EP3282323B1 - Timepiece with retractable push button - Google Patents

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EP3282323B1
EP3282323B1 EP16184114.3A EP16184114A EP3282323B1 EP 3282323 B1 EP3282323 B1 EP 3282323B1 EP 16184114 A EP16184114 A EP 16184114A EP 3282323 B1 EP3282323 B1 EP 3282323B1
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Gregory Kissling
Jean Baebler
Olivier Silvant
Sébastien Briswalter
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G21/00—Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
    • 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
    • G04B3/001—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously by push button
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B27/00—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means
    • 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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/28—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time
    • G04B19/283—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time on rotatable rings, i.e. bezel
    • 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
    • G04B3/003—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously by lever mechanism
    • 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
    • G04B3/048—Operation exclusively by axial movement of a push-button, e.g. for chronographs
    • 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
    • G04B37/0033—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches with cover or bottom which can slide or turn (without a spring action)

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  • the present invention relates to a timepiece provided with a mechanism making it possible to retract an actuating member, and, in particular, a chronograph pusher, when it is not in operation.
  • the wall covers and compresses the pusher towards the inside of the case when it is opposite the pusher and conversely releases it in the external position ready for use when the wall is not opposite.
  • This system has the disadvantage that friction, all the more marked in the presence of dust, is constantly established between the outer surface of the pusher and the wall of the bezel during the rotational movement of the bezel. Over time, unsightly grooves will develop on a part of the pusher which is visible to the eye of the user when the pusher is in the deployed position.
  • timepieces comprising retractable control members by rotating bezels are described in the documents CH316833A , JP2015068778A And CH700535A1 .
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art by producing a timepiece fitted with a retracting mechanism which does not require any relative movement between the visible outer surface of the pusher and the part cooperating with the latter during retraction.
  • the present invention relates to a timepiece of the wristwatch type provided with one or more pushers intended to actuate a function such as, for example, a chronograph function.
  • the wristwatch is provided with means for retracting the pushers when they are not in use.
  • the wristwatch 1 visible among others at figures 1 and 2 comprises a bidirectional rotating bezel 2 rotatably mounted on a caseband 6 in a conventional manner.
  • the bezel 2 comprises an inner cylindrical bearing surface 2a fitted to an outer cylindrical bearing surface 6a of the middle part to ensure rotational guidance of the bezel on the middle part 6 (see figure 4 ).
  • the axial retention of the bezel 2 on the middle part is ensured by a ring 3 arranged in a housing L formed partially in the inner cylindrical bearing surface 2a of the bezel and in the outer cylindrical bearing surface 6a of the middle part when the bezel is in place on the middle part .
  • the housing L is formed by radial annular grooves formed respectively in the inner cylindrical bearing surface of the bezel and in the outer cylindrical bearing surface of the caseband facing each other, the ring being mounted in this housing in such a way so that it extends in the mounted position both in the groove of the bezel and in the groove of the caseband.
  • the caseband 6 comprises on its upper peripheral surface graduations and, for example, fixed graduations of a tachymeter.
  • the actuating member of the function to be triggered comprises a cover 8 housing a push-button 12 shown in detail in figure 17 .
  • the pusher 12 conventionally comprises an actuating head 12a fixed to one end of a rod 15 guided in translation and returned by a spring 13 in a tube 16 screwed in leaktight manner into the middle part 6.
  • actuating head 12a fixed to one end of a rod 15 guided in translation and returned by a spring 13 in a tube 16 screwed in leaktight manner into the middle part 6.
  • the opposite end of the stem 15 extending inside the caseband is intended to cooperate with a control member 4 of the function to be actuated associated with the pusher 12.
  • the cover 8 is movably mounted and can respectively adopt a deployed position outside the middle part 6, a retracted position inside the middle part 6, and a functional position also inside the middle part but having a movement inside the middle part greater than for the retracted position.
  • the cover 8 is pivotally mounted as shown in figures 1 to 16 .
  • the cover 8 is pivotally mounted about an axis 9 integral with the middle part 6.
  • the cover 8 extends in a clearance of the middle part.
  • a first position illustrated in figures 1 to 5 is the retracted position where the cover 8 is housed in the clearance and its upper surface is flush with the outer surface of the middle part 6 for aesthetic reasons and to avoid any snagging.
  • a second position is the deployed position where the cover 8 free to move pivots outwards from the middle part 6 ( figures 6 to 10 ). From this position arises the functional position where, following actuation by the user, the cover 8 pivots towards the inside of the middle part 6 to trigger the associated function ( figures 11 to 14 ).
  • the movement of the cover between the retracted position and the deployed position is coupled to the angular movement of the bezel 2.
  • the cover 8 and the bezel 2 have a particular profile which ensures cooperation between these two parts as will be described below.
  • Cover 8 visible in detail at figures 15 and 16 is surmounted by the support surface 10 operable by the finger of a user. It comprises on a side face a shoulder 11 which is distinct from the support surface 10 and forms a guide surface having a profile in the form of an arc of a circle, cooperating with the bezel 2 during rotation of the latter.
  • the bezel 2 comprises on part of its perimeter a skirted part defining flanges 5 projecting towards the back of the wristwatch and moving on the guide surface of the various covers ( figures 3 to 5 ).
  • These rims 5 in the form of an arc of a circle arranged at intervals on the perimeter of the bezel extend around the outer lateral surface of the middle part 6 above the lugs 7 of the middle part.
  • the flanges 5 are arranged on the perimeter of the bezel so that in the neutral position of the bezel, they face the covers 8 in order to cooperate with the shoulders 11 as illustrated in picture 3 .
  • each cover 8 is held in the retracted position by a rim 5 resting on its shoulder 11.
  • the bezel is rotated through a given angle which is a function of the length of the flanges and the interval between the flanges, the latter are no longer in contact with the cover 8 as shown to the figure 8 . Consequently, the cover 8 under the effect of the spring 13 of the pusher 12 pivots towards the outside of the middle part 6 ( figures 8 to 10 ).
  • the maximum deployment of the cowl 8 outwards is limited by its outer side wall on the side of its pivot axis 9 which comes into abutment against a side surface of the clearance of the middle part 6 in which the cowl 8 is mounted as shown in figure 8 .
  • the cover is thus in the deployed position and can be actuated by the user.
  • the cover 8 pivots towards the inside of the middle part 6 with a maximum movement which is limited by the displacement of the pusher 12 abutting on the fixed tube 16 surrounding the stem 15 of the pusher ( figures 11 to 14 ).
  • Each shoulder 11 offers a guide surface designed to facilitate the engagement of the flange on the shoulder when the cowl 8 tilts from the deployed position of the figure 8 in the retracted position of the picture 3 .
  • the shoulder 11 must be at an angle with respect to the bezel 2 when the cowl 8 is in the deployed position. This bias configuration can be induced by pivoting as shown in figure 8 .
  • locking means are provided so that the user cannot actuate the control member by pressing on the support surface when the cover 8 is in the retracted position.
  • the locking means may include a stop integral with the bezel or the middle part limiting the movement of the cover towards the inside of the middle part.
  • the watch is provided with blocking means of the type known as spring balls.
  • the watch further comprises means for limiting the angular displacement of the bezel in order to prevent that, when the cover is deployed, a rotation of the bezel in the wrong direction damages the covers and the rims.
  • the means can be abutments mounted on the caseband cooperating with the bezel.
  • the present invention has been described for a wristwatch comprising two pushers with respective axes arranged at +28° and -28° relative to the 3 o'clock position, an angular displacement of 30° of the bezel causing a change in the position of the pushers.
  • the covers simultaneously pivot outwards from the caseband in the counterclockwise direction during the counterclockwise rotation of the bezel.
  • the pivot axes can be arranged so that the covers unfold clockwise during clockwise rotation of the bezel.
  • the shoulder can be provided in the cover or formed by adding a part to a conventional pusher cover as shown in figure 16 .
  • the cover and the pusher can form two separate parts as in the example shown or form a single element.
  • the bearing surface of the cowl 8 is not subjected to friction during the angular displacement of the bezel 2.
  • Only the shoulder which is not visible from the outside of the case middle when the pusher is retracted cooperates with the bezel and is therefore liable to scratch. It follows that the cover of the pusher does not undergo excessive wear linked to the use of the pusher.
  • only the part forming the shoulder can be made of a wear-resistant material, the latter possibly being, for example, a ceramic or any other material having a similar wear resistance.
  • the bezel is actuated in rotation directly manually by the user, but it goes without saying that according to a variant not shown, provision can be made for the bezel to be rotated by a push-type mechanism and levers or by a thumbwheel mechanism kinematically connected to the bezel via a toothed wheel or the like.

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OBJET DE L'INVENTIONOBJECT OF THE INVENTION

La présente invention se rapporte à une pièce d'horlogerie munie d'un mécanisme permettant d'escamoter un organe d'actionnement, et, en particulier, un poussoir de chronographe, lorsqu'il n'est pas en fonction.The present invention relates to a timepiece provided with a mechanism making it possible to retract an actuating member, and, in particular, a chronograph pusher, when it is not in operation.

ARRIÈRE-PLAN TECHNOLOGIQUE ET ÉTAT DE LA TECHNIQUETECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND AND STATE OF THE ART

Pour éviter les déclenchements intempestifs des chronographes de montres ainsi que des dégâts aux organes de commande associés tels que les poussoirs, il est préférable de masquer ces derniers tant que l'utilisateur n'en fait pas usage. A cet effet, différents systèmes sont proposés. Il existe des caches solidaires de la lunette tournante comme décrit dans le document CH 567 300 où la lunette est munie d'une portée qui en fonction du placement angulaire de la lunette vient respectivement recouvrir ou pas les poussoirs. Ces systèmes ont pour désavantage d'être encombrants et peu esthétiques. Il existe également des systèmes avec poussoirs escamotables tels que décrits dans le document EP 1 582 945 où le déplacement du poussoir entre une position escamotée et une position déployée est lié au déplacement angulaire d'une paroi solidaire de la lunette. Dans cette invention, la paroi recouvre et comprime le poussoir vers l'intérieur du boîtier lorsqu'elle est en regard du poussoir et inversement le libère en position extérieure prête à l'usage lorsque la paroi n'est pas en vis-à-vis. Ce système présente comme désavantage qu'un frottement, d'autant plus marqué en présence de poussières, s'établit constamment entre la surface extérieure du poussoir et la paroi de la lunette lors du mouvement de rotation de la lunette. A la longue, des rainures inesthétiques vont se creuser sur une partie du poussoir qui est visible à l'œil de l'utilisateur lorsque le poussoir est en position déployée.To avoid untimely triggering of watch chronographs as well as damage to the associated control members such as the pushers, it is preferable to hide the latter as long as the user does not use them. For this purpose, different systems are proposed. There are covers attached to the rotating bezel as described in the document CH 567 300 where the bezel is provided with a range which, depending on the angular placement of the bezel, covers or does not cover the pushers respectively. These systems have the disadvantage of being bulky and unattractive. There are also systems with retractable pushers as described in the document EP 1 582 945 where the displacement of the pusher between a retracted position and an extended position is linked to the angular displacement of a wall secured to the bezel. In this invention, the wall covers and compresses the pusher towards the inside of the case when it is opposite the pusher and conversely releases it in the external position ready for use when the wall is not opposite. . This system has the disadvantage that friction, all the more marked in the presence of dust, is constantly established between the outer surface of the pusher and the wall of the bezel during the rotational movement of the bezel. Over time, unsightly grooves will develop on a part of the pusher which is visible to the eye of the user when the pusher is in the deployed position.

D'autres exemples de pièces d'horlogerie comportant des organes de commande escamotables par des lunettes tournantes sont décrits dans les documents CH316833A , JP2015068778A et CH700535A1 .Other examples of timepieces comprising retractable control members by rotating bezels are described in the documents CH316833A , JP2015068778A And CH700535A1 .

RÉSUMÉ DE L'INVENTIONSUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

La présente invention a pour but de pallier aux inconvénients de l'état de la technique en réalisant une pièce d'horlogerie munie d'un mécanisme d'escamotage ne nécessitant pas de mouvement relatif entre la surface extérieure visible du poussoir et la pièce coopérant avec ce dernier lors de l'escamotage.The object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art by producing a timepiece fitted with a retracting mechanism which does not require any relative movement between the visible outer surface of the pusher and the part cooperating with the latter during retraction.

A cette fin, une pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 1 annexée est proposée et des formes d'exécution particulières sont reprises dans les revendications dépendantes.To this end, a timepiece according to appended claim 1 is proposed and particular embodiments are included in the dependent claims.

BRÈVE DESCRIPTION DES FIGURESBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

Les caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée ci-dessous faisant référence aux figures suivantes.

  • Les figures 1 à 5 représentent différentes vues de la montre avec les poussoirs escamotés selon l'invention. Les figures 1 et 2 représentent respectivement une vue en perspective et une vue du dessus de la montre. La figure 3 est une demi-coupe transversale. Les figures 4 et 5 sont respectivement des vues en coupe selon l'axe A-A et l'axe B-B de la figure 2.
  • Les figures 6 à 10 correspondent respectivement aux figures 1 à 5 ci-dessus mais avec les poussoirs déployés selon l'invention.
  • Les figures 11 à 14 correspondent respectivement aux figures 2 à 5 ci-dessus mais avec les poussoirs en fonction, c'est-à-dire actionnés par l'utilisateur pour déclencher la fonction requise, selon l'invention.
  • Les figures 15 et 16 sont respectivement une vue latérale et une vue en perspective du capot du poussoir selon l'invention.
  • La figure 17 est une vue en perspective du poussoir selon l'invention.
The characteristics and advantages of the present invention will appear on reading the detailed description below with reference to the following figures.
  • THE figures 1 to 5 represent different views of the watch with the pushers retracted according to the invention. THE figures 1 and 2 respectively represent a perspective view and a top view of the watch. There picture 3 is a half cross-section. THE figure 4 And 5 are respectively sectional views along the axis AA and the axis BB of the figure 2 .
  • THE figures 6 to 10 correspond respectively to figures 1 to 5 above but with the pushers deployed according to the invention.
  • THE figures 11 to 14 correspond respectively to figures 2 to 5 above but with the buttons in operation, that is to say actuated by the user to trigger the required function, according to the invention.
  • THE figures 15 and 16 are respectively a side view and a perspective view of the cover of the pusher according to the invention.
  • There figure 17 is a perspective view of the pusher according to the invention.

DESCRIPTION DÉTAILLÉE DE L'INVENTIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

La présente invention se rapporte à une pièce d'horlogerie du type montre-bracelet munie d'un ou de plusieurs poussoirs destinés à actionner une fonction telle que, par exemple, une fonction de chronographe. Selon l'invention, la montre-bracelet est munie de moyens pour escamoter les poussoirs lorsqu'ils ne sont pas en fonction.The present invention relates to a timepiece of the wristwatch type provided with one or more pushers intended to actuate a function such as, for example, a chronograph function. According to the invention, the wristwatch is provided with means for retracting the pushers when they are not in use.

La montre-bracelet 1 visible entre autres aux figures 1 et 2 comporte une lunette tournante bidirectionnelle 2 montée à rotation sur une carrure 6 de manière classique. Dans l'exemple représenté, la lunette 2 comprend une portée cylindrique intérieure 2a ajustée sur une portée cylindrique extérieure 6a de la carrure pour assurer un guidage en rotation de la lunette sur la carrure 6 (voir figure 4). La retenue axiale de la lunette 2 sur la carrure est assurée par une bague 3 disposée dans un logement L formé partiellement dans la portée cylindrique intérieure 2a la lunette et dans la portée cylindrique extérieure 6a de la carrure lorsque la lunette est en place sur la carrure. Plus précisément, le logement L est formé par des gorges annulaires radiales ménagées respectivement dans la portée cylindrique intérieure la lunette et dans la portée cylindrique extérieure de la carrure en regard l'une de l'autre, la bague étant montée dans ce logement de façon à ce qu'elle s'étende en position montée à la fois dans la gorge de la lunette et dans la gorge de la carrure. La carrure 6 comprend à sa surface périphérique supérieure des graduations et, par exemple, des graduations fixes d'un tachymètre. L'organe d'actionnement de la fonction à déclencher comporte un capot 8 abritant un poussoir 12 représenté en détail à la figure 17. Le poussoir 12 comprend classiquement une tête d'actionnement 12a fixée à une extrémité d'une tige 15 guidée en translation et rappelée par un ressort 13 dans un tube 16 vissé de manière étanche dans la carrure 6. Comme montré, entre autres, aux figures 4 et 5, l'extrémité opposée de la tige 15 s'étendant à l'intérieur de la carrure est destinée à coopérer avec un organe de commande 4 de la fonction à actionner associé au poussoir 12.The wristwatch 1 visible among others at figures 1 and 2 comprises a bidirectional rotating bezel 2 rotatably mounted on a caseband 6 in a conventional manner. In the example shown, the bezel 2 comprises an inner cylindrical bearing surface 2a fitted to an outer cylindrical bearing surface 6a of the middle part to ensure rotational guidance of the bezel on the middle part 6 (see figure 4 ). The axial retention of the bezel 2 on the middle part is ensured by a ring 3 arranged in a housing L formed partially in the inner cylindrical bearing surface 2a of the bezel and in the outer cylindrical bearing surface 6a of the middle part when the bezel is in place on the middle part . More specifically, the housing L is formed by radial annular grooves formed respectively in the inner cylindrical bearing surface of the bezel and in the outer cylindrical bearing surface of the caseband facing each other, the ring being mounted in this housing in such a way so that it extends in the mounted position both in the groove of the bezel and in the groove of the caseband. The caseband 6 comprises on its upper peripheral surface graduations and, for example, fixed graduations of a tachymeter. The actuating member of the function to be triggered comprises a cover 8 housing a push-button 12 shown in detail in figure 17 . The pusher 12 conventionally comprises an actuating head 12a fixed to one end of a rod 15 guided in translation and returned by a spring 13 in a tube 16 screwed in leaktight manner into the middle part 6. As shown, inter alia, in figure 4 And 5 , the opposite end of the stem 15 extending inside the caseband is intended to cooperate with a control member 4 of the function to be actuated associated with the pusher 12.

Selon l'invention, le capot 8 est monté mobile et peut adopter respectivement une position déployée extérieure à la carrure 6, une position escamotée intérieure à la carrure 6, et une position fonctionnelle également intérieure à la carrure mais présentant un débattement à l'intérieur de la carrure plus important que pour la position escamotée. Le capot 8 est monté pivotant comme représenté aux figures 1 à 16.According to the invention, the cover 8 is movably mounted and can respectively adopt a deployed position outside the middle part 6, a retracted position inside the middle part 6, and a functional position also inside the middle part but having a movement inside the middle part greater than for the retracted position. The cover 8 is pivotally mounted as shown in figures 1 to 16 .

Dans l'exemple illustré, le capot 8 est monté pivotant autour d'un axe 9 solidaire de la carrure 6. De préférence, le capot 8 s'étend dans un dégagement de la carrure. Une première position illustrée aux figures 1 à 5 est la position escamotée où le capot 8 est logé dans le dégagement et sa surface supérieure affleure au niveau de la surface extérieure de la carrure 6 pour des raisons esthétiques et pour éviter tout accrochage. Une seconde position est la position déployée où le capot 8 libre de se déplacer pivote vers l'extérieur de la carrure 6 (figures 6 à 10). De cette position découle la position fonctionnelle où, suite à l'actionnement par l'utilisateur, le capot 8 pivote vers l'intérieur de la carrure 6 pour déclencher la fonction associée (figures 11 à 14).In the example illustrated, the cover 8 is pivotally mounted about an axis 9 integral with the middle part 6. Preferably, the cover 8 extends in a clearance of the middle part. A first position illustrated in figures 1 to 5 is the retracted position where the cover 8 is housed in the clearance and its upper surface is flush with the outer surface of the middle part 6 for aesthetic reasons and to avoid any snagging. A second position is the deployed position where the cover 8 free to move pivots outwards from the middle part 6 ( figures 6 to 10 ). From this position arises the functional position where, following actuation by the user, the cover 8 pivots towards the inside of the middle part 6 to trigger the associated function ( figures 11 to 14 ).

Selon l'invention, le déplacement du capot entre la position escamotée et la position déployée est couplé au déplacement angulaire de la lunette 2. Le capot 8 et la lunette 2 ont un profil particulier qui assure la coopération entre ces deux pièces comme il sera décrit ci-dessous.According to the invention, the movement of the cover between the retracted position and the deployed position is coupled to the angular movement of the bezel 2. The cover 8 and the bezel 2 have a particular profile which ensures cooperation between these two parts as will be described below.

Le capot 8 visible en détail aux figures 15 et 16 est surmonté par la surface d'appui 10 actionnable par le doigt d'un utilisateur. Il comporte sur une face latérale un épaulement 11 qui est distinct de la surface d'appui 10 et forme une surface de guidage présentant un profil en arc de cercle, coopérant avec la lunette 2 lors de rotation de celle-ci. A cet effet, la lunette 2 comporte sur une partie de son périmètre une partie en jupe définissant des rebords 5 faisant saillie vers le fond de la montre-bracelet et se déplaçant sur la surface de guidage des différents capots (figures 3 à 5). Ces rebords 5 en arc de cercle disposés à intervalle sur le périmètre de la lunette s'étendent autour de la surface latérale externe de la carrure 6 au-dessus des cornes 7 de la carrure.Cover 8 visible in detail at figures 15 and 16 is surmounted by the support surface 10 operable by the finger of a user. It comprises on a side face a shoulder 11 which is distinct from the support surface 10 and forms a guide surface having a profile in the form of an arc of a circle, cooperating with the bezel 2 during rotation of the latter. To this end, the bezel 2 comprises on part of its perimeter a skirted part defining flanges 5 projecting towards the back of the wristwatch and moving on the guide surface of the various covers ( figures 3 to 5 ). These rims 5 in the form of an arc of a circle arranged at intervals on the perimeter of the bezel extend around the outer lateral surface of the middle part 6 above the lugs 7 of the middle part.

Les rebords 5 sont agencés sur le périmètre de la lunette de manière à ce qu'en position neutre de la lunette, ils soient en vis-vis des capots 8 afin de coopérer avec les épaulements 11 comme illustré à la figure 3. Dans cette configuration, chaque capot 8 est maintenu en position escamotée par un rebord 5 prenant appui sur son épaulement 11. Lors de la rotation de la lunette d'un angle donné qui est fonction de la longueur des rebords et de l'intervalle entre les rebords, ces derniers ne sont plus en contact avec le capot 8 comme montré à la figure 8. Dès lors, le capot 8 sous l'effet du ressort 13 du poussoir 12 pivote vers l'extérieur de la carrure 6 (figures 8 à 10). Le déploiement maximum du capot 8 vers l'extérieur est limité par sa paroi extérieure latérale du côté de son axe de pivotement 9 qui vient en butée contre une surface latérale du dégagement de la carrure 6 dans lequel est monté le capot 8 comme montré à la figure 8. Le capot est ainsi en position déployée et peut être actionné par l'utilisateur. En fonction, le capot 8 pivote vers l'intérieur de la carrure 6 avec un débattement maximum qui est limité par le déplacement du poussoir 12 butant sur le tube 16 fixe entourant la tige 15 du poussoir (figures 11 à 14).The flanges 5 are arranged on the perimeter of the bezel so that in the neutral position of the bezel, they face the covers 8 in order to cooperate with the shoulders 11 as illustrated in picture 3 . In this configuration, each cover 8 is held in the retracted position by a rim 5 resting on its shoulder 11. When the bezel is rotated through a given angle which is a function of the length of the flanges and the interval between the flanges, the latter are no longer in contact with the cover 8 as shown to the figure 8 . Consequently, the cover 8 under the effect of the spring 13 of the pusher 12 pivots towards the outside of the middle part 6 ( figures 8 to 10 ). The maximum deployment of the cowl 8 outwards is limited by its outer side wall on the side of its pivot axis 9 which comes into abutment against a side surface of the clearance of the middle part 6 in which the cowl 8 is mounted as shown in figure 8 . The cover is thus in the deployed position and can be actuated by the user. In function, the cover 8 pivots towards the inside of the middle part 6 with a maximum movement which is limited by the displacement of the pusher 12 abutting on the fixed tube 16 surrounding the stem 15 of the pusher ( figures 11 to 14 ).

Chaque épaulement 11 offre une surface de guidage dessinée pour faciliter l'engagement du rebord sur l'épaulement lorsque le capot 8 bascule de la position déployée de la figure 8 à la position escamotée de la figure 3. Pour faciliter cet engagement, l'épaulement 11 doit se présenter de biais par rapport à la lunette 2 lorsque le capot 8 est en position déployée. Cette configuration de biais peut être induite par le pivotement comme illustré à la figure 8.Each shoulder 11 offers a guide surface designed to facilitate the engagement of the flange on the shoulder when the cowl 8 tilts from the deployed position of the figure 8 in the retracted position of the picture 3 . To facilitate this engagement, the shoulder 11 must be at an angle with respect to the bezel 2 when the cowl 8 is in the deployed position. This bias configuration can be induced by pivoting as shown in figure 8 .

De préférence, des moyens de verrouillage sont prévus pour que l'utilisateur ne puisse pas actionner l'organe de commande par pression sur la surface d'appui lorsque le capot 8 est en position escamotée. Les moyens de verrouillage non représentés peuvent comporter une butée solidaire de la lunette ou de la carrure limitant le débattement du capot vers l'intérieur de la carrure. En outre, pour éviter que la lunette ne se déplace librement en dehors de positions angulaires déterminées correspondant aux positions escamotée et déployée du capot, la montre est munie de moyens de blocage de type connu comme des billes à ressort. La montre comporte en outre des moyens pour limiter le déplacement angulaire de la lunette afin d'éviter que lorsque le capot est déployé, une rotation de la lunette dans le mauvais sens ne détériore les capots et les rebords. Par exemple, les moyens peuvent être des butées montées sur la carrure coopérant avec la lunette.Preferably, locking means are provided so that the user cannot actuate the control member by pressing on the support surface when the cover 8 is in the retracted position. The locking means, not shown, may include a stop integral with the bezel or the middle part limiting the movement of the cover towards the inside of the middle part. In addition, to prevent the bezel from moving freely outside determined angular positions corresponding to the retracted and deployed positions of the cover, the watch is provided with blocking means of the type known as spring balls. The watch further comprises means for limiting the angular displacement of the bezel in order to prevent that, when the cover is deployed, a rotation of the bezel in the wrong direction damages the covers and the rims. For example, the means can be abutments mounted on the caseband cooperating with the bezel.

A titre illustratif, la présente invention a été décrite pour une montre-bracelet comportant deux poussoirs avec des axes respectifs disposés à +28° et -28° par rapport à la position de 3 heures, un déplacement angulaire de 30° de la lunette entraînant un changement de position des poussoirs. Il va de soi que d'autres configurations sont couvertes par la présente invention. De même, dans l'exemple illustré, les capots pivotent simultanément vers l'extérieur de la carrure dans le sens antihoraire lors de la rotation antihoraire de la lunette. Inversement, les axes de pivotement peuvent être agencés pour que les capots se déploient dans le sens horaire lors de la rotation horaire de la lunette.By way of illustration, the present invention has been described for a wristwatch comprising two pushers with respective axes arranged at +28° and -28° relative to the 3 o'clock position, an angular displacement of 30° of the bezel causing a change in the position of the pushers. It goes without saying that other configurations are covered by the present invention. Likewise, in the example illustrated, the covers simultaneously pivot outwards from the caseband in the counterclockwise direction during the counterclockwise rotation of the bezel. Conversely, the pivot axes can be arranged so that the covers unfold clockwise during clockwise rotation of the bezel.

Pour finir, on précisera, en ce qui concerne le capot 8 du poussoir, que l'épaulement peut être ménagé dans le capot ou formé en rapportant une pièce sur un capot de poussoir conventionnel comme montré à la figure 16. Aussi, le capot et le poussoir peuvent former deux pièces distinctes comme dans l'exemple illustré ou former un seul élément.Finally, it will be specified, with regard to the cover 8 of the pusher, that the shoulder can be provided in the cover or formed by adding a part to a conventional pusher cover as shown in figure 16 . Also, the cover and the pusher can form two separate parts as in the example shown or form a single element.

AVANTAGES DE L'INVENTIONADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION

Grâce au mécanisme d'escamotage selon l'invention, la surface d'appui du capot 8 n'est pas soumise à des frottements lors du déplacement angulaire de la lunette 2. Seul l'épaulement qui n'est pas visible depuis l'extérieur de la carrure lorsque le poussoir est escamoté coopère avec la lunette et est donc susceptible de se griffer. Il s'ensuit que le capot du poussoir ne subit pas d'usure excessive liée à l'utilisation du poussoir. Ainsi, seule la pièce formant l'épaulement peut être réalisée dans un matériau résistant à l'usure, ce dernier pouvant, par exemple, être une céramique ou tout autre matériau ayant une résistance à l'usure analogue.Thanks to the retracting mechanism according to the invention, the bearing surface of the cowl 8 is not subjected to friction during the angular displacement of the bezel 2. Only the shoulder which is not visible from the outside of the case middle when the pusher is retracted cooperates with the bezel and is therefore liable to scratch. It follows that the cover of the pusher does not undergo excessive wear linked to the use of the pusher. Thus, only the part forming the shoulder can be made of a wear-resistant material, the latter possibly being, for example, a ceramic or any other material having a similar wear resistance.

Dans l'exemple décrit ci-dessus, la lunette est actionnée en rotation directement manuellement par l'utilisateur, mais il va de soi que selon une variante non représentée, on peut prévoir que la lunette soit mise en rotation par un mécanisme du type poussoir et leviers ou par un mécanisme à molette relié cinématiquement à la lunette via une roue dentée ou analogue.In the example described above, the bezel is actuated in rotation directly manually by the user, but it goes without saying that according to a variant not shown, provision can be made for the bezel to be rotated by a push-type mechanism and levers or by a thumbwheel mechanism kinematically connected to the bezel via a toothed wheel or the like.

LégendeLegend

(1)(1)
Pièce d'horlogerie et, en particulier, montre-braceletTimepiece and, in particular, wristwatch
(2)(2)
Lunette
(2a) Portée cylindrique intérieure de la lunetteTelescope
(2a) Cylindrical inside seat of the bezel
(3)(3)
BagueRing
(4)(4)
Organe de commande de la fonction à actionnerControl device for the function to be operated
(5)(5)
Rebord de la lunetteBezel rim
(6)(6)
Carrure
(6a) Portée cylindrique extérieure de la carrurebuild
(6a) External cylindrical bearing of the caseband
(7)(7)
Corne de la carrureMiddle horn
(8)(8)
Capot du poussoirPusher cover
(9)(9)
Axe de pivotement du capotHood Pivot Pin
(10)(10)
Surface d'appui du capotBonnet bearing surface
(11)(11)
Epaulement, aussi appelé surface de guidage, du capotShoulder, also called guide surface, of the bonnet
(12)(12)
Poussoir, aussi appelé organe d'actionnement
(12a) Tête d'actionnement du poussoirPusher, also called actuator
(12a) Pusher actuating head
(13)(13)
Ressort du poussoirPusher spring
(14)(14)
Butée et, en particulier, écrou du poussoirStopper and, in particular, tappet nut
(15)(15)
Tige du poussoirpush rod
(16)(16)
TubeTube
(L)(I)
LogementAccommodation

Claims (14)

  1. Timepiece (1) comprising a case middle (6), a bezel (2), rotatably mounted on the case middle (6), and an actuation member (12) including a cover (8) capable of adopting a retracted position and a deployed position relative to the case middle (6), said cover (8) being provided with a bearing surface (10) actuatable by the user's finger and including a shoulder (11) distinct from the bearing surface (10), said shoulder (11) being intended to cooperate with the bezel (2) when the cover (8) is in the retracted position, characterized in that the cover is mounted so as to pivot on the case middle, and in that the shoulder (11) forms a guiding surface including an arc shaped profile arranged to cooperate with the bezel (2) during the rotation thereof to switch from the deployed position to the retracted position.
  2. Timepiece (1) according to claim 1, configured such that, in the retracted position, the bearing surface (10) is flush with an outer lateral surface of the case middle (6).
  3. Timepiece (1) according to claim 1 or 2, configured such that the displacement between the retracted position and the deployed position of the cover (8) is coupled to the angular displacement of the bezel (2), said bezel (2) being provided with an arc-shaped rim (5) disposed on a portion of the periphery thereof and intended to cooperate with the shoulder (11) when the cover (8) adopts the retracted position.
  4. Timepiece (1) according to claim 3, wherein said rim (5) covers a portion of an outer lateral surface of the case middle (6) up to the height of the horns (7) of the case middle (6).
  5. Timepiece (1) according to any of the preceding claims, configured such that, after actuating said member (12) by pressing on the bearing surface (10), the cover (8) adopts a position which is distinct from the retracted position and in which the cover (8) is positioned inside the case middle (6).
  6. Timepiece (1) according to claim 1, wherein, the pivot arbor (9) of the cover (8) is arranged such that, during the displacement between the retracted position and the deployed position, the bezel (2) and the cover (8) move angularly in the same direction whether it is clockwise or anticlockwise.
  7. Timepiece (1) according to any of the preceding claims, including means for locking the actuation member (12) when the cover (8) is in the retracted position.
  8. Timepiece (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the shoulder (11) is arranged such that, when the cover (8) is in the deployed position, it is skewed with respect to the bezel (2) with one end closer to the centre of the case middle (6) than the rim (5).
  9. Timepiece (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the shoulder (11) is made of a ceramic material.
  10. Timepiece (1) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising means for limiting the angular displacement of the bezel (2) in the clockwise direction and in the anticlockwise direction.
  11. Timepiece (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the actuation member (12) includes a stem (15) coupled at one end to the cover (8) and integral with a stop (14) at the other end, the maximum travel of the cover (8) towards the outside of the case middle (6) being limited by its outer lateral wall on the side of its pivot arbor (9) which abuts against a lateral surface of a recess in the case middle (6) in which the cover (8) is mounted, as shown in Figure 8, when the cover (8) adopts a deployed position.
  12. Timepiece (1) according to claim 11, wherein the actuation member (12) includes a fixed tube (16) surrounding said stem (15) and making it possible to limit the maximum travel of the cover (8) inside the case middle (6) when the cover (8) is actuated by the user.
  13. Timepiece (1) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising several covers (8) and, wherein the bezel (2) comprises several rims (5) disposed at intervals on the bezel perimeter.
  14. Timepiece (1) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising two covers (8) respectively disposed at plus 28° and minus 28° with respect to the 3 o'clock position on the timepiece (1), wherein an angular displacement of the bezel (2) on the order of 30° ensures the displacement of the covers (8) between the retracted and deployed positions.
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