EP3422118B1 - Vorrichtung zum befestigen eines armbands - Google Patents

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EP3422118B1
EP3422118B1 EP17179176.7A EP17179176A EP3422118B1 EP 3422118 B1 EP3422118 B1 EP 3422118B1 EP 17179176 A EP17179176 A EP 17179176A EP 3422118 B1 EP3422118 B1 EP 3422118B1
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Patrice Golay
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/14—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like
    • A44C5/142—Cord type straps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/14—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • 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
    • 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
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet

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  • the present invention relates to the field of watchmaking or jewelry. It relates more precisely to a device for attaching a bracelet to an object, in particular a watch case.
  • the straps in leather or in metal, are fixed to the horns of a watch case, by means of a bar formed of a tube, in which are mounted two pistons movable in translation, and an elastic member. disposed between said pistons and tending to drive them out of the tube.
  • Said bar is mounted in a housing provided for this purpose at one end of the bracelet, and the pistons are engaged in blind bores made opposite in the horns of the box.
  • Such devices usually include a bar, of the type described above, on which is mounted, passing through the tube, a member for actuating the pistons.
  • Said actuating member is, for example, a radial finger integral with a pistons, as described in the patent CH 327 838 .
  • the finger is slidably mounted through an axial slot made in the tube, and its movement along the slot makes it possible to push one of the pistons inside the tube.
  • the patent CH 614 589 describes a watch case with a device for fixing a bracelet to the box, the central horn has a cylindrical passage split longitudinally over the entire length of the horn, allowing the introduction of a bar for fixing a bracelet .
  • the bar is in the form of a cylinder with a flat over its entire length so as to allow the bar to pass during its introduction into the passage and to hold it in place when the latter occupies a determined angular position.
  • the fastening devices thus described are generally used for interchangeable straps, which they can replace at the option of the wearer. However, they are not without drawbacks. It will be noted, in particular, that they require major structural modifications at the level of the bar, such as, for example, the creation of an opening at the level of the tube, or the transformation of the pistons. These changes lead to significant additional manufacturing costs.
  • These fixing devices also include a prominent element, namely the actuating member, which can catch on or injure the wearer of the watch.
  • the present invention overcomes these drawbacks, by proposing a device for attaching a bracelet to a watch case, the device comprising on the one hand a bar secured to the watch case by means of at least one horn, and on the other hand an insert secured to the end of the bracelet, the bar and the insert being complementary in order to cooperate by fitting one into the other by constituting removable assembly means capable of making the bracelet interchangeable.
  • the bar is formed by a cylindrical axis having at least one flat, said flat being arranged to cooperate by interlocking with at least one blind housing produced in said insert, said blind housing having a substantially rectangular opening for receiving said au at least one flat part of the bar, the bar comprising at least one control member so as to rotate it from a first position A in which the flat part of the bar is capable of receiving the insert, towards a second position B in which said insert is locked on the bar.
  • the Figures 1a to 1d illustrate a wristwatch as well as detailed views of the device for attaching the strap 2 to the watch case 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the device for fixing the strap 2 to the watch case 1 comprises on the one hand a bar 4 secured to the watch case by means of at least one horn secured to the box, and on the other hand an insert secured to the end of the bracelet 2, the bar 4 and the insert 20 being complementary to cooperate by fitting one into the other by constituting removable assembly means capable of making the bracelet interchangeable.
  • the watch case comprises a middle horn comprising a passage whose diameter corresponds to the diameter of the axis of the bar 4 so that the latter can rotate freely in the housing.
  • the central horn 10 is formed of two parts, a first part 11 formed with the watch case and comprising a groove 110 arranged to receive the bar 4, and a second part formed by a removable cover 12 held on the first part, and implicitly on the watch case 1, by means of screws 13.
  • Such an arrangement makes it possible to assemble and disassemble the bar 4 easily and quickly without the risk of damaging or twisting it.
  • the watch case 1 comprises means for maintaining the position of the bar 4.
  • these holding means are in the form of a pair of ball pawls 14, each ball pawl 14 being arranged to cooperate with a first pair of cavities 42 and a second pair of cavities 42 'formed on the rod 40 of the bar 4.
  • ball pawl such as a jumper or a spring resting on the flat for example.
  • the bar 4 is formed by a cylindrical rod 40 having at least one flat 41, the flat 41 being arranged to cooperate by interlocking with at least one housing 21 produced in the insert 20 of the bracelet strand 2 or d 'a link.
  • the housing 21 has a substantially rectangular opening 210 for receiving the flat 41 of the bar 4, the height and the length of the opening 210 corresponding to the height and the length of the flat 41 of the bar 4.
  • the bar 4 comprises two flats 41 disposed close to each of the ends of the bar 4, so that there is a flat 41 on either side of the central horn, each of the flat 41 cooperating with an insert 20.
  • the bar 4 comprises at least one control member so as to rotate it from a first position A in which the flat 41 of the bar 4 is capable of receiving the insert, towards a second position B in which said insert is locked on the bar 4.
  • the bar 4 can be brought back from position B to position A by elastic return means such as a jumper spring on an eccentric or else a torsion spring on the bar.
  • control member comprises a flange 43 secured to each of the ends of the bar 4, the bar 4 and the flanges 43 then forming a single element. It can also be envisaged to assemble the collar 43 at the end of the bar 4 by means of an insertion point mounted in a hollow part of the bar 4. An internal bulge is then arranged at the end of the bar 4 to cooperate with the insertion point, in order to clip the flange 43 into the bar 4. Other methods of fixing the flanges 43 can be envisaged, such as for example by gluing, welding, or even by driving. These act as axial retaining elements for the bar 4 and the insert 21.
  • the bar 4 can be composed of three parts, as it can form only one, with the flanges 43 pre-molded at the ends of the rod 40, the flats 41 and the cavities 42, 42 'then being milled directly on the rod 40. Furthermore, the sections of both the rod 40 of the bar 4 and the flanges 43 have been chosen preferably cylindrical to facilitate a degree of freedom in rotation about its axis AA.
  • the central horn 10 acts as a radial retaining element, complementary to the groove 110 whose shape and depth are complementary to that of the rod 40 so that the bar 4 cannot come out of the groove 110 when it is put in place.
  • the middle horn 10 comprises two housings receiving the ball pawls 14, the latter being arranged to cooperate with the cavities 42, 42 'of the bar 4, their respective sizes and depths are configured so that the bar 4 no longer has any degree of freedom in the groove 110 when the pawls 14 are engaged in the cavities 42 or 42 ′ of the bar 4.
  • the attachment device comprises a housing 21 produced in the insert 20 of the bracelet strand.
  • the housing 21 is in the form of an open housing formed by a cylindrical groove 210 arranged in the insert 20 of the bracelet strand.
  • This cylindrical groove 211 comprises a rectangular opening 210 allowing the introduction and the maintenance of the bar 4 of cylindrical shape which two flats 41 to correspond to the shape of the housing.
  • the groove 211 has a C-shaped section.
  • the watch case 1 comprises first vertical side walls 100 opposite which are provided lateral clearances 101 in the middle of the case to accommodate the flanges 43.
  • the flanges 43 here taking a preferably cylindrical shape, the lateral clearances 101 have a corresponding cylindrical excavation shape in watch case 1.
  • the user rotates the bar around the axis AA by means of the flanges towards the position B until the flats 41 are angularly offset by at least 45 ° around the axis AA, and more preferably 90 °, so the bracelet strand can no longer be dislodged as can be seen from the figure 4b .
  • the ball pawls 14 then cooperate with the second pair of cavities 42 'angularly offset by the same value around the axis AA.
  • At least one of the flanges 43 comprises a slot 45 arranged on its outer face, namely the face visible to the wearer of the watch, for cooperating with a tool or the wearer's finger in order to facilitate handling. of the collar 43 and the locking and / or unlocking of the insert 20 on the bar 4.
  • the insert 20 follows the shape of the central horn 10 so as to limit the play during assembly and provide a good quality assembly.
  • the insert is placed on a bracelet made of leather, synthetic fabric, plastic, metal, ceramic or even composite.
  • the bar 4 is preferably made of metal but could also be made of plastic, ceramic or even composite.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Befestigen eines Armbandes (2) an einem Gehäuse einer tragbaren Uhr (1), wobei die Vorrichtung einerseits einen Steg (4), der über mindestens ein Horn (10) am Gehäuse der tragbaren Uhr (1) befestigt ist, und andererseits einen Einsatz (20) umfasst, der am Ende eines Armbandes befestigt ist, wobei der Steg (4) und der Einsatz (20) einander ergänzen, um durch ein Ineinandersetzen zusammenzuwirken, wobei sie abnehmbare Montagemittel bilden, um das Armband austauschbar zu machen, wobei der Steg (4) durch einen zylindrischen Stift (40) mit mindestens einem abgeflachten Bereich (41) gebildet ist, wobei der abgeflachte Bereich so angeordnet ist, dass er durch ein Einsetzen mit mindestens einer in dem mindestens einen Einsatz (20) ausgebildeten Aufnahme (210) zusammenwirkt, wobei die mindestens eine Aufnahme (20) eine im Wesentlichen rechteckige Öffnung (210) zum Aufnehmen des mindestens einen abgeflachten Bereichs (41) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Steg (4) mindestens ein Betätigungselement umfasst, um ihn um seine Längsachse von einer ersten Position A, in welcher der Einsatz (20) auf den Stift (40) des Stegs (4) positionierbar ist, in eine zweite Position B zu schwenken, in welcher der Einsatz an dem Stift (40) des Stegs arretiert ist.
  2. Befestigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Betätigungselement mindestens einen Telleransatz (43) an mindestens einem Ende des Stegs (4) umfasst, wobei der mindestens eine Telleransatz (43) ein axiales Halteelement bildet.
  3. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der mindestens eine Telleransatz (43) mit mindestens einer seitlichen Anschlagfläche des Gehäuses der tragbaren Uhr (1) zusammenwirkt.
  4. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der mindestens eine Telleransatz (43) einen Schlitz (45) aufweist, der zum Zusammenwirken mit einem Werkzeug vorgesehen ist, um den Steg (4) um die Längsachse des Stegs zu schwenken.
  5. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Telleransatz (43) eine Markierung (44) aufweist, welche die erste Position A des Stegs (4) anzeigt.
  6. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse der tragbaren Uhr(1) Mittel zum Sichern der Position des Stegs aufweist, wobei die Sicherungsmittel mindestens eine Kugelklinke (14) zum Zusammenwirken mit mindestens einer Ausnehmung (42, 42') umfassen, die auf dem Stift (40) des Stegs ausgebildet ist.
  7. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Stift (40) ein erstes Paar von Ausnehmungen (42) aufweist, die so angeordnet sind, dass sie mit einem Paar von Kugelklinken (14) zusammenwirken, wenn sich der Steg in der ersten Position A befindet.
  8. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Stift (40) ein zweites Paar von Ausnehmungen (42') aufweist, die so angeordnet sind, dass sie mit einem Paar von Kugelklinken (14) zusammenwirken, wenn sich der Steg in der zweiten Position B befindet.
  9. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach den Ansprüchen 6 und 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Paar von Ausnehmungen (42) und das zweite Paar von Ausnehmungen (42') um 45° um die Längsachse des Stegs und vorzugsweise um 90° um die Längsachse winklig versetzt sind.
  10. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse der tragbaren Uhr ein mittleres Horn mit einen Durchgang aufweist, dessen Durchmesser dem Durchmesser der Achse des Stegs entspricht.
  11. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Steg (4) einen abgeflachten Bereich (41) in der Nähe jeder seiner Enden aufweist, wobei an beiden Seiten des mittleren Horns (10) ein abgeflachter Bereich (41) angeordnet ist.
  12. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 10 oder 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mittlere Horn (10) eine abnehmbare Abdeckung (11) umfasst, die mittels Schrauben (13) am Gehäuse (1) gehalten wird.
  13. Befestigungsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahme (21) in Form einer Rille mit einer Öffnung (210) ausgebildet ist, wobei die Aufnahme (21) einen C-förmigen Querschnitt aufweist.
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