EP3795027A1 - Armband mit regulierbarem kettenglied für armbanduhr oder schmuckstück - Google Patents

Armband mit regulierbarem kettenglied für armbanduhr oder schmuckstück Download PDF

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EP3795027A1
EP3795027A1 EP19197697.6A EP19197697A EP3795027A1 EP 3795027 A1 EP3795027 A1 EP 3795027A1 EP 19197697 A EP19197697 A EP 19197697A EP 3795027 A1 EP3795027 A1 EP 3795027A1
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jaws
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adjustable link
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Sophie Lachat
Paulo Bravo
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Swatch Group Research and Development SA
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Priority to US16/927,523 priority patent/US11583042B2/en
Priority to JP2020132867A priority patent/JP7021305B2/ja
Priority to CN202010913685.4A priority patent/CN112515300B/zh
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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
    • 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
    • A44C5/04—Link constructions extensible
    • A44C5/08—Link constructions extensible having separate links
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C11/00—Watch chains; Ornamental chains

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  • the invention relates to an adjustable link for a watch or jewelry bracelet, comprising at least a first structural element and a second structural element arranged to be assembled to each other in a longitudinal direction by means of a spacing adjustment mechanism, and each comprising, at one of its ends opposite to the adjustment mechanism in the longitudinal direction, attachment means arranged to cooperate with complementary attachment means that a watch or a piece of jewelry comprises, or another link, or a clasp.
  • the invention also relates to a watch or jewelry strap comprising at least one such adjustable link.
  • the invention also relates to a watch comprising such a bracelet.
  • the invention also relates to a piece of jewelry comprising such a bracelet.
  • the invention relates to the field of watch or jewelry bracelets.
  • a watch or jewelry strap is adjustable at predetermined positions, which allow precise repositioning, and which the user can adjust by cooperation of a finger with a hole among a plurality of holes, or by hooking. of a pawn on a rack, or the like.
  • the document CH 699067 describes a device for fine adjustment of the length of a bracelet, which is integrated in the cover of a clasp, and comprises an indexing device in two predefined positions, and which comprises ball spring pushers integral with a transverse bar linked to one end of the bracelet and designed to cooperate with holes provided in the cover of the clasp.
  • Such a device acts transversely, generally requires the use of a tool to effect the adjustment, and remains visible.
  • the document EP 2484244 describes an adjustable link for a bracelet, comprising at least a first half-link and at least a second half-link arranged to be assembled movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the bracelet, with an adjustable mechanism without special tools, where the adjustment mechanism remains hidden.
  • Such a device allows a light to appear at the level of the connecting piece between the half-links, which is detrimental to the appearance of the bracelet.
  • the link can become out of adjustment during an impact, nothing ensuring reliable locking of the adjustment.
  • the invention proposes to produce a bracelet adjustable in length, very easily for the user, with a hidden adjustment mechanism that does not alter the aesthetics of the bracelet, and the possibility of dispensing with the presence of a clasp thanks to the rapid operation of a few adjustable links, to allow the threading of a bracelet kept closed in a loop, then an extremely easy adjustment to the user's wrist.
  • an adjustable link for a watch or jewelry bracelet comprising at least a first structural element and a second structural element arranged to be assembled together in a longitudinal direction at the bottom.
  • means of a spacing adjustment mechanism and each comprising, at one of its ends opposite to the adjustment mechanism in the longitudinal direction, attachment means arranged to cooperate with complementary attachment means that a watch comprises, or a piece of jewelry, or another link, or a clasp.
  • the invention also relates to a watch or jewelry strap comprising at least one such adjustable link.
  • the invention also relates to a watch comprising such a bracelet.
  • the invention also relates to a piece of jewelry comprising such a bracelet.
  • the invention relates to an adjustable link 10 for a bracelet 100 for a watch or a piece of jewelry.
  • This adjustable link 10 comprises at least a first structural element 1 and a second structural element 2, which are arranged to be assembled to each other in a longitudinal direction D by means of spacing adjustment means 30.
  • the first structural element 1 and a second structural element 2 each comprise, at one of its ends, opposite to the means for adjusting the spacing 30 in the longitudinal direction D, fastening means 20, which are arranged to cooperate with complementary fastening means which a watch, or a piece of jewelry, or another link, or a clasp comprises.
  • These spacing adjustment means 30 are arranged for a spacing adjustment between the first structural element 1 and the second structural element 2 according to a plurality of discrete positions in the longitudinal direction D.
  • the first structural element 1 comprises a chamber 15 in which are movable, in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction D, two jaws 12A, 12B, which are biased towards each other by elastic return means, respectively 13A, 13B, and which comprise notches, respectively 120A, 120B.
  • These notches 120A, 120B are arranged to immobilize in different positions, along the longitudinal direction D, a stop element 5, in particular but not limited to a pin or the like, which is integral with the second structural element 2.
  • These jaws 12A, 12B are disengageable and arranged to be moved away from each other and to release the stop element 5 under the action of two pushers, respectively 3A, 3B, which are arranged to be able to be easily pressed. simultaneously by a user in the transverse direction.
  • these pushers 3A, 3B each comprise a relief 31, permanently cooperating in a complementary manner with a complementary relief 131, which the first structural element 1 comprises, to protect the spacing adjustment means 30 against insertion. foreign bodies, and to hide from the view of the user the spacing adjustment means 30 which are completely surrounded by the first structural element 1 and the second structural element 2 and the pushers 3A, 3B.
  • the reliefs, 31A, 31B, which the pushers 3A, 3B respectively carry are lips which are inserted in grooves which constitute the complementary reliefs 131A, 131B.
  • the reverse configuration can be envisaged, with a protruding relief integral with the first structural element, cooperating with a protruding relief of a pusher.
  • the relief 31 or the complementary relief 131 constitutes a closed surface entirely surrounding the jaw 12A, 12B, integral with the pusher 3A, 3B, comprising this relief 31.
  • the jaws 12A, 12B are nested one inside the other in a coplanar manner, and enclose one with the other the elastic return means 13A, 13B, which are, without limitation, constituted by springs.
  • the groove 15 comprises a first bearing surface 18 and a second opposing bearing surface 19 arranged to guide the jaws 12A, 12B, in the transverse direction.
  • each jaw 12A and 12B comprises a plurality of guide surfaces, with the first bearing surface 18, the second bearing surface 19, and the other jaw.
  • the first jaw 12A comprises first external surfaces 128A and 129A arranged to slide on the first bearing surface 18 and the second bearing surface 19, of the first intermediate surfaces 124B and 122B to slide in. housings 123B and 121B of the second jaw 12B, and housings 121A and 123A for guiding the second jaw 12B.
  • This second jaw 12B, mounted head-to-tail with the first jaw 12A comprises, in the same way, first external surfaces 129B and 128B arranged to slide on the first bearing surface 18 and the second bearing surface 19, of the first surfaces intermediates 123B and 124B to slide in housings 123A and 121A of the first jaw 12A, and housings 121B and 123B to guide the first jaw 12A.
  • the first structural element 1 comprises a first part comprising the attachment means 20 and the first bearing surface 18, and comprising a front groove 81 arranged to allow insertion of the jaws 12A, 12B.
  • this second part 8 comprises the second bearing surface 19 and is arranged to be fixed on the first part by means of indexing means 109, such as a bore or the like and of complementary indexing means 9 such as a pin or the like, and fixing means 110 such as threads or the like and complementary fixing means 111 such as screws or the like.
  • the first structural element 1 comprises an orifice 16, which is arranged to allow the insertion of the stop element 5 between the jaws 12A, 12B, after their assembly. in the first element 1, so as to prevent their transverse exit from the latter, and to receive a closure element 6 such as a screw or the like, arranged to prevent the exit of the stop element 5.
  • the notches 120A, 120B, of the jaws 12A, 12B are arranged relative to each other to constitute a clamp for immobilizing the stop element 5 in a closed position where these notches 120A and 120B are closest, and in which no action is exerted on the pushers 3A and 3B, which are both pushed towards the outside of the adjustable link 10 by the action of their respective springs 13A and 13B.
  • this orifice 16 is positioned on a face intended to come into contact with the user's wrist and thus hidden from view: more particularly, the upper part, facing upwards in the figures, of the components shown in the perspectives of the figures 1 and 8 is, thus, this face intended to be hidden from view which is generally called the lower surface of the bracelet.
  • This figure 7 illustrates a example with notches 120A and 120B with three notches, the stop element 5 is, in step A, in a right-most notch, corresponding to the minimum extension of the adjustable link 10; this maneuver in steps B and C brings the stop element 5 into the middle notch, corresponding to an average extension of the adjustable link 10 in step D; and the maneuver in steps E and F brings the stop element 5 into the left notch, corresponding to a maximum extension of the adjustable link 10 in step G.
  • the maneuver is very simple, is reversible, and allows to switch at will from one extreme position to another, or from one indexing position to another, when the notches 120A and 120B have more notches than in the example illustrated.
  • the stop element 5 is a pin, which is arranged to cooperate with a first bore 75 which comprises a guide rod 7 fixed to the second structural element 2; this guide rod 7 is guided in the longitudinal direction D in a longitudinal groove 17 that comprises the first structural element 1, and is arranged to ensure the coplanar maintenance of the first structural element 1 with the second structural element 2, and to prevent any twist.
  • the jaws 12A, 12B comprise distal ends 1232A, 1232B, arranged to be driven into housings 32A, 32B, which the pushers 3A, 3B include, and which are arranged to ensure the constancy of the angular orientation of the pushers 3A, 3B, relative to the jaws 12A, 12B.
  • the reverse arrangement is naturally possible, but more bulky.
  • the jaws 12A; 12B have distal ends 1232A; 1232B glued or riveted or welded to the pushers 3A, 3B, in particular in housings 32A; 32B, which the pushers 3A, 3B comprise, so as to ensure the constancy of the angular orientation of the pushers 3A, 3B, relative to the jaws 12A, 12B.
  • the invention also relates to a bracelet 100 for a watch or a piece of jewelry comprising at least one such adjustable link 10.
  • this bracelet 1000 comprises a plurality of adjustable links 10, so as to benefit from a large regale stroke, which can reach several centimeters, which allows the realization of a 100 bracelet without clasp, without any roughness, and with a very pure line.
  • the bracelet 100 does not comprises only links, including a plurality of such adjustable links 10, and is devoid of a clasp.
  • the second element 2 comprises a flat lower surface, in the immediate vicinity of which a flat upper surface of the pusher 3A, 3B is movable.
  • This second element 2 advantageously comprises, towards the middle part of the movable link 10, a first end in the form of a point, facing which evolves a first end also in the form of a point of each pusher 3A, 3B, these pointed surfaces cannot injure the user or hang his clothes thanks to these flat surfaces; and the second element 2, like each pusher 3A, 3B, advantageously comprises a second end radiated outwardly of the adjustable link 10, which guarantees the safety of the user and of his clothes, while offering an easy surface to maneuver with the fingers.
  • the bracelet 100 comprises an intermediate clasp between a first strand and a second strand which are attached, at their opposite ends to the clasp, to a watch or to a piece of jewelry.
  • first strand and the second strand then each comprise enough adjustable links 10 to allow the user to position the clasp at an equal distance from the ends, regardless of the setting made on the clasp when the clasp comprises means of setting.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to overcome the discomfort caused, on certain bracelets with wide links, by an off-center clasp, which can injure the user's wrist.
  • the invention also relates to a watch 1000 comprising such a bracelet 100.
  • the invention also relates to a piece of jewelry 2000 comprising such a bracelet 100.

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EP19197697.6A EP3795027A1 (de) 2019-09-17 2019-09-17 Armband mit regulierbarem kettenglied für armbanduhr oder schmuckstück
US16/927,523 US11583042B2 (en) 2019-09-17 2020-07-13 Bracelet with adjustable link for a watch or a piece of jewellery
JP2020132867A JP7021305B2 (ja) 2019-09-17 2020-08-05 携行型時計又は宝飾品のための調整可能なリンクを備えるブレスレット
CN202010913685.4A CN112515300B (zh) 2019-09-17 2020-09-03 用于手表或首饰的带有可调节链节的链

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