Watch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12197172-B2
Application number	US-202217889437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2022
Priority date	Aug 18, 2021
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

A watch includes an hour hand and a minute hand, a dial including a plurality of time graduations indicating time by being pointed by the hour hand and the minute hand, and a dial plate including a graduation for predetermined information different from the time, and supported by a rotary shaft, wherein in plan view from a normal direction of the dial, the rotary shaft overlaps with a pointing graduation, which is one of the time graduations, and the predetermined information is indicated by the graduation of the dial plate in an extension direction of the pointing graduation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A watch comprising:
an hour hand and a minute hand;
a dial including a plurality of time graduations indicating time by being pointed by the hour hand and the minute hand; and
a dial plate supported by a rotary shaft, the dial plate including graduations indicating predetermined information different from the time, wherein
in plan view from a normal direction of the dial, the rotary shaft overlaps with a pointing graduation that is one of the time graduations, and
the predetermined information is indicated by the graduation, of the dial plate, located in an extension direction of the pointing graduation.

2. The watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the pointing graduation is provided between the dial and the dial plate, and
the dial plate is transmissive.

3. The watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the rotary shaft is provided so as to penetrate through the pointing graduation,
the dial plate has a fan shape in plan view, and
the rotary shaft is provided in a vicinity of a center of the fan shape.

4. The watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the dial plate is provided between the dial and the pointing graduation.

5. The watch according to claim 4 , wherein
the time graduations are fixed to the dial by first and second legs, and
an interval between the first and second legs of the pointing graduation is shorter than intervals between the first and second legs of the time graduations other than the pointing graduation.

6. The watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the dial has an opening portion,
the dial plate is provided below the dial, and
the graduation of the dial plate is exposed from the opening portion.

7. The watch according to claim 1 , wherein
in plan view, the pointing graduation has a rectangular shape, and
the time graduations other than the pointing graduation also have a shape similar to the shape of the pointing graduation.

8. The watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined information is power reserve information, and
the graduation of the dial plate is an graduation indicating drivable time.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Nakazawa Toshinori
• Hasei Hironori

Classifications

• G04C10/04

  with means for indicating the condition of the power supply · CPC title

• G04B19/06

  Dials ({moving discs G04B19/20; illuminated dials or hands G04B19/30;} for time-pieces without clockwork G04B49/04 {; machines and arrangements for the manufacture of dials or hands G04D3/0048}) · CPC title

• G04B19/046 Primary

  Indicating by means of a disc with a mark or window (for simultaneous indicating G04B19/048) · CPC title

• G04B9/005 Primary

  by optical indication of the amount of winding · CPC title