a fourth reduction gear, and a multi-stage transmission gear set. The drive coil is wound around the magnetic sheet. One end of the magnetic sheet has an adaptation opening that matches the magnet wheel. The magnet wheel is located within the adaptation opening. The magnet wheel has a gear that matches the first reduction gear. The first reduction gear, the second reduction gear, the third reduction gear, the fourth reduction gear, and the multi-stage transmission gear set mesh sequentially. The second and fourth reduction gears each have several ribs of different sizes. The photoelectric sensor is positioned corresponding to the location of the ribs.

4. The radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock according to claim 3, characterized in that, The paddle assembly includes a paddle wheel and sixty paddles mounted on the paddle wheel. The multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the paddle wheel and drives the paddle wheel to rotate 60 / 360 degrees per minute.

5. The radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock according to claim 3, characterized in that, The hour wheel assembly includes an hour wheel and twenty-four hour blades disposed on the hour wheel. The multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the hour wheel and drives the hour wheel to rotate 24 / 360 degrees per hour.

6. The radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock according to claim 3, characterized in that, The date wheel assembly includes a date wheel and thirty-one date sheets disposed on the date wheel; the multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the date wheel and drives the date wheel to rotate 31 / 360 degrees every day; the date wheel is provided with contact points number 28, 29, and 30; and the fixed frame is provided with a feedback circuit board adapted to the contact points number 28, 29, and 30.

7. The radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock according to claim 3, characterized in that, The week wheel assembly includes a week wheel and fourteen week sheets disposed on the week wheel; the multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the week wheel and drives the week wheel to rotate 14 / 360 degrees every week.

8. The radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock according to claim 3, characterized in that, The lunar wheel assembly includes a lunar wheel and twelve lunar leaflets disposed on the lunar wheel; the multi-stage transmission gear set is connected to the lunar wheel and drives the lunar wheel to rotate 12 / 360 degrees each month.

9. The radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, A conversion mechanism is provided on one side of each of the sub-wheel assembly, hour wheel assembly, day wheel assembly, week wheel assembly, and month wheel assembly, which can lock the page turning mechanism. The conversion mechanism includes a spring and a ratchet plate. The spring can push the ratchet plate against the sub-wheel assembly, hour wheel assembly, day wheel assembly, week wheel assembly, or month wheel assembly.

10. The radio-controlled fully automatic page-turning clock according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The display device is a liquid crystal display, and the control device is a control button or a touch panel.

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    CN104820355A