EP3926417A1 - Armbanduhr mit einstellung des jahreskalenders und entsprechendes verfahren - Google Patents

Armbanduhr mit einstellung des jahreskalenders und entsprechendes verfahren Download PDF

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EP3926417A1
EP3926417A1 EP20180688.2A EP20180688A EP3926417A1 EP 3926417 A1 EP3926417 A1 EP 3926417A1 EP 20180688 A EP20180688 A EP 20180688A EP 3926417 A1 EP3926417 A1 EP 3926417A1
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Pascal Lagorgette
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ETA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse SA
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Priority to US17/234,888 priority patent/US11880170B2/en
Priority to JP2021083637A priority patent/JP7266634B2/ja
Priority to KR1020210067246A priority patent/KR102619754B1/ko
Priority to CN202110666418.6A priority patent/CN113820940B/zh
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G5/00—Setting, i.e. correcting or changing, the time-indication
    • G04G5/04—Setting, i.e. correcting or changing, the time-indication by setting each of the displayed values, e.g. date, hour, independently
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/24—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars
    • G04B19/243—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator
    • G04B19/247—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator disc-shaped
    • G04B19/25—Devices for setting the date indicators manually
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/24—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B18/00—Mechanisms for setting frequency
    • G04B18/02—Regulator or adjustment devices; Indexing devices, e.g. raquettes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C11/00—Synchronisation of independently-driven clocks
    • G04C11/06—Synchronisation of independently-driven clocks with direct mechanical action on the time-indicating means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C17/00—Indicating the time optically by electric means
    • G04C17/005—Indicating the time optically by electric means by discs
    • G04C17/0058—Indicating the time optically by electric means by discs with date indication
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C17/00—Indicating the time optically by electric means
    • G04C17/005—Indicating the time optically by electric means by discs
    • G04C17/0058—Indicating the time optically by electric means by discs with date indication
    • G04C17/0066—Indicating the time optically by electric means by discs with date indication electromagnetically driven, e.g. intermittently
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C3/00—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means
    • G04C3/14—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means incorporating a stepping motor
    • G04C3/146—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means incorporating a stepping motor incorporating two or more stepping motors or rotors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C9/00—Electrically-actuated devices for setting the time-indicating means
    • G04C9/08—Electrically-actuated devices for setting the time-indicating means by electric drive
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G21/00—Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G9/00—Visual time or date indication means

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  • the present invention relates to electronic watches and more particularly to quartz watches provided with an annual, preferably perpetual, calendar.
  • said current date comprises a date, a month and / or a year.
  • said current date comprises the information for establishing an annual calendar or a perpetual calendar.
  • said change of date comprises a rotation of the motor of said hour hand and / or of said minute hand until a date change.
  • said change of date is detected by a change in torque of said engine.
  • said adjustment comprises a step of positioning said hour hand to indicate said date or said month, and / or a step of positioning said minute hand to indicate said month or said date.
  • the present invention relates to a watch 100, figure 1 , with annual calendar adjustment without using a specifically dedicated sensor. Indeed, some watches include an optical sensor for adjustment by Flash Setting.
  • the present invention proposes a perpetual calendar without Flash Setting or other adjustment means, and without adding additional sensors.
  • said watch 100 comprises at least one adjusting member 130, preferably a crown 130, configured to move an hour hand 110 and / or a minute hand 120 and thus indicate or adjust 510 the current date 515.
  • current date 515 or “Date set 515 ” means the day when the watch is set.
  • Said watch 100 also comprises at least one central unit 150 configured to deduce said set date 515, to actuate a motor 160, preferably a horological movement 160 and to implement an annual or perpetual calendar setting method 500 according to a mode of achievement shown on the figure 2 , after a battery change or when changing the time zone for example. Indeed, when said at least one adjustment member 130 is pulled out, said watch 100 implements said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500.
  • a step of said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500 comprises at least one adjustment 510 of said day date 515 by said at least one adjustment member 130. Said adjustment 510 of said day date 515 is effected by means of said day date 515. at least one adjusting member 130 thus moving said hour hand 110 and said minute hand 120.
  • the user When the user wishes to set 510 said current date 515, ie February 20, the user manipulates said at least one adjustment member 130 so as to place said hour hand 110 on the index "2", which represents a month 111, in this case the month of February, and said minute hand 120 on the index "4", that is to say 20 minutes, which represents a date 121, in this case the day 121 of the month 111, as is represented on the figure 2 , which gives "2:20".
  • Said adjustment 510 can, according to another embodiment, take place in 2 phases: indication of the month 511 with said hour hand 110 firstly, or by indicating the index “2”, and secondly, indication 512 of the day of the month using said hour hand 110 to indicate the tens digit, in this case "2" and said minute hand 120 the units digit, in this case "0" or the index " 12 ”.
  • said adjustment 510 can, according to another embodiment, take place in 2 phases: firstly, the user manipulates said at least one adjustment member 130 so as to place said hour hand 110 on the index "2", which represents a month 111, in this case the month of February, and said minute hand 120 on the index "4", ie 20 minutes, and secondly, indicate the year, by example 2020, omitting the thousands and hundreds digits and using said hour hand 110 to indicate the tens digit, in this case "2" and said minute hand 120 the units digit, in this case " 0 "or the index” 12 ", so that the date setting process is perpetual 500 and not only annual.
  • the user pushes in said at least one adjustment member 130 and said at least one central unit 150 detects that the adjustment is complete and drives said hands 110, 120 in forward motion until in detecting the 24 hour clock, preferably an update 530 of the displayed date 535.
  • Said watch movement 160 like the Fox 160 or MinETA 160 movement, rotates 527 said hour hand 110 and / or said minute hand 120 until a date change 525.
  • Said watch movement 160 is associated with a central unit 150, preferably with the IC 955X 150 or 955X 150, and with at least one detection member 180 configured to detect said change of date 525.
  • said at least one detection member 180 preferably, can be in the form of a conventional divider bridge and therefore said at least one central unit 150, connected to said at least one detection member 170, detects 520 a torque change through the electrical consumption of said motor 160.
  • This change in torque implies for example an increase in the duration of the pulses because when said motor 150 drives the date disc 527, the torque increases which has the effect of increasing the length of the motor pulses, and thus said at least one member detection sensor 180 detects 520 said change of date 525 via a change in torque of said motor 160 and / or an increase in the power consumption of said motor 160.
  • the change of date 525 that is to say the jump in date of the watch movement causes a rise in torque then a sudden fall of said torque when the jump of the date disc 527 occurs, that is to say say during the updating 530 of the displayed date 535.
  • Said updating 530 of the displayed date 535 allows a benchmark over 24 hours, because the user does not know whether said set date 515, on said watch 100, for example “2 : 20 “, is” ante meridiem “, either" before noon “so” 2:20 “, or” post meridiem “, or” afternoon “therefore” 14:20 “. Therefore, updating 530 of the displayed date 535 gives a 24 hour benchmark to the user.
  • this updating 530 of the displayed date 535 which allows said at least one central unit 150 to deduce 540 from said set date 515 by counting the number of motor steps taken up to said updating 530 of the displayed date 535.
  • said at least one central processing unit 150 deduces 541 that said set date 515 was February 20, and if the number of revolutions completed up to said updating 530 of the displayed date 535 is 21.66 revolutions, said at least one CPU 150 comes to the same conclusion and deduces 542 that said set date 515 was also February 20.
  • Said set date 515 is thus stored 550 in a memory 170 included in said at least one central unit 150 or in said watch 100.
  • said at least one central unit 150 counts the exact number of turns made, and therefore deduces 540, 541, 542 the set time, ie to define the month and the day.
  • said annual or perpetual calendar adjustment method 500 for a watch 100 makes it possible to dispense with additional sensors or interface to adjust the date, smartphone or ancillary device to program the date.
EP20180688.2A 2020-06-18 2020-06-18 Armbanduhr mit einstellung des jahreskalenders und entsprechendes verfahren Pending EP3926417A1 (de)

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EP20180688.2A EP3926417A1 (de) 2020-06-18 2020-06-18 Armbanduhr mit einstellung des jahreskalenders und entsprechendes verfahren
US17/234,888 US11880170B2 (en) 2020-06-18 2021-04-20 Watch with annual calendar setting and method therefor
JP2021083637A JP7266634B2 (ja) 2020-06-18 2021-05-18 年間カレンダ設定を備えた腕時計、およびその方法
KR1020210067246A KR102619754B1 (ko) 2020-06-18 2021-05-25 애뉴얼 캘린더 설정을 갖춘 시계 및 그 방법
CN202110666418.6A CN113820940B (zh) 2020-06-18 2021-06-16 具有年历设置的手表及设置方法

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