Setting structure of electronic timer

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6625089
  • Patent Number
    6,625,089
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, January 24, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, September 23, 2003
    21 years ago
Abstract
A setting structure of electronic timer, its constitution includes a main body and a reveal able faceplate, a LED display is provided on the faceplate, a recess is provided on the main body there under, several keys are provided in the recess; setting position is via faceplate displayed by means of controlling and operating the keys; a projection is further provided under the faceplate, and a key is provided on main body of a relative position with the projection, the key can be indirectly depressed by depressing faceplate in order to achieve a function ON/OFF therein; a structure of timer with larger displaying faceplate and wider interval between keys is achieved by above-mentioned structure.
Description




FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present application relates to a setting structure of time period setting device for timer, denotes especially a setting structure of electronic timer.




As shown in

FIG. 1

is presently a conventional structure of electronic timer in market, its constitution includes further a time period setting part (including time display), the part includes at least a LED displaying faceplate C and several keys D, the displaying faceplate and keys are therefore very small, because the displaying faceplate and key must be harmonically provided on a limited and usable area, and erroneous setting is also easily formed for the man whose eyesight and controlling are not good, especially, the mistakes of setting are further easily produced when the light is bad.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The object of the present application is to provide a setting structure of electronic timer, which makes displaying faceplate and interval between keys larger, and is favorable for operation and setting.




Implementing above-mentioned object of present application adopts technical solution as below: its constitution includes a main body and a reveal able faceplate, the main body includes a power input plug and a power output, a reveal able faceplate is provided above main body, a recess is provided on main body under faceplate, several keys are provided in the recess; main body is a plat-like body structure, provided above main body and in the form of reveal able structure, a displaying faceplate is provided above faceplate, a LED display is provided in inner of faceplate, and is via bus connected to the inner of main body; a reveal able faceplate is provided on the main body, keys for setting are provided on the recess of main body under the reveal able faceplate, which forms a timer structure with larger faceplate and larger interval between keys; the structure provides further with a projection on the back of faceplate, the projection is respective to a key, a pre-set ON/OFF function of circuit is produced by means of depressing the faceplate downwards.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of conventional timer;





FIG. 2

is a perspective view (I) of timer of present application;





FIG. 3

is a perspective view (II) of timer of present application, (faceplate is in the position of revelation);





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of the back of faceplate;





FIG. 5

is a perspective view of the recess stand,





FIG. 6

is a partial sectional view of the present application.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




As shown in

FIG. 2

, the constitution of present application includes a main body


10


, a faceplate


20


. The constitution of main body


10


includes a power input plug


11


, a power output


12


, a reveal able faceplate


20


is provided above main body


10


, displaying faceplate is provided on the faceplate


20


.




As show in

FIG. 3

, the faceplate


20


is in revealing position, the displaying function


21


is located in a position in which it's easily seen; a recess


13


is provided above main body


10


(i.e. under the facplate which is not revealed), several keys are provided in the recess


13


(please reference to FIG.


5


), these keys


14


,


15


,


16


and reset key


17


etc are provided on a recess stand


18


; the function and its related circuit of these keys


14


,


15


,


16


are same as or analogous to the setting structure of conventional timer, all of which are o longer described because which are not in the claimed scope.




Shown in

FIGS. 4 and 5

are, respectively, perspective views of faceplate


20


and recess stand


18


,

FIG. 6

is an upper partial sectional view of an embodiment of present application; the faceplate


20


is via bus connected with circuit of main body


10


, a pair of rotary axle


23


and a bus-hole


24


are provided on on side of afaceplate


20


, the rotary axles


23


are mated with the axle-holes


19


at the side of recess stand


18


such that the faceplate


20


can be revealed or not revealed at the rotary axle


23


; bus


22


introduced from the main body


10


is passed through bus-hole


24


, the bus


22


is connected to LED display


25


; a projection


26


is provided on the inner side of faceplate


20


, the projection


26


is just against the tope of key


15


therein, when the faceplate


20


is put down (not in position of revelation), the key


15


is depressed and a pre-set function of circuit ON/OFF is produced when the faceplate


20


is depressed (reference to FIG.


6


). The LED display is visible when the recess is covered and when the recess is revealed (see FIGS.


2


and


3


).




In summary, the present application provides provides with a reveal able faceplate


20


, a displaying faceplate


21


of LED display, which is larger than the conventional, is provided on the faceplate


20


, the interval between key


14


,


15


,


16


and reset key


17


on the main body


10


is larger, as compared with conventional structure, a larger displaying faceplate


21


and larger interval between keys in achieved by present application, which is indeed a timer structure with improved effect.




In practice, due to that the specification of plug and socket in each country is various, the plug and socket as explaining in present application are expressed with block mode, which are not limited by the shown structure:



Claims
  • 1. A settable electronic timer comprising:a) a main body having a recess provided in at least one surface; b) a plurality of keys provided in the recess; c) a faceplate pivotally connected to the main body movable between a first position, wherein the face plate covers the recess, and a second position in which the recess is uncovered, the faceplate including an electrical visual display that is visible in both the first and second positions of the faceplate; d) an electrical bus extending from the electrical visual display to a circuit in the main body; and, e) a projection projecting from the faceplate and aligned with one of the plurality of keys when the faceplate is in the first position, whereby, when the faceplate is moved toward the main body from the first position, the projection depresses the aligned key.
  • 2. The settable electronic timer of claim 1 wherein the electrical visual display comprises an LED display.
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