Claims
- 1. An electronic timepiece comprising:
- a body having an interior region and an exterior region;
- a power source essentially positioned in the interior region of said body
- a circuitry block coupled to said power source and essentially positioned in the interior region of said body;
- a switching device for controlling application of a voltage from the power source to the circuitry block and including switching means and at least two electrode patterns, said switching means including a U-shaped member having a first bent portion and a second bent portion, said first bent portion including a first contact portion and a second contact portion, said switching means essentially positioned in the interior region of said body;
- control means for manual operation from the exterior region of the body of the timepiece for actuating said switching device;
- wherein a proximate end of the first electrode pattern is electrically coupled to said power source and a proximate end of the second electrode pattern is electrically coupled to said circuitry block, said U-shaped member normally biased away from said first electrode pattern and said second electrode pattern and said U-shaped member being positioned and constructed to move towards said first and second electrode patterns in response to an external pressure manually applied to said control means so that said first contact portion of said first bent portion contacts said first electrode pattern and said second contact portion of said first bent portion subsequently contacts said second electrode pattern to provide an electrical path between said first electrode pattern and said second electrode pattern.
- 2. The electronic timepiece of claim 1, further including at least one step motor and a group of gear trains.
- 3. The electronic timepiece of claim 1, wherein said circuitry block and said switching means are separated from each other.
- 4. The electronic timepiece of claim 1, wherein said timepiece displays multiple functions in addition to the time of day display and includes a plurality of step motors, each step motor associated with one of said display functions.
- 5. The electronic timepiece of claim 2, wherein said timepiece displays multiple functions in addition to the time of day display and includes a plurality of step motors, each step motor associated with one of said display functions.
- 6. The electronic timepiece of claim 3, wherein said timepiece displays multiple functions in addition to the time of day display and includes a plurality of step motors, each step motor associated with one of said display functions.
- 7. The electronic timepiece of claim 1, wherein said timepiece is a watch.
- 8. The electronic timepiece of claim 2, wherein said timepiece is a watch.
- 9. The electronic timepiece of claim 3, wherein said timepiece is a watch.
- 10. The electronic timepiece of claim 4, wherein said timepiece is a watch.
- 11. The electronic timepiece of claim 1, further including a base plate for supporting at least the circuitry block, first electrode pattern and second electrode pattern and made from an electrically non-conductive material.
- 12. The electronic timepiece of claim 11, wherein the electrically insulating material is a polymeric material.
- 13. The electronic timepiece of claim 2, further including a base plate for supporting at least the circuitry block, first electrode pattern and second electrode pattern and made from an electrically non-conductive material.
- 14. The electronic timepiece of claim 13, wherein the electrically insulating material is a polymeric material.
- 15. The electronic timepiece of claim 3, further including a base plate for supporting at least the circuitry block, first electrode pattern and second electrode pattern and made from an electrically non-conductive material.
- 16. The electronic timepiece of claim 15, wherein the electrically insulating material is a polymeric material.
- 17. The electronic timepiece of claim 4, further including a base plate for supporting at least the circuitry block, first electrode pattern and second electrode pattern and made from an electrically non-conductive material.
- 18. The electronic timepiece of claim 17, wherein the electrically insulating material is a polymeric material.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/540,065, filed Jun. 19, 1990 now abandoned, for SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT FOR APPLYING BATTERY VOLTAGE TO CIRCUITRY BLOCK IN AN ANALOG TIMEPIECE.
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