EP1290505B1 - Watch equipped with weekly cycle indicator - Google Patents

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EP1290505B1
EP1290505B1 EP00930963A EP00930963A EP1290505B1 EP 1290505 B1 EP1290505 B1 EP 1290505B1 EP 00930963 A EP00930963 A EP 00930963A EP 00930963 A EP00930963 A EP 00930963A EP 1290505 B1 EP1290505 B1 EP 1290505B1
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  • clocks recorders activated by the employee when he arrives at work, then when he leaves it.
  • Such a clock commonly called a stamper, allows to check that each employee has worked the due time.
  • Document EP 0851 321 describes a mechanism allowing in particular display of the day of the week and the date by means of hands performing one jump per day. This mechanism may as well be driven by a quartz movement than a mechanical one.
  • Patent CH 394 958 describes a mechanism allowing the display of the date by means of two hands, one displaying the units, the other the tens.
  • This watch is characterized in that it further comprises a second motor controlled by the control circuit, and an additional needle driven by this second engine.
  • the control circuit is arranged so that the second motor runs through this switches a complete cycle in one week, alternating periods stop and display of a time between two given instants.
  • the week has five working days and two rest. This is why, in a first embodiment, the dial is divided into five sectors, the control circuit then being arranged to run an additional needle through one sector per day from Monday to Friday and then leave it to rest on Saturday and Sunday.
  • dial is divided into seven sectors, the circuit of command then being arranged to run through the additional needle one sector per day from Monday to Sunday.
  • the sectors display are slowly moved to indicate the passage of time. Also, the sectors corresponding to Saturday and Sunday may be smaller than the other five.
  • control circuit is arranged, preferably, to that the sectors from Monday to Friday are traversed between two moments defining the start and end of the working day respectively and that, the Saturday and Sunday, the additional needle remains stationary on the sector corresponding.
  • the watch according to the invention thus comprises, advantageously, means to allow the user to introduce, into the control circuit, the start and end times of work which automatically determine when the needle starts and stops additional.
  • the watch may include advantageously means to allow the user to determine himself the instants of starting and stopping the additional needle and / or means for remotely introducing into the control circuit the start and end times of work which automatically determine the starting and stopping the additional needle.
  • the watch includes means for providing the user an indication of the total hours worked over a period data and / or means to provide the user with an indication of the deviation between the total hours worked over a given period and a number of reference hours.
  • the display means of the watch according to the invention have a dial 10 and three coaxial hands 12, 14 and 16.
  • the dial 10 has a central scale 18 to indicate, so classic, the hours and minutes of current time using the hands 12 and 14.
  • the dial further comprises, at its periphery, a scale 20, of pentagonal shape, which bears, at its peaks, the numbers 8, 16, 24, 32 and 40 and, in the middle of the sides, the names of the working days of the week.
  • This scale serves as a reference for the third needle 16 which is driven periodically to indicate the time spent on work during a week.
  • the training is done at the rate of 8 hours per day, from 8 to 12 a.m. and from 1 to 5 p.m. The rest of the time, the needle 16 remains stationary.
  • Such a movement is intended for people working on a schedule regular eight-hour daily. Its order is made by means of the circuit shown schematically in Figure 2.
  • This comprises, so classic, time base 22, frequency divider 24, counter 26, a motor 28 and a gear train 30 driven by the motor 28 and carrying needles 12 and 14.
  • It further comprises a microprocessor 32 controlling the motor 28, a memory 33 connected to the microprocessor, control means, schematically represented by two switches 34 and 36 in the form of pushers, and a second motor 38 also controlled by the microprocessor.
  • a control contact 40 is, in addition, arranged so as to be activated by one of the moving parts of the train of gears 30 at a particular time of the day, for example at noon and at midnight.
  • the second motor 38 drives a train 42, one of the mobiles of which carries the needle 16 and which controls a control contact 44, arranged so as to that at any particular time of the week it is closed, for example the Friday at the end of the day.
  • the time base 22 generally a resonator at quartz, delivers an electrical signal of stable frequency, reduced by the divider 24 until pulses at a frequency of the order of 1 Hz are obtained.
  • pulses increment the counter 26, so that this is so memorized the time in seconds, minutes, hours and days of the week.
  • the microprocessor 32 gives the order, for example every twenty seconds, to advancing the motor 28 by one step, from the information contained in counter 26.
  • the watch has a program which will be described in more detail with reference to Figure 7.
  • This program controls the microprocessor 32 and is saved in memory 33 at the same time as the times at which the engine 38 must start (start of working time) and stop (end of working time) and weekdays (Monday to Friday) to which it should happen.
  • the program also includes information allowing the gear train 30 to be brought into phase with the counter 26 and gear train control 42 by contact 44.
  • microprocessor 32 detects that the state of the counter 26 corresponds to an instant and a day, contained in memory 33, to which the engine 38 must start, it sends to it the orders which do so advance in steps, as will be explained with reference to FIG. 7.
  • the motor drive will then stop as soon as the microprocessor 32 will detect that the state of the counter 26 corresponds to an instant and a day, contained in memory 33, at which the motor 38 must stop.
  • the microprocessor 32 is programmed to control the motor 38 so that it drives the cog 42 linked to the needle 16 for 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, at eight hours a day, for example 8 to 12 hours and 13 to 17 hours.
  • the user sets his watch by pressing simultaneously on the two push-buttons 34 and 36.
  • the time correction is then, by means of these same pushers, which control respectively the advance and the retraction of the needles 12 and 14 and, simultaneously, incrementing and decrementing the counter 26.
  • the latter is set phase with hands 12 and 14 each time contact 40 is closed during of the rotation of the gear train 30.
  • the user presses twice in succession and simultaneously on the two pushers 34 and 36.
  • the correction is then made by means of these same pushers, which respectively control the advance and the retraction of the needle 16.
  • the user brings the needle 16 opposite the current day of the week.
  • the microprocessor 32 checks the agreement between the day of the week indicated by the counter 26 and that designated by the hand 16, thanks to the information received from contact 38 and, if there is an offset, ensures the implementation phase.
  • the microprocessor 32 automatically adjusts the position of needle 16 in the current day, so that it occupies a position corresponding to the time elapsed between the start of working time as than recorded in memory 33 and the current time.
  • a new simultaneous pressure on pushers 34 and 36 interrupts the correction.
  • the result is the same when the pushers are no longer activated for a certain time, for example 20 seconds.
  • the watch could be equipped means to vary the daily training time from the needle 16. It has for this purpose an additional switch, accessible from the back of the movement and which, when activated, allows to bring the 12 hour and 14 minute hands into the position corresponding to the desired daily working time. Pressure on pushbuttons controlling the two switches 34 and 36 ensures the recording of this working time in memory 33. In this case, the working hours figures associated with scale 20 are deleted, the passage from one vertex to the other of the pentagon corresponding exactly to the daily working time.
  • the needle 16 would start at the exact time when work must start according to company schedule and would stop automatically at the end of work time.
  • the scale 20 is shaped heptagonal, with five long sides 20a allowing the display of the five days usual working areas and two short sides 20b opposite which the Saturday and Sunday directions.
  • the motor 38 drives the needle 16 every day but, on Saturday and Sunday, it is positioned, at the beginning of the morning, at middle of sides 20b.
  • This modification can, without other, be obtained by a modification of the microprocessor program.
  • each day of the week corresponds to one side of a heptagon forming the scale 20.
  • the needle 16 can move every day, in a few hours, opposite the segment that corresponds to it. It is also possible that this slow movement does not is done only on working days, the needle passing from one day to the next in one only jump on rest days.
  • the watch in FIG. 5 makes it possible to manage the working time in such conditions. It also includes a dial 10 in front of which are 12 hour, 14 minute and working time hands 16. The dial carries a current time scale 18, located at 9 o'clock and a working time scale 20 occupying the entire periphery of the dial.
  • FIG. 5 there is also shown a box 46, four pushers 48, 50, 52 and 54 arranged respectively at 2, 4, 8 and 10 o'clock on the periphery box 46 and a time setting crown 56 placed at 3 o'clock.
  • a third scale 58 arranged at 9 o'clock, is associated with a hand 60, intended to display the time ahead or behind time means of work required.
  • this watch is done by the circuit shown schematically in Figure 6, on which are found all components of FIG. 2. It further comprises two counters 62 and 64, one third motor 66, all connected to microprocessor 32, a gear train 68, driven by the motor 66, and a control contact 70 activated by the gear train 68 and whose signal is addressed to the microprocessor 32.
  • Four switches 72, 74, 76 and 78 are respectively ordered by buttons 48, 50, 52 and 54.
  • the counters 62 and 64 are respectively intended to measure the time of work done and the difference over time. Their content corresponds to the position of hands 16 and 60. They are brought into phase using the contacts 44 and 70.
  • This watch differs from that of FIG. 1 by the fact that the hand 16 is not automatically started every working day, but by order of the user.
  • the functions associated with the display of the current time are, for against completely identical. They will therefore not be described.
  • Such a watch requires prior adjustment, consisting in introducing, into memory 33, the working time to be carried out each week by the user.
  • This operation begins with a pressure on the pusher 54, called programming. All the hands then zero. Pressing the pusher 48 controls the drive of the needles 12 and 14. The pressure is maintained until they arrive at the time display corresponding to the work due daily. If this time is exceeded, a pressure on the pusher 50 makes it possible to roll back these needles. When the correct time is displayed, pressing the push-button 54 again saving it to memory 65.
  • the actuation of the pusher 48 then makes it possible to move the needle 16 until the current day of the week. During this manipulation, the needle advance until the start of the day in question. In other words, the microprocessor sends a train of pulses to the motor 38 corresponding to the angle traveled by the needle 16 in a full day.
  • pressing the pusher 52 controls the resetting of the counters 62 and 64.
  • the display of the current time can, of course, be adjusted, by means of the crown 56, which, turning in one direction or in the other controls switches 34 and 36.
  • the watch is initialized, its wearer can then use it.
  • he presses the button 48 which controls the start-up of the counter 62 and the drive of motors 38 and 66.
  • the microprocessor 32 decrements, at each change of minute, the content of counter 64 and commands driving the engine 66, in reverse.
  • the microprocessor 34 When the user stops his work, he presses the button again 48. The microprocessor 34 then records that the two counters do not must no longer be incremented. If this pressure is applied after the period decrementing the counter 64, the two hands 16 and 60 then remain immobile. If, on the contrary, it is carried out during the period of decrement, only the needle 16 stops, while the needle 60 moves back.
  • the counter 64 is decremented; it is incremented as soon as this hour is reached, and until the cessation of work.
  • the user knows, permanently, the time during which he worked during the current week, thanks to the indication given by needle 16, the position of which corresponds to the content of the counter 62. He also knows the advance or delay taken in relation to the time due, this information given by needle 60, the position of which corresponds to contents of counter 64.
  • the needle 16 moves to the "noon" position before starting its rotation normal. In other words, a new count begins. Through against, the needle 60 keeps its position, the missing or excess time being postponed.
  • contact 70 which is controlled by the gear train 68, is, like of contacts 40 and 44, to ensure a phasing of the meters electronic and mechanical display means.
  • the scale 58 relates to ⁇ 10 hours. That corresponds noticeably generally accepted gap between time due and time actually performed.
  • the counter 64 is decremented during the day, without it being incremented. That is to say that time overtime is reduced by the time due corresponding to one day. This is done automatically.
  • this embodiment can also be the subject of many variations. It is thus easily conceivable to carry out a shows in which the start and stop are respectively controlled during entry and exit into the business.
  • the watch is provided a transponder which receives a signal from a transmitter located at the input of the building and in return issues an identification signal.
  • the latter can send to his watch all necessary information, including working time actually done and the advance or delay compared to the work plan. These information can then be compared with counters 62 and 64 which are put in phase and, with them, needles 16 and 60.
  • the scales 20 and 58, respectively associated with needles 16 and 60, could advantageously be adjusted according to the situations particular of each, for example, using a cell as a dial liquid crystal display. It would then be possible to modify the number of days of the 20 scale, or the number of hours of offset, in addition or less, that it is authorized to have, which then modifies the scale 58.
  • figure 7 represents an example of logic usable for control microprocessor 32.
  • the cycle begins with a signal, for example from counter 26, called clock signal.
  • the microprocessor 32 firstly determines, by 100, if the current day is between 1 and 5. This means, then, that this day is openable and that consequently the device according to the invention must be set to contribution. If the answer is negative, the current day is a holiday and the microprocessor 32 receives, in 102, an order asking it to put in waiting. After this waiting time, it starts again by performing the operation question mark in 100.
  • the microprocessor 32 examines in which hourly range of the day is the current time t . These ranges are defined by the instants T 0 and T 1 , which correspond respectively to the beginning and the end of the morning work, and T 2 and T 3 , which correspond to the start and the end of the afternoon work.
  • the microprocessor 32 checks at 104 that the current time is greater than T 0 . If it is not the case, it is put on hold in 106. If the current time is greater than T 0 , it checks, then in 108, that it is smaller than T 1 . As long as this is the case, the microprocessor 32 gives, at 110, the order to the motor 38 to advance by one step. The microprocessor 32 then goes on standby, at 112, for a time corresponding to the angle traveled by the needle 16. When the time T 1 is reached, this means that the midday break has arrived. The microprocessor 32 then checks, at 114, that the current time is greater than T 2 . As long as this is not the case, the microprocessor 32 is put on hold at 116 before interrogating itself again.
  • the microprocessor 32 gives at motor 38, at 122, the order to advance by one step. The cycle then starts waiting, in 124, as for the morning working time cycle.
  • Watches corresponding to the other embodiments mentioned above can be ordered according to the same principles, questions logic defining the start and stop of the needle 16 being modified by depending on the options chosen.
  • the needle 16 could, for example, be used to display a timed time.
  • the addition of an audible indicator would indicate, for example the start and end of working time. By a simple operation of selection of functions, it would then also be possible to use needle 16 as an indicator alarm time.

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The invention concerns a watch, conventionally comprising: an electronic movement including a control circuit (24, 26, 32) and a motor (28) controlled by said circuit, and time display means comprising at least two hands (12, 14) driven by the motor (28) and moving in front of the dial (10) to indicate hours and minutes. Said watch is characterised in that it further comprises a second motor (38) controlled by the control circuit, and an additional hand (16) driven by said second motor. The circuit (32) is so designed as to enable the second motor (38) to drive said hand (16) along a complete cycle in one week, in alternating periods stopping and displaying time between two given times.

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La détermination d'un temps de travail dans les entreprises a déjà fait l'objet de nombreux développements. On a, notamment, réalisé des horloges enregistreuses, activées par l'employé lorsqu'il arrive à son travail, puis lorsqu'il le quitte. Une telle horloge, appelée communément timbreuse, permet de contrôler que chaque employé a effectué le temps de travail dû.The determination of working time in companies has already been the subject many developments. In particular, we made clocks recorders, activated by the employee when he arrives at work, then when he leaves it. Such a clock, commonly called a stamper, allows to check that each employee has worked the due time.

II va de soi que les informations ainsi obtenues présentent un caractère confidentiel. L'employé ne peut y accéder qu'à son départ ou à son arrivée. Ces moments sont peu propices à l'analyse d'informations, car il se trouve généralement de nombreuses personnes à arriver ou à sortir en même temps. II est, en conséquence, difficile pour l'employé de connaítre le temps qu'il a effectivement consacré à son travail.It goes without saying that the information thus obtained has a character confidential. The employee can only access it on departure or arrival. These moments are not conducive to the analysis of information, because it is found usually many people arriving or leaving at the same time. It is therefore difficult for the employee to know the time he has actually devoted to his work.

II existe également des appareils permettant de déterminer le temps nécessaire à effectuer une tâche particulière. La connaissance de ce temps facilite la facturation du travail. L'un d'eux, décrit dans le document US 3 719 037, comporte un indicateur des heures et des minutes et permet d'afficher un temps allant jusqu'à un demi-jour. Un poussoir permet de commander son départ et son arrêt.There are also devices for determining the time necessary to perform a particular task. Knowledge of this time facilitates the invoicing of work. One of them, described in document US Pat. 037, has an hour and minute indicator and allows you to display a time up to half a day. A push-button allows you to control your start and stop.

Si une telle solution est bien adaptée pour mesurer le temps de travail relatif à une tâche particulière, elle ne permet pas à un employé de suivre de manière satisfaisante le temps qu'il consacre à son employeur.If such a solution is well suited to measure the working time relating to a particular task, it does not allow an employee to follow in a way the time he spends with his employer.

Le document EP 0851 321 décrit un mécanisme permettant notamment l'affichage du jour de la semaine et du quantième au moyen d'aiguilles effectuant un saut par jour. Ce mécanisme peut aussi bien être entraíné par un mouvement à quartz que mécanique.Document EP 0851 321 describes a mechanism allowing in particular display of the day of the week and the date by means of hands performing one jump per day. This mechanism may as well be driven by a quartz movement than a mechanical one.

Le brevet CH 394 958 décrit un mécanisme permettant l'affichage du quantième au moyen de deux aiguilles, l'une affichant les unités, l'autre les dizaines. Patent CH 394 958 describes a mechanism allowing the display of the date by means of two hands, one displaying the units, the other the tens.

Le but de la présente invention est de permettre une perception du temps consacré au travail sur toute une semaine, ce temps étant particulièrement apprécié par de nombreuses personnes pour planifier leur organisation. A cet effet, la montre selon l'invention comporte:

  • un mouvement électronique comprenant un circuit de commande et un moteur piloté par ledit circuit, et
  • des moyens d'affichage du temps comprenant un cadran et au moins deux aiguilles entraínées par le moteur et se déplaçant devant le cadran pour indiquer les heures et les minutes.
The purpose of the present invention is to allow a perception of the time devoted to work over an entire week, this time being particularly appreciated by many people for planning their organization. To this end, the watch according to the invention comprises:
  • an electronic movement comprising a control circuit and a motor driven by said circuit, and
  • time display means comprising a dial and at least two hands driven by the engine and moving in front of the dial to indicate the hours and minutes.

Cette montre est caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte, en outre, un deuxième moteur piloté par le circuit de commande, et une aiguille supplémentaire entraínée par ce deuxième moteur. De plus, le circuit de commande est agencé de manière à ce que le deuxième moteur fasse parcourir à cette aiguille un cycle complet en une semaine, dans une alternance de périodes d'arrêt et d'affichage d'un temps entre deux instants donnés.This watch is characterized in that it further comprises a second motor controlled by the control circuit, and an additional needle driven by this second engine. In addition, the control circuit is arranged so that the second motor runs through this switches a complete cycle in one week, alternating periods stop and display of a time between two given instants.

Pour de nombreuses personnes, la semaine comporte cinq jours de travail et deux de repos. C'est pourquoi, dans un premier mode de réalisation, le cadran est divisé en cinq secteurs, le circuit de commande étant alors agencé pour faire parcourir à l'aiguille supplémentaire un secteur par jour du lundi au vendredi puis à la laisser au repos le samedi et le dimanche.For many people, the week has five working days and two rest. This is why, in a first embodiment, the dial is divided into five sectors, the control circuit then being arranged to run an additional needle through one sector per day from Monday to Friday and then leave it to rest on Saturday and Sunday.

Même si certains jours sont plus particulièrement destinés au repos, des porteurs de montre souhaitent voir leur nom affiché. C'est pourquoi, dans un autre mode de réalisation, le cadran est divisé en sept secteurs, le circuit de commande étant alors agencé pour faire parcourir à l'aiguille supplémentaire un secteur par jour du lundi au dimanche.Even if some days are more particularly intended for rest, watch wearers want their name displayed. This is why, in a Another embodiment, the dial is divided into seven sectors, the circuit of command then being arranged to run through the additional needle one sector per day from Monday to Sunday.

Pour les jours de repos, il n'est pas absolument nécessaire que les secteurs d'affichage fassent l'objet d'un mouvement lent, permettant d'indiquer l'écoulement du temps. Aussi, les secteurs correspondant au samedi et au dimanche peuvent être plus petits que les cinq autres. For rest days, it is not absolutely necessary that the sectors display are slowly moved to indicate the passage of time. Also, the sectors corresponding to Saturday and Sunday may be smaller than the other five.

Afin d'assurer une perception du temps de travail effectué et du temps à accomplir encore, le circuit de commande est agencé, de préférence, pour que les secteurs du lundi au vendredi soient parcourus entre deux instants définissant respectivement le début et la fin de la journée de travail et que, le samedi et le dimanche, l'aiguille supplémentaire reste immobile sur le secteur correspondant.In order to ensure a perception of the time worked and the time to further accomplish, the control circuit is arranged, preferably, to that the sectors from Monday to Friday are traversed between two moments defining the start and end of the working day respectively and that, the Saturday and Sunday, the additional needle remains stationary on the sector corresponding.

Le temps consacré journellement au travail peut varier considérablement selon les professions et les pays. C'est pourquoi, il est souhaitable de permettre au porteur de la montre d'introduire lui-même les informations relatives à son horaire. La montre selon l'invention comporte ainsi, avantageusement, des moyens pour permettre à l'utilisateur d'introduire, dans le circuit de commande, les instants de début et de fin de travail qui déterminent automatiquement le démarrage et l'arrêt de l'aiguille supplémentaire.Daily time spent at work can vary considerably according to professions and countries. Therefore, it is desirable to allow the wearer of the watch to enter the information himself relating to his schedule. The watch according to the invention thus comprises, advantageously, means to allow the user to introduce, into the control circuit, the start and end times of work which automatically determine when the needle starts and stops additional.

Afin d'augmenter encore la souplesse d'utilisation, la montre peut comporter avantageusement des moyens pour permettre à l'utilisateur de déterminer lui-même les instants de démarrage et d'arrêt de l'aiguille supplémentaire et/ou des moyens pour introduire à distance dans le circuit de commande les instants de début et de fin de travail qui déterminent automatiquement le démarrage et l'arrêt de l'aiguille supplémentaire.To further increase the flexibility of use, the watch may include advantageously means to allow the user to determine himself the instants of starting and stopping the additional needle and / or means for remotely introducing into the control circuit the start and end times of work which automatically determine the starting and stopping the additional needle.

Certains travailleurs sont soumis à un horaire dit variable. Il est, pour eux, intéressant de connaítre le temps de travail effectif durant une période donnée. A cet effet, la montre comporte des moyens pour fournir à l'utilisateur une indication du total des heures de travail effectuées sur une période donnée et/ou des moyens pour fournir à l'utilisateur une indication de l'écart entre le total des heures de travail effectuées sur une période donnée et un nombre d'heures de référence.Some workers are subject to a so-called variable schedule. It is, for them, interesting to know the actual working time during a period given. To this end, the watch includes means for providing the user an indication of the total hours worked over a period data and / or means to provide the user with an indication of the deviation between the total hours worked over a given period and a number of reference hours.

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention ressortiront de la description qui va suivre, faite en regard du dessin annexé, dans lequel:

  • Les figures 1 et 2 illustrent respectivement les moyens d'affichage et le schéma du circuit électronique d'une montre selon un premier mode de réalisation;
  • Les figures 3 et 4 montrent des variantes de la réalisation de la figure 1,
  • Les figures 5 et 6 représentent respectivement la face avant et le schéma du circuit électronique d'une montre selon un deuxième mode de réalisation, et
  • La figure 7 est un schéma logique de commande de la montre des figures 1 et 2.
Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will emerge from the description which follows, given with reference to the appended drawing, in which:
  • Figures 1 and 2 respectively illustrate the display means and the diagram of the electronic circuit of a watch according to a first embodiment;
  • Figures 3 and 4 show variants of the embodiment of Figure 1,
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 respectively represent the front face and the diagram of the electronic circuit of a watch according to a second embodiment, and
  • FIG. 7 is a logic control diagram of the watch in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Les moyens d'affichage de la montre selon l'invention, schématiquement représentés à la figure 1, comportent un cadran 10 et trois aiguilles coaxiales 12, 14 et 16.The display means of the watch according to the invention, schematically shown in Figure 1, have a dial 10 and three coaxial hands 12, 14 and 16.

Le cadran 10 comporte une échelle centrale 18 pour indiquer, de manière classique, les heures et les minutes du temps courant au moyen des aiguilles 12 et 14. Le cadran comporte, en outre, à sa périphérie, une échelle 20, de forme pentagonale, qui porte, à ses sommets, les chiffres 8, 16, 24, 32 et 40 et, dans le milieu des côtés, le nom des jours ouvrables de la semaine. Cette échelle sert de référence à la troisième aiguille 16 qui est entraínée périodiquement pour indiquer le temps consacré au travail au cours d'une semaine. Dans cet exemple, l'entraínement se fait à raison de 8 heures par jour, soit de 8 à 12 heures et de 13 à 17 heures. Le reste du temps, l'aiguille 16 reste immobile.The dial 10 has a central scale 18 to indicate, so classic, the hours and minutes of current time using the hands 12 and 14. The dial further comprises, at its periphery, a scale 20, of pentagonal shape, which bears, at its peaks, the numbers 8, 16, 24, 32 and 40 and, in the middle of the sides, the names of the working days of the week. This scale serves as a reference for the third needle 16 which is driven periodically to indicate the time spent on work during a week. In this example, the training is done at the rate of 8 hours per day, from 8 to 12 a.m. and from 1 to 5 p.m. The rest of the time, the needle 16 remains stationary.

Un tel mouvement est destiné à des personnes travaillant selon un horaire régulier de huit heures par jour. Sa commande se fait au moyen du circuit représenté schématiquement sur la figure 2. Celui-ci comporte, de manière classique, une base de temps 22, un diviseur de fréquence 24, un compteur de temps 26, un moteur 28 et un train d'engrenages 30 entraíné par le moteur 28 et portant les aiguilles 12 et 14. Il comporte, en outre, un microprocesseur 32 commandant le moteur 28, une mémoire 33 reliée au microprocesseur, des moyens de commande, schématiquement représentés par deux interrupteurs 34 et 36 sous forme de poussoirs, et un deuxième moteur 38 également commandé par le microproceseur. Un contact de contrôle 40 est, en outre, disposé de manière à être activé par l'un des mobiles du train d'engrenages 30 en un moment particulier de la journée, par exemple à midi et à minuit.Such a movement is intended for people working on a schedule regular eight-hour daily. Its order is made by means of the circuit shown schematically in Figure 2. This comprises, so classic, time base 22, frequency divider 24, counter 26, a motor 28 and a gear train 30 driven by the motor 28 and carrying needles 12 and 14. It further comprises a microprocessor 32 controlling the motor 28, a memory 33 connected to the microprocessor, control means, schematically represented by two switches 34 and 36 in the form of pushers, and a second motor 38 also controlled by the microprocessor. A control contact 40 is, in addition, arranged so as to be activated by one of the moving parts of the train of gears 30 at a particular time of the day, for example at noon and at midnight.

Le deuxième moteur 38 entraíne un rouage 42 dont l'un des mobiles porte l'aiguille 16 et qui commande un contact de contrôle 44, disposé de manière à ce qu'en un moment particulier de la semaine, il soit fermé, par exemple le vendredi en fin de journée.The second motor 38 drives a train 42, one of the mobiles of which carries the needle 16 and which controls a control contact 44, arranged so as to that at any particular time of the week it is closed, for example the Friday at the end of the day.

Dans ce mouvement, la base de temps 22, généralement un résonateur à quartz, délivre un signal électrique de fréquence stable, réduite par le diviseur 24 jusqu'à obtenir des impulsions à une fréquence de l'ordre de 1 Hz. Ces impulsions incrémentent le compteur 26, de manière à ce que soit ainsi mémorisé le temps en secondes, minutes, heures et jours de la semaine. Le microprocesseur 32 donne l'ordre, par exemple toutes les vingt secondes, de faire avancer le moteur 28 de un pas, à partir des informations contenues dans le compteur 26.In this movement, the time base 22, generally a resonator at quartz, delivers an electrical signal of stable frequency, reduced by the divider 24 until pulses at a frequency of the order of 1 Hz are obtained. pulses increment the counter 26, so that this is so memorized the time in seconds, minutes, hours and days of the week. The microprocessor 32 gives the order, for example every twenty seconds, to advancing the motor 28 by one step, from the information contained in counter 26.

Lors de sa fabrication, la montre est dotée d'un programme qui sera décrit de manière plus détaillée en référence à la figure 7. Ce programme commande le microprocesseur 32 et est enregistré dans la mémoire 33 en même temps que les instants auxquels le moteur 38 doit démarrer (début du temps de travall) et s'arrêter (fin du temps de travail) et les jours de la semaine (lundi à vendredi) auxquels cela doit se produire. Le programme comporte également les informations permettant la mise en phase du train d'engrenages 30 avec le compteur 26 et le contrôle du rouage 42 par le contact 44.During its manufacture, the watch has a program which will be described in more detail with reference to Figure 7. This program controls the microprocessor 32 and is saved in memory 33 at the same time as the times at which the engine 38 must start (start of working time) and stop (end of working time) and weekdays (Monday to Friday) to which it should happen. The program also includes information allowing the gear train 30 to be brought into phase with the counter 26 and gear train control 42 by contact 44.

En fonctionnement, lorsque microprocesseur 32 détecte que l'état du compteur 26 correspond à un instant et un jour, contenus dans la mémoire 33, auxquels le moteur 38 doit démarrer, il adresse à celui-ci les ordres qui le font avancer par pas, comme cela sera expliqué en référence à la figure 7. In operation, when microprocessor 32 detects that the state of the counter 26 corresponds to an instant and a day, contained in memory 33, to which the engine 38 must start, it sends to it the orders which do so advance in steps, as will be explained with reference to FIG. 7.

L'entraínement du moteur cessera ensuite dès que le microprocesseur 32 détectera que l'état du compteur 26 correspond à un instant et un jour, contenus dans la mémoire 33, auxquels le moteur 38 doit s'arrêter.The motor drive will then stop as soon as the microprocessor 32 will detect that the state of the counter 26 corresponds to an instant and a day, contained in memory 33, at which the motor 38 must stop.

Typiquement, dans ce mode de réalisation, le microprocesseur 32 est programmé pour commander le moteur 38 de manière à ce qu'il entraíne le rouage 42 lié à l'aiguille 16 durant 5 jours par semaine, du lundi au vendredi, à raison de huit heures par jour, par exemple de 8 à 12 heures et de 13 à 17 heures.Typically, in this embodiment, the microprocessor 32 is programmed to control the motor 38 so that it drives the cog 42 linked to the needle 16 for 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, at eight hours a day, for example 8 to 12 hours and 13 to 17 hours.

De manière connue, l'utilisateur met sa montre à l'heure en appuyant simultanément sur les deux poussoirs 34 et 36. La correction de l'heure se fait, ensuite, au moyen de ces mêmes poussoirs, qui commandent respectivement l'avance et le recul des aiguilles 12 et 14 et, simultanément, l'incrémentation et la décrémentation du compteur 26. Ce dernier est mis en phase avec les aiguilles 12 et 14 chaque fois que le contact 40 est fermé lors de la rotation du train d'engrenages 30.In a known manner, the user sets his watch by pressing simultaneously on the two push-buttons 34 and 36. The time correction is then, by means of these same pushers, which control respectively the advance and the retraction of the needles 12 and 14 and, simultaneously, incrementing and decrementing the counter 26. The latter is set phase with hands 12 and 14 each time contact 40 is closed during of the rotation of the gear train 30.

Pour effectuer la correction de la position de l'aiguille 16, l'utilisateur presse deux fois de suite et simultanément sur les deux poussoirs 34 et 36. La correction se fait, ensuite, au moyen de ces mêmes poussoirs, qui commandent respectivement l'avance et le recul de l'aiguille 16.To correct the position of needle 16, the user presses twice in succession and simultaneously on the two pushers 34 and 36. The correction is then made by means of these same pushers, which respectively control the advance and the retraction of the needle 16.

Plus précisément, l'utilisateur amène l'aiguille 16 en regard du jour en cours de la semaine. Le microprocesseur 32 vérifie la concordance entre le jour de la semaine indiqué par le compteur 26 et celui désigné par l'aiguille 16, grâce aux informations reçues du contact 38 et, s'il y a décalage, assure la mise en phase. De plus, le microprocesseur 32 ajuste automatiquement la position de l'aiguille 16 dans la journée en cours, de manière à ce qu'elle occupe une position correspondant au temps écoulé entre le début du temps de travail tel qu'enregistré dans la mémoire 33 et l'heure courante.More precisely, the user brings the needle 16 opposite the current day of the week. The microprocessor 32 checks the agreement between the day of the week indicated by the counter 26 and that designated by the hand 16, thanks to the information received from contact 38 and, if there is an offset, ensures the implementation phase. In addition, the microprocessor 32 automatically adjusts the position of needle 16 in the current day, so that it occupies a position corresponding to the time elapsed between the start of working time as than recorded in memory 33 and the current time.

Une nouvelle pression simultanée sur les poussoirs 34 et 36 interrompt la correction. Le résultat est le même lorsque les poussoirs ne sont plus activés durant un certain temps, par exempte 20 secondes. A new simultaneous pressure on pushers 34 and 36 interrupts the correction. The result is the same when the pushers are no longer activated for a certain time, for example 20 seconds.

Dans une variante qui n'a pas été représentée, la montre pourrait être équipée de moyens permettant de faire varier le temps d'entraínement journalier de l'aiguille 16. Elle comporte à cet effet un interrupteur supplémentaire, accessible par l'arrière du mouvement et qui, lorsqu'il est activé, permet d'amener les aiguilles des heures 12 et des minutes 14 dans la position correspondant au temps de travail journalier désiré. Une pression sur les poussoirs commandant les deux interrupteurs 34 et 36 assure l'enregistrement de ce temps de travail dans la mémoire 33. Dans ce cas-là, les chiffres des heures de travail associés à l'échelle 20 sont supprimés, le passage d'un sommet à l'autre du pentagone correspondant exactement au temps de travail journalier.In a variant which has not been shown, the watch could be equipped means to vary the daily training time from the needle 16. It has for this purpose an additional switch, accessible from the back of the movement and which, when activated, allows to bring the 12 hour and 14 minute hands into the position corresponding to the desired daily working time. Pressure on pushbuttons controlling the two switches 34 and 36 ensures the recording of this working time in memory 33. In this case, the working hours figures associated with scale 20 are deleted, the passage from one vertex to the other of the pentagon corresponding exactly to the daily working time.

Dans une autre variante, il serait aussi possible d'introduire et d'enregistrer les heures de début et de fin du travail, ces heures correspondant aux sommets du pentagone. De la sorte, l'aiguille 16 se mettrait en route à l'heure exacte où le travail doit commencer selon le programme de l'entreprise et s'arrêterait automatiquement à l'heure de fin du travail.In another variant, it would also be possible to enter and save the start and end times of work, these hours corresponding to the peaks of the pentagon. In this way, the needle 16 would start at the exact time when work must start according to company schedule and would stop automatically at the end of work time.

Même si l'indication du jour de la semaine revêt une importance mineure durant les congés de fins de semaines, elle peut néanmoins être utile. C'est pourquoi, dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 3, l'échelle 20 est de forme heptagonale, avec cinq grands côtés 20a permettant l'affichage des cinq jours de travail habituels et deux petits côtés 20b en regard desquels figurent les indications du samedi et du dimanche.Even if the indication of the day of the week is of minor importance during weekends, it can still be useful. It is why, in the embodiment of Figure 3, the scale 20 is shaped heptagonal, with five long sides 20a allowing the display of the five days usual working areas and two short sides 20b opposite which the Saturday and Sunday directions.

Dans ce mode de réalisation, le moteur 38 entraíne chaque jour l'aiguille 16 mais, les samedi et dimanche, celle-ci se positionne, en début de matinée, au milieu des côtés 20b. Cette modification peut, sans autre, être obtenue par une modification du programme du microprocesseur.In this embodiment, the motor 38 drives the needle 16 every day but, on Saturday and Sunday, it is positioned, at the beginning of the morning, at middle of sides 20b. This modification can, without other, be obtained by a modification of the microprocessor program.

Dans la variante représentée à la figure 4, chaque jour de la semaine correspond à un côté d'un heptagone formant l'échelle 20. Dans ce cas, l'aiguille 16 peut se déplacer chaque jour, en quelques heures, en regard du segment qui lui correspond. Il est aussi possible que ce déplacement lent ne se fasse que les jours ouvrables, l'aiguille passant d'un jour à l'autre en un seul saut lors des jours de repos.In the variant shown in Figure 4, each day of the week corresponds to one side of a heptagon forming the scale 20. In this case, the needle 16 can move every day, in a few hours, opposite the segment that corresponds to it. It is also possible that this slow movement does not is done only on working days, the needle passing from one day to the next in one only jump on rest days.

Si, pour un nombre important de personnes, les horaires de travail sont fixes, d'autres doivent prévoient d'effectuer un temps de travail donné sur une période déterminée, fréquemment exprimé en heures par semaine.If, for a large number of people, the working hours are fixed, others must plan to work a given amount of time on one specified period, frequently expressed in hours per week.

La montre de la figure 5 permet de gérer le temps de travail dans de telles conditions. Elle comporte également un cadran 10 au-devant duquel sont disposées des aiguilles des heures 12, des minutes 14 et du temps de travail 16. Le cadran porte une échelle 18 du temps courant, située à 9 heures et une échelle du temps de travail 20 occupant toute la périphérie du cadran.The watch in FIG. 5 makes it possible to manage the working time in such conditions. It also includes a dial 10 in front of which are 12 hour, 14 minute and working time hands 16. The dial carries a current time scale 18, located at 9 o'clock and a working time scale 20 occupying the entire periphery of the dial.

Sur la figure 5, on a représenté également une boíte 46, quatre poussoirs 48, 50, 52 et 54 disposés respectivement à 2, 4, 8 et 10 heures sur la périphérie de la boíte 46 et une couronne de mise à l'heure 56 placée à 3 heures. Une troisième échelle 58, disposée à 9 heures, est associée à une aiguille 60, destinée à afficher le temps d'avance ou de retard par rapport au temps moyen de travail exigé.In FIG. 5, there is also shown a box 46, four pushers 48, 50, 52 and 54 arranged respectively at 2, 4, 8 and 10 o'clock on the periphery box 46 and a time setting crown 56 placed at 3 o'clock. A third scale 58, arranged at 9 o'clock, is associated with a hand 60, intended to display the time ahead or behind time means of work required.

La commande de cette montre se fait par le circuit représenté schématiquement sur la figure 6, sur laquelle se retrouvent tous les composants de la figure 2. Il comprend, en outre, deux compteurs 62 et 64, un troisième moteur 66, tous reliés au microprocesseur 32, un rouage 68, entraíné par le moteur 66, et un contact de contrôle 70 activé par le rouage 68 et dont le signal est adressé au microprocesseur 32. Quatre interrupteurs 72, 74, 76 et 78, reliés schématiquement par un seul trait au microprocesseur 32 pour éviter de surcharger le dessin, sont respectivement commandés par les poussoirs 48, 50, 52 et 54.The control of this watch is done by the circuit shown schematically in Figure 6, on which are found all components of FIG. 2. It further comprises two counters 62 and 64, one third motor 66, all connected to microprocessor 32, a gear train 68, driven by the motor 66, and a control contact 70 activated by the gear train 68 and whose signal is addressed to the microprocessor 32. Four switches 72, 74, 76 and 78, schematically linked by a single line to microprocessor 32 to avoid overloading the drawing, are respectively ordered by buttons 48, 50, 52 and 54.

Les compteurs 62 et 64 sont respectivement destinés à mesurer le temps de travail effectué et la différence avec le temps dû. Leur contenu correspond à la position des aiguilles 16 et 60. Leur mise en phase se fait au moyen des contacts 44 et 70. The counters 62 and 64 are respectively intended to measure the time of work done and the difference over time. Their content corresponds to the position of hands 16 and 60. They are brought into phase using the contacts 44 and 70.

Cette montre diffère de celle de la figure 1 par le fait que l'aiguille 16 n'est pas automatiquement mise en marche chaque jour ouvrable, mais sur ordre de l'utilisateur. Les fonctions associées à l'affichage du temps courant sont, par contre tout à fait identiques. Elles ne seront, en conséquence, pas décrites.This watch differs from that of FIG. 1 by the fact that the hand 16 is not automatically started every working day, but by order of the user. The functions associated with the display of the current time are, for against completely identical. They will therefore not be described.

Une telle montre nécessite un réglage préalable, consistant à introduire, dans la mémoire 33, le temps de travail à effectuer chaque semaine par l'utilisateur. Cette opération débute par une pression sur le poussoir 54, dit de programmation. Toutes les aiguilles se mettent alors à zéro. Une pression sur le poussoir 48 commande l'entraínement des aiguilles 12 et 14. La pression est maintenue jusqu'à ce qu'elles arrivent à l'affichage du temps correspondant au travail dû quotidiennement. Si ce temps est dépassé, une pression sur le poussoir 50 permet de faire reculer ces aiguilles. Lorsque le temps correct est affiché, une nouvelle pression sur le poussoir 54 commande son enregistrement dans la mémoire 65.Such a watch requires prior adjustment, consisting in introducing, into memory 33, the working time to be carried out each week by the user. This operation begins with a pressure on the pusher 54, called programming. All the hands then zero. Pressing the pusher 48 controls the drive of the needles 12 and 14. The pressure is maintained until they arrive at the time display corresponding to the work due daily. If this time is exceeded, a pressure on the pusher 50 makes it possible to roll back these needles. When the correct time is displayed, pressing the push-button 54 again saving it to memory 65.

L'actionnement du poussoir 48 permet, ensuite, de déplacer l'aiguille 16 jusqu'au jour de la semaine en cours. Lors de cette manipulation, l'aiguille avance jusqu'au début de la journée considérée. En d'autres termes, le microprocesseur envoie un train d'impulsions au moteur 38 correspondant à l'angle parcouru par l'aiguille 16 en un jour complet.The actuation of the pusher 48 then makes it possible to move the needle 16 until the current day of the week. During this manipulation, the needle advance until the start of the day in question. In other words, the microprocessor sends a train of pulses to the motor 38 corresponding to the angle traveled by the needle 16 in a full day.

Par ailleurs, une pression sur le poussoir 52 commande la mise à zéro des compteurs 62 et 64. L'affichage de l'heure courante peut, bien entendu, être ajustée, au moyen de la couronne 56, qui, en tournant dans un sens ou dans l'autre, commande les interrupteurs 34 et 36.Furthermore, pressing the pusher 52 controls the resetting of the counters 62 and 64. The display of the current time can, of course, be adjusted, by means of the crown 56, which, turning in one direction or in the other controls switches 34 and 36.

La montre étant initialisée, son porteur peut alors l'utiliser. Lorsqu'il commence son travail, il presse sur le bouton 48, ce qui commande la mise en route du compteur 62 et l'entraínement des moteurs 38 et 66. Parallèlement, en début de journée, soit à 8 heures, par exemple, le microprocesseur 32 décrémente, à chaque changement de minute, le contenu du compteur 64 et commande l'entraínement du moteur 66, en marche arrière.The watch is initialized, its wearer can then use it. When he starts his work, he presses the button 48, which controls the start-up of the counter 62 and the drive of motors 38 and 66. At the same time, at the start during the day, i.e. at 8 o'clock, for example, the microprocessor 32 decrements, at each change of minute, the content of counter 64 and commands driving the engine 66, in reverse.

Trois situations peuvent se présenter:

  • Si l'utilisateur commence son travail avant 8 heures, à chaque minute jusqu'à cette heure, le microprocesseur 32 commande l'avance des aiguilles 16 et 60, en envoyant des impulsions aux moteurs 38 et 66. De la sorte, les aiguilles 16 et 60 tournent dans le sens horaire. Dès 8 heures, le microprocesseur 32 adresse des impulsions de décrémentation au compteur 64, de sorte que son contenu est à la fois incrémenté et décrémenté, ce qui fait qu'il reste le même. Cela revient à dire que l'aiguille 16 est entraínée normalement alors que l'aiguille 60 reste fixe, à un temps positif correspondant à la différence entre le début du travail et 8 heures.
  • Dans la deuxième situation, l'utilisateur commence son travail et presse sur le poussoir 48 à 8 heures exactement. Dans ce cas, l'aiguille 16 est entraínée et l'aiguille 60 reste immobile.
  • Enfin, si l'utilisateur commence son travail après 8 heures, l'aiguille 60 recule tant que l'utilisateur n'a pas pressé sur le poussoir 48. Elle affichera donc, au cours de la journée, un temps négatif correspondant à la différence entre le moment du début du travail et 8 heures.
Three situations can arise:
  • If the user begins his work before 8 am, every minute until this hour, the microprocessor 32 controls the advance of the hands 16 and 60, by sending pulses to the motors 38 and 66. In this way, the hands 16 and 60 rotate clockwise. From 8 o'clock, the microprocessor 32 sends decrementing pulses to the counter 64, so that its content is both incremented and decremented, which means that it remains the same. This amounts to saying that the needle 16 is driven normally while the needle 60 remains fixed, at a positive time corresponding to the difference between the start of work and 8 hours.
  • In the second situation, the user begins his work and presses the pusher 48 to 8 hours exactly. In this case, the needle 16 is driven and the needle 60 remains stationary.
  • Finally, if the user begins work after 8 hours, the needle 60 moves back until the user has pressed the push-button 48. It will therefore display, during the day, a negative time corresponding to the difference between the time of the start of work and 8 hours.

Lorsque l'utilisateur arrête son travail, il presse une nouvelle fois sur le bouton 48. Le microprocesseur 34 enregistre alors que les deux compteurs ne doivent plus être incrémentés. Si cette pression est effectuée après la période de décrémentation du compteur 64, les deux aiguilles 16 et 60 restent alors immobiles. Si, au contraire, elle est effectuée durant la période de décrémentation, seule l'aiguille 16 s'arrête, alors que l'aiguille 60 recule.When the user stops his work, he presses the button again 48. The microprocessor 34 then records that the two counters do not must no longer be incremented. If this pressure is applied after the period decrementing the counter 64, the two hands 16 and 60 then remain immobile. If, on the contrary, it is carried out during the period of decrement, only the needle 16 stops, while the needle 60 moves back.

Durant le temps compris entre l'arrêt du travail et l'heure présumée de fin du travail, le compteur 64 est décrémenté; il est incrémenté dès que cette heure est atteinte, et jusqu'à l'arrêt du travail.During the time between stopping work and the presumed end time of work, the counter 64 is decremented; it is incremented as soon as this hour is reached, and until the cessation of work.

Avec un tel mode de réalisation, l'utilisateur connaít, en permanence, le temps durant lequel il a travaillé durant la semaine en cours, grâce à l'indication donnée par l'aiguille 16, dont la position correspond au contenu du compteur 62. Il connaít aussi l'avance ou le retard pris en rapport au temps dû, cette information étant donnée par l'aiguille 60, dont la position correspond au contenu du compteur 64.With such an embodiment, the user knows, permanently, the time during which he worked during the current week, thanks to the indication given by needle 16, the position of which corresponds to the content of the counter 62. He also knows the advance or delay taken in relation to the time due, this information given by needle 60, the position of which corresponds to contents of counter 64.

Lorsqu'au début d'une semaine, l'utilisateur actionne le poussoir 48, l'aiguille 16 se déplace jusqu'en position "midi" avant de commencer sa rotation normale. En d'autre terme, c'est un nouveau comptage qui commence. Par contre, l'aiguille 60 garde sa position, le temps manquant ou en trop étant reporté.When, at the start of a week, the user actuates the pusher 48, the needle 16 moves to the "noon" position before starting its rotation normal. In other words, a new count begins. Through against, the needle 60 keeps its position, the missing or excess time being postponed.

La fonction du contact 70, qui est commandé par le rouage 68, est, à l'instar des contact 40 et 44, d'assurer une mise en phase des compteurs électroniques et des moyens d'affichage mécaniques.The function of contact 70, which is controlled by the gear train 68, is, like of contacts 40 and 44, to ensure a phasing of the meters electronic and mechanical display means.

On relèvera que l'échelle 58 porte sur ± 10 heures. Cela correspond sensiblement à l'écart généralement admis entre le temps dû et le temps effectivement effectué.It should be noted that the scale 58 relates to ± 10 hours. That corresponds noticeably generally accepted gap between time due and time actually performed.

Lorsque le temps effectué est trop important, il est parfois permis que celui-ci soit pris comme congé. Dans ce cas, le compteur 64 est décrémenté durant la journée, sans qu'il ne soit incrémenté. Cela revient à dire que le temps travaillé en trop est réduit du temps dû correspondant à une journée. Cela se fait de manière automatique.When the time taken is too long, it is sometimes allowed that it be taken as leave. In this case, the counter 64 is decremented during the day, without it being incremented. That is to say that time overtime is reduced by the time due corresponding to one day. This is done automatically.

Il est bien évident que ce mode de réalisation peut aussi faire l'objet de nombreuses variantes. Il est ainsi facilement envisageable de réaliser une montre dans laquelle le départ et l'arrêt sont respectivement commandés lors de l'entrée et de la sortie dans l'entreprise. A cet effet, la montre est munie d'un transpondeur qui reçoit un signal d'un émetteur disposé à l'entrée du bâtiment et émet, en retour, un signal d'identification. Dès lors que la personne est identifiée par l'émetteur, ce dernier peut envoyer à sa montre toutes les informations nécessaires, notamment le temps de travail effectivement fait et l'avance ou le retard par rapport au plan de travail. Ces informations peuvent alors être comparées avec les compteurs 62 et 64 qui sont mis en phase et, avec eux, les aiguilles 16 et 60. It is obvious that this embodiment can also be the subject of many variations. It is thus easily conceivable to carry out a shows in which the start and stop are respectively controlled during entry and exit into the business. For this purpose, the watch is provided a transponder which receives a signal from a transmitter located at the input of the building and in return issues an identification signal. As soon as the person is identified by the transmitter, the latter can send to his watch all necessary information, including working time actually done and the advance or delay compared to the work plan. These information can then be compared with counters 62 and 64 which are put in phase and, with them, needles 16 and 60.

Les échelles 20 et 58, respectivement associées aux aiguilles 16 et 60, pourraient avantageusement être ajustées en fonction des situations particulières de chacun, par exemple, en utilisant comme cadran une cellule d'affichage à cristaux liquides. Il serait alors possible modifier le nombre de jours de l'échelle 20, ou encore le nombre d'heures de décalage, en plus ou en moins, qu'il est autorisé à avoir, ce qui modifie alors l'échelle 58.The scales 20 and 58, respectively associated with needles 16 and 60, could advantageously be adjusted according to the situations particular of each, for example, using a cell as a dial liquid crystal display. It would then be possible to modify the number of days of the 20 scale, or the number of hours of offset, in addition or less, that it is authorized to have, which then modifies the scale 58.

Pour mieux comprendre comment fonctionne l'électronique de commande de la montre, la figure 7 représente un exemple de logique utilisable pour commander le microprocesseur 32.To better understand how the control electronics work the watch, figure 7 represents an example of logic usable for control microprocessor 32.

Le cycle débute par un signal, provenant, par exemple du compteur 26, appelé signal d'horloge. Le microprocesseur 32 détermine tout d'abord, en 100, si le jour courant est compris entre 1 et 5. Cela signifie, alors, que ce jour est ouvrable et qu'en conséquence le dispositif selon l'invention doit être mis à contribution. Si la réponse est négative, la journée en cours est un congé et le microprocesseur 32 reçoit, en 102, un ordre lui demandant de se mettre en attente. Passé ce moment d'attente, il recommence par effectuer l'opération d'interrogation en 100.The cycle begins with a signal, for example from counter 26, called clock signal. The microprocessor 32 firstly determines, by 100, if the current day is between 1 and 5. This means, then, that this day is openable and that consequently the device according to the invention must be set to contribution. If the answer is negative, the current day is a holiday and the microprocessor 32 receives, in 102, an order asking it to put in waiting. After this waiting time, it starts again by performing the operation question mark in 100.

Si la réponse est positive, le microprocesseur 32 examine dans quelle plage horaire de la journée se situe le temps t courant. Ces plages sont définies par les instants T0 et T1, qui correspondent respectivement au début et la fin du travail du matin, et T2 et T3, qui correspondent au début et à la fin du travail de l'après-midi.If the answer is positive, the microprocessor 32 examines in which hourly range of the day is the current time t . These ranges are defined by the instants T 0 and T 1 , which correspond respectively to the beginning and the end of the morning work, and T 2 and T 3 , which correspond to the start and the end of the afternoon work.

Plus précisément, le microprocesseur 32 vérifie en 104 que le temps courant est supérieur à T0. Si ce n'est pas le cas, il se met en attente en 106. Si le temps courant est plus grand que T0, il vérifie, ensuite en 108, qu'il est plus petit que T1. Tant que c'est le cas, le microprocesseur 32 donne, en 110, l'ordre au moteur 38 d'avancer de un pas. Le microprocesseur 32 se met ensuite en attente, en 112, pendant un temps correspondant à l'angle parcouru par l'aiguille 16. Lorsque le temps T1 est atteint, cela signifie que la pause de midi est arrivée. Le microprocesseur 32 vérifie alors, en 114, que le temps courant est plus grand que T2. Tant que ce n'est pas le cas, le microprocesseur 32 se met en attente en 116 avant de s'interroger une nouvelle fois.More precisely, the microprocessor 32 checks at 104 that the current time is greater than T 0 . If it is not the case, it is put on hold in 106. If the current time is greater than T 0 , it checks, then in 108, that it is smaller than T 1 . As long as this is the case, the microprocessor 32 gives, at 110, the order to the motor 38 to advance by one step. The microprocessor 32 then goes on standby, at 112, for a time corresponding to the angle traveled by the needle 16. When the time T 1 is reached, this means that the midday break has arrived. The microprocessor 32 then checks, at 114, that the current time is greater than T 2 . As long as this is not the case, the microprocessor 32 is put on hold at 116 before interrogating itself again.

Lorsque T2 est atteint, cela signifie que l'aiguille 16 doit reprendre son cheminement jusqu'au temps T3 ou jusqu'à atteindre le sommet du pentagone correspondant à la journée écoulée. Cela revient donc à vérifier, en 118, que le contact 44 n'est pas fermé et, en 120, que t est plus petit que T3.When T 2 is reached, this means that the needle 16 must resume its journey until time T 3 or until reaching the top of the pentagon corresponding to the past day. This therefore amounts to checking, in 118, that the contact 44 is not closed and, in 120, that t is smaller than T 3 .

Si la réponse est positive à ces deux questions, le microprocesseur 32 donne au moteur 38, en 122, l'ordre d'avancer de un pas. Le cycle se met alors en attente, en 124, comme pour le cycle du temps de travail de la matinée.If the answer to these two questions is positive, the microprocessor 32 gives at motor 38, at 122, the order to advance by one step. The cycle then starts waiting, in 124, as for the morning working time cycle.

Si le contact 44 se ferme avant que le temps T3 ne soit atteint, cela signifie que la partie mécanique du dispositif est en avance sur l'électronique. Ce décalage est corrigé en arrêtant l'entraínement du moteur.If the contact 44 closes before the time T 3 is reached, this means that the mechanical part of the device is ahead of the electronics. This offset is corrected by stopping the engine drive.

Si le contact 44 n'est pas fermé lorsque le temps T3 est atteint, cela signifie que le décalage est dans l'autre sens. Il est corrigé en donnant, en 126, des ordres au moteur 38 d'avancer jusqu'à ce que ce contact 44 se ferme, c'est-à-dire que le signal logique soit égal à 1. Le microprocesseur 32 retourne alors au point de départ, après s'être mis en attente, pour reprendre un nouveau cycle.If the contact 44 is not closed when the time T 3 is reached, this means that the offset is in the other direction. It is corrected by giving, at 126, orders to the motor 38 to advance until this contact 44 closes, that is to say that the logic signal is equal to 1. The microprocessor 32 then returns to the starting point, after being put on hold, to resume a new cycle.

Les montres correspondant aux autres modes de réalisations évoqués ci-dessus peuvent être commandés selon les mêmes principes, les questions logiques définissant le départ et l'arrêt de l'aiguille 16 étant modifiées en fonction des options choisies.Watches corresponding to the other embodiments mentioned above can be ordered according to the same principles, questions logic defining the start and stop of the needle 16 being modified by depending on the options chosen.

En outre et par des modifications facilement accessibles à l'homme du métier, il est possible d'envisager encore de nombreuses autres variantes. L'aiguille 16 pourrait, par exemple, être utilisée pour afficher un temps chronométré. L'adjonction d'un indicateur sonore permettrait d'indiquer, par exemple le début et la fin du temps de travail. Par une simple opération de sélection de fonctions, il serait alors aussi possible d'utiliser l'aiguille 16 comme indicateur d'heure d'alarme. In addition and by modifications easily accessible to those skilled in the art, many other variations can be considered. The needle 16 could, for example, be used to display a timed time. The addition of an audible indicator would indicate, for example the start and end of working time. By a simple operation of selection of functions, it would then also be possible to use needle 16 as an indicator alarm time.

II est, en outre, bien sûr possible d'afficher également le jour de la semaine, du mois, ainsi que les temps relatifs au travail effectué sur des durées plus longues ou plus courtes que la semaine.It is, of course, also possible to display also the day of the week, of the month, as well as the times relating to work performed over longer periods long or shorter than the week.

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  1. Watch including:
    an electronic movement including a control circuit (24, 26, 32) and a motor (28) driven by said circuit, and
    time display means including a dial (10) and at least two hands (12, 14) driven by said motor (28) and moving above said dial to indicate the hours and minutes,
    characterised:
    in that it further includes a second motor (38) driven by the control circuit, and an additional hand (16) driven by said second motor, and
    in that said circuit is arranged so that the second motor (38) makes said hand (16) cover one complete cycle in one week, in alternate stop periods and display periods of a time between two given instants corresponding respectively to the beginning and the end of the working day..
  2. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that the dial (10) is divided into five sectors and in that the control circuit (32) is arranged to make the additional hand (16) cover one sector per day from Monday to Friday then to leave it idle on Saturday and Sunday.
  3. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that the dial (10) is divided into seven sectors and in that the control circuit (32) is arranged to make the additional hand (16) cover one sector per day from Monday to Sunday.
  4. Watch according to claim 3, characterised in that the sectors corresponding to Saturday and Sunday are smaller than the other five.
  5. Watch according to any of claims 3 to 4, characterised in that the control circuit (32) is arranged so that, on Saturday and Sunday, the additional hand (16) remains immobile on the corresponding sector.
  6. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that it includes means (48, 50) allowing the user to introduce into the control circuit (32, 33) the instants at which work begins and ends which automatically determine the starting and stopping of the additional hand (16).
  7. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that it includes means (48, 72) allowing the user himself to determine the instants at which the additional hand starts and stops.
  8. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that it includes means for introducing into the control circuit, from a distance, the instants at which work begins and ends which automatically determine the starting and stopping of the additional hand (16).
  9. Watch according to any of claims 7 and 8, characterised in that it includes means for providing the user with an indication of the total number of hours worked over a given period.
  10. Watch according to any of claims 7 and 8, characterised in that it includes means (58, 60) for providing the user with an indication of the difference between the total number of hours worked over a given period and a reference number of hours.
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