Watch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022011723-A1
Application number	US-202117370021-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 8, 2021
Priority date	Jul 9, 2020
Publication date	Jan 13, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A watch is a watch including a watch case, a cover glass attached to the watch case, and a decorative body attached to the watch case, wherein the watch case includes a holding wall portion provided along an outer periphery of the cover glass, a first column portion provided outside the holding wall portion, a second column portion provided outside the holding wall portion, and provided at a distance from the first column portion, and an inclined portion including an inner end portion formed from between the first and second column portions to the holding wall portion, and is connected with the holding wall portion, and an outer end portion is connected with an outer surface of the watch case and provided at a position close to a rear surface of the watch case, and the decorative body is held by the holding wall portion, the first, and second column portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A watch, comprising:
a watch case; a cover glass attached to the watch case; and a decorative body attached to the watch case, wherein the watch case includes a holding wall portion provided along an outer periphery of the cover glass, a first column portion provided outside the holding wall portion, a second column portion provided outside the holding wall portion, and provided at a distance from the first column portion, and an inclined portion including an inner end portion formed from between the first column portion and the second column portion to the holding wall portion, and is connected with the holding wall portion, and an outer end portion is connected with an outer surface of the watch case and provided at a position close to a rear surface of the watch case, and the decorative body is held by the holding wall portion, the first column portion, and the second column portion.

2 . The watch according to claim 1 , comprising:
a hand; and a rotational movement shaft to which the hand is attached, wherein the inclined portion includes a first inclined portion having a first inclination angle with respect to an imaginary plane having an axis of the rotational movement shaft as a normal line, and a second inclined portion having a second inclination angle with respect to the imaginary plane and is connected with an outside of the first inclined portion.

3 . The watch according to claim 2 , wherein
in plan view when viewed from the cover glass side, a connection portion of the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion is positioned outside a lower end portion of the decorative body.

4 . The watch according to claim 3 , wherein
the decorative body includes a cut surface parallel to the first inclined portion.

5 . The watch according to claim 1 , wherein
the inclined portion is formed in any of a V-shape, a U-shape, and a straight shape in side view of the watch case.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Hoshino Kazunori
• Kiyosawa Yuji

Classifications

• G04B39/002

  made of glass · CPC title

• G04B47/04 Primary

  with attached ornaments or amusement apparatus {(decorated cases see G04B45/00)} · CPC title

• G04B45/0076 Primary

  Decoration of the case and of parts thereof, e.g. as a method of manufacture thereof (specially shaped G04B45/0061, G04B45/0069; decoration with inscriptions and pictures G04B45/0084; construction of the hands G04B19/042; decoration by adding extra pieces to the clockwork G04B47/04; colouring by treatment of the surface, e.g. by oxidation C25D) · CPC title

• A44C17/02

  Settings for holding gems {or the like, e.g. for ornaments or decorations} · CPC title

• A44C17/04

  Setting gems in jewellery; Setting-tools · CPC title