EP2260355B1 - Uhr mit ziffernblatt mit rotationsindex - Google Patents

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EP2260355B1
EP2260355B1 EP09728877A EP09728877A EP2260355B1 EP 2260355 B1 EP2260355 B1 EP 2260355B1 EP 09728877 A EP09728877 A EP 09728877A EP 09728877 A EP09728877 A EP 09728877A EP 2260355 B1 EP2260355 B1 EP 2260355B1
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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
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
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    • 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
    • G04B19/06—Dials
    • G04B19/16—Shiftable dials, e.g. indicating alternately from 1 to 12 and from 13 to 24

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  • the document CH684814 discloses a timepiece as defined above, wherein the rotary indexes are pivotally mounted along axes arranged in parallel with reference to the plane defined by the dial.
  • the indexes are of the prismatic type and have several faces, intended to be either displayed or hidden. When displayed, one face of the prism is fully visible in the opening of the dial.
  • This device has the particular disadvantage of requiring a relatively large thickness, so that the prism can be housed and can rotate.
  • the openings of the dial may be partially gaping, depending on the shape of the prisms, which can be considered unattractive.
  • the documents CH453216 , DE1460017 and FR1114341 describe timepieces comprising a dial having a plurality of openings through which indexes are visible.
  • the indexes are marked on a single disc, itself being mounted under the dial, rotating along an axis perpendicular to that of the dial.
  • the timepiece may have at least two different sets of indexes.
  • the parts of the dial that are between two adjacent openings have a cache function for all undesired indexes.
  • the documents CH83150 and FR890586 describe timepieces comprising a dial having a plurality of openings through which indexes are visible.
  • the indexes are grouped in pairs (for example 1 and 13, 2 and 14, 12 and 24), each pair being marked on an element mounted under the dial, rotating along an axis perpendicular to that of the dial.
  • the openings of the dial have a size smaller than that of the corresponding rotating element carrying the indexes, so that the dial also has the cache function for undesired indexes.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a timepiece whose dial makes it possible to present several visual aspects, which a user can make appear at will, while solving the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the invention relates to a timepiece as defined in independent claim 1.
  • the figure 1 schematically represents a timepiece according to the invention, with a frame 10 defining a housing for receiving a clockwork movement 12, positioned by a flange 13, visible in the sectional figures. Fixing the movement to the frame 10 is done in a conventional manner, for example by a fastening key system, not shown.
  • a dial 14 defining a plane is disposed on the frame 10 so that the movement 12 is not visible and to provide markers for displaying time information in cooperation with moving elements driven by the movement, such as needles.
  • moving elements driven by the movement such as needles.
  • the dial 14 comprises twelve openings 16, preferably of circular shape, centered on the spokes on which the indexes are usually placed.
  • the openings 16 are dimensioned so as to leave visible at least one index 18, provided with a display surface 20, rotatably mounted on the frame as will be described later.
  • the openings 16 allow the passage of the entire display surface 20 of the index.
  • indexes 18 are rotatably mounted along an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the dial.
  • Their display surface 20 is located on the dial side and is oriented in a plane substantially parallel to that of the dial 14.
  • Each index comprises an axis 22 provided, integrally at a first of its ends, a plate 24 whose surface located on the side opposite the axis forms the display surface 20.
  • the shaft 22 is still provided, solidarily at its second end, with a pinion 26.
  • the latter is substantially parallel to the board 24 and these two elements are perpendicular to the axis 22.
  • This axis 22 is disposed in a bore 28 formed in the thickness of the frame 10, so as to rotate freely.
  • the axis 22 is dimensioned so that the display surface 20 is flush with the upper surface of the dial 14, visible to the user.
  • the board 24, on the one hand, and the pinion 26, on the other hand, sandwich the frame 10, thus ensuring the positioning of the display surface.
  • a cover 30 is positioned so as to partially cover the display surface 20 of the indexes 18.
  • This cover 30 shares the display surface 20 in a first hidden portion 20a and a second visible portion 20b.
  • the cover 30 is obtained by a rim that presents the watch case 32, typically its middle part. The rim passes substantially through the center of the display surface 20, the two portions 20a and 20b being substantially equal. It can be made of a piece or attached to the middle part.
  • the object of the invention is to allow to appear at the envi, one or the other portions 20a and 20b, the other being hidden.
  • the indexes can thus evolve between a first position, in which the portion 20b of their display surface is visible, the other 20a being hidden, and a second position, in which the portion 20b visible in the first position is hidden, and the portion 20a hidden in the first position is essentially visible.
  • the portion hidden in the first position is only essentially visible because, in order for the timepiece to maintain a normal appearance, the cover 30 is circular in shape, like a normal bezel of a round watch case. Therefore, there is an area of the display surface 20, substantially located on a diameter of the surface separating the two portions, which remains hidden in the two positions that the indexes 18 can take.
  • This arrangement can allow games of particularly interesting designs, in particular by showing numerical indexes or by making them disappear in order to have a more harmonious drawing on the dial, without the indexes disturbing it.
  • the timepiece proposes a control member, visible on the figure 3 , accessible from outside the timepiece by the wearer of the watch, and kinematically connected to the indexes by kinematic transmission means.
  • the figure 3 is a section along an axis passing through the control member.
  • the control member takes the form of a knob 34 which can be rotated, like a winding stem crown.
  • the button 34 is mounted on a rod 36 parallel to the plane of the dial 14 and passing through the watch case.
  • the end of the rod 36 located inside the box carries a toothed wheel 38, meshing with a first toothing 40a of a ring 40.
  • the latter is arranged around the movement 12, parallel to the frame 10 and is capable of rotate around the movement 12.
  • the ring 40 is guided in rotation and is positioned through a groove 42 that includes the frame 10, formed on an extension 10a of the frame, extending towards the bottom of the movement.
  • the first toothing 40a of the ring 40 is formed horizontally with reference to the figure 2 , on a first rim 40b of the ring 40.
  • the meshing conditions of the first toothing 40a with the toothed wheel 38 are thus optimal.
  • a perpendicular gear could also be used.
  • the ring 40 also comprises a second flange 40c, located on the side of the crown 40 of smaller radius.
  • This second rim 40c has a second toothing 40d, arranged vertically, with reference to the figure 3 .
  • This second toothing 40d is engaged with the pinions 26 of the indexes.
  • the ring 40 thus has a first 40a and a second 40d teeth, located on either side of a bottom 40e, which can advantageously participate in the positioning and guiding of the indexes 18.
  • the bottom 40 of the crown can be used support for the axis 22 of the indexes, as can be seen on the figure 2 .
  • the rotation of the indexes 18 it is advantageous to control, or even limit, the rotation of the indexes 18 so that the portions 20a and 20b defined by the cover 30 pass alternately from the hidden position. at the visible position, avoiding being in intermediate positions.
  • the rotation of the indexes 18 being controlled by the control member via the rotation of the ring 40, it is advantageous to control the rotation of all the indexes 18 by acting on the rotation of the ring 40, which is easier than act on the rotation of the button 34.
  • the ring therefore comprises members for limiting the rotation of the indexes.
  • the rotation of the crown 40 is controlled, as shown in FIG. figure 4 , thanks to an element 44, such as a pin, disposed projecting on the frame 10 and cooperating with a recess 46 formed in the bottom 40e of the ring 40, the recess 46 having an arcuate shape, concentric to the crown 40.
  • the length of the recess 46 is defined to have a desired rotation of the indexes 18, the element 44 being able to move only inside the recess 46.
  • the rotation of the indexes 18 is close to 180 °.
  • the skilled person may also provide a notch, allowing the user to feel when the controlled positions of the indexes are reached.
  • it can mount the element 44 on a spring system, to achieve the notch by cooperating with a relief of the recess.
  • the element can then be a spring ball, mounted movably at the end of a tube.
  • it is possible to allow the user to turn the knob 34 without limitation, in one direction or the other, the latter simply feeling the notches when the indexes are in the desired position.
  • a friction or torque limiting system may be interposed between the button 34 and the ring gear 40 so that, when the ring gear is locked in rotation, any breakage is avoided if the carrier forces on the button.
  • the wearer can actuate the button 34 by turning it in a first direction.
  • the toothed wheel 38 will then cause the rotation of the ring 40, via the first toothing 40a.
  • the ring gear 40 then causes the indexes 18 to rotate, by meshing the second toothing 40d with the pinion 26 of each index finger 18.
  • the indexes have reached their second position when the movable element takes place in the relief of the recess.
  • the return of the indexes to their first position can be to do either by a reverse rotation of the button 34, or by continuing the rotation of the button in the same direction and bringing the movable element in a subsequent relief that includes the recess.
  • the figure 5 shows a further variant, in which the display surface 20 of the indexes 18 is located at a slightly higher level with reference to the surface of the dial. It is, just as in the first embodiment described, elements of the box 32 which constitute the cache 30.
  • control member for the rotation of the indexes may not be a button capable of being rotated.
  • control members capable of rotating the crown This rotation can be obtained by a sliding latch in the edge of the box, the latch being associated with a toothed sector.
  • a pusher cooperating with a rake or a rack can also be used.

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  1. Uhr, die umfasst:
    - ein Gestell (10), das eine Aufnahme definiert, die zur Aufnahme eines Uhrwerks bestimmt ist,
    - ein Zifferblatt (14), das auf dem Gestell angeordnet ist und eine Ebene definiert, wobei das Zifferblatt mindestens eine Öffnung (16) aufweist, die derart dimensioniert ist, dass mindestens ein auf dem Gestell gemäß einer im wesentlichen zur Ebene des Zifferblatts senkrechten Welle (22) rotierend montierter Index (18) sichtbar bleibt, wobei der Index zifferblattseitig eine Anzeigefläche (20) aufweist, die gemäß einer Ebene etwa parallel zur Ebene des Zifferblatt ausgerichtet ist,
    - eine Verdeckung (30), die derart positioniert ist, dass die Anzeigefläche (20) teilweise abgedeckt wird und sie in einen ersten verborgenen Abschnitt (20a) und in einen zweiten sichtbaren Abschnitt (20b) geteilt wird,
    - ein Steuerorgan, das mit kinematischen Übertragungsmitteln verbunden ist, die das Steuerorgan und den Index (18) derart verbinden, dass eine Aktion auf das Steuerorgan die Rotation des rotierenden Indexes bewirkt, damit der erste Abschnitt (20a) sichtbar wird und mindestens das meiste des zweiten Abschnitts (20b) verdeckt wird,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anzeigefläche (20) des Index (18) mit der oberen Fläche des Zifferblatts (14) bündig liegt oder sich in Bezug auf die Oberfläche des Zifferblatts (14) auf einer etwas höheren Ebene befindet.
  2. Uhr nach vorangehendem Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die kinematischen Übertragungsmittel eine Krone (40) umfassen, die eine erste (40a) und eine zweite (40d) Zahnung aufweist, die jeweils in ein Zahnrad (38) eingreift, das vom Steuerorgan rotierend angetrieben wird, und in einen Trieb (26), der mit der Anzeigefläche rotierend verbunden ist.
  3. Uhr nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die kinematischen Übertragungsmittel Organe zur Begrenzung der Rotation der Indexe aufweisen.
  4. Uhr nach den Ansprüchen 2 und 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Element (44) über das Gestell (10) hervorstehend angeordnet ist und derart ausgebildet, um mit einer in die Krone (40) eingearbeiteten Vertiefung (46) zusammenzuarbeiten, wobei die Vertiefung (46) die Form eines zur Krone (40) konzentrischen Kreisbogens hat.
  5. Uhr nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerorgan imstande ist, von einem Benutzer derart betätigt zu werden, dass eine manuelle Aktion auf das Steuerorgan die Rotation des rotierenden Index bewirkt.
  6. Uhr nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerorgan ein Knopf ist, der gemäß einer Achse parallel zur Ebene des Zifferblatts rotierend bewegbar montiert ist.
  7. Uhr nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Index eine Welle (22) aufweist, die in Verbindung mit einem ersten ihrer Enden eine Platte (24) aufweist, deren Fläche, die sich auf der der Welle gegenüberliegenden Seite befindet, die Anzeigefläche (20) bildet, wobei die Welle (22) weiterhin auf Ebene ihres zweiten Endes verbunden mit dem Trieb (26) ausgestattet ist, der in die zweite Zahnung (40d) eingreift.
  8. Uhr nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Vielzahl von rotierenden Indexen (18) umfasst, die jeweils einer Verdickung (30) zugeordnet sind, die vom Steuerorgan über die kinematischen Übertragungsmittel angetrieben werden.
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