EP0886196B1 - Nut and bolt-type double case watch - Google Patents
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- EP0886196B1 EP0886196B1 EP98201886A EP98201886A EP0886196B1 EP 0886196 B1 EP0886196 B1 EP 0886196B1 EP 98201886 A EP98201886 A EP 98201886A EP 98201886 A EP98201886 A EP 98201886A EP 0886196 B1 EP0886196 B1 EP 0886196B1
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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
- G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
- G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
- G04B3/041—Construction of crowns for rotating movement; connection with the winding stem; winding stems
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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
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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
- G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
- G04B45/0069—Cases and fixed parts with a special shape
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- the present invention relates to the field of the time measuring instruments namely watches, chronometers, chronographs and in particular to such an instrument having strength, mechanical resistance and assembling easiness that are definitely higher than similar instruments that are, at present, known.
- Document CH 921 374 A4 discloses a waterproof watchcase, whose peculiar feature is a substantially circular shaped elastic element for tightly connecting the components of said watchcase.
- Document US-A-1 404 656 illustrates a preferably formed of precious metal watchcase, having an outer casing provided with reinforced segments forming a conical seating against which is placed a frusto-conical inner casing.
- Document CH 368 427 A discloses a watchcase comprising an outer case provided with four independent handles, said watchcase being of the same exterior aspect with respect to common classic watchcases.
- Document CH 347 136 A illustrates a crown to be used with any kind of watch-type instruments, having a central core able to receive the shank of the mechanism of said instrument.
- the present invention provides for a time measuring instrument that is very sturdy, and easy to assemble, has very good imperviousness characteristics and a new aesthetic shape.
- the main conception of the invention is to use mechanical components or members which are generally used for their mutual threading engagement, namely, the outer or protective watchcase is made of a standard hexagonal nut while the inner watchcase is made of a length of hollow bolt within which the instrument mechanism is housed.
- the two mechanical members or main components are mutually connected by threading the bolt into the nut, thus resulting in a very strong assembly which is very difficult or almost impossible to dismantle and thus protects the mechanism in a very effective way.
- FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a watch 10 according to the first embodiment while Fig. 3 shows the second embodiment 10' thereof.
- the difference lies in the orientation of the outer watchcase 12, 12'.
- the end-to-end distance, or nut-wrench distance is measured ("S-type reading” hexagonal nut, "S-type” watch) while in the watchcase 12' of Figure 3 the corner-to-corner distance or overall dimension distance is measured (“E-type reading" hexagonal nut, "E-type” watch).
- hexagonal nuts that are neither "E-type” nor "S-type” nuts or even using non hexagonal nuts namely nuts having a number of sides different from six.
- Corresponding handles 14,14' are connected to the outer watchcase 12, 12' for supporting a strap or the like (not shown) and a respective inner watchcase 16, 16' is threadily introduced into the outer watchcase.
- a standard mechanism 18 with a standard dial 20 and standard hands 22, a ring 24 and a protective glass 26 are housed within the watchcase.
- a small threaded bar or driving ring nut 28 provided with a driving member 30 at its end projects from the mechanism 18 and the watchcase 16; 12, 12'.
- the dial could have a quite different shape and one, two, three or more driving ring nuts, could possibly be provided as push buttons.
- handles 14, 14' are obtained in addition to a hole 34 for the driving ring nut 28.
- the handles are connected to the outer watchcase 12, 12' by inserting respective screws or pins (not shown) into little holes 38 machined in the outer case (at the point of seat 32) and obviously also in the handles 14, 14' (even if they are not shown).
- the inner watchcase 16 is threaded in the outer watchcase up to a limit stop position. Further, the inner watchcase also is drilled as the ring nut 28 can pass through the hole 34. Finally, the mechanism 18, the dial 20, the hands 22, the ring 24 and the protective glass 26 are assembled in a conventional way.
- the driving member 30 of the ring nut 28 is also a nut, obviously having a reduced size. This is clear if one considers that the operation of the ring nut provides a rotary movement (a shifting movement just during the setting stage), such a motion corresponding to the conventional use of an hexagonal nut.
- hexagonal nuts could be of any of the types which are at present on the market or special nuts having any thread width (M2, M4, M6, etc.) thread pitch (coarse, fine, etc.) and thread type (gas thread, metric thread etc).
- thread width M2, M4, M6, etc.
- thread pitch coarse, etc.
- thread type gas thread, metric thread etc.
- the material for making the instrument it could range from standard metals and non precious metal alloys (plated, unplated or subjected to different thermal or surface treatments), precious metals and/or alloys thereof, composite materials, ceramics, wood, natural fibers, plastics or synthetic materials, etc.
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Description
- The present invention relates to the field of the time measuring instruments namely watches, chronometers, chronographs and in particular to such an instrument having strength, mechanical resistance and assembling easiness that are definitely higher than similar instruments that are, at present, known.
- A variety of models and kinds of watches, chronographs, chronometers and similar instruments is known and available on the market, such instruments being made of corresponding different materials and using different machining/assembling techniques.
- Document CH 921 374 A4 discloses a waterproof watchcase, whose peculiar feature is a substantially circular shaped elastic element for tightly connecting the components of said watchcase.
- Document US-A-1 404 656 illustrates a preferably formed of precious metal watchcase, having an outer casing provided with reinforced segments forming a conical seating against which is placed a frusto-conical inner casing.
- Document CH 368 427 A discloses a watchcase comprising an outer case provided with four independent handles, said watchcase being of the same exterior aspect with respect to common classic watchcases.
- Document CH 347 136 A illustrates a crown to be used with any kind of watch-type instruments, having a central core able to receive the shank of the mechanism of said instrument.
- However the above mentioned instruments have often a reduced or non equivalent strength and a higher complexity, thus resulting in higher assembling costs, and in many cases they provide inadequate characteristics of water, moisture and dust imperviousness. Last but not least it is known that the field of the consumer goods, like such instruments, is always looking for new articles having more eccentric and novel shapes.
- In view of the above shortcomings and needs, the present invention provides for a time measuring instrument that is very sturdy, and easy to assemble, has very good imperviousness characteristics and a new aesthetic shape.
- The main conception of the invention is to use mechanical components or members which are generally used for their mutual threading engagement, namely, the outer or protective watchcase is made of a standard hexagonal nut while the inner watchcase is made of a length of hollow bolt within which the instrument mechanism is housed. The two mechanical members or main components are mutually connected by threading the bolt into the nut, thus resulting in a very strong assembly which is very difficult or almost impossible to dismantle and thus protects the mechanism in a very effective way.
- An instrument having the above features is claimed in independent claim 1; the further claims set forth additional and distinctive features of the instrument itself. Finally, claims 7 and 8 recite a method for assembling such an instrument.
- Now a detailed technical description of the instrument will follow, such a description being merely illustrative and non limitative, to be read with reference to the annexed sheets of illustrative drawings wherein the various figures show:
- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a first embodiment of the instrument according to the invention;
- Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;
- Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the instrument according to the invention;
- Fig. 4 is an isometric view of the inner watchcase according to the first embodiment of the invention and the respective handles before their mutual assembly;
- Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but relates to the second embodiment;
- Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the instrument according the first embodiment; and
- Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the instrument according to the second embodiment.
- For clarity purposes the same or similar reference numbers have been used for designating the same or similar parts.
- Further it must be noted that, also for clarity purposes in the following disclosure, as well as in the annexed claims, reference generally has been always made to wrist watches but the same claimed and set-forth concepts can be of course applied to other similar watch-type time measuring instruments.
- Figure 1 shows a plan view of a
watch 10 according to the first embodiment while Fig. 3 shows the second embodiment 10' thereof. The difference, as it will be promptly clear, lies in the orientation of theouter watchcase 12, 12'. As it is known for a man skilled in the mechanical field, in thewatchcase 12 of Figure 1 the end-to-end distance, or nut-wrench distance is measured ("S-type reading" hexagonal nut, "S-type" watch) while in the watchcase 12' of Figure 3 the corner-to-corner distance or overall dimension distance is measured ("E-type reading" hexagonal nut, "E-type" watch). Anyway it is also within the scope of protection of the present invention using hexagonal nuts that are neither "E-type" nor "S-type" nuts or even using non hexagonal nuts namely nuts having a number of sides different from six. -
Corresponding handles 14,14' are connected to theouter watchcase 12, 12' for supporting a strap or the like (not shown) and a respectiveinner watchcase 16, 16' is threadily introduced into the outer watchcase. Astandard mechanism 18 with astandard dial 20 andstandard hands 22, aring 24 and aprotective glass 26 are housed within the watchcase. A small threaded bar or drivingring nut 28 provided with adriving member 30 at its end projects from themechanism 18 and thewatchcase 16; 12, 12'. - Obviously, in case the present instrument is a digital watch, a chronograph, a chronometer, etc., the dial could have a quite different shape and one, two, three or more driving ring nuts, could possibly be provided as push buttons.
- Starting from a
standard nut 12, 12', possibly having a reduced heigth and/or which is machined inside for obtaining acircular plane seat 32,proper cavities 36, 36' for introducing thecorresponding handles 14, 14' are obtained in addition to ahole 34 for thedriving ring nut 28. Preferably the handles are connected to theouter watchcase 12, 12' by inserting respective screws or pins (not shown) intolittle holes 38 machined in the outer case (at the point of seat 32) and obviously also in thehandles 14, 14' (even if they are not shown). - Going on assembling the watch according to the present invention, the
inner watchcase 16 is threaded in the outer watchcase up to a limit stop position. Further, the inner watchcase also is drilled as thering nut 28 can pass through thehole 34. Finally, themechanism 18, thedial 20, thehands 22, thering 24 and theprotective glass 26 are assembled in a conventional way. - Preferably, just for mechanical strength purposes, the
driving member 30 of thering nut 28 is also a nut, obviously having a reduced size. This is clear if one considers that the operation of the ring nut provides a rotary movement (a shifting movement just during the setting stage), such a motion corresponding to the conventional use of an hexagonal nut. - In addition to the above general features, it is pointed out that the hexagonal nuts could be of any of the types which are at present on the market or special nuts having any thread width (M2, M4, M6, etc.) thread pitch (coarse, fine, etc.) and thread type (gas thread, metric thread etc). As far as the material for making the instrument is concerned it could range from standard metals and non precious metal alloys (plated, unplated or subjected to different thermal or surface treatments), precious metals and/or alloys thereof, composite materials, ceramics, wood, natural fibers, plastics or synthetic materials, etc.
- It is thus clear that several modifications, adaptations and substitutions of parts with other functionally equivalent parts could be made to the embodiments that have been disclosed and shown in detail without departing from the scope of protection defined by the appended claims.
Claims (8)
- A watch-type time measuring instrument (10), comprising an outer watchcase and an inner watchcase which can be connected thereto, characterized in that said outer watchcase is made of a nut-type mechanical fastening element (12, 12') and said inner watchcase is made of a length of hollow bolt (16, 16'), said nut-type mechanical fastening element (12, 12') being connected to said length of hollow bolt (16, 16') by their mutual threading engagement.
- The watch-type time measuring instrument (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that said hollow bolt (16, 16') is provided with a closed bottom.
- Instrument (10) according to any of claims 1-2, characterized in that said nut-type mechanical fastening element (12, 12') is provided with handles (14, 14') for supporting a strap or the like.
- The watch-type time measuring instrument (10) according to claim 3, characterized in that said handles (14, 14') are inserted in proper cavities (36, 36') provided in said nut-type mechanical fastening element (12, 12') and preferably connected thereto by screws or pins.
- The watch-type time measuring instrument (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said nut-type mechanical fastening element (12, 12') is an hexagonal nut, possibly having a reduced height and with its inner part machined for obtaining a circular plane seat.
- The watch-type time measuring instrument (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises a driving ring nut (28) which in turn comprises a further hexagonal nut (30).
- A method for assembling a watch-type time measuring instrument (10) according to any of claims 1-6, comprising the following steps:a) providing a nut-type mechanical fastening element (12,12');b) machining at least one hole in said nut-type mechanical fastening element (12, 12');c) connecting a bolt-type hollow element (16, 16') to said bored nut-type mechanical fastening element (12, 12');d) side drilling the bolt-type hollow element (16, 16') at said hole of the nut-type mechanical fastening element (12, 12');e) introducing the instrument mechanism (18) in said bolt-type hollow element (16, 16') and inserting a driving nut (28) in the nut-type fastening element hole (34) and in the corresponding hole of the bolt-type hollow element (16, 16'); andf) completing the instrument assembly by mounting the other instrument parts and a protective glass (26) or the like.
- The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, before carrying out the phase c), handles (14, 14') or connecting elements are fixed to said nut-type mechanical fastening element (12, 12').
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ITMI971384 | 1997-06-12 | ||
IT97MI001384A IT1292141B1 (en) | 1997-06-12 | 1997-06-12 | DOUBLE CASE OF THE NUT AND SCREW TYPE |
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EP0886196A2 EP0886196A2 (en) | 1998-12-23 |
EP0886196A3 EP0886196A3 (en) | 2000-11-08 |
EP0886196B1 true EP0886196B1 (en) | 2006-12-27 |
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EP98201886A Expired - Lifetime EP0886196B1 (en) | 1997-06-12 | 1998-06-06 | Nut and bolt-type double case watch |
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FR2844367B1 (en) * | 2002-09-05 | 2004-12-31 | Jean Pierre Lepine | SQUARE WATCH PROVIDED WITH MOVABLE BINDING ELEMENTS WITH THE BRACELET |
WO2008122998A1 (en) * | 2007-04-05 | 2008-10-16 | Pirelli & C. S.P.A. | A wrist watch band comprising links |
CH701680A1 (en) * | 2009-08-21 | 2011-02-28 | Gilbert Albert S A | Irregular form watch assembling method, involves forming opening formed in one face or more faces of middle, and introducing winder rod into opening for fixing winder rod at movement |
EP2431825A1 (en) | 2010-09-16 | 2012-03-21 | Thomas Gneuss | Watch case |
CH714110A1 (en) * | 2017-09-01 | 2019-03-15 | Carlo Ferrara Sa C/O Arc Fiduciaire Sa | Watch case with moving horns. |
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US1404656A (en) * | 1920-08-11 | 1922-01-24 | Schmid Louis Armand | Watchcase |
CH97272A (en) * | 1921-07-25 | 1923-01-02 | G & C Ducommun | Watch box. |
CH347136A (en) * | 1958-05-23 | 1960-06-15 | Huguenin Julien | Winding crown for timepiece |
CH957560A4 (en) * | 1960-08-24 | 1962-11-30 | Morf Ernest | Watch box |
CH577702B5 (en) * | 1974-07-03 | 1976-07-15 | Bourquard Sa | |
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