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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9904252
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15279847

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Whether a bright state or a dark state is established is determined each time a motor is driven one step, based on a presence or absence of a passing of light through a detection hole disposed in a detection wheel that rotates associated with rotations of a hand wheel coupled with the motor. A switching position X is identified at which the dark state is switched to the bright state when the dark state is determined and thereafter the bright state is determined. A position one step after the identified switching position X is set to be a reference position X+1 of the hand wheel. The reference positions X+1 and X−1 can thereby be set after a driving mechanism is assembled.

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CITIZEN WATCH CO LTDTOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Imamura, Kazuya Iida, JP 17 71
Kato, Akira Tokorozawa, JP 467 6914
Morita, Shoichiro Higashikurume, JP 10 13
Yano, Yuji Kodaira, JP 37 700

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