EP0334182A1 - Watch case provided with a cap - Google Patents
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- EP0334182A1 EP0334182A1 EP89104561A EP89104561A EP0334182A1 EP 0334182 A1 EP0334182 A1 EP 0334182A1 EP 89104561 A EP89104561 A EP 89104561A EP 89104561 A EP89104561 A EP 89104561A EP 0334182 A1 EP0334182 A1 EP 0334182A1
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- the present invention relates to watch cases and more particularly boxes comprising a middle-bezel, a crystal fixed to the middle-bezel and a bell-shaped cap.
- This cap has a lower opening and an upper opening.
- Such boxes are known.
- Document GB-102,641 thus describes a box provided with a cap covering the middle part and comprising two handles. The cap is made integral with the rest of the box by engagement of the bracelet strands in the handles.
- a similar solution is described in document DE-1 099 773.
- the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks. More specifically, the box as claimed, makes it possible to fix the cap on the middle part of the bezel in a particularly rigid manner, the middle part of the bezel, the crystal and the cap forming a solid whole and therefore durable, and no longer an assembly , giving a cheap box a rapidly unsightly appearance.
- the box shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises a piece 10 of organic material, forming both a bottom 12, a middle part 14, a bezel 16 and horns 17 intended to fix a bracelet to the box.
- This box further comprises a glass 18 and a cap 20.
- the glass 18 and the part 10 are made of materials which can be welded together.
- the part 10 can for example be made of one of the materials usually designed by ABS, ASA or SAN. These materials correspond respectively to a styrene butadiene acrylic, to a styrene acrylic ester and to a styrene nitrile acryle.
- the glass is made of a transparent acrylic resin (PMMA) commonly known under the brand "plexiglass".
- the glass 18 comprises a lip 22 of cylindrical shape, engaged in a groove 24 of the portion forming the middle part 14.
- the end of the lip 22 and the bottom of the hole 24 together form a ring 26, made of an alloy of the materials of the glass 18 and the part 10.
- This ring 26 is produced during the ultrasonic welding of the glass 18 to the part 10, which causes the materials at the end of the lip 22 and the bottom of the groove 24 to merge.
- Swiss patent CH-650 894 is described in particular in Swiss patent CH-650 894, and is known to the person skilled in the art. It will therefore not be described in more detail here.
- the crystal 18 also comprises a heel 28 extending radially above the part of the part 10 acting as a telescope and referenced 16.
- the heel 28 and the portion forming a bezel 16 define an annular groove 30 whose bottom and upper flank are defined respectively by the body of the lens 18 and the heel 28 while the lower flank is defined by the upper face of the bezel 16.
- the cap 20 is made of metal, for example stainless steel or aluminum. It has the general shape of a bell, comprising in its upper part a substantially cylindrical opening, of diameter d less than the diameter D of the crystal and more particularly of its part 28 forming a heel.
- the thickness of the cap 20 is approximately 0.2 to 0.4 mm. The difference between D and d is of the order of 0.5 to 1 mm.
- the upper edge 32 of the cap 20 is rigidly held between the heel 28 and the bezel 16, which positions the cap 20 axially and radially. Furthermore, the external shape of the middle part 14 not being defined by a surface of revolution, in particular because of the horns 17, the cap 20 is also positioned angularly. In this way, the part 10, the glass 18 and the cover 20 form a whole assembled rigidly and in a non-removable manner.
- the middle part 14 shows a projection 33 in its lower part, of height equal to the thickness of the cap 20.
- the box is provided with a single cap. It is obvious that it could include an additional cap, interposed between the upper cap and the middle part, as shown in FIG. 3.
- the part 10 we can see the part 10 with the parts forming the bottom 12, middle part 14 , and bezel 16.
- the glass 18 with its heel 28, defining the groove 30 with the bezel 16, as well as the projection 33.
- This box has two caps 34 and 36, both in the shape of a bell and fitted one into the other 36.
- caps each have an upper edge respectively bearing the references 38 and 40. These edges are both engaged in the groove 30.
- the caps are thus positioned axially and radially.
- the angular positioning is defined by the shape of the middle part 16 which, in particular because of the horns 17, has a shape other than that of a figure of revolution.
- the outer cap 36 includes cutouts 42 through which the intermediate cap 34 is visible.
- the two caps are made of materials of different color or appearance, which allows original aesthetic effects.
- cap or caps may include cutouts revealing the underlying middle.
- housings in the middle part in which decorative pieces, for example stones, are positioned. They are fixed by the cap which has openings the edge of which rests on the periphery of these stones.
- the glass could also be glued.
- the bonding can also be used to improve the fixing of the cap to the middle part and / or of the two superimposed caps.
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Abstract
Description
La présente invention concerne les boîtes de montre et plus particulièrement les boîtes comportant une carrure-lunette, une glace fixée sur la carrure-lunette et une coiffe en forme de cloche. Cette coiffe est munie d'une ouverture inférieure et d'une ouverture supérieure. De telles boîtes sont connues. Ainsi le document GB-102 641 décrit une boîte munie d'une coiffe recouvrant la carrure et comportant deux anses. La coiffe est rendue solidaire du reste de la boîte par engagement des brins du bracelet dans les anses. Une solution similaire est décrite dans le document DE-1 099 773.The present invention relates to watch cases and more particularly boxes comprising a middle-bezel, a crystal fixed to the middle-bezel and a bell-shaped cap. This cap has a lower opening and an upper opening. Such boxes are known. Document GB-102,641 thus describes a box provided with a cap covering the middle part and comprising two handles. The cap is made integral with the rest of the box by engagement of the bracelet strands in the handles. A similar solution is described in document DE-1 099 773.
Les inconvĂ©nients que prĂ©sentent de telles boĂ®tes les rendent peu attractives. En effet, comme la coiffe n'est pas fixĂ©e rigideÂment et solidement, elle est susceptible de bouger lĂ©gèrement sur la carrure. Plus mĂŞme, le risque de voir la coiffe arrachĂ©e ne peut ĂŞtre totalement Ă©liminĂ©. Par ailleurs, comme la coiffe est fixĂ©e après que la glace a Ă©tĂ© assemblĂ©e au reste de la boĂ®te, il est pratiquement impossible d'Ă©viter une fente entre glace et coiffe, ce qui est non-seulement inesthĂ©tique, mais encore forme un espace Ă l'intĂ©rieur duquel des dĂ©chets peuvent s'introduire lors du porter. Cette fente augmente en outre le risque d'accrochage. De la sorte, une montre ainsi Ă©quipĂ©e, prĂ©sente rapidement un aspect pour le moins inesthĂ©tique.The disadvantages of such boxes make them unattractive. Indeed, as the cap is not fixed rigidly and securely, it is liable to move slightly on the middle. Even more, the risk of having the cap torn off cannot be completely eliminated. Furthermore, as the cap is fixed after the glass has been assembled to the rest of the box, it is practically impossible to avoid a crack between the glass and the cap, which is not only unattractive, but also forms a space for the inside of which waste can be introduced during wear. This slit also increases the risk of snagging. In this way, a watch thus equipped, quickly presents an unattractive appearance to say the least.
Le but de la prĂ©sente invention est de remĂ©dier Ă ces inconvĂ©Ânients. Plus prĂ©cisĂ©ment, la boĂ®te telle que revendiquĂ©e, permet de fixer la coiffe sur la carrure-lunette de manière particulièrement rigide, la carrure-lunette, la glace et la coiffe formant un tout solide et par lĂ -mĂŞme durable, et non plus un assemblage, confĂ©rant Ă une boĂ®te bon marchĂ© un aspect rapidement inesthĂ©tique.The object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks. More specifically, the box as claimed, makes it possible to fix the cap on the middle part of the bezel in a particularly rigid manner, the middle part of the bezel, the crystal and the cap forming a solid whole and therefore durable, and no longer an assembly , giving a cheap box a rapidly unsightly appearance.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, faite en référence au dessin qui représente deux modes de réalisation de l'invention. Plus précisément :
- - les figures 1 et 2 représentent chacune une vue en coupe d'une boîte selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, les coupes passant respectivement par trois heures et par six heures ; et
- - la figure 3 est une vue en coupe passant par neuf heures, d'un second mode de réalisation de l'invention.
- - Figures 1 and 2 each show a sectional view of a box according to a first embodiment of the invention, the sections passing through three hours and six hours respectively; and
- - Figure 3 is a sectional view passing through nine o'clock, of a second embodiment of the invention.
La boĂ®te reprĂ©sentĂ©e aux figures 1 et 2 comporte une pièce 10 en matĂ©riau organique, formant Ă la fois un fond 12, une carrure 14, une lunette 16 et des cornes 17 destinĂ©es Ă fixer un bracelet Ă la boĂ®te. Cette boĂ®te comporte en outre une glace 18 et une coiffe 20. La glace 18 et la pièce 10 sont rĂ©alisĂ©es en des matĂ©riaux soudables l'un Ă l'autre. La pièce 10 peut par exemple ĂŞtre fabriquĂ©e en l'un des matĂ©riaux designĂ©s habituellement par ABS, ASA ou SAN. Ces matĂ©riaux correspondent respectivement Ă un acryle butadiène styrèÂne, Ă un acryle styrène acryle-ester et Ă un styrène acryle nitrile. Dans ce cas la glace est rĂ©alisĂ©e en une rĂ©sine transparente acryliÂque (PMMA) communĂ©ment dĂ©signĂ©e sous la marque "plexiglass". La glace 18 comporte une lèvre 22 de forme cylindrique, engagĂ©e dans une gorge 24 de la partie formant carrure 14. L'extrĂ©mitĂ© de la lèvre 22 et le fond du trou 24 forment ensemble un anneau 26, constituĂ© d'un alliage des matĂ©riaux de la glace 18 et de la pièce 10. Cet anneau 26 est rĂ©alisĂ© lors du soudage par ultrasons de la glace 18 Ă la pièce 10, qui provoque la fusion des matĂ©riaux de l'extrĂ©mitĂ© de la lèvre 22 et du fond de la gorge 24 . Un tel procĂ©dĂ© est notamment dĂ©crit dans le brevet suisse CH-650 894, et est connu de l'homme de mĂ©tier. Il ne sera donc pas dĂ©crit plus en dĂ©tail ici.The box shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises a
La glace 18 comporte en outre un talon 28 s'étendant radialement au-dessus de la partie de la pièce 10 tenant lieu de lunette et référencée 16.The
Plus prĂ©cisĂ©ment, le talon 28 et la partie formant lunette 16 dĂ©finissent une gorge 30 annulaire dont le fond et le flanc supĂ©Ârieur sont respectivement dĂ©finis par le corps de la glace 18 et le talon 28 alors que le flanc infĂ©rieur est dĂ©fini par la face supĂ©Ârieure de la lunette 16.More specifically, the
La coiffe 20 est en métal, par exemple en acier inoxydable ou en aluminium. Elle présente la forme générale d'une cloche, comportant dans sa partie supérieure une ouverture sensiblement cylindrique, de diamètre d inférieur au diamètre D de la glace et plus particulièrement de sa partie 28 formant talon. L'épaisseur de la coiffe 20 est de 0,2 à 0,4 mm environ. La différence entre D et d est de l'ordre de 0,5 à 1 mm.The
Le bord supĂ©rieur 32 de la coiffe 20 est maintenu rigidement entre le talon 28 et la lunette 16, ce qui positionne la coiffe 20 axialement et radialement. Par ailleurs, la forme extĂ©rieure de la carrure 14 n'Ă©tant pas dĂ©finie par une surface de rĂ©volution, Ă cause notamment des cornes 17, la coiffe 20 est Ă©galement positionÂnĂ©e angulairement. De la sorte, la pièce 10, la glace 18 et la coiffe 20 forment un tout assemblĂ© rigidement et de manière indĂ©Âmontable.The
La carrure 14 montre une saillie 33 dans sa partie inférieure, de hauteur égale à l'épaisseur de la coiffe 20. Comme la précision de fabrication tant de la coiffe 20 que de la carrure 14 est grande, le raccord entre ces dernières ne présente pratiquement pas de fente, ni de seuil. Il est ainsi possible d'éviter l'accumulation de saletés et de réduire le risque d'accrochage.The
Dans la solution dĂ©crite en rĂ©fĂ©rence aux figures 1 et 2, la boĂ®te est munie d'une seule coiffe. Il est bien Ă©vident qu'elle pourrait comporter une coiffe suplĂ©mentaire, intercalĂ©e entre la coiffe supĂ©rieure et la carrure, comme cela est reprĂ©sentĂ© Ă la figure 3. Sur cette figure, on peut voir la pièce 10 avec les parties formant fond 12, carrure 14, et lunette 16. On peut Ă©galeÂment voir la glace 18 avec son talon 28, dĂ©finissant la gorge 30 avec la lunette 16, ainsi que la saillie 33.In the solution described with reference to Figures 1 and 2, the box is provided with a single cap. It is obvious that it could include an additional cap, interposed between the upper cap and the middle part, as shown in FIG. 3. In this figure, we can see the
Cette boîte comporte deux coiffes 34 et 36, toutes deux en forme de cloche et emboîtées l'une 34 dans l'autre 36.This box has two
Ces coiffes comportent chacune un bord supĂ©rieur portant respecÂtivement les rĂ©fĂ©rences 38 et 40. Ces bords sont tous deux engagĂ©s dans la gorge 30. Les coiffes sont ainsi positionnĂ©es axialement et radialement. Le positionnement angulaire est dĂ©fini par la forme de la carrure 16 qui, Ă cause notamment des cornes 17 , prĂ©sente une forme autre que celle d'une figure de rĂ©volution.These caps each have an upper edge respectively bearing the
La coiffe extérieure 36 comprend des découpes 42 au travers desquelles la coiffe intercalaire 34 est visible.The
Si les deux coiffes sont rĂ©alisĂ©es en des matĂ©riaux de couleur ou d'aspect diffĂ©rent, ce qui permet des effets esthĂ©tiques origiÂnaux.If the two caps are made of materials of different color or appearance, which allows original aesthetic effects.
Il est ainsi possible d'utiliser des coiffes en acier inoxydaÂble, l'une polie, l'autre sablĂ©e. Si les coiffes sont en laiton, l'une pourrait ĂŞtre dorĂ©e, l'autre rhodiĂ©e. En jouant donc sur la forme des dĂ©coupes et sur l'aspect des coiffes, il est possible de rĂ©aliser de nombreuses variantes.It is thus possible to use stainless steel caps, one polished, the other sanded. If the caps are made of brass, one could be golden, the other rhodium-plated. By playing on the shape of the cutouts and on the appearance of the caps, it is possible to make many variations.
D'autres variantes non-reprĂ©sentĂ©es peuvent encore ĂŞtre envisaÂgĂ©es. Ainsi, la ou les coiffes peuvent comporter des dĂ©coupes laissant apparaĂ®tre la carrure sous-jacente.Other variants not shown can also be envisaged. Thus, the cap or caps may include cutouts revealing the underlying middle.
Il est Ă©galement possible de prĂ©voir des logements dans la carrure, dans lesquels des pièces dĂ©coratives, par exemple des pierres, sont positionnĂ©es. Leur fixation est rĂ©alisĂ©e par la coiffe qui comporte des ouvertures dont le bord prend appui sur la pĂ©riÂphĂ©rie de ces pierres.It is also possible to provide housings in the middle part, in which decorative pieces, for example stones, are positioned. They are fixed by the cap which has openings the edge of which rests on the periphery of these stones.
Plutôt que d'être soudée, la glace pourrait également être collée. Le collage est aussi utilisable pour améliorer la fixation de la coiffe à la carrure et/ou des deux coiffes superposées.Rather than being welded, the glass could also be glued. The bonding can also be used to improve the fixing of the cap to the middle part and / or of the two superimposed caps.
Dans chacun de ces exemples, on retrouve les avantages essenÂtiels que prĂ©sentent les boĂ®tes selon l'invention, soit une coiffe fixĂ©e solidement, pratiquement sans risque d'accrochage, ainsi que l'absence de toute fente entre glace et coiffe.In each of these examples, there are the essential advantages of the boxes according to the invention, namely a cap fixed firmly, practically without risk of snagging, as well as the absence of any gap between the glass and the cap.
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