EP3483661B1 - Assembly comprising a small portable object and a tool for actuating a corrector push-button provided on said small portable object, such as a timepiece - Google Patents

Assembly comprising a small portable object and a tool for actuating a corrector push-button provided on said small portable object, such as a timepiece Download PDF

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EP3483661B1
EP3483661B1 EP17200902.9A EP17200902A EP3483661B1 EP 3483661 B1 EP3483661 B1 EP 3483661B1 EP 17200902 A EP17200902 A EP 17200902A EP 3483661 B1 EP3483661 B1 EP 3483661B1
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Christophe Riedo
Patrice Golay
Alain Zaugg
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04D—APPARATUS OR TOOLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MAKING OR MAINTAINING CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04D1/00—Gripping, holding, or supporting devices
    • G04D1/02—Tweezers; Vice clamps or other special hand tools for watchmakers
    • G04D1/027—Hand tools for gripping or holding by magnetic 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
    • G04B3/02—Removably-mounted keys or the like
    • 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
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G17/00—Structural details; Housings
    • G04G17/02—Component assemblies
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G5/00—Setting, i.e. correcting or changing, the time-indication
    • G04G5/04—Setting, i.e. correcting or changing, the time-indication by setting each of the displayed values, e.g. date, hour, independently

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  • the present invention relates to an assembly comprising a small portable object and a tool for actuating a corrective push button fitted to said small portable object such as a timepiece.
  • the invention relates more particularly to such an assembly making it possible to actuate a small push button, also called a corrector, which is commonly fitted to portable objects such as wristwatches with large complications or even smart phones.
  • Some watches in particular so-called grand complication watches, offer their users such a high number of functions that it is not possible to correct them all using a single winding and correction crown. It is for this reason that such watches include additional control means such as push buttons.
  • push buttons of different types including miniature push buttons which are typically embedded in the middle of the watch and which are usually activated by means of a pointed instrument. These miniature push buttons typically include a socket driven, glued or screwed into a opening made in the middle of the watch, and a cylindrical control rod capable of sliding freely in the socket.
  • the socket comprises, on the exterior side of the watch case, a first cylindrical passage adapted to the dimensions of a first portion of the control rod, and on the interior side of the watch case, a second cylindrical passage arranged in the extension of the first cylindrical passage and whose internal diameter, adapted to the dimensions of a second portion of the control rod, is less than that of the first cylindrical passage.
  • a seal housed in a groove formed on a perimeter of the first portion of the control rod makes it possible to guarantee the seal between the control rod and the socket.
  • Such a push button also includes a helical spring which compresses when the user presses the miniature push button, and whose return force returns the control rod to the rest position when the user releases pressure on the button -push.
  • Push buttons of the type described above have very small dimensions. Such push buttons therefore save space. In addition, they do not protrude from the middle and are therefore not likely to be activated unintentionally. Correction operations are carried out by pressing the control rod into the socket against the return force of the helical spring using a pointed instrument such as a pen for example. This last point poses a problem. Indeed, as mentioned above, such push-buttons are most often fitted to wristwatches with large complications. These are extremely expensive watches whose cases are very often made using precious materials. However, the risks of injuring the watch case and altering its aesthetic appearance when handling a sharp instrument are significant, which has become difficult to accept. Of course, there is always the possibility of returning the watch to the workshop so that it can be repolished, but this is not very convenient.
  • Push buttons of the type described above are also found on other small portable objects such as smartphones and their actuation is often used to reset the electronic circuits of the phone.
  • the document EP 0 224 030 A1 describes an electronic watch with a control system in the bottom of the box. This document seems to envisage a system comprising at least one pellet made of magnetic material, with just behind it, an electromagnetic relay. Such a system has nothing in common with a push button.
  • the closing member of the watch bracelet includes a small permanent magnet enabling the relay to be activated.
  • the document FR 2 134 533 A1 describes a push button having in its center a circular recess in which a permanent magnet is fitted.
  • the document EP 2 077 488 A1 describes a stylus for entering commands into an electronic device such as a personal digital assistant, a smartphone or a tablet.
  • This stylus includes a head and a handle.
  • the head and handle can be two separate pieces or made in one piece.
  • the head is magnetic.
  • the head is either made using a magnetic material or has a magnet at the end.
  • the document EP 1 835 364 A1 discloses, without further details, a push button structure whose return means can be made of a magnetic material.
  • the present invention aims to remedy the aforementioned problems as well as others by providing a set comprising a portable object of small dimensions and a tool which can be used by watchmakers, but above all intended for wearers of watches and allowing small push buttons, also called correctors, to be activated without the risk of damaging the middle of the watch case.
  • the assembly according to the invention can also be used to activate the correctors which are fitted for example to smart phones and which are used for example to reset the telephone's operating system.
  • the invention relates to an assembly comprising a portable object of small dimensions and a tool for actuating a corrective push-button fitted to said portable object of small dimensions according to the appended claim 1; the invention also relates to an assembly according to appended claim 2.
  • the actuation tool comprises a body which extends between a rear end which defines a gripping zone of the actuation tool and a front end which defines an actuation zone of the actuation tool, at less the front end of the actuation tool being magnetized, the portable object comprises a middle part in an opening of which is fixed a pusher type corrector, at least one element of the corrector or at least one zone of the middle part of the portable object which immediately surrounds the corrector being made of a ferromagnetic material or of a magnetized material whose first magnetic polarity is opposite to a second magnetic polarity of the magnetic actuation tool.
  • the present invention provides an assembly comprising an actuation tool which, under the effect of the force of magnetic attraction exerted on it by the corrector or the environment close to the corrector, will spontaneously come into contact with the corrector, in the center of the latter, so that the user then only has to exert a push on the actuation tool to be able to activate the corrector.
  • the risks of the actuation tool slipping on the middle of the portable object equipped with the corrector and scratching it when the user wants to activate the corrector are low, if not non-existent.
  • the present invention proceeds from the general inventive idea which consists of providing an assembly comprising a portable object of small dimensions and an actuation tool making it possible to actuate a push button of the corrector type embedded in the middle of the portable object such than a wristwatch with complications or a smartphone without risking injury to the case of the wearable object which, particularly in the case of wristwatches, is very often made of a precious material.
  • the present invention teaches the use of an actuation tool which, by magnetic attraction exerted by the corrector or a portion of the middle close to the corrector, guides the tip of the tool to the center of the corrector. Once the actuation tool is centered on the corrector, all the user needs to do is exert a push on the corrector to enter a command. Any risk of the end of the actuation tool sliding on the middle and injuring it is thus eliminated.
  • FIG 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a corrector type push button which can be actuated by means of an actuation tool according to the invention. It will be understood, however, that the description of such a correction push button is given for purely illustrative purposes and is in no way limiting. As we will see below, it is a conventional type corrector push button whose structure at most only needs to be modified with regard to the choice of the material in which its elements are made. components, while in certain embodiments of the invention, the structure of the correction push button remains unchanged.
  • a corrector type push button conventionally comprises a socket 2 for example driven or stuck in an opening 4 made in a middle part 6 of a portable object, for example a wristwatch including the middle part is made of a precious material or a smartphone.
  • a cylindrical control rod 8 is capable of sliding in the socket 2.
  • the socket 2 comprises for this purpose a first cylindrical passage 10a which opens out on the exterior side of the middle part 6 of the portable object and which is adapted to the dimensions of a first portion 12a of the control rod 8.
  • the socket 2 On the inner side of the middle part 6, the socket 2 comprises a second cylindrical passage 10b arranged in the extension of the first cylindrical passage 10a and which defines a shoulder 14 inside the socket 2.
  • the internal diameter of this second cylindrical passage 10b, adapted to the dimensions of a second portion 12b of the control rod 8, is less than that of the first cylindrical passage 10a.
  • a seal 16 housed in a groove formed on a perimeter of the first portion 12a of the control rod 8 makes it possible to guarantee the seal between the control rod 8 and the socket 2.
  • Such a corrective push button 1 comprises also a helical spring 18 which compresses when the user presses the corrector push-button 1, and whose return force returns the control rod 8 to the rest position when the user releases the pressure on the corrector push-button 1.
  • the helical spring 18 bears against a washer 20 fixedly mounted on the first portion 12a of the control rod 8 at one end, and against the shoulder 14 at the other end.
  • Push buttons of the type described above have very small dimensions. They therefore save space. In addition, they do not protrude from the middle and are therefore not likely to be activated unintentionally. Such push buttons are frequently fitted to high-end so-called complication watches. Correction operations are carried out using a pointed instrument such as a pen for example. This last point, however, poses a problem. Indeed, complicated wristwatches are expensive watches whose watch cases are very often made using precious materials. However, the risks of injuring the watch case and altering its aesthetic appearance when handling a sharp instrument are significant, which has become difficult to accept.
  • the present invention teaches that at least one of the components of the corrector push button 1 detailed above is made using a ferromagnetic material, that is to say a material which is magnetizable ( see Figures 2B and 2C ). It may be, purely illustrative and non-limiting, of the socket 2, or even of the control rod 8, or of these two components simultaneously. In the case where it is, for example, the control rod 8 which is made of a ferromagnetic material, the middle part 6 of the portable object will preferably be made of a non-magnetizable material.
  • At least a portion 22 of the middle part 6 of the portable object located in the immediate vicinity of the correction push-button 1 is also made of a ferromagnetic material.
  • this portion 22 of the middle part 6 will be arranged with circular symmetry around the corrector push button 1.
  • It could be, for example, a ring 24 arranged concentrically around the socket 2 (see Figures 3B and 3C ).
  • It could also be, for example, two studs 26a and 26b made of a ferromagnetic material and preferably arranged diametrically opposite to the center 28 of the corrector push button 1 materialized by the control rod 8 (see Figures 4B and 4C ).
  • none of the components of the corrector push-button 1 are made of a ferromagnetic material, only a portion 22 of the middle part 6 then being made of such a ferromagnetic material.
  • immediate proximity is meant that the portion 22 of the middle part 6 is arranged sufficiently close to the corrective push-button 1 so that, when the user approaches the actuation tool 30 according to the invention of the corrective push-button 1, the magnetic attraction exerted on this actuation tool 30 guides this tool 30 towards the control rod 8, that is to say towards the center 28 of the corrector push button 1. The user then just needs to to exert a push on the actuation tool 30 in order to be able to actuate the corrective push-button 1.
  • the actuation tool 30 comprises a body 32 which extends between a rear end 32a which defines a gripping zone of this actuation tool 30, and a front end 32b which defines an actuation zone of this tool 30.
  • the actuation tool 30 is made entirely of a magnetic material and is attracted by the ferromagnetic material in which at least a portion 22 of the middle part and/or at least one of the components of the corrective push-button 1 is produced.
  • a magnetic bar 34 is placed in a housing 36 provided in the front end 32b of the body 32 which defines the actuation zone of the actuation tool 30.
  • the embodiment described above is particularly advantageous because, as it only involves a magnetic bar 34 on the side of the actuation tool 30, and the middle part 6 and/or the corrector push button 1 only comprise a ferromagnetic material, it is not necessary to worry about the polarity of the magnet to guarantee the magnetic attraction of the actuation tool 30 by the portable object.
  • Another embodiment of the invention consists of making all or part of the actuation tool in a ferromagnetic material and placing a bipolar magnet in the portable object.
  • the front end 32b which defines the actuation zone of the actuation tool 30 is made of a ferromagnetic material, and that at least one component of the corrective push button 1, for example the control rod 8 or socket 2, is made of a magnetic material.
  • at least one and, preferably, two discrete bipolar magnets 38a and 38b preferably in a diametrically opposite manner relative to the center 28 of the corrector push button 1.
  • the discrete bipolar magnets 38a, 38b can be replaced by an annular magnet 40 arranged around the socket 2 of the corrector push button 1, at a short distance from the latter ( Figures 5B and 5C ).
  • a bipolar magnet 38, 40 is only used on the side of the portable object, so that it is not necessary to worry about the polarity of the magnet to guarantee magnetic attraction. of the actuation tool 30 by the portable object.
  • a bipolar magnet 42 is arranged in the front end 32b of the actuation zone of the actuation tool 30 ( Figure 6A ), and at least one component of the correction push-button 1 and/or at least one portion 22 of the middle part 6 is made of a magnetic material ( Figures 6B and 6C ). It will be understood that, in this embodiment, care must be taken to ensure that the magnetic polarity of the actuation tool is opposite to the magnetic polarity of the correction push-button 1.

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Domaine technique de l'inventionTechnical field of the invention

La présente invention concerne un ensemble comprenant objet portable de petites dimensions et un outil d'actionnement d'un bouton poussoir correcteur équipant ledit objet portable de petites dimensions tel qu'une pièce d'horlogerie. L'invention concerne plus particulièrement un tel ensemble permettant d'actionner un bouton-poussoir de petites dimensions encore appelé correcteur qui équipe couramment des objets portables tels que des montres-bracelets à grandes complications ou bien des téléphones intelligents.The present invention relates to an assembly comprising a small portable object and a tool for actuating a corrective push button fitted to said small portable object such as a timepiece. The invention relates more particularly to such an assembly making it possible to actuate a small push button, also called a corrector, which is commonly fitted to portable objects such as wristwatches with large complications or even smart phones.

Arrière-plan technologique de l'inventionTechnological background of the invention

Certaines montres, en particulier les montres dites à grandes complications, offrent à leurs utilisateurs un nombre si élevé de fonctions qu'il n'est pas possible de les corriger toutes à l'aide d'une unique couronne de remontage et de correction. C'est pour cette raison que de telles montres comprennent des moyens de commande supplémentaires tels que des boutons-poussoirs. Il existe des boutons-poussoirs de différents types parmi lesquels on trouve des boutons-poussoirs miniatures qui sont typiquement noyés dans la carrure de la montre et que l'on actionne habituellement au moyen d'un instrument pointu. Ces boutons-poussoirs miniatures comprennent classiquement une douille chassée, collée ou vissée dans une ouverture pratiquée dans la carrure de la montre, et une tige de commande cylindrique apte à coulisser librement dans la douille. La douille comprend, du côté extérieur de la boîte de la montre, un premier passage cylindrique adapté aux dimensions d'une première portion de la tige de commande, et du côté intérieur de la boîte de la montre, un second passage cylindrique agencé dans le prolongement du premier passage cylindrique et dont le diamètre intérieur, adapté aux dimensions d'une seconde portion de la tige de commande, est inférieur à celui du premier passage cylindrique. Une garniture d'étanchéité logée dans une saignée ménagée sur un périmètre de la première portion de la tige de commande permet de garantir l'étanchéité entre la tige de commande et la douille. Un tel bouton-poussoir comprend également un ressort hélicoïdal qui se comprime lorsque l'utilisateur appuie sur le bouton-poussoir miniature, et dont la force de rappel ramène la tige de commande en position de repos lorsque l'utilisateur relâche la pression sur le bouton-poussoir.Some watches, in particular so-called grand complication watches, offer their users such a high number of functions that it is not possible to correct them all using a single winding and correction crown. It is for this reason that such watches include additional control means such as push buttons. There are push buttons of different types including miniature push buttons which are typically embedded in the middle of the watch and which are usually activated by means of a pointed instrument. These miniature push buttons typically include a socket driven, glued or screwed into a opening made in the middle of the watch, and a cylindrical control rod capable of sliding freely in the socket. The socket comprises, on the exterior side of the watch case, a first cylindrical passage adapted to the dimensions of a first portion of the control rod, and on the interior side of the watch case, a second cylindrical passage arranged in the extension of the first cylindrical passage and whose internal diameter, adapted to the dimensions of a second portion of the control rod, is less than that of the first cylindrical passage. A seal housed in a groove formed on a perimeter of the first portion of the control rod makes it possible to guarantee the seal between the control rod and the socket. Such a push button also includes a helical spring which compresses when the user presses the miniature push button, and whose return force returns the control rod to the rest position when the user releases pressure on the button -push.

Des boutons-poussoirs du type décrit ci-dessus ont des dimensions très réduites. De tels boutons-poussoirs permettent donc de gagner de la place. En outre, ils ne font pas saillie de la carrure et ne risquent donc pas d'être actionnés involontairement. Les opérations de correction se font en enfonçant la tige de commande dans la douille à l'encontre de la force de rappel du ressort hélicoïdal au moyen d'un instrument pointu tel qu'un stylo par exemple. Ce dernier point pose problème. En effet, comme mentionné ci-avant, de tels boutons-poussoirs équipent le plus souvent des montres-bracelets à grandes complications. Il s'agit de montres extrêmement onéreuses dont les boîtes sont très souvent réalisées à l'aide de matériaux précieux. Or, les risques de blesser la boîte de la montre et d'altérer son aspect esthétique lorsqu'on manipule un instrument pointu sont importants, ce qui est devenu difficilement acceptable. Bien entendu, il existe toujours la possibilité de retourner la montre en atelier afin qu'elle y soit repolie, mais cela n'est pas très commode.Push buttons of the type described above have very small dimensions. Such push buttons therefore save space. In addition, they do not protrude from the middle and are therefore not likely to be activated unintentionally. Correction operations are carried out by pressing the control rod into the socket against the return force of the helical spring using a pointed instrument such as a pen for example. This last point poses a problem. Indeed, as mentioned above, such push-buttons are most often fitted to wristwatches with large complications. These are extremely expensive watches whose cases are very often made using precious materials. However, the risks of injuring the watch case and altering its aesthetic appearance when handling a sharp instrument are significant, which has become difficult to accept. Of course, there is always the possibility of returning the watch to the workshop so that it can be repolished, but this is not very convenient.

Des boutons-poussoirs du type décrit ci-dessus se retrouvent également sur d'autres objets portables de petites dimensions tels que des téléphones intelligents et leur actionnement sert souvent à remettre à zéro les circuits électroniques du téléphone.Push buttons of the type described above are also found on other small portable objects such as smartphones and their actuation is often used to reset the electronic circuits of the phone.

Le document EP 0 224 030 A1 décrit une montre électronique avec un système de commande dans le fond de la boîte. Ce document semble envisager un système comprenant au moins une pastille en matériau magnétique, avec juste derrière, un relais électromagnétique. Un tel système n'a rien de commun avec un bouton-poussoir. L'organe de fermeture du bracelet de la montre comprend un petit aimant permanent permettant d'actionner le relais.The document EP 0 224 030 A1 describes an electronic watch with a control system in the bottom of the box. This document seems to envisage a system comprising at least one pellet made of magnetic material, with just behind it, an electromagnetic relay. Such a system has nothing in common with a push button. The closing member of the watch bracelet includes a small permanent magnet enabling the relay to be activated.

Le document FR 2 134 533 A1 décrit un bouton-poussoir présentant en son centre un évidement circulaire dans lequel est ajusté un aimant permanent.The document FR 2 134 533 A1 describes a push button having in its center a circular recess in which a permanent magnet is fitted.

Le document EP 2 077 488 A1 décrit un stylet pour introduire des commandes dans un dispositif électronique comme un assistant personnel numérique, un smartphone ou une tablette. Ce stylet comprend une tête et un manche. La tête et le manche peuvent être deux pièces séparées ou bien être faits d'un seul tenant. La tête est magnétique. La tête est soit réalisée à l'aide d'un matériau magnétique, soit est munie d'un aimant à son extrémité.The document EP 2 077 488 A1 describes a stylus for entering commands into an electronic device such as a personal digital assistant, a smartphone or a tablet. This stylus includes a head and a handle. The head and handle can be two separate pieces or made in one piece. The head is magnetic. The head is either made using a magnetic material or has a magnet at the end.

Le document EP 1 835 364 A1 divulgue, sans plus de précisions, une structure de bouton-poussoir dont les moyens de rappel peuvent être réalisés en un matériau magnétique.The document EP 1 835 364 A1 discloses, without further details, a push button structure whose return means can be made of a magnetic material.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

La présente invention a pour but de remédier aux problèmes susmentionnés ainsi qu'à d'autres encore en procurant un ensemble comprenant un objet portable de petites dimensions et un outil pouvant être utilisé par les horlogers, mais avant tout destiné aux porteurs de montres et permettant d'actionner de petits boutons-poussoirs encore appelés correcteurs sans risque de blesser la carrure de la boîte de montre. L'ensemble selon l'invention peut également être utilisé pour actionner les correcteurs qui équipent par exemple des téléphones intelligents et qui servent par exemple à effectuer la remise à zéro du système d'exploitation du téléphone.The present invention aims to remedy the aforementioned problems as well as others by providing a set comprising a portable object of small dimensions and a tool which can be used by watchmakers, but above all intended for wearers of watches and allowing small push buttons, also called correctors, to be activated without the risk of damaging the middle of the watch case. The assembly according to the invention can also be used to activate the correctors which are fitted for example to smart phones and which are used for example to reset the telephone's operating system.

L'invention concerne un ensemble comprenant un objet portable de petites dimensions et un outil d'actionnement d'un bouton-poussoir correcteur équipant ledit objet portable de petites dimensions selon la revendication 1 annexée ; l'invention concerne également un ensemble selon la revendication 2 annexée. UThe invention relates to an assembly comprising a portable object of small dimensions and a tool for actuating a corrective push-button fitted to said portable object of small dimensions according to the appended claim 1; the invention also relates to an assembly according to appended claim 2. u

L'outil d'actionnement comprend un corps qui s'étend entre une extrémité arrière qui définit une zone de préhension de l'outil d'actionnement et une extrémité avant qui définit une zone d'actionnement de l'outil d'actionnement, au moins l'extrémité avant de l'outil d'actionnement étant aimantée, l'objet portable comprend une carrure dans une ouverture de laquelle est fixé un correcteur de type poussoir, au moins un élément du correcteur ou bien au moins une zone de la carrure de l'objet portable qui entoure immédiatement le correcteur étant réalisé en un matériau ferromagnétique ou en un matériau aimanté dont une première polarité magnétique est opposée à une seconde polarité magnétique de l'outil d'actionnement aimanté.The actuation tool comprises a body which extends between a rear end which defines a gripping zone of the actuation tool and a front end which defines an actuation zone of the actuation tool, at less the front end of the actuation tool being magnetized, the portable object comprises a middle part in an opening of which is fixed a pusher type corrector, at least one element of the corrector or at least one zone of the middle part of the portable object which immediately surrounds the corrector being made of a ferromagnetic material or of a magnetized material whose first magnetic polarity is opposite to a second magnetic polarity of the magnetic actuation tool.

Grâce à ces caractéristiques, la présente invention procure un ensemble comprenant un outil d'actionnement qui, sous l'effet de la force d'attraction magnétique qu'exerce sur lui le correcteur ou l'environnement proche du correcteur, va venir spontanément en contact avec le correcteur, au centre de ce dernier, de sorte qu'il ne reste plus ensuite à l'utilisateur qu'à exercer une poussée sur l'outil d'actionnement pour pouvoir actionner le correcteur. Les risques que l'outil d'actionnement dérape sur la carrure de l'objet portable équipé du correcteur et raye celle-ci au moment où l'utilisateur veut actionner le correcteur sont faibles, voire inexistants.Thanks to these characteristics, the present invention provides an assembly comprising an actuation tool which, under the effect of the force of magnetic attraction exerted on it by the corrector or the environment close to the corrector, will spontaneously come into contact with the corrector, in the center of the latter, so that the user then only has to exert a push on the actuation tool to be able to activate the corrector. The risks of the actuation tool slipping on the middle of the portable object equipped with the corrector and scratching it when the user wants to activate the corrector are low, if not non-existent.

Comme on l'aura compris de ce qui précède, différentes combinaisons entre l'outil d'actionnement et l'objet portable sont envisageables :

  • l'outil d'actionnement présente une polarité magnétique et le correcteur ou son environnement proche présente une polarité magnétique de sens opposé à celui de la polarité de l'outil d'actionnement ;
  • l'outil d'actionnement présente une polarité magnétique et le correcteur ou son environnement proche est réalisé en un matériau ferromagnétique ;
  • l'outil d'actionnement est réalisé en un matériau ferromagnétique et le correcteur ou son environnement proche présente une polarité magnétique.
As will be understood from the above, different combinations between the actuation tool and the portable object are possible:
  • the actuation tool has a magnetic polarity and the corrector or its close environment has a magnetic polarity in the opposite direction to that of the polarity of the actuation tool;
  • the actuation tool has a magnetic polarity and the corrector or its immediate environment is made of a ferromagnetic material;
  • the actuation tool is made of a ferromagnetic material and the corrector or its immediate environment has a magnetic polarity.

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D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront plus clairement de la description détaillée qui suit de deux exemples de réalisation différents d'un outil d'actionnement selon l'invention, cet exemple étant donné à titre purement illustratif et non limitatif seulement en liaison avec le dessin annexé sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un mode de réalisation d'un bouton-poussoir correcteur dont l'actionnement est effectué au moyen d'un outil d'actionnement selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2A est une vue en coupe longitudinale de l'outil d'actionnement selon l'invention équipé d'un aimant, et les figures 2B et 2C sont des vues en coupe respectivement longitudinalement et en élévation du bouton-poussoir correcteur selon l'invention qui comprend au-moins un composant réalisé en un matériau ferromagnétique et qui est adapté à l'outil d'actionnement de la figure 2A ;
  • la figure 3A est une vue en coupe longitudinale de l'outil d'actionnement selon l'invention équipé d'un aimant, et les figures 3B et 3C sont des vues en coupe respectivement longitudinalement et en élévation du bouton-poussoir correcteur selon l'invention auquel est associé un anneau ferromagnétique et qui est adapté à l'outil d'actionnement de la figure 3A ;
  • la figure 4A est une vue en coupe longitudinale de l'outil d'actionnement selon l'invention équipé d'un aimant, et les figures 4B et 4C sont des vues en coupe respectivement longitudinalement et en élévation du bouton-poussoir correcteur selon l'invention auquel sont associés deux plots ferromagnétiques et qui est adapté à l'outil d'actionnement de la figure 4A ;
  • la figure 5A est une vue en coupe longitudinale de l'outil d'actionnement selon l'invention réalisé en un matériau ferromagnétique, et les figures 5B et 5C sont des vues en coupe respectivement longitudinalement et en élévation du bouton-poussoir correcteur selon l'invention auquel sont associés deux aimants bipolaires discrets et qui est adapté à l'outil d'actionnement de la figure 5A, et
  • la figure 6A est une vue en coupe longitudinale de l'outil d'actionnement selon l'invention équipé d'un aimant, et les figures 6B et 6C sont des vues en coupe respectivement longitudinalement et en élévation du bouton-poussoir correcteur selon l'invention auquel est associé un aimant annulaire et qui est adapté à l'outil d'actionnement de la figure 6A.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly from the detailed description which follows of two different exemplary embodiments of an actuation tool according to the invention, this example being given for purely illustrative and non-limiting purposes only in connection with the attached drawing in which:
  • there figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a corrective push-button whose actuation is carried out by means of an actuation tool according to the invention;
  • there Figure 2A is a longitudinal sectional view of the actuation tool according to the invention equipped with a magnet, and the Figures 2B and 2C are sectional views respectively longitudinally and in elevation of the corrector push button according to the invention which comprises at least one component made of a ferromagnetic material and which is adapted to the actuation tool of the Figure 2A ;
  • there Figure 3A is a longitudinal sectional view of the actuation tool according to the invention equipped with a magnet, and the Figures 3B and 3C are sectional views respectively longitudinally and in elevation of the corrector push button according to the invention with which a ferromagnetic ring is associated and which is adapted to the actuation tool of the Figure 3A ;
  • there figure 4A is a longitudinal sectional view of the actuation tool according to the invention equipped with a magnet, and the Figures 4B and 4C are sectional views respectively longitudinally and in elevation of the corrector push button according to the invention with which two ferromagnetic studs are associated and which is adapted to the actuation tool of the Figure 4A ;
  • there figure 5A is a longitudinal sectional view of the actuation tool according to the invention made of a ferromagnetic material, and the Figures 5B and 5C are sectional views respectively longitudinally and in elevation of the corrector push button according to the invention with which two discrete bipolar magnets are associated and which is adapted to the actuation tool of the figure 5A , And
  • there Figure 6A is a longitudinal sectional view of the actuation tool according to the invention equipped with a magnet, and the Figures 6B and 6C are sectional views respectively longitudinally and in elevation of the corrector push button according to the invention with which an annular magnet is associated and which is adapted to the actuation tool of the Figure 6A .

Description détaillée d'un mode de réalisation de l'inventionDetailed description of an embodiment of the invention

La présente invention procède de l'idée générale inventive qui consiste à procurer un ensemble comprenant un objet portable de petites dimensions et un outil d'actionnement permettant d'actionner un bouton-poussoir du type correcteur noyé dans la carrure de l'objet portable tel qu'une montre-bracelet à complications ou bien un téléphone intelligent sans risquer de blesser la carrure de l'objet portable qui, en particulier dans le cas des montres-bracelets, est très souvent réalisée en un matériau précieux. Pour atteindre cet objectif, la présente invention enseigne d'utiliser un outil d'actionnement qui, par attraction magnétique exercée par le correcteur ou une portion de la carrure proche du correcteur, guide la pointe de l'outil au centre du correcteur. Une fois l'outil d'actionnement centré sur le correcteur, il ne suffit plus à l'utilisateur que d'exercer une poussée sur le correcteur pour introduire une commande. Tout risque de voir l'extrémité de l'outil d'actionnement glisser sur la carrure et blesser celle-ci est ainsi écarté.The present invention proceeds from the general inventive idea which consists of providing an assembly comprising a portable object of small dimensions and an actuation tool making it possible to actuate a push button of the corrector type embedded in the middle of the portable object such than a wristwatch with complications or a smartphone without risking injury to the case of the wearable object which, particularly in the case of wristwatches, is very often made of a precious material. To achieve this objective, the present invention teaches the use of an actuation tool which, by magnetic attraction exerted by the corrector or a portion of the middle close to the corrector, guides the tip of the tool to the center of the corrector. Once the actuation tool is centered on the corrector, all the user needs to do is exert a push on the corrector to enter a command. Any risk of the end of the actuation tool sliding on the middle and injuring it is thus eliminated.

La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un mode de réalisation d'un bouton-poussoir de type correcteur dont l'actionnement peut être effectué au moyen d'un outil d'actionnement selon l'invention. On comprendra cependant que la description d'un tel bouton-poussoir correcteur est donnée à titre purement illustratif et nullement limitatif seulement. Comme on le verra ci-dessous, il s'agit d'un bouton-poussoir correcteur de type conventionnel dont la structure n'a tout au plus besoin d'être modifiée que pour ce qui est du choix du matériau dans lequel sont réalisés ses composants, alors que dans certaines formes de réalisation de l'invention, la structure du bouton-poussoir correcteur reste inchangée.There figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a corrector type push button which can be actuated by means of an actuation tool according to the invention. It will be understood, however, that the description of such a correction push button is given for purely illustrative purposes and is in no way limiting. As we will see below, it is a conventional type corrector push button whose structure at most only needs to be modified with regard to the choice of the material in which its elements are made. components, while in certain embodiments of the invention, the structure of the correction push button remains unchanged.

Désigné dans son ensemble par la référence numérique générale 1, un bouton-poussoir de type correcteur comprend classiquement une douille 2 par exemple chassée ou collée dans une ouverture 4 pratiquée dans une carrure 6 d'un objet portable, par exemple une montre-bracelet dont la carrure est réalisée dans un matériau précieux ou bien un téléphone intelligent.Designated as a whole by the general numerical reference 1, a corrector type push button conventionally comprises a socket 2 for example driven or stuck in an opening 4 made in a middle part 6 of a portable object, for example a wristwatch including the middle part is made of a precious material or a smartphone.

Une tige de commande 8 cylindrique est apte à coulisser dans la douille 2. La douille 2 comprend à cet effet un premier passage cylindrique 10a qui débouche du côté extérieur de la carrure 6 de l'objet portable et qui est adapté aux dimensions d'une première portion 12a de la tige de commande 8. Du côté intérieur de la carrure 6, la douille 2 comprend un second passage cylindrique 10b agencé dans le prolongement du premier passage cylindrique 10a et qui définit un épaulement 14 à l'intérieur de la douille 2. Le diamètre intérieur de ce second passage cylindrique 10b, adapté aux dimensions d'une seconde portion 12b de la tige de commande 8, est inférieur à celui du premier passage cylindrique 10a. Une garniture d'étanchéité 16 logée dans une saignée ménagée sur un périmètre de la première portion 12a de la tige de commande 8 permet de garantir l'étanchéité entre la tige de commande 8 et la douille 2. Un tel bouton-poussoir correcteur 1 comprend également un ressort hélicoïdal 18 qui se comprime lorsque l'utilisateur appuie sur le bouton-poussoir correcteur 1, et dont la force de rappel ramène la tige de commande 8 en position de repos lorsque l'utilisateur relâche la pression sur le bouton-poussoir correcteur 1. Le ressort hélicoïdal 18 est en appui contre une rondelle 20 montée fixe sur la première portion 12a de la tige de commande 8 à une extrémité, et contre l'épaulement 14 à l'autre extrémité.A cylindrical control rod 8 is capable of sliding in the socket 2. The socket 2 comprises for this purpose a first cylindrical passage 10a which opens out on the exterior side of the middle part 6 of the portable object and which is adapted to the dimensions of a first portion 12a of the control rod 8. On the inner side of the middle part 6, the socket 2 comprises a second cylindrical passage 10b arranged in the extension of the first cylindrical passage 10a and which defines a shoulder 14 inside the socket 2. The internal diameter of this second cylindrical passage 10b, adapted to the dimensions of a second portion 12b of the control rod 8, is less than that of the first cylindrical passage 10a. A seal 16 housed in a groove formed on a perimeter of the first portion 12a of the control rod 8 makes it possible to guarantee the seal between the control rod 8 and the socket 2. Such a corrective push button 1 comprises also a helical spring 18 which compresses when the user presses the corrector push-button 1, and whose return force returns the control rod 8 to the rest position when the user releases the pressure on the corrector push-button 1. The helical spring 18 bears against a washer 20 fixedly mounted on the first portion 12a of the control rod 8 at one end, and against the shoulder 14 at the other end.

Des boutons-poussoirs du type décrit ci-dessus ont des dimensions très réduites. Ils permettent donc de gagner de la place. En outre, ils ne font pas saillie de la carrure et ne risquent donc pas d'être actionnés involontairement. De tels boutons-poussoirs équipent fréquemment des montres haut de gamme dites à complications. Les opérations de correction se font au moyen d'un instrument pointu tel qu'un stylo par exemple. Ce dernier point pose cependant problème. En effet, les montres-bracelets à complications sont des montres onéreuses dont les boîtes de montres sont très souvent réalisées à l'aide de matériaux précieux. Or, les risques de blesser la boîte de la montre et d'altérer son aspect esthétique lorsqu'on manipule un instrument pointu sont importants, ce qui est devenu difficilement acceptable.Push buttons of the type described above have very small dimensions. They therefore save space. In addition, they do not protrude from the middle and are therefore not likely to be activated unintentionally. Such push buttons are frequently fitted to high-end so-called complication watches. Correction operations are carried out using a pointed instrument such as a pen for example. This last point, however, poses a problem. Indeed, complicated wristwatches are expensive watches whose watch cases are very often made using precious materials. However, the risks of injuring the watch case and altering its aesthetic appearance when handling a sharp instrument are significant, which has become difficult to accept.

Pour pallier ce problème, la présente invention enseigne que l'un au moins des composants du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1 détaillé ci-dessus est réalisé au moyen d'un matériau ferromagnétique, c'est-à-dire un matériau qui soit magnétisable (voir figures 2B et 2C). Il peut s'agir, à titre purement illustratif et non limitatif, de la douille 2, ou bien encore de la tige de commande 8, ou bien de ces deux composants simultanément. Dans le cas où c'est par exemple la tige de commande 8 qui est réalisée en un matériau ferromagnétique, la carrure 6 de l'objet portable sera préférentiellement réalisée en un matériau non magnétisable.To overcome this problem, the present invention teaches that at least one of the components of the corrector push button 1 detailed above is made using a ferromagnetic material, that is to say a material which is magnetizable ( see Figures 2B and 2C ). It may be, purely illustrative and non-limiting, of the socket 2, or even of the control rod 8, or of these two components simultaneously. In the case where it is, for example, the control rod 8 which is made of a ferromagnetic material, the middle part 6 of the portable object will preferably be made of a non-magnetizable material.

On peut néanmoins envisager qu'au moins une portion 22 de la carrure 6 de l'objet portable située à proximité immédiate du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1 soit elle-aussi réalisée en un matériau ferromagnétique. De préférence, cette portion 22 de la carrure 6 sera agencée avec une symétrie circulaire autour du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1. Il pourra s'agir, par exemple, d'un anneau 24 disposé concentriquement autour de la douille 2 (voir figures 3B et 3C). Il pourra également s'agir, par exemple, de deux plots 26a et 26b réalisés en un matériau ferromagnétique et préférentiellement disposés de manière diamétralement opposée par rapport au centre 28 du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1 matérialisé par la tige de commande 8 (voir figures 4B et 4C). De même, il est envisageable qu'aucun des composants du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1 ne soit réalisé en un matériau ferromagnétique, seule une portion 22 de la carrure 6 étant alors réalisée en un tel matériau ferromagnétique.It can nevertheless be envisaged that at least a portion 22 of the middle part 6 of the portable object located in the immediate vicinity of the correction push-button 1 is also made of a ferromagnetic material. Preferably, this portion 22 of the middle part 6 will be arranged with circular symmetry around the corrector push button 1. It could be, for example, a ring 24 arranged concentrically around the socket 2 (see Figures 3B and 3C ). It could also be, for example, two studs 26a and 26b made of a ferromagnetic material and preferably arranged diametrically opposite to the center 28 of the corrector push button 1 materialized by the control rod 8 (see Figures 4B and 4C ). Likewise, it is possible that none of the components of the corrector push-button 1 are made of a ferromagnetic material, only a portion 22 of the middle part 6 then being made of such a ferromagnetic material.

Par « proximité immédiate », on entend que la portion 22 de la carrure 6 est disposée suffisamment proche du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1 pour que, lorsque l'utilisateur approche l'outil d'actionnement 30 selon l'invention du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1, l'attraction magnétique exercée sur cet outil d'actionnement 30 guide cet outil 30 vers la tige de commande 8, c'est-à-dire vers le centre 28 du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1. Il suffit ensuite à l'utilisateur d'exercer une poussée sur l'outil d'actionnement 30 pour pouvoir actionner le bouton-poussoir correcteur 1.By "immediate proximity" is meant that the portion 22 of the middle part 6 is arranged sufficiently close to the corrective push-button 1 so that, when the user approaches the actuation tool 30 according to the invention of the corrective push-button 1, the magnetic attraction exerted on this actuation tool 30 guides this tool 30 towards the control rod 8, that is to say towards the center 28 of the corrector push button 1. The user then just needs to to exert a push on the actuation tool 30 in order to be able to actuate the corrective push-button 1.

Plus précisément, en ce qui concerne l'outil d'actionnement 30 selon l'invention, celui-ci comprend un corps 32 qui s'étend entre une extrémité arrière 32a qui définit une zone de préhension de cet outil d'actionnement 30, et une extrémité avant 32b qui définit une zone d'actionnement de cet outil 30. Selon une forme de réalisation de l'invention, l'outil d'actionnement 30 est entièrement réalisé en un matériau magnétique et est attiré par le matériau ferromagnétique dans lequel est réalisé au moins une portion 22 de la carrure et/ou l'un au moins des composants du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1. Ainsi, lorsque l'on approche l'outil d'actionnement 30 de l'objet portable, cet outil d'actionnement 30 est irrésistiblement attiré par le bouton-poussoir correcteur 1, vers le centre 28 de ce dernier. Selon une autre forme de réalisation de l'invention illustrée aux figures 2A ,3A, 4A et 6A, un barreau aimanté 34 est disposé dans un logement 36 ménagé dans l'extrémité avant 32b du corps 32 qui définit la zone d'actionnement de l'outil d'actionnement 30.More precisely, with regard to the actuation tool 30 according to the invention, it comprises a body 32 which extends between a rear end 32a which defines a gripping zone of this actuation tool 30, and a front end 32b which defines an actuation zone of this tool 30. According to one embodiment of the invention, the actuation tool 30 is made entirely of a magnetic material and is attracted by the ferromagnetic material in which at least a portion 22 of the middle part and/or at least one of the components of the corrective push-button 1 is produced. Thus, when the actuation tool 30 is brought closer to the portable object, this tool The actuation 30 is irresistibly attracted by the correction push-button 1, towards the center 28 of the latter. According to another embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 2A, 3A , 4A And 6A , a magnetic bar 34 is placed in a housing 36 provided in the front end 32b of the body 32 which defines the actuation zone of the actuation tool 30.

Le mode de réalisation décrit ci-dessus est particulièrement avantageux car, comme il ne fait intervenir un barreau aimanté 34 que du côté de l'outil d'actionnement 30, et que la carrure 6 et/ou le bouton-poussoir correcteur 1 comprennent uniquement un matériau ferromagnétique, il n'est pas nécessaire de se préoccuper de la polarité de l'aimant pour garantir l'attraction magnétique de l'outil d'actionnement 30 par l'objet portable.The embodiment described above is particularly advantageous because, as it only involves a magnetic bar 34 on the side of the actuation tool 30, and the middle part 6 and/or the corrector push button 1 only comprise a ferromagnetic material, it is not necessary to worry about the polarity of the magnet to guarantee the magnetic attraction of the actuation tool 30 by the portable object.

Une autre forme d'exécution de l'invention consiste à réaliser tout ou partie de l'outil d'actionnement en un matériau ferromagnétique et à disposer un aimant bipolaire dans l'objet portable. On peut ainsi envisager (voir figure 5A) que l'extrémité avant 32b qui définit la zone d'actionnement de l'outil d'actionnement 30 soit réalisée en un matériau ferromagnétique, et qu'au moins un composant du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1, par exemple la tige de commande 8 ou la douille 2, soit réalisé en un matériau magnétique. Il est aussi envisageable d'agencer au moins un et, de préférence, deux aimants bipolaires discrets 38a et 38b préférentiellement de manière diamétralement opposée par rapport au centre 28 du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1. De même, les aimants bipolaires discrets 38a, 38b peuvent être remplacés par un aimant annulaire 40 disposé autour de la douille 2 du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1, à faible distance de cette dernière (figures 5B et 5C).Another embodiment of the invention consists of making all or part of the actuation tool in a ferromagnetic material and placing a bipolar magnet in the portable object. We can thus consider (see figure 5A ) that the front end 32b which defines the actuation zone of the actuation tool 30 is made of a ferromagnetic material, and that at least one component of the corrective push button 1, for example the control rod 8 or socket 2, is made of a magnetic material. It is also possible to arrange at least one and, preferably, two discrete bipolar magnets 38a and 38b preferably in a diametrically opposite manner relative to the center 28 of the corrector push button 1. Likewise, the discrete bipolar magnets 38a, 38b can be replaced by an annular magnet 40 arranged around the socket 2 of the corrector push button 1, at a short distance from the latter ( Figures 5B and 5C ).

Dans ce cas également, on ne fait intervenir un aimant bipolaire 38, 40 que du côté de l'objet portable, de sorte qu'il n'est pas nécessaire de se préoccuper de la polarité de l'aimant pour garantir l'attraction magnétique de l'outil d'actionnement 30 par l'objet portable.In this case also, a bipolar magnet 38, 40 is only used on the side of the portable object, so that it is not necessary to worry about the polarity of the magnet to guarantee magnetic attraction. of the actuation tool 30 by the portable object.

Selon encore un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention, un aimant bipolaire 42 est agencé dans l'extrémité avant 32b de la zone d'actionnement de l'outil d'actionnement 30 (figure 6A), et au moins un composant du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1 et/ou au moins une portion 22 de la carrure 6 est réalisé en un matériau magnétique (figures 6B et 6C). On comprendra que, dans ce mode de réalisation, il faut veiller à ce que la polarité magnétique de l'outil d'actionnement soit opposée à la polarité magnétique du bouton-poussoir correcteur 1.According to yet another embodiment of the invention, a bipolar magnet 42 is arranged in the front end 32b of the actuation zone of the actuation tool 30 ( Figure 6A ), and at least one component of the correction push-button 1 and/or at least one portion 22 of the middle part 6 is made of a magnetic material ( Figures 6B and 6C ). It will be understood that, in this embodiment, care must be taken to ensure that the magnetic polarity of the actuation tool is opposite to the magnetic polarity of the correction push-button 1.

Il va de soi que la présente invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits et que diverses modifications et variantes simples peuvent être envisagées par l'homme du métier sans sortir du cadre de l'invention tel que défini par les revendications annexées.It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments which have just been described and that various simple modifications and variants can be envisaged by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined. by the appended claims.

NomenclatureNomenclature

  • 1. Bouton-poussoir correcteur1. Corrector push-button
  • 2. Douille2. Socket
  • 4. Ouverture4. Opening
  • 6. Carrure6. Build
  • 8. Tige de commande8. Control rod
  • 10a. Premier passage cylindrique10a. First cylindrical pass
  • 10b. Second passage cylindrique10b. Second cylindrical passage
  • 12a. Première portion12a. First serving
  • 12b. Seconde portion12b. Second serving
  • 14. Epaulement14. Shoulder
  • 16. Garniture d'étanchéité16. Gasket
  • 18. Ressort hélicoïdal18. Helical spring
  • 20. Rondelle20. Washer
  • 22. Portion22. Serving
  • 24. Anneau24. Ring
  • 26a, 26b. Plots26a, 26b. Plots
  • 28. Centre28. Center
  • 30. Outil d'actionnement30. Actuation tool
  • 32. Corps32. Body
  • 32a. Extrémité arrière32a. Rear end
  • 32b. Extrémité avant32b. Front end
  • 34. Barreau aimanté34. Magnetic bar
  • 36. Logement36. Housing
  • 38a, 38b. Aimants bipolaires discrets38a, 38b. Discreet bipolar magnets
  • 40. Aimant annulaire40. Ring magnet
  • 42. Aimant bipolaire42. Bipolar magnet

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  1. Assembly comprising a portable object of small dimensions and a tool (30) for actuating a corrective pushbutton (1) fitted to said portable object of small dimensions, this actuation tool (30) comprising a body (32) which extends between a rear end (32a) defining a gripping zone of the actuation tool (30) and a front end (32b) defining an actuation zone of the actuation tool (30), at least the front end (32b) of the actuation tool (30) being magnetised, the portable object comprising a middle (6) having an opening inside of which a corrective push-button (1) is arranged, at least one element of the corrective push-button (1), or at least one portion (22) of the middle (6) of the portable object immediately surrounding the corrective push-button (1), being made of a ferromagnetic material or of a magnetised material, a first magnetic polarity of which is opposite to a second magnetic polarity of the magnetised actuation tool (30).
  2. Assembly comprising a portable object of small dimensions and a tool (30) for actuating a corrective pushbutton (1) fitted to said portable object of small dimensions, this actuation tool (30) comprising a body (32) which extends between a rear end (32a) defining a gripping zone of the actuation tool (30) and a front end (32b) defining an actuation zone of the actuation tool (30), at least the front end (32b) of the actuation tool (30) being made of a ferromagnetic material, the portable object comprising a middle (6) having an opening inside of which a corrective pushbutton (1) is arranged, at least one component of the corrective pushbutton (1), or at least one portion (22) of the middle (6) immediately surrounding the corrective pushbutton (1), being made of a magnetic material.
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