US4969133A
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Timepiece including at least two motors
Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
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Filing: 1990-04-20
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Granted: 1990-11-06
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Expires: 2010-04-20
Abstract
Abstract A timepiece includes at least two motors (1, 2), in which the shafts (4, 16) of the rotors (3, 15) are arranged head-to-foot in a manner such that the free end of the pinion (27) fixed to the shaft of one rotor extends in the direction opposite to that in which extends the free end of the pinion (30) fixed to the shaft of the other rotor. Each of the pinions (27, 30) is in mesh with a toothed wheel (26, 29), such wheels being mounted coaxially with one another on either side of a base plate (40). Each of the wheels directly controls a hand (25, 28) indicating a unit of time.
Inventors
- 👤 Andre Triponez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:29
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04C; G04C3/00; G04C3/16; G04C3/008; G04C3/14; G04C3/146; H; H02; H02K; H02K16/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
A timepiece having an analog display including at least two electromagnetic motors, each of said motors including a magnetized rotor mounted for rotation about a shaft and a stator formed by a plate including at least two polar expansions surrounding the rotor, said plate being magnetically coupled to at least one core on which is wound an excitation coil and further including a guide tube arranged to receive, in its interior, a shaft on the first end of which is fixed a hand suited to indicate a first unit of time and on the second end of which is secured a first toothed wheel in mesh with a first pinion placed at the end of the shaft of one of the rotors, and, on its exterior, a pipe on the first end of which is fixed a hand suited to indicate a second unit of time and on the second end of which is secured a second toothed wheel in mesh with a second pinion placed at the end of the shaft of the other rotor, the shafts of said rotors being arranged head-to-foot in a manner such that the free end of said first pinion extends in the direction opposite to that in which extends the free end of said second pinion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
213 words
A timepiece having an analog display including at least two electromagnetic motors, each of said motors including a magnetized rotor mounted for rotation about a shaft and a stator formed by a plate including at least two polar expansions surrounding the rotor, said plate being magnetically coupled to at least one core on which is wound an excitation coil and further including a guide tube arranged to receive, in its interior, a shaft on the first end of which is fixed a hand suited to indicate a first unit of time and on the second end of which is secured a first toothed wheel in mesh with a first pinion placed at the end of the shaft of one of the rotors, and, on its exterior, a pipe on the first end of which is fixed a hand suited to indicate a second unit of time and on the second end of which is secured a second toothed wheel in mesh with a second pinion placed at the end of the shaft of the other rotor, the shafts of said rotors being arranged head-to-foot in a manner such that the free end of said first pinion extends in the direction opposite to that in which extends the free end of said second pinion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A timepiece as set forth in claim 1 wherein the guide tube is arranged equidistant from the shafts of the rotors and wherein the first and second toothed wheels each have the same diameter and the same toothing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A timepiece as set forth in claim 1 wherein the motors are independent units each including a stator and a rotor, each unit being secured on a base plate on which is secured the guide tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A timepiece as set forth in claim 1 wherein the stators of the motors are blanked in a single plate, the cutting being arranged so as to exhibit the polar expansions required for independent functioning of each motor and wherein the guide tube is secured on said single plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A timepiece as set forth in claim 3 wherein each stator includes a single core around which a coil is wound.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A timepiece as set forth in claim 3 wherein each stator includes two cores around each of which a coil is wound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
A timepiece as set forth in claim 1 wherein the hand fixed to the shaft passing through the interior of the guide tube is a minutes hand, the hand fixed to the pipe arranged on the exterior of the guide tube is an hours hand and said timepiece functions as a time keeper.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A timepiece as set forth in claim 1 wherein the hand fixed to the shaft passing through the interior of the guide tube is a seconds hand, the hand fixed to the pipe arranged on the exterior of the guide tube is a minutes hand and said timepiece functions as a chronograph.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A timepiece as set forth in claim 4 wherein each stator includes a single core around which a coil is wound.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A timepiece as set forth in claim 4 wherein each stator includes two cores around each of which a coil is wound.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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