Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Watch provided with a control member
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Application No.: US17060275Application Date: 2020-10-01
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Publication No.: US11493886B2Publication Date: 2022-11-08
- Inventor: François Gueissaz , Yvan Ferri , Simon Bourquin
- Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Applicant Address: CH Marin
- Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Current Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: CH Marin
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: EP19214813 20191210
- Main IPC: G04C3/00
- IPC: G04C3/00 ; G04B3/04 ; G04G21/08 ; G04F10/00

Abstract:
A watch including a control member that is able to manage at least one first function of the watch and at the same time to control one or more additional electronic functions. The control member, for example a crown or a push-piece head, is mounted on the elongate element defining a central axis and passing through a wall of the watch middle. At least one strain gauge is mounted around the elongate element and arranged so as to produce an electrical signal representing a radial force exerted by the elongate element on the strain gauge when a user laterally exerts a force on the control member. A processor generates at least one command on the basis of the electrical signal, for example to enable the user to navigate in a menu or a calendar displayed on a digital screen.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210173347A1 WATCH PROVIDED WITH A CONTROL MEMBER Public/Granted day:2021-06-10
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