EP1706795A1 - Watch equipped with push buttons comprising a mechanism for the delocalised actuation of the control elements of a movement - Google Patents

Watch equipped with push buttons comprising a mechanism for the delocalised actuation of the control elements of a movement

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EP1706795A1
EP1706795A1 EP04804116A EP04804116A EP1706795A1 EP 1706795 A1 EP1706795 A1 EP 1706795A1 EP 04804116 A EP04804116 A EP 04804116A EP 04804116 A EP04804116 A EP 04804116A EP 1706795 A1 EP1706795 A1 EP 1706795A1
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André Saunier
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Tissot SA
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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
    • G04B3/008—Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • 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
    • G04B3/048—Operation exclusively by axial movement of a push-button, e.g. for chronographs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C3/00—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means
    • G04C3/001—Electromechanical switches for setting or display
    • G04C3/005—Multiple switches
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F7/00—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means
    • G04F7/04—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means using a mechanical oscillator
    • G04F7/08—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph
    • G04F7/0842—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with start-stop control mechanisms
    • G04F7/0861—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with start-stop control mechanisms actuated by other than push-buttons, e.g. bezel or lever

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  • the present invention relates to a watch provided with pushers comprising a mechanism for actuating control members of a clockwork movement which are delocalized with respect to the pushers. More particularly, the invention relates to such a watch comprising a clockwork movement of the chronograph type, in which the time-setting rod and the control members of the chronograph functions are arranged on the same side of the movement, typically with 9 hours for the time setting rod, and at 8 hours and 10 hours for the control elements and in which the two control buttons for the chronograph functions are respectively disposed at 2 hours and 4 hours.
  • a watch which includes a chronograph-type watch movement including a 12-hour graduation on its dial, in which for aesthetic reasons, the time-setting stem and the crown associated therewith have been arranged at 9 o'clock, while the chronograph function control buttons have been arranged at 2 o'clock and 4 o'clock respectively.
  • a watch meeting this definition is for example marketed by the company Tag Heuer under the name Autovia.
  • a chronograph watch comprising a similar arrangement of the crown and control buttons for the chronograph functions is also described in document CH 661 404.
  • these watches are equipped with movements of Dedicated complex mechanical timepieces, in which the control members of the chronograph functions, which are conventionally arranged on either side of the time-setting rod, are provided at the time of design directly opposite the pushers to which they are associates.
  • Obtaining such a configuration of the crown and pushers in a chronograph watch therefore requires the use of dedicated movements, the cost of which is prohibitive if it is desired to offer consumers such watches at attractive prices.
  • the main object of the invention is therefore to overcome the drawbacks of the aforementioned prior art by providing a watch, in particular a chronograph, in which the crown and the pushers are respectively arranged on sides. opposites of movement using simple, reliable and inexpensive design means.
  • the invention also aims to provide a watch comprising such a geometric distribution of the crown and pushers around the case that can use any conventional mechanical or electronic chronograph movement.
  • the invention relates to a watch comprising a case having a middle part and in which is housed a clockwork movement having in a first peripheral region a time-setting rod, said movement further comprising a first and a second control members which are arranged on either side of the time-setting rod and which each have with the time-setting rod an angular offset of less than 90 ° relative to the center of the movement, the watch further comprising an actuating device comprising first and second pushers arranged on the case in the vicinity of the movement, for actuating said first and second control members respectively, said watch being characterized in that each of said first and second pushers and said time-setting rod has an angular offset of more than 90 ° with respect to the center of the movement, in that said first and second xth pushers are arranged in a second peripheral region of said clock movement, in that said actuation
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of a watch according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is a bottom view of a watch according to the invention, in which the case back has been omitted, the watch being shown in a rest position
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 , the watch being shown in a position in which one of the pushers is actuated.
  • Figures 1 to 3 is shown an embodiment of a watch according to the invention, generally designated by the reference numeral 1.
  • watch 1 comprises a case 2 containing a clockwork movement 4 (figures 2 and 3) provided with a chronograph mechanism, time display means 6, in this case comprising hands and a dial graduated over 12 hours and chronograph indicators for displaying a time interval, in the occurrence a first small hand m to count the minutes and a second small hand h to count the hours.
  • Movement 4 can be a mechanical movement with manual or automatic winding or an electronic movement, for example quartz powered by a battery.
  • the box 2 conventionally comprises a middle part 8, a glass and a base (not shown) as well as a casing ring 10 interposed between the middle part and the movement and by which the movement 4 is mounted in the box.
  • Watch 1 is provided with a crown 12 arranged at 9 o'clock and two pushers 14 and 16, respectively at 2 o'clock and at 4 o'clock, accessible from outside the case 2, the crown 12 and the two pushers 14 and 16 being conventionally arranged in the vicinity of the movement.
  • the crown 12 is capable of acting on a time-setting rod 18 also disposed at 9 o'clock, while the pushers 14 and 16 are capable of acting respectively on first and second control members 20, 22 disposed respectively at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
  • the first and second control members 20 and 22 can be either simple fixed or mobile electrical contact blades, or a function triggering mechanism, for example with rocker and lever.
  • the first control member 20 which is controlled by the pusher 14 allows the chronograph mechanism to be started and stopped
  • the second control member 22 which is controlled by the pusher 16 allows the chronograph display to be reset to zero
  • the time-setting rod 18 which is controlled by the crown 12 allows winding and / or setting the time of the movement.
  • the first and second control members 20 and 22 are therefore arranged on either side of the time-setting rod 18 and each have with this rod an angular offset ⁇ of less than 90 ° relative to the center of the movement, typically an angular deviation of the order of 30 °.
  • This angular deviation ⁇ corresponds to the standard angular deviation of the available clock movements commercially such as those sold, for example, by the company ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse under the name cal.
  • the time-setting rod 18 and the first and second control members 20 and 22 are arranged in a first peripheral region of the movement, while the pushers 14 and 16 are arranged in a second peripheral region. of the movement, so each of the pushers 14 and 16 and the rod 18 have between them, relative to the center of the movement, an angular offset greater than 90 ° typically of the order of 150 °.
  • the time setting rod 18 and the first and second control members 20, 22 are located on one side of the 12 o'clock-6 o'clock axis and the pushers 14 and 16 on the other side.
  • the pushers 14 and 16 form part of an actuation device for the first and second control members 20 and 22, which is independent of the clockwork movement.
  • This actuating device further comprises a movement transmission mechanism 24 which extends between the pusher 14 and the first control member 20, on the one hand, and between the pusher 16 and the second control member 22, d 'somewhere else.
  • the transmission mechanism 24 is an articulated mechanism carried by the casing ring 10. It goes without saying that, according to an alternative embodiment, the mechanism 24 could be mounted directly inside the middle part 8.
  • the transmission mechanism 24 visible in FIGS. 2 and 3 comprises a first lever 26 pivoting around a first axis 28 arranged in the region of the time-setting rod 18 between the movement and an inner wall of the middle part 8.
  • the first axis 28 is mounted on the lower surface of the casing circle 10, for example by driving.
  • the lever 26 extends in a region located below the level of the rod 18, relative to the dial of the watch so as not to interfere with the operation of the rod.
  • the first lever 26 comprises a first arm 26a and a second arm 26b which extend respectively on either side of its pivot axis 28. It will also be noted that the lever 26 has a curved middle zone which substantially matches the external shape movement.
  • the arms 26a and 26b are each provided with a protuberance 30a, 30b, these being oriented respectively towards the control members 22, 20 of the movement, in this case towards the center of the movement 4.
  • the free end of the first arm 26a is hingedly connected to one end of a rod 32, the other end of which is hingedly connected to a second lever 3.
  • the lever 34 pivots around a second axis 36 arranged in the region of the pushers 14 and 16 between the movement and an inner wall of the middle part 8.
  • the lever 34 is also mounted on the casing ring 10 in an identical manner to the first lever 26.
  • the lever 34 has a first arm 34a and a second arm 34b which extend respectively on either side of the second axis 36.
  • the lever 34 comprises a first arm 34a and a second arm 34b which extend respectively on either side of its pivot axis 36.
  • the lever 34 also has a curved middle zone which substantially matches the external shape of the movement.
  • the arms 34a and 34b are each provided with a support surface 38a, 38b, these being oriented respectively in the direction of the rods 14a and 16a of the pushers 14 and 16.
  • the transmission mechanism 24 further comprises a second rod 40 articulated on the free end of the second 26b arm of the first lever 26 and on the free end of the second arm 34b of the second lever 34.
  • the rods 32 and 40 each have in a median zone a curved profile substantially matching the peripheral contour of the movement, which makes it possible to limit the size of the transmission mechanism inside the box.
  • the two levers 26 and 34 and the two articulated rods 32 and 40 thus together form a deformable parallelogram under the action of the pushers 14 and 16 and which makes it possible to actuate the control members 20 and 22 situated opposite the implantation of the control push-buttons.
  • the invention therefore makes it possible to typically use a conventional clockwork movement, for example a chronograph movement, in which all of the function control members are located in the same peripheral region of the movement, in order to produce a watch in which a part actuators associated with these control members are arranged in a first region of the watch case and another part of the actuators associated with these members are arranged in a second region of the case, distant from the first region.
  • the transmission mechanism further comprises return means 42a and 42b of the levers 26 and 34 in their rest position shown in Figure 2 and in which the control members 20 and 22 are not actuated.
  • the return means 42a act on the arm 26a of the lever 26, while the return means 42b act on the arm 26b of this lever.
  • the return means 42a and 42b are typically formed each a helical spring extending between the middle part and the rocker arm with which it is associated. It will be noted that the return means 42a and 42b are each arranged at equal distance from the pivot axis 28 in order to ensure a position of equilibrium in the absence of external stress on the pushers 14 or 16.
  • the invention does not is of course not limited to the embodiment described above and it will be understood that various modifications and / or improvements obvious to those skilled in the art can be made without departing from the scope of the invention defined by the appended claims.
  • This geometric configuration would have the advantage of keeping the classic orientation of the movement in the case while providing a watch with an original aesthetic.
  • the lever 34 could be omitted and the pushers 14 and 16 could directly act respectively on the rods 32 and 40 which would preferably be guided in translation by appropriate means.
  • the rods 32 and 40 could be omitted insofar as the rods 14a and 16a of the pushers 14 and 16 are dimensioned and shaped to act directly on the arms 26a and 26b respectively.

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Abstract

The watch has two pushbuttons (14, 16) and a setting stem (18) having between them, with respect to centre of clockwork (4), an angular displacement greater than 90 degree. An actuation device has a transmission mechanism (24) extending between the pushbuttons and a control unit (20), where the mechanism is independent to the clockwork such that the pushbuttons and a crown (12) are placed at opposite sides of a case of the watch.

Description

MONTRE MUN IE DE POUSSOI RS COMPORTANT UN MECAN ISME D'ACTIONN EMENT D'ORGAN ES DE COMMANDE DELOCALI SES D'UN MO UVEMENT D'HORLOGERI E RS PUSHED MUN IE WATCH COMPRISING A DRIVING MECHANISM OF DELOCALI S CONTROL BODIES WITH A WATCHMAKING MOVEMENT
La présente invention concerne une montre munie de poussoirs comportant un mécanisme pour actionner des organes de commande d'un mouvement d'horlogerie qui sont délocalisés par rapport aux poussoirs. Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne une telle montre comportant un mouvement d'horlogerie de type chronographe, dans laquelle la tige de mise à l'heure et les organes de commande des fonctions chronographe sont agencés d'un même côté du mouvement, typiquement à 9 heures pour la tige de mise à l'heure, et à 8 heures et 10 heures pour les organes de commande et dans laquelle les deux poussoirs de commande des fonctions chronographe sont respectivement disposés à 2 heures et 4 heures. On connaît déjà une montre comportant un mouvement d'horlogerie de type chronographe comportant une graduation de 12 heures sur son cadran, dans laquelle pour des raisons esthétiques, la tige de mise à l'heure et la couronne qui lui est associée ont été agencées à 9 heures, alors que les poussoirs de commande des fonctions chronographe ont été respectivement agencés à 2 heures et 4 heures. Une montre répondant à cette définition est par exemple commercialisée par la société Tag Heuer sous la dénomination Autovia. Une montre chronographe comportant une disposition analogue de la couronne et des poussoirs de commande des fonctions chronographe est également décrite dans le document CH 661 404. Pour réaliser cette configuration originale de la couronne et des poussoirs de commande, ces montres sont équipées de mouvements d'horlogerie mécaniques complexes dédicacés, dans lesquels les organes de commande des fonctions chronographe, qui sont classiquement agencés de part et d'autre de la tige de mise à l'heure, sont prévus au moment de la conception directement en regard des poussoirs auxquels ils sont associés. L'obtention d'une telle configuration de la couronne et des poussoirs dans une montre chronographe nécessite donc l'utilisation de mouvements dédicacés dont le coût est prohibitif si l'on souhaite proposer aux consommateurs de telles montres à des prix attractifs. L'invention a donc pour but principal de pallier les inconvénients de l'art antérieur susmentionné en fournissant une montre, notamment chronographe, dans laquelle la couronne et les poussoirs sont respectivement disposés sur des côtés opposés du mouvement à l'aide de moyens de conception simples, fiables et peu coûteux. L'invention a également pour but de fournir une montre comprenant une telle répartition géométrique de la couronne et des poussoirs autour de la boîte pouvant utiliser tout mouvement chronographe mécanique ou électronique classique. A cet effet, l'invention concerne une montre comportant une boîte ayant une carrure et dans laquelle est logé un mouvement d'horlogerie ayant dans une première région périphérique une tige de mise à l'heure, ledit mouvement comprenant en outre un premier et un deuxième organes de commande qui sont disposés de part et d'autre de la tige de mise à l'heure et qui présentent chacun avec la tige de mise à l'heure un décalage angulaire inférieur à 90° par rapport au centre du mouvement, la montre comportant en outre un dispositif d'actionnement comprenant un premier et un deuxième poussoirs agencés sur la boîte au voisinage du mouvement, pour actionner respectivement lesdits premier et deuxième organes dé commande, ladite montre étant caractérisée en ce que chacun desdits premier et deuxième poussoirs et ladite tige de mise à l'heure présentent entre eux, par rapport au centre du mouvement, un décalage angulaire supérieur à 90°, en ce que lesdits premier et deuxième poussoirs sont disposés dans une deuxième région périphérique dudit mouvement d'horlogerie, en ce que ledit dispositif d'actionnement comprend en outre un mécanisme de transmission s'étendant entre ledit premier poussoir et ledit premier organe de commande, d'une part, et entre ledit deuxième poussoir et ledit deuxième organe de commande, d'autre part, et en ce que ledit mécanisme de transmission est indépendant dudit mouvement d'horlogerie. Une telle structure présente l'avantage de pouvoir réaliser des montres dans lesquelles la couronne et les poussoirs sont respectivement disposés sur des côtés opposés de la boîte de montre sans avoir à utiliser des mouvements dédicacés à la disposition désirée de la couronne et des poussoirs. Selon un mode préféré de l'invention, le mécanisme de transmission est porté par le cercle d'encageage interposé entre la boîte et le mouvement . D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description d'un exemple de réalisation, donné à titre illustratif et non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels: la figure 1 est une vue de dessus d'une montre selon l'invention ; la figure 2 est une vue de dessous d'une montre selon l'invention, dans laquelle le fond de la boîte a été omis, la montre étant représentée dans une position de repos, et la figure 3 est une vue analogue à la figure 2, la montre étant représentée dans une position dans laquelle un des poussoirs est actionné. Aux figures 1 à 3 est représenté un mode de réalisation d'une montre selon l'invention, désignée généralement par la référence numérique 1. Dans l'exemple représenté, la montre 1 comporte une boîte 2 renfermant un mouvement d'horlogerie 4 (figures 2 et 3) muni d'un mécanisme de chronographe, des moyens d'affichage de l'heure 6, comprenant en l'occurrence des aiguilles et un cadran gradué sur 12 heures et des indicateurs de chronographe pour afficher un intervalle de temps, en l'occurrence une première petite aiguille m pour compter les minutes et une deuxième petite aiguille h pour compter les heures. Le mouvement 4 peut être un mouvement mécanique à remontage manuel ou automatique ou un mouvement électronique, par exemple à quartz alimenté par une pile. La boîte 2 comprend classiquement une carrure 8 un verre et un fond (non représenté) ainsi qu'un cercle d'encageage 10 interposé entre la carrure et le mouvement et par lequel le mouvement 4 est monté dans la boîte. La montre 1 est munie d'une couronne 12 disposée à 9 heures et de deux poussoirs 14 et 16, respectivement à 2 heures et à 4 heures, accessibles depuis l'extérieur de la boîte 2, la couronne 12 et les deux poussoirs 14 et 16 étant agencés classiquement au voisinage du mouvement. La couronne 12 est susceptible d'agir sur une tige de mise à l'heure 18 également disposée à 9 heures, tandis que les poussoirs 14 et 16 sont susceptibles d'agir respectivement sur des premier et deuxième organes de commande 20, 22 disposés respectivement à 8 heures et à 10 heures. Selon le type de mouvement utilisé, les premier et deuxième organes de commande 20 et 22 peuvent être soit de simples lames de contact électrique fixes ou mobiles, soit un mécanisme de déclenchement de fonction par exemple à bascule et levier. Le premier organe de commande 20 qui est commandé par le poussoir 14 permet la mise en marche et l'arrêt du mécanisme chronographe, le deuxième organe de commande 22 qui est commandé par le poussoir 16 permet la remise à zéro de l'affichage du chronographe, et la tige de mise à l'heure 18 qui est commandée par la couronne 12 permet le remontage et/ou la mise à l'heure du mouvement. Les premier et deuxième organes de commande 20 et 22 sont donc disposés de part et d'autre de la tige de mise à l'heure 18 et présentent chacun avec cette tige un décalage angulaire α inférieur à 90° par rapport au centre du mouvement, typiquement un écart angulaire de l'ordre de 30°. Cet écart angulaire α correspond à l'écart angulaire standard des mouvements d'horlogerie disponibles commercialement tels que ceux vendus par exemple par la société ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse sous la dénomination cal. 251. On note donc que la tige de mise à l'heure 18 et les premier et deuxième organes de commande 20 et 22 sont disposés dans une première région périphérique du mouvement, tandis que les poussoirs 14 et 16 sont disposés dans une deuxième région périphérique du mouvement, de sorte chacun des poussoirs 14 et 16 et la tige 18 présentent entre eux, par rapport au centre du mouvement, un décalage angulaire supérieur à 90° typiquement de l'ordre de 150°. La tige de mise à l'heure 18 et les premier et deuxième organes de commande 20, 22, sont situés d'un côté de l'axe 12 heures-6 heures et les poussoirs 14 et 16, de l'autre côté. Selon l'invention, les poussoirs 14 et 16 font partie d'un dispositif d'actionnement des premier et deuxième organes de commande 20 et 22, qui est indépendant du mouvement d'horlogerie. Ce dispositif d'actionnement comprend en outre un mécanisme de transmission 24 de mouvement qui s'étend entre le poussoir 14 et le premier organe de commande 20, d'une part, et entre le poussoir 16 et le deuxième organe de commande 22, d'autre part. Dans l'exemple représenté, le mécanisme de transmission 24 est un mécanisme articulé porté par le cercle d'encageage 10. Il va de soi que selon une variante de réalisation le mécanisme 24 pourrait être monté directement à l'intérieur de la carrure 8. Le mécanisme de transmission 24 visible aux figures 2 et 3 comprend un premier levier 26 pivotant autour d'un premier axe 28 agencé dans la région de la tige de mise à l'heure 18 entre le mouvement et une paroi intérieure de la carrure 8. Dans cet exemple, le premier axe 28 est monté sur la surface inférieure du cercle d'encageage 10, par exemple par chassage. On notera que à ce propos que le levier 26 s'étend dans une région située en dessous du niveau de la tige 18, par rapport au cadran de la montre pour ne pas gêner le fonctionnement de la tige. Le premier levier 26 comporte un premier bras 26a et un deuxième bras 26b qui s'étendent respectivement de part et d'autre de son axe de pivotement 28. On notera également que le levier 26 présente une zone médiane cintrée qui épouse sensiblement la forme extérieure du mouvement. Les bras 26a et 26b sont munis chacun d'une protubérance 30a, 30b, celles-ci étant orientées respectivement en direction des organes de commande 22, 20 du mouvement, en l'occurrence en direction du centre du mouvement 4. L'extrémité libre du premier bras 26a est reliée de manière articulée à une extrémité d'une tige 32 dont l'autre extrémité est reliée de manière articulée à un deuxième levier 3. Le levier 34 pivote autour d'un deuxième axe 36 agencé dans la région des poussoirs 14 et 16 entre le mouvement et une paroi intérieure de la carrure 8. Le levier 34 est également monté sur le cercle d'encageage 10 de manière identique au premier levier 26. Le levier 34 comporte un premier bras 34a et un deuxième bras 34b qui s'étendent respectivement de part et d'autre du deuxième axe 36. Le levier 34 comporte un premier bras 34a et un deuxième bras 34b qui s'étendent respectivement de part et d'autre de son axe de pivotement 36. Le levier 34 présente également une zone médiane cintrée qui épouse sensiblement la forme extérieure du mouvement. Les bras 34a et 34b sont munis chacun de surface d'appui 38a, 38b, celles-ci étant orientées respectivement en direction des tiges 14a et 16a des poussoirs 14 et 16. Le mécanisme de transmission 24 comprend en outre une deuxième tige 40 articulée sur l'extrémité libre du deuxième 26b bras du premier levier 26 et sur l'extrémité libre du deuxième bras 34b du deuxième levier 34. On notera à ce propos que les tiges 32 et 40 présentent chacune dans un zone médiane un profil cintré épousant sensiblement le contour périphérique du mouvement, ce qui permet de limiter l'encombrement du mécanisme de transmission à l'intérieur de la boîte. Les deux leviers 26 et 34 et les deux tiges articulées 32 et 40 forment ainsi ensemble un parallélogramme déformable sous l'action des poussoirs 14 et 16 et qui permet d'actionner les organes de commande 20 et 22 situés à l'opposé de l'implantation des poussoirs de commande de ceux-ci. Ainsi, lorsque par exemple le poussoir 16 est pressé, sa tige 16a agit sur la surface d'appui 38b du levier 34 qui bascule alors autour de son axe 36 dans le sens de la flèche FT (figure 3). Ce faisant, le bras 34 pousse sur la tige 40 dans le sens de la flèche F2 qui à son tour fait basculer le levier 26 autour de son axe 28 dans le sens de la flèche F3 provoquant ainsi l'actionnement de l'organe de commande 22 via la protubérance 30a. Il en va du même principe lorsque le poussoir 14 est pressé en vue de l'actionnement de l'organe de commande 20, les leviers 26 et 43 basculant respectivement dans des directions opposées aux flèches F et F3. L'invention permet donc d'utiliser typiquement un mouvement d'horlogerie classique, par exemple un mouvement à chronographe, dans lequel tous les organes de commande de fonctions se trouvent dans une région même périphérique du mouvement, pour réaliser une montre dans laquelle une partie des actionneurs associés à ces organes de commande sont disposés dans une première région de la boîte de montre et une autre partie des actionneurs associés à ces organes sont disposés dans une deuxième région de la boîte, distante de la première région. On notera enfin que le mécanisme de transmission comprend en outre des moyens de rappel 42a et 42b des leviers 26 et 34 dans leur position de repos représentée à la figure 2 et dans laquelle les organes de commande 20 et 22 ne sont pas actionnés. Dans l'exemple illustré, les moyens de rappel 42a agissent sur le bras 26a de la bascule 26, tandis que les moyens de rappel 42b agissent sur le bras 26b de cette bascule. Les moyens de rappel 42a et 42b sont formés typiquement chacun d'un ressort hélicoïdal s'étendant entre la carrure et le bras de la bascule auquel il est associé. On notera que les moyens de rappel 42a et 42b sont agencés chacun à égale distance de l'axe de pivotement 28 afin d'assurer une position d'équilibre en l'absence de sollicitation extérieure des poussoirs 14 ou 16. L'invention n'est bien entendu pas limitée au mode de réalisation décrit ci- dessus et on comprendra que diverses modifications et/ou améliorations évidentes pour l'homme de métier pourront y être apportées sans sortir du cadre de l'invention définie par les revendications annexées. On pourrait notamment prévoir de disposer la couronne de manière classique à 3 heures et de disposer les poussoirs de commande des fonctions de chronographe respectivement à 8 heures et 10 heures. Cette configuration géométrique aurait l'avantage de garder l'orientation classique du mouvement dans la boîte tout en fournissant une montre ayant une esthétique originale. On pourrait également envisager dans une variante d'éliminer une des tiges 32 ou 40 sans affecter le fonctionnement du mécanisme de transmission 24 tel qu'il est représenté aux figures. Dans une autre variante, le levier 34 pourrait être omis et les poussoirs 14 et 16 pourraient directement agir respectivement sur les tiges 32 et 40 qui seraient préférentiellement guidées en translation par des moyens appropriés. Dans encore une autre variante, les tiges 32 et 40 pourraient être omises dans la mesure où les tiges 14a et 16a des poussoirs 14 et 16 seraient dimensionnees et conformées pour agir respectivement directement sur les bras 26a et 26b. Bien que l'invention ait été décrite en liaison avec l'utilisation d'un mouvement à chronographe, on comprendra toutefois qu'elle peut être utilisée avec tout autre mouvement comprenant au moins deux organes de commande implantés dans une région périphérique du mouvement. The present invention relates to a watch provided with pushers comprising a mechanism for actuating control members of a clockwork movement which are delocalized with respect to the pushers. More particularly, the invention relates to such a watch comprising a clockwork movement of the chronograph type, in which the time-setting rod and the control members of the chronograph functions are arranged on the same side of the movement, typically with 9 hours for the time setting rod, and at 8 hours and 10 hours for the control elements and in which the two control buttons for the chronograph functions are respectively disposed at 2 hours and 4 hours. A watch is already known which includes a chronograph-type watch movement including a 12-hour graduation on its dial, in which for aesthetic reasons, the time-setting stem and the crown associated therewith have been arranged at 9 o'clock, while the chronograph function control buttons have been arranged at 2 o'clock and 4 o'clock respectively. A watch meeting this definition is for example marketed by the company Tag Heuer under the name Autovia. A chronograph watch comprising a similar arrangement of the crown and control buttons for the chronograph functions is also described in document CH 661 404. To achieve this original configuration of the crown and control buttons, these watches are equipped with movements of Dedicated complex mechanical timepieces, in which the control members of the chronograph functions, which are conventionally arranged on either side of the time-setting rod, are provided at the time of design directly opposite the pushers to which they are associates. Obtaining such a configuration of the crown and pushers in a chronograph watch therefore requires the use of dedicated movements, the cost of which is prohibitive if it is desired to offer consumers such watches at attractive prices. The main object of the invention is therefore to overcome the drawbacks of the aforementioned prior art by providing a watch, in particular a chronograph, in which the crown and the pushers are respectively arranged on sides. opposites of movement using simple, reliable and inexpensive design means. The invention also aims to provide a watch comprising such a geometric distribution of the crown and pushers around the case that can use any conventional mechanical or electronic chronograph movement. To this end, the invention relates to a watch comprising a case having a middle part and in which is housed a clockwork movement having in a first peripheral region a time-setting rod, said movement further comprising a first and a second control members which are arranged on either side of the time-setting rod and which each have with the time-setting rod an angular offset of less than 90 ° relative to the center of the movement, the watch further comprising an actuating device comprising first and second pushers arranged on the case in the vicinity of the movement, for actuating said first and second control members respectively, said watch being characterized in that each of said first and second pushers and said time-setting rod has an angular offset of more than 90 ° with respect to the center of the movement, in that said first and second xth pushers are arranged in a second peripheral region of said clock movement, in that said actuation device further comprises a transmission mechanism extending between said first pushbutton and said first control member, on the one hand, and between said second pusher and said second control member, on the other hand, and in that said transmission mechanism is independent of said clockwork movement. Such a structure has the advantage of being able to produce watches in which the crown and the pushers are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the watch case without having to use movements dedicated to the desired arrangement of the crown and the pushers. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the transmission mechanism is carried by the casing ring interposed between the case and the movement. Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the description of an exemplary embodiment, given by way of nonlimiting illustration, with reference to the appended drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a top view of a watch according to the invention; Figure 2 is a bottom view of a watch according to the invention, in which the case back has been omitted, the watch being shown in a rest position, and Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 , the watch being shown in a position in which one of the pushers is actuated. In Figures 1 to 3 is shown an embodiment of a watch according to the invention, generally designated by the reference numeral 1. In the example shown, watch 1 comprises a case 2 containing a clockwork movement 4 (figures 2 and 3) provided with a chronograph mechanism, time display means 6, in this case comprising hands and a dial graduated over 12 hours and chronograph indicators for displaying a time interval, in the occurrence a first small hand m to count the minutes and a second small hand h to count the hours. Movement 4 can be a mechanical movement with manual or automatic winding or an electronic movement, for example quartz powered by a battery. The box 2 conventionally comprises a middle part 8, a glass and a base (not shown) as well as a casing ring 10 interposed between the middle part and the movement and by which the movement 4 is mounted in the box. Watch 1 is provided with a crown 12 arranged at 9 o'clock and two pushers 14 and 16, respectively at 2 o'clock and at 4 o'clock, accessible from outside the case 2, the crown 12 and the two pushers 14 and 16 being conventionally arranged in the vicinity of the movement. The crown 12 is capable of acting on a time-setting rod 18 also disposed at 9 o'clock, while the pushers 14 and 16 are capable of acting respectively on first and second control members 20, 22 disposed respectively at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Depending on the type of movement used, the first and second control members 20 and 22 can be either simple fixed or mobile electrical contact blades, or a function triggering mechanism, for example with rocker and lever. The first control member 20 which is controlled by the pusher 14 allows the chronograph mechanism to be started and stopped, the second control member 22 which is controlled by the pusher 16 allows the chronograph display to be reset to zero , and the time-setting rod 18 which is controlled by the crown 12 allows winding and / or setting the time of the movement. The first and second control members 20 and 22 are therefore arranged on either side of the time-setting rod 18 and each have with this rod an angular offset α of less than 90 ° relative to the center of the movement, typically an angular deviation of the order of 30 °. This angular deviation α corresponds to the standard angular deviation of the available clock movements commercially such as those sold, for example, by the company ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse under the name cal. 251. It is therefore noted that the time-setting rod 18 and the first and second control members 20 and 22 are arranged in a first peripheral region of the movement, while the pushers 14 and 16 are arranged in a second peripheral region. of the movement, so each of the pushers 14 and 16 and the rod 18 have between them, relative to the center of the movement, an angular offset greater than 90 ° typically of the order of 150 °. The time setting rod 18 and the first and second control members 20, 22 are located on one side of the 12 o'clock-6 o'clock axis and the pushers 14 and 16 on the other side. According to the invention, the pushers 14 and 16 form part of an actuation device for the first and second control members 20 and 22, which is independent of the clockwork movement. This actuating device further comprises a movement transmission mechanism 24 which extends between the pusher 14 and the first control member 20, on the one hand, and between the pusher 16 and the second control member 22, d 'somewhere else. In the example shown, the transmission mechanism 24 is an articulated mechanism carried by the casing ring 10. It goes without saying that, according to an alternative embodiment, the mechanism 24 could be mounted directly inside the middle part 8. The transmission mechanism 24 visible in FIGS. 2 and 3 comprises a first lever 26 pivoting around a first axis 28 arranged in the region of the time-setting rod 18 between the movement and an inner wall of the middle part 8. In this example, the first axis 28 is mounted on the lower surface of the casing circle 10, for example by driving. It will be noted that in this regard that the lever 26 extends in a region located below the level of the rod 18, relative to the dial of the watch so as not to interfere with the operation of the rod. The first lever 26 comprises a first arm 26a and a second arm 26b which extend respectively on either side of its pivot axis 28. It will also be noted that the lever 26 has a curved middle zone which substantially matches the external shape movement. The arms 26a and 26b are each provided with a protuberance 30a, 30b, these being oriented respectively towards the control members 22, 20 of the movement, in this case towards the center of the movement 4. The free end of the first arm 26a is hingedly connected to one end of a rod 32, the other end of which is hingedly connected to a second lever 3. The lever 34 pivots around a second axis 36 arranged in the region of the pushers 14 and 16 between the movement and an inner wall of the middle part 8. The lever 34 is also mounted on the casing ring 10 in an identical manner to the first lever 26. The lever 34 has a first arm 34a and a second arm 34b which extend respectively on either side of the second axis 36. The lever 34 comprises a first arm 34a and a second arm 34b which extend respectively on either side of its pivot axis 36. The lever 34 also has a curved middle zone which substantially matches the external shape of the movement. The arms 34a and 34b are each provided with a support surface 38a, 38b, these being oriented respectively in the direction of the rods 14a and 16a of the pushers 14 and 16. The transmission mechanism 24 further comprises a second rod 40 articulated on the free end of the second 26b arm of the first lever 26 and on the free end of the second arm 34b of the second lever 34. It will be noted in this connection that the rods 32 and 40 each have in a median zone a curved profile substantially matching the peripheral contour of the movement, which makes it possible to limit the size of the transmission mechanism inside the box. The two levers 26 and 34 and the two articulated rods 32 and 40 thus together form a deformable parallelogram under the action of the pushers 14 and 16 and which makes it possible to actuate the control members 20 and 22 situated opposite the implantation of the control push-buttons. Thus, when for example the pusher 16 is pressed, its rod 16a acts on the bearing surface 38b of the lever 34 which then swings around its axis 36 in the direction of the arrow F T (FIG. 3). In doing so, the arm 34 pushes on the rod 40 in the direction of the arrow F 2 which in turn causes the lever 26 to tilt around its axis 28 in the direction of the arrow F 3 thus causing the actuation of the member. control 22 via the protuberance 30a. The same applies when the pusher 14 is pressed for actuation of the control member 20, the levers 26 and 43 rocking respectively in directions opposite to the arrows F and F 3 . The invention therefore makes it possible to typically use a conventional clockwork movement, for example a chronograph movement, in which all of the function control members are located in the same peripheral region of the movement, in order to produce a watch in which a part actuators associated with these control members are arranged in a first region of the watch case and another part of the actuators associated with these members are arranged in a second region of the case, distant from the first region. Finally, note that the transmission mechanism further comprises return means 42a and 42b of the levers 26 and 34 in their rest position shown in Figure 2 and in which the control members 20 and 22 are not actuated. In the example illustrated, the return means 42a act on the arm 26a of the lever 26, while the return means 42b act on the arm 26b of this lever. The return means 42a and 42b are typically formed each a helical spring extending between the middle part and the rocker arm with which it is associated. It will be noted that the return means 42a and 42b are each arranged at equal distance from the pivot axis 28 in order to ensure a position of equilibrium in the absence of external stress on the pushers 14 or 16. The invention does not is of course not limited to the embodiment described above and it will be understood that various modifications and / or improvements obvious to those skilled in the art can be made without departing from the scope of the invention defined by the appended claims. One could in particular provide to arrange the crown in a conventional manner at 3 o'clock and to place the push-buttons for controlling the chronograph functions respectively at 8 o'clock and 10 o'clock. This geometric configuration would have the advantage of keeping the classic orientation of the movement in the case while providing a watch with an original aesthetic. One could also envisage in a variant eliminating one of the rods 32 or 40 without affecting the operation of the transmission mechanism 24 as shown in the figures. In another variant, the lever 34 could be omitted and the pushers 14 and 16 could directly act respectively on the rods 32 and 40 which would preferably be guided in translation by appropriate means. In yet another variant, the rods 32 and 40 could be omitted insofar as the rods 14a and 16a of the pushers 14 and 16 are dimensioned and shaped to act directly on the arms 26a and 26b respectively. Although the invention has been described in connection with the use of a chronograph movement, it will however be understood that it can be used with any other movement comprising at least two control members located in a peripheral region of the movement.

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1. Montre comportant une boîte ayant une carrure et dans laquelle est logé un mouvement d'horlogerie ayant dans une première région périphérique une tige de mise à l'heure, ledit mouvement comprenant en outre un premier et un deuxième organes de commande qui sont disposés de part et d'autre de la tige de mise à l'heure et qui présentent chacun avec la tige de mise à l'heure un décalage angulaire inférieur à 90° par rapport au centre du mouvement, la montre comportant en outre un dispositif d'actionnement comprenant un premier et un deuxième poussoirs agencés sur la boîte au voisinage du mouvement, pour actionner respectivement lesdits premier et deuxième organes de commande, ladite montre étant caractérisée en ce que chacun desdits premier et deuxième poussoirs et ladite tige de mise à l'heure présentent entre eux, par rapport au centre du mouvement, un décalage angulaire supérieur à 90°, en ce que lesdits premier et deuxième poussoirs sont disposés dans une deuxième région périphérique dudit mouvement d'horlogerie, en ce que ledit dispositif d'actionnement comprend en outre un mécanisme de transmission s'étendant entre ledit premier poussoir et ledit premier organe de commande, d'une part, et entre ledit deuxième poussoir et ledit deuxième organe de commande, d'autre part, et en ce que ledit mécanisme de transmission est indépendant dudit mouvement d'horlogerie. 1. Watch comprising a case having a middle part and in which is housed a timepiece movement having in a first peripheral region a time-setting rod, said movement further comprising first and second control members which are arranged on either side of the time-setting rod and which each have with the time-setting rod an angular offset of less than 90 ° relative to the center of the movement, the watch further comprising a device for actuation comprising first and second pushers arranged on the box in the vicinity of the movement, for actuating said first and second control members respectively, said watch being characterized in that each of said first and second pushers and said setting rod hour have between them, with respect to the center of the movement, an angular offset greater than 90 °, in that said first and second pushers are arranged in a second peripheral region of said clockwork movement, in that said actuating device further comprises a transmission mechanism extending between said first pusher and said first control member, on the one hand, and between said second pusher and said second control member, on the other hand, and in that said transmission mechanism is independent of said clockwork movement.
2. Montre selon la revendication 1 comportant en outre un cercle d'encageage s'étendant autour dudit mouvement d'horlogerie, caractérisée en ce que ledit mécanisme de transmission est porté par ledit cercle d'encageage. 2. Watch according to claim 1 further comprising a casing circle extending around said clockwork movement, characterized in that said transmission mechanism is carried by said casing circle.
3. Montre selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que ledit mécanisme de transmission est un mécanisme articulé. 3. Watch according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said transmission mechanism is an articulated mechanism.
4. Montre selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que ledit mécanisme articulé comprend un premier levier pivotant autour d'un premier axe agencé dans ladite première région périphérique, ledit premier levier comportant un premier bras et un deuxième bras s'étendant respectivement de part et d'autre dudit premier axe, ledit premier poussoir coopérant au moins indirectement avec ledit premier bras pour actionner via le deuxième bras au moins indirectement ledit premier organe de commande, en ce que ledit mécanisme articulé comprend un deuxième levier pivotant autour d'un deuxième axe agencé dans ladite deuxième région périphérique, ledit deuxième levier comportant un premier bras et un deuxième bras s'étendant respectivement de part et d'autre dudit deuxième axe, et une première tige articulée audit premier bras dudit deuxième levier et audit premier bras dudit premier levier et en ce que ledit deuxième poussoir coopère avec ledit deuxième bras dudit deuxième levier pour actionner via le premier bras dudit premier levier au moins indirectement ledit deuxième organe de commande. 4. Watch according to claim 3, characterized in that said articulated mechanism comprises a first lever pivoting around a first axis arranged in said first peripheral region, said first lever comprising a first arm and a second arm extending respectively from one side and on the other of said first axis, said first pusher cooperating at least indirectly with said first arm to actuate via the second arm at least indirectly said first control member, in that said articulated mechanism comprises a second lever pivoting around a second axis arranged in said second peripheral region, said second lever comprising a first arm and a second arm extending respectively on either side of said second axis, and a first rod articulated to said first arm of said second lever and to said first arm of said first lever and in that said second pusher cooperates with said second arm of said second lever to actuate via the first arm of said first lever at least indirectly said second control member.
5. Montre selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme de transmission comprend en outre une deuxième tige articulée audit deuxième bras dudit premier levier et audit deuxième bras dudit deuxième levier 6. Montre selon la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisée en ce que le mécanisme de transmission comprend en outre des moyens de rappel pour rappeler ledit premier levier dans une position, dite de repos, dans laquelle lesdits premier et deuxième organes de commande ne sont pas actionnés. 7. Montre selon l'une des revendications précédentes comportant une graduation de 12 heures sur son cadran, caractérisée en ce que la tige de mise à l'heure, les premier et deuxième organes de commande et les premier et deuxième poussoirs sont respectivement situés de part et d'autre de l'axe 12 heures- 6 heures. 8. Montre selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que le premier organe de commande est disposé sensiblement à 8 heures, en ce que la tige de mise à l'heure est disposée sensiblement à 9 heures et est associé à une couronne accessible depuis l'extérieur de la carrure, en ce que le deuxième organe de commande est disposé sensiblement à 10 heures, en ce que le premier poussoir actionnant le premier organe de commande est disposé sensiblement à 2 heures et en ce que le deuxième poussoir actionnant le troisième organe de commande est disposé sensiblement à 4 heures. 9. Montre selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que ledit mouvement est un mouvement à chronographe électronique, en ce que ledit premier organe de commande active la fonction départ et arrêt du chronographe, en ce que le deuxième organe de commande active la fonction remise à zéro dudit chronographe et en ce que ledit mouvement est monté dans ladite boîte de manière que ladite tige de mise à l'heure est disposée à 9 heures. 5. Watch according to claim 4, characterized in that the transmission mechanism further comprises a second rod articulated to said second arm of said first lever and to said second arm of said second lever 6. Watch according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the transmission mechanism further comprises return means for returning said first lever to a position, called rest, in which said first and second control members are not actuated. 7. Watch according to one of the preceding claims comprising a 12-hour graduation on its dial, characterized in that the time-setting rod, the first and second control members and the first and second pushers are respectively located on either side of the 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock axis. 8. Watch according to claim 7, characterized in that the first control member is disposed substantially at 8 o'clock, in that the time-setting rod is disposed substantially at 9 o'clock and is associated with a crown accessible from the outside of the middle part, in that the second control member is disposed substantially at 10 o'clock, in that the first pusher actuating the first control member is disposed substantially at 2 o'clock and in that the second pusher actuating the third member of order is arranged substantially at 4 o'clock. 9. Watch according to claim 8, characterized in that said movement is an electronic chronograph movement, in that said first control member activates the start and stop function of the chronograph, in that the second control member activates the reset function at zero of said chronograph and in that said movement is mounted in said box so that said time-setting rod is arranged at 9 o'clock.
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