EP2827202A2 - Steuervorrichung für Uhren - Google Patents

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EP2827202A2
EP2827202A2 EP14176420.9A EP14176420A EP2827202A2 EP 2827202 A2 EP2827202 A2 EP 2827202A2 EP 14176420 A EP14176420 A EP 14176420A EP 2827202 A2 EP2827202 A2 EP 2827202A2
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Marc Hodebourg
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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
    • G04B37/103—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems by screwing the crown onto the case
    • 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
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
    • G04B3/046—Operation by rotation and axial movement with extra function of axial shift of operating element, e.g. crown combined with push button
    • 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
    • G04B27/00—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means
    • G04B27/02—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means by making use of the winding means
    • G04B27/026—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means by making use of the winding means for several clockworks or pairs of hands and/or supplementary functions
    • 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
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
    • G04B3/041—Construction of crowns for rotating movement; connection with the winding stem; winding stems
    • 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

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  • the subject of the present invention is a control device for a timepiece comprising a main ring that can be actuated in rotation and in traction, having at least two axial positions, and a secondary ring arranged coaxially with respect to the main ring, said main ring comprising a crown head and a control rod rigidly attached to the crown head and adapted to be engaged or disengaged from a winding stem of a movement of said timepiece to controlling functions of the timepiece and said secondary ring having a crown body.
  • This invention is part of the watchmaking of high-end and more specifically relates to wristwatches having a mechanical movement.
  • it is common to equip the timepieces with many functions that require corresponding control means arranged on the watch case.
  • the control means The main crown of such timepieces, the crown commonly placed at the 3 o'clock position around the circumference of the watch case, often has two or even three corresponding axial positions.
  • the crown may have a fourth screwed position to secure against inadvertent actuation and strengthen the seal.
  • the document proposes a system of coaxial crowns making it possible, on the one hand and via an additional rotary actuatable ring, to block the movement as well as to control the position of the winding stem, and on the other hand share and through a main ring of the same operable as rotatively, to control the usual functions of reassembly and setting time.
  • the two crowns therefore each have only one axial position, being given that it is a very specific case where the movement is rotating, so that it is only the winding stem that can occupy several axial positions inside the watch case.
  • the kinematic connection between the main ring and the winding stem is also ensured by a system comprising a ring and corresponding pinions.
  • the additional ring disposed coaxially with respect to the main ring is used in this case only to control the blocking of the movement and the position of the winding stem which - because of the rotation of the movement - can not be chosen directly by the axial displacement of the main ring, so that this control system can not be qualified to allow the control of an additional function of the timepiece, but is simply necessary for the mobile arrangement of the movement.
  • FIG. 1 Another example of a system comprising a control device arranged coaxially with and at the same location on the periphery of the watch case that the main crown is disclosed in the Swiss patent application CH 646 568 .
  • This document describes a watch comprising a first ring having two axial positions and making it possible to perform the time setting and a device called second ring which is locked in rotation, but movable in translation so as to also have two positions. axial, and which makes it possible to choose whether the setting time, through the first ring, is performed in steps of half an hour or continuously.
  • the second ring disposed coaxially with respect to the main ring can not be actuated without first moving the first ring in its pulled position and its operation can be made intentionally difficult, further so as to require an instrument to actuate it. If the document speaks of second crown, it is rather a push button allowing the choice between two functions of the main crown, so that this device does not could not be qualified either as a crown allowing the control of an additional function of the timepiece.
  • timepieces comprising a ring kinematically connected to a control rod that can be actuated in rotation and traction and a locking system for locking said control rod.
  • the locking system arranged in the embodiments described in the aforementioned documents coaxially with respect to the ring, can be arranged differently and allows to lock the ring. It should be noted that these locking systems, so that their outer elements can have the shape of a crown, do not perform any function related to the movement, or to another display or additional function of the timepiece. None of these locking systems is then able to serve as a secondary ring controlling an additional function of a timepiece, or to a corresponding cooperation with another part of said timepiece.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to overcome the drawbacks of known devices and to provide a control means capable of controlling at least one additional function of a timepiece that can not be controlled by its main crown, without the need to provide control devices at several locations around the circumference of the watch case. It is also an object of the present invention to provide this control means by a robust construction as well as simple and reliable in use. Another object of the present invention is to improve the aesthetics of the corresponding timepieces and to increase the degree of freedom in terms of design.
  • a device for this purpose, proposes a control device of the aforementioned type which is distinguished by the features set forth in claim 1.
  • a device comprises a secondary ring, arranged coaxially with respect to the main ring, which is capable of being actuated in rotation and in tension, which has at least two axial positions, and which comprises a kinematic link capable of controlling at least one additional function of said timepiece, said main and secondary crowns being operable independently of one another.
  • the user has two crowns placed coaxially in the same place and allowing him to conveniently and independently control several functions of his timepiece. It can be used quickly and easily.
  • the manufacturer of the timepiece has additional options for the technical integration of functions and the design of the timepiece.
  • said kinematic link of the secondary ring comprises clutch means and a movable member, the clutch means being adapted to be engaged or disengaged from the movable member so as to allow to control a function of the movement of said timepiece and / or another element of said timepiece.
  • This arrangement is a particularly simple and reliable embodiment of the device.
  • the present invention relates to a control device intended to be integrated in a timepiece, preferably in a wristwatch.
  • a control device intended to be integrated in a timepiece, preferably in a wristwatch.
  • FIGs 1a to 1c illustrate schematically and by way of example an embodiment of such a device by perspective views, that in the assembled state of the device with respect to the figure 1a and exploded, seen laterally from front and from behind, with respect to Figures 1b and 1c .
  • the figure 1a shows that the control device comprises a main ring 1 which can be actuated in rotation and in tension, having at least two axial positions.
  • the device comprises a secondary ring 2 which is arranged coaxially with respect to the main ring 1 and which is also capable of being actuated in rotation and in tension, having at least two axial positions.
  • the main crown 1 makes it possible to control, for example, the basic functions of the timepiece, such as manual winding, time setting, as well as the correction of the timepiece. the date, if any, while the secondary ring 2 can control an additional function that can vary depending on the needs.
  • the main ring 1 comprises a crown head 1.1 and a control rod 1.2 fixed rigidly to the crown head 1.1 and adapted to be engaged or disengaged from a winding stem 5 of a movement of said timepiece this so that the main ring 1 can control said functions of the timepiece.
  • the secondary crown 2 has a body 2.1 and includes a kinematic link, in order to be able to control at least one additional function of said timepiece. The main crowns 1 and 2 are actuated independently of each other.
  • the Figures 1b and 1c show particularly clearly the components of the control device.
  • the latter is intended to be housed in the middle 4 of the watch case of the corresponding timepiece, the caseband 4 being indicated only partially and symbolically to the Figures 1b and 1c .
  • the caseband 4 comprises for this purpose a through hole, preferably formed by two holes of different diameters, the smallest diameter hole being on the inner side of the watch case and the larger diameter hole on the outer side of the case. the watch case, the zone between the two bores forming a shoulder located substantially towards the middle of the wall of the caseband 4.
  • a fixed tube 2.8 of a length corresponding substantially to the thickness of the wall of the middle 4 and preferably having a homogeneous inner diameter.
  • This tube 2.8 is preferably separated into a first portion 2.8.1 having a first outer diameter corresponding to the diameter of said small bore in the middle 4 and a second portion 2.8.2 having a second outer diameter corresponding to the diameter of said large bore in the caseband 4, so that the wall of the second part 2.8.2 of the tube 2.8 has a higher thickness.
  • the tube 2.8 ends at its end facing the inside of the watch case by an annular shoulder 2.8.1.1 forming a stop. On the end of the fixed tube 2.8 oriented towards the outside of the watch case, slots substantially in the form of a hook 2.8.2.1 are formed. This arrangement is also visible in addition to the cross section of the figure 2d .
  • the tube 2.8 can be driven into the through hole of the middle part 4 or fixed there by any other suitable means. It is also possible, alternatively but less preferable for reasons of simplification of manufacture, to achieve this structure in one piece with the middle part 4.
  • a control tube 2.2 fixed rigidly to the crown body 2.1 of the secondary ring gear 2 is housed so that the secondary ring gear 2 can be actuated in rotation and in traction and has at least two axial positions.
  • at least one seal 2.9 preferably two seals 2.9, are mounted between the fixed tube 2.8 and said control tube 2.2 of the secondary ring 2 in an annular groove on the inner surface of the device.
  • the second part 2.8.2 of the fixed tube 2.8 having a higher thickness, visible for example at the figure 2d .
  • the control tube 2.2 preferably comprises two parts 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 of different respective lengths and having a different wall thickness, whose outer diameter substantially corresponds to the inside diameter of the tube fixed 2.8, visible for example at figures 1c and 2d .
  • the second part 2.2.2 having a greater wall thickness and capable of partially compressing one of said seals 2.9 in the secured position of the secondary ring gear 2, carries at least one pin 2.2.2.1 mounted on its outer surface and capable of engage in one of said slots 2.8.2.1 on the end of the fixed tube 2.8 facing the outside of the watch case.
  • the slots 2.8.2.1 and the pins 2.2.2.1 thus form locking means 2.8.2.1, 2.2.2.1 of the secondary ring 2 to block it on the timepiece.
  • the second part 2.2.2 of the control tube 2.2 is fixed rigidly to the crown body 2.1 and extends, preferably, beyond the bottom wall of said crown body 2.1 which has a pot shape, so as to create an annular empty space inside the pot-shaped crown body 2.1, this empty space being oriented towards the outside of the crown body 2.1 of the secondary ring gear 2.
  • the extension of the second part 2.2.2 of the control tube 2.2 has on its outer surface, so in said annular empty space in the pot-shaped crown body 2.1, a second thread. The function of this threading provided on the outwardly facing side of the crown body 2.1 of the secondary ring 2 will become clearer thereafter.
  • the first part 2.2.1 of the control tube 2.2 having a smaller wall thickness, ends at its end facing the inside of the watch case by an annular shoulder forming a first clutch portion 2.2.1.1.
  • a mobile tube 2.3 Inside said control tube 2.2 of the secondary ring gear 2 is housed, so that the secondary ring gear 2 can be actuated in rotation and in traction and has at least two axial positions, a mobile tube 2.3.
  • This movable tube 2.3 is simultaneously also in contact with the fixed tube 2.8, so that the movable tube 2.3 is capable of being actuated in rotation but is not displaceable in translation.
  • the movable tube 2.3 has a particular arrangement and comprises in particular four sections 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4 of different outside diameters, while being separated into two sections only. of different inner diameters whose respective lengths are substantially similar, as also illustrated in figures 1c and 2d .
  • the first section 2.3.1 of the movable tube 2.3 having the smallest outside diameter among the said four sections, bears on its end facing the inside of the watch case a pinion 2.7 that can rotate a watch component so as to to control a function of the movement and / or another element of the timepiece in which the control device is intended to be integrated.
  • the pinion 2.7 can be driven on the first section 2.3.1 of the mobile tube 2.3, fixed with a washer of fixation 2.7.2, or mounted by any other suitable means, once the movable tube 2.3 has been introduced into the control tube 2.2 and the latter in the fixed tube 2.8 mounted in the through hole of the middle part 4.
  • the pinion 2.7 may comprise flats 2.7.1 which cooperate with corresponding flats 2.3.1.1 on the first section 2.3.1 of the movable tube 2.3, in order to prevent any relative rotation between the pinion 2.7 and the movable tube 2.3 as well as to facilitate their mounting.
  • a washer 2.7.2 can be mounted between the pinion 2.7 and the fixed tube 2.8.
  • the outer diameter of the first section 2.3.1 of the movable tube 2.3 also corresponds to the inside diameter of the annular shoulder 2.8.1.1 on the end of the fixed tube 2.8 oriented towards the inside of the watch case, so that the movable tube 2.3 can rotate freely in this annular shoulder 2.8.1.1 of the fixed tube 2.
  • the second section 2.3.2 of the movable tube 2.3 has a slightly larger external diameter than the first section 2.3.1, so that the zone delimiting the first - 2.3.1 and second sections 2.3.2 forms a counter-stop cooperating with the abutment formed by the annular shoulder 2.8.1.1 on the end of the fixed tube 2.8 facing the inside of the watch case.
  • the third section 2.3.3 of the movable tube 2.3 has an outside diameter substantially equal to the outside diameter of the second section 2.3.2, but it includes on its outer periphery a second clutch part 2.3.3.1 which is adapted to cooperate with the annular shoulder on the control tube 2.2 of the secondary ring 2 forming the first clutch part 2.2.1.1 mentioned above. above.
  • the length of the third section 2.3.3 also corresponds substantially to the thickness of the wall of said annular shoulder on the control tube 2.2.
  • Said clutch parts 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1 provided on the control tube 2.2 and the movable tube 2.3 are capable of engaging one into the other by an axial translation movement of the control tube 2.2 and have normally a polygonal cross section corresponding to each other to allow to create a kinematic connection between them to transmit a rotational movement.
  • the clutch parts 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1 are of hexagonal section. It would also be possible, alternatively, to provide axial grooves that can engage with each other on the two clutch parts 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1.
  • the fourth section 2.3.4 of the movable tube 2.3 has a slightly larger external diameter than the second section 2.3.2, or even the third section 2.3.3 of the movable tube 2.3, so that the zone delimiting the third - 2.3. 3 and fourth sections 2.3.4 of the movable tube 2.3 form a stop that is capable of cooperating with the annular shoulder on the control tube 2.2 of the secondary ring 2 forming the first clutch part 2.2.1.1, visible in particular at the figure 2d .
  • This stop thus limits the axial displacement towards the outside of the control tube 2.2 displaceable on the movable tube 2.3 in axial translation and in rotation, or even secures the secondary ring 2 on the timepiece.
  • the control tube 2.2 or even the secondary ring 2 and has two axial positions, namely a first secure position in which the first clutch part 2.2.1.1 of the control tube 2.2 is close to the annular shoulder 2.8.1.1 on the end of the fixed tube 2.8 and the clutch parts 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1 provided on the control tube 2.2 and the movable tube 2.3 are disengaged, as illustrated by example to the figure 2a , and a second actuating position in which the first clutch portion 2.2.1.1 of the control tube 2.2 abuts against the stop formed by the zone delimiting the third - 2.3.3 and fourth sections 2.3.4 of the tube mobile 2.3 and the clutch parts 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1 provided on the control tube 2.2 and the movable tube 2.3 are engaged, as shown in FIG. figure 2d .
  • control device further comprises a preload spring 2.4 housed between the movable tube 2.3 and the control tube 2.2 of the secondary ring gear 2.
  • This preload spring 2.4 is preferably formed by a spiral spring whose outer diameter corresponds to substantially to the inside diameter of the control tube 2.2 and exerts a prestressing force tending to move the control tube 2.2 away from the movable tube 2.3. It is mounted in said control tube 2.2, next to the end of the movable tube 2.3 facing the outside of the watch case, using at least one fixing washer 2.6.
  • two fixing washers 2.6 are used, as illustrated in the figures, the first washer serving as a bearing surface of the prestress spring, while the second washer is rigidly attached to the end of the control tube 2.2 oriented. to the outside of the watch case to secure the other components except the movable tube 2.3 located inside this control tube 2.2 at their respective locations.
  • at least one seal 2.5 can be mounted between the two fixing washers 2.6 in order to guarantee the tightness of the control device between the control tube 2.2 and the mobile tube 2.3.
  • the preload spring 2.4 secures the secondary ring 2, in its position secured against inadvertent actuation by pushing the pins 2.2.2.1 on the control tube 2.2 in this position in the hook-shaped slots 2.8.2.1 on the fixed tube 2.8 at the bottom of the corresponding hook and thereby blocking the secondary ring 2 on the timepiece.
  • the preload spring 2.4 pushes the secondary ring gear 2, likewise by its prestressing force, in the state where the clutch parts 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1 provided on the control tube 2.2 and the movable tube 2.3 are engaged.
  • said kinematic link of the secondary ring gear 2 comprises clutch means 2.2 and a movable member 2.3, the clutch means 2.2 being adapted to be engaged or disengaged from the movable member 2.3 so as to control a function of the movement and / or another element of said timepiece.
  • the clutching means are formed by the control tube 2.2 fixed rigidly to the crown body 2.1 of the secondary ring gear 2 and said movable member by the movable tube 2.3, the control tube 2.2 and the movable tube 2.3 each comprising a clutch portion 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1 capable of engaging one into the other by an axial translational movement of the control tube 2.2 to allow the transfer of a rotational movement of the control tube 2.2 to the moving tube 2.3.
  • the main ring 1 of the control device can be achieved by a ring included, alone and in principle, in the known prior art. , so that the following description will be limited to the essential.
  • the main ring 1 capable of being actuated in rotation and in traction, having at least two axial positions, comprises a crown head 1.1 and a control rod 1.2 fixed rigidly to the crown head 1.1.
  • the control rod 1.2 is, in the assembled state of the control device, housed inside the movable tube 2.3, while being free in rotation and in axial translation.
  • an empty annular zone is formed between the control rod 1.2 and the crown head 1.1, this zone being able to receive said extension of the second portion 2.2.2 of the control tube 2.2.
  • the crown head 1.1 preferably has a pot shape whose inner surface comprises a first thread capable of cooperating with said second thread which comprises, on its outer surface, the extension of the second part 2.2. 2 of the control tube 2.2.
  • the annular void space mentioned above which is inside the crown body 2.1 in the shape of a pot of the secondary ring gear 2 can thus receive the crown head 1.1 in the shape of a corresponding pot of the main ring gear 1.
  • This locked position is at the same time the limit of the axial displacement of the main ring 1 towards the inside of the watch case.
  • the main ring 1 further comprises a piston 1.3 and a return spring 1.4 mounted in its control rod 1.2.
  • the piston 1.3 is slidably mounted and can be rotated in the control rod 1.2 and is adapted to be rigidly mounted on the winding stem 5 of the movement of said timepiece in which the control device is intended to be integrated.
  • the return spring 1.4 exerts a prestressing force tending to move the piston 1.3 away from the crown head 1.1, serving then of damping during the actuation of the main crown 1 as well as to bring back the piston 1.3, that is to say the winding stem 5, in its rest position when the main crown 1 is brought back into its locked position.
  • the maximum distance between the piston 1.3 and the crown head 1.1 that is to say the limit of the axial displacement of the main ring 1 towards the outside of the watch case, is defined by a shoulder that includes the end of the control rod 1.2 facing the inside of the watch case, this shoulder also having a same polygonal zone at its inner periphery adapted to cooperate with a second polygonal zone located along a portion of the piston 1.3.
  • the main ring 1 is adapted to be engaged or disengaged, by means of an axial translational movement, of said piston 1.3, respectively of the winding stem 5 of the movement of said timepiece which is fixed to the piston 1.3, so that the main ring 1 can control said functions of the timepiece.
  • the main ring 1 is therefore capable of being actuated in rotation and in tension and has two or even three axial positions, depending on the requirements, in which it can be actuated as well. than a locked position in which it can not be operated.
  • the mounting of a control device is effected by firstly inserting the fixed tube 2.8 into the through-hole of the middle part 4. Then, the moving tube 2.3 and the corresponding components 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 are inserted into the control tube 2.2, then the latter and the seals 2.9 are inserted into the fixed tube 2.8. These elements are then fixed in their locations by mounting the pinion 2.7 on the movable tube 2.3. Finally, the control rod 1.1 of the main ring 1, including the piston 1.3 and the return spring 1.4, is inserted inside the movable tube 2.3 of the secondary ring 2 and the winding stem 5 of the movement of the timepiece is attached to the piston 1.3.
  • FIG. 2a is a top view of the control device and a corresponding cross-section along a line II indicated in the aforesaid top view, the main ring 1 of the device being in its screwed position and the secondary ring 2 being in its secure position. None of the main crowns 1, respectively secondary 2 is then neither in an engaged position nor can be actuated.
  • the figure 2b represents a top view of the control device and a corresponding cross-section along a line II-II indicated in the aforesaid top view when the main ring 1 of the device is in its first drawn position, once the user has unscrewed the main crown 1 and pulled it out of the clock, so that the first polygonal area on the inside periphery of the shoulder which is on the end of the control rod 1.2 facing towards the inside of the watch case engages with the second polygonal zone located on the piston 1.3. It is then possible to rotate the winding rod 5 by rotating the main ring 1. Typically, the main ring 1 allows in this position the manual winding of the corresponding timepiece.
  • the secondary ring 2 is always in its secure position and is neither in a engaged position nor can be actuated.
  • the Figure 2c is a top view of the control device and a corresponding cross-section along a line III-III indicated in the aforesaid top view when the main ring 1 of the device is in its second, respectively in its third position pulled, once the user has unscrewed the main crown 1 and pulled it even more towards the watch.
  • the clutch between the control rod 1.2 and the piston 1.3 as described in the context of the figure 2b is always present, only the main ring 1 and the winding rod 5 are in a position axially displaced with respect to the situation described above.
  • the main ring 1 allows in this position typically to perform the time setting, respectively the correction of the date of the corresponding timepiece, but it is possible to control another function.
  • the secondary ring 2 is always in its secure position, so that it is then neither in an engaged position nor can be actuated.
  • the figure 2d finally shows a top view of the control device and a corresponding cross-section along a line IV-IV indicated in the aforesaid top view when the main ring 1 of the device is in its screwed position, therefore the rod control 1.2 disengaged from the piston 1.3, and the secondary ring 2 is in its actuated position for controlling an additional function of the timepiece.
  • the rod control 1.2 disengaged from the piston 1.3
  • the secondary ring 2 is in its actuated position for controlling an additional function of the timepiece.
  • the preload spring 2.4 then automatically brings the secondary ring 2 into its actuation position in which the first 2.2.1.1 clutch part provided on the control tube 2.2 is engaged with the second clutch part 2.3.3.1 provided on the movable tube 2.3, thus allowing to drive in rotation the movable tube 2.3 and its pinion 2.7, respectively the clock component kinematically linked to this pinion 2.7, by turning the secondary ring 2. It is therefore possible, on the one hand, to actuate the main crowns 1 and - secondary 2 independently of one another, and, d on the other hand, to control any additional function on the timepiece through the secondary ring 2.
  • the control device can be integrated in all kinds of timepieces, preferably in mechanical wristwatches, that is to say having a mechanical movement. It is also possible to use it in electronic watches.
  • An example of an application of the device is schematically illustrated in the figure 3a which represents a cross section through a watch which comprises a flange 6 whose position can be adjusted via the secondary ring 2 of said control device.
  • the toothing of the pinion 2.7 mounted on the movable tube 2.3 of the device engrains with a toothing provided on the lower surface of the flange 6, so that it is obvious that any drive in rotation of the secondary ring 2 by the user when in its actuating position causes a corresponding rotation of the flange 6.
  • control device can be used to control any additional function of the timepiece in which the device is intended to be integrated, whether linked to the movement or to another element of said timepiece.
  • any additional function of the timepiece in which the device is intended to be integrated whether linked to the movement or to another element of said timepiece.
  • Other applications relating to elements of the movement of the timepiece are for example the control of a chronograph hand, a ring, an alarm clock, or the setting of the hands of the second time zone.
  • the main ring 1 is housed inside the secondary ring 2.
  • the principle and the technical instruction of the disclosed invention hereby to those skilled in the art can however also be transposed to the case where a secondary ring 2 is mounted inside a main ring 1 arranged in a corresponding manner, in particular by making the winding stem by a tube. It is therefore clear to those skilled in the art having the technical instruction of the present invention that, on the one hand, other alternative embodiments of such a control device are conceivable, without it being possible to it is neither possible nor necessary to describe all of them explicitly here, as well as, on the other hand, that these embodiments are within the scope, respectively the scope of protection of the present invention.
  • a device according to the present invention offers, on the one hand, an elegant solution for controlling any additional function with respect to the basic functions controlled by the main crown of a watch through a secondary ring.
  • a device according to the present invention offers a solution for integrating the main and secondary crowns in a manner allowing their actuation independently of one another.
  • the construction is robust and reliable during use, in particular because the main and secondary crowns both have a secure or secure position.
  • the use is intuitive on the user's side of the watch.
  • the concept is, moreover, aesthetically attractive and gives the manufacturer a higher degree of freedom than before in the design of the corresponding timepiece.
  • the device according to the present invention can be declined in several variants and therefore has a flexible construction principle. Due to the cooperation of the main crown with a usual winding stem as well as the presence of a pinion on the secondary crown, the device can easily be integrated in any kind of timepieces, without requiring significant modifications to the timepiece. level of the timepiece. It is easily understandable that, in practice, the main advantages are particularly favorable for the field of high-end mechanical wristwatches.

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