EP0603721A1 - Uhr mit einer ein elektromagnetisches Signal aussendenden Antenne - Google Patents

Uhr mit einer ein elektromagnetisches Signal aussendenden Antenne Download PDF

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EP0603721A1
EP0603721A1 EP93120193A EP93120193A EP0603721A1 EP 0603721 A1 EP0603721 A1 EP 0603721A1 EP 93120193 A EP93120193 A EP 93120193A EP 93120193 A EP93120193 A EP 93120193A EP 0603721 A1 EP0603721 A1 EP 0603721A1
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Lucas Barroso
Peirre-André Farine
Minh-Tam Diep
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece

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  • the present invention relates to a timepiece comprising an antenna for transmitting an electromagnetic signal.
  • Timepieces of this type which are produced in the form of a wristwatch, are generally intended for the remote control of a device, such as for example lighting means, or even such as locking and unlocking means, in particular of a residential door or a motor vehicle.
  • a device such as for example lighting means, or even such as locking and unlocking means, in particular of a residential door or a motor vehicle.
  • the device to be controlled is provided with a station for receiving the signal emitted by the wearer of the timepiece.
  • This receiving station processes the received signal, here in a binary form, and controls organs, either essentially electrical or electromechanical, such as a contact or a transducer to trigger or activate a lamp or a bolt.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks by providing a timepiece comprising an antenna for transmitting an electromagnetic signal which is of the lowest volume possible and which is insensitive to any internal or external influence.
  • the subject of the present invention is a timepiece of the type comprising a box, a time movement housed inside said box, and means for transmitting an electromagnetic signal comprising electronic supply means. of the signal and at least one transmitting antenna coupled to said electronic means, this part being characterized in that said antenna is formed on a first face of a support plate of essentially planar shape, arranged inside said box, this antenna consisting of a thin metal layer deposited on said face of the support plate.
  • the electronic means for supplying the signal are also mounted on said support plate.
  • the electronic means for supplying the signal are arranged on the face of the support plate on which the antenna is formed.
  • the antenna is produced by photolithographic etching of an electrically conductive layer deposited on said face of the support plate.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 a timepiece according to the invention will be described below, represented here by the general reference 1.
  • the timepiece 1 conventionally comprises a box 2 made for example of a plastic material, by a conventional injection technique.
  • the part 1 also comprises a horometric movement 4 which is housed inside the box 2 and which is here mechanically coupled to indicators 6 and 8 formed respectively by a minute hand and by an hour hand.
  • the part 1 is made watertight by the provision of a lens 10 fixedly mounted on the box 2, in a conventional manner, for example by a gluing or ultrasonic welding technique.
  • the part 1 is further provided with means for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, these means comprising electronic means for supplying a signal, referenced 12, and at least one transmitting antenna 14, coupled to the electronic means 12.
  • the electronic means 12 for supplying the signal are shown in more detail in FIG. 3 and will be described later.
  • the antenna 14 is constituted by two branches 14a and 14b each having a partially circular shape, these branches 14a and 14b being respectively connected, at one of their ends , referenced 14c, to electrical connection tracks 16a and 16b. These branches 14a and 14b are also connected to each other, at their other end referenced 14d, by a loop 18.
  • the antenna 14 is formed, here directly, on a first face 20a of a support plate 20 of essentially planar shape, disposed inside the box 2 and locked in the latter, on the one hand, against a shoulder 22 formed directly in the box 2, and on the other hand, by the free end, not referenced, of the glass 10.
  • the support plate 20 which is made of an insulating material, such as epoxy, has an outer contour which corresponds substantially to that formed by the upper cavity 24 formed in the box 2 for the arrangement of the 8 and 8 hour hands, respectively. minutes 6, and for embedding the glass 10.
  • the support plate 20 therefore has a circular contour, and it is pierced in its center with an orifice 20c allowing the passage of the barrels, not referenced, of the needles 6 and 8.
  • the support plate 20 which has a shape of thin pellet (about 0.35 mm thick), is similar in shape to a dial, and it is likely to be placed in the box in place of the latter, as shown in this embodiment. realization, or under it (not shown).
  • the antenna 14 is produced by a thin metal layer deposited on the face 20a of the support plate 20.
  • the electronic means 12 for supplying the signal are also mounted on the support plate 20 , and are anchored on the face 20a of this plate.
  • the electronic means 12 for supplying the signal are arranged on the face of the support plate 20 on which the antenna 14 is formed. In another embodiment, not shown, these electronic means 12 are integrated into the movement 4.
  • the antenna 14 is produced by photolithographic etching of an electroconductive layer, such as a copper layer covered with a gold deposit, this layer being deposited on the face 20a of the support plate 20.
  • an electroconductive layer such as a copper layer covered with a gold deposit
  • These etching techniques also called structuring of thin or not very thick layers (less than a millimeter) deposited on a substrate, such as the plate 20, are conventional in themselves, and will not be described here in more detail.
  • connection tracks 16a and 16b are provided on the support plate 20, in the same layer as that forming the antenna 14, therefore over the same thickness. These electrical connection tracks 16a and 16b provide an electrical connection between the antenna 14 and the electronic means 12 for supplying the signal.
  • the support plate 20 is, in this embodiment, placed directly above the movement 4.
  • the antenna 14 extends in a curved fashion along the periphery of the support plate 20, and in particular along the periphery of the cavity 24 of the box 2, outside the movement 4.
  • the face 20a of the support plate 20 is oriented opposite the movement 4. More particularly, this support plate 20 here acts directly as a dial.
  • the antenna 14 as well as the electronic means 12 for supplying the signal are arranged around the movement 4 outside and outside of it, in an annular housing 26 provided for this purpose in the box 2
  • the antenna 14 and the electronic means 12 for supplying the signal are therefore arranged outside the surface or frontal projection of the movement 4, so that in the axial direction there is no possible interference between the movement 4 and the means 12, 14 for transmitting the electromagnetic signal.
  • the part 1 further comprises a capacitive plane 30 which is formed on a second face 20b of the support plate 20, this face 20b being opposite to the first face 20a on which the antenna is formed 14.
  • the capacitive plane 30 is constituted by a set of streaks 32, two of which have only been referenced here. These ridges 32 are arranged adjacent to each other and converge, in this embodiment, towards the center of the support plate 20, that is to say towards the orifice 20c for passage of the needle barrels. 6 and 8.
  • the ridges 32 forming the capacitive plane 30 are formed on the second face 20b of the support plate 20 by the same photolitic deposition and structuring technique as the antenna 14, in a thin electroconductive layer of the same nature.
  • the capacitive plane 30 is arranged in line with the antenna 14, so that it covers it almost entirely.
  • the capacitive plane 30 provides effective protection against parasitic capacitances, due for example to the bringing together of the user's free hand towards the timepiece, in particular during the actuation of the means 12, 14 for transmitting the electromagnetic signal.
  • the capacitive plane 30 being formed on the visible upper face 20b of the support plate 20 forming a dial, this capacitive plane 30 also constitutes patterns of an ornamental nature.
  • the antenna 14 has an extension which is formed by a track 36 electrically connected to the so-called lower layer forming the antenna 14 and which is formed, in the vicinity of the center of the support plate 20, on the second face 20b forming here upper face.
  • the track 36 therefore crosses the support plate 20 via a metallization and an orifice, not shown, to come into contact with the layer forming the antenna 14 on the face 20a, here forming the underside.
  • a ground plane 38, electrically connected to the movement 4, is further provided on the upper face 20b, in the vicinity of the capacitive plane 30.
  • the circuit 12 comprises two supply lines 40a and 40b respectively (here positive and negative respectively) constituted by electrical connection wires connected to an electrical supply, not shown, of movement 4.
  • the electronic means 12 also include a transmitter logic circuit 42 connected between the two supply lines 40a and 40b respectively.
  • the transmitting logic circuit 42 receives, from a line 44 likewise connected to a time base not shown of the time movement 4, a clock signal calibrated on a frequency, such as for example 32 kHz.
  • the rod in the form of a switch, is connected to the supply line 40b, upstream from the connection point between the transmitter logic circuit 42 and the supply line 40b.
  • a first resistor 46 which is itself connected to the base of a transistor 48.
  • connection between the resistor 46 and the transistor 48 forms an intermediate line 50. Between this line 50 and the supply line 40b are respectively connected, on the one hand, a resistor 52 and, on the other hand, a capacitor 54. A second capacitor, referenced 56, is in turn connected between the two supply lines 40a and 40b.
  • a third capacitor 58 is connected between the two electrical connections 16a and 16b of the antenna 14.
  • the first electrical connection 16a of the antenna 14 is therefore connected between the first supply line 40a and the capacitor 58, while the second connection track 16b is connected between capacitor 58 and the collector of transistor 48.
  • the emitter of transistor 48 is in turn connected to the second supply line 40b via a resistor 60.
EP93120193A 1992-12-23 1993-12-15 Uhr mit einer ein elektromagnetisches Signal aussendenden Antenne Expired - Lifetime EP0603721B1 (de)

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CH03934/92A CH686107B5 (fr) 1992-12-23 1992-12-23 Pièce d'horlogerie comportant une antenne d'émission d'un signal électromagnétique.
CH3934/92 1992-12-23

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US5367502A (en) 1994-11-22
CH686107GA3 (fr) 1996-01-15
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