EP0716760B1 - Armbanduhr mit auswechselbarem armband - Google Patents

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EP0716760B1
EP0716760B1 EP94926268A EP94926268A EP0716760B1 EP 0716760 B1 EP0716760 B1 EP 0716760B1 EP 94926268 A EP94926268 A EP 94926268A EP 94926268 A EP94926268 A EP 94926268A EP 0716760 B1 EP0716760 B1 EP 0716760B1
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Emile Pequignet
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Montres Pequignet SA
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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
    • 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
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/40—Buckles
    • Y10T24/4002—Harness
    • Y10T24/4028—Penetrating tongue
    • Y10T24/4033—One-piece

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  • the present invention relates to a wristwatch with bracelet interchangeable.
  • the invention finds a particularly advantageous application in the field of the watch industry.
  • the technical problem to be solved by the subject of this invention is to provide a wristwatch with an interchangeable strap, comprising a middle part comprising a chimney body, and a bracelet a single piece, provided with a central cutout intended to be engaged around said chimney body, which would ensure, in all circumstances, positive support of the bracelet on the middle of the watch, without elsewhere there is no prejudice to the general aesthetics of the watch.
  • said wristwatch comprises a hinged cover on the bracelet by rotation around a hinge fitted on the middle, said cover and said middle carrying closure means and means for opening the cover on the middle.
  • the invention also provides that the chimney body is surmounted by a gouge, said central cutout of the bracelet being able to be engaged around said chimney body by flexible deformation on passage of said gouge, and Conversely.
  • the strap is retained on the middle of the watch by the gouge which prevents any movement of involuntary withdrawal of the bracelet.
  • a relatively small effort is enough to engage or disengage the bracelet against the resistance caused by the gouge whose dimensions are slightly larger than those of the bracelet cutout.
  • This process interchangeability is therefore very easy to use and requires no parts complex mechanics which guarantees reliability.
  • the invention provides that the cutting is carried out through a core central reinforcement arranged in said bracelet.
  • said soul central reinforcement consists of Kevlar (registered trademark).
  • the design of the wristwatch, the object of the invention is such that it completely integrates the bracelet with the aesthetics of the watch, which, in addition to its nominal function, becomes an essential element decoration which justifies its interchangeability.
  • the means of closure consist of a notch in the cover, cooperating with a spring hook arranged on the middle part, while said opening means are constituted by a pusher of said hook-spring.
  • said pusher is integrated into a crown of the winding the watch.
  • closing the lid is done by simple pressure without intervention on any other organ, pusher in particular.
  • the opening of the lid is controlled by the pusher integrated in the winder.
  • the particularly discreet arrangement of the push-button whose integration into the winding wheel makes it completely unnoticed an additional organ which, placed elsewhere, would harm the aesthetics of the watch.
  • Figure 1 is a half sectional side view of a wristwatch according to the invention.
  • Figure 2a is a top view of the wristwatch of Figure 1, cover open.
  • Figure 2b is a top view of the wristwatch of Figure 1, cover closed.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of the winder of the wristwatch of figure 1.
  • Figure 4a is a bottom view of the cover frame of the wristwatch of Figures 1, 2a and 2b.
  • Figure 4b is a side view of the frame of Figure 4a.
  • Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of the wristwatch of Figure 2a, cover open.
  • Figure 1 shows in half-section a wristwatch with bracelet 10 interchangeable comprising a middle part 20 comprising a chimney consisting of a chimney body 21, cylindrical for example, surmounted by a circular gouge 22 having a diameter substantially greater than that of the chimney body 21.
  • the wrist watch in Figure 1 includes also a bracelet 10, in one piece, which can also be seen in FIGS. 2a, 2b and 5.
  • the bracelet 10 is provided with a central cutout 11 to the dimensions of the chimney body 21. In the case of a chimney cylindrical, the cutout 11 of the bracelet is, of course, circular with a diameter equal to that of the chimney body 21.
  • the bracelet 10 is thus able to be pressed onto the middle part 20 by introduction of said central cutout 11 around the chimney body 21 by flexible deformation when said gouge 22 passes.
  • the bracelet 10 is held in place in the middle part 20 by the cutout 11.
  • the interchangeability of the bracelet is ensured thanks to the possibility of release the bracelet 10 from the middle part 20 with a limited effort in a reverse movement to that which allowed the introduction of the bracelet on the middle.
  • the window 23 of the wristwatch of FIG. 1 is made up of preferably with sapphire.
  • the bottom 24 of the middle part 20 is a round screw bottom.
  • the water resistance of the watch is guaranteed up to 3 x 105 Pa (3 atm).
  • Figures 1, 2a, 2b and 5 indicate that the wristwatch of the invention further comprises a cover 30 which can be folded down on the bracelet 10 which, in the proposed embodiment, is a frame shown in more detail in FIGS. 4a and 4b, comprising an upright 31, said to be closing, parallel to the axis of the bracelet 10, and two lateral uprights 32, 33 perpendicular to the closing post 31 and connected to a hinge 40 fitted on the middle part 20, around which the cover frame 30 can rotate at least 90 °.
  • a hinged cover in the shape of a frame is by no means limiting, it could just as well be full for example.
  • This cover foldable, whatever its shape, allows, on the one hand, to maintain positively the bracelet 10 on the middle part 20, and, on the other hand, to add to the aesthetics of the watch.
  • It can be made of steel, solid gold, gold and steel, or gold set with diamonds.
  • the bracelet can be made of leather, gold and steel or all gold.
  • the frame 30 and the middle part 20 respectively comprise means for closing the frame of the middle part, formed in the embodiment presented by a notch 51 formed in the amount 31 of closing of frame 30, cooperating with a spring hook 52 disposed on the middle part 20.
  • the closing the frame is therefore very easily obtained by simply pressing the frame 30 so as to engage the spring hook 52 resiliently in notch 51.
  • the opening of the frame 30 is effected by the actuation of opening means constituted, for example, by a pusher 60 of the spring hook 52, integrated into the crown 71 of the watch winder 70.
  • opening means constituted, for example, by a pusher 60 of the spring hook 52, integrated into the crown 71 of the watch winder 70.
  • the pusher 60 drives a barrel 61 which comes press against the spring hook 52 in order to release the latter from the notch 51, thus freeing the frame 30.
  • the opening of the frame can be facilitated by the presence inside the lateral uprights 32, 33 of the frame 30, of springs 34, 35 of release coverslip.
  • this central reinforcing core consists of Kevlar (registered trademark).

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  1. Armbanduhr mit auswechselbarem Armband (10), das ein Gehäuse (23) mit einem Schachtkörper (21) und ein einstückiges Armband (10) aufweist, das mit einem mittigen Ausschnitt (11) versehen ist, der dazu dient, um den Schachtkörper (21) herum montiert zu werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Armbanduhr einen Deckel (30) aufweist, der auf das Armband (10) durch Schwenken um ein Gelenk (40) umklappbar ist, das an dem Gehäuse (20) angebracht ist, wobei der Deckel (30) und das Gehäuse (20) Einrichtungen (51, 52) zum Verschließen und Einrichtungen (50) zum Öffnen des Deckels (30) auf dem Gehäuse (20) tragen.
  2. Armbanduhr nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schachtkörper (21) von einem Hohlkörper (22) überragt wird, wobei der mittige Ausschnitt (11) des Armbandes (10) geeignet ist, um den Schachtkörper (21) herum durch nachgiebige Verformung beim Vorüberstreichen am Hohlkörperrr (22) montiert zu werden, und umgekehrt.
  3. Armbanduhr nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Ausschnitt (11) durch einen mittigen Verstärkungskern (12) hindurch ausgebildet ist, der in dem Armband (10) angebracht ist.
  4. Armbanduhr nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, das der mittige Kern (12) zur Verstärkung aus Kevlar gebildet ist.
  5. Armbanduhr nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die verschlußeinrichtungen von einem Einschnitt (51) gebildet werden, der in dem Deckel (30) ausgebildet ist und mit einer Hakenfeder (52) zusammenwirkt, die an dem Gehäuse (20) angeordnet ist.
  6. Armbanduhr nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einrichtungen zum Öffnen von einem Schieber (60) der Hakenfeder (52) gebildet werden.
  7. Armbanduhr nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schieber (60) in einer Krone (71) zum Aufziehen (70) der Uhr integriert ist.
  8. Armbanduhr nach einem der-Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Deckel (30) wenigstens eine Feder (34, 35) zum Freigeben bei der Öffnung des Dekkels (30) aufweist.
  9. Armbanduhr nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Deckel ein Rahmen (30) ist, der eine Strebe zum Verschließen (31), die den Einschnitt (51) trägt, und zwei Seitenstreben (32, 33) aufweist, die mit dem Gelenk (40) verbunden sind.
  10. Armbanduhr nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Seitenstreben (32, 33) jede mit einer Freigabefeder (34, 35) im Lamellenform versehen ist.
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FR9310539A FR2709574B1 (fr) 1993-09-03 1993-09-03 Montre-bracelet à bracelet interchangeable.
FR9310539 1993-09-03
PCT/FR1994/001035 WO1995006902A1 (fr) 1993-09-03 1994-09-02 Montre-bracelet a bracelet interchangeable

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FR2709574B1 (fr) 1995-11-17
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