EP0028414A1 - Zeitmesser mit einer Vorrichtung zum Speichern - Google Patents

Zeitmesser mit einer Vorrichtung zum Speichern Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0028414A1
EP0028414A1 EP80106730A EP80106730A EP0028414A1 EP 0028414 A1 EP0028414 A1 EP 0028414A1 EP 80106730 A EP80106730 A EP 80106730A EP 80106730 A EP80106730 A EP 80106730A EP 0028414 A1 EP0028414 A1 EP 0028414A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
action
timepiece
time
minute
dial
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
EP80106730A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Pierre Ginalski
Pierre-Luc Gagnebin
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
SSIH Management Services SA
Original Assignee
SSIH Management Services SA
Societe Suisse pour lIindustrie Horlogere Management Services SA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by SSIH Management Services SA, Societe Suisse pour lIindustrie Horlogere Management Services SA filed Critical SSIH Management Services SA
Publication of EP0028414A1 publication Critical patent/EP0028414A1/de
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G19/00—Electric power supply circuits specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces
    • G04G19/12—Arrangements for reducing power consumption during storage

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an electronic timepiece comprising a time base, a frequency divider, a stepping motor driving the hands indicating the minutes and hours, an electric switch manually operable to reset the said indicator hands to the time arranged in such a way that in response to a short action on the switch, the minute hand advances by one minute and in response to a long action on the switch, the hand minutes travels at an accelerated speed around a dial without stopping.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide the timepiece described above with an additional function which is that in which it can be stopped in a state of minimum consumption or storage state, it being understood that it is always the same push button that takes care of this new function.
  • Patent DE 27 30 330 describes a watch provided with a function selector, a particular position or condition of the so-called storage logic circuit placed for convenience at the start or at the end of the command sequence for the functions which 'it is possible to perform, creates a signal which activates an erase circuit and a timer.
  • this is an arrangement intended for a timepiece comprising a function selector which, for example, makes it possible to obtain the storage position in turn and then the hour / minute or date displays / seconds then finally the conditioning of the watch to correct the time, this correction being necessarily carried out by means of a time corrector.
  • This provision obliges to provide a timer intended to avoid the loss of the hour when, during the selection of the functions, the selector passes from one position to another position via the storage position.
  • the timepiece according to the present invention does not have a function selector, but only a time corrector which reacts differently on the display depending on whether the corrector is subjected to a short press ( advance minute by minute) or long press (advance by at least one time zone). So we don't see what other action, different rent of those above, it would be necessary to exercise on the pusher to have the watch in the storage position. As will be seen further on, it is while the minute hand travels through its time zone that an impulse exerted on the pusher will place the watch in a state of reduced consumption. This arrangement is neither described nor even suggested in the quotation in question.
  • Patent application DE 25 13 134 describes a time setting system using a single pusher.
  • a first action on this pusher causes the hands of the watch to run rapidly, a second action stops the walking and a third action restarts the hands in normal operation.
  • it is a cam, secured for example to the seconds hand, which automatically stops at noon said seconds hand.
  • the second action on the pusher or, alternatively, the action of the cam aims to stop the hands to allow them to restart in good time at the top of the time signal. This is therefore a time setting and not a storage position which is also not envisaged.
  • the cited request does not correspond to the generic definition of the present invention which distinguishes between a short duration action (setting to the minute) and a long duration action (setting in the time zone) on the pusher during which the storage of the watch.
  • the second hand is accelerated as soon as the pusher is actuated, regardless of how long this action is carried out.
  • Patent application DE 26 58 326 proposes an electronic timepiece equipped with two pushers S 1 and S 2 .
  • the motor turns in one direction and when the second is activated, the motor turns in the other direction.
  • the two pushers must be pressed simultaneously.
  • the storage state can be advantageous for several reasons. From the time the watch leaves final inspection in the factory until it finds a buyer at a retailer, it can take several months or even a few years. If the energy source (pi the) could remain permanently connected to a reduced charge (so-called storage charge) and that with a simple manual control we could switch from the reduced charge to the normal charge (normal running of the watch), we would appreciably increase the battery life. In addition, for aesthetic reasons, the retailer likes to present his watches in a state where the hands all occupy the same position (for example the 10 o'clock and 10 minute position). Finally, the wearer of the watch himself may want to put it in storage state, which could be the case of a piece of jewelry that is only worn occasionally.
  • the correction mode selector 6 via line 7 sets counter 24 to zero which, if it contains between 30 and 59 pulses, sends a minute correction pulse to the switcher 2 and to the motor 4. Other short presses on the pusher 5 will then advance the needle by one step per pressure while resetting the counter 24.
  • the timepiece comprises, in addition to the normal running and correction functions which have just been explained, an additional function which is the subject of the present invention which makes it possible to arrange it in a state of minimum consumption or state of storage and that will be explained now.
  • an additional function which is the subject of the present invention which makes it possible to arrange it in a state of minimum consumption or state of storage and that will be explained now.
  • the pusher-corrector 5 it is necessary to use the same pusher-corrector 5 as that used for setting the time of the watch.
  • the pusher performs the two functions of setting the minute and setting the time respectively.
  • the push button is therefore not available between the two said functions to activate the new storage function.
  • the invention takes advantage of the fact that this availability is total while the hand travels through a time zone.
  • the minute hand travels through the time zone in 1.875 seconds if the frequency of the advance pulses is 32 Hz. It follows that during this time the pusher can be actuated at least once to put the watch in its storage state .
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the first two alternative embodiments according to the invention, the first variant being that of the diagram without the link 17. It comprises, in addition to the elements already described above, a pulse counter 9 followed by a switch circuit 14 which cuts all or part of the power supply to the timepiece.
  • first push button 5 for at least three seconds. This action activates the line 8 and authorizes the counter 9 to take into account the pulses coming from 5 by the line 12.
  • the switch circuit 14 cuts off the supply line 16 which normally supplies at least the shaping circuit 3.
  • the watch is put in a storage state and, in this alternative embodiment, the needles stop as soon as said storage signal has been received, that is to say stop in any position.
  • FIG. 1 The second variant of embodiment according to the invention is also presented by FIG. 1 where we find the elements 9 and 14 already described in connection with the first variant with in addition a line 17 connecting the counter 10 to the switch circuit 14.
  • the cut-off signal from the counter 9 does not immediately cut the supply line 16.
  • the line 17 forces the switch circuit 14 to delay the storage time until the counter 10 contains 60 pulses, that is to say when the time zone, controlled by the pulse of more than three seconds, has been traversed in its entirety by the hands.
  • the minute hand in response to the storage pulse, ends its dial turn before the watch goes into storage state.
  • the variant described makes it possible to satisfy the retailer since it allows him to store his watches in a state where the hands all occupy the same position. If it is assumed that the preferred storage position is the indication 10 hours 10 minutes, we will first bring the hands to 9 hours 10 minutes then in a second time we will press the push-button for a time zone advance, said pusher being actuated one last time during said advance. The watch will then be in storage condition at the preferred position of 10 hours 10 minutes. Contrary to what has been explained with regard to the first variant where the hand stops immediately during the storage pulse, this second variant does not make it possible to immediately verify whether the watch has been properly set storage state since its minute hand traverses a complete time zone as it happens during a normal time setting.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a third alternative embodiment according to the invention.
  • the switch circuit 14 When the switch circuit 14 has received the order by line 15 to store the watch, the minute hand will terminate its time zone with the counter 10 and the line 17, as has been explained in connection with variant 2.
  • the switch circuit 14 sends by the line 18 a receipt order to a timer circuit 19 which switches the switch 2, after a period of at least one second, on its input at 32 Hz by the line 20 and advances the motor 4 by at least one additional step. This advance is recorded by the circuit 21 which by the line 22 acts on the switch circuit 14 and interrupts the supply line 16.
  • the minute hand in response to the storage pulse, ends its dial turn, stops for a short time, then progresses at least one step before the watch goes into storage state.
  • This last variant allows, as was the case for the previous variant, to store the watch in a state where the hands occupy a preferred position. If this preferred position is 10 hours 10 minutes, the hands will first be brought to 9 hours 9 minutes, a time zone (long pulse) will be commanded during which the pusher will be actuated. The minute hand will go around a dial, stop for a short time at 10 hours 9 minutes, then advance one division to finally indicate 10 hours 10 minutes. The advance of an additional division is a receipt which certifies to the user that the storage has been made.
  • the invention does not limit the receipt to a single step advance. Advances comprising several steps can be envisaged and in particular an advance of one full dial revolution.
  • the pusher 5 will be actuated again.
  • the pulse originating from 5 will reactivate the circuit 14 via line 23, which will have the effect of energizing line 16 and thus supply all the interrupted circuits controlled by said line 16.
  • the storage condition device can be supplemented by some of the circuits that the applicant claimed in its patent application FR 79-2 5 528 .
  • the arrangement of the circuits is such that it allows the watch to be set automatically after its indicator hands have been used to indicate the minute and the second.
  • the oscillator, divider and counter circuits remain permanently energized and that the real time counter, the hand position reference counter and the comparator which compares the content of these two counters are used to advantage, as described in the cited application, the object of the present invention can be provided with an automatic time setting as soon as the push-button has been activated to stop the storage state.
  • the circuit includes a memory which gives the preferred position of the hands in storage state, a reference counter for the position of the hands and a comparator which compares the content of the memory with the content of the counter, it will be understood that as soon as sending the storage pulse, the needles will go to position on the preferred storage position. All these position changes can be made in forward or .on the shortest path as is also described in the cited application.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromechanical Clocks (AREA)
  • Electric Clocks (AREA)
EP80106730A 1979-11-05 1980-11-03 Zeitmesser mit einer Vorrichtung zum Speichern Ceased EP0028414A1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7927618A FR2468935A1 (fr) 1979-11-05 1979-11-05 Piece d'horlogerie comportant un dispositif de stockage
FR7927618 1979-11-05

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0028414A1 true EP0028414A1 (de) 1981-05-13

Family

ID=9231456

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP80106730A Ceased EP0028414A1 (de) 1979-11-05 1980-11-03 Zeitmesser mit einer Vorrichtung zum Speichern

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US4351042A (de)
EP (1) EP0028414A1 (de)
JP (1) JPS5682477A (de)
FR (1) FR2468935A1 (de)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2701127B1 (fr) * 1993-02-02 1995-04-21 St Microelectronics Srl Circuit de comptage destiné à gérer le fonctionnement d'une horloge à quartz avec remise à l'heure électrique à "impulsion unique" ou "rapide".
JP2002328184A (ja) * 2001-04-27 2002-11-15 Seiko Instruments Inc 電子時計
JP5459374B1 (ja) 2012-09-28 2014-04-02 カシオ計算機株式会社 アナログ電子時計
CH708234B1 (fr) * 2013-06-27 2015-05-15 Soprod Sa Dispositif portatif multifonctions contrôlé par information externe.
JP6622518B2 (ja) * 2015-08-28 2019-12-18 セイコーインスツル株式会社 電子時計
CN113075875B (zh) * 2021-03-31 2022-06-28 安徽华米信息科技有限公司 可穿戴设备、物理指针控制方法、电子设备及存储介质

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2513134A1 (de) * 1974-03-25 1975-10-09 Suisse Horlogerie Elektrische uhr
DE2658326A1 (de) * 1975-12-26 1977-07-07 Citizen Watch Co Ltd Antriebsanordnung fuer einen schrittmotor einer uhr
FR2341888A1 (fr) * 1976-02-23 1977-09-16 Suisse Horlogerie Dispositif de correction et de mise a l'heure pour garde-temps electriques
DE2730330A1 (de) * 1976-07-16 1978-01-19 Ebauches Electroniques Sa Elektronische uhr
US4150536A (en) * 1976-01-28 1979-04-24 Citizen Watch Company Limited Electronic timepiece
US4207732A (en) * 1977-08-16 1980-06-17 Ricoh Watch Co., Ltd. Hand-indication type electronic timepiece

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3830052A (en) * 1972-07-10 1974-08-20 Motorola Inc Digital power control circuit for an electric wrist watch
DE2332237C3 (de) * 1973-06-25 1980-08-14 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Schaltungsanordnung für eine quarzgesteuerte elektrische Uhr
US3828278A (en) * 1973-07-13 1974-08-06 Motorola Inc Control circuit for disabling mos oscillator
JPS527279A (en) * 1975-07-07 1977-01-20 Toshiba Corp Electronic clock
US4059955A (en) * 1975-11-12 1977-11-29 Intersil, Inc. One button digital watch and method of setting the display
GB1578657A (en) * 1976-05-25 1980-11-05 Ebauches Sa Electronic circuit for electronic watch
GB1537721A (en) * 1976-10-25 1979-01-04 Suisse Horlogerie Time setting and correcting circuit for electronic timepieces

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2513134A1 (de) * 1974-03-25 1975-10-09 Suisse Horlogerie Elektrische uhr
US4030283A (en) * 1974-03-25 1977-06-21 Societe Suisse Pour L'industrie Horlogere Management Services S.A. Electrically driven time piece with means for effecting a precise setting of time
DE2658326A1 (de) * 1975-12-26 1977-07-07 Citizen Watch Co Ltd Antriebsanordnung fuer einen schrittmotor einer uhr
US4112671A (en) * 1975-12-26 1978-09-12 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Pulse motor driving system for use in a timepiece
US4150536A (en) * 1976-01-28 1979-04-24 Citizen Watch Company Limited Electronic timepiece
FR2341888A1 (fr) * 1976-02-23 1977-09-16 Suisse Horlogerie Dispositif de correction et de mise a l'heure pour garde-temps electriques
DE2730330A1 (de) * 1976-07-16 1978-01-19 Ebauches Electroniques Sa Elektronische uhr
US4177632A (en) * 1976-07-16 1979-12-11 Ebauches Electroniques S.A. Electronic watch
US4207732A (en) * 1977-08-16 1980-06-17 Ricoh Watch Co., Ltd. Hand-indication type electronic timepiece

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2468935A1 (fr) 1981-05-08
FR2468935B1 (de) 1983-02-25
JPS5682477A (en) 1981-07-06
US4351042A (en) 1982-09-21

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0617346B1 (de) Chronographuhr mit Datumanzeige
EP0052884A1 (de) Eine Teilerschaltung mit einstellbarem Teilerverhältnis aufweisende Uhr
EP0028414A1 (de) Zeitmesser mit einer Vorrichtung zum Speichern
EP0589465B1 (de) Analoguhr mit Warnungsmitteln für eine Betriebsartänderung
EP0175961A1 (de) Elektronisches Uhrwerk mit Zeiteinstellvorrichtung
WO2006027517A2 (fr) Piece d'horlogerie electronique du type montre multifonctions d'aide a la navigation, notamment pour une mission spatiale
EP0502292B1 (de) Initialisierungsverfahren für die ewige Kalenderuhr eines analogen Quartzchronographen und Quarzchronograph zur Durchführung dieses Verfahrens
EP2746869A1 (de) Elektrischer Solar-Aufzugmechanismus für automatische Armbanduhr
CH333770A (de) Traktor mit Vierradantrieb
EP0161438B1 (de) Uhrwerk das wenigstens eine Chronograph-Funktion enthält
EP0247418B1 (de) Ewige Kalenderuhr mit zwei Motoren
EP1346264B1 (de) Analoge elektronische uhr mit vorrichtung zur zeitkorrektur nach einer mangelhaften energiezufuhr
EP0130150B1 (de) Elektronischer Chronograph hauptsächlich in einer Uhr
FR2467429A1 (fr) Piece d'horlogerie avec affichage de la seconde sur demande
EP0657792B1 (de) Elektronischer analoger Chronograph mit Einholzeiger
CH685467B5 (fr) Montre-chronographe comportant deux poussoirs a l'exclusion de toute tige-couronne.
EP0625736A1 (de) Chronographuhr mit zwei Drucktasten und ohne Kronenwelle
CH685142B5 (fr) Montre-chronographe comportant deux poussoirs à l'exclusion de toute tige-couronne.
EP1085384B1 (de) Elektronische Chronographuhr
EP1211579B1 (de) Elektronische Chronographuhr mit analoger Anzeige
EP0027288B1 (de) Elektronische Uhr mit Schrittmotor und Alarmschaltung
EP0171782B1 (de) Elektronisches Uhrwerk mit der Möglichkeit die Sekundenangabe zu korrigieren
FR2499258A1 (fr) Appareil electronique utilisable comme horloge numerique ou chronographe
WO2001096966A1 (fr) Montre munie d'un indicateur de cycles hebdomadaires
WO1988008557A1 (fr) Procede pour afficher une information a base horaire memorisee sur un cadran de montre, et montre equipee pour mettre en oeuvre ce procede

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Designated state(s): CH DE GB

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19811028

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN REFUSED

18R Application refused

Effective date: 19850224

RIN1 Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)

Inventor name: GAGNEBIN, PIERRE-LUC

Inventor name: GINALSKI, PIERRE