EP0471834B1 - Montre a bracelet amovible - Google Patents

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EP0471834B1
EP0471834B1 EP91906593A EP91906593A EP0471834B1 EP 0471834 B1 EP0471834 B1 EP 0471834B1 EP 91906593 A EP91906593 A EP 91906593A EP 91906593 A EP91906593 A EP 91906593A EP 0471834 B1 EP0471834 B1 EP 0471834B1
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Alain Boucheron
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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
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    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet

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  • the present invention relates to a wristwatch comprising a watch, the case of which comprises at least two opposite parallel sides each provided with assembly means cooperating detachably with a metal element reinforcing a free end of a flexible bracelet.
  • the conventional technique consists in securing each free end of the bracelet with a metal element in the form of a stick provided with an axial depression in which the free end of the bracelet is folded in a loop around a mounting screws. The free end of the bracelet emerges from the depression of the metal rod to be sewn on the unexposed side of the bracelet.
  • the metal rod also has a longitudinal strip at its outer face and provided with a protuberance at its free end retractable in the rod, so as to be able to ensure a snap connection with a longitudinal groove formed in a bore on one side of the housing of the watch.
  • the bracelet thus obtained has in the vicinity of the metal end stick an excess thickness due to the end loop for assembly. This extra thickness can inconvenience the user's wrist.
  • the metal rods are made of solid metal, for example solid gold, the manufacture and mounting of which on one end of the bracelet are relatively complicated to carry out.
  • the mounting between a metal stick and the watch prevents the free rotation of the stick, and therefore of the bracelet, inside the corresponding bore of the watch, because of the design of the latching means.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy the aforementioned drawbacks by producing a watch with a removable strap, the assembly system of which between the watch and the strap is designed in a simple and original manner.
  • the wristwatch according to the invention comprises a watch, the case of which has at least two opposite parallel sides for each seen of an assembly means cooperating detachably with a rigid element reinforcing a free end of a flexible bracelet.
  • the rigid element can be metallic and comprises an elastic tubular blade and a sleeve, one end of which is closed.
  • the tubular blade has an axial toothed slot into which a free end of the flexible bracelet is introduced.
  • the sleeve has an axial slot opening into the open end of the sleeve and the opening of which is greater than the thickness of the bracelet to allow passage of the latter.
  • the inside diameter of the sleeve is smaller than the outside diameter of the tubular blade, so that the axial introduction of the tubular blade into the sleeve requires elastic deformation of the tubular blade resulting in blockage of the free end of the bracelet by pinching the toothed axial slot.
  • the elastic tubular blade can be replaced by a jaw in substantially cylindrical form, the opening of which is longitudinal.
  • the two toothed elements of the jaw form a body together and are connected to each other by a flexible and longitudinal tongue opposite the opening of the jaw.
  • a free end of the bracelet is introduced into the jaw through the longitudinal opening, the toothed elements making it possible to retain the end of the bracelet.
  • the closed jaw is introduced axially into the sleeve in the same way as the tubular blade.
  • the assembly means of the watch case comprises a bore of diameter substantially identical to that of the sleeve.
  • the wall of the bore is traversed by an axial slot whose opening is greater than the thickness of the bracelet to allow its passage when the sleeve is mounted in the bore of the case.
  • the wristwatch according to the invention comprises a watch case 1 and a removable flexible strap 2 preferably made of leather.
  • the housing 1 has a substantially parallelepiped shape, two opposite and parallel sides 1 a and 1 b are rounded.
  • the free ends of bracelet 2 are reinforced by rigid cylindrical elements 2 a and 2 b can each cooperate with a bore made in the sides 1a and 1b of the housing 1, in a removable manner and according to arrows 3 and 4.
  • respective openings of the two bores of the housing 1 are located diametrically opposite one another.
  • Bracelet 2 is produced in the form of an elongated strip.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show how the rigid element 2 a is assembled at the corresponding end 5 of the strap 2.
  • the rigid element 2 a consists of an elastic tubular blade 6 and a tubular sleeve 7.
  • the tubular blade 6 has a longitudinal toothed slot 8 allowing, in the free state, the introduction of the free end 5 of the bracelet 2.
  • the sleeve 7 has an axial slot 9, a closed end 10 and a circumferential groove 11. The opening of the axial slot 9 of the sleeve 7 is larger than the thickness of the free end 5 of the bracelet 2 to allow its passage.
  • the inside diameter of the sleeve 7 must be less than the outside diameter of the elastic tubular blade 6 when it is in the free state. Such a requirement is necessary to impose an elastic deformation of the blade 6, resulting in a reduction in its cross section, during its assembly inside the sleeve 7. This elastic deformation of the tubular blade 6 results in a pinching of the toothed slot 8 on the two faces of the end part 5 of the bracelet 2 thus allowing the maintenance of the corresponding end part 5 in the rigid element 2 a .
  • the assembly of the rigid element 2 a on the free end 5 of the bracelet 2 is relatively simple.
  • the free end 5 of the bracelet 2 is first introduced into the toothed slot 8 of the elastic tubular blade 6.
  • An elastic deformation of the blade 6 is then imposed to reduce its section by means of an external force.
  • the tubular blade 6 is introduced axially with the end part 5 of the strap pinched in the toothed slot 8 inside the tubular sleeve 7 by its open end opposite the end 10.
  • the end portion 5 of the bracelet 2 slides in the axial slot 9 of the sleeve 7.
  • the elastic deformation of the tubular blade 6 is then held by the inner wall of the sleeve 7 as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the rigid element 2 a can be introduced axially into the bore 13 formed on the corresponding side 1 a of the case 1 of the watch.
  • the wall of the bore 13 is crossed by a longitudinal slot 14 on the side allowing the passage of the end part 5 of the strap 2.
  • the bore 13 ends in a bottom 15 forming part of one side of the case 1.
  • the invention provides a latching mechanism for said assembly between the case 1 of the watch and the strap 2.
  • This latching system consists firstly of the circumferential groove 11 of the sleeve 7, and of on the other hand by a retractable protuberance 16 on the inner wall of the bore 13.
  • the retractable protrusion 16 can be constituted by a ball located in a cavity 17 formed in the inner wall of the bore 13
  • a compression spring 18 embedded in the cavity 17 exerts a radial force forcing the ball 16 towards the interior of the bore 13, the position of the ball 16 on the internal wall of the bore 13 being such that the circumferential groove 11 of the sleeve 7 is located opposite the ball in the assembled position of the bracelet 2 on the case 1.
  • the ball 16 first meets the open end of the sleeve 7 and the outer wall of the corresponding end portion of the sleeve 7 which forces the ball 16 to enter towards the inside the cavity 17 due to the small clearance between the sleeve 7 and the bore 13.
  • the circumferential groove 11 of the sleeve 7 then meets the ball 16 which under the thrust of the spring 18 comes into contact with the bottom of the groove 11 thereby forming a means for blocking the axial movement of the sleeve 7 inside the bore 13. This results in safety in wearing the wristwatch of the invention on the wrist of the user.
  • the circumferential groove 11 cooperates with the ball 16 to allow free rotation of the sleeve 7 in the bore 13.
  • the sleeve 7 and the elastic tubular blade 6 are made of metallic material to improve the mechanical performance of the rigid element 2 a .
  • the closed end 10 of the sleeve 7 is preferably made of the same metal as that on the corresponding lateral side of the case 1 of the watch, so as to form a uniform surface on said side of the case when the metallic element 2 a is in assembled position relative to the side 1 a corresponding housing.
  • the visible external surface of the case 1 of the watch is advantageously made of a precious metal, such as gold.
  • the present invention allows the sleeve 7 and the tubular blade 6 to be made of a less precious metal having superior mechanical characteristics, for example stainless steel, also making it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.
  • the closed end 10 of the sleeve 7 may have a layer of gold plated.
  • the structure of the metal element 2 a , 2 b is quick and simple to mount on the end parts of the bracelet 2 which can be of length, thickness, color, and varied appearance.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 differs from the first embodiment previously described only by the fact that the elastic tubular blade 6 is replaced by a cylindrical jaw 20 in the rigid element 2 a .
  • the jaw 20 comprises two toothed elements 21, 22 connected to one another by a flexible longitudinal tongue 23.
  • the free end part 5 of the bracelet 2 is sandwiched between the teeth 21 a and 22 has toothed elements 21 and 22 of the jaw 20.
  • the teeth 21a and 22a enter the opposite sides of the free end portion 5 of the strap 2 to maintain it in place.
  • the jaw 20 thus closed is then introduced axially into the sleeve 7, letting the bracelet slide in the longitudinal slot 9 of the sleeve 7.
  • the elasticity of the bracelet 2 tends to spread the toothed elements 21 and 22 of the jaw 20 by pressing them down. against the inner wall of the sleeve 7 which then holds the jaw in the same way as for the elastic blade 6.
  • the jaw 20 may include at least one pin 24 on the toothed face of the toothed element 21 and at least one hole 25 for receiving the pin 24 made in the another toothed element 22.
  • the free end part 5 of the bracelet must include the number of perforations corresponding to that of pairs of tenon 24 / receiving hole 25 of the jaw 20.
  • the jaw 20 is made in one piece. It must have good mechanical strength to ensure its function.
  • it can be made of metallic material or rigid plastic.

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FR9003277A FR2659759B1 (fr) 1990-03-14 1990-03-14 Montre a bracelet amovible.
PCT/FR1991/000204 WO1991014212A1 (fr) 1990-03-14 1991-03-13 Montre a bracelet amovible

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FR2659759A1 (fr) 1991-09-20
EP0471834A1 (fr) 1992-02-26
ES2055986T3 (es) 1994-09-01
MC2190A1 (fr) 1992-09-16
JP2504142Y2 (ja) 1996-07-10
WO1991014212A1 (fr) 1991-09-19
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