With Significant Casing Or Mounting Support Structure Patents (Class 368/88)
  • Patent number: 4198809
    Abstract: The construction of an analogue crystal wrist watch which comprises a base plate, a power source battery cell on said base plate for providing energy to the circuit of said watch, a crystal oscillating element for generating a signal upon receipt of energy, an electronic circuit for dividing the frequency of the output signal from said crystal oscillating element, a frequency division circuit included in said electronic circuit, a step motor comprising a drive coil connected to said electronic circuit, a hand indication means driven by said step motor, an external operation member for correcting said hand indication means and a reset lever interlocked with said external operation member for resetting said electronic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenzi Miyasaka, Ryo Namiki, Kotaro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 4196577
    Abstract: An extremely thin digital electronic timepiece comprising an electrooptical display element is disclosed. The timepiece essentially consists of a connector frame, supporting plate, flexible film-shaped circuit substrate and base plate. These constitutional members are manufactured in mass production scale by injection molding process, press working process etc. The circuit substrate is sandwiched between the supporting plate and the base plate. A portion of the connector frame is used to secure together the constitutional members into one integral body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1980
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideshi Ohno, Tadamichi Mouri, Kazuo Teramoto, Kazunari Kume, Takatoshi Osaka, Minoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4194351
    Abstract: An electronic timepiece having a molded casing made of resin for incorporating in one body, timepiece components including a windshield, display means including an electro-optical display element or pointers, timepiece driving means, battery cell case and external switch means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1980
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunari Kume, Yasushi Nomura