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EP1437635B1
EP1437635B1 EP03000279A EP03000279A EP1437635B1 EP 1437635 B1 EP1437635 B1 EP 1437635B1 EP 03000279 A EP03000279 A EP 03000279A EP 03000279 A EP03000279 A EP 03000279A EP 1437635 B1 EP1437635 B1 EP 1437635B1
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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
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/0427—Mountings relative to pocket and wrist watches allowing a rocking movement about a hinge or any other movement
    • G04B37/0436—Clockwork movements coming out without springs, for allowing time reading or winding
    • 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
    • G04B37/0083—Cases for more than one clockwork
    • 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
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/0427—Mountings relative to pocket and wrist watches allowing a rocking movement about a hinge or any other movement
    • 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
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/0427—Mountings relative to pocket and wrist watches allowing a rocking movement about a hinge or any other movement
    • G04B37/0445—Clockwork movements which come out by spring action for time reading and winding
    • 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
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/0427—Mountings relative to pocket and wrist watches allowing a rocking movement about a hinge or any other movement
    • G04B37/0454—Free standing watches (montre chevalet)
    • 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
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/0427—Mountings relative to pocket and wrist watches allowing a rocking movement about a hinge or any other movement
    • G04B37/0472—Rocking mounting of the clockwork

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  • a housing here is understood to mean an enclosure serving as a housing for a watch movement, whereas the box is formed of the case as well as the other external parts which form a body with it, in particular the frame.
  • a watch of this type is described in document CH 159'982.
  • Its frame is in the form of a rectangular frame, the housing being housed and mounted to slide and pivot, so that one or the other of its faces is visible.
  • a locking latch ensures the housing remains in place on the chassis.
  • Document DGM 9'408'566 presents a similar watch, the housing being pivotally mounted on a frame, about an axis passing through the time setting rod, the frame itself being pivotally mounted on the frame. In this way, it is possible, after clearing the chassis frame, to rotate the housing in the frame, without having to remove the watch from the wrist, while keeping the rod in the same position.
  • the bezel covering the housing in its periphery thus participates largely in the aesthetics of the watch.
  • the hinge is of removable type. It is arranged so that, in its open position, the bezel can be separated from the frame. In this way, the user of the watch can, by itself, choose and equip his watch with the telescope of his choice. It is thus possible to equip it with a jewelery bezel for an evening, or in scratchproof material during sports exercises.
  • the connecting means comprise a slide and a slide, one associated with the frame, the other with the casing, arranged so as to allow translational and pivoting movements of the casing on the frame, the slide being of sufficient length to bring one or the other end of the housing to one or the other end of the frame.
  • the connecting means comprise a ball joint and a housing for receiving said ball joint, one associated with the chassis, the other with the housing and allowing a rotation of the housing on the chassis around two orthogonal axes, so as to to allow the casing to be turned over on the chassis.
  • the connecting means comprise, in a third variant, two hinges defining pivot axes perpendicular to each other, the first turning about an axis substantially parallel to the plane of the frame and having a first portion secured to the frame, the second comprising a first integral part of the housing, the two hinges having second parts integral with each other and articulated relative to their respective first part, thus allowing the casing to be turned over on the chassis.
  • the watch movement housed in the housing is controlled by a setting ring secured to a rod passing through the housing.
  • the telescope extends, when in the closed position, above this crown. In this way, it protects against shocks in particular.
  • the time setting ring is one of the most exposed parts of the watch. As the bezel is removable, it does not prevent, however, easy handling.
  • the housing In order to simplify the structure of the housing, it comprises two shells of the same shape and fixed to one another so as to form a spherical symmetry with reference to its center.
  • these two shells each comprise walls arranged parallel in pairs and defining a housing for receiving a watch movement, one of the walls being extended by a bar, while the wall which is parallel to it is provided with a groove of complementary shape to the bar.
  • the shells are arranged head to tail, the bar of one being engaged in the groove of the other.
  • each of the latter comprises two walls perpendicular to the walls respectively extended by a bar and provided with a groove, one of the perpendicular walls of each shell being pierced with a cylindrical hole intended to serve as a passage for a time setting rod, so that the housing can serve as a housing for two watch movements.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 comprise a frame 10 comprising a base plate 12 of generally rectangular shape and provided at each of its corners with horns 13, 14, 16 forming means for attaching a bracelet not shown in the drawing. . These horns are each pierced with a hole 18 for receiving, in a manner well known to those skilled in the art, a bar engaged in a loop whose end of the bracelet is provided.
  • the boxes further comprise a housing 20 and a hinge 22 forming means for connecting the housing 20 to its frame 10, and a bezel 24 pivotally mounted on the frame 10 by a hinge 25 described in more detail for reference.
  • the housing 20 will be described more precisely with reference to FIG.
  • the articulation comprises two parallelepipedal pieces 26 arranged parallel to each other and to the axes passing through the holes 18.
  • the parts 26 are each provided with a groove 28.
  • the housing 20 is provided at one of its ends with two cylindrical pins which are not visible in the drawing, each engaged in one of the grooves 28 and together forming a slide which allows both a translation movement and pivoting. In this way, the housing 20 can slide on the frame 12 and rotate 180 °, as shown by the arrows f1 and f2, so that either one of its faces is apparent.
  • the grooves are provided at their ends with notches for holding the housing in one or other of its extreme positions.
  • These notches may be of the spring ball type, of the same type as will be described with reference to Figures 4a and 4b, or any other type well known to those skilled in the art.
  • the hinge 22 of the embodiment of Figure 2 is of the ball type. It comprises a stud 30 secured to the plate 12, disposed midway between the two horns 13 and 14 and provided with a not visible housing in the drawing, open towards the central portion of the frame 10.
  • the housing 20 is of general shape cuboid.
  • a rod 32 is fixed, by one of its ends, to one of the sides of the housing 20.
  • the other end carries a sphere 34 engaged and retained in the housing of the stud 30.
  • There are many ways to maintain the sphere 34 movable in rotation in the housing for example by crimping the hole, or by any other means, well known to those skilled in the art.
  • Such articulation also makes it possible to rotate the housing 20 on the frame 10. To this end, it is sufficient to tilt the housing 20 about an axis parallel to the axes passing through the holes 18 of bars, and then, when the rod 32 is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the plate 12, to rotate 180 ° about the axis of the rod 32, finally to fold the housing 20 on its frame 10, as shown by the arrows f1 and f2 .
  • the chassis 10 may be provided with means for positioning the housing 20, for example a spring ball disposed in a complementary stud facing the stud 30 and cooperating with a notch that the housing 20 has on its face opposite to that carrying the rod 32. These means have not been shown, to avoid overloading the drawing.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a third embodiment of a box according to the invention.
  • the hinge 22 is formed of two hinges 36 and 38 orthogonal. More specifically, the hinge 36 comprises two feet 40 and 42, respectively adjacent to the horns 13 and 14, and a bar 44, disposed between the two feet 40 and 42.
  • the feet 40 and 42 are pierced with holes 46 in which are engaged with pins forming pivot, not visible in the drawing, fixed rigidly in the bar 44.
  • the hinge 36 therefore allows a rotation about an axis AA parallel to the axes passing through the holes 18 of bars, represented by the arrow f1.
  • the hinge 38 is made by means of a shaft B-B axis, only this axis being shown in the drawing, perpendicular to the axis A-A.
  • This rod is integral with the housing 20 and engaged in a hole of the bar 44.
  • the hinge 38 thus allows rotation about the axis B-B, as indicated by the arrow f2.
  • the housing 20 is then rotated about the axis BB, which makes work the hinge 38 .
  • the hinge 22 constitutes means for connecting the housing 20 to the frame 12, allowing a relative movement of one with reference to the other, to allow one of the faces of the housing 20 either facing the chassis, the other being apparent, and move from one to the other without even having to remove the watch from the wrist.
  • the box is further provided with a bezel 24 to maintain the housing 20 on its frame 10, without risk of recess.
  • the frame 10 comprises, housed in its horns 13 to 17, two spring balls 46 held in their housing by crimping, while the bezel carries, in each of the lateral branches, a piston 48 slidably mounted in a cylindrical hole and opening into a recess 50.
  • the spring balls 46 are arranged such that, when the telescope is folded over the housing 20, they are engage in one of the dies 50, thus forming a notch.
  • it is sufficient to simultaneously press on the two pistons 48, which releases the balls 46 from the cores 50 and thus allows the displacement of the telescope 24 with reference to the frame 12.
  • the bezel 24 plays a very important aesthetic role.
  • a change of bezel allows, therefore, a considerable change in the appearance of the watch.
  • the hinge 25, shown in Figures 5a and 5b has two parts, a housing 52, adjacent to the plate 12, and a pivot shaft 54 integral with the bezel 24.
  • the housing 52 is of cylindrical general shape, of axis parallel to the axes passing through the holes 18.
  • the wall that defines it is provided with a slot 52a along its entire length.
  • the shaft 54 is of rectangular section, diagonally slightly smaller than the diameter of the housing and whose short side is smaller than the width of the slot 52a.
  • the shaft 54 is arranged so that, in the closed position of the telescope 24, as shown in FIG. 5a, a plane passing through the middle of the slot 52a and through the axis of the shaft 54 intersects the latter parallel to the small side. In this way, the shaft 54 can only pivot in its housing 52.
  • the housing 20 is advantageously constituted of two identical shells, such as that 56 shown in Figure 6.
  • This shell 56 has a generally rectangular shape with two long sides 56a and two small sides 56b. Their slice, visible in the drawing, is provided with a groove 56c, intended to receive a seal 58.
  • the rear face of the shell, as shown, carries a watch glass 60 fixed by gluing or by any other means known to those skilled in the art.
  • One of the long sides is provided with a cylindrical hole 56d intended to allow the passage of a time setting rod, of the usual type.
  • One of the short sides is extended by a flange 56e provided with two holes 56f through it from one side to the other.
  • the other side has a groove 56g, also pierced with two holes, which are identified by the reference 56h. These are blind and tapped.
  • the shells 56 After the shells 56 have each been equipped with a watch movement, not shown in the drawing, and one of the grooves 56c of a seal 58, they are arranged one above the other, head to tail, of such that the flange 56e of one engages in the groove 56g of the other.
  • the holes 56d and 56f are arranged so that they lie in the extension of each other. Also, when the two shells are in place, it is possible to assemble them to one another by four screws not shown in the drawing, thus forming the housing 20. These screws can advantageously allow, in addition, the fixing of the part of the hinged joint of the housing 20.
  • Such a watch case offers the advantage of actively participating in the protection of its delicate parts.
  • the time setting ring can be covered by the bezel, so that the risk of hanging is virtually nonexistent. It also allows the person skilled in the art, as is partially explained above, innumerable aesthetic developments, by means of a simple construction structure and having no delicate part.

Abstract

The watch-case has a hinge (22) linking a goggle (24) to a chassis (10) and holding the goggle in closed and open positions, respectively. The goggle covers a case (20) and avoids its shift based on the chassis in closed position. The goggle is moved based on the chassis when it is in open position. A locking unit (46) is arranged to occupy one position in which the goggle is fixed and another position within which the goggle is moved.

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La présente invention se rapporte aux boîtes de montre. Elle concerne plus particulièrement une boîte comportant :

  • ■ un châssis muni de moyens d'attache d'un bracelet,
  • ■ un boîtier doté de deux faces sensiblement parallèles entre elles, l'une d'elles, au moins, étant munie d'une glace destinée à permettre la lecture de l'heure sur des moyens d'affichage visibles à travers elle, et
  • ■ des moyens de liaison du boîtier au châssis, permettant un mouvement relatif de l'un par rapport à l'autre, de telle sorte qu'il soit possible de tourner le boîtier sur le châssis et ainsi choisir laquelle de ces faces est apparente.
The present invention relates to watch cases. It relates more particularly to a box comprising:
  • A frame provided with means for attaching a bracelet,
  • A housing having two faces substantially parallel to each other, at least one of them being provided with an ice-cream intended to enable the time to be read on visible display means through it, and
  • ■ means for connecting the housing to the chassis, allowing relative movement relative to each other, so that it is possible to rotate the housing on the frame and so choose which of these faces is apparent.

On entend ici par boîtier une enceinte servant de logement à un mouvement de montre, alors que la boîte est formée du boîtier ainsi que des autres pièces extérieures qui font corps avec lui, notamment le châssis.A housing here is understood to mean an enclosure serving as a housing for a watch movement, whereas the box is formed of the case as well as the other external parts which form a body with it, in particular the frame.

Une montre de ce type est décrite dans le document CH 159'982. Son châssis est en forme de cadre rectangulaire, le boîtier y étant logé et monté coulissant et pivotant, de telle sorte que l'une ou l'autre de ses faces soit visible. Un verrouillage à cran assure le maintien en place du boîtier sur le châssis.A watch of this type is described in document CH 159'982. Its frame is in the form of a rectangular frame, the housing being housed and mounted to slide and pivot, so that one or the other of its faces is visible. A locking latch ensures the housing remains in place on the chassis.

Il est possible, grâce à cette structure particulière, de réaliser une montre susceptible d'afficher deux informations différentes selon la face apparente. Certaines pièces ne comportent qu'un affichage de l'heure, l'autre face étant munie d'une décoration.It is possible, thanks to this particular structure, to make a watch capable of displaying two different information depending on the apparent face. Some pieces have only one time display, the other side is decorated.

Le document DGM 9'408'566 présente une montre similaire, le boîtier étant monté pivotant sur un cadre, autour d'un axe passant par la tige de mise à l'heure, le cadre étant lui-même monté basculant sur le châssis. De la sorte, il est possible, après avoir dégagé le cadre du châssis, de faire tourner le boîtier dans le cadre, sans devoir enlever la montre du poignet, tout en conservant la tige dans la même position.Document DGM 9'408'566 presents a similar watch, the housing being pivotally mounted on a frame, about an axis passing through the time setting rod, the frame itself being pivotally mounted on the frame. In this way, it is possible, after clearing the chassis frame, to rotate the housing in the frame, without having to remove the watch from the wrist, while keeping the rod in the same position.

De plus, le document FR 2 804 217 présente une montre selon le préambule de la revendication 1, c'est-à-dire comportant en outre :

  • ■ une lunette montée sur le châssis,
  • ■ une charnière reliant la lunette au châssis de manière articulée et permettant à la lunette d'occuper une première position, fermée, dans laquelle elle recouvre le boîtier dans sa périphérie et empêche son déplacement par rapport au châssis, et une deuxième position, ouverte, dans laquelle le boîtier peut être mû en référence au châssis.
In addition, the document FR 2 804 217 presents a watch according to the preamble of claim 1, that is to say further comprising:
  • ■ a bezel mounted on the chassis,
  • A hinge connecting the bezel to the frame in an articulated manner and allowing the bezel to occupy a first closed position, in which it covers the housing in its periphery and prevents its displacement relative to the chassis, and a second, open position, in which the housing can be moved with reference to the frame.

Dans l'une comme dans l'autre de ces montres, l'esthétique est définie par la surface du cadran, la forme du boîtier et celle du châssis et/ou du cadre. Le but de la présente invention est de permettre une plus grande diversité esthétique, tout en améliorant la qualité de la fixation des pièces constitutives de la boîte. Ce but est atteint grâce au fait que la boîte comporte, en outre :

  • ■ des moyens de verrouillage de la lunette sur le châssis, agencés de manière à pouvoir occuper une première position dans laquelle la lunette est fixée au châssis lorsqu'elle est en position fermée, et une deuxième position dans laquelle la lunette peut, quelle que soit sa position, être déplacée en référence au châssis, et
en ce que la charnière est de type démontable et agencée de manière à ce que, dans sa position ouverte, la lunette puisse être séparée du châssis.In both of these watches, the aesthetic is defined by the surface of the dial, the shape of the case and that of the frame and / or the frame. The object of the present invention is to allow a greater aesthetic diversity, while improving the quality of the fixing of the component parts of the box. This goal is achieved thanks to the fact that the box comprises, in addition:
  • ■ locking means of the bezel on the frame, arranged to occupy a first position in which the bezel is fixed to the frame when in the closed position, and a second position in which the bezel can, regardless of its position, be moved with reference to the chassis, and
in that the hinge is of removable type and arranged so that, in its open position, the bezel can be separated from the frame.

La lunette recouvrant le boîtier dans sa périphérie participe, ainsi, largement à l'esthétique de la montre.The bezel covering the housing in its periphery thus participates largely in the aesthetics of the watch.

En munissant la boîte d'une lunette choisie parmi plusieurs disponibles, de formes et/ou de couleurs différentes, il est possible de modifier l'esthétique avec un minimum de frais, tout en permettant à l'usager de disposer de deux affichages différents. A cet effet, dans un mode de réalisation particulièrement intéressant, la charnière est de type démontable. Elle est agencée de manière à ce que, dans sa position ouverte, la lunette puisse être séparée du châssis. De la sorte, l'utilisateur de la montre peut, par lui-même, choisir et munir sa montre de la lunette de son choix. Il est ainsi envisageable de l'équiper d'une lunette joaillerie pour une soirée, ou en matériau inrayable lors d'exercices sportifs.By providing the box with a chosen one of several available, of different shapes and / or colors, it is possible to modify the aesthetics with a minimum of costs, while allowing the user to have two different displays. For this purpose, in a particularly interesting embodiment, the hinge is of removable type. It is arranged so that, in its open position, the bezel can be separated from the frame. In this way, the user of the watch can, by itself, choose and equip his watch with the telescope of his choice. It is thus possible to equip it with a jewelery bezel for an evening, or in scratchproof material during sports exercises.

Dans une première variante, les moyens de liaison comprennent une coulisse et un coulisseau, l'un associé au châssis, l'autre au boîtier, agencés de manière à permettre des mouvements de translation et de pivotement du boîtier sur le châssis, la coulisse étant de longueur suffisante pour amener l'une ou l'autre des extrémités du boîtier à l'une ou l'autre des extrémités du châssis.In a first variant, the connecting means comprise a slide and a slide, one associated with the frame, the other with the casing, arranged so as to allow translational and pivoting movements of the casing on the frame, the slide being of sufficient length to bring one or the other end of the housing to one or the other end of the frame.

Dans une autre variante, les moyens de liaison comprennent une rotule et un logement destiné à recevoir cette rotule, l'un associé au châssis, l'autre au boîtier et permettant une rotation du boîtier sur le châssis autour de deux axes orthogonaux, de manière à permettre le retournement du boîtier sur le châssis.In another variant, the connecting means comprise a ball joint and a housing for receiving said ball joint, one associated with the chassis, the other with the housing and allowing a rotation of the housing on the chassis around two orthogonal axes, so as to to allow the casing to be turned over on the chassis.

Les moyens de liaison comprennent, dans une troisième variante, deux charnières définissant des axes de pivotement perpendiculaires entre eux, la première tournant autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle au plan du châssis et comportant une première partie solidaire du châssis, la seconde comportant une première partie solidaire du boîtier, les deux charnières comportant des deuxièmes parties solidaires entre elles et articulées par rapport à leur première partie respective, permettant ainsi le retournement du boîtier sur le châssis.The connecting means comprise, in a third variant, two hinges defining pivot axes perpendicular to each other, the first turning about an axis substantially parallel to the plane of the frame and having a first portion secured to the frame, the second comprising a first integral part of the housing, the two hinges having second parts integral with each other and articulated relative to their respective first part, thus allowing the casing to be turned over on the chassis.

Habituellement, le mouvement de montre logé dans le boîtier est commandé par une couronne de mise à l'heure solidaire d'une tige traversant le boîtier. De manière avantageuse, la lunette s'étend, lorsqu'elle est en position fermée, au-dessus de cette couronne. De la sorte, elle la protège des chocs notamment. En effet, la couronne de mise à l'heure est une des parties de la montre les plus exposées. Comme la lunette est amovible, elle n'empêche pas, pour autant, une manipulation facile.Usually, the watch movement housed in the housing is controlled by a setting ring secured to a rod passing through the housing. Advantageously, the telescope extends, when in the closed position, above this crown. In this way, it protects against shocks in particular. Indeed, the time setting ring is one of the most exposed parts of the watch. As the bezel is removable, it does not prevent, however, easy handling.

Afin de simplifier la structure du boîtier, celui-ci comprend deux coquilles de même forme et fixées l'une à l'autre de manière à former une symétrie sphérique en référence à son centre.In order to simplify the structure of the housing, it comprises two shells of the same shape and fixed to one another so as to form a spherical symmetry with reference to its center.

Dans une solution particulièrement intéressante, ces deux coquilles comprennent chacune des parois disposées parallèlement deux à deux et définissant un logement destiné à recevoir un mouvement de montre, l'une des parois étant prolongée par une barrette, alors que la paroi qui lui est parallèle est munie d'une gorge de forme complémentaire à la barrette. Pour former le boîtier, les coquilles sont disposées en tête bêche, la barrette de l'une étant engagée dans la gorge de l'autre. Ces coquilles peuvent être fixées l'une à l'autre au moyen de vis engagées dans des trous que comportent les barrettes et les parois dans leur partie formant les gorges.In a particularly advantageous solution, these two shells each comprise walls arranged parallel in pairs and defining a housing for receiving a watch movement, one of the walls being extended by a bar, while the wall which is parallel to it is provided with a groove of complementary shape to the bar. To form the housing, the shells are arranged head to tail, the bar of one being engaged in the groove of the other. These shells can be fixed to one another by means of screws engaged in holes that comprise the bars and the walls in their part forming the grooves.

Afin de permettre de loger deux mouvements de montre, un dans chaque coquille, chacune de ces dernières comporte deux parois perpendiculaires aux parois respectivement prolongées d'une barrette et munies d'une gorge, l'une des parois perpendiculaires de chaque coquille étant percée d'un trou cylindrique destiné à servir de passage à une tige de mise à l'heure, de telle sorte que le boîtier puisse servir de logement à deux mouvements de montre.In order to accommodate two watch movements, one in each shell, each of the latter comprises two walls perpendicular to the walls respectively extended by a bar and provided with a groove, one of the perpendicular walls of each shell being pierced with a cylindrical hole intended to serve as a passage for a time setting rod, so that the housing can serve as a housing for two watch movements.

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

  • ■ Les figures 1, 2 et 3 représentent, en perspective, une boîte selon l'invention respectivement en position ouverte de la lunette, le boîtier étant en cours de rotation, en position ouverte de la lunette, le boîtier étant rabattu sur le châssis, et en position fermée de la lunette;
  • ■ La figure 4 est une vue en coupe d'un mécanisme de verrouillage de la lunette sur son châssis;
  • ■ Les figures 5a et 5b montrent, vus en coupe, les moyens de liaison du boîtier et de son châssis; et
  • ■ La figure 6 illustre, vue en perspective, une coquille formant partie du boîtier que comporte la boîte selon l'invention.
Other advantages and features of the invention will emerge from the description which follows, given with reference to the appended drawing, in which:
  • FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 represent, in perspective, a box according to the invention respectively in the open position of the telescope, the casing being in rotation, in the open position of the telescope, the casing being folded down on the frame, and in the closed position of the telescope;
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of a locking mechanism of the telescope on its frame;
  • Figures 5a and 5b show, in section, the connection means of the housing and its frame; and
  • FIG. 6 illustrates, in perspective view, a shell forming part of the box that comprises the box according to the invention.

Les boîtes représentées aux figures 1 à 3 comprennent un châssis 10 comportant une plaque de base 12 de forme générale rectangulaire et munie à chacun de ses coins de cornes 13, 14, 16 formant des moyens d'attache d'un bracelet non représenté au dessin. Ces cornes sont percées chacune d'un trou 18 destiné à recevoir, de manière bien connue de l'homme du métier, une barrette engagée dans une boucle dont l'extrémité du bracelet est munie.The boxes represented in FIGS. 1 to 3 comprise a frame 10 comprising a base plate 12 of generally rectangular shape and provided at each of its corners with horns 13, 14, 16 forming means for attaching a bracelet not shown in the drawing. . These horns are each pierced with a hole 18 for receiving, in a manner well known to those skilled in the art, a bar engaged in a loop whose end of the bracelet is provided.

Les boîtes comprennent, en outre, un boîtier 20 et une articulation 22 formant des moyens de liaison du boîtier 20 à son châssis 10, ainsi qu'une lunette 24, montée pivotante sur le châssis 10 par une charnière 25 décrite plus en détail en référence aux figures 5a et 5b. Le boîtier 20 sera décrit de manière plus précise en référence à la figure 6.The boxes further comprise a housing 20 and a hinge 22 forming means for connecting the housing 20 to its frame 10, and a bezel 24 pivotally mounted on the frame 10 by a hinge 25 described in more detail for reference. Figures 5a and 5b. The housing 20 will be described more precisely with reference to FIG.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 1, l'articulation comprend deux pièces parallélépipédiques 26 disposées parallèlement entre elles et aux axes passant par les trous 18. Les pièces 26 sont munies chacune d'une gorge 28. Les gorges, se faisant face, forment ensemble une coulisse.In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the articulation comprises two parallelepipedal pieces 26 arranged parallel to each other and to the axes passing through the holes 18. The parts 26 are each provided with a groove 28. The grooves, facing each other, together form a slide.

Le boîtier 20 est muni, à l'une de ses extrémités, de deux goupilles cylindriques qui ne sont pas visibles au dessin, engagées chacune dans l'une des gorges 28 et formant ensemble un coulisseau qui permet à la fois un mouvement de translation et de pivotement. De la sorte, le boîtier 20 peut coulisser sur le châssis 12 et pivoter de 180°, comme le montrent les flèches f1 et f2, de manière à ce que soit l'une, soit l'autre de ses faces soit apparente.The housing 20 is provided at one of its ends with two cylindrical pins which are not visible in the drawing, each engaged in one of the grooves 28 and together forming a slide which allows both a translation movement and pivoting. In this way, the housing 20 can slide on the frame 12 and rotate 180 °, as shown by the arrows f1 and f2, so that either one of its faces is apparent.

De manière avantageuse, les gorges sont munies, à leurs extrémités, de crans permettant de maintenir le boîtier dans l'une ou l'autre de ses positions extrêmes. Ces crans peuvent être de type à bille à ressort, du même type que celui qui sera décrit en référence aux figures 4a et 4b, ou de n'importe quel autre type bien connu de l'homme du métier.Advantageously, the grooves are provided at their ends with notches for holding the housing in one or other of its extreme positions. These notches may be of the spring ball type, of the same type as will be described with reference to Figures 4a and 4b, or any other type well known to those skilled in the art.

L'articulation 22 du mode de réalisation de la figure 2 est de type à rotule. Elle comprend un plot 30 solidaire de la plaque 12, disposé à mi-chemin entre les deux cornes 13 et 14 et muni d'un logement non visible au dessin, ouvert vers la partie centrale du châssis 10. Le boîtier 20 est de forme générale parallélépipédique. Une tige 32 est fixée, par l'une de ses extrémités, sur l'un des côtés du boîtier 20. L'autre extrémité porte une sphère 34 engagée et retenue dans le logement du plot 30. Il existe de nombreuses manières de maintenir la sphère 34 mobile en rotation dans le logement, par exemple par sertissage du trou, ou encore par toute autre façon, bien connue de l'homme du métier.The hinge 22 of the embodiment of Figure 2 is of the ball type. It comprises a stud 30 secured to the plate 12, disposed midway between the two horns 13 and 14 and provided with a not visible housing in the drawing, open towards the central portion of the frame 10. The housing 20 is of general shape cuboid. A rod 32 is fixed, by one of its ends, to one of the sides of the housing 20. The other end carries a sphere 34 engaged and retained in the housing of the stud 30. There are many ways to maintain the sphere 34 movable in rotation in the housing, for example by crimping the hole, or by any other means, well known to those skilled in the art.

Une telle articulation permet également de faire tourner le boîtier 20 sur le châssis 10. Il suffit, à cet effet, de faire basculer le boîtier 20 autour d'un axe parallèle aux axes passant par les trous 18 de barrettes, puis, lorsque la tige 32 est sensiblement perpendiculaire à la surface de la plaque 12, de le faire tourner de 180° autour de l'axe de la tige 32, enfin de rabattre le boîtier 20 sur son châssis 10, comme le montrent les flèches f1 et f2.Such articulation also makes it possible to rotate the housing 20 on the frame 10. To this end, it is sufficient to tilt the housing 20 about an axis parallel to the axes passing through the holes 18 of bars, and then, when the rod 32 is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the plate 12, to rotate 180 ° about the axis of the rod 32, finally to fold the housing 20 on its frame 10, as shown by the arrows f1 and f2 .

De manière avantageuse, le châssis 10 peut être doté de moyens de positionnement du boîtier 20, par exemple une bille à ressort disposée dans un plot complémentaire faisant face au plot 30 et coopérant avec un cran que comporte le boîtier 20 sur sa face opposée à celle portant la tige 32. Ces moyens n'ont pas été représentés, pour éviter de surcharger le dessin.Advantageously, the chassis 10 may be provided with means for positioning the housing 20, for example a spring ball disposed in a complementary stud facing the stud 30 and cooperating with a notch that the housing 20 has on its face opposite to that carrying the rod 32. These means have not been shown, to avoid overloading the drawing.

La figure 3 illustre un troisième mode de réalisation d'une boîte selon l'invention. L'articulation 22 y est formée de deux charnières 36 et 38 orthogonales. Plus précisément, la charnière 36 comporte deux pieds 40 et 42, respectivement adjacents aux cornes 13 et 14, et un barreau 44, disposé entre les deux pieds 40 et 42. Les pieds 40 et 42 sont percés de trous 46 dans lesquels sont engagées des goupilles formant pivot, non visibles au dessin, fixées rigidement dans le barreau 44. La charnière 36 permet donc une rotation autour d'un axe A-A parallèle aux axes passant par les trous 18 de barrettes, représentée par la flèche f1.FIG. 3 illustrates a third embodiment of a box according to the invention. The hinge 22 is formed of two hinges 36 and 38 orthogonal. More specifically, the hinge 36 comprises two feet 40 and 42, respectively adjacent to the horns 13 and 14, and a bar 44, disposed between the two feet 40 and 42. The feet 40 and 42 are pierced with holes 46 in which are engaged with pins forming pivot, not visible in the drawing, fixed rigidly in the bar 44. The hinge 36 therefore allows a rotation about an axis AA parallel to the axes passing through the holes 18 of bars, represented by the arrow f1.

La charnière 38 est réalisée au moyen d'une tige d'axe B-B, seul cet axe étant représenté au dessin, perpendiculaire à l'axe A-A. Cette tige est solidaire du boîtier 20 et engagée dans un trou du barreau 44. La charnière 38 permet donc une rotation autour de l'axe B-B, telle qu'indiquée par la flèche f2. Pour retourner le boîtier 20, il suffit de le soulever en le faisant pivoter autour de l'axe A-A, ce qui fait travailler la charnière 36. Le boîtier 20 est ensuite tourné autour de l'axe B-B, ce qui fait travailler la charnière 38.The hinge 38 is made by means of a shaft B-B axis, only this axis being shown in the drawing, perpendicular to the axis A-A. This rod is integral with the housing 20 and engaged in a hole of the bar 44. The hinge 38 thus allows rotation about the axis B-B, as indicated by the arrow f2. To return the housing 20, simply lift it by rotating it about the axis AA, which makes work the hinge 36. The housing 20 is then rotated about the axis BB, which makes work the hinge 38 .

Dans chacun de ces modes de réalisation, l'articulation 22 constitue des moyens de liaison du boîtier 20 au châssis 12, autorisant un mouvement relatif de l'un en référence à l'autre, pour permettre que l'une des faces du boîtier 20 soit en regard du châssis, l'autre étant apparente, et de passer de l'une à l'autre sans même devoir enlever la montre du poignet.In each of these embodiments, the hinge 22 constitutes means for connecting the housing 20 to the frame 12, allowing a relative movement of one with reference to the other, to allow one of the faces of the housing 20 either facing the chassis, the other being apparent, and move from one to the other without even having to remove the watch from the wrist.

Comme expliqué plus haut, la boîte est, en outre, munie d'une lunette 24 permettant de maintenir le boîtier 20 sur son châssis 10, sans risque de décrochement.As explained above, the box is further provided with a bezel 24 to maintain the housing 20 on its frame 10, without risk of recess.

Pour assurer un verrouillage correct de la lunette 24 sur le châssis 10 et comme le montrent les figures 4a et 4b, le châssis 10 comporte, logée dans ses cornes 13 à 17, deux billes à ressort 46 maintenues dans leur logement par sertissage, alors que la lunette porte, dans chacune des branches latérales, un piston 48 monté coulissant dans un trou cylindrique et débouchant dans une noyure 50. Les billes à ressort 46 sont disposées de telle sorte que, lorsque la lunette est rabattue sur le boîtier 20, elles s'engagent dans l'une des noyures 50, formant ainsi un cran. Pour assurer l'ouverture de la lunette, il suffit de presser simultanément sur les deux pistons 48, ce qui dégage les billes 46 des noyures 50 et permet ainsi le déplacement de la lunette 24 en référence au châssis 12.To ensure a correct locking of the telescope 24 on the frame 10 and as shown in Figures 4a and 4b, the frame 10 comprises, housed in its horns 13 to 17, two spring balls 46 held in their housing by crimping, while the bezel carries, in each of the lateral branches, a piston 48 slidably mounted in a cylindrical hole and opening into a recess 50. The spring balls 46 are arranged such that, when the telescope is folded over the housing 20, they are engage in one of the dies 50, thus forming a notch. To ensure the opening of the telescope, it is sufficient to simultaneously press on the two pistons 48, which releases the balls 46 from the cores 50 and thus allows the displacement of the telescope 24 with reference to the frame 12.

Afin d'assurer une liaison plus rigide, il est possible de remplacer les billes 46 par des doigts cylindriques, empêchant ainsi toute ouverture sans que, préalablement, une pression n'ait été exercée sur les pistons 48.In order to ensure a more rigid connection, it is possible to replace the balls 46 with cylindrical fingers, thus preventing any opening without prior pressure being exerted on the pistons 48.

Dans une boîte telle que celle qui vient d'être décrite, la lunette 24 joue un rôle esthétique très important. Un changement de lunette permet, en conséquence, une modification considérable de l'aspect de la montre. Pour permettre un tel changement, la charnière 25, représentée aux figures 5a et 5b, comporte deux parties, soit un logement 52, adjacent à la plaque 12, et un arbre de pivotement 54 solidaire de la lunette 24.In a box such as the one just described, the bezel 24 plays a very important aesthetic role. A change of bezel allows, therefore, a considerable change in the appearance of the watch. To allow such a change, the hinge 25, shown in Figures 5a and 5b, has two parts, a housing 52, adjacent to the plate 12, and a pivot shaft 54 integral with the bezel 24.

Le logement 52 est de forme générale cylindrique, d'axe parallèle aux axes passant par les trous 18. La paroi qui le définit est munie d'une fente 52a sur toute sa longueur. Par ailleurs, l'arbre 54 est de section rectangulaire, de diagonale légèrement inférieure au diamètre du logement et dont le petit côté est plus petit que la largeur de la fente 52a.The housing 52 is of cylindrical general shape, of axis parallel to the axes passing through the holes 18. The wall that defines it is provided with a slot 52a along its entire length. Furthermore, the shaft 54 is of rectangular section, diagonally slightly smaller than the diameter of the housing and whose short side is smaller than the width of the slot 52a.

L'arbre 54 est disposé de manière à ce que, en position fermée de la lunette 24, comme le montre la figure 5a, un plan passant par le milieu de la fente 52a et par l'axe de l'arbre 54 coupe ce dernier parallèlement au petit côté. De la sorte, l'arbre 54 ne peut que pivoter dans son logement 52.The shaft 54 is arranged so that, in the closed position of the telescope 24, as shown in FIG. 5a, a plane passing through the middle of the slot 52a and through the axis of the shaft 54 intersects the latter parallel to the small side. In this way, the shaft 54 can only pivot in its housing 52.

Lorsque la lunette 24 est ouverte, ainsi qu'on peut le voir sur la figure 5b, le petit côté du rectangle se trouve dans le prolongement de la fente 52a, de telle sorte qu'une traction sur la lunette 24 permet de la sortir du logement 52 et de la remplacer par une autre.When the bezel 24 is open, as can be seen in Figure 5b, the short side of the rectangle is in the extension of the slot 52a, so that a pull on the bezel 24 can take it out of the housing 52 and replace it with another.

Il est bien clair qu'il s'agit là d'une solution décrite à titre d'exemple. Il existe encore bien d'autres moyens connus de l'homme du métier, qui permettent un basculement de la lunette 24 et une séparation d'avec le châssis 10.It is clear that this is an example solution. There are still many other means known to those skilled in the art, which allow a tilting of the telescope 24 and a separation from the frame 10.

Avec une boîte de montre telle que celle qui vient d'être décrite, il est tout à fait concevable d'y loger deux mouvements, chacun affichant des informations sur l'une des faces du boîtier 20. Pour une telle application, le boîtier 20 est avantageusement constitué de deux coquilles identiques, telles que celle 56 représentée à la figure 6. Cette coquille 56 présente une forme générale rectangulaire avec deux grands cotés 56a et deux petits cotés 56b. Leur tranche, visible au dessin, est munie d'une gorge 56c, destinée à recevoir un joint d'étanchéité 58. La face arrière de la coquille, telle que représentée, porte un verre de montre 60 fixé par collage ou par tout autre moyen connu de l'homme du métier.With a watch case such as the one just described, it is quite conceivable to accommodate two movements, each displaying information on one of the faces of the housing 20. For such an application, the housing 20 is advantageously constituted of two identical shells, such as that 56 shown in Figure 6. This shell 56 has a generally rectangular shape with two long sides 56a and two small sides 56b. Their slice, visible in the drawing, is provided with a groove 56c, intended to receive a seal 58. The rear face of the shell, as shown, carries a watch glass 60 fixed by gluing or by any other means known to those skilled in the art.

L'un des grands côtés est muni d'un trou cylindrique 56d destiné à permettre le passage d'une tige de mise à l'heure, de type habituel. L'un des petits côtés se prolonge par un flasque 56e muni de deux trous 56f le traversant de part en part. L'autre côté est muni d'une gorge 56g, également percée de deux trous, lesquels sont identifiés par la référence 56h. Ces derniers sont borgnes et taraudés.One of the long sides is provided with a cylindrical hole 56d intended to allow the passage of a time setting rod, of the usual type. One of the short sides is extended by a flange 56e provided with two holes 56f through it from one side to the other. The other side has a groove 56g, also pierced with two holes, which are identified by the reference 56h. These are blind and tapped.

Après que les coquilles 56 ont été chacune équipée d'un mouvement de montre, non représenté au dessin, et l'une des gorges 56c d'un joint 58, elles sont disposées l'une sur l'autre, en tête bêche, de telle sorte que le flasque 56e de l'une s'engage dans la gorge 56g de l'autre. Les trous 56d et 56f sont disposés de manière à ce qu'ils se trouvent dans le prolongement les uns des autres. Aussi, lorsque les deux coquilles sont en place, il est possible de les assembler l'une à l'autre par quatre vis non représentées au dessin, formant ainsi le boîtier 20. Ces vis peuvent avantageusement permettre, en outre, la fixation de la partie de l'articulation solidaire du boîtier 20.After the shells 56 have each been equipped with a watch movement, not shown in the drawing, and one of the grooves 56c of a seal 58, they are arranged one above the other, head to tail, of such that the flange 56e of one engages in the groove 56g of the other. The holes 56d and 56f are arranged so that they lie in the extension of each other. Also, when the two shells are in place, it is possible to assemble them to one another by four screws not shown in the drawing, thus forming the housing 20. These screws can advantageously allow, in addition, the fixing of the part of the hinged joint of the housing 20.

Une telle boîte de montre offre l'avantage de participer activement à la protection de ses parties délicates. Ainsi, et plus particulièrement, la couronne de mise à l'heure, peut être couverte par la lunette, de telle sorte que le risque de l'accrocher est pratiquement inexistant. Elle permet, en outre, à l'homme du métier, comme cela est partiellement expliqué ci-dessus, des développements esthétiques innombrables, au moyen d'une structure de construction simple et ne présentant aucune partie délicate.Such a watch case offers the advantage of actively participating in the protection of its delicate parts. Thus, and more particularly, the time setting ring, can be covered by the bezel, so that the risk of hanging is virtually nonexistent. It also allows the person skilled in the art, as is partially explained above, innumerable aesthetic developments, by means of a simple construction structure and having no delicate part.

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  1. Watch case comprising:
    ■ a support (10) provided with means for attaching a watchband (13-16),
    ■ a casing (20) provided with two faces substantially parallel to each other, at least one of said faces being fitted with a crystal (60) enabling the time to be read on display means visible therethrough, and
    ■ means (22) for connecting the casing (20) to the support (10) enabling them to move with respect to each other, such that it is possible to rotate the casing on the support and thereby select which of said faces is visible,
    ■ a bezel (24), mounted on the support (10),
    ■ a hinge (25) connecting the bezel (24) to the support (10) in an articulated manner and allowing the bezel (24) to occupy a first closed position, in which it covers the periphery of the casing (20) and prevents any movement thereof with respect to the support (10), and a second open position, in which the casing (20) can be moved in relation to the support, and
    characterized in that it further comprises
    ■ means (46) for locking the bezel on the support (10), arranged to be able to occupy a first position in which the bezel is secured to the support when it is in the closed position, and a second position in which, whatever its position, the bezel (24) can be moved in relation to the support, and
    in that the hinge (25) is of the removable type and is arranged such that, in the open position, the bezel can be separated from the support.
  2. Case according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting means (22) include a slide-way (28) and a slide-block, one associated with the support (10), the other with the casing (20), arranged to allow the casing (20) to move in translation and to pivot on the support (10), the slide-way (28) being of sufficient length to bring one or other end of the casing (20) to one or other end of the support (10).
  3. Case according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the connecting means (22) include a ball (34) and a socket for receiving said ball, one associated with the support (10), the other with the casing (20) and allowing the casing (20) to rotate about two orthogonal axes, so as to allow the casing to be turned over on the support.
  4. Case according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the connecting means (22) include two hinges (36, 38) defining pivoting axes (A-A, B-B) perpendicular to each other, the first hinge (36) rotating about an axis (A-A) substantially parallel to the plane of the support (10) and including a first part (46) secured to the support (10), the second (38) including a first part secured to the casing, both hinges including second parts (44) secured to each other and hinged in relation to their respective first part, thus allowing the casing (20) to turn over on the support (10).
  5. Case according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is further provided with a time-setting crown and in that, when in the closed position, said bezel (24) extends above the crown.
  6. Case according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said casing includes two shells (56) of the same shape, secured to each other so as to form spherical symmetry with respect to the centre of the casing.
  7. Case according to claim 6, characterized in that said shells each include walls (56a, 56b) arranged in parallel pairs and defining a housing for receiving a watch movement, one of the walls being extended by a flange (56e), whereas the wall parallel thereto is provided with a groove (56g) of complementary shape to the flange (56e), said shells being arranged head-to-tail, the flange of one being engaged in the groove of the other.
  8. Case according to claim 7, characterized in that said shells are secured to each other by means of screws engaged in holes comprised in said flanges and the walls in the part thereof forming said groove.
  9. Case according to claim 8, characterized in that each of the shells includes two walls (56a) perpendicular to the walls respectively extended by a flange and provided with a groove, one of the perpendicular walls of each shell being pierced with a cylindrical hole (56d) used as a passage for a time-setting stem, such that the casing can act as a housing for two watch movements.
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