Electrical pulse generator harvesting body movement energy

    公开(公告)号:US11988992B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US16600046

    申请日:2019-10-11

    Inventor: Xudong Wang Jun Li

    CPC classification number: G04B1/02 G04C1/082 G04C10/00

    Abstract: An energy harvesting system for use with the human body may use an eccentrically mounted weight winding a mainspring that drives a mechanical clock mechanism. The mechanical clock mechanism in turn may produce pulses of electricity, for example, through periodic flexing of a piezoelectric or triboelectric material during the regular motion of the mechanical timing mechanism. By remaining in a mechanical rather than electrical domain, improved simplicity and efficiency may be obtained in the generation of regularly spaced uniform pulses.

    SMART CASE BACK FOR WRISTWATCH CASE
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230408983A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18037470

    申请日:2021-11-24

    Applicant: Rewary GmbH

    Inventor: Anthony Lopez

    Abstract: An electronic device for a wristwatch including an electronic module provided with at least one sensor capable of measuring physiological data of a wearer of the wristwatch, and with an electronic control unit associated with the sensor. The electronic device includes a trim element acting as a case back and capable of being removably mounted on a case of the wristwatch, the electronic module being integrally housed within the trim element acting as case back. In one aspect, a wristwatch includes a case having a removable case back and a horological movement housed within the case, with the removable case back constituting the electronic device.

    Timepiece comprising a mechanical oscillator associated with a regulation system

    公开(公告)号:US11846915B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-19

    申请号:US16222124

    申请日:2018-12-17

    Inventor: Lionel Tombez

    CPC classification number: G04C11/00 G04C3/047 G04C3/06 G04C10/00 H02M3/07

    Abstract: A timepiece includes a mechanical oscillator and an electromechanical transducer formed by an electromagnetic assembly including a coil and a magnet mounted on the balance of the mechanical oscillator. The induced voltage signal, produced by the electromagnetic transducer during each oscillation, exhibits, in a first half-alternation between the oscillator passes via the neutral position thereof, a first lobe of maximum amplitude having a first polarity and, in a second half-alternation following a passage via the neutral position, a second lobe of maximum amplitude having a second polarity opposite the first. An electric converter includes two power supply capacitors and a device for regulating the medium frequency of the mechanical oscillator. The first power supply capacitor is charged merely with a positive voltage whereas the second capacitor is charged merely with a negative voltage. A load pump is arranged to transfer electric loads between the two capacitors according to a time drift of the mechanical oscillator relative to a time base.

    User-testable thermoelectric watch

    公开(公告)号:US11573535B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US16430782

    申请日:2019-06-04

    Abstract: A thermoelectric watch includes a thermoelectric generator; a voltage booster connected to the thermoelectric generator, and an energy management circuit connected to the voltage booster and configured to control the charging of at least one energy storage element. The energy management circuit includes an output configured to change from a first logic state to a second logic state when the thermoelectric generator starts generating electrical energy, and to change from the second logic state to the first logic state when the thermoelectric generator finishes generating electrical energy.

    Electromechanical transducer and electronic timepiece

    公开(公告)号:US11567454B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16724274

    申请日:2019-12-21

    Abstract: Provided is an electromechanical transducer to be detachably attached to an electronic device, the transducer including: first and second plates; a rotor rotating around a rotating shaft supported by the plates; a fixed substrate disposed between the plates and facing the rotor; a charged portion having sub-regions disposed on the rotor at intervals in a rotating direction thereof so as to face the fixed substrate; an opposing electrode disposed on the fixed substrate so as to face the rotor; an adjusting unit for adjusting sliding properties of the rotating shaft, the adjusting unit being provided for at least one of the plates; and a gear train coupled to the rotating shaft. The gear train transmits motive power generated by the rotor rotated by electric power of the electronic device to the electronic device or transmits motive power generated by a change in orientation of the electronic device to the rotor.

    Electronic Watch
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220197223A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17645367

    申请日:2021-12-21

    Abstract: An electronic watch includes a hand configured to indicate time, a dial including a mark, a movement including a hand shaft configured to rotate the hand and a motor configured to rotate the hand shaft, and a battery configured to supply power to the motor, wherein the battery is disposed between the dial and the movement, and has a first opening through which the hand shaft passes.

    Smart watch and method for charging same

    公开(公告)号:US11281166B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US16480316

    申请日:2017-06-12

    Abstract: A smart watch includes a watch body and watch straps respectively connected to two sides of the watch body. At least one watch strap includes charging contacts, a USB plug, and cables connected to the charging contacts and the USB plug, and the charging contacts are disposed on a back of the watch strap. Charging terminals configured to cooperate with the charging contacts are disposed on a back of the watch body. The charging contacts and the charging terminals are electrically contacted to charge the smart watch after the watch strap disposed with the USB plug is attach to the back of the watch body.

    Optical Sensor Package with Magnetic Component for Device Attachment

    公开(公告)号:US20220085231A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17473745

    申请日:2021-09-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An integrated sensor package for an electronic device may include a matrix material defining a body structure of the integrated sensor package, a light emitting diode at least partially encapsulated in the matrix material, a photodiode at least partially encapsulated in the matrix material and configured to detect light emitted by the light emitting diode and reflected by an object external to the integrated sensor package, a via structure at least partially encapsulated in the matrix material, a permanent magnet at least partially encapsulated in the matrix material, a first conductive member on a first side of the integrated sensor package and conductively coupling the light emitting diode to a first end of the via structure, and a second conductive member on a second side of the integrated sensor package opposite the first side and conductively coupled to a second end of the via structure.

    TIMEPIECE COMPRISING A GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH A GENERATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220066394A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17376385

    申请日:2021-07-15

    Abstract: A timepiece and method for mounting a generator in the timepiece, this generator being formed of a rotor with permanent magnets and two coils. A supporting structure is preassembled with the rotor and an electronic module including the two coils is preformed. The method includes the following successive steps for laterally mounting the electronic module in the supporting structure so as to form the generator; assembly of an electronic module support with the supporting structure to form an articulation; rotation of the electronic module thanks to the articulation to bring the two coils closer to the axis of rotation of the rotor, so that these two coils are finally each located in a functional position at the same distance from the axis of rotation of the rotor; fastening of the electronic module to block the articulation after said rotation and thus maintain this electronic module in a functional angular position.

    DISPLAY DEVICE AND TIMEPIECE
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210294275A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17202555

    申请日:2021-03-16

    Inventor: Koji NAMIKI

    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that has a curved part at least at a part of an outer edge of the display panel. The display device also includes a bent connector that is arranged along the curved part and electrically connected to the display panel.

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