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Electronic timepiece with solar cell
 
   
Document Number
US Patent 7400556
Issued Date
July 15, 2008
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Abstract
An electronic timepiece with a solar cell includes a timepiece movement, a timepiece case for housing the timepiece movement, a casing ring for housing and holding the timepiece movement in the timepiece case, a solar cell and a dial. The solar cell is disposed almost vertically to a solar cell positioning portion provided in the casing ring, and the solar cell has a slender strip shape formed on a flexible substrate. Consequently, the solar cell is not disposed in the timepiece movement, and it is only necessary to change the casing ring as an external component even when a panel cover diameter is changed. Further, a solar cell can be coiled to match the size of the casing ring when it is incorporated in the casing ring, so that a common solar cell can be used despite a change in the panel cover diameter of the timepiece.
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Published
July 15, 2008
Application Number
10/541,725
Filed
December 12, 2003
US Classification
368/205   368/204
Int'l Classification
G04C   10/00   (20060101)  
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Attorney/Law Firm
Priority Data
Jan 23, 2003 [JP] 2003-014406
USPTO Field of Search
368/203   368/205   368/297   368/299  
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