Case and timepiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12298720-B2
Application number	US-202217870116-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2022
Priority date	Jul 29, 2021
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

A case including a case main body, a first exterior member which is arranged on an upper part of the case main body, and positioning members which are connected to the first exterior member, and positionally fix the first exterior member on the case main body, in which the first exterior member has connection portions provided in an undersurface thereof, and the positioning members have first positioning portions which are arranged in the connection portions, positionally fixed in the first exterior member, and positionally fixed on the case main body, and second positioning portions which are arranged and positionally fixed on the case main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A case comprising:
a case main body;
a band attachment projection provided to project from one of a twelve o'clock side and a six o'clock side of the case main body, and configured to be attached to a watch band;
a first exterior member arranged on an upper part of the case main body; and
a positioning member connected to the first exterior member,
wherein the first exterior member comprises a connection portion provided in an undersurface thereof, and
wherein the positioning member comprises:
a first positioning portion portions which are arranged in the connection portion to be positionally fixed to the first exterior member, and positionally fixed on the case main body; and
a second positioning portion extending from the first positioning portion from the one of the twelve o'clock side and the six o'clock side of the case main body, wherein an undersurface of the second positioning portion is arranged on the band attachment portion to positionally fix the first exterior member on the case main body.

2. The case according to claim 1 ,
wherein the connection portion in the undersurface of the first exterior member is a connection recess,
wherein the first positioning portion is positionally fixed on portions of an outer circumferential surface of the case main body on a twelve o'clock side and a six o'clock side, and
wherein the second positioning portion is arranged on the attachment projection provided on the case main body.

3. The case according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first positioning portion includes
(i) an engaging recess which engages with an engaging hook provided on the connection recess so as to restrict a position of the first exterior member in front and back directions,
(ii) first restriction projections which come in contact with sides of inner surfaces of the connection recess in three o'clock and nine o'clock directions so as to restrict a position of the first exterior member in the three o'clock and nine o'clock directions, and
(iii) second restriction projections which come in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the case main body so as to restrict a position of the first exterior member in twelve o'clock and six o'clock directions.

4. The case according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second exterior member which is arranged on the attachment projection provided on the case main body, and covers and positionally fixes the positioning member.

5. The case according to claim 4 , further comprising:
screw members which fix the second exterior member to the attachment projection with the second positioning portion of the positioning member being held between the attachment projection on the case main body and the second exterior member.

6. The case according to claim 5 ,
wherein the screw members have decorative head portions which are arranged in the second exterior member, thread portions which are screwed into the attachment projection through screw insertion portions formed in the second positioning portion, and screwdriver grooves formed in leading ends of the thread portions.

7. A timepiece comprising the case according to claim 1 .

8. A case comprising:
a case main body;
a first exterior member which is arranged on an upper part of the case main body; and
positioning members which are connected to the first exterior member, and positionally fix the first exterior member on the case main body,
wherein the first exterior member has connection portions provided in an undersurface thereof,
wherein the positioning members have (i) first positioning portions which are arranged in the connection portions, positionally fixed in the first exterior member, and positionally fixed on the case main body, and (ii) second positioning portions which are arranged and positionally fixed on the case main body, and
wherein the first positioning portions include (i) engaging recesses which engage with engaging hooks provided on the connection portions so as to restrict a position of the first exterior member in front and back directions, (ii) first restriction projections which come in contact with sides of inner surfaces of the connection portions in three o'clock and nine o'clock directions so as to restrict a position of the first exterior member in the three o'clock and nine o'clock directions, and (iii) second restriction projections which come in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the case main body so as to restrict a position of the first exterior member in twelve o'clock and six o'clock directions.

9. The case according to claim 8 , wherein the connection portions in the undersurface of the first exterior member are connection recesses,
wherein the first positioning portions are positionally fixed on portions of an outer circumferential surface of the case main body on a twelve o'clock side and a six o'clock side, and
wherein the second positioning portions are arranged on attachment projections provided on the case main body.

10. The case according to claim 8 , further comprising:
second exterior members which are arranged on attachment projections provided on the case main body, and cover and positionally fix the positioning members.

11. The case according to claim 8 , wherein the first exterior member holds down a first side surface member, a second side surface member, and a third side surface member on a side surface of the case main body from above.

12. The case according to claim 10 , wherein the second exterior members include first restriction recesses in which the first positioning portions are arranged, and second restriction recesses which come in contact with sides of the attachment projections on the case main body so as to restrict positions of the second exterior members with respect to the case main body in three o'clock and nine o'clock directions.

13. The case according to claim 12 , wherein the first positioning portions include third restriction projections which come in contact with sides of inner surfaces of the first restriction recesses of the second exterior members in the three o'clock and nine o'clock directions so as to restrict positions of the positioning members in the three o'clock and nine o'clock directions, and fourth restriction projections which come in contact with the inner surfaces of the first restriction recesses on a twelve o'clock side and a six o'clock side so as to restrict positions of the positioning members in the twelve o'clock and six o'clock directions.

14. The case according to claim 10 , further comprising:
screw members which fix the second exterior members to the attachment projections with the second positioning portions of the positioning members being held between the attachment projections on the case main body and the second exterior members.

15. The case according to claim 14 , wherein the screw members have decorative head portions which are arranged in the second exterior members, thread portions which are screwed into the attachment projections through screw insertion portions formed in the second positioning portions, and screwdriver grooves formed in leading ends of the thread portions.

16. A timepiece comprising the case according to claim 8 .

17. A case comprising:
a case main body;
a first exterior member which is arranged on an upper part of the case main body;
positioning members which are connected to the first exterior member, and positionally fix the first exterior member on the case main body; and
second exterior members which are arranged on attachment projections provided on the case main

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nagahara Miho
• Yokoo Kazumasa

Classifications

• G04B45/0092

  Changeable parts (cases or clockworks with holders or as holders G04B37/127) · CPC title

• G04B19/28

  Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time {(inscriptions or pictures moved by hand G04B45/003)} · CPC title

• G04B37/0008 Primary

  for pocket watches and wrist watches · CPC title

• G04B37/22 Primary

  Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases {(machines or tools for the manufacture of clockwork cases G04D3/0064, G04D3/0097, G04D3/029; decoration or tools therefor G04B45/0076)} · CPC title