Wall-mounted device and timepiece with the same

• US 8,245,995 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2007
• Issued: 08/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Seiko Clock, Inc. (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Clock, Inc. (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Masafumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Duckworth, Bradley
• Application Number:
  US12/297,700
• Publication Number:
  US 20090090829A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,952 Days
• Field of Search: 248/467, 248/442, 248/447.1, 248/475.1, 248/497, 248/114, 248/115, 248/221.11, 248/222.11, 368/346, 407/57
• US Class Current: 248/447.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/162 Picture members for connection to a conventional wall hook or nail
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2001/207 Safety hooks preventing accidental dislodging of the picture
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 37/1406 Means for fixing the clockwork pieces on other objects (possibly on walls)
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 37/1413 Separable means

Abstract

A wall-mounted device (1) which ensures easy confirmation of the mounting of a to-be-mounted-on-wall object on a wall surface or the like, and can prevent the to-be-mounted-on-wall object from falling off, and a timepiece having the device are provided. First, an attachment fitting (30) is fixed to the wall surface or the like by screws. Then, a hook part (30a) of the attachment fitting (30) is hooked on a hanging part (13) of the wall-mounted device (1) while deforming an elastic plate member (10) inward. When deformation of the elastic plate member (10) is released, vibration occurs together with generation of a light impact sound at the time the elastic plate member returns from the deformed state to the original state. With a first bent part (10a) of the elastic plate member (10) being in abutment with the hook part (30a) of the attachment fitting (30), the to-be-mounted-on-wall object is mounted on the wall surface or the like.

Claims

1. A wall-mounted device (1) formed at a back side of a to-be-mounted-on-wall object for mounting the to-be-mounted-on-wall object on a wall surface or a pillar surface, comprising:

a recessed part (12) formed at the back side of the to-be-mounted-on-wall object;

a hanging part (13) which is formed of a plate-like element covering a first part of the recessed part (12) in a casing (21) of the wall mounted device (1) on which a fixture (30) fixed on the wall surface or the pillar surface is to be hung; and

an elastic member (10) which has a plate member covering a second part of the recessed part (12) which does not overlap with the first part in such a manner that one end of the plate member opposed to the hanging part (13) is a free end and other end of the plate member is a fixed end, and in which an end face of the free end holds the fixture (30) by a force in an in-plane direction of the plate member, and the elastic member (10) on a side of the free end bends into the recessed part (12) when pressed in an out-of-plane direction, wherein

the plate member of the elastic member (10) is disposed in a common plane as the casing (21) defining the hanging part (13) in such a manner that the free end of the elastic member (10) is opposed to the hanging part (13) defined in the recessed part (12) by the casing (21), and

a gap for sandwiching the fixture (30) is formed in the common plane between the free end of the elastic member (10) and the hanging part (13) defined in the recessed part (12) by the casing (21) to which the free end is opposed.

2. The wall-mounted device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member (10) has a first bent part (10a) at the free end.

3. The wall-mounted device (1) according to claim 2, wherein the fixture (30) has a hook part (30a) which is arranged in abutment with the first bent part (10a).

4. The wall-mounted device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member (10) is formed so as to generate a sound when bent and/or returning from a bent state.

5. The wall-mounted device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the second part of the recessed part (12) has a linearly tapered shape toward the hanging part (13) as viewed in a plane view.

6. The wall-mounted device (1) according to claim 5, wherein the elastic member (10) has a shape corresponding to a shape of the recessed part (12).

7. The wall-mounted device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member (10) has a second bent part (10b) with an L-shaped cross section, and is bent with the second bent part (10b) being a fulcrum when the elastic member (10) is pressed toward an out-of-plane direction thereof.

8. The wall-mounted device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member (10) abuts on a bottom surface of the recessed part (12) when pressed and bent to a predetermined deformation.

9. The wall-mounted device (1) according to claim 1, wherein an attaching/detaching member (22) which is attachable and detachable to and from the wall surface or pillar surface facing the back side of the to-be-mounted-on-wall object is provided at the back side of the to-be-mounted-on-wall object.

10. A timepiece (20) having a wall-mounted device (1) as set forth in claim 1.