Timepiece
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsYoshio Mishima, Takumi Oshio, Yoshihiro Hidai
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Abstract
A timepiece includes a case including a protrusion protruding inward from an inner wall, a crown including a shaft passing through the side surface of the case, a head provided at one end of the shaft, and a drive wheel provided at the other end opposite from the one end of the shaft, an internal rotary ring provided in a position where the internal rotary ring overlaps with the protrusion in the plan view and having teeth that engage with the drive wheel, and elastic members disposed between the protrusion and the internal rotary ring and each including a convex section that engages with the teeth.
Claims12
A timepiece comprising:
- a case including a protrusion protruding inward from an inner wall;
- an operation section including a shaft passing through a side surface of the case, a head provided at one end of the shaft, a drive wheel provided at the other end of the shaft;
- an internal rotary ring provided in a position where the internal rotary ring overlaps with the protrusion in a plan view and including a plurality of teeth, a part of the plurality of teeth engaging with the drive wheel;
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- an elastic member disposed between the protrusion and the internal rotary ring in the plan view and including a convex section that engages with the plurality of teeth,
- wherein the elastic member is configured with a beam, a first leg, a second leg, and the convex section,
- the beam extends along a first direction, and the first and second legs downwardly extend from both ends of the beam, respectively, along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and
- the convex section is located at a center of the beam and upwardly protrudes along the second direction.
A timepiece comprising:
- a case including a protrusion protruding inward from an inner wall;
- an operation section including a shaft passing through a side surface of the case, a head provided at one end of the shaft, a drive wheel provided at the other end of the shaft;
- an internal rotary ring provided in a position where the internal rotary ring overlaps with the protrusion in a plan view and including a plurality of teeth, a part of the plurality of teeth engaging with the drive wheel;
- and
- an elastic member disposed between the protrusion and the internal rotary ring in the plan view and including a convex section that engages with the plurality of teeth,
- wherein the elastic member is configured with a beam, a first leg, a second leg, a cantilever beam, and the convex section,
- the beam extends along a first direction, and the first and second legs downwardly extend from first and second ends of the beam, respectively, along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
- the cantilever beam extends along the first direction from the first end of the beam toward a center of the beam, and
- the convex section is located at a distal end of the cantilever beam and upwardly protrudes along the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.