Radio wave watch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11656582-B2
Application number	US-201816753437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2018
Priority date	Oct 4, 2017
Publication date	May 23, 2023
Grant date	May 23, 2023

Abstract

A radio wave watch includes: an exterior case; a dial plate disposed within the exterior case; a substrate disposed on a rear side of the dial plate within the exterior case; a first ground layer disposed on the substrate; an antenna that has a planar emitting electrode disposed between a center of the exterior case and an inner wall surface of the exterior case and opposed to the first ground layer, a planar short-circuit part electrically connecting an end part of the emitting electrode to the first ground layer, and a connecting part connecting the emitting electrode to a receiving circuit of the substrate; and a second ground layer disposed on an opposite side to the emission electrode side across the short-circuit part on the substrate and having a width equal to or greater than a width of the short-circuit part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A radio wave watch comprising:
an exterior case;
a dial plate disposed within the exterior case;
a substrate disposed on a rear side of the dial plate within the exterior case;
a first ground layer disposed on the substrate;
an antenna that has a planar emitting electrode disposed between a center of the exterior case and an inner wall surface of the exterior case and opposed to the first ground layer, a planar short-circuit part electrically connecting an end part of the emitting electrode to the first ground layer, and a connecting part connecting the emitting electrode to a receiving circuit of the substrate; and
a second ground layer disposed on an opposite side to the emitting electrode side across the short-circuit part on the substrate and having a width equal to or greater than a width of the short-circuit part.

2. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the first ground layer and the second ground layer are integrated with each other.

3. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the emitting electrode extends from the short-circuit part toward a radial direction that is a direction perpendicular to a center axis line of the exterior case.

4. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the second ground layer extends from the short-circuit part toward the opposite side to the emitting electrode side, and
a length of the second ground layer in an extension direction of the second ground layer is equal to or greater than a length of the emitting electrode.

5. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , wherein
in a space between the dial plate and the substrate, a metal member is disposed in a region not overlapping with the emitting electrode in a direction of a center axis line of the exterior case.

6. The radio wave watch according to claim 5 , wherein
the metal member is disposed in a region overlapping with the second ground layer.

7. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a solar cell disposed between the dial plate and the substrate, wherein
the solar cell has a notch part at a position opposed to the emitting electrode and the second ground layer.

8. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , wherein
in a space between the dial plate and the substrate, a non-conductive member is disposed to be opposed to the second ground layer.

9. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plate-shaped, non-conductive rotating member opposed to the substrate, wherein
the rotating member is disposed not to overlap with the emitting electrode and disposed to overlap with the second ground layer, in a direction of a center axis line of the exterior case.

10. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the connecting part physically and electrically connects the receiving circuit to the emitting electrode, and
the emitting electrode extends from the connecting part toward the inner wall surface of the exterior case.

11. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the connecting part physically and electrically connects the receiving circuit to the emitting electrode, and
the short-circuit part is disposed in line with the connecting part on both sides of the connecting part and extends along a plane parallel to a center axis line of the exterior case.

12. The radio wave watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the connecting part connects the emitting electrode to the receiving circuit by capacitive coupling, and
the connecting part is disposed at a position that is closer to the center of the exterior case than the short-circuit part is.

Assignees

• Citizen Watch Co Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Yoshiyasu
• Kitamura Ken
• Naka Shuji
• Kato Akira

Classifications

• G04R60/12 Primary

  inside metal cases · CPC title

• H01Q5/378

  Combination of fed elements with parasitic elements · CPC title

• G04R20/02

  the radio signal being sent by a satellite, e.g. GPS · CPC title

• G04C10/02

  the power supply being a radioactive {or photovoltaic} source · CPC title

• G04G17/04

  Mounting of electronic components · CPC title