EP1524565A2 - Verzierungs- oder Schutzvorrichtung für Uhren - Google Patents

Verzierungs- oder Schutzvorrichtung für Uhren Download PDF

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EP1524565A2
EP1524565A2 EP04021293A EP04021293A EP1524565A2 EP 1524565 A2 EP1524565 A2 EP 1524565A2 EP 04021293 A EP04021293 A EP 04021293A EP 04021293 A EP04021293 A EP 04021293A EP 1524565 A2 EP1524565 A2 EP 1524565A2
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Frédéric JENNY
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Cartier Creation Studio SA
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Richemont International SA
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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
    • G04B37/0008—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches
    • G04B37/005—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches with cover or protection device which can be completely removed, either by lifting off or by sliding, or by turning (protection covers, protection cases also against humidity)
    • 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
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
    • G04B45/0076—Decoration of the case and of parts thereof, e.g. as a method of manufacture thereof
    • 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
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/04—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached ornaments or amusement apparatus
    • G04B47/042—Fastening of jewels and the like

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  • the present invention relates to a device for decorating or protecting, preferably in the form of a grid, intended to be placed on the ice of a room timepiece, comprising a plurality of branches and adapted to be fixed by means of a bayonet coupling on the housing or the bezel of the part watchmaking.
  • Such grids especially ornamental grids, usually fix over the ice on the telescope by a bayonet coupling.
  • conventional grids include at the intersections of their branches of the blind holes opening under their underside inside of which are coil springs tending to move skates emerging out of the underside of the grid.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks and improve the fixing of these grids on the housing or on the bezel of the room watchmaking, in particular to allow the setting of stones also to intersections of the branches of the grid without increasing the thickness.
  • the decor or protection device according to the present invention preferably in the form of a grid, is distinguished for this purpose by the characteristics listed in claim 1 and / or the dependent claims, in particular in that it has on its lower face oriented towards the upper face of the ice at least one groove housing a flat spring.
  • the coil springs and the skids of the conventional grilles are replaced by flat springs like leaf springs that can be fixed under the grid in shallow grooves instead of requiring holes.
  • the remaining thickness of the device for crimping stones is increased, allowing in particular the crimping of stones also to intersections of the bars of the grid without increasing the thickness.
  • the grid is made more rigid, which is important in the case of a device protection.
  • the attached drawing illustrates schematically and by way of example, a form implementation of a device according to the present invention.
  • Figures 1a to 1c illustrate schematically, in perspective, seen from the bottom side and seen from the side, the principle of a device for decoration or protection according to the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2a to 2c show a view of the lower side of the body of the device, a detail of the groove and a partial section along line I-I of the figure 2a.
  • Figures 3a and 3b schematically illustrate a spring blade as used in the present device, seen from above and from side.
  • FIGS. 4a to 4c show a timepiece equipped with a device according to the present invention, in perspective, seen from above and in section according to the line II-II of Figure 4b.
  • FIG. 1a illustrates the principle of a decor or protection device 1 according to the present invention.
  • Device 1 consists mainly of two elements, a body 2 of the device, preferably and as shown in grid-shaped drawings, and at least one flat spring 3. This set is shown in Figure 1a in perspective, seen from below in Figure 1b and in section in Figure 1 C.
  • the body 2 has branches 21 which may, in general, have different shapes, including for example linear and therefore constitute a grid, as in the case illustrated, and which may be in different numbers, including preferably two horizontal branches and two vertical branches, but which may as well be of any other number, even a single branch per direction, these not necessarily being orthogonal to each other in relation to the other, could be sufficient, the two branches thus intersecting only place.
  • Body 2 could also include branches 21 with a non-linear shape, for example circular or any other decorative form, having outer legs connecting it to the inner circumference of the bezel or watch case. Indeed, neither the geometric shape of the body 2 or branches 21 of it nor the number of these branches 21 plays a role important in the present invention, even if a linear grid remains the shape preferred embodiment.
  • the device or the grid could be curved, as shown in some of the figures, or not, or could be set with stones, according to the need to decorate the device, or not, in the case of a protection device pure and simple.
  • the description will refer to only in the form of grid execution, the invention being applicable to obvious way to any other geometric form and any decoration such a device.
  • the ends of the branches 21 of the body 2 or its outer legs mentioned above are adapted to cooperate with a coupling to bayonet in the case or in the middle or, preferably, in the bezel of the timepiece.
  • the primary constraint to this effect is that the circumference circumscribed around the outer parts of the device must be substantially equal to the inner circumference of the housing or the bezel of the timepiece.
  • the principle of the installation mode of such a device describes in the introduction remains unchanged compared to a conventional grid. From this fact, the parts of the device referring to the cooperation with mating to bayonet of the timepiece can be of different shapes but are conventional, and will not be described in detail here.
  • the body 2 also comprises, on its bottom face facing the upper face of the room ice timepiece, in position assembled therewith, at least one groove 22 made along one of its branches 21 and intended to house a flat spring 3.
  • These grooves are preferably even in number so that the force exerted by the springs housed in these grooves is distributed symmetrically to the surface of the ice-cream of the timepiece.
  • the grid execution form shown as a example in the figures thus comprises two grooves 22a and 22b along the lower face of two, 21a and 21b, its four branches 21a-21d.
  • the grooves 22 of the body 2 of a device 1 normally have wide parts 24 and that the Flat springs 3 comprise corresponding heads 32 at their ends.
  • the grooves 22 and the flat springs 3 also have an intermediate portion thin 23, 31 between their ends.
  • the grooves 22 and the flat springs 3 have different lengths, the grooves preferably having a length slightly higher than the springs.
  • the thin intermediate portion 23 of the grooves 22 of the body 2 normally a depth sufficient to accommodate the corresponding portion 31 of the spring flat, the spring can thus, under the action of pressure, be introduced completely in its housing in the body 2.
  • a groove 22 could for against also having a thin intermediate portion 23 having a depth less than the thickness of the spring or, at the limit, even joining the lower surface of the body 2 along part of the section intermediate between the wide portions 24 at the ends of the grooves 22. In this limit case, a groove 22 would consist only of wide portions 24 in order to fit the heads 32 of a flat spring 3.
  • the wide part 24 of the grooves is preferably placed near or even intersections of the branches of the device, as shown in Figure 2a, but not necessarily, if for example the setting of a gemstone would require grooves and shorter springs.
  • Figures 2b and 2c illustrate this part 24 in more detail, in view and in section.
  • Each groove 22 thus comprises in its wide portions 24 at its ends, on the one hand, an opening corresponding by its shape and size at the head 32 of the flat spring and, secondly, as indicated in in Figure 2b and visible in the section of Figure 2c, a notch about semicircular below an edge extending the lower surface of the body 2 above this notch.
  • the heads 32 of a pinch spring 3 may be inserted through the openings of the wide portions 24 at the ends of the groove 22, the heads 32 subsequently housing in the notches once the spring is released which keeps the spring 3 on the body 2.
  • the initial shape of the spring 3 ensures, in the preferred embodiment, a pre-tension of this spring 3, the different lengths of the springs and grooves allowing the spring 3 to be subjected to pressure once installed in a groove 22.
  • a flat spring 3 having a length slightly higher than the corresponding groove 22 and high elasticity could serve to create this pre-tension.
  • the intermediate portion 31 of a spring 3 exceeds, as shown in Figure 1c, see Figure 3b, partially the bottom surface of the body 2 by forming, preferably because of its initial shape, an arc and exerts a force on the ice, once the device is placed on the timepiece. This force tends to move the device 1 away from the upper surface of the ice and the principle of fixing the device according to the present invention replaces this the coil springs and the skids used in the grids conventional.
  • the flat spring (s) 3 are preferably made by blades springs as shown in Figures 3a and 3b, having an intermediate portion 31 and 32 heads wider at its ends as mentioned above.
  • the intermediate portion 31 constitutes a bearing surface on the ice of the room larger than in coil springs and skids existing. This makes it possible to better distribute the force exerted by the springs on the ice surface and avoid scratches of this ice.
  • the sides of spring blades 3 are rounded, in particular in their intermediate portion 31, so not to have sharp edges.
  • FIGS. 4a to 4c show a fitted timepiece of a device according to the present invention, in perspective, seen from above and in chopped off.
  • the principle of the installation mode of the device 1 on the watch is the same as described in the introduction.
  • the device or the grid 1 is held in assembled position by the bayonet couplings under the action of the flat springs 3 tending to move the grid away from the ice, as described above.
  • These couplings are normally provided in the housing or the middle 4 or, preferably, in the bezel 41 of the timepiece, as shown schematically in Figure 4c.
  • the device can thus be installed easily and quickly, or as ornamental accessory for watches whose cases have effects special aesthetics, either as protection for the ice of the watch.
  • a decor or protection device improves the fixing of these devices to the housing or to the bezel of the room watchmaking.

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EP04021293A 2003-10-15 2004-09-08 Verzierungs- oder Schutzvorrichtung für Uhren Withdrawn EP1524565A3 (de)

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CH1915A (fr) * 1890-02-17 1890-10-15 Alexis Gentilbourquin Boîte de montre avec garde-glace métallique
GB106357A (en) * 1916-07-07 1917-05-24 Frederick Smails Adjustable Watch Wristlet-guard.
CH346763A4 (de) * 1963-03-19 1965-07-30

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