WO2002050617A1 - Montre electronique analogique ayant un dispositif de remise a l'heure suite a une insuffisance d'alimentation - Google Patents
Montre electronique analogique ayant un dispositif de remise a l'heure suite a une insuffisance d'alimentation Download PDFInfo
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- WO2002050617A1 WO2002050617A1 PCT/EP2001/014208 EP0114208W WO0250617A1 WO 2002050617 A1 WO2002050617 A1 WO 2002050617A1 EP 0114208 W EP0114208 W EP 0114208W WO 0250617 A1 WO0250617 A1 WO 0250617A1
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- the present invention relates to an electronic watch which comprises analog display means constituted by at least one hand driven by at least one motor, a time base for controlling means for driving said motor, a rechargeable power source, engine stop means acting in particular on said drive means and time counting means in synchronism with said analog display means for a sufficient supply voltage of the source.
- a watch comprising means for detecting insufficient supply of the engine is known in particular from document WO 98/33098.
- This document presents an electronic watch comprising hands driven by a motor and controlled by electronic means containing time data, a power source and means for detecting the insufficiency of this source.
- the needles are brought and maintained in reference positions programmed in advance in the electronic means.
- the main object of the invention is therefore to overcome the drawbacks of the aforementioned prior art by providing an electronic watch which comprises simplified electronic means which do not require programming a reference value for setting the time due to insufficient time. 'food.
- the subject of the invention is an electronic watch of the type mentioned in the introduction which is characterized in that upon detection of an insufficient supply by said stop means, said display means are stopped and the corresponding value of said counting means is stored in means of storage, said counting means continuing to operate, and in that time difference calculating means send, as soon as the supply is again sufficient, time difference signals between the stored value and the value of the means of counting to said drive means for resetting said analog display means to the time.
- said engine stop means are actuated for a first threshold voltage corresponding to the detection of an insufficient supply of the engine and they are kept actuated as long as a second threshold voltage greater than the first threshold voltage has not been reached by the power source, which makes it possible to avoid the problems linked to the variation in supply voltage due to the variations in load when elements such as the motor are stopped.
- This second threshold voltage corresponds to a determined charge level of the power source.
- one of the energy-consuming elements such as the motor stops
- rechargeable power sources of the battery or accumulator type it is common for rechargeable power sources of the battery or accumulator type to have their voltage level which varies somewhat.
- This variation in the supply voltage is a phenomenon known to those skilled in the art.
- the stopping of an energy-consuming element, such as the motor causes a large drop in load and current requirements, which causes a variation in the supply voltage.
- the storage means may include in particular a non-volatile memory.
- FIG. 1 shows an overview of the time setting device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 shows the state of the motor as a function of the voltage delivered by the power source
- - Figure 3 shows a period of discharge / recharge of the power source in a device of the prior art
- - Figure 4 shows a period of discharge / recharge of the power source in a device according to invention.
- FIG. 1 shows the elements of the watch necessary for understanding the invention.
- the electronic watch comprises analog display means 1 generally consisting of at least two hands 2. One is used to indicate the hours and the other the minutes. It is possible to provide a third hand used to indicate, for example, the seconds.
- the hands 2 are driven by at least one motor 3.
- the hour hand and the minute hand are driven by a stepping motor and the second hand is driven by another stepping motor. Indeed, for the sake of energy saving, the motor driving the second hand can be stopped earlier.
- a time base 4 makes it possible to define for each motor 3 the pitch for the advance of the needle 2 associated with said motor.
- the time base 4, generally used, consists in particular of a quartz oscillator, referenced 5 and 6, and of different frequency dividing stages 7 of the oscillator 6 to drive each motor 3 with the desired pitch.
- Drive means 8 of the motor or motors 3 are provided for this purpose.
- the motor 3 is supplied by a rechargeable power source 9 of the accumulator or battery type.
- This power source 9 can be recharged in different ways, in particular by the use of photovoltaic cells, of oscillating mass, or even by electrical contacts. The latter method will preferably be used to satisfy a need for rapid and complete recharging.
- Voltage comparators 11 and 12 are placed at the output of the power source 9. They receive as input a fraction of the supply voltage obtained by a voltage divider, for example a resistive bridge, and a voltage V ′ S ⁇ , respectively V ' S2 . These voltages reflect the threshold voltages V S ⁇ and V S2 (see Figures 2 to 4).
- V S ⁇ corresponds to a sufficient voltage to ensure synchronization between the time indication of the analog display 1 and the pulses supplied by the time base 4 to the motor drive means 8.
- the value of this voltage is chosen with a safety factor in relation to the minimum voltage necessary for the correct operation of the motor 3.
- V S2 corresponds to a determined load level for which the load is considered sufficient to restart the engine. The latter could still function correctly below this voltage.
- This second threshold voltage also makes it possible to avoid the effects as discussed with reference to FIG. 3.
- Obtaining the reflective voltages V ′ S1 and V ′ S2 is carried out by means of a conventional circuit known to those skilled in the art. .
- This circuit not shown, comprises means for supplying a reference voltage to which a resistive voltage divider bridge is applied, defining the two voltages V ' S ⁇ and V' S2 . These two voltages are therefore lower than the threshold voltages V S ⁇ and V S2 .
- the comparator 11, respectively 12 compares the fractionated supply voltage with the reflection voltage V ' S ⁇ , respectively V' S2 .
- These comparison means 11 and 12 are operational as long as the supply voltage is greater than a minimum voltage V 0 u ⁇ (see FIG. 4).
- switching means not shown, leaving only the comparator 11 active when the power source 9 is discharged, and conversely leaving the comparator 12 active when the power source 9 is charged.
- Engine stop means 14 recover the results of the comparisons. These means make it possible in particular to detect an insufficient supply of the source 9. According to the state of the supply and according to the previous state of the motor supplied by a signal 13, these stop means 14 will send to the means of drive 8 a signal 15 for controlling the state of the motor, which will either be a signal to stop the motor or a signal to start the motor.
- the evolution of these engine states as a function of the comparisons made by the comparators 11 and 12 will be studied in detail in FIG. 2.
- the engine stop means are in particular connected to a time reset circuit 17.
- This time reset circuit 17 is composed of at least one counter 18 making it possible to count the time according to the pulses received by the time base 4, storage means composed of at least one memory 19 making it possible to store the content of the counter 18 and means of calculating time difference 20 allowing d '' obtain the offset 24 between the position of hands 2 and the exact time.
- the counter 18 operates continuously as long as the power source 9 delivers a minimum voltage V 0 u ⁇ sufficient to supply the time base 4 and operate said counter 18. Below this voltage V 0 u ⁇ , no more functions exist. is guaranteed to function properly. In general, this voltage V 0 u ⁇ is much lower than the first threshold voltage V S ⁇ , which leaves the user sufficient time, for example, a minimum of several hours, to realize the insufficiency feed, needles 2 being stopped. The user can then recharge the accumulator or the battery 9 while keeping exact time information. In the event of a power supply failure, the motor 3 is stopped as well as the hands 2. The stop means 14 then send the information signal 16a concerning the stopping of the motor to a memory 19. The value then contained in the counter 18 is stored in the memory 19.
- a non-volatile memory 19 is used.
- an information signal 16b is sent to the difference calculation means 20.
- these means 20 perform the subtraction between the current value 22 of the counter 18 and the value stored 23 in the memory 19
- the result obtained is in the form of time difference signals 21 which are sent to the drive means of the motor 8 in order to reset the hands 2 to the time. Hands 2 are brought to the hour by the shortest route.
- the drive means 8 control the rotation of the motor 3 in one direction or the other.
- FIG. 2 represents the operation of the engine stop means 14 as a function of the comparisons made by the comparators 11 and 12 and as a function of the state of the engine 15, seen in FIG. 1.
- the abscissa shows the supply voltage delivered by the source 9. This voltage can vary between 0 and V MAX -
- the zero voltage corresponds to the voltage delivered when the battery or accumulator 9 is completely discharged.
- the voltage V A X corresponds to the maximum voltage delivered when the battery or the accumulator is fully charged.
- the voltage V 0 u ⁇ corresponds to the minimum voltage for which the data of the counter 18 is exact.
- the voltages V S ⁇ and V S2 correspond to the two threshold voltages whose associated reflection voltages V ′ S ⁇ and V's 2 make it possible to control the state of the motor.
- the state in which the engine is located is shown. If the state corresponds to A, the engine is stopped. If the state corresponds to M, the engine is running.
- the voltage delivered is V MAX - At this power voltage, the energy supplied is sufficient, the motor is therefore running, that is to say - say in state M.
- the battery or accumulator 9 With time and the use of the time functions of the watch, the battery or accumulator 9 is discharged.
- the supply voltage becomes lower than the threshold voltage V S ⁇ , the energy supplied by the source is no longer sufficient to ensure synchronization between the time base 4 and the hourly indication of the hands 2.
- the means engine 14 are actuated and the engine 3 is stopped by the motor drive means 8. The engine 3 goes to state A. Once the engine 3 stopped, the needles 2 are also judgment.
- the value of the time counter 18 is memorized, the counter continuing to operate.
- a device leads to the creation of a transitional period which we want to avoid.
- two reflective voltages V ′ S ⁇ and V ′ S2 are used associated with the threshold voltages V S ⁇ and V S2 to manage the means for stopping the motor 14 which avoids the aforementioned drawback, current in the devices of the prior art provided with battery or accumulator 9.
- a second threshold voltage V S2 greater than V S ⁇ is provided.
- the value of V S2 is taken in such a way that it is greater than the voltage V S ⁇ to which the overvoltage due to the stopping of the main consumer is added, that is to say, when the stopping of the motor 3.
- the power source 9 goes directly into an operating mode that is less costly in energy. This is why, the discharge slope is markedly less pronounced between the instants t1 and t2.
- the instant t2 represents the moment when the user realizes that the hands 2 of his watch are stopped and decides to recharge the battery or the accumulator 9. The recharging is represented between the instants t2 and t3.
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US10/450,853 US6934223B2 (en) | 2000-12-18 | 2001-11-29 | Analogue electronic watch having a device for resetting the time following a power shortage |
JP2002551651A JP4554884B2 (ja) | 2000-12-18 | 2001-11-29 | 電力不足に続いて時刻をリセットする装置を有するアナログ電子腕時計 |
DE60129738T DE60129738T2 (de) | 2000-12-18 | 2001-11-29 | Analoge elektronische uhr mit vorrichtung zur zeitkorrektur nach einer mangelhaften energiezufuhr |
EP01985360A EP1346264B1 (fr) | 2000-12-18 | 2001-11-29 | Montre electronique analogique ayant un dispositif de remise a l'heure suite a une insuffisance d'alimentation |
KR1020037007502A KR100880347B1 (ko) | 2000-12-18 | 2001-11-29 | 전력 부족시 시간 재설정 장치를 갖춘 아날로그 전자식 시계 |
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CN1222850C (zh) | 2005-10-12 |
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