DocumentCode :
378740
Title :
Reduction and elimination of watch batteries
Author :
Hirashima, Yasuhito
Author_Institution :
Seiko Epson Corp., Nagano, Japan
fYear :
2001
fDate :
2001
Firstpage :
832
Lastpage :
835
Abstract :
A watch that does not require battery replacement has been developed and launched on the market. There are two types of such watch: one that uses arm movement to generate electricity, and the other a mechanical watch run by a spring with quartz accuracy. It is not easy to get batteries in some parts of the world, making such watches very useful. These watches are also more convenient because there is no need to replace the battery. For the eco-conscious, these watches avoid the use of natural resources and the problem of treating dead batteries. They improve resource productivity greatly with less usage of resources and increased customer convenience
Keywords :
clocks; design for environment; arm movement; customer convenience; eco-conscious; electricity generation; mechanical watch; natural resources; quartz accuracy; resource productivity; spring; watch batteries elimination; Batteries; Gears; Humans; Kinetic theory; Power generation; Productivity; Relays; Rotors; Springs; Watches;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1266-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/.2001.992476
Filename :
992476
Link To Document :
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