EP1550012B1 - Chronographuhr - Google Patents

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EP1550012B1
EP1550012B1 EP02785776A EP02785776A EP1550012B1 EP 1550012 B1 EP1550012 B1 EP 1550012B1 EP 02785776 A EP02785776 A EP 02785776A EP 02785776 A EP02785776 A EP 02785776A EP 1550012 B1 EP1550012 B1 EP 1550012B1
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locking device
display means
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measured time
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Robert Greubel
Stephen Edward Methuen Forsey
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Complitime SA
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Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F7/00—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means
    • G04F7/04—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means using a mechanical oscillator
    • G04F7/08—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph
    • G04F7/0823—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with couplings between the chronograph mechanism and the base movement
    • G04F7/0838—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with couplings between the chronograph mechanism and the base movement involving a tilting movement
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F7/00—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means
    • G04F7/04—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means using a mechanical oscillator
    • G04F7/08—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph
    • G04F7/0866—Special arrangements

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  • This watch further comprises a housing housing for movement and having at least one pusher for controlling the control devices and zeroing.
  • Some of these watches have only one pushbutton controlling the two devices, others, more frequent, include two separate pushers.
  • Such watches are susceptible to untimely maneuvers. Thus, a shock on one of the pushers can cause the unexpected stop of a measurement in progress. Such a situation can also occur in diving, where the pressure of the water acts on the start-stop pushbutton until it can interrupt a measurement in progress, which can be, to say the least, detrimental.
  • the document CH 104 374 discloses a locking device of the only reset mechanism.
  • the watch of the invention is characterized in that it further comprises a locking device arranged to cooperate with the control device, and capable of occupying first and second positions in which the device control may or may not be activated, and an actuating member intended to be accessible from the outside of the box for controlling the locking device. Thanks to this locking device, it is thus possible to prevent any accidental manipulation.
  • Chronograph-type watches are of course known in which the pushers can be screwed to the middle of the case so as to improve the seal. It is clear that a screwed pusher becomes inoperative. Such an operation, however, requires some attention, each pusher to be locked by itself.
  • the control member may as well be a pusher a crown, depending on the desired purpose.
  • the controller be inactive as long as the timed time display means displays this other information.
  • the locking device is arranged so as to be able to act on the control device only when the timed time display means are at zero or display information other than the timed time.
  • an action on the control member, and by it on the locking device makes the control device operable and leads to zero needle providing a dual display.
  • the control member is advantageously a pusher.
  • the locking device is arranged so as to make the zeroing device also actuable or not.
  • the locking device advantageously comprises a locking piece which acts on the pusher to immobilize it. In this way, the pusher can not be moved accidentally, neither by a movement of the user, nor by the pressure of the water during dive.
  • the locking device comprises a movable connecting piece arranged so that, depending on the position it occupies, a pressure on the pusher is or is not transmitted to the control mechanism.
  • the locking device further comprises an apparent display member on the dial of the watch, to indicate which position occupies the locking device. and, consequently, whether the control device is operable or not.
  • the actuating member may be formed of a crown pivotally mounted on the box. It can also be formed of a pusher.
  • the watch represented on the figure 1 is chronograph type. It comprises, in a conventional manner, a box 10 serving as a housing for a movement, which carries a dial 12, hands of the hours of current time 14, minutes of current time and of timed time 16 and seconds of timed time 20.
  • the display of the current time is corrected by means of a time setting ring 22, connected to the movement members by a time-setting rod not visible in the drawing.
  • the functions relating to the timing are provided by three pushers 24, 26 and 28 respectively arranged at two hours, four hours and eight hours.
  • the pusher 24 controls the start and stop of a measurement of timed time, while the pusher 26 ensures the zeroing of the hands 16 and 20 when a measurement of timed time has been interrupted.
  • the pusher 28 makes it possible to move the chronograph mechanism from a first state, in which it is locked, to a second state in which it is unlocked.
  • the needle 16 When the chronograph mechanism is locked, the needle 16 displays the minutes of current time, while when it is unlocked, it indicates the timed time. In the locked state, the pushers 24 and 26 are inactive. To allow the passage from one to the other of these states, the mechanism comprises a locking device which will be described in more detail below and which has the effect of rendering inoperative the pusher 24 when the mechanism is locked, while the pusher 28 is off when a measurement is in progress.
  • This mechanism is part of a movement which comprises, in a conventional manner and not visible in the drawing, a source of energy such as a barrel, a time base such as a sprung balance, a work train, of which only a mobile 29 is visible on the figure 2a , and an escapement connecting the work train to the pendulum for maintenance, as well as time setting and chronograph mechanisms.
  • the various components of the movement are arranged on a frame 30, formed of a plate and bridges, which ensures the relative positioning of the various moving parts.
  • the chronograph mechanism represented on the Figures 2a and 2b which is described in detail in the patent application EP 02022505.8 , allows the display of the minutes of timed time and the current time with the single needle 16.
  • the part of the mechanism relating to the commands "start-stop” and “zeroing” could be replaced without any other mechanism of existing chronograph.
  • the mechanism shown in the drawing essentially comprises locking, control and zeroing devices, the parts of which are parts are identified by the first two digits of their reference beginning respectively with 32, 34 and 36.
  • the springs that comprise this mechanism are schematically represented by arrows identified by the letter "F” followed by the number corresponding to the reference of the part on which it acts. The arrow is oriented approximately in the direction in which the spring exerts its force.
  • the zeroing device 36 is formed in particular by a lever 361 and a hammer 362.
  • the lever 361 is provided with a pin 361a arranged facing the pusher 26 and a groove 361b placed so that it can serve as a housing for the pin 321h when the finger 321d bears against a column of the 342.
  • a spring F361 tends to push the lever 361 in support against the pusher.
  • the hammer is also subjected to an elastic force by a spring F362 keeping it bearing against the wheel 322.
  • the hammer 362 will not be described in more detail it is intended to cooperate with cams carried by the wheels of the chronograph wheel bearing needles, to zero them. Such devices are well known to those skilled in the art.
  • the pusher 24 acts on the lever 341 via the stud 325, which bears against the folding 341c. Also, when the pad 325 is not interposed between the folding 341c and the pusher 24, a pressure on the latter is without effect.
  • Pressing the pusher again 28 rotates the column wheel 322 so that the nose 324b is raised and the stud 325 moves away from the pusher 24, which becomes inactive again.
  • the lever 361 tilts and releases the pin 321h.
  • the body 321a tilts under the effect of the spring F321a, and with it the lever 321k.
  • the pin 321m is again facing the pusher 28 which becomes active again. The movement of the body 321 releases, in addition, the hammer 362 which controls the zeroing of the minute hands of time timed.
  • the chronograph mechanism By pressing on the pusher 28, the chronograph mechanism returns to its locked state and the minute hand 16 goes from zero to the display of the current time, as explained above.
  • the figure 3 represents a watch which can be seen the box 10, the setting ring 22 and two pushers 24 and 26.
  • the figure 3a can also see the dial 12.
  • the ring 22 is used to set the time information about the current time, the pusher 24 to control the start and stop of a chronograph mechanism, and the pusher 26 to zero.
  • This watch is represented on the figure 3a cut according to a plane AA perpendicular to the drawing and on Figures 3b 1 and 3b 2 cut along a plane BB also perpendicular, in the locked position of the pusher 24 in 3b 1 and free in 3b 2 .
  • the Figures 3c and 3d show, seen from the side as indicated by the arrows C and D, part of the watch respectively in the locked and free position of the pushers.
  • chronograph mechanism is represented only schematically, by a portion of control lever 40 and zeroing lever 42, these portions cooperating respectively with the pushers 24 and 26.
  • This mechanism can be of n ' any type controlled by two pushers.
  • the box 10 carries, in addition, at 8 o'clock, a second ring 44, which, as can be seen on the figure 3a is secured to a rod 46 passing through the wall of the box 10.
  • the rod 46 is provided with a pinion 48 mounted on a square 46a of the rod 46 and held by a screw 50 engaged in a thread formed in the rod 46 .
  • the watch is, furthermore, equipped with a ring 52 disposed inside the box 10, adjacent to the inner wall of the caseband and the dial 12, which forms with the ring 44, the rod 46 and the pinion 48 , a locking device of the pushers 24 and 26.
  • the ring 52 is provided, in its adjacent portion of the ring 44, a toothed gear sector 52a which meshes with the toothing of the pinion 48, thus allowing its driving in rotation, over a limited angle. As will be explained below, the ring 52 is intended to block the pushers 24 and 26.
  • the Figures 3b 1 and 3b 2 represent the pusher 24 in section, engaged in the box 10, respectively in locked and free positions.
  • a tube 54 driven into a hole which is provided with the box 10, serves as a housing for the pusher 24.
  • the latter is formed of an outer button 24a, on which the user presses, and a rod 24b screwed on the button 24a and engaged in the tube 54.
  • a seal 24c is housed on the rod 24b and bears against the inner end of the button 24a, while a coil spring 55 surrounds the rod 24b and is supported by a part in the bottom of the tube 54, on the other hand against the seal 24c ensuring the return of the pusher 24 when subjected to pressure.
  • a washer may advantageously be interposed between the spring 55 and the seal 24c.
  • the pusher 24 is held in the box 10 by means of a screw 56 engaged in a threaded hole in the rod 24b, which is not visible in the drawing.
  • This screw is provided with a head 56a which cooperates with the lever 40 to control the chronograph mechanism.
  • the head 56a has a groove 56b extending radially in its cylindrical portion.
  • the ring 52 comprises a cylindrical portion 52b of inner and outer diameters and height such that this portion can be engaged in the groove 56b, as shown in FIG. figure 3c .
  • the portion 52b is provided with a rounded cutout 52c, arranged so that, when aligned with the pusher 24, the groove is released, which makes possible the movement of the pusher 24.
  • the cutout 52c is aligned on the axis B-B, so that the pusher 24 can be activated.
  • the ring 52 is engaged in the groove 56b, thus blocking the pusher 24.
  • the two extreme positions of the ring 52 can be defined by a jumper which has not been shown in the drawing, which would have the advantage of clearly marking these two positions.
  • the ring 52 is provided with a display area 52c having two marks, for example of different colors 52d and 52e, which appear on the screen. one or the other in a window 12a of the dial 12, thus showing which position occupies the ring 52 and, in this way, whether the mechanism is in function or locked.
  • the ring 52 is made of elastic material, for example steel or beryllium bronze. It also comprises a cylindrical portion 52b, but in which are cut lamellae 52f, integral with the cylindrical portion at one of their ends, free and forming, by folding, a finger 52g at the other end. This finger 52g is at the same level as the screw head 56a. In this way, if the blade 52f is opposite the screw head 56a, an action on the pusher 24 causes the screw head 56a to bear against the blade 52f, the finger 52g pushing the lever 40. In the vicinity of the folding 52g, the cylindrical portion is interrupted, so that by rotating the ring to bring it to its second position, the blade is no longer opposite the screw head 56a, the displacement of the pusher 24 then taking place in a vacuum.
  • control member could also be provided by the time setting ring 22 in its depressed position, especially in the case where the movement comprises a quartz time base and a source of electrical energy.

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  1. Uhr vom Typ Chronograph, mit einem Uhrwerk (29) ausgestattet, aufweisend:
    - Mittel für die Anzeige der laufenden Zeit,
    - Mittel für die Anzeige einer gemessenen Zeit,
    - eine Zeitbasis, die ausgebildet ist, um die Anzeigemittel zu regeln,
    - eine Steuervorrichtung (34, 40), die den Start und den Stopp der Mittel zur Anzeige der gemessenen Zeit gewährleistet,
    - eine Vorrichtung zur Nullstellung, um die Mittel zur Anzeige der gemessenen Zeit nach Beendigung einer Messung auf Null zurückzustellen,
    und ein Gehäuse (10), das dem Uhrwerk (29) als Aufnahme dient und mindestens einen Drücker (24) umfasst, der dazu bestimmt ist, die Vorrichtungen zu steuern, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Uhr weiterhin eine Verriegelungsvorrichtung (32, 52) umfasst, die ausgebildet ist, um mit der Steuervorrichtung (34, 40) zusammenzuarbeiten und imstande, erste und zweite Stellungen einzunehmen, in denen die Steuervorrichtung (34, 40) aktiviert sein kann oder nicht, und ein Betätigungsorgan (28, 44), das dazu bestimmt ist, von außerhalb des Gehäuses (10) zugänglich zu sein, um die Verriegelungsvorrichtung (32, 52) zu steuern.
  2. Uhr nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel zur Anzeige der gemessenen Zeit weiterhin die Anzeige einer anderen Information als der gemessenen Zeit erlauben und dadurch, dass die Verriegelungsvorrichtung (32) derart ausgebildet ist, dass sie nur dann auf die Steuervorrichtung (34) einwirken kann, wenn die Mittel zur Anzeige der gemessenen Zeit auf Null sind oder eine andere Information als die gemessene Zeit anzeigen.
  3. Uhr nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verriegelungsvorrichtung (52) derart ausgebildet ist, um mit der Vorrichtung zur Nullstellung (42) zusammenzuarbeiten, damit sie betätigbar ist oder nicht.
  4. Uhr nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verriegelungsvorrichtung (52b) ein Blockierteil umfasst, das auf den Drücker (24, 26) einwirkt, um ihn zu blockieren.
  5. Uhr nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verriegelungsvorrichtung (32, 52b) ein bewegliches Verbindungsteil (325, 52f) umfasst, das derart angeordnet ist, dass je nach Stellung, die es einnimmt, ein Druck auf den Drücker (24, 26) auf die Steuervorrichtung (34, 40) übertragen wird oder nicht.
  6. Uhr nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verriegelungsvorrichtung (52) weiterhin ein Anzeigeorgan (52c) umfasst, das anzuzeigen erlaubt, ob die Steuervorrichtung (52) betätigbar ist oder nicht.
  7. Uhr nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Betätigungsorgan (44) von einer Krone (44) gebildet wird, die drehbar auf dem Gehäuse (10) montiert ist.
  8. Uhr nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Betätigungsorgan eine Welle (46) umfasst, die durch das Gehäuse (10) angeordnet ist und dazu bestimmt, an ihrem äußeren Ende die Krone (44) zu tragen, und einen Trieb (48) an ihrem Ende im Gehäuse (10), und dadurch, dass die Verriegelungsvorrichtung umfasst:
    - einen das Uhrwerk (29) umgebenden Ring (52), der auf einem Abschnitt seines dem Trieb (48) benachbarten Randes mit einer Zahnung (52a) ausgestattet ist und imstande, zwei Stellungen einzunehmen, wobei der Übergang von der einen zur anderen durch eine Drehbewegung erfolgt, und
    - ein zwischengestelltes Organ (52b, 52f), das mit dem Ring (52) verbunden ist und mit dem Drücker (24) zusammenarbeitet, damit dieser auf die Steuervorrichtung (40) einwirken kann oder nicht.
  9. Uhr nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Betätigungsorgan von einem Drücker (28) gebildet wird, der gleitend auf dem Gehäuse (10) montiert ist.
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EP02022505A EP1408383B1 (de) 2002-10-07 2002-10-07 Chronographenuhrwerk
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PCT/IB2002/005054 WO2004031290A2 (fr) 2002-10-07 2002-12-02 Montre de type chronographe
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