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Granted Patent B2
US 10,908,556 · App. 16/137,875 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Timepiece movement and timepiece

Inventor: Nobuhiro Koike (Chino, JP)
G04B19/221G04B19/22G04B19/25373G04B19/25393G04B27/005
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Patent No.
US 10,908,556
App. No.
16/137,875
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A timepiece movement includes: an hour wheel and pinion; a minute wheel and pinion; a winding stem; a time difference correction train; a date indicator; and a date change mechanism. The hour wheel and pinion includes an hour wheel that rotates with the minute wheel and pinion, an hour jumper, an hour jumper pinion, and an hour wheel body that turns with the hour wheel via the hour jumper and hour jumper pinion, and turns with the time difference correction train. The date change mechanism includes a date change wheel that turns with the hour wheel body, a date change lever, a date change cam that flexes the date change lever by rotating with the date change wheel, and turns in response to the flexed date change lever spring force, and a date change pawl that rotates with the date change cam, and advances the date indicator.

Claims (37)

1. A timepiece movement comprising:

an hour wheel and pinion;

a minute wheel and pinion;

a winding stem;

a time difference correction train configured to rotate in conjunction with the winding stem;

a calendar indicator; and

a calendar change mechanism configured to turn the calendar indicator;

the hour wheel and pinion including

an hour wheel configured to rotate in conjunction with the minute wheel and pinion,

an hour jumper,

an hour jumper pinion that engages the hour jumper, and

an hour wheel body to which an hour hand attaches, the hour wheel body configured to turn in conjunction with the hour wheel through the hour jumper and hour jumper pinion, and turn in conjunction with the time difference correction train; and

the calendar change mechanism including

a calendar change wheel configured to turn in conjunction with the hour wheel body,

a calendar change lever,

a calendar change cam configured to contact the calendar change lever, flex the calendar change lever by rotating in conjunction with the calendar change wheel, and turn in response to spring force of the flexed calendar change lever, and

a calendar change pawl configured to rotate in unison with the calendar change cam, and advance the calendar indicator when the calendar change cam turns in response to the spring force.

2. The timepiece movement described in claim 1 , wherein:

the hour jumper flexes perpendicularly to the axis of rotation of the hour wheel and pinion, and

the thickness of the hour jumper along the axis of rotation of the hour wheel and pinion is greater than the thickness of the hour wheel along the axis of rotation.

3. The timepiece movement described in claim 1 , wherein:

the calendar change mechanism includes an intermediate wheel train with at least one or more wheels that rotate in conjunction with the hour wheel body; and

the calendar change wheel turns in conjunction with the hour wheel body through the intermediate wheel train.

4. The timepiece movement described in claim 3 , wherein:

at least one wheel of the intermediate wheel train, and at least one wheel of the time difference correction train, are the same wheel.

5. The timepiece movement described in claim 1 , further comprising:

a main plate; and

a calendar plate disposed on the face side of the main plate;

the hour wheel and pinion being disposed on the face side of the main plate; and

the calendar change wheel being disposed on the face side of the calendar plate.

6. A timepiece comprising:

the movement described in claim 1 ; and

an hour hand.

7. The timepiece described in claim 6 , further comprising:

a dial with a calendar window;

the calendar indicator being a date wheel; and

the number on the calendar wheel visible through the calendar window changing instantly by the calendar change mechanism.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2018
From: KOIKE, NOBUHIRO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046936/0988 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-184150 · Sep 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190094807A1 · Mar 28, 2019
Cited By (1)
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