Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Chronological – With mechanical or electromechanical driven display
Patent
1997-10-20
1999-07-27
Miska, Vit
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Chronological
With mechanical or electromechanical driven display
368220, G04B 1904, G04B 1902
Patent
active
059302054
ABSTRACT:
A timepiece movement comprises a light-emitting device for emitting light and a light-receiving device for receiving the light emitted from the light-emitting device. An hour wheel has a plurality of apertures through which light from the light-emitting device may pass. A minute wheel has an aperture through which light from the light-emitting device may pass, the aperture being positioned to become aligned with respective ones of the apertures of the hour wheel during rotation of the minute and hour wheels. Minute and hour wheel gear trains respectively rotate the minute wheel and the hour wheel as a function of minute and hour time.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4645357 (1987-02-01), Allgaier et al.
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patent: 5566140 (1996-10-01), Kohata et al.
Baba Koji
Hashizume Hiroyuki
Miska Vit
Seiko Clock Inc.
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