Title:
TIMEPIECE COMPRISING SCALE FOR DENOTING BOTH TIME AND PHYSICAL QUANTITY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/043096
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] With conventional timepieces, it has not been possible to easily comprehend, with a casual glance at the time which the timepiece denotes, the time that will be treated as the starting point of a physical quantity which is denoted in association with said denoted time, or how large said physical quantity is at the present time. [Solution] To solve the problem, a timepiece is provided, comprising; a dual-use scale for denoting time and a physical quantity to be described hereinafter; a pointer drive unit which drives pointers for indicating the dual-use scale in accordance with the time; a physical quantity acquisition unit which acquires information of a physical quantity, for which a prescribed time will be treated as a starting point thereof; and a physical quantity indicator drive unit which drives a physical quantity indicator for denoting the size of the acquired physical quantity on the dual-use scale, with a scale location of the dual-use scale which the pointers indicate at the prescribed time being treated as a base location of the physical quantity.
Inventors:
UMAMOTO EIICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/068913
Publication Date:
April 05, 2012
Filing Date:
August 23, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIHON TECHNO CO LTD (JP)
UMAMOTO EIICHI (JP)
UMAMOTO EIICHI (JP)
International Classes:
G04G9/00; G01R11/00; G04B19/00; G04G99/00
Foreign References:
| JPS5210172A | 1977-01-26 | |||
| JP2009085935A | 2009-04-23 | |||
| JP2003256967A | 2003-09-12 | |||
| JP2000193695A | 2000-07-14 | |||
| JPS4024716B1 | ||||
| JP4635109B1 | 2011-02-23 | |||
| JP2009085935A | 2009-04-23 | |||
| JPH08226982A | 1996-09-03 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2624079A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KUDO, ICHIRO (JP)
Ichiro Kudo (JP)
Ichiro Kudo (JP)
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