WATCH

• US 20170293267A1
• Filed: 02/26/2016
• Published: 10/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: ZHANG, Xiangyan
• Granted Patent: US 10,012,960 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/04 Hands; Discs with a single mark or the like moving indicating arrangements which have scales or numbers with stationary hands or reading means G04B19/20; optical projection of the position of the hands G04B19/34
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/06 Dials moving discs G04B19/20; illuminated dials or hands G04B19/30; for time-pieces without clockwork G04B49/04 ; machines and arrangements for the manufacture of dials or hands G04D3/0048
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 39/00 Watch crystals; Fastening or sealing of crystals; Clock glasses
• CPC Class Codes: G04C 10/02 the power supply being a radioactive or photovoltaic source
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means

Abstract

Disclosed is a watch which includes: a rear cover; a dial fixedly connected with the rear cover, the dial and the rear cover defining a first cavity; a transparent touch screen located on a side of the dial facing away from the rear cover and fixedly connected with the dial, the transparent touch screen and the dial defining a second cavity; at least one pointer located in the second cavity and being rotatable relative to the dial; and a driving system located in the first cavity and configured to drive the at least one pointer to rotate and the transparent touch screen to operate. The watch has not only a classical appearance of a conventional watch but also smart functionality.

Claims

1. A watch, comprising:

a rear cover;

a dial fixedly connected with the rear cover, the dial and the rear cover defining a first cavity;

a transparent touch screen located on a side of the dial facing away from the rear cover and fixedly connected with the dial, the transparent touch screen and the dial defining a second cavity;

at least one pointer located in the second cavity and being rotatable relative to the dial; and

a driving system located in the first cavity and configured to drive the at least one pointer to rotate and the transparent touch screen to operate.

2. The watch of claim 1, wherein the driving system comprises a mechanical driving mechanism for driving the pointer to rotate and a driving circuit for driving the transparent touch screen to operate.

3. The watch of claim 1, wherein the transparent touch screen comprises a transparent display screen and a transparent touch control module, and wherein the touch control module is located inside the display screen or on a side of the display screen facing away from the dial.

4. The watch of claim 3, further comprising a solar cell located on a side of the display screen facing the dial.

5. The watch of claim 4, wherein the solar cell overlaps at least a portion of a display area of the display screen, and the solar cell is transparent.

6. The watch of claim 5, wherein the solar cell is a dye-sensitized solar cell.

7. The watch of claim 4, wherein the solar cell has a substrate which is shared with the display screen.

8. The watch of claim 4, wherein the solar cell overlaps at least a portion of a non-display area of the display screen, and wherein the solar cell is an inorganic semiconductor solar cell or an organic solar cell.

9. The watch of claim 3, wherein the display screen is any one of an organic electroluminescent display, a liquid crystal display, or an electrochromic display.

10. The watch of claim 9, wherein the display screen is an organic electroluminescent display or an electrochromic display, and wherein the dial is made of a solar cell panel.

11. The watch of claim 9, wherein the display screen is a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight module, and wherein the backlight module is reused as the dial.

12. The watch of claim 1, further comprising a watch strap connected with the rear cover and a flexible solar cell located on a surface of the watch strap.

13. The watch of claim 12, wherein the flexible solar cell is an organic solar cell.

14. The watch of claim 1, further comprising a button exposed out of the rear cover for switching display modes of the watch.

15. The watch of claim 1, further comprising a button exposed out of the rear cover for adjusting a sound volume.

16. The watch of claim 2, further comprising a button exposed out of the rear cover for switching display modes of the watch.

17. The watch of claim 3, further comprising a button exposed out of the rear cover for switching display modes of the watch.

18. The watch of claim 4, further comprising a button exposed out of the rear cover for switching display modes of the watch.

19. The watch of claim 5, further comprising a button exposed out of the rear cover for switching display modes of the watch.

20. The watch of claim 6, further comprising a button exposed out of the rear cover for switching display modes of the watch.