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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kensaku Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Ihara, Nishitokyo, JP;
Makoto Watanabe, Tokorozawa, JP;
Akira Izumi, Tokyo, JP;
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an electronic device including a rotary power generation device using an electret, which is capable of preventing a spiral spring from being wound up or fully extended. The electronic device includes a power generation mechanism including: first rotary member, which is supported in a freely rotatable manner, and has a center of gravity shifted from a rotation center; second rotary member supported in a freely rotatable manner; an elastic member configured to elastically connect the first rotary member and the second rotary member to each other for rotary motions thereof; a stationary member arranged so as to be opposed to the second rotary member; and an electret film formed on a surface of any one of the second rotary member and the stationary member.