EP1354247B1 - Uhrgehäuse mit armband - Google Patents

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EP1354247B1
EP1354247B1 EP02734840A EP02734840A EP1354247B1 EP 1354247 B1 EP1354247 B1 EP 1354247B1 EP 02734840 A EP02734840 A EP 02734840A EP 02734840 A EP02734840 A EP 02734840A EP 1354247 B1 EP1354247 B1 EP 1354247B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet

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  • the present invention relates to the field of fixing bracelets to watch cases, and more particularly to devices allowing easy change of the bracelet.
  • the patent FR-504.267 Rubattel and Weyermann SA describes a watch whose bracelet consists of a rectangular band in one piece has a round opening that reveals the dial, the inner edge of the opening of the bracelet being sandwiched between the middle and a reported bezel. In this way, the bracelet covers the whole box, with the exception of the glass and the dial.
  • Another device of the same kind is presented in the patent FR-1.598.983 Ervin Piquerez .
  • the bracelet does not cover the box.
  • the edge of its central opening matches the outer shape of the box, and is clamped between the middle and a ring screwed either on the upper part of the middle part or on the bottom.
  • the assembly and disassembly of the bracelet of the box require a key or a tool and can hardly be done, in practice, only by a professional. This is even more the case that, in most of the examples given above, the disassembly exposes the internal organs of the watch.
  • the known devices can not therefore be applied to watches sold with several interchangeable straps, which must allow the consumer to change the bracelet himself.
  • the present invention aims to provide a watch case with strap that allows the user to easily change the bracelet, without special tools, and without the need to fill the box of horns.
  • the watch case with bracelet comprises at least one bottom with at least one groove 2 in which a part of the bracelet 3 is inserted and at least one closing element 4 closing said groove and holding the bracelet, and is characterized in that the closure element 4 is fixed to the bottom by means of a bayonet device having at least one lug 5 being inserted into at least one corresponding recess 6.
  • the wristwatch watch case described above is characterized in that the groove 2 is annular and goes around the bottom.
  • the watch case with a bracelet is characterized in that at least one housing 7 is made in the edge 8 of the groove 2 and / or in the upper face 9 of the closure member, said edge 8 and said upper face 9 enclosing the bracelet, a compression seal 10 being placed in said housing and dimensioned so that the closure of the element 4 compresses the bracelet against said seal.
  • the wristwatch watch case according to the invention is characterized in that the recess 6 is continuous and in that at least one cleat 11 is placed in said recess so that at least one lug 5 abuts against said cleat when the closing element 4 is put in place.
  • the watch case with bracelet according to the invention is characterized in that the bracelet 3 is formed of a single piece having between the two strands an annular portion 12 shaped so as to be inserted at least partially in the annular groove 2.
  • the bracelet 3 is in one piece, the two strands being connected to one another by an annular portion 12.
  • This annular portion presents an opening, adapted to receive a portion of the bottom 1 of the box.
  • This part of the bottom is delimited laterally by an annular groove 2.
  • Below this annular groove is formed a recess 6 which, in the embodiment shown here, goes around this part of the bottom 1.
  • Below the recess 6, at three points of an adjacent flange 14 in the hollow, an indentation 15 is practiced.
  • the annular portion 12 of the bracelet is placed in the annular groove 2.
  • a closure element of annular shape, and radially inwardly directed three lugs 5, closes the annular groove, the three lugs being introduced into
  • the annular portion 12 of the bracelet is then trapped between the upper face 9 of the closure element 4 and the edge 8 of the groove 2.
  • rotates the closure member so that the lugs move laterally and are entirely sandwiched between the flange 14 and the other wall 16 of the recess.
  • a cleat 11 is fixed in the recess 6, here in the form of a cylindrical key driven into a radial hole in the bottom of the recess.
  • the cleat 11 blocks the rotation of the closure element 4 in the closing direction, it has no effect in that of the opening. In order to avoid inadvertent opening, it is therefore necessary to prevent the closure element from slipping in the other direction. To this end, it is possible, for example, to increase the thickness of the bracelet a little, so that the closure element compresses the bracelet, so that the pressure thus exerted on the upper face 9 of the element closure prevents friction sliding back said element.
  • a compression which must be exactly dosed, requires on the one hand that the bracelet is made of a compressible material and / or deformable, and secondly that its thickness is machined very precisely. The first requirement is not fulfilled in the case of a metal bracelet, and the second is very difficult to achieve in practice.
  • the closure of the element 4 compresses the seal via the annular portion 12 of the bracelet, this part then exerting friction on the upper face 9 of the closure element, preventing it from rotating in the direction of the opening.
  • the dimensions of the seal 9 will be calculated so that the friction allows the user to open the closure element without excessive effort.
  • Radial grooves 16 are made on the underside of the closure element, to ensure sufficient grip to the fingers of the user who wishes to change the bracelet.
  • circular indentations 13 and 17 are respectively formed in the bottom and on the upper face 9 of the closure element and face each other, so that correspondingly shaped swellings of the wristband are provided. insert, which gives more firmness to the attachment of the bracelet to the box.
  • the box may have several bottoms, for example superimposed
  • the fixing device may have several annular grooves
  • the bracelet may be formed of two separate strands, in which case there may be two grooves
  • the device may comprise several elements closure, or a single lug instead of three, in which case the lug must have a sufficient angular dimension; finally, the recess that receives the lugs can be split into several segments instead of being continuous.

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  1. Uhrgehäuse mit Armband, umfassend mindestens einen Boden (1) mit mindestens einer Auskehlung (2), in die ein Abschnitt des Armbands eingelegt ist, sowie ein Schließelement (4), das die Auskehlung verschließt und das Armband dort hält, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Schließelement (4) am Boden mittels einer Bajonette-Einrichtung befestigt ist, die mindestens einen Vorsprung (5) aufweist, welcher in mindestens eine entsprechende Rinne (6) eingreift.
  2. Uhrgehäuse mit Armband nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auskehlung (2) ringförmig ausgebildet ist und den Boden umläuft.
  3. Uhrgehäuse mit Armband nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens eine Aufnahme (7) im Rand (8) der Auskehlung (2) oder/und in der oberen Fläche (9) des Schließelements ausgebildet ist, wobei der Rand (8) und die obere Fläche (9) das Armband umschließen und wobei ein kompressibles Verbindungselement (10) in die Aufnahme eingelegt und derart dimensioniert ist, dass das Verschließen des Elements (4) das Armband gegen das Verbindungselement presst.
  4. Uhrgehäuse mit Armband nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Rinne (6) kontinuierlich ausgebildet ist und dass mindestens ein Anschlag (11) derart in der Rinne angeordnet ist, dass mindestens ein Vorsprung (5) beim Platzieren des Schließelements (4) an dem Anschlag zur Anlage kommt.
  5. Uhrgehäuse mit Armband nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Armband (3) einteilig ausgebildet ist und zwischen den beiden Strängen einen ringförmigen Abschnitt (12) aufweist, der so ausgebildet ist, dass er sich mindestens partiell in die ringförmige Auskehlung (2) einfügt.
EP02734840A 2001-01-23 2002-01-22 Uhrgehäuse mit armband Expired - Lifetime EP1354247B1 (de)

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CH00108/01A CH694261A5 (fr) 2001-01-23 2001-01-23 Boîte de montre avec bracelet.
CH108012001 2001-01-23
PCT/CH2002/000032 WO2002059698A1 (fr) 2001-01-23 2002-01-22 Boite de montre avec bracelet

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JP (1) JP2004520588A (de)
CN (1) CN100354774C (de)
CH (1) CH694261A5 (de)
DE (1) DE60226210T2 (de)
WO (1) WO2002059698A1 (de)

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DE60226210D1 (de) 2008-06-05
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WO2002059698A1 (fr) 2002-08-01
CN1488086A (zh) 2004-04-07

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