US4908808A
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Timepiece having a multipolar rotor
Assignee: Kinetron BV
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Filing: 1988-06-23
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Granted: 1990-03-13
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Expires: 2008-06-23
Abstract
Abstract Electro-mechanical timepiece, comprising a circuit for generating electric pulses that appear at suitable points of time, a stepper motor controlled by said pulses and comprising a rotor (2) with permanently magnetic poles (8,9), a stator (3,4,5) and a coil (6), as well as a gear driven by the action of the step motor for driving the clock hands, the stator being constructed from two stator parts (3,4) situated on either side of the rotor and a yoke (5), connecting these two parts and extending through said coil. The poles (8,9) are situated in a same cross section plane, perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotor, and form a ring-shaped layer (14) which is thin in radial direction. According to a preferred embodiment the rotor is at the radial inner side of the poles provided with an uninterrupted round-going ring-shaped portion (7) of soft-magnetic material.
Inventors
- 👤 Petrus M. J. Knapen
- 👤 Jonannes H. Wouterse
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:55
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04G; G04G15/00; G04C; G04C13/00; G04C13/08; G04C13/10; G04C13/11; H; H02; H02K; H02K37/00; H02K37/10; H02K37/12; H02K37/14; H02K37/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
Electro-mechanical timepiece, comprising a circuit for generating electric pulses that appear at suitable points of time, a stepper motor controlled by said pulses and comprising a rotor with permanently magnetic poles, a stator and a coil, as well as a gear driven by the action of the stepper motor for driving the clock hands, the stator being constructed from two stator parts located in the same plane as and situated laterally on either side of the rotor, and a yoke, connecting these two parts and extending through said coil, wherein the poles are all situated in a single cross section plane, perpendicular to a rotational axis of the rotor, and form a ringshaped layer which is thin in a radial direction wherein at the radial inner side of the poles, the rotor includes an uninterrupted circular portion made of a soft-magnetic material, said material providing a path for a magnetic flux emanating from the rotor as well as a magnetic flux emanating from the stator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
Electro-mechanical timepiece, comprising a circuit for generating electric pulses that appear at suitable points of time, a stepper motor controlled by said pulses and comprising a rotor with permanently magnetic poles, a stator and a coil, as well as a gear driven by the action of the stepper motor for driving the clock hands, the stator being constructed from two stator parts located in the same plane as and situated laterally on either side of the rotor, and a yoke, connecting these two parts and extending through said coil, wherein the poles are all situated in a single cross section plane, perpendicular to a rotational axis of the rotor, and form a ringshaped layer which is thin in a radial direction wherein at the radial inner side of the poles, the rotor includes an uninterrupted circular portion made of a soft-magnetic material, said material providing a path for a magnetic flux emanating from the rotor as well as a magnetic flux emanating from the stator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
Timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the portion is ring-shaped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
Timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the rotor comprises at least 60 poles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
Timepiece according to claim 4, wherein the rotor comprises at least 100 poles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
Timepiece according to one of the preceiding claims, wherein one of the hands is connected to the rotor in such a way that the rotational movement of the two is equal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
Timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the stator parts and at least one bridge piece, having a permeance that is as low as possible, and connecting the stator parts outside the coil, are integrally formed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
114 words
An electro-mechanical timepiece, comprising: a circuit for generating electric pulses; a stepper motor controlled by said pulses and comprising: a rotor comprising: a first ring-shaped portion of a softmagnetic material, and a second ring-shaped portion located radially outward of said first ring-shaped portion and comprising a plurality of magnetic poles, a stator comprising two sections located in the same plane as, and situated laterally on opposing sides of, said rotor, wherein said rotor first ring-shaped portion provides a path for a magnetic flux emanating from the rotor as well as a magnetic flux emanating from the stator, a yoke connecting said stator sections to each other, and a coil through which said yoke extends.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
114 words
An electro-mechanical timepiece, comprising: a circuit for generating electric pulses; a stepper motor controlled by said pulses and comprising: a rotor comprising: a first ring-shaped portion of a softmagnetic material, and a second ring-shaped portion located radially outward of said first ring-shaped portion and comprising a plurality of magnetic poles, a stator comprising two sections located in the same plane as, and situated laterally on opposing sides of, said rotor, wherein said rotor first ring-shaped portion provides a path for a magnetic flux emanating from the rotor as well as a magnetic flux emanating from the stator, a yoke connecting said stator sections to each other, and a coil through which said yoke extends.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The timepiece of claim 7 wherein said stator sections each include on an inner periphery, facing said rotor, a plurality of teeth.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The timepiece of claim 8 wherein said teeth are beveled in a direction opposite a rotational direction of said rotor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The timepiece of claim 9 wherein said bevel is approximately between 10° and 30°.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The timepiece of claim 7 wherein a diameter of said rotor is approximately 4 mm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The timepiece of claim 7 further comprising a holding block which generates a holding torque for keeping the rotor from moving when said stepper motor is not energized.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The timepiece of claim 12 wherein said holding block comprises at least two teeth located on an inner periphery thereof facing said rotor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The timepiece of claim 12 wherein said holding block is located in the same plane as said rotor and said stator parts.
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