Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Calendar mechanism and analog timepiece equipped with same mechanism
- Patent Title (中): 日历机构和模拟钟表配备相同的机构
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Application No.: US12925375Application Date: 2010-10-20
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Publication No.: US08279717B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Kei Hirano
- Applicant: Kei Hirano
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
- Current Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Adams & Wilks
- Priority: JP2009-242717 20091021
- Main IPC: G04B19/20
- IPC: G04B19/20

Abstract:
To provide a calendar mechanism which can easily and reliably cause first and second date indicators to coincide in rotation phase, and an analog timepiece equipped therewith. A calendar mechanism of an analog timepiece includes a first date indicator including a first date character indication portion which indicates the ones column of the date, a first date indicator gear portion, and a drive cam portion which defines an endless ring-shaped cam face; a drive cam lever which includes a driven lever portion whose one end portion abuts against the drive cam portion, and an operating lever portion which includes a first fan-shaped gear portion at the leading end portion, the operating lever portion being pivoted in accordance with the driven lever portion; and a second date indicator which, being rotatable, includes a second date character indication portion which indicates the tens column of the date, and a second fan-shaped gear portion meshing with the first fan-shaped gear portion. The first fan-shaped gear portion and second fan-shaped gear portion have specified teeth which are brought into selective meshing engagement in a condition in which the first date indicator and second date indicator coincide in rotation phase.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110090766A1 Calendar mechanism and analog timepiece equipped with same mechanism Public/Granted day:2011-04-21
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