EP0041245B1 - Pièce d'horlogerie électronique comportant un transducteur électro-acoustique - Google Patents

Pièce d'horlogerie électronique comportant un transducteur électro-acoustique Download PDF

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EP0041245B1
EP0041245B1 EP81104110A EP81104110A EP0041245B1 EP 0041245 B1 EP0041245 B1 EP 0041245B1 EP 81104110 A EP81104110 A EP 81104110A EP 81104110 A EP81104110 A EP 81104110A EP 0041245 B1 EP0041245 B1 EP 0041245B1
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Claude André Gygax
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SSIH Management Services SA
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G13/00—Producing acoustic time signals
    • G04G13/02—Producing acoustic time signals at preselected times, e.g. alarm clocks
    • G04G13/021—Details

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  • the present invention relates to an electronic timepiece comprising at least analog display means, the hands of which are located between a dial and a crystal carrying on its internal face a metallic decoration partially covering it to support an electro piezoelectric transducer.
  • a printed circuit comprising the control electronics and the output terminals of an electric signal of acoustic frequency, this printed circuit being situated on the side opposite to the transducer with respect to the dial, and an electrical connection device between the output terminals and the transducer, comprising two conductive leads of the tenon type having one end welded to an output terminal of a printed circuit and the other end receiving a flexible contact blade electric, these leads being arranged first to come into contact with said decoration metallized, the second to come into contact with a second electrode of said transducer.
  • Timepieces are known of which the alarm device is in the form of an electro-acoustic transducer operatively associated with the crystal of the watch. It is generally a piezoelectric patch bonded to the face. internal glass and which receives an acoustic signal from the watch electronics.
  • the utility model JA 1 223 023 describes an electric alarm clock which includes a piezoelectric plate fixed to the inner face of the glass. The plate oscillates at an audible frequency thanks to the signals emitted by the circuit arranged in the box. The wafer in turn causes the ice to audibly vibrate.
  • the plate is in the center of the crystal and its connection to the internal circuit is made by means of two wires which first pass through the crystal and then penetrate inside the watch through a hole made in the periphery of the dial.
  • the present invention overcomes this drawback by proposing a construction in which soldering or conductive glue is avoided to connect the wafer to its power source, which greatly facilitates the fitting of the watch.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose, in a timepiece with an analog mechanical display, connection means between the electronic module and the electro-acoustic transducer, means which appear in claim 1.
  • FIG. 1 shows a timepiece with analog display provided with hands 18.
  • the dial 1 bears the hour markers 2 and appears through a crystal '3.
  • the dial is partially masked by a decoration 4 which is affixed to the inside of the glass. Under this decoration appears in dotted lines a piezoelectric transducer 5 and the pins 12 which will be discussed later.
  • FIG 2 which is a section along line AA of Figure 1 shows the same elements.
  • the glass 3 is coated on its internal face with a decoration 4 which partially covers it and which has the particularity of being electrically conductive.
  • the transducer 5 is a piezoelectric patch which has on each of its faces electrodes 6 and 7.
  • the first electrode 6 is applied directly to the metal decoration and is fixed there by means of glue for example. This produces an electrical and mechanical coupling between the electrode 6 and the metallized decoration 4.
  • the drawing shows between the dial 1, the movement 8 and the printed circuit 9 which comprises, in addition to the electronics, two output terminals for an electrical signal. of acoustic frequency of which only one 10 is represented.
  • connection electrical connection between the output terminal 10 and the metallized decoration 4 is produced by means of a conductive supply 11, one end of which rests on the decoration 4.
  • the connection between the output terminal not shown - because it is located in a different plane - and the second electrode 7 of the patch 5 is produced in the same way by a conductive supply of which one of the support ends alone is shown.
  • each of the conductive leads comprise the assembly of a tenon 12 and a blade 13.
  • the tenon is soldered on the printed circuit at its terminal 10 and on the other side it is neckline in 14 identical to what is practiced for the tigeron which receives a usual second hand.
  • the blade 13, which is preferably made of gilded beryllium bronze, is riveted at its first end to a tube 15 fitted with greasy friction on the neck 14 and is supported at its second end 16 on the metallic decoration 4.
  • the another conductive supply is made in the same way and only the second end 17 of its blade appears on the drawing, which rests on the second electrode 7 of the piezoelectric pad 5.
  • the positions taken by the pins are indicated in 16a and 17a. blades 16 and 17 before they bear on the first on the decoration 4 and the second on the electrode 7.
  • the contact blades 13 are placed by fitting the tube 15 onto the turning 14 at the same time as the hands of the watch are placed. In this way, when the movement is introduced into the box, the elastic blades come into contact with the electrodes of the sound pad. This casing operation can thus be entrusted to non-specialized personnel and, in addition, time is saved.
  • FIG. 2 shows that the printed circuit 9 is relatively distant from the piezoelectric pad 5 and that the point of contact of the blade 17 with the electrode 7 is not superimposed on the output terminal (not shown) of the electric acoustic frequency signal located on the printed circuit 9.
  • the preferred embodiment of the invention makes it possible to ensure contact and with distant points (by adjusting the length of the post) and with off-center points (in adjusting the length of the blade).
  • the adhesive film will be very thin, thus also allowing a capacitive electrical coupling between the metallized decoration 4 and the electrode 6.
  • the use of a conductive adhesive on at least part of the electrode 6 is also possible, thus making a galvanic connection with the metallic decoration 4.

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EP81104110A 1980-06-04 1981-05-29 Pièce d'horlogerie électronique comportant un transducteur électro-acoustique Expired EP0041245B1 (fr)

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FR8012715A FR2484102A1 (fr) 1980-06-04 1980-06-04 Piece d'horlogerie electronique comportant un transducteur electro-acoustique

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EP (1) EP0041245B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS5748681A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3168746D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2484102A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
HK (1) HK49890A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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FR2484102A1 (fr) 1981-12-11
FR2484102B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1984-10-05
HK49890A (en) 1990-07-08
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