EP1971236B1 - Ausziehbare vorrichtung für uhrenarmband - Google Patents

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EP1971236B1
EP1971236B1 EP05857351A EP05857351A EP1971236B1 EP 1971236 B1 EP1971236 B1 EP 1971236B1 EP 05857351 A EP05857351 A EP 05857351A EP 05857351 A EP05857351 A EP 05857351A EP 1971236 B1 EP1971236 B1 EP 1971236B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/22—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for closed straps
    • A44C5/24—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for closed straps with folding devices
    • A44C5/246—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for closed straps with folding devices having size adjusting means

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  • the present invention relates to an extensible device for a watch strap of the closed type and with a predefined length. More specifically, the present extensible device is intended to be integrated in such a bracelet: to allow to increase the length, especially to allow the establishment of a portable device to the wrist, such as a watch, over a combination Diving.
  • the patent application EP-A-0 819 391 filed in the name of Rolex Watches SA, describes a device for adjusting the length of a metal bracelet with a folding clasp.
  • the clasp has a hood in which is housed the folding blade mechanism when the clasp is closed.
  • a first end of the bracelet is integral with the hood while the second end of the bracelet is integral with the adjustment device, itself secured to the hood.
  • the adjusting device comprises two adjacent links pivotally interconnected to allow their relative movement between two configurations, a short and a long one.
  • one of the links is housed in a space adapted to the other link, the respective surfaces of the one and the other links being arranged in support against each other to fulfill a function of lock the short configuration.
  • the clasp folding blades When the clasp folding blades are folded under the hood, they cover the adjustment device to hide it. Consequently, to pass from the short configuration to the long configuration, and vice versa, the clasp must necessarily be open to allow the movements of the two adjustment links.
  • a simple pull on the bracelet is enough to unlock the adjustment device when the clasp is open. This can lead to inadvertent opening of the adjustment device when the wearer of the watch opens the clasp to remove or put his watch.
  • this type of structure is not suitable for all forms of metal bracelet.
  • some metal wristbands have clasps that do not have a hood and are therefore not suitable for the implementation of the adjustment device described above, since the latter could not be hidden under the wristband, being given its thickness.
  • the present invention is intended to overcome the disadvantage of the aforementioned prior art by providing an extensible device for a watch strap having specific means to ensure its stability when in its short configuration.
  • Another purpose of the extensible device according to the present invention is to provide a structure that can be implemented on any type of bracelet without affecting the appearance of the latter.
  • the invention relates to an extensible device for a watchband comprising a first and a second link, adjacent, respectively comprising first and second extremal parts. These are intended to be secured respectively to a first and a second ends of the bracelet, the device being arranged to be able to have at least two configurations, a short and a long.
  • This device further comprises locking means having at least one open state and a closed state in which the stability of said short configuration is ensured.
  • the extensible device is characterized in that it comprises at least one control member locking means capable of being displaced between two positions in a direction substantially parallel to said general plane.
  • the device comprises elastic means arranged to exert a restoring force on the control member tending to maintain the latter in its close position.
  • the extensible device according to the invention has great handling reliability, in particular preventing untimely openings which would result in lengthening the undesired bracelet.
  • the locking means comprise at least one lug mounted in translation in a first end piece of the device and intended to cooperate with a fitted hole formed in the second end piece, when the device is in its short configuration.
  • the lug is mounted integral with a control member arranged on one side of the device, being substantially perpendicular to the direction of the bracelet in which the device is integrated.
  • two similar pins associated with two corresponding control members are arranged on either side of the extensible device to enhance the reliability of operation.
  • the extensible device may have a structure similar to that of a clasp with folding blades for the structural part relative to the variation of its length.
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified side view of an expandable wristband device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the expandable device being shown in a first configuration;
  • FIG. 2 is a top view of the expandable device of the figure 1 in the first configuration
  • FIG 3 is a view of the extensible device of figures 1 and 2 in a second configuration
  • the figure 4 is a view of the extensible device on the opposite side to that of the figure 1 , when assembled on a watch strap.
  • An expandable device 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is visible on the figure 1 .
  • This extensible device is likely to have a first short configuration and a second long configuration, to allow a variation of the length of a watch strap to which it can be integrated.
  • the extensible device 1 is represented in its short configuration.
  • the device 1 comprises a first and a second extremal parts 2 and 3, each intended to be connected to a free end of a bracelet.
  • each of the extremal parts has means adapted to its mechanical connection with a given type of bracelet. A particular example of such connection means will be described later, in connection with the detailed description of the figures 2 and 4 .
  • a curved tab 4 is rigidly mounted, at a first end 5, on the first end piece 2 by means of a bar 6, its curvature being directed towards the second end piece 3.
  • the second end 7 of the curved tab 4 has a hole in which is housed a second bar 6 connecting it with a first blade 8 in an articulated manner.
  • a second blade 9 is secured to the first blade 8 by means of a third bar 6, the second blade 9 being itself secured to the second end piece 3 by means of a fourth bar 6, the latter also allowing a relative pivoting of the blades 8 and 9 and the part 3.
  • the two blades 8 and 9 are folded against each other.
  • the bent tab 4 defines a recess 10, between it and the first end piece 2, for housing the end of the second blade 9 connected to the second end piece in this configuration, to limit the size of the device 1 in its thickness.
  • a first control member 11 of the locking means of the device is arranged on a first side of the first extremal piece 2.
  • the figure 2 represents, in top view, the first, short configuration of the expandable device 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the extremal pieces 2 and 3 each comprise a central element 20, 30, arranged between two lateral elements 21, 31.
  • the central and lateral elements 21 of the first extremal piece 2 are formed together in one piece in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the elements 30 and 31 of the second extremal piece 3 are distinct and made integral with each other by means of a bar 32, driven into the lateral elements, allowing their relative pivoting with respect to the central element 30.
  • the locking means of the extensible device 1 are visible in transparency on the figure 2 , the device having two control members 11, arranged on either side of the first end piece 2.
  • Each control member 11, arranged on the outer side of a respective lateral member 21, has the shape of a crown comprising a threaded hole in its face facing the corresponding lateral element.
  • a rod 22 is engaged in a hole 25 adapted from each of the lateral elements 21. This has a first threaded end 23, screwed into the corresponding control member, and a second end 24 which opens out from the opposite side of the corresponding side element to form a lug.
  • the locking means comprise a disk 26, rigidly attached to the rod 22, to define a first bearing surface of a helical spring 27.
  • a ring 28 is housed, in a fixed position, at the inlet of the 25, on the side of the control member, to define a second bearing surface of the spring 27. Due to this structure, the spring acts simultaneously on the disk 26 and the ring 28 to maintain the control member 11 and the rod 22 in the depressed position, shown on the figure 2 .
  • the second end piece 3 has two blind holes 32 formed in its side faces so that they are aligned with each other and both with respect to the rods 22 when the extensible device is in its short configuration.
  • the second extremal piece 3 presented a bead 33 (visible on the figure 1 ), projecting on its lower face and, having a hole (visible in transparency on the figure 3 ) for housing the bar 6 for connecting it to the second blade 9.
  • the dimensions of the bead 33 are such that it has a shape substantially complementary to that of the recess 10 of the bent tab 4 of the first Extremal piece 2.
  • the dimensions of the various elements constituting the locking means are preferably adapted so that the lugs of the free ends 24 of the rods 22 retract completely inside the lateral elements 21 of the first extremal piece 2, thus releasing the second end piece 3 , in response to a traction exerted by a user on the two control members 11 by simultaneously spacing the extremal parts.
  • This unlocking operation makes it possible to pass the extensible device according to the present invention from its short configuration to a long configuration, represented on the figure 3 .
  • the fact of retracting the lugs of the locking means makes it possible to release the second extremal piece 3 with respect to the first extremal piece 2.
  • the blades 8 and 9 are then free to pivot relative to each other. to the other, around the bar 6 ensuring their connection.
  • the maximum length of the extensible device 1 is obtained when the two blades 8 and 9 are arranged substantially in the extension of one another.
  • the blades 8 and 9 For the passage from the long configuration to the short configuration, the blades 8 and 9 must be brought back to one another by a reverse pivoting movement around the bar 6 connecting them. This movement is carried out in such a way that the bead 33 of the second end piece 3 is inserted into the recess 10 of the curved lug 4.
  • the rods 22 are pushed inside the lateral elements 21 'under the pressure of the central element 30.
  • the free ends 24 of the rods each have a chamfer (not visible) of straight slope or curved.
  • the central element 30 has grooves (not shown), in its lateral faces, in the form of ramps, to allow the exercise of an axial force on the ends 24 of the rods 22 during operation. insertion of the central element 30 between the lateral elements 21. It is well understood that such ramps should preferably extend from the underside of the central element 30 to open into the holes 32.
  • the depth of each of the ramps, at the bottom surface of the second end piece coincides ideally with the position of the ends 24 when the springs 27 are extended to the maximum.
  • each of the holes 25 of the lateral elements 21 defines a stop for the displacement of the corresponding disc 26, during the translation of the rods 22 into the holes 32 of the central element 30.
  • extremal parts have conventional means to allow their connection to a common type of bracelet.
  • the extremal parts have conventional means to allow their connection to a common type of bracelet.
  • the figure 4 represents a side view of the extensible device 1 previously described when it is assembled with a particular bracelet, by way of example.
  • the bracelet 40 shown is of the metal link type comprising two strands 41 and 42. Each strand comprises an end link 43 intended to be connected to a watch case (not shown).
  • the two strands 41 and 42 are connected to each other by means of a folding clasp 44 of conventional type.
  • the skilled person may in particular implement a clasp such as that described in the patent application WO 2004/086895 A1 , filed in the name of the Applicant.
  • the extensible device 1 is integrated in the bracelet 40 in the manner of an ordinary link, between the clasp 44 and a strand 42 of the bracelet.
  • the bracelet 40 has a predefined length, adjusted to the size of the wrist of its wearer, the folding clasp allowing the latter to slip or remove the watch from his wrist, the opening of the clasp causing the enlargement of the wrist length of the bracelet for this purpose.
  • the actuation of the extensible device 1 according to the present invention makes it possible to increase the length of the bracelet 40, so that it preferably has an intermediate length between those corresponding, on the one hand, to the closed configuration of the clasp and, on the other hand, to the open configuration of the clasp. Thanks to these characteristics, a watch provided with a bracelet such as that represented on the figure 4 can advantageously be worn over a diving suit, when the extensible device 1 is in its long configuration.
  • the structure of the locking means according to the present invention ensures a high level of security to the wearer. Indeed, it follows from the foregoing description that it is necessary to exert traction to neutralize the locking means according to the present invention, before the length of the extensible device can be modified, while the locking means generally work in the field of bracelets require movements of the type by pressure.
  • the structure of the extensible device according to the present invention provides a great discretion insofar as, instead of being concealed under a clasp cover as in some devices known in the state of the art, it has a very close to that of the ordinary links of the bracelet on which it is mounted.

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  1. Dehnbare Vorrichtung (1) für Uhrenarmband (40), ein erstes und ein zweites benachbartes Glied umfassend, das jeweils erste und zweite Endteile (2, 3) trägt, die dazu bestimmt sind, jeweils mit einem ersten und einem zweiten Ende des Armbands verbunden zu werden, wobei die Vorrichtung derart ausgebildet ist, dass sie mindestens zwei Konfigurationen aufweisen kann,
    eine erste kurze Konfiguration, bei der die Endteile (2, 3) angenähert sind und in der die Vorrichtung eine allgemeine Ebene definiert, und
    eine zweite lange Konfiguration, in der die Endteile voneinander entfernt sind,
    wobei die Vorrichtung weiterhin Verriegelungsmittel (22, 24, 27, 32) umfasst, die mindestens einen geöffneten Zustand und einen geschlossenen Zustand aufweisen, in dem die Stabilität der kurzen Konfiguration gewährleistet ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie mindestens ein Steuerorgan (11) der Verriegelungsmittel umfasst, das gemäß einer Richtung etwa parallel zur allgemeinen Ebene zwischen zwei Stellungen bewegbar ist,
    einer ersten Stellung, die im Verhältnis zu den Gliedern angenähert ist und den geschlossenen Zustand der Verriegelungsmittel definiert,
    einer zweiten Stellung, die im Verhältnis zu den Gliedern entfernt ist und den geöffneten Zustand der Verriegelungsmittel definiert.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie elastische Mittel (27) umfasst, die ausgebildet sind, um eine Kraft auf das Steuerorgan (11) auszuüben, die dazu neigt, dieses Organ in seiner angenäherten Stellung zu halten.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bewegungsrichtung des Steuerorgans (11) etwa senkrecht zur Bewegungsrichtung der Endteile (2, 3) ist, um von einer Konfiguration der Vorrichtung in die andere zu gelangen.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verriegelungsmittel mindestens einen Stift (24) umfassen, der verschiebbar in einem ersten der Endteile (2) befestigt ist und dazu bestimmt, in der kurzen Konfiguration mit einer Öffnung (32) zusammenzuarbeiten, die in das andere Endteil (3) eingearbeitet ist.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerorgan (11) hervorspringend auf einer ersten Seite des ersten Endteils (2) in Verlängerung des Stifts (24) ausgebildet und dabei mit diesem in Verbindung verschiebbar verbunden ist.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie zusätzliche Verriegelungsmittel (22, 24, 27, 32) umfasst, die einem zusätzlichen Steuerorgan (11) zugeordnet sind, das auf einer zweiten Seite des ersten Endteils (2) ausgebildet ist, die der ersten Seite gegenüberliegt.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes der Glieder eine Platte (8, 9) umfasst, wobei die zwei Platten in der kurzen Konfiguration der Vorrichtung gegeneinander gefaltet sind.
  8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Platte (8, 9) mit dem entsprechenden Endteil (2, 3) mittels einer Drehachse (6) verbunden ist.
  9. Uhrenarmband, ein erstes und ein zweites freies Ende (43) umfassend, die dazu bestimmt sind, mit einem Uhrengehäuse verbunden zu sein, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es weiterhin ein drittes und ein viertes Ende umfasst, die auf der einen und der anderen Seite einer dehnbaren Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche verbunden sind.
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