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US 2009/0059736 A1Published application
Timepiece and portable device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsMasatoshi MOTEKI, Noriaki OZAWA
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Abstract
A timepiece having a movement having a hammer and a hammer drive device that drives the hammer, a case that houses the movement, a sound source that produces sound by vibrating when struck by the hammer, and a striking force transmission member that can move bidirectionally between the hammer and the sound source, and transmits the striking force of the hammer to the sound source.
Claims19
A timepiece comprising:
- a movement having a hammer and a hammer drive device that drives the hammer;
- a case that houses the movement;
- a sound source that produces sound by vibrating when struck by the hammer;
- and
- a striking force transmission member that can move bidirectionally between the hammer and the sound source, and transmits the striking force of the hammer to the sound source.
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A portable device comprising:
- a movement having a hammer and a hammer drive device that drives the hammer;
- a case that houses the movement;
- a sound source that produces sound by vibrating when struck by the hammer;
- and
- a striking force transmission member that is disposed to the case and can move bidirectionally between the hammer and the sound source, and transmits the striking force of the hammer to the sound source.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.