Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Analog electronic timepiece that prevents deviation of displayed time when an impact is applied to the timepiece
- Patent Title (中): 模拟电子表能够防止当对钟表施加冲击时的显示时间偏差
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Application No.: US10582489Application Date: 2004-11-29
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Publication No.: US07701807B2Publication Date: 2010-04-20
- Inventor: Isao Kitazawa , Akiyoshi Murakami , Haruhiko Higuchi
- Applicant: Isao Kitazawa , Akiyoshi Murakami , Haruhiko Higuchi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: JP2003-414895 20031212
- International Application: PCT/JP2004/017736 WO 20041129
- International Announcement: WO2005/057298 WO 20050623
- Main IPC: G04B19/04
- IPC: G04B19/04

Abstract:
Impact detecting resistors (141), (143) of an impact detecting circuit (104) detect a counter electromotive force of a step motor (105) generated due to an impact. This counter electromotive force is amplified applying a predetermined period and a predetermined chopper-width by a chopper-amplifying waveform shaping circuit (118). Therefore, even a light impact can be detected. Inverters (145), (146) compare these impact detecting signals (S22), (S23) with a threshold value and detect an impact when the signals exceeds the threshold value. A controlling circuit (102) provides a lock pulse to the step motor (105) through signal lines (AA), (BB) when an impact is detected, brakes rotation of a rotor (162) thereby preventing a deviation of the time displayed with a second hand (106).
Public/Granted literature
- US20070115760A1 Analog electronic clock Public/Granted day:2007-05-24
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