Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic watch
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Application No.: US15515515Application Date: 2015-09-29
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Publication No.: US10331084B2Publication Date: 2019-06-25
- Inventor: Daisuke Iri , Yu Takyoh
- Applicant: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: HEA Law PLLC
- Priority: JP2014-200137 20140930
- International Application: PCT/JP2015/077635 WO 20150929
- International Announcement: WO2016/052577 WO 20160407
- Main IPC: G04C3/14
- IPC: G04C3/14 ; H02P8/02

Abstract:
An electronic watch includes: a step motor; a driving pulse generator circuit configured to output a driving pulse for driving the step motor; a detection pulse generator circuit configured to output a detection pulse for detecting rotation of the step motor; a correction pulse generator circuit configured to output a correction pulse; a pulse selection circuit configured to select and output the driving pulse, the detection pulse, and the correction pulse; a driver circuit configured to supply to the step motor the outputs from the pulse selection circuit; and a rotation detection circuit configured to receive a detection signal generated by the detection pulse to judge rotation of the step motor. The electronic watch further includes a driving interval switch circuit configured to switch a driving interval of the driving pulse between a normal driving interval and a high-speed driving interval. The rotation detection circuit is capable of changing a detection condition by the driving interval switch circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170227932A1 ELECTRONIC WATCH Public/Granted day:2017-08-10
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