US3838568A
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Electronic watch movement mounting and connection
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1973-03-21
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Granted: 1974-10-01
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Expires: 1993-03-21
Abstract
Abstract Electronic watch movement is principally electronics mounted upon a substrate. The substrate is mounted with respect to the watchcase so that it can laterally shift in response to lateral shock. Springs are mounted on the substrate and resiliently center the substrate. At least one of these springs is electrically connected to the circuitry on the substrate and is contactable by an externally actuatable push-button so that external action on the watchcase can result in electrical changes in the electronic circuit of the watch movement.
Inventors
- 👤 R Zurcher
- 👤 I Merles
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:31
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04B; G04B37/00; G04B37/04; G04C; G04C10/00; G04C3/00; G04C3/001; G04G; G04G17/00; G04G17/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
An electronic watch; said electronic watch having a case and a crystal mounted on the front of said case, said case having an axis extending through said crystal and normal to the body of said case; a substrate within said case, an electronically controlled display device for digitally displaying the time signal of said electronic watch, said substrate carrying said display device; said case having an opening therein below said crystal; the improvement comprising: said substrate being radially and axially smaller than said opening within said case so that said substrate can move with respect to said case, said substrate having a face, a back, and a side, a first resilient body on the face of said substrate between said substrate and said case and a second resilient body between said substrate and said case on said side of said substrate for permitting axial motion of said substrate with respect to said case by resilient deflection of said resilient body, said second resilient body comprising a spring finger.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
An electronic watch; said electronic watch having a case and a crystal mounted on the front of said case, said case having an axis extending through said crystal and normal to the body of said case; a substrate within said case, an electronically controlled display device for digitally displaying the time signal of said electronic watch, said substrate carrying said display device; said case having an opening therein below said crystal; the improvement comprising: said substrate being radially and axially smaller than said opening within said case so that said substrate can move with respect to said case, said substrate having a face, a back, and a side, a first resilient body on the face of said substrate between said substrate and said case and a second resilient body between said substrate and said case on said side of said substrate for permitting axial motion of said substrate with respect to said case by resilient deflection of said resilient body, said second resilient body comprising a spring finger.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electronic watch of claim 1 wherein said first resilient body comprises an elastomeric body positioned between said substrate and said case.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The electronic watch of claim 1 wherein a battery is positioned to axially thrust against said substrate and said second resilient body comprises a metallic spring engaged between said battery and said case, said spring being stressed to urge said battery axially to thrust said substrate against said elastomeric body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electronic watch of claim 1 wherein said substrate has a plurality of springs between said substrate and said case to radially urge said substrate to a central position with respect to said case.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
93 words
The electronic watch of claim 4 wherein a spacer block is positioned within said case, said spacer block having a battery opening therein for reception of a battery for powering said electronic watch, said spacer block being substantially fixed in a radial direction within said case with respect to said case, said springs being interconnected between said substrate and said spacer block for radially resiliently positioning said substrate with respect to said spacer block and thus with respect to said case to provide radial resiliency of said substrate with respect to said case.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electronic watch of claim 5 wherein electronic circuitry for controlling said display device is mounted upon said substrate and said radial spacer block-engaging springs are mounted upon said substrate and electrically connected to said circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
The electronic watch of claim 6 further including a movable switch member mounted on said case for manual engagement from the exterior of said case, said switch member being positioned with respect to one of said radial substrate-positioning springs to engage said spring upon manual actuation to made electric contact with respect to said circuitry on said substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
The electronic switch of claim 3 wherein a spacer block is positioned within said case, said spacer block having a battery opening therein for reception of a batterY for powering said electronic watch, said spacer block being substantially fixed in a radial direction within said case with respect to said case, a plurality of springs being mounted between said substrate and said spacer block for radially resiliently positioning said substrate with respect to said spacer block and thus with respect to said case to provide radial resiliency of said substrate with respect to said case.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electronic watch of claim 8 wherein electronic circuitry for controlling said display device is mounted upon said substrate and said radial spacer block-engaging springs are mounted upon said substrate and electrically connected to said circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
The electronic watch of claim 9 further including a movable switch member mounted on said case for manual engagement from the exterior of said case, said switch member being positioned with respect to one of said radial substrate-positioning springs to engage said spring upon manual actuation to make electric contact with respect to said circuitry on said substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
142 words
An electronic watch comprising: a case having a face, a back, a side, and an axis extending substantially normal to said watchcase through said front and said back of said case; a substrate within said case; an optical horological display mounted with respect to said substrate to be visible through said face in said case, electronics mounted on said substrate and connected to said display to control the horological information displayed thereon; a spring finger connected to said electronics and mounted upon said substrate and positioned adjacent said side of said case; a switch member mounted on said side of said case for motion with respect to said case for manual actuation from an unactuated to an actuated position, said switch member moving into contact with said spring finger upon actuation thereof for manually applying an electrical signal to said electronic circuit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
142 words
An electronic watch comprising: a case having a face, a back, a side, and an axis extending substantially normal to said watchcase through said front and said back of said case; a substrate within said case; an optical horological display mounted with respect to said substrate to be visible through said face in said case, electronics mounted on said substrate and connected to said display to control the horological information displayed thereon; a spring finger connected to said electronics and mounted upon said substrate and positioned adjacent said side of said case; a switch member mounted on said side of said case for motion with respect to said case for manual actuation from an unactuated to an actuated position, said switch member moving into contact with said spring finger upon actuation thereof for manually applying an electrical signal to said electronic circuit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electronic watch of claim 11 wherein there are a plurality of dependent spring fingers, each of said plurality being connected to said electronic circuit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electronic watch of claim 12 wherein a battery is positioned within said case for powering said electronic circuit, one of said spring fingers being in contact with said battery to connect battery potential to said electronic circuit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
56 words
The electronic watch of claim 12 wherein there are a plurality of manually operable switch members, and each of said plurality of manually operable switch members is associated with a different spring finger so that each of said plurality of switch members makes electrical connection to said electronic circuit upon manual actuation of said switch member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electronic watch of claim 11 wherein said substrate is radially movable within said watchcase and said spring finger engages with respect to said watchcase to urge said substrate to a centered position with respect to said watchcase.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electronic watch of claim 15 wherein a spacer is positioned in said watchcase and is substantially radially fixed with respect to said watchcase and said spring finger engages said spacer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
The electronic watch of claim 16 wherein there is a plurality of spring fingers and there is a battery opening in said spacer and one of said spring fingers engages into said battery opening to connect battery voltage to said electronic circuit.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
The electronic watch of claim 17 wherein there is a plurality of manually operable switch members and each of said spring fingers is J-shaped and has a shank end rigidly mounted into said substrate and has a free end engageable by a switch member.
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