EP1353244B1 - Timepiece with oblong shaped case - Google Patents

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EP1353244B1
EP1353244B1 EP20030005221 EP03005221A EP1353244B1 EP 1353244 B1 EP1353244 B1 EP 1353244B1 EP 20030005221 EP20030005221 EP 20030005221 EP 03005221 A EP03005221 A EP 03005221A EP 1353244 B1 EP1353244 B1 EP 1353244B1
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  • the present invention relates to a watch comprising an elongated box containing an elongated dial, a clockwork movement, time display members associated with a turn of hours on the dial, an additional indicator disposed outside said dial, hours near one end of the dial, and means of correction of the additional indicator, the additional indicator comprising a toothed disc driven step by step by a control rocker periodically actuated by the clockwork movement via a mechanism to cam.
  • a timepiece in the form of an edge chronometer which comprises two sets of hands for indicating civil time and sidereal time respectively on two similar dials juxtaposed in a rectangular box.
  • a common clockwork movement directly displays the calendar time.
  • the sidereal time display is driven from the seconds wheel of this movement, via a cascade of five intermediate mobiles distributed in the length of the box and ensuring the appropriate fixed transmission ratio.
  • Such a construction can not be used in a watch, because of its size and the juxtaposition of two relatively large towers of hours.
  • the Swiss patent No 519 191 describes such a construction in which a date indicator control rocker pivots around the center of the clock movement, the correction means being formed by the watch's usual control rod, which can function as a push and act on the rocker via an additional lever.
  • this construction has a substantial disadvantage in that the rocker has a large size and covers a large part of the surface of the watch movement.
  • the arrangement of the control rod in the form of a push rod represents an additional complication.
  • An object of the present invention is to avoid the aforementioned drawbacks, thanks to an advantageous arrangement of the additional indicator and its drive and correction means in an elongated watch case.
  • An additional goal is to provide the watch with a box whose shape matches in an aesthetic manner available to the various indicators.
  • a watch of the type indicated in the preamble characterized in that said toothing of the disc of the additional indicator is an external toothing driven by a tip of the rocker, in that the rocker comprises a first arm which cooperates with the watch movement, a second arm provided with said spout and a pivot axis located between the first and second arms, in that at least the second arm of the control lever extends substantially along an edge of the box and in that the correction means comprise a pusher disposed in said edge of the box and arranged to pivot the rocker by pressure on its second arm.
  • the second arm of the rocker can advantageously extend between the disk of the additional indicator and said edge of the box where the correction pusher is located.
  • This pusher can act directly by pressing on an element of this arm of the rocker, which simplifies the construction and tends to decouple momentarily the cam drive mechanism, without applying any harmful effort to it. We can therefore perform the correction at any time.
  • the box and the dial have an ovoid shape
  • the watch movement has a substantially circular shape and is housed in the end of the largest radius of the ovoid box.
  • a watch comprising an elongated box containing an elongated dial, a clockwork movement, time indicator organs associated with a turn of hours on the dial, an additional indicator disposed outside said hour circle near one end of the dial and driven by the watch movement via a control mechanism, and wherein the box and the dial have an ovoid shape, having one more end large radius and one end of smaller radius, and the clockwork movement is substantially circular and disposed in an off-center position towards the end of larger radius, the additional indicator being disposed near the other end of the box, and the control mechanism of the additional indicator comprises a flip-flop extending near an edge of the box.
  • the watch 1 shown in the drawings has a box 2 of substantially oval shape, or more precisely ovoid, whose upper end 3 has a radius smaller than the radius of the lower end 4, the radius of the latter being determined by the radius of a classic circular clockwork movement whose contour is represented in the figures 2 and 3 .
  • the dial 6 of the watch has a shape similar to that of the box 2.
  • In its lower part are conventional organs for indicating the time, comprising a hand of hours 7 and a minute hand 8 which turn around the center 9 of movement 5 in front of a 10 hours turn, and a small second needle 11 off center of the center 9 and rotating in front of a specific scale 12.
  • the movement 5 is here a current automatic caliber, preferably of the type 7866 NL of the applicant.
  • control rod directed radially with respect to the movement and provided with a control ring 13. Due to the ovoid shape of the box, the control rod does not occupy the position traditional "at 3 o'clock" of the 10 o'clock turn, but a position substantially “at 4 o'clock", so that the movement 5 is rotated 30 ° from its usual position and that the small second 11 is “at 7 hours “on the hour round 10.
  • the longitudinal axis of the box 2 and the dial 6 is parallel to the direction of the bracelet, the ends 14 and 15 are respectively attached to the ends 3 and 4 of the box.
  • Two additional indicators are arranged on the side of the upper end 3 of the watch. It is a moon phase indicator, formed by a disc 16 appearing in a window 17 of the dial 6, and a power reserve indicator, formed by a needle 18 moving in a circular sector in front of a scale 19 to indicate the tension of the barrel spring of the movement 5, between a state L (low) and a state H (high).
  • the axis 20 of the needle 18 is close to the upper end of the dial.
  • the two additional indicators are in the small end of the ovoid shape, so in a space that is not occupied by the watch movement 5 nor by the time indicator bodies 7 to 12.
  • this movement comprises a mobile second of the center 26 mounted in a barrel 27, a timer wheel 28, a blind pavement 30 carrying the minute hand 8, and a barrel 31 carrying the hour hand 7 and integral with a wheel hours 32 which meshes with a control wheel 33 making a turn in twenty-four hours.
  • the wheel 33 is mounted on the mechanism board 22 on the dial side 6 and provided with a pin 34 for operating once a day a control lever 35 which advances the moon phase indicator disc 16 by one step.
  • the rocker 35 is formed by a simple flat piece forming a lever with two arms 36 and 37, between which is the pivot axis 38 of the rocker, materialized by a tube 39 fixed in the board 22 and in which is engaged a retaining screw 40.
  • a spring 41 tends to keep the rocker 35 in a position of rest, in which its first arm 36 rests against an abutment 42, while a spout 43 disposed at the end of its second arm 37 is out of engagement of an external toothing 44 to fifty-nine teeth of the disc 16 moon phases.
  • This disc is rotatably mounted on the mechanism board 22, about an axis 45 defined by a screw, and is held in position by a jumper 46 urged by a spring 47 to engage in the toothing 44.
  • the end of the first arm 36 of the control rocker 35 has a V-shaped cam surface 49 against which the pin 34 of the wheel 33 can slide by pushing the arm 36 outwards, so that the rocker 35 rotates clockwise about its axis 38 and that its nose 43 engages obliquely in the toothing 44 to advance the disc 16 one step, until the jumper 46 has crossed the next tooth.
  • This operation is carried out once a day and it follows that the disc 16 performs a complete turn in fifty-nine days, or approximately two lunations.
  • V 'of the cam surface 49 the action of the pin 34 is the same regardless of the direction of rotation of the wheel 33. This makes it possible to dispense with a return wheel between the hour wheel 32 and the wheel 33.
  • a device for correcting the moon phase indicator can be produced in a very simple manner, in the form of a pusher 52 sliding in the middle of the box 2 and acting, when the user presses it, in the direction of the arrow P represented at the figure 2 against a pin 53 attached to the second arm 37 of the rocker.
  • This action has exactly the same effect as that of the pin 34, that is to say that the flip-flop 35 pivots in a clockwise direction and advances the disc 16 by one step. Consequently, this action does not interfere with with the cam mechanism formed by the pin 34 and the cam surface 49, even when these are in engagement.
  • the simple and elongated shape of the control lever 35, and the arrangement of its two arms and correction means along the edge 51 of the watch case, take up very little space and occupy an available lateral space next to the watch movement 5 and the disk 16 of the moon phase indicator.
  • the first arm 36 extends substantially between the control wheel 33 and the edge of the box, and the second arm 37 extends between the disc 16 and the edge of the box.
  • Flip-flop 35 constitutes a transmission member that "spans" the gap between the respective locations of the watch movement and the moon phase indicator.
  • This arrangement of the rocker also has the advantage not to encroach on the space required for the power reserve indicator.
  • the axis 45 of the disc 16 is located outside the circumference of the watch movement, so that the support means of this disc could be placed next to the movement, if necessary.
  • the elements of the mechanism driving the needle 18 of the power reserve indicator will be described with reference to the figure 3 , where these elements are represented in transparency in order to facilitate the reading of the drawing.
  • a mechanism is well known in principle, it will be described here in a summary manner. It comprises a differential gear constituted by a planetary gear 56, the two inputs of which are coupled by respective gears to a cover of the cylinder 57 and to the shaft 58 of the cylinder, these two elements being connected by the mainspring which drives the movement 5.
  • the output of the planetary gear 56 drives a toothed wheel 59, frictionally coupled to an auxiliary wheel 60 integral with a finger 61 which is pivotable between two stops 62 and 63 fixed to the mechanism board 22.
  • the auxiliary wheel 60 meshes with a toothing 64 of a rake 65 pivoting about an axis 66 and integral with a first toothed sector 67 centered on the axis 66.
  • the sector 67 meshes with a second toothed sector 68 integral with the needle 18 and pivoting about the axis 20 thereof.
  • the two stops 62 and 63 determine the two extreme positions of the needle 18, corresponding to the maximum and minimum values of the power reserve of the watch. These two positions also correspond to the two positions of the rake 65 represented respectively in continuous line and in broken line at the figure 3 .
  • the rake 65 and toothed sectors 67 and 68 are mounted between the mechanism board 22 and a bridge 70 fixed to this board by screws 71 and 72.
  • the drive mechanism of the power reserve indicator occupies a space that is not occupied by the drive mechanism of the moon phase indicator. This advantageous arrangement also results from the ovoid shape of the watch and from the fact that these indicators are not superimposed on the watch movement 5. Furthermore, since the two additional indicators are outside the 10 hour turn, they can to be taller than if they were to be inside of it.
  • the ovoid shape of the watch described above is particularly advantageous in the context of the present invention, the latter is not limited to such a shape, but can be applied in any elongated watch, for example elliptical , rectangular or barrel.
  • the basic clockwork movement 5 and the 10 hour turn in the center of the box for example in order to place two additional indicators respectively in the upper part and in the lower part of the dial, benefiting from the advantages described above.

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La présente invention concerne une montre comportant une boîte de forme allongée contenant un cadran allongé, un mouvement d'horlogerie, des organes indicateurs de l'heure associés à un tour d'heures sur le cadran, un indicateur additionnel disposé en dehors dudit tour d'heures à proximité d'une extrémité du cadran, et des moyens de correction de l'indicateur additionnel, l'indicateur additionnel comportant un disque denté entraîné pas à pas par une bascule de commande actionnée périodiquement par le mouvement d'horlogerie via un mécanisme à came.The present invention relates to a watch comprising an elongated box containing an elongated dial, a clockwork movement, time display members associated with a turn of hours on the dial, an additional indicator disposed outside said dial, hours near one end of the dial, and means of correction of the additional indicator, the additional indicator comprising a toothed disc driven step by step by a control rocker periodically actuated by the clockwork movement via a mechanism to cam.

Dans les montres-bracelets de forme allongée, il est connu de tirer parti de cette forme pour juxtaposer sur le cadran un tour d'heures classique, devant lequel tournent une aiguille des heures et une aiguille des minutes, et un indicateur additionnel qui peut être par exemple une petite seconde, un indicateur de chronographe, de date, de phases de lune, etc. Par exemple, le brevet suisse No 167 847 décrit une montre-bracelet de ce genre, dans laquelle un mouvement d'horlogerie traditionnel est complété par une platine supplémentaire portant les rouages nécessaires pour afficher d'une manière décentrée, d'une part, l'heure et la minute, et d'autre part la seconde par une aiguille dite de petite seconde. Le mouvement d'horlogerie prévu dans ce cas a une forme allongée et son axe de sortie se trouve au centre de la montre.In elongated wristwatches, it is known to take advantage of this shape to juxtapose on the dial a classic turn of hours, in front of which turn an hour hand and a minute hand, and an additional indicator which can be for example a small second, a chronograph indicator, date, moon phases, etc. For example, the Swiss patent No 167,847 describes a wristwatch of this kind, in which a traditional clockwork movement is completed by an additional plate carrying the wheels necessary to display in an off-center manner, on the one hand, the hour and the minute, and of secondly, the second by a so-called small second hand. The watch movement provided in this case has an elongated shape and its output axis is in the center of the watch.

Dans le brevet suisse No 218 931 , il est décrit une pièce d'horlogerie sous la forme d'un chronomètre de bord qui comporte deux jeux d'aiguilles pour indiquer respectivement le temps civil et le temps sidéral sur deux cadrans semblables, juxtaposés dans une boîte rectangulaire. Un mouvement d'horlogerie commun entraîne directement l'affichage du temps civil. L'affichage du temps sidéral est entraîné à partir de la roue de secondes de ce mouvement, via une cascade de cinq mobiles intermédiaires répartis dans la longueur de la boîte et assurant le rapport de transmission fixe qui convient. Une telle construction n'est pas utilisable dans une montre, à cause de son encombrement et de la juxtaposition de deux tours d'heures relativement grands.In the Swiss patent No 218 931 a timepiece in the form of an edge chronometer is described which comprises two sets of hands for indicating civil time and sidereal time respectively on two similar dials juxtaposed in a rectangular box. A common clockwork movement directly displays the calendar time. The sidereal time display is driven from the seconds wheel of this movement, via a cascade of five intermediate mobiles distributed in the length of the box and ensuring the appropriate fixed transmission ratio. Such a construction can not be used in a watch, because of its size and the juxtaposition of two relatively large towers of hours.

Dans la présente invention, on cherche à tirer parti de la forme allongée du boîtier non seulement pour juxtaposer différents indicateurs dans la direction de la plus grande dimension du boîtier et du cadran, mais également pour répartir d'une manière avantageuse dans la boîte les mécanismes entraînant ces indicateurs.In the present invention, it is sought to take advantage of the elongated shape of the housing not only to juxtapose different indicators in the direction of the largest dimension of the housing and the dial, but also to advantageously distribute in the box the mechanisms leading to these indicators.

En particulier dans le cas d'un indicateur additionnel entraîné pas à pas comme c'est le cas d'un indicateur de quantième ou d'un indicateur de phases de lune, un problème particulier réside dans la réalisation de moyens de correction permettant à un utilisateur de corriger l'indicateur additionnel sans interférer avec le mécanisme d'entraînement pas à pas qui le relie au mouvement d'horlogerie. Une solution classique consiste à incorporer à ce mécanisme d'entraînement un système à cliquet ayant pour but d'éviter des dommages à ce mécanisme lorsqu'il est en prise au moment où l'on effectue une correction. L'inconvénient de cette solution est de nécessiter des éléments supplémentaires qui compliquent la construction. Une autre solution consiste à entraîner l'indicateur additionnel à partir du mouvement d'horlogerie au moyen d'une bascule qui pivote et sur laquelle le moyen de correction agit en faisant pivoter la bascule dans le même sens que l'entraînement, ce qui évite que l'un interfère avec l'autre. Le brevet suisse No 519 191 décrit une construction de ce genre, dans laquelle une bascule de commande de l'indicateur de date pivote autour du centre du mouvement d'horlogerie, les moyens de correction étant formés par la tige de commande habituelle de la montre, qui peut fonctionner comme un poussoir et agir sur la bascule par l'intermédiaire d'un levier supplémentaire. Toutefois, cette construction présente un inconvénient substantiel par le fait que la bascule a une grande taille et couvre une partie importante de la surface du mouvement d'horlogerie. En outre, l'agencement de la tige de commande sous la forme d'une tige-poussoir représente une complication supplémentaire.In particular in the case of an additional indicator driven step by step as is the case of a date indicator or a moon phase indicator, a particular problem lies in the realization of correction means allowing a user to correct the additional indicator without interfering with the step-by-step drive mechanism that connects it to the watch movement. A conventional solution is to incorporate in this drive mechanism a ratchet system to prevent damage to this mechanism when engaged at the time of making a correction. The disadvantage of this solution is to require additional elements that complicate the construction. Another solution is to drive the additional indicator from the watch movement by means of a rocker which pivots and on which the correction means acts by rotating the rocker in the same direction as the drive, which avoids that one interferes with the other. The Swiss patent No 519 191 describes such a construction in which a date indicator control rocker pivots around the center of the clock movement, the correction means being formed by the watch's usual control rod, which can function as a push and act on the rocker via an additional lever. However, this construction has a substantial disadvantage in that the rocker has a large size and covers a large part of the surface of the watch movement. In addition, the arrangement of the control rod in the form of a push rod represents an additional complication.

Un but de la présente invention consiste à éviter les inconvénients précités, grâce à une disposition avantageuse de l'indicateur additionnel et de ses moyens d'entraînement et de correction dans une boîte de montre de forme allongée. Un but supplémentaire consiste à doter la montre d'une boîte dont la forme s'accorde d'une manière esthétique à la disposition des divers indicateurs.An object of the present invention is to avoid the aforementioned drawbacks, thanks to an advantageous arrangement of the additional indicator and its drive and correction means in an elongated watch case. An additional goal is to provide the watch with a box whose shape matches in an aesthetic manner available to the various indicators.

A cet effet, il est prévu une montre du genre indiqué en préambule, caractérisée en ce que ladite denture du disque de l'indicateur additionnel est une denture extérieure entraînée par un bec de la bascule, en ce que la bascule comporte un premier bras qui coopère avec le mouvement d'horlogerie, un second bras pourvu dudit bec et un axe de pivotement situé entre le premier et le second bras, en ce qu'au moins le second bras de la bascule de commande s'étend sensiblement le long d'un bord de la boîte et en ce que les moyens de correction comportent un poussoir disposé dans ledit bord de la boîte et agencé pour faire pivoter la bascule par pression sur son second bras.For this purpose, there is provided a watch of the type indicated in the preamble, characterized in that said toothing of the disc of the additional indicator is an external toothing driven by a tip of the rocker, in that the rocker comprises a first arm which cooperates with the watch movement, a second arm provided with said spout and a pivot axis located between the first and second arms, in that at least the second arm of the control lever extends substantially along an edge of the box and in that the correction means comprise a pusher disposed in said edge of the box and arranged to pivot the rocker by pressure on its second arm.

Ainsi, le second bras de la bascule peut avantageusement s'étendre entre le disque de l'indicateur additionnel et ledit bord de la boîte où se trouve le poussoir de correction. Ce poussoir peut agir directement par pression sur un élément de ce bras de la bascule, ce qui simplifie la construction et tend à découpler momentanément le mécanisme d'entraînement à came, sans lui appliquer aucun effort nuisible. On peut donc effectuer la correction à n'importe quel moment.Thus, the second arm of the rocker can advantageously extend between the disk of the additional indicator and said edge of the box where the correction pusher is located. This pusher can act directly by pressing on an element of this arm of the rocker, which simplifies the construction and tends to decouple momentarily the cam drive mechanism, without applying any harmful effort to it. We can therefore perform the correction at any time.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulièrement avantageux, la boîte et le cadran ont une forme ovoïde, et le mouvement d'horlogerie a une forme sensiblement circulaire et est logé dans l'extrémité de plus grand rayon de la boîte ovoïde.In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the box and the dial have an ovoid shape, and the watch movement has a substantially circular shape and is housed in the end of the largest radius of the ovoid box.

Selon un autre aspect de l'invention, il est prévu une montre comportant une boîte de forme allongée contenant un cadran allongé, un mouvement d'horlogerie, des organes indicateurs de l'heure associés à un tour d'heures sur le cadran, un indicateur additionnel disposé en dehors dudit tour d'heures à proximité d'une extrémité du cadran et entraîné par le mouvement d'horlogerie via un mécanisme de commande, et dans laquelle la boîte et le cadran ont une forme ovoïde, ayant une extrémité de plus grand rayon et une extrémité de plus petit rayon, et le mouvement d'horlogerie est sensiblement circulaire et disposé dans une position décentrée en direction de l'extrémité de plus grand rayon, l'indicateur additionnel étant disposé à proximité de l'autre extrémité de la boîte, et le mécanisme de commande de l'indicateur additionnel comporte une bascule s'étendant à proximité d'un bord de la boîte.According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a watch comprising an elongated box containing an elongated dial, a clockwork movement, time indicator organs associated with a turn of hours on the dial, an additional indicator disposed outside said hour circle near one end of the dial and driven by the watch movement via a control mechanism, and wherein the box and the dial have an ovoid shape, having one more end large radius and one end of smaller radius, and the clockwork movement is substantially circular and disposed in an off-center position towards the end of larger radius, the additional indicator being disposed near the other end of the box, and the control mechanism of the additional indicator comprises a flip-flop extending near an edge of the box.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront dans la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation préféré d'une montre-bracelet de forme sensiblement ovale, présentée à titre d'exemple non limitatif en référence aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en plan de la face supérieure de la montre, comportant des organes classiques d'indication de l'heure, un indicateur de phases de lune et un indicateur de réserve de marche,
  • la figure 2 représente le mécanisme d'entraînement de l'indicateur de phases de lune,
  • la figure 3 représente la platine du mouvement d'horlogerie et le mécanisme d'entraînement de l'indicateur de réserve de marche, et
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne IV-IV de la figure 2.
Other features and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description of a preferred embodiment of a wristwatch of substantially oval shape, presented by way of non-limiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a plan view of the upper face of the watch, including conventional time indication bodies, a moon phase indicator and a power reserve indicator,
  • the figure 2 represents the driving mechanism of the moon phase indicator,
  • the figure 3 represents the turntable of the watch movement and the drive mechanism of the power reserve indicator, and
  • the figure 4 is a sectional view along line IV-IV of the figure 2 .

La montre 1 représentée dans les dessins possède une boîte 2 de forme sensiblement ovale, ou plus précisément ovoïde, dont l'extrémité supérieure 3 a un rayon plus petit que le rayon de l'extrémité inférieure 4, le rayon de cette dernière étant déterminé par le rayon d'un mouvement d'horlogerie circulaire classique 5 dont le contour est représenté dans les figures 2 et 3. Le cadran 6 de la montre a une forme semblable à celle de la boîte 2. Dans sa partie inférieure se trouvent des organes classiques d'indication de l'heure, comportant une aiguille des heures 7 et une aiguille des minutes 8 qui tournent autour du centre 9 du mouvement 5 devant un tour d'heures 10, et une aiguille de petite seconde 11 décentrée par rapport au centre 9 et tournant devant une graduation spécifique 12. Le mouvement 5 est ici un calibre automatique courant, de préférence du type 7866 NL de la demanderesse. Il est commandé de manière classique au moyen d'une tige de commande dirigée radialement par rapport au mouvement et pourvue d'une couronne de commande 13. En raison de la forme ovoïde de la boîte, la tige de commande n'occupe pas la position traditionnelle "à 3 heures" du tour d'heures 10, mais une position sensiblement "à 4 heures", de sorte que le mouvement 5 est tourné de 30° par rapport à sa position habituelle et que la petite seconde 11 se trouve "à 7 heures" sur le tour d'heures 10. L'axe longitudinal de la boîte 2 et du cadran 6 est parallèle à la direction du bracelet, dont les extrémités 14 et 15 sont rattachées respectivement aux extrémités 3 et 4 de la boîte.The watch 1 shown in the drawings has a box 2 of substantially oval shape, or more precisely ovoid, whose upper end 3 has a radius smaller than the radius of the lower end 4, the radius of the latter being determined by the radius of a classic circular clockwork movement whose contour is represented in the figures 2 and 3 . The dial 6 of the watch has a shape similar to that of the box 2. In its lower part are conventional organs for indicating the time, comprising a hand of hours 7 and a minute hand 8 which turn around the center 9 of movement 5 in front of a 10 hours turn, and a small second needle 11 off center of the center 9 and rotating in front of a specific scale 12. The movement 5 is here a current automatic caliber, preferably of the type 7866 NL of the applicant. It is controlled conventionally by means of a control rod directed radially with respect to the movement and provided with a control ring 13. Due to the ovoid shape of the box, the control rod does not occupy the position traditional "at 3 o'clock" of the 10 o'clock turn, but a position substantially "at 4 o'clock", so that the movement 5 is rotated 30 ° from its usual position and that the small second 11 is "at 7 hours "on the hour round 10. The longitudinal axis of the box 2 and the dial 6 is parallel to the direction of the bracelet, the ends 14 and 15 are respectively attached to the ends 3 and 4 of the box.

Deux indicateurs additionnels sont disposés du côté de l'extrémité supérieure 3 de la montre. Il s'agit d'un indicateur de phases de lune, formé par un disque 16 apparaissant dans une fenêtre 17 du cadran 6, et d'un indicateur de réserve de marche, formé par une aiguille 18 se déplaçant dans'un secteur circulaire devant une graduation 19 pour indiquer la tension du ressort de barillet du mouvement 5, entre un état L (bas) et un état H (haut). L'axe 20 de l'aiguille 18 se trouve tout près de l'extrémité supérieure du cadran. Ainsi, les deux indicateurs additionnels se trouvent dans le petit bout de la forme ovoïde, donc dans un espace qui n'est pas occupé par le mouvement d'horlogerie 5, ni par les organes indicateurs de l'heure 7 à 12.Two additional indicators are arranged on the side of the upper end 3 of the watch. It is a moon phase indicator, formed by a disc 16 appearing in a window 17 of the dial 6, and a power reserve indicator, formed by a needle 18 moving in a circular sector in front of a scale 19 to indicate the tension of the barrel spring of the movement 5, between a state L (low) and a state H (high). The axis 20 of the needle 18 is close to the upper end of the dial. Thus, the two additional indicators are in the small end of the ovoid shape, so in a space that is not occupied by the watch movement 5 nor by the time indicator bodies 7 to 12.

On décrira maintenant, en référence aux figures 2 et 4, les éléments de l'indicateur de phases de lune et de son mécanisme de commande. Ces éléments sont montés sur une planche de mécanisme 22 qui a une forme ovoïde adaptée à celle de boîte 2 et qui est fixée par des vis 23 à la platine circulaire 24 du mouvement d'horlogerie 5. De manière classique, ce mouvement comporte un mobile de seconde au centre 26 monté dans un canon 27, un rouage de minuterie 28, une chaussée borgne 30 portant l'aiguille des minutes 8, et un canon 31 portant l'aiguille des heures 7 et solidaire d'une roue des heures 32 qui s'engrène avec une roue de commande 33 faisant un tour en vingt-quatre heures. La roue 33 est montée sur la planche de mécanisme 22 du côté du cadran 6 et pourvue d'une goupille 34 pour actionner une fois par jour une bascule de commande 35 qui fait avancer d'un pas le disque 16 indicateur des phases de lune.We will now describe, with reference to figures 2 and 4 , the elements of the moon phase indicator and its control mechanism. These elements are mounted on a mechanism board 22 which has an ovoid shape adapted to that of box 2 and which is fixed by screws 23 to the circular plate 24 of the watch movement 5. In a conventional manner, this movement comprises a mobile second of the center 26 mounted in a barrel 27, a timer wheel 28, a blind pavement 30 carrying the minute hand 8, and a barrel 31 carrying the hour hand 7 and integral with a wheel hours 32 which meshes with a control wheel 33 making a turn in twenty-four hours. The wheel 33 is mounted on the mechanism board 22 on the dial side 6 and provided with a pin 34 for operating once a day a control lever 35 which advances the moon phase indicator disc 16 by one step.

La bascule 35 est formée par une simple pièce plate formant un levier à deux bras 36 et 37, entre lesquels se trouve l'axe de pivotement 38 de la bascule, matérialisé par un tube 39 fixé dans la planche 22 et dans lequel est engagée une vis de retenue 40. Un ressort 41 tend à maintenir la bascule 35 dans une position de repos, dans laquelle son premier bras 36 s'appuie contre une butée 42, tandis qu'un bec 43 disposé à l'extrémité de son second bras 37 se trouve hors de prise d'une denture extérieure 44 à cinquante-neuf dents du disque 16 des phases de lune. Ce disque est monté de manière rotative sur la planche de mécanisme 22, autour d'un axe 45 défini par une vis, et il est maintenu en position par un sautoir 46 sollicité par un ressort 47 pour s'engager dans la denture 44.The rocker 35 is formed by a simple flat piece forming a lever with two arms 36 and 37, between which is the pivot axis 38 of the rocker, materialized by a tube 39 fixed in the board 22 and in which is engaged a retaining screw 40. A spring 41 tends to keep the rocker 35 in a position of rest, in which its first arm 36 rests against an abutment 42, while a spout 43 disposed at the end of its second arm 37 is out of engagement of an external toothing 44 to fifty-nine teeth of the disc 16 moon phases. This disc is rotatably mounted on the mechanism board 22, about an axis 45 defined by a screw, and is held in position by a jumper 46 urged by a spring 47 to engage in the toothing 44.

L'extrémité du premier bras 36 de la bascule de commande 35 présente une surface de came 49 en forme de V contre laquelle la goupille 34 de la roue 33 peut glisser en poussant le bras 36 vers l'extérieur, de sorte que la bascule 35 pivote dans le sens horaire autour de son axe 38 et que son bec 43 s'engage obliquement dans la denture 44 pour faire avancer d'un pas le disque 16, jusqu'à ce que le sautoir 46 ait franchi la dent suivante. Cette opération s'effectue une fois par jour et il en résulte que le disque 16 effectue un tour complet en cinquante-neuf jours, soit approximativement deux lunaisons. On remarquera que grâce à la forme en'V de la surface de came 49, l'action de la goupille 34 est la même quel que soit le sens de rotation de la roue 33. Ceci permet de se passer d'une roue de renvoi entre la roue des heures 32 et la roue 33.The end of the first arm 36 of the control rocker 35 has a V-shaped cam surface 49 against which the pin 34 of the wheel 33 can slide by pushing the arm 36 outwards, so that the rocker 35 rotates clockwise about its axis 38 and that its nose 43 engages obliquely in the toothing 44 to advance the disc 16 one step, until the jumper 46 has crossed the next tooth. This operation is carried out once a day and it follows that the disc 16 performs a complete turn in fifty-nine days, or approximately two lunations. It will be noted that thanks to the form V 'of the cam surface 49, the action of the pin 34 is the same regardless of the direction of rotation of the wheel 33. This makes it possible to dispense with a return wheel between the hour wheel 32 and the wheel 33.

Grâce au fait que la bascule de commande 35, au moins pour ce qui concerne son second bras 37, s'étend sensiblement le long d'un bord 50 de la planche 22, donc le long d'un bord correspondant 51 de la boîte 2, un dispositif de correction de l'indicateur de phases de lune peut être réalisé d'une manière très simple, sous la forme d'un poussoir 52 coulissant dans la carrure de la boîte 2 et agissant, lorsque l'utilisateur le presse, dans la direction de la flèche P représentée à la figure 2 contre une goupille 53 fixée au second bras 37 de la bascule. Cette action a exactement le même effet que celui de la goupille 34, c'est-à-dire que la bascule 35 pivote dans le sens horaire et fait avancer d'un pas le disque 16. En conséquence, cette action n'interfère pas avec le mécanisme à came formé par la goupille 34 et la surface de came 49, même lorsque ceux-ci sont en prise.Due to the fact that the control lever 35, at least as regards its second arm 37, extends substantially along an edge 50 of the board 22, so along a corresponding edge 51 of the box 2 , a device for correcting the moon phase indicator can be produced in a very simple manner, in the form of a pusher 52 sliding in the middle of the box 2 and acting, when the user presses it, in the direction of the arrow P represented at the figure 2 against a pin 53 attached to the second arm 37 of the rocker. This action has exactly the same effect as that of the pin 34, that is to say that the flip-flop 35 pivots in a clockwise direction and advances the disc 16 by one step. Consequently, this action does not interfere with with the cam mechanism formed by the pin 34 and the cam surface 49, even when these are in engagement.

On remarque que la forme simple et allongée de la bascule de commande 35, ainsi que la disposition de ses deux bras et des moyens de correction le long du bord 51 de la boîte de montre, prennent très peu de place et occupent un espace latéral disponible à côté du mouvement d'horlogerie 5 et du disque 16 de l'indicateur de phases de lune. En particulier, le premier bras 36 s'étend sensiblement entre la roue de commande 33 et le bord de la boîte, et le second bras 37 s'étend entre le disque 16 et le bord de la boîte. La bascule 35 constitue un organe de transmission qui "enjambe" l'intervalle entre les emplacements respectifs du mouvement d'horlogerie et de l'indicateur de phases de lune. Cette disposition de la bascule a aussi l'avantage de ne pas empiéter sur l'espace nécessaire à l'indicateur de réserve de marche. On note aussi que l'axe 45 du disque 16 se situe à l'extérieur du pourtour du mouvement d'horlogerie, de sorte que les moyens de support de ce disque pourraient être placés à côté du mouvement, s'il le fallait.Note that the simple and elongated shape of the control lever 35, and the arrangement of its two arms and correction means along the edge 51 of the watch case, take up very little space and occupy an available lateral space next to the watch movement 5 and the disk 16 of the moon phase indicator. In particular, the first arm 36 extends substantially between the control wheel 33 and the edge of the box, and the second arm 37 extends between the disc 16 and the edge of the box. Flip-flop 35 constitutes a transmission member that "spans" the gap between the respective locations of the watch movement and the moon phase indicator. This arrangement of the rocker also has the advantage not to encroach on the space required for the power reserve indicator. Note also that the axis 45 of the disc 16 is located outside the circumference of the watch movement, so that the support means of this disc could be placed next to the movement, if necessary.

Les éléments du mécanisme entraînant l'aiguille 18 de l'indicateur de réserve de marche seront décrits en référence à la figure 3, où ces éléments sont représentés en transparence afin de faciliter la lecture du dessin. Comme un tel mécanisme est bien connu dans son principe, il sera décrit ici d'une manière sommaire. Il comporte un engrenage différentiel constitué par un engrenage planétaire 56 dont les deux entrées sont couplées par des engrenages respectifs à un couvercle du barillet 57 et à l'arbre 58 du barillet, ces deux éléments étant reliés par le ressort de barillet qui entraîne le mouvement 5. La sortie de l'engrenage planétaire 56 entraîne une roue dentée 59, couplée par friction à une roue auxiliaire 60 solidaire d'un doigt 61 qui peut pivoter entre deux butées 62 et 63 fixées à la planche de mécanisme 22. La roue auxiliaire 60 s'engrène sur une denture 64 d'un râteau 65 pivotant autour d'un axe 66 et solidaire d'un premier secteur denté 67 centré sur l'axe 66. Le secteur 67 s'engrène avec un second secteur denté 68 solidaire de l'aiguille 18 et pivotant autour de l'axe 20 de celle-ci. Les deux butées 62 et 63 déterminent les deux positions extrêmes de l'aiguille 18, correspondant aux valeurs maximale et minimale de la réserve de marche de la montre. Ces deux positions correspondent également aux deux positions du râteau 65 représentées respectivement en trait continu et en trait interrompu à la figure 3.The elements of the mechanism driving the needle 18 of the power reserve indicator will be described with reference to the figure 3 , where these elements are represented in transparency in order to facilitate the reading of the drawing. As such a mechanism is well known in principle, it will be described here in a summary manner. It comprises a differential gear constituted by a planetary gear 56, the two inputs of which are coupled by respective gears to a cover of the cylinder 57 and to the shaft 58 of the cylinder, these two elements being connected by the mainspring which drives the movement 5. The output of the planetary gear 56 drives a toothed wheel 59, frictionally coupled to an auxiliary wheel 60 integral with a finger 61 which is pivotable between two stops 62 and 63 fixed to the mechanism board 22. The auxiliary wheel 60 meshes with a toothing 64 of a rake 65 pivoting about an axis 66 and integral with a first toothed sector 67 centered on the axis 66. The sector 67 meshes with a second toothed sector 68 integral with the needle 18 and pivoting about the axis 20 thereof. The two stops 62 and 63 determine the two extreme positions of the needle 18, corresponding to the maximum and minimum values of the power reserve of the watch. These two positions also correspond to the two positions of the rake 65 represented respectively in continuous line and in broken line at the figure 3 .

Le râteau 65 et les secteurs dentés 67 et 68 sont montés entre la planche de mécanisme 22 et un pont 70 fixé à cette planche par des vis 71 et 72. On remarque que le mécanisme d'entraînement de l'indicateur de réserve de marche occupe un espace qui n'est pas occupé par le mécanisme d'entraînement de l'indicateur de phases de lune. Cette disposition avantageuse résulte également de la forme ovoïde de la montre et du fait que ces indicateurs ne sont pas superposés au mouvement d'horlogerie 5. De plus, comme les deux indicateurs additionnels se trouvent en dehors du tour d'heures 10, ils peuvent être plus grands que s'ils devaient être à l'intérieur de celui-ci.The rake 65 and toothed sectors 67 and 68 are mounted between the mechanism board 22 and a bridge 70 fixed to this board by screws 71 and 72. It should be noted that the drive mechanism of the power reserve indicator occupies a space that is not occupied by the drive mechanism of the moon phase indicator. This advantageous arrangement also results from the ovoid shape of the watch and from the fact that these indicators are not superimposed on the watch movement 5. Furthermore, since the two additional indicators are outside the 10 hour turn, they can to be taller than if they were to be inside of it.

Bien que la forme ovoïde de la montre décrite ci-dessus soit particulièrement avantageuse dans le cadre de la présente invention, cette dernière n'est pas limitée à une telle forme, mais peut s'appliquer dans toute montre de forme allongée, par exemple elliptique, rectangulaire ou en tonneau. Dans cette optique il est aussi possible de disposer le mouvement d'horlogerie de base 5 et le tour d'heures 10 au centre de la boîte, par exemple en vue de placer deux indicateurs additionnels respectivement dans la partie haute et dans la partie basse du cadran, en bénéficiant des avantages décrits ci-dessus.Although the ovoid shape of the watch described above is particularly advantageous in the context of the present invention, the latter is not limited to such a shape, but can be applied in any elongated watch, for example elliptical , rectangular or barrel. In this perspective it is also possible to have the basic clockwork movement 5 and the 10 hour turn in the center of the box, for example in order to place two additional indicators respectively in the upper part and in the lower part of the dial, benefiting from the advantages described above.

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  1. Watch having a case (2) of elongated shape containing an elongated dial (6), a watch movement (5), time indicating members (7, 8) associated with an hour-circle (10) on the dial, an additional indicator (16) arranged outside said hour-circle in proximity to one end of the dial, and means (52, 53) for correcting the additional indicator, the additional indicator comprising a toothed disc (16) driven step-by-step by a control lever (35) periodically actuated by the watch movement via a cam mechanism (33, 34, 49),
    characterised in that the toothing (44) of the additional indicator disc (16) is an external toothing driven by a beak (43) of the control lever (35), in that the control lever includes a first arm (36), which co-operates with the watch movement, a second arm (37) provided with said beak, and a pivoting axis (38) located between the first and second arms, in that at least the second arm (37) of the control lever extends substantially along one edge (51) of the case (2) and in that the correction means include a push-button (52) arranged in said edge of the case and arranged to cause the control lever to pivot by pressing on its second arm (37).
  2. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that the second arm (37) of the control lever extends between the additional indicator disc (16) and said edge (51) of the case.
  3. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that said cam mechanism includes a cam surface (49) arranged on one side of the first arm (36) of the control lever and a control wheel (33) continuously driven by the watch movement (5) and provided with a pin (34) arranged to push said cam surface against the force of a spring (41).
  4. Watch according to claim 3, characterised in that the first arm (36) of the control lever extends substantially between said control wheel (33) and said edge (51) of the case.
  5. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that the additional indicator is a date or moon phase indicator and appears in an aperture (17) arranged in the dial (6) outside the hour-circle (10).
  6. Watch according to claim 1, characterised in that the axis of the additional indicator disc (16) and the correction means (52, 53) are located outside the periphery of the watch movement (5).
  7. Watch according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the case (2) and the dial (6) have an ovoidal shape.
  8. Watch according to claim 7, characterised in that the watch movement (5) has a substantially circular shape and is housed in the end (4) of the ovoidal case with the largest radius.
  9. Watch having a case (2) of elongated shape containing an elongated dial (6), a watch movement (5), time indicating members (7, 8) associated with an hour-circle (10) on the dial, an additional indicator (16) arranged outside said hour-circle in proximity to one end of the dial and driven by the watch movement via a control mechanism,
    characterised in that the case (2) and the dial (6) have an ovoidal shape, having one end (4) of larger radius and one end (3) of smaller radius, in that the watch movement (5) is substantially circular and arranged in an off-centre position in the direction of the end (4) of larger radius, the additional indicator (16) being arranged in proximity to the other end (3) of the case, and in that the additional indicator control mechanism includes a control lever (35) extending in proximity to one edge (51) of the case.
  10. Watch according to claim 9, characterised in that said control lever (35) is associated with a correction push-button (52) mounted in said edge (51) of the case.
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