EP0099512A1 - Chaînon pour bracelet - Google Patents

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EP0099512A1
EP0099512A1 EP83106594A EP83106594A EP0099512A1 EP 0099512 A1 EP0099512 A1 EP 0099512A1 EP 83106594 A EP83106594 A EP 83106594A EP 83106594 A EP83106594 A EP 83106594A EP 0099512 A1 EP0099512 A1 EP 0099512A1
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Eisuke Yokoyama
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Kawaguchiko Seimitsu Co Ltd
Kawaguchiko Seimitsu KK
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
    • A44C5/102—Link constructions not extensible with links made of one piece with integral connecting means

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  • the invention relates to a connection for a watch band or a bracelet, which is connected to an adjacent connection of the same function.
  • connection is particularly suitable as a construction of a metal or plastic connection in a watch band or in a bracelet.
  • Coupled constructions of connections of watch straps and bracelets are known in many forms and are widely used.
  • a known bracelet has several rings connected to one another.
  • Other watch straps and bracelets have several rings with interlocking connections or intermediate and corner connections which are coupled to one another via connecting pins or the like.
  • the watch strap which has connecting pins, is it is necessary to provide holes in the intermediate and corner connections in order to insert the connecting pins or the like into these holes.
  • Materials and shapes in the known connections are limited to those that allow the production of precise connection holes.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a connection for a watch band and / or a bracelet which can be easily produced and assembled without a change in shape.
  • a plurality of connecting elements are provided, each having an essentially S-shaped shape and having a first web, which runs in a direction of connection and has a connecting part, and which have a second web, which in runs in another direction of the connection and has a connecting part, at least one of the connecting elements being arranged in a direction which is opposite to the direction of the other connecting elements.
  • Reference number 1 designates a connecting element which has an essentially S-shaped shape.
  • a single connection consists of the connecting element 1 and the other connecting elements 2, 3.
  • These connecting elements 1, 2, 3 are made of metal or plastic and are either coupled to one another or designed as a unitary component.
  • the connecting elements 4, 5, 6 also have an essentially S-shaped configuration and together form one single connection.
  • connection which contains the connecting elements 1, 2, 3 and the connection which contains the connecting elements 4, 5, 6 are connected to one another via hooks of the connecting elements 1-6, which interlock.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the connection shown in FIG. 1, while FIG. 3 contains a perspective view of the connecting elements that form one of the connections in FIG.
  • connection A which consists of the connecting elements 1, 2, 3 and the connection B, which consists of the connecting elements 4, 5, 6., have an identical shape.
  • the connecting element 1 shown in FIG. 3 contains a front web la which is bent towards the front of the connection A and has a hook 1c at its end, and a rear web 1b which is bent against the back of the connection A. and has a hook id at the end.
  • the front and rear webs la, 1b are connected to one another via an intermediate connecting piece le.
  • the connecting element 2 has a first web 2a which is bent in the direction of one side of the connection A, a hook 2c, a second web 2b which is directed towards the other side of the Connection A is bent and a hook 2d and an intermediate connector 2e.
  • the connecting element 3 has a front web 3a which is directed towards the front of connection A and which has a hook 3c, a rear web 3b which is bent towards the rear of connection A and which has a hook 3d has, and an intermediate connector 3e.
  • connection A is formed by coupling the elements 1, 2, 3
  • the intermediate connecting piece 2e is connected to the intermediate connecting pieces le, 3e, the webs la, 2b, 3a in one direction and the webs lb, 2a , 3b point in the opposite direction.
  • the connecting elements 1, 2, 3 can be connected to one another by adhesive bonding, by welding or by screwing.
  • connection A with the connection elements 1, 2, 3 is formed as a unitary body
  • upper and lower molds with casting recesses in the form of the connection A are used, and the molten material is poured into the molds to form the connection A to manufacture.
  • connection B If the connections A, B (FIG. 2) are to be coupled to one another, the connection B is moved in the direction of the arrow 7 until a hook 4b of the connecting element 4 abuts the hook 1d of the connecting element 1. At this time, the hooks of the other connecting elements 2, 3, 5, 6 also in contact with each other. Then the connection B is pressed further in the direction of the arrow 7 in order to push the hooks of the connecting elements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 over the protruding hooks until they snap into one another.
  • FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the connection shown in FIG. 2, while FIG. 5 shows a front view of connection A shown in FIG. 4.
  • Figure 6 is a side view of connection A-according to Figure 4.
  • the hooks la, 1d, 2c, 2d, 3d of the connecting elements 1, 2, 3 have cut-out recesses ld ', 2c', 2c ", 3d ', which are shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. These cut-out recesses ld', 2c ', 2c ", 3d' serve to prevent the adjacent hooks, such as hooks 1d, 2c, from overlapping due to manufacturing defects. These cut-out recesses have been omitted from the illustrations in FIGS. 1 to 3.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention.
  • the reference number 11 denotes a connecting element with an essentially S-shaped configuration and with semicircular grooves 11a, 11b.
  • the reference numerals 11, 13 designate connecting elements, which all have the same shape as the connecting element 11.
  • a single connection is likewise formed by the connection elements 11, 12, 13.
  • connection to the connecting elements 11, 12, 13 is connected to the connection to the connecting elements 14, 15, 16 by a connecting pin 17.
  • Each connecting element has semicircular grooves like the grooves 11a, 11b of the connecting element 11.
  • the grooves 11a, 11b are provided on the surfaces of the connecting element 11, which touch the connecting elements 14, 18. These grooves 11a, 11b together with the respectively opposite grooves 14a, 18a of the connecting elements 14, 18 form through-bores into which the connecting pin 17 is inserted.
  • FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the connection shown in FIG. 7
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the connecting elements of one of the connections shown in FIG.
  • connection C which consists of the connecting elements 11, 12, 13, and the connection D, which consists of the connecting elements 14, 15, 16, are identical in shape.
  • the essentially S-shaped connecting elements 11, 12, 13 are connected to one another or integrated into one another.
  • connection elements 11, 12, 13 are arranged such that the connection element 12 in the opposite direction as the elements 11, 13 shows.
  • the connecting elements 11, 12, 13 are connected in that the adjacent sides of the intermediate pieces 11, 12e, 13e are coupled to one another by adhesive bonding, by welding or screwing.
  • connection C If the connecting elements 11, 12, 13 are formed as a unitary body, molten material is placed in a mold which is defined by an upper and a lower mold half to form the connection C.
  • connection D is adapted to the connection C in the direction indicated by the arrow 19.
  • the connecting pin 17 is then inserted in the direction indicated by the arrow 20.
  • the connecting elements 11, 12, 13 each have semicircular grooves 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b.
  • the connecting elements 14, 15, 16 of the connection D have semicircular grooves at those locations which correspond to the grooves in the connection C.
  • the groove 11b of the connecting element 11 and the groove 14a of the connecting element 14 act in the case of coupled connections C and D together so that they form a perforation.
  • the other through holes between the connecting elements 13 and 16 are formed. Then the connector pin is inserted through each hole to connect connectors C and D together.
  • the connecting pin 17 has annular projections 17a, 17b. These annular projections 17a, 17b are an integral part of the pin body 17c or are formed by fitting elastic O-rings to the pin body 17c. The projections 17a, 17b serve to align the connecting pin 17 in the connection and to prevent it from falling out.
  • FIG. 10 shows a plan view of the connection C, which is shown in FIG. 8, while FIG. 11 shows a side view of the connection according to FIG.
  • molded areas 11a ', 11b', 12a ', 12a ", 12b', 12b", 13a ', 13b' are provided at one end of each groove 11a, 11b of the connecting element 11 at both ends of the grooves 12a, 12b of the connecting element 12 and at one end of each of the grooves 13a, 13b of the connecting element 13.
  • the projections 17a, 17b of the connecting pin 17 (shown in FIG. 8) are adapted to the annular grooves which are formed by the shaped areas la'-3b 'are formed in the grooves la-3b of the connecting elements 1, 2, 3.
  • the connecting pin 17 is aligned and prevented from falling out.
  • each connection of the watch band or bracelet according to the invention is made in that a plurality of connection elements of the same shape are connected to one another or integrated into one another.
  • These fasteners for the watch band or bracelet can be formed by cutting out a specially formed part of a substantially S-shape, or connections can be made by pouring material into a mold.
  • connections are to be formed in an integrated form
  • the lower and the upper molds only have to be adapted to one another, with no hole having to be provided in each connection.
  • the mold for the integrated formation of the connection can be a simple form without a sliding core provided therein.
  • the width, number, etc. of the connecting elements which form a connection can be chosen freely, provided that the elements are connected to one another or integrated in one another in such a way that two or more connecting elements of the same shape are connected to one another, at least one of the connecting elements is oriented in a direction opposite to the direction of other connecting elements. For example, there is complete freedom of movement in increasing the width of the connecting elements 2 in connection A in FIG. 2 relative to the other connecting elements or in providing further connecting elements between the connecting elements 1, 3, these additional connections point elements in the same direction as the connecting element 2.

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CH623215A5 (en) * 1978-06-27 1981-05-29 Metaux Precieux Sa Bracelet formed from rigid links

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