EP3040786A1 - True perpetual calendar - Google Patents

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EP3040786A1
EP3040786A1 EP14200380.5A EP14200380A EP3040786A1 EP 3040786 A1 EP3040786 A1 EP 3040786A1 EP 14200380 A EP14200380 A EP 14200380A EP 3040786 A1 EP3040786 A1 EP 3040786A1
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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
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    • G04B19/243—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator
    • G04B19/247—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator disc-shaped
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    • G04B19/25333—Driving or releasing mechanisms wherein the date indicators are driven or released mechanically by a clockwork movement
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    • G04B19/247—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator disc-shaped
    • G04B19/253—Driving or releasing mechanisms
    • G04B19/25333—Driving or releasing mechanisms wherein the date indicators are driven or released mechanically by a clockwork movement
    • G04B19/25353—Driving or releasing mechanisms wherein the date indicators are driven or released mechanically by a clockwork movement driven or released stepwise by the clockwork movement
    • G04B19/2536—Driving or releasing mechanisms wherein the date indicators are driven or released mechanically by a clockwork movement driven or released stepwise by the clockwork movement automatically corrected at the end of months having less than 31 days
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    • G04B19/24—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars
    • 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
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    • G04B19/24—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars
    • G04B19/243—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator
    • G04B19/247—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator disc-shaped
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    • G04B19/24—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars
    • G04B19/243—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator
    • G04B19/247—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator disc-shaped
    • G04B19/253—Driving or releasing mechanisms
    • G04B19/25333—Driving or releasing mechanisms wherein the date indicators are driven or released mechanically by a clockwork movement
    • G04B19/25353—Driving or releasing mechanisms wherein the date indicators are driven or released mechanically by a clockwork movement driven or released stepwise by the clockwork movement

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  • the invention relates to a calendar mechanism for perpetual calendar clock mechanism, said calendar mechanism being arranged to display the duration of the current month and having a cam of the months whose periphery is accessible to a probe reader of a mechanism of perpetual calendar for taking information of the duration of the current month, wherein said calendar mechanism and its so-called month cam are arranged for their monthly update at each change of current month by a said perpetual calendar mechanism.
  • the invention also relates to a perpetual calendar watch mechanism comprising such a calendar mechanism and a daily down-counter mechanism which comprises a probe reader for measuring the duration of the current month and an end-of-month catch-up mechanism, said probe reader taking the information of the duration of the current month on said periphery of said cam of the months.
  • the invention also relates to a watchmaking mechanism comprising a clockwork movement arranged to control the daily trigger, at the time of the change of date, of an actuating mechanism of such a perpetual calendar mechanism, and comprising a mechanism for display comprising at least date display means controlled by said calendar mechanism.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising such a clock mechanism.
  • the invention relates to the field of date display mechanisms on mechanical watches, and more particularly perpetual calendar.
  • perpetual calendar mechanism The purpose of a perpetual calendar mechanism is to determine the number of days in the current month, and more particularly in the current month of February.
  • the notion of perpetual mechanism is approximate: most trading mechanisms are management mechanisms for simple leap years, either by using a cam of 48-notch months, or a 12-position cam of months, whose February position includes a leap mechanism with a Maltese cross or similar, to quote the best known.
  • the invention proposes to facilitate the correction of a perpetual calendar mechanism, whatever its level of complexity.
  • the invention relates to a calendar mechanism for a perpetual calendar watch mechanism, said calendar mechanism being arranged to display the duration of the current month and including a cam of the months whose periphery is accessible to a reader probe.
  • a perpetual calendar mechanism for taking information of the duration of the current month wherein said calendar mechanism and its so-called month cam are arranged for their monthly update at each change of current month by a said mechanism perpetual calendar, characterized in that said month cam is trivialized for an integer number of years each having a February month of 28 days, and in that said calendar mechanism comprises a leap mechanism external to said cam of the months and arranged to interpose radially, every four years in February, a first correcting finger between the periphery of said cam months and a said p alper reader to give the latter the information that the current February has 29 days instead of 28.
  • the invention also relates to a perpetual calendar watch mechanism comprising such a calendar mechanism and a daily down-counter mechanism which comprises a probe reader for measuring the duration of the current month and an end-of-month catch-up mechanism, said probe reader taking the information of the duration of the current month on said periphery of said cam of the months, characterized in that said daily downward mechanism determines the current day of the month, controls the display of the date, and controls, at each change of current month, a movement of said cam months for updating said calendar mechanism, and said leap mechanism which it provides training.
  • the invention also relates to a clockwork mechanism comprising a clockwork movement arranged to control the daily trigger, at the time of the change of date, of a mechanism for actuating such a perpetual calendar mechanism, and comprising a mechanism display device comprising at least date display means controlled by said calendar mechanism.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising such a clock mechanism.
  • the invention presents a correction mechanism for a calendar mechanism of a perpetual calendar mechanism.
  • the invention also presents a true perpetual calendar mechanism, actually integrating the complications of secular years, of quadrisecular years, of quadrillennial years, according to the Gregorian calendar.
  • the invention is described in the preferred application in Europe of the Gregorian calendar. It is nonetheless applicable to any type of calendar that has uneven months from one year to the next.
  • This description does not illustrate the entire display mechanism, and is limited to illustrating how to allow a probe finger to read on a mobile exact information as to the duration of the current period.
  • the mobile is here a cam of the months, the current period is a current month.
  • This particular application is not limiting, and the skilled person will be able to transpose it to other types of calendars such as lunar, catch-up periods, or others.
  • the probe finger is also a particular application, which can be replaced by any other control mechanism of the display.
  • the invention is applicable to any calendar display, retrograde or not, instantaneous or not.
  • the perpetual calendar mechanism comprises components that are essentially cams and levers, the form of which is exposed here is only indicative, and which is essentially imposed by the other complications of the timepiece and the need to avoid interference, which can lead to more complex forms than their own functions require.
  • these components can be replaced or supplemented by other components to perform similar functions, including wheels, stars, or other.
  • Some mobiles schematized here have a very long periodicity, which can reach several centuries. Their order is not detailed here, and depends essentially on the space available in the timepiece to house the complication.
  • the invention relates to a calendar mechanism 700 for perpetual calendar 100 clock mechanism.
  • This calendar mechanism 700 is arranged to display the duration of the current month and includes a cam of the months 9, whose periphery 90 is accessible to a reader probe 301 of a perpetual calendar mechanism 100 for taking information from the duration of the current month.
  • the calendar mechanism 700 and its cam of the months 9 are arranged for their monthly update at each change of current month by such a perpetual calendar mechanism 100.
  • the cam of the months 9 is trivialized for a whole number of years each having a month of February of 28 days, and the calendar mechanism 700 comprises a 900 leap mechanism.
  • This leap mechanism 900 is external to the cam of the months 9, and arranged to interpose radially, every four years in February, a first correcting finger 901 between on the one hand the periphery 90 of the cam of the months 9, and on the other hand such a reader 301 probe, to give the latter the information that the current February has 29 days instead of 28.
  • the leap mechanism 900 comprises a four-year cam 91, which controls a four-year lever 92.
  • the movement of this four-year lever 92 is permanently transmitted, directly or indirectly. at the first correcting finger 901.
  • the four-year lever 92 is a rocker which comprises, opposite the four-year cam 91, a first toothed sector 922, which meshes with a second toothed sector 922 that comprises an arm 923, itself carrying the first correcting finger 901. More particularly still, as visible on the figure 7 the four-year cam 91 is coaxial with the second toothed sector 922 of the arm 923.
  • the monthly movement of the cam of the months 9 is transmitted, with an appropriate transmission ratio, to the four-year cam 91.
  • the four-year cam 91 is flat, and the four-year lever 92 is movable in a parallel plane and juxtaposed to that of the cam of the months 9, to cooperate together with a reader probe 301.
  • the width of this The reader 301 is greater than or equal to the total thickness of the four-year lever 92 and the cam of the months 9 juxtaposed to one another. It will be understood that the operation remains nevertheless possible as soon as the width of the reader probe 301 is sufficient to carry both the four-year lever 92 and the cam of the months 9.
  • Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a more complex mechanism, where the width of the reader probe 301 is even greater, so that it can cooperate, simultaneously, with the four-year lever 92 and on the cam of months 9 and still at least one additional control means.
  • the cam of month 9 covers four years each having a month of February of 28 days, and drives directly, or via a report inverter one, the four year cam 91 in synchronous rotation.
  • the cam of the months 9 covers a single year.
  • the Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a 700 calendar mechanism for an even more precise perpetual calendar, which can be described as a perpetual perpetual calendar.
  • a first mechanism allows to manage the quadrisecular years, which have February months of 29 days.
  • the calendar mechanism 700 then comprises a quadrisecular mechanism 950, external to the cam of the months 9, and which is arranged to interpose, every four hundred years in February, a second correcting finger 951 between the periphery 90 of the cam month 9 and a reader 301 probe to give the latter the information that the current February has 29 days instead of 28.
  • the quadrisecular mechanism 950 comprises a cam four hundred years 915 commanding a four hundred years lever 92400 bearing the second correcting finger 951.
  • the calendar mechanism 700 manages secular years, which, although theoretically leap-wise, have a 28-day month of February.
  • the calendar mechanism 700 comprises a secular mechanism 980, external to the cam of the months 9, and which is arranged to disengage the leap mechanism 900, every hundred years in February, by preventing the introduction of the first correcting finger 901 between the periphery 90 of the cam of the months 9 and a probe 301 reader.
  • this age-old mechanism 980 includes a 100-year-old 9100 cam controlling a one hundred year old lever 9200 arranged to prevent, once every hundred years, the tilting of the four-year-old lever 92. Its position B every one hundred years obliges the Four-year leverage 92 to remain in its inactive position A, since the hundred year old lever 9200 prevents it from returning to its active position B.
  • the four-year lever 92 has a hinge in the vicinity of an eccentric stop whose withdrawal movement is controlled by the secular mechanism 980, when it operates, to allow the folding of the four-year lever for its declutching, and which eccentric stopper is the rest of the time in an abutment position that prohibits the folding of the four-year lever 92 and keeps it in the deployed position.
  • the calendar mechanism 700 manages the quadrillennial years, which, although theoretically leap, have a month of February of 28 days .
  • the calendar mechanism 700 then comprises a four-millennial mechanism 990, external to the cam of the months 9, and which is arranged to disengage the leap mechanism 900, every four thousand years in February, by preventing the introduction of the first correcting finger 901 between the periphery 90 of the cam of the months 9 and a reader probe 301.
  • the quadrillillary 990 mechanism includes a four thousand year old 4000 cam controlling a four thousand year old 92000 lever arranged to prevent, once every four thousand years, the tilting of the four-year lever 92.
  • the four-year lever 92 has a hinge in the vicinity of a retractable stop whose withdrawal movement is controlled by the four-year mechanism 990, when it operates, to allow the folding of the four-year lever for its declutching, and which eccentric stopper is the rest of the time in an abutment position that prohibits the folding of the four-year lever 92 and keeps it in the deployed position.
  • the invention also relates to a perpetual calendar watch mechanism 100 comprising such a calendar mechanism 700, and a daily downmeter 300 which comprises a reader 301 measuring probe of the duration of the current month and a catch-up mechanism end
  • the reader 301 takes the information of the duration of the current month on the perimeter 90 of the cam of the months 9.
  • the daily up-down mechanism 300 determines the current day of the month, controls the display of the date, and controls, at each change of current month, a movement of the cam of the months 9 for the update of the mechanism of calendar 700, and at least 900 leachate mechanism which he trains. More particularly, the daily downmixing mechanism 300 also provides the drive, as the case may be, of the quadrisecular mechanism 950, the secular mechanism 980, the quadrillillary mechanism 990.
  • This perpetual calendar mechanism 100 preferably comprises a corrective mechanism 500 comprising control means accessible to the user for controlling, on the one hand, the update of the leap mechanism 900 in three actions at the most, and on the other hand the updating the cam of months 9 in eleven actions at most, compared to the current display.
  • the daily downmixing mechanism 300 is also arranged to control the updating of the quadrisecular mechanism 950, the secular mechanism 980, the quadrimillenary mechanism 990, and the cams, respectively 915, 9100, 4000, which these mechanisms comprise.
  • the invention also relates to a horological mechanism 800 comprising a clockwork movement 200 arranged to control the daily trigger, at the time of the change of date, of an actuating mechanism of such a perpetual calendar mechanism 100, and comprising a display mechanism 400 comprising at least date display means controlled by the calendar mechanism 700.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece 1000 comprising such a clock mechanism 800.

Abstract

Mécanisme de calendrier (700) d'horlogerie, affichant la durée du mois courant et comportant une came des mois (9) de pourtour (90) accessible à un palpeur lecteur (301) d'un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel (100) pour relever la durée du mois en cours, ce mécanisme de calendrier (700) et sa came des mois (9) étant actualisés mensuellement à chaque changement de mois courant par le mécanisme de quantième perpétuel (100). La came des mois (9) est banalisée pour un nombre entier d'années comportant chacune un mois de février de 28 jours, le mécanisme de calendrier (700) comporte un mécanisme bissextile (900) externe à la came des mois (9) et agencé pour interposer radialement, tous les quatre ans au mois de février, un premier doigt correcteur (901) entre le pourtour (90) et le palpeur lecteur (301) pour donner à ce dernier l'information que le mois de février courant a 29 jours.Calendar mechanism (700) of clockwork, displaying the duration of the current month and comprising a cam of the months (9) perimeter (90) accessible to a reader probe (301) of a perpetual calendar mechanism (100) to raise the duration of the current month, this calendar mechanism (700) and its cam of months (9) being updated monthly with each change of current month by the perpetual calendar mechanism (100). The cam of the months (9) is trivialized for a whole number of years each having a month of February of 28 days, the calendar mechanism (700) comprises a leap mechanism (900) external to the cam of the months (9) and arranged to interpose radially, every four years in February, a first correcting finger (901) between the periphery (90) and the reader probe (301) to give the latter the information that the current month of February has 29 days.

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Domaine de l'inventionField of the invention

L'invention concerne un mécanisme de calendrier pour mécanisme de quantième perpétuel d'horlogerie, ledit mécanisme de calendrier étant agencé pour afficher la durée du mois courant et comportant une came des mois dont le pourtour est accessible à un palpeur lecteur d'un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel pour la prise de l'information de la durée du mois en cours, où ledit mécanisme de calendrier et sa dite came des mois sont agencés pour leur mise à jour mensuelle à chaque changement de mois courant par un dit mécanisme de quantième perpétuel.The invention relates to a calendar mechanism for perpetual calendar clock mechanism, said calendar mechanism being arranged to display the duration of the current month and having a cam of the months whose periphery is accessible to a probe reader of a mechanism of perpetual calendar for taking information of the duration of the current month, wherein said calendar mechanism and its so-called month cam are arranged for their monthly update at each change of current month by a said perpetual calendar mechanism.

L'invention concerne encore un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel d'horlogerie comportant un tel mécanisme de calendrier et un mécanisme décompteur journalier lequel comporte un palpeur lecteur de mesure de la durée du mois en cours et un mécanisme de rattrapage de fin de mois, ledit palpeur lecteur prenant l'information de la durée du mois en cours sur ledit pourtour de ladite came des mois.The invention also relates to a perpetual calendar watch mechanism comprising such a calendar mechanism and a daily down-counter mechanism which comprises a probe reader for measuring the duration of the current month and an end-of-month catch-up mechanism, said probe reader taking the information of the duration of the current month on said periphery of said cam of the months.

L'invention concerne encore mécanisme d'horlogerie comportant un mouvement d'horlogerie agencé pour commander le déclenchement journalier, au moment du changement de date, d'un mécanisme d'actionnement d'un tel mécanisme de quantième perpétuel, et comportant un mécanisme d'affichage comportant au moins des moyens d'affichage de quantième commandés par ledit mécanisme de calendrier.The invention also relates to a watchmaking mechanism comprising a clockwork movement arranged to control the daily trigger, at the time of the change of date, of an actuating mechanism of such a perpetual calendar mechanism, and comprising a mechanism for display comprising at least date display means controlled by said calendar mechanism.

L'invention concerne encore une pièce d'horlogerie comportant un tel mécanisme d'horlogerie.The invention also relates to a timepiece comprising such a clock mechanism.

L'invention concerne le domaine des mécanismes d'affichage de quantième sur les montres mécaniques, et plus particulièrement de quantième perpétuel.The invention relates to the field of date display mechanisms on mechanical watches, and more particularly perpetual calendar.

Arrière-plan de l'inventionBackground of the invention

Les pièces d'horlogerie à quantième les plus classiques sont décrites notamment par le traité « Les montres compliquées » rédigé par François Lecoultre et édité aux Editions horlogères à Bienne.The most classic calendar timepieces are described in particular by the treaty "Complicated watches" written by François Lecoultre and published by Editions horlogères in Bienne.

Un mécanisme de quantième dit perpétuel a pour fonction de déterminer le nombre de jours du mois courant, et, plus particulièrement, du mois de février courant. La notion de mécanisme perpétuel est approximative : la plupart des mécanismes du négoce sont des mécanismes de gestion des années bissextiles simples, soit par l'utilisation d'une came des mois à 48 encoches, ou d'une came des mois à 12 positions, dont la position du mois de février comporte un mécanisme bissextile à croix de Malte ou similaire, pour citer les plus connus.The purpose of a perpetual calendar mechanism is to determine the number of days in the current month, and more particularly in the current month of February. The notion of perpetual mechanism is approximate: most trading mechanisms are management mechanisms for simple leap years, either by using a cam of 48-notch months, or a 12-position cam of months, whose February position includes a leap mechanism with a Maltese cross or similar, to quote the best known.

La gestion très particulière des années séculaires, des années quadriséculaires, imposée par le calendrier grégorien, rend ces applications très rares, seules les années séculaires existent réellement sur quelques montres considérées comme de très hautes complications. Les années quadriséculaires et les années quadrimillénaires ne se rencontrent que sur des horloges astronomiques, dont celle de la cathédrale de Strasbourg perfectionnée par Schwilgué au XIXème siècle.The very peculiar management of the secular years, the quadrennecular years, imposed by the Gregorian calendar, makes these applications very rare, only the secular years actually exist on some watches regarded as very high complications. The quadrisecular years and the four-year-olds are only found on astronomical clocks, including that of the Strasbourg Cathedral perfected by Schwilgué in the nineteenth century.

La conception d'un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel se heurte à deux difficultés :

  • la prise en compte des spécificités du type de calendrier que l'on considère, et sa traduction sous forme d'un mécanisme d'horlogerie, et
  • la mise à jour d'un tel mécanisme en cas d'arrêt. Cette actualisation est souvent tellement complexe que la pièce d'horlogerie ne doit jamais être arrêtée, comme c'est le cas pour les horloges astronomiques d'édifice. Même dans le cas de la version la plus basique d'un quantième perpétuel grégorien avec la seule gestion d'années bissextiles dans des cycles de quatre ans, toute mise à jour se traduit par un nombre important de manipulations, jusqu'à 47 manoeuvres pour arriver à la bonne année et au bon mois, ce qui se traduit par une usure des mécanismes.
The design of a perpetual calendar mechanism comes up against two difficulties:
  • taking into account the specificities of the type of calendar that is considered, and its translation into a watch mechanism, and
  • updating such a mechanism in the event of a shutdown. This update is often so complex that the timepiece must never be stopped, as is the case for building astronomical clocks. Even in the case of the most basic version of a perpetual Gregorian calendar with the only management of leap years in four-year cycles, any update results in a large number of manipulations, up to 47 maneuvers for arrive at the right year and the right month, which results in a wear of the mechanisms.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

L'invention se propose de faciliter la correction d'un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel, quel que soit son niveau de complexité.The invention proposes to facilitate the correction of a perpetual calendar mechanism, whatever its level of complexity.

La solution simple, à nombre de composants réduit, autorise aussi la réalisation plus facile d'un quantième perpétuel vrai, intégrant réellement les complications d'années séculaires, d'années quadriséculaires, voire d'années quadrimillénaires.The simple solution, with a reduced number of components, also allows the easier realization of a true perpetual calendar, really integrating the complications of secular years, of quadrisecular years, even of quadrillennial years.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne un mécanisme de calendrier pour mécanisme de quantième perpétuel d'horlogerie, ledit mécanisme de calendrier étant agencé pour afficher la durée du mois courant et comportant une came des mois dont le pourtour est accessible à un palpeur lecteur d'un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel pour la prise de l'information de la durée du mois en cours, où ledit mécanisme de calendrier et sa dite came des mois sont agencés pour leur mise à jour mensuelle à chaque changement de mois courant par un dit mécanisme de quantième perpétuel, caractérisé en ce que ladite came des mois est banalisée pour un nombre entier d'années comportant chacune un mois de février de 28 jours, et en ce que ledit mécanisme de calendrier comporte un mécanisme bissextile externe à ladite came des mois et agencé pour interposer radialement, tous les quatre ans au mois de février, un premier doigt correcteur entre le pourtour de ladite came des mois et un dit palpeur lecteur pour donner à ce dernier l'information que le mois de février courant a 29 jours au lieu de 28.For this purpose, the invention relates to a calendar mechanism for a perpetual calendar watch mechanism, said calendar mechanism being arranged to display the duration of the current month and including a cam of the months whose periphery is accessible to a reader probe. a perpetual calendar mechanism for taking information of the duration of the current month, wherein said calendar mechanism and its so-called month cam are arranged for their monthly update at each change of current month by a said mechanism perpetual calendar, characterized in that said month cam is trivialized for an integer number of years each having a February month of 28 days, and in that said calendar mechanism comprises a leap mechanism external to said cam of the months and arranged to interpose radially, every four years in February, a first correcting finger between the periphery of said cam months and a said p alper reader to give the latter the information that the current February has 29 days instead of 28.

L'invention concerne encore un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel d'horlogerie comportant un tel mécanisme de calendrier et un mécanisme décompteur journalier lequel comporte un palpeur lecteur de mesure de la durée du mois en cours et un mécanisme de rattrapage de fin de mois, ledit palpeur lecteur prenant l'information de la durée du mois en cours sur ledit pourtour de ladite came des mois, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme décompteur journalier détermine le jour courant du mois, commande l'affichage du quantième, et commande, à chaque changement de mois courant, un mouvement de ladite came des mois pour la mise à jour dudit mécanisme de calendrier, et dudit mécanisme bissextile dont il assure l'entraînement.The invention also relates to a perpetual calendar watch mechanism comprising such a calendar mechanism and a daily down-counter mechanism which comprises a probe reader for measuring the duration of the current month and an end-of-month catch-up mechanism, said probe reader taking the information of the duration of the current month on said periphery of said cam of the months, characterized in that said daily downward mechanism determines the current day of the month, controls the display of the date, and controls, at each change of current month, a movement of said cam months for updating said calendar mechanism, and said leap mechanism which it provides training.

L'invention concerne encore un mécanisme d'horlogerie comportant un mouvement d'horlogerie agencé pour commander le déclenchement journalier, au moment du changement de date, d'un mécanisme d'actionnement d'un tel mécanisme de quantième perpétuel, et comportant un mécanisme d'affichage comportant au moins des moyens d'affichage de quantième commandés par ledit mécanisme de calendrier.The invention also relates to a clockwork mechanism comprising a clockwork movement arranged to control the daily trigger, at the time of the change of date, of a mechanism for actuating such a perpetual calendar mechanism, and comprising a mechanism display device comprising at least date display means controlled by said calendar mechanism.

L'invention concerne encore une pièce d'horlogerie comportant un tel mécanisme d'horlogerie.The invention also relates to a timepiece comprising such a clock mechanism.

Description sommaire des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, en référence aux dessins annexés, où :

  • la figure 1 représente, de façon schématisée, partielle et en vue de dessus, un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel selon l'invention, dans une exécution simplifiée à gestion des années bissextiles, dans une position où le mécanisme effectue une correction qui correspond à un mois de février de 29 jours ;
  • la figure 2 représente, en vue de dessous, le mécanisme de la figure 1, dans la même position ;
  • la figure 3 représente, de façon analogue à la figure 2, le même mécanisme, dans une position correspondant à un mois de février de 28 jours, dans laquelle le mécanisme de correction est débrayé;
  • la figure 4 est une vue de côté, selon la direction D, du même mécanisme dans la position de la figure 2 ;
  • la figure 5 représente, de façon similaire à la figure 4, un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel selon l'invention, dans une exécution complexe comportant la gestion des années bissextiles, des années séculaires, des années quadriséculaires, et des années quadrimillénaires, selon le calendrier grégorien ;
  • la figure 6 représente, en vue en plan, le mécanisme de la figure 5, chaque élément de correction étant représenté selon une position nommée A où la correction est inactive et une position nommée B où la correction est active ;
  • la figure 7 représente, de façon schématisée, partielle, et en plan, une variante du mécanisme de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 8 est un schéma-blocs représentant une pièce d'horlogerie, notamment une montre, comportant un mécanisme d'horlogerie comportant lui-même un mouvement d'horlogerie et un tel mécanisme de quantième perpétuel.
Other features and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description which follows, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 represents, schematically, partially and in plan view, a perpetual calendar mechanism according to the invention, in a simplified execution with leap year management, in a position where the mechanism performs a correction which corresponds to a month of February of 29 days;
  • the figure 2 represents, in view from below, the mechanism of the figure 1 in the same position;
  • the figure 3 represents, in a similar way to figure 2 the same mechanism, in a position corresponding to a month of February of 28 days, in which the correction mechanism is disengaged;
  • the figure 4 is a side view, in direction D, of the same mechanism in the position of the figure 2 ;
  • the figure 5 represents, similarly to the figure 4 a perpetual calendar mechanism according to the invention, in a complex execution comprising the management of leap years, secular years, quadrisecular years, and quadrillennial years, according to the Gregorian calendar;
  • the figure 6 represents, in plan view, the mechanism of the figure 5 , each correction element being represented in a position named A where the correction is inactive and a position named B where the correction is active;
  • the figure 7 represents, schematically, partially, and in plan, a variant of the mechanism of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 8 is a block diagram representing a timepiece, in particular a watch, comprising a clockwork mechanism including itself a watch movement and such a perpetual calendar mechanism.

Description détaillée des modes de réalisation préférésDetailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments

L'invention présente un mécanisme de correction pour un mécanisme de calendrier d'un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel.The invention presents a correction mechanism for a calendar mechanism of a perpetual calendar mechanism.

L'invention présente aussi un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel vrai, intégrant réellement les complications d'années séculaires, d'années quadriséculaires, d'années quadrimillénaires, selon le calendrier grégorien.The invention also presents a true perpetual calendar mechanism, actually integrating the complications of secular years, of quadrisecular years, of quadrillennial years, according to the Gregorian calendar.

L'invention est décrite dans l'application préférée en Europe du calendrier grégorien. Elle est néanmoins applicable à tout type de calendrier qui comporte des mois inégaux d'une année sur l'autre.The invention is described in the preferred application in Europe of the Gregorian calendar. It is nonetheless applicable to any type of calendar that has uneven months from one year to the next.

La présente description n'illustre pas la totalité du mécanisme d'affichage, et se borne à illustrer comment permettre à un doigt palpeur de lire sur un mobile une information exacte quant à la durée de la période courante. Le mobile est ici une came des mois, la période courante est un mois courant. Cette application particulière n'est pas limitative, et l'homme du métier saura la transposer à d'autres types de calendriers tels que lunaires, à périodes de rattrapage, ou autres. Le doigt palpeur est également une application particulière, qui peut être remplacée par tout autre mécanisme de commande de l'affichage. L'invention est applicable à tout affichage de quantième, rétrograde ou non, instantané ou non.This description does not illustrate the entire display mechanism, and is limited to illustrating how to allow a probe finger to read on a mobile exact information as to the duration of the current period. The mobile is here a cam of the months, the current period is a current month. This particular application is not limiting, and the skilled person will be able to transpose it to other types of calendars such as lunar, catch-up periods, or others. The probe finger is also a particular application, which can be replaced by any other control mechanism of the display. The invention is applicable to any calendar display, retrograde or not, instantaneous or not.

Tel qu'illustré, le mécanisme de quantième perpétuel comporte des composants qui sont essentiellement des cames et des leviers, dont la forme exposée ici n'est qu'indicative, et qui est essentiellement imposée par les autres complications que comporte la pièce d'horlogerie, et par la nécessité d'éviter des interférences, ce qui peut conduire à des formes plus complexes que ne le nécessitent leurs fonctions propres. Naturellement ces composants peuvent être remplacés ou complétés par d'autres composants permettant de remplir des fonctions analogues, notamment des roues, des étoiles, ou autres.As illustrated, the perpetual calendar mechanism comprises components that are essentially cams and levers, the form of which is exposed here is only indicative, and which is essentially imposed by the other complications of the timepiece and the need to avoid interference, which can lead to more complex forms than their own functions require. Naturally these components can be replaced or supplemented by other components to perform similar functions, including wheels, stars, or other.

Certains mobiles schématisés ici ont une périodicité très longue, pouvant atteindre plusieurs siècles. Leur commande n'est pas détaillée ici, et dépend essentiellement de l'espace disponible dans la pièce d'horlogerie pour loger la complication.Some mobiles schematized here have a very long periodicity, which can reach several centuries. Their order is not detailed here, and depends essentially on the space available in the timepiece to house the complication.

Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne un mécanisme de calendrier 700 pour mécanisme de quantième perpétuel 100 d'horlogerie.More particularly, the invention relates to a calendar mechanism 700 for perpetual calendar 100 clock mechanism.

Ce mécanisme de calendrier 700 est agencé pour afficher la durée du mois courant et comporte une came des mois 9, dont le pourtour 90 est accessible à un palpeur lecteur 301 d'un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel 100 pour la prise de l'information de la durée du mois en cours.This calendar mechanism 700 is arranged to display the duration of the current month and includes a cam of the months 9, whose periphery 90 is accessible to a reader probe 301 of a perpetual calendar mechanism 100 for taking information from the duration of the current month.

Le mécanisme de calendrier 700 et sa came des mois 9 sont agencés pour leur mise à jour mensuelle à chaque changement de mois courant par un tel mécanisme de quantième perpétuel 100.The calendar mechanism 700 and its cam of the months 9 are arranged for their monthly update at each change of current month by such a perpetual calendar mechanism 100.

Selon l'invention, la came des mois 9 est banalisée pour un nombre entier d'années comportant chacune un mois de février de 28 jours, et le mécanisme de calendrier 700 comporte un mécanisme bissextile 900.According to the invention, the cam of the months 9 is trivialized for a whole number of years each having a month of February of 28 days, and the calendar mechanism 700 comprises a 900 leap mechanism.

Ce mécanisme bissextile 900 est externe à la came des mois 9, et agencé pour interposer radialement, tous les quatre ans au mois de février, un premier doigt correcteur 901 entre d'une part le pourtour 90 de la came des mois 9, et d'autre part un tel palpeur lecteur 301, pour donner à ce dernier l'information que le mois de février courant a 29 jours au lieu de 28.This leap mechanism 900 is external to the cam of the months 9, and arranged to interpose radially, every four years in February, a first correcting finger 901 between on the one hand the periphery 90 of the cam of the months 9, and on the other hand such a reader 301 probe, to give the latter the information that the current February has 29 days instead of 28.

Plus particulièrement, et tel qu'illustré par les figures, le mécanisme bissextile 900 comporte une came de quatre ans 91, qui commande un levier de quatre ans 92. Le mouvement de ce levier de quatre ans 92 est en permanence transmis, directement ou indirectement, au premier doigt correcteur 901.More particularly, and as illustrated by the figures, the leap mechanism 900 comprises a four-year cam 91, which controls a four-year lever 92. The movement of this four-year lever 92 is permanently transmitted, directly or indirectly. at the first correcting finger 901.

Sur les réalisations particulières des figures 1 à 6, le levier de quatre ans 92 est porteur du premier doigt correcteur 901.On the particular achievements of Figures 1 to 6 the four-year lever 92 carries the first correcting finger 901.

Sur la réalisation particulière de la figure 7, le levier de quatre ans 92 est une bascule qui comporte, à l'opposé de la came de quatre ans 91, un premier secteur denté 922, lequel engrène avec un deuxième secteur denté 922 que comporte un bras 923, lui-même porteur du premier doigt correcteur 901. Plus particulièrement encore, tel que visible sur la figure 7, la came de quatre ans 91 est coaxiale au deuxième secteur denté 922 du bras 923.On the particular achievement of the figure 7 , the four-year lever 92 is a rocker which comprises, opposite the four-year cam 91, a first toothed sector 922, which meshes with a second toothed sector 922 that comprises an arm 923, itself carrying the first correcting finger 901. More particularly still, as visible on the figure 7 the four-year cam 91 is coaxial with the second toothed sector 922 of the arm 923.

De préférence, le mouvement mensuel de la came des mois 9 est transmis, avec un rapport de transmission approprié, à la came de quatre ans 91.Preferably, the monthly movement of the cam of the months 9 is transmitted, with an appropriate transmission ratio, to the four-year cam 91.

Dans une réalisation particulière, et notamment sur les réalisations particulières des figures 1 à 6, la came de quatre ans 91 est plane, et le levier de quatre ans 92 est mobile dans un plan parallèle et juxtaposé à celui de la came des mois 9, pour coopérer ensemble avec un palpeur lecteur 301. De préférence, la largeur de ce palpeur lecteur 301 est supérieure ou égale à l'épaisseur totale du levier de quatre ans 92 et de la came des mois 9 juxtaposés l'un à l'autre. On comprend que le fonctionnement reste néanmoins possible dès que la largeur du palpeur lecteur 301 est suffisante pour porter à la fois sur le levier de quatre ans 92 et sur la came des mois 9. Les figures 5 et 6 illustrent un mécanisme plus complexe, où la largeur du palpeur lecteur 301 est encore plus importante, de façon à pouvoir coopérer, de façon simultanée, avec le levier de quatre ans 92 et sur la came des mois 9 et encore au moins un moyen de commande supplémentaire.In a particular achievement, and particularly on the particular achievements of Figures 1 to 6 , the four-year cam 91 is flat, and the four-year lever 92 is movable in a parallel plane and juxtaposed to that of the cam of the months 9, to cooperate together with a reader probe 301. Preferably, the width of this The reader 301 is greater than or equal to the total thickness of the four-year lever 92 and the cam of the months 9 juxtaposed to one another. It will be understood that the operation remains nevertheless possible as soon as the width of the reader probe 301 is sufficient to carry both the four-year lever 92 and the cam of the months 9. Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a more complex mechanism, where the width of the reader probe 301 is even greater, so that it can cooperate, simultaneously, with the four-year lever 92 and on the cam of months 9 and still at least one additional control means.

Dans une réalisation particulière, la came des mois 9 couvre quatre années comportant chacune un mois de février de 28 jours, et entraîne directement, ou via un inverseur de rapport un, la came de quatre ans 91 en rotation synchrone.In a particular embodiment, the cam of month 9 covers four years each having a month of February of 28 days, and drives directly, or via a report inverter one, the four year cam 91 in synchronous rotation.

Dans une réalisation particulière, avantageuse par sa simplicité, son faible encombrement et illustrée par les figures, la came des mois 9 couvre une seule année.In a particular embodiment, advantageous for its simplicity, its small size and illustrated by the figures, the cam of the months 9 covers a single year.

La comparaison des figures 2 et 3 montre bien que, dans la position inactive B du levier de quatre ans 92 sur la figure 5, son extrémité 901 ne s'oppose pas au palpage, par le doigt palpeur 301, du fond de l'encoche du pourtour 90, qui correspond à un mois de 28 jours, le doigt palpeur 301 peut alors commander la correction correspondante par le saut du nombre de jours requis, et l'affichage adéquat. Dans la position active A de la figure 2, l'extrémité 901 s'oppose à la descente complète du doigt palpeur 301, qui est arrêté dans une position radiale correspondant à un mois de 29 jours, et déclenche la mise à jour et l'affichage correspondants.The comparison of Figures 2 and 3 shows that in the inactive position B of the four-year lever 92 on the figure 5 , its end 901 does not oppose the probing, by the probe finger 301, the bottom of the notch of the perimeter 90, which corresponds to a month of 28 days, the probe finger 301 can then control the corresponding correction by the jump the number of days required, and the appropriate display. In the active position A of the figure 2 the end 901 opposes the complete descent of the probe finger 301, which is stopped in a radial position corresponding to a month of 29 days, and triggers the update and the corresponding display.

On remarque que, si le principe de l'invention trouve une application particulièrement intéressante pour la durée des mois de février, il est applicable, avec bien sûr la substitution, à la came de quatre ans 91, d'une came de commande différente du levier correcteur, à des mois de 30 ou 31 jours, ou à des lunes de 28 ou 29 jours, ou toute autre combinaison ou séquence de périodes de durées variables.Note that, if the principle of the invention finds a particularly interesting application for the duration of February, it is applicable, with course the substitution, the cam four years 91, a control cam different from the corrective leverage, at 30 or 31 days, or at 28 or 29 days, or any combination or sequence of periods of varying lengths.

Les figures 5 et 6 illustrent un mécanisme de calendrier 700 pour un quantième perpétuel encore plus précis, qu'on peut qualifier de quantième perpétuel vrai.The Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a 700 calendar mechanism for an even more precise perpetual calendar, which can be described as a perpetual perpetual calendar.

Tout d'abord, un premier mécanisme permet de gérer les années quadriséculaires, qui ont des mois de février de 29 jours. Le mécanisme de calendrier 700 comporte alors un mécanisme quadriséculaire 950, externe à la came des mois 9, et qui est agencé pour interposer, tous les quatre cents ans au mois de février, un deuxième doigt correcteur 951 entre le pourtour 90 de la came des mois 9 et un palpeur lecteur 301 pour donner à ce dernier l'information que le mois de février courant a 29 jours au lieu de 28.First, a first mechanism allows to manage the quadrisecular years, which have February months of 29 days. The calendar mechanism 700 then comprises a quadrisecular mechanism 950, external to the cam of the months 9, and which is arranged to interpose, every four hundred years in February, a second correcting finger 951 between the periphery 90 of the cam month 9 and a reader 301 probe to give the latter the information that the current February has 29 days instead of 28.

Plus particulièrement, tel que visible sur les figures 5 et 6, le mécanisme quadriséculaire 950 comporte une came de quatre cents ans 915 commandant un levier de quatre cents ans 92400 porteur du deuxième doigt correcteur 951.In particular, as visible on the Figures 5 and 6 , the quadrisecular mechanism 950 comprises a cam four hundred years 915 commanding a four hundred years lever 92400 bearing the second correcting finger 951.

Dans un degré de complication supérieur, le mécanisme de calendrier 700 gère les années séculaires, qui, quoique théoriquement bissextiles, ont un mois de février de 28 jours. A cet effet, le mécanisme de calendrier 700 comporte un mécanisme séculaire 980, externe à la came des mois 9, et qui est agencé pour débrayer le mécanisme bissextile 900, tous les cents ans au mois de février, en empêchant l'introduction du premier doigt correcteur 901 entre le pourtour 90 de la came des mois 9 et un palpeur lecteur 301.In a higher degree of complication, the calendar mechanism 700 manages secular years, which, although theoretically leap-wise, have a 28-day month of February. For this purpose, the calendar mechanism 700 comprises a secular mechanism 980, external to the cam of the months 9, and which is arranged to disengage the leap mechanism 900, every hundred years in February, by preventing the introduction of the first correcting finger 901 between the periphery 90 of the cam of the months 9 and a probe 301 reader.

Plus particulièrement, ce mécanisme séculaire 980 comporte une came de cent ans 9100 commandant un levier de cent ans 9200 agencé pour empêcher, une fois tous les cent ans, le basculement du levier de quatre ans 92. Sa position B tous les cent ans oblige le levier de quatre ans 92 à rester dans sa position inactive A, puisque le levier de cent ans 9200 l'empêche de rejoindre sa position active B.More particularly, this age-old mechanism 980 includes a 100-year-old 9100 cam controlling a one hundred year old lever 9200 arranged to prevent, once every hundred years, the tilting of the four-year-old lever 92. Its position B every one hundred years obliges the Four-year leverage 92 to remain in its inactive position A, since the hundred year old lever 9200 prevents it from returning to its active position B.

Dans une variante, le levier de quatre ans 92 comporte une articulation au voisinage d'une butée éclipsable dont le mouvement de retrait est commandé par le mécanisme séculaire 980, lorsque celui-ci fonctionne, pour autoriser le repliage du levier de quatre ans pour son débrayage, et laquelle butée éclipsable est le reste du temps dans une position de butée qui interdit le pliage du levier de quatre ans 92 et le maintient en position déployée.In a variant, the four-year lever 92 has a hinge in the vicinity of an eccentric stop whose withdrawal movement is controlled by the secular mechanism 980, when it operates, to allow the folding of the four-year lever for its declutching, and which eccentric stopper is the rest of the time in an abutment position that prohibits the folding of the four-year lever 92 and keeps it in the deployed position.

Dans un degré de complication encore supérieur, plus difficile à réaliser surtout en raison de la démultiplication pour une commande à très longue périodicité, le mécanisme de calendrier 700 gère les années quadrimillénaires, qui, quoique théoriquement bissextiles, ont un mois de février de 28 jours.In a still higher degree of complication, more difficult to achieve especially because of the gearing for a very long periodicity control, the calendar mechanism 700 manages the quadrillennial years, which, although theoretically leap, have a month of February of 28 days .

Plus particulièrement, le mécanisme de calendrier 700 comporte alors un mécanisme quadrimillénaire 990, externe à la came des mois 9, et qui est agencé pour débrayer le mécanisme bissextile 900, tous les quatre mille ans au mois de février, en empêchant l'introduction du premier doigt correcteur 901 entre le pourtour 90 de la came des mois 9 et un palpeur lecteur 301.More particularly, the calendar mechanism 700 then comprises a four-millennial mechanism 990, external to the cam of the months 9, and which is arranged to disengage the leap mechanism 900, every four thousand years in February, by preventing the introduction of the first correcting finger 901 between the periphery 90 of the cam of the months 9 and a reader probe 301.

Plus particulièrement, le mécanisme quadrimillénaire 990 comporte une came de quatre mille ans 4000 commandant un levier de quatre mille ans 92000 agencé pour empêcher, une fois tous les quatre mille ans, le basculement du levier de quatre ans 92.More particularly, the quadrillillary 990 mechanism includes a four thousand year old 4000 cam controlling a four thousand year old 92000 lever arranged to prevent, once every four thousand years, the tilting of the four-year lever 92.

Dans une variante, le levier de quatre ans 92 comporte une articulation au voisinage d'une butée éclipsable dont le mouvement de retrait est commandé par le mécanisme quadrimillénaire 990, lorsque celui-ci fonctionne, pour autoriser le repliage du levier de quatre ans pour son débrayage, et laquelle butée éclipsable est le reste du temps dans une position de butée qui interdit le pliage du levier de quatre ans 92 et le maintient en position déployée.Alternatively, the four-year lever 92 has a hinge in the vicinity of a retractable stop whose withdrawal movement is controlled by the four-year mechanism 990, when it operates, to allow the folding of the four-year lever for its declutching, and which eccentric stopper is the rest of the time in an abutment position that prohibits the folding of the four-year lever 92 and keeps it in the deployed position.

L'invention concerne aussi un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel 100 d'horlogerie comportant un tel mécanisme de calendrier 700, et un mécanisme décompteur journalier 300 lequel comporte un palpeur lecteur 301 de mesure de la durée du mois en cours et un mécanisme de rattrapage de fin de mois 600. Le palpeur lecteur 301 prend l'information de la durée du mois en cours sur le pourtour 90 de la came des mois 9.The invention also relates to a perpetual calendar watch mechanism 100 comprising such a calendar mechanism 700, and a daily downmeter 300 which comprises a reader 301 measuring probe of the duration of the current month and a catch-up mechanism end The reader 301 takes the information of the duration of the current month on the perimeter 90 of the cam of the months 9.

Selon l'invention, le mécanisme décompteur journalier 300 détermine le jour courant du mois, commande l'affichage du quantième, et commande, à chaque changement de mois courant, un mouvement de la came des mois 9 pour la mise à jour du mécanisme de calendrier 700, et au moins du mécanisme bissextile 900 dont il assure l'entraînement. De façon plus particulière, le mécanisme décompteur journalier 300 assure aussi l'entraînement, selon le cas, du mécanisme quadriséculaire 950, du mécanisme séculaire 980, du mécanisme quadrimillénaire 990.According to the invention, the daily up-down mechanism 300 determines the current day of the month, controls the display of the date, and controls, at each change of current month, a movement of the cam of the months 9 for the update of the mechanism of calendar 700, and at least 900 leachate mechanism which he trains. More particularly, the daily downmixing mechanism 300 also provides the drive, as the case may be, of the quadrisecular mechanism 950, the secular mechanism 980, the quadrillillary mechanism 990.

Ce mécanisme de quantième perpétuel 100 comporte de préférence un mécanisme correcteur 500 comportant des moyens de commande accessibles à l'utilisateur pour commander, d'une part la mise à jour du mécanisme bissextile 900 en trois actions au plus, et d'autre part la mise à jour de la came des mois 9 en onze actions au plus, par rapport à l'affichage en cours.This perpetual calendar mechanism 100 preferably comprises a corrective mechanism 500 comprising control means accessible to the user for controlling, on the one hand, the update of the leap mechanism 900 in three actions at the most, and on the other hand the updating the cam of months 9 in eleven actions at most, compared to the current display.

De façon plus particulière, le mécanisme décompteur journalier 300 est aussi agencé pour commander la mise à jour du mécanisme quadriséculaire 950, du mécanisme séculaire 980, du mécanisme quadrimillénaire 990, et des cames, respectivement 915, 9100, 4000, que comportent ces mécanismes.More particularly, the daily downmixing mechanism 300 is also arranged to control the updating of the quadrisecular mechanism 950, the secular mechanism 980, the quadrimillenary mechanism 990, and the cams, respectively 915, 9100, 4000, which these mechanisms comprise.

L'invention concerne encore un mécanisme d'horlogerie 800 comportant un mouvement d'horlogerie 200 agencé pour commander le déclenchement journalier, au moment du changement de date, d'un mécanisme d'actionnement d'un tel mécanisme de quantième perpétuel 100, et comportant un mécanisme d'affichage 400 comportant au moins des moyens d'affichage de quantième commandés par le mécanisme de calendrier 700.The invention also relates to a horological mechanism 800 comprising a clockwork movement 200 arranged to control the daily trigger, at the time of the change of date, of an actuating mechanism of such a perpetual calendar mechanism 100, and comprising a display mechanism 400 comprising at least date display means controlled by the calendar mechanism 700.

L'invention concerne encore une pièce d'horlogerie 1000 comportant un tel mécanisme d'horlogerie 800.The invention also relates to a timepiece 1000 comprising such a clock mechanism 800.

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Mécanisme de calendrier (700) pour mécanisme de quantième perpétuel (100) d'horlogerie, ledit mécanisme de calendrier (700) étant agencé pour afficher la durée du mois courant et comportant une came des mois (9) dont le pourtour (90) est accessible à un palpeur lecteur (301) d'un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel (100) pour la prise de l'information de la durée du mois en cours, où ledit mécanisme de calendrier (700) et sa dite came des mois (9) sont agencés pour leur mise à jour mensuelle à chaque changement de mois courant par un dit mécanisme de quantième perpétuel (100), caractérisé en ce que ladite came des mois (9) est banalisée pour un nombre entier d'années comportant chacune un mois de février de 28 jours, et en ce que ledit mécanisme de calendrier (700) comporte un mécanisme bissextile (900) externe à ladite came des mois (9) et agencé pour interposer radialement, tous les quatre ans au mois de février, un premier doigt correcteur (901) entre le pourtour (90) de ladite came des mois (9) et un dit palpeur lecteur (301) pour donner à ce dernier l'information que le mois de février courant a 29 jours au lieu de 28.Calendar mechanism (700) for a perpetual calendar (100) calendar mechanism, said calendar mechanism (700) being arranged to display the duration of the current month and comprising a cam of the months (9) whose circumference (90) is accessible to a reader probe (301) of a perpetual calendar mechanism (100) for taking information of the duration of the current month, wherein said calendar mechanism (700) and its said cam of the months (9) are arranged for their monthly update at each change of current month by a said perpetual calendar mechanism (100), characterized in that said cam of months (9) is trivialized for an integer number of years each comprising one month of February 28 day, and in that said calendar mechanism (700) comprises a leap mechanism (900) external to said cam months (9) and arranged to interpose radially, every four years in February, a first finger corrector (901) between circumference (90) of said cam months (9) and a said probe reader (301) to give the latter the information that the current February has 29 days instead of 28. Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme bissextile (900) comporte une came de quatre ans (91) commandant un levier de quatre ans (92) dont le mouvement est en permanence transmis, directement ou indirectement, audit premier doigt correcteur (901).Calendar mechanism (700) according to claim 1, characterized in that said leap mechanism (900) comprises a four-year cam (91) controlling a four-year lever (92) whose movement is permanently transmitted, directly or indirectly , to said first correcting finger (901). Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit levier de quatre ans (92) est porteur dudit premier doigt correcteur (901).Calendar mechanism (700) according to claim 2, characterized in that said four-year lever (92) carries said first correcting finger (901). Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit levier de quatre ans (92) est une bascule comportant, à l'opposé de ladite came de quatre ans (91), un premier secteur denté (922) qui engrène avec un deuxième secteur denté (922) que comporte un bras (923) porteur dudit premier doigt correcteur (901).Calendar mechanism (700) according to claim 2, characterized in that said four-year lever (92) is a latch having, opposite said four-year cam (91), a first toothed sector (922) which meshes with a second toothed sector (922) that comprises an arm (923) carrying said first correcting finger (901). Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que ladite came de quatre ans (91) est coaxiale audit deuxième secteur denté (922) dudit bras (923).Calendar mechanism (700) according to claim 4, characterized in that said four-year cam (91) is coaxial with said second toothed sector (922) of said arm (923). Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le mouvement mensuel de ladite came des mois (9) est transmis, avec un rapport de transmission approprié, à ladite came de quatre ans (91).Calendar mechanism (700) according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the monthly movement of said cam of the months (9) is transmitted, with a suitable transmission ratio, to said four-year cam (91) . Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 6, caractérisé en ce que ladite came de quatre ans (91) est plane, et en ce que ledit levier de quatre ans (92) est mobile dans un plan parallèle et juxtaposé à celui de ladite came des mois (9) pour coopérer ensemble avec un palpeur lecteur (301) dont la largeur est supérieure ou égale à l'épaisseur totale dudit levier de quatre ans (92) et de ladite came des mois (9) juxtaposés l'un à l'autre.Calendar mechanism (700) according to one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that said four-year cam (91) is flat, and in that said four-year lever (92) is movable in a parallel plane and juxtaposed to that of said cam months (9) to cooperate together with a reader probe (301) whose width is greater than or equal to the total thickness of said four-year lever (92) and said cam months (9) juxtaposed with each other. Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 7, caractérisé en ce que ladite came des mois (9) couvre quatre années comportant chacune un mois de février de 28 jours, et entraîne directement, ou via un inverseur de rapport un, ladite came de quatre ans (91) en rotation synchrone.Calendar mechanism (700) according to one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that said month cam (9) covers four years each having a month of February of 28 days, and leads directly, or via a report inverter one, said four year cam (91) in synchronous rotation. Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que ladite came des mois (9) couvre une seule année.Calendar mechanism (700) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said cam months (9) covers a single year. Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme de calendrier (700) comporte un mécanisme quadriséculaire (950) externe à ladite came des mois (9) et agencé pour interposer, tous les quatre cents ans au mois de février, un deuxième doigt correcteur (951) entre le pourtour (90) de ladite came des mois (9) et un dit palpeur lecteur (301) pour donner à ce dernier l'information que le mois de février courant a 29 jours au lieu de 28.Calendar mechanism (700) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that said calendar mechanism (700) comprises a quadrisecular mechanism (950) external to said cam months (9) and arranged to interpose, all four hundred years in February, a second correcting finger (951) between the periphery (90) of said cam months (9) and a said probe reader (301) to give the latter the information that the month of February current at 29 days instead of 28. Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme quadriséculaire (950) comporte une came de quatre cents ans (915) commandant un levier de quatre cents ans (92400) porteur dudit deuxième doigt correcteur (951).A calendar mechanism (700) according to claim 10, characterized in that said quadrisecular mechanism (950) comprises a four hundred year old cam (915) controlling a four hundred year old lever (92400) carrying said second correcting finger (951). Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme de calendrier (700) comporte un mécanisme séculaire (980) externe à ladite came des mois (9) et agencé pour débrayer ledit mécanisme bissextile (900), tous les cents ans au mois de février, en empêchant l'introduction dudit premier doigt correcteur (901) entre le pourtour (90) de ladite came des mois (9) et un dit palpeur lecteur (301).Calendar mechanism (700) according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that said calendar mechanism (700) comprises a secular mechanism (980) external to said cam months (9) and arranged to disengage said leap mechanism (900), every hundred years in February, by preventing the introduction of said first correcting finger (901) between the periphery (90) of said cam months (9) and a said probe reader (301). Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon les revendications 2 et 12, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme séculaire (980) comporte une came de cent ans (9100) commandant un levier de cent ans (9200) agencé pour empêcher, une fois tous les cent ans, le basculement dudit levier de quatre ans (92).A calendar mechanism (700) according to claims 2 and 12, characterized in that said secular mechanism (980) comprises a hundred year old cam (9100) controlling a hundred year old lever (9200) arranged to prevent, once every hundred years, the tilting of said lever four years (92). Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon l'une des revendications 9 à 11, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme de calendrier (700) comporte un mécanisme quadrimillénaire (990) externe à ladite came des mois (9) et agencé pour débrayer ledit mécanisme bissextile (900), tous les quatre mille ans au mois de février, en empêchant l'introduction dudit premier doigt correcteur (901) entre le pourtour (90) de ladite came des mois (9) et un dit palpeur lecteur (301).Calendar mechanism (700) according to one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that said calendar mechanism (700) comprises a four-millennial mechanism (990) external to said cam months (9) and arranged to disengage said leap mechanism (900), every four thousand years in February, by preventing the introduction of said first correcting finger (901) between the periphery (90) of said cam months (9) and a said probe reader (301). Mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon les revendications 2 et 12, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme quadrimillénaire (990) comporte une came de quatre mille ans (4000) commandant un levier de quatre mille ans (92000) agencé pour empêcher, une fois tous les quatre mille ans, le basculement dudit levier de quatre ans (92).Calendar mechanism (700) according to claims 2 and 12, characterized in that said four-year mechanism (990) comprises a four-thousand-year-old cam (4000) controlling a four-thousand-year-old lever (92000) arranged to prevent, once all the four thousand years, the tilting of the four-year lever (92). Mécanisme de quantième perpétuel (100) d'horlogerie comportant un mécanisme de calendrier (700) selon une des revendications 1 à 15 et un mécanisme décompteur journalier (300) lequel comporte un palpeur lecteur (301) de mesure de la durée du mois en cours et un mécanisme de rattrapage de fin de mois (600), ledit palpeur lecteur (301) prenant l'information de la durée du mois en cours sur ledit pourtour (90) de ladite came des mois (9), caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme décompteur journalier (300) détermine le jour courant du mois, commande l'affichage du quantième, et commande, à chaque changement de mois courant, un mouvement de ladite came des mois (9) pour la mise à jour dudit mécanisme de calendrier (700), et dudit mécanisme bissextile (900) dont il assure l'entraînement.Perpetual perpetual calendar (100) mechanism comprising a calendar mechanism (700) according to one of claims 1 to 15 and a daily downward mechanism (300) which comprises a reader probe (301) for measuring the duration of the current month and an end-of-month catch-up mechanism (600), said reader probe (301) taking the information of the current month duration on said periphery (90) of said month cam (9), characterized in that said daily downward mechanism (300) determines the current day of the month, controls the display of the date, and controls, at each change of current month, a movement of said cam of the months (9) for the update of said calendar mechanism ( 700), and said leap mechanism (900) which he drives. Mécanisme de quantième perpétuel (100) selon la revendication 16, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un mécanisme correcteur (500) comportant des moyens de commande accessibles à l'utilisateur pour commander, d'une part la mise à jour dudit mécanisme bissextile (900) en trois actions au plus, et d'autre part la mise à jour de ladite came des mois (9) en onze actions au plus, par rapport à l'affichage en cours.Perpetual calendar mechanism (100) according to claim 16, characterized in that it comprises a corrective mechanism (500) comprising control means accessible to the user for controlling, on the one hand, the updating of said leap mechanism ( 900) in at most three actions, and secondly the updating of said cam months (9) in eleven actions at most, compared to the current display. Mécanisme d'horlogerie (800) comportant un mouvement d'horlogerie (200) agencé pour commander le déclenchement journalier, au moment du changement de date, d'un mécanisme d'actionnement d'un mécanisme de quantième perpétuel (100) selon la revendication 16 ou 17, et comportant un mécanisme d'affichage (400) comportant au moins des moyens d'affichage de quantième commandés par ledit mécanisme de calendrier (700).Clock mechanism (800) comprising a watch movement (200) arranged to control the daily trigger, at the time of the change of date, of an actuating mechanism of a perpetual calendar mechanism (100) according to the claim 16 or 17, and comprising a display mechanism (400) comprising at least date display means controlled by said calendar mechanism (700). Pièce d'horlogerie (1000) comportant un mécanisme d'horlogerie (800) selon la revendication 18.Timepiece (1000) comprising a timepiece mechanism (800) according to claim 18.
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