EP3447591B1 - Moduswahlschalter für schlagwerk, und melodie für armbanduhr oder andere uhr - Google Patents

Moduswahlschalter für schlagwerk, und melodie für armbanduhr oder andere uhr Download PDF

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EP3447591B1
EP3447591B1 EP18180053.3A EP18180053A EP3447591B1 EP 3447591 B1 EP3447591 B1 EP 3447591B1 EP 18180053 A EP18180053 A EP 18180053A EP 3447591 B1 EP3447591 B1 EP 3447591B1
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Julien Peter
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  • the invention relates to a striking mechanism for a watch or timepiece comprising a movement, said striking mechanism being able to operate in passing according to at least two distinct striking modes, and according to at least two distinct melodies and / or on au. minus two separate sets of stamps.
  • the invention also relates to a watch comprising a movement comprising an output for triggering a strike when passing through the movement, this movement being arranged to drive at least one reference mobile, and this watch comprises at least one such striking mechanism.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising a movement comprising an output for triggering a chime when the movement passes, this movement being arranged to drive at least one reference mobile, and the timepiece comprises at least one such striking mechanism.
  • the invention relates to the field of striking mechanisms for watches, timepieces or music boxes.
  • Clockwork striking mechanisms are major complications, complex as much by the number and the complexity of the kinematics of their components, as by the operating modes of which they are capable.
  • the selection among different ringing modes is in itself an additional complication, which involves expensive components, such as column wheels or the like, and which consumes a substantial volume inside the watch case or watch case.
  • the timepiece a box which often has a notch for this selection function.
  • the interface between the selection mechanism and the outside of the box must, again, benefit from a particular seal. Managing security between the different modes is always tricky.
  • the patent CH706080B1 on behalf of PATEK PHILIPPE describes a timepiece comprising a case enclosing a mechanical watch movement, comprising a repeating striking mechanism capable of being automatically triggered by the mechanical clock movement in which the striking mechanism comprises a triggering lever provided with a pawl mounted to pivot on this trigger rocker and designed to engage with the teeth of a trigger ratchet that comprises the spindle of the striking mechanism so that, in automatic triggering, a nut driven by the timing gear of the movement, preferably integral with the ground of the watch movement, causes the pivoting of the trigger lever towards the trigger ratchet, and that when the trigger lever falls, the pawl of the pawl drives the trigger in rotation; the striking mechanism comprising a mechanism for selecting the striking mode.
  • This striking mode selection mechanism comprises a maneuvering member accessible from outside the timepiece formed by a slider mounted to slide in a reciprocating movement on the periphery of the case of the timepiece. 'clockwork between at least two positions, one corresponding to a ringing mode and the other to silent mode.
  • Requirement EP 2498146 A1 in the name of MONTRES BREGUET describes a mechanism for triggering an audible signal called secondary bell for a timepiece, which comprises at least one watch movement, and, on the one hand, at least one secondary strike control mechanism designed to trigger a secondary strike at a particular time linked to a preset, or / and to the reception of a 'a signal, or / and the crossing of a value threshold for a physical parameter, and on the other hand at least one bell or grand bell or minute repeater mechanism controlled by main bell control means arranged to triggering a main bell at times programmed by said watch movement, or on demand.
  • This secondary ringing trigger mechanism comprises a clutch mechanism arranged to, at said particular instant triggering said secondary ringing control mechanism, prohibit the execution of a main ringing by disengaging said main ringing control means, and trigger a secondary ringing signal by engagement of at least part of said striking or grand strike or minute repeater mechanism, and further arranged for, outside of said particular instant triggering said secondary ringing control mechanism and after execution of said strike secondary linked to said particular instant triggering said secondary ringing control mechanism, authorizing the operation of a main ringing by engagement of said main ringing control means, and triggering a main ringing by engagement of said striking or grand strike or repeating mechanism minutes.
  • the invention proposes to carry out the selection of ringing modes as well as of the melodies and / or sets of stamps implemented for these ring tones, in a simple and reliable manner, and compatible with the establishment of efficient and complex security systems. medium.
  • the invention relates to a striking mechanism according to claim 1.
  • the invention also relates to a watch comprising a movement comprising an output for triggering a strike when passing through the movement, this movement being arranged to drive at least one reference mobile, and the watch comprises at least one such striking mechanism.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising a movement comprising an output for triggering a chime when passing through. the movement, this movement being arranged to drive at least one reference mobile, and the timepiece comprises at least one such striking mechanism.
  • the invention relates to a watch 1000 or a timepiece 2000, comprising at least one particular striking mechanism 100.
  • a 2000 timepiece can be a music box, or include a music box.
  • the ringing mechanism 100 comprises, conventionally, at least one reference mobile 1, and preferably a plurality of reference mobile devices 1, comprising the snails and / or stars of time reference, and in particular a snail of the time reference. minutes, a quarter snail, a 190 hour snail.
  • This striking mechanism 100 also comprises at least one striking mobile device 2, as explained in particular in the “grand strike” chapter of the work “Complicated watches” and visible in particular in FIG. 40 of this work.
  • This ringing drive mobile 2 conventionally comprises a detent ratchet 22 and a rack pinion 24.
  • the striking mechanism 100 is able to operate in passing according to at least two distinct ringing modes, and according to at least two distinct melodies and / or on at least two distinct sets of timbres.
  • this ringing mechanism 100 comprises a mode selector mechanism 9, which is combined with a melody and / or timbre selector mechanism.
  • This mode selector mechanism 9 more particularly comprises a mode selector 96 accessible to the user to allow him to choose the ringing mode to be used, and at least one means for selecting a melody or set of timbres controlled by the movement 200. for a ringtone in passing, and / or accessible to the user for the selection of a ringtone and / or a set of gongs, for the execution of bells in passing or for the minute repeater when the striking mechanism 100 includes a minute repeater mechanism.
  • the striking mechanism 100 comprises at least one melody or timbre set selection means 103, 104, which is distinct from the mode selector 96.
  • the striking mechanism 100 cooperates with a movement 200, which drives the reference mobile (s) 1, and of which a particular output 3 is illustrated in the figures, in the nonlimiting form of a star 130 for triggering the striking by the movement. , adjusted on a roadway, and comprising four teeth, so as to be able to lift, every quarter of an hour, an intermediate lever triggered by the movement, hereinafter referred to as lifting 70.
  • the striking mechanism 100 comprises at least one pivoting part, which is arranged to cooperate indirectly, by means of this lift 70, with the output 3 of the movement 200, and in particular comprises a feeler for reading such a reference mobile. 1 and a drive rake for the rack pinion 24.
  • One of these pivoting parts is an hour piece 20 arranged to cooperate with the hour snail 190.
  • the striking mechanism 100 further comprises a main pawl 85, which is arranged to be set in motion during each ringing in the process, and to come and drive, when possible, the trigger ratchet 22.
  • the striking mechanism 100 comprises all or part of the main striking modes: grand bell, small bell, alarm clock, silence, and more particularly comprises a repeating mechanism, in particular a minute repeater mechanism, as explained. in particular in the chapter “minute repeater” of the book “Complicated watches”.
  • the non-limiting variant illustrated by the figures comprises three ringing modes: grand bell (GS), small bell (PS), silence (S), and a minute repeater.
  • This minute repeater mechanism comprises in particular a piece for hours 20, arranged to cooperate, with a feeler 29 which it comprises, with a snail for hours 190.
  • the striking mechanism 100 comprises a mode selector mechanism 9.
  • This mode selector mechanism 9 comprises a mode selector. mode 96 accessible to the user to allow him to choose the ringing mode to be used, and which controls the angular position of at least one cam 90.
  • the mode selector mechanism 9 comprises at least one cam 90, which may comprise as many particular positions as there are modes attributable to the striking mechanism as in the variant illustrated by the figures, or which comprises positions specific to only some of these modes.
  • the illustrated variant represents a flat cam 90, which has three notches each corresponding to one of the selectable modes: 93 small bell, 94 large bell, 95 silence. More particularly, the notches correspond to back notches of variable amplitude, requiring an increasing force in one of the two directions of operation. More particularly, a particular notch, for example a notch in the center, is larger than those at the end, so as to ensure security by preventing the user from switching unexpectedly from one ringing mode to another.
  • the cam 90 occupies particular positions for the different modes.
  • This cam 90 comprises a continuous outer profile 98 of the probe support, which is arranged to cooperate with a beak 61 that comprises a silence lever 60.
  • This outer profile 98 comprises a zone of greater radius 98S corresponding to the silent mode, which is arranged to orient the silence latch 60 in a position where a main arm 64 of the mute latch 60 moves the main pawl 85 away from the detent ratchet 22, to ensure the deactivation of any ringing in passing, in silent mode, such as visible on the figure 5 .
  • the invention lends itself to the selection of an even greater number of distinct modes, in particular when it is a question of differentiating the playing of different melodies, which can for example be used to differentiate the quarters sounded, or the playing of different stamps, as in the patent EP2947523B1 from the same depositor, to integrate a wake-up mechanism according to the request EP15190808.4 from the same depositor, a safety mechanism for selecting and / or triggering a ringing or melody according to the request EP15168700.1 from the same depositor, a mechanism for selecting a disengageable lift melody according to the request EP15183110.4 from the same depositor, or a chime bell depending on the request EP16206572.6 from the same depositor.
  • Cam 90 can thus have multiple notches: GS melody A, GS melody B, PS melody A, PS melody B, S, and / or again: GS timbre A, GS timbre B, PS stamp A, PS stamp B, S.
  • the mode selector mechanism 9 may include a plurality of cams 90, in particular superimposed, each of them possibly relating to some of the cams. these modes, for example with a particular melody, or a particular timbre, or the like.
  • the large ring mode corresponds to a first melody and / or a first set of stamps
  • the small ring mode corresponds to a second melody and / or a second set of stamps.
  • cams 90 can be superimposed, in particular coaxial, or juxtaposed in a plane, and in particular chained to each other.
  • the mode selector mechanism 9 ensures the deactivation of the ringer in silent mode, by moving the pawls away from the bell. mobile ringing trainer 2, and makes it possible to prevent access of the hour room to the corresponding snail.
  • the striking mechanism 100 comprises a minute repeater with a minute repeater control 4 comprising a repeater pawl 40, which is arranged to drive the trigger ratchet 22 after a reading by said hour piece 20 on the dial. snail of 190 hours.
  • the main arm 64 of the silence rocker 60 allows access from the repeating pawl 40 to the trigger ratchet 22, as long as the available energy is sufficient for the execution of the operation. 'a full ringtone.
  • the striking mechanism 100 comprises a grand strike mode for striking at the passage of each hour, and of each quarter of an hour with the repetition of striking from the hour to the quarter of an hour, and a mode of small bell for the bell at the passage of each hour, and of each quarter of an hour without the repetition of the bell from the hour to the quarter of an hour.
  • the striking mechanism 100 then comprises a small strike latch 80, which is arranged to cooperate by resting on a cam pin 97 which the cam 90 of the mode selector mechanism 9) comprises for, when the small strike mode is selected, orient the small bell rocker 80 in a position in which this prohibits the passage of the piece from hours 20 to the snail of hours 190, to prevent the striking of the hours to the quarter of an hour.
  • the cam pin 97 orients the small strike lever 80 in another position in which the latter allows the passage of the hour piece 20 towards the hour limaçon. 190, to authorize the bell at the passage of the hours to quarter hours.
  • the striking mechanism 100 advantageously comprises, coaxial with a star 130 of four driven by the output 3 and which is arranged to trigger the ringing at the quarter-hourly intervals. , a teardrop-shaped hour cam 131, comprising a tip 132 which is arranged to lift the small strike lever 80, and allow the passage of the 20 hours piece to the 190 hour snail.
  • the striking mechanism 100 includes a particular stopping function designed to prevent the execution of any ringing if the amount of energy available is insufficient to ensure complete execution: the striking mechanism 100 then advantageously comprises a stopping mechanism 5, which is arranged to prevent the execution of any ringing, in order to prevent the risk of stopping certain moving parts in intermediate positions, which could lead to collisions when restarting. In the only case where the stop function is efficient, the operation of the minute repeater is also prohibited.
  • This stopping mechanism 5 is arranged to rotate a ringing reversal latch 59 when the available energy is insufficient for the execution of a complete ring.
  • This ringing reversal latch 59 controls the pivoting of a ringing release lever 55, which is arranged to prevent access of the repeating pawl 40 to the detent ratchet 22 when the available energy is insufficient for execution. of a complete ringing, and to move the main pawl 85 away from the trigger ratchet 22 when the available energy is insufficient for the execution of a complete ringing.
  • the mode selector mechanism 9 is preferably designed to dispense with the notching on the watch case, customary in the prior art: for this purpose, a mode selector lever 96 advantageously controls, in particular by an articulated connection as visible. in the figures, the pivoting of the cam 90, or of the cams 90 when there are several. More particularly, a cam jumper 91, associated with a cam jumper spring 92 for holding it in position, comprises a selector finger 99, which cooperates with one of the notches of the cam 90.
  • This jumper 91 and its spring 92 have a double function: to ensure the feeling of passage of the notches for the user, and the certainty of completing the selection maneuver, with a return to a clear position corresponding to one of the modes, and never to an intermediate position.
  • the spring 92 is oversized to ensure security, and in particular to overcome the friction forces of the seal in the watch case.
  • This cam 90 also comprises a cam pin 97, which is arranged to constitute a stop for a small ring rocker 80, the function of which is explained below.
  • the cam 90 advantageously comprises an outer profile 98 which is continuous and comprising at least two sensor bearing zones, arranged to cooperate with a beak 61 which a silence lever 60 comprises: a zone of larger radius 98S corresponding to a silent mode, and a zone of smaller radius 98AGS corresponding to a stopping in grand bell mode, when the mute function and the great bell mode exist.
  • the mode selection mechanism 9 can be used for different ringing mechanisms. Its interactions with the conventional components of a striking mechanism 100 comprising a minute repeater mechanism are illustrated in a particular arrangement which is detailed below, those skilled in the art, specialist in ringing tones for watches or mechanical timepieces , will know how to transpose them to mechanisms presenting variants.
  • This striking mechanism 100 is first exposed without a stop mechanism.
  • the figures 1 and 2 show the mode selector 9 in the indexing position corresponding to notch 93 PS of the small bell, which strikes the full hours on the way, and the quarter-hours only on the way.
  • the quarters room and the snail of the usual quarters are not shown, so as to simplify the description of the operation.
  • the star 130 arranged near the mobiles of the references 1, is arranged to cooperate, every quarter of an hour, with a spout 72, in particular elastic, which the ring triggering lift 70 comprises.
  • This hour part 20 comprises a feeler 29 arranged to feel a snail of hours 190, and a rake 25 arranged to cooperate with a rack pinion 24 that comprises a mobile ringing drive 2.
  • This hour part 20 also comprises, set back relative to the feeler 29, a rib 23 which is terminated, on the same side as the feeler 29, by a stop bearing plate 27.
  • the ringing driving mobile 2 for its part comprises, in a conventional manner, a detent ratchet 22, with which is arranged to cooperate, either a main ringing pawl 85, or else a minute repeater triggering pawl 40, provided with 'a pin 41, and that includes a minute repeater control 4, where the latter pawl 40 cooperates with a spring 43.
  • the pivoting of the ringing triggering lift 70 causes the movement of a trigger lever 50 to pivot, which carries a thrust spring 52 which bears on the main ringing pawl 85, which the triggering lever 50 also carries. .
  • a small strike rocker 80 of conventional type carries a stop pin 82.
  • This small strike rocker 80 biased by a release spring 83 fixed to a plate, comprises a release spout 81, which is arranged to rest on the cam pin 97, which cam 90 has.
  • the small bell flip-flop 80 faces the 20-hour piece during the angular travel of the latter, and the stop pin 82 is at the level of the rib 23 of the 20-hour piece, on the same radius, thereby makes it possible to cooperate in abutment bearing with the flat 27 of the hour piece 20, and to immobilize the latter by preventing it from reaching the hour mark 190, so as not to repeat the striking of the hours at each quarter , according to the operation specific to the small bell mode.
  • the star 130 is integral with a tear-shaped hour cam 131, the point 132 of which is arranged to lift the small strike lever 80, and therefore its stop pin 82, for allow the passage to the probe 29 of the 20 hours part to take its reading on the 190 hours snail.
  • the figures 3 and 4 show the mode selector 9 in the indexing position corresponding to the 94 GS notch of the large bell, which strikes the full hours on the way, and both the hour and the quarter hour on the way.
  • the quarter piece and the usual quarter snail are not shown.
  • the support of the cam pin 97 on the small bell rocker 80 is made at a greater distance from the end of the release spout 81 than in the case of the small bell, and therefore the stop pin 82 n 'is no longer at the level of the rib 23, nor of the flat 27 of the 20 hour piece, but is at the level of the clearance 28, which allows the 20 hour piece to freely pivot towards the 190 hour snail at each quarter hour.
  • the striking mechanism 100 comprises a large bell and small bell isolator, hereinafter referred to as the silence latch 60, which comprises at one end a reading nozzle 61 arranged to cooperate with one of the zones. peripherals 98 of the mode selection cam 90, and at a second end 62 a main arm 64, which is arranged to stop a main pawl pin 86, which the main bell pawl 85 has. in its middle part near its pivot, a silence pin 63.
  • the silence latch 60 which comprises at one end a reading nozzle 61 arranged to cooperate with one of the zones. peripherals 98 of the mode selection cam 90, and at a second end 62 a main arm 64, which is arranged to stop a main pawl pin 86, which the main bell pawl 85 has. in its middle part near its pivot, a silence pin 63.
  • the spring 65 forces the silence latch 60 by means of the pin 63, for this latch to always be in contact with the cam 90 by its beak 61.
  • this silence latch 60 pivots and its part 62 disconnects the pawl 85 from the ratchet 22.
  • the cam pin 97 is in contact with the release lip 81 of the small bell rocker 80.
  • a rocker not shown in the figures makes the link between the control 4 and the rocker light 80, so that the hour rake 20 can fall on the hour snail 190 of the part 1.
  • This silence rocker 60 is visible on the figures 5 to 11 , which also comprise a stopping mechanism 5, which essentially comprises a striking disengagement lever 55.
  • the striking mechanism 100 thus comprises, partially superimposed, the silence latch 60 and the striking disengagement lever 55, which are each arranged to hinder the access of a particular pawl to the ratchet 22 of the ringing drive mobile 2.
  • the ringing release lever 55 comprises a stop arm 56, which is arranged to stop a repeating pawl pin 41, which includes a minute repeater trigger pawl 40 , from the repeat command to minutes 4.
  • the figures 5 and 6 show the mode selector 9 in the indexing position corresponding to notch 95S of silent mode, in which the small bell and the large bell are disengaged, but where the minute repeater operation is authorized.
  • the reading beak 61 of the silence rocker 60 is supported on the largest radius 98S of the peripheral bearing surface 98 of the cam 90, and, therefore, on the one hand, the small bell rocker 80 is stopped by the cam pin 97 by the spring 67, and, on the other hand, the main arm 64 of the silence rocker 60 is in its position furthest from the ring driving mobile 2, and stops the main pawl pin 86.
  • the bell disengaging lever 55 is very close to the bell driving mobile 2, since nothing opposes this extreme position, and therefore the 40 minute repeater release pawl is not hindered and can be accessed. the trigger 22, and the minute repeater can therefore be launched at will by the user.
  • the figures 7 and 8 illustrate the stopping in grand strike mode, and show the mode selector 9 in the indexing position corresponding to the 94GS notch of the grand strike.
  • the stopping mechanism 5 is arranged to disengage all the pawls, when the quantity of energy available, at the level of the barrel or barrels or the like, is insufficient. This time, the reading lip 61 of the silence rocker 60 is supported on the smallest radius 98AGS of the peripheral reach 98 of the cam 90, and, at its second end 62, the main arm 64 of the silence rocker 60 is in its position closest to the ringing drive mobile 2, and cannot stop the main pawl pin 86.
  • the ringing release lever 55 is in its position furthest from the ringing driving mobile 2, and thereby hamper both the main pin 86 of the main pawl 85 and the repeat pawl pin 41, so the main pawl 85 and the minute repeater trigger pawl 40 are hampered and cannot access the detent ratchet 22
  • the minute repeater cannot be activated by the user. No ringtone can therefore be started. There is nothing to prevent a maneuver of the mode selection lever 96 to another position.
  • the figures 9 to 11 illustrate stopping in silent mode, and show the mode selector 9 in the index position corresponding to notch 95S of silent mode. These figures show a maneuvering bolt 59 for the articulated control of the striking disengagement lever 55.
  • the reading beak 61 of the silence rocker 60 rests on the largest radius 98S of the peripheral bearing surface 98 of the cam 90 , and the main arm 64 of the silence rocker 60 is in its position furthest from the ring driving mobile 2, and stops the main pawl pin 86.
  • the ringing release lever 55 is also in its furthest position. of the ringing driving mobile 2, and hinders the repeating pawl pin 41. Therefore the main pawl 85 and the minute repeater trigger pawl 40 are hampered and cannot access the trigger ratchet 22.
  • the stopping is only active in the single case where there is no longer enough energy, and that, if not, this stopping mechanism is disengaged.
  • the figures 13 to 19 illustrate a first variant of a ringing mechanism combining a ring selection and a mode selection according to the invention, making it possible to play a first melody in the small ring mode, and a second melody different from the first melody in the large ring mode.
  • the figures 20 to 29 illustrate a second variant of a ring mechanism combining a ring selection and a mode selection, making it possible to play one or the other of the first melody or the second melody, in each ring mode.
  • the ringing mechanism 100 comprises a melody selection cam 101 which is arranged to cooperate with at least one first melody lever 103 and one second melody lever 104, both of which are arranged to cooperate with a selector.
  • melody 106 arranged to control different lifting 107 for operating ringing hammers.
  • This first melody lever 103 and this second melody lever 104 each comprise an intermediate probe tip 1030, 1040, which is arranged to travel the periphery 1011 of the melody selection cam 101.
  • the latter comprises a pin 1010 controlling a fork 1050 of a melody selection probe 105, a first finger 1051 of which follows the periphery 1021 of a melody selection cam by mode 102, the angular position of which is controlled directly or indirectly by the mode selector 96, and comprising a second finger 1052 for limiting the stroke.
  • the mode melody selection cam 102 is more particularly in the same plane as the melody selection cam 101.
  • the small bell flip-flop interacts with the pin 97, as seen on the figures 1 to 11 .
  • the mode selector 96 is arranged to control the angular position of a notched sector 1020, visible on the figure. figure 17 , pivotally secured to the melody selection cam by mode 102, which notched sector 1020 is held in position by a jumper and / or a retaining spring.
  • the mode selector mechanism 9 comprises a single manipulation member, accessible to the user, constituting the mode selector 96 and arranged to also control said selection of a ringtone and / or a set of gongs.
  • the ringing mechanism 100 comprises, in a similar manner, at least one first melody lever 103 and one second melody lever 104, both of which are arranged to cooperate with a melody selector 106 arranged to control different lifts 107 ringing hammer operating lever, the first melody lever 103 and the second melody lever melody 104 each comprising an intermediate feeler beak 1030, 1040, traversing the periphery, respectively of a first cam 114 for managing the first melody, and of a second cam 115 for managing the second melody.
  • a control mobile 110 which comprises, stacked one on top of the other, several cams, including a first cam 111, 90, comprises notches 112, 93, for its angular positioning and its retention by a jumper 116, 91, with a retaining spring, visible on the figure 21 , and allowing the management of the small bell, large bell, silence modes, by its peripheral contour 113, which follows a nozzle 1090 that includes a ringing isolator at passage 109, designed to prohibit any interference between a minute repeater, when the mechanism ringing 100 has a minute repeater mechanism, and a ringtone in passing.
  • a first cam 111 is similar to the cam 90 presented above, and comprises notches 112 for jumper, and management of the small bell, large bell, silence, by sound modes.
  • peripheral contour 113 which follows a beak 1090 which comprises a ringing isolator on the passage 109, arranged to prevent any interference between a minute repeater and a ringing on the passage.
  • This mobile control unit 110 is extremely compact and has a smaller height than the bell mobile 2.
  • the mode selector mechanism 9 comprises at least a first cam 90, 111, or a notched sector 1020, which can comprise as many particular positions as there are modes attributable to the striking mechanism, or which comprises positions specific to only some of these modes.
  • the first cam 90, 111, or the notched sector 1020 comprises notches 93, 94, 95, each corresponding to one of the selectable modes. More particularly still, these notches correspond to notches of variable amplitude, requiring an increasing force in one of the two directions of operation. More particularly, a particular notch, in the center or in the vicinity of the center, is more important than those at the end, so as to ensure security by preventing the user from switching unexpectedly from one ringing mode to another.
  • the mode selector mechanism 9 comprises at least one melody cam 101, 114, 115, which is arranged to differentiate the play of different melodies, and / or the play of different timbres. More particularly, the mode selector mechanism 9 comprises at least one cam 90, 111, comprising multiple notches to differentiate melodies and / or timbres assigned to each ringing mode.
  • the ringing mechanism 100 is able to operate according to at least two distinct ringing modes, including a silent mode.
  • the invention therefore provides the possibility of creating a wide variety of sets of differentiated ringing tones, either controlled by the movement 200 of the watch or of the timepiece to ring in passing, for example day / night, AM / PM, day. weekly holiday, or other, or ordered by the user according to his tastes.
  • the invention also relates to a watch 1000 comprising a movement 200 comprising an output 3 for triggering a chime when the movement passes, this movement 200 being arranged to drive at least one reference mobile 1, and the watch 1000 comprises at least one such strike mechanism 100.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece 2000 comprising a movement 200 comprising an output 3 for triggering a chime when the movement passes, this movement 200 being arranged to drive at least one reference mobile 1, and the timepiece 2000 includes at least one such striking mechanism 100.

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  1. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) für Armbanduhr (1000) oder Uhr (2000), aufweisend ein Uhrwerk (200), wobei der Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) imstande ist, beim Passieren gemäß mindestens zwei unterschiedlichen Schlagwerksmodi und auf mindestens zwei unterschiedlichen Tonfedersätzen zu arbeiten, wobei der Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) einen Moduswahlschaltermechanismus (9) aufweist, der mit einem Melodie- oder Tonfedersatzwahlschalter kombiniert ist, wobei der Moduswahlschaltermechanismus (9) einen Moduswahlschalter (96) aufweist, der für einen Benutzer zugänglich ist, um diesem zu erlauben, den zu verwendenden Schlagwerkmodus auszuwählen, und mindestens ein von dem Uhrwerk (200) für einen Stundenschlag gesteuertes und/oder für den Benutzer für die Auswahl einer Melodie oder eines Tonfedersatzes für die Ausführung der Stundenschläge oder für die Minutenrepetition, wenn der Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) einen Minutenrepetitionsmechanismus aufweist, zugängliches Melodie- oder Tonfedersatzauswahlmittel, wobei der Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) mindestens ein Melodie- oder Tonfedersatzauswahlmittel (103; 104) aufweist, das sich von dem Moduswahlschalter (96) unterscheidet, wobei der Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) eine Melodiewahlkurvenscheibe (101) aufweist, die eingerichtet ist, um mit mindestens einem Hebel einer ersten Melodie (103) und einem Hebel einer zweiten Melodie (104) zusammenzuwirken, die beide eingerichtet sind, um mit einem Melodiewahlschalter (106) zusammenzuwirken, der eingerichtet ist, um verschiedene Betätigungshebungen (107) von Schlagwerkshämmern zu steuern, wobei sowohl der Hebel einer ersten Melodie (103) und der Hebel einer zweiten Melodie (104) einen zwischengestellten Tastschnabel (1030; 1040) aufweist, der eingerichtet sind, um über den Umfang (1011) der Melodiewahlkurvenscheibe (101) zu laufen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Melodiewahlkurvenscheibe (101) einen Stift (1010) aufweist, der eine Gabel (1050) eines Melodiewahltasters (105) steuert, dessen erster Finger (1051) dem Umfang (1021) einer Modus-Melodiewahlkurvenscheibe (102) folgt, deren Winkelposition direkt oder indirekt vom Moduswahlschalter (96) gesteuert wird, und dessen zweiter Finger (1052) eingerichtet ist, um den Weg einer Wippe eines kleinen Schlagwerks (108) zu begrenzen.
  2. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Modus-Melodiewahlkurvenscheibe (102) mit der Melodiewahlkurvenscheibe (101) koplanar ist.
  3. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Melodiewahltasters (105) einen zweiten Finger (1052) aufweist, der eingerichtet ist, um den Weg einer Wippe eines kleinen Schlagwerks (108) zu begrenzen, die der Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) aufweist.
  4. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Moduswahlschalter (96) einrichtet ist, um die Winkelposition eines Rastensektors (1020) zu steuern, der mit der Modus-Melodiewahlkurvenscheibe (102) drehend fest verbunden ist, wobei der Rastensektor (1020) von einer Hebelfeder und/oder einer Haltefeder in Position gehalten wird.
  5. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Moduswahlschaltermechanismus (9) ein einziges, für den Benutzer zugängliches Bedienorgan aufweist, das den Moduswahlschalter (96) bildet und eingerichtet ist, um auch die Wahl eines Schlagwerks und/oder eines Tonfedersatzes zu steuern.
  6. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) mindestens eine Hebel einer ersten Melodie (103) und einen Hebel einer zweiten Melodie (104) aufweist, die beide eingerichtet sind, um mit einem Melodiewahlschalter (106) zusammenzuwirken, der eingerichtet ist, um verschiedene Betätigungshebungen (107) von Schlagwerkshämmern zu steuern, wobei sowohl der Hebel einer ersten Melodie (103) als auch der Hebel einer zweiten Melodie (104) einen zwischengestellten Tastschnabel (1030; 1040) aufweisen, der über den Umfang jeweils einer ersten Kurvenscheibe (114) zur Verwaltung der ersten Melodie und einer zweiten Kurvenscheibe (115) zur Verwaltung der zweiten Melodie läuft.
  7. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Modus- und Melodiewahlsteuerung durch ein Steuerdrehteil (110) durchgeführt wird, das mehrere aufeinandergestapelte Kurvenscheiben aufweist, von denen eine erste Kurvenscheibe (111, 90) Rasten (112, 93) für ihre Winkelpositionierung und ihren Halt durch eine Hebelfeder (116, 96) mit Haltefeder aufweist, und die Verwaltung der Modi kleines Schlagwerk, großes Schlagwerk, Ruhe durch ihre periphere Kontur (113) erlaubt, der ein Schnabel (1090) folgt, der einen Stundenschlag-Isolator (109) aufweist, der eingerichtet ist, um jede Interferenz zwischen einer Minutenrepetition, wenn der Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) einen Minutenrepetitionsmechanismus aufweist, und einem Stundenschlag zu unterbinden.
  8. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Moduswahlschaltermechanismus (9) mindestens eine erste Kurvenscheibe (90, 111) oder einen Rastensektor (1020) aufweist, der so viele besondere Positionen wie dem Schlagwerkmechanismus zuordenbare Modi aufweist oder der Positionen aufweist, die nur für einige dieser Modi spezifisch sind.
  9. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Kurvenscheibe (90, 111) oder der Rastensektor (1020) Kerben (93; 94; 95) aufweist, von denen jede einem der wählbaren Modi entspricht.
  10. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kerben Rasten mit variabler Amplitude entsprechen, die eine zunehmende Kraft in einer der zwei Bedienrichtungen benötigen.
  11. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine besondere Raste im Zentrum oder in der Nähe des Zentrums größer als die am Ende ist, um eine Sicherheit zu geben, indem vermieden wird, dass ein Benutzer unabsichtlich von einem Schlagwerkmodus in einen anderen wechselt.
  12. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Moduswahlschaltermechanismus (9) mindestens eine Melodiekurvenscheibe (101, 114, 115) aufweist, die eingerichtet ist, um den Satz verschiedener Melodien und/oder den Satz verschiedener Klänge zu differenzieren.
  13. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Moduswahlschaltermechanismus (9) mindestens eine Kurvenscheibe (90, 111) aufweist, die viele Rasten aufweist, um Melodien und/oder Klänge zu differenzieren, die jedem Schlagwerkmodus zugewiesen sind.
  14. Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) imstande ist, gemäß mindestens zwei unterschiedlichen Schlagwerksmodi, davon ein Ruhemodus, zu arbeiten.
  15. Armbanduhr (1000), aufweisend ein Uhrwerk (200), das eine durch das Uhrwerk auslösbare Stundenschlag-Ausgabe (3) aufweist, wobei das Uhrwerk (200) eingerichtet ist, um mindestens ein Referenzdrehteil (1) anzutreiben, und wobei die Armbanduhr (1000) mindestens einen Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 14 aufweist.
  16. Uhr (2000), aufweisend ein Uhrwerk (200), das eine durch das Uhrwerk auslösbare Stundenschlag-Ausgabe (3) aufweist, wobei das Uhrwerk (200) eingerichtet ist, um mindestens ein Referenzdrehteil (1) anzutreiben, und wobei die Uhr (2000) mindestens einen Schlagwerkmechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 14 aufweist.
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