EP2187272B1 - Device for timepiece display - Google Patents

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EP2187272B1
EP2187272B1 EP08019724A EP08019724A EP2187272B1 EP 2187272 B1 EP2187272 B1 EP 2187272B1 EP 08019724 A EP08019724 A EP 08019724A EP 08019724 A EP08019724 A EP 08019724A EP 2187272 B1 EP2187272 B1 EP 2187272B1
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  • the present invention relates to a display device for a timepiece, such as a wristwatch, more particularly a display device for civil time and solar time.
  • the time measured and displayed by timepieces is the civil time, also known as “average solar time” or “average time”.
  • the days of civil time have a constant duration of 24 hours.
  • Some watches also measure and display solar time, also known as “true solar time” or “true time”.
  • Solar time takes into account the irregularity of the daily course of the earth on its elliptical trajectory around the sun.
  • the days of solar time have a duration that varies, over a whole year, between about -15 minutes and about +15 minutes in relation to the civil time. The difference between solar time and civil time is called the equation of time.
  • the first type of display In the first type of display, a needle eccentric to the hour and minute hands of the civil time and driven by a time equation cam swivels over a corresponding scale on the dial to display the equation time.
  • An example of this first type of display is described in the document EP 1 286 233 , figure 1
  • This type of display is simple to implement, but it has the drawback of not allowing a direct reading of the solar time, only a value to be added or subtracted from the civil time to deduce the solar time being displayed by the timepiece.
  • a minute hand of solar time is concentric with a minute hand of the civil time and turns continuously above the dial with a gap between these hands which varies depending on the position of a time equation cam.
  • Examples of this second type of display are described in the documents EP 1 637 942 , EP 1 637 941 , EP 1 286 233 and CH 689 359 .
  • This guy The display requires two minute hands and a complicated mechanism to both turn the minute hand of the solar time one turn per hour in synchronism with the minute hand of the civil time and correct, regularly difference between the two needles as a function of the position of the equation of time cam.
  • the present invention aims at providing another type of display, which allows a direct reading of the solar time and which is simple to perform.
  • a display device for a timepiece comprising a fixed part, a rotating needle intended to rotate at a rate of one revolution per hour, a concentric rotary disk with a needle and comprising at least one indication and a disk drive mechanism, characterized in that said mechanism is arranged to drive the disk so that its angular position relative to the fixed part at a given instant corresponds to the difference between the minutes of the solar time and the minutes of the civil time, so that the needle indicates the minutes of the civil time by its angular position relative to the fixed part and simultaneously the minutes of the solar time by its angular position relative to the disc.
  • a single needle is used for the simultaneous display of the minutes of the civil time and the minutes of the solar time.
  • This allows a simple and direct solar time reading.
  • the disc rotates only according to the difference between the minutes of the solar time and the minutes of the civil time, like the eccentric hand of the displays of the equation of time (first type of display above).
  • the drive mechanism can therefore be simple.
  • the drive mechanism includes a time equation cam.
  • the disk may include a scale with which the needle cooperates to display the minutes of solar time.
  • the fixed part may comprise a graduation with which the needle cooperates to display the minutes of the civil time.
  • the display device according to the invention may comprise another rotating hour-indicator needle concentric with said needle.
  • the display device comprises another disk concentric with said disk and whose angular position relative to the fixed part is adjustable, this other disk displaying the hours of a second time zone. in combination with the rotating hour indicator.
  • the present invention also proposes a timepiece comprising a display device as defined above.
  • a display device for a timepiece such as a wristwatch, includes a fixed dial 1 with respect to the movement and the box of the timepiece.
  • the dial 1 has an annular shape and has a graduation of minutes and circular hours 2.
  • the graduation 2 comprises 60 equal divisions spread over 360 ° and is associated with the hour indicator numbers "3", “6", “9” and "12".
  • a pair of hour and minute indicator hands 3, 4 are concentric (coaxial) with the dial 1 and the graduation 2 and turn relative to the dial 1 respectively by two turns per day and one revolution per hour. In the traditional way, the hands 3, 4 thus display respectively the hours and the minutes of the civil time in association with the dial 1.
  • the disc 5 carries a minute graduation 6 associated with the minute indicator numbers "0", "5" , “10” ... "55".
  • the graduation 6 has a circular shape, concentric with the disc 5, and has 60 equal divisions spread over 360 °. Under the action of a drive mechanism which will be described below, the disc 5 moves only according to the difference between the solar time and the civil time. In other words, its angular position relative to the dial 1 at a given instant is representative of said deviation.
  • the "0" of the graduation 6 is opposite the "12" of the fixed graduation 2, as shown in FIG. figure 1 the difference between the minutes of the solar time and the minutes of the civil time is zero.
  • each division of the graduation 6 is aligned with the corresponding division of the graduation 2.
  • the number of divisions of the scale 2 or 6 between this "0” and this "12” corresponds to the number of minutes of difference between the solar time and the civil time.
  • the difference between the minutes of the solar time and the minutes of the civil time can be negative ("0" to the right of the "12"), as represented in the figure 2 , or positive ("0" to the left of "12”), as shown in figure 3 .
  • the disk 5 moves over an angular range of about 180 °, corresponding to a lag between the minutes of the solar time and the civil time minutes ranging from about -15 minutes to about +15 minutes.
  • the reading of the minutes of the civil time and minutes of the solar time is done with the same hand, minute hand 4.
  • the needle 4 displays the minutes of the civil time.
  • the disk 5 and its graduation 6 the needle 4 displays the minutes of the solar time.
  • the hours are read with the hour hand 3 in association with the dial 1, its graduation 2 and its hour digits. So, in the configuration illustrated in the figure 1 , the civil time is 3 hours 26 minutes and the solar time is also 3 hours 26 minutes. In the configuration illustrated in figure 2 , the civil time is 3 hours 26 minutes and the solar time is 3 hours 23 minutes. In the configuration illustrated in figure 3 , the civil time is 3 hours 26 minutes and the solar time is 3 hours 30 minutes.
  • Dial 1 may not have an indication.
  • the disc 5 could comprise only an indication, such as a simple marker, indicating the angular position of the disc 5 relative to the dial 1.
  • the disk 5 and the driving mechanism of the disk 5 are mounted on a plate and form with the latter and the dial 1 a module to fix on a watch movement or on a simple or perpetual calendar mechanism.
  • the dial 1 can be defined by a piece fixed rigidly to the plate or by a flange of said plate.
  • the drive mechanism of the disc 5 could however, alternatively, be integrated with a movement or a date mechanism.
  • the Figures 4 and 5 show an exemplary embodiment of the disk drive mechanism 5, mounted on a plate 7 reported on a movement.
  • a finger 8 coaxial and secured to the wheel hours 9 of the movement turns to because of a turn every 12 hours. Twice a day, this finger 8 rotates a star 10 to 9 teeth subjected to the action of a jumper 11.
  • the axis of the star 10 carries a pinion 12 to 11 teeth integral with the star 10.
  • This pinion 12 drives a wheel 13 to 47 teeth which itself is coaxial and integral with a pinion 14 to 11 teeth which drives a wheel 15 to 54 teeth.
  • a pinion 16 to 23 teeth coaxial and secured to the wheel 15 drives an annual wheel 17 to 365 teeth rotating at a rate of one turn per year.
  • the annual wheel 17 is coaxial and integral with an equation of time cam 18, that is to say a cam whose profile is determined by the difference between the solar time and the civil time at any time. 'one year.
  • a feeler rake 19 pivots at a point 20 and comprises a feeler end 21 which follows the profile of the cam 18 and is kept in contact with this profile by a spring 22 acting on the rake 19, and another end 23 in the form of a sector.
  • toothed which meshes with a pinion 24 to 11 teeth coaxial and integral with a wheel 25 to 55 teeth.
  • a pinion 26 with 10 teeth coaxial and secured to a wheel 27 to 45 teeth is driven by the wheel 25.
  • the wheel 27 meshes with the internal toothing of a ring 28 to 250 teeth which supports the disc 5 to move the disc 5 according to the difference between the solar time and the civil time read on the equation of time cam 18.
  • the disk 5 secured to the ring 28 is angularly offset from the dial 1 by 1/60 th of a lap of offset between the solar time and the time in the clockwise direction when solar time is behind civil time and counter-clockwise when solar time is ahead of civil time. More exactly, the angular position of the disc 5 with respect to the dial 1 is corrected (updated) each time the star 10 is actuated by the finger 8, that is to say twice in 24 hours, and is constant the rest time.
  • the drive mechanism could be modified in a manner that is within the skill of the art to correct the position angular cam 18 and thus the angular position of the disc 5 more or less twice per 24 hours.
  • the wheel 15 is frictionally mounted on its axis and a manual adjustment wheel 29 accessible to the user can be rotated to drive the annual wheel 17 and the cam 18 without rotating the wheel 15.
  • the hour hand 3 (not shown on the Figures 4 and 5 ) is mounted on a barrel 30 of the hour wheel 9.
  • the minute hand 4 is mounted on a barrel of the minute wheel of the movement, which passes through the barrel 30.
  • the drive mechanism of the disc 5 could be controlled by a date mechanism.
  • the elements 8 and 10 to 16 would be removed and the annual wheel 17 could be driven by a pinion coaxial and integral with the star 31 tooth date mechanism, which makes one turn per month.
  • the annual wheel 17 would then have, for example, 120 teeth and the pinion that drives 10 teeth. If the date mechanism is perpetual, the adjustment wheel 29 is not necessary since then the rotation of the star with 31 teeth takes into account the variable duration of the months.
  • the figure 6 shows another embodiment of the invention in which the display device comprises a second rotary disc 31 concentric with the disc 5, the dial 1 and the needles 3, 4.
  • This second disc 31 has hour indicator numbers 32 and its angular position relative to the dial 1 can be adjusted via a manual control member.
  • the disk 31 thus allows the display of the hours of a second time zone. Reading the hours of a first time zone, for example that where the user is located, is performed by the hour hand 3 in association with the dial 1. The hours of the second time zone are read by the hour hand 3 in association with the disk 31.
  • the displayed civil time is 1 hour 31 minutes in the first time zone and 12 hours 31 minutes in the second time zone
  • the solar time displayed is 1 hour 26 minutes in the first time zone and 12 hours 26 minutes in the second time zone.

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Abstract

The device has a rotative hour hand (3) moving at a rate of one turn per hour, and a rotative disk (5) rotating concentrically with the rotative hour hand. A driving mechanism i.e. finger, drives the disk such that angular position of the disk with respect to a dial (1) at a given instant corresponds to difference between minutes of solar time and minutes of civil time for permitting a rotative minute hand (4) to indicate the minutes of civil and solar times simultaneously by angular positions of the minute hand with respect to the dial and the disk.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'affichage pour une pièce d'horlogerie, telle qu'une montre-bracelet, plus particulièrement un dispositif d'affichage du temps civil et du temps solaire.The present invention relates to a display device for a timepiece, such as a wristwatch, more particularly a display device for civil time and solar time.

Le temps que mesurent et affichent les pièces d'horlogerie est le temps civil, dit également « temps solaire moyen » ou « temps moyen ». Les jours du temps civil ont une durée constante, de 24 heures. Certaines montres mesurent et affichent en outre le temps solaire, dit également « temps solaire vrai » ou « temps vrai ». Le temps solaire tient compte de l'irrégularité de la course quotidienne de la terre sur sa trajectoire elliptique autour du soleil. Les jours du temps solaire ont une durée qui varie, sur toute une année, entre environ -15 minutes et environ +15 minutes par rapport au temps civil. La différence entre le temps solaire et le temps civil s'appelle « l'équation du temps ».The time measured and displayed by timepieces is the civil time, also known as "average solar time" or "average time". The days of civil time have a constant duration of 24 hours. Some watches also measure and display solar time, also known as "true solar time" or "true time". Solar time takes into account the irregularity of the daily course of the earth on its elliptical trajectory around the sun. The days of solar time have a duration that varies, over a whole year, between about -15 minutes and about +15 minutes in relation to the civil time. The difference between solar time and civil time is called the equation of time.

Deux types d'affichage relatif au temps solaire existent actuellement.Two types of solar time display currently exist.

Dans le premier type d'affichage, une aiguille excentrée par rapport aux aiguilles des heures et des minutes du temps civil et mue par une came d'équation du temps pivote au-dessus d'une graduation correspondante sur le cadran pour afficher l'équation du temps. Un exemple de ce premier type d'affichage est décrit dans le document EP 1 286 233 , figure 1, repères 18, 20. Ce type d'affichage est simple à réaliser mais il présente inconvénient de ne pas permettre une lecture directe du temps solaire, seule une valeur à ajouter ou à retrancher au temps civil pour en déduire le temps solaire étant affichée par la pièce d'horlogerie.In the first type of display, a needle eccentric to the hour and minute hands of the civil time and driven by a time equation cam swivels over a corresponding scale on the dial to display the equation time. An example of this first type of display is described in the document EP 1 286 233 , figure 1 This type of display is simple to implement, but it has the drawback of not allowing a direct reading of the solar time, only a value to be added or subtracted from the civil time to deduce the solar time being displayed by the timepiece.

Dans le second type d'affichage, dit « à équation du temps marchante », une aiguille des minutes du temps solaire est concentrique avec une aiguille des minutes du temps civil et tourne continûment au-dessus du cadran avec un écart entre ces aiguilles qui varie en fonction de la position d'une came d'équation du temps. Des exemples de ce second type d'affichage sont décrits dans les documents EP 1 637 942 , EP 1 637 941 , EP 1 286 233 et CH 689 359 . Ce type d'affichage nécessite deux aiguilles des minutes ainsi qu'un mécanisme compliqué pour à la fois faire tourner l'aiguille des minutes du temps solaire d'un tour par heure en synchronisme avec l'aiguille des minutes du temps civil et corriger, régulièrement l'écart entre les deux aiguilles en fonction de la position de la came d'équation du temps.In the second type of display, called "equation of walking time", a minute hand of solar time is concentric with a minute hand of the civil time and turns continuously above the dial with a gap between these hands which varies depending on the position of a time equation cam. Examples of this second type of display are described in the documents EP 1 637 942 , EP 1 637 941 , EP 1 286 233 and CH 689 359 . This guy The display requires two minute hands and a complicated mechanism to both turn the minute hand of the solar time one turn per hour in synchronism with the minute hand of the civil time and correct, regularly difference between the two needles as a function of the position of the equation of time cam.

La présente invention vise à proposer un autre type d'affichage, qui permettre une lecture directe du temps solaire et qui soit simple à réaliser.The present invention aims at providing another type of display, which allows a direct reading of the solar time and which is simple to perform.

A cette fin est prévu un dispositif d'affichage pour pièce d'horlogerie, comprenant une partie fixe, une aiguille rotative destinée à tourner à raison d'un tour par heure, un disque rotatif concentrique avec aiguille et comportant au moins une indication et un mécanisme d'entraînement du disque, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme est agencé pour entraîner le disque de telle sorte que sa position angulaire par rapport à la partie fixe à un instant donné corresponde à l'écart entre les minutes du temps solaire et les minutes du temps civil, afin que l'aiguille indique les minutes du temps civil par sa position angulaire par rapport à la partie fixe et, simultanément, les minutes du temps solaire par sa position angulaire par rapport au disque.For this purpose there is provided a display device for a timepiece, comprising a fixed part, a rotating needle intended to rotate at a rate of one revolution per hour, a concentric rotary disk with a needle and comprising at least one indication and a disk drive mechanism, characterized in that said mechanism is arranged to drive the disk so that its angular position relative to the fixed part at a given instant corresponds to the difference between the minutes of the solar time and the minutes of the civil time, so that the needle indicates the minutes of the civil time by its angular position relative to the fixed part and simultaneously the minutes of the solar time by its angular position relative to the disc.

Ainsi, dans la présente invention, une seule aiguille est utilisée pour l'affichage simultané des minutes du temps civil et des minutes du temps solaire. Ceci permet une lecture du temps solaire simple et directe. De plus, le disque ne tourne qu'en fonction de l'écart entre les minutes du temps solaire et les minutes du temps civil, à l'instar de l'aiguille excentrée des affichages de l'équation du temps (premier type d'affichage ci-dessus). Le mécanisme d'entraînement peut donc être simple.Thus, in the present invention, a single needle is used for the simultaneous display of the minutes of the civil time and the minutes of the solar time. This allows a simple and direct solar time reading. In addition, the disc rotates only according to the difference between the minutes of the solar time and the minutes of the civil time, like the eccentric hand of the displays of the equation of time (first type of display above). The drive mechanism can therefore be simple.

Typiquement, le mécanisme d'entraînement comprend une came d'équation du temps.Typically, the drive mechanism includes a time equation cam.

Le disque peut comporter une graduation avec laquelle coopère l'aiguille pour afficher les minutes du temps solaire.The disk may include a scale with which the needle cooperates to display the minutes of solar time.

La partie fixe peut comporter une graduation avec laquelle coopère l'aiguille pour afficher les minutes du temps civil.The fixed part may comprise a graduation with which the needle cooperates to display the minutes of the civil time.

Le dispositif d'affichage selon l'invention peut comprendre une autre aiguille rotative, indicatrice des heures, concentrique avec ladite aiguille.The display device according to the invention may comprise another rotating hour-indicator needle concentric with said needle.

Dans un mode de réalisation avantageux, le dispositif d'affichage selon l'invention comprend un autre disque concentrique avec ledit disque et dont la position angulaire par rapport à la partie fixe est réglable, cet autre disque affichant les heures d'un deuxième fuseau horaire en association avec l'aiguille rotative indicatrice des heures.In an advantageous embodiment, the display device according to the invention comprises another disk concentric with said disk and whose angular position relative to the fixed part is adjustable, this other disk displaying the hours of a second time zone. in combination with the rotating hour indicator.

La présente invention propose aussi une pièce d'horlogerie comprenant un dispositif d'affichage tel que défini ci-dessus.The present invention also proposes a timepiece comprising a display device as defined above.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée suivante faite en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue de dessus d'un dispositif d'affichage selon un exemple de réalisation de l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue de dessus du dispositif illustré à la figure 1, dans une autre configuration horaire ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue de dessus du dispositif illustré à la figure 1, dans encore une autre configuration horaire ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue de dessus d'un mécanisme d'entraînement faisant partie du dispositif d'affichage selon l'invention, avec certaines parties rendues transparentes pour une meilleure compréhension :
  • la figure 5 est une vue en coupe du mécanisme d'entraînement prise suivant la ligne V-V de la figure 4 ; et
  • la figure 6 est une vue de dessus d'un dispositif d'affichage selon un autre exemple de réalisation de l'invention.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will appear on reading the following detailed description given with reference to the appended diagrammatic drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a top view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a top view of the device shown in FIG. figure 1 in another time configuration;
  • the figure 3 is a top view of the device shown in FIG. figure 1 in yet another time configuration;
  • the figure 4 is a top view of a drive mechanism forming part of the display device according to the invention, with certain parts rendered transparent for a better understanding:
  • the figure 5 is a sectional view of the drive mechanism taken along line VV of the figure 4 ; and
  • the figure 6 is a top view of a display device according to another embodiment of the invention.

En référence à la figure 1, un dispositif d'affichage selon un exemple de réalisation de l'invention, pour une pièce d'horlogerie telle qu'une montre-bracelet, comprend un cadran 1 fixe par rapport au mouvement et à la boîte de la pièce d'horlogerie. Le cadran 1 a une forme annulaire et comporte une graduation des minutes et des heures circulaire 2. La graduation 2 comporte 60 divisions égales réparties sur 360° et est associée à des chiffres indicateurs des heures « 3 », « 6 », « 9 » et « 12 ». Une paire d'aiguilles indicatrices des heures et des minutes 3, 4 sont concentriques (coaxiales) avec le cadran 1 et la graduation 2 et tournent par rapport au cadran 1 respectivement de deux tours par jour et d'un tour par heure. De manière traditionnelle, les aiguilles 3, 4 affichent ainsi respectivement les heures et les minutes du temps civil en association avec le cadran 1.With reference to the figure 1 , a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, for a timepiece such as a wristwatch, includes a fixed dial 1 with respect to the movement and the box of the timepiece. The dial 1 has an annular shape and has a graduation of minutes and circular hours 2. The graduation 2 comprises 60 equal divisions spread over 360 ° and is associated with the hour indicator numbers "3", "6", "9" and "12". A pair of hour and minute indicator hands 3, 4 are concentric (coaxial) with the dial 1 and the graduation 2 and turn relative to the dial 1 respectively by two turns per day and one revolution per hour. In the traditional way, the hands 3, 4 thus display respectively the hours and the minutes of the civil time in association with the dial 1.

A l'intérieur du cadran 1 se trouve un disque ou couronne rotatif 5 concentrique avec le cadran 1 et les aiguilles 3, 4. Le disque 5 porte une graduation des minutes 6 associée à des chiffres indicateurs des minutes « 0 », « 5 », « 10 » ... « 55 ». La graduation 6 a une forme circulaire, concentrique avec le disque 5, et comporte 60 divisions égales réparties sur 360°. Sous l'action d'un mécanisme d'entraînement qui sera décrit plus loin, le disque 5 se déplace uniquement en fonction de l'écart entre le temps solaire et le temps civil. En d'autres termes, sa position angulaire par rapport au cadran 1 à un instant donné est représentative dudit écart. Lorsque le « 0 » de la graduation 6 est en regard du « 12 » de la graduation fixe 2, comme représenté à la figure 1, l'écart entre les minutes du temps solaire et les minutes du temps civil est nul. Dans cette configuration, chaque division de la graduation 6 est alignée avec la division correspondante de la graduation 2. Lorsque le « 0 » de la graduation 6 n'est pas en regard du « 12 » de la graduation fixe 2, comme représenté aux figures 2 et 3, le nombre de divisions de la graduation 2 ou 6 entre ce « 0 » et ce « 12 » correspond au nombre de minutes de décalage entre le temps solaire et le temps civil. Le décalage entre les minutes du temps solaire et les minutes du temps civil peut être négatif (« 0 » à droite du « 12 »), comme représenté à la figure 2, ou positif (« 0 » à gauche du « 12 »), comme représenté à la figure 3. Sur une année, le disque 5 se déplace sur une plage angulaire d'environ 180°, correspondant à un décalage entre les minutes du temps solaire et les minutes du temps civil allant d'environ -15 minutes à environ +15 minutes.Inside the dial 1 is a disk or rotary ring 5 concentric with the dial 1 and the hands 3, 4. The disc 5 carries a minute graduation 6 associated with the minute indicator numbers "0", "5" , "10" ... "55". The graduation 6 has a circular shape, concentric with the disc 5, and has 60 equal divisions spread over 360 °. Under the action of a drive mechanism which will be described below, the disc 5 moves only according to the difference between the solar time and the civil time. In other words, its angular position relative to the dial 1 at a given instant is representative of said deviation. When the "0" of the graduation 6 is opposite the "12" of the fixed graduation 2, as shown in FIG. figure 1 the difference between the minutes of the solar time and the minutes of the civil time is zero. In this configuration, each division of the graduation 6 is aligned with the corresponding division of the graduation 2. When the "0" of the graduation 6 is not opposite the "12" of the fixed graduation 2, as shown in FIG. figures 2 and 3 , the number of divisions of the scale 2 or 6 between this "0" and this "12" corresponds to the number of minutes of difference between the solar time and the civil time. The difference between the minutes of the solar time and the minutes of the civil time can be negative ("0" to the right of the "12"), as represented in the figure 2 , or positive ("0" to the left of "12"), as shown in figure 3 . Over a year, the disk 5 moves over an angular range of about 180 °, corresponding to a lag between the minutes of the solar time and the civil time minutes ranging from about -15 minutes to about +15 minutes.

La lecture des minutes du temps civil et des minutes du temps solaire s'effectue avec la même aiguille, aiguille des minutes 4. En association avec le cadran 1 et sa graduation 2, l'aiguille 4 affiche les minutes du temps civil. Simultanément, en association avec le disque 5 et sa graduation 6, l'aiguille 4 affiche les minutes du temps solaire. Pour les deux temps, civil et solaire, les heures se lisent avec l'aiguille des heures 3 en association avec le cadran 1, sa graduation 2 et ses chiffres des heures. Ainsi, dans la configuration illustrée à la figure 1, l'heure civile est 3 heures 26 minutes et l'heure solaire est aussi 3 heures 26 minutes. Dans la configuration illustrée à la figure 2, l'heure civile est 3 heures 26 minutes et l'heure solaire est 3 heures 23 minutes. Dans la configuration illustrée à la figure 3, l'heure civile est 3 heures 26 minutes et l'heure solaire est 3 heures 30 minutes.The reading of the minutes of the civil time and minutes of the solar time is done with the same hand, minute hand 4. In association with the dial 1 and its graduation 2, the needle 4 displays the minutes of the civil time. Simultaneously, in association with the disk 5 and its graduation 6, the needle 4 displays the minutes of the solar time. For the two times, civil and solar, the hours are read with the hour hand 3 in association with the dial 1, its graduation 2 and its hour digits. So, in the configuration illustrated in the figure 1 , the civil time is 3 hours 26 minutes and the solar time is also 3 hours 26 minutes. In the configuration illustrated in figure 2 , the civil time is 3 hours 26 minutes and the solar time is 3 hours 23 minutes. In the configuration illustrated in figure 3 , the civil time is 3 hours 26 minutes and the solar time is 3 hours 30 minutes.

Les indications portées par le cadran 1 et le disque 5 (graduations, chiffres, repères, etc.) ne sont pas nécessairement telles qu'illustrées dans les dessins. Le cadran 1 pourrait ne pas comporter d'indication. Le disque 5 pourrait ne comporter qu'une indication, telle qu'un simple repère, indiquant la position angulaire du disque 5 par rapport au cadran 1.The indications carried by the dial 1 and the disc 5 (graduations, numbers, marks, etc.) are not necessarily as illustrated in the drawings. Dial 1 may not have an indication. The disc 5 could comprise only an indication, such as a simple marker, indicating the angular position of the disc 5 relative to the dial 1.

Typiquement, le disque 5 et le mécanisme d'entraînement du disque 5 sont montés sur une platine et forment avec cette dernière et le cadran 1 un module à fixer sur un mouvement horloger ou sur un mécanisme de quantième simple ou perpétuel. Le cadran 1 peut être défini par une pièce fixée rigidement à la platine ou par un rebord de ladite platine. Le mécanisme d'entraînement du disque 5 pourrait toutefois, en variante, être intégré à un mouvement ou à un mécanisme de quantième.Typically, the disk 5 and the driving mechanism of the disk 5 are mounted on a plate and form with the latter and the dial 1 a module to fix on a watch movement or on a simple or perpetual calendar mechanism. The dial 1 can be defined by a piece fixed rigidly to the plate or by a flange of said plate. The drive mechanism of the disc 5 could however, alternatively, be integrated with a movement or a date mechanism.

Les figures 4 et 5 montrent un exemple de réalisation du mécanisme d'entraînement du disque 5, monté sur une platine 7 rapportée sur un mouvement. Un doigt 8 coaxial et solidaire de la roue des heures 9 du mouvement tourne à raison d'un tour toutes les 12 heures. Deux fois par jour, ce doigt 8 fait tourner d'un pas une étoile 10 à 9 dents soumise à l'action d'un sautoir 11. L'axe de l'étoile 10 porte un pignon 12 à 11 dents solidaire de l'étoile 10. Ce pignon 12 entraîne une roue 13 à 47 dents qui elle-même est coaxiale et solidaire d'un pignon 14 à 11 dents qui entraîne une roue 15 à 54 dents. Un pignon 16 à 23 dents coaxial et solidaire de la roue 15 entraîne une roue annuelle 17 à 365 dents tournant à raison d'un tour par an. La roue annuelle 17 est coaxiale et solidaire d'une came d'équation du temps 18, c'est-à-dire d'une came dont le profil est déterminé par la différence entre le temps solaire et le temps civil à chaque instant d'une année. Un râteau palpeur 19 pivote en un point 20 et comprend une extrémité palpeuse 21 qui suit le profil de la came 18 et est maintenue en contact avec ce profil par un ressort 22 agissant sur le râteau 19, et une autre extrémité 23 en forme de secteur denté qui engrène avec un pignon 24 à 11 dents coaxial et solidaire d'une roue 25 à 55 dents. Un pignon 26 à 10 dents coaxial et solidaire d'une roue 27 à 45 dents est entraîné par la roue 25. La roue 27 engrène avec la denture intérieure d'une couronne 28 à 250 dents qui supporte le disque 5 pour déplacer le disque 5 en fonction de l'écart entre le temps solaire et le temps civil lu sur la came d'équation du temps 18.The Figures 4 and 5 show an exemplary embodiment of the disk drive mechanism 5, mounted on a plate 7 reported on a movement. A finger 8 coaxial and secured to the wheel hours 9 of the movement turns to because of a turn every 12 hours. Twice a day, this finger 8 rotates a star 10 to 9 teeth subjected to the action of a jumper 11. The axis of the star 10 carries a pinion 12 to 11 teeth integral with the star 10. This pinion 12 drives a wheel 13 to 47 teeth which itself is coaxial and integral with a pinion 14 to 11 teeth which drives a wheel 15 to 54 teeth. A pinion 16 to 23 teeth coaxial and secured to the wheel 15 drives an annual wheel 17 to 365 teeth rotating at a rate of one turn per year. The annual wheel 17 is coaxial and integral with an equation of time cam 18, that is to say a cam whose profile is determined by the difference between the solar time and the civil time at any time. 'one year. A feeler rake 19 pivots at a point 20 and comprises a feeler end 21 which follows the profile of the cam 18 and is kept in contact with this profile by a spring 22 acting on the rake 19, and another end 23 in the form of a sector. toothed which meshes with a pinion 24 to 11 teeth coaxial and integral with a wheel 25 to 55 teeth. A pinion 26 with 10 teeth coaxial and secured to a wheel 27 to 45 teeth is driven by the wheel 25. The wheel 27 meshes with the internal toothing of a ring 28 to 250 teeth which supports the disc 5 to move the disc 5 according to the difference between the solar time and the civil time read on the equation of time cam 18.

- Ainsi, à un instant donné pendant le fonctionnement du dispositif d'affichage, le disque 5 solidaire de la couronne 28 est décalé angulairement par rapport au cadran 1 de 1/60ème de tour par minute de décalage entre le temps solaire et le temps civil, dans le sens horaire lorsque le temps solaire est en retard par rapport au temps civil et dans le sens anti-horaire lorsque le temps solaire est en avance par rapport au temps civil. Plus exactement, la position angulaire du disque 5 par rapport au cadran 1 est corrigée (actualisée) à chaque actionnement de l'étoile 10 par le doigt 8, c'est-à-dire deux fois par 24 heures, et est constante le reste du temps. En variante, le mécanisme d'entraînement pourrait être modifié d'une manière qui est à la portée de l'homme du métier pour corriger la position angulaire de la came 18 et donc la position angulaire du disque 5 plus ou moins de deux fois par 24 heures.- Thus, at a given moment during the operation of the display device, the disk 5 secured to the ring 28 is angularly offset from the dial 1 by 1/60 th of a lap of offset between the solar time and the time in the clockwise direction when solar time is behind civil time and counter-clockwise when solar time is ahead of civil time. More exactly, the angular position of the disc 5 with respect to the dial 1 is corrected (updated) each time the star 10 is actuated by the finger 8, that is to say twice in 24 hours, and is constant the rest time. Alternatively, the drive mechanism could be modified in a manner that is within the skill of the art to correct the position angular cam 18 and thus the angular position of the disc 5 more or less twice per 24 hours.

Pour permettre le réglage du mécanisme, la roue 15 est montée à friction sur son axe et une molette de réglage manuel 29 accessible à l'utilisateur peut être tournée pour entraîner la roue annuelle 17 et la came 18 sans faire tourner la roue 15.To allow the adjustment of the mechanism, the wheel 15 is frictionally mounted on its axis and a manual adjustment wheel 29 accessible to the user can be rotated to drive the annual wheel 17 and the cam 18 without rotating the wheel 15.

L'aiguille des heures 3 (non représentée sur les figures 4 et 5) est montée sur un canon 30 de la roue des heures 9. L'aiguille des minutes 4 est montée sur un canon de la roue des minutes du mouvement, qui traverse le canon 30.The hour hand 3 (not shown on the Figures 4 and 5 ) is mounted on a barrel 30 of the hour wheel 9. The minute hand 4 is mounted on a barrel of the minute wheel of the movement, which passes through the barrel 30.

Comme déjà indiqué, au lieu de prendre son énergie de la roue des heures 9 du mouvement, le mécanisme d'entraînement du disque 5 pourrait être commandé par un mécanisme de quantième. Dans ce cas, les éléments 8 et 10 à 16 seraient supprimée et la roue annuelle 17 pourrait être entraînée par un pignon coaxial et solidaire de l'étoile à 31 dents du mécanisme de quantième, qui fait un tour par mois. La roue annuelle 17 aurait alors, par exemple, 120 dents et le pignon qui l'entraîne 10 dents. Si le mécanisme de quantième est perpétuel, la molette de réglage 29 n'est pas nécessaire puisque alors la rotation de l'étoile à 31 dents tient compte de la durée variable des mois.As already indicated, instead of taking its energy from the hour wheel 9 of the movement, the drive mechanism of the disc 5 could be controlled by a date mechanism. In this case, the elements 8 and 10 to 16 would be removed and the annual wheel 17 could be driven by a pinion coaxial and integral with the star 31 tooth date mechanism, which makes one turn per month. The annual wheel 17 would then have, for example, 120 teeth and the pinion that drives 10 teeth. If the date mechanism is perpetual, the adjustment wheel 29 is not necessary since then the rotation of the star with 31 teeth takes into account the variable duration of the months.

La figure 6 montre un autre exemple de réalisation de l'invention dans lequel le dispositif d'affichage comprend un deuxième disque rotatif 31 concentrique avec le disque 5, le cadran 1 et les aiguilles 3, 4. Ce deuxième disque 31 porte des chiffres indicateurs des heures 32 et sa position angulaire par rapport au cadran 1 peut être réglée par l'intermédiaire d'un organe de commande manuel. Le disque 31 permet ainsi l'affichage des heures d'un deuxième fuseau horaire. La lecture des heures d'un premier fuseau horaire, par exemple celui où l'utilisateur se trouve, s'effectue par l'aiguille des heures 3 en association avec le cadran 1. La lecture des heures du deuxième fuseau horaire s'effectue par l'aiguille des heures 3 en association avec le disque 31. Ainsi, dans la configuration illustrée à la figure 6, l'heure civile affichée est 1 heure 31 minutes dans le premier fuseau et 12 heures 31 minutes dans le deuxième fuseau, et l'heure solaire affichée est 1 heure 26 minutes dans le premier fuseau et 12 heures 26 minutes dans le deuxième fuseau.The figure 6 shows another embodiment of the invention in which the display device comprises a second rotary disc 31 concentric with the disc 5, the dial 1 and the needles 3, 4. This second disc 31 has hour indicator numbers 32 and its angular position relative to the dial 1 can be adjusted via a manual control member. The disk 31 thus allows the display of the hours of a second time zone. Reading the hours of a first time zone, for example that where the user is located, is performed by the hour hand 3 in association with the dial 1. The hours of the second time zone are read by the hour hand 3 in association with the disk 31. Thus, in the configuration illustrated in FIG. figure 6 , the displayed civil time is 1 hour 31 minutes in the first time zone and 12 hours 31 minutes in the second time zone, and the solar time displayed is 1 hour 26 minutes in the first time zone and 12 hours 26 minutes in the second time zone.

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  1. Display device for a timepiece, having a fixed part (1), a rotating hand (4) intended to turn at a rate of one revolution per hour, a rotational disc (5) concentric with the hand (4) and having at least one marking (6) and a mechanism (8-28) for driving the disc (5), characterised in that the said mechanism (8-28) is arranged to drive the disc (5) so that its angular position with respect to the fixed part (1) at a given moment corresponds to the distance between the minutes of solar time and the minutes of mean time so that the hand (4) indicates the minutes of mean time by its angular position with respect to the fixed part (1) and, at the same time, the minutes of solar time by its angular position with respect to the disc (5).
  2. Device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the drive mechanism (8-28) has a time equation cam (18).
  3. Device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the disc (5) has a graduated scale (6) with which the hand (4) cooperates to display the minutes of solar time.
  4. Device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the fixed part (1) has a graduated scale (2) with which the hand (4) cooperates to display the minutes of mean time.
  5. Device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that it also has a rotating hand (3) which indicates the hours and is concentric with the said hand (4).
  6. Device as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that it has another disc (31) concentric with the said disc (5) and the angular position of which with respect to the fixed part (1) can be adjusted, this other disc (31) displaying the hours of a second time zone in association with the rotating hand (3) which indicates the hours.
  7. Timepiece having a device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.
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