Timing device with power winder

Abstract

A timing device utilizes hybrid power to drive a movement of the timing device, the hybrid power supply functioning as an auxiliary unit to deliver power to an electro-magnetically driving unit through an automatic control unit manipulated by a mechanical energy storage status detection unit to produce mechanical energy in time to prevent the movement from stopping; a main spring barrel or a potential difference weight of the kinetic energy storage unit being driven to further drive a wheel chain of the timing device and automatically suspend driving upon the completion of winding the wheel train.

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       15 . A timing device with a power winder, comprising:
 an electrical power supply;   a mechanical movement for moving a time indicator;   a kinetic energy storage device for driving said mechanical movement to cause said time indicator to indicate a time;   a power winding device for winding said mechanical movement to enable operation of the timing device, said power winding device including an electro-magnetic driving unit connected to the electrical power supply for converting electrical power into kinetic energy, said kinetic energy being stored in said kinetic energy storage device;   an actuating device for actuating the power winding device;   a stopping device for causing said actuating device to stop actuation of the power winding device,   wherein said stopping device is arranged to sense a winding state of the movement and stopping a winding operation to prevent over-winding.   
   
   
       16 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 15 , further comprising a manual control for manually actuating the power winding device. 
   
   
       17 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 15 , further comprising an automatic control automatically actuating the power winding device before operation of the timing device ceases. 
   
   
       18 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the kinetic energy storage device is a main spring barrel. 
   
   
       19 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the kinetic energy storage device is a potential difference weight. 
   
   
       20 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the electro-magnetic driving unit is a motor. 
   
   
       21 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the stopping device is connected to a detecting device that detects a storage level of the kinetic energy storage device, said stopping device stopping actuation of said power winding device in order to stop said winding operation upon detecting that a predetermined value of said storage level has been achieved 
   
   
       22 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein said detecting device is arranged to detect displacement of the kinetic energy storage device as an indication of the storage level. 
   
   
       23 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein said detecting device is arranged to detect a spring load pressure of said kinetic energy storage device as an indication of the storage level. 
   
   
       24 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein said power supply is a DC power supply. 
   
   
       25 . A timing device with a power winder, comprising:
 an electrical power supply;   a mechanical movement for moving a time indicator;   a kinetic energy storage device for driving said mechanical movement to cause said time indicator to indicate a time;   a power winding device for winding said mechanical movement to enable operation of the timing device, said power winding device including an electro-magnetic driving unit connected to the electrical power supply for converting electrical power into kinetic energy, said kinetic energy being stored in said kinetic energy storage device;   an actuating device for actuating the power winding device;   a stopping device for stopping actuation of the power winding device,   wherein said stopping device includes a display of the winding state and a manual control that enables a user to manually stop a winding operation in response to information on the winding state provided by the display.   
   
   
       26 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 25 , further comprising a manual control for manually actuating the power winding device. 
   
   
       27 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 26 , further comprising an automatic control automatically actuating the power winding device before operation of the timing device ceases. 
   
   
       28 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the kinetic energy storage device is a main spring barrel. 
   
   
       29 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the kinetic energy storage device is a potential difference weight. 
   
   
       30 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the electro-magnetic driving unit is a motor. 
   
   
       31 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the stopping device is connected to a detecting device that detects a storage level of the kinetic energy storage device, said stopping device displaying said storage level to enable a user to determine when to cause said manual control to stop said winding operation. 
   
   
       32 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 31 , wherein said detecting device is arranged to detect displacement of the kinetic energy storage device as an indication of the storage level. 
   
   
       33 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 31 , wherein said detecting device is arranged to detect a spring load pressure of said kinetic energy storage device as an indication of the storage level. 
   
   
       34 . A timing device as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein said power supply is a DC power supply.