EP0189372B1 - Boîtier de montre-bracelet - Google Patents

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EP0189372B1
EP0189372B1 EP86810017A EP86810017A EP0189372B1 EP 0189372 B1 EP0189372 B1 EP 0189372B1 EP 86810017 A EP86810017 A EP 86810017A EP 86810017 A EP86810017 A EP 86810017A EP 0189372 B1 EP0189372 B1 EP 0189372B1
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Bernard Schenk
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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
    • G04B37/0008—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
    • G04B37/12—Cases for special purposes, e.g. watch combined with ring, watch combined with button
    • 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
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/06—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass

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  • the invention relates to wristwatch cases allowing their wearer to read the time in the bent arm position in a natural way, but without having, moreover, to turn the wrist.
  • Folding the forearm and simultaneously turning the wrist are, it is true, movements carried out instinctively by the wearer of a wristwatch, when the latter wants to know the time it is at a certain time.
  • the second movement - rotation of the wrist - is not always easy, if not possible. This is often the case when the left hand, in general, is busy holding a tool or the steering wheel of a car, for example. This is why some wristwatchers place their watch, for convenience or snobbery, not in the normal place: on the wrist; but on the side of the latter. This position of the watch is however not very stable, due to the flat bottom of its case. Depending on the movements made by the wearer, the watch turns around the wrist and soon returns to its normal position, the wrist or slips under it.
  • Cases are known whose external face of the back is very curved according to a cylindrical surface, in order to press the watch against the side of the wrist (CH-A-204,916, CH-A-205,244, CH-A-500,529, FR-A -2,449,915, DE-U-7,410,210).
  • the bracelet strongly encloses the wrist, which would be troublesome, the position of these cases around the wrist is not stable.
  • this solution results in a considerable increase in thickness, in particular if it is desired to use a movement with dimensions related to those of the case.
  • cases intended to be applied against the side of the wrist which are not effected by an increase in thickness (DE-U-7,439,929).
  • boxes of normal thickness are known, in the general shape of a "V", identical to that of the boxes of DE-U-7,410,210 (JP-A - 57,006,380).
  • these last known cases have a display, which can be analog, in the upper leg of the "V".
  • the time can be read in optimal conditions by simply bending the forearm, without turning the wrist.
  • the bracelet which appears mainly on the upper face of the wrist.
  • the case is only really stabilized in the desired position if the bracelet is stretched around the wrist.
  • the present invention aims to create a case the thickness of which does not exceed that of conventional wristwatch cases, in which a standard movement with conventional dial and hands can be mounted in the usual way and which has these indicator members in the most favorable position around the wrist to allow the time to be read by simply bending the forearm, this position being perfectly stabilized, even if the bracelet freely surrounds the wrist, without exerting annoying pressure on the latter.
  • the housing defined by the claim fulfills these conditions. It obviously does not have the same camber everywhere. If it is very curved in the section which will be pressed against the side of the wrist, that intended to extend on the upper face of the latter is, on the other hand, practically flat. This makes it possible to choose the location of the housing intended to receive the movement of the watch where it is still possible to mount or standard movement without causing an unsightly increase in the thickness of the case and where the dial of the watch - bent arm - is nevertheless in the visual field of its wearer, without requiring, moreover, a rotation of the wrist. In addition, any rotation of this case around the wrist is excluded, due to its shape. Finally, as this case extends over most of the upper face of the wrist, that which is exposed to the view of third parties, it can be decorated as original as it is attractive in this location.
  • the case 1 (FIG. 1) comprises three sections: a first extreme section 1a, very cylindrical curved, which is intended to be applied against the side of the wrist; another end section 1b practically flat, which is intended to extend over the major part of the upper face of the wrist, and an intermediate section 1c which connects the other two sections to each other. These three sections naturally form a single rigid body.
  • the dorsal face 11 of the etrumble section 1b is planar. That, 12, of the extreme section la presents a portion a flat portion 13, which is approximately perpendicular to the dorsal face 11, which ensures the stability of the case described around the wrist, even if the bracelet is not stretched around this last.
  • the length of the extreme section 1b is approximately equal to that of the intermediate section 1c, which contains the movement. Thus, this extreme section 1b will occupy, on the upper face of the wrist, practically the place of the watches generally worn at this location.
  • the intermediate section 1c makes an obtuse angle with the extreme section 1b. In this way, section 1c will rest on the upper internal edge of the wrist where sections 1a and 1b will stabilize it, despite the fact that, in itself, it is in a completely unstable position, due to its flat shape.
  • a housing 2 (Fig. 2) is arranged in the section of the housing 1. This housing 2 is intended to receive a standard watch movement 3.
  • the dial 4 is thus in an oblique position relative to the section 1 of the housing. When the arm is simply bent, the dial 4 is in the visual field of the watch wearer, without the latter having, in addition, to turn the wrist. A motorist therefore sees the time indicated by the hands 5 without letting go are flying. The same goes for the worker who holds in the left hand a tool or a part on which he works with the right hand.
  • the back face 6 of the housing is almost flat.
  • the part of the housing 1 forming the bottom of the housing 2 has practically the same thickness as the bottom of known conventional housings (FR-A-2,110,436), intended to be worn on the upper face of the wrist.
  • the case 1 does not need to be made thicker than those worn on the wrist.
  • the watch movement is nested from the dial side in a conventional manner.
  • the bottom of the housing 2 being constituted by a cover coming from one-piece production with the body 1a, 1b, 1c of the housing 1, it could naturally also be independent and be fixed to this body by screws, as this is known (US-A-3,719,038). This would allow movement from the back side of the case.
  • the sections 1 a and 1 of the housing 1 can be hollow and can receive, for example, elements or devices associated with the movement 3, such as one or more batteries, sound generators, commands for accessory functions of the movement 3.
  • the variant shown in FIG. 2 differs from the embodiment described above only by a second housing 7 arranged in section 1b of the housing 1 and opening into its upper face.
  • This housing 7 can be furnished with a device foreign to the indication of the time, such as calculator, barometer, thermometer, compass or receiver.
  • This second housing could also be arranged so that it can be closed off with a plate customizing the watch, as has already been done (EP-A-0,072,350), for example by wearing the zodiac sign, the initials, the coat of arms of his carrier or any other decorative motif, the latter's choice.
  • the case 1 is provided in a known manner with members allowing it to hang a conventional bracelet.
  • this bracelet will include two strands 8, 9 and a clasp 10. So that the latter takes place, as usual, under the wrist, the two strands 8, 9 will have different lengths.

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CH714371A1 (fr) 2017-11-27 2019-05-31 Arcofil Sa Boîtier ergonomique à compartiments multiples, notamment de montres et de bracelets connectés.

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EP0072350A1 (fr) * 1981-08-05 1983-02-16 Montres Rado S.A. Dispositif protecteur d'une information signalétique apparaissant sur l'une des pièces d'un boîtier de montre

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DE7439929U (de) * 1974-11-30 1975-10-23 Wolf T Uhrgehäuse für Armbanduhren
CH587471A5 (en) * 1976-05-20 1977-04-29 Voltz Carl Wilhelm Wristwatch with additional units fitted to band - includes receiver or calculator all of similar rectangular form
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