EP2455822B1 - Verfahren und Einrichtung für die Bestigung eines Anzeigenelements - Google Patents

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EP2455822B1
EP2455822B1 EP10192203.7A EP10192203A EP2455822B1 EP 2455822 B1 EP2455822 B1 EP 2455822B1 EP 10192203 A EP10192203 A EP 10192203A EP 2455822 B1 EP2455822 B1 EP 2455822B1
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Stefan Rombach
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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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/06—Dials
    • G04B19/14—Fastening the dials to the clock or watch plates
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G17/00—Structural details; Housings
    • G04G17/02—Component assemblies
    • G04G17/04—Mounting of electronic components
    • G04G17/045—Mounting of the display
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49579—Watch or clock making
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49579—Watch or clock making
    • Y10T29/49583—Watch or clock making having indicia, face, or dial
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining
    • Y10T29/49947—Assembling or joining by applying separate fastener
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/70—Interfitted members

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  • the present invention relates to the field of watchmaking. It relates more specifically to a method of fixing a display element, such as a watch face. The invention also relates to a device for fixing and locking a display device for the implementation of this fixing method.
  • foot dials are known, especially for mid and high-end watches.
  • the feet which form protruding parts under the dial, are generally welded rather than machined directly integrally to the dial, and then driven into recesses under the dial.
  • An alternative is to machine holes in the dial and to drive feet in these holes.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a device and a fixing method faster and more practical to implement.
  • An advantage of the proposed solution is to allow the locking operation immediately after the dial mounting operation without further intermediate step. The overall assembly time is thus reduced.
  • An additional advantage of the proposed solution is that it simplifies the operation of locking the dial thanks to the ease of access of the locking elements, which makes handling easier.
  • the figure 1 shows a solution usually used for locking a dial 1 'according to the prior art.
  • the foot of the dial 2 ' is engaged in a first bore 31' of a plate 3 '
  • the locking key 4' is engaged in a second bore 32 'machined on the other side of the plate 3' with respect to the dial 1 '.
  • the locking key 4 ' is formed of a rod 41' which engages in the second bore 32 'arranged inwardly of the plate 3', as well as a head 42 ', accessible from the other side of the plate 3 ', and a flange 43' coaxial with the head 42 'but which extends only over a portion of its periphery.
  • the rod 41 ' is driven into the second bore 32' and driving the head 42 'in rotation causes the flange 43' to act as a knife penetrating the thickness of the foot to lock the latter.
  • the locking key 4 'and the dial 1' being located on either side of the plate 3 ', it is necessary to always turn the plate 3' to be able to access the locking key 4 'once the dial has been mounted on the plate, which imposes an additional handling step and appropriate tooling on a production line.
  • the method and the device according to the invention more generally apply to a display element 1 provided with one or more fastening elements 2 for mounting on a support 3, as well as one or more locking elements 4 which are introduced into a locking support 5.
  • the latter locking support 5 may be distinct from the support 3; according to a preferred embodiment of the invention the support 3 may for example consist of a plate 3 'while the locking medium 5 may consist of a watch case.
  • the Figure 2A shows a top view of a fastening and locking device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the display element for example typically a dial, comprises here LCD digital display means (Liquid Crystal Display), seen from above by their visible side 11, and a plurality of locking elements 4 partially covered by the display element 1.
  • LCD digital display means Liquid Crystal Display
  • This arrangement gives a better aesthetic to a watch using the device according to the invention, because the heads of the locking elements 42 are partially hidden; on the other hand, this arrangement also makes it possible to minimize the total width dimensions occupied relative to the support of the display element 3 on the support of the locking element 5, these two supports being able to be formed by one and the same room. In this way, the size of the locking elements 4 at the periphery of the display element 1 is reduced and makes it easier to accommodate other parts for a given surface.
  • the Figure 2B shows a sectional view of the fastening and locking device of the Figure 2A in locked position along the AA axis. It distinguishes the display element 1, as well as the visible side 11 of the display element 1 on the top, the assembly elements of the display means 2 which fit into a bore 31 of the support of the display element 3, as well as the rod of the locking element 41 and the head of the locking element 42, with a truncated flange 43.
  • the truncation surface 44 allows the locking element 4 to easily be inserted into a cavity, formed here by the gap between a battery enclosure 6 intended to receive a battery, and the peripheral wall of the display member 32.
  • This truncation surface 44 indeed determines a positioning of the locking element 4 facing the connecting element 2, which allows its displacement in the direction of the mounting D up to the bore 51 of its support 5.
  • the locking element 4 can then be rotated about a quarter of a turn to enter the locked position, which corresponds to that illustrated in FIG. Figure 2B .
  • the fixing and locking device is accessible in the direction of the mounting D; it is however possible to envisage access in a substantially different direction, making an angle preferably less than 45 degrees with respect to this direction of the mounting D, so that the locking element 4 is always easily accessible and manipulable without must move the workpiece after assembly to perform the lock operation.
  • the locking element 4 preferably comprises a rod 41 engaged in a bore 51 formed in its support 5 at the periphery of the display element 1 on the visible side 11 of the display element; it also comprises a head 42 which can be rotated by an external tool engaging in a notch 21 extending preferably along a diameter of the head, such as a screw head.
  • Such an arrangement of the notches on the external side of the Display element 1 is necessary when the display element 1 is for example a dial, which leaves no other alternative for fixing from its visible side than by its periphery.
  • the arrangement of the various locking pieces according to the invention makes it easy to perform the locking operation by rotation of the head 42, preferably at an angle less than 180 degrees corresponding to a half-turn, and preferably around 90 degrees, a quarter of a turn, so that the operation is very fast and easy to perform.
  • This rotation of the head 42 positions the non-truncated portion of the collar in the notch 21 of the connecting element 4 and can be made directly after the assembly means 1 have been fixed on their support 3, because the head 42 is accessible in the direction of assembly (D) from the visible side 11 of the display element 1, so that it is no longer necessary to return the support to access the elements of lock 2 by the other side.
  • This arrangement therefore certainly facilitates locking operations, but is not natural to the skilled person because of the additional size of the locking pieces 4 on the periphery of the display element 1, which had pushed until now to position the locking elements 4 towards the inside of the mounting elements 2 opposite side.
  • This solution of the prior art also had the advantage of being able to easily hide the locking pieces 4 on the other side of the display element 1.
  • the material which constitutes it may be harder than that of the connecting element 2 may also be selected, so that the penetration into the element notch 21 is facilitated. It is also conceivable that no notch is formed in the joining element before the locking operation, and that only the rotation of the head 42 of the locking element creates this notch 21 due to the relative difference hardness between the two chosen materials. Reducing the hardness of the connecting element 2 to this effect makes it possible, moreover, to facilitate the preliminary driving operation of these elements in their support 3.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Befestigen und Verriegeln eines Anzeigeelements (1) an einem ersten Träger (3) mithilfe mindestens eines Montageelements (2) in einer Montagerichtung (D), wobei die Vorrichtung mindestens ein Element (4) zum Verriegeln des Montageelements (2) aufweist, das Verriegelungselement (4) von der sichtbaren Seite (11) des Anzeigeelements (1) zugänglich ist, die Befestigungs- und Verriegelungsvorrichtung einen zweiten Träger (5) für das Verriegelungselement (4) umfasst, in dem zweiten Träger (5) am Umfang des Anzeigeelements (1) auf der sichtbaren Seite (11) des Anzeigeelements (1) eine Bohrung (51) ausgespart ist, und wobei das Verriegelungselement (4) einen Stift (41), der in der Bohrung (51) in Eingriff steht, und einen Kopf (42) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verriegelungselement (4) einen konisch zulaufenden Kragen (43) umfasst, der zu dem Kopf (42) konzentrisch ist, sich jedoch nur über einen Teil seines Umfangs erstreckt, wobei der Kragen (43) in einem Einschnitt (21) des Montageelements (2), der außerhalb des Anzeigeelements (1) angeordnet ist, in Eingriff steht.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Material für den Kragen (43) härter als jenes des Montageelements (2) gewählt ist.
  3. Befestigungs- und Verriegelungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verriegelungselement (4) durch das Anzeigeelement (1) teilweise abgedeckt ist.
  4. Verfahren zum Befestigen und Verriegeln eines Anzeigeelements (1), umfassend:
    - einen Schritt des Montierens des Anzeigeelements (1) an einem Träger (3) mithilfe mindestens eines Montageelements (2) in einer Montagerichtung (D),
    - einen Schritt des Verriegelns des Montageelements (2) mithilfe eines Verriegelungselements (4),
    wobei der Verriegelungsschritt unmittelbar nach dem Montageschritt (A) ausgeführt wird, der Verriegelungsschritt durch Drehen eines Kopfes (42) des Verriegelungselements (4) ausgeführt wird, und das Verriegelungselement (4) von der sichtbaren Seite (11) des Anzeigeelements (1) in der Montagerichtung (D) zugänglich ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verriegelungselement (4) einen konisch zulaufenden Kragen (43) umfasst, der zu dem Kopf (42) konzentrisch ist, sich jedoch nur über einen Teil seines Umfangs erstreckt und in einem Einschnitt (21) des Montageelements (2), der außerhalb des Anzeigeelements angeordnet ist, in Eingriff gelangt, wenn der Kopf (42) des Verriegelungselements gedreht wird.
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US13/298,942 US8763252B2 (en) 2010-11-23 2011-11-17 Method and device for securing a display element
JP2011254713A JP5478590B2 (ja) 2010-11-23 2011-11-22 表示要素を固定する方法及び装置
CN2011103752571A CN102566398A (zh) 2010-11-23 2011-11-23 用于固定显示元件的方法和装置

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