EP2707779B1 - Timepiece with acoustic mechanism - Google Patents

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EP2707779B1
EP2707779B1 EP12722273.5A EP12722273A EP2707779B1 EP 2707779 B1 EP2707779 B1 EP 2707779B1 EP 12722273 A EP12722273 A EP 12722273A EP 2707779 B1 EP2707779 B1 EP 2707779B1
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C21/00—Producing acoustic time signals by electrical means
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    • G04B21/00—Indicating the time by acoustic means
    • G04B21/02—Regular striking mechanisms giving the full hour, half hour or quarter hour
    • G04B21/06—Details of striking mechanisms, e.g. hammer, fan governor
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  • the invention relates to a timepiece provided with a sound mechanism, such as a minute repeater mechanism, the noise level of which is particularly high.
  • European patent application no. EP 741,344 relates to a waterproof acoustic alarm security device in the form of a wristwatch comprising a housing having a waterproof part and a non-waterproof part separated by a vibratable membrane, a vibrator fixed to this membrane and electrical means for vibrating the vibrator and its associated membrane, the electrical means and the vibrator being in the sealed part of the housing. This document does not describe any other sound mechanism than the vibrator and its associated membrane.
  • EP 1,892,592 describes a timepiece comprising a case having a sealed part and a non-sealed part separated by a filter which may be a metallic film, a stamp and a striking mechanism comprising a hammer intended to strike this stamp, this striking mechanism and this stamp being located in the sealed part of the case.
  • the document CH290046 describes an alarm watch.
  • the watch includes a movement and a bell housed in the middle of a box.
  • a protective cap is arranged so that the movement and the bell are on either side of the cap.
  • a striking device makes it possible to ring the bell through the cap.
  • the sound emitted by the bell can be propagated outside the box by gills made in a bottom of the box.
  • the bell can be replaced by a vibrating blade stamp.
  • the cap can be waterproof and moisture proof.
  • the timepieces proposed in these patent applications have in particular to seek to obtain a high noise level while maintaining a satisfactory seal.
  • the major aim of the present invention is to increase still the noise level produced by a timepiece while retaining, or even improving, its water resistance.
  • this object is achieved by a timepiece as defined in independent claim 1.
  • the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a timepiece.
  • the ringing information originating from the striking mechanism is reproduced in a different environment from that in which this mechanism is located.
  • the movements of the striking mechanism are faithfully reproduced outside the sealed volume in which this striking mechanism is located and in this way, the emission of sounds is carried out with maximum efficiency.
  • the particularity of the timepiece according to the invention is therefore that its stamp (s) is / are located in the non-sealed part of the case.
  • the timepiece according to the invention comprises transmission means provided for transmitting movements of the striking mechanism, which occur in the sealed part of the case, to the stamp (s), the whole of which is located in the part non-waterproof housing.
  • the case 1 of the timepiece includes a waterproof part 2 and a non-waterproof part 3.
  • the non-waterproof part 3 generally at least partially surrounds the waterproof part 2.
  • the wall 8 of the housing 1 has two holes 4 crossed by strikers 5 preferably of generally cylindrical shape and provided at one end with a shoulder 6.
  • Parts called sealing barrels 7 are fixed in the holes 4 of the wall 8 and crossed by the strikers 5.
  • Return springs 9 are arranged around the strikers 5, between the shoulders 6 and the ends of the sealing barrels 7 in order to push the strikers 5 towards the sealed part 2 of the housing 1.
  • stamps 10 are arranged so that they can be struck by the ends of the strikers 5.
  • the other ends of the latter are in the watertight part 2 of the housing 1, so that it can be struck by hammers 11 forming part of a striking mechanism 40.
  • This striking mechanism is a mechanism producing a sound mechanically. It may be a mechanism of a known type and which therefore does not need to be shown in more detail. Mention may be made, for example, of a conventional alarm striking mechanism, the conventional minute repeater, quarter repeater, large striking mechanisms, and the mechanism which is the subject of European patent application no. EP 1,852,755 .
  • the non-watertight part 3 of the housing 1 is provided, on the outside of the housing 1, with openings 13 of any shape, for example round, allowing the output of the sound produced by the timbres 10.
  • parts forming a resonance chamber 12 are placed in the openings 13, opposite the timbres 10, so as to amplify the sound produced.
  • the two stamps 10 are located, one of them being able to be an hour stamp and the other a minute stamp, these stamps being respectively struck by an hour hammer and a minute hammer.
  • the hammers are one above the other, but it goes without saying that, as a variant, they can very well be placed one next to the other, on the same level.
  • the leaktight 2 and non-leaktight parts 3 are separated at least partially by an elastic membrane arranged so as to transmit the movements of the striking mechanism to the stamp (s).
  • This membrane must have sufficient fineness and elasticity to guarantee its displacement in the event of impacts caused by the striking mechanism, but nevertheless rigid enough, on the one hand, not to vibrate itself under the effect of impacts due to striking mechanism or to the wearer of the timepiece and, on the other hand, so that, when it strikes a stamp, it can vibrate.
  • the membrane can therefore be made of a material, such as rubber, a metal or a polymer such as an organic polymer, in particular an elastomer, which must also allow it to be integral with a part of the housing 1 , for example, the middle, the back or the bezel. It can be fixed by any suitable means, for example example, by pinching, gluing, welding, these operations must allow the sealing of the waterproof part 2 of the housing 1
  • the membrane must be located in a place which allows the hammers of the striking mechanism to strike it, preferably as centrally as possible. Thanks to its flexibility, it can then accurately reproduce the rhythm and movements which must be transmitted from the sealed volume to the non-sealed volume of the case. Then, it must be able to return to its initial position without vibrating.
  • the hammers of the striking mechanism are fixed directly to the membrane and pass through it so as to be able to strike the stamp (s) in the non-sealed part 3 of the housing 1.
  • the membrane designated by the number 14 is provided with at least one striker 15 intended to be struck, sealed side, by the striking mechanism and to strike, non-sealed side, a stamp.
  • This striker 15 is fixed integrally and generally irremovable, to the membrane 14 by any suitable means, for example, by bonding, welding, crimping or driving. It can take various forms, in particular a ball shape. It is intended to restore a mechanical shock, received on the waterproof side, to a stamp 10 located on the non-waterproof side of the housing 1. Thanks to the elasticity and the shape memory of the membrane 14, after having transmitted this shock, it can return to its original position.
  • the striker 15 may for example be in the form of a ball 1 mm in diameter.
  • the surface of the disc formed by the ball when it is cut in its center can therefore be equal to or close to that of the hammer before striking it.
  • the membrane 19 comprises a striker 18 composed of a part 20 called “receiving sub-striker”, located in the sealed part 2 of the housing 1 and intended to be struck by a hammer 11 of the striking mechanism, as well as a part 21 called “stamp sub-striker”, located in the non-waterproof part 3 of the housing 1 and intended to strike a stamp 10.
  • a striker 18 composed of a part 20 called “receiving sub-striker”, located in the sealed part 2 of the housing 1 and intended to be struck by a hammer 11 of the striking mechanism, as well as a part 21 called “stamp sub-striker”, located in the non-waterproof part 3 of the housing 1 and intended to strike a stamp 10.
  • the receiving sub-striker 20 and the stamp sub-striker 21 may be made of any suitable material.
  • They can be made of different materials, take different shapes and be assembled together and on the membrane 19 by any appropriate means, for example by screwing, driving, riveting, gluing or welding, in a non-removable or removable manner if the it is desired to be able to repair them, modify them or replace them with a view in particular to improving the kinematic transmission, the efficiency of movements, the mechanical rebound characteristics and / or the speed of propagation of waves in the material which constitutes them.
  • the striker 18 When the striker 18 is alone on the membrane 19, it is preferably located in the center of the latter.
  • the membrane 22 is divided into two parts, preferably equal, and provided with two strikers 23,24 each composed of a receiving sub-striker 26,28 and a stamp sub-striker 25,27, one of the strikers 23 and 24 being assigned to a first stamp and the other to a second stamp.
  • the stamps which are the vibrating organs, according to the invention, they are fixed in the non-watertight part 3 of the case 1, for example, to the middle part, the back, the bezel or any other component part of the part of watchmaking. They can be concentric with the middle part, when the latter is circular. Thus, because they are located in the non-watertight part 3 of the casing 1 and that the latter is generally situated around the watertight part 2, they have the advantage of being able to be of a larger perimeter than that of the stamps. of the prior art which are housed in the sealed part of the housing. This difference in perimeter is directly reflected in a higher volume of sounds produced by the timbres.
  • stamps are, according to the invention, in the non-sealed part 3 of the housing 1, that is to say that which is provided with openings 13, which allows to leave the sounds easily escape from the housing 1.
  • the Figures 7 and 8 represent a timepiece according to the invention comprising the variant of membrane represented on the figure 6 .
  • a shoe 29 which is a part whose function is to support the stamps 30 which are fixed on this shoe generally by driving, gluing or welding.
  • the stamps 30 are located one above the other, but, alternatively, they can be placed one next to the other, on the same level.
  • the membrane 22 is fixed in its center 31 to a part of the housing 1, which divides it into two equal parts each carrying a striker 23,24.
  • the stamps 30 represented on the Figures 7 and 8 are classic stamps of substantially circular shape, like those visible on the figure 3 of the aforementioned European patent application EP 1,852,755 .
  • the stamps 10 have the form of a plate, like the stamps of a xylophone, and each is associated with its own sound box 12.
  • the shape of these sound boxes can be chosen so as to meet aesthetic criteria.
  • the shoe 29 carrying the stamps 30 and which is visible on the Figures 7 and 8 is separated from the case 1 by an intermediate piece whose function is to isolate the stamps 30 so that their vibrations are not weakened by the absorption by one of the components of the case of the timepiece.
  • one or more of the hammer (s) is / are able (s) to actuate each a switch associated with an electrical system, which electrical system is suitable to send an electric current to one or more vibrator (s) or actuator (s) associated with the timbre (s) provided to cooperate with the respective hammer (s), so that the movements of the hammer (s) are transmitted electrically to the corresponding stamp (s).
  • One of the advantages of the invention is that the manufacture of the timepiece does not require any major modification of the known striking mechanisms (alarm, minute repeater, etc.).
  • the invention can therefore be used with all types of ringtone which emit a sound by using a back-and-forth system with a coin striking another coin.
  • the main feature of the production of the timepiece according to the invention is that there is at least one stamp in the non-sealed part of the case.

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Description

L'invention concerne une pièce d'horlogerie munie d'un mécanisme sonore, tel qu'un mécanisme de répétition minutes, dont le niveau sonore est particulièrement élevé.The invention relates to a timepiece provided with a sound mechanism, such as a minute repeater mechanism, the noise level of which is particularly high.

Arrière-plan de l'inventionInvention background

La demande de brevet européen n° EP 741 344 a pour objet un dispositif de sécurité à alarme acoustique étanche sous forme de montre-bracelet comprenant un boîtier ayant une partie étanche et une partie non étanche séparées par une membrane pouvant vibrer, un vibreur fixé sur cette membrane et des moyens électriques pour faire vibrer le vibreur et sa membrane associée, les moyens électriques et le vibreur se trouvant dans la partie étanche du boîtier. Ce document ne décrit aucun autre mécanisme sonore que le vibreur et sa membrane associée.European patent application no. EP 741,344 relates to a waterproof acoustic alarm security device in the form of a wristwatch comprising a housing having a waterproof part and a non-waterproof part separated by a vibratable membrane, a vibrator fixed to this membrane and electrical means for vibrating the vibrator and its associated membrane, the electrical means and the vibrator being in the sealed part of the housing. This document does not describe any other sound mechanism than the vibrator and its associated membrane.

La demande de brevet européen n° EP 1 892 592 décrit une pièce d'horlogerie comprenant un boîtier ayant une partie étanche et une partie non étanche séparées par un filtre qui peut être un film métallique, un timbre et un mécanisme de frappe comportant un marteau prévu pour frapper ce timbre, ce mécanisme de frappe et ce timbre étant situés dans la partie étanche du boîtier.European patent application no. EP 1,892,592 describes a timepiece comprising a case having a sealed part and a non-sealed part separated by a filter which may be a metallic film, a stamp and a striking mechanism comprising a hammer intended to strike this stamp, this striking mechanism and this stamp being located in the sealed part of the case.

Le document CH290046 décrit une montre-réveil. La montre comprend un mouvement et une cloche logés dans une carrure d'une boîte. Une calotte de protection est agencée de sorte que le mouvement et la cloche se trouvent de part et d'autre de la calotte. Un dispositif de frappe permet de faire sonner la cloche au travers de la calotte. Le son émis par la cloche peut se propager hors de la boîte par des ouïes pratiquées dans un fond de la boîte. La cloche peut être remplacée par un timbre à lame vibrante. La calotte peut être étanche à l'eau et à l'humidité.The document CH290046 describes an alarm watch. The watch includes a movement and a bell housed in the middle of a box. A protective cap is arranged so that the movement and the bell are on either side of the cap. A striking device makes it possible to ring the bell through the cap. The sound emitted by the bell can be propagated outside the box by gills made in a bottom of the box. The bell can be replaced by a vibrating blade stamp. The cap can be waterproof and moisture proof.

Les pièces d'horlogerie proposées dans ces demandes de brevet ont notamment en commun de chercher à obtenir un niveau sonore élevé tout en conservant une étanchéité satisfaisante.The timepieces proposed in these patent applications have in particular to seek to obtain a high noise level while maintaining a satisfactory seal.

Exposé sommaire de l'inventionSummary of the invention

Le but majeur de la présente invention est d'augmenter encore le niveau sonore produit par une pièce d'horlogerie tout en conservant, voire améliorant, son étanchéité.The major aim of the present invention is to increase still the noise level produced by a timepiece while retaining, or even improving, its water resistance.

Selon l'invention, ce but est atteint par une pièce d'horlogerie telle que définie dans la revendication indépendante 1.According to the invention, this object is achieved by a timepiece as defined in independent claim 1.

L'invention concerne également un procédé de fabrication d'une telle pièce d'horlogerie.The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a timepiece.

Ainsi, selon l'invention, l'information de sonnerie provenant du mécanisme de frappe est reproduite dans un milieu différent de celui où se trouve ce mécanisme.Thus, according to the invention, the ringing information originating from the striking mechanism is reproduced in a different environment from that in which this mechanism is located.

Concrètement, les mouvements du mécanisme de frappe sont restitués de manière fidèle à l'extérieur du volume étanche dans lequel ce mécanisme de frappe se trouve et de cette façon, l'émission des sons s'effectue avec un rendement maximum.Concretely, the movements of the striking mechanism are faithfully reproduced outside the sealed volume in which this striking mechanism is located and in this way, the emission of sounds is carried out with maximum efficiency.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention vont maintenant être décrits en détail dans l'exposé suivant qui est donné en référence aux figures annexées, lesquelles représentent schématiquement :

  • figure 1 : un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, en vue de dessus,
  • figure 2 : le mode de réalisation de la figure 1, en vue de face en coupe,
  • figure 3 : une membrane comportant un percuteur, pour un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • figure 4 : une variante de la membrane de la figure 3,
  • figure 5 : une membrane comportant un autre type de percuteur, pour un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • figure 6 : une variante de la membrane de la figure 5,
  • figure 7 : une pièce d'horlogerie munie de la membrane de la figure 6, en vue de face en coupe,
  • figure 8: la pièce d'horlogerie de la figure 7, en vue de dessus,
  • figure 9 : un autre mode de réalisation d'une pièce d'horlogerie munie de la membrane de la figure 6, en vue de face en coupe,
  • figure 10 : la pièce d'horlogerie de la figure 9, en vue de dessus,
  • figure 11 : une pièce d'horlogerie correspondant aux modes de réalisation des figures 1 et 2, comprenant deux caisses de résonance, en vue de dessus,
  • figure 12 : une pièce d'horlogerie correspondant aux modes de réalisation des figures 4 et 6, dépourvue de caisse de résonance, en vue de dessus,
  • figure 13 : une pièce d'horlogerie correspondant aux modes de réalisation des figures 4 et 6, comprenant une caisse de résonance se divisant en deux cornes, en vue de dessus, et
  • figure 14 : une pièce d'horlogerie correspondant aux modes de réalisation des figures 4 et 6, comprenant deux caisses de résonance, en vue de dessus.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will now be described in detail in the following description which is given with reference to the appended figures, which schematically represent:
  • figure 1 : a first embodiment of the invention, seen from above,
  • figure 2 : the embodiment of the figure 1 , in front view in section,
  • figure 3 : a membrane comprising a striker, for another embodiment of the invention,
  • figure 4 : a variant of the membrane of the figure 3 ,
  • figure 5 : a membrane comprising another type of striker, for another embodiment of the invention,
  • figure 6 : a variant of the membrane of the figure 5 ,
  • figure 7 : a timepiece fitted with the membrane of the figure 6 , in front view in section,
  • figure 8 : the timepiece of the figure 7 , seen from above,
  • figure 9 : another embodiment of a timepiece provided with the membrane of the figure 6 , in front view in section,
  • figure 10 : the timepiece of the figure 9 , seen from above,
  • figure 11 : a timepiece corresponding to the embodiments of the Figures 1 and 2 , comprising two sound boxes, seen from above,
  • figure 12 : a timepiece corresponding to the embodiments of the Figures 4 and 6 , without sound box, seen from above,
  • figure 13 : a timepiece corresponding to the embodiments of the Figures 4 and 6 , comprising a sound box dividing into two horns, seen from above, and
  • figure 14 : a timepiece corresponding to the embodiments of the Figures 4 and 6 , including two sound boxes, seen from above.

Exposé détaillé de l'inventionDetailed description of the invention

La particularité de la pièce d'horlogerie selon l'invention est donc que son ou ses timbres est/sont situé(s) dans la partie non étanche du boîtier.The particularity of the timepiece according to the invention is therefore that its stamp (s) is / are located in the non-sealed part of the case.

La pièce d'horlogerie selon l'invention comprend des moyens de transmission prévus pour transmettre des mouvements du mécanisme de frappe, qui se produisent dans la partie étanche du boîtier, au(x) timbre(s) dont la totalité se situe dans la partie non étanche du boîtier.The timepiece according to the invention comprises transmission means provided for transmitting movements of the striking mechanism, which occur in the sealed part of the case, to the stamp (s), the whole of which is located in the part non-waterproof housing.

On peut envisager une multitude de modes de réalisation de la pièce d'horlogerie selon l'invention. Quelques-unes vont être décrites ci-dessous, à titre d'exemples. L'homme du métier pourra aisément en déduire d'autres, tout en restant dans le cadre de l'invention.We can consider a multitude of embodiments of the timepiece according to the invention. Some will be described below, by way of examples. The man of the profession can easily deduce others, while remaining within the scope of the invention.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention représenté sur les figures 1 et 2, le boîtier 1 de la pièce d'horlogerie comprend une partie étanche 2 et une partie non étanche 3. La partie non étanche 3 entoure en général au moins partiellement la partie étanche 2.According to a first embodiment of the invention shown in the Figures 1 and 2 , the case 1 of the timepiece includes a waterproof part 2 and a non-waterproof part 3. The non-waterproof part 3 generally at least partially surrounds the waterproof part 2.

La paroi 8 du boîtier 1 comporte deux trous 4 traversés par des percuteurs 5 de préférence de forme globalement cylindrique et munis à une extrémité d'un épaulement 6. Des pièces appelées canons d'étanchéité 7 sont fixés dans les trous 4 de la paroi 8 et traversés par les percuteurs 5. Des ressorts de rappel 9 sont disposés autour des percuteurs 5, entre les épaulements 6 et les extrémités des canons d'étanchéité 7 afin de repousser les percuteurs 5 vers la partie étanche 2 du boîtier 1.The wall 8 of the housing 1 has two holes 4 crossed by strikers 5 preferably of generally cylindrical shape and provided at one end with a shoulder 6. Parts called sealing barrels 7 are fixed in the holes 4 of the wall 8 and crossed by the strikers 5. Return springs 9 are arranged around the strikers 5, between the shoulders 6 and the ends of the sealing barrels 7 in order to push the strikers 5 towards the sealed part 2 of the housing 1.

Dans la partie non étanche 3 du boîtier 1, des timbres 10 sont disposés de manière à pouvoir être percutés par des extrémités des percuteurs 5. Les autres extrémités de ces derniers, celles où se situent les épaulements 6, se trouvent dans la partie étanche 2 du boîtier 1, de façon à pouvoir être frappées par des marteaux 11 faisant partie d'un mécanisme de frappe 40.In the non-watertight part 3 of the housing 1, stamps 10 are arranged so that they can be struck by the ends of the strikers 5. The other ends of the latter, those where the shoulders 6 are located, are in the watertight part 2 of the housing 1, so that it can be struck by hammers 11 forming part of a striking mechanism 40.

Ce mécanisme de frappe est un mécanisme produisant un son par voie mécanique. Il peut s'agir d'un mécanisme d'un type connu et qui n'a donc pas besoin d'être représenté plus en détail. On peut citer par exemple un mécanisme de sonnerie de réveil classique, les mécanismes de répétition minutes classique, de répétition quarts, de grande sonnerie, et le mécanisme faisant l'objet de la demande de brevet européen n° EP 1 852 755 .This striking mechanism is a mechanism producing a sound mechanically. It may be a mechanism of a known type and which therefore does not need to be shown in more detail. Mention may be made, for example, of a conventional alarm striking mechanism, the conventional minute repeater, quarter repeater, large striking mechanisms, and the mechanism which is the subject of European patent application no. EP 1,852,755 .

La partie non étanche 3 du boîtier 1 est munie, du côté extérieur du boîtier 1, d'ouvertures 13 de forme quelconque, par exemple ronde, permettant la sortie du son produit par les timbres 10.The non-watertight part 3 of the housing 1 is provided, on the outside of the housing 1, with openings 13 of any shape, for example round, allowing the output of the sound produced by the timbres 10.

Comme on peut le voir notamment sur les figures 1 et 2, des parties formant caisse de résonance 12, par exemple en forme de cylindre creux, sont placées dans les ouvertures 13, en face des timbres 10, de façon à amplifier le son produit.As can be seen in particular on the Figures 1 and 2 , parts forming a resonance chamber 12, for example in the form of a hollow cylinder, are placed in the openings 13, opposite the timbres 10, so as to amplify the sound produced.

Sur la figure 2, on peut voir que les deux timbres 10 sont situés, l'un d'eux pouvant être un timbre des heures et l'autre un timbre des minutes, ces timbres étant respectivement frappés par un marteau des heures et un marteau des minutes. Sur cette figure, les marteaux sont l'un au dessus de l'autre, mais il va de soi qu'en variante, on peut très bien les disposer l'un à côté de l'autre, sur un même niveau.On the figure 2 , it can be seen that the two stamps 10 are located, one of them being able to be an hour stamp and the other a minute stamp, these stamps being respectively struck by an hour hammer and a minute hammer. In this figure, the hammers are one above the other, but it goes without saying that, as a variant, they can very well be placed one next to the other, on the same level.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention, les parties étanche 2 et non étanche 3 sont séparées au moins partiellement par une membrane élastique disposée de manière à transmettre les mouvements du mécanisme de frappe au(x) timbre(s).According to another embodiment of the invention, the leaktight 2 and non-leaktight parts 3 are separated at least partially by an elastic membrane arranged so as to transmit the movements of the striking mechanism to the stamp (s).

Cette membrane doit présenter une finesse et une élasticité suffisantes pour garantir son déplacement en cas de chocs provoqués par le mécanisme de frappe mais quand même assez rigide, d'une part, pour ne pas vibrer elle-même sous l'effet de chocs dus au mécanisme de frappe ou au porteur de la pièce d'horlogerie et, d'autre part, pour que, lorsqu'elle heurte un timbre, celui-ci puisse vibrer.This membrane must have sufficient fineness and elasticity to guarantee its displacement in the event of impacts caused by the striking mechanism, but nevertheless rigid enough, on the one hand, not to vibrate itself under the effect of impacts due to striking mechanism or to the wearer of the timepiece and, on the other hand, so that, when it strikes a stamp, it can vibrate.

La membrane peut donc être constituée d'une matière, telle que le caoutchouc, un métal ou un polymère tel qu'un polymère organique, en particulier un élastomère, qui doit en outre lui permettre d'être solidaire d'une partie du boîtier 1, par exemple, la carrure, le fond ou la lunette. Sa fixation peut s'effectuer par tout moyen approprié, par exemple, par pinçage, collage, soudage, ces opérations devant permettre l'obtention de l'étanchéité de la partie étanche 2 du boîtier 1.The membrane can therefore be made of a material, such as rubber, a metal or a polymer such as an organic polymer, in particular an elastomer, which must also allow it to be integral with a part of the housing 1 , for example, the middle, the back or the bezel. It can be fixed by any suitable means, for example example, by pinching, gluing, welding, these operations must allow the sealing of the waterproof part 2 of the housing 1

L'épaisseur et la surface de la membrane dépendent du matériau dont cette membrane est constituée. A titre d'exemple, la membrane peut présenter une épaisseur de 1 mm et une surface de 1 cm2.The thickness and surface of the membrane depend on the material of which this membrane is made. For example, the membrane may have a thickness of 1 mm and an area of 1 cm 2 .

La membrane doit être située à un endroit qui permet aux marteaux du mécanisme de frappe de venir la frapper, de préférence le plus au centre possible. Grâce à sa souplesse, elle peut alors restituer, avec exactitude, le rythme et les mouvements qui doivent être transmis du volume étanche au volume non étanche du boîtier. Ensuite, elle doit pouvoir reprendre sa position initiale sans vibrer.The membrane must be located in a place which allows the hammers of the striking mechanism to strike it, preferably as centrally as possible. Thanks to its flexibility, it can then accurately reproduce the rhythm and movements which must be transmitted from the sealed volume to the non-sealed volume of the case. Then, it must be able to return to its initial position without vibrating.

En variante, on peut envisager que les marteaux du mécanisme de frappe soient fixés directement à la membrane et traversent celle-ci afin de pouvoir frapper le ou les timbres dans la partie non étanche 3 du boîtier 1.As a variant, it is conceivable that the hammers of the striking mechanism are fixed directly to the membrane and pass through it so as to be able to strike the stamp (s) in the non-sealed part 3 of the housing 1.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation préféré représenté partiellement sur la figure 3, la membrane, désignée par le numéro 14, est munie d'au moins un percuteur prévu 15 pour être frappé, côté étanche, par le mécanisme de frappe et pour frapper, côté non étanche, un timbre.According to another preferred embodiment partially shown in the figure 3 , the membrane, designated by the number 14, is provided with at least one striker 15 intended to be struck, sealed side, by the striking mechanism and to strike, non-sealed side, a stamp.

Ce percuteur 15 est fixé solidairement et en général de façon inamovible, à la membrane 14 par tout moyen approprié, par exemple, par collage, soudage, sertissage ou chassage. Il peut revêtir diverses formes, en particulier une forme de bille. Il est destiné à restituer un choc mécanique, reçu du côté étanche, à un timbre 10 situé du côté non étanche du boîtier 1. Grâce à l'élasticité et à la mémoire de forme de la membrane 14, après avoir transmis ce choc, il peut reprendre sa position initiale.This striker 15 is fixed integrally and generally irremovable, to the membrane 14 by any suitable means, for example, by bonding, welding, crimping or driving. It can take various forms, in particular a ball shape. It is intended to restore a mechanical shock, received on the waterproof side, to a stamp 10 located on the non-waterproof side of the housing 1. Thanks to the elasticity and the shape memory of the membrane 14, after having transmitted this shock, it can return to its original position.

Le percuteur 15 peut se présenter par exemple sous la forme d'une bille de 1 mm de diamètre. La surface du disque formé par la bille lorsqu'elle est coupée en son centre peut donc être égale ou voisine de celle du marteau devant la frapper.The striker 15 may for example be in the form of a ball 1 mm in diameter. The surface of the disc formed by the ball when it is cut in its center can therefore be equal to or close to that of the hammer before striking it.

Sur la figure 4 est représentée une membrane 17 pourvue de deux percuteurs identiques 15 et 16.On the figure 4 there is shown a membrane 17 provided with two identical strikers 15 and 16.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation avantageux de l'invention représenté sur la figure 5, la membrane 19 comprend un percuteur 18 composé d'une partie 20 appelée « sous-percuteur de réception », située dans la partie étanche 2 du boîtier 1 et destinée à être frappée par un marteau 11 du mécanisme de frappe, ainsi qu'une partie 21 appelée « sous-percuteur de timbre », située dans la partie non étanche 3 du boîtier 1 et destinée à frapper un timbre 10.According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention shown in the figure 5 , the membrane 19 comprises a striker 18 composed of a part 20 called “receiving sub-striker”, located in the sealed part 2 of the housing 1 and intended to be struck by a hammer 11 of the striking mechanism, as well as a part 21 called “stamp sub-striker”, located in the non-waterproof part 3 of the housing 1 and intended to strike a stamp 10.

Le sous-percuteur de réception 20 et le sous-percuteur de timbre 21 peuvent être constitués de tous matériaux appropriés.The receiving sub-striker 20 and the stamp sub-striker 21 may be made of any suitable material.

Ils peuvent être constitués de matériaux différents, revêtir des formes différentes et être assemblés entre eux et sur la membrane 19 par tout moyen approprié, par exemple par vissage, chassage, rivetage, collage ou soudage, de façon indémontable ou de façon démontable si l'on souhaite pouvoir les réparer, les modifier ou les remplacer en vue notamment d'améliorer la transmission cinématique, le rendement des mouvements, les caractéristiques mécaniques de rebond et/ou la vitesse de propagation d'ondes dans le matériau qui les constitue.They can be made of different materials, take different shapes and be assembled together and on the membrane 19 by any appropriate means, for example by screwing, driving, riveting, gluing or welding, in a non-removable or removable manner if the it is desired to be able to repair them, modify them or replace them with a view in particular to improving the kinematic transmission, the efficiency of movements, the mechanical rebound characteristics and / or the speed of propagation of waves in the material which constitutes them.

Lorsque le percuteur 18 est seul sur la membrane 19, il se situe de préférence au centre de celle-ci.When the striker 18 is alone on the membrane 19, it is preferably located in the center of the latter.

Selon une variante représentée sur la figure 6, la membrane 22 est divisée en deux parties, de préférence égales, et munie de deux percuteurs 23,24 composés chacun d'un sous-percuteur de réception 26,28 et d'un sous-percuteur de timbre 25,27, l'un des percuteurs 23 et 24 étant affecté à un premier timbre et l'autre à un deuxième timbre.According to a variant represented on the figure 6 , the membrane 22 is divided into two parts, preferably equal, and provided with two strikers 23,24 each composed of a receiving sub-striker 26,28 and a stamp sub-striker 25,27, one of the strikers 23 and 24 being assigned to a first stamp and the other to a second stamp.

Concernant les timbres, qui sont les organes vibrants, selon l'invention, ils sont fixés dans la partie non étanche 3 du boîtier 1, par exemple, à la carrure, au fond, à la lunette ou à toute autre pièce constitutive de la pièce d'horlogerie. Ils peuvent être concentriques à la carrure, lorsque celle-ci est circulaire. Ainsi, du fait qu'ils se situent dans la partie non étanche 3 du boîtier 1 et que celle-ci se situe généralement autour de la partie étanche 2, ils ont l'avantage de pouvoir être d'un périmètre supérieur à celui des timbres de l'art antérieur qui sont logés dans la partie étanche du boîtier. Cette différence de périmètre se traduit directement par un volume plus fort des sons produit par les timbres.Concerning the stamps, which are the vibrating organs, according to the invention, they are fixed in the non-watertight part 3 of the case 1, for example, to the middle part, the back, the bezel or any other component part of the part of watchmaking. They can be concentric with the middle part, when the latter is circular. Thus, because they are located in the non-watertight part 3 of the casing 1 and that the latter is generally situated around the watertight part 2, they have the advantage of being able to be of a larger perimeter than that of the stamps. of the prior art which are housed in the sealed part of the housing. This difference in perimeter is directly reflected in a higher volume of sounds produced by the timbres.

A ceci s'ajoute le fait que les timbres se trouvent, selon l'invention, dans la partie non étanche 3 du boîtier 1, c'est-à-dire celle qui est munie d'ouvertures 13, ce qui permet de laisser les sons s'échapper facilement hors du boîtier 1.To this is added the fact that the stamps are, according to the invention, in the non-sealed part 3 of the housing 1, that is to say that which is provided with openings 13, which allows to leave the sounds easily escape from the housing 1.

Le résultat est que le volume des sons produits par les timbres est trois fois plus fort dans le cas de l'invention qu'avec les pièces d'horlogerie de l'art antérieur dépourvues de partie non étanche.The result is that the volume of the sounds produced by the timbres is three times greater in the case of the invention than with the timepieces of the prior art devoid of non-waterproof part.

Les figures 7 et 8 représentent une pièce d'horlogerie selon l'invention comportant la variante de membrane représentée sur la figure 6. Sur ces figures 7 et 8 est visible un sabot 29 qui est une pièce dont la fonction est de supporter les timbres 30 qui sont fixés sur ce sabot généralement par chassage, collage ou soudage. Sur ces figures, les timbres 30 sont situés l'un au dessus de l'autre, mais, en variante, on peut les disposer l'un à côté de l'autre, sur un même niveau.The Figures 7 and 8 represent a timepiece according to the invention comprising the variant of membrane represented on the figure 6 . On these Figures 7 and 8 is visible a shoe 29 which is a part whose function is to support the stamps 30 which are fixed on this shoe generally by driving, gluing or welding. On these Figures, the stamps 30 are located one above the other, but, alternatively, they can be placed one next to the other, on the same level.

Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 8, la membrane 22 est fixée en son centre 31 à une partie du boitier 1, ce qui la divise en deux parties égales portant chacune un percuteur 23,24.As we can see on the figure 8 , the membrane 22 is fixed in its center 31 to a part of the housing 1, which divides it into two equal parts each carrying a striker 23,24.

En variante, on pourrait utiliser deux membranes munies chacune d'un percuteur.Alternatively, one could use two membranes each provided with a striker.

Les timbres 30 représentés sur les figures 7 et 8 sont des timbres classiques de forme sensiblement circulaire, comme ceux visibles sur la figure 3 de la demande de brevet européen précitée EP 1 852 755 .The stamps 30 represented on the Figures 7 and 8 are classic stamps of substantially circular shape, like those visible on the figure 3 of the aforementioned European patent application EP 1,852,755 .

Selon un autre mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures 9 et 10, les timbres 10 ont une forme de plaquette, comme les timbres d'un xylophone, et chacun est associé à une caisse de résonance propre 12. La forme de ces caisses de résonance peut être choisie de manière à répondre à des critères esthétiques.According to another embodiment shown in the Figures 9 and 10 , the stamps 10 have the form of a plate, like the stamps of a xylophone, and each is associated with its own sound box 12. The shape of these sound boxes can be chosen so as to meet aesthetic criteria.

Selon une variante avantageuse (non représentée), le sabot 29 portant les timbres 30 et qui est visible sur les figures 7 et 8 est séparé du boîtier 1 par une pièce intermédiaire dont la fonction est d'isoler les timbres 30 afin que leurs vibrations ne soient pas affaiblies par l'absorption par l'un des composants du boîtier de la pièce d'horlogerie.According to an advantageous variant (not shown), the shoe 29 carrying the stamps 30 and which is visible on the Figures 7 and 8 is separated from the case 1 by an intermediate piece whose function is to isolate the stamps 30 so that their vibrations are not weakened by the absorption by one of the components of the case of the timepiece.

Selon un exemple non représenté, et qui ne fait pas partie de l'objet revendiqué, la paroi du boîtier ne comprend ni membrane ni trous. Un ou plusieurs marteau(x) est/sont équipé(s) d'un aimant ou électroaimant et le ou les timbre(s) prévu(s) pour coopérer avec ce ou ces marteau(x) est/sont équipé(s) d'un aimant ou électroaimant, de sorte que les mouvements du ou des marteau(x) soient transmis de manière électromagnétique au(x) timbre(s) correspondant(s). Concrètement, si un aimant ou électroaimant est disposé à l'extrémité des marteaux, lorsque ceux-ci effectuent leur mouvement de va et vient, ils se rapprochent, puis repoussent (si on inverse les polarités), d'autres aimants ou électroaimants fixés sur les timbres. L'information sur les mouvements est ainsi transmise d'un côté de la paroi à l'autre sans qu'il soit nécessaire de prévoir une membrane ou un percuteur.According to an example not shown, and which is not part of the claimed object, the wall of the housing includes neither membrane nor holes. One or more hammer (s) is / are equipped with a magnet or electromagnet and the stamp (s) intended to cooperate with this or these hammer (s) is / are equipped with '' a magnet or electromagnet, so that the movements of the hammer (s) are transmitted electromagnetically to the corresponding stamp (s). Concretely, if a magnet or electromagnet is placed at the end of the hammers, when they make their movement back and forth, they come closer, then repel (if we reverse the polarities), other magnets or electromagnets fixed on the stamps. Information on movements is thus transmitted from one side of the wall to the other without the need to provide a membrane or a striker.

Selon un autre exemple non représenté, et qui ne fait pas partie de l'objet revendiqué, un ou plusieurs des marteau(x) est/sont apte(s) à actionner chacun un interrupteur associé à un système électrique, lequel système électrique est apte à envoyer un courant électrique à un ou plusieurs vibreur(s) ou actionneur(s) associé(s) au(x) timbre(s) prévu(s) pour coopérer avec le(s) marteau(x) respectif(s), de sorte que les mouvements du ou des marteau(x) soient transmis de manière électrique au(x) timbre(s) correspondant(s).According to another example not shown, and which is not part of the claimed object, one or more of the hammer (s) is / are able (s) to actuate each a switch associated with an electrical system, which electrical system is suitable to send an electric current to one or more vibrator (s) or actuator (s) associated with the timbre (s) provided to cooperate with the respective hammer (s), so that the movements of the hammer (s) are transmitted electrically to the corresponding stamp (s).

Fabrication de la pièce d'horlogerie selon l'inventionManufacture of the timepiece according to the invention

Un des avantages de l'invention est que la fabrication de la pièce d'horlogerie ne nécessite aucune modification majeure des mécanismes de frappe (réveil, répétition minutes, etc.) connus. L'invention peut donc être utilisée avec tous les types de sonnerie qui émettent un son en utilisant un système de va et vient avec une pièce venant frapper une autre pièce.One of the advantages of the invention is that the manufacture of the timepiece does not require any major modification of the known striking mechanisms (alarm, minute repeater, etc.). The invention can therefore be used with all types of ringtone which emit a sound by using a back-and-forth system with a coin striking another coin.

La fabrication de la pièce d'horlogerie selon l'invention a essentiellement pour particularité que l'on dispose au moins un timbre dans la partie non étanche du boîtier.The main feature of the production of the timepiece according to the invention is that there is at least one stamp in the non-sealed part of the case.

On peut ensuite mettre en place des moyens de transmission aptes à transmettre au(x) timbre(s) des mouvements du mécanisme de frappe se produisant la partie étanche du boîtier.We can then set up transmission means capable of transmitting to the stamp (s) movements of the striking mechanism occurring in the sealed part of the housing.

Selon une variante, on peut prévoir une modification de la forme des marteaux du mécanisme de frappe afin qu'ils frappent le(s) percuteur(s) directement et de façon tangentielle au diamètre d'encageage d'un mouvement circulaire de sonnerie.Alternatively, one can provide a modification of the shape of the hammers of the striking mechanism so that they strike the striker (s) directly and tangentially to the casing diameter of a circular striking movement.

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  1. A timepiece comprising:
    - a case (1) comprising a sealed part (2) and an unsealed part (3),
    - a striking mechanism (40) located in the sealed part (2) of the case (1),
    - at least one gong (10, 30) intended to be actuated by the striking mechanism (40),
    characterized in that the one or more gongs (10, 30) is/are situated completely inside the unsealed part (3) of the case (1), in that the unsealed part (3) comprises at least a resonance chamber 12, in that the timepiece comprises transmission means (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14 to 28) provided for the transmission of the movements of the striking mechanism (40) occurring inside the sealed part (2) of the case (1) to the one or more gongs (10, 30) situated completely inside the unsealed part (3) of the case (1) and in that the transmission means comprise an elastic membrane (14, 17, 19, 22) separating the sealed part (2) from the unsealed part (3) of the case (1), this membrane (14, 17, 19, 22) being arranged in such a way as to transmit movements of the striking mechanism (40) to the one or more gongs (10, 30), the unsealed part (3) of the case (1) being provided, on the external side of the case (1), with openings (13) and parts forming a resonance chamber (12) being positioned in the openings (13) opposite the at least one gong (10).
  2. The timepiece as claimed in claim 1, in which the membrane (14, 17, 19, 22) comprises at least one striker (15, 16, 18, 23, 24) intended to be struck by the striking mechanism (40) and/or to strike a gong (10, 30).
  3. The timepiece as claimed in claim 2, in which the striker (15, 16, 18, 23, 24) comprises a part (20, 26, 28) situated in the sealed part (2) of the case (1) and a part (21, 25, 27) situated in the unsealed part (3) of the case (1).
  4. The timepiece as claimed in one of claims 2 and 3, in which the striker (18, 23, 24) consists of a plurality of parts (20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28).
  5. The timepiece as claimed in one of claims 2 to 4, in which the one or more strikers (18, 23, 24) is/are detachably secured to the membrane (19, 22).
  6. The timepiece as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the gongs (30) are secured to a shoe (29) separated from the case (1) of the timepiece by an intermediate insulating component.
  7. The timepiece as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which each gongs is associated with its own resonance chamber (12) .
  8. A method for manufacturing a timepiece as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which at least one gong (10, 30) is arranged in the unsealed part (3) of the case (1).
  9. The method as claimed in the preceding claim, in which transmission means (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14 to 28) are provided which are capable of transmitting to the one or more gongs (10, 30) the movements of the striking mechanism (40) occurring inside the sealed part (2) of the case (1).
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