Electronic watch movement mounting and connection

Abstract

Electronic watch movement is principally electronics mounted upon a substrate. The substrate is mounted with respect to the watchcase so that it can laterally shift in response to lateral shock. Springs are mounted on the substrate and resiliently center the substrate. At least one of these springs is electrically connected to the circuitry on the substrate and is contactable by an externally actuatable push-button so that external action on the watchcase can result in electrical changes in the electronic circuit of the watch movement.

We claim:  .[.1. An electronic watch; 
     
        elastomeric body..]. 4. .[.The electronic watch of claim 1 wherein.]. .Iadd.An electronic watch; said electronic watch having a case and a crystal mounted on the front of said case, said case having an axis extending through said crystal and normal to the body of said case;   a substrate within said case, an electronically controlled display device for digitally displaying the time signal of said electronic watch, said substrate carrying said display device;   said case having an opening therein below said crystal;   the improvement comprising:   said substrate being radially and axially smaller than said opening within said case so that said substrate can move with respect to said case, said substrate having a face, and a back, a first resilient body on the face of said substrate between said substrate and said case and a second resilient body between said substrate and said case on said back of said substrate for permitting axial motion of said substrate with respect to said case by resilient deflection of said resilient body, said second resilient body comprising a battery spring; .Iaddend.said substrate .[.has.]. .Iadd.also having .Iaddend.a plurality of .Iadd.radially positioning .Iaddend.springs between said substrate and said case to radially urge said substrate to a   
     
     
        central position with respect to said case. 5. .[.The electronic watch of claim 4 wherein.]..Iadd.An electronic watch; said electronic watch having a case and a crystal mounted on the front of said case, said case having an axis extending through said crystal and normal to the body of said case;   a substrate within said case, an electronically controlled display device for digitally displaying the time signal of said electronic watch, said substrate carrying said display device;   said case having an opening therein below said crystal;   the improvement comprising:   said substrate being radially and axially smaller than said opening within said case so that said substrate can move with respect to said case, said substrate having a face, and a back, a first resilient body on the face of said substrate between said substrate and said case and a second resilient body between said substrate and said case on said back of said substrate for permitting axial motion of said substrate with respect to said case by resilient deflection of said resilient bodies, said second resilient body comprising a battery spring;   a plurality of radially positioning springs; .Iaddend.   a spacer block .[.is.]. positioned within said case, .Iadd.said substrate being mounted on said spacer block, .Iaddend.said spacer block having a battery opening therein for reception of a battery for powering said electronic watch, said spacer block being substantially fixed in a radial direction within said case with respect to said case, said .Iadd.radially positioning .Iaddend.springs being interconnected between said substrate and said spacer block for radially resiliently positioning said substrate with respect to said spacer block and thus with respect to said case to   
     
     
        provide radial resiliency of said substrate with respect to said case. 6. The electronic watch of claim 5 wherein electronic circuitry for controlling said display device is mounted upon said substrate and said radial spacer block-engaging springs are mounted upon said substrate and 
     
     
        electrically connected to said circuit. 7. The electronic watch of claim 6 further including a movable switch member mounted on said case for manual engagement from the exterior of said case, said switch member being positioned with respect to one of said radial substrate-positioning springs to engage said spring upon manual actuation to .[.made.]. .Iadd.make .Iaddend.electric contact with respect to said circuitry on 
     
     
        said substrate. 8. .[.The electronic switch of claim 3 wherein.]. .Iadd.An electronic watch; said electronic watch having a case and a crystal mounted on the front of said case, said case having an axis extending through said crystal and normal to the body of said case;   a substrate within said case, an electronically controlled display device for digitally displaying the time signal of said electronic watch, said substrate carrying said display device;   said case having an opening therein below said crystal;   the improvement comprising:   said substrate being radially and axially smaller than said opening within said case so that said substrate can move with respect to said case, said substrate having a face and a back, a first resilient body on the face of said substrate between said substrate and said case, said first resilient body comprising an elastomeric body, and a second resilient body between said substrate and said case on said back of said substrate for permitting axial motion of said substrate with respect to said case by resilient deflection of said resilient body, said second resilient body comprising a metallic battery spring; .Iaddend.   a spacer block is positioned within said case, said spacer block having a battery opening therein for reception of a battery for powering said electronic watch, .Iadd.   a battery positioned in said battery opening of said spacer block, said battery being engaged by said battery spring, said spring being stressed to urge said battery axially to thrust said substrate against said elastomeric body, .Iaddend.   said spacer block being substantially fixed in a radial direction within said case with respect to said case, a plurality of springs being mounted between said substrate and said spacer block for radially resiliently positioning said substrate with respect to said spacer block and thus with respect to said case to provide radial resiliency of said substrate with   
     
     
        respect to said case. 9. .[.The electronic watch of claim 8 wherein.]. .Iadd.An electronic watch; said electronic watch having a case and a crystal mounted on the front of said case, said case having an axis extending through said crystal and normal to the body of said case;   a substrate within said case, an electronically controlled display device for digitally displaying the time signal of said electronic watch, said substrate carrying said display device;   said case having an opening therein below said crystal;   the improvement comprising:   said substrate being radially and axially smaller than said opening within said case so that said substrate can move with respect to said case, said substrate having a face, and a back, a first resilient body on the face of said substrate between said substrate and said case and a second resilient body between said substrate and said case on said back of said substrate for permitting axial motion of said substrate with respect to said case by resilient deflection of said resilient bodies, said second resilient body comprising a battery spring;   a spacer block positioned within said case, said spacer block having a battery opening therein for reception of a battery for powering said electronic watch, said spacer block being substantially radially fixed in said case with respect to said case, a plurality of springs mounted between said substrate and said spacer block for radially resiliently positioning said substrate with respect to said spacer block and thus with respect to said case to provide radial resiliency of said substrate with respect to said case;   a battery positioned in said battery opening in said spacer block to axially thrust against said substrate, said second resilient body comprising a metallic spring engaged between said battery and said case, said spring being stressed to urge said battery axially to thrust said substrate against said first resilient body; and .Iaddend.   electronic circuitry for controlling said display device .[.is.]..Iadd., .Iaddend.mounted upon said substrate and said radial spacer block-engaging springs .[.are.]. .Iadd.being .Iaddend.mounted upon said substrate and   
     
     
        electrically connected to said circuit. 10. The electronic watch of claim 9 further including a movable switch member mounted on said case for manual engagement from the exterior of said case, said switch member being positioned with respect to one of said radial substrate-positioning springs to engage said spring upon manual actuation to make electric 
     
     
        contact with respect to said circuitry on said substrate. 11. An electronic watch comprising: a case having a face, a back, a side, and an axis extending substantially normal to said watchcase through said front and said back of said case;   a substrate within said case;   an optical horological display mounted with respect to said substrate to be visible through said face in said case, electronics mounted on said substrate and connected to said display to control the horological information displayed thereon;   a spring finger connected to said electronics and mounted upon said substrate and positioned adjacent said side of said case;   a switch member mounted on said side of said case for motion with respect to said case for manual actuation from an unactuated to an actuated position, said switch member moving into contact with said spring finger upon actuation thereof for manually applying an electrical signal to said   
     
     
        electronic circuit. 12. The electronic watch of claim 11 wherein there are a plurality of dependent spring fingers, each of said plurality being 
     
     
        connected to said electronic circuit. 13. The electronic watch of claim 12 wherein a battery is positioned within said case for powering said electronic circuit, one of said spring fingers being in contact with said 
     
     
        battery to connect battery potential to said electronic circuit. 14. The electronic watch of claim 12 wherein there are a plurality of manually operable switch members, and each of said plurality of manually operable switch members is associated with a different spring finger so that each of said plurality of switch members makes electrical connection to said 
     
     
        electronic circuit upon manual actuation of said switch member. 15. The electronic watch of claim 11 wherein said substrate is radially movable within said watchcase and said spring finger engages with respect to said watchcase to urge said substrate to a centered position with respect to 
     
     
        said watchcase. 16. The electronic watch of claim 15 wherein a spacer is positioned in said watchcase and is substantially radially fixed with 
     
     
        respect to said watchcase and said spring finger engages said spacer. 17. The electronic watch of claim 16 wherein there is a plurality of spring fingers and there is a battery opening in said spacer and one of said spring fingers engages into said battery opening to connect battery 
     
     
        voltage to said electronic circuit. 18. The electronic watch of claim 17 wherein there is a plurality of manually operable switch members and each of said spring fingers is J-shaped and has a shank end rigidly mounted into said substrate and has a free end engageable by a switch member. .Iadd. 19. An electronic watch structure comprising: a substrate having an optical horological display mounted thereon, horologically related electronics mounted on said substrate and connected to said display to control the horological information displayed thereon;   a spacer block having a periphery and a face, said substrate lying against said face of said spacer block, an opening in said spacer block away from said periphery of said spacer block, said opening having an inwardly facing shoulder surface positioned away from said periphery and a passage extending between said shoulder surface and said periphery;   a resilient member positioned in said opening and electrically connected to said electronics on said substrate so that said resilient member is restrained from moving towards said periphery by said inwardly facing shoulder surface in said opening. .Iaddend..Iadd. 20. The electronic watch structure of claim 19 further having a watch case in combination therewith, said substrate and said spacer block being positioned within said watch case and said optical horological display being visible out of said watch case;   a switch member mounted in the side of said case for manual actuation from an unactuated to an actuated position, said switch member moving into contact with said resilient electrically conductive member upon actuation thereof for manually applying an electric signal to said electronic circuit on said substrate. .Iaddend. .Iadd.21. An electronic watch structure comprising:   a substrate having an optical horological display mounted thereon, horologically related electronics mounted on said substrate and connected to said display to control the horological information displayed thereon;   a spacer block having a periphery and a face, said substrate lying against said face of said spacer block, a tee slot on said periphery of said spacer block, said tee slot having an inwardly facing shoulder positioned away from said periphery and the slot of said tee slot extending between said shoulder and said periphery;   a resilient member positioned in said tee slot and directly connected to said electronics on said substrate, said resilient member engaging against said shoulder so that said resilient member is restrained from moving toward said periphery by said inwardly facing shoulder of said tee slot. .Iaddend. .Iadd.22. The electronic watch structure of claim 21 further having a watch case in combination therewith, said substrate and said spacer block being positioned within said watch case and said optical horological display being visible from out of said watch case;   a switch member mounted in the side of said case for manual actuation from an unactuated to an actuated position, said switch member moving into contact with said resilient electrically conductive member upon actuation thereof for manually applying an electric signal to said electronic circuit on said substrate. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 23. The electronics watch structure of claim 21 wherein said resilient member is a J shaped spring having a shank end mounted onto said substrate and electrically connected to circuitry on said substrate and having its free end engaging against said inwardly facing shoulder of said tee slot. .Iaddend..Iadd. 24. An electronic watch structure comprising:   a spacer block having a periphery, an optical horological display and horologically related electronics mounted with respect to said spacer block and connected to said display to control the horological information displayed thereon, an opening in said spacer block away from said periphery thereof, said opening having an inwardly facing shoulder surface positioned away from said periphery and a passage extending between said shoulder surface and said periphery;   a resilient member positioned in said opening and electrically connected to said electronics so that said resilient member is restrained from moving towards said periphery by said inwardly facing shoulder surface adjacent said opening. .Iaddend..Iadd. 25. The electronic watch structure of claim 24 further having a watch case in combination therewith, said spacer block being positioned within said watch case and said optical horological display being visible out of said watch case;   a switch member mounted in the side of said case for manual actuation from an unactuated to an actuated position, said switch member moving into contact with said resilient electrically conductive member upon actuation thereof for manually applying an electric signal to said electronic circuit on said substrate. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 26. The electronic watch structure of claim 24 wherein said spacer block further includes a battery opening in said spacer block; and   a battery side contact spring electrically connected to said electronics and extending into said battery opening for contact with the case of a battery in said battery opening.