EP1321833B1 - Timepiece with movement casing ring, which is mounted in a case assembled by the bezel or the bottom - Google Patents

Timepiece with movement casing ring, which is mounted in a case assembled by the bezel or the bottom Download PDF

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EP1321833B1
EP1321833B1 EP01204969A EP01204969A EP1321833B1 EP 1321833 B1 EP1321833 B1 EP 1321833B1 EP 01204969 A EP01204969 A EP 01204969A EP 01204969 A EP01204969 A EP 01204969A EP 1321833 B1 EP1321833 B1 EP 1321833B1
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  • the present invention relates to a watch comprising a movement surmounted by a dial and mounted in a casing ring itself mounted in a box comprising an integral glass of a bezel, a middle and a bottom.
  • the positioning and the assembly of the casing ring containing the movement and the different parts of the box are done by the middle part, that is to say by taking it as a basic element, which 'requires a more or less complicated form and to be made with precision. Its cost price is therefore relatively high.
  • the bezel, the caseband and the bottom of the box are assembled by screws. It is known for example to provide in the middle, on one side a first series of holes for screwing the bezel and the other a second series of holes for screwing the bottom. In these conditions, it is not only the cost of the middle part is high but that of the entire box.
  • the document FR-A-1,040,844 discloses a watch comprising a movement surmounted by a dial and housed in a box comprising an integral glass of a telescope, a middle and a bottom, said box comprising an internal tubular part surrounded by said middle and means of assembly notch to connect said bottom and said bezel through said inner tubular portion.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a watch whose parts of the box can be manufactured and assembled together and with the casing circle of the movement in a manner allowing the correct angular positioning of said parts of the box relative to the casing ring.
  • the watch according to the invention comprises a movement 2 on which is fixed a dial 4 and which causes seconds hands 6, minutes 8 and hours 10 which move in front of this dial.
  • the movement 2 and the dial 4 are mounted inside a casing ring 12 which, for a reason which will appear later, is made of a plastically deformable material hot and which is itself mounted in a box 14.
  • This box 14 comprises an ice 16 having a cylindrical edge 18, a metal bezel 20 surrounding this ice, a bottom also made of metal 22 and a middle part 24 which may also be of metal but which is preferably made of plastic and which is traversed at 3 o'clock by a hole 26 for the passage of a time setting rod 28 provided with a ring 30 and also part of the movement 2 of the watch.
  • the sealing of the rod 28 vis-à-vis the box 14 is provided by an O-ring 32 placed between this rod and the middle part 24.
  • this middle part 24 comprises means for attaching a non represented in the box 14. As shown in the figures, these means are constituted by two groups of fins 34 which have aligned holes 36 for the passage of a rod not shown. However, it is clear that these means could be different and be constituted for example by pairs of classic horns.
  • the box 14 also comprises an inner tubular portion 38, connecting the telescope 20 to the bottom 22, which surrounds the casing ring 12 and is itself surrounded by the middle part 24 and which, in this first embodiment of FIG. the watch according to the invention is made in one piece with the bezel 20.
  • the movement 2 has at its periphery a flange 40 which rests on an internal projection 42 of the casing ring 12 which surrounds virtually movement-free, except where this circle has a through axial clearance, more precisely a slot 44 open towards the bottom 22 of the box for the passage of the time setting rod 28, which ensures both the axial positioning and the radial positioning of the movement 2 within the casing ring.
  • the angular positioning of this movement it can be ensured as shown by figure 3 , that is to say by virtue of a guide stud 46 of the casing ring which is exactly in the extension of the axis of the time-setting rod and which penetrates into a recess or a corresponding hole some movement.
  • the inner ring 50 extends beyond an annular projection 52 of the tubular portion 38 which constitutes part of the bearing surface 48 and also has a cylindrical edge 54 which presses the dial 4, the diameter of which is a little higher than that of the movement 2, against a shoulder 56 of the casing ring 12 to immobilize the movement 2 in this circle when the assembly is mounted in the box.
  • the upper portion 58 of the circle 12 which is then in contact with the lower face of the annular projection 52 constitutes one of the axial positioning means of this circle inside the tubular portion 38, the other means being constituted by a series of tips 60, in the form of cones whose tops are crushed against the upper face 62 of an axial annular flange 64 of the bottom 22 at the time of assembly of this bottom with the tubular portion 38, d where the need to have a circle casing made of plastically deformable material.
  • the annular flange 64 of the bottom 32 forms part of the means of assembly of the bottom 23 of the base 23 and the bezel 20, via the tubular portion 38.
  • it has a frustoconical side wall 72 whose diameter widens from its base and a chamfer 74 which joins the wall 72 to its upper face 62.
  • the other part of the means assembly in question is formed by an annular extension 76 of the tubular portion 38 directed obliquely towards the inside of the box and whose thickness is sufficiently small so that it can deform elastically during assembly of the bottom and of the tubular portion 38.
  • the assembly of the bottom 22 and the tubular portion 38 keeps in place not only the assembly formed by the movement 2, the dial 4 and the casing ring 12 but also the middle part 24 which was previously positioned, and placed around the tubular portion 38.
  • the bottom 22 extends beyond the annular flange 64 by an annular portion 78 having a peripheral flange 80 much smaller than the flange 64, which engages in an annular groove 82 of the middle part 24 in which is housed a first seal 84.
  • the bezel 20 also has a peripheral flange 86 which penetrates into an annular groove 88 of the middle part, this bezel 20 itself being provided with an annular groove 90 in which is placed a second seal 92.
  • these projections may not be at 12 o'clock, as in the drawings, but at 6 o'clock or at any other place, provided that this place is different and sufficiently distant from the 3 o'clock position where the rod is located. setting the time 28.
  • the middle part 24 plays no part in the positioning and assembly of the other parts of the box or in the assembly of the movement 2 and the casing ring 12 in this box. It can therefore have a simple shape and be easy to manufacture.
  • the middle part is mounted floating between the bezel 20 and the bottom 2. Thanks to this the middle part can serve as a shock absorber for the other parts of the watch and, on the other hand, be realized with fairly wide tolerances, for example by molding a plastic material, which makes it possible to easily modify its coloring and more generally its external appearance, including means of assembly with a bracelet, from one watch to the other .
  • the caseband 24 and the casing ring 12 always have respective protrusions 96 and 94, but these projections are no longer facing are no longer engaged in one but in two axial recesses which are respectively an external axial groove 98a and an axial groove internal 98b of the inner tubular portion 38 of the box 14.
  • these projections 96 and 94 and these grooves 98a and 98b are located at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock but this is not a requirement .
  • all that has been said previously about the games concerning the case size 24 remains true.
  • the inner tubular portion 38 ' is no longer made of a piece with the bezel 20' but with the bottom 22 '. As shown in figure 5 , this tubular portion 38 'which has a bearing 100 on which the tips 60 of the casing ring 12 rest is extended upwards by a flange 64' which has the same shape as the rim 64 of the embodiment of the Figures 1 and 2 and whose upper face 62 'is at the same level as the upper edge of the casing ring.
  • this rim 64 cooperates in the same way as previously with an annular extension 76' of the telescope 20 'to connect the telescope to the bottom 22' via the tubular portion 38 '.
  • the casing ring and the middle part could have more than one protrusion and the internal tubular part more than one slot or two grooves for the angular positioning of the circle and the middle part, in particular in the case of a heavy movement where this would improve the resistance of this movement to angular shocks.
  • assembly means notch of the bezel and the bottom through the tubular portion may be different from those described.

Abstract

Watch comprises a movement (2) topped by a face (4) with a circular encasement (12) that is itself enclosed by a housing (14) with a glass cover (16) and frame. The housing has an internal tubular part (38) that surrounds, at least partially, the circular encasement and that is itself surrounded by the outer circular frame (24) and assembly elements. The inner tubular part is designed to allow positioning of the outer circular frame relative to the circular encasement at any angular position.

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La présente invention a pour objet une montre comprenant un mouvement surmonté d'un cadran et monté dans un cercle d'emboîtage lui-même monté dans une boîte comprenant une glace solidaire d'une lunette, une carrure et un fond.The present invention relates to a watch comprising a movement surmounted by a dial and mounted in a casing ring itself mounted in a box comprising an integral glass of a bezel, a middle and a bottom.

Dans ce genre de montre, il est souvent nécessaire de centrer et de positionner angulairement la glace et/ou la lunette par rapport au cadran.In this type of watch, it is often necessary to center and angularly position the mirror and / or the bezel relative to the dial.

C'est le cas par exemple lorsque la glace ou la lunette porte des index ou des chiffres qui coopèrent avec des aiguilles pour indiquer l'heure ou lorsque des noms de villes situées dans différents fuseaux horaires sont inscrits sur la lunette ou encore lorsque des décalques qui peuvent être des signes divers ou une marque sont apposées sous la glace.This is the case for example when the ice or the telescope has indexes or figures that cooperate with hands to indicate the time or when names of cities located in different time zones are inscribed on the bezel or when decals which may be various signs or a mark are affixed under the ice.

C'est le cas également lorsque la montre possède un anneau ou un disque de quantième dont les chiffres apparaissent à tour de rôle derrière un guichet ménagé dans le cadran et lorsque la glace possède une lentille destinée à agrandir ces chiffres.This is also the case when the watch has a ring or a date disc whose figures appear in turn behind a window formed in the dial and when the ice has a lens for enlarging these figures.

Par ailleurs, ne serait-ce que pour permettre à une tige de mise à l'heure du mouvement de traverser la carrure et le cercle d'emboîtage il est également nécessaire dans de telles montres que ces deux éléments soient correctement positionnés à la fois angulairement et axialement, l'un par rapport à l'autre.Moreover, even if only to allow a movement of the time setting rod to pass through the middle part and the casing ring, it is also necessary in such watches that these two elements are correctly positioned at the same time angularly and axially, with respect to each other.

Très souvent, le positionnement et l'assemblage du cercle d'emboîtage contenant le mouvement et des différentes parties de la boîte se font par la carrure, c'est-à-dire en prenant celle-ci comme élément de base, ce qui l'oblige à avoir une forme plus ou moins compliquée et à être fabriquée avec précision. Son prix de revient est donc relativement élevé.Very often, the positioning and the assembly of the casing ring containing the movement and the different parts of the box are done by the middle part, that is to say by taking it as a basic element, which 'requires a more or less complicated form and to be made with precision. Its cost price is therefore relatively high.

De plus, il est assez fréquent que la lunette, la carrure et le fond de la boîte soient assemblées par des vis. Il est connu par exemple de prévoir dans la carrure, d'un côté une première série de trous pour le vissage de la lunette et de l'autre une deuxième série de trous pour le vissage du fond. Dans ces conditions, ce n'est plus seulement le prix de revient de la carrure qui est élevé mais celui de la boîte toute entière.In addition, it is quite common that the bezel, the caseband and the bottom of the box are assembled by screws. It is known for example to provide in the middle, on one side a first series of holes for screwing the bezel and the other a second series of holes for screwing the bottom. In these conditions, it is not only the cost of the middle part is high but that of the entire box.

Le document FR-A-1 040 844 décrit une montre comprenant un mouvement surmonté d'un cadran et logé dans une boîte comprenant une glace solidaire d'une lunette, une carrure et un fond, ladite boîte comprenant une partie tubulaire interne entourée par ladite carrure et des moyens d'assemblage à cran pour relier ledit fond et ladite lunette par l'intermédiaire de ladite partie tubulaire interne.The document FR-A-1,040,844 discloses a watch comprising a movement surmounted by a dial and housed in a box comprising an integral glass of a telescope, a middle and a bottom, said box comprising an internal tubular part surrounded by said middle and means of assembly notch to connect said bottom and said bezel through said inner tubular portion.

Le but de l'invention est de fournir une montre dont les parties de la boîte peuvent être fabriquées et assemblées entre elles et avec le cercle d'emboîtage du mouvement d'une manière permettant le bon positionnement angulaire desdites parties de la boîte par rapport au cercle d'emboîtage.The object of the invention is to provide a watch whose parts of the box can be manufactured and assembled together and with the casing circle of the movement in a manner allowing the correct angular positioning of said parts of the box relative to the casing ring.

Ce but est atteint grâce à une montre telle que définie par la revendication 1.This object is achieved by means of a watch as defined by claim 1.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée mais non limitative qui suit et qui se réfère aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en coupe générale, à 3 heures, d'une première forme d'exécution de la montre selon l'invention;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe partielle, à 12 heures, de cette première forme d'exécution;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe à plus petite échelle selon la ligne III-III de la figure 1;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe analogue à celle de la figure 3, montrant une variante de la forme d'exécution des figures précédentes; et
  • les figures 5 et 6 sont des vues en coupe semblables à celles des figures 1 et 2 montrant une deuxième forme d'exécution de la montre selon l'invention.
Other features and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed but nonlimiting description which follows and which refers to the appended drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a general sectional view, at 3 o'clock, of a first embodiment of the watch according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a partial sectional view at 12 o'clock of this first embodiment;
  • the figure 3 is a sectional view on a smaller scale along line III-III of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 4 is a sectional view similar to that of the figure 3 showing a variant of the embodiment of the preceding figures; and
  • the Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views similar to those of Figures 1 and 2 showing a second embodiment of the watch according to the invention.

Telle qu'elle est représentée aux figures 1 à 3 la montre selon l'invention comprend un mouvement 2 sur lequel est fixé un cadran 4 et qui entraîne des aiguilles de secondes 6, de minutes 8 et d'heures 10 qui se déplacent devant ce cadran.As she is represented at Figures 1 to 3 the watch according to the invention comprises a movement 2 on which is fixed a dial 4 and which causes seconds hands 6, minutes 8 and hours 10 which move in front of this dial.

Le mouvement 2 et le cadran 4 sont montés à l'intérieur d'un cercle d'emboîtage 12 qui, pour une raison qui apparaîtra par la suite, est fait d'une matière plastiquement déformable à chaud et qui est lui-même monté dans une boîte 14.The movement 2 and the dial 4 are mounted inside a casing ring 12 which, for a reason which will appear later, is made of a plastically deformable material hot and which is itself mounted in a box 14.

Cette boîte 14 comprend une glace 16 présentant un bord cylindrique 18, une lunette en métal 20 entourant cette glace, un fond également en métal 22 et une carrure 24 qui peut être elle aussi en métal mais qui est de préférence en matière plastique et qui est traversée à 3 heures par un trou 26 pour le passage d'une tige de mise à l'heure 28 munie d'une couronne 30 et faisant également partie du mouvement 2 de la montre. Comme le montre la figure 1, l'étanchéité de la tige 28 vis-à-vis de la boite 14 est assurée par un joint torique 32 placé entre cette tige et la carrure 24. Par ailleurs, cette carrure 24 comprend des moyens pour permettre d'attacher un bracelet non représenté à la boîte 14. Tels qu'ils sont représentés sur les figures, ces moyens sont constitués par deux groupes d'ailettes 34 qui présentent des trous alignés 36 pour le passage d'une tige non représentée. Toutefois, il est bien clair que ces moyens pourraient être différents et être constitués par exemple par des paires de cornes classiques.This box 14 comprises an ice 16 having a cylindrical edge 18, a metal bezel 20 surrounding this ice, a bottom also made of metal 22 and a middle part 24 which may also be of metal but which is preferably made of plastic and which is traversed at 3 o'clock by a hole 26 for the passage of a time setting rod 28 provided with a ring 30 and also part of the movement 2 of the watch. As shown in figure 1 , the sealing of the rod 28 vis-à-vis the box 14 is provided by an O-ring 32 placed between this rod and the middle part 24. Furthermore, this middle part 24 comprises means for attaching a non represented in the box 14. As shown in the figures, these means are constituted by two groups of fins 34 which have aligned holes 36 for the passage of a rod not shown. However, it is clear that these means could be different and be constituted for example by pairs of classic horns.

Enfin, la boîte 14 comprend également une partie tubulaire interne 38, reliant la lunette 20 au fond 22, qui entoure le cercle d'emboîtage 12 et est elle-même entourée par la carrure 24 et qui, dans cette première forme d'exécution de la montre selon l'invention, est faite d'une seule pièce avec la lunette 20.Finally, the box 14 also comprises an inner tubular portion 38, connecting the telescope 20 to the bottom 22, which surrounds the casing ring 12 and is itself surrounded by the middle part 24 and which, in this first embodiment of FIG. the watch according to the invention is made in one piece with the bezel 20.

Cela dit, on va maintenant décrire la façon dont les différentes parties de la montre dont on vient de parler sont positionnées les unes par rapport aux autres lorsque c'est nécessaire ainsi que la façon dont ces parties sont assemblées.That said, we will now describe how the different parts of the watch we just talked about are positioned relative to each other when necessary and how these parts are assembled.

Tout d'abord, comme le montrent les figures 1 et 2, le mouvement 2 présente à sa périphérie une collerette 40 qui s'appuie sur une saillie interne 42 du cercle d'emboîtage 12 qui entoure pratiquement sans jeu le mouvement, sauf à l'endroit où ce cercle présente un dégagement axial traversant, plus précisément une fente 44 ouverte en direction du fond 22 de la boîte pour le passage de la tige de mise à l'heure 28, ce qui permet d'assurer à la fois le positionnement axial et le positionnement radial du mouvement 2 à l'intérieur du cercle d'emboîtage. Quant au positionnement angulaire de ce mouvement il peut être assuré comme le montre la figure 3, c'est-à-dire grâce à un plot de guidage 46 du cercle d'emboîtage qui se trouve exactement dans le prolongement de l'axe de la tige de mise à l'heure et qui pénètre dans un évidement ou un trou correspondant du mouvement.First of all, as shown by Figures 1 and 2 , the movement 2 has at its periphery a flange 40 which rests on an internal projection 42 of the casing ring 12 which surrounds virtually movement-free, except where this circle has a through axial clearance, more precisely a slot 44 open towards the bottom 22 of the box for the passage of the time setting rod 28, which ensures both the axial positioning and the radial positioning of the movement 2 within the casing ring. As for the angular positioning of this movement, it can be ensured as shown by figure 3 , that is to say by virtue of a guide stud 46 of the casing ring which is exactly in the extension of the axis of the time-setting rod and which penetrates into a recess or a corresponding hole some movement.

En revenant aux figures 1 et 2, on voit que le bord cylindrique 18 de la glace 16 s'appuie sur une portée 48 de la partie tubulaire 38 et que ce bord 18 est serré entre, d'une part, la lunette 20 et le haut de la partie tubulaire 38 et, d'autre part, une bague intérieure 50 placée entre la glace et la portée 48, pour à la fois, fixer la glace et rendre la boîte étanche au niveau de cette dernière sans avoir à faire appel à un joint.Returning to Figures 1 and 2 it can be seen that the cylindrical edge 18 of the glass 16 bears on a bearing 48 of the tubular part 38 and that this edge 18 is clamped between, on the one hand, the telescope 20 and the top of the tubular part 38 and on the other hand, an inner ring 50 placed between the ice and the seat 48, for both fixing the ice and make the box tight at the latter without having to use a seal.

Par ailleurs, la bague intérieure 50 s'étend au-delà d'une saillie annulaire 52 de la partie tubulaire 38 qui constitue une partie de la portée 48 et présente elle aussi un bord cylindrique 54 qui presse le cadran 4, dont le diamètre est un peu supérieur à celui du mouvement 2, contre un épaulement 56 du cercle d'emboîtage 12 pour immobiliser le mouvement 2 dans ce cercle lorsque l'ensemble est monté dans la boîte. De plus, la partie supérieure 58 du cercle 12 qui est alors en contact avec la face inférieure de la saillie annulaire 52 constitue l'un des moyens de positionnement axial de ce cercle à l'intérieur de la partie tubulaire 38, l'autre moyen étant constitué par une série de pointes 60, en forme de cônes dont les sommets s'écrasent contre la face supérieure 62 d'un rebord annulaire axial 64 du fond 22 au moment de l'assemblage de ce fond avec la partie tubulaire 38, d'où la nécessité d'avoir un cercle d'emboîtage en matériau plastiquement déformable. Cet écrasement des sommets des pointes 60 n'apparaît pas sur les dessins mais il est clairement décrit dans le document EP-A-1 046 967 qui indique également les avantages d'utiliser de telles pointes comme moyen de positionnement axial d'un cercle d'emboîtage dans une boîte de montre.Furthermore, the inner ring 50 extends beyond an annular projection 52 of the tubular portion 38 which constitutes part of the bearing surface 48 and also has a cylindrical edge 54 which presses the dial 4, the diameter of which is a little higher than that of the movement 2, against a shoulder 56 of the casing ring 12 to immobilize the movement 2 in this circle when the assembly is mounted in the box. In addition, the upper portion 58 of the circle 12 which is then in contact with the lower face of the annular projection 52 constitutes one of the axial positioning means of this circle inside the tubular portion 38, the other means being constituted by a series of tips 60, in the form of cones whose tops are crushed against the upper face 62 of an axial annular flange 64 of the bottom 22 at the time of assembly of this bottom with the tubular portion 38, d where the need to have a circle casing made of plastically deformable material. This crushing of the vertices of the tips 60 does not appear on the drawings but it is clearly described in the document EP-A-1,046,967 which also indicates the advantages of using such tips as a means of axial positioning of a casing ring in a watch case.

En ce qui concerne le positionnement radial du cercle d'emboîtage 12, il est simplement assuré par un contact étroit entre une partie cylindrique 66 de la paroi externe de ce cercle et une partie cylindrique correspondante 68 de la paroi interne de la partie tubulaire interne 38. En comparant la partie gauche et la partie droite de la figure 1, on voit que dans cette dernière les hauteurs de ces parties cylindriques 66 et 68 sont limitées à cause de la fente 44 du cercle d'emboîtage et d'une fente correspondante 70 de la partie tubulaire qui sont dans l'alignement l'une de l'autre et du trou 26 de la carrure 24 pour le passage de la tige de mise à l'heure 28. Comme on le comprendra par la suite, les hauteurs de ces parties cylindriques 66 et 68 sont également réduites dans une autre zone pour faire place à des moyens de positionnement angulaire du cercle d'emboîtage et de la carrure qui font partie de l'invention et qui seront précisés ultérieurement.Regarding the radial positioning of the casing ring 12, it is simply ensured by a close contact between a cylindrical portion 66 of the outer wall of this circle and a corresponding cylindrical portion 68 of the inner wall of the inner tubular portion 38 Comparing the left part and the right part of the figure 1 it can be seen that in the latter the heights of these cylindrical portions 66 and 68 are limited because of the slot 44 of the casing ring and a corresponding slot 70 of the tubular portion which are in alignment with each other. the other and the hole 26 of the middle part 24 for the passage of the time setting rod 28. As will be understood later, the heights of these cylindrical portions 66 and 68 are also reduced in another zone to make way for means of angular positioning of the casing ring and the middle part which form part of the invention and which will be specified later.

Dans la forme d'exécution de la montre selon l'invention qui est actuellement décrite, le rebord annulaire 64 du fond 32 constitue une partie des moyens d'assemblage à cran de ce fond 23 et de la lunette 20, par l'intermédiaire de la partie tubulaire 38. Pour cette raison, il présente une paroi latérale tronconique 72 dont le diamètre va en s'élargissant à partir de sa base et un chanfrein 74 qui réunit cette paroi 72 à sa face supérieure 62. L'autre partie des moyens d'assemblage en question est formée par une extension annulaire 76 de la partie tubulaire 38 dirigée obliquement vers l'intérieur de la boîte et dont l'épaisseur est suffisamment faible pour qu'elle puisse se déformer élastiquement lors de l'assemblage du fond et de la partie tubulaire 38. Plus précisément, lorsque le rebord 64 est amené en contact avec le bord de l'extension annulaire 76 et qu'une pression est exercée sur le fond, cette extension 76 est repoussée vers l'extérieur par le chanfrein 74 du rebord 64 pour glisser ensuite sur la paroi latérale tronconique 72 et enserrer entièrement ce rebord 64 lorsque sa face supérieure 62 vient s'appuyer contre la partie tubulaire 38, en écrasant les pointes 60 du cercle d'emboîtage 12, comme cela a déjà été indiqué.In the embodiment of the watch according to the invention which is currently described, the annular flange 64 of the bottom 32 forms part of the means of assembly of the bottom 23 of the base 23 and the bezel 20, via the tubular portion 38. For this reason, it has a frustoconical side wall 72 whose diameter widens from its base and a chamfer 74 which joins the wall 72 to its upper face 62. The other part of the means assembly in question is formed by an annular extension 76 of the tubular portion 38 directed obliquely towards the inside of the box and whose thickness is sufficiently small so that it can deform elastically during assembly of the bottom and of the tubular portion 38. More specifically, when the flange 64 is brought into contact with the edge of the annular extension 76 and pressure is exerted on the bottom, this extension 76 is pushed outwardly by the chamfer 74 of the flange 64 to then slide on the frustoconical side wall 72 and fully enclose the flange 64 when its upper face 62 bears against the tubular portion 38, by crushing the tips 60 of the casing ring 12, as it already has been indicated.

Cela dit, l'assemblage du fond 22 et de la partie tubulaire 38 permet de maintenir en place non seulement l'ensemble formé par le mouvement 2, le cadran 4 et le cercle d'emboîtage 12 mais également la carrure 24 qui a été préalablement positionnée et placée autour de la partie tubulaire 38. Pour cela, le fond 22 se prolonge au-delà du rebord annulaire 64 par une partie annulaire 78 présentant un rebord périphérique 80 beaucoup plus petit que le rebord 64, qui s'engage dans une rainure annulaire 82 de la carrure 24 dans laquelle est logé un premier joint d'étanchéité 84. D'autre part, la lunette 20 présente également un rebord périphérique 86 qui pénètre dans une rainure annulaire 88 de la carrure, cette lunette 20 étant elle-même pourvue d'une rainure annulaire 90 dans laquelle est placé un second joint d'étanchéité 92.That said, the assembly of the bottom 22 and the tubular portion 38 keeps in place not only the assembly formed by the movement 2, the dial 4 and the casing ring 12 but also the middle part 24 which was previously positioned, and placed around the tubular portion 38. For this, the bottom 22 extends beyond the annular flange 64 by an annular portion 78 having a peripheral flange 80 much smaller than the flange 64, which engages in an annular groove 82 of the middle part 24 in which is housed a first seal 84. On the other hand, the bezel 20 also has a peripheral flange 86 which penetrates into an annular groove 88 of the middle part, this bezel 20 itself being provided with an annular groove 90 in which is placed a second seal 92.

Pour en revenir aux moyens de positionnement angulaire du cercle d'emboîtage 12 et de la carrure 24, on peut voir sur les figures 1 et 2 que ces moyens comprennent une saillie externe 94 du cercle et une saillie interne correspondante 96 de la carrure qui se font face et qui pénètrent dans une autre fente 98 également ouverte vers le bas de la partie tubulaire 38. Telles qu'elles sont représentées sur les figures, les saillies 94 et 96 qui ont de préférence une forme parallélépipédique ont la même hauteur et sont disposées exactement l'une en face de l'autre mais ceci n'est pas obligatoire. Ces saillies pourraient avoir des hauteurs différentes et/ou être légèrement décalées axialement l'une par rapport à l'autre. L'essentiel est qu'elles aient la même largeur et que cette largeur soit égale à celle de la fente 98 de la partie tubulaire afin d'assurer un positionnement angulaire sans jeu du cercle et de la carrure. Par contre, ces saillies pourraient ne pas se trouver à 12 heures, comme sur les dessins, mais à 6 heures ou à un autre endroit, à condition que cet endroit soit différent et suffisamment éloigné de la position 3 heures où se trouve la tige de mise à l'heure 28.To return to the angular positioning means of the casing ring 12 and the middle part 24, we can see on the Figures 1 and 2 that these means comprise an outer projection 94 of the circle and a corresponding inner projection 96 of the middle part which face each other and which penetrate into another slot 98 also open towards the bottom of the tubular part 38. As they are represented on the Figures, the projections 94 and 96 which preferably have a parallelepiped shape have the same height and are arranged exactly opposite each other but this is not mandatory. These projections could have different heights and / or be slightly offset axially relative to each other. The essential thing is that they have the same width and that this width is equal to that of the slot 98 of the tubular part to ensure a free angular positioning of the circle and the middle part. However, these projections may not be at 12 o'clock, as in the drawings, but at 6 o'clock or at any other place, provided that this place is different and sufficiently distant from the 3 o'clock position where the rod is located. setting the time 28.

De la description qui précède il ressort que dans la montre selon l'invention la carrure 24 ne joue aucun rôle dans le positionnement et l'assemblage des autres parties de la boîte ni dans le montage du mouvement 2 et du cercle d'emboîtage 12 dans cette boîte. Elle peut donc avoir une forme simple et être facile à fabriquer.From the foregoing description it emerges that in the watch according to the invention the middle part 24 plays no part in the positioning and assembly of the other parts of the box or in the assembly of the movement 2 and the casing ring 12 in this box. It can therefore have a simple shape and be easy to manufacture.

De plus, comme le montrent en partie les figures 1 à 3, si cette carrure doit être positionnée angulairement avec précision par rapport à la partie tubulaire 38, elle peut par contre disposer d'un faible jeu axial et radial, à condition que les joints 84 et 92 le permettent. Dans ces conditions, la carrure est montée flottante entre la lunette 20 et le fond 2. Grâce à cela la carrure peut d'une part servir d'amortisseur de chocs pour les autres parties de la montre et, d'autre part, être réalisée avec des tolérances assez larges, par exemple par moulage d'une matière plastique, ce qui permet de modifier facilement sa coloration et plus généralement son aspect extérieur, y compris les moyens d'assemblage avec un bracelet, d'une montre à l'autre.Moreover, as shown in part by Figures 1 to 3 if this case must be positioned angularly precisely with respect to the tubular portion 38, it may however have a small axial and radial play, provided that the joints 84 and 92 allow it. Under these conditions, the middle part is mounted floating between the bezel 20 and the bottom 2. Thanks to this the middle part can serve as a shock absorber for the other parts of the watch and, on the other hand, be realized with fairly wide tolerances, for example by molding a plastic material, which makes it possible to easily modify its coloring and more generally its external appearance, including means of assembly with a bracelet, from one watch to the other .

Enfin, comme le positionnement et l'assemblage des parties de la boîte et ceux du mouvement et du cercle d'emboîtage dans cette boîte ne se font pas par des vis, des goupilles et autres moyens du même genre ces opérations sont grandement facilitées et le prix de revient de la montre terminée nettement réduit.Finally, as the positioning and assembly of the parts of the box and those of the movement and the casing ring in this box are not done by screws, pins and other similar means these operations are greatly facilitated and the cost of the finished watch significantly reduced.

Dans la variante de la figure 4 la carrure 24 et le cercle d'emboîtage 12 présentent toujours des saillies respectives 96 et 94 mais ces saillies ne se font plus face ne sont plus engagées dans un seul mais dans deux évidements axiaux qui sont respectivement une rainure axiale externe 98a et une rainure axiale interne 98b de la partie tubulaire interne 38 de la boîte 14. Telles qu'elles sont représentées sur la figure ces saillies 96 et 94 et ces rainures 98a et 98b sont situées à 12 heures et à 6 heures mais ceci n'est pas une obligation. D'autre part, tout ce qui a été dit précédemment à propos des jeux concernant la carrure 24 reste vrai.In the variant of the figure 4 the caseband 24 and the casing ring 12 always have respective protrusions 96 and 94, but these projections are no longer facing are no longer engaged in one but in two axial recesses which are respectively an external axial groove 98a and an axial groove internal 98b of the inner tubular portion 38 of the box 14. As shown in the figure these projections 96 and 94 and these grooves 98a and 98b are located at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock but this is not a requirement . On the other hand, all that has been said previously about the games concerning the case size 24 remains true.

Les différences entre la forme d'exécution des figures 1 et 3 et celle des figures 5 et 6 de la montre selon l'invention sont dues au fait que dans la première la boîte 14 est assemblée par la lunette et dans la seconde par le fond. Ces différences ne concernent donc pratiquement que la lunette, le fond et la partie tubulaire de la boîte ainsi que la façon dont ces éléments sont assemblés. Toutes les autres parties de la montre sont les mêmes dans les deux cas et sont donc désignées par les mêmes numéros de référence.The differences between the form of execution of Figures 1 and 3 and that of Figures 5 and 6 of the watch according to the invention are due to the fact that in the first box 14 is assembled by the telescope and in the second by the bottom. These differences therefore concern practically only the bezel, the bottom and the tubular part of the box and the way in which these elements are assembled. All other parts of the watch are the same in both cases and are therefore designated by the same reference numbers.

Pour indiquer ces différences entre la seconde forme d'exécution et la première on se référera à la fois aux figures 5 et 6 et aux figures 1 et 2.To indicate these differences between the second and the first embodiment, reference will be made to both Figures 5 and 6 and to Figures 1 and 2 .

L'une de ces différences est que la partie tubulaire interne 38' n'est plus faite d'une pièce avec la lunette 20' mais avec le fond 22'. Comme le montre la figure 5, cette partie tubulaire 38' qui présente une portée 100 sur laquelle s'appuient les pointes 60 du cercle d'emboîtage 12 se prolonge vers le haut par un rebord 64' qui a la même forme que le rebord 64 de la forme d'exécution des figures 1 et 2 et dont la face supérieure 62' se trouve au même niveau que le bord supérieur du cercle d'emboîtage.One of these differences is that the inner tubular portion 38 'is no longer made of a piece with the bezel 20' but with the bottom 22 '. As shown in figure 5 , this tubular portion 38 'which has a bearing 100 on which the tips 60 of the casing ring 12 rest is extended upwards by a flange 64' which has the same shape as the rim 64 of the embodiment of the Figures 1 and 2 and whose upper face 62 'is at the same level as the upper edge of the casing ring.

D'autre part, ce rebord 64' coopère de la même façon que précédemment avec une extension annulaire 76' de la lunette 20' pour relier cette lunette au fond 22' par l'intermédiaire de la partie tubulaire 38'.On the other hand, this rim 64 'cooperates in the same way as previously with an annular extension 76' of the telescope 20 'to connect the telescope to the bottom 22' via the tubular portion 38 '.

Enfin, une dernière différence entre les deux formes d'exécution, c'est que la portée 48 et la saillie 52 de la partie tubulaire de la première sont remplacées dans la seconde par une partie annulaire 102 de la lunette 20' qui est prise entre, d'une part, le bord cylindrique 18 de la glace 16 et la bague intérieure 50 et, d'autre part, la face supérieure 62' du rebord 64' et le bord supérieur du cercle d'emboîtage 12.Finally, a last difference between the two embodiments is that the bearing 48 and the projection 52 of the tubular part of the first are replaced in the second by an annular portion 102 of the bezel 20 'which is taken between on the one hand, the cylindrical edge 18 of the glass 16 and the inner ring 50 and, on the other hand, the upper face 62 'of the flange 64' and the upper edge of the casing ring 12.

Cela dit, il est clair que l'invention n'est pas limitée aux deux formes d'exécution et à la variante qui ont été décrites ni aux autres variantes qui ont été envisagées.That said, it is clear that the invention is not limited to the two embodiments and the variant which have been described nor to the other variants which have been envisaged.

En particulier, le cercle d'emboîtage et la carrure pourraient présenter plus d'une saillie et la partie tubulaire interne plus d'une fente ou de deux rainures pour le positionnement angulaire du cercle et de la carrure, notamment dans le cas d'un mouvement lourd où cela permettrait d'améliorer la résistance de ce mouvement à des chocs angulaires.In particular, the casing ring and the middle part could have more than one protrusion and the internal tubular part more than one slot or two grooves for the angular positioning of the circle and the middle part, in particular in the case of a heavy movement where this would improve the resistance of this movement to angular shocks.

De plus, les moyens d'assemblage à cran de la lunette et du fond par l'intermédiaire de la partie tubulaire pourraient être différents de ceux qui ont été décrits.In addition, the assembly means notch of the bezel and the bottom through the tubular portion may be different from those described.

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  1. Watch including a movement (2) on which a dial (4) is assembled and which is mounted in a casing ring (12) itself mounted in a case (14) including a crystal (16) secured to a bezel (20; 20'), a middle part (24) and a back cover (22; 22'), said case (4) including an inner tubular part (38; 38') surrounded by said middle part (24) and snap fitting assembling means (64, 76; 64', 76') for connecting said back cover (22; 22') and said bezel (20; 20') via said inner tubular part (38; 38'), characterised in that the inner tubular part (38; 38') at least partly surrounds said casing ring (12) and in that said inner tubular part comprises means (98) co-operating with corresponding means (94, 96) of the casing ring and of the middle part to allow said casing ring (12) and said middle part (24) to be angularly positioned in relation to each other.
  2. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that said inner tubular part (38) is made in a single piece with said bezel (20).
  3. Watch according to claim 2, characterised in that said snap fitting assembling means include an axial annular edge (64) of the back cover (22) having a truncated lateral wall (72) whose diameter increases from said back cover and an elastically deformable annular extension (76) of said inner tubular part (38) directed obliquely towards the interior of the case, which co-operates with said truncated lateral wall (72) to surround and grip said axial annular edge (64) when said back cover (22) and said bezel (20) are assembled.
  4. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that said inner tubular part (38') is made in a single piece with said back cover (22').
  5. Watch according to claim 4, characterised in that said snap fitting assembling means include an axial annular edge (64') extending said inner tubular part (76') and having a truncated lateral wall (72') whose diameter increases from said tubular part and an elastically deformable annular extension (76') of said bezel (20') directed obliquely towards the interior of the case, which co-operates with said truncated lateral wall (72') to surround and grip said axial annular edge (64') when said back cover (22') and said bezel (20') are assembled.
  6. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that said inner tubular part (38; 38') has an axial slot (98) open towards the back cover (22; 22'), which an external projecting portion (94) of said casing ring (12) and an inner projecting portion (96) of said middle part (24) penetrate to angularly position said ring and said middle part with respect to each other,
  7. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that said inner tubular part (38) has an external axial groove (98a) and an inner axial groove (98b) in which respectively an inner projecting portion (96) of said middle part (26) and an external projecting portion (94) of said casing ring (12) penetrate to angularly position said ring and said middle part with respect to each other.
  8. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that said middle part (24) is mounted so as to float between the bezel (20; 20') and the back cover (22; 22') of the case (14) by being clamped between two annular sealing gaskets (84, 92) housed in grooves (82, 90) respectively at said bezel and said back cover.
  9. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that said bezel (20; 20'), said back cover (22; 22') and said inner tubular wall (38; 38') are made of metal and in that said middle part (24) is made of plastic material.
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