EP2207069B1 - Stütze für Tonfedern in Uhren - Google Patents

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EP2207069B1
EP2207069B1 EP09013673.0A EP09013673A EP2207069B1 EP 2207069 B1 EP2207069 B1 EP 2207069B1 EP 09013673 A EP09013673 A EP 09013673A EP 2207069 B1 EP2207069 B1 EP 2207069B1
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David Candaux
Eric Van Lancker
Vincent Chritin
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B21/00—Indicating the time by acoustic means
    • G04B21/02—Regular striking mechanisms giving the full hour, half hour or quarter hour
    • G04B21/08—Sounding bodies; Whistles; Musical apparatus
    • 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
    • G04B23/00—Arrangements producing acoustic signals at preselected times
    • G04B23/02—Alarm clocks
    • G04B23/026—Hammer driving; hammers; devices with several hammers or sounding bodies; vibrators
    • 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
    • G04B23/00—Arrangements producing acoustic signals at preselected times
    • G04B23/02—Alarm clocks
    • G04B23/028—Sounding bodies; boxes used as sounding cases; fixation on or in the case

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  • the present invention relates to a support for fixing ringing tones to a fixed part of a timepiece, as well as a timepiece comprising it.
  • Ringing timepieces are known to include vibrating elements called “timbres” and hammers that strike the timbres to make them sound and make them produce sounds.
  • connection between a timbre and the fixed part must be as rigid as possible to ensure good transmission of sound to the outside of the timepiece.
  • the vibrations of the stamps farthest from the fixed part must pass through a large number of fixing zones, namely the connection between the stamps and their connecting heel, the connection or links between the heels and the link between the heel in contact with the fixed part and the latter. Acoustic losses occur in each of these attachment areas.
  • the present invention aims to provide a support for ringing timbres of a timepiece that can receive a large number of stamps while ensuring good sound transmission.
  • a support for connecting more than two ringing tones to a fixed part of a timepiece characterized in that it comprises a stepped face defining more than two steps on which parts of end of the stamps can respectively be fixed.
  • the support according to the invention can receive a large number of stamps, for example three, four or more. These stamps can be superimposed in the axial direction of the timepiece box and thus occupy only the place of a stamp radially.
  • the parallelism of the stamps can be well controlled by positioning a bearing face of the end portion of each stamp on the corresponding step. Because the stamps can be connected to the fixed part via a single piece, namely the support according to the invention, a good sound transmission can be provided between each of these stamps and the fixed part. .
  • a timepiece such as a watch, in particular a wristwatch, comprises a box formed of a caseband, an ice and a bottom, of which only the ice 1 is shown in FIG. the figure 1 .
  • a movement whose plate 2 is shown schematically in dotted lines and which is surmounted by a dial (not shown) visible through the glass 1, and a striking mechanism such as a mechanism minute repeater, big ring, small bell or alarm clock.
  • a mechanism minute repeater such as a mechanism minute repeater, big ring, small bell or alarm clock.
  • these stamps 3 are four in number. They are intended to be struck by respective hammers of the striking mechanism to enter vibration.
  • the vibrations produced are transmitted to the box of the timepiece to be radiated acoustically outwards.
  • the timbres 3 have different lengths so that they produce different musical notes when struck.
  • These stamps 3 are in the form of 4 curved son in an arc around the axis A of the box and each terminated by a rigid end portion 5 of greater width.
  • the end portion 5 may have a flat shape, rectangular in section and in plan view, as shown.
  • the wires 4 preferably have a rectangular section.
  • the end portions 5 of the stamps 3 are fixed to a support 6 itself attached to a fixed part of the timepiece, namely the glass 1.
  • the stamps 3 are located axially (that is to say in the direction of the axis A) between the plate 2 and the bridges of the movement.
  • the support 6 is arranged radially between the middle and the periphery of the plate 2, in a peripheral recess of the plate 2, and connects the stamps 3 to the ice 1 without touching the plate 2 nor the middle part.
  • the support 6 is made in one piece and is in the form of a circular arc wall coaxial with the box.
  • One of its flanks constitutes a stepped face 7 (cf. Figures 1 and 2 ) defining steps 8 on which are maintained the end portions 5 of the stamps 3 respectively, the other ends 9 of the stamps 3 remaining free.
  • the stamps 3 are thus held in respective planes which are parallel to the plane of the dial and perpendicular to the axis A, and are superimposed in the direction of the axis A so as to occupy the place of a stamp radially .
  • the end portion 5 of each stamp 3 comprises a flat bearing face 10 which is parallel to the aforementioned planes and to the corresponding step 8 and maintained in abutment against the latter.
  • the support 6 is fixed to the mirror 1 by its sidewall 12 opposite to the staircase face 7.
  • This sidewall 12 comprises a central recess 13 which defines two feet 14 of the support 6 in contact with the glass 1.
  • the attachment of the support 6 is performed by welding feet 14 to ice 1.
  • the support 6 constitutes a very rigid connection between the stamps 3 and the ice 1 and thus ensures a good transmission of the vibrations of the stamps 3 to the ice 1. These vibrations are then radiated in the ambient air by the ice 1 and the other elements of the box so that the user perceives a sound each time a stamp 3 is struck. Because it is not in contact with the plate 2, the support 6 prevents vibrations from having to cross the plate. movement and suffer losses.
  • the recess 13 defines clear and well defined contact zones between the support 6 and the ice 1, namely the bearing surfaces of the feet 14. A very homogeneous welding of the support 6 on the ice 1 can thus be obtained, which further improves the transmission of sound.
  • a large number of stamps 3 can be attached to the support 6 while respecting the parallelism mentioned above.
  • the support 6 is made of a material in which the sound velocity is high, for example ceramic, sapphire, diamond or a metal such as stainless steel.
  • a metal deposit is first made on the area of the ice 1 intended to receive the feet 14 as well as on the support surface of the feet 14 if the support 6 is not made of metal .
  • the support 6 could be attached to another fixed part of the timepiece than the ice 1, in particular to another element of the box such as the middle part.
  • the steps 8 of the stepped face 7 and the bearing faces 10 of the end portions 5 of the stamps 3 may not be planar provided that they are complementary and that they position the stamps 3 in a parallel manner between them.
  • these steps 8 and these bearing faces 10 could be spherical or V.
  • the removable connection means constituted by the screws 11 allow the stamps 3 to be detached from the support 6 and removed to make certain components of the movement accessible during adjustment, maintenance or repair of the workpiece. watchmaking.
  • the figure 3 shows the shape of the screws 11 according to a preferred embodiment.
  • the screws 11 comprise successively a threaded cylindrical portion 15, a conical portion 16, a cylindrical portion 17 of larger diameter than the portion 15 and a head 18 of polygonal section, for example square, the conical portion 16 being flared towards the head 18
  • the screws 11 pass through holes 19 of the end portions 5 (cf. figure 4 ) and are screwed into tapped holes 20 of the support 6 (Cf. figure 2 ).
  • the holes 19 have a conical wall on which the conical portion 16 of the screws 11 rests. This screw shape makes it possible for the end parts 5 of the stamps 3 to be tightly clamped against the support 6.
  • the obtuse angle The conical portion 16 with the threaded cylindrical portion 15 increases the resistance of the screw to the shear forces so that a high clamping moment can be applied to the screw without risk of breakage.
  • the polygonal section head 18 can be received in a correspondingly shaped hole of a tool and thus provides a large bearing surface for such a tool to exert the tightening torque. It has been found that the use of such screws 11 in place of traditional screws, because a large tightening moment can be applied to them, significantly improves the transmission of the vibrations of the stamps 3 to the ice 1.
  • the free ends 9 of the stamps 3 are aligned in the direction of the axis A of the box.
  • the stamps 3 can have a great length since they can all stop just before the support 6. This great length allows the stamps 3 to hold their note longer.
  • the fact that the ends 9 are aligned axially gives an unusual and attractive aesthetic character to the striking mechanism.
  • the intervals between the note pitches of the stamps 3 can be adjusted by varying the shape and / or the size of the section of each stamp 3, for example by conforming each stamp 3 with a section of shape and / or variable size.
  • the stamps 3 comprise a recess 21 in which is fixed, for example by force, a damping element 22 of elastic material.
  • Each damping element 22 protrudes from the surface of the stamp 3 in which it is placed in the axial direction to provide a bearing surface to the stamp 3 which it is facing in the case of relative axial movements of the stamps 3 during movements undergone by the timepiece.
  • These damping elements 22 are placed in the zones of the stamps 3 which deform more axially. They avoid that the stamps 3 collide directly and produce stray sounds during the movements to wear.

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  1. Stütze (6), die dazu bestimmt ist, mehr als zwei Tonfedern (3) mit einem festen Teil (1) einer Uhr zu verbinden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine treppenartig abgestufte Fläche (7) umfasst, die mehr als zwei Stufen (8) definiert, auf denen jeweils Endteile (5) der Tonfedern (3) befestigt werden können.
  2. Stütze (6) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie mindestens eine Aussparung (13) umfasst, die Füße (14) definiert, die dazu bestimmt sind, gegen den festen Teil (1) in Auflage gehalten zu werden.
  3. Uhr, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie einen festen Teil (1), eine Stütze (6) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, die auf dem festen Teil (1) befestigt ist, und mehr als zwei Tonfedern (3) umfasst, die jeweils durch ein Endteil (5) an einer jeweiligen Stufe (8) der Stütze (6) befestigt sind.
  4. Uhr nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Endteil (5) von jeder Tonfeder (3) eine ebene Fläche (10) umfasst, die gegen eine ebene Fläche der entsprechenden Stufe (8) in Auflage gehalten wird.
  5. Uhr nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens der Endteil (5) von jeder Tonfeder (3) einen rechteckigen Querschnitt aufweist.
  6. Uhr nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Tonfedern (3) durch auseinandernehmbare Verbindungsmittel (11) an der Stütze (6) befestigt sind.
  7. Uhr nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die auseinandernehmbaren Verbindungsmittel Schrauben (11) sind.
  8. Uhr nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Schraube (11) aufeinanderfolgend einen zylindrischen Gewindeteil (15), einen konischen Teil (16) und einen Kopf (18) mit vieleckigem Querschnitt umfasst.
  9. Uhr nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Tonfedern (3) in der Richtung der Achse (A) eines Gehäuses der Uhr übereinanderliegen und freie Enden (9) umfassen, die in der Richtung (A) ausgerichtet sind.
  10. Uhr nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie ein Stoßdämpferelement (22) zwischen mindestens zwei von den Tonfedern (3) umfasst, um zu vermeiden, dass diese Tonfedern (3) direkt gegeneinanderstoßen.
  11. Uhr nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der feste Teil (1) das Glas der Uhr ist.
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