EP1666992A1 - Uhr mit einer leuchtenden Dekoration - Google Patents

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EP1666992A1
EP1666992A1 EP04028559A EP04028559A EP1666992A1 EP 1666992 A1 EP1666992 A1 EP 1666992A1 EP 04028559 A EP04028559 A EP 04028559A EP 04028559 A EP04028559 A EP 04028559A EP 1666992 A1 EP1666992 A1 EP 1666992A1
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Pascal Winkler
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Asulab AG
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Priority to EP04028559A priority Critical patent/EP1666992A1/de
Priority to PCT/EP2005/055929 priority patent/WO2006058835A2/fr
Priority to AT05816121T priority patent/ATE396435T1/de
Priority to EP05803063A priority patent/EP1820071B1/de
Priority to DE602005006614T priority patent/DE602005006614D1/de
Priority to ES05803063T priority patent/ES2307212T3/es
Priority to ES05811148T priority patent/ES2307216T3/es
Priority to JP2007543820A priority patent/JP2008522173A/ja
Priority to DE602005006613T priority patent/DE602005006613D1/de
Priority to US11/720,790 priority patent/US7839726B2/en
Priority to JP2007543822A priority patent/JP2008522175A/ja
Priority to US11/720,797 priority patent/US7883255B2/en
Priority to CNB200580046962XA priority patent/CN100487605C/zh
Priority to ES05816121T priority patent/ES2307220T3/es
Priority to KR1020077013836A priority patent/KR101157296B1/ko
Priority to EP05811148A priority patent/EP1820070B1/de
Priority to KR1020077013839A priority patent/KR101152535B1/ko
Priority to JP2007543821A priority patent/JP5004802B2/ja
Priority to PCT/EP2005/055928 priority patent/WO2006058834A2/fr
Priority to KR1020077013837A priority patent/KR101174535B1/ko
Priority to CN2005800468557A priority patent/CN101103317B/zh
Priority to CN2010102338419A priority patent/CN101916065B/zh
Priority to AT05811148T priority patent/ATE394713T1/de
Priority to DE602005007057T priority patent/DE602005007057D1/de
Priority to IN2367CHN2007 priority patent/IN266781B/en
Priority to PCT/EP2005/055930 priority patent/WO2006058836A2/fr
Priority to EP05816121A priority patent/EP1820069B1/de
Priority to AT05803063T priority patent/ATE394715T1/de
Priority to US11/720,804 priority patent/US7883256B2/en
Priority to CNB2005800468561A priority patent/CN100487608C/zh
Priority to TW094140973A priority patent/TWI380140B/zh
Priority to TW094140970A priority patent/TWI368833B/zh
Priority to TW094140969A priority patent/TWI369592B/zh
Publication of EP1666992A1 publication Critical patent/EP1666992A1/de
Priority to HK08103091.4A priority patent/HK1113832A1/xx
Priority to HK08103087.0A priority patent/HK1113828A1/xx
Priority to HK08103092.3A priority patent/HK1113833A1/xx
Priority to HK11105154.8A priority patent/HK1151108A1/xx
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • 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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/30—Illumination of dials or hands
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • G—PHYSICS
    • 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
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
    • G04B45/0015—Light-, colour-, line- or spot-effects caused by or on stationary parts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G9/00—Visual time or date indication means
    • G04G9/0023—Visual time or date indication means by light valves in general
    • G04G9/0029—Details
    • G04G9/0035—Details constructional
    • G04G9/0041—Illumination devices

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  • the present invention relates to a timepiece comprising a box closed by an ice and inside which is housed an optical device for forming a figurative image visible through said ice.
  • Timepieces of this type are known from the prior art.
  • patent application EP 0 786 685 A1 filed on January 16, 1997 in the name of SMH Management Services AG, describes a timepiece comprising a device for displaying a colored decorative pattern.
  • This document provides for the implementation of an optical valve located between a film on which is printed the decorative pattern and the ice of the timepiece. When the optical valve is not supplied with electrical energy, it appears black while when it is powered, it becomes transparent thus making visible the decorative pattern.
  • the optical valve is preferably made in the form of a liquid crystal cell carrying transparent electrodes on each of its main faces allowing the polarization of the liquid crystals.
  • the deposition of the electrodes on the faces of the cell uses a method whose costs are not negligible, particularly if the optical system is intended to be implemented on a device for the general public at low cost.
  • such an optical system has a significant complexity in terms of electrical connections as regards the power supply of the liquid crystal control electrodes.
  • the main object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art by providing a device, in particular for a timepiece, enabling the display of a decorative motif whose implementation can be carried out at a lower cost. .
  • the invention provides in particular a timepiece of the type mentioned above characterized in that the optical device comprises a first optical guide having two extended faces and at least one lateral face, a plurality of extractors being formed in one of the extended faces, each of the extractors having predefined geometric characteristics including at least one reflection surface.
  • the optical device according to the present invention further comprises at least one light source arranged facing the side face in a predefined direction to emit light inside the optical guide and cooperate with the reflection surfaces to form the image. figurative defined directly according to the geometric characteristics of the extractors, by reflection of the light on the reflection surfaces.
  • the optical extractors each comprise at least one refractive surface, as an extraction surface of the light, in place of the reflection surface.
  • the optical guide according to the present invention can be disposed on the dial of the timepiece, can perform the function of a dial, alternatively, or be made directly in the ice of the timepiece.
  • the light source is disposed at the periphery of the box so as not to be visible through the ice, for obvious aesthetic reasons.
  • the timepiece according to the invention has an attractive display for its wearer because the decorative pattern, or figurative image, thus obtained is light when the light source is powered, while the optical guide is almost invisible when the light source is not powered.
  • the formation of a multicolored figurative image can be provided by the implementation of a plurality of groups or networks of extractors in the optical guide, each group of extractors being associated with its own light source.
  • the different groups of extractors may be arranged in different regions of the optical guide or may be interwoven in the same region. It is possible to provide, alternatively or additionally, the superposition of two or more optical guides, each of the optical guides carrying at least one group of extractors.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show schematic views respectively in perspective and in section of an optical guide 1 according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a possible arrangement of the optical guide 1 in a timepiece, namely between the dial 2 and the hands of the hours 3 and minutes 4.
  • the dial 2 and the hands 3 and 4 are conventional type, the dial 2 bearing indexes 5 to indicate the position of the hours.
  • the dial and the optical guide each comprise a central opening 6, respectively 7, to allow the passage of the drive means of the needles 3 and 4, that is to say the hour wheel and the roadway (not shown in Figure 1 for the sake of clarity).
  • the optical guide 1 operates in collaboration with three diodes 8, identical or, possibly, of different colors, in order to form a visible figurative image above the dial 2 of the part watchmaking.
  • a single diode 8 is sufficient to form, in association with a network of optical extractors as described below, a figurative image.
  • the optical coupling between the light beam emitted by each of the diodes 8 with the optical guide 1 is performed through an input surface 9.
  • the input surfaces 9 each have substantially the shape of a portion of the cylinder shell, so that the beams emitted by the diodes are refracted at the entrance into the optical guide.
  • the angular aperture of each of the light beams is increased to cover most of the surface of the light guide.
  • the optical guide 1 has two main extended faces 10 and 11, shown in Figure 1 substantially disk-shaped for illustrative non-limiting, connected to one another by a side face 12 in the general shape of a ring.
  • the input surfaces 9 of the light are formed in the lateral surface 12.
  • FIG. 2 The principle of operation of the optical system described in relation to FIG. 1 is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 2, in which the optical guide 1 is shown alone in a cross-sectional view, along a plane intersecting one of the diodes 8.
  • the optical guide 1 comprises a plurality of optical extractors 19, only one of which is visible in FIG. 2, formed on the extended face 11 situated on the side of the dial 2.
  • the optical extractors 19, each of which has at least one reflection surface 20, are distributed along a predefined network on the extended face 11, such a network being defined to correspond to a precise figurative image, as explained below.
  • the reflection surface 20 has a normal (n) oriented to face the corresponding diode 8, with a certain predefined angle. Thus, a certain proportion of the light beams emitted by the diode 8 falls on the reflection surface 20, either in direct incidence or after one or more prior reflections on at least one of the extended faces 10 and 11.
  • the proportion of the light beams that interact with the reflection surface 20 can be adjusted according to certain geometrical parameters of a given extractor, in particular as a function of the distance separating the diode 8 from the reflection surface 20 and the height of the reflection. the optical extractor 19 with respect to the thickness of the optical guide 1. The skilled person will not encounter any particular difficulty to adapt these parameters according to his needs.
  • all the optical extractors intended to form a predefined figurative image, have the same angle with respect to the extended face. 11.
  • Such a characteristic has the consequence that the light beams falling on the reflection surfaces 20 are all deviated in the same direction.
  • each reflection surface 20 of the grating gives rise to the formation of a reflected light beam.
  • the set of reflected light beams forms a network of light beams giving rise to a figurative image in a given direction.
  • the angle between the reflection surface 20 and the extended face 11 is substantially 45 degrees, resulting in the formation of a figurative image in a direction substantially perpendicular to the extended face.
  • the wearer of the timepiece according to the present invention can see a bright image when looking at the dial in a substantially normal direction, provided of course that the diodes 8 are supplied with electrical energy.
  • the invention is not limited to the formation of a figurative image in a direction perpendicular to the dial.
  • the direction of formation of the figurative image is adjusted by the angle that the reflection surface forms with respect to the incident light beams, the normal (n) of the reflection surface corresponding to the bisector of the diode directions.
  • the optical guide 1 can be made of any material having the required qualities, including in particular the transparency vis-à-vis the propagation of light, especially in the visible range.
  • the optical waveguide can be made of a plastic material of the PMMA type, by injection, by replication, or by any other suitable method, the advantages of these solutions residing mainly in the ease of the corresponding manufacturing processes and in the lower part. cost price of the product obtained.
  • the reflection surfaces 20 constitute a set of pixels for forming a figurative image. Therefore, the smaller the reflective surfaces, the better the resolution and therefore the image quality.
  • the reflection surface 20 may have various shapes, planar or curved to modulate the shape of the reflected beam and make it slightly divergent, for example.
  • the optical extractors belonging to the same network have at least one common geometrical characteristic, namely that the normal to the reflection surface is contained in a plane which is both perpendicular to the optical waveguide 1 and to the surface of the light. corresponding entry 9.
  • This characteristic schematically in FIG. 1 ensures that the extraction of light is optimal, which is more advantageous from the point of view of the electrical energy consumption of the timepiece in which the luminous decoration of the present invention is set. implemented.
  • the light sources emit light radiation of different respective colors, each of these sources being associated with its own network of optical extractors.
  • each of the three optical extractor networks may be arranged in a region of the optical guide 1 located near the diode 8 associated therewith, as shown diagrammatically in FIG.
  • each of the three networks is extended over a large part of the total surface of the optical waveguide, the latter possibly being interlaced.
  • An exemplary figurative image obtained with such a configuration is described below, in connection with the detailed description of Figures 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d.
  • Figures 3a to 3c schematically represent the figurative image formed by each of three networks of optical extractors cooperating with a given light source.
  • the timepiece corresponding to the diagrams of FIG. 3 comprises three diodes 8 arranged substantially opposite the 6 o'clock positions (reference 8a in FIG. 3), 2 o'clock (reference 8b) and 10 o'clock (reference 8c).
  • FIG. 3a represents the figurative image formed, as it appears to the wearer of the timepiece according to the present invention, when the diode 8a is powered to emit light in the direction of the network associated therewith.
  • FIGS. 3b and 3c represent the figurative images respectively formed during operation of the diodes 8b and 8c.
  • FIG. 3d represents the multicolored figurative image formed when the three diodes 8a, 8b and 8c are simultaneously powered.
  • the electronic circuits of the watch according to the present invention can be programmed in such a way that the three diodes 8a, 8b and 8c are powered simultaneously in response to the activation of a control member by the user.
  • the corresponding function has an interest beyond the simple aesthetic contribution, in that the formed figurative image is bright and can therefore allow the wearer of the watch to locate the position of the hands while he is in a dark environment.
  • the electronic circuits of the watch can be programmed so that the diodes 8a, 8b and 8c are fed sequentially in response to a different activation of the control member or in response to the activation of an additional control member. It is understood that the present invention is not limited to the nature and modes of operation of the or control members.
  • the three diodes are fed simultaneously in response to shock detected by an accelerometer arranged in the watch.
  • the display of the first figurative image of the animation has been schematized, obtained by the collaboration of the light beams emitted by the first diode 8a with a first network of optical extractors.
  • the wearer of the watch can see a luminous figurative image symbolizing the trail left by rockets during a firework from the top of the dial.
  • the display of the second figurative image of the animation obtained by the collaboration of the light beams emitted by the second diode 8b with a second network of optical extractors, has been schematized.
  • the wearer of the watch can see a luminous figurative image symbolizing the main explosions of the rockets fired in the first stage of the fireworks.
  • the display of the third figurative image of the animation has been schematized, obtained by the collaboration of the light beams emitted by the third diode 8c with a third network of optical extractors.
  • the wearer of the watch can see a luminous figurative image symbolizing secondary explosions of rockets.
  • the wearer of the watch can view the fire of a fireworks followed by two sets of explosions.
  • two networks of optical extractors can be arranged on the same waveguide, for which the reflection directions of the light beams are different.
  • the two directions of reflection have an angle between them such that the two images formed constitute a stereogram when the observer places his eyes at a given distance above the optical guide.
  • FIG 4 An example of a particular embodiment is shown in Figure 4, schematically, in the form of a partial cross section of a timepiece incorporating a display device of a light pattern according to the present invention.
  • it is intended to drive an optical guide in a rotational movement about the drive axis of the hour and minute hands.
  • the timepiece 40 electromechanical comprises a bottom-middle 41, closed by a bezel 42 and a mirror 43.
  • a conventional type of electronic movement has been schematized by a block 44 to not clutter the figure.
  • the bottom-middle 41 can be made by plastic injection molding, a central pin 45 being formed integrally with the bottom-middle, the main function of the latter being to wear the roadway 46 and the hour wheel 47 .
  • the roadway and the hour wheel are conventionally connected by means of a timer wheel 48 formed of a timer gear 49 and a timer wheel 50.
  • a dial 2 is surmounted by an optical guide 51 similar to the optical guide 1 described in connection with the description of Figure 1.
  • the dial and the optical guide can be centered by the central pin 45 and / or maintained in their respective axial positions by conventional means (not shown), for example by resting on shoulders adapted to the middle part.
  • an additional intermediate mobile 52 whose pinion 53 meshes with the timer wheel 50.
  • the optical guide 51 has a shoulder 54 annular and perpendicular to its extended faces, disposed on the periphery of the optical guide and extending towards the movement of the timepiece.
  • the shoulder 54 carries a toothing 55 arranged on its inner surface and intended to mesh with the wheel 56 of the intermediate mobile 52. Because of the kinematic chain implemented between the pavement and the optical guide, the latter can be rotated in the same direction of rotation as the indicator hands (not shown).
  • the diode 8 is intended to have at least one diode 8 in a suitable location of the middle facing the optical guide 51, electrical connection means being provided for connecting the electrical terminals of the diode to the power terminals of the stack (symbolized with reference 57 in Figure 4) used for the power supply of the timepiece.
  • the diode 8 is advantageously arranged in a region of the middle part covered by the bezel to prevent it being visible through the ice of the timepiece.
  • diodes 8 are arranged, respectively, between the 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions, between the 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock positions, between the 7 o'clock and 8 o'clock positions, and between the 10 o'clock and 11 o'clock positions.
  • One or more input surfaces 9 similar to those described in connection with the description of FIG. 1 may be provided at particular locations of the lateral face of the optical guide 51. In the case where four diodes are arranged in the room of watchmaking, provision is made between one and four entrance surfaces 9.
  • the characteristics of the kinematic chain responsible for driving the optical guide are such that the optical guide 51 is driven at the same speed as the minute hand.
  • an optical extractor network 20 inside a region corresponding to one quadrant of the total surface of the optical guide 51, this quadrant being for example arranged in such a way that the minute hand constitutes the bisector.
  • the four diodes 8 emit light beams in different colors.
  • the quadrant carrying the network of optical extractors called decorative quadrant
  • the diodes 8 When the quadrant carrying the network of optical extractors, called decorative quadrant, is centered opposite one of the diodes 8, the latter being powered to emit light, the formation of a decorative pattern of luminous intensity is obtained. Max. When the decorative quadrant is in a position different from its centered position, as just defined, the luminous intensity of the formed decorative pattern decreases as the quadrant moves away from the centered position.
  • the wearer can activate the display of the decorative pattern, for example by the activation of a control member, the pattern having a color and a light intensity depending on the position of the minute hand with respect to the dial. the timepiece.
  • the decorative quadrant approaches the next diode.
  • the decorative pattern is formed with increasing light intensity as the bisector of the quadrant approaches the diode.
  • the decorative pattern covers a larger area than a quadrant of the optical guide.
  • the optical guide 51 comprises a plurality of optical extractor networks without departing from the scope of the present invention, such as, for example, a quadrant network making it possible to simultaneously form four decorative patterns, the color of each pattern being different from those of the other reasons.
  • an optical guide (not shown) superimposed on the optical guide 51 and slaved to the rotation of the hour hand.
  • an optical guide of this type by driving it directly on the barrel of the hour wheel before putting the hour hand in place.
  • an additional set of diodes can be arranged in the middle, facing the additional optical guide.
  • the implementation of the present invention consists in producing the hour and minute indication discs in the form of two optical guides.
  • a first of the two optical guides then comprises a network of optical extractors which, when illuminated, form a light pattern having the shape of an hour hand.
  • the second optical guide includes an array of optical extractors which, when illuminated, form a light pattern in the form of a minute hand.
  • the diodes are not permanently powered for reasons of energy saving.
  • the display of light patterns presenting respectively the shape of the hour hand and the minute hand can be controlled by the electronic circuits of the watch in response to the activation of a control member, for example.
  • the timepiece then has an original and discreet appearance while providing excellent readability when the diodes are powered to implement the time display.
  • each of the optical extractors can be made in the form of a boss having at least one light extraction surface through which the light is refracted when it leaves the optical guide.
  • the optical guide is directly formed by the ice of the watch.
  • the ice includes optical extractors formed in its inner face, one or more light sources being arranged in the region of the telescope so as to emit light beams in the direction of the edge of the ice.
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EP04028559A EP1666992A1 (de) 2004-12-02 2004-12-02 Uhr mit einer leuchtenden Dekoration
US11/720,790 US7839726B2 (en) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Timepiece including optical guide which performs the function of a crystal
CNB2005800468561A CN100487608C (zh) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 包含具有至少两个交错的被依次照亮的光提取器网络的光导的电子装置
EP05803063A EP1820071B1 (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Elektronische vorrichtung mit einem lichtwellenleiter, der mit mindestens zwei gruppen von folgerichtig beleuchteten optischen ausziehern ausgerüstet ist
DE602005006614T DE602005006614D1 (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Elektronische vorrichtung mit einem lichtwellenleiter, der mit mindestens zwei gruppen von folgerichtig beleuchteten optischen ausziehern ausgerüstet ist
ES05803063T ES2307212T3 (es) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Dispositivo electronico comprendiendo una guia optica provista de extractores opticos iluminados secuencialmente.
ES05811148T ES2307216T3 (es) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Dispositivo electronico comprendiendo una guia optica provista de al menos dos grupos de extractores opticos entrelazados.
JP2007543820A JP2008522173A (ja) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 順に光る光導出部を有する光学ガイドを有する電子機器
DE602005006613T DE602005006613D1 (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Elektronische vorrichtung mit einem lichtwellenleiter, der mit mindestens zwei gruppen von einander kreuzenden optischen ausziehern ausgerüstet ist
KR1020077013837A KR101174535B1 (ko) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 크리스털의 기능을 수행하는 광학 도파관을 포함하는 시계
JP2007543822A JP2008522175A (ja) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 電子機器
US11/720,797 US7883255B2 (en) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Electronic device including optical guide provided with sequentially illuminated optical extractors
CNB200580046962XA CN100487605C (zh) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 包含具有至少两个交错的光提取器网络的光导的电子装置
ES05816121T ES2307220T3 (es) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Pieza de relojeria comprendiendo una guia optica que cumple la funcion de cristal.
KR1020077013836A KR101157296B1 (ko) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 연속으로 조명된 광학 추출기가 제공되는 광학 도파관을 포함하는 전자 장치
EP05811148A EP1820070B1 (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Elektronische vorrichtung mit einem lichtwellenleiter, der mit mindestens zwei gruppen von einander kreuzenden optischen ausziehern ausgerüstet ist
KR1020077013839A KR101152535B1 (ko) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 둘 이상의 그룹의 인터레이스 광학 추출기가 제공되는 광학도파관을 포함하는 전자 장치
JP2007543821A JP5004802B2 (ja) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 ガラスの機能を実行する光学ガイドを有する時計
PCT/EP2005/055928 WO2006058834A2 (fr) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Dispositif electronique comportant un guide optique muni d'extracteur optiques illumines sequentiellement
PCT/EP2005/055929 WO2006058835A2 (fr) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Piece d'horlogerie comprenant un guide optique qui remplit la fonction de glace
CN2005800468557A CN101103317B (zh) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 包含执行表面玻璃功能的光导的钟表
EP05816121A EP1820069B1 (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Uhr mit einer eine glasfunktion erfüllenden lichtführung
AT05811148T ATE394713T1 (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Elektronische vorrichtung mit einem lichtwellenleiter, der mit mindestens zwei gruppen von einander kreuzenden optischen ausziehern ausgerüstet ist
DE602005007057T DE602005007057D1 (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Uhr mit einer eine glasfunktion erfüllenden lichtführung
IN2367CHN2007 IN266781B (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11
PCT/EP2005/055930 WO2006058836A2 (fr) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Dispositif electronique comportant un guide optique muni d'au moins deux groupes d'extracteurs optiques entrelaces
CN2010102338419A CN101916065B (zh) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 包含执行表面玻璃功能的光导的钟表
AT05803063T ATE394715T1 (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Elektronische vorrichtung mit einem lichtwellenleiter, der mit mindestens zwei gruppen von folgerichtig beleuchteten optischen ausziehern ausgerüstet ist
US11/720,804 US7883256B2 (en) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Electronic device including optical guide provided with at least two groups of interlaced optical extractors
AT05816121T ATE396435T1 (de) 2004-12-02 2005-11-11 Uhr mit einer eine glasfunktion erfüllenden lichtführung
TW094140973A TWI380140B (en) 2004-12-02 2005-11-22 Electronic device
TW094140970A TWI368833B (en) 2004-12-02 2005-11-22 Timepiece
TW094140969A TWI369592B (en) 2004-12-02 2005-11-22 Electronic device
HK08103091.4A HK1113832A1 (en) 2004-12-02 2008-03-18 Electronic device comprising a light guide provided with at least two interleaved light extractor groups
HK08103087.0A HK1113828A1 (en) 2004-12-02 2008-03-18 Timepiece comprising a light guide performing a glass function
HK08103092.3A HK1113833A1 (en) 2004-12-02 2008-03-18 Electronic device comprising a light guide provided with at least two interleaved sequentially illuminated light extractor groups
HK11105154.8A HK1151108A1 (en) 2004-12-02 2011-05-24 Timepiece comprising a light guide performing a glass function

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