EP2549340B1 - Verfahren zum Befestigen eines Besatzes auf einem Uhrenverkleidungselement und nach diesem Verfahren hergestelltes Verkleidungselement - Google Patents

Verfahren zum Befestigen eines Besatzes auf einem Uhrenverkleidungselement und nach diesem Verfahren hergestelltes Verkleidungselement Download PDF

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EP2549340B1
EP2549340B1 EP11005932.6A EP11005932A EP2549340B1 EP 2549340 B1 EP2549340 B1 EP 2549340B1 EP 11005932 A EP11005932 A EP 11005932A EP 2549340 B1 EP2549340 B1 EP 2549340B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/04—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached ornaments or amusement apparatus
    • G04B47/042—Fastening of jewels and the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C17/00—Gems or the like
    • A44C17/04—Setting gems in jewellery; Setting-tools
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/06—Dials
    • G04B19/10—Ornamental shape of the graduations or the surface of the dial; Attachment of the graduations to the dial
    • G04B19/103—Ornamental shape of the graduations or the surface of the dial; Attachment of the graduations to the dial attached or inlaid numbers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/06—Dials
    • G04B19/12—Selection of materials for dials or graduations markings
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/28—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time
    • G04B19/283—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time on rotatable rings, i.e. bezel
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/28—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time
    • G04B19/283—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time on rotatable rings, i.e. bezel
    • G04B19/286—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time on rotatable rings, i.e. bezel with locking means to prevent undesired rotations in both directions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
    • G04B45/0076—Decoration of the case and of parts thereof, e.g. as a method of manufacture thereof
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
    • Y10T156/1052—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with cutting, punching, tearing or severing
    • Y10T156/1056—Perforating lamina
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining

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  • the present invention relates to a method for attaching a lining to a watch cladding element coated with a galvanically deposited metal layer and to a cladding element produced by this method.
  • the element When it comes to implanting or incorporating a trim into a watchmaking element, and the latter must be coated with a galvanically deposited metal layer, the element is first pierced at least partially. hole thus formed being adapted to the dimensions of the insert to be incorporated.
  • the hole will be obstructed by the deposition and a new machining operation of the hole will be necessary with the risk of radiation from the deposit at the inlet of the hole which then has edges which are not straightforward, which aesthetically is not acceptable for a piece of high-end.
  • the present method besides it obeys what is said in the first paragraph of this description, and besides it comprises the first succession of the following steps: providing a substrate serving as a covering element, providing a lining intended to be incorporated into the substrate and perforation of the substrate to the dimensions of the lining to be incorporated, is remarkable in that it is introduced into the hole thus formed a lure adapted to the dimensions of said hole, which is deposited galvanically a metal layer on said substrate, that is carried out the leveling, if necessary, of the metal layer, that the lure is removed from the substrate and that introduced the liner into the substrate which is fixed for example by gluing.
  • the present invention also relates to the watchmaking element defined by claim 3 of the patent.
  • the figure 1 has a watchmaking cladding element 2 called substrate in which will be incorporated a liner. More precisely this is a watch bezel.
  • a lining 1 is shown in figure 2 .
  • This is a phosphorescent pellet 6 deposited under a sapphire crystal 7, all carried by the liner 1.
  • Such a pellet is known under the name of luminova (registered trademark).
  • the substrate 2 is perforated from one side. According to one variant, the hole may be a blind hole. This perforation comprises several floors.
  • the stages 8 and 9 are intended to receive the pellet 1 and the stage 10 is practiced to receive the galvanic deposit as will be seen later.
  • a lure 5 is introduced as shown in FIG. figure 4 .
  • This lure is a temporary insert and is the essential part of the present invention. It avoids the penetration of the future galvanic deposit in the hole 8, reason for which the lure 5 is sized to fit perfectly to the geometry of the hole 8 so as to avoid any infiltration deposit on the diameter in question.
  • the lure 5 is made of insulating material, for example plastic. It can also be obtained by injection of polyoxymethylene (POM).
  • the figure 5 shows the galvanic deposition operation symbolized by the numeral 3.
  • the electroplating operation is carried out without problem, it is also necessary to save the areas that must remain without deposit, which is not very simple.
  • the substrate is made of insulating material, for example ZrO 2 ceramic (zirconium dioxide) or the appropriate plastic material, it is necessary to coat the substrate 2 with a metallization which will precede the electroplating itself.
  • a metallization which will precede the electroplating itself.
  • the figure 5 shows that the deposit 3 may be irregular.
  • the figure 6 shows how the substrate 2 is after the upgrade. This figure also shows that the lure 5 has been put at the same level as the deposit 3. This operation is completed can remove the lure 5 of the substrate 2 by pushing from the rear in the direction of the arrow A.
  • the figure 7 shows the substrate 2 freed from decoy 5. No adhesion has occurred between the decoy head and the galvanic deposit 3, the periphery of the latter is clear and clean. Finally, the filling 1 can be introduced into the space thus prepared as shown in FIG. figure 8 .
  • the liner is held in place by glue applied to places marked 11 on the figure 8 .
  • the lining may also be attached by driving or other suitable fastening method.
  • the present invention concerns not only the method used to produce a trim element with a trim, but also the trim element itself executed according to said method, this element or substrate being made of conductive material, for example steel or non-conductive material, for example ceramic. More precisely the element taken as an example here is a watch bezel, but it could also be the middle part or the dial of the watch. Similarly, the trim associated with the trim element is not limited to a phosphorescent pellet, but could be hour markers implanted in a telescope as suggested above.

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  1. Verfahren zum Befestigen einer Verzierung (1) an einem mit einer galvanisch abgelagerten Metallschicht (3) beschichteten Uhrenausstattungselement (2), das die Abfolge der folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    a) Bereitstellen eines Substrats (2), das als Ausstattungselement dient,
    b) Bereitstellen einer Verzierung (1), die dazu bestimmt ist, in das Substrat eingefügt zu werden, und
    c) zumindest teilweises Durchlochen des Substrats (2) mit den Abmessungen der einzubauenden Verzierung (1),
    d) wobei das Verfahren dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass in das so gebildete Loch eine Attrappe (5), die an die Abmessungen des Lochs (4) angepasst ist, eingesetzt wird,
    e) auf dem Substrat (2) eine Metallschicht (3) galvanisch abgelagert wird,
    f) die Höhe der Metallschicht (3), falls erforderlich, angeglichen wird,
    g) die Attrappe (5) aus dem Substrat (2) entnommen wird und
    h) die Verzierung (1) in das Substrat (2) eingesetzt und durch Kleben oder Eintreiben befestigt wird.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Substrat (2) ein Isoliermaterial ist, dass dem Schritt e) ein Schritt des Metallisierens mit einer dünnen Chrom- oder Goldschicht vorhergeht und dass die galvanisch abgelagerte Metallschicht (3) eine Goldschicht ist.
  3. Uhrenausstattungselement (2), das gemäß einem der in den Ansprüchen 1 oder 2 definierten Verfahren hergestellt ist, wobei dieses Ausstattungselement ein Substrat (2) umfasst, das mit einem Durchgangsloch (4) mit mehreren Stufen (8, 9, 10) versehen ist, wobei das Loch (4) eine Verzierung (1) aufnimmt und die obere Stufe (10) mit einer galvanischen Ablagerung (3) gefüllt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die obere Oberfläche der galvanischen Ablagerung (3) und die obere Oberfläche des Substrats (2) in der Umgebung des Lochs (4) ohne Unterbrechung miteinander verbunden sind und dass der obere Raum, der durch die obere Stufe (10) zwischen dem Substrat (2) und der Verzierung definiert ist, mit der galvanischen Ablagerung (3) gefüllt ist.
  4. Ausstattungselement nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Element (2) eine Uhrenlünette ist.
  5. Ausstattungselement nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Element (2) ein Uhrenzifferblatt ist.
  6. Ausstattungselement nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verzierung (1) ein phosphoreszierendes Plättchen ist.
  7. Ausstattungselement nach den Ansprüchen 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verzierung (1) eine Reihe von Stundenindizes ist.
EP11005932.6A 2011-07-20 2011-07-20 Verfahren zum Befestigen eines Besatzes auf einem Uhrenverkleidungselement und nach diesem Verfahren hergestelltes Verkleidungselement Active EP2549340B1 (de)

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US13/551,192 US8971158B2 (en) 2011-07-20 2012-07-17 Method for securing a decoration to an external timepiece element and external element made in accordance with this method
CN201210249594.0A CN102890444B (zh) 2011-07-20 2012-07-18 将装饰固定到钟表外部元件的方法和由此制成的外部元件
JP2012161218A JP5456105B2 (ja) 2011-07-20 2012-07-20 装飾部を外部時計エレメントに固定する方法およびこの方法により作製した外部エレメント
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