TIMEPIECE ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A timepiece assembly, comprising:
- a bottom case, having a motor containment area;
a gear plane connected to and generally parallel to the bottom case, the gear plane including an array of axis connection points;
a timepiece movement motor located at the motor containment area having a drive motor axis in fixed connection with a motor gear, wherein the drive motor axis passes through an axis connection point; and
a plurality of gears in mechanical connection with the motor gear and in rotational connection with a plurality of corresponding axis connection points;
wherein the axis connection points comprise at least one of perforations, indentations and protrusions;
wherein the plurality of gears includes gears having multiple gear heads and shafts of varying height.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a timepiece, such as a watch, having a case, movement having an axis located within the case, gears connected to the movement, and one or more hands which may be driven by one or more gears. The gears are rotatably connected to a gear plane and are driven by the movement driving an axis extending through the gear plane. The gear plane has several connection points, such as perforations, indentations and/or protrusions, for the connection with the gears and with the hands. The gears drive the hands of the timepiece, which also include gears. The gears on the gear plane may be placed in one or more configurations to drive the hands.
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11 Claims
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1. A timepiece assembly, comprising:
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a bottom case, having a motor containment area; a gear plane connected to and generally parallel to the bottom case, the gear plane including an array of axis connection points; a timepiece movement motor located at the motor containment area having a drive motor axis in fixed connection with a motor gear, wherein the drive motor axis passes through an axis connection point; and a plurality of gears in mechanical connection with the motor gear and in rotational connection with a plurality of corresponding axis connection points; wherein the axis connection points comprise at least one of perforations, indentations and protrusions; wherein the plurality of gears includes gears having multiple gear heads and shafts of varying height. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A timepiece assembly, comprising:
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a lower level base having one or more axis containment points in a first array; a frame in mechanical connection with the lower level base having one or more voids in a second array complementary to the axis connection points; a motor located on the lower level base, said motor in mechanical connection with a drive axis extending through a void in the frame corresponding to the motor; a drive gear head connected to the drive axis located above the frame; and a plurality of gears in mechanical connection with the drive gear, the plurality of gears having axes wherein the plurality of gear heads are located above the frame and the respective axes extend through the voids to respective axis connection points in the lower level base. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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