EP1890203A1 - Armbanduhrgehäuse, das einen Boden umfasst, und Verfahren zur Befestigung eines Bodens auf ein Armbanduhrgehäuse - Google Patents

Armbanduhrgehäuse, das einen Boden umfasst, und Verfahren zur Befestigung eines Bodens auf ein Armbanduhrgehäuse Download PDF

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EP1890203A1
EP1890203A1 EP06119118A EP06119118A EP1890203A1 EP 1890203 A1 EP1890203 A1 EP 1890203A1 EP 06119118 A EP06119118 A EP 06119118A EP 06119118 A EP06119118 A EP 06119118A EP 1890203 A1 EP1890203 A1 EP 1890203A1
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Alain Mavilla
M. Jean-Claude Monachon
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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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/0008—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches
    • 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
    • G04B29/00—Frameworks
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • G04B37/11—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of the back cover of pocket or wrist watches
    • 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
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
    • G04B45/0084—Pictures or inscriptions on the case or parts thereof, attaching complete pictures

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  • the present invention relates to a watch case having a screwed bottom whose alignment can be adjusted with respect to a vertical axis 12 hours-6 hours.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of fixing a bottom on a watch case and, more particularly, a method for orienting a watch case back with respect to this box.
  • the present invention aims to overcome this disadvantage as well as others by proposing a system allowing, after screwing a bottom on the middle of a watch case, to simply and efficiently adjust the alignment of this bottom with respect to the axis 12 o'clock-6 o'clock of the watch, so as to ensure a suitable arrangement of inscriptions and other decorative motifs that have been reported on the face of the bottom of the wrist-led watch on the wrist side. bearer of this watch.
  • the present invention relates to a watch case comprising a case defining a housing closed by a glass and a bottom, the bottom having a threaded portion in a first direction, characterized in that the middle part comprises a threaded portion according to a second opposite direction to the threading direction of the bottom, said box further comprising an intermediate element having a first threaded portion cooperating with the threaded portion of the bottom and a second threaded portion cooperating with the threaded portion of the middle part.
  • the intermediate element which connects the bottom to the middle part can unscrew with respect to the bottom since the element intermediate is screwed on the middle with a thread whose direction is opposite to that of the thread which connects the intermediate element to the bottom.
  • the intermediate element can thus move vertically along the thread of the middle part, which allows easy orientation of the bottom when the bottom assembly / intermediate element is screwed abutting on the middle part.
  • the present invention thus provides a device for fixing a watch case back which allows the bottom to be completely screwed to the middle part of the watch so as to seal the latter and to avoid as much as possible the risk of losing said bottom, then pivot this bottom relative to the middle to align inscriptions or patterns applied to the visible face of said bottom for example with respect to the axis 12 o'clock-6 o'clock of the watch.
  • this box requires only a few adaptations compared to the construction of a conventional watch case and only one additional intermediate piece.
  • the box further comprises means for increasing the friction torque between the intermediate element and the bottom, these means preferably comprising an elastic ring interposed between the intermediate element and the bottom.
  • the intermediate element comprises a ring provided with an inner circular opening and a portion of a first diameter followed by a portion having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter.
  • the first threaded portion is formed in the wall defining the opening of the intermediate element, the second threaded portion being formed on the surface of the portion of larger diameter of the ring.
  • the face of the bottom directed towards the inside of the box comprises an annular groove, one of the vertical walls comprises a thread intended to cooperate with said first threaded portion of the intermediate element, and the width of the groove is dimensioned to receive the portion of lower diameter of the ring.
  • the portion of smaller diameter of the ring comprises an annular groove in which is disposed said elastic ring which is intended to cooperate in friction against the wall of the annular groove located opposite its wall comprising the thread.
  • the height of the upper diameter portion of the ring is less than the height of the lower diameter portion of the ring and the depth of the annular groove of the bottom is greater than or equal to the height. the lower diameter portion of the ring.
  • the present invention proceeds from the general inventive idea which consists in screwing a bottom not directly on the middle part of a watch case, but with the aid of an intermediate element screwed respectively on the bottom and the middle part by means of two threads having opposite steps.
  • the bottom can still be pivoted relative to the middle part of the watch in order to adjust its alignment for example with respect to the vertical axis 12 hours to 6 hours of said watch.
  • This is made possible by the displacement of the intermediate element along the thread of the middle part, displacement allowed by the arrangement of the two threads in opposite steps. Thanks to these features, the present invention further provides a watch case whose middle and bottom do not need to be machined with high precision, which reduces manufacturing costs.
  • the watch case according to the invention is shown in section and in the dissociated state in FIG. 1.
  • the box 1 comprises a middle part 2 defining a housing 4 closed in a conventional manner by a glass (not shown) and a bottom 6 and an intermediate element 8 intended to be interposed between the bottom 6 and the middle part 2.
  • the middle part 2 also has a bore 10 for the passage of a rod (not shown) on which is fixed a ring 12.
  • the bottom 6 which, in the example shown, is circular, has a threaded portion 14 whose pitch is oriented in a first direction while the middle part 2 comprises a threaded portion 16 whose pitch is oriented in a second direction opposite to that of the bottom 6.
  • the intermediate element 8 has a first threaded portion 18 intended to cooperate with the threaded portion 14 of the bottom 6 and a second threaded portion 20 intended to cooperate with the threaded portion 16 of the middle part 2.
  • the intermediate element 8 is in the embodiment shown in the form of a ring provided with a circular inner opening 22.
  • the outer surface of the ring 8 is stepped and comprises a cylindrical portion 24 having a first diameter. D1 followed by a cylindrical portion 26 having a second diameter D2 less than the first diameter D1.
  • the first threaded portion 18 of the ring 8 is formed in the cylindrical wall of the opening 22 thereof while the second threaded portion 20 is formed on the outer cylindrical portion 24 of large diameter of the ring 8.
  • portion 26 of smaller diameter of the ring 8 comprises at its outer surface an annular groove 28 in which is disposed an elastic ring 30 whose function will be specified below.
  • the face 32 of the bottom 6 directed towards the inside of the box 1 comprises an annular groove 34 whose vertical wall comprises the thread 14 intended to cooperate with the thread 18 of the ring 8.
  • the width the groove 34 is dimensioned to receive the portion 26 of smaller diameter of the ring 8 and compress the elastic ring 30 against the wall 36 of the groove 34 opposite the thread 14 when the ring 8 is screwed on the bottom 6. It is understood so that when the elastic ring 30 is compressed against the wall 36 of the groove 34, the frictional forces between the ring 8 and the bottom 6 increase and cause an increase in the friction torque between these two elements.
  • the ring 8 can be made for example of steel.
  • the elastic locking element 30 it can be made of a natural or synthetic elastomer, or a thermoplastic material whose compression afterglow rate is well suited to the needs of the present invention.
  • the height of the portion 24 of greater diameter of the ring 8 is smaller than the height of the portion 26 of smaller diameter of this ring 8 and the depth of the annular groove 34 of the bottom 6 is greater than or equal to the height of the portion 26 of lower diameter of the ring 8.
  • an O-ring 38 is conventionally inserted into an annular groove 40 formed at the base of the middle part 2 to ensure the seal between the bottom 6 and the middle part 2 and that the outer surface 42 of the bottom 6 turned on the side of the
  • the wrist of the wearer of the watch 26 comprises notches 44 which serve to introduce the tenons of a wrench (not shown).
  • FIG 6 there is shown an alternative embodiment of the watch case according to the invention wherein the elements identical to those described above are designated by the same reference numerals.
  • This embodiment variant is distinguished from the watch case described in connection with Figures 1 to 5 in that the means for increasing the friction torque between the ring 8 and the bottom 6 are formed by a cylindrical sleeve 50 disposed on the portion cylindrical D2 of smaller diameter of the ring 8, the outer diameter of the sleeve 50 and the diameter defined by the inner wall 36 being adjusted to create friction when the ring 8 is screwed onto the bottom 6.
  • the sleeve can be typically made of Asutane, marketed by Asulab SA, Marin, Switzerland.
  • FIG 7 there is shown another embodiment of the watch case according to the invention wherein the elements identical to those described above are designated by the same reference numerals.
  • This embodiment variant is distinguished from the watch case described in connection with Figures 1 to 5 in that the threaded portions 18 and 20 of the ring 8 are formed both on the outer periphery of the ring and in particular on the same diameter.
  • the threaded portion 14 of the bottom is formed in the opposite wall of the groove, and that the means for increasing the frictional torque between the ring 8 and the bottom 6 are formed by a sleeve 50 disposed in the groove 34 between the wall of the groove opposite the threaded portion 14 and the inner cylindrical wall of the ring 8.
  • the ring 8 is assembled in a first step on the bottom 6 by screwing these elements one over the other in a first direction of rotation until the portion 24 of greater diameter comes into abutment. against the face 32 of the bottom 6. In doing so, the seal 28 is then compressed against the wall 36 of the groove 34 and generates a friction torque which is greater than the friction torque between the ring 8 and the middle part 2 when the ring 8 will be subsequently screwed on the middle part 2.
  • this assembly is then screwed by the introduction of the tenons of a wrench into the notches 44 on the middle part 2 by the thread 20 which has a not in a direction opposite to that of the thread 18 and which engages the thread 16 of said middle part 2.
  • the screwing of the bottom 6-ring 8 assembly stops when the bottom 6 abuts on the lower surface of the middle part 2.
  • the ring 8 of the bottom 6 is unscrewed.
  • the ring 8 comprises notches 48 for receiving the tenons of the tool (see FIG. 5). .
  • the present invention can be applied to any type of timepiece having a bottom fixed to the middle part by screwing and requires, to be able to be implemented, only minor modifications. which essentially relate to the shape to give the middle part 2 at its lower part where the junction with the bottom 6 is made.

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EP06119118A 2006-08-17 2006-08-17 Armbanduhrgehäuse, das einen Boden umfasst, und Verfahren zur Befestigung eines Bodens auf ein Armbanduhrgehäuse Active EP1890203B1 (de)

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EP06119118A EP1890203B1 (de) 2006-08-17 2006-08-17 Armbanduhrgehäuse, das einen Boden umfasst, und Verfahren zur Befestigung eines Bodens auf ein Armbanduhrgehäuse
SG200705955-3A SG140546A1 (en) 2006-08-17 2007-08-14 Watchcase including a back cover and method for fixing a back cover on a watchcase
KR1020070082068A KR101236625B1 (ko) 2006-08-17 2007-08-16 워치케이스 및 중간 부분 상에 워치케이스의 백 커버를 정렬하기 위한 방법
US11/839,645 US7399115B2 (en) 2006-08-17 2007-08-16 Watchcase including a back cover and method for fixing a back cover on a watch case
JP2007212112A JP5097474B2 (ja) 2006-08-17 2007-08-16 裏ぶたを含むウォッチケースと、裏ぶたをウォッチケースに取り付ける方法。
CN2007101465203A CN101126914B (zh) 2006-08-17 2007-08-17 包含后盖的表壳以及将后盖固定在表壳上的方法
HK08105180.1A HK1115202A1 (en) 2006-08-17 2008-05-08 Watchcase including a back cover and method for fixing a back cover on a watch case

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