Timepiece with Internal Antenna
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTeruhiko Fujisawa
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Abstract
A timepiece includes a case; a dial made from a nonconductive material; a solar panel that has an opening and is disposed at a side opposite of a display side of the dial, the solar panel receiving light incident from the display side of the dial; a patch antenna disposed (i) at a side opposite a light receiving side of the solar panel, and (ii) at a position overlapping the opening in plan view; and a date wheel made from a nonconductive material that is disposed between the solar panel and the patch antenna in lateral view, and is disposed at a position overlapping, at least in part, the patch antenna in plan view. The dial has a date window for exposing at least part of the date wheel, and the date window is formed at a position overlapping the opening in plan view.
Claims11
A timepiece, comprising:
- a case;
- a dial that is made from a nonconductive material;
- a solar panel that has an opening and is disposed at a side opposite of a display side of the dial, the solar panel receiving light incident from the display side of the dial;
- a patch antenna that is disposed (i) at a side opposite of a light receiving side of the solar panel, and (ii) at a position overlapping the opening in plan view;
- and
- a date wheel made from nonconductive material that is disposed between the solar panel and the patch antenna in lateral view, and is disposed between the solar panel and the patch antenna in lateral view, and is disposed at a position overlapping, at least in part, the patch antenna in plan view;
- wherein the dial has a date window for exposing at least part of the date wheel;
- and
- wherein the date window is formed at a position overlapping the opening in plan view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.