EP1359477A1 - Wrist watch provided with folding bottom - Google Patents

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EP1359477A1
EP1359477A1 EP02009947A EP02009947A EP1359477A1 EP 1359477 A1 EP1359477 A1 EP 1359477A1 EP 02009947 A EP02009947 A EP 02009947A EP 02009947 A EP02009947 A EP 02009947A EP 1359477 A1 EP1359477 A1 EP 1359477A1
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    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to a watch case with an opening bottom and its opening device.
  • Existing opening bottom watch cases have a bottom or rear window sealingly closing the box, and a hinged bottom on the bottom of the box bezel.
  • the bottom has a coupling to latching, located opposite its hinge, with said bottom of the box bezel allowing the bottom position to be kept in the closed position.
  • the bottom and possibly the bottom of the gearbox has a operating member formed by a slot, for example allowing to exercise a pull on the bottom to open it by rotating it around its hinge. This opening is carried out either with a tool but more generally with the nail. The user can thus at any time have visual access to the rear face of the clock movement by opening the back.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to allow the production of a watch opening bottom in which both the bottom hinge and the components necessary to open it, are invisible and therefore do not harm the appearance of the shows.
  • the subject of the present invention is a wristwatch having a back opening allowing to obviate the aforementioned drawbacks and achieve the stated goal above which is distinguished by the characteristics set out in claim 1.
  • Figure 1 is a section of a watch case opening bottom according the invention.
  • FIGS 2 and 3 illustrate variants of the bottom opening mechanism of the box.
  • Figure 4 illustrates in section a second embodiment of the watch according to the invention.
  • the wristwatch comprising a box with an opening bottom according to the present invention is illustrated in a first embodiment in Figure 1 and includes a watch case formed by a middle part 1, an upper bezel 2 on which is fixed a lens 3, a bottom screen 4 on which is pivoted to using a hinge a bottom cover 5 closing on this bottom window 4 by snap-fastening.
  • This bottom window 4 serves as a support for a bottom window 6.
  • This box is waterproof thanks to the glass seals 7, 8 and the seals 9, 10 between the middle 1 and glasses 2, 4.
  • This watch case contains a movement 11 fixed anyway known on the middle part 1, for example using a casing circle 12, surmounted by a dial 13.
  • the bottom cover 5 is pivoted on the bottom screen 4 using a hinge 14 and, opposite, the free end of the cover 5 forms a coupling clicks into place with the rear window 4.
  • the bottom cover 5 extends beyond the hinge 14 in the direction of the edge of the middle part 1 so as to hide this hinge 14 which becomes invisible for an observer looking at the watch from the back of it.
  • a bracelet 15 is fixed between two horns 16 of the box using a bar 17.
  • the rigid insert 18 inserted in the end of the bracelet 15 located towards the hinge 14 is notched at 19 to allow the opening of the bottom cover 5 and the movement of the part of it projecting from the hinge 14.
  • the end of the bracelet 15 located on the side where the bottom cover 5 is snapped onto the rear window 4, has a hollow insert 18a to form a housing 20 containing a tube 21, surrounding the central part of the bar 17, provided with an opening pallet 22 extending in a recess 23 located between the edge of the bottom cover 5 and the middle part 1, as well as an operating pallet 24 extending inside the bracelet over a certain length.
  • the opening pallet 22 is ends with a fork 30 engaged on the stem of a screw 31 whose head 32 is supported on the cover 5, and the end of which is screwed into a nut or washer 33 housed at the bottom of a blind bore 34 made in the middle 1.
  • This nut 33 is subjected to the action of a return spring 35 bearing on a plate 36 secured to the middle part 1.
  • This opening pallet 22 is directly connected to the pallet of operation 24.
  • the pivot point of the pallets 22, 24 is formed by the angle that it forms between them, in abutment against the angle of the recess 20 of the insert 18a.
  • the insert 18 and / or 18a is screwed into the middle part or the middle-bezel of the watch case to fix the bracelet.
  • lid opening device 5 Many other embodiments of the lid opening device 5 are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention which consists in lodge in the end of the strap attached to the watch case a maneuver to act on the cover 5 to cause it to open.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates another variant of the operating member formed by pallets 22 and 24, mounted in the end of the strap 15.
  • this operation includes a lug 37 abutting the bar 17 allowing the pallets 22, 24 to oscillate around this bar under the action of a push of the user to open the bottom cover 5.
  • Figure 4 illustrates in section another embodiment of the watch bracelet comprising a box provided with a bottom cover and a cover upper 40, both of which can be opened using an operating member integrated in the box and its bracelet.
  • the bottom cover 5, its mounting and its opening, are done as described in the first embodiment using the operating member 21, 22, 24 incorporated in the insert 18a of the end of the bracelet 15.
  • the middle part 1 is a bezel-bezel which carries the movement 11 and serves as a support for the upper glass 3.
  • An upper cover 40 is pivoted using a hinge 41 on this middle part-bezel 1 and comes clip on the opposite to a flange 42 of this middle part-bezel 1.
  • the middle-bezel 1 is crossed axially by a passage 43 having a shoulder 44, its part, of larger diameter, being directed towards the underside of the watch.
  • a pusher 45 is engaged in this passage 43 and its head 46 rests on the upper face of the opening pallet 22. The upper end of this pusher 45 is intended to cooperate with the face lower of the upper cover 40 when the opening pallet 22 is moved up the watch case causing the lid to open higher 40.
  • the opening pallet 22 of the operation 21, 22, 24 therefore acts either on the bottom cover 5 or on the cover upper 40 according to the direction of movement which is printed on it by the pallet actuation 24.
  • Such a watch may not have upper crystal 3 and serve visually impaired people who could manually locate the position of the needles and so read the time.
  • the rear window 4 could have come from a piece of manufacturing with middle part 1.
  • only the upper cover 40 could be actuated by the operating device described with reference to FIG. 4.
  • the bottom of the box can be a fixed bottom for example screwed.
  • the watch case can be arranged so as to serve case to a pocket watch. So the pocket watch can be used to itself or placed in said case and be used as a wristwatch whose upper cover 40 is opened to read the time.

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Wristwatch has an opening bottom with a bottom cover (5) that is articulated using a hinge (14) incorporated in the housing and hidden beneath the cover. Closing of the cover is by its meshing with the casing, while the device for opening the cover is integrated in one of the ends of the watch strap (15) and comprises a pivoting organ, one end of which is situated between the watch casing and the upper face of the cover.

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La présente invention a pour objet une boíte de montre à fond ouvrant et son dispositif d'ouverture. Les boítes de montre à fond ouvrant existantes comportent une glace de fond ou arrière fermant de façon étanche la boíte, et un fond articulé sur la lunette de fond de boíte. Le fond comporte un accouplement à encliquetage, situé à l'opposé de sa charnière, avec ladite lunette de fond de boíte permettant le maintien en position fermée du fond. A l'endroit de cet accouplement, le fond et éventuellement la lunette de fond de boíte, comporte un organe de manoeuvre formé par une fente, par exemple permettant d'exercer une traction sur le fond pour l'ouvrir en le faisant pivoter autour de sa charnière. Cette ouverture s'effectue soit avec un outil mais plus généralement avec l'ongle. L'usager peut ainsi à tout moment avoir un accès visuel à la face arrière du mouvement d'horlogerie en ouvrant le fond.The present invention relates to a watch case with an opening bottom and its opening device. Existing opening bottom watch cases have a bottom or rear window sealingly closing the box, and a hinged bottom on the bottom of the box bezel. The bottom has a coupling to latching, located opposite its hinge, with said bottom of the box bezel allowing the bottom position to be kept in the closed position. At the place of this coupling, the bottom and possibly the bottom of the gearbox, has a operating member formed by a slot, for example allowing to exercise a pull on the bottom to open it by rotating it around its hinge. This opening is carried out either with a tool but more generally with the nail. The user can thus at any time have visual access to the rear face of the clock movement by opening the back.

L'inconvénient de ce type de boíte de montre à fond ouvrant réside principalement dans le fait que la charnière, et surtout l'organe de manoeuvre permettant d'ouvrir le fond, sont apparents et nuisent à l'esthétique de la boíte.The disadvantage of this type of watch case with opening bottom is mainly in the fact that the hinge, and especially the operating member to open the bottom, are visible and detract from the aesthetics of the box.

Le but de la présente invention est de permettre la réalisation d'une montre à fond ouvrant dans laquelle, aussi bien la charnière du fond que les organes nécessaires à son ouverture, sont invisibles et ne nuisent donc pas à l'aspect de la montre.The purpose of the present invention is to allow the production of a watch opening bottom in which both the bottom hinge and the components necessary to open it, are invisible and therefore do not harm the appearance of the shows.

La présente invention a pour objet une montre bracelet présentant un fond ouvrant permettant d'obvier aux inconvénients précités et d'atteindre le but énoncé plus haut qui se distingue par les caractéristiques énoncées à la revendication 1.The subject of the present invention is a wristwatch having a back opening allowing to obviate the aforementioned drawbacks and achieve the stated goal above which is distinguished by the characteristics set out in claim 1.

Le dessin annexé illustre schématiquement et à titre d'exemple deux formes d'exécutions de la montre objet de la présente invention.The attached drawing illustrates schematically and by way of example two forms of executions of the watch which is the subject of the present invention.

La figure 1 est une coupe d'une boíte de montre à fond ouvrant selon l'invention. Figure 1 is a section of a watch case opening bottom according the invention.

Les figures 2 et 3 illustrent des variantes du mécanisme d'ouverture du fond de la boíte.Figures 2 and 3 illustrate variants of the bottom opening mechanism of the box.

La figure 4 illustre en coupe une seconde forme d'exécution de la montre selon l'invention.Figure 4 illustrates in section a second embodiment of the watch according to the invention.

La montre bracelet comportant une boíte à fond ouvrant selon la présente invention est illustrée dans une première forme d'exécution à la figure 1 et comporte une boíte de montre formée d'une carrure 1, d'une lunette supérieure 2 sur laquelle est fixée une glace 3, une lunette de fond 4 sur laquelle est pivoté à l'aide d'une charnière un couvercle de fond 5 se fermant sur cette lunette de fond 4 par encliquetage. Cette lunette de fond 4 sert de support à une glace de fond 6. Cette boíte est étanche grâce aux joints de glace 7, 8 et aux joints 9, 10 entre la carrure 1 et les lunettes 2, 4.The wristwatch comprising a box with an opening bottom according to the present invention is illustrated in a first embodiment in Figure 1 and includes a watch case formed by a middle part 1, an upper bezel 2 on which is fixed a lens 3, a bottom screen 4 on which is pivoted to using a hinge a bottom cover 5 closing on this bottom window 4 by snap-fastening. This bottom window 4 serves as a support for a bottom window 6. This box is waterproof thanks to the glass seals 7, 8 and the seals 9, 10 between the middle 1 and glasses 2, 4.

Cette boíte de montre renferme un mouvement 11 fixé de toute manière connue sur la carrure 1, par exemple à l'aide d'un cercle d'emboítage 12, surmonté d'un cadran 13.This watch case contains a movement 11 fixed anyway known on the middle part 1, for example using a casing circle 12, surmounted by a dial 13.

Le couvercle de fond 5 est pivoté sur la lunette de fond 4 à l'aide d'une charnière 14 et, à l'opposé, l'extrémité libre du couvercle 5 forme un accouplement à encliquetage avec la lunette de fond 4.The bottom cover 5 is pivoted on the bottom screen 4 using a hinge 14 and, opposite, the free end of the cover 5 forms a coupling clicks into place with the rear window 4.

Le couvercle de fond 5 s'étend au-delà de la charnière 14 en direction du bord de la carrure 1 de manière à cacher cette charnière 14 qui devient invisible pour un observateur regardant la montre par l'arrière de celle-ci.The bottom cover 5 extends beyond the hinge 14 in the direction of the edge of the middle part 1 so as to hide this hinge 14 which becomes invisible for an observer looking at the watch from the back of it.

Un bracelet 15 est fixé entre deux cornes 16 de la boíte à l'aide d'une barrette 17. L'insert rigide 18 inséré dans l'extrémité du bracelet 15 situé vers la charnière 14 est entaillé en 19 pour permettre l'ouverture du couvercle de fond 5 et le débattement de la partie de celui-ci débordant de la charnière 14.A bracelet 15 is fixed between two horns 16 of the box using a bar 17. The rigid insert 18 inserted in the end of the bracelet 15 located towards the hinge 14 is notched at 19 to allow the opening of the bottom cover 5 and the movement of the part of it projecting from the hinge 14.

L'extrémité du bracelet 15 située du côté où le couvercle de fond 5 est encliqueté sur la lunette de fond 4, comporte un insert évidé 18a pour former un logement 20 renfermant un tube 21, entourant la partie centrale de la barrette 17, muni d'une palette d'ouverture 22 s'étendant dans un évidement 23 situé entre le bord du couvercle de fond 5 et la carrure 1, ainsi que d'une palette de manoeuvre 24 s'étendant à l'intérieur du bracelet sur une certaine longueur.The end of the bracelet 15 located on the side where the bottom cover 5 is snapped onto the rear window 4, has a hollow insert 18a to form a housing 20 containing a tube 21, surrounding the central part of the bar 17, provided with an opening pallet 22 extending in a recess 23 located between the edge of the bottom cover 5 and the middle part 1, as well as an operating pallet 24 extending inside the bracelet over a certain length.

Lorsque la montre est montée, le bracelet 15 étant fixé sur la boíte de montre, et si l'on observe la montre depuis sa face arrière, on ne peut voir ni la charnière 14 ni le dispositif d'ouverture du couvercle de fond 5. L'esthétique de la montre n'est donc pas perturbée, ni par la charnière du couvercle de fond 5 ni de son onglet ou autres organes de préhension pour son ouverture.When the watch is mounted, the strap 15 being fixed on the box watch, and if you look at the watch from its back, you can't see either the hinge 14 or the bottom cover opening device 5. The aesthetics of the watch is therefore not disturbed either by the hinge of the bottom cover 5 or by its tab or other gripping members for its opening.

Pour ouvrir le couvercle de fond 5 il suffit à l'usager, ayant enlevé sa montre de son poignet, de déplacer la palette de manoeuvre 24 en appuyant sur l'extrémité du bracelet 15 dans le sens de la flèche F, soit vers le haut de la montre, pour provoquer la rotation du tube 21 et de la palette d'ouverture 22 qui appuie sur le bord du couvercle 5 et le dégage du cran de la lunette de fond 4. Le couvercle peut alors être entièrement ouvert manuellement. Pour refermer le couvercle 5, il suffit de l'appliquer fortement contre la lunette de fond 4 afin d'encliqueter l'accouplement.To open the bottom cover 5, the user just has to take off his watch with his wrist, to move the maneuvering pallet 24 by pressing the end of the bracelet 15 in the direction of the arrow F, ie towards the top of the shows, to cause the rotation of the tube 21 and the opening pallet 22 which presses on the edge of the cover 5 and releases it from the notch of the rear window 4. The cover can then be fully opened manually. To close the cover 5, just apply it strongly against the rear window 4 so to engage the coupling.

Ainsi tout le dispositif d'ouverture du couvercle de fond 5 est intégré dans le bracelet et la boíte de montre, et rien n'est visible et ne perturbe le design de la montre. De plus, l'ouverture et la fermeture du couvercle sont très facile à réaliser manuellement et ne nécessitent aucun outil.Thus the entire device for opening the bottom cover 5 is integrated into the bracelet and the watch case, and nothing is visible and does not disturb the design of the shows. In addition, opening and closing the lid is very easy manually and require no tools.

Dans la forme d'exécution illustrée à la figure 2, la palette d'ouverture 22 se termine par une fourchette 30 engagée sur la tige d'une vis 31 dont la tête 32 prend appui sur le couvercle 5, et dont l'extrémité est vissée dans un écrou ou rondelle 33 logée au fond d'un perçage borgne 34 pratiqué dans la carrure 1. Cet écrou 33 est soumis à l'action d'un ressort de rappel 35 prenant appui sur une plaque 36 solidaire de la carrure 1.In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 2, the opening pallet 22 is ends with a fork 30 engaged on the stem of a screw 31 whose head 32 is supported on the cover 5, and the end of which is screwed into a nut or washer 33 housed at the bottom of a blind bore 34 made in the middle 1. This nut 33 is subjected to the action of a return spring 35 bearing on a plate 36 secured to the middle part 1.

Cette palette d'ouverture 22 est directement reliée à la palette de manoeuvre 24. Le point de pivotement des palettes 22, 24 est formé par l'angle qu'elle forme entre elles, en butée contre l'angle de l'évidement 20 de l'insert 18a. This opening pallet 22 is directly connected to the pallet of operation 24. The pivot point of the pallets 22, 24 is formed by the angle that it forms between them, in abutment against the angle of the recess 20 of the insert 18a.

Dans cette forme d'exécution, l'insert 18 et/ou 18a est vissé dans la carrure ou la carrure-lunette de la boíte de montre pour y fixer le bracelet.In this embodiment, the insert 18 and / or 18a is screwed into the middle part or the middle-bezel of the watch case to fix the bracelet.

Dans une telle exécution les palettes 22, 24 sont normalement maintenues en position inactive par le ressort 35.In such an execution the pallets 22, 24 are normally maintained in the inactive position by the spring 35.

De nombreuses autres réalisations du dispositif d'ouverture du couvercle 5 sont envisageables sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention qui consiste à loger dans l'extrémité du bracelet fixé à la boíte de montre un organe de manoeuvre permettant d'agir sur le couvercle 5 pour provoquer son ouverture.Many other embodiments of the lid opening device 5 are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention which consists in lodge in the end of the strap attached to the watch case a maneuver to act on the cover 5 to cause it to open.

La figure 3 illustre une autre variante de l'organe de manoeuvre formé des palettes 22 et 24, monté dans l'extrémité du bracelet 15. Ici, cet organe de manoeuvre comporte un ergot 37 en butée contre la barrette 17 permettant aux palettes 22, 24 d'osciller autour de cette barrette sous l'action d'une poussée de l'usager pour provoquer l'ouverture du couvercle de fond 5.FIG. 3 illustrates another variant of the operating member formed by pallets 22 and 24, mounted in the end of the strap 15. Here, this operation includes a lug 37 abutting the bar 17 allowing the pallets 22, 24 to oscillate around this bar under the action of a push of the user to open the bottom cover 5.

La figure 4 illustre en coupe une autre forme d'exécution de la montre bracelet comportant une boíte munie d'un couvercle de fond et d'un couvercle supérieur 40, tous deux pouvant être ouverts à l'aide d'un organe de manoeuvre intégré dans la boíte et son bracelet.Figure 4 illustrates in section another embodiment of the watch bracelet comprising a box provided with a bottom cover and a cover upper 40, both of which can be opened using an operating member integrated in the box and its bracelet.

Le couvercle de fond 5, son montage et son ouverture, se font comme décrit dans la première forme d'exécution à l'aide de l'organe de manoeuvre 21, 22, 24 incorporé dans l'insert 18a de l'extrémité du bracelet 15.The bottom cover 5, its mounting and its opening, are done as described in the first embodiment using the operating member 21, 22, 24 incorporated in the insert 18a of the end of the bracelet 15.

Dans cette exécution, la carrure 1 est une carrure-lunette qui porte le mouvement 11 et sert de support à la glace supérieure 3. Un couvercle supérieur 40 est pivoté à l'aide d'une charnière 41 sur cette carrure-lunette 1 et vient se clipser à l'opposé sur un rebord 42 de cette carrure-lunette 1.In this embodiment, the middle part 1 is a bezel-bezel which carries the movement 11 and serves as a support for the upper glass 3. An upper cover 40 is pivoted using a hinge 41 on this middle part-bezel 1 and comes clip on the opposite to a flange 42 of this middle part-bezel 1.

La carrure-lunette 1 est traversée axialement par un passage 43 comportant un épaulement 44, sa partie, de plus grand diamètre, étant dirigée vers la face inférieure de la montre. Un poussoir 45 est engagé dans ce passage 43 et sa tête 46 repose sur la face supérieure de la palette d'ouverture 22. L'extrémité supérieure de ce poussoir 45 est destinée à coopérer avec la face inférieure du couvercle supérieur 40 lorsque la palette d'ouverture 22 est déplacée vers le haut de la boíte de montre provoquant ainsi l'ouverture du couvercle supérieur 40.The middle-bezel 1 is crossed axially by a passage 43 having a shoulder 44, its part, of larger diameter, being directed towards the underside of the watch. A pusher 45 is engaged in this passage 43 and its head 46 rests on the upper face of the opening pallet 22. The upper end of this pusher 45 is intended to cooperate with the face lower of the upper cover 40 when the opening pallet 22 is moved up the watch case causing the lid to open higher 40.

Dans cette forme d'exécution, la palette d'ouverture 22 de l'organe de manoeuvre 21, 22, 24 agit donc soit sur le couvercle de fond 5 soit sur le couvercle supérieur 40 suivant le sens du déplacement qui lui est imprimé par la palette d'actionnement 24.In this embodiment, the opening pallet 22 of the operation 21, 22, 24 therefore acts either on the bottom cover 5 or on the cover upper 40 according to the direction of movement which is printed on it by the pallet actuation 24.

Une telle montre pourrait ne pas comporter de glace supérieure 3 et servir aux malvoyants qui pourraient repérer manuellement la position des aiguilles et donc lire l'heure.Such a watch may not have upper crystal 3 and serve visually impaired people who could manually locate the position of the needles and so read the time.

Dans une variante, la lunette de fond 4 pourrait être venue d'une pièce de fabrication avec la carrure 1.Alternatively, the rear window 4 could have come from a piece of manufacturing with middle part 1.

Dans d'autres variantes, seul le couvercle supérieur 40 pourrait être actionné par le dispositif de manoeuvre décrit en référence à la figure 4. Dans ce cas, le fond de la boíte peut être un fond fixe par exemple vissé.In other variants, only the upper cover 40 could be actuated by the operating device described with reference to FIG. 4. In this case, the bottom of the box can be a fixed bottom for example screwed.

De plus, dans une variante à couvercle supérieur 40 ouvrant, avec fond fixe ou fond 5 ouvrant, la boíte de montre peut être agencée de manière à servir de boítier à une montre de poche. Ainsi, la montre de poche peut être utilisée pour elle-même ou placée dans ledit boítier et être utilisée comme une montre bracelet dont on ouvre le couvercle supérieur 40 pour lire l'heure.In addition, in a variant with an opening upper cover 40, with a fixed bottom or 5 opening bottom, the watch case can be arranged so as to serve case to a pocket watch. So the pocket watch can be used to itself or placed in said case and be used as a wristwatch whose upper cover 40 is opened to read the time.

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Montre bracelet comportant une boíte de montre à fond ouvrant, caractérisée par le fait que ce fond ouvrant ou couvercle de fond (5) est articulé à l'aide d'une charnière (14) sur un élément de la boíte (1, 4), cette charnière (14) étant logée dans un évidement pratiqué dans cet élément de la boíte (1, 4) et cachée derrière le couvercle (5); par le fait que la fermeture du couvercle est réalisée par un encliquetage de celui-ci sur l'élément de la boíte (1, 4); et par le fait qu'un dispositif d'ouverture du couvercle de fond (5) est intégré dans l'une des extrémités du bracelet (15) fixée sur la boíte, ce dispositif d'ouverture comportant un organe de manoeuvre oscillant dont l'extrémité (22) est située entre l'élément de la boíte (1, 4) et la face supérieure du couvercle de fond (5).Wrist watch comprising a watch case with an opening bottom, characterized in that this opening bottom or bottom cover (5) is articulated by means of a hinge (14) on an element of the case (1, 4) , this hinge (14) being housed in a recess made in this element of the box (1, 4) and hidden behind the cover (5); by the fact that the closure of the cover is achieved by a snap thereof on the element of the box (1, 4); and by the fact that a device for opening the bottom cover (5) is integrated in one of the ends of the strap (15) fixed on the box, this opening device comprising an oscillating operating member, the end (22) is located between the element of the box (1, 4) and the upper face of the bottom cover (5). Montre selon la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que le couvercle de fond (5) est articulé sur une lunette de fond (4) elle-même fixée de façon étanche sur la carrure (1) de la boíte, l'extrémité active (22) de l'organe de manoeuvre étant située dans un logement (23) pratiqué dans la carrure (1).Watch according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom cover (5) is articulated on a bottom bezel (4) itself tightly fixed on the middle part (1) of the case, the active end ( 22) of the operating member being located in a housing (23) formed in the middle part (1). Montre selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée par le fait qu'une glace de fond est située sur la carrure (1) ou la lunette de fond (4).Watch according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a bottom glass is located on the middle part (1) or the bottom bezel (4). Montre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que l'extrémité du bracelet (15) comporte un insert (18a) évidé dans le logement (20) duquel est situé en partie l'organe de manoeuvre (21, 22, 24). Watch according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end of the strap (15) comprises an insert (18a) hollowed out in the housing (20) of which the operating member (21, 22) is located in part 24). Montre selon la revendication 4, caractérisée par le fait que l'organe de manoeuvre comporte une partie tubulaire (21), entourant une barrette (17) de fixation du bracelet (15), solidaire d'une palette de manoeuvre (24) située dans le bracelet (15) et d'une palette d'actionnement (22) coopèrant avec le couvercle de fond (5) de la boíte de montre.Watch according to claim 4, characterized in that the operating member comprises a tubular part (21) surrounding a bar (17) for fixing the bracelet (15), integral with an operating pallet (24) located in the strap (15) and an actuating pallet (22) cooperating with the bottom cover (5) of the watch case. Montre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que l'organe de manoeuvre (21, 22, 24) est soumis à l'action d'un ressort de rappel (35) tendant à le maintenir dans sa position inactive.Watch according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the operating member (21, 22, 24) is subjected to the action of a return spring (35) tending to keep it in its inactive position. Montre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que la boíte comporte encore une glace supérieure (3) située dans une lunette (2) ou une carrure lunette (1).Watch according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the case also includes an upper crystal (3) located in a bezel (2) or a middle part of the bezel (1). Montre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que la boíte de montre comporte une carrure-lunette (1) sur laquelle est pivoté un couvercle supérieur (40) dont la fermeture est assurée par encliquetage sur cette carrure-lunette (1); et par le fait qu'un poussoir (45, 46), monté coulissant dans un passage axial (43) pratiqué dans la carrure-lunette (1) présente une tête (46) coopèrant avec l'organe de manoeuvre (21, 22, 24) et une extrémité libre coopérant avec la face inférieure du couvercle supérieur (40) permettant ainsi l'ouverture de ce couvercle.Watch according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the watch case comprises a middle part (1) on which is pivoted an upper cover (40), the closure of which is ensured by snapping onto this middle part (1) ); and by the fact that a pusher (45, 46), slidably mounted in an axial passage (43) formed in the middle part (1) has a head (46) cooperating with the operating member (21, 22, 24) and a free end cooperating with the underside of the upper cover (40) thus allowing the opening of this cover. Montre bracelet comportant une boíte de montre et un bracelet fixé à cette boíte, caractérisée par le fait que la boíte de montre comporte une carrure-lunette (1) ou une carrure et une lunette, sur laquelle est pivoté un couvercle supérieur (40) dont la fermeture est assurée par encliquetage sur cette lunette ; et par le fait qu'un poussoir (45, 46) monté coulissant dans un passage axial (43) pratiqué dans la carrure-lunette (1) présente une tête (46) coopérant avec l'extrémité (22) d'un organe de manoeuvre oscillant (22, 24) d'un dispositif d'ouverture du couvercle intégré dans l'une des extrémités du bracelet (15) fixé sur la boíte.Bracelet watch comprising a watch case and a bracelet fixed to this box, characterized by the fact that the watch case comprises a middle part-bezel (1) or a middle part and a bezel, on which is pivoted an upper cover (40) of which closing is ensured by snap-fastening on this bezel; and by the fact that a pusher (45, 46) mounted to slide in an axial passage (43) formed in the middle part (1) has a head (46) cooperating with the end (22) of a member oscillating operation (22, 24) of a device for opening the cover integrated into one of the ends of the bracelet (15) fixed on the box. Montre selon la revendication 9, caractérisée par le fait que l'extrémité du bracelet (15) comporte un insert (18a) évidé dans le logement (20) duquel est situé en partie l'organe de manoeuvre (22, 24).Watch according to claim 9, characterized in that the end of the strap (15) comprises an insert (18a) hollowed out in the housing (20) of which is located in part the operating member (22, 24).
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ES02009947T ES2266344T3 (en) 2002-05-03 2002-05-03 BRACELET WATCH PRESENTING A BOX WITH OPEN FUND.
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