EP1554635A2 - Watch control device - Google Patents

Watch control device

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EP1554635A2
EP1554635A2 EP03748111A EP03748111A EP1554635A2 EP 1554635 A2 EP1554635 A2 EP 1554635A2 EP 03748111 A EP03748111 A EP 03748111A EP 03748111 A EP03748111 A EP 03748111A EP 1554635 A2 EP1554635 A2 EP 1554635A2
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seal
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barrel
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Jean Perret
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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
    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • G04B37/10—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems
    • G04B37/103—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems by screwing the crown onto the case

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Abstract

The invention concerns a seal (18), designed to be axially compressed by the crown (8) against the case tube (2) when the crown (8) is screwed on the tube (2), which is subjected to the action of a return spring (21) of the crown (8) which acts on said seal even when the crown is unscrewed, so long as no pull has been exerted on the control stem (4). Thus, if the user of the watch forgets to screw back the crown (8) after using the control device, sealing conditions are provided not only by the radial action seal (18) but also by the axial action seal (18).

Description

DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE MONTRE WATCH CONTROL DEVICE
La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de commande de montre, à tige rotative et coulissante munie d'une couronne de commande solidaire angulairement de ladite tige et apte à se déplacer axialement sur celle-ci, se vissant sur un élément de la boîte de la montre lorsque le dispositif n'est pas opérationnel, afin de comprimer axialement une garniture d'étanchéite, et dans lequel un ressort de rappel agit sur ladite couronne tendant à déplacer celle-ci sur la tige pour dégager son pas de vis de celui dudit élément de la boîte.The present invention relates to a watch control device, with a rotary and sliding rod provided with a control crown angularly integral with said rod and able to move axially thereon, screwed onto an element of the case. the watch when the device is not operational, in order to compress axially a sealing gasket, and in which a return spring acts on said crown tending to move the latter on the rod to release its pitch from that of said item from the box.
Dans les dispositifs connus du type susmentionné, la garniture d'étanchéite n'est plus soumise à aucune pression axiale lorsque la couronne est dévissée, l'étanchéité n'étant plus assurée, avec moins de sécurité, que par une seconde garniture agissant radialement entre un élément du corps de boîte et un élément solidaire de la couronne.In known devices of the aforementioned type, the seal is no longer subjected to any axial pressure when the crown is unscrewed, the seal being no longer ensured, with less security, than by a second seal acting radially between an element of the box body and an element integral with the crown.
Or l'expérience montre qu'assez fréquemment l'utilisateur d'une montre qui vient de faire usage du dispositif de commande, par exemple pour effectuer une correction de la position des organes indicateurs, s'il pense bien à ramener la couronne et la tige de commande dont elle est solidaire dans leur position inopérante, dans laquelle une rotation de la couronne reste sans effet, oublie en revanche de visser la couronne sur l'élément du corps de boîte, pour assurer une étanchéité parfaite du dispositif. Le but de la présente invention est d'améliorer l'étanchéité de tels dispositifs de commande de montres lorsque la couronne n'est pas vissée en position de blocage.However, experience shows that quite frequently the user of a watch who has just made use of the control device, for example to correct the position of the indicator members, if he thinks of bringing the crown and the control rod of which it is integral in their inoperative position, in which a rotation of the crown remains without effect, however forgets to screw the crown on the element of the box body, to ensure perfect sealing of the device. The object of the present invention is to improve the tightness of such watch control devices when the crown is not screwed in in the locked position.
Ce but est atteint grâce au fait que le ressort prend appui sur l'élément de la boîte par l'intermédiaire de la garniture d'étanchéite, de manière que, lorsque la couronne est dévissée, au moins lorsqu'aucune traction n'a été exercée sur la tige, la garniture d'étanchéite reste partiellement comprimée sous l'action de la force que le ressort exerce sur elle.This object is achieved by virtue of the fact that the spring bears on the element of the case via the sealing gasket, so that, when the crown is unscrewed, at least when no traction has been exerted on the rod, the seal remains partially compressed under the action of the force that the spring exerts on it.
Le dessin représente, à titre d'exemple, une forme d'exécution de l'objet de l'invention. La fig. 1 est une coupe passant par l'axe de la tige de commande, à échelle fortement agrandie, suivant la ligne l-l de la fig 3, d'un dispositif de commande de montre-bracelet, en position de blocage, c'est à dire vissée, de la couronne. La fig. 2 est une coupe analogue de ce même dispositif, en position inopérante, c'est à dire dans la position dans laquelle la tige est poussée, la couronne étant toutefois restée dévissée, et La fig. 3 est une coupe transversale de ce dispositif, suivant la ligne lll-III de la fis 1 ;The drawing represents, by way of example, an embodiment of the subject of the invention. Fig. 1 is a section passing through the axis of the control rod, on a greatly enlarged scale, along line ll of FIG. 3, of a wristwatch control device, in the locking position, that is to say screwed, from the crown. Fig. 2 is a similar section of this same device, in the inoperative position, that is to say in the position in which the rod is pushed, the crown having remained unscrewed, and Fig. 3 is a cross section of this device, along line III-III of fis 1;
La fig. 4 est une coupe passant par l'axe de la tige de commande, à échelle fortement agrandie, suivant la ligne IV-IV de la fig 5, d'un dispositif de commande de montre-bracelet, représenté dans la moitié de gauche en position de blocage, c'est à dire vissée, de la couronne et dans la moitié de droite en position inopérante, c'est à dire dans la position dans laquelle la tige est poussée, la couronne étant toutefois restée dévissée ; etFig. 4 is a section passing through the axis of the control rod, on a greatly enlarged scale, along line IV-IV of FIG. 5, of a wristwatch control device, represented in the left half in position locking, that is to say screwed, the crown and in the right half in the inoperative position, that is to say in the position in which the rod is pushed, the crown having remained unscrewed; and
La fig. 5 est une coupe transversale de ce dispositif, suivant la ligne V-V de la fig 4.Fig. 5 is a cross section of this device, along the line V-V of FIG. 4.
Le dispositif de commande décrit et représenté appartient à un mouvement de montre-bracelet logé dans une boîte dont la carrure, partiellement représentée, est désignée par 1. Ce dispositif est supporté par un tube de boîte 2, dit de pendant, vissé en 3 dans un perçage radial que présente la carrure 1. Ce dispositif comprend une tige de commande 4, rotative et coulissante, reliée aux organes du mouvement que le dispositif est destiné à actionner, qui n'ont pas été représentés car étant étrangers à la présente invention. Cette tige est vissée en 5 dans un canon 6 dont la partie supérieure est engagée dans la creusure centrale 7 d'une couronne de commande 8 permettant d'actionner la tige 4. Une garniture d'étanchéite 9, logée dans une noyure tube intérieure 10 que présente le tube 2, est interposée entre celui-ci et le canon 6 et agit radialement sur ceux-ci pour assurer l'étanchéité du dispositif en conditions normales d'emploi de la montre, mais non en conditions particulières, comme par exemple en condition d'immersion dans un liquide. Le canon 6 porte, vissée intérieurement en 11 , une tige 12 présentant une collerette 12a, et qui se prolonge, au delà de cette collerette, par une saillie 12b, de section carrée, engagée dans un trou de forme correspondante 13 ménagé dans le fond, désigné par 8a, d'un logement central 14 que présente la couronne 8. Ce logement 14 est fermé par une pastille 15 vissée à l'extrémité de la saillie 12b. Ainsi, la couronne 8 est solidaire angulairement de la tige 4 tout en pouvant se déplacer axialement par rapport à celle-ci. Il est à remarquer que le canon 6 pourrait être venu d'une pièce avec la tige 12, sa collerette 12a et sa saillie 12b. Une coiffe 16, collée ou soudée dans une feuillure 17 que présente la couronne, recouvre l'orifice du logement 14 et le rend ainsi invisible. Cette coiffe pourra porter un logo du fabricant de la montre.The control device described and shown belongs to a wristwatch movement housed in a box whose middle part, partially represented, is designated by 1. This device is supported by a box tube 2, called pendant, screwed in 3 in a radial bore that has the middle part 1. This device comprises a control rod 4, rotary and sliding, connected to the movement members that the device is intended to actuate, which have not been shown because they are foreign to the present invention. This rod is screwed at 5 into a barrel 6, the upper part of which is engaged in the central recess 7 of a control crown 8 making it possible to actuate the rod 4. A sealing gasket 9, housed in an inner tube recess 10 that the tube 2 has, is interposed between the latter and the barrel 6 and acts radially on them to ensure the tightness of the device under normal conditions of use of the watch, but not under particular conditions, such as for example liquid immersion condition. The barrel 6 carries, internally screwed in 11, a rod 12 having a collar 12a, and which extends, beyond this collar, by a projection 12b, of square section, engaged in a correspondingly shaped hole 13 formed in the bottom , designated by 8a, of a central housing 14 that has the crown 8. This housing 14 is closed by a pellet 15 screwed to the end of the projection 12b. Thus, the crown 8 is angularly integral with the rod 4 while being able to move axially relative to the latter. It should be noted that the barrel 6 could have come in one piece with the rod 12, its collar 12a and its projection 12b. A cap 16, glued or welded in a rabbet 17 that has the crown, covers the orifice of the housing 14 and thus makes it invisible. This cap may bear a logo of the watch manufacturer.
Une garniture d'étanchéite 18 est interposée entre la collerette 12a de la tige 12 et le tube de boîte 3. Par ailleurs, la jupe de la couronne 8, désignée par 8b, est filetée intérieurement en 19 alors que le tube de boîte 6 est fileté extérieurement en 20, ce qui permet de visser la couronne sur le tube de boîte lorsque la tige de commande 4 occupe sa position poussée, de repos, dans laquelle le dispositif de commande est inopérant. Dans cette position vissée de la couronne, le fond 8a de son logement intérieur 14 prend appui axialement contre la garniture d'étanchéite 18 et la comprime axialement contre l'extrémité du tube de boîte 3, assurant une étanchéité parfaite du dispositif.A seal 18 is interposed between the flange 12a of the rod 12 and the box tube 3. Furthermore, the skirt of the crown 8, designated by 8b, is internally threaded at 19 while the box tube 6 is externally threaded at 20, which allows the crown to be screwed onto the box tube when the control rod 4 occupies its pushed, rest position, in which the control device is inoperative. In this screwed position of the crown, the bottom 8a of its internal housing 14 bears axially against the seal 18 and compresses it axially against the end of the box tube 3, ensuring perfect sealing of the device.
Un ressort à boudin 21 logé dans la creusure 7 de la couronne est interposé entre le fond, désigné par 8ç, de celle-ci et la collerette 12a solidaire du canon 6. Ce ressort est à double fonction : d'une part il tend à séparer la couronne du tube de boîte, de telle sorte que, lorsque la couronne est dévissée, elle puisse être manipulée, axialement ou rotativement, sans interférer avec le tube de boîte, et d'autre part elle exerce une force axiale sur la garniture d'étanchéite 18 même lorsque la couronne est dévissée, au moins lorsque la tige de commande 4 n'est pas tirée axialement au-delà de sa position inopérante (fig.2), de telle sorte que, si l'utilisateur de la montre oublie de revisser la couronne après qu'il a fait usage du dispositif de commande, cette pression axiale exercée sur le joint 18 vienne à parfaire l'étanchéité déjà partiellement assurée par la garniture d'étanchéite à action radiale 9.A coil spring 21 housed in the recess 7 of the crown is interposed between the bottom, designated by 8c, of the latter and the collar 12a secured to the barrel 6. This spring has a dual function: on the one hand it tends to separate the crown from the box tube, so that, when the crown is unscrewed, it can be manipulated, axially or rotatably, without interfering with the box tube, and on the other hand it exerts an axial force on the packing d seal 18 even when the crown is unscrewed, at least when the control rod 4 is not pulled axially beyond its inoperative position (fig. 2), so that if the user of the watch forgets to screw the crown back on after it has made use of the control device, this axial pressure exerted on the seal 18 completes the seal already partially ensured by the radially acting seal 9.
La disposition décrite et représentée présente encore un autre avantage par rapport aux dispositifs de commande de montres connus de ce type, en ce sens que la canon 6 est en contact avec l'alésage central du tube de boîte 3 et qu'il est ainsi parfaitement guidé axialement lorsque la couronne est pressée contre le tube de boîte en vue de la visser sur celui-ci. En ajoutant à cela le fait que le ressort à boudin 21 a un diamètre supérieur à la moitié du diamètre de la couronne, alors que, dans les dispositifs connus de ce type, le diamètre du ressort est généralement moitié moins grand, il en résulte que la couronne est parfaitement bien «assise» sur le tube de boîte, sous l'effet du ressort et du guidage susmentionné, de sorte qu'elle peut être aisément vissée, sans qu'il y ait risque que le vissage ne s'amorce mal, ce qui peut provoquer une détérioration des filetages 20 et 19 du tube de boîte 3 et de la couronne 8, respectivement. Incidemment, ces filetages pourront être trapézoïdaux, ce qui facilitera encore leur prise.The arrangement described and shown has yet another advantage over known watch control devices of this type, in that the barrel 6 is in contact with the central bore of the box tube 3 and is thus perfectly axially guided when the crown is pressed against the case tube in order to screw it onto it. Adding to this the fact that the coil spring 21 has a diameter greater than half the diameter of the crown, whereas, in known devices of this type, the diameter of the spring is generally half as large, it follows that the crown is perfectly well "seated" on the case tube, under the effect of the spring and the aforementioned guide, so that it can be easily screwed, without there being any risk that the screwing does not start badly , which can cause deterioration of the threads 20 and 19 of the box tube 3 and of the crown 8, respectively. Incidentally, these threads may be trapezoidal, which will further facilitate their taking.
Aux figures 4 et 5, on a représenté une variante de réalisation du dispositif de commande selon l'invention. Les éléments identiques à ceux décrits en liaison avec les figures 1 à 3 sont désignés par les mêmes référence numériques. Ce mode de réalisation se distingue essentiellement du mode de réalisation décrit en liaison avec les figures 1 à 3 par les moyens mis en oeuvre pour permettre la solidarisation en rotation de la tige 4 avec la couronne 8 tout en permettant le déplacement axial de la tige par rapport à celle-ci.In Figures 4 and 5, there is shown an alternative embodiment of the control device according to the invention. Elements identical to those described in connection with Figures 1 to 3 are designated by the same reference numerals. This embodiment is essentially distinguished from the embodiment described in connection with FIGS. 1 to 3 by the means used to allow the joining in rotation of the rod 4 with the crown 8 while allowing the axial displacement of the rod relative to the latter.
Dans ce mode de réalisation, le canon 6 et la collerette 12a sont d'une seule pièce et la collerette 12a se prolonge vers le haut à sa périphérie par une paroi cylindrique 12ç définissant un logement 12d dans lequel est logé le ressort 21. La paroi cylindrique 12ç_ se termine par un rebord 12f dont la surface extérieure périphérique présente un crenelage (figure 5). La paroi intérieure cylindrique 7a de la creusure centrale 7 de la couronne 8 présente un crenelage de forme correspondante au crenelage du rebord 12f, de façon à coopérer pour que la couronne soit solidaire angulairement du canon 6 et par conséquent de la tige 4 tout en pouvant se déplacer axialement par rapport à celle-ci. La couronne 8 est maintenue sur la collerette 12a, 12ç et 12d au moyen d'un anneau élastique 30 disposé dans une gorge ménagée dans la paroi cylindrique 7a. L'anneau coopère avec le rebord 12f pour retenir la couronne 8 axialement. De manière avantageuse on disposera l'anneau élastique le long de la paroi 7 de manière à limiter l'écrasement du joint en position vissée de la couronne 8.In this embodiment, the barrel 6 and the collar 12a are in one piece and the collar 12a is extended upwards at its periphery by a cylindrical wall 12c defining a housing 12d in which is housed the spring 21. The wall 12ç_ cylindrical ends with a rim 12f whose peripheral outer surface has a crenellation (Figure 5). The cylindrical inner wall 7a of the central recess 7 of the crown 8 has a crenellation corresponding to the crenelling of the rim 12f, so as to cooperate so that the crown is angularly integral with the barrel 6 and consequently with the rod 4 while being able to move axially relative to it. The crown 8 is held on the flange 12a, 12c and 12d by means of an elastic ring 30 disposed in a groove formed in the cylindrical wall 7a. The ring cooperates with the rim 12f to retain the crown 8 axially. Advantageously, the elastic ring will be placed along the wall 7 so as to limit the crushing of the seal in the screwed position of the crown 8.
On notera encore que dans ce mode de réalisation, le fond 7b de la creusure de la couronne 8 est complètement fermé, ce qui permet de réaliser une couronne 8 présentant une face externe sans ouverture centrale, de sorte que l'utilisation d'une coiffe telle que la coiffe 16 peut être omise.It will also be noted that in this embodiment, the bottom 7b of the recess in the crown 8 is completely closed, which makes it possible to produce a crown 8 having an external face without central opening, so that the use of a cap such as the cap 16 can be omitted.
L'invention n'est bien entendu pas limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits ci- dessus et on comprendra que diverses modifications et/ou améliorations évidentes pour un homme de métier pourront y être apportées sans sortir du cadre de l'invention défini par les revendication annexées. The invention is of course not limited to the embodiments described above and it will be understood that various modifications and / or improvements obvious to a person skilled in the art may be made without departing from the scope of the invention defined by the claims attached.

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1. Dispositif de commande de montre, à tige rotative et coulissante (4) munie d'une couronne de commande (8) solidaire angulairement de ladite tige (4) et apte à se déplacer axialement sur celle-ci, se vissant sur un élément (2) de la boîte (1) de la montre lorsque le dispositif n'est pas opérationnel, afin de comprimer axialement une garniture d'étanchéite (18), et dans lequel un ressort de rappel (21) agit sur ladite couronne (8) tendant à déplacer celle-ci sur la tige (4) pour dégager son pas de vis (20) de celui (19) dudit élément (2) de la boîte, caractérisé par le fait que ledit ressort (21) prend appui sur ledit élément (2) de la boîte par l'intermédiaire de ladite garniture d'étanchéite (18), de manière que, lorsque la couronne (8) est dévissée, au moins lorsqu'aucune traction n'a été exercée sur la tige (4), la garniture d'étanchéite (18) reste partiellement comprimée sous l'action de la force que le ressort (21) exerce sur elle.1. Watch control device, with rotary and sliding rod (4) provided with a control crown (8) angularly integral with said rod (4) and able to move axially thereon, screwed onto an element (2) of the watch case (1) when the device is not operational, in order to compress axially a sealing gasket (18), and in which a return spring (21) acts on said crown (8 ) tending to move it on the rod (4) to release its thread (20) from that (19) of said element (2) of the box, characterized in that said spring (21) bears on said element (2) of the box by means of said seal (18), so that, when the crown (8) is unscrewed, at least when no traction has been exerted on the rod (4 ), the seal (18) remains partially compressed under the action of the force that the spring (21) exerts on it.
2. Dispositif suivant la revendication 1 , comprenant un canon (6) solidaire angulairement de la couronne (8) et apte à se déplacer axialement par rapport à celle- ci, et qui est solidaire de la tige de commande (4), caractérisé par le fait que ledit ressort (21) prend appui sur la garniture d'étanchéite (18) par l'intermédiaire d'une collerette (12a) que présente ledit canon (6).2. Device according to claim 1, comprising a barrel (6) angularly integral with the crown (8) and able to move axially relative to the latter, and which is integral with the control rod (4), characterized by the fact that said spring (21) bears on the sealing gasket (18) by means of a collar (12a) that has said barrel (6).
3. Dispositif suivant la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que l'extrémité (12b) dudit canon (6) est accessible par une ouverture centrale (14) que présente la face externe de la couronne (8), ladite ouverture centrale (14) étant masquée par une coiffe (16) fixée à la couronne (8) et qui recouvre ladite face externe de celle-ci. 3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the end (12b) of said barrel (6) is accessible by a central opening (14) that has the external face of the crown (8), said central opening (14 ) being masked by a cap (16) fixed to the crown (8) and which covers said external face of the latter.
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