Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Power supply details – Electrical
Patent
1985-10-03
1987-09-01
Roskoski, Bernard
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Power supply details
Electrical
368107, 368113, 368 66, G04B 100
Patent
active
046905685
ABSTRACT:
In an indication hand type stopwatch energized by a battery having a second indication hand, a minute indication hand and an hour indication hand, a battery lifetime display has a battery lifetime detective section for monitoring a voltage of the battery and a battery lifetime display circuit means connected to the battery lifetime detective section and for controlling the driving of the minute indication hand serving as a battery lifetime indication hand for displaying a battery lifetime while the stopwatch is in a non-counting mode.
In the case that the battery voltage is over the predetermined voltage, the minute indication is driven by 15 steps clockwise in response to the operation of an external operation switch and in the case that the battery voltage is below the predetermined voltage, the minute indication is driven by 3 steps.
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patent: 4219999 (1980-09-01), Ichikawa
patent: 4244039 (1981-01-01), Laesser
patent: 4316274 (1982-02-01), Ushikoshi
patent: 4537514 (1985-08-01), Moriya
Nishida Isamu
Odagiri Hiroshi
Adams Bruce L.
Roskoski Bernard
Seiko Instruments & Electronics Ltd.
Wilks Van C.
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