Module and timepiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10429797-B2
Application number	US-201715637549-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2017
Priority date	Aug 5, 2016
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A module including a hand driving mechanism section which drives a hand shaft to which hands are attached so as to move the hands, and a display section which is arranged in parallel with the hand driving mechanism section and displays information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A module comprising:
hands and a hand shaft to which the hands are attached, wherein the hand shaft extends along a hand shaft length direction;
a hand driving mechanism configured to drive the hand shaft so as to move the hands;
a first display screen configured to display information, wherein the first display screen and the hand driving mechanism are arranged to intersect a first plane perpendicular to the hand shaft length direction;
a second display screen configured to display information, wherein the second display screen is arranged between the first display screen and the hands along the hand shaft length direction, wherein the second display screen does not overlap with the first display screen in the hand shaft length direction;
a function hand and a function hand shaft to which the function hand is attached, wherein the function hand shaft extends along the hand shaft length direction;
a function hand driving mechanism configured to drive the function hand shaft so as to move the function hand; and
a button-type battery,
wherein the function hand driving mechanism and the button-type battery are arranged to intersect a second plane, parallel to the first plane, perpendicular to the hand shaft length direction.

2. The module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the function hand is arranged between the first display screen and the hands in the hand shaft length direction.

3. The module according to claim 2 ,
wherein the function hand and the second display screen are arranged to intersect a third plane perpendicular to the hand shaft length direction.

4. A timepiece comprising the module according to claim 3 .

5. The module according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first display screen is arranged between the function hand and the function hand driving mechanism in the hand shaft length direction.

6. The module according to claim 5 ,
wherein the hand driving mechanism is arranged between the hands and the button-type battery in the hand shaft length direction.

7. The module according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first display screen is arranged between the function hand and the function hand driving mechanism in the hand shaft length direction.

8. A timepiece comprising the module according to claim 7 .

9. The module according to claim 7 ,
wherein the hand driving mechanism is arranged between the hands and the button-type battery in the hand shaft length direction.

10. A timepiece comprising the module according to claim 9 .

11. A timepiece comprising the module according to claim 2 .

12. A timepiece comprising the module according to claim 1 .

13. The module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the function hand is arranged between the hands and the hand driving mechanism along the hand shaft length direction, and
wherein the first display screen and the hand driving mechanism are arranged between the function hand and the function hand driving mechanism along the hand shaft length direction.

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miwa Jun

Classifications

• G04C17/0091

  Combined electro-optical and electro-mechanical displays · CPC title

• G04B19/00

  Indicating the time by visual means ({indicating the time optically by electric means G04C17/00, e.g.} by electric lamps G04C17/02; display arrangements in general G09F) · CPC title

• G04B19/042 Primary

  Construction and manufacture of the hands; arrangements for increasing reading accuracy (hands with illumination G04B19/305; specially shaped hands, e.g. figures or pictures G04B45/0061; clockwork in the hands G04B45/043; invisible drive of the hands G04B45/046) · CPC title

• G04F8/006

  running only during the time interval to be measured, e.g. stopwatches · CPC title

• G04C3/14

  incorporating a stepping motor (G04C3/02 - G04C3/12 take precedence {; generating commutating pulses in primary clocks G04C13/0463}) · CPC title