Abstract:
In a timepiece 100 having an antenna 3 and motors 4, each motor 4 includes a stator 41, a coil 42 magnetically connected to the stator 41, and a rotor magnet 431 disposed in a receiving part 411 of the stator 41. With respect to each motor 4 disposed in a predetermined range from the antenna 3, an individual antimagnetic plate 5 which is a belt-like antimagnetic plate configured to have a width equal to or greater than the diameter of the rotor magnet 431 and cover a portion of the motor 4 including the rotor magnet 431 is disposed.
Abstract:
An electronic timepiece has a receiving device that receives satellite signals; a reception control unit that operates the receiving device and runs a reception process; a chronograph unit that executes a measuring process; an input device; a detection device that detects operation of the input device to start the chronograph, and outputs a chronograph operation signal when this operation is detected; a hand used both to indicate information related to the reception process and information related to the measuring process; and an operating control unit that operates the chronograph unit in addition to the operating reception control unit, and controls operation of the hand that is indicating information related to the reception process to indicate the measured time, if the chronograph operation signal is input while the reception process is running.
Abstract:
In a satellite radio-controlled wristwatch, processing ranging from a user's operation through a reception operation to the completion of time adjustment is rapidly accomplished. The satellite radio-controlled wristwatch according to the present invention includes: a satellite radio wave reception unit including an antenna, a high frequency circuit, and a decoder circuit; an analog indication member for indicating at least that a reception operation is in process and a reception result; a clock circuit for holding and counting an internal time; an operating member for receiving an operation of a user; and a controller for controlling timings of at least: an activation operation of activating the satellite radio wave reception unit; an acquisition and tracking operation of acquiring and tracking a certain satellite radio wave; a time information acquisition operation of acquiring time information from the satellite radio wave; a continuous operation detection operation of detecting that the operating member is operated continuously; and a reception indication movement operation of moving the analog indication member to a position indicating that the reception operation is in progress, the controller being configured to carry out such control that the reception indication movement operation overlaps with at least one of the activation operation or the acquisition and tracking operation.
Abstract:
In a satellite radio-controlled wristwatch, a time to be spent on acquisition and tracking is reduced and also a reception success probability is increased. A satellite radio-controlled wristwatch according to the present invention includes: a satellite radio wave reception unit including an antenna for receiving a satellite radio wave, a high frequency circuit, and a decoder circuit; a clock circuit for holding and counting an internal time; and a controller for controlling timings of at least: an activation operation of supplying power to the satellite radio wave reception unit for activation thereof; an acquisition and tracking operation of acquiring and tracking a certain satellite radio wave by the satellite radio wave reception unit; and a time information acquisition operation of acquiring time information from the satellite radio wave received by the satellite radio wave reception unit, the controller being configured to: wait for arrival of an activation time point, which is inversely calculated by subtracting an acquisition and tracking time period and an activation time period from a time information receivable time point that is predicted based on the internal time, and then start the activation operation; and vary the acquisition and tracking time period depending on a predetermined condition.
Abstract:
A radio wave correction timepiece has an antenna 21 for receiving external radio information including time information consisting of external time data, a reception circuit 22, and a time counter 53 for producing internal time data. A control circuit 24 has a comparison circuit 54 for determining the difference between received external time data and internal time data, and outputting a difference data value. A reception information storage unit 71 stores at least a plurality of data sets, each consisting of received external time data and its resultant difference data value. A correction calculation unit 62 calculates an estimated correction value using the plurality of stored data sets, and the elapsed time from the last reception. An internal time correction control unit 61 corrects the internal time using the estimated correction value.
Abstract:
A mechanical clock arrangement includes a linkage apparatus rotatingly driving an hour hand and/or a minute hand of a mechanical clock. A sensing device senses a time of day displayed by the mechanical clock. A control device is in communication with both the sensing device and a source of an actual time of day. The control device actuates the linkage apparatus to thereby cause the time of day displayed by the mechanical clock to correspond to the actual time of day.
Abstract:
A time correction system has a timepiece with pointers for displaying the time, and a correction instruction device. The correction instruction device has a timing section for timing reference time data, a time input section for inputting pointed time data corresponding to the time indicated by the pointers, a comparison section for comparing the reference time data and the pointed time data, and a communication section for outputting a correction instruction signal based on the results of this comparison to the pointer type timepiece. The pointer type timepiece has an external signal detection circuit for receiving the correction instruction signal, a drive control section for controlling the driving of the pointers, and a time correction control circuit for matching the readings of the pointers with the reference time data based on the received correction instruction signal.
Abstract:
A timepiece movement (10) is disclosed as including an hour-wheel (12) with an hour-shaft (12a) to which an hour-hand is securable, a minute-wheel (14) with a minute-shaft (14a) to which a minute-hand is securable, a seconds-wheel (16) with a seconds-shaft (16a) to which a seconds-hand is securable, a light emitter (18) for emitting light, and a light receiver (20) for receiving the light emitted by the light emitter (18), in which the hour-shaft (12a) includes a first aperture (12b), the minute-shaft (14a) includes a second aperture (14b) and the seconds-wheel (16) includes a third aperture (16b), and the apertures (12b, 14b, 16b) allow the light emitted by the light emitter (18) to pass through, and to be received by the light receiver (20) only when the hour-wheel (12), the minute-wheel (14) and the seconds-wheel (16) are in a respective predetermined reference position.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes a case, an antenna element and a first conductor. The case has a space inside and includes an insulating material. The antenna element is disposed in the case and includes an antenna pattern. The antenna pattern includes at least a part extending substantially parallel to a first axis direction perpendicular to a central axis of the case. The first conductor is disposed between the case and the antenna element, has a surface substantially parallel to a second axis direction along the central axis of the case, and is electrically connected to a ground plane for the antenna element.
Abstract:
There are provided an electronic device 10 including a display unit 105, a time data acquisition unit 101, a control unit 102 that causes the display unit 105 to display an instruction time of an electronic timepiece 20, based on the current time, and that calculates a time correction amount from a difference between the current time and the instruction time, and a light source 103 that transmits the time correction amount to the electronic timepiece 20, and the electronic timepiece 20 including an input unit 210 that receives an operation input for correcting the time displayed by a display unit 208, a solar cell 201 that receives the time correction amount from the electronic device 10, and a control circuit 202 that corrects the time displayed by an indicating hand 2082, based on the time correction amount.