A clock featuring the rotating and revolving planets of the solar system.
The clock mechanism simulates the orbital motions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon to improve understanding of celestial mechanics by visually representing their rotations and revolutions, addressing the inadequacies of existing systems.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ヒョンヨン グン
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-17
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-04
AI Technical Summary
Existing clocks fail to adequately represent the motion of the solar system, particularly the rotation and revolution of the Moon, Earth, and Sun, making it difficult for users to understand the principles and concepts of celestial mechanics.
A clock mechanism featuring a solar frame, Earth frame, and lunar frame that rotate and revolve around each other, with integrated clock movements to simulate the orbital motions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon, providing visual and educational information on their positions and movements.
Enhances understanding of the correlation between the rotating and revolving planets by intuitively representing the Earth orbiting the Sun and the Moon orbiting the Earth, facilitating easier comprehension of celestial mechanics principles.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a clock including the solar system planets that rotate and revolve, and more particularly to a clock including the solar system planets that rotate and revolve, configured such that the Earth and the Moon rotate and revolve around the Sun according to the change of time, and display the time corresponding to the positions of the revolving Earth and the Moon.
Background Art
[0002] Due to the thinking fallacies of human celestial motion, each country in the world has developed its own time measurement technology, and supported by the development of science and technology such as astronomy and artificial satellites that have developed along with the theory of the Earth's rotation, in recent years, research on the origin of the universe has even been carried out.
[0003] However, such astronomy is a subject that requires a lot of time for those who have received general education to understand. Even though many students have spent a considerable amount of time learning about celestial bodies in primary, middle, and high schools, it can be said that the level at which many students understand the principles and concepts is extremely low.
[0004] In contrast, Patent Document 1: Republic of Korea Registered Utility Model No. 20-0252342 discloses a clock-type device that represents time according to a predetermined rotation period, including a display unit for displaying the apparent motions of the Moon, the Sun, and the vernal equinox point; a storage unit in which the rotation periods of the Moon, the Sun, and the vernal equinox point are stored around the Earth, and the phases of the Moon and the Sun are stored based on the current time reference; and a control unit that controls the position and phase information of the Moon, the Sun, the vernal equinox point, etc. to appear in real time on the display unit according to the data provided by the storage unit, and discloses a clock-type device capable of observing the changes in the Moon, the Sun, and sidereal time.
[0005] However, according to the aforementioned prior art documents, the system merely provides information about the vernal equinox by having pointers indicating the moon, sun, and sidereal time rotate clockwise at set periods. This not only fails to substantially represent the motion of the solar system, but also does not adequately represent it from an educational standpoint. As a result, it is difficult to visually convey the rotation and revolution of the moon and Earth, as well as the rotation of the sun, and ultimately fails to help people understand the principles and concepts of rotation and revolution. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]
[0006] [Patent Document 1] Registered Utility Model No. 20-0252342, Republic of Korea [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]
[0007] To solve these problems, the present invention was devised based on the aforementioned background technology and aims to provide a clock equipped with rotating and revolving solar system planets, configured such that the Earth and Moon rotate and revolve around the Sun as time changes, and which displays the time corresponding to the positions of the revolving Earth and Moon, thereby improving the understanding of the correlation between the rotating and revolving solar system planets and time.
[0008] Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a clock featuring rotating and revolving solar system planets that can be used for educational purposes, by intuitively representing the Earth orbiting the Sun and the Moon orbiting the Earth, thereby improving understanding of rotation and revolution.
[0009] Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a clock equipped with rotating and revolving solar system planets that allows users to easily understand the principles and concepts of rotation and revolution of the solar system planets, including the sun, earth, and moon, by providing video information of the rotating sun, earth, and moon, as well as the revolving earth and moon, and by outputting educational materials on rotation and revolution. [Means for solving the problem]
[0010] According to one embodiment of the present invention for achieving such objectives, a solar frame 110 provides a solar image; an Earth frame 120 provides an Earth image; a lunar frame 130 provides a lunar image and orbits along the circumferential plane of the Earth frame 120 in minutes; a first connecting bar 140 connects the solar frame 110 and the Earth frame 120 and causes the Earth frame 120 to orbit on the circumferential plane of the solar frame 110 in hours; and a second connecting bar 140 connects the Earth frame 120 and the lunar frame 130 and causes the lunar frame 130 to orbit on the circumferential plane of the Earth frame 120 in minutes. The invention is characterized by comprising: a second connecting bar 150; a first clock movement 200 comprising a first minute hand shaft 210 connected to the rear part of the sun frame 110 and causing the sun frame 110 to rotate in minutes, and an hour hand shaft 220 connected to the upper end of the first connecting bar 140 and causing the first connecting bar 140 to rotate in hours; and a second clock movement 300 comprising a second hand shaft 310 connected to the rear part of the earth frame 120 and causing the earth frame 120 to rotate in seconds, and a second minute hand shaft 320 connected to the second connecting bar 150 and causing the second connecting bar 150 to rotate in minutes.
[0011] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the Earth frame 120 provides information about time while revolving around the solar frame 110 and provides information about seconds through rotation, and the Moon frame 130 provides information about minutes while revolving around the Earth frame 120.
[0012] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the rear portion of the second clock movement 300 is further configured with a rotating guide means 330 that is rotatably coupled to the first connecting bar 140.
[0013] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a rotating support panel 142 is further configured at the lower part of the first connecting bar 140, into which the rotating guide means 330 is rotatably inserted.
[0014] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the lower branching point of the second clock movement 300 is further configured with a weight member 340 that prevents the azimuth angle of the second clock movement 300 from changing when the first connecting bar 140 is rotated in hourly increments.
[0015] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the rotation guide means 330 is characterized by including a guide cover 332 into close contact with the end of the rotation support panel 142, a rotation guide shaft 336 formed protruding from the central part of the guide cover 332 and inserted into the central part of the rotation support panel 142, and a rotation guide 334 configured to be rotatable on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation guide shaft 336 and configured to be in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the rotation support panel 142, and to rotate along the outer circumferential surface of the rotation guide shaft 336 when the first connecting bar 140 is rotated.
[0016] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the weight member 340 is characterized by comprising a housing body 342 coupled to the lower branching point of the second clock movement 300 and having a housing groove formed inside into which a weight 344 is inserted, and a sealing cover 346 detachably coupled to the lower surface of the housing body 342 and sealing the housing groove while preventing the weight 344 from being arbitrarily removed.
[0017] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is characterized by including a display device 430 configured in the sun frame 110 and the earth frame 120, respectively, which outputs images of the sun and earth and information regarding the rotation and revolution of the sun and earth; a controller 420 that sets the information output via the display device 430; and a stationary frame 410 on which the controller 420 and the first clock movement 200 are mounted.
[0018] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the display device 430 is characterized by displaying hour information corresponding to the current position of the Earth, minute information corresponding to the current position of the lunar frame 130, and second information corresponding to the rotation position of the Earth frame 120. [Effects of the Invention]
[0019] According to this embodiment of the present invention, the Earth and Moon are configured to rotate and revolve around the Sun as time changes, and the time corresponding to the positions of the revolving Earth and Moon is displayed, which has the effect of improving the understanding of the correlation between the rotating and revolving planets of the solar system and time.
[0020] Furthermore, according to the embodiments of the present invention, by intuitively representing the Earth orbiting the Sun and the Moon orbiting the Earth, it is possible to improve understanding of rotation and revolution, thus making it effective for educational purposes.
[0021] Furthermore, according to embodiments of the present invention, the system is configured to provide video information of the rotating sun, Earth, and Moon, as well as the revolving Earth and Moon, while simultaneously outputting educational materials on rotation and revolution. This has the effect of making it easy to understand the principles and concepts of rotation and revolution of the planets in the solar system, including the sun, Earth, and Moon. [Brief explanation of the drawing]
[0022] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view showing a solar clock based on one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] Perspective view showing a solar system clock according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] Side view showing a solar system clock according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] Cross-sectional view of the main part showing a solar system clock according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] View showing the state in which the earth frame and the moon frame of the solar system clock according to an embodiment of the present invention operate. [Figure 6] Exemplary view showing time information displayed via a solar system clock according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] View showing the placement frame portion of a solar system clock according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
[0023] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0024] As shown in the drawing, a clock provided with rotating and orbiting solar system planets of the present invention includes a planet frame 100 that provides images of the sun, the earth, and the moon, and first and second clock movements 200 and 300 that are connected to the planet frame 100 and rotate the planet frame 100 in hours, minutes, and seconds units.
[0025] The planet frame 100 includes a sun frame 110 configured to display an image of the sun, an earth frame 120 configured to display an image of the earth, and a moon frame 130 configured to display an image of the moon.
[0026] Here, at the central portion on the rear side of the sun frame 110, a first clock movement 200, particularly, a first connection housing 112 connected to the first minute hand shaft 210 of the first clock movement 200 is configured.
[0027] Such a solar frame 110 is connected to a first clock movement 200 by a first connecting housing 112, and is configured to rotate by the rotational operation of a first minute hand shaft 210 configured in the first clock movement 200.
[0028] In other words, the solar frame 110 is configured to rotate 360 degrees based on a 60-minute cycle.
[0029] The Earth frame 120 is configured to be separated from the outer surface of the Sun frame 110, and a second clock movement 300, and in particular a second connecting housing 122 connected to the second hand shaft 310 of the second clock movement 300, is configured in the rear central part.
[0030] Such an Earth frame 120 is configured to rotate through the rotational action of the second hand axis 310, which is configured in the second clock movement 300.
[0031] In other words, the Earth Frame 120 is configured to rotate 360 degrees based on a 60-second cycle.
[0032] Such an Earth frame 120 is configured to revolve along the outer main surface of the Solar frame 110 by means of a second clock movement 300 and a first connecting bar 140, which will be described later.
[0033] At this time, the Earth frame 120 is configured to revolve around the solar frame 110 by rotating 360 degrees along its outer surface, based on a 12-hour cycle.
[0034] The lunar frame 130 is configured to be separated from the outer surface of the Earth frame 120, and a second clock movement 300, and in particular a third connecting housing 132 connected to the second minute hand shaft 320 of the second clock movement 300, is configured in the central part of the rear side.
[0035] This lunar frame 130 is configured to revolve around the Earth frame 120 with respect to its axial center through the rotation of the second minute hand axis 320.
[0036] In other words, the lunar frame 130 is configured to rotate 360 degrees along the outer surface of the Earth frame 120 based on a 60-minute cycle.
[0037] In the planetary frame 100 of the present invention configured in this way, the Earth frame 120 revolves around the solar frame 110, providing information about hours among the time units of hours, minutes, and seconds, and provides information about seconds through rotation, while the Moon frame 130 revolves around the Earth frame 120, providing information about minutes.
[0038] In addition, the planet frame 100 of the present invention is configured such that the Earth frame 120 orbits the Sun frame 110, and a first clock movement 200 is connected to the rear of the Sun frame 110, and a second clock movement 300 is connected to the rear of the Earth frame 120. A first connecting bar 140 is also provided to support the Earth frame 120 so that when the Earth frame 120 orbits the Sun frame 110, the azimuth angle of the Earth planetary image displayed through the Earth frame 120 remains fixed during the orbit.
[0039] The first connecting bar 140 may be formed in the shape of a square or circular frame or rod, its upper end fixedly connected to the lower end branching point of the hour hand shaft 220 configured in the first clock movement 200, and a rotating support panel 142 is formed at the lower end so that it can be rotatably connected to the second clock movement 300.
[0040] Here, the rotating support panel 142 is formed to protrude from the lower front of the first connecting bar 140, and is configured so that the rotating guide 334 and rotating guide shaft 336 of the rotating guide means 330, which will be described later, are inserted into its central part.
[0041] Furthermore, the planetary frame 100 of the present invention is configured with a second connecting bar 150 that connects the second clock movement 300 and the lunar frame 130, and supports the lunar frame 130 so that it revolves while rotating along the circumferential plane of the Earth frame 120.
[0042] At this time, the upper end of the second connecting bar 150 is connected to the second minute hand shaft 320 of the second clock movement 300, and the lower end of the second connecting bar 150 is configured as a fixed shaft into which the third connecting housing 132, which is located at the rear of the moon frame 130, is inserted and fixed.
[0043] The first clock movement 200 is located at the rear of the sun frame 110 and includes a first connecting bar 140 to which a first connecting bar 140 is connected, and a first minute hand shaft 220 which passes through the hour hand shaft 220 and is connected to the first connecting housing 112 of the sun frame 110, and rotates so that the sun frame 110 rotates on its axis in minutes.
[0044] The second clock movement 300 is configured in the rear and includes a rotation guide means 330 rotatably connected to a rotation support panel 142 of the first connecting bar 140, a second minute hand shaft 320 connected to the second connecting bar 150 in minute increments in the front and rotating the second connecting bar 150 in minute increments, a second hand shaft 310 that passes through the second minute hand shaft 320 and is connected to a second connecting housing 122 which is part of the Earth frame 120 and rotates so that the Earth frame 120 rotates in second increments, and a weight member 340 connected to the lower circumferential surface and preventing the azimuth angle of the second clock movement 300 from changing when the first connecting bar 140 rotates in hour increments.
[0045] Here, the rotation guide means 330 is coupled to the rear part of the second clock movement 300 and includes a guide cover 332 into which the end of the rotation support panel 142 of the first connecting bar 140 is in close contact, a rotation guide shaft 336 formed protruding from the center of the guide cover 332 and inserted into the center of the rotation support panel 142, and a rotation guide 334 configured to be rotatable on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation guide shaft 336 and configured to be in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the rotation support panel 142, and to rotate along the outer circumferential surface of the rotation guide shaft 336 when the first connecting bar 140 is rotated.
[0046] In this type of rotational guide means 330, the rotational guide shaft 336 is configured so that it is not rotated by the weight member 340, and only the rotational guide 334 rotates along the outer circumferential surface of the rotational guide shaft 336.
[0047] In other words, when the first connecting bar 140 is rotated by the hour hand axis 220 of the first clock movement 200 while the Earth frame 120 is revolving, only the rotating guide 334 is configured to rotate between the rotating support panel 142 and the rotating guide axis 336.
[0048] The weight member 340 is connected to the branching point at the lower end of the second clock movement 300 and prevents the azimuth angle of the second clock movement 300 from changing when the first connecting bar 140 rotates. It consists of a housing body 342 in which a housing groove into which the weight 344 is inserted is formed, and a sealing cover 346 which is detachably connected to the lower surface of the housing body 342 and seals the housing groove while preventing the weight 344 from being arbitrarily removed.
[0049] As configured in this way, the present invention is configured to provide time information according to the position of the Earth frame 120 revolving around the solar frame 110, and to provide minute information according to the position of the Moon frame 130 revolving around the Earth frame 120, as shown in Figure 6.
[0050] As an example, as shown in Figure 6(a), if the Earth frame 120 is located at the right branching point of the solar frame 110, the system is configured to determine that the current time is 3 o'clock, and if the Moon frame 130 is located at the lower branching point of the Earth frame 120, the system is configured to determine that the information regarding the minutes of the current time is 30 minutes.
[0051] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 6(b), the system is configured to determine that the current time is 6:45 if the Earth frame 120 is located at the lower branching point of the solar frame 110, in other words, at the normal 6 o'clock position, and the Moon frame 130 is located at the 9 o'clock position, which corresponds to the right branching point of the Earth frame 120.
[0052] On the other hand, the solar frame 110, Earth frame 120, and Moon frame 130 of the present invention may each contain images of the sun, Earth, and Moon, respectively.
[0053] At this time, the images of the sun, earth, and moon may, but are not limited to, be configured in a form attached to the sun frame 110, the earth frame 120, and the moon frame 130.
[0054] As an example, the solar frame 110 and the earth frame 120 may each be further configured with a display device 430 that outputs images of the sun and the earth, respectively. This display device 430 may be configured as a standard touchscreen and connected via a network to the controller 420 described later, and may be configured to output information regarding the rotation and revolution of the sun and the earth.
[0055] In other words, when the display device 430 is configured for the sun frame 110 and the earth frame 120, it can output video information of the rotating and revolving sun and earth, and when a user touches the display device 430, it can be configured to output information regarding the rotation and revolution of the sun and earth.
[0056] Herein, the present invention may further include a mounting frame 410 on which the first clock movement 200 is mounted so as to support the solar frame 110.
[0057] Furthermore, the stationary frame 410 may be further configured with a controller 420 that sets the information output via the display device 430.
[0058] Furthermore, in the case of a solar frame 110 in which the display device 430 is configured, it may be configured to output time information corresponding to the current position of the Earth frame 120, and the Earth frame 120 may be configured to display minute information corresponding to the current position of the Moon frame 130 and second information due to rotation.
[0059] At this time, if second-by-second information due to the rotation of the Earth frame 120 is output, the system can be configured to determine the second-by-second information based on the North Pole of the Earth frame 120.
[0060] Preferably, the controller 420 may be configured to output hour information, minute information, and second information to the display device 430 of the solar frame 110 and the display device 430 of the earth frame 120, respectively, as the time information changes from the value initially set by the controller 420 (for example, 0:00:00).
[0061] The above description is merely illustrative of the technical concept of the present invention, and any person with ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications and variations as long as they do not deviate from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed herein are for illustrative purposes only, not to limit the technical concept of the present invention, and the scope of the technical concept of the present invention is not limited by such embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention shall be interpreted in accordance with the following claims, and all technical concepts within an equivalent scope shall be interpreted as being included within the scope of the rights of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]
[0062] 100: Planetary Frame 110: Solar Frame 112: First connecting housing 120: Earth frame 122: Second connecting housing 130: Moon frame 132: Third connecting housing 140: First connecting bar 142: Rotating support panel 150: Second connecting bar 200: First clock movement 210: First minute hand shaft 220: Hour hand axis 300: Second clock movement 310: Second hand axis 320: Second minute hand axis 330: Rotating guide means 332: Guide cover 334: Rotating guide 336: Rotating guide shaft 340: Weight component 342: Main housing 344: Weight 346: Sealed cover 410: Stationary frame 420: Controller 430: Display device
Claims
1. A solar frame 110 that provides a solar image; Earth frame 120 providing an image of the Earth; A lunar frame 130 that provides a lunar image and orbits along the circumferential plane of the Earth frame 120 in minutes; A first connecting bar 140 connects the solar frame 110 and the earth frame 120, causing the earth frame 120 to revolve on the circumferential plane of the solar frame 110 in units of hours; A second connecting bar 150 connects the Earth frame 120 and the Moon frame 130, causing the Moon frame 130 to revolve on a minute-by-minute basis within the circumferential plane of the Earth frame 120; A first clock movement 200 comprises a first minute hand shaft 210 connected to the rear part of the sun frame 110 and causing the sun frame 110 to rotate in minutes, and an hour hand shaft 220 connected to the upper end of the first connecting bar 140 and causing the first connecting bar 140 to rotate in hours; A second clock movement 300 comprising a second hand shaft 310 connected to the rear of the Earth frame 120 and causing the Earth frame 120 to rotate in seconds, and a second minute hand shaft 320 connected to a second connecting bar 150 and causing the second connecting bar 150 to rotate in minutes; including A clock featuring the planets of the solar system.
2. The Earth frame 120 provides information about time while revolving around the solar frame 110, and provides information about seconds through rotation, while the Moon frame 130 provides information about minutes while revolving around the Earth frame 120. A clock comprising the solar system planets as described in claim 1.
3. A rotating guide means 330 is further provided at the rear of the second clock movement 300, which is rotatably coupled to the first connecting bar 140. A rotating support panel 142 is further configured at the lower part of the first connecting bar 140, into which the rotating guide means 330 is rotatably inserted. A clock comprising the solar system planets as described in claim 1.
4. A weight member 340 is further provided at the lower branching point of the second clock movement 300 to prevent the azimuth angle of the second clock movement 300 from changing when the first connecting bar 140 rotates in hourly increments. A clock comprising the solar system planets as described in claim 3.
5. The aforementioned rotating guide means 330 is The end of the rotating support panel 142 is in close contact with the guide cover 332, A rotating guide shaft 336 is formed to protrude from the central part of the guide cover 332 and is inserted into the central part of the rotating support panel 142, The rotation guide 334 is configured to be rotatable on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation guide shaft 336 and to be in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the rotation support panel 142, and rotates along the outer circumferential surface of the rotation guide shaft 336 when the first connecting bar 140 is rotated. A clock comprising the solar system planets as described in claim 3.
6. The aforementioned weight member 340 is A housing body 342 is connected to the lower branching point of the second clock movement 300, and has a housing groove formed inside into which a weight 344 is inserted, The storage body 342 includes a sealing cover 346 which is detachably coupled to the lower surface of the storage body 342 and seals the storage groove while preventing the weight 344 from being arbitrarily detached. A clock comprising the solar system planets as described in claim 4.
7. A display device 430 is configured in the solar frame 110 and the earth frame 120, respectively, and outputs images of the sun and earth, as well as information regarding the rotation and revolution of the sun and earth. A controller 420 sets the information output via the display device 430, The system includes the controller 420 and a mounting frame 410 on which the first clock movement 200 is mounted. A clock comprising the solar system planets as described in claim 1.
8. The aforementioned display device 430 is The display shows hour information corresponding to the current position of the Earth, minute information corresponding to the current position of the lunar frame 130, and second information corresponding to the rotation position of the Earth frame 120. A clock comprising the solar system planets as described in claim 7.