US4149257A
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Alarm watch equipped with electronic calculator
Assignee: Citizen Watch Co Ltd
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Filing: 1977-05-31
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Granted: 1979-04-10
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Expires: 1997-05-31
Abstract
Abstract An electronic alarm watch having an external operation device, which comprises a timekeeping section and an electronic calculator. The timekeeping section is composed of a quartz crystal oscillator connected to a first battery and providing a relatively high frequency signal to provide a low frequency signal, a counter circuit responsive to the low frequency signal to provide time information signals, a driver circuit providing driving signals in response to the time information signals, a time display section in response to the driving signals, an alarm time detection circuit connected to the counter circuit to detect an alarm time set by the external operation device, and an acoustic device responsive to an output from the alarm time detection circuit to generate a sound indicative of the alarm time. The electronic calculator is composed of a calculating section connected to the external operation device to perform calculation in response to input signals delivered from the external operation device, a calculator display section, and a booster circuit connected to second batteries to supply boosted output voltage to the calculating section and the calculator display section.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadahiko Nakagiri
- 👤 Matao Nezu
- 👤 Toshiaki Oguchi
- 👤 Toshikazu Hatuse
- 👤 Minoru Natori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:03
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04G; G04G9/00; G04G9/0064; G04G9/007; G04G13/00; G04G13/02; G04G13/025; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/02; G06F15/0208
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
322 words
In an electronic calculator watch powered by a plurality of batteries and having a timekeeping integrated circuit chip adapted to provide a first display information signal representative of time information, a calculator integrated circuit chip adapted to provide a second display information signal representative of calculation result being performed in response to numeric signals and function signals applied by a keyboard, and an alarm time detection circuit incorporated in the timekeeping circuit, the improvement comprising: an upper case including a first recessed portion formed with an opening, a second recessed portion to accommodate said plurality of batteries and a third portion serving as said keyboard, with the first, second and third portions being arranged in order in a longitudinal direction of said upper case; a lower case secured to said upper case; a printed circuit board interposed between said upper and lower cases and including a first region, a second region and a third region in vertical alignment with said first, second and third portions of said upper case, respectively, with the first region carrying thereon said timekeeping integrated circuit chip and said calculator integrated circuit chip, the second region being formed with bores for allowing replacement of said plurality of batteries therethrough and the third region being provided with a plurality of switch contacts; a cell supporting frame disposed between the first recessed portion of said upper case and the first region of said printed circuit board; a liquid crystal display cell supported by said cell supporting frame such that a display surface of said display cell is visible through the opening of said upper case; elastic electrically conductive members disposed between the first region of said printed circuit board and said display cell to provide an electrical connection therebetween; and a plurality of keys provided in the third portion of said upper case and adapted to selectively close said plurality of switch contacts to produce said numeric and function signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
322 words
In an electronic calculator watch powered by a plurality of batteries and having a timekeeping integrated circuit chip adapted to provide a first display information signal representative of time information, a calculator integrated circuit chip adapted to provide a second display information signal representative of calculation result being performed in response to numeric signals and function signals applied by a keyboard, and an alarm time detection circuit incorporated in the timekeeping circuit, the improvement comprising: an upper case including a first recessed portion formed with an opening, a second recessed portion to accommodate said plurality of batteries and a third portion serving as said keyboard, with the first, second and third portions being arranged in order in a longitudinal direction of said upper case; a lower case secured to said upper case; a printed circuit board interposed between said upper and lower cases and including a first region, a second region and a third region in vertical alignment with said first, second and third portions of said upper case, respectively, with the first region carrying thereon said timekeeping integrated circuit chip and said calculator integrated circuit chip, the second region being formed with bores for allowing replacement of said plurality of batteries therethrough and the third region being provided with a plurality of switch contacts; a cell supporting frame disposed between the first recessed portion of said upper case and the first region of said printed circuit board; a liquid crystal display cell supported by said cell supporting frame such that a display surface of said display cell is visible through the opening of said upper case; elastic electrically conductive members disposed between the first region of said printed circuit board and said display cell to provide an electrical connection therebetween; and a plurality of keys provided in the third portion of said upper case and adapted to selectively close said plurality of switch contacts to produce said numeric and function signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The improvement according to claim 1, further comprising an acoustic device mounted on said printed circuit board at the first region thereof to provide an alarm sound in response to an output signal from said alarm time detection circuit, and in which said lower case has a plurality of openings at a position below said acoustic device to diffuse said alarm sound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
The improvement according to claim 2, in which said acoustic device includes a vibrating plate having formed thereon a piezoelectric vibrating element, with the vibrating plate being supported on a supporting plate secured to said printed circuit board, whereby vibrations produced by the acoustic device are amplified by the printed circuit board and said lower case is subjected to resonance to increase the level of said alarm sound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improvement according to claim 1, further comprising a lamp disposed below said liquid crystal display cell and supported by a lamp supporting platform mounted on said printed circuit board.
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