EP0150746B1 - Boîte de montre - Google Patents

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EP0150746B1
EP0150746B1 EP85100276A EP85100276A EP0150746B1 EP 0150746 B1 EP0150746 B1 EP 0150746B1 EP 85100276 A EP85100276 A EP 85100276A EP 85100276 A EP85100276 A EP 85100276A EP 0150746 B1 EP0150746 B1 EP 0150746B1
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watch case
inner ring
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Renato Scarinzi
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Rado Uhren AG
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/22—Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/0008—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches
    • G04B37/0058—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches for shaped watches
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/05—Fixed mountings for pocket or wrist watches
    • G04B37/057—Fixed mountings for pocket or wrist watches for shaped watches
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • G04B37/084—Complete encasings for wrist or pocket watches without means for hermetic sealing of winding stem or crown
    • G04B37/086—Complete encasings for wrist or pocket watches without means for hermetic sealing of winding stem or crown for shaped watches

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  • the present invention relates to watch cases. It relates more particularly to a watch case comprising a middle with two concentric rings, one inside, the other outside, as well as a back, a crystal and means for assembling the middle, the bottom and the crystal .
  • the inner ring is made of a material that can be machined by a cutting tool and serves as a support for the movement, while the outer ring is made integral with the box by engagement with a radial stop and two axial stops, these stops defining a groove annular.
  • the middle part includes an outer ring carrying the horns and an inner ring carrying the crystal, the movement and the back.
  • the outer ring is held in a groove defined by the bottom of the box, the inner ring and a bearing made integrally with the inner ring and extending radially.
  • the object of the present invention is to produce a box as defined above, but in which the inner ring fulfills the mechanical functions while the outer ring fulfills the aesthetic and protective functions. This object is achieved thanks to the particular characteristics presented by the watch case as defined by claim 1.
  • the watch shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises a case 10, a movement schematically represented in 11, display means integral with the movement and formed by a dial 13 and hands 14, a bracelet 16 and a setting crown. hour 18.
  • the box 10 comprises a front plate 22, a middle part 24 and a bottom 26.
  • the front plate 22 comprises a ring 28, advantageously made of hard material such as nitride or tungsten carbide, titanium, or any other material whose Mohs hardness is greater than or equal to 7, and a crystal 30, made of sapphire or glass, closing off the central opening of the ring 28, in which it is advantageously fixed by means of a bead of glue 32.
  • the middle part 24 is formed of two concentric rings 34 and 36 having substantially the same thickness and held between the front plate 22 and the bottom 26.
  • the inner ring 36 advantageously made of brass, plastic or any other material easy to machine by cutting tools, has the function of positioning the movement 11 and the dial 13 and of cooperating in the assembly and maintenance of the sealing of the box.
  • the positioning of the movement and of the dial is achieved by a shoulder 36a acting on the edge of the dial 13 and by a groove 36b, in which is engaged a fixing key 11 integral with the movement 11.
  • the assembly of the front plate 22 on the inner ring 36 is produced by an adhesive film 38, while the bottom 26 is held in abutment against the ring 36 by screws 46 (only one of which appears in FIG. 2) which cross the bottom and are engaged in threaded holes 36c of said ring.
  • a recess 36d formed in the base of the ring 36, receives a seal 48 ensuring the seal between the back and the middle part.
  • the outer ring 34 which serves as a protective and decorative element, is advantageously made of sapphire or any other hard material, as defined above.
  • the front plate 22 only partially covers the outer ring 34. No member is specifically provided to maintain it. It is simply pinched between the front plate 22 and the bottom 26.
  • the two rings are separated by a seal 50, made of flexible material, which has the function of absorbing the shocks undergone by the middle part.
  • the outer ring 34 has a slot 34a, visible in Figure 1, in which is housed the crown 18. This slot gives the ring an elasticity which reduces its sensitivity to shocks.
  • the bottom 26 is extended by two ears 40 which are used for fixing the bracelet 16, using screws 42.
  • FIG. 3 differs from that of FIG. 2 in that the screws 46 cooperate with threaded tenons 52 (only one of which appears in FIG. 3) passing through the inner ring 36 and rigidly fixed, for example by welding, to the front ring 28.
  • the inner ring 36 then has a groove 36e in which a seal 54 is inserted, ensuring the seal between the front plate 22 and the ring 36.
  • the front plate 22 can also be made in one piece, for example sapphire.
  • the periphery of its internal face advantageously comprises a metallic layer 56 which masks the ring 36.
  • the fixing of this plate can be done in an identical manner to the solutions described above or also by means of nails 60 (of which only one is visible in the figure), engaged in holes made respectively in the front plate 22 and the ring 36. The head of these nails is supported on the said plate and they are locked by means of screws 62 placed in tapped holes that the ring 36 contains.
  • the inner ring 36 has a clearance 64 inside which the setting crown hour 18 is engaged. This clearance is limited towards the outside by the ring 34.
  • outer shapes of the outer ring 34 and the front plate 22 can be varied without constraints, while retaining the same basic structure. We can thus create many models, for a minimum of costs.
  • the inner ring could be manufactured in one piece with the watch plate, without going beyond the ambit of the invention, the manufacturing problems posed by the inner ring and the plate finding solutions that can easily be reconciled. .

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EP85100276A 1984-01-26 1985-01-12 Boîte de montre Expired EP0150746B1 (fr)

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CH361/84 1984-01-26
CH36184A CH655422GA3 (ja) 1984-01-26 1984-01-26

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EP0150746A2 EP0150746A2 (fr) 1985-08-07
EP0150746A3 EP0150746A3 (en) 1985-08-28
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US (1) US4620798A (ja)
EP (1) EP0150746B1 (ja)
JP (1) JPH0634040B2 (ja)
CH (1) CH655422GA3 (ja)
DE (1) DE3573480D1 (ja)
HK (1) HK9593A (ja)
SG (1) SG92292G (ja)

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CH659166GA3 (ja) * 1985-10-07 1987-01-15
US4822694A (en) * 1986-11-03 1989-04-18 Asulab S.A. Composite material
EP0327829A1 (fr) * 1988-02-08 1989-08-16 Georges Claude Boîte de montre étanche
EP0420814A1 (de) * 1989-09-27 1991-04-03 Mondaine Watch Ltd Wasserdichte Kleinuhr
EP0466655A1 (fr) * 1990-07-13 1992-01-15 Isafrance Boitier de montre et dispositif de fixation d'un bracelet
CH689136GA3 (de) * 1992-11-19 1998-10-30 Createc Patent Holding Armband- oder Taschenuhr und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung
US6053631A (en) * 1992-11-19 2000-04-25 Createc Patent Holding S.A. Plastic case with a support body for an electronic device
EP1039353A1 (fr) 1999-03-05 2000-09-27 Aurema SA Boíte de montre pourvue d'une pièce de décor

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CH680825B5 (ja) * 1991-06-27 1993-05-28 Rado Montres Sa
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EP0762240A1 (fr) 1995-08-30 1997-03-12 Fabrique D'ebauches De Sonceboz S.A. Boîte de montre comportant un boîtier évidé et des moyens d'emboîtage, ainsi que montre munie d'une telle boîte de montre
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US8096702B2 (en) * 2009-05-28 2012-01-17 The Avalanche Group, Llc Ornament container for watch
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CH646028GA3 (ja) * 1981-08-10 1984-11-15
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EP0221311A1 (fr) * 1985-10-07 1987-05-13 Eta SA Fabriques d'Ebauches Montre dont la boîte est réalisée au moins partiellement en un matériau dur
CH659166GA3 (ja) * 1985-10-07 1987-01-15
US4822694A (en) * 1986-11-03 1989-04-18 Asulab S.A. Composite material
US4967402A (en) * 1988-02-08 1990-10-30 Georges Claude Sealed watchcase
CH674292GA3 (ja) * 1988-02-08 1990-05-31
EP0327829A1 (fr) * 1988-02-08 1989-08-16 Georges Claude Boîte de montre étanche
EP0420814A1 (de) * 1989-09-27 1991-04-03 Mondaine Watch Ltd Wasserdichte Kleinuhr
EP0466655A1 (fr) * 1990-07-13 1992-01-15 Isafrance Boitier de montre et dispositif de fixation d'un bracelet
US5341552A (en) * 1990-07-13 1994-08-30 Isafrance Watch with watchband attachment
CH689136GA3 (de) * 1992-11-19 1998-10-30 Createc Patent Holding Armband- oder Taschenuhr und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung
US6053631A (en) * 1992-11-19 2000-04-25 Createc Patent Holding S.A. Plastic case with a support body for an electronic device
EP1039353A1 (fr) 1999-03-05 2000-09-27 Aurema SA Boíte de montre pourvue d'une pièce de décor

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EP0150746A3 (en) 1985-08-28
JPH0634040B2 (ja) 1994-05-02
US4620798A (en) 1986-11-04
SG92292G (en) 1992-12-04
JPS60164288A (ja) 1985-08-27
HK9593A (en) 1993-02-19
EP0150746A2 (fr) 1985-08-07
DE3573480D1 (en) 1989-11-09
CH655422GA3 (ja) 1986-04-30

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