EP1558972B1 - Vorrichtung zur kupplung eines zahnrades - Google Patents

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EP1558972B1
EP1558972B1 EP03753202A EP03753202A EP1558972B1 EP 1558972 B1 EP1558972 B1 EP 1558972B1 EP 03753202 A EP03753202 A EP 03753202A EP 03753202 A EP03753202 A EP 03753202A EP 1558972 B1 EP1558972 B1 EP 1558972B1
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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
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
    • G04B3/046—Operation by rotation and axial movement with extra function of axial shift of operating element, e.g. crown combined with push button
    • 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
    • G04B27/00—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means
    • G04B27/02—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means by making use of the winding means
    • G04B27/04—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means by making use of the winding means with clutch wheel

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  • the present invention relates to a coupling device of a pinion on a control rod, particularly of a pinion intended to control any function, in particular a change of date, on a timepiece and more particularly on a wristwatch .
  • Known devices for this operation are generally relatively complicated design, requiring in particular one or more movable zippers held in position by one or more springs. These devices generally require a particular adjustment, so they are expensive and also use an important place in the movement of the watch.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to propose a device for coupling a pinion on an improved rod with respect to the known devices, that is to say free from the disadvantages mentioned above.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a device for coupling a pinion on a rod which is simple to manufacture, inexpensive, requiring few moving parts, being absolutely reliable to use and using only a minimum of space.
  • the winding stem 1 of FIG. 1 is an elongated element essentially comprising a cylindrical uncoupling surface 10 having a circular cross section having a diameter D and a length L and a coupling block 11 fixed on a bearing surface 12 which follows
  • the coupling block 11 here has the general shape of a square base parallelepiped, the dimension A on the side of the square being the value D defined above, as can be seen particularly in FIG. 2.
  • the height H of the parallelepiped is preferably equivalent to or less than the length L mentioned above.
  • the portion of the coupling block 11 turned towards the uncoupling range 10 is cut so as to have two symmetrical oblique faces 110 and 111, acting as guide surfaces as will be seen later and having between them an angle at the apex ⁇ , the edge common to both faces 110 and 111 being pulled along a diagonal of the coupling block.
  • the coupling block 11 is directly contiguous with the uncoupling surface 10, the edge separating the two oblique faces 110 and 111 being in contact with the end face of the uncoupling surface.
  • the winding stem 1 may further include other spans according to other functions that are assigned to it such as pulls or other controls.
  • the winding stem is equipped here with a range of movement 13 limited by two abutments abutments 14 and 15.dont the utility will be described below.
  • a winding crown 16 is attached to the end of the winding stem 1 protruding from the housing, not shown in the figure.
  • Other components such as bearings supporting the winding stem are not shown in the figures.
  • the pinion 2 seen from the front in FIG. 3 and in two sections in FIGS. 4 and 5 essentially comprises a gear wheel 20 whose central portion is extended by a bearing surface 21 cut in the form of a pyramid.
  • the center of the pinion wheel 20 and the bearing 21 are pierced with a hole 22 whose cross section is square in shape and whose edges have a length A + , slightly greater than the length A of the edge of the square forming the cross-section of the coupling block 11, respectively of the diameter D of the uncoupling span 10.
  • the bearing surface 21 is cut in the form of a pyramid with a square cross-section, the base of the pyramid being placed against the side of the wheel toothed pinion 20, the edges of said square section forming an angle of 45 ° with the edges of the square of the hole 22.
  • the intersection of the faces of the square-section pyramid and the peripheral surfaces of the hole 22 creates opposite oblique faces 210 and 211, as seen in Figures 4 and 5, having an angle ⁇ between them. Preferably this angle ⁇ is equal to that described above.
  • the opposite oblique faces 210 and 211 will serve as bearing surfaces as described below.
  • the axial length B of the pinion 2 -see FIG. 4- is preferably equivalent to the height H of the coupling block 11.
  • the pinion 2 is disposed on the cylindrical uncoupling surface 10 of the rod 1. Since the edge of the hole 22 of the pinion 2 has a value A + very slightly greater than the diameter D of the bearing surface 10 the pinion 2 is uncoupled from this bearing 10 and the rod 1, these two elements being pivotable independently of one another.
  • the rod 1 can for example control the movement of the needles of the timepiece, by a known mechanism not shown in the figure, without actuating the pinion 2.
  • the pulling movement which is applied to the rod 1 tends to rotate the pinion 2 by sliding one of the bearing surfaces 210 or 211 against the guide surface 110 or 111 against which it abuts, so as to align the square shape of the hole 22 of the pinion 2 on the square form of the base of the coupling block 11.
  • This movement ends when the pinion 2 is fully positioned on the coupling block 11 and that the hole square 22 is fully engaged on the faces of the square base of the coupling block.
  • the pinion 2 is rotated by the cooperation of the square hole 22 on the square base of the coupling block 11.
  • the axial movement of the rod 1 is limited, in the example considered, by the stop 17, fixed to the housing and the two bearing surfaces 14 and 15.
  • the length of the travel range 13 is thus determined in order to allow the positioning of the pinion. either on the uncoupling range 10 or on the coupling block 11.
  • the length L - FIG. 1 - of the cylindrical bearing surface is slightly longer than the thickness B -figure 4 - pinion 2 to prevent inadvertent contact edges limiting the bearing surfaces 210 and 211 of the pinion 2 against the edges limiting the guide surfaces 110 and 111 of the coupling block 11.
  • the winding stem 1 has two working positions, represented in FIGS. 6 and 7. It could equally well be possible to have a winding stem having more than two working positions, each of the positions determining a function. particular, the last of these working positions acting on the pinion as indicated above. For this it suffices to have a decoupling range 10 of sufficient length to allow the pinion to be positioned in several successive positions in the uncoupled state.
  • the coupling block 11 comprises two symmetrical oblique surfaces of guide 110 and 111; similar operation of the device could also be obtained with a coupling block having four symmetrical oblique guide surfaces, each pair of surfaces being cut on either side of a diagonal of the coupling block.
  • the device has been described with a square-based coupling block cooperating with a pinion provided with a square hole.
  • An equivalent device could also be obtained with a coupling block having a base in the form of any polygon, cooperating with a pinion provided with a hole of similar shape cut into a scope of suitable pyramidal shape.
  • the coupling between the pinion and the rod can be done according to a plurality of relative angular positions, whereas in the case of an irregular polygonal shape the coupling between the pinion and the rod can only be done in one angular position. This latter possibility may be advantageous for certain particular applications.
  • the rod 1 has been described above as comprising a coupling block 11 manufactured separately and fixed on the bearing surface 12 of the rod; one could equally well have the complete element, stem and coupling block, manufactured in one piece, for example by injection.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur Kupplung eines Zahnrads (2) auf einer Stange (1), wobei die Stange ein zylindrisches Entkupplungslager (10) und einen Kupplungsblock (11) umfasst, die nacheinander gemäß der Längsachse der Stange angeordnet sind,
    wobei der Kupplungsblock (11) einen Querschnitt im rechten Winkel zur Längsachse der Stange aufweist, der eine polygonale Form hat, wobei das zylindrische Entkupplungslager einen Querschnitt im rechten Winkel zur Längsachse der Stange aufweist, der eine kreisförmige Form hat und dessen Durchmesser genau in die polygonale Form des Kupplungsblocks passt,
    wobei das Zahnrad (2) einen Zahnradkranz (20) umfasst, der von einem Lager (21) verlängert wird, wobei der Zahnradkranz (20) und das Lager (21) von einer Öffnung (22) durchquert werden, die einen Querschnitt in derselben polygonalen Form wie der gemäß der Längsachse des Zahnrads angeordnete Kupplungsblock (11) hat, wobei die Außenfläche des Lagers gemäß einer Pyramidenform polygonalen Querschnitts in derselben Form gearbeitet ist wie die Öffnung (22), wobei die Basis der Pyramide an der Seite des Radkranzes anliegt,
    wobei das Zahnrad (2) und die Stange (1) in der Lage sind, untereinander eine relative Verschiebebewegung gemäß ihrer gemeinsamen Längsachse zu haben, wobei sich das Zahnrad in entkuppelter Stellung befindet, wenn es sich auf dem zylindrischen Entkupplungslager (10) befindet, und in gekuppelter Stellung, wenn es sich auf dem Kupplungsblock (11) befindet, wobei eine Rotationsbewegung der Stange auf das Zahnrad in gekuppelter Stellung übertragen wird, wobei diese Bewegung in entkuppelter Stellung nicht übertragen wird,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    der dem zylindrischen Entkupplungslager (10) zugewandte Abschnitt des Kupplungsblocks (11) gemäß einer Vielzahl schräger Führungsflächen (110, 111) zugeschnitten ist, und dadurch, dass die Seiten der Pyramide des Zahnradlagers im Verhältnis zu den Seiten der Öffnung (22) symmetrisch versetzt sind, so dass sie eine Vielzahl schräger Abstützflächen (210, 211) aufweisen, die derart ausgerichtet sind, dass sie mit den schrägen Führungsflächen (110, 111) des Kupplungsblocks zusammenarbeiten, so dass das Zahnrad beim Übergang des Entkupplungszapfens zum Kupplungsblock durch die schrägen Abstützflächen (210, 211) des Zahnrads, die gegen die schrägen Führungsflächen (110, 111) des Kupplungsblocks gleiten, winklig ausgerichtet ist.
  2. Kupplungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die polygonale Form des Querschnitts des Kupplungsblocks (11) sowie der Öffnung (22) und der Pyramide des Zahnradlagers ein regelmäßiges Polygon ist.
  3. Kupplungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die polygonale Form des Querschnitts des Kupplungsblocks (11) sowie der Öffnung (22) und der Pyramide des Zahnradlagers ein unregelmäßiges Polygon ist.
  4. Kupplungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die polygonale Form des Querschnitts des Kupplungsblocks (11) sowie der Öffnung (22) und der Pyramide des Zahnradlagers ein Quadrat ist.
  5. Kupplungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kupplungsblock (11) zwei schräge Führungsflächen (110, 111) aufweist, die durch eine auf einer Diagonalen der quadratischen Form angeordnete Kante getrennt sind.
  6. Kupplungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Dicke (B) des Zahnrads (2) der Höhe (H) des Kupplungsblocks (11) entspricht.
  7. Kupplungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Länge (L) des Entkupplungslagers (10) mindestens der Dicke (B) des Zahnrads (2) entspricht.
  8. Kupplungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, die dazu bestimmt ist, eine Funktion auf einem Uhrenteil zu steuern.
  9. Uhrenteil, mit einer Kupplungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8 ausgestattet.
  10. Armbanduhr, mit einer Kupplungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8 ausgestattet.
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