G04B27/002

WATCH ROTATING STRUCTURE
20250103007 · 2025-03-27 ·

A watch rotating structure is provided, relates to a technical field of watches, including a dial, a bottom of the dial is activity connected with a bottom shell, the bottom of the dial is further provided with a driving gear disk, and the driving gear disk is constrained on the bottom shell, and an upper part of the bottom shell is provided with a driving gear set, and the driving gear set is activity connected to the bottom shell through a connecting shaft and is meshed with the driving gear disk. Through the watch rotating structure to adjust the dial to rotate, the watch can still be adjusted from the outside after the exchange of wearing hands, and the dial is still displayed forward, which not only increases the fun of use, but also enhances the use experience.

Electronic watch
12259691 · 2025-03-25 · ·

An electronic watch includes memory that stores a reference time and a time difference relative to the reference time, a timekeeper that clocks the reference time, a time display unit that includes an hour hand displaying a display time based on the reference time and the time difference, a calendar display unit that displays a date based on the reference time and the time difference, an operation device that includes a crown or a button, and a controller that, in a set time-difference setting range, corrects the time difference at a regular interval for each of operations of the operation device, and updates the hour hand and the date in accordance with the corrected time difference.

TACTILE SWITCH FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20250093818 · 2025-03-20 ·

An electronic watch may include a tactile switch and/or one or more sensors for detecting rotational and translational inputs. The watch may include a display configured to produce graphical outputs that may change in response to rotational inputs, translational inputs, and/or touch inputs received at the display. The watch include a crown positioned along an exterior of the watch enclosure and a shaft coupled to the crown and extending into the enclosure. The tactile switch and/or the one or more sensors may be used to detect rotational and/or translational inputs provided at the crown.

Timepiece

The present invention improves the weathering performance of a stopper structure preventing inadvertent rotation or a rotated body accommodated in a case. An operation member having a head portion rotated outside the case and a shaft portion inserted into a pipe so as to be movable between a first position and a second position that is outer than the first position. A stopper structure is provided inside the case to prevent rotation of the head portion when the operation member is positioned at the second position, whereas the stopper structure allows rotation of the head portion when the operation member is positioned at the first position.

Interface for actuating a device
09568888 · 2017-02-14 · ·

Actuators for a device are described. In one aspect, an actuator for a device includes a boss member adapted to engage the device, the boss member having a cylindrical body portion and a handle portion, the body portion including at least one channel engageable with a guiding plate connected with the device, wherein upon manipulation of the handle portion, the boss member is movable from an initial position to an actuating position whereby an actuating member is adapted to actuate the device.

DISPLAY MECHANISM

A platform for displaying several mutually different horometric items of information, includes as many crowns as the horometric items of information to be displayed on the platform. Each of the crowns is arranged to receive an associated information support and is movable in rotation at a speed selected according to a horometric item of information displayed on the associated information support.

DISPLAY MECHANISM

A centralized control unit for controlling an arm moving in a clockwise direction and in a counter-clockwise direction includes an arbor about which the centralized control unit pivots. The arm is integrally mounted on a toothed actuating wheel as an assembly, and the assembly is mounted to freely rotate about the arbor. The centralized control unit also includes a wheel to control the arm in the clockwise direction, a wheel to control the arm in the counter-clockwise direction, and a power wheel kinematically connected to an independent barrel to drive the arm.

Electronic device, time correction method, and time correction program
09563174 · 2017-02-07 · ·

An electronic device has a first hand that displays a first time; a second hand that displays a second time; an indicator hand; a detection device that outputs a first time selection signal when it detects a first time selection operation of an input device, and outputs a second time selection signal when it detects a second time selection operation of the input device; a mode setter that sets a first time correction mode to correct the first time when the first time selection signal is received, and sets a second time correction mode to correct the second time when the second time selection signal is received; and a display controller that points the indicator hand to a position other than that of the second hand when the first time correction mode is set, and points the indicator hand to the second hand when the second time correction mode is set.

TACTILE SWITCH FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20170011873 · 2017-01-12 ·

One embodiment of the disclosure includes an input module. The input module includes a switch, a rotatable and translatable input member operably connected to the switch and configured to actuate the switch, and an electrical contact operably connected to the switch and in electrical communication with the input member. During operation, the electrical connection between the input member and the electrical contact is maintained during translation and rotation of the input member. The input module may be used with a variety of electronic devices and can be used by a user to provide input to those devices.

WATCH CONTROL DEVICE
20250138484 · 2025-05-01 · ·

A control device (1) for a watch including a crown (2) mounted movably in a support part (3) of this device (1) and intended to be fixed with respect to the movement of the watch, the crown (2) being capable of being displaced axially with respect to its longitudinal axis (A) towards a control position in which a rotational drive element (8) of the crown (2) is capable of cooperating with a ring (10) mounted movably in a casing ring (29) of a control member (4) of the device (1), the ring (10) being configured to actuate a mechanism of the watch movement implementing a function of the watch when the crown (2) is rotated.