EP1168113A1 - Vorrichtung zum Umschalten zwischen wenigstens drei verschiedene elektrischen Kontakten - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Umschalten zwischen wenigstens drei verschiedene elektrischen Kontakten Download PDF

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EP1168113A1
EP1168113A1 EP00202129A EP00202129A EP1168113A1 EP 1168113 A1 EP1168113 A1 EP 1168113A1 EP 00202129 A EP00202129 A EP 00202129A EP 00202129 A EP00202129 A EP 00202129A EP 1168113 A1 EP1168113 A1 EP 1168113A1
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Nicolas Ehrsam
Clément Meyrat
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G21/00—Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C3/00—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means
    • G04C3/001—Electromechanical switches for setting or display
    • G04C3/005—Multiple switches

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  • the present invention relates to a switching device for an electrical or electronic device, of simple and economical construction, capable of closing at least on three different contacts of a circuit allowing said device to perform three different functions.
  • the invention relates more particularly to such a device for controlling by means of a single control member various functions of an electronic timepiece, such as setting the time, updating a calendar or the setting the alarm time of a watch, or the start, stop, reset functions of a chronograph watch, or even to activate functions not necessarily linked to the passage of time, for example lighting dial or indication of a diving depth.
  • Timepieces with several functions generally have several buttons and / or push-buttons, the order and methods of handling of which (short / long press, slow / fast rotation, etc.) make it possible to issue instructions to a circuit. integrated electronics to control a specific function. It is obvious that the user must also make an effort to remember the manipulations he must perform to obtain the desired function. In addition, even if some consumers assess the technicality of the product in terms of its visual appearance, other consumers may prefer a product with a more discreet aesthetic appearance, that is to say comprising fewer buttons and / or push buttons, while providing the same services at the function level.
  • the other end of the rod is guided by the second through passage, contact side, the opening of which has an elongated outline of width substantially equal to the diameter of the rod.
  • the rod is maintained in these two through passages in neutral position, that is to say without action on the electrical contacts, by means of a helical spring maintained on one side in an annular groove surrounding the elongated contour, and compressed by the 'other side by a washer supported on a clip engaged in a groove of the rod, said clip itself being supported on the bead of the first through passage.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a chronograph watch comprising a case 2 closed by a middle part 3 and a back 4, and comprising a dial 5 for displaying the current time by means of the hour hands 6a, minutes 6b and a small second 6c and for displaying a timed time interval, by means of a second hand in the center 7 and two counters for the hours 8a and for the minutes 8b.
  • These needles and counters are driven in a known manner by an electronic chronograph movement, powered by an energy source, not shown.
  • the instructions addressed to the electronic movement are given only by the electronic switching device 1, explained below in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the mechanism essentially comprises a rigid structure formed on a frame 10 crossed by a rod 20 held, by elastic means comprising a helical spring 27, in a neutral position which does not activate none of the contacts 31, 32, 33 supported by a plate 19 extending beyond the frame 10.
  • the frame comprises a base 14 and two vertical extensions forming an outer branch 13 and an inner branch 15 of a clearance having a structure in U, crossed by the rod 20 comprising an operating head 21, and an end 22 near the contacts 31, 32, 33.
  • this U-shaped clearance comes in one piece with the housing 2, the base 14 and the plate 19 being merged with the base 4, and the outer branch 13 being merged with the middle part 3.
  • Each of the vertical extensions 13, 15 comprises a through passage 11, 17 for the rod 20.
  • the through passage 11, on the head side 21, has a circular opening of diameter greater than that of the rod 20.
  • the rod 20 is guided in the passage 11 by gentle friction of an O-ring 25 held axially in place in the groove 24 by a bead 23 of the rod 20.
  • the bead 23 and the O-ring 25 form, in a way, a bulge of the rod 20 allowing its tilting in all directions.
  • the rod 20 is therefore maneuverable in the passage 11 both in translation, by exerting an axial pressure on the head 21, and by tilting of an angle ⁇ by exerting a lateral pressure.
  • the value of the tilt angle ⁇ obviously depends on the length of the passage 11 and the relative diameters of the opening of the passage 11 and of the rod 20. In the application to a timepiece of small dimensions an appropriate value the angle ⁇ is about 7 °.
  • the through passage 17, on the side of the electrical contacts 31, 32, 33, has an oblong shape, even more visible in FIG. 4, having the width of the diameter of the rod 20 and it makes it possible to guide the end 22 of the latter. ci in the tilting movement to press one or the other of the two contacts 31, 33 which, in the example shown are flexible reed contacts.
  • the through passage 17 may have a different guide contour from that just described, for example by having a V-shaped center line (FIG. 4A), which can be advantageous from the handling point of view for a wristwatch. . It is also possible to give this guide contour a T shape (FIG. 4B) making it possible to establish three contacts, again a form of Greek cross ( Figure 4C) to establish four contacts.
  • the device comprises, in the U-shaped release of the frame 10, elastic means formed by a helical spring 27 one end of which is housed in an annular groove 16 of the branch 15 on the contact side surrounding the guide cutout, and the other end of which bears on a washer 28 threaded on the rod 20, before the spring is put in place.
  • the outer surface of the washer 28 is blocked by a clip 29 engaged in a groove 26 of the rod 20.
  • the pressure exerted by the spring 27 keeps the clip 29 in abutment on the bead 12 of the branch 13, so that, when no action is exerted on the head 21, the rod has an axial position and its end 22 does not press on any contact.

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EP1519452A1 (de) * 2003-09-23 2005-03-30 Asulab S.A. Tragbares elektronisches Gerät mit zumindest einem angepassten Betätigungselement zum Übertragen von elektrischen Signalen
CH700843A1 (fr) * 2009-04-22 2010-10-29 Frank Mueller Watchland S A Organe de commande pour piece d'horlogerie.
CN112242265A (zh) * 2020-11-11 2021-01-19 歌尔科技有限公司 按键组件及智能腕戴设备
CN112947024A (zh) * 2019-12-10 2021-06-11 斯沃奇集团研究和开发有限公司 具有控制部件的表
EP3835892A1 (de) 2019-12-10 2021-06-16 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Armbanduhr mit steuerungsorgan
EP3835887A1 (de) 2019-12-10 2021-06-16 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Armbanduhr mit steuerungsorgan
EP3835885A1 (de) 2019-12-10 2021-06-16 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Armbanduhr mit steuerungsorgan
US20210373494A1 (en) 2020-06-02 2021-12-02 The Swatch Group Research And Development Ltd. Disconnectable crown

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US5088070A (en) * 1991-05-06 1992-02-11 Timex Corporation Selecting apparatus for a multimode electronic wrist instrument
US5378862A (en) * 1992-08-18 1995-01-03 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Universal pivot switch with a hemispheric pivotal support member
EP0919959A1 (de) * 1997-11-28 1999-06-02 Eta SA Fabriques d'Ebauches Tragbares Objekt, insbesondere Uhr mit mehreren auswählbaren elektronischen Modulen

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US4395134A (en) * 1982-02-17 1983-07-26 Luce Nunzio A Joystick switch for timepieces
US5088070A (en) * 1991-05-06 1992-02-11 Timex Corporation Selecting apparatus for a multimode electronic wrist instrument
US5378862A (en) * 1992-08-18 1995-01-03 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Universal pivot switch with a hemispheric pivotal support member
EP0919959A1 (de) * 1997-11-28 1999-06-02 Eta SA Fabriques d'Ebauches Tragbares Objekt, insbesondere Uhr mit mehreren auswählbaren elektronischen Modulen

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EP1519452A1 (de) * 2003-09-23 2005-03-30 Asulab S.A. Tragbares elektronisches Gerät mit zumindest einem angepassten Betätigungselement zum Übertragen von elektrischen Signalen
US7034237B2 (en) 2003-09-23 2006-04-25 Asulab S.A. Portable electronic instrument including at least one control member arranged for also transmitting electric signals
CH700843A1 (fr) * 2009-04-22 2010-10-29 Frank Mueller Watchland S A Organe de commande pour piece d'horlogerie.
EP3835885A1 (de) 2019-12-10 2021-06-16 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Armbanduhr mit steuerungsorgan
JP2021092544A (ja) * 2019-12-10 2021-06-17 ザ・スウォッチ・グループ・リサーチ・アンド・ディベロップメント・リミテッド 制御部材を備える小型時計
EP3835886A1 (de) 2019-12-10 2021-06-16 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Armbanduhr mit steuerungsorgan
EP3835892A1 (de) 2019-12-10 2021-06-16 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Armbanduhr mit steuerungsorgan
EP3835887A1 (de) 2019-12-10 2021-06-16 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Armbanduhr mit steuerungsorgan
US11599066B2 (en) 2019-12-10 2023-03-07 The Swatch Group Research And Development Ltd Watch provided with a control member
JP2021092545A (ja) * 2019-12-10 2021-06-17 ザ・スウォッチ・グループ・リサーチ・アンド・ディベロップメント・リミテッド 制御部材を備える小型時計
CN112947024A (zh) * 2019-12-10 2021-06-11 斯沃奇集团研究和开发有限公司 具有控制部件的表
US11537082B2 (en) 2019-12-10 2022-12-27 The Swatch Group Research And Development Ltd Watch provided with a control member
US11493886B2 (en) 2019-12-10 2022-11-08 The Swatch Group Research And Development Ltd Watch provided with a control member
CN112947024B (zh) * 2019-12-10 2022-04-12 斯沃奇集团研究和开发有限公司 具有控制部件的表
EP3919987A1 (de) * 2020-06-02 2021-12-08 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Auskuppelbare krone
CN113759689A (zh) * 2020-06-02 2021-12-07 斯沃奇集团研究和开发有限公司 可脱开表冠
US20210373494A1 (en) 2020-06-02 2021-12-02 The Swatch Group Research And Development Ltd. Disconnectable crown
US11740588B2 (en) 2020-06-02 2023-08-29 The Swatch Group Research And Develonment Ltd Disconnectable crown
CN112242265A (zh) * 2020-11-11 2021-01-19 歌尔科技有限公司 按键组件及智能腕戴设备

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