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Portable object such as, in particular, a timepiece, including a piezoelectric transducer for entering data manually
   
Document Number
US Patent 6813223
Issued Date
November 2, 2004
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The present invention concerns a portable object such as, in particular, a timepiece (1), including means (16) for displaying at least one data item and a case (2) formed of a top portion including a crystal (14) covering the display means (16) and a bottom portion delimited by a back cover (6) located below said display means (16), this object including a piezoelectric transducer (32) generating an electric voltage when mechanical pressure is exerted on said top portion, the voltage generated by the piezoelectric transducer (32) being applied to a first electronic circuit which will generate a logic signal in response to the pressure exerted, this electronic circuit being arranged inside said case (2), characterized in that said piezoelectric transducer (32) is arranged in the bottom portion of said case (2) and is rigidly connected to said case (2).
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Owner
Asulab S.A. (Bienne,CH)
Published
November 2, 2004
Application Number
09/784,089
Filed
February 16, 2001
US Classification
368/255   368/296
Int'l Classification
G04G   13/02   (20060101)   G04G   1/02   (20060101)   G04G   1/10   (20060101)   G04G   1/00   (20060101)   G04G   13/00   (20060101)  
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Priority Data
Feb 24, 2000 [CH] 0360/00
USPTO Field of Search
368/72   368/73   368/88   368/206   368/228   368/230   368/243   368/244   368/250   368/255   368/296   368/242   368/276   368/315   310/318  
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