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An electronic device, such as a watch, has a crown assembly having a shaft and a user-rotatable crown. The user-rotatable crown may include a conductive cap that is mechanically and electrically coupled to the shaft and functions as an electrode. The conductive cap may be coupled to the shaft using solder or another conductive attachment mechanism. The shaft may electrically couple the conductive cap to a processing unit of the electronic device. One or more additional electrodes may be positioned on the exterior surface of the electronic device. The conductive cap is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while another electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The processing unit of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter, such as an electrocardiogram, of the user based on voltages at the electrodes.

A switch module for an electronic device detects translational inputs and defines at least portion of a conductive path from an input surface of the electronic device to a processing unit of the electronic device. The switch module may be a component of a crown assembly for detecting rotational inputs, translational inputs, touch inputs and / or biological signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The switch module may include a conductive dome and a friction guard that is positioned between the conductive dome and the actuation member of the crown assembly. The conductive dome and / or the friction guard may define at least a portion of the conductive path from the input surface to the processing unit.

An electronic device, such as a watch, has an input mechanism, such as a crown, that may receive translational inputs, rotational inputs, and / or touch inputs. Inputs received at the crown may result in changes in operation of the electronic device and / or outputs, such as graphical outputs, provided by the electronic device. In various embodiments, the crown includes a retainer that couples an outer crown body to an inner crown body and secures an isolator between the outer crown body and the inner crown body. The embodiments of the crown described herein provide a simple and robust input mechanism for receiving rotational, translational, and touch inputs as described above, while simplifying part alignment, ensuring consistent rotation, and allowing for efficient manufacturing.

User interface navigation on a personal electronics device based on movements of a crown is disclosed. The device can select an appropriate level of information arranged along a z-axis for display based on crown movement. The navigation can be based on an angular velocity of the crown.

An electronic device, such as a watch, has an input mechanism, such as a crown, that may receive translational inputs, rotational inputs, and / or touch inputs. Inputs received at the crown may result in changes in operation of the electronic device and / or outputs, such as graphical outputs, provided by the electronic device. In various embodiments, the crown includes a retainer that couples an outer crown body to an inner crown body and secures an isolator between the outer crown body and the inner crown body. The embodiments of the crown described herein provide a simple and robust input mechanism for receiving rotational, translational, and touch inputs as described above, while simplifying part alignment, ensuring consistent rotation, and allowing for efficient manufacturing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a timepiece rate control device that realizes statistical pulse control with zero average external force using a single or opposing actuator, and electronic hacking including a contactless brake with zero wear. [Solution] A rate control device comprising: at least one actuator arranged opposite a balance oscillator; detection means for detecting the oscillator phase; and a control circuit for selectively executing a statistical control mode in which a probability function is generated based on the phase difference between the output of the detection means and an external reference oscillator, and symmetrical pulses are applied in an even half-cycle phase window to make the average external force zero, and a stop mode in which the actuator is continuously or intermittently driven in response to an external command to apply a brake torque and stop the oscillator.

An object of the present invention is to provide a timepiece rate stabilizer that uses an external reference but does not directly inject mechanical vibrations into the balance, and that can stabilize the rate over a long period of time with extremely low power consumption. [Solution] We provide a rate stabilizer for mechanical watches that is based on a statistical driving method with constant pulse width and amplitude and autonomously switches between four modes based on actual current consumption: normal mode using phase shift, ΔΣ1 bit stream mode, low detune frequency hopping mode, and chirp search mode.Without modifying the hairspring at all, we achieve both rate stability and low power consumption while maintaining constant instantaneous energy.

A decorative plate is placed on one surface side of a solar cell. The decorative plate includes a plurality of first inclined surface and a through hole. The plurality of first inclined surfaces are formed from one side to an other side. The first inclined surfaces rise from the solar cell side. The first inclined surfaces rise from the one side to the other side. The through hole is formed in at least a part between adjacent first inclined surfaces. A region of the decorative plate located on the one side of the through hole and a region of the decorative plate located on the other side of the through hole are provided in positions that do not overlap in plan view.

The utility model relates to a timepiece (1), which comprises at least one timepiece external element (2a, 2b), the at least one timepiece external element comprises a visible surface (20a), the visible surface is formed by at least a first opaque part and at least a second transparent or semitransparent part, the at least one timepiece external element (2a, 2b) comprises an autonomous lighting device (3), and the at least one timepiece external element (2a, 2b) is arranged on the transparent or semitransparent part of the transparent or semitransparent part of the transparent or semitransparent part of the transparent or semitransparent part of the transparent or semitransparent part of the transparent or semitransparent part of the transparent or semitransparent part. The autonomous lighting device comprises the following functional elements:-at least one light source (4) capable of generating light (28) in a visible face (20a) of the timepiece outer element (2a, 2b); -an autonomous power supply unit (21); and-a control unit (7) configured to manage the operation of the light source (4); the at least one timepiece outer element (2a, 2b) is formed from an assembly (9a, 9b) of a plurality of stacked layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) connected together and each comprising one or more functional elements of the autonomous lighting device (3).

A display device includes a solar panel and a display board. The solar panel includes power generators and a connection area which connects the power generators, and which generates a smaller amount of power than the power generates generate. The connection area is a linear narrow area narrower than the power generators. The display board includes highly transparent areas having high optical transparency, and a less transparent area having lower optical transparency than the highly transparent areas have. The highly transparent areas are disposed to overlap with each area where the power generators are disposed and not to overlap with an area where the connection area is disposed, and the less transparent area is disposed to overlap with an area where the connection area is disposed.

An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall, a display, a front cover positioned over the display, and an input system configured to receive a rotational input and a translational input. The input system may include a crown including a knob external to the housing and a rotor coupled to the knob and configured to rotate in response to the rotational input and translate in response to the translational input. The input system may further include a first laser module configured to direct a first laser beam onto the rotor and receive first reflected light from the rotor, a second laser module configured to direct a second laser beam onto the rotor and receive second reflected light from the rotor. The electronic watch may further include a processing system coupled to the first and second laser modules and configured to determine a parameter of the rotational input.

One aspect of the utility model relates to a watch dial comprising an autonomous lighting device, the autonomous lighting device (3) comprises the following functional elements: at least one light emitting source (4), an autonomous power supply unit (21), and a control unit (7) used for managing the operation of the at least one light emitting source (4), the dial (2a, 2b) is formed by a plurality of assemblies (9a, 9b) through stacked layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14), the plurality of layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) are connected together via stacked layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) and each comprise one or more functional elements of the autonomous lighting device (3).

A mechanical timepiece includes: a hairspring; a permanent magnet; a soft magnetic core; a control circuit for performing rate adjustment based on a counter-electromotive voltage caused in a coil by a motion of the permanent magnet accompanying a forward direction motion and a reverse direction motion of the balance wheel. The permanent magnet is arranged so that, under a state in which the hairspring is brought to an equilibrium length, a direction of magnetization is directed to the first end portion side or the second end portion side.

A control circuit of a timepiece motor (2), including a bipolar permanent magnet (6), a stator (4) defining two isthmi (12a &12b) and two rest positions for the rotor, and a coil (18) mounted on the stator. The control circuit can determine the position of the rotor at rest. An electric pulse generator (22) for detecting an external magnetic field formed by a circuits for: measuring the electrical current in the coil after an electrical pulse has been triggered, comparing the measured electrical current with a reference current, measuring the time allowing measuring a rise time between triggering of the electrical pulse and the next time the electrical current flowing in the coil reaches the reference current, and processing the rise time to be able to determine whether the measured rise time indicates the presence of a given external magnetic field passing through the two isthmi.

An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall, a display, a front cover positioned over the display, and an input system configured to receive a rotational input and a translational input. The input system may include a switch element positioned within the housing and defining a first opening along a top of the switch element, a crown including a knob external to the housing, and a shaft assembly coupled to the knob and extending through a second opening in the side wall of the housing and through the first opening in the switch element, the shaft assembly defining an actuation feature configured to actuate the switch element in response to the translational input, and a rotation sensing system configured to detect the rotational input.

A socket with watch charging function is provided, including a socket body, wherein the socket body has a socket input end and a mains jack, and the socket body is further provided with a power module and a watch charger, wherein an input end of the power module is connected to the socket input end, an output end of the power module is connected to a power supply input end of the watch charger, for the power module to convert the mains electricity into adapted direct current to supply power to the watch charger, and the watch charger is used to charge an electronic watch.

A rotary piezoelectric motor (1), in particular for a timepiece, including a rotor (3) configured to rotate and actuate a mechanical device, and a stator (2) configured to rotate the rotor (3), the stator (2) including a piezoelectric actuator provided with a resonator (29) arranged to perform an oscillatory motion, and a fixed element (4). The resonator in a movable element (5) arranged at a distance from the fixed element (4) and connected to the fixed element (4), the piezoelectric actuator being configured to move the movable element (5) against the rotor (3) to make it rotate, the movement of the movable element (5) making the rotor (3) rotate in a first direction.

The invention relates to the field of electronic equipment, and discloses wearable equipment. The wearable device comprises a shell, a display screen and a battery, the display screen and the shell are fixedly connected and define a containing space, and the battery is contained in the containing space; the display screen comprises a display panel, a transparent substrate, a first solar panel and a first cover plate, and the transparent substrate is arranged on the side, opposite to the containing space, of the display panel; the first solar panel is arranged in a first area of the first surface, opposite to the accommodating space, of the transparent substrate, and the first solar panel is electrically connected with the battery; the first cover plate is arranged on the side, opposite to the containing space, of the first solar panel, and the space between the first cover plate and the transparent substrate is filled with optical cement. The first solar panel is integrated in the display screen, on one hand, high-grade waterproof and dustproof effects on the first solar panel can be achieved, on the other hand, the solar energy receiving efficiency of the first solar panel can be improved, and the wearable device can achieve high-efficiency charging through the first solar panel.

The oscillator is controlled with high precision. [Solution] (b) an Arnold-Tan evaluation means having a sweep program that continuously or discretely scans injection points, measures the response of the oscillator at each injection point, and determines the most stable injection point; (c) a control means that calculates and sets injection parameters for the actuator based on the phase detection signal of the sensor and the evaluation, and controls the actuator based on a control law based on Arnold-Tan stability analysis; and (d) an optimization means that evaluates the vibration state after injection and dynamically optimizes the injection parameters based on the control effect.

An object of the present invention is to provide an accuracy improvement device that achieves high accuracy comparable to that of a quartz clock and solves the accuracy problems of conventional mechanical clocks without significantly changing the existing clock structure. 【Means for solving the problem】 A mechanical clock is built-in with an external transmitter separate from the balance wheel, and its pulsation is converted into mechanical vibration by a piezo element, and the vibration energy is transmitted to the balance wheel. As a result, mechanical vibration is transmitted to the balance wheel of the mechanical clock, and the balance wheel is resonated by utilizing the pulling-in phenomenon. Due to this resonance, the vibration of the balance wheel is forcibly synchronized with the frequency of the quartz transmitter, and the accuracy is significantly improved.

To provide a portable electronic device including a security device for fixing a cover of a removable power source.SOLUTION: A portable electronic device 100 includes: a casing 10 having a compartment 11 configured to receive and house at least one removable power source 2; and a compartment cover 20 including first coupling means 23a configured to link to second coupling means 23b which is provided at the casing 10 so as to connect the compartment cover 20 to the casing 10 securely by rotating the compartment cover 20 around a rotation axis formed by a center axis (X) of the compartment cover 20. The security device 30 at least partially covers a recess 22 provided on an outer surface 21 of the compartment cover 20 to prevent insertion of a tool for rotating the compartment cover 20 to remove the compartment cover 20 from the casing 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

An electronic watch includes memory that stores a reference time and a time difference relative to the reference time, a timekeeper that clocks the reference time, a time display unit that includes an hour hand displaying a display time based on the reference time and the time difference, a calendar display unit that displays a date based on the reference time and the time difference, an operation device that includes a crown or a button, and a controller that, in a set time-difference setting range, corrects the time difference at a regular interval for each of operations of the operation device, and updates the hour hand and the date in accordance with the corrected time difference.

The utility model relates to the technical field of quartz watches, in particular to a stable anti-falling quartz watch, which comprises a main watchcase, a watchband arranged on the main watchcase, a case inner cavity and an anti-falling screw groove arranged on the main watchcase, an internal thread and a watchcase bottom cover arranged in the case inner cavity, a sinking groove through hole and a protective disc arranged on the watchcase bottom cover, an anti-falling screw pin arranged in the sinking groove through hole, and a protective disc arranged on the protective disc. The anti-disengaging screw pin is provided with a pin cap, the protective disc is provided with external threads and stable elastic columns, the pin cap is provided with an anti-loosening pressing pad, the anti-disengaging screw pin is provided with an arc-shaped inverted face, the arc-shaped inverted face is provided with a first abrasion-resistant layer, the anti-loosening pressing pad is provided with a second abrasion-resistant layer, the pin cap is provided with an inner hexagonal groove, a cross-shaped groove is formed in the inner hexagonal groove, and the meter shell bottom cover is provided with a buckling groove. The stable anti-falling performance between the watchcase bottom cover and the bottom of the main watchcase is improved, and the watchcase bottom cover can be conveniently and rotatably detached from the main watchcase.

The present invention relates to a microelectromechanical system (10) comprising a drive module (200), the drive module (200) comprising a fixed drive part (210), a movable drive part (220), and and a suspension (230), wherein the movable driving part (220) can move in a first direction (A) relative to the fixed driving part (210) as a result of an electrostatic force causing elastic deformation of the suspension (230), and the movable driving part (220) can move in a second direction (B) opposite to the first direction (A) relative to the fixed driving part (210) as a result of an elastic return force generated by the suspension (230), and the actuator (11) also comprises a stopper (24) which limits the movement of the first movable part (220) in the second direction (B) so that the elastic force generated by the suspension (230) is not canceled out.

The present invention provides a watch equipped with a device for illuminating the display space, which is relatively easy to manufacture and fit into the watch by passing it through the inner surface of the flange. [Solution] The watch (2) comprises a flange (14), an inner surface (28) defining a display space (70) on its side, and an illumination device (20) having at least one light source (10) powered by a power source on the watch. The illumination device more specifically comprises at least one translucent element (12) forming a flange arranged above the at least one light source, a lower injection surface (22) configured to allow most of the light (30) provided by the at least one light source to be injected into at least the translucent element, a lateral exit surface (26) from which at least the majority of the light injected into at least the translucent element can exit, and an intermediate surface (24) configured to receive at least the majority of the injected light without any prior reflection and substantially reflect at least the majority of the injected light toward the lateral exit surface.

A method for the fine adjustment of the rate of a mechanical oscillator with an oscillating inertial mass, equipped, in a first step, with an actuator made of material suitable for irreversible local micro-expansion under the action of laser fires, to impart to an inertia-block a radial travel during suitable laser fires on a writing zone of the actuator, in a second step, the initial rate of the oscillator is set and measured, in a third step, the direction and the value of the deviation required to achieve a predetermined rate range, and of the travel to be imparted to inertia-blocks are calculated, in a fourth step, a writing zone is subjected to femtosecond laser fires to create expansion lines by local molecular expansion to radially deform the actuator, in a fifth step the rate is measured and the third step and fourth step are repeated if required.

To provide an electronic clock which, when composing an electronic clock differing in case size, enables prevention of increase in the cost thereof and furthermore enables improvement of the reception performance thereof.SOLUTION: The electronic clock comprises: a case; an indicator; a nameplate; a drive mechanism for driving the indicator; a bottom plate to which the drive mechanism is attached; an antenna which is located between the nameplate and the bottom plate in a lateral view when viewing from a direction parallel to the surface of the nameplate; and a circuit board. The antenna includes a tabular radiation electrode, a tabular ground electrode, and a dielectric substance which is located between the radiation electrode and the ground electrode in a lateral view. The circuit board is electrically conducted to the radiation electrode via a power feeding member, and the radiation electrode comprises a protrusion that protrudes to the outside of the bottom plate in a plan view when viewing from a direction orthogonal to the surface of the nameplate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2