EP0582150A1 - Kugelbedienungsvorrichtung einer Uhr zum Empfang von Funksprüchen - Google Patents

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EP0582150A1
EP0582150A1 EP93111819A EP93111819A EP0582150A1 EP 0582150 A1 EP0582150 A1 EP 0582150A1 EP 93111819 A EP93111819 A EP 93111819A EP 93111819 A EP93111819 A EP 93111819A EP 0582150 A1 EP0582150 A1 EP 0582150A1
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    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B5/00—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
    • G08B5/22—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
    • G08B5/222—Personal calling arrangements or devices, i.e. paging systems
    • G08B5/223—Personal calling arrangements or devices, i.e. paging systems using wireless transmission
    • G08B5/224—Paging receivers with visible signalling details
    • G08B5/228—Paging receivers with visible signalling details combined with other devices having a different main function, e.g. watches
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    • G04R20/00—Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal
    • G04R20/14—Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal the radio signal being a telecommunication standard signal, e.g. GSM, UMTS or 3G

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  • the present invention relates to a timepiece comprising a timepiece for displaying at least the hour and the minute by means of hands, a receiver of radio messages composed of signs, a memory for storing said messages, a cell for displaying at least said messages, an acoustic transducer and a control device.
  • the timepiece in question is doubled by a people search device which will be designated subsequently by its English name "pager".
  • the pager part is composed of an antenna, a receiver circuit, a decoder, a microprocessor and a memory capable of recording several messages, each of these messages being able, on request, appear on an LCD display cell.
  • the pager is supplemented by a sound diffuser signaling, for example, the arrival of a message.
  • the pager is essentially presented here as a micro-receiver signaling to the user that he is wanted by a third person.
  • pagers that transmit only one or more sound signals.
  • the user When the signal sounds, the user must then dial an agreed number on a telephone.
  • the pager which will be discussed in this description allows the user to know, at the same time as a sound signal can sound, who the third party is looking for, and this by the appearance of a message on a cell. display message, this message consisting in most cases of displaying a telephone number to call back.
  • the third party begins by dialing the pager number to reach on their telephone device, after which a specific audible signal sounds in the handset. She then composes her message using the numeric keypad available on her own device and waits for the telephone exchange to announce that her call has been recorded. Once this receipt is received, the handset can be hung up. A period of time later the message sent will appear on the called pager, accompanied by a warning signal if the user so wishes.
  • the present invention aims to solve a problem which had not been mentioned until now and which is that posed by the control device of an apparatus bringing together both a wristwatch and a pager, where it is a question of on the one hand, to be able to correct the time displayed by the watch and on the other hand, to be able to scroll, if necessary, to be able to protect or delete the messages received by the pager.
  • At least one ball emerging partially of the middle part of the timepiece said ball being capable of being rolled manually in a first direction by which the messages contained in the memory can at least be displayed one after the other, and in a second direction, substantially perpendicular to the first, by which at least latching, triggering or entering functions in a particular functional mode of the receiver can be chosen, said ball being moreover capable of being pressed manually to against the return force of a spring in a third direction perpendicular to the first two thanks to which the message displayed can at least be erased or protected.
  • FIGS. 1 and 7 are plan views of the first and second embodiments of the pager watch according to the invention.
  • This timepiece includes a timepiece which displays the time of day at least by means of 4 hour and 5 minute hands.
  • the timepiece also includes a pager system, that is to say say a device comprising a receiver of broadcast messages composed of signs and a memory for storing these messages, these receiver and memory making the subject of a description which will be found below.
  • the messages are picked up by an antenna wound around the middle of the case and which appears, in FIGS. 1 and 7, in the form of wires 6. A description of this antenna can be read in the document EP-B-0 339 482 (US-A-4,884,252).
  • the messages appear on a cell 7, formed for example of a liquid crystal.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged representation of said cell.
  • the two embodiments of the watch-pager also include a control device 2 comprising in both cases a ball 1 capable of being actuated manually and the description of which will follow.
  • a sound diffuser 8 of which only the orifice has been shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, makes it possible to signal, among other things, the arrival of a message.
  • the constructive organization of the entire device is described in document EP-A-0 460 526 to which reference may be made for more details.
  • the ball can be maneuvered in three different directions according to a mechanism which will now be explained with the help of Figures 3 and 4.
  • the ball 1 can be rolled manually in a first direction Y, by means of which the messages contained in the memory can at least be displayed one after the other.
  • the ball 1 can also be rolled in a second direction X which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction Y.
  • the manipulation in the direction X makes it possible to choose at least latching, tripping or entry functions in a particular functional mode of the pager receiver.
  • ball 1 as seen in FIG. 4, can be pressed in a third direction Z, perpendicular to the first two X and Y, and against the return force of a spring, direction with which the displayed message can at least be deleted or protected.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged and torn view of the control device 2 shown briefly in Figure 1.
  • This device comprises a ball 1 which rests on four rollers 40, 41, 42 and 43.
  • the rollers 40 and 41 are driven by the ball 1 when the ball is rolled in the Y and X directions respectively.
  • the roller 40 alternately drives first 44 and second 45 conductive strips which come into contact with first E1 and second F1 conductive tracks respectively when the ball is rolled in the first Y direction.
  • roller 41 (not shown in FIG. 4) which alternately drives third 46 and fourth 47 conductive strips which come into contact respectively with third E2 and fourth F2 conductive tracks (not shown in FIG. 4) when the ball is rolled in the second direction X.
  • Each roller 40 and 41 is fitted onto a shaft 48 and 49 respectively.
  • On the shaft 48 is fitted a cam 50 with two stages and on the shaft 49, a cam 51 having two stages also.
  • the cam 50 which is similar to the cam 51, is shown in FIG. 5 which is a section along the line V - V in FIG. 4.
  • the cam 50 has two stages 27 and 28 and a hole 60 intended to receive the shaft 48 connecting the roller 40 to the cam 50.
  • Each of the stages has an oblong section as can be seen in FIG. 5 on the hatched part of the stage 27.
  • the stages 27 and 28 are angularly offset one with respect to to the other about 45 °.
  • the elastic conductive strips 44 and 45 respectively bear on the stages 28 and 27 of the cam 50, so that when the cam is rotated by the roller 40, which itself is driven by the ball 1, the blades 44 and 45 alternately come into contact with the tracks conductive respectively designated by E1 and F1, these tracks being etched on a printed circuit 52.
  • the cam 51 drives in the same way the elastic blades 46 and 47 which alternately come into contact with the conductive tracks E2 and F2 respectively.
  • rollers 42 and 43 shown in FIG. 3 are also driven by the ball, but have no other effect than to present a lifting function for the ball.
  • a spring device (not shown, but which is described for example in document GB-A-2 154 306) acts on the lifting rollers as a return spring so that the ball 1 is pressed at rest, or when it is rolled in the X and Y directions, inside the orifice 53 from which it partially emerges (see Figure 4).
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of the first embodiment of the invention.
  • the control device 2 of the watch-pager is a single ball 1 arranged at 3 o'clock. This ball emerges from the middle part and can be actuated by a finger of the hand in the three different directions described above. This ball could be placed elsewhere than at 3 o'clock, at 6 o'clock for example.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged representation of the display cell referenced 7 in FIG. 1.
  • This cell comprises a zone 85 known as a message and two zones 86 and 87 called indicators.
  • messages appear which can consist of numbers and letters.
  • Each sign comprises an assembly of segments, here a maximum of seven segments.
  • the message can contain a maximum of twelve signs.
  • the indication NEW which signals a new message and remains displayed until it has been acknowledged by a short press on the ball; in 89, the indication FULL which signals that the memory is full; in 90, the indication PROT signaling the message protection function; in 91, the indication LED signaling the erasure function; in 92, the sign Y indicating that the radio coverage is good, therefore that the reception of a message is possible; in 93, the BAT indication indicating that the pager's battery must be changed.
  • the indicator area 87 there is: at 100, a sign indicating that the message has been exceeded on the left of the cell; in 94, the indication OFF signaling that the pager has been triggered; in 95, the indication ON indicating that the pager is engaged; in 96, the indication AUTO indicating that the pager is engaged and triggered automatically; in 97, the TIME indication allowing the internal time of the pager to be adjusted; in 98, the indication MUTE signaling that the pager is in standby state; in 89, a sign indicating that the message has been exceeded on the left of the display cell.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the electronic part of the watch-pager illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the messages picked up by the antenna 6 are received by an RF circuit 64 (for example of the UAA 2033 type from the Philips company) which is connected to a particular circuit 101 by a three-wire bus 102.
  • the particular circuit 101 combines an ordinary microprocessor with a decoder to decode the messages present at the output of the RF circuit 64 (for example of the PCF 5001 type from the company Philips.
  • This particular circuit also includes a watch circuit (for example of the type H 5026 from the company EM Microelectronic-Marin SA) comprising a clock oscillator 67, a frequency divider and a driver driving, via line 77, a stepping motor with two directions of rotation, the axis of the rotor of this motor driving a gear train and 4 and minute 5 hour hands.
  • the decoder is associated with an external EEPROM memory 103 which can be programmed by the two-wire line 104 called programming to signal only the messages intended for this particular pager, having its own radio identification code (RIC) and responding in this case to the radio call code No 1 of the CCIR (based on recommendation CCIR 584-1, Dubrovnik, 1986).
  • a watch circuit for example of the type H 5026 from the company EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
  • the decoder is associated with an external EEPROM memory 103 which can be programmed by the two-wire line 104 called programming to signal only the messages intended for this particular page
  • the particular circuit 101 is connected by a nine-wire bus 105 to the EEPROM memory already mentioned, this memory being associated with another RAM memory.
  • the messages to appear on the liquid crystal display LCD 7 are controlled by a driver 106 itself connected to the circuit 101 by a seven-wire bus 107.
  • an audible warning device or buzzer 8 To the particular circuit 101 is connected an audible warning device or buzzer 8.
  • Blades 44, 45, 46, 47 and 36 are all connected to a common potential Vpp.
  • the RAM memory 103 of FIG. 6 is of a conventional invoice.
  • the messages are stacked one on the other, the oldest at the bottom and the most recent at the top of the stack and a zone without message overcomes the most recent message, this zone presenting a neutral display when it is displayed (see figure 12). Since the RAM memory can only contain a limited number of messages, it is clear that if said memory is full, a new incoming message will cause the loss of the oldest message, if the latter is not protected.
  • the ball can be rolled in other directions than the strict X and Y directions.
  • a discriminator mounted in the electronic circuit will decide which of the two directions should be taken into account, the preponderance being given to the cam 50, 51 which rotates most quickly.
  • a rolling of the ball in the X direction makes it possible to select a function, while a short press makes it possible to validate the chosen function and a long press makes it possible to enter a particular phase or menu.
  • a rolling of the ball in the Y direction makes it possible to pass from one message to another and makes it possible to reach the neutral display.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram explaining the functions of the ball 1 of the watch illustrated in FIG. 1, this diagram illustrating the states of the pager in command mode, these states being indicated by the indicators 94 (OFF) to 98 (MUTE) illustrated in figure 2.
  • the pager By rolling the ball in the Y direction, the pager is brought into standby mode 110 for which the display is neutral. From there, a long press ⁇ is exerted on the ball 1, which will light all the status indicators from OFF (94) to MUTE (98) with the indication OFF flashing. The OFF state can then be validated by exerting a short pressure ⁇ on the ball. The pager then returns to standby position 112 with the OFF indicator lit. If the ON state is desired, a long press ⁇ is exerted on the ball 1, which will light all the status indicators from OFF (94) to MUTE (98) with the indication OFF flashing. Ball 1 is then rolled in the X direction and in the ⁇ direction until the ON 95 indicator flashes.
  • the ON state can then be validated by exerting a short pressure ⁇ on the ball.
  • the pager then returns to standby position 112 with the indication ON lit.
  • the other states AUTO 96, TIME 97 and MUTE 98 can be obtained in the same way, observing that the selection of the state is obtained by rolling the ball in the ⁇ direction until the desired indicator flashes and that the validation of the flashing state is obtained by short pressure on the ball. It is also observed in FIG. 11 that once having reached the MUTE 98 state, one can return to the OFF state 94 passing through all the intermediate states, by turning the crown in the ⁇ direction.
  • Figure 11 also shows that from the OFF state 94, the MUTE state 98 can be reached directly by rolling the ball in the ⁇ direction. Conversely, from the MUTE 98 state, it is possible to return directly to the OFF 94 state by rolling the ball in the ⁇ direction.
  • the purpose of the MUTE 98 state is to put the pager into the standby state, a state for which the messages received are at least stored in the RAM memory, without an audible signal attracting the attention of the pager bearer. a message has arrived. Normally the arrival of a message is visible on the display cell and is accompanied by an audible signal. In the MUTE state, this audible signal is suppressed.
  • the visible signal which is that of the appearance of the message on the display cell, could also be deleted or be materialized only by a serial number.
  • the purpose of the AUTO 96 state is to engage and trigger the pager automatically at times preprogrammed by the pager bearer.
  • the AUTO 96 state By selecting the AUTO 96 state by rolling the ball and confirming this state by short pressing on the same ball, we returns to standby mode 112 with the times programmed by default, that is to say those found in a particular memory fitted to the pager.
  • the way of adjusting the ON TIME 113 switching time and the OFF TIME 114 tripping time which appear on the diagram in FIG. 11 will now be explained with the help of the manipulation program shown in FIG. 16.
  • FIGS. 13, 14, 15 and 16 a long pressure on the ball has been symbolized by a long-tailed arrow, which is equivalent to the symbols ⁇ in Figures 11 and 12.
  • a short pressure on the ball is symbolized in FIGS. 13, 14, 15 and 16 by a short-tailed arrow, which is equivalent to the symbols ⁇ in FIGS. 11 and 12.
  • the ball is manipulated to bring up on the one hand the neutral display and on the other hand the AUTO 96 indicator in the validated state, by proceeding as indicated above.
  • the AUTO indicator will be accompanied by the ON indicator if the time at which these adjustments are made is included in the activation period of the AUTO state. Otherwise the OFF indicator is on.
  • the flashing AUTO 96 state is selected, the flashing state being marked by clear letters AUTO in FIG. 16.
  • the AUTO mode When the AUTO mode is selected, then appear on the display 117 the switch-on (08:00) and switch-off (18:00) hours.
  • a long press is again exerted on the ball 118, which results in entering the AUTO hour setting menu.
  • the switch-on time (08:00) appears alone accompanied by the indication ON.
  • the hours (08) flash.
  • the hours are programmed by rolling 119 ⁇ of the ball.
  • the new programming of hours (07) is validated by pressing 120 on the ball.
  • the validation of hours causes the minutes (00) of the switch-on time to flash.
  • the minutes are programmed by rolling 121 ⁇ of the ball.
  • the new programming of the minutes (00) is validated by pressing 122 on the ball.
  • the validation of the minutes results in the appearance of the trigger time (18:00) with the indication OFF and the flashing of the trigger hours (18).
  • the hours are programmed by rolling 123 ⁇ the ball.
  • the new programming of the hours (19) is validated by pressing 124 on the ball, which causes the minutes (00) of the trigger time to flash.
  • the minutes are programmed by rolling 125 ⁇ of the ball.
  • the new programming of the minutes (00) is validated by pressing 126 on the ball, this validation causing the return to the neutral display 112 with the inscription AUTO and the inscription ON if the time of day is included in the period d 'engagement.
  • the TIME 97 state shown in FIG. 11 aims to set the pager to the time of day for correct operation of the AUTO function.
  • This time setting is carried out as follows, if we also refer to the manipulation program in Figure 15: we have the pager in neutral display with AUTO status on. You enter a phase or command menu by long press 115 on the ball. By rolling the ball in the ⁇ direction, you select the TIME 97 menu, which displays the time of day (2:32 p.m.). A new long press 128 on the ball causes the hours of the day (14) to flash at 183, these hours can then be adjusted by rolling 181 ⁇ the ball, then validated by short pressure 182 on said ball. The validation of the hours results in the flashing of the minutes at 184 which can be adjusted by rolling the ball ⁇ 185 ⁇ then validated by short pressing 129 on the said ball, this validation 129 causing the return to the neutral display 112.
  • the watch-pager of the first embodiment has only one ball as a means of control and adjustment. It is therefore, also by means of this ball, being able to set the hands 4 and 5 of the timepiece.
  • This problem is solved here by using the TIME function which is used to set the time of the pager clock as seen above.
  • the system is arranged in such a way that when the time of day set in steps 183 and 184 shown in FIG. 11 is validated, hands 4 and 5 are automatically aligned with said time of day. So when we return to neutral display 112 by carrying out validation 129, we set the timepiece by the path symbolized by 186.
  • the AUTO state is an accessory function which is not essential for the operation of the watch-pager. In a simplified version of the latter, it may not be present. It will also be mentioned that there is provision for an automatic return to standby mode from any of the selected modes if no manipulation has been carried out for thirty seconds.
  • the functions 94 to 98 are displayed online on the display 7 in FIG. 2. It is therefore logical that the ball is rolled in the horizontal direction X ⁇ to choose the desired function, this ball being rolled in the direction ⁇ if it is a question of returning to the left, or in the direction ⁇ if it is a question of advancing towards the right.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram explaining the functions of the ball 1 of the watch of FIG. 1, this diagram illustrating the states of the pager in message mode.
  • the ball is rolled in the Y direction.
  • a rolling of the ball in the ⁇ 130 direction causes the displayed message to disappear from the cell (for example message n), a older message (message n-1, 142) replacing the disappeared message.
  • a rolling of the ball in the ⁇ 131 direction causes the displayed message to disappear from the cell (for example message n-1), a more recent message (message n) replacing the disappeared message.
  • the memory made up of stacked messages, that is to say arranged in a column, it makes sense to roll the ball in the vertical direction Y to move from one message to another.
  • the protection of a message is carried out as follows. It is assumed that one wishes to protect the message n-2 in FIG. 12, message appearing under the reference 135 in FIG. 13. For this, one exerts a long pressure 136 on the ball, which makes it possible to enter a phase or message processing menu in which the PROT 90 and DEL 91 indicators appear.
  • the PROT 90 protection option is then selected by default. We then select the desired option by bearing 138 ⁇ ball, operation which in fact is not necessary since the PROT indicator is already flashing. Finally, the message protection state is validated by a short press 139 on the ball, a sign P 137 indicating this state. The PROT and DEL indicators have disappeared.
  • the erasure indicated by the term DELETE or DEL, is carried out as follows: it is assumed that one wishes to erase the message n-2 indicated in FIG. 12, message referenced 135 in FIG. 14. For this, pressure is exerted long 136 on the ball, which allows entering a phase or message processing menu where the PROT 90 indicator flashes by default as stated in the previous paragraph.
  • the DEL 91 option is selected by rolling the ball 140 in the ⁇ direction.
  • the LED indicator 91 flashes.
  • the erasing state is validated by a short press 141 on the ball, the message 135 then disappearing from the display cell on which the most recent message n-1, referenced 142. now appears.
  • FIG. 12 also shows that '' from the flashing DELETE option, you can either return to the PROTECT option by rolling ball 143 in the ⁇ direction, or return to message n-2 without being affected by rolling ball 144 in the sense ⁇ .
  • the messages are preceded by a serial number 145.
  • the protected message has a P following the serial number.
  • the pager may include provisions for erasing all unprotected messages on request.
  • CLR ALL To carry out this general erasure symbolized in 150 in figure 12 by CLR ALL, one drives the ball in rolling ⁇ until obtaining the first (oldest) message received 151. From there, one exercises again the rolling ⁇ 152 on the ball to obtain that the cell display CLR ALL, a mode which is confirmed by exerting a long press 153 on the ball. At this moment appears the flashing word YES (yes) referenced par 154. If a short press 155 is exerted on the ball, the CLR ALL function is performed and all unprotected messages are erased at once.
  • FIG. 12 also shows that starting from the YES function 154, a NO 171 function can be substituted by driving the ball in the direction 172 ⁇ . If the NO 171 function is validated by short pressure 173 on the ball, we return to CLR ALL without general deletion. Note that from display NO 171 you can return to YES 154 by driving the ball in the direction 174 ⁇ .
  • FIG. 7 is a plan view of the second embodiment of the pager watch according to the invention.
  • this second mode comprises, in addition to the control device 2 by the ball 1, a second device 3 for control by a crown 10.
  • the ball is preferably located at 6 o'clock but could be located elsewhere.
  • the crown 10 is preferably located at 3 o'clock.
  • the pager part of the watch-pager is controlled by the ball 1 according to programs identical to those described in connection with the first embodiment.
  • the timepiece part which indicates the time of day by means of hands 4 and 5 is controlled by the crown 10.
  • the pager part of the diagram in FIG. 10 is similar to what has been described above except for the circuit 69 which only includes the microprocessor and the decoder present in the circuit 101 of FIG. 6.
  • Au circuit 69 is associated with the ball control device 2 which behaves as described with regard to the first embodiment. There is therefore no reason to return to it here.
  • the timepiece part of the diagram in FIG. 10 is completely separate from the pager part and is controlled for it alone by means of the device 3 comprising a crown-stem which acts on a watch circuit 75 equipped with a clean oscillator 76 and driving a stepping motor via line 77, this motor driving hands 4 and 5 of the watch.
  • the circuit shown 75 may be the same as that associated with the circuit 101 in FIG. 6 and described in connection with this FIG. 6.
  • control device 3 which is illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9.
  • the crown rod 3 of FIG. 8 comprises a rod proper 9 on which is fitted a crown 10.
  • the rod is shown in the neutral or pushed position. It can be pulled axially.
  • On the crown 10 a rotation movement can be exerted.
  • the rod 9 slides in an opening 11 made in the middle part 12 of the housing and in a hole 13 made in a bent element 14.
  • the rod has a groove 15 in which takes place a lining 16.
  • the rod has yet another groove 17 in which is adjusted a rocker 18 secured to a pin 19.
  • the rod comprises a square 20 capable of sliding in a sliding pinion 21 retained axially in place by the bent element 14 and by another fixed bent element 22. It is recognized again in FIGS. 8 and 9, elements described in document EP-A-0 460 526 already cited, namely the plate 23, the dial 24, the first crystal 25 and the second crystal 26.
  • the sliding pinion 21 comprises two stages 80 and 81 and a hole 61 intended to receive the square 20 of the rod 9. Each of the stages is shaped as described with regard to the stage cam 50 of FIG. 5. As seen on the FIG. 8 and in FIG. 9, which is a plan view from below in FIG. 8, elastic conductive blades 29 and 30 press respectively on stages 80 and 81 of the sliding pinion 21, so that when the sliding pinion is driven in rotation by the rod, these blades 29 and 30 alternately come into contact with conductive tracks respectively designated by A and B, these tracks being etched on a printed circuit 31. Whatever the axial position of the rod, the sliding pinion 21 remains in place and there is always contact of the blade 29 on track A and of the blade 30 on track B, these contacts taking place alternately, as already said.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 also show that the rod mechanism comprises a switch 32 formed by a conductive blade 33 capable of coming into contact with a conductive track C formed on the printed circuit 31.
  • the blade 33 is driven by the pin 19 and comes into contact with the tracks C thus closing the switch 32.
  • the pulled position is that of setting the time of the timepiece, while the pushed position has no effect on it.
  • the switch 32 is closed and if the crown 10 is rotated, the first 29 and second 30 conductive strips are driven alternately to come into contact with the first A and second B conductive tracks respectively.
  • a rotation of the crown at an angular speed lower than a determined speed allows the correction step by step, in more or less, of the indication of the minutes according to the direction of rotation of the crown, while a rotation of the crown at an angular speed greater than said determined speed allows rapid correction, in more or less, of the indication of the hours by whole time zones according to the direction of rotation of the crown.
  • the means used for these corrections are described in detail in the document CH-A-643,427 (US-A-4,398,831), these means being included in the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the correction of the time zone takes as reference the real time which runs from the activation in the pulled position of the crown, means being used to cancel all corrections of the minutes step by step which would have preceded the correction of the time zone, as described in document EP-B-0 175 961 (US-A-4,620,797).
  • blades 29, 30 and 33 are one and the same element having a common base 37. These blades are cut from a metal sheet, then folded to the square with regard to the blade 33. The three blades are therefore connected to the same electrical potential, ie Vpp as shown in the diagram in FIG. 10.
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