Structure Clock

An analog clock with adjustable sectors and slotted disks provides tangible feedback for users with disabilities, enabling them to structure their daily routine and understand time relationships.

DE202025105919U1Active Publication Date: 2025-12-11WERKSTÄTTEN HAUS HALL GGMBH
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Patent Information

Application Number
DE202025105919
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-09-30
Publication Date
2025-12-11
Estimated Expiration
2035-09-30

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing clocks for individuals with intellectual impairment, disability, or cognitive decline are either complex and expensive or lack adjustability, making it difficult for them to understand and structure their daily routine without numerical time displays.

Method used

An analog clock with manually adjustable circular sectors, allowing users to assign tasks and activities, and featuring mechanically adjustable central angles and overlapping slotted disks for tangible feedback on time duration.

Benefits of technology

Enables users to grasp the structure of their daily routine through manual intervention, promoting self-determination and understanding of time relationships without numerical displays.

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Abstract

Analog clock (1) for structuring the time of a day and displaying its course, in particular for dividing a daily routine into a number of time-definable blocks, for conveying a daily routine to a person impaired with regard to the perception and abstraction of a time, wherein the clock (1) has an analog clockwork (2) with at least one hour hand (4) rotating about a pointer axis (3) and, in analogy to a clock face (5), a circular display area (6) which is swept over by the hour hand (4) at least once during the day, wherein the display area (6) is divided into several visible sectors (7), in particular circular sectors, which are swept over by the hour hand (4) during the course of a day, and wherein different tasks and / or activities can be assigned to the sectors (7), characterized by the fact that the central angle (8) of the visible sectors (7) is mechanically, in particular manually, adjustable.
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