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US 6,700,836 B1Granted
Electronic timepiece with indicator hands
AssigneeSeiko Instruments Inc.
InventorsTakayuki Satodate, Yuichi Shino
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Abstract
An electronic timepiece (100) is provided that has indicator hands capable of providing various indications. The electronic timepiece with indicator hands, characterized by comprising a time hand (101, 102) indicative of time, first and second indicator hands (103, 104) separately provided from the time hand (101, 102), and drive means for reciprocally rotating the first and second indicator hands (103, 104) in opposite directions to each other within a predetermined range.
Claims15
An electronic timepiece comprising:
- a case;
- a time-indicating display provided in the case and comprising a dial having time-indicating indicia provided thereon and one or more time indicating hands mounted directly in front of the dial to cooperate with the time indicating indicia to indicate time;
- first and second indicator hands seperately provided from the time indicating hands and being mounted directly in front of the dial;
- and drive means for reciprocally driving the first and second indicator hands in opposite directions relative to each other within a predetermined angular range.
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