EP2827202A2 - Control device for a timepiece - Google Patents
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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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Abstract
Dispositif de commande pour pièce d'horlogerie, le dispositif comportant une couronne principale (1) susceptible d'être actionnée en rotation et en traction, disposant d'au moins deux positions axiales, ainsi qu'une couronne secondaire (2) agencée coaxialement par rapport à la couronne principale (1), ladite couronne principale (1) comportant une tête de couronne (1.1) ainsi qu'une tige de commande (1.2) fixée rigidement à la tête de couronne (1.1) et adaptée à être embrayée ou débrayée d'une tige de remontoir d'un mouvement de ladite pièce d'horlogerie pour commander des fonctions de ladite pièce d'horlogerie et ladite couronne secondaire (2) comportant un corps de couronne. Le dispositif de commande se distingue par le fait que ladite couronne secondaire (2) est susceptible d'être actionnée en rotation et en traction, dispose d'au moins deux positions axiales, et comprend un lien cinématique apte à commander au moins une fonction supplémentaire de ladite pièce d'horlogerie, lesdites couronnes principale (1) et secondaire (2) étant actionnables indépendamment l'une de l'autre. La présente invention concerne également une pièce d'horlogerie comportant un tel dispositif de commande.Control device for a timepiece, the device comprising a main ring (1) capable of being actuated in rotation and in tension, having at least two axial positions, and a secondary ring (2) arranged coaxially by relative to the main ring (1), said main ring (1) comprising a crown head (1.1) and a control rod (1.2) rigidly fixed to the crown head (1.1) and adapted to be engaged or disengaged a winding stem of a movement of said timepiece to control functions of said timepiece and said secondary ring (2) having a crown body. The control device is distinguished by the fact that said secondary ring (2) is capable of being actuated in rotation and in tension, has at least two axial positions, and comprises a kinematic link able to control at least one additional function of said timepiece, said main crowns (1) and secondary (2) being operable independently of one another. The present invention also relates to a timepiece comprising such a control device.
Description
La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de commande pour pièce d'horlogerie comportant une couronne principale susceptible d'être actionnée en rotation et en traction, disposant d'au moins deux positions axiales, ainsi qu'une couronne secondaire agencée coaxialement par rapport à la couronne principale, ladite couronne principale comportant une tête de couronne ainsi qu'une tige de commande fixée rigidement à la tête de couronne et adaptée à être embrayée ou débrayée d'une tige de remontoir d'un mouvement de ladite pièce d'horlogerie pour commander des fonctions de la pièce d'horlogerie et ladite couronne secondaire comportant un corps de couronne.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.
Cette invention s'inscrit dans le cadre de l'horlogerie de haut de gamme et concerne plus spécifiquement des montres bracelet ayant un mouvement mécanique. Dans ce domaine, il est courant d'équiper les pièces d'horlogeries de nombreuses fonctions qui nécessitent des moyens de commande correspondants agencés sur la boîte de montre. Pour permettre les fonctions de base qui sont normalement le remontage manuel de la source d'énergie du mouvement de la pièce d'horlogerie, sa mise à l'heure, et, le cas échéant, la correction de la date, le moyen de commande principal de telles pièces d'horlogeries, la couronne placée couramment à la position de 3h sur le pourtour de la boîte de montre, comporte souvent deux, voire trois positions axiales correspondantes. En fonction du type de pièce d'horlogerie, la couronne peut posséder une quatrième position vissée afin de la sécuriser contre tout actionnement inadvertant et de renforcer l'étanchéité. Pour réaliser d'autres fonctions intégrées dans de telles pièces d'horlogeries, telles qu'un affichage du temps de plongée par un réhaut, un chronographe, un réglage de second fuseau horaire, un actionnement de glace ou lunette, un verrouillage de poussoirs ou autre pièce horlogère, l'actionnement d'un mécanisme de sonnerie voire d'autres complications, il est actuellement d'usage de placer d'autres moyens de commande correspondants comme un bouton-poussoir ou une deuxième couronne à une autre position sur le pourtour de la boîte de montre, par exemple à 8h ou 10h. Cela peut avoir un effet néfaste sur l'esthétique de la pièce d'horlogerie et poser des problèmes techniques, en fonction du type de pièce d'horlogerie, de la fonction que le moyen de commande supplémentaire doit commander, notamment s'il est en lien cinématique avec des composants du mouvement, du nombre de fonctions supplémentaires à commander, de la place disponible, etc.. Ainsi, l'agencement d'un voire plusieurs moyens de commande supplémentaires à côté d'une couronne principale et à des endroits différents sur le pourtour de la boîte de montre n'est pas toujours une solution satisfaisante pour intégrer d'autres fonctions dans une pièce d'horlogerie.This invention is part of the watchmaking of high-end and more specifically relates to wristwatches having a mechanical movement. In this field, it is common to equip the timepieces with many functions that require corresponding control means arranged on the watch case. To allow the basic functions which are normally the manual winding of the energy source of the movement of the timepiece, its setting on time, and, if necessary, the correction of the date, 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. Depending on the type of timepiece, the crown may have a fourth screwed position to secure against inadvertent actuation and strengthen the seal. To perform other functions integrated in such timepieces, such as a display of the diving time by a flange, a chronograph, a second time zone setting, an actuation of ice or bezel, a latch of pushers or other timepiece, the actuation of a striking mechanism or other complications, it is currently customary to place other corresponding control means as a push-button or a second crown at another position on the periphery of the watch case, for example at 8 or 10 o'clock. This can have a detrimental effect on the aesthetics of the timepiece and cause technical problems, depending on the type of timepiece, the function that the additional control means must control, especially if it is in kinematic link with movement components, the number of additional functions to be controlled, the available space, etc. Thus, the arrangement of one or more additional control means next to a main ring and at different locations on the periphery of the watch case is not always a satisfactory solution to integrate other functions in a timepiece.
Il existe aussi quelques approches pour intégrer un moyen de commande supplémentaire coaxialement par rapport à et au même endroit sur le pourtour de la boîte de montre que la couronne principale. À titre d'exemple, on pourrait citer le système de couronnes coaxiales divulgué dans la demande de brevet suisse
Un autre exemple d'un système comportant un dispositif de commande agencé coaxialement par rapport à et au même endroit sur le pourtour de la boîte de montre que la couronne principale est divulgué dans la demande de brevet suisse
Dans ce contexte, on peut finalement noter qu'il y a de nombreux documents, par exemple les documents
Il est donc à constater que les solutions de l'art antérieur actuellement connu dans le domaine de l'horlogerie ne permettent de commander d'autres fonctions que celles commandées par la couronne principale d'une pièce d'horlogerie que par un, voire plusieurs moyens de commande supplémentaires prévus à côté de la couronne principale et à des endroits différents sur le pourtour de la boîte de montre. Comme expliqué ci-dessus, cela n'est pas toujours une solution satisfaisante pour des raisons esthétiques et/ou techniques.It is therefore to be noted that the solutions of the prior art currently known in the field of watchmaking do not make it possible to control functions other than those controlled by the main crown of a timepiece by only one or several additional control means provided next to the main ring and at different locations around the circumference of the watch case. As explained above, this is not always a satisfactory solution for aesthetic and / or technical reasons.
Le but de la présente invention est donc de remédier aux inconvénients des dispositifs connus et de réaliser un moyen de commande apte à commander au moins une fonction supplémentaire d'une pièce d'horlogerie ne pouvant pas être commandée par sa couronne principale, sans nécessité de prévoir de dispositifs de commande à plusieurs endroits sur le pourtour de la boîte de montre. Il est aussi un but de la présente invention de réaliser ce moyen de commande par une construction robuste ainsi que simple et fiable lors de l'utilisation. Un autre objectif de la présente invention est d'améliorer l'esthétique des pièces d'horlogerie correspondantes et d'agrandir le degré de liberté au niveau du design.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 cet effet, la présente invention propose un dispositif de commande du type susmentionné qui se distingue par les caractéristiques énoncées à la revendication 1. En particulier, un dispositif selon la présente invention comprend une couronne secondaire, agencée coaxialement par rapport à la couronne principale, qui est susceptible d'être actionnée en rotation et en traction, qui dispose d'au moins deux positions axiales, et qui comprend un lien cinématique apte à commander au moins une fonction supplémentaire de ladite pièce d'horlogerie, lesdites couronnes principale et secondaire étant actionnables indépendamment l'une de l'autre.For this purpose, the present invention proposes a control device of the aforementioned type which is distinguished by the features set forth in claim 1. In particular, a device according to the present invention 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.
Par ces mesures, l'utilisateur dispose de deux couronnes placées coaxialement au même endroit et lui permettant de commander convenablement et indépendamment plusieurs fonctions de sa pièce d'horlogerie. Il peut s'en servir de manière simple et rapide. De plus, le constructeur de la pièce d'horlogerie dispose d'options supplémentaires pour l'intégration technique de fonctions ainsi qu'au plan du design de la pièce d'horlogerie.By these measures, 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. In addition, the manufacturer of the timepiece has additional options for the technical integration of functions and the design of the timepiece.
De préférence, ledit lien cinématique de la couronne secondaire comporte des moyens d'embrayage et un élément mobile, les moyens d'embrayage étant adaptés à être embrayés ou débrayés de l'élément mobile de façon à permettre de commander une fonction du mouvement de ladite pièce d'horlogerie et/ou d'un autre élément de ladite pièce d'horlogerie. Cet agencement est une réalisation particulièrement simple et fiable du dispositif.Preferably, 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.
D'autres caractéristiques, ainsi que les avantages correspondants, ressortiront des revendications dépendantes, ainsi que de la description exposant ci-après l'invention plus en détail.Other features, as well as the corresponding advantages, will emerge from the dependent claims, as well as from the description which sets forth the invention in more detail.
Les dessins annexés représentent schématiquement et à titre d'exemple une forme d'exécution de l'invention.
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figure 1a montre une vue en perspective schématique d'une forme d'exécution du dispositif de commande selon la présente invention dans l'état assemblé, sans la boîte de montre dans laquelle il est destiné à être intégré; lesfigures 1b et 1c sont des vues perspectives en éclaté du dispositif montrant schématiquement, vu latéralement de devant et de derrière, tous ses composants ainsi que, partiellement, la carrure de la boîte de montre dans laquelle le dispositif est destiné à être intégré. - La
figure 2a représente une vue de dessus du dispositif de commande ainsi qu'une coupe transversale correspondante le long d'une ligne I-I indiquée dans la vue de dessus précitée, la couronne principale du dispositif se trouvant dans sa position vissée et la couronne secondaire se trouvant dans sa position sécurisée; lafigure 2b représente une vue de dessus du dispositif de commande ainsi qu'une coupe transversale correspondante le long d'une ligne II-II indiquée dans la vue de dessus précitée, la couronne principale du dispositif se trouvant dans sa première position tirée permettant le remontage manuel et la couronne secondaire se trouvant toujours dans sa position sécurisée; lafigure 2c représente une vue de dessus du dispositif de commande ainsi qu'une coupe transversale correspondante le long d'une ligne III-III indiquée dans la vue de dessus précitée, la couronne principale du dispositif se trouvant dans sa deuxième, voire troisième position tirée permettant la mise à l'heure et la couronne secondaire se trouvant toujours dans sa position sécurisée; lafigure 2d représente une vue de dessus du dispositif de commande ainsi qu'une coupe transversale correspondante le long d'une ligne IV-IV indiquée dans la vue de dessus précitée, la couronne principale du dispositif se trouvant dans sa position vissée et la couronne secondaire se trouvant dans sa position d'actionnement permettant de commander une fonction supplémentaire de la pièce d'horlogerie. - La
figure 3 est une coupe à travers une pièce d'horlogerie comportant un dispositif de commande selon la présente invention qui sert, dans un exemple d'application, à commander un rehaut intégré sous le verre de la pièce d'horlogerie.
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figure 1a shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the control device according to the present invention in the assembled state, without the watch case in which it is intended to be integrated; theFigures 1b and 1c are perspective exploded views of the device schematically showing, seen laterally from the front and from behind, all its components as well as, partially, the middle part of the watch case in which the device is intended to be integrated. - The
figure 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 of the device being in its screwed position and the secondary ring being in its secure position; thefigure 2b represents a view from above of the control device as well as a corresponding cross-section along a line II-II indicated in the aforementioned top view, the main ring of the device being in its first pulled position allowing manual winding and the secondary ring still being in its secured position; theFigure 2c represents a top view of the control device and a corresponding cross-section along a line III-III indicated in the aforementioned plan view, the main ring of the device being in its second or third drawn position allowing the setting the time and the secondary ring is still in its secure position; thefigure 2d represents a top view of the control device and a corresponding cross-section along a line IV-IV indicated in the aforesaid top view, the main ring of the device being in its screwed position and the secondary ring being located in its actuated position for controlling an additional function of the timepiece. - The
figure 3 is a section through a timepiece comprising a control device according to the present invention which serves, in an application example, to control an integrated flange under the glass of the timepiece.
L'invention sera maintenant décrite en détail en référence aux dessins annexés illustrant à titre d'exemple une forme d'exécution de l'invention.The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating by way of example an embodiment of the invention.
La présente invention se rapporte à un dispositif de commande destiné à être intégré dans une pièce d'horlogerie, de préférence dans une montre bracelet. Pour des raisons de simplification du langage utilisé, on parlera par la suite indifféremment de « pièce d'horlogerie » et de « montre », sans pour autant vouloir limiter par ailleurs la portée des explications correspondantes qui s'étendent dans tous les cas à tout type de pièces d'horlogerie, mécanique ou électronique. De même, en se référant au dispositif de commande, on utilisera indifféremment les termes « dispositif de commande » et « couronnes coaxiales » pour simplifier le langage utilisé.The present invention relates to a control device intended to be integrated in a timepiece, preferably in a wristwatch. For reasons of simplification of the language used, we will speak indifferently later of "timepiece" and "watch", without however to also limit the scope of the corresponding explanations which extend in all cases to any type of timepiece, mechanical or electronic. Similarly, referring to the control device, the terms "control device" and "coaxial crowns" will be used interchangeably to simplify the language used.
Afin de commenter d'abord la structure et les composants d'un dispositif de commande selon la présente invention, on se réfère aux
La couronne principale 1 comporte une tête de couronne 1.1 ainsi qu'une tige de commande 1.2 fixée rigidement à la tête de couronne 1.1 et adaptée à être embrayée ou débrayée d'une tige de remontoir 5 d'un mouvement de ladite pièce d'horlogerie, ceci afin que la couronne principale 1 permet de commander lesdites fonctions de la pièce d'horlogerie. La couronne secondaire 2 comporte un corps de couronne 2.1 et comprend un lien cinématique, ceci afin d'être apte à commander au moins une fonction supplémentaire de ladite pièce d'horlogerie. Les couronnes principale 1 et secondaire 2 sont actionnables indépendamment l'une de l'autre.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
Les
Dans le tube fixe 2.8, un tube de commande 2.2 fixé rigidement au corps de couronne 2.1 de la couronne secondaire 2 est logé de façon à ce que la couronne secondaire 2 est susceptible d'être actionnée en rotation ainsi qu'en traction et dispose d'au moins deux positions axiales. Afin de garantir l'étanchéité du dispositif, au moins un joint 2.9, de préférence deux joints 2.9 sont montés, entre le tube fixe 2.8 et ledit tube de commande 2.2 de la couronne secondaire 2, dans une rainure annulaire située sur la surface intérieure de la deuxième partie 2.8.2 du tube fixe 2.8 disposant d'une épaisseur plus élevée, visible par exemple à la
À l'intérieur dudit tube de commande 2.2 de la couronne secondaire 2 est logé, de façon à ce que la couronne secondaire 2 est susceptible d'être actionnée en rotation ainsi qu'en traction et dispose d'au moins deux positions axiales, un tube mobile 2.3. Ce tube mobile 2.3 se trouve simultanément aussi en contact avec le tube fixe 2.8, de façon à ce que le tube mobile 2.3 est susceptible d'être actionnée en rotation mais n'est pas déplaçable en translation. À cet effet, le tube mobile 2.3 dispose d'un agencement particulier et comporte notamment quatre sections 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4 de diamètres extérieurs différents, tout en n'étant séparé qu'en deux sections de diamètres intérieurs différents dont les longueurs respectives sont sensiblement similaires, tel qu'illustré également aux
La première section 2.3.1 du tube mobile 2.3, disposant du diamètre extérieur le plus petit parmi lesdites quatre sections, porte sur son extrémité orientée vers l'intérieur de la boîte de montre un pignon 2.7 susceptible d'entrainer en rotation un composant horloger afin de commander une fonction du mouvement et/ou d'un autre élément de la pièce d'horlogerie dans laquelle le dispositif de commande est destiné à être intégré. Le pignon 2.7 peut être chassé sur la première section 2.3.1 du tube mobile 2.3, fixé à l'aide d'une rondelle de fixation 2.7.2, ou monté par tout autre moyen adéquat, une fois que le tube mobile 2.3 a été introduit dans le tube de commande 2.2 ainsi que ce dernier dans le tube fixe 2.8 monté dans le trou traversant de la carrure 4. Le pignon 2.7 peut comporter des méplats 2.7.1 qui coopèrent avec des méplats correspondants 2.3.1.1 sur la première section 2.3.1 du tube mobile 2.3, afin d'empêcher toute rotation relative entre le pignon 2.7 et le tube mobile 2.3 ainsi que de faciliter leur montage. Entre le pignon 2.7 et le tube fixe 2.8, une rondelle 2.7.2 peut être montée. Le diamètre extérieur de la première section 2.3.1 du tube mobile 2.3 correspond par ailleurs au diamètre intérieur de l'épaulement annulaire 2.8.1.1 sur l'extrémité du tube fixe 2.8 orientée vers l'intérieur de la boîte de montre, de sorte que le tube mobile 2.3 peut tourner librement dans cet épaulement annulaire 2.8.1.1 du tube fixe 2.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
La deuxième section 2.3.2 du tube mobile 2.3 dispose d'un diamètre extérieur légèrement plus important que la première section 2.3.1, de sorte que la zone délimitant les première - 2.3.1 et deuxième sections 2.3.2 forme une contre-butée coopérant avec la butée formée par l'épaulement annulaire 2.8.1.1 sur l'extrémité du tube fixe 2.8 orientée vers l'intérieur de la boîte de montre. Ainsi, comme mentionnée ci-dessus, une rotation libre du tube mobile 2.3 logé dans l'épaulement annulaire 2.8.1.1 du tube fixe 2.8 est possible, tandis qu'une translation axiale du tube mobile 2.3 n'est pas possible en l'état assemblé du dispositif de commande, étant donné que l'épaulement annulaire 2.8.1.1 sur l'extrémité du tube fixe 2.8 est coincé, avec peu de jeu, entre ledit pignon 2.7, respectivement la rondelle 2.7.2, et ladite contre-butée formée par la zone délimitant les première - 2.3.1 et deuxième sections 2.3.2 du tube mobile 2.3.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. Thus, as mentioned above, a free rotation of the movable tube 2.3 housed in the annular shoulder 2.8.1.1 of the fixed tube 2.8 is possible, while an axial translation of the movable tube 2.3 is not possible in the state assembled from the control device, since the annular shoulder 2.8.1.1 on the end of the fixed tube 2.8 is jammed, with little clearance, between said pinion 2.7, respectively the washer 2.7.2, and said counter-abutment formed by the zone delimiting the first - 2.3.1 and second sections 2.3.2 of the mobile tube 2.3.
La troisième section 2.3.3 du tube mobile 2.3 dispose d'un diamètre extérieur sensiblement égale au diamètre extérieur de la deuxième section 2.3.2, mais elle comporte sur son pourtour extérieur une deuxième partie d'embrayage 2.3.3.1 qui est adaptée à coopérer avec l'épaulement annulaire sur le tube de commande 2.2 de la couronne secondaire 2 formant la première partie d'embrayage 2.2.1.1 mentionnée ci-dessus. La longueur de la troisième section 2.3.3 correspond par ailleurs sensiblement à l'épaisseur de la paroi dudit épaulement annulaire sur le tube de commande 2.2. Lesdites parties d'embrayage 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1 prévues sur le tube de commande 2.2 et le tube mobile 2.3 sont susceptibles de s'engager l'une dans l'autre par un mouvement de translation axiale du tube de commande 2.2 et ont normalement une section transversale polygonale correspondant l'une à l'autre afin de permettre de créer une liaison cinématique entre eux pour transmettre un mouvement de rotation. De préférence les parties d'embrayage 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1 sont de section hexagonale. Il serait aussi possible, alternativement, de prévoir des rainures axiales susceptibles de s'engager les unes dans les autres sur les deux parties d'embrayage 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1.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
La quatrième section 2.3.4 du tube mobile 2.3 dispose d'un diamètre extérieur légèrement plus important que la deuxième section 2.3.2, voire la troisième section 2.3.3 du tube mobile 2.3, de sorte que la zone délimitant les troisième - 2.3.3 et quatrième sections 2.3.4 du tube mobile 2.3 forme un arrêt qui est susceptible de coopérer avec l'épaulement annulaire sur le tube de commande 2.2 de la couronne secondaire 2 formant la première partie d'embrayage 2.2.1.1, visible notamment à la
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Vu l'agencement décrit ci-dessus, on comprend que, en termes générales, ledit lien cinématique de la couronne secondaire 2 comporte des moyens d'embrayage 2.2 et un élément mobile 2.3, les moyens d'embrayage 2.2 étant adaptés à être embrayés ou débrayés de l'élément mobile 2.3 de façon à permettre de commander une fonction du mouvement et/ou d'un autre élément de ladite pièce d'horlogerie. Plus spécifiquement, les moyens d'embrayage sont réalisés par le tube de commande 2.2 fixé rigidement au corps de couronne 2.1 de la couronne secondaire 2 et ledit élément mobile par le tube mobile 2.3, le tube de commande 2.2 et le tube mobile 2.3 comportant chacun une partie d'embrayage 2.2.1.1, 2.3.3.1 susceptible de s'engager l'une dans l'autre par un mouvement de translation axiale du tube de commande 2.2 afin de permettre le transfert d'un mouvement de rotation du tube de commande 2.2 au tube mobile 2.3.Given the arrangement described above, it is understood that, in general terms, said kinematic link of the
Afin de décrire plus en détail aussi la couronne principale 1 du dispositif de commande selon la présente invention, on peut noter d'abord qu'elle peut être réalisée par une couronne comprise, à elle seule et en principe, dans l'art antérieur connu, de sorte que la description suivante sera limitée à l'essentiel. Tel que visible aux
De préférence, une zone annulaire vide est formée entre la tige de commande 1.2 et la tête de couronne 1.1, cette zone étant apte à recevoir ledit prolongement de la deuxième partie 2.2.2 du tube de commande 2.2. En effet, la tête de couronne 1.1 dispose, de préférence, d'une forme de pot dont la surface intérieure comporte un premier filetage susceptible de coopérer avec ledit deuxième filetage que comporte, à sa surface extérieure, le prolongement de la deuxième partie 2.2.2 du tube de commande 2.2. L'espace vide annulaire mentionné ci-dessus qui se trouve à l'intérieur du corps de couronne 2.1 en forme de pot de la couronne secondaire 2 peut donc recevoir la tête de couronne 1.1 en forme de pot correspondante de la couronne principale 1. Cette dernière peut alors être vissée sur la couronne secondaire 2 à l'aide desdites premier - et deuxième filetages qui constituent des moyens de blocage permettant de bloquer la couronne principale 1 sur la pièce d'horlogerie correspondante. Cette position bloquée constitue en même temps la limite du déplacement axial de la couronne principale 1 en direction vers l'intérieur de la boîte de montre.Preferably, 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. Indeed, 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
La couronne principale 1 comporte encore un piston 1.3 ainsi qu'un ressort de rappel 1.4 montés dans sa tige de commande 1.2. Le piston 1.3 est monté de manière coulissante et susceptible d'être déplacé en rotation dans la tige de commande 1.2 et est adapté à être monté rigidement sur la tige de remontoir 5 du mouvement de ladite pièce d'horlogerie dans laquelle le dispositif de commande est destiné à être intégré. À son tour, le ressort de rappel 1.4 exerce une force de précontrainte tendant à éloigner le piston 1.3 de la tête de couronne 1.1, servant alors d'amortissement lors de l'actionnement de la couronne principale 1 ainsi que pour ramener le piston 1.3, c'est-à-dire la tige de remontoir 5, dans sa position de repos lorsqu'on ramène la couronne principale 1 dans sa position bloquée. La distance maximale entre le piston 1.3 et la tête de couronne 1.1, c'est-à-dire la limite du déplacement axial de la couronne principale 1 en direction vers l'extérieur de la boîte de montre, est définie par un épaulement que comporte l'extrémité de la tige de commande 1.2 orientée vers l'intérieur de la boîte de montre, cet épaulement ayant par ailleurs de même une première zone polygonale à son pourtour intérieur apte à coopérer avec une deuxième zone polygonale située le long d'une partie du piston 1.3. Ainsi, la couronne principale 1 est adaptée à être embrayée ou débrayée, par l'intermédiaire d'un mouvement de translation axiale, dudit piston 1.3, respectivement de la tige de remontoir 5 du mouvement de ladite pièce d'horlogerie qui est fixée au piston 1.3, de sorte que la couronne principale 1 permet de commander lesdites fonctions de la pièce d'horlogerie. Comme c'est habituel dans l'art antérieur, la couronne principale 1 est donc susceptible d'être actionnée en rotation ainsi qu'en traction et dispose de deux, voire trois positions axiales, selon les besoins, dans lesquelles elle peut être actionnée ainsi que d'une position bloquée dans laquelle elle ne peut pas être actionnée.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
Au vue de ce qui précède, il est clair que le montage d'un dispositif de commande selon la présente invention est effectué par insertion, d'abord, du tube fixe 2.8 dans le trou traversant de la carrure 4. Ensuite, le tube mobile 2.3 et les composants correspondants 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 sont insérés dans le tube de commande 2.2, puis ce dernier ainsi que les joints 2.9 sont insérés dans le tube fixe 2.8. Ces éléments sont alors fixés dans leurs emplacements en montant le pignon 2.7 sur le tube mobile 2.3. Finalement, la tige de commande 1.1 de la couronne principale 1, y compris le piston 1.3 et le ressort de rappel 1.4, est insérée à l'intérieur du tube mobile 2.3 de la couronne secondaire 2 et la tige de remontoir 5 du mouvement de la pièce d'horlogerie est fixé au piston 1.3.In view of the foregoing, it is clear that the mounting of a control device according to the present invention is effected by firstly inserting the fixed tube 2.8 into the through-hole of the
Les explications précédentes concernant la structure et les composants d'un dispositif de commande selon la présente invention permettent également de comprendre facilement son fonctionnement, notamment à l'aide des
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Le dispositif de commande selon la présente invention peut être intégré dans toute sorte de pièces d'horlogerie, de préférence dans des montres bracelet mécaniques, c'est-à-dire disposant d'un mouvement mécanique. Il est pourtant aussi possible de l'utiliser dans des montres électroniques. Un exemple d'une application du dispositif est illustré schématiquement à la
En général, le dispositif de commande peut être utilisé pour commander toute fonction supplémentaire de la pièce d'horlogerie dans lequel le dispositif est destiné à être intégré, qu'elle soit liée au mouvement ou à un autre élément de ladite pièce d'horlogerie. Sans entrer dans les détails, on pourrait ainsi citer comme autres exemples d'applications l'actionnement d'une glace ou la commande d'une lunette montée rotativement autour du verre d'une montre afin d'afficher une indication quelconque, tel qu'un temps de plongée restante ou un fuseau horaire, ou encore le verrouillage de poussoirs voire d'une autre pièce horlogère, pour nommer des applications ayant trait à un élément non lié au mouvement de la pièce d'horlogerie. D'autres applications ayant trait à des éléments du mouvement de la pièce d'horlogerie sont par exemple la commande d'une aiguille de chronographe, d'une sonnerie, d'un réveil, ou le réglage des aiguilles du second fuseau horaire.In general, the 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. Without going into details, it is possible to cite as other examples of applications the operation of an ice or the control of a bezel rotatably mounted around the lens of a watch to display any indication, such as a remaining dive time or a time zone, or the locking of pushers or even another watch, to name applications relating to an element unrelated to the movement of the 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.
Finalement, il reste à noter que, dans la forme d'exécution du dispositif de commande illustrée aux figures, la couronne principale 1 est logé à l'intérieur de la couronne secondaire 2. Le principe et l'instruction technique de l'invention divulguée par la présente à l'homme du métier peuvent pourtant aussi être transposés au cas où une couronne secondaire 2 est montée à l'intérieur d'une couronne principale 1 agencée de façon correspondante, notamment en réalisant la tige de remontoir par un tube. Il est donc clair pour l'homme du métier disposant de l'instruction technique de la présente invention que, d'une part, d'autres formes d'exécution alternatives d'un tel dispositif de commande sont envisageables, sans qu'il soit ni possible ni nécessaire de toutes les décrire explicitement ici, ainsi que, d'autre part, que ces formes d'exécution se situent dans le cadre, respectivement la portée de protection de la présente invention.Finally, it should be noted that, in the embodiment of the control device illustrated in the figures, the main ring 1 is housed inside the
Au vu des explications figurant ci-dessus ayant trait à la structure et au fonctionnement du dispositif de commande selon la présente invention, il est évident qu'un tel dispositif procure de nombreux avantages et permet d'achever les buts énoncés dans l'introduction. En particulier, un dispositif selon la présente invention offre, d'une part, une solution élégante pour commander une fonction supplémentaire quelconque par rapport aux fonctions de base commandées par la couronne principale d'une montre par l'intermédiaire d'une couronne secondaire. D'autre part, il offre une solution pour intégrer les couronnes principale et - secondaire d'une manière permettant leur actionnement indépendamment l'une de l'autre. De plus, il n'est pas nécessaire de prévoir un moyen de commande à un autre emplacement sur le pourtour de la boîte de montre qu'à l'endroit où se trouve la couronne principale 1, grâce à l'agencement coaxial des couronnes principale et - secondaire selon la présente invention. La construction est robuste et fiable lors de l'utilisation, notamment du fait que les couronnes principale et - secondaire disposent toutes les deux d'une position bloquée, respectivement sécurisée. L'utilisation est intuitive du côté de l'utilisateur de la montre. Le concept est, par ailleurs, esthétiquement attractif et procure au constructeur un degré de liberté plus élevé qu'auparavant au niveau du design de la pièce d'horlogerie correspondante. Il convient aussi de mentionner que le dispositif selon la présente invention peut être décliné dans plusieurs variantes et dispose donc d'un principe de construction flexible. Du fait de la coopération de la couronne principale avec une tige de remontoir habituelle ainsi que de la présence d'un pignon sur la couronne secondaire, le dispositif peut facilement être intégré dans toute sorte de pièces d'horlogerie, sans nécessiter des modifications importantes au niveau de la pièce d'horlogerie. Il est aisément compréhensible que, en pratique, les avantages principaux sont particulièrement favorables pour le domaine des montres bracelet mécaniques de haut de gamme.In view of the explanations given above relating to the structure and operation of the control device according to the present invention, it is obvious that such a device provides many advantages and makes it possible to complete the aims set forth in the introduction. In particular, 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. On the other hand, it offers a solution for integrating the main and secondary crowns in a manner allowing their actuation independently of one another. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a control means at another location on the periphery of the watch case at the location where the main crown 1 is, thanks to the coaxial arrangement of the main crowns and - secondary according to the present invention. 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. It should also be mentioned that 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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