Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Timepiece capable of indicating the sunrise and sunset at every point of the globe
- Patent Title (中): 能够在地球各处指示日出和日落的钟表
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Application No.: US14794982Application Date: 2015-07-09
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Publication No.: US09535402B2Publication Date: 2017-01-03
- Inventor: Beat Gilomen , Michel Willemin , Dominique Lechot
- 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: EP14178227 20140723
- Main IPC: G04B19/26
- IPC: G04B19/26 ; G04B49/00 ; G04B19/22 ; G09B27/08

Abstract:
A timepiece indicates the sunrise and sunset taking into account seasonal variations. The timepiece includes a sphere representing the Earth, a shell arranged concentrically to the sphere and arranged to delimit a part of the globe where it is night time from another part where it is daytime by indicating the position of the Earth's terminator. The shell can pivot around the globe along two perpendicular axes. The shell is driven by the movement in order to revolve at the rate of one revolution every 24 hours around the polar axis. A differential mechanism is controlled by a year cam that has a profile representing the inclination of the sun in relation to the equatorial plane. The differential mechanism controls the inclination of the shell around the axis by a drive shaft concentric to the polar axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160026153A1 TIMEPIECE CAPABLE OF INDICATING THE SUNRISE AND SUNSET AT EVERY POINT OF THE GLOBE Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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