Power source supply system

• US 4,389,704 A
• Filed: 10/09/1980
• Issued: 06/21/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Sasaki, Ken
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, William M.
• Application Number:
  US06/195,473
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• Field of Search: 363/62, 368/203, 368/155, 368/204, 368/156
• US Class Current: 363/62
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 19/00 Electric power supply circuits specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 19/02 Conversion or regulation of current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells

Abstract

A power source supply system uses an electric cell power source whose output voltage is 3 V, and drops the output voltage of 3 V to 1.5 V by a first voltage drop circuit and further drops the voltage of 1.5 V to 0.75 V to operate a logic circuit at the dropped voltage of 0.75 V.

Claims

1. A power supply system for an electronic device comprising:

an electric cell power source;

first voltage dropping means coupled to said electric cell power source for outputting a first dropped voltage by dropping an output voltage from said electric cell power source to half its value;

second voltage dropping means coupled to said first voltage dropping means for providing a second dropped voltage by dropping said first dropped voltage obtained from said first voltage dropping means to half its value; and

a logic circuit including an oscillation circuit to which said second dropped voltage is applied, and a watch circuit for providing a time display signal by frequency dividing an oscillation signal from said oscillation circuit.

2. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

said logic circuit includes means for supplying a signal of a predetermined frequency, and an inverted signal of said same predetermined frequency but whose phase lags that of said signal of predetermined frequency by 180°

;

said first voltage dropping means includes means for performing a voltage dropping operation in response to said signal of a predetermined frequency supplied from said logic circuit; and

said second voltage dropping means includes means for performing a voltage dropping operation in response to said inverted signal of said same/predetermined frequency.

3. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 2 wherein said first and second voltage dropping means each comprise two capacitors of the same capacity, and means for repeatedly changing the connected condition of said respective two capacitors to a series connection or a parallel connection in response to said signal of predetermined frequency or said inverted signal.

4. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first dropped voltage is supplied to all of the circuits included in said logic circuit other than said oscillation circuit.

5. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said oscillation circuit of said logic circuit includes a quartz oscillator of the 4 MHz band.

6. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein all of the circuits of said logic circuit are driven at said second dropped voltage.

17. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 2 wherein said first dropped voltage is supplied to all of the circuits included in said logic circuit other than said oscillation circuit.

18. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 2 wherein all of the circuits of said logic circuit are driven at said second dropped voltage.

7. A power source supply system for an electronic device comprising:

an electric cell power source;

voltage dropping means coupled to said electric cell power source for providing two dropped voltages of different potentials which are lower than the output voltage of said electric cell power source;

a quartz oscillation circuit of the 4 MHz band which is coupled to said voltage dropping means to receive the lower of said two dropped voltages obtained by said voltage dropping means;

time circuit means coupled to said oscillator circuit for providing time information by frequency dividing an oscillation signal from said quartz oscillation circuit; and

a liquid crystal display device for being driven at said output voltage of said electric cell power source and/or said dropped voltages to display said time information obtained by said time circuit means.

8. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said time circuit means is coupled to said voltage dropping means for receiving the higher of said two dropped voltages obtained by said voltage dropping means and being operable in response to said higher of said two dropped voltages.

9. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said two dropped voltages are, respectively, one half and one quarter of said electric cell power source output voltage.

10. A power source supply system for an electronic device comprising:

an electric cell power source;

first voltage dropping means coupled to said electric cell power source for outputting a first dropped voltage by dropping the output voltage of said electric cell power source to half of its value;

second voltage dropping means coupled to said first voltage dropping means for providing a second dropped voltage by dropping said first dropped voltage obtained by said first voltage dropping means to half its value;

a logic circuit having at least an oscillation circuit to which is supplied said second dropped voltage obtained by said second voltage dropping means;

a heavy load circuit for being driven at said output voltage of said electric cell power source which reduces said output voltage of said electric cell power source when said heavy load circuit is driven; and

voltage switching means responsive to when said heavy load circuit is driven for switching from said second dropped voltage supplied to said oscillation circuit when said heavy load circuit is driven to a voltage higher than said second dropped voltage.

11. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

said logic circuit includes a time circuit means for providing a time display signal by frequency dividing an oscillation signal from said oscillation circuit;

a time display means is provided for displaying time corresponding to said time display signal; and

said heavy load circuit comprises an illumination lamp for illuminating said time display means.

12. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

said logic circuit comprises a time circuit for providing a time display signal by frequency dividing an oscillation signal from said oscillation circuit, and alarm signal generating means for generating an alarm signal when said time display signal obtained from said time circuit indicates a predetermined time; and

said heavy load circuit comprises means for generating a buzzing sound in response to said alarm signal.

13. A power source supply system for an electronic device comprising:

an electric cell power source;

voltage dropping means coupled to said electric cell power source for providing two dropped voltages of different potentials which are lower than the output voltage of said electric cell power source;

a logic circuit having at least a quartz oscillation circuit which is coupled to receive the lower of said two dropped voltages obtained by said voltage dropping means;

a heavy load circuit which is driven at said output voltage of said electric cell power source and which reduces said output voltage of said electric cell when said heavy load circuit is driven;

and

voltage switching means responsive to driving of said heavy load circuit for switching from the lower dropped voltage supplied to said oscillation circuit when said heavy load circuit is driven to the higher voltage obtained by said voltage dropping means.

14. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 13 wherein:

said logic circuit includes a time circuit for providing a time display signal by frequency dividing an oscillation signal from said oscillation circuit;

a time display means is provided for displaying time corresponding to said display signal; and

said heavy load circuit comprises an illumination lamp for illuminating said time display means.

15. A power source supply system for an electronic device as claimed in claim 13 wherein:

said logic circuit comprises a time circuit for providing a time display signal by frequency dividing an oscillation signal from said oscillation circuit, and alarm signal generating means for generating an alarm signal when said time display signal obtained from said time circuit indicates a predetermined time; and

said heavy load circuit comprises means for generating a buzzing sound in response to said alarm signal.

16. A power supply system for an electronic device comprising:

an electric cell power source;

first voltage dropping means coupled to said electric power source for outputting a first dropped voltage by dropping an output voltage from said electric cell power source to half its value;

second voltage dropping means coupled to said first voltage dropping means for providing a second dropped voltage by dropping said first dropped voltage obtained from said first voltage dropping means to half its value; and

a logic circuit having an oscillation circuit which includes a quartz oscillator of the 4 MHz band to which said second dropped voltage is applied.