Temporal calendar timepiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11131966-B2
Application number	US-201616072255-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2016
Priority date	Apr 29, 2016
Publication date	Sep 28, 2021
Grant date	Sep 28, 2021

Abstract

A timepiece includes at least one time-of-day hand rotatable relative to a first dial and a first pair of temporal calendar mechanical elements independently rotatable relative to each other, and relative to the at least one time-of-day hand. Controlled rotation of the respective temporal calendar mechanical elements is synchronizable relative to temporal calendar information on an external device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A timepiece comprising:
at least one time-of-day hand rotatable relative to a first dial; and
a first pair of temporal calendar mechanical elements independently rotatable relative to each other to exhibit temporal calendar information,
wherein controlled rotation of the respective temporal calendar mechanical elements is electromechanically independent of the at least one time-of-day hand and is synchronizable relative to temporal calendar information on an external device,
wherein each respective temporal calendar mechanical element comprises a disc including an outer edge portion with a calendar parameter indicator, wherein relative movement of the two respective calendar parameter indicators, via relative movement of the two discs, is used to track at least a beginning and an end of an event.

2. The timepiece of claim 1 , wherein the at least one time-of-day hand is rotatable relative to a center of the first dial.

3. The timepiece of claim 2 , comprising:
a second dial including a center about which the first pair of temporal calendar mechanical elements are rotatable, wherein the second dial is nested within a circumference of the first dial and is positioned at a non-center location of the first dial.

4. The timepiece of claim 3 ,
a third dial at a non-center location of the first dial with the third dial including a center, the third dial positioned nested within a circumference of the first dial; and
a second pair of temporal calendar mechanical elements rotatable about the center of the third dial, wherein relative rotatable movement between the first temporal calendar mechanical element and the second temporal calendar mechanical element is used to indicate temporal calendar information, and wherein rotational positioning of the second pair of temporal calendar mechanical elements is controllable independently of the first pair of temporal calendar mechanical elements and independently of the at least one time-of-day hand.

5. The timepiece of claim 1 , wherein the respective temporal calendar mechanical elements are rotatable relative to a center of the first dial.

6. The timepiece of claim 1 , wherein the calendar parameter indicator of the first disc comprises an arc having a first color/pattern and the calendar parameter indicator of the second disc comprises an arc having a second color/pattern, wherein relative movement between the first color/pattern and the second color/pattern is used to indicate calendar information.

7. The timepiece of claim 6 , comprising:
a third disc including an outer edge portion defining a tab and rotatable independently relative to the second dial and relative to the first and second discs, and controllable to indicate at least one of:
a start of a next calendar event time; and
that an end time for a calendar event cannot be displayed.

8. The timepiece of claim 1 , comprising:
an hour follower tab to rotate in synchrony with an hour hand and positioned at a fixed distance relative to the hour hand corresponding to a time lag relative to the hour indicated by the hour hand,
wherein the hour follower tab moves in the same annular path as the indicator of the respective temporal calendar mechanical elements.

9. An analog timepiece comprising:
at least one time-of-day mechanical element including a first portion movable along a first annular path relative to a dial; and
a first pair of temporal-calendar mechanical elements movable independently from, and relative to, each other along a second annular path to indicate temporal calendar information relative to the dial,
wherein the temporal calendar mechanical elements are electromechanically controlled independently of the at least one time-of-day mechanical element and are synchronizable relative to temporal calendar information on an external timepiece,
wherein each respective temporal calendar mechanical element comprises a disc including an outer edge portion with a calendar parameter indicator, wherein relative movement of the two respective calendar parameter indicators, via relative movement of the two discs, is used to track at least a beginning and an end of an event.

10. The timepiece of claim 9 , wherein the respective first and second annular paths are arranged concentrically relative to each other.

11. The timepiece of claim 9 , comprising:
a second pair of temporal-calendar mechanical elements movable independently from, and relative to, each other along a third annular path to indicate temporal calendar information.

12. The timepiece of claim 11 , wherein the respective first, second, and third annular paths are arranged concentrically relative to each other.

13. A method of manufacturing a timepiece comprising:
arranging at least one time-of-day hand to be rotatable relative to a dial; and
arranging a first pair of temporal calendar mechanical elements for controllable rotation independent of each other, and independent of the at least one time-of-day hand, to exhibit temporal calendar information synchronizable relative to an external timepiece,
wherein each respective temporal calendar mechanical element comprises a disc including an outer edge portion with a calendar parameter indicator, wherein relative movement of the two respective calendar parameter indicators, via relative movement of the two discs, is used to track at least a beginning and an end of an event.

14. The method of claim 13 , comprising:
arranging each temporal calendar mechanical element to include an inner portion rotatably mounted to a center about which the outer portion rotates to indicate temporal calendar information;
arranging a first annular path along which the outer portion moves; and
arranging the dial to extend along a second annular path independent of the first annular path.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Sayers Craig Peter
• Morales Iii Ralph A
• O'Shea Terrance J
• Pearson Thomas E

Classifications

• G04G21/04 Primary

  using radio waves (radio-controlled time-pieces G04R) · CPC title

• G04B19/20

  Indicating by numbered bands, drums, discs, or sheets {(indicating means without numbers or hands in general G04B19/04; illuminated G04B19/30; with optical projection G04B19/34; gearwork and linking in general G04B13/00; electrically driven G04C19/04; counter mechanisms G06M)} · CPC title

• G04C17/00

  Indicating the time optically by electric means (G04C19/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G04B19/24 Primary

  Clocks or watches with date {or week-day} indicators {, i.e. calendar clocks or watches}; Clockwork calendars · CPC title

• G04C17/005

  by discs (by drums G04C17/0075) · CPC title