EP0341583A1 - Aufstellbare Pendeluhr - Google Patents

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EP0341583A1
EP0341583A1 EP89108095A EP89108095A EP0341583A1 EP 0341583 A1 EP0341583 A1 EP 0341583A1 EP 89108095 A EP89108095 A EP 89108095A EP 89108095 A EP89108095 A EP 89108095A EP 0341583 A1 EP0341583 A1 EP 0341583A1
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Pierre-André Noirjean
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ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
Ebauchesfabrik ETA 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
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
    • 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
    • G04B23/00—Arrangements producing acoustic signals at preselected times
    • G04B23/02—Alarm clocks
    • G04B23/03—Alarm signal stop arrangements
    • 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
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1473—Supports and feet for supporting the clockwork

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  • the present invention relates to table clocks of the type whose housing has rounded shapes and is arranged to be able to occupy two positions of stable equilibrium, a first in which the dial is hidden, and a second in which the dial is visible, the pendulum then being supported on the back of the case.
  • a clock of this type is described in the utility model DE 1 833 188.
  • the case of this clock has a crystal and a bottom in the shape of a hemispherical cap, provided with a dish forming a bearing surface and which defines a first stable equilibrium position.
  • This clock also includes a ballast mass in the vicinity of this surface.
  • An object of the present invention is, on the contrary, to produce a pendulum which is very mobile around its second equilibrium position.
  • the clock described above has a dense and heavy appearance.
  • Another object of the present invention is to produce a part having a lighter shape.
  • the clock shown has a housing 10 with a crystal 12, a bezel 14 and a bottom 16. Inside this housing are display means comprising a dial 18 and hands 20, as well as a movement causing the hands 20. This movement is powered by a battery 22. It includes an alarm function, controlled by a gravitational switch schematically represented at 24.
  • the slightly curved glass 12 is fixed to the bezel 14.
  • the latter are both of circular shape.
  • the outer contour of the profile of the bezel 14 is approximately in a quarter of a circle.
  • the edge of this bezel 14 rests contiguously against the edge of the bottom 16.
  • the latter is in the shape of a cap, that is to say having a curved and convex surface.
  • the shape of this background will be defined more precisely below.
  • the housing 10 thus defined therefore has rounded shapes which make it pleasant both to view and to touch.
  • the bottom 16 In section perpendicular to the dial, by the axis "12h” - “6h", corresponding to the profile view of FIG. 2, the bottom 16 has a first arc 26, the center 01 of which is at the front of the dial 18, below the axis passing through its center. This arc 26 is connected to the edge of the bottom 16 by a second circular arc 28 of small radius, centered at the right of the edge of the bottom 16, in order to ensure the connection to the bezel 14.
  • Figure 2 shows that the other end of the arc 26 is connected to a third arc 30, of smaller radius.
  • the center 02 of the arc 30 is located inside the bottom 16.
  • This arc 30 is part of a protruding zone of the bottom 16, described in detail below.
  • the other end of the arc 30 is connected to a straight segment 32, itself connected to the edge of the bottom 16 by an arc of a circle 34, corresponding to the arc 28.
  • the bottom 16 has a cap shape consisting of a juxtaposition of portions of ellipsoids, cone and torus, these portions together defining a continuous curved surface. In this way, the neighboring portions are substantially tangent to each other.
  • the zone adjacent to segment 32 is defined by a portion of cone generated by segment 32 rotating around the axis of the needles.
  • the edge of the bottom 16, represented in FIG. 2 by the arcs 28 and 34 has the shape of a torus segment whose generating axis coincides with that of the needles.
  • the other parts of the bottom 16 are defined by a left surface which can be broken down into a plurality of portions of ellipsoids. All the portions are arranged so that they are substantially tangent to each other.
  • the protruding zone of which the arc 30 is a part is defined by a portion of a sphere whose radius is substantially less than the mean radius of the neighboring zone.
  • the ratio between these radii is typically equal to 1/3.
  • the bottom 16 of the housing 10 is constituted by a continuous surface, without sharp edges. It has in the middle of its width and in its lower half a first zone defined by a first convex surface on which the pendulum rests in its second equilibrium position and a second zone defined by a second convex surface and surrounding the first zone.
  • the mean radius of curvature of the first surface is less than the mean radius of curvature of the second surface.
  • the second surface comprises, in its part between the first zone and the lower edge of the housing, a flat defined by the cone portion and adjoining a protruding zone.
  • the profile of the bottom 16 of the case is naturally closer to the dial 18 than in the section passing through the axis "12h” - “6h” of the latter. It follows that the surface of the bottom 16 is entirely within a semi-spherical surface centered in the plane of the edge of the bottom 16, at the intersection with the axis of the needles, and of equal diameter to that of the edge of this bottom, i.e. equal to the diameter of the case himself.
  • the bottom 16 thus has a relatively flat shape, which gives it elegance.
  • a first stable equilibrium position of the pendulum described is that in which the glass 12 or the bezel 14 rests on a flat support (work table, desk, night table, etc.). In this position, the dial 18 is obviously hidden.
  • the dial 18 In the second stable equilibrium position, shown in Figure 3, the dial 18 is tilted. It is located approximately in a plane perpendicular to the axis of vision of a person seated at the table on which the clock rests.
  • the clock is provided with a counterweight 36 housed in the lower part of the housing 10, more precisely at the front and above the part of the housing 10 comprising the flat, and engaged in the bezel 14, the latter being hollow.
  • Counterweight 36 thus forms a ballast for the clock.
  • This ballast is completed by the stack 22, which is the heaviest component of the clock, and which is placed behind the dial and just above the counterweight 36.
  • the latter and the stack 22 ballast the clock so that its center of gravity G is located below point 02.
  • the mass and the position of counterweight 36 are chosen so that the straight line passing through points 02 and G forms an angle of approximately 30 with a surface tangent to the ice °.
  • This angle defines the inclination of the dial in the second equilibrium position of the clock.
  • the distance between point 02 and point G defines the frequency at which the clock oscillates when it is moved away from its second point of equilibrium. The higher the frequency, the greater the distance.
  • the straight line passing through points 02 and G intersects the arc 30 at its end close to segment 32.
  • the fulcrum of the clock in the second position of stable equilibrium is located at near the periphery of the protruding area, near its lower part. It is thus close to the flat adjoining this protruding area.
  • a clock of this type has been produced.
  • the bottom edge defines a circle 70 mm in diameter.
  • the total thickness of the clock is 30 mm.
  • the arcs 28 and 34 of the bottom edge and the arcs of the bezel have a radius of 6 mm.
  • the radius of the arc 30, associated with the protruding part, is equal to 20 mm.
  • the center 02 is located 11 mm below the axis of the hands and 10 mm back from the front surface of the clock.
  • the radius of the arc 26 is 59.44 mm while the center 01 is 11 mm below the axis of the hands and 29.44 mm from the front surface of the clock.
  • the base 16 and the bezel 14 are injected in plastic material known as ABS (acryl butadiene styrene).
  • Counterweight 36 is made of lead. It has a mass of 37 grams.
  • the period oscillation of the clock around its second equilibrium position is of the order of a second.
  • the clock described is particularly advantageous when it is equipped with an audible alarm device, manually adjustable, automatically stopping in the first stable equilibrium position, and when it is used as an alarm clock.
  • the switch 24 is arranged so that it is triggered when the clock occupies the first equilibrium position and that it is engaged when the pendulum occupies its second equilibrium position.
  • This switch 24 can advantageously be of the mercury type.
  • the pendulum thus constitutes an alarm clock that a hardened sleeper is not likely to stop unconsciously and to continue its sleep.
  • the clock described above has a bottom 16 which has a curved and continuous surface.
  • the crystal, the bezel, the back and the dial have a circular shape. It is also possible to produce these parts in elliptical or ovoid shapes, however respecting the conditions defined above, to ensure the mobility of the clock around the second equilibrium position.

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EP89108095A 1988-05-10 1989-05-05 Aufstellbare Pendeluhr Expired - Lifetime EP0341583B1 (de)

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JP (1) JPH0249190A (de)
KR (1) KR890017588A (de)
CN (1) CN1022349C (de)
AT (1) ATE75059T1 (de)
AU (1) AU608195B2 (de)
BR (1) BR8902157A (de)
CA (1) CA1320054C (de)
CH (1) CH672570B5 (de)
DE (1) DE68901210D1 (de)
DK (1) DK166640B1 (de)
ES (1) ES2031305T3 (de)
GR (1) GR3005160T3 (de)

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FR2033220A1 (de) * 1968-12-31 1970-12-04 Italora Spa
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DE1833188U (de) * 1961-02-14 1961-06-15 Ernst Moeckl Hinstellvorrichtung fuer kleine standuhren und reisewecker.
FR2033220A1 (de) * 1968-12-31 1970-12-04 Italora Spa
DE2427904A1 (de) * 1974-06-10 1976-01-02 Hugo Hettich Weckeruhr mit zifferblattbeleuchtung

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DE4239626A1 (de) * 1992-11-26 1994-06-01 Digi Tech Ges Fuer Den Vertrie Uhr, insbesondere Wecker oder Reisewecker
DE202004008887U1 (de) * 2004-06-04 2005-10-20 Berendsohn Ag Tischuhr

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EP0341583B1 (de) 1992-04-15
DK229589D0 (da) 1989-05-10
BR8902157A (pt) 1990-01-02
CN1022349C (zh) 1993-10-06
DK229589A (da) 1989-11-11
AU608195B2 (en) 1991-03-21
DE68901210D1 (de) 1992-05-21
ES2031305T3 (es) 1992-12-01
CH672570GA3 (de) 1989-12-15
JPH0249190A (ja) 1990-02-19
ATE75059T1 (de) 1992-05-15
CN1037782A (zh) 1989-12-06
CA1320054C (en) 1993-07-13
CH672570B5 (de) 1990-06-15
GR3005160T3 (de) 1993-05-24
DK166640B1 (da) 1993-06-21

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