EP1801673A1 - Schutzvorrichtung für einen Steuermechanismus einer Uhr - Google Patents

Schutzvorrichtung für einen Steuermechanismus einer Uhr Download PDF

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EP1801673A1
EP1801673A1 EP05028143A EP05028143A EP1801673A1 EP 1801673 A1 EP1801673 A1 EP 1801673A1 EP 05028143 A EP05028143 A EP 05028143A EP 05028143 A EP05028143 A EP 05028143A EP 1801673 A1 EP1801673 A1 EP 1801673A1
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Xavier Nydegger
Frédéric Bôle
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Richemont International SA
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PANERAI BRANCH OF RICHEMONT IN
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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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    • G04B37/10—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems

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  • the present invention relates to a safety device for a control mechanism of a watch, preferably for a crown winding and / or time setting, comprising a lever articulated on a bearing structure attached to the watch case said lever being operable via a first end of the lever so as to be able to occupy two stable positions, an open position in which the control mechanism is released and a closed position in which a second end of the lever exerts a closing force on said control mechanism adapted to lock the control mechanism, the latter being mounted axially displaceable through a tube in the watch case.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of current systems and to allow the realization of such a device with a closing force of the adjustable lever.
  • the invention relates to a safety device for a control mechanism of a watch which is characterized for this purpose by the features listed in claim 1.
  • the device comprises means for adjusting the free axial distance actually available for the axial displacement of the control mechanism between the outer end of the tube fixed in the watch case and the second end of the lever in its open position, of to allow adjustment of the closing force of the lever.
  • the free space available for the axial displacement of the ring which corresponds to the sum of the axial distance between an outer bearing surface of said tube and an inner intermediate bearing surface of the ring and the distance axial between an outer intermediate bearing surface of the ring and an inner bearing surface of the second end of said lever is adjustable and thus allows to adjust the bearing force of said lever on the ring.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a watch equipped with a safety device for its control mechanism.
  • Figure 2a is an exploded view schematically illustrating the important components of an embodiment of such a device;
  • Figure 2b shows part of Figure 2a in more detail.
  • Figure 3 shows a section through this device along the axis of the control mechanism in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the watch, the device being in the locking position of the crown of the watch.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a watch with a safety device for its control mechanism 1
  • FIGS. 2a and 2b which show an exploded view of this device
  • the safety device first comprises a carrier structure 3 which is fixed to the box 4 of the watch.
  • a lever 2 is articulated on this carrier structure 3 via an axis 2.4.
  • the carrier structure is most often made by a bridge extending over the control mechanism 1.
  • the lever 2 can be actuated via a first end 2.1 so as to occupy two stable positions.
  • the control mechanism 1 In an open position, in which the lever 2 is usually substantially perpendicular to the circumference of the box 4 of the watch in the area where the control mechanism 1 is located, the control mechanism 1 is released and can thus be used for example to reassemble the watch or set it to the time respectively for any other function attached to this mechanism 1.
  • a second end 2.2 of the lever 2 In a closed position, in which the lever 2 is substantially parallel to the circumference of the box 4 of the watch, a second end 2.2 of the lever 2 is applied by its inner bearing surface 2.3 against the outer surface 1.2 of the control mechanism 1 and exerts a closing force on said control mechanism 1 blocking the control mechanism 1 against any actuation.
  • control mechanism is normally constituted by a crown 1 winding and / or setting time, depending on whether it is a mechanical watch or not, or any other function, the crown allowing according to its axial positions, to control the corresponding functions of the movement by means of rotary movements.
  • control mechanism and "crown”.
  • This ring 1 can have several service positions, depending on the type of movement with which it cooperates and the functions it controls.
  • the axial displacement of the control mechanism 1 then serves, on the one hand, to allow its positioning to the desired service position as well as, on the other hand on the other hand, to make possible a slight axial displacement of the ring when the internal bearing surface 2.3 of the second end 2.2 of the lever 2 is applied against the outer surface 1.2 of the ring 1 and pushes it towards the center 4 of the watch while the lever 2 is returned to its closed position.
  • the safety device comprises, in a conventional manner, normally two annular seals 7, 8.
  • a first annular seal 7 is placed radially between the tube 5 passing through the box 4 of the watch and a rod 1.3 of the ring 1, this rod 1.3 being axially displaceable in the tube 5.
  • the first seal 7 ensures the sealing of the device respectively of the watch at the tube 5 and the rod 1.3 and is not intended to be influenced or compressed during the axial displacement of the rod 1.3 or crown 1.
  • a second annular seal 8 is located axially between the tube 5 and the crown 1.
  • the second seal 8 is compressed during the axial displacement of the rod 1.3 respectively of the ring 1 following the pressure exerted by the closure of the lever 2 and thus ensures the locking of the ring 1 vis-à-vis its action rotation as well as a strengthening of the sealing of the device.
  • FIG. 3 also shows that the closing force of the lever 2 is determined by the free axial distance actually available for the axial displacement of the control mechanism 1 under the pressure of the lever 2.
  • This free axial distance is, in the open position of the lever 2 , defined as being the sum, on the one hand, of a first axial distance between an external bearing surface on the outer end 5.2 of said tube 5 and an inner intermediate bearing surface 1.1 of the crown 1 and, d secondly, a second axial distance between an outer intermediate bearing surface 1.2 of the ring 1 and an inner bearing surface 2.3 of the second end 2.2 of said lever 2.
  • the term “Inner” means an orientation towards the center of the watch respectively towards the box of the watch and the term “outside” means the opposite direction towards the outside of the watch.
  • the compression of the second annular seal 8 is in the aforementioned first axial distance until the inner intermediate bearing surface 1.1 of the ring 1 abuts against the external bearing surface on the outer end. 5.2 of said tube 5.
  • the closing force is maximum when the lever 2, whose inner bearing surface 2.3 of the second end 2.2 is against the outer intermediate bearing surface 1.2 of the ring 1 while the lever 2 pushes the crown 1 inwards, is in its closed position. In this closed position, said free axial distance is then zero, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the closing force is not optimal and must be adjusted because otherwise it could cause either a failure in the operation of the device or its damage.
  • a device which comprises, in addition to the conventional devices, means for adjusting said free axial distance actually available for the axial displacement of the control mechanism 1 between the outer end 5.2 of the tube 5 fixed in the watch case 4 and the second end 2,2 of the lever 2 in its open position so as to allow adjustment of the closing force of the lever 2.
  • these means for adjusting said free axial distance is adjustable and thus makes it possible to adjust the bearing force of said lever 2 on the crown 1.
  • the closing force of the lever 2 depends on this free axial distance , so that the greater this distance, the less the closing force will be important, and vice versa.
  • the free axial distance As shown by the above definition of the free axial distance, it is influenced mainly by the axial dimension of the parts forming the device. safety, which are in particular the tube 5, the ring 1, the carrier structure 3 and the lever 2. As a result, the adjustment means can be made by several alternatives influencing the axial dimension of one of these parts. This is why only one embodiment is illustrated by way of example in the figures, while the other alternatives will be clearly understandable to those skilled in the art from reading their description below.
  • said adjusting means comprise a threaded ring 6 screwed onto the tube 5 at its end facing outwardly of the watch.
  • This end of the tube 5 is threaded on its outer diameter, so that the ring 6 can be axially moved by screwing on the tube 5, thus changing its axial dimension.
  • the tube 5 is not driven as usual in the box 4 of the watch but screwed therein.
  • said adjustment means are constituted directly by the tube 5 and the end of the tube 5 facing the outside of the watch can be axially moved by screwing to adjust the distance between the outer surface 5.2 of the tube 5 and the inner surface 1.1 of the control mechanism 1.
  • This configuration requires some adaptations at the crown, for example that the positioning of the ring 1 in the watch must obviously be provided by a part inside the watch regardless of the position of the tube 5, for which reason the first embodiment is preferred.
  • the adjustment means comprise a ring threaded on its inside diameter.
  • This ring is intended to be screwed on the stem 1.3 of the control mechanism 1 passing through said tube 5, the ring being placed at the end of said control mechanism 1 facing the box 4 of the watch adjacent the internal surface 1.1 of the control mechanism 1.
  • said rod 1.3 must have a threaded portion on its outer diameter, so that the ring can be axially moved by screwing on the rod 1.3 to adjust the distance between the outer surface 5.2 of the tube 5 and the inner surface of the ring facing the the box of the watch, this surface taking the role of the inner surface 1.1 of the control mechanism 1.
  • the adjustment of the closing force is performed by adjusting the axial dimension of the ring 1 instead of modify the extension of the tube 5.
  • said adjusting means may also include a disk threaded on its outer diameter.
  • This disk is intended to be screwed into the control mechanism 1 which must in this case comprise a compartment placed at the end of said control mechanism 1 facing the lever 2 and adjacent the outer surface 1.2 of the control mechanism 1.
  • the compartment has a threaded portion on its inside diameter, so that said disk can be axially moved by screwing in this compartment to adjust the distance between the outer surface of said disk, which acts as the external intermediate support surface 1.2 of the 1, and the inner bearing surface 2.3 of the second end 2.2 of the lever 2. Similarly, this allows to adjust the closing force of the lever 2.
  • the adjustment can also be made by modifying the axial dimension of the lever 2.
  • said adjustment means may for example comprise two eccentrics placed in the supporting structure 3 on which is articulated the lever 2.
  • each of these eccentric hosts one end of the hinge axis 2.4 of the lever 2 and can be rotatably adjusted in the carrier structure 3, so that the axial distance between said hinge axis 2.4 of the lever 2 and the outer end 5.2 of the tube 5 fixed in the box 4 of the watch can be adjusted by displacement of the eccentrics in said carrier structure 3.
  • a single eccentric is placed in the second end 2.2 of the lever 2, this eccentric constituting said adjustment means. It is mounted in this end 2.2 of the lever 2 so that it can be first rotatably moved in this end and then fixed again, the portion of said eccentric oriented, depending on the position of the eccentric in the lever 2, to the control mechanism 1 in the closed position of the lever 2 then constituting the inner bearing surface 2.3 on the lever 2. In this way, the axial distance between the inner bearing surface 2.3 of the second end 2.2 the lever 2 and the outer surface 1.2 of the control mechanism 1 can be adjusted by rotary displacement of said eccentric in the second end 2.2 of the lever 2, which simultaneously adjusts the closing force of the lever 2.
  • said adjustment means comprise means for adjusting the distance between the carrier structure 3, on which is articulated the lever 2, and the box 4 of the watch. This also makes it possible to adjust the axial distance between the hinge axis 2.4 of the lever 2 and the outer end 5.2 of the tube 5 fixed in the watch case 4 simply by axial displacement of said carrier structure 3 relative to the watch box.
  • Said adjustment means may for example comprise wafers distance of different thicknesses placed between the box 4 of the watch and the carrier structure 3.
  • the carrier structure or the bridge 3 has feet that are placed in recesses corresponding in box 4 of the watch.
  • the distance pads can be placed in these compartments invisibly or removed from these compartments as needed and provide a desired distance between the hinge pin 2.4 of the lever 2 and the outer end 5.2 of the tube 5 fixed in the box 4 of the watch.
  • said adjustment means may consist of screws housed in the feet of the supporting structure 3. Again, depending on the more or less deep screwing in corresponding recesses in the box 4 of the watch, the screws provide a given distance between the hinge axis 2.4 of the lever 2 and the outer end 5.2 of the tube 5 fixed in the box 4 of the watch.
  • the adjustment means could be made by a combination of several of the aforementioned mechanisms and / or other similar adjustment mechanisms.
  • the free axial distance actually available for the axial displacement of the control mechanism 1 between the outer end 5.2 of the tube 5 fixed in the watch case 4 and the second end 2.2 of the lever 2 in its open position can be easily controlled and adjusted using a tool, this during the production of the device and then throughout the life of the product during an after-sales intervention.
  • the closing force of the lever 2 is then always adjustable with precision.

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FR1166504A (fr) * 1955-11-30 1958-11-12 Perfectionnements apportés aux dispositifs d'étanchéité pour boutons de commanded'instruments, en particulier pour la couronne de remontage et de remise à l'heure des montres
WO1997046921A1 (en) * 1996-06-03 1997-12-11 Cartier International B.V. Device for locking the rotatable bezel of watches, especially underwater watches, and for rendering the winding button watertight
WO1998043138A1 (en) * 1997-03-21 1998-10-01 Cartier International B.V. An improvement in devices for leakproofing instrument-control buttons, particularly for the winding and time-setting buttons of watches

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FR1166504A (fr) * 1955-11-30 1958-11-12 Perfectionnements apportés aux dispositifs d'étanchéité pour boutons de commanded'instruments, en particulier pour la couronne de remontage et de remise à l'heure des montres
WO1997046921A1 (en) * 1996-06-03 1997-12-11 Cartier International B.V. Device for locking the rotatable bezel of watches, especially underwater watches, and for rendering the winding button watertight
WO1998043138A1 (en) * 1997-03-21 1998-10-01 Cartier International B.V. An improvement in devices for leakproofing instrument-control buttons, particularly for the winding and time-setting buttons of watches

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