US3733804A - Electronic alarm watch - Google Patents

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US3733804A
US3733804A US00184735A US3733804DA US3733804A US 3733804 A US3733804 A US 3733804A US 00184735 A US00184735 A US 00184735A US 3733804D A US3733804D A US 3733804DA US 3733804 A US3733804 A US 3733804A
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  • An electromc alarm wrist watch comprises a [511 Int Cl b 21,00 piezoelectric oscillator which vibrates the watch dial, [581 Field IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII R 38 crystal, or parts of the bezel such as the crystal mount- 1 2 ing ring to produce an audible sound at predetermined i times.
  • the piezoelectric oscillator is energized by a low or high voltage power oscillator.
  • the present invention relates to an alarm device for an electric or electronic watch comprising a piezoelectric oscillator which vibrates a predetermined portion of the watch to produce an alarm signal.
  • An energy cell is connected to a voltage multiplying or transforming oscillator by a mechanical or electronic alarm switch which may be set to any particular time.
  • the output of the oscillator energizes the piezoelectric resonator with -an AC or DC pulse to produce an audible alarm.
  • the resonator may comprise the watch dial, crystal or parts of the bezel such as the crystal mounting ring. According.to the invention the watch dial would be coated with a piezoelectric ceramic material, the piezoelectric ceramic would be mounted in the center of the watch crystal or the crystal would be mounted on a piezoelectric ceramic ring.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a highly efficient alarm device for a wrist watch which is waterproof and dustproof.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a new and improved alarm watch wherein the alarm sound is produced by a piezoelectric resonator comprising a part of the watch such as the dial or crystal mounting ring.
  • FIG. I is a schematic block diagram showing the alarm portion of the watch incorporating the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2 to 1! illustrate various embodiments of the piezoelectric resonator portion of the apparatus.
  • the invention comprises an alarm watch including a mechanical or electronic switch II which is scttable to the precise time desired for alnrni sounding.
  • a conventional ⁇ vntch cnl'gy cell 12 supplies 1.5 volts to the oscillator 13 when the switch II closes activating thc alarm.
  • the oscillator I3 and voltage multiplier I4 are similar to the arrangements disclosed in npplicants pendin application, Ser.
  • the piezoelectric resonator 15 comprises any one of the various embodiments shown in FIGS. 2-1 I.
  • the resonator comprises a dial 16 which is coated with piezoelectric ceramic material 17.
  • the material 17 expands and contracts causing the movement of the dial 16 and crystal 18 shown in phantom.
  • the vibration of the dial l6 and crystal 18 produces the alarm sound.
  • To maximize the vibration of the dial 16 it is mounted close to the edge as shown schematically with supports 19 and 20.
  • FIG. 4 is similar to FIGS. 2 and 3 with the prime exception that the mounting is close to the center of the dial 16 with supports 19 and 20 being spaced in close proximity and engaging the ceramic material 17.
  • the piezoelectric coating I7 also covers less of the dial surface.
  • FIG. 5 the watch crystal I8'rests upon a piezoelec' tric ceramic ring 21 and is vibrated up and down about the movement 25 as shown.
  • the crystal 18 is connected to the watch case 22 by an elastic ring 23 of rubber or a similar material.
  • FIG. 6 is similar to FIG. 5 with the difference that the watch crystal 18 is mounted to a piezoelectric ring 21 which is sealed to the case 22 with an elastic sealing compound 31.
  • the ring 21 also includes a shoulder portion 24 and upwardly extending outer portion 26 which engage the crystal IS.
  • the ceramic material 17 may be mounted to the center of the watch crystal 18.
  • the material 17 or the distribution thereof on the crystal would have to be such as not to obstruct the dial 16.
  • FIG. 8 shows an alarm arrangement wherein the crystal 18 is fitted into a metal or plastic ring 27 which rests on the vibrating dial 16.
  • the ring 27 may have a cutaway upper portion 28 to accommodate the crystal l8 and a protrusion 29 to anchor the ring to the elastic sealing material 31.
  • FIG. 9 depicts an embodiment wherein the crystal ring 27 rests upon a vibratory ceramic ring 2I. It is similar in other respects to FIG. 8.
  • FIGS. 10 and II the mode ofthe piezoelectric ccramics 32 and 33, respectively, differ from the previous embodiments which vibrated in a vertical direction.
  • FIG. 10 is similar to FIG. 5 with the exception that an X mode ceramic is used rather than a Y mode.
  • FIG. 11 is similar to FIGS. 5 and 9 except that an X-Y mode piezoelectric ceramic is used.
  • switch means connected to the energy cell and setta-.
  • a voltage multiplying means and oscillator connected in series to the switch means and activated when the switch is closed, said voltage multiplying means providing pre-determined output pulses, and,
  • alarm means activated by the output pulses, said alarm means comprising a piezoelectric resonator which directly vibrates a portion of the watch to produce an audible sound.
  • the alarm means comprises a piezoelectric ceramic ring having the crystal mounted thereon and an outer elastic ring joining the piezoelectric ceramic ring and crystal together.
  • the alarm means comprises a piezoelectric ceramic ring having the crystal mounted thereon and an elastic sealing material bonding the ceramic ring to the case. 4.
  • the alarm means comprises a piezoelectric ceramic material in disc form mounted to the center of the crystal.
  • the alarm means comprises a piezoelectric material connected to a portion of the watch to vibrate said portion to produce an audible sound.
  • the alarm means comprises a dial coated with piezoelectric ceramic material, the dial being mounted within the watch close to the periphery of the said dial and including a crystal which is not mounted to the dial but vibrates therewith.
  • the alarm means comprises a dial coated with piezoelectric ceramic material, said dial having the crystal.resting thereon and being supported in from the periphery thereof.
  • the watch includes a crystal and a watch case and the alarm means comprises a notched ring having the periphery of the crystal mounted in said notch, an elastic ring joining the ring to the watch case, and a dial having a coating of piezoelectric ceramic material mounted thereto.
  • the piezoelectric ceramic material comprises a ring having the notched ring mounted thereon.
  • the piezoelectric material is an X-mode ceramic.

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US3858389A (en) * 1971-02-18 1975-01-07 Suwa Seikosha Kk Electronic wrist watch with alarm
US3788060A (en) * 1971-12-09 1974-01-29 Y Kawamura Watch with an electronic buzzer
US3824782A (en) * 1972-02-25 1974-07-23 Citizen Watch Co Ltd Correction switching device of wrist watch with electronic buzzer
US3879931A (en) * 1972-12-27 1975-04-29 Citizen Watch Co Ltd Electronic watch with an electronically operated sound producer
US3875738A (en) * 1973-03-03 1975-04-08 Citizen Watch Co Ltd Watch with built-in audio alarm device
US3869855A (en) * 1973-07-05 1975-03-11 Timex Corp Acoustical sound producer for clocks, especially for wristwatches
US4023162A (en) * 1974-09-11 1977-05-10 Kabushiki Kaisha Daini Seikosha Electronic buzzer
US4270194A (en) * 1974-10-31 1981-05-26 Citizen Watch Company Limited Electronic alarm timepiece
US4321699A (en) * 1976-09-17 1982-03-23 Ricoh Watch Company, Limited Wrist watch with alarm
US4374377A (en) * 1979-12-12 1983-02-15 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Piezoelectric audio transducer
US4523856A (en) * 1980-06-04 1985-06-18 Societe Suisse Pour L'industrie Horlogere Management Services Electronic timepiece including an electro-acoustic transducer
US4526477A (en) * 1981-07-23 1985-07-02 Kabushiki Kaisha Daini Seikosha Piezoelectric buzzer for wrist watches
US4579464A (en) * 1983-08-09 1986-04-01 Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic clinical thermometer
US5258746A (en) * 1991-12-03 1993-11-02 K & B Protection, Inc. Manually actuatable wrist alarm having a high-intensity sonic alarm signal
US5420570A (en) * 1991-12-03 1995-05-30 K & B Protection, Inc. Manually actuatable wrist alarm having a high-intensity sonic alarm signal
US5587970A (en) * 1992-05-28 1996-12-24 Greenwood; Julie A. Personal attack/help alarm
US5604718A (en) * 1994-07-25 1997-02-18 Asulab S.A. Timepiece Comprising an electro-acoustic transducer
US20070216537A1 (en) * 2006-03-15 2007-09-20 John Park Alarm mechanism with silent alarm wristband
US8411533B2 (en) 2010-03-16 2013-04-02 Montres Breguet S.A. Crystal-bezel assembly unit for a timepiece and process assembly
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