EP0948758B1 - Glace de montre ainsi que son procede de fabrication - Google Patents
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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
- G04B39/00—Watch crystals; Fastening or sealing of crystals; Clock glasses
- G04B39/004—Watch crystals; Fastening or sealing of crystals; Clock glasses from a material other than glass
- G04B39/006—Watch crystals; Fastening or sealing of crystals; Clock glasses from a material other than glass out of wear resistant material, e.g. sapphire
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- G04B39/00—Watch crystals; Fastening or sealing of crystals; Clock glasses
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- the present invention relates to a watch crystal, one of the main faces of which is curved, as described in document FR 2 386 851, the glass being formed from a cut stone in the shape of a cabochon.
- Such glasses are used to give a particular cachet to a watch.
- the curved face is a surface of revolution, for example spherical.
- the edge of the glass has, under these conditions, a constant thickness.
- the face curved is generally a cylindrical surface.
- the generator of the cylindrical part is oriented perpendicular to the long side of the ice. If the thickness of the edges of the short sides is then constant, on the other hand that of the long sides varies all the more as the ice is long. This drawback is mitigated if the curved face is a spherical shape. It may even be completely eliminated by giving the ice the desired shape by hot molding a plate of constant thickness. Or, if the part of the watch case on which the ice also has a cylindrical shape, the two faces of the ice are then two surfaces parallel cylindrical, and the thickness everywhere constant.
- the first solution leads however on faces which are not perfectly regular, defect sufficiently visible to keep these watches out of neat quality watches.
- the second solution has the disadvantage of increasing the manufacturing price of the box and ice.
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a corundum ice cream, of elongated shape, in particular rectangular, in which the curved face is a surface which makes it possible to obtain an edge whose thickness is significantly smaller and more constant than in the case windows whose curved face is cylindrical or spherical, for the same thickness of the ice in its center.
- the watch crystal according to the invention comprising a domed upper surface and a lower surface, is mainly remarkable for its characteristics appearing in the characterizing part of claim 1.
- a surface toroidal Such a surface is generated, as shown in Figure 1, by a circle 1 of radius R1, the center C1 of which describes a circle 2 of center C2 and of radius r2.
- the plane of circle 1 is perpendicular to the plane of circle 2, and it passes through its center C2.
- the ice In the raw state, the ice is in the form of a transparent plate, preferably in spinel, in corundum, sapphire or ruby, elongated, by rectangular example, and whose main faces are flat and parallel.
- the reference 10 designates a circular drum which is fixed on a shaft not shown of the machine so as to be rotated, in the direction of arrow F, around its axis of symmetry xx '.
- the drum has at its periphery flat areas 11 parallel to the axis xx ', and on each track is glued, equidistant from the faces of the drum, a ice 12.
- the long side of the ice is oriented perpendicular to the axis xx ', but its orientation might as well be parallel to this axis.
- a grinding wheel 13 In the extension of the drum 10 is disposed a grinding wheel 13 on a carriage not shown, and it is driven in rotation, in the direction of arrow F ', around its axis yy' by a motor shaft on which it is fixed.
- the cart is integral with the machine frame while being driven by this in an alternative pivoting movement, in the direction of arrow f, around an axis ZZ 'arranged perpendicular to the axis xx 'and passing through the middle of the drum 10.
- the grinding wheel 13 is mounted on a slide, integral with the carriage, allowing it to be moved according to the arrow f 'so as to modify its distance to the axis ZZ', manually or by machine, and get it to touch the ice 12 at a point of contact 14.
- the contact point 14 therefore describes well in relation to the drum 10, when it rotates around the axis xx ', a surface toroidal.
- the radius of the drum 10 and the thickness of the glass 12 determine the radius R2, and the position of the axis ZZ 'by compared to C2, the radius R1.
- the drum 10 and grinding wheel 13 are rotated, this causing the pivoting movement of the carriage around the axis ZZ ', along arrow f, the grinding wheel being distant from the glass 12. Then the grinding wheel 13 is approached the axis ZZ ' following the arrow f 'to come into contact with the glass 12 and machine its surface until the nominal values of R1 and R2 are reached. All of these operations can be performed automatically.
- ice 12 of rectangular shape thus obtained is shown in fig. 3.
- This ice is bounded by a flat underside 20 coming opposite the dial one when fixed on a watch, a domed upper face 21, and four flat side faces, the faces 22 corresponding to the short sides of the rectangle, and the sides 23 to the long sides.
- the lower face 20 may advantageously have a recess 24 for the needles, obtained by grinding or by ultrasonic machining and preserving a flat edge 25 on everything around the ice.
- Lines 26 and 26 give the contour of the upper face 21, and therefore the thickness of the glass with respect to the underside 20 when the glass is cut by planes parallel to the lateral faces and passing through its center
- line 27 gives the upper outline of small side faces 22, and line 28 that of large lateral faces 23.
- line 29 indicates the shape, in arc of circle, that would have the upper edge of the small faces side 22, for the same thickness of the glass in the center, if the upper face had a spherical shape
- the line 30 the shape of the upper edge of the large lateral faces 23.
- the watch glass which has just been described may undergo other modifications and appear under other variants, obvious to a person skilled in the art, without depart from the scope of the present invention as defined by the revendications.
- the ice could have a elongated shape different from that of a rectangle, as by example an oval shape, and the underside deviate from the flat shape.
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- Grinding And Polishing Of Tertiary Curved Surfaces And Surfaces With Complex Shapes (AREA)
- Surface Treatment Of Glass (AREA)
Description
- la figure 1 est une construction géométrique montrant comment est définie une surface toroïdale ;
- la figure 2 est une vue schématique d'une machine permettant de meuler une surface toroïdale ; et
- la figure 3 représente dans des vues en plan, de face et de profil, une glace de forme rectangulaire selon l'invention.
Claims (8)
- Glace de montre (12), comportant une face supérieure bombée (21) et une face inférieure (20), caractérisée en ce qu'elle présente une forme générale rectangulaire définie par des faces latérales (22, 23), et en ce que la face supérieure épouse une forme de segment de tore défini par un premier cercle (1) générateur, de rayon R1, tournant autour d'un axe (x-x'), le centre (C1) du premier cercle décrivant une deuxième cercle (2) de rayon r2, ledit segment correspondant à une portion (3) de la surface toroïdale obtenue en coupant cette dernière par un plan perpendiculaire au plan contenant le deuxième cercle (2) et dont la distance au centre du deuxième cercle (2) est comprise entre r2 et R1+r2.
- Glace selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que lesdites faces latérales (22, 23) sont planes.
- Glace selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisée en ce que le rapport entre la longueur des grandes faces latérales (23) et celle des petites faces latérales (22) est sensiblement égal R1/(R1+r2).
- Glace selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que ladite face inférieure (20) est plane.
- Glace selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que ladite face inférieure comporte un évidemment (24).
- Glace selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce qu'elle est réalisée en un matériau dur et optiquement transparent tel que le spinelle, le corindon, le saphir ou le rubis.
- Procédé de fabrication d'une glace de montre selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, au moyen d'une machine à meuler comportant :un bâti,un tambour (10) monté mobile en rotation autour d'un premier axe (xx'), muni à sa périphérie de plages planes (11) parallèles au premier axe (xx')une meule (13) disposée dans le prolongement dudit tambour et entraínée en rotation autour d'un deuxième axe (yy'),un chariot portant la meule (13) et monté pivotant sur ledit bâti autour d'un troisième axe (ZZ'),
- Procédé selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que lesdites grandes faces latérales (23) sont disposées perpendiculairement au premier axe (xx').
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CH241996 | 1996-10-04 | ||
CH02419/96A CH690873A5 (fr) | 1996-10-04 | 1996-10-04 | Glace de montre. |
PCT/CH1997/000352 WO1998015876A1 (fr) | 1996-10-04 | 1997-09-18 | Glace de montre |
Publications (2)
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EP0948758A1 EP0948758A1 (fr) | 1999-10-13 |
EP0948758B1 true EP0948758B1 (fr) | 2003-12-10 |
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EP97938739A Expired - Lifetime EP0948758B1 (fr) | 1996-10-04 | 1997-09-18 | Glace de montre ainsi que son procede de fabrication |
Country Status (6)
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EP (1) | EP0948758B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JP3892910B2 (fr) |
CH (1) | CH690873A5 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69726755T2 (fr) |
HK (1) | HK1019937A1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1998015876A1 (fr) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP2228694A1 (fr) | 2009-03-12 | 2010-09-15 | Stettler Sapphire AG | Dispositif et procédé de ponçage de verres de montres |
Families Citing this family (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1645919B1 (fr) * | 2004-10-11 | 2007-12-19 | Fuji Crystal Manufactory Ltd. | Glace de montre bombée |
EP2500134A1 (fr) * | 2011-03-16 | 2012-09-19 | Comadur S.A. | Pièce d'habillage pour une pièce d'horlogerie et son système de fabrication |
EP2500135A1 (fr) * | 2011-03-16 | 2012-09-19 | Comadur S.A. | Système de polissage d'une pièce d'habillage pour une pièce d'horlogerie |
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DE1498833U (fr) * | 1940-09-09 | 1941-03-13 | ||
FR2386851A1 (fr) * | 1977-04-07 | 1978-11-03 | Suchet Edmond | Presentation d'une information d'heure par systeme indicateur statique ou electro-optique a travers une pierre precieuse, fine ou decorative |
GB2096789B (en) * | 1981-03-03 | 1985-03-13 | Canon Kk | Optical mechanical scanning system |
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- 1996-10-04 CH CH02419/96A patent/CH690873A5/fr not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 1997-09-18 DE DE69726755T patent/DE69726755T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-09-18 JP JP51704098A patent/JP3892910B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-09-18 WO PCT/CH1997/000352 patent/WO1998015876A1/fr active IP Right Grant
- 1997-09-18 EP EP97938739A patent/EP0948758B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP2228694A1 (fr) | 2009-03-12 | 2010-09-15 | Stettler Sapphire AG | Dispositif et procédé de ponçage de verres de montres |
WO2010102909A1 (fr) | 2009-03-12 | 2010-09-16 | Stettler Sapphire Ag | Procédé et dispositif pour polir des verres de montre |
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DE69726755T2 (de) | 2004-09-23 |
HK1019937A1 (en) | 2000-03-03 |
EP0948758A1 (fr) | 1999-10-13 |
DE69726755D1 (de) | 2004-01-22 |
WO1998015876A1 (fr) | 1998-04-16 |
CH690873A5 (fr) | 2001-02-15 |
JP3892910B2 (ja) | 2007-03-14 |
JP2001503139A (ja) | 2001-03-06 |
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