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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Takashi Kawaguchi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Takashi Kawaguchi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic timepiece with a generator function, including a generating means, a storage means that stores electrical energy produced by the generating means, a timekeeping control means that is driven by the electrical energy stored in the storage means, a time display means that is controlled by the timekeeping control means and displays time, a power generation detection means that detects the power generation state of the generating means, and a power generation display means that displays the power generation state based on a detection result signal output from the power generation detection means. The power generation detection means includes a hand and an actuator that drives the hand in both forward and reverse directions.