EP4270114A1 - Device for selecting and controlling functions of a timepiece movement - Google Patents

Device for selecting and controlling functions of a timepiece movement Download PDF

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EP4270114A1
EP4270114A1 EP22169828.5A EP22169828A EP4270114A1 EP 4270114 A1 EP4270114 A1 EP 4270114A1 EP 22169828 A EP22169828 A EP 22169828A EP 4270114 A1 EP4270114 A1 EP 4270114A1
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Jérôme Macé
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    • 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
    • G04B27/00—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means
    • G04B27/02—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means by making use of the winding means
    • 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
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/001—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously by push button
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F7/00—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means
    • G04F7/04—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means using a mechanical oscillator
    • G04F7/08—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph
    • G04F7/0804—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with reset mechanisms
    • G04F7/0814—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with reset mechanisms with double hammer, i.e. one hammer acts on two counters
    • 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
    • G04B13/00—Gearwork
    • G04B13/02—Wheels; Pinions; Spindles; Pivots
    • 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
    • G04B27/00—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means
    • G04B27/004—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means having several simultaneous functions, e.g. stopping or starting the clockwork or the hands
    • 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
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
    • G04B3/046—Operation by rotation and axial movement with extra function of axial shift of operating element, e.g. crown combined with push button
    • 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
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
    • G04B3/048—Operation exclusively by axial movement of a push-button, e.g. for chronographs

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  • the invention relates to the field of watchmaking, and in particular watch movements.
  • the invention relates to a device for selecting and controlling functions of a watch movement and a watch movement comprising said device.
  • the functions of a watch movement are carried out using the winding stem.
  • each of these functions is controlled by the rotation of the winding stem when it occupies a particular axial position.
  • the watch movement would be particularly complex to produce since, in each of its axial positions, the winding stem must be kinematically connected with specific components of the watch movement in order to be able to act on a given function.
  • certain watch movements include correctors to be activated by pressure generally with a suitable tool.
  • the use of these correctors is, however, difficult and often requires removing the watch from the user's wrist.
  • the invention resolves the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a solution making it possible to select and control a function of a watch movement, simply and quickly for a user.
  • Another objective of the invention is to propose a device of simple design, to facilitate its integration within a watch movement, in particular by limiting the number of components while maximizing the number of functions that can be selected and controlled. .
  • Another advantage that the invention presents is to allow the display of the function which is selected.
  • the present invention relates to a device for selecting and controlling functions of a watch movement, comprising a selector member arranged so that, when requested, it causes rotation, in a single direction of rotation, of a column wheel comprising a plurality of coaxial cams integral with each other in rotation.
  • the device further comprises a plurality of transmission rockers, each of which is arranged to rest against a cam specific to it so as to be able to successively occupy, depending on the angular position of said cam, a rest position and an active position, each rocker transmission being configured so that, when it occupies the active position, it is arranged in the trajectory of a control member which is intended, when it is requested from a rest position, to drive the transmission rocker. finding in an active position, towards a control position of a function which is specific to it.
  • the invention may also include one or more of the following characteristics, taken individually or in all technically possible combinations.
  • the cams are configured to cause the movement, between two successive angular positions of the column wheel, of only one of the transmission rockers from its rest position to its active position and to cause the moving another of the transmission rockers from its active position to its rest position, the other transmission rockers then being maintained in their rest position.
  • the cams are configured so that when the column wheel occupies a predefined angular position, all of the transmission rockers occupy their rest position.
  • the cams have an identical profile.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a display integral in rotation with the column wheel or kinematically connected to the column wheel, said display being configured to present a position representative of the angular position of said column wheel.
  • each cam has a profile comprising on the one hand at least one circular sector whose center coincides with the axis of rotation of said cam, and on the other hand at least one tooth extending radially beyond said circular sector.
  • each transmission rocker comprises a lug adapted, when said rocker is in the active position, to cooperate with a component of the watch movement so as to perform a given function specific to said rocker.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a spring tending to move the selector member into a rest position in which it rests against the column wheel, a spring tending to move the control member in its rest position, and a plurality of springs, each of which is arranged so as to hold a transmission rocker against the column wheel.
  • control member comprises a control lever against which a control pusher is arranged to rest.
  • the selector member comprises a selector lever against which a selection pusher is arranged.
  • the device 10 for selecting and controlling a function of a watch movement comprises a function selector member 20 and a control member 30 for the selected function.
  • the functions in question are, for example, setting a day, a date, a month and/or a year, starting, stopping and resetting a countdown, setting the seconds, hours and/or minutes of an alarm clock, setting the current time, etc.
  • the selection and control device 10 is intended to be arranged in a case of a watch (not shown in the figures) comprising the watch movement, the selector member 20 and the control member 30 being arranged so as to open out outside the box in order to be accessible so that it can be requested by a user.
  • selector member 20 and the control member 30 are independent of each other, in the sense that they are not kinematically connected to each other.
  • the selection and control device 10 comprises a column wheel 40 with which the selector member 20 cooperates so that, when the latter is requested by a user, it causes the rotation of said column wheel 40, in a single direction of rotation and at a predefined angle.
  • the selector member 20 comprises a selector lever 21 arranged to move in rotation relative to a structure of the watch movement at a first free end.
  • the selector lever 21 comprises, at a second free end, a hook 22 and a nose 23 between which is formed a recess in which the column wheel 40 is arranged.
  • the column wheel 40 is interposed between the hook 22 and the nozzle 23 in the preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the selector member 20 is subjected to the action of a spring tending to maintain it in a rest position in which the hook 22 rests against the column wheel 40.
  • the hook 22 and the nose 23 are adapted to cooperate alternately with a ratchet 41 of the column wheel 40 each time the selector lever 21 is requested by the user.
  • the nozzle 23 comes into contact with a tooth of the ratchet 41 and subjects the column wheel 40 to a moment of force, causing it to rotate through a certain angle.
  • the spring causes said selector lever 21 to move into its rest position and the hook 22 to engage between two teeth of the ratchet 41.
  • the column wheel is then held in a position stable by the cooperation of the hook 22 and the ratchet 41.
  • the column wheel 40 comprises a plurality of cams 42 coaxial and superimposed on each other.
  • the cams 42 are integral with each other in rotation, as well as with the ratchet 41.
  • each of the cams 42 receives in support a transmission rocker 50 which is specific to it, so that, during the rotation of the column wheel 40, the transmission rockers 50 are driven in rotation alternative by said cams 42, between two extreme positions called in the rest of the text “rest position” and “active position”.
  • the cams 42 are configured so that, during the rotation of the column wheel 40, they cause the transmission rockers 50 to move alternately between their active position and their rest position.
  • the cams 42 are arranged so that only one transmission rocker 50 at a time is moved into the active position, said transmission rockers 50 being driven successively, one after the other, into their active position, when of the rotation of the column wheel 40.
  • the transmission rockers 50 being driven successively, one after the other, into their active position, when of the rotation of the column wheel 40.
  • all of the other cams 42 are in their rest position.
  • the cams 42 preferably all have the same cam profile and have an angular offset relative to each other, as shown in the figures 1 And 2 .
  • the cams 42 each comprise, on the one hand, at least one circular sector 43 whose center coincides with the axis of rotation of said cam 42, and on the other hand, at least one tooth 44 extending radially beyond said circular sector 43.
  • the cams 42 each comprise three circular sectors 43 separated from each other by a tooth 44.
  • each transmission rocker 50 can be superimposed on one another and can be movable in rotation around the same axis of rotation in order to make the device more compact.
  • Each transmission rocker 50 extends between a first free end with which it is intended to cooperate with the column wheel 40 and a second free end with which it is able to cooperate with the control member 30.
  • each transmission rocker 50 includes a feeler 51 intended to be held against one of the cams 42 under the action of a spring.
  • one of the transmission rockers 50 occupies the active position, it is arranged on the trajectory of the control member 30 so that, when the latter is requested by a user from a rest position, it causes the transmission rocker 50 being in an active position, towards a control position of a function specific to it.
  • a transmission rocker 50 is driven into the control position, it is moved away from the column wheel 40 so that its feeler 51 is no longer in contact with the cam 42 associated with it.
  • the cams 42 are configured so that when the column wheel 40 occupies a predefined angular position, all of the transmission rockers 50 occupies its rest position.
  • the user can select a neutral state of the selection and control device 10, by requesting the selector member 20, in which no function of the watch movement can be activated by the control member 30.
  • each transmission rocker 50 includes a lug 52.
  • the lug 52 of each transmission rocker 50 is arranged at the level of the second free end, and extends from a lateral side of said transmission rocker 50.
  • the lugs 52 are arranged respectively on the transmission flip-flops 50 at different locations from each other, so as to be able to act on different components of the watch movement, or act in a different way, so that each of the transmission flip-flops is able to control different functions. More precisely, the lugs are offset relative to each other in a direction extending between the axis of rotation of the transmission rockers 50 and the second free end of the transmission rockers 50.
  • the control member 30 is preferably subjected to the action of a spring which tends to move it towards its rest position. Thus, when it is not requested by a user, the control member 30 is forced to occupy its rest position, then authorizing the movement of the transmission rockers 50 towards their active position.
  • control member 30 comprises a control lever 31 against which is arranged to rest a control pushbutton 32 intended to be requested by the user so that he controls the selected function.
  • selector lever 21 comprises a support zone 210 on which the user is intended to press to activate the selector member 20.
  • the selector member 20 may include a selection pusher (not shown in the figures) arranged against the support zone 210 of the selector lever 21 and on which the user is intended to press to activate the selector member 20.
  • the device according to the present invention can advantageously include a display (not shown in the figures) indicating to the user the selected function, that is to say which function can be activated by the transmission flip-flop 50 if the control member 30 is requested, or possibly indicating the neutral state of said device.
  • the display is integral in rotation with the column wheel 40 or kinematically connected to the column wheel 40, and is configured to present a position representative of the angular position of said column wheel 40.
  • each press of the user on the selector member 20, and in particular on its support zone 210 causes the rotation of the column wheel 40 by an angle predefined and the pivoting of a transmission rocker 50 to its active position.
  • the user To select a desired function, the user must therefore press the selector member 20 as many times as necessary so as to pivot the transmission rockers 50 one after the other, until the transmission rocker 50 associated with the desired function is rotated to the active position.
  • the desired function can be activated by pressing the user on the control member 30, in particular on the control pusher 32 in the preferred embodiment of the invention, until the control lever 31 pushes the transmission rocker 50 which is in the active position up to its control position, which then interacts with a component of the watch movement adapted to perform a given function.
  • the device 10 for selecting and controlling a function of a watch movement comprises as many transmission flip-flops 50 and cams 42 as there are functions to be selected and to order.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de sélection et de commande (10) de fonctions d'un mouvement horloger, comprenant un organe sélecteur (20) agencé de sorte que, lorsqu'il est sollicité, il provoque la rotation, selon un sens unique de rotation, d'une roue à colonne (40) comprenant une pluralité de cames (42) coaxiales solidaires les unes des autres en rotation, ledit dispositif comprenant une pluralité de bascules de transmission (50) dont chacune est agencée en appui contre une came (42) qui lui est propre de sorte à pouvoir occuper successivement, selon la position angulaire de ladite came (42), une position de repos et une position active, chaque bascule de transmission (50) étant configurée de sorte que, lorsqu'elle occupe la position active, elle est disposée sur la trajectoire d'un organe de commande (30) qui est destiné, lorsqu'il est sollicité depuis une position de repos, à entraîner la bascule de transmission (50) se trouvant dans une position active, vers une position de commande d'une fonction qui lui est propre.The invention relates to a device (10) for selecting and controlling functions of a watch movement, comprising a selector member (20) arranged so that, when requested, it causes rotation, in a single direction of rotation, of a column wheel (40) comprising a plurality of coaxial cams (42) integral with each other in rotation, said device comprising a plurality of transmission rockers (50) each of which is arranged to bear against a cam ( 42) which is specific to it so as to be able to successively occupy, depending on the angular position of said cam (42), a rest position and an active position, each transmission rocker (50) being configured so that, when it occupies the active position, it is arranged in the trajectory of a control member (30) which is intended, when requested from a rest position, to drive the transmission rocker (50) being in an active position, towards a position of control of a function of its own.

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Domaine technique de l'inventionTechnical field of the invention

L'invention relève du domaine de l'horlogerie, et notamment des mouvements horlogers.The invention relates to the field of watchmaking, and in particular watch movements.

Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne un dispositif de sélection et de commande de fonctions d'un mouvement horloger et un mouvement horloger comprenant ledit dispositif.More particularly, the invention relates to a device for selecting and controlling functions of a watch movement and a watch movement comprising said device.

Arrière-plan technologiqueTechnology background

Généralement, les fonctions d'un mouvement horloger, telles que la mise à l'heure courante, le remontage du ressort de barillet, etc., sont réalisées à l'aide de la tige de remontoir. En particulier, chacune de ces fonctions est commandée par la rotation de la tige de remontoir lorsqu'elle occupe une position axiale particulière. Il existe encore des montres possédant un indicateur de quantièmes, dans lesquelles la tige de remontoir peut être déplacée dans certaine position axiale pour pouvoir régler l'indicateur des quantièmes ou des jours, par rotation de ladite tige.Generally, the functions of a watch movement, such as setting the current time, winding the barrel spring, etc., are carried out using the winding stem. In particular, each of these functions is controlled by the rotation of the winding stem when it occupies a particular axial position. There are still watches having a date indicator, in which the winding stem can be moved to a certain axial position to be able to adjust the date or day indicator, by rotating said stem.

Dans ces montres, le nombre de fonctions à régler est limité par le nombre de positions axiales susceptibles d'être occupées par la tige de remontoir. On comprend bien que, pour des raisons de simplicité d'utilisation, il est difficile de proposer une montre dont la tige de remontoir possède plus que trois positions axiales.In these watches, the number of functions to be adjusted is limited by the number of axial positions likely to be occupied by the winding stem. We understand that, for reasons of ease of use, it is difficult to offer a watch whose winding stem has more than three axial positions.

Par ailleurs, au-delà de trois positions axiales de la tige de remontoir, c'est-à-dire, au-delà de trois fonctions à commander, le mouvement horloger serait particulièrement complexe à réaliser puisque, dans chacune de ses positions axiales, la tige de remontoir doit être reliée cinématiquement avec des composants spécifiques du mouvement horloger afin de pouvoir agir sur une fonction donnée.Furthermore, beyond three axial positions of the winding stem, that is to say, beyond three functions to control, the watch movement would be particularly complex to produce since, in each of its axial positions, the winding stem must be kinematically connected with specific components of the watch movement in order to be able to act on a given function.

Un autre inconvénient de ces montres vient du fait que la tige de remontoir est actionnée par l'utilisateur par le biais d'une couronne fixée à l'extrémité libre de ladite tige de remontoir. Cette couronne, généralement de faible dimension, peut être difficile à manipuler, surtout lorsqu'il s'agit de déplacer la tige de remontoir dans une position axiale donnée en vue de la commande d'une fonction désirée.Another disadvantage of these watches comes from the fact that the winding stem is operated by the user via a crown fixed to the free end of said winding stem. This crown, generally small, can be difficult to handle, especially when it comes to moving the winding stem into a given axial position with a view to controlling a desired function.

Pour corriger certaines fonctions, telles que des quantièmes complets, des phases de lune, un autre fuseau horaire, etc., certains mouvements horlogers comportent des correcteurs à actionner par une pression généralement avec un outil adapté. L'usage de ces correcteurs est toutefois malaisé et nécessite souvent d'ôter la montre du poignet de l'utilisateur.To correct certain functions, such as complete dates, moon phases, another time zone, etc., certain watch movements include correctors to be activated by pressure generally with a suitable tool. The use of these correctors is, however, difficult and often requires removing the watch from the user's wrist.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

L'invention résout les inconvénients précités en proposant une solution permettant de sélectionner et de commander une fonction d'un mouvement horloger, de façon simple et rapide pour un utilisateur.The invention resolves the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a solution making it possible to select and control a function of a watch movement, simply and quickly for a user.

Par ailleurs, un autre objectif de l'invention est de proposer un dispositif de conception simple, pour faciliter son intégration au sein d'un mouvement horloger, notamment en limitant le nombre de composants tout en maximisant le nombre de fonctions pouvant être sélectionnées et commandées.Furthermore, another objective of the invention is to propose a device of simple design, to facilitate its integration within a watch movement, in particular by limiting the number of components while maximizing the number of functions that can be selected and controlled. .

Un autre avantage que présente l'invention est de permettre l'affichage de la fonction qui est sélectionnée.Another advantage that the invention presents is to allow the display of the function which is selected.

À cet effet, la présente invention concerne un dispositif de sélection et de commande de fonctions d'un mouvement horloger, comprenant un organe sélecteur agencé de sorte que, lorsqu'il est sollicité, il provoque la rotation, selon un sens unique de rotation, d'une roue à colonne comprenant une pluralité de cames coaxiales solidaires les unes des autres en rotation. Le dispositif comporte en outre une pluralité de bascules de transmission dont chacune est agencée en appui contre une came qui lui est propre de sorte à pouvoir occuper successivement, selon la position angulaire de ladite came, une position de repos et une position active, chaque bascule de transmission étant configurée de sorte que, lorsqu'elle occupe la position active, elle est disposée sur la trajectoire d'un organe de commande qui est destiné, lorsqu'il est sollicité depuis une position de repos, à entraîner la bascule de transmission se trouvant dans une position active, vers une position de commande d'une fonction qui lui est propre.To this end, the present invention relates to a device for selecting and controlling functions of a watch movement, comprising a selector member arranged so that, when requested, it causes rotation, in a single direction of rotation, of a column wheel comprising a plurality of coaxial cams integral with each other in rotation. The device further comprises a plurality of transmission rockers, each of which is arranged to rest against a cam specific to it so as to be able to successively occupy, depending on the angular position of said cam, a rest position and an active position, each rocker transmission being configured so that, when it occupies the active position, it is arranged in the trajectory of a control member which is intended, when it is requested from a rest position, to drive the transmission rocker. finding in an active position, towards a control position of a function which is specific to it.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, l'invention peut comporter en outre l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes, prises isolément ou selon toutes les combinaisons techniquement possibles.In particular embodiments, the invention may also include one or more of the following characteristics, taken individually or in all technically possible combinations.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, les cames sont configurées pour provoquer le déplacement, entre deux position angulaires successives de la roue à colonne, d'une seule des bascules de transmission depuis sa position de repos jusqu'à sa position active et pour provoquer le déplacement d'une autre des bascules de transmission depuis sa position active jusqu'à sa position de repos, les autres bascules de transmission étant alors maintenues dans leur position de repos.In particular embodiments, the cams are configured to cause the movement, between two successive angular positions of the column wheel, of only one of the transmission rockers from its rest position to its active position and to cause the moving another of the transmission rockers from its active position to its rest position, the other transmission rockers then being maintained in their rest position.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, les cames sont configurées de sorte que lorsque la roue à colonne occupe une position angulaire prédéfinie, l'ensemble des bascules de transmission occupe sa position de repos.In particular embodiments, the cams are configured so that when the column wheel occupies a predefined angular position, all of the transmission rockers occupy their rest position.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, les cames présentent un profil identique.In particular embodiments, the cams have an identical profile.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, le dispositif selon l'invention comprend un afficheur solidaire en rotation de la roue à colonne ou cinématiquement relié à la roue à colonne, ledit afficheur étant configuré pour présenter une position représentative de la position angulaire de ladite roue à colonne.In particular embodiments, the device according to the invention comprises a display integral in rotation with the column wheel or kinematically connected to the column wheel, said display being configured to present a position representative of the angular position of said column wheel.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, chaque came présente un profil comprenant d'une part au moins un secteur circulaire dont le centre est confondu avec l'axe de rotation de ladite came, et d'autre part au moins une dent s'étendant radialement au-delà dudit secteur circulaire.In particular embodiments, each cam has a profile comprising on the one hand at least one circular sector whose center coincides with the axis of rotation of said cam, and on the other hand at least one tooth extending radially beyond said circular sector.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, lequel chaque bascule de transmission comporte un ergot adapté, lorsque ladite bascule est dans la position active, à coopérer avec un composant du mouvement horloger de sorte à réaliser une fonction donnée propre à ladite bascule.In particular embodiments, which each transmission rocker comprises a lug adapted, when said rocker is in the active position, to cooperate with a component of the watch movement so as to perform a given function specific to said rocker.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, le dispositif selon l'invention comporte un ressort tendant à déplacer l'organe sélecteur dans une position de repos dans laquelle il repose contre la roue à colonne, un ressort tendant à déplacer l'organe de commande dans sa position de repos, et une pluralité de ressort dont chacun est agencé de sorte à maintenir en appui une bascule de transmission contre la roue à colonne.In particular embodiments, the device according to the invention comprises a spring tending to move the selector member into a rest position in which it rests against the column wheel, a spring tending to move the control member in its rest position, and a plurality of springs, each of which is arranged so as to hold a transmission rocker against the column wheel.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, l'organe de commande comporte un levier de commande contre lequel est agencé en appui un poussoir de commande.In particular embodiments, the control member comprises a control lever against which a control pusher is arranged to rest.

Dans des modes particuliers de réalisation, l'organe sélecteur comporte un levier sélecteur contre lequel est agencé un poussoir de sélection.In particular embodiments, the selector member comprises a selector lever against which a selection pusher is arranged.

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D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée suivante donnée à titre d'exemple nullement limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente une vue en perspective d'un dispositif de sélection et de commande de fonctions d'un mouvement horloger selon un exemple préféré de réalisation de la présente invention ;
  • la figure 2 représente une vue de dessus du dispositif de la figure 1.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the following detailed description given by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • there figure 1 represents a perspective view of a device for selecting and controlling functions of a watch movement according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
  • there figure 2 represents a top view of the device of the figure 1 .

On note que les figures ne sont pas nécessairement dessinées à l'échelle pour des raisons de clarté.Note that the figures are not necessarily drawn to scale for reasons of clarity.

Description détaillée de l'inventionDetailed description of the invention

Le dispositif de sélection et de commande 10 d'une fonction d'un mouvement horloger selon l'invention comprend un organe sélecteur 20 de fonction et un organe de commande 30 de la fonction sélectionnée. Dans le cadre de la présente invention, les fonctions dont il est question sont à titre d'exemple un réglage d'un jour, d'un quantième, d'un mois et/ou d'une année, le départ, l'arrêt et la remise à zéro d'un compte à rebours, le réglage des secondes, des heures et/ou des minutes d'un réveil, le réglage de l'heure courante, etc.The device 10 for selecting and controlling a function of a watch movement according to the invention comprises a function selector member 20 and a control member 30 for the selected function. In the context of the present invention, the functions in question are, for example, setting a day, a date, a month and/or a year, starting, stopping and resetting a countdown, setting the seconds, hours and/or minutes of an alarm clock, setting the current time, etc.

Le dispositif de sélection et de commande 10 est destiné à être agencé dans une boite d'une montre (non représentée sur les figures) comprenant le mouvement horloger, l'organe sélecteur 20 et l'organe de commande 30 étant agencés de sorte à déboucher à l'extérieur de la boite afin d'être accessibles pour pouvoir être sollicités par un utilisateur.The selection and control device 10 is intended to be arranged in a case of a watch (not shown in the figures) comprising the watch movement, the selector member 20 and the control member 30 being arranged so as to open out outside the box in order to be accessible so that it can be requested by a user.

Comme décrit ci-après de façon détaillée, l'organe sélecteur 20 et l'organe de commande 30 sont indépendants l'un de l'autre, dans le sens où ils ne sont pas reliés cinématiquement l'un à l'autre.As described below in detail, the selector member 20 and the control member 30 are independent of each other, in the sense that they are not kinematically connected to each other.

Le dispositif de sélection et de commande 10 comporte une roue à colonne 40 avec laquelle coopère l'organe sélecteur 20 de sorte que, lorsque ce dernier est sollicité par un utilisateur, il provoque la rotation de ladite roue à colonne 40, selon un sens unique de rotation et selon un angle prédéfini.The selection and control device 10 comprises a column wheel 40 with which the selector member 20 cooperates so that, when the latter is requested by a user, it causes the rotation of said column wheel 40, in a single direction of rotation and at a predefined angle.

En particulier, comme le montrent les figures 1 et 2 dans l'exemple préféré de réalisation de la présente invention, l'organe sélecteur 20 comporte un levier sélecteur 21 agencé de façon mobile en rotation par rapport à une structure du mouvement horloger au niveau d'une première extrémité libre. Le levier sélecteur 21 comprend, à une seconde extrémité libre, un crochet 22 et un bec 23 entre lesquels est formé un renfoncement dans lequel est agencé la roue à colonne 40. Autrement dit, la roue à colonne 40 est interposée entre le crochet 22 et le bec 23 dans l'exemple préféré de réalisation de l'invention.In particular, as shown by figures 1 And 2 in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the selector member 20 comprises a selector lever 21 arranged to move in rotation relative to a structure of the watch movement at a first free end. The selector lever 21 comprises, at a second free end, a hook 22 and a nose 23 between which is formed a recess in which the column wheel 40 is arranged. In other words, the column wheel 40 is interposed between the hook 22 and the nozzle 23 in the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Préférentiellement, l'organe sélecteur 20 est soumis à l'action d'un ressort tendant à le maintenir dans une position de repos dans laquelle le crochet 22 repose contre la roue à colonne 40.Preferably, the selector member 20 is subjected to the action of a spring tending to maintain it in a rest position in which the hook 22 rests against the column wheel 40.

Avantageusement, le crochet 22 et le bec 23 sont adaptés à coopérer alternativement avec un rochet 41 de la roue à colonne 40 à chaque sollicitation du levier sélecteur 21 par l'utilisateur. En effet, lorsque l'utilisateur applique une pression sur le levier sélecteur 21, le bec 23 entre en contact avec une dent du rochet 41 et soumet la roue à colonne 40 à un moment de force, provoquant sa rotation sur un certain angle. Lorsque l'utilisateur cesse de solliciter le levier sélecteur 21, le ressort provoque le déplacement dudit levier sélecteur 21 dans sa position de repos et l'engagement du crochet 22 entre deux dents du rochet 41. La roue à colonne est alors maintenue dans une position stable par la coopération du crochet 22 et du rochet 41.Advantageously, the hook 22 and the nose 23 are adapted to cooperate alternately with a ratchet 41 of the column wheel 40 each time the selector lever 21 is requested by the user. Indeed, when the user applies pressure on the selector lever 21, the nozzle 23 comes into contact with a tooth of the ratchet 41 and subjects the column wheel 40 to a moment of force, causing it to rotate through a certain angle. When the user stops applying the selector lever 21, the spring causes said selector lever 21 to move into its rest position and the hook 22 to engage between two teeth of the ratchet 41. The column wheel is then held in a position stable by the cooperation of the hook 22 and the ratchet 41.

La roue à colonne 40 comprend une pluralité de cames 42 coaxiales et superposées les unes aux autres. Les cames 42 sont solidaires les unes des autres en rotation, ainsi que du rochet 41. Comme le montrent les figures 1 et 2, chacune des cames 42 reçoit en appuis une bascule de transmission 50 qui lui est propre, de sorte que, lors de la rotation de la roue à colonne 40, les bascules de transmission 50 sont entraînées en rotation alternative par lesdites cames 42, entre deux positions extrêmes appelées dans la suite du texte « position de repos » et « position active ». Autrement dit, les cames 42 sont configurées de sorte que, lors de la rotation de la roue à colonne 40, elles provoquent le déplacement des bascules de transmission 50 alternativement entre leur position active et leur position de repos.The column wheel 40 comprises a plurality of cams 42 coaxial and superimposed on each other. The cams 42 are integral with each other in rotation, as well as with the ratchet 41. As shown in the figures 1 And 2 , each of the cams 42 receives in support a transmission rocker 50 which is specific to it, so that, during the rotation of the column wheel 40, the transmission rockers 50 are driven in rotation alternative by said cams 42, between two extreme positions called in the rest of the text “rest position” and “active position”. In other words, the cams 42 are configured so that, during the rotation of the column wheel 40, they cause the transmission rockers 50 to move alternately between their active position and their rest position.

Préférentiellement, les cames 42 sont agencées de sorte qu'une seule bascule de transmission 50 à la fois est déplacée dans la position active, lesdites bascules de transmission 50 étant entraînées successivement, l'une après l'autre, dans leur position active, lors de la rotation de la roue à colonne 40. En d'autres termes, lorsque l'une des bascules de transmission 50 est en position active, l'ensemble des autres cames 42 est dans sa position de repos.Preferably, the cams 42 are arranged so that only one transmission rocker 50 at a time is moved into the active position, said transmission rockers 50 being driven successively, one after the other, into their active position, when of the rotation of the column wheel 40. In other words, when one of the transmission rockers 50 is in the active position, all of the other cams 42 are in their rest position.

Les cames 42 présentent préférentiellement toutes le même profil de came et présentent un décalage angulaire les unes par rapport aux autres, comme le montrent les figures 1 et 2. En particulier, les cames 42 comportent chacune, d'une part, au moins un secteur circulaire 43 dont le centre est confondu avec l'axe de rotation de ladite came 42, et d'autre part, au moins une dent 44 s'étendant radialement au-delà dudit secteur circulaire 43. Dans l'exemple représenté sur les figures, les cames 42 comportent chacune trois secteurs circulaires 43 séparés les uns des autres par une dent 44.The cams 42 preferably all have the same cam profile and have an angular offset relative to each other, as shown in the figures 1 And 2 . In particular, the cams 42 each comprise, on the one hand, at least one circular sector 43 whose center coincides with the axis of rotation of said cam 42, and on the other hand, at least one tooth 44 extending radially beyond said circular sector 43. In the example shown in the figures, the cams 42 each comprise three circular sectors 43 separated from each other by a tooth 44.

Tel que visible sur les figures, les bascules de transmission 50 peuvent être superposées les unes aux autres et peuvent être mobiles en rotation autour du même axe de rotation afin de rendre le dispositif plus compact. Chaque bascule de transmission 50 s'étend entre une première extrémité libre avec laquelle elle est destinée à coopérer avec la roue à colonne 40 et une seconde extrémité libre avec laquelle elle est apte à coopérer avec l'organe de commande 30.As visible in the figures, the transmission rockers 50 can be superimposed on one another and can be movable in rotation around the same axis of rotation in order to make the device more compact. Each transmission rocker 50 extends between a first free end with which it is intended to cooperate with the column wheel 40 and a second free end with which it is able to cooperate with the control member 30.

La première extrémité libre de chaque bascule de transmission 50 comporte un palpeur 51 destiné à être maintenu en appuis contre l'une des cames 42 sous l'action d'un ressort. Lorsque le palpeur 51 d'une bascule de transmission 50 repose en appuis contre l'un des secteurs circulaires 43 de la came 42 à laquelle il est associé, la bascule de transmission 50 est en position de repos, et lorsque le palpeur 51 repose contre l'une des dents 44 de la came 42 à laquelle il est associé, la bascule de transmission 50 est dans la position active.The first free end of each transmission rocker 50 includes a feeler 51 intended to be held against one of the cams 42 under the action of a spring. When the probe 51 of a rocker transmission 50 rests against one of the circular sectors 43 of the cam 42 with which it is associated, the transmission rocker 50 is in the rest position, and when the feeler 51 rests against one of the teeth 44 of the cam 42 with which it is associated, the transmission rocker 50 is in the active position.

Avantageusement, lorsque l'une des bascules de transmission 50 occupe la position active, elle est disposée sur la trajectoire de l'organe de commande 30 de sorte que, lorsque ce dernier est sollicité par un utilisateur depuis une position de repos, il entraîne la bascule de transmission 50 se trouvant dans une position active, vers une position de commande d'une fonction qui lui est propre. Lorsqu'une bascule de transmission 50 est entraînée dans la position de commande, elle est éloignée de la roue à colonne 40 de sorte que son palpeur 51 n'est plus en contact avec la came 42 qui lui est associée.Advantageously, when one of the transmission rockers 50 occupies the active position, it is arranged on the trajectory of the control member 30 so that, when the latter is requested by a user from a rest position, it causes the transmission rocker 50 being in an active position, towards a control position of a function specific to it. When a transmission rocker 50 is driven into the control position, it is moved away from the column wheel 40 so that its feeler 51 is no longer in contact with the cam 42 associated with it.

Autrement dit, et comme le montre la figure 2, lorsque les bascules de transmission 50 sont en position de repos, elles ne sont pas susceptibles d'être entraînées par l'organe de commande 30.In other words, and as shown in figure 2 , when the transmission rockers 50 are in the rest position, they are not capable of being driven by the control member 30.

En particulier, comme visible sur les figures 1 et 2, lorsqu'une des bascules de transmission 50 est en position active, elle est apte à être soumise à un moment de force, au niveau de sa seconde extrémité libre, par l'organe de commande 30 susceptible de la déplacer jusqu'à la position de commande.In particular, as visible on the figures 1 And 2 , when one of the transmission rockers 50 is in the active position, it is capable of being subjected to a moment of force, at its second free end, by the control member 30 capable of moving it to the position control.

Préférentiellement, les cames 42 sont configurées de sorte que lorsque la roue à colonne 40 occupe une position angulaire prédéfinie, l'ensemble des bascules de transmission 50 occupe sa position de repos. Ainsi, l'utilisateur peut sélectionner un état neutre du dispositif de sélection et de commande 10, par sollicitation de l'organe sélecteur 20, dans lequel aucune fonction du mouvement horloger n'est actionnable par l'organe de commande 30.Preferably, the cams 42 are configured so that when the column wheel 40 occupies a predefined angular position, all of the transmission rockers 50 occupies its rest position. Thus, the user can select a neutral state of the selection and control device 10, by requesting the selector member 20, in which no function of the watch movement can be activated by the control member 30.

Afin de pouvoir interagir avec un composant du mouvement horloger (non représenté) adapté à réaliser une fonction donnée propre à ladite bascule de transmission 50, lorsque l'organe de commande 30 est sollicité, chaque bascule de transmission 50 comporte un ergot 52.In order to be able to interact with a component of the watch movement (not shown) adapted to perform a given function specific to said transmission rocker 50, when the control member 30 is requested, each transmission rocker 50 includes a lug 52.

Dans l'exemple préféré de réalisation de l'invention, l'ergot 52 de chaque bascule de transmission 50 est agencé au niveau de la seconde extrémité libre, et s'étend depuis un flanc latéral de ladite bascule de transmission 50. Avantageusement, comme visible sur les figures 1 et 2, les ergots 52 sont agencés respectivement sur les bascules de transmission 50 à des endroits différents les uns des autres, de sorte à pouvoir agir sur des composants différents du mouvement horloger, ou agir de façon différente, de sorte que chacune des bascules de transmission soit apte à commander différentes fonctions. Plus précisément, les ergots sont décalés les uns par rapport aux autres selon une direction s'étendant entre l'axe de rotation des bascules de transmission 50 et la seconde extrémité libre des bascules de transmission 50.In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the lug 52 of each transmission rocker 50 is arranged at the level of the second free end, and extends from a lateral side of said transmission rocker 50. Advantageously, as visible on the figures 1 And 2 , the lugs 52 are arranged respectively on the transmission flip-flops 50 at different locations from each other, so as to be able to act on different components of the watch movement, or act in a different way, so that each of the transmission flip-flops is able to control different functions. More precisely, the lugs are offset relative to each other in a direction extending between the axis of rotation of the transmission rockers 50 and the second free end of the transmission rockers 50.

Il y a lieu de noter que l'homme du métier est apte à concevoir la liaison ou la chaine cinématique entre chaque ergot 52 et le composant du mouvement horloger adapté à réaliser une fonction donnée avec lequel il est destiné à interagir. Par ailleurs, les composants du mouvement horloger autres que les éléments du dispositif de sélection et de commande 10 ne sont donc pas représentés sur les figures sans que cela ne porte préjudice à la bonne compréhension de la description de l'invention, dans la mesure où ils ne font pas parti en tant que tel de la présente invention.It should be noted that those skilled in the art are able to design the connection or the kinematic chain between each lug 52 and the component of the watch movement adapted to perform a given function with which it is intended to interact. Furthermore, the components of the watch movement other than the elements of the selection and control device 10 are therefore not represented in the figures without this being detrimental to the proper understanding of the description of the invention, insofar as they are not part of the present invention as such.

L'organe de commande 30 est préférentiellement soumis à l'action d'un ressort qui tend à le déplacer vers sa position de repos. Ainsi, lorsqu'il n'est pas sollicité par un utilisateur, l'organe de commande 30 est contraint d'occuper sa position de repos, autorisant alors le déplacement des bascules de transmission 50 vers leur position active.The control member 30 is preferably subjected to the action of a spring which tends to move it towards its rest position. Thus, when it is not requested by a user, the control member 30 is forced to occupy its rest position, then authorizing the movement of the transmission rockers 50 towards their active position.

Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté sur les figures 1 et 2, l'organe de commande 30 comporte un levier de commande 31 contre lequel est agencé en appui un poussoir de commande 32 destiné à être sollicité par l'utilisateur afin qu'il commande la fonction sélectionnée. En outre, le levier sélecteur 21 comporte une zone d'appui 210 sur laquelle l'utilisateur est destiné à appuyer pour solliciter l'organe sélecteur 20.In the embodiment shown on the figures 1 And 2 , the control member 30 comprises a control lever 31 against which is arranged to rest a control pushbutton 32 intended to be requested by the user so that he controls the selected function. In addition, the selector lever 21 comprises a support zone 210 on which the user is intended to press to activate the selector member 20.

Alternativement, l'organe sélecteur 20 peut comporter un poussoir de sélection (non représenté sur les figures) agencé contre la zone d'appui 210 du levier sélecteur 21 et sur lequel l'utilisateur est destiné à appuyer pour solliciter l'organe sélecteur 20.Alternatively, the selector member 20 may include a selection pusher (not shown in the figures) arranged against the support zone 210 of the selector lever 21 and on which the user is intended to press to activate the selector member 20.

Le dispositif selon la présente invention peut avantageusement comporter un afficheur (non représenté sur les figures) indiquant à l'utilisateur la fonction sélectionnée, c'est-à-dire quelle est la fonction susceptible d'être actionnée par la bascule de transmission 50 si l'organe de commande 30 est sollicité, ou indiquant éventuellement l'état neutre dudit dispositif.The device according to the present invention can advantageously include a display (not shown in the figures) indicating to the user the selected function, that is to say which function can be activated by the transmission flip-flop 50 if the control member 30 is requested, or possibly indicating the neutral state of said device.

En particulier, l'afficheur est solidaire en rotation de la roue à colonne 40 ou cinématiquement relié à la roue à colonne 40, et est configuré pour présenter une position représentative de la position angulaire de ladite roue à colonne 40.In particular, the display is integral in rotation with the column wheel 40 or kinematically connected to the column wheel 40, and is configured to present a position representative of the angular position of said column wheel 40.

Pour résumer le fonctionnement du dispositif de sélection et de commande 10, chaque appui de l'utilisateur sur l'organe sélecteur 20, et en particulier sur sa zone d'appui 210, provoque la rotation de la roue à colonne 40 d'un angle prédéfini et le pivotement d'une bascule transmission 50 jusqu'à sa position active. Pour sélectionner une fonction désirée, l'utilisateur doit donc appuyer sur l'organe sélecteur 20 autant de fois que nécessaire de sorte à pivoter les bascules de transmission 50 les unes après les autres, jusqu'à ce que la bascule de transmission 50 associée à la fonction désirée soit pivotée en position active.To summarize the operation of the selection and control device 10, each press of the user on the selector member 20, and in particular on its support zone 210, causes the rotation of the column wheel 40 by an angle predefined and the pivoting of a transmission rocker 50 to its active position. To select a desired function, the user must therefore press the selector member 20 as many times as necessary so as to pivot the transmission rockers 50 one after the other, until the transmission rocker 50 associated with the desired function is rotated to the active position.

Une fois la fonction désirée sélectionnée, elle peut être actionnée par appui de l'utilisateur sur l'organe de commande 30, en particulier sur le poussoir de commande 32 dans l'exemple préféré de réalisation de l'invention, jusqu'à ce que le levier de commande 31 pousse la bascule de transmission 50 qui est en position active jusqu'à sa position de commande, qui interagit alors avec un composant du mouvement horloger adapté à réaliser une fonction donnée.Once the desired function has been selected, it can be activated by pressing the user on the control member 30, in particular on the control pusher 32 in the preferred embodiment of the invention, until the control lever 31 pushes the transmission rocker 50 which is in the active position up to its control position, which then interacts with a component of the watch movement adapted to perform a given function.

Comme on le comprend à la lecture de la présente description de l'invention, le dispositif de sélection et de commande 10 d'une fonction d'un mouvement horloger comporte autant de bascules de transmission 50 et de cames 42 que de fonctions à sélectionner et à commander.As can be understood from reading this description of the invention, the device 10 for selecting and controlling a function of a watch movement comprises as many transmission flip-flops 50 and cams 42 as there are functions to be selected and to order.

De manière plus générale, il est à noter que les modes de mise en oeuvre et de réalisation considérés ci-dessus ont été décrits à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, et que d'autres variantes sont par conséquent envisageables.More generally, it should be noted that the modes of implementation and embodiment considered above have been described by way of non-limiting examples, and that other variants are therefore possible.

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Dispositif de sélection et de commande (10) de fonctions d'un mouvement horloger, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un organe sélecteur (20) agencé de sorte que, lorsqu'il est sollicité, il provoque la rotation, selon un sens unique de rotation, d'une roue à colonne (40) comprenant une pluralité de cames (42) coaxiales solidaires les unes des autres en rotation, ledit dispositif comprenant une pluralité de bascules de transmission (50) dont chacune est agencée en appui contre une came (42) qui lui est propre de sorte à pouvoir occuper successivement, selon la position angulaire de ladite came (42), une position de repos et une position active, chaque bascule de transmission (50) étant configurée de sorte que, lorsqu'elle occupe la position active, elle est disposée sur la trajectoire d'un organe de commande (30) qui est destiné, lorsqu'il est sollicité depuis une position de repos, à entraîner la bascule de transmission (50) se trouvant dans une position active, vers une position de commande d'une fonction qui lui est propre.Device for selection and control (10) of functions of a watch movement, characterized in that it comprises a selector member (20) arranged so that, when activated, it causes rotation in a single direction of rotation, of a column wheel (40) comprising a plurality of coaxial cams (42) integral with each other in rotation, said device comprising a plurality of transmission rockers (50) each of which is arranged to bear against a cam (42) which is specific to it so as to be able to successively occupy, depending on the angular position of said cam (42), a rest position and an active position, each transmission rocker (50) being configured so that, when it occupies the active position, it is arranged in the trajectory of a control member (30) which is intended, when requested from a rest position, to drive the transmission rocker (50) located in an active position , towards a position of control of a function of its own. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les cames (42) sont configurées pour provoquer le déplacement, entre deux position angulaires successives de la roue à colonne (40), d'une seule des bascules de transmission (50) depuis sa position de repos jusqu'à sa position active et pour provoquer le déplacement d'une autre des bascules de transmission (50) depuis sa position active jusqu'à sa position de repos.Device according to claim 1, in which the cams (42) are configured to cause the movement, between two successive angular positions of the column wheel (40), of only one of the transmission rockers (50) from its rest position to its active position and to cause the movement of another of the transmission rockers (50) from its active position to its rest position. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les cames (42) sont configurées de sorte que lorsque la roue à colonne (40) occupe une position angulaire prédéfinie, l'ensemble des bascules de transmission (50) occupe sa position de repos.Device according to claim 1, in which the cams (42) are configured so that when the column wheel (40) occupies a predefined angular position, all of the transmission rockers (50) occupies its rest position. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel les cames (42) présentent un profil identique.Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, in which the cams (42) have an identical profile. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, comprenant un afficheur solidaire en rotation de la roue à colonne (40) ou cinématiquement relié à la roue à colonne (40), ledit afficheur étant configuré pour présenter une position représentative de la position angulaire de ladite roue à colonne (40).Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a display integral in rotation with the column wheel (40) or kinematically connected to the column wheel (40), said display being configured to present a position representative of the angular position of said column wheel (40). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel chaque came (42) présente un profil comprenant d'une part au moins un secteur circulaire (43) dont le centre est confondu avec l'axe de rotation de ladite came (42), et d'autre part au moins une dent (44) s'étendant radialement au-delà dudit secteur circulaire (43).Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, in which each cam (42) has a profile comprising on the one hand at least one circular sector (43) whose center coincides with the axis of rotation of said cam (42). ), and on the other hand at least one tooth (44) extending radially beyond said circular sector (43). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel chaque bascule de transmission (50) comporte un ergot (52) adapté, lorsque ladite bascule est dans la position active, à coopérer avec un composant du mouvement horloger de sorte à réaliser une fonction donnée propre à ladite bascule.Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, in which each transmission rocker (50) comprises a lug (52) adapted, when said rocker is in the active position, to cooperate with a component of the watch movement so as to produce a given function specific to said flip-flop. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, comprenant un ressort tendant à déplacer l'organe sélecteur (20) dans une position de repos dans laquelle il repose contre la roue à colonne (40), un ressort tendant à déplacer l'organe de commande (30) dans sa position de repos, et une pluralité de ressort dont chacun est agencé de sorte à maintenir en appui une bascule de transmission (50) contre la roue à colonne (40).Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, comprising a spring tending to move the selector member (20) into a rest position in which it rests against the column wheel (40), a spring tending to move the member control (30) in its rest position, and a plurality of springs, each of which is arranged so as to hold a transmission rocker (50) against the column wheel (40). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel l'organe de commande (30) comporte un levier de commande (31) contre lequel est agencé en appui un poussoir de commande (32).Device according to one of claims 1 to 8, in which the control member (30) comprises a control lever (31) against which a control pusher (32) is arranged to rest. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel l'organe sélecteur (20) comporte un levier sélecteur (21) contre lequel est agencé un poussoir de sélection.Device according to one of claims 1 to 9, in which the selector member (20) comprises a selector lever (21) against which a selection pusher is arranged.
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