US3548588A - Timepiece with turning bezels - Google Patents

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US3548588A
US3548588A US752192A US3548588DA US3548588A US 3548588 A US3548588 A US 3548588A US 752192 A US752192 A US 752192A US 3548588D A US3548588D A US 3548588DA US 3548588 A US3548588 A US 3548588A
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/28—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time
    • G04B19/283—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time on rotatable rings, i.e. bezel
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    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/06—Dials
    • G04B19/16—Shiftable dials, e.g. indicating alternately from 1 to 12 and from 13 to 24
    • G04B19/166—Shiftable dials, e.g. indicating alternately from 1 to 12 and from 13 to 24 with rotating scales

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  • TIMEPIECE WITH TURNING BEZELS Filed Aug. 15, 1968 Patented Dec. 22, 1970 dle bezel, said joints being for sealing said radial opening 3,548,588 in a water-tight condition.
  • TIMEPIECE WITH TURNING BEZELS The assembly of the two pinions 12, 15 of sleeve 19 is g gi xgg g fig gg a g gg gi maintained in the radial opening of the middle bezel by means of a closure or plug 22.
  • the angular speed of the two turning bezels ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE can be different according to the gear ratio which is selected.
  • a timepiece a casing; a crystal fixed against said casing; and first and second turning bezels positioned concentrically, said first bezel being manually controlled and being positioned outside said timepiece casing, and said second bezel being positioned inside said casing; and rotating means passing through said casing and connecting said bezels so as to cause said second bezel to be rotated by said first bezel.
  • Timepiece according to claim 1 in which said bezels are rotatable at different angular speeds.
  • Timepiece according to claim 1 wherein said means connecting said bezels comprise gears on said bezels and two pinions positioned on the same shaft and meshing with said teeth on said bezel.
  • Timepiece according to claim 5 wherein said pinions are positioned on the shaft and said shaft is mounted on a sleeve.
  • Timepiece according to claim 1 having a button connected to said outer bezel for actuating the same.
  • Timepiece according to claim 8 having a middle, said middle having a radial opening for housing said pinions and said sleeve.
  • timepieces having two concentric turning bezels that can be manually actuated when both are positioned outside the casing and by means of a control button when they are inside the casing.
  • Timepieces having turning bezels have various applications, for example: drivers watches, wherein the bezels carry then the indications of the decompression stages; universal watches, wherein the bezels bear indications of the hours in various cities on the earth; chronometers in which the bezels are graduated in hours and minutes; and speed counters in which the bezels carry a logarithmic scale showing kilometers.
  • the present invention has for its object a timepiece comprising two turning bezels positioned concentrically, one of which is manually actuated and is characterised by the fact that the manually actuated bezel is positioned outside the casing while the other, which is positioned inside, is rotated by the first bezel.
  • the timepiece comprises a middle-bezel 1 against an edge of which is positioned a crystal 2 maintained by means of a tensioning ring 3 and two concentric bezels 4, 5 positioned outside and inside crystal 2 respectively.
  • the outer bezel 4 is maintained in a groove 6 of the middle bezel 1 by means of a polygonal annular spring 7.
  • the inner bezel 5 1s positloned between the tensioning r c s l e ring 3 and an edge 13 of the middle bezel 1. Its lower UNITED STATES PATENTS side is also provided with teeth 14 cooperating with a 3,431,722 3/1969 Haas 5891X second pinion 15.
  • the two pinions 12 and 15 are housed in a radial open- FOREIGN PATENTS ing in the middle bezel and are connected by a shaft 8271064 1/1938 France 559-128 comprising two elements 16 and 17.
  • the element con- 61,739 10/1912 s'wltzerland 58127 nected to the pinion 12 has a groove in which is clamped a fluidtight packing 18 clamped in a sleeve RICHARD B.WILKINSON,Pr1mary Examlner Sleeve 19 has two different diameters and edge 20 G. H. MILLER, JR., Assistant Examiner which limits them also bears against joint 18.
  • the sleeve 19 also has an outer groove in which is housed a second US. Cl. X.R. joint 21 cooperating with the radial opening of the mid- 58128, 152

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Dec. 22, 1970 E. PIQUEREZ 3,548,588
TIMEPIECE WITH TURNING BEZELS Filed Aug. 15, 1968 Patented Dec. 22, 1970 dle bezel, said joints being for sealing said radial opening 3,548,588 in a water-tight condition. TIMEPIECE WITH TURNING BEZELS The assembly of the two pinions 12, 15 of sleeve 19 is g gi xgg g fig gg a g gg gi maintained in the radial opening of the middle bezel by means of a closure or plug 22.
Claims riori a lication Switzerland Au 16 1967 P pp 11525/67 g In a modification, the outer bezel 4 can be indirectly I t, Cl, G041; 39/00 actuated by means of a button the stern of which would US. C]. 58-91 9 Claims be integral with or would be recessed on the shaft of pinion 12.
Naturally, the angular speed of the two turning bezels ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE can be different according to the gear ratio which is selected. A timeplece s provided Wlih two turning bezels P Additionally, only one of the bezels can be graduated tioned concentrically, one of WhlCh at least is manually actuated and located outside the casing while the other g g rg gi z gig if gg i l ig 3: 2 is located inside and is rotated by the first bezel. dependent.
In other modifications, they could be driven by means other than gears, for example, by friction.
What is claimed is:
1. In a timepiece, a casing; a crystal fixed against said casing; and first and second turning bezels positioned concentrically, said first bezel being manually controlled and being positioned outside said timepiece casing, and said second bezel being positioned inside said casing; and rotating means passing through said casing and connecting said bezels so as to cause said second bezel to be rotated by said first bezel.
2. Timepiece according to claim 1, in which said bezels are rotatable at different angular speeds.
3. Timepiece according to claim 1, wherein said turning bezels carry markings, said markings being related to one another.
4. Timepiece according to claim 1, wherein said bezels carry markings which are independent from one another.
5. Timepiece according to claim 1, wherein said means connecting said bezels comprise gears on said bezels and two pinions positioned on the same shaft and meshing with said teeth on said bezel.
6. Timepiece according to claim 5, wherein said pinions are positioned on the shaft and said shaft is mounted on a sleeve.
7. Timepiece according to claim 1, having a button connected to said outer bezel for actuating the same.
8. Timepiece according to claim 7, wherein said button is fast on a shaft of a pinion meshing with said outer bezel.
9. Timepiece according to claim 8, having a middle, said middle having a radial opening for housing said pinions and said sleeve.
There are already known timepieces having two concentric turning bezels that can be manually actuated when both are positioned outside the casing and by means of a control button when they are inside the casing.
Timepieces having turning bezels have various applications, for example: drivers watches, wherein the bezels carry then the indications of the decompression stages; universal watches, wherein the bezels bear indications of the hours in various cities on the earth; chronometers in which the bezels are graduated in hours and minutes; and speed counters in which the bezels carry a logarithmic scale showing kilometers.
The present invention has for its object a timepiece comprising two turning bezels positioned concentrically, one of which is manually actuated and is characterised by the fact that the manually actuated bezel is positioned outside the casing while the other, which is positioned inside, is rotated by the first bezel.
The accompanying drawing shows by way of example one embodiment of the invention, and the single figure shows a partial cross-section thereof.
The timepiece comprises a middle-bezel 1 against an edge of which is positioned a crystal 2 maintained by means of a tensioning ring 3 and two concentric bezels 4, 5 positioned outside and inside crystal 2 respectively.
The outer bezel 4 is maintained in a groove 6 of the middle bezel 1 by means of a polygonal annular spring 7.
It has a shoulder 8 extending to the crystal and covering the middle bezel, and'it has indications carried on its upper face 9. Projections 10 facilitate the manual operation of this outer bezel 4 which has teeth 11 on its lower side for meshing with a first pinion 12.
Refe ene C'td The inner bezel 5 1s positloned between the tensioning r c s l e ring 3 and an edge 13 of the middle bezel 1. Its lower UNITED STATES PATENTS side is also provided with teeth 14 cooperating with a 3,431,722 3/1969 Haas 5891X second pinion 15.
The two pinions 12 and 15 are housed in a radial open- FOREIGN PATENTS ing in the middle bezel and are connected by a shaft 8271064 1/1938 France 559-128 comprising two elements 16 and 17. The element con- 61,739 10/1912 s'wltzerland 58127 nected to the pinion 12 has a groove in which is clamped a fluidtight packing 18 clamped in a sleeve RICHARD B.WILKINSON,Pr1mary Examlner Sleeve 19 has two different diameters and edge 20 G. H. MILLER, JR., Assistant Examiner which limits them also bears against joint 18. The sleeve 19 also has an outer groove in which is housed a second US. Cl. X.R. joint 21 cooperating with the radial opening of the mid- 58128, 152
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