Wrist watch with vibration function

• US 20030179656A1
• Filed: 03/13/2003
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki-Kaisya Tokyo Shinya
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki-Kaisya Tokyo Shinya
• Inventors: Saito, Masaru
• Granted Patent: US 7,050,360 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/230
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/02 at preselected times, e.g. alarm clocks
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces

Abstract

To provide a wrist watch with a vibration function which can more enhance the vibration effect so that even when the user is, for example, sleeping deeply, the vibration function can effectively act on the user. The wrist watch with a vibration function comprises a watch case, a box part formed at an under surface of the watch case, at least one vibration motor received in the box such that a part of the vibration motor projects from the box part, a cover formed of a flexible material and adapted to cover for positioning the vibration motor, a bottom case serving as a lower surface and having a window formed in a part of the bottom case, and a vibration source received in the case and projecting from the window in a loosely fitted state.

Claims

1. A wrist watch with a vibration function comprising a watch case, a box part formed at a lower surface of said watch case, at least one vibration motor received in said box part such that a part of said vibration motor project therefrom, and a cover formed of a flexible material and adapted to cover for positioning said vibration motor.

2. A wrist watch with a vibration function according to claim 1, wherein said box part is formed of a flexible material.

3. A wrist watch with a vibration function according to claim 2, wherein said cover is provided with a top plate which is formed of the same material as said cover.

4. A wrist watch with a vibration function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein two vibration motors are received in said box part in side by side abutment relation.

5. A wrist watch with a vibration function according to claim 4, wherein said cover has a generally W-shaped sectional configuration so as to fit to the projecting contours of said two vibration motors which are received in said box part in side by side abutment relation.

6. A wrist watch with a vibration function according to one of claims 1 through 5, wherein said flexible material is rubber.

7. A wrist watch with a vibration function according to one of claims 1 through 6, further comprising a wrist band and a battery as a power source received in said wrist band, said wrist band and said watch case being engaged with each other so that said battery is electrically connected at least to said vibration motor.

8. A wrist watch with a vibration function comprising a bottom case serving as a lower surface and having a window formed in a part thereof, a case, and a vibration source received in said case and projecting from said window in a loosely fitted state.

9. A wrist watch with a vibration function according to claim 8, wherein said vibration source is received in a plastic-made case, an upper surface of said vibration source is closed with a silicon rubber-made cushion cover, a lower surface of said case is closed with a silicon rubber-made cushion packing, and an upper surface of said cushion cover case is covered with a metal-made case retainer.

10. A wrist watch with a vibration function according to claim 9, wherein said vibration source is attached to a wrist band.