EP0520224A1 - Uhrengehäuse mit einem aufwärts längs des Mittelteils montierten Boden - Google Patents

Uhrengehäuse mit einem aufwärts längs des Mittelteils montierten Boden Download PDF

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EP0520224A1
EP0520224A1 EP92109517A EP92109517A EP0520224A1 EP 0520224 A1 EP0520224 A1 EP 0520224A1 EP 92109517 A EP92109517 A EP 92109517A EP 92109517 A EP92109517 A EP 92109517A EP 0520224 A1 EP0520224 A1 EP 0520224A1
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Pierre-Alain Walder
Leonhard Meister
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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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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • 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
    • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet
    • 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
    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • G04B37/11—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of the back cover of pocket or wrist watches
    • G04B37/116—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of the back cover of pocket or wrist watches for shaped watches

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  • the present invention relates to a wristwatch case comprising a middle arranged to receive a movement surmounted by a dial and hands to indicate the time, a crystal and a background fixed to the middle and a bracelet comprising first and second strands attached to said middle respectively at 6 o'clock and at 12 o'clock.
  • the box of the present invention in addition to comprising the elements listed in the first paragraph above, is characterized in that the base entirely covers the underside and that it includes first and second wings made in one piece with it, said wings covering at least entirely the outer sides of the middle and which are located between the strands of the bracelet.
  • FIG. 1 shows the general appearance of the watch according to the invention.
  • a crystal 5 a dial 3 and hands 4.
  • a base 6 is made in one piece with a wing 9 which rises along the side of a middle carrying a movement, the middle and the movement n ' not being visible here.
  • FIG. 1 shows that a strand 7 of a bracelet, respectively a strand 8, are fixed to the wristwatch, pieces in the shape of a stirrup or end pieces 18 being interposed between the ends of the strands 7 and 8 and the watch -bracelet.
  • FIGs 2, 3 and 4 which respectively show a plan view along arrow II of Figure 1, and sections along lines III-III and IV-IV of the same Figure 1, we sees that the watch has a middle 12 arranged to receive a movement 2. The movement is surmounted by a dial 3 and hands 4 to indicate the time. A crystal 5 and a bottom 6 are fixed to the middle 12. A first strand 7 of the bracelet is fixed at 6 o'clock in the middle 12, as seen in FIG. 4. A second strand 8, not shown in FIG. 4 ( see figure 1), is set at 12 o'clock in the middle 12.
  • the base 6 completely covers the underside of the middle 12 and comprises first and second wings made in one piece with it, these wings covering at least entirely the outer sides 11 which the middle has.
  • the bottom 6 is shown in plan in Figure 5 and the middle 12 is also shown in plan in Figure 8. If we superimpose Figure 8 and Figure 5, we see that the bottom 6 completely covers the underside of the middle part 12.
  • Figures 5 and 6 show that the bottom 6 has a first wing 9 and a second wing 10 made in one piece with the bottom.
  • the wing 9 completely covers the side 11 of the middle 12, as can be seen in FIG. 3 and as also seen by superimposing FIG. 8 and FIG. 5 as well as FIG. 10 and FIG. 6.
  • the wing 10 also completely covers the side 11 of the middle 12 although this is not shown in the drawing, FIG. 8 showing only a quarter between 3 and 6 o'clock of the middle 12. It should be noted that only the external sides 11 of the middle which are located between the end pieces 18 are covered by the wings 9 and 10 of the base 6, that is to say, as can be seen in FIG. 1, the sides situated in the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock zones .
  • Figure 3 shows that the first wing 9 is covered by the glass 5, the latter projecting from the middle 12. This same figure shows that a slight clearance is left between the wing 9 and the glass 5, this to absorb the differences that we see in the dimensions of the bottom especially if the latter is made of molded sintered material, such as ceramic for example. Likewise, care will be taken to provide a fairly strong rounded shape on the edge 31 of the wing 9 so that the space between the wing and the glass is as invisible as possible.
  • Figure 12 shows a construction variant compared to that presented in Figure 3. We see in Figure 12 that the wing 9 covers the side 13 of the glass 5, so that the side of ice is located flush with the side outside 11 of middle part 12.
  • Figures 2, 4, 8 and 9 show that the middle 12 is provided at 6 o'clock with an extension 14 extending in the longitudinal direction of the strand 7.
  • the middle 12 is also provided at 12 o'clock d 'an extension 15 extending in the longitudinal direction of the strand 8.
  • the extensions 14 and 15 serve to attach the strands to the middle part, as seen in Figure 4.
  • the extension 14 is covered by an element or end piece 18 in the form of a stirrup which is shown alone in FIG. 11. This element is slid over the extension 14 before the strand 7 itself is assembled.
  • the end of the extension 14 carries a hinge 32 on which is hinged a plate 33 provided with hinges and arranged to receive a first link 34 of the strand 7, mobile that one.
  • Figures 4, 5 and 7 show that the bottom 6 also includes extensions 16 and 17 which at least partially cover the extensions 14 and 15 of the middle part 12. These extensions 16 and 17 take place between the ends 35 and 36 presented by l 'caliper 18 ( Figure 11), the caliper 18 covering the rest of the extensions of the middle part which are not covered by the extensions of the bottom.
  • the bottom 6 is fixed to the middle part 12 by screws 19 (FIG. 4) passing through passages 20 made in the extensions 16 and 17 of the bottom 6, these screws being screwed into threads 21 made in the extensions 14 and 15 of the middle part 12 (see also Figures 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9).
  • the crystal 5 is fixed to the middle part 12 by gluing or welding ( Figures 3 and 4). To retract this fixing means and at the same time the top of the middle part, a metallization 37 is affixed under the glass.
  • a casing ring 22 is interposed between the movement 2 and the middle 12 (see also Figures 3 and 4).
  • the movement 2 is carried by the net 41 which it presents, a net which rests in a housing 40 of the circle 22.
  • a lining 23 is compressed between the bottom 6 and a housing 24 made both in the circle 22 and in the middle 12 (see FIGS. 8, 9 and 10).
  • the middle part also has a flange 25 made in one piece with it. Under the flange 25 supports the dial 3 when the base 6 is fixed to the middle part 12 by means of the screws 19. The casing takes place from below.
  • the watch of the invention is easy to manufacture and has a very light appearance although having a strong armor resistant to scratches, provided of course that the back with its wings are made in hard metal or ceramic whose hardness exceeds or is equal to 1000 HV.
  • the links of the strands of the bracelet will preferably be made of the same material as that used for the background.
  • the proposed construction is economical, above all by the manner of producing the base in a hard and brittle material, this base covering the middle by going up along its sides, the mechanical and sealing functions being fulfilled by the middle. made of metal.

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CH680825B5 (de) 1993-05-28
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