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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Toyonori Muraji, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toyonori Muraji, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Clock Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 19/04 (2006.01); G04B 19/00 (2006.01); G04B 47/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanical timepiece has a plurality of divisional segments divided in a movable manner, a driving source operable to produce a driving rotation for moving the divisional segments, an ornamental portion to be exposed by outward movement of the divisional segments, and a plurality of driving mechanisms operable to move the divisional segments and rotate them about their axes so as to change an exposure state of the ornamental portion by using the driving rotation transmitted from the driving source.