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US 10,012,956 · App. 15/220,864 · Granted Jul 3, 2018

Drive device, electronic watch, and control method of drive device

Inventors: Mototaka Minakuchi (Fussa, JP); Noriyuki Kitta (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
G04C3/14G04C3/146H02P8/14
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Patent No.
US 10,012,956
App. No.
15/220,864
Granted
Jul 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drive device includes a first hand, a second hand, and a control unit that controls a movement operation of the second hand. The control unit starts movement of the second hand in a period after start of movement of the first hand before stop of the movement of the first hand. The control unit controls the movement operation of the second hand according to a decrease in a movement speed of the first hand.

Claims (59)

1. A drive device comprising:

a first hand;

a second hand; and

a control unit that controls a movement operation of the second hand,

wherein:

the control unit starts movement of the second hand in a period after start of movement of the first hand and before stop of the movement of the first hand, and

the control unit controls the movement operation of the second hand according to a decrease in a movement speed of the first hand.

2. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein:

after starting the movement of the second hand, the control unit changes a movement speed of the second hand according to the decrease in the movement speed of the first hand.

3. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein:

after controlling the movement operation of the second hand according to the decrease in the movement speed of the first hand, the control unit stops the movement of the second hand according to a stop timing of the first hand.

4. The drive device according to claim 2 , wherein:

after controlling the movement operation of the second hand according to the decrease in the movement speed of the first hand, the control unit stops the movement of the second hand according to a stop timing of the first hand.

5. The drive device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third hand,

wherein:

the control unit further controls a movement operation of the third hand, after starting the movement of the second hand, the control unit starts movement of the third hand, and

when the movement speed of the first hand further decreases after starting the movement of the second hand according to the decrease in the movement speed of the first hand, the control unit controls the movement operation of the third hand.

6. The drive device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a third hand,

wherein:

the control unit further controls a movement operation of the third hand,

after starting the movement of the second hand, the control unit starts movement of the third hand, and

when the movement speed of the first hand further decreases after starting the movement of the second hand according to the decrease in the movement speed of the first hand, the control unit controls the movement operation of the third hand.

7. The drive device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a third hand,

wherein:

the control unit further controls a movement operation of the third hand,

after starting the movement of the second hand, the control unit starts movement of the third hand, and

when the movement speed of the first hand further decreases after starting the movement of the second hand according to the decrease in the movement speed of the first hand, the control unit controls the movement operation of the third hand.

8. The drive device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a third hand,

wherein:

the control unit further controls a movement operation of the third hand,

after starting the movement of the second hand, the control unit starts movement of the third hand, and

when the movement speed of the first hand further decreases after starting the movement of the second hand according to the decrease in the movement speed of the first hand, the control unit controls the movement operation of the third hand.

9. The drive device according to claim 5 , wherein:

the movement speed of the first hand at which the control unit starts the movement of the second hand is twice the movement speed of the first hand at which the control unit starts the movement of the third hand.

10. The drive device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an operation unit configured to receive a user's operation,

wherein:

the control unit further control a movement operation of the first hand, and

when the operation unit receives the user's operation, the control unit starts the movement of the first hand.

11. The drive device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an operation unit configured to receive a user's operation,

wherein:

the control unit further control a movement operation of the first hand, and

when the operation unit receives the user's operation, the control unit starts the movement of the first hand.

12. The drive device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

an operation unit configured to receive a user's operation,

wherein:

the control unit further control a movement operation of the first hand, and

when the operation unit receives the user's operation, the control unit starts the movement of the first hand.

13. The drive device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

an operation unit configured to receive a user's operation,

wherein:

the control unit further control a movement operation of the first hand, and

when the operation unit receives the user's operation, the control unit starts the movement of the first hand.

14. An electronic watch comprising the drive device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2016
From: MINAKUCHI, MOTOTAKA; KITTA, NORIYUKI
To: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-179218 · Sep 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170075309A1 · Mar 16, 2017
Cited By (1)
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