EP1593317B1 - Bracelet, in particular for a watch, incorporating an electrically conductive element - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to a bracelet for a portable electronic instrument comprising at least a first bracelet strand comprising outer and inner faces and one end of which is intended to be fixed to a casing of the portable electronic instrument, this first strand of bracelet comprising, housed between said outer and inner faces, an electrical conductor comprising a conductive plate of elongate shape arranged longitudinally in the first strand of bracelet.
- the present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a bracelet.
- EP 0 125 930 and EP 0 126 629 describe for example a bracelet meeting the general definition given above, the electrical conductor incorporated in the bracelet being used to provide an electrical connection with a component placed in the bracelet (for example a battery) or to form a loop antenna around the wrist.
- a component placed in the bracelet for example a battery
- each strand of the bracelet is provided with an electrical conductor whose one end is connected to the housing of the electronic instrument and the other end is connected to the corresponding end of the other strand by via a bracelet closure device, the latter being itself electrically conductive.
- WO 86/03645 discloses a solution where the bracelet closure device may be of the tongue buckle type or of the plug-in type with male and female parts.
- the documents US Pat. No. 5,135,694 and US Pat. No. 5,526,006 present a solution where the position of the bracelet closing device can be adjusted on one of the strands of the bracelet, this strand of bracelet including several zones distributed longitudinally on the inner face of the bracelet where the electrical conductor is exposed and with which the bracelet closure device is electrically connected.
- a general object of the present invention is therefore to provide a solution for ensuring an adequate electrical connection with the electrical conductor which is incorporated in the bracelet.
- the aim is to provide an adequate electrical connection with a bracelet closure device, which is also conductive, in particular for connecting two electrical conductors incorporated in each of the bracelet strands in order to form a conductor in a loop around the wrist of the user. operate as a loop antenna.
- the present invention thus relates to a bracelet for portable electronic instrument of the aforementioned type whose characteristics are set forth in claim 1.
- the present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a bracelet.
- the bracelet strand and its incorporated electrical conductor can advantageously be cut along several transverse cutting lines arranged between each electrical contact zone.
- Each orifice making it possible to electrically access an ear is preferably a through orifice formed to receive an electrically conductive axis coming into contact with the ear, the ear itself being provided with an orifice for the passage of the axis electrically. driver.
- the latter is advantageously made in two parts sandwiching the ear, preferably in the form of a screw and a counter-screw.
- the ear or ears thus formed in the conductive plate can advantageously play two roles.
- the first is to access the conductive plate to make an electrical connection with this plate.
- the second is to allow the conductive plate to be held in a mold during an overmolding operation of a synthetic material around the conductive plate.
- the conductor incorporated in the bracelet is intended to function as an antenna element.
- the bracelet comprises two identical bracelet strands each comprising the same conductor, these two strands being attached to one another by a bracelet closure device which also provides a electrical connection between the two conductors of the bracelet strands so as to form a conductor loop around the wrist for operating as a loop antenna.
- This type of antenna configuration in a bracelet is well known and its operating principle will not be discussed here. Further information on this point can be found in the documents cited in the preamble.
- the conductor incorporated in the bracelet can thus play another role, such as electrically connecting a component placed on the bracelet or may be connected to the bracelet to another electrical or electronic component disposed inside the instrument housing portable electronics.
- Figures 1a, 1b and 1c respectively show a side view, an external side plane view (by definition the "outer face” is defined as the outward facing face of the wrist when the bracelet is worn, by opposition to the “inner face” which designates the face of the bracelet which is in contact with the wrist when the bracelet is worn) and a perspective view of a conductive plate, designated by the reference numeral 10, forming an electrical conductor for incorporated in a bracelet strand according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- This conductive plate 10 is self-supporting, that is to say that it consists of a plate of an electrically conductive material (for example steel, copper, etc.) which is cut and folded to the appropriate form. .
- This conductive plate 10 has a substantially rectangular shape whose longitudinal axis corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strand in which the conductive plate 10 is intended to be incorporated.
- a first end 10A of the conductive plate 10 is folded over and is intended to allow the connection of the plate 10 corresponding components housed in the housing of the portable electronic instrument.
- This housing is not illustrated in the figures. It is sufficient to know that this housing preferably has a configuration similar to that of a watch case, the end 10A of the conductive plate 10 is thus located at the attachment of the bracelet strand to the box.
- the manner in which the conductive plate 10 is electrically connected in the housing of the electronic instrument is not critical to the object of the present invention.
- the folded end 10A of the conductive plate 10 is provided with two orifices to ensure the electrical connection of the conductive plate 10 by means of screws to tracks or flanges corresponding contacts in the housing of the portable electronic instrument.
- the other end designated 10B of the conductive plate 10 is intended, as already mentioned, to be electrically connected to another identical conductive plate housed in the other strand of the bracelet. It is this second end 10B and its configuration which interests us more particularly in the context of the present invention.
- the conductive plate 10 comprises a plurality of lugs 20, here eleven in number, arranged longitudinally along the conductive plate 10. These lugs 20 are made by cutting the plate conductive 10 and folding the cut portions out of the general plane of the conductive plate along a line parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet. As will be seen later in more detail, the ears 20 are thus folded substantially at right angles to one (internal or external) of the bracelet's faces. In this case, these ears 20 are folded towards the inner face of the bracelet.
- the plurality of lugs 20 allows, as will be seen below, several possibilities of rough adjustment of the length of the bracelet, the unused end portion of the bracelet can be cut.
- the conductive plate 10 may at the limit comprise only one ear, in which case the length of the conductor in the bracelet is determined once and for all. It could thus be envisaged that only one strand of bracelet has a plurality of ears as illustrated in the figures and that the other strand of bracelet has only one.
- each ear 20 is intended to allow a connection
- Each of these lugs 20 thus defines a zone of electrical contact with the conductive plate 10.
- the eleven contact zones thus defined are delimited by the dashed lines and are indicated by FIG. reference numeral 30.
- Each lug 20 preferably comprises a through hole 21 which is intended to allow the electrical connection of the conductive plate 10 via an electrically conductive axis arranged transversely in the bracelet strand between the inner and outer faces of the bracelet.
- These orifices 21 also advantageously make it possible to hold the conductive plate 10 by means of its lugs 20 in a mold during an overmoulding operation of a synthetic material around the conductive plate 10.
- the conductive plate 10 is in particular held in the mold via one or more of the lugs 20 and by the two bearing points formed by the orifices 12. These points of support are recommended to ensure that the conductive plate 10 is correctly positioned in the mold during the overmolding operation.
- FIGS. 2a to 2d show the general appearance of the wristband strand (designated by the reference numeral 50) according to the preferred embodiment after the overmolding operation around the conductive plate 10.
- This conductive plate 10 is shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b to illustrate the position in the bracelet strand after overmolding.
- the inner and outer faces of the conductive plate 10 are thus completely covered by the synthetic material forming the bracelet strand 50, with the exception of the end portion 10A of the conductive plate 10 which is intended to be electrically connected to the components housed in the case of the portable instrument as already mentioned.
- this end, designated 50A, of the bracelet strand 50 is configured to provide means for attaching to the casing of the portable instrument.
- two protuberances 500 each provided with a through hole for the passage of a screw for securing the end 50A of the bracelet strand 50 and the housing of the electronic instrument. Any other suitable attachment means can be provided.
- the electrical access points to the conductive plate 10, on the side of the other end 50B of the bracelet strand 50, are formed laterally on the bracelet strand. As illustrated in Figures 2c and 2d, it can thus be seen that a plurality of orifices 51, preferably through, are formed transversely between the inner and outer faces of the bracelet strand to allow access to each of the ears 20 of the conductive plate 10.
- FIGS. 2a and 2b On the inside of the bracelet strand 50, as illustrated in FIGS. 2a and 2b, there is provided a set of groove and / or recesses.
- a set of transverse grooves 55 is thus made from the end 50B of the bracelet strand, each of these grooves coinciding with the limits of each electrical contact zone 30 with the conductive plate 10.
- These grooves 55 thus play the role of markings allowing to facilitate a cutting operation of the bracelet between each electrical contact zone 30.
- These markings can be made on one and / or the other of the inner and outer faces of the bracelet strand.
- the markings could simply consist of adequate impressions on one or other of the faces of the wristband strand 50.
- the set of grooves designated by the reference numeral 56 made on the internal face of the bracelet strand 50, as illustrated in FIGS. 2a and 2b, is simply intended to improve the flexibility of the bracelet strand on the side of its attachment to the case.
- On the inner face of the bracelet strand 50 it will be noted again the presence of two orifices 52 which coincide with the orifices 12 formed in the conductive plate 10. These orifices 52 result from the maintenance of the conductive plate 10 through the orifices 12 during the overmolding operation.
- FIGS. 3a to 3c To present a preferred embodiment for ensuring the electrical connection of the conductive plate 10 via the ears 20.
- a bracelet closure device itself conductor.
- FIGS. 3a to 3c only a portion of such a bracelet closure device, namely a designated element 60 of a conventional clasp, has been illustrated. It may in particular be a clasp folding clasp or the like.
- the element 60 has essentially the shape of a cover made of electrically conductive material provided with two lateral walls 61 which partially cover the edges of the strap strand 50.
- the electrical connection between the element 60 and the conductive plate 10 is provided by an electrically conductive axis generally designated by the numerical reference 80.
- This axis 80 is preferably made in two parts 81, 82 to sandwich one of the ears 20. It is advantageously a screw 81 and a counter-screw 82 can be made integral with one another.
- the screw 81 is provided with a threaded end 81 arranged to pass through the orifice 21 formed on the ear 20 and to be introduced into a corresponding thread 82a made on the counter-screw 82
- the lug 20 is thus sandwiched between a shoulder of the screw 81 at the base of the thread 81a and the end of the counter-screw 82 thus ensuring the electrical contact with the conductive plate 10.
- the electrical contact with the element 60 of the clasp is ensured by the support of the heads designated 81b and 82b of the screws 81 and counter-screws 82.
- a conductive axis 80 formed of two parts, one could imagine directly screw the screw 81 in the ear 20 and do not use a counter-screw 82, in which case the transverse orifice 51 may not be through.
- the embodiment in two part of the axis 80 for sandwiching the ear 20 nevertheless appears preferable to ensure good electrical contact with the conductive plate 10 and the element 60 of the clasp.
- the bracelet strand 50 could be cut to roughly adjust the length thereof. This cutting operation is performed, if necessary, during a first fitting of the electronic instrument and its bracelet around the wrist. The proper length of bracelet is determined and the superfluous length of bracelet is cut according to the appropriate marking 55 on the bracelet. The element 60 of the clasp is then mounted by means of the axis 80 at the appropriate position on the bracelet.
- the bracelet comprises two identical strands whose conductors are connected together via the bracelet closure device to form a loop conductor for operating as a loop antenna.
- the bracelet closure device is located equidistant from the housing of the portable electronic instrument. This makes it possible to minimize the effects of a contact of the closure device with the skin of the user on the operation and tuning of the antenna. This is also preferable from a comfort point of view.
- rough adjustment of the length of the bracelet strands it should therefore be ensured that the two bracelet strands have substantially identical lengths after cutting.
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La présente invention concerne de manière générale un bracelet pour instrument électronique portable comprenant au moins un premier brin de bracelet comprenant des faces externe et interne et dont une extrémité est destinée à être fixée à un boîtier de l'instrument électronique portable, ce premier brin de bracelet comprenant, logé entre lesdites faces externe et interne, un conducteur électrique comportant une plaque conductrice de forme allongée disposée longitudinalement dans le premier brin de bracelet. La présente invention concerne également un procédé de fabrication d'un tel bracelet.The present invention generally relates to a bracelet for a portable electronic instrument comprising at least a first bracelet strand comprising outer and inner faces and one end of which is intended to be fixed to a casing of the portable electronic instrument, this first strand of bracelet comprising, housed between said outer and inner faces, an electrical conductor comprising a conductive plate of elongate shape arranged longitudinally in the first strand of bracelet. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a bracelet.
Des bracelets incorporant des conducteurs électriques sont déjà connus. Les documents EP 0 125 930 et EP 0 126 629 décrivent par exemple un bracelet répondant à la définition générale donnée ci-dessus, le conducteur électrique incorporé dans le bracelet étant utilisé pour assurer une liaison électrique avec un composant placé dans le bracelet (par exemple une batterie) ou pour former une antenne à boucle autour du poignet. Dans ce dernier cas, en particulier, chaque brin du bracelet est muni d'un conducteur électrique dont une extrémité est reliée au boîtier de l'instrument électronique et dont l'autre extrémité est reliée à l'extrémité correspondante de l'autre brin par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif de fermeture de bracelet, ce dernier étant lui-même électriquement conducteur.Bracelets incorporating electrical conductors are already known. EP 0 125 930 and EP 0 126 629 describe for example a bracelet meeting the general definition given above, the electrical conductor incorporated in the bracelet being used to provide an electrical connection with a component placed in the bracelet (for example a battery) or to form a loop antenna around the wrist. In the latter case, in particular, each strand of the bracelet is provided with an electrical conductor whose one end is connected to the housing of the electronic instrument and the other end is connected to the corresponding end of the other strand by via a bracelet closure device, the latter being itself electrically conductive.
D'autres exemples sont connus. Le document WO 86/03645 présente par exemple une solution où le dispositif de fermeture de bracelet peut être du type à boucle à ardillon ou du type enfichable avec des parties mâle et femelle. Les documents US 5,135,694 et US 5,526,006 présentent une solution où la position du dispositif de fermeture de bracelet peut être ajustée sur l'un des brins du bracelet, ce brin de bracelet comprenant plusieurs zones réparties longitudinalement sur la face interne du bracelet où le conducteur électrique est exposé et avec lesquelles le dispositif de fermeture de bracelet est relié électriquement. Ces documents présentent également une solution pour fabriquer le bracelet qui consiste à prévoir une ou plusieurs extensions sur la plaque conductrice pour permettre le maintien de cette plaque dans un moule lors d'une opération de surmoulage d'un matériau synthétique autour de la plaque conductrice, cette ou ces extensions étant prévues pour être rompues après surmoulage.Other examples are known. For example, WO 86/03645 discloses a solution where the bracelet closure device may be of the tongue buckle type or of the plug-in type with male and female parts. The documents US Pat. No. 5,135,694 and US Pat. No. 5,526,006 present a solution where the position of the bracelet closing device can be adjusted on one of the strands of the bracelet, this strand of bracelet including several zones distributed longitudinally on the inner face of the bracelet where the electrical conductor is exposed and with which the bracelet closure device is electrically connected. These documents also present a solution for manufacturing the bracelet which consists in providing one or more extensions on the conductive plate to allow the maintenance of this plate in a mold during an overmolding operation of a synthetic material around the conductive plate, this or these extensions being provided to be broken after overmolding.
Dans les solutions susmentionnées, pour assurer un contact électrique avec la plaque conductrice tout en permettant un ajustement en longueur du bracelet, on notera que des parties de ce conducteur sont exposées pour permettre à des éléments de contact ménagés sur le dispositif de fermeture de bracelet de venir en appui direct sur la plaque conductrice. Ce type de solution présente un inconvénient dans la mesure où les parties exposées de la plaque conductrice peuvent rapidement s'oxyder et ainsi causer une dégradation de la qualité du contact électrique. Cette oxydation est en particulier accélérée par la présence de sueur lorsque ce bracelet est porté au poignet. D'un point de vue esthétique, ce type de solution n'est par ailleurs pas très souhaitable.In the aforementioned solutions, to ensure electrical contact with the conductive plate while allowing a length adjustment of the bracelet, it will be noted that portions of this conductor are exposed to allow contact elements provided on the strap closure device. come in direct support on the conductive plate. This type of solution has a disadvantage insofar as the exposed portions of the conductive plate can quickly oxidize and thus cause a degradation of the quality of the electrical contact. This oxidation is in particular accelerated by the presence of sweat when this bracelet is worn on the wrist. From an aesthetic point of view, this type of solution is also not very desirable.
Un autre désavantage de ces solutions réside dans l'épaisseur relativement importante du bracelet au niveau du dispositif de fermeture, les deux brins de bracelet y étant superposés. Enfin, ce type de solution limite les possibilités pour réaliser le dispositif de fermeture de bracelet.Another disadvantage of these solutions lies in the relatively large thickness of the bracelet at the closure device, the two strands of bracelet being superimposed on it. Finally, this type of solution limits the possibilities for producing the bracelet closure device.
Un but général de la présente invention est donc de proposer une solution permettant d'assurer une connexion électrique adéquate avec le conducteur électrique qui est incorporé dans le bracelet. On vise en particulier à assurer une connexion électrique adéquate avec un dispositif de fermeture de bracelet, lui aussi conducteur, notamment pour relier deux conducteurs électriques incorporés dans chacun des brins de bracelet afin de former un conducteur en boucle autour du poignet de l'utilisateur pouvant fonctionner comme antenne à boucle.A general object of the present invention is therefore to provide a solution for ensuring an adequate electrical connection with the electrical conductor which is incorporated in the bracelet. In particular, the aim is to provide an adequate electrical connection with a bracelet closure device, which is also conductive, in particular for connecting two electrical conductors incorporated in each of the bracelet strands in order to form a conductor in a loop around the wrist of the user. operate as a loop antenna.
La présente invention a ainsi pour objet un bracelet pour instrument électronique portable du type susmentionné dont les caractéristiques sont énoncées dans la revendication 1.The present invention thus relates to a bracelet for portable electronic instrument of the aforementioned type whose characteristics are set forth in claim 1.
La présente invention a également pour objet un procédé de fabrication d'un tel bracelet.The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a bracelet.
Des modes de réalisation avantageux de la présente invention font l'objet des revendications dépendantes.Advantageous embodiments of the present invention are the subject of the dependent claims.
Il est ainsi proposé de ménager au moins une oreille découpée dans la plaque conductrice et repliée selon une ligne longitudinale en direction de l'une des faces externe et interne du brin de bracelet, ce brin de bracelet comprenant par ailleurs au moins un orifice agencé transversalement entre les faces externe et interne du brin de bracelet et ménagé pour accéder électriquement à ladite au moins une oreille.It is thus proposed to provide at least one ear cut in the conductive plate and folded along a longitudinal line towards one of the outer and inner faces of the bracelet strand, this strap strand further comprising the less an orifice arranged transversely between the outer and inner faces of the bracelet strand and arranged to electrically access said at least one ear.
Préférablement, plusieurs oreilles et orifices sont ainsi agencés longitudinalement dans le brin de bracelet pour former une pluralité de zones de contact électrique avec la plaque conductrice. De la sorte, le brin de bracelet et son conducteur électrique incorporé peuvent avantageusement être découpés selon plusieurs lignes de découpage transversales agencées entre chaque zone de contact électrique.Preferably, several ears and orifices are thus arranged longitudinally in the bracelet strand to form a plurality of areas of electrical contact with the conductive plate. In this way, the bracelet strand and its incorporated electrical conductor can advantageously be cut along several transverse cutting lines arranged between each electrical contact zone.
Chaque orifice permettant d'accéder électriquement à une oreille est préférablement un orifice traversant ménagé pour recevoir un axe électriquement conducteur venant au contact de l'oreille, l'oreille étant elle-même pourvue d'un orifice pour le passage de l'axe électriquement conducteur. Ce dernier est avantageusement réalisé en deux parties venant prendre en sandwich l'oreille, préférablement sous la forme d'une vis et d'une contre-vis.Each orifice making it possible to electrically access an ear is preferably a through orifice formed to receive an electrically conductive axis coming into contact with the ear, the ear itself being provided with an orifice for the passage of the axis electrically. driver. The latter is advantageously made in two parts sandwiching the ear, preferably in the form of a screw and a counter-screw.
La ou les oreilles ainsi pratiquées dans la plaque conductrice peuvent avantageusement jouer deux rôles. Le premier, comme mentionné ci-dessus, est d'accéder à la plaque conductrice pour réaliser une liaison électrique avec cette plaque. Le second est de permettre un maintien de la plaque conductrice dans un moule lors d'une opération de surmoulage d'un matériau synthétique autour de la plaque conductrice.The ear or ears thus formed in the conductive plate can advantageously play two roles. The first, as mentioned above, is to access the conductive plate to make an electrical connection with this plate. The second is to allow the conductive plate to be held in a mold during an overmolding operation of a synthetic material around the conductive plate.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description détaillée qui suit d'un mode de réalisation de l'invention donné uniquement à titre d'exemple non limitatif et illustré par les dessins annexés où :
- les figures 1 a, 1 b et 1 c montrent respectivement une vue latérale, une vue en plan côté face externe et une vue en perspective d'une plaque conductrice formant le conducteur électrique destiné à être incorporé dans un brin de bracelet selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention ;
- les figures 2a, 2b, 2c et 2d montrent respectivement une vue en plan côté face interne, une vue latérale en coupe, une vue en plan côté face externe et une vue en perspective d'un brin de bracelet incorporant la plaque conductrice illustrée dans les figures 1a à 1c ;
- les figures 3a, 3b, 3c sont respectivement une vue en coupe, une vue latérale et une vue en plan côté face externe illustrant la manière avec laquelle un contact électrique entre la plaque conductrice et un dispositif de fermeture de bracelet peut être assuré selon un mode de réalisation préféré.
- FIGS. 1a, 1b and 1c respectively show a lateral view, an external side-plane view and a perspective view of a conductive plate forming the electrical conductor intended to be incorporated into a strand of a bracelet according to a method of preferred embodiment of the invention;
- FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d respectively show an internal side plane view, a sectional side view, an external side plane view and a perspective view of a bracelet strand incorporating the conductive plate illustrated in FIGS. Figures 1a to 1c;
- FIGS. 3a, 3b, 3c are respectively a sectional view, a side view and an external side plane view illustrating the manner in which a contact electrical connection between the conductive plate and a bracelet closure device can be provided according to a preferred embodiment.
Dans la suite de la présente description, on décrira un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention où le conducteur incorporé dans le bracelet est destiné à fonctionner comme élément d'antenne. Plus particulièrement, dans le cadre de cet exemple non limitatif, le bracelet comporte deux brins de bracelet identiques comportant chacun un même conducteur, ces deux brins étant attachés l'un à l'autre par un dispositif de fermeture de bracelet qui assure par ailleurs une connexion électrique entre les deux conducteurs des brins de bracelet de manière à former un conducteur en boucle autour du poignet destiné à fonctionner comme antenne à boucle. Ce type de configuration d'antenne dans un bracelet est bien connu et son principe de fonctionnement ne sera donc pas abordé ici. De plus amples informations sur ce point peuvent notamment être trouvées dans les documents cités en préambule.In the remainder of this description, a preferred embodiment of the invention will be described in which the conductor incorporated in the bracelet is intended to function as an antenna element. More particularly, in the context of this non-limiting example, the bracelet comprises two identical bracelet strands each comprising the same conductor, these two strands being attached to one another by a bracelet closure device which also provides a electrical connection between the two conductors of the bracelet strands so as to form a conductor loop around the wrist for operating as a loop antenna. This type of antenna configuration in a bracelet is well known and its operating principle will not be discussed here. Further information on this point can be found in the documents cited in the preamble.
Il convient toutefois de noter que l'invention n'est pas limitée à une application comme antenne. Le conducteur incorporé dans le bracelet peut ainsi jouer un autre rôle, tel que de relier électriquement un composant placé sur le bracelet ou susceptible d'être relié au bracelet à un autre composant électrique ou électronique disposé à l'intérieur du boîtier de l'instrument électronique portable.It should be noted, however, that the invention is not limited to an application as an antenna. The conductor incorporated in the bracelet can thus play another role, such as electrically connecting a component placed on the bracelet or may be connected to the bracelet to another electrical or electronic component disposed inside the instrument housing portable electronics.
Les figures 1 a, 1 b et 1 c montrent respectivement une vue latérale, une vue en plan côté face externe (par définition la "face externe" est définie comme la face orientée vers l'extérieur du poignet lorsque le bracelet est porté, par opposition à la "face interne" qui désigne la face du bracelet qui est en contact avec le poignet lorsque le bracelet est porté) et une vue en perspective d'une plaque conductrice, désignée par la référence numérique 10, formant un conducteur électrique destiné à être incorporé dans un brin de bracelet selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention. Cette plaque conductrice 10 est autoportante, c'est-à-dire qu'elle est constituée d'une plaque d'un matériau électriquement conducteur (par exemple en acier, en cuivre, etc.) qui est découpée et pliée à la forme adéquate. Cette plaque conductrice 10 présente une forme essentiellement rectangulaire dont l'axe longitudinal correspond à la direction longitudinale du brin de bracelet dans lequel cette plaque conductrice 10 est destinée à être incorporée.Figures 1a, 1b and 1c respectively show a side view, an external side plane view (by definition the "outer face" is defined as the outward facing face of the wrist when the bracelet is worn, by opposition to the "inner face" which designates the face of the bracelet which is in contact with the wrist when the bracelet is worn) and a perspective view of a conductive plate, designated by the
Dans le mode de réalisation préféré, une première extrémité 10A de la plaque conductrice 10 est repliée et est destinée à permettre la connexion de la plaque 10 aux composants correspondants logés dans le boîtier de l'instrument électronique portable. Ce boîtier n'est pas illustré dans les figures. Il suffit simplement de savoir que ce boîtier présente préférablement une configuration analogue à celle d'une boîte de montre, l'extrémité 10A de la plaque conductrice 10 étant ainsi située au niveau de l'attache du brin de bracelet à la boîte.In the preferred embodiment, a
La manière avec laquelle la plaque conductrice 10 est reliée électriquement dans le boîtier de l'instrument électronique n'est pas déterminante pour l'objet de la présente invention. Selon la configuration illustrée ici à titre d'exemple non limitatif, l'extrémité repliée 10A de la plaque conductrice 10 est munie de deux orifices pour assurer la connexion électrique de la plaque conductrice 10 par l'intermédiaire de vis à des pistes ou des brides de contact correspondantes dans le boîtier de l'instrument électronique portable. Du côté de l'extrémité 10A de la plaque conductrice 10, on notera encore la présence de deux orifices repérés par la référence numérique 12 sur l'utilité desquels on reviendra ultérieurement.The manner in which the
Dans l'exemple illustré, l'autre extrémité désignée 10B de la plaque conductrice 10 est destinée, comme déjà mentionné, à être reliée électriquement à une autre plaque conductrice identique logée dans l'autre brin du bracelet. C'est cette seconde extrémité 10B et sa configuration qui nous intéresse plus particulièrement dans le cadre de la présente invention.In the illustrated example, the other end designated 10B of the
Dans les figures 1a à 1c, on peut ainsi voir que la plaque conductrice 10 comporte une pluralité d'oreilles 20, ici au nombre de onze, agencées longitudinalement le long de la plaque conductrice 10. Ces oreilles 20 sont réalisées par découpage de la plaque conductrice 10 et pliage des parties découpées hors du plan général de la plaque conductrice selon une ligne parallèle à la direction longitudinale du bracelet. Comme on le verra ultérieurement plus en détail, les oreilles 20 sont ainsi repliées essentiellement à angle droit vers l'une (interne ou externe) des faces du bracelet. Dans le cas d'espèce, ces oreilles 20 sont repliées vers la face interne du bracelet.In FIGS. 1a to 1c, it can thus be seen that the
La pluralité d'oreilles 20 permet, comme on le verra ci-après, plusieurs possibilités d'ajustement grossier de la longueur du bracelet, la partie extrême non utilisée du bracelet pouvant être découpée. Pour la mise en oeuvre de l'invention, on notera que la plaque conductrice 10 peut à la limite ne comporter qu'une seule oreille, auquel cas la longueur du conducteur dans le bracelet est déterminée une fois pour toute. On pourrait ainsi envisager que seul un brin de bracelet comporte une pluralité d'oreilles comme illustré dans les figures et que l'autre brin de bracelet n'en comporte qu'une.The plurality of
On comprendra que chaque oreille 20 est destiné à permettre une connexion électrique à la plaque conductrice 10. Chacune de ces oreilles 20 définit ainsi une zone de contact électrique avec la plaque conductrice 10. Dans les figures 1a à 1c, les onze zones de contact ainsi définies sont délimitées par les traits interrompus et sont indiquées par la référence numérique 30.It will be understood that each
Chaque oreille 20 comporte préférablement un orifice traversant 21 qui est destiné à permettre la connexion électrique de la plaque conductrice 10 par l'intermédiaire d'un axe électriquement conducteur agencé transversalement dans le brin de bracelet entre les faces interne et externe du bracelet. Ces orifices 21 permettent par ailleurs avantageusement de maintenir la plaque conductrice 10 par l'intermédiaire de ses oreilles 20 dans un moule lors d'une opération de surmoulage d'un matériau synthétique autour de la plaque conductrice 10. En effet, lors de l'opération de surmoulage du matériau synthétique, la plaque conductrice 10 est notamment maintenue dans le moule par l'intermédiaire de l'une ou plusieurs des oreilles 20 et par les deux points d'appui formés par les orifices 12. Ces points d'appui sont recommandés pour assurer que la plaque conductrice 10 soit correctement positionnée dans le moule lors de l'opération de surmoulage.Each
Les figures 2a à 2d montrent l'allure générale du brin de bracelet (désigné par la référence numérique 50) selon le mode de réalisation préféré après l'opération de surmoulage autour de la plaque conductrice 10. Cette plaque conductrice 10 est reportée sur les figures 2a et 2b pour en illustrer la position dans le brin de bracelet après surmoulage. Les faces interne et externe de la plaque conductrice 10 sont ainsi totalement recouvertes par le matériau synthétique formant le brin de bracelet 50, à l'exception de la partie terminale 10A de la plaque conductrice 10 qui est destinée à être reliée électriquement aux composants logés dans le boîtier de l'instrument portable comme déjà mentionné. On peut voir que cette extrémité, désignée 50A, du brin de bracelet 50 est configurée pour présenter des moyens d'attache au boîtier de l'instrument portable. Il s'agit ici de deux protubérances 500 munies chacune d'un orifice traversant pour le passage d'une vis permettant de rendre solidaire l'extrémité 50A du brin de bracelet 50 et le boîtier de l'instrument électronique. Tout autre moyen d'attache adéquat peut être prévu.FIGS. 2a to 2d show the general appearance of the wristband strand (designated by the reference numeral 50) according to the preferred embodiment after the overmolding operation around the
Les points d'accès électrique à la plaque conductrice 10, du côté de l'autre extrémité 50B du brin de bracelet 50, sont ménagés latéralement sur le brin de bracelet. Comme illustré dans les figures 2c et 2d, on peut ainsi voir qu'une pluralité d'orifices 51, préférablement traversants, sont ménagés transversalement entre les faces interne et externe du brin de bracelet pour permettre d'accéder à chacune des oreilles 20 de la plaque conductrice 10.The electrical access points to the
Sur la face interne du brin de bracelet 50, comme illustré dans les figures 2a et 2b, il est prévu un ensemble de rainure et/ou d'évidements. Un ensemble de rainures transversales 55 est ainsi pratiqué depuis l'extrémité 50B du brin de bracelet, chacune de ces rainures coïncidant avec les limites de chaque zone de contact électrique 30 avec la plaque conductrice 10. Ces rainures 55 jouent ainsi le rôle de marquages permettant de faciliter une opération de découpage du bracelet entre chaque zone de contact électrique 30. Ces marquages peuvent être réalisés sur l'une et/ou l'autre des faces interne et externe du brin de bracelet. De plus, en lieu et place de rainures, les marquages pourraient simplement être constitués d'impressions adéquates sur l'une ou l'autre des faces du brin de bracelet 50.On the inside of the
L'ensemble de rainurages désignés par la référence numérique 56 pratiqués sur la face interne du brin de bracelet 50, comme illustré dans les figures 2a et 2b, vise simplement à améliorer la flexibilité du brin de bracelet du côté de son attache au boîtier. Sur la face interne du brin de bracelet 50, on notera encore la présence de deux orifices 52 qui coïncident avec les orifices 12 ménagés dans la plaque conductrice 10. Ces orifices 52 résultent du maintien de la plaque conductrice 10 par les orifices 12 lors de l'opération de surmoulage.The set of grooves designated by the
On va maintenant brièvement se référer aux figures 3a à 3c pour présenter un mode de réalisation préféré permettant d'assurer la connexion électrique de la plaque conductrice 10 par l'intermédiaire des oreilles 20. Comme déjà mentionné en préambule, on désire en particulier relier électriquement la plaque conductrice 10 à l'autre plaque conductrice identique disposée dans l'autre brin de bracelet, ceci par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif de fermeture de bracelet lui-même conducteur. Dans les figures 3a à 3c, on a seulement illustré une partie d'un tel dispositif de fermeture de bracelet, à savoir un élément désigné 60 d'un fermoir classique. Il peut en particulier s'agir d'un fermoir à boucle déployante ou analogue.We will now briefly refer to Figures 3a to 3c to present a preferred embodiment for ensuring the electrical connection of the
Comme illustré dans la figure 3a, l'élément 60 présente essentiellement la forme d'un capot en matériau électriquement conducteur muni de deux parois latérales 61 qui recouvrent en partie les bords du brin de bracelet 50. La connexion électrique entre l'élément 60 et la plaque conductrice 10 est assurée par un axe électriquement conducteur désigné globalement par la référence numérique 80. Cet axe 80 est préférablement réalisé en deux parties 81, 82 pour prendre en sandwich l'une des oreilles 20. Il s'agit avantageusement d'une vis 81 et d'une contre-vis 82 pouvant être rendues solidaires l'une de l'autre. Dans l'exemple de la figure 3a, la vis 81 est munie d'une extrémité filetée 81 a agencée pour traverser l'orifice 21 ménagé sur l'oreille 20 et pour être introduite dans un taraudage correspondant 82a pratiqué sur la contre-vis 82. L'oreille 20 est ainsi prise en sandwich entre un épaulement de la vis 81 à la base du filetage 81 a et l'extrémité de la contre-vis 82 assurant de la sorte le contact électrique avec la plaque conductrice 10. Le contact électrique avec l'élément 60 du fermoir est assuré par l'appui des têtes désignées 81 b et 82b des vis 81 et contre-vis 82.As illustrated in FIG. 3a, the
Au titre d'alternative à l'utilisation d'un axe conducteur 80 formé de deux parties, on pourrait imaginer visser directement la vis 81 dans l'oreille 20 et ne pas faire usage d'une contre-vis 82, auquel cas l'orifice transversal 51 pourrait ne pas être traversant. La réalisation en deux partie de l'axe 80 permettant de prendre en sandwich l'oreille 20 apparaît néanmoins préférable pour assurer un bon contact électrique avec la plaque conductrice 10 et l'élément 60 du fermoir.As an alternative to the use of a
On a déjà mentionné plus haut que le brin de bracelet 50 pouvait être découpé pour en ajuster grossièrement la longueur. Cette opération de découpage est effectuée, si nécessaire, lors d'un premier essayage de l'instrument électronique et de son bracelet autour du poignet. La longueur adéquate de bracelet est déterminée et la longueur superflue de bracelet est découpée en suivant le marquage 55 approprié sur le bracelet. L'élément 60 du fermoir est alors monté au moyen de l'axe 80 à la position adéquate sur le bracelet.It has already been mentioned above that the
Préférablement, comme déjà mentionné, le bracelet comporte deux brins identiques dont les conducteurs sont reliés ensemble par l'intermédiaire du dispositif de fermeture de bracelet pour former un conducteur en boucle destiné à opérer comme antenne à boucle. Dans le cadre d'une telle utilisation, il est préférable de s'assurer que le dispositif de fermeture de bracelet soit situé à égale distance du boîtier de l'instrument électronique portable. Ceci permet en effet de minimiser les effets d'un contact du dispositif de fermeture avec la peau de l'utilisateur sur le fonctionnement et l'accord de l'antenne. Ceci est par ailleurs préférable d'un point de vue du confort au porté. Lors de l'ajustement grossier de la longueur des brins de bracelet, il convient donc de veiller à ce que les deux brins de bracelet aient des longueurs sensiblement identiques après découpage.Preferably, as already mentioned, the bracelet comprises two identical strands whose conductors are connected together via the bracelet closure device to form a loop conductor for operating as a loop antenna. In the context of such use, it is preferable to ensure that the bracelet closure device is located equidistant from the housing of the portable electronic instrument. This makes it possible to minimize the effects of a contact of the closure device with the skin of the user on the operation and tuning of the antenna. This is also preferable from a comfort point of view. When rough adjustment of the length of the bracelet strands, it should therefore be ensured that the two bracelet strands have substantially identical lengths after cutting.
Dans le cadre d'une utilisation comme antenne, on notera que le fait de découper une partie de la plaque conductrice 10 affectera l'accord de l'antenne. Il faudra donc en tenir compte pour accorder l'antenne à la fréquence désirée, ceci pouvant être effectué directement par un circuit d'accord adéquat dans le récepteur radio-fréquence qui est relié à l'antenne.In the context of use as an antenna, it will be noted that the fact of cutting off a part of the
On comprendra que diverses modifications et/ou améliorations évidentes pour l'homme du métier peuvent être apportées au mode de réalisation décrit dans la présente description sans sortir du cadre de l'invention défini par les revendications annexées. En particulier, la connexion électrique de la plaque conductrice aux composants logés dans le boîtier de l'instrument électronique pourrait également être réalisée par l'intermédiaire d'une oreille repliée comme décrit, l'axe électriquement conducteur assurant le contact électrique avec la plaque conductrice pouvant alors être configuré comme une barrette de bracelet semblable à celles que l'on rencontre classiquement. En outre, comme déjà mentionné, l'invention n'est pas limitée à un bracelet comprenant une plaque conductrice jouant le rôle d'un élément d'antenne mais englobe toute solution nécessitant qu'un conducteur soit incorporé dans un bracelet.It will be understood that various modifications and / or improvements obvious to those skilled in the art can be made to the embodiment described in the present description without departing from the scope of the invention defined by the appended claims. In particular, the electrical connection of the conductive plate to the components housed in the housing of the electronic instrument could also be achieved by means of a folded ear as described, the electrically conductive axis ensuring the electrical contact with the conductive plate can then be configured as a bracelet bar similar to those conventionally encountered. In addition, as already mentioned, the invention is not limited to a bracelet comprising a conductive plate acting as an antenna element but includes any solution requiring a driver to be incorporated into a bracelet.
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- Wristband for a portable electronic instrument including at least a first wristband strand (50) including outer and inner faces and one end (50A) of which is intended to be fixed to a case of said portable electronic instrument, this first wristband strand (50) including, housed between said outer and inner faces, an electric conductor including a conductive plate (10) of elongated shape arranged longitudinally in said first wristband strand (50),
characterized in that said conductive plate (10) includes at least one lug (20) cut into its thickness and bent along a longitudinal line in the direction of one of said outer and inner faces of the first wristband strand (50), said first wristband strand (50) further including at least one orifice (51) arranged transversally between said outer and inner faces of said first wristband strand (50) and arranged for electrically accessing said at least one lug (20). - Wristband according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of lugs (20) and orifices (51) are arranged longitudinally in said first wristband strand to form a plurality of electric contact zones (30) with said conductive plate.
- Wristband according to claim 2, characterized in that said first wristband strand (50) is arranged to be cut along several transverse cutting lines located between each electric contact zone (30).
- Wristband according to claim, 3 characterized in that at least one of said outer and inner faces of the first wristband strand (50) is provided with transverse markers (55) arranged on said cutting lines to facilitate the cutting of said first wristband strand (50).
- Wristband according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it includes a second wristband strand identical to the first wristband strand (50), said first and second wristband strands being attached to each other by a wristband fastening device.
- Wristband according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said orifice (51) for electrically accessing said lug is a through orifice arranged for receiving an electrically conductive pin (80) that comes into contact with said lug (20), the lug (20) being itself also provided with an orifice (21) for the passage of said electrically conductive pin (80).
- Wristband according to claim 6, characterized in that said electrically conductive pin (80) includes a screw (81) and a counter-screw (82) that sandwich said lug (20).
- Wristband according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the other end (50B) of the first wristband strand (50) is attached to a wristband fastening device (60) and in that this wristband fastening device (60) is electrically connected to said conductive plate (10) via said electrically conductive pin (80).
- Wristband according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said conductive plate (10) forms an antenna element.
- Method for manufacturing a wristband according to any one of the preceding claims, including an overmoulding step of overmoulding a synthetic material on said conductive plate (10) to form said first wristband strand (50), this method being characterized in that said at least one lug (20) is used to hold said conductive plate (10) in place in a mould during said overmoulding step.
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