EP1431847A1 - Dispositif électronique portable, notamment pièce d'horlogerie, comprenant une antenne formée d'une bobine de grand diamètre - Google Patents
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- EP1431847A1 EP1431847A1 EP02080691A EP02080691A EP1431847A1 EP 1431847 A1 EP1431847 A1 EP 1431847A1 EP 02080691 A EP02080691 A EP 02080691A EP 02080691 A EP02080691 A EP 02080691A EP 1431847 A1 EP1431847 A1 EP 1431847A1
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- the present invention relates to a portable electronic device, in particular a timepiece, equipped with a communication antenna formed by a large diameter coil relative to the dimensions of the housing of this device electronic.
- the antenna communication is preferably placed in the upper region of the housing, i.e. on the side of the display means and / or of the glass covering these display means.
- the antenna coil is formed of several turns of a diameter of the order of magnitude of the case of the part watchmaking.
- a digital display is formed by a cell LCD.
- the dimensions of this LCD cell are provided for the order of magnitude of the opening defined by the housing for the means display.
- the solution to integrate the antenna coil into a telescope poses a double problem.
- this requires having a telescope forming at least partly a separate element from the middle to easily allow the introduction of the coil into this telescope.
- Such an arrangement therefore does not allow hardly to realize a middle-bezel of the same piece. Therefore, the price of case is increased, the assembly of this case being more difficult and requiring some precautions due to the integration of the antenna coil in the telescope.
- such an arrangement limits the realization of the upper part of the housing. In Indeed, the dimensions of the housing in its upper part can hardly be reduced due to the telescope inside which a coil is arranged antenna.
- An object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a watch equipped with an antenna for communication ensuring very good reception and / or transmission of signals electromagnetic and having a large digital display.
- the object of the invention is to provide a device portable electronic wrist with digital display and antenna coil high efficiency that can be easily assembled to the portable device while limiting the size.
- the present invention relates to a portable electronic device, in particular a timepiece, comprising an electronic movement formed a printed circuit board electrically connecting at least one circuit electronics, a digital display cell and a formed communication antenna of a coil having at least one turn, this coil having two ends of electrical connections, characterized in that said display cell extends above of said wafer, and in that said coil is arranged on the side of the upper surface of this display cell.
- the two ends of the antenna are electrically connected to said plate by means of two connection forming two male plugs and two corresponding female plugs.
- connection members are formed respectively by two elastically deformable blades.
- the two organs of connection are fixed on a support arranged under the coil and having two areas electrical contact for both ends of the coil.
- the two female plugs are formed by two metallized holes provided in said circuit board printed.
- FIGS. 1 to 5 Using FIGS. 1 to 5, a preferred embodiment will be described below. of the present invention.
- the portable electronic device in this case the timepiece 2 partially shown in Figure 5, includes a printed circuit board 4 forming a main support for the electronic movement 6 fitted to the wristwatch 2.
- the electronic movement 6 forms a module compact and unitary that can be integrated into various electronic devices portable comprising a communication antenna capable of transmitting and / or receive electromagnetic signals.
- Box 8 is supplied only as a example. This example demonstrates one of the advantages of the invention, namely that it is without other possibility of arranging the electronic movement 6 comprising the antenna communication and its electronic circuit in a watch case presenting a middle-bezel formed from a single piece with a compact design.
- the movement 6 further comprises an LCD display cell 10 comprising two substrates 12 and 14 and a polarizing film 16 defining its surface higher.
- Cell 10 covers most of the PCB 4 and presents a relatively large display area. Indeed, as is also apparent in Figure 5, the dimensions of the display area of cell 10 defined substantially by the film 16 are of the same order of magnitude as the dimensions of the box 8 in the plane defined by this film 16.
- an antenna coil 20 is arranged on the surface side upper 22 of the cell 10. More specifically, the coil 20 is arranged on the LCD cell 10 and covers the peripheral region of the film 16.
- a support 24 of relatively small dimension is arranged under the coil 20 at the periphery of the latter.
- Support 24 has on the side opposite the coil 20 two electrical contact pads 26 and 28.
- the coil 20 is formed of several turns (not shown) and has two ends 30 and 31 respectively welded to the two areas 26 and 28.
- Two members 32 and 33 for electrical connection to the wafer 4 are arranged on the support 24 so as to be respectively electrically connected to the two tracks 26 and 28.
- the two members 32 and 33 define two male plugs.
- the two members 32 and 33 have each an elastically deformable blade 34, 35 having an ellipsoidal shape. These two blades rise from the substrate 24 perpendicular to the latter.
- the substrate 24 and the two blades 34 and 35 are shown after assembly of the module shown in Figure 2 to the module formed by the wafer 4 and the cell 10.
- the Figure 3 differs from Figure 1 only in the representation of the coil 20 arranged on the side of the upper surface of cell 10.
- connection members 32 and 33 extend in the region display cell 10 device, perpendicular to the surface upper 22 of this cell.
- the two blades 34 and 35 forming the organs of connection pass through two metallized holes 40 and 41 provided in the plate 4. These holes 40 and 41 define two female plugs.
- the blades 34 and 35 exert a radial pressure on the lateral surface of the holes 40 and 41 so as to ensure a good electrical connection between the antenna coil 20 and the electronic circuit 44 of the communication unit arranged in the portable device according to the invention.
- This unit 44 is electrically connected to the metallized walls of the holes 40 and 41 by two conductive tracks 46 and 47.
- a separate electronic circuit 50 of the electronic unit 44 is provided for controlling the digital display of the cell 10.
- Circuit board 4 printed forms a base on which cell 10 is arranged.
- the latter is electrically connected to the underside of the wafer 4 by a flexible connector.
- the module shown in Figure 2 comprising the coil 20 and the two bodies connection 32 and 33, is easily assembled to movement 6. Just place the blades 34 and 35 in front of holes 40 and 41 and to exert on the reel a certain pressure at the location of the support 24.
- the electrical connection between the coil and the printed circuit board 4 is thus carried out without difficulty, according to the principle of electrical outlet, without the need for soldering or other means of connection subsequent electric.
- the antenna module of Figure 2 can be easily disassembled if necessary.
- the antenna 20 located in the upper region of the room watchmaking, i.e. on the side of the glass covering the digital display, is therefore quickly and efficiently connected to the plate 4 carrying the circuits and units which is arranged on the other side of cell 10, that is to say on the side of the case back 8.
- the movement 6 equipped with a coil antenna and its electronic communication unit form a device compact with a coil arranged directly on the periphery of the surface LCD cell display.
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- la figure 1 est une vue partielle d'un premier mode de réalisation d'un dispositif électronique portable selon l'invention;
- la figure 2 est une vue schématique d'une bobine d'antenne associée à deux organes de connexion électrique selon l'invention;
- la figure 3 est une vue en perspective du dispositif de la figure 1 complétée de la bobine d'antenne de la figure 2;
- la figure 4 est une vue schématique de la surface inférieure d'une plaquette principale de circuit imprimé du premier mode de réalisation, et
- la figure 5 est une vue de dessus en perspective d'une pièce d'horlogerie équipée d'un mouvement électronique à affichage digital tel que représenté à la figure 3 mais sans la bobine d'antenne.
Claims (5)
- Dispositif électronique portable (2), notamment pièce d'horlogerie, comprenant un mouvement électronique (6) formé d'une plaquette de circuits imprimés (4) reliant électriquement au moins un circuit électronique (44, 50), une cellule d'affichage digital (10) et une antenne de communication formée d'une bobine (20) ayant au moins une spire, cette bobine présentant deux extrémités (30, 31 ), caractérisé en ce que ladite cellule d'affichage s'étend au-dessus de ladite plaquette et en ce que ladite bobine est agencée du côté de la surface supérieure (22) de cette cellule d'affichage, les deux extrémités de ladite bobine étant reliées électriquement à ladite plaquette par l'intermédiaire de deux organes de connexion (32, 33) formant deux fiches mâles et de deux fiches femelles (40, 41) correspondantes.
- Dispositif électronique portable selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les deux organes de connexion électrique sont formés respectivement par deux lames élastiquement déformables (34, 35).
- Dispositif électronique selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les deux lames ont chacune une forme ellipsoïdale.
- Dispositif électronique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les deux organes de connexion sont fixés sur un support (24) présentant deux plages de contact électrique (26, 28) reliées respectivement à ces deux organes, les deux extrémités de ladite bobine étant reliées électriquement à ces deux plages, et en ce que lesdites deux fiches femelles sont formées par deux trous métallisés (40, 41) prévus dans ladite plaquette (4).
- Dispositif électronique selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que ledit support est fixé rigidement sous ladite bobine, les deux organes de connexion s'étendant à la périphérie de ladite cellule d'affichage (10) perpendiculairement à ladite surface supérieure (22) de cette dernière.
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EP02080691A EP1431847B1 (fr) | 2002-12-16 | 2002-12-16 | Dispositif électronique portable, notamment pièce d'horlogerie, comprenant une antenne formée d'une bobine de grand diamètre |
DE60217373T DE60217373T2 (de) | 2002-12-16 | 2002-12-16 | Tragbares elektronisches Gerät, insbesondere Uhr, mit einer Antenne, die aus einer Spule mit grossem Diameter gebildet ist |
US10/735,825 US7091916B2 (en) | 2002-12-16 | 2003-12-16 | Portable electronic device, in particular a timepiece, comprising an antenna formed by a large-diameter coil |
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EP02080691A EP1431847B1 (fr) | 2002-12-16 | 2002-12-16 | Dispositif électronique portable, notamment pièce d'horlogerie, comprenant une antenne formée d'une bobine de grand diamètre |
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US5768217A (en) * | 1996-05-14 | 1998-06-16 | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | Antennas and their making methods and electronic devices or timepieces with the antennas |
JP2000056045A (ja) * | 1998-08-04 | 2000-02-25 | Casio Comput Co Ltd | 受信装置および受信機能付き腕時計 |
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