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Title:
MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC CLOCK
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH0277678
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To obtain a clock easy to operate and learn operation, highly practical and excellent in design by a method wherein a small alarm clock is independent of a basic clock and alarm time and normal time are corrected with a button and winding stem.

CONSTITUTION: A step motor 3 is located distant from hour and minute pointers indicating normal time, which are located at the center of the clock body, and off from the center to drive a small second pointer for indicating normal time second. A step motor 15 drives a chronograph second pointer located over the hour and minute pointers at the center of the clock body. A step motor 27 drives a chronograph minute pointer located off the center of the clock body. A step motor 32 drives alarm hour and minute pointers fro indicating the alarm time located off the center of the clock body. A small clock made of the alarm hour and minute pointers has a time change function whereby the alarm time and normal time can be selected. By reversely driving the step motors 15, 27, the minute and second of a time can be displayed by the same pointers as the chronograph pointers, respectively.


Inventors:
SUZUKI YUTAKA
AOKI SHIGERU
MARUYAMA AKIHIKO
KOIKE NOBUHIRO
Application Number:
JP15643689A
Publication Date:
March 16, 1990
Filing Date:
June 19, 1989
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Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP
International Classes:
G04C3/14; G04C3/00; G04C23/08; G04F8/02; (IPC1-7): G04C3/14; G04C23/08; G04F8/02
Domestic Patent References:
JPS5779485A1982-05-18
JPS61286783A1986-12-17
JPS60171478A1985-09-04
JPS5899785A1983-06-14
JPS5759995U1982-04-09
JPS57116886U1982-07-20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kisaburo Suzuki (1 outside)