EP0884007B1 - Articulation device between two bracelet links - Google Patents
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- EP0884007B1 EP0884007B1 EP19980110553 EP98110553A EP0884007B1 EP 0884007 B1 EP0884007 B1 EP 0884007B1 EP 19980110553 EP19980110553 EP 19980110553 EP 98110553 A EP98110553 A EP 98110553A EP 0884007 B1 EP0884007 B1 EP 0884007B1
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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 set comprising at least two articulated elements in particular two links of a bracelet, a bar and a stopper, these elements being provided with slots each pierced with a hole, these holes being arranged in a row to receive a hinge bar when the slots are nested within each other.
- the bracelet is also made up of a series of links articulated around pivot bars passing through holes in the links.
- Each bar is terminated at one end by a split head and has at the other end a hole provided with a thread and a constriction decreasing in this place the section hole.
- a screw with a head, a thread and a groove can be inserted into the hole in the bar then tightened until the constriction enters the groove of the screw. In this position, the screw is locked thanks to the radial elasticity of the bar while being able to be extracted from the hole in the event of need.
- the present invention in addition to meeting the definition credits exposed in the first paragraph of this description, is remarkable in that the niche forming one side of the bracelet is provided with a through hole by which the bar can be inserted and a plug is screwed into said through hole for imprison the bar, said bar having side of the plug a hole provided with a throttle reducing the section of the hole in one place, this hole serving as a housing for an end cap, this end piece having a cylindrical part whose cross section is smaller than the throat section and a terminal bead whose section is larger than the section of said throttle but smaller than the section drilling, said bead being located beyond said constriction when the plug is screwed into the hole crossing.
- the bracelet is composed of links of which two links 1 and 2 are shown at FIG. 1.
- the link 1 is provided with slots 9 and 11, while the link 2 is provided with slots 8, 10 and 12.
- Slots 9 and 11 are drilled with holes 4 and 6 respectively, while slots 8, 10 and 12 are drilled with holes 3, 5 and 7 respectively.
- all these holes are arranged in row to receive a bar 13 when the slots are nested within each other. We have seen that this bar can be retained in different ways in the holes of the slots.
- the retention of the bar 13 in holes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the slots correspondents is carried out as follows: slot 8 forming one of the sides 14 of the bracelet is provided a through hole 3 through which the bar 13 can be introduced.
- a plug 15 is screwed into hole 3 to imprison the bar 13.
- the bar 13 has, from the side of the plug 15, a bore 16 provided with a throttle 17 reducing the cross section of the hole 16 in one place (see also Figure 2 where the bar 13 is presented more strong scale and where the constructive details affecting said bar are better visible).
- Drilling 16 of the bar 13 serves as a housing for a nozzle 18 terminating the plug 15 as is very apparent in Figure 3 which is an enlarged representation of the stopper already shown in Figure 1.
- the tip 18 of the plug 15 first presents a cylindrical part 20 whose section is smaller that the section of the throttle 17 of the bar 13, then a terminal bead 21 whose cross section is more large than the same choke section 17 but more small than the section of said hole.
- the slot 12 forming the other side 22 of the bracelet could also be equipped with a through hole 7.
- FIGS 1 and 3 also show that the plug 15 is provided with a screw head 23 with overhang 24, this overhang bearing on a shoulder 25 made in the hole crossing 3 of the niche 8. This arrangement allows the blocking of the plug 15. Without this, it will be prudent to provide the thread of the plug 15 with a thread locking adhesive.
- the stopper of the present invention does not have a throat necessarily assigned to lodge in a constriction of the bar. Therefore, it there is no risk of tightening the links on each others, the cylindrical part 20 of the end piece 18 being long enough to allow the bar to move freely in the longitudinal direction.
- hole 7 we will assemble everything first the plug 15 to the bar 13 and we will introduce the whole in the holes of the links, then we will screw finally the cork.
- hinge device connecting two links The invention is not limited to these links and the joint could connect, for example, horns a watch case on the first link of the bracelet or another link to a clasp.
Description
La présente invention est relative à un ensemble comportant au moins deux éléments articulés notamment deux maillons d'un bracelet, une barrette et un bouchon, ces éléments étant pourvus de créneaux chacun percé d'un trou, ces trous se trouvant disposés en enfilade pour recevoir une barrette d'articulation quand les créneaux sont imbriqués les uns dans les autres.The present invention relates to a set comprising at least two articulated elements in particular two links of a bracelet, a bar and a stopper, these elements being provided with slots each pierced with a hole, these holes being arranged in a row to receive a hinge bar when the slots are nested within each other.
Un tel dispositif est bien connu de l'état de la technique. Cependant, un problème qui revient sans cesse est le maintien en place de la barrette pour éviter qu'elle ne s'échappe consécutivement aux mouvements incessants des maillons. Pour cela il a été proposé de chasser la barrette dans au moins certains trous des maillons. Cette opération nécessite cependant un outillage spécial et rend laborieuse l'opération de déchassage quand il s'agit de rallonger ou de raccourcir le bracelet. De plus cette opération ne peut être entreprise que par un homme du métier.Such a device is well known from the state of the technical. However, a problem that keeps coming up is keeping the bar in place to avoid that it does not escape consecutively to the movements incessant links. For this it has been proposed to chase the bar in at least some holes of links. However, this operation requires a special tools and makes the operation of stripping when it comes to lengthening or shortening the bracelet. In addition, this operation cannot be company only by a person skilled in the art.
Une solution a été proposée au problème exposé ci-dessus. Il s'agit du dispositif d'articulation décrit dans le document CH-A-661 185. Dans ce document, le bracelet est aussi formé d'une suite de maillons articulés autour de barrettes de pivotement passant dans des trous ménagés dans les maillons. Chaque barrette est terminée à une extrémité par une tête fendue et comporte à l'autre extrémité un trou pourvu d'un taraudage et d'un étranglement diminuant à cet endroit la section du trou. Une vis pourvue d'une tête, d'un filetage et d'une gorge peut être introduite dans le trou de la barrette puis vissée à force jusqu'à ce que l'étranglement pénètre dans la gorge de la vis. Dans cette position, la vis est verrouillée grâce à l'élasticité radiale de la barrette tout en pouvant être extraite du trou en cas de nécessité. A solution has been proposed to the problem set out above. This is the articulation device described in document CH-A-661 185. In this document, the bracelet is also made up of a series of links articulated around pivot bars passing through holes in the links. Each bar is terminated at one end by a split head and has at the other end a hole provided with a thread and a constriction decreasing in this place the section hole. A screw with a head, a thread and a groove can be inserted into the hole in the bar then tightened until the constriction enters the groove of the screw. In this position, the screw is locked thanks to the radial elasticity of the bar while being able to be extracted from the hole in the event of need.
Si la solution qui vient d'être décrite résout le problème d'empêcher la vis de se desserrer suite aux mouvements des maillons, elle présente plusieurs inconvénients. Celui d'abord de ne pas pouvoir utiliser des barrettes très fines dans lesquelles il est quasiment impossible de forer un trou axial taraudé minuscule. Ce trou minuscule conduirait d'ailleurs à produire des vis également minuscules difficiles à fabriquer. Un autre inconvénient de la solution réside dans le fait que la barrette, par sa tête fendue, occupe une position axiale bien définie par rapport aux maillons. Quand la vis est vissée dans le trou de la barrette et que la gorge se trouve dans l'étranglement, il peut y avoir, par le jeu des tolérances de fabrication, serrement des maillons les uns sur les autres, ce qui diminue la liberté d'articulation desdits maillons les uns par rapport aux autres. Si on s'arrange cependant à éviter tout serrement quelles que soient les tolérances en présence, on risque alors de voir des têtes de vis dépasser des flancs du bracelet ce qui est inesthétique et objet d'accrochage.If the solution just described solves the problem preventing the screw from loosening due to movements of the links, it presents several disadvantages. First of all, not being able to use very thin bars in which it is almost impossible to drill a tiny tapped axial hole. This tiny hole would also lead to producing screws also tiny difficult to make. Another disadvantage of the solution is that the bar, by its split head, occupies an axial position well defined with respect to the links. When the screw is screwed into the hole in the bar and the groove is found in the strangulation there can be, through play manufacturing tolerances, tightening of the links on each other, which decreases freedom of articulation of said links with respect to other. If we manage however to avoid any tightening whatever the tolerances involved, there is a risk then to see screw heads protruding from the sides of the bracelet which is unattractive and hanging object.
Pour pallier les inconvénients cités ci-dessus, la présente invention, outre qu'elle obéit à la définition générique exposée en premier paragraphe de cette description, est remarquable en ce que le créneau formant un des flancs du bracelet est pourvu d'un trou traversant par lequel la barrette peut être introduite et qu'un bouchon est vissé dans ledit trou traversant pour emprisonner la barrette, ladite barrette présentant du côté du bouchon un perçage muni d'un étranglement diminuant la section du perçage en un endroit, ce perçage servant de logement à un embout terminant le bouchon, cet embout présentant une partie cylindrique dont la section est plus petite que la section de l'étranglement et un bourrelet terminal dont la section est plus grande que la section dudit étranglement mais plus petite que la section du perçage, ledit bourrelet se trouvant situé au delà dudit étranglement quand le bouchon est vissé dans le trou traversant. To overcome the drawbacks mentioned above, the present invention, in addition to meeting the definition credits exposed in the first paragraph of this description, is remarkable in that the niche forming one side of the bracelet is provided with a through hole by which the bar can be inserted and a plug is screwed into said through hole for imprison the bar, said bar having side of the plug a hole provided with a throttle reducing the section of the hole in one place, this hole serving as a housing for an end cap, this end piece having a cylindrical part whose cross section is smaller than the throat section and a terminal bead whose section is larger than the section of said throttle but smaller than the section drilling, said bead being located beyond said constriction when the plug is screwed into the hole crossing.
Les caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront de la description qui va suivre, faite en regard du dessin annexé et donnant, à titre d'exemple explicatif, mais nullement limitatif, une forme avantageuse de réalisation d'une articulation de bracelet, dessin dans lequel :
- la figure 1 est une vue d'ensemble, partiellement coupée du dispositif d'articulation selon l'invention, montrant deux maillons du bracelet reliés par une barrette et un bouchon;
- la figure 2 est une vue à échelle agrandie et partiellement coupée de la barrette de la figure 1, et
- la figure 3 est une vue à échelle agrandie du bouchon de la figure 1.
- Figure 1 is an overall view, partially cut away of the articulation device according to the invention, showing two links of the bracelet connected by a bar and a plug;
- FIG. 2 is a view on an enlarged scale and partially cut away of the bar of FIG. 1, and
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the plug of FIG. 1.
Comme on le voit en figure 1, le bracelet est composé
de maillons dont deux maillons 1 et 2 sont représentés à
la figure 1. Le maillon 1 est pourvu des créneaux 9 et 11,
tandis que le maillon 2 est pourvu des créneaux 8, 10 et
12. Les créneaux 9 et 11 sont percés de trous 4 et 6
respectivement, tandis que les créneaux 8, 10 et 12 sont
percés de trous 3, 5 et 7 respectivement. Comme le montre
la figure 1, tous ces trous se trouvent disposés en
enfilade pour recevoir une barrette 13 quand les créneaux
sont imbriqués les uns dans les autres. On a vu que cette
barrette peut être retenue de différentes manières dans
les trous des créneaux.As seen in Figure 1, the bracelet is composed
of links of which two
Selon la présente invention, la retenue de la
barrette 13 dans les trous 3, 4, 5, 6 et 7 des créneaux
correspondants est réalisée de la manière suivante : le
créneau 8 formant un des flancs 14 du bracelet est pourvu
d'un trou traversant 3 par lequel la barrette 13 peut être
introduite. Un bouchon 15 est vissé dans le trou 3 pour
emprisonner la barrette 13. La barrette 13 présente, du
côté du bouchon 15, un perçage 16 muni d'un étranglement
17 diminuant la section du perçage 16 en un endroit (voir
aussi la figure 2 où la barrette 13 est présentée à plus
forte échelle et où les détails constructifs affectant
ladite barrette sont mieux apparents). Le perçage 16 de la
barrette 13 sert de logement à un embout 18 terminant le
bouchon 15 comme cela est très apparent à la figure 3 qui
est une représentation agrandie du bouchon déjà représenté
à la figure 1. L'embout 18 du bouchon 15 présente d'abord
une partie cylindrique 20 dont la section est plus petite
que la section de l'étranglement 17 de la barrette 13,
puis un bourrelet terminal 21 dont la section est plus
grande que la section du même étranglement 17 mais plus
petite que la section dudit perçage.According to the present invention, the retention of the
Ainsi, comme le montre bien la figure 1, quand
l'articulation est en place, le bourrelet 21 se trouve au
delà de l'étranglement 17, ce qui suppose que le bourrelet
15 est vissé à fond dans le trou traversant 3. En fait,
l'étranglement 17 se trouve situé dans la zone de la
partie cylindrique 20 de l'embout 18. Dès lors, si la
barrette 13 est entraínée en rotation par l'un quelconque
des maillons 1 ou 2, elle n'entraínera pas en rotation le
bouchon 15 dont la section de la partie cylindrique 20 de
l'embout 18 est plus petite que la section de
l'étranglement 17 de la barrette 13. De même, la section
du perçage 16 étant plus grande que la section du
bourrelet 21, la barrette ne pourra pas entraíner en
rotation le bouchon 15.As shown in Figure 1, when
the joint is in place, the
Comme la barrette 13 est retenue sur l'embout 18 par
le fait que le bourrelet 21 présente une section plus
grande que la section de l'étranglement 17, le créneau 12
formant l'autre flanc 22 du bracelet pourrait aussi être
équipé d'un trou traversant 7. On a préféré cependant un
trou borgne comme le montre la figure 1.As the
Les figures 1 et 3 montrent encore que le bouchon 15
est pourvu d'une tête de vis 23 à surplomb 24, ce surplomb
prenant appui sur un épaulement 25 pratiqué dans le trou
traversant 3 du créneau 8. Cette disposition permet le
blocage du bouchon 15. Sans cela, on jugera prudent de
munir le pas de vis du bouchon 15 d'une colle frein-filet.Figures 1 and 3 also show that the
Les mêmes figures 1 et 3 montrent aussi que le
bourrelet terminal 21 est prolongé par un cône 26, ce cône
facilitant le passage du bourrelet 21 au delà de
l'étranglement.The same figures 1 and 3 also show that the
Ainsi, contrairement au dispositif cité dans le
document CH-A-661 185, le bouchon de la présente invention
ne comporte pas de gorge assignée obligatoirement à se
loger dans un étranglement de la barrette. De ce fait, il
n'y a aucun risque de serrage des maillons les uns sur les
autres, la partie cylindrique 20 de l'embout 18 étant
suffisamment longue pour permettre à la barrette de se
déplacer librement dans le sens longitudinal.Thus, unlike the device cited in the
document CH-A-661 185, the stopper of the present invention
does not have a throat necessarily assigned to
lodge in a constriction of the bar. Therefore, it
there is no risk of tightening the links on each
others, the
Pour le montage de deux maillons, on enfilera d'abord
la barrette 13, puis on vissera à force le bouchon 15 dans
le trou 3 du maillon 2 jusqu'à ce que le bourrelet 21 ait
franchi l'étranglement 17. Une fois ce point dur passé on
continuera à visser le bouchon jusqu'à son blocage complet
sur l'épaulement 25. Ce montage nécessite bien sûr un trou
7 qui soit borgne. Pour désassembler les deux maillons, on
dévissera le bouchon, cette manoeuvre entraínant la
barrette hors de son logement par l'appui qu'exerce le
bourrelet du bouchon sur l'étranglement de la barrette.For mounting two links, we will first thread
the
Si le trou 7 est traversant, on assemblera tout
d'abord le bouchon 15 à la barrette 13 et on introduira
l'ensemble dans les trous des maillons, puis on vissera
finalement le bouchon.If
On comprendra que la construction proposée par l'invention permet d'envisager une barrette bien plus fine que celle prévue dans le document de l'art antérieur. En effet, dans la présente invention, le bouchon est vissé dans le maillon et non dans la barrette.It will be understood that the construction proposed by the invention makes it possible to envisage a much finer bar than that provided for in the document of the prior art. In Indeed, in the present invention, the cap is screwed in the link and not in the bar.
Il a été fait état dans cette description d'un dispositif d'articulation reliant deux maillons. L'invention n'est pas limitée à ces maillons et l'articulation pourrait relier, par exemple, des cornes d'une boíte de montre au premier maillon du bracelet ou encore un maillon à un fermoir.In this description, reference has been made to hinge device connecting two links. The invention is not limited to these links and the joint could connect, for example, horns a watch case on the first link of the bracelet or another link to a clasp.
Claims (4)
- Assembly comprising at least two articulated elements, particularly links (1, 2) of a wristband or bracelet, a pin and a cap, said elements being provided with notches (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) each pierced with a hole (3, 4, 5, 6, 7), said holes being arranged in a row to receive the articulation pin (13) when the notches are interdigited, characterised in that the notch (8) forming one of the flanks (14) of one of said elements is provided with a through hole (3) through which the pin (13) can be inserted and in that the cap (15) is screwed into said through hole to trap the pin, said pin having a bore (16) on the cap side provided with a neck (17) that reduces the section of the bore at one location, this bore acting as a housing for an end portion (18) ending the cap, this end portion having a cylindrical portion (20) whose section is smaller than the section of the neck, and an end bulge (21) whose section is larger than the section of said neck but smaller than the section of the bore (16), said bulge being located beyond said neck when the cap is screwed into the through hole.
- Assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the notch (12) forming the other flank (22) of said one of said elements is provided with a blind hole (7).
- Assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the cap (15) is provided with a overhanging screw head (23, 24) abutting a shoulder (25) made in the through hole (3) of the notch (8).
- Assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the end flange (21) is extended by a cone (26) to facilitate insertion of the end portion (18) into the bore (16) of the pin (13).
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| FR9707347 | 1997-06-13 | ||
| FR9707347A FR2764486B1 (en) | 1997-06-13 | 1997-06-13 | ARTICULATION DEVICE BETWEEN TWO LINKS OF A BRACELET |
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| EP0884007A1 EP0884007A1 (en) | 1998-12-16 |
| EP0884007B1 true EP0884007B1 (en) | 2003-05-28 |
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| KR100445545B1 (en) * | 1999-04-29 | 2004-08-25 | 탁 호이어 쏘시에떼아노님 | Watch band with removable links |
| EP1214898A1 (en) * | 2000-12-13 | 2002-06-19 | Biwi S.A. | Pin for bracelet link |
| CH695389A5 (en) * | 2002-05-29 | 2006-04-28 | Hgt Petitjean S A | External and central links assembling device for watch strap, has screw including proximal and distal sections of different diameters between its threaded part and head, where sections have annular groove to receive shrinkage of hour wheel |
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| DE3600590A1 (en) * | 1986-01-11 | 1987-07-16 | Jaeger Lecoultre Sa | LINKED BAND |
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