CN101978328A

CN101978328A - Timepiece

Info

Publication number: CN101978328A
Application number: CN2009801092563A
Authority: CN
Inventors: L·拉杜瓦尔; R·吉尔特; S·罗赛奥
Original assignee: LADOIRE SA
Current assignee: LADOIRE SA
Priority date: 2008-03-21
Filing date: 2009-03-19
Publication date: 2011-02-16
Also published as: WO2009115592A1; EP2255256A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a timepiece that comprises first and second display means of two pieces of information relating to the same time unit, and arranged so as to provide an easy reading of said pieces of information. The timepiece (1) is characterised in that the pivot members, on which the first (4) and second (5) display means are respectively mounted, respectively include a ring (6) and a shaft (7), the rotation axis of the shaft being contained within said ring (6) and offset relative to the rotation axis of said ring (6).

Description

Timer

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of timer, it comprises clock mechanism and first display device and second display device that are used for about two information of same chronomere, and described mechanical hook-up has

Framework

Limit rotation and be assembled to rotating mechanism on the described framework, and

Driving mechanism

Each all is assembled in the described rotating mechanism one and by described drive mechanism described display device.

Background technology

This type of timer is generally used for showing two information about the time, for example time of two different time zones.Patented claim EP 1826638 and EP 1734418 have specifically described embodiment.These timers have at least two index dials, and pointer is in index dial opposite motion, this make might distinguish show-timezone hour.For can correctly read to know each time zone hour, index dial is general separated from each other so that pointer does not overlap.This needs timer to have large-sized index dial.

For aesthetic and comfortable reason, may need to limit the size of display scale dish, but not reduce the size of display device.In this case, no longer may walk abreast and arrange two displays, one in each time zone, and do not reduce its size, make it more close or make it overlapping.So these different solutions may cause reading to know the decline of temporal quality.

Therefore an object of the present invention is by proposing the timer of a kind of demonstration, have unique original design when allowing to be easy to read to know described information of same and eliminate these defectives about two information of same chronomere.

Summary of the invention

For this purpose, and according to the present invention, a kind of timer has been proposed, it comprises clock mechanism and about first display device and second display device of same chronomere, described mechanical hook-up has framework, limit rotation and be assembled to the rotating mechanism and the driving mechanism of described framework, and each is assembled to all that in the described rotating mechanism one goes up and by described drive mechanism described display device.According to the present invention, the described rotating mechanism that described first display device and second display device are assembled to respectively on it comprises camber member and axle respectively, and it is interior and staggered with the rotation of described camber member that the rotation of described axle is installed to described camber member.

Therefore, can accumulate on the surface that size reduces about the display device of two kinds of information of same chronomere, and not damage the motion of reading to know quality and not hiding another device with respect to a device.

Especially advantageously, the described rotating mechanism that comprises described camber member can also comprise the ball bearing system with the pearl between described two circles of outer ring, inner ring and insertion, in the described circle one fuses with described framework, and the described circle of another one is supported described camber member.

Preferably, the driving mechanism of described camber member comprises the driven wheel according to chronomere, and this driving oscillating tooth gear rotates with the described circle of supporting described camber member and is connected to described clock mechanism kinematically.

Preferably, the driving mechanism of described axle can comprise gear, and described axle is installed on this gear, and described gear movement is learned and upward is connected to described clock mechanism.

Especially advantageously, the described driving mechanism of described axle can be connected to the described driving mechanism of described camber member kinematically.

According to a preferred implementation, described chronomere is hour, described display device each all show a time zone hour.

According to this optional embodiment, the described driving mechanism of described axle can also comprise of being used for show-timezone hour phase travel mechanism.

This timer can also comprise certainly and be used to show about the device of the information of unit At All Other Times, the drive mechanism that it also is assembled to the rotating mechanism that comprises camber member and is connected to mechanical hook-up according to the chronomere that will show kinematically.In this case, the described rotating mechanism that shows the described camber member of another chronomere can also comprise the ball bearing system with the pearl between described two circles of outer ring, inner ring and insertion, in the described circle one fuses with described framework, the described circle of another one is supported described camber member, and described camber member shows another chronomere and is arranged to and driven by respective drive mechanism and cooperate with clock mechanism according to the chronomere that will show.

Advantageously, another chronomere is minute and the described driving mechanism of the described camber member that shows minute can comprise the gear that is used to drive minute hand, it rotates with the described circle of supporting described camber member, the described driving mechanism that the described gear that is used to drive minute hand is connected to described camber member on the one hand kinematically is to show hour, be arranged on the other hand and the engagement of the gear train of described clock mechanism, this clock mechanism is connected to the cannon pinion of this mechanical hook-up kinematically.

Advantageously, another chronomere can be that the described driving mechanism of the described camber member of the second and the second of demonstration can comprise the gear that is used to drive second hand, it rotates with described circle of supporting described camber member, and the described gear movement that is used to drive second hand is learned the second wheel that upward is connected to described clock mechanism.

Preferably, the described display device that is assembled to the described rotating mechanism that comprises camber member can comprise the dividing head with described camber member one.

Preferably, the described display device that is assembled to described rotating mechanism comprises axle, and this axle can comprise the pointer with its one.

Description of drawings

Read following the description by the reference accompanying drawing, further feature of the present invention will be clearer, wherein

-Fig. 1 is the close-up view according to timer of the present invention,

-Fig. 2 is the mechanical hook-up of described timer and the exploded view of display device,

-Fig. 3 is the diagrammatic sketch that is arranged on the base plate of mechanical hook-up and is designed to support the element of display device,

The detailed view of the driving mechanism of hour camber member that the driving mechanism of-Fig. 4 diagram and minute camber member connects together,

-Fig. 5 to Fig. 7 illustrates the ball bearing system that is used for the rotating mechanism that shows by hour, minute and camber member second separately and the diagrammatic sketch of driving mechanism thereof.

Embodiment

With reference to Fig. 1, the present invention relates to comprise usually the wrist-watch 1 of watchband 2, clock mechanism shown in Figure 2.This mechanical hook-up has the framework 3 that comprises base plate 3a and two plate 3b that are superimposed with and 3c.Be equipped with the different elements (not shown) that basic clock mechanism comprises usually on the base plate 3a, base when being specially (time base), energy source and comprise cannon pinion and the gear train of second wheel.

Table 1 also comprises first display device and second display device of demonstration about two information of same chronomere.In the optional embodiment that illustrates, first display device is formed by the dividing head 4 in indication first time zone hour, and second display device is formed by the pointer 5 of indicating second time zone hour.

With reference to Fig. 2, dividing head 4 is assembled on first rotating mechanism on the plate 3b that limits rotation and be assembled to framework 3.Pointer 5 is assembled to and limits rotation and be assembled on second rotating mechanism on the plate 3a.

According to the present invention, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, first rotating mechanism comprises camber member (bow) 6 and second rotating mechanism comprises axle 7, and it is interior and staggered with the rotation of camber member 6 that the rotation of axle 7 is installed to camber member 6.

Camber member 6 comprises the ring bodies of supporting dividing head 4, and the periphery of this ring bodies is encircled 8 and enlarged.Index dial 9 parts that are installed on the plate 3b are extended around described ring 8.This index dial 9 can comprise scale with determine by dividing head 4 show hour the position.

First rotating mechanism also is included in detailed graphic ball bearing 10 among Fig. 5.Described ball bearing system 10 comprises outer ring 11, inner ring 12 and is inserted in two pearls 13 between the circle 11 and 12.Outer ring 11 has the support 14 that is used to attach it on the plate 3b.Inner ring 12 has annular bottom portion 12a and supports camber member 6 in a side of display device, and the ring bodies of camber member 6 is bonded in the inner ring 12, is installed to bottom 12a by support 15.Inner ring 12 also supports to be used to drive the gear 16 of hour hands, constitutes the driving mechanism of camber member 6.Illustrate more accurately as Fig. 4, gear 16 presents the form of the crown gear (crown) with external tooth 17, and as will be described later, thereby it is arranged to and is connected to the speed drive camber member 6 of basic mechanical hook-up with circle every day two kinematically.

With reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the axle 7 and gear 20 one of supporting pointer 5, the axis that gear 20 utilizes driving to enter described base plate 3a rotatably is assembled on the base plate 3a.Gear 20 constitutes the driving mechanism of axles 7, thereby and is arranged to as will be described later and is connected to the speed drive axle 7 of basic mechanical hook-up with two circles every day kinematically.In addition, gear 20 comprises type star polygon work 21 and the inter-access piece (jumper) 22 that constitutes phase travel mechanism, this phase travel mechanism allow pointer 5 show-timezones be different from dividing head 4 shown hour the time zone hour.Those skilled in the art know this phase travel mechanism, therefore do not need to describe in more detail.

As Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 4, select the size of different elements and position so that the rotation of axle 7 is installed in crown gear 16, inner ring 12 and the camber member 6, and the rotation of the rotation that makes gear 20, type star polygon work 21 and axle 7 and crown gear 16, inner ring 12 and camber member 6 interlocks.

Especially advantageously, the gear 20 of drive spindle 7 is connected to the gear 16 that drives hour hands kinematically, and gear 16 drives camber member 6 and ball bearing 10 thereof.For this reason, provide and transmit pinion wheel 25, its one side meshes with the tooth 26 of gear 20, and the tooth 17 with the gear 16 that drives hour hands meshes on the other hand.

Be apparent that driving mechanism can be driven in a different manner by basic mechanical hook-up.

The device that table 1 also comprises the device that is used to show minute and is used to show second.

As in detail diagram among Fig. 6, the device that is used to show minute comprises the dividing head 30 that is assembled to rotating mechanism, and this rotating mechanism comprises camber member 31 and ball bearing 28.The same with camber member 6, camber member 31 comprises the ring bodies of supporting dividing head 30, and ring 32 has enlarged the periphery of this ring bodies.Index dial 33 parts that are installed to plate 3b are extended around described ring 32.This index dial 33 can comprise scale with determine dividing head 30 shown minute the position.

In detail diagram and the described ball bearing 28 that can see in Fig. 3 comprise outer ring 34, inner ring 35 and insert two balls 36 between the

ring

34 and 35 in Fig. 6.Outer ring 34 has the support 37 that is used to attach it on the plate 3b.Inner ring 35 is supported camber member 31 in a side of display device, and is used to drive the gear 38 of minute hand in the opposite side support, constitutes the driving mechanism of camber member 31.Gear 38 is arranged as is connected to basic mechanical hook-up kinematically, thereby with the speed drive camber member of a circle per hour.More accurately, a gear 38 and axle 39 one, axle 39 is connected to setting wheel 40, setting wheel 40 gear 20 below by and with setting wheel 41 engagements, the cannon pinion engagement of setting wheel 41 self and basic mechanical hook-up.

In addition, the gear 38 that is used to drive minute hand is connected to the gear 16 that is used to drive hour hands kinematically, and gear 16 drives camber members 6.More accurately, neutral gear and pinion wheel are provided, its middle gear 42 and gear 38 engagements are so that drive minute hand, and wherein tooth 17 engagements of pinion wheel 43 and gear 16 are so that drive hour hands, and pinion wheel 43 and wheel 42 have size and required number of teeth needle speed when obtaining reasonably to export

Therefore, information and all energy derive from basic mechanical hook-up by its cannon pinion.Cannon pinion drives setting wheel 41, drives setting wheel 40 then, and it passes through axle 39 driven gears 38 so that drive minute hand.The latter drives the inner ring 35 of ball bearing 28 and camber member 31 rotations so that show minute.In addition, the gear 38 that is used to drive minute hand by gear 42 and pinion wheel 43 and gear 16 engagements so that drive hour hands.The gear 16 that drives hour hands then drive the inner ring 12 of ball bearing 10 and camber member 6 rotations with show first time zone hour.In addition, the gear 16 that drives hour hands with transmit pinion wheel 25 engagements, transmit pinion wheel 25 self and gear 20 engagements, gear 20 drive spindles 7 and pointer 5 rotations with show second time zone hour, and use type star polygon work 21 and inter-access piece 22 adjustment.

As the detailed diagram of Fig. 7, a second display device comprises the dividing head 50 that is assembled to rotating mechanism, and this rotating mechanism comprises the camber member 51 and the ball bearing 56 of sealing.Camber member 51 comprises the ring bodies of supporting dividing head 50.In detail diagram and the described ball bearing 56 that also can see in Fig. 3 comprise outer ring 52, inner ring 53 and are inserted in two pearls between the

circle

52 and 53 in Fig. 7.Outer ring 52 has the support 55 that is used to be fixed on the plate 3b.Inner ring 35 is supported camber member 51 in a side of display device, and is used to drive the gear 57 of second hand in an other side support, constitutes the driving mechanism of camber member 51.Gear 57 is arranged as is connected to basic mechanical hook-up kinematically, thereby with the speed drive camber member 51 of per minute one circle.More accurately, gear 57 is with the second wheel axle and gear 58 engagements of basic mechanical hook-up.

Be apparent that the different kinematics that can differently realize between the different elements connects under the situation that does not exceed the scope of the invention.Similarly, display device can be different, and for example mobile dividing head can be replaced by the mobile scale that is arranged on the camber member, and dividing head is installed on the corresponding index dial then.

Claims

1. a timer (1), it comprises clock mechanism and about first display device (4) and second display device (5) of same chronomere, described mechanical hook-up has framework (3), limit rotation and be assembled to rotating mechanism on the described framework (3), and driving mechanism, described display device (4,5) each all is assembled in the described rotating mechanism one and goes up and by described drive mechanism, it is characterized in that the described driving mechanism that described first display device (4) and second display device (5) are assembled to respectively on it comprises camber member (6) and axle (7) respectively, it is interior and staggered with the rotation of described camber member (6) that the rotation of described axle (7) is installed to described camber member (6).

2. timer according to claim 1, the described rotating mechanism that it is characterized in that comprising described camber member (6) also comprise have outer ring (11), inner ring (12) and insert the ball bearing system (10) of the pearl (13) between described two circles (11,12), one (11) in the described circle fuse with described framework, and the described circle of another one (12) is supported described camber member (6).

3. timer according to claim 2, the driving mechanism that it is characterized in that described camber member comprises the driven wheel (16) according to chronomere, and this driven wheel (16) is with described circle (12) one of supporting described camber member (6) and be connected to described clock mechanism kinematically.

4. according to the described timer of arbitrary aforementioned claim, the described driving mechanism that it is characterized in that described axle comprises gear (20), described axle (7) is installed on this gear (20), and described gear (20) is connected to described clock mechanism kinematically.

5. according to the described timer of arbitrary aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that the described driving mechanism of described axle (7) is connected to the described driving mechanism of described camber member kinematically.

6. according to the described timer of arbitrary aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that described chronomere for hour, described display device each all show a time zone hour.

7. timer according to claim 6, the described driving mechanism that it is characterized in that described axle (7) also comprise of being used for show-timezone hour phase travel mechanism (21,22).

8. according to the described timer of arbitrary aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that it also comprises is used to show that about the device of the information of unit (30,50) At All Other Times described display device is assembled to the rotating mechanism that comprises camber member (31,35) and is connected to the drive mechanism of described mechanical hook-up according to the chronomere that will show kinematically.

9. timer according to claim 8, the described rotating mechanism that it is characterized in that showing the described camber member (31,51) of another chronomere also comprise have the outer ring (34,52), inner ring (35,53) and insert described two circles (34,35; The ball bearing system (28,56) of the pearl 52,53) (36,54), one (34,52) in the described circle fuse with described framework, the described circle of another one (35,53) is supported described camber member (31,51), described camber member (31,51) shows another chronomere and is arranged to and driven by respective drive mechanism and cooperate with described clock mechanism according to the chronomere that will show.

10. according to claim 6 and 9 described timers, it is characterized in that another chronomere is minute and the described driving mechanism of the described camber member (31) that is to show minute comprises the gear (38) that is used to drive minute hand, it is with described circle (35) rotation of supporting described camber member (31), the described driving mechanism that the described gear (38) that is used to drive minute hand is connected to described camber member (6) on the one hand kinematically is to show hour, be arranged on the other hand and the engagement of the gear train of described clock mechanism, this clock mechanism is connected to the cannon pinion of this mechanical hook-up kinematically.

11. according to claim 6 and 9 described timers, it is characterized in that another chronomere is second and the described driving mechanism of the described camber member (51) that is to show second comprises the gear (57) that is used to drive second hand, it is with described circle (53) rotation of supporting described camber member (51), and the described gear (57) that is used to drive second hand is connected to the second wheel of described clock mechanism kinematically.

12. according to the described timer of arbitrary aforementioned claim, the described display device that it is characterized in that being assembled to the described rotating mechanism that comprises camber member (6,31,51) comprises the dividing head (4,30,50) with described camber member (6,31,51) one.

13. according to the described timer of arbitrary aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that the described display device that is assembled to described rotating mechanism comprises axle (7), this axle (7) comprises the pointer (5) with its one.