EP3569090B1 - Befestigungssystem eines armbands an einem armbanduhrgehäuse - Google Patents

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EP3569090B1
EP3569090B1 EP19174365.7A EP19174365A EP3569090B1 EP 3569090 B1 EP3569090 B1 EP 3569090B1 EP 19174365 A EP19174365 A EP 19174365A EP 3569090 B1 EP3569090 B1 EP 3569090B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/14—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like
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    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to the field of watchmaking. It relates more particularly to a system for attaching a bracelet to a watch case which can be removed without requiring the use of any tool.
  • the document US2014250637 describes an attachment system comprising a relatively conventional style lug bar, which is intended to secure a strap strand to a watch case.
  • This bar comprises a sleeve carrying a first non-retractable pivot as well as a second retractable pivot, the two pivots being arranged to cooperate with corresponding notches provided in the internal faces of the lugs of a watch case.
  • a spring extends along the inside of the sleeve and serves to hold the two pivots in the deployed positions.
  • the sleeve also has a slot extending parallel to the axis of the bar, in which takes place a lug, integral with the retractable pivot. This lug is designed to be moved manually against the return force supplied by the spring in order to remove the retractable pivot and thus be able to remove the strap from the case.
  • the documents JP4754249 and JP2006271812A describe a system for fixing a bracelet which comprises a lug bar integrated into the end link of the bracelet.
  • This bar comprises a cylindrical sleeve provided with a flap designed to be handled by the user. By pivoting the sleeve through the flap, a cam system acts on the lugs, which are hidden inside the link, in order to retract them and thus free the strap from the watch case.
  • the document EP2047766 describes a similar system, in which the sleeve is fixed with respect to the end link and the cam system has an actuating part which is housed inside the sleeve and acts on the two retractable parts carrying the pivots of the barrette. By pivoting the actuating part via an external pin, the user can retract the pivots of the bar and release the bracelet from the watch case.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome, at least partially, the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the retractable pivot (s) of the bar are likely to be deployed. and retracted automatically or manually as a function of the angular position of the two elements, which is simple for the user and prevents untimely retraction, since the relative position of the elements is fixed when the bracelet is worn.
  • a first among the first element and the second element (that is to say either the first element or the second element) comprises a first notch arranged to accommodate a lug integral with the pivot of the bar, at least when the elements are in the first relative angular position.
  • a second among the first element and the second element (that is to say the other element compared to that of the previous paragraph, in other words respectively the second element or the first element, if applicable) comprises a second notch arranged to be able to receive the lug at least when the elements are in the second relative angular position.
  • the second notch necessarily receives the lug in the second relative angular position, but that the lug is not blocked in the second notch by the shape of the second element, and that the lug can thus pass in the second notch.
  • said second among the first element and of the second element is arranged to block the lug in the first notch when the elements are in the first angular position.
  • the second notch is formed so as to define a retaining surface, preferably in the form of a hook, arranged to retain said lug in a retracted position. An untimely return of the lug from its withdrawn position can thus be avoided by locking the lug in this position.
  • said lug comprises a gripping member adapted to be actuated directly by a user, which represents a simple solution allowing manual retraction.
  • the bar may include a sleeve integral in rotation with said first of said first element and said second element, if present, which assists in passing the lug behind the retaining surface, if present.
  • the bar may include a sleeve integral in rotation with the second element, said lug extending through a slot made in the sleeve, the slot extending parallel to the axis of the bar.
  • the first notch comprises a cam surface arranged to cooperate with said lug in order to retract the latter when the elements pass from the first angular position to the second relative angular position.
  • the first element comprises a notch located adjacent to the cam surface and arranged to retain said lug when the first and second elements are in the second relative angular position.
  • the system can be maintained in the state where the two elements of the bracelet in question are in their second relative angular position by means of the cooperation between the lugs and the notches.
  • the invention relates to a timepiece comprising a watch case housing a horological movement and comprising at least one pair of lugs, a bracelet as well as an attachment system as defined above, the system serving in binding said bracelet to said horns.
  • the figures 1 to 6 illustrate a first embodiment of a system 1 for fixing a bracelet (not illustrated) to a watch case (not illustrated), according to the invention.
  • the watch case can accommodate any movement, mechanical or electronic, in a known manner.
  • the system 1 comprises a first element 3 of said bracelet arranged to fit between a pair of conventional horns included in the watch case.
  • Said first element 3 of the embodiment shown is the end link of a metal bracelet. It wears a bar 5 which extends along a longitudinal axis AA, and which is perpendicular to the axis BB along which the bracelet extends.
  • the first element 3 can be a first connecting piece, of the insert type, consisting of an end link serving to bind a flexible strap strand made of leather, fabric, rubber, or the like, indirectly to the box. watch.
  • the bar 5 comprises a tubular sleeve 11 which is integral in rotation with the first element 3, and which serves as an axis of rotation for a second element 9 of the bracelet.
  • the second element 9 is the link adjacent to the end link of the bracelet, whether it is a metal bracelet or a flexible bracelet.
  • the second element 9 is also a second link, serving as a second connecting piece to which the flexible bracelet strand is attached. It is pivotally mounted on the first element 3 between two tenons 3a which this first element 3 comprises.
  • the two tenons 3a and the second element 9 have ad-hoc openings to receive the sleeve 11. This sleeve 11 is made.
  • the sleeve 11 comprises, in each section which passes through a tenon 3a, a longitudinal rail 11a extending parallel to the axis AA. This rail cooperates with a corresponding groove 3b provided in the internal wall of the opening made in each tenon 3a.
  • the rail 11a one could provide one or more lugs, studs or similar (s).
  • the second element 9 comprises attachment means 9a to the rest of the bracelet (not illustrated), these means being illustrated here as a transverse opening 9a adapted to receive a pin used for fixing the following element, whether this either a next link or a flexible strand as mentioned above.
  • the sleeve 11 supports a pair of retractable pivots 7 of the bar 5, each pivot 7 comprising a stud extending outwardly along the axis AA. These pads are intended to cooperate with respective housings provided in the internal faces of the horns of the watch case (not shown).
  • the pivots 7 are movable along the axis AA against a force exerted by a return spring (not shown) housed inside the bar 5 and which serves to maintain the pivots 7 in their positions. deployed, as illustrated by figures 1 to 3 .
  • the retractable pivots 7 can include housings which cooperate with fixed projections which extend along the axis A-A from the internal faces of the horns in the case where the bar is of the type called “negative bar”.
  • Each stud 3 is integral with a respective lug 13, which extends laterally through a respective longitudinal slot 15 made in the wall of the sleeve 11.
  • Each lug 13 is accessible to the user, typically on the bottom side (relative to to the timepiece with which the system 1 is associated) of the system 1.
  • the head of each lug has dimensions allowing its manipulation by a user's finger so that it serves as a control member. gripping.
  • the pivots 7 are in their deployed positions, their studs thus being able to cooperate with corresponding housings located on the horns of the watch case.
  • the first element 3 and the second element 9 occupy a first relative angular position between them, in which the lugs 13 are blocked in the first notches 17 made in the interior walls of the lugs 3a by the shape of the second element 9.
  • This shape is adapted to close said first notches 17 so that the lugs 13 cannot come out when said elements are in their first relative angular position.
  • the pivots 7 are thus retained in their deployed positions not only under the effect of the return spring, but also by mechanical locking.
  • the second element 9 has been pivoted downwards according to the orientation of this figure, which corresponds to an upward pivoting (considered on the dial side) relative to the timepiece.
  • second notches 19 provided on the second element 9 are each located opposite a respective first notch 17, so that the lugs 13 (and thus the pivots 7) can be manually retracted towards each other along the 'AA axis.
  • the lugs 13 can be taken out of the first notches 17 and enter the second notches 19, as illustrated by figure 4 .
  • the second element 9 can be pivoted even further relative to the first element 3 (see figure 5 ), in order to bring each lug 13 into a part of the respective second notch 19 which is shaped to define a retention surface 21. In doing so, the two elements 3, 9 are in a third relative angular position. Since the sleeve 11 is integral in rotation with the first element 3, the lugs 13 are obliged to take place behind the respective retention surfaces 21 following the pivoting of the second element towards this angular position. The pins 13 (and thus the pivots 7) are consequently maintained in their retracted position. It should also be noted that the illustrated retention surfaces 21 define hooks which also serve to block the second element 9 in its third relative angular position with respect to the first element 3. In doing so, an untimely return of the lugs 13 can be avoided.
  • the locking surfaces 21 can extend in planes perpendicular to the axis AA instead of having the form of hooks, and it is not mandatory that the sleeve 11 be integral in rotation with the first element. In the latter case, the lugs 13 can be moved manually behind their respective locking surfaces 21 without requiring a pivoting of the second element towards said third relative angular position.
  • this variant makes handling less easy for the user.
  • the first element 3 can be formed to fit between tenons that the second element 9 comprises, the other parts of the system 1 being adapted to these different shapes of the two elements 3, 9.
  • the figures 7 to 9 illustrate a second embodiment of a system 1 according to the invention.
  • the tubular sleeve 11 of the bar is integral in rotation with the second element 9 instead of the first 3.
  • the sleeve is moved by pivoting the second element 9 relative to the first 3.
  • the lugs 13 are then rotated around the axis AA accordingly.
  • the sleeve 11 can be made integral in rotation with the second element 9 by means of welding, gluing, brazing, driving in or by simply blocking between complementary shapes.
  • the figure 9 illustrates this latter possibility, the sleeve 11 again comprising a rail 11a extending parallel to the axis AA, which cooperates with a corresponding groove 9b provided in the internal wall of the opening made in the second element.
  • the first notches 17 provided in the tenons 3a of the first element are each shaped to define an operating clearance by means of an extension 24 of each first notch 17.
  • This extension extends in a direction parallel to the axis BB, and the corresponding lug 13 can fit in to allow some pivoting of the elements 3, 9 relative to each other when the part is worn, which compensates for variations in the size of the wrist of different wearers and thus ensure their comfort .
  • the lugs 13 are not blocked against manual retraction when the elements are in said respective first angular position, this retraction being carried out using a tool ad hoc or by the user's fingers if the lugs 13 have an appropriate shape.
  • this manipulation is difficult and is not the goal sought by this embodiment.
  • the system 1 of this embodiment is adapted to effect the retraction of the lugs 13 automatically by pivoting the second element 9 relative to the first element 3.
  • a wall of each of the first notches 17 defines a cam surface. 25 which is arranged to retract a respective lug 13 when the second member 9 is pivoted from said first relative angular position illustrated in FIG. figure 7 to the second relative angular position shown on figure 8 .
  • the lugs 13 are each constrained against the corresponding cam surface 25, and are caused to move parallel to the axis AA in the direction of each other.
  • the shape of the second notches 19 is of course adapted to allow the passage of the pins 13 when they rise along the corresponding cam surface 25.
  • the first element 3 can alternately fit between tenons that the second element 9 comprises, the other parts of the system 1 of the embodiment of the figures 7 and 8 being adapted accordingly to this variation in the shapes of the two elements 3, 9.
  • a pivot 7 of the bar is fixed, only the other being retractable in this embodiment as well.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate an additional embodiment, illustrating the application of the principle of that of figures 2 to 6 to a five row bracelet construction. Only the differences between these two variants will be described below.
  • the two tenons 3a of the first element 3 fit into respective interstices formed between the three sub-elements 9c which are integral with each other, in order to compose the link constituting the second element 9. Since the tenons 3a are no longer on the lateral sides of the system 1, these positions now being occupied by the external sub-elements 9c of the second element, the arrangement of the notches 17, 19 is reversed with respect to that of the figures 2 to 6 .
  • the first notches 17 are formed in the second element 9, in particular in the internal walls of the external sub-elements 9c, and the second notches 19 are formed in the tenons 3a of the first element 3.
  • the sleeve 11 of the bar 5 is also integral in rotation with the second element 9 instead of the first element 3.
  • the lugs 13 are blocked in their first respective notches by the outer side faces of the tenons 3a.
  • the pins 13 are released and can be moved manually towards each other to make them enter the second notches 19.
  • the lugs 13 are moved along the second notches 19 thanks to the fact that the sleeve 11 of the bar 5 is integral in rotation with the second element 9. In doing so, the lugs 13 are brought behind the respective retention surfaces 21 defined by the side walls of the second notches 19, in order to retain them and facilitate removal of the system from the watch case.

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  1. System (1) zur Befestigung eines Armbandes an einem Uhrgehäuse, umfassend:
    - ein erstes Armbandelement (3), das dafür ausgelegt ist, zwischen einem Hörnerpaar angeordnet zu werden, welches das Uhrgehäuse aufweist;
    - einen Steg (5), der in dem ersten Element (3) aufgenommen ist und sich entlang einer Querachse (A-A) dieses Letzteren erstreckt, wobei der Steg (5) wenigstens einen einziehbaren Zapfen (7) aufweist, der dazu bestimmt ist, mit einem der Hörner des Uhrgehäuses zusammenzuwirken;
    - ein zweites Armbandelement (9), das um den Steg (5) herum und schwenkbar in Bezug auf das erste Element angebracht ist;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Element (3) und das zweite Element (9) benachbarte Glieder sind, die dafür ausgelegt sind zu definieren:
    - eine erste relative Winkelposition zwischen dem ersten Element (3) und dem zweiten Element (9), in welcher der einziehbare Zapfen (7) in einer ausgeschobenen Position gehalten wird, in welcher der Zapfen (7) in der Lage ist, mit dem Horn zusammenzuwirken; und
    - eine zweite relative Winkelposition zwischen dem ersten Element (3) und dem zweiten Element (9), in welcher der einziehbare Zapfen (7) eingezogen ist oder eingezogen werden kann.
  2. System (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei ein erstes von dem ersten Element (3) und dem zweiten Element (9) einen ersten Einschnitt (17) aufweist, der dafür ausgelegt ist, einen mit dem Zapfen (7) des Steges (5) fest verbundenen Sporn (13) wenigstens dann aufzunehmen, wenn sich die Elemente (3, 9) in der ersten relativen Winkelposition befinden.
  3. System (1) nach Anspruch 2, wobei ein zweites von dem ersten Element (3) und dem zweiten Element (9) einen zweiten Einschnitt (19) aufweist, der dafür ausgelegt ist, den Sporn (13) aufnehmen zu können, wenn sich die Elemente (3, 9) in der zweiten relativen Winkelposition befinden.
  4. System (1) nach Anspruch 3, wobei das zweite von dem ersten Element (3) und dem zweiten Element (9) dafür ausgelegt ist, den Sporn (13) im ersten Einschnitt (17) zu blockieren, wenn sich die Elemente (3, 9) in der ersten relativen Winkelposition befinden.
  5. System (1) nach Anspruch 4, wobei der zweite Einschnitt (19) derart geformt ist, dass er eine Haltefläche (21) definiert, vorzugsweise in Hakenform, die dafür ausgelegt ist, den Sporn (13) in einer zurückgezogenen Position zu halten.
  6. System (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 4 und 5, wobei der Sporn (13) ein Greiforgan aufweist, das dafür eingerichtet ist, direkt von einem Benutzer betätigt zu werden.
  7. System nach einem der Ansprüche 4-6, wobei der Steg (5) eine Hülse (11) aufweist, die mit dem ersten von dem ersten Element (3) und dem zweiten Element (9) drehfest verbunden ist.
  8. System (1) nach Anspruch 3, wobei der Steg (5) eine Hülse (11) aufweist, die mit dem zweiten Element (9) drehfest verbunden ist, wobei sich der Sporn (13) durch einen in der Hülse (15) ausgebildeten Schlitz (15) hindurch erstreckt, wobei sich der Schlitz (15) parallel zur Achse (A-A) des Steges erstreckt, wobei der erste Einschnitt (17) eine Nockenfläche (25) definiert, die dafür ausgelegt ist, mit dem Sporn (13) zusammenzuwirken, um diesen Letzteren zurückzuziehen, wenn die Elemente (3, 9) von der ersten relativen Winkelposition in die zweite relative Winkelposition übergehen.
  9. System (1) nach Anspruch 8, wobei das erste Element (3) eine Einkerbung (27) aufweist, die der Nockenfläche (25) benachbart angeordnet ist und dafür ausgelegt ist, den Sporn (13) zu halten, wenn sich das erste und das zweite Element (3, 9) in der zweiten relativen Winkelposition befinden.
  10. Uhr, umfassend:
    - ein Uhrgehäuse, das ein Uhrwerk aufnimmt und wenigstens ein Hörnerpaar aufweist;
    - ein Armband; und
    - ein System zur Befestigung (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das System (1) dazu dient, das Armband mit den Hörnern zu verbinden.
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