Electronic timepiece having an antenna holding a timepiece part
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorHironobu Yamamoto
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Abstract
Provided is an electronic timepiece enabling reducing the size of an electronic timepiece. The electronic timepiece has an antenna having a first conductor element connected to a feed, a second conductor element superimposed with the first conductor element in plan view, and a dielectric disposed between the first conductor element and second conductor element, and the antenna holds a specific timepiece part. The specific timepiece part is preferably a dial, solar panel, or circuit board. The antenna also preferably has a shorting element that shorts the first conductor element and second conductor element.
Claims12
An electronic timepiece comprising:
- a case;
- a dial;
- a hand that is configured to indicate a time;
- a pivot to which the hand is attached;
- a drive mechanism that is configured to drive the pivot;
- a base plate that is configured to hold the drive mechanism;
- a timepiece part disposed inside the case;
- and
- an antenna having a first conductor element connected to a feed, a second conductor element disposed superimposed with the first conductor element in plan view, and a dielectric disposed between the first conductor element and second conductor element, the antenna holding the timepiece part,
- wherein the antenna is planar, disposed between the dial and the base plate, and has a through-hole through which the pivot passes.
An electronic timepiece comprising:
- a case;
- a timepiece part disposed inside the case;
- and
- an antenna having a first conductor element connected to a feed, a second conductor element disposed superimposed with the first conductor element in plan view, and a dielectric disposed between the first conductor element and second conductor element, the antenna holding the timepiece part,
- wherein the antenna has a shorting element that shorts the first conductor element and second conductor element, and
- the shorting element is disposed at a position in an angular range from 10:00 to 2:00, or an angular range from 4:00 to 8:00, clockwise referenced to a center of the antenna in plan view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.