EP4463745A1 - Boîte de montre renforcée - Google Patents
Boîte de montre renforcéeInfo
- Publication number
- EP4463745A1 EP4463745A1 EP23700684.6A EP23700684A EP4463745A1 EP 4463745 A1 EP4463745 A1 EP 4463745A1 EP 23700684 A EP23700684 A EP 23700684A EP 4463745 A1 EP4463745 A1 EP 4463745A1
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- Prior art keywords
- force
- equal
- crystal
- ring
- absorbing
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Classifications
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- C30B—SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
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- G04B39/004—Watch crystals; Fastening or sealing of crystals; Clock glasses from a material other than glass
- G04B39/006—Watch crystals; Fastening or sealing of crystals; Clock glasses from a material other than glass out of wear resistant material, e.g. sapphire
Definitions
- the invention relates to a wristwatch case.
- the invention also relates to a wristwatch comprising such a case.
- Application EP1916576 discloses a device for fixing a watch crystal, integrated within a waterproof watch capable of withstanding very great depths, typically between 3,000 and 5,000 meters, which has the particularity of comprising within it a side wall designed to withstand the pressure forces encountered at such depths.
- the object of the invention is to provide a wristwatch case suitable for use in very great depths and having a reduced thickness, compatible with integration within a wristwatch.
- the invention is based on a wristwatch case, characterized in that it comprises a sapphire crystal whose optical axis is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the plane of the crystal, in particular having a “C-type” crystallographic orientation, in particular a sapphire obtained by the Kyropoulos growth process or by an EFG process.
- an inner surface of the crystal rests on a force-absorbing surface of the watch case.
- A2a the area of the force-bearing surface, that is to say the area on which part of the inner surface of the glass rests on the said force-bearing surface and we call A1 has the total area of the inside surface of the ice, including the above-mentioned supported part and the unsupported part.
- the ratio A2a/A1 a is advantageously greater than or equal to 0.2, or even greater than or equal to 0.3, or greater than or equal to 0.35, or greater than or equal to 0.4.
- Figure 1 is a sectional view passing through a plane perpendicular to the watchcase and including the axis of the watchcase, of a wristwatch case according to one embodiment of the invention.
- Figures 2a and 2b illustrate sapphire crystals of types A and C respectively, on which the orientation is schematically highlighted.
- Figure 3 is a graph making it possible to compare the average breaking stresses of two batches of type A and C sapphire crystals respectively.
- FIG. 4 is a comparative table of breaking force or stopping force values of two other batches of sapphire crystals respectively of types A and C undergoing an annular bending test.
- FIG. 1 An embodiment of a wristwatch 200 comprising a watchcase 100 of axis A100 is described with reference to FIG. 1.
- the wristwatch further comprises a horological movement, mounted in the watchcase 100, which protects it from the external environment.
- the watch case 100 mainly comprises a middle part 3, a force-absorbing ring 2, and a crystal 1. It also comprises a sealing device.
- the watch case 100 further comprises an annular seal 5 interposed in particular between the middle part 3 and the ring 2 for taking up the force. It also comprises a clamping ring 6, which is provided to enclose said annular seal 5.
- the annular seal 5 in particular allows the crystal 1 to remain in contact with the ring 2 for taking up the force.
- Such a design has the advantage of dissociating the resistance to pressure from sealing, the compression of the crystal 1 not crushing the seal 5 between the crystal 1 and the ring 2 for taking up the force.
- the bottom 4 is also bearing against the force-absorbing ring 2, opposite the crystal 1 .
- the back 4 is in one piece and screwed onto the caseband 3.
- a seal 9 is arranged in a groove 4a of the backcase 4, in order to form a sealed interface between the caseband 3 and bottom 4.
- the glass 1, the ring 2 of force absorption, and the bottom 4 thus define a protective envelope 10.
- this envelope comprises a section SR resistant to compression in a plane passing through the axis A100, this section comprising a surface 1a of the crystal 1 resting against a force-absorbing surface 2a of the force-absorbing ring 2, as well as a bottom surface 4b resting against against a surface 2b of the force-absorbing ring 2, these surfaces being superimposed on each other in a direction parallel to the axis A100, and this without discontinuity.
- surface 1a is in direct contact with force-absorbing surface 2a. In other words, preferably, no joint is compressed at the interface of the surfaces 1a and 2a.
- the surfaces 1a and 2a are flat.
- the surfaces 1a and 2a extend perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to the axis A100.
- the surfaces 1a and 2a could be oblique.
- the surfaces 1a and 2a could be curved.
- the surfaces 2b and 4b are flat.
- the surfaces 2b and 4b extend perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the axis A100.
- the surfaces 2b and 4b could be oblique.
- the surfaces 2b and 4b could be curved.
- a bezel 7 is also attached to the clamping ring 6 by a connecting ring 8 fixed around said ring 6.
- This bezel 7 comprises in particular a ring 7a cooperating with the connecting ring 8, as well as a disc 7b fixed on said ring 7a, in particular by driving in or clipping.
- the bezel 7 can be mounted fixed on the middle part 3.
- the bezel 7 can be a rotating bezel, that is to say mounted mobile in rotation on the middle part 3 around the axis A100.
- the watch case 100 is fitted with a crystal 1 which is particularly suitable for resisting very high external pressures.
- crystal 1 is made of sapphire comprising an optical axis perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the plane of crystal 1 .
- the crystal 1 has a “type C” crystallographic orientation, represented schematically in FIG. 2b, in comparison with a traditional sapphire crystal represented by FIG. 2a, called “type A”.
- FIGS. 2a and 2b therefore illustrate sapphire crystals of types A and C respectively, on which it is shown that the material is anisotropic.
- a first biaxial bending test ball on three balls (also known by its acronym B3B for Ball-on-3-Balls Test) was carried out with type C glasses.
- This test makes it possible to reproduce on a glass a field of stresses substantially similar to those undergone by glass during leak tests.
- figure 3 illustrates a graph making it possible to compare the average breaking stresses of two batches of type A and C glass respectively from a B3B test. More specifically, lot A includes 292 sapphire crystals with a “type A” crystallographic orientation, and lot C includes 73 sapphire crystals with a “type C” crystallographic orientation.
- the average breaking stress is of the order of 1700 MPa for the batch of traditional orientation ices (type A) and of the order of 3,500 MPa for the batch of ices d orientation according to the invention (type C).
- these results are independent of the thickness of the ice because these are breaking stresses.
- this second test consists of applying a force normal to the upper surface of the ice, against the center of the ice (by means of a ball, for example) and towards the inside of the box of watch, while the periphery of the crystal bears against a force-absorbing surface of a force-absorbing ring of a watch case or a fitting.
- the aforementioned force advantageously passes through the axis A100 illustrated in FIG. effort recovery 2.
- Figure 4 gives breaking force values (followed by an "F") or a test stopping force (followed by an "S”) for the glasses that did not break, for which the force failure is greater than the stopping force of the test.
- This test stopping force is given by the limits of the equipment, in particular those of the installation, taking part in the test. This test stopping force is here 55 kN.
- the fact of choosing a crystal having a “type C” orientation makes it possible to minimize the thickness e1 of a crystal 1, in particular at a value less than or equal to 11 mm, for a wristwatch 200 for diving , which can remain waterproof up to 11,000 meters deep.
- a sapphire crystal having a "type C" orientation thus shaped therefore makes it possible to equip a diver's watch whose protective casing withstands pressure forces greater than 50 MPa, or even greater than 130 MPa, and which can go up to 137.5 MPa.
- a crystal according to the invention may have a thickness of between 9.5 mm and 14 mm inclusive, or even between 9.5 mm and 11 mm, in order to withstand the aforementioned high pressures.
- additional tests were successfully carried out on sapphire crystals according to the invention, having a thickness e1 of 9.5 mm and a "type C" orientation, assembled on fictitious cases and subjected to maximum pressure. of 145 MPa in a hyperbaric tank. Shock tests, for example accidental drops and ram-type shocks, have also been carried out in order to validate the geometry of the glass, and in particular to avoid any risk of scratching when wearing it.
- the choice of the sapphire crystal according to the invention surprisingly makes it possible to present a higher mechanical resistance by a factor of 2 compared to a crystal having a "type A" orientation, within which the optical axis is in the plane of the ice.
- the sapphire crystal 1 according to the embodiment can be obtained by a growth process known as “Kyropoulos” or by an EFG process (for the English name of EFG for “edge-defined film-fed growth”). More generally, the invention relates to the use of a sapphire crystal whose optical axis is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the plane of the crystal 1, that is to say is parallel to the axis of the case of watch.
- an advantageous embodiment consists in choosing a surface 2a for absorbing the force of the watchcase, on which the surface 1a of the crystal 1 bears, relatively large.
- the ratio A2a/A1 a is greater than or equal to 0.2, or even is greater than or equal to 0.3, or is greater than or equal to 0.35, or is greater than or equal to 0.4, where A2a is the area of the force-absorbing surface 2a of the force-absorbing ring 2, on which rests at least one surface portion 1a of the glass 1, and A1a is the area from surface 1 to ice 1 .
- the ratio A2a/A1 a is of the order of 0.45 within the embodiment of the wristwatch case illustrated in FIG. 1.
- This area A1 a of the crystal is preferably measured at the level from its inner surface, that is to say positioned towards the inside of the watch case, towards the movement.
- this surface 1a is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to axis A100 of case 100 of the watch.
- this surface is continuous.
- this surface may comprise an oblique portion forming at least partially the outline of the crystal towards the inside of the watch case, in addition to a portion perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the axis A100 of the watch case 100.
- This surface 1a can be continuous or discontinuous.
- This surface 1a can be flat or curved or include flat or curved portions.
- This surface 1a will thus be more generally referred to as inner surface 1a. It includes in particular the entire surface of the crystal, perpendicular to the axis A100 of the watch case 100 or oblique, resting against another component of the watch case, in particular against the ring 2 for taking up the force.
- the entire surface 2a of the force-absorbing ring 2 bears against the crystal 1, in particular bears against at least a portion of the surface 1a of ice cream 1 .
- this surface 2a is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to axis A100 of case 100 of the watch.
- this surface can be oblique.
- This surface 2a can be continuous or discontinuous.
- This surface 2a can be flat or curved or include flat or curved portions.
- the invention allows the use of a glass of reduced thickness, compared to the state of the art.
- this thickness depends several parameters, such as its diameter and the force-absorbing surface, as well as the expected performance in terms of the tightness of the watch case.
- a thickness of 4 mm is already suitable for practicing scuba diving in significant depths, and a thickness of up to 10 or 11 mm is sufficient to withstand the greatest depths, up to at 11,000 meters depth.
- the caseband 3, the back 4, and the bezel ring 7a are in particular made of a titanium alloy, in particular grade 5 titanium or grade 5 ELI titanium (grade 23).
- grade 5 titanium or grade 5 ELI titanium grade 23.
- the density of such a material advantageously makes it possible to minimize the mass of the box 100 as much as possible for a given box thickness and diameter.
- the force take-up ring 2 is made of nitrogen-doped stainless steel, for example a steel known by its reference P558. More generally, a steel with high mechanical properties is chosen, in particular having a high Young's modulus, in particular greater than or equal to 150,000 MPa, for example of the order of 200,000 MPa. This property allows it not to deform under the effect of extreme pressures, particularly encountered at a depth of 11,000 meters.
- the elastic limit Rp0.2 (in tension) of such a steel is of the order of 570 MPa.
- it is chosen according to the embodiment of raising the elastic limit Rp0.2 (in tension) of this steel to a value greater than 620 MPa, in particular of the order of 650 MPa.
- Such an approach must allow it to withstand extreme pressures, for example at least 100 MPa.
- the limit elasticity of the material constituting the ring 2 for taking up the force is increased by work hardening, by producing blanks for the ring 2 for taking up the force deformed by impact. Tests have shown that a hardening rate of the material of the order of 10% makes it possible to achieve such a level of elastic limit of the order of 650 MPa. Such a level of work hardening also has the second advantage of allowing good machinability of the ring 2 for taking up the force while allowing levels of terminations according to the standards of high-end watchmaking.
- the material constituting the force-absorbing ring 2 has an elastic limit Rp0.2 greater than or equal to 620 MPa, or even greater than or equal to 640 MPa, or even greater than or equal to at 650 MPa, so that the protective envelope meets the required specifications.
- the force-absorbing ring 2 may be made of ceramic, in particular zirconia.
- the bottom 4 is made of a titanium alloy, in particular an a+p or p titanium alloy, in particular a grade 5 or grade 5 ELI (grade 23) titanium alloy, as mentioned previously. .
- a titanium alloy in particular an a+p or p titanium alloy, in particular a grade 5 or grade 5 ELI (grade 23) titanium alloy, as mentioned previously.
- the titanium alloy is moreover hardened thermally, to resist extreme pressures, for example 100 MPa, in order to avoid any risk of plasticization of the bottom 4. Tests have shown that a heat treatment carried out at a temperature lower than the Beta transus, ideally under a protective atmosphere, makes it possible to obtain an elastic limit value Rp0.2 greater than 1000 MPa, of the order of 1100 MPa, i.e.
- a gain of approximately 25% compared to the elastic limit Rp0 .2 annealed grade 5 titanium which is usually between 820 and 860 MPa.
- a heat treatment is particularly advantageous for allowing a hardening of an a+p titanium alloy or of a p titanium alloy, in particular to reach an elastic limit value Rp0.2 greater than or equal to 1000 MPa, of the order of 1100 MPa.
- an aging heat treatment by maintaining at 520°C for 4 hours makes it possible, by decomposition of metastable phases, to increase sufficiently the mechanical properties of the alloy.
- the elastic limit values thus obtained make it possible to avoid any risk of plasticization of the bottom 4, for the dimensions corresponding to a wristwatch, for example for a bottom having a thickness e4 of 4.8 mm.
- the material constituting the bottom 4 has an elastic limit Rp0.2 greater than or equal to 1000 MPa, or even greater than or equal to 1100 MPa, so that the protective casing has the required specifications.
- the bottom 4 can be ceramic, in particular zirconia.
- the case 100 of the wristwatch further comprises a sealing device, formed by at least one seal, in particular an annular seal 5 interposed between the caseband 3 and the ring 2 of recovery of effort on the one hand, and between the clamping ring 6 and the crystal 1 on the other hand, which allows the assembly of the crystal 1 on the middle part 3, in particular in support on the ring 2.
- This joint annular ring 5 thus extends against the lateral flank of the glass 1, and not against the inner surface of the glass, which bears exclusively on the force-absorbing surface formed by the ring 2 of force-absorbing. According to the section shown in Figure 1, the annular seal therefore extends in a direction parallel to the axis A100 of the case 100 of the watch.
- the sealing device may comprise a second seal 9 forming a sealed interface between the middle 3 and the back 4.
- the force-absorbing surface 2a could be oriented in an inclined manner with respect to the axis A100 of the watch case 100.
- the surface of the crystal 1 in contact with the force-absorbing surface 2a would not be the inner surface of the crystal 1, that is to say not a surface perpendicular to the axis A100, but a surface formed by an inclination flank corresponding to that of the force-absorbing surface 2a.
- the side of the crystal would not be parallel to the axis A100 of the watch case, but inclined. It could thus for example have a frustoconical shape.
- the angle between the inclined force-taking surface 2a and the axis A100 of the box 100 is strictly less than 90 degrees.
- this same section could comprise several portions of different shapes and/or inclinations, for example sections of different inclinations relative to the axis A100 of the watch case 100.
- peripheral portion of the glass will take on substantially the same shape as that of the force-absorbing surface.
- a seal could be placed between this force-absorbing surface 2a and the crystal 1 .
- the crystal 1 bears indirectly on the force-absorbing surface 2a, by means of a seal, whereas it was in direct support in the embodiment described, with reference to FIG.
- a force-absorbing ring 2 comprising the force-absorbing surface 2a, is separate from the middle part 3.
- the force-absorbing ring 2 and the middle part 3 may form only one and the same part.
- the force-absorbing surface 2a therefore belongs to the middle part 3.
- the middle part 3 (and the force-absorbing ring 2 that it forms in a monolithic manner) can comprise a flange, on which is arranged the force-absorbing surface 2a.
- the force-absorbing ring 2 can therefore be separate from the middle part 3 and housed within the middle part, or can be integral with the middle part.
- the bottom 4 and the force-absorbing ring 2 can be two separate parts, or alternatively be one and the same part.
- the watch case 100 has a section perpendicular to its axis A100 of circular outline.
- any other shape is possible, such as, for example, a square shape, or a rectangular shape.
- a wristwatch with a total thickness less than or equal to 28 mm, or even less than or equal to less than 26 mm, or even less than or equal to 24 mm, capable of withstanding pressure forces greater than 50 MPa, or even greater than 130 MPa, and possibly up to 137.5 MPa, that is to say at a depth of up to 11,000 meters.
- the watch case will have a total thickness greater than or equal to 18 mm, or even greater than or equal to 22 mm.
- the invention also relates to a wristwatch which comprises a watch case as defined previously. Naturally, such a wristwatch will be particularly suitable for use when diving at very great depths.
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| EP22151427 | 2022-01-13 | ||
| PCT/EP2023/050451 WO2023135132A1 (fr) | 2022-01-13 | 2023-01-10 | Boîte de montre renforcée |
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