EP2442191A1 - Timepiece with modular analogue display - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a timepiece with an analogue display, comprising a clockwork movement provided with a mechanical output, located on an axis of said movement, and a display assembly provided with at least one device for display of the time driven by said mechanical output, the display assembly being separated from the clockwork movement and connected to a fixed part of this movement by support means which allow several different positions of said display device around the output axis of the movement.
- a manufacturer to rationally produce different models of watches, uses in a known manner the same model of watch movement (in other words a "caliber") in combination with different display sets.
- Each of these sets comprises the desired display members (hour, minute and second hands, date indicators, chronograph hands, etc.) and the gearing necessary to drive these members from one or more mechanical outputs of the movement. .
- Such a set is commonly called a “module”, because it is often intended to be able to replace it with a different module on the same clock movement, called “basic movement”.
- a display module distinct from the basic movement makes it possible in particular to use an off-center display device, for example a small second, or to change the module to change display type, for example with a retrograde hand, or to add a display device, for example a display 24 hours, without having to develop each time a new movement.
- such a module is designed for one or more predefined display functions and, if we want to produce a modified watch model, it is obviously necessary to modify the display module, which induces a reengineering of the module while complicating production and storage by increasing the number of component references.
- the object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a modular display system for timepieces and, in particular for watches, offering an enlarged modularity to allow mounting one or more devices.
- display of different types, on a single basic motion model whose output drives the display assembly.
- This display system according to the invention which can be called “configurable”, makes it possible to maintain a modular construction while providing additional flexibility as to the positioning of the display devices, as well as to the diversity and the combination of them.
- the invention relates to an analog display timepiece comprising a watch movement provided with a mechanical output, located on an axis of said movement, and a display assembly provided with at least one display device driven by said mechanical output, the display unit being separated from the clockwork movement and connected to a fixed part of this movement by support means which support which allow several different positions of said display device around the output axis of the movement characterized in that the display assembly of the support means comprise an intermediate support secured to the fixed part of the watch movement and provided with support members for several mounting positions of said at least one display device on the intermediate support.
- an intermediate support which can be fixed by conventional means on the fixed part of the basic movement allows to offer a large number of mounting positions to one or more display devices.
- these can be of different types and be formed by individual elements designed to attach to multipurpose support members incorporated in the intermediate support.
- the system therefore allows a multitude of display variants without any change of mechanical part on the same basic movement.
- control means and / or correction such as, for example, a crown, is no longer a brake positioning the displays of the timepiece.
- the exemplary embodiment illustrated by the Figures 1 to 4 has a time display of the type called "regulator”, shown schematically in the figure 11 , with a minute hand M in the center, an hour hand H off-center and shorter than the minute hand, and a second hand S which is here a small second, off-center opposite the hour hand .
- a time display of the type called "regulator” shown schematically in the figure 11 , with a minute hand M in the center, an hour hand H off-center and shorter than the minute hand, and a second hand S which is here a small second, off-center opposite the hour hand .
- the axes of the needles H, M and S, aligned with the figure 11 can be positioned completely independently of each other.
- a calendar display comprising here a date disk appearing in a window D of the dial.
- the manufacturer can place this window in any position on the periphery of the dial.
- the display of the date by another type of display is also possible as, for example, using a needle.
- the timepiece As mentioned above, the timepiece, a watch described here, comprises a base movement 1 called basic, current type, and various display devices driven by this movement 1, but can be arranged in different configurations to allow to realize watches with different displays with the same mechanical components.
- the basic movement 1 can be any mechanical or electromechanical watch movement, for example quartz.
- the base movement 1 thus comprises a mechanical output of geometric axis 2, generally a roadway and in the figures presented above an axis of the seconds inside the roadway.
- a fixed part 10 here the plate
- a second axis 11 provided with a seconds wheel 12 and guided by means of a fixed tube 9, a roadway 13, a driving wheel 14 and a wheel hours 15 driven by the toothing 13a of the floor 13 via the usual timer train (not visible in the drawings).
- a control rod 16 provided with a ring 16a, and a corrector wheel 17 and a corrector gear 18 which are controlled by the rod 16.
- the seconds axis 11 and the roadway 13 constitute the mechanical output to cause the display of the time.
- the mechanical output is at the center of the movement 1, advantageously according to the invention, but this is not a mandatory characteristic.
- the hour wheel 15 of the basic movement 1 is not used directly for the display of the time, that is to say that no needle is integral.
- the hour wheel 15 is used, in a known manner, to to cause the calendar display in the usual manner by means of a wheel (not visible in the drawings) making one turn per day and, according to the invention, to drive at least one display device.
- the display of the calendar is formed by means of a date ring 20.
- This ring is here in two stages, with two annular discs 21 and 22 connected by pillars 23.
- the movement 1 comprises a lower disc 21 provided with an internal toothing is slidably mounted on the plate 10.
- the display of the calendar surrounds the display devices and comprises a second annular disc 22 mounted on the first 21 according to the spacing of the pillars 23 corresponding substantially to the thickness of the display assembly to present the display of said calendar on the second annular disk closest to said analog display, that is to say, as visible to Figures 8 to 18 as close as possible to window D. Therefore, in the example of Figures 1 to 7 , the display of the calendar presenting the date, the upper face of the disc 22 carries the thirty-one calendar days.
- the current time is indicated by means of a time display assembly 30 (indicated in FIG. figure 11 ) comprising at least one display device and, preferably, two independent display devices, each of which is individually driven by the output of the base movement 1 and reported on a fixed part 10, here the plate, of the movement 1 by means of support means.
- a first device can thus be driven from the roadway 13 and display the hour and the minute, by means of the needle H and the needle M.
- the second device can be driven from the axis of seconds 11 and display the second using the S needle. It is quite possible, however, that a single display device can drive the three hands H, M, S or that it displays less information .
- the needle H is off-center at 12 o'clock
- the needle M is in the center
- the S needle forms a small second at 6 o'clock.
- This display configuration is represented at figure 11 .
- the display assembly comprises two display devices 31 and 32 which are connected to a fixed part 10, here the plate, of the movement 1 by support means. These include an intermediate support and support members.
- the intermediate support is formed by an at least partially circular rail 34 centered relative to the axis 2 and fixed to the fixed portion 10 by screws 35.
- the rail 34 here has a flat shape.
- the support members comprise, in addition to its upper and lateral surfaces, twelve stepped orifices 36 adapted to receive screw feet 37 so as to fix on the rail 34 at least one display device in different positions, on manufacturer's choice.
- orifices 36 are regularly spaced, with an angular pitch P which is here 30 °. The manufacturer thus has twelve possible positions for each display device 31, 32 of the display assembly 30.
- each display device 31, 32 is fixed to the rail 34 by means of two screws 38 associated with the screw feet 37 and that six of the orifices 36 remain free, allowing these devices to be moved, or to fix one or several additional display devices. It is therefore immediately apparent that the invention makes it possible, advantageously, once the first display device 31 is fixed on the rail 34, to still offer many possibilities for placing the second display device 32 in different positions along of the rail 34, at the choice of the manufacturer thanks to the support members formed by the orifices 36 still free. This will appear later with reference to Figures 16 and 17 .
- the manufacturer wanted to have a greater number of possible positions of the devices, he could simply use a rail having a larger number of orifices 36 having a pitch P less than at 30 °, or give these orifices an oblong shape, offering an infinity of positions.
- it could provide another method of fixing certain devices, for example if a device has a frame straddling the rail and provided with a lateral tightening screw, with or without notches on the rail.
- the rail 34 could be discontinuous, that is to say include one or more sections in an arc in order to release certain spaces, for example for the passage of a functional connection between a display device and the control rod 16 or the calendar driving member of the basic movement 1.
- Each of the display devices 31, 32 comprises a frame here called carriage, since it can be positioned by displacement along the rail 34.
- This carriage fixed to the rail 34 by the screws 38 engaging in the feet screw 37, can be likened to a platinum for the mechanical components that make up each display device 31, 32.
- the carriage 41 of the hour / minute display 31 is provided with three shafts 42, 43 and 44 for use as pivot axes.
- the shaft 42 carries an upper roadway 45 provided with the minute hand M and a wheel 46.
- the shaft 43 receives a gun 47 equipped with the hour hand H and an upper hour wheel 48.
- the shaft 44 supports a higher clockwork wheel 49 connecting the pinion of the upper roadway 45 to the upper wheel 48 with the usual transmission ratio.
- the carriage 41 further comprises a bearing supporting the axis 51 (visible in figure 3 ) a double return 50, which connects the wheel 46 of the upper road 45 to a driving wheel 52 fixed on the floor 13 of the base movement 1. Because the rail 34 and its row of orifices 36 are centered on the axis 2 of the output of the movement 1, the double return 50 is engaged with the wheel 52 in any of the possible positions of the display device 31 on the rail 34. Of course, the ratio of The transmission of the double return 50 is 1: 1, so that the needles M and H rotate at the same speed as the wheels 14 and 15 of the basic movement 1.
- the carriage 54 of the display device 32 carries a bridge 55.
- This bridge 55 and the carriage 54 are provided with two pairs of stones to support respectively a small second axis 56 and a return 58.
- the pin 56 is equipped with a wheel 57 and the small second needle S while the gear 58 is engaged with the wheel 57.
- the gear 58 is also engaged with a second drive wheel 59 attached to the wheel 57. top of the axis of seconds 11 instead of the usual central second hand.
- the gear 58 remains geared to the wheel 59.
- the wheels 57 and 59 have the same diameter so that they can rotate at the same speed.
- a central corrector wheel 62 is rotatably mounted on the floor 13 of the base movement 1 and fixed axially with a spring 63 (referenced in figure 3 ). It can be driven by the correction wheel 17 via the train of two corrector counters 18 and 64 mounted on the plate 10 of the basic movement 1.
- a display device requiring a correction function can be mounted no matter where along the rail 34, remaining in engagement with both the central corrector wheel 62 and with the wheel which normally drives this device, for example the hour wheel 15.
- the system combining the rail as an intermediate support with several display devices makes it possible not only to place the displays of these devices in different positions, without changing the components, but also to replace a display device. by a different device to diversify the product range of the manufacturer. It may be a device displaying another size, but also a device displaying the same size, but in a different way, for example with a disk, a drum, a retrograde needle or even with a second needle for example, to display a fixed shift time zone.
- the intermediate support of the display assembly is in the form of a frame 70 fixed to a fixed portion 10, here the plate, of the base movement 1 at least partially overlap.
- the frame 70 is in the form of a circular plate, with a central opening 71 opposite the mechanical output of the base movement 1.
- the movement 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment and it is also equipped with the same date display by means of the two-stage ring 20, whose upper disc 22 carries the dates appearing in the window D shown in the Figures 8 to 18 .
- the elements of the time display assembly of the watch are mounted on the frame 70 or, preferably, between the frame 70 and at least one bridge 72.
- a single bridge 72 substantially circular plate-shaped and the same diameter as the frame 70.
- Each bridge 72 and the frame 70 are positioned and, consequently, fixed together to a fixed part 10, here the plate, by means of several screws 73 each passing successively through a bridge hole 74, a tubular spacer (not shown) defining the spacing between each bridge 72 and the frame 70, and a hole 76 of the frame 70.
- each screw 73 is held in the plate 10 by screwing into a threaded hole 77 of the plate 10.
- the locations of the holes 77 do not follow no distribution particular distribution. Thus, they should rather be chosen according to the zones available on the fixed part 10 of the movement 1.
- the frame 70 and the bridge 72 comprise several series of support members to mount the mechanical elements of the display assembly.
- a ring of twelve pivoting holes 87 in the frame 70 on a circle of relatively large diameter, and, in line with them, a ring of twelve wider holes 88 in the The wider diameter of the holes 88 makes it possible to receive different elements according to the needs, in particular a tree, or a cushion of the plug or clock type, as will be seen below.
- a second series of six pivoting holes 89 in the frame 70 distributed substantially in a ring and, vertically, a second ring of six wider holes 90 in the bridge 72
- the second set of holes 89 is staggered of the first set of holes 87 and is closer to the outlet axis 2.
- the second set of holes 90 is staggered from the first set of holes 88 and is closer to the output axis 2. It will therefore be understood that a wheel mounted using one of the pairs of holes 89 and 90 may mesh with a mobile supported by one and / or the other of the two adjacent pairs of holes 87 and 88.
- the bridge 72 may also comprise a third series in a ring of six holes 91 each formed between two holes 88 and a fourth ring series of twelve holes 92, each being formed radially aligned with a hole 88 between the latter and the outer edge of the bridge 72.
- the third and fourth series are intended to increase the modularity and / or add functionality to the display devices as explained below.
- the mechanical output of the basic movement 1 is visible more particularly at the figure 6 .
- the fixed part 10 is recognized, here the plate, the second axis 11 provided with the seconds wheel 12 and guided by means of a fixed tube 9, the roadway 13, the driving wheel 14 and the hour wheel 15 driven by the teeth 13a of the floor 13 via the usual timer train (not visible in the drawings).
- the roadway 13 used here replaces that of the original movement because it is shorter.
- Its upper end is provided with an upper drive wheel 94 of diameter small enough to take place in the central opening 71 of the frame 70.
- Above the wheel 94 is the second drive wheel 95, fixed at the end of the axis 11.
- the frame 70 and the bridge 72 carry two time display devices 111 and 112 driven by the output of the movement 1 described above.
- the first display device 111 of the "regulator" type, such as that 31 of the first embodiment, displays the time by the decentered needle H and the minute by the central hand M. This is carried by a upper roadway 96 provided with teeth 97 and pivoting on a shaft 98 fixed to the center of the bridge 72.
- the hour hand H is carried by the barrel of a wheel 100 which pivots on a shaft 101 mounted in one of the 88 holes of the bridge 72, in this case the hole in the direction of the top of the dial of the watch.
- the mobiles 100, 96 hours and minutes of the display device 111 are connected by a timer mobile 102 having a timer axis 103 rotatably mounted in a guide tube 104 driven into a hole 91 of the bridge Hole 91 of the bridge 72.
- the axis 103 carries a timing gear 105 in engagement with the wheel 100, an upper plank 106 meshing with the toothing of the upper roadway 96, and a hub 107 secured to a lower plank 108 which is engaged with the upper driving wheel 94 of the floor 13 of the base movement 1.
- the two boards 106 and 108 are identical, to simplify the manufacture, and form a double return playing the same role as the dual return 50 of the first mode of realization.
- the transmission ratio of the timer between the upper roadway 96 and the wheel 100 is preferably equal to 1:12. However, if it was desired that the hour hand H turn in 24 hours only, it would be sufficient to change the diameters of the wheel 100 and pinion 105.
- the second time display device 112 is of the small second type, with the second needle S off-center similarly to that 32 of the first embodiment.
- This needle S is carried by an axis 113.
- the latter is provided with a pinion 114 and is guided between a pad 115 (plug or stone) driven into one of the holes 88 of the bridge 72 and one of the holes 87 of the built 70.
- the small seconds gear 114 is connected to the drive wheel 95 via an intermediate wheel 116 whose axis 117 pivots in one of the holes 89 of the frame 70 and a bearing 119 (plug or stone) driven into one of the holes 90 of the bridge 72.
- the drive wheel 95 and the pinion 114 preferably have the same diameter, in order to rotate at the same speed.
- a magnetized pin 118 is driven into one of the holes 92 in front of the pinion 114.
- the pin 118 advantageously makes it possible to act on the toothing of the pinion 114 in order to brake it when one of its teeth is plumbed. pin 118 in order to reduce the oscillations of the needle S.
- the two time display devices 111 and 112 respectively fulfill the same functions as the two display devices 31 and 32 of the first embodiment and may also each occupy twelve distinct positions mutually offset in steps of 30 °, on the circumference of the dial of the watch. Simple solutions can still allow other positions.
- more or fewer holes 74, 76 may be provided in order to increase or decrease the number of fixing screws 73.
- the game could then be shifted 15 degrees (0.5 ⁇ P) or 45 degrees (1.5 ⁇ P) from the first.
- FIG. 5 to 7 shows a relatively thin construction of a display assembly according to the invention. This low height is allowed in particular by the fact that here there is no provision for a corrector in the display assembly itself, but only the corrector of the basic movement 1. Nevertheless, the second embodiment could also be designed with a central corrector wheel such as the wheel 62 described above, to correct for example the indication of a second time zone or a calendar display supported by the frame 70 and the bridge 72.
- bridge 72 could be replaced by a different bridge cooperating with the same frame 70, depending on the needs, or even by several separate bridges, without resulting in a sharp increase in the number of blanks at the manufacturer. .
- the possible use of two frame designs as needed would not make much of the manufacturing and storage of parts, compared to the earlier solution of manufacturing and storing a plurality of complete display devices.
- the time display device time display 111 can easily be modified for this purpose.
- the hour wheel 100 could be placed on a gun rotating around the roadway 96, remaining in engagement with the timer gear 105 by virtue of the equidistance of the holes of the bridge 72.
- the central second hand S may be worn in the usual manner by an axis passing through the shaft 98 and coupled to the axis 11 of the base movement 1. If, on the other hand, the display device 112 is retained little second, we get the configuration of the figure 9 .
- FIGS 11 to 15 schematically show other time display configurations by hour hands H, minutes M and seconds S, which can be easily performed on the same base movement 1 using the present invention.
- the date window display D may or may not be present, and that the window D may be in many different positions, in particular to combine harmoniously with the various graduations associated with displays of the type, for example , needles H, M, S.
- FIGs 16 to 18 give an overview of the very wide modularity of a watch display that can be offered by the present invention. As visible at figure 18 when the angular pitch P is 30 ° in accordance with the two embodiments described above, it can be seen that a distribution along six main axes 81 to 86 is already possible with the same basic pattern movement 1 of the current model.
- the latter can occupy any of the twelve positions 120 corresponding to the axes 81 to 86, without any change of mechanical parts.
- the date window D can also occupy any position, such as, in particular, positioned permanently opposite the small second relative to the axis 2, if desired.
- the small second S at a position 120 it remains possible to place one or more additional display devices.
- the display assembly comprises an off-center display with the needles H and M. Therefore, the small second S can occupy up to seven different positions 121 along an arc centered on the axis 2 of the output of the basic movement 1 without any change of mechanical parts. Incidentally, the date window D can also occupy any position. In addition, by placing the small second S towards the most lateral positions 121, it may be envisaged to place an additional display device.
- control rod 16 and its crown 16a in twelve different directions without any modification of the basic movement 1 and the display assembly, that is to say without any change of mechanical parts.
- the present invention allows many different configurations of a time display or not with a very small set of parts.
- One skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention offers the same advantages for displays of other types driven from the basic movement, including chronograph, calendar, power reserve or moon phase displays. It also makes it easy to combine a basic movement of the current type with displays of special types, for example with retrograde hands, without transformation of the main mechanical components of the watch.
- the references used are close to those of the corresponding elements of the second embodiment, in particular with respect to those of the figure 7 .
- the frame 70 ' which can be fixed to a fixed portion 10 of the movement 1 by means of several screws passing through each, a hole 76' of the frame 70 '.
- the frame 70 ' has several series of support members for mounting the mechanical elements of the display assembly.
- a ring of twelve positioning holes 87 'in the lower part of the frame 70' which each opens to a wider hole 88 'of the upper part of the frame 70'.
- the holes 88 'thus also form a crown of twelve wider holes 88'.
- the diameters of the holes 87 ', 88' make it possible to receive different elements according to the needs as for the second embodiment.
- a recess 71 ' is formed in the upper part of the frame 70'.
- the recess 71 ' is intended to be mounted opposite the mechanical outlet and communicates tangentially with the holes 88'. It is understood that a mobile present in a hole 88 'can thus mesh with a mobile positioned in the recess 71' and in particular fixed in the hole 89 'facing said hole 88'.
- an axis 113 ' has been positioned in a hole 88' by fixing one of its ends in the corresponding hole 87 '. It has also been added a first 98 'and a second 101' shafts respectively fixed in a central hole of the upper part of the frame 70 'and in another hole 87' to show two pivot levels similarly to the second embodiment.
- the shaft 101 ' has a foot 100' fixed in a hole 87 'to project the shaft 101' of the upper part of the frame 70 '.
- two guide tubes 104 ' have been mounted in two separate holes 89'.
- the third embodiment through the holes 87 ', 88' and 89 ' also allows for great modularity and / or add functionality to the display devices as this is explained above.
- a portion of the display assembly 30 is integral with the fixed part 10 of the movement 1. It can thus be possible imagine that the intermediate portion 34, 70, 72 and / or 70 'of the display assembly 30 is wholly or partially shaped with the fixed portion 10 used to mount the display assembly 30 as, for example, the platen of the movement 1.
- the fixed portion 10 of the movement 1 can not be limited to its plate but can also be a bridge or even part of the drive mechanism of the calendar display.
- the symmetry of the intermediate means 34, 70, 72, 70 'in conjunction with that of the fixing holes 76, 76' also allows the positioning of the displays to be modified. without modifying the mounting of the display devices 31, 32, 111, 112.
- the calendar element can not be limited to a date ring 20 with two annular disks 21 and 22 connected by pillars 23. It is only important to make a spacing relative to the plane of the drive mechanism of the movement of base 1. This spacing substantially corresponds to the thickness of the display assembly 30 in order to present the display of said calendar as close as possible to said analog display, that is to say, in the case of Figures 8 to 18 , in line with the D office.
- the date element may be a cylinder whose inner diameter comprises a toothing adapted to mesh with said base movement drive mechanism 1 and whose height extends according to said spacing. It is also possible to lighten this alternative to hollow out part of the cylinder as shown in figure 21 . It is thus possible to obtain a one-piece date ring 20 'whose section is substantially S-shaped having an upper portion 22' bearing the date scale and a lower portion 21 'having a toothing 24'. The lower portions 21 'and upper 22' may further be connected by a wall 23 'whole or partially hollow.
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L'invention se rapporte à une pièce d'horlogerie à affichage analogique, comportant un mouvement d'horlogerie pourvu d'une sortie mécanique, située sur un axe dudit mouvement, et un ensemble d'affichage pourvu d'au moins un dispositif d'affichage du temps entraîné par ladite sortie mécanique, l'ensemble d'affichage étant séparé du mouvement d'horlogerie et lié à une partie fixe de ce mouvement par des moyens de support qui permettent plusieurs positions différentes dudit dispositif d'affichage autour de l'axe de sortie du mouvement.The invention relates to a timepiece with an analogue display, comprising a clockwork movement provided with a mechanical output, located on an axis of said movement, and a display assembly provided with at least one device for display of the time driven by said mechanical output, the display assembly being separated from the clockwork movement and connected to a fixed part of this movement by support means which allow several different positions of said display device around the output axis of the movement.
Un fabricant, pour produire de manière rationnelle différents modèles de montres, utilise de manière connue un même modèle de mouvement d'horlogerie (autrement dit un « calibre ») en combinaison avec différents ensembles d'affichage. Chacun de ces ensembles comporte les organes d'affichage souhaités (aiguilles des heures, minutes et secondes, indicateurs de date, aiguilles de chronographe, etc.) et les rouages nécessaires pour entraîner ces organes à partir d'une ou plusieurs sorties mécaniques du mouvement. On appelle couramment « module » un tel ensemble, parce qu'il est souvent prévu de pouvoir le remplacer par un module différent sur le même mouvement d'horlogerie, dit « mouvement de base ».A manufacturer, to rationally produce different models of watches, uses in a known manner the same model of watch movement (in other words a "caliber") in combination with different display sets. Each of these sets comprises the desired display members (hour, minute and second hands, date indicators, chronograph hands, etc.) and the gearing necessary to drive these members from one or more mechanical outputs of the movement. . Such a set is commonly called a "module", because it is often intended to be able to replace it with a different module on the same clock movement, called "basic movement".
Dans l'optique d'une production variée, l'emploi d'un module d'affichage distinct du mouvement de base permet notamment d'utiliser un dispositif d'affichage décentré, par exemple une petite seconde, ou de changer de module pour changer de type d'affichage, par exemple avec une aiguille rétrograde, ou encore pour ajouter un dispositif d'affichage, par exemple un affichage sur 24 heures, sans devoir développer chaque fois un nouveau mouvement.In view of a varied production, the use of a display module distinct from the basic movement makes it possible in particular to use an off-center display device, for example a small second, or to change the module to change display type, for example with a retrograde hand, or to add a display device, for example a
Cependant, un tel module est conçu pour une ou plusieurs fonctions d'affichage prédéfinies et, si l'on veut produire un modèle de montre modifié, il faut évidemment modifier le module d'affichage, ce qui induit une réingénierie du module tout en compliquant la production et le stockage en augmentant le nombre de références de composants.However, such a module is designed for one or more predefined display functions and, if we want to produce a modified watch model, it is obviously necessary to modify the display module, which induces a reengineering of the module while complicating production and storage by increasing the number of component references.
Le but de la présente invention est de pallier tout ou partie les inconvénients cités précédemment en proposant un système modulaire d'affichage pour pièces d'horlogerie et, notamment pour des montres, offrant une modularité élargie pour permettre de monter un ou plusieurs dispositifs d'affichage, de différents types, sur un seul modèle de mouvement de base dont la sortie entraîne l'ensemble d'affichage. Ce système d'affichage selon l'invention, qu'on peut appeler « configurable », permet de conserver une construction modulaire tout en amenant une flexibilité supplémentaire quant au positionnement des dispositifs d'affichage, ainsi qu'à la diversité et la combinaison de ceux-ci.The object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a modular display system for timepieces and, in particular for watches, offering an enlarged modularity to allow mounting one or more devices. display, of different types, on a single basic motion model whose output drives the display assembly. This display system according to the invention, which can be called "configurable", makes it possible to maintain a modular construction while providing additional flexibility as to the positioning of the display devices, as well as to the diversity and the combination of them.
A cet effet, l'invention se rapporte à une pièce d'horlogerie à affichage analogique comportant un mouvement d'horlogerie pourvu d'une sortie mécanique, située sur un axe dudit mouvement, et un ensemble d'affichage pourvu d'au moins un dispositif d'affichage entraîné par ladite sortie mécanique, l'ensemble d'affichage étant séparé du mouvement d'horlogerie et lié à une partie fixe de ce mouvement par des moyens de support qui support qui permettent plusieurs positions différentes dudit dispositif d'affichage autour de l'axe de sortie du mouvement caractérisée en ce que les moyens de support de l'ensemble d'affichage comportent un support intermédiaire solidarisé à la partie fixe du mouvement d'horlogerie et pourvu d'organes de support permettant plusieurs positions de montage dudit au moins un dispositif d'affichage sur le support intermédiaire.For this purpose, the invention relates to an analog display timepiece comprising a watch movement provided with a mechanical output, located on an axis of said movement, and a display assembly provided with at least one display device driven by said mechanical output, the display unit being separated from the clockwork movement and connected to a fixed part of this movement by support means which support which allow several different positions of said display device around the output axis of the movement characterized in that the display assembly of the support means comprise an intermediate support secured to the fixed part of the watch movement and provided with support members for several mounting positions of said at least one display device on the intermediate support.
L'adjonction d'un support intermédiaire, susceptible d'être fixé par des moyens traditionnels sur la partie fixe du mouvement de base permet d'offrir un grand nombre de positions de montage à un ou plusieurs dispositifs d'affichage. En outre, ceux-ci peuvent être de différents types et être formés par des éléments individuels conçus pour se fixer sur des organes de support polyvalents incorporés au support intermédiaire. Le système permet donc une multitude de variantes d'affichage sans aucun changement de pièce mécanique sur un même mouvement de base. Avantageusement selon l'invention, on comprend notamment que l'implantation de moyens de commande et/ou de correction comme, par exemple, une couronne, n'est plus un frein au positionnement des afficheurs de la pièce d'horlogerie.The addition of an intermediate support, which can be fixed by conventional means on the fixed part of the basic movement allows to offer a large number of mounting positions to one or more display devices. In addition, these can be of different types and be formed by individual elements designed to attach to multipurpose support members incorporated in the intermediate support. The system therefore allows a multitude of display variants without any change of mechanical part on the same basic movement. Advantageously according to the invention, it is understood that the implementation of control means and / or correction such as, for example, a crown, is no longer a brake positioning the displays of the timepiece.
Conformément à d'autres caractéristiques avantageuses de l'invention :
- dans trois modes de réalisation, la sortie mécanique comporte un axe des secondes entouré par une chaussée ;
- la pièce d'horlogerie comporte au moins deux dispositifs d'affichage ;
- dans un premier mode de réalisation, le support intermédiaire comporte un rail au moins partiellement circulaire qui est centré sur l'axe de sortie du mouvement d'horlogerie ;
- lesdits organes de support comportent des orifices équipant le rail pour la fixation et/ou le positionnement de chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
- les orifices sont distribués autour de l'axe de sortie selon un pas angulaire prédéterminé afin d'offrir beaucoup de possibilités de positionnement pour chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
- chaque dispositif d'affichage est fixé sur ledit rail et est en prise avec une roue de ladite sortie mécanique pour afficher au moins une valeur horaire ;
- dans des deuxième et troisième modes de réalisation, le support intermédiaire comporte un bâti ayant une ouverture centrale en regard de ladite sortie mécanique ;
- dans un deuxième mode de réalisation, au moins un pont est monté espacé du bâti, au moins un dispositif d'affichage étant monté dans l'espacement entre ledit au moins un pont et ledit bâti ;
- lesdits organes de support comportent au moins une série de trous dans ledit bâti et au moins une série de trous dans ledit au moins un pont pour la fixation et/ou le positionnement de chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
- les séries de trous sont distribuées autour de l'axe de sortie selon un pas angulaire prédéterminé afin d'offrir beaucoup de possibilités de positionnement pour chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
- lesdits organes de support comportent une seconde série de trous dans ledit bâti et dans ledit au moins un pont selon un pas angulaire prédéterminé afin d'offrir encore plus de possibilités de positionnement pour chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
- le bâti et ledit au moins un pont sont fixés ensemble à la partie fixe au moyen de vis traversant chacune ledit au moins un pont et le bâti ;
- dans un troisième mode de réalisation, lesdits organes de support comportent au moins une série de trous dans la partie inférieure du bâti et au moins une série de trous dans la partie supérieur du bâti pour la fixation et/ou le positionnement de chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
- les séries de trous sont distribuées autour de l'axe de sortie selon un pas angulaire prédéterminé afin d'offrir beaucoup de possibilités de positionnement pour chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
- lesdits organes de support comportent une seconde série de trous dans la partie supérieure du bâti afin chacun de communiquer avec un desdits trous formés dans la partie inférieure du bâti ;
- le bâti est fixé à la partie fixe au moyen de vis au moins un trou du bâti ;
- dans les deuxième et troisième modes de réalisation, les organes de support sont aptes à recevoir un arbre et/ou un tube et/ou un coussinet ;
- dans les trois modes de réalisation, chaque dispositif d'affichage est en prise avec une roue de ladite sortie mécanique pour afficher au moins une valeur horaire ;
- au moins une partie de l'ensemble d'affichage est venue de forme avec la partie fixe du mouvement d'horlogerie ;
- le pas angulaire est inférieur ou égal à 30°.,
- le mouvement d'horlogerie comporte un mécanisme d'entraînement d'un afficheur du calendrier et en ce que l'afficheur du calendrier est décalé par rapport au plan dudit mécanisme d'entraînement selon un espacement correspondant sensiblement à l'épaisseur de l'ensemble d'affichage afin de présenter l'affichage dudit calendrier au plus proche dudit affichage analogique.
- in three embodiments, the mechanical output comprises a second axis surrounded by a roadway;
- the timepiece comprises at least two display devices;
- in a first embodiment, the intermediate support comprises an at least partially circular rail which is centered on the output axis of the watch movement;
- said support members comprise orifices fitted to the rail for fixing and / or positioning of each display device;
- the orifices are distributed around the output axis in a predetermined angular pitch in order to provide a lot of positioning possibilities for each display device;
- each display device is attached to said rail and is engaged with a wheel of said mechanical output to display at least one time value;
- in second and third embodiments, the intermediate support comprises a frame having a central opening facing said mechanical outlet;
- in a second embodiment, at least one bridge is mounted spaced from the frame, at least one display device being mounted in the spacing between said at least one bridge and said frame;
- said support members comprise at least one series of holes in said frame and at least one series of holes in said at least one bridge for fixing and / or positioning of each display device;
- the series of holes are distributed around the output axis at a predetermined angular pitch in order to provide a lot of positioning possibilities for each display device;
- said support members include a second series of holes in said frame and said at least one bridge at a predetermined angular pitch to provide even more positioning capability for each display device;
- the frame and said at least one bridge are fixed together to the fixed part by means of screws each passing through said at least one bridge and the frame;
- in a third embodiment, said support members comprise at least one series of holes in the lower part of the frame and at least one series of holes in the upper part of the frame for fixing and / or positioning of each device; display;
- the series of holes are distributed around the output axis at a predetermined angular pitch in order to provide a lot of positioning possibilities for each display device;
- said support members comprise a second series of holes in the upper part of the frame in order to communicate with one of said holes formed in the lower part of the frame;
- the frame is fixed to the fixed part by means of screws at least one hole of the frame;
- in the second and third embodiments, the support members are adapted to receive a shaft and / or a tube and / or a pad;
- in the three embodiments, each display device is engaged with a wheel of said mechanical output to display at least one time value;
- at least a portion of the display assembly has come in shape with the fixed portion of the watch movement;
- the angular pitch is less than or equal to 30 °.,
- the watch movement comprises a drive mechanism of a calendar display and in that the calendar display is offset from the plane of said drive mechanism at a spacing substantially corresponding to the thickness of the assembly. display to present the display of said calendar to the nearest of said analog display.
D'autres particularités et avantages ressortiront clairement de la description qui en est faite ci-après, à titre indicatif et nullement limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :
- la
figure 1 est une vue frontale schématique d'un ensemble d'affichage selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, comportant deux dispositifs d'affichage du temps ; - la
figure 2 est une vue en coupe schématique suivant la ligne II-II de lafigure 1 , via le point M ; - la
figure 3 est une vue agrandie en coupe schématique suivant la ligne III-III de lafigure 1 , via le point R ; - la
figure 4 est une vue éclatée en perspective d'un ensemble d'affichage selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention ; - la
figure 5 est une vue frontale schématique d'un ensemble d'affichage selon un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention, comportant deux dispositifs d'affichage du temps ; - la
figure 6 est une vue en coupe schématique suivant la ligne VI-VI de lafigure 5 ; - la
figure 7 est une vue éclatée en perspective d'un ensemble d'affichage selon un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention ; - les
figures 8 à 18 sont des schémas représentant différentes configurations d'affichage rendu possible selon l'invention avec un même mouvement d'horlogerie selon les deux modes de réalisation ; - les
figures 19 et 20 sont des représentations d'un troisième mode de réalisation d'une pièce intermédiaire selon l'invention ; - la
figure 21 est une vue en coupe d'une alternative de réalisation d'un afficheur de calendrier selon l'invention.
- the
figure 1 is a schematic front view of a display assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention, having two time display devices; - the
figure 2 is a schematic sectional view along the line II-II of thefigure 1 , via the point M; - the
figure 3 is an enlarged view in schematic section along line III-III of thefigure 1 , via the point R; - the
figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a display assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention; - the
figure 5 is a schematic front view of a display assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention, having two time display devices; - the
figure 6 is a diagrammatic sectional view taken along line VI-VI of thefigure 5 ; - the
figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of a display assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention; - the
Figures 8 to 18 are diagrams representing different display configurations made possible according to the invention with the same clockwork according to the two embodiments; - the
Figures 19 and 20 are representations of a third embodiment of an intermediate part according to the invention; - the
figure 21 is a sectional view of an alternative embodiment of a calendar display according to the invention.
L'exemple de réalisation illustré par les
Il est prévu en outre un affichage de calendrier comportant ici un disque de quantième apparaissant dans un guichet D du cadran. Comme d'habitude, le constructeur peut placer ce guichet dans une position quelconque sur le pourtour du cadran. Bien entendu, l'affichage du quantième par un autre type d'afficheur est également possible comme, par exemple, à l'aide d'une aiguille.There is further provided a calendar display comprising here a date disk appearing in a window D of the dial. As usually, the manufacturer can place this window in any position on the periphery of the dial. Of course, the display of the date by another type of display is also possible as, for example, using a needle.
Comme on l'a mentionné plus haut, la pièce d'horlogerie, une montre décrite ici, comporte un mouvement 1 dit de base, de type courant, et divers dispositifs d'affichage entraînés par ce mouvement 1, mais pouvant être disposés dans différentes configurations pour permettre de réaliser des montres présentant des afficheurs différents avec les mêmes composants mécaniques. Le mouvement de base 1 peut être tout mouvement d'horlogerie mécanique ou électromécanique comme par exemple à quartz.As mentioned above, the timepiece, a watch described here, comprises a
Le mouvement de base 1 comporte ainsi une sortie mécanique d'axe géométrique 2, en général une chaussée et dans les figures présentées ci-dessus un axe des secondes à l'intérieur de la chaussée. Parmi les éléments du mouvement de base 1 qui apparaissent dans un premier mode de réalisation illustré aux
Par conséquent, l'axe des secondes 11 et la chaussée 13 constituent la sortie mécanique pour entraîner l'affichage de l'heure. Dans l'exemple des
Dans les
L'heure courante est indiquée au moyen d'un ensemble d'affichage horaire 30 (indiqué en
Dans l'exemple des
Préférentiellement, le support intermédiaire est formé par un rail au moins partiellement circulaire 34 centré par rapport à l'axe 2 et fixé à la partie fixe 10 par des vis 35. Le rail 34 a ici une forme plate. Les organes de support comprennent, dans le cas présent, outre ses surfaces supérieure et latérales, douze orifices étagés 36 aptes à recevoir des pieds-vis 37 pour permettre de fixer sur le rail 34 au moins un dispositif d'affichage dans différentes positions, au choix du constructeur. Dans l'exemple des
Dans l'exemple de la
Bien entendu, si le constructeur désirait disposer d'un plus grand nombre de positions possibles des dispositifs, il pourrait simplement utiliser un rail ayant un plus grand nombre d'orifices 36 en ayant un pas P inférieur à à 30°, ou donner à ces orifices une forme oblongue, offrant une infinité de positions. En outre, il pourrait prévoir un autre mode de fixation de certains dispositifs, par exemple si un dispositif présente un bâti chevauchant le rail et muni d'un serrage latéral à vis, avec ou sans crans sur le rail. On notera aussi que le rail 34 pourrait être discontinu, c'est-à-dire comprendre un ou plusieurs tronçons en arc de cercle, afin de libérer certains espaces, par exemple pour le passage d'une liaison fonctionnelle entre un dispositif d'affichage et la tige de commande 16 ou l'organe entraîneur de calendrier du mouvement de base 1.Of course, if the manufacturer wanted to have a greater number of possible positions of the devices, he could simply use a rail having a larger number of
Chacun des dispositifs d'affichage 31, 32 comporte un bâti appelé ici chariot, du fait qu'on peut le positionner par déplacement le long du rail 34. Ce chariot, fixé au rail 34 par les vis 38 s'engageant dans les pieds-vis 37, peut être assimilé à une platine pour les composants mécaniques qui composent chaque dispositif d'affichage 31, 32. On voit dans les
Le chariot 41 comporte en outre un palier supportant l'axe 51 (visible en
Le chariot 54 du dispositif d'affichage 32 porte un pont 55. Ce pont 55 et le chariot 54 sont munis de deux paires de pierres pour supporter respectivement un axe de petite seconde 56 et un renvoi 58. Comme visible dans l'exemple de la
Pour les cas où l'ensemble d'affichage 30 devrait comporter, en plus des dispositifs 31 et 32 décrits ici, d'autres dispositifs d'affichage qui pourraient nécessiter une correction, par exemple un affichage de second fuseau horaire, de calendrier ou de phase de lune, une roue centrale de correcteur 62 est montée à rotation sur la chaussée 13 du mouvement de base 1 et calée axialement à l'aide d'un ressort 63 (référencé en
On constate que le système combinant le rail comme support intermédiaire avec plusieurs dispositifs d'affichage permet non seulement de placer les afficheurs de ces dispositifs dans différentes positions, sans changer les composants, mais aussi de remplacer un dispositif d'affichage par un dispositif différent afin de diversifier la gamme des produits du fabricant. Il peut s'agir d'un dispositif affichant une autre grandeur, mais aussi d'un dispositif affichant la même grandeur, mais d'une façon différente, par exemple avec un disque, un tambour, une aiguille rétrograde ou même avec une deuxième aiguille ordinaire pour, par exemple, afficher un fuseau horaire à décalage fixe.It can be seen that the system combining the rail as an intermediate support with several display devices makes it possible not only to place the displays of these devices in different positions, without changing the components, but also to replace a display device. by a different device to diversify the product range of the manufacturer. It may be a device displaying another size, but also a device displaying the same size, but in a different way, for example with a disk, a drum, a retrograde needle or even with a second needle for example, to display a fixed shift time zone.
Selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention, dont un exemple est représenté dans les
Préférentiellement, le mouvement 1 est le même que celui du premier mode de réalisation et il est aussi équipé du même affichage du quantième au moyen de l'anneau 20 à deux étages, dont le disque supérieur 22 porte les quantièmes apparaissant dans le guichet D représenté dans les
Les éléments de l'ensemble d'affichage horaire de la montre sont montés sur le bâti 70 ou, préférentiellement, entre le bâti 70 et au moins un pont 72. Dans l'exemple illustré aux
Chaque pont 72 et le bâti 70 sont positionnés et, par conséquent, fixés ensemble à une partie fixe 10, ici la platine, au moyen de plusieurs vis 73 traversant chacune successivement un trou 74 de pont 72, une entretoise tubulaire (non représentée) définissant l'espacement entre chaque pont 72 et le bâti 70, et un trou 76 du bâti 70. Préférentiellement, chaque vis 73 est maintenues dans la platine 10 par vissage dans un trou taraudé 77 de la platine 10. Les emplacements des trous 77 ne suivent pas de distribution de distribution particulière. Ainsi, ils devraient être plutôt choisis en fonction des zones disponibles sur la partie fixe 10 du mouvement 1.Each
Selon le deuxième mode de réalisation, le bâti 70 et le pont 72 comportent plusieurs séries d'organes de support afin de monter les éléments mécaniques de l'ensemble d'affichage. Dans l'exemple illustré aux
Conformément à ce schéma, il est prévu une couronne de douze trous de pivotement 87 dans le bâti 70, sur un cercle de relativement grand diamètre, et, à l'aplomb de ceux-ci, une couronne de douze trous plus larges 88 dans le pont 72. Le diamètre des trous 88 plus large permet de recevoir différents éléments en fonction des besoins, notamment un arbre, ou un coussinet du type bouchon ou pierre d'horlogerie, comme on le verra plus loin.According to this scheme, there is provided a ring of twelve pivoting
Sur un cercle de plus petit diamètre, il est prévu en outre une deuxième série de six trous de pivotement 89 dans le bâti 70 distribuée sensiblement en couronne et, à l'aplomb, une deuxième couronne de six trous plus larges 90 dans le pont 72. Préférentiellement, la deuxième série de trous 89 est montée en quinconce de la première série de trous 87 et est plus proche de l'axe de sortie 2.On a circle of smaller diameter, there is further provided a second series of six pivoting
De manière similaire sur le pont 72, la deuxième série de trous 90 est montée en quinconce de la première série de trous 88 et est plus proche de l'axe de sortie 2. On comprend donc qu'une roue montée à l'aide d'une des paires de trous 89 et 90 peut s'engrener avec un mobile supporté par l'une et/ou l'autre des deux paires adjacentes de trous 87 et 88.Similarly on the
Comme illustré aux
La sortie mécanique du mouvement de base 1 est visible plus particulièrement à la
Le bâti 70 et le pont 72 portent deux dispositifs d'affichage horaire 111 et 112 entraînés par la sortie du mouvement 1 décrite ci-dessus. Dans l'exemple illustré aux
Les mobiles 100, 96 des heures et des minutes du dispositif d'affichage 111 sont reliés par un mobile de minuterie 102 ayant un axe de minuterie 103 monté rotatif dans un tube de guidage 104 chassé dans un trou 91 du pont trou 91 du pont 72. L'axe 103 porte un pignon de minuterie 105 en prise avec la roue 100, une planche supérieure 106 en prise avec la denture de la chaussée supérieure 96, et un moyeu 107 solidaire d'une planche inférieure 108 qui est en prise avec la roue entraîneuse supérieure 94 de la chaussée 13 du mouvement de base 1. Les deux planches 106 et 108 sont identiques, pour simplifier la fabrication, et forment un renvoi double jouant le même rôle que le renvoi double 50 du premier mode de réalisation.The
Bien entendu, le rapport de transmission de la minuterie entre les chaussée supérieure 96 et la roue 100 est préférentiellement égal à 1:12. Cependant, si l'on voulait que l'aiguille des heures H fasse un tour en 24 heures seulement, il suffirait de modifier les diamètres de la roue 100 et du pignon 105.Of course, the transmission ratio of the timer between the
Dans l'exemple illustré aux
Le pignon 114 de petite seconde est relié à la roue entraîneuse 95 via une roue intermédiaire 116 dont l'axe 117 pivote dans l'un des trous 89 du bâti 70 et un coussinet 119 (bouchon ou pierre) chassé dans l'un des trous 90 du pont 72. La roue entraîneuse 95 et le pignon 114 ont préférentiellement le même diamètre, afin de tourner à la même vitesse.The
Selon un mode préféré de l'invention illustré à la
On remarque que les deux dispositifs d'affichage horaire 111 et 112 remplissent respectivement les mêmes fonctions que les deux dispositifs d'affichage 31 et 32 du premier mode de réalisation et peuvent également occuper chacun douze positions distinctes, mutuellement décalées par pas de 30°, sur la circonférence du cadran de la montre. Des solutions simples peuvent permettre encore d'autres positions. Par exemple, dans le second mode de réalisation, on peut prévoir, dans le pont 72 et le bâti 70, plus ou moins de trous 74, 76 afin d'augmenter ou de diminuer le nombre de vis de fixation 73. A titre d'exemple, le jeu pourrait alors être décalé de 15 degrés (0,5·P) ou 45 degrés (1,5·P) par rapport au premier.Note that the two
L'exemple illustré par les
On notera aussi que le pont 72 pourrait être remplacé par un pont différent coopérant avec le même bâti 70, en fonction des besoins, ou même par plusieurs ponts distincts, sans qu'il en résulte une forte augmentation du nombre d'ébauches chez le fabricant. De même, l'utilisation éventuelle de deux modèles de bâti en fonction des besoins ne compliquerait pas beaucoup la fabrication et le stockage des pièces, en comparaison avec la solution antérieure consistant à fabriquer et stocker une pluralité de dispositifs d'affichage complets.Note also that the
Pour former un dispositif affichant l'heure, la minute et la seconde de la manière traditionnelle avec des aiguilles H, M, S coaxiales au centre, c'est-à-dire la configuration de la
De manière analogue, en conservant le dispositif d'affichage 112 à petite seconde, on peut prévoir un dispositif d'affichage classique d'heure et minute en position décentrée sur l'arbre 101, sans rien changer au mobile de minuterie 102. Il convient simplement de changer l'arbre 101 pour qu'il serve de pivot à une chaussée s'engrenant avec la planche 106 et supportant autour d'elle le canon de la roue des heures 100. On obtient ainsi la configuration de la
Les
Comme expliqué pour le deuxième mode de réalisation ci-dessus, il est important de noter que toutes les configurations représentées dans les
Les
Selon un deuxième exemple illustré à la
Dans un autre exemple illustré à la
Au vu de la
En outre, de manière avantageuse selon l'invention, on comprend aussi que pour une orientation donnée de l'affichage, le constructeur peut choisir de placer la tige de commande 16 et sa couronne 16a dans douze directions différentes sans aucune modification du mouvement de base 1 ni de l'ensemble d'affichage, c'est-à-dire sans aucun changement des pièces mécaniques.In addition, advantageously according to the invention, it is also understood that for a given orientation of the display, the manufacturer can choose to place the
La description qui précède démontre que la présente invention permet de nombreuses configurations différentes d'un affichage horaire ou non avec un jeu de pièces très restreint. Un homme du métier comprendra que l'invention offre les mêmes avantages pour des affichages d'autres types, entraînés à partir du mouvement de base, notamment des affichages de chronographe, de calendrier, de réserve de marche ou de phase de lune. Elle permet aussi de combiner aisément un mouvement de base de type courant avec des affichages de types spéciaux, par exemple à aiguilles rétrogrades, sans transformation des composants mécaniques principaux de la montre.The above description demonstrates that the present invention allows many different configurations of a time display or not with a very small set of parts. One skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention offers the same advantages for displays of other types driven from the basic movement, including chronograph, calendar, power reserve or moon phase displays. It also makes it easy to combine a basic movement of the current type with displays of special types, for example with retrograde hands, without transformation of the main mechanical components of the watch.
De plus, afin de limiter le nombre d'ébauches et selon un troisième mode de réalisation, il serait également possible d'utiliser un support intermédiaire plus épais comme un bâti 70' et comportant simultanément par exemple les attributs du bâti 70 et du pont 72 du deuxième mode de réalisation. Un exemple d'un tel troisième mode de réalisation est représenté aux
Afin de mieux comprendre l'exemple des
Dans l'exemple illustré aux
Conformément à ce schéma, il est prévu une couronne de douze trous de positionnement 87' dans la partie inférieure du bâti 70', qui débouche chacun sur un trou plus large 88' de la partie supérieure du bâti 70'. Les trous 88' forment ainsi également une couronne de douze trous plus larges 88'. Les diamètres des trous 87', 88' permettent de recevoir différents éléments en fonction des besoins comme pour le deuxième mode de réalisation.According to this scheme, there is provided a ring of twelve positioning holes 87 'in the lower part of the frame 70', which each opens to a
Sur un cercle de plus petit diamètre, il est prévu en outre une deuxième série de douze trous de positionnement 89' dans la partie inférieure du bâti 70' également distribuée sensiblement en couronne. Dans l'exemple de la
A titre d'exemple, comme illustré aux
Par conséquent, comme pour les premier et deuxième modes de réalisation, le troisième mode de réalisation grâce aux trous 87', 88' et 89' permet également une grande modularité et/ou d'ajouter des fonctionnalités aux dispositifs d'affichage comme cela est expliqué ci-dessus.Therefore, as for the first and second embodiments, the third embodiment through the
De plus, selon une variante de l'invention et pour les trois modes de réalisation, il est possible d'envisager qu'une partie de l'ensemble d'affichage 30 soit monobloc avec la partie fixe 10 du mouvement 1. On peut ainsi imaginer que la partie intermédiaire 34, 70, 72 et/ou 70' de l'ensemble d'affichage 30 soit totalement ou partiellement venu de forme avec la partie fixe 10 utilisée pour monter l'ensemble d'affichage 30 comme, par exemple, la platine du mouvement 1. En outre, la partie fixe 10 du mouvement 1 ne saurait se limiter à sa platine mais peut également être un pont ou même une partie du mécanisme d'entraînement de l'afficheur de calendrier.In addition, according to a variant of the invention and for the three embodiments, it is possible to envisage that a portion of the
Il faut également comprendre que, pour les trois modes de réalisation avantageusement selon l'invention, la symétrie des moyens intermédiaires 34, 70, 72, 70' conjuguée avec celle des trous 76, 76' de fixation autorise également la modification du positionnement des afficheurs sans modifier le montage des dispositifs d'affichage 31, 32, 111, 112. Ainsi, il suffit de retirer les vis 35, 73 puis de tourner l'ensemble d'affichage 30 par rapport au mouvement d'horlogerie 1 afin de solidariser par vissage l'ensemble d'affichage dans une nouvelle position. Par conséquent, il peut être prévu conséquent, il peut être prévu plus de trous taraudés 77 également dans la partie fixe 10 du mouvement d'horlogerie 1 pour permettre plus de positions possibles.It should also be understood that, for the three embodiments advantageously according to the invention, the symmetry of the intermediate means 34, 70, 72, 70 'in conjunction with that of the fixing holes 76, 76' also allows the positioning of the displays to be modified. without modifying the mounting of the
Enfin, l'élément de calendrier ne saurait se limiter à un anneau de quantième 20 avec deux disques annulaires 21 et 22 reliés par des piliers 23. Il est seulement important de réaliser un espacement par rapport au plan du mécanisme d'entraînement du mouvement de base 1. Cet espacement correspond sensiblement à l'épaisseur de l'ensemble d'affichage 30 afin de présenter l'affichage dudit calendrier au plus proche dudit affichage analogique, c'est-à-dire, dans le cas des
Par conséquent, selon une alternative de l'invention, l'élément de quantième peut être un cylindre dont le diamètre intérieur comporte une denture apte à s'engrener avec ledit mécanisme d'entraînement du mouvement de base 1 et dont la hauteur s'étend selon ledit espacement. Il est aussi possible pour alléger cette alternative d'évider une partie du cylindre comme illustré à la
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