Abstract: A clock includes two dial pieces laterally openably pivoted to a stationary shaft. The dial pieces in a closed position define a single time display face. When a driving motor is started at any set time, two gears with eccentric cams are rotated in opposite directions; as a result, the dial pieces with cam followers held in contact with the eccentric cams are shifted in laterally opposite directions to take an open position, so that a gimmick normally hidden by the dial pieces in the closed position is exhibited. A spring is attached to the stationary shaft to moderately urge the dial pieces in the direction of opening thereof, or a spring is provided to urge the dial pieces in the direction of opening thereof via two pins provided on the eccentric cams in accord with the center lines thereof, whereby the operation of the dial pieces is attained uniformly irrespective of whether they are opened or closed.

Abstract: A box cutting method is characterized in that after moving a cutter for cutting a box to a predetermined position which is determined in accordance with the size of the box, the box is cut by moving the cutter along a cutting line formed on the box.

Abstract: A goods handling apparatus for carrying in or carrying out goods with respect to storage facilities having multirow and multistage storing spaces. The apparatus includes a goods inlet apparatus or a goods outlet apparatus. The goods inlet apparatus or the goods outlet apparatus travels in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction along the storing spaces of the goods storage facilities, conveying the goods within a plane parallel to a travelling plane of the goods inlet or the goods outlet apparatus, and transferring the goods, in a consecutive manner, from the goods conveying step to the goods inlet step, or from the goods outlet step to the goods conveying step by absorbing a difference between a goods inlet height or a goods outlet height in the goods inlet step or the goods outlet step and a goods conveyance height in the goods conveying step.

Abstract: A method for shifting goods in which goods arranged in a predetermined manner within a container having an opening portion are taken out of the container in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods. The method comprising the steps of superposing a goods take-out tool including partitions which are formed in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods on the opening portion of the container, and inverting the superposed container and goods take-out tool. The goods in the container can be taken into the goods take-out tool without changing the arrangement of the storing state of the goods.

Abstract: A method for assembling and storing goods has a carousel equipped with a plurality of goods storing portions for storing goods which are to be assembled and stored, and a device for supplying goods, which are to be transferred to the goods storing portions from which goods have been taken out, to adjacent the goods storing portions. The method being characterized in that when a supplement of goods becomes necessary due to the goods having been taken out of the goods storing portions so as to be subjected to an assembling and storing operation, goods which are already supplied to the above-mentioned somewhere near the goods storing portions by the device for supplying, are transferred to the goods storing portions which are required to be supplemented with goods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for merging goods which are stored on a plurality of storage lines, including the steps of continuously forming a unit of goods each unit including a plurality of different items which are loaded generally over the entire length of each storage line, carrying out the unit of goods from each of the storage lines after the plurality of items have been stored on each storage line, storing the goods on each of the storage lines after the goods have been counted, and changing the speed of carrying out of goods from each storage line according to the sizes of the goods. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of palletizing a variety of goods by layers and a device therefor. Goods are formed in a unit load by palletizing them layer by layer in the order of layer area dimensions from the bottom with due consideration to layer area dimensions of goods, dimensions of void spaces which are not occupied with goods, and the dimensional relation among goods so that the palletized goods will not collapse during transportation. A good may fall into the void on the layer below or project beyond the edge of a lower layer to disturb the equilibrium. The palletizing method according to this invention facilitates handling of easily collapsible cases such as corrugated fiberboard boxes in a unit load by pressing at least the two sides of one layer of goods, releasing the pressure and then pressing and holding the same again.

Abstract: There is disclosed a goods handling method for carrying in or carrying out goods with respect to storage facilities having multirow and multistage storing spaces including the steps of carrying the goods into a goods inlet apparatus or carrying out the goods from a goods outlet apparatus by causing the goods inlet apparatus or the goods outlet apparatus to travel in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction along the the storing spaces of the goods storage facilities, conveying the goods within a plane parallel to a travelling plane of the goods inlet or the goods outlet apparatus, and transferring the goods, in a consecutive manner, from the goods conveying step to the goods inlet step, or from the goods outlet step to the goods conveying step by absorbing a difference between a goods inlet height or a goods outlet height in the goods inlet step or the goods outlet step and a goods conveyance height in the goods conveying step. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: An alarm timepiece the internal movements and electronic components of which can be arranged and accommodated more efficiently in that the alarm diaphragm with a piezo-electric element attached thereto is obliquely mounted within the frame of the timepiece to lean from the bottom of the timepiece frame against a rising part of the side of the frame. This arrangement taken in conjunction with a sound emitting opening situated between the outer circumference of the bottom and the rising part of the frame of the timepiece provide an unobstructed path for the alarm sound while taking advantage of otherwise vacant space within the internal movement and electronic component compartment of the timepiece.

Abstract: A method of sorting goods and a system therefor. An efficient method of sorting goods which arrive in the unit of items into groups which have been determined in advance in the order of delivery in a prescribed quantity so as to allow sequential loading of goods in a truck or the like in first-in-last-out manner. The loading order is dependent on the item and quantity for a destination and/or a number of destinations, and to deal with changes in orders which frequently occur.The system applicable to this method includes plural assembling and storage conveyors for assembling goods in classified groups, a diverting conveyor which sort out goods arrived in the unit of items into said assembling and storage conveyors and a controlling system which controls said diverting conveyor and the sorting out operation.

Abstract: A timepiece movement has a case in which are mounted a driving motor, a gear train driven by the motor, a printed circuit board having a driving circuit for driving the motor, and a battery accommodating portion for replaceably receiving a battery. A pair of battery contacts for electrically connecting the battery to the printed circuit board are provided on the outer surface of the case. One end of each of the battery contacts extends through an opening in the case to make elastic contact with the battery, and the other end of each of the battery contacts extends through another opening in the case to make elastic contact with the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electricity supply structure for a piezoelectric vibrator includes a circuit board and a coil spring having one end positioned in contact with the circuit board and the other end with a portion extending toward the center of the spring and a rising contact portion which stands on the extending portion at a central portion of the coil spring. A piezoelectric vibrator is in contact with the free end of the rising contact portion of the coil spring and a positioning rod for positioning the coil spring is formed integrally with the base plate and is provided at the distal portion thereof with a groove in which the extending portion is insertable to prevent radial movement of the rising contact portion relative to the piezoelectric vibrator.

Abstract: An alarm on-off mechanism for an alarm watch is provided wherein two alarm push-pieces are symmetrically provided on opposite sides of the watch case. An alarm lever is interlocked with the alarm push-pieces in such a manner that the alarm is turned on by pressing one of the alarm push-pieces and the alarm is turned off by pressing the other alarm push-piece.

Abstract: An alarm on-off mechanism for an alarm watch is provided wherein two alarm push-pieces are symmetrically provided on opposite sides of the watch case. An alarm lever is interlocked with the alarm push-pieces in such a manner that the alarm is turned on by pressing one of the alarm push-pieces and the alarm is turned off by pressing the other alarm push-piece.

Abstract: A case feeder conveyor system is provided with an accumulation conveyor and a central conveyor which is located on an elevator, the accumulation conveyor, at a transfer station, is provided with a pusher bar that extends the length of the accumulation conveyor whereby a predetermined number of cases on this conveyor can be transferred to the central conveyor at one time.