Patent ID: 7396155
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: G04C,G04R,H01Q

Abstract:
1. An electronic timepiece having a radio communication function, comprising: a case member, and a back cover integrated with, or attached to, the case member, the case member and the back cover made of metal or alloy, the case member with which the back cover has been integrated or to which the back cover has been attached defining an interior and having an open end; an antenna housed in the interior; a time display unit having a dial and a hand and configured to display the time, the dial being housed in the interior; and an electromagnetic motor housed in the interior and configured to drive the hand of the time display unit; wherein the dial has a first face that faces toward the open end and a second face that faces toward the back cover; wherein the antenna is disposed between the second face and the back cover; and wherein, with respect to an axial direction of the case member extending between the open end and the back cover, a distance between a center of the antenna and the open end is less than a distance between a center of the electromagnetic motor and the open end.