Patent ID: 11930896
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A watch comprising:
a watch case including a first engagement hole and a second engagement hole facing each other; and
a band including;
a band main body; and
an end member provided at an end portion of the band main body, the band being configured to be attached to the watch case via the end member, wherein

the end member includes:
a first pin member including a first pin configured to be engaged with the first engagement hole;
a second pin member including a second pin configured to be engaged with the second engagement hole, the second pin member being disposed with a distance from the first pin member in a width direction of the band;
an operation member configured to move between a first position and a second position;
a housing having a concave region, the housing holding the first pin member, the second pin member, and the operation member in the concave region; and
a guide part configured to guide the first pin member and the second pin member to move between an engagement position and a release position with respect to the housing,

the housing includes:
an engaging part configured to be engaged with the watch case; and
a coupling part separated from the engaging part in a longitudinal direction of the band and configured to be coupled with the band main body,

the first pin member and the second pin member move to the engagement position when the operation member is moved to the first position whereas the first pin member and the second pin member move to the release position when the operation member is moved to the second position,
in the engagement position:
the first pin and the second pin are respectively located outside side surfaces of the housing in the width direction of the band;
the operation member is located closer to the engaging part of the housing than the coupling part of the housing; and
the operation member is spaced apart from a bottom of the concave region of the housing by a first distance;

in the release position:
the first pin and the second pin are respectively located inside the side surfaces of the housing in the width direction;
the operation member is located closer to the coupling part of the housing than the engaging part of the housing; and
the operation member is spaced apart from a bottom of the concave region of the housing by a second distance, and

the first distance is larger than the second distance.