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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
  • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
  • G04B19/24—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars
  • G04B19/243—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator
  • G04B19/247—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator disc-shaped
  • G04B19/253—Driving or releasing mechanisms
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  • G04B19/25353—Driving or releasing mechanisms wherein the date indicators are driven or released mechanically by a clockwork movement driven or released stepwise by the clockwork movement
  • G04B19/2536—Driving or releasing mechanisms wherein the date indicators are driven or released mechanically by a clockwork movement driven or released stepwise by the clockwork movement automatically corrected at the end of months having less than 31 days

Definitions

• the present invention relates to mechanical timepieces. It relates more particularly to a mechanism for driving an indicator of information related to a watch movement and varying according to several periods during each of which said information changes step by step up to a maximum value varying between n and nm. , said mechanism comprising:
• a driving wheel comprising a first toothing arranged to mesh with the first set of first driving gears to advance by no step per period
• each coding cam being associated with at least one retractable tooth, and coding wheels integral with said coding cams, the number of coding cams being between 1 and m and the number of coding wheels being less than or equal to number of coding cams, each coding cam being associated with at least one maximum value nx of the information, x between 1 and m, for a period, and arranged to both pass the associated retractable tooth of the position active at the inactive position and position inactive at the active position at each period for which the associated maximum value of the information is a value between nm and nx, and
• - Drive means arranged to kinematically connect the driving wheel to each of the coding wheels and arranged to give an adequate rotational speed to the coding cams with respect to the driving wheel, so that when the information reaches a value maximum nx for a period, x retractable teeth move to the active position then return to the inactive position, the driving wheel advancing x additional steps for this period, n, m and x being natural numbers, m being> 1, preferably m being> 2.
• This drive mechanism can be used in a wristwatch, but also a pocket watch, a clock, or a clock.
• An object of the present invention is therefore to overcome these disadvantages, by providing a springless drive mechanism to manage the entry and exit of the retractable teeth, simple to implement, and generating little friction so to use less energy than traditional systems.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a drive mechanism for a bidirectional rotation of the indicator.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a compact drive mechanism, comprising a reduced number of components and impact resistant.
• a driving wheel comprising a first toothing arranged to mesh with the first set of first driving gears to advance by no step per period
• first and second sets of drive gears being arranged relative to one another so that they do not cooperate at the same time with the driving wheel
• - m retractable teeth carried by the driving wheel each being arranged to move between at least two positions, namely an active position to mesh with one of the second driving gears of the second set of second drive gears and advance the driving wheel d an additional step, and an inactive position for not cooperating with said second drive gear
• - coding cams each associated with at least one retractable tooth, and coding wheels integral with said coding cams, the number of cams of coding being between 1 and m and the number of coding wheels being less than or equal to the number of coding cams
• each coding cam being associated with at least one maximum value nx of the information, x between 1 and m, for a period, and arranged to both pass the associated retractable tooth from the active position to the inactive position and from the inactive position to the active position to each period for which the associated maximum value of the information is a value between nm and nx
• - Drive means arranged to kinematically connect the driving wheel to each of the coding wheels and arranged to
• each retractable tooth comprises a stud and the corresponding coding cam associated with a maximum value nx of the information may comprise a track in which the stud may circulate, the track having an appropriate configuration for that the retractable tooth remains in its inactive position at each period for which the associated maximum value of the information is a value between n-x + 1 and n, and for the retractable tooth to move from its inactive position to its active position at each period for which the associated maximum value of the information is a value between nm and nx and then returns to its inactive position after cooperating with the second drive gear.
• each retractable tooth moves radially relative to the driving wheel.
• An advantage of this construction is that the shape of the retractable teeth remains symmetrical when the retractable teeth move so that they can work with other wheels of the movement having different pitch diameters from those of the wheels used in the mechanism of the invention.
• the drive means may comprise a drive member comprising a driving toothing arranged to cooperate with the drive wheel and a number of drive teeth equal to the number of coding wheels, said teeth.
• driving means being arranged to cooperate with the coding wheels, the driving toothing and the driving teeth being chosen from in order to obtain an adequate speed ratio between the driving wheel and each of the coding cams.
• the driving toothing and the drive teeth can be mounted on the same shaft.
• the driving wheel may comprise a second toothing to cooperate with the drive means.
• the coding wheels, the coding cams and the driving wheel may be coaxial.
• the first and second sets of driving pinions may comprise a first and a second driving pinion respectively, said first and second driving pinions being secured to one another.
• the drive mechanism is a drive mechanism of a perpetual calendar indicator
• said mechanism comprises a first retractable tooth and a first coding cam associated with the 30-day month. , a second retractable tooth and a second coding cam associated with the February month of 29 days and a third retractable tooth and a third coding cam associated with the month of February of 28 days, the driving wheel being a date wheel with 31 teeth arranged to advance one step per day.
• the coding cam associated with the 30-day month may be integral with a coding wheel months of 30 and 31 days, and the coding cam associated with the month of February 29 days and the coding cam associated with the month of February of 28 days are integral with the same coding wheel of the months of February of 28 and 29 days.
• the drive means may comprise a drive member comprising a driving toothing arranged to cooperate with the date wheel, a first drive gear arranged to cooperate with the coding wheel of the months of 30 and 31 days, and a second drive gear arranged to cooperate with the coding wheel of the months of February 28 and 29 days.
• the toothings of the date wheel and the drive member are such that, the wheel dates making 12 turns per year, the coding wheel months of 30 and 31 days is 1 1 rounds per year, moving 30 ° a month off the date wheel, and the February 28 and 29 day coding wheel does 47 laps in 4 years, shifting 7.5 ° a month off the date wheel.
• the drive mechanism comprises a drive mechanism of a day of the week indicator, said drive mechanism of a day of the week indicator comprising a wheel of days arranged to cooperate with the first toothing of the driving wheel when the retractable teeth are in the inactive position, and to be disengaged from the first toothing of the driving wheel when at least one of the retractable teeth is in active position .
• the drive mechanism of a day of the week indicator may further comprise a rocker on which is mounted the wheel of the days and a lever cooperating with said rocker, said lever having a zone protruding arranged to cooperate with at least one of the retractable teeth when the latter are in the active position, so as to lift said lever and the rocker and clear the wheel of the days of the first toothing of the driving wheel.
• FIG. 1 is an isometric overview showing the driving wheel and the coding wheels according to the invention
• FIG. 2 is an exploded isometric view of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 3 is a view from above of the drive mechanism of the invention
• FIG. 4 is an isometric view of FIG. 3
• FIG. 5 represents a simplified view from above of the drive mechanism of the invention, in a configuration of the months at 31 days,
• FIG. 6 represents a simplified view from above of the drive mechanism of the invention, in a configuration of months at 30 days,
• FIG. 7 represents a simplified view from above of the drive mechanism of the invention, in a configuration of months at 28 days,
• FIG. 8 represents a simplified view from above of the drive mechanism of the invention, in a configuration of months at 29 days,
• FIG. 9 represents a view from below of the driving wheel
• FIG. 10 represents a view from above of the drive mechanism of the invention associated with a mechanism for driving a weekday indicator in the inactive position
• FIG. 11 is an isometric view of the mechanism of the invention showing the drive mechanism of the invention associated with a drive mechanism of a weekday indicator in the inactive position, and
• FIG. 12 is an isometric view of the mechanism of the invention showing the drive mechanism of the invention associated with a driving mechanism of a weekday indicator in the active position.
• a period during which the information changes from step to step may be a non-cyclical period, such as the months of a Chinese calendar, or a period forming a cycle, such as the months a Gregorian calendar, said information given by the indicator being for example the day of the month.
• the information given by the indicator is the date or the day of the month, the cycle being four years, and the periods of the cycle being the different months of the month. year.
• the drive mechanism according to the invention is a drive mechanism of a perpetual calendar indicator for a Gregorian calendar, the driving wheel being a 31-tooth dates wheel arranged to move forward. one step per day, this advancement being called a regular advancement.
• an additional step means that the driving wheel advances by one more step, and this regardless of any chronological order with respect to the steady advance of one step per day.
• a drive mechanism comprising a single first toothed gear 1 to a tooth and a single second toothed gear 2 to three teeth, coaxial and integral with each other .
• They can be formed in one piece as shown in FIG. 4, integral with a shaft 4.
• the first and second driving gears 1 and 2 are powered by the movement to which they are kinematically connected by a pinion 6. integral with the shaft 4.
• the first and second driving gears 1 and 2 cooperate with the movement so as to perform a complete revolution per day.
• Sets of first and second drive wheels comprising one or more teeth may also be used, their rotational speed being adapted for the driving wheel to advance the number of steps required.
• the set of second drive gears may comprise a plurality of second drive gears distributed at different locations around the drive wheel.
• the mechanism also comprises a driving wheel, and more specifically here, a date wheel 8, comprising a first gear 31 of 31 teeth arranged to mesh with the first drive gear 1.
• a date wheel 8 is driven one step per day by the tooth of the first drive gear 1 and performs step by step a complete revolution in one month.
• the date wheel 8 also comprises a second toothing 1 1 arranged to cooperate with the drive means described below.
• the axis 12 of the date wheel 8 carries an indicator, such as a needle or a disc, (not shown) cooperating with a thirty-one graduation on the dial of a timepiece, said indicator indicating the date.
• an indicator such as a needle or a disc, (not shown) cooperating with a thirty-one graduation on the dial of a timepiece, said indicator indicating the date.
• date wheel it is also possible to connect the date wheel to an indicator disposed at any point of the movement by means of a gear train or a suitable mechanism.
• the teeth of the first and second driving gears 1 and 2 are arranged relative to each other so that they do not cooperate at the same time with the wheel dates 8.
• the date wheel 8 comprises a solid surface 14 in which are provided three countersinks, next to the coding wheel 16 months of 30 and 31 days and the coding wheel 18 February 28 and 29 days described below.
• a retractable tooth dimensioned so that each retractable tooth can slide radially in the countersink associated to evolve between its active and inactive positions as defined above. It is obvious that the retractable teeth could also evolve between more than these two positions. More particularly, the retractable teeth could have several positions that would make it possible to act on other wheels having different pitch diameters.
• the thickness of the solid surface 14 is sufficient so that the retractable teeth disposed in the countersink are positioned under the first toothing 10 and can mesh with the second drive gear 2 when they are in the active position.
• the mechanism comprises three retractable teeth 20, 21, 22, the retractable tooth 20 being associated with the months of 30 days, the retractable tooth 21 being associated with the month of February of 29 days and the retractable tooth 22 being associated with the month of February of 28 days.
• Oblong holes 24 and 25 are provided at the end of the countersink to form areas in which the retractable teeth can withdraw to be inactive position.
• the drive mechanism comprises the coding wheel 16 months 30 and 31 days and a coding cam 26, integral with the coding wheel 16 and associated with the retractable tooth 20.
• the coding cam 26 comprises a track 28 in which a stud 30 protruding from the retractable tooth 20 can flow, in the direction of the coding cam 26.
• the track 28 has a configuration made of a set of recesses and points, said configuration being appropriate so that the retractable tooth associated with the 30-day month remains in its inactive position inside the countersink within 31 days, and sort of its countersink and goes into active position the months of 28, 29 and 30 days, and then return to the inactive position after gearing with the second drive gear 2.
• the drive mechanism also includes the coding wheel 18 of February 28 and 29 days, a coding cam 32 associated with the month of February 29 days, associated with the retractable tooth 21 and a coding cam 34 associated with the month of February 28 days, and associated with the retractable tooth 22.
• a single coding wheel 18 to carry the encoding cams 32 and 34 of February, said coding cams 32 and 34 being integral with said coding wheel 18 February months of 28 and 29 days.
• the coding cam 32 comprises a track 36 in which a stud 38 protruding from the retractable tooth 21 may travel in the direction of the coding cam 32.
• the track 36 has a configuration made up of four circular sectors and four peak sectors separating the circular sectors, distributed regularly. This configuration is appropriate for the retractable 21 tooth associated with the 29-day-old February to remain in its inactive position within the 31-day and 30-day months of the countersink and thus move into position activates the months of February 28 and 29 days, and then returns to the inactive position after gearing with the second drive gear 2.
• the coding cam 34 comprises a track 40 in which a stud 42 projecting from the retractable tooth 22 can travel, in the direction of the coding cam 34.
• the track 40 has a configuration made up of three circular sectors and three peak sectors separating the circular sectors, two circular sectors extending regularly over 180 ° and the third circular sector extending over 180 °. This configuration is appropriate for the retractable tooth associated with the 28-day February months to remain in its inactive position within the 31-day, 30-day, and 29-day months of the countersink. and sort of its countersink and goes into the active position in February of 28 days, and then returns to the inactive position after gearing with the second drive gear 2.
• the encoding wheel 18 of February 28 and 29 days includes a central opening 44, sized to receive the coding cam 26 associated with the 30-day month.
• the three tracks 28, 36 and 40 are on the same plane.
• the coding wheel 16 of the months of 30 and 31 days, the coding wheel 18 of the months of February of 28 and 29 days, the coding cam 26 associated with the months of 30 days, the coding cams 32 and 34 associated with the February months of 29 and 28 days, and the date wheel 8 are coaxial with the axis 46, the coding wheels 16 and 18 and the date wheel 8 being mounted free to rotate about this axis 46.
• the drive mechanism according to the invention is very compact.
• the coding cam and the associated coding wheel form a coding mobile that can be made in one piece or in the form of two integral parts.
• the drive mechanism also comprises drive means arranged to kinematically connect the wheel of the dates 8 to each of the coding wheels 16 and 18 and arranged to give an adequate rotational speed to the coding cams 26, 32, and 34 relative to the date wheel 8, so that:
• the drive means comprise a drive member 50 comprising a driving toothing 52 arranged to cooperate with the second toothing 1 1 of the wheel dates 8, a first set of teeth.
• drive 54 arranged to cooperate with the coding wheel 16 months 30 and 31 days and a second drive gear 56 arranged to cooperate with the encoding wheel 18 February 28 and 29 days.
• the driving toothing 52 and the first and second drive teeth 54 and 56 are advantageously mounted integral on the same shaft 58.
• the dimensions and number of teeth of the various gears used in the invention are chosen to give the coding wheels 16 and 18, and thus the coding cams 26, 32, 34, an adequate speed of rotation relative to the wheel. dates 8, so that the retractable teeth move to the active position at the desired times.
• the dimensions and number of teeth of the different gears are chosen so that, the wheel dates 8 making 12 turns per year, the coding wheel 16 months of 30 and 31 days is 1 1 rounds per year , shifting 30 ° per month from the date wheel 8, and the encoding wheel 18 February months of 28 and 29 days makes 47 laps in 4 years, shifting 7.5 ° per month from the wheel of dates 8.
• the coding cams may be arranged to give the driving wheel the shape of a circular or non-circular gear.
• the drive mechanism of a perpetual calendar indicator can be associated with a drive mechanism of a day of the week indicator, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12.
• This day-of-week indicator driving mechanism comprises a seven-tooth 60-day wheel arranged to cooperate with the first tooth of 31 to 31 teeth of the date wheel 8.
• the wheel 60 days is integral in rotation with a pinion 62, the first element of a gear train 64 for kinematically connect the wheel of 60 days to an indicator of the days of the week (not shown).
• the wheel 60 and the pinion 62 are pivotally mounted on a rocker 66 itself pivotally mounted on the frame about an axis AA. There is provided a return spring 68 pressing the latch 66 and a jumper 70 for holding in position the wheel 60 days.
• the flip-flop 66 comprises a spout 72 whose function will be described below.
• the drive mechanism of a day of the week indicator also includes a lever 74 pivotally mounted on the frame about an axis BB.
• the lever 74 comprises a spout 76 arranged to cooperate with the spout 72 of the rocker 66 and lift the rocker 66 when the lever 74 is lifted.
• the lever 74 comprises a projecting zone 78 arranged to cooperate with the retractable teeth 20, 21 and 22 when the latter are in the active position.
• the drive mechanism of a day of the week indicator is positioned so that the retractable teeth 20, 21 and 22 can cooperate on the one hand with the second drive pinion 2 and on the other hand with said zone. protruding 78.
• said retractable teeth 20, 21 and 22 have a sufficient thickness to be able to operate both with the second drive gear 2 and the protruding area 78 when in the active position.
• the lever 74 and the latch 66 (and thus the wheel 60 days) are arranged to move between two positions, namely an inactive position and an active position.
• the inactive position is the position in which none of the retractable teeth 20, 21 and 22, in the inactive position, cooperates with the lever 74, so that the wheel of 60 days meshes with the first toothing 10 of the date wheel 8.
• the active position is the position in which at least one of the retractable teeth 20, 21 and 22, in the active position, cooperates with the projecting zone 78 of the lever 74, in order to raise the rocker 66 so that the wheel of the days 66 is released from the first toothing 10 of the date wheel 8.
• the lever 74 in the months of 31 days, the lever 74 remains in the inactive position and is maintained under the effect of a return spring (not shown), so that the wheel 60 days meshes with the wheel of dates 8 and is driven one step per day to display the day.
• the lever 74 rises, once, twice or thrice depending on the number of days in the month, under the action of one, two or three retractable teeth 20,
• the drive mechanism of a weekday indicator allows to increment only one day the indication of the day of the week, including months of less than 31 days.
• the drive mechanism of a day of the week indicator works in both directions. Indeed, in case of correction in the opposite direction by a user, the days will be correctly decremented, taking into account the length of the month.
• the operation of the drive mechanism of a perpetual calendar indicator according to the invention is as follows:
• the first drive gear 1 meshes with the first toothing 10 of the wheel dates 8 so that it advances one step per day so that the date advance one step per day.
• Retractable teeth
• the retractable tooth 20 slides radially in its countersink and goes into active position to mesh with the second drive gear 2, the two retractable teeth 21 and 22 remaining in the inactive position inside the 8.
• a tooth of the second drive gear 2 meshes with the retractable tooth 20 advancing the wheel of the dates 8 an additional step in relation to the regular advancement of the wheel of the dates 8
• the tooth of the first drive gear 1 meshes with the first toothing 10 of the wheel of the dates 8, which advances by one step according to its regular progress , so to display the 1st day of the following month.
• the configuration of the coding cam 26 is such that the retractable tooth 20 resumes its inactive position rapidly by moving its stud 30 in the associated track 28, so that the next day, no retractable tooth is in the active position.
• each of the pads 30, 38 and 42 of the retractable teeth 20, 21 and 22 respectively arrives in a tip of its respective track 28, 36 and 40 of its associated coding cam 26, 32 and 34.
• each retractable tooth 20, 21 and 22 slides radially in its milling and goes into position active to mesh with the second drive gear 2.
• the configuration of the coding cams 26, 32 and 34 is such that the retractable teeth 20, 21 and 22 resume their inactive position quickly by moving their stud in the associated track, so that the next day, no retractable tooth is in active position.
• the retractable teeth 20 and 21 slide radially in their respective countersink and move into active position to mesh with the second drive gear 2, the retractable tooth 22 remaining in the inactive position inside the wheel of the dates 8.
• the drive mechanism according to the invention requires no return spring to move the retractable teeth. It uses less energy and is more robust than mechanisms using return springs.
• the drive mechanism according to the invention uses a reduced number of components, said components being of simple construction.
• the mechanism for driving a perpetual calendar indicator is therefore of particularly simple construction compared to the traditional perpetual calendar indicator drive mechanisms.
• the main elements of the mechanism according to the invention are superimposed so that a very compact mechanism is obtained.
• the cams, the coding wheels and the drive means having teeth permanently kinematically connected to the date wheel, the drive mechanism according to the invention can be used for the bidirectional correction of the indicator of calendar.
• the tracks on the coding cams allow precise positioning of the retractable teeth, which prevents them from moving in case of shock.
• the mechanism could include only a first retractable tooth and a first coding cam associated with the months of 30 days to obtain an annual calendar indicator.
• the number of retractable teeth can be modified to make other types of date indicator, such as a leap date indicator: there is in this case a second retractable tooth and a second coding cam associated with the month of February of 29 days, the third retractable tooth and the third coding cam associated with the 28-day month of February being suppressed.
• a manual correction is scheduled to correct the date at the end of a 28-day month of February.
• the coding wheel of February 28 and 29 days is separated into two independent wheels respectively carrying the corresponding coding cam, the drive member then comprising a drive toothing.
• the teeth of the drive member may be separated by providing a plurality of drive members or arranged differently but always so as to kinematically connect the date wheel to the coding wheels in appropriate gear ratios.
• the retractable teeth are arranged so that they move in translation in their milling in a horizontal plane xy.
• the retractable teeth may be arranged so that they move in translation along a vertical axis z or by rotation in a horizontal plane xy.
• the retractable teeth may be positioned so that their longitudinal axis is not perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the driving wheel. These teeth cooperate with a toothing positioned in a plane, parallel or not, located at a different level of the plane defined by the driving wheel.
• additional retractable teeth may be provided to circulate in the coding cams already occupied by a retractable tooth used for the date indicator, said additional retractable teeth being used to actuate another mechanism.
• the driving pinions may be constituted by a wheel similar to the driving wheel described above.
• the mechanism according to the invention allows to drive a perpetual calendar indicator but it is obvious that it can be used to cause an indicator of any other cyclical or non-cyclic information.
• the cyclic information may be moon phases or other cyclic information from any type of calendar including cycles, for example the Gregorian calendar.
• Non-cyclical information may come from, for example, a Chinese calendar, and may be months.

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