EP1657604A2 - Timepiece with state-of-winding indicator mechanism - Google Patents
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- 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
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- G04B9/005—Supervision of the state of winding, e.g. indicating the amount of winding by optical indication of the amount of winding
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- 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
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- G04B1/10—Driving mechanisms with mainspring
- G04B1/12—Driving mechanisms with mainspring with several mainsprings
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- the subject of the invention is a timepiece with a mechanism for indicating the power reserve, comprising a mechanism driven by the relative movements of the barrel and the ratchet to indicate and display the number of days or hours of the reserve. of the timepiece.
- a large number of devices are known that make it possible to indicate the power reserve of a timepiece, in particular a wristwatch, in which a differential mechanism is used driven by the relative displacements of the barrel and the ratchet and thus to enable displaying the power reserve of the timepiece according to a number of hours or days corresponding to a lapse of time during which the timepiece will operate without intermediate winding.
- the object of the invention described below is to use a particular barrel construction to greatly simplify the mechanism for indicating the power reserve of the timepiece while improving its reliability.
- the timepiece with its mechanism for indicating the power reserve is characterized in that it comprises 2 barrels placed face to face and having a common shaft and a bung so as to make them integral with one of the the other, the first barrel being used as a ratchet and the second meshing directly with the wheel of the counter wheel to control the escapement and the oscillator of the timepiece, the common axis of the two barrels directly attacking a rake connected to a axis of the display mechanism of the power reserve.
- the rake of the power reserve mechanism is driven by 2 pins housed at the end of the shaft connecting the 2 barrels.
- the rake of the power reserve mechanism can be driven by a gear placed at the end of the shaft.
- the axis of the power reserve mechanism may have a needle moving over an area indication of the power reserve appearing on the dial of the timepiece.
- the winding mechanism of the timepiece may include a winding rod engaged with a gear train arranged to rotate the barrel used as a ratchet, or a disc or cylinder placed behind a window of the dial.
- the mechanism for indicating the power reserve shown in the drawing with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 has been developed for a wristwatch. However, this use is not limiting and the mechanism for indicating the power reserve described can be used to equip pocket watches, or even clocks.
- the timepiece comprises two barrels 1 and 2 respectively pivoting on a barrel shaft 3 and a plug 4 screwed onto the shaft, so as to make the two barrels 1 and 2 integral.
- the barrels 1 and 2 each contain an identical barrel spring, not shown.
- the barrel 1 is used as a ratchet and is rotated when the winding is carried out by means of a winding rod 5 and a gear mechanism 6, 7 and 8.
- the barrel 2 normally meshes with the first mobile 9 of the counter wheel of the timepiece and thus transmits the energy necessary for the operation of the escapement and the oscillator.
- the person skilled in the art easily understands that between the maximum arming and the complete disarming of the barrels 1 and 2, the number of laps completed is the addition of the numbers of revolutions of each of the barrels. But because the two barrels 1 and 2 contain identical springs, their number of turns of development are equal and therefore, during the time between the maximum arming and the complete disarming, the barrel shaft performs only half the total number of turns. For example, if each barrel has 12 turns of development, the barrel shaft 1 and 2 makes 12 turns in total.
- This feature allows in operation to use the rotation of the common cylinder shaft to drive the power reserve indicator 10 in the extremely simple execution of the FIG. 2 in the form of a rake 10a driven by 2 pins 11 and 12 housed at the end of the barrel shaft 3. These two pins 11 and 12 cause the rake to execute a displacement of a tooth every half turn of the tooth. barrel shaft, as shown in the drawing. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that other embodiments using conventional gears or any other form of friction reduction are of course conceivable.
- the power reserve mechanism 10 which has just been described is extremely simple and consists mainly of the rake 10a attached to the axis 13, which carries the needle 14.
- the rake is driven directly by the barrel shaft 3 to by means of the two pins 11 and 12 fixed to the end of the shaft 3 along the axis of this shaft with a spacing corresponding to the teeth of the rake 10a.
- This extremely simple construction of the power reserve mechanism 10 greatly improves the reliability and strength of said mechanism.
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L'invention a pour objet une pièce d'horlogerie avec mécanisme d'indication de la réserve de marche, comprenant un mécanisme entraîné par les déplacements relatifs du barillet et du rochet pour indiquer et afficher le nombre de jours ou d'heures de la réserve de marche de la pièce d'horlogerie.The subject of the invention is a timepiece with a mechanism for indicating the power reserve, comprising a mechanism driven by the relative movements of the barrel and the ratchet to indicate and display the number of days or hours of the reserve. of the timepiece.
On connaît un grand nombre de dispositifs permettant d'indiquer la réserve de marche d'une pièce d'horlogerie, notamment d'une montre bracelet, dans lesquelles on utilise un mécanisme différentiel entraîné par les déplacements relatifs du barillet et du rochet et permettre ainsi l'affichage de la réserve de marche de la pièce d'horlogerie selon un nombre d'heures ou de jours correspondant à un laps pendant lequel la pièce d'horlogerie fonctionnera sans remontage intermédiaire.A large number of devices are known that make it possible to indicate the power reserve of a timepiece, in particular a wristwatch, in which a differential mechanism is used driven by the relative displacements of the barrel and the ratchet and thus to enable displaying the power reserve of the timepiece according to a number of hours or days corresponding to a lapse of time during which the timepiece will operate without intermediate winding.
Le but de l'invention décrite ci-dessous consiste à utiliser une construction de barillet particulière permettant de simplifier grandement le mécanisme d'indication de la réserve de marche de la pièce d'horlogerie tout en améliorant sa fiabilité.The object of the invention described below is to use a particular barrel construction to greatly simplify the mechanism for indicating the power reserve of the timepiece while improving its reliability.
La pièce d'horlogerie avec son mécanisme d'indication de la réserve de marche est caractérisé en ce qu'elle comprend 2 barillets placés face à face et présentant un arbre commun et une bonde de manière à les rendre solidaires l'un de l'autre, le premier barillet étant utilisé comme rochet et le second engrènant directement avec le mobile du rouage compteur pour commander l'échappement et l'oscillateur de la pièce d'horlogerie, l'axe commun des deux barillets attaquant directement un râteau relié à un axe du mécanisme d'affichage de la réserve de marche.The timepiece with its mechanism for indicating the power reserve is characterized in that it comprises 2 barrels placed face to face and having a common shaft and a bung so as to make them integral with one of the the other, the first barrel being used as a ratchet and the second meshing directly with the wheel of the counter wheel to control the escapement and the oscillator of the timepiece, the common axis of the two barrels directly attacking a rake connected to a axis of the display mechanism of the power reserve.
Dans un mode d'exécution préféré de la pièce d'horlogerie, le râteau du mécanisme de réserve de marche est entraîné par 2 goupilles logées au bout de l'arbre reliant les 2 barillets.In a preferred embodiment of the timepiece, the rake of the power reserve mechanism is driven by 2 pins housed at the end of the shaft connecting the 2 barrels.
Alternativement, le râteau du mécanisme de réserve de marche peut être entraîné par un engrenage placé au bout de l'arbre.Alternatively, the rake of the power reserve mechanism can be driven by a gear placed at the end of the shaft.
L'axe du mécanisme de réserve de marche peut présenter une aiguille se déplaçant sur une zone d'indication de la réserve de marche figurant sur le cadran de la pièce d'horlogerie.The axis of the power reserve mechanism may have a needle moving over an area indication of the power reserve appearing on the dial of the timepiece.
Le mécanisme de remontage de la pièce d'horlogerie peut comprendre une tige de remontage en prise avec un train de rouages disposé pour mettre en rotation le barillet utilisé comme rochet, ou un disque ou un cylindre placé derrière un guichet du cadran.The winding mechanism of the timepiece may include a winding rod engaged with a gear train arranged to rotate the barrel used as a ratchet, or a disc or cylinder placed behind a window of the dial.
Le dessin représente, à titre d'exemple un mode d'exécution du mécanisme, objet de l'invention. Dans le dessin :
- La figure 1 est une vue en perspective de la pièce d'horlogerie côté ponts, et
- La figure 2 est un vue en perspective de la pièce d'horlogerie côté cadran.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the bridge-side timepiece, and
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of the timepiece on the dial side.
Le mécanisme d'indication de la réserve de marche représenté dans le dessin en regard des figures 1 et 2 a été développé pour une montre bracelet. Cependant, cette utilisation n'est pas limitative et le mécanisme d'indication de la réserve de marche décrit peut être utilisé pour équiper des montres de poche, voire même des pendulettes.The mechanism for indicating the power reserve shown in the drawing with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 has been developed for a wristwatch. However, this use is not limiting and the mechanism for indicating the power reserve described can be used to equip pocket watches, or even clocks.
Comme représentée dans les figures 1 et 2 du dessin, la pièce d'horlogerie comprend deux barillets 1 et 2 pivotant respectivement sur un arbre de barillet 3 et une bonde 4 vissée sur l'arbre, de manière à rendre solidaire les deux barillets 1 et 2. Les barillets 1 et 2 contiennent chacun un ressort de barillet identique non représenté. Le barillet 1 est utilisé comme un rochet et est mis en rotation lorsqu'on effectue le remontage au moyen d'une tige de remontage 5 et d'un mécanisme de rouage 6, 7 et 8.As represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the timepiece comprises two
Le barillet 2 engrène normalement avec le premier mobile 9 du rouage compteur de la pièce d'horlogerie et transmet ainsi l'énergie nécessaire au fonctionnement de l'échappement et l'oscillateur. L'homme du métier comprend aisément que entre l'armage maximum et le désarmage complet des barillets 1 et 2, le nombre de tours accomplis est l'addition des nombres de tours de chacun des barillets. Mais du fait que les deux barillets 1 et 2 contiennent des ressorts identiques, leur nombre de tours de développement sont égaux et par conséquent, pendant le temps s'écoulant entre l'armage maximum et le désarmage complet, l'arbre de barillets n'effectue que la moitié du nombre de tours total. Par exemple, si chaque barillet a 12 tours de développement, l'arbre 3 de barillet 1 et 2 effectue 12 tours au total.The
Cette particularité, permet en fonctionnement d'utiliser la rotation de l'arbre de barillet commun pour entraîner l'indicateur de réserve de marche 10 se présentant dans l'exécution extrêmement simple de la figure 2 sous la forme d'un râteau 10a entraîné par 2 goupilles 11 et 12 logées en bout d'arbre de barillet 3. Ces deux goupilles 11 et 12 font exécuter au râteau un déplacement d'une dent à chaque demi tour de l'arbre de barillet, comme représenté dans le dessin. Il est évident pour l'homme du métier que d'autres formes d'exécution utilisant des engrenages conventionnels ou toutes autres formes de réduction par friction sont bien évidemment envisageables.This feature, allows in operation to use the rotation of the common cylinder shaft to drive the
La disposition particulière représentée dans les figures 1 et 2 du dessin permet la réalisation extrêmement simple du mécanisme d'indication de réserve de marche, dans lequel le râteau 11 est relié à un axe 13 comportant un long pivot au bout duquel est fixé l'aiguille 14 d'affichage de la réserve de marche. Le long pivot 13 traverse le cadran et l'aiguille 14 pourra se déplacer sur une zone non représentée figurant sur le cadran et indiquant la réserve de marche disponible de la pièce d'horlogerie.The particular arrangement shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing allows the extremely simple embodiment of the power reserve indication mechanism, wherein the
Le mécanisme de réserve de marche 10 qui vient d'être décrit est extrêmement simple et se compose principalement du râteau 10a fixé à l'axe 13, qui porte l'aiguille 14. Le râteau est entraîné directement par l'arbre 3 de barillet au moyen des deux goupilles 11 et 12 fixées au bout de l'arbre 3 selon l'axe de cet arbre avec un espacement correspondant à la denture du râteau 10a. Cette construction extrêmement simple du mécanisme de réserve de marche 10 améliore considérablement la fiabilité et la résistance du dit mécanisme.The
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