公开(公告)号：US20140016443A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-16

申请号：US13939737

申请日：2013-07-11

Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse

Inventor： Francois KLOPFENSTEIN

IPC: G04B17/00

CPC classification number: G04B17/00 ,  G04F5/06 ,  G04F5/063 ,  G04F5/066 ,  G04G17/06 ,  H03B5/36

Abstract: The electronic module (1) includes a quartz or MEMS resonator (3), which is confined within a resonator case (5), which is provided with electrical contact pads (15) over at least one external surface for the electrical connection of the resonator. A printed circuit board (6) is also provided for carrying the resonator case (5) and it includes electrical connection terminals (18) for connection to the electrical connection pads (15) of the resonator case. The resonator case (5) is fixedly held inside a case structure (6, 9) of the electronic module (1), via at least one mechanical shock damping element (7). The damping element 7) may be an elastomer element, which includes metal wires (17) for the electrical connection of the resonator case (5) across the printed circuit board (6).

Abstract translation: 电子模块（1）包括石英或MEMS谐振器（3），其被限制在谐振器壳体（5）内，该谐振器壳体（5）在至少一个外表面上设置有电接触焊盘（15），用于谐振器 。 还提供用于承载谐振器壳体（5）的印刷电路板（6），并且其包括用于连接到谐振器壳体的电连接焊盘（15）的电连接端子（18）。 谐振器壳体（5）经由至少一个机械减震元件（7）固定地保持在电子模块（1）的壳体结构（6,9）内。 阻尼元件7）可以是弹性体元件，其包括用于谐振器壳体（5）穿过印刷电路板（6）的电连接的金属线（17）。

公开(公告)号：US20200033814A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16454246

申请日：2019-06-27

Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse

Inventor： Francois KLOPFENSTEIN

IPC: G04G9/00 ,  G04B19/23 ,  G04B27/00

Abstract: A method for permutation of a time display mode of an electronic watch with an analogue display, including, after manipulation of a control member of the watch, a permutation of the position of main time indicating means of the watch, such that the device changes from indicating a first time to indicating a second time, the position of secondary time indicating device of the watch, such that the device changes from indicating the second time to indicating the first time, the position of an analogue time display mode indicator of the watch, such that the indicator changes from a first position characteristic of the first mode to a second position characteristic of the second mode.

公开(公告)号：US20170141710A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-18

申请号：US15292694

申请日：2016-10-13

Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse

Inventor： Francois KLOPFENSTEIN ,  Joerg BERTHOUD ,  Nicolas JEANNET ,  Yves GODAT ,  Thierry BONNET

IPC: H02P8/02 ,  G04C3/14 ,  G01P15/08

CPC classification number: H02P8/02 ,  G01P15/0802 ,  G04C3/143

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic device comprising a calculation unit capable of generating a signal representative of a physical magnitude, for a motor driving a display device, said motor comprising a rotor in a magnetic circuit, two terminals, one positive and one negative, via which the calculation unit controls the motor, the electronic device further comprising at least one shock detector circuit connected between the calculation unit and a motor terminal for the detection of an external shock applied to the motor, said motor having a first position of stable equilibrium placed at a reference angular position and a second position of stable equilibrium placed at 180° from the first stable angular position, for each direction of rotation, a maximum angular position from which it is no longer possible to return the motor rotor into a prior angular position, the calculation unit using an algorithm which, following a shock, can detect the direction of rotation of the rotor by analysing an induced voltage detected by said detector circuit and cause to be sent a blocking pulse of reverse polarity to that of the induced voltage.

公开(公告)号：US20240111252A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18486654

申请日：2023-10-13

Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse

Inventor： Francois KLOPFENSTEIN

IPC: G04G9/00 ,  G04B19/23 ,  G04B27/00

CPC classification number: G04G9/0076 ,  G04B19/23 ,  G04B27/00

Abstract: A method for permutation of a time display mode of an electronic watch with an analogue display, including, after manipulation of a control member of the watch, a permutation of the position of main time indicating means of the watch, such that the device changes from indicating a first time to indicating a second time, the position of secondary time indicating device of the watch, such that the device changes from indicating the second time to indicating the first time, the position of an analogue time display mode indicator of the watch, such that the indicator changes from a first position characteristic of the first mode to a second position characteristic of the second mode.

公开(公告)号：US20200096951A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16575609

申请日：2019-09-19

Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse

Inventor： Francois KLOPFENSTEIN ,  Xavier STEHLIN

IPC: G04R20/26 ,  G04D7/12 ,  G04C3/10 ,  G04C3/12 ,  G04G3/04

Abstract: A method and device for determining a constant parameter of an inhibition value for adjusting the device operating frequency of a watch equipped with a quartz oscillator. The following steps are performed by a self-calibration circuit of the electronic watch device: from a first external pulse and a second external pulse received from a system external to the watch and separated by a measurement time, corresponding to a reference number of reference periods for a periodic calibration signal derived from the time-measurement signal and having a calibration frequency derived from the natural frequency of the quartz oscillator, determining a calibration parameter representative of a ratio between a calibration period and a reference period for the periodic calibration signal, and determining a constant inhibition parameter as a function of the calibration parameter.

公开(公告)号：US20170139377A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-18

申请号：US15340286

申请日：2016-11-01

Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse

Inventor： Francois KLOPFENSTEIN ,  Yves Godat ,  Nicolas Jeannet

IPC: G04D7/12 ,  G04C3/12

CPC classification number: G04D7/1207 ,  G04C3/107 ,  G04C3/108 ,  G04C3/12 ,  G04D7/003 ,  G04G3/022 ,  G04G3/04

Abstract: The method for test the rate of an electronic watch with a time base device (1) comprises three main steps for the test on test equipment. The time base device comprises at least one watch module (2) with a resonator (3) connected to an oscillator of an electronic circuit (4), which is followed by a divider circuit, which is controlled by an inhibition circuit, and which provides a divided timing signal for a motor. In a first step, a measurement is made of the frequency of the oscillator reference signal in at least one measurement period without inhibition. A second step is provided for acquiring the current inhibition value to inhibit a certain number of clock pulses in a subsequently inhibition period and to determine the inhibition value. Finally, a third step is provided for calculating the corresponding rate frequency of the watch.