in Watches and Watch with Pulsating Animation

Pertinent art

The invention is related to the field of watchmaking, watch mechanisms with time display and more specifically, to watch mechanisms of sophisticated type featuring additional ingenious functions of pulsating animation of images changing their color cyclically depending on pulse frequency.

Animation (from Latin "anima" - soul) is a technological process that makes it possible to create the illusion of movement by means of inanimate objects [1].

The most popular form of animation - animated image which is actually a series of drawn images. On each subsequent drawing a figure is represented in a somewhat different motion phase. Individual drawings are photographed frame by frame and then projected to a screen at a speed of 24 frames per second in sound animation or 16 frames per second in mute (silent) animation. Actions and effects which are impossible in real life constitute the essence of animation [2].

Since ancient times starting from the Chinese Theater of Shadows and up to the Magic Lantern of the 17 ^th century attempts were undertaken to "enliven" an image. In the 19 ^th century it was proved that an image remains on an eye's retina for some fractions of a second after the eye has stopped to perceive an object and, in the context of this discovery, special mechanisms were invented, such as "Zootrop" (in the thirties of the 19 ^th century) made by a British watchmaker U.G. Horner: a rotating barrel with a sequence of drawn pictures. The drum was rotating creating an impression that the figures were moving. In 1880-s a French inventor E.Reino developed this idea by adding a projecting camera.

In 1906, after the invention of a movie-camera J.S. Blackton made a US first cartoon film "Humorous Phases of Baby Faces" where a principle "one frame - one drawing" was used. In 1911 under Blackston's guidance a cartoon maker Windsor McKey made a motion picture "Little Nemo" based on a comic paper. However, animated cartoon as individual art gained a foothold after McKey's cartoon named "Dinosaur Gerty" (1914). Gerty danced on the screen, pulled out trees with roots, held a ball on its nose.

The main obstacle on the way to commercial success of cartoon film production was its high labor intensity of the process of film creation. To reduce expenses a number of technical inventions was applied.

In 1913 E. Herd and J.R. Brey developed principles of drawing on celluloid film, in 1914 R. Barr improved a system of precise positioning of drawings before the camera by means of hooks (pins).

In 1917 Fleisher developed a "rotoscope" which makes it possible to use filmed live actors in animation.

In 1924 a well-known artist F. Lege staged the famous Mechanical Ballet.

At present there is a breakdown of animations as follows: puppet animation, silhouette animation, collage animation, computer animation and laser animation [1].

Puppet animation is only inferior in popularity to drawing cartoons. A puppet is located directly before the camera and photographed frame by frame, and each time its pose is minimally changed, so that at a next projection an illusion of motion is created. This type of animation appeared in Russia where V.A. Stankevich began making puppet films as early as in 1911.

In silhouette animation figures cut out of cardboard or another material are placed on celluloid film, and for each subsequent frame their position is slightly changed.

In collage animation the same principle is used, however, figures are replaced with clippings from books, stickers, illustrations. Animation of objects makes inanimate things seem animate. Subjects of everyday use can be applied (matches, forks, watches), as well as photographs and various images.

In computer animation, as soon as main poses have been drawn, intermediate positions of heroes are automatically calculated. In electronic animation on a computer a whole cartoon film is created completely.

In laser animation the illusion of a three-dimensional object is achieved with use aid of laser beam and set of mirrors.

The history of animation began much before the appearance in the world of cinema invented by Lumier brothers.

First attempts of man to reproduce not only static pictures of the world but also the motion proper, can be discovered in the drawings of primitive painters: it is rather characteristic for them, for example, to create the image of a running deer with a great number of legs demonstrating the violence of its run or, for example, of a dancing hunter with eight legs and arms interpreting various moments of dance movements.

Later we find a dynamic interpretation of motion in sculptural reliefs of Ancient Greece, in Egyptian paintings of tombs and temples of pharaohs. In China the attempt of creating the illusion of drawing motion was made with the aid of the theater of shadows in which the shadows of drawings moved being projected on an illuminated flat surface.

As early as in 70-s A.C. a Roman poet and philosopher Lucretium described in his tractate "On the Nature of Things" a device for highlighting animated moving drawings on the screen.

A peculiar prototype of modern cinema can be seen in books that appeared in the 15 ^th century on whose each page were the images of human figures in various phases of motion. When such a book was rolled up in a web and then abruptly released, the quickly unwrapped pages created the effect of moving people.

A more perfect device is probably the so-called "magic lantern" «laterna magica (latin)». Widely spread in the Middle Ages this device consisted of a wooden or metal housing with a hole or lens wherein a source of light was located. Between the light source and optical system plates of glass were inserted with images applied on them; these images were thus projected onto any suitable surface.

The next stage of the evolution of drawing animation devices fell on 1832 when Josef Plato, a Belgian professor created a unique instrument in his laboratory - fenakistiscope (from Greek "fenax" - cheat and the base - "scope" - to look).

The design of the fenakistiscope was based on a capability of a human eye retina to remember successive events. The author himself described his invention in the way as follows: "The apparatus consists of a cardboard disk with holes cut out in it. On one side of the disk the figures are drawn. When the disk is rotated about its axis before a mirror, the figures viewed in the mirror through the disk holes look not like figures rotating together with the disk but seem absolutely independent and make movements inherent in them" [3].

Practically at the same time with Plato a device with the same basic principle of action was invented by Viennese Professor of Geometry Simon von Stampfer. The inventor gave it a name of a "stroboscope". It was a cardboard spindled drum. On the inner side of this drum on a paper tape some drawings were applied (normally from eight to twelve) illustrating successive phases of movements of a human being or animal, making certain actions, for example, ostrich's run, horse's jump, etc. Each subsequent drawing reproduced a new moment of motion, in this case the last drawing of each cycle is a sort of a closing one with respect to the first drawing. Having inserted a paper tape with drawings into a drum with narrow oblong holes cut out opposite each drawing and rotating the drum about axis a spectator saw a fast successive change of drawings which created a full illusion of their movement.

Thanks to this invention the effect of visible movement during the change of static images performed on the inner disk received the name of stroboscopic effect.

There are many devices joined by a common name of "zootrop". This device is similar to the stroboscope in which the disk with holes is replaced by a wooden or metallic drum open from above, cut through with vertical slots on the sides and rotating horizontally on the shaft. The disk with pictures is replaced by a long tape which is placed forming a circle inside the drum. These tapes could contain five, ten and even more dozens of pictures, whereas the disks could not contain more than two dozens.

For the first time zootrop was designed in 1834 by British mathematician William George Horner and received a name of 'dedaleum' (in honor of Dedal who, according to the legend, created moving pictures of people and animals).

Subsequent versions of this apparatus (in particular, a device which was designed in 1860 by Frenchman Desvine and a similar apparatus by American William E. Lincoln) have confirmed name "zootrop" for all similar devices.

In 1853 an Austrian baron von Ukhatsius, having constructed a stroboscope in which images were placed on a glass disk and illuminated by an oil lamp, projected them on the screen for the first time.

In 1861 an American Coleman Sellers invented a device named "kinematoscope" which represented a series of photos bonded on a drum and alternating one another before spectators' eyes.

Frenchman Emil Reino having borrowed the rotating drum of Horner's zootrop and having improved the mirror system of Joseph Plato's fenakistiscope, created a new more advanced device which was named Reino's "praxinoscope". August 30, 1877 when the "praxinoscope" of Emil Reino was patented, may be considered a birthday of animation in that look which is known to us today.

Approximately at the same time, beginning from 1870, in San- Francisco, a Briton Eduard Maybridge started his work on photographing successive phases of a live object motion (initially, galloping horses served this object).

Eduard Maybridge invented a so-called zoopraxiscope (similar to zoopraxiscope from ancient-Greek: ζωον - animal, live + πράξις - action, movement + σκοπέω - I am looking, watching - a device for « projecting the moving pictures».

A little later, in 1884 Marei created the first chronophotographic camera. Experiments of Maybridge and Marei have made a substantial contribution into the examination of movements of man and animals and into technological expansion.

In 1885 Gherman Kastler created "mutoscope" which is essentially a device with a drum which contained up to 1000 drawings (and over).

1888 - Reino improved his praxinoscope, transferred drawings on celluloid tape (35 mm) and spotlighted it on a big screen in the bosom of his family and friends. Since 1892 Reino started to arrange special shows in Greven museum and gave them the name of Optical Theater".

And only in 1895 Lumier brothers developed the design of cinematographic camera for shooting and projecting moving photographs and gave it the name of cinematograph which gave birth to the history of modern cinema [4].

Invention of a perfect slip-stick mechanism which made it possible to simultaneously perform fast intermittent motion of individual movable images and their instant stoppage has become the event which signalized the birth of cinematograph.

In 1893 Marei created a new chronophotographic camera with celluloid film. In this case film was moving intermittently making instant stops with the frequency of 20 separate shots per second. However, the mechanism of slip-stick movement was extremely primitive. It consisted of a solenoid magnet and pinch rollers. At the moment of shutter actuation the roller was taken up and thus stopped the film. The action of this mechanism was very coarse, therefore Marei's apparatus may not be considered technically satisfactory. Nevertheless in the same year Marei shot a number of remarkable films about the movement of living beings.

In 1894 George Demeni created the first perfect movie camera with an slip-stick mechanism. This slip-stick mechanism was essentially a disk with a pin rotating clockwise. In 1895 brothers August and Louis Liumier patented their cinema projector and movie-camera in which they used a claw ("fork") as a slip- stick mechanism. In summer and in autumn of the same year they shoot 10 short films 16 m each which became a basis for commercial cinema performances of late 1895 - early 1896. In December 1895 the first cinema theater was opened in the basement of "Grand-Cafe" in Capuchins boulevard in Paris. If we judge on the basis of strict facts, the only original invention of Lumier brothers is a claw, though not the most successful one (as early as in 1896 it was replaced with another, more perfect slip-stick mechanism - Geneva-type mechanism). However it was their apparatus which has won the most sensational fame. During the first 6 months of 1896 Lumier's cinematograph was demonstrated in all capitals of Europe and featured a remarkable success.

In April 1896 Victor Contensuza and Biuntsly applied for the first time a four-bladed Maltese cross in movie cameras - that type of slip- stick mechanism which dominates in modern movie cameras.

In mechanical watches animation is historically represented by "jakemars" (animated moving figures of people, for example, a man ringing the bell), animated animals (for example, a crowing cock) and the so-called landscape animation (for instance, the sun moving across the sky, flowing water, leaves moving on trees).

Animation in mechanical watches was initially closely connected with the function of repeater - the movement of figures in watches enlivened the process of tolling.

Jakemars were present on early tower watches, later - in various types of interior watches and with the appearance and development of pocket and then - wrist watches, jakemars decorated them as well. Very popular motives for animated watches of the Middle Ages were religious subjects, as well as various frivolous scenes.

Mechanical movement is characteristic for all these watches, yet the principle and mechanisms of cinematograph in watches were never applied before by anybody.

There is a well known mechanism of indication developed by authors Biutte Matias (FR), Barbazini Enrico (FR), Nava Michel (FR) and company DALTON PROPERTIES Inc. (BZ) which can be mounted on a base watch mechanism with manual setting, automatic setting, with quartz or automatic quarts setting and with a possibility of re-creating a preset drawing of movable figures through a selected time period. The mechanism has a certain ensemble of gear wheels engaged with each other or groups of gear wheels, and set in motion with the aid of a moving member connected with the base watch mechanism. On top of each gear wheel there is a plate or disk bearing numeric characters, figurines or symbols, and rotating in a corresponding hole of the clock- face of a given watch mechanism [5].

There is a known device developed previously by author Chaikin K.Yu. for reproducing animation in watches containing watch mechanism and means of animation in which the means of animation is made with image frames and contains a means of intermittent slip-stick motion of the animation means with image frames with a possibility of alternating slip-stick changes of image frames and fixation of image frames position in fixed state in interspaces between the changes of image frames.

In this case the device contains a means of fixation of image frames position in fixed state in the interspaces between the changes of image frames and is made with a possibility of animation of images in the clock-face window or in the window of watchcase by means of a rotating disk or a cylinder with the image frames with a possibility of stabilizing the speed of intermittent slip-stick movement of the animation means with the aid of a maltese-cross, claw, cam-shaft or beater-movement mechanisms. Besides the device contains a means of starting up the intermittent slip-stick movement of the animation means at a certain moment of time or in a certain situation, contains a means of stopping the intermittent slip-stick movement of the animation means at a certain moment of time or in a certain situation, contains the drive of the means of the intermittent slip-stick movement of the animation means which is coupled functionally and kinematically with the watch drive. [6].

There is also a known device developed previously by author Chaikin K.Yu. for reproducing animation in watches which is made with a possibility of animation of images on watches and contains animation facilities with image frames performed with a possibility of slip-stick movement and alternating slip-stick demonstration individual frames on watches which are overlapped by an obturator at the moments of frame changes, and the obturator made with a possibility of overlapping image frames at the moments of image frames change. In this case the device contains a means of fixation of image frames position in fixed state in the interspaces between the changes of image frames and is made with a possibility of alternating the slip-stick changes of image frames and fixation of image frames position in a fixed state in the interspaces between the changes of the image frames with a possibility of images animation in the clock-face window or in the watchcase window with image frames with a possibility of animation of images on watches by way of a rotating disk or cylinder with image frames with a possibility of stabilizing the speed of the slip-stick movement of the animation means and with a possibility of slip-stick movement of the animation means with the aid of a maltese-cross, claw, cam-shaft or beater-movement mechanisms. [7]. There is a known watch mechanism created by Simonian Sasnik (LB) equipped with a slow animation device which is aimed at bringing the feeling of serenity and quietness to the user even at the moment when he is checking time and at imparting a peculiar look to watches, which contain a case and an operating gear drive supported by this case which is periodically set in rotation by a driving element, and an animation portion which is to be visible and adapted for animation by oscillatory motion assuming imitation of pendulum motion. The mechanism also contains an animation gear drive supported by the case, which is engaged with the movable part of the operating drive gear and kinematically connected with the animation portion [8].

This mechanism animating artificially created slow motion of a pendulum on the clock-face which is not functional for operation of the watch mechanism, may be related to animation devices of permanent action. A characteristic feature of this mechanism is that the animation gear drive, the control element and animation portion are arranged in such a way that periodic movement is of sinusoidal oscillatory type, in this case the flexible element is placed between the mentioned movable part and the mentioned portion so as to smooth the motion of the animation portion.

Most similar in technical essence and achievable technical result (prototype) is a device of time indication containing front and rear disk- shaped indicator surfaces arranged on a common axis, each of these surfaces has optical characteristics changing circle-wise, and the rear surface is made nontransparent and front surface, at least partially, is made transparent, and at least one of the surfaces is installed with a possibility of continuous rotation round the common axis, in which the front indicator surface is made fully transparent, and the color tone of each of the indicator surfaces changes circle-wise from saturated to non- saturated with the formation of a visually distinguishable border of the color tone transfer located radially in relation to the rotational axis of said surface. In this case the time indication device is made in the form of electronic device containing a display and microprocessor, and the front and rear indicator surfaces located on a common axis are performed with the use of the microprocessor in the form of the images of said surfaces on the display, at least one of the surfaces is performed with the assurance of virtual continuous movement round the common axis [9].

Technical drawbacks of this device is the impossibility of accurate time indication, and also absence of additional decorative and diverting functional capabilities of mechanical watches.

Any mechanical devices with a possibility of reproducing the pulsating animation changing cyclically the color characteristics have not been discovered in the scope of implemented quest.

Task and technical result

The task and technical result of the invention is the assurance of a possibility to create a pulsating animated movement of images in mechanical watches by way of cyclic change of color characteristics of images with the purpose of expanding watch functional capabilities, assuring an additional capability of entertainment and therapeutic tranquillization by cyclic pulsating movements of changing the color of animated images on the watch face.

Essence of the invention

The author of the invention suggests a new method and new mechanical watch with pulsating animated images which cyclically change the color characteristics.

Characteristic features of the invention are as follows: - availability of a possibility and facilities of pulsating animation that changes cyclically image color of the face of a mechanical watch by way of cyclic rotational superimposition alternately partially transparent and partially colored (with one color) image and non-transparent alternately colored (with two colors) image with the attainment of a single superimposed pulsating animated image so, that in one of the phases of images superimposition the formation of a superimposed image obtained by alternating certain colors is ensured, and in the other phase of the cyclic superimposition of images the formation of superimposed image is ensured obtained by alternating other colors.

- original and new embodiment of individual units and watch face with new

additional functions.

Distinctive features of the watch is the use of the rotating secondhand axle or anchor axle of a conventional watch mechanism for creating a pulsating image that cyclically changes its color on the face of mechanical watch.

The set target and required technical result when the invention is used, is achieved by that in method of image animation reproduction in watches with watch mechanism according to the invention, the pulsating animation of images in watches is ensured by cyclic rotational superimposition of alternately partially transparent and partially colored (at least with one color) image, and non-transparent alternately colored (at least with two colors) image with the attainment of a single superimposed pulsating animated image so, that in one of the phases of images superimposition the formation of superimposed image obtained by alternating certain colors is ensured, and in the other phase of the cyclic superimposition of images the formation of superimposed image obtained by alternating other colors is ensured. By one of the realization versions the alternately partially transparent and partially colored (with one color) image is made immovable in the form of alternating slots of the colored (with one color) image applied on the clock-face, and the image alternately colored with two colors is made movable on a disk located under the clock-face with a possibility of setting it in rotational motion from the seconds-hand axle or anchor axle of the watch mechanism.

By the other version of realization the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color is made immovable in the form of a shaped cutout in the watch face and transparent material located on it or under it with the image alternately transparent and alternately colored with one color, and the image alternately colored with two colors is made movable on a disk located under the clock-face with a possibility of setting it in rotational motion from the seconds-hand axle or anchor axle of the watch mechanism.

By the third version of the realization the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color is made movable on a disk located under the cut-through image contour-shaped opening in the watch-face with a possibility of setting it in rotational motion from the seconds hand axle or anchor axle of the watch mechanism, and the image alternately colored with two colors is made immovable located under the said disk.

In this case the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and the image non-transparent alternately colored with two colors are made coaxial and/or symmetrical relative to the rotation axle of the movable image with a possibility of pulsating change of brightness or color of the superimposed image with a possibility of creating a superimposed image with the effect of circular wavelike movement with a possibility of cyclic pulsing superimposition. In this case the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and non-transparent image alternately colored with two colors, are made by means of alternating lines, strokes or dots in the form of direct divergent beams, in the form of divergent beams of arbitrary shape, in the form of asterisks with rotation axis in the center or in the form of a guilloche pattern.

In this case the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and non-transparent image alternately colored with two colors, are made figured, for example, in the form of heart, star, spiral or geometrical figure, pulsating animation of images is ensured with the frequency of creating superimposed images multiple to 60, 30 per minute with simultaneous provision in watches of several pulsating animations of several images.

In this case the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and non-transparent image alternately colored with two colors, are made by way of painting, applying stickers, metal coating or making of metal or other colored materials with a possibility of obtaining a superimposed image of one color of various brightness, red- pink when using alternating red and white colors or blue-light-blue, when using alternating blue and white colors or another complex color, for example, green, when using alternating blue and yellow colors.

The set target and required technical result, when using the invention, is also achieved by that in watches containing a watch mechanism, clock-face, means of time indication and means of image animation, according to the invention, the means of image animation is made with a possibility of reproduction of images pulsating animation by means of cyclic rotating superimposition of an image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and image non- transparent alternately colored with two colors with the attainment of a single superimposed pulsating animated image so, that in one of the phases of image superimposition the formation of superimposed image obtained by the alternation of certain colors is ensured, and in the other phase of cyclic superimposition of images obtained by the alternation of other colors is ensured.

In this case the watch is made with a possibility of realization of the method described above.

By one of the versions of the embodiment an image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color is made in the watch immovable in the form of alternating slots of the image applied to the clock-face and colored with one color, and the image alternately colored with two colors is made movable on a disk located under the clock-face with a possibility of setting it in rotational motion from the seconds-hand axle or anchor axle of the watch mechanism.

By another version of the embodiment an image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color is made in the watch immovable in the form of a figured cutout in the clock-face and transparent material with an image alternately colored with one color, and the image alternately colored with two colors is made movable on a disk located under the clock-face with a possibility of setting it in rotational motion from the second-hand axle or anchor axle of the watch mechanism.

By the third version of the embodiment alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color is made movable on a disk located under a figured opening cut trough in the watch-face with a possibility of setting it in a rotational motion from the second-hand axle or anchor axle of the watch mechanism, and the image alternately colored with two colors is made immovable and located under the said disk.

In this case the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and image non-transparent alternately colored with two colors are made coaxial and/or symmetrical relative to the rotation axle of the movable image with a possibility of cycling pulsating change of brightness or color of the superimposed image or with a possibility of creating a superimposed image with the effect of circular wavelike movement.

In this case the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and non-transparent image alternately colored with two colors, are made by means of alternating lines, strokes or dots in the form of direct divergent beams, in the form of divergent beams of arbitrary shape, in the form of asterisks with rotation axis in the center or in the form of a guilloche pattern.

In this case the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and non-transparent image alternately colored with two colors in the watch, are made figured, for example, in the form of a heart, star, spiral or geometrical figure.

In this case the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and non-transparent image alternately colored with two colors, are made with a possibility of cyclic pulsed superimposition with a possibility of reproduction of pulsating animation of images with the frequency of creation of superimposed images multiple to 60, 30 per minute.

In this case the image alternately partially transparent and partially colored with one color and non-transparent image alternately colored with two colors, are made in the watch with a possibility of obtaining a superimposed image of one color of varying brightness, red-pink when using alternating red and white colors or blue-light-blue, when using alternating blue and white colors or another complex color, for example, green, when using alternating blue and yellow colors, by way of painting, applying stickers, metal coating or performing of metal or other colored materials with a possibility of simultaneous obtaining on the watch-face several pulsating animations of images.

Movable and immovable images can be alternately painted with various colors, for example: basic (initials colors) - red, blue or yellow color, composite (secondary) colors - green color (mixture of yellow and blue colors), orange color (mixture of yellow and red colors), violet color (mixture of red and blue colors), white color (mixture of yellow, blue and yellow colors); other colors with a possibility of obtaining superimposed images of various secondary colors.

In this case combinations of white color with basic ones and other colors which change image brightness in a pulsating way, may be used, for example: red + white = pink, blue + white = light blue and so on.

Brief description of drawings

In preferential versions of the embodiments shown on the drawings the device of pulsating animation reproduction on the watch face and the watch with pulsating animation on the face contain the following: Case 1 , face 2, crown 3, hour hand 4, minute hand 5, figured cutout in the face 6, image under the watch face 7, immovable image 8, movable image 9, watch mechanism 10, second disk 11 , second axle 12, glass on watch face 13,

The invention is illustrated by the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the appearance of wrist watch with pulsating animation located in the top part of the face; it shows: case 1 , face 2, crown 3, hour hand 4, minute hand 5, figured cutout in the face 6, pulsating image under the face 7.

Fig. 2 shows the appearance of wrist watch with pulsating animation located in the central part of the face; it shows case 1 , face 2, crown 3, hour hand 4, minute hand 5, figured cutout in the face 6, pulsating image under the face 7

Fig. 3 displays the appearance of bracket clock with the pulsating animation located on the top portion of the clock-face; it shows case 1 , clock-face 2, hour hand 4, minute hand 5, figured cutout 6 in the clock- face, pulsating image 7 under the clock-face.

Fig. 4 displays the cutout in the watch clock-face which shows clock-face 2, figured cutout 6 in the clock-face, immovable image 8, movable image 9.

Figs. 5, 6 display the cycles of color change of the pulsating image, cutouts in the watch clock-face in the version when a movable image is moving relative to immovable one; they show clock-face 2, figured cutout 6 in the clock-face, immovable image 8, movable image 9.

Figures 7, 8 display the succession of the change of pulsating animation color on the clock-face of the watch; they show: clock-face 2, pulsating image 7 under the clock-face.

Fig. 9 displays the sectional views of the mechanism and clock- face of the watch; it shows: clock-face 2, figured cutout 6 in the clock- face, immovable image 8, movable image 9, watch mechanism 10, disk of seconds 11 , second-hand axle 12, glass on the clock-face 13.

Fig. 10 displays another version of the sectional view of the watch mechanism and clock-face; it shows clock-face 2, figured cutout 6 in the clock-face, immovable image 8, movable image 9, watch mechanism 10, disk of seconds 11 , second hand axle 12, glass on the clock-face 13.

Figs. 11 - 16 display the versions of design of figured pulsating animated images in the watch in various pulsation phases.

Embodiment and industrial working of the invention

The target of the present invention is the attainment of pulsating animated images on the clock-face of mechanical watches. This is achieved by way of using the motion of a movable image relative to an immovable image located in alignment to each other. And more specifically, the motion of a movable image above an immovable one applied on a transparent base or having cutouts through which the immovable image will be visible. Fig. 4

This is achieved by way of spindling the trotting seconds hand performing one turn for 60 seconds by means of 60 impulsive motions, disk arrow to which the image is applied and the clock-face located above the disk and having a figured cutout with a glass pasted in this cutout and bearing an immovable image applied on it. Figs. 9 and 10.

The effect of pulsating animation is achieved by way of using, for example, alternating beam sectors applied on the disk and glass, at a position, when the images are superimposed, in this case we obtain visible beam sectors with an alternating background, at a position when the sectors are not superimposed and stay in a position, when one applied sector occludes the background area, we obtain a single background in the clock-face cutout which is painted the color of application. Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8.

As an example the view of a watch is presented according to Figs. 1 , 2, 3, where the cutout is made in the form of heart and, when applying on disk 11 red alternating beam-like image 9 which is painted white, and also red image 8 applied on the glass 13, at superimposing the beam sectors we will obtain alternating white and red beams which, at some distance from the onlooker, form pink color.

When moving disk 11 relative to the immovable glass with an image, we will obtain a common red color. Thus, when the seconds hand axle is moving, we will see pulsation pink-red-pink-red representing pulsation of the heart. Instead of direct beams the use of wavelike beams, heliciform images, combinations of various images is possible.

Instead of applying on glass, a version of through cutting out of an immovable image with its subsequent coloring is possible.

The base watch mechanism and analog clock system can be of practically any kind when its usual function is implemented.

The device according to the invention is essentially a watch mechanism with the additional system of movable images demonstration - pulsating animation.

The invention is intended for demonstrating movable images and is illustrated by an example of animation in frame aperture 6 on clock-face 2 of the watch.

At the moment of the work of pulsating animation mechanism under the clock-face the means of animation demonstration, in the given case, disk 8, performs rotation. Round the disk center a number of images is located which corresponds to the animation frames. The disk is divided into equal sectors - frames, in which individual images 5 in various positions are applied.

The images are made by the principle of fenikistiscope, motion- picture film and cartoon, i.e. during a subsequent demonstration in frame window 6 a moving image is reproduced which consists of individual frames. As a rule, movements on the images are applied in a closed cycle so, that while the disk performs several turns, the illusion of a movable image is created.

Coupling with the watch mechanism can be realized by various methods.

The mechanism of pulsating animation can be connected and non- connected directly with the functional elements of the watch mechanism. The means of demonstration of the pulsating animation may be located on the clock-face side, behind it and also on the side of the watch case.

In particular, it is possible to set in action the means of start-up at the achievement of a certain moment of time, for example, each hour.

A system of setting the clock going which is common with the mechanism is also possible.

The device of pulsating animation can be functionally not connected with the watch mechanism but coupled with it in details, for example, to be in the same case, attached to the base watch mechanism and located under one and the same clock-face.

When the repeater mechanism is working, the striking part of the mechanism can be linked with the mechanism of pulsating animation and put in action the mechanism of pulsating animation.

When the alarm device is operating, the striking part of the alarm mechanism can put in action the mechanism of pulsating animation.

Thus cause-and-effect relation of substantial limitations of the invention and its technical result is shown, and the achievement of a required technical result, specifically, the assurance of the possibility of creating the pulsating animated movement of graphic presentation.

Various known and traditional technologies for watch-making industry, as well as materials and designs normally applied in watchmaking processes, can be used as versions of performing individual elements of a watch case, parts and units claimed as the device and watch invention [10].

Thus, taking into consideration the novelty of the aggregate of substantial features, the technical solution of the set task, inventive level and relevance of all general and specific features of the invention proved in section "State of Art" and "Essence of Invention", engineering feasibility and industrial applicability of the invention proved in section "Effect and Industrial Realization of the Invention", solution of the set inventive tasks and consistent achievement of the required technical result in the working and use of the invention, the claimed group of inventions in our opinion meets all conditions of protectability required of the invention.

The conducted examination also shows that all general and specific features of the invention are substantial, since each of them is necessary, and all of them together are not only sufficient for achieving the purpose of the invention, but also make it possible to work the invention by industrial way.

In addition, the analysis of the aggregate of the invention substantial features and the single technical result achieved from their use, shows the availability of a single inventive conception, close and inextricable connection between the method and device of reproducing animation in watches. This makes it possible to incorporate the inventions in one application, i.e. to ensure the requirement of the unity of invention criterion.

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