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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2024
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Teruhiko Fujisawa, Shiojiri, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 17/20 (2006.01); G04B 18/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 18/028 (2013.01); G04B 17/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mechanical timepiece includes a spring, a balance, an oscillation circuit, a speed governing mechanism configured to include a permanent magnet and a coil, one of the permanent magnet and the coil being held by the balance, an external magnetic field detection mechanism configured to detect an external magnetic field, a vibration detection mechanism configured to detect vibration of the balance and output a vibration detection signal, a speed governing control mechanism configured to output a drive pulse to perform processing for governing the balance, a power storage mechanism configured to store electric energy, and a generator configured to generate the electric energy. The speed governing control mechanism changes a processing content of the speed governing of the balance in accordance with a detection result of the external magnetic field.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Fujisawa, Teruhiko. (2026). Mechanical timepiece (U.S. Patent No. 12669780). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12669780

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