EP2073078A1 - Bistabiler hammer für chronographenmechanismus - Google Patents

Bistabiler hammer für chronographenmechanismus Download PDF

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EP2073078A1
EP2073078A1 EP07150324A EP07150324A EP2073078A1 EP 2073078 A1 EP2073078 A1 EP 2073078A1 EP 07150324 A EP07150324 A EP 07150324A EP 07150324 A EP07150324 A EP 07150324A EP 2073078 A1 EP2073078 A1 EP 2073078A1
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Baptist Wyssbrod
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F7/00—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means
    • 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
    • G04B43/00—Protecting clockworks by shields or other means against external influences, e.g. magnetic fields
    • G04B43/002—Component shock protection arrangements
    • 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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • 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
    • G04F7/0804—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with reset mechanisms
    • 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
    • G04F7/0804—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with reset mechanisms
    • G04F7/0819—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with reset mechanisms with triple hammer, i.e. one hammer acts on three counters
    • 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
    • G04F7/0847—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with start-stop control mechanisms with column wheel

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  • the invention relates to a bistable hammer for a chronograph mechanism.
  • Such a system is complex to implement and requires the pushers to be very indirectly connected to the body to be controlled.
  • the resetting movement assumes that the ratchet or the hook used does not exert a force that is too high in order to be able to release the hammer by means of an actuation acceptable to the user but also that he exerts a minimum force so as not to accidentally release the hammer during accelerations subjected to the timepiece.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the disadvantages mentioned above by providing a less complex chronograph mechanism whose actuation by the pushers is more direct and therefore the operation of the hammer provides more reliability.
  • the invention relates to a chronograph mechanism comprising an elapsed time indicator member, a reset control member, a resetting device of said indicator member comprising a hammer mounted in translation between an inactive position. wherein the hammer is moved away from cores connected to the indicator member and an active position where stops of said hammer exert a resetting force against said cores characterized in that the hammer comprises two studs slidably mounted in slots so as to that the vectors for moving tenons between said positions are collinear and non-aligned. This allows in particular to be able to activate by one pin the reset device and disable it by the other.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece characterized in that it comprises a chronograph mechanism according to one of the preceding variants.
  • the invention relates to a timepiece 1 whose case 11 comprises a watch movement 3, a time setting system 5, a chronograph mechanism 7 and a display system 9.
  • the watch movement 3 preferably of the mechanical type, is intended to move an indicating device 13 of the display system 9 which may, for example, comprise a dial equipped with a lathe hours and needles which, moving above the dial, are connected to the watch movement 3.
  • the latter can be adjusted through the time setting system 5 by manipulation, for example, a ring 15 projecting from the housing 11.
  • the watch movement 3 not doing the object of protection according to the invention, it will not be of advantage explained below.
  • the chronograph mechanism 7, of the two-stroke type is intended to move a second indicator device 17 comprising at least one counter belonging to the display system 9.
  • the chronograph mechanism 7 is controlled by two control members 19, 21 and has, as visible in figure 2 , a control system 23, a reset device 25, a gear device 27, a clutch device 29, an immobilizer 31, two shockproof devices 33, 35 and a force equalization device 37.
  • control members 19 and 21 are push-buttons projecting from the housing 11. Only one of the push-buttons 19 thus cooperates with the control system 23 in order to alternately actuate the stopping and the departure of the indicator device 17
  • the first pusher 19 also makes it possible, when it triggers the start of the chronograph mechanism 7, to deactivate the reset device 25.
  • the second pusher 21 controls only the activation of the resetting device 25.
  • the control system 23 controls the clutch 29 and immobilizer 31 as illustrated in FIG. figure 2 by short broken lines.
  • the control system 23 controls the clutch device 29 so that, selectively, the gear device 27 is secured to a gear. wheel of the watch movement 3 to divert some of the driving force.
  • the control system 23 also controls the immobilizer 31 in order selectively to make the gear device 27 static so as to hold the indicator device 17 stationary and thus facilitate its reading when the stop command is actuated (c that is, the pusher 19).
  • the control system 23 also indirectly controls the resetting device 25 as illustrated in FIG. figure 2 by short broken lines. Indeed, it prevents the actuation of the resetting device 25 when the chronograph mechanism 7 is in operation. operation so that its actuation is achievable only when the chronograph mechanism 7 is stopped as explained below.
  • the clutch devices 29 and immobilization 31 not being protected according to the invention, they will not be explained further below. It is however specified that they can be of several types such as, for example, the friction type or blocking.
  • the resetting device 25 is intended to act on the gear device 27 to reset the indicating device 17.
  • the reset control i.e. the pusher 21
  • the reset device 25 is activated via the control system 23 as explained above.
  • the reset device 25 is deactivated at the same time that the operation of the start command (i.e., the first pusher 19) is performed.
  • each pusher 19, 21 respectively comprises an anti-shock device 35, 33 intended to protect the chronograph mechanism 7 against violent shocks exerted on the pushers 19, 21.
  • Such impacts may, for example, be generated by the abutment of one of the pushers 19, 21 against the ground following the fall of the timepiece 1.
  • the acceleration of such a shock caused by the fall of a height of one meter, can indeed reach 5000 g.
  • the shock devices 35, 33 are explained in more detail below.
  • the chronograph mechanism 7 also comprises a force equalization device 37 for rendering reproducible over time the force to be exerted on each pusher 19, 21 in order to activate the appropriate functions.
  • a force equalization device 37 for rendering reproducible over time the force to be exerted on each pusher 19, 21 in order to activate the appropriate functions. Without necessarily being identical, said forces must thus vary substantially over time according to the same factor which may be less than or greater than 1.
  • the force equalization device 37 is explained in more detail below.
  • the control system 23, the shock resetting 25, shockproof 33, 35 and stress equalizing devices 37 will now be explained with reference to FIGS. Figures 3 to 8 .
  • the control system 23 comprises a control 41, a control hook 43 and a column wheel 45.
  • the essentially flat control 41 is rotatably mounted against a pivot 101 forming an axis A1.
  • a light 47 At one end of the control 41, close to the pivot 101, is arranged a light 47 in which slides a pin 49 attached to the control hook 43.
  • a pin 51 As visible in FIG. figure 3 at the other end of the control 41 is mounted substantially perpendicularly a pin 51 fixed.
  • a roller 53 is mounted loosely on the outer diameter of a portion of the pin 51.
  • the substantially plane control hook 43 is also rotatably mounted against the pivot 101 at one of its ends. By its tenon 49, mounted substantially perpendicularly, the control hook 43 is driven by the trigonometric or retrograde rotation of the control 41. At the other end of the control hook 43, is arranged the useful part forming a hook 44 via a bend 42 adapted to orient substantially tangentially the useful hook portion 44 relative to the teeth of the column wheel 45.
  • the column wheel 45 is rotatably mounted against a pivot 103 forming the axis A2.
  • the column wheel 45 comprises a ratchet wheel 46 above which is mounted a crenellated wheel 48 whose crenellations are used as columns.
  • the hook 44 faces a tooth of the ratchet wheel 46.
  • the resetting device 25 comprises a hammer 61, a reset lever 63, a hammer rocker 65 and a hammer hammer 67.
  • the hammer 61 is intended to strike the peripheral wall of cores 55, 57, 59 in solidarity with the in order to mechanically force the hearts to return to the reset position of the indicator device 17.
  • the gear device 27 comprises three cores 55, 57 and 59, which means that the indicator device 17 comprises three counters such as, for example, the seconds, the minutes and the hours.
  • the hammer 61 according to the invention, comprises two arms 60 and 62 articulated with respect to each other in order to obtain a better distribution of the striking forces.
  • the first substantially L-shaped arm 60 comprises at the end of the vertical portion a stop 58 intended to strike a first core 59. In the vicinity of this stop 58 is mounted a pin 64 which passes through the thickness of the first arm 60.
  • the lower part slidably engages in a slot 71 of the hammer rocker 65 and the top part slidably engages in another slot 100 provided in a piece above the chronograph mechanism 7.
  • the bottom part and the top part each comprise an idle roller mounted on their outer surface as for the pin 51.
  • the light 100 as visible at Figures 3 to 8 , has an enlargement at its lower vertical end to give more freedom to the roller of the upper part of the post 64 when the latter sits there. This makes it particularly advantageous to allow the hammer 61 to be able to print a slight rotation capable of compensating for the slight time offsets of hammer strikes 61.
  • the end of the horizontal portion of the first arm 60 has a second pin 66 of the same type as the first 64, that is to say through completely through the first arm 60.
  • the bottom portion is rotatably mounted by relative to the second arm 62 and the top portion is slidably mounted in a slot 102 provided in a room above the chronograph mechanism 7.
  • the tenon 66 comprises coaxially with the top part a idle wheel mounted.
  • the second substantially wave-shaped arm 62 has two stops 54 and 56 respectively intended to strike each of the last two cores 55 and 57. In order to limit the amplitude of the relative movements between the first 60 and second arms 62, it is intended to on the second arm 62, a finger 68 for sliding in the groove 69 of the first arm 60.
  • This configuration of the hammer 61 also allows a tolerance of movements during the reset phases which makes the hammer 61 able to compensate the light time offsets between the strikes of each stop 54, 56, 58 against their associated core 55, 57, 59.
  • the hammer rocker 65 is intended to move the hammer 61 between its active position (that is to say when the stops 54, 56 and 58 are against the hearts 55, 57 and 59 as in FIGS. figures 3 , 5 and 7 ) and its inactive position (i.e. when the stops 54, 56 and 58 are away from the cores 55, 57 and 59 as figures 4 , 6 and 8 ).
  • the hammer rocker 65 is rotatably mounted against a pivot 105 forming an axis A3. It comprises an ankle 72 at one end and an arm 73 at the other end.
  • the pin 72 is fixedly mounted on the flank of the rocker 65 and is oriented substantially parallel to the pin 51 of the control 41.
  • the pin 72 is intended to come into contact with the hammer jumper 67.
  • the pin 72 also comprises a coaxial roller intended to reduce friction.
  • the arm 73 is substantially perpendicularly oriented relative to the end comprising the pin 72 by means of a bend 74.
  • the end of the arm 73 comprises the slot 71 intended to cooperate preferentially with the roller of the lower part of the post 64.
  • L the orientation of the arm 73 associated with the clearance allowed by the light 71 allows, in particular, during a rotation of the lever 65 along the axis A3, to optimize the thrust of the hammer 61 by orienting it substantially parallel to the lights 100 and 102.
  • the reset lever 63 is intended to move the hammer 61 from its inactive position (that is to say when the stops 54, 56 and 58 are away from the cores 55, 57 and 59 as figures 4 , 6 and 8 ) to its active position (that is to say when the stops 54, 56 and 58 are against the hearts 55, 57 and 59 as figures 3 , 5 and 7 ).
  • the reset lever 63 is rotatably mounted on the pivot 107 forming an axis A4. It is substantially W-shaped and comprises, at one of its ends, an arm 81 intended to come into contact preferentially with a second roller of the post 66 in order to move hammer 61.
  • the resetting lever 63 comprises substantially at its central end a finger 83 intended to limit its rotation according to the operating mode of the chronograph mechanism 7, that is to say according to whether it is in stop or start position.
  • the finger 83 is thus intended to cooperate with the castellated wheel 48 in order to mechanically limit the rotation of the reset lever 63 when the finger 83 faces one of the columns of the castellated wheel 48 (as illustrated in FIGS. figures 4 and 6 ) and allow said rotations when between two columns (as shown in figures 3 , 5 , 7 and 8 ).
  • the hammer jumper 67 is of the bistable type, that is to say that it is capable of making the hammer 61 stable when it is in its active position and when it is in its inactive position. It is generally U-shaped, one of the vertical parts 82 is very rigid and is intended to come into contact with the peg of the peg 72 of the flip-flop 65. The vertical part 82 is thus elastically able to move away from approaching the other vertical part following the stresses of the pin 72 by rotation around the pivot 109 forming an axis A5.
  • the second vertical portion 85 is thinner than the first in order to provide the latter with the necessary elasticity.
  • the hammer jumper 67 is used to generate an opposing force during the parting movement M vertical 82, that is to say the force required for the pin 72 to move the hammer rocker 65 at the beginning of displacement.
  • the hammer jumper 67 is also used to generate a driving force during the elastic expansion, that is to say that the jumper 67 provides sufficient force to recover its equilibrium position which is able to finish the movement of the peg 72 as explained below.
  • the stable position is seen when the hammer 61 is inactive, that is to say when the hammer rocker 65 is held by its peg 72 in position against a notch arranged on a lateral face 88 of the vertical part 82 of the jumper
  • the hammer jumper 67 thus allows a force to be exerted by its lateral face 88 (oriented substantially perpendicular to that exerted by the upper face 86 in the active position) capable of counteracting the movement of the hammer 61 towards its position. active.
  • the slopes of each useful face 86, 88 of the jumper 67 can be adapted according to the mechanism on which they are applied by increasing and / or decreasing and / or making them more or less rectilinear.
  • the timepiece 1 comprises shockproof devices 33 and 35 adapted to disengage control members of their associated mechanism when a force exerted is greater than a predetermined force.
  • the pushers 19 and 21 serve to explain the operation of anti-shock devices according to the invention.
  • the presentation can not be limited to these embodiments alone.
  • such devices could also be provided to secure another control member such as, for example, the crown 15 controlling the time setting device 5 of the timepiece 1.
  • the shockproof device 33 is intended to protect the chronograph mechanism 7 against inadvertent actuation of the reset lever 63. It is rotatably mounted along the same axis A4 as the reset lever 63.
  • the shockproof device 33 comprises a finger assembly 92 - groove 94 and a main part 91 substantially C-shaped, one end of which has a striking zone 93 and the other end of which includes a set of pins 96 - jumper 95.
  • the part 91 is intended to serve as a part intermediate between the pusher 21 and the reset lever 63 in order to decouple them.
  • the striking zone 93 comprises a puddle substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the part 91 and faces the rear of the pusher 21. It is intended to come into contact with the pusher 21 in order to transmit its force to the workpiece 91.
  • the finger assembly 92 - groove 94 is intended to limit the relative movements between the reset lever 63 and the main part 91.
  • the finger 92 is secured to the workpiece 91 and the groove 94 of the reset lever 63.
  • a reverse assembly is obviously possible.
  • the finger 92 is also mounted in an upper hole 87, substantially mounted in the same plane as the lights 100 and 102, in order to limit its overall displacement.
  • the anti-shock device 33 comprises a set of pins 96 - jumper 95.
  • Such an assembly according to the configuration of the invention is intended to mechanically detect the forces transmitted successively by the pusher 21, the strike zone 93, the piece 91 as too intense, that is to say detect when the transmitted force may deteriorate the chronograph mechanism 7. It may of course be considered other links depending on the intended application.
  • the mechanical connection between an ankle 96 and the notch of the jumper 95 is adapted to decouple, preferably, when a force greater than 25 N is transmitted to it by the pusher 21.
  • a force greater than 25 N is transmitted to it by the pusher 21.
  • the reset lever 63 is actuated at the same time as the main piece 91.
  • the 96-jumper assembly 95 is selected because, in the normal position, it does not exert any constraint on the chronograph mechanism 7 which allows him to solicit at least.
  • the decoupling force is very easy to configure because it depends mainly on the geometry of the notch relative to the rest of the jumper 95 which makes the decoupling force very reproducible.
  • the pin 96 is mounted on the end of the resetting lever 63 opposite that comprising the arm 81 and the jumper 95 is arranged on the end of the part 91 opposite to that comprising the striking zone 93.
  • the assembly 96 - jumper 95 is obviously possible.
  • the other anti-shock device 35 is intended to protect the chronograph mechanism 7 against inadvertent actuation of the control 41. It is rotatably mounted along the same axis A1 as the control 41.
  • the shockproof device 35 comprises a finger assembly 112 - groove 114 and a main part 111 substantially in the form of a circular arc, one end of which has a striking zone 113 and the other end of which has an assembly 116 - jumper 115.
  • the piece 111 is intended to serve as an intermediate piece between the pusher 19 and the control 41 in order to decouple them.
  • the striking zone 113 comprises a flange substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the piece 111 and faces the rear of the pusher 19. It is intended to come into contact with the pusher 19 in order to transmit its force to the piece 111.
  • the finger 112 - throat assembly 114 is intended to limit the relative movements between the the control 41 and the main part 111. In the example shown in FIG. figure 3 , the finger 112 is secured to the workpiece 111 and the groove 114 of the control 41. However, a reverse assembly is obviously possible.
  • the finger 112 is also mounted in an upper hole 89, substantially mounted in the same plane as the lights 100 and 102, in order to limit its movement globally.
  • the anti-shock device 35 comprises a set of pins 116 - jumper 115.
  • Such an assembly according to the configuration of the invention is intended to mechanically detect the forces transmitted successively by the pusher 19, the striking zone 113, the piece 111 as too much intense, that is to say detect when the transmitted force may deteriorate the chronograph mechanism 7.
  • the pin 116 is mounted on the end, opposite that mounted on the axis A1, of the main part 111 substantially perpendicularly.
  • the jumper 115 is mounted mounted on the control 41.
  • the assembly is carried out by means of a flange (not shown so as not to weigh down the figures) which is connected to the control 41 by means of pins 117 and 118 so as to trap jumper 115 between said platen and said control.
  • the mechanical connection between an anchor 116 and the notch of the jumper 115 is adapted to decouple, preferably, when a force greater than 25 N is transmitted to it by the pusher 19.
  • the main parts 91 and 111 are of substantially equivalent thickness to that respectively of the reset lever 63 and the control 41.
  • the thickness of each of the main parts can thus be less than 0.5 mm.
  • the timepiece 1 comprises a force equalization device 37 between two of its control members.
  • the force equalizing device 37 is intended to personalize the touch at the depression of the pushers 19 and 21 controlling the chronograph mechanism 7.
  • the force equalization device 37 may be envisaged between two other organs 1.
  • said customization is to generate an antagonistic force during the depression of each pusher 19, 21 with the aid of a single device.
  • the force equalization device 37 comprises an intermediate lever 121, a jumper 123, a first finger 122 - throat assembly 120 and a second finger 126 - throat assembly 124.
  • the intermediate lever 121 is mounted substantially medially rotation against axis A1.
  • the intermediate flip-flop 121 is intended to selectively transmit said counterforce to the dedicated kinematics of the pusher 19, 21 which is actuated as explained hereinafter.
  • the counterforce is induced by the relative displacement between the substantially pointed end 125 of the flip-flop 121 and the notch of the jumper 123 attached to the control 41.
  • the latch 121 uses the two finger-throat assemblies to respectively connect the control 41, that is to say a portion of the kinematic associated with the pusher 19, and the reset lever 63, that is to say a portion of the kinematic associated with the pusher 21.
  • the finger 122 is mounted on the same end of the latch 121 as the tip 125 substantially perpendicular and slides in the groove 120 arranged in the control 41.
  • the finger 126 is mounted on the other end, opposite to that of point 125, substantially perpendicular and slides into the groove 124 provided in the reset lever 63.
  • the jumper 115 of the anti-shock device 35 and the jumper 123 of the force equalization device 37 share the same fastening means 117, 118 mounted on the control 41. They thus form a one-piece piece 127 forming a double jumper.
  • the consecutive stack is at one end the intermediate lever 121 and the control 41, the main part 111 and the control hook 43.
  • the figure 3 represents the chronograph mechanism 7 when it is inactive, that is to say when the indicator device 17 is not used.
  • the resetting device 25 is active, that is to say that the indicator device 17 is initialized, and that this position is made stable by preferentially contacting the roller of the peg 72 against the upper face 86 of the jumper 67.
  • shockproof devices 33 and 35 are in their normal position, that is to say, respectively coupled with the reset lever 63 and the control 41.
  • the standardization device 37 is in its equilibrium position, that is to say that the tip 125 of the intermediate lever 121 sits in the notch of the jumper 123.
  • the column wheel 45 of the control system 23 is in its position authorizing activation of the reset device 25.
  • the user actuates the stop / start pushbutton 19 according to the arrow B visible at the figure 3 .
  • the pusher 19 moves substantially in a translation B until the rear of the pusher 19 comes into contact with the striking zone 113 of the shockproof device 35.
  • the movement of the pusher 19 is transmitted to the main part 111 of the shockproof device 35 which then prints a rotation C about the axis A1.
  • the shockproof device 35 goes into the disengaged position. This means that the connection between the peg 116 of the main part 111 and the notch 115 of the jumper mounted on the control 41 is disengaged. Consequently, the translation B of the pusher 19, substantially oriented towards the core 59, only induces the rotation C of the main part 111 of the anti-shock device 35 in the retrograde direction. The rotation C of the main part 111 is limited when the finger 112 meets the end of the groove 114 as illustrated in FIG. figure 5 .
  • a flange 129 of the pusher 19 abuts against the housing 11 of the timepiece 1 which more surely limits the stroke of the pusher 19.
  • it can also be provided a limit stop of the strike zone 113.
  • the expansion force of the jumper 115 returns the pin 116 to the notch of the jumper 115.
  • the device shockproof 35 thus protects the kinematics attached to the control 41 and is automatically repositioned mechanically.
  • the shockproof device 35 remains in the normal position and, in a third phase, transmits to the control 41 his movement.
  • the control 41 is driven in the same retrograde rotation C around the axis A1.
  • the amplitude C rotation performed during the third phase allows, during the travel of the control 41, to move the hammer rocker 65 by the movement D of its pin 51 and, the control hook 43, the movement E of its light 47.
  • the pin 49 of the control hook 43 trapped in the slot 47, also causes the control hook 43 in rotation C retrograde about the axis A1.
  • the hook 44 is thus closer to the tooth of the ratchet wheel 46 which faces it by a substantially tangential movement F.
  • the hook 44 comes into contact with the ratchet wheel 46 and forces the column wheel 45 to print a trigonometric rotation G about the axis A2.
  • the column wheel 45 has pivoted at an angle substantially equal to 30 degrees so that a column of the castellated wheel 48 faces vis-à-vis the finger 83 of the reset lever 63. This allows the system control 23 to change state by preventing, in particular, the activation of the resetting device 25.
  • said change of state controls the activation of the clutch device 29, that is to say that the chronograph mechanism 7 is made integral with the watch movement 3 and the deactivation of the immobilizer 31, that is to say that the gear device 27 is not immobilized.
  • the column wheel 45 comprises a third gear, below the ratchet wheel 46, for controlling said devices.
  • the hammer rocker 65 is moved by the thrust movement D of the pin 51.
  • the movement of the hammer rocker 65 is of the retrograde rotation type H about the axis A3.
  • the pin 51 preferably via its roller 53, comes into contact with the end of the hammer rocker 65 which faces it, said rocker being in stable position thanks to the contact of its ankle 72 against the upper face 86 of the jumper 67.
  • the force feedback on the pusher 19 felt by the user is generated mainly by the relative movement of the jumper 123, which is driven according to the movement J about the axis A1 by the control 41, relative to the tip 125 of the intermediate lever 121.
  • the thrust force on the pusher 19 must therefore counteract the conjugate antagonistic efforts exerted mainly by the spacing J of the jumper 123 relative to the tip 125 and the spacing M of the vertical portion 82 of the jumper 67 to the ankle 72.
  • the second time is initiated. It corresponds to the moment when, preferably, the roller of the peg 72 of the rocker 65 exceeds the common edge between the upper face 86 and the lateral face 88 of the vertical part 82 of the jumper 67. Indeed, at this moment, the movement B of the pusher 19 no longer requires the jumper 67 to move away according to the movement M but on the contrary allows the jumper 67 tends to return to the equilibrium position.
  • the hammer rocker 65 is no longer displaced by the force exerted on the pusher 19 but substantially by the force exerted by the trigger trigonometric rotation of the vertical portion 82 of the jumper 67 around the axis A5.
  • the end of the movement (H, K, L) of the resetting device 25 is then "automatically" performed.
  • the roller 53 of the pin 51 is no longer in contact with the hammer rocker 65 and the peg of the pin 72 of the latter seat in the notch of the lateral portion 88 of the jumper 67.
  • the movement of the rocker 65 has driven directly the pin 64 of the hammer 61 according to the translation K in the light 100 and, indirectly, the second pin 66 of the hammer 61 according to the translation L in the light 102 so that the hammer 61 has moved away from the cores 55, 57 and 59. Therefore, the reset device 25 illustrated in FIG. figure 6 is in its stable position deactivated.
  • the chronograph mechanism 7 is activated, that is to say that the indicator device 17 begins to visualize the elapsed time. Nevertheless, at any time, if the force exerted on the pusher 19 induces a force on the jumper 115 - pin 116 which substantially exceeds 25 N, the control 41 is no longer driven by the shockproof device 35.
  • the chronograph mechanism 7 is therefore activated, that is to say that the indicator device 17 continues to measure the elapsed time, the reset device 25 is in its stable inactive position, the standardization device of efforts 37 is in its equilibrium position and the kinematics connected to the pushers 19 and 21 in their rest position.
  • the clutch device 29 is activated and the immobilizer 31 deactivated.
  • the shockproof device 35 goes into the disengaged position and does not cause the control 41. If the support on the pusher 19 is less than the predetermined force, the kinematics, explained above, causes the control hook 43 according to the tangential movement F able to print a trigonometric rotation G, at a substantially 30 degree angle, to the column wheel 45.
  • control system 23 returns to a state substantially symmetrical to that of the figure 3 which implies that it again allows the activation of the resetting device 25 (the finger 83 of the reset lever 63 is again facing a space between two columns of the castellated wheel 48).
  • This state also deactivates the clutch device 29 (that is, disengages the chronograph mechanism 7 from the watch movement 3) and activates the immobilizer 31 (that is, makes the device static).
  • gear device 27 for example by means of said third wheel of the column wheel 45 as explained above.
  • the user can then comfortably read, by the indicating device 17 (made immobile) of the display system 9, the elapsed time that he wished to measure.
  • the pusher 21 moves substantially in a translation N until the rear of the pusher 21 comes into contact with the strike zone 93 of the shockproof device 33.
  • the movement of the pusher 21 is transmitted to the main part 91 of the shockproof device 33 which then prints a retrograde rotation P around the axis A4.
  • the shockproof device 33 goes into the disengaged position. This means that the connection between the peg 96 of the reset lever 63 and the notch of the jumper 95 formed on the main part 91 dissociates. Therefore, the translation N of the pusher 21, substantially oriented towards the core 59, only induces the rotation P of the main part 91 of the shockproof device 33 in the retrograde direction. The rotation P of the main part 91 is limited when the finger 92 meets the end of the groove 94 as shown in FIG. figure 8 .
  • a collar 131 of the pusher 21 abuts against the housing 11 of the timepiece 1 which more surely limits the stroke of the pusher 21.
  • it can also be provided a limit stop of the strike zone 93.
  • the shockproof device 33 remains in the normal position and, in a third step, transmits to the delivery lever at zero 63 his movement.
  • the resetting lever 63 is driven in the same retrograde rotation P around the axis A4 and, incidentally, its finger 83 and its arm 81.
  • the arm 81 In a fourth step, the arm 81, with its movement O substantially oriented towards the cores 55, 57 and 59, comes into contact with the second roller of the post 66 and begins to drive it.
  • the movement O of the arm 81 of the reset lever 63 is successively translated by the movements L '(substantially opposite to L explained above) of the tenon 66, K' of the tenon 64 (substantially inverse to K explained above) and H 'of the hammer rocker 65 (substantially reverse to H explained above).
  • the hammer rocker 65 is in a stable position by contacting the roller of its peg 72 against the lateral face 88 of the jumper 67, it exerts a counter-force to the movement O.
  • the force feedback on the pusher 21 felt by the user is generated mainly by the relative displacement of the tip 125 of the intermediate lever 121, which is driven according to the movement R around the axis A1 by the reset lever 63 by means of the finger assembly 126 - groove 124, relative to the jumper 123.
  • the thrust force on the pusher 21 must therefore counteract the conjugate antagonistic efforts exerted mainly by the spacing J of the jumper 123 relative to the tip 125 and the spacing M of the vertical portion 82 of the jumper 67 with respect to the peg 72.
  • the fifth step is initiated. It corresponds to the moment when the roller of the peg 72 of the rocker 65 exceeds the common edge between the upper face 86 and the lateral face 88 of the vertical part 82 of the jumper 67. Indeed, at this moment, the movement N of the pusher 21 no longer requires the jumper 67 to move away according to the movement M but on the contrary allows that the jumper 67 tends to return to the equilibrium position.
  • the hammer rocker 65 is no longer displaced by the force exerted on the pusher 21 but substantially by the force exerted by the trigger trigonometric rotation of the vertical portion 82 of the jumper 67 around of axis A5.
  • the end of the movement path (H ', K', L ') of the reset device 25 is then "automatically" performed.
  • the arm 81 of the reset lever 63 is no longer in contact with the second roller of the post 66 of the hammer 61 and the peg of the peg 72 of the hammer rocker 65 seat against the upper part 86 of the jumper 67.
  • the movement of the rocker 65 has driven directly the pin 64 of the hammer 61 according to the translation K 'in the light 100 and, indirectly, the second pin 66 of the hammer 61 according to the translation L' in the light 102 so that the hammer 61 has contacted the cores 55, 57 and 59.
  • the resetting device 25 is therefore activated again.
  • the double-arm configuration 60, 62 of the hammer 61 as explained above makes it possible to improve the balancing of the striking forces of the cores 55, 57, 59 by the stops 54, 56, 58 of the hammer 61. Moreover, advantageously the striking forces are no longer dependent on the force exerted on the pusher 21 but on the relaxation force of the jumper 67.
  • the chronograph mechanism 7 is deactivated and its indicator device 17 reset. Nevertheless, at any time, if the force exerted on the pusher 21 induces a force on the jumper 95 - pin 96 which substantially exceeds 25 N, the reset lever 63 is no longer driven by the shockproof device 33.
  • the shockproof devices 33 and 35 thus protect the chronograph mechanism 7 against the violent actuations of the pushers 19 and 21.
  • the devices 33 and 35 protect the chronograph mechanism 7 also in the case where the two pushers 119 and 21 are actuated at the same time . Indeed, one 19 will tend to make inactive the reset system 25 and the other 21, tend to make active the same system. Thanks to the devices 33 and 35, as soon as at least one of the links 116 - 115 and 95 - 96 reaches its predetermined stress threshold, preferably equal to 25 N, it disengages and leaves the other the control of the delivery device. At the same time, the crenellated wheel 48 of the column wheel 45 is not likely to be damaged by a violent pressure of the finger 83 of the reset lever 63.
  • a simple release of the pusher 21 will mechanically release the stress between the tip 125 of the intermediate lever 121 and the jumper 123.
  • the effort equalization device 37 then tends to return to its equilibrium position and causes its displacement.
  • the chronograph mechanism 7 is therefore found again in its configuration of the figure 3 .
  • the chronograph mechanism 7 is therefore inactive, the resetting device 25 is in its stable active position, the force equalization device 37 is in its equilibrium position and the kinematics connected to the pushers 19 and 21 in their position. rest position.
  • the uncoupling force of the jumper assemblies 115/95 - peg 116/96 of the shockproof device 35/33 is greater than that of the assembly 125 - jumper 123 which is, itself, greater than that of the sets of ankle 72 - 86/88 faces of the jumper 67.
  • the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example but is susceptible of various variations and modifications that will occur to those skilled in the art.
  • the mounting of the light assemblies 47 - pin 49 and / or finger 68 - groove 69 can be reversed without the operation of the timepiece 1 is affected. This is of course valid for other sets of sets of the timepiece.
  • the movements B, N actuating the pushers 19, 21 can not be limited to a translation, any movement and / or control member other than a pusher can be envisaged.
  • one or both pushers 19 and 21 control that is to say, push directly their associated functions, that is to say without shock-proof device 33, intermediate.
  • rollers can not be limited to the example of the figures as explained above but any timepiece may comprise less or more and / or different configuration (diameter of the axis on which it is mounted, thickness of the roller, etc.).
  • each state of the column wheel 45 it may be provided a jumper which cooperates with one of its teeth.
  • the initiation of the second time can be performed before or after two-thirds of the stroke of the control 41.
  • the initiation of the second time can be performed before or after two-thirds of the stroke of the lever reset 63.
  • a cam may be fitted on the end of the hammer rocker 65 which comes into contact with the peg of the peg 51 in order to modify the evolution and the intensity of the force required to pivot said hammer lever by the command 41.

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