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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd., Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsugaru, Tokorozawa, JP;
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cover is coupled to a main body casing in manner enabling rotation of the cover. A pop-up mechanism is provided that when locking by a locking mechanism that fixes the cover at a closed position in a releasable manner is released, rotates the cover from the closed position to an open position by a biasing of first contact members in a direction so that the first contact members push second contact members that are respectively disposed at both ends of the cover, the first contact members being connected to each other and respectively disposed at both ends of the main body casing. Thus, the second contact members are pushed while a positional relationship of the first contact members is maintained to be constant.