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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1980
Masaharu Shida, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Otawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Mandai, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiko Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Instruments & Electronics Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic timepiece having a stepping motor includes a power source, an oscillating circuit, a dividing circuit connected to the oscillating circuit, and a wave shaping circuit receptive of a plurality of output signals produced from the dividing circuit to produce a plurality of controlling signals. A controlling circuit receives the controlling signals and controls a driving circuit. The power source is connected to a detecting voltage circuit by which the variation of the supply voltage of the power source is detected, and a normal waveform or an intermittent waveform is selectively applied to the stepping motor according to the variation of the supply voltage. As a result, the power consumption of the steppng motor is controlled at a constant level, even if the supply voltage of the power source is higher than the optimum voltage of the stepping motor and even if the supply voltage varies.