FR2666664A1 - Device indicating the heights of the tides and the coefficients of the tides - Google Patents

Device indicating the heights of the tides and the coefficients of the tides Download PDF

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FR2666664A1
FR2666664A1 FR9011251A FR9011251A FR2666664A1 FR 2666664 A1 FR2666664 A1 FR 2666664A1 FR 9011251 A FR9011251 A FR 9011251A FR 9011251 A FR9011251 A FR 9011251A FR 2666664 A1 FR2666664 A1 FR 2666664A1
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The invention relates to a device making it possible, with the aid of a conventional analog watch movement, including a dial (I) as well as hour (2), minutes (3), seconds (4) hands, to indicate the heights of the tides and the coefficients of the tides. It consists of a set of gearings in which the mechanical ratios allow the rotation of the needle for the tides (5) on the additional off-centred dial (6), and of the needle for the coefficients (7) on the off-centred additional dial (8). The device according to the invention is particularly intended to equip pocket watches, wrist watches, travelling clocks or mechanical or electronic clocks.

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La présente invention concerne un mécanisme d'horlogerie indicateur des marées et des coefficients des marées. The present invention relates to a clockwork mechanism indicating tides and tidal coefficients.

De tels dispositifs existent déåa mais ne comportent que le système d'indication de la hauteur des marées, 1' aiguil- le indicatrice de la hauteur des marées est mue par un mécanisme piloté par un étalon électronique quartz désaccordé par rapport aux valeurs classiques horlogères. Such devices already exist but only include the system for indicating the height of the tides, the needle indicating the height of the tides is moved by a mechanism controlled by an electronic quartz standard that is out of tune with conventional watchmaking values.

Certains systèmes proposent grâce à un réducteur mécanique une indication de la hauteur des marées à l'aide d'un signe se déplagant dans une fenêtre circulaire concentrique aux aiguilles horaires du mouvement. Some systems offer, thanks to a mechanical reducer, an indication of the height of the tides using a sign moving in a circular window concentric with the time hands of the movement.

Un autre procédé utilise des règles graduées additionnelles circulaires concentriques dont l'usage nécessite un mode d'emploi précis. Another method uses additional circular concentric graduated rulers whose use requires precise instructions.

D'autres dispositifs comportent une aiguille centrale indiquant sur un cadran concentrique la position de la marée grâce à des repères imprimés sur ce dernier, l'organe d'affichage de l'heure du type numérique est logé dans une ouverture ménagée dans le cadran principal. Other devices include a central hand indicating on a concentric dial the position of the tide thanks to marks printed on the latter, the digital time display member is housed in an opening in the main dial .

Le dispositif proposé vise à offrir très clairement et directement à un utilisateur non averti les principaux critères relatifs aux mouvements de la mer, la hauteur des marées, les coefficients des marées, ainsi que le sens de progression de la variation de ces deux phénomènes naturels. The proposed device aims to offer very clearly and directly to an uninformed user the main criteria relating to the movements of the sea, the height of the tides, the tidal coefficients, as well as the direction of progression of the variation of these two natural phenomena.

Ces indications outre leur côté esthétique offrent un intérêt pratique aux marins, plaisanciers, pêcheurs et autres utilisateurs du milieu maritime. These indications, in addition to their aesthetic side, are of practical interest to sailors, boaters, fishermen and other users of the maritime environment.

Les principes, caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention sont les suivants
Le mécanisme est additionnel à un mouvement horloger classique, mécanique ou électronique, et peut être disposé sans modification des indications des heures, minutes, secondes,du calendrier, des indications de phases de lune etc... existants.
The principles, characteristics and advantages of the invention are as follows:
The mechanism is additional to a classic watch movement, mechanical or electronic, and can be arranged without modification of the existing hours, minutes, seconds, calendar, moon phase indications, etc. indications.

Les cycles des marées biens connus sont régis par l'action de l'attraction universelle du soleil, de la lune combinée avec la rotation de la terre sur la mer. The well-known tide cycles are governed by the action of the universal attraction of the sun, of the moon combined with the rotation of the earth on the sea.

Le présent mécanisme ne pouvant dans un cadre horloger de petit volume traiter intégralement les complexes variations des mouvements des marées, indique en valeurs moyennes permanentes les deux plus grands effets remarquables des marées, chacun de ces deux effets ayant des périodes différentes. The present mechanism, which cannot fully deal with complex variations in tidal movements in a small watchmaking setting, indicates in permanent average values the two greatest remarkable effects of tides, each of these two effects having different periods.

La durée moyenne d'un cycle entre deux marées hautes et et entre deux marées basses est de I2 heures 25 minutes I2,95 secondes pour les marées semi diurnes. The average duration of a cycle between two high tides and and between two low tides is I2 hours 25 minutes I2.95 seconds for semi-day tides.

Les différences d'amplitudes des marées ( les coefficients correspondent aux différentes phases de la lune : Les coefficients les plus forts se produisent lors des nouvelles et pleines lunes ( Sysigies ), les coefficients les plus faibles se produisent lors des premiers et derniers quartiers de lunes ( Quadratures ). The differences in tidal amplitudes (the coefficients correspond to the different phases of the moon: The strongest coefficients occur during new and full moons (Sysigies), the weakest coefficients occur during the first and last quarters of the moons (Quadratures).

La durée du cycle entre deux forts coefficients ou entre deux faibles coefficients correspond à la demi durée de la révolution synodique lunaire soit tous les I4 jours I8 heures. The duration of the cycle between two strong coefficients or between two weak coefficients corresponds to the half duration of the lunar synodic revolution, ie every I4 days I8 hours.

La figure NO I représente schématiquement la composition du mécanisme, la figure N 2 représente les différents cadrans, l'aiguille des heures (I4), l'aiguille des minutes (I5), l'aiguille des secondes (I6) du mouvement horloger de base. Figure NO I schematically represents the composition of the mechanism, Figure N 2 represents the different dials, the hour hand (I4), the minute hand (I5), the second hand (I6) of the watch movement based.

La roue (I) comportant 57 dents solidaire de la roue des heures (2) du mouvement horloger, parcourt un tour en I2 heures, elle entraine par l'intermédiaire du pignon correcteur au nombre de dents quelconque (3), celui ci étant également commandé par un bouton correcteur (4), la roue des marées () comportant 59 dents; Le rapport mécanique de 0,966I0I6949 permet à l'aiguille (6) de parcourir un tour complet en I2 heures 25 minutes
I5,8 secondes sur le cadran additionnel excentré des marées (7) situé sur le cadran principal (8).
The wheel (I) comprising 57 teeth secured to the hour wheel (2) of the watch movement, travels one revolution in I2 hours, it drives via the correcting pinion to any number of teeth (3), this one also being controlled by a correction button (4), the tide wheel () comprising 59 teeth; The mechanical ratio of 0.966I0I6949 allows the hand (6) to travel a full revolution in I2 hours 25 minutes
I5.8 seconds on the additional offset eccentric dial (7) located on the main dial (8).

La roue (9) au nombre de dents quelconque engrène sur la roue des heures (2) à l'aide du doigt entraineur (IO) solidaire de la roue des heures (2) de deux dents à chaque tour de celle ci la roue (9) engrène également avec la roue des coefficients comportant 59 dents (II), assurant le rapport d'engrenage de 0,06779661 permettant à l'aiguille (I2) d'effectuer un tour complet en I4 jours I8 heures sur le cadran additionnel excentré des coefficients (13).  The wheel (9) of any number of teeth meshes with the hour wheel (2) using the driving finger (IO) secured to the hour wheel (2) with two teeth at each turn of the latter ( 9) also meshes with the coefficients wheel comprising 59 teeth (II), ensuring the gear ratio of 0.06779661 allowing the needle (I2) to make a complete revolution in I4 days I8 hours on the additional offset dial coefficients (13).

Diverses variantes et modifications peuvent bien entendu etre apportées à la description qui précède sans sortir pour autant du cadre ni de l'esprit de l'invention. Various variants and modifications can of course be made to the above description without departing from the scope or the spirit of the invention.

C'est ainsi en particulier que l'entrainement de la roue des coefficients (II) peut etre assurée à l'aide d'une roue dont la rotation est de I tour en 24 heures assurant déja l'entrai- nement du dispositif de calendrier, des phases de lune, etc... Thus, in particular, the drive of the coefficient wheel (II) can be ensured using a wheel whose rotation is I turn in 24 hours already ensuring the training of the calendar device , moon phases, etc ...

Le débrayage par friction ou encliquetage permettant l'ajustement de l'indicateur de marée à l'aide du bouton correcteur (4) peut etre situé sur la roue (I), sur le pignon correcteur (3), ou sur la roue des marées (5), selon le type de construction adopté. The friction clutch or latching allowing the adjustment of the tide indicator using the corrector button (4) can be located on the wheel (I), on the corrector pinion (3), or on the tide wheel (5), depending on the type of construction adopted.

te mème les cadrans additionnels excentrés (7) et (in), ainsi que le mécanisme,peuvent etre placés selon des positions autres que celles décrites sur les figures NO I et NO 2. The additional eccentric dials (7) and (in), as well as the mechanism, can be placed in positions other than those described in figures NO I and NO 2.

Le dispositif selon l'invention est particulièrement destiné à etre appliqué sur des montres de poches, montres bracelets, pendulettes et horloges mécaniques ou électroniques.  The device according to the invention is particularly intended to be applied to pocket watches, wristwatches, clocks and mechanical or electronic clocks.

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REVENtICATIONS I. Dispositif permettant sur un mouvement horloger, d'indiquer simultanément les hauteurs des marées ainsi que les coefficients de ces marées, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un premier jeu d'engrenages (1-3-5), pour l'indication des hauteurs, et un second jeu d'engrenages (IO-9-II), pour l'indication des coefficients, l'entrainement des dits jeux étant assuré par la rotation de la roue (2) des heures, solidaire de la roue (I) et du doigt entraineur (in)..  I. Device enabling a watch movement to simultaneously indicate the heights of the tides as well as the coefficients of these tides, characterized in that it comprises a first set of gears (1-3-5), for the indication heights, and a second set of gears (IO-9-II), for the indication of the coefficients, the training of said games being ensured by the rotation of the wheel (2) for hours, integral with the wheel ( I) and the training finger (in) .. 2. Dispositif selon la revendication I, caractérisé en ce que le jeu d'engrenages (I-3-5) est tel que le rapport entre le nombre de dents de la roue (I) et de la roue (5) est de 0, 56IOI6949 pour permettre la rotation complète de l'aiguille (5) en I2 heures 25 minutes et I5,8 secondes. 2. Device according to claim I, characterized in that the set of gears (I-3-5) is such that the ratio between the number of teeth of the wheel (I) and of the wheel (5) is 0 , 56IOI6949 to allow complete rotation of the needle (5) in I2 hours 25 minutes and I5.8 seconds. 3. Dispositif selon la revendication I, caractérisé en ce que le jeu d'engrenages (IO-9-II) est tel que le rapport de réduction entre le doigt entraineur (IO) et la roue (II) est de 0,0677966I pour permettre la rotation complète de l'aiguille (I2) en I4 tours et 18 heures. 3. Device according to claim I, characterized in that the set of gears (IO-9-II) is such that the reduction ratio between the driving finger (IO) and the wheel (II) is 0.0677966I for allow full rotation of the hand (I2) in I4 turns and 18 hours. 4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que ce rapport d'engrenage est obtenu au moyen d'un doigt entraineur (10) assurant à chaque tour une avance de la roue (9) de deux dents, la dite roue (9) transmettant le mouvement à la roue (II), comportant 59 dents. 4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that this gear ratio is obtained by means of a driving finger (10) ensuring at each turn an advance of the wheel (9) of two teeth, said wheel (9 ) transmitting the movement to the wheel (II), comprising 59 teeth. 5. Dispositif selon la revendication I, caractérisé en ce que les indications des hauteurs et des coefficients sont lues sur deux cadrans additionnels excentrés (7) et (13).  5. Device according to claim I, characterized in that the indications of the heights and the coefficients are read on two additional eccentric dials (7) and (13). 6. Dispositif selon les revendications I et 2, caractérise en ce que la correction de la position de l'aiguille (6) des marées est effectuée à partir du bouton correcteur (4) agissant sur une des roues (I-3) ou (5). 6. Device according to claims I and 2, characterized in that the correction of the position of the needle (6) of the tides is carried out from the corrector button (4) acting on one of the wheels (I-3) or ( 5). 7. Dispositif selon les revendications I,D, et 4, caractérisé en ce que la roue (II) est entrainée à partir d'une roue effectuant un tour en 24 heures, la dite roue assurant également l'entrainement du dispositif de calendrier et/ou des phases de lune.  7. Device according to claims I, D, and 4, characterized in that the wheel (II) is driven from a wheel performing one revolution in 24 hours, said wheel also ensuring the training of the calendar device and / or moon phases.
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