Self-winding watch
AssigneeSeiko Instruments Inc.
InventorsMasaaki Takahashi, Takeshi Tokoro
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Abstract
A movement 100 of a self-winding watch has a main plate 102, a train wheel bridge 104, a center wheel bridge 106, a third wheel bridge 107 and a transmission bridge 108. An oscillating weight 160 is rotatably attached to a third bridge 107. A first transmission intermediate gear 178a is structured to mesh with a first transmission gear 180a and oscillation weight pinion 176. An eccentric shaft-part 180d is provided on the first transmission wheel 180. A pawl lever 182 is assembled between the third wheel bridge 107 and the center wheel bridge 106. The pawl lever 182 has a guide hole 182a rotatably assembled on the eccentric shaft part 180d. The eccentric motion of pawl lever 182 winds up a spiral spring.
Claims17
A self-winding watch comprising:
- a main plate having upper and lower main surfaces;
- a first bridge member disposed over the upper main surface of the main plate;
- a second bridge member disposed over the first bridge member;
- an oscillation weight supported by the second bridge member for undergoing rotational movement;
- a transmission wheel mounted for undergoing rotation in accordance with rotation of the oscillation weight, the transmission wheel having an upper guide shaft rotatably supported by the second bridge member and a lower guide shaft rotatably supported by the first bridge member;
- a pawl lever disposed between the second bridge member and the upper main surface of the main plate for undergoing reciprocal movement in accordance with rotation of the transmission wheel;
- a second reduction wheel for undergoing rotation in accordance with reciprocal movement of the pawl lever;
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- a barrel complete having a spiral spring to be wound up by rotation of the second reduction wheel.
A self-winding watch comprising:
- a main plate having upper and lower main surfaces;
- a bridge member disposed over the upper main surface of the main plate;
- an oscillation weight rotatably supported by the bridge member;
- a transmission intermediate wheel for undergoing rotation in accordance with rotation of the oscillation weight;
- a transmission wheel for undergoing rotation in accordance with rotation of the transmission intermediate wheel, the transmission wheel having an eccentric shaft part disposed closer to the upper main surface of the main plate than the bridge member;
- a pawl lever mounted for undergoing eccentric movement in accordance with movement of the eccentric shaft part of the transmission wheel, the pawl lever having at least one part disposed between the upper main surface of the main plate and the bridge member;
- a second reduction wheel for undergoing rotation in one direction in accordance with eccentric movement of the pawl lever;
- a ratchet wheel for undergoing rotation in one direction in accordance with rotation of the second reduction wheel;
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- a barrel complete having a spiral spring to be wound up by rotation of the ratchet wheel.
A self-winding watch comprising:
- a main plate having upper and lower main surfaces;
- a first bridge member disposed over the upper main surface of the main plate;
- a second bridge member disposed over the first bridge member;
- an oscillation member having a pinion;
- a transmission wheel having a gear, an upper guide shaft rotatably supported by the second bridge member, a lower guide shaft rotatably supported by the first bridge member, and an eccentric shaft disposed between the upper and lower guide shafts;
- an intermediate transmission wheel having a gear meshing with the pinion of the oscillation member and the gear of the transmission wheel;
- a pawl lever mounted on the eccentric shaft of the transmission wheel for undergoing eccentric movement;
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- a spiral spring member for winding up in accordance with eccentric movement of the pawl lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.