Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Portable timepiece and electronic apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 便携式钟表和电子设备
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Application No.: US11490084Application Date: 2006-07-21
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Publication No.: US07697377B2Publication Date: 2010-04-13
- Inventor: Kazunari Agesawa , Kiyoto Takeda
- Applicant: Kazunari Agesawa , Kiyoto Takeda
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JP2005-211846 20050721; JP2005-211940 20050721; JP2006-182360 20060630; JP2006-182518 20060630
- Main IPC: G04F5/00
- IPC: G04F5/00

Abstract:
A timepiece comprises an atomic oscillator for generating and outputting a reference clock signal, and a timepiece module that operates based on the reference clock signal, wherein the atomic oscillator and the timepiece module are disposed separately so as to be thermally separated. The timepiece also comprises a crystal oscillator for generating and outputting a first oscillation signal, an atomic oscillator for generating and outputting a second oscillation signal with a higher precision than the first oscillation signal, a timepiece module that operates based on the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal, and a thermal separator for thermally separating the atomic oscillator from the crystal oscillator and the timepiece module. A portable timepiece and electronic device can thereby be configured so that the effects of heat generation can be reduced and power consumption can be reduced even in cases in which the atomic oscillator is used as a reference oscillator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070025187A1 Portable timepiece and electronic apparatus Public/Granted day:2007-02-01
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