EP0064023B1 - Zeiteinstellvorrichtung für elektronische Uhr - Google Patents

Zeiteinstellvorrichtung für elektronische Uhr Download PDF

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EP0064023B1
EP0064023B1 EP82810065A EP82810065A EP0064023B1 EP 0064023 B1 EP0064023 B1 EP 0064023B1 EP 82810065 A EP82810065 A EP 82810065A EP 82810065 A EP82810065 A EP 82810065A EP 0064023 B1 EP0064023 B1 EP 0064023B1
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Jean-Claude Fatton
Jean-Pierre Calame
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  • the present invention relates to electronic watches and more precisely those in which the correction of the time display is done using a rotary manual control member such as a time-setting rod. It applies more especially to watches with analog display in which the indicator members, for example hands, are driven by a stepping motor because it is in this case that it brings the most advantages but it can also be useful in watches with digital or pseudo-analog displays.
  • the correction of the time display is generally carried out mechanically using a setting rod.
  • the hour at two axial positions.
  • the rotation in one direction or the other of the rod in the pulled position makes it possible to jointly correct the minutes and the hours, the pushed position being a rest position in which the rotation of the stem has no effect.
  • Certain watches of this type are designed to also allow correction of the time zone, that is to say a modification of the display by whole hours (FR-A-2413697).
  • One solution is to select the information to correct, hours and minutes or time zone, by turning the rod in one direction or the other while keeping it in its pushed position, pull the rod and then turn it again to correct the selected information, the rotation in one direction or the other of the stem then making it possible to advance or delay the watch.
  • a winding crown allows, when it is pulled out, the correction of the hours or minutes in response to a rotation in one direction or the other of this crown.
  • This method has the same disadvantages as the previous solution for different reasons. Correction is slow because it can only be done in one direction. The risk of losing the time is due to the fact that it is difficult for the user to know in which direction the crown is actually turned, especially at the start of handling.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a watch in which the correction of the time information is carried out quickly by a simple and intuitive process, eliminating the possibility of losing the hour due to errors or false maneuvers of the user and eliminating, in the case of an analog display watch, the disadvantages of mechanical correction systems.
  • the watch according to the invention which comprises a time base for producing a standard frequency signal, a frequency divider circuit coupled to said time base for producing a low frequency time signal, a time information display device capable of indicating at least the hours and minutes in response to said time signal and a display correction circuit controlled by a rotary manual control member capable of assuming at least two axial positions, one at rest occupied by the manual control member when the watch is operating normally and the other working serving to jointly correct the indication of the minutes and that of the hours, the correction circuit is arranged to carry out a correction of the 'indication of the hours alone in response to a particular predetermined movement of the manual control member in its rest position.
  • the particular movement of rotation to which the manual control member must be subjected to trigger a correction of the indication of the hours must be such as to make it very improbable an accidental modification of the displayed time.
  • This movement preferably consists of the manual control member to rotate at least a determined minimum angle in a time interval less than a predetermined period.
  • the wearer of the watch thus benefits from the possibility of a simple and safe correction of both the time zone and the minutes and hours without the need to call upon a third axial position of the control member. manual, this can be reserved, if provided, for the modification of other time information than the hours and minutes. This is an additional advantage presented by the watch according to the invention since the number of possible positions for a time-setting rod is necessarily very limited.
  • the correction of the indication of the minutes and that of the hours, respectively the correction of the indication of the hours alone is done in the direction of the advance in response to a rotation of the 'manual control member in one direction and in the direction of the delay in response to a rotation of said manual control member in the opposite direction.
  • a time base 1 such as a quartz oscillator, produces a high frequency signal, for example 32 Hz, which is applied to a frequency divider circuit 2, conventionally composed of a series of connected flip-flops in cascade and providing a signal of normal time pulses, the frequency of which is 1/20 Hz.
  • a frequency divider circuit 2 conventionally composed of a series of connected flip-flops in cascade and providing a signal of normal time pulses, the frequency of which is 1/20 Hz.
  • this signal is transmitted via a timer circuit 3 whose function will appear later, and from two NAND doors 4 and 5 to a motor drive circuit 6.
  • This drive circuit 6 is designed to produce, in response to the pulses applied to its input which are either the normal pulses delivered every 20 seconds by the frequency divider 2, or, as will be seen below, pulses of correction driving pulses suitable duration and polarity necessary for driving the stepping motor by step reversible 7 which are coupled mechanically a minute hand 8 b and an hour hand 8a. Furthermore, by properly controlling the drive circuit 6, as will be described later, it is possible to rotate the motor 7 in the normal direction, that is to say the direction of advance, or in the sense of delay.
  • the watch also comprises a rotary manual control rod with two axial positions, one at rest and the other at work, not shown in FIG. 1, which, when it pivots in one or other of its positions, actuates two mechanical switches 9 and 10 which generate two signals each formed by a series of pulses having a frequency proportional to the speed of rotation of the control member, and out of phase with respect to each other, the sign of phase shift depending on the direction of rotation.
  • These two signals are transmitted via anti-rebound circuits 11 and 12 to a circuit generating correction signals 13.
  • a third switch 14 actuated by the control rod when it is moved axially provides a logic signal representative of the position occupied by this rod.
  • This signal which has the value “0 or the value“ 1 ”depending on whether the rod is respectively in its rest position or in its working position, is applied via an anti-rebound circuit 15 to the generator circuit of correction signals 13 and to one of the two inputs of a NAND gate 17 whose output is connected to an input of the NAND gate 5.
  • This signal is also applied, via a inverter 16, to an input of the NAND gate 4 and to one of the two inputs of another NAND gate 18 whose output is connected to a third input of the NAND gate 5.
  • the correction signal generator circuit 13 is designed to produce, from the signals it receives from the switches 9, 10, 14 and from various signals taken from the outputs of intermediate stages of the frequency divider 2, two correction pulse signals HMC and HC and a correction direction control signal CS.
  • the first HMC correction pulse signal intended to allow a modification of the display of the minutes and, jointly, of the hours is generated regardless of the rotational movement imposed on the control rod and is formed by a sequence of 'pulses whose frequency depends on the speed of rotation of this rod.
  • the second correction pulse signal HC produced with the aim of allowing correction of the indication of the hours only, is supplied by the circuit generating correction signals 13 only in response to a particular maneuver of rotation of the control rod; in the embodiment described here, this maneuver consists in rotating, in the same direction, the rod by a certain angle in a time interval less than a predetermined value, more precisely by two turns in less than two seconds.
  • This signal HC consists of a train of pulses whose frequency, determined and chosen equal to 32 Hz in this embodiment, is significantly higher than that of the normal pulses delivered by the frequency divider 2.
  • the number of these correction pulses is equal to the number of steps that the minute hand must take to make a full revolution, i.e. 180, unless the wearer of the watch uses the possibility of transforming the correction of the time zone into a mode of rapid correction of the indication of the minutes in the manner which will be indicated later.
  • the correction signals HMC and HC are applied respectively to the second inputs of the NAND gates 17 and 18.
  • the correction direction command signal CS makes it possible to control the drive circuit 6 so as to rotate the stepping motor in the direction of advance or that of delay depending on whether the user of the watch turns the control rod in one direction or the other to modify the time display.
  • This signal CS remains at the logical level “0" except when the rod is pivoted in the direction of the delay; in this case it goes to logic level "1" and remains there for the time that the correction lasts.
  • circuit 3 avoids this drawback.
  • This circuit an embodiment of which will be described in detail below, has the function of memorizing a possible normal pulse delivered during the period of the correction of the indication of the hours, until the end of this period, and of restoring then this impulse at its exit. For this, it receives from the correction signal generator circuit 13 a counting time signal CPT indicating the instants when the first and last pulses of the signal HC are delivered by the circuit 13.
  • the operation of the watch shown in FIG. 1 is as follows: In normal operation, the rotary control rod is in the rest position and the signal supplied by the switch 14 is at logic level "0".
  • the NAND gates 4 and 5 are then open to the normal pulses delivered by the frequency divider 2 and transmitted by the timer circuit 3.
  • the signal CS then being at logic level "0" the drive circuit 6 controls the rotation of the motor 7 in the normal direction, and the minute hand 8 b advances by one step every 20 seconds.
  • the NAND gate 17, the input of which connected to the switch 14 is at logic level “0” blocks a possible HMC signal which could be produced as a result of an accidental rotation of the control rod.
  • the NAND gate 18, on the other hand remains unlocked, but the probability that an HC signal for correcting the time indication is produced involuntarily is practically zero.
  • the control rod When the user wishes to correct the indication of the minutes and hours, he first places the control rod in its axial working position which is preferably a pulled position. The logic signal supplied by the switch 14 is then at logic level "1 " which has the consequence of blocking the NAND gate 4 which no longer transmits the normal pulses to the drive circuit 6 of the motor. The NAND gate 18 is also blocked while the NAND gate 17 sees its input connected to the switch 14 brought to level “1 •. The user then turns the control rod in one or the other direction according to whether he wishes to advance or delay his watch. When pivoting the rod the switches 9 and 10 open and close periodically and the generator circuit 13 produces the HMC correction signal as long as the user turns the rod. The signal is transmitted through the doors NANDs 17 and 5 to the drive circuit 6.
  • the circuit 13 provides a signal CS which is at logic level "1" which has the effect of turning the motor 7 in the opposite direction and modifying the display in the direction of the delay.
  • the user quickly rotates the control rod, two turns in less than two seconds, while keeping it in its rest position.
  • the NAND gates 4, 5 and 18 are able to transmit a signal while the gate 17 is blocked.
  • the correction signal generator circuit 13 begins to release the 180 pulses of 32 Hz required to make a complete revolution of the dial with the minute hand, therefore a step with the hour hand, which are transmitted to the drive circuit 6.
  • the logic signal CPT changes from level thus controlling the blocking by circuit 3 of a possible normal pulse during the time that the correction lasts.
  • the CPT signal again changes logic level and the drive circuit 6 receives from circuit 3 a catch-up pulse in the case where a normal pulse has been delivered by the frequency divider 2 during the correction.
  • the CS signal controls the advance or delay of the display according to the direction of rotation of the rod.
  • FIG. 2 represents a possible arrangement of the switches 9, 10 and 14 of FIG. 1.
  • the rotary control rod designated by the reference 121 is axially guided in the case body, not shown, of the watch and is provided at its outer end to this case with an operating crown 122.
  • an elastic member 123 having two slots 123a, 123 b can successively receive a piston 124 fixed in the watch case.
  • This device 123, 124 allows the rod 121 to be placed in two predetermined stable axial positions.
  • the rod 121 carries two identical cams 125, 126, of substantially elliptical shape and phase shifted relative to each other by about 45 °.
  • Each cam 125, 126 cooperates with a respective electrically conductive elastic blade 127, 128, one end of which is fixed to an electrically conductive part 129 electrically connected to the watch case and the other end of which can be successively applied against and separated from one another.
  • fixed contact respectively 130 and 131, electrically connected to the positive terminal of the watch's power supply source.
  • Each blade 127, 128 and the fixed contact 130, 131 which is associated with it corresponds to one of the switches 9, 10 shown in FIG. 1.
  • Such a device provides two pulses per revolution of the rod for each contact 130, 131.
  • the phase shift between the pulses produced by the switch 127, 130 and those generated by the switch 128, -131 corresponds to the angle formed by the two cams 125, 126.
  • the switching device shown in Figure 2 further comprises a third elastic blade 132, electrically conductive, placed at the end of the rod 121 and one end of which is fixed to a part 133 electrically connected to the housing forming mass.
  • a third elastic blade 132 electrically conductive, placed at the end of the rod 121 and one end of which is fixed to a part 133 electrically connected to the housing forming mass.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram of an embodiment of the circuit for generating correction signals 13 (FIG. 1) intended to be associated with the switching device of FIG. 2.
  • This circuit 13 comprises a circuit 40 which receives on its inputs 40a and 40 b-phase signals from the switches 9 and 10 (fig.
  • the circuit 40 whose inputs 40a and 40b are respectively connected to the anti-rebound circuits 11 and 12 (fig. 1), comprises two type D flip-flops 19 and 20 whose inputs D 1 and D 2 are connected respectively to inputs 40a and 40 b and which receive on their inputs clock ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 the same signal of determined frequency, for example 256 Hz, coming from an intermediate output of the frequency divider circuit.
  • the flip-flops 19 and 20 may be the second rockers of these circuits.
  • the output Q 1 of the rocker 19 is connected to one of the two inputs of a NOR gate 21, the other input of which is connected, by means of an inverter 25 to the input 40 a of the circuit. This input is also connected to one of the inputs of a second NOR gate 22, the other input of which is connected to the complementary output.
  • circuit 40 also includes eight AND gates 27-34 with two inputs.
  • the inputs of door 27 are connected to the output Q 1 of the rocker 19 and to the output of the NOR gate 23, those of the door 28 to the output Q 2 of the flip-flop 20 and to that of the gate NO -OR 22, those of door 29 at the exit Q 1 of the rocker 19 and that of the door 24 and those of the door 30 at the outlet Q 2 of the flip-flop 20 and at the output of door 21.
  • the inputs of doors 31, 32, 33, 34 respectively receive the signals coming from output Q 1 and from door 24, from output Q 2 and gate 22, exit Q 1 and of gate 23 and of output Q 2 and of gate 21.
  • the outputs of AND gates 27 to 30 are connected to the four inputs of a NOR gate 35 while the outputs of gates 31 to 34 are connected to the four inputs of a NOR gate 36.
  • the outputs of gates 35 and 36 supply the two inputs of a NAND gate 37 at the output of which the HMC correction pulse signal appears.
  • circuit 40 The operation of circuit 40 is illustrated by the diagram of FIG 4.
  • the signals A, B are those which appear at the inputs 40a and 40b and which correspond to the switching pulses provided by the switches 9 and 10 (Fig. 1).
  • the signals I and J are those supplied by the outputs Q 1 and Q 2 of the rockers 19 and 20 while the signals AR, AF, BR, BF, U and D are those which appear respectively at the outputs of the gates 21, 22, 23 , 24, 35 and 36.
  • the output of gate 21 therefore remains at level "1" only during the flip-flop 19 tilting time.
  • AND gate 30 is on, which has the effect of blocking the NOR gate 35.
  • the other AND gate 34 an input of which is connected to the output of the NOR gate 21 remains blocked because the output Q 2 of the flip-flop 20 remains at the level " 0 ".
  • the exit from door 36 therefore remains at level "1".
  • a pulse therefore appears at the output of NAND gate 37.
  • the number of correction pulses produced per revolution of the control rod is equal to eight.
  • the HMC correction pulse signal is transmitted to an input 50a of the discriminator circuit 50 which comprises two counters 51, 52 each having a capacity of 32.
  • the input of the counter 51 is connected to the output of a NOR gate 53 whose first entry is connec ted to another input 50 b of the discriminator circuit 50 to which is applied an 8 Hz reference signal from the frequency divider.
  • the output Q 5 of the counter 51 is connected, on the one hand, to a second input of the NOR gate 53 and, on the other hand, via an inverter 54 to the input R of a RS 55 type flip-flop whose input S is connected, via an inverter 56, to input 50 a of the circuit.
  • the complementary outing Q of this flip-flop is connected to the reset inputs R of counters 51 and 52 as well as to a third input of the NOR gate 53.
  • the output of the inverter 56 also feeds a first input of a gate NOR-57 whose output and second input are connected respectively to the input and output Q 5 of the counter 52.
  • the circuit 50 includes a NAND gate 58 whose two inputs are connected respectively to the output Q of the flip-flop 55 and at the output Q 5 of the counter 52, the output of this gate constituting that, 50 c , of the discriminator circuit.
  • the flip-flop 55 Before the watch wearer, who wishes to modify the time, turns the control rod, the flip-flop 55 is in the rest state.
  • the output of the NAND gate 58 is therefore at level "1".
  • the counters 51 and 52 each having their input R at level “1" are at zero.
  • NOR gate 53, the third input of which is in state "1”, is blocked while NOR gate 57 is on.
  • the discriminator circuit 50 will operate in the same way and a new HCC signal will be produced otherwise we will find our in one of the following cases.
  • the circuit 50 operates, at the beginning, in the same way as that described above, but, in this case, it is the output Q 5 of the counter 51 which passes at logic level "1" before that of the counter 52, which causes the blocking of the door 53, the flipping of the flip-flop 55 and consequently the resetting of the two counters.
  • the NOR gate 57 remains open but the next pulse of the HMC signal which immediately follows the passage to "1" of the output Q 5 of the counter 51 causes the flip-flop 55 to return to its working state and the circuit 50 starts again. count the pulses it receives. In this case, the output Q 5 of the counter 52 remains at "0". Consequently, no HCC signal appears at output 50 c which remains in state "1".
  • the discriminator circuit works the same way when the rod does not make two full turns.
  • the output 50 c of the discriminator circuit is connected to the input 60 a of the counting circuit 60 which receives, on another input, 60 b an inverted 32 Hz signal coming from the frequency divider 2.
  • the circuit 60 includes a counter 61 whose capacity is 256 and whose input can receive, via a NOR gate 62 whose first input is connected to input 60 b of the circuit, the 32 Hz signal.
  • the Q outputs 3 , Q 5 , Q 6 , Q 8 of the counter 61 supply the four inputs of a NAND gate 63, the output of which is connected to an input R 1 of a flip-flop 64 of RS type; the input S of this flip-flop is connected to the input 60 a of the circuit while its output Q is connected, via an inverter 65, on the one hand, to a second input of the gate NO -OR 62 and, on the other hand, at the counter reset input R 61.
  • the flip-flop 64 switches, releasing the counter 61 and unlocking the gate 62 which transmits, by reversing it, the 32 Hz signal to the output 60d of the circuit connected to that of the NOR gate 62.
  • the pulses are counted by the counter 61.
  • the output Q 3 goes to level "1"
  • the outputs Q 5 , Q 6 and Q 8 already there. Passing from “1” to “0” of the NAND gate 63 causes the output Q of the flip-flop 64 to pass to “0” and the NOR gate 62 stops transmitting the 32 Hz pulses to the counter and to the output 60 d of the circuit.
  • FIG. 5 shows the inverted 32 Hz signal and the HCC correction control signal applied to the counting circuit as well as the HC indication signal of the hours indication delivered by the latter.
  • the CPT signal also shown in this figure is that which is applied to the second input of NOR gate 62 and which is also sent to timer circuit 3 (fig. 1).
  • the circuit producing the logic signal CS of direction of correction comprises a flip-flop of RS 71 type whose inputs are connected to the outputs of NOR gates 35 and 36 of circuit 40 and three NAND gates 72, 73, 75.
  • the door 72 a first and a second input of which are connected respectively to the output Q of the flip-flop 71 and, via an inverter 74, to the output of the anti-rebound circuit 15 associated with the switch 14 (fig. 1) receives on a third, the signal appearing at the output of the flip-flop 64 of the counting circuit 60 and which is the reverse of the counting signal CPT.
  • the door 73 also has an input connected to the output of the flip-flop 71 and another connected directly to the anti-rebound circuit 15.
  • the outputs of the doors 72 and 73 supply the two inputs of the door 75 at the output of which appears the CS signal.
  • the circuit 70 will provide a signal CS which will always have the value "0 except in the case where the control rod is in its working position and is turned in the direction of the delay, and during the time that the time zone correction lasts, possibly the rapid correction of the minutes when this modification is also made in the direction of the delay.
  • FIG. 3 also shows that the door of the flip-ffop 64 of which an input R 1 is connected to the NAND gate 63 has another input R 2 which is connected by the inverter 74 of the circuit 70 to the output of the anti circuit -bondings 15.
  • This link 76 is used to interrupt the sending by the circuit of counting of pulses of 32 Hz to the motor drive circuit when the user makes a rapid correction of the indication of the minutes in the manner which has been exposed above.
  • the circuit consists of a pulse forming circuit 80, a circuit 90 for controlling the direction of rotation of the motor and of a supply circuit 100.
  • the forming circuit which has the function of producing, in response to the normal or correction pulses, applied to its input 80a, the pulses of determined duration necessary for controlling the drive of the stepping motor, comprises a counter 81 having a counting capacity of 32 and whose input is connected to the output of a NOR gate 82.
  • the NOR gate receives on one of its inputs, connected to an intermediate stage of the frequency divider 2 (fig . 1), a periodic signal of 2048 Hz and has its other input connected to the output Q 5 of the counter 81 whose outputs Q 1 to Q 4 supply the four inputs of a binary decoder 83 with sixteen outputs quite conventional.
  • the pulse-forming circuit also includes two NAND gates 84, 85 with seven inputs. The first seven complementary outings Q 1 to Q 7 of decoder 83 are connected to the inputs of gate 84, while the last seven Q 10 to Q 16 are connected to the inputs of door 85.
  • Each pulse appearing at the input 80a of the circuit connected to the input R of the counter ensures its resetting to zero, thus causing the opening of the NOR gate 82, previously blocked, which then transmits the signal from 2048 Hz to l 'counter input.
  • its output Q 5 returns to "1", thus blocking the gate 82 until the arrival of a new pulse at the input 80a.
  • the time during which the 2048 Hz signal is applied to the input of counter 81 is approximately 7.8 ms, that is to say sixteen times the period of this signal which is substantially equal to 0.5 ms.
  • the circuit 90 for controlling the direction of rotation of the motor comprises four NAND gates with two inputs 91-94, the first, 91 receiving the signal P 1 and the signal CS for controlling the direction of rotation coming from the correction signal generator circuit, the second, 92, the signal P 2 and the signal CS inverted by an inverter 95, the third, 93, the signal P 1 and the signal CS inverted and the fourth, 94, the signals P 2 and CS.
  • Circuit 90 also includes two other NAND gates, one, 96, having its inputs connected to the outputs of doors 91 and 92, the other, 97, its inputs supplied by the outputs of doors 93 and 94.
  • the stepper motor will receive, via the two inverters 101, 102 forming the supply circuit 100, two successive driving pulses, the first positive, the second negative which will make it take a step, that is to say -to say that its rotor will make a complete revolution, in the direction corresponding to the advance of the needles, while, in the second case, the motor will receive a negative impulse then a positive which will make it turn in the direction of the delay, this for each pulse applied to the input 80a of the forming circuit 80, as shown by the signal M in FIG. 7.
  • FIG. 8 shows a possible embodiment of the timer circuit 3 (fig. 1).
  • the circuit comprises an RS 103 flip-flop which receives, on its input S the normal pulse signal of 1/20 Hz supplied by the frequency divider inverted by an inverter 104.
  • the input R of the flip-flop is connected to the output of a NAND gate 105 which receives on its inputs a clock signal of 32 Hz coming from the frequency divider and the counting time signal CPT.
  • the output Q of the flip-flop 103 feeds the input D of a type D flip-flop 106 whose clock input 0 receives the 32 Hz signal.
  • the complementary output Q of the flip-flop D is connected to a input of a NOR gate 107 whose other input receives the signal applied to the input R of the flip-flop 103.
  • the gate output constitutes that of circuit 3.
  • the input S of the flip-flop 103 is at logic level “1” while its input R receives the signal of inverted 32 Hz by the NAND gate 105 whose input which receives the CPT signal remains at “1".
  • the flip-flop 103 remains in its rest state; its Q output is at "0 while the Q output of the flip-flop D is at logic level” 1 "thus blocking the NOR gate 107 which does not transmit the inverted 32 Hz signal.
  • the arrival of a normal pulse supplied by the frequency divider causes input S of the flip-flop RS toggle to “0” for a short time. This has the effect of bringing the input D of the flip-flop 106 to level "1".
  • the CPT logic signal When triggering a correction of the hour indication, the CPT logic signal takes the value "0 which causes the blocking of the NAND gate 105 which no longer transmits the 32 Hz signal. This has no influence on the RS 103 flip-flop, which remains in its rest state. In the event that no normal pulse appears at the input of the inverter 104 during the correction period, the CPT signal returns to the value "1" at the end of this period and the clock signal is again transmitted to input R of the flip-flop without anything having happened. On the other hand, if a normal pulse occurs during this duration, this switches the RS flip-flop and the output Q of the flip-flop D 106 goes to "0" on the rising edge of the next pulse of the clock signal.
  • NOR gate 107 is then unlocked but since the output of gate 105 remains at "1", the output of this gate 107 remains at "0". This circuit state is maintained until the end of the hour correction period. At this time the CPT signal returns to the value "1".
  • the 32 Hz signal pulse which immediately follows this modification and which is then transmitted by gate 105 brings the RS flip-flop back to its initial state. In addition, this pulse appears at the output of NOR gate 107.
  • the output Q flip-flop D returns to "1" and again blocks gate 107 which will have transmitted only one pulse. This is illustrated by the left part of the diagram in FIG. 9.
  • the motor drive circuit 6 (fig. 1) will therefore receive at following the 180 pulses from the counting circuit 60 (fig. 3) a 181st pulse from the circuit 3. Any loss of time is avoided.
  • the circuit 3 also produces a pulse after the return to "1" of the CPT signal but this one is not transmitted by NAND gate 4 which is then blocked.
  • the switching device of FIG. 2 making it possible to convert the rotational movements of the control rod into electrical signals, can be replaced by any other system capable of supplying two phase-shifted signals from which the signal can be produced. direction of rotation and a correction signal for the indication of the minutes and hours.
  • the various circuits described can be implemented differently.
  • the particular maneuver to be carried out to control the hour correction could consist only in turning the control rod by a determined angle, for example two turns, without time limit. This would not significantly increase the risk of losing an hour by accident.
  • the discriminator circuit could then comprise only a single counter and means for resetting it to zero when the direction of rotation of the rod changes and when the rod remains immobilized for a certain period of time.
  • the invention also applies to watches fitted with unidirectional motors, for example of the Lavet type, which are still the most commonly used. Changing the time indications in one direction has the disadvantage of a slower correction, but the advantage of simplifying circuits.
  • the switching device controlled by the rotation of the rod no longer needs to provide two phase-shifted signals and the circuits for detecting the direction of rotation of the rod, supplying a signal for controlling the direction of correction and controlling the direction of rotation of the rod. engine can then be deleted, the other circuits being naturally adapted accordingly.
  • the watch according to the invention can also have a digital or pseudo-analog display.
  • the counting circuit 60 can be replaced by a circuit, for example a monostable, supplying only a single pulse in response to the correction control signal.
  • the signal for correcting the indication of the minutes and the hours, transmitted by gate 17, and that for correcting the indication of the hours, transmitted by gate 18, can then be sent respectively to a reversible minute counter and to a reversible hour counter and the correction direction control signal, produced by a simplified circuit, be applied to the count direction control inputs of these two counters.
  • the timer circuit 3 is then deleted and the normal pulses produced by the frequency divider will be transmitted via the NAND gate 4 which may remain, no longer to the drive circuit of a motor but either to the counter of minutes, their frequency then being 1/60 Hz, or a seconds counter with a frequency of 1 Hz if the watch is designed to display this information.
  • a unidirectional correction is also possible in this type of watch.
  • control rod can be at more than two positions, a third position which can, for example, be reserved for the correction of calendar indications.

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1. Elektronische Uhr mit einer Zeitbasis zum Erzeugen eines Standard-Frequenzsignals mit einem Frequenzteilerschaltkreis, der an die genannte Zeitbasis angekoppelt ist zum Erzeugen eines Zeitimpulssignals niedriger Frequenz mit einer Anzeigeanordnung für die Zeitinformationen, die in Abhängigkeit von dem genannten Zeitimpulssignal mindestens die Stunden und die Minuten anzeigen kann und mit einem Korrekturschaltkreis für die Anzeige, gesteuert von einem manuellen drehbaren Kommandoorgan, das mindestens zwei Axialpositionen einnehmen kann, eine Ruheposition, die das genannte manuelle Kommandoorgan bei normaler Funktion der Uhr einnimmt und eine andere, Arbeitsposition, die dazu dient, gemeinsam die Anzeige der Minuten und der Stunden zu korrigieren, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der genannte Korrekturschaltkreis (3-5, 11-18) ausgebildet ist zum Realisieren einer Korrektur nur der Stundenanzeige in Abhängigkeit von einer bestimmten vorgegebenen Drehbewegung des genannten manuellen Kommandoorgans (121, 122) in seiner Ruheposition.
2. Elektronische Uhr nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stundenanzeige um eine Einheit im Ansprechen auf die genannte bestimmte Bewegung des genannten manuellen Kommandoorgans modifiziert wird.
3. Elektronische Uhr nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die genannte bestimmte Drehbewegung für das genannte manuelle Kommandoorgan (121, 122) in der Drehung um mindestens einen vorgegebenen Minimalwinkel in einem Zeitintervall unterhalb einer vorgegebenen Periode besteht.
4. Elektronische Uhr nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Korrektur der Minutenanzeige und diejenige der Stunden bzw. die Korrektur nur der Stundenanzeige im Sinne einer Voreilung im Ansprechen auf eine Drehung des manuellen Kommandoorgans (121, 122) in eine Richtung und im Sinne der Verzögerung im Ansprechen auf eine Drehung des genannten manuellen Kommandoorgans in entgegengesetzter Richtung erfolgt.
5. Elektronische Uhr nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Korrekturschaltkreis (3-5, 11-18) Mittel (9-12, 40) umfaßt zum Erzeugen, in Abhängigkeit von einer Drehung des genannten manuellen Kommandoorgans (121, 122) eines ersten Korrektursignals (HMC), bestimmt zum Ermöglichen der Modifikation der Anzeige der Minuten und derjenigen der Stunden und gebildet von Impulsen, deren Frequenz eine Funktion der Drehgeschwindigkeit des genannten manuellen Steuerorgans ist, einen Diskriminatorschaltkreis (50) mit einem Zähler (52) zum Zählen der Impulse des genannten ersten Korrektursignals, und Mittel (51, 53-58) zum Erzeugen eines Kommandosignals für die Korrektur der Stundenanzeige (HCC), sobald ein Grenzzählniveau erreicht ist vor Beendigung der genannten vorgegebenen Periode, einen Schaltkreis (60), der in der Lage ist, in Abhängigkeit von dem genannten Korrekturkommandosignal ein zweites Korrektursignal (HC) zu liefern, bestimmt zum Ermöglichen der Modifikation der Anzeige der Stunden und gebildet von einer vorgegebenen Impulszahl, Mittel (14, 15), ansprechend auf die Axialpositionierung des genannten manuellen Kommandoorgans in der genannten Ruheposition bzw. in der genannten Arbeitsposition zum Erzeugen eines Positionssignals, dessen Wert abhängt von der durch das manuelle Kommandoorgan eingenommenen Position und einen Gatterschaltkreis (4, 5, 16-18), gesteuert von dem genannten Positionssignal und ausgebildet zum Empfang und zum selektiven Übertragen des genannten Zeitimpulssignals und der genannten ersten und zweiten Korrektursignale zu der genannten Anzeigeanordnung (6, 7, 8a, 8b), wobei die Ausbildung derart ist, daß die Übertragung des genannten zweiten Korrektursignals dann zugelassen ist, wenn dieses Signal im Ansprechen auf eine Drehung des manuellen Kommandoorgans in der Ruheposition erzeugt wird, wobei demgemäß das erste Korrektursignal blockiert ist und daß die Anlegung des genannten ersten Korrektursignals an die Anzeigeanordnung ermöglicht wird, sobald dieses Signal erzeugt wird im Ansprechen auf eine Drehung des manuellen Kommandoorgans in seiner Arbeitsposition, wobei die Übertragung des genannten Zeitimpulssignals und des genannten zweiten Korrektursignals, falls es erzeugt wird, dabei blockiert wird.
6. Elektronische Uhr nach Anspruch 5, wobei die genannte Anzeigeanordnung einen Schrittmotor zum Antrieb von Stunden- und Minuten-Anzeigeorganen umfaßt, sowie einen Antriebsschaltkreis, ausgebildet zum Empfang des genannten Zeitimpulssignals und der genannten ersten und zweiten Korrektursignale, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schaltkreis (60), welcher das genannte zweite Korrektursignal (HC) liefert, von dem Frequenzteiler (2) ein Impulssignal empfängt mit einer Frequenz oberhalb der Frequenz des genannten Zeitimpulssignals und ausgebildet ist zum Übertragen einer Anzahl von Impulsen dieses Signals gleich der Anzahl von Schritten, die das Minutenanzeigeorgan (18b) machen muß, damit die Anzeige der Stunden um eine Einheit modifiziert wird, zu dem Gatterschaltkreis (4-5, 16-18) im Ansprechen auf das genannte Stundenanzeige-Korrekturkommandosignal (HCC).
7. Elektronische Uhr nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der genannte Gatterschaltkreis (4, 5, 16-18) derart ausgebildet ist, daß er die Unterbrechung der Übertragung von Impulsen des genannten zweiten Korrektursignals zu dem Motorantriebsschaltkreis ermöglicht durch eine Axialverlagerung des genannten Kommandoorgans aus seiner Ruheposition in seine Arbeitsposition.
8. Elektronische Uhr nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schaltkreis (60), der das genannte zweite Korrektursignal (HC) liefert, das genannte Positionssignal empfängt und Mittel (64) umfaßt, die ansprechend auf dieses Positionssignal ausgebildet sind und die Unterbrechung der Übertragung von Impulsen des Signals von dem Frequenzteiler zu dem Gatterschaltkreis ermöglicht durch eine Axialverlagerung des genannten Kommandoorgans (121, 122) aus seiner Ruheposition in seine Arbeitsposition.
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