EP3845973B1 - Timepiece mechanism intended to be driven according to a variable number of pitches - Google Patents
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- the timepiece mechanism can take the form of a mechanism for displaying the annual, or even perpetual, calendar.
- the patent EP 3026504 B1 illustrates and describes an annual or perpetual calendar mechanism meeting the above characteristics. More precisely, this mechanism comprises a date wheel, carrying a date display hand, having thirty teeth of a first type and one tooth of a second type. The date wheel is driven by a first beak of an actuation pawl, once a day, to increment the date display.
- the actuating pawl comprises a second beak shaped, relative to the toothing of the date wheel, so as to be able to cooperate only with the tooth of the second type during the end of the month of less than thirty-one days.
- the actuation pawl is associated with a month wheel, driven in such a way as to make one revolution in four years to take leap years into account, this month wheel having 48 notches of which each corresponds to a given month, and whose depth depends on the length of the corresponding month.
- the actuation pawl comprises a feeler intended to cooperate with the notches of the month wheel to define the starting position of the actuation pawl according to the length of the current month.
- the notches are arranged in such a way that the shorter a month, the deeper the corresponding notch and the more likely the second beak of the actuating pawl is to cooperate with the tooth of the second type earlier in the month, while rotating the date wheel by a greater number of steps.
- the second beak is also shaped in such a way that it does not drive the date wheel at the end of a thirty-day month.
- the actuation pawl has a single overall trajectory, the entire trajectory of which it will traverse only during the months of February at twenty-eight days, that is to say when the feeler engages in the deepest notches of the month wheel, to define the longest stroke of the actuation pawl enabling the date wheel to advance by four steps.
- the race is reduced during the months of February to twenty-nine days so that the date wheel is driven by only three steps, while it is further reduced in the months of 30 and then 31 days, the trajectory of the actuation pawl during the months of more than twenty-eight days no longer corresponding to a portion of the overall trajectory traveled during the months of February at twenty-eight days.
- Such a construction requires providing a relatively large diameter for the month wheel, to take into account the maximum possible travel for the actuating pawl, which is not always desirable depending on the space available in the watch movement. corresponding.
- great precision is necessary, both for the manufacture of the components of this mechanism and for their assembly, to guarantee correct operation of this mechanism for driving the date wheel.
- a main object of the present invention is to provide a watch mechanism having a more compact alternative construction with reference to mechanisms of this type already known.
- the correction mobile intervenes to modify the trajectory of the pawl when it is actuated, and can therefore be arranged close to the mobile that the pawl drives, in any case closer than in the case of the month wheel.
- the timepiece mechanism according to the present invention can be produced in a more compact manner than the equivalent mechanisms of the prior art.
- the positioning of the correction mobile makes it possible to substantially simplify the adjustments necessary during assembly of the mechanism with reference to the mechanisms of the prior art.
- the mobile, the pawl and the correction mobile are arranged in such a way that the race of the pawl has two successive phases: an optional drive phase in which the teeth are capable of being driven by one pitch only when the correction mobile is in a second state and the tooth of the second type is located on the travel of the pawl, and a systematic drive phase in which the toothing is capable of being driven by one step, whatever either the type of tooth located on its stroke and whatever the state of the correction mobile.
- the mobile prefferably be arranged to pivot and has internal toothing
- the mobile, the pawl and the correction mobile prefferably be arranged in such a way that the optional training phase takes place before the phase. systematic training.
- the first average inclination can be substantially between 0 and 25 degrees with reference to the radial direction, preferably between 5 and 15 degrees.
- the third average inclination can also be made for the third average inclination to be substantially between 0 and 25 degrees with reference to the radial direction, preferably between 5 and 15 degrees.
- the correction wheel set can include a cam against the periphery of which the pawl is held in abutment during the optional drive phase, in order to be able to modify the trajectory of the pawl, the periphery of the cam presenting at the minus first and second radii different and respectively associated with the first and second states of the correction mobile.
- the correction wheel set can include teeth intended to cooperate with at least one tooth of the wheel set having a greater length than that of the other teeth of the wheel set, in order to modify the angular orientation of the cam.
- the present invention also relates to a timepiece movement and a timepiece comprising a timepiece mechanism meeting the above characteristics.
- the watch mechanism has the form of a mechanism for displaying the annual calendar 1 but, of course, those skilled in the art could implement other types of watch mechanisms taking up the characteristics put forward in the claims without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the figures 1 and 2 show the same bottom view of a part of the annual calendar display mechanism 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, illustrated with its lower face visible, that is to say its face intended to be located on the side of the back of the case of the corresponding timepiece, in two different respective configurations. More specifically, the figure 1 illustrates the configuration of mechanism 1 on October 30 before the date change, while the figure 2 illustrates its configuration on November 30, also before the date change.
- Mechanism 1 comprises a mobile 2, here having the shape of a date disc, having internal toothing comprising thirty teeth of a first type 4 and one tooth of a second type 6.
- a jumper 8 is arranged to cooperate with the toothing of the mobile 2 and define a plurality of discrete positions of the latter, thirty-one here.
- the mechanism 1 also comprises a pawl 10 intended to be actuated by a drive wheel of the watch movement (not shown, typically a twenty-four hour wheel for example in the case of a date display mechanism) to act on the toothing of mobile 2 and move the latter by at least one step on each actuation.
- a drive wheel of the watch movement not shown, typically a twenty-four hour wheel for example in the case of a date display mechanism
- the pawl 10 comprises here, by way of non-limiting illustration, a rigid base 12 intended to pivot with reference to the corresponding watch movement along an axis of rotation 14.
- the base 12 is held in a rest position illustrated on the figures 1 and 2 under the effect of the action of a return member (not shown) tending to push it back into abutment against a fixed pin 16.
- An actuating tooth 18 is made integral with the base 12 by means of an elastic connection 20, the actuating tooth 18 being typically intended to cooperate with the driving wheel set of the associated watch movement to ensure the displacement of the ratchet 10, by rotation of the base 12 in the direction of counter-clockwise rotation on the figures 1 and 2 .
- An arm 22 is also pivotally mounted on the base 12 along an axis of rotation 24.
- the arm 22 carries a beak 26, at a first end, intended to cooperate with the toothing of the date mobile 2 to rotate this last in the direction of anti-clockwise rotation on the figures 1 and 2 (clockwise on the figures 4 to 6c ), when the pawl 10 moves under the effect of the action of the mobile drive.
- the arm 22 carries a tail 28 whose edge directed towards the center of the watch movement has a convex shape, the function of which will be explained below.
- a spring 30, formed here in one piece with the base 12, is arranged to act on the arm 22 and tend to rotate it in the clockwise direction of rotation in the view of the figures 1 and 2 .
- the mechanism 1 also includes a correction mobile 32 shown in detail in picture 3 , produced here in the form of two superimposed wheels 34, 36, integral in rotation, one of which has a toothing of twenty-four teeth, of which one out of two is slightly truncated, and the other has seven teeth corresponding to long months comprising 31 days.
- a correction mobile 32 shown in detail in picture 3 produced here in the form of two superimposed wheels 34, 36, integral in rotation, one of which has a toothing of twenty-four teeth, of which one out of two is slightly truncated, and the other has seven teeth corresponding to long months comprising 31 days.
- the first wheel 34 with twenty-four teeth is intended to allow the rotational drive of the corrective mobile 32, by its cooperation with a prominent tooth 400 which has a greater height than the others for this purpose.
- the prominent tooth 400 is a tooth of the first type 4, but other arrangements are possible to drive the corrective wheel set.
- the second wheel 36 plays the role of a cam for the pawl 10, cooperating with its shank 28, the periphery of the wheel 36 here comprising portions having at least two different radii.
- the correction wheel 32 can present two different states against the pawl 10, a first state, illustrated on the figure 1 , in which a tooth of the second wheel 36 defines a stop for the tail 28, and a second state, illustrated in the figure 2 , wherein the second wheel 36 has an empty space between two teeth opposite the shank 28, the pawl therefore resting against a portion of the second wheel 36 of smaller radius than in the first state.
- the date display then changes from 30 to 31 (October) and the pawl 10 resumes its rest position as illustrated on the figure 1 after the end of the action of the mobile drive.
- the beak 26 will again present the same stroke extending over two steps of the date wheel set 2, with the same trajectory passing, during a first phase, at a distance from a first tooth (here the tooth of the first type 4 located immediately after the tooth of the second type 6) then intercepting, in a second phase, the tooth of the second type 6 to advance the calendar wheel one step, changing the date display from 31st (October) to 1st (November).
- the base 12 of the pawl 10 has the same rest position in the two states of the correction mobile, which is not the case with the corresponding mechanisms of the prior art, as mentioned previously.
- the pawl 10 performs the same stroke, in other words, it undergoes a movement such that it is able to cause the mobile 2 to advance by two steps at each actuation by the training mobile.
- the pawl 10 presents a different trajectory when it is actuated during a short month of less than 31 days from that which it present by being operated in a 31-day long month.
- the beak 26 being located close to the toothing of the mobile 2
- the trajectory of the pawl 10 will directly intercept the first tooth located on the travel of the pawl 10, here the tooth of the second type 6, from the first phase of the race, to drive the date wheel a first step during this phase.
- the pawl 10 then continues its movement in a second phase, driving the tooth of the second type 6 by an additional step, as will emerge more clearly from the explanations which will follow in relation to the figures 5a to 5e .
- the display of the date passes directly from 30 (November) to 1 (December) in a single actuation of the pawl 10.
- the pawl 10 systematically has a stroke allowing it to advance the mobile 2 by two steps, this stroke being able to be broken down into two successive phases, an optional training phase and a training phase. systematic training corresponding respectively to the first and second phases previously described.
- each tooth of the mobile 2 has an active flank intended to cooperate with the pawl 10
- the active flank of the teeth of the first type 4 is different from the active flank of the tooth of the second type 6.
- the teeth of the first type 4 are intended to cooperate with the pawl 10 from the first day of the month until the penultimate day of the month, while the tooth of the second type 6 is intended to cooperate with the pawl 10 the last day of the is, whether the current month has 30 or 31 days.
- the pawl 10 can only act on the tooth of the second type 6 on the 31st day of the month ( figure 1 , month of October), while it can act on it from the 30th day of the month when the corrective mobile 32 is in a second state ( picture 2 , month of November).
- the correction mobile 32 cooperates with the pawl 10 to define two different trajectories, one of which is associated with the first state and the other with the second state, the stroke of the pawl 10 remaining unchanged in the two cases, and corresponding to a movement of the pawl 10 capable of causing the mobile 2 to advance by two steps in all cases.
- the differentiation between the types of teeth according to the preferred embodiment of the invention resides in their respective geometries.
- the active flank of a tooth of the first type 4 comprises, from the bottom of the toothing, a first portion having a first average inclination, with reference to the radial direction, then a second portion having a second average inclination, in reference to the radial direction, greater than the first mean inclination.
- the active flank of the tooth of the second type 6 has a third average inclination, with reference to the radial direction, less than the second average inclination.
- first and third average inclinations may both be substantially between 0 and 25 degrees with reference to the radial direction, preferably between 5 and 15 degrees (without necessarily taking the same value) .
- the second mean inclination may be substantially between 30 and 85 degrees with reference to the radial direction, preferably between 35 and 55 degrees.
- Such a situation occurs for example from the 1st to the 29th of a short month, the correction mobile 32 being in a second state, as illustrated in the figure 4 .
- the pawl 10 cannot drive the mobile 2 during the optional training phase.
- the pawl 10 comes into contact with the first portion of a tooth of the first type 4 in the systematic drive phase and then causes the mobile 2 to turn by one step in the clockwise direction of rotation on the view of the figure 4 .
- the mechanism is in the situation illustrated on the picture 2 , the tooth of the second type 6 being positioned on the path of the pawl 10 from the optional training phase.
- the shape of the active flank of the tooth 6 then allows the driving of one step of the mobile 2 by the pawl 10 from the optional driving phase, then the driving of an additional step in the systematic driving phase.
- the figures 5a to 5e illustrate the chronology of the training of the mobile 2 by the pawl 10 during the passage of the date from the 30th of a short month to the 1st of the following month, each of the two phases of optional and systematic training being broken down into several stages.
- a part of the timepiece mechanism 1 is shown in these figures in a top view from the dial side of the corresponding timepiece.
- the figure 5a illustrates the configuration of the watch mechanism 1 before the actuation of the pawl 10 by the drive wheel of the watch movement.
- a drive pin (not shown) can thus be provided to move the pawl 10 once a day, by rotating its base 12 in the clockwise direction.
- the correction wheel 32 is in a second state corresponding to a short month with less than 31 days, the shank 28 of the pawl 10 being arranged between two teeth of the second wheel 36 of the correction wheel 32, therefore resting against a small radius portion of the second wheel 36.
- the trajectory of pawl 10 intercepts the toothing of mobile 2.
- the tooth of the second type 6 is located on the stroke corresponding to the optional training phase of pawl 10 The result is that the latter cooperates with it so as to drive the mobile 2 and cause it to advance a first step.
- Date inscriptions 40 have been shown on the mobile 2. These inscriptions 40 can be carried directly by the mobile 2 or, alternatively, by an additional disc secured to the mobile 2, by way of non-limiting illustration.
- a window 42 is also represented to schematize the location where the reading of the date is done according to the illustrated embodiment, in a non-limiting manner.
- jumper 8 crosses the top of tooth 4 against which it is resting, it exerts a pressure force on the active flank of this same tooth 4, which has the effect of causing mobile 2 to rotate to its position following discrete, as represented on the figure 5c with jumper 8 arranged simultaneously resting on two adjacent teeth 4.
- the inscription 40 of the "31" is then located opposite the window 42.
- tail 28 of pawl 10 has moved away from correction wheel 32 and the angular orientation of arm 22 is then defined by the action of spring 30 and by the interaction of beak 26 with the toothing of the mobile 2, and no longer by the support of the tail 28 against the second wheel 36 of the correction mobile 32, in a non-limiting illustrative manner.
- the pawl 10 begins the systematic training phase by starting to drive the mobile 2 again against the force of the jumper 8, driving the mechanism to the configuration shown on the figure 5d .
- the correction mobile 32 bears inscriptions 44 indicating the current month arranged to cooperate with a suitable counter 46.
- the entry 44 relating to the month of February appears in the aperture 46 in the configurations illustrated on the figures 4 to 5d .
- the prominent tooth 400 has a greater height than that of the other teeth. It appears 5d figures and 5th that, when the calendar wheel 2 passes from the position associated with the 31st of a given month to that associated with the 1st of the following month, the prominent tooth 400 meshes with the toothing of the first wheel 34 of the correction wheel to rotate this last two steps clockwise on the sight of the 5d figures and 5th . Thanks to this operation, the correction mobile 32 rotates from an angular orientation associated with a given month to another angular position associated with the following month.
- jumper 8 acts on the active flank of this same tooth 4 to finalize the movement of mobile 2 as illustrated in the figure 5e .
- the inscription 40 of the "1" is then correctly positioned opposite the counter 42, just as the inscription 44 relating to the following month is correctly positioned opposite the counter 46 after the correction mobile 32 has been driven two steps in the direction of clockwise rotation.
- the pawl 10 resumes its rest position, that is to say the position in which it is in abutment against the pin 16 fixed.
- the correction mobile 32 has passed here from a second state corresponding to a short month to a first state corresponding to a long month.
- the pawl 10 no longer cooperates with a portion of reduced radius of the second wheel 36 but with one of its teeth, in the position shown in figure 6a .
- the figures 6a to 6c represent the transition from the 30th to the 31st of a long month.
- the tooth of the second type 6 is located on the stroke of the pawl 10 during the optional training phase.
- the corrective mobile 32 is in its second state and deflects the pawl 10 whose beak 26 surpasses the tooth of the second type 6 without dragging it when the base 12 is actuated.
- the beak 26 then plunges behind the tooth of the second type type 6 to train the tooth of the first type 4 which follows it directly, during the systematic training phase ( fig. 6b and 6c ).
- a watch mechanism comprising a mobile capable of being driven by a variable number of steps thanks to the interaction provided between the actuating pawl of the mobile in question and a mobile of adapted correction, capable of occupying at least a first state and a second state, different from the first state, to define two different trajectories of the actuating pawl.
- the implementation of the present invention is not limited to the display of the date. Indeed, the person skilled in the art will not encounter any particular difficulty in adapting the present teaching to the implementation of a another type of watch mechanism, in particular a display mechanism of a size other than the date.
- an approach other than a geometric one could be provided to ensure the differentiation of the interactions occurring between the pawl and, on the one hand, the teeth of the first type and, on the other hand, the tooth of the second type.
- the active flanks of these teeth could for example be differentiated by the use of different roughnesses or by the implementation of different magnetic interactions.
- the pawl 10 described and illustrated in the present application is made in two parts (the base 12 and the arm 26), it is also possible to make it using more components or, conversely, to produce it in a single piece, for example on the basis of the teaching of the patent application CH 713288 A1 .
- the pawl trajectory can be broken down into an optional training phase and a systematic training
- provision can be made for the correction mobile to interact with the pawl throughout the optional training phase or only during part of this phase without departing from the scope of the invention.
- an interaction between the correction mobile and the pawl outside the optional training phase can also be envisaged without departing from the scope of the invention.
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La présente invention concerne un mécanisme horloger, pour mouvement horloger, comportant
- un mobile comprenant une denture présentant au moins une dent d'un premier type et au moins une dent d'un deuxième type,
- un sautoir agencé de manière à coopérer avec la denture, pour définir des positions discrètes du mobile,
- un cliquet destiné à être actionné par un mobile d'entrainement du mouvement horloger pour agir sur la denture et déplacer le mobile d'au moins un pas à chaque actionnement.
- a mobile comprising a toothing having at least one tooth of a first type and at least one tooth of a second type,
- a jumper arranged so as to cooperate with the toothing, to define discrete positions of the mobile,
- a pawl intended to be actuated by a drive wheel of the watch movement to act on the toothing and move the wheel at least one step on each actuation.
Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré, le mécanisme horloger peut prendre la forme d'un mécanisme d'affichage du quantième annuel, voire perpétuel.According to a preferred embodiment, the timepiece mechanism can take the form of a mechanism for displaying the annual, or even perpetual, calendar.
De tels mécanismes horlogers sont connus depuis longtemps dans l'art antérieur en relation avec différents types d'applications, notamment dans des mécanismes d'affichage.Such horological mechanisms have been known for a long time in the prior art in relation to different types of applications, in particular in display mechanisms.
Ainsi, par exemple, le brevet
Ainsi, il ressort de l'explication qui précède que le cliquet d'actionnement présente une trajectoire globale unique dont il va parcourir l'intégralité uniquement lors des mois de février à vingt-huit jours, c'est-à-dire lorsque le palpeur s'engage dans les encoches les plus profondes de la roue des mois, pour définir la course la plus longue du cliquet d'actionnement permettant de faire avancer la roue de quantième de quatre pas. La course est réduite lors des mois de février à vingt-neuf jours de telle manière que la roue de quantième ne soit entrainée que de trois pas, tandis qu'elle est encore davantage réduite les mois à 30, puis à 31 jours, la trajectoire du cliquet d'actionnement lors des mois de plus de vingt-huit jours ne correspondant plus qu'à une portion de la trajectoire globale parcourue lors des mois de février à vingt-huit jours.Thus, it emerges from the foregoing explanation that the actuation pawl has a single overall trajectory, the entire trajectory of which it will traverse only during the months of February at twenty-eight days, that is to say when the feeler engages in the deepest notches of the month wheel, to define the longest stroke of the actuation pawl enabling the date wheel to advance by four steps. The race is reduced during the months of February to twenty-nine days so that the date wheel is driven by only three steps, while it is further reduced in the months of 30 and then 31 days, the trajectory of the actuation pawl during the months of more than twenty-eight days no longer corresponding to a portion of the overall trajectory traveled during the months of February at twenty-eight days.
Une telle construction nécessite de prévoir un diamètre relativement important pour la roue des mois, pour prendre en compte la course maximale possible pour le cliquet d'actionnement, ce qui n'est pas toujours souhaitable en fonction de l'espace disponible dans le mouvement horloger correspondant. En outre, une grande précision est nécessaire, tant pour la fabrication des composants de ce mécanisme que pour leur assemblage, pour garantir un bon fonctionnement de ce mécanisme d'entrainement de la roue de quantième.Such a construction requires providing a relatively large diameter for the month wheel, to take into account the maximum possible travel for the actuating pawl, which is not always desirable depending on the space available in the watch movement. corresponding. In addition, great precision is necessary, both for the manufacture of the components of this mechanism and for their assembly, to guarantee correct operation of this mechanism for driving the date wheel.
Un but principal de la présente invention est de proposer un mécanisme horloger présentant une construction alternative plus compacte en référence aux mécanismes de ce type déjà connus.A main object of the present invention is to provide a watch mechanism having a more compact alternative construction with reference to mechanisms of this type already known.
A cet effet, la présente invention concerne plus particulièrement un mécanisme horloger du type indiqué plus haut, caractérisé par le fait que le cliquet présente une course telle qu'il soit susceptible d'agir sur la denture pour déplacer le mobile de deux pas à chaque actionnement, par le fait que le mécanisme horloger comporte un mobile de correction présentant au moins un premier état et au moins un deuxième état, différent du premier état, le mobile de correction étant agencé de manière à pouvoir coopérer avec le cliquet, lors de l'actionnement de ce dernier, pour définir au moins deux trajectoires différentes du cliquet respectivement associées au premier état et au deuxième état, et par le fait que le cliquet et le mobile de correction soient agencés de telle manière qu'à chaque actionnement du cliquet :
- le cliquet agisse sur la denture pour déplacer le mobile d'un pas, et
- le cliquet agisse sur la denture pour déplacer le mobile d'un pas supplémentaire uniquement lorsque le mobile de correction se trouve dans un deuxième état et que la dent du deuxième type est située sur la course du cliquet.
- the pawl acts on the teeth to move the mobile one step, and
- the pawl acts on the toothing to move the mobile one additional step only when the correction mobile is in a second state and the tooth of the second type is located on the travel of the pawl.
Grâce à ces caractéristiques, le mobile de correction intervient pour modifier la trajectoire du cliquet lors de son actionnement, et peut dès lors être agencé à proximité du mobile que le cliquet entraine, en tout cas plus près que dans le cas de la roue des mois, dans le mécanisme d'affichage du quantième mentionné plus haut, dans la mesure où cette dernière doit pouvoir positionner le cliquet avant son actionnement. Ainsi, le mécanisme horloger selon la présente invention peut être réalisé de manière plus compacte que les mécanismes équivalents de l'art antérieur. En outre, le positionnement du mobile de correction permet de simplifier sensiblement les ajustements nécessaires lors de l'assemblage du mécanisme en référence aux mécanismes de l'art antérieur.Thanks to these characteristics, the correction mobile intervenes to modify the trajectory of the pawl when it is actuated, and can therefore be arranged close to the mobile that the pawl drives, in any case closer than in the case of the month wheel. , in the date display mechanism mentioned above, insofar as the latter must be able to position the pawl before it is actuated. Thus, the timepiece mechanism according to the present invention can be produced in a more compact manner than the equivalent mechanisms of the prior art. In addition, the positioning of the correction mobile makes it possible to substantially simplify the adjustments necessary during assembly of the mechanism with reference to the mechanisms of the prior art.
De manière préférée, le mobile, le cliquet et le mobile de correction sont agencés de telle manière que la course du cliquet présente deux phases successives: une phase d'entrainement optionnel dans laquelle la denture est susceptible d'être entrainée d'un pas uniquement lorsque le mobile de correction se trouve dans un deuxième état et que la dent du deuxième type est située sur la course du cliquet, et une phase d'entrainement systématique dans laquelle la denture est susceptible d'être entrainée d'un pas, quel que soit le type de dent située sur sa course et quel que soit l'état du mobile de correction.Preferably, the mobile, the pawl and the correction mobile are arranged in such a way that the race of the pawl has two successive phases: an optional drive phase in which the teeth are capable of being driven by one pitch only when the correction mobile is in a second state and the tooth of the second type is located on the travel of the pawl, and a systematic drive phase in which the toothing is capable of being driven by one step, whatever either the type of tooth located on its stroke and whatever the state of the correction mobile.
Dans ce cas, on peut en outre prévoir que le mobile soit agencé pour pivoter et présente une denture interne, et que le mobile, le cliquet et le mobile de correction soient agencés de telle manière que la phase d'entrainement optionnel intervienne avant la phase d'entrainement systématique.In this case, provision can also be made for the mobile to be arranged to pivot and has internal toothing, and for the mobile, the pawl and the correction mobile to be arranged in such a way that the optional training phase takes place before the phase. systematic training.
On peut également prévoir que chacune des dents du premier type présente un flanc actif, destiné à coopérer avec le cliquet, différent du flanc actif de la dent du deuxième type, de telle manière que la coopération entre le cliquet et la denture dans la phase d'entrainement optionnel, lorsque le mobile de correction est dans un deuxième état, ne donne lieu à une force d'entrainement du mobile suffisante pour surmonter l'action du sautoir que lorsqu'une dent du deuxième type est située sur la course du cliquet.Provision can also be made for each of the teeth of the first type to have an active flank, intended to cooperate with the pawl, different from the active flank of the tooth of the second type, in such a way that the cooperation between the pawl and the teeth in the phase of The optional drive, when the corrective mobile is in a second state, only gives rise to a driving force sufficient to overcome the action of the jumper when a tooth of the second type is located on the travel of the pawl.
Dans ce cas, on peut en outre prévoir que le flanc actif de la dent du premier type comprenne, depuis le fond de la denture, une première portion présentant une première inclinaison moyenne, en référence à la direction radiale, puis une deuxième portion présentant une deuxième inclinaison moyenne, en référence à la direction radiale, supérieure à la première inclinaison moyenne, et que le flanc actif de la dent du deuxième type présente une troisième inclinaison moyenne, en référence à la direction radiale, inférieure à la deuxième inclinaison moyenne.In this case, provision can also be made for the active flank of the tooth of the first type to comprise, from the bottom of the toothing, a first portion having a first average inclination, with reference to the radial direction, then a second portion having a second average inclination, with reference to the radial direction, greater than the first average inclination, and that the active flank of the tooth of the second type has a third average inclination, with reference to the radial direction, less than the second average inclination.
On peut alors avantageusement prévoir que la deuxième inclinaison moyenne soit sensiblement comprise entre 30 et 85 degrés en référence à la direction radiale, préférablement entre 35 et 55 degrés.Provision can then advantageously be made for the second mean inclination to be substantially between 30 and 85 degrees with reference to the radial direction, preferably between 35 and 55 degrees.
En alternative ou en complément, on peut prévoir que la première inclinaison moyenne soit sensiblement comprise entre 0 et 25 degrés en référence à la direction radiale, préférablement entre 5 et 15 degrés.Alternatively or in addition, provision can be made for the first average inclination to be substantially between 0 and 25 degrees with reference to the radial direction, preferably between 5 and 15 degrees.
En alternative ou en complément, on peut encore prévoir que la troisième inclinaison moyenne soit sensiblement comprise entre 0 et 25 degrés en référence à la direction radiale, préférablement entre 5 et 15 degrés.As an alternative or in addition, provision can also be made for the third average inclination to be substantially between 0 and 25 degrees with reference to the radial direction, preferably between 5 and 15 degrees.
De manière générale, on peut prévoir que le mobile de correction comporte une came contre la périphérie de laquelle le cliquet est maintenu en appui pendant la phase d'entrainement optionnel, afin de pouvoir modifier la trajectoire du cliquet, la périphérie de la came présentant au moins des premier et deuxième rayons différents et respectivement associés aux premier et deuxième états du mobile de correction.In general, provision can be made for the correction wheel set to include a cam against the periphery of which the pawl is held in abutment during the optional drive phase, in order to be able to modify the trajectory of the pawl, the periphery of the cam presenting at the minus first and second radii different and respectively associated with the first and second states of the correction mobile.
Dans ce cas, on peut avantageusement prévoir que le mobile de correction comporte une denture destinée à coopérer avec au moins une dent du mobile présentant une longueur plus importante que celle des autres dents du mobile, pour modifier l'orientation angulaire de la came.In this case, provision can advantageously be made for the correction wheel set to include teeth intended to cooperate with at least one tooth of the wheel set having a greater length than that of the other teeth of the wheel set, in order to modify the angular orientation of the cam.
Selon une variante de réalisation préférée, la présente invention peut concerner un mécanisme horloger répondant en tout ou partie aux caractéristiques qui viennent d'être exposées, et dans lequel le mobile est destiné à être solidaire d'un mobile d'affichage du quantième ou à l'entrainer,
- la denture comportant trente dents du premier type et une dent du deuxième type,
- le cliquet étant destiné à être actionné une fois par jour pour déplacer le mobile de un ou de deux pas, et
- le mobile de correction étant un mobile des mois agencé de telle manière que son orientation angulaire, associée à chaque instant à un mois donné, passe d'un mois au suivant à chaque fin de mois.
- the teeth comprising thirty teeth of the first type and one tooth of the second type,
- the pawl being intended to be actuated once a day to move the mobile one or two steps, and
- the correction wheel being a month wheel arranged in such a way that its angular orientation, associated at each instant with a given month, passes from one month to the next at each end of the month.
La présente invention concerne également un mouvement horloger et une pièce d'horlogerie comportant un mécanisme horloger répondant aux caractéristiques qui précèdent.The present invention also relates to a timepiece movement and a timepiece comprising a timepiece mechanism meeting the above characteristics.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description détaillée d'un mode de réalisation préféré qui suit, faite en référence aux dessins annexés donnés à titre d'exemple non limitatif et dans lesquels:
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figure 1 représente une vue de dessous, d'une partie d'un mécanisme horloger selon un mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention, le mobile de correction étant dans un premier état, - la
figure 2 représente une vue similaire à celle de lafigure 1 , le mobile de correction étant dans un deuxième état, - la
figure 3 représente une vue en perspective du mobile de correction, - la
figure 4 représente une vue de dessus du mécanisme horloger desfigures 1 et 2 , illustré depuis la face opposée à celle desfigures 1 et 2 , le mobile de correction étant dans un deuxième état, - les
figures 5a à 5e représentent des vues similaires à celle de lafigure 4 illustrant des phases successives du fonctionnement du mécanisme horloger lors du changement du quantième du trente d'un mois court au premier du mois suivant, et - les
figures 6a à 6c représentent des vues similaires à celle de lafigure 4 illustrant des phases successives du fonctionnement du mécanisme horloger lors du changement de quantième du trente au trente-et-un d'un mois long.
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figure 1 represents a view from below, of part of a timepiece mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the correction mobile being in a first state, - the
picture 2figure 1 , the correction mobile being in a second state, - the
picture 3 - the
figure 4 represents a top view of the watch mechanism of thefigures 1 and 2 , illustrated from the side opposite that of thefigures 1 and 2 , the correction mobile being in a second state, - them
figures 5a to 5e represent views similar to that of thefigure 4 illustrating successive phases of the operation of the watch mechanism when changing the date from the thirtieth of a short month to the first of the following month, and - them
figures 6a to 6c represent views similar to that of thefigure 4 illustrating successive phases of the operation of the watch mechanism during the date change from the thirty to the thirty-first of a long month.
La description détaillée qui suit s'attache à décrire un mécanisme horloger selon un mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention à titre d'exemple illustratif non limitatif. Plus précisément, selon le mode de réalisation illustré et décrit, le mécanisme horloger présente la forme d'un mécanisme d'affichage du quantième annuel 1 mais, bien entendu, l'homme du métier pourra mettre en œuvre d'autres types de mécanismes horlogers reprenant les caractéristiques mises en avant dans les revendications sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention.The following detailed description sets out to describe a timepiece mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention by way of non-limiting illustrative example. More specifically, according to the embodiment illustrated and described, the watch mechanism has the form of a mechanism for displaying the annual calendar 1 but, of course, those skilled in the art could implement other types of watch mechanisms taking up the characteristics put forward in the claims without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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Le mécanisme 1 comporte un mobile 2, présentant ici la forme d'un disque de quantième, présentant une denture interne comprenant trente dents d'un premier type 4 et une dent d'un deuxième type 6.Mechanism 1 comprises a mobile 2, here having the shape of a date disc, having internal toothing comprising thirty teeth of a
Un sautoir 8 est agencé pour coopérer avec la denture du mobile 2 et définir une pluralité de positions discrètes de ce dernier, trente-et-une ici.A
Le mécanisme 1 comporte également un cliquet 10 destiné à être actionné par un mobile d'entrainement du mouvement horloger (non représenté, typiquement une roue de vingt-quatre heures par exemple dans le cas d'un mécanisme d'affichage du quantième) pour agir sur la denture du mobile 2 et déplacer ce dernier d'au moins un pas à chaque actionnement.The mechanism 1 also comprises a
Le cliquet 10 comporte ici, à titre illustratif non limitatif, une base 12 rigide destinée à pivoter en référence au mouvement horloger correspondant suivant un axe de rotation 14. La base 12 est maintenue dans une position de repos illustrée sur les
Un bras 22 est par ailleurs monté pivotant sur la base 12 suivant un axe de rotation 24. Le bras 22 porte un bec 26, à une première extrémité, destiné à coopérer avec la denture du mobile de quantième 2 pour faire tourner ce dernier dans le sens de rotation anti-horaire sur les
Un ressort 30, formé ici d'une seule pièce avec la base 12, est agencé pour agir sur le bras 22 et tendre à le faire tourner dans le sens de rotation horaire sur la vue des
Le mécanisme 1 comporte par ailleurs un mobile de correction 32 représenté de manière détaillée à la
La première roue 34 à vingt-quatre dents est destinée à permettre l'entrainement en rotation du mobile de correction 32, par sa coopération avec une dent proéminente 400 qui présente une hauteur plus importante que les autres à cet effet. Dans le mode de réalisation présentée la dent proéminente 400 est une dent du premier type 4 mais d'autres agencements sont possibles pour entrainer le mobile de correction.The
La deuxième roue 36 joue le rôle d'une came pour le cliquet 10, en coopérant avec sa queue 28, la périphérie de la roue 36 comprenant ici des portions présentant au moins deux rayons différents. En effet, grâce à la forme de la deuxième roue 36 et des sept dents qu'elle comprend, le mobile de correction 32 peut présenter deux états différents à l'encontre du cliquet 10, un premier état, illustré sur la
Il ressort d'un examen comparé des
Ainsi, dans le premier cas, le 30 octobre, lorsque le cliquet 10 est actionné par le mobile d'entrainement, sa base 12 pivotant dans le sens de rotation anti-horaire, son bec 26 présente une trajectoire telle qu'il ne peut pas entrer en contact avec la dent du deuxième type 6 du fait de l'interaction de sa queue 28 avec le mobile de correction 32. Lorsque le déplacement du cliquet 10 se poursuit, le bec 26 continue sa course suivant une trajectoire telle qu'il entre en contact avec la dent du premier type 4 située immédiatement après la dent du deuxième type 6, pour faire avancer le mobile de quantième 2 d'un pas dans le sens de rotation anti-horaire.Thus, in the first case, on October 30, when the
L'affichage du quantième passe alors du 30 au 31 (octobre) et le cliquet 10 reprend sa position de repos telle qu'illustrée sur la
On constate que la base 12 du cliquet 10 présente la même position de repos dans les deux états du mobile de correction, ce qui n'est pas le cas des mécanismes correspondants de l'art antérieur, comme mentionné précédemment. Ainsi, quel que soit l'état du mobile de correction 32, le cliquet 10 effectue la même course, autrement dit, il subit un déplacement tel qu'il soit en mesure de faire avancer le mobile 2 de deux pas à chaque actionnement par le mobile d'entrainement.It can be seen that the
Il apparait de la
De manière générale, il ressort des explications qui précèdent que le cliquet 10 présente systématiquement une course lui permettant de faire avancer le mobile 2 de deux pas, cette course pouvant être décomposée en deux phases successives, une phase d'entrainement optionnel et une phase d'entrainement systématique correspondant respectivement aux première et deuxième phases précédemment décrites.In general, it emerges from the above explanations that the
Par ailleurs, on relèvera que si chaque dent du mobile 2 présente un flanc actif destiné à coopérer avec le cliquet 10, le flanc actif des dents du premier type 4 est différent du flanc actif de la dent du deuxième type 6. De manière générale, on peut prévoir que les dents du premier type 4 et la dent du deuxième type 6 soient différenciées de telle manière que la coopération entre le cliquet 10 et la denture du mobile 2 dans la phase d'entrainement optionnel, lorsque le mobile de correction 32 est dans un deuxième état, ne donne lieu à une force d'entrainement du mobile 2 suffisante pour surmonter l'action du sautoir 8 que lorsque la dent du deuxième type 6 est située sur la course du cliquet 10. Ainsi, dans le cas de la construction illustrée, les dents du premier type 4 sont destinées à coopérer avec le cliquet 10 depuis le premier jour du mois jusqu'à l'avant dernier jour du mois, tandis que la dent du deuxième type 6 est destinée à coopérer avec le cliquet 10 le dernier jour du mois, que le mois en cours compte 30 ou 31 jours. Lorsque le mobile de correction 32 est dans un premier état, le cliquet 10 ne peut agir sur la dent du deuxième type 6 que le 31ème jour du mois (
Il apparait donc que le mobile de correction 32 coopère avec le cliquet 10 pour en définir deux trajectoires différentes, dont l'une est associée au premier état et l'autre au deuxième état, la course du cliquet 10 restant quant à elle inchangée dans les deux cas, et correspondant à un déplacement du cliquet 10 susceptible de faire avancer le mobile 2 de deux pas dans tous les cas.It therefore appears that the correction mobile 32 cooperates with the
Plus concrètement ici, la différenciation entre les types de dents selon le mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, à titre illustratif non limitatif, réside dans leurs géométries respectives. En effet, le flanc actif d'une dent du premier type 4 comprend, depuis le fond de la denture, une première portion présentant une première inclinaison moyenne, en référence à la direction radiale, puis une deuxième portion présentant une deuxième inclinaison moyenne, en référence à la direction radiale, supérieure à la première inclinaison moyenne. De manière différente, le flanc actif de la dent du deuxième type 6 présente une troisième inclinaison moyenne, en référence à la direction radiale, inférieure à la deuxième inclinaison moyenne. Il est ainsi possible de définir des inclinaisons des différentes portions des dents et une forme pour le bec 26 telles que, lorsque ces dents se trouvent dans la course du cliquet correspondant à la phase d'entrainement optionnel, le cliquet puisse glisser sur la deuxième portion du flanc actif d'une dent 4 du premier type comme illustré dans la configuration de la
A titre d'exemple illustratif non limitatif, on pourra prévoir que les première et troisième inclinaisons moyennes sont toutes deux sensiblement comprises entre 0 et 25 degrés en référence à la direction radiale, préférablement entre 5 et 15 degrés (sans nécessairement prendre la même valeur). La deuxième inclinaison moyenne pourra être sensiblement comprise entre 30 et 85 degrés en référence à la direction radiale, préférablement entre 35 et 55 degrés.By way of non-limiting illustrative example, provision may be made for the first and third average inclinations to both be substantially between 0 and 25 degrees with reference to the radial direction, preferably between 5 and 15 degrees (without necessarily taking the same value) . The second mean inclination may be substantially between 30 and 85 degrees with reference to the radial direction, preferably between 35 and 55 degrees.
Grâce à de tels angles, lorsqu'une dent du premier type 4 est située sur la trajectoire du cliquet 10 lors de la phase d'entrainement optionnel, le bec 26 entre en contact avec la deuxième portion du flanc actif correspondant, celle-ci étant trop inclinée pour que le cliquet 10 puisse entrainer le mobile 2 dans ce cas.Thanks to such angles, when a tooth of the
Une telle situation survient par exemple du 1er au 29 d'un mois court, le mobile de correction 32 étant dans un deuxième état, comme illustré sur la
Le 30 novembre, le mécanisme se trouve dans la situation illustrée sur la
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Comme cela ressort de la
Ainsi, lors de la phase d'entrainement optionnel, la trajectoire du cliquet 10 intercepte la denture du mobile 2. Le 30 du mois, la dent du deuxième type 6 est située sur la course correspondant à la phase d'entrainement optionnel du cliquet 10. Il en résulte que ce dernier coopère avec elle de manière à entrainer le mobile 2 et le faire avancer d'un premier pas.Thus, during the optional training phase, the trajectory of
Le début de ce premier pas est illustré sur la
Des inscriptions 40 de quantième ont été représentées sur le mobile 2. Ces inscriptions 40 peuvent être portées directement par le mobile 2 ou, en alternative, par un disque supplémentaire solidaire du mobile 2, à titre illustratif non limitatif. Un guichet 42 est également représenté pour schématiser l'emplacement où se fait la lecture du quantième selon le mode de réalisation illustré, de manière non limitative.
Lorsque le sautoir 8 franchit le sommet de la dent 4 contre laquelle il est en appui, il exerce une force de pression sur le flanc actif de cette même dent 4, ce qui a pour effet de faire tourner le mobile 2 jusqu'à sa position discrète suivante, tel que représenté sur la
Le mobile d'entrainement continuant à faire tourner la base 12 du cliquet 10 dans le sens de rotation horaire, ce dernier rattrape la dent du deuxième type 6 qui avait pris de l'avance sous l'effet de l'action du sautoir 8.The mobile drive continuing to rotate the
Dans le même temps, la queue 28 du cliquet 10 s'est éloignée du mobile de correction 32 et l'orientation angulaire du bras 22 est alors définie par l'action du ressort 30 et par l'interaction du bec 26 avec la denture du mobile 2, et non plus par l'appui de la queue 28 contre la deuxième roue 36 du mobile de correction 32, de manière illustrative non limitative.At the same time,
En continuant son déplacement, sous l'effet de l'action du mobile d'entrainement, le cliquet 10 entame la phase d'entrainement systématique en recommençant à entrainer le mobile 2 à l'encontre de la force du sautoir 8, conduisant le mécanisme à la configuration illustrée sur la
Il est possible de prévoir que le mobile de correction 32 porte des inscriptions 44 d'indication du mois en cours agencées pour coopérer avec un guichet 46 adapté. Ainsi, l'inscription 44 relative au mois de février apparait dans le guichet 46 dans les configurations illustrées sur les
Comme mentionné plus haut, la dent proéminente 400 présente une hauteur plus importante que celle des autres dents. Il apparait des
Une fois le sommet de la dent 4 franchi, le sautoir 8 agit sur le flanc actif de cette même dent 4 pour finaliser le déplacement du mobile 2 comme illustré sur la
A la fin du cycle, le cliquet 10 reprend sa position de repos, c'est-à-dire la position dans laquelle il se trouve en butée contre la goupille 16 fixe.At the end of the cycle, the
En tournant de deux pas, le mobile de correction 32 est passé ici d'un deuxième état correspondant à un mois court à un premier état correspondant à un mois long. Ainsi, de retour dans sa position de repos, le cliquet 10 ne coopère plus avec une portion de rayon réduit de la deuxième roue 36 mais avec l'une de ses dents, dans la position représentée à la
Bien entendu, les forces respectivement appliquées, d'une part, par l'organe de rappel sur la base 32 et, d'autre part, par le ressort 30 sur le bras 22 du cliquet 10, sont ajustées l'une relativement à l'autre de telle manière que, lorsque le doigt d'entrainement libère le cliquet 10 et que la base 32 est entrainée en rotation dans le sens anti-horaire sur la
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Grâce aux caractéristiques qui viennent d'être présentées, on obtient un mécanisme horloger comportant un mobile susceptible d'être entrainé d'un nombre de pas variable grâce à l'interaction prévue entre le cliquet d'actionnement du mobile en question et un mobile de correction adapté, susceptible d'occuper au moins un premier état et un deuxième état, différent du premier état, pour définir deux trajectoires différentes du cliquet d'actionnement.Thanks to the characteristics which have just been presented, a watch mechanism is obtained comprising a mobile capable of being driven by a variable number of steps thanks to the interaction provided between the actuating pawl of the mobile in question and a mobile of adapted correction, capable of occupying at least a first state and a second state, different from the first state, to define two different trajectories of the actuating pawl.
La mise en œuvre de la présente invention n'est pas limitée à l'affichage du quantième. En effet, l'homme du métier ne rencontrera aucune difficulté particulière pour adapter le présent enseignement à la mise en œuvre d'un autre type de mécanisme horloger, notamment un mécanisme d'affichage d'une autre grandeur que le quantième.The implementation of the present invention is not limited to the display of the date. Indeed, the person skilled in the art will not encounter any particular difficulty in adapting the present teaching to the implementation of a another type of watch mechanism, in particular a display mechanism of a size other than the date.
La description qui précède s'attache à décrire un mode de réalisation particulier à titre d'illustration non limitative et, l'invention n'est pas limitée à la mise en œuvre de certaines caractéristiques particulières qui viennent d'être décrites, comme par exemple la forme du mobile de correction 32 ou la nature de son interaction avec le cliquet 10 telles que décrites et illustrées. En effet, il est suffisant, pour assurer la mise en œuvre de l'invention, que le mobile de correction présente deux états différents dans lesquels il interagit suivant deux manières respectives différentes avec le cliquet d'actionnement, pour définir deux trajectoires différentes de ce dernier. Ainsi, il pourrait être envisageable de prévoir que le mobile de correction comprenne simplement une navette faisant des allers-retours et portant une came présentant deux portions de rayons différents. L'existence des phases d'entrainements optionnel et systématique, tel que décrit, n'est pas non plus indispensable à la mise en œuvre de l'invention, de même que l'ordre dans lequel elles se succèdent. On notera ainsi, par exemple, que dans le cas d'un mobile présentant une denture externe, il sera plus simple de prévoir que la phase d'entrainement systématique intervienne avant la phase d'entrainement optionnel.The foregoing description sets out to describe a particular embodiment by way of non-limiting illustration and the invention is not limited to the implementation of certain particular characteristics which have just been described, such as for example the shape of the correction mobile 32 or the nature of its interaction with the
Par ailleurs, on pourrait prévoir une approche autre que géométrique pour assurer la différenciation des interactions intervenant entre le cliquet et, d'une part, les dents du premier type et, d'autre part, la dent du deuxième type. Ainsi, les flancs actifs de ces dents pourraient par exemple être différenciés par l'utilisation de rugosités différentes ou par la mise en œuvre d'interactions magnétiques différentes.Furthermore, an approach other than a geometric one could be provided to ensure the differentiation of the interactions occurring between the pawl and, on the one hand, the teeth of the first type and, on the other hand, the tooth of the second type. Thus, the active flanks of these teeth could for example be differentiated by the use of different roughnesses or by the implementation of different magnetic interactions.
De manière générale, si le cliquet 10 décrit et illustré dans la présente demande est réalisé en deux pièces (la base 12 et le bras 26), il est également possible de le réaliser en utilisant davantage de composants ou encore, à l'inverse, de le réaliser en une seule pièce comme par exemple sur la base de l'enseignement de la demande de brevet
Encore de manière générale, lorsque la trajectoire du cliquet peut être décomposée en une phase d'entrainement optionnel et une phase d'entrainement systématique, on peut prévoir que le mobile de correction interagisse avec le cliquet pendant toute la phase d'entrainement optionnel ou seulement pendant une partie de cette phase sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. Par ailleurs, une interaction entre le mobile de correction et le cliquet en dehors de la phase d'entrainement optionnel est également envisageable sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.Still generally, when the pawl trajectory can be broken down into an optional training phase and a systematic training, provision can be made for the correction mobile to interact with the pawl throughout the optional training phase or only during part of this phase without departing from the scope of the invention. Furthermore, an interaction between the correction mobile and the pawl outside the optional training phase can also be envisaged without departing from the scope of the invention.
La divulgation qui précède permet à l'homme du métier de réaliser une grande variété de mécanismes horlogers comportant un mobile susceptible d'être entrainé suivant un nombre de pas variable par un cliquet présentant toujours une même course permettant de faire avancer le mobile du nombre maximal de pas possible, le cliquet coopérant avec un mobile de correction pour définir plusieurs trajectoires du cliquet à l'intérieur de cette course, en fonction de l'état du mobile de correction, et ainsi définir le nombre de pas dont le mobile est avancé pour un état donné, en fonction de ses propres besoins, et sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention.The foregoing disclosure enables those skilled in the art to produce a wide variety of horological mechanisms comprising a mobile capable of being driven according to a variable number of steps by a pawl always having the same stroke making it possible to advance the mobile by the maximum number possible, the pawl cooperating with a correction mobile to define several trajectories of the pawl within this race, depending on the state of the correction mobile, and thus define the number of steps by which the mobile is advanced for a given state, according to its own needs, and without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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- Timepiece mechanism (1) for a timepiece movement, havinga mobile (2) comprising a toothset having at least one tooth of a first type (4) and at least one tooth of a second type (6),a jumper (8) designed to cooperate with said toothset so as to define discrete positions of said mobile (2),a pawl (10) intended to be actuated by a drive mobile of the timepiece movement in order to act on said toothset and move said mobile (2) by at least one step on each actuation,characterized in that said pawl (10) exhibits a travel such that it is able to act on said toothset in order to move said mobile (2) by two steps on each actuation,in that the timepiece mechanism (1) has a correction mobile (32) having at least one first state and at least one second state, different from said first state, said correction mobile (32) being designed so as to be able to cooperate with said pawl (10), during the actuation of the latter, to define at least two different paths of the pawl (10) that are associated with said first state and with said second state, respectively, andin that said pawl (10) and said correction mobile (32) are designed such that, on each actuation of said pawl (10):- said pawl (10) acts on said toothset to move said mobile (2) by one step, and- said pawl (10) acts on said toothset to move said mobile (2) by an additional step only when said correction mobile (32) is in a second state and said at least one tooth of the second type (6) is situated along the travel of said pawl (10).
- Mechanism (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that said mobile (2), said pawl (10) and said correction mobile (32) are designed such that the travel of said pawl (10) has two successive phases:an optional driving phase in which said toothset is able to be driven by only one step when said correction mobile (32) is in a second state and said at least one tooth of the second type (6) is situated along the travel of said pawl (10), anda systematic driving phase in which said toothset is able to be driven by one step, regardless of the type of tooth situated along its travel and regardless of the state of said correction mobile (32) .
- Mechanism (1) according to Claim 2, wherein said mobile (2) is designed to pivot and has an internal toothset, and wherein said mobile (2), said pawl (10) and said correction mobile (32) are designed such that said optional driving phase occurs before said systematic driving phase.
- Mechanism (1) according to Claim 2 or 3, wherein each of said at least one tooth of the first type (4) has an active flank, intended to cooperate with said pawl (10), that is different from the active flank of said at least one tooth of the second type (6), such that the cooperation between said pawl (10) and said toothset in said optional driving phase, when said correction mobile (32) is in a second state, only gives rise to a force driving said mobile (2) that is sufficient to overcome the action of said jumper (8) when a tooth of the second type (6) is situated along the travel of said pawl (10) .
- Mechanism (1) according to Claim 4, characterizedin that said active flank of said at least one tooth of the first type (4) comprises, from the bottom of said toothset, a first portion having a first mean inclination, with respect to the radial direction, and then a second portion having a second mean inclination, with respect to the radial direction, greater than said first mean inclination, andin that said active flank of said at least one tooth of the second type (6) has a third mean inclination, with respect to the radial direction, smaller than said second mean inclination.
- Mechanism (1) according to Claim 5, characterized in that said second mean inclination is substantially between 30 and 85 degrees with respect to the radial direction, preferably between 35 and 55 degrees.
- Mechanism (1) according to Claim 5 or 6, characterized in that said first mean inclination is substantially between 0 and 25 degrees with respect to the radial direction, preferably between 5 and 15 degrees.
- Mechanism (1) according to one of Claims 5 to 7, characterized in that said third mean inclination is substantially between 0 and 25 degrees with respect to the radial direction, preferably between 5 and 15 degrees.
- Mechanism (1) according to one of Claims 2 to 8, characterized in that said correction mobile (32) has a cam against the periphery of which said pawl (10) is kept in abutment during the optional driving phase, in order for it to be possible to modify the path of said pawl (10), said periphery having at least first and second radii that are different and associated with said first and second states, respectively, of said correction mobile (32).
- Mechanism (1) according to Claim 9, characterized in that said correction mobile (32) has a toothset intended to cooperate with at least one prominent tooth (400) of said mobile that exhibits a height greater than that of the other teeth of said mobile, in order to modify the angular orientation of said cam.
- Mechanism (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said mobile (2) is intended to be secured to a day-of-the-month display mobile or to drive the latter, characterizedin that said toothset has thirty teeth of the first type (4) and one tooth of the second type (6),in that said pawl (10) is intended to be actuated once per day in order to move said mobile (2) by one or two steps, andin that said correction mobile (32) is a month mobile designed such that its angular orientation, associated in each case with a given month, passes from one month to the next at each month end.
- Timepiece movement having a mechanism (1) according to one of the preceding claims.
- Timepiece having a mechanism (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 11.
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