EP2639656A1 - Vorrichtung zur Betätigung einer Taucheruhr - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Betätigung einer Taucheruhr Download PDF

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EP2639656A1
EP2639656A1 EP12159349.5A EP12159349A EP2639656A1 EP 2639656 A1 EP2639656 A1 EP 2639656A1 EP 12159349 A EP12159349 A EP 12159349A EP 2639656 A1 EP2639656 A1 EP 2639656A1
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Julien Bernard
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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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • G04B37/10—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems
    • G04B37/106—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems of push buttons
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/049—Mountings for sound-damping
    • 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
    • G04B47/06—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass
    • G04B47/066—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass with a pressure sensor

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  • the present invention relates to a watch case having a middle and a control device of a clock mechanism comprising a pusher, arranged through a suitable opening of the middle part and intended to act on a control lever of the watch mechanism, in response to an action of a user.
  • the significant pressure that a pusher may experience at 600 meters deep, for example or even more, may be sufficient to that it actuates the mechanism it controls, unintentionally, if no special precautions are taken.
  • control levers of watch mechanisms generally have a minimum value of the force that must be applied to them to actuate the corresponding mechanism.
  • the surrounding pressure at great depths acts on a pusher to move towards the inside of the watch case, possibly to the point that it actuates the clock mechanism. This risk is related to the fact that the pressure in the watch case remains close to atmospheric pressure, giving rise to a significant differential pressure between the inside and the outside of the box.
  • Some pushers such as that described in the patent cited above, are screwed in order to improve the sealing. However, they become unusable during a dive.
  • a main object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the control devices known from the prior art, by proposing an alternative watch case construction, the control members of which have improved reliability, including under difficult conditions such as in diving.
  • the present invention relates more particularly to a control device of the type indicated above, characterized in that the control device comprises an intermediate rocker intended to be interposed between the pusher and the control lever of the watch mechanism, the Intermediate rocker being arranged to present a rotary movement of axis X1 and comprising an actuating finger for acting on the control lever of the watch mechanism in response to the action of the user.
  • the intermediate rocker has a bearing surface arranged facing the pusher and on which the latter exerts a pressure in response to the action of the user, the bearing surface being located between the axis of rotation X1 and the actuating finger.
  • a lever arm is implemented between the pusher and the control lever of the watch mechanism, such that the force that it is necessary to apply to the pusher to actuate the clock mechanism is greater than the force required for the direct actuation of its control lever.
  • control device comprises an external control member, arranged to act on the pusher in response to the action of the user, and at least one return spring arranged between the middle and the organ. external control.
  • control member may comprise a control lever pivotally mounted on the middle part along an axis of rotation X2.
  • the external control lever has its own return spring and is therefore decoupled from the pusher, which implies that its angular position is not dependent on the external pressure.
  • An important consequence of this construction lies in the possibility of providing that the pusher has a surface subjected to the external pressure of small dimensions, while the control lever can have an extended gripping surface, to facilitate its handling, the force experienced by an object bathed in a certain pressure being proportional to its surface which undergoes this pressure.
  • the gripping surface of the control lever intended to receive the pressure exerted by a user
  • the axis of rotation X2 of the control lever are located on either side of a surface actuating the latter arranged opposite the pusher to act on it in response to the action of the user.
  • a second lever arm is implemented, whereby the force transmitted to the pusher by the control lever is greater than the force experienced by the control lever when a user exerts pressure on him.
  • the return spring of the control lever cooperates with a portion of the control lever located between the axis of rotation X2 and the actuating surface.
  • the pusher comprises a tube integral with the middle part and inside which is arranged a movable rod in translation.
  • the rod comprises two parts, a first has a free end located on the outside of the box and the second has a free end located inside the box and defining a stop to retain the rod inside the tube, a spring being arranged in the tube so as to act on the rod and push it towards the outside of the box.
  • At least one seal is preferably arranged between an inner wall of the tube and the rod.
  • the tube may advantageously be screwed, and possibly further glued, into the corresponding opening of the middle part.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising a box meeting the characteristics that have just been stated.
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified front view of a watch case having a controller according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • the figure 2a represents a simplified sectional view of a first construction detail of the box illustrated on the figure 1 in a first configuration
  • the figure 2b represents a simplified sectional view of the construction detail of the figure 2a in a second configuration
  • the figure 3 represents a simplified sectional view of a second construction detail of the box illustrated on the figure 1 .
  • the figure 1 is a simplified front view of a watch case 1 having a controller according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the box 1 illustrated is intended for the realization of a diving watch. It comprises a middle part 2 comprising two pairs of horns 4 intended to carry, each, a rod 6 for attaching an end of a bracelet (not shown).
  • the caseband 2 also carries a rotating bezel 8, well known in the field of diving watches.
  • a conventional winding and setting ring 10 is arranged at ten o'clock.
  • the construction of the crown and its winding stem (not visible) will not be described in detail here since it does not have a direct relationship with the present invention.
  • the box 1 is intended to accommodate a watch movement comprising a clock mechanism requiring the implementation of an additional control member, the push type, such as a chronograph mechanism, without limitation.
  • the pusher (visible on the Figures 2a and 2b ) is operable via a control lever 12, pivotally mounted along an axis of rotation X2 on an extension 14 of the middle part 2, here at nine hours for non-limiting illustration.
  • the control lever 12 has a gripping surface 16, advantageously ridged here, intended to be actuated by a user to control the operation of the chronograph mechanism (here of single-pusher type).
  • FIGS. 2a and 2b are simplified, similar sectional views illustrating the construction of the controller according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in respective first and second configurations.
  • the middle part 2 is provided with a substantially cylindrical opening 20 in which the pusher 22 is housed.
  • the pusher 22 comprises a tube 24 advantageously screwed into the opening 20 and possibly further glued, to ensure a good seal of the corresponding connection.
  • a rod 26 is housed inside the tube 24 so as to be able to move in translation in a substantially radial direction, between a rest position, illustrated in FIG. figure 2a , and an active position, illustrated on the figure 2b .
  • the latter is also in a rest position on the figure 2a , in which it is maintained under the effect of the action of a return spring 30, arranged between the middle part 2 and a portion 32 of the control lever, located between the axis of rotation X2 and the actuating surface 28.
  • the stroke of the control lever 12 towards the outside is preferably limited by a stop of the middle part not visible.
  • the inner end of the rod 26 is arranged in abutment against a bearing surface 34 of an intermediate rocker 36 mounted pivotally, along an axis of rotation X1, on a shoulder 38 formed in the inner wall of the middle 2.
  • the intermediate lever 36 carries a finger 40, at its free end, arranged so as to actuate a control lever (not visible) of the chronograph mechanism assembled on the watch movement 42.
  • the return of the intermediate lever in its rest position can be achieved by a return spring of the clock mechanism only or, alternatively, by an additional specific spring (not shown) without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • control lever When the control lever is pressed by a user, to move from its rest position, illustrated on the figure 2a , in its active position, illustrated on the figure 2b , it moves the rod 26 of the pusher, towards the interior of the middle part, exerting pressure on it.
  • the rod 26 then acts in turn on the intermediate rocker 36, via its bearing surface 34, the finger 40 of the rocker exerting in turn a pressure on the control lever of the chronograph mechanism.
  • the figure 3 represents a simplified sectional view of the structure of the pusher 22, according to a preferred embodiment but not limiting.
  • the rod 26 is made in two parts 44, 46, assembled by screwing, for obvious reasons of assembly, the second part 46 having a greater diameter than the internal diameter of the tube 24.
  • the second portion 46 defines a stop holding the rod 26 in the tube 24 so that it can not leave the outer side.
  • Two-ring seals 48 are disposed between the inner wall of the tube 24 and the second portion 46 of the rod, against the end wall 48 of the tube 24, to seal the assembly.
  • a washer 50 rests on the O-ring seals to define a bearing surface for a first end of a helical spring 52, the second end of which is arranged in abutment against a shoulder 54 formed in the first portion 44 of the rod 26.
  • the spring 52 acts continuously on the rod 26 to push it towards the outside and, therefore, place the pusher 22 in its rest configuration.
  • Such control levers of watch mechanisms are typically subjected to a restoring force, exerted by a spring housed in the watch movement, which can be of the order of 10 to 40 Newtons approximately.
  • a first possible measure to avoid this risk is to reduce the surface of the pusher subjected to external pressure.
  • this measure is limited by the fact that the pusher must remain operable by the user and this, especially when it carries a combination of diving having a certain flexibility, making the manipulation of the pusher still more difficult.
  • reducing the dimensions of the pusher makes the measures necessary to ensure its tightness more complex.
  • the present invention consists of an alternative solution residing in the implementation of a lever arm, to reduce the impact of the external pressure on the control lever of the watch mechanism, by interposing the intermediate lever 36 between the pusher 22 and the control lever of the watch mechanism.
  • control lever 12 combined with the pusher and the intermediate lever makes it possible to facilitate the actuation of the clock mechanism when the watch is subjected to an ordinary external pressure, for example to the atmospheric pressure.
  • control lever 12 is arranged, with reference to the pusher 22, so as to implement a second lever arm, this time to increase the force experienced by the pusher with reference to the force exerted by the user on the control lever 12.

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EP3537231B1 (de) * 2018-03-06 2021-04-07 Patek Philippe SA Genève Armbanduhr, die zugängliche korrekturregler auf einem befestigungsglied des armbands umfasst
CN115494719A (zh) * 2021-06-18 2022-12-20 奥米加股份有限公司 包括致动装置的杜瓦装置

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CH702803A2 (fr) * 2010-03-09 2011-09-15 Demonaco Sam Atel Mecanisme de correction d'au moins deux informations affichees autres que l'heure courante, pour mouvement horloger.

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CH423638A (fr) 1964-06-11 1966-07-15 Rolex Montres Dispositif étanche de commande, à poussoir, pour pièce d'horlogerie
EP0869412A2 (de) * 1997-04-04 1998-10-07 Kelek S.A. Uhr mit wasserdichtem Schieber
EP1818734A1 (de) * 2006-02-08 2007-08-15 Montres Journe S.A. Druckvorrichtung zum Steuern einer Funktion von außerhalb eines Uhrengehäuses
CH698943B1 (de) * 2006-09-01 2009-12-15 Richemont Int Sa Drucktastenvorrichtung für Uhren.
CH702803A2 (fr) * 2010-03-09 2011-09-15 Demonaco Sam Atel Mecanisme de correction d'au moins deux informations affichees autres que l'heure courante, pour mouvement horloger.

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EP3537231B1 (de) * 2018-03-06 2021-04-07 Patek Philippe SA Genève Armbanduhr, die zugängliche korrekturregler auf einem befestigungsglied des armbands umfasst
CN115494719A (zh) * 2021-06-18 2022-12-20 奥米加股份有限公司 包括致动装置的杜瓦装置

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