EP0509222A1 - Articulated bracelet, particulary for watches - Google Patents

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EP0509222A1
EP0509222A1 EP92103699A EP92103699A EP0509222A1 EP 0509222 A1 EP0509222 A1 EP 0509222A1 EP 92103699 A EP92103699 A EP 92103699A EP 92103699 A EP92103699 A EP 92103699A EP 0509222 A1 EP0509222 A1 EP 0509222A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
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  • the present invention relates to a bracelet, in particular for a watch. It relates more particularly to a bracelet comprising rigid elements arranged in the same plane and which are articulated with respect to each other.
  • Such bracelets are well known.
  • the articulations between the elements are arranged so as to provide great flexibility to the bracelet essentially along its longitudinal direction, for example by placing these elements, or links, on transverse axes connecting them all together, while allowing them to rotate relative to each other.
  • a such an arrangement of the elements gives this type of bracelet high rigidity in the transverse direction and in torsion, which constitutes a significant drawback since this rigidity, by preventing these bracelets from adapting perfectly to the shape of the wrist, makes them uncomfortable to wear.
  • the present invention proposes to overcome this drawback.
  • the bracelet according to the invention is particularly remarkable in that the elements are arranged so as to form a mosaic, in that each element is connected to an adjacent element by a connecting member, and in that this connecting member comprises means allowing the elements to which it is connected to pivot relative to one another according to three degrees of freedom.
  • An advantage of the bracelet according to the invention is that it has great flexibility for both longitudinal and transverse or torsional deformations.
  • Another advantage results from the fact that the mosaic arrangement of the elements, while giving the bracelet an original appearance, makes it possible to create a wide variety of decorative patterns.
  • the reference 1 designates a rigid element, for example made of metal.
  • the element is an equilateral triangle, one side of which is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet.
  • Around this element are arranged, in contact with its sides, three elements 2a, 2b, 2c identical to element 1, and in contact with its vertices, three groups of three elements identical to the preceding, ie nine elements references 3a to 3i .
  • Element 1 is therefore surrounded in total by twelve elements. These elements coming into contact with element 1 by one side or by a vertex, are called elements adjacent to element 1.
  • the connecting member must be arranged so as to allow the elements between which it is arranged to be free to move angularly with respect to each other in all directions, that is to say to be able to pivot according to the three degrees of freedom.
  • one day must still be made between the sides opposite two adjacent elements so that there is no obstacle to this pivoting whose amplitude, different according to the directions, can reach 20 degrees around the sides, and a few degrees in the plane of the bracelet.
  • Such a structure then has great flexibility for bending deformations in all directions, and for torsion along any axis.
  • the connecting member can advantageously be in the form of a rod or a rigid arm, the ends of which are anchored in the elements which it connects.
  • the ends of the arm may include a ball joint which is received in a cavity of the corresponding element, the arm passing through this element through a lateral orifice.
  • the pivoting of the arm around the two elements is not essential, one of the connections between the arm and one of the elements can thus be rigid.
  • Other embodiments of the connecting member are of course possible.
  • the arm could be made, using a thin metal blade or a plastic link, so that it has, while being inextensible, good flexibility in bending and twisting, the ends of the arm then being rigidly attached to the elements that this arm holds together.
  • the connecting members can be arranged in a different way, by connecting two by two the six elements referenced 2c, 3f, 5a, 5b, 5c and 3g, these elements being adjacent by their vertices at a common point 8.
  • element 2c is connected to element 5b, element 3f to element 5c and element 5a to item 3g. All the connecting members crossing at point 8, they can, without reducing the flexibility of the bracelet, be integral with each other at this point.
  • FIG. 1b Another embodiment of the bracelet according to the invention is shown in FIG. 1b.
  • the elements are all identical squares, the diagonals of each square being oriented parallel and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet.
  • the elements are arranged so that any element has eight adjacent elements, such as for example element 10 which is surrounded by the eight elements 11a at 11h.
  • the connecting members are arranged in this embodiment, as in that shown in FIG. 1a, between two sides or between two vertices facing each other.
  • the bracelet At the edge, the bracelet generally comprises truncated elements which are not shown. To keep these parts in place missing, it is sufficient that at least one connecting member connects them to the rest of the bracelet, and that the day between these elements and the adjacent elements is sufficiently low so that their lateral faces facing each other serving as support and keep the element in the plane of the bracelet. Of course with two connecting members, the maintenance of an element located at the edge of the bracelet poses no difficulty.
  • the connecting members Seen from above the bracelet, the connecting members only appear through the day existing between the adjacent elements. As this day is very weak, they are practically invisible. However, these connecting members can also have a decorative role, as appears in FIG. 1 C.
  • the connecting member, referenced 12 is arranged between square-shaped elements 13a, 13b which are separated by a significant distance. The central part of the connecting member is then visible and contributes to the aesthetics of the bracelet.
  • the triangular or square elements of the bracelets shown in Figures 1a and 1b have regular shapes.
  • the lines defined by the extensions of the sides of these elements thus define networks of straight lines parallel to each other and to the sides of these elements.
  • at least part of the lines of a network could be oblique or even curved, making it possible to create, with elements then having an irregular shape, mosaics with the most varied aspects.
  • FIG. 1d A preferred embodiment of the bracelet according to the invention, which will be described in detail is shown in FIG. 1d.
  • the bracelet comprises two types of elements of different shapes, which makes it possible to break the monotony of an overly regular structure.
  • the first elements, referenced 20, of the bracelet of FIG. 1d are squares comprising at each vertex a circular recess 21. They are arranged and oriented in the same way as the elements of the bracelet shown in FIG. 1b. It follows from this arrangement that the four recesses 21 of four elements 20 surrounding the same point, define in the bracelet a circular opening centered on this point.
  • the first elements could advantageously have the shape of a diamond hollowed out at the vertices, the main diagonal being oriented in the longitudinal direction of the bracelet. As from the point of view of the construction of the bracelet the two variants are completely equivalent, the rest of the description will be made by taking as an example a square element.
  • a second element of cylindrical shape Inside each circular opening defined by the four recesses 21 surrounding a point, is disposed a second element of cylindrical shape, referenced 22.
  • the axis of symmetry of the cylinder is oriented perpendicular to the plane of the bracelet, and a day is provided between the first and second elements.
  • the square elements alternating with the cylindrical elements, the bracelet has a special cachet.
  • the elements of the bracelet in fig. 1b are held together using connecting members 23 arranged so that each of the second elements 22 is connected by a connecting member to each of the first elements 20 which surround it, and vice versa.
  • the connecting members converging at the center of the second elements, they are integral with this element in the present embodiment.
  • each first element can be connected to two opposite first adjacent elements, and each second element to two first adjacent and opposite opposite elements.
  • the first element 20 of the bracelet of FIG. 1d is composed of two parts, a base 25, and a decorative cover 26 covering the base, these parts being shown respectively in FIGS. 3 and 2, in plan in a) and in section in b).
  • the base 25 is a square section plate which comprises on its upper face, that which is opposite to the face coming into contact with the wrist, a wall 27 delimiting a housing 28.
  • a wall 27 delimiting a housing 28.
  • the vertices further include circular outlets 21a corresponding to the recesses 21 already described of the element 20.
  • a hole 30 axially passes through the base at its center.
  • the cover 26 is, for its part, also a square section plate, its upper face constituting the visible part of the element 20 from the top of the bracelet, while its lower face comes into contact with the upper face of the base 25 to hide it when the two pieces are together.
  • the underside of the cover has a projecting part 31, the same height as the wall 27.
  • This projecting part 31 is intended to take place in the housing 28 for positioning, bearing against the wall 27, the cover 26 on the base 25 , and to define four interior housings in element 20, which will be described later, with the connecting members.
  • Circular recesses 21b extending those of the base, are made at the four peaks of the cover so that the recesses 21a and 21b form the recess 21 of the element 20.
  • the cover 26 finally has in its center, and on the side of its lower face, a threaded blind hole 32.
  • the second element 22 of the bracelet is shown in FIG. 4, in plan in a) and in section in b).
  • This element comprises a cylindrical body 35, and a star 36 with four branches 37 which is set on the underside of the cylindrical member, its upper face being the face visible from above the bracelet of the element 22.
  • Each arm constitutes a connecting member, referenced 23 in FIG. 1d, between element 22 and an adjacent element 20, and for this purpose it carries at its free end a stop member, or ball joint, 38.
  • FIG. 5 The manner of assembling a first element 20 with a second element 22 of the bracelet of FIG. 1d is shown in plan in a) and in section in b) in FIG. 5.
  • the element 22 On the base 25 of the element 20 is first placed, on the side of its upper face, the element 22 by engaging the ball joint 38 in the housing 28, the corresponding branch 37 then passing through a lateral opening 29 of the base.
  • the cylindrical body 35 is in these conditions opposite the recess 21a, and the ball 38, of dimension greater than the opening 29, pressing against the wall 27.
  • the cover 26 is applied to the base 25 so that the projecting part 31 takes place in the housing 28 while coming partially into contact with the wall 27 to position the cover on the base, and that the recess 21b comes opposite the cylindrical body 35.
  • the projecting part further comprises notches allowing to delimit in the element 20 with the wall 27, an interior housing 39, disposed opposite each lateral opening 29 and in which the ball joint 38 is placed.
  • a day 40 is provided between the branch 37 and the wall of the opening 29, another day 41 between the ball joint 38 and the wall delimit the interior housing 39, and yet another day 42 between the recess 21 of the element 20 and the cylindrical body 35 of the element 22.
  • These days provide a certain play to the connecting member in element 20 which allows elements 20 and 22, always linked to each other, to pivot by a sufficient angle one around on the other in all directions.
  • a screw 43 introduced into the threaded hole 32 through the hole 30, makes it possible to firmly fix the cover 26 on the base 25.
  • the parts making up the elements 20 and 22 are preferably made of metal, possibly of noble metal, particularly those visible from above the bracelet, but other materials could also be used successfully for all or only part of these parts. , such as synthetic materials.

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The bracelet comprises rigid elements which are articulated with respect to each other and which are arranged in the same plane in order to form a mosaic. Around one of the elements (1) of triangular shape are arranged, in contact with the sides, three adjacent elements (2a, 2b, 2c) and, in contact with the apexes, three groups of three elements (3a, 3b, 3c; 3d, 3e, 3f; 3g, 3h, 3i), all identical to the first element (1). The elements are joined to each other by means of linking members (4a, 4b, 4c) arranged between one element (1) and each of the adjacent elements (2a, 2b, 2c), via one side to this element, and laid out so as to enable two adjacent elements to pivot with respect to one another, in all directions. The bracelet thus produced has great flexibility in terms of bending deformations in all directions and in terms of twisting deformations along any axis. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un bracelet, notamment pour montre. Elle concerne plus particulièrement un bracelet comportant des éléments rigides disposés dans un même plan et qui sont articulés les uns par rapport aux autres.The present invention relates to a bracelet, in particular for a watch. It relates more particularly to a bracelet comprising rigid elements arranged in the same plane and which are articulated with respect to each other.

De tels bracelets sont bien connus. Dans les réalisations existantes les articulations entre les éléments sont agencées de manière à assurer une grande flexibilité au bracelet essentiellement suivant le sens longitudinal de celui-ci, par exemple en disposant ces éléments, ou maillons, sur des axes transversaux les reliant tous ensemble, tout en leur permettant de pivoter les uns par rapport aux autres. Un tel arrangement des éléments confère par contre à ce type de bracelet une rigidité élevée dans le sens transversal et en torsion, ce qui constitue un inconvénient important puisque cette rigidité, en empêchant ces bracelets de s'adapter parfaitement à la forme du poignet, les rend désagréables à porter.Such bracelets are well known. In existing embodiments, the articulations between the elements are arranged so as to provide great flexibility to the bracelet essentially along its longitudinal direction, for example by placing these elements, or links, on transverse axes connecting them all together, while allowing them to rotate relative to each other. A such an arrangement of the elements, on the other hand, gives this type of bracelet high rigidity in the transverse direction and in torsion, which constitutes a significant drawback since this rigidity, by preventing these bracelets from adapting perfectly to the shape of the wrist, makes them uncomfortable to wear.

La présente invention se propose de pallier cet inconvénient.The present invention proposes to overcome this drawback.

Pour atteindre cet objectif, le bracelet selon l'invention est particulièrement remarquable en ce que les éléments sont disposés de façon à former une mosaïque, en ce que chaque élément est relié à un élément adjacent par un organe de liaison, et en ce que cet organe de liaison comporte des moyens permettant aux éléments auxquels il est relié de pivoter l'un par rapport à l'autre selon trois degrés de liberté.To achieve this objective, the bracelet according to the invention is particularly remarkable in that the elements are arranged so as to form a mosaic, in that each element is connected to an adjacent element by a connecting member, and in that this connecting member comprises means allowing the elements to which it is connected to pivot relative to one another according to three degrees of freedom.

Un avantage du bracelet selon l'invention est qu'il présente une grande souplesse pour les déformations aussi bien longitudinales que transversales ou de torsion.An advantage of the bracelet according to the invention is that it has great flexibility for both longitudinal and transverse or torsional deformations.

Un autre avantage résulte du fait que la disposition en mosaïque des éléments, tout en donnant au bracelet un aspect original, permet de créer une grande variété de motifs décoratifs.Another advantage results from the fact that the mosaic arrangement of the elements, while giving the bracelet an original appearance, makes it possible to create a wide variety of decorative patterns.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages du bracelet selon la présente invention ressortiront de la description qui va suivre, faite en regard du dessin annexé et donnant, à titre explicatif mais nullement limitatif, un exemple de réalisation d'un tel bracelet. Sur ce dessin, où les mêmes références se rapportent à des éléments analogues :

  • les fig. 1a, 1b et 1c représentent, dans des vues partielles en plan, plusieurs formes de réalisation possibles du bracelet selon l'invention;
  • la fig. 1d est une vue partielle montrant une forme de réalisation préférée du bracelet, celui-ci étant composé de deux types d'éléments d'aspects différents;
  • les fig. 2 et 3 montrent, dans des vues en plan et en coupe, un des éléments du bracelet représenté sur la fig. 1d, cet élément comportant deux parties;
  • les fig. 4 montrent, dans des vues en plan et en coupe, l'autre élément du bracelet représenté sur la fig. 1 d; et
  • les fig. 5 sont des vues en plan et en coupe montrant deux éléments différents du bracelet réunis.
Other characteristics and advantages of the bracelet according to the present invention will emerge from the description which follows, made with reference to the appended drawing and giving, by way of explanatory but in no way limiting, an exemplary embodiment of such a bracelet. In this drawing, where the same references relate to similar elements:
  • fig. 1a, 1b and 1c represent, in partial plan views, several possible embodiments of the bracelet according to the invention;
  • fig. 1d is a partial view showing a preferred embodiment of the bracelet, the latter being composed of two types of elements with different aspects;
  • fig. 2 and 3 show, in plan and sectional views, one of the elements of the bracelet shown in FIG. 1d, this element comprising two parts;
  • fig. 4 show, in plan and sectional views, the other element of the bracelet shown in FIG. 1 d; and
  • fig. 5 are plan and sectional views showing two different elements of the bracelet combined.

Dans la forme d'exécution du bracelet selon l'invention représentée sur la fig. 1a, la référence 1 désigne un élément rigide, par exemple en métal. Dans cet exemple l'élément est un triangle équilatéral dont un côté est orienté perpendiculairement à la direction longitudinale du bracelet. Autour de cet élément sont disposés, en contact de ses côtés, trois éléments 2a, 2b, 2c identiques à l'élément 1, et en contact de ses sommets, trois groupes de trois éléments identiques aux précédents, soit neuf éléments références 3a à 3i. L'élément 1 est donc entouré au total par douze éléments. Ces éléments venant en contact de l'élément 1 par un côté ou par un sommet, sont appelés éléments adjacents à l'élément 1.In the embodiment of the bracelet according to the invention shown in FIG. 1a, the reference 1 designates a rigid element, for example made of metal. In this example, the element is an equilateral triangle, one side of which is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet. Around this element are arranged, in contact with its sides, three elements 2a, 2b, 2c identical to element 1, and in contact with its vertices, three groups of three elements identical to the preceding, ie nine elements references 3a to 3i . Element 1 is therefore surrounded in total by twelve elements. These elements coming into contact with element 1 by one side or by a vertex, are called elements adjacent to element 1.

Bien entendu autour d'un élément adjacent à l'élément 1, par exemple l'élément 2a, peuvent être disposés douze autres éléments adjacents, parmi lesquels se trouvent les éléments 1, 3a et 3i déjà mentionnés. En procédant ainsi de proche en proche, il est possible de recouvrir entièrement, par un ensemble d'éléments formant un mosaïque, une surface plane de dimension arbitraire, en particulier celle nécessaire pour un bracelet.Of course around an element adjacent to element 1, for example element 2a, twelve other adjacent elements can be arranged, among which are elements 1, 3a and 3i already mentioned. By doing this step by step, it is possible to completely cover, by a set of elements forming a mosaic, a flat surface of arbitrary size, in particular that necessary for a bracelet.

Pour que la mosaïque formée d'éléments indépendants qui a été décrite puisse servir à la réalisation d'un bracelet, ces éléments doivent être reliés les uns aux autres pour former une pièce d'un seul tenant. Ceci peut être obtenu, par exemple, en reliant chaque élément à l'élément adjacent qui le touche par un côté au moyen d'un organe de liaison. Ainsi l'élément 1 est relié, comme cela est montré sur la fig. 1a, aux éléments adjacents 2a, 2b et 2c respectivement par les organes de liaison 4a, 4b et 4c représentés schématiquement sur cette figure. En procédant de cette façon, de proche en proche, il est possible de rendre tous les éléments solidaires les uns des autres.So that the mosaic formed of independent elements which has been described can be used for the production of a bracelet, these elements must be connected to each other to form a single piece. This can be achieved, for example, by connecting each element to the adjacent element which touches it from one side by means of a connecting member. Thus element 1 is connected, as shown in FIG. 1a, to the adjacent elements 2a, 2b and 2c respectively by the connecting members 4a, 4b and 4c shown schematically in this figure. By proceeding in this way, step by step, it is possible to make all the elements integral with each other.

Afin que le but de l'invention soit atteint, l'organe de liaison doit être agencé de manière à permettre aux éléments entre lesquels il est disposé d'être libres de se déplacer angulairement l'un par rapport à l'autre dans toutes les directions, c'est-à-dire de pouvoir pivoter selon les trois degrés de liberté. Pour que le mouvement soit possible un jour doit encore être ménagé entre les côtés en regard de deux éléments adjacents pour qu'il n'y ait aucune entrave à ce pivotement dont l'amplitude, différente suivant les directions, peut atteindre 20 degrés autour des côtés, et quelques degrés dans le plan du bracelet. Une telle structure présente alors une grande souplesse pour les déformations de flexion dans toutes les directions, et de torsion selon n'importe quel axe.In order that the object of the invention is achieved, the connecting member must be arranged so as to allow the elements between which it is arranged to be free to move angularly with respect to each other in all directions, that is to say to be able to pivot according to the three degrees of freedom. For the movement to be possible one day must still be made between the sides opposite two adjacent elements so that there is no obstacle to this pivoting whose amplitude, different according to the directions, can reach 20 degrees around the sides, and a few degrees in the plane of the bracelet. Such a structure then has great flexibility for bending deformations in all directions, and for torsion along any axis.

L'organe de liaison peut avantageusement se présenter sous la forme d'une tige ou d'un bras rigide dont les extrémités sont ancrés dans les éléments qu'il relie. Pour assurer le pivotement des éléments, les extrémités du bras peuvent comporter une rotule venant se loger dans une cavité de l'élément correspondant, le bras traversant cet élément par un orifice latéral. Le pivotement du bras autour des deux éléments n'est pas indispensable, une des liaisons entre le bras et un des éléments peut ainsi être rigide. D'autres formes d'exécution de l'organe de liaison sont bien entendu possibles. Par exemple le bras pourrait être réalisé, en utilisant une lame métallique mince ou un lien en matière synthétique, de manière qu'il présente, tout en étant inextensible, une bonne souplesse à la flexion et à la torsion, les extrémités du bras étant alors fixés rigidement aux éléments que ce bras maintient ensemble.The connecting member can advantageously be in the form of a rod or a rigid arm, the ends of which are anchored in the elements which it connects. To ensure the pivoting of the elements, the ends of the arm may include a ball joint which is received in a cavity of the corresponding element, the arm passing through this element through a lateral orifice. The pivoting of the arm around the two elements is not essential, one of the connections between the arm and one of the elements can thus be rigid. Other embodiments of the connecting member are of course possible. For example, the arm could be made, using a thin metal blade or a plastic link, so that it has, while being inextensible, good flexibility in bending and twisting, the ends of the arm then being rigidly attached to the elements that this arm holds together.

Les organes de liaison peuvent être disposés de manière différente, en reliant deux à deux les six éléments référencés 2c, 3f, 5a, 5b, 5c et 3g, ces éléments étant adjacents par leurs sommets en un point commun 8. Dans cette variante, représentée aussi sur la fig. 1a, l'élément 2c est relié à l'élément 5b, l'élément 3f à l'élément 5c et l'élément 5a à l'élément 3g. Tous les organes de liaison se croisant au point 8, ils peuvent, sans diminuer la souplesse du bracelet, être solidaires les uns des autres en ce point.The connecting members can be arranged in a different way, by connecting two by two the six elements referenced 2c, 3f, 5a, 5b, 5c and 3g, these elements being adjacent by their vertices at a common point 8. In this variant, represented also in fig. 1a, element 2c is connected to element 5b, element 3f to element 5c and element 5a to item 3g. All the connecting members crossing at point 8, they can, without reducing the flexibility of the bracelet, be integral with each other at this point.

Une autre forme de réalisation du bracelet selon l'invention est représentée sur la fig. 1b. Dans cette exécution les éléments sont des carrés tous identiques, les diagonales de chaque carré étant orientées parallèlement et perpendiculairement à la direction longitudinale du bracelet. Les éléments sont disposés de manière que tout élément comporte huit éléments adjacents, comme par exemple l'élément 10 qui est entouré par les huit éléments 11a à 11h. Les organes de liaison sont disposés dans cette réalisation, comme dans celle représentée sur la fig. 1a, entre deux côtés ou entre deux sommets se faisant face.Another embodiment of the bracelet according to the invention is shown in FIG. 1b. In this embodiment, the elements are all identical squares, the diagonals of each square being oriented parallel and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet. The elements are arranged so that any element has eight adjacent elements, such as for example element 10 which is surrounded by the eight elements 11a at 11h. The connecting members are arranged in this embodiment, as in that shown in FIG. 1a, between two sides or between two vertices facing each other.

Les descriptions précédentes concernent la partie centrale du bracelet. Au bord, le bracelet comporte en général des éléments tronqués non représentés. Pour maintenir en place ces éléments auxquels il manque une partie, il suffit qu'au moins un organe de liaison les relie au reste du bracelet, et qu'alors le jour entre ces éléments et les éléments adjacents soit suffisamment faible pour que leurs faces latérales en regard les unes des autres servant d'appui et maintiennent l'élément dans le plan du bracelet. Bien entendu avec deux organes de liaison, le maintien d'un élément se trouvant au bord du bracelet ne pose aucune difficulté.The preceding descriptions relate to the central part of the bracelet. At the edge, the bracelet generally comprises truncated elements which are not shown. To keep these parts in place missing, it is sufficient that at least one connecting member connects them to the rest of the bracelet, and that the day between these elements and the adjacent elements is sufficiently low so that their lateral faces facing each other serving as support and keep the element in the plane of the bracelet. Of course with two connecting members, the maintenance of an element located at the edge of the bracelet poses no difficulty.

Vus depuis le dessus du bracelet, les organes de liaison n'apparaissent qu'à travers le jour existant entre les éléments adjacents. Comme ce jour est très faible, ils sont pratiquement invisibles. Or ces organes de liaison peuvent avoir également un rôle décoratif, ainsi que cela apparaît sur la fig. 1c. Dans cette réalisation, l'organe de liaison, référencé 12, est disposé entre des éléments de forme carrée 13a, 13b qui sont séparés par une distance importante. La partie centrale de l'organe de liaison est alors visible et contribue à l'esthétique du bracelet.Seen from above the bracelet, the connecting members only appear through the day existing between the adjacent elements. As this day is very weak, they are practically invisible. However, these connecting members can also have a decorative role, as appears in FIG. 1 C. In this embodiment, the connecting member, referenced 12, is arranged between square-shaped elements 13a, 13b which are separated by a significant distance. The central part of the connecting member is then visible and contributes to the aesthetics of the bracelet.

Les éléments triangulaires ou carrés des bracelets représentés sur les figures 1a et 1b ont des formes régulières. Les lignes définies par les prolongements des côtés de ces éléments définissent ainsi des réseaux de droites parallèles entre elles et aux côtés de ces éléments. Bien entendu au moins une partie des lignes d'un réseau pourraient être obliques ou même courbes, permettant de créer, avec des éléments ayant alors une forme irrégulière, des mosaïques aux aspects les plus variés.The triangular or square elements of the bracelets shown in Figures 1a and 1b have regular shapes. The lines defined by the extensions of the sides of these elements thus define networks of straight lines parallel to each other and to the sides of these elements. Of course at least part of the lines of a network could be oblique or even curved, making it possible to create, with elements then having an irregular shape, mosaics with the most varied aspects.

Une forme de réalisation préférée du bracelet selon l'invention, qui sera décrite en détail est représentée sur la fig. 1d. Dans cette exécution le bracelet comporte deux types d'éléments de formes différentes, ce qui permet de rompre la monotonie d'une structure trop régulière.A preferred embodiment of the bracelet according to the invention, which will be described in detail is shown in FIG. 1d. In this embodiment, the bracelet comprises two types of elements of different shapes, which makes it possible to break the monotony of an overly regular structure.

Les premiers éléments, référencés 20, du bracelet de la fig. 1d sont des carrés comportant à chaque sommet un évidement circulaire 21. Ils sont disposés et orientés de la même manière que les éléments du bracelet représenté sur la fig. 1b. Il résulte de cet arrangement que les quatre évidements 21 de quatre éléments 20 entourant un même point, définissent dans le bracelet une ouverture circulaire centrée sur ce point. A la place d'une forme carrée, les premiers éléments pourraient avantageusement avoir la forme d'un losange évidé aux sommets, la diagonale principale étant orientée dans le sens longitudinal du bracelet. Comme du point de vue de la construction du bracelet les deux variantes sont tout à fait équivalentes, le reste de la description sera faite en prenant comme exemple un élément carré.The first elements, referenced 20, of the bracelet of FIG. 1d are squares comprising at each vertex a circular recess 21. They are arranged and oriented in the same way as the elements of the bracelet shown in FIG. 1b. It follows from this arrangement that the four recesses 21 of four elements 20 surrounding the same point, define in the bracelet a circular opening centered on this point. Instead of a square shape, the first elements could advantageously have the shape of a diamond hollowed out at the vertices, the main diagonal being oriented in the longitudinal direction of the bracelet. As from the point of view of the construction of the bracelet the two variants are completely equivalent, the rest of the description will be made by taking as an example a square element.

A l'intérieur de chaque ouverture circulaire définie par les quatre évidements 21 entourant un point, est disposé un deuxième élément de forme cylindrique, référencé 22. L'axe de symétrie du cylindre est orienté perpendiculairement au plan du bracelet, et un jour est ménagé entre les premiers et le deuxième éléments. Avec cette disposition, les éléments carrés alternant avec les éléments cylindriques, le bracelet présente un cachet particulier.Inside each circular opening defined by the four recesses 21 surrounding a point, is disposed a second element of cylindrical shape, referenced 22. The axis of symmetry of the cylinder is oriented perpendicular to the plane of the bracelet, and a day is provided between the first and second elements. With this arrangement, the square elements alternating with the cylindrical elements, the bracelet has a special cachet.

Les éléments du bracelet de la fig. 1b sont maintenus ensemble à l'aide d'organes de liaison 23 disposés de manière que chacun des deuxièmes éléments 22 soit relié par un organe de liaison à chacun des premiers éléments 20 qui l'entourent, et inversément. Les organes de liaison convergeant au centre des deuxièmes éléments, ils sont solidaires de cet élément dans la présente réalisation.The elements of the bracelet in fig. 1b are held together using connecting members 23 arranged so that each of the second elements 22 is connected by a connecting member to each of the first elements 20 which surround it, and vice versa. The connecting members converging at the center of the second elements, they are integral with this element in the present embodiment.

Les organes de liaison peuvent bien entendu être disposés entre les éléments du bracelet de manière différente, sans que le bracelet sorte du cadre de la présente invention. Par exemple chaque premier élément peut être relié à deux premiers éléments adjacents opposés, et chaque deuxième élément à deux premiers éléments également adjacents et opposés.The connecting members can of course be arranged between the elements of the bracelet in a different way, without the bracelet leaving the scope of the present invention. By example each first element can be connected to two opposite first adjacent elements, and each second element to two first adjacent and opposite opposite elements.

Le premier élément 20 du bracelet de la fig. 1d est composé de deux pièces, une base 25, et un cache décoratif 26 venant recouvrir la base, ces pièces étant représentées respectivement sur les fig. 3 et 2, en plan en a) et en coupe en b).The first element 20 of the bracelet of FIG. 1d is composed of two parts, a base 25, and a decorative cover 26 covering the base, these parts being shown respectively in FIGS. 3 and 2, in plan in a) and in section in b).

La base 25 est une plaque de section carrée qui comporte sur sa face supérieure, celle qui est opposée à la face venant en contact du poignet, une paroi 27 délimitant un logement 28. Dans la paroi 27 sont pratiquées, aux quatre sommets de la base, des ouvertures latérales 29. Les sommets comportent en outre des éivdements circulaires 21a correspondant aux évidements 21 déjà décrits de l'élément 20. Enfin un trou 30 traverse axialement la base en son centre. Le cache 26 est, de son côté, également une plaque de section carrée, sa face supérieure constituant la partie visible de l'élément 20 depuis le dessus du bracelet, alors que sa face inférieure vient en contact de la face supérieure de la base 25 pour la cacher lorsque les deux pièces sont réunies. La face inférieure du cache comporte une partie saillante 31, de même hauteur que la paroi 27. Cette partie saillante 31 est destinée à prendre place dans le logement 28 pour positionner, un prenant appui contre la paroi 27, le cache 26 sur la base 25, et pour délimiter quatre logements intérieurs à l'élément 20, qui seront décrits ultérieurement, avec les organes de liaison. Des évidements circulaires 21b, prolongeant ceux de la base, sont pratiqués aux quatre sommets du cache de manière que les évidements 21a et 21b forment l'évidement 21 de l'élément 20. Le cache 26 comporte enfin en son centre, et du côté de sa face inférieure, un trou borgne fileté 32.The base 25 is a square section plate which comprises on its upper face, that which is opposite to the face coming into contact with the wrist, a wall 27 delimiting a housing 28. In the wall 27 are formed, at the four vertices of the base , lateral openings 29. The vertices further include circular outlets 21a corresponding to the recesses 21 already described of the element 20. Finally a hole 30 axially passes through the base at its center. The cover 26 is, for its part, also a square section plate, its upper face constituting the visible part of the element 20 from the top of the bracelet, while its lower face comes into contact with the upper face of the base 25 to hide it when the two pieces are together. The underside of the cover has a projecting part 31, the same height as the wall 27. This projecting part 31 is intended to take place in the housing 28 for positioning, bearing against the wall 27, the cover 26 on the base 25 , and to define four interior housings in element 20, which will be described later, with the connecting members. Circular recesses 21b, extending those of the base, are made at the four peaks of the cover so that the recesses 21a and 21b form the recess 21 of the element 20. The cover 26 finally has in its center, and on the side of its lower face, a threaded blind hole 32.

Le deuxième élément 22 du bracelet est représenté sur la fig. 4, en plan en a) et en coupe en b). Cet élément comprend un corps cylindrique 35, et une étoile 36 à quatre branches 37 qui est sertie sur la face inférieure de l'organe cylindrique, sa face supérieure étant la face visible depuis le dessus de bracelet de l'élément 22. Chaque bras constitue un organe de liaison, référencé 23 sur la fig. 1d, entre l'élément 22 et un élément 20 adjacent, et à cet effet il porte à son extrémité libre un organe d'arrêt, ou rotule, 38.The second element 22 of the bracelet is shown in FIG. 4, in plan in a) and in section in b). This element comprises a cylindrical body 35, and a star 36 with four branches 37 which is set on the underside of the cylindrical member, its upper face being the face visible from above the bracelet of the element 22. Each arm constitutes a connecting member, referenced 23 in FIG. 1d, between element 22 and an adjacent element 20, and for this purpose it carries at its free end a stop member, or ball joint, 38.

La manière d'assembler un premier élément 20 avec un deuxième élément 22 du bracelet de la fig. 1d est représentée en plan en a) et en coupe en b) sur la fig. 5. Sur la base 25 de l'élément 20 est d'abord placé, du côté de sa face supérieure, l'élément 22 en engageant la rotule 38 dans le logement 28, la branche 37 correspondante passant alors par une ouverture latérale 29 de la base. Le corps cylindrique 35 se trouve dans ces conditions en regard de l'évidement 21a, et la rotule 38, de dimension supérieure à l'ouverture 29, en appui contre la paroi 27. Ensuite le cache 26 est appliqué sur la base 25 de manière que la partie saillante 31 prenne place dans le logement 28 tout en venant partiellement en contact de la paroi 27 pour positionner le cache sur la base, et que l'évidement 21b vienne en regard du corps cylindrique 35. La partie saillante comporte en outre des échancrures permettant de délimiter dans l'élément 20 avec la paroi 27, un logement intérieur 39, disposé en regard de chaque ouverture latérale 29 et dans lequel est placée la rotule 38. Pour donner au bracelet la souplesse voulue, un jour 40 est ménagé entre la branche 37 et la paroi de l'ouverture 29, un autre jour 41 entre la rotule 38 et la paroi délimitent le logement intérieur 39, et encore un autre jour 42 entre l'évidement 21 de l'élément 20 et le corps cylindrique 35 de l'élément 22. Ces jours assurent un certain jeu à l'organe de liaison dans l'élément 20 qui permet aux éléments 20 et 22, toujours liés l'un à l'autre, de pivoter d'un angle suffisant l'un autour de l'autre dans toutes les directions. Enfin une vis 43, introduite dans le trou fileté 32 à travers le trou 30, permet de fixer fermement le cache 26 sur la base 25.The manner of assembling a first element 20 with a second element 22 of the bracelet of FIG. 1d is shown in plan in a) and in section in b) in FIG. 5. On the base 25 of the element 20 is first placed, on the side of its upper face, the element 22 by engaging the ball joint 38 in the housing 28, the corresponding branch 37 then passing through a lateral opening 29 of the base. The cylindrical body 35 is in these conditions opposite the recess 21a, and the ball 38, of dimension greater than the opening 29, pressing against the wall 27. Then the cover 26 is applied to the base 25 so that the projecting part 31 takes place in the housing 28 while coming partially into contact with the wall 27 to position the cover on the base, and that the recess 21b comes opposite the cylindrical body 35. The projecting part further comprises notches allowing to delimit in the element 20 with the wall 27, an interior housing 39, disposed opposite each lateral opening 29 and in which the ball joint 38 is placed. To give the bracelet the desired flexibility, a day 40 is provided between the branch 37 and the wall of the opening 29, another day 41 between the ball joint 38 and the wall delimit the interior housing 39, and yet another day 42 between the recess 21 of the element 20 and the cylindrical body 35 of the element 22. These days provide a certain play to the connecting member in element 20 which allows elements 20 and 22, always linked to each other, to pivot by a sufficient angle one around on the other in all directions. Finally, a screw 43, introduced into the threaded hole 32 through the hole 30, makes it possible to firmly fix the cover 26 on the base 25.

Les pièces composant les éléments 20 et 22 sont préférentiellement réalisées en métal, éventuellement en métal noble, particulièrement celles visibles depuis le dessus du bracelet, mais d'autres matériaux pourraient aussi être utilisés avec succès pour l'ensemble ou seulement une partie de ces pièces, comme par exemple les matériaux synthétiques.The parts making up the elements 20 and 22 are preferably made of metal, possibly of noble metal, particularly those visible from above the bracelet, but other materials could also be used successfully for all or only part of these parts. , such as synthetic materials.

Il va de soi que le bracelet qui vient d'être décrit peut subir encore d'autres modifications que celles déjà mentionnées, évidentes à l'homme du métier, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention.It goes without saying that the bracelet which has just been described may undergo further modifications than those already mentioned, obvious to a person skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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Bracelet, notamment pour montre, comprenant des éléments rigides disposés les uns en regard des autres dans un même plan, et des moyens de liaison agencés pour maintenir de manière flexible lesdits éléments ensemble, caractérisé en ce que lesdits éléments (20, 22) sont disposés de façon à former une mosaïque; en ce que chaque élément (20) est relié à un élément adjacent (22) par un organe de liaison (23; 37, 38), et en ce que ledit organe comporte des moyens (40, 41, 42) permettant aux éléments auxquels il est relié de pivoter l'un par rapport à l'autre selon trois degrés de liberté.Bracelet, in particular for a watch, comprising rigid elements arranged opposite one another in the same plane, and connecting means arranged to flexibly hold said elements together, characterized in that said elements (20, 22) are arranged so as to form a mosaic; in that each element (20) is connected to an adjacent element (22) by a connecting member (23; 37, 38), and in that said member comprises means (40, 41, 42) allowing the elements to which it is connected to pivot one relative to the other according to three degrees of freedom. Bracelet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens permettant aux éléments (20, 22) de pivoter l'un par rapport à l'autre sont constitués par un jeu entre l'organe de liaison (23; 37, 38) et l'élément (20) auquel il est relié.Bracelet according to claim 1, characterized in that said means allowing the elements (20, 22) to pivot relative to each other consist of a clearance between the connecting member (23; 37, 38) and the element (20) to which it is connected. Bracelet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens permettant aux éléments (20, 22) de pivoter l'un par rapport à l'autre sont constitués par la flexibilité de l'organe de liaison disposé entre lesdits éléments.Bracelet according to claim 1, characterized in that said means allowing the elements (20, 22) to pivot relative to one another are constituted by the flexibility of the connecting member disposed between said elements. Bracelet selon les revendications 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que les organes de liaison qui se croisent en un point sont solidaires les uns des autres.Bracelet according to claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the connecting members which cross at a point are integral with each other. Bracelet selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : - des premiers éléments (20) comportant une base (25), un cache (26), des moyens (43) pour fixer le cache sur la base, et quatre logements intérieurs (39) débouchant chacun à l'extérieur par une ouverture latérale (29), lesdits logements étant accessibles lorsque le cache est séparé de la base; et - des deuxièmes éléments (22), comportant un corps principal (35) et quatre organes de liaison latéraux (37, 38), lesdits organes, solidaires dudit corps, étant constitués par quatre bras (37) pourvus d'une rotule (38) à leur extrémité libre, lesdits éléments étant disposés de manière que chaque premier élément soit entouré par quatre deuxièmes éléments, que chaque deuxième élément soit entouré par quatre premiers éléments, que les rotules (38) desdits organes de liaison se trouvent à l'intérieur desdits logements (39), et que les bras (37) traversent lesdites ouvertures (29).Bracelet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises: - first elements (20) comprising a base (25), a cover (26), means (43) for fixing the cover on the base, and four interior housings (39) each opening to the outside by a lateral opening (29), said housings being accessible when the cover is separated from the base; and - second elements (22), comprising a main body (35) and four lateral connecting members (37, 38), said members, integral with said body, being constituted by four arms (37) provided with a ball joint (38) at their free end, said elements being arranged so that each first element is surrounded by four second elements, each second element is surrounded by four first elements, that the ball joints (38) of said connecting members are inside said housings (39), and that the arms (37) pass through said openings (29). Bracelet selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que : - lesdits premiers éléments (20) ont la forme d'un losange comportant à chaque sommet un évidement circulaire (21), les diagonales du losange étant disposées parallèlement respectivement aux directions longitudinale et transversale du bracelet; et en ce que - le corps principal desdits deuxièmes éléments (22) a une forme cylindrique dont l'axe de symétrie est orienté perpendiculairement au plan du bracelet, ledit corps prenant place dans l'ouverture circulaire formée par les évidements (21) desdits premiers éléments qui l'entourent. Bracelet according to claim 5, characterized in that: - Said first elements (20) have the shape of a rhombus comprising at each vertex a circular recess (21), the diagonals of the rhombus being arranged parallel respectively to the longitudinal and transverse directions of the bracelet; and in that - The main body of said second elements (22) has a cylindrical shape whose axis of symmetry is oriented perpendicular to the plane of the bracelet, said body taking place in the circular opening formed by the recesses (21) of said first elements which surround.
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