EP3245563A1 - Watch case - Google Patents

Watch case

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EP3245563A1
EP3245563A1 EP16701205.3A EP16701205A EP3245563A1 EP 3245563 A1 EP3245563 A1 EP 3245563A1 EP 16701205 A EP16701205 A EP 16701205A EP 3245563 A1 EP3245563 A1 EP 3245563A1
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box
winding crown
indexing device
axis
winding
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Florent VIENOT
Michaël BUSSEY
Jérôme VUILLEMIN
Thomas LAMBEY
Jean-Pierre CASSARD
Christophe ZANNATO
Dominique Girardin
Romain JONQUET
Anthony PRUDHON
Louis Boyer
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Cartier International AG
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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
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
    • G04B3/043—Locking of the operating element, also by mounting in a concealed place
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
    • G04B3/045—Storing the operating element, also bringing it out of storage
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/0008—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches

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  • the present invention relates to watch cases equipped with a rotatable and axially displaceable control member comprising a head accessible from the outside of the box connected to a rod member mounted radially in the box.
  • the control member may be for example a winding crown, a pusher or other.
  • a control member in particular the winding crown, has a circular or symmetrical shape with respect to the axis of the rod.
  • the head of the winding crown is elongate having in plan a substantially rectangular shape coming into position 0 to be interposed between formations of the box of mounted.
  • Document CH 473412 discloses a watch case comprising a winding member having a head of elongate shape in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the winding stem and is limited by side surfaces extending, in the rest position, in the extension of corresponding surfaces of the box.
  • This head is held in this rest position by an indexing device formed by a ball stop located in an end of said head cooperating with a recess made in the box. shows.
  • This embodiment has the disadvantage that the indexing device is visible when the head of the winding member is in the drawn position setting time.
  • CH 571241 is still known a device for fixing the axial position of a winding stem when it is in a certain angular position. This device does not index the angular position of the winding crown in its position 0 of reassembly.
  • the present invention therefore relates to a watch case equipped with a control member comprising a head accessible from the outside of the box secured to an axis connected to a winding stem mounted radially in the box obviating the aforementioned drawbacks and distinguished by the features set forth in claim 1.
  • Figure 1 illustrates in perspective a watch comprising a box equipped with a winding crown.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the watch shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a partial section of the watch illustrated in Figure 2 along the line D-D, the winding crown being in position 0.
  • Figure 4 is a partial section of the watch illustrated in Figure 2 along the line D-D, the winding crown being in position 2.
  • Figure 5 is an exploded view of the parts forming the winding crown.
  • Figure 1 illustrates in perspective a watch comprising a box B equipped with a winding crown 1 whose elongated head wife in position 0 or winding the shape of the watch case.
  • the head 1 In this position 0 the head 1 is located between two formations 2, 3 of the watch case but thanks to these small curved sides it can be driven in rotation about its axis 4, perpendicular to the base of the head through the wall of the watch case for be connected to a winding rod mounted in a movement 5 housed in the box B and extending radially relative to the box.
  • Figure 5 illustrates by way of example a particular form of the winding crown.
  • the axis 4 of the crown winding is secured to a body 6 on which is set a stone 7.
  • a cap 8 covers the body 6 and reveals the stone 7.
  • This cap 8 is fixed on the body 6 by screws 9.
  • This winding crown could be made in other ways that is why in the following parts 6, 7, and 8 will be considered to constitute the head of the winding crown 1 of oblong shape and integral with its axis 4.
  • the axis 4 of the winding crown extends perpendicularly to the base of the head 1 of this ring and passes through the wall of the box B. Its end has a tapping for coupling to the winding stem 10 mounted in movement 5 housed in box B.
  • the axis 4 of the winding crown comprises a first portion 4.1 of diameter D and a terminal portion 4.2 of smaller diameter d.
  • the first portion 4.1 has two diametrically opposed longitudinal grooves 4.3, the depth of which preferably corresponds to the difference in radius between the first portion 4.1 and the end portion 4.2.
  • These longitudinal grooves 4.3 extend from the end portion 4.2 of the axis 4 over a distance at least equal to the axial stroke of the winding crown separating its position 0 from its position 1 and at most equal to the axial stroke of the winding crown separating its position 0 from its position 2.
  • the position 0 of the winding crown is the position for which the user can wind the barrel of his watch
  • the position 1 of the winding crown is the one for which the user can change the date display (or other complication) of his watch
  • the position 2 of the winding crown is that of setting the time.
  • these grooves 4.3 are placed in a plane also containing the longest axis of the head 1 plan view of the winding crown.
  • these grooves 4.3 are located in a plane parallel to the dial of the watch passing through the winding rod 10.
  • grooves 4.3 of the axis 4 of the winding crown 1, 4 constitute in this embodiment a first part of an indexing device of the winding crown carried by the axis of the winding crown.
  • the indexing device of the winding crown further comprises a second portion mounted in the watch case B and therefore invisible from the outside of the watch case comprising at least one indexing element cooperating with the axis 4 of the crown of winding.
  • this second part of the indexing device of the winding crown comprises, mounted inside the box B, two indexing elements each formed of an elastic stop comprising a body 1 1 fixed in the box B containing a spring 12 acting on a piston or a ball 13, only part of which can emerge from the body through an opening of smaller diameter than said piston.
  • These elastic stops are arranged in the box so that the movement of the balls or piston 13 is carried perpendicular to the axis 4 of the winding crown and bear on this axis 4.
  • the winding crown is held in its rest position at least when it is in position 0 of reassembly so as not to move unintentionally under the effect of shocks for example, the indexing device being active.
  • the indexing device can be active only when the winding crown is in position 0 for winding or also when the crown is in position 1 of adjustment of the date.
  • the indexing device is in the inactive position, the balls
  • the indexing device of the winding crown is also active when the crown is in position 1 of the date setting, it is possible to adjust the gear ratio between the winding crown and the body displaying the date so that the transition from one date to the next corresponds to the rotation of the winding crown from one indexing position to the next which facilitates the setting of the date.
  • the indexing device is active and maintains the crown in its angular position of rest.
  • the user can reassemble the watch by driving the crown in rotation against the action of the indexing device but he can ensure that at the end of reassembly the crown is again indexed in the position of rest correctly aligned with respect to the box without difficulty since the fixed indexing device
  • the indexing device can be active or inactive depending on whether the elastic stops are for this position of the ring abutting against the first portion 4.1 or the second portion 4.2 of the axis of the winding crown. If the indexing device is active then it can be arranged that the displacement of the date display member from one day to the next corresponds to a rotation of the winding crown of one of its indexing positions. to the next.
  • the indexing device When the winding crown is in position 2 for setting the time, the indexing device is inactive facilitating a precise time setting.
  • the indexing device comprising a first portion on the axis 4 of the winding crown and a second portion mounted in the box B of the watch may be different from that described above.
  • the first part of the indexing device may consist of plates formed on the first portion 4.1 of the axis 4 of the winding crown and the element or elements
  • indexing of the second part of the indexing device could be achieved by a spring blade fixed in the box and coming to bear against the first portion 4.1 of the axis 4 of the winding crown.
  • Other embodiments of the indexing device of the winding crown are conceivable by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention which consists in that the indexing device of the winding crown is mounted to the inside the watch box so as not to be visible from the outside of it.
  • the first portion 4.1 of the axis 4 of the winding stem may have only one groove 4.3.
  • the second part of the indexing device comprises only one elastic stop.
  • the second part of the indexing device comprises at least two indexing elements which are radially opposite each other in order to make the device more reliable and to give a balanced and more pleasant feeling to the body. user during indexing.
  • the invention also aims to provide an indexing device of the winding crown which is active or inactive according to the axial position of the winding crown.
  • indexing device is particularly useful for control members having a non-cylindrical head, for example substantially rectangular or elongate.

Abstract

The invention relates to a watch case provided with a rotary, axially movable control member comprising a head which can be accessed from outside the case, connected to a stem element mounted radially inside the case. Said case includes a device for indexing the control member located entirely inside the case. Said indexing device is operative or inoperative depending on the axial position of the control member.

Description

Boîte de montre  Watch box
La présente invention se rapport aux boîtes de montre équipées d'un organe de commande rotatif et déplaçable axialement comprenant une tête accessible de l'extérieur de la boîte reliée à un élément de tige monté radialement dans la boîte. L'organe de commande peut être par exemple une couronne de remontoir, un poussoir ou autre. The present invention relates to watch cases equipped with a rotatable and axially displaceable control member comprising a head accessible from the outside of the box connected to a rod member mounted radially in the box. The control member may be for example a winding crown, a pusher or other.
La plupart du temps un organe de commande, notamment la couronne de remontoir, présente une forme circulaire ou symétrique par rapport à l'axe de la tige. Dans certains cas toutefois, dictés notamment par la forme et l'esthétique de la boîte de montre, la tête de la couronne de remontoir est allongée présentant en plan une forme sensiblement rectangulaire venant en position 0 s'intercaler entre des formations de la boîte de monte.  Most of the time a control member, in particular the winding crown, has a circular or symmetrical shape with respect to the axis of the rod. In some cases, however, dictated in particular by the shape and aesthetics of the watch case, the head of the winding crown is elongate having in plan a substantially rectangular shape coming into position 0 to be interposed between formations of the box of mounted.
Dans ces cas, il est important que lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 0 sa tête soit correctement indexée pour occuper sa position de repos entre les formations de la boîte. Ceci est important tant sur le plan esthétique de la montre que sur le plan technique pour éviter que la tête de la couronne de remontoir ne puisse être accrochée ou choquée lors des mouvements de l'usager, il faut en effet éviter que les parties latérales de la tête de la couronne de remontoir saillent hors des formes de la boîte de montre ce qui, lors de chocs ou mouvements, pourrait endommager la couronne de remontoir.  In these cases, it is important that when the winding crown is in position 0 its head is correctly indexed to occupy its rest position between the formations of the box. This is important both from the aesthetic point of view of the watch and technically to prevent the head of the winding crown can be hooked or shocked during the movements of the user, it is necessary to avoid that the side parts of the watch the head of the winding crown protrude out of the shapes of the watch case which, during shocks or movements, could damage the winding crown.
On connaît du document CH 473412 une boîte de montre comportant un organe de remontage présentant une tête de forme allongée dans une direction perpendiculaire à l'axe de la tige de remontoir et est limitée par des surfaces latérales s'étendant, en position de repos, dans le prolongement de surfaces correspondantes de la boîte. Cette tête est maintenue dans cette position de repos par un dispositif d'indexage formé par une butée à bille logée dans une extrémité de ladite tête coopérant avec une creusure pratiquée dans la boîte de montre. Cette réalisation présente l'inconvénient que le dispositif d'indexage est visible lorsque la tête de l'organe de remontage est en position tirée de mise à l'heure. Document CH 473412 discloses a watch case comprising a winding member having a head of elongate shape in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the winding stem and is limited by side surfaces extending, in the rest position, in the extension of corresponding surfaces of the box. This head is held in this rest position by an indexing device formed by a ball stop located in an end of said head cooperating with a recess made in the box. shows. This embodiment has the disadvantage that the indexing device is visible when the head of the winding member is in the drawn position setting time.
On connaît encore du document CH 571241 un dispositif de fixation de la position axiale d'une tige de remontoir lorsque celle-ci est dans une position angulaire déterminée. Ce dispositif ne permet pas l'indexage de la position angulaire de la couronne de remontoir dans sa position 0 de remontage.  CH 571241 is still known a device for fixing the axial position of a winding stem when it is in a certain angular position. This device does not index the angular position of the winding crown in its position 0 of reassembly.
La présente invention a donc pour objet une boîte de montre équipée d'un organe de commande comportant une tête accessible de l'extérieur de la boîte solidaire d'un axe relié à une tige de remontoir montée radialement dans la boîte obviant aux inconvénients précités et qui se distingue par les caractéristiques énoncées à la revendication 1 .  The present invention therefore relates to a watch case equipped with a control member comprising a head accessible from the outside of the box secured to an axis connected to a winding stem mounted radially in the box obviating the aforementioned drawbacks and distinguished by the features set forth in claim 1.
Le dessin annexé illustre schématiquement et à titre d'exemple une forme d'exécution de la boîte de montre selon l'invention.  The accompanying drawing illustrates schematically and by way of example an embodiment of the watch case according to the invention.
La figure 1 illustre en perspective une montre comportant une boîte équipée d'une couronne de remontoir.  Figure 1 illustrates in perspective a watch comprising a box equipped with a winding crown.
La figure 2 est une vue de côté de la montre illustrée à la figure 1 .  Figure 2 is a side view of the watch shown in Figure 1.
La figure 3 est une coupe partielle de la montre illustrée à la figure 2 suivant la ligne D-D, la couronne de remontoir étant en position 0.  Figure 3 is a partial section of the watch illustrated in Figure 2 along the line D-D, the winding crown being in position 0.
La figure 4 est une coupe partielle de la montre illustrée à la figure 2 suivant la ligne D-D, la couronne de remontoir étant en position 2.  Figure 4 is a partial section of the watch illustrated in Figure 2 along the line D-D, the winding crown being in position 2.
La figure 5 est une vue éclatée des pièces formant la couronne de remontoir.  Figure 5 is an exploded view of the parts forming the winding crown.
La figure 1 illustre en perspective une montre comportant une boîte B équipée d'une couronne de remontoir 1 dont la tête de forme allongée épouse en position 0 ou de remontage la forme de la boîte de montre. Dans cette position 0 la tête 1 est située entre deux formations 2, 3 de la boîte de montre mais grâce à ces petits côtés bombés elle peut être entraînée en rotation autour de son axe 4, perpendiculaire à la base de la tête traversant la paroi de la boîte de montre pour être reliée à une tige de remontoir montée dans un mouvement 5 logé dans la boîte B et s'étendant radialement par rapport à la boîte. Figure 1 illustrates in perspective a watch comprising a box B equipped with a winding crown 1 whose elongated head wife in position 0 or winding the shape of the watch case. In this position 0 the head 1 is located between two formations 2, 3 of the watch case but thanks to these small curved sides it can be driven in rotation about its axis 4, perpendicular to the base of the head through the wall of the watch case for be connected to a winding rod mounted in a movement 5 housed in the box B and extending radially relative to the box.
La figure 5 illustre à titre d'exemple une forme particulière de la couronne de remontoir. L'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir est solidaire d'un corps 6 sur lequel est sertie une pierre 7. Une coiffe 8 recouvre le corps 6 et laisse apparaître la pierre 7. Cette coiffe 8 est fixée sur le corps 6 par des vis 9. Cette couronne de remontoir pourrait être réalisée de bien d'autre façon c'est pourquoi dans ce qui suit les pièces 6, 7, et 8 seront considérées comme constituant la tête de la couronne de remontoir 1 de forme oblongue et solidaire de son axe 4.  Figure 5 illustrates by way of example a particular form of the winding crown. The axis 4 of the crown winding is secured to a body 6 on which is set a stone 7. A cap 8 covers the body 6 and reveals the stone 7. This cap 8 is fixed on the body 6 by screws 9. This winding crown could be made in other ways that is why in the following parts 6, 7, and 8 will be considered to constitute the head of the winding crown 1 of oblong shape and integral with its axis 4.
L'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir s'étend perpendiculairement à la base de la tête 1 de cette couronne et traverse la paroi de la boîte B. Son extrémité comporte un taraudage permettant de l'accoupler à la tige de remontoir 10 montée dans le mouvement 5 logé dans la boîte B.  The axis 4 of the winding crown extends perpendicularly to the base of the head 1 of this ring and passes through the wall of the box B. Its end has a tapping for coupling to the winding stem 10 mounted in movement 5 housed in box B.
L'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir comporte une première portion 4.1 de diamètre D et une portion terminale 4.2 de diamètre plus petit d. La première portion 4.1 présente deux rainures longitudinales 4.3 diamétralement opposées dont la profondeur correspond de préférence à la différence de rayon entre la première portion 4.1 et la portion terminale 4.2. Ces rainures longitudinales 4.3 s'étendent à partir de la portion terminale 4.2 de l'axe 4 sur une distance au moins égale à la course axiale de la couronne de remontoir séparant sa position 0 de sa position 1 et au plus égale à la course axiale de la couronne de remontoir séparant sa position 0 de sa position 2. La position 0 de la couronne de remontoir est la position pour laquelle l'usager peut remonter le barillet de sa montre, la position 1 de la couronne de remontoir est celle pour laquelle l'usager peut modifier l'affichage du quantième (ou autre complication) de sa montre et la position 2 de la couronne de remontoir est celle de la mise à l'heure.  The axis 4 of the winding crown comprises a first portion 4.1 of diameter D and a terminal portion 4.2 of smaller diameter d. The first portion 4.1 has two diametrically opposed longitudinal grooves 4.3, the depth of which preferably corresponds to the difference in radius between the first portion 4.1 and the end portion 4.2. These longitudinal grooves 4.3 extend from the end portion 4.2 of the axis 4 over a distance at least equal to the axial stroke of the winding crown separating its position 0 from its position 1 and at most equal to the axial stroke of the winding crown separating its position 0 from its position 2. The position 0 of the winding crown is the position for which the user can wind the barrel of his watch, the position 1 of the winding crown is the one for which the user can change the date display (or other complication) of his watch and the position 2 of the winding crown is that of setting the time.
Comme on le voit aux figures 3 et 4, ces rainures 4.3 sont placées dans un plan contenant également l'axe le plus long de la tête 1 vue en plan de la couronne de remontoir. Lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 0 de remontage et de repos illustrée à la figure 1 , ces rainures 4.3 sont situées dans un plan parallèle au cadran de la montre passant par la tige de remontoir 10. As seen in Figures 3 and 4, these grooves 4.3 are placed in a plane also containing the longest axis of the head 1 plan view of the winding crown. When the winding crown is in position 0 of reassembly and rest illustrated in Figure 1, these grooves 4.3 are located in a plane parallel to the dial of the watch passing through the winding rod 10.
Ces rainures 4.3 de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir 1 , 4 constituent dans cette forme d'exécution une première partie d'un dispositif d'indexage de la couronne de remontoir portée par l'axe de cette couronne de remontoir.  These grooves 4.3 of the axis 4 of the winding crown 1, 4 constitute in this embodiment a first part of an indexing device of the winding crown carried by the axis of the winding crown.
Le dispositif d'indexage de la couronne de remontoir comporte encore une seconde partie montée dans la boîte de montre B et donc invisible de l'extérieur de la boîte de montre comprenant au moins un élément d'indexation coopérant avec l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir. Dans la forme d'exécution illustrée, cette seconde partie du dispositif d'indexage de la couronne de remontage comporte, montés à l'intérieur de la boîte B, deux éléments d'indexation formés chacun d'une butée élastique comportant un corps 1 1 fixé dans la boîte B renfermant un ressort 12 agissant sur un piston ou une bille 13 dont une partie seulement peut émerger du corps par une ouverture de plus petit diamètre que ledit piston. Ces butées élastiques sont disposées dans la boîte de telle façon que le mouvement des billes ou piston 13 s'effectue perpendiculairement à l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir et prennent appui sur cet axe 4.  The indexing device of the winding crown further comprises a second portion mounted in the watch case B and therefore invisible from the outside of the watch case comprising at least one indexing element cooperating with the axis 4 of the crown of winding. In the illustrated embodiment, this second part of the indexing device of the winding crown comprises, mounted inside the box B, two indexing elements each formed of an elastic stop comprising a body 1 1 fixed in the box B containing a spring 12 acting on a piston or a ball 13, only part of which can emerge from the body through an opening of smaller diameter than said piston. These elastic stops are arranged in the box so that the movement of the balls or piston 13 is carried perpendicular to the axis 4 of the winding crown and bear on this axis 4.
La position de ces butées élastiques est disposée dans la boîte de telle façon que leurs billes 13 butent contre la première portion 4.1 de grand diamètre D et comportant les rainures 4.3 de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir lorsque celle-ci est en position 0 de remontage (figure 3) ou en position 1 de réglage du quantième. Par contre, lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 2 de mise à l'heure (figure 4) les billes 13 butent contre la seconde portion 4.2. de petit diamètre d de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir.  The position of these elastic stops is arranged in the box so that their balls 13 abut against the first portion 4.1 of large diameter D and having the grooves 4.3 of the axis 4 of the winding crown when the latter is in position 0 winding (Figure 3) or position 1 of the date setting. On the other hand, when the winding crown is in position 2 for setting the time (FIG. 4), the balls 13 abut against the second portion 4.2. small diameter d of the axis 4 of the winding crown.
De cette façon, lorsque la couronne de remontoir 1 .4 est en position 2 de mise à l'heure, l'usager peut la faire tourner sur elle-même pour modifier l'affichage horaire sans que rien ne vienne gêner cette rotation, les billes 13 des butées élastiques étant en contact avec la seconde portion 4.2 de l'axe de la couronne de remontoir qui ne comporte pas les rainures 4.3. Par contre, lorsque la couronne de remontoir est dans l'une de ses positions 0 de remontage ou 1 de réglage de la date, les billes 13 des butées élastiques butent contre la première portion 4.1 de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir de sorte que lors de la rotation de celle-ci l'usager perçoit une différence de couple lorsque lesdites billes 13 tombent dans les rainures 4.3 ou en In this way, when the winding crown 1 .4 is in position 2 of time setting, the user can rotate it on itself to change the time display without anything hindering this rotation, the balls 13 resilient stops being in contact with the second portion 4.2 of the axis of the winding crown which does not have the grooves 4.3. On the other hand, when the winding crown is in one of its winding 0 or date setting positions, the balls 13 of the elastic stops abut against the first portion 4.1 of the axis 4 of the winding crown. so that during the rotation thereof the user perceives a difference in torque when said balls 13 fall into the grooves 4.3 or
ressortent. Comme les butées élastiques sont positionnées de manière à ce que les billes 13 soient logées dans les rainures 4.3 de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position de repos, alignée sur les formations 2, 3 de la boîte B (figures 1 , 6), l'usager n'a pas de difficulté à placer la couronne de remontoir dans sa position de repos exacte puisqu'elle est indexée par les butées élastiques. stand out. As the elastic stops are positioned so that the balls 13 are housed in the grooves 4.3 of the axis 4 of the winding crown when the winding crown is in the rest position, aligned with the formations 2, 3 of the Box B (Figures 1, 6), the user has no difficulty in placing the winding crown in its exact rest position since it is indexed by the elastic stops.
De plus, la couronne de remontoir est maintenue dans sa position de repos au moins lorsqu'elle est en position 0 de remontage de manière à ne pas se déplacer de façon intempestive sous l'effet de chocs par exemple, le dispositif d' indexage étant actif.  In addition, the winding crown is held in its rest position at least when it is in position 0 of reassembly so as not to move unintentionally under the effect of shocks for example, the indexing device being active.
Suivant la longueur de la première portion 4.2 de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir, le dispositif d'indexage peut être actif seulement lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 0 de remontage ou également lorsque cette couronne est en position 1 de réglage de la date.  According to the length of the first portion 4.2 of the axis 4 of the winding crown, the indexing device can be active only when the winding crown is in position 0 for winding or also when the crown is in position 1 of adjustment of the date.
Dans tous les cas, le dispositif d'indexage est en position inactive, les billes In all cases, the indexing device is in the inactive position, the balls
13 en appui sur la seconde portion 4.2 de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir lorsque cette couronne est en position 2 de mise à l'heure ce qui permet un réglage fin et précis de l'affichage horaire. 13 bears on the second portion 4.2 of the axis 4 of the winding crown when the crown is in position 2 setting time which allows fine and precise adjustment of the time display.
Dans le cas où le dispositif d'indexage de la couronne de remontoir est actif également lorsque cette couronne est en position 1 de réglage de la date, il est possible d'ajuster le rapport d'engrenage entre la couronne de remontoir et l'organe d'affichage de la date pour que le passage d'un quantième au suivant corresponde à la rotation de la couronne de remontoir d'une position d'indexage à la suivante ce qui facilite le réglage de la date. Ainsi, lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 0 de remontage et en position de repos alignée sur les formations 2, 3 de la boîte, le dispositif d'indexage est actif et maintient la couronne dans sa position angulaire de repos. L'usager peut remonter la montre en entraînant la couronne en rotation contre l'action du dispositif d'indexage mais il peut s'assurer qu'en fin de remontage la couronne soit de nouveau indexée en position de repos correctement alignée par rapport à la boîte sans difficulté puisque le dispositif d'indexage fixe In the case where the indexing device of the winding crown is also active when the crown is in position 1 of the date setting, it is possible to adjust the gear ratio between the winding crown and the body displaying the date so that the transition from one date to the next corresponds to the rotation of the winding crown from one indexing position to the next which facilitates the setting of the date. Thus, when the winding crown is in position 0 of reassembly and in position of rest aligned with the formations 2, 3 of the box, the indexing device is active and maintains the crown in its angular position of rest. The user can reassemble the watch by driving the crown in rotation against the action of the indexing device but he can ensure that at the end of reassembly the crown is again indexed in the position of rest correctly aligned with respect to the box without difficulty since the fixed indexing device
automatiquement cette position. automatically this position.
Lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 1 de réglage du quantième, le dispositif d'indexage peut être actif ou inactif suivant que les butées élastiques soient pour cette position de la couronne en butée contre la première portion 4.1 ou la seconde portion 4.2 de l'axe de la couronne de remontoir. Si le dispositif d'indexage est actif alors on peut faire en sorte que le déplacement de l'organe d'affichage du quantième d'un jour au suivant corresponde à une rotation de la couronne de remontage d'une de ses positions d'indexage à la suivante.  When the winding crown is in position 1 for setting the date, the indexing device can be active or inactive depending on whether the elastic stops are for this position of the ring abutting against the first portion 4.1 or the second portion 4.2 of the axis of the winding crown. If the indexing device is active then it can be arranged that the displacement of the date display member from one day to the next corresponds to a rotation of the winding crown of one of its indexing positions. to the next.
Lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 2 de réglage de l'heure, le dispositif d'indexation est inactif facilitant une mise à l'heure précise.  When the winding crown is in position 2 for setting the time, the indexing device is inactive facilitating a precise time setting.
Bien entendu, le dispositif d'indexage comprenant une première partie sur l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir et une seconde partie montée dans la boîte B de la montre peut être différent de celui décrit ci-dessus. Par exemple, la première partie du dispositif d'indexage peut être constituée de plats formés sur la première portion 4.1 de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir et le ou les éléments  Of course, the indexing device comprising a first portion on the axis 4 of the winding crown and a second portion mounted in the box B of the watch may be different from that described above. For example, the first part of the indexing device may consist of plates formed on the first portion 4.1 of the axis 4 of the winding crown and the element or elements
d'indexation de la seconde partie du dispositif d'indexage pourrait être réalisé par une lame ressort fixée dans la boîte et venant s'appuyer contre la première portion 4.1 de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir. D'autres réalisations du dispositif d'indexage de la couronne de remontoir sont envisageables par l'homme du métier sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention qui consiste en ce que le dispositif d'indexage de la couronne de remontoir est monté à l'intérieur de la boîte de montre pour ne pas être visible de l'extérieur de celle-ci. Dans ces variantes, la première portion 4.1 de l'axe 4 de la tige de remontoir peut ne comporter qu'une rainure 4.3. Dans ce cas, la seconde partie du dispositif d'indexage ne comporte qu'une seule butée élastique. Cependant, de préférence, la seconde partie du dispositif d'indexage comporte au moins deux éléments d'indexation qui sont radialement opposés l'un de l'autre afin de rendre le dispositif plus fiable et de donner une sensation équilibrée et plus agréable à l'utilisateur lors de l'indexage. indexing of the second part of the indexing device could be achieved by a spring blade fixed in the box and coming to bear against the first portion 4.1 of the axis 4 of the winding crown. Other embodiments of the indexing device of the winding crown are conceivable by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention which consists in that the indexing device of the winding crown is mounted to the inside the watch box so as not to be visible from the outside of it. In these variants, the first portion 4.1 of the axis 4 of the winding stem may have only one groove 4.3. In this case, the second part of the indexing device comprises only one elastic stop. However, preferably, the second part of the indexing device comprises at least two indexing elements which are radially opposite each other in order to make the device more reliable and to give a balanced and more pleasant feeling to the body. user during indexing.
L'invention vise encore à réaliser un dispositif d'indexage de la couronne de remontoir qui soit actif ou inactif suivant la position axiale de la couronne de remontoir.  The invention also aims to provide an indexing device of the winding crown which is active or inactive according to the axial position of the winding crown.
La présence du dispositif d'indexage est particulièrement utile pour des organes de commande présentant une tête non cylindrique par exemple sensiblement rectangulaire ou allongée.  The presence of the indexing device is particularly useful for control members having a non-cylindrical head, for example substantially rectangular or elongate.

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1 . Boîte de montre équipée d'un organe de commande rotatif et déplaçable axialement comprenant une tête accessible de l'extérieur de la boîte reliée à un élément de tige monté radialement dans la boîte, caractérisée par le fait qu'elle comporte un dispositif d'indexage de l'organe de commande entièrement situé à l'intérieur de la boîte et par le fait que ce dispositif d'indexage est actif ou inactif selon la position axiale de l'organe de commande. 1. Watch case equipped with an axially displaceable rotary control member comprising a head accessible from the outside of the box connected to a rod element mounted radially in the box, characterized in that it comprises an indexing device the control member entirely located inside the box and in that the indexing device is active or inactive according to the axial position of the control member.
2. Boîte selon la revendication 1 , caractérisée par le fait que l'organe de 2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that the organ of
commande est une couronne de remontoir (1 , 4) et que le dispositif d'indexage est actif lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 0 de remontage.  control is a winding crown (1, 4) and that the indexing device is active when the winding crown is in position 0 of reassembly.
3. Boîte selon la revendication 2, caractérisée par le fait que le dispositif d'indexage est inactif lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 2 de mise à l'heure. 3. Box according to claim 2, characterized in that the indexing device is inactive when the winding crown is in position 2 setting time.
4. Boîte selon la revendication 2 et la revendication 3, caractérisée par le fait que le dispositif d'indexage est actif lorsque la couronne de remontoir est en position 1 de réglage du quantième. 4. Box according to claim 2 and claim 3, characterized in that the indexing device is active when the winding crown is in position 1 of date adjustment.
5. Boîte selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que le dispositif d'indexage comporte une seconde partie montée dans la boîte et comprenant au moins un élément d'indexation coopérant avec une première portion portée par l'axe (4) de la couronne de remontoir. 5. Box according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the indexing device comprises a second portion mounted in the box and comprising at least one indexing element cooperating with a first portion carried by the axis (4 ) of the winding crown.
6. Boîte selon la revendication 5, caractérisée par le fait que la seconde partie du dispositif d'indexage comprend au moins deux éléments d'indexation qui sont radialement opposés l'un de l'autre. 6. Box according to claim 5, characterized in that the second part of the indexing device comprises at least two indexing elements which are radially opposite one another.
7. Boîte selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisée par le fait que chaque 7. Box according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that each
élément d'indexation de la seconde partie du dispositif d'indexage est formé par au moins une butée élastique montée dans la boîte venant s'appuyer sur la surface périphérique de l'axe de la couronne de remontoir.  indexing element of the second part of the indexing device is formed by at least one elastic abutment mounted in the box coming to rest on the peripheral surface of the axis of the winding crown.
8. Boîte selon la revendication 7, caractérisée par le fait que la première partie du dispositif d'indexage est constitué par au moins une rainure (4.3) longitudinale pratiquée dans une première portion (4.1 ) de l'axe 4 de la couronne de remontoir, la deuxième portion (4.2) de cet axe (4) formant son extrémité étant de plus petit diamètre que sa première portion (4.1 ). 8. Box according to claim 7, characterized in that the first part of the indexing device is constituted by at least one longitudinal groove (4.3) made in a first portion (4.1) of the axis 4 of the winding crown , the second portion (4.2) of this axis (4) forming its end being of smaller diameter than its first portion (4.1).
9. Boîte selon la revendication 8, caractérisée par le fait que lorsque la tête (1 ) de la couronne de remontoir est en position 0 de remontage et de repos alignée sur des formations (2, 3) de la boîte (B) au moins une butée élastique prend appui sur la première portion (4.1 ) de l'axe (4) au fond de la au moins une rainure (4.3). 9. Box according to claim 8, characterized in that when the head (1) of the winding crown is in position 0 reassembly and rest aligned with formations (2, 3) of the box (B) at least an elastic stop bears on the first portion (4.1) of the axis (4) at the bottom of the at least one groove (4.3).
10. Boîte selon l'une des revendications 5 à 9, caractérisé par le fait que le 10. Box according to one of claims 5 to 9, characterized in that the
dispositif d'indexage comporte deux butées élastiques et deux rainures (4.3).  indexing device comprises two elastic stops and two grooves (4.3).
1 1 . Boîte selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la forme de la tête (1 ) de l'organe de commande est non cylindrique de préférence sensiblement rectangulaire ou allongée. 1 1. Box according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shape of the head (1) of the control member is non-cylindrical, preferably substantially rectangular or elongated.
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