EP3653074B1 - Assemblage d'elements tels que des maillons d'un bracelet - Google Patents

Assemblage d'elements tels que des maillons d'un bracelet Download PDF

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EP3653074B1
EP3653074B1 EP18205997.2A EP18205997A EP3653074B1 EP 3653074 B1 EP3653074 B1 EP 3653074B1 EP 18205997 A EP18205997 A EP 18205997A EP 3653074 B1 EP3653074 B1 EP 3653074B1
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Alain Geiser
Sylvain Boucard
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Priority to JP2019198408A priority patent/JP7084370B2/ja
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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
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
    • A44C5/107—Link constructions not extensible with links made of more than two elements including connecting elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C11/00—Watch chains; Ornamental chains
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C27/00—Making jewellery or other personal adornments
    • A44C27/001—Materials for manufacturing jewellery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A44C5/025—Link constructions with links threaded on a band
    • A44C5/027—Link constructions with links threaded on a band the band also made of links

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  • the invention relates to an assembly of elements and more precisely to a part comprising several sets of elements assembled together.
  • the elements can form the links of a bracelet, a decorative article or an article of jewellery.
  • each assembly system has two outer links and a central link.
  • the outer links each have a blind hole and the center link has a through hole.
  • the joint system has a pin mounted in the through hole of the center link.
  • the pin comprises at one end a thread cooperating with a thread formed in the blind hole of one of the outer links. At its other end, the pin is press-fitted and welded within a sleeve screwed into the blind hole of the other outer link.
  • each outer link has a second hole (blind or through) and each central link has a second through hole.
  • the second hole of each outer link of an assembly system is respectively intended to receive one end of a pin which is mounted within the second through hole of the central link of another assembly system.
  • the ends of the dowel ensuring assembly between the two assembly systems are mounted free in the outer links.
  • this assembly between the two assembly systems is not optimal. Indeed, the outer links can move slightly from their initial position revealing a day with the central link, which deteriorates the aesthetic appearance of the bracelet.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing an assembly between the assembly systems making it possible to stiffen the part obtained in order to avoid this displacement of the external links.
  • the invention relates to a part comprising at least two assembly systems, which will be qualified here as sets of assembled elements, interconnected with a permanent fixing device.
  • the permanent fixing device comprises a pin mounted in a through hole of a central element of an assembly. This pin is mounted at each end in a blind recess of a side member belonging to another set. At one end, the pin is fixed in the blind recess using locking means, for example by screwing. At its other end, it is welded to a socket which is itself fixed using blocking means within the blind recess of the side member. Alternatively, the other end is driven into the sleeve itself fixed using locking means within the blind recess of the side element.
  • the part of the invention is defined in accordance with claim 1.
  • the present invention relates to an assembly between at least two sets of assembled elements.
  • Said elements are, for example, links intended to form a bracelet, a decorative article or an article of jewelry.
  • the assembly is more specifically adapted for the assembly of elements made in whole or in part with hard materials.
  • hard materials designates materials whose hardness is substantially equal to or greater than 600 HV and which accept little or no plastic deformation before breaking. Mention may be made, without limitation, as hard materials, for example, enamels, stones, precious or not, such as ruby, sapphire or quartz, ceramics such as an oxide, a carbide or a nitride metallic or non-metallic, or hard metals.
  • each set comprises elements assembled in a manner similar to what is described in the document EP 2 803 286 .
  • the sets are mounted together by means of a permanent fastening device.
  • Each set comprises at least three elements 3, 5, 7 which can be formed wholly or partly in hard materials. It comprises a first lateral element 3 and a second lateral element 5 substantially symmetrical with respect to a third element 7 disposed between the lateral elements. Note that the elements 3, 5, 7 are preferably staggered.
  • the first and second elements 3, 5 each comprise a first blind recess 2, 4 while the third element 7 comprises a first through hole 6.
  • the recesses 2, 4 and the hole 6 are intended to be aligned in order to secure the first, second and third elements 3, 5, 7 together.
  • the assembly 1 comprises a device 9 for permanent fixing in order to secure, in an unremovable manner, the first, second and third elements 3, 5, 7 together.
  • the permanent fixing device 9 comprises a pin 11 mounted in the through-hole 6 of the third central element 7.
  • the pin 11 comprises, at a first end, first means 8 for blocking in the blind recess 2 of the first element 3. figure 2 , the pin 11 comprises three parts 14, 10, 12 in one piece.
  • the main part 10 of the pin 11 has a cross section of intermediate size with respect to the other two parts and is intended to be received in the through hole 6 of the third element 7.
  • the first and second lateral elements 3, 5 may or may not pivot with respect to the third central element 7 .
  • the through-hole 6 may comprise a cross section of corresponding non-circular shape with that of the part 10 of the pin 11 in order to prevent any relative pivoting of the first, second and third 3, 5, 7 elements.
  • the through hole 6 has a cross section of corresponding circular shape with that of the part 10 of the pin 11 in order to allow the pivoting of the third central element 7 with respect to the first and second elements 3, 5 side.
  • Part 14 of pin 11 forms said first end where said first locking means 8 are present.
  • the first locking means 8 are formed by an internal thread 15 provided in the blind recess 2 of the first element 3 and by a thread 16 on the first end, that is to say the part 14, of the pin 11.
  • the part 12 of the pin 11 comprises the smallest cross-section of the pin 11 and is intended to be received in a sleeve 13 of the device 9 for permanent fixing.
  • Socket 13 shown in more detail in picture 3 comprises at its outer wall 17 second means 18 for blocking in the blind recess 4 of the second element 5.
  • the second locking means 18 are formed by an internal thread 25 present in the blind recess 4 of the second element 5 and by a thread 26 on the outer wall 17 of the sleeve 13.
  • the inner wall 19 of the sleeve 13 is welded to the second end, that is to say the part 12, of the pin 11 in order to secure the first, second and third elements 3, 5, 7 together without plastic deformation of the first and second elements 3, 5.
  • each assembly 31 comprises five elements. Indeed, in addition to the three elements 33, 35', 37 comparable to those 3, 5, 7 of the first type of assembly 1, the assembly 31 of the second type comprises an intermediate row with a second central element 37' and a intermediate element 35.
  • This set 1, 31 is assembled with another set and so on so as to form a part such as, for example, a bracelet, a decorative article or an article of jewelry.
  • the invention thus relates to a part 21, 51 comprising at least two assemblies 1, 31.
  • the two assemblies 1, 31 are also interconnected by a permanent fastening device 9'.
  • the permanent fixing device 9' comprises a pin 11' mounted in a second through-hole 24 of the third element 7 of an assembly 1.
  • Each end of the pin 11' is respectively mounted in a second blind recess 27, 28 formed in a first and second element 3, 5 of another set 1 adjacent.
  • the pin 11' intended to be mounted in the second through-hole 24 has a configuration similar to that intended to be mounted in the first through-hole 6.
  • the third central element 7 may or may not pivot relative to the first and second lateral elements 3, 5 who frame it.
  • the through-hole 24 may have a cross-section of corresponding non-circular shape with that of the pin 11' in order to prevent any relative pivoting between the third element and the first and second side elements.
  • the through hole 24 has a cross section of corresponding circular shape with that of the pin 11' in order to allow this relative pivoting.
  • part 51 comprises permanent fixing devices 9 within each assembly 31 (a pin 11 fixed to a sleeve 13) alternating with permanent fixing devices 9' (a pin 11 'fixed on a sleeve 13') between sets.
  • the pins 11, 11' no longer have a second end of smaller cross-section than the main part. It is therefore understood that this narrowing of section is only optional both for this type of part and for that of figures 1 to 3 .
  • several sets 31 can be interconnected by a clasp 61 to form a bracelet intended to be mounted on the middle part of a timepiece.
  • elements 3, 5, 7 are manufactured with, for example, the various holes or recesses 2, 4, 6, 27, 28, 24 formed directly or machined a posteriori.
  • the sleeves 13 and 13' are mounted respectively in the recesses 4 and 28 of the side element 5 using the locking means 18 and 18'.
  • the pins 11, 11' are mounted respectively in the recesses 2 and 27 of the side element 3 using the locking means 8 and 8'.
  • the second and third times can be reversed.
  • the parts 10, 10' and 12, 12' of the pins 11, 11' projecting from the first lateral element 3 are threaded respectively for the first pin 11 into the first through hole 6 of a third element 7 d 'a set 1 and for the second pin 11' in the second through hole 24 of the third element 7 of an adjacent set 1.
  • the second end of each pin 11, 11', that is to say the part 12, 12', projecting from the third elements 7 is force-fitted against the internal wall 19, 19' of each socket 13, 13' mounted in the second lateral element 5.
  • each pin 11, 11' is welded to the inner wall 19, 19' of the corresponding sleeve 13, 13'.
  • This welding is advantageously carried out without contact and, preferably, by magnetic induction heating. Consequently, it is understood that the pins 11, 11' and the sleeves 13, 13' are preferably formed by an electrically conductive material such as a metal such as, for example, steel.
  • the force fitting carried out during the fifth stage makes it possible to promote the welding of the sixth stage and avoids heating the assemblies for too long.
  • the elements 3, 5 and 7 within each set, as well as the sets between them are totally integral and can only be separated by breaking the weld between the sockets 13, 13' and pins 11, 11'.
  • the principle is substantially the same with the elements 37, 37' forming the third central element.
  • the first and second through-holes of these elements 37, 37' communicate with two through-holes formed respectively in the intermediate elements 35 of two adjacent sets 31 to respectively receive the two pins 11, 11' extending between the side elements 33, 35 'provided with blind recesses.
  • the present invention is not limited to the examples illustrated but is susceptible to various variants and modifications which will appear to those skilled in the art.
  • the various locking means 8, 8', 18, 18' may be of a different nature than devices of the thread 15, 15', 25, 25' - thread 16, 16', 26, 26' and/or thread type. or not be of the same nature with respect to each other.
  • one or more of the locking means could also be formed by devices of the bayonet type allowing durable and low-stress fixing such as devices of the tapping-thread type.
  • first and second pins can be made of titanium and in this case said ends 12, 12' of these pins are fixed by driving into said second bushings 13, 13', also preferably made of titanium.
  • the use of titanium for the pins and sleeves has the particular advantage of achieving a more rigid fixing of the links than with steel pins and therefore a better hold of the bracelet.

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EP18205997.2A EP3653074B1 (fr) 2018-11-13 2018-11-13 Assemblage d'elements tels que des maillons d'un bracelet
US16/654,212 US11523662B2 (en) 2018-11-13 2019-10-16 Assembly of elements such as bracelet links
KR1020190136258A KR102372112B1 (ko) 2018-11-13 2019-10-30 팔찌 링크들과 같은 요소들의 조립체
JP2019198408A JP7084370B2 (ja) 2018-11-13 2019-10-31 腕輪リンクのような要素のアセンブリー
CN201911099265.0A CN111166020B (zh) 2018-11-13 2019-11-12 由诸如链的链节的元件组成的组件

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