摘要:
A method for measuring the medium frequency of a digital signal derived from a reference periodic signal generated by an electronic oscillator (quartz oscillator) forming a timepiece (2) which includes an analogue time display device and a continuous rotation electromechanical transducer (generator or continuous rotation motor) which is kinematically linked to this display device and wherein the medium rotational speed is regulated by a regulation device. The medium frequency of the digital signal is determined by a measurement device (70) without galvanic contact with the movement of the timepiece. The measurement method makes it possible to determine the rate of the timepiece and the precision of the electronic oscillator based on regulation impulses detected by a magnetic sensor (72) and over a measurement period limited to the duration of an inhibition cycle of periods of the reference periodic signal.
摘要:
Provided is an electronic watch capable of surely acquiring a movement start position and a stop position of a hand when the hand moves at high speed such as a case of manual correction by a winding stem or the like, while reducing a load on a CPU. The electronic watch includes: a decode circuit for outputting data corresponding to regions acquired by segmenting a movement range of the hand; and a position information circuit for automatically acquiring region data corresponding to the movement start position of the hand and region data corresponding to the stop position thereof and sending a notification to the CPU when acquiring both the data. In this manner, the CPU can stop until the acquisition of both the data, thereby reducing the load on the CPU.
摘要:
An electronic timepiece movement including a timepiece motor formed by an assembly comprising a frame made of non-magnetic material and a rotor housed in said frame; and method of manufacturing a motor of this type wherein the frame is first made with a lateral aperture, said frame including a first part and a second part each carrying a bearing, the first part or the first and second parts of the frame being elastically deformable. Next, the rotor is mounted in the frame through the lateral aperture therein by increasing the distance between the two bearings of the frame via the elastic deformation of the first part or of the first and second parts of said frame, said elastic deformation being provided in particular for the insertion of the two rotor pivots into the two respective bearings of the pre-formed frame.
摘要:
A timepiece includes an accumulator such as a hairspring for storing the energy provided by a step motor and a control mechanism such as a rotor immersed in a viscous fluid for controlling the energy released by the accumulator to provide a constant driving force for turning the display hands of the timepiece. The accumulator and control mechanism are constructed along a common axis and are displaced from a spindle about which the display hands rotate. The spindle is positioned substantially at the center of the watch.
摘要:
A miniature synchronous motor having a bell-shaped rotor and a damping body, freely mounted, but non-rotatable on the rotor shaft. The damping body being urged, at least substantially in a radial direction by a spring, the force of which also acts substantially equally for both bearings of the motor so as to reduce noise during operation.
摘要:
A driving wheel is mounted on the output shaft of a step motor, and a driven wheel engaging with gear wheels on which pointers are set is driven by said driving wheel. The driving wheel and the drive wheel have respective peripheral portions effective to couple the driving wheel with the driven wheel to rotate the driven wheel as the driving wheel rotates of an angular interval of rotation, and for thereafter disengaging the driving member from the driven member.In order to fix the position of a pointer after the driving wheel has finished rotating the driven wheel, the reversal preventing mechanism acts on the said driven wheel or the driving wheel. The driving wheel is driven by a stepping motor having a rotor which intermittently rotates in one direction through a predetermined angular interval to a rest position. The driven wheel is in turn intermittently rotated by the driving wheel to intermittently change the position of the pointer.
摘要:
A control device for the motor of a watch including first and second zero detectors and a delay device for providing gating signals to an AND gate to enable transmission of driving in phase with the a.c. voltage induced in the coil.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
摘要:
A miniature electric motor is disclosed wherein a synthetic bobbin or frame has a rotor inside of a central cylindrical cavity, the rotor being supported in bearings which include large diameter flanges bonded to the bobbin. The windings are disposed around the bearing flanges and in grooves whose bottom surfaces are tangential to the cylindrical cavity. The windings thus assist in holding the bearing flanges to the bobbin and form part of the motor framework. The angular bottom surfaces effects increase in the number of turns in the windings and effects an increase in the rotor diameter and thus in the motor torque. A slightly elliptical ring yoke of high permeability and low remanence surrounds and is bonded to the bobbin, the minor axis of the ellipse being at a slight angle to the normal of axis of the field created by the windings to create poles for stopping the rotor at a predetermined position. The major axis of the ellipse is only slightly larger than the minor axis to keep the starting torque requirements low, thereby preventing increase in power consumption.
摘要:
A driving circuit for initiating oscillatory or rotary movement in a mechanical system wherein a control coil and driving coil are mounted in coupled relationship between opposing pole faces of a permanent magnet system and an initial driving pulse is provided to the driving coil by a transistor circuit which includes a capacitance charged through a resistance from a voltage source. The control coil generates pulses to operate the transistor circuit and provide output driving pulses to the driving coil to maintain the oscillatory or rotary movement of the system.
摘要:
An electromagnetic device for maintaining movement of an oscillating or rotating piece, such as the balance wheel of a timepiece, comprises a driving coil associated with a magnet on the piece. A contactor transistor in the feed circuit of the driving coil is controlled by a pick-up coil to deliver driving pulses to the driving coil. A regulating transistor acts on the contactor transistor to adjust the values of the driving pulses as a function of the desired speed of the piece. The emitter-base junction of the regulating transistor is connected to the terminals of the pick up coil and the regulating transistor is connected by its collector and its base to by-pass the baseemitter junction of the contactor transistor.