EP2508953A2 - Chronograph mechanism - Google Patents

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EP2508953A2
EP2508953A2 EP12002080A EP12002080A EP2508953A2 EP 2508953 A2 EP2508953 A2 EP 2508953A2 EP 12002080 A EP12002080 A EP 12002080A EP 12002080 A EP12002080 A EP 12002080A EP 2508953 A2 EP2508953 A2 EP 2508953A2
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Hugo Lopez
Demetrio Cabiddu
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  • the present invention relates to chronograph mechanisms and more particularly to chronograph mechanisms for equipping mechanical timepieces.
  • the object of the present invention is the production of a fully mechanical chronograph mechanism making it possible to measure durations with a high precision and preferably a precision greater than one hundredth of a second, for example to one thousandth of a second, while maximizing the reserve of mechanism and avoiding premature wear of its components.
  • the Tag Heuer brand presented a mechanical chronograph concept (called the Mikrotimer Flying 1000) known to measure and display thousandths of a second.
  • this chronograph mechanism comprises a spiral-shaped regulator that oscillates at a frequency of 500 Hz, or 3'600'000 vibrations per hour.
  • the chronograph display includes two central hands. The first needle performs 10 rotations per second, indicating the thousandths and hundredths of a second on a scale of 100 graduations over 360 °. A second, smaller central hand indicates minutes and twelfths of a minute on a 150-second scale.
  • This chronograph mechanism is however very complicated because it deviates from the conventional clock regulator in the form of sprung balance. Also, because of the high frequency of the oscillator, the chronograph mechanism is energy intensive reason why it has a power reserve of only 150 seconds. This high frequency can also cause premature wear of the components of the chronograph mechanism. Moreover, since the display of the chronograph counter is not made entirely on a decimal basis, it is difficult for the user to easily and immediately read the elapsed time.
  • the subject of the present invention is a chronograph mechanism comprising a control device and a chronograph gear train intended to be driven directly or mediately by a barrel, this chronograph wheel comprising a seconds counter wheel and a chronograph wheel.
  • this chronograph mechanism also comprising at least one indicator displaying the seconds and the first fractions of a second of the measured duration;
  • the chronograph train comprises an additional mobile of a second precision corresponding to a second fraction of a second driven by the mobile of the first fraction of a second by means of a mobile game catch; and in that the chronograph mechanism further comprises an indicator of the second fractions of a second, less than the first fractions of a second, of the measured duration actuated by said additional mobile.
  • the present invention also relates to a mechanical timepiece, for example a pocket watch or a wristwatch, provided with a chronograph mechanism according to that described in claim 1.
  • the present chronograph mechanism comprising a control device with one or two pushers for controlling the functions "start”, “stop”, and “reset” and a chronograph train driving the various counters, minutes, seconds counters etc.
  • this chronograph mechanism can be provided to equip either a conventional timepiece, in this case the chronograph wheel is driven mediately, or indirectly by the engine cylinder of the timepiece, or a timepiece such as as described for example in the document CH 697433 in this case the chronograph wheel is driven directly by a chronograph cylinder separate from the engine cylinder of the timepiece.
  • the present chronograph mechanism is distinguished from the existing chronograph mechanisms in that it is arranged to be able to measure and display durations with a first precision corresponding to a first fraction of a second (for example, to one hundredth of second) and with a second precision corresponding to a second fraction of a second smaller than the first (for example, to thousandth of a second), the mobile used to count the first fractions controlling an additional mobile used to count the second fractions by through a mobile catch-up.
  • the mechanism can include a regulating member oscillating at a frequency corresponding to the first accuracy without the need for a regulating member oscillating at a higher frequency.
  • a preferred embodiment of the chronograph mechanism makes it possible to measure durations with a precision of one thousandth of a second on the basis of a hundredth of a second counter.
  • the present chronograph mechanism differs from known chronograph mechanisms in that its gear and control device have novel and original features.
  • the chronograph wheel of the present chronograph mechanism is illustrated in its entirety more particularly to figures 3 and 4 .
  • This chronograph wheel comprises a seconds counter mobile 1 comprising, mounted on an axis 1.1 and secured thereto, a board 1.2, a pinion 1.3 and a reset heart 1.4.
  • This seconds counter mobile 1 is intended to be kinematically connected by its pinion 1.3 directly to a chronograph mechanism cylinder or mediately indirectly to the engine cylinder of a timepiece.
  • This chronograph wheel also comprises a small medium wheel 2 whose pinion 2.1 is engaged with the toothing of the board 1.2 of the seconds counter mobile 1.
  • the board 2.2 of this small medium mobile 2 meshes with the pinion 3.1.
  • This mobile of hundredth 3 comprises a board 3.2.
  • the multiplication ratios of this chronograph wheel are such that if the mobile counter seconds 1 is driven at a rate of one revolution per minute, the hundredth mobile 3 performs one revolution per second.
  • the essential and new feature of the present chronograph wheel lies in the fact that it still includes a game-changing wheel 4 connecting cinematically the board 3.2 of the mobile hundredth pinion 5.1 of an additional mobile or fast 5.
  • This additional mobile 5 (sometimes called a thousandths mobile) has an axis 5.2 secured to the pinion 5.1 and a board 5.3 of this additional mobile or fast.
  • the multiplication ratio between the board 3.2 of the hundredth mobile and the board 5.3 of the thousandth mobile is such that this additional mobile performs one revolution in one-tenth of a second, or ten revolutions per second, in the illustrated example.
  • the plate 5.3 of the additional mobile 5 has a toothing of one hundred teeth in the illustrated example.
  • the axis 5.2 of the additional mobile 5 carries a needle 6 cooperating with a graduation 7 of the dial, this graduation 7 having a hundred divisions corresponding to thousandths of a second.
  • this display 6, 7 makes it possible to display the hundredths and thousandths of a second as can be seen on the figures 1 and 7 .
  • a center hand 16 indicates the hundredths (and tenths) of a second
  • a two-headed hand 17 indicates the seconds at the 6H position of the dial
  • a hand 18 indicates the minutes.
  • the figures 5 and 6 illustrate a particular embodiment of the gaming catch-up mobile 4.
  • This reclining gaming device 4 comprises a central axis 4.1 secured to a support pinion 4.2 and a support board 4.3.
  • the free pinion 4.4 has dimensions and a number of teeth identical to the support pinion 4.2 as well as the free board 4.5 has dimensions and a number of teeth identical to the support board 4.3.
  • the free pinion 4.4 is secured to a balance 4.6 while the free board 4.5 is secured to a hub 4.7.
  • a spiral spring 4.8 is fixed by its inner end to the hub 4.7 and its outer end to the balance 4.6.
  • the free pinion 4.4 and the support pinion 4.2 mesh both with the toothing of the board 3.2 of the mobile of 100th 3 while the free board 4.5 and the support board 4.3 both mesh with the pinion 5.1 of the additional mobile 5 .
  • This game-changing mobile 4 has three precise functions.
  • the first function is useful when stopping the chronograph mechanism. Indeed, as the additional mobile 5 can be stopped between two steps, an additional voltage to the normal voltage can appear in the chronograph wheel. As the reclining game wheel 4 allows a certain angular offset, at least the value of a pitch of the pinion 5.2 of the additional mobile 5, the additional tension can be avoided.
  • the second as the additional mobile 5 is at the end of the train and without constraint, it is important that it is meshed with a mobile game catching otherwise uncontrollable jumps would occur due to the games of the wheel, stopping the additional mobile 5 would then be random.
  • the third function is to convert the jerky rotation, due to the exhaust, into continuous rotation; thanks to the inertia of the additional mobile 5 and complementarily with the first function of the mobile game catchup 4. This third function results in the fact that the thousandth (in this embodiment) will be regulated between each step.
  • the chronometry of a high-precision chronograph is based on a regulating organ oscillating at a lower frequency, for example 18000 to 400000), which increases the power reserve of the mechanism.
  • the power reserve of the chronograph mechanism is at least 15 minutes, despite its precision to the thousandth of a second.
  • the catch-up could be made differently than the one described above.
  • the chronograph train it can be arranged to display using the needle 6 and the graduation 7 a different value than thousandths of a second; that is, the second fraction of a second measured and displayed by the chronograph mechanism is other than a thousandth of a second.
  • the multiplication ratio between the hundredth mobile 3 and the additional mobile 5 so that the latter rotates at a speed different from ten revolutions per second, for example five or twenty revolutions per second; the fraction of a second displayed by the graduation 6, 7 will no longer be the thousandth of a second but another value.
  • the catch-up mobile 4 can be positioned between the additional mobile 5 and a first mobile used to count a first fraction of a second different from the hundredth of a second.
  • the first fraction may be the tenth of a second and the second fraction may be the hundredth of a second, the catch-up mobile being positioned between a mobile tenth and an additional mobile hundredth.
  • a chronograph mechanism according to the present invention can employ a regulating member making 36,000 alternations per hour whereas the prior mechanical counters capable of giving hundredths of a second precision typically use a regulating member making 360,000 vibrations per hour. Therefore, for a given accuracy, the power reserve of a chronograph of the present invention can be increased significantly while avoiding premature wear of its components.
  • a single hundredths hand can display the first and second fractions of a second.
  • the display of the second fraction of a second could be sectoral.
  • the thousandth of a second is displayed using a snail of ten arms 8, each having ten levels.
  • the snail 8 is assembled in solidarity with the axis 5.2 of the additional mobile or fast 5 in addition to the board 5.3 of one hundred teeth.
  • a probe 9 falls on the snail 8 thus indicating the precise position.
  • the arms of the snail 8 are not divided into ten levels but they are smooth, which makes it possible to display precisions still less than one thousandth of a second.
  • the chronograph mechanism further comprises a control device with one or two pushers controlling the starting, stopping and resetting of the chronograph mechanism.
  • This control device is conventional and can be column wheel or cam.
  • this control device also comprises tongs 13, 14 pivoted at O and each having a control probe 13.1, 14.1 cooperating with the column wheel 15 or the cam of the control device and a beak of retaining 13.2, 14.2 cooperating with the teeth of plate 5.3 of the additional mobile to keep it stationary in a stable and determined position.
  • the figure 9 illustrates the clamps 13, 14 in the "start” position of the chronograph.
  • the figure 10 illustrates the clamps 13, 14 in the "stop” position of the chronograph and the figure 11 illustrates the position of the clamps 13, 14 in the reset position of the chronograph.
  • the column wheel 15 may be the same as that of the chronograph mechanism or be an independent column wheel, but in this case actuated by the same pusher of the control device.
  • clamps 13, 14 can be replaced by a blocker controlled by the column wheel 15.
  • the additional mobile 5, or fast mobile returns to the zero position thanks to the ratio between the mobile hundredth 3 and the additional mobile 5 and the fact that the gear Chronograph rotates to reset to zero.
  • the game-changing mobile 4 and the additional mobile 5 can be assembled with a conventional chronograph wheel but in this case it will be necessary to add a lanterned heart on the additional mobile to ensure its reset by a hammer.
  • a retrofit mobile as described above could also be used in other applications where it is desired to eliminate a game and / or to avoid additional tension in a train of a watch movement.

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The mechanism has a chronograph gear train comprising a seconds-counter mobile (1) and a mobile (3) with first precision corresponding to first fraction e.g. tenth, of a second. The gear train has an additional mobile (5) with second precision corresponding to second fraction e.g. hundredth, of second, where the additional mobile is driven by the mobile for the first fraction of second via a backlash compensating mobile (4). An indicator, actuated by the additional mobile, indicates the second fraction of second of measured duration, smaller than the first fraction of second.

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La présente invention se rapporte aux mécanismes de chronographe et plus particulièrement aux mécanismes de chronographe destinés à équiper des pièces d'horlogerie mécaniques.The present invention relates to chronograph mechanisms and more particularly to chronograph mechanisms for equipping mechanical timepieces.

Le but de la présente invention est la réalisation d'un mécanisme de chronographe entièrement mécanique permettant de mesurer des durées avec une haute précision et de préférence une précision supérieure au centième de seconde, par exemple au millième de seconde, tout en maximisant la réserve de marche du mécanisme et en évitant une usure prématurée de ses composants.The object of the present invention is the production of a fully mechanical chronograph mechanism making it possible to measure durations with a high precision and preferably a precision greater than one hundredth of a second, for example to one thousandth of a second, while maximizing the reserve of mechanism and avoiding premature wear of its components.

A la fin mars 2011, la marque Tag Heuer a présenté un concept chronographe mécanique (appelé le Mikrotimer Flying 1000) réputé capable de mesurer et d'afficher les millièmes de seconde. Selon les informations disponibles, ce mécanisme de chronographe comprend un organe régulateur en forme d'un spiral qui oscille à une fréquence de 500 Hz, soit 3'600'000 alternances par heure. L'affichage du chronographe comprend deux aiguilles centrales. La première aiguille effectue 10 rotations par seconde, indiquant les millièmes et les centièmes de seconde sur une échelle de 100 graduations sur 360°. Une deuxième aiguille centrale, plus petite, indique les minutes et les douzièmes de minute sur une échelle de 150 secondes.At the end of March 2011, the Tag Heuer brand presented a mechanical chronograph concept (called the Mikrotimer Flying 1000) known to measure and display thousandths of a second. According to the available information, this chronograph mechanism comprises a spiral-shaped regulator that oscillates at a frequency of 500 Hz, or 3'600'000 vibrations per hour. The chronograph display includes two central hands. The first needle performs 10 rotations per second, indicating the thousandths and hundredths of a second on a scale of 100 graduations over 360 °. A second, smaller central hand indicates minutes and twelfths of a minute on a 150-second scale.

Ce mécanisme de chronographe est cependant très compliqué car il s'écarte du régulateur horloger conventionnel en forme de balancier-spiral. Aussi, à cause de la haute fréquence de l'oscillateur, le mécanisme chronographe est gourmand d'énergie raison pour laquelle il a une réserve de marche d'uniquement 150 seconds. Cette haute fréquence peut également provoquer une usure prématurée des composants du mécanisme chronographe. De plus, puisque l'affichage du compteur du chronographe n'est pas fait entièrement sur une base décimale, il est difficile pour l'utilisateur de lire aisément et immédiatement le temps écoulé.This chronograph mechanism is however very complicated because it deviates from the conventional clock regulator in the form of sprung balance. Also, because of the high frequency of the oscillator, the chronograph mechanism is energy intensive reason why it has a power reserve of only 150 seconds. This high frequency can also cause premature wear of the components of the chronograph mechanism. Moreover, since the display of the chronograph counter is not made entirely on a decimal basis, it is difficult for the user to easily and immediately read the elapsed time.

Pour pallier à ces inconvénients, la présente invention a pour objet un mécanisme de chronographe comprenant un dispositif de commande et un rouage de chronographe destiné à être entraîné directement ou médiatement par un barillet, ce rouage de chronographe comportant un mobile de compteur de secondes et un mobile d'une première précision correspondant à une première fraction de seconde; ce mécanisme de chronographe comportant également au moins un indicateur affichant les secondes et les premières fractions de seconde de la durée mesurée; le rouage de chronographe comporte un mobile supplémentaire d'une deuxième précision correspondant à une deuxième fraction de seconde entraîné par le mobile de la première fraction de seconde par l'intermédiaire d'un mobile de rattrapage de jeux; et par le fait que le mécanisme de chronographe comporte encore un indicateur des deuxièmes fractions de seconde, inférieures aux premières fractions de seconde, de la durée mesurée actionné par ledit mobile supplémentaire.To overcome these drawbacks, the subject of the present invention is a chronograph mechanism comprising a control device and a chronograph gear train intended to be driven directly or mediately by a barrel, this chronograph wheel comprising a seconds counter wheel and a chronograph wheel. mobile of a first precision corresponding to a first fraction of a second; this chronograph mechanism also comprising at least one indicator displaying the seconds and the first fractions of a second of the measured duration; the chronograph train comprises an additional mobile of a second precision corresponding to a second fraction of a second driven by the mobile of the first fraction of a second by means of a mobile game catch; and in that the chronograph mechanism further comprises an indicator of the second fractions of a second, less than the first fractions of a second, of the measured duration actuated by said additional mobile.

La présente invention a également pour objet une pièce d'horlogerie mécanique, par exemple une montre de poche ou une montre bracelet, munie d'un mécanisme de chronographe conforme à celui décrit à la revendication 1.The present invention also relates to a mechanical timepiece, for example a pocket watch or a wristwatch, provided with a chronograph mechanism according to that described in claim 1.

Le dessin annexé illustre schématiquement et à titre d'exemple une partie du mécanisme de chronographe selon l'invention et une montre bracelet munie d'un tel mécanisme de chronographe.

  • La figure 1 est une vue en plan d'une pièce d'horlogerie équipée du mécanisme de chronographe selon l'invention faisant apparaître les indicateurs ou affichages de ce mécanisme de chronographe.
  • La figure 2 est une vue similaire à la figure 1 avec une variante des indicateurs ou affichages de chronographe.
  • La figure 3 est une vue en plan du côté pont du rouage de chronographe.
  • La figure 4 est une vue en plan du côté cadran du rouage de chronographe.
  • La figure 5 est une vue en perspective du mobile de rattrapage de jeux.
  • La figure 6 est une vue en coupe axiale du mobile de rattrapage de jeux.
  • La figure 7 est une vue en plan de l'indicateur des millièmes de secondes.
  • La figure 8 est une vue en plan d'une variante de l'indicateur des millièmes de secondes.
  • La figure 9 illustre en plan, vu côté cadran, un dispositif de blocage du mobile supplémentaire en position "start" du chronographe.
  • La figure 10 est une vue similaire à la figure 9 en position "stop" du chronographe.
  • La figure 11 est une vue similaire à la figure 9 en position de remise à zéro du chronographe.
The accompanying drawing illustrates schematically and by way of example a part of the chronograph mechanism according to the invention and a wristwatch provided with such a chronograph mechanism.
  • The figure 1 is a plan view of a timepiece equipped with the chronograph mechanism according to the invention showing the indicators or displays of this chronograph mechanism.
  • The figure 2 is a view similar to the figure 1 with a variant of the chronograph indicators or displays.
  • The figure 3 is a plan view of the bridge side of the chronograph wheel.
  • The figure 4 is a plan view of the dial side of the chronograph wheel.
  • The figure 5 is a perspective view of the mobile game catch-up.
  • The figure 6 is an axial sectional view of the mobile game catch.
  • The figure 7 is a plan view of the thousandths of seconds indicator.
  • The figure 8 is a plan view of a variant of the thousandths of seconds indicator.
  • The figure 9 illustrates in plan, seen on the dial side, an additional mobile locking device in the "start" position of the chronograph.
  • The figure 10 is a view similar to the figure 9 in the "stop" position of the chronograph.
  • The figure 11 is a view similar to the figure 9 in the reset position of the chronograph.

Le présent mécanisme de chronographe comportant un dispositif de commande à un ou deux poussoirs permettant la commande des fonctions "start", "stop", et "remise à zéro" et un rouage de chronographe entraînant les différents compteurs, compteurs de minutes, de secondes etc. peut être du type à roue à colonnes ou à came. De même ce mécanisme de chronographe peut être prévu pour équiper soit une pièce d'horlogerie classique, dans ce cas le rouage de chronographe est entraîné médiatement, soit indirectement par le barillet moteur de la pièce d'horlogerie, soit une pièce d'horlogerie telle que décrite par exemple dans le document CH 697433 , dans ce cas le rouage de chronographe est entraîné directement par un barillet de chronographe séparé du barillet moteur de la pièce d'horlogerie.The present chronograph mechanism comprising a control device with one or two pushers for controlling the functions "start", "stop", and "reset" and a chronograph train driving the various counters, minutes, seconds counters etc. can be of the column or cam type. Similarly, this chronograph mechanism can be provided to equip either a conventional timepiece, in this case the chronograph wheel is driven mediately, or indirectly by the engine cylinder of the timepiece, or a timepiece such as as described for example in the document CH 697433 in this case the chronograph wheel is driven directly by a chronograph cylinder separate from the engine cylinder of the timepiece.

En fait, le présent mécanisme de chronographe se distingue des mécanismes de chronographe existants par le fait qu'il est agencé de manière à pouvoir mesurer et afficher des durées avec une première précision correspondant à une première fraction de seconde (par exemple, au centième de seconde) ainsi qu'avec une deuxième précision correspondant à une deuxième fraction de seconde plus petite que la première (par exemple, au millième de seconde), le mobile utilisé pour compter les premières fractions commandant un mobile supplémentaire utilisé pour compter les deuxièmes fractions par le biais d'un mobile de rattrapage. De cette manière, le mécanisme peut comprendre un organe régulateur oscillant à une fréquence correspondant à la première précision sans avoir besoin d'un organe régulateur oscillant à une fréquence plus haute.In fact, the present chronograph mechanism is distinguished from the existing chronograph mechanisms in that it is arranged to be able to measure and display durations with a first precision corresponding to a first fraction of a second (for example, to one hundredth of second) and with a second precision corresponding to a second fraction of a second smaller than the first (for example, to thousandth of a second), the mobile used to count the first fractions controlling an additional mobile used to count the second fractions by through a mobile catch-up. In this way, the mechanism can include a regulating member oscillating at a frequency corresponding to the first accuracy without the need for a regulating member oscillating at a higher frequency.

Une forme d'exécution préférée du mécanisme de chronographe permet de mesurer des durées avec une précision du millième de seconde sur la base d'un compteur de centième de seconde.A preferred embodiment of the chronograph mechanism makes it possible to measure durations with a precision of one thousandth of a second on the basis of a hundredth of a second counter.

Le présent mécanisme de chronographe se différencie des mécanismes de chronographe connus en ce que son rouage et son dispositif de commande comportent des caractéristiques nouvelles et originales.The present chronograph mechanism differs from known chronograph mechanisms in that its gear and control device have novel and original features.

De ce fait dans ce qui suit seuls le rouage de chronographe et une partie du dispositif de commande du chronographe seront décrits en détails, le reste du mécanisme de chronographe étant classique et bien connu des hommes du métier.Therefore in the following only the chronograph wheel and part of the chronograph control device will be described in detail, the rest of the chronograph mechanism being conventional and well known to those skilled in the art.

Le rouage de chronographe du présent mécanisme de chronographe est illustré dans son ensemble plus particulièrement aux figures 3 et 4. Ce rouage de chronographe comporte un mobile de compteur de secondes 1 comportant, montés sur un axe 1.1 et solidaire de celui-ci, une planche 1.2, un pignon 1.3 et un coeur de remise à zéro 1.4. Ce mobile de compteur de secondes 1 est destiné à être relié cinématiquement par son pignon 1.3 directement à un barillet de mécanisme de chronographe ou médiatement, indirectement, au barillet moteur d'une pièce d'horlogerie. Ce rouage de chronographe comporte encore un mobile de petite moyenne 2 dont le pignon 2.1 est en prise avec la denture de la planche 1.2 du mobile de compteur de secondes 1. La planche 2.2 de ce mobile de petite moyenne 2 engrène avec le pignon 3.1 d'un mobile de centième 3. Ce mobile de centième 3 comporte une planche 3.2.The chronograph wheel of the present chronograph mechanism is illustrated in its entirety more particularly to figures 3 and 4 . This chronograph wheel comprises a seconds counter mobile 1 comprising, mounted on an axis 1.1 and secured thereto, a board 1.2, a pinion 1.3 and a reset heart 1.4. This seconds counter mobile 1 is intended to be kinematically connected by its pinion 1.3 directly to a chronograph mechanism cylinder or mediately indirectly to the engine cylinder of a timepiece. This chronograph wheel also comprises a small medium wheel 2 whose pinion 2.1 is engaged with the toothing of the board 1.2 of the seconds counter mobile 1. The board 2.2 of this small medium mobile 2 meshes with the pinion 3.1. a mobile of hundredth 3. This mobile of hundredth 3 comprises a board 3.2.

Les rapports de multiplication de ce rouage de chronographe sont tels que si le mobile de compteur de secondes 1 est entraîné à raison d'un tour par minute, le mobile de centième 3 effectue un tour par seconde.The multiplication ratios of this chronograph wheel are such that if the mobile counter seconds 1 is driven at a rate of one revolution per minute, the hundredth mobile 3 performs one revolution per second.

Jusqu'ici ce rouage de chronographe est classique et bien connu des horlogers.So far this chronograph wheel is classic and well known watchmakers.

La caractéristique essentielle et nouvelle du présent rouage de chronographe réside dans le fait qu'il comporte encore un mobile de rattrapage de jeux 4 reliant cinématiquement la planche 3.2 du mobile de centième au pignon 5.1 d'un mobile supplémentaire ou rapide 5. Ce mobile supplémentaire 5 (appelé parfois ci-dessous mobile de millième) comporte un axe 5.2 solidaire du pignon 5.1 et d'une planche 5.3 de ce mobile supplémentaire ou rapide.The essential and new feature of the present chronograph wheel lies in the fact that it still includes a game-changing wheel 4 connecting cinematically the board 3.2 of the mobile hundredth pinion 5.1 of an additional mobile or fast 5. This additional mobile 5 (sometimes called a thousandths mobile) has an axis 5.2 secured to the pinion 5.1 and a board 5.3 of this additional mobile or fast.

Le rapport de multiplication entre la planche 3.2 du mobile de centième et la planche 5.3 du mobile de millième est tel que ce mobile supplémentaire 5 effectue un tour en un dixième de seconde, soit dix tours par seconde, dans l'exemple illustré. La planche 5.3 du mobile supplémentaire 5 comporte une denture de cent dents dans l'exemple illustré.The multiplication ratio between the board 3.2 of the hundredth mobile and the board 5.3 of the thousandth mobile is such that this additional mobile performs one revolution in one-tenth of a second, or ten revolutions per second, in the illustrated example. The plate 5.3 of the additional mobile 5 has a toothing of one hundred teeth in the illustrated example.

L'axe 5.2 du mobile supplémentaire 5 porte une aiguille 6 coopérant avec une graduation 7 du cadran, cette graduation 7 comportant cent divisions correspondant aux millièmes de seconde. Ainsi cet affichage 6, 7 permet d'afficher les centièmes et millièmes de seconde comme on le voit sur les figures 1 et 7. De plus, une aiguille centrale 16 indique les centièmes (et dixièmes) de seconde, une aiguille à deux tetes 17 indique les secondes à la position 6H du cadran, et une aiguille 18 indique les minutes.The axis 5.2 of the additional mobile 5 carries a needle 6 cooperating with a graduation 7 of the dial, this graduation 7 having a hundred divisions corresponding to thousandths of a second. Thus, this display 6, 7 makes it possible to display the hundredths and thousandths of a second as can be seen on the figures 1 and 7 . In addition, a center hand 16 indicates the hundredths (and tenths) of a second, a two-headed hand 17 indicates the seconds at the 6H position of the dial, and a hand 18 indicates the minutes.

Les figures 5 et 6 illustrent une forme d'exécution particulière du mobile de rattrapage de jeux 4.The figures 5 and 6 illustrate a particular embodiment of the gaming catch-up mobile 4.

Ce mobile de rattrapage de jeux 4 comporte un axe central 4.1 solidaire d'un pignon d'appuis 4.2 et d'une planche d'appuis 4.3.This reclining gaming device 4 comprises a central axis 4.1 secured to a support pinion 4.2 and a support board 4.3.

Pris en sandwich entre le pignon d'appuis 4.2 et la planche d'appuis 4.3, sont montés de façon non solidaires, c'est-à-dire libres, un pignon libre 4.4 et une planche libre 4.5.Sandwiched between the support pinion 4.2 and the support board 4.3, are non-integral, that is to say free, a free pinion 4.4 and a free board 4.5.

Le pignon libre 4.4 présente des dimensions et un nombre de dents identiques au pignon d'appuis 4.2 de même que la planche libre 4.5 présente des dimensions et un nombre de dents identiques à la planche d'appuis 4.3.The free pinion 4.4 has dimensions and a number of teeth identical to the support pinion 4.2 as well as the free board 4.5 has dimensions and a number of teeth identical to the support board 4.3.

Le pignon libre 4.4 est solidaire d'un balancier 4.6 tandis que la planche libre 4.5 est solidaire d'un moyeu 4.7. Un ressort spiral 4.8 est fixé par son extrémité intérieure au moyeu 4.7 et par son extrémité extérieure au balancier 4.6.The free pinion 4.4 is secured to a balance 4.6 while the free board 4.5 is secured to a hub 4.7. A spiral spring 4.8 is fixed by its inner end to the hub 4.7 and its outer end to the balance 4.6.

Le pignon libre 4.4 et le pignon d'appuis 4.2 engrènent tous deux avec la denture de la planche 3.2 du mobile de centième 3 tandis que la planche libre 4.5 et la planche d'appuis 4.3 engrènent toutes deux avec le pignon 5.1 du mobile supplémentaire 5.The free pinion 4.4 and the support pinion 4.2 mesh both with the toothing of the board 3.2 of the mobile of 100th 3 while the free board 4.5 and the support board 4.3 both mesh with the pinion 5.1 of the additional mobile 5 .

Ce mobile de rattrapage de jeux 4 a trois fonctions précises.This game-changing mobile 4 has three precise functions.

La première fonction est utile lors de l'arrêt du mécanisme de chronographe. En effet comme le mobile supplémentaire 5 peut être stoppé entre deux pas, une tension supplémentaire à la tension normale peut apparaître dans le rouage de chronographe. Comme le mobile de rattrapage de jeux 4 permet un certain décalage angulaire, au moins de la valeur d'un pas du pignon 5.2 du mobile supplémentaire 5, la tension supplémentaire peut être évitée.The first function is useful when stopping the chronograph mechanism. Indeed, as the additional mobile 5 can be stopped between two steps, an additional voltage to the normal voltage can appear in the chronograph wheel. As the reclining game wheel 4 allows a certain angular offset, at least the value of a pitch of the pinion 5.2 of the additional mobile 5, the additional tension can be avoided.

La deuxième, comme le mobile supplémentaire 5 est en bout de rouage et sans contrainte, il est important qu'il soit engrené avec un mobile de rattrapage de jeux sinon des sauts incontrôlables se produiraient dû aux jeux du rouage, l'arrêt du mobile supplémentaire 5 serait alors aléatoire.The second, as the additional mobile 5 is at the end of the train and without constraint, it is important that it is meshed with a mobile game catching otherwise uncontrollable jumps would occur due to the games of the wheel, stopping the additional mobile 5 would then be random.

Plus particulièrement, si lors du montage on vient coupler la planche d'appuis 4.3 et la planche libre 4.5 à l'aide du pignon de mobile de millième 5.1, puis que l'on tourne le pignon libre 4.4 de X° et finalement que l'on vienne coupler le pignon d'appuis 4.2 et le pignon libre 4.4 à l'aide de la planche de mobile de centième 3.2, on constatera que le pignon libre 4.4 et la planche libre 4.5 auront tendance à reprendre la position neutre qu'ils avaient avant que l'on tourne le pignon libre 4.4 de X° et par ce fait, une différence angulaire se créera entre le pignon d'appuis 4.2 et le pignon libre 4.4 et également entre la planche d'appuis 4.3 et la planche libre 4.5. Ce fait élimine le jeu de rouage.More particularly, if during the assembly is coupled the support board 4.3 and the free board 4.5 with the mobile gear of thousandth 5.1, then we turn the free pinion 4.4 of X ° and finally that the 'we come to couple the support pinion 4.2 and the free pinion 4.4 with the help of the mobile board of hundredth 3.2, it will be seen that the free pinion 4.4 and the free board 4.5 will tend to resume the neutral position they had before the X ° free sprocket 4.4 was rotated and thus an angular difference will be created between the support sprocket 4.2 and the free sprocket 4.4 and also between the support board 4.3 and the free board 4.5 . This fact eliminates the cog game.

La troisième fonction est de convertir la rotation saccadée, due à l'échappement, en rotation continue ; grâce à l'inertie du mobile supplémentaire 5 et complémentairement grâce à la première fonction du mobile de rattrapage de jeux 4. De cette troisième fonction en résulte le fait que le millième (dans cette réalisation) sera régulé entre chaque pas.The third function is to convert the jerky rotation, due to the exhaust, into continuous rotation; thanks to the inertia of the additional mobile 5 and complementarily with the first function of the mobile game catchup 4. This third function results in the fact that the thousandth (in this embodiment) will be regulated between each step.

Ainsi toute éventuelle variation du millième causée par un choc, ou toutes autres perturbations de la montre, sera rétablie et réinitialisée au pas suivant, évitant ainsi un quelconque cumul d'erreur.Thus any possible variation of the thousandth caused by a shock, or any other disturbances of the watch, will be restored and reset to the next step, thus avoiding any accumulation of error.

Selon l'invention, en incorporant un mobile de rattrapage de jeux dans le rouage de chronographe, il est possible pour la chronométrie d'un chronographe à haute précision d'être à base d'un organe régulateur oscillant à une fréquence moins importante, (par exemple de 18000 à 400000), ce qui permet d'augmenter la réserve de marche du mécanisme. Par exemple, dans les exemples illustrés, la réserve de marche du mécanisme chronographe est au moins de 15 minutes, malgré sa précision au millième de seconde.According to the invention, by incorporating a gaming retrofit into the chronograph wheel, it is possible for the chronometry of a high-precision chronograph to be based on a regulating organ oscillating at a lower frequency, for example 18000 to 400000), which increases the power reserve of the mechanism. For example, in the illustrated examples, the power reserve of the chronograph mechanism is at least 15 minutes, despite its precision to the thousandth of a second.

Dans des variantes, le mobile de rattrapage pourrait être réalisé de façon différente de celui décrit ci-dessus.In variants, the catch-up could be made differently than the one described above.

Dans d'autres variantes du rouage de chronographe, on peut faire en sorte d'afficher à l'aide de l'aiguille 6 et de la graduation 7 une valeur différente que les millièmes de seconde ; c'est-à-dire que la deuxieme fraction de seconde mesurée et affichée par le mécanisme de chronographe est autre que le millième de seconde. Il suffit pour ce faire de modifier le rapport de multiplication entre le mobile de centième 3 et le mobile supplémentaire 5 pour que ce dernier tourne à une vitesse différente que dix tours par seconde, par exemple cinq, ou vingt tours par seconde; la fraction de seconde affichée par la graduation 6, 7 ne sera plus le millième de seconde mais une autre valeur.In other variants of the chronograph train, it can be arranged to display using the needle 6 and the graduation 7 a different value than thousandths of a second; that is, the second fraction of a second measured and displayed by the chronograph mechanism is other than a thousandth of a second. To do this, it suffices to modify the multiplication ratio between the hundredth mobile 3 and the additional mobile 5 so that the latter rotates at a speed different from ten revolutions per second, for example five or twenty revolutions per second; the fraction of a second displayed by the graduation 6, 7 will no longer be the thousandth of a second but another value.

Plus généralement, dans encore d'autres variantes, le mobile de rattrapage 4 peut être positionné entre le mobile supplémentaire 5 et un premier mobile utilisé pour compter une première fraction de seconde différente du centième de seconde. Par exemple, la première fraction peut être le dixième de seconde et la deuxième fraction peut être le centième de seconde, le mobile de rattrapage étant positionné entre un mobile de dixième et un mobile supplémentaire de centième. Dans ce cas un mécanisme de chronographe selon la présente invention peut employer un organe régulateur faisant 36,000 alternances par heure tandis que les compteurs mécaniques antérieurs capable de donner une précision au centième de seconde utilsent typiquement un organe régulateur faisant 360,000 alternances par heure. De ce fait, pour une précision donnée, la réserve de marche d'un chronographe de la présente invention peut être augmentée d'une façon importante tout en évitant une usure prématurée de ses composants. On notera également que dans l'exemple précédent, une seule aiguille de centièmes peut afficher la premiere et la deuxieme fractions de seconde.More generally, in still other variants, the catch-up mobile 4 can be positioned between the additional mobile 5 and a first mobile used to count a first fraction of a second different from the hundredth of a second. For example, the first fraction may be the tenth of a second and the second fraction may be the hundredth of a second, the catch-up mobile being positioned between a mobile tenth and an additional mobile hundredth. In this case a chronograph mechanism according to the present invention can employ a regulating member making 36,000 alternations per hour whereas the prior mechanical counters capable of giving hundredths of a second precision typically use a regulating member making 360,000 vibrations per hour. Therefore, for a given accuracy, the power reserve of a chronograph of the present invention can be increased significantly while avoiding premature wear of its components. Note also that in the previous example, a single hundredths hand can display the first and second fractions of a second.

Dans une variante d'exécution, l'affichage de la deuxième fraction de seconde pourrait se faire de façon sectorielle. Dans l'exemple de la figure 8, le millième de seconde est affiché en utilisant un limaçon de dix bras 8, présentant chacun dix niveaux. Le limaçon 8 est assemblé de façon solidaire à l'axe 5.2 du mobile supplémentaire ou rapide 5 en plus de la planche 5.3 de cent dents. Lors de l'arrêt du chronographe, un palpeur 9 tombe sur le limaçon 8 indiquant ainsi la position précise. Une aiguille 10 chassée sur l'axe 11 du palpeur 9, visible du côté cadran, indique alors instantanément le millième de seconde sur une graduation 12. Dans une autre variante d'exécution, les bras du limaçon 8 ne sont pas divisés en dix niveaux mais ils sont lisses, ce qui permet d'afficher des précisions encore inférieures au millième de seconde.In an alternative embodiment, the display of the second fraction of a second could be sectoral. In the example of the figure 8 , the thousandth of a second is displayed using a snail of ten arms 8, each having ten levels. The snail 8 is assembled in solidarity with the axis 5.2 of the additional mobile or fast 5 in addition to the board 5.3 of one hundred teeth. When stopping the chronograph, a probe 9 falls on the snail 8 thus indicating the precise position. A needle 10 driven on the axis 11 of the probe 9, visible on the dial side, then instantly indicates the thousandth of a second on a scale 12. In another embodiment, the arms of the snail 8 are not divided into ten levels but they are smooth, which makes it possible to display precisions still less than one thousandth of a second.

Lorsque le chronographe est en phase "remise à zéro" le palpeur 9 est relevé et l'aiguille 10 se place sur une zone neutre de la graduation 12 (avant le zéro sur la figure 8).When the chronograph is in phase "reset" the probe 9 is raised and the needle 10 is placed on a neutral zone of the graduation 12 (before the zero on the figure 8 ).

Lorsqu'un affichage sectoriel tel que décrit ci-dessus est choisi on procédera à l'affichage des dixièmes et centièmes de seconde par une aiguille solidaire de l'axe du mobile de centième 3 coopérant avec une graduation correspondante portée par le cadran.When a sectoral display as described above is chosen, the tenths and hundredths of a second will be displayed by a needle integral with the axis of the hundredths mobile 3 cooperating with a corresponding graduation carried by the dial.

Le mécanisme de chronographe comporte encore un dispositif de commande à un ou deux poussoirs commandant la mise en marche, l'arrêt et la remise à zéro du mécanisme de chronographe. Ce dispositif de commande est classique et peut être à roue à colonnes ou à came.The chronograph mechanism further comprises a control device with one or two pushers controlling the starting, stopping and resetting of the chronograph mechanism. This control device is conventional and can be column wheel or cam.

Dans le cas du présent mécanisme de chronographe ce dispositif de commande comporte encore des pinces 13, 14 pivotées en O et comportant chacune un palpeur de commande 13.1, 14.1 coopérant avec la roue à colonnes 15 ou la came du dispositif de commande et un bec de retenue 13.2, 14.2 coopérant avec la denture de la planche 5.3 du mobile supplémentaire pour le maintenir à l'arrêt dans une position stable et déterminée.In the case of the present chronograph mechanism, this control device also comprises tongs 13, 14 pivoted at O and each having a control probe 13.1, 14.1 cooperating with the column wheel 15 or the cam of the control device and a beak of retaining 13.2, 14.2 cooperating with the teeth of plate 5.3 of the additional mobile to keep it stationary in a stable and determined position.

La figure 9 illustre les pinces 13, 14 en position "start" du chronographe. La figure 10 illustre les pinces 13, 14 en position "stop" du chronographe et la figure 11 illustre la position des pinces 13, 14 en position de remise à zéro du chronographe.The figure 9 illustrates the clamps 13, 14 in the "start" position of the chronograph. The figure 10 illustrates the clamps 13, 14 in the "stop" position of the chronograph and the figure 11 illustrates the position of the clamps 13, 14 in the reset position of the chronograph.

La roue à colonnes 15 peut être la même que celle du mécanisme de chronographe ou être une roue à colonnes indépendante, mais dans ce cas actionnée par le même poussoir du dispositif de commande.The column wheel 15 may be the same as that of the chronograph mechanism or be an independent column wheel, but in this case actuated by the same pusher of the control device.

Dans une variante d'exécution les pinces 13, 14 peuvent être remplacées par un bloqueur commandé par la roue à colonnes 15.In an alternative embodiment the clamps 13, 14 can be replaced by a blocker controlled by the column wheel 15.

Dans la forme d'exécution décrite du mécanisme de chronographe le mobile supplémentaire 5, ou mobile rapide, revient dans la position zéro grâce au rapport qu'il y a entre le mobile de centième 3 et le mobile supplémentaire 5 et du fait que le rouage de chronographe tourne pour se replacer à zéro.In the described embodiment of the chronograph mechanism the additional mobile 5, or fast mobile, returns to the zero position thanks to the ratio between the mobile hundredth 3 and the additional mobile 5 and the fact that the gear Chronograph rotates to reset to zero.

Dans une variante le mobile de rattrapage de jeux 4 et le mobile supplémentaire 5 peuvent être assemblés avec un rouage de chronographe classique mais dans ce cas il faudra ajouter un coeur lanterné sur le mobile supplémentaire pour assurer sa remise à zéro par un marteau.In a variant, the game-changing mobile 4 and the additional mobile 5 can be assembled with a conventional chronograph wheel but in this case it will be necessary to add a lanterned heart on the additional mobile to ensure its reset by a hammer.

Un mobile de rattrapage tel que décrit ci-dessus pourrait également être utilisé dans d'autres applications où il est désiré d'éliminer un jeu et/ou d'éviter une tension supplémentaire dans un rouage d'un mouvement horloger.A retrofit mobile as described above could also be used in other applications where it is desired to eliminate a game and / or to avoid additional tension in a train of a watch movement.

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Mécanisme de chronographe comprenant un dispositif de commande et un rouage de chronographe destiné à être entraîné directement ou médiatement par un barillet, ce rouage de chronographe comportant un mobile de compteur de secondes et un mobile d'une première précision correspondant à une première fraction de seconde; ce mécanisme de chronographe comportant également au moins un indicateur affichant les secondes et les premières fractions de seconde de la durée mesurée; caractérisé par le fait que le rouage de chronographe comporte un mobile supplémentaire d'une deuxième précision correspondant à une deuxième fraction de seconde entraîné par le mobile de la première fraction de seconde par l'intermédiaire d'un mobile de rattrapage de jeux; et par le fait que le mécanisme de chronographe comporte encore un indicateur des deuxièmes fractions de seconde, inférieures aux premières fractions de seconde, de la durée mesurée actionné par ledit mobile supplémentaire.Chronograph mechanism comprising a control device and a chronograph train intended to be driven directly or mediately by a barrel, this chronograph wheel including a mobile counter seconds and a mobile of a first precision corresponding to a first fraction of a second ; this chronograph mechanism also comprising at least one indicator displaying the seconds and the first fractions of a second of the measured duration; characterized by the fact that the chronograph train comprises an additional mobile of a second precision corresponding to a second fraction of a second driven by the mobile of the first fraction of a second by means of a gaming catching mobile; and in that the chronograph mechanism further comprises an indicator of the second fractions of a second, less than the first fractions of a second, of the measured duration actuated by said additional mobile. Mécanisme de chronographe selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le mobile de la première précision est un mobile de centième de seconde.Chronograph mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that the mobile of the first precision is a mobile hundredth of a second. Mécanisme de chronographe selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que le mobile supplémentaire est un mobile de millième de seconde.Chronograph mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that the additional mobile is a millisecond mobile. Mécanisme de chronographe selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que le mobile supplémentaire comporte un pignon en prise avec le mobile de rattrapage de jeux et une planche comportant une denture de cent dents; et par le fait que ce mobile supplémentaire est entraîné à raison de dix tours par seconde.Chronograph mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that the additional mobile comprises a pinion engaged with the rectifying game mobile and a board having a toothing of one hundred teeth; and by the fact that this additional mobile is driven at a rate of ten revolutions per second. Mécanisme de chronographe selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'axe du mobile supplémentaire porte une aiguille coopérant avec une graduation portée par le cadran,Chronograph mechanism according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the axis of the additional mobile carries a needle cooperating with a scale carried by the dial, Mécanisme de chronographe selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que l'axe du mobile supplémentaire porte un limaçon comportant dix bras; et par le fait que le mécanisme comporte un palpeur, coopérant avec les niveaux du limaçon, solidaire d'un axe portant une aiguille coopérant avec une graduation en forme de secteur portée par le cadran.Chronograph mechanism according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the axis of the additional mobile carries a snail with ten arms; and in that the mechanism comprises a probe, cooperating with the levels of the snail, secured to an axis carrying a needle cooperating with a sector-shaped graduation carried by the dial. Mécanisme de chronographe selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que chaque bras du limaçon présente dix niveaux.Chronograph mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that each arm of the snail has ten levels. Mécanisme de chronographe selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le mobile de rattrapage de jeux comporte un axe central solidaire d'un pignon d'appuis et d'une planche d'appuis; un pignon libre et une planche libre montée fou sur l'axe central entre le pignon d'appuis et la planche d'appuis; ce pignon libre étant identique au pignon d'appuis et la planche libre étant identique à la planche d'appuis; et par le fait qu'un ressort spiral relie le pignon libre à la planche libre.Chronograph mechanism according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rectifying game mobile has a central axis secured to a support pinion and a support board; a free sprocket and a free board mounted idly on the central axis between the support pinion and the support board; this free pinion being identical to the support gear and the free board being identical to the support board; and in that a spiral spring connects the free gear to the free board. Mécanisme de chronographe selon la revendication 8, caractérisé par le fait que la planche d'appuis et la planche libre engrènent avec un pignon du mobile supplémentaire tandis que le pignon libre et le pignon d'appuis engrènent avec une planche du mobile de la première précision.Chronograph mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that the support board and the free board mesh with a pinion of the additional mobile while the free pinion and the support pinion meshes with a board of the mobile of the first precision . Mécanisme de chronographe selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'indicateur des premières fractions de seconde est séparé de l'indicateur des deuxièmes fractions de seconde.Chronograph mechanism according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the indicator of the first fractions of a second is separated from the indicator of the second fractions of a second. Mécanisme de chronographe selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé par le fait que le même indicateur indique les premières fractions de seconde et les deuxièmes fractions de seconde.Chronograph mechanism according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the same indicator indicates the first fractions of a second and the second fractions of a second. Pièce d'horlogerie, notamment montre bracelet, caractérisée par le fait qu'elle comporte un mécanisme de chronographe selon l'une des revendications précédentes.Timepiece, in particular a wristwatch, characterized in that it comprises a chronograph mechanism according to one of the preceding claims.
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