EP2503410B1 - Calendar mechanism comprising a quick month corrector - Google Patents

Calendar mechanism comprising a quick month corrector Download PDF

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EP2503410B1
EP2503410B1 EP20120160162 EP12160162A EP2503410B1 EP 2503410 B1 EP2503410 B1 EP 2503410B1 EP 20120160162 EP20120160162 EP 20120160162 EP 12160162 A EP12160162 A EP 12160162A EP 2503410 B1 EP2503410 B1 EP 2503410B1
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Alain Zaugg
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    • 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
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    • G04B19/243—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator
    • G04B19/247—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator disc-shaped
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  • the present invention relates to a timing mechanism for a timepiece and more particularly to such a mechanism comprising a date display, a display of the months, and a rapid corrector of months.
  • the patent document CH 697'662 describes a timing mechanism for a timepiece.
  • This mechanism is more precisely a perpetual calendar mechanism. It includes a date display and a display of the month.
  • the mechanism described in this prior document also includes a date corrector and a month corrector respectively for manually correcting the indication of the date and that of the month. These correctors are arranged to be respectively actuated by two pushbuttons for incrementing a step, one, the indication of the date and the other, that of the month.
  • one of the advantage of the described mechanism is that it makes it possible to advance the indication of the month using the corrector provided for this purpose, without affecting the indication of the date. In most cases, this arrangement makes it more intuitive to set the calendar date. However, this is not always the case. By For example, if the month corrector is activated while the calendar shows January 30th, the calendar will change to February 30th.
  • the patent document EP 1 004 947 discloses a quick date correction mechanism comprising an actuator accessible from the outside of the watch and which is arranged to drive the date star rotating by means of a train.
  • the multiplication ratio of the gear train is sufficient for a movement of the actuator causes the date star to a value corresponding to more than a month.
  • the high multiplication ratio renders the correction mechanism all the more inaccurate. It therefore becomes very difficult for the user to release the actuator near the desired date without risking exceeding the latter.
  • An object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks. It achieves this goal by providing a calendar mechanism according to the appended claim 1.
  • the stop can occupy either an inactive position, in which it does not intercept the trajectory of the rotary stop, or an active position in which it blocks the mobile of 31 in an angular position corresponding to the indication the first day of the month.
  • the rapid correction device of the invention does not interfere with the normal operation of the date drive means.
  • the mobile 31 advance one milking to the first day of the following month, it activates the monthly training means, the latter advancing by one step the mobile 12 and the month indicator.
  • the rapid correction of the indication of the month is accompanied by a rapid advance of the date until the following month. The link between the date and the month is thus preserved during the correction.
  • the month quick corrector comprises a rake 3 with a toothed sector 5 at one of these ends and a first control pin 7 at the other end.
  • the rake is pivotally mounted about an axis 9 arranged close to the end bearing the pin 7.
  • the toothed sector meshes with the pinion of a first mobile 11, and the wheel of this first mobile meshes with a cogwheel unique 13.
  • the one-way train comprises an input wheel 15 and an output wheel 17 which are coaxial and which are pivotable relative to each other.
  • the output wheel 17 carries a coaxial ratchet (not shown) which is sandwiched between the input wheel and the output wheel.
  • a pawl 19 is pivoted on the board of the input wheel 15. This pawl is biased against the periphery of the ratchet by a spring 21.
  • the skilled person will understand that the pawl is arranged to cooperate with a tooth of the ratchet when the Inlet wheel rotates clockwise and to slide against the ratchet when the input wheel rotates counterclockwise.
  • the output wheel of the one-way gear 13 meshes with a pinion 23 which is part of the mobile thirty-one (the latter being generally referenced 31).
  • the quick month corrector of the present example is intended to be operated manually via a multifunctional coaxial corrector device (not shown) which may advantageously be of the same type as that described in the patent document.
  • EP 1 939 699 in the name of the plaintiff. It will be understood, however, that many other manual control devices known to those skilled in the art may also be suitable for actuating the month rapid corrector of the present invention. Be that as it may, this description does not give details of the manual control device. Indeed, the characteristics of the latter do not bear directly consequence for the implementation of the invention.
  • the internal bearing surface of the control mechanism pushes the first control pin 7 in the direction of the arrow (a) ( figure 1 ), which causes the pivoting of the rake 3 about the axis 9.
  • the length of the stroke of the internal bearing surface of the control mechanism is considerably less than the length of the toothed sector 5.
  • the lever effect allows the entirety of the teeth of the sector 5 to cooperate with the pinion of the mobile 11. The latter is thus driven in the counterclockwise direction.
  • the control pin 7 is biased by a spring (not shown) in the opposite direction to the arrow (a) of the figure 1 .
  • the mobile 11 When the mobile 11 rotates counterclockwise, it drives the input wheel 15 of the one-way train 13 in the clockwise direction. Under these conditions, the output wheel 17 is integral in rotation with the input wheel and also rotates clockwise. When the mobile 11 turns back clockwise, it drives the input wheel counterclockwise. Under these conditions, the one-way train disengages and the output wheel is not driven. Finally, as has already been said, the output wheel meshes with the pinion 23 of the mobile of 31. It will thus be understood that the actuation by the user of the button of the multifocal coaxial corrector has the effect of driving the mobile of 31 counterclockwise.
  • the gear ratios are chosen according to the length of the stroke of the control mechanism, so that a single press of the button is sufficient to advance a complete revolution of the mobile 31.
  • the figure 1 also shows a lever 29 which is pivotally mounted about an axis 33 and which carries, at one end, a bifurcated hook 35, and at the other end, a spout 37.
  • the shape of the lever 29 is adapted to allow it to cooperate with a latch 39 which is itself pivotally mounted on an axis 41.
  • lever 29 and the latch 39 are respectively biased in the direction of the arrows (b) and (c) by two springs (not shown). As will be seen further, lever 29 and latch 39 are both movable between an inactive position and an active position.
  • the figure 1 further shows that the hub of the wheel 25 carries a pin (or a stud) 27 in the eccentric position. The pin 27 is arranged to cooperate with the hook 35 only when the hook is in the active position.
  • the function of the elements of the rapid correction of months which have just been described is to stop the fast advance of the date mobile as soon as it reaches the angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the month.
  • the operation is as follows. As long as the month quick corrector is not actuated, the rake 3 is in its rest position shown in FIG. figure 1 . As can be seen, the spout 37 of the lever 29 is then resting against the rake. The rake opposes the pivoting of the lever in the direction of the arrow (b) and keeps it in the inactive position. In this position, the hook 35 is outside the circular path of the pin 27. The hook does not interfere with the rotation of the mobile 31.
  • the lock 39 is also in abutment against the rake.
  • the rake thus also keeps the lock inactive position.
  • the rake pivots releasing the lever 29 and the latch 39 which are then free to pivot respectively in the direction of the arrows (b) and (c) to enter the active position.
  • the hook 35 serves as a stop arranged to intercept the path of the pin 27.
  • the pin 27 thus plays the role of a rotary stop which is arranged to cooperate with the stop 35. It will be further understood that, thanks to the presence of the lock 39, the rotary stop 27 is unable to push back the stop 29 in the inactive position. The collision of the rotary stop with the stop thus has the effect of stopping the advance of the mobile of 31.
  • the lever 29 is also positioned relative to the pin so as to immobilize the mobile of 31 in the angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the month.
  • the rake 3 returns to its starting position by pushing the lever 29 and the latch 39 which return to the inactive position.
  • the pin 27 could in fact be mounted directly on the mobile of 31.
  • the calendar mechanism of the invention comprises monthly drive means actuated by the mobile 31 and provided to increment by one step the indication of the month at the end of each month.
  • the monthly drive means comprise an eccentric 43 concentric and integral with the mobile 31, an instantaneous rocker 45 mounted to pivot about an axis 46, a spout 47 integral with the instantaneous rocker, a rocking spring instant 49 arranged to recall the tip of the rocker against the periphery of the eccentric, and an instantaneous pawl 51 pivoted on an axis 53 arranged at a bend of the rocker, the pawl 51 being biased against the asymmetric sawtooth a ratchet toothing that carries the mobile twelve by a spring 55 (the mobile of twelve being generally referenced 12).
  • the means monthly training still include a jumper 59 arranged to cooperate with the ratchet toothing of 12.
  • the shape of the eccentric 43 is such that the birth and the vertex of the curve of the eccentric are superimposed.
  • the eccentric is arranged so that the angular position of the mobile 31 at the moment when the spout 47 of the instantaneous rocker 45 can drop without transition from the vertex to the birth of the curve of the eccentric corresponds approximately at the transition between the 31 th day of a month and the first day of the next month.
  • the beak is at the birth of the curve.
  • the bill climbs the curve day by day by gradually raising the instant rocker.
  • the pivoting of the instantaneous rocker has the effect of sliding the pawl 51 against the ratchet toothing of the mobile 12.
  • the spout 47 reaches the top of the curve and, pushed by the spring 49, suddenly drops to end up at the birth of the curve.
  • the spout suddenly brings back the instantaneous rocker and the pawl 51.
  • the pawl 51 hooks one of the sawtooth teeth ratchet and thus advances a pitch of the mobile 12, this which has the effect of incrementing by one month the indication of the month.
  • the monthly training means that have just been described are arranged to increment the mobile of 12 each time the mobile 31 passes from the last day of a month to the first day of the following month.
  • the monthly training means are actuated both when the mobile of 31 passes from one month to another driven by the movement, than when it is done by the rapid corrector of the months.
  • the drive means that have just been described are of the so-called “instantaneous” type. Those skilled in the art will understand, however, that the monthly drive means of the calendar mechanism according to the invention could equally well be of the "trailing" type or of the "half-instantaneous" type.
  • the date corrector device of the calendar mechanism of the present example will now be described with reference to the figure 4 .
  • the date corrector device is manually operable and is intended to drive the mobile 31 in increments of one day.
  • the date corrector comprises a date corrector lever 61 pivoted on an axis 65, a date control pin 63 mounted on one end of the lever 61, a spout 67 biased against the ratchet toothing of 31 by a spring 71, and finally a jumper 69 arranged to cooperate with the ratchet toothing of 31.
  • the date corrector of the present example is intended to be operated manually by the same multifunctional coaxial corrector device (not shown) which also actuates the rapid corrector of months. It will be understood, however, that many other manual control devices known to those skilled in the art may also be suitable for actuating the date corrector of the present invention. In particular, according to a variant of this example, the date corrector and the month quick corrector could be actuated respectively by two separate manual control devices.
  • the internal bearing surface of the control mechanism pushes the date control pin 63 into the direction of the arrow (a) ( figure 4 ), which causes the lever 61 to pivot about the axis 65.
  • the spout 67 which is fixed at one of its ends, moves along a substantially tangent path to the ratchet teeth of the mobile 31.
  • the spout 67 hooks one of the saw teeth of the ratchet toothing and thus advances by one step the mobile of 31 by raising the jumper 69.
  • the one-step advance of the mobile of 31 has the effect of incrementing by one day the indication of the date. Note that rake 3 month fast corrector remains in the rest position during use of the date corrector. Thus, the lever 29 remains in the inactive position and the date corrector is still operative, even when the mobile 31 has reached the angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the following month.
  • FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 are respectively side, top and perspective views of a portion of a rapid correction device according to a second embodiment of the invention. These three views show in particular a wheel 125 whose cylindrical axis 126 carries a lug 127 and a projection 145.
  • the figures also show an anchor 135 mounted for pivoting about an axis 133 and one of the legs 147 plays the role of cam follower lever, and the other leg 143 acts as a stop lever.
  • the function of the elements of the fast corrector which have just been enumerated is to stop the fast advance of the date mobile as soon as it reaches the angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the month.
  • the operation is as follows.
  • the wheel 125 is kinematically linked to the mobile of 31 (not shown on the Figures 5, 6 and 7 ) so that it rotates at the same speed as the latter.
  • the wheel 125 is arranged to turn clockwise (as indicated by the arrow d) when the mobile of 31 is incremented.
  • the lug 127 and the protrusion 145 are offset by about 180 °.
  • a careful examination of the figures further reveals that the lug and the projection are not only angularly offset about the axis 126, but are also offset in height. Indeed, the lug 127 is placed quite low, in the immediate vicinity of the wheel 125, while the projection 145 is placed higher, close to the upper end of the cylindrical axis.
  • the distal ends of the two legs of the anchor 135 are also offset in height.
  • the height of the end of the tab 147 corresponds to that of the projection 145 and the height of the end of the tab 143 corresponds to that of the pin 127.
  • the end of the tab 147 plays the role of a probe 149, and it is arranged to be raised by the projection 145 at each new turn of the wheel 125.
  • the tab 147 causes the pivoting of the anchor 135 about its axis 133. This pivoting has the effect of bring the other tab 143 of the anchor into active position. In this position, the end 151 of the lug 143 intercepts the trajectory of the lug 127, so that these two elements can cooperate, the lug playing the role of rotating stop and the end of the lug 143 playing that of a judgment 151.
  • the position at the instant the projection 145 rotates the anchor 135 corresponds to the indication of the 27th day of the month.
  • the mobile 31 is shown one day later, in the angular position corresponding to the indication of the 28th day of the month. It can be seen that turning, the projection 145 has now passed the probe 149. As for the lug 127, it has not yet arrived at the stop 151.
  • a small spring (not shown ) is arranged to recall the anchor 135 in the direction of the arrow (d, figure 6 ).
  • the function of the small spring is to maintain the feeler 149 against the surface of the cylindrical axis 126. It can be seen on the Figures 6 and 7 after the protrusion has passed, the cam follower lever 147 and its probe have lowered again under the effect of the small spring. This movement is accompanied by a pivoting of the anchor 135 about its axis 133, so that the stop lever 143 returns to the inactive position, away from the circular trajectory of the lug 127.

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DOMAINE DE L'INVENTIONFIELD OF THE INVENTION

La présente invention concerne un mécanisme de calendrier pour pièce d'horlogerie et plus particulièrement un tel mécanisme comportant un affichage de quantième, un affichage des mois, et un correcteur rapide de mois.The present invention relates to a timing mechanism for a timepiece and more particularly to such a mechanism comprising a date display, a display of the months, and a rapid corrector of months.

ART ANTERIEURPRIOR ART

Les mécanismes de calendrier pour pièce d'horlogerie sont courants. Le document de brevet CH 697'662 , notamment, décrit un mécanisme de calendrier pour pièce d'horlogerie. Ce mécanisme est plus précisément un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel. Il comprend notamment un affichage du quantième et un affichage du mois. Le mécanisme décrit dans ce document antérieur comporte également un correcteur de quantième et un correcteur de mois permettant respectivement de corriger manuellement l'indication du quantième et celle du mois. Ces correcteurs sont agencés pour être respectivement actionnés par deux boutons-poussoirs pour incrémenter d'un pas, l'un, l'indication du quantième et, l'autre, celle du mois. Selon le document antérieur susmentionné, un des avantage du mécanisme décrit est qu'il permet de faire avancer l'indication du mois à l'aide du correcteur prévu à cet effet, sans affecter l'indication du quantième. Dans la plupart des cas, cet agencement rend plus intuitive la mise à la date du calendrier. Toutefois, ce n'est pas toujours le cas. Par exemple, si le correcteur de mois est actionné alors que le calendrier indique le 30 janvier, le calendrier passera au 30 février.Clock mechanisms for timepieces are common. The patent document CH 697'662 , in particular, describes a timing mechanism for a timepiece. This mechanism is more precisely a perpetual calendar mechanism. It includes a date display and a display of the month. The mechanism described in this prior document also includes a date corrector and a month corrector respectively for manually correcting the indication of the date and that of the month. These correctors are arranged to be respectively actuated by two pushbuttons for incrementing a step, one, the indication of the date and the other, that of the month. According to the aforementioned prior document, one of the advantage of the described mechanism is that it makes it possible to advance the indication of the month using the corrector provided for this purpose, without affecting the indication of the date. In most cases, this arrangement makes it more intuitive to set the calendar date. However, this is not always the case. By For example, if the month corrector is activated while the calendar shows January 30th, the calendar will change to February 30th.

D'autre part, comme expliqué notamment dans le document de brevet EP 0 509 959 , lorsqu'une même pièce d'horlogerie réunit un mécanisme d'équation du temps et un mécanisme de calendrier, il est avantageux d'entraîner la came d'équation du temps à partir du mobile de 31. En effet, grâce à cet arrangement, il est en principe possible de remettre automatiquement la came d'équation du temps en position exacte après un temps d'arrêt indéterminé du mouvement, simplement en remettant le calendrier à la date. Toutefois, on comprendra que les mécanismes de calendrier qui comportent un correcteur permettant de modifier l'indication du mois sans affecter la position angulaire du mobile de 31 n'offrent pas cet avantage. En effet, dans ce cas, la correction du mois n'affecte pas non plus la position angulaire de la came d'équation du temps.On the other hand, as explained in particular in the patent document EP 0 509 959 when the same timepiece combines a time equation mechanism and a calendar mechanism, it is advantageous to drive the time equation cam from the mobile of 31. Indeed, thanks to this arrangement , it is in principle possible to automatically reset the time equation cam to the exact position after an indefinite stopping time of the movement, simply by putting the calendar back on the date. However, it will be understood that the calendar mechanisms that include a corrector for changing the month indication without affecting the angular position of the mobile 31 do not offer this advantage. Indeed, in this case, the correction of the month does not affect the angular position of the equation of time cam either.

Le document de brevet EP 1 004 947 décrit un mécanisme de correction rapide du quantième comportant un organe de manoeuvre accessible depuis l'extérieur de la montre et qui est agencé pour entraîner l'étoile de quantième en rotation par l'intermédiaire d'un rouage. Dans certains modes de réalisation, le rapport de multiplication du rouage est suffisant pour qu'un déplacement de l'organe de manoeuvre entraîne l'étoile de quantième d'une valeur correspondant à plus qu'un mois. Toutefois, dans ces conditions, le rapport de multiplication élevé rend le mécanisme de correction d'autant plus imprécis. Il devient donc très difficile pour l'utilisateur de relâcher l'organe de manoeuvre à proximité du quantième désiré sans risquer de dépasser ce dernier.The patent document EP 1 004 947 discloses a quick date correction mechanism comprising an actuator accessible from the outside of the watch and which is arranged to drive the date star rotating by means of a train. In some embodiments, the multiplication ratio of the gear train is sufficient for a movement of the actuator causes the date star to a value corresponding to more than a month. However, under these conditions, the high multiplication ratio renders the correction mechanism all the more inaccurate. It therefore becomes very difficult for the user to release the actuator near the desired date without risking exceeding the latter.

BREF EXPOSE DE L'INVENTIONBRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Un but de la présente invention est de remédier aux inconvénients susmentionnés. Elle atteint ce but en fournissant un mécanisme de calendrier conforme à la revendication 1 annexée.An object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks. It achieves this goal by providing a calendar mechanism according to the appended claim 1.

Selon la présente invention, l'arrêt peut occuper soit une position inactive, dans laquelle il n'intercepte pas la trajectoire de la butée tournante, soit une position active dans laquelle il bloque le mobile de 31 dans une position angulaire correspondant à l'indication du premier jour du mois. Grâce à cette caractéristique, on évite que le dispositif correcteur rapide de l'invention n'interfère avec le fonctionnement normal des moyens d'entraînement de quantième. On comprendra de plus que, lorsque le mobile de 31 avance d'une traite jusqu'au premier jour du mois suivant, il actionne au passage les moyens d'entraînement mensuel, ces derniers faisant avancer d'un pas le mobile de 12 et l'indicateur de mois. En d'autres termes, selon la présente invention, la correction rapide de l'indication du mois s'accompagne d'une avance rapide du quantième jusqu'au mois suivant. Le lien entre le quantième et le mois est donc conservé durant la correction. Cette caractéristique est particulièrement avantageuse dans le cas où le mécanisme de calendrier est prévu pour coopérer avec un mécanisme d'équation du temps, le mobile de 31 étant alors agencé pour entraîner la came d'équation du temps. En effet, dans ce cas, le dispositif correcteur de mois selon l'invention corrige simultanément la position angulaire de la came d'équation du temps.According to the present invention, the stop can occupy either an inactive position, in which it does not intercept the trajectory of the rotary stop, or an active position in which it blocks the mobile of 31 in an angular position corresponding to the indication the first day of the month. With this feature, it is avoided that the rapid correction device of the invention does not interfere with the normal operation of the date drive means. It will be further understood that, when the mobile 31 advance one milking to the first day of the following month, it activates the monthly training means, the latter advancing by one step the mobile 12 and the month indicator. In other words, according to the present invention, the rapid correction of the indication of the month is accompanied by a rapid advance of the date until the following month. The link between the date and the month is thus preserved during the correction. This feature is particularly advantageous in the case where the calendar mechanism is provided to cooperate with an equation of time mechanism, the mobile of 31 being then arranged to drive the equation cam of time. Indeed, in this case, the month corrector device according to the invention simultaneously corrects the angular position of the equation of time cam.

BREVE DESCRIPTION DES FIGURESBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple non limitatif, et faite en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue partielle de dessus (depuis le côté pont) d'un premier mode de réalisation du mécanisme de calendrier de l'invention, montrant plus particulièrement le correcteur rapide ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue partielle en perspective du mécanisme de calendrier et notamment du correcteur rapide de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 3 est une partielle de dessous (depuis le côté cadran) du mécanisme de calendrier des figures 1 et 2, montrant plus particulièrement les moyens d'entraînement mensuel ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue partielle de dessous du mécanisme de calendrier des figures 1, 2 et 3, montrant plus particulièrement le correcteur de quantième ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue de côté d'une partie d'un dispositif correcteur rapide faisant partie d'un second mode de réalisation du mécanisme de calendrier de l'invention ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue de dessus de la partie d'un correcteur rapide représentée dans la figure 5 :
  • la figure 7 est une vue en perspective de la partie d'un correcteur rapide représentées dans les figures 5 et 6.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear on reading the following description, given solely by way of non-limiting example, and with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a partial top view (from the bridge side) of a first embodiment of the calendar mechanism of the invention, showing more particularly the fast corrector;
  • the figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the calendar mechanism and in particular the rapid corrector of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 3 is a partial underside (from the dial side) of the calendar mechanism of the Figures 1 and 2 , showing more particularly the monthly training means;
  • the figure 4 is a partial view from below of the calendar mechanism of Figures 1, 2 and 3 , showing more particularly the date corrector;
  • the figure 5 is a side view of a portion of a fast correcting device forming part of a second embodiment of the timing mechanism of the invention;
  • the figure 6 is a top view of the part of a rapid corrector shown in the figure 5 :
  • the figure 7 is a perspective view of the part of a rapid corrector represented in the Figures 5 and 6 .

DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE DE DEUX MODES DE REALISATIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF TWO EMBODIMENTS

Dans ce qui suit, on ne décrira pas la montre et le mouvement d'horlogerie qu'elle contient dans leur totalité mais uniquement le mécanisme de calendrier. Concernant le mouvement d'horlogerie, il suffit de préciser qu'il est agencé pour entraîner, par l'intermédiaire de moyens d'entraînement de quantième faisant partie du mécanisme de calendrier, un mobile de 31 à raison d'un tour par mois ; le mobile de 31 actionnant à son tour une aiguille indicatrice du quantième.In what follows, we will not describe the watch and the watch movement that it contains in their entirety but only the calendar mechanism. Regarding the watch movement, it is sufficient to specify that it is arranged to drive, via calendar training means forming part of the calendar mechanism, a mobile of 31 at a rate of one turn per month; the mobile of 31 actuating in turn a date indicator hand.

En se référant tout d'abord à la figure 1, on peut voir que le correcteur rapide de mois comprend un râteau 3 avec un secteur denté 5 à l'une de ces extrémités et une première goupille de commande 7 à l'autre extrémité. Le râteau est monté pivotant autour d'un axe 9 arrangé proche de l'extrémité portant la goupille 7. Le secteur denté engrène avec le pignon d'un premier mobile 11, et la roue de ce premier mobile engrène avec un rouage à sens-unique 13. Comme on peut le voir sur la vue en perspective de la figure 2, le rouage à sens-unique comprend une roue d'entrée 15 et une roue de sortie 17 qui sont coaxiales et qui peuvent pivoter l'une par rapport à l'autre. La roue de sortie 17 porte un rochet coaxial (non représenté) qui est pris en sandwich entre la roue d'entrée et la roue de sortie. Un cliquet 19 est pivoté sur la planche de la roue d'entrée 15. Ce cliquet est rappelé contre le pourtour du rochet par un ressort 21. L'homme du métier comprendra que le cliquet est agencé pour coopérer avec une dent du rochet lorsque la roue d'entrée tourne dans le sens horaire et pour glisser contre le rochet lorsque la roue d'entrée tourne dans le sens antihoraire. En se référant à nouveau à la figure 1, on peut voir que la roue de sortie du rouage à sens-unique 13 engrène avec un pignon 23 qui fait partie du mobile de trente et un (ce dernier étant globalement référencé 31).Referring first to the figure 1 it can be seen that the month quick corrector comprises a rake 3 with a toothed sector 5 at one of these ends and a first control pin 7 at the other end. The rake is pivotally mounted about an axis 9 arranged close to the end bearing the pin 7. The toothed sector meshes with the pinion of a first mobile 11, and the wheel of this first mobile meshes with a cogwheel unique 13. As can be seen from the perspective view of the figure 2 the one-way train comprises an input wheel 15 and an output wheel 17 which are coaxial and which are pivotable relative to each other. The output wheel 17 carries a coaxial ratchet (not shown) which is sandwiched between the input wheel and the output wheel. A pawl 19 is pivoted on the board of the input wheel 15. This pawl is biased against the periphery of the ratchet by a spring 21. The skilled person will understand that the pawl is arranged to cooperate with a tooth of the ratchet when the Inlet wheel rotates clockwise and to slide against the ratchet when the input wheel rotates counterclockwise. Referring again to the figure 1 it can be seen that the output wheel of the one-way gear 13 meshes with a pinion 23 which is part of the mobile thirty-one (the latter being generally referenced 31).

Le fonctionnement des éléments du correcteur de mois qui viennent d'être énumérés va maintenant être décrit. Le correcteur rapide de mois du présent exemple est prévu pour être actionné manuellement par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif correcteur coaxial multifonction (non représenté) qui peut avantageusement être du même type que celui qui est décrit dans le document de brevet EP 1 939 699 au nom de la demanderesse. On comprendra toutefois que de nombreux autres dispositifs de commande manuels connus de l'homme du métier peuvent également convenir pour actionner le correcteur rapide de mois de la présente invention. Quoi qu'il en soit, la présente description ne donne pas de détails concernant le dispositif de commande manuel. En effet, les caractéristiques de ce dernier ne portent pas directement à conséquence pour la mise en oeuvre de l'invention.The operation of the elements of the month corrector which have just been enumerated will now be described. The quick month corrector of the present example is intended to be operated manually via a multifunctional coaxial corrector device (not shown) which may advantageously be of the same type as that described in the patent document. EP 1 939 699 in the name of the plaintiff. It will be understood, however, that many other manual control devices known to those skilled in the art may also be suitable for actuating the month rapid corrector of the present invention. Be that as it may, this description does not give details of the manual control device. Indeed, the characteristics of the latter do not bear directly consequence for the implementation of the invention.

Lorsque le porteur de la montre actionne manuellement le bouton du correcteur coaxial multifonction (non représenté), la surface d'appui interne du mécanisme de commande pousse la première goupille de commande 7 dans le sens de la flèche (a) (figure 1), ce qui provoque le pivotement du râteau 3 autour de l'axe 9. La longueur de la course de la surface d'appui interne du mécanisme de commande est considérablement inférieure à la longueur du secteur denté 5. Toutefois, comme l'axe de pivotement 9 est proche de la goupille de commande 7, l'effet de levier permet à l'intégralité de la denture du secteur 5 de coopérer avec le pignon du mobile 11. Ce dernier est ainsi entraîné dans le sens antihoraire. La goupille de commande 7 est rappelée par un ressort (non représenté) dans le sens opposé à la flèche (a) de la figure 1. Ainsi, lorsque le porteur de la montre relâche sa pression sur le bouton du mécanisme de commande, et que la surface d'appui interne de ce dernier retourne en position de repos, le râteau 3 revient à sa position de départ entraînant cette fois le mobile 11 dans le sens horaire.When the wearer of the watch manually actuates the button of the multifunctional coaxial corrector (not shown), the internal bearing surface of the control mechanism pushes the first control pin 7 in the direction of the arrow (a) ( figure 1 ), which causes the pivoting of the rake 3 about the axis 9. The length of the stroke of the internal bearing surface of the control mechanism is considerably less than the length of the toothed sector 5. However, as the pivot axis 9 is close to the pin 7, the lever effect allows the entirety of the teeth of the sector 5 to cooperate with the pinion of the mobile 11. The latter is thus driven in the counterclockwise direction. The control pin 7 is biased by a spring (not shown) in the opposite direction to the arrow (a) of the figure 1 . Thus, when the wearer of the watch releases its pressure on the button of the control mechanism, and the internal bearing surface of the latter returns to the rest position, the rake 3 returns to its starting position, this time causing the mobile 11 clockwise.

Lorsque le mobile 11 tourne dans le sens antihoraire, il entraîne la roue d'entrée 15 du rouage à sens unique 13 dans le sens horaire. Dans ces conditions, la roue de sortie 17 est solidaire en rotation de la roue d'entrée et tourne également dans le sens horaire. Lorsque le mobile 11 revient en arrière dans le sens horaire, il entraîne la roue d'entrée dans le sens antihoraire. Dans ces conditions, le rouage à sens unique débraye et la roue de sortie n'est pas entraînée. Finalement, comme on l'a déjà dit, la roue de sortie engrène avec le pignon 23 du mobile de 31. On comprendra donc que l'actionnement par l'utilisateur du bouton du correcteur coaxial multifonction a pour effet d'entraîner le mobile de 31 dans le sens antihoraire. Les rapports d'engrenage sont choisis en fonction de la longueur de la course du mécanisme de commande, de manière à ce qu'une seule pression sur le bouton suffise pour faire avancer d'un tour complet le mobile de 31.When the mobile 11 rotates counterclockwise, it drives the input wheel 15 of the one-way train 13 in the clockwise direction. Under these conditions, the output wheel 17 is integral in rotation with the input wheel and also rotates clockwise. When the mobile 11 turns back clockwise, it drives the input wheel counterclockwise. Under these conditions, the one-way train disengages and the output wheel is not driven. Finally, as has already been said, the output wheel meshes with the pinion 23 of the mobile of 31. It will thus be understood that the actuation by the user of the button of the multifocal coaxial corrector has the effect of driving the mobile of 31 counterclockwise. The gear ratios are chosen according to the length of the stroke of the control mechanism, so that a single press of the button is sufficient to advance a complete revolution of the mobile 31.

On peut voir encore sur la figure 1 que le pignon 23 du mobile de 31 engrène également avec une roue ajourée 25 qui comporte cinq bras radiaux supportant une serge dentée. On notera que, dans le présent exemple, la denture de la serge de la roue 25 a le même nombre de dents que le pignon 23. D'autre part, la figure 1 montre également un levier 29 qui est monté pivotant autour d'un axe 33 et qui porte, à une extrémité, un crochet bifide 35, et à l'autre extrémité, un bec 37. La forme du levier 29 est adaptée pour lui permettre de coopérer avec un verrou 39 qui est lui-même monté pivotant sur un axe 41. Le levier 29 et le verrou 39 sont respectivement rappelés dans le sens des flèches (b) et (c) par deux ressorts (non représentés). Comme on le verra encore plus loin, le levier 29 et le verrou 39 sont tous deux mobiles entre une position inactive et une position active. La figure 1 montre en outre que le moyeu de la roue 25 porte une goupille (ou un plot) 27 en position excentrée. La goupille 27 est agencée pour coopérer avec le crochet 35 uniquement lorsque le crochet est en position active.We can still see on the figure 1 that the pinion 23 of the mobile 31 also meshes with a perforated wheel 25 which comprises five radial arms supporting a toothed serge. Note that, in the present example, the serration of the serge of the wheel 25 has the same number of teeth than the pinion 23. On the other hand, the figure 1 also shows a lever 29 which is pivotally mounted about an axis 33 and which carries, at one end, a bifurcated hook 35, and at the other end, a spout 37. The shape of the lever 29 is adapted to allow it to cooperate with a latch 39 which is itself pivotally mounted on an axis 41. The lever 29 and the latch 39 are respectively biased in the direction of the arrows (b) and (c) by two springs (not shown). As will be seen further, lever 29 and latch 39 are both movable between an inactive position and an active position. The figure 1 further shows that the hub of the wheel 25 carries a pin (or a stud) 27 in the eccentric position. The pin 27 is arranged to cooperate with the hook 35 only when the hook is in the active position.

La fonction des éléments du correcteur rapide de mois qui viennent d'être décrits est d'arrêter l'avance rapide du mobile de quantième dès que ce dernier atteint la position angulaire correspondant à l'indication du premier jour du mois. Le fonctionnement est le suivant. Tant que le correcteur rapide de mois n'est pas actionné, le râteau 3 se trouve dans sa position de repos représentée à la figure 1. Comme on peut le voir, le bec 37 du levier 29 est alors en appui contre le râteau. Le râteau s'oppose au pivotement du levier dans le sens de la flèche (b) et le maintient en position inactive. Dans cette position, le crochet 35 se trouve en dehors de la trajectoire circulaire de la goupille 27. Le crochet n'interfère donc pas avec la rotation du mobile de 31. On notera encore que le verrou 39 est également en appui contre le râteau. Le râteau maintient donc également le verrou en positon inactive. Lorsque le correcteur rapide de mois est actionné, le râteau pivote libérant le levier 29 et le verrou 39 qui sont alors libre de pivoter respectivement dans le sens des flèches (b) et (c) pour passer en position active.The function of the elements of the rapid correction of months which have just been described is to stop the fast advance of the date mobile as soon as it reaches the angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the month. The operation is as follows. As long as the month quick corrector is not actuated, the rake 3 is in its rest position shown in FIG. figure 1 . As can be seen, the spout 37 of the lever 29 is then resting against the rake. The rake opposes the pivoting of the lever in the direction of the arrow (b) and keeps it in the inactive position. In this position, the hook 35 is outside the circular path of the pin 27. The hook does not interfere with the rotation of the mobile 31. It will also be noted that the lock 39 is also in abutment against the rake. The rake thus also keeps the lock inactive position. When the month quick corrector is actuated, the rake pivots releasing the lever 29 and the latch 39 which are then free to pivot respectively in the direction of the arrows (b) and (c) to enter the active position.

En positon active du levier 29, le crochet 35 fait office d'arrêt arrangé pour intercepter la trajectoire de la goupille 27. Lorsque l'arrêt est en position active et que la goupille est entraînée en rotation par le correcteur rapide de mois, cette dernière vient buter contre le crochet 35 qui arrête sa course. La goupille 27 joue donc le rôle d'une butée tournante qui est agencée pour coopérer avec l'arrêt 35. On comprendra de plus que, grâce à la présence du verrou 39, la butée tournante 27 est dans l'impossibilité de repousser l'arrêt 29 en position inactive. La collision de la butée tournante avec l'arrêt a donc pour effet de stopper l'avance du mobile de 31. Le levier 29 est en outre positionné relativement à la goupille de manière à immobiliser le mobile de 31 dans la position angulaire correspondant à l'indication du premier jour du mois. Une fois que le mobile de 31 a avancé jusqu'à la position angulaire correspondant à l'indication du premier jour du mois, le râteau 3 revient vers sa position de départ en repoussant le levier 29 et le verrou 39 qui reviennent en position inactive. L'homme du métier comprendra notamment de la description qui précède que selon une variante du présent mode de réalisation, il serait possible de se passer de la roue 25. La goupille 27 pourrait en effet être montée directement sur le mobile de 31. Ce sont des considérations de place qui rendent préférable le recours à une roue supplémentaire (la roue 25).In active position of the lever 29, the hook 35 serves as a stop arranged to intercept the path of the pin 27. When the stop is in active position and that the pin is rotated by the rapid corrector month, it abuts against the hook 35 stops its course. The pin 27 thus plays the role of a rotary stop which is arranged to cooperate with the stop 35. It will be further understood that, thanks to the presence of the lock 39, the rotary stop 27 is unable to push back the stop 29 in the inactive position. The collision of the rotary stop with the stop thus has the effect of stopping the advance of the mobile of 31. The lever 29 is also positioned relative to the pin so as to immobilize the mobile of 31 in the angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the month. Once the mobile of 31 has advanced to the angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the month, the rake 3 returns to its starting position by pushing the lever 29 and the latch 39 which return to the inactive position. Those skilled in the art will understand in particular from the foregoing description that according to a variant of the present embodiment, it would be possible to dispense with the wheel 25. The pin 27 could in fact be mounted directly on the mobile of 31. These are considerations of place that make it preferable to use an additional wheel (the wheel 25).

De manière connue en soi, le mécanisme de calendrier de l'invention comporte des moyens d'entraînement mensuel actionnés par le mobile de 31 et prévus pour incrémenter d'un pas l'indication du mois à la fin de chaque mois. En se référant maintenant à la figure 3, on peut voir que les moyens d'entraînement mensuel comportent un excentrique 43 concentrique et solidaire du mobile de 31, une bascule instantanée 45 montée pour pivoter autour d'un axe 46, un bec 47 solidaire de la bascule instantanée, un ressort de bascule instantanée 49 agencé pour rappeler le bec de la bascule contre le pourtour de l'excentrique, et un cliquet instantané 51 pivoté sur un axe 53 arrangé au niveau d'un coude de la bascule, le cliquet 51 étant rappelé contre les dents de scie asymétriques d'une denture rochet que porte le mobile de douze par un ressort 55 (le mobile de douze étant globalement référencé 12). Finalement, les moyens d'entraînement mensuel comportent encore un sautoir 59 arrangé pour coopérer avec la denture rochet du mobile de 12.In a manner known per se, the calendar mechanism of the invention comprises monthly drive means actuated by the mobile 31 and provided to increment by one step the indication of the month at the end of each month. Referring now to the figure 3 , it can be seen that the monthly drive means comprise an eccentric 43 concentric and integral with the mobile 31, an instantaneous rocker 45 mounted to pivot about an axis 46, a spout 47 integral with the instantaneous rocker, a rocking spring instant 49 arranged to recall the tip of the rocker against the periphery of the eccentric, and an instantaneous pawl 51 pivoted on an axis 53 arranged at a bend of the rocker, the pawl 51 being biased against the asymmetric sawtooth a ratchet toothing that carries the mobile twelve by a spring 55 (the mobile of twelve being generally referenced 12). Finally, the means monthly training still include a jumper 59 arranged to cooperate with the ratchet toothing of 12.

Le fonctionnement des moyens d'entraînement mensuel va maintenant être expliqué. Dans le présent exemple, la forme de l'excentrique 43 est telle que la naissance et le sommet de la courbe de l'excentrique sont superposés. De plus, l'excentrique est arrangé de manière à ce que la position angulaire du mobile de 31 à l'instant où le bec 47 de la bascule instantanée 45 peut chuter sans transition du sommet à la naissance de la courbe de l'excentrique corresponde approximativement à la transition entre le 31ème jour d'un mois et le premier jour du mois suivant. Le premier jour d'un mois, le bec se trouve à la naissance de la courbe. Ensuite, le bec escalade la courbe jour après jour en soulevant progressivement la bascule instantanée. Le pivotement de la bascule instantanée a pour effet de faire glisser le cliquet 51 contre la denture rochet du mobile de 12. A la fin du mois, le bec 47 atteint le sommet de la courbe et, poussé par le ressort 49, chute soudainement pour se retrouver à la naissance de la courbe. En chutant, le bec ramène brusquement en arrière la bascule instantanée et le cliquet 51. Durant son mouvement en arrière, le cliquet 51 accroche une des dents de scie de la denture rochet et fait ainsi avancer d'un pas le mobile de 12, ce qui a pour effet d'incrémenter d'un mois l'indication du mois. On notera que les moyens d'entraînement mensuel qui viennent d'être décrits sont agencés pour incrémenter le mobile de 12 chaque fois que le mobile de 31 passe du dernier jour d'un mois au premier jour du mois suivant. Les moyens d'entraînement mensuel sont actionnés aussi bien lorsque le mobile de 31 passe d'un mois à un autre entraîné par le mouvement, que lorsqu'il le fait entraîné par le correcteur rapide des mois. D'autre part, les moyens d'entraînement qui viennent d'être décrits sont du type dit « instantané ». L'homme du métier comprendra toutefois que les moyens d'entraînement mensuel du mécanisme de calendrier selon l'invention pourraient tout aussi bien être du type « traînant » ou du type « demi-instantané ».The operation of the monthly training means will now be explained. In the present example, the shape of the eccentric 43 is such that the birth and the vertex of the curve of the eccentric are superimposed. In addition, the eccentric is arranged so that the angular position of the mobile 31 at the moment when the spout 47 of the instantaneous rocker 45 can drop without transition from the vertex to the birth of the curve of the eccentric corresponds approximately at the transition between the 31 th day of a month and the first day of the next month. On the first day of a month, the beak is at the birth of the curve. Then the bill climbs the curve day by day by gradually raising the instant rocker. The pivoting of the instantaneous rocker has the effect of sliding the pawl 51 against the ratchet toothing of the mobile 12. At the end of the month, the spout 47 reaches the top of the curve and, pushed by the spring 49, suddenly drops to end up at the birth of the curve. By dropping, the spout suddenly brings back the instantaneous rocker and the pawl 51. During its movement backwards, the pawl 51 hooks one of the sawtooth teeth ratchet and thus advances a pitch of the mobile 12, this which has the effect of incrementing by one month the indication of the month. Note that the monthly training means that have just been described are arranged to increment the mobile of 12 each time the mobile 31 passes from the last day of a month to the first day of the following month. The monthly training means are actuated both when the mobile of 31 passes from one month to another driven by the movement, than when it is done by the rapid corrector of the months. On the other hand, the drive means that have just been described are of the so-called "instantaneous" type. Those skilled in the art will understand, however, that the monthly drive means of the calendar mechanism according to the invention could equally well be of the "trailing" type or of the "half-instantaneous" type.

Le dispositif correcteur de quantième du mécanisme de calendrier du présent exemple va maintenant être décrit en se référant à la figure 4. Le dispositif correcteur de quantième est actionnable manuellement et il est prévu pour entraîner le mobile de 31 par incréments d'un jour. Le correcteur de quantième comporte un levier de correcteur de quantième 61 pivoté sur un axe 65, une goupille de commande de quantième 63 montée sur une extrémité du levier 61, un bec 67 rappelé contre la denture rochet du mobile de 31 par un ressort 71, et enfin un sautoir 69 arrangé pour coopérer avec la denture rochet du mobile de 31.The date corrector device of the calendar mechanism of the present example will now be described with reference to the figure 4 . The date corrector device is manually operable and is intended to drive the mobile 31 in increments of one day. The date corrector comprises a date corrector lever 61 pivoted on an axis 65, a date control pin 63 mounted on one end of the lever 61, a spout 67 biased against the ratchet toothing of 31 by a spring 71, and finally a jumper 69 arranged to cooperate with the ratchet toothing of 31.

Le fonctionnement des éléments du dispositif correcteur de quantième qui viennent d'être énumérés va maintenant être décrit. Le correcteur de quantième du présent exemple est prévu pour être actionné manuellement par le même dispositif correcteur coaxial multifonction (non représenté) qui actionne également le correcteur rapide de mois. On comprendra toutefois que de nombreux autres dispositifs de commande manuels connus de l'homme du métier peuvent également convenir pour actionner le correcteur de quantième de la présente invention. En particulier, selon une variante du présent exemple, le correcteur de quantième et le correcteur rapide de mois pourraient être actionnés respectivement par deux dispositifs de commande manuels distincts.The operation of the elements of the date correction device which have just been enumerated will now be described. The date corrector of the present example is intended to be operated manually by the same multifunctional coaxial corrector device (not shown) which also actuates the rapid corrector of months. It will be understood, however, that many other manual control devices known to those skilled in the art may also be suitable for actuating the date corrector of the present invention. In particular, according to a variant of this example, the date corrector and the month quick corrector could be actuated respectively by two separate manual control devices.

Lorsque le porteur de la montre sélectionne la fonction « correcteur de quantième » du correcteur coaxial multifonction (non représenté) et actionne manuellement le bouton du correcteur, la surface d'appui interne du mécanisme de commande pousse la goupille de commande de quantième 63 dans le sens de la flèche (a) (figure 4), ce qui provoque le pivotement du levier 61 autour de l'axe 65. Lorsque le levier 61 pivote ainsi, le bec 67, qui est fixé à l'une de ses extrémités, se déplace le long d'une trajectoire sensiblement tangente à la denture rochet du mobile de 31. Durant son mouvement, le bec 67 accroche une des dents de scie de la denture rochet et fait ainsi avancer d'un pas le mobile de 31 en soulevant le sautoir 69. L'avance d'un pas du mobile de 31 a pour effet d'incrémenter d'un jour l'indication du quantième. On notera que le râteau 3 du correcteur rapide de mois demeure en position de repos durant l'utilisation du correcteur de quantième. Ainsi, le levier 29 reste en position inactive et le correcteur de quantième est toujours opérant, même quand le mobile de 31 a atteint la position angulaire correspondant à l'indication du premier jour du mois suivant.When the wearer of the watch selects the "date corrector" function of the multifunction coaxial corrector (not shown) and manually actuates the corrector button, the internal bearing surface of the control mechanism pushes the date control pin 63 into the direction of the arrow (a) ( figure 4 ), which causes the lever 61 to pivot about the axis 65. When the lever 61 pivots thus, the spout 67, which is fixed at one of its ends, moves along a substantially tangent path to the ratchet teeth of the mobile 31. During its movement, the spout 67 hooks one of the saw teeth of the ratchet toothing and thus advances by one step the mobile of 31 by raising the jumper 69. The one-step advance of the mobile of 31 has the effect of incrementing by one day the indication of the date. Note that rake 3 month fast corrector remains in the rest position during use of the date corrector. Thus, the lever 29 remains in the inactive position and the date corrector is still operative, even when the mobile 31 has reached the angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the following month.

Les figures 5, 6 et 7 sont respectivement des vues de côté, de dessus et en perspective d'une partie d'un dispositif correcteur rapide selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention. Ces trois vues montrent en particulier une roue 125 dont l'axe cylindrique 126 porte un ergot 127 ainsi qu'une saillie 145. Les figures montrent également une ancre 135 montée pour pivoter autour d'un axe 133 et dont l'une des pattes 147 joue le rôle de levier suiveur de came, et l'autre patte 143 joue le rôle de levier d'arrêt. La fonction des éléments du correcteur rapide qui viennent d'être énumérés est d'arrêter l'avance rapide du mobile de quantième dès que ce dernier atteint la position angulaire correspondant à l'indication du premier jour du mois.The Figures 5, 6 and 7 are respectively side, top and perspective views of a portion of a rapid correction device according to a second embodiment of the invention. These three views show in particular a wheel 125 whose cylindrical axis 126 carries a lug 127 and a projection 145. The figures also show an anchor 135 mounted for pivoting about an axis 133 and one of the legs 147 plays the role of cam follower lever, and the other leg 143 acts as a stop lever. The function of the elements of the fast corrector which have just been enumerated is to stop the fast advance of the date mobile as soon as it reaches the angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the month.

Le fonctionnement est le suivant. La roue 125 est liée cinématiquement au mobile de 31 (non représenté sur les figures 5, 6 et 7) de sorte qu'elle tourne à la même vitesse que ce dernier. Dans le présent exemple, la roue 125 est agencée pour tourner dans le sens horaire (comme indiqué par la flèche d) lorsque le mobile de 31 est incrémenté. On peut voir également que, dans cet exemple particulier, l'ergot 127 et la saillie 145 sont décalés d'environ 180°. De plus, un examen attentif des figures révèle encore que l'ergot et la saillie sont non seulement décalés angulairement autour de l'axe 126, mais sont également décalés en hauteur. En effet, l'ergot 127 est placé assez bas, à proximité immédiate de la roue 125, alors que la saillie 145 est placée plus haut, proche de l'extrémité supérieure de l'axe cylindrique.The operation is as follows. The wheel 125 is kinematically linked to the mobile of 31 (not shown on the Figures 5, 6 and 7 ) so that it rotates at the same speed as the latter. In the present example, the wheel 125 is arranged to turn clockwise (as indicated by the arrow d) when the mobile of 31 is incremented. It can also be seen that in this particular example, the lug 127 and the protrusion 145 are offset by about 180 °. In addition, a careful examination of the figures further reveals that the lug and the projection are not only angularly offset about the axis 126, but are also offset in height. Indeed, the lug 127 is placed quite low, in the immediate vicinity of the wheel 125, while the projection 145 is placed higher, close to the upper end of the cylindrical axis.

Comme le montre la figure 7, les extrémités distales des deux pattes de l'ancre 135 sont également décalées en hauteurs. La hauteur de l'extrémité de la patte 147 correspond à celle de la saillie 145 et la hauteur de l'extrémité de la patte 143 correspond à celle de l'ergot 127. L'extrémité de la patte 147 joue le rôle d'un palpeur 149, et elle est agencée pour être soulevée par la saillie 145 à chaque nouveau tour de la roue 125. En se soulevant, la patte 147 provoque le pivotement de l'ancre 135 autour de son axe 133. Ce pivotement a pour effet d'amener l'autre patte 143 de l'ancre en position active. Dans cette position, l'extrémité 151 de la patte 143 intercepte la trajectoire de l'ergot 127, de sorte que ces deux éléments peuvent coopérer, l'ergot jouant le rôle de butée tournante et l'extrémité de la patte 143 jouant celui d'un arrêt 151.As shown in figure 7 , the distal ends of the two legs of the anchor 135 are also offset in height. The height of the end of the tab 147 corresponds to that of the projection 145 and the height of the end of the tab 143 corresponds to that of the pin 127. The end of the tab 147 plays the role of a probe 149, and it is arranged to be raised by the projection 145 at each new turn of the wheel 125. By lifting, the tab 147 causes the pivoting of the anchor 135 about its axis 133. This pivoting has the effect of bring the other tab 143 of the anchor into active position. In this position, the end 151 of the lug 143 intercepts the trajectory of the lug 127, so that these two elements can cooperate, the lug playing the role of rotating stop and the end of the lug 143 playing that of a judgment 151.

Conformément à l'invention, la position angulaire du mobile de 31 à l'instant où l'ergot 127 rencontre l'extrémité du levier d'arrêt 143 correspondant à l'indication du premier jour du mois. D'autre part, dans l'exemple illustré, la position à l'instant ou la saillie 145 fait pivoter l'ancre 135 correspond à l'indication du 27ème jour du mois. Sur les figures, on a représenté le mobile de 31 un jour plus tard, dans la position angulaire correspondant à l'indication du 28ème jour du mois. On voit qu'en tournant, la saillie 145 a maintenant dépassé le palpeur 149. Quant à l'ergot 127, il n'est pas encore arrivé au niveau de l'arrêt 151. D'autre part, un petit ressort (non représenté) est agencé pour rappeler l'ancre 135 dans le sens de la flèche (d, figure 6). La fonction du petit ressort est de maintenir le palpeur 149 contre la surface de l'axe cylindrique 126. On peut voir sur les figures 6 et 7 qu'après le passage de la saillie, le levier suiveur de came 147 et son palpeur se sont abaissé à nouveau sous l'effet du petit ressort. Ce mouvement s'accompagne d'un pivotement de l'ancre 135 autour de son axe 133, de sorte que le levier d'arrêt 143 revient en position inactive, à l'écart de la trajectoire circulaire de l'ergot 127.According to the invention, the angular position of the mobile 31 at the moment when the lug 127 meets the end of the stop lever 143 corresponding to the indication of the first day of the month. On the other hand, in the example shown, the position at the instant the projection 145 rotates the anchor 135 corresponds to the indication of the 27th day of the month. In the figures, the mobile 31 is shown one day later, in the angular position corresponding to the indication of the 28th day of the month. It can be seen that turning, the projection 145 has now passed the probe 149. As for the lug 127, it has not yet arrived at the stop 151. On the other hand, a small spring (not shown ) is arranged to recall the anchor 135 in the direction of the arrow (d, figure 6 ). The function of the small spring is to maintain the feeler 149 against the surface of the cylindrical axis 126. It can be seen on the Figures 6 and 7 after the protrusion has passed, the cam follower lever 147 and its probe have lowered again under the effect of the small spring. This movement is accompanied by a pivoting of the anchor 135 about its axis 133, so that the stop lever 143 returns to the inactive position, away from the circular trajectory of the lug 127.

Le processus qui vient d'être décrit correspond à ce qui se passe lorsque le mobile de 31 avance pas-à-pas entraîné par le mécanisme de calendrier. Lorsque le mobile de 31 avance d'une traite sous l'action du dispositif correcteur rapide les choses se passent un peu différemment. En effet, la rapidité de l'avance du mobile de 31 est telle que le passage de la saillie 145 fait sauter le levier suiveur de came 147. Ce dernier n'a ensuite pas le temps de retomber avant que l'ergot 127 ne vienne buter contre l'arrêt 151. On comprendra donc que le petit ressort agencé pour rappeler le levier suiveur de came contre l'axe cylindrique 126 ne doit pas être trop fort. Un avantage de ce second mode de réalisation de l'invention et qu'il permet de se passer du verrou (référencé 39 sur la figure 1).The process that has just been described corresponds to what happens when the mobile of 31 step-by-step advances driven by the calendar mechanism. When the mobile of 31 moves forward under the action of the rapid correction device things happen a little differently. Indeed, the speed of the advance of the mobile of 31 is such that the passage of the protrusion 145 makes the cam follower lever 141 jump. The latter then does not have time to fall back before ergot 127 does not come. abut against the stop 151. It will therefore be understood that the small spring arranged to return the cam follower lever against the cylindrical axis 126 should not be too strong. An advantage of this second embodiment of the invention and that it allows to do without the lock (referenced 39 on the figure 1 ).

On comprendra en outre que diverses modifications et/ou améliorations évidentes pour un homme du métier peuvent être apportées au mode de réalisation qui fait l'objet de la présente description sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention définie par les revendications annexées. En particulier, dans le premier mode de réalisation, le crochet 35 formant l'extrémité du levier pivotant 26 pourrait être remplacé par un coulisseau mobile axialement entre la position active et la position inactive.It will be further understood that various modifications and / or improvements obvious to those skilled in the art can be made to the embodiment which is the subject of the present description without departing from the scope of the present invention defined by the appended claims. In particular, in the first embodiment, the hook 35 forming the end of the pivoting lever 26 could be replaced by a slider axially movable between the active position and the inactive position.

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  1. Calendar mechanism for a timepiece including a 31 wheel set (31) for controlling a date indicator, a date drive means for driving the 31 wheel set, a 12 wheel set (12) for controlling a month indicator, and a monthly drive means for incrementing the 12 wheel set at the end of each month, the 31 wheel set being arranged to actuate the monthly drive means during the change from the end of one month to the first day of the next month, the calendar mechanism further including a manually actuated quick corrector device, the quick corrector device being able to advance the 31 wheel set in one stroke until the date indicator changes to the following month by actuating in passing the monthly drive means, characterized in that the quick corrector device includes a rotating stop member (27; 127) kinematically connected to the 31 wheel set (31), and a stop mechanism (35; 151) moveable between an active position in which it intercepts the trajectory of the rotating stop member and an inactive position, and in that the quick corrector device is arranged to bring the stop mechanism into the active position and to advance the 31 wheel set in one stroke until the stop mechanism stops the rotating stop member and immobilises the 31 wheel set in an angular position corresponding to the indication of the first day of the month.
  2. Calendar mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that the quick corrector device includes a toothed sector (5) and a single direction gear, the toothed sector being arranged to pivot in response to activation of the quick corrector device, so as to drive the 31 wheel set (31) in rotation via the single direction gear.
  3. Calendar mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that the quick corrector device includes a single direction gear train (13) including a ratchet wheel and a toothed wheel (15) loose mounted coaxially to the ratchet wheel, the toothed wheel carrying a click (19) arranged to cooperate with the ratchet in a single direction of rotation so as to form said single direction gear.
  4. Calendar mechanism according to any of claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the rotating stop member is formed by a stud (27) kinematically connected to the 31 wheel set (31) and mounted in an off-centre position on a rotating support, and in that the stop mechanism is formed by a hook (35) which is movable between an active position in which the hook intercepts the trajectory of the stud and an inactive position, the hook being arranged to be brought into the active position in response to activation of the month corrector.
  5. Calendar mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that the hook is a slide which is axially moveable between the active position and the inactive position.
  6. Calendar mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that the hook (35) takes the form of a lever (29) arranged to pivot between the active position and the inactive position.
  7. Calendar mechanism according to claims 6 and 2, characterized in that the month corrector device includes a spring for returning the toothed sector (5) towards a rest position when the month corrector is not activated, and a bolt (39) which is controlled by the toothed sector and arranged to hold the hook (35) in the active position while the toothed sector is not in the rest position.
  8. Calendar mechanism according to any of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the stud is integral with the 31 wheel set (31).
  9. Calendar mechanism according to any of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the stud (27) is integral with a wheel (25) driven by the 31 wheel set (31).
  10. Calendar mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it includes a push-button for controlling the month corrector device.
  11. Calendar mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it includes a manually activated date corrector device for driving the 31 wheel set (31) in one day increments.
  12. Calendar mechanism according to claim 11, characterized in that it includes a push-button arranged for controlling the date corrector device.
  13. Calendar mechanism according to claims 10 and 12, characterized in that it includes a manually activated selector arranged to selectively associate the push-button with the month corrector device or with the date corrector device.
  14. Calendar mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the monthly drive means includes an eccentric (43) which is concentric and integral with the 31 wheel set (31), an instantaneous lever (45) provided with a beak (47), an instantaneous lever spring (49) arranged for returning the lever beak against the periphery of the eccentric, and an instantaneous click (51) pivoted on the instantaneous lever and arranged to cooperate with one of the twelve teeth of a toothing of the 12 wheel set (12), so as to drive the 12 wheel set in increments of one month.
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