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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404667 | Magnetic control device for timepiece The magnetic control device (1) for a timepiece comprises a sealed tube (3) which comprises a blind end inserted into an opening of the timepiece, whereas the other end of the tube opens towards the outside. A control stem (12) is provided in or... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7302758 | Manufacturing and mounting method of electrical contacts for control members of small dimensions, in particular for the horological field There is disclosed a method for manufacturing and mounting electric contacts for control members of small dimensions, particularly for control members used in the horological field. This method includes the following steps: a) stamping and pre-shaping a plate of ele... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278782 | Analog electronic clock having reset current conductive structure To provide a reset current conductive path between a reset lever and an overhang of a printed circuit board without using a conductive part such as a metal pin and without bending a distal end portion of the reset lever. When a movement is assembled, an overhang pat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272077 | Watch with digital display Watch with digital display capable of being adjusted by a control device sensitive to rotation and to axial pressure. The watch comprises two lines of alphanumeric characters, of which one is used exclusively for displaying the current time and the other is used exc... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7210845 | Portable electronic instrument including at least one input/output terminal for establishing a communication with an electronic unit arranged within said instrument There is disclosed a portable electronic instrument (1) including a case (2), at least one electronic unit (72, 74) housed inside the case, and at least a first input and/or output terminal (A; B) accessible from the exterior of the case and inc... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7111979 | Control device with multiple axial positions for electronic apparatus The present invention concerns a control device for electronic apparatus of the electronic stem type, adapted to be shifted between a plurality of axial positions. According to one preferred embodiment, the stem (1), with axis X, has four different axial posi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106085 | Electronic circuit unit having small size and good productivity An electronic circuit unit includes a circuit board mounted within a frame member, an electronic component with a cover mounted on the circuit board, and linear terminals passing through and being mounted in the circuit board. The terminals include first and second ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6955552 | Adapter for portable electronic instrument and transmission system between these two elements The invention concerns an adaptor (100) adapted to establish an electric connection with a portable electronic instrument (200) and to allow transmission of electric signals. The portable instrument is controlled via at least one control member (210... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935773 | Operating unit for the setting devices of a watch and watches incorporating such a unit An operating unit adapted to be incorporated into a watch with a main setting device, which comprises at least two engagement positions, namely one rest position and at least one pulled position, and with at least one auxiliary setting device. The invention is also ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918694 | Control mechanism for the setting devices of a watch and watches incorporating such a mechanism A control mechanism adapted to be incorporated into a watch with a main setting device, which comprises at least two engagement positions, namely one rest position and at least one pulled position, and with at least one auxiliary setting device. The invention is als... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6896403 | Mode selecting assembly for a timepiece The mode selecting assembly comprises a flexible hand, coupled to a frame in the casing, that has extending therefrom fingers that are sufficiently deflectable so as to deflect from first positions where they are not in contact with associated pads on a circuit boar... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6846998 | Switch connecting structure for timepiece An inexpensive switch connecting structure is provided capable of avoiding abnormal wear-off or deformation of a contact spring of a supporting plate even if a movement in a basic shape is placed in a timepiece case having a shape different from the movement and a p... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6527436 | Watch A watch has a switch mechanism 10 supported by a base 11 and a lid 13 that houses a generally conventional electric watch arrangement (not shown). The mechanism includes a semi-circular disc shaped finger tip engagable pusher 16 that can be rotated in eit... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6422740 | Wristwatch The present invention concerns a wristwatch type of watch. More specifically, the watch comprises a display (11), an electronic circuit (12) controlling the display, a time set stem (13), and at least two electrical contact elements (14, 14"). The time se... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6334706 | Multi-function push-button contact clamp The contact clamp (20) includes a base (21) secured to the back cover of a case on one side of a push-button (10) and an elastic strip (22) extending beyond the push-button of which a first pre-stressed portion (23, 24) forms the key and return spring and... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6227700 | Push button device for a timepiece, in particular a chronograph The invention concerns a push button device for a timepiece, in particular a chronograph, including a pusher head (2) associated with a pusher stem (4) arranged so as to slide in a recess (6) inside which it moves axially from a rest position against the ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6203189 | Manual control device for a watch The invention concerns a manual control device for a watch including a bolt sliding on the external surface of a watch case, in particular to set a repeater mechanism, said bolt being connected through an opening arranged in said watch case to a sliding b... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6000842 | Assembly comprising a hard plastic watch case and at least one push button, and method for manufacturing such an assembly The assembly according to the invention comprises a hard plastic watch case (2), having on its middle part one or more sealed push buttons (5) made in an inexpensive manner. Each push button (5) comprises a hard plastic stem (10), for example the same mat... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5774427 | Electric switch device on a printed circuit and watch comprising such a device An electric switch device (14) co-operating with a printed circuit (13) and closing perpendicular to such circuit when it is actuated by a pressure in a direction (A) parallel to the plane (16) of the circuit. The switch comprises an elastic contact element (2... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5521890 | Push-piece crown for a timepiece A push-piece-crown (1) mounted on a guide tube (T) secured in a case (C) housing a timepiece, and fixed in rotation as well as axially to a control stem (TR) adapted to occupy at least two axial positions, of which a first ("0") is stable and a second ("-... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5500836 | Circuit for suppressing the effect of rebounds and parasitic commutations of a contactor A circuit for suppressing the effect of rebounds of a contactor (2) on a control signal (C) produced thereby, wherein the contactor (2) ideally changes from one position to another position and remains in the other position for a predetermined time. The c... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5339297 | Switching arrangement for applying battery voltage to circuitry block in an analog timepiece A multifunction analog electronic watch includes a battery, a circuitry block and a base plate made from a polymeric other electrically non-conductive material. A switching device for controlling application of the voltage from the power source to the cir... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5164924 | Double-pipe switch structure for use in compact electronic apparatus of wrist watch type A compact electronic apparatus comprises a casing of a wrist watch shape, a push button switch installed on the casing, waterproof packing being provided between the casing and the push button switch, a metal pipe mounted in the casing with its portion be... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5095469 | Electronic watch with analog time display An electronic watch having an electronic circuit arranged to control at least one function of the watch other than the usual functions of time indication, in which the manipulation of a time-setting rod and/or the position of movable elements of the watch... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5043958 | Push button assembly particularly for a watchcase The watch case (1) is of plastic material and provided with a hole (3) in which a push button (6) may slide. The end (12) of the stem (7) of the push button includes a bulge (13) the diameter of which is greater than that of the neck (11) formed at the en... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5042017 | Rotary pulse switch An apparatus for generating a digital pulse train from a dial rotation indicating the direction and degree of rotation. The device incorporates two facing disks mounted to a stem and having mating teeth on adjacent surfaces. One disk is mounted for free r... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5001687 | Wristwatch with a switching crown A wristwatch having a switching crown to effectuate an electrical switch function. The switching crown comprises a crown element constructed from electrically conductive material. The crown is in contact with a first conductor element connected to one sid... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4849948 | Self-contained disposable timer for use with medication A highly portable, disposable, self-contained timer provides a user-perceptible signal at automatically-successive, fixed time intervals to alert the user as to the times for taking medications. The time intervals are not variably programmable, and differ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4800545 | Removable stem and switch actuator for electronic wristwatch An electronic wristwatch includes an electronic circuit such as a lead frame with extending conductive strips providing a first battery contact terminal and switch contact terminal for operating and setting the wristwatch. A multipurpose switch actuator m... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4794576 | Combination electrical contact member and braking member for a timepiece An improved contact spring in a movement for a timepiece having a frame, a stepping motor, an energy cell, a circuit driving the stepping motor with a switching terminal for disabling the stepping motor, a gear train driven by the stepping motor, and a ma... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4773051 | Circuit for shaping a signal produced by a contact The circuit comprises a counter (13), a generator (11) that produces a reference signal (Sf) made up of pulses, and a two-input AND gate (10). One input of the AND gate is connected to the generator while the other input receives a signal (Sx) produced by... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4726687 | Analog timepiece with device for electronic data input A timepiece includes a conventional circular analog display surrounded by one or more data entry dials. Data selection means such as a pointer or a window are utilized to select one of a plurality of uncoded characters on the data entry dial thereby enabl... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4536095 | Crown setting switch for a wristwatch A crown switch actuator in a solid state analog wristwatch rotates in either direction and is movable axially. The actuator stem has a flat portion which rotatably operates a rocker contact spring against contact pads on a printed circuit board to alterna... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4509867 | Electronic timepiece movement An electronic timepiece movement includes a control stem slidably guided in a radial passage of a base plate. Pulling on this control stem brings a return spring acting on the stem into contact with a stud which is carried by the substrate of an electroni... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4451719 | Pushbutton switch for a timepiece A pushbutton switch for an electronic timepiece comprises a stem means wh may be slid through a guide tube by pressure exerted theron against the force of a return spring and which is arranged to change the state of electrical contact means. At least one... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4449832 | Program input and/or time setting device Manually actuatable means are provided for programming or time setting a digital-electronic time switch device which utilizes an analog program input eliminating the need for a separate data display terminal. The time setting system includes a manually ad... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4435796 | Electrical connection construction for electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece assembly interposed between a module and an exteriorly operable member and comprising a switch lower base including a plurality of electrically conductive portions connected to a contact pattern formed on the module and a switch up... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4423966 | Alarm control system for alarm clock The alarm control button of the alarm clock with a snooze mechanism is operable in two modes; a lateral sliding mode and a vertical pushing mode. The alarm setting and the permanent stopping of the buzzer are controlled by the sliding mode, while the temp... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4422776 | Device for correction of time date displayed by an electronic watch The correction device of the invention makes it possible to activate, in the same axial position of the crown, two different modes of correction of the data displayed by the watch, it being possible to make those corrections in both directions, depending ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4419018 | Electronic watch with control means for selecting and correcting time data The watch comprises a plurality of stores, each containing a particular item of time data and each producing an output signal representing the data therein. A single operating button is displaceable by the user of the watch, on the one hand in the axial d... | 12/06/1983 |
