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US3759033A
US3759033A US00227085A US3759033DA US3759033A US 3759033 A US3759033 A US 3759033A US 00227085 A US00227085 A US 00227085A US 3759033D A US3759033D A US 3759033DA US 3759033 A US3759033 A US 3759033A
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J Jeanmonod
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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
    • 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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  • ABSTRACT [30] Foreign Application Priority Data in a timepiece comprising at least one slidably mounted Feb. 19, 1971 Switzerland 2434/71 p -p the p -p e is di ectly actuatable by a manually operable key pivotally mounted on the time- [52] [1.8. CI. 58/74 piece casing. [51] llnt. Cl. G04f 7/04 58 Field of Search ..ss 74-79, 85.5 9 m 3 Drawmg Fgms Patented Sept. 18, 1973 3,759,033
  • the invention relates to timepieces provided with at least one push piece, such as chronographs and timers.
  • the push pieces are in the form of crowns mounted on axially slidable stems or shafts and are not easy to manipulate, particularly when the instruments are employed for measuring short periods of time when the action on the push pieces is repeated in a very rapid manner.
  • the aim of the invention is to provide a timepiece provided with at least one push piece which, by virtue of the special form of means for actuating the push piece, is of a very rapid action and is easy to operate.
  • a timepiece comprises a casing, a push piece slidably mounted in relation to the casing, and a member pivotally mounted on the casing, and manually operable for actuating the push piece.
  • FIG. II is a schematic front view of the timepiece
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view
  • FIG. 3 is a cross section taken along line III-III of FIG. 1.
  • the stop watch shown comprises a casing l on which are mounted a crown 2 for winding the clockwork movement and for starting a timer mechanism, and two elongated and inflexible keys, or actuating members 3 and 4 each adapted to actuate a push piece for respectively stopping and zeroing the timer mechanism, for example.
  • the key 3 and its push piece 5 are and are shown in their rest positions.
  • the keys 3 and 4 are pivotally mounted on the casing l by means of cylindrical pivot pins 6 protruding laterally from adjacent one ends of the respective keys and fitted in housings of corresponding cylindrical shape formed between the middle of the casing I and a glassretaining bezel 9 (FIG. 3).
  • the key 3 comprises additionally a recessed housing or slot 7 against the wall of which a protruding end of the push piece 5 bears, and a projection or stop member 8 cooperating with a biasing lip on the casing l to limit the pivotal movement of the key 3, which is outwardly urged by a spring of the push piece 4, thereby preventing it from falling out.
  • the keys 3 and 5 are ribbed to make them non-slip, but could be knurled or surfaced in another manner for the same purpose.
  • This ribbed outer surface of the keys lies substantially flush with the adjacent peripheral parts of the edge of the casing, which enables a particularly easy handling of the stop watch and rapid actuation of the push pieces by depressing the keys 3 and 4.
  • the key could be pivoted by a stepped screw passing through a bore at one end of the key, or by a spring blade exte ndingfrom one end of the key and fixed on the casing l, for example by means of a screw.
  • the housing 7 of the key on which the end of the push piece bears could be a socket in which a head of corresponding shape on the push piece would engage, means being provided to limit the axial sliding movement of push piece, so that the stop member 8 and its lip could be eliminated.
  • the push piece 5 can be of any known watertight or non-watertight type.
  • the illustrated timepiece is a stop watch. However,
  • the invention relates to any timepiece, chronometer, chronograph or timer employing push pieces, and may be of the pocket or wrist type.
  • the pivoting axis of the key could be parallel to the general plane of the timepiece instead of being perpendicular thereto as in the described example.
  • a timepiece a casing; a pushpiece slidably mounted in said casing for slidable movement between one position and another position; biasing means resiliently biasing said push piece into said one position; and actuating means for actuating said push piece from said one position to said another position comprising an elongated inflexible actuating member, and mounting means pivotally mounting said actuating member on said casing for manual pivotal movement from a rest position wherein same lies substantially flush with the exterior of said casing into engagement with said push piece to effectsliding movement of said push piece into said another position in response to manual depression of said actuating member.
  • said hiasing means comprises a biasing spring continuously biasing said push piece towards said one position and coacting with said push piece to maintain said actuating member in said rest position whenever same is not manually depressed.
  • a timepiece according to claim 1 including a series of ribs on the exposed exterior surface of said actuating member.

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US6247841B1 (en) 1998-09-10 2001-06-19 Grandjean Sarl Device for actuating a mechanism for a watch case of non circular shape
WO2001088633A1 (fr) * 2000-05-18 2001-11-22 The British Masters Sa Dispositif de commande a poussoir pour montre
EP1742120A2 (fr) 2005-07-08 2007-01-10 Richemont International S.A. Pièce d'horlogerie
US20070153640A1 (en) * 2004-01-09 2007-07-05 Tissot S.A. Watch provided with push-buttons comprising a mechanism for actuating delocalised control elements of a clockwork
US20090034373A1 (en) * 2006-02-08 2009-02-05 Montres Journe S.A. Pushbutton device for controlling the start/stop and resetting functions of a chronograph mechanism
RU2407050C2 (ru) * 2008-03-12 2010-12-20 Константин Юрьевич Чайкин Заводная головка часов (варианты)
US8851743B1 (en) 2011-08-23 2014-10-07 Invicta Watch Company Of America, Inc. Trigger mechanism for a chronograph watch
DE102016113744A1 (de) * 2016-07-26 2018-02-01 Porsche Lizenz- Und Handelsgesellschaft Mbh & Co.Kg Chronograph und Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Chronographen
USD866351S1 (en) * 2018-02-28 2019-11-12 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Watchcase
USD893317S1 (en) * 2017-09-13 2020-08-18 Anonimo Sa Watch
EP4105736A1 (fr) * 2021-06-18 2022-12-21 Omega SA Dispositif de dewar pour montre comprenant un dispositif d'actionnement

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US2245302A (en) * 1939-04-18 1941-06-10 Schmitz Werner Operating means for the mechanism of chronographs
US2714284A (en) * 1952-04-07 1955-08-02 Gazda Antoine Watch hand setting mechanism

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US2245302A (en) * 1939-04-18 1941-06-10 Schmitz Werner Operating means for the mechanism of chronographs
US2714284A (en) * 1952-04-07 1955-08-02 Gazda Antoine Watch hand setting mechanism

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6247841B1 (en) 1998-09-10 2001-06-19 Grandjean Sarl Device for actuating a mechanism for a watch case of non circular shape
WO2001088633A1 (fr) * 2000-05-18 2001-11-22 The British Masters Sa Dispositif de commande a poussoir pour montre
JP2004502925A (ja) * 2000-05-18 2004-01-29 ザ　ブリティッシュ　マスターズ　エスアー 時計用押動部材操作装置
US20040100869A1 (en) * 2000-05-18 2004-05-27 Pierre-Andre Finazzi Push-piece control device for a watch
US7001064B2 (en) 2000-05-18 2006-02-21 Finazzi Pierre-Andre Push-piece control device for a watch
JP4789387B2 (ja) * 2000-05-18 2011-10-12 ザ ブリティッシュ マスターズ エスアー 時計用押動部材操作装置
US7359289B2 (en) * 2004-01-09 2008-04-15 Tissot S.A. Watch provided with push-buttons comprising a mechanism for actuating delocalised control elements of a clockwork
US20070153640A1 (en) * 2004-01-09 2007-07-05 Tissot S.A. Watch provided with push-buttons comprising a mechanism for actuating delocalised control elements of a clockwork
US7575366B2 (en) 2005-07-08 2009-08-18 Richemont International S.A. Watch
EP1742120A2 (fr) 2005-07-08 2007-01-10 Richemont International S.A. Pièce d'horlogerie
EP1742120A3 (fr) * 2005-07-08 2008-11-05 Richemont International S.A. Pièce d'horlogerie
CN1892516B (zh) * 2005-07-08 2010-05-26 历峰国际有限公司 表
US20070008824A1 (en) * 2005-07-08 2007-01-11 Richemont International S.A. Watch
US7570545B2 (en) 2006-02-08 2009-08-04 Montres Journe S.A. Pushbutton device for controlling the start/stop and resetting functions of a chronograph mechanism
US20090034373A1 (en) * 2006-02-08 2009-02-05 Montres Journe S.A. Pushbutton device for controlling the start/stop and resetting functions of a chronograph mechanism
RU2407050C2 (ru) * 2008-03-12 2010-12-20 Константин Юрьевич Чайкин Заводная головка часов (варианты)
US8851743B1 (en) 2011-08-23 2014-10-07 Invicta Watch Company Of America, Inc. Trigger mechanism for a chronograph watch
DE102016113744A1 (de) * 2016-07-26 2018-02-01 Porsche Lizenz- Und Handelsgesellschaft Mbh & Co.Kg Chronograph und Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Chronographen
USD893317S1 (en) * 2017-09-13 2020-08-18 Anonimo Sa Watch
USD866351S1 (en) * 2018-02-28 2019-11-12 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Watchcase
EP4105736A1 (fr) * 2021-06-18 2022-12-21 Omega SA Dispositif de dewar pour montre comprenant un dispositif d'actionnement
JP2023001033A (ja) * 2021-06-18 2023-01-04 オメガ・エス アー 作動デバイスを備えるデュワーデバイス
JP7320647B2 (ja) 2021-06-18 2023-08-03 オメガ・エス アー 作動デバイスを備えるデュワーデバイス
US11947318B2 (en) 2021-06-18 2024-04-02 Omega Sa Dewar device comprising an actuation device

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GB1371695A (en) 1974-10-23
DE2207386C3 (de) 1975-02-20
JPS526109B1 (is") 1977-02-18
CH243471A4 (is") 1974-06-28
DE2207386B2 (de) 1974-07-11

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