Heavy-load drive apparatus for an electronic watch
US5886953A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04G13/021
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A heavy-load driving device for a electronic watch is provided that assures reliable timekeeping operation and enables proper drive in accordance with the power supply voltage level. When drive command circuit generates an alarm-coincidence signal Sa, this signal Sa causes a preparatory judging circuit 10 to operate, so as to make a judgment, in accordance with the reduced power supply voltage level under a given load condition, as to whether or not to allow drive of a beeper device 31, a drive-enabling signal Svm being output if the judgment is to allow drive. By doing this, a heavy-load voltage detection circuit 21 starts to output a drive-time judgment signal Pvh which indicates the power supply voltage level judgment results. By means of the Svm signal, the a drive-signal control circuit 23 begins to operate, and at a drive condition selection circuit 25, in accordance with the signal Pvh, successive selection is made of a drive signal to be supplied to the beeper device 31 from the plurality of drive signals B75, B50, and B25 which are generated by the a drive-signal generating circuit 16, the selected drive signal driving the beeper device 31.
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