EP3666111B1 - Verstellbarer armbandverschluss - Google Patents

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EP3666111B1
EP3666111B1 EP18212450.3A EP18212450A EP3666111B1 EP 3666111 B1 EP3666111 B1 EP 3666111B1 EP 18212450 A EP18212450 A EP 18212450A EP 3666111 B1 EP3666111 B1 EP 3666111B1
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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
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/22—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for closed straps
    • A44C5/24—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for closed straps with folding devices
    • A44C5/246—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for closed straps with folding devices having size adjusting means
    • 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
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/20—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for open straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/2057—Fasteners locked by sliding or rotating of the male element of the fastener; Turn-button fasteners

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  • the present invention relates to a bracelet clasp, of the folding clasp type, comprising first and second blades hinged relative to each other, by a first of their respective ends, between a closed position, to wear, and at the at least one open position, the first slat carrying a member for fixing a first bracelet strand, the second lower slat comprising a loop at its second end defining a passage for a second bracelet strand and carrying a stud intended to be inserted into a suitable hole in the bracelet strand to define an anchoring point of the latter to the clasp, the clasp further comprising at least one locking member for maintaining the first and second blades in their closed position.
  • the present invention also relates to a wristwatch provided with such a clasp.
  • the patent application EP 09131 06 A1 describes a clasp of the folding clasp type comprising a cover having a series of pairs of holes intended to house the ends of a bracelet fastening strip. Two pairs of adjacent holes are spaced apart by a distance defining an adjustment pitch of the useful length of the bracelet, to respond to the problems mentioned above.
  • the clasp described in this patent is of the type with a folding clasp comprising two blades hinged together by means of a rod passing through them both, each of the blades carrying at its free end a member for fastening to a bracelet.
  • a first blade carries a hook intended to engage in a hole provided in the second blade to cooperate there with a trigger making it possible to lock the hook and therefore the clasp in a closed state.
  • the second blade comprises two parts capable of sliding relative to each other within a certain predefined range, defining a step for adjusting the useful length of the bracelet.
  • a first of its two parts carries the hinge connecting it to the first blade while the second part carries the locking trigger.
  • the hole in which the hook engages to lock the clasp has a length, in the longitudinal direction of the bracelet, corresponding to the sliding range between the two parts of the second blade.
  • the trigger has a central part defining two locations for the hook, along the longitudinal direction of the bracelet, corresponding to two different useful lengths of the bracelet.
  • a control member comprising in particular a pusher makes it possible to actuate the trigger to release the hook and open the clasp.
  • Adjustment devices comprising a specific locking member have also been proposed, as an alternative, to avoid this type of inconvenience, such as documents EP 3 170 420 , which describes the preamble of claim 1, and CH 702 523 .
  • a main object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of clasps known from the prior art, by proposing a bracelet clasp comprising a device for adjusting the useful length of the bracelet of simple structure, preferably proposing stable adjustment, including when the clasp is open, and easy to handle.
  • the present invention relates more particularly to a bracelet clasp, of the folding clasp type, comprising first and second blades hinged relative to each other, by a first of their respective ends, between a closed position , to wear, and to at least one open position, said first slat carrying a member for fixing a first bracelet strand, said second lower slat comprising a loop at its second end defining a passage for a second bracelet strand and carrying a stud intended to be inserted into a suitable hole in the bracelet strand to define an anchoring point of the latter to the clasp, the clasp further comprising at least one locking member to hold said first and second blades in their closed position, said stud being movable relative to the loop and comprises actuating means arranged to move it and thus define at least two predefined positions associated with a predefined useful length of the bracelet.
  • said stud comprises a base integral with the latter, said base being arranged to move in a housing of the loop, the loop comprising a cover arranged to cover the housing and cooperate with the base of the stud, the stud and the base each comprising complementary guide means, and the actuating means comprise a spring pawl disposed in the stud, the pawl being partly projecting at the base0.
  • each of the locations can be defined by a hole provided in the loop and in which the stud is able to be partially engaged.
  • the invention also relates to a wristwatch comprising a bracelet provided with a clasp according to the invention.
  • the clasp illustrated without limitation in the figures corresponds to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. More specifically, the clasp 1 is of the folding clasp type and is intended to close a timepiece bracelet.
  • the clasp 1 comprises a first blade 2 articulated on a second blade 4 by means of a rod 6, in a non-limiting illustrative manner.
  • Each of the blades has an elongated shape in the longitudinal direction of the bracelet and slightly curved to better match the shape of the wearer's wrist.
  • the first blade 2 comprises two uprights 8 arranged in contact with each other at their end located on the side of the rod 6 and, each having a cutout such that they are not in contact with each other over most of their length.
  • Each of the uprights 8 carries an extension 10, close to its end remote from the rod 6, extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet, to form a pusher defining a control member making it possible to unlock the clasp, such that emerges from the picture 3 .
  • the free end of the first blade 2 carries means 11 for holding the bracelet intended to be associated with the clasp 1.
  • the holding means comprise a cover 12 having an upper wall 13 carrying side walls 14.
  • the side walls 14 are provided with two holes making it possible to accommodate one end of a bar 20 for fixing a bracelet strand, in a conventional manner. .
  • the second blade 4 comprises two arms 22 connected by a transverse upright 24 in their central region.
  • the arms 22 are extended by bent portions 26 carrying a loop 28 of a bracelet strand, offset with respect to the general direction of the arms 22 to define a passage for the bracelet strand.
  • the loop 28 has a movable stud 30 intended to be engaged in a hole in the bracelet to define an anchor point of the latter to the clasp 1.
  • the movable stud 30 makes it possible to modify the position of the anchor point of the bracelet on the clasp and therefore the length of the bracelet to wear.
  • the loop 28 arranged at the free end of the second blade 4 carries a device for adjusting the useful length of the bracelet intended to be associated with the clasp 1.
  • the device for adjusting the useful length of the bracelet comprises in particular the pin 30 which is provided with a base 31 of rectangular shape, and integral with the pin 30, and which is arranged to move in the loop 28.
  • the base 31 is suitable to slide in a rectangular housing 32 provided on the underside of the loop 28.
  • the pin 30 and the base 31 can be made in one or two parts according to the needs of the manufacturer.
  • the loop 28 comprises an oblong clearance 40 formed on the top of the loop 28, the oblong clearance 40 leading to the housing 32.
  • the stud 30 passes through the clearance when it is mounted on the loop, the base 31 being housed in the rectangular housing 32.
  • the loop 28 includes a cover 29 arranged to cover the housing 32 once the stud 30 and the base 31 in place.
  • the cover 29 is inserted by making it slide in the loop on the side of its free end, the cover 29 having a shape complementary to the shape of the machining 41 made in the loop 28 to receive the cover 29.
  • the cover 29 has a trapezoidal section, each of the edges (or side walls) cooperating with corresponding inclined grooves formed in the loop 28, the connection between the cover 29 and the loop 28 forming a dovetail assembly.
  • the cover 29 can be secured to the loop 28 by means of a screw 47 or any other means making it possible to dismantle the cover 29 once the latter has been put in place on the loop.
  • the cover 29 also includes a clearance 42 formed on its inner face, namely the face in contact with the passer 28, the clearance 42 being intended to be positioned facing the housing 32 of the passer once the cover 29 is assembled.
  • the housing 32 and the clearance 42 thus define a volume in which the base 31 of the stud 30 can move between at least two positions in order to be able to adjust the useful length of the bracelet.
  • clearance 42 comprises two lateral guide grooves 43 arranged to cooperate with base 31 of stud 30, and more particularly with lateral flanges 33 arranged on the edges of said base 30.
  • Guide grooves 43 each have at least two cutouts 44 and 45 arranged facing each other to form the different possible positions of the stud 30, the side wings 32 being housed in the cutouts 44 or 45 once the stud 30 has been moved.
  • the guide grooves 43 and the lateral flanges 33 allow a dovetail guide similar to that of the cover 29 in the loop 28.
  • a person skilled in the art will have no particular difficulty in making another type of more conventional guide. , straight grooves could just as well be used for guiding.
  • Such a dovetail guide has the advantage of being more solid, less visible, of reducing the clearances between the components and therefore of being more precise, it also facilitates assembly once the cover 29 has been slid into the housing 41 and ensures that the screw 47 is not stressed or stressed except for the assembly between the cover and the loop.
  • the stud 30 comprises a spring-loaded pawl 34 arranged in a housing formed in the body of the stud 30.
  • the positioning of the pawl is provided so that the head protrudes slightly from the base 31 through an orifice formed in the latter.
  • the spring-loaded pawl 34 is intended to be in contact with the bottom of the clearance 42, and retracts into the body of the pin 30 when the wearer presses the latter to move the pin 30 from one position to another.
  • the housing 32 has abutments 35 in order to eliminate certain backlash of the base 31 of the stud 30 once the latter is mounted and held by the cover 29.
  • the wearer can modify the position of the stud 30 by pressing on the latter to dislodge the side wings of the base 31 from the cutouts 44 formed in the guide grooves 43, then by doing so slide to a second position where the side wings 33 face the cutouts 45.
  • the wearer releases the stud 30 and the position is locked when the stud rises and the wings 33 are housed in the cutouts 45.
  • conventional locking means are provided to maintain the closed state of the clasp.
  • a conventional locking mechanism is arranged to keep the first slat 2 hooked on the second slat 1 when no pressure is exerted simultaneously on the pushers formed by the extensions 10.
  • the extensions 10 each have fixed hooks configured to cooperate respectively with hooks arranged on the arms 22 of the second blade 4.
  • the space between the arms 22 of the second blade 4 defines a recess allowing the first blade 2 to be housed in the closed state of the clasp 1, in a known manner.
  • the clasp 1 is represented in its long configuration on the picture 3a . If the nipple is moved to the left of the figure, the bracelet (not shown) is then shortened and occupies the position shown in figure 3b .
  • the clasp according to the present invention comprises a stud capable of being moved to adjust the useful length of the bracelet.
  • the construction and handling of this stud are simple and allow the user to easily adjust the clasp when necessary.
  • the clasp according to the present invention is not limited either to the implementation of two positions for the stud, or even two positions for adjusting the useful length of the bracelet. Indeed, the person skilled in the art will not encounter any particular difficulty either in adapting the present teaching to implement a clasp having a greater number of possible adjustment positions.

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  1. Schließe (1) für ein Armband vom Typ einer Faltschließe, die eine erste und eine zweite Lamelle (2, 4) umfasst, welche über ein erstes ihrer jeweiligen Enden zwischen einer geschlossenen Tragestellung und mindestens einer geöffneten Stellung gelenkig miteinander verbunden sind, wobei die erste Lamelle (2) ein Befestigungsorgan (20) für einen ersten Armbandstrang trägt, wobei die zweite, untere Lamelle (4) an ihrem zweiten Ende eine Durchführung (28) umfasst, die einen Durchgang für einen zweiten Armbandstrang definiert, und einen Stift (30) trägt, der dazu bestimmt ist, in ein passendes Loch des Armbandstrangs eingeführt zu werden, um einen Verankerungspunkt des letzteren an der Schließe (1) zu definieren, wobei die Schließe (1) weiter mindestens ein Verriegelungsorgan (11) umfasst, um die erste und die zweite Lamelle (2, 4) in ihrer geschlossenen Stellung zu halten, wobei der Stift (30) in Bezug auf die Durchführung (28) beweglich ist und Betätigungsmittel (34) umfasst, die so eingerichtet sind, dass sie ihn bewegen und somit mindestens zwei vordefinierte Stellungen definieren, die mit einer vordefinierten Nutzlänge des Armbands verknüpft sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Stift (30) eine Basis (31) umfasst, die fest mit letzterem verbunden ist, wobei die Basis (31) so eingerichtet ist, dass sie sich in einer Aufnahme (32) der Durchführung (28) bewegt, wobei die Durchführung (28) einen Deckel (29) umfasst, der so eingerichtet ist, dass er die Aufnahme (32) bedeckt und mit der Basis (31) des Stiftes (30) zusammenwirkt, wobei der Stift und die Basis jeweils komplementäre Führungsmittel umfassen, und die Betätigungsmittel eine Federklinke (34) umfassen, die im Stift (30) angeordnet ist, wobei die Klinke (34) auf Höhe der Basis (31) zum Teil vorspringt.
  2. Schließe (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Durchführung (28) eine längliche Aussparung (40) umfasst, wobei der Stift (30) durch die längliche Aussparung (40) hindurchgeht und die Basis (31) mit der Aufnahme (32) in Kontakt kommt.
  3. Schließe (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Deckel (29) eine Aussparung (42) umfasst, die so eingerichtet ist, dass sie der Aufnahme (32) der Durchführung gegenüberliegend platziert wird, sodass sie ein Volumen bildet, in dem sich die Basis (31) des Stiftes (30) bewegt.
  4. Schließe (1) nach Anspruch 1 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die komplementären Führungsmittel einerseits Seitenflügel (33), die fest mit dem Stift (30) verbunden sind, und andererseits Führungsnuten (43) umfassen, die in der Aussparung (42) des Deckels (29) gebildet sind, wobei die Nuten so eingerichtet sind, dass sie die Seitenflügel führen.
  5. Schließe (1) nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Führungsnuten (43) Ausschnitte (44, 45) umfassen, die verschiedene Stellungen des Stiftes (30) definieren.
  6. Schließe (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Deckel (29) verschiebebeweglich auf der Durchführung (28) angebracht ist, wobei die Kappe durch eine Schraube (47) in einer Bearbeitung (41), die in der Durchführung gebildet ist, auf letzterer an Ort und Stelle gehalten wird.
  7. Schließe (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die in der Durchführung (28) gebildete Aufnahme (32) mindestens einen Anschlag (35) umfasst, um den Stift (30) an Ort und Stelle zu halten.
  8. Armbanduhr, die ein Armbandumfasst, das mit einer Schließe (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche versehen ist.
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